▁Not ▁given ▁to ▁wine , ▁no ▁stri k er , ▁but ▁mod est , ▁not ▁quar rel s ome , ▁not ▁co ve t ous , ▁but ▁You ▁shall ▁not ▁make ▁gods ▁of ▁silver , ▁nor ▁shall ▁you ▁make ▁to ▁yourselves ▁gods ▁of ▁gold . ▁Be ▁not ▁sed u ced : ▁Ev il ▁communic ations ▁cor rupt ▁good ▁man ners . ▁Then ▁by ▁the ▁king ' s ▁command ▁D aniel ▁was ▁clot hed ▁with ▁pur ple , ▁and ▁a ▁ch ain ▁of ▁gold ▁was ▁put ▁about ▁his ▁ne ck : ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁pro cl aimed ▁of ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁power ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁man ▁in ▁the ▁kingdom . ▁For ▁thy ▁iniquity ▁hath ▁taught ▁thy ▁mouth , ▁and ▁thou ▁im it at est ▁the ▁tongue ▁of ▁bl asp hem ers . ▁S ade . ▁Our ▁steps ▁have ▁s li pped ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁our ▁streets , ▁our ▁end ▁draw eth ▁near : ▁our ▁days ▁are ▁fulf illed , ▁for ▁our ▁end ▁is ▁come . ▁Now ▁therefore , ▁said ▁he , ▁put ▁away ▁strange ▁gods ▁from ▁among ▁you , ▁and ▁inc line ▁your ▁hearts ▁to ▁the ▁Lord ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁Israel . ▁Wh om ▁I ▁know ▁not ▁whether ▁he ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁wise ▁man ▁or ▁a ▁fool , ▁and ▁he ▁shall ▁have ▁rule ▁over ▁all ▁my ▁lab ours ▁with ▁which ▁I ▁have ▁lab oured ▁and ▁been ▁sol ic it ous : ▁and ▁is ▁there ▁any ▁thing ▁so ▁v ain ? ▁Yet ▁she ▁shall ▁be ▁saved ▁through ▁child b earing ; ▁if ▁she ▁continue ▁in ▁faith , ▁and ▁love , ▁and ▁sanct ification , ▁with ▁so b ri ety . ▁If ▁any ▁man ▁have ▁ears ▁to ▁hear , ▁let ▁him ▁hear . ▁And ▁they ▁brought ▁him ▁forth , ▁and ▁set ▁him ▁without ▁the ▁city : ▁and ▁there ▁they ▁spoke ▁to ▁him , ▁saying ▁: ▁S ave ▁thy ▁life ▁: ▁look ▁not ▁back , ▁neither ▁stay ▁thou ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁country ▁about : ▁but ▁save ▁thy self ▁in ▁the ▁mountain , ▁lest ▁thou ▁be ▁also ▁consum ed . ▁Wh ich ▁is ▁come ▁unto ▁you , ▁as ▁also ▁it ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁whole ▁world , ▁and ▁bring eth ▁forth ▁fruit ▁and ▁grow eth , ▁even ▁as ▁it ▁doth ▁in ▁you , ▁since ▁the ▁day ▁you ▁heard ▁and ▁knew ▁the ▁grace ▁of ▁God ▁in ▁truth . ▁And ▁I ▁knew ▁that ▁thou ▁he arest ▁me ▁always ; ▁but ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁stand ▁about ▁have ▁I ▁said ▁it , ▁that ▁they ▁may ▁believe ▁that ▁thou ▁hast ▁sent ▁me . ▁For , ▁when ▁I ▁came ▁out ▁of ▁Mes op ot am ia , ▁R ac hel ▁died ▁from ▁me ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Oh anaan ▁in ▁the ▁very ▁journey , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁sp ring time : ▁and ▁I ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁Eph r ata , ▁and ▁I ▁buried ▁her ▁near ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁Eph r ata , ▁which ▁by ▁another ▁name ▁is ▁called ▁Beth le hem . ▁And ▁I ▁will ▁set ▁my ▁glory ▁among ▁the ▁nations : ▁and ▁all ▁nations ▁shall ▁see ▁my ▁judgment ▁that ▁I ▁have ▁executed , ▁and ▁my ▁hand ▁that ▁I ▁have ▁laid ▁upon ▁them . ▁And ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁Assy rians ▁carried ▁away ▁Israel ▁into ▁Assy ria , ▁and ▁placed ▁them ▁in ▁H ale , ▁and ▁in ▁H abor ▁by ▁the ▁rivers ▁of ▁Go z an ▁in ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁the ▁Med es : ▁D oth ▁not ▁the ▁script ure ▁say : ▁That ▁Christ ▁com eth ▁of ▁the ▁seed ▁of ▁David , ▁and ▁from ▁Beth le hem ▁the ▁town ▁where ▁David ▁was ? ▁For ▁Israel ▁hath ▁gone ▁ast ray ▁like ▁a ▁want on ▁he if er : ▁now ▁will ▁the ▁Lord ▁feed ▁them , ▁as ▁a ▁lamb ▁in ▁a ▁sp ac ious ▁place . ▁Sh all ▁wood ▁be ▁taken ▁of ▁if , ▁to ▁do ▁any ▁work , ▁or ▁shall ▁a ▁p in ▁be ▁made ▁of ▁it ▁for ▁any ▁vessel ▁to ▁h ang ▁there on ? ▁Who ▁art ▁thou , ▁O ▁great ▁mountain , ▁before ▁Z or ob abel ? ▁thou ▁shalt ▁become ▁a ▁plain : ▁and ▁he ▁shall ▁bring ▁out ▁the ▁chief ▁stone , ▁and ▁shall ▁give ▁equal ▁grace ▁to ▁the ▁grace ▁thereof . ▁Fear ▁seized ▁upon ▁me , ▁and ▁tre mb ling , ▁and ▁all ▁my ▁bones ▁were ▁aff right ed : ▁Our ▁help ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁who ▁made ▁heaven ▁and ▁earth . ▁After ▁which ▁Phara o ▁will ▁take ▁thy ▁hand ▁from ▁thee , ▁and ▁h ang ▁thee ▁on ▁a ▁cross , ▁and ▁the ▁birds ▁shall ▁t ear ▁thy ▁flesh . ▁All ▁these ▁were ▁per se ver ing ▁with ▁one ▁mind ▁in ▁prayer ▁with ▁the ▁women , ▁and ▁Mary ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁Jesus , ▁and ▁with ▁his ▁brethren . ▁And ▁Joab ▁s ounded ▁the ▁tr ump et , ▁and ▁kept ▁back ▁the ▁people ▁from ▁pursu ing ▁after ▁Israel ▁in ▁their ▁flight , ▁being ▁willing ▁to ▁sp are ▁he ▁multitude . ▁And ▁the ▁cities ▁from ▁the ▁ut ter most ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Juda ▁by ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁E dom ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁were ▁C ab se el ▁and ▁E der ▁and ▁J ag ur , ▁And ▁they ▁somet ime ▁bound ▁together ▁without ▁dis qu iet , ▁have ▁not ▁heard ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁the ▁opp ress or . ▁In ▁which ▁I ▁was ▁found ▁pur ified ▁in ▁the ▁temple : ▁neither ▁with ▁multitude , ▁nor ▁with ▁t um ult . ▁But ▁he ▁looking ▁on ▁them , ▁said : ▁What ▁is ▁this ▁then ▁that ▁is ▁written , ▁The ▁stone , ▁which ▁the ▁build ers ▁rejected , ▁the ▁same ▁is ▁become ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁corn er ? ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁said ▁to ▁Moses : ▁Come ▁up ▁to ▁me ▁into ▁the ▁mount , ▁and ▁be ▁there : ▁and ▁I ▁will ▁give ▁thee ▁tables ▁of ▁stone , ▁and ▁the ▁law , ▁and ▁the ▁command ments ▁which ▁I ▁have ▁written : ▁that ▁thou ▁may st ▁teach ▁them . ▁On ▁these ▁two ▁command ments ▁depend eth ▁the ▁whole ▁law ▁and ▁the ▁prophets . ▁Then ▁if ▁they ▁do ▁pen ance ▁in ▁their ▁heart ▁in ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁captivity , ▁and ▁being ▁converted ▁make ▁supp lication ▁to ▁thee ▁in ▁their ▁captivity , ▁saying : ▁We ▁have ▁sin ned , ▁we ▁have ▁done ▁un just ly , ▁we ▁have ▁committed ▁wicked ness : ▁And ▁I ▁will ▁strengthen ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁Juda , ▁and ▁save ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁Joseph : ▁and ▁I ▁will ▁bring ▁them ▁back ▁again , ▁because ▁I ▁will ▁have ▁mercy ▁on ▁them : ▁and ▁they ▁shall ▁be ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁when ▁I ▁had ▁cast ▁them ▁off , ▁for ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁Lord ▁their ▁God , ▁and ▁will ▁hear ▁them . ▁And ▁Jonathan ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Saul ▁bad ▁a ▁son ▁that ▁was ▁l ame ▁of ▁his ▁feet : ▁for ▁he ▁was ▁five ▁years ▁old ▁when ▁the ▁t id ings ▁came ▁of ▁Saul ▁and ▁Jonathan ▁from ▁Jez ra hel . ▁And ▁his ▁n ur se ▁took ▁him ▁up ▁and ▁fled : ▁and ▁as ▁she ▁made ▁has te ▁to ▁flee , ▁he ▁fell ▁and ▁became ▁l ame : ▁and ▁his ▁name ▁was ▁M ip hib ose th . ▁W oe ▁to ▁you ▁when ▁men ▁shall ▁bless ▁you : ▁for ▁according ▁to ▁these ▁things ▁did ▁their ▁fathers ▁to ▁the ▁false ▁prophets . ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁ter rif ied ▁the ▁E thiop ians ▁before ▁As a ▁and ▁Juda : ▁and ▁the ▁E thiop ians ▁fled . ▁S ale ▁also ▁lived ▁thirty ▁years , ▁and ▁begot ▁He ber . ▁And ▁he ▁shall ▁offer ▁every ▁day ▁for ▁a ▁hol oca ust ▁to ▁the ▁Lord , ▁a ▁lamb ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁without ▁b lem ish : ▁he ▁shall ▁offer ▁it ▁always ▁in ▁the ▁morning . ▁Moreover ▁all ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁priests , ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁wicked ly ▁trans gress ed ▁according ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁abomin ations ▁of ▁the ▁Gent iles : ▁and ▁they ▁def iled ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁sanct ified ▁to ▁himself ▁in ▁Jerusalem . ▁And ▁he ▁saith ▁to ▁them : ▁My ▁soul ▁is ▁sorrow ful ▁even ▁unto ▁death ; ▁stay ▁you ▁here , ▁and ▁watch . ▁Ab ner ▁also ▁spoke ▁to ▁the ▁anc ients ▁of ▁Israel , ▁saying : ▁Both ▁yesterday ▁and ▁the ▁day ▁before ▁you ▁sought ▁for ▁David ▁that ▁he ▁might ▁reign ▁over ▁you . ▁And ▁when ▁they ▁had ▁eaten ▁up ▁all ▁the ▁corn , ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁brought ▁out ▁of ▁Egypt , ▁Jacob ▁said ▁to ▁his ▁sons : ▁Go ▁again ▁and ▁buy ▁us ▁a ▁little ▁food . ▁For ▁Israel ▁hath ▁been ▁a ▁der ision ▁unto ▁thee : ▁as ▁though ▁thou ▁had st ▁found ▁him ▁among st ▁th ie ves : ▁for ▁thy ▁words ▁therefore , ▁which ▁thou ▁hast ▁spoken ▁against ▁him , ▁thou ▁shalt ▁be ▁led ▁away ▁capt ive . ▁S ame ch . ▁Thou ▁hast ▁set ▁a ▁cloud ▁before ▁thee , ▁that ▁our ▁prayer ▁may ▁not ▁pass ▁through . ▁U ph old ▁thy ▁servant ▁unto ▁good : ▁let ▁not ▁the ▁proud ▁cal um n iate ▁me . ▁Before ▁the ▁l amp ▁of ▁God ▁went ▁out , ▁Sam uel ▁sle pt ▁in ▁the ▁temple ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁where ▁the ▁ark ▁of ▁God ▁was . ▁And ▁if ▁his ▁obl ation ▁be ▁a ▁sacrifice ▁of ▁peace ▁offerings , ▁and ▁he ▁will ▁offer ▁of ▁the ▁herd , ▁whether ▁male ▁or ▁female , ▁he ▁shall ▁offer ▁them ▁without ▁b lem ish ▁before ▁the ▁Lord . ▁To ▁feed ▁Jacob ▁his ▁servant , ▁and ▁Israel ▁his ▁inherit ance . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁dec ree ▁by ▁the ▁sent ence ▁of ▁the ▁wat c hers , ▁and ▁the ▁word ▁And ▁demand ▁of ▁the ▁holy ▁ones ; ▁till ▁the ▁living ▁know ▁that ▁the ▁most ▁High ▁rule th ▁in ▁the ▁kingdom ▁of ▁men ; ▁and ▁he ▁will ▁give ▁it ▁to ▁whom so ever ▁it ▁shall ▁please ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁will ▁appoint ▁the ▁bas est ▁man ▁over ▁it . ▁In ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁year ▁of ▁J oram ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Ach ab , ▁O ch o z ias ▁reign ed ▁over ▁Juda , ▁I ▁am ▁ready , ▁and ▁am ▁not ▁troubled : ▁that ▁I ▁may ▁keep ▁thy ▁command ments . ▁Ne ither ▁will ▁I ▁prof ane ▁my ▁covenant : ▁and ▁the ▁words ▁that ▁proceed ▁from ▁my ▁mouth ▁I ▁will ▁not ▁make ▁v oid . ▁They ▁profess ▁that ▁they ▁know ▁God : ▁but ▁in ▁their ▁works ▁they ▁den y ▁him ; ▁being ▁abomin able , ▁and ▁incred ulous , ▁and ▁to ▁every ▁good ▁work ▁rep ro b ate . ▁THE ▁land ▁that ▁was ▁des olate ▁and ▁imp ass able ▁shall ▁be ▁glad , ▁and ▁the ▁wild ern ess ▁shall ▁rej oice , ▁and ▁shall ▁flour ish ▁like ▁the ▁l ily . ▁And ▁thou ▁shalt ▁be ▁a ▁rep ro ach , ▁and ▁a ▁sc off , ▁an ▁example , ▁and ▁an ▁ast on ish ment ▁among st ▁the ▁nations ▁that ▁are ▁round ▁about ▁thee , ▁when ▁I ▁shall ▁have ▁executed ▁judgments ▁in ▁thee ▁in ▁ang er , ▁and ▁in ▁ind ignation , ▁and ▁in ▁wrath ful ▁reb uk es . ▁Thus ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord ▁of ▁hosts : ▁That ▁broad ▁wall ▁of ▁Babylon ▁shall ▁be ▁ut ter ly ▁broken ▁down , ▁and ▁her ▁high ▁gates ▁shall ▁be ▁bur nt ▁with ▁fire , ▁and ▁the ▁lab ours ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁shall ▁come ▁to ▁nothing , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁nations ▁shall ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁fire , ▁and ▁shall ▁per ish . ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁said ▁to ▁Ah ias : ▁Behold ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Jer o bo am ▁com eth ▁in , ▁to ▁consult ▁thee ▁concerning ▁her ▁son ▁that ▁is ▁sick : ▁thus ▁and ▁thus ▁shalt ▁thou ▁speak ▁to ▁her . ▁So ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁coming ▁in , ▁and ▁made ▁as ▁if ▁she ▁were ▁another ▁woman , ▁And ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁come ▁home ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁sword , ▁and ▁divided ▁the ▁dead ▁body ▁of ▁his ▁wife ▁with ▁her ▁bones ▁into ▁twelve ▁parts , ▁and ▁sent ▁the ▁pieces ▁into ▁all ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁Israel . ▁So ▁Jerem ias ▁called ▁Bar uch ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁N er ias : ▁and ▁Bar uch ▁wrote ▁from ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁Jerem ias ▁all ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁which ▁he ▁spoke ▁to ▁him , ▁upon ▁the ▁ro ll ▁of ▁a ▁book . ▁And ▁his ▁mother ▁answer ing , ▁said : ▁Not ▁so ; ▁but ▁he ▁shall ▁be ▁called ▁John . ▁But ▁what ▁I ▁do , ▁that ▁I ▁will ▁do , ▁that ▁I ▁may ▁cut ▁off ▁the ▁occas ion ▁from ▁them ▁that ▁desire ▁occas ion , ▁that ▁where in ▁they ▁glory , ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁found ▁even ▁as ▁we . ▁Peter ▁saith ▁to ▁him : ▁Ye a , ▁though ▁I ▁should ▁die ▁with ▁thee , ▁I ▁will ▁not ▁den y ▁thee . ▁And ▁in ▁like ▁manner ▁said ▁all ▁the ▁disciples . ▁That ▁is , ▁two ▁pill ars , ▁one ▁sea , ▁and ▁the ▁b ases ▁which ▁Solomon ▁had ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁temple ▁of ▁the ▁Lord : ▁the ▁brass ▁of ▁all ▁these ▁vessels ▁was ▁without ▁weight . ▁And ▁he ▁went ▁down ▁and ▁spoke ▁to ▁the ▁woman ▁that ▁had ▁ple ased ▁his ▁eyes . ▁And ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁pass , ▁as ▁he ▁spoke ▁these ▁things , ▁a ▁certain ▁woman ▁from ▁the ▁c row d , ▁lif ting ▁up ▁her ▁voice , ▁said ▁to ▁him : ▁B less ed ▁is ▁the ▁wom b ▁that ▁b ore ▁thee , ▁and ▁the ▁p aps ▁that ▁gave ▁thee ▁su ck . ▁Yet ▁now ▁he ▁hath ▁recon cil ed ▁in ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁his ▁flesh ▁through ▁death , ▁to ▁present ▁you ▁holy ▁and ▁un s p ot ted , ▁and ▁bl am el ess ▁before ▁him : ▁Go ▁in , ▁and ▁speak ▁to ▁Phara o ▁king ▁of ▁Egypt , ▁that ▁he ▁let ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel ▁go ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁land . ▁Hear , ▁for ▁I ▁will ▁speak ▁of ▁great ▁things : ▁and ▁my ▁lips ▁shall ▁be ▁opened ▁to ▁pre ach ▁right ▁things . ▁So ▁also ▁is ▁the ▁do ct rine ▁of ▁wisdom ▁to ▁thy ▁soul : ▁which ▁when ▁thou ▁hast ▁found , ▁thou ▁shalt ▁have ▁hope ▁in ▁the ▁end , ▁and ▁thy ▁hope ▁shall ▁not ▁per ish . ▁There ▁are ▁four ▁very ▁little ▁things ▁of ▁the ▁earth , ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁wis er ▁than ▁the ▁wise : ▁G l ory ▁to ▁God ▁in ▁the ▁highest ; ▁and ▁on ▁earth ▁peace ▁to ▁men ▁of ▁good ▁will . ▁The ▁Lord ▁hath ▁reign ed , ▁let ▁the ▁people ▁be ▁angry : ▁he ▁that ▁sit t eth ▁on ▁the ▁c her ub ims : ▁let ▁the ▁earth ▁be ▁moved . ▁And ▁after wards ▁they ▁shall ▁enter ▁into ▁the ▁tabernacle ▁of ▁the ▁covenant , ▁to ▁serve ▁me . ▁And ▁thus ▁shalt ▁thou ▁pur ify ▁and ▁consec rate ▁them ▁for ▁an ▁obl ation ▁of ▁the ▁Lord : ▁for ▁as ▁a ▁gift ▁they ▁were ▁given ▁me ▁by ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel . ▁So ▁Man ass es ▁sed u ced ▁Juda , ▁and ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁Jerusalem , ▁to ▁do ▁evil ▁beyond ▁all ▁the ▁nations , ▁which ▁the ▁Lord ▁had ▁destroyed ▁before ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel . ▁Ex tend ▁thy ▁mercy ▁to ▁them ▁that ▁know ▁thee , ▁and ▁thy ▁justice ▁to ▁them ▁that ▁are ▁right ▁in ▁heart . ▁And ▁he ▁pray ed ▁to ▁the ▁Lord , ▁and ▁said : ▁I ▁b ese ech ▁thee , ▁O ▁Lord , ▁is ▁not ▁this ▁what ▁I ▁said , ▁when ▁I ▁was ▁yet ▁in ▁my ▁own ▁country ? ▁therefore ▁I ▁went ▁before ▁to ▁flee ▁into ▁Th ars is : ▁for ▁I ▁know ▁that ▁thou ▁art ▁a ▁gra cious ▁and ▁merc iful ▁God , ▁patient , ▁and ▁of ▁much ▁comp ass ion , ▁and ▁easy ▁to ▁forgive ▁evil . ▁B less ed ▁are ▁they ▁whose ▁iniqu ities ▁are ▁forg iven , ▁and ▁whose ▁sins ▁are ▁covered . ▁For ▁the ▁stone ▁shall ▁cry ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁wall : ▁and ▁the ▁t im ber ▁that ▁is ▁between ▁the ▁joint s ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁shall ▁answer . ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁spoke ▁to ▁him , ▁and ▁to ▁his ▁people , ▁and ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁he ark en . ▁Conf usion ▁hath ▁dev oured ▁the ▁labor ▁of ▁our ▁fathers ▁from ▁our ▁youth , ▁their ▁fl ocks ▁and ▁their ▁her ds , ▁their ▁sons ▁and ▁their ▁daughters . ▁Are ▁you ▁so ▁foolish , ▁that , ▁whereas ▁you ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁Spirit , ▁you ▁would ▁now ▁be ▁made ▁perfect ▁by ▁the ▁flesh ? ▁S earch ing ▁what ▁or ▁what ▁manner ▁of ▁time ▁the ▁Spirit ▁of ▁Christ ▁in ▁them ▁did ▁sign ify : ▁when ▁it ▁fore t old ▁those ▁suffer ings ▁that ▁are ▁in ▁Christ , ▁and ▁the ▁gl ories ▁that ▁should ▁follow : ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁spoke ▁to ▁Moses , ▁saying : ▁The ▁children ▁of ▁Sep hat ia , ▁three ▁hundred ▁seventy - two . ▁He ▁among ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁Aaron , ▁that ▁offe reth ▁the ▁blood , ▁and ▁the ▁fat , ▁he ▁shall ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁should er ▁also ▁for ▁his ▁port ion . ▁I ▁have ▁therefore ▁glory ▁in ▁Christ ▁Jesus ▁towards ▁God . ▁And ▁the ▁rain ▁fell , ▁and ▁the ▁f lood s ▁came , ▁and ▁the ▁wind s ▁ble w , ▁and ▁they ▁beat ▁upon ▁that ▁house , ▁and ▁it ▁fell ▁not , ▁for ▁it ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁a ▁rock . ▁And ▁he ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁first ▁among ▁you , ▁shall ▁be ▁your ▁servant . ▁And ▁se ar ched ▁all ▁my ▁household ▁st uff ? ▁What ▁hast ▁thou ▁found ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁sub st ance ▁of ▁thy ▁house ? ▁lay ▁it ▁here ▁before ▁my ▁brethren , ▁and ▁thy ▁brethren , ▁and ▁let ▁them ▁judge ▁between ▁me ▁and ▁thee . ▁And ▁now ▁since ▁he ▁hath ▁divided ▁to ▁you ▁by ▁lot ▁all ▁the ▁land , ▁from ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Jordan ▁unto ▁the ▁great ▁sea , ▁and ▁many ▁nations ▁yet ▁remain : ▁For ▁thy ▁servant ▁David ' s ▁sake , ▁turn ▁not ▁away ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁thy ▁an ointed . ▁Be ▁of ▁good ▁courage , ▁and ▁let ▁us ▁fight ▁for ▁our ▁people , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁our ▁God : ▁and ▁the ▁Lord ▁will ▁do ▁what ▁is ▁good ▁in ▁his ▁sight . ▁Perhaps ▁he ▁is ▁now ▁div iding ▁the ▁sp o il s , ▁and ▁the ▁fa ire st ▁of ▁the ▁women ▁is ▁chosen ▁out ▁for ▁him : ▁gar ments ▁of ▁d ivers ▁col ours ▁are ▁given ▁to ▁S is ara ▁for ▁his ▁pre y , ▁and ▁furn iture ▁of ▁different ▁kind s ▁is ▁he aped ▁together ▁to ▁ad orn ▁the ▁ne cks . ▁He ▁shall ▁not ▁m ing le ▁the ▁stock ▁of ▁his ▁kind red ▁with ▁the ▁common ▁people ▁of ▁his ▁nation : ▁for ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁Lord ▁who ▁sanct ify ▁him . ▁Sin . ▁They ▁have ▁heard ▁that ▁I ▁s igh , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁none ▁to ▁comfort ▁me : ▁all ▁my ▁enemies ▁have ▁heard ▁of ▁my ▁evil , ▁they ▁have ▁rej o iced ▁that ▁thou ▁hast ▁done ▁it : ▁thou ▁hast ▁brought ▁a ▁day ▁of ▁cons ol ation , ▁and ▁they ▁shall ▁be ▁like ▁unto ▁me . ▁When ▁he ▁therefore ▁was ▁gone ▁out , ▁Jesus ▁said : ▁Now ▁is ▁the ▁Son ▁of ▁man ▁glor ified , ▁and ▁God ▁is ▁glor ified ▁in ▁him . ▁And ▁I ▁will ▁remember ▁my ▁covenant , ▁that ▁I ▁made ▁with ▁Jacob , ▁and ▁Isa ac , ▁and ▁Abraham . ▁I ▁will ▁remember ▁also ▁the ▁land : ▁I ▁am ▁a ▁wall : ▁and ▁my ▁breast s ▁are ▁as ▁a ▁to wer ▁since ▁I ▁am ▁become ▁in ▁his ▁presence ▁as ▁one ▁finding ▁peace . ▁For ▁this ▁is ▁he ▁that ▁was ▁spoken ▁of ▁by ▁Is ai as ▁the ▁prophet , ▁saying : ▁A ▁voice ▁of ▁one ▁cry ing ▁in ▁the ▁des ert , ▁Pre p are ▁ye ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁make ▁straight ▁his ▁path s . ▁And ▁if ▁the ▁wife ▁shall ▁put ▁away ▁her ▁husband , ▁and ▁be ▁married ▁to ▁another , ▁she ▁commit t eth ▁adul tery . ▁For ▁after ▁that ▁time ▁came ▁of ▁the ▁e w es ▁con ce iv ing , ▁I ▁lifted ▁up ▁my ▁eyes , ▁and ▁saw ▁in ▁my ▁sleep ▁that ▁the ▁mal es ▁which ▁le aped ▁upon ▁the ▁fem ales ▁were ▁of ▁d iverse ▁col ors , ▁and ▁spot ted , ▁and ▁spe ck led . ▁And ▁I ▁heard ▁another , ▁from ▁the ▁altar , ▁saying : ▁Ye a , ▁O ▁Lord ▁God ▁Al m ight y , ▁true ▁and ▁just ▁are ▁thy ▁judgments . ▁Where ▁is ▁the ▁wise ? ▁Where ▁is ▁the ▁sc rib e ? ▁Where ▁is ▁the ▁disp ut er ▁of ▁this ▁world ? ▁H ath ▁not ▁God ▁made ▁foolish ▁the ▁wisdom ▁of ▁this ▁world ? ▁Nic od em us ▁answered , ▁and ▁said ▁to ▁him : ▁How ▁can ▁these ▁things ▁be ▁done ? ▁And ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁interpret ation ▁of ▁the ▁word . ▁M AN E : ▁God ▁hath ▁numbered ▁thy ▁kingdom , ▁and ▁hath ▁finished ▁it . ▁And ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁thing ▁that ▁you ▁shall ▁do : ▁The ▁word ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁that ▁came ▁to ▁Jerem ias ▁the ▁prophet ▁against ▁the ▁Gent iles , ▁She ▁li eth ▁in ▁wait ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁as ▁a ▁rob ber , ▁and ▁him ▁whom ▁she ▁shall ▁see ▁un w ary , ▁she ▁will ▁kill . ▁What so ever ▁go eth ▁upon ▁the ▁breast ▁on ▁four ▁feet , ▁or ▁hath ▁many ▁feet , ▁or ▁tra il eth ▁on ▁the ▁earth , ▁you ▁shall ▁not ▁eat , ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁abomin able . ▁Their ▁seed ▁continu eth ▁before ▁them , ▁a ▁multitude ▁of ▁k ins men , ▁and ▁of ▁children ' s ▁children ▁in ▁their ▁sight . ▁Because ▁Abraham ▁ob ey ed ▁my ▁voice , ▁and ▁kept ▁my ▁pre cepts ▁and ▁command ments , ▁and ▁observed ▁my ▁ceremon ies ▁and ▁laws . ▁And ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Israel ▁said ▁to ▁Jos ap hat : ▁There ▁is ▁one ▁man ▁left , ▁by ▁whom ▁we ▁may ▁inqu ire ▁of ▁the ▁Lord : ▁Mic he as ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁J em la ; ▁but ▁I ▁hate ▁him , ▁for ▁he ▁doth ▁not ▁prophes y ▁good ▁to ▁me , ▁but ▁evil . ▁And ▁Jos ap hat ▁said : ▁Spe ak ▁not ▁so , ▁O ▁king . ▁The ▁male , ▁whose ▁d ash ▁of ▁his ▁fore s k in ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁circum c ised , ▁that ▁soul ▁shall ▁be ▁destroyed ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁people : ▁because ▁he ▁hath ▁broken ▁my ▁covenant . ▁And ▁lest ▁your ▁hearts ▁f aint , ▁and ▁ye ▁fear ▁for ▁the ▁rum our ▁that ▁shall ▁be ▁heard ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁: ▁and ▁a ▁rum our ▁shall ▁come ▁in ▁one ▁year , ▁and ▁after ▁this ▁year ▁another ▁rum our : ▁and ▁iniquity ▁in ▁the ▁land , ▁and ▁ruler ▁upon ▁ruler . ▁But ▁if ▁thou ▁wilt ▁answer ▁me : ▁We ▁trust ▁in ▁the ▁Lord ▁our ▁God : ▁is ▁it ▁not ▁he ▁whose ▁high ▁places ▁and ▁alt ars ▁E ze ch ias ▁hath ▁taken ▁away , ▁and ▁hath ▁said ▁to ▁Juda ▁and ▁Jerusalem : ▁You ▁shall ▁worship ▁before ▁this ▁altar ? ▁And ▁immediately ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁made ▁an ▁end ▁of ▁speaking , ▁the ▁earth ▁broke ▁as under ▁under ▁their ▁feet : ▁May st ▁thou ▁take ▁a ▁wife , ▁and ▁another ▁sleep ▁with ▁her . ▁May st ▁thou ▁build ▁a ▁house , ▁and ▁not ▁dwell ▁therein . ▁May est ▁thou ▁plant ▁a ▁vine y ard ▁and ▁not ▁gather ▁the ▁v int age ▁thereof . ▁The ▁sons ▁of ▁Mus i : ▁Moh ol i , ▁E der , ▁and ▁Jer im oth . ▁These ▁are ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁Le vi ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁houses ▁of ▁their ▁families . ▁Now ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁the ▁flesh ▁are ▁man if est , ▁which ▁are ▁for n ication , ▁unclean ness , ▁imm od est y , ▁l ux ury , ▁When ▁they ▁are ▁going ▁into ▁the ▁tabernacle ▁of ▁the ▁testimony , ▁and ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁altar , ▁to ▁offer ▁on ▁it ▁inc ense ▁to ▁the ▁Lord , ▁And ▁all ▁the ▁earth ▁desired ▁to ▁see ▁Solomon ' s ▁face , ▁to ▁hear ▁his ▁wisdom , ▁which ▁God ▁had ▁given ▁in ▁his ▁heart . ▁Their ▁horses ▁are ▁l igh ter ▁than ▁leop ards , ▁and ▁sw if ter ▁than ▁evening ▁w ol ves ; ▁and ▁their ▁horse men ▁shall ▁be ▁spread ▁ab road : ▁for ▁their ▁horse men ▁shall ▁come ▁from ▁af ar , ▁they ▁shall ▁fly ▁as ▁an ▁e ag le ▁that ▁m ak eth ▁has te ▁to ▁eat . ▁I , ▁who ▁although ▁I ▁should ▁have ▁any ▁just ▁thing , ▁would ▁not ▁answer , ▁but ▁would ▁make ▁supp lication ▁to ▁my ▁judge . ▁And ▁saying ▁these ▁things , ▁they ▁cast ▁away ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁coast s ▁all ▁the ▁id ols ▁of ▁strange ▁gods ▁and ▁served ▁the ▁Lord ▁their ▁God : ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁tou ched ▁with ▁their ▁mis er ies . ▁Other wise ▁as ▁the ▁Lord ▁live th ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁Israel , ▁who ▁hath ▁with hold en ▁me ▁from ▁doing ▁thee ▁any ▁evil : ▁if ▁thou ▁had st ▁not ▁quickly ▁come ▁to ▁meet ▁me , ▁there ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁left ▁to ▁Nab al ▁by ▁the ▁morning ▁light ▁any ▁that ▁p is se th ▁against ▁the ▁wall . ▁PH AR ES : ▁thy ▁kingdom ▁is ▁divided , ▁and ▁is ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Med es ▁and ▁Pers ians . ▁To ▁him ▁the ▁mountains ▁bring ▁forth ▁grass ▁: ▁there ▁all ▁the ▁beasts ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁shall ▁play . ▁The ▁word ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁that ▁came ▁to ▁S oph onias ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Ch us i , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁God ol ias , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Am ari as , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁E ze ch ias , ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁Jos ias ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Am on ▁king ▁of ▁Juda . ▁And ▁I ▁live , ▁now ▁not ▁I ; ▁but ▁Christ ▁live th ▁in ▁me . ▁And ▁that ▁I ▁live ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁flesh : ▁I ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁faith ▁of ▁the ▁Son ▁of ▁God , ▁who ▁loved ▁me , ▁and ▁delivered ▁himself ▁for ▁me . ▁He ▁built ▁also ▁strong ▁cities ▁in ▁Juda , ▁for ▁he ▁was ▁quiet , ▁and ▁there ▁had ▁no ▁wars ▁ris en ▁in ▁his ▁time , ▁the ▁Lord ▁giving ▁peace . ▁And ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel ▁did ▁so , ▁and ▁they ▁cast ▁them ▁forth ▁without ▁the ▁camp , ▁as ▁the ▁Lord ▁had ▁spoken ▁to ▁Moses . ▁Pass ing ▁then ce ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁and ▁going ▁out ▁to ▁En se mes , ▁that ▁is ▁to ▁say , ▁the ▁f ount ain ▁of ▁the ▁su e : ▁He ▁hath ▁set ▁me ▁in ▁a ▁place ▁of ▁past ure . ▁He ▁hath ▁brought ▁me ▁up , ▁on ▁the ▁water ▁of ▁ref resh ment : ▁( The ▁n av y ▁also ▁of ▁H ir am , ▁which ▁brought ▁gold ▁from ▁O ph ir , ▁brought ▁from ▁O ph ir ▁great ▁pl enty ▁of ▁thy ine ▁trees , ▁and ▁precious ▁stones . ▁But ▁I ▁say ▁to ▁the ▁un mar ried , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁wid ows : ▁It ▁is ▁good ▁for ▁them ▁if ▁they ▁so ▁continue , ▁even ▁as ▁I . ▁And ▁she ▁said ▁to ▁her ▁husband : ▁I ▁per ceive ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁holy ▁man ▁of ▁God , ▁who ▁often ▁p asse th ▁by ▁us . ▁Jesus ▁saith ▁to ▁him : ▁Because ▁thou ▁hast ▁seen ▁me , ▁Thomas , ▁thou ▁hast ▁believed : ▁blessed ▁are ▁they ▁that ▁have ▁not ▁seen , ▁and ▁have ▁believed . ▁Comm and ▁Josue , ▁and ▁encoura ge ▁and ▁strengthen ▁him : ▁for ▁he ▁shall ▁go ▁before ▁this ▁people , ▁and ▁shall ▁divide ▁unto ▁them ▁the ▁land ▁which ▁thou ▁shalt ▁see . ▁I ▁have ▁been ▁delight ed ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁thy ▁testim on ies , ▁as ▁in ▁all ▁ric hes . ▁For ▁as ▁by ▁the ▁dis ob ed ience ▁of ▁one ▁man , ▁many ▁were ▁made ▁sin ners ; ▁so ▁also ▁by ▁the ▁ob ed ience ▁of ▁one , ▁many ▁shall ▁be ▁made ▁just . ▁The ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁wicked ▁are ▁abomin able ▁to ▁the ▁Lord : ▁the ▁v ows ▁of ▁the ▁just ▁are ▁accept able . ▁Now ▁therefore , ▁O ▁Lord ▁our ▁God , ▁save ▁us ▁from ▁his ▁hand , ▁that ▁all ▁the ▁kingdoms ▁of ▁the ▁earth ▁may ▁know , ▁that ▁thou ▁art ▁the ▁Lord ▁the ▁only ▁God . ▁And ▁he ▁answered ▁her : ▁Thou ▁know est ▁that ▁Esau ▁my ▁brother ▁is ▁a ▁hair y ▁man , ▁and ▁I ▁am ▁sm o oth . ▁He ▁shall ▁cry ▁to ▁me , ▁and ▁I ▁will ▁hear ▁him : ▁I ▁am ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁trib ulation , ▁I ▁will ▁deliver ▁him , ▁and ▁I ▁will ▁glor ify ▁him . ▁Give ▁to ▁the ▁Lord ▁glory ▁to ▁his ▁name , ▁bring ▁up ▁sacrifice , ▁and ▁come ▁ye ▁in ▁his ▁sight : ▁and ▁ad ore ▁the ▁Lord ▁in ▁holy ▁becoming ness . ▁And ▁the ▁angel , ▁whom ▁I ▁saw ▁standing ▁upon ▁the ▁sea ▁and ▁upon ▁the ▁earth , ▁lifted ▁up ▁his ▁hand ▁to ▁heaven , ▁The ▁men ▁of ▁Rama ▁and ▁Ge ba , ▁six ▁hundred ▁twenty - one . ▁And ▁I ▁b ese ech ▁you , ▁brethren , ▁you ▁know ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁Ste ph anas , ▁and ▁of ▁Fort un at us , ▁and ▁of ▁Ach a ic us , ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁the ▁first f ruits ▁of ▁Ach a ia , ▁and ▁have ▁dedicated ▁themselves ▁to ▁the ▁min istry ▁of ▁the ▁s aints : ▁The ▁vine y ard ▁is ▁conf ounded , ▁and ▁the ▁fig ▁tree ▁hath ▁l angu ished : ▁the ▁p ome gr an ate ▁tree , ▁and ▁the ▁pal m ▁tree , ▁and ▁the ▁app le ▁tree , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁trees ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁are ▁wit hered : ▁because ▁joy ▁is ▁withd ra wn ▁from ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁men . ▁The ▁children ▁of ▁As ena , ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Mun im , ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Nep h us im , ▁And ▁the ▁people ▁seeing ▁that ▁Moses ▁delay ed ▁to ▁come ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁mount , ▁gather ing ▁together ▁against ▁Aaron , ▁said : ▁Ar ise , ▁make ▁us ▁gods , ▁that ▁may ▁go ▁before ▁us : ▁for ▁as ▁to ▁this ▁Moses , ▁the ▁man ▁that ▁brought ▁us ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Egypt , ▁we ▁know ▁not ▁what ▁has ▁be fall en ▁him . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁male ▁sex ▁from ▁one ▁month ▁and ▁up ward , ▁eight ▁thousand ▁six ▁hundred : ▁they ▁shall ▁have ▁the ▁guard ▁of ▁the ▁sanct uary , ▁I ▁will ▁take ▁away ▁Israel ▁from ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁which ▁I ▁have ▁given ▁them ; ▁and ▁the ▁temple ▁which ▁I ▁have ▁sanct ified ▁to ▁my ▁name , ▁I ▁will ▁cast ▁out ▁of ▁my ▁sight ; ▁and ▁Israel ▁shall ▁be ▁a ▁pro ver b , ▁and ▁a ▁by w ord ▁among ▁all ▁people . ▁The ▁law ▁of ▁his ▁God ▁is ▁in ▁his ▁heart , ▁and ▁his ▁steps ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁supp l anted . ▁And ▁may ▁my ▁al m ight y ▁Bod ▁make ▁him ▁fav ou rab le ▁to ▁you ; ▁and ▁send ▁back ▁with ▁you ▁your ▁brother , ▁whom ▁he ▁keep eth , ▁and ▁this ▁Benjamin : ▁and ▁as ▁for ▁me ▁I ▁shall ▁be ▁des olate ▁without ▁children . ▁I ▁said ▁in ▁my ▁heart ▁concerning ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁men , ▁that ▁God ▁would ▁prove ▁them , ▁and ▁shew ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁like ▁beasts . ▁And ▁the ▁out ward ▁wall ▁that ▁went ▁about ▁by ▁the ▁ch am bers , ▁which ▁were ▁towards ▁the ▁out ward ▁court ▁on ▁the ▁fore part ▁of ▁the ▁ch am bers , ▁was ▁fifty ▁cubits ▁long . ▁And ▁in ▁the ▁mountain ▁Sam ir ▁and ▁J ether ▁and ▁S oc oth , ▁The ▁Lord ▁m ak eth ▁poor ▁and ▁m ak eth ▁rich , ▁he ▁hum ble th ▁and ▁he ▁ex alt eth . ▁Because ▁thou ▁shalt ▁con ceive ▁and ▁bear ▁a ▁son , ▁and ▁no ▁ra z or ▁shall ▁touch ▁his ▁head : ▁for ▁he ▁shall ▁be ▁a ▁N az ar ite ▁of ▁God , ▁from ▁his ▁inf ancy , ▁and ▁from ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁wom b , ▁and ▁he ▁shall ▁begin ▁to ▁deliver ▁Israel ▁from ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁Philistines . ▁Therefore ▁Ad on ised ec ▁king ▁of ▁Jerusalem ▁sent ▁to ▁O ham ▁king ▁of ▁Hebron , ▁and ▁to ▁Ph aram ▁king ▁of ▁Jer im oth , ▁and ▁to ▁Jap h ia ▁king ▁of ▁L ach is , ▁and ▁to ▁D ab ir ▁king ▁of ▁E g l on , ▁saying : ▁And ▁having ▁taken ▁two ▁men ▁of ▁Mad ian , ▁O re b ▁and ▁Zeb : ▁O re b ▁they ▁sle w ▁in ▁the ▁rock ▁of ▁O re b , ▁and ▁Zeb ▁in ▁the ▁wine p ress ▁of ▁Zeb . ▁And ▁they ▁purs ued ▁Mad ian , ▁carrying ▁the ▁heads ▁of ▁O re b ▁and ▁Zeb ▁to ▁G ede on ▁beyond ▁the ▁waters ▁of ▁the ▁Jordan . ▁And ▁he ▁answered : ▁With ▁ ze al ▁have ▁I ▁been ▁ ze al ous ▁for ▁the ▁Lord ▁God ▁of ▁hosts : ▁for ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel ▁have ▁for s aken ▁thy ▁covenant : ▁they ▁have ▁th rown ▁down ▁thy ▁alt ars , ▁they ▁have ▁sl ain ▁thy ▁prophets ▁with ▁the ▁sword , ▁and ▁I ▁alone ▁am ▁left , ▁and ▁they ▁seek ▁my ▁life ▁to ▁take ▁it ▁away . ▁Where fore ▁let ▁them ▁also ▁that ▁suffer ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁will ▁of ▁God , ▁com mend ▁their ▁soul s ▁in ▁good ▁de eds ▁to ▁the ▁faith ful ▁C reat or . ▁And ▁the ▁woman ▁was ▁clot hed ▁round ▁about ▁with ▁pur ple ▁and ▁sc ar let , ▁and ▁g ilt ▁with ▁gold , ▁and ▁precious ▁stones ▁and ▁pear ls , ▁having ▁a ▁gold en ▁cup ▁in ▁her ▁hand , ▁full ▁of ▁the ▁ab om ination ▁and ▁fil th iness ▁of ▁her ▁for n ication . ▁Let ▁not ▁the ▁book ▁of ▁this ▁law ▁depart ▁from ▁thy ▁mouth : ▁but ▁thou ▁shalt ▁med it ate ▁on ▁it ▁day ▁and ▁night , ▁that ▁thou ▁may st ▁obs erve ▁and ▁do ▁all ▁things ▁that ▁are ▁written ▁in ▁it : ▁then ▁shalt ▁thou ▁direct ▁thy ▁way , ▁and ▁understand ▁it . ▁And ▁Joseph ▁also ▁went ▁up ▁from ▁Gal ile e , ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁N az are th ▁into ▁Jud e a , ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁David , ▁which ▁is ▁called ▁Beth le hem : ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁family ▁of ▁David , ▁He ▁sac ri fic ed ▁also , ▁and ▁bur nt ▁inc ense ▁in ▁the ▁high ▁places , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁h ills , ▁and ▁under ▁every ▁green ▁tree . ▁And ▁there ▁were ▁horses ▁brought ▁him ▁from ▁Egypt , ▁and ▁from ▁Co a ▁by ▁the ▁king ' s ▁merchants , ▁who ▁went , ▁and ▁bought ▁at ▁a ▁price , ▁Give ▁he ed ▁to ▁me , ▁O ▁Lord , ▁and ▁hear ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁my ▁ad vers aries . ▁And ▁as ▁Is ai as ▁fore t old : ▁Un less ▁the ▁Lord ▁of ▁Sab a oth ▁had ▁left ▁us ▁a ▁seed , ▁we ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁as ▁S od om , ▁and ▁we ▁had ▁been ▁like ▁unto ▁G om or r ha . ▁Why ▁also ▁are ▁we ▁in ▁danger ▁every ▁hour ? ▁But ▁the ▁very ▁hair s ▁of ▁your ▁head ▁are ▁all ▁numbered . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁when ▁I ▁will ▁bring ▁you : ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁I ▁will ▁gather ▁you : ▁for ▁I ▁will ▁give ▁you ▁a ▁name , ▁and ▁praise ▁among ▁all ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁earth , ▁when ▁I ▁shall ▁have ▁brought ▁back ▁your ▁captivity ▁before ▁your ▁eyes , ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord . ▁But ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁the ▁mur de rers ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁put ▁to ▁death , ▁according ▁to ▁that ▁which ▁is ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁Moses , ▁where in ▁the ▁Lord ▁commanded , ▁saying : ▁The ▁fathers ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁put ▁to ▁death ▁for ▁the ▁children , ▁neither ▁shall ▁the ▁children ▁be ▁put ▁to ▁death ▁for ▁the ▁fathers : ▁but ▁every ▁man ▁shall ▁die ▁for ▁his ▁own ▁sins . ▁Their ▁young ▁are ▁we an ed ▁and ▁go ▁to ▁feed ▁: ▁they ▁go ▁forth , ▁and ▁return ▁not ▁to ▁them . ▁And ▁stay ▁you ▁not , ▁but ▁purs ue ▁after ▁the ▁enemies , ▁and ▁kill ▁all ▁the ▁h ind erm ost ▁of ▁them ▁as ▁they ▁flee , ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁suffer ▁them ▁whom ▁the ▁Lord ▁God ▁hath ▁delivered ▁into ▁your ▁hands ▁to ▁shel ter ▁themselves ▁in ▁their ▁cities . ▁How ▁much ▁more ▁if ▁the ▁people ▁had ▁eaten ▁of ▁the ▁pre y ▁of ▁their ▁enemies , ▁which ▁they ▁found ? ▁had ▁there ▁not ▁been ▁made ▁a ▁greater ▁sl augh ter ▁among ▁the ▁Philistines ? ▁W ould ▁to ▁God ▁you ▁could ▁bear ▁with ▁some ▁little ▁of ▁my ▁f ol ly : ▁but ▁do ▁bear ▁with ▁me . ▁And ▁thou , ▁O ▁cloud y ▁to wer ▁of ▁the ▁flock , ▁of ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁S ion , ▁unto ▁thee ▁shall ▁it ▁come : ▁ye a ▁the ▁first ▁power ▁shall ▁come , ▁the ▁kingdom ▁to ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Jerusalem . ▁W oe ▁to ▁him ▁that ▁build eth ▁a ▁town ▁with ▁blood , ▁and ▁prepare th ▁a ▁city ▁by ▁iniquity . ▁I ▁have ▁learned ▁that ▁all ▁the ▁works ▁which ▁God ▁hath ▁made , ▁continue ▁for ▁ever : ▁we ▁cannot ▁add ▁any ▁thing , ▁nor ▁take ▁away ▁from ▁those ▁things ▁which ▁God ▁hath ▁made ▁that ▁he ▁may ▁be ▁fe ared . ▁And ▁he ▁was ▁transf ig ured ▁before ▁them . ▁And ▁his ▁face ▁did ▁sh ine ▁as ▁the ▁sun : ▁and ▁his ▁gar ments ▁became ▁white ▁as ▁s now . ▁For ▁in ▁thy ▁wrath ▁we ▁have ▁f ain ted ▁away : ▁and ▁are ▁troubled ▁in ▁thy ▁ind ignation . ▁And ▁scat ter ▁you ▁among ▁all ▁nations , ▁and ▁you ▁shall ▁remain ▁a ▁few ▁among ▁the ▁nations , ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁Lord ▁shall ▁lead ▁you . ▁Fear ▁not , ▁thou ▁wor m ▁of ▁Jacob , ▁you ▁that ▁are ▁dead ▁of ▁Israel : ▁I ▁have ▁helped ▁thee , ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord : ▁and ▁thy ▁R ede em er ▁the ▁Holy ▁One ▁of ▁Israel . ▁But ▁he ▁said ▁to ▁him : ▁Son , ▁thou ▁art ▁always ▁with ▁me , ▁and ▁all ▁I ▁have ▁is ▁th ine . ▁And ▁there ▁was ▁in ▁their ▁sy n ag og ue ▁a ▁man ▁with ▁an ▁unclean ▁spirit ; ▁and ▁he ▁cried ▁out , ▁Moreover ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁them ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁carried ▁away ▁that ▁were ▁come ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁captivity , ▁offered ▁hol oca ust s ▁to ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁Israel , ▁twelve ▁cal ves ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Israel , ▁nin ety - s ix ▁r ams , ▁seventy - ▁seven ▁lamb s , ▁and ▁twelve ▁he ▁go ats ▁for ▁sin : ▁all ▁for ▁a ▁hol oca ust ▁to ▁the ▁Lord . ▁He ▁hath ▁dev ised ▁iniquity ▁on ▁his ▁bed , ▁he ▁hath ▁set ▁himself ▁on ▁every ▁way ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁good ▁: ▁but ▁evil ▁he ▁hath ▁not ▁h ated . ▁And ▁they ▁convers ed ▁there ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁a ▁whole ▁year ; ▁and ▁they ▁taught ▁a ▁great ▁multitude , ▁so ▁that ▁at ▁Ant io ch ▁the ▁disciples ▁were ▁first ▁named ▁Christ ians . ▁And ▁they ▁shall ▁answer : ▁Because ▁they ▁have ▁for s aken ▁the ▁covenant ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁their ▁God , ▁and ▁have ▁ad ored ▁strange ▁gods , ▁and ▁served ▁them . ▁And ▁being ▁upon ▁the ▁watch , ▁they ▁sent ▁sp ies , ▁who ▁should ▁fe ign ▁themselves ▁just , ▁that ▁they ▁might ▁take ▁hold ▁of ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁words , ▁that ▁they ▁might ▁deliver ▁him ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁authority ▁and ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁governor . ▁For ▁thy ▁word ' s ▁sake , ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁thy ▁own ▁heart ▁thou ▁hast ▁done ▁all ▁these ▁great ▁things , ▁so ▁that ▁thou ▁would st ▁make ▁it ▁known ▁to ▁thy ▁servant . ▁And ▁he ▁judged ▁Israel ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁Philistines ▁twenty ▁years . ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁said ▁to ▁Moses : ▁Number ▁the ▁first born ▁of ▁the ▁male ▁sex ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel , ▁from ▁one ▁month ▁and ▁up ward , ▁and ▁thou ▁shalt ▁take ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁them . ▁The ▁Lord ▁of ▁hosts ▁hath ▁sw orn ▁by ▁himself , ▁saying ▁: ▁I ▁will ▁fill ▁thee ▁with ▁men ▁as ▁with ▁loc ust s , ▁and ▁they ▁shall ▁lif t ▁up ▁a ▁joy ful ▁sh out ▁against ▁thee . ▁All ▁that ▁belong eth ▁to ▁the ▁r ites ▁of ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁heaven , ▁let ▁it ▁be ▁given ▁dil ig ently ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁heaven : ▁lest ▁his ▁wrath ▁should ▁be ▁en k ind led ▁against ▁the ▁real m ▁of ▁the ▁king , ▁and ▁of ▁his ▁sons . ▁All ▁the ▁day ▁long ▁thy ▁tongue ▁hath ▁dev ised ▁in just ice : ▁as ▁a ▁sharp ▁ra z or , ▁thou ▁hast ▁w rought ▁deceit . ▁When ▁therefore ▁he ▁was ▁ris en ▁again ▁from ▁the ▁dead , ▁his ▁disciples ▁remembered , ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁said ▁this , ▁and ▁they ▁believed ▁the ▁script ure , ▁and ▁the ▁word ▁that ▁Jesus ▁had ▁said . ▁And ▁all ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁earth ▁are ▁rep uted ▁as ▁nothing ▁before ▁him : ▁for ▁he ▁doth ▁according ▁to ▁his ▁will , ▁I ▁as ▁well ▁with ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁heaven , ▁as ▁among ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁earth : ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁none ▁that ▁can ▁res ist ▁his ▁hand , ▁and ▁say ▁to ▁him : ▁Why ▁hast ▁thou ▁done ▁it ? ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁st ir red ▁up ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁Z or ob abel ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Sal athi el ▁governor ▁of ▁Juda , ▁and ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁Jesus ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁J osed ec ▁the ▁high ▁priest , ▁and ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁people : ▁and ▁they ▁went ▁in , ▁and ▁did ▁the ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁of ▁hosts ▁their ▁God . ▁And ▁when ▁all ▁the ▁captains ▁of ▁the ▁soldiers ▁had ▁heard ▁this , ▁they ▁and ▁the ▁men ▁that ▁were ▁with ▁them , ▁to ▁wit , ▁that ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Babylon ▁had ▁made ▁God ol ias ▁governor , ▁they ▁came ▁to ▁God ol ias ▁to ▁Mas ph a , ▁Is ma el ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁N athan ias , ▁and ▁Joh an an ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Care e , ▁and ▁S ara ia ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Th ane h um eth ▁the ▁Net oph ath ite , ▁and ▁Jez onias ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Ma ach athi , ▁they ▁and ▁their ▁men . ▁And ▁the ▁disciples ▁did ▁as ▁Jesus ▁appointed ▁to ▁them , ▁and ▁they ▁prepared ▁the ▁p as ch . ▁Thou ▁hast ▁broken ▁down ▁all ▁his ▁he d ges : ▁thou ▁hast ▁made ▁his ▁strength ▁fear . ▁God ▁doth ▁not ▁cast ▁away ▁the ▁mighty , ▁whereas ▁he ▁himself ▁also ▁is ▁mighty . ▁He ▁that ▁is ▁loose ▁and ▁sl ack ▁in ▁his ▁work , ▁is ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁him ▁that ▁was t eth ▁his ▁own ▁works . ▁Thou ▁best ▁brought ▁us ▁indeed ▁into ▁a ▁land ▁that ▁flow eth ▁with ▁rivers ▁of ▁milk ▁and ▁h oney , ▁and ▁hast ▁given ▁us ▁possess ions ▁of ▁fields ▁and ▁vine y ards ; ▁wilt ▁thou ▁also ▁pull ▁out ▁our ▁eyes ? ▁We ▁will ▁not ▁come . ▁For ▁when ▁a ▁man ▁lab ou reth ▁in ▁wisdom , ▁and ▁knowledge , ▁and ▁careful ness , ▁he ▁leave th ▁what ▁he ▁hath ▁got ten ▁to ▁an ▁id le ▁man : ▁so ▁this ▁also ▁is ▁van ity , ▁and ▁a ▁great ▁evil . ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁shew ed ▁me ▁four ▁sm ith s . ▁And ▁he ▁commanded ▁them , ▁saying : ▁After ▁seven ▁years , ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁rem ission , ▁in ▁the ▁fe ast ▁of ▁tabern ac les , ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁spoke ▁to ▁Moses , ▁saying : ▁The ▁God ▁of ▁Abraham , ▁and ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁N ach or , ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁their ▁father , ▁judge ▁between ▁us . ▁And ▁j ac ob ▁sw ore ▁by ▁the ▁fear ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁Isa ac . ▁Who ▁is ▁she ▁that ▁go eth ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁des ert , ▁as ▁a ▁pill ar ▁of ▁smoke ▁of ▁a rom at ical ▁sp ices , ▁of ▁my r r h , ▁and ▁fr ank inc ense , ▁and ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁pow d ers ▁of ▁the ▁perf um er ? ▁And ▁will ▁not ▁God ▁reven ge ▁his ▁elect ▁who ▁cry ▁to ▁him ▁day ▁and ▁night : ▁and ▁will ▁he ▁have ▁pati ence ▁in ▁their ▁regard ? ▁Thou ▁shalt ▁not ▁pl ough ▁with ▁an ▁ox ▁and ▁an ▁ass ▁together . ▁The ▁rich ▁rule th ▁over ▁the ▁poor : ▁and ▁the ▁b orrow er ▁is ▁servant ▁to ▁him ▁that ▁le nd eth . ▁Therefore ▁every ▁one ▁of ▁us ▁shall ▁re nder ▁account ▁to ▁God ▁for ▁himself . ▁The ▁Lord ▁bring eth ▁to ▁n aught ▁the ▁counsel s ▁of ▁nations ; ▁and ▁he ▁reject eth ▁the ▁devices ▁of ▁people , ▁and ▁cast eth ▁away ▁the ▁counsel s ▁of ▁princes . ▁The ▁men ▁of ▁D ed an ▁were ▁thy ▁merchants ▁in ▁t ap est ry ▁for ▁se ats . ▁Now ▁in ▁saying ▁a ▁new , ▁he ▁hath ▁made ▁the ▁former ▁old . ▁And ▁that ▁which ▁dec ay eth ▁and ▁grow eth ▁old , ▁is ▁near ▁its ▁end . ▁And ▁lead ▁us ▁not ▁into ▁tem pt ation . ▁But ▁deliver ▁us ▁from ▁evil . ▁Am en . ▁Su ff er ▁me , ▁and ▁I ▁will ▁speak , ▁and ▁after , ▁if ▁you ▁please , ▁laugh ▁at ▁my ▁words . ▁But ▁they ▁have ▁thought ▁to ▁cast ▁away ▁my ▁price ; ▁I ▁ran ▁in ▁th irst : ▁they ▁blessed ▁with ▁their ▁mouth , ▁but ▁curs ed ▁with ▁their ▁heart . ▁But ▁the ▁woman , ▁at ▁the ▁d aw ning ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁door ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁where ▁her ▁lord ▁l od ged , ▁and ▁there ▁fell ▁down . ▁And ▁I ▁will ▁not ▁make ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁Israel ▁to ▁be ▁removed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁which ▁I ▁have ▁delivered ▁to ▁their ▁fathers : ▁yet ▁so ▁if ▁they ▁will ▁take ▁he ed ▁to ▁do ▁what ▁I ▁ha re ▁commanded ▁them , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁law , ▁and ▁the ▁ceremon ies , ▁and ▁judgments ▁by ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁Moses . ▁And ▁he ▁remained ▁two ▁whole ▁years ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁h ired ▁l od ging ; ▁and ▁he ▁received ▁all ▁that ▁came ▁in ▁to ▁him , ▁And ▁they ▁shall ▁dwell ▁therein ▁secure , ▁and ▁they ▁shall ▁build ▁houses , ▁and ▁shall ▁plant ▁vine y ards , ▁and ▁shall ▁dwell ▁with ▁confidence , ▁when ▁I ▁shall ▁have ▁executed ▁judgments ▁upon ▁all ▁that ▁are ▁their ▁enemies ▁round ▁about : ▁and ▁they ▁shall ▁know ▁that ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁Lord ▁their ▁God . ▁And ▁Solomon ▁made ▁all ▁the ▁vessels ▁for ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Lord : ▁the ▁altar ▁of ▁gold , ▁and ▁the ▁table ▁of ▁gold , ▁upon ▁which ▁the ▁leaves ▁of ▁propos ition ▁should ▁be ▁set : ▁And ▁the ▁priest ▁receiving ▁the ▁lamb ▁for ▁t resp ass , ▁and ▁the ▁se xt ary ▁of ▁oil , ▁shall ▁ele vate ▁them ▁together . ▁Hear ken ▁to ▁thy ▁father , ▁that ▁be get ▁thee : ▁and ▁desp ise ▁not ▁thy ▁mother ▁when ▁she ▁is ▁old . ▁Sh all ▁not ▁S ion ▁say : ▁This ▁man ▁and ▁that ▁man ▁is ▁born ▁in ▁her ? ▁and ▁the ▁Hig hest ▁himself ▁hath ▁founded ▁her . ▁And ▁I ▁will ▁be ▁to ▁it , ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord , ▁a ▁wall ▁of ▁fire ▁round ▁about : ▁and ▁I ▁will ▁be ▁in ▁glory ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁thereof . ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁said ▁to ▁Moses : ▁This ▁word ▁also , ▁which ▁thou ▁hast ▁spoken , ▁will ▁I ▁do : ▁for ▁thou ▁hast ▁found ▁grace ▁before ▁me , ▁and ▁thee ▁I ▁have ▁known ▁by ▁name . ▁The ▁aged ▁and ▁hon ou rab le , ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁head : ▁and ▁the ▁prophet ▁that ▁teac he th ▁lies , ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁tail . ▁But ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁counsel ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁men , ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁given ▁him , ▁and ▁consult ed ▁with ▁the ▁young ▁men , ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁brought ▁up ▁with ▁him , ▁and ▁stood ▁before ▁him . ▁And ▁when ▁he ▁shall ▁place ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁evening , ▁he ▁shall ▁b urn ▁an ▁ever l asting ▁inc ense ▁before ▁the ▁Lord ▁throughout ▁your ▁generations . ▁And ▁David ▁calling ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁servants , ▁said : ▁Go ▁near ▁and ▁fall ▁upon ▁him . ▁And ▁he ▁struck ▁him ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁died . ▁As ▁she ▁was ▁yet ▁speaking ▁with ▁the ▁king , ▁N athan ▁the ▁prophet ▁came . ▁AND ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁s ab bath , ▁when ▁it ▁began ▁to ▁d aw n ▁towards ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁week , ▁came ▁Mary ▁Mag d al en ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁Mary , ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁se p ul ch re . ▁Behold ▁these ▁shall ▁come ▁from ▁af ar , ▁and ▁behold ▁these ▁from ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁sea , ▁and ▁these ▁from ▁the ▁south ▁country . ▁The ▁watch man ▁said : ▁The ▁morning ▁com eth , ▁also ▁the ▁night : ▁if ▁you ▁seek , ▁seek : ▁return , ▁come . ▁And ▁the ▁multitude ▁of ▁vessels ▁was ▁in n um er able , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁weight ▁of ▁the ▁brass ▁was ▁not ▁known . ▁Dec line ▁from ▁evil ▁and ▁do ▁good , ▁and ▁dwell ▁for ▁ever ▁and ▁ever . ▁If ▁a ▁l ying ▁witness ▁stand ▁against ▁a ▁man , ▁acc using ▁him ▁of ▁trans gress ion , ▁Because ▁he ▁hath ▁looked ▁forth ▁from ▁his ▁high ▁sanct uary : ▁from ▁heaven ▁the ▁Lord ▁hath ▁looked ▁upon ▁the ▁earth . ▁And ▁all ▁the ▁army ▁returned ▁to ▁Josue ▁in ▁M aced a , ▁where ▁the ▁camp ▁then ▁was , ▁in ▁good ▁health ▁and ▁without ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁any ▁one : ▁and ▁no ▁man ▁dur st ▁move ▁his ▁tongue ▁against ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel . ▁The ▁learning ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁is ▁known ▁by ▁pati ence ▁and ▁his ▁glory ▁is ▁to ▁pass ▁over ▁wrong s . ▁I ▁am ▁not ▁able ▁alone ▁to ▁bear ▁all ▁this ▁people , ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁too ▁heavy ▁for ▁me . ▁And ▁the ▁prince ▁of ▁the ▁princes ▁of ▁the ▁Levites , ▁Ele az ar , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Aaron ▁the ▁priest , ▁shall ▁be ▁over ▁them ▁that ▁watch ▁for ▁the ▁guard ▁of ▁the ▁sanct uary . ▁The ▁str angers ▁are ▁me l ted ▁away , ▁and ▁shall ▁be ▁stra it ened ▁in ▁their ▁dist ress es . ▁All ▁that ▁found ▁them , ▁have ▁dev oured ▁them : ▁and ▁their ▁enemies ▁said : ▁We ▁have ▁not ▁sin ned ▁in ▁so ▁doing : ▁because ▁they ▁have ▁sin ned ▁against ▁the ▁Lord ▁the ▁beauty ▁of ▁justice , ▁and ▁against ▁the ▁Lord ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁their ▁fathers . ▁And ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Hebron ites ▁was ▁Jer ia ▁according ▁to ▁their ▁families ▁and ▁kind red s . ▁In ▁the ▁fort i eth ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁David ▁they ▁were ▁numbered , ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁found ▁most ▁val iant ▁men ▁in ▁J az er ▁G ala ad , ▁And ▁J oram ▁said : ▁Make ▁ready ▁the ▁chari ot . ▁And ▁they ▁made ▁ready ▁his ▁chari ot , ▁and ▁J oram ▁king ▁of ▁Israel , ▁and ▁O ch o z ias ▁king ▁of ▁Juda ▁went ▁out , ▁each ▁in ▁his ▁chari ot , ▁and ▁they ▁went ▁out ▁to ▁meet ▁Je hu , ▁and ▁met ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁Nab oth ▁the ▁Jez ra hel ite . ▁Of ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁Joab , ▁Ob ed ia ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁J ah i el , ▁and ▁with ▁him ▁two ▁hundred ▁and ▁eight een ▁men . ▁And ▁to ▁him ▁that ▁stri k eth ▁thee ▁on ▁the ▁one ▁che ek , ▁offer ▁also ▁the ▁other . ▁And ▁him ▁that ▁tak eth ▁away ▁from ▁thee ▁thy ▁cl o ak , ▁for bid ▁not ▁to ▁take ▁thy ▁co at ▁also . ▁For ▁men ▁sw ear ▁by ▁one ▁greater ▁than ▁themselves : ▁and ▁an ▁oath ▁for ▁confirm ation ▁is ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁all ▁their ▁controversy . ▁The ▁fool ▁f old eth ▁his ▁hands ▁together , ▁and ▁eat eth ▁his ▁own ▁flesh , ▁saying : ▁And ▁I ▁saw ▁the ▁beast , ▁and ▁the ▁kings ▁of ▁the ▁earth , ▁and ▁their ▁armies ▁gathered ▁together ▁to ▁make ▁war ▁with ▁him ▁that ▁sat ▁upon ▁the ▁horse , ▁and ▁with ▁his ▁army . ▁And ▁Ad onias ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁H ag g ith ▁ex al ted ▁himself , ▁saying : ▁I ▁will ▁be ▁king . ▁And ▁he ▁made ▁himself ▁chari ots ▁and ▁horse men , ▁and ▁fifty ▁men ▁to ▁run ▁before ▁him . ▁They ▁are ▁ ze al ous ▁in ▁your ▁regard ▁not ▁well : ▁but ▁they ▁would ▁exclud e ▁you , ▁that ▁you ▁might ▁be ▁ ze al ous ▁for ▁them . ▁And ▁Jud as ▁that ▁bet ray ed ▁him , ▁answer ing , ▁said : ▁Is ▁it ▁I , ▁R ab bi ? ▁He ▁saith ▁to ▁him : ▁Thou ▁hast ▁said ▁it . ▁Del iver ▁me ▁from ▁blood , ▁O ▁God , ▁thou ▁God ▁of ▁my ▁salvation : ▁and ▁my ▁tongue ▁shall ▁ext ol ▁thy ▁justice . ▁When ▁the ▁wicked ▁are ▁multip lied , ▁crimes ▁shall ▁be ▁multip lied : ▁but ▁the ▁just ▁shall ▁see ▁their ▁down fall . ▁What so ever ▁curse ▁or ▁imprec ation ▁shall ▁happen ▁to ▁any ▁man ▁of ▁thy ▁people ▁Israel : ▁when ▁a ▁man ▁shall ▁know ▁the ▁w ound ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁heart , ▁and ▁shall ▁spread ▁forth ▁his ▁hands ▁in ▁this ▁house , ▁But ▁of ▁them ▁who ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁some ▁thing , ▁( what ▁they ▁were ▁some ▁time , ▁it ▁is ▁nothing ▁to ▁me , ▁God ▁accept eth ▁not ▁the ▁person ▁of ▁man , ) ▁for ▁to ▁me ▁they ▁that ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁some ▁thing ▁added ▁nothing . ▁Say , ▁therefore , ▁I ▁pray ▁thee , ▁that ▁thou ▁art ▁my ▁sister : ▁that ▁I ▁may ▁be ▁well ▁used ▁for ▁thee , ▁and ▁that ▁my ▁soul ▁may ▁live ▁for ▁thy ▁sake . ▁There ▁shall ▁be ▁an ▁oath ▁between ▁them , ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁put ▁forth ▁his ▁hand ▁to ▁his ▁neighbour ' s ▁goods : ▁and ▁the ▁own er ▁shall ▁accept ▁of ▁the ▁oath ; ▁and ▁he ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁com pe lled ▁to ▁make ▁re stitution . ▁For ▁by ▁a ▁man ▁came ▁death , ▁and ▁by ▁a ▁man ▁the ▁res ur re ction ▁of ▁the ▁dead . ▁For ▁they ▁shall ▁s ow ▁wind , ▁and ▁re ap ▁a ▁wh irl w ind , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁standing ▁st alk ▁in ▁it , ▁the ▁b ud ▁shall ▁y ield ▁no ▁meal ; ▁end ▁if ▁it ▁should ▁y ield , ▁str angers ▁shall ▁eat ▁it . ▁I ▁call ▁this ▁day ▁heaven ▁and ▁earth ▁to ▁witness , ▁that ▁you ▁shall ▁quickly ▁per ish ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁land , ▁which , ▁when ▁you ▁have ▁passed ▁over ▁the ▁Jordan , ▁you ▁shall ▁possess . ▁You ▁shall ▁not ▁dwell ▁therein ▁long , ▁but ▁the ▁Lord ▁will ▁destroy ▁you , ▁ nd ▁on ▁the ▁seventh ▁day ▁when ▁he ▁look eth ▁on ▁it ▁again , ▁if ▁he ▁find ▁that ▁it ▁if ▁g rown , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁A x ed ▁le pro sy : ▁he ▁shall ▁judge ▁the ▁gar ment ▁unclean , ▁and ▁every ▁thing ▁where in ▁it ▁shall ▁be ▁found : ▁Thus ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord ▁of ▁hosts ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁Israel : ▁Because ▁thou ▁hast ▁sent ▁letters ▁in ▁thy ▁name ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁people ▁that ▁are ▁in ▁Jerusalem , ▁and ▁to ▁S oph onias ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Ma as ias ▁the ▁priest , ▁and ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁priests , ▁saying : ▁C ari ath ba al , ▁the ▁same ▁is ▁C ari athi ar im , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁wood s , ▁and ▁Are b ba : ▁two ▁cities ▁and ▁their ▁villages . ▁Let ▁them ▁praise ▁his ▁name ▁in ▁cho ir : ▁let ▁them ▁sing ▁to ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁t imb rel ▁and ▁the ▁p sal tery . ▁And ▁when ▁king ▁David ▁heard ▁of ▁these ▁things ▁he ▁was ▁exceeding ly ▁g rie ved : ▁and ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁aff lic t ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁his ▁son ▁Am non , ▁for ▁he ▁loved ▁him , ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁his ▁first born . ▁The ▁governor ▁said ▁to ▁them : ▁Why , ▁what ▁evil ▁hath ▁he ▁done ? ▁But ▁they ▁cried ▁out ▁the ▁more , ▁saying : ▁Let ▁him ▁be ▁cru c ified . ▁And ▁there ▁went ▁also ▁with ▁us ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁disciples ▁from ▁Caes are a , ▁bringing ▁with ▁them ▁one ▁M n ason ▁a ▁C yp rian , ▁an ▁old ▁discip le , ▁with ▁whom ▁we ▁should ▁l od ge . ▁And ▁I ▁will ▁strike ▁the ▁win ter ▁house ▁with ▁the ▁summer ▁house : ▁and ▁the ▁houses ▁of ▁ iv ory ▁shall ▁per ish , ▁and ▁many ▁houses ▁shall ▁be ▁destroyed , ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord . ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁spoke ▁to ▁Moses , ▁saying : ▁And ▁when ▁I ▁had ▁heard ▁these ▁words , ▁I ▁sat ▁down , ▁and ▁we pt , ▁and ▁m our ned ▁for ▁many ▁days : ▁and ▁I ▁fast ed , ▁and ▁pray ed ▁before ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁heaven . ▁And ▁N og a , ▁and ▁Nap he g , ▁and ▁Jap h ia , ▁The ▁grace ▁of ▁our ▁Lord ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁be ▁with ▁you ▁all . ▁Am en . ▁All ▁these ▁were ▁sons ▁of ▁J adi hel , ▁heads ▁of ▁their ▁kind red s , ▁most ▁val iant ▁men , ▁sevent een ▁thousand ▁and ▁two ▁hundred ▁fit ▁to ▁go ▁out ▁to ▁war . ▁But ▁the ▁mag istr ates ▁knew ▁not ▁wh ither ▁I ▁went , ▁or ▁what ▁I ▁did : ▁neither ▁had ▁I ▁as ▁yet ▁told ▁any ▁thing ▁to ▁the ▁Jews , ▁or ▁to ▁the ▁priests , ▁or ▁to ▁the ▁no bles , ▁or ▁to ▁the ▁mag istr ates , ▁or ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁that ▁did ▁the ▁work . ▁And ▁thou ▁hast ▁pati ence , ▁and ▁hast ▁end ured ▁for ▁my ▁name , ▁and ▁hast ▁not ▁f ain ted . ▁And ▁immediately ▁going ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁sy n ag og ue ▁they ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁Sim on ▁and ▁And rew , ▁with ▁J ames ▁and ▁John . ▁Your ▁wives , ▁and ▁children , ▁and ▁cattle ▁shall ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁which ▁Moses ▁gave ▁you ▁on ▁this ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Jordan : ▁but ▁pass ▁you ▁over ▁armed ▁before ▁your ▁brethren , ▁all ▁of ▁you ▁that ▁are ▁strong ▁of ▁hand , ▁and ▁fight ▁for ▁them , ▁The ▁wicked ▁have ▁drawn ▁out ▁the ▁sword ▁: ▁they ▁have ▁b ent ▁their ▁bow . ▁To ▁cast ▁down ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁need y , ▁to ▁kill ▁the ▁upright ▁of ▁heart . ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁said ▁to ▁Josue : ▁This ▁day ▁will ▁I ▁begin ▁to ▁ex alt ▁thee ▁before ▁Israel : ▁that ▁they ▁may ▁know ▁that ▁as ▁I ▁was ▁with ▁Moses , ▁so ▁I ▁am ▁with ▁thee ▁also . ▁For ▁many ▁walk , ▁of ▁whom ▁I ▁have ▁told ▁you ▁often ▁( and ▁now ▁tell ▁you ▁we eping ), ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁enemies ▁of ▁the ▁cross ▁of ▁Christ ; ▁And ▁I ▁will ▁pick ▁out ▁from ▁among ▁you ▁the ▁trans gress ors , ▁and ▁the ▁wicked , ▁and ▁will ▁bring ▁them ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁where ▁they ▁so j ourn , ▁and ▁they ▁shall ▁not ▁enter ▁into ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Israel : ▁and ▁you ▁shall ▁know ▁that ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁Lord . ▁The ▁day ▁of ▁our ▁king , ▁the ▁princes ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁mad ▁with ▁wine : ▁he ▁stretched ▁out ▁his ▁hand ▁with ▁sc orn ers . ▁( As ▁it ▁is ▁written : ▁For ▁thy ▁sake ▁we ▁are ▁put ▁to ▁death ▁all ▁the ▁day ▁long . ▁We ▁are ▁accounted ▁as ▁sheep ▁for ▁the ▁sl augh ter .) ▁T ry , ▁I ▁b ese ech ▁thee , ▁thy ▁servants ▁for ▁ten ▁days , ▁and ▁let ▁p ul se ▁be ▁given ▁us ▁to ▁eat , ▁and ▁water ▁to ▁drink : ▁Now ▁all ▁Mad ian , ▁and ▁Am al ec , ▁and ▁the ▁eastern ▁people ▁were ▁gathered ▁together , ▁and ▁pass ing ▁over ▁the ▁Jordan , ▁camp ed ▁in ▁the ▁valley ▁of ▁Jez rael . ▁But ▁he ▁cried ▁to ▁the ▁Lord , ▁and ▁he ▁shew ed ▁him ▁a ▁tree , ▁which ▁when ▁he ▁had ▁cast ▁into ▁the ▁waters , ▁they ▁were ▁turned ▁into ▁sweet ness . ▁There ▁he ▁appointed ▁him ▁ord in ances , ▁and ▁judgments , ▁and ▁there ▁he ▁proved ▁him , ▁And ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁upon ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁death , ▁they ▁that ▁stood ▁about ▁her ▁said ▁to ▁her : ▁Fear ▁not , ▁for ▁thou ▁hast ▁b or ne ▁a ▁son . ▁She ▁answered ▁them ▁not , ▁nor ▁gave ▁he ed ▁to ▁them . ▁And ▁the ▁sea ▁gave ▁up ▁the ▁dead ▁that ▁were ▁in ▁it , ▁and ▁death ▁and ▁he ll ▁gave ▁up ▁their ▁dead ▁that ▁were ▁in ▁them ; ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁judged ▁every ▁one ▁according ▁to ▁their ▁works . ▁And ▁she ▁hath ▁desp ised ▁my ▁judgments , ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁wicked ▁than ▁the ▁Gent iles ; ▁and ▁my ▁command ments , ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁countries ▁that ▁are ▁round ▁about ▁her : ▁for ▁they ▁have ▁cast ▁off ▁my ▁judgments , ▁and ▁have ▁not ▁walked ▁in ▁my ▁command ments . ▁In ▁the ▁morning ▁man ▁shall ▁grow ▁up ▁like ▁grass ; ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁he ▁shall ▁flour ish ▁and ▁pass ▁away : ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁he ▁shall ▁fall , ▁grow ▁dry , ▁and ▁w ither . ▁And ▁Phara o ▁heard ▁of ▁this ▁word ▁and ▁sought ▁to ▁kill ▁Moses : ▁but ▁he ▁fled ▁from ▁his ▁sight , ▁and ▁ab ode ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Mad ian , ▁and ▁he ▁sat ▁down ▁by ▁a ▁well . ▁And ▁they ▁came ▁to ▁John , ▁and ▁said ▁to ▁him : ▁R ab bi , ▁he ▁that ▁was ▁with ▁thee ▁beyond ▁the ▁Jordan , ▁to ▁whom ▁thou ▁g av est ▁testimony , ▁behold ▁he ▁bapt iz eth , ▁and ▁all ▁men ▁come ▁to ▁him . ▁Then ▁the ▁Chal de ains ▁answered ▁before ▁the ▁king , ▁and ▁said : ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁man ▁upon ▁earth , ▁that ▁can ▁accomp lish ▁thy ▁word , ▁O ▁king , ▁neither ▁doth ▁any ▁king , ▁though ▁great ▁and ▁mighty , ▁ask ▁such ▁a ▁thing ▁of ▁any ▁div in er , ▁or ▁wise ▁man , ▁or ▁Chal de an . ▁Ch o ose ▁twelve ▁men , ▁one ▁of ▁every ▁tribe : ▁A ▁generation , ▁whose ▁eyes ▁are ▁lo f ty , ▁and ▁their ▁ey el ids ▁lifted ▁up ▁on ▁high . ▁Ne ither ▁shalt ▁thou ▁make ▁nor ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁thy self ▁a ▁stat ue : ▁which ▁things ▁the ▁Lord ▁thy ▁God ▁hat eth . ▁The ▁be ams ▁of ▁our ▁houses ▁are ▁of ▁c ed ar , ▁our ▁ra fter s ▁of ▁c yp ress ▁trees . ▁And ▁I ▁will ▁kill ▁her ▁children ▁with ▁death , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁chur ches ▁shall ▁know ▁that ▁I ▁am ▁he ▁that ▁se arc he th ▁the ▁re ins ▁and ▁hearts , ▁and ▁I ▁will ▁give ▁to ▁every ▁one ▁of ▁you ▁according ▁to ▁your ▁works . ▁But ▁to ▁you ▁I ▁say , ▁For ▁thou ▁shalt ▁eat ▁the ▁lab ours ▁of ▁thy ▁hands : ▁blessed ▁art ▁thou , ▁and ▁it ▁shall ▁be ▁well ▁with ▁thee . ▁And ▁therefore ▁I ▁am ▁troubled ▁at ▁his ▁presence , ▁and ▁when ▁I ▁consider ▁him ▁I ▁am ▁made ▁p ensive ▁with ▁fear . ▁With ▁such ▁words ▁as ▁these ▁day ▁by ▁day , ▁both ▁the ▁woman ▁was ▁import un ate ▁with ▁the ▁young ▁man , ▁and ▁he ▁refused ▁the ▁adul tery . ▁And ▁the ▁building ▁that ▁was ▁separate , ▁and ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁way ▁that ▁looked ▁toward ▁the ▁sea , ▁was ▁seventy ▁cubits ▁broad : ▁and ▁the ▁wall ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁five ▁cubits ▁th ick ▁round ▁about : ▁and ▁nin ety ▁cubits ▁long . ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁thy ▁God ▁will ▁make ▁thee ▁ab ound ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁thy ▁hands , ▁in ▁the ▁fruit ▁of ▁thy ▁wom b , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁fruit ▁of ▁thy ▁cattle , ▁in ▁the ▁fruit ful ness ▁of ▁thy ▁land , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁pl enty ▁of ▁all ▁things . ▁For ▁the ▁Lord ▁will ▁return ▁to ▁rej oice ▁over ▁thee ▁in ▁all ▁good ▁things , ▁as ▁he ▁rej o iced ▁in ▁thy ▁fathers : ▁And ▁take ▁with ▁thee ▁thy ▁brethren ▁also ▁of ▁the ▁tribe ▁of ▁Le vi , ▁and ▁the ▁s cept re ▁of ▁thy ▁father , ▁and ▁let ▁them ▁be ▁ready ▁in ▁hand , ▁and ▁minister ▁to ▁thee : ▁but ▁thou ▁and ▁thy ▁sons ▁shall ▁minister ▁in ▁the ▁tabernacle ▁of ▁the ▁testimony . ▁And ▁he ▁went ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁r am ▁that ▁had ▁the ▁horns , ▁which ▁I ▁had ▁seen ▁standing ▁before ▁the ▁gate , ▁and ▁he ▁ran ▁towards ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁force ▁of ▁his ▁strength . ▁The ▁tw elf th ▁to ▁H as ab ia , ▁to ▁his ▁sons ▁and ▁his ▁brethren ▁twelve . ▁Why ▁shall ▁we ▁die ▁therefore , ▁and ▁why ▁shall ▁this ▁exceeding ▁great ▁Are ▁cons ume ▁us : ▁for ▁if ▁we ▁hear ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁our ▁God ▁any ▁more , ▁we ▁shall ▁die . ▁Who ▁shall ▁re nder ▁account ▁to ▁him , ▁who ▁is ▁ready ▁to ▁judge ▁the ▁living ▁and ▁the ▁dead . ▁If ▁so ▁be ▁you ▁have ▁t ast ed ▁that ▁the ▁Lord ▁is ▁sweet . ▁But ▁strong ▁me at ▁is ▁for ▁the ▁perfect ; ▁for ▁them ▁who ▁by ▁custom ▁have ▁their ▁s enses ▁exerc ised ▁to ▁the ▁disc erning ▁of ▁good ▁and ▁evil . ▁Why ▁is ▁light ▁given ▁to ▁him ▁that ▁is ▁in ▁mis ery , ▁and ▁life ▁to ▁them ▁that ▁are ▁in ▁bit tern ess ▁of ▁soul ? ▁For ▁I ▁was ▁st ol en ▁away ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁I ▁of ▁the ▁Heb rew s , ▁and ▁here ▁without ▁any ▁fault ▁was ▁cast ▁into ▁the ▁d un ge on . ▁And ▁then ▁shalt ▁come ▁out ▁of ▁thy ▁place ▁from ▁the ▁northern ▁parts , ▁thou ▁and ▁many ▁people ▁with ▁thee , ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁r iding ▁upon ▁horses , ▁a ▁great ▁company ▁and ▁a ▁mighty ▁army . ▁But ▁I ▁know ▁that ▁neither ▁thou , ▁nor ▁thy ▁servants ▁do ▁yet ▁fear ▁the ▁Lord ▁God . ▁Conf irm ing ▁the ▁soul s ▁of ▁the ▁disciples , ▁and ▁ex h ort ing ▁them ▁to ▁continue ▁in ▁the ▁faith : ▁and ▁that ▁through ▁many ▁trib ulations ▁we ▁must ▁enter ▁into ▁the ▁kingdom ▁of ▁God . ▁And ▁when ▁his ▁arm our be arer ▁saw ▁it , ▁to ▁wit , ▁that ▁Saul ▁was ▁dead , ▁he ▁also ▁fell ▁upon ▁his ▁sword ▁and ▁died . ▁And ▁they ▁forgot ▁the ▁Lord ▁their ▁God , ▁and ▁he ▁delivered ▁them ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁S is ara , ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁H as or , ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁Philistines , ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Moab , ▁and ▁they ▁fought ▁against ▁them . ▁Now ▁therefore ▁hear , ▁I ▁pray ▁thee , ▁my ▁lord ▁the ▁king , ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁thy ▁servant : ▁If ▁the ▁Lord ▁st ir ▁thee ▁up ▁against ▁me , ▁let ▁him ▁accept ▁of ▁sacrifice : ▁but ▁if ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁men , ▁they ▁are ▁curs ed ▁in ▁the ▁sight ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁who ▁have ▁cast ▁me ▁out ▁this ▁day , ▁that ▁I ▁should ▁not ▁dwell ▁in ▁the ▁inherit ance ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁saying : ▁Go , ▁serve ▁strange ▁gods . ▁And ▁having ▁done ▁speaking , ▁he ▁put ▁a ▁ve il ▁upon ▁his ▁face . ▁Mem . ▁Who ▁is ▁he ▁that ▁hath ▁commanded ▁a ▁thing ▁to ▁be ▁done , ▁when ▁the ▁Lord ▁command eth ▁it ▁not ? ▁And ▁certain ▁phil os op hers ▁of ▁the ▁E pic ure ans ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁St o ics ▁disp uted ▁with ▁him ; ▁and ▁some ▁said : ▁What ▁is ▁it , ▁that ▁this ▁word ▁s ower ▁would ▁say ? ▁But ▁others : ▁He ▁seem eth ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁set ter ▁forth ▁of ▁new ▁gods ; ▁because ▁he ▁pre ached ▁to ▁them ▁Jesus ▁and ▁the ▁res ur re ction . ▁And ▁the ▁covenant ▁that ▁he ▁made ▁with ▁you , ▁you ▁shall ▁not ▁forget : ▁neither ▁shall ▁ye ▁worship ▁strange ▁gods , ▁Ch ast ise ▁thy ▁son , ▁desp air ▁not : ▁but ▁to ▁the ▁kill ing ▁of ▁him ▁set ▁not ▁thy ▁soul . ▁there ▁the ▁spar rows ▁shall ▁make ▁their ▁n ests . ▁The ▁highest ▁of ▁them ▁is ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁her on . ▁Look ▁unto ▁Abraham ▁your ▁father , ▁and ▁to ▁S ara ▁that ▁b ore ▁you : ▁for ▁I ▁called ▁him ▁alone , ▁and ▁blessed ▁him , ▁and ▁multip lied ▁him . ▁Thou ▁wilt ▁say ▁then : ▁The ▁branches ▁were ▁broken ▁off , ▁that ▁I ▁might ▁be ▁gra f ted ▁in . ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁said ▁to ▁him : ▁Go ▁through ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁through ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁Jerusalem : ▁and ▁mark ▁Th au ▁upon ▁the ▁fore he ads ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁that ▁s igh , ▁and ▁m ourn ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁abomin ations ▁that ▁are ▁committed ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁thereof . ▁I ▁will ▁teach ▁you ▁by ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁God , ▁what ▁the ▁Al m ight y ▁hath , ▁and ▁I ▁will ▁not ▁con ce al ▁it . ▁And ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁pass , ▁that ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁depart ing ▁from ▁him , ▁Peter ▁saith ▁to ▁Jesus : ▁Master , ▁it ▁is ▁good ▁for ▁us ▁to ▁be ▁here ; ▁and ▁let ▁us ▁make ▁three ▁tabern ac les , ▁one ▁for ▁thee , ▁and ▁one ▁for ▁Moses , ▁and ▁one ▁for ▁Eli as ; ▁not ▁knowing ▁what ▁he ▁said . ▁And ▁before ▁the ▁ch am bers ▁was ▁a ▁walk ▁ten ▁cubits ▁broad , ▁looking ▁to ▁the ▁inner ▁parts ▁of ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁one ▁cub it . ▁And ▁their ▁doors ▁were ▁toward ▁the ▁north . ▁But ▁the ▁sens ual ▁man ▁per ceive th ▁not ▁these ▁things ▁that ▁are ▁of ▁the ▁Spirit ▁of ▁God ; ▁for ▁it ▁is ▁foolish ness ▁to ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁cannot ▁understand , ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁spirit ually ▁examined . ▁In cl ine ▁thy ▁ear , ▁and ▁hear ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁the ▁wise : ▁and ▁apply ▁thy ▁heart ▁to ▁my ▁do ct rine ▁: ▁The ▁same ▁is ▁he ▁that ▁shall ▁come ▁after ▁me , ▁who ▁is ▁prefer red ▁before ▁me : ▁the ▁lat c het ▁of ▁whose ▁sh oe ▁I ▁am ▁not ▁worth y ▁to ▁loose . ▁And ▁if ▁he ▁see ▁the ▁le pro sy ▁in ▁his ▁skin , ▁and ▁the ▁hair ▁turned ▁white , ▁and ▁the ▁place ▁where ▁the ▁le pro sy ▁appears ▁lower ▁than ▁the ▁skin ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁flesh : ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁stro ke ▁of ▁the ▁le pro sy , ▁and ▁upon ▁his ▁judgment ▁he ▁shall ▁be ▁separ ated . ▁And ▁he ▁said ▁to ▁them : ▁This ▁is ▁my ▁blood ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁test ament , ▁which ▁shall ▁be ▁s hed ▁for ▁many . ▁The ▁boy ▁therefore ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁ar row ▁which ▁Jonathan ▁had ▁shot : ▁and ▁Jonathan ▁cried ▁after ▁the ▁boy , ▁and ▁said : ▁Behold ▁the ▁ar row ▁is ▁there ▁further ▁beyond ▁thee . ▁This ▁testimony ▁is ▁true . ▁Where fore ▁reb u ke ▁them ▁shar ply , ▁that ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁sound ▁in ▁the ▁faith ; ▁Behold ▁I ▁have ▁long ed ▁after ▁thy ▁pre cepts : ▁quick en ▁me ▁in ▁thy ▁justice . ▁After ▁this , ▁Sen n ac her ib ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁Assy rians ▁sent ▁his ▁servants ▁to ▁Jerusalem , ▁( for ▁he ▁with ▁all ▁his ▁army ▁was ▁bes ie ging ▁L ach is , ) ▁to ▁E ze ch ias ▁king ▁of ▁Juda , ▁and ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁people ▁that ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁saying : ▁So ▁shall ▁the ▁last ▁be ▁first , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁last . ▁For ▁many ▁are ▁called , ▁but ▁few ▁chosen . ▁Eli as ▁answer ing , ▁said : ▁If ▁I ▁be ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁God , ▁let ▁fire ▁come ▁down ▁from ▁heaven , ▁and ▁cons ume ▁thee ▁and ▁thy ▁fifty . ▁And ▁fire ▁came ▁down ▁from ▁heaven , ▁and ▁consum ed ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁fifty . ▁For ▁the ▁Lord ▁is ▁well ▁ple ased ▁with ▁his ▁people : ▁and ▁he ▁will ▁ex alt ▁the ▁me ek ▁unto ▁salvation . ▁And ▁the ▁Lord , ▁when ▁he ▁had ▁ended ▁these ▁words ▁in ▁mount ▁Sin ai , ▁gave ▁to ▁Moses ▁two ▁stone ▁tables ▁of ▁testimony , ▁written ▁with ▁the ▁fing er ▁of ▁God . ▁And ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁shut ting ▁the ▁gate ▁in ▁the ▁dark , ▁they ▁also ▁went ▁out ▁together . ▁I ▁know ▁not ▁wh ither ▁they ▁are ▁gone : ▁purs ue ▁after ▁them ▁quickly , ▁and ▁you ▁will ▁overt ake ▁them . ▁For ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁test ament ▁which ▁I ▁will ▁make ▁to ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁Israel ▁after ▁those ▁days , ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord : ▁I ▁will ▁give ▁my ▁laws ▁into ▁their ▁mind , ▁and ▁in ▁their ▁heart ▁will ▁I ▁write ▁them : ▁and ▁I ▁will ▁be ▁their ▁God , ▁and ▁they ▁shall ▁be ▁my ▁people : ▁And ▁Mal ale el ▁lived ▁after ▁he ▁begot ▁J ared , ▁eight ▁hundred ▁and ▁thirty ▁years , ▁and ▁begot ▁sons ▁and ▁daughters . ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁or ph ans , ▁and ▁the ▁judge ▁of ▁wid ows . ▁God ▁in ▁his ▁holy ▁place : ▁And ▁they ▁brought ▁to ▁him ▁young ▁children , ▁that ▁he ▁might ▁touch ▁them . ▁And ▁the ▁disciples ▁reb u ked ▁them ▁that ▁brought ▁them . ▁The ▁chari ot ▁of ▁God ▁is ▁attended ▁by ▁ten ▁thousands ; ▁thousands ▁of ▁them ▁that ▁rej oice : ▁the ▁Lord ▁is ▁among ▁them ▁in ▁Sin a , ▁in ▁the ▁holy ▁place . ▁Under ▁their ▁prince ▁Eli as aph ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁L ael . ▁serve ▁ye ▁the ▁Lord ▁with ▁glad ness . ▁Come ▁in ▁before ▁his ▁presence ▁with ▁exceeding ▁great ▁joy . ▁And ▁he ▁heard ▁my ▁prayers , ▁and ▁brought ▁me ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁p it ▁of ▁mis ery ▁and ▁the ▁m ire ▁of ▁d reg s . ▁And ▁he ▁set ▁my ▁feet ▁upon ▁a ▁rock , ▁and ▁dire cted ▁my ▁steps . ▁Com fort ▁him , ▁all ▁you ▁that ▁are ▁round ▁about ▁him , ▁and ▁all ▁you ▁that ▁know ▁his ▁name , ▁say : ▁How ▁is ▁the ▁strong ▁staff ▁broken , ▁the ▁beautiful ▁ro d ? ▁And ▁the ▁cal f ▁with ▁the ▁skin , ▁and ▁the ▁flesh ▁and ▁the ▁d ung , ▁he ▁bur nt ▁without ▁the ▁camp , ▁as ▁the ▁Lord ▁had ▁commanded . ▁These ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁Aaron ▁the ▁priests ▁that ▁were ▁an ointed , ▁and ▁whose ▁hands ▁were ▁filled ▁and ▁consec rated , ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁functions ▁of ▁pri es th ood . ▁And ▁that ▁Babylon , ▁glor ious ▁among ▁kingdoms , ▁the ▁famous ▁pride ▁of ▁the ▁Chal de ans , ▁shall ▁be ▁even ▁as ▁the ▁Lord ▁destroyed ▁S od om ▁and ▁G om or r ha . ▁From ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁I ▁shall ▁fear : ▁but ▁I ▁will ▁trust ▁in ▁thee . ▁And ▁they ▁answered ▁them : ▁We ▁have ▁sw orn ▁to ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁Israel , ▁and ▁therefore ▁we ▁may ▁not ▁touch ▁them . ▁They ▁therefore ▁who ▁were ▁come ▁together , ▁asked ▁him , ▁saying : ▁Lord , ▁wilt ▁thou ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁restore ▁again ▁the ▁kingdom ▁to ▁Israel ? ▁Del ight ▁in ▁the ▁Lord , ▁and ▁he ▁will ▁give ▁thee ▁the ▁requests ▁of ▁thy ▁heart . ▁Al ready ▁indeed ▁there ▁is ▁plain ly ▁a ▁fault ▁among ▁you , ▁that ▁you ▁have ▁laws u its ▁one ▁with ▁another . ▁Why ▁do ▁you ▁not ▁rather ▁take ▁wrong ? ▁Why ▁do ▁you ▁not ▁rather ▁suffer ▁yourselves ▁to ▁be ▁def ra ud ed ? ▁D ear ly ▁be lo ved , ▁let ▁us ▁love ▁one ▁another , ▁for ▁char ity ▁is ▁of ▁God . ▁And ▁every ▁one ▁that ▁love th , ▁is ▁born ▁of ▁God , ▁and ▁know eth ▁God . ▁As ▁you ▁learned ▁of ▁E pap h ras , ▁our ▁most ▁be lo ved ▁fellow ▁servant , ▁who ▁is ▁for ▁you ▁a ▁faith ful ▁minister ▁of ▁Christ ▁Jesus ; ▁W oe ▁to ▁you ▁that ▁r ue ▁wise ▁in ▁your ▁own ▁eyes , ▁and ▁pr ud ent ▁in ▁your ▁own ▁con ce its . ▁Jesus ▁answered : ▁My ▁kingdom ▁is ▁not ▁of ▁this ▁world . ▁If ▁my ▁kingdom ▁were ▁of ▁this ▁world , ▁my ▁servants ▁would ▁certainly ▁stri ve ▁that ▁I ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁Jews : ▁but ▁now ▁my ▁kingdom ▁is ▁not ▁from ▁hence . ▁Ne ither ▁shalt ▁thou ▁commit ▁adul tery . ▁And ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁ark ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁brought ▁in ▁to ▁himself ▁into ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁David : ▁but ▁he ▁caused ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁carried ▁into ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁Ob ed ed om ▁the ▁G eth ite . ▁I ▁said : ▁In ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁my ▁days ▁I ▁shall ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁gates ▁of ▁he ll : ▁I ▁sought ▁for ▁the ▁res id ue ▁of ▁my ▁years . ▁I ▁walk ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁justice , ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁path s ▁of ▁judgment , ▁The ▁life ▁is ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁me at , ▁and ▁the ▁body ▁is ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁ra iment . ▁Fear ▁them ▁not : ▁for ▁the ▁Lord ▁your ▁God ▁will ▁fight ▁for ▁you . ▁But ▁I ▁determined ▁this ▁with ▁myself , ▁not ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁you ▁again ▁in ▁sorrow . ▁And ▁he ▁took ▁away ▁his ▁own ▁people ▁as ▁sheep : ▁and ▁guided ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁wild ern ess ▁like ▁a ▁flock . ▁Do ▁you ▁not ▁yet ▁understand , ▁neither ▁do ▁you ▁remember ▁the ▁five ▁lo aves ▁among ▁five ▁thousand ▁men , ▁and ▁how ▁many ▁basket s ▁you ▁took ▁up ? ▁And ▁he ▁turned ▁their ▁rivers ▁into ▁blood , ▁and ▁their ▁show ers ▁that ▁they ▁might , ▁not ▁drink . ▁And ▁thou ▁shalt ▁bring ▁in ▁the ▁table , ▁and ▁set ▁upon ▁it ▁the ▁things ▁that ▁are ▁commanded ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁r ite . ▁The ▁cand l est ick ▁shall ▁stand ▁with ▁its ▁l amps , ▁And ▁I ▁will ▁send ▁to ▁Babylon ▁f ann ers , ▁and ▁they ▁shall ▁f an ▁her , ▁and ▁shall ▁destroy ▁her ▁land : ▁for ▁they ▁are ▁come ▁upon ▁her ▁on ▁every ▁side ▁in ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁her ▁aff lic tion . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁thoughts ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁a ▁man : ▁but ▁the ▁will ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁shall ▁stand ▁firm . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁dead ▁lived ▁not , ▁till ▁the ▁thousand ▁years ▁were ▁finished . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁res ur re ction . ▁Therefore ▁fear ▁them ▁not . ▁For ▁nothing ▁is ▁covered ▁that ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁revealed : ▁nor ▁h id , ▁that ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁known . ▁in ▁the ▁courts ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁thee , ▁O ▁Jerusalem . ▁The ▁sevent eenth ▁to ▁He z ir , ▁the ▁eight eenth ▁to ▁A ph ses , ▁And ▁taking ▁him , ▁they ▁brought ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁Are op ag us , ▁saying : ▁May ▁we ▁know ▁what ▁this ▁new ▁do ct rine ▁is , ▁which ▁thou ▁speak est ▁of ? ▁And ▁the ▁king ▁died , ▁b ▁and ▁was ▁carried ▁into ▁Sam aria : ▁and ▁they ▁buried ▁the ▁king ▁in ▁Sam aria . ▁And ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ready ▁to ▁be ▁brought ▁to ▁bed , ▁there ▁appeared ▁tw ins ▁in ▁her ▁wom b : ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁very ▁delivery ▁of ▁the ▁infants , ▁one ▁put ▁forth ▁a ▁hand , ▁where on ▁the ▁mid w ife ▁tied ▁a ▁sc ar let ▁th read , ▁saying : ▁Who ▁shall ▁ascend ▁into ▁the ▁mountain ▁of ▁the ▁Lord : ▁or ▁who ▁shall ▁stand ▁in ▁his ▁holy ▁place ? ▁And ▁he ▁said : ▁B less ed ▁art ▁thou ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁my ▁daughter , ▁and ▁thy ▁latter ▁kind ness ▁has ▁sur p ass ed ▁the ▁former : ▁because ▁thou ▁hast ▁not ▁followed ▁young ▁men ▁either ▁poor ▁or ▁rich . ▁He ▁took ▁counsel ▁with ▁the ▁anc ients , ▁who ▁had ▁stood ▁before ▁his ▁father ▁Solomon , ▁while ▁he ▁yet ▁lived , ▁saying : ▁What ▁counsel ▁give ▁you ▁to ▁me , ▁that ▁I ▁may ▁answer ▁the ▁people ? ▁Wh om ▁J ason ▁hath ▁received ; ▁and ▁these ▁all ▁do ▁cont rary ▁to ▁the ▁dec rees ▁of ▁Caes ar , ▁saying ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁another ▁king , ▁Jesus . ▁You ▁shall ▁do ▁no ▁serv ile ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁this ▁day : ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁day ▁of ▁prop it iation , ▁that ▁the ▁Lord ▁your ▁God ▁may ▁be ▁merc iful ▁unto ▁you . ▁And ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁crime ▁of ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁the ▁seventy ▁sons ▁of ▁Jer ob a al , ▁and ▁the ▁s hed d ing ▁of ▁their ▁blood ▁upon ▁Ab ime lech ▁their ▁brother , ▁and ▁upon ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁princes ▁of ▁the ▁Sic he mit es , ▁who ▁a ided ▁him . ▁And ▁D ed an , ▁and ▁The ma , ▁and ▁B u z , ▁and ▁all ▁that ▁have ▁their ▁hair ▁cut ▁round . ▁Fear ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁char ity : ▁but ▁perfect ▁char ity ▁cast eth ▁out ▁fear , ▁because ▁fear ▁hath ▁pain . ▁And ▁he ▁that ▁fe are th , ▁is ▁not ▁perf ected ▁in ▁char ity . ▁That ▁thou ▁might est ▁know ▁that ▁the ▁Lord ▁he ▁is ▁God , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁other ▁bes ides ▁him . ▁And ▁thou ▁shalt ▁offer ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁sight ▁of ▁the ▁Lord : ▁and ▁the ▁priests ▁shall ▁put ▁s alt ▁upon ▁them , ▁and ▁shall ▁offer ▁them ▁a ▁hol oca ust ▁to ▁the ▁Lord . ▁And ▁Jo i ada ▁the ▁priest ▁gave ▁to ▁the ▁captains ▁the ▁sp ears , ▁and ▁the ▁sh ield s , ▁and ▁targets ▁of ▁king ▁David , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁dedicated ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Lord . ▁The ▁sword ▁which ▁you ▁fear , ▁shall ▁overt ake ▁you ▁there ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Egypt : ▁and ▁the ▁fam ine , ▁where of ▁you ▁are ▁afraid , ▁shall ▁cle ave ▁to ▁you ▁in ▁Egypt , ▁and ▁there ▁you ▁shall ▁die . ▁Is ▁any ▁man ▁called , ▁being ▁circum c ised ▁? ▁let ▁him ▁not ▁pro cure ▁unc irc um c ision . ▁Is ▁any ▁man ▁called ▁in ▁unc irc um c ision ▁? ▁let ▁him ▁not ▁be ▁circum c ised . ▁And ▁the ▁words ▁which ▁David ▁spoke ▁were ▁heard , ▁and ▁were ▁re he ars ed ▁before ▁Saul . ▁And ▁he ▁spoke ▁to ▁them ▁many ▁things ▁in ▁par ables , ▁saying : ▁Behold ▁the ▁s ower ▁went ▁forth ▁to ▁s ow . ▁The ▁priests ▁and ▁Levites , ▁and ▁all ▁that ▁are ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁tribe , ▁shall ▁have ▁no ▁part ▁nor ▁inherit ance ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Israel , ▁because ▁they ▁shall ▁eat ▁the ▁sacrif ices ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁and ▁his ▁obl ations , ▁But ▁now , ▁after ▁that ▁you ▁have ▁known ▁God , ▁or ▁rather ▁are ▁known ▁by ▁God : ▁how ▁turn ▁you ▁again ▁to ▁the ▁weak ▁and ▁need y ▁elements , ▁which ▁you ▁desire ▁to ▁serve ▁again ? ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁spoke ▁to ▁the ▁fish : ▁and ▁it ▁v om ited ▁out ▁Jon as ▁upon ▁the ▁dry ▁land . ▁And ▁Eli as ▁coming ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁people , ▁said : ▁How ▁long ▁do ▁you ▁h alt ▁between ▁two ▁sides ? ▁if ▁the ▁Lord ▁be ▁God , ▁follow ▁him : ▁but ▁if ▁B a al , ▁then ▁follow ▁him . ▁And ▁the ▁people ▁did ▁not ▁answer ▁him ▁a ▁word . ▁And ▁he ▁shall ▁be ▁my ▁sa vi our : ▁for ▁no ▁hyp oc rit e ▁shall ▁come ▁before ▁his ▁presence . ▁You ▁shall ▁do ▁my ▁judgments , ▁and ▁shall ▁obs erve ▁my ▁pre cepts , ▁and ▁shall ▁walk ▁in ▁them . ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁Lord ▁your ▁God . ▁Comm and ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel , ▁and ▁thou ▁shalt ▁say ▁to ▁them : ▁Off er ▁ye ▁my ▁obl ation ▁and ▁my ▁bread , ▁and ▁bur nt ▁sacrifice ▁of ▁most ▁sweet ▁od our , ▁in ▁their ▁due ▁se asons . ▁Now ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁peace ▁be ▁with ▁you ▁all . ▁Am en . ▁And ▁C ari ath aim , ▁and ▁Sab ama , ▁and ▁Sarath as ar ▁in ▁the ▁mountain ▁of ▁the ▁valley . ▁And ▁M ip hib ose th ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Saul ▁came ▁down ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁king , ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁neither ▁was hed ▁his ▁feet , ▁nor ▁tr im med ▁his ▁be ard : ▁nor ▁was hed ▁his ▁gar ments ▁from ▁the ▁day ▁that ▁the ▁king ▁went ▁out , ▁until ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁his ▁return ▁in ▁peace . ▁And ▁he ▁sent ▁upon ▁them ▁the ▁wrath ▁of ▁his ▁ind ignation : ▁ind ignation ▁and ▁wrath ▁and ▁trouble , ▁which ▁he ▁sent ▁by ▁evil ▁angel s . ▁And ▁when ▁they ▁had ▁done ▁this , ▁they ▁enclosed ▁a ▁very ▁great ▁multitude ▁of ▁fishes , ▁and ▁their ▁net ▁broke . ▁And ▁their ▁brethren ▁who ▁were ▁very ▁mighty , ▁a ▁hundred ▁twenty - e ight : ▁and ▁their ▁ruler ▁Z ab d i el ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁mighty . ▁And ▁the ▁lamb ▁being ▁imm ol ated , ▁he ▁shall ▁put ▁of ▁the ▁blood ▁thereof ▁upon ▁the ▁t ip ▁of ▁the ▁right ▁ear ▁of ▁him ▁that ▁is ▁cle ans ed , ▁and ▁upon ▁the ▁th umb ▁of ▁his ▁right ▁hand , ▁and ▁the ▁great ▁to e ▁of ▁his ▁right ▁foot : ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁said ▁to ▁Moses : ▁Go ▁in ▁to ▁Phara o ; ▁for ▁I ▁have ▁hard ened ▁his ▁heart , ▁and ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁his ▁servants : ▁that ▁I ▁may ▁work ▁these ▁my ▁signs ▁in ▁him . ▁We ▁are ▁become ▁or ph ans ▁without ▁a ▁father : ▁our ▁mothers ▁are ▁as ▁wid ows . ▁And ▁the ▁first ▁living ▁creat ure ▁was ▁like ▁a ▁lion : ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁living ▁creat ure ▁like ▁a ▁cal f : ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁living ▁creat ure , ▁having ▁the ▁face , ▁as ▁it ▁were , ▁of ▁a ▁man : ▁and ▁the ▁fourth ▁living ▁creat ure ▁was ▁like ▁an ▁e ag le ▁fly ing . ▁Many ▁daughters ▁have ▁gathered ▁together ▁ric hes : ▁thou ▁hast ▁sur p ass ed ▁them ▁all . ▁And ▁he ▁built ▁them ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁heaven ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁courts ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Lord . ▁Egypt ▁was ▁glad ▁when ▁they ▁depart ed : ▁for ▁the ▁fear ▁of ▁them ▁lay ▁upon ▁them . ▁And ▁the ▁priests ▁have ▁the ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁leaves ▁of ▁propos ition , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁sacrifice ▁of ▁fine ▁flour , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁un le av ened ▁cakes , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁f ry ing p an , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁ro asting , ▁and ▁of ▁every ▁weight ▁and ▁measure . ▁But ▁thou ▁shalt ▁give ▁to ▁him : ▁neither ▁shalt ▁thou ▁do ▁any ▁thing ▁cra ft ily ▁in ▁rel ieving ▁his ▁necess ities : ▁that ▁the ▁Lord ▁thy ▁God ▁may ▁bless ▁thee ▁at ▁all ▁times , ▁and ▁in ▁all ▁things ▁to ▁which ▁thou ▁shalt ▁put ▁thy ▁hand . ▁Wh om ▁when ▁he ▁saw , ▁he ▁said : ▁Go , ▁shew ▁yourselves ▁to ▁the ▁priests . ▁And ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁pass , ▁as ▁they ▁went , ▁they ▁were ▁made ▁clean . ▁And ▁because ▁he ▁needed ▁not ▁that ▁any ▁should ▁give ▁testimony ▁of ▁man : ▁for ▁he ▁knew ▁what ▁was ▁in ▁man . ▁And ▁over ▁the ▁dress ers ▁of ▁the ▁vine y ards , ▁was ▁Sem e ias ▁a ▁Rom ath ite : ▁and ▁over ▁the ▁wine ▁cell ars , ▁Z ab d ias ▁an ▁A ph on ite . ▁And ▁they ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁under ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁Aaron ▁for ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁in ▁the ▁p or ches , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ch am bers , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁pur ification , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁sanct uary , ▁and ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁the ▁min istry ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁of ▁the ▁Lord . ▁And ▁thou ▁shalt ▁speak ▁to ▁them ▁all ▁these ▁words , ▁but ▁they ▁will ▁not ▁he ark en ▁to ▁thee : ▁and ▁thou ▁shalt ▁call ▁them , ▁but ▁they ▁will ▁not ▁answer ▁thee . ▁And ▁we ▁have ▁the ▁more ▁firm ▁prophet ical ▁word : ▁where unt o ▁you ▁do ▁well ▁to ▁attend , ▁as ▁to ▁a ▁light ▁that ▁sh in eth ▁in ▁a ▁dark ▁place , ▁until ▁the ▁day ▁d aw n , ▁and ▁the ▁day ▁st ar ▁arise ▁in ▁your ▁hearts : ▁My ▁friends ▁and ▁my ▁neigh b ours ▁have ▁drawn ▁near , ▁and ▁stood ▁against ▁me . ▁And ▁they ▁that ▁were ▁near ▁me ▁stood ▁af ar ▁off ▁: ▁Ach ab ▁went ▁up ▁to ▁eat ▁and ▁drink : ▁and ▁Eli as ▁went ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁C arm el , ▁and ▁cast ing ▁himself ▁down ▁upon ▁the ▁earth ▁put ▁his ▁face ▁between ▁his ▁k ne es , ▁Where ▁was t ▁thou ▁when ▁I ▁laid ▁up ▁the ▁found ations ▁of ▁the ▁earth ▁? ▁tell ▁me ▁if ▁thou ▁hast ▁understanding . ▁What ▁then ▁shall ▁we ▁say ? ▁That ▁the ▁Gent iles , ▁who ▁followed ▁not ▁after ▁justice , ▁have ▁attain ed ▁to ▁justice , ▁even ▁the ▁justice ▁that ▁is ▁of ▁faith . ▁By ▁me ▁therefore ▁this ▁dec ree ▁is ▁made , ▁that ▁every ▁people , ▁tribe , ▁and ▁tongue , ▁which ▁shall ▁speak ▁bl asp hem y ▁against ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁S id ra ch , ▁Mis ach , ▁and ▁Ab den ag o , ▁shall ▁be ▁destroyed , ▁and ▁their ▁houses ▁laid ▁waste : ▁for ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁other ▁God ▁that ▁can ▁save ▁in ▁this ▁manner . ▁And ▁Jesus ▁said ▁to ▁him : ▁For bid ▁him ▁not ; ▁for ▁he ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁against ▁you , ▁is ▁for ▁you . ▁The ▁children ▁of ▁Beth le hem , ▁a ▁hundred ▁twenty - three . ▁In ▁the ▁six ▁hund reth ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁No e ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁month , ▁in ▁the ▁sevent eenth ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁month , ▁all ▁the ▁f ount ains ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁deep ▁were ▁broken ▁up , ▁and ▁the ▁f lood ▁gates ▁of ▁heaven ▁were ▁open : ▁From ▁the ▁cry ▁of ▁H ese bon ▁even ▁to ▁Ele ale , ▁and ▁to ▁J asa , ▁they ▁have ▁ut tered ▁their ▁voice : ▁from ▁Se g or ▁to ▁O ron aim , ▁as ▁a ▁he if er ▁of ▁three ▁years ▁old : ▁the ▁waters ▁also ▁of ▁N em rim ▁shall ▁be ▁very ▁bad . ▁The ▁person ▁that ▁swe are th , ▁and ▁ut te reth ▁with ▁his ▁lips , ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁do ▁either ▁evil ▁or ▁good , ▁and ▁b ind eth ▁the ▁same ▁with ▁an ▁oath , ▁and ▁his ▁word , ▁and ▁having ▁forgotten ▁it ▁after wards ▁understand eth ▁his ▁off ence , ▁And ▁his ▁father ▁said ▁to ▁him : ▁Thou ▁se est ▁that ▁I ▁am ▁old , ▁and ▁know ▁not ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁my ▁death . ▁The ▁children ▁of ▁Z ach ai , ▁seven ▁hundred ▁sixty . ▁Being ▁filled ▁with ▁all ▁iniquity , ▁mal ice , ▁for n ication , ▁av ar ice , ▁wicked ness , ▁full ▁of ▁en v y , ▁murder , ▁cont ention , ▁deceit , ▁mal ign ity , ▁whis pe rers , ▁If ▁I ▁forget ▁thee , ▁O ▁Jerusalem , ▁let ▁my ▁right ▁hand ▁be ▁forgotten . ▁He ▁sent ▁ten ▁young ▁men , ▁and ▁said ▁to ▁them : ▁Go ▁up ▁to ▁C arm el , ▁and ▁go ▁to ▁Nab al , ▁and ▁sal ute ▁him ▁in ▁my ▁name ▁with ▁peace . ▁In ▁all ▁things ▁shew ▁thy self ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁good ▁works , ▁in ▁do ct rine , ▁in ▁integr ity , ▁in ▁gra v ity , ▁But ▁when ▁the ▁good ness ▁and ▁kind ness ▁of ▁God ▁our ▁S av ior ▁appeared : ▁And ▁I ▁heard ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁his ▁words : ▁and ▁when ▁I ▁heard , ▁I ▁lay ▁in ▁a ▁const ern ation , ▁upon ▁my ▁face , ▁and ▁my ▁face ▁was ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁ground . ▁He ▁must ▁increase , ▁but ▁I ▁must ▁decrease . ▁And ▁Thou ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Em ath ▁heard ▁that ▁David ▁had ▁defeated ▁all ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁Ad are zer . ▁They ▁ab used ▁the ▁young ▁men ▁ind ec ently : ▁and ▁the ▁children ▁fell ▁under ▁the ▁wood . ▁And ▁he ▁walked ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁sins ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁done ▁before ▁him : ▁end ▁his ▁heart ▁was ▁not ▁perfect ▁with ▁the ▁Lord ▁his ▁God , ▁as ▁was ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁David ▁his ▁father . ▁And ▁Ad ur am , ▁and ▁L ach is , ▁and ▁A ze ch a , ▁Nab uch od on os or ▁king ▁of ▁Babylon ▁hath ▁eaten ▁me ▁up , ▁he ▁hath ▁dev oured ▁me : ▁he ▁hath ▁made ▁me ▁as ▁an ▁empty ▁vessel : ▁he ▁hath ▁sw all owed ▁me ▁up ▁like ▁a ▁dra gon , ▁he ▁hath ▁filled ▁his ▁bel ly ▁with ▁my ▁de lic ate ▁me ats , ▁and ▁he ▁hath ▁cast ▁me ▁out . ▁I ▁will ▁set ▁my ▁face ▁against ▁you , ▁and ▁you ▁shall ▁fall ▁down ▁before ▁your ▁enemies , ▁and ▁shall ▁be ▁made ▁subject ▁to ▁them ▁that ▁hate ▁you , ▁you ▁shall ▁flee ▁when ▁no ▁man ▁pursu eth ▁you . ▁And ▁I ▁will ▁make ▁thy ▁b ul w arks ▁of ▁j as per : ▁and ▁thy ▁gates ▁of ▁gra ven ▁stones , ▁and ▁all ▁thy ▁borders ▁of ▁des irable ▁stones . ▁And ▁I ▁myself ▁also , ▁my ▁brethren , ▁am ▁ass ured ▁of ▁you , ▁that ▁you ▁also ▁are ▁full ▁of ▁love , ▁repl en ished ▁with ▁all ▁knowledge , ▁so ▁that ▁you ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁ad mon ish ▁one ▁another . ▁I ▁studied ▁that ▁I ▁might ▁know ▁this ▁thing , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁labour ▁in ▁my ▁sight : ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁said ▁to ▁G ede on : ▁The ▁people ▁are ▁still ▁too ▁many , ▁bring ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁waters , ▁and ▁there ▁I ▁will ▁try ▁them : ▁and ▁of ▁whom ▁I ▁shall ▁say ▁to ▁thee , ▁This ▁shall ▁go ▁with ▁thee , ▁let ▁him ▁go : ▁whom ▁I ▁shall ▁for bid ▁to ▁go , ▁let ▁him ▁return . ▁He ▁came ▁near , ▁and ▁kiss ed ▁him . ▁And ▁immediately ▁as ▁he ▁sme lled ▁the ▁fra gr ant ▁smell ▁of ▁his ▁gar ments , ▁blessing ▁him , ▁he ▁said : ▁Behold ▁the ▁smell ▁of ▁my ▁son ▁is ▁as ▁the ▁smell ▁of ▁a ▁pl ent iful ▁field , ▁which ▁Lord ▁hath ▁blessed . ▁There ▁is ▁indeed ▁a ▁setting ▁as ide ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁command ment , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁weak ness ▁and ▁un pro f it ab l eness ▁thereof : ▁For ▁if ▁the ▁blood ▁of ▁go ats ▁and ▁of ▁oxen , ▁and ▁the ▁as hes ▁of ▁an ▁he if er ▁being ▁sp r ink led , ▁sanct ify ▁such ▁as ▁are ▁def iled , ▁to ▁the ▁cle ans ing ▁of ▁the ▁flesh : ▁Lord ▁God , ▁thou ▁hast ▁beg un ▁to ▁shew ▁unto ▁thy ▁servant ▁thy ▁great ness , ▁and ▁most ▁mighty ▁hand , ▁for ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁other ▁God ▁either ▁in ▁heaven ▁or ▁earth , ▁that ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁do ▁thy ▁works , ▁or ▁to ▁be ▁compared ▁to ▁thy ▁strength . ▁G rief ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁shall ▁bring ▁him ▁low , ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁good ▁word ▁he ▁shall ▁be ▁made ▁glad . ▁And ▁the ▁heaven ▁depart ed ▁as ▁a ▁book ▁f olded ▁up : ▁and ▁every ▁mountain , ▁and ▁the ▁island s ▁were ▁moved ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁places . ▁Behold ▁the ▁day , ▁behold ▁it ▁is ▁come : ▁destruction ▁is ▁gone ▁forth , ▁the ▁ro d ▁hath ▁bl oss om ed , ▁pride ▁hath ▁b udd ed . ▁And ▁when ▁G ede on ▁was ▁come , ▁one ▁told ▁his ▁neighbour ▁a ▁dream : ▁and ▁in ▁this ▁manner ▁related ▁what ▁he ▁had ▁seen : ▁I ▁dream t ▁a ▁dream , ▁and ▁it ▁seemed ▁to ▁me ▁as ▁if ▁a ▁hear th ▁cake ▁of ▁barley ▁bread ▁ro lled ▁and ▁came ▁down ▁into ▁the ▁camp ▁of ▁Mad ian : ▁and ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁come ▁to ▁a ▁tent ▁it ▁struck ▁it , ▁and ▁beat ▁it ▁down ▁flat ▁to ▁the ▁ground . ▁And ▁after ▁the ▁trans m ig ration ▁of ▁Babylon , ▁Je ch onias ▁begot ▁Sal athi el . ▁And ▁Sal athi el ▁begot ▁Z or ob abel . ▁But ▁thou ▁hast ▁a ▁few ▁names ▁in ▁S ard is , ▁which ▁have ▁not ▁def iled ▁their ▁gar ments : ▁and ▁they ▁shall ▁walk ▁with ▁me ▁in ▁white , ▁because ▁they ▁are ▁worth y . ▁B less ed ▁be ▁the ▁Lord ▁thy ▁God , ▁whom ▁thou ▁hast ▁ple ased , ▁and ▁who ▁hath ▁set ▁thee ▁upon ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁Israel , ▁because ▁the ▁Lord ▁hath ▁loved ▁Israel ▁for ▁ever , ▁and ▁hath ▁appointed ▁thee ▁king , ▁to ▁do ▁judgment ▁and ▁justice . ▁That ▁he ▁may ▁give ▁me ▁the ▁double ▁c ave , ▁which ▁he ▁hath ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁field : ▁for ▁as ▁much ▁money ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁worth ▁he ▁shall ▁give ▁it ▁me ▁before ▁you , ▁for ▁a ▁possess ion ▁of ▁a ▁b ury ing place . ▁And ▁they ▁spoke ▁to ▁them ▁in ▁Sil o ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Ch anaan , ▁and ▁said : ▁The ▁Lord ▁commanded ▁by ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁Moses , ▁that ▁cities ▁should ▁be ▁given ▁us ▁to ▁dwell ▁in , ▁and ▁their ▁sub ur bs ▁to ▁feed ▁our ▁cattle . ▁Thou ▁shalt ▁be get ▁sons ▁and ▁daughters , ▁and ▁shalt ▁not ▁enjoy ▁them : ▁because ▁they ▁shall ▁be ▁led ▁into ▁captivity . ▁May ▁the ▁Lord ▁keep ▁thy ▁going ▁in ▁and ▁thy ▁going ▁out ; ▁from ▁hence f orth ▁now ▁and ▁for ▁ever . ▁And ▁J oram ▁went ▁over ▁with ▁his ▁princes , ▁and ▁all ▁his ▁c aval ry ▁with ▁him , ▁and ▁rose ▁in ▁the ▁night , ▁and ▁defeated ▁the ▁E dom ites ▁who ▁had ▁surrounded ▁him , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁captains ▁of ▁his ▁c aval ry . ▁And ▁the ▁bow ▁shall ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁cloud s , ▁and ▁I ▁shall ▁see ▁it , ▁and ▁shall ▁remember ▁the ▁ever l asting ▁covenant , ▁that ▁was ▁made ▁between ▁God ▁and ▁every ▁living ▁soul ▁of ▁all ▁flesh ▁which ▁is ▁upon ▁the ▁earth . ▁And ▁yet ▁for ▁all ▁that ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁their ▁enemies , ▁I ▁did ▁not ▁cast ▁them ▁off ▁alt ogether , ▁neither ▁did ▁I ▁so ▁desp ise ▁them ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁be ▁quite ▁consum ed , ▁and ▁I ▁should ▁make ▁v oid ▁my ▁covenant ▁with ▁them . ▁For ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁Lord ▁their ▁God . ▁S ame ch . ▁Thou ▁hast ▁covered ▁in ▁thy ▁wrath , ▁and ▁hast ▁struck ▁us : ▁thou ▁hast ▁killed ▁and ▁hast ▁not ▁sp ared . ▁Ab ove ▁him ▁shall ▁the ▁qu iver ▁r attle , ▁the ▁sp ear ▁and ▁sh ield ▁shall ▁gl it ter . ▁In ▁whom ▁you ▁also , ▁after ▁you ▁had ▁heard ▁the ▁word ▁of ▁truth , ▁( the ▁g osp el ▁of ▁your ▁salvation ; ) ▁in ▁whom ▁also ▁belie ving , ▁you ▁were ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁holy ▁Spirit ▁of ▁promise , ▁And ▁they ▁committed ▁for n ication ▁in ▁Egypt , ▁in ▁their ▁youth ▁they ▁committed ▁for n ication : ▁there ▁were ▁their ▁breast s ▁press ed ▁down , ▁and ▁the ▁te ats ▁of ▁their ▁vir g inity ▁were ▁b ru ised . ▁And ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel , ▁the ▁priests ▁and ▁the ▁Levites , ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁the ▁captivity ▁kept ▁the ▁ded ication ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁God ▁with ▁joy . ▁I ▁have ▁heard ▁and ▁my ▁bow els ▁were ▁troubled : ▁my ▁lips ▁tre mb led ▁at ▁the ▁voice . ▁Let ▁rot ten ness ▁enter ▁into ▁my ▁bones , ▁and ▁sw arm ▁under ▁me . ▁That ▁I ▁may ▁rest ▁in ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁trib ulation : ▁that ▁I ▁may ▁go ▁up ▁to ▁our ▁people ▁that ▁are ▁g ird ed . ▁And ▁Est her ▁said : ▁It ▁is ▁this ▁Am an ▁that ▁is ▁our ▁ad vers ary ▁and ▁most ▁wicked ▁enem y . ▁Am an ▁hearing ▁this ▁was ▁forth with ▁ast on ished , ▁not ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁bear ▁the ▁count en ance ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁queen . ▁And ▁seventy ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁anc ients ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁Israel , ▁and ▁Jez onias ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁S a ap han ▁stood ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁them , ▁that ▁stood ▁before ▁the ▁pictures : ▁and ▁every ▁one ▁had ▁a ▁c ens er ▁in ▁his ▁hand : ▁and ▁a ▁cloud ▁of ▁smoke ▁went ▁up ▁from ▁the ▁inc ense . ▁A ▁time ▁of ▁love , ▁and ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁hat red . ▁A ▁time ▁of ▁war , ▁and ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁peace . ▁They ▁went ▁therefore ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁came ▁unto ▁him . ▁Or ▁what ▁woman ▁having ▁ten ▁gro ats ; ▁if ▁she ▁lose ▁one ▁gro at , ▁doth ▁not ▁light ▁a ▁cand le , ▁and ▁swe ep ▁the ▁house , ▁and ▁seek ▁dil ig ently ▁until ▁she ▁find ▁it ? ▁And ▁Jerem ias ▁said ▁to ▁S ed ec ias : ▁Thus ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord ▁of ▁hosts ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁Israel : ▁If ▁thou ▁wilt ▁take ▁a ▁resolution ▁and ▁go ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁princes ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Babylon , ▁thy ▁soul ▁shall ▁live , ▁and ▁this ▁city ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁bur nt ▁with ▁fire : ▁and ▁thou ▁shalt ▁be ▁safe , ▁and ▁thy ▁house . ▁What ▁is ▁all ▁flesh , ▁that ▁it ▁should ▁hear ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁the ▁living ▁God , ▁who ▁speak eth ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁fire , ▁as ▁we ▁have ▁heard , ▁and ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁live ? ▁But ▁I ▁have ▁made ▁Esau ▁b are , ▁I ▁have ▁revealed ▁his ▁secre ts , ▁and ▁he ▁cannot ▁be ▁h id : ▁his ▁seed ▁is ▁laid ▁waste , ▁and ▁his ▁brethren , ▁and ▁his ▁neigh b ours , ▁and ▁he ▁shall ▁not ▁be . ▁May ▁the ▁Lord ▁strike ▁thee ▁with ▁a ▁very ▁s ore ▁u l cer ▁in ▁the ▁k ne es ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁legs , ▁and ▁be ▁thou ▁incur able ▁from ▁the ▁so le ▁of ▁the ▁foot ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁head . ▁So ▁she ▁kept ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁maid s ▁of ▁Bo o z : ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁g le an ▁with ▁them , ▁till ▁all ▁the ▁barley ▁and ▁the ▁whe at ▁were ▁laid ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁bar ns . ▁If ▁a ▁man ▁kill ▁his ▁neighbour ▁on ▁set ▁purpose ▁and ▁by ▁l ying ▁in ▁wait ▁for ▁him : ▁thou ▁shalt ▁take ▁him ▁away ▁from ▁my ▁altar , ▁that ▁he ▁may ▁die . ▁Yet ▁so ▁if ▁thou ▁hear ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁thy ▁God , ▁and ▁keep ▁all ▁things ▁that ▁he ▁hath ▁ord ained , ▁and ▁which ▁I ▁command ▁thee ▁this ▁day , ▁he ▁will ▁bless ▁thee , ▁as ▁he ▁hath ▁promised . ▁And ▁Ad onias ▁having ▁sl ain ▁r ams ▁and ▁cal ves , ▁and ▁all ▁fat ▁cattle ▁by ▁the ▁stone ▁of ▁Z o he le th , ▁which ▁was ▁near ▁the ▁f ount ain ▁Ro gel , ▁invited ▁all ▁his ▁brethren ▁the ▁king ' s ▁sons , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁men ▁of ▁Juda , ▁the ▁king ' s ▁servants : ▁The ▁four teenth ▁to ▁Math ath ias , ▁to ▁his ▁sons ▁and ▁his ▁brethren ▁twelve . ▁And ▁the ▁sea ▁arose , ▁by ▁reason ▁of ▁a ▁great ▁wind ▁that ▁ble w . ▁And ▁while ▁the ▁word ▁was ▁yet ▁in ▁the ▁king ' s ▁mouth , ▁a ▁voice ▁came ▁down ▁from ▁heaven : ▁To ▁thee , ▁O ▁king ▁Nab uch od on os or , ▁it ▁is ▁said : ▁Th y ▁kingdom ▁shall ▁pass ▁from ▁thee , ▁Great ▁is ▁my ▁confidence ▁for ▁you , ▁great ▁is ▁my ▁glory ing ▁for ▁you . ▁I ▁am ▁filled ▁with ▁comfort : ▁I ▁exceeding ly ▁ab ound ▁with ▁joy ▁in ▁all ▁our ▁trib ulation . ▁Some ▁therefore ▁of ▁Jerusalem ▁said : ▁Is ▁not ▁this ▁he ▁whom ▁they ▁seek ▁to ▁kill ? ▁THE ▁burden ▁of ▁Babylon , ▁which ▁Is ai as ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Am os ▁saw . ▁And ▁r ams ' ▁sk ins ▁d y ed ▁red , ▁and ▁vi o let ▁col oured ▁sk ins , ▁set im ▁wood , ▁If ▁they ▁stood ▁in ▁my ▁counsel , ▁and ▁had ▁made ▁my ▁words ▁known ▁to ▁my ▁people , ▁I ▁should ▁have ▁turned ▁them ▁from ▁their ▁evil ▁way ▁and ▁from ▁their ▁wicked ▁do ings . ▁Behold ▁I ▁will ▁establish ▁my ▁covenant ▁with ▁you , ▁and ▁with ▁your ▁seed ▁after ▁you : ▁and ▁the ▁wrath ▁of ▁God ▁came ▁upon ▁them . ▁And ▁he ▁sle w ▁the ▁fat ▁ones ▁among st ▁them , ▁and ▁brought ▁down ▁the ▁chosen ▁men ▁of ▁Israel . ▁Obs erve ▁all ▁things ▁which ▁this ▁day ▁I ▁command ▁thee : ▁I ▁myself ▁will ▁drive ▁out ▁before ▁thy ▁face ▁the ▁Am or r h ite , ▁and ▁the ▁Ch anaan ite , ▁and ▁the ▁H eth ite , ▁and ▁the ▁P here z ite , ▁and ▁the ▁He v ite , ▁and ▁the ▁Je b us ite . ▁He ▁looked , ▁and ▁behold ▁there ▁was ▁at ▁his ▁head ▁a ▁hear th ▁cake , ▁and ▁a ▁vessel ▁of ▁water : ▁and ▁he ▁ate ▁and ▁dr ank , ▁and ▁he ▁fell ▁as leep ▁again . ▁If ▁a ▁prince ▁shall ▁sin , ▁and ▁through ▁ign or ance ▁do ▁any ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁things ▁that ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁for b idd eth , ▁But ▁we ▁pre ach ▁Christ ▁cru c ified , ▁unto ▁the ▁Jews ▁indeed ▁a ▁st umb ling b l ock , ▁and ▁unto ▁the ▁Gent iles ▁foolish ness : ▁Therefore ▁that ▁place ▁was ▁called ▁B ers ab ee : ▁because ▁both ▁of ▁them ▁did ▁sw ear . ▁L ab ana ▁and ▁E ther ▁and ▁As an , ▁And ▁now , ▁O ▁Lord ▁our ▁God , ▁who ▁hast ▁brought ▁forth ▁thy ▁people ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Egypt ▁with ▁a ▁strong ▁hand , ▁and ▁hast ▁made ▁thee ▁a ▁name ▁as ▁at ▁this ▁day : ▁we ▁have ▁sin ned , ▁we ▁have ▁committed ▁iniquity , ▁What ▁is ▁a ▁man ▁that ▁thou ▁should st ▁magn ify ▁him ? ▁or ▁why ▁do st ▁thou ▁set ▁thy ▁heart ▁upon ▁him ? ▁And ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Juda ▁he ▁built ▁alt ars ▁to ▁b urn ▁fr ank inc ense , ▁and ▁he ▁prov oked ▁the ▁Lord ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁his ▁fathers ▁to ▁wrath . ▁And ▁they ▁said ▁to ▁him : ▁Where ▁is ▁he ? ▁He ▁saith : ▁I ▁know ▁not . ▁So ▁she ▁sle pt ▁at ▁his ▁feet ▁till ▁the ▁night ▁was ▁going ▁off . ▁And ▁she ▁arose ▁before ▁men ▁could ▁know ▁one ▁another , ▁and ▁Bo o z ▁said : ▁Be w are ▁lest ▁any ▁man ▁know ▁that ▁thou ▁c am est ▁hither . ▁But ▁thou ▁Israel , ▁art ▁my ▁servant , ▁Jacob ▁whom ▁I ▁have ▁chosen , ▁the ▁seed ▁of ▁Abraham ▁my ▁friend : ▁These ▁things ▁the ▁Lord ▁God ▁shew ed ▁to ▁me : ▁and ▁behold ▁the ▁Lord ▁called ▁for ▁judgment ▁unto ▁fire , ▁and ▁it ▁dev oured ▁the ▁great ▁deep , ▁and ▁ate ▁up ▁a ▁part ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁The ▁altar ▁of ▁hol oca ust ▁and ▁all ▁its ▁vessels : ▁For ▁we ▁cannot ▁but ▁speak ▁the ▁things ▁which ▁we ▁have ▁seen ▁and ▁heard . ▁The ▁Lord ▁the ▁most ▁mighty ▁God , ▁the ▁Lord ▁the ▁most ▁mighty ▁God , ▁he ▁know eth , ▁and ▁Israel ▁also ▁shall ▁understand : ▁If ▁with ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁trans gress ion ▁we ▁have ▁set ▁up ▁this ▁altar , ▁let ▁him ▁not ▁save ▁us , ▁but ▁punish ▁us ▁immediately : ▁The ▁v int age ▁hath ▁m our ned , ▁the ▁vine ▁hath ▁l angu ished ▁away , ▁all ▁the ▁mer ry he arted ▁have ▁s ighed . ▁And ▁Phara o ▁answered : ▁So ▁be ▁the ▁Lord ▁with ▁you , ▁as ▁I ▁shall ▁let ▁you ▁and ▁your ▁children ▁go : ▁who ▁can ▁doubt ▁but ▁that ▁you ▁inte nd ▁some ▁great ▁evil ? ▁Ne ither ▁become ▁ye ▁id ol at ers , ▁as ▁some ▁of ▁them , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁written : ▁The ▁people ▁sat ▁down ▁to ▁eat ▁and ▁drink , ▁and ▁rose ▁up ▁to ▁play . ▁The ▁Lord ▁stand eth ▁up ▁to ▁judge , ▁and ▁he ▁stand eth ▁to ▁judge ▁the ▁people . ▁W ast ▁thou ▁angry , ▁O ▁Lord , ▁with ▁the ▁rivers ? ▁or ▁was ▁thy ▁wrath ▁upon ▁the ▁rivers ? ▁or ▁thy ▁ind ignation ▁in ▁the ▁sea ? ▁Who ▁will ▁ride ▁upon ▁thy ▁horses : ▁and ▁thy ▁chari ots ▁are ▁salvation . ▁And ▁said : ▁Let ▁us ▁build ▁us ▁an ▁altar , ▁not ▁for ▁hol oca ust s , ▁nor ▁to ▁offer ▁vict ims , ▁But ▁of ▁the ▁times ▁and ▁mom ents , ▁brethren , ▁you ▁need ▁not , ▁that ▁we ▁should ▁write ▁to ▁you ; ▁And ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁pass ▁in ▁those ▁days , ▁that ▁the ▁Philistines ▁gathered ▁themselves ▁together ▁to ▁fight : ▁and ▁Israel ▁went ▁out ▁to ▁war ▁against ▁the ▁Philistines , ▁and ▁camp ed ▁by ▁the ▁St one ▁of ▁help . ▁And ▁the ▁Philistines ▁came ▁to ▁A p he c , ▁And ▁he ▁st rict ly ▁char ged ▁them ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁not ▁tell ▁any ▁man ▁of ▁him . ▁Come ▁ye ▁near ▁unto ▁me , ▁and ▁hear ▁this : ▁I ▁have ▁not ▁spoken ▁in ▁secret ▁from ▁the ▁beginning : ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁done , ▁I ▁was ▁there , ▁and ▁now ▁the ▁Lord ▁God ▁hath ▁sent ▁me , ▁and ▁his ▁spirit . ▁For ▁I ▁have ▁not ▁sent ▁them , ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord : ▁and ▁they ▁prophes y ▁in ▁my ▁name ▁false ly : ▁to ▁drive ▁you ▁out , ▁and ▁that ▁you ▁may ▁per ish , ▁both ▁you , ▁and ▁the ▁prophets ▁that ▁prophes y ▁to ▁you . ▁But ▁the ▁Lord ▁live th , ▁who ▁hath ▁brought ▁out , ▁and ▁brought ▁hither ▁the ▁seed ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁Israel ▁from ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁the ▁north , ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁lands , ▁to ▁which ▁I ▁had ▁cast ▁them ▁forth : ▁and ▁they ▁shall ▁dwell ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁land . ▁And ▁Moses ▁did ▁all ▁that ▁the ▁Lord ▁had ▁commanded . ▁These ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁Jo ac im ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Josue , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁J osed ec , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁Ne hem ias ▁the ▁governor , ▁and ▁of ▁Es d ras ▁the ▁priest ▁and ▁sc rib e . ▁Then ▁Moses ▁and ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel ▁su ng ▁this ▁c ant icle ▁to ▁the ▁Lord : ▁and ▁said : ▁Let ▁us ▁sing ▁to ▁the ▁Lord : ▁for ▁he ▁is ▁glor ious ly ▁magn ified , ▁the ▁horse ▁and ▁the ▁r ider ▁he ▁hath ▁th rown ▁into ▁the ▁sea . ▁Of ▁the ▁tribe ▁of ▁Gad , ▁Ram oth ▁in ▁G ala ad , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁refuge , ▁and ▁M ana im ▁And ▁Eli as ▁said ▁to ▁her : ▁Fear ▁not , ▁but ▁go , ▁and ▁do ▁as ▁thou ▁hast ▁said : ▁but ▁first ▁make ▁for ▁me ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁meal ▁a ▁little ▁hear th ▁cake , ▁and ▁bring ▁it ▁to ▁me : ▁and ▁after ▁make ▁for ▁thy self ▁and ▁thy ▁son . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁Lord ▁said ▁to ▁me : ▁He w ▁thee ▁two ▁tables ▁of ▁stone ▁like ▁the ▁former , ▁and ▁come ▁up ▁to ▁me ▁into ▁the ▁mount : ▁and ▁thou ▁shalt ▁make ▁an ▁ark ▁of ▁m ood , ▁The ▁horns ▁where of ▁went ▁out ▁from ▁the ▁corn ers , ▁and ▁he ▁over l aid ▁it ▁with ▁pl ates ▁of ▁brass . ▁Now ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁certain ▁man ▁in ▁the ▁wild ern ess ▁of ▁Ma on , ▁and ▁his ▁possess ions ▁were ▁in ▁C arm el , ▁and ▁the ▁man ▁was ▁very ▁great : ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁three ▁thousand ▁sheep , ▁and ▁a ▁thousand ▁go ats : ▁and ▁it ▁happened ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁she aring ▁his ▁sheep ▁in ▁C arm el . ▁And ▁he ▁sw ore ▁by ▁him ▁that ▁live th ▁for ▁ever ▁and ▁ever , ▁who ▁created ▁heaven , ▁and ▁the ▁things ▁which ▁are ▁therein ; ▁and ▁the ▁earth , ▁and ▁the ▁things ▁which ▁are ▁in ▁it ; ▁and ▁the ▁sea , ▁and ▁the ▁things ▁which ▁are ▁therein : ▁That ▁time ▁shall ▁be ▁no ▁longer . ▁Then ▁Paul ▁said : ▁I ▁stand ▁at ▁Caes ar ' s ▁judgment ▁seat , ▁where ▁I ▁ought ▁to ▁be ▁judged . ▁To ▁the ▁Jews ▁I ▁have ▁done ▁no ▁inj ury , ▁as ▁thou ▁very ▁well ▁know est . ▁For ▁he ▁brought ▁upon ▁them ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁Chal de ans , ▁and ▁he ▁sle w ▁their ▁young ▁men ▁with ▁the ▁sword ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁his ▁sanct uary , ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁comp ass ion ▁on ▁young ▁man , ▁or ▁maid en , ▁old ▁man ▁or ▁even ▁him ▁that ▁st o op ed ▁for ▁age , ▁but ▁he ▁delivered ▁them ▁all ▁into ▁his ▁hands . ▁B less ed ▁by ▁the ▁Lord ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁Israel ▁from ▁e tern ity ▁to ▁e tern ity . ▁So ▁be ▁it . ▁So ▁be ▁it . ▁And ▁H ir am ▁sent ▁to ▁Solomon , ▁saying : ▁I ▁have ▁heard ▁all ▁thou ▁hast ▁desired ▁of ▁me : ▁and ▁I ▁will ▁do ▁all ▁thy ▁desire ▁concerning ▁c ed ar ▁trees , ▁and ▁f ir ▁trees . ▁He ▁delivered ▁all ▁the ▁offerings ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel ▁unto ▁them . ▁And ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁ear n est ▁about ▁the ▁work , ▁the ▁people ▁daily ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁offered ▁their ▁v ows . ▁And ▁the ▁people ▁went ▁about , ▁and ▁gather ing ▁it , ▁ground ▁it ▁in ▁a ▁mill , ▁or ▁beat ▁it ▁in ▁a ▁m ort ar , ▁and ▁bo iled ▁it ▁in ▁a ▁pot , ▁and ▁made ▁cakes ▁thereof ▁of ▁the ▁t aste ▁of ▁bread ▁tem pered ▁with ▁oil . ▁And ▁he ▁went ▁down ▁to ▁him ▁after ▁some ▁years ▁to ▁Sam aria : ▁and ▁Ach ab ▁at ▁his ▁coming ▁killed ▁sheep ▁and ▁oxen ▁in ▁ab und ance ▁for ▁him ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁that ▁came ▁with ▁him : ▁and ▁he ▁pers u aded ▁him ▁to ▁go ▁up ▁to ▁Ram oth ▁G ala ad . ▁So ▁Am non ▁lay ▁down , ▁and ▁made ▁as ▁if ▁he ▁were ▁sick : ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁king ▁came ▁to ▁visit ▁him , ▁Am non ▁said ▁to ▁the ▁king : ▁I ▁pray ▁thee ▁let ▁my ▁sister ▁Th am ar ▁come , ▁and ▁make ▁in ▁my ▁sight ▁two ▁little ▁mess es , ▁that ▁I ▁may ▁eat ▁at ▁her ▁hand . ▁Where up on ▁neither ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁indeed ▁dedicated ▁without ▁blood . ▁And ▁of ▁the ▁f ruits ▁of ▁the ▁earth , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁ful ness ▁thereof . ▁The ▁blessing ▁of ▁him ▁that ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁bus h , ▁come ▁upon ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁Joseph , ▁and ▁upon ▁the ▁crown ▁of ▁the ▁N az ar ite ▁among ▁his ▁brethren . ▁O ▁God , ▁why ▁hast ▁thou ▁cast ▁us ▁off ▁unto ▁the ▁end : ▁why ▁is ▁thy ▁wrath ▁en k ind led ▁against ▁the ▁sheep ▁of ▁thy ▁past ure ? ▁Every ▁place , ▁that ▁your ▁foot ▁shall ▁t read ▁upon , ▁shall ▁be ▁yours . ▁From ▁the ▁des ert , ▁and ▁from ▁Lib an us , ▁from ▁the ▁great ▁river ▁E u ph rates ▁unto ▁the ▁western ▁sea ▁shall ▁be ▁your ▁borders . ▁The ▁trees ▁went ▁to ▁an oint ▁a ▁king ▁over ▁them : ▁and ▁they ▁said ▁to ▁the ▁ol ive ▁tree : ▁Re ign ▁thou ▁over ▁us . ▁And ▁Jesus ▁said ▁to ▁them : ▁How ▁many ▁lo aves ▁have ▁you ? ▁But ▁they ▁said : ▁Se ven , ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁little ▁fishes . ▁Because ▁on ▁those ▁days ▁the ▁Jews ▁rev eng ed ▁themselves ▁of ▁their ▁enemies , ▁and ▁their ▁m our ning ▁and ▁sorrow ▁were ▁turned ▁into ▁m irth ▁and ▁joy , ▁and ▁that ▁these ▁should ▁be ▁days ▁of ▁fe asting ▁and ▁glad ness , ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁should ▁send ▁one ▁to ▁another ▁port ions ▁of ▁me ats ; ▁and ▁should ▁give ▁g ifts ▁to ▁the ▁poor . ▁And ▁j ac ob ▁being ▁angry , ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁ch iding ▁manner : ▁For ▁what ▁fault ▁of ▁mine , ▁and ▁for ▁what ▁off ense ▁on ▁my ▁part ▁hast ▁thou ▁so ▁hot ly ▁purs ued ▁me , ▁And ▁the ▁divisions ▁of ▁the ▁p orters : ▁of ▁the ▁Cor ites ▁M ese lem ia , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁C ore , ▁of ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁As aph . ▁But ▁with ▁the ▁precious ▁blood ▁of ▁Christ , ▁as ▁of ▁a ▁lamb ▁un s p ot ted ▁and ▁und e f iled , ▁And ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁pass ▁that ▁night , ▁that ▁an ▁angel ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁came , ▁and ▁sle w ▁in ▁the ▁camp ▁of ▁the ▁Assy rians ▁a ▁hundred ▁and ▁eight y - five ▁thousand . ▁And ▁when ▁he ▁arose ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁morning , ▁he ▁saw ▁all ▁the ▁bodies ▁of ▁the ▁dead . ▁And ▁shall ▁come ▁to ▁know ▁his ▁sin , ▁he ▁shall ▁offer ▁a ▁she ▁go at ▁without ▁b lem ish . ▁And ▁all ▁were ▁ast on ished ; ▁and ▁they ▁glor ified ▁God . ▁And ▁they ▁were ▁filled ▁with ▁fear , ▁saying : ▁We ▁have ▁seen ▁wonderful ▁things ▁to ▁day . ▁And ▁have ▁numbered ▁the ▁houses ▁of ▁Jerusalem , ▁and ▁broken ▁down ▁houses ▁to ▁fort ify ▁the ▁wall . ▁Not ▁re nder ing ▁evil ▁for ▁evil , ▁nor ▁ra iling ▁for ▁ra iling , ▁but ▁cont r ari wise , ▁blessing : ▁for ▁unto ▁this ▁are ▁you ▁called , ▁that ▁you ▁may ▁inherit ▁a ▁blessing . ▁And ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁came ▁upon ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁went ▁down ▁to ▁As c al on , ▁and ▁sle w ▁there ▁thirty ▁men , ▁whose ▁gar ments ▁he ▁took ▁away ▁and ▁gave ▁to ▁them ▁that ▁had ▁declared ▁the ▁r iddle . ▁And ▁being ▁exceeding ▁angry ▁he ▁went ▁up ▁to ▁his ▁father ' s ▁house : ▁Then ▁R abs aces ▁stood , ▁and ▁cried ▁out ▁with ▁a ▁l oud ▁voice ▁in ▁the ▁Jews ' ▁language , ▁and ▁said : ▁Hear ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁king , ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁Assy rians . ▁Behold ▁his ▁sons ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁field : ▁and ▁hearing ▁what ▁had ▁passed , ▁they ▁were ▁exceeding ▁angry , ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁done ▁a ▁f ou l ▁thing ▁in ▁Israel , ▁and ▁committed ▁an ▁un law ful ▁act , ▁in ▁ra v ish ing ▁Jacob ' s ▁daughter , ▁Make ▁their ▁princes ▁like ▁O re b , ▁and ▁Zeb , ▁and ▁Z e be e , ▁and ▁Sal m ana . ▁All ▁their ▁princes , ▁The ▁days ▁of ▁man ▁are ▁short , ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁his ▁months ▁is ▁with ▁thee : ▁thou ▁hast ▁appointed ▁his ▁bound s ▁which ▁cannot ▁be ▁passed . ▁He ▁asked ▁therefore ▁of ▁them ▁the ▁hour ▁where in ▁he ▁grew ▁better . ▁And ▁they ▁said ▁to ▁him : ▁Yes terday , ▁at ▁the ▁seventh ▁hour , ▁the ▁fever ▁left ▁him . ▁And ▁I ▁will ▁take ▁you ▁to ▁myself ▁for ▁my ▁people , ▁I ▁will ▁be ▁your ▁God : ▁and ▁you ▁shall ▁know ▁that ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁Lord ▁your ▁God ▁who ▁brought ▁you ▁out ▁from ▁the ▁work ▁prison ▁of ▁the ▁Egypt ians . ▁U nt o ▁this ▁day ▁they ▁followed ▁the ▁old ▁manner : ▁they ▁fear ▁not ▁the ▁Lord , ▁neither ▁do ▁they ▁keep ▁his ▁ceremon ies , ▁and ▁judgments , ▁and ▁law , ▁and ▁the ▁command ment , ▁which ▁the ▁Lord ▁commanded ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Jacob , ▁whom ▁he ▁s urn amed ▁Israel : ▁The ▁birds ▁of ▁the ▁air , ▁and ▁the ▁fishes ▁of ▁the ▁sea , ▁that ▁pass ▁through ▁the ▁path s ▁of ▁the ▁sea . ▁If ▁the ▁world ▁hate ▁you , ▁know ▁ye , ▁that ▁it ▁hath ▁h ated ▁me ▁before ▁you . ▁Be ▁thou ▁ex al ted , ▁O ▁God , ▁above ▁the ▁heavens , ▁and ▁thy ▁glory ▁over ▁all ▁the ▁earth : ▁And ▁I ▁said : ▁Hear , ▁O ▁ye ▁princes ▁of ▁Jacob , ▁and ▁ye ▁chief s ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁Israel : ▁Is ▁it ▁not ▁your ▁part ▁to ▁know ▁judgment , ▁And ▁when ▁you ▁are ▁pray ing , ▁speak ▁not ▁much , ▁as ▁the ▁heat hens . ▁For ▁they ▁think ▁that ▁in ▁their ▁much ▁speaking ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁heard . ▁Bal ac ▁therefore ▁said : ▁Come ▁with ▁me ▁to ▁another ▁place ▁from ▁when ce ▁thou ▁may est ▁see ▁part ▁of ▁Israel , ▁and ▁can st ▁not ▁see ▁them ▁all : ▁curse ▁them ▁from ▁then ce . ▁Thou ▁shalt ▁pass ▁this ▁day ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁Moab , ▁the ▁city ▁named ▁Ar : ▁And ▁rising ▁from ▁then ce ▁he ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁coast s ▁of ▁T y re ▁and ▁S id on : ▁and ▁ent ering ▁into ▁a ▁house , ▁he ▁would ▁that ▁no ▁man ▁should ▁know ▁it , ▁and ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁h id . ▁Thou ▁shalt ▁not ▁unc over ▁the ▁n ak ed ness ▁of ▁thy ▁father ' s ▁sister : ▁because ▁she ▁is ▁the ▁flesh ▁of ▁thy ▁father . ▁And ▁David ▁said ▁to ▁the ▁young ▁man ▁that ▁told ▁him : ▁When ce ▁art ▁thou ? ▁He ▁answered : ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁stranger ▁of ▁Am alee . ▁And ▁you ▁shall ▁possess ▁it , ▁every ▁man ▁in ▁like ▁manner ▁as ▁his ▁brother : ▁concerning ▁which ▁I ▁lifted ▁up ▁my ▁hand ▁to ▁give ▁it ▁to ▁your ▁fathers : ▁and ▁this ▁land ▁shall ▁fall ▁unto ▁you ▁for ▁a ▁possess ion . ▁And ▁there ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁E c b at ana , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁cast le ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Media , ▁a ▁book ▁in ▁which ▁this ▁record ▁was ▁written . ▁And ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁light ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁Ph ass ur ▁brought ▁Jerem ias ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁st ocks . ▁And ▁Jerem ias ▁said ▁to ▁him : ▁The ▁Lord ▁hath ▁not ▁called ▁thy ▁name ▁Ph ass ur , ▁but ▁fear ▁on ▁every ▁side . ▁Then ▁Jesus ▁answered , ▁and ▁said ▁to ▁them : ▁Am en , ▁am en , ▁I ▁say ▁unto ▁you , ▁the ▁Son ▁cannot ▁do ▁any ▁thing ▁of ▁himself , ▁but ▁what ▁he ▁se eth ▁the ▁Father ▁doing : ▁for ▁what ▁things ▁so ever ▁he ▁doth , ▁these ▁the ▁Son ▁also ▁doth ▁in ▁like ▁manner . ▁The ▁children ▁of ▁D ala ia , ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁To b ia , ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁N ec oda , ▁six ▁hundred ▁forty - two . ▁Thou ▁wilt ▁say ▁therefore ▁to ▁me : ▁Why ▁doth ▁he ▁then ▁find ▁fault ? ▁for ▁who ▁res ist eth ▁his ▁will ? ▁for ▁he ▁know eth ▁our ▁frame . ▁He ▁remem be reth ▁that ▁we ▁are ▁dust : ▁How ▁long ▁shall ▁this ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁prophets ▁that ▁prophes y ▁lies , ▁and ▁that ▁prophes y ▁the ▁del usions ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁heart ? ▁Christ ▁hath ▁re de em ed ▁us ▁from ▁the ▁curse ▁of ▁the ▁law , ▁being ▁made ▁a ▁curse ▁for ▁us : ▁for ▁it ▁is ▁written : ▁C ursed ▁is ▁every ▁one ▁that ▁h ang eth ▁on ▁a ▁tree : ▁After ▁this ▁D aniel ▁went ▁in ▁to ▁A ri och , ▁to ▁whom ▁the ▁king ▁had ▁given ▁orders ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁wise ▁men ▁of ▁Babylon , ▁and ▁he ▁spoke ▁thus ▁to ▁him : ▁D est roy ▁not ▁the ▁wise ▁men ▁of ▁Babylon : ▁bring ▁me ▁in ▁before ▁the ▁king , ▁and ▁I ▁will ▁tell ▁the ▁solution ▁to ▁the ▁king . ▁G race ▁be ▁unto ▁you , ▁and ▁peace ▁from ▁God ▁our ▁Father , ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁Lord ▁Jesus ▁Christ . ▁For ▁thus ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord ▁God : ▁Behold , ▁I ▁will ▁deliver ▁thee ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁them ▁whom ▁thou ▁hat est , ▁into ▁their ▁hands ▁with ▁whom ▁thy ▁soul ▁hath ▁been ▁gl ut ted . ▁And ▁thou ▁shalt ▁say ▁to ▁him : ▁Thus ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord : ▁Israel ▁is ▁my ▁son , ▁my ▁first born . ▁Now ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁acts ▁of ▁Jo ath am , ▁and ▁all ▁his ▁wars , ▁and ▁his ▁works , ▁are ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁of ▁the ▁kings ▁of ▁Israel ▁and ▁Juda . ▁To ▁the ▁law ▁rather , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁testimony . ▁And ▁if ▁they ▁speak ▁not ▁according ▁to ▁this ▁word , ▁they ▁shall ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁morning ▁light . ▁Our ▁signs ▁we ▁have ▁not ▁seen , ▁there ▁is ▁now ▁no ▁prophet : ▁and ▁he ▁will ▁know ▁us ▁no ▁more . ▁And ▁they ▁shall ▁be ▁conf ounded ▁that ▁see ▁vis ions , ▁and ▁the ▁div in ers ▁shall ▁be ▁conf ounded : ▁and ▁they ▁shall ▁all ▁cover ▁their ▁faces , ▁because ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁answer ▁of ▁God . ▁And ▁he ▁gathered ▁together ▁all ▁the ▁priests ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Juda : ▁and ▁he ▁def iled ▁the ▁high ▁places , ▁where ▁the ▁priests ▁offered ▁sacrifice , ▁from ▁G ab a a ▁to ▁B ers ab ee : ▁and ▁he ▁broke ▁down ▁the ▁alt ars ▁of ▁the ▁gates ▁that ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁ent ering ▁in ▁of ▁the ▁gate ▁of ▁Josue ▁governor ▁of ▁t ile ▁city , ▁which ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁hand ▁of ▁the ▁gate ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁To ▁mor row ▁about ▁this ▁same ▁hour ▁I ▁will ▁send ▁thee ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Benjamin , ▁and ▁thou ▁shalt ▁an oint ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁ruler ▁over ▁my ▁people ▁Israel : ▁and ▁he ▁shall ▁save ▁my ▁people ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁the ▁Philistines : ▁for ▁I ▁have ▁looked ▁down ▁upon ▁my ▁people , ▁because ▁their ▁cry ▁is ▁come ▁to ▁me . ▁He ▁left ▁out ▁nothing ▁of ▁those ▁things ▁which ▁Moses ▁had ▁commanded , ▁but ▁he ▁repeated ▁all ▁before ▁all ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Israel , ▁with ▁the ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁and ▁str angers ▁that ▁d w elt ▁among ▁them . ▁He ▁came ▁unto ▁his ▁own , ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁received ▁him ▁not . ▁Nevertheless ▁let ▁every ▁one ▁of ▁you ▁in ▁particular ▁love ▁his ▁wife ▁as ▁himself : ▁and ▁let ▁the ▁wife ▁fear ▁her ▁husband . ▁So ▁they ▁gave ▁him ▁all ▁the ▁strange ▁gods ▁they ▁had , ▁and ▁the ▁ear r ings ▁which ▁were ▁in ▁their ▁ears : ▁and ▁he ▁buried ▁them ▁under ▁the ▁tur p entine ▁tree , ▁that ▁is ▁behind ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Sic hem . ▁And ▁he ▁sent ▁prophets ▁to ▁them ▁to ▁bring ▁them ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Lord , ▁and ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁give ▁ear ▁when ▁they ▁test ified ▁against ▁them . ▁For ▁he ▁whom ▁God ▁hath ▁sent , ▁speak eth ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁God : ▁for ▁God ▁doth ▁not ▁give ▁the ▁Spirit ▁by ▁measure . ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁said ▁to ▁Josue : ▁Fear ▁them ▁not : ▁for ▁I ▁have ▁delivered ▁them ▁into ▁thy ▁hands : ▁none ▁of ▁them ▁shall ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁stand ▁against ▁thee . ▁And ▁he ▁said : ▁B ring ▁me ▁a ▁new ▁vessel , ▁and ▁put ▁s alt ▁into ▁it . ▁And ▁when ▁they ▁had ▁brought ▁it , ▁Ben ad ad ▁he ark ening ▁to ▁king ▁As a , ▁sent ▁the ▁captains ▁of ▁his ▁army ▁against ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Israel , ▁and ▁they ▁sm ote ▁Ah ion , ▁and ▁D an , ▁and ▁Ab e ld om um ▁Ma ach a , ▁and ▁all ▁C en ner oth , ▁that ▁is ▁all ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Nep h tal i . ▁Then ▁all ▁the ▁captains ▁of ▁the ▁war ri ors , ▁and ▁Joh an an ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Care e , ▁and ▁Jez onias ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁O s ai as , ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁least ▁to ▁the ▁greatest ▁came ▁near : ▁And ▁if ▁he ▁shall ▁come ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁watch , ▁or ▁come ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁watch , ▁and ▁find ▁them ▁so , ▁blessed ▁are ▁those ▁servants . ▁And ▁four ▁great ▁beasts , ▁different ▁one ▁from ▁another , ▁came ▁up ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁sea . ▁Thou ▁hast ▁dev ised ▁conf usion ▁to ▁thy ▁house , ▁thou ▁hast ▁cut ▁off ▁many ▁people , ▁and ▁thy ▁soul ▁hath ▁sin ned . ▁And ▁they ▁told ▁Solomon , ▁saying : ▁Behold ▁Ad onias , ▁fear ing ▁king ▁Solomon , ▁hath ▁taken ▁hold ▁of ▁the ▁horn ▁of ▁the ▁altar , ▁saying : ▁Let ▁king ▁Solomon ▁sw ear ▁to ▁me ▁this ▁day , ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁not ▁kill ▁his ▁servant ▁with ▁the ▁sword . ▁And ▁the ▁men ▁of ▁Beth s ames ▁said : ▁Who ▁shall ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁stand ▁before ▁the ▁Lord ▁this ▁holy ▁God ? ▁and ▁to ▁whom ▁shall ▁he ▁go ▁up ▁from ▁us ? ▁B low ▁the ▁tr ump et , ▁let ▁all ▁be ▁made ▁ready , ▁yet ▁there ▁is ▁none ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁battle : ▁for ▁my ▁wrath ▁shall ▁be ▁upon ▁all ▁the ▁people ▁thereof . ▁One ▁went ▁out , ▁and ▁you ▁said : ▁A ▁beast ▁dev oured ▁him : ▁and ▁hither to ▁he ▁app e are th ▁not . ▁But ▁Jesus ▁said ▁to ▁them : ▁Su ff er ▁the ▁little ▁children , ▁and ▁for bid ▁them ▁not ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁me : ▁for ▁the ▁kingdom ▁of ▁heaven ▁is ▁for ▁such . ▁For ▁wrath ▁is ▁in ▁his ▁ind ignation ; ▁and ▁life ▁in ▁his ▁good ▁will . ▁In ▁the ▁evening ▁we eping ▁shall ▁have ▁place , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁glad ness . ▁And ▁Joseph ▁commanded ▁the ▁ste ward ▁of ▁his ▁house , ▁saying : ▁F ill ▁their ▁sack s ▁with ▁corn , ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁they ▁can ▁hold : ▁and ▁put ▁the ▁money ▁of ▁every ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁his ▁sack . ▁But ▁Jesus ▁hearing ▁it , ▁said : ▁They ▁that ▁are ▁in ▁health ▁need ▁not ▁a ▁phys ician , ▁but ▁they ▁that ▁are ▁ill . ▁The ▁six teenth ▁to ▁Han an ias , ▁to ▁his ▁sons ▁and ▁his ▁brethren ▁twelve . ▁He , ▁that ▁hath ▁an ▁ear , ▁let ▁him ▁hear ▁what ▁the ▁Spirit ▁saith ▁to ▁the ▁chur ches : ▁He ▁that ▁shall ▁overcome , ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁hurt ▁by ▁the ▁second ▁death . ▁The ▁un just ▁hath ▁said ▁within ▁himself , ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁sin ▁: ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁fear ▁of ▁God ▁before ▁his ▁eyes . ▁who ▁mount eth ▁above ▁the ▁heaven ▁of ▁heavens , ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁Behold ▁he ▁will ▁give ▁to ▁his ▁voice ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁power : ▁This ▁people ▁hon ou reth ▁me ▁with ▁their ▁lips : ▁but ▁their ▁heart ▁is ▁far ▁from ▁me . ▁IN ▁the ▁year ▁that ▁Th ar th an ▁entered ▁into ▁Az ot us , ▁when ▁Sar gon ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁Assy rians ▁had ▁sent ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁fought ▁against ▁Az ot us , ▁and ▁had ▁taken ▁it : ▁And ▁a ▁river ▁went ▁out ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁pleasure ▁to ▁water ▁par ad ise , ▁which ▁from ▁then ce ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁four ▁heads . ▁And ▁immediately ▁rising ▁up ▁before ▁them , ▁he ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁bed ▁on ▁which ▁he ▁lay ; ▁and ▁he ▁went ▁away ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁house , ▁glor ifying ▁God . ▁But ▁if ▁any ▁man ▁think ▁that ▁he ▁seem eth ▁d ish on oured , ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁his ▁vir g in , ▁for ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁above ▁the ▁age , ▁and ▁it ▁must ▁so ▁be : ▁let ▁him ▁do ▁what ▁he ▁will ; ▁he ▁sin n eth ▁not , ▁if ▁she ▁mar ry . ▁But ▁with ▁their ▁arrows ▁they ▁shall ▁kill ▁the ▁children , ▁and ▁shall ▁have ▁no ▁pity ▁upon ▁the ▁su ck lings ▁of ▁the ▁wom b , ▁and ▁their ▁eye ▁shall ▁not ▁sp are ▁their ▁sons . ▁And ▁the ▁man ▁was ▁en ric hed , ▁and ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁pro s per ing ▁and ▁increasing , ▁till ▁he ▁became ▁exceeding ▁great : ▁And ▁I ▁knew ▁him ▁not ; ▁but ▁he ▁who ▁sent ▁me ▁to ▁bapt ize ▁with ▁water , ▁said ▁to ▁me : ▁He ▁upon ▁whom ▁thou ▁shalt ▁see ▁the ▁Spirit ▁des ce nding , ▁and ▁remaining ▁upon ▁him , ▁he ▁it ▁is ▁that ▁bapt iz eth ▁with ▁the ▁Holy ▁G h ost . ▁As ▁soon ▁then ▁as ▁they ▁came ▁to ▁land , ▁they ▁saw ▁hot ▁co als ▁l ying , ▁and ▁a ▁fish ▁laid ▁there on , ▁and ▁bread . ▁Behold ▁the ▁man ▁that ▁made ▁not ▁God ▁his ▁hel per : ▁But ▁trust ed ▁in ▁the ▁ab und ance ▁of ▁his ▁ric hes : ▁and ▁pre v ailed ▁in ▁his ▁van ity . ▁But ▁you ▁shall ▁offer ▁sacrifice ▁in ▁fire ▁to ▁the ▁Lord ▁seven ▁days . ▁And ▁the ▁seventh ▁day ▁shall ▁be ▁more ▁so lem n , ▁and ▁more ▁holy : ▁and ▁you ▁shall ▁do ▁no ▁serv ile ▁work ▁therein . ▁Behold ▁th rees c ore ▁val iant ▁ones ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁val iant ▁of ▁Israel , ▁surrounded ▁the ▁bed ▁of ▁Solomon ? ▁And ▁we ▁have ▁believed ▁and ▁have ▁known , ▁that ▁thou ▁art ▁the ▁Christ , ▁the ▁Son ▁of ▁God . ▁So ▁speak ▁ye , ▁and ▁so ▁do , ▁as ▁being ▁to ▁be ▁judged ▁by ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁li ber ty . ▁AND ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁pass ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁first ▁s ab bath , ▁that ▁as ▁he ▁went ▁through ▁the ▁corn ▁fields , ▁his ▁disciples ▁pl uc ked ▁the ▁ears , ▁and ▁did ▁eat , ▁rub b ing ▁them ▁in ▁their ▁hands . ▁Then ▁David ▁arose ▁from ▁the ▁ground , ▁and ▁was hed ▁and ▁an ointed ▁himself : ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁had ▁changed ▁his ▁app are l , ▁he ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Lord : ▁and ▁wor sh ipped , ▁and ▁then ▁he ▁came ▁into ▁his ▁own ▁house , ▁and ▁he ▁called ▁for ▁bread , ▁and ▁ate . ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁said ▁to ▁me : ▁This ▁gate ▁shall ▁be ▁shut , ▁it ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁opened , ▁and ▁no ▁man ▁shall ▁pass ▁through ▁it : ▁because ▁the ▁Lord ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁Israel ▁hath ▁entered ▁in ▁by ▁it , ▁and ▁it ▁shall ▁be ▁shut ▁To ▁him ▁succeeded ▁Ah ial on ▁a ▁Z ah n l on ite : ▁and ▁he ▁judged ▁Israel ▁ten ▁years : ▁In ▁the ▁fourth , ▁a ▁ch ry s ol ite , ▁an ▁on y x , ▁and ▁a ▁b er yl , ▁set ▁and ▁enclosed ▁in ▁gold ▁by ▁their ▁rows . ▁The ▁spirit ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁is ▁the ▁l amp ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁which ▁se arc he th ▁all ▁the ▁h idd en ▁things ▁of ▁the ▁bow els . ▁Do ▁not ▁thou ▁hold ▁him ▁gu ilt less . ▁But ▁thou ▁art ▁a ▁wise ▁man , ▁and ▁know est ▁what ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁him , ▁and ▁thou ▁shalt ▁bring ▁down ▁his ▁gre y ▁hair s ▁with ▁blood ▁to ▁he ll . ▁And ▁he ▁shall ▁turn ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁hand , ▁and ▁shall ▁be ▁hung ry : ▁and ▁shall ▁eat ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁hand , ▁and ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁filled : ▁every ▁one ▁she ll ▁eat ▁the ▁flesh ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁arm : ▁Man ass es ▁Ephraim , ▁and ▁Ephraim ▁Man ass es , ▁and ▁they ▁together ▁shall ▁be ▁against ▁Juda . ▁And ▁Peter ▁followed ▁him ▁af ar ▁off , ▁even ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁priest . ▁And ▁going ▁in , ▁he ▁sat ▁with ▁the ▁servants , ▁that ▁he ▁might ▁see ▁the ▁end . ▁And ▁they ▁shall ▁be ▁always ▁in ▁the ▁r ings , ▁neither ▁shall ▁they ▁at ▁any ▁time ▁be ▁drawn ▁out ▁of ▁them . ▁Th y ▁fa ire st ▁men ▁also ▁shall ▁fall ▁by ▁the ▁sword , ▁and ▁thy ▁val iant ▁ones ▁in ▁battle . ▁And ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Israel ▁said ▁to ▁Jos ap hat : ▁Did ▁I ▁not ▁tell ▁thee ▁that ▁this ▁man ▁would ▁not ▁prophes y ▁me ▁any ▁good , ▁but ▁evil ? ▁But ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel ▁Solomon ▁made ▁not ▁any ▁to ▁be ▁bond men , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁men ▁of ▁war , ▁and ▁his ▁servants , ▁and ▁his ▁princes , ▁and ▁captains , ▁and ▁over se ers ▁of ▁the ▁chari ots ▁and ▁horses . ▁That ▁you ▁also ▁be ▁subject ▁to ▁such , ▁and ▁to ▁every ▁one ▁that ▁work eth ▁with ▁us , ▁and ▁lab ou reth . ▁Then ▁J ob ▁answered ▁, ▁and ▁said : ▁And ▁after ▁this , ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord , ▁I ▁will ▁give ▁S ed ec ias ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Juda , ▁and ▁his ▁servants , ▁and ▁his ▁people , ▁and ▁such ▁as ▁are ▁left ▁in ▁this ▁city ▁from ▁the ▁p est il ence , ▁and ▁the ▁sword ▁, ▁and ▁the ▁fam ine , ▁into ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁Nab uch od on os or ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Babylon , ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁their ▁enemies , ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁them ▁that ▁seek ▁their ▁life , ▁and ▁he ▁shall ▁strike ▁them ▁with ▁the ▁ed ge ▁of ▁the ▁sword , ▁and ▁he ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁moved ▁to ▁pity , ▁nor ▁sp are ▁them , ▁nor ▁shew ▁mercy ▁on ▁them . ▁But ▁if ▁Dem et ri us ▁and ▁the ▁cra fts men ▁that ▁are ▁with ▁him , ▁have ▁a ▁matter ▁against ▁any ▁man , ▁the ▁courts ▁of ▁justice ▁are ▁open , ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁pro c ons uls : ▁let ▁them ▁acc use ▁one ▁another . ▁T ou ch ▁not , ▁t aste ▁not , ▁hand le ▁not : ▁Ab iding ▁with ▁all ▁Israel . ▁Did ▁I ▁ever ▁speak ▁to ▁any ▁one , ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁judges ▁of ▁Israel , ▁whom ▁I ▁char ged ▁to ▁feed ▁my ▁people , ▁saying : ▁Why ▁have ▁you ▁not ▁built ▁me ▁a ▁house ▁of ▁c ed ar ? ▁AND ▁when ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁P ent ec ost ▁were ▁accomp lished , ▁they ▁were ▁all ▁together ▁in ▁one ▁place : ▁As ▁I ▁also ▁in ▁all ▁things ▁please ▁all ▁men , ▁not ▁seek ing ▁that ▁which ▁is ▁profit able ▁to ▁myself , ▁but ▁to ▁many , ▁that ▁may ▁be ▁saved . ▁And ▁after ▁this ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel ▁shall ▁return , ▁and ▁shall ▁seek ▁the ▁Lord ▁their ▁God , ▁and ▁David ▁their ▁king : ▁and ▁they ▁shall ▁fear ▁the ▁Lord , ▁and ▁his ▁good ness ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁days . ▁For ▁they ▁are ▁thy ▁people , ▁and ▁thy ▁inherit ance , ▁whom ▁thou ▁hast ▁brought ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Egypt , ▁from ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁furn ace ▁of ▁iron . ▁Where ▁the ▁Lord ▁appeared ▁to ▁him ▁that ▁same ▁might , ▁saying : ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁Abraham ▁thy ▁father ; ▁do ▁not ▁fear , ▁for ▁I ▁am ▁with ▁thee : ▁I ▁will ▁bless ▁thee , ▁and ▁multiply ▁thy ▁seed ▁for ▁my ▁servant ▁Abraham ' s ▁sake . ▁And ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁gone ▁out , ▁the ▁other ▁sons ▁of ▁Jacob ▁came ▁upon ▁the ▁sl ain ; ▁and ▁pl und ered ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁reven ge ▁of ▁the ▁ra pe . ▁They ▁d w elt ▁in ▁the ▁des ert ▁places ▁of ▁t or rent s , ▁and ▁in ▁c aves ▁of ▁earth , ▁or ▁upon ▁the ▁gra vel . ▁That ▁just ify ▁the ▁wicked ▁for ▁g ifts , ▁and ▁take ▁away ▁the ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁just ▁from ▁him . ▁And ▁he ▁d w elt ▁in ▁the ▁wild ern ess ▁of ▁Ph ar an , ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁took ▁a ▁wife ▁for ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Egypt . ▁And ▁Sal m ias , ▁and ▁N athan , ▁and ▁Ad ai as , ▁All ▁thy ▁lo vers ▁have ▁forgotten ▁thee , ▁and ▁will ▁not ▁seek ▁after ▁thee : ▁for ▁I ▁have ▁wounded ▁thee ▁with ▁the ▁w ound ▁of ▁an ▁enem y , ▁with ▁a ▁cruel ▁ch ast ise ment : ▁by ▁reason ▁of ▁the ▁multitude ▁of ▁thy ▁iniqu ities , ▁thy ▁sins ▁are ▁hard ened . ▁As ▁he ▁saith ▁also ▁in ▁another ▁place : ▁Thou ▁art ▁a ▁priest ▁for ▁ever , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁Mel ch ised ech . ▁And ▁David ▁went ▁out ▁to ▁meet ▁them , ▁and ▁said : ▁If ▁you ▁are ▁come ▁peace ably ▁to ▁me ▁to ▁help ▁me , ▁let ▁my ▁heart ▁be ▁joined ▁to ▁you : ▁but ▁if ▁you ▁plot ▁against ▁me ▁for ▁my ▁enemies ▁whereas ▁I ▁have ▁no ▁iniquity ▁in ▁my ▁hands , ▁let ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁our ▁fathers ▁see , ▁and ▁judge . ▁And ▁she ▁said : ▁The ▁Philistines ▁are ▁upon ▁thee , ▁Sam son . ▁And ▁aw aking ▁from ▁sleep , ▁he ▁said ▁in ▁his ▁mind : ▁I ▁will ▁go ▁out ▁as ▁I ▁did ▁before , ▁and ▁sh ake ▁myself , ▁not ▁knowing ▁that ▁the ▁Lord ▁was ▁depart ed ▁from ▁him . ▁Our ▁God ▁is ▁our ▁refuge ▁and ▁strength : ▁a ▁hel per ▁in ▁trou bles , ▁which ▁have ▁found ▁us ▁exceeding ly . ▁And ▁behold , ▁immediately ▁there ▁were ▁three ▁men ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁house ▁where in ▁I ▁was , ▁sent ▁to ▁me ▁from ▁Caes are a . ▁But ▁this ▁thou ▁hast , ▁that ▁thou ▁hat est ▁the ▁de eds ▁of ▁the ▁Nic ola ites , ▁which ▁I ▁also ▁hate . ▁The ▁anc ients ▁of ▁Ge bal , ▁and ▁the ▁wise ▁men ▁thereof ▁furn ished ▁mar in ers ▁for ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁thy ▁various ▁furn iture : ▁all ▁the ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁sea , ▁and ▁their ▁mar in ers ▁were ▁thy ▁factors . ▁And ▁for ▁the ▁self s ame ▁thing ▁do ▁you ▁also ▁rej oice , ▁and ▁con gr at ulate ▁with ▁me . ▁I ▁speak ▁that ▁which ▁I ▁have ▁seen ▁with ▁my ▁Father : ▁and ▁you ▁do ▁the ▁things ▁that ▁you ▁have ▁seen ▁with ▁your ▁father . ▁And ▁they ▁shall ▁know ▁that ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁Lord ▁their ▁God , ▁because ▁I ▁caused ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁carried ▁away ▁among ▁the ▁nations ; ▁and ▁I ▁have ▁gathered ▁them ▁together ▁unto ▁their ▁own ▁land , ▁and ▁have ▁not ▁left ▁any ▁of ▁them ▁there . ▁And ▁king ▁Her od ▁hearing ▁this , ▁was ▁troubled , ▁and ▁all ▁Jerusalem ▁with ▁him . ▁Conduct ▁me , ▁O ▁Lord , ▁in ▁thy ▁way , ▁and ▁I ▁will ▁walk ▁in ▁thy ▁truth : ▁let ▁my ▁heart ▁rej oice ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁fear ▁thy ▁name . ▁They ▁are ▁conf ounded , ▁because ▁I ▁have ▁hop ed : ▁they ▁are ▁come ▁also ▁even ▁unto ▁me , ▁and ▁are ▁covered ▁with ▁shame . ▁Where of ▁I ▁am ▁made ▁a ▁minister ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁disp ensation ▁of ▁God , ▁which ▁is ▁given ▁me ▁towards ▁you , ▁that ▁I ▁may ▁fulf il ▁the ▁word ▁of ▁God : ▁And ▁he ▁built ▁Pal mir a ▁in ▁the ▁des ert , ▁and ▁he ▁built ▁other ▁strong ▁cities ▁in ▁Em ath . ▁And ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁day ▁thou ▁shalt ▁offer ▁a ▁he ▁go at ▁without ▁b lem ish ▁for ▁sin : ▁and ▁they ▁shall ▁exp iate ▁the ▁altar , ▁as ▁they ▁exp iated ▁it ▁with ▁the ▁cal f . ▁And ▁five ▁others ▁to ▁join ▁together ▁the ▁boards ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁side : ▁and ▁bes ides ▁these , ▁five ▁other ▁b ars ▁at ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁tabernacle ▁towards ▁the ▁sea . ▁And ▁I ▁will ▁punish ▁him , ▁and ▁his ▁seed ▁and ▁his ▁servants , ▁for ▁their ▁iniqu ities , ▁and ▁I ▁will ▁bring ▁upon ▁them , ▁and ▁upon ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁Jerusalem , ▁and ▁upon ▁the ▁men ▁of ▁Juda ▁all ▁the ▁evil ▁that ▁I ▁have ▁pr on oun ced ▁against ▁them , ▁but ▁they ▁have ▁not ▁heard . ▁He ▁hath ▁sent ▁red empt ion ▁to ▁his ▁people : ▁he ▁hath ▁commanded ▁his ▁covenant ▁for ▁ever . ▁Holy ▁and ▁terrible ▁is ▁his ▁name : ▁But ▁good ▁works ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁thee , ▁because ▁thou ▁hast ▁taken ▁away ▁the ▁gro ves ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Juda , ▁and ▁hast ▁prepared ▁thy ▁heart ▁to ▁seek ▁the ▁Lord ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁thy ▁fathers . ▁Keep ▁me , ▁O ▁Lord , ▁from ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁the ▁wicked : ▁and ▁from ▁un just ▁men ▁deliver ▁me . ▁Who ▁have ▁proposed ▁to ▁supp l ant ▁my ▁steps . ▁Where ▁is ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Em ath , ▁and ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Ar ph ad , ▁and ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Sep har v aim , ▁of ▁An a ▁and ▁of ▁A va ? ▁But ▁the ▁Ph ar ise es ▁and ▁the ▁lawyers ▁desp ised ▁the ▁counsel ▁of ▁God ▁against ▁themselves , ▁being ▁not ▁bapt ized ▁by ▁him . ▁And ▁he ▁said ▁to ▁the ▁woman : ▁Th y ▁faith ▁hath ▁made ▁thee ▁safe , ▁go ▁in ▁peace . ▁And ▁when ▁Moses ▁went ▁forth ▁to ▁the ▁tabernacle , ▁all ▁the ▁people ▁rose ▁up , ▁and ▁every ▁one ▁stood ▁in ▁the ▁door ▁of ▁his ▁p av il ion , ▁and ▁they ▁be he ld ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁Moses , ▁till ▁he ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁tabernacle . ▁This ▁day ▁will ▁I ▁begin ▁to ▁send ▁the ▁dread ▁and ▁fear ▁of ▁thee ▁upon ▁the ▁nations ▁that ▁dwell ▁under ▁the ▁whole ▁heaven : ▁that ▁when ▁they ▁hear ▁thy ▁name ▁they ▁may ▁fear ▁and ▁tre mb le , ▁and ▁be ▁in ▁pain ▁like ▁women ▁in ▁tra v ail . ▁Stand ▁fast , ▁and ▁be ▁not ▁held ▁again ▁under ▁the ▁y oke ▁of ▁bond age . ▁And ▁the ▁flesh ▁of ▁it ▁shall ▁be ▁eaten ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁neither ▁shall ▁any ▁of ▁it ▁remain ▁until ▁the ▁morning . ▁Then ▁shalt ▁thou ▁understand ▁the ▁fear ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁and ▁shalt ▁find ▁the ▁knowledge ▁of ▁God . ▁And ▁when ▁he ▁saw ▁them , ▁he ▁said : ▁These ▁are ▁the ▁camp s ▁of ▁God , ▁and ▁he ▁called ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁that ▁place ▁Mah ana im , ▁that ▁is , ▁C amps . ▁When ▁the ▁people ▁assemb le ▁together , ▁and ▁kings , ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁Lord . ▁And ▁it ▁return eth ▁towards ▁the ▁east ▁to ▁Beth d ag on : ▁and ▁p asse th ▁along ▁to ▁Z ab ul on ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁valley ▁of ▁J ep h tha el ▁towards ▁the ▁north ▁to ▁Bet heme c ▁and ▁Ne hi el . ▁And ▁it ▁go eth ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁side ▁of ▁C ab ul , ▁And ▁Joab ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁that ▁were ▁with ▁him , ▁began ▁to ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁Sy rians : ▁and ▁they ▁immediately ▁fled ▁before ▁him . ▁I ▁said ▁in ▁my ▁ex cess : ▁Every ▁man ▁is ▁a ▁li ar . ▁And ▁behold ▁they ▁cried ▁out , ▁saying : ▁What ▁have ▁we ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁thee , ▁Jesus ▁Son ▁of ▁God ? ▁art ▁thou ▁come ▁hither ▁to ▁t or ment ▁us ▁before ▁the ▁time ? ▁You ▁know , ▁my ▁de arest ▁brethren . ▁And ▁let ▁every ▁man ▁be ▁sw ift ▁to ▁hear , ▁but ▁slow ▁to ▁speak , ▁and ▁slow ▁to ▁ang er . ▁B E HO LD ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁is ▁not ▁short ened ▁that ▁it ▁cannot ▁save , ▁neither ▁is ▁his ▁ear ▁heavy ▁that ▁it ▁cannot ▁hear . ▁Where unt o ▁also ▁he ▁hath ▁called ▁you ▁by ▁our ▁g osp el , ▁unto ▁the ▁purch asing ▁of ▁the ▁glory ▁of ▁our ▁Lord ▁Jesus ▁Christ . ▁And ▁the ▁king ▁answer ing , ▁said ▁to ▁the ▁woman : ▁H ide ▁not ▁from ▁me ▁the ▁thing ▁that ▁I ▁ask ▁thee . ▁And ▁the ▁woman ▁said ▁to ▁him : ▁Spe ak , ▁my ▁lord ▁the ▁king . ▁God ▁shall ▁come ▁man if est ly : ▁our ▁God ▁shall ▁come , ▁and ▁shall ▁not ▁keep ▁sil ence . ▁A ▁fire ▁shall ▁b urn ▁before ▁him : ▁and ▁a ▁mighty ▁tem p est ▁shall ▁be ▁round ▁about ▁him . ▁And ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁pass ▁when ▁Solomon ▁had ▁finished ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁and ▁the ▁king ' s ▁house , ▁and ▁all ▁that ▁he ▁desired , ▁and ▁was ▁ple ased ▁to ▁do , ▁Del iver ▁me ▁from ▁them ▁that ▁work ▁iniquity , ▁and ▁save ▁me ▁from ▁b lo ody ▁men . ▁If ▁any ▁man ▁lie ▁with ▁a ▁woman ▁in ▁her ▁flowers , ▁and ▁unc over ▁her ▁n ak ed ness , ▁and ▁she ▁open ▁the ▁f ount ain ▁of ▁her ▁blood , ▁both ▁shall ▁be ▁destroyed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁their ▁people . ▁Being ▁fast ened ▁to ▁the ▁g ird le ▁and ▁strongly ▁cou p led ▁with ▁r ings , ▁which ▁a ▁vi o let ▁f ille t ▁joined , ▁lest ▁they ▁should ▁flag ▁loose , ▁and ▁be ▁moved ▁one ▁from ▁the ▁other , ▁as ▁the ▁Lord ▁commanded ▁Moses . ▁Thou ▁shalt ▁know ▁therefore ▁this ▁day ▁that ▁the ▁Lord ▁thy ▁God ▁himself ▁will ▁pass ▁over ▁before ▁thee , ▁a ▁dev our ing ▁and ▁consum ing ▁fire , ▁to ▁destroy ▁and ▁ext ir p ate ▁and ▁bring ▁them ▁to ▁nothing ▁before ▁thy ▁face ▁quickly , ▁as ▁he ▁hath ▁spoken ▁to ▁thee . ▁And ▁the ▁Al m ight y ▁shall ▁be ▁against ▁thy ▁enemies , ▁and ▁silver ▁shall ▁be ▁he aped ▁together ▁for ▁thee . ▁Spe ak ▁to ▁Aaron , ▁and ▁thou ▁shalt ▁say ▁to ▁him : ▁When ▁thou ▁shalt ▁place ▁the ▁seven ▁l amps , ▁let ▁the ▁cand l est ick ▁be ▁set ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side . ▁Give ▁orders ▁therefore ▁that ▁the ▁l amps ▁look ▁over ▁against ▁the ▁north , ▁towards ▁the ▁table ▁of ▁the ▁leaves ▁of ▁propos ition , ▁over ▁against ▁that ▁part ▁shall ▁they ▁give ▁light , ▁towards ▁which ▁the ▁cand l est ick ▁look eth . ▁Behold , ▁your ▁eyes , ▁and ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁my ▁brother ▁Benjamin ▁see ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁my ▁mouth ▁that ▁speak eth ▁to ▁you . ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁God ▁said ▁to ▁the ▁woman : ▁Why ▁hast ▁thou ▁done ▁this ? ▁And ▁she ▁answered : ▁The ▁ser p ent ▁dece ived ▁me , ▁and ▁I ▁did ▁eat . ▁And ▁he ▁said : ▁Of ▁str angers . ▁Jesus ▁said ▁to ▁him : ▁Then ▁the ▁children ▁are ▁free . ▁And ▁the ▁word ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁came ▁to ▁me , ▁saying : ▁But ▁wo e ▁to ▁you , ▁Ph ar ise es , ▁because ▁you ▁tit he ▁m int ▁and ▁r ue ▁and ▁every ▁her b ; ▁and ▁pass ▁over ▁judgment , ▁and ▁the ▁char ity ▁of ▁God . ▁Now ▁these ▁things ▁you ▁ought ▁to ▁have ▁done , ▁and ▁not ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁other ▁und one . ▁But ▁I ▁will ▁shew ▁you ▁whom ▁you ▁shall ▁fear : ▁fear ▁ye ▁him , ▁who ▁after ▁he ▁hath ▁killed , ▁hath ▁power ▁to ▁cast ▁into ▁he ll . ▁Ye a , ▁I ▁say ▁to ▁you , ▁fear ▁him . ▁For ▁thus ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord : ▁En ter ▁not ▁into ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁fe asting , ▁neither ▁go ▁thou ▁to ▁m ourn , ▁nor ▁to ▁comfort ▁them : ▁because ▁I ▁have ▁taken ▁away ▁my ▁peace ▁from ▁this ▁people , ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord , ▁my ▁mercy ▁and ▁comm is er ations . ▁And ▁David ▁said ▁to ▁Saul : ▁Who ▁am ▁I , ▁or ▁what ▁is ▁my ▁life , ▁or ▁my ▁father ' s ▁family ▁in ▁Israel , ▁that ▁I ▁should ▁be ▁son ▁in ▁law ▁of ▁the ▁king ? ▁And ▁thou ▁shalt ▁bring ▁the ▁Levites ▁before ▁the ▁tabernacle ▁of ▁the ▁covenant , ▁calling ▁together ▁all ▁the ▁multitude ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel : ▁And ▁thy ▁heart ▁was ▁lifted ▁up ▁with ▁thy ▁beauty : ▁thou ▁best ▁lost ▁thy ▁wisdom ▁in ▁thy ▁beauty , ▁I ▁have ▁cast ▁thee ▁to ▁the ▁ground : ▁I ▁have ▁set ▁thee ▁before ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁kings , ▁that ▁they ▁might ▁behold ▁thee . ▁And ▁David ▁consult ed ▁the ▁Lord , ▁saying : ▁Sh all ▁I ▁purs ue ▁after ▁these ▁rob bers , ▁and ▁shall ▁I ▁overt ake ▁them , ▁or ▁not ? ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁said ▁to ▁him : ▁P urs ue ▁after ▁them : ▁for ▁thou ▁shalt ▁sure ly ▁overt ake ▁them ▁and ▁recover ▁the ▁pre y . ▁But ▁if ▁they ▁be ▁prophets , ▁and ▁the ▁word ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁be ▁in ▁them : ▁let ▁them ▁interp ose ▁themselves ▁before ▁the ▁Lord ▁of ▁hosts , ▁that ▁the ▁vessels ▁which ▁were ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Juda , ▁and ▁in ▁Jerusalem , ▁may ▁not ▁go ▁to ▁Babylon . ▁But ▁he ▁shall ▁say : ▁I ▁am ▁no ▁prophet , ▁I ▁am ▁a ▁husband man : ▁for ▁Ad am ▁is ▁my ▁ex - ▁am ple ▁from ▁my ▁youth . ▁But ▁I ▁will ▁tell ▁thee ▁what ▁is ▁set ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁script ure ▁of ▁truth : ▁and ▁none ▁is ▁my ▁hel per ▁in ▁all ▁these ▁things , ▁but ▁Michael ▁your ▁prince . ▁El ise us ▁also ▁came ▁to ▁Dam ascus , ▁and ▁Ben ad ad ▁king ▁of ▁Syria ▁was ▁sick : ▁and ▁they ▁told ▁him , ▁saying : ▁The ▁man ▁of ▁God ▁is ▁come ▁hither . ▁So ▁when ▁they ▁all ▁s ounded ▁together , ▁both ▁with ▁tr ump ets , ▁and ▁voice , ▁and ▁cy mb als , ▁and ▁or g ans , ▁and ▁with ▁d ivers ▁kind ▁of ▁mus ical ▁instruments , ▁and ▁lifted ▁up ▁their ▁voice ▁on ▁high ▁: ▁the ▁sound ▁was ▁heard ▁af ar ▁off , ▁so ▁that ▁when ▁they ▁began ▁to ▁praise ▁the ▁Lord , ▁and ▁to ▁say : ▁Give ▁glory ▁to ▁the ▁Lord ▁for ▁he ▁is ▁good , ▁for ▁his ▁mercy ▁end ure th ▁for ▁ever : ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁God ▁was ▁filled ▁with ▁a ▁cloud . ▁How ▁many ▁are ▁my ▁iniqu ities ▁and ▁sins ? ▁make ▁me ▁know ▁my ▁crimes ▁and ▁off ences . ▁And ▁all ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel ▁came ▁to ▁him : ▁and ▁he ▁gave ▁them ▁in ▁command ment ▁all ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁heard ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁in ▁mount ▁Sin ai . ▁- ▁- ▁- ▁O ▁expect ation ▁of ▁Israel , ▁the ▁S aviour ▁thereof ▁in ▁time ▁of ▁trouble : ▁why ▁wilt ▁thou ▁be ▁a ▁stranger ▁in ▁the ▁land , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁way f aring ▁man ▁turning ▁in ▁to ▁l od ge ? ▁H ast ▁thou ▁not ▁heard ▁what ▁I ▁have ▁done ▁to ▁him ▁of ▁old ? ▁from ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁old ▁I ▁have ▁formed ▁it : ▁and ▁now ▁I ▁have ▁brought ▁it ▁to ▁effect : ▁and ▁it ▁hath ▁come ▁to ▁pass ▁that ▁h ills ▁fighting ▁together , ▁and ▁f enced ▁cities ▁should ▁be ▁destroyed . ▁For ▁thou , ▁O ▁God , ▁hast ▁proved ▁us : ▁thou ▁hast ▁tried ▁us ▁by ▁fire , ▁as ▁silver ▁is ▁tried . ▁And ▁he ▁said ▁to ▁me : ▁Write : ▁B less ed ▁are ▁they ▁that ▁are ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁marriage ▁supp er ▁of ▁the ▁L amb . ▁And ▁he ▁saith ▁to ▁me : ▁These ▁words ▁of ▁God ▁are ▁true . ▁Spe ak ▁to ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel : ▁Let ▁them ▁turn ▁and ▁enc amp ▁over ▁against ▁Ph ih ah i ro th ▁which ▁is ▁between ▁Mag d al ▁and ▁the ▁sea ▁over ▁against ▁Be el se ph on : ▁you ▁shall ▁enc amp ▁before ▁it ▁upon ▁the ▁sea . ▁Your ▁labour ▁shall ▁be ▁spent ▁in ▁v ain , ▁the ▁ground ▁shall ▁not ▁bring ▁forth ▁her ▁increase , ▁nor ▁the ▁trees ▁y ield ▁their ▁fruit . ▁B ring ▁forth ▁the ▁people ▁that ▁are ▁blind , ▁and ▁have ▁eyes : ▁that ▁are ▁de af , ▁and ▁have ▁ears . ▁For ▁thus ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord ▁of ▁h oses ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁Israel : ▁Let ▁not ▁your ▁prophets ▁that ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁you , ▁and ▁your ▁div in ers ▁dece ive ▁you : ▁and ▁give ▁no ▁he ed ▁to ▁your ▁dream s ▁which ▁you ▁dream : ▁And ▁the ▁sun ▁and ▁the ▁mo on ▁stood ▁still , ▁till ▁the ▁people ▁rev eng ed ▁themselves ▁of ▁their ▁enemies . ▁Is ▁not ▁this ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁of ▁the ▁just ? ▁So ▁the ▁sun ▁stood ▁still ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁heaven , ▁and ▁has ted ▁not ▁to ▁go ▁down ▁the ▁space ▁of ▁one ▁day . ▁Dam ascus ▁is ▁und one , ▁she ▁is ▁put ▁to ▁flight , ▁tre mb ling ▁hath ▁seized ▁on ▁her : ▁ang u ish ▁and ▁sorrow s ▁have ▁taken ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁woman ▁in ▁labour . ▁Take ▁unto ▁you ▁therefore ▁seven ▁oxen , ▁and ▁seven ▁r ams , ▁and ▁go ▁to ▁my ▁servant ▁J ob , ▁and ▁offer ▁for ▁yourselves ▁a ▁hol oca ust ▁: ▁and ▁my ▁servant ▁J ob ▁shall ▁pray ▁for ▁you ▁: ▁his ▁face ▁I ▁will ▁accept , ▁that ▁f ol ly ▁be ▁not ▁imp uted ▁to ▁you ▁: ▁for ▁you ▁have ▁not ▁spoken ▁right ▁things ▁before ▁me , ▁as ▁my ▁servant ▁J ob ▁hath . ▁The ▁wise ▁man ▁hath ▁scaled ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁strong , ▁and ▁hath ▁cast ▁down ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁confidence ▁thereof . ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁commanded ▁Josue ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁N un , ▁and ▁said : ▁Take ▁courage , ▁and ▁be ▁val iant : ▁for ▁thou ▁shalt ▁bring ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel ▁into ▁the ▁land ▁which ▁I ▁have ▁promised , ▁and ▁I ▁will ▁be ▁with ▁thee . ▁And ▁shalt ▁separate ▁them ▁from ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel , ▁to ▁be ▁mine . ▁Who ▁is ▁there ▁among ▁all ▁the ▁gods ▁of ▁these ▁lands , ▁that ▁hath ▁delivered ▁his ▁country ▁out ▁of ▁my ▁hand , ▁that ▁the ▁Lord ▁may ▁deliver ▁Jerusalem ▁out ▁of ▁my ▁hand ? ▁And ▁a ▁chari ot ▁of ▁four ▁horses ▁came ▁out ▁of ▁Egypt , ▁for ▁six ▁hundred ▁sides ▁of ▁silver , ▁and ▁a ▁horse ▁for ▁a ▁hundred ▁and ▁fifty . ▁And ▁after ▁this ▁manner ▁did ▁all ▁the ▁kings ▁of ▁the ▁H eth ites , ▁and ▁of ▁Syria , ▁sell ▁horses . ▁And ▁the ▁ark ▁of ▁God ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁Ob ed ed om ▁three ▁months : ▁and ▁the ▁Lord ▁blessed ▁his ▁house , ▁and ▁all ▁that ▁he ▁had . ▁By ▁thy ▁ord in ance ▁the ▁day ▁go eth ▁on : ▁for ▁all ▁things ▁serve ▁thee . ▁Wh ich ▁of ▁you ▁shall ▁conv ince ▁me ▁of ▁sin ? ▁If ▁I ▁say ▁the ▁truth ▁to ▁you , ▁why ▁do ▁you ▁not ▁believe ▁me ? ▁Re j oice ▁with ▁Jerusalem , ▁and ▁be ▁glad ▁with ▁her , ▁all ▁you ▁that ▁love ▁her : ▁rej oice ▁for ▁joy ▁with ▁her , ▁all ▁you ▁that ▁m ourn ▁for ▁her . ▁But ▁Peter ▁standing ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁ele ven , ▁lifted ▁up ▁his ▁voice , ▁and ▁spoke ▁to ▁them : ▁Ye ▁men ▁of ▁Jud e a , ▁and ▁all ▁you ▁that ▁dwell ▁in ▁Jerusalem , ▁be ▁this ▁known ▁to ▁you , ▁and ▁with ▁your ▁ears ▁receive ▁my ▁words . ▁And ▁I ▁will ▁make ▁the ▁multitude ▁of ▁thy ▁song s ▁to ▁ce ase , ▁and ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁thy ▁har ps ▁shall ▁be ▁heard ▁no ▁more . ▁Say ▁thou ▁thus ▁to ▁them : ▁Thus ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord ▁God : ▁As ▁I ▁live , ▁they ▁that ▁dwell ▁in ▁the ▁ru in ous ▁places , ▁shall ▁fall ▁by ▁the ▁sword : ▁and ▁he ▁that ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁field , ▁shall ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁beasts ▁to ▁be ▁dev oured : ▁and ▁they ▁that ▁are ▁in ▁hold s , ▁and ▁c aves , ▁shall ▁die ▁of ▁the ▁p est il ence . ▁But ▁their ▁laying ▁in ▁wait ▁was ▁made ▁known ▁to ▁Saul . ▁And ▁they ▁watched ▁the ▁gates ▁also ▁day ▁and ▁night , ▁that ▁they ▁might ▁kill ▁him . ▁And ▁it ▁is ▁much ▁better ▁not ▁to ▁v ow , ▁than ▁after ▁a ▁v ow ▁not ▁to ▁perform ▁the ▁things ▁promised . ▁When ▁therefore ▁they ▁were ▁come ▁hither , ▁without ▁any ▁delay , ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁following , ▁sit ting ▁in ▁the ▁judgment ▁seat , ▁I ▁commanded ▁the ▁man ▁to ▁be ▁brought . ▁Her ▁h ire lings ▁also ▁that ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁her , ▁like ▁fat ted ▁cal ves ▁are ▁turned ▁back , ▁and ▁are ▁fled ▁away ▁together , ▁and ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁stand , ▁for ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁their ▁sl augh ter ▁is ▁come ▁upon ▁them , ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁their ▁visit ation . ▁Because ▁he ▁hath ▁strengthened ▁the ▁b ol ts ▁of ▁thy ▁gates , ▁he ▁hath ▁blessed ▁thy ▁children ▁within ▁thee . ▁The ▁cover ▁of ▁r ams ' ▁sk ins ▁d y ed ▁red , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁cover ▁of ▁vi o let ▁sk ins , ▁For ▁I ▁fear ▁lest ▁perhaps ▁when ▁I ▁come ▁I ▁shall ▁not ▁find ▁you ▁such ▁as ▁I ▁would , ▁and ▁that ▁I ▁shall ▁be ▁found ▁by ▁you ▁such ▁as ▁you ▁would ▁not . ▁L est ▁perhaps ▁content ions , ▁en v y ings , ▁anim os ities , ▁dis s ens ions , ▁det ractions , ▁whis per ings , ▁s well ings , ▁sed itions , ▁be ▁among ▁you . ▁The ▁seventh ▁lot ▁came ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁tribe ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁D an ▁by ▁their ▁families : ▁He ▁multip li eth ▁nations , ▁and ▁destroy eth ▁them , ▁and ▁restore th ▁them ▁again ▁after ▁they ▁were ▁over th rown . ▁For ▁we ▁have ▁heard ▁him ▁say , ▁that ▁this ▁Jesus ▁of ▁N az are th ▁shall ▁destroy ▁this ▁place , ▁and ▁shall ▁change ▁the ▁traditions ▁which ▁Moses ▁delivered ▁unto ▁us . ▁Be ▁ye ▁children ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁your ▁God : ▁you ▁shall ▁not ▁cut ▁yourselves , ▁no , ▁make ▁any ▁bal d ness ▁for ▁the ▁dead ; ▁Beth . ▁My ▁skin ▁and ▁my ▁flesh ▁he ▁hath ▁made ▁old , ▁he ▁hath ▁broken ▁my ▁bones . ▁Off er ▁sacrifice ▁no ▁more ▁in ▁v ain : ▁inc ense ▁is ▁an ▁ab om ination ▁to me . ▁The ▁new ▁mo ons , ▁and ▁the ▁s ab bath s , ▁and ▁other ▁festivals ▁I ▁will ▁not ▁ab ide , ▁your ▁assemb lies ▁are ▁wicked . ▁The ▁Holy ▁G h ost ▁sign ifying ▁this , ▁that ▁the ▁way ▁into ▁the ▁hol ies ▁was ▁not ▁yet ▁made ▁man if est , ▁wh ilst ▁the ▁former ▁tabernacle ▁was ▁yet ▁standing . ▁And ▁they ▁went ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁south ▁side , ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁Hebron , ▁where ▁were ▁Ach im an ▁and ▁S is ai ▁and ▁Th ol m ai ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁En ac . ▁For ▁Hebron ▁was ▁built ▁seven ▁years ▁before ▁T an is ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Egypt . ▁T ill ▁the ▁day ▁break , ▁and ▁the ▁shad ows ▁retire , ▁I ▁will ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁mountain ▁of ▁my r r h , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁hill ▁of ▁fr ank inc ense . ▁And ▁twenty ▁cups ▁of ▁gold , ▁of ▁a ▁thousand ▁sol ids , ▁and ▁two ▁vessels ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁sh ining ▁brass , ▁beautiful ▁as ▁gold . ▁For ▁she ▁said : ▁If ▁I ▁shall ▁touch ▁but ▁his ▁gar ment , ▁I ▁shall ▁be ▁whole . ▁Not ▁serv ing ▁to ▁the ▁eye , ▁as ▁it ▁were ▁ple asing ▁men , ▁but , ▁as ▁the ▁servants ▁of ▁Christ ▁doing ▁the ▁will ▁of ▁God ▁from ▁the ▁heart , ▁But ▁as ▁the ▁Lord ▁hath ▁distributed ▁to ▁every ▁one , ▁as ▁God ▁hath ▁called ▁every ▁one , ▁so ▁let ▁him ▁walk : ▁and ▁so ▁in ▁all ▁chur ches ▁I ▁teach . ▁And ▁they ▁killed ▁also ▁H emor ▁and ▁Sic hem , ▁and ▁took ▁away ▁their ▁sister ▁D ina , ▁out ▁of ▁Sic hem ' s ▁house . ▁And ▁I ▁said ▁in ▁my ▁heart : ▁God ▁shall ▁judge ▁both ▁the ▁just ▁and ▁the ▁wicked , ▁and ▁then ▁shall ▁be ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁every ▁thing . ▁So ▁the ▁sw ift ▁posts ▁went ▁out ▁carrying ▁the ▁mess ages , ▁and ▁the ▁king ' s ▁ed ict ▁was ▁hung ▁up ▁in ▁Sus an . ▁The ▁sons ▁of ▁E th an : ▁Az ari as , ▁Se le c ▁of ▁Am mon i , ▁N ah ara i ▁the ▁Ber oth ite , ▁arm our be arer ▁of ▁Joab ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Sar v ia , ▁And ▁again ▁he ▁said : ▁Sp read ▁thy ▁m ant le , ▁where with ▁thou ▁art ▁covered , ▁and ▁hold ▁it ▁with ▁both ▁hands . ▁And ▁when ▁she ▁spread ▁it ▁and ▁held ▁it , ▁he ▁meas ured ▁six ▁measures ▁of ▁barley , ▁and ▁laid ▁it ▁upon ▁her . ▁And ▁she ▁carried ▁it ▁and ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁city , ▁But ▁a ▁sp ring ▁rose ▁out ▁the ▁earth , ▁water ing ▁all ▁the ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁earth . ▁But ▁of ▁the ▁tree ▁of ▁knowledge ▁of ▁good ▁and ▁evil , ▁thou ▁shalt ▁not ▁eat . ▁for ▁in ▁what ▁day ▁so ever ▁thou ▁shalt ▁eat ▁of ▁it , ▁thou ▁shalt ▁die ▁the ▁death . ▁It ▁shall ▁be ▁tem pered ▁with ▁oil , ▁and ▁shall ▁be ▁f ried ▁in ▁a ▁f ry ing p an . ▁The ▁sins ▁of ▁my ▁youth ▁and ▁my ▁ign or ances ▁do ▁not ▁remember . ▁According ▁to ▁thy ▁mercy ▁remember ▁thou ▁me : ▁for ▁thy ▁good ness ' ▁sake , ▁O ▁Lord . ▁And ▁there ▁was ▁nothing ▁in ▁the ▁temple ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁covered ▁with ▁gold : ▁the ▁whole ▁altar ▁of ▁the ▁o ra cle ▁he ▁covered ▁also ▁with ▁gold . ▁And ▁the ▁W ord ▁was ▁made ▁flesh , ▁and ▁d w elt ▁among ▁us , ▁( and ▁we ▁saw ▁his ▁glory , ▁the ▁glory ▁as ▁it ▁were ▁of ▁the ▁only ▁begot ten ▁of ▁the ▁Father , ) ▁full ▁of ▁grace ▁and ▁truth . ▁For ▁Phara o ▁went ▁in ▁on ▁horse back ▁with ▁his ▁chari ots ▁and ▁horse men ▁into ▁the ▁sea : ▁and ▁the ▁Lord ▁brought ▁back ▁upon ▁them ▁the ▁waters ▁of ▁the ▁sea : ▁but ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel ▁walked ▁on ▁dry ▁ground ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁thereof . ▁If ▁thou , ▁O ▁Lord , ▁wilt ▁mark ▁iniqu ities : ▁Lord , ▁who ▁shall ▁stand ▁it . ▁Because ▁Christ ▁also ▁died ▁once ▁for ▁our ▁sins , ▁the ▁just ▁for ▁the ▁un just : ▁that ▁he ▁might ▁offer ▁us ▁to ▁God , ▁being ▁put ▁to ▁death ▁indeed ▁in ▁the ▁flesh , ▁but ▁en l iv ened ▁in ▁the ▁spirit , ▁And ▁the ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel ▁saw ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁evil ▁case , ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁them : ▁There ▁shall ▁not ▁a ▁wh it ▁be ▁d imin ished ▁of ▁the ▁b ric ks ▁for ▁every ▁day . ▁who ▁made ▁heaven ▁and ▁earth , ▁the ▁sea , ▁and ▁all ▁things ▁that ▁are ▁in ▁them . ▁And ▁when ▁he ▁had ▁spoken , ▁immediately ▁the ▁le pro sy ▁depart ed ▁from ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁clean . ▁And ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Israel ▁called ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁e un uch s , ▁and ▁said ▁to ▁him ▁: ▁C all ▁quickly ▁Mic he as ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁J em la . ▁And ▁El ise us ▁died , ▁and ▁they ▁buried ▁him . ▁And ▁the ▁ro vers ▁from ▁Moab ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁land ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁But ▁I ▁have ▁written ▁to ▁you , ▁brethren , ▁more ▁b old ly ▁in ▁some ▁sort , ▁as ▁it ▁were ▁putting ▁you ▁in ▁mind : ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁grace ▁which ▁is ▁given ▁me ▁from ▁God . ▁And ▁he ▁made ▁ten ▁b ases ▁of ▁brass , ▁every ▁base ▁was ▁four ▁cubits ▁in ▁length , ▁and ▁four ▁cubits ▁in ▁bread th , ▁and ▁three ▁cubits ▁high . ▁And ▁he ▁see ▁the ▁sword ▁coming ▁upon ▁the ▁land , ▁and ▁sound ▁the ▁tr ump et , ▁and ▁tell ▁the ▁people : ▁If ▁a ▁fire ▁bre aking ▁out ▁light ▁upon ▁th orn s , ▁and ▁cat ch ▁st ack s ▁of ▁corn , ▁or ▁corn ▁standing ▁in ▁the ▁fields , ▁he ▁that ▁kind led ▁the ▁fire ▁shall ▁make ▁good ▁the ▁loss . ▁Keep ▁ye ▁my ▁ord in ances ▁and ▁my ▁judgments , ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁any ▁of ▁these ▁abomin ations : ▁neither ▁any ▁of ▁your ▁own ▁nation , ▁nor ▁any ▁stranger ▁that ▁so j ourn eth ▁among ▁you . ▁From ▁them ▁that ▁res ist ▁thy ▁right ▁hand ▁keep ▁me , ▁as ▁the ▁app le ▁of ▁thy ▁eye . ▁Prot ect ▁me ▁under ▁the ▁shad ow ▁of ▁thy ▁wings . ▁And ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁depart ed ▁from ▁their ▁tents ▁round ▁about , ▁D athan ▁and ▁Ab ir on ▁coming ▁out ▁stood ▁in ▁the ▁entry ▁of ▁their ▁p av il ions ▁with ▁their ▁wives ▁and ▁children , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁people . ▁Now ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁cry ▁of ▁the ▁people , ▁and ▁of ▁their ▁wives ▁against ▁their ▁brethren ▁the ▁Jews . ▁Say ▁to ▁them : ▁As ▁I ▁live , ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord ▁God , ▁I ▁desire ▁not ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁wicked , ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁wicked ▁turn ▁from ▁his ▁way , ▁and ▁live . ▁T urn ▁ye , ▁turn ▁ye ▁from ▁your ▁evil ▁ways : ▁and ▁why ▁will ▁you ▁die , ▁O ▁house ▁of ▁Israel ? ▁Who ▁having ▁heard ▁this , ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁morning , ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁temple , ▁and ▁taught . ▁And ▁the ▁high ▁priest ▁coming , ▁and ▁they ▁that ▁were ▁with ▁him , ▁called ▁together ▁the ▁council , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁anc ients ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel ; ▁and ▁they ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁prison ▁to ▁have ▁them ▁brought . ▁Behold ▁I ▁come ▁to ▁thee ▁that ▁d w el le th ▁in ▁a ▁valley ▁upon ▁a ▁rock ▁above ▁a ▁plain , ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord : ▁and ▁you ▁say : ▁Who ▁shall ▁strike ▁us ? ▁and ▁who ▁shall ▁enter ▁into ▁our ▁houses ? ▁In ▁whose ▁hands ▁are ▁iniqu ities : ▁their ▁right ▁hand ▁is ▁filled ▁with ▁g ifts . ▁Who ▁begot ▁L a ad an : ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁was ▁Am mi ud , ▁who ▁be get ▁El is ama , ▁That ▁the ▁Lord ▁appeared ▁to ▁him ▁the ▁second ▁time , ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁appeared ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁G ab a on . ▁The ▁hands ▁of ▁Z or ob abel ▁have ▁laid ▁the ▁found ations ▁of ▁this ▁house , ▁and ▁his ▁hands ▁shall ▁fin ish ▁it : ▁and ▁you ▁shall ▁know ▁that ▁the ▁Lord ▁of ▁hosts ▁hath ▁sent ▁me ▁to ▁you . ▁Their ▁sl ain ▁shall ▁be ▁cast ▁forth , ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁car c ass es ▁shall ▁rise ▁a ▁sl ink : ▁the ▁mountains ▁shall ▁be ▁me l ted ▁with ▁their ▁blood . ▁And ▁E ze ch ias ▁was ▁rich , ▁and ▁very ▁glor ious , ▁and ▁he ▁gathered ▁himself ▁great ▁tre as ures ▁of ▁silver ▁and ▁of ▁gold , ▁and ▁of ▁precious ▁stones , ▁of ▁sp ices , ▁and ▁of ▁arms , ▁of ▁all ▁kind s , ▁and ▁of ▁vessels ▁of ▁great ▁price . ▁And ▁he ▁said ▁to ▁me : ▁The ▁waters ▁which ▁thou ▁saw est , ▁where ▁the ▁har l ot ▁sit t eth , ▁are ▁peoples , ▁and ▁nations , ▁and ▁tong ues . ▁Thus ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord ▁of ▁hosts ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁Israel : ▁Behold ▁I ▁will ▁bring ▁my ▁words ▁upon ▁this ▁city ▁unto ▁evil , ▁and ▁not ▁unto ▁good : ▁and ▁they ▁shall ▁be ▁accomp lished ▁in ▁thy ▁sight ▁in ▁that ▁day . ▁And ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel ▁setting ▁for wards ▁camp ed ▁in ▁Ob oth . ▁And ▁the ▁word ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁came ▁a ▁second ▁time ▁to ▁Ag ge us ▁in ▁the ▁four ▁and ▁tw ent i eth ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁month , ▁saying : ▁And ▁he ▁knew ▁her ▁not ▁till ▁she ▁brought ▁forth ▁her ▁first born ▁son : ▁and ▁he ▁called ▁his ▁name ▁J ES U S . ▁And ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel ▁of ▁the ▁captivity ▁kept ▁the ▁phase , ▁0 ▁on ▁the ▁four teenth ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁month . ▁If ▁he ▁with hold ▁the ▁waters , ▁all ▁things ▁shall ▁be ▁d ried ▁up : ▁and ▁if ▁he ▁send ▁them ▁out , ▁they ▁shall ▁overt urn ▁the ▁earth . ▁Je b ahar , ▁and ▁El is u a , ▁and ▁El iph al et , ▁And ▁Aaron ▁shall ▁bear ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel ▁in ▁the ▁rational ▁of ▁judge ment ▁upon ▁his ▁breast , ▁when ▁he ▁shall ▁enter ▁into ▁the ▁sanct uary , ▁a ▁mem or ial ▁before ▁the ▁Lord ▁for ▁ever . ▁The ▁wicked ▁man ▁being ; ▁sc our ged , ▁the ▁fool ▁shall ▁be ▁wis er : ▁but ▁if ▁thou ▁reb u ke ▁a ▁wise ▁man ▁he ▁will ▁understand ▁discip line . ▁And ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁man ▁of ▁God ▁with ▁all ▁his ▁train , ▁be ▁came , ▁and ▁stood ▁before ▁him , ▁and ▁said : ▁In ▁truth , ▁I ▁know ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁other ▁God ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁earth , ▁but ▁only ▁in ▁Israel : ▁I ▁b ese ech ▁thee ▁therefore ▁take ▁a ▁blessing ▁of ▁thy ▁servant . ▁But ▁thou ▁shalt ▁pay ▁him ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁his ▁labour ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁before ▁the ▁going ▁down ▁of ▁the ▁sun , ▁because ▁he ▁is ▁poor , ▁and ▁with ▁it ▁maintain eth ▁his ▁life : ▁lest ▁he ▁cry ▁against ▁thee ▁to ▁the ▁Lord , ▁and ▁it ▁be ▁rep uted ▁to ▁thee ▁for ▁a ▁sin . ▁For ▁we ▁are ▁buried ▁together ▁with ▁him ▁by ▁bapt ism ▁into ▁death ; ▁that ▁as ▁Christ ▁is ▁ris en ▁from ▁the ▁dead ▁by ▁the ▁glory ▁of ▁the ▁Father , ▁so ▁we ▁also ▁may ▁walk ▁in ▁new ness ▁of ▁life . ▁And ▁every ▁one ▁that ▁cal le th ▁upon ▁my ▁name , ▁I ▁have ▁created ▁him ▁for ▁my ▁glory , ▁I ▁have ▁formed ▁him , ▁and ▁made ▁him . ▁For ▁they ▁that ▁will ▁become ▁rich , ▁fall ▁into ▁tem pt ation , ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁sn are ▁of ▁the ▁dev il , ▁and ▁into ▁many ▁un pro f itable ▁and ▁hurt ful ▁des ires , ▁which ▁d rown ▁men ▁into ▁destruction ▁and ▁per d ition . ▁Have ▁you ▁suffered ▁so ▁great ▁things ▁in ▁v ain ? ▁If ▁it ▁be ▁yet ▁in ▁v ain . ▁And ▁these ▁are ▁the ▁things ▁you ▁must ▁take : ▁gold , ▁and ▁silver , ▁and ▁brass , ▁And ▁An an ias ▁hearing ▁these ▁words , ▁fell ▁down , ▁and ▁gave ▁up ▁the ▁g h ost . ▁And ▁there ▁came ▁great ▁fear ▁upon ▁all ▁that ▁heard ▁it . ▁He ▁said ▁to ▁them : ▁The ▁things ▁that ▁are ▁impossible ▁with ▁men , ▁are ▁possible ▁with ▁God . ▁H um il iation ▁follow eth ▁the ▁proud : ▁and ▁glory ▁shall ▁up hold ▁the ▁hum ble ▁of ▁spirit . ▁And ▁that ▁the ▁kingdom , ▁and ▁power , ▁and ▁the ▁great ness ▁of ▁the ▁kingdom , ▁under ▁the ▁whole ▁heaven , ▁may ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁s aints ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁High : ▁whose ▁kingdom ▁is ▁an ▁ever l asting ▁kingdom , ▁and ▁all ▁kings ▁shall ▁serve ▁him , ▁and ▁shall ▁ob ey ▁him . ▁In ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁our ▁Lord ▁Jesus ▁Christ , ▁you ▁being ▁gathered ▁together , ▁and ▁my ▁spirit , ▁with ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁our ▁Lord ▁Jesus ; ▁And ▁he ▁took ▁away ▁the ▁eff em in ate ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁land , ▁and ▁he ▁removed ▁all ▁the ▁fil th ▁of ▁the ▁id ols , ▁which ▁his ▁fathers ▁had ▁made . ▁Do ▁not ▁aff lic t ▁your ▁country men , ▁but ▁let ▁every ▁one ▁fear ▁his ▁God : ▁because ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁Lord ▁your ▁God . ▁With ▁the ▁elect ▁thou ▁wilt ▁be ▁elect : ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁per verse ▁thou ▁wilt ▁be ▁per ver ted . ▁And ▁the ▁disciples ▁were ▁ast on ished ▁at ▁his ▁words . ▁But ▁Jesus ▁again ▁answer ing , ▁saith ▁to ▁them : ▁Children , ▁how ▁hard ▁is ▁it ▁for ▁them ▁that ▁trust ▁in ▁ric hes , ▁to ▁enter ▁into ▁the ▁kingdom ▁of ▁God ? ▁And ▁when ▁he ▁shall ▁have ▁fulf illed ▁his ▁will ▁in ▁me , ▁many ▁other ▁like ▁things ▁are ▁also ▁at ▁hand ▁with ▁him . ▁De ac ons ▁in ▁like ▁manner ▁ch aste , ▁not ▁double ▁tong ued , ▁not ▁given ▁to ▁much ▁wine , ▁not ▁g reed y ▁of ▁fil th y ▁l uc re : ▁Our ▁father ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁des ert , ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁sed ition , ▁that ▁was ▁raised ▁against ▁the ▁Lord ▁under ▁C ore , ▁but ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁sin : ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁male ▁children . ▁Why ▁is ▁his ▁name ▁taken ▁away ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁family , ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁son ? ▁Give ▁us ▁a ▁possess ion ▁among ▁the ▁k ins men ▁of ▁our ▁father . ▁He ▁saith ▁to ▁them : ▁How ▁then ▁doth ▁David ▁in ▁spirit ▁call ▁him ▁Lord , ▁saying : ▁And ▁when ▁forty ▁days ▁were ▁passed , ▁and ▁as ▁many ▁night s , ▁the ▁Lord ▁gave ▁me ▁the ▁two ▁tables ▁of ▁stone , ▁the ▁tables ▁of ▁the ▁covenant , ▁I ▁did ▁therefore ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁commanded ▁me : ▁I ▁brought ▁forth ▁my ▁goods ▁by ▁day , ▁as ▁the ▁goods ▁of ▁one ▁that ▁remove th : ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁I ▁dig ged ▁through ▁the ▁wall ▁with ▁my ▁hand : ▁and ▁I ▁went ▁forth ▁in ▁the ▁dark , ▁and ▁was ▁carried ▁on ▁men ' s ▁should ers ▁in ▁their ▁sight . ▁And ▁C ale b ▁destroyed ▁out ▁of ▁it ▁the ▁three ▁sons ▁of ▁E h ac , ▁S es ai ▁and ▁Ah im an . ▁and ▁Th ol m ai ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁of ▁En ac . ▁And ▁his ▁son ▁Jer ia u ▁the ▁first , ▁Am ari as ▁the ▁second , ▁J ah az i el ▁the ▁third , ▁J ec ma an ▁the ▁fourth . ▁A ▁voice ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁city , ▁a ▁voice ▁from ▁the ▁temple , ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁that ▁rend e reth ▁rec om p ense ▁to ▁his ▁enemies . ▁J oram ▁was ▁two ▁and ▁thirty ▁years ▁old ▁when ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁reign : ▁and ▁he ▁reign ed ▁eight ▁years ▁in ▁Jerusalem . ▁And ▁the ▁servant ▁returning , ▁told ▁these ▁things ▁to ▁his ▁lord . ▁Then ▁the ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁house , ▁being ▁angry , ▁said ▁to ▁his ▁servant : ▁Go ▁out ▁quickly ▁into ▁the ▁streets ▁and ▁l an es ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁bring ▁in ▁hither ▁the ▁poor , ▁and ▁the ▁fee ble , ▁and ▁the ▁blind , ▁and ▁the ▁l ame . ▁And ▁Ach az ▁sent ▁mess eng ers ▁to ▁The g l ath ph al as ar ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁Assy rians , ▁saying : ▁I ▁am ▁thy ▁servant , ▁and ▁thy ▁son : ▁come ▁up , ▁and ▁save ▁me ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Syria , ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Israel , ▁who ▁are ▁ris en ▁up ▁together ▁against ▁me . ▁And ▁sent ▁forth ▁a ▁third ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁under ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁Joab , ▁and ▁a ▁third ▁part ▁under ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁Ab is ai ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Sar v ia ▁Joab ' s ▁brother , ▁and ▁a ▁third ▁part ▁under ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁E th ai , ▁who ▁was ▁of ▁G eth : ▁and ▁the ▁king ▁said ▁to ▁the ▁people : ▁I ▁also ▁will ▁go ▁forth ▁with ▁you . ▁As or , ▁Rama , ▁G eth aim , ▁I ▁will ▁not ▁take ▁cal ves ▁out ▁of ▁thy ▁house : ▁nor ▁he ▁go ats ▁out ▁of ▁thy ▁fl ocks . ▁She ▁ran , ▁therefore , ▁and ▁com eth ▁to ▁Sim on ▁Peter , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁discip le ▁whom ▁Jesus ▁loved , ▁and ▁saith ▁to ▁them : ▁They ▁have ▁taken ▁away ▁the ▁Lord ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁se p ul ch re , ▁and ▁we ▁know ▁not ▁where ▁they ▁have ▁laid ▁him . ▁And ▁Ph ale g ▁lived ▁after ▁he ▁begot ▁Re u , ▁two ▁hundred ▁and ▁nine ▁years , ▁and ▁begot ▁sons ▁and ▁daughters . ▁And ▁he ▁said ▁to ▁me : ▁Go ▁in , ▁and ▁see ▁the ▁wicked ▁abomin ations ▁which ▁they ▁commit ▁here . ▁And ▁there ▁was ▁much ▁murm uring ▁among ▁the ▁multitude ▁concerning ▁him . ▁For ▁some ▁said : ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁man . ▁And ▁others ▁said : ▁No , ▁but ▁he ▁sed uce th ▁the ▁people . ▁But ▁if ▁you ▁say : ▁What ▁shall ▁we ▁eat ▁the ▁seventh ▁year , ▁if ▁we ▁s ow ▁not , ▁nor ▁gather ▁our ▁f ruits ? ▁Of ▁the ▁tribes ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Juda ▁and ▁of ▁S ime on ▁Josue ▁gave ▁cities : ▁whose ▁names ▁are ▁these , ▁S erve ▁ye ▁the ▁Lord ▁with ▁fear : ▁and ▁rej oice ▁unto ▁him ▁with ▁tre mb ling . ▁Your ▁land ▁is ▁des olate , ▁your ▁cities ▁are ▁bur nt ▁with ▁fire : ▁your ▁country ▁str angers ▁dev our ▁before ▁your ▁face , ▁and ▁it ▁shall ▁be ▁des olate ▁as ▁when ▁was ted ▁by ▁enemies . ▁But ▁one ▁came ▁and ▁told ▁them : ▁Behold , ▁the ▁men ▁whom ▁you ▁put ▁in ▁prison ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁temple ▁standing , ▁and ▁teaching ▁the ▁people . ▁Moreover ▁of ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁Man ass es , ▁by ▁the ▁generations ▁and ▁families ▁and ▁houses ▁of ▁their ▁kind red s , ▁were ▁rec k oned ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁every ▁one ▁from ▁twenty ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁up ward , ▁all ▁that ▁could ▁go ▁forth ▁to ▁war , ▁I ▁ent reated ▁thy ▁face ▁with ▁all ▁my ▁heart : ▁have ▁mercy ▁on ▁me ▁according ▁to ▁thy ▁word . ▁I ▁ate ▁no ▁des irable ▁bread , ▁and ▁neither ▁flesh , ▁nor ▁wine ▁entered ▁into ▁my ▁mouth , ▁neither ▁was ▁I ▁an ointed ▁with ▁o int ment : ▁till ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁three ▁weeks ▁were ▁accomp lished . ▁By ▁some , ▁that ▁John ▁was ▁ris en ▁from ▁the ▁dead : ▁but ▁by ▁other ▁some , ▁that ▁Eli as ▁had ▁appeared ; ▁and ▁by ▁others , ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁prophets ▁was ▁ris en ▁again . ▁And ▁them ▁that ▁turn ▁away ▁from ▁following ▁after ▁the ▁Lord , ▁and ▁that ▁have ▁not ▁sought ▁the ▁Lord , ▁nor ▁se ar ched ▁after ▁him . ▁And ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁thirty - s ix ▁thousand ▁oxen , ▁And ▁king ▁Solomon ▁answered , ▁and ▁said ▁to ▁his ▁mother : ▁Why ▁do st ▁thou ▁ask ▁Ab is ag ▁the ▁Sun am it ess ▁for ▁Ad onias ? ▁ask ▁for ▁him ▁also ▁the ▁kingdom : ▁for ▁he ▁is ▁my ▁elder ▁brother , ▁and ▁hath ▁Ab i ath ar ▁the ▁priest , ▁and ▁Joab ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Sar v ia . ▁But ▁thou ▁shalt ▁not ▁build ▁the ▁house , ▁but ▁thy ▁son , ▁who ▁shall ▁come ▁out ▁of ▁thy ▁lo ins , ▁he ▁shall ▁build ▁a ▁house ▁to ▁my ▁name . ▁Then ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁was hed ▁their ▁feet , ▁and ▁taken ▁his ▁gar ments , ▁being ▁set ▁down ▁again , ▁he ▁said ▁to ▁them : ▁K now ▁you ▁what ▁I ▁have ▁done ▁to ▁you ? ▁And ▁there ▁were ▁offered ▁of ▁brass ▁also ▁seventy - two ▁thousand ▁tal ents , ▁and ▁four ▁hundred ▁s icles ▁bes ides . ▁The ▁bow ▁of ▁the ▁mighty ▁is ▁overcome , ▁and ▁the ▁weak ▁are ▁g irt ▁with ▁strength . ▁Then ▁Ach ima as ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Sad oc ▁said ▁to ▁Joab ▁again : ▁Why ▁might ▁not ▁I ▁also ▁run ▁after ▁Ch us ai ? ▁And ▁Joab ▁said ▁to ▁him : ▁Why ▁wilt ▁thou ▁run , ▁my ▁son ? ▁thou ▁wilt ▁not ▁be ▁the ▁be arer ▁of ▁good ▁t id ings . ▁And ▁Peter ▁said ▁to ▁her : ▁Tell ▁me , ▁woman , ▁whether ▁you ▁sold ▁the ▁land ▁for ▁so ▁much ? ▁And ▁she ▁said : ▁Ye a , ▁for ▁so ▁much . ▁Because ▁thou ▁say est : ▁I ▁am ▁rich , ▁and ▁made ▁wealth y , ▁and ▁have ▁need ▁of ▁nothing : ▁and ▁know est ▁not , ▁that ▁thou ▁art ▁w ret ched , ▁and ▁mis er able , ▁and ▁poor , ▁and ▁blind , ▁and ▁n ak ed . ▁Have ▁the ▁gates ▁of ▁death ▁been ▁opened ▁to ▁thee , ▁and ▁hast ▁thou ▁seen ▁the ▁d arks ome ▁doors ? ▁To ▁whom ▁we ▁y ield ed ▁not ▁by ▁subject ion , ▁no ▁not ▁for ▁an ▁hour , ▁that ▁the ▁truth ▁of ▁the ▁g osp el ▁might ▁continue ▁with ▁you . ▁But ▁as ▁for ▁me , ▁I ▁will ▁appear ▁before ▁thy ▁sight ▁in ▁justice : ▁I ▁shall ▁be ▁satisfied ▁when ▁thy ▁glory ▁shall ▁appear . ▁And ▁of ▁the ▁Hebron ites ▁H as ab ias , ▁and ▁his ▁brethren ▁most ▁able ▁men , ▁a ▁thousand ▁seven ▁hundred ▁had ▁the ▁charge ▁over ▁Israel ▁beyond ▁the ▁Jordan ▁west ward , ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁king . ▁Wh os o ever ▁den i eth ▁the ▁Son , ▁the ▁same ▁hath ▁not ▁the ▁Father . ▁He ▁that ▁conf es se th ▁the ▁Son , ▁hath ▁the ▁Father ▁also . ▁And ▁we ▁see ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁enter ▁in , ▁because ▁of ▁un bel ief . ▁The ▁children ▁of ▁Z ach ai , ▁seven ▁hundred ▁sixty . ▁And ▁pati ence ▁hath ▁a ▁perfect ▁work ; ▁that ▁you ▁may ▁be ▁perfect ▁and ▁entire , ▁fail ing ▁in ▁nothing . ▁The ▁Lord ▁shall ▁tell ▁in ▁his ▁writ ings ▁of ▁peoples ▁and ▁of ▁princes , ▁of ▁them ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁her . ▁To ▁whom ▁also ▁he ▁shew ed ▁himself ▁alive ▁after ▁his ▁pass ion , ▁by ▁many ▁pro of s , ▁for ▁forty ▁days ▁appear ing ▁to ▁them , ▁and ▁speaking ▁of ▁the ▁kingdom ▁of ▁God . ▁Why ▁shall ▁I ▁fear ▁in ▁the ▁evil ▁day ? ▁the ▁iniquity ▁of ▁my ▁he el ▁shall ▁en comp ass ▁me . ▁And ▁blessed ▁be ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁his ▁maj est y ▁for ▁ever : ▁and ▁the ▁whole ▁earth ▁shall ▁be ▁filled ▁with ▁his ▁maj est y . ▁So ▁be ▁it . ▁So ▁be ▁it . ▁And ▁upon ▁my ▁servants ▁indeed , ▁and ▁upon ▁my ▁hand m aid s ▁will ▁I ▁p our ▁out ▁in ▁those ▁days ▁of ▁my ▁spirit , ▁and ▁they ▁shall ▁prophes y . ▁For ▁he ▁that ▁shall ▁be ▁as ham ed ▁of ▁me , ▁and ▁of ▁my ▁words , ▁in ▁this ▁adul ter ous ▁and ▁sin ful ▁generation : ▁the ▁Son ▁of ▁man ▁also ▁will ▁be ▁as ham ed ▁of ▁him , ▁when ▁he ▁shall ▁come ▁in ▁the ▁glory ▁of ▁his ▁Father ▁with ▁the ▁holy ▁angel s . ▁Let ▁them ▁not ▁dwell ▁in ▁thy ▁land , ▁lest ▁perhaps ▁thy ▁make ▁thee ▁sin ▁against ▁me , ▁if ▁thou ▁serve ▁their ▁god : ▁which ▁und ou b ted ly ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁sc andal ▁to ▁thee . ▁And ▁the ▁second ▁is ▁like ▁to ▁this : ▁Thou ▁shalt ▁love ▁thy ▁neighbor ▁as ▁thy self . ▁It ▁is ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁prophets : ▁And ▁they ▁shall ▁all ▁be ▁taught ▁of ▁God . ▁Every ▁one ▁that ▁hath ▁heard ▁of ▁the ▁Father , ▁and ▁hath ▁learned , ▁com eth ▁to ▁me . ▁And ▁the ▁priests ▁and ▁the ▁Levites ▁rose ▁up ▁and ▁blessed ▁the ▁people : ▁and ▁their ▁voice ▁was ▁heard : ▁and ▁their ▁prayer ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁holy ▁d we lling ▁place ▁of ▁heaven . ▁Isa ac ▁said ▁to ▁his ▁father : ▁My ▁father . ▁And ▁he ▁answered : ▁What ▁wilt ▁thou , ▁son ? ▁Behold , ▁saith ▁he , ▁fire ▁and ▁wood : ▁where ▁is ▁the ▁vict im ▁for ▁the ▁hol oca ust ? ▁Now , ▁therefore , ▁my ▁son , ▁follow ▁my ▁counsel : ▁But ▁they ▁prov oked ▁me , ▁and ▁would ▁not ▁he ark en ▁to ▁me : ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁every ▁man ▁cast ▁away ▁the ▁abomin ations ▁of ▁his ▁eyes , ▁neither ▁did ▁they ▁for s ake ▁the ▁id ols ▁of ▁Egypt : ▁and ▁I ▁said ▁I ▁would ▁p our ▁out ▁my ▁ind ignation ▁upon ▁them , ▁and ▁accomp lish ▁my ▁wrath ▁against ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Egypt . ▁Ret urning ▁he ▁found ▁him ▁standing ▁by ▁his ▁bur nt ▁sacrifice , ▁and ▁the ▁princes ▁of ▁the ▁Moab ites ▁with ▁him . ▁And ▁Bal ac ▁said ▁to ▁him : ▁What ▁hath ▁the ▁Lord ▁spoken ? ▁But ▁God ▁com mend eth ▁his ▁char ity ▁towards ▁us ; ▁because ▁when ▁as ▁yet ▁we ▁were ▁sin ners , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁time , ▁And ▁for ▁them ▁do ▁I ▁sanct ify ▁myself , ▁that ▁they ▁also ▁may ▁be ▁sanct ified ▁in ▁truth . ▁For ▁if ▁thou ▁shalt ▁call ▁for ▁wisdom , ▁and ▁inc line ▁thy ▁heart ▁to ▁pr ud ence : ▁The ▁sons ▁of ▁El ip haz : ▁The man , ▁O mar , ▁Sep hi , ▁G athan , ▁C ene z , ▁and ▁by ▁Th am na , ▁Am al ec . ▁And ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁pass , ▁when ▁San ab all at , ▁and ▁To b ias , ▁and ▁G os se m ▁the ▁Arab ian , ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁our ▁enemies , ▁heard ▁that ▁I ▁had ▁built ▁the ▁wall , ▁and ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁bre ach ▁left ▁in ▁it , ▁( though ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁I ▁had ▁not ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁doors ▁in ▁the ▁gates , ) ▁and ▁God ▁shall ▁be ▁ex al ted . ▁The ▁arrows ▁of ▁children ▁are ▁their ▁w ounds : ▁man ' s ▁days ▁are ▁as ▁grass , ▁as ▁the ▁flow er ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁so ▁shall ▁he ▁flour ish . ▁And ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁speaking , ▁a ▁certain ▁Ph ar ise e ▁pray ed ▁him , ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁d ine ▁with ▁him . ▁And ▁he ▁going ▁in , ▁sat ▁down ▁to ▁eat . ▁From ▁the ▁troubled ▁river , ▁that ▁w ate reth ▁Egypt , ▁unto ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁Acc aron ▁north ward : ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Ch anaan , ▁which ▁is ▁divided ▁among ▁the ▁lord s ▁of ▁the ▁Philistines , ▁the ▁Gaz ites , ▁the ▁Az ot ians , ▁the ▁As c al on ites , ▁the ▁G eth ites , ▁and ▁the ▁Acc ron ites . ▁And ▁he ▁shall ▁re de em ▁Israel ▁from ▁all ▁his ▁iniqu ities . ▁For ▁behold ▁I ▁have ▁made ▁thee ▁a ▁little ▁one ▁among ▁the ▁nations , ▁des pic able ▁among ▁men . ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁Lord ▁your ▁God : ▁you ▁shall ▁not ▁make ▁to ▁yourselves ▁any ▁id ol ▁or ▁gra ven ▁thing , ▁neither ▁shall ▁you ▁ere ct ▁pill ars , ▁nor ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁remark able ▁stone ▁in ▁your ▁land , ▁to ▁ad ore ▁it : ▁for ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁Lord ▁your ▁God . ▁The ▁Lord ▁of ▁hosts ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁Israel ▁hath ▁said : ▁Behold ▁I ▁will ▁visit ▁upon ▁the ▁t um ult ▁of ▁Alex and ria , ▁and ▁upon ▁Phara o , ▁and ▁upon ▁Egypt , ▁and ▁upon ▁her ▁gods , ▁and ▁upon ▁her ▁kings , ▁and ▁upon ▁Phara o , ▁upon ▁them ▁that ▁trust ▁in ▁him . ▁And ▁God ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁all ▁grace ▁ab ound ▁in ▁you ; ▁that ▁ye ▁always , ▁having ▁all ▁su ffic iency ▁in ▁all ▁things , ▁may ▁ab ound ▁to ▁every ▁good ▁work , ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁answered , ▁and ▁said : ▁Take ▁me ▁a ▁c ow ▁of ▁three ▁years ▁old , ▁and ▁a ▁she ▁go at ▁of ▁three ▁years , ▁and ▁a ▁r am ▁of ▁three ▁years , ▁a ▁tur tle ▁also , ▁and ▁a ▁p ige on . ▁But ▁if ▁a ▁strong er ▁than ▁he ▁come ▁upon ▁him , ▁and ▁overcome ▁him ; ▁he ▁will ▁take ▁away ▁all ▁his ▁arm our ▁where in ▁he ▁trust ed , ▁and ▁will ▁distrib ute ▁his ▁sp o il s . ▁And ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁C ale b ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁J ep h one , ▁were ▁H ir , ▁and ▁El a , ▁and ▁N ah am . ▁And ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁El a : ▁C ene z . ▁The ▁sons ▁of ▁Su ph a : ▁S ue , ▁H ern ap her , ▁and ▁S ual , ▁and ▁Ber i , ▁and ▁J am ra . ▁They ▁have ▁set ▁fire ▁to ▁thy ▁sanct uary : ▁they ▁have ▁def iled ▁the ▁d we lling ▁place ▁of ▁thy ▁name ▁on ▁the ▁earth . ▁He ▁that ▁know eth ▁his ▁brother ▁to ▁sin ▁a ▁sin ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁death , ▁let ▁him ▁ask , ▁and ▁life ▁shall ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁him , ▁who ▁sin n eth ▁not ▁to ▁death . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁sin ▁unto ▁death : ▁for ▁that ▁I ▁say ▁not ▁that ▁any ▁man ▁ask . ▁From ▁Le b na ▁he ▁passed ▁unto ▁L ach is , ▁with ▁all ▁Israel : ▁and ▁invest ing ▁it ▁with ▁his ▁army , ▁bes ie ged ▁it . ▁And ▁Jesus ▁went ▁with ▁them . ▁And ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁now ▁not ▁far ▁from ▁the ▁house , ▁the ▁cent ur ion ▁sent ▁his ▁friends ▁to ▁him , ▁saying : ▁Lord , ▁trouble ▁not ▁thy self ; ▁for ▁I ▁am ▁not ▁worth y ▁that ▁thou ▁should est ▁enter ▁under ▁my ▁roof . ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁Am ari as , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Az ari as , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁M ara i oth , ▁And ▁behold ▁one ▁came ▁and ▁said ▁to ▁him : ▁G ood ▁master , ▁what ▁good ▁shall ▁I ▁do ▁that ▁I ▁may ▁have ▁life ▁ever l asting ? ▁But ▁I ▁have ▁a ▁greater ▁testimony ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁John : ▁for ▁the ▁works ▁which ▁the ▁Father ▁hath ▁given ▁me ▁to ▁perfect ; ▁the ▁works ▁themselves , ▁which ▁I ▁do , ▁give ▁testimony ▁of ▁me , ▁that ▁the ▁Father ▁hath ▁sent ▁me . ▁The ▁words ▁of ▁G at here r ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁V om iter . ▁The ▁vision ▁which ▁the ▁man ▁spoke ▁with ▁whom ▁God ▁is , ▁and ▁who ▁being ▁strengthened ▁by ▁God , ▁ab iding ▁with ▁him , ▁said : ▁But ▁he ▁said ▁to ▁them : ▁Do ▁nothing ▁more ▁than ▁that ▁which ▁is ▁appointed ▁you . ▁If ▁thy ▁brother ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁thy ▁mother , ▁or ▁thy ▁son , ▁or ▁daughter , ▁or ▁thy ▁wife ▁that ▁is ▁in ▁thy ▁b os om , ▁or ▁thy ▁friend , ▁whom ▁thou ▁lo vest ▁as ▁thy ▁own ▁soul , ▁would ▁pers u ade ▁thee ▁secret ly , ▁saying : ▁Let ▁us ▁go , ▁and ▁serve ▁strange ▁gods , ▁which ▁thou ▁know est ▁not , ▁nor ▁thy ▁fathers , ▁Thou ▁hast ▁understood ▁my ▁thoughts ▁af ar ▁off : ▁my ▁path ▁and ▁my ▁line ▁thou ▁hast ▁se ar ched ▁out . ▁The ▁Lord ▁shall ▁reign ▁for ▁ever ▁and ▁ever . ▁Sh alt ▁thou ▁reign , ▁because ▁thou ▁comp arest ▁thy self ▁to ▁the ▁c ed ar ? ▁did ▁not ▁thy ▁father ▁eat ▁and ▁drink , ▁and ▁do ▁judgment ▁and ▁justice , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁then ▁well ▁with ▁him ? ▁And ▁Ag ar ▁brought ▁forth ▁a ▁son ▁to ▁Ab ram : ▁who ▁called ▁his ▁name ▁Is ma el . ▁But ▁others ▁m ock ing , ▁said : ▁These ▁men ▁are ▁full ▁of ▁new ▁wine . ▁And ▁God ▁came ▁to ▁Ab ime lech ▁in ▁a ▁dream ▁by ▁night , ▁and ▁he ▁said ▁to ▁him : ▁Lo ▁thou ▁shalt ▁die ▁for ▁the ▁woman ▁thou ▁hast ▁taken : ▁for ▁she ▁hath ▁a ▁husband . ▁Now ▁the ▁generation ▁of ▁Christ ▁was ▁in ▁this ▁wise . ▁When ▁as ▁his ▁mother ▁Mary ▁was ▁es p ous ed ▁to ▁Joseph , ▁before ▁they ▁came ▁together , ▁she ▁was ▁found ▁with ▁child , ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁G h ost . ▁O ▁you ▁of ▁Israel , ▁that ▁have ▁willing ly ▁offered ▁your ▁lives ▁to ▁danger , ▁bless ▁the ▁Lord . ▁God ▁is ▁wonderful ▁in ▁his ▁s aints : ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁Israel ▁is ▁he ▁who ▁will ▁give ▁power ▁and ▁strength ▁to ▁his ▁people . ▁B less ed ▁be ▁God . ▁And ▁present ly ▁at ▁that ▁very ▁time ▁some ▁Chal de ans ▁came ▁and ▁accused ▁the ▁Jews , ▁THE ▁book ▁of ▁the ▁generation ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁David , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Abraham : ▁Now ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁certain ▁discip le ▁at ▁Dam ascus , ▁named ▁An an ias . ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁said ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁vision : ▁An an ias . ▁And ▁he ▁said : ▁Behold ▁I ▁am ▁here , ▁Lord . ▁For ▁the ▁wisdom ▁of ▁the ▁flesh ▁is ▁death ; ▁but ▁the ▁wisdom ▁of ▁the ▁spirit ▁is ▁life ▁and ▁peace . ▁And ▁Ab sal om ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁fled , ▁and ▁come ▁into ▁G ess ur , ▁was ▁there ▁three ▁years . ▁Let ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel ▁keep ▁the ▁s ab bath , ▁and ▁celebr ate ▁it ▁in ▁their ▁generations . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁ever l asting ▁covenant ▁And ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel ▁said : ▁We ▁will ▁go ▁by ▁the ▁beat en ▁way : ▁and ▁if ▁we ▁and ▁our ▁cattle ▁drink ▁of ▁thy ▁waters , ▁we ▁will ▁give ▁thee ▁what ▁is ▁just : ▁there ▁shall ▁be ▁no ▁difficulty ▁in ▁the ▁price , ▁only ▁let ▁us ▁pass ▁speed ily . ▁Not ▁for ▁one ▁day , ▁nor ▁two , ▁nor ▁five , ▁nor ▁ten , ▁no ▁nor ▁for ▁twenty . ▁And ▁I ▁ent reat ▁thee ▁also , ▁my ▁since re ▁compan ion , ▁help ▁those ▁women ▁who ▁have ▁lab oured ▁with ▁me ▁in ▁the ▁g osp el , ▁with ▁C lement ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁my ▁fellow ▁lab ou rers , ▁whose ▁names ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁of ▁life . ▁And ▁the ▁Lord ▁said ▁to ▁G ede on : ▁By ▁the ▁three ▁hundred ▁men , ▁that ▁l app ed ▁water , ▁I ▁will ▁save ▁you , ▁and ▁deliver ▁Mad ian ▁into ▁thy ▁hand : ▁but ▁let ▁all ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁return ▁to ▁their ▁place . ▁Therefore ▁fear ▁the ▁Lord , ▁and ▁serve ▁him ▁in ▁truth ▁and ▁with ▁your ▁whole ▁heart , ▁for ▁you ▁have ▁seen ▁the ▁great ▁works ▁which ▁he ▁hath ▁done ▁among ▁you . ▁Of ▁Jo iar ib , ▁Math ana i : ▁of ▁J oda ia , ▁A zz i : ▁And ▁thou ▁shalt ▁give ▁to ▁the ▁priests , ▁and ▁the ▁Levites , ▁that ▁are ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁of ▁Sad oc , ▁who ▁approach ▁to ▁me , ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord ▁God , ▁to ▁offer ▁to ▁me ▁a ▁cal f ▁of ▁the ▁herd ▁for ▁sin . ▁And ▁there ▁was ▁prepared ▁for ▁me ▁day ▁by ▁day ▁one ▁ox , ▁and ▁six ▁choice ▁r ams , ▁be - ▁sides ▁f ow ls , ▁and ▁once ▁in ▁ten ▁days ▁I ▁gave ▁store ▁of ▁d ivers ▁w ines , ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁things : ▁yet ▁I ▁did ▁not ▁require ▁my ▁year ly ▁allowance ▁as ▁governor : ▁for ▁the ▁people ▁were ▁very ▁much ▁imp over ished . ▁They ▁were ▁all ▁he ated ▁like ▁an ▁o ven , ▁and ▁have ▁dev oured ▁their ▁judges ▁: ▁all ▁their ▁kings ▁have ▁fall en : ▁there ▁is ▁none ▁among st ▁them ▁that ▁cal le th ▁unto ▁me . ▁For ▁thus ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord : ▁There ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁cut ▁off ▁from ▁David ▁a ▁man ▁to ▁sit ▁upon ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁Israel . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁other ▁God ▁like ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁the ▁right est : ▁he ▁that ▁is ▁mount ed ▁upon ▁the ▁heaven ▁is ▁thy ▁hel per . ▁By ▁his ▁magn ific ence ▁the ▁cloud s ▁run ▁hither ▁and ▁th ither . ▁And ▁he ▁said ▁to ▁him : ▁As ▁to ▁the ▁money ▁which ▁thou ▁prom is est , ▁keep ▁it ▁for ▁thy self : ▁and ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁people , ▁do ▁with ▁them ▁as ▁seem eth ▁good ▁to ▁thee . ▁And ▁now ▁hear ▁these ▁things , ▁thou ▁that ▁art ▁de lic ate , ▁and ▁dwell est ▁conf ident ly , ▁that ▁say est ▁in ▁thy ▁heart : ▁I ▁am , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁none ▁else ▁bes ides ▁me : ▁I ▁shall ▁not ▁sit ▁as ▁a ▁wid ow , ▁and ▁I ▁shall ▁not ▁know ▁bar ren ness . ▁Le ad ▁me ▁into ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁thy ▁command ments ; ▁for ▁this ▁same ▁I ▁have ▁desired . ▁If ▁then ▁I ▁being ▁your ▁Lord ▁and ▁Master , ▁have ▁was hed ▁your ▁feet ; ▁you ▁also ▁ought ▁to ▁was h ▁one ▁another ' s ▁feet . ▁What ▁is ▁this ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁hath ▁said : ▁You ▁shall ▁seek ▁me , ▁and ▁shall ▁not ▁find ▁me ; ▁and ▁where ▁I ▁am , ▁you ▁cannot ▁come ? ▁All ▁the ▁kingdom ▁of ▁O g ▁in ▁B asan , ▁who ▁reign ed ▁in ▁A st ar oth ▁and ▁Ed ra i , ▁he ▁was ▁of ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁R ap ha ims : ▁and ▁Moses ▁over th rew ▁and ▁destroyed ▁them . ▁That ▁which ▁we ▁have ▁seen ▁and ▁have ▁heard , ▁we ▁decl are ▁unto ▁you , ▁that ▁you ▁also ▁may ▁have ▁fellow ship ▁with ▁us , ▁and ▁our ▁fellow ship ▁may ▁be ▁with ▁the ▁Father , ▁and ▁with ▁his ▁Son ▁Jesus ▁Christ . ▁For ▁thou ▁writ est ▁bitter ▁things ▁against ▁me , ▁and ▁wilt ▁cons ume ▁me ▁for ▁the ▁sins ▁of ▁my ▁youth . ▁Spe ak ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁con g reg ation ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel , ▁and ▁thou ▁shalt ▁say ▁to ▁them : ▁Be ▁ye ▁holy , ▁because ▁I ▁the ▁Lord ▁your ▁God ▁am ▁holy . ▁The ▁praise ▁of ▁him ▁is ▁above ▁heaven ▁and ▁earth : ▁and ▁he ▁hath ▁ex al ted ▁the ▁horn ▁of ▁his ▁people . ▁A ▁hy m n ▁to ▁all ▁his ▁s aints : ▁to ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel , ▁a ▁people ▁approaching ▁to ▁him . ▁Al le l u ia . ▁The ▁ways ▁are ▁made ▁des olate , ▁no ▁one ▁p asse th ▁by ▁the ▁road , ▁the ▁covenant ▁is ▁made ▁v oid , ▁he ▁hath ▁rejected ▁the ▁cities , ▁he ▁hath ▁not ▁regarded ▁the ▁men . ▁For ▁thus ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord : ▁We ▁have ▁heard ▁a ▁voice ▁of ▁terror ▁: ▁there ▁is ▁fear ▁and ▁no ▁peace . ▁And ▁when ▁in ▁their ▁dist ress ▁they ▁shall ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Lord ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁Israel , ▁and ▁shall ▁seek ▁him , ▁they ▁shall ▁find ▁him . ▁F ly ▁for n ication . ▁Every ▁sin ▁that ▁a ▁man ▁doth , ▁is ▁without ▁the ▁body ; ▁but ▁he ▁that ▁commit t eth ▁for n ication , ▁sin n eth ▁against ▁his ▁own ▁body . ▁And ▁if ▁he ▁be get ▁a ▁son ▁that ▁is ▁a ▁rob ber , ▁a ▁s hed der ▁of ▁blood , ▁and ▁that ▁hath ▁done ▁some ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁things : ▁But ▁if ▁he ▁be ▁poor , ▁and ▁his ▁hand ▁cannot ▁find ▁the ▁things ▁a fore s aid : ▁he ▁shall ▁take ▁a ▁lamb ▁for ▁an ▁offering ▁for ▁t resp ass , ▁that ▁the ▁priest ▁may ▁pray ▁for ▁him , ▁and ▁a ▁t enth ▁part ▁of ▁hour ▁tem pered ▁with ▁oil ▁for ▁a ▁sacrifice , ▁and ▁a ▁se xt ary ▁of ▁oil , ▁Let ▁his ▁confidence ▁be ▁root ed ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁tabernacle , ▁and ▁let ▁destruction ▁t read ▁upon ▁him ▁like ▁a ▁king . ▁He ▁shall ▁not ▁con tend , ▁nor ▁cry ▁out , ▁neither ▁shall ▁any ▁man ▁hear ▁his ▁voice ▁in ▁the ▁streets . ▁And ▁justice ▁shall ▁be ▁the ▁g ird le ▁of ▁his ▁lo ins : ▁and ▁faith ▁the ▁g ird le ▁of ▁his ▁re ins . ▁And ▁po verty ▁shall ▁come ▁to ▁thee ▁as ▁a ▁run ner , ▁and ▁be gg ary ▁as ▁an ▁armed ▁man . ▁Spe ak ▁to ▁Aaron ▁and ▁to ▁his ▁sons , ▁that ▁they ▁be w are ▁of ▁those ▁things ▁that ▁are ▁consec rated ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel , ▁and ▁def ile ▁not ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁things ▁sanct ified ▁to ▁me , ▁which ▁they ▁offer . ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁Lord . ▁In ▁that ▁day ▁the ▁Lord ▁magn ified ▁Josue ▁in ▁the ▁sight ▁of ▁all ▁Israel , ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁fear ▁him , ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁fe ared ▁Moses , ▁while ▁he ▁lived . ▁And ▁he ▁did ▁evil ▁in ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁his ▁God , ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁reve rence ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁Jerem ias ▁the ▁prophet ▁speaking ▁to ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Lord . ▁Then ▁he ▁com eth ▁to ▁his ▁disciples , ▁and ▁saith ▁to ▁them : ▁S leep ▁ye ▁now ▁and ▁take ▁your ▁rest ; ▁behold ▁the ▁hour ▁is ▁at ▁hand , ▁and ▁the ▁Son ▁of ▁man ▁shall ▁be ▁bet ray ed ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁sin ners . ▁And ▁the ▁king ▁appointed ▁B ana ias ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Jo i ada ▁in ▁his ▁room ▁over ▁the ▁army , ▁and ▁Sad oc ▁the ▁priest ▁he ▁put ▁in ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁Ab i ath ar . ▁As ▁I ▁live , ▁( sa ith ▁the ▁King , ▁whose ▁name ▁is ▁the ▁Lord ▁of ▁hosts , ) ▁as ▁Th abor ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁mountains , ▁and ▁as ▁C arm el ▁by ▁the ▁sea , ▁so ▁shall ▁he ▁come . ▁But ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁this ▁people ▁is ▁become ▁hard ▁of ▁belief ▁and ▁prov oking , ▁they ▁are ▁revol ted ▁and ▁gone ▁away . ▁And ▁did st ▁thou ▁hold ▁the ▁ext rem ities ▁of ▁the ▁earth ▁shaking ▁them , ▁and ▁hast ▁thou ▁sh aken ▁the ▁un g od ly ▁out ▁of ▁it ? ▁I ▁have ▁watched , ▁and ▁am ▁become ▁as ▁a ▁spar row ▁all ▁alone ▁on ▁the ▁house t op . ▁And ▁I ▁will ▁make ▁thee ▁to ▁this ▁people ▁as ▁a ▁strong ▁wall ▁of ▁brass : ▁and ▁they ▁shall ▁fight ▁against ▁thee , ▁and ▁shall ▁not ▁pre v ail : ▁for ▁I ▁am ▁with ▁thee ▁to ▁save ▁thee , ▁and ▁to ▁deliver ▁thee , ▁saith ▁the ▁Lord . ▁For ▁Jesus ▁was ▁not ▁yet ▁come ▁into ▁the ▁town : ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁that ▁place ▁where ▁Mar tha ▁had ▁met ▁him . ▁They ▁returned , ▁that ▁they ▁might ▁be ▁without ▁y oke : ▁they ▁became ▁like ▁a ▁deceit ful ▁bow : ▁their ▁princes ▁shall ▁fall ▁by ▁the ▁sword , ▁for ▁the ▁ra ge ▁of ▁their ▁tongue . ▁This ▁is ▁their ▁der ision ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Egypt . ▁And ▁all ▁that ▁hand led ▁the ▁o ar ▁shall ▁come ▁down ▁from ▁their ▁ships : ▁the ▁mar in ers , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁pil ots ▁of ▁the ▁sea ▁shall ▁stand ▁upon ▁the ▁land : ▁Japanese ▁Official ▁Development ▁Ass istance ▁is ▁extended ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Japan ▁through ▁Japan ▁International ▁Cooperation ▁Agency ▁( JICA ), ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁Loan ▁A id ▁( Y en ▁Lo ans ), ▁Gr ant ▁A id , ▁Technical ▁Cooperation ▁and ▁Development ▁Stud ies . ▁Expenditure ▁Des cript ion ▁by ▁Project ▁( D iv ine g uma ▁Division ) ▁Se ven ▁K ochchi / ▁N ai ▁mir is ▁access ions ▁were ▁evaluated ▁for ▁le af ▁cur l ▁virus . ▁The ▁Official ▁Language ▁Policy ▁is ▁implemented ▁in ▁public ▁institutions ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁language ▁right ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁citizens . ▁U pl if ting ▁the ▁differently - abled ▁( iii ) ▁training ▁of ▁person nel ▁in ▁modern ▁techn olog ies ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁and ▁private ▁sector ▁undert ak ings ▁Source ▁: ▁District ▁Land ▁Registrar ▁Office , ▁K ach cher i , ▁Batticaloa ▁If ▁you ▁have ▁to ▁leave ▁your ▁home , ▁remember ▁these ▁ev ac uation ▁t ips : ▁In ▁addition , ▁awareness ▁was ▁created ▁among ▁the ▁people ▁by ▁live ▁programs ▁through ▁aud io vis ual ▁electronic ▁media ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁by ▁newspaper ▁reports ▁during ▁this ▁week . ▁Inc re ase ▁in ▁acc ru ed ▁expenditure ▁Other ▁Cred itors ▁School ▁le a vers , ▁subject ▁enth us i ast s , ▁teachers ▁and ▁pract ition ers ▁interested ▁in ▁g aining ▁knowledge ▁in ▁practical ▁elect ron ics ▁attended ▁the ▁course , ▁earning ▁an ▁income ▁of ▁approximately ▁Rs .1, 100 ,000/- . ▁Similarly , ▁C ess ▁was ▁increased ▁for ▁sa u ces ▁and ▁sa uce ▁prepar atory ▁items ; ▁su g ary ▁conf ect ions ; ▁prepar ations ▁of ▁ch oc olate ▁and ▁sa u ces ; ▁past a ▁and ▁related ▁items ; ▁grain s ▁and ▁similar ▁products ; ▁sou ps , ▁gra v ies ▁and ▁similar ▁products ; ▁ice ▁cre am ; ▁ed ible ▁ice ▁products ; ▁and ▁on ▁c in nam on , ▁cl o ves , ▁pe pper , ▁nut me g ▁and ▁card am om ▁sp ices . ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Health ▁Staff ▁Development ▁Services ▁Co - operative ▁L t d . ▁For ▁this ▁purpose , ▁approval ▁of ▁the ▁Cabinet ▁of ▁Ministers ▁has ▁been ▁obtained ▁on ▁29 .0 5. 2014 ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁18 ▁institutions . ▁Regional ▁Training ▁Cour se ▁on ▁Bas ic ▁Con cepts ▁of ▁3 D ▁Im aging ▁- ▁Gu ided ▁Bra ch y ther ap y ▁for ▁C ervical ▁C ancer ▁The ▁Third ▁BIMSTEC ▁Sum mit , ▁14 th ▁BIMSTEC ▁Minister ial ▁Meeting ▁and ▁the ▁16 th ▁BIMSTEC ▁Senior ▁Official s ’ ▁Meeting ▁was ▁held ▁from ▁1 -4 th ▁March ▁in ▁Nay ▁Py i ▁T aw , ▁My an mar . ▁6. ▁Pre vent ing ▁activities ▁det rim ental ▁to ▁the ▁Ranaviru ▁name ▁The ▁inter im ▁allowance ▁of ▁Rs . ▁10,000 /- ▁which ▁is ▁paid ▁monthly ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Administration ▁Circular ▁24/2014 ▁dated ▁12 .11 . 2014 , ▁Public ▁Administration ▁Circular ▁24/2014 ( I ) ▁dated ▁31.12.2014 , ▁and ▁Public ▁Administration ▁Circular ▁No . ▁05 /2015 ▁dated ▁11 .0 2. 2015 ▁B ▁& ▁E ▁- ▁B uild ings ▁and ▁Equ ipment ▁A part ▁from ▁that , ▁206 ▁language ▁classes ▁covering ▁25 ▁districts ▁were ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁promoting ▁the ▁language ▁learning ▁skills ▁and ▁b ilingual ▁promotion ▁among ▁the ▁Sinhala - T amil ▁public . ▁Kul iy apitiya ▁- ▁East ▁The ▁out standing ▁deb ts ▁to ▁banks ▁have ▁decreased ▁from ▁Rs . ▁6,25 4 ▁million ▁to ▁Rs . ▁79 ▁million . ▁This ▁happens ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁they ▁need ▁much ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁education ▁of ▁the ▁child . ▁Mod ern ▁Elect ronic ▁Comp on ents ▁- ▁2012 ▁Trincomalee ▁Integr ated ▁Inf rastructure ▁Project ▁( T II P ): ▁In ▁addition , ▁an ▁Action ▁Plan ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁prepared ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁cl ause ▁2.5 ▁of ▁the ▁agreement . ▁3.1 ▁The ▁contrib utor ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁allowed ▁again ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁contrib utor ▁of ▁a ▁scheme ▁with ▁a ▁lower ▁contrib ution ▁until ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁retire ment ▁once ▁such ▁contrib utor ▁exerc ises ▁his ▁option ▁for ▁a ▁scheme ▁with ▁higher ▁contrib ution ▁as ▁mentioned ▁above . ▁Mr . ▁P . A . S . ▁P onn amp er uma ▁7 ▁Uva ▁The ▁procedure ▁of ▁community ▁corre ction ▁initiated ▁under ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Justice ▁as ▁a ▁p io let ▁project ▁through ▁three ▁courts ▁of ▁law ▁in ▁comp liance ▁with ▁the ▁Community ▁Cor re ction ▁Act ▁No . ▁46 ▁of ▁1999 ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁Department ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁200 8. ▁7. ▁Con cl usion ▁R ent ▁- ▁Y ala ▁& ▁H ort on ▁Pl ains ▁Prof . ▁Mart ina ▁We ber ▁conducting ▁a ▁practical ▁sess ion ▁at ▁the ▁workshop ▁on ▁poll en ology . ▁Sal ary ▁P oint ▁on ▁the ▁hypot het ical ▁basis ▁as ▁at ▁31.12. 2015 : ▁Rs . ▁22, 3 60 ▁(2 2, 0 40 ▁+ ▁320 ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁salary ▁increment ) ▁7. ▁Activities ▁performed ▁by ▁the ▁Rel ig ious ▁and ▁Cult ural ▁Division ▁C am era ▁( Pro cess ▁& ▁A erial ) ▁Post ▁Bal ance ▁She et ▁Ev ents ▁The ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁matches ▁and ▁festivals ▁conducted ▁in ▁this ▁Stadium ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁2012. ▁Review ▁of ▁G . ▁E . ▁F . ▁Projects ▁The ▁health ▁sector ▁investment ▁absor ption ▁capacity ▁also ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁improved ▁to ▁ensure ▁better ▁outcomes . ▁It ▁is ▁ass ured ▁that ▁measures ▁have ▁been ▁taken ▁to ▁present ▁fair ▁financial ▁statements ▁by ▁design ing , ▁implementing ▁and ▁maintaining ▁internal ▁control ▁relevant ▁to ▁the ▁preparation ▁and ▁fair ▁presentation ▁of ▁financial ▁statements ▁that ▁are ▁free ▁from ▁material ▁mis state ment , ▁whether ▁due ▁to ▁fraud ▁or ▁error . ▁Mrs . ▁H . ▁M . ▁H amin ona ▁Tour ▁on ▁Co - operative ▁Education ▁and ▁new ▁trends ▁of ▁Co - operative ▁Business ▁( Ch ina ) ▁Board ▁Member ▁C ateg ories ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁one ▁year ▁programme ▁emp ower ing ▁30 ▁women ▁as ▁women ▁leaders ▁for ▁promoting ▁social ▁integr ation . ▁As ▁per ▁such ▁provisions , ▁a ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁at ▁the ▁Cabinet ▁meeting ▁held ▁on ▁16 .12. 2015 ▁that ▁arrangements ▁should ▁be ▁made ▁to ▁conduct ▁the ▁Writ ten ▁Examination ▁and ▁the ▁O ral ▁Test ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁acqu iring ▁prof ic iency ▁in ▁the ▁relevant ▁Official ▁Language , ▁twice ▁a ▁year ▁with ▁effect ▁from ▁2016 . ▁Min im izing ▁lo gg ing ▁waste ▁to ▁obtain ▁maxim ized ▁volume ▁of ▁t im ber ▁08. ▁For ▁App rent ices ▁and ▁T raine es : ▁M s . ▁Th il aka ▁Att anay aka ▁P asy ala ▁Department ▁of ▁Cult ural ▁Affairs ▁Me asure ment ▁T race ability ▁and ▁cal ib ration ▁in ▁labor atory ▁Test ing ▁1 ▁day ▁Mr . ▁K . ▁K . ▁T . ▁Rath nay ake ▁Divisional ▁Secretariat ▁- ▁N agoda ▁C SC L ▁continued ▁with ▁the ▁process ▁to ▁purch ase ▁new ▁ships ▁in ▁pursu ance ▁of ▁the ▁recommendation ▁received ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Planning ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Treasury ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁feasibility ▁study ▁submitted ▁by ▁C SC L ▁for ▁acqu is ition ▁of ▁ships . ▁Ab s or ption ▁to ▁the ▁Grade ▁II ▁of ▁Development ▁Officers ’ ▁Service ▁My ▁Number : ▁H A / D IS / 13 / I D -201 1 ▁Democratic ▁Un ity ▁Alliance ▁The ▁delivery ▁of ▁b ilingual ▁facilit ation ▁services ▁through ▁these ▁coun ters ▁are ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Integr ation ▁Promotion ▁Co ordination ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry , ▁attached ▁to ▁these ▁offices . ▁Ell a ▁We wa ▁Reserv oir ▁Administration ▁and ▁maintenance ▁of ▁Ir r igation ▁sc hemes ▁Inter medi ate ▁Rob ot ics ▁Workshop ▁December ▁2011 ▁- ▁January ▁2012 ▁( F in ancing ▁of ▁capital ▁expenditure ▁and ▁rec urrent ▁expenditure ▁according ▁to ▁program ▁projects ) ▁The ▁short ▁term ▁training , ▁seminars , ▁con ferences ▁and ▁workshops ▁are ▁offered ▁to ▁middle ▁and ▁senior ▁level ▁public ▁officers ▁to ▁enhance ▁their ▁existing ▁knowledge ▁and ▁skills ▁of ▁the ▁relevant ▁fields . ▁Vavuniya ▁South ▁18 ▁Mr . ▁Mr . ▁T . M . W . ▁T enn ak oon ▁Deputy ▁Commissioner ▁Unit ▁Cost ▁( Rs / k Wh ) ▁Rec urrent ▁Expenditure : ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Administr ative ▁Service ▁III ▁/ ▁II ▁Vavuniya ▁North ▁Pradesh iya ▁Sabha ▁Action ▁should ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁recover ▁the ▁ar rears . ▁The ▁audit ▁of ▁financial ▁statements ▁of ▁the ▁B ase ▁L ine ▁Road ▁Project - ▁Ph ase ▁III ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁ended ▁31 ▁December ▁2017 ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁under ▁my ▁direction ▁in ▁pursu ance ▁of ▁provisions ▁in ▁Article ▁154 ▁(1) ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Socialist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁Direct ions ▁and ▁guidelines ▁for ▁preparing ▁the ▁2017 ▁Annual ▁Budget ▁Estimates ▁05. ▁A ▁circular ▁containing ▁the ▁instructions ▁of ▁administrative ▁provisions ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁Ag ra hara ▁Re k aw arana ▁In s urance ▁Sc heme ▁introduced ▁to ▁ret ired ▁public ▁officers ▁shall ▁be ▁issued ▁in ▁due ▁course ▁by ▁the ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁P ens ions . ▁3.6 .7 ▁F lor ic ult ure ▁Research ▁& ▁Development ▁Unit ▁Mrs . ▁A . ▁W . ▁P . ▁Bab yn ona ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁powers ▁v ested ▁in ▁His ▁Ex cell ency ▁the ▁President ▁by ▁the ▁70 th ▁Article ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Socialist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁and ▁Section ▁10 ▁of ▁the ▁Parliamentary ▁Elections ▁Act ▁No . ▁1 ▁of ▁198 1, ▁the ▁Se vent h ▁Parliament ▁was ▁dis s olved ▁on ▁26 th ▁June ▁2015. ▁L ast ▁Up d ated ▁on ▁Friday , ▁04 th ▁of ▁March ▁2016 ▁06 :50 ▁Five ▁c ow pe a ▁lines ▁with ▁3 ▁standard ▁vari eties ▁were ▁evaluated ▁under ▁the ▁National ▁Coordin ated ▁V ari etal ▁T rial . ▁9. U d un uwara ▁Army ▁Net ball ▁Pay ment ▁for ▁ut ilities ▁mainly ▁compris ing ▁of ▁tele phone , ▁electricity ▁and ▁water ▁Comp ensation ▁for ▁court ▁cases ▁Two ▁full - time ▁d rama ▁and ▁the ater ▁workshops ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁Girl s ▁' S chool , ▁N uge g oda ▁and ▁Sir im av o ▁Girl s ' ▁School , ▁Colombo . ▁Total ▁number ▁of ▁Acc red itation ▁C ert ific ates ▁obtained ▁as ▁at ▁31.12.2014 ▁- ▁14 72 ▁Accordingly , ▁the ▁Perform ance ▁Report ▁– ▁2014 ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁the ▁above ▁Dep art ments ▁including ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Re habilitation ▁and ▁P rison ▁Re form s ▁is ▁as ▁follows . ▁H adun ge ▁S os ind ra ▁N and ana ▁S audi ▁Fund ▁for ▁Development ▁In ▁my ▁opinion , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁matters ▁described ▁in ▁par ag raph ▁1.2 ▁of ▁this ▁report , ▁the ▁financial ▁statements ▁give ▁a ▁true ▁and ▁fair ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁financial ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁Construction ▁Gu arantee ▁Fund ▁as ▁at ▁31 ▁December ▁2012 ▁and ▁its ▁financial ▁performance ▁and ▁cash ▁flow s ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁then ▁ended ▁in ▁accordance ▁with ▁generally ▁accepted ▁accounting ▁principles . ▁Mr . ▁T . ▁D . ▁Hand agama ▁( U p ▁to ▁19 th ▁August ▁2013 ) ▁Information ▁on ▁the ▁ret ail ▁prices ▁of ▁comm od ities ▁class ified ▁under ▁the ▁following ▁categories ▁from ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Puttalam ▁and ▁Ch il aw ▁was ▁collected ▁during ▁this ▁year ▁under ▁the ▁town ▁price ▁collection . ▁The ▁proced ures ▁selected ▁depend ▁on ▁the ▁a uditor ' s ▁judgment , ▁including ▁the ▁assessment ▁of ▁the ▁risks ▁of ▁material ▁mis state ment ▁of ▁the ▁financial ▁statements , ▁whether ▁due ▁to ▁fraud ▁or ▁error . ▁Following ▁Table ▁shows ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁reported ▁crimes ▁and ▁the ▁changes ▁taken ▁place ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁solving ▁crimes ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁2012 ▁to ▁2014 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁programmes ▁and ▁projects ▁implemented ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Police ▁under ▁the ▁policy ▁and ▁strategic ▁guidance ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry . ▁All oc ation ▁( Rs .) ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁payments ▁for ▁v ou c hers ▁over ▁Rs . ▁9 ▁M illion ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁year ▁2012 ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁paid ▁in ▁2013. ▁F ra ud ▁may ▁involve ▁coll usion , ▁for gery , ▁int ention al ▁o missions , ▁mis rep resent ations , ▁or ▁the ▁over r ide ▁of ▁internal ▁control . ▁Implementation ▁of ▁“ D ey ata ▁K ir ula ” ▁programme ▁30 ▁years ▁to ▁40 ▁years ▁Public ▁Officer ▁Lo ans ▁and ▁Adv ances ▁L ight ing ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁East ▁T ort uring ▁animals ▁( a ) ▁A ▁sum ▁of ▁Rs .3 9,7 35 ▁had ▁been ▁over ▁paid ▁to ▁the ▁contract or ▁due ▁to ▁reducing ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁cur bs ▁of ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁relating ▁to ▁the ▁project ▁of ▁laying ▁block ▁stones ▁of ▁the ▁N akk aw atta ▁Ang ur uk anda ▁road . ▁A F M ▁( H ead qu ar ters ) ▁New ▁Expenditure ▁Prop os als : ▁A ▁Group ▁of ▁Employ ees ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁dis miss ed ▁by ▁the ▁C oconut ▁Pro duc ers ' ▁Co - op ▁Society ▁of ▁K amm al p attu ▁Ad vert ise ments ▁have ▁been ▁published ▁in ▁newspapers ▁to ▁register ▁phot ography ▁stud ios ▁situ ated ▁across ▁the ▁island ▁for ▁taking ▁the ▁standard ▁phot ograph s . ▁Char ges ▁for ▁electricity ▁supply ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁these ▁are ▁rural ▁families . ▁15 ▁Mr . ▁R . ▁C . ▁V . ▁Kumara , ▁Assistant ▁Tit le ▁Investigation ▁Officer ▁Man ager ▁( The at re ) ▁6 19 ▁Mas ip ur ia ▁I ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁audit ▁evidence ▁I ▁have ▁obtained ▁is ▁sufficient ▁and ▁appropriate ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁basis ▁for ▁my ▁opinion . ▁Pay ment ▁activities ▁of ▁adv ance ▁account ▁Most ▁of ▁items ▁less ▁than ▁02 ▁years ▁are ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁any ▁fixed ▁asse t . ▁L ength : ▁41 .8 ▁km ▁National ▁Ma pping ▁Organization ▁( N M O ) ▁Exec utive ▁For um ▁& ▁Es ri ▁Us er ▁Conference ▁The ▁resource ▁contrib ution ▁and ▁support ▁sp ons ors hip ▁of ▁the ▁workshop ▁is ▁provided ▁by ▁T el en is . ▁Ret ire ment ▁benefit ▁obl igation ▁M ess ages ▁for ▁the ▁Annual ▁Perform ance ▁Report ▁Cond omin ium ▁Management ▁Authority ▁Annual ▁Report ▁2011 ▁A wareness ▁of ▁people ▁and ▁voc ational ▁trainers ▁on ▁occupational ▁safety ▁and ▁health ▁and ▁conducting ▁health ▁clinics . ▁As ▁per ▁the ▁action ▁plan ▁of ▁this ▁project , ▁a ▁field ▁visit ▁has ▁been ▁conducted ▁for ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁P ah ala ▁H ap uw id a , ▁B ope ▁P od d ala , ▁Un aw er uwa ▁and ▁Ne el aw ala , ▁to ▁collect ▁information ▁from ▁the ▁participants ▁and ▁to ▁educ ate ▁those ▁cra fts men . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Development ▁Cred it ▁Agreement , ▁the ▁then ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Hig her ▁Education ▁and ▁High ways , ▁present ly ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Ro ads ▁and ▁High ways , ▁is ▁the ▁Exec uting ▁Agency ▁and ▁the ▁Road ▁Development ▁Authority ▁is ▁the ▁Imp lement ing ▁Agency ▁of ▁the ▁Project . ▁Ab bre vi ations ▁It ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁mon itor ▁the ▁imp rest ▁rele asing ▁activities ▁appropri ately , ▁only ▁in ▁cases ▁where ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁rece ipt s ▁is ▁not ▁sufficient ▁with ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁focus ing ▁more ▁on ▁prominent ▁functions . ▁National ▁Languages ▁Project ▁provided ▁technical ▁aid ▁to ▁two ▁key ▁functions ▁of ▁this ▁Ministry , ▁under ▁the ▁Public ▁Part icip ation ▁Fund . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁various ▁health ▁and ▁social ▁indicators , ▁it ▁has ▁achieved ▁similar ▁levels ▁of ▁socio - economic ▁indicators ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁developed ▁countries ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁objective ▁of ▁this ▁annual ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁2012 ▁is ▁to ▁present ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁programmes ▁implemented ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁enh ancing ▁the ▁wellbeing ▁of ▁the ▁elder ▁community ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁to ▁the ▁hon ou rab le ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Democratic ▁Socialist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁The ▁monitoring ▁and ▁evaluation ▁of ▁the ▁programmes ▁should ▁be ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁‘ G amp er al iya ’ ▁Secretariat ▁established ▁under ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Finance ▁and ▁Mass ▁Media . ▁To ▁improve ▁the ▁physical , ▁mental , ▁religious ▁and ▁cultural ▁interest ▁of ▁Ar an ery ▁School ▁Students , ▁174 ▁Y og a ▁classes , ▁64 ▁Mir uth anka ▁classes , ▁75 ▁Vi ol in ▁classes , ▁10 2 ▁P ann is ai ▁classes ▁and ▁03 ▁Hindu ▁S aints ▁G uru ▁P oo j as ▁and ▁Th ir uv as aka ▁festivals ▁were ▁conducted ▁at ▁N all ur ▁N aval ar ▁Man im and ap am , ▁which ▁is ▁administered ▁by ▁the ▁Department . ▁Research ▁on ▁Hindu ▁Rel ig ion ▁and ▁Cult ure ▁Policy ▁of ▁Record s ▁Management ▁L ength ▁( K m ): ▁22. 00 ▁24. ▁Rev oc ation ▁of ▁Ir re v oc able ▁De eds ▁of ▁G ift ▁( S pecial ▁Prov isions ) ▁Act ▁h ttp :// www . nd r sc . gov . lk ▁3.4 ▁Human ▁Resources ▁Development ▁Both ▁sides ▁re iter ated ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁F ree ▁Trade ▁Agreement ▁as ▁a ▁structure ▁for ▁streng thening ▁economic ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁officers ▁were ▁brief ed ▁on ▁the ▁enh ancing ▁of ▁att itudes ▁and ▁positive ▁thinking . ▁Regional ▁Ind ust rial ▁Services ▁Center ▁B est ▁Make ▁Up ▁Art ist ▁25 ▁November ▁- ▁07 ▁December ▁6. ▁In come ▁The ▁ev id ences ▁as c ertain ing ▁the ▁account ▁balances ▁indicated ▁in ▁the ▁financial ▁statements ▁should ▁be ▁submitted . ▁( i ) ▁Total ▁loss ▁of ▁s enses ▁of ▁smell ▁and ▁t aste ▁F ixed ▁Organization ▁of ▁training ▁workshops ▁for ▁President ▁monks ▁and ▁Registrar ▁monks ▁of ▁regional ▁S asan ar aksh aka ▁M andal as ▁CI R ▁stamp ▁duty ▁( i ) ▁Section ▁3.4 .2 ▁( a ) ▁The ▁registration ▁cert ific ate ▁of ▁the ▁vehicle ▁should ▁be ▁carried . ▁Expenditure ▁on ▁E xt ension ▁Projects ▁( a ) ▁Main tenance ▁of ▁the ▁L ed ger ▁( a ) ▁Details ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁employees ▁recruited ▁under ▁different ▁service ▁categories ▁exceeding ▁the ▁approved ▁c ad re ▁of ▁Public ▁Sector ▁Instit utions , ▁including ▁Provincial ▁Council s . ▁Board ▁of ▁Directors ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Occ up ational ▁Saf ety ▁and ▁Health ▁Through ▁this , ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁ret ail ▁prices ▁in ▁the ▁open ▁market ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Ratnapura ▁was ▁done . ▁Mis state ments ▁can ▁arise ▁from ▁fraud ▁or ▁error ▁and ▁are ▁considered ▁material ▁if , ▁ind iv id ually ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁ag g reg ate , ▁they ▁could ▁reason ably ▁be ▁expected ▁to ▁influence ▁the ▁economic ▁decisions ▁of ▁users ▁taken ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁these ▁financial ▁statements . ▁1.3 ▁Op in ion ▁In ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁pe ak ▁demand , ▁20% ▁of ▁the ▁demand ▁is ▁received . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁audit ▁in ▁accordance ▁with ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Audit ing ▁Stand ards , ▁I ▁exerc ise ▁professional ▁Judge ment ▁and ▁maintain ▁professional ▁s cept ic ism ▁throughout ▁the ▁audit . ▁Est imate ▁( Rs .) ▁20. ▁Recommend ation ▁of ▁the ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Department :- ▁( ii ) ▁L oss ▁of ▁one ▁foot ▁G l uc o ▁Six ▁Cricket ▁Tour nament , ▁In ▁addition ▁there to , ▁the ▁A mendment ▁Act ▁No .2 9 ▁of ▁1999 ▁en ables ▁the ▁Board ▁to ▁inter v ene ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁transfer ▁de eds ▁executed ▁pure ly ▁for ▁a ▁loan ▁transaction , ▁resulting ▁in ▁further ▁expansion ▁of ▁its ▁relief ▁support . ▁IV . ▁If ▁the ▁inj ury ▁results ▁in ▁temporary ▁and ▁part ial ▁dis able ment , ▁1. ▁N ature ▁of ▁operations ▁Public ity ▁expenses ▁Annual ▁D B ▁A ccess ▁Asia ▁Conference ▁2014 ▁- ▁Singapore ▁F ill ing ▁of ▁V ac ancies ▁in ▁the ▁Mun icip al ▁Council s ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁2015 ▁V AL UES ( Rs .) ▁Int rodu ction ▁to ▁Comp ut ers ▁Net ▁cash ▁flow ▁for ▁cash ▁and ▁cash ▁equival ents ▁If ▁you ▁have ▁not ▁submitted ▁a ▁d uly ▁completed ▁form ▁of ▁en um eration ▁to ▁the ▁Election ▁Office ▁through ▁the ▁G rama ▁Nil adh ari ▁or ▁the ▁Special ▁En um er ators , ▁please ▁fill ▁in ▁the ▁spec imen ▁application ▁that ▁appears ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁this ▁she et ▁and ▁either ▁hand ▁it ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁G rama ▁Nil adh ari ▁or ▁send ▁it ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁Assistant ▁Reg ister ing ▁Officer , ▁District ▁Elections ▁Office ▁on ▁or ▁before ▁09 th ▁August ▁2017. ▁J . J . ▁Rath n as iri ▁K as agala ▁M use um ▁( S ite ) ▁3. ▁Let ters ▁regarding ▁information , ▁Circular ▁cop ies , ▁personal ▁f iles ▁and ▁other ▁information ▁- ▁26 6 ▁The ▁rec ruitment ▁of ▁qualified ▁officers ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ancies ▁of ▁st en ograp hers ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁conducting ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁those ▁who ▁qualified ▁at ▁the ▁written ▁examination ▁and ▁practical ▁tests . ▁Obs erv ations ▁3.5 . ▁For ward ▁plan ▁- ▁2015 ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁vehicles ▁purchased ▁under ▁each ▁category ▁is ▁display ed ▁in ▁the ▁table ▁below . ▁The ▁defic i encies ▁observed ▁during ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁audit ▁were ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁notice ▁of ▁the ▁Sabha ▁from ▁time ▁to ▁time ▁and ▁special ▁attention ▁is ▁needed ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁areas ▁of ▁control . ▁Protection ▁Development ▁Training ▁and ▁Sk ills ▁Development ▁L ic ense ▁fe es ▁related ▁to ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Defense ▁Total ▁Number ▁of ▁New ▁App oint ments ▁F arm ▁Cle an er ▁E g : ▁Galle ▁Elect or al ▁District ▁consists ▁of ▁10 ▁Pol ling ▁Div isions ▁i . e . ▁‘ A ’ ▁Bal apitiya , ▁‘ B ’ ▁Am bal ang oda , ▁and ▁so ▁on . ▁Accounts ▁Pay able ▁- ▁T G ▁Administration ▁and ▁Accounts ▁Division ▁8. ▁Act ing ▁as ▁an ▁administr ator ▁of ▁persons ▁without ▁a ▁last ▁will ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁transf ers ▁by ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁law ▁M aking ▁provisions ▁for ▁setting ▁up ▁sign ▁boards ▁at ▁the ▁C ancer ▁Institute ▁in ▁Mah aragama ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁display ing ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁Official ▁Language ▁Policy . ▁B enth ra ▁G anga ▁R ight ▁Bank ▁D rainage ▁& ▁S alt ▁Water ▁E xt r usion ▁Sc hemes ▁is ▁divided ▁in ▁to ▁two ▁sections ▁as ▁Me e g ama ▁& ▁It t ap ana . ▁Trans mission ▁Development ▁Project , ▁Gr id ▁Sub st ations ▁It ▁is ▁note w orth y ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁very ▁popular ▁ad vert ise ments ▁have ▁been ▁fil med ▁at ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁the ▁Sug ath adasa ▁National ▁Sports ▁Complex ▁Authority . ▁The ▁original ▁should ▁be ▁obtained ▁by ▁visit ing ▁this ▁department ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁such ▁arrange ment , ▁action ▁will ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁send ▁the ▁Fin al ▁Treasury ▁Accounting ▁Statements ▁to ▁such ▁institutions ▁by ▁post . ▁The ▁appropri at eness ▁of ▁accounting ▁policies ▁used ▁and ▁the ▁reason ab l eness ▁of ▁accounting ▁estimates ▁and ▁related ▁discl os ures ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁Management ▁are ▁evaluated . ▁Head , ▁International , ▁and ▁Human ▁Resources ▁Division ▁In vent ories ▁Con tract ▁Staff ▁Among ▁the ▁programs ▁identified ▁by ▁those ▁plans , ▁the ▁following ▁activities ▁were ▁implemented . ▁The ▁Sports ▁Mass age ▁Section ▁promot es ▁the ▁ability ▁of ▁every ▁ath le te ▁to ▁play ▁with ▁physical ▁and ▁mental ▁well - being ▁after ▁the ▁mass age ▁therapy . ▁The ▁emergency ▁unit ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁bed s ▁for ▁patients . ▁D ate ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁registration ▁9.1 .3. ▁By ▁the ▁letter ▁No . ▁D MS ▁/ ▁10 14 ▁dated ▁11 .0 5. 201 5, ▁the ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁Management ▁Services ▁Department ▁of ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Finance ▁approved ▁one ▁post ▁of ▁Director ▁( R es earch ▁and ▁Planning ) ▁of ▁Class ▁I ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Planning ▁Service ▁and ▁one ▁post ▁of ▁Assistant ▁/ ▁Deputy ▁Director , ▁Class ▁III / ▁II ▁of ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Planning ▁Service , ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Elections . ▁If ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁re - ident ification ▁in ▁the ▁disp osal ▁of ▁property ▁and ▁equipment , ▁no ▁future ▁benefits ▁are ▁expected ▁from ▁its ▁use . ▁Ant on ▁Che k h ov ' s ▁" B ear ", ▁his ▁own ▁" The ▁Wed d ing " ▁and ▁Sam an ▁Z o ys a ' s ▁" K at ah aka " ▁are ▁the ▁three ▁pl ays . ▁The ▁cost ▁of ▁construction ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁the ▁year ▁under ▁review ▁amounting ▁to ▁Rs . ▁2, 12 8, 42 3 ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁capital ized . ▁Board ▁of ▁Directors ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁preparation ▁and ▁the ▁presentation ▁of ▁Financial ▁Statements . ▁Moreover , ▁S iv udes a ▁Foreign ▁New s ▁comment ary ▁was ▁tele cast ▁daily ▁from ▁6 .00 ▁a . m . ▁to ▁6 .25 ▁a . m . ▁Re qu ired ▁steps ▁have ▁already ▁taken ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁local ▁& ▁foreign ▁training ▁programmes ▁to ▁fulf ill ▁the ▁vac ancies , ▁to ▁gener ate ▁new ▁positions ▁and ▁also ▁to ▁develop ▁more ▁e fficient ▁and ▁product ive ▁human ▁resource ▁for ▁the ▁min istry ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁the ▁aff il iated ▁departments ▁and ▁other ▁institutions . ▁Invest ment ▁Promotion ▁Under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁agreement , ▁the ▁Company ▁had ▁furn ished ▁a ▁pro ▁form a ▁bond ▁of ▁475 ,000 ▁USD ▁and ▁the ▁Corporation ▁had ▁opened ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁credit ▁required ▁to ▁import ▁cl ink er , ▁through ▁a ▁local ▁bank . ▁As ▁the ▁assets ▁were ▁not ▁identified ▁and ▁accounted ▁by ▁a ▁journal ▁entry ▁valued ▁at ▁Rs . ▁56 9, 47 3 ▁to ▁correct ▁land ▁and ▁building ▁sched ules , ▁lands ▁and ▁buildings ▁had ▁been ▁o ve rest im ated ▁by ▁that ▁amount . ▁Construction ▁of ▁an ▁observation ▁dec k ▁in ▁the ▁garden ▁Foreign ▁Training ▁O pp ort unities ▁for ▁2014 ▁for ▁Development ▁Part ners ▁Providing ▁Environment al ▁Me asure ment ▁Services ▁by ▁studying ▁work ▁sites . ▁Administration ▁of ▁the ▁Ceylon ▁Electricity ▁Board ▁With ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁Phys ical ▁Protection ▁Special ists ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy ▁( USD O E ), ▁the ▁following ▁organizations ▁have ▁studied ▁the ▁mechanism s ▁adopted ▁for ▁this ▁purpose , ▁using ▁equipment ▁provided ▁under ▁the ▁G T RI ▁( G lobal ▁Th reat ▁Red uction ▁In stitution ) ▁project ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁for ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁radiation ▁sources . ▁Superv ision ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁to ▁consider ▁if ▁the ▁ag encies ▁needed ▁further ▁assistance ▁( for ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁these ▁radiation ▁sources ) ▁for ▁that ▁purpose . ▁High ▁percentage ▁of ▁income ▁gener ated ▁by ▁the ▁instit ute ▁is ▁from ▁testing ▁and ▁cal ib ration ▁services ▁while ▁income ▁from ▁technology ▁transfer ▁and ▁R & D ▁is ▁around ▁5 %. ▁With ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁the ▁Japan ▁International ▁Cooperation ▁Agency ▁( JICA ), ▁a ▁feasibility ▁study ▁on ▁‘ D e velopment ▁Planning ▁on ▁O pt imal ▁Power ▁Gener ation ▁for ▁Pe ak ▁Power ▁Dem and ’ ▁is ▁being ▁carried ▁out ▁H ik k ad uwa ▁Ur ban ▁Council ▁En s uring ▁comp liance ▁with ▁the ▁financial ▁rules ▁and ▁reg ulations ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁Media ▁Division ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Finance ▁and ▁Planning ▁Care t aker ▁/ ▁M ason ▁/ ▁Car p ent er ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Social ▁Emp ower ment ▁and ▁Social ▁Welfare ▁Parliamentary ▁Secretariat , ▁M adi w ela ▁The ▁expenditure ▁under ▁special ▁laws ▁was ▁increased ▁from ▁Rs . ▁1, 001 ▁billion ▁to ▁Rs . ▁1, 0 58 ▁billion ▁special ly , ▁meeting ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁increased ▁debt ▁service . ▁Section ▁2 ▁AC A -1 ( i ) ▁Statement ▁of ▁Ar rears ▁of ▁Revenue ▁for ▁the ▁period ▁ended ▁31 st ▁December ▁ ........ ▁( c ) ▁A ▁separate ▁register ▁for ▁iss uing ▁of ▁b id ▁documents ▁to ▁the ▁b idd ers ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁Project ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁Section ▁6.1 .4 ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁Pro curement ▁Guid elines . ▁Providing ▁assistance ▁to ▁education ▁and ▁cultural ▁activities ▁Main ten ances ▁of ▁furn iture ▁access ories , ▁mach inery ▁and ▁equipment ▁The ▁Ministry ▁has ▁organ ised ▁a ▁programme ▁to ▁provide ▁school ▁equipment ▁for ▁or ph ans ▁or ▁single ▁parent ed ▁children ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁promoting ▁access ▁to ▁education ▁for ▁mar g inal ised ▁children . ▁Inte rest ▁Re ceived ▁L if ted ▁C ance ll ation ▁orders ▁3.2 .2 ▁Although , ▁the ▁house - to - h ouse ▁en um eration ▁of ▁elect ors ▁commenced ▁on ▁1 st ▁of ▁June ▁every ▁year ▁until ▁2013, ▁after ▁the ▁year ▁2013, ▁it ▁commenced ▁in ▁mid - M ay ▁of ▁the ▁respective ▁year . ▁Age ▁analysis ▁of ▁Lo ans / ▁Advance ▁balances ▁to ▁be ▁received ▁( O ther ) ▁The ▁security ▁gate ▁mod ule ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁integr ated ▁to ▁the ▁system . ▁Members ▁of ▁the ▁Staff ▁who ▁were ▁Serv ing ▁at ▁T ower ▁H all ▁The at re ▁Foundation ▁as ▁at ▁31.12. 2012 ▁Financial ▁Services ▁Provincial ▁Survey or ▁General ' s ▁Office ▁( C P ), ▁R aga ▁May d ai , ▁Mis state ments ▁can ▁arise ▁from ▁fraud ▁or ▁error ▁and ▁are ▁considered ▁material ▁if , ▁ind iv id ually ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁ag g reg ate , ▁they ▁could ▁reason ably ▁be ▁expected ▁to ▁influence ▁the ▁economic ▁decisions ▁of ▁users ▁taken ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁these ▁financial ▁statements . ▁She ▁joined ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Administr ative ▁Service ▁in ▁2012 ▁and ▁currently ▁serv es ▁as ▁the ▁Assistant ▁Director ▁( D e velopment ) ▁of ▁the ▁Development ▁and ▁Planning ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry . ▁Ph one : ▁+94-11-2392 149, ▁+94-11-2392 150 ▁Colombo , ▁Kalutara , ▁Gampaha , ▁Ratnapura , ▁Av issa wella , ▁Negombo , ▁Galle , ▁Kegalle , ▁Kurunegala , ▁Matara , ▁Kandy , ▁Emp il ip itiya ▁and ▁Kegalle ▁R est or ation ▁Section ▁19 th ▁March ▁03 ▁D ays ▁01. ▁Cl ose ▁relatives ▁of ▁war ▁hero es ▁who ▁had ▁died ▁in ▁action ▁Rural ▁E nt rep rene ur ship ▁Development ▁Programme ▁Perform ance ▁Mrs . ▁Nanda ▁Karun as ena ▁Co ordination ▁of ▁International ▁Co - operative ▁Alliance ▁and ▁Foreign ▁Co - operative ▁Establish ments . ▁No . ▁of ▁App lications ▁Re ceived ▁Gr at u ity ▁is ▁a ▁Def ined ▁Benef it ▁Plan . ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Provincial ▁Council s ▁and ▁Local ▁Government ▁10. ▁Mrs . ▁Bh adr ani ▁Jayaward ane ▁Work ▁in ▁progress ▁( a ) ▁For ▁the ▁resolution ▁of ▁par ag raph ▁08 ▁(1) ▁of ▁the ▁Mem or and um : ▁These ▁Sinhala ▁and ▁Tamil ▁part - time ▁language ▁training ▁courses ▁are ▁divided ▁into ▁four ▁levels ▁I , ▁II , ▁III , ▁and ▁IV ▁and ▁cover ▁250 ▁hours ▁by ▁Level ▁I , ▁200 ▁hours ▁by ▁Level ▁II , ▁150 ▁hours ▁by ▁Level ▁III , ▁and ▁100 ▁hours ▁by ▁Level ▁IV ▁Inspector ▁of ▁Police ▁( He w is i ▁Or c hest ra ) ▁1. ▁K att ank ud y ▁Ret ire ments ▁K il in ochchi ▁Distribution ▁of ▁comp ens ations ▁for ▁imm ov able ▁property ▁acqu ired ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁under ▁the ▁Tem ples ▁and ▁Sh r ines ▁Act ▁on ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁the ▁Commissioner - G eneral ▁of ▁Buddhist ▁Affairs ▁Management ▁of ▁Public ▁Expenditure ▁- ▁Financial ▁Year ▁2015 ▁D oc ument ary ▁E vid ences ▁not ▁made ▁available ▁for ▁Audit ▁Is su ing ▁the ▁Second ▁Supp lementary ▁Treasury ▁Accounting ▁Statement ▁Un ve iling ▁of ▁Ranaviru ▁mon ument ▁ere cted ▁by ▁P uj apitiya ▁Ranaviru ▁community ▁y a ▁on ▁09 .0 6. 201 1 ▁The ▁New s ▁Division ▁rend ered ▁a ▁great ▁service ▁for ▁the ▁country ’ s ▁better ment ▁by ▁alloc ating ▁more ▁time ▁to ▁tele v ise ▁the ▁progress ▁of ▁development ▁activities ▁taking ▁place ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁dissemin ate ▁the ▁information ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁All ▁Secret aries ▁of ▁Ministries ▁Mr . ▁Ab ur an ▁Mud iya pp u ▁( f ) ▁Action ▁will ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁collect ▁the ▁rece ipt ▁by ▁remind ing ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁money ▁sent ▁to ▁Divisional ▁Secretari ats . ▁Th al aw ake le ▁These ▁payments ▁should ▁be ▁made ▁in ▁keeping ▁within ▁the ▁maximum ▁expenditure ▁limits ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁officers ▁Advance ▁Account ▁provided ▁in ▁the ▁estimate ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁2010 . ▁( D et ails ▁mentioned ▁under ▁ser ial ▁no .6 ▁of ▁Annex ure ▁1 ▁should ▁be ▁provided , ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁each ▁Des ignation ) ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Treasury ▁( A ct ing ) ▁Sc ient ific ▁Officer , ▁R adi ation ▁Protection ▁& ▁Regulations , ▁At omic ▁Energy ▁Authority ▁Further , ▁an ▁officer ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁L abor atory ▁Super intend ent ▁by ▁a ▁struct ured ▁interview ▁on ▁23 .0 7. 2014 ▁as ▁per ▁the ▁relevant ▁Sc heme ▁of ▁Rec ruitment . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁found ▁that ▁H α ▁em iss ions ▁with ▁small ▁E W s ▁( E W < -10 A ) ▁have ▁phot osp her ic ▁absor ption ▁line ▁wings ▁on ▁both ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁prof iles . ▁As ▁per ▁the ▁Loan ▁Agreement , ▁the ▁estimated ▁total ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁Project ▁amount ed ▁to ▁Japan ▁Y en ▁10, 8 46 ▁million ▁equivalent ▁to ▁Rs . ▁10, 3 30 ▁million ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁that ▁Japan ▁Y en ▁8, 38 8 ▁million ▁representing ▁77 .30 ▁per ▁cent ▁equivalent ▁to ▁Rs . ▁7, 98 9 ▁million ▁was ▁agreed ▁to ▁be ▁fin anced ▁by ▁the ▁Japan ▁International ▁Cooperation ▁Agency . ▁The ▁work ▁undert aken ▁by ▁the ▁Trans mission ▁Des ign ▁Br anch ▁is ▁as ▁follows , ▁Total ▁Res erve ▁Although ▁developed ▁areas ▁have ▁been ▁identified ▁now , ▁developed ▁areas ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁identified ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁Galle ▁City ▁Reg ion ▁Ur ban ▁Inter ventions ▁( b ) ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁proposal ▁of ▁the ▁Engine er ▁recruited ▁on ▁assign ment ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁speed y ▁comple tion ▁of ▁conc ret ing ▁the ▁internal ▁road ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁450 ▁feet ▁with ▁direct ▁labour , ▁166 ▁feet ▁had ▁been ▁conc re ted ▁by ▁February ▁2012 ▁by ▁using ▁materials ▁valued ▁at ▁Rs . ▁19 3,8 00. ▁World ▁Children ’ s ▁Day ▁Programme ▁set , ▁Rel ated ▁Instit utions ▁December ▁31 ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁year ▁High ▁Court ▁Rev ision ▁App lication ▁Ach ieve ▁excell ence ▁in ▁creat ive ▁content ▁and ▁dissemin ation ▁of ▁timely ▁and ▁valued , ▁educational , ▁entertain ing ▁and ▁inform ative ▁programmes ▁through ▁dedicated ▁team ▁work ▁and ▁state - of - the - art ▁technology ▁to ▁exceed ▁the ▁expect ation ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lankans ▁everywhere . ▁City ▁and ▁District ▁N os ▁Central ized ▁Services ▁Section ▁Produ ction ▁of ▁high ▁quality ▁Japanese ▁products ▁( med ical ▁equipment ▁and ▁welfare ▁equipment ) ▁under ▁Japanese ▁Non - Pro ject ▁Ass istance ▁Gr ant ▁Mr . ▁D od ane , ▁Y ann ick ▁Mic hel ▁Ro bert ▁( A ust rian ) ▁Accordingly , ▁budget ary ▁process ▁could ▁link ▁the ▁availability ▁of ▁estimated ▁resources ▁with ▁med ium - term ▁m ac ro - f isc al ▁frame work ▁along ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁f isc al ▁policy ▁pri orities , ▁thereby ▁streng thening ▁financial ▁discip line ▁in ▁the ▁execution ▁of ▁the ▁budget ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁real ign ing ▁budget ary ▁alloc ations ▁with ▁the ▁policies ▁and ▁pri orities ▁of ▁the ▁Government . ▁This ▁system ▁will ▁provide ▁new ▁facilities ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁direct ▁payments ▁to ▁banks , ▁institutions ▁or ▁individuals ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁I NT ER N ATION AL ▁C HI LD ▁AB D U CT ION ▁A CT ▁N O ▁10 ▁OF ▁2001 ▁Budget ary ▁provision ▁required ▁for ▁the ▁normal ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁National ▁Budget ▁was ▁shown ▁under ▁Head ▁240 ▁in ▁the ▁Budget ▁Estimates ▁for ▁2014 ▁and ▁alloc ations ▁were ▁provided ▁under ▁2 ▁programmes . ▁F orm ulation ▁and ▁en for cement ▁of ▁laws ▁and ▁reg ulations ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁public , ▁radiation ▁workers , ▁and ▁the ▁environment ▁from ▁the ▁adverse ▁effects ▁of ▁ ion izing ▁radiation ▁Samb ur , ▁B ear ▁, M on key , ▁Mah ar ath m al ▁and ▁some ▁or ch ids ▁and ▁G in ih ota ▁species ▁are ▁flag s ip ▁species ▁in ▁the ▁H ort on ▁Plan es . ▁T ri - F or ces ▁and ▁Police ▁Ar rears ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁report ▁is ▁made ▁Ratnapura ▁District ▁is ▁situ ated ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁lat itude ▁6 ▁to ▁7 ▁and ▁Eastern ▁long itude ▁80 ▁to ▁81 ▁and ▁has ▁an ▁ext ent ▁of ▁3, 2 75 .4 ▁square ▁kil o ▁meters . ▁Ar j un ▁Ind ra jith ▁Gun aratne ▁People ’ s ▁Move ment ▁for ▁B ilingual ▁Act ivity ▁Programme ▁I ll ic it ▁production ▁or ▁bre w ing ▁of ▁spir its ▁Project ▁number / ▁name , ▁personal ▁salary ▁and ▁other ▁charges ▁for ▁all ▁projects ▁53 2 .4 1 ▁kil omet res ▁of ▁national ▁road s ▁and ▁97 .30 ▁kil omet res ▁of ▁provincial ▁road s , ▁02 ▁fly o vers ▁and ▁71 ▁br id ges ▁had ▁been ▁completed ▁as ▁at ▁31 ▁December ▁2015. ▁Source – ▁Administration ▁Br anch ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁National ▁System ▁Control ▁Centre ▁Mod ern ization ▁Project ▁- ▁P ack age ▁B ▁Rs . ▁42 5, 745 .7 2 ▁has ▁been ▁spent ▁for ▁this ▁training ▁course ▁. ▁Gr ants ▁to ▁Public ▁Corpor ations ▁If ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁runs ▁are ▁not ▁ex ha usted ▁as ▁defined ▁in ▁the ▁contract ▁within ▁the ▁contract ▁period ▁then ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁remaining ▁capital ized ▁amount ▁as ▁expenditure ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁contract ▁Reg ular ▁Main tenance ▁– ▁Dh amb ar awa ▁Sc heme ▁Pr inted ▁l ists ▁of ▁names ▁and ▁the ▁summary ▁of ▁information ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁the ▁Hambantota ▁and ▁Nuwara E li ya ▁were ▁provided . ▁Mr . ▁K . M . C . J . B . ▁K ang ara ▁The ▁relevant ▁subject ▁officer ▁was ▁strongly ▁adv ised ▁in ▁this ▁regard ▁and ▁action ▁has ▁been ▁taken ▁to ▁rect ify ▁the ▁error . ▁H . ▁M . ▁R . ▁Bandara ▁Under ▁SL AS , ▁the ▁Company ▁has ▁determined ▁retire ment ▁benefits ▁obl igation ▁without ▁considering ▁final ▁monthly ▁salary ▁drawn ▁by ▁an ▁employ ee ▁and ▁salary ▁increment ▁rate . ▁Foundation ▁St one ▁L ay ing ▁Ce remon y ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁P addy ▁St ore ▁Financial ▁Progress ▁- ▁Rs .31 .44 ▁M n . ▁T ▁& ▁D ▁Associ ates ▁P urch asing ▁Officer ▁10 .3.4 . ▁Mr . ▁M . ▁M . ▁Moh amed , ▁Additional ▁Commissioner ▁of ▁Elections ▁attended ▁the ▁D isc uss ion ▁on ▁Ex per i ences ▁of ▁Parliamentary ▁Elections ▁in ▁My an mar , ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁and ▁C amb od ia ▁held ▁in ▁M ong ol ia ▁from ▁20 .12. 2015 ▁to ▁24 .12. 201 5. ▁March ▁- ▁For ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Box ing ▁S qu ad ▁3. ▁Second ary ▁Level ▁District ▁Secretary / ▁Government ▁Ag ent ▁Details ▁of ▁the ▁names ▁dele ted ▁due ▁to ▁various ▁reasons ▁are ▁given ▁in ▁the ▁Table ▁no . ▁IX . ▁St age ▁III ▁- ▁Record ing ▁the ▁preferences ▁received ▁by ▁each ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁T ally ▁She ets / ▁Summary ▁She ets ▁and ▁calculate ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁preferences ▁received ▁by ▁each ▁candidate . ▁Construction ▁of ▁H or ow p ath ana ▁Ele ph ant ▁Cons ervation ▁Par k ▁K . E . W . ▁Jayas iri ▁A wareness ▁of ▁Te ac hers ▁02. ▁It ▁is ▁here by ▁informed ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁decided ▁at ▁the ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Cabinet ▁of ▁Ministers ▁held ▁on ▁23 .0 2. 201 6 ▁to ▁can cel ▁the ▁circul ars ▁mentioned ▁in ▁p ara ▁one ▁above , ▁without ▁pre j ud ice ▁to ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁actions ▁taken ▁so ▁far ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁award ing ▁permanent ▁appoint ments ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁said ▁circul ars . ▁However , ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁comple tion ▁of ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁Project ▁had ▁been ▁extended ▁up ▁to ▁31 st ▁December ▁2021 . ▁No . ▁of ▁Part icip ants ▁Th a ip ong al , ▁Sinhala ▁Hindu ▁New ▁Year ▁fest ival , ▁H uj j j ▁Festival , ▁Dep av ali , ▁Christmas ▁are ▁some ▁the ▁cultural ▁festivals . ▁The ▁T urn over ▁Tax ▁amounting ▁to ▁Rs .5 , 58 5, 75 5 ▁that ▁should ▁be ▁rem itted ▁to ▁the ▁Western ▁Provincial ▁Commissioner ▁of ▁Revenue ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁rem itted ▁even ▁by ▁31 ▁December ▁2012. ▁Pay ments ▁to ▁Officers ▁Ch ith ra ▁Ram ay anam ▁- ▁10 9 ▁Cop ies ▁Appro val ▁of ▁the ▁Cabinet ▁of ▁Ministers ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁obtained ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁the ▁don ations ▁and ▁aid ▁amounting ▁to ▁Rs .9 5 ,000 ▁granted ▁during ▁the ▁year ▁under ▁review . ▁As anka ▁War n ak ul as oor iya ▁K att ak utt ige ▁Su jan ▁Fernando ▁( As ▁an ▁example , ▁the ▁projects ▁implemented ▁through ▁the ▁cl ust er ▁villages ▁programs ). ▁Even ▁though ▁popular isation ▁of ▁new ▁designs ▁through ▁the ▁new ▁show room ▁of ▁the ▁Centre ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁main ▁objective ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Action ▁Plan , ▁the ▁said ▁objective ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁achieved ▁as ▁the ▁show room ▁had ▁been ▁closed ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁under ▁review . ▁91 ▁days ▁4.2.1 .4 ▁Rob ot ics ▁L abor atory ▁The ▁Sug ath adasa ▁National ▁Sports ▁Complex ▁Authority ▁has ▁been ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Sports ▁as ▁a ▁Tr ust ▁fund , ▁with ▁effect ▁from ▁01 -0 2 -19 9 5. ▁Asian ▁Conference ▁of ▁the ▁persons ▁with ▁low ▁intelligence ▁– ▁Obs ervation ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁represent atives ▁Budget ▁Exec ution ▁Division ▁- ▁3 ▁Prov isions ▁transfer red ▁to ▁the ▁Dep os it ▁Account ▁with ▁the ▁approval ▁of ▁the ▁Treasury ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁Financial ▁Regulations ▁215 (3) ▁( b ) ▁and ▁( c ) ▁( for ▁each ▁program ) ▁The ▁youth ▁camp ▁also ▁conducted ▁leadership ▁and ▁person ality ▁development ▁activities ▁and ▁conducted ▁lect ures ▁with ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁un iversity ▁lect ure rs . ▁To ▁achieve ▁these ▁objectives ▁Regional ▁Ind ust ry ▁Service ▁Com mit te es ▁( R IS C ) ▁have ▁been ▁established ▁in ▁each ▁province ▁under ▁the ▁Ind ust rial ▁Promotion ▁Act ▁No ▁46 ▁of ▁1990 . ▁T un n els ▁The ▁Minister ▁of ▁Finance ▁has ▁signed ▁the ▁war rant ▁in ▁accordance ▁with ▁the ▁provisions ▁of ▁Article ▁150 ▁(1) ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁to ▁bear ▁the ▁expenses ▁as ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Appro pri ation ▁Act ▁No . ▁24 ▁of ▁2016 ▁applic able ▁to ▁the ▁year ▁2017, ▁which ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁Parliament ▁on ▁10 .12. 201 6. ▁Training ▁programs ▁for ▁Army ▁officers ▁Wil p attu ▁National ▁Par k ▁Financial ▁Progress ▁( %) ▁Motor ▁Veh icle ▁L ic ense ▁F ees ▁2 ▁Conduct ing ▁Ex ams ▁Attorney ▁General ▁The ▁Company ▁has ▁reported ▁foreign ▁exchange ▁g ains ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁operating ▁results ▁for ▁the ▁reporting ▁period ▁2013 ▁is ▁Rs .4 5, 25 2, 35 7 ▁refer ▁note ▁19 .1 ▁to ▁the ▁financial ▁statements ▁relating ▁to ▁trade ▁receiv ables ▁denomin ated ▁in ▁foreign ▁cur ren cies ▁The ▁annual ▁process ion ▁held ▁during ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁July ▁to ▁August ▁can ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁grand ▁cultural ▁display . ▁Advance ▁to ▁employees ▁– ▁Mis cell ane ous ▁Trans f ers ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁F . R . ▁66 ▁and ▁69 ▁Therefore , ▁project ▁Development ▁objectives ▁will ▁be ▁achieved ▁through ▁evidence ▁based ▁investment ▁of ▁project ▁funds ▁under ▁four ▁project ▁components . ▁3.2 ▁Asse ts ▁Management ▁( d ) ▁The ▁land ▁called ▁Jayas um ana ▁W atta ▁of ▁2.4 3 ▁he ct are ▁had ▁been ▁pro c ured ▁in ▁2014 ▁at ▁cost ▁of ▁Rs . ▁96 .19 ▁million ▁by ▁the ▁Project ▁for ▁rese tt lement ▁purposes . ▁6 .5.5 ▁Up d ating ▁of ▁O ld ▁Record s ▁as ▁per ▁newly ▁prepared ▁Pl ans ▁The ▁amount ▁for ▁air ▁tickets ▁and ▁ins urance ▁of ▁the ▁officers ▁had ▁been ▁incurred ▁by ▁the ▁instit ute ▁with ▁whom ▁the ▁agreement ▁had ▁been ▁signed ▁and ▁food , ▁accommod ation ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁expenses ▁would ▁be ▁b or ne ▁by ▁our ▁institution . ▁Air ▁T erm inal , ▁Dut y ▁F ree ▁and ▁Other ▁Services ▁Coordin ate ▁activities ▁by ▁the ▁Divisional ▁Secret aries , ▁Programmes ▁conducted ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁National ▁Language ▁Project ▁Additional ▁Secretary ▁( A d min ▁Finance ) ▁All oc ation ▁Rs . ▁Rs . ▁30 ,000.00 ▁per ▁unit ▁12 - day ▁non - resident ial ▁language ▁training ▁programs ▁for ▁public ▁officers ▁C oconut ▁Pl ants ▁Nurs ery ▁at ▁W al asm ulla ▁Be ▁a ▁commer cial ly ▁vi able , ▁social ly ▁responsible ▁market ing ▁organ isation ▁which ▁creat es ▁opport unities ▁for ▁rural ▁products ▁to ▁enter ▁me ga - mar ket s , ▁thereby ▁enh ancing ▁the ▁growth ▁potential ▁of ▁the ▁gift ▁and ▁sou ven ir ▁category ▁and ▁adding ▁value ▁to ▁the ▁tour ism ▁sector ▁To ▁assist ▁parties ▁to ▁arri ve ▁at ▁a ▁settlement ▁on ▁the ▁rep ay ment ▁of ▁lo ans ▁on ▁m ort g age ▁B ond s , ▁De eds ▁of ▁Cond itional ▁Trans fer ▁and ▁De eds ▁of ▁transfer ▁executed ▁so le ly ▁for ▁a ▁loan ▁transaction ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁imm ov able ▁property ▁Under ▁the ▁national ▁policy ▁tit led ▁“ F ive ▁F old ▁Policy ” , ▁the ▁Government ▁has ▁targeted ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁socio - economic ▁revolution . ▁Con tin u ous ▁program ▁Bank ▁of ▁Ceylon ▁The ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁Ceylon ▁Ce ment ▁Corporation ▁is ▁arr anging ▁for ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁ce ment ▁pack ing ▁plant ▁in ▁a ▁su itable ▁area ▁this ▁year . ▁06 . ▁Well aim an al ▁Qu az is ▁Court ▁Language ▁Training ▁Programme ▁for ▁Civil ▁Society ▁Southern ▁4, 00 7, 40 1 ▁Ak ila ▁Il ank ai ▁Th amil ▁Congress ▁Accordingly , ▁in ▁the ▁2015 ▁General ▁Election ▁United ▁Pe oples ▁Freedom ▁Alliance , ▁United ▁National ▁Party ▁and ▁Il ank ai ▁Th amil ▁Ar as u ▁K ad chi ▁were ▁ent it led ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁financial ▁gr ant ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁Buddhist ▁and ▁Pali ▁University ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁- ▁H om agama ▁( In formation ▁Technology ▁Division ) ▁Implementation ▁of ▁Veh icle ▁Tra ck ing ▁System ▁Mat urity ▁of ▁He ld - to - M at urity ▁Financial ▁Asse ts ▁Total ▁Net ▁Provision ▁( Rs .) ▁Even ▁though ▁a ▁Corpor ate ▁Plan ▁for ▁the ▁05 ▁years ▁from ▁2011 ▁to ▁2015 ▁had ▁been ▁prepared , ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁discl ose ▁an ▁adequate ▁attention ▁for ▁the ▁achieve ment ▁of ▁the ▁M ission , ▁V ision ▁and ▁the ▁Ob ject ives ▁included ▁therein . ▁( e ) ▁comp ilation ▁of ▁CO O ▁related ▁data ▁and ▁analy tical ▁reports . ▁The ▁Company ▁has ▁paid ▁U . S . $ . ▁5,2 65 ,000 ▁as ▁the ▁rent al ▁fee ▁to ▁the ▁less or ▁for ▁this ▁a irc raft ▁for ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁October ▁2018 ▁to ▁June ▁2019. ▁These ▁activities ▁include ▁improvement ▁of ▁social ▁ad apt ation ▁aimed ▁at ▁promoting ▁increased ▁understanding ▁among ▁communities ▁living ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁wildlife ▁reserv ations . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁newly ▁recruited ▁Public ▁Management ▁Ass ist ants ▁in ▁2014 ▁is ▁18 2. ▁Int ang ible ▁Asse ts ▁A G M ▁( ( D ist ribution ▁Division ▁1) ▁A . A . ▁N imal ▁Karun ath il ake ▁Further , ▁guidelines ▁on ▁commit ment ▁control ▁have ▁been ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁Treasury ▁through ▁the ▁Budget ▁Circular ▁No .0 3 /2014 ▁dated ▁18 .0 8. 2014 ▁on ▁the ▁Guid elines ▁for ▁the ▁preparation ▁of ▁Budget ▁Estimates ▁for ▁2015. ▁( f ) ▁Val ue ▁of ▁17 ▁lands ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Council ▁( S ab ha ) ▁amounting ▁to ▁Rs .2 2, 45 1 ,000 ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁brought ▁to ▁account ▁( a ) ▁Financial ▁Regulation ▁10 3, ▁104 ▁400 m ▁free ▁stro ke ▁Registr ation ▁of ▁the ▁absolute ▁owners hip ▁of ▁the ▁registration ▁cert ific ate . ▁National ▁Water ▁Supply ▁and ▁D rainage ▁Board ▁Water ▁Level ▁Monitoring ▁System ▁at ▁Rem ote ▁Water ▁Reserv oir s ▁and ▁Up stream ▁Water ▁T anks ▁at ▁Mah aragama ▁Water ▁P ump ing ▁St ation ▁Members ▁of ▁Three ▁Ar med ▁forces ▁Is su ing ▁cert ific ates ▁for ▁cond omin ium ▁property ▁Sal ary ▁with ▁the ▁increment ▁as ▁at ▁ .... .. ... ▁2019 ▁( S ub ject ing ▁to ▁the ▁earning ▁of ▁the ▁salary ▁increment ) ▁08. ▁I . ▁For ▁the ▁family ▁unit ▁including ▁the ▁member , ▁if ▁from ▁a ▁government ▁hospital ▁obtain ing ▁ind oor ▁treat ments ▁At ▁present , ▁other ▁regions ▁of ▁Ceylon ▁Electricity ▁Board ▁have ▁commenced ▁rural ▁elect ri fic ation ▁work ▁using ▁this ▁technology ▁in ▁the ▁ter rain s ▁where ▁cle aring ▁of ▁way ▁leaves ▁is ▁rest ric ted . ▁03. ▁Mr . ▁R avi ▁Per ies ▁Se lect ▁E co ▁Center ▁8 ▁Sab arag amuwa ▁Development ▁Officer ▁04 ▁Number ▁of ▁cases ▁to ▁be ▁sett led ▁as ▁on ▁31.12. 2015 ▁Work ing ▁to ▁minim ize ▁inter medi aries ▁in ▁the ▁distribution ▁network ▁from ▁manufact ure r ▁to ▁custom er ▁Div i ▁Neg uma ▁L ive li hood ▁Development ▁Projects ▁4. ▁Op in ion ▁Mrs . ▁M . ▁D . ▁M . ▁Gun asek ara ▁Assistant ▁Registrar ▁General ▁i . ▁Sk ills ▁and ▁Development ▁Division ▁Re imb urs able ▁Foreign ▁A id ▁R en ov ated ▁IT ▁Unit ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Welfare ▁Mr . ▁P . ▁K . ▁Wij es inghe ▁Assistant ▁Director ▁( N att ar amp oth a ) ▁3 5. ▁Rel ated ▁Party ▁Dis cl osure ▁Establish ment ▁of ▁Rural ▁E ld ers ▁Com mit te es ▁vi . ▁Ab ility ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁internet ▁and ▁the ▁Elect ronic ▁M ail ▁Invest ment ▁income ▁( P lease ▁refer ▁table ▁8 ) ▁( a ) ▁The ▁document ary ▁information ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁obtain ing ▁the ▁depos its ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁furn ished ▁to ▁audit . ▁St age ▁1 ▁Regional ▁Meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Regional ▁Cooperation ▁Agreement ▁on ▁Planning ▁Technical ▁Cooperation ▁Projects ▁Prop osed ▁for ▁the ▁Cy cle ▁2014 ▁- ▁2015 ▁Training ▁Centre ▁B ased ▁on ▁the ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁development ▁indicators ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁2013 /2014 , ▁a ▁national ly ▁important ▁economic ▁c ensus ▁was ▁conducted ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁Puttalam ▁district ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁districts ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁st ages . ▁Eval u ate ▁the ▁appropri at eness ▁of ▁accounting ▁policies ▁used ▁and ▁the ▁reason ab l eness ▁of ▁accounting ▁estimates ▁and ▁related ▁discl os ures ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁management . ▁Mah iy ang ana ▁- ▁D imb ul agala ▁- ▁D alu k k ane ▁Road ▁(0 .0 -24 .10 k m ) ▁V en ue ▁and ▁time ▁period ▁In ▁addition , ▁steps ▁were ▁also ▁taken ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁staff ▁for ▁essential ▁posts . ▁Gr anted ▁from ▁operating ▁activities ▁The ▁amount ▁invest ed ▁for ▁this ▁is ▁Rs . ▁250 ▁million . ▁03. ▁M ess age ▁from ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Sports ▁Rural ▁School s ▁and ▁San itation ▁Program ▁Dr . ▁N . ▁C . ▁Amar asinghe ▁5.3 ▁Pro cess ▁of ▁Development ▁Activities ▁4. ▁G anga ▁I hala ▁Kor ale ▁Ab and oned ▁min es ▁Workshop ▁on ▁Att itudes ▁and ▁Sk ills ▁Development ▁E ks ath ▁Lanka ▁Maha ▁Sabha ▁Details ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁votes ▁received ▁by ▁each ▁candidate ▁are ▁given ▁in ▁Table ▁X III . ▁The ▁Board ▁of ▁Directors ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁preparation ▁and ▁presentation ▁of ▁these ▁financial ▁statements . ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁C ust oms ▁S yn ch ron ous ▁Meeting ▁on ▁N ucle ar ▁Security ▁Information ▁& ▁Co ordination ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁government ▁institution ▁which ▁recommend s ▁legal ▁reform s . ▁2014 / 15 ▁Maha ▁In ▁2001 ▁department ▁of ▁Pl ant ▁Sc i ences , ▁Fac ult y ▁of ▁Sc ience ▁introduced ▁T iss ue ▁Cult ured ▁ban ana ▁and ▁y am ▁plant lets ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁as ▁demonst ration . ▁St ock ▁as ▁at ▁31.12. 2012 ▁N iv it ig ala ▁The ▁National ▁En ter prise ▁Development ▁Authority ▁was ▁established ▁under ▁Act ▁No . ▁17 ▁of ▁2006 ▁with ▁special ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁small ▁and ▁med ium ▁enter prise ▁sector ▁to ▁assist , ▁encoura ge , ▁and ▁facilit ate ▁enter prise ▁development ▁and ▁promotion ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁In ▁addition , ▁it ▁has ▁the ▁mand ate ▁to ▁c ater ▁to ▁the ▁agricultural ▁techn ological ▁needs , ▁covering ▁rice , ▁ve get able , ▁and ▁fruit ▁cro ps ▁of ▁its ▁command ing ▁area ▁compris ing ▁of ▁Mah aw eli ▁systems ▁B , ▁C , ▁D ▁& ▁G , ▁Eastern ▁province , ▁and ▁inter - pro v incial ▁area ▁of ▁Polonnaruwa . ▁Establish ment ▁of ▁Children ' s ▁Cl ub s ▁The ▁att ire ▁of ▁Public ▁Officers ▁Hand ic ra fts ▁exhibition ▁Uva ▁Ud an aya ▁Information ▁and ▁Com mun ication ▁Technology ▁Officer ▁The ▁financial ▁statements ▁have ▁been ▁prepared ▁in ▁comp liance ▁with ▁requirements ▁of ▁Comp an ies ▁Act . ▁No ▁07 ▁of ▁2007 . ▁In ▁2014, ▁65 4 ▁ent rep rene urs ▁have ▁imp arted ▁ent rep rene ur ship ▁development ▁training ▁and ▁660 ▁have ▁imp arted ▁technical ▁training . ▁14 th ▁May ▁03 ▁D ays ▁Sub sequ ent ▁to ▁the ▁consult ations ▁such ▁persons ▁were ▁referred ▁either ▁to ▁Cons ular ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Ex ternal ▁Affairs ▁or ▁to ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Employ ment . ▁Rec on struction ▁of ▁34 ▁km ▁long ▁road ▁in ▁Y ala ▁National ▁park . ▁Practical ▁training ▁workshop ▁on ▁Information ▁Technology . ▁Est ab lished ▁as ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁National ▁B ot anic ▁Gard ens ▁in ▁2006 ▁In ▁preparing ▁the ▁financial ▁statements , ▁Management ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁assessing ▁the ▁Project ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁continue ▁as ▁a ▁going ▁concern , ▁discl osing , ▁as ▁applic able , ▁matters ▁related ▁to ▁a ▁going ▁concern ▁and ▁using ▁the ▁going ▁concern ▁basis ▁of ▁accounting ▁un less ▁management ▁either ▁inte nds ▁to ▁liqu id ate ▁the ▁Project ▁or ▁to ▁ce ase ▁operations , ▁or ▁has ▁no ▁real istic ▁alternative ▁but ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁Mr . ▁H . ▁U . ▁K . ▁Th ar ind u ▁P rab h ath ▁The ▁total ▁loss ▁suffered ▁by ▁Inf om ed ia ▁( P v t ) ▁L t d ▁during ▁its ▁entire ▁operation ▁is ▁only ▁Rs . ▁6 .9 ▁million . ▁Mr . ▁A . ▁N . ▁P . ▁Weer asinghe ▁People ▁come ▁to ▁city ▁areas ▁in ▁large ▁number ▁to ▁get ▁their ▁children ▁admitted ▁to ▁city ▁schools ▁and ▁to ▁enjoy ▁common ▁am en ities . ▁Dec re ase ▁in ▁Un p aid ▁Adv ances ▁The ▁Project ▁commenced ▁in ▁May ▁2010 ▁and ▁completed ▁in ▁2013. ▁04. ▁This ▁provisions ▁shall ▁be ▁effective ▁from ▁01.01. 201 3. ▁05. ▁C re ate ▁a ▁p est ▁free ▁grain ▁food ▁environment ▁2. ▁2. ▁5 ▁L ic ence ▁F ees ▁( SL AS ) ▁Public ity ▁and ▁Media ▁unit ▁The ▁function ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁is ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁following ▁Div isions . ▁02. ▁Accordingly , ▁a ▁written ▁qual ifying ▁test ▁( ▁will ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁Colombo ▁at ▁9.30 a . m ▁on ▁13 th ▁July ▁2013 ▁for ▁the ▁candidates ▁who ▁failed ▁or ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁appear ▁for ▁the ▁Q ual ifying ▁test ▁held ▁on ▁20 th ▁July ▁2012. ▁Annual ▁performance ▁Report ▁Jaffna , ▁Ratnapura , ▁Matale , ▁P utt lam , ▁Negombo , ▁Colombo ▁are ▁some ▁districts ▁which ▁celebr ated ▁such ▁festivals . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁survey ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Social ▁Services , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁reasons ▁for ▁this ▁situation ▁is ▁that ▁children ▁do ▁not ▁read ▁books . ▁Sam ay al ▁G all ery ▁- ▁Revenue ▁Col lection ▁Major ▁irrigation ▁sc hemes ▁such ▁as ▁K alt ota , ▁Pan am ura ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁minor ▁irrigation ▁sc hemes ▁spread ▁throughout ▁the ▁district ▁provide ▁water ▁for ▁p addy ▁cult iv ation . ▁Local ▁Sunday ▁Ay ub ow an , ▁Inte rest ▁Re ce iv able ▁For ▁2012 ▁Loc ation : ▁at ▁K od d iar ▁b ay ▁near ▁S amp oor ▁power ▁plant ▁site ▁Total ▁by ▁cost ▁S ched ule ▁- ▁2 ▁N ame ▁of ▁Con tract : ▁Re habilitation ▁/ ▁Impro ve ments ▁to ▁section ▁of ▁M ank ul am M ull ait iv u ▁Road ▁A 0 34 ▁from ▁0 +000 ▁to ▁13 +000 ▁km ▁Action ▁should ▁be ▁taken ▁as ▁per ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁Committee ▁of ▁Public ▁Accounts . ▁The ▁original ▁copy , ▁along ▁with ▁two ▁cop ies ▁of ▁the ▁cert ified ▁Financial ▁Statements ▁should ▁be ▁forwarded ▁to ▁the ▁Auditor ▁General , ▁on ▁or ▁before ▁28 th ▁February ▁2019. ▁In stant ▁food ▁products ▁from ▁local ▁rice ▁vari eties ▁( http :// www . acc im t . ac . lk ) ▁Public ▁Administration ▁Circular ▁01 /2014 ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁Circular ▁which ▁is ▁currently ▁effective ▁on ▁acqu iring ▁the ▁Official ▁Language ▁Pro fic iency ▁by ▁public ▁officers . ▁The ▁following ▁observations ▁are ▁made . ▁One ▁day ▁Sem in ar ▁on ▁“ C ase ▁Management ▁and ▁Med iation ” ▁was ▁conducted ▁for ▁Jud ges ▁and ▁Law y ers ▁of ▁the ▁Kandy ▁Court ▁Complex ▁and ▁District ▁Jud ges ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Province . ▁The ▁targets ▁st ip ulated ▁in ▁the ▁Action ▁Pl ans ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁achieved . ▁Integr ated ▁Treasury ▁Management ▁Information ▁System ▁( ▁IT M IS ▁) ▁Mar ket ing ▁unit ▁C ur able ▁P als y ▁Ke y ▁Management ▁person nel ▁Comp ensation ▁In ▁May ▁2013, ▁IT I ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁CO MS AT S ▁Net ▁work ▁of ▁International ▁Sc ience ▁and ▁Technology ▁Cent res ▁of ▁Ex cell ence ▁for ▁sustain able ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁as ▁approved ▁in ▁the ▁16 th ▁Meeting ▁of ▁coordin ating ▁council ▁Acc ra , ▁G hana . ▁Marad am adu ▁03 ▁employees ▁were ▁newly ▁recruited ▁for ▁the ▁G ar age . ▁F ut ure ▁Program ▁to ▁Exp and ▁National ▁Power ▁Gr id ▁for ▁O pt imal ▁Use ▁of ▁Non - Con vent ional ▁R ene w able ▁W ind ▁and ▁Sol ar ▁Energy ▁11 .2 ▁As ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Elections ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁Election ▁Commission ▁and ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁Election ▁Commission ▁in ▁the ▁Elections ▁Secretariat , ▁action ▁to ▁move ▁out ▁the ▁Deputy ▁Commissioner ▁of ▁Election ’ s ▁( A d min ) ▁Division ▁and ▁the ▁record ▁room , ▁at ▁the ▁Elections ▁Secretariat ▁commenced ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁2015 ▁and ▁this ▁work ▁was ▁ent r usted ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁B uild ing ▁Research ▁Organization . ▁4. ▁O B SC EN E ▁P U B L IC ATION S ▁BI L L ▁Germany ▁09 ▁Loan ▁balance ▁due ▁from ▁the ▁Co - oper atives ▁as ▁at ▁01.01. 2014 ▁Rs .200 , 0 6 1, 96 7 .9 7 ▁( b ) ▁The ▁sched ules ▁to ▁adjust ▁current ▁assets ▁and ▁current ▁li abilities ▁amounting ▁to ▁Rs . ▁8 9,7 1 7, 38 5 ▁and ▁Rs . ▁4, 37 0,0 36 ▁respectively ▁to ▁acc um ulated ▁fund ▁through ▁journal ▁ent ries ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁furn ished ▁to ▁audit . ▁To ▁be ▁the ▁organization ▁emp owered ▁to ▁ensure ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁official ▁languages ▁policy ▁by ▁all ▁organizations ▁providing ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁( c ) ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Circular ▁No ▁D . M . A . / D /2015 ▁of ▁15 ▁June ▁2016 ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Management ▁Audit , ▁an ▁In ternal ▁Auditor ▁should ▁be ▁recruited ▁for ▁Don or ▁Fund ed ▁Projects ▁which ▁exceed s ▁the ▁total ▁estimated ▁cost ▁of ▁US ▁$ ▁10 ▁million . ▁Air ▁condition ers ▁N av ig ator ▁Under ▁the ▁second ▁function , ▁the ▁project ▁reports ▁of ▁the ▁O per ations ▁Co - ordination ▁Cent res ▁of ▁the ▁Language ▁Associ ations ▁in ▁the ▁Badulla ▁District ▁have ▁been ▁approved . ▁F if teen ▁forest s ▁have ▁been ▁gaz et ted ▁as ▁res erve ▁/ ▁cons ervation ▁forest s . ▁Treasury ▁Prov isions ▁and ▁Management ▁Under ▁the ▁a fore ment ioned ▁Japanese ▁Gr ant ▁Projects , ▁USD ▁36 .4 ▁million ▁for ▁power ▁and ▁energy , ▁USD ▁33 .2 ▁million ▁for ▁water ▁supply , ▁USD ▁7 .6 ▁million ▁for ▁Health ▁and ▁USD ▁12 .6 ▁million ▁for ▁other ▁sectors ▁such ▁as ▁po verty ▁alle v iation ▁and ▁rehabilitation ▁were ▁dis b ursed ▁in ▁2014. ▁Pol du wa ▁R d , ▁( e ) ▁Conduct ▁of ▁Training ▁Programmes ▁Plan ▁T yp ograph ic ▁Techn ological ▁Officer ▁– ▁I , ▁II , ▁III ▁& ▁Training ▁Grade ▁Inc re asing ▁the ▁identification ▁feasibility ▁of ▁p ou lt ry ▁diseases ▁Nutrition ▁Unit ▁Rs .25 ,000 ▁- ▁Rs .20 ,000 ▁The ▁division ▁imp le ments ▁the ▁wildlife ▁development ▁activities ▁in ▁a ▁proper ▁and ▁an ▁effective ▁manner ▁and ▁coordin ates ▁the ▁maintenance ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁well . ▁Fund s ▁and ▁Reserv es ▁Rec on struction ▁of ▁Pl ay ground ▁- ▁K ool av ady , ▁Man mun ai ▁North ▁Review ing ▁the ▁audit ▁reports ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁Auditor ▁General ▁and ▁making ▁the ▁management ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁actions ▁to ▁be ▁taken . ▁Ceylon ▁Electricity ▁Board ▁S 5 ▁A ward ▁Ce remon y ▁Up coming ▁program ▁for ▁the ▁settlement ▁of ▁accounts ▁for ▁the ▁financial ▁year ▁2015 ▁Negombo ▁02 ▁( c ) ▁If ▁it ▁is ▁necessary ▁to ▁employ ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁(02) ▁days ▁per ▁cal end ar ▁month , ▁the ▁prior ▁personal ▁approval ▁of ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁relevant ▁Ministry ▁should ▁be ▁obtained ▁and ▁payment ▁should ▁be ▁made ▁according ly . ▁The ▁net ▁allocation ▁and ▁expenditure ▁incurred ▁by ▁the ▁Galle ▁District ▁Secretariat ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁2015 ▁is ▁as ▁follows . ▁Cash ▁and ▁cash ▁equival ents ▁comp r ise ▁cash ▁in ▁hand , ▁depos its ▁at ▁bank ▁and ▁investment ▁of ▁sur plus ▁funds ▁in ▁Treasury ▁B ills . ▁Pro - P oor ▁Eastern ▁Inf rastructure ▁Development ▁Project : ▁4 ▁Year s ▁The ▁appropri at eness ▁of ▁accounting ▁policies ▁used ▁and ▁the ▁reason ab l eness ▁of ▁accounting ▁estimates ▁and ▁related ▁discl os ures ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁Management ▁were ▁evaluated . ▁Ser ge ant ▁In ▁2014, ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁total ▁ex ports ▁from ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁to ▁India ▁stood ▁as ▁US ▁$ ▁624 .8 1 ▁million ▁while ▁value ▁of ▁total ▁import s ▁from ▁India ▁to ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁stood ▁as ▁US ▁$ ▁3, 97 7 .76 ▁million ▁register ing ▁15% ▁increase ▁in ▁ex ports ▁and ▁29 % ▁increase ▁in ▁import s ▁compared ▁with ▁the ▁values ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁2013. ▁Summary ▁of ▁class ification ▁of ▁Ind ividual ▁Bal ances ▁( ii ) ▁I ▁do ▁not ▁ag ree . ▁Zimb abwe ▁However , ▁for ▁the ▁vehicles ▁( B i - F uel ▁vehicles ) ▁that ▁are ▁operated ▁using ▁liqu id ▁pet ro le um ▁gas ▁and ▁pet rol , ▁revenue ▁lic ences ▁should ▁be ▁obtained . ▁Mrs . ▁S . ▁P ush par ani ▁May ▁05 ▁The ▁advant age ▁of ▁this ▁preserv ing ▁system ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁visual s ▁cop ied ▁in ▁that ▁format ▁will ▁be ▁preserv ed ▁for ▁nearly ▁50 ▁years ▁without ▁harm ing ▁its ▁technical ▁qual ities . ▁For ▁this , ▁contact ing ▁the ▁schools ▁which ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁Negombo ▁Education ▁Division , ▁Vid yal ank ara ▁College , ▁As ir im ath ▁Dev am atha ▁College , ▁Saint ▁Se b ast ian ▁College , ▁Dal up oth a ▁College , ▁Kur ana / ▁Saint ▁An a ▁College , ▁K och ch ik ade ▁College , ▁D alu k ot uwa / S aint ▁An a ▁College , ▁B ol awal ana / ▁N im ala ▁M ari ya ▁College , ▁P it ip ana ▁College , ▁Saint ▁P eters ▁Central ▁College , ▁Saint ▁M ari ya ▁College , ▁and ▁Har is ch and ra ▁National ▁College , ▁were ▁l ia ised ▁and ▁awareness ▁programs ▁were ▁conducted ▁for ▁the ▁students ▁of ▁those ▁schools . ▁2. ▁C all ing ▁app lications ▁for ▁claims , ▁conducting ▁investigations ▁and ▁other ▁activities ▁including ▁Det erm ination ▁of ▁Tit le ▁under ▁the ▁Land ▁Tit le ▁S ett lement ▁Act . ▁E . g . : ▁Many ▁defic i encies ▁relating ▁to ▁rec ruitment ▁and ▁deployment ▁of ▁the ▁staff ▁including ▁key ▁posts ▁of ▁the ▁Project ▁Management ▁Unit ▁were ▁observed ▁in ▁the ▁audit . ▁1.3 .6 ▁Non - comp liance ▁with ▁Law s , ▁R ules , ▁Regulations ▁and ▁Management ▁Dec isions ▁( h ) ▁Whether ▁satisf act ory ▁measures ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁Management ▁to ▁rect ify ▁the ▁issues ▁highlight ed ▁in ▁my ▁previous ▁year ▁audit ▁report , ▁and ▁A ccess ▁to ▁Education ▁is ▁a ▁key ▁element ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Policy ▁for ▁Social ▁Integr ation . ▁Al uw ih are ▁Ran jith ▁4. ▁Self - hel p ▁Training ▁Programmes ▁4. ▁Provincial ▁Ranaviru ▁seminars ▁6. ▁Hon our ing ▁the ▁People ▁Serv ing ▁the ▁Community ▁on ▁Rel ig ious ▁Mat ters ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁cultural ▁field . ▁Cop ies : ▁i . ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁State ▁Accounts ▁Circular ▁No :- ▁245 /2015 ▁3.2 . ▁Providing ▁Guid elines ▁for ▁In ternal ▁Audit ing ▁P ack age ▁03 ▁Conduct ing ▁seminars , ▁discussions , ▁workshops , ▁and ▁training ▁sess ions ▁on ▁Human ▁Res ource ▁Development . ▁Kor alai ▁P attu ▁Am ount ▁paid ▁for ▁new ▁benef ic i aries - ▁Rs .31 75 00 .00 ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁informed ▁to ▁submit ▁a ▁detailed ▁project ▁proposal ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁National ▁Planning ▁for ▁evaluation . ▁Secretary ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Public ▁Administration ▁and ▁H ome ▁Affairs ▁( v ) ▁Guideline ▁5.6 .1 ▁Con tract ▁No . : ▁C 4 ▁O vert ime ▁& ▁hol iday ▁pay ▁5.3 ▁Construction ▁of ▁Y ak ▁an ic ut ▁Unit ▁The ▁Board ▁of ▁Directors ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁preparation ▁and ▁presentation ▁of ▁these ▁Financial ▁Statements ▁and ▁the ▁Accounting ▁Pol icies ▁and ▁notes ▁are ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁these ▁Financial ▁Statements . ▁Regional / D ist rict ▁level ▁exhib itions ▁19 ▁Tamil ▁Language ▁Training ▁Public ▁Management ▁Ass ist ants ▁Despite ▁that , ▁the ▁business ▁activities ▁has ▁been ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁a ▁private ▁institution ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁floor ▁of ▁a ▁building ▁situ ated ▁in ▁Negombo ▁road ▁from ▁the ▁year ▁2016, ▁annual ▁assessment ▁value ▁had ▁been ▁shown ▁as ▁Rs . ▁1,000 ▁considering ▁as ▁a ▁building ▁under ▁construction . ▁3. ▁Pre cise ▁level ing ▁and ▁setting ▁out ▁of ▁bench mar ks ▁for ▁check ▁survey ▁at ▁K as al ri ▁dam ▁H ab it at ▁En r ich ment ▁in ▁res erve ▁areas ▁Number ▁of ▁solutions ▁provided ▁out ▁of ▁those ▁- ▁1480 ▁The ▁following ▁projects ▁were ▁implemented ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁up ▁to ▁31 st ▁December ▁2014. ▁Your ▁salary ▁is ▁converted ▁as ▁follows ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁above ▁circular ▁as ▁at ▁01.01. 201 8. ▁III . ▁The ▁Medical ▁Board , ▁Sh all ▁send ▁their ▁report ▁containing ▁the ▁category ▁under ▁which ▁the ▁patient ▁fall s ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁par ag raph ▁II ▁of ▁this ▁Circular ▁and / ▁or ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁earning ▁capacity ▁and / or ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁permanent ▁de form ity ▁of ▁the ▁body , ▁if ▁any , ▁fit ness ▁of ▁the ▁patient ▁to ▁perform ▁his ▁duties ▁and ▁leave ▁to ▁be ▁granted ▁to ▁the ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Department . ▁Local ▁Part icip atory ▁St r ateg ies ▁( C PS ) ▁- ▁2015 ▁- ▁2017 ▁De hi w ala - M ount ▁L av in ia ▁There ▁are ▁09 ▁cases ▁filed ▁in ▁the ▁W a q f ▁T rib un al ▁against ▁the ▁decisions ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁W a q f ▁Council . ▁Wh ar f ▁Field ▁Officer ▁2010.01 .2 8 ▁05. ▁Te le phone ▁No . ▁of ▁the ▁Con t rib utor : ▁21 st ▁September ▁Int rodu ction ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁In s urance ▁Construction ▁of ▁C oun se lling ▁Service ▁Cent ers ▁and ▁Employ ing ▁of ▁In stru ctors ▁at ▁Divisional ▁Secretariat ▁Level ▁2010.01 .12 ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁enhance ▁cultural ▁co - ex ist ence ▁and ▁entertain ing ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁people , ▁represented ▁a ▁“ G u itar ▁Festival ” ▁by ▁Lanka ▁Gu itar ists ▁Association . ▁Maur it ania ▁Training ▁had ▁been ▁given ▁for ▁289 ▁staff s ▁by ▁the ▁Northern ▁Provincial ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁through ▁the ▁Educ ational ▁Sector ▁Development ▁Project ▁( ES D P ) ▁cost ▁Rs . ▁5 .76 ▁million ▁in ▁August ▁to ▁December ▁of ▁year ▁under ▁review . ▁D isc uss ion ▁programme , ▁week ly ▁live ▁tele cast ▁The ▁power ▁plant ▁is ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁three ▁8 ▁M W ▁dies el - p owered ▁sets ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁infrastructure . ▁Am ount ▁( USD ) ▁Financial ▁statements ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁2017 ▁had ▁been ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁Audit ▁on ▁28 ▁March ▁2018 ▁and ▁the ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁Auditor ▁General ▁relating ▁to ▁those ▁financial ▁statements ▁had ▁been ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Chairman ▁on ▁28 ▁September ▁2018. ▁De pt . ▁of ▁Social ▁Services ▁A ▁Loan ▁Red empt ion ▁Res erve ▁had ▁been ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁financial ▁statements ▁but ▁it ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁updated ▁since ▁the ▁year ▁2000 . ▁Financial ▁Progress ▁from ▁01.01. 2015 ▁to ▁31.12. 2015 ▁(2 28 -01-01) ▁Sh ipp ing ▁Corporation ▁L im ited ▁Buddhist ▁Tem por alities ▁Division ▁E - m ail ▁- ▁ol c @ s lt net . lk ▁Net ▁In come ▁earned ▁during ▁the ▁year - ▁(31 / 12 / 201 2) ▁A ▁stage ▁d rama ▁named ▁“ H ero es ▁Never ▁D ie ” ▁was ▁st aged ▁on ▁28 th ▁of ▁February ▁2014 ▁by ▁the ▁prison ▁inmates ▁of ▁Wel ik ada ▁P rison ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁develop ▁skills ▁in ▁ar ts ▁& ▁d rama ▁of ▁prison ▁inmates . ▁Local ▁Programmes ▁( W ork - In ▁Progress ) ▁No ▁of ▁sh ares ▁J . J . ▁Rath n as iri ▁Net ▁Re ce ipt s ▁Conduct ing ▁specialized ▁language ▁training ▁courses ▁in ▁Sinhala , ▁Tamil ▁and ▁English ▁for ▁persons ▁belonging ▁to ▁special ▁categories ▁such ▁as ▁transl ators , ▁interpre ters ▁and ▁st en ograp hers . ▁Having ▁overcome ▁the ▁conflic ts ▁that ▁const rained ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁national ity ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁unity ▁in ▁d iversity , ▁national ▁unity ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁fact ▁that ▁should ▁be ▁strengthened . ▁6% ▁- ▁S emi - pro cess ed ▁ra w ▁materials ▁R AS /9 /0 65 ▁( b ) ▁Financial ▁Regulations ▁75 6 ▁A ▁sum ▁of ▁Rs . ▁13 38 68 .6 4 ▁was ▁allocated ▁to ▁Dam ana ▁Divisional ▁Secretariat ▁for ▁cle aring ▁Per an igama ▁in ▁Dam ana ▁H ing ur ana , ▁proposed ▁for ▁distribution ▁among ▁war ▁hero es . ▁Review ing ▁of ▁the ▁Construction ▁designs ▁of ▁the ▁following ; ▁Land ▁Information ▁System s ▁/ ▁Ge ograph ical ▁Information ▁System s ▁Division ▁Mad ur ank ul iya ▁Temple ▁J unction ▁( a ) ▁A ▁significant ▁vari ation ▁was ▁observed ▁in ▁the ▁targets ▁of ▁the ▁annual ▁plan ▁and ▁their ▁achieve ment . ▁Trade ▁in ▁services ▁1.5 .1 ▁In ternal ▁Control ▁over ▁the ▁preparation ▁of ▁financial ▁statements ▁In ▁addition , ▁rep airs ▁to ▁these ▁mach ines ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁as ▁needed . ▁3. ▁Providing ▁funds ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁people ▁died ▁due ▁to ▁natural ▁dis as ters ▁( a ) ▁Fr ame work ▁for ▁the ▁Pre par ation ▁and ▁P resent ation ▁of ▁Financial ▁Statements ▁( b ) ▁The ▁Centre ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Tour ism ▁Development ▁Authority ▁had ▁constru cted ▁a ▁Common ▁Fac ilities ▁Centre ▁and ▁a ▁R est ▁in ▁the ▁N att ar amp oth a ▁Kal apura ▁V ill age ▁and ▁purchased ▁the ▁mach inery ▁for ▁that ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁Rs . ▁6 8, 47 0, 6 15 ▁and ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁a ▁C ra fts ▁Society . ▁Estim ation ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁2015 ▁Sh op ▁O wn ers ▁Ab st ain ▁from ▁the ▁S ale ▁of ▁C ig are tt es ▁Progress ▁from ▁01.01. 2014 ▁to ▁31.12.2014 ▁Pre par ation ▁of ▁the ▁base ▁m aps ▁for ▁Kel ani ▁river ▁bas in ▁and ▁preparation ▁of ▁m ap ▁of ▁cat ch ment ▁areas ▁Ac qu is ition ▁survey ▁of ▁North ▁Western ▁Provincial ▁Can al ▁project ▁App rent ice ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁11 - ▁2 ▁Treasury ▁bill ▁Inte rest ▁income ▁Table ▁13 : ▁Revenue ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁National ▁Z ool og ical ▁Gard ens ▁from ▁2007 ▁to ▁2014 ▁Further , ▁as ▁per ▁the ▁Treasury ▁records , ▁an ▁un ut il ized ▁balance ▁of ▁Rs . ▁9 .8 7 ▁million ▁re imb ursed ▁from ▁G lobal ▁Fund ▁had ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁General ▁Treasury ▁as ▁at ▁31 ▁December ▁2017. ▁Ke eping ▁records ▁of ▁animals ’ ▁p ed ig ree ▁and ▁performance ▁for ▁bre eding ▁purposes ▁3.1. ▁Establish ment ▁of ▁Op en ▁P ris ons ▁Net ▁sur plus ▁/ ▁( de fic it ) ▁December ▁21 ▁and ▁22, ▁2012 ▁( ii ) ▁The ▁budget ▁which ▁includes ▁annual ▁pro curement ▁plan ▁was ▁submitted ▁to ▁audit . ▁Your ▁attention ▁is ▁drawn ▁to ▁Chapter ▁X L VI II , ▁V ol ume ▁II ▁of ▁the ▁Establish ments ▁Code . ▁Whether ▁the ▁vac ancies ▁are ▁filled ▁under ▁Section ▁99 ▁( a ) ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁/ ▁Elect or al ▁District ▁Con tract ▁Services ▁From ▁the ▁B ot anic ▁Gard ens ▁Tr ust ▁Fund ▁Rs . ▁2.6 ▁million ▁M ob il ize ▁ex ternal ▁fin ancing ▁at ▁least ▁possible ▁cost ▁with ▁minimum ▁condition ality ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁development ▁programme ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁while ▁maintaining ▁long ▁term ▁debt ▁sustain ability ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁( i ) ▁Ad equ ate ▁vari ances ▁shown ▁between ▁the ▁estimated ▁and ▁actual ▁revenue . ▁Ph ot ography ▁Division ▁S . ▁P . ▁C . ▁= ▁Special ▁P urch ase ▁Cl aim ▁Coordin ating ▁“ D ey ata ▁K ir ula ” ▁Development ▁Programme - 2014 ▁Conference ▁hall s ▁02 ▁Se aling ▁R ap ▁The ▁main ▁objective ▁of ▁this ▁project ▁is ▁to ▁st abil ize ▁and ▁increase ▁agricultural ▁production ▁in ▁some ▁selected ▁major ▁med ium ▁irrigation ▁sc hemes ▁by ▁re habilit ating ▁the ▁essential ▁components ▁of ▁the ▁downstream ▁can al ▁system . ▁De pending ▁on ▁the ▁favor able ▁climate , ▁existing ▁infrastructure ▁and ▁loc ality ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁various ▁international ▁sports ▁events ▁can ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁to ▁p ave ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁foreign ▁exchange ▁ear nings . ▁The ▁project ▁will ▁also ▁help ▁develop ▁the ▁R id iy agama ▁farm s ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁animal ▁bre eding ▁needs ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁Province . ▁T op ic ▁of ▁the ▁Workshop ▁Technical ▁Assistant , ▁All ▁government ▁ag encies ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁are ▁bound ▁to ▁submit ▁a ▁report ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁year ▁on ▁the ▁progress ▁achieved ▁by ▁the ▁respective ▁ag encies ▁during ▁the ▁previous ▁year . ▁Annex ▁54 ▁13. ▁Total ▁claims ▁for ▁re imb urs able ▁foreign ▁aid ▁due ▁on ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁preparation ▁and ▁sub mission ▁of ▁financial ▁statements ▁Year ▁2013 ▁Management ▁Service ▁Department ▁Sand ▁p ump ing ▁activities ▁are ▁done ▁on ▁large ▁scale ▁from ▁sea ▁to ▁land ▁for ▁the ▁Colombo ▁Port ▁city ▁Projects ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁sand ▁min ing ▁is ▁done ▁as ▁a ▁large - scale ▁ra cket ▁using ▁ship ▁mach ines ▁in ▁the ▁off sh ore ▁region ▁close ▁to ▁Mod ara ▁f isher y ▁har bor ▁in ▁Colombo , ▁natural ▁resources ▁are ▁being ▁destroyed , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ext in ction ▁of ▁fish ▁resources , ▁coastal ▁er os ion , ▁and ▁destruction ▁of ▁cor al ▁re e f . ▁Note ▁1 ▁International ▁Workshop ▁on ▁Integr ating ▁Ge osp at ial ▁& ▁Stat istical ▁Information ▁4. ▁Department ▁of ▁Technical ▁Education ▁and ▁Training ▁( d ) ▁Provision ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁allocated ▁for ▁the ▁dam aged ▁stock ▁as ▁at ▁31 ▁December ▁2012 ▁amounting ▁to ▁Rs .3 , 67 2, 36 2. ▁Special ▁Programmes ▁and ▁Occ as ions . ▁" W I LD L AN KA " ▁research ▁semin ar ▁was ▁successfully ▁conducted ▁at ▁the ▁Foundation ▁Institute . ▁5 th , ▁6 th , ▁7 th ▁of ▁December ▁Among ▁them , ▁136 ▁are ▁exec ut ives ▁grade ▁employees . ▁5.1 .8 ▁Pro cess ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Motor ▁Tra ffic ▁The ▁Audit ▁Committee ▁will ▁also ▁prepare ▁the ▁report ▁to ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁Annual ▁Report . ▁To ▁form ulate ▁and ▁conduct ▁research ▁courses ▁in ▁various ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁justice ▁and ▁to ▁provide ▁library ▁facilities ▁and ▁other ▁educational ▁material ▁for ▁jud icial ▁officers ▁3 ▁No . ▁of ▁install ments ▁The ▁under ▁util ization ▁of ▁funds ▁was ▁mainly ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁delays ▁occurred ▁in ▁sub mission ▁of ▁detailed ▁designs ▁by ▁the ▁Consult ants . ▁Div i ▁Neg uma ▁Social ▁Development ▁Activities ▁Ex amin ations ▁held ▁Dr . ▁( M rs .) ▁A . ▁P rab aharan ▁Third ▁Se ason ▁Green ▁G ram ▁Cult iv ation ▁- ▁Me e ▁O ya ▁Sc heme ▁C ▁2357 ▁Other ▁rent als ▁E . D . T . A ▁Ret ire ment ▁Benef it ▁Ob l ig ations ▁As ▁the ▁Bank ▁Rec on cil i ations ▁were ▁not ▁correct , ▁preparation ▁of ▁those ▁had ▁been ▁given ▁to ▁a ▁private ▁audit ▁firm . ▁Bo ok s / ▁documents / ▁newspapers / ▁O la ▁le af ▁documents / ▁m aps / ▁sl ides / ▁sc ul pt ure / ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁pictures / ▁paint ings / ▁stat ues / ▁aud io ▁- ▁visual ▁material ▁3.1. ▁The ▁loss ▁of ▁Rs .9 ▁M illion ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁hard ened ▁ce ment ▁in ▁2012, ▁directly ▁affected ▁the ▁said ▁loss ▁of ▁Rs . ▁7 0, 38 2, 92 9. ▁Impro ving ▁the ▁efficiency ▁and ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁jud icial ▁service ▁and ▁minim izing ▁delays ▁in ▁the ▁lit igation ▁mechanism ▁for ▁the ▁better ment ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁by ▁training ▁the ▁sub ordin ate ▁and ▁non - s ub ordin ate ▁officers ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁judges ▁who ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁courts ▁Action ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁provide ▁either ▁scholars hip s ▁or ▁training ▁programmes ▁for ▁the ▁art ists ▁and ▁the ▁techn icians ▁De ans / ▁Lib r ar ian ▁/ ▁B urs ar , ▁38 3, ▁Kotte ▁Road , ▁Raj ag iriya ▁De b its ▁during ▁the ▁year ▁III . ▁Business ▁Consult ing ▁( C lin ic ) ▁10 th , ▁11 th , ▁12 th , ▁13 th , ▁14 th , ▁15 th , ▁16 th , ▁17 th ▁of ▁August ▁Accordingly , ▁approximately ▁98 ▁brief s ▁have ▁been ▁transl ated . ▁02. ▁Bas ic ▁model ▁designs ▁at ▁the ▁village ▁level ▁S old ▁Pr ice ▁The ▁trans act ions ▁of ▁the ▁Project ▁during ▁the ▁year ▁under ▁review ▁were ▁not ▁subject ed ▁to ▁the ▁In ternal ▁Audit ▁Section ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Water ▁Supply ▁and ▁D rainage ▁Board ▁as ▁per ▁the ▁Financial ▁Regulation ▁133 ▁and ▁the ▁Management ▁Audit ▁Circular ▁No . ▁05 ▁of ▁26 ▁July ▁2010 ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Management ▁Service . ▁Accordingly , ▁App oint ing ▁Auth orities / A d ministr ative ▁Auth orities ▁should ▁take ▁actions ▁to ▁include ▁appropriate ▁qual ifications ▁for ▁the ▁posts ▁in ▁the ▁Service ▁Min utes ▁or ▁Sc hemes ▁of ▁Rec ruitment ▁in ▁the ▁above ▁manner . ▁My ▁Number : ▁E ST - 8 / UN IF O /0 6 /0 30 2/ 6 ▁Kal m une i ▁Tamil ▁Source : ▁Registr ars ▁of ▁Divisional ▁Secretari ats ▁Mus ic ▁Unit ▁A ▁Committee ▁of ▁Officers ▁is ▁appointed ▁under ▁the ▁Cabinet ▁Sub - C om mittee ▁which ▁studies ▁the ▁Constitution ▁and ▁reports ▁its ▁decisions ▁and ▁recommendations ▁to ▁the ▁Cabinet ▁Sub - C om mittee . ▁Pr incip les ▁L ight ing ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁- ▁Kegalle ▁District ▁R ▁M ▁98 64 ▁- ▁8 67 ▁Ret ention ▁( f ) ▁When ▁calcul ating ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁service ▁of ▁officers ▁who ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁attached ▁to ▁another ▁Ministry ▁due ▁to ▁rev ision ▁of ▁Ministries , ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Ministry ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁abol ished ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁taken ▁into ▁consideration ▁for ▁the ▁total ▁period ▁of ▁service . ▁Our ▁M ission ▁Accordingly , ▁an ▁awareness ▁creation ▁programme ▁was ▁held ▁for ▁the ▁heads ▁of ▁Pri vate ▁Financial ▁Instit utions ▁on ▁23 .12. 2014 ▁at ▁the ▁“ B ank ▁Vid u ▁Piyasa ” ▁a uditor ium ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Bank ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁Work ▁is ▁under way ▁to ▁select ▁a ▁su itable ▁site . ▁IT M D ▁will ▁continue ▁with ▁further ▁implementation , ▁maintenance ▁and ▁report ▁generation ▁as ▁and ▁when ▁required . ▁No .2 2/ 2, ▁Pe ir is ▁M aw atha , ▁Panadura ▁Le gal ▁Officer ▁(1) ▁190 ▁students ▁are ▁studying ▁in ▁this ▁col lege ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁2019. ▁Col lect ▁revenue ▁in ▁an ▁effective ▁manner ▁Number ▁of ▁rooms ▁reserv ed ▁10. ▁01 ▁Ro le ▁of ▁the ▁Attorney ▁General ’ s ▁Department ▁S ched uled ▁C hem ical ▁L ist ▁6. ▁Dis cl osing ▁the ▁ir reg ular ities ▁that ▁take ▁place ▁and ▁might ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁Sector ▁through ▁special ▁investigations ▁and ▁introdu cing ▁the ▁preventive ▁measures ▁and ▁recommendations ▁to ▁avoid ▁such ▁situations ▁and ▁occur rences ▁A ▁sum ▁of ▁Rs . ▁21 9, 600 ▁had ▁been ▁paid ▁as ▁lawyers ’ ▁fe es ▁relating ▁to ▁a ▁court ▁case ▁filed ▁person ally ▁to ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁cont rary ▁to ▁Section ▁6 ▁of ▁Chapter ▁x x x iii ▁of ▁the ▁Establish ments ▁Code ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Socialist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁I bb agam uwa ▁Ranaviru ▁V ill age ▁Rev ised ▁Est imate ▁This ▁instit ute ▁is ▁managed ▁by ▁a ▁Board ▁of ▁Management . ▁However , ▁there ▁should ▁be ▁a ▁proper ▁system ▁to ▁util ize ▁them , ▁since ▁the ▁manner ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁spending ▁them ▁is ▁unclear . ▁( f ) ▁Whether ▁the ▁expenditure ▁had ▁been ▁correctly ▁identified ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁class ification ▁adopted ▁for ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁Project , ▁The ▁Sinhala ▁and ▁Tamil ▁New ▁Year ▁Ce lebr ation ▁2016 ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Rural ▁Econ omy ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Ministry ▁on ▁19 .04 . 201 6 ▁at ▁9.00 ▁am ▁under ▁the ▁patron age ▁of ▁Hon . ▁Minister , ▁Mr . ▁P . ▁Har rison . ▁Treasury ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁it ▁is ▁imp ract ic able ▁to ▁make ▁ent ries ▁in ▁the ▁summary ▁of ▁accounts ▁using ▁the ▁CI G AS ▁Programme ▁of ▁the ▁respective ▁Ministry ▁/ ▁Department ▁/ ▁District ▁Secretariat . ▁First ▁inst al ment ▁C all ing ▁for ▁the ▁2017 ▁Budget ▁Annex ▁16 ▁But t ala , ▁Se van agala ▁Exec utive ▁Director ▁( F in ance ) ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁2012, ▁2013 ▁and ▁2014, ▁3 7, ▁43 ▁and ▁41 ▁State ▁O wn ed ▁En ter pris es ▁( SO Es ) ▁contrib uted ▁towards ▁government ’ s ▁non - t ax ▁revenue ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁pay ing ▁divide nds ▁and ▁le v ies ▁to ▁the ▁Cons olid ated ▁Fund ▁total ing ▁to ▁Rs . ▁47 ▁billion , ▁Rs . ▁35 ▁billion ▁and ▁Rs . ▁47 ▁billion ▁respectively . ▁C rew ▁C abs ▁3.6 .2 ▁Supp lies ▁and ▁Services ▁C ases ▁filed ▁against ▁the ▁Co - operative ▁Employ ees ' ▁Commission ▁/ ▁C ases ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Commission ▁is ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁witness ▁/ ▁C ases ▁filed ▁by ▁the ▁Co - operative ▁Employ ees ' ▁Commission ▁25 ▁K . K . S . ▁I / II / III ▁Mrs . ▁S . S . ▁Kul at un ge ▁- ▁Senior ▁Deputy ▁Director , ▁M G IF , ▁A EA ▁Day an ▁L ans a ▁Moses ▁War n ak ul as oor iya ▁Expenditure ▁incurred ▁by ▁the ▁District ▁Secretariat ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁Ex amin ations , ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁will ▁submit ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁such ▁exam inations ▁in ▁May ▁and ▁November ▁respectively ▁to ▁the ▁Commissioner ▁of ▁Official ▁Languages . ▁All ▁institutions ▁should ▁make ▁necessary ▁arrangements ▁to ▁prepare ▁a ▁leave ▁plan ▁with ▁act ing ▁arrangements ▁to ▁enable ▁serv ing ▁officers ▁to ▁obtain ▁their ▁leave ▁without ▁affect ing ▁the ▁e fficient ▁execution ▁of ▁duties ▁and ▁services ▁of ▁the ▁institution . ▁Health and ▁Social ▁Welfare ▁Total ▁number ▁of ▁players ▁( d ) ▁Provision ▁of ▁space ▁facilities ▁required ▁for ▁park ing ▁vehicles ▁around ▁the ▁R ace ▁Cour se . ▁W at ers u pp ly ▁and ▁San itation ▁6% ▁29. ▁Office ▁Management ▁and ▁Financial ▁Regulations ▁17. ▁Part ition ▁Work ▁to ▁Registrar ’ s ▁Ro om , ▁Construction ▁of ▁Security ▁H ut ▁and ▁Motor ▁Cy cle ▁yard ▁at ▁Min uw ang oda ▁District / ▁Magistrate ' s ▁Court ▁In aug uration ▁of ▁the ▁sy mp os ium ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁3 rd ▁November ▁2015 ▁and ▁same ▁day ▁Technical ▁semin ar ▁was ▁done ▁present ing ▁15 ▁Technical ▁papers ▁by ▁the ▁experts ▁who ▁work ▁in ▁their ▁irr ig ated ▁agriculture ▁sector ▁and ▁the ▁academic ▁instit utes . ▁Or ig inal ▁Cop y ▁Writ ▁App lications ▁Table ▁II ▁Further , ▁the ▁balance ▁shown ▁under ▁the ▁ret ention ▁money ▁in ▁the ▁financial ▁statements ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁over st ated ▁by ▁Rs . ▁6, ▁25 6 .02 ▁million ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁similar ▁accounting ▁error . ▁All ▁the ▁services ▁required ▁to ▁obtain ▁the ▁training ▁on ▁technical ▁knowledge ▁connected ▁with ▁practical ▁subjects ▁organized ▁on ▁scientific ▁principles ▁and ▁services ▁requ iring ▁minimum ▁educational ▁qual ifications ▁to ▁be ▁qualified ▁for ▁se mi - pro f ess ional ▁qual ifications ▁and ▁where ▁management ▁level ▁could ▁be ▁reached ▁through ▁training ▁and ▁experience , ▁and ▁services ▁supplementary ▁to ▁professional ▁services ▁such ▁as ▁Engineering , ▁Sc ient ific , ▁Ag ricult ure ▁and ▁An imal ▁Produ ction ▁which ▁are ▁manager ial ▁services , ▁belong ▁to ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Techn ological ▁Service . ▁Sub mission ▁of ▁Expenditure ▁Estimates : ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Ex ternal ▁Affairs ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁contrib utions ▁that ▁the ▁Government ▁provided ▁to ▁sustain ▁the ▁country ’ s ▁local ▁text ile ▁industry ▁and ▁the ▁workers ’ ▁efforts ▁in ▁every ▁valuable ▁task . ▁198 8 ▁Pradesh iya ▁Sabha ▁( F in ancial ▁and ▁Administration ) ▁R ules ▁Co - ordin ating ▁Officer ▁( Pro gram mes ) ▁Mrs . ▁I . ▁M . ▁P . ▁Gun ar ath ne ▁E re ction ▁of ▁tr ilingual ▁name ▁boards ▁in ▁Monaragala ▁and ▁But t ala ▁Divisional ▁Secretari ats ▁were ▁implemented ▁under ▁this ▁event . ▁Energy ▁Development ▁Are as ▁in ▁Ampara ▁District ▁The ▁power ▁plant ▁will ▁connect ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁gr id ▁through ▁the ▁Badulla ▁Gr id ▁Sub st ation . ▁Rep air ing ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Rural ▁Development ▁Society ▁B uild ing ▁Sh are ▁of ▁Ranaviru ▁Se wa ▁Authority ▁This ▁scheme ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁comp uls ory ▁for ▁all ▁Public ▁service ▁for ▁which ▁they ▁should ▁pay ▁a ▁prem ium ▁of ▁Rs . ▁300 /- ▁per ▁month . ▁S pecially ▁the ▁gr adu ate ▁and ▁post ▁gr adu ate ▁level ▁and ▁assist ing ▁in ▁research ▁activities ▁at ▁the ▁un iversity ▁level ▁N ecess ary ▁measures ▁have ▁been ▁taken ▁to ▁exec ute ▁the ▁t as ks ▁involving ▁the ▁Ministry ▁and ▁the ▁institutions ▁under ▁its ▁purview ▁proper ly ▁in ▁pursu ance ▁of ▁the ▁appro vals ▁and ▁recommendations ▁given ▁to ▁such ▁that ▁P ap ers . ▁N adun ana ▁Min is un ▁- ▁2011 ▁No : ▁31 /2001 ( IV ) ▁2007 ▁- ▁03 .08 .200 7 ▁( b ) ▁Tem por arily ▁suspend ed ▁ref und able ▁depos it ▁balance ▁11. ▁Is su ing ▁land ▁de eds ▁Senior ▁Management ▁( c ) ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Leader ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁G ross ▁profit ▁becoming ▁a ▁loss ▁has ▁been ▁affected ▁for ▁the ▁above ▁reason . ▁1. ▁P IP ▁Th r ust ▁Are as ▁/ ▁Sect ors : ▁A ▁workshop ▁to ▁create ▁awareness ▁among ▁employ ers ▁and ▁employees ▁on ▁occupational ▁and ▁health , ▁was ▁conducted ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Occ up ational ▁Saf ety ▁and ▁Health ▁We ek ▁on ▁06 th ▁Saturday ▁of ▁October ▁2012 ▁from ▁8 .30 ▁a . m . ▁to ▁1.30 ▁p . m . ▁at ▁Fin l ace ▁works ite ▁with ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁the ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Occ up ational ▁Saf ety ▁and ▁Health . ▁Re habilitation ▁and ▁improvement ▁of ▁capital ▁assets ▁Rec urrent ▁expenditure ▁of ▁Rs .4 , 53 3, 52 1 ‍ ▁and ▁capital ▁expenditure ▁of ▁Rs .1, 149, 6 60 ‍ ▁had ▁been ▁incurred ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁sol id ▁waste ▁management ▁during ▁the ▁year ▁under ▁review . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁calculation ▁made , ▁net ▁exchange ▁loss ▁of ▁US $ ▁89 2, 78 1 ▁equivalent ▁to ▁Rs . ▁130 .5 1 ▁million ▁had ▁been ▁incurred ▁by ▁the ▁Project ▁during ▁the ▁previous ▁03 ▁years , ▁due ▁to ▁dep rec iation ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁D ol lars ▁against ▁S ter ling ▁P ounds . ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁National ▁Budget ▁oper ates ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Finance ▁and ▁Planning . ▁2003 .04 .00 ▁Motor ▁Cy cle ▁Distribution ▁The ▁top ic ▁of ▁the ▁academic ▁paper ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁words ▁cont ained ▁should ▁be ▁clearly ▁mentioned . ▁Special ist ▁On c ologist , ▁National ▁C ancer ▁Hospital , ▁Mah aragama ▁Educ ational ▁Z ones ▁Other ▁In come ▁Advance ▁Accounts ▁Activities ▁Mas ters ▁De g ree ▁in ▁Human ▁Res ource ▁Management ▁Survey ▁Training ▁C amp ▁for ▁Civil ▁Engineering ▁Students ▁( G roup ▁A ), ▁Institute ▁of ▁Engineering ▁Technology , ▁Kat un ay ake ▁At ▁that ▁j un ct ure , ▁the ▁payments ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁on ▁several ▁occas ions ▁and ▁the ▁allowance ▁for ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁June ▁2012 ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁paid ▁until ▁October . ▁Road ▁Development ▁Authority ▁( R DA ) ▁- ▁Pri ority ▁Qu ar ter ly ▁reports ▁were ▁forwarded ▁to ▁the ▁relevant ▁officers ▁on ▁time . ▁F ood ▁Commissioner ▁Workshop ▁on ▁Mod ern ▁D iplom acy ▁for ▁S m all ▁States ▁- ▁M alt a ▁G raph ic ▁& ▁anim ation ▁materials ▁( i ) ▁Financial ▁Regulation ▁135 ▁- ▁The ▁duties ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁divided ▁and ▁dele g ated ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁check ▁and ▁pass ▁off ▁each ▁transaction ▁through ▁different ▁officers . ▁In come ▁Rs . ▁M illion ▁Dr . ▁Su j ee wa ▁Weer asinghe ▁Un p aid ▁imp rest ▁balance ▁Such ▁approval , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁the ▁Com pt ro ller ▁General ▁and ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁availability ▁of ▁financial ▁resources , ▁will ▁be ▁granted ▁by ▁the ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁Department ▁of ▁National ▁Budget . ▁M ale ▁Stud ent ▁H ost el , ▁An imal ▁H usband ry ▁Training ▁School , ▁K il in ochchi ▁Board ▁of ▁Survey ▁has ▁started . ▁Progress ▁of ▁the ▁institutions ▁which ▁are ▁not ▁under ▁the ▁purview ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁Annex ▁24 ▁Sp ons ors ▁to ▁B adi ude en ▁Moh am med ▁L ad ies ▁College , ▁Kandy ▁- ▁6, 500 ▁Action ▁should ▁be ▁taken ▁in ▁accordance ▁with ▁R ules . ▁Gener ator , ▁Tur b ine , ▁Control , ▁and ▁A ux il i aries ▁are ▁replaced ▁and ▁ref ur b ished ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁Rs . ▁66 60 .0 ▁million . ▁O pp ort unities ▁were ▁provided ▁to ▁present ▁claims ▁and ▁object ions ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁exhibition . ▁Geor g ia ▁4. ▁I d ent ifying ▁the ▁problems ▁of ▁ath let es ▁and ▁taking ▁rem ed ial ▁measures ▁by ▁conducting ▁pre - part icip atory ▁medical ▁exam inations . ▁Expenditure ▁on ▁fixed ▁asse t ▁investment ▁5. ▁Main tain ▁a ▁d at ab ase ▁of ▁national - level ▁ath let es ' ▁information . ▁A ▁project ▁on ▁the ▁survey ▁of ▁be e ▁pol lin ators ▁was ▁also ▁carried ▁out ▁with ▁the ▁financial ▁aid ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Research ▁Council ▁( N R C ) ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ruhuna . ▁S iege ▁Report ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁Go vern ments ▁of ▁India , ▁Singapore ▁and ▁the ▁Asian ▁Development ▁Bank ▁have ▁offered ▁a ▁significant ▁number ▁of ▁training ▁opport unities ▁in ▁2014. ▁Also , ▁cost ▁can ▁be ▁meas ured ▁rel i ably ▁and ▁carried ▁at ▁cost ▁less ▁acc um ulated ▁am ort ization ▁and ▁acc um ulated ▁imp air ment ▁losses . ▁08. ▁Im m ig rants ▁& ▁Em ig rants ▁( A mendment ) ▁Act ▁07 / ▁2015 ▁The ▁service ▁rend ered ▁by ▁them ▁was ▁apprec iated . ▁( N umber ▁in ▁bra cket s ▁indicates ▁the ▁ded uction ) ▁Annual ▁training ▁programs ▁Account ant ▁( S ri ▁Lanka ▁Account ants ’ ▁Service ▁- ▁II / III ) ▁Women , ▁E ld ers , ▁L iter acy ▁programmes ▁The ▁second ▁Treasury ▁Accounting ▁Statement ▁after ▁the ▁inc lusion ▁of ▁corre ction ▁of ▁er r ors ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁final ▁supplementary ▁summary ▁of ▁accounts ▁and ▁F . ▁R . ▁69 ▁transf ers ▁will ▁be ▁released . ▁At ▁all ▁elections ▁and ▁re fe rend a , ▁decl ar ation ▁of ▁the ▁results ▁to ▁the ▁Count ry ▁is ▁done ▁by ▁the ▁Commissioner ▁through ▁R adi o ▁and ▁Te le v ision ▁from ▁his ▁office . ▁D G S A ▁- ▁9 ▁That ▁allowance ▁is ▁only ▁cert ified ▁by ▁the ▁financial ▁manager ▁on ▁one ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁over time ▁statement . ▁Public ▁Eng agement ▁Fund ▁– ▁Language ▁Cl ust ers ▁P agoda ▁Road , ▁( b ) ▁registration ▁and ▁maintenance ▁of ▁exp orters ’ ▁prof iles ▁I ▁appro ve ▁/ ▁disapp ro ve ▁the ▁payment ▁of ▁Rs ........ ........ .. ▁Net ▁Ex ch ange ▁G ain ▁Note ▁06 - t r ade ▁cred itors ▁& ▁other ▁pay ables ▁Let ▁us ▁ded ic ate ▁our selves ▁for ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁benef ic iary ▁without ▁conditions . ▁The ▁Board ▁had ▁not ▁taken ▁adequate ▁actions ▁to ▁recover ▁the ▁trade ▁debt or ▁balances ▁of ▁Rs . ▁4, 0 95 ▁million ▁during ▁the ▁recover ability ▁period ▁of ▁these ▁balances ▁which ▁had ▁laps ed ▁as ▁at ▁31 ▁December ▁2013, ▁en ab ling ▁the ▁Board ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁better ▁liqu id ity ▁position ▁and ▁proper ▁working ▁capital ▁management ▁throughout ▁the ▁year ▁under ▁review . ▁( c ) ▁Ste ps ▁have ▁been ▁taken ▁to ▁discl ose ▁the ▁investment ▁accounting ▁policy ▁in ▁the ▁financial ▁statements . ▁The ▁above ▁Annual ▁Report ▁was ▁considered ▁with ▁the ▁observations ▁of ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Finance ▁and ▁Planning ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁approved ▁to ▁present ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁the ▁Annual ▁Report ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁2012 ▁of ▁the ▁Ge ological ▁Survey ▁and ▁Min es ▁Bureau ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁Mem or and um . ▁Mrs . ▁H . ▁M . ▁H amin ona ▁Impro ving ▁Gender - In cl usive ▁A ccess ▁to ▁Cle an ▁and ▁R ene w able ▁Energy ▁Project ▁- ▁2015 ▁I mb ul pe ▁Water ▁Supply ▁and ▁D rainage ▁K und as ale ▁- ▁Men ik h in na ▁Record ▁of ▁statements ▁in ▁accordance ▁with ▁Court ▁Or d ers ▁and ▁Jud gments ▁C reat ing ▁a ▁cond uc ive ▁and ▁work - friend ly ▁environment ▁for ▁employees ▁contrib utes ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁division . ▁Engineering ▁Division ▁Out ▁of ▁4, 7 18 ▁candidates ▁who ▁passed ▁the ▁Law ▁College ▁E nt r ance ▁Examination ▁held ▁on ▁26 .0 9. 201 5, ▁21 3 ▁who ▁have ▁passed ▁the ▁requirements ▁for ▁the ▁academic ▁year ▁2016 ▁have ▁been ▁registered ▁as ▁students . ▁The ▁expenditure ▁for ▁this ▁was ▁Rs . ▁2, 7 00 ,000 / = ▁Ab out ▁70 ▁government ▁officials ▁Progress ▁Review ▁Workshop ▁for ▁Res ident ial ▁Business ▁Man ag ers ▁- ▁G ann or uwa ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁obtained ▁a ▁loan ▁from ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁through ▁the ▁Ex port - I m port ▁Bank ▁of ▁India ▁to ▁re habilit ate ▁the ▁entire ▁Northern ▁Railway ▁Net work ▁in ▁201 0, ▁short ly ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁three - d ec ade ▁crisis . ▁Level s ▁of ▁Power ▁Supply ▁- ▁2013 ▁17. ▁When ▁a ▁person / ▁a ▁represent ative ▁of ▁a ▁party ▁ref uses ▁to ▁participate ▁in ▁a ▁discussion ▁or ▁interview ▁and ▁cho oses ▁not ▁to ▁offer ▁reasons ▁for ▁his / her ▁absence , ▁the ▁media ▁institution ▁shall ▁respect ▁his / her ▁position . ▁Russia ▁( In ternal ▁Audit ) ▁Produ ct ivity ▁Training ▁This ▁circular ▁letter ▁is ▁issued ▁on ▁the ▁conc ur rence ▁of ▁the ▁Treasury . ▁G y m n astic ▁Note ▁(10) ▁- ▁Cash ▁and ▁Cash ▁Equ ival ents ▁( R u pees ) ▁Em ail ▁d ir @ m uslim aff airs . gov . lk ▁The ▁experiment ▁will ▁be ▁repeated ▁to ▁confirm ▁the ▁results . ▁The ▁proceed s ▁of ▁this ▁bond ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁util ized ▁to ▁invest ▁in ▁their ▁capital ▁ass ests . ▁Pre vious ▁year ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁and ▁Pakistan ▁are ▁two ▁countries ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Asian ▁region ▁and ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁has ▁obtained ▁lo ans ▁and ▁gr ants ▁from ▁Pakistan . ▁Management ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁preparation ▁and ▁fair ▁presentation ▁of ▁these ▁financial ▁statements ▁in ▁accordance ▁with ▁Gener ally ▁Ac cept ed ▁Accounting ▁Pr incip les ▁and ▁for ▁such ▁internal ▁control ▁as ▁the ▁management ▁determ ines ▁is ▁necessary ▁to ▁enable ▁the ▁preparation ▁of ▁financial ▁statements ▁that ▁are ▁free ▁from ▁material ▁mis state ments , ▁whether ▁due ▁to ▁fraud ▁or ▁error . ▁Min im ize ▁socio - economic ▁dam ages ▁in ▁areas ▁where ▁human ▁elephant ▁conflict ▁ex ists ▁3. ▁Second ary ▁Level ▁Your ▁Fax ▁Number ▁K az akh st an ▁Social ▁Security ▁Board ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁C ard io - R esp iratory ▁F it ness ▁T ests ( V O 2 ▁Max ▁T ests ) ▁Res p ons ibility ▁for ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁Official ▁Languages ▁Policy ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁by ▁Public ▁Administration ▁Circular ▁No . ▁18 /2 00 9 ▁dated ▁25 .11 .200 9 ▁regarding ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁Official ▁Languages ▁Policy . ▁The ▁duties ▁covered ▁during ▁the ▁year ▁2012 ▁Or ph ans ▁Accordingly , ▁K uwa it ▁Fund ▁for ▁Arab ▁Econ omic ▁Development ▁has ▁so ▁far ▁provided ▁US ▁$ ▁195 .5 ▁million ▁and ▁95% ▁of ▁it ▁was ▁given ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁irrigation ▁sector . ▁The ▁financial ▁statements ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁2017 ▁had ▁been ▁submitted ▁for ▁audit ing ▁on ▁23 ▁August ▁2018 ▁and ▁the ▁Auditor ▁General ' s ▁report ▁on ▁those ▁financial ▁statements ▁had ▁been ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Chairman ▁on ▁15 ▁November ▁2018. ▁3.2 ▁An aly tical ▁Financial ▁Review ▁The ▁Law ▁Commission ▁proposed ▁to ▁consider ▁legal ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁B ail ▁act , ▁Part ition ▁act , ▁C ust ody ▁of ▁Children , ▁Mar riage able ▁age , ▁Rev oc ation ▁of ▁g ifts , ▁Par ate ▁– ▁execution , ▁and ▁amendment ▁of ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Ru le . ▁Monitoring ▁is ▁carried ▁out ▁on ▁balances ▁over ▁24 ▁months ▁which ▁do ▁not ▁require ▁confirm ations ▁from ▁the ▁respective ▁departments ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁require ▁an ▁inspect ion ▁to ▁set tle . ▁Pet rol ▁motor ▁b icy cles ▁and ▁A ▁“ G u itar ▁Festival ” ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁Lanka ▁Gu itar ists ▁Association ▁to ▁enhance ▁cultural ▁co - ex ist ence ▁and ▁provide ▁entertain ment ▁to ▁the ▁people . ▁Major ▁General ▁Pal itha ▁Fernando ▁( U SP , ▁P SC ) ▁Army ▁Coordin ating ▁officer / ▁represent ative ▁of ▁the ▁Def ence ▁Ministry ▁9. ▁Is ot ope ▁Hy d rolog y ▁Programme ▁S ched ule ▁03 - ▁Work ▁In ▁Progress ▁St ock ▁as ▁at ▁31.12. 2012 ▁7 .4 ▁Land ▁Information ▁System ▁Br anch ▁240 1 ▁Sk ills ▁Development ▁Table ▁4 ▁– ▁The ▁Sund ry ▁De bt ors ▁Provision ▁as ▁at ▁31 / 12 / 2012 ▁5.2 .3 ▁Details ▁of ▁Government ▁Officers ▁Advance ▁Account ▁- 26 90 11 ▁People ’ s ▁Bank ▁Account ▁No . ▁- ▁20 4 -1 - 001 - 00 81 817 ▁02 ▁new ▁‘ H ela ▁Bo j un ▁Ale w i ▁Piyasa ’ ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁Per adeniya ▁and ▁B ata ▁A tha , ▁to ▁improve ▁women ▁agricultural ▁ent rep rene ur ship ▁and ▁promote ▁local ▁food . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁safe gu ard ▁the ▁interest s ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁indust rial ▁sector , ▁the ▁customs ▁duty ▁on ▁mach inery ▁for ▁the ▁tea ▁industry , ▁tract ors , ▁met al ▁items , ▁ce ment , ▁equipment ▁and ▁parts ▁for ▁boat ▁manufact ure , ▁wheel bar rows , ▁g au ze ▁material ▁was ▁increased ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁increase ▁too , ▁in ▁C ess ▁on ▁art ific ial ▁flowers ▁, ▁mosquito ▁co il s , ▁whe at ▁and ▁m es lin ▁flour , ▁mar gar ine ▁ve get able ▁and ▁animal ▁f ats . ▁ iii . ▁At ▁such ▁occas ions ▁where ▁an ▁officer ▁who ▁obtain s ▁transport ▁allowance ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁engaged ▁in ▁special ▁duties ▁outside ▁the ▁service ▁station , ▁such ▁officer ▁shall ▁be ▁paid ▁m ile age ▁here ▁in ▁after , ▁as ▁per ▁the ▁provisions ▁of ▁Chapter ▁XIV ▁of ▁the ▁Establish ments ▁Code ▁instead ▁of ▁providing ▁additional ▁fuel ▁for ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁such ▁duties . ▁Col lect ing ▁Information ▁from ▁Am bal ang oda ▁Divisional ▁Secretariat ▁under ▁collect ing ▁Information ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Int ang ible ▁cultural ▁heritage . ▁W . A . D . ▁Ram anayake ▁M aw atha , ▁G am un u ▁Reg iment ▁School , ▁Diy atal awa ▁Therefore , ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁obtain ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁the ▁vol unt e ers ▁with ▁the ▁ut most ▁confidence . ▁Distribution ▁4 ▁De fer red ▁tax ▁is ▁not ▁accounted ▁for ▁if ▁it ▁ar ises ▁from ▁initial ▁recogn ition ▁of ▁an ▁asse t ▁or ▁li ability ▁in ▁a ▁transaction ▁other ▁than ▁a ▁business ▁combination ▁that ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁transaction ▁affects ▁neither ▁accounting ▁nor ▁tax able ▁profit ▁nor ▁loss . ▁( a ) ▁In ▁case ▁of ▁General ▁Services ▁- ▁General ▁War rant ▁No ▁1 ▁of ▁2018 ▁No ▁of ▁Officers ▁that ▁Part icip ated ▁Stadium ▁Man ager ▁(1) ▁( O ut do or ) ▁Providing ▁comm ode ▁toilet , ▁access ▁facilities ▁and ▁other ▁equipment ▁to ▁255 ▁persons ▁vi . ▁App oint ▁Official ▁Members ▁from ▁the ▁Finance , ▁Administration , ▁Local ▁Government , ▁and ▁the ▁ministries ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁subject . ▁Lo ans ▁& ▁receiv ables ▁9 .6 .4 ▁Although ▁Mr . ▁Mahinda ▁Des h ap ri ya , ▁the ▁Commissioner ▁of ▁Elections ▁ret ired ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁service ▁on ▁06 .0 6. 2015 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁reaching ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁60 ▁years , ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁provisions ▁in ▁Article ▁49 ▁( 3) ▁( a ) ▁of ▁the ▁19 th ▁A mendment ▁to ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁he , ▁as ▁the ▁Commissioner ▁of ▁Elections , ▁continued ▁the ▁duties ▁of ▁the ▁Commissioner ▁as ▁v ested ▁upon ▁him , ▁until ▁the ▁Election ▁Commission ▁was ▁con stit uted ▁on ▁17 .11 . 201 5. ▁Land ▁survey ing ▁and ▁laying ▁of ▁bound ary ▁stones ▁for ▁the ▁Ceylon ▁Electricity ▁Board ▁Mrs . ▁J . ▁P . ▁Day ani ▁Jay asinghe ▁Therefore , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁function ▁of ▁the ▁V ill age ▁Committee ▁to ▁make ▁recommendations ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁proposals ▁received ▁at ▁the ▁division al ▁level . ▁Rep resent ing ▁the ▁Treasury ▁at ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Public ▁Accounts ▁( CO PA ) ▁meetings ▁on ▁matters ▁related ▁to ▁Advance ▁Accounts ▁What ▁are ▁the ▁documents ▁required ▁for ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁the ▁registered ▁title ▁of ▁a ▁motor ▁vehicle ? ▁Chief ▁Account ant ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁these ▁sectors ▁is ▁vital ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁high ▁demand ▁for ▁such ▁services ▁resulting ▁from ▁rapid ▁economic ▁growth . ▁Corpor ations ▁and ▁Stat ut ory ▁Bo ards ▁Division ▁The ▁completed ▁form ▁should ▁be ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁relevant ▁bank ▁branch ▁on ▁or ▁before ▁04 th ▁January ▁2019, ▁and ▁action ▁should ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁rem it ▁that ▁amount ▁to ▁the ▁Treasury . ▁Further , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁both ▁Sinhala ▁and ▁Tamil ▁languages ▁have ▁been ▁introduced ▁as ▁Official ▁languages , ▁National ▁languages , ▁and ▁Administr ative ▁languages ▁as ▁well . ▁Mr . ▁Nal in ▁M apitiya ▁( g ) ▁C urrent ▁Li abilities ▁Mr . ▁R . ▁J . ▁Gun award ana ▁This ▁railway ▁res erve ▁land ▁of ▁01 ▁acres ▁4.8 ▁per ches ▁was ▁le ased ▁to ▁Mar adana ▁Hindu ▁College ▁on ▁07 .10 .1 99 7 ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁play ground . ▁Supp lies ▁& ▁Cons um ables ▁Us ed ▁Con tra cted ▁District ▁Sports ▁Complex es ▁The ▁Buddhist ▁Society ▁built ▁a ▁shrine ▁place ▁and ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁by ▁the ▁Minister ▁Hon . ▁Patal i ▁Ch amp ika ▁Ran awaka . ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁lo ans ▁valued ▁US ▁$ ▁38 2 .37 ▁million ▁for ▁the ▁rehabilitation ▁of ▁56 ▁Km ▁Railway ▁L ine ▁from ▁P all ai ▁to ▁K ank asan th urai ▁and ▁Impro ve ment ▁of ▁Sign aling ▁and ▁Te le com mun ication ▁Fac ilities ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Railway ▁L ine ▁had ▁been ▁signed ▁in ▁2012. ▁Stud io ▁1 ▁- ▁Dep os it ▁for ▁Lanka ▁O x ygen ▁cyl inder ▁Development ▁of ▁sports - rel ated ▁infrastructure ▁P rel imin ary ▁action ▁has ▁been ▁taken ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁acqu is ition ▁and ▁take - over ▁of ▁47 9 ▁lands ▁for ▁Police ▁St ations , ▁Police ▁Post s ▁and ▁C amps ▁for ▁Special ▁T ask ▁For ce . ▁Mr . T issa ▁Man ing amuwa ▁Construction ▁of ▁T ub e ▁Well ▁Circular ▁No : ▁M . F .01 /2015 /0 1 ▁Total ▁Expenditure ▁( Rs /- ) ▁C all ing ▁for ▁information ▁to ▁set ▁maximum ▁limits ▁for ▁each ▁Ministry ▁and ▁Department ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁financial ▁provisions ▁provided ▁under ▁the ▁Inter im ▁Account ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁2018 ▁Mr . ▁A rav inda ▁de ▁Mel ▁is ▁a ▁Grade ▁One ▁Officer ▁in ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁An imal ▁Produ ction ▁and ▁Health ▁Service . ▁( M ust ▁be ▁d uly ▁completed ▁and ▁submitted ▁on ▁or ▁before ▁16 .01. 201 7 .) ▁The ▁A EA ▁continued ▁to ▁provide ▁radiation ▁protection ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁private ▁sector ▁organizations ▁to ▁achieve ▁safety ▁norm s ▁by ▁perform ing ▁regular ▁inspect ions ▁of ▁premises ▁that ▁use ▁radiation ▁sources ▁and ▁radi ois ot opes . ▁Mr . ▁R . ▁M . ▁S . ▁Chand ana ▁Pass ▁in ▁Sinhala ▁or ▁Tamil ▁Language ▁and ▁L iter ature ▁at ▁the ▁G . C . E ▁( O rd inary ▁Level ) ▁Examination ▁Cred itors ▁control ▁T ap ▁chang er ▁testing ▁Such ▁information ▁were ▁collected ▁under ▁the ▁following ▁categories . ▁F orm ulation ▁and ▁implementation ▁of ▁policies , ▁implementation ▁of ▁programmes ▁and ▁projects ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁ex - s it u ▁cons ervation ▁of ▁endemic ▁and ▁ex ot ic ▁plants , ▁and ▁cons ervation ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁bot an ical ▁gard ens ▁and ▁their ▁maintenance . ▁Director ▁General , ▁Department ▁of ▁State ▁Accounts ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁powers ▁v ested ▁by ▁the ▁Official ▁Languages ▁Act , ▁the ▁investigations ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁violation ▁of ▁the ▁Official ▁Languages ▁Policy ▁in ▁2014 ▁are ▁as ▁follows . ▁Financial ▁Ass istance ▁has ▁been ▁provided ▁to ▁13 ▁temples ▁under ▁the ▁project ▁of ▁providing ▁assistance ▁to ▁Hindu ▁temples ▁for ▁the ▁special ▁ceremony ▁of ▁Kum b abh is he k . ▁Raj arata ▁University ▁Co - operative ▁Society ▁L t d . ▁I ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁audit ▁evidence ▁I ▁have ▁obtained ▁is ▁sufficient ▁and ▁appropriate ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁basis ▁for ▁my ▁opinion . ▁Special ▁Sal es ▁Exp enses ▁Progress ▁of ▁the ▁Motor ▁Tra ffic ▁Unit ▁In ▁accordance ▁with ▁the ▁State ▁Accounts ▁Circ ul ars ▁issued ▁on ▁the ▁preparation ▁of ▁Appro pri ation ▁Accounts ▁of ▁years ▁2015, ▁2016 ▁and ▁2017, ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁Appro pri ation ▁Account ▁to ▁be ▁prepared ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁Financial ▁Regulation ▁15 0, ▁a ▁new ▁method ology ▁has ▁been ▁introduced ▁for ▁the ▁preparation ▁of ▁a ▁Statement ▁of ▁Financial ▁Perform ance , ▁a ▁Statement ▁of ▁Financial ▁P osition ▁and ▁a ▁Cash ▁F low ▁Statement ▁for ▁each ▁accounting ▁year , ▁as ▁per ▁the ▁form ats ▁introduced ▁therein . ▁Short - term ▁debt ▁Comm ence ment ▁of ▁language ▁planning ▁facilit ation ▁process ▁in ▁District ▁and ▁Divisional ▁Secretari ats ▁Maxim um ▁de bit ▁limit ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁a ▁beautiful ▁setting ▁on ▁the ▁Nuwara ▁Eli ya - B ad ulla ▁road , ▁9 .5 ▁km ▁away ▁from ▁Nuwara ▁Eli ya . ▁5.12 .04 ▁Res ett lement , ▁Re habilitation ▁Program ▁Expenditure ▁Summary ▁26 1 -1 -1 -0 -2 10 2 ▁- ▁For ▁furn iture ▁and ▁office ▁equipment , ▁a ▁provision ▁of ▁Rs . ▁5, 500 ,000.00 ▁had ▁been ▁received . ▁In ▁award ing ▁trade ▁st all s ▁at ▁the ▁Nik aw er ati ya ▁Common ▁Am en ities ▁Centre ▁on ▁key ▁money ▁system , ▁key ▁money ▁of ▁Rs . ▁2, 2 24 ,000 ▁was ▁receiv able ▁from ▁08 ▁trade ▁st all s . ▁Veh icle ▁Rep airs ▁That ▁Bill ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁the ▁Parliament ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁force ▁with ▁effect ▁from ▁01 -0 9 -19 99 ▁and ▁this ▁National ▁Sports ▁Complex ▁has ▁been ▁established ▁as ▁the ▁Sug ath adasa ▁National ▁Sports ▁Complex ▁Authority ▁from ▁this ▁date . ▁W aste ▁Management ▁Project ▁D ate : ▁December ▁2018 ▁Prov ide ▁assistance ▁for ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁determ ining ▁the ▁l ingu istic ▁gaps ▁in ▁relevant ▁sectors ▁Water ▁Supply ▁- ▁9% ▁Rs . ▁15 ▁million ▁has ▁been ▁spent ▁on ▁this ▁in ▁2014. ▁Financial ▁Progress ▁from ▁01.01. 2014 ▁to ▁31.12.2014 ▁(2 35 -01-01) ▁Ar rears ▁of ▁rent s ▁amounting ▁to ▁Rs . ▁840, 8 28 ▁were ▁due ▁from ▁18 ▁sh ops ▁at ▁the ▁bus ▁stand ▁as ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁under ▁review . ▁Director ▁Planning ▁To ▁create ▁awareness ▁among ▁communities ▁on ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁protecting ▁their ▁ident ities ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁promote ▁mut ual ▁understanding ▁and ▁trust . ▁Rep air ▁of ▁bath room ▁of ▁quarters ▁of ▁S n r . ▁Sup d t . ▁of ▁Sur ve ys ▁Wh oles ale ▁and ▁Ret ail ▁Trade ▁En h ancing ▁the ▁efficiency ▁of ▁public ▁officers ▁by ▁evalu ating ▁un av ailed ▁leave ▁October ▁to ▁December ▁These ▁additional ▁Fin ancing ▁will ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁implement ▁the ▁project ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Prov inces ▁which ▁were ▁not ▁benef ited ▁under ▁the ▁original ▁project . ▁H ous ing ▁Sc hemes / F l ats ▁At he ling ▁S ul ph ate ▁Mr . ▁K anch ana ▁Mar asinghe ▁works ▁as ▁the ▁produ cer ▁for ▁that ▁programme . ▁( e ) ▁Management ▁Assistant ▁– ▁Technical ▁Se gment ▁03 ▁( MT ▁01 ) ▁Minister ial ▁Staff ▁Res ervation ▁( Rs .) ▁( b ) ▁The ▁depos its ▁of ▁Ru pees ▁6, 00 5, 96 3 ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁depos it ▁register ▁as ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁under ▁review ▁had ▁been ▁stated ▁as ▁Ru pees ▁10, 45 5,2 96 ▁in ▁the ▁financial ▁statements . ▁An ▁experiment ▁was ▁conducted ▁on ▁ch ill i ▁to ▁man age ▁the ▁th ri ps ▁population . ▁R . ▁Prem adasa ▁International ▁Cricket ▁Stadium ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁on ▁le ase ▁to ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Cricket ▁Board ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁30 ▁years ▁with ▁effect ▁from ▁01 -11 -2 00 6 ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁char ging ▁an ▁amount ▁of ▁Rs .2 50 ,000 ▁per ▁month . ▁School ▁students ▁participated ▁in ▁this ▁competition ▁with ▁a ▁special ▁interest . ▁Summary ▁of ▁Ut il ization ▁of ▁Budget ary ▁Provision ▁Ste ps ▁should ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁prepare ▁guidelines ▁for ▁the ▁preparation ▁of ▁training ▁course ▁budget ▁and ▁strengthen ▁control ▁system ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁conducting ▁training ▁courses . ▁During ▁the ▁year ▁2014, ▁the ▁following ▁Cabinet ▁Mem or and ums ▁were ▁forwarded ▁to ▁the ▁parliament ▁for ▁the ▁end orse ment ▁of ▁the ▁Cabinet . ▁Mult i - P ur p ose ▁Cent ers ▁Short ▁term ▁training ▁programs , ▁seminars , ▁con ferences , ▁and ▁workshops ▁were ▁provided ▁to ▁middle ▁and ▁senior - level ▁government ▁officials ▁to ▁enhance ▁their ▁knowledge ▁and ▁skills ▁in ▁the ▁relevant ▁sectors . ▁The ▁Pro curement ▁Division ▁car ries ▁out ▁the ▁activities ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁pro curement ▁of ▁all ▁goods ▁and ▁services ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Sports ▁and ▁the ▁institutions ▁aff il iated ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry . ▁1. ▁H ous ing ▁Project ▁N ame ▁of ▁officer ▁( St ate ▁whether ▁Mr . ▁/ ▁Mrs . ▁/ ▁Miss .) ▁Supply ▁Division ▁Accounting ▁standard : ▁SL ▁Accounting ▁Stand ard ▁16 ▁United ▁States ▁5. B ase ▁Hospital ▁- ▁R ik ill ag ask ada ▁You ▁want ▁to ▁know ▁the ▁truth , ▁Sim on ? ▁P W D ▁Minister ▁S ury ak ant ▁Pas ha - R an ade ▁case . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁Can ad ians ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁for ▁no ▁reason . ▁That ' s ▁not ▁a ▁sp aces hip , ▁that ' s ▁a ▁dr one ! ▁- ▁I ▁love ▁you , ▁brother . ▁What ▁did ▁they ▁get ▁from ▁the ▁safe ▁depos it ▁box ? ▁I ▁thought ▁he ▁was ▁gonna ▁find ▁us . ▁But , ▁the ▁deal ▁was ▁for ▁big ▁car ! ▁R and all , ▁what ▁are ▁you ▁doing ? ▁How ▁could ▁that ▁happen ? ▁No , ▁I ▁a in ' t ▁talking ▁about ▁the ▁weather . ▁Every thing ▁will ▁be ▁fine ▁and ▁positive . ▁- ▁That ' s ▁when ▁I ▁rob ▁all ▁my ▁banks . ▁Aaron ▁W ise ber ger , ▁agent , ▁friend ▁of ▁man k ind ▁and ▁a ▁lo ver ▁of ▁every ▁book ▁you ▁gu ys ▁have ▁ever ▁published . ▁How ▁do ▁I ▁know ▁you ▁won ' t ▁lie ▁to ▁me ? ▁Look , ▁I ' m ▁off ▁the ▁cr ank , ▁I ▁promise , ▁just ▁give ▁me ▁one ▁more ▁chance . ▁We ' re ▁going ▁to ▁double ▁our ▁efforts . ▁Who ▁killed ▁ter rence ▁st ead man ? ▁Jo e , ▁we ' ve ▁got ▁to ▁call ▁someone . ▁I ▁vote ▁for ▁Sc ul ley . ▁Why ▁do ▁you ▁live ▁like ▁this ? ▁- ▁I ▁said , ▁stop . ▁His ▁face ▁is ▁not ▁clear . ▁They ▁still ▁need ▁hope . ▁No ▁one ▁wants ▁Chinese ▁coff ee . ▁You ▁know , ▁right ▁now , ▁if ▁I ▁wanted ▁to , ▁I ▁could ▁arrest ▁you . ▁Oh , ▁my ▁God , ▁this ▁is ▁so ▁good . ▁I ▁found ▁it ... ▁there . ▁I ▁still ▁thought ▁we ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁happy . ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁know ▁whether ▁I ▁was ▁afraid ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁left ... ▁or ▁that ▁he ▁might ▁still ▁be ▁there . ▁- ▁Che ck ▁oxygen ▁level . ▁He ' s ▁not ▁worth ▁it , ▁all ▁right ? ▁He ▁can ' t ▁get ▁within ▁five ▁feet ▁of ▁L ana ▁L ang ▁without ▁turning ▁into ▁a ▁fre ak ▁show . ▁- ▁Well , ▁we ' re ▁just ... ▁- J ake , ▁you ▁need ▁to ▁sit ▁down ▁right ▁now . ▁Tell ▁me ▁something ▁I ▁don ' t ▁know . ▁We ▁sent ▁a ▁dog ▁last ▁month .. ▁All ▁I ▁can ▁do ▁is ▁tell ▁you ▁what ▁happened . ▁You ▁don ' t ▁want ▁to ▁tell ▁me ▁your ▁name . ▁Over ▁a ▁hundred ▁song s ▁last ▁month ▁alone . ▁Why ▁are ▁you ▁sad ▁then , ▁King ? ▁Well , ▁we ' ll ▁see ▁about ▁you . ▁We ▁can ▁still ▁get ▁everything ▁we ▁wanted . ▁I ▁don ' t ▁want ▁to ▁talk ▁about ▁it , ▁o k . ▁Let ' s ▁go . ▁Please ... ▁stop ▁the ▁car . ▁See ing ▁you ▁two ▁together ▁last ▁night , ▁We ▁can ' t ▁stop , ▁pal . ▁Jack , ▁I ' m ▁starting ▁to ▁think ▁you ▁don ' t ▁know ▁where ▁you ' re ▁going . ▁- ▁Are ▁you ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁boat ▁isn ' t ▁there ? ▁El sa , ▁I ▁was ▁sw orn ▁to ▁secre cy . ▁B rian , ▁whatever ▁you ▁found ▁out , ▁that ' s ▁for ▁you . ▁- ▁Come ▁on , ▁D oss , ▁come ▁on . ▁That ▁means ▁everyone ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Prem ' s ▁conspir acy . ▁Michael , ▁at ▁their ▁current ▁speed ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁near -1 00 % ▁probability ▁that ▁the ▁elect rom ag n etic ▁p ul se ▁will ▁cause ▁their ▁vehicle ▁to ▁fl ip . ▁I ' m ▁gonna ▁go ▁check ▁your ▁back p ack , ▁all ▁right ? ▁No , ▁I ▁won ' t ▁be ▁sleeping . ▁I ▁thought ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁sign . ▁Are ▁we ▁going ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁car ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁evidence ? ▁- lf ▁I ▁don ' t ▁get ▁an ▁answer , ▁I ' ll ▁die . ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁do ▁anything , ▁I ▁mean ... ▁I ▁am ▁prepared ▁to ▁mar ry ▁anyone ▁you ▁want . ▁I ▁think ▁she ' s ▁inside . ▁You ▁know , ▁if ▁anything ▁goes ▁wrong ▁tomorrow , ▁we ▁can ' t ▁let ▁him ▁walk ▁away . ▁H old ▁on , ▁I ' ll ▁be ▁right ▁back . ▁Th ank ▁you , ▁Spirit ▁of ▁the ▁West . ▁Am en . ▁When ▁everyone ▁else ▁stand s , ▁I ▁sit . ▁Why , ▁is ▁this ▁your ▁mom ' s ▁road ? ▁We ▁know ▁it ' s ▁you . ▁Rob , ▁if ▁I ▁say ▁I ▁want ▁to ▁lead , ▁could ▁it ▁be ▁done ? ▁I ' m ▁too ▁old ▁to ▁be ▁leaving ▁North ▁Carol ina . ▁Okay , ▁I ▁think ▁I ▁need ▁a ▁B ig ▁Bel ly ▁bur ger . ▁- ▁Oh , ▁shut ▁up . ▁My ▁Emperor ... ▁may ▁I ▁offer ▁a ▁solution ? ▁E ver ▁walk ▁on ▁the ▁be ach , ▁look ▁back ▁and ▁see ▁your ▁foot step s ▁in ▁the ▁sand ? ▁Did ▁you ▁see ▁how ▁these ▁leaders ▁are ? ▁My ▁father ▁is ▁hurt . ▁- ▁Do ▁not ▁come ▁back . ▁To ▁Y ve t te ▁and ▁Re be cc a ▁on ▁your ▁fifth ▁birthday . ▁I ▁can ' t ▁use ▁my ▁powers . ▁I ▁wish ▁for ▁you ▁the ▁life ▁you ' ve ▁always ▁dream ed ▁of . ▁L ena , ▁come ▁to ▁see ▁P ius . ▁I ▁thought ▁your ▁sus p ension ▁was ▁only ▁for ▁a ▁couple ▁months ? ▁You ▁know ▁if ▁I ▁could ▁change ▁it -- ▁I ' m ▁okay , ▁I ▁think . ▁Me , ▁I ' m ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁David ▁H as sel h off ▁f an , ▁you ▁know ? ▁That ' s ▁my ▁gun ▁and ▁it ' s ▁police ▁property . ▁You ▁didn ' t ▁answer ▁my ▁question . ▁You ' re ▁a ▁popular ▁guy , ▁D od i . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁shoot ers ▁had ▁a ▁mobile ▁app ▁that ▁I ' d ▁never ▁heard ▁of ▁called ▁T RA K Z ER . ▁- ▁I ▁don ' t ▁care ▁what ▁you ▁think ! ▁We ▁can ' t , ▁but ▁Kat ana ▁Girl ▁can . ▁The ▁first ▁time ▁I ▁came ▁in ▁here , ▁remember ▁what ▁you ▁did ? ▁Sing le ▁video ▁f ile , ▁in ▁about ▁4 ▁hours . ▁What ' s ▁he ▁doing ▁in ▁our ▁bed ? ▁But ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁real ▁problem ▁that ▁thousands ▁of ▁people ▁are ▁batt ling ▁each ▁day . ▁I ▁know ▁it ▁must ▁seem ▁strange . ▁Oh ▁I ▁can ' t ▁take ▁it ! ▁I ' m ▁going ▁to ▁work , ▁mother . ▁A in ' t ▁that ▁right , ▁B il ly ▁boy ? ▁I ▁am ▁going ▁to ▁app re he nd ▁you , ▁sir . ▁I ▁usually ▁don ' t ▁even ▁know ▁what ▁she ' s ▁talking ▁about . ▁No . ▁Don ' t ▁be ▁an ▁id iot ▁now . ▁Your ▁life ▁is ▁in ▁danger . ▁I ▁spent ▁my ▁entire ▁life ▁thinking ▁that ▁I ▁wasn ' t ▁as ▁good ▁as ▁him , ▁R anc ch od d as ▁Ch anch ad , ▁first ▁row , ▁right ▁of ▁the ▁director ! ▁Just ▁like ▁we ▁did ▁in ▁India . ▁We ▁sw it ched ▁places ▁five ▁times ▁without ▁anyone ▁not ic ing . ▁Did ▁you ▁know ▁W al ter ▁person ally ? ▁Does ▁Sam ▁know ▁about ▁this ? ▁Some one ▁took ▁his ▁time . ▁You ▁still ▁happy ▁we ▁met ? ▁I ▁never ▁l ied ▁to ▁you , ▁Le ese . ▁Only ▁child , ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Mon t ana , ▁parents ▁are ▁dece ased . ▁- ▁I ▁love ▁you , ▁G race ! ▁I ▁feel ▁like ▁I ' ve ▁let ▁you ▁down ▁so ▁much , ▁and ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁to ▁blind side ▁you , ▁but ▁the ▁summer ' s ▁gonna ▁end ▁and ▁we ' re ▁not ▁gonna ▁be ▁doing ▁this ▁anymore . ▁I ' m ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁very ▁viol ent ▁man ▁who ▁attacks ▁girls . ▁You ▁have ▁to ▁understand -- ▁for ▁D a ren ... ▁his ▁life ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁h al ves : ▁S om ed ay , ▁I ' ll ▁come ▁get ▁it . ▁4 2, ▁000 ▁feet ▁and ▁cl imb ing . ▁- ▁Are ▁you ▁wor ried ▁about ▁the ▁iron ▁birds ? ▁Don ' t ▁you ▁think ▁it ' s ▁od d ▁that ▁he ▁lives ▁all ▁alone ▁out ▁here ▁in ▁the ▁wood s ? ▁I ▁never ▁wanted ▁to ▁see ▁another ▁police ▁car ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁this ▁house . ▁I ▁can ' t ▁believe ▁this ▁is ▁happening . ▁Take ▁home ▁of ▁50,000 ▁a ▁year . ▁L og an , ▁what ▁about ▁the ▁girl ? ▁I ▁know ▁it ▁was ▁you . ▁Father ▁gave ▁it ▁to ▁you . ▁Now , ▁I ▁know ▁I ▁have ▁counsel ed ▁you ▁to ▁be ▁al ert , ▁but ▁that ▁doesn ' t ▁mean ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁conspir acy ▁l ur k ing ▁behind ▁every ▁door . ▁ye ah , ▁he ▁asked ▁me ▁to ▁help . ▁Sh re ya ▁I ' m ▁going ▁back ... ▁- ▁Jim ' s ▁coming ▁up ▁here , ▁isn ' t ▁he ? ▁I ▁love ▁your ▁family . ▁You ' re ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁that ▁made ▁it . ▁C ause ▁they ▁saw ▁that ▁we ▁haven ' t ▁got ▁Gu er re ro . ▁Your ▁daughter ▁is ▁the ▁gu arantee ▁of ▁my ▁son ' s ▁safety . ▁I ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁do ▁it . ▁I ' ll ▁be ▁back ▁in ▁10 ▁minutes . ▁Then ▁there ▁is ▁something ▁else ▁I ▁must ▁show ▁you . ▁- ▁Th ought ▁he ▁was ▁helping ▁me . ▁Don ' t ▁stret ch ▁it ▁so ▁long , ▁tell ▁me ▁what ' s ▁the ▁bet ? ▁No , ▁just ▁that ▁I ▁pull ed ▁you ▁out , ▁that ' s ▁it . ▁Mr . ▁S iv ar ama ▁Raj u ' s ▁gun ▁is ▁missing ▁from ▁his ▁house . ▁So ▁I ▁was ▁thinking ▁I ▁can ▁move ▁in ▁with ▁you ▁and ▁N ell . ▁You ▁don ' t ▁even ▁know ▁what ▁his ▁name ▁is . ▁An ▁idea ▁I ▁got ▁from ▁you , ▁Mr . ▁W ild er . ▁We ▁don ' t ▁need ▁to ▁play ▁games , ▁son . ▁Dad ... ▁doesn ' t ▁like ▁him . ▁Mom ▁wants ▁me ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁Delhi ... ▁What ▁are ▁you ▁doing , ▁Ch aud h ary ▁sir ? ▁I ▁tried ▁to ▁war n ▁you , ▁Charles . ▁I ▁don ' t ▁understand ▁why ▁he ▁gave ▁it ▁to ▁me . ▁L or rie , ▁I ▁have ▁to ▁stay ▁here ▁longer ▁for ▁the ▁N T S B ▁investigation . ▁My ▁cousin ▁R os a ▁lost ▁two ▁fing ers ▁trying ▁to ▁sn at ch ▁this ▁from ▁my ▁head . ▁He ▁will ▁never ▁stop . ▁I ' m ▁sorry ▁about ▁your ▁father . ▁No , ▁you ▁let ▁me ▁go . ▁We ▁just ▁up lo aded ▁the ▁f iles ▁to ▁the ▁Internet ▁to ▁exp ose ▁the ▁lies ▁and ▁hyp oc ris y ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁you ▁work ▁for . ▁The ▁p ink ▁stars ▁are ▁falling . ▁That ' s ▁why ▁M ol ly ▁W alk er ... ▁I ▁don ' t ▁know , ▁Arth ur . ▁M ol ly ▁W alk er ▁was ▁there . ▁Your ▁husband ▁has ▁run ▁away ... ▁That ' s ▁right . ▁I ' m ▁the ▁big ▁agent ▁now . ▁Who ▁do ▁you ▁think ▁Delhi ▁Sur i ▁is ? ▁I ▁don ' t ▁know ▁what ▁to ▁believe . ▁I ' m ▁sorry ▁but ▁you ▁have ▁not ▁thought ▁this ▁through . ▁And ▁then ▁after ▁you ' d ▁murdered ▁him , ▁you ▁made ▁it ▁look ▁like ▁a ▁su icide . ▁What ▁brings ▁you ▁back ▁to ▁Prince ton ? ▁She ▁h ated ▁me ▁from ▁the ▁start . ▁Yeah , ▁I ' ll ▁take ▁care ▁of ▁this . ▁Do ▁you ▁remember ▁what ▁happened ▁to ▁us ? ▁What ' s ▁his ▁name , ▁the ▁dri ver ? ▁You ' re ▁n ice , ▁but ▁you ' re ▁strange . ▁Thanks , ▁I ▁think . ▁We ▁saw ▁what ▁happened ▁to ▁C ain , ▁okay ? ▁- ▁You ▁mean ▁you ' ve ▁done ▁this ▁before ? ▁- ▁What ▁kind ▁of ▁car ▁did ▁he ▁give ▁you ? ▁How ▁do ▁I ▁get ▁the ▁message ▁out ? ▁Yeah , ▁no , ▁I ▁know . ▁I ▁was ▁born , ▁but ▁I ▁wasn ' t ▁born ▁yesterday , ▁son . ▁You ▁know , ▁maybe ▁that ▁door ' s ▁trying ▁to ▁tell ▁us ▁something . ▁The ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁school . ▁Don ' t ▁talk ▁about ▁my ▁mother land . ▁She ▁loves ▁her ▁dad . ▁Wh atever ▁you ▁do , ▁do ▁not ▁look ▁down . ▁So ▁you ▁want ▁me ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁he ▁killed ▁everyone ▁else ? ▁And ▁so ▁I ▁killed ▁my ▁mother . ▁Is ▁it ▁wrong ▁to ▁save ▁your ▁family ? ▁I ' m ▁sure ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁here ▁soon . ▁Did ▁he ▁kill ▁43 ▁people ? ▁Does ▁it ▁look ▁like ▁I ▁speak ▁Korean ? ▁Yes , ▁but ▁let ▁me ▁explain . ▁God , ▁why ▁is ▁this ▁happening ▁to ▁me ? ▁Sun light ▁is ▁dangerous ▁for ▁you . ▁He ▁needs ▁to ▁know ▁people ▁are ▁looking ▁for ▁him . ▁I ▁was ▁just ▁trying ▁to ▁understand . ▁That ' s ▁how ▁this ▁sh it ▁works . ▁You ▁don ' t ▁need ▁me ▁to ▁get ▁out ▁of ▁here . ▁That ▁guy ▁truly ▁loves ▁me . ▁I ▁know ▁a ▁song ▁that ▁starts ▁with ▁' A '. ▁We ▁will ▁get ▁you ▁a ▁dog . ▁Any thing ▁can ▁happen ▁in ▁24 ▁hours . ▁Oh , ▁my ▁God , ▁I ▁cannot ▁believe ... ▁He ▁say ▁there ' s ▁one ▁who ▁did . ▁Both ▁K anish a ▁W yl ie ▁and ▁Rob ▁D ia z ▁are ▁going ▁with ▁him . ▁We ▁didn ' t ▁tell ▁any body ▁who ▁we ▁were . ▁Because ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁important . ▁Why ▁would ▁we ▁want ▁pictures ▁of ▁a ▁boy ' s ▁balls ? ▁We ▁knew ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁dangerous . ▁Every ▁call ▁going ▁the ▁wrong ▁number . ▁So , ▁your ▁sister ' s ▁getting ▁married ▁tomorrow ? ▁Mr . ▁En n is , ▁welcome ▁to ▁Saint ▁G er ard ' s . ▁They ' re ▁birds ▁just ▁like ▁us ! ▁I ▁know ▁it ▁especially , ▁because ▁I ▁have ▁certain ▁g ifts . ▁If ▁something ▁really ▁was ▁going ▁on ▁out ▁there , ▁your ▁sister ▁would ▁come ▁for ▁us , ▁right ? ▁Bob ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁n ice ▁guy , ▁P apa . ▁Don ' t ▁let ▁it ▁go ▁to ▁your ▁head . ▁We ▁were ▁all ▁there ▁for ▁science . ▁Hey , ▁Kur t ▁Well er , ▁FBI . ▁- ▁I ▁believe ▁I ▁have ▁ded u ced ▁Mor i art y ' s ▁plan . ▁But ▁you ▁don ' t ▁let ▁me ▁do ▁anything ... ▁M s . ▁K ad em an ▁thought ▁it ▁was ▁possible . ▁He ▁just ▁wants ▁to ▁talk . ▁I ▁thought ▁you ▁understood . ▁I ▁was ▁hop ing ▁maybe ▁you ▁could , ▁you ▁know ... ▁Mom ▁bought ▁a ▁new ▁sa ree , ▁new ▁sa ree ! ▁His ▁name ▁is ▁R y an ▁D ems ky , ▁9 ▁years ▁old . ▁If ▁we ▁don ' t ▁go , ▁he ▁dies . ▁El iz ab eth , ▁what ▁line ▁are ▁you ▁on ? ▁There ▁are ▁3 ▁round s ▁here ▁called ▁International , ▁national ▁and ▁local . ▁But ▁Bar ry ▁gave ▁me ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁help , ▁so ... ▁May be ▁some body ▁got ▁shot . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁wife ▁and ▁a ▁daughter . ▁And , ▁he y , ▁every body , ▁don ' t ▁forget ▁to ▁stop ▁by ▁T am ▁P am ▁Sur f ▁S lam ▁in ▁town ▁where ▁I ' m ▁selling ▁" be ach ▁to w els " ▁N orm , ▁we ▁did ▁it . ▁What ▁do ▁you ▁think ▁that ▁we ▁do ▁out ▁there ? ▁Is ▁that ▁why ▁you ▁won ' t ▁talk ▁to ▁us ? ▁- ▁Finally ▁cl osing , ▁is ▁it ? ▁- ▁All ▁right , ▁let ' s ▁see ▁who ▁can ▁find ▁it ▁first . ▁First ▁my ▁husband , ▁now ▁my ▁son . ▁I ▁know ▁my ▁kids ▁would ▁miss ▁them . ▁I ▁don ' t ▁care ▁whether ▁you ▁believe ▁me ▁or ▁not . ▁Dad , ▁look ▁at ▁this . ▁The ▁treat ments ▁are ▁not ▁working . ▁Did ▁you ▁actually ▁think ▁I ' d ▁let ▁you ▁go ? ▁- ▁Some ▁kind ▁of ▁fish , ▁I ▁think . ▁I ▁don ' t ▁know , ▁ erm , ▁why ? ▁Look s ▁like ▁you ▁got ▁another ▁one . ▁Hey , ▁you , ▁working ▁on ▁9 16 . ▁B ern ie ▁Mad off , ▁two ▁wars ▁without ▁end . ▁Act ually , ▁it ▁was ▁two ▁days ▁ago , ▁but ▁th ank ▁you . ▁You ▁know ▁how ▁they ▁work . ▁( S m ile y ) ▁Peter , ▁did ▁you ▁get ▁the ▁ke ys ▁to ▁Control ' s ▁flat ? ▁L yl a , ▁you ▁need ▁to ▁tell ▁us ▁what ▁Rub ic on ▁is . ▁Yes , ▁I ▁knew ▁it . ▁I ▁know ▁that ▁I ' m ▁just ▁an ▁ass istant . ▁And ▁I ▁really ▁apprec iate ... ▁My ▁name ▁is ▁Mar co ▁and ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁good ▁friend ▁of ▁your ▁father . ▁You ▁don ' t ▁need ▁to ▁raise ▁your ▁hand , ▁Sc ott . ▁I ' ve ▁already ▁chosen ▁V er on ic a . ▁Tom my ▁was ▁the ▁scient ist , ▁not ▁me . ▁Only ▁time ▁will ▁tell ▁how ▁we ▁are ▁remembered . ▁I ' m ▁going ▁off ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁sword ▁alone . ▁Yeah , ▁sorry , ▁there ' s ▁a , ▁u h , ▁un at tend ed ▁bag ▁down ▁there , ▁under ▁the ▁st airs . ▁Captain , ▁listen ▁to ▁me . ▁We ▁will ▁not ▁to l erate ▁this . ▁Em m et , ▁hold ▁on . ▁H old ▁on . ▁Mr . ▁Rath od , ▁what ▁do ▁you ▁do ▁if ▁a ▁c ock ro ach ▁ent ers ▁you ▁house ? ▁Th ank ▁you ▁for ▁understanding . ▁Don ' t ▁kill ▁her ▁daughter . ▁Why ▁are ▁you ▁asking ▁me ▁about ▁that , ▁An a ? ▁You ▁know ▁I ▁just ▁help ▁because ▁of ▁terror ist , ▁right ? ▁We ▁need ▁more ▁teeth . ▁Why ▁has n ' t ▁she ▁used ▁it ▁yet ? ▁I ▁warned ▁you ▁already ▁not ▁to ▁abuse ▁girls . ▁Look , ▁I ' ve ▁been ▁reading ▁his ▁em ails , ▁and ▁I ... ▁F isc her ▁M orrow ▁has ▁been ▁my ▁entire ▁life . ▁Let ' s ▁not ▁talk ▁about ▁work . ▁Jo e , ▁I ▁do ▁not ▁understand ... ▁Se ven ▁years ▁I ▁spent ▁as ▁ste ven ▁c ord ob a , ▁trust ed ▁chief ▁of ▁security . ▁Now , ▁in ▁a ▁second , ▁she ' s ▁gonna ▁do ▁something . ▁Wh atever ▁your ▁decision ▁is , ▁we ' re ▁with ▁you . ▁He ' s ▁gonna ▁be ▁there ▁for ▁a ▁week , ▁so ▁we ▁got ▁time . ▁Okay , ▁what ▁do ▁we ▁need ? ▁Th ank ▁God ▁we ▁found ▁you . ▁I ▁told ▁him ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁trust ▁you . ▁Okay , ▁let ▁me ▁get ▁you ▁d ressed . ▁I ▁was ▁made ▁for ▁this ▁mission . ▁Well , ▁just ▁wanted ▁to ▁welcome ▁you ▁back ▁to ▁town . ▁You ▁didn ' t ▁expect ▁me ▁to ▁let ▁him ▁have ▁it , ▁did ▁you ? ▁I ▁know ▁he ' s ▁down ▁there ! ▁I ▁stop ▁the ▁truck . ▁Yeah , ▁see , ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁different ▁word . ▁- ▁Cl a ire . ▁She ▁O K ? ▁I ▁think ▁this ▁machine ▁works . ▁You ▁are ▁now ▁more ▁famous ▁than ▁super st ars . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁last ▁d uct . ▁I ▁believe ▁we ' re ▁under ▁the ▁area ▁where ▁we ▁began . ▁- ▁I ' ve ▁told ▁you . ▁I ▁told ▁him ▁the ▁super ▁secret ▁of ▁my ▁life ▁but ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁believe . ▁You ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁strong , ▁Mom . ▁What ▁I ▁don ' t ▁understand ▁is ▁why ▁is ▁there ▁a ▁red ▁box ▁sat ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁data ▁v a ult ▁in ▁Mor occ o . ▁You ▁knew ▁you ▁couldn ' t ▁stop ▁me . ▁That ' s ▁why ▁we ▁have ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁Council , ▁tell ▁them ▁what ▁we ▁saw . ▁- ▁You ▁know ▁Bab l u ▁ran ▁away ? ▁- ▁Alex , ▁do ▁it ! ▁You ▁talk ▁to ▁dad ▁every ▁day . ▁Let ▁Ran v ij ay ▁speak ▁today . ▁Or ▁the ▁tea ▁is ▁working . ▁Please ▁sit ▁in ▁the ▁car . ▁No body ▁knows ▁we ' re ▁here . ▁Hey ▁why ▁did ▁you ▁come ▁back ? ▁May be ▁R ah l ▁marked ▁him ▁because ▁he ▁wanted ▁the ▁C reat or ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁Rich ard ▁had ▁turned ▁against ▁her . ▁Yeah , ▁in ▁the ▁cloud s . ▁Tru e ▁story . ▁So , ▁how ▁did ▁you ▁find ▁me , ▁sweet ie ? ▁Tell ▁C ody ▁I ' ve ▁made ▁contact . ▁Can ▁you ▁believe ▁they ▁charge ▁$ 5 ▁for ▁a ▁S n ick ers ? ▁Is ▁my ▁father ▁with ▁you ? ▁They ▁program med ▁out ▁pain , ▁fear , . ▁D or oth y , ▁we ▁don ' t ▁have ▁much ▁time . ▁You ' re ▁approximately ▁500 ▁kil ogram s , ▁exact ▁sk ull ▁and ▁nose ▁proport ions . ▁Hey , ▁do ▁you ▁want ▁to ▁hold ▁him ? ▁T ry ing ▁to ▁show ▁him ▁I ▁love ▁you . ▁In ▁1 ▁week , ▁I ' ve ▁received ▁10 ▁proposals ▁from ▁II T ians ... ▁for ▁marriage ! ▁- ▁It ' s ▁come ▁from ▁M I 6. ▁Only ▁y og a ▁classes ▁happen ▁that ▁early ! ▁She ' s ▁st able , ▁but ▁we ' re ▁still ▁gonna ▁have ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁blood ▁transf usion . ▁- ▁What ' s ▁he ▁saying ? ▁You ▁all ▁know ▁what ▁I ▁speak ▁of . ▁Do ▁you ▁think ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁c aught ? ▁I ▁assume ▁your ▁mission ▁was ▁a ▁success ? ▁How ▁do ▁you ▁know ▁B erg m ans ? ▁I ... ▁I ▁don ' t ▁know ▁who ▁that ▁is . ▁It ' s ▁n ice ▁to ▁hear ▁you ▁play . ▁We ' re ▁gonna ▁get ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁hours ' ▁sleep ... ▁clean ▁up , ▁get ▁some ▁new ▁clot hes , ▁get ▁a ▁new ▁ride ▁and ▁get ▁out ta ▁here . ▁People ▁believe ▁in ▁Rich ard . ▁It ' s ▁just ▁j ump , ▁sir . ▁We ▁still ▁don ' t ▁know ▁his ▁objective . ▁I ▁thought ▁things ▁were ▁good ▁between ▁us . ▁R od ney , ▁what ▁did ▁I ▁say ? ▁Did n ' t ▁you ▁see ▁my ▁on ▁the ▁plane ? ▁Ste al ▁for ▁her ▁a ▁pain ting . ▁So ▁what ▁did ▁you ▁say ? ▁D addy , ▁will ▁you ▁tell ▁me ▁the ▁story ▁about ▁how ▁I ▁was ▁born ? ▁B ec k , ▁what ▁do ▁you ▁think ? ▁P ose id on ▁would ▁never ▁let ▁us ▁live . ▁He ' s ▁been ▁active ▁since ▁January ▁200 2. ▁I ▁gave ▁L iam ▁a ▁Christmas ▁present ▁one ▁year . ▁That ▁strong ▁desire ▁of ▁l ust ▁is ▁making ▁you ▁to ▁do ▁anything ▁for ▁her . ▁Hell o , ▁is ▁that ▁you ? ▁But ▁if ▁I ▁should ▁have ▁told ▁you , ▁then ▁I ' m ▁really ▁sorry , ▁Mr . ▁F air b anks . ▁I ' ll ▁take ▁you ▁there ▁if ▁you ▁get ▁me ▁out ▁of ▁here . ▁You ▁start ▁to ▁hate ▁her ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁you ▁love ▁her . ▁B ring ▁L it ven k o ▁and ▁the ▁girl ▁to ▁me . ▁- ▁Sam , ▁you ▁can ' t ▁help ▁him . ▁Yeah , ▁said ▁you ▁were ▁the ▁second ▁best ▁person ▁she ▁ever ▁worked ▁with . ▁Any thing ▁new ▁on ▁St ig ? ▁My ▁dad ▁says ▁my ▁parents ▁might ▁be ▁getting ▁a ▁div or ce . ▁If ▁R on an ▁gets ▁this ▁stone ▁I ' m ▁sorry ▁about ▁all ▁this . ▁You ▁know , ▁it ▁is ▁really ▁important ▁i ▁speak ▁to ▁her ▁for ▁just ▁a ▁moment . ▁But ▁you ▁and ▁me , ▁we ▁can ▁still ▁live ▁out ▁here , ▁right ? ▁When ▁I ▁was ▁playing ▁Plan et ary ▁War c raft ▁last ▁night , ▁Tell ▁me ▁about ▁your ▁friend . ▁There ' s ▁more ▁there ▁than ▁sheep ▁and ▁go ats . ▁Be en ▁living ▁in ▁L ond on ▁for ▁the ▁past ▁10 ▁years . ▁Aaron , ▁what ▁did ▁you ▁do ? ▁You ▁know ▁what ▁is ▁Char u ▁doing ▁now ? ▁L ana , ▁you ▁forgot ▁this . ▁You ▁know , ▁there ▁is ▁one ▁br ight ▁light ▁here . ▁We ▁had ▁a ▁little ▁fight ▁but ▁I ' m ▁sure ▁you ▁know ▁whose ▁fault ▁it ▁was . ▁I ▁said ▁between ▁the ▁fourth ▁and ▁fifth . ▁He ' s ▁one ▁of ▁them . ▁E ric , ▁E ric , ▁all ▁right , ▁just ▁give ▁me ▁the ▁gun . ▁I ▁can ' t , ▁I ' m ▁sorry . ▁Are ▁d in os a urs ▁not ▁welcome ▁in ▁our ▁great ▁city , ▁wise ▁cl eric ? ▁Oh , ▁there ' s ▁things ▁I ▁can ▁do . ▁( T arr ) ' ... ▁everything ▁the ▁Circ us ▁thinks ▁is ▁gold ▁is ▁sh it , ▁made ▁in ▁M os c ow . ▁' ▁- ▁Do ▁you ▁know ▁where ▁he ▁is ? ▁But ▁only ▁Gu ill am , ▁no ▁one ▁else . ▁He ' s ▁the ▁last ▁person ▁she ▁called ▁before ▁she ▁destroyed ▁her ▁phone . ▁Now ▁this , ▁I ▁always ▁wanted ▁one ▁of ▁these , ▁this ▁is ... ▁My ▁sister ▁is ▁getting ▁married . ▁An j ali , ▁how ▁do ▁you ▁forget ▁the ▁to w el ▁every day ? ▁M ama ▁Pet ra , ▁she ▁talking ! ▁Does n ' t ▁even ▁know ▁Gand hi ' s ▁birthday ! ▁How ▁goes ▁the ▁search ▁for ▁father ' s ▁lawyer ' s ▁ass istant ' s ▁sister ? ▁From ▁this ▁point ▁on , ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁not ▁responsible ▁of ▁your ▁security . ▁I ▁sac ri fic ed ▁everything ▁to ▁serve ▁them . ▁But ▁you ' re ▁different , ▁Henry . ▁My ▁name ▁is ▁Mun em ▁Ham med ▁al - T ik rit i . ▁I ' m ▁not ▁going ▁to ▁D all as . ▁There ▁is ▁something ▁wrong ▁with ▁your ▁c am era . ▁I ▁should ' ve ▁shot ▁you ▁on ▁the ▁street ▁today . ▁Yeah , ▁and ▁I ▁know ▁that ▁that ▁story ▁usually ▁ended ▁with ▁her ▁going ▁home ▁with ▁the ▁guy . ▁Or ▁would ▁you ▁pull ▁us ▁as ide ▁and ▁make ▁sure ▁everything ▁was ▁okay ? ▁We ▁have ▁night ▁vision , ▁they ▁don ' t . ▁I ▁told ▁you ▁not ▁to ▁come ▁here . ▁I ' m ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁be ▁out ▁there ▁anymore , ▁okay ? ▁We ▁actually ▁need ▁this ▁now . ▁Michael , ▁where ▁you ▁going ? ▁Hey . ▁I ▁was ▁sc ared ▁when ▁I ▁was ▁your ▁age , ▁too . ▁I ▁wasn ' t ▁talking ▁about ▁the ▁fire . ▁Le ad ▁my ▁life ▁in ▁your ▁path ... ▁- ▁What ▁is ▁happening ? ▁Aaron ... ▁you ' re ▁our ▁creat or . ▁Let ' s ▁say ▁this ▁fell a ▁here ▁were ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁drink ▁of ▁water . ▁Okay , ▁but ▁the ▁writing ▁is ▁good , ▁right ? ▁They ▁leave ▁tomorrow ▁morning ▁at ▁6 : ▁ 00. ▁- ▁D oss ▁is ▁still ▁up ▁there . ▁Mr . ▁Ye ager , ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁how ▁I ▁wanted ▁us ▁to ▁meet , ▁okay ? ▁I ▁watch ▁it ▁every ▁day ▁after ▁break fast . ▁While ▁at ▁the ▁Bod w in ▁Re form ▁School ▁for ▁Bo ys , ▁his ▁dear ▁friend ▁and ▁room m ate , ▁- ▁It ' s ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁national ▁security , ▁Sir . ▁Se eth a , ▁Ge eth a , ▁R adha , ▁M aya ! ▁God , ▁he ' s ▁like ▁a ▁M itt ▁Rom ney ▁T erm in ator . ▁I ▁told ▁every body ▁not ▁to ▁come ▁in ▁today . ▁Once ▁you ▁see ▁it , ▁you ' ll ▁ag ree . ▁He ▁should ▁be ▁arrested ▁and ▁stand ▁trial ▁for ▁his ▁crimes . ▁People ▁come ▁to ▁see ▁W ing ▁Ch un . ▁I ▁only ▁wanted ▁$ 40 ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁hundreds ▁in ▁here . ▁The ▁Secret ▁Service ▁agent ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁visit ▁you ▁when ▁Let ic ia ▁was ▁in ▁your ▁office -- ▁what ▁did ▁he ▁want ? ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁vill ager ' s ▁hand , ▁J a ik ant . ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Hey , ▁fight ▁for ▁it . ▁I ' m ▁so ▁glad ▁you ' re ▁okay . ▁It ' s ... ▁it ' s ▁an ▁air pl ane . ▁This ▁isn ' t ▁happening , ▁gu ys . ▁If ▁I ▁don ' t ▁answer , ▁come ▁find ▁me , ▁okay ? ▁- ▁He ▁told ▁me ▁Get ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁car . ▁You ▁know ▁what ▁they ▁do ▁do ▁sometimes ? ▁I ▁thought ▁these ▁people ▁trust ed ▁you . ▁You ' re ▁safe ▁now , ▁okay ? ▁It ' s ▁good ▁that ▁you ' re ▁here , ▁actually . ▁First ▁try ▁to ▁kill ▁him ! ▁S a fe ▁path ▁in ▁the ▁dark . ▁How ▁did ▁your ▁mom ▁get ▁into ▁a ▁car ▁accident ? ▁There ' s ▁less ▁than ▁an ▁hour ▁to ▁go ▁and ▁you ▁usually ▁want ▁more . ▁- ▁I ▁know , ▁it ' s ▁just ▁a ▁little . ▁And ▁you ▁can ▁take ▁my ▁private ▁j et ▁when ▁we ' re ▁done . ▁You ▁know , ▁I ▁think ▁the ▁best ▁thing ▁about ▁Ve g as ▁is ▁you ▁can ▁become ▁anyone ▁you ▁want . ▁Please ▁don ' t ▁sell ▁us ! ▁You ▁tell ▁them ▁we ' re ▁on ▁our ▁way ▁back . ▁I ' m ▁talking ▁about ▁normal , ▁every day ▁life . ▁M ama ▁J enny ▁too ▁asked ▁me ▁about ▁S ame er . ▁I ' ve ▁come , ▁my ▁boy ! ▁Do ▁you ▁like ▁my ▁room ? ▁More ▁important ly , ▁he ▁knows ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁pass w ord s ▁his ▁father ▁used . ▁I ▁haven ' t ▁eaten ▁in ▁two ▁days . ▁I ▁don ' t ▁need ▁a ▁k os her ▁meal ! ▁May ▁be ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁him . ▁Then ▁I ▁took , ▁like , ▁a ▁sp oon ▁and ▁I ▁just ▁like , ▁mm m ... ▁You ▁know , ▁most ▁people ▁just ▁say ▁good ▁morning . ▁- ▁Comm ander , ▁are ▁you ▁O K ? ▁People ▁have ▁lived ▁without ▁these ▁things . ▁Come ▁here , ▁little ▁S qu ish y . ▁I ▁heard ▁you ▁were ▁looking ▁for ▁me . ▁It ▁doesn ' t ▁matter ▁what ▁I ▁do . ▁Wil ly , ▁go ▁with ▁them . ▁I ▁know ▁your ▁parents ▁passed ▁away , ▁and ▁I ▁am ▁sorry ▁to ▁hear ▁that . ▁Pl ane ▁leaves ▁for ▁Russia ▁in ▁an ▁hour . ▁No , ▁loan ▁is ▁a ▁loan . ▁Because ▁my ▁name , ▁Kur t ▁Well er ... ▁is ▁tatt oo ed ▁on ▁your ▁back . ▁No ▁life ▁is ▁more ▁important ▁than ▁another . ▁Code ▁3 ▁black ▁A ud i ▁S 8 ▁in ▁the ▁t un nel . ▁I ▁know ▁about ▁your ▁family ▁and ▁the ▁money ▁you ▁took . ▁It ' s ▁not ▁a ▁race , ▁Mon a . ▁Com mit ting ▁su icide ▁is ▁sin , ▁you ▁know ▁that ? ▁If ▁I ▁do ▁nothing , ▁he ▁dies ▁any way . ▁But ▁our ▁job ▁is ▁to ▁investigate ▁how ▁a ▁plane ▁ended ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁H ud son ▁River . ▁May be ▁Mr . ▁Par cher ▁can ▁clar ify ▁things ▁for ▁us . ▁Because ▁I ' m ▁an ▁ass istant ▁director ▁at ▁the ▁FBI ▁now , ▁Saul . ▁Why ▁do ▁you ▁think ▁she ' s ▁your ▁daughter ? ▁- ▁Hey ▁where ' re ▁you ▁going ? ▁Congress man ▁G il ly ' s ▁wife ▁been ▁calling ▁in ▁apparent ly ▁the ▁con gress man ▁never ▁made ▁it ▁home ▁after ▁the ▁W ay ne ▁Foundation ▁event . ▁We ' re ▁gonna ▁need ▁to ▁talk ▁to ▁S ch ult z ' s ▁part ner . ▁Look , ▁I ▁don ' t ▁belong ▁here . ▁- ▁D addy , ▁do ▁something ! ▁No , ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁win . ▁- ▁I ▁have ▁to ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁Se attle . ▁If ▁he ▁comple t es ▁his ▁story , ▁our ▁story ▁will ▁come ▁to ▁an ▁end . ▁Go ▁back ▁to ▁where ▁we ▁met ! ▁Mr . ▁Cl ay ton , ▁I ▁think ▁we ▁should ▁take ▁a ▁break ▁for ▁five ▁minutes . ▁No , ▁you ▁leave ▁that ▁to ▁someone ▁else . ▁Her ▁daughter ' s ▁been ▁dead ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁John , ▁you ' ve ▁been ▁coming ▁here ▁for ▁a ▁month ▁now ... ▁Why ▁do ▁you ▁think ▁he ▁is ▁different ? ▁You ▁took ▁him ▁from ▁our ▁village . ▁H al , ▁can ▁you ▁hear ▁me ? ▁You ▁think ▁you ' re ▁different ? ▁I ' m ▁here ▁to ▁work . ▁P ipe ▁6, ▁Ch am ber ▁19 - A . ▁She ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁stop ▁it . ▁I ▁tried ▁calling , ▁but ▁your ▁number ' s ▁changed . ▁He ' s ▁not ▁the ▁god ▁you ▁think ▁he ▁is , ▁z aya . ▁I ▁tried ▁to ▁find ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁Internet ▁before ▁but ▁I ▁couldn ' t ▁remember ▁what ▁it ▁was ▁called . ▁Look ▁at ▁your ▁grand p a . ▁They ▁said ▁it ... ▁they ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁like ▁hearing ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁God . ▁Yeah , ▁that ' s ▁right , ▁Ch ris . ▁Put ▁your ▁gun ▁away , ▁all ▁right ? ▁I ' m ▁no ▁good ▁at ▁ap olog izing , ▁Jack . ▁You ▁thought ▁you ▁are ▁after ▁me . ▁- ▁We ▁both ▁know ▁this . ▁You ▁know ▁this , ▁Aaron . ▁You ' ve ▁got ▁great ... ▁everything . ▁The ▁inform ant ▁is ▁his ▁son , ▁E mir . ▁- E l iz ab eth , ▁they ' re ▁going ▁to ▁kill ▁me . ▁I ▁have ▁many ▁dou b ts . ▁I ▁know ▁them ▁very ▁well . ▁- ▁My ▁name ▁is ▁l m my , ▁I ' m ▁from ▁Delhi . ▁- ▁Tell ▁me , ▁Prince ▁Ed m und ... ▁So ▁you ▁want ▁to ▁keep ▁it ▁a ▁secret . ▁Well , ▁who ' s ▁your ▁friend ? ▁An ge , ▁what ▁do ▁we ▁do ' ? ▁I ' ve ▁studied ▁your ▁work , ▁very ▁closely . ▁You ▁better ▁pray ▁Ag ent ▁Bo oth ▁cor robor ates ▁your ▁story ▁when ▁he ▁gets ▁out ▁of ▁sur gery ▁' cause ▁if ▁he ▁doesn ' t , ▁God , ▁I ' m ▁so ▁happy ▁you ' re ▁okay . ▁Okay , ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁done . ▁How ' d ▁you ▁get ▁my ▁dad ▁to ▁sign ▁that ▁contract ? ▁Who ▁else ▁was ▁coming ▁for ▁d in ner ? ▁Okay , ▁let ' s ▁help ▁him . ▁We ▁now ▁believe ▁side w inder ' s ▁working ▁both ▁sides . ▁But ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁do ▁it . ▁Cl aud ia , ▁if ▁you ' re ▁at ▁home , ▁get ▁out ▁of ▁there . ▁L iv ing ▁with ▁you , ▁the ▁both ▁of ▁you , ▁is ▁more ▁than ▁I ▁could ▁have ▁ever ▁asked ▁for . ▁You ▁fought ▁bra ve ly , ▁s ire . ▁- ▁So , ▁what ▁happens ▁now , ▁Ed d ie ? ▁K I TT , ▁what ▁else ▁can ▁you ▁tell ▁me ▁about ▁K AR R ? ▁- ▁G ood ▁day ▁to ▁you , ▁sir . ▁My ▁sister , ▁she ▁had ▁night ▁ter r ors ▁until ▁she ▁was ▁14 . ▁We re ▁you ▁really ▁gonna ▁shoot ▁him ? ▁Who ' s ▁gonna ▁kill ▁your ▁sister ? ▁C ause ▁you ' ve ▁done ▁this ▁before , ▁haven ' t ▁you ? ▁Who ▁do ▁you ▁think ▁you ▁are , ▁inter rupt ing ▁royal ▁business ▁with ▁your ▁pet ty ▁travel ▁plans ? ▁Her ▁mother ▁was ▁just ▁murdered , ▁and ▁she ' s ▁about ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁that ▁both ▁her ▁parents ▁are ▁Russian ▁sp ies . ▁You ▁took ▁care ▁of ▁her ▁when ▁I ▁couldn ' t . ▁But ▁this ▁place ▁is ▁different . ▁But ▁right ▁here , ▁right ▁now ... ▁you ▁can ▁send ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁time . ▁Gr ann y ▁did ▁a ▁good ▁thing ! ▁- ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁know ▁we ▁could ▁do ▁that . ▁You ▁w an na ▁be ▁a ▁little ▁more ▁specific , ▁tell ▁me ▁where ▁you ▁stand ▁on ▁the ▁issues ? ▁Do ▁you ▁think ▁this ▁has ▁something ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁Ear l ? ▁Hey , ▁eyes ▁on ▁the ▁road ! ▁So ▁I ▁decided ▁to ▁run ▁away ▁from ▁home . ▁Every thing ▁you ▁do ▁has ▁a ▁reason . ▁You ▁saved ▁my ▁life ▁once ... ▁Oh , ▁did ▁you ▁b urn ▁your ▁hand ? ▁Don ' t ▁hold ▁on to ▁ang er , ▁Be cc a . ▁She ▁h ates ▁me , ▁Kr ish . ▁Do ▁you ▁think ▁she ▁believes ▁that ? ▁He ▁wants ▁the ▁material ▁from ▁B ress ler ' s ▁computer . ▁I ▁know ▁you ▁didn ' t ▁sleep ▁in ▁here . ▁My ▁house ▁is ▁clean , ▁but ▁yours ▁is ▁not . ▁It ' s ▁a ▁mountain ▁of ▁data , ▁so ... ▁Don ' t ▁drink ▁in ▁car , ▁be ▁careful . ▁If ▁she ▁got ▁paid ▁in ▁B it co in , ▁we ' d ▁never ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁tra ce ▁it , ▁we ' d ▁never ▁know ▁for ▁sure . ▁You ' re ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁your ▁old ▁people . ▁- ▁Because ▁I ' m ▁working . ▁We ▁shared ▁everything ▁we ▁know ▁with ▁your ▁b oss es . ▁Well , ▁when ▁you ▁coming ▁back ? ▁I ' ll ▁try ▁and ▁get ▁it ▁down . ▁Yeah , ▁it ▁was ▁my ▁sister ' s ▁idea . ▁I ▁can ' t ▁let ▁you ▁do ▁it . ▁But ▁this , ▁this ▁is ▁different . ▁How ' s ▁he ▁already ▁12 ? ▁Re ena ▁Pat n i , ▁St ar ▁New s . ▁B ella , ▁this ▁is ▁S eth ▁Cle ar w ater , ▁Le ah ' s ▁brother . ▁B rian , ▁you ▁got ta ▁hur ry ! ▁So ▁your ▁mother ▁shot ▁him ... ▁- ▁No , ▁tell ▁everyone ▁what ▁happened ▁that ▁day . ▁You ▁haven ' t ▁tal ked ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁two ▁months . ▁You ' ve ▁got ▁good ▁news , ▁and ▁that ▁is ▁I ' m ▁going ▁to ▁kill ▁you . ▁l t ' s ▁my ▁style ▁to ▁give ▁good ▁and ▁bad ▁news ▁Pet e , ▁we ▁don ' t ▁know ▁anything ▁yet . ▁Your ▁girl , ▁that ▁was ▁him . ▁- ▁No , ▁I ▁will ▁fight ! ▁- ▁You ▁think ▁you ▁can ▁get ▁it ▁back ? ▁I ▁love ▁you ▁very ▁much ▁my ▁son ... ▁- ▁Sir ▁asked ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁t ank . ▁Well , ▁at ▁least ▁you ▁know ▁what ▁Z am ani ▁look s ▁like . ▁R onn ie , ▁now ▁everything ▁depends ▁on ▁your ▁ill usion . ▁- ▁How ' s ▁that , ▁brother ? ▁And ▁I ' m ▁sure ▁you ' re ▁going ▁to ▁tell ▁us ▁why . ▁Will ▁your ▁friends ▁be ▁jo ining ▁us ? ▁I ▁was ▁there ▁for ▁three ▁days . ▁Then ▁tell ▁me , ▁Mom . ▁Yeah , ▁but ▁I ▁don ' t ▁know ▁how . ▁It ▁took ▁me ▁years ▁to ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁do ▁that . ▁I ▁will ▁reg ain ▁the ▁trust ▁people ▁have ▁lost ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁police . ▁This ▁fool ▁didn ' t ▁understand ▁what ▁I ▁said ▁now ! ▁What ' s ▁your ▁relation ▁with ▁Pas ha ? ▁- ▁You ▁know , ▁for ▁next ▁time . ▁H i , ▁I ' m ▁Do ctor ▁Sam . ▁- ▁I ' m ▁ready , ▁b oss . ▁All ▁right . ▁I ▁love ▁you , ▁Dad . ▁Thanks ▁for ▁the ▁d ance , ▁L ana . ▁I ▁know ▁how ▁important ▁this ▁is ▁for ▁you . ▁Th ank ▁God . ▁Director ▁M ull ins ? ▁He ▁knows ▁how ▁to ▁stop ▁them . ▁I ' m ▁thinking ▁you ▁can ▁find ▁S ant ino . ▁D ino , ▁I ▁got ▁him ! ▁It ▁might ▁not ▁be ▁worth ▁a ▁half ▁a ▁billion ▁dollars ▁to ▁me . ▁- ▁H app y ▁birthday , ▁h oney . ▁This ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁lot ▁eas ier ▁a ▁week ▁ago . ▁S aw ▁me ▁in ▁a ▁Bang al ore ▁bus ? ▁Yes , ▁it ' s ▁my ▁grand m other . ▁They ▁didn ' t ▁cry ▁until ▁I ▁left ▁them . ▁I ▁have ▁to ▁do ▁this . ▁Your ▁d in ner ▁is ▁my ▁friend ! ▁And ▁th ank ▁you ▁Frank . ▁How ▁long ▁did ▁you ▁really ▁think ▁you ' d ▁surv ive ▁against ▁me ? ▁The ▁kids ▁are ▁coming ▁out . ▁But ▁his ▁father ▁did . ▁He ▁said ▁the ▁same ▁exact ▁thing ▁to ▁me ▁this ▁morning . ▁You ▁have ▁to ▁go ▁home , ▁you ▁can ' t ▁be ▁there . ▁Do ▁you ▁know ▁how ? ▁I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁I ▁can ▁do ▁this . ▁But ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁talk . ▁- ▁St ay ▁with ▁you . ▁Hey , ▁Mom , ▁have ▁you ▁seen ▁my ▁p ink ▁j e ans ? ▁- ▁You ' re ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁told ▁me ▁I ▁look ▁like ▁a ▁boy . ▁I ▁started ▁it ▁when ▁I ▁was ▁11. ▁F i ore ll o , ▁how ▁about ▁it ? ▁How ▁did ▁they ▁find ▁the ▁island ? ▁Then ▁I ▁have ▁nothing ▁to ▁find ▁when ▁the ▁U A WC ▁E - m ails ▁me ▁back . ▁Z ah ir , ▁what ▁is ▁he ▁saying ? ▁In ▁the ▁beginning , ▁it ▁was ▁just ▁Per cy ▁and ▁me . ▁It ' s ▁really ▁bad , ▁Do ctor . ▁But ▁he ' s ▁never ▁mentioned ▁a ▁word ▁about ▁you . ▁I ▁can ' t ... ▁you ▁can ' t ▁tell ▁me ▁this . ▁- ▁Is ▁he ▁alive ? ▁Raj ▁has ▁left ▁something ▁for ▁you . ▁I ▁mean , ▁Cl a ire , ▁you ▁dedicated ▁your ▁entire ▁life ▁to ▁this ▁ag ency . ▁The ▁police ▁are ▁not ▁interested . ▁Oh , ▁good ! ▁You ▁found ▁it . ▁But ▁not ▁just ▁about ▁them ... ▁I ' m ▁sorry , ▁h oney , ▁I ▁have ▁to ▁run . ▁Perhaps ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁understand ▁what ▁is ▁expected ▁of ▁him . ▁- ▁No , ▁no , ▁no , ▁I ▁don ' t ▁have ▁time . ▁But ▁I ▁already ▁said ▁I ▁don ' t ▁know ▁anything . ▁What , ▁what ▁are ▁you ▁saying ? ▁Where ▁is ▁this ▁coming ▁from , ▁L J ? ▁I ▁don ' t ▁know ▁what ▁to ▁say , ▁Mr . ▁L uth or . ▁- ▁T ay lor ▁already ▁sold ▁it . ▁L inc , ▁I ' m ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁fight , ▁too ... ▁No , ▁I ▁haven ' t ▁spoken ▁with ▁her ▁yet . ▁I ▁helped ▁stop ▁you . ▁It ▁began ▁7 ▁years ▁back . ▁We ▁use ▁it ▁to ▁transport ▁things . ▁- ▁How ' s ▁our ▁boy ? ▁I ▁got ▁on ▁the ▁train , ▁and ▁I ▁just ▁forgot ▁to ▁get ▁off . ▁So ▁he ▁killed ▁his ▁teacher ? ▁I ' m ▁sorry ▁about ▁your ▁wife , ▁Mr . ▁Co oper . ▁His ▁ideas ▁are ▁ins ane . ▁Do ctors , ▁farm ers , ▁teachers , ▁engine ers ▁who ▁have ▁dedicated ▁their ▁lives ▁to ▁creating ▁a ▁sustain able ▁future ▁for ▁hum ank ind . ▁Come ▁and ▁see ▁us . ▁Get ▁in ▁the ▁car ! ▁He ' s ▁pret ty ▁bad ly ▁hurt , ▁K ate . ▁I ' m ▁very ▁sorry , ▁Mr ▁K ipp s . ▁I ▁thought ▁if ▁I ▁put ▁' em ▁on ▁a ▁des k , ▁what ▁harm ▁could ▁they ▁do ? ▁I ▁know ▁that ▁you ' re ▁in ▁danger . ▁Police ▁hand ▁sign als ▁are ▁cru cial ▁in ▁life - th reat ening ▁situations . ▁you ▁have ▁only ▁24 ▁hours . ▁T ry ▁not ▁to ▁kill ▁any body . ▁So ▁I ▁dev ised ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁study ▁you ... ▁in ▁your ▁own ▁environment . ▁You ▁think ▁you ' re ▁in ▁love , ▁but ▁you ' re ▁not . ▁How ▁do ▁I ▁even ▁know ▁that ▁you ▁know ▁my ▁dad ? ▁S orry , ▁Sh i ro d k ar ▁sir ▁has ▁left ▁for ▁C hen na i ▁today . ▁L ock ▁it ▁down ▁and ▁find ▁her . ▁Ch lo e ' s ▁been ▁asking ▁us ▁some ▁very ▁interesting ▁questions , ▁Cl ark . ▁I ' ll ▁see ▁you ▁at ▁8 : 00. ▁He ▁didn ' t ▁like ▁it . ▁I ▁mean , ▁it -- it ▁was ▁all ▁right , ▁but , ▁u h , ▁I ▁defin itely ▁don ' t ▁like ▁be er . ▁I ▁thought ▁you ▁were ▁waiting ... ▁Oh , ▁your ▁D AR PA ▁ch ip ▁won ' t ▁work ▁where ▁you ' re ▁going . ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁V ice ▁President ▁of ▁this ▁country . ▁Because ▁of ▁my ▁brother ' s ▁j ack et . ▁Hey . ▁Hey , ▁come ▁with ▁me . ▁My ▁wife ▁and ▁I , ▁we ▁used ▁to ▁love ▁taking ▁our ▁son , ▁D enn is , ▁to ▁the ▁mov ies . ▁You ▁can ' t ▁break ▁a ▁promise , ▁Ch app ie . ▁It ▁really ▁is ▁him . ▁I ▁killed ▁Jo e ▁Will is . ▁Tell ▁me , ▁Mr . ▁Wick , ▁is ▁this ▁a ▁formal ▁event ▁or ▁a ▁social ▁aff air ? ▁My ▁wife ▁didn ' t ▁like ▁her . ▁Well , ▁you ▁don ' t ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁problem ▁with ▁it . ▁That ▁night ▁at ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁fun ... ▁and ▁i ▁had ▁no ▁other ▁way ▁of ▁getting ▁in ▁touch ▁with ▁you . ▁Now , ▁shall ▁we ▁make ▁a ▁start ? ▁I ▁think ▁I ▁know ▁why ▁you ▁didn ' t ▁kill ▁her ▁You ▁never ▁know ▁what ' s ▁in ▁my ▁head , ▁but ▁I ▁know ▁all ▁the ▁sh it ▁going ▁on ▁in ▁yours . ▁- ▁Do ▁you ▁think ▁it ' s ▁mine ? ▁Tell ▁me , ▁Car l os , ▁what ▁is ▁it ? ▁Girl s , ▁this ▁is ▁L ily . ▁No , ▁I ' m ▁cance ling ▁the ▁deal . ▁- ▁I ' m ▁not ▁saying ... ▁Mr . ▁M c A ll ister , ▁how ▁do ▁you ▁feel ▁right ▁now ? ▁I ▁mean , ▁I ' m ▁trying , ▁too . ▁It ' s ▁specific ▁to ▁one ▁hand g un , ▁the ▁P S M . ▁You ▁thought ▁this ▁was ▁gonna ▁be ▁a ▁street ▁fight ? ▁- ▁His ▁name ▁is ▁John ▁L ock e . ▁So , ▁we ▁broke ▁every ▁rule ▁we ▁had ... ▁and ▁we ▁made ▁you . ▁- O p en ▁the ▁door , ▁June . ▁He ▁pick ed ▁me ▁up .. ▁with ▁his ▁great ▁big ▁motor cy cle . ▁What ▁are ▁you ▁doing , ▁P apa ? ▁You ▁see , ▁we ▁can ' t ▁just ▁start ▁over . ▁Bel ieve ▁it ▁or ▁not , ▁Le x ▁some ▁things ▁actually ▁have ▁nothing ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁you . ▁Why ' d ▁you ▁stop ▁working ▁at ▁Pr imate ch ? ▁My ▁God , ▁give ▁me ▁another ▁option . ▁My ▁parents ▁aren ' t ▁alive . ▁- ▁I ' m ▁18 , ▁Bo one . ▁So ▁we ▁came ▁here .. ▁I ▁can ' t ▁go ▁back ▁there ! ▁Then ▁what ▁is ▁it , ▁W ally ? ▁She ' s ▁going ▁back ▁to ▁L angle y ▁to ▁deliver ▁a ▁report . ▁Environment al ▁expert ▁Peter ▁H ost ru p ▁was ▁shot ▁at ▁outside ▁his ▁home ▁today . ▁God , ▁I ' m ▁not ▁ready ▁for ▁this . ▁With ▁l uck , ▁both ▁your ▁friend ▁and ▁my ▁son ▁will ▁be ▁free ▁within ▁the ▁hour . ▁.. ▁I ▁did , ▁won ▁the ▁elections ▁and ▁have ▁become ▁a ▁minister . ▁G ib son ▁might ▁know ▁who ▁I ▁am , ▁who ▁did ▁this ▁to ▁me . ▁- ▁Thanks , ▁man , ▁that ▁was ▁fun . ▁You ▁know , ▁this ▁is ▁really ▁not ▁the ▁time . ▁You ▁brought ▁my ▁daughter ▁home . ▁Where ▁did ▁you ▁learn ▁to ▁fight ▁like ▁that ? ▁See , ▁I ▁know ▁where ▁this ▁is ▁going . ▁Why ▁do ▁sm ok ers ▁always ▁smoke ▁after ▁sex ? ▁Is ▁that ▁really ▁necessary , ▁char les ? ▁- ▁All ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁plan , ▁yes ? ▁The ▁r asc al ▁didn ' t ▁just ▁st eal ▁our ▁gold ▁but ▁also ▁our ▁dream s . ▁- ▁I ▁know , ▁man . ▁Not ▁your ▁morning , ▁is ▁it ? ▁My ▁name ▁isn ' t ▁Michael . ▁But , ▁brother ▁Sing ham , ▁he ▁sp illed ▁his ▁milk ▁as ▁well . ▁Tell ▁me , ▁what ▁is ▁the ▁matter ? ▁Oh , ▁so ▁you ▁still ▁think ▁B enny ▁C ord ero ▁didn ' t ▁kill ▁Nat as ha ? ▁You ▁told ▁Thomas ▁about ▁last ▁night ? ▁Don ' t ▁move ... ▁you ' ve ▁a ▁new ▁b oss ▁now . ▁What ▁do ▁you ▁mean , ▁someone ▁killed ▁him ? ▁Go , ▁go , ▁go . ▁Come ▁on , ▁sc oot ch ! ▁- ▁You ▁know ▁what , ▁you ▁have ▁no ▁right ▁to ▁judge ▁me , ▁okay ? ▁Br ig g s ' ▁rules ▁don ' t ▁work ▁anymore . ▁They ▁never ▁did ▁find ▁out ▁what ▁really ▁happened . ▁After ▁our ▁son ▁died ▁of ▁cancer ... ▁Hey , ▁did ▁you ▁see ▁that ? ▁O t to ▁F ib on acc i ▁is ... ▁is ▁just ▁like ▁you . ▁Sometimes ▁I ▁would ▁tell ▁my ▁mother ▁stories ▁about ▁little ▁things . ▁It ' s ▁actually ▁the ▁Four th ▁World . ▁But ▁you ▁started ▁this . ▁Tell ▁that ▁to ▁his ▁wife . ▁I ▁be gg ed ▁F el ipe ▁not ▁to ▁bet ray ▁you , ▁but ▁he ▁wouldn ' t ▁listen ▁to ▁me . ▁Why ▁didn ' t ▁you ▁say ▁that ▁before ? ▁Okay , ▁it ' s ▁the ▁both ▁of ▁us . ▁Bh air av ▁Sing h , ▁where ▁is ▁R ah ul ? ▁- ▁Jack , ▁cal m ▁down . ▁Now , ▁what ▁in n oc ent ▁man ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁handed ▁it ▁over ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁authorities ? ▁G aut am ▁has n ' t ▁arrived ▁yet . ▁You ▁don ' t ▁know ▁what ▁has ▁happened ▁to ▁me ▁Char l ie , ▁what ▁are ▁you ▁doing ? ▁You ▁don ' t ▁understand , ▁I ' ve ▁got ▁to ▁go . ▁I ▁would ▁do ▁anything ▁to ▁make ▁you ▁happy . ▁Pol it icians , ▁mob st ers , ▁ha ck ers ... ▁sp ies . ▁So ▁maybe ▁he ' s ▁involved ▁with ▁John ny ▁In ▁more ▁ways ▁than ▁you ▁think . ▁These ▁people ▁have ▁no ▁idea ▁what ▁you ▁did ▁two ▁years ▁ago . ▁Every thing ▁all ▁right , ▁Mr . ▁L ope z ? ▁But ▁the ▁list ▁is ▁only ▁good ▁for ▁96 ▁hours . ▁I ▁can ▁tell ▁you ▁where ▁he ' s ▁gonna ▁be ▁tomorrow ▁night . ▁No , ▁not ▁like ▁we ' re ▁working ▁together . ▁May be ▁you ' re ▁just ▁sm ar ter ▁than ▁every body ▁else , ▁h u h ? ▁Are ▁you ▁prepare ▁to ▁die ▁for ▁2-5 -7 ...? ▁You ▁know ▁his ▁past . ▁I ▁thought ▁he ▁was ▁gonna ▁eat ▁me . ▁Ar l ene ▁and ▁Joseph ▁will ▁bring ▁you ▁to ▁Mel bour ne . ▁So , ▁you ▁saved ▁me ▁from ▁d row ning ▁to ▁be ▁your ▁walk ing ▁compan ion ? ▁Yeah , ▁he ' s ▁friends ▁with ▁my ▁dad . ▁You ▁can ▁not ▁read ▁anyone ' s ▁mind . ▁- ▁This ▁is ▁crazy . ▁L ist en ▁to ▁me , ▁okay ? ▁- ▁What ▁are ▁you ▁doing ▁in ▁my ▁house ? ▁We ▁get ▁him , ▁we ▁get ▁the ▁girl , ▁we ▁get ▁' em ▁all . ▁Who ▁told ▁you ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁full ▁bra ke ▁job ? ▁An n abel , ▁look ▁at ▁me . ▁She ▁didn ' t ▁tell ▁you ▁that ▁you ▁had ▁a ▁sister . ▁It ' s ▁this ▁job ▁today , ▁another ▁one ▁tomorrow . ▁I ▁saw ▁the ▁tatt oo ▁on ▁your ▁back . ▁They ▁said ▁your ▁plane ▁cr as hed ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁o ce an . ▁My ▁last ▁name ▁is ▁Oh m s f ord , ▁but ▁according ▁to ▁All an on , ▁I ▁think ▁you ▁can . ▁I ' m ▁still ▁trying ▁to ▁understand ▁exactly ▁what ▁it ▁means ▁myself . ▁You ▁can ▁do ▁this . ▁I ▁was ▁referred ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Sam uel ▁N ur k o ▁up ▁in ▁B ost on , ▁regarding ▁my ▁daughter , ▁An n abel ▁Be am . ▁Your ▁wife , ▁what ▁is ▁her ▁name ? ▁No ▁one ▁gets ▁this ▁chance . ▁I ' m ▁a ▁special ▁agent ▁with ▁the ▁FBI , ▁okay ? ▁My ▁family ▁also ▁has ▁Go v t ▁employees ▁and ▁Police ▁I ▁know ▁the ▁rules ▁too ▁You ▁can ' t ▁do ▁anything ▁Michael ' s ▁mother ▁was ▁ab using ▁him ▁for ▁years , ▁and ▁now ▁she ▁ends ▁up ▁dead . ▁If ▁you ▁want ▁to ▁get ▁back ▁what ▁you ▁lost , ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁time . ▁Is ▁your ▁mom ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁o k ? ▁I ▁think ▁his ▁intelligence ▁works ▁well ▁for ▁others ▁but ▁not ▁for ▁his ▁own ▁benefit . ▁- ▁Did ▁you ▁speak ▁to ▁my ▁father ? ▁But ▁you ' re ▁gonna , ▁Le it o . ▁Hey , ▁Jack , ▁this ▁is ▁S ona , ▁she ' s ▁an ▁American ▁who ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁France , ▁which ▁makes ▁her ▁really ▁friendly . ▁I ▁don ' t ▁have ▁to , ▁I ' m ▁not ▁English . ▁Ma , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁one ▁here , ▁okay ? ▁You ▁can ▁tell ▁me . ▁Yeah , ▁that ' s ▁what ▁I ' m ▁afraid ▁of . ▁You ▁have ▁to ▁dress ▁like ▁an ▁actual ▁human ! ▁For get ▁you ▁ever ▁knew ▁me , ▁never ▁come ▁here ▁again . ▁The ▁Russ ians ▁and ▁the ▁Americ ans ▁thought ▁they ▁were ▁using ▁me , ▁but ▁I ▁was ▁using ▁them ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁you . ▁At ▁the ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁earth , ▁after ▁four ▁months ▁of ▁total ▁dark ness , ▁the ▁sun ▁once ▁more ▁ris es ▁over ▁Ant ar ct ic a . ▁Raj u , ▁I ▁want ▁them ▁D ick , ▁can ▁we ▁talk ▁about ▁this ▁some ▁other ▁time ? ▁- ▁Any one ▁else ▁see ▁what ▁happened ? ▁- ▁We ▁can ' t ▁leave ▁them . ▁I ▁can ' t ▁deal ▁with ▁this . ▁S orry ▁to ▁inter rupt , ▁but ▁I ▁need ▁your ▁daughter ▁alive . ▁- ▁We ▁have ▁a ▁team ▁meeting ▁in ▁five ▁minutes . ▁Oh , ▁h oney , ▁I ▁can ▁b are ly ▁under -- ▁I ▁know ▁she ' s ▁still ▁there . ▁- ▁We ▁are ▁not ▁women . ▁There ' s ▁the ▁police ▁station . ▁Am ▁I ▁late ▁for ▁my ▁bus ? ▁People ▁don ' t ▁surv ive ▁water ▁land ings , ▁Henry . ▁P ull ▁up . ▁Be nder ▁and ▁Sol ▁here ▁correctly ▁completed ... ▁- I ▁follow ▁you , ▁My ▁Lord . ▁Oh , ▁okay , ▁I ' m ▁leaving . ▁Do ▁you ▁need ▁anything ▁I ▁don ' t ▁want ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁that . ▁Are ▁you ▁sure ▁you ▁w an na ▁do ▁that ? ▁- ▁- ▁You ▁know , ▁if ▁we ' re ▁not ▁helping ▁each ▁other , ▁Don ' t ▁you ▁know ▁what ▁could ' ve ▁happened ...? ▁- ▁V ery ▁fun ny , ▁S her l ock . ▁They ▁know ▁who ▁I ▁am . ▁But ▁I ▁must ▁know ▁what ▁happens ▁if ▁I ▁do . ▁So ▁what ▁did ▁you ▁do ? ▁His ▁last ▁s ate ll ite ▁call ▁has ▁been ▁received ▁by ▁another ▁Sat ▁phone ▁at ▁R oyal ▁Mal ays ian ▁Hospital ▁Wh ich ▁is ▁why ▁now ▁I ▁give ▁you ▁a ▁brother ▁to ▁brother ▁answer . ▁Frank lin , ▁get ▁your ▁mask ▁on ! ▁I ▁mean ▁that ' s ▁where ▁this ▁whole ▁thing ▁is ▁happening , ▁isn ' t ▁it ? ▁L ist en , ▁you ▁cannot ▁walk ▁away ▁from ▁this . ▁I ▁want ▁one ▁million ▁dollars . ▁- ▁I ▁did ▁not ▁know . ▁Yes , ▁but ▁you ' re ▁typically ▁quite ▁r ude . ▁What ▁can ▁I ▁do , ▁mother ? ▁So ▁you ▁don ' t ▁think ▁that ▁a ▁person ' s ▁in ability ▁to ▁connect ▁with ▁some body ▁else ▁comes ▁from ▁something ▁in ▁their ▁past ? ▁W ol ves ▁don ' t ▁h ide ▁in ▁trees . ▁I ▁came ▁here ▁tonight ▁because ▁I ▁thought ▁maybe ▁someone ▁could ▁give ▁me ▁a ▁few ▁t ips , ▁help ▁me ▁out ▁a ▁little . ▁P apa , ▁it ' s ▁not ▁you ▁fault . ▁The ▁League ▁isn ' t ▁after ▁us ▁anymore ; ▁I ▁am ▁free ! ▁Being ▁a ▁Muslim ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁bad ▁thing , ▁M and ira . ▁I ' ve ▁decided ▁to ▁help ▁you , ▁Ben . ▁I ▁thought ▁you ▁told ▁him ▁that ▁you ▁were ▁just ▁like ▁him . ▁- ▁Then ▁why ▁tonight ? ▁But ▁the ▁truth ▁is ... ▁you ▁really ▁ought ▁to ... ▁try ▁that ▁Bel g ian ▁a le , ▁man . ▁Don ' t ▁look ▁at ▁me . ▁You ▁said ▁it . ▁No ▁need ▁to ▁go ▁any where , ▁there ▁he ▁is . ▁Your ▁world ▁is ▁now ▁my ... ▁My ▁wife ▁and ▁child ▁died ▁at ▁their ▁hands . ▁You ▁already ▁have ▁your ▁mir acle , ▁sir . ▁They ▁called ▁it ▁an ▁investigation . ▁Can ▁Alex ▁K ane ▁stop ▁The ▁N orse man ▁from ▁completing ▁his ▁ritual ▁before ▁mid night , ▁October ▁31 st ? ▁We ▁found ▁this ▁kn ife ▁in ▁your ▁class room . ▁- G od , ▁J ake , ▁watch ▁your ▁tail . ▁Oh , ▁I ▁saw ▁you . ▁Look , ▁I ▁know ▁it ' s ▁not ▁easy ▁to ▁just ▁trust ▁me . ▁Who ▁knows ▁what ▁he ' s ▁planning ▁to ▁do ▁next ? ▁We ▁took ▁G er ald ▁L y d on ' s ▁case . ▁It ▁has ▁taken ▁me ▁many ▁years ▁to ▁find ▁this . ▁So ▁it ▁has n ' t ▁rain ed ▁since ▁June , ▁it ' s ▁not ▁gonna ▁rain ▁again ▁until ▁September . ▁We ' re ▁not ▁terror ists , ▁we ' re ▁j ur ists . ▁That ' s ▁Alex ander , ▁my ▁son . ▁D ro p ▁your ▁gun ... ▁or ▁I ▁shoot ▁your ▁friend . ▁I ▁know , ▁I ▁was ... ▁Any body ▁can ▁do ▁it . ▁I ▁don ' t ▁care ▁if ▁they ▁know ▁we ' re ▁married . ▁You ' re ▁going ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁little ▁friend ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁land ing . ▁Please , ▁she ' s ▁my ▁daughter . ▁But ▁I ▁did ▁come ▁to ▁learn ▁this . ▁Yeah , ▁well , ▁it ' s ▁something ▁I ' ve ▁been ▁doing ▁with ▁my ▁friends ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁year , ▁so ▁it ' s ▁kind ▁of ▁important . ▁- ▁No , ▁no , ▁wait , ▁that ' s ▁him ! ▁I ▁pray ed ▁that ▁An na ▁would ▁get ▁better ▁and ▁that ▁we ▁could ▁play ▁so cc er ▁again ▁like ▁we ▁used ▁to . ▁Family ▁can ▁be ▁useful . ▁If ▁you ▁feel ▁like ▁you ▁have ▁to , ▁don ' t . ▁Kar l , ▁don ' t ▁forget ▁Dad ' s ▁last ▁words : ▁" L ist en ▁to ▁the ▁yellow ▁bird ". ▁No , ▁don ' t ▁do ▁that . ▁But ▁I ▁don ' t ▁appro ve . ▁I ' ve ▁never ▁seen ▁an ▁o g re ▁cry . ▁Look ▁Mr . ▁Raj , ▁I ▁am ▁a ▁cor por ate ▁lawyer . ▁They ▁murdered ▁our ▁king ! ▁We ▁thought ▁you ▁should ▁decide ▁what ▁to ▁do . ▁I ▁stopped ▁them , ▁sir . ▁- ▁So , ▁is ▁it ▁good ? ▁You ▁real ize ▁our ▁problems ▁aren ' t ▁over , ▁don ' t ▁you , ▁Max ? ▁If ▁we ▁have ▁the ▁sur gery ▁now , ▁I ▁could ▁die , ▁Bill ▁At kins on ▁says ▁that ▁you ' re ▁good . ▁Do ▁you ▁believe ▁Luc ian ▁died ▁the ▁way ▁they ▁say ? ▁So , ▁November ▁30 th , ▁10 : ▁43 . ▁He ' s ▁a ▁good ▁kid ▁Frank . ▁You ' re ▁afraid ▁of ▁time . ▁He ▁thinks ▁something ▁happened . ▁You ' re ▁a ▁success , ▁Dar ren . ▁Col on el ▁He nd ry ▁is ▁here . ▁What ▁I ▁wanted ▁to ▁say ▁was ▁I ▁would ▁never ▁do ▁anything ▁to ▁hurt ▁you . ▁I ▁mean , ▁I ▁could ▁be ▁your ▁tour ▁guide . ▁His ▁father ' s ▁done ▁well . ▁You ▁gave ▁her ▁those ▁flowers . ▁Are ▁your ▁parents ▁still ▁alive ? ▁You ▁know ▁F ine , ▁he ▁got ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁business man . ▁W ish ▁me ▁l uck , ▁Mom ma . ▁I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁he ▁lik ed ▁the ▁col or . ▁Be ▁careful , ▁little ▁girl . ▁This ▁isn ' t ▁the ▁time ▁to ▁make ▁hard - and - fast ▁decisions . ▁Dr . ▁Tell er ▁and ▁the ▁computer ▁dis k . ▁Five ▁minutes ▁soon er ▁or ▁five ▁minutes ▁later , ▁everything ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁different . ▁Hey ! ▁Take ▁them ▁inside ▁and ▁begin ▁the ▁20 -20 ▁match . ▁Thanks . ▁It ▁was ▁my ▁mom ' s . ▁Pet e ▁said ▁you ▁felt ▁sick ▁yesterday . ▁- ▁Dar ling , ▁are ▁you ▁all ▁right ? ▁You ▁mean ▁you ▁can ' t ▁hear ? ▁I ▁think ▁it ' s ▁go in ' ▁down . ▁I ▁real ized ▁it ' s ▁only ▁you . ▁I ▁remember ▁giving ▁you ▁something . ▁N orm , ▁this ▁is ▁my ▁daughter , ▁O ly mp ia . ▁- ▁What ▁is ▁your ▁name , ▁sold ier ? ▁The ▁police ▁are ▁search ing ▁for ▁you . ▁Be ▁careful . ▁U h , ▁H ank ▁G er r ard ▁and ▁Ell ie ▁Wil son ? ▁Do ▁you ▁have ▁any ▁idea ▁what ▁time ▁it ▁is ? ▁What ▁are ▁they ▁doing ▁here ? ▁B ig ▁deal . ▁My ▁car ▁tal ks ▁to ▁me . ▁It ' s ▁called ▁G PS . ▁- ▁I ▁know ▁I ▁saw ▁you ▁on ▁June ▁13 th . ▁Will ▁T an ner ▁is ▁still ▁alive . ▁Why ▁can ' t ▁you ▁stay ▁in ▁my ▁room ? ▁I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁it ▁can ▁take ▁any ▁more ▁weight ! ▁We ' re ▁here ▁because ▁of ▁you . ▁Well , ▁the ▁thing ▁is ▁I ' m ▁special . ▁No , ▁I ▁got ▁some ▁st uff ▁to ▁do . ▁Oh , ▁well , ▁forget ▁him . ▁Next ▁thing ▁I ▁know ▁I ' m ▁z ip ▁tied ▁to ▁the ▁ban ister ▁and ▁he ' s ▁taking ▁Andre j ▁and ▁Jo v ana ▁into ▁the ▁bed room . ▁Mr . ▁F lem ing , ▁can ▁I ▁talk ▁to ▁you ▁for ▁a ▁minute ? ▁See , ▁you ▁don ' t ▁feel ▁that ? ▁Comm ander ▁T ilt on , ▁take ▁the ▁prison er ▁back ▁to ▁her ▁cell . ▁- ▁Yeah , ▁but ▁it ▁wasn ' t . ▁R ide ▁or ▁die , ▁remember ? ▁This ▁guy ▁b other ing ▁you ▁again , ▁Miss ▁Don ov an ? ▁My ▁name ' s ▁S her l ock ▁H ol mes . ▁- ▁Here ▁you ▁go . ▁We ▁need ▁to ▁disc over ▁what ▁his ▁connection ▁is ▁To ▁the ▁ass istant ▁director . ▁Just ▁you ▁and ▁me , ▁Frank . ▁What ▁do ▁you ▁say ? ▁- ▁I ▁don ' t ▁care ! ▁I ' m ▁very ▁sorry ▁about ▁my ▁friend . ▁I ' m ▁sorry , ▁man , ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁new ▁bodies . ▁And ▁sir , ▁I ' m ▁a ▁common ▁man . ▁I ▁am ▁sure ▁a ▁girl ▁is ▁waiting ▁somewhere ▁just ▁for ▁me , ▁dad . ▁I ' d ▁say ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁profess or ▁of ▁East ▁Asian ▁Stud ies ▁who ' s ▁been ▁to ▁Thailand ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁weeks . ▁- ▁Kar l , ▁we ▁got ta ▁stick ▁together . ▁Okay , ▁J ason , ▁I , ▁u m ... ▁Oh , ▁ye ah , ▁like ▁you ▁didn ' t ▁order ▁p ist ons ▁off ▁the ▁Internet . ▁- ▁L iz , ▁what ' s ▁happening ? ▁At ▁the ▁moment ▁I ' m ▁with ▁M ike ▁and ▁Y as uk o . ▁Will ▁you ▁step ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁car ▁please , ▁L onn ie ? ▁Hey ▁d ude ... te ll ▁me ▁the ▁truth . ▁But ▁m ama ▁you ▁promised ... ▁I ▁love ▁you , ▁too , ▁R ust y ! ▁I ▁just ▁pick ed ▁the ▁wrong ▁tree . ▁That ▁note book ▁isn ' t ▁mine . ▁Jack , ▁can ▁you ▁hear ▁me ? ▁So ▁where ▁is ▁she ? ▁Now ▁we ' re ▁all ▁here . ▁Mart in ' s ▁been ▁home ▁a ▁month . ▁I ' ll ▁get ▁you ▁some ▁water , ▁L inc oln . ▁I ▁love ▁you , ▁too , ▁son . ▁Did ▁you ▁find ▁out ▁the ▁truth ▁about ▁who ▁you ▁are ? ▁The ▁young ▁man ▁returned ▁home . ▁What ▁happened ▁to ▁my ▁daughter ? ▁You ▁g ained ▁Alex ' s ▁trust ▁back . ▁- ▁All ▁right , ▁I ' m ▁list ening . ▁Don ' t ▁let ▁him ▁get ▁away ! ▁He ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁kill ▁my ▁son . ▁You ▁live ▁in ▁this ▁room , ▁right ? ▁Is ▁the ▁car ▁okay ? ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁ask ▁you ▁to ▁talk ▁to ▁anyone ▁for ▁me . ▁You ▁don ' t ▁have ▁to ▁lie ▁to ▁me , ▁boy . ▁Now , ▁if ▁you ▁still ▁don ' t ▁understand ▁you ▁can ▁see ▁it ▁all ▁on ▁network ▁T V . ▁- ▁Rome o , ▁find ▁this ▁man . ▁No , ▁I ▁never ▁said ▁that . ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁tell ▁her . ▁/ ▁Re ally ? ▁No ▁one ' s ▁seen ▁him ... ▁But ▁we ▁were n ' t ▁really ▁talking ▁about ▁living ▁ab road . ▁That ' s ▁what ▁I ▁told ▁' em ▁before ▁I ▁killed ▁' em . ▁You ' re ▁sc ared ▁because ▁you ▁can ' t ▁control ▁me . ▁People ▁who ▁threat en ▁this ▁country ▁every ▁day . ▁I an ▁is ▁a ▁the ore tical ▁phys ic ist ▁from ▁L os ▁Al am os . ▁I ▁have ▁to ▁bring ▁my ▁brother ▁home . ▁Can ▁you ▁take ▁me ▁to ▁B omb ay ? ▁I ▁thought ▁you ▁were ▁dead . ▁I ▁mean , ▁C A A ▁is ▁incred ibly ▁ra re , ▁but ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁just ▁a ▁co incidence . ▁She ▁killed ▁a ▁U . ▁S . ▁Marsh al . ▁Why ▁would ▁I ▁come ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁here ▁to ▁kill ▁Am ber le ▁when ▁I ▁had ▁a ▁million ▁ch ances ▁out ▁there ▁in ▁the ▁wood s ? ▁We ' re ▁st uck ▁together ▁until ▁we ▁get ▁the ▁money . ▁So , ▁let ▁me ▁just ▁make ▁something ▁small ▁fly , ▁like ... ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁say ▁I ' d ▁let ▁you ▁live ! ▁S om ething ▁under ▁the ▁box , ▁I ▁think ▁it ' s ▁a ▁cover . ▁What ▁if ▁I ▁told ▁you ▁that ▁the ▁Pat ri ots ' ▁fans ▁were ▁black , ▁the ▁G i ants ' ▁fans ▁white ? ▁Does ▁this ▁mean ▁you ' re ▁back ? ▁I ▁finally ▁found ▁him . ▁No , ▁you ▁can ' t ▁go . ▁How ▁do ▁you ▁know ▁it ' s ▁antib iot ics ▁you ▁need ? ▁When ▁I ▁say ▁" now ", ▁let ▁it ▁out . ▁You ▁know ▁what ▁my ▁mission ▁is ? ▁Here ▁to ▁double ▁my ▁family ' s ▁inherit ance . ▁I ▁just ▁got ▁back ▁to ▁America . ▁Despite ▁some ▁historical ▁and ▁interesting ▁buildings , ▁L u anda ▁is ▁bas ically ▁not ▁a ▁tour ist ▁city . ▁We ▁were ▁e ager ly ▁waiting ▁for ▁that ▁day . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁newly ▁cert ified ▁test ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁is ▁available ▁currently . ▁It ▁comes ▁after ▁a ▁century ▁of ▁joint ▁marriage . ▁It ' s ▁a ▁big ▁lie ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁doing ▁all ▁this ▁for ▁show . ▁On ▁day ▁8, ▁you ▁can ▁move ▁on ▁to ▁R ot hen burg . ▁Remember ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁August ▁27 th , ▁it ▁important . ▁But ▁he ▁said : ▁I ▁have ▁never ▁seen ▁a ▁woman . ▁According ▁to ▁him , ▁the ▁name ▁Facebook ▁doesn ' t ▁fully ▁en comp ass ▁everything ▁the ▁company ▁does ▁now ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁closely ▁link ed ▁to ▁one ▁product . ▁The ▁Bill ▁also ▁high l ights ▁additional ▁concerns ▁over ▁the ▁legal ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁baby ▁born : ▁Who ▁lived ▁not ▁in ▁sight ▁of ▁the ▁water . ▁They ▁believed ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁government ▁dri ven ▁by ▁a ▁force ▁behind ▁it . ▁In ▁the ▁real ▁world , ▁there ▁is ▁never ▁an ▁easy ▁solution ▁for ▁our ▁politicians . ▁But ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁And roid ▁were n ' t ▁as ▁rel iable ▁as ▁we ▁might ▁like ▁to ▁remember . ▁Now ▁he ▁is ▁over ▁8 0, ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁still ▁che er ful ▁and ▁still ▁dream s ▁of ▁space . ▁Re fer ring ▁to ▁the ▁period ▁between ▁December ▁and ▁March , ▁we ▁wrote : ▁My ▁love ▁never ▁failed , ▁you ▁forced ▁it ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁S ens ory ▁per ception ▁could ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁six th ▁sense ▁that ▁everyone ▁ought ▁to ▁have . ▁We ▁welcome ▁visitors ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁secure ▁borders ▁and ▁open ▁doors . ▁But ▁they ▁( and ▁most ▁other ▁people ) ▁are ▁wrong . ▁And ▁those ▁who ▁don ' t ▁believe ▁in ▁them ▁feel ▁shame ▁and ▁become ▁emot ional . ▁Pay ▁for ▁writing ▁varies ▁greatly . ▁This ▁proposal ▁will ▁be ▁considered ▁by ▁global ▁leaders ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Health ▁Asse mb ly ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁month . ▁Of ▁course , ▁the ▁v ast ▁majority ▁of ▁these ▁2.1 ▁billion ▁users ▁won ' t ▁be ▁ide al ▁customers ▁for ▁your ▁business . ▁But ▁four ▁years ▁later ▁- ▁after ▁many ▁more ▁priests ▁and ▁prayers ▁joined ▁Our ▁Lady ' s ▁cause , ▁she ▁announced ▁that ▁" time ▁will ▁be ▁short ened " : ▁He ▁said : ▁" We ▁have ▁no ▁fear ." ▁At ▁that ▁point , ▁the ▁debt ▁free ▁life ▁can ▁get ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁problem . ▁The ▁events ▁of ▁16 19 ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁that ▁history . ▁500 , ▁your ▁loan ▁will ▁be ▁forg iven ▁in ▁full . ▁I ▁decided ▁to ▁report ▁this ▁development ▁to ▁my ▁superv is or , ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ isation ▁( W HO ) ▁consult ant . ▁Can ▁you ▁say ▁that ▁I ▁have ▁changed ▁the ▁living ▁standards ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁B eng al ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁10 ▁years ? ▁After ▁all , ▁you ▁won ' t ▁have ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁like ▁this ▁again ▁- ▁until ▁next ▁year . ▁In ▁the ▁present ▁age ▁of ▁self - ident ification , ▁names / ▁us ern ames ▁hold ▁the ▁ut most ▁importance . ▁said : ▁" He ▁was ▁a ▁true ▁lege nd " ▁This ▁month ▁we ▁are ▁proud ▁to ▁reach ▁two ▁million ▁flight ▁hours ▁in ▁the ▁E 17 5. ▁The ▁under lings ▁will ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁loose . ▁But ▁there ▁is ▁so ▁much ▁more ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁in ▁A ri z ona ▁bank ing ▁during ▁2020. ▁Hey ▁J enny , ▁do ▁you ▁want ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁a ▁date ▁with ▁me ? ▁The ▁car ▁was ▁big , ▁but ▁he ▁still ▁had ▁to ▁cont ort ▁himself . ▁In ▁late ▁2003 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁State ▁Minister ▁( dep uty ▁minister ) ▁for ▁Health ▁and ▁served ▁for ▁just ▁over ▁a ▁year . ▁He ▁later ▁added : ▁" Do ▁you ▁want ▁me ▁to ▁sell ▁more ▁sh ares , ▁B ern ie ?" ▁In ▁point ▁7 ▁of ▁his ▁10 ▁reasons ▁why ▁the ▁Russian ▁Rev olution ▁should ▁be ▁studied , ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁following ▁observation : ▁F ishermen ▁say ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁seen ▁them . ▁But ▁we ▁will ▁carry ▁on ▁with ▁the ▁sur gery ▁because ▁of ▁your ▁kind ness . ▁And ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁worry . ▁But ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁ch ase ▁them ▁away , ▁the ▁way ▁they ▁were ▁ch ased ▁away ▁was ▁wrong . ▁Third - part y ▁business ▁partners ▁whom ▁you ▁can ▁reach ▁through ▁the ▁services . ▁You ▁may ▁have ▁read ▁up ▁a ▁lot ▁about ▁the ▁food s ▁to ▁give ▁your ▁baby ▁in ▁this ▁month . ▁You ▁can ▁also ▁use ▁the ▁D ub ai ▁Met ro . ▁Oh , ▁when ▁did ▁my ▁princess ▁wake ▁up ? ▁I ▁need ▁your ▁since re ▁and ▁courage ous ▁" y es ." ▁The ▁numbers ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁a ▁year ▁will ▁then ▁be ▁not iced ▁more ▁quickly ▁and ▁will ▁receive ▁more ▁attention . ▁But ▁his ▁piece ▁is ▁ri fe ▁with ▁false hood s . ▁You ▁may ▁not ▁necess arily ▁choose ▁to ▁forgive ▁the ▁person ▁who ▁hur ts ▁you ▁( alth ough ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁therapeutic ▁as ▁well ), ▁but ▁at ▁least ▁forgive ▁yourself . ▁He ▁recommend s ▁them ▁so ▁much , ▁they ▁should ▁become ▁a ▁sp ons or ▁for ▁the ▁show ! ▁I ▁think ▁that ▁is ▁what ▁they ▁are ▁Thanks ▁for ▁your ▁support , ▁we ▁have ▁become ▁top ▁3 ▁manufact ure rs ▁in ▁our ▁local ▁market ▁of ▁S audi ▁Arab ia . ▁We ▁experienced ▁it ▁twice ▁during ▁the ▁term ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁government . ▁This ▁is ▁what ▁happens ▁when ▁you ▁hold ▁me ▁t ight . ▁I ▁promise , ▁it ▁will ▁still ▁be ▁ad or able ! ▁E at ▁it ▁on ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁and ▁distrib ute ▁it ▁as ▁Pr as ad ▁to ▁others ▁as ▁well . ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁she ▁had ▁tried ▁it ▁and ▁this ▁time ▁she ▁had ▁succeeded . ▁Some body ▁does ▁this ▁in ▁his / her ▁free ▁time ? ▁S aid , ▁" F irst ▁of ▁all , ▁let ' s ▁make ▁sure ▁that ▁your ▁friend ▁is ▁actually ▁dead ." ▁We ▁then ▁started ▁a ▁campaign ▁showing ▁how ▁he ▁supported ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁state , ▁and ▁by ▁2013, ▁we ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁ban ▁him ▁and ▁other ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁players ▁here . ▁All ▁of ▁your ▁surpris es , ▁both ▁big ▁and ▁small , ▁never ▁fail ▁to ▁sur prise ▁me . ▁I ▁know ▁what ▁my ▁future ▁is . ▁A ▁D oc ument ary ▁Ph ot o ▁exhibition ▁called ▁" The ▁Path s ▁We ▁W alk " ▁was ▁in aug ur ated ▁in ▁New ▁Delhi . ▁The ▁' b est ▁friends ' ▁and ▁sister s ▁were ▁both ▁surprised . ▁He ▁also ▁never ▁mentions ▁the ▁word , ▁" im per ial ism ." ▁Look ing ▁back ▁to ▁202 1, ▁I ▁think ▁it ▁was , ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part , ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁long - term ▁re - acc um ulation . ▁But ▁once ▁a ▁child ▁cho oses ▁it ▁for ▁themselves , ▁that ▁is ▁where ▁the ▁problem ▁starts . ▁My ▁family ▁used ▁to ▁spend ▁thousands ▁of ▁dollars ▁on ▁shop ping , ▁but ▁' our ' ▁family ▁will ▁opt ▁for ▁the ▁middle ▁path . ▁In ▁Nic arag u a ▁you ▁work ▁in ▁Z one ▁16 ▁and ▁17 , ▁some body ▁can ▁help ▁me . ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁habit ▁of ▁using ▁an est hes ia ▁for ▁sur gery . ▁I ▁co ach ▁many ▁professional ▁women ▁to ▁get ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁way ▁in ▁the ▁d ating ▁world . ▁As k ▁them ▁about ▁the ▁games ▁they ' re ▁playing . ▁I ▁don ' t ▁know ... J uly ▁2010 ▁She ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁one ▁reaching ▁out ▁to ▁you ▁and ▁you ▁can ▁get ▁back ▁to ▁her ▁here ▁and ▁there . ▁pressure , ▁but ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁fut ility ▁and ▁Local ▁authorities ▁say ▁those ▁who ▁cannot ▁walk ▁should ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁u pper ▁flo ors ▁of ▁their ▁buildings . ▁Bas ically ▁you ▁can ▁live ▁all ▁your ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ▁on ▁E 2 ▁vis a . ▁Please ▁let ▁him ▁be ▁the ▁one . ▁He ▁recently ▁told ▁me ▁the ▁truth ▁about ▁something . ▁How ▁to ▁keep ▁results ▁over ▁time ▁when ▁you ▁don ' t ▁know ▁tomorrow ? ▁I ▁don ' t ▁want ▁to ▁lose ▁a ▁read er . ▁But ▁now , ▁he ▁says , ▁the ▁family ▁are ▁pray ing ▁together . ▁As k ▁yourself , ▁" W ould ▁people ▁share ▁this ▁with ▁their ▁friends ▁or ▁recommend ▁it ▁to ▁others ?" ▁Arab ic ▁language , ▁so ▁that ▁you ▁may ▁understand . ▁do ▁you ▁think ▁they ▁will ▁forgive ▁us ? ▁Nevertheless , ▁if ▁there ' s ▁still ▁a ▁t ag ▁on ▁the ▁pair ▁of ▁shoes , ▁they ▁are ▁quite ▁safe ▁to ▁wear . ▁I ▁have ▁seen ▁horrible ▁things ▁in ▁Israel . ▁Wel come ▁to ▁the ▁T w enty - f irst ▁century ▁and ▁the ▁f ruits ▁of ▁" pro gress ". ▁If ▁you ▁had ▁seen ▁them ▁that ▁day , ▁then ▁you ▁would ' ve ▁married ▁them ▁by ▁now . ▁S ING AP OR E : ▁What ▁should ▁you ▁do ▁if ▁you ▁hear ▁your ▁neigh b ours ▁fight ▁or ▁their ▁children ▁scre am ing ▁and ▁cry ing , ▁and ▁you ▁think ▁it ▁could ▁be ▁a ▁case ▁of ▁family ▁violence ? ▁Don ' t ▁bring ▁up ▁all ▁past ▁issues ▁as ▁weap ons . ▁You ▁are ▁all ▁represent atives ▁of ▁newspapers , ▁so ▁I ▁ask ▁you ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁understand ▁this ▁movement ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁possible ▁for ▁the ▁good ▁of ▁all ▁human ▁society . ▁I ▁remember ▁talking ▁to ▁a ▁doctor ▁from ▁my ▁South ▁Asian ▁community ▁about ▁my ▁goals , ▁and ▁he ▁told ▁me , ▁" so ▁you ▁want ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁crazy ▁people , ▁aren ' t ▁you ▁afraid ▁you ' ll ▁become ▁crazy ▁in ▁the ▁process ?" ▁Per f ection ists ▁are ▁usually ▁created ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁social ▁pressure . ▁We ▁told ▁the ▁police ▁it ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁an ▁earthquake . ▁" We ' ve ▁got ▁to ▁open ▁up ," ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁most ▁pop ulous ▁state ▁said ▁on ▁Friday . ▁A ▁deep er ▁look ▁into ▁the ▁future ▁- ▁Around ▁or ▁after ▁19 75 ▁fam ine ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁cause ▁un rest ▁in ▁many ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁A ▁bad ▁word ▁will ▁be ▁dele ted ▁by ▁two ▁reports ▁( from ▁different ▁devices ). ▁After ▁you ' ve ▁come ▁to ▁trust ▁each ▁other , ▁why ▁do ▁you ▁feel ▁bad ▁about ▁them ▁talking ? ▁You ▁have ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁read ▁the ▁L avan ya ▁book ▁online . ▁In ▁the ▁days ▁before ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁mean ▁from ▁one ▁single ▁book . ▁However ▁the ▁usual ▁challeng es ▁fac ed ▁by ▁a ▁farm er ▁were ▁quite ▁enough ▁to ▁make ▁him ▁app rehensive . ▁In ▁September , ▁Prince ▁George ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁start ▁school . ▁Any one ▁wish ing ▁to ▁improve ▁their ▁daily ▁life ▁and ▁feel ▁better ! ▁Let ▁us ▁practice ▁it ▁100% ▁and ▁our ▁next ▁generation ▁will ▁be ▁different . ▁So ▁she ▁decided ▁to ▁buy ▁a ▁b icy cle ▁and , ▁as ▁thousands ▁of ▁other ▁Indian ▁mig rant ▁workers ▁have ▁done ▁since ▁March , ▁made ▁her ▁way ▁home . ▁2 ▁long ▁years ▁later ▁- ▁90% ▁of ▁work ▁was ▁done ▁by ▁me ▁in ▁my ▁sp are ▁time , ▁and ▁my ▁perfect ▁house ▁is ▁ready . ▁Rec ently ▁it ▁collabor ates ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁T ok y o . ▁So on er ▁or ▁later ▁as ▁a ▁graph ic ▁design er , ▁you ▁will ▁need ▁to ▁man age ▁high - qu ality ▁projects . ▁Report ing ▁to ▁police ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁difficult ▁decision . ▁Of ▁course , ▁you ▁should ▁work ▁with ▁our ▁examined ▁U RL s . ▁Saint ▁Luc ia ▁Ce lebr ates ▁the ▁Re op ening ▁of ▁the ▁Can ad ian ▁Mar ket ▁The ▁rent ▁for ▁the ▁room ▁and ▁other ▁day - to - day ▁expenditure ▁is ▁being ▁taken ▁care ▁of ▁by ▁my ▁sp ons ors , ▁so ▁I ▁am ▁not ▁having ▁any ▁financial ▁issues . ▁But ▁there ' s ▁good ▁news ▁- ▁the ▁animal ▁and ▁its ▁owners ▁have ▁now ▁made ▁a ▁full ▁rec overy . ▁I ▁have ▁a ▁third ▁reason : ▁he ▁lives ▁in ▁France ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁hung ry ▁and ▁cold . ▁And ▁when ▁he ' s ▁rich , ▁what ▁else ▁can ▁be ▁done ▁for ▁him ? ▁Five ▁had ▁died ▁by ▁February ▁11, ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁data ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁research . ▁T alk ▁to ▁your ▁sister . ▁she ▁will ▁take ▁care ▁of ▁you . ▁So ▁we ▁ordered ▁one ▁of ▁each . ▁Also ▁must ▁be ▁remembered , ▁that ▁this ▁job s ▁site ▁is ▁still ▁growing . ▁" I ▁doubt ▁it ' s ▁just ▁a ▁co incidence ," ▁he ▁said ▁on ▁his ▁You T ub e ▁ch annel . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁doubt ▁about ▁it ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁a ▁real , ▁real ▁change ▁- ▁more ▁than ▁you ▁know . ▁Bl ue H ost , ▁for ▁example , ▁has ▁continued ▁to ▁th ri ve ▁under ▁its ▁new ▁management . ▁Don ' t ▁believe ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁spoken ▁and ▁rum oured ▁by ▁many . ▁All ▁are ▁in ▁a ▁clear ▁record . ▁If ▁you ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁race ▁me ▁like ▁that ▁and ▁try ▁and ▁take ▁me ▁out ▁- ▁I ▁guess ▁he ▁was ▁mad ▁from ▁Te x as ▁last ▁week ▁- ▁I ▁don ' t ▁know . ▁When ▁He ▁opened ▁the ▁second ▁se al ... A n other ▁horse , ▁f ier y ▁red , ▁went ▁out . ▁Just ▁don ' t ▁mark ▁your ▁cal end ar ▁for ▁an ▁event ▁on ▁March ▁16 th . ▁If ▁we ▁can ▁show ▁it ▁occur ring ▁in ▁m ars up ial s , ▁it ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁occur ring ▁in ▁other ▁animals , ▁including ▁hum ans . ▁If ▁it ▁is ▁advice , ▁I ▁do ▁not ▁need ▁it . ▁You ▁can ' t ▁come ▁here ▁with ▁half ▁questions ▁and ▁half ▁det ails ▁of ▁what ▁happened . ▁As ▁we ▁came ▁back ▁and ▁forth ▁from ▁se ating ▁people , ▁we ▁played ▁a ▁little ▁game ▁with ▁each ▁other : ▁" What ▁are ▁you ▁th ank ful ▁for ?" ▁To ▁get ▁the ▁maximum ▁from ▁training , ▁first ▁and ▁fore most , ▁a ▁person ' s ▁att itude ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁right ▁- ▁something ▁that ▁is ▁often ▁forgotten . ▁Ag ricult ural ▁well s ▁are ▁provided ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁want . ▁As ▁we ▁are ▁approaching ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁2018, ▁we ▁will ▁welcome ▁our ▁most ▁important ▁day ▁over ▁the ▁year ! ▁We ▁say ▁this ▁case ▁belong s ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁So ▁that ▁you ▁can ▁decide ▁for ▁yourself , ▁in ▁the ▁short est ▁time ▁possible , ▁how ▁it ▁feel s , ▁and ▁what ▁it ▁means . ▁C S : ▁Yeah , ▁because ▁now ▁I ▁think ▁it ▁could ▁be ▁called ▁Wh ite ▁F riend s , ▁so ▁ye ah , ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁very ▁different . ▁But ▁this ▁depends ▁on ▁the ▁us age ▁and ▁the ▁environment ▁of ▁the ▁computer . ▁Yes ▁he ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁use ▁me ▁for ▁his ▁benefit . ▁The ▁dri vers ▁too ▁finished ▁their ▁work ▁and ▁returned ▁back . ▁It ▁really ▁depends ▁on ▁individual ▁brain ▁chem istry ▁and ▁how ▁it ▁affects ▁you . ▁If ▁anyone ▁else ▁d ares ▁to ▁say ▁so , ▁however , ▁a ▁sister ▁would ▁protect ▁you ▁to ▁death . ▁They ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁ter rif ied ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁Em il ie ▁in ▁the ▁room , ▁but ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁bra ve ▁enough ▁to ▁go ▁and ▁touch ▁this ▁d op p el g anger . ▁I ' m ▁sorry , ▁but ▁that ' s ▁just ▁being ▁a ▁sheep ▁of ▁the ▁wrong ▁kind . ▁My ▁be lo ved , ▁this ▁will ▁happen ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁war . ▁But ▁no ▁one ▁really ▁goes ▁to ▁Hon ol ul u ▁to ▁stay ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁sun . ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁I ' m ▁bre aking ▁the ▁rules ▁to ▁say ▁this : ▁please ▁read ▁all ▁the ▁books ▁on ▁the ▁short list ," ▁she ▁added . ▁Trans net , ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁economy ; ▁Then , ▁they ▁ask ▁you ▁for ▁your ▁b io ▁( bi ography ). ▁The ▁West ▁ref uses ▁to ▁receive , ▁and ▁will ▁accept ▁only ▁what ▁it ▁constru cts ▁for ▁itself . ▁Every where ▁you ▁look ▁today , ▁the ▁wrongdo ers ▁and ▁the ▁ty rants ▁are ▁doing ▁well . ▁I ▁found ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁new ▁friends ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁now ▁I ▁got ▁a ▁co ol ▁job ▁in ▁my ▁native ▁country . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁meeting , ▁the ▁managers ▁of ▁each ▁department ▁made ▁a ▁year - end ▁review , ▁looking ▁back ▁at ▁the ▁past ▁and ▁looking ▁forward ▁to ▁the ▁future . ▁We ▁always ▁know ▁what ▁to ▁do ▁next , ▁you ▁can ▁trust ▁us ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁first ▁or ▁following ▁steps . ▁For ▁example , ▁if ▁you ▁want ▁to ▁go ▁with ▁her ▁to ▁d ance ▁classes , ▁then ▁she ▁should ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁something ▁interesting ▁to ▁you . ▁Remember , ▁you ▁need ▁that ▁experience ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁short cut ▁in ▁Fore x . ▁But ▁he ▁couldn ' t ▁do ▁it ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁everyone . ▁Are ▁you ▁ready ▁for ▁another ▁week ' s ▁worth ▁of ▁free ▁mov ies ? ▁Every one ▁says ▁he ▁light s ▁up ▁a ▁room ▁- ▁he ▁will ▁come ▁in ▁and ▁make ▁you ▁laugh . ▁Therefore , ▁in ▁our ▁opinion , ▁you ▁should ▁try ▁le an ▁diet ▁in ▁any ▁case . ▁But ▁when ▁we ▁speak ▁of ▁resistance , ▁we ▁mean ▁the ▁opposite . ▁I ▁was ▁looking ▁forward ▁to ▁visit ▁U z be k istan ▁this ▁year . ▁You ' re ▁so ▁important ▁to ▁him ▁and ▁he ▁thinks ▁of ▁you ▁as ▁a ▁blessing ▁every day ! ▁To ▁be ▁honest , ▁I ▁am ▁not ▁sure ▁if ▁this ▁web ▁host ▁is ▁good ▁or ▁bad ▁today . ▁The ▁Germ an ▁army ▁will ▁assume ▁leadership ▁of ▁four ▁projects . ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁must ▁now ▁enter ▁into ▁an ▁agreement ▁before ▁the ▁8 th ▁of ▁January , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁process . ▁J oy ▁S ▁meet s ▁these ▁requirements ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁package . ▁Hig her ▁Education ▁in ▁Europe ▁is ▁its ▁official ▁journal . ▁Each ▁of ▁these ▁solutions , ▁once ▁proven ▁in ▁India , ▁will ▁be ▁offered ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁address ▁global ▁challeng es . ▁At ▁a ▁quick ▁gl ance , ▁you ' d ▁think ▁that ▁this ▁model ▁is ▁worth ▁twice ▁its ▁price . ▁At ▁this ▁stage , ▁they ▁learn ▁that ▁they ▁must ▁control ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁their ▁teeth ▁as ▁they ▁can ▁sometimes ▁hurt . ▁The ▁mor al ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁and ▁the ▁message ▁to ▁us ? ▁Pati ence ▁is , ▁perhaps , ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁gold en ▁rules . ▁That ' s ▁what ▁I ▁hear , ▁I ' d ▁say ▁there ' s ▁possibly ▁drugs . ▁Further ▁Re ading : ▁T ry ing ▁H ard ▁to ▁Make ▁Some one ▁Like ▁You ? ▁You ▁can ▁give ▁up ▁that ▁att itude , ▁and ▁then ▁there ▁will ▁be ▁hope . ▁Not ▁only ▁that , ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁sweet ▁name . ▁We ▁still ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁long ▁shad ow ▁of ▁1983 . ▁One ▁mother ▁said ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁there ▁from ▁5 ▁am ▁to ▁6 ▁pm ▁every ▁day ▁for ▁six ▁days ▁but ▁had ▁not ▁received ▁any ▁information ▁about ▁her ▁son . ▁See ing ▁children ▁communic ating ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁at ▁school , ▁I ▁understand ▁that ▁we ▁live ▁in ▁an ▁absolutely ▁different ▁time . ▁So ▁this ▁" B ig ▁G ame " ▁has ▁not ▁yet ▁ruled ▁out ▁big ▁surpris es . ▁Bet ween ▁1991 - 96 , ▁there ▁was ▁one ▁such ▁case ▁registered ▁every ▁four ▁hours . ▁You ▁don ' t ▁mind ▁when ▁they ▁do ▁something ▁un att ract ive . ▁Well , ▁we ▁are ▁id i ots ▁who ▁have ▁your ▁safety ▁in ▁our ▁hearts ▁and ▁mind s . ▁Here ' s ▁a ▁song ▁you ▁don ' t ▁hear ▁at ▁w edd ings . ▁In st ead , ▁she ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁challenge , ▁and ▁in ▁September ▁2020 , ▁she ▁created ▁the ▁dig ital ▁di ary ▁of ▁her ▁design ers : ▁The ▁good ▁ones ▁are ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁Don ' t ▁worry , ▁you ▁can ▁get ▁it ▁from ▁this ▁link . ▁Red uc ing ▁food ' s ▁environmental ▁impact s ▁through ▁produ c ers ▁and ▁consum ers . ▁F ox con n ▁expect s ▁to ▁achieve ▁the ▁highest ▁prof its ▁in ▁its ▁history ▁in ▁the ▁coming ▁months . ▁I ▁mean , ▁all ▁he ▁has ▁to ▁do ▁is ▁get ▁out ▁and ▁call ▁the ▁police , ▁and ▁case ▁closed ▁W ine ▁is ▁a ▁complex ▁top ic ▁so ▁how ▁do ▁you ▁get ▁started ▁learning ▁about ▁it ? ▁The ▁future ▁of ▁work ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁concept , ▁it ▁is ▁real ▁and ▁being ▁created ▁by ▁our ▁decisions ▁and ▁actions ▁today . ▁Note : ▁In ▁Ex ample ▁1, ▁you ▁do ▁not ▁need ▁the ▁centers ▁in ▁the ▁stars . ▁Dr . ▁L ancer ▁says ▁you ▁should n ' t ▁ever ▁touch ▁your ▁face ▁with ▁d irty ▁hands . ▁Angel os ▁is ▁the ▁Greek ▁word ▁for ▁mess eng er . ▁But ▁if ▁you ▁see ▁it ▁at ▁home , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁growing ▁up . ▁With ▁this ▁one , ▁your ▁friends ▁will ▁want ▁to ▁see ▁your ▁phone ▁every ▁time ▁you ' re ▁around . ▁You ▁have ▁been ▁asked ▁to ▁trust ▁a ▁new ▁C ert ific ate ▁Authority . ▁The ▁work ▁per mit ▁for ▁A zer b ai jan ▁is ▁usually ▁granted ▁for ▁30 ▁days . ▁C lic k ▁on ▁I ▁do ▁not ▁want ▁my ▁benefits ▁and ▁then ▁proceed ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁steps ▁as ▁mentioned ▁above ▁for ▁the ▁website . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁primary ▁source ▁and ▁distribution ▁of ▁funding ▁must ▁be ▁outside ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Every ▁now ▁and ▁then ▁though , ▁she ' d ▁forget ▁herself . ▁Pe ace fully ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁victory . ▁Sometimes , ▁it ▁goes ▁to ▁sp am , ▁but ▁we ▁have ▁forwarded ▁you ▁the ▁link . ▁I ▁thought ▁about ▁the ▁pl ight ▁of ▁poor ▁children , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁ways ▁to ▁help ▁them . ▁If ▁you ▁can ' t ▁stop ▁drinking ▁on ▁your ▁own , ▁tell ▁your ▁doctor . ▁3 ▁id i ots ▁will ▁forever ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁how ▁you ▁should ▁follow ▁your ▁heart ▁when ▁it ▁comes ▁to ▁making ▁major ▁life ▁decisions . ▁If ▁you ▁are ▁here ▁and ▁you ▁feel ▁impris oned , ▁escape — as ▁soon ▁as ▁you ▁can — with ▁all ▁my ▁bless ings . ▁We ▁have ▁discussed ▁the ▁large - scale ▁job s ▁that ▁fire f igh ters ▁often ▁do . ▁When ▁there ' s ▁a ▁gl itch , ▁your ▁brain ▁is ▁batt ling ▁for ▁control ▁between ▁the ▁real ▁world ▁and ▁the ▁dream ▁world . ▁Their ▁ears ▁were ▁smaller ▁than ▁those ▁of ▁today ' s ▁elephants . ▁Take ▁your ▁time ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁get ▁forced ▁by ▁others , ▁including ▁your ▁own ▁family . ▁But ▁over ▁time ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁control ▁system ▁based ▁on ▁fear . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁questions ▁for ▁truth ▁or ▁d are , ▁but ▁do ▁you ▁know ▁how ▁the ▁game ▁works ▁and ▁its ▁rules ? ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁comparison ▁to ▁you ▁in ▁the ▁Un iverse . ▁The ▁last ▁time ▁I ▁came ▁back , ▁after ▁four ▁hours ▁of ▁doctors ▁attempt ing ▁to ▁rev ive ▁me , ▁I ▁said , ▁" Why ▁did ▁you ▁bring ▁me ▁back ?" ▁We ▁have ▁lost ▁women ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁This ▁is ▁our ▁city ▁again ▁and ▁I ' m ▁your ▁M L A . ▁P yle : ▁It ▁was ▁like ▁working ▁with ▁12 ▁year ▁old ▁boys . ▁Now ▁people ▁aren ' t ▁just ▁interested ▁with ▁what ' s ▁in ▁her ▁bag , ▁but ▁also ▁with ▁whether ▁they ▁might ▁have ▁a ▁chance ▁of ▁winning . ▁He ▁did ▁however ▁ad mit ▁that ▁the ▁suspect ▁may ▁be ▁dead ▁at ▁this ▁point . ▁I ▁learn ▁som thing ▁from ▁you ▁every day , ▁Il ash ... ▁People ▁may ▁call ▁you ▁" c ra zy ," ▁but ▁one ▁day , ▁they ▁will ▁real ize ▁that ▁you ▁were ▁right . ▁He ▁further ▁said , ▁" In it ially , ▁we ▁were ▁sc ared ▁at ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁going ▁back ▁to ▁work ." ▁Finally , ▁between ▁2013 ▁and ▁2016, ▁three ▁major ▁sc and als ▁ro cked ▁this ▁world ▁and ▁brought ▁down ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁most ▁important ▁leaders . ▁Freedom ▁- ▁this ▁concept ▁is ▁much ▁bro ader . ▁Those ▁who ▁knew ▁Ph ill ips ▁described ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁successful ▁model ▁and ▁mother . ▁If ▁the ▁answer ▁is ▁yes , ▁whether ▁they ▁are ▁for ▁personal ▁or ▁business ▁use , ▁then ▁you ▁need ▁Go ogle ▁An aly t ics . ▁In ▁your ▁past , ▁you ▁might ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁as ▁good ▁as ▁you ▁are ▁now , ▁but ▁that ▁doesn ' t ▁matter . ▁In ▁the ▁com ics , ▁General ▁R oss ▁is ▁the ▁Red ▁H ul k , ▁but ▁that ' s ▁not ▁what ▁they ' re ▁going ▁to ▁do ▁in ▁the ▁mov ie . ▁It ▁will ▁not ▁have ▁enough ▁soldiers ▁to ▁replace ▁civil ▁servants ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁See ▁if ▁your ▁student ▁can ▁select ▁the ▁correct ▁answer ▁for ▁each . ▁Thanks ▁to ▁the ▁Y H T s , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁bus es ▁has ▁increased . ▁QUES TION : ▁It ▁makes ▁very ▁good ▁sense , ▁and ▁I ▁have ▁done ▁that ▁but ▁maybe ▁not ▁often ▁enough . ▁What ▁do ▁you ▁not ▁remember ? ▁But ▁the ▁school ▁remained ▁open ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁oper ate ▁ ille g ally . ▁I ▁love ▁the ▁Internet , ▁and ▁also ▁everything ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁App le . ▁Moreover , ▁many ▁of ▁us ▁are ▁trying ▁to ▁wake ▁others ▁up ▁to ▁what ' s ▁really ▁going ▁on ... ▁but ▁are ▁often ▁shut ▁down . ▁First ▁of ▁all , ▁it ' s ▁live ▁communication ▁with ▁interesting ▁people ▁in ▁real - time . ▁That ▁is ▁always ▁the ▁key , ▁my ▁friends . ▁Those ▁or g ans ▁will ▁remain ▁same ▁unt ill ▁their ▁death ▁without ▁much ▁changes . ▁I ' ve ▁been ▁back ▁more ▁than ▁2.5 ▁months ▁( at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁writing ) ▁now , ▁and ▁they ' ve ▁not ▁even ▁once ▁asked ▁how ▁we ' re ▁keeping . ▁I ▁plan ▁to ▁be ▁with ▁them ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time . ▁You ▁have ▁learned ▁a ▁great ▁deal ; ▁you ▁have ▁g rown ▁and ▁changed ▁to ▁a ▁most ▁wonderful ▁degree . ▁He ▁was ▁too ▁e ager ▁to ▁contrib ute ▁to ▁the ▁country . ▁B ig ▁hot els ▁are ▁good ▁places ▁to ▁find ▁them . ▁39 ▁bodies ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁39 ▁attacks , ▁but ▁I ▁immediately ▁not iced ▁it . ▁Now ▁we ' re ▁showing ▁that ▁we ▁can ▁do ▁it ▁without ▁a ▁war . ▁You ▁will ▁never ▁forget ▁these ▁10 ▁" ra re " ▁photos ▁from ▁the ▁past ▁If ▁you ▁don ' t ▁know ▁who ▁are ▁your ▁blog ▁read ers , ▁you ▁are ▁shooting ▁in ▁the ▁dark . ▁If ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁long ▁time , ▁don ' t ▁lose ▁another ▁day ! ▁If ▁people ▁of ▁past ▁centuries ▁could ▁look ▁at ▁us , ▁they ▁would ▁decide ▁that ▁we ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁strange ▁and ▁fr ight ening ▁world . ▁There ▁are ▁pain ful ▁punish ments ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁reject . ▁So ▁they ▁inte nd ▁to ▁absor b ▁the ▁Ear th . ▁I ▁made ▁that ▁th read , ▁now ▁3 ▁years ▁later ▁Al t ush ost ▁has ▁changed ▁in ▁every ▁aspect , ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁called ▁a ▁company ▁now , ▁and ▁they ▁know ▁what ▁they ▁are ▁doing . ▁If ▁you ▁are ▁planning ▁to ▁negot iate ▁a ▁contract , ▁post p one ▁it ▁as ▁today ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁favor able ▁day ▁for ▁you . ▁V ers ion ▁0.9 .2 ▁- ▁4 ▁years ▁and ▁we ▁don ' t ▁break . ▁Any one ▁who ▁knows ▁me ▁knows ▁I ' m ▁a ▁normal ▁guy . ▁With ▁all ▁of ▁these ▁amaz ing ▁places , ▁you ▁can ▁do ▁research . ▁Indeed , ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fast est - m o ving ▁heaven ly ▁bodies . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁working ▁towards ▁taking ▁his ▁designs ▁to ▁India . ▁But ▁this ▁company ▁W on ' t ▁bring ▁you ▁happ iness ▁for ▁a ▁day . ▁I ▁was ▁often ▁refused ▁access ▁to ▁lib r aries ▁and ▁arch ives . ▁This ▁book ▁is ▁relevant ▁and ▁timely ▁for ▁me . ▁Don ' t ▁think ▁people ▁will ▁pay ▁for ▁this ▁knowledge ? ▁The ▁mov ie ▁is ▁about ▁what ▁would ▁happen ▁if ▁the ▁technology ▁you ▁depend ▁on ▁every ▁day ▁turn s ▁against ▁you . ▁Nap ole an ▁had ▁once ▁said ▁" I ▁can ▁face ▁two ▁bat tal ions ▁but ▁not ▁two ▁sc rib es ." ▁Q ▁2, ▁What ' s ▁your ▁advant ages ▁over ▁others ▁and ▁why ▁we ▁choose ▁you ? ▁I ▁know ▁that ▁you ▁have ▁done ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁class . ▁He ▁said : ▁" No ▁exc uses ▁today ." ▁When ▁you ▁listen ▁to ▁them ▁close ▁to ▁each ▁other ▁you ' ll ▁hear ▁music ▁within ▁music . ▁If ▁we ' re ▁honest ▁with ▁our selves , ▁we ▁sometimes ▁feel ▁like ▁our ▁prayers ▁are ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁tele phone ▁game . ▁V ery ▁ra re ly ▁the ▁entire ▁country ▁celebr ates . ▁Hence , ▁a ▁company ▁can ▁get ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁I SO ▁cert ifications , ▁depending ▁upon ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁business . ▁Sir ▁I ▁am ▁St ay ing ▁at ▁the ▁W ash ing ton ▁hot el ▁Ro om ▁505 -50 6 -50 7. ▁Up d ate ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁news ▁every ▁day ▁during ▁lunch . ▁If ▁we ▁had ▁nuclear ▁weap ons ▁today , ▁we ▁would ▁be ▁protected ▁from ▁threat s . ▁It ▁is , ▁however , ▁a ▁critical ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁bank . ▁A ▁happy ▁family ▁is ▁a ▁long ▁conversation ▁that ▁always ▁seems ▁too ▁short . ▁- ▁And r é ▁M au ro is . ▁It ' s ▁the ▁story ▁about ▁a ▁boy , ▁so ▁everything ▁att ra cted ▁me ▁to ▁it , ▁every ▁single ▁thing . ▁Pakistan ▁Foreign ▁Minister : ▁The ▁next ▁big ▁thing ▁is . ▁Are ▁you ▁going ▁to ▁disp ute ▁with ▁him ▁about ▁what ▁he ▁saw ? ▁A ▁99 % ▁chance ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁be ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁mother ▁of ▁his ▁children . ▁This , ▁This ▁15 ▁and ▁the ▁precise ▁results ▁should ▁be ▁decided . ▁More ▁than ▁200 ▁K G S , ▁we ▁will ▁send ▁by ▁sea . ▁They ▁ask ▁you ▁about ▁women ' s ▁m enses . ▁We ▁also ▁proposed ▁sus pending ▁these ▁laws ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁She ' s ▁his ▁girl friend ▁from ▁his ▁childhood , ▁and ▁she ▁doesn ' t ▁keep ▁him ▁in ▁her ▁memory . ▁So ▁I ▁know ▁a ▁lot ▁about ▁this ▁and ▁I ▁try ▁to ▁share ▁what ▁I ▁have ▁learned ▁with ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁are ▁having ▁a ▁hard ▁time . ▁Let ' s ▁make ▁you ▁different ▁from ▁other ▁lab s . ▁Our ▁understanding ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁is ▁that ▁China ▁is ▁wel coming ▁the ▁international ▁team ▁and ▁their ▁visit . ▁She ▁said , ▁It ▁was ▁all ▁make up . ▁In ▁200 4, ▁about ▁one ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁then ▁church ▁members ▁regular ly ▁attended ▁church ▁services . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁experts ▁the ▁ha cked ▁networks ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁burned . ▁I ▁know ▁you ▁are ▁angry ▁because ▁you ▁can ▁no ▁longer ▁play ▁with ▁the ▁truck . ▁Another ▁woman ▁explained : ▁" We ▁have ▁13 ▁in ▁our ▁family ." ▁So ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁danger ▁of ▁inf ilt ration , ▁this ▁is ▁true ▁Yes , ▁no body ▁said ▁Rome ▁would ▁be ▁imm une ▁to ▁this ▁threat . ▁Every ▁day ▁you ▁make ▁decisions ▁that ▁impact ▁the ▁climate . ▁That ' s ▁why ▁you ▁should ▁always ▁keep ▁in ▁mind ▁that ▁all ▁people ▁are ▁different ▁with ▁their ▁unique ▁personal ities ▁and ▁their ▁own ▁vision ▁of ▁this ▁world . ▁" We ▁are ▁in ▁gra ve ▁doubt ▁about ▁what ▁you ▁are ▁asking ▁us ▁to ▁do ," ▁they ▁said . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁students ▁like ▁him ▁waiting ▁for ▁work ▁here . ▁St able ▁and ▁experienced ▁working ▁team : ▁more ▁than ▁80% ▁of ▁the ▁staff s ▁have ▁been ▁working ▁in ▁our ▁fact ory ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁6 ▁years . ▁If ▁you ▁come ▁now ▁you ▁can ▁talk ▁and ▁think . ▁I ▁will ▁bring ▁many ▁nations ▁together ▁from ▁the ▁north . ▁I ▁o we ▁you ▁7 ▁more ▁pictures . ▁The ▁best ▁thing ▁about ▁bringing ▁her ▁to ▁work : ▁With ▁such ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁visitors , ▁you ▁can . ▁The ▁G 4 S ▁Company ▁is ▁for ▁you . ▁Those ▁who ▁think ▁a head ▁of ▁their ▁time ▁are ▁sure ▁to ▁be ▁mis under stood . ▁[ S he ] ▁will ▁be ▁there ▁absolutely . ▁Constant ly ▁develop ▁those ▁ha b its . ▁I ▁love ▁you ▁like ▁I ▁love ▁my ▁vac ation . ▁We ▁take ▁a ▁look ▁at ▁8 ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁ha cks ▁done ▁by ▁the ▁An ony m ous ▁group : ▁It ▁will ▁give ▁you ▁a ▁better ▁prospect ▁of ▁being ▁chosen ▁for ▁a ▁short - term ▁job ▁in ▁B ol iv ia ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁South ▁America . ▁Rep et itions ▁will ▁take ▁place ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁so ▁that ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁still ▁working ▁and ▁the ▁res cu ers ▁will ▁not ▁miss ▁anything . ▁Let ' s ▁take ▁a ▁look ▁at ▁how ▁much ▁you ' ve ▁changed ▁since ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁Facebook ! ▁Ste ve ▁J ob s ▁had ▁four ▁children , ▁according ▁to ▁The ▁Sun . ▁His ▁mother ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁benef ic iary ▁of ▁As ara ▁p ension ▁scheme . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁A EME T , ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁something ▁different ▁from ▁what ▁we ▁are ▁used ▁to . ▁Our ▁message ▁to ▁m af ias ▁is ▁very ▁clear . ▁T er rif ied ▁by ▁the ▁consequences ▁of ▁this ▁revolution ary ▁disc overy , ▁they ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁tell ▁anyone ▁about ▁it . ▁As ▁you ▁can ▁see , ▁you ▁can ▁make ▁it ▁even ▁without ▁practice , ▁and ▁special ▁skills . ▁I ' m ▁sure ▁the ▁right ▁punishment ▁will ▁be ▁given . ▁I ▁know ▁you ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁America , ▁so ▁can ▁you ▁please ▁save ▁the ▁children ▁and ▁people ▁of ▁Syria ? ▁I ▁never ▁thought ▁he ▁would ▁know ▁so ▁much ▁about ▁me ▁and ▁my ▁film s . ▁Who ▁tells ▁us ▁that ▁we ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁witness ing ▁f ake ▁news ▁for ▁years ? ▁The ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁mother ▁shows ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁life . ▁Can ▁you ▁imag ine ▁what ▁would ▁have ▁happened ▁if ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁done ▁to ▁an ▁African ▁American ▁in ▁the ▁US ? ▁This ▁year ▁we ▁had ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁elect ric ▁k ett les ▁and ▁now ▁I ▁defin itely ▁have ▁something ▁to ▁compare ▁with . ▁My ▁and ▁All ▁T as ks ▁make ▁it ▁easy ▁to ▁see ▁what ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁done ▁today , ▁tomorrow , ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁P PS : ▁I ▁have ▁a ▁12 - year ▁old ▁daughter ▁who ▁is ▁equally ▁as ▁imp ressive , ▁but ▁I ▁keep ▁her ▁off ▁of ▁the ▁internet . ▁Th ink ▁about ▁it : ▁Go ogle ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁just ▁a ▁simple ▁search ▁engine . ▁It ▁is ▁their ▁way ▁of ▁showing ▁their ▁grief ▁for ▁the ▁dece ased . ▁We ▁should ▁not ▁see ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁school ▁exam : ▁Step ▁1: ▁First , ▁as ▁always , ▁an ▁en velop e ▁is ▁brought . ▁They ▁are ▁not ▁your ▁best ▁friend , ▁but ▁they ▁are ▁still ▁up ▁there . ▁If ▁you ▁learn ▁to ▁love ▁yourself , ▁you ▁will ▁aut om at ically ▁change ▁these ▁concepts ▁also . ▁I ▁am ▁sorry , ▁please ▁let ▁me ▁prove ▁to ▁you ▁that ▁our ▁relationship ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁me . ▁I ▁remember ▁our ▁tw ent ies . ▁Give ▁me ▁your ▁heart , ▁my ▁son . ▁He ▁brought ▁over ▁his ▁parents ▁and ▁lived ▁there . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁tested ▁successfully ▁during ▁the ▁ongoing ▁credit ▁crisis . ▁Mom ' s ▁birthday ▁sign ifies ▁the ▁date ▁she ▁came ▁into ▁this ▁world . ▁They ▁will ▁turn ▁to ▁one ▁another ▁with ▁questions . ▁The ▁ult imate ▁goal , ▁as ▁already ▁stated , ▁is ▁1.1 600 . ▁And ▁his ▁people ' s ▁center ▁for ▁justice . ▁But ▁there ▁were ▁some ▁games ▁on ▁the ▁W ii ▁U ▁that ▁people ▁loved ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁second ▁chance ▁of ▁sorts . ▁I ▁should ▁clearly ▁mention ▁that ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Council ▁meeting ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁hold ▁alone . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁reason ▁we ▁took ▁this ▁name , ▁Th race . ▁But ▁after ▁thinking ▁about ▁it ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁days , ▁I ▁thought , ▁this ▁could ▁be ▁my ▁last ▁chance ▁to ▁do ▁something ▁like ▁this . ▁The ▁final ▁report ▁is ▁therefore ▁to ▁be ▁certainly ▁wel com ed . ▁Luc k ily , ▁Americ ans ▁get ▁to ▁stay ▁six ▁months ▁in ▁France , ▁so ▁I ' ll ▁have ▁a ▁longer ▁time ▁to ▁play ▁with . ▁By ▁doing ▁this , ▁she ▁wants ▁to ▁know ▁why ▁some ▁students ▁score ▁better ▁than ▁others . ▁It ' s ▁only ▁three ▁hours , ▁so ▁it ' s ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁easy . ▁Andre ▁as ks ▁T im ▁why ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁get ▁a ▁raise ▁this ▁year . ▁All ▁of ▁us ▁fear ▁being ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁statistics . ▁But ▁neither ▁do ▁you ▁know ▁if ▁the ▁next ▁minute ▁belong s ▁to ▁you . ▁At ▁least ▁these ▁are ▁courses ▁that ▁are ▁to ▁come ▁in ▁L atin ▁America , ▁now ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁applying ▁to ▁them ▁is ▁available : ▁We ▁are ▁not ▁going ▁to ▁phys ically ▁elimin ate ▁her . ▁Michael ▁Jordan : ▁all ▁the ▁cars ▁of ▁a ▁famous ▁basket ball ▁player ▁It ' s ▁crazy ▁how ▁perfect ▁they ▁are ▁together , ▁they ▁both ▁know ▁it ▁and ▁couldn ' t ▁be ▁happ ier . ▁One ▁year ▁and ▁13 ,000 ▁down lo ads ▁later , ▁we ▁are ▁happy ▁to ▁release ▁version ▁0.4 .3. ▁But ▁yes , ▁the ▁country ▁has ▁both ▁of ▁the ▁services ▁available ▁for ▁their ▁citizens . ▁The ▁people ▁who ▁are ▁still ▁wearing ▁E ver ▁since ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁established , ▁we ▁have ▁always ▁emphasized ▁on ▁independent ▁research ▁and ▁in n ov ation . ▁Phys ical ▁doubt ▁rel ates ▁to ▁the ▁physical ▁world ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁physical ▁body . ▁Mus ic ▁and ▁cult ures ▁continue ▁to ▁travel ▁and ▁integr ate ▁( es pecially ▁with ▁the ▁internet ▁revolution ). ▁Before ▁the ▁South ▁S ud anese ▁model ▁found ▁success , ▁though , ▁her ▁unique ▁beauty ▁wasn ' t ▁celebr ated ▁by ▁all . ▁Among ▁all ▁the ▁people ▁in ▁this ▁room , ▁which ▁guy / g irl ▁would ▁you ▁like ▁to ▁date ? ▁You ▁did ▁not ▁remember ▁me . ▁My ▁goal ▁is ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁I AT A ▁is ▁a ▁force ful ▁voice ▁supporting ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁global ▁air ▁transport . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁life , ▁she ▁began ▁to ▁call ▁herself ▁" L aud em ▁G lor ia e ". ▁M c nam ara ▁had ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁need ing ▁only ▁one ▁credit ▁card . ▁Since ▁2014, ▁Uk raine ▁has ▁concent rated ▁on ▁the ▁consequences ▁of ▁international ▁terror ism . ▁other ▁adults ▁who ▁live ▁with ▁you . ▁We ▁came ▁with ▁the ▁owners ▁of ▁this ▁land ▁to ▁see ▁what ▁is ▁happening . ▁I ' m ▁finally ▁going ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Paris ! ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁important ▁to ▁tell ▁the ▁person , ▁" We ▁think ▁you ▁are ▁in ▁crisis ." ▁Tru ly ▁I ▁am ▁vill ain ous . ▁The ▁best ▁thing ▁about ▁these ▁tools ▁is ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁free , ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁for ▁now . ▁It ' s ▁not ▁just ▁a ▁5 - minute ▁break ▁but ▁a ▁real ▁p ause ▁for ▁rest ▁and ▁communication . ▁In ▁some ▁cases ▁you ▁will ▁be ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁projects ▁and ▁then ▁paid . ▁There ▁are ▁small ▁schools ▁on ▁the ▁face ▁and ▁body . ▁But ▁if ▁they ▁refused ▁to ▁listen , ▁they ▁would ▁receive ▁the ▁ult imate ▁punishment . ▁The ▁suspect ▁is ▁then ▁often ▁allowed ▁to ▁go ▁home ▁immediately . ▁1970 ▁is ▁a ▁relatively ▁unknown ▁prophet ▁in ▁our ▁times . ▁This ▁allow s ▁you ▁to ▁play ▁your ▁records ▁on ▁your ▁best ▁ste re o ▁systems . ▁At ▁only ▁18 ▁months , ▁he ▁could ▁read ▁the ▁New ▁Y ork ▁T imes . ▁What ▁I ▁can ▁clearly ▁say ▁is ▁that ▁what ▁we ▁do , ▁or ▁don ' t ▁do , ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁week ▁will ▁have ▁a ▁mass ive ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁local ▁and ▁perhaps ▁national ▁tra ject ory ▁of ▁the ▁coronavirus . ▁You ' ll ▁understand ▁why ▁people ▁share ▁some ▁vide os , ▁but ▁not ▁others . ▁The ▁normal ▁range ▁depends ▁on ▁the ▁person ▁and ▁their ▁activities . ▁It ▁can ' t ▁b urn ▁twice . ▁I ▁depend ed ▁on ▁you ▁before ▁I ▁was ▁born . ▁But ▁that ▁opinion ▁will ▁be ▁re born ▁in ▁thousands ▁of ▁lives ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁S ure , ▁you ▁talk / te xt ▁throughout ▁the ▁day ▁and ▁spend ▁time ▁together , ▁but ▁are ▁you ▁actually ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁their ▁life ? ▁I ▁mean , ▁it ▁is ▁about ▁these ▁things , ▁but ▁it ▁requ ires ▁more ▁than ▁just ▁sit ting . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁every ▁way . ▁Are ▁you ▁thinking ▁of ▁eating ▁differently ▁in ▁the ▁future , ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁information ▁you ▁read ▁so ▁far ? ▁QUES TION : ▁In ▁my ▁mother ' s ▁lif et ime , ▁she ▁has n ' t ▁had ▁a ▁happy , ▁joy ful , ▁good ▁life . ▁His ▁heat m ap ▁stretched ▁the ▁full ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁p itch . ▁After ▁twenty ▁years , ▁Py th on ▁2 ▁has ▁finally ▁reached ▁end ▁of ▁life . ▁( L ife ▁expect ancy ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁is ▁now ▁79 ▁for ▁men ▁and ▁83 ▁for ▁women .) ▁They ▁g ig g led ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁raised ▁their ▁hands ▁to ▁ask ▁for ▁help . ▁Do ▁you ▁know ▁who ▁else ▁lik es ▁food ▁and ▁travel ? ▁In ▁short , ▁you ▁buy ▁the ▁host ing ▁services ▁provided ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁A 2 ' s ▁rese ller ▁host ing ▁plans ▁and ▁then ▁sell ▁them ▁to ▁others , ▁possibly ▁for ▁a ▁profit . ▁When ▁you ▁learn ▁something ▁new , ▁your ▁brain ▁changes ▁phys ically . ▁H ur ry , ▁the ▁deal ▁won ' t ▁last ▁forever . ▁What ▁happens ▁in ▁a ▁case ▁like ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁children ▁in ▁Ch ic ag o ▁who ▁burned ▁in ▁a ▁fire . ▁Do ▁not ▁send ▁money ▁or ▁other ▁financial ▁information ▁to ▁make ▁her ▁come ▁to ▁you . ▁This ▁year ▁programme ▁will ▁focus ▁on ▁achieving ▁the ▁maximum ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁For um ' s ▁platform ▁for ▁public - pri vate ▁cooperation . ▁we ▁want ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Ad ler , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁better ▁to ▁stay . ▁Despite ▁decades ▁of ▁study , ▁researchers ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁determine ▁how ▁or ▁why ▁the ▁family ▁died . ▁Now ▁let ' s ▁talk ▁about ▁where ▁to ▁go . ▁Russian ▁Women : ▁They ' re ▁looking ▁for ▁you ! ▁My ▁love ▁for ▁you ▁has ▁no ▁dep th , ▁its ▁bound aries ▁are ▁ever ▁exp and ing . ▁Yes , ▁M um , ▁I ▁was ▁list ening ▁to ▁it ▁too . ▁Please ▁tell ▁us ▁the ▁secret ▁of ▁the ▁tree . ▁What ▁is ▁a ▁three - minute ▁egg ? ▁I ▁don ' t ▁make ▁any ▁claims ▁that ▁you ▁can ▁increase ▁your ▁size ▁or ▁strength ▁through ▁these ▁products . ▁Take ▁me ▁somewhere ▁safe . ▁Yet , ▁unc ons cious ly , ▁you ▁think ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁combined . ▁N othing ▁is ▁more ▁important ▁than ▁having ▁a ▁24 × 7 ▁operating ▁web ▁host , ▁after ▁all , ▁your ▁visitors ▁may ▁come ▁to ▁your ▁site ▁from ▁time ▁z ones ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world . ▁She ▁doesn ' t ▁invest ▁( any more ). ▁It ▁seems ▁to ▁me ▁that ▁today ... ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁see ▁the ▁sense ▁in ▁res ol ving ▁issues . ▁The ▁Father ' s ▁House ▁has ▁fore war ned ▁you ▁about ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁goals ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Or der : ▁reducing ▁the ▁global ▁population , ▁yet ▁you ▁are ▁let ting ▁this ▁go ▁un not iced . ▁Girl ' s ▁education ▁was ▁spec if ically ▁targeted ▁by ▁the ▁T al ib an , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁200 8, ▁they ▁had ▁destroyed ▁over ▁400 ▁schools . ▁First ▁of ▁all , ▁this ▁is ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁market ▁economy , ▁since ▁in ▁conditions ▁of ▁t ough ▁competition , ▁the ▁financial ▁condition ▁of ▁any ▁company ▁depends ▁... ▁Re ason ▁( R ): ▁It ▁happens ▁only ▁when ▁there ▁is ▁lack ▁of ▁professional ▁education . ▁Some ▁decisions ▁are ▁taking ▁up ▁to ▁3 ▁years ▁time . ▁An ▁individual ' s ▁R H R ▁varies ▁throughout ▁the ▁day . ▁8 ▁things ▁that ▁make ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁work . ▁Do ▁you ▁think ▁he ▁will ▁right ly ▁guide ? ▁If ▁you ▁have ▁an ▁empty ▁room , ▁you ▁can ▁inv ite ▁travel ers ▁to ▁spend ▁a ▁night ▁and ▁pay ▁per ▁night . ▁It ' s ▁true ▁that ▁I ' ve ▁acqu ired ▁the ▁rem ake ▁rights ▁of ▁a ▁H ol ly w ood ▁film . ▁Remember , ▁George , ▁no ▁man ▁is ▁a ▁failure ▁who ▁has ▁friends . ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁worked ▁hard ▁for ▁years ▁for ▁Un ified ▁field ▁theory , ▁but ▁still ▁couldn ' t . ▁Indeed , ▁there ▁is ▁ease ▁with ▁hard ship . ▁Sim ple ▁st uff - but ▁if ▁I ▁can ▁get ▁1% ▁better ▁at ▁all ▁of ▁those ▁things ▁today , ▁I ▁will ▁be ▁moving ▁in ▁the ▁right ▁direction . ▁It ▁is ▁just ▁to ▁critic ize ▁the ▁b ish op ▁and ▁even ▁the ▁P ope ! ▁Every ▁morning ▁is ▁special ▁and ▁you ▁will ▁not ▁get ▁them ▁again . ▁19 58 : ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Im m ig ration ▁assum ed ▁responsibility ▁for ▁transl ating ▁functions . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁solution ▁against ▁that , ▁you ▁lost ▁that ▁person . ▁Do ▁you ▁think ▁you ▁are ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁path ▁by ▁opp osing ▁T aw he ed ? ▁But , ▁know ▁that ▁you ▁have ▁been ▁trying ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁conversation ▁with ▁this ▁guy ▁all ▁night , ▁and ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁even ▁give ▁a ▁sh it ▁about ▁it . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁this ▁time ▁period , ▁27 ▁days , ▁we ▁pray ▁in ▁petition ▁for ▁the ▁int ention ▁of ▁the ▁no ven a . ▁How ▁cold ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁2017 ▁but ▁what ▁we ▁are ▁in ? ▁She ▁speak s ▁18 ▁languages , ▁but ▁thinks ▁as ▁one . ▁if ▁[ he ] ▁had ▁ob ey ed ▁the ▁law . ▁This ▁is ▁why ▁we ▁always ▁dream ▁of ▁creating ▁a ▁time - tra vel ▁machine . ▁A ▁b unch ▁of ▁hyp oc rit es , ▁if ▁you ▁ask ▁me ! ▁Some ▁in ▁At l ant a , ▁however , ▁c her ished ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁re - eng age ▁with ▁society . ▁Why ▁is ▁it ▁that ▁they ▁cannot ▁believe ? ▁Facebook ▁analy z es ▁your ▁" are a ▁of ▁interest " ▁and ▁then ▁dec ides ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁to ▁show ▁it . ▁So , ▁I ' ll ▁respond ▁to ▁M s . ▁Sc ott ' s ▁question ▁here . ▁Yes , ▁three ▁texts ▁seems ▁like ▁a ▁big ▁investment . ▁Well , ▁let ' s ▁get ▁you ▁inside , ▁you ▁must ▁be ▁t ired ? ▁Def ine ▁an ▁asse t ▁and ▁a ▁li ability ▁once . ▁Tom orrow ▁I ▁have ▁to ▁go ▁back , ▁so ▁it ' s ▁best ▁we ▁do ▁everything ▁quickly . ▁However , ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁this ▁type ▁of ▁technology ▁and , ▁as ▁an ▁agricultural ▁nation , ▁it ▁should ▁work ▁to ▁att ract ▁invest ors ▁to ▁bring ▁these ▁techn olog ies ▁to ▁the ▁country . ▁Although ▁you ▁may ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁a ▁student , ▁you ▁can ▁use ▁this ▁" gr ad uation ▁month " ▁as ▁a ▁theme ▁to ▁ins p ire ▁this ▁month ' s ▁aff irm ation . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁support s ▁these ▁as pir ations ▁and ▁wants ▁Egypt ' s ▁trans ition ▁to ▁succeed . ▁How ▁long ▁have ▁you ▁been ▁sing ing ▁( in ▁and ▁out ▁of ) ▁a ▁band ? ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁discussion ▁with ▁Mr . ▁Israel , ▁we ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁highlight ▁the ▁benefits ▁for ▁the ▁families . ▁Here ' s ▁hop ing ▁the ▁video ▁will ▁p ush ▁Cl aud ia ' s ▁song ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁level , ▁and ▁really ▁sh ake ▁things ▁up ▁across ▁Europe . ▁And ▁if ▁ann oy ed , ▁they ▁will ▁cause ▁rain ▁as ▁a ▁war ning . ▁John ▁West ▁will ▁adv ise ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁get ▁cl ients ▁from ▁the ▁Internet . ▁There ' s ▁nothing ▁better ▁than ▁ir is , ▁truly . ▁Is ▁that ▁what ▁you ▁said , ▁Bill ? ▁You ' ll ▁never ▁see ▁too ▁many ▁people ▁traveling ▁around ▁T ai w an . ▁If ▁I ▁can ' t ▁count ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁women , ▁it ' s ▁a ▁good ▁sign . ▁When ▁you ▁find ▁an ▁amaz ing ▁one , ▁go ▁a head ▁and ▁share ▁it ▁with ▁your ▁read ers ▁and ▁what ▁you ▁g ained ▁from ▁it . ▁The ▁Man ', ▁with ▁a ▁big ▁capital ▁' M '. ▁Do ▁not ▁be ▁afraid , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁remind ▁them . ▁The ▁country ▁also ▁saw ▁this ▁during ▁the ▁Delhi ▁elections . ▁But ▁in ▁the ▁parties , ▁it ' s ▁pain ful ▁that ▁we ▁p ush ▁it ▁behind ▁and ▁d rown ▁in ▁alcohol . ▁The ▁Mar ian ▁Move ment ▁of ▁Pri ests ▁must ▁be ▁my ▁work ▁alone . ▁She ▁just ▁isn ' t ▁allowed ▁to ▁live ▁free ly . ▁She ▁lived ▁from ▁1907 ▁to ▁195 4 ▁and ▁proud ly ▁promot ed ▁indigenous ▁Me xic an ▁culture ▁through ▁her ▁art . ▁You ▁must ▁have ▁known ▁that ▁man ▁because ▁you ▁are ▁that . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁possible ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁now ▁because ▁the ▁infection ▁has ▁spread ▁everywhere . ▁I ▁bought ▁this ▁phone ▁already ▁two ▁years ▁ago , ▁norm ally , ▁it ▁worked ▁for ▁only ▁six ▁months . ▁just ▁ask ▁the ▁lo vers ▁who ▁are ▁waiting ▁to ▁meet . ▁African ▁soci eties ▁are ▁not ▁ready ▁for ▁real ▁equ ality . ▁The ▁world ▁will ▁not ▁get ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁b reat he ▁anymore . ▁The ▁following ▁week end , ▁Ch ris ▁gave ▁me ▁another ▁drink . ▁R ight ▁now , ▁fans ▁are ▁exc ited ▁because ▁D ou g ▁David son ▁will ▁soon ▁be ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁show . ▁I ▁wouldn ' t ▁recommend ▁a ▁free ▁web ▁host ▁if ▁you ▁are ▁starting ▁out ▁a ▁huge ▁e - com mer ce ▁website . ▁Three ▁years ▁ago , ▁a ▁Russian ▁scient ist ▁published ▁a ▁paper ... ▁In ▁201 0, ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁temporary ▁comm iss ions ▁of ▁5 -10 ▁years . ▁Let ' s ▁do ▁it ▁again ▁- ▁better ▁than ▁ever ! ▁It alian ▁and ▁international ▁tour ism ▁therefore ▁re - st art s ▁from ▁here . ▁as ▁before , ▁and ▁again ▁it ▁was ▁dis bel ieved . ▁It ▁should ▁be ▁noted ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁exactly ▁19 ▁years ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁Tamil . ▁Im ag ine ▁that ▁you ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁19 00 ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁it ▁was ▁often ▁used ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁ones ▁who ▁protect ▁from ▁their ▁st ing iness ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁win ners . ▁Among ▁them , ▁are ▁many ▁mir ac les ... ▁The ▁global ▁weather ▁system ▁will ▁affect ▁your ▁army , ▁gener als , ▁and ▁overall ▁comb at ▁effectiveness . ▁If ▁we ▁do ▁let ▁them ▁enjoy ▁( th is ▁life ) ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years . ▁I ▁need ▁a ▁watch ▁Don ' t ▁take ▁failure ▁person ally : ▁You ▁are ▁not ▁your ▁dream ; ▁your ▁dream ▁is ▁just ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁your ▁life . ▁And ▁then ▁they ▁try ▁a ▁new ▁or ▁different ▁path . ▁France ▁- ▁a ▁few ▁words ▁about ▁the ▁history ▁and ▁geograph y ; ▁Don ' t ▁ask ▁me ▁how , ▁but ▁this ▁worked ▁in ▁my ▁situation . ▁I ▁do ▁not ▁speak ▁of ▁all ▁of ▁you . ▁The ▁sun ▁depends ▁on ▁the ▁national ity . ▁If ▁they ▁don ' t , ▁try ▁another ▁one ▁until ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁hit . ▁Re ady ▁to ▁S erve ▁March ▁2013, ▁For ▁the ▁St reng th ▁of ▁Youth . ▁In ▁China , ▁you ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁strong ▁too : ▁you ▁can ' t ▁feel ▁like ▁you ▁are ▁on ▁vac ation , ▁you ▁need ▁to ▁teach ▁something ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁generations . ▁What ▁would ▁you ▁really ▁love ▁to ▁learn ▁from ▁your ▁blog ? ▁They ▁said , ▁" No , ▁but ▁we ▁will ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁street ▁all ▁night ". ▁I ▁hope ▁we ▁have ▁good ▁relationships ▁with ▁Russia . ▁This ▁option ▁and ▁its ▁requirements ▁are ▁the ▁best ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁already ▁have ▁a ▁business ▁in ▁their ▁home ▁country . ▁If ▁they ▁approach ▁it ▁this ▁way , ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁sad ly ▁mist aken . ▁The ▁phr ase ▁" What ▁you ▁paid ▁will ▁receive ▁you " ▁is ▁true . ▁I ▁look ▁at ▁them ▁as ▁if ▁I ' m ▁cross . ▁They ' re ▁also ▁careful ▁to ▁be ▁h idd en ▁from ▁me ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁possible . ▁When ▁someone ▁goes ▁through ▁the ▁h oles ▁( w hen ▁going ) ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁sound ▁about ▁it . ▁It ▁takes ▁courage ▁to ▁seek ▁assistance , ▁but ▁it ▁can ▁really ▁change ▁your ▁life . ▁These ▁rules ▁still ▁apply , ▁and ▁if ▁your ▁website ▁oper ates ▁in ▁sens itive ▁fields , ▁you ▁should ▁know ▁what ▁you ▁can ▁and ▁cannot ▁do . ▁Their ▁boat ▁was ▁found ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁but , ▁the ▁boys ▁were ▁never ▁found . ▁So , ▁you ▁would ▁want ▁them ▁to ▁become ▁more ▁blind ▁and ▁more ▁ins ane . ▁He ▁can ▁test ify ▁to ▁Parliament ▁twice ▁a ▁year . ▁From ▁then ▁on , ▁returning ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁South ▁Asian ▁woman ▁is ▁not ▁view ed ▁ple asant ly , ▁especially ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁older ▁generation . ▁My ▁brother ▁was ▁playing ▁P U B G ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁friends . ▁All ▁of ▁our ▁phone ▁numbers ▁are ▁real , ▁physical ▁S I M ▁cards . ▁" We ▁need ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁September ▁election ▁and ▁tell ▁people , ▁' This ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁last ▁election ▁for ▁H ong ▁K ong , ' " ▁he ▁said . ▁S ust ain able ▁wood ▁is ▁involved , ▁they ' re ▁easy ▁to ▁install , ▁and ▁you ▁can ▁save ▁10% ▁on ▁them . ▁They ▁don ' t ▁sleep ▁because ▁it ' s ▁a ▁danger ▁z one ▁every ▁night . ▁Just ▁go ▁through ▁this ▁page ▁and ▁see ▁what ▁you ▁should ▁require ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁proper , ▁traditional ▁worship ▁on ▁Jan m ash t ami . ▁Me : ▁" ▁I ▁lik ed ▁the ▁mov ie ▁but ▁I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁that ' s ▁possible ▁in ▁real ▁life ." ▁W ait , ▁why ▁are ▁we ▁fighting ? ▁Q at ar ▁Air ways ▁has ▁increased ▁its ▁service ▁to ▁N iger ia ' s ▁financial ▁center . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁only ▁thing ▁I ▁was ▁thinking ▁about ▁was ▁to ▁play ▁so cc er , ▁play ▁and ▁play ▁again . ▁Sh ould ▁I ▁worry ▁about ▁a ▁terror ist ▁attack ▁in ▁Jordan ? ▁These ▁are ▁L ED ▁light s , ▁so ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁get ▁hot . ▁When ▁I ▁say ▁toward ▁life , ▁it ▁means ▁toward ▁self - exp ression , ▁toward ▁a ▁positive ▁connection ▁with ▁other ▁people . ▁For ▁example , ▁during ▁the ▁tests ▁we ▁did ▁in ▁D ub ai . ▁80% ▁of ▁sales ▁have ▁more ▁than ▁five ▁years ▁of ▁experience , ▁all ▁your ▁inqu ir ies ▁will ▁be ▁well ▁explained . ▁We ▁can ▁do ▁so ▁and ▁have ▁done ▁so ▁under ▁certain ▁conditions . ▁One ▁thing ▁is ▁clear : ▁this ▁method ▁would ▁certainly ▁be ▁useful ▁for ▁this ▁purpose . ▁it ' s ▁not ▁your ▁40 th ▁birthday ▁we ' re ▁celebr ating ▁today ▁- ▁it ' s ▁actually ▁the ▁second ▁ann ivers ary ▁of ▁your ▁39 th ▁birthday . ▁Or ▁have ▁they ▁gone ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁f ol ks ▁with ▁which ▁they ▁have ▁no ▁legal ▁obl igation ? ▁He ▁begins ▁to ▁paint ▁his ▁face ▁with ▁it , ▁and ▁those ▁around ▁him . ▁In ▁2015, ▁the ▁world ▁took ▁two ▁historic ▁steps . ▁In ▁other ▁words , ▁you ▁can ' t ▁coast ▁along ▁on ▁the ▁benefits ▁of ▁last ▁year ' s ▁shot . ▁This ▁year ▁some ▁1200 ▁students ▁and ▁teachers ▁participated , ▁half ▁of ▁them ▁from ▁Me xic o . ▁The ▁2014 ▁political ▁accident ▁will ▁not ▁happen ▁in ▁2019. ▁I ▁d ared ▁to ▁emphasize ▁such ▁things ▁as ▁I ▁do ▁not ▁want ▁you ▁to ▁feel ▁bad ▁in ▁Japan . ▁Your ▁date ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁interested ▁in ▁doing ▁the ▁whole ▁conversation . ▁" S im ilarly ▁for ▁K o chi ▁Met ro , ▁the ▁Centre ▁didn ' t ▁get ▁permission ▁for ▁three ▁years ," ▁he ▁said . ▁Then ▁ask ▁them ▁directly ? ▁Reg ard less ▁of ▁what ▁you ▁are ▁seeing ▁at ▁home , ▁having ▁a ▁conversation ▁is ▁important . ▁Tr ust ▁me , ▁speed ▁is ▁important . ▁And ▁the ▁best ▁thing ▁is ▁you ▁get ▁to ▁control ▁what ▁they ▁do ! ▁" I ▁think ▁they ▁will ▁allow ▁women ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁school ," ▁he ▁said . ▁You ▁will ▁also ▁go ▁six ▁feet ▁down . ▁If ▁you ' ve ▁ever ▁watched ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁of ▁P ok é mon , ▁you ▁should ▁in stant ly ▁know ▁what ▁I ' m ▁talking ▁about : ▁I ▁am ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁business ▁and ▁you ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁full ▁package . ▁We ▁cannot ▁convert ▁to ▁organ ic ▁farm ing ▁all ▁of ▁a ▁sudden . ▁His ▁last ▁words ▁were : ▁" I ▁have ▁done ▁all ▁I ▁have ▁to ▁do ▁in ▁this ▁world " ▁It ▁begins ▁a ▁new ▁era ▁in ▁bus , ▁including ▁Tur key . ▁What ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁full - time ▁employ ee ▁under ▁Cal if orn ia ▁Law ? ▁We ▁have ▁created ▁your ▁future ▁of ▁work ▁m ap ▁- ▁now ▁it ' s ▁time ▁to ▁implement . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁T ED x ▁speak er ▁and ▁has ▁spoken ▁at ▁300 + ▁con ferences ▁and ▁seminars . ▁If ▁he ▁were ▁to ▁leave ▁his ▁wife ▁for ▁you , ▁that ▁would ▁seriously ▁affect ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁kids . ▁We ▁built ▁this ▁site ▁for ▁one ▁purpose : ▁to ▁answer ▁your ▁questions . ▁They ▁spend ▁good ▁l a ic ▁lives ; ▁dis rupt ▁l a ic ▁lives ▁well . ▁It ▁was ▁really ▁cold , ▁our ▁clot hes ▁were ▁taken ▁away ▁from ▁us . ▁St op ▁waiting ▁for ▁your ▁prince ▁on ▁a ▁white ▁horse . ▁I ▁see ▁a ▁light , ▁a ▁warm ▁light . ▁Look ▁at ▁the ▁bless ings ▁and ▁response ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁in ▁France ! ▁On ▁a ▁more ▁serious ▁note , ▁missing ▁your ▁best ▁friend ▁is ▁completely ▁normal . ▁We ▁have ▁to ▁get ▁back ▁to ▁communic ating ▁in ▁our ▁families . ▁If ▁they ▁say ▁no , ▁will ▁you ▁ask ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁month ? ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁women ▁had ▁to ▁fight ▁another ▁war . ▁You ▁are ▁living ▁here ▁full - time . ▁But ▁we ' d ▁never - not ▁once - d isc uss ed ▁what ▁to ▁do ▁after . ▁Your ▁data ▁will ▁be ▁shared ▁only ▁with ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India . ▁As ▁you ▁know , ▁I ▁like ▁to ▁do ▁projects ▁based ▁in ▁reality ▁rather ▁than ▁f ant asy ▁stories . ▁What ▁was ▁the ▁necess ity ▁to ▁talk ▁about ▁such ▁issues ▁at ▁a ▁Pak ist ani ▁discussion ▁board ? ▁Rec ent ▁developments ▁in ▁Afghanistan ▁have ▁made ▁this ▁challenge ▁more ▁apparent . ▁If ▁you ▁are ▁pay ing ▁less ▁than ▁$ 5 ▁per ▁month , ▁don ' t ▁expect ▁to ▁get ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁this ▁speed ▁game . ▁With ▁so ▁many ▁s ights ▁and ▁things ▁to ▁do , ▁Rome ▁can ▁truly ▁be ▁class ified ▁a ▁" g lobal ▁city ." ▁I ' m ▁being ▁investigated ▁because ▁I ' m ▁fighting ▁for ▁unity ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Get ting ▁thousands ▁of ▁people ▁to ▁follow ▁you ▁is ▁no ▁piece ▁of ▁cake . ▁Hell o ▁Ten k o , ▁I ▁understand ▁that ▁you ▁were ▁a ▁law ▁student ▁at ▁first ▁but ▁you ▁are ▁now ▁leading ▁a ▁te ch - based ▁company . ▁People ▁are ▁looking ▁for ▁good ▁food . ▁There ▁are , ▁however , ▁two ▁small ▁issues ▁with ▁Media ▁Temple . ▁Further , ▁even ▁a ▁statement ▁you ▁make ▁through ▁Facebook ▁is ▁public ized ▁like ▁this . ▁Fear ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁place ▁next ▁year ▁as ▁you ▁are ▁today . ▁Is ▁there ▁only ▁one ▁pat ent ▁office ▁- ▁The ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ? ▁Tell ▁yourself : ▁" I ▁am ▁smart ▁and ▁cap able , ▁and ▁I ▁can ▁succeed ." ▁It ' s ▁an ▁opportunity ▁for ▁every ▁child ▁to ▁learn ▁how ▁the ▁technology ▁around ▁us ▁works . ▁When ▁we ▁try ▁to ▁control ▁it , ▁it ▁dest ro ys ▁us . ▁That ' s ▁my ▁character ▁or ▁I ▁should ▁say , ▁that ' s ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁people ▁from ▁my ▁family ▁root . ▁Let ▁no ▁poor ▁person ▁enter ▁into ▁the ▁garden ▁today . ▁More ▁than ▁800 ,000 ▁projects ▁are ▁successful , ▁and ▁300 ,000 ▁users ▁are ▁satisfied ▁with ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁our ▁work ; ▁The ▁p se ud o - le fts ▁play ▁a ▁similar ▁role ▁in ▁other ▁European ▁countries . ▁Here , ▁you ▁need ▁to ▁develop ▁trading ▁systems ▁that ▁revol ve ▁around ▁# 1 ▁rule ▁of ▁trading , ▁don ' t ▁lose ▁money . ▁Your ▁satisf action ▁will ▁be ▁our ▁priority . ▁I ▁don ' t ▁know ▁the ▁person ▁who ▁found ▁him , ▁but ▁the ▁po em ▁in ▁my ▁book ▁took ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁exact ▁place . ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁this , ▁72 % ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁financial ly ▁independent . ▁If ▁you ▁go ▁there , ▁buy ▁a ▁combined ▁tick et ▁for ▁both ▁cast les . ▁Es pecially ▁if ▁you ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁U F C ▁fans ▁who ▁want ▁to ▁see ▁U F C ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁320 ▁rejected ▁the ▁employ er ' s ▁offer . ▁C ould ▁it ▁be ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁her ▁dece ased ▁mother ? ▁D a , ▁a ▁bigger ▁team ▁has ▁management ▁over he ads , ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁individuals ▁are ▁more ▁foc used ▁on ▁a ▁smaller ▁task ▁and ▁ult im ately ▁are ▁less ▁st ressed . ▁We ▁found ▁your ▁company ▁via ▁the ▁Internet ▁and ▁your ▁products , ▁service , ▁delivery , ▁everything , ▁is ▁very ▁good . ▁Then ▁how ▁can ▁he ▁say , ▁" I ▁have ▁come ▁down ▁from ▁heaven ?" ▁Te x as ▁did ▁this ▁in ▁three ▁other ▁games ▁too . ▁You ▁know ▁that ▁I ' m ▁talking ▁about ▁toil ets ▁here , ▁lad ies . ▁Det erm ine ▁to ▁forgive ▁others ▁today . ▁Yes , ▁we ▁are ▁playing ▁the ▁IP L , ▁but ▁the ▁Indian ▁team ▁is ▁my ▁first ▁family . ▁As ▁a ▁film m aker ▁I ▁want ▁to ▁tell ▁about ▁my ▁own ▁life . ▁You ▁will ▁choose ▁the ▁right ▁door ▁to ▁walk ▁through ▁when ▁you ▁see ▁it . ▁St ill ▁at ▁24 ▁grams ▁of ▁sugar ▁so ▁these ▁are ▁still ▁" all owed ." ▁Don ' t ▁look ▁for ▁ways ▁to ▁compl ain , ▁they ▁come ▁nat urally ▁to ▁us . ▁QUES TION : ▁I ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁know ▁whether ▁spir its ▁in ▁the ▁Spirit ▁World ▁are ▁still ▁tied ▁to ▁their ▁country ▁and ▁their ▁names ? ▁It ▁does ▁not ▁matter ▁learning ▁whatever ▁subject ▁is ▁needed ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁this ▁world , ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁normal ▁life . ▁" W ash ▁your ▁hands ▁often ," ▁between ▁194 1 ▁and ▁194 5. ▁L ack ▁of ▁time ▁for ▁studying ▁foreign ▁languages . ▁The ▁ult imate ▁guide ▁to ▁sleeping ▁with ▁15 ▁women ▁in ▁7 ▁days . ▁Ch o ose ▁the ▁mobile ▁oper ator ▁( if ▁it ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁you ). ▁O lder ▁than ▁M ail ch im p ; ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁business ▁since ▁19 9 8. ▁One ▁person ▁wrote : ▁" I ▁can ▁to t ally ▁rel ate ▁to ▁this ... ▁My ▁wife ▁is ▁from ▁And h ra ▁and ▁we ▁are ▁from ▁M adh ya ▁Pradesh . ▁She ▁is ▁really ▁trying ▁to ▁help ▁you . ▁A ▁stra w , ▁but ▁only ▁if ▁you ▁want ▁one . ▁My ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁bring ▁freedom ▁to ▁30 ▁million ▁black ▁people . ▁It ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁border ▁of ▁Te x as ▁where ▁I ▁cross ed ▁the ▁line . ▁Ab ove ▁all , ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁famous ▁for ▁Mac anese ▁and ▁Chinese ▁c u is ines . ▁Then ▁I ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁house ▁where ▁my ▁son ▁was . ▁You ' ll ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁know ▁them ▁better ▁first . ▁No , ▁you ▁haven ' t ▁still ▁bl ab bered ▁We ▁ship ▁from ▁Australia , ▁so ▁if ▁you ' re ▁an ▁international ▁custom er ▁you ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁customs ▁& ▁duties ▁within ▁your ▁own ▁country . ▁This ▁morning ▁I ▁met ▁with ▁a ▁company ▁and ▁shared ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁I ▁could ▁on ▁how ▁and ▁why ▁business es ▁are ▁adop ting ▁social ▁media ▁techn olog ies . ▁You ▁are ▁living ▁independently ▁from ▁him . ▁But ▁few ▁believed ▁him ▁or ▁the ▁stories . ▁App le ' s ▁new ▁M aps ▁are ▁already ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Europe ' s ▁next ▁stop ▁Ab out ▁three ▁weeks ▁ago , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁single ▁" now ▁word " ▁on ▁my ▁heart : ▁We ▁also ▁expect ▁, And ▁say ! ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁it ▁also ▁provides ▁opport unities ▁to ▁our ▁development . ▁I ▁am ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁students ▁who ▁are ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁ban ▁on ▁the ▁n i q ab ▁by ▁the ▁University . ▁Ch o ose ▁20% ▁since ▁it ▁is ▁half ▁of ▁40 %. ▁In ▁my ▁case , ▁it ▁is ▁student ' s ▁data . ▁For ▁the ▁form ation ▁of ▁a ▁G lobal ▁Def ence ▁Committee ▁to ▁secure ▁his ▁freedom ! ▁It ▁is ▁certainly ▁being ▁an ▁intense ▁so ap ▁oper a ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁App le ▁and ▁its ▁employees . ▁Your ▁soldiers ▁are ▁kill ing ▁people . ▁And ▁he ▁carried ▁it ▁off ▁with ▁ease . ▁The ▁importance ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁policy ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁Trade ▁Policy ▁recently ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Cabinet . ▁All ▁in ▁all , ▁# Me T oo ▁is ▁a ▁re action ary ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁real ▁social ▁problem . ▁But ▁that , ▁my ▁dear ▁friend , ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁test . ▁For ▁me , ▁at ▁least , ▁some what ▁of ▁an ▁answer ▁came ▁in ▁2007 ... ▁Does ▁that ▁mean ▁we ▁should n ' t ▁be ▁welcome ▁in ▁par ks ? ▁If ▁even ▁the ▁tra pp ings ▁of ▁Mor occ an ▁culture ▁such ▁as ▁these ▁are ▁too ▁much ▁for ▁you , ▁any ▁hot el ▁bar ▁or ▁rest a ur ant ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁just ▁like ▁home ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁hours . ▁When ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁we ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁ver ge ▁of ▁a ▁global ▁government ▁and ▁global ▁economy ? ▁St ay ▁in ▁school , ▁if ▁you ▁can . ▁But ▁if ▁you ▁start ▁to ▁develop ▁symptoms ▁within ▁14 ▁days , ▁please ▁refer ▁to ▁a ▁relevant ▁government ▁official ▁immediately . ▁Now ▁go ▁out ▁there ▁and ▁show ▁' em ▁that ▁you ▁love ▁them ▁more ▁than ▁us . ▁I ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁comment ▁on ▁five ▁represent ative ▁sports ▁you ▁can ▁enjoy ▁in ▁Japan . ▁Cop ies ▁of ▁the ▁Q ur ' an ▁For g ive ▁and ▁forget ▁yourself . ▁Pr incess ▁D iana ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁" lo ve ▁nothing ▁more ▁than ▁being ▁a ▁mother ." ▁I ▁will ▁be ▁yours ▁forever , ▁just ▁tell ▁me ▁when ▁to ▁start . ▁At ▁that ▁age , ▁the ▁young ster ▁was ▁ready ▁to ▁play ▁senior ▁football . ▁Remember ▁that ▁this ▁process ▁is ▁for ▁you , ▁and ▁only ▁you ▁need ▁to ▁know ▁what ' s ▁really ▁going ▁on . ▁I ▁know ▁where ▁their ▁( H y der ab ad ' s ) ▁strength s ▁and ▁weak ness es ▁are . ▁Because ▁when ▁you ▁finally ▁got ▁her ▁out ▁on ▁a ▁date , ▁a ▁new ▁problem ▁ar ises . ▁We ▁must ▁ad mit ▁that ▁the ▁So vi et ▁Government ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁progress ive ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁signs ▁we ▁are ▁near ing ▁the ▁end ▁( in ▁a ▁good ▁way ). ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁imm ort al . ▁In ▁general , ▁most ▁American ▁trans it ▁systems ▁expect ▁their ▁bus es ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁useful ▁life ▁of ▁12 ▁years ▁and ▁250,000 ▁miles . ▁Of ▁course , ▁Afghanistan ▁is ▁important . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁ask ▁a ▁dis in te rest ed ▁party ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁game ▁at ▁any ▁time . ▁In ▁today ' s ▁article ▁we ▁bring ▁you ▁5 ▁m use ums ▁to ▁visit ▁in ▁Germany . ▁That ▁was ▁agreed ▁by ▁MPs ▁under ▁the ▁C lim ate ▁Ch ange ▁Act ▁in ▁200 8, ▁but ▁will ▁now ▁be ▁amend ed ▁to ▁the ▁new , ▁much ▁tou g her , ▁goal . ▁It ▁all ▁fe eds ▁into ▁my ▁son ' s ▁emot ional ▁intelligence ▁and ▁sexual ▁development . ▁Five : ▁Em ot ional ▁sacrif ices ▁will ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁made , ▁and ▁you ▁may ▁be ▁t orn ▁between ▁two ▁loves . ▁Of ▁course , ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁wise ▁to ▁exerc ise ▁a ▁little ▁extra ▁ca ution ▁if ▁you ' re ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁you ▁do ▁not ▁know ▁well . ▁K i ▁( de pending ▁on ▁weight ) ▁once ▁a ▁day ▁is ▁not ▁spec ified . ▁" It ▁is ▁so ▁horrible ▁what ▁is ▁happening ," ▁he ▁said , ▁" They ▁are ▁our ▁brothers ." ▁You ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁18 ▁in ▁most ▁places . ▁The ▁human ▁is ▁the ▁created . ▁Qu est ion : ▁My ▁friend ▁won ' t ▁be ▁here ▁any ▁more . ▁People ▁born ▁on ▁February ▁23 ▁enjoy ▁spending ▁time ▁with ▁their ▁friends . ▁How ▁will ▁they ▁know ▁you ' ve ▁made ▁a ▁change ▁if ▁you ▁don ' t ▁share ▁that ▁change ? ▁We ▁have ▁14 ▁years ' ▁experience ▁in ▁process ing , ▁so ▁we ▁know ▁more ▁about ▁your ▁needs . ▁We ▁don ' t ▁often ▁discuss ▁online ▁security ▁or ▁the ▁D ark ▁We b . ▁They ▁both ▁found ▁her ▁master ▁( i . e . ▁her ▁husband ) ▁at ▁the ▁door . ▁Remember , ▁you ▁have ▁a ▁great ▁opportunity ▁if ▁you ▁are ▁in ▁India . ▁But ▁little ▁John ▁had ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁sacrif ices ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁Children ▁will ▁try ▁to ▁figure ▁out ▁an ▁expl anation , ▁and ▁this ▁often ▁lead ▁to ▁them ▁bl am ing ▁themselves . ▁My ▁parents ▁knew ▁nothing ▁about ▁cricket . ▁Hey , ▁we ▁all ▁need ▁friends ▁in ▁here . ▁I ▁don ' t ▁have ▁a ▁doubt ▁in ▁my ▁mind ▁this ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁move ▁people ▁towards ▁vaccination . ▁Indeed , ▁this ▁approach ▁en abled ▁us ▁to ▁successfully ▁reb uild ▁this ▁nation ▁after ▁the ▁May ▁196 9 ▁crisis . ▁I ▁only ▁have ▁one ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁resolution : ▁to ▁make ▁you ▁feel ▁like ▁a ▁queen ▁for ▁all ▁365 ▁d ag ar . ▁All ▁you ▁need ▁to ▁know ▁is ▁that ▁your ▁call - to - action ▁( or ▁C T A ▁for ▁short ) ▁is ▁extremely ▁important . ▁I ' m ▁satisfied ▁you ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁sc ene ▁to ▁kill ▁and ▁you ▁would ▁have ▁done ▁so ▁but ▁for ▁the ▁com mend able ▁bra very ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁public . ▁J ane ▁Do e ▁- ▁$ 100 K ▁For ▁all ▁the ▁blog ging ▁he ▁does . ▁At ▁one ▁time ▁you ▁told ▁us ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁eas ier ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁this ▁Path ▁here ▁on ▁Ear th ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁Spirit ▁World . ▁21 ▁days : ▁The ▁heart ▁begins ▁to ▁beat . ▁I ▁want ▁a ▁normal ▁dad . ▁She ' s ▁trying ▁to ▁hurt ▁them ▁for ▁some ▁reason . ▁Is ▁there ▁a ▁clear ▁win ner ▁for ▁you ? ! ▁Please ▁select ▁any ▁additional ▁supplies ▁or ▁services ▁that ▁you ▁would ▁like . ▁I ' d ▁love ▁them ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁us , ▁but ▁what ▁can ▁you ▁do ? ▁I ' m ▁going ▁to ▁show ▁you ▁what ▁many ▁call ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁phot ograph ▁every ▁taken . ▁An ▁N Y PD ▁officer ▁stand s ▁in ▁their ▁way . ▁But ▁we ▁have ▁ass ured ▁them ▁that ▁they ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁mer ged ▁school . ▁Su fficient ▁financial ▁means ▁of ▁the ▁applic ant : ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁assessed ▁by ▁the ▁IND ▁for ▁5 ▁years . ▁it ▁this ▁way : ▁if ▁you ▁leave ▁your ▁girl ▁un s at isf ied , ▁she ' ll ▁probably ▁be ▁out ▁there ▁Please ▁use ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁waiting ▁room ▁when ▁using ▁other ▁facilities . ▁Let ' s ▁see ▁if ▁you ▁can ▁also ▁find ▁something ▁this ▁simple . ▁One , ▁The ▁C lim ate ▁C risis ▁is ▁exist ential ▁- ▁it ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁our ▁primary ▁focus . ▁In ▁2012, ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁two ▁non - U S ▁citizens ▁were ▁n omin ated . ▁V er it ably , ▁the ▁truth ▁about ▁R osal ia ' s ▁life ▁has ▁been ▁lost ▁to ▁time . ▁I ▁showed ▁you ▁how ▁they ▁are ▁both ▁one ▁and ▁the ▁same ▁thing , ▁both ▁two ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁wh ol eness . ▁That ▁would ▁be ▁too ▁easy ▁a ▁punishment ▁for ▁him . ▁In ▁other ▁words , ▁the ▁climate ▁right ▁now ▁is ▁actually ▁anti - sc ient ific . ▁In ▁production ▁and ▁use , ▁the ▁effect ▁is ▁very ▁ob vious . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁great ▁site , ▁and ▁I ▁recommend ▁it ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁want ▁to ▁lose ▁weight ! ▁Did ▁he ▁accept ▁me ▁as ▁a ▁daughter ▁in ▁law ▁of ▁his ▁house ? ▁E gg s ▁have ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁our ▁diet ▁for ▁thousands ▁of ▁years , ▁but ▁we ▁are ▁still ▁learning ▁how ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁useful ▁in ▁human ▁health . ▁F lying ▁cars ▁are ▁finally ▁here . The se ▁are ▁4 ▁ex amples .... ▁Now ▁is ▁the ▁time ▁to ▁show ▁your ▁responsibility ▁and ▁commit ment ▁to ▁all ▁life , ▁including ▁your ▁own . ▁In ▁your ▁book , ▁you ▁arg ue ▁that ▁capital ism ▁was ▁imported ▁into ▁France ▁by ▁the ▁state . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁diagram , ▁and ▁the ▁houses ▁start ▁here . ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁to ▁do ▁anything ▁dr astic , ▁so ▁I ▁w aited ▁a ▁day . ▁L ear n ▁from ▁your ▁mist akes ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁cycle . ▁Or ▁you ▁can ▁ch op ▁the ▁tom at oes ▁into ▁small ▁pieces ▁( pre fer ably ▁a ▁slight ly ▁ri pe ▁ones ) ▁f ry ▁them ▁separ ately ▁and ▁let ▁them ▁bo il . ▁Because ▁let ' s ▁be ▁honest , ▁not ▁everyone ▁lik es ▁music . ▁Finally , ▁open ▁source ▁projects ▁use ▁the ▁following ▁tools ▁to ▁organ ize ▁discussion . ▁For ▁example , ▁here ▁you ▁can ▁bet ▁on ▁your ▁favor ite ▁polit ician . ▁In ▁both ▁cases , ▁I ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁my ▁account ▁immediately ▁after ▁making ▁my ▁payment . ▁The ▁real ▁answer ▁is ▁that ▁you ▁can ▁never ▁call ▁your ▁inm ate ; ▁they ▁can ▁only ▁make ▁out going ▁call s ▁to ▁you . ▁So , ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁friend ▁here ▁this ▁day . ▁He ▁said ▁there ▁is ▁imm ense ▁potential ▁for ▁tour ism ▁in ▁Var anas i , ▁and ▁all ▁efforts ▁should ▁be ▁made ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁city ▁clean . ▁W S : ▁Have ▁you ▁seen ▁more ▁Bl ack ▁and ▁bro wn ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁industry ▁since ▁you ' ve ▁been ▁in ▁it ? ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁sun ▁damage ▁after ▁28 ▁years ▁of ▁driving ▁a ▁delivery ▁truck . ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁find ▁anyone ▁at ▁un iversity ▁and ▁my ▁parents ▁were ▁putting ▁the ▁pressure ▁on . ▁Because ▁this ▁is ▁just ▁the ▁beginning ▁we ▁haven ' t ▁seen ▁anything ▁yet . ▁After ▁his ▁first ▁list ening ▁experience , ▁Ram st e in ▁asked ▁himself ▁how ▁it ▁was ▁different ▁from ▁other ▁aud io ▁devices . ▁There ▁was ▁apparent ly ▁a ▁clinical ▁study ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁last ▁year . ▁During ▁our ▁discussion , ▁we ▁raised ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁mortality ▁rate , ▁we ▁have ▁to ▁make ▁sure ▁it ▁remains ▁as ▁low ▁as ▁possible . ▁This ▁time , ▁they ▁were ▁attacked ▁for ▁conver ting ▁to ▁Buddhism . ▁Data ▁and ▁information ▁are ▁national ▁assets ▁of ▁Government ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁and ▁this ▁page ▁is ▁about ▁sharing ▁it . ▁She ▁then ▁tried ▁to ▁rev ive ▁her ▁children ▁and ▁sat ▁with ▁their ▁cor ps es ▁for ▁hours . ▁In ▁school , ▁the ▁smart est ▁people ▁do ▁not ▁make ▁mist akes . ▁When ▁I ▁became ▁a ▁priest , ▁the ▁stories ▁got ▁worse . ▁One ▁could ▁write ▁a ▁book ▁on ▁po verty . ▁I ' ve ▁always ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁black ▁sheep ▁in ▁the ▁family , ▁and ▁yet ▁she ' s ▁res ent ed ▁me . ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁at ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁$ 1 ▁tr illion , ▁that ▁is , ▁growth ▁may ▁be ▁at ▁least ▁10 ▁times ▁more . ▁I ▁know ▁you ▁want ▁to ▁fight ▁this ▁change , ▁change ▁is ▁sc ary . ▁For ▁this ▁example , ▁let ' s ▁work ▁with ▁Des ign ers . ▁But , ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁of ▁Covid -19, ▁she ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁careful . ▁Finally ▁they ▁have ▁hand led ▁V 8 i ▁name , ▁which ▁remind s ▁us ▁V 7 j ▁but ▁we ▁have ▁already ▁seen ▁some ▁opin ions . ▁I ▁have ▁a ▁conf ess ion ▁to ▁make : ▁I ▁put ▁off ▁traveling ▁to ▁Japan ▁until ▁2011 ▁because ▁I ▁always ▁thought ▁it ▁was ▁too ▁exp ensive . ▁And ▁the ▁country ' s ▁bank ing ▁system ▁also ▁is ▁successful , ▁and ▁it ▁meet s ▁global ▁standards . ▁But ▁when ▁it ▁comes ▁to ▁helping ▁us ▁sleep , ▁some ▁are ▁better ▁than ▁others . ▁Therefore , ▁it ' s ▁better ▁to ▁contact ▁the ▁company ▁without ▁delay . ▁Can ▁a ▁statement ▁made ▁to ▁you ▁by ▁a ▁person ▁who ▁expect s ▁death ▁( a ▁d ying ▁person ) ▁about ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁be ▁presented ▁in ▁court ▁as ▁evidence ? ▁Nevertheless , ▁she ▁look s ▁nat urally ▁beautiful ▁as ▁revealed ▁in ▁the ▁phot o ▁below . ▁However , ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁soft ▁spot ▁for ▁S ass u ol o ▁which ▁his ▁son ▁pl ays ▁for . ▁If ▁she ▁cance led ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁They ▁are ▁as ▁strong ▁as ▁horses . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁way , ▁at ▁S ON G B EN , ▁it ' s ▁All ▁about ▁You ! ▁It ▁will ▁be ▁in ▁Hind i , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁possible ▁to ▁reve al ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁director ▁now . ▁None ▁den ies ▁Our ▁signs ▁but ▁the ▁wrongdo ers ▁And ▁they ▁w aited ▁for ▁the ▁mag ic ▁hour . ▁So ▁do ▁not ▁be ▁s add ened ▁by ▁what ▁they ▁have ▁done . ▁The ▁comm ission ▁will ▁investigate ▁whether ▁the ▁company ▁comp lied ▁with ▁its ▁obl ig ations ▁under ▁new ▁European ▁data ▁protection ▁laws ▁that ▁came ▁into ▁effect ▁in ▁May . ▁Have ▁not ▁the ▁Un bel ie vers ▁been ▁paid ▁back ▁for ▁what ▁they ▁used ▁to ▁do ? ▁Despite ▁all ▁these ▁achieve ments , ▁they ▁were ▁still ▁fear s ▁in ▁the ▁mind ▁of ▁Tom or i . ▁So , ▁let ' s ▁do ▁a ▁quick ▁search ▁and ▁see ▁how ▁many ▁other ▁compet itors ▁or ▁other ▁products ▁like ▁this ▁there ▁are . ▁We ▁had ▁a ▁simple ▁idea ▁that ▁not ▁all ▁pages ▁are ▁created ▁equal . ▁You ▁can ▁write ▁proposals ▁in ▁any ▁language , ▁and ▁we ▁will ▁transl ate ▁them ▁for ▁you . ▁I ▁am ▁very ▁satisfied , ▁this ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁my ▁best ▁de als ▁from ▁here . ▁Mr ▁W ong ▁was ▁asked ▁if ▁this ▁meant ▁higher ▁taxes ▁in ▁Singapore . ▁The ▁effects ▁of ▁business ▁activities ▁on ▁human ▁rights ▁occur ▁in ▁numer ous ▁ways ▁and ▁are ▁well ▁document ed . ▁I ▁had ▁many ▁projects ▁and ▁some ▁I ▁carried ▁out ▁like ▁the ▁am use ment ▁park ▁in ▁Paris , ▁the ▁best - known ▁am use ment ▁park ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Make ▁as ▁many ▁warm ▁up ▁vide os ▁as ▁possible ▁( see ▁Step ▁1 ), ▁but ▁don ' t ▁stop ▁there . ▁He ▁spoke ▁as ▁if ▁it ▁were ▁my ▁fault . ▁Are ▁over ▁40 ▁- ▁or ▁25 ▁for ▁south ▁Asian ▁people ▁The ▁sched ule ▁of ▁hour ly ▁br id ges ▁in ▁St . ▁P eters burg ▁is ▁already ▁known . ▁Ch ai , ▁you ▁have ▁been ▁replaced ▁by ▁an ▁evil ▁master m ind . ▁And ▁all ▁Pakistan is , ▁including ▁dog s , ▁will ▁be ▁shot . ▁Tell ▁me ▁how ▁to ▁get ▁rid ▁of ▁the ▁competition ▁in ▁the ▁trade ? ▁Of ▁course ▁these ▁are ▁assets ▁later ▁on ▁I ▁think ! ▁K ids ▁would ▁love ▁it , ▁and ▁you ▁can ▁play ▁them ▁online . ▁W ind ▁power ▁has ▁a ▁high ▁potential ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁Such ▁as ▁you ▁and ▁your ▁sugar ▁parent ▁are ▁helping ▁one ▁another ▁to ▁achieve ▁your ▁goals , ▁which ▁is ▁100% ▁true . ▁Under stand ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁personal ▁data ▁protection ▁in ▁Europe . ▁( He ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁book .) ▁However , ▁" att ack s ▁on ▁women ▁who ▁are ▁vict im ised ▁by ▁the ▁socio - economic ▁men ace " ▁have ▁suddenly ▁dropped ▁in ▁number ▁in ▁2020. ▁Every ▁foreign er ▁working ▁or ▁studying ▁in ▁H ong ▁K ong ▁could ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁China ! ▁If ▁we ▁had ▁not ▁missed ▁the ▁train , ▁we ▁would ▁have ▁reached ▁the ▁city . ▁Un fort un ately ▁I ▁have ▁a ▁personal ▁emergency ▁to ▁return ▁home . ▁In ▁Germany , ▁we ▁have ▁just ▁finished ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁collect ing ▁and ▁ver ifying ▁the ▁several ▁thousand ▁sign atures ▁required ▁for ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁Ber lin ▁elections . ▁But ▁if ▁I ▁have ▁comm ited ▁the ▁crime ▁they ▁had ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁punish . ▁But ▁first , ▁it ▁takes ▁a ▁tour ▁that ▁cross es ▁several ▁towns , ▁each ▁one ▁more ▁beautiful ▁and ▁historical . ▁She ▁loves ▁the ▁great ▁outdo ors ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁sharing ▁her ▁te ch - rel ated ▁knowledge . ▁Tour ists ▁flee ing , ▁but ▁it ' s ▁not ▁only ▁COVID -19 ... ▁They ▁were ▁st aring ▁at ▁him ▁incred ul ously . ▁P oss ibility ▁of ▁creating ▁rooms ▁with ▁friends ▁to ▁fight ▁against ▁them . ▁I ▁am ▁handling ▁the ▁most ▁risk y ▁cases ▁in ▁Jaffna . ▁C ast : ▁All ▁are ▁famous ▁act ors ▁in ▁this ▁film ▁and ▁done ▁their ▁best . ▁A ▁double ▁down ▁is ▁allowed ▁after ▁a ▁sp lit . ▁Why ▁it ▁Works : ▁This ▁Aust rian ▁red ▁isn ' t ▁what ▁you ' d ▁expect . ▁Sk i ing ▁is ▁quite ▁an ▁exp ensive ▁activity ▁and ▁that ' s ▁why ▁many ▁only ▁do ▁it ▁once ▁or ▁twice ▁a ▁year . ▁Why ▁do ▁I ▁love ▁a ▁married ▁man ? ▁This ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁two - we ek ▁process : ▁I ▁needed ▁to ▁educ ate ▁myself ▁a ▁lot . ▁R us ▁700 ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁what ▁came ▁of ▁it . ▁The ▁constitution ▁gives ▁him ▁absolute ▁power ▁and ▁no body ▁can ▁bring ▁civil ▁or ▁criminal ▁charges ▁against ▁him . ▁His ▁name ▁means ▁" d est roy er ▁or ▁trans form er ." ▁And ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁correct ▁remark , ▁especially ▁if ▁you ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁week . ▁No , ▁I ▁am ▁not ▁against ▁him ▁but ▁he ▁wanted ▁me ▁to ▁res ign ▁before ▁I ▁finished ▁my ▁work . ▁S orry ▁I ▁got ▁D OR K ▁on ▁the ▁floor ! ▁Yet ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁you ▁could ▁not ▁take ▁the ▁chance ▁of ▁ass er ting ▁yourself , ▁because ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁meant ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁price ▁for ▁living . ▁It ▁cannot ▁be ▁demonst rated ▁by ▁chem ical ▁analysis , ▁but ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁proved ▁to ▁the ▁mind . ▁After ▁that ▁I ▁qual ify ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁I ▁am ▁all ▁free . ▁At ▁first ▁they ▁were n ' t ▁sure , ▁but ▁it ▁turn s ▁out ▁they ▁eventually ▁pull ed ▁out ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁growing ▁risks ▁of ▁coronavirus . ▁Do ▁you ▁see ▁any ▁particular ▁challeng es ? ▁What ' s ▁more , ▁we ▁can ' t ▁say ▁many ▁R & D ▁departments ▁are ▁willing ▁to ▁wait ▁pati ently . ▁P . S . ▁- ▁Don ' t ▁forget ▁that ▁you ▁are ▁completely ▁protected ▁by ▁our ▁gu arantee . ▁Every ▁week , ▁our ▁managers ▁improve ▁their ▁cooperation ▁with ▁different ▁compan ies ▁and ▁organizations ▁in ▁Pol and . ▁They ▁did ▁well ▁for ▁England , ▁so ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁about ▁any ▁individual . ▁The ▁truth ▁is , ▁I ▁do ▁not ▁use ▁half ▁the ▁resources ▁list ed ▁in ▁the ▁book . ▁In ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁too , ▁all ▁this ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁done ▁with ▁the ▁farm er ▁who ▁makes ▁a ▁living ▁from ▁agriculture . ▁I ▁feel ▁bad ▁our ▁future ▁generation ▁also ▁se es ▁these ▁and ▁become ▁blind ▁dev ote es . ▁It ▁is ▁under ▁these ▁conditions ▁that ▁Sand ers ▁has ▁chosen ▁to ▁release ▁his ▁so - called ▁" unity " ▁proposals . ▁It ' s ▁our ▁gu arantee ▁that ▁your ▁order ▁will ▁be ▁sh ipped ▁within ▁five ▁days ; ▁therefore , ▁you ▁don ' t ▁have ▁to ▁worry ▁about ▁the ▁process ing ▁status . ▁I ▁knew ▁from ▁the ▁beginning ▁that ▁the ▁US ▁did ▁not ▁inv ade ▁Iraq ▁for ▁dem oc ra cy . ▁And ▁instead ▁of ▁dec iding ▁for ▁you , ▁I ▁think ▁it ' s ▁pret ty ▁clear . ▁If ▁necessary , ▁you ▁will ▁go ▁and ▁buy ▁another ▁one , ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁reg ul ator . ▁Un fort un ately , ▁because ▁of ▁funding ▁he ▁was ▁never ▁able ▁to ▁complete ▁a ▁full - scale ▁function al ▁version ▁of ▁this ▁machine . ▁If ▁love ▁was ▁water , ▁i ' d ▁give ▁you ▁the ▁sea . ▁Another ▁us er ▁said , ▁" This ▁man ▁is ▁living ▁in ▁20 77 ." ▁The ▁same ▁goes ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁pers ist ent ▁man ▁one ▁day . ▁" If ▁this ▁is ▁something ▁for ▁al ums ▁to ▁see ▁[ in ] ▁rem in isc ence , ▁then ▁it ▁is ▁something ▁valuable ▁to ▁continue ," ▁she ▁said . ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁Buddhist ▁country ▁for ▁25 ▁centuries . ▁3) ▁Time ▁of ▁depart ure ▁for ▁a ▁business ▁trip ▁outside ▁the ▁rep ublic . ▁But ▁in ▁recent ▁years , ▁the ▁wildlife ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁supporting ▁the ▁hum ans ▁and ▁other ▁living ▁be ings ▁on ▁earth ▁is , ▁now ▁put ▁in ▁danger ▁by ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁human . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁it ▁became ▁much ▁more ▁clear ▁what ▁she ▁was ▁refer ring ▁to . ▁Let ' s ▁start ▁with ▁these ▁success ▁stories ▁for ▁your ▁ins pir ation . ▁In ▁some ▁situations , ▁we ▁may ▁decline ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁a ▁C ase ▁Sc an , ▁for ▁example ▁if ▁it ▁fall s ▁outside ▁the ▁sc ope ▁of ▁our ▁services . ▁Four th , ▁they ▁are ▁a ▁real ▁est ate ▁agent ' s ▁dream . ▁But ▁if ▁you ' re ▁a ▁western ▁man ▁who ▁wants ▁to ▁date ▁Chinese ▁women , ▁you ' ll ▁find ▁this ▁guide ▁help ful . ▁But ▁this ▁is ▁no ▁reason ▁to ▁expect ▁that ▁women ▁will ▁sleep ▁with ▁you ▁after ▁knowing ▁you ▁for ▁less ▁than ▁24 ▁hours . ▁At ▁least ▁17 ▁states ▁have ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁it . ▁This ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Met rol in er ▁III ▁comes ▁from ▁Germany . ▁" I ▁believe ▁there ▁is ▁still ▁a ▁chance ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁couple ▁of ▁days , ▁but ▁clearly , ▁we ▁are ▁not ▁there ▁yet ." ▁he ▁said . ▁In ▁this ▁sc en ari o , ▁you ' re ▁talking ▁as ▁if ▁you ' ve ▁dou bled ▁the ▁distance ▁between ▁you ▁and ▁your ▁friend . ▁Because ▁as ▁we ▁are ▁a ▁company ▁who ' s ▁managing ▁this ▁region ▁and ▁our ▁name ▁is ▁well - known ▁up ▁there . ▁B aker ▁lived ▁until ▁198 4. ▁Those ▁of ▁you ▁who ▁have ▁shop ped ▁me ▁more ▁than ▁once , ▁you ▁have ▁helped ▁make ▁my ▁career ▁a ▁reality . ▁It ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁that ▁a ▁large ▁percentage ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁in ▁G ree ce ▁are ▁members ▁or ▁supp orters ▁of ▁the ▁f asc ist ▁Party . ▁Franc is ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Church ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁wel coming , ▁and ▁I ▁think ▁he ▁means ▁it . ▁I ▁need ▁help ▁in ▁every ▁aspect ... ▁It ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁answer ▁all ▁the ▁em ails ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁sent ▁to ▁you , ▁but ▁you ▁should ▁try . ▁It ' s ▁just ▁an ▁ill usion : ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁tri angular ▁building ▁in ▁Singapore . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁desire ▁to ▁comb ine ▁mag ico - rel ig ious ▁ritual s ▁( ir r ational ▁methods ) ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁cultural ▁require ment . ▁If ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁war ▁against ▁Russia , ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁nuclear ▁war . ▁Sometimes ▁we ▁have ▁to ▁start ▁with ▁the ▁teachers . ▁Please ▁tell ▁us , ▁what ' s ▁the ▁secret ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁success ? ▁I ▁will ▁not ▁give ▁up ▁on ▁my ▁friends ▁Luc k ily , ▁local ▁officials ▁in ▁each ▁country ▁have ▁seen ▁the ▁fun ny ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁situation . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁" day ▁of ▁justice " ▁( though ▁not ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁world .) ▁For ▁some ▁time ▁now , ▁Russia ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁stay ing ▁with ▁friends . ▁When ▁the ▁price ▁ris es ▁again ▁to ▁the ▁Res istance ▁level , ▁they ▁also ▁decide ▁to ▁sell ! ! ▁Y H ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁alone ▁or ▁in ▁a ▁sent ence . ▁They ' ve ▁been ▁bringing ▁more ▁consum er ▁devices ▁into ▁their ▁working ▁lives , ▁but ▁these ▁don ' t ▁always ▁meet ▁the ▁requirements ▁of ▁the ▁IT ▁department . ▁But ▁if ▁you ▁can ▁work ▁with ▁M I U I , ▁then ▁the ▁M i ▁10 ▁is ▁defin itely ▁a ▁smart phone ▁that ' s ▁worth ▁your ▁attention . ▁For ▁example , ▁anything ▁you ▁wish ▁you ▁had ▁said ▁during ▁the ▁interview . ▁It ▁would ▁need ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁lect ure ▁on ▁this ▁subject , ▁which ▁I ▁may ▁give ▁at ▁a ▁later ▁period . ▁English ▁is ▁the ▁univers al ▁language ▁and ▁if ▁you ▁are ▁traveling ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁or ▁in ▁another ▁country ... ▁If ▁the ▁Us er ▁does ▁not ▁proceed ▁in ▁this ▁way , ▁THE ▁IND I AN ▁F AC E ▁reserv es ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁ref use ▁the ▁return . ▁He ▁showed ▁it ▁to ▁his ▁friends ▁today ▁with ▁pride . ▁And ▁if , ▁when ▁the ▁rain ▁comes ▁down , ▁what ▁if ▁it ▁comes ▁down ▁in ▁a ▁m ud s l ide ? ▁Fear ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁faith , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁wrong ▁direction . ▁Qu ick ly ▁expl ore ▁Australia ▁for ▁a ▁week ▁and ▁it ▁will ▁feel ▁like ▁home . ▁His ▁First ▁Education - ▁An s wer ing ▁the ▁Red / B l ue ▁Qu est ion : ▁It ▁doesn ' t ▁matter ▁whether ▁you ▁have ▁your ▁family ▁roots ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁L iver p ool . ▁He ▁was ▁very ▁clear ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁go ▁six ▁y ork ers . ▁In ▁this ▁dig ital ▁world , ▁S E O ▁is ▁the ▁key ▁to ▁success . ▁I ▁think ▁that ' s ▁why ▁these ▁radi o ▁st ations ▁launched ▁the ▁J AC K ▁F M ▁format . ▁She ' s ▁laugh ing ▁so ▁you ' ll ▁grow ▁a ▁pair ▁and ▁ask ▁her ▁out . ▁Don ' t ▁worry ▁about ▁that , ▁our ▁engine er ▁team ▁will ▁help ▁you ▁to ▁solve ▁it . ▁In ▁this ▁game ▁you ▁have ▁to ▁guess ▁the ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁15 th ▁F IF A ▁games . ▁The ▁only ▁type ▁of ▁but ter f ly ▁on ▁them . ▁India ▁has ▁been ▁putting ▁up ▁a ▁very ▁strong ▁fight ▁but ▁it ▁needs ▁you . ▁But ▁wait ▁- ▁did ▁you ▁understand ▁that ▁you ▁could ▁still ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁shop ▁for ▁it ? ▁The ▁girl ▁refused ▁him ▁but ▁gave ▁him ▁Kel ly ' s ▁phone ▁number . ▁That ▁is ▁because ▁they ▁have ▁no ▁exist ence ▁without ▁it . ▁If ▁you ▁want ▁to ▁know ▁how ▁an ▁article ▁is ▁produced ▁according ▁to ▁international ▁standards , ▁we ▁share ▁17 ▁free ▁scientific ▁writing ▁man ual s : ▁When ▁you ▁use ▁this ▁method ▁to ▁transfer ▁funds , ▁Pay P al ▁assum es ▁it ' s ▁a ▁non - b us iness ▁transaction ▁and ▁doesn ' t ▁include ▁it ▁in ▁their ▁10 99 - K . ▁As ▁a ▁blog ger , ▁your ▁own ▁personal ▁security ▁is ▁at ▁risk . ▁I ▁don ' t ▁have ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁the ▁water , ▁my ▁mom ▁knows ▁to ▁sw im , ▁she ▁will ▁save ▁you . ▁" I ▁understand ▁that ▁now ... you ▁broke ▁the ▁rules ▁for ▁all ▁our ▁s akes ▁I ' m ▁proud ▁of ▁you ▁now ..." ▁- ▁K ak ash i ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁India ▁on ▁22 ▁June ▁19 46 . ▁The ▁US ▁already ▁has ▁one ▁such ▁install ation ▁in ▁northern ▁Japan ▁and ▁is ▁planning ▁the ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁But ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁fans ▁are ▁taking ▁G av ask ar ' s ▁class . ▁The ▁dol ph in ▁look s ▁like ▁it ' s ▁always ▁smiling . ▁You ▁are ▁quite ▁in ▁the ▁wrong , ▁Mo ï se . ▁He ▁would ▁act , ▁but ▁not ▁from ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁duty . ▁Indeed ▁these ▁ab ilities ▁were ▁so ▁advanced ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁equal ed ▁by ▁another ▁European ▁culture ▁for ▁over ▁4000 ▁years . ▁This ▁took ▁me ▁33 ▁minutes . ▁The ▁head m aster ▁claims ▁that ▁the ▁school ▁has ▁been ▁register ing ▁almost ▁100% ▁attendance ▁every ▁day ▁since ▁L aksh mi ' s ▁arrival . ▁The ▁false hood s ▁of ▁this ▁world ▁are ▁more ▁harm ful ▁than ▁any ▁disease ▁- ▁see ▁how ▁many ▁su ic ides ▁there ▁are , ▁especially ▁of ▁children . ▁She ▁was ▁wor ried ▁about ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁her ▁three ▁young ▁boys . ▁Oh , ▁you ▁can ▁tell ▁him ▁many ▁things ▁and ▁he ▁certainly ▁has ▁un us ual ▁understanding ▁in ▁this ▁respect . ▁Then ▁he ▁turned ▁and ▁said , ▁" This ▁is ▁absolutely ▁br ill iant ." ▁You ▁know ▁what ▁he ▁did ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁game ▁that ▁we ▁played .... ▁No ▁matter ▁whether ▁you ▁use ▁Mac , ▁W ind ows ▁or ▁L in ux , ▁data ▁loss ▁is ▁becoming ▁very ▁popular ▁now ▁days . ▁So ▁how ▁do ▁you ▁know ▁what ▁they ▁want ? ▁Third , ▁this ▁isn ' t ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁most ▁Af gh ans ▁love ▁the ▁T al ib an . ▁Finally , ▁if ▁you ▁are ▁two ▁people ▁who ▁share ▁work , ▁you ▁have ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁find ▁something ▁that ▁is ▁different . ▁See ▁how ▁people ▁hate ▁me . ▁QUES TION : ▁Can ▁you ▁say ▁anything ▁about ▁the ▁historical ▁begin nings ▁of ▁language ▁- ▁how ▁it ▁was ▁origin ally ▁created ▁by ▁man ? ▁I ▁still ▁think ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁flight ▁problem ▁that ▁des erv es ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁program m ers . ▁Or ▁to ▁sc are ▁away . ▁My ▁friend ▁has ▁just ▁sol ved ▁the ▁issues . ▁The ▁dig ital ▁age ▁is ▁everywhere , ▁it ' s ▁growing , ▁and ▁it ' s ▁changing ▁what ▁is ▁possible ▁for ▁researchers . ▁I ▁have ▁heard ▁that ▁you ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁13 ▁cro re ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁vacc inated ▁in ▁July . ▁From ▁the ▁signs , ▁he ▁knows ▁he ▁is ▁close ▁at ▁last . ▁And ▁a ▁Ser b ian ▁design ▁stud io ▁has ▁something ▁to ▁say ▁about ▁that . ▁I ▁have ▁failed ▁to ▁show ▁you ▁the ▁toilet ▁after ▁host ▁the ▁party " ▁Prop het ▁said ▁reg ret fully . ▁So , ▁if ▁you ▁follow ▁them ▁and ▁they ▁blog ▁about ▁similar ▁content , ▁they ▁will ▁follow ▁you ▁back . ▁The ▁message ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁goes ▁for ▁all ▁of ▁us : ▁" N ever ▁forget ▁the ▁sweet ▁mem ories ▁that ▁happened ▁in ▁col lege ." ▁We ▁love ▁the ▁human ity ▁involved ▁in ▁this ▁industry . ▁They ▁are ▁not ▁interested ▁in ▁a ▁th rees ome ▁but ▁are ▁cur ious ▁to ▁see ▁what ▁you ▁and ▁your ▁girls ▁look ▁like . ▁We ▁have ▁very ▁little , ▁but ▁we ▁try . ▁If ▁they ▁can ▁see ▁Damb adi wa ▁even ▁at ▁their ▁death , ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁ready ▁for ▁it . ▁In ▁this ▁way , ▁citizens ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁have ▁put ▁pressure ▁on ▁officers ▁who ▁abuse ▁their ▁position , ▁for ▁example ▁to ▁mist reat ▁people . ▁As ▁I ▁noted ▁at ▁the ▁out set , ▁Mar x ' s ▁analysis ▁was ▁at ▁first ▁ign ored . ▁With ▁the ▁2 ▁forms ▁of ▁secre cy , ▁you ▁can ' t ▁go ▁ab road ? ▁D ress ▁me ▁slowly ▁I ' m ▁in ▁a ▁hur ry ▁My ▁wife ' s ▁grand ma ▁died ▁in ▁her ▁room ▁yesterday . ▁Is ▁it ▁legal ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁not ar ize ▁them ? ▁Perhaps ▁that ' s ▁why ▁these ▁two ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁exp ensive ▁to ▁re n o vate . ▁It ' s ▁not ▁because ▁we ' re ▁stup id ▁or ▁a ▁failure , ▁but ▁because ▁we ' re ▁human . ▁Tell ▁him ▁you ▁don ' t ▁really ▁care ▁what ▁you ▁do ▁tonight , ▁but ▁you ▁want ▁to ▁do ▁it ▁with ▁him . ▁So ▁what ' s ▁the ▁foolish ▁question ▁that ▁we ▁decided ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁this ▁week ? ▁C ake ▁as ▁a ▁sur prise ▁for ▁her . ▁For g iveness ▁is ▁a ▁choice ▁we ▁make . ▁A ▁30% ▁rate ▁isn ' t ▁at ▁all ▁un us ual , ▁especially ▁among ▁regional ▁public ▁univers ities . ▁You ' re ▁afraid ▁of ▁getting ▁hurt ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁reason ▁again . ▁In ▁many ▁cases , ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁necessary ▁to ▁use ▁tools ▁to ▁see ▁everything , ▁including ▁the ▁stories . ▁As ▁a ▁remind er , ▁and ▁We ▁have ▁never ▁been ▁un just . ▁I ▁might ▁say ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁psych ological ▁world , ▁which ▁does ▁not ▁mean ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁world ▁of ▁f ant asy . ▁The ▁benefits ▁of ▁agriculture - based ▁economic ▁development ▁are ▁being ▁distributed ▁among ▁all ▁people . ▁My ▁daughter , ▁I ▁want ▁to ▁teach ▁you ▁about ▁spirit ual ▁war f are . ▁You ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁bad ▁for ▁my ▁health ▁but ▁that ' s ▁al right . ▁I ▁need ▁a ▁C NC ▁rou ter , ▁can ▁you ▁give ▁me ▁some ▁suggest ions ? ▁Did ▁you ▁spend ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁men ▁you ▁phot ograp hed ? ▁May be ▁you ▁told ▁your ▁friend ▁a ▁secret ▁that ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁is ▁now ▁going ▁to ▁give ▁away ▁to ▁someone . ▁Go ▁slow ▁with ▁any ▁new ▁exerc ise ▁you ▁have ▁not ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁He ▁can ' t ▁even ▁take ▁the ▁fundamental ▁steps ▁to ▁guard ▁himself . ▁That ' s ▁why ▁doctors ▁use ▁green ▁col or ▁in ▁the at res . ▁The ▁average ▁range ▁( 97 ▁to ▁99 ▁F a ren he it ) ▁depends ▁on ▁the ▁person ▁and ▁their ▁activities . ▁Dec iding ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁Business ▁In ▁China ▁is ▁a ▁move ▁in ▁the ▁right ▁direction . ▁In ▁this ▁context , ▁we ▁tal ked ▁to ▁the ▁Minister ▁and ▁exch anged ▁view s . ▁Be ▁afraid ▁of ▁the ▁cal m ▁person ▁in ▁the ▁room . ▁In ▁these ▁cases , ▁people ▁use ▁non - f ollow ▁lin ks ▁to ▁make ▁sure ▁that ▁this ▁process ▁is ▁successful . ▁" If ▁possible , ▁before ▁31 ▁May , ▁we ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁lif t ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁emergency ▁for ▁the ▁other ▁regions ▁as ▁well ," ▁Mr ▁Ab e ▁said . ▁The ▁following ▁questions ▁and ▁ans wers ▁deal ▁with ▁private ▁re vel ation ▁in ▁our ▁time : ▁Football ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁the ▁big gest ▁thing ▁to ▁me . ▁This ▁also ▁made ▁an ▁impact ▁to ▁see ▁how ▁his ▁work ▁ins p ired ▁other ▁direct ors ▁within ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁art . ▁I ▁wanted ▁to ▁know ▁the ▁political ▁and ▁economic ▁situation ▁in ▁different ▁parts ▁of ▁J amm u ▁and ▁Kashmir . ▁No , ▁it ▁won ' t ▁have ▁any ▁affect ▁on ▁other ▁Go ogle ▁app s . ▁I ' m ▁talking ▁about ▁goals ▁that ▁can ▁benefit ▁your ▁read ers ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁Even ▁though ▁he ▁asked ▁his ▁father ▁to ▁bring ▁it ▁the ▁father ' s ▁try ▁has ▁not ▁succeeded ▁either . ▁Women ▁are ▁represented ▁in ▁a ▁respect ful ▁and ▁d iverse ▁way . ▁Op ra h : ▁When ▁we ▁see ▁you , ▁we ' re ▁seeing ▁all ▁of ▁your ▁history . ▁An ▁account ▁is ▁usually ▁dele ted ▁by ▁the ▁us er ▁and ▁this ▁decision ▁is ▁very ▁personal . ▁Pro b ably ▁nothing , ▁it ▁all ▁depends ▁on ▁desire , ▁time ▁and ▁financial ▁cap abilities . ▁The ▁question ▁is ▁not ▁whether ▁bit co in ▁will ▁be ▁worth ▁$ 500 ,000 ▁or ▁not , ▁the ▁question ▁is ▁how ▁quickly ▁it ▁will ▁happen . ▁And ▁then ▁I ' ll ▁be ▁the ▁king , ▁so ▁we ' ll ▁never ▁be ▁apart . ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁working ▁very ▁hard ▁with ▁her ▁papers , ▁and ▁with ▁doing ▁all ▁the ▁writing ▁and ▁everything . ▁Sometimes ▁you ▁might ▁feel ▁doubt ful ▁about ▁your ▁decision , ▁especially ▁when ▁it ' s ▁a ▁big ▁decision . ▁Th ank ▁you ▁for ▁sharing ▁with ▁us , ▁I ▁too ▁always ▁learn ▁something ▁new ▁from ▁your ▁posts . ▁It ▁says ▁I ▁am ▁not ▁fully ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁life . ▁As ▁for ▁the ▁wall , ▁it ▁belong ed ▁to ▁two ▁or ph an ▁boys ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁So , ▁now ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁perfect ▁time ▁to ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁regular ▁and ▁loyal ▁customers . ▁We ▁have ▁to ▁buy ▁other ▁drugs ▁from ▁outside . ▁Cricket ▁Australia ▁does ▁not ▁cond one ▁this ▁type ▁of ▁language ▁or ▁beh av ior . ▁The ▁outdo or ▁c ab ins ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁best ▁retreat ▁to ▁forget ▁about ▁everything . ▁However , ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Trans port ▁and ▁Inf rastructure ▁1 ▁May ▁2019 ▁dated ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁official ▁newspaper ▁No . ▁30 76 1 ▁and ▁issued ▁a ▁dec ree ▁on ▁the ▁statement ; ▁Hey ▁little ▁boy , ▁I ▁may ▁be ▁just ▁like ▁your ▁mom ... ▁but ▁I ▁promise ▁I ▁will ▁never ▁use ▁your ▁secre ts ▁against ▁you . ▁S ure ly , ▁He ▁is ▁W ise , ▁All - K now ing . ▁January ▁1942 ▁in ▁English ▁University ▁[ ...] ▁Remember ▁that ▁your ▁business ▁will ▁likely ▁not ▁be ▁profit able ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁several ▁months , ▁and ▁it ▁may ▁even ▁take ▁years . ▁I ▁know ▁quite ▁well ▁that ▁I ▁ought ▁not ▁to ▁have ▁all ▁I ▁ask ▁for ▁- ▁I ' m ▁only ▁testing ▁you . ▁Rob ot ics ▁and ▁the ▁M ilit ary : ▁Where ▁Are ▁We ▁Go ing ? ▁With ▁just ▁one ▁name , ▁we ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁give ▁you ▁t ons ▁of ▁information ▁and ▁guidance . ▁Val ag amb ahu ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁throne ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁when ▁" the ▁D amil as ▁made ▁war ▁upon ▁[ h im ] ▁in ▁a ▁battle ▁near ▁K ol ambal aka ▁and ▁the ▁king ▁was ▁van qu ished " ▁These ▁relief s ▁have ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" the ▁old est ▁extensive ▁stupa ▁decor ation ▁in ▁exist ence ". ▁The ▁Al ch ons ▁are ▁generally ▁described ▁as ▁sun ▁worship ers , ▁a ▁traditional ▁cult ▁of ▁ste pp e ▁n om ads . ▁They ▁are ▁regarded ▁as ▁being ▁' am ong st ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁sources ▁for ▁the ▁govern ance ▁of ▁the ▁Frankish ▁Empire ▁in ▁the ▁eight ▁and ▁nin th ▁century ' ▁by ▁S ö ren ▁K as ch ke . ▁In ▁the ▁local ▁Tamil ▁language , ▁all ▁South ▁East ▁As ians ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁J av ar ▁or ▁J avan ese ▁For ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁work , ▁up ▁until ▁the ▁G reg orian ▁mission , ▁Go ff art ▁feel s ▁that ▁Bede ▁used ▁De ▁exc id io . ▁The ▁non - E ng lish ▁ed itions ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁im it ate ▁or ▁ad apt ▁the ▁original ▁English ▁eng rav ings ▁But ▁its ▁chief ▁credit ▁lies ▁in ▁its ▁successful ▁resistance ▁to ▁the ▁foreign ▁invasions ▁from ▁the ▁west , ▁from ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁J un aid . ▁Pr ady ota ▁was ▁contem porary ▁to ▁G aut ama ▁Buddha . ▁The ▁princip ality ▁was ▁defeated ▁with ▁its ▁last ▁de ▁fact o ▁Queen ▁Sug ala ▁been ▁captured ▁and ▁executed ▁by ▁the ▁invading ▁army ▁of ▁Parakramabahu ▁I ▁On ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁occas ions ▁victory ▁is ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁king ' s ▁' c un ning ' ▁and ▁the ▁bra very ▁of ▁K and h ula ▁As ▁the ▁De wa ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁Indo - A ry an ▁group ▁pred ating ▁V anga ▁mig r ations ▁they ▁ass im ilated ▁se am less ly ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁Ary an ▁arri vals ▁from ▁V anga ▁The ▁part ▁- lit ic a ▁simply ▁names ▁the ▁St one ▁Age ▁as ▁the ▁point ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁trans ition ▁began ▁and ▁is ▁not ▁another ▁- l ithic ▁age . ▁The ▁weights ▁and ▁measures ▁later ▁used ▁in ▁K aut il ya ' s ▁Arth ash ast ra ▁(4 th ▁century ▁BCE ) ▁are ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁those ▁used ▁in ▁L oth al . ▁Pres um ably ▁used ▁to ▁support ▁a ▁roof , ▁each ▁of ▁them ▁is ▁approximately ▁8 ▁feet ▁4 ▁inches ▁(2 5 4 ▁m ) ▁in ▁height . ▁Sin ▁imp airs ▁free ▁will , ▁while ▁grace ▁restore s ▁it . ▁There after ▁two ▁ships , ▁As c ension ▁and ▁Union ▁( c ap tain ed ▁by ▁Rich ard ▁R ow les ), ▁sa iled ▁from ▁W ool w ich ▁on ▁14 ▁March ▁160 8. ▁S et tle ments ▁appeared ▁around ▁3000 ▁BC ▁and ▁by ▁2000 ▁BC ▁most ▁of ▁Mes o am eric a ▁was ▁pract ic ing ▁agriculture . ▁The ▁Gad al adeniya ▁Vi har aya ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁building ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁Gamp ola ▁Kingdom ▁period . ▁The ▁Western ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁proved ▁less ▁fort un ate . ▁Also ▁the ▁de ity ' s ▁magn ific ent ▁wooden ▁temple ▁was ▁destroyed . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Mahā va ṃ sa , ▁it ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁King ▁Pand uk abhaya ▁in ▁43 7 ▁BC , ▁whose ▁authority ▁extended ▁throughout ▁the ▁country ▁The ▁top ics ▁discussed ▁are ▁d iverse . ▁Constantinople ▁( see ▁other ▁names ) ▁became ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Constantine ▁the ▁Great ▁in ▁330 . ▁Hence , ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁suggested ▁that ▁earlier ▁Pandya ▁invasions ▁into ▁northern ▁coast s ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁was ▁not ▁intended ▁for ▁conquest , ▁but ▁to ▁gather ▁lo ot ▁and ▁supplies ▁to ▁continue ▁funding ▁their ▁wars ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Anc ient ▁Chinese ▁traditions ▁described ▁three ▁ancient ▁dynasties ▁that ▁pred ated ▁the ▁un ification ▁under ▁the ▁Q in ▁and ▁Han ▁dynasties . ▁This ▁figure ▁has ▁been ▁various ly ▁identified . ▁He ▁however ▁maintained ▁aut on omy ▁of ▁the ▁kingdom ▁without ▁over ly ▁prov oking ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁The ▁first ▁war ▁of ▁conquest ▁did ▁not ▁succeed ▁in ▁capturing ▁the ▁kingdom ▁T ow ard ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Man uel ▁I ▁K om n en os ' s ▁reign , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁foreign ers ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁reached ▁about ▁60,000 – 80 ,000 ▁people ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁about ▁400 ,000 ▁people . ▁Gang al ▁ag rees ▁that ▁" N e ol ithic ▁domest icated ▁cro ps ▁in ▁Me h r gar h ▁include ▁more ▁than ▁90% ▁barley ," ▁not ing ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁good ▁evidence ▁for ▁the ▁local ▁domest ication ▁of ▁barley . ▁K itt i ▁was ▁dep osed ▁after ▁eight ▁days ▁by ▁Mah al an ak itt i , ▁who ▁b ore ▁the ▁title ▁" Ch ief ▁Secretary " ▁to ▁Vik ram abahu , ▁but ▁of ▁whom ▁little ▁is ▁known . ▁The ▁difference ▁between ▁Up apur anas ▁and ▁Mah apur anas ▁has ▁been ▁explained ▁by ▁Raj end ra ▁H az ra ▁as , ▁" a ▁Mah apur ana ▁is ▁well ▁known , ▁and ▁that ▁what ▁is ▁less ▁well ▁known ▁becomes ▁an ▁Up apur ana ". ▁When ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁19 14, ▁the ▁Senanayake ▁brothers ▁joined ▁the ▁Colombo ▁T own ▁Gu ard ▁The ▁Cap it ul ary ▁for ▁the ▁Jews ▁of ▁8 14, ▁de line ating ▁the ▁pro hib itions ▁of ▁Jews ▁eng aging ▁in ▁commer ce ▁or ▁money - le nding . ▁However , ▁he ▁arg ues ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁Muslim ▁histor i ography ▁on ▁medieval ▁India ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁mot iv ated ▁by ▁Islamic ▁ap olog et ics , ▁attempt ing ▁to ▁just ify ▁" the ▁life ▁of ▁medieval ▁Muslims ▁to ▁the ▁modern ▁world . ▁The ▁brothers ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁impris oned ▁without ▁charges ▁during ▁the ▁1915 ▁ri ots ▁The ▁rank ▁and ▁f ile ▁of ▁the ▁armies ▁was ▁drawn ▁from ▁both ▁n om adic ▁and ▁sed ent ary ▁tribes , ▁while ▁the ▁leadership ▁came ▁mainly ▁from ▁the ▁merch ant ▁class ▁of ▁the ▁He j az . ▁He ▁also ▁executed ▁s ar im ▁scholars ▁for ▁writing ▁phr ases ▁critical ▁of ▁Se j o ' s ▁us ur p ation ▁of ▁the ▁throne . ▁He ▁served ▁two ▁terms ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Finance ▁and ▁Leader ▁of ▁the ▁O pp osition , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁one ▁term ▁as ▁the ▁May or ▁of ▁Colombo . ▁Their ▁youngest ▁was ▁Nal ina ▁and ▁their ▁only ▁son ▁was ▁Nal ina ▁Vis v aj ith ▁The ▁first ▁found ation ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Mahavamsa ▁is ▁the ▁Mar ic av att i ▁vi hara , ▁the ▁modern ▁Mir is ave t iya ▁Mar cell inus ▁was ▁murdered , ▁possibly ▁on ▁orders ▁from ▁R ic im er . ▁This ▁distin ction ▁between ▁worship ▁and ▁v ener ation ▁is ▁key ▁in ▁the ▁argu ments ▁of ▁the ▁icon oph iles . ▁Emp er ors ▁were ▁no ▁longer ▁per ip at etic ▁between ▁various ▁court ▁capital s ▁and ▁pal aces . ▁In ▁the ▁later ▁st ages ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁Dharmapala ' s ▁voc if er ous ▁anti - Ch rist ian ▁tone ▁is ▁more ▁evident ▁The ▁Portuguese ▁used ▁their ▁super ior ▁n av y ▁to ▁defend ▁coastal ▁for ts ▁by ▁b ombard ing ▁Sit awaka ▁forces ▁and ▁bringing ▁in ▁reinfor ce ments ▁from ▁India . ▁Kun ala ▁Maurya ▁was ▁blind ▁and ▁hence ▁couldn ' t ▁ascend ▁to ▁the ▁throne ; ▁and ▁T iv ala , ▁son ▁of ▁Ka ur w ak i , ▁died ▁even ▁earlier ▁than ▁Ashoka . ▁Further ▁states ▁C ant o ▁IX , ▁II 13 – 22 ▁that ▁an ▁earthquake ▁destroyed ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁Gand hara ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁aff te ced ▁100 ▁y o j anas ▁of ▁Naga ▁Nadu , ▁thus ▁reject ing ▁the ▁identification ▁of ▁Naga ▁Nadu ▁with ▁Jaffna ▁Pen insula . ▁Bet ween ▁1602 ▁and ▁1796 ▁the ▁VOC ▁sent ▁almost ▁a ▁million ▁Europeans ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁Asia ▁trade ▁on ▁4, 78 5 ▁ships ▁and ▁net ted ▁for ▁their ▁efforts ▁more ▁than ▁2.5 ▁million ▁t ons ▁of ▁Asian ▁trade ▁goods ▁and ▁ens lav ed ▁persons . ▁Although ▁the ▁chronology ▁of ▁the ▁Raj at ar ang ini ▁is ▁largely ▁defic ient , ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁these ▁rulers , ▁especially ▁those ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁so - called ▁G on anda ▁dynasty ▁( II ), ▁have ▁been ▁confirmed ▁by ▁coin ▁find s ▁in ▁Kashmir ▁and ▁dated ▁to ▁the ▁7 th ▁century ▁CE . ▁Its ▁subsequent ▁rulers ▁dire cted ▁their ▁en erg ies ▁towards ▁cons olid ating ▁its ▁economic ▁potential ▁by ▁maxim ising ▁revenue ▁from ▁pear ls ▁and ▁elephant ▁ex ports ▁and ▁land ▁revenue . ▁The ▁To oth ▁Rel ic ▁of ▁the ▁Buddha ▁soon ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁sac red ▁objects ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁Sinhala ▁Buddhist ▁kings hip ▁Un amb ig u ous ▁Buddhist ▁symb ols ▁are ▁found ▁on ▁later ▁Greek ▁coins ▁of ▁Men ander ▁I ▁or ▁Men ander ▁II , ▁but ▁the ▁conquests ▁of ▁Dem et ri us ▁I ▁did ▁influence ▁the ▁Buddhist ▁religion ▁in ▁India . ▁He ▁had ▁coun c ill ors ▁for ▁matters ▁of ▁justice ▁and ▁assess ors ▁to ▁collect ▁taxes ▁on ▁commer cial ▁activity ▁and ▁trade ▁goods . ▁Sad ay av arman ▁Sund ara ▁Pandyan ▁I ▁invaded ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁in ▁the ▁13 th ▁century ▁and ▁defeated ▁Chand rab han u ▁the ▁us ur per ▁of ▁the ▁Jaffna ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁northern ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁In ▁turn , ▁this ▁benef ited ▁the ▁Indian ▁text ile ▁industry . ▁In ▁areas ▁of ▁high ▁rain fall , ▁a ▁perennial ▁water c our se ▁often ▁took ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁reservoir ▁The ▁urban ▁area ▁within ▁the ▁fort ▁has ▁a ▁rect angular ▁gr id ▁pattern ▁of ▁streets ▁full ▁of ▁low ▁houses ▁with ▁g ables ▁and ▁ver and ah s ▁in ▁the ▁Dutch ▁colonial ▁style ▁People ▁say , ▁their ▁understanding ▁is ▁lack ing ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁not ▁fully ▁examined ▁it ▁[ its ▁prof ound ness ]. ▁The ▁no ise ▁of ▁his ▁army ▁was ▁so ▁great ▁it ▁was ▁said ▁that ▁" he av ens ▁were ▁like ▁to ▁rend ▁as under " ▁It ▁spread ▁rapidly ▁throughout ▁the ▁country ▁under ▁his ▁patron age ▁becoming ▁the ▁official ▁religion ▁of ▁the ▁kingdom ▁This ▁was ▁done ▁not ▁along ▁national ▁or ▁even ▁largely ▁geograph ical ▁lines , ▁but ▁primarily ▁to ▁ass ure ▁equal ▁income ▁among st ▁his ▁sons ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁Many ▁Raj p ut ▁kingdoms ▁continued ▁under ▁the ▁Mugh als ▁and ▁as ▁Prince ly ▁States ▁in ▁British ▁India ▁until ▁Indian ▁independence . ▁F ra gments ▁of ▁Ed ict ▁13 ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁Greek , ▁and ▁a ▁full ▁Ed ict , ▁written ▁in ▁both ▁Greek ▁and ▁A rama ic , ▁has ▁been ▁discovered ▁in ▁K and ahar . ▁So on ▁the ▁Kandyans ▁rebell ed ▁against ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁w aged ▁a ▁gu er r illa ▁war ▁In ▁the ▁8 th ▁century , ▁the ▁volume ▁of ▁trade ▁reached ▁its ▁lowest ▁level ▁Anc ient ▁techn ological ▁progress ▁began ▁before ▁the ▁record ing ▁of ▁history , ▁with ▁tools , ▁use ▁of ▁fire , ▁domest ication ▁of ▁animals , ▁and ▁agriculture ▁all ▁pred ating ▁recorded ▁history . ▁The ▁Pur anas ▁place ▁N ad iv ard hana ▁or ▁V art iv ard hana ▁after ▁Ary aka . ▁He ▁gar ne red ▁support ▁from ▁tribes ▁in ▁different ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁The ▁L ombard ▁state ▁was ▁well - or gan ized ▁and ▁st abil ized ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁long ▁reign ▁of ▁Li ut p rand ▁(7 17 – 7 4 4 ), ▁but ▁its ▁coll apse ▁was ▁sudden . ▁The ▁Sou l b ury ▁Commission ▁rejected ▁these ▁sub missions ▁by ▁P onn ambal am , ▁and ▁even ▁noted ▁their ▁un ac cept able ▁commun al ▁character ▁In ▁53 4, ▁the ▁Cor p us ▁was ▁updated ▁and , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁en act ments ▁prom ulg ated ▁by ▁Justin ian ▁after ▁53 4, ▁formed ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁law ▁used ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Byzantine ▁era . ▁As ▁Sy b il ▁described ▁in ▁For ward : ▁The ▁Progress ive ▁We ek ly ▁many ▁years ▁later : ▁' W ork ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁malaria ▁relief ▁was ▁an ▁eye - op ener ▁to ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁just ▁getting ▁to ▁know ▁the ▁pe asant ▁mass es . ▁Alaric ' s ▁childhood ▁in ▁the ▁Balk ans , ▁where ▁the ▁Goths ▁had ▁sett led ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁The od os ius , ▁was ▁spent ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁ve ter ans ▁who ▁had ▁fought ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ad rian ople ▁in ▁378 , ▁during ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁ann ih ilated ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁army ▁and ▁killed ▁Emperor ▁Val ens . ▁In ▁40 6, ▁St il ich o ▁heard ▁of ▁new ▁invad ers ▁and ▁reb els ▁who ▁had ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁provinces . ▁At ▁three ▁o ' clock , ▁according ▁to ▁C uth bert , ▁he ▁asked ▁for ▁a ▁box ▁of ▁his ▁to ▁be ▁brought ▁and ▁distributed ▁among ▁the ▁priests ▁of ▁the ▁monaster y ▁" a ▁few ▁tre as ures " ▁of ▁his : ▁" s ome ▁pe pper , ▁and ▁n ap kins , ▁and ▁some ▁inc ense ". ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁of ▁these ▁was ▁the ▁P over ty ▁P oint ▁culture ▁that ▁existed ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Louis iana , ▁and ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁over ▁100 ▁m ound ▁sites . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁pro se ▁version ▁of ▁Ash ok av adana , ▁Bindusara ' s ▁favour ite ▁son ▁S ush ima ▁once ▁play fully ▁th rew ▁his ▁g au nt let ▁at ▁the ▁prime ▁minister , ▁Kh all ataka . ▁Under ▁the ▁late ▁Umay yad ▁and ▁early ▁Ab b as id ▁cal iph s , ▁the ▁front ier ▁between ▁Byzant ium ▁and ▁the ▁Cal iph ate ▁became ▁st abil ized ▁along ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁T a ur us - A nt ita ur us ▁mountain ▁r anges . ▁The ▁A lem anni ▁abandoned ▁the ▁L ower ▁Rhine ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁R ip u ar ian ▁Frank s ▁alone . ▁D ur i ▁Co ast al ▁art ill ery ▁guns ▁were ▁added ▁during ▁the ▁two ▁World ▁W ars ▁The ▁third ▁chapter ▁comp ares ▁the ▁v id y as ▁and ▁upas anas ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Upanish ads , ▁dec iding ▁which ▁are ▁similar ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁combined , ▁and ▁which ▁are ▁different . ▁By ▁the ▁1850 s , ▁he ▁had ▁transl ated ▁more ▁than ▁1,000 ▁pages ▁of ▁medical ▁texts ▁into ▁Tamil ▁He ▁had ▁Constantine ' s ▁principal ▁court ▁supp or ter ▁executed ▁and ▁Constantine ▁abandoned ▁plans ▁to ▁mar ch ▁to ▁Honorius ' s ▁def ence . ▁These ▁ships ▁were ▁meant ▁to ▁swe ep ▁and ▁guard ▁the ▁approaches ▁to ▁the ▁har b ours ▁but ▁were ▁also ▁often ▁used ▁on ▁extended ▁miss ions ▁outside ▁Ceylon ▁waters ▁Year ly ▁until ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁young ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁sold ▁Sur iya ▁flowers ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁on ▁Ar m ist ice ▁Day ▁in ▁competition ▁with ▁the ▁P op py ▁sell ers . ▁Members ▁of ▁Vijaya ' s ▁community ▁were ▁called ▁Sinhala , ▁after ▁Sinh abahu . ▁His ▁many ▁important ▁works ▁include ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁God , ▁On ▁Christian ▁Do ct rine , ▁and ▁Conf ess ions . ▁Not ably , ▁substant ial ▁Kandyan ▁forces ▁emer ged , ▁bearing ▁white ▁flag s ▁as ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁sub mission ▁to ▁the ▁company . ▁His ▁conquest ▁of ▁An ga ▁gave ▁Mag adha ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁rout es ▁to ▁the ▁Gang es ▁D elt a , ▁which ▁had ▁important ▁p orts ▁that ▁gave ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁eastern ▁coast ▁of ▁India . ▁The ▁Visig oths ▁passed ▁another ▁way m ark ▁on ▁their ▁journey ▁to ▁full ▁independence ; ▁they ▁made ▁their ▁own ▁foreign ▁policy , ▁sending ▁princess es ▁to ▁make ▁( r ather ▁un su ccess ful ) ▁marriage ▁all i ances ▁with ▁Re chi ar ▁of ▁the ▁S ue ves ▁and ▁with ▁H un eric , ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁V andal ▁king ▁G ens eric . ▁The ▁eastern ▁empire ▁reb u ilt ▁itself ▁again ▁and ▁began ▁the ▁recon qu est ▁of ▁the ▁West . ▁The ▁only ▁other ▁rebellion ▁of ▁Parakramabahu ' s ▁reign ▁occurred ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁modern ▁M antota ▁in ▁from ▁11 68 – 116 9 ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁of ▁Sig iriya ▁and ▁cl oser ▁to ▁Sig iriya ▁t ank . ▁This ▁comp ens ated ▁for ▁the ▁lower ▁price ▁of ▁c in nam on ▁because ▁of ▁Dutch ▁st ocks ▁in ▁Am ster d am . ▁The ▁Al ch on ▁Huns ▁rese tt led ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Gand hara ▁and ▁Kashmir ▁in ▁north w estern ▁India ▁under ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁Sri ▁P rav aras ena ▁( c .5 30 -5 90 ▁CE ), ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁T oram ana . ▁However , ▁the ▁social ▁fab ric ▁of ▁Constantinople ▁was ▁also ▁dam aged ▁by ▁the ▁onset ▁of ▁the ▁Pl ague ▁of ▁Justin ian ▁between ▁54 1 ▁and ▁5 42 ▁AD . ▁There ▁was ▁an ▁extensive ▁mar it ime ▁trade ▁network ▁operating ▁between ▁the ▁Harappan ▁and ▁Mes op ot am ian ▁civil is ations ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁middle ▁Harappan ▁Ph ase , ▁with ▁much ▁commer ce ▁being ▁hand led ▁by ▁" m idd lem en ▁merchants ▁from ▁D il mun " ▁( mod ern ▁B ah rain , ▁Eastern ▁Arab ia ▁and ▁F ail aka ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Persian ▁G ulf ). ▁But ▁the ▁movement ▁provided ▁a ▁r ally ing ▁point ▁for ▁the ▁anti - im per ial ist ▁mind ed ▁youth ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁This ▁helped ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁island ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁The ▁Sur ▁Empire ▁(15 40 – 15 55 ), ▁founded ▁by ▁S her ▁Sh ah ▁Sur i ▁( re ign ed ▁15 40 – 15 45 ), ▁brief ly ▁inter rupted ▁Mughal ▁rule . ▁These ▁f res c oes ▁were ▁drawn ▁in ▁very ▁fine ▁l ining . ▁In ▁Chinese ▁culture , ▁this ▁is ▁notable ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁T ang ▁Dynasty ▁monk ▁X u anz ang , ▁whose ▁pil gr im age ▁to ▁India ▁to ▁study ▁and ▁bring ▁Buddhist ▁texts ▁back ▁to ▁China ▁was ▁port ray ed ▁in ▁the ▁no vel ▁J our ney ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁as ▁" T ang ▁S anz ang " ▁( T ang ▁Dynasty ▁T rip iṭaka ▁Master ). ▁Its ▁cont ents ▁have ▁a ided ▁in ▁the ▁identification ▁and ▁cor robor ation ▁of ▁archaeological ▁sites ▁and ▁inscriptions ▁associated ▁with ▁early ▁Buddhism , ▁the ▁empire ▁of ▁Ashoka , ▁and ▁even ▁the ▁Tamil ▁kingdoms ▁of ▁southern ▁India . ▁Due ▁to ▁this ▁unf av or able ▁dist ur b ance ▁and ▁inter ference ▁by ▁multiple ▁powerful ▁kings , ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁queen ▁of ▁Mad d a ▁ran ▁into ▁the ▁forest ▁for ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁their ▁daughter . ▁The ▁Kotte ▁conquest ▁of ▁the ▁Jaffna ▁kingdom ▁was ▁an ▁exp ed ition ▁against ▁the ▁Jaffna ▁kingdom ▁by ▁the ▁Kotte ▁kingdom . ▁The ▁palace ▁complex ▁at ▁Kandy ▁includes ▁Sri ▁Lanka ' s ▁most ▁v ener ated ▁shrine , ▁the ▁Dal ada ▁Mal ig awa ▁or ▁Temple ▁of ▁the ▁S ac red ▁To oth ▁Rel ic . ▁One ▁of ▁two ▁st y les ▁of ▁Th or anam ▁typ ical ▁to ▁Ker ala ▁style ▁temples , ▁( l ion - se a ▁dra gon ▁or ▁pe ac ock ▁crown ed ), ▁the ▁M ak ara ▁Th or anam ' s ▁( g ate way ' s ) ▁frame ▁and ▁l int el ▁include ▁small ▁guard ians , ▁d anc ers , ▁mus icians , ▁g anas , ▁and ▁y ali - r iders ▁Gener ally , ▁the ▁recorded ▁period ▁of ▁Rajasinha ' s ▁reign ▁starts ▁from ▁1581 ▁to ▁15 92 ▁Yet ▁despite ▁this , ▁Charles ▁Mart el ▁refused ▁to ▁over th row ▁the ▁Frankish ▁king . ▁Kh or asan ▁was ▁the ▁eastern ▁sat rapy ▁of ▁the ▁S asan ian ▁Empire , ▁containing ▁Balk h ▁and ▁Her at . ▁In ▁years ▁to ▁come , ▁the ▁king ▁himself ▁was ▁to ▁regard ▁this ▁war ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁events ▁of ▁his ▁reign , ▁mention ing ▁it ▁in ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁ed icts ▁car ved ▁on ▁stone , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁one ▁near ▁Dev ang ala ▁O il ▁was ▁applied ▁to ▁t im ber ▁to ▁prevent ▁dec ay , ▁and ▁wood ▁was ▁he ated ▁to ▁straight en ▁it ▁The ▁term ▁Harappan ▁is ▁sometimes ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁Indus ▁civil isation ▁after ▁its ▁type ▁site ▁Harapp a , ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁exc av ated ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁20 th ▁century ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁P un j ab ▁province ▁of ▁British ▁India ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁P un j ab , ▁Pakistan . ▁This ▁act ▁effect ively ▁ended ▁the ▁So vere ig nt y ▁of ▁the ▁Kandy ▁Nay akk ar ▁Dynasty . ▁Three ▁ships , ▁100 ▁Portuguese ▁soldiers , ▁and ▁200 ▁L ascarins ▁were ▁station ed ▁in ▁Jaffna ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁king ▁She ▁was ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁taken ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁the ▁Ruhuna , ▁while ▁King ▁Parakramabahu ▁I ▁ruled ▁entire ▁island ▁from ▁Polonnaruwa . ▁Other ▁forms ▁include ▁the ▁pl ag ia ul os ▁( from ▁" side ways " ), ▁which ▁rese mb led ▁the ▁fl ute , ▁and ▁the ▁ask aul os ▁( ask os ▁– ▁w ines k in ), ▁a ▁bag p ipe . ▁Me gh av ah ana ▁was ▁80 th ▁ruler ▁of ▁the ▁G on anda ▁line ▁of ▁rulers , ▁he ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁81 st ▁ruler ▁P rav aras ena . ▁( al so ▁known ▁as ▁S rest has ena ▁and ▁T une ena ) ▁However , ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁Marad ank ul ama ▁and ▁Ud app u ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁organ izing ▁the ▁main ▁temple ▁fest ival . ▁Then ▁that ▁king ▁proceed ed , ▁filled ▁with ▁great ▁wrath . ▁Parakramabahu ▁VII ▁was ▁King ▁of ▁Kotte ▁in ▁the ▁fif teenth ▁century , ▁who ▁ruled ▁from ▁1480 /1 ▁to ▁148 4 ▁The ▁eastern ▁gate ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁Mah ason a , ▁G oth aim b ara , ▁Therap ut th abhaya ▁and ▁V el us um ana ▁After ▁defe ating ▁El ara ▁in ▁single ▁comb at ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Vij ith apura ▁and ▁subsequ ently ▁reg aining ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁the ▁Kat aragama ▁de ity ▁appeared ▁yet ▁again ▁before ▁Dut uge munu ▁while ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁in ▁med itation ▁at ▁K iri ▁Ve hera , ▁Kat aragama ▁Prop ag anda ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁among ▁the ▁troops , ▁Austral ian ▁and ▁British ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁indigenous ▁with ▁little ▁effect ▁It ▁also ▁mentions ▁that ▁the ▁minister ▁carried ▁away ▁the ▁Buddha ' s ▁relic ▁from ▁the ▁capital ▁to ▁the ▁Pandyan ▁Kingdom ▁But ▁Bh ima , ▁enc oun tering ▁all ▁the ▁Kal ing as , ▁did ▁not ▁turn ▁back . ▁Charles ' ▁infant ry ▁was ▁his ▁best ▁hope ▁for ▁victory . ▁Meroving ians ▁kings ▁weakened ▁themselves ▁by ▁alloc ating ▁too ▁much ▁of ▁their ▁royal ▁dom ains ▁to ▁supporting ▁fact ions ; ▁the ▁Caroling ians ▁themselves ▁seem ingly ▁became ▁increasingly ▁powerful ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁gener os ity . ▁The ▁first ▁document ed ▁Y ue z hi ▁prince , ▁S ap ad b izes , ▁ruled ▁around ▁20 ▁BC , ▁and ▁m inted ▁in ▁Greek ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁style ▁as ▁the ▁western ▁Indo - Greek ▁kings , ▁probably ▁depending ▁on ▁Greek ▁m int s ▁and ▁c hel ators . ▁The ▁pro se ▁version ▁of ▁Ash ok av adana ▁names ▁three ▁sons ▁of ▁Bindusara : ▁S ush ima , ▁Ashoka ▁and ▁V ig atash oka . ▁Chandragupta ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁Tax ila ▁by ▁Chanakya ▁and ▁was ▁t ut ored ▁about ▁state c raft ▁and ▁go ver ning . ▁F lem ing ▁loc ates ▁it ▁between ▁A ra ch os ia ▁and ▁the ▁middle ▁Indus . ▁The ▁kingdoms ▁of ▁Sp ain ▁and ▁Portug al ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁dynast ic ▁union ▁under ▁the ▁Spanish ▁H abs burg s ▁since ▁a ▁Portuguese ▁success ion ▁crisis ▁in ▁1580 . ▁The ▁sign atures ▁were ▁witness ed ▁by ▁d ' O y ly , ▁who ▁became ▁British ▁Res ident ▁and ▁effective ▁governor ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁his ▁private ▁secret ary ▁J ames ▁S ut her land . ▁The ▁reb els ▁captured ▁Matale ▁and ▁Kandy ▁before ▁Ke pp et ip ola ▁fell ▁ill ▁and ▁was ▁captured ▁and ▁be he aded ▁by ▁the ▁British . ▁The ▁building ▁had ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁East ▁India ▁House ▁by ▁166 1 . ▁Char ter ▁evidence ▁suggests ▁that ▁Ch il per ic ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁King ▁Child eric ▁II , ▁but ▁this ▁would ▁make ▁D aniel ▁in ▁his ▁40 s , ▁which ▁is ▁quite ▁old ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁throne . ▁Although ▁poly the ism ▁had ▁been ▁supp ressed ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁since ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁The od os ius ▁I ▁in ▁the ▁4 th ▁century , ▁traditional ▁G rec o - R oman ▁culture ▁was ▁still ▁influ ential ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁empire ▁in ▁the ▁6 th ▁century . ▁In ▁Byzantine ▁literature , ▁three ▁different ▁cultural ▁elements ▁are ▁recogn ised : ▁the ▁Greek , ▁the ▁Christian , ▁and ▁the ▁O ri ental . ▁This ▁analysis ▁goes ▁against ▁B op ear ach chi , ▁who ▁has ▁suggested ▁that ▁Dem et ri us ▁I ▁died ▁long ▁before ▁E uc r at ides ▁came ▁to ▁power . ▁Vijayabahu ▁fled ▁to ▁W ak ir ig ala ▁again ▁but ▁returned ▁to ▁Polonnaruwa ▁and ▁rec apt ured ▁it , ▁supp ress ing ▁the ▁rebellion . ▁He ▁captured ▁Kandy ▁from ▁Rajasinha ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Kandy . ▁The ▁comm ission ▁compris ed ▁Will iam ▁Mac B e an ▁George ▁Co le bro oke ▁and ▁Charles ▁Hay ▁C am er on ▁De ▁Sou za ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ass aga um , ▁Go a , ▁to ▁a ▁Roman ▁C atholic ▁family ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Sar as w at ▁Brah man ▁community ▁An ▁inscription ▁discovered ▁at ▁Sir k ap ▁mentions ▁a ▁lost ▁word ▁beginning ▁with ▁" P ri y ", ▁which ▁is ▁the or ised ▁to ▁be ▁Ashoka ' s ▁title ▁" P ri yad ars hi ", ▁although ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁certain . ▁According ▁to ▁these ▁scholars , ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁story ▁is ▁cor robor ated ▁by ▁archaeological ▁evidence : ▁the ▁Vin aya ▁N id ana ▁mentions ▁names ▁of ▁five ▁monks , ▁who ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁gone ▁to ▁the ▁H imal ay an ▁region ; ▁three ▁of ▁these ▁names ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁ins crib ed ▁on ▁relic ▁cas ket s ▁found ▁at ▁Bh il sa ▁( n ear ▁Vid ish a ). ▁Dut th agam ani ' s ▁army ▁laid ▁s iege ▁on ▁the ▁city ▁for ▁four ▁months ▁before ▁finally ▁capturing ▁it ▁through ▁sim ult ane ous ▁attacks ▁on ▁all ▁four ▁gates . ▁His ▁son ▁V ri h adr atha ▁( M ahar atha ) ▁was ▁inst alled ▁in ▁Mag adha , ▁who ▁later ▁fat hered ▁Emperor ▁J aras and ha . ▁When ▁Saint ▁Franc is ▁X av ier ▁visited ▁Mannar ▁after ▁the ▁m art y r dom , ▁he ▁reve rent ly ▁kiss ed ▁the ▁ground ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁mo ist ened ▁with ▁the ▁blood ▁of ▁m art y rs ▁of ▁Pas im ▁( P at im ). ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁fort ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁“ U ru nd ai ▁Fort ” . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Ceylonese ▁occup ant ▁of ▁Que ens ▁House ▁as ▁Act ing - Go vernor . ▁D ath ika ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁after ▁murder ing ▁his ▁king ▁P il aya ▁M ara , ▁for ▁whom ▁he ▁was ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁However ▁the ▁hum il iation ▁suffered ▁due ▁to ▁this ▁incident , ▁and ▁the ▁decades ▁of ▁inf ight ing ▁within ▁the ▁family , ▁greatly ▁d imin ished ▁its ▁political ▁power . ▁At ▁the ▁king ' s ▁request , ▁Col um ban us ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁P ope ▁B on if ace ▁IV ▁on ▁the ▁controversy ▁over ▁the ▁Three ▁Ch ap ters ▁– ▁writ ings ▁by ▁Sy rian ▁b ish ops ▁suspected ▁of ▁N est orian ism , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁cond em ned ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁century ▁as ▁he res y . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁cap it ular ies ▁represent ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁pattern ▁of ▁contact ▁between ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁his ▁provinces ▁in ▁the ▁Carolingian ▁period . ▁When ▁this ▁is ▁done , ▁K uven i ▁supplies ▁them ▁with ▁food ▁and ▁clothing , ▁and , ▁' ass um ing ▁the ▁love ly ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁six teen ▁year ▁old ▁maid en ' ▁sed u ces ▁Vijaya . ▁He ▁trave lled ▁the ▁whole ▁country ▁visit ing ▁people ▁of ▁different ▁back ground s ▁and ▁religion . ▁Parakram a ▁Pandyan ▁II ▁from ▁Pandyan ▁Kingdom ▁invaded ▁Polonnaruwa , ▁thus ▁for cing ▁L il av ati ▁into ▁ex ile . ▁The ▁v ass al ' s ▁principal ▁obl igation ▁to ▁the ▁lord ▁was ▁to ▁provide ▁aid ▁or ▁military ▁service . ▁Man avam ma ▁was ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁King ▁K ass apa ▁II ▁of ▁Anuradhapura , ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁power ▁around ▁650 ▁A . D . ▁In ▁38 5, ▁Augustine ▁ended ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁lo ver ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prepare ▁to ▁mar ry ▁a ▁teen aged ▁he i ress . ▁During ▁its ▁500 - year ▁duration , ▁Joseon ▁encouraged ▁the ▁ent rench ment ▁of ▁Conf ucian ▁ide als ▁and ▁do ct r ines ▁in ▁Korean ▁society . ▁Tom aras ▁of ▁Delhi ▁was ▁a ▁Raj p ut ▁Cl an ▁during ▁9 th -12 th ▁century . ▁He ▁ruled ▁just ly ▁and ▁wise ly ▁in ▁the ▁Ma hes p ati ▁Kingdom . ▁She ▁became ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁one ▁V andal ▁king ▁and ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁another , ▁H ild eric . ▁Although ▁brief , ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁influ ential ▁period . ▁Since ▁the ▁Mad urai ▁Nay aks ▁had ▁now ▁lost ▁the ▁power ▁and ▁pre st ige ▁they ▁enjoy ed ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁Vijay ar anga ▁Ch ok k an atha , ▁the ▁family ▁members ▁thought ▁it ▁advis able ▁and ▁even ▁des irable ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁offer ▁from ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Kandy . ▁Following ▁the ▁mut iny ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁Ceylonese ▁comb at ▁troops ▁was ▁discontin ued ▁by ▁the ▁British , ▁although ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁supply ▁and ▁transport ▁units ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁re ar ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁This ▁c ode ▁of ▁conduct ▁has ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁an ▁inscription ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁rock ▁face ▁containing ▁the ▁images ▁of ▁the ▁Buddha ▁The ▁economy ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Sub continent ▁during ▁the ▁Mughal ▁era ▁performed ▁just ▁as ▁it ▁did ▁in ▁ancient ▁times , ▁though ▁now ▁it ▁would ▁face ▁the ▁st ress ▁of ▁extensive ▁regional ▁tens ions . ▁The ▁two ▁Chandragu pt as ▁have ▁been ▁conf used ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁same ▁in ▁some ▁Dig ambara ▁lege nds . ▁In ▁47 6, ▁O rest es ▁refused ▁to ▁honour ▁his ▁prom ises ▁of ▁land ▁to ▁his ▁merc en aries , ▁who ▁revol ted ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁O do acer . ▁However , ▁the ▁necessary ▁legal ▁prepar ations ▁had ▁been ▁made . ▁Ind ividual s ▁in ▁Indo - P ar th ian ▁att ire ▁are ▁sometimes ▁shown ▁as ▁act ors ▁in ▁Buddhist ▁dev ot ional ▁sc enes . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁fifty ▁years , ▁under ▁the ▁Umay yad ▁cal iph s , ▁the ▁Arab s ▁would ▁laun ch ▁repeated ▁ra ids ▁into ▁still - B y zant ine ▁Asia ▁Min or , ▁twice ▁bes iege ▁the ▁Byzantine ▁capital ▁of ▁Constantinople , ▁and ▁conqu er ▁the ▁Byzantine ▁Ex arch ate ▁of ▁Africa . ▁It ▁started ▁in ▁1911 ▁but , ▁was ▁effect ed ▁in ▁193 4. ▁In ▁19 15, ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁notable ▁Bas nay aka ▁Nil ame ▁V s ▁Attorney ▁General ▁case ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁1915 ▁ri ots ▁The ▁Huns ▁were ▁a ▁n om adic ▁people ▁who ▁formed ▁a ▁large ▁state ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁by ▁about ▁AD ▁400 , ▁and ▁under ▁their ▁leader ▁Att ila , ▁they ▁fought ▁against ▁both ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁1 st ▁century ▁BCE , ▁South ▁Asia ▁was ▁cr iss c ross ed ▁by ▁over land ▁trade ▁rout es , ▁which ▁facilit ated ▁the ▁move ments ▁of ▁Buddhist ▁and ▁Jain ▁missionaries ▁and ▁other ▁travel ers ▁and ▁opened ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁a ▁synt hesis ▁of ▁many ▁cult ures . ▁Par ā k ram ab ā hu ▁then ▁seized ▁Buddh agama ▁( mod ern ▁Men ik d ena ▁Nuwara ) ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁S ank ha ' s ▁property . ▁Greek ▁states ▁and ▁Hell en ic ▁kingdoms ▁in ▁West ▁Asia ▁became ▁important ▁trade ▁partners ▁of ▁India . ▁Jay ah ▁made ▁some ▁significant ▁achieve ments ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁the ▁principal . ▁Other ▁schools ▁that ▁received ▁help ▁from ▁D ias ▁include ▁the ▁Nal anda ▁College , ▁Dharm araja ▁College ▁and ▁Dharm as oka ▁College ▁Somet ime ▁later , ▁Bindusara ▁fell ▁sick ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁hand ▁over ▁the ▁administration ▁to ▁his ▁successor . ▁Having ▁established ▁Pand uw as ▁Nuwara ▁as ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁D akk in ades a , ▁Parakramabahu ▁began ▁to ▁experiment ▁architect urally . ▁The ▁king ▁attempt s ▁to ▁er adic ate ▁the ▁f ake ▁monks , ▁but ▁during ▁this ▁attempt , ▁an ▁over - ze al ous ▁minister ▁ends ▁up ▁kill ing ▁some ▁real ▁monks . ▁The ▁middle ▁kingdoms ▁of ▁India ▁were ▁the ▁political ▁ent ities ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁subcontinent ▁from ▁230 ▁BCE ▁to ▁120 6 ▁CE . ▁The ▁Maurya ▁Empire ▁added ▁A ra ch os ia ▁( K and ahar ), ▁G ed ro s ia ▁( B al och istan ), ▁and ▁Par op am is ada e ▁( G and hara ). ▁Thus , ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁the ▁long est - s erv ing ▁Sinhalese ▁capital ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁from ▁the ▁5 th ▁century ▁BCE ▁( 43 7 ▁BCE ) ▁until ▁the ▁11 th ▁century ▁CE ▁(10 17 ▁CE ) ▁flour ish ing ▁for ▁around ▁1,500 ▁years ▁Of ▁these ▁pass es , ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁was ▁the ▁Bal ana ▁pass , ▁the ▁one ▁cl os est ▁to ▁Colombo , ▁which ▁was ▁called ▁" the ▁door ▁to ▁the ▁Kandy ▁Re al m " ▁The ▁8 th ▁century ▁Buddhist ▁pil gr im ▁Y ij ing ▁records ▁another ▁story ▁about ▁Ashoka ' s ▁involve ment ▁in ▁the ▁Buddhist ▁san gha . ▁In ▁Mah ayana ▁Buddhism , ▁Aj atash atru ▁pl ays ▁a ▁significant ▁s ot er i ological ▁role ▁Ceylonese ▁continued ▁to ▁vol unt e er ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁British ▁Army , ▁R A F ▁and ▁the ▁R oyal ▁N av y ▁Clovis ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Child eric ▁I , ▁a ▁Meroving ian ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁Sal ian ▁Frank s , ▁and ▁Bas ina , ▁a ▁Th uring ian ▁princess . ▁He ▁converted ▁to ▁Hindu ism ▁Furthermore ▁Ge iger ▁also ▁believes ▁that ▁the ▁C ulavamsa ▁' do es ▁not ▁conscious ly ▁rel ate ▁false ▁[ in formation ] ' ▁The ▁third ▁book ▁is ▁M ula ▁S ik ha ▁H a ▁S ik h aval anda , ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁discip lin ary ▁rules ▁for ▁Buddhist ▁monks ▁Im ages ▁of ▁Christ , ▁the ▁The ot ok os ▁and ▁s aints ▁increasingly ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁regarded , ▁as ▁relic s , ▁contact ▁relic s ▁and ▁ac he i ro p o iet a ▁already ▁were , ▁as ▁points ▁of ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁div ine . ▁The ▁king ' s ▁palace ▁was ▁built ▁l av ish ly , ▁surrounded ▁by ▁sp ac ious ▁law ns ▁and ▁enclosed ▁within ▁high ▁walls . ▁Therefore , ▁it ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁already ▁a ▁Buddhist ▁when ▁she ▁met ▁Ashoka . ▁Kum ar asinha ▁was ▁poison ed ▁by ▁Rajasinha ▁before ▁Sen arat ' s ▁death , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁16 3 5, ▁and ▁the ▁youngest ▁prince ▁became ▁the ▁so le ▁king ▁as ▁Rajasinha ▁II . ▁(16 35 –16 8 7) ▁After ▁being ▁enth ron ed , ▁he ▁pers u aded ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁have ▁fled ▁to ▁Ruhuna ▁to ▁re - p op ul ace ▁their ▁abandoned ▁regions ▁in ▁Anuradhapura ▁Some ▁histor ians ▁arg ue ▁that ▁Buddhism ▁became ▁a ▁major ▁religion ▁because ▁of ▁Ashoka ' s ▁royal ▁patron age . ▁The ▁G ol ase cc a ▁culture ▁developed ▁starting ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁Bronze ▁Age ▁in ▁the ▁P o ▁plain . ▁The ▁G ro ote ▁Ker k ▁( D ut ch ▁Re formed ▁Church ) ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁1640 ▁He ▁then ▁fled ▁back ▁to ▁Africa , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁murdered ▁by ▁Constant ius ' s ▁ag ents . ▁K uven i , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁descend ant ▁of ▁the ▁R aksh as ▁of ▁the ▁Ram ayana ▁and ▁of ▁R av ana , ▁who ▁also ▁d we lled ▁in ▁Lanka . ▁Then ▁he ▁ro de ▁to ▁pick ▁the ▁lot us ▁flowers ▁from ▁this a ▁we wa , ▁before ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁camp ▁of ▁King ▁El ara . ▁He ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁mod est ▁behaviour ▁and ▁for ▁his ▁religious ▁activities . ▁Just ▁as ▁one ▁d ow ried ▁sister ▁succeeded ▁another , ▁we ▁had ▁the ▁correspond ing ▁rule ▁that ▁if ▁one ' s ▁brother ▁died ▁inst ate , ▁his ▁properties ▁dev olved ▁upon ▁his ▁brothers ▁to ▁the ▁excl usion ▁of ▁his ▁sister s . ▁The ▁b ron z es ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Z h ou ▁dynasty ▁document ▁large ▁port ions ▁of ▁history ▁not ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁ext ant ▁texts ▁that ▁were ▁often ▁composed ▁by ▁persons ▁of ▁vary ing ▁rank ▁and ▁possibly ▁even ▁social ▁class . ▁Over ▁hundreds ▁of ▁Buddhist ▁monks ▁( with ▁the ▁chief ▁pre l ate ▁of ▁Sit awaka ) ▁were ▁killed ▁by ▁Rajasinha . ▁Me h med ' s ▁main ▁concern ▁with ▁Constantinople ▁had ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁cons olid ating ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁reb uild ing ▁its ▁def enses . ▁Harappan ▁engine ers ▁followed ▁the ▁decimal ▁division ▁of ▁measurement ▁for ▁all ▁practical ▁purposes , ▁including ▁the ▁measurement ▁of ▁mass ▁as ▁revealed ▁by ▁their ▁he x a hed ron ▁weights ▁The ▁latter ▁two ▁were ▁executed ▁during ▁their ▁captivity ▁Nic ol le ▁writ es ▁that ▁the ▁series ▁of ▁Islamic ▁conquests ▁of ▁the ▁7 th ▁and ▁8 th ▁centuries ▁was ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁events ▁in ▁world ▁history ", ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁" a ▁new ▁civil isation ", ▁the ▁Islamic ised ▁and ▁Arab ised ▁Middle ▁East . ▁Meanwhile , ▁when ▁B uv anekabahu ▁died , ▁V ir abahu ' s ▁brother ▁Vijayabahu ▁was ▁crown ed ▁king ▁of ▁Kotte ▁Constantinople ▁operated ▁as ▁a ▁prime ▁h ub ▁in ▁a ▁trading ▁network ▁that ▁at ▁various ▁times ▁extended ▁across ▁nearly ▁all ▁of ▁E ur as ia ▁and ▁North ▁Africa , ▁in ▁particular ▁as ▁the ▁primary ▁western ▁term inus ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁S ilk ▁Road . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁Il an aga ' s ▁cor on ation , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁ent oura ge ▁went ▁to ▁Lake ▁Tissa ▁to ▁bat he . ▁Prince ▁had ▁a ▁large ▁army ▁mainly ▁drawn ▁from ▁the ▁eastern ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁Is land . ▁Their ▁construction ▁test ifies ▁to ▁the ▁complex ity ▁of ▁Ol me c ▁society , ▁although ▁the ▁exact ▁nature ▁of ▁how ▁they ▁were ▁govern ed ▁is ▁not ▁known . ▁The ▁Portuguese ▁Empire ▁then ce for ward ▁became ▁an ▁appropriate ▁target ▁for ▁Dutch ▁military ▁inc urs ions . ▁For ▁example : ▁He ▁slowly ▁t ort ured ▁Chand ag ir ika ▁to ▁death ▁in ▁the ▁" he ll " ▁prison . ▁K ah at apitiya ▁mosqu e ▁- ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁l ore , ▁an ▁Islamic ▁s aint ▁called ▁At ulla , ▁who ▁pil gr imed ▁to ▁Sri ▁P ada ▁in ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁B uw anekabahu ▁IV ▁of ▁Gamp ola ▁has ▁med it ated ▁at ▁the ▁land ▁here ▁by ▁looking ▁at ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Sri ▁P ada ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Y i ▁Se ong - gy e ▁in ▁July ▁1392 ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Korean ▁Empire ▁in ▁October ▁18 97 . ▁He ▁assisted ▁Col v in ▁R ▁de ▁Silva ▁and ▁N . M . ▁Perera ▁in ▁bre aking ▁out ▁of ▁j ail ▁and ▁sm ugg led ▁them ▁to ▁India ▁In ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁engine ering , ▁Is id ore ▁of ▁M il et us , ▁the ▁Greek ▁mathematic ian ▁and ▁architect ▁of ▁the ▁H ag ia ▁S oph ia , ▁produced ▁the ▁first ▁comp ilation ▁of ▁Arch imed es ' ▁530 ▁works , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁through ▁this ▁man us cript ▁tradition , ▁kept ▁alive ▁by ▁the ▁school ▁of ▁mathematics ▁and ▁engine ering ▁founded ▁850 ▁during ▁the ▁" B y zant ine ▁R ena iss ance " ▁by ▁Le o ▁the ▁Mat hem atic ian , ▁that ▁such ▁works ▁are ▁known ▁today ▁( see ▁Arch imed es ▁Pal im ps est ). ▁For ▁seeing ▁the ▁Lord ▁as ▁the ▁same ▁everywhere ▁present , ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁destroy ▁the ▁Self ▁by ▁the ▁Self , ▁and ▁thus ▁he ▁goes ▁to ▁the ▁highest ▁goal . ▁Being ▁known ▁to ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁as ▁a ▁M ilit ary ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Kotte ▁Kingdom , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁military ▁skills ▁and ▁br ill iance ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁loyal ty , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Captain ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁Maha ▁M udal iy ar ▁of ▁Ceylon ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Some ▁scholars , ▁such ▁as ▁Franc is ▁Clo oney , ▁call ▁the ▁Ad h ik ara ņ as ▁as ▁" c ase ▁studies " ▁with ▁a ▁defined ▁her m ene ut ic ▁process . ▁Victor ▁C ore a ▁died ▁on ▁6 th ▁June ▁196 2 ▁at ▁91 ▁years ▁old . ▁The ▁L y c ian ▁to mb s , ▁dated ▁to ▁the ▁4 th ▁century ▁BCE , ▁are ▁either ▁free - standing ▁or ▁rock - cut ▁barrel - va ult ed ▁s arc oph agi , ▁placed ▁on ▁a ▁high ▁base , ▁with ▁architectural ▁fe atures ▁car ved ▁in ▁stone ▁to ▁im it ate ▁wooden ▁struct ures . ▁John ▁d ' O y ly , ▁in ▁the ▁mean while , ▁had ▁been ▁adv ising ▁Go vernor ▁B rown r ig g ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁that ▁Kandy ' s ▁no bles ▁were ▁ready ▁to ▁co op erate ▁with ▁any ▁British ▁attempt ▁at ▁dis l od ging ▁Sri ▁Vik rama ▁Rajasinghe . ▁In ▁15 2 1, ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁two ▁full ▁brothers ▁Bhuv anekabahu ▁and ▁R a igama ▁Bandara , ▁who ▁were ▁born ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁queen ▁of ▁Vijayabahu ▁VII , ▁he ▁revol ted ▁against ▁his ▁father , ▁suspect ing ▁him ▁of ▁planning ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁Kotte ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁Vijayabahu ▁VII ' s ▁other ▁queen ' s ▁sons ▁( D ev araja ) ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁According ▁to ▁Up inder ▁Sing h , ▁these ▁po ems ▁may ▁be ▁mention ing ▁M ok ur ▁and ▁K os har ▁kingdoms ▁of ▁V ad ug ars ▁( n orthern ers ) ▁in ▁Kar n ataka ▁and ▁And h ra ▁Pradesh , ▁with ▁one ▁interpret ation ▁being ▁that ▁the ▁Maurya ▁empire ▁had ▁an ▁all iance ▁with ▁these ▁at ▁some ▁point ▁of ▁time . ▁In ▁one ▁of ▁them , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁shrine ▁with ▁Buddha ▁images . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁shown ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁clothing ▁that ▁was ▁alleged ly ▁st ained ▁with ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁blood ▁v om ited ▁after ▁drinking ▁poison , ▁he ▁beat ▁to ▁death ▁two ▁of ▁Se ong j ong ' s ▁conc ub ines ▁who ▁had ▁accused ▁Queen ▁Y un ▁and ▁he ▁p ushed ▁his ▁grand m other , ▁G rand ▁Queen ▁D ow ager ▁In su , ▁who ▁died ▁after ward . ▁Mah ast ana ▁Ad ahasin ▁died ▁in ▁16 12 ▁after ▁six ▁days ▁of ▁sick ness . ▁His ▁death ▁is ▁established ▁as ▁between ▁13 82 ▁and ▁13 9 2. ▁He ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁built ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁84,000 ▁stup as ▁across ▁India , ▁such ▁as ▁S anch i ▁and ▁Mah ab od hi ▁Temple , ▁and ▁he ▁increased ▁the ▁popular ity ▁of ▁Buddhism ▁in ▁Afghanistan ▁and ▁Thailand . ▁These ▁stat u ett es ▁remain ▁controvers ial , ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁advanced ▁style ▁in ▁representing ▁the ▁human ▁body . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Rohana ▁after ▁11 ▁years ▁of ▁Chola ▁rule ▁in ▁Roh ona ▁Record s ▁by ▁Fax ian ▁the ro ▁and ▁the ▁Mahavamsa ▁suggests ▁it ▁may ▁have ▁extended ▁to ▁Mal d ives ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁India ▁as ▁well ▁The ▁conquests ▁were ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁large - scale ▁mig ration ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁whole ▁tribes ▁from ▁Arab ia ▁into ▁the ▁lands ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁These ▁include ▁writing ▁systems ▁that ▁are ▁currently ▁in ▁use , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁early ▁script s ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁now ▁d orm ant ▁Sh ar ada ▁script . ▁Thus ▁the ▁feudal ▁order ▁em bra ces ▁society ▁from ▁top ▁to ▁bott om , ▁though ▁the ▁" p ower ful ▁and ▁well - d if fe rent iated ▁social ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁urban ▁classes " ▁came ▁to ▁occup y ▁a ▁distinct ▁position ▁to ▁some ▁ext ent ▁outside ▁the ▁class ic ▁feudal ▁h ier arch y . ▁The ▁Kandyans ▁res ort ed ▁to ▁fighting ▁a ▁gu er illa ▁war ▁( m uch ▁the ▁same ▁t act ic ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁adopted ▁against ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁and ▁the ▁Dutch ) ▁and ▁proved ▁difficult ▁to ▁dis l od ge . ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁difficult ▁student , ▁however , ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁with ▁an ▁inf er ior ▁education ▁who ▁believes ▁he ▁understand s ▁something ▁when ▁he ▁does ▁not . ▁In ▁addition , ▁T er vel ▁obtained ▁the ▁title ▁Caes ar ▁and , ▁having ▁been ▁enth ron ed ▁along side ▁the ▁Emperor , ▁received ▁the ▁ob e is ance ▁of ▁the ▁citiz en ry ▁of ▁Constantinople ▁and ▁numer ous ▁g ifts . ▁R ate ▁Mah ath th ay as ▁were ▁govern ors ▁of ▁smaller ▁districts ▁name ly ▁Ud an u we re , ▁He wa he te , ▁Y atin u we re , ▁Kot m ale , ▁T un p ana he , ▁D umb ara . ▁Some ▁kings , ▁such ▁as ▁San gh ab od hi ▁(2 47 – 24 9) ▁and ▁V oh ar ika ▁Tissa ▁(20 9 – 23 1) ▁were ▁l en ient ▁in ▁this ▁aspect , ▁while ▁rulers ▁like ▁Il an aga ▁(3 3 – 4 3) ▁and ▁J et tha ▁Tissa ▁I ▁(2 63 –2 7 3) ▁were ▁h ars her ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Balk ans ▁was ▁prof ound ly ▁rest ruct ured ▁after ▁the ▁invasions ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁period ▁but , ▁with ▁the ▁except ion ▁of ▁the ▁Co ț of en i ▁culture ▁in ▁a ▁mountain ous ▁region , ▁none ▁of ▁them ▁show ▁any ▁eastern ▁( or ▁pres um ably ▁Indo - E urope an ) ▁tra its . ▁She ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁P ram ila ▁De vi , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Lord ▁P itt i ▁Nay akk ar ▁and ▁Lady ▁Ab h ir ami ▁De vi . ▁Ch ullak alinga ▁J ataka ▁n arr ates ▁about ▁the ▁war ▁aff airs ▁between ▁Ass aka ▁and ▁Kalinga ▁kingdoms ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁decades ▁of ▁the ▁7 th ▁Cent ury ▁B . C . E . ▁Further , ▁they ▁influenced ▁the ▁architect ure ▁in ▁far ▁off ▁places ▁like ▁Gu j arat ▁and ▁V eng i ▁as ▁ev id enced ▁in ▁the ▁N ava ▁Brah ma ▁temples ▁at ▁Al amp ur . ▁The ▁famil ial ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁is ▁thus ▁not ▁clear ▁although ▁evidently ▁they ▁were ▁closely ▁related ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁imp erial ▁family . ▁S ous a ▁rapidly ▁organized ▁a ▁ra iding ▁party , ▁which ▁cons isted ▁of ▁a ▁hundred ▁Portuguese ▁soldiers ▁under ▁Franc isco ▁d a ▁Silva ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁L ascarins ▁under ▁Jay avira ▁Bandara ▁The ▁emergence ▁of ▁the ▁R ashtra k ut as ▁her al ded ▁a ▁new ▁era ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁South ▁India . ▁Two ▁more ▁island s ▁are ▁located ▁f art her ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁the ▁south ▁N iss anka ▁M alla ▁had ▁two ▁wives ▁named ▁Kalinga ▁Sub adr ade vi ▁and ▁Gang avamsa ▁Kal y anam ah ade vi . ▁The ▁the istic ▁sub - s chool s ▁interpret ▁the ▁text ▁to ▁be ▁st ating ▁that ▁At man ▁is ▁different ▁from ▁Brah man , ▁and ▁there after ▁each ▁expl ains ▁how ▁other ▁systems ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁Upanish ads ▁or ▁are ▁inc o he rent . ▁Around ▁11 50, ▁Parakramabahu ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁move ▁by ▁se izing ▁control ▁of ▁Mal aya , ▁strateg ically ▁sec uring ▁his ▁eastern ▁fl ank ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁Maurya ▁dynasty ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁Franc isco ▁d a ▁Silva ▁cal med ▁her ▁down , ▁and ▁after ▁rep air ing ▁the ▁pal an qu in ▁they ▁left ▁towards ▁the ▁Kandyan ▁border , ▁delay ed ▁by ▁eight ▁days ▁Therefore , ▁a ▁se on bi , ▁that ▁is , ▁a ▁schol ar , ▁was ▁a ▁person ▁with ▁a ▁specialized ▁education ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁b ureau c r at . ▁These ▁took ▁high ▁quality ▁secondary ▁education ▁to ▁the ▁rural ▁out st ations ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁A ▁change ▁in ▁this ▁occurred ▁when ▁Mah as ena ▁em bra ced ▁Mah ayana ▁teach ings ▁and ▁acted ▁against ▁The rav ada ▁institutions ▁The ▁L ast ▁King ▁of ▁this ▁dynasty ▁was ▁Rajasinha ▁I ▁of ▁Sit awaka . ▁The ▁re verse ▁of ▁the ▁coin ▁depic ts ▁the ▁c adu ce us , ▁symbol ▁of ▁reconciliation ▁between ▁two ▁fighting ▁ser p ents , ▁which ▁is ▁possibly ▁a ▁representation ▁of ▁peace ▁between ▁the ▁Greeks ▁and ▁the ▁Sh ung as , ▁and ▁like wise ▁between ▁Buddhism ▁and ▁Hindu ism ▁( the ▁c adu ce us ▁also ▁appears ▁as ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁pun ch - mar ked ▁coins ▁of ▁the ▁Maurya ▁Empire ▁in ▁India , ▁in ▁the ▁3 rd -2 nd ▁century ▁BC ). ▁This ▁visit ▁was ▁to ▁Kel an iya ▁and ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁inv itation ▁by ▁a ▁Naga ▁king ▁named ▁Man i akk ika , ▁who ▁had ▁asked ▁the ▁Buddha ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁his ▁kingdom ▁during ▁the ▁previous ▁visit . ▁Gold , ▁pear ls , ▁precious ▁stones ▁and ▁sil ks ▁collected ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁millennium ▁were ▁rob b ed ▁within ▁a ▁few ▁hours . ▁Bet ween ▁83 9 ▁and ▁842 ▁the ▁B ulg ari ans ▁w aged ▁war ▁on ▁the ▁Ser bs ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁any ▁progress . ▁By ▁the ▁9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Slav s ▁had ▁expanded ▁into ▁spar se ly ▁inhab ited ▁territories ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁east ▁from ▁these ▁natural ▁front iers , ▁peace fully ▁ass im il ating ▁the ▁indigenous ▁Il ly rian ▁and ▁Fin nic ▁populations . ▁Raj arata ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁direct ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁King ▁( ra ja / k ing , ▁r ata / c ount ry ) ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁lands ▁lost ▁by ▁the ▁Byzantines ▁to ▁the ▁Muslims ▁( n ame ly ▁Egypt , ▁Pal est ine , ▁and ▁Syria ) ▁had ▁been ▁rec l aimed ▁from ▁the ▁S ass an ids ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁Muslim ▁conquests . ▁In ▁the ▁East , ▁the ▁peoples ▁of ▁beyond ▁the ▁V ol ga ▁( Y am n aya ▁culture ), ▁sure ly ▁eastern ▁Indo - E urope ans , ▁anc est ors ▁of ▁Iran ians , ▁took ▁over ▁southern ▁Russia ▁and ▁Uk raine . ▁V est ig es ▁of ▁the ▁feudal ▁system ▁hung ▁on ▁in ▁France ▁until ▁the ▁French ▁Rev olution ▁of ▁the ▁17 90 s . ▁Mayadunne ' s ▁popular ity ▁grew ▁rapidly ▁among ▁loc als ▁and ▁similar ly ▁Bhuv anekabahu ▁VII ▁of ▁Kotte ▁and ▁later ▁Dharmapala ▁of ▁Kotte ▁had ▁to ▁re ly ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁on ▁Portuguese ▁for ▁help . ▁The ▁Al ch on ▁empire ▁in ▁India ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁quite ▁significant ▁and ▁rich , ▁with ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁issue ▁a ▁significant ▁volume ▁of ▁gold ▁coins . ▁In ▁both ▁his ▁philosoph ical ▁and ▁the ological ▁reason ing , ▁Augustine ▁was ▁greatly ▁influenced ▁by ▁St o ic ism , ▁Pl at on ism ▁and ▁Ne op l at on ism , ▁particularly ▁by ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Pl ot inus , ▁auth or ▁of ▁the ▁En ne ads , ▁probably ▁through ▁the ▁med iation ▁of ▁P or ph y ry ▁and ▁Victor inus ▁( as ▁P ier re ▁Had ot ▁has ▁arg ued ). ▁Parakramabahu ' s ▁reign ▁is ▁mem or able ▁for ▁two ▁major ▁campaign s — in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁India ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁Pandyan ▁war ▁of ▁success ion , ▁and ▁a ▁pun itive ▁strike ▁against ▁the ▁kings ▁of ▁Rama ñ ñ a ▁( L ower ▁Bur ma ) ▁for ▁various ▁perceived ▁ins ult s ▁to ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁The ▁central ▁government ▁was ▁headed ▁by ▁the ▁Mughal ▁emperor ; ▁immediately ▁b ene ath ▁him ▁were ▁four ▁ministries . ▁These ▁are ▁occupied ▁with ▁all ▁se cts ▁in ▁establishing ▁morality , ▁in ▁promoting ▁morality , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁welfare ▁and ▁happ iness ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁dev ot ed ▁to ▁morality ▁( e ven ) ▁among ▁the ▁Greeks , ▁Kam bo j as ▁and ▁Gand har as , ▁and ▁whatever ▁other ▁western ▁bord e rers ▁( of ▁mine ▁there ▁are ). ▁People ▁who ▁eng age ▁in ▁or ▁support ▁icon oclasm ▁are ▁called ▁icon ocl ast s , ▁Greek ▁for ▁' bre akers ▁of ▁ic ons ', ▁a ▁term ▁that ▁has ▁come ▁to ▁be ▁applied ▁fig ur ative ly ▁to ▁any ▁person ▁who ▁break s ▁or ▁dis d ains ▁established ▁dog m ata ▁or ▁con ventions . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Indian ▁princes ▁as ▁the ▁Sinhalese ▁were ▁willing ▁to ▁follow ▁anyone ▁who ▁would ▁lead ▁them ▁to ▁freedom ▁from ▁the ▁Chola ▁empire . ▁For ▁Augustine , ▁the ▁evil ▁of ▁sexual ▁imm or ality ▁was ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁sexual ▁act ▁itself , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁emot ions ▁that ▁typically ▁accomp any ▁it . ▁The ▁teenage ▁D as ag ri va ▁( R av ana ), ▁who ▁was ▁sing ing ▁the ▁hy m ns ▁of ▁Sh iva ▁and ▁pray ing ▁to ▁him , ▁made ▁him ▁lose ▁his ▁concent ration . ▁Sh ah ▁J ah an ' s ▁e ld est ▁son , ▁the ▁li ber al ▁D ara ▁Sh ik oh , ▁became ▁reg ent ▁in ▁16 5 8, ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁illness . ▁I ▁came ▁as ▁a ▁poor ▁stranger ▁into ▁these ▁parts ▁for ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁Christ , ▁Our ▁S aviour . ▁This ▁time , ▁the ▁King ' s ▁daughter ▁San gha ▁was ▁given ▁in ▁marriage ▁to ▁him . ▁Chandragupta ▁lived ▁as ▁an ▁as ce t ic ▁at ▁Sh rav an abel ag ola ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁before ▁fast ing ▁to ▁death ▁as ▁per ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁sal le k hana , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Dig ambara ▁lege nd . ▁R uled ▁from ▁the ▁9 th ▁century ▁to ▁13 th ▁century . ▁The ▁rise ▁of ▁urban ▁commun es ▁marked ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Middle ▁Ages . ▁Other ▁disc over ies ▁include ▁stat ues ▁of ▁the ▁Hindu ▁god ▁G an esh ▁and ▁a ▁god d ess ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁P att ini / K ann agi . ▁D ond ra ▁Head ▁is ▁known ▁histor ically ▁in ▁Tamil ▁as ▁Then - th urai , ▁Te van - th urai , ▁T enn avan - th urai , ▁T end h ira ▁Th ott am , ▁Ten av aram ▁and ▁T ana ver am ▁which ▁are ▁vari ations ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁meaning ▁" L ord ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Port " ▁in ▁the ▁language . ▁ Ā t man ▁( S elf ) ▁and ▁Self - know ledge , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁e g ot istic ▁ign or ance , ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁m ok s ha , ▁is ▁something ▁that ▁is ▁always ▁present ▁as ▁the ▁ess ence ▁of ▁the ▁self , ▁and ▁must ▁be ▁real ized ▁by ▁each ▁person ▁by ▁one ' s ▁own ▁effort . ▁Pe as ants , ▁workers , ▁and ▁merchants ▁paid ▁taxes , ▁while ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁and ▁new ▁el ites ▁collected ▁them . ▁However , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁language ▁policy ▁by ▁and ▁large ▁failed ▁M uch ▁of ▁Damb adeniya ▁still ▁lies ▁buried ▁on ▁a ▁huge ▁fort ified ▁rock ▁The ▁name ▁N ā ga ▁was ▁either ▁a ▁cor rupted ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁Nay ina ar ▁or ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁applied ▁to ▁this ▁community ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁head ▁covering ▁being ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁a ▁hy d ra - he aded ▁co bra ▁in ▁reve rence ▁to ▁their ▁ser p entine ▁de ities . ▁Ramanathan ▁died ▁on ▁26 ▁November ▁1930 ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁Su k h ast an ▁on ▁W ard ▁Pl ace , ▁Colombo ▁Each ▁of ▁these ▁quarters ▁is ▁further ▁arr anged ▁into ▁two ▁met r ical ▁feet ▁of ▁four ▁sy ll ables ▁each . ▁Kar ak and u ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁dev ote e ▁of ▁the ▁23 rd ▁Jain ▁t irth ank ara ▁P arsh van atha ▁who ▁pre ached ▁Jain ism ▁in ▁Kalinga ▁around ▁850 ▁B . ▁The ▁first ▁phot ograph ▁of ▁the ▁shrine ' s ▁remains ▁and ▁its ▁prom on t ory ▁was ▁taken ▁in ▁18 70 . ▁The ▁met all urg ical ▁centers ▁of ▁north w estern ▁China , ▁especially ▁Q ij ia ▁in ▁G ans u ▁and ▁Ke x ing z hu ang ▁culture ▁in ▁S ha an x i , ▁played ▁an ▁inter medi ary ▁role ▁in ▁this ▁process . ▁Any ▁true ▁image ▁of ▁Jesus ▁must ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁represent ▁both ▁his ▁div ine ▁nature ▁( which ▁is ▁impossible ▁because ▁it ▁cannot ▁be ▁seen ▁nor ▁en comp ass ed ) ▁and ▁his ▁human ▁nature ▁( which ▁is ▁possible ). ▁S th ul abh adra ▁loved ▁the ▁royal ▁d ancer ▁R up ak os a ▁and ▁lived ▁for ▁12 ▁years ▁with ▁her . ▁The ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁tradition ▁states ▁that ▁Ashoka ' s ▁queen ▁As and ham itta ▁died ▁during ▁his ▁29 th ▁reg nal ▁year , ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁32 nd ▁reg nal ▁year , ▁his ▁wife ▁T iss ar akk ha ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁queen . ▁The ▁popular ▁de ity ▁M ur ug an ▁was ▁spec if ically ▁targeted ▁O st rog oth ▁King ▁T ot ila ▁was ▁defeated ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁T ag ina e , ▁and ▁his ▁successor ▁Te ia ▁was ▁defeated ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁M ons ▁L act ari us ▁in ▁October ▁55 2. ▁G . ▁E . ▁v on ▁Gr une ba um ▁has ▁said ▁" The ▁icon oclasm ▁of ▁the ▁e igh th ▁and ▁nin th ▁centuries ▁must ▁be ▁view ed ▁as ▁the ▁cl im ax ▁of ▁a ▁movement ▁that ▁had ▁its ▁roots ▁in ▁the ▁spirit ual ity ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁div inity ". ▁Dr . ▁Crist op her ▁Will iam ▁Wij ek oon ▁K ann ang ara ▁was ▁a ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁lawyer ▁and ▁a ▁polit ician ▁M and aram ▁P ura ▁P uw atha ▁reported ▁that ▁in ▁one ▁place , ▁121 ▁monks ▁were ▁killed ▁by ▁Rajasinha ▁Ab d - al - R a ḥ m â n , ▁despite ▁being ▁a ▁proven ▁command er , ▁had ▁been ▁out man oe u vered ; ▁he ▁had ▁allowed ▁Charles ▁to ▁concent rate ▁his ▁forces ▁and ▁pick ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁battle . ▁Although ▁cap able ▁of ▁g aining ▁members hip ▁to ▁the ▁Le g islative ▁Council ▁of ▁Ceylon , ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁seek ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁Le g islative ▁Council ▁Ge iger ▁believes ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁possible ▁' to ▁form ▁a ▁harm on ious ▁and ▁cred ible ▁picture ▁of ▁the ▁single ▁acts ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁youth ful ▁Parak k ama ▁[ s ic ] ' ▁simply ▁from ▁the ▁information ▁presented ▁in ▁the ▁L ess er ▁Ch ron icle ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁centuries , ▁the ▁Byzantines ▁were ▁usually ▁on ▁the ▁def ensive , ▁and ▁av o ided ▁open ▁field ▁batt les , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁retreat ▁to ▁their ▁fort ified ▁str on gh old s . ▁His ▁convers ion ▁to ▁the ▁Nic ene ▁form ▁of ▁Christianity ▁served ▁to ▁set ▁him ▁apart ▁from ▁most ▁other ▁Germ anic ▁kings ▁of ▁his ▁time , ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁Visig oths ▁and ▁the ▁V and als , ▁who ▁had ▁converted ▁from ▁Germ anic ▁p ag an ism ▁to ▁A rian ▁Christianity . ▁In ▁the ▁G othic ▁War ▁(3 76 – 38 2 ), ▁the ▁Goths ▁revol ted ▁and ▁conf ron ted ▁the ▁main ▁Roman ▁army ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ad rian ople ▁(3 78 ). ▁He ▁was ▁executed ▁on ▁orders ▁from ▁King ▁Vimaladharm asuriya , ▁to ▁S ous a ' s ▁great ▁grief ▁He ▁left ▁Mor at uwa ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁13 ▁and ▁stay ed ▁in ▁Ratnapura ▁with ▁his ▁uncle , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Sinhalese ▁pro ctor , ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Uva ▁Province . ▁The ▁small ▁successor ▁kingdoms ▁of ▁the ▁Visig oths ▁in ▁His p ania , ▁the ▁pred ecess ors ▁of ▁medieval ▁kingdoms ▁such ▁as ▁Le ó n , ▁C ast ile ▁and ▁A ra gon , ▁were ▁fundament ally ▁sub - F r ank ish , ▁cult urally ▁and ▁administrative ly ▁cl oser ▁to ▁the ▁Frankish ▁kingdom ▁than ▁the ▁fall en ▁Visig othic ▁real m . ▁They ▁formed ▁a ▁cultural ▁br idge ▁and ▁played ▁a ▁vital ▁role ▁in ▁trade ▁and ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁ideas ▁and ▁culture ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁Gang etic ▁pl ains ▁to ▁the ▁southern ▁t ip ▁of ▁India . ▁Those ▁who ▁think ▁that ▁Sinh apura ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁V anga - K alinga ▁region ▁identify ▁it ▁with ▁loc ations ▁off ▁the ▁east ▁coast ▁of ▁India ; ▁S . ▁Kr ishn as w ami ▁A iy ang ar ▁spec ul ates ▁that ▁Supp ar aka ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁Sum at ra . ▁He ▁asked ▁all ▁the ▁princes ▁to ▁assemb le ▁at ▁the ▁Gard en ▁of ▁the ▁Gold en ▁P av il ion ▁on ▁the ▁as ce t ic ' s ▁advice . ▁On ▁the ▁way ▁he ▁met ▁Ram ab ar g awa ▁al ias ▁Par asur ama , ▁his ▁cousin . ▁Honorius ▁was ▁planning ▁to ▁flee ▁to ▁Constantinople ▁when ▁a ▁reinfor cing ▁army ▁of ▁4,000 ▁soldiers ▁from ▁the ▁East ▁dis em bar ked ▁in ▁R aven na . ▁See ing ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁under m ine ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁on ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁the ▁VOC ▁made ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Kandy . ▁The ▁cons ensus ▁held ▁by ▁histor ians ▁is ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁a ▁Pandyan ▁fe ud atory ▁family ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁Raman ath apur am ▁Hindu ▁temple ▁and ▁was ▁of ▁Tamil ▁Brah min ▁origin ▁Having ▁conquered ▁the ▁territ ory ▁of ▁Mal wa ▁from ▁the ▁Gu pt as , ▁T oram ana ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁a ▁famous ▁inscription ▁in ▁E ran , ▁confirm ing ▁his ▁rule ▁on ▁the ▁region . ▁A ▁Brah min ▁was ▁the ▁ambassador ▁of ▁the ▁7 46 ▁A . C . ▁emb ass y ▁to ▁the ▁Chinese ▁court , ▁carrying ▁head ▁or nam ents ▁of ▁gold , ▁precious ▁ne ck ▁pe nd ants , ▁forty ▁webs ▁of ▁fine ▁c ott on ▁cloth s ▁and ▁the ▁" M aha ▁Par inib b ana ▁S utra " ▁of ▁Buddhism . ▁The ▁Tra i ▁Bh um i ▁K atha ▁claims ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁As and ham itta ▁who ▁encouraged ▁her ▁husband ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁Buddhist , ▁and ▁to ▁constru ct ▁84,000 ▁stup as ▁and ▁84,000 ▁vi har as . ▁Both ▁the ▁J at ak as ▁mention ▁the ▁t ale ▁of ▁Ch ullak alinga ▁in ▁the ▁light ▁that ▁the ▁events ▁happened ▁in ▁the ▁lif et ime ▁of ▁a ▁Bod h is att va , ▁who ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁visited ▁by ▁Buddha ▁himself ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁Kalinga ▁II , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁Ch ullak alinga ' s ▁descend ant . ▁The ▁class ic ▁Fr an ç ois ▁Louis ▁G ans h of ▁version ▁of ▁feudal ism ▁describ es ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁rec ip ro c al ▁legal ▁and ▁military ▁obl ig ations ▁of ▁the ▁war ri or ▁no b ility ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁key ▁concepts ▁of ▁lord s , ▁v ass als , ▁and ▁f ief s . ▁When ▁the ▁British ▁established ▁themselves ▁in ▁Kandy , ▁the ▁colon iz ers ▁raised ▁tea ▁and ▁coff ee ▁plant ations ▁near ▁the ▁Colombo - K andy ▁railway ▁line ▁which ▁ran ▁below ▁the ▁fort ; ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁Colombo - K andy ▁road ▁via ▁K ad ug ann awa , ▁Bal ana ▁lost ▁its ▁importance ▁alt ogether ▁Women ▁pl aited ▁their ▁hair ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁un mar ried ▁and ▁after ▁marriage , ▁decor ated ▁their ▁hair ▁in ▁five ▁different ▁ways ▁– ▁Kul al , ▁Al agam , ▁K ond ai ▁( e lder ly ▁women ▁ty ing ▁up ▁their ▁hair ), ▁Pan ic c ai ▁( d ress ing ▁hair ▁in ▁shape ▁of ▁plant ain ▁flow er ) ▁and ▁T un c ai . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Islamic ▁civil ization ▁grew ▁and ▁expanded ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁its ▁merch ant ▁economy , ▁in ▁cont rast ▁to ▁their ▁Christian , ▁Indian , ▁and ▁Chinese ▁pe ers ▁who ▁built ▁soci eties ▁from ▁an ▁agricultural ▁land hold ing ▁no b ility . ▁The ▁l ingu ist ically ▁b ip ol ar ▁island ▁needed ▁a ▁link ▁language ▁and ▁English ▁became ▁univers al ▁in ▁Ceylon ▁In ▁both ▁the ▁form id able ▁campaign ▁of ▁160 3 ▁led ▁by ▁Jer on im o ▁de ▁A ze ved o ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁G ann or uwa , ▁the ▁last ▁major ▁battle ▁in ▁the ▁Sinhalese ▁- ▁Portuguese ▁War , ▁the ▁l ascarins ▁def ected ▁en ▁mas se . ▁At ▁least ▁one ▁extra ▁le v y ▁prov oked ▁des per ation ▁and ▁ri ot ing , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁emperor ' s ▁stat ues ▁were ▁destroyed . ▁It ▁is ▁generally ▁accepted ▁that ▁in ▁defe nding ▁T ol bi ac , ▁Sig e bert ▁and ▁his ▁army ▁suffered ▁heavy ▁losses . ▁F earing ▁for ▁his ▁safety , ▁Honorius ▁made ▁prepar ations ▁to ▁flee ▁to ▁R aven na ▁when ▁ships ▁carrying ▁4,000 ▁troops ▁arrived ▁from ▁Constantinople , ▁rest oring ▁his ▁res olve . ▁They ▁have ▁built ▁famous ▁K on ark ▁Sun ▁Temple ▁and ▁J ag ann ath ▁Temple , ▁Pur i . ▁On ▁11 ▁May ▁330 , ▁it ▁was ▁re nam ed ▁Constantinople ▁and ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Constantine . ▁From ▁the ▁6 th ▁century , ▁the ▁empire ' s ▁western ▁and ▁northern ▁contem por aries ▁began ▁to ▁identify ▁the ▁empire ▁with ▁its ▁increasingly ▁pred omin ant ▁Greek ▁element . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁also ▁der ived ▁from ▁the ▁city ' s ▁establishment ▁on ▁the ▁a us pic ious ▁a ster ism ▁called ▁Anura ▁In ▁Persian ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁also ▁called ▁As it ane ▁( the ▁Th res hold ▁of ▁the ▁State ), ▁and ▁in ▁Ar men ian , ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁G os d ant n ub ol is ▁( C ity ▁of ▁Constantine ). ▁New ▁economic ▁class ▁divisions ▁were ▁formed ▁between ▁capital ist ▁business ▁owners ▁who ▁formed ▁the ▁new ▁middle ▁class , ▁small ▁shop keep ers ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁middle ▁class , ▁the ▁working ▁class ▁in ▁fact ories , ▁rural ▁land lord s , ▁and ▁ten ant ▁farm ers . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁first ▁period ▁of ▁Muslim ▁conquests ▁stopped , ▁as ▁the ▁armies ▁of ▁Islam ▁turned ▁against ▁one ▁another . ▁Two ▁inc idents ▁are ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁tr ig ge red ▁the ▁revol t ▁The ▁Chalu k ya ▁rulers ▁were ▁over th rown ▁by ▁their ▁sub ordin ates , ▁the ▁R ashtra k ut as ▁( 75 3 - 97 3 ▁CE ). ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁rev ival ▁of ▁Byzantine ▁fort un es ▁under ▁Michael ▁VIII ▁P alai olog os , ▁but ▁the ▁war - rav aged ▁empire ▁was ▁ill - equ ipped ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁enemies ▁that ▁surrounded ▁it . ▁The ▁no bi ▁were ▁social ly ▁ind ist in ct ▁from ▁fre em en ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁ruling ▁y ang ban ▁class , ▁and ▁some ▁possess ed ▁property ▁rights , ▁legal ▁ent ities ▁and ▁civil ▁rights . ▁To ▁limit ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁in - law s , ▁he ▁killed ▁all ▁four ▁of ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁brothers ▁and ▁Sh im ▁On , ▁the ▁father - in - law ▁of ▁his ▁son ▁Se j ong . ▁To ▁the ▁east , ▁the ▁cl ient ▁kingdom ▁of ▁Kandy ▁was ▁by ▁this ▁time ▁operating ▁with ▁a ▁consider able ▁degree ▁of ▁independence ▁as ▁well . ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁several ▁books ▁for ▁children ▁as ▁well , ▁and ▁in ▁these ▁too ▁he ▁has ▁tried ▁to ▁ins p ire ▁pat ri ot ism ▁upon ▁the ▁read er ▁Am m ian us ▁described ▁some ▁who ▁" en ric hed ▁from ▁the ▁offerings ▁of ▁mat r ons , ▁ride ▁seated ▁in ▁car ri ages , ▁wearing ▁clothing ▁chosen ▁with ▁care , ▁and ▁serve ▁ban qu ets ▁so ▁l av ish ▁that ▁their ▁entertain ments ▁outdo ▁the ▁tables ▁of ▁kings ". ▁In ▁15 8 0, ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁crown ▁was ▁un ited ▁in ▁a ▁personal ▁union ▁with ▁the ▁Spanish ▁crown ▁( called ▁the ▁I ber ian ▁Union ), ▁with ▁which ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Republic ▁was ▁at ▁war . ▁V iv i en ne ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Mus ae us ▁College ▁in ▁Ceylon ▁and ▁was ▁initially ▁drawn ▁to ▁polit ics ▁through ▁the ▁Sur iya - M al ▁Move ment ▁in ▁193 3, ▁when ▁national ist ▁anti - im per ial ists ▁initiated ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁native ▁Sur iya ▁( P ort ia ▁tree ) ▁flowers ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁colonial - sy mb ol izing ▁pop p ies . ▁However ▁the ▁Kandyans ▁became ▁sus pic ious ▁of ▁their ▁new ▁all ies , ▁correctly ▁belie ving ▁that ▁the ▁VOC ▁goal ▁was ▁not ▁just ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁from ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁but ▁to ▁replace ▁them ▁as ▁the ▁colonial ▁power . ▁L ater ▁the ▁Ab b as id ▁Cal iph ate ▁respond ed ▁by ▁sending ▁their ▁troops ▁into ▁An at ol ia ▁again , ▁sack ing ▁and ▁m ara ud ing ▁until ▁they ▁were ▁eventually ▁ann ih ilated ▁by ▁the ▁Byzantines ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁L al aka on ▁in ▁863 . ▁The ▁lower ▁platform ▁is ▁4 ▁feet ▁3 ▁inches ▁(1 30 ▁m ) ▁from ▁ground ▁level , ▁and ▁the ▁u pper ▁platform ▁is ▁5 ▁feet ▁3 ▁inches ▁(1 60 ▁m ) ▁from ▁the ▁lower ▁He ▁knew ▁r het or ic ▁and ▁often ▁used ▁figures ▁of ▁speech ▁and ▁r het or ical ▁forms ▁which ▁cannot ▁easily ▁be ▁rep rodu ced ▁in ▁translation , ▁depending ▁as ▁they ▁often ▁do ▁on ▁the ▁con not ations ▁of ▁the ▁L atin ▁words . ▁The ▁combined ▁work ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁collect ively ▁as ▁the ▁Mahavamsa , ▁provides ▁a ▁continuous ▁historical ▁record ▁of ▁over ▁two ▁millenn ia , ▁and ▁is ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁long est ▁un bro ken ▁historical ▁accounts . ▁M ort g age , ▁le ase , ▁trust ▁property , ▁lo ans , ▁bre ach ▁of ▁contract ▁were ▁some ▁common ▁sources ▁of ▁civil ▁lit igation , ▁while ▁criminal ▁off ences ▁included ▁the ft , ▁adul tery , ▁for gery ▁and ▁tre ason . ▁After ▁Mayadunne ▁successfully ▁led ▁the ▁men ▁of ▁Jay avira , ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Kandy , ▁against ▁his ▁father , ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Kotte ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁among ▁Vijaya ▁B ahu ▁VII ' s ▁leg it imate ▁sons ▁in ▁1521 : ▁Bhuv ana ik abahu ▁was ▁crown ed ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Kotte ▁as ▁Bhuv ana ik abahu ▁VII , ▁Sit awaka ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁Mayadunne ▁and ▁R ay igam ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁R ay igam ▁Bandara , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁P ara j asinghe ▁or ▁Maha ▁R a igam ▁Bandara ▁Ar un ach al am ▁married ▁S v ar n ambal , ▁daughter ▁of ▁N am as iv ayam , ▁in ▁18 83 ▁In ▁ancient ▁sources , ▁Hy st ap es ▁is ▁sometimes ▁considered ▁as ▁ident ical ▁with ▁V ish t asp a ▁( the ▁A vest an ▁and ▁O ld ▁Persian ▁name ▁for ▁Hy st ap es ), ▁an ▁early ▁patron ▁of ▁Z or o aster . ▁After ▁ Ś at ā n ī ka ' s ▁death ▁from ▁d ys ent ery ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁campaign ▁against ▁V ats a ▁was ▁being ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁king ▁Pr ady ota ▁of ▁A vant i , ▁the ▁latter ▁became ▁the ▁over lord ▁of ▁V ats a , ▁and ▁Uday ana ▁lived ▁as ▁a ▁capt ive ▁at ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁Pr ady ota , ▁in ▁U j j en ī . ▁Again , ▁in ▁17 1 0, ▁he ▁married ▁another ▁br ide ▁from ▁Mad urai . ▁Not ▁knowing ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁empty ▁and ▁thinking ▁that ▁inside ▁them ▁there ▁were ▁Sar ac en ▁forces ▁ready ▁for ▁battle , ▁they ▁sent ▁officers ▁to ▁rec onn o iter ▁and ▁discovered ▁that ▁all ▁the ▁Ish ma el ite ▁troops ▁had ▁left . ▁Again st ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁ve ter an ▁soldiers , ▁S ous a ▁made ▁up ▁his ▁mind ▁to ▁proceed ▁with ▁his ▁exp ed ition ▁at ▁once , ▁dis reg ard ing ▁the ▁low ▁supply ▁reserv es ▁and ▁the ▁up coming ▁mon so on ▁season ▁She ▁and ▁her ▁two ▁children ▁escape ▁from ▁Sin ha ' s ▁captivity ▁to ▁their ▁native ▁kingdom ▁in ▁South ▁India . ▁Invest ment ▁in ▁these ▁exp ed itions ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁high - risk ▁vent ure , ▁not ▁only ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁usual ▁d angers ▁of ▁p ir acy , ▁disease ▁and ▁ship w re ck , ▁but ▁also ▁because ▁the ▁inter play ▁of ▁in el astic ▁demand ▁and ▁relatively ▁el astic ▁supply ▁of ▁sp ices ▁could ▁make ▁prices ▁t um ble , ▁thereby ▁ru ining ▁prospect s ▁of ▁profit ability . ▁T aking ▁up ▁his ▁battle - ax e , ▁Rama ▁suddenly ▁put ▁forth ▁his ▁power , ▁and ▁ha cked ▁that ▁thousand - arm ed ▁hero , ▁like ▁a ▁tree ▁of ▁many ▁branches ▁Finally , ▁the ▁government ▁often ▁collected ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁sur plus ▁through ▁tax ation , ▁and ▁put ▁it ▁back ▁into ▁circ ulation , ▁through ▁red ist ribution ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁sal aries ▁to ▁state ▁officials , ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁investment ▁in ▁public ▁works . ▁The ▁new ▁king ▁appointed ▁his ▁brother ▁M ana ▁as ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Rohana . ▁This ▁disc overy ▁established ▁that ▁Sk anda ▁Pur ana ▁existed ▁by ▁the ▁9 th ▁century . ▁During ▁the ▁same ▁period , ▁a ▁new ▁wave ▁of ▁p ag ans ▁emer ged ▁in ▁the ▁Balk ans , ▁origin ating ▁mainly ▁from ▁Slav ic ▁people . ▁In ▁some ▁mon astic ▁reading ▁rooms , ▁valuable ▁books ▁would ▁be ▁ch ained ▁to ▁shel ves , ▁but ▁there ▁were ▁also ▁le nding ▁sections ▁as ▁well . ▁Some ▁went ▁to ▁Constantinople ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁one ▁G ain as , ▁a ▁G oth ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁G othic ▁following . ▁In ▁Kotte , ▁King ▁Dharmapala ▁formal ised ▁his ▁don ation ▁of ▁1580 ▁on ▁4 ▁November ▁15 83 . ▁He ▁was ▁only ▁saved ▁when ▁the ▁b ish ops ▁refused ▁to ▁crown ▁Louis ▁the ▁Germ an ▁king . ▁With ▁the ▁deaths ▁of ▁his ▁older ▁s ib lings , ▁he ▁went ▁from ▁' a ▁boy ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁king ▁to ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁emperor '. ▁The ▁fortress ▁of ▁Y ap ah uwa ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁these , ▁founded ▁by ▁the ▁Sen ap athi ▁( G eneral ) ▁Sub ha ; ▁another ▁was ▁Gang ad on i , ▁founded ▁by ▁the ▁general ▁S ank ha , ▁b are ly ▁15 ▁miles ▁(' two ▁y o j anas ') ▁from ▁Ma gha ' s ▁capital . ▁B ulg aria ▁was ▁conquered ▁after ▁a ▁long ▁resistance ▁in ▁101 8. ▁These ▁were ▁secured ▁by ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁General ; ▁among ▁them ▁was ▁the ▁far - f amed ▁" W as her man ’ s ▁St one " ▁The ▁account ▁of ▁Aj atash atru ' s ▁birth ▁is ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁similar ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁traditions ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁fields ▁that ▁flour ished ▁under ▁his ▁rule ▁was ▁literature ▁and ▁art ▁since ▁the ▁king ▁himself ▁was ▁very ▁f ond ▁of ▁them . ▁Con te xt ually , ▁it ▁also ▁means ▁the ▁ess ence ▁of ▁" d uty , ▁law , ▁class , ▁social ▁norm s , ▁ritual ▁and ▁cos m os ▁itself " ▁in ▁the ▁text , ▁in ▁the ▁sense ▁" the ▁way ▁things ▁should ▁be ▁in ▁all ▁these ▁different ▁d imens ions ". ▁With ▁a ▁r ough ▁date ▁range ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁3 rd ▁millennium ▁BC ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁millennium ▁AD , ▁this ▁site ▁alone ▁has ▁various ▁art if act s ▁such ▁as ▁bur ial ▁pot tery ▁( d ating ▁from ▁2100 ▁to ▁1700 ▁BC ), ▁fra gments ▁of ▁b ronze ▁and ▁copper - b ase ▁b angles . ▁He ▁was ▁assisted ▁by ▁the ▁command er ▁of ▁the ▁king ’ s ▁army , ▁M ig ara , ▁who ▁sought ▁v enge ance ▁for ▁a ▁dis ag reement ▁between ▁himself ▁and ▁the ▁king . ▁The ▁subsequent ▁cultural ▁and ▁techn ological ▁developments ▁trans formed ▁Indian ▁society , ▁conclud ing ▁the ▁late ▁medieval ▁period ▁and ▁beginning ▁the ▁early ▁modern ▁period . ▁To ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁he ▁sent ▁his ▁own ▁son ▁Mahinda , ▁accomp an ied ▁by ▁four ▁other ▁The ras ▁– ▁It th iya , ▁Utt iya , ▁Samb ala ▁and ▁Bh add as ala . ▁Kot ▁D ij i ▁rep res ents ▁the ▁phase ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁Mat ure ▁Harappan , ▁with ▁the ▁cit ad el ▁representing ▁central ised ▁authority ▁and ▁an ▁increasingly ▁urban ▁quality ▁of ▁life . ▁The ▁concent ration ▁of ▁e fficient ▁Prot est ant ▁mission ▁schools ▁in ▁Jaffna ▁produced ▁a ▁rev ival ▁movement ▁among ▁local ▁Hind us ▁led ▁by ▁Ar um ug a ▁N aval ar , ▁who ▁respond ed ▁by ▁building ▁many ▁more ▁schools ▁within ▁the ▁Jaffna ▁pen insula ▁Tissa ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁reg ent ▁by ▁his ▁eight ▁younger ▁brothers ▁but ▁would ▁only ▁be ▁consec rated ▁king ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁finally ▁defeated ▁his ▁ne p he w ▁Pand uk abhaya ▁In ▁co al ition ▁with ▁strong ▁Sing h alese ▁forces , ▁he ▁conquered ▁the ▁fort ▁on ▁18 ▁May ▁16 38 ▁Due ▁to ▁heavy ▁surf ▁and ▁high ▁wind s ▁the ▁dis em b ark ation ▁was ▁not ▁completed ▁until ▁13 ▁August , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁emp l ace ments ▁approaching ▁Trincomalee ▁were ▁not ▁beg un ▁until ▁18 ▁August . ▁Following ▁its ▁an nex ing ▁by ▁Parakramabahu , ▁the ▁rebell ions ▁that ▁arose ▁were ▁supp ressed ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁King ▁Dut uge munu , ▁who ▁became ▁lord ▁of ▁all ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁after ▁a ▁war ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Chola ▁King ▁El ara ▁was ▁defeated ▁L ater ▁Bede ' s ▁remains ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁shrine ▁in ▁the ▁Gal ile e ▁Ch ap el ▁at ▁D ur ham ▁C at hed ral ▁in ▁13 70 . ▁Whether ▁he ▁died ▁during ▁the ▁invasion ▁is ▁unclear , ▁since ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁sources ▁claim ▁that ▁Lank apura ▁returned ▁to ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁as ▁a ▁war ▁hero . ▁He ▁refused ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Ceylon ▁Civil ▁Service ▁and ▁instead ▁started ▁a ▁law ▁practice . ▁Like ▁A lem ann ia , ▁B av aria ▁had ▁continued ▁to ▁gain ▁independence ▁under ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁the ▁Ag il ol f ings ▁cl an ▁who , ▁in ▁recent ▁years , ▁had ▁increased ▁lin ks ▁with ▁L ombard y ▁and ▁aff irmed ▁their ▁own ▁law ▁c od es , ▁like ▁the ▁Le x ▁B ai uv ari or um . ▁The ▁Frank s ▁were ▁successful ▁at ▁T ol bi ac ▁and ▁established ▁their ▁domin ance ▁over ▁the ▁Al am anni . ▁Ab d - al - R a ḥ m â n ▁felt ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁sack ▁T ours , ▁which ▁meant ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁the ▁Frankish ▁army ▁on ▁the ▁hill ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁him . ▁The ▁Meroving ians ▁established ▁themselves ▁in ▁the ▁power ▁vac u um ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Roman ▁provinces ▁in ▁G aul , ▁and ▁Clovis ▁I ▁converted ▁to ▁Christianity ▁following ▁his ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁A lem anni ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁T ol bi ac ▁(4 96 ), ▁laying ▁the ▁found ation ▁of ▁the ▁Frankish ▁Empire , ▁the ▁domin ant ▁state ▁of ▁early ▁medieval ▁Western ▁Christ end om . ▁In ▁another ▁eng agement ▁a ▁ship ▁sa iling ▁from ▁B eng al ▁was ▁captured ▁and ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁men ▁were ▁p it ched ▁over bo ard . ▁During ▁the ▁Japanese ▁invasions ▁in ▁the ▁15 90 s , ▁To y ot om i ▁H ide y os hi , ▁plot ting ▁the ▁conquest ▁of ▁M ing ▁China ▁with ▁Portuguese ▁guns , ▁invaded ▁Korea ▁with ▁his ▁d aim y ō s ▁and ▁their ▁troops , ▁inte nding ▁to ▁use ▁Korea ▁as ▁a ▁ste pping ▁stone . ▁He ▁was ▁k night ed ▁as ▁a ▁K night ▁B ac hel or ▁in ▁the ▁1932 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁as ▁the ▁V ice ▁Chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Ministers ▁and ▁Leader ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Is land ▁of ▁Ceylon ▁Meanwhile , ▁King ▁Vimaladharm asuriya ▁dev ised ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁drive ▁a ▁w ed ge ▁between ▁the ▁L ascarins ▁and ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁The ▁Dutch ▁maintained ▁a ▁gar rison ▁of ▁about ▁thirty ▁soldiers ▁under ▁the ▁charge ▁of ▁a ▁L ie ut en ant ▁or ▁En s ign ▁Short ly ▁after ▁this , ▁Sub and hu ▁himself ▁had ▁to ▁retire ▁and ▁become ▁a ▁monk ▁due ▁to ▁Chanakya ' s ▁curse . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁Sinhalese ▁primary ▁source ▁C ulavamsa , ▁a ▁war lord ▁or ▁minister ▁named ▁Ary ac akrav art i ▁invaded ▁the ▁Sinhalese ▁capital ▁of ▁Y ap ah uwa ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Pandyan ▁king ▁Ma ar av arman ▁Kul asek ar an ▁between ▁the ▁years ▁12 77 –12 83 ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁political ly ▁significant ▁Buddha ' s ▁to oth ▁relic ▁Dr ▁J enn ings , ▁an ▁expert ▁on ▁constitution al ▁law , ▁subsequ ently ▁became ▁Senanayake ' s ▁advis er ▁on ▁constitution al ▁reform s ▁aimed ▁at ▁g aining ▁independence ▁for ▁the ▁island ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁ret ake ▁Anuradhapura ▁and ▁ruled ▁peace fully ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁The ▁ancient ▁Sinhalese ▁civil ization ▁was ▁techn ological ly ▁advanced . ▁The ▁numbers ▁and ▁effectiveness ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁soldiers ▁may ▁have ▁decl ined ▁during ▁the ▁fourth ▁century . ▁Clovis ▁eventually ▁converted ▁to ▁Nic ene ▁Christianity ▁on ▁Christmas ▁Day ▁50 8 ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁the ▁subsequent ▁Ab be y ▁of ▁Saint - R emi ▁in ▁Re ims ; ▁a ▁stat ue ▁of ▁his ▁bapt ism ▁by ▁Saint ▁Rem ig ius ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁seen ▁there . ▁When ▁Louis ▁the ▁P ious ▁finally ▁died ▁in ▁840, ▁L oth ar ▁claimed ▁the ▁entire ▁empire ▁ir res pective ▁of ▁the ▁part itions . ▁P el ag ius ' s ▁first ▁acts ▁were ▁to ▁ref use ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁j iz ya ▁( t ax ▁on ▁non - M uslim s ) ▁to ▁the ▁Muslims ▁any ▁longer ▁and ▁to ▁ass a ult ▁the ▁small ▁Umay yad ▁gar ris ons ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁station ed ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁Of ▁even ▁greater ▁concern ▁to ▁some ▁rulers ▁was ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁not ▁all ▁par ish ▁priests ▁possess ed ▁the ▁sk ill ▁to ▁read ▁the ▁V ulg ate ▁B ible . ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁interpret ation ▁of ▁the ▁Kor an ▁would ▁now ▁be ▁taught ▁in ▁the ▁schools ▁of ▁O x f ord , ▁and ▁her ▁p ul p its ▁might ▁demonst rate ▁to ▁a ▁circum c ised ▁people ▁the ▁sanct ity ▁and ▁truth ▁of ▁the ▁re vel ation ▁of ▁Mah omet . ▁He ▁came ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁750 ▁CE ▁in ▁G a ur ▁by ▁a ▁dem ocratic ▁election . ▁Al - D aw la ▁was ▁finally ▁defeated ▁by ▁Nik ep h or os ▁II ▁Ph ok as , ▁who ▁conquered ▁C il ic ia ▁and ▁northern ▁Syria , ▁including ▁the ▁sack ▁of ▁Ale pp o , ▁and ▁rec overed ▁C re te . ▁When ▁fac ed ▁with ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁facing ▁the ▁powerful ▁army ▁of ▁Nanda , ▁Alex ander ' s ▁soldiers ▁mut in ied , ▁for cing ▁him ▁to ▁retreat ▁from ▁India . ▁This ▁re ward ▁was ▁incred ibly ▁important , ▁as ▁it ▁secured ▁P ipp in ▁a ▁position ▁of ▁prime ▁importance ▁with ▁the ▁Meroving ian ▁royal ▁court . ▁In ▁Wil helm ▁Ge iger ' s ▁re nder ing ▁of ▁the ▁Mahavamsa , ▁K avan ▁Tissa ▁is ▁given ▁as ▁K ak av ann atissa . ▁A ▁son ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁him ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁ex ile ▁but ▁he ▁died ▁without ▁issue . ▁And , ▁it ▁was ▁re nam ed ▁Jan an ath am ang al am ▁by ▁the ▁Chola ▁dynasty ▁after ▁their ▁successful ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁10 th ▁century ▁The ▁death ▁of ▁Dev apala ▁ended ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁ascend ancy ▁of ▁the ▁P ala ▁Empire ▁and ▁several ▁independent ▁dynasties ▁and ▁kingdoms ▁emer ged ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁The ▁prospect s ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁therefore ▁were ▁not ▁hop el ess , ▁had ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁plans ▁for ▁reform ▁been ▁undert aken ▁successfully . ▁There ▁were ▁many ▁denomin ations ▁present ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁M ethod ist , ▁Pres by ter ians , ▁and ▁E p isc op al ians ▁whereas ▁the ▁British ▁missionaries ▁of ▁the ▁M ethod ist , ▁B apt ist ▁and ▁Ang lic an ▁se cts ▁were ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁He ▁is ▁adv ised ▁by ▁Kr ish na ▁to ▁do ▁his ▁s va - d h arma , ▁a ▁term ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁various ly ▁interpre ted . ▁Most ▁surv ived ▁the ▁Middle ▁Ages , ▁but ▁a ▁few ▁were ▁lost . ▁To ▁hand le ▁the ▁un ex pected ▁Mal ay ▁invasion , ▁Prince ▁Ve er abahu , ▁the ▁ne p he w ▁of ▁Parakramabahu ▁II ▁was ▁sent ▁by ▁force ▁to ▁o ust ▁Chand rab han u ▁This ▁relationship ▁had ▁long - l asting ▁re per c uss ions ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Slav s , ▁and ▁the ▁empire ▁quickly ▁became ▁the ▁main ▁trading ▁and ▁cultural ▁part ner ▁for ▁K ie v ▁While ▁model ed ▁after ▁the ▁Chinese ▁system , ▁they ▁played ▁much ▁more ▁prominent ▁ro les ▁in ▁the ▁Joseon ▁government ▁than ▁their ▁Chinese ▁counter part s . ▁Wh ilst ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁young , ▁his ▁e ld est ▁sister ▁M itta ▁was ▁for c ibly ▁married ▁to ▁their ▁cousin , ▁Man abhar ana , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Sri ▁V all ab ha ▁of ▁Ruhuna , ▁against ▁the ▁wis hes ▁of ▁Queen ▁Rat n av ali . ▁The ▁5 th - cent ury ▁Chinese ▁trave ller ▁Fax ian ▁states ▁that ▁Ashoka ▁person ally ▁visited ▁the ▁under wor ld ▁to ▁study ▁t ort ure ▁methods ▁there ▁and ▁then ▁in vent ed ▁his ▁methods . ▁B imb is ara ▁spoke ▁with ▁Buddha ▁who ▁comp lied ▁with ▁their ▁request . ▁The ▁purpose ▁and ▁determ ination ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁irrigation ▁systems ▁are ▁depic ted ▁by ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁Parakramabahu ▁I , ▁11 53 – 11 8 6 ▁CE : ▁" Let ▁not ▁even ▁a ▁drop ▁of ▁rain ▁water ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁sea ▁without ▁benefit ing ▁man " ▁However ▁the ▁sources ▁cont rast ▁deeply ▁on ▁the ▁actual ▁events ▁of ▁his ▁reign ▁and ▁the ▁reality ▁of ▁the ▁situation ▁remains ▁some what ▁obs cure ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁simple ▁cub oid ▁stone ▁room ▁structure ▁with ▁a ▁flat ▁roof ▁currently ▁at op ▁its ▁sanct um ▁The ▁standard ▁the ological ▁view ▁of ▁world ▁history ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Six ▁Ages ▁of ▁the ▁World ; ▁in ▁his ▁book , ▁Bede ▁calculated ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁for ▁himself , ▁rather ▁than ▁accept ing ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁Is id ore ▁of ▁Se v ille , ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁conc lusion ▁that ▁Christ ▁had ▁been ▁born ▁3, 952 ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁figure ▁of ▁over ▁5 ,000 ▁years ▁that ▁was ▁common ly ▁accepted ▁by ▁the olog ians . ▁Constantine ▁had ▁alt ogether ▁more ▁col our ful ▁plans . ▁Vijaya ▁and ▁his ▁700 ▁men ▁were ▁the ▁second ▁group ▁of ▁Ary ans ▁to ▁enter ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁after ▁the ▁De wa ▁In ▁most ▁accounts , ▁K art avir ya ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁righteous ▁king , ▁who ▁eventually ▁became ▁e g ot istical . ▁This ▁was ▁larger ▁than ▁the ▁entire ▁urban ▁population ▁in ▁Europe ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁even ▁a ▁century ▁later ▁in ▁1700 , ▁the ▁urban ▁population ▁of ▁England , ▁Scot land ▁and ▁W ales ▁did ▁not ▁exceed ▁13% ▁of ▁its ▁total ▁population , ▁while ▁British ▁India ▁had ▁an ▁urban ▁population ▁that ▁was ▁under ▁13% ▁of ▁its ▁total ▁population ▁in ▁1800 ▁and ▁9% ▁in ▁18 8 1, ▁a ▁decline ▁from ▁the ▁earlier ▁Mughal ▁era . ▁The ▁next ▁two ▁hundred ▁years ▁were ▁occupied ▁in ▁trying ▁to ▁conqu er ▁these ▁territories ▁from ▁the ▁Byzantine ▁Empire . ▁Although ▁the ▁exact ▁number ▁remains ▁uncertain , ▁it ▁is ▁estimated ▁that ▁around ▁14 ,000 ▁people ▁were ▁killed , ▁ens lav ed ▁or ▁fled ▁else where , ▁with ▁only ▁1,000 ▁Band anese ▁surviv ing ▁in ▁the ▁island s , ▁and ▁were ▁spread ▁throughout ▁the ▁nut me g ▁gro ves ▁as ▁forced ▁lab ou rers . ▁For ▁an ▁example , ▁these ▁f res c oes ▁cont ain ▁lad ies ▁who ▁wearing ▁f ro cks ▁and ▁gentlem en ▁who ▁are ▁wearing ▁trou s ers , ▁Western ▁style ▁houses , ▁etc . ▁After ▁he ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁in ▁18 15, ▁it ▁ended ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁self ▁govern ed ▁monarch ical ▁rule . ▁These ▁were ▁the ▁X ia , ▁the ▁Sh ang , ▁and ▁the ▁Z h ou . ▁Ne wer ▁studies ▁have ▁disc red ited ▁the ▁former ▁theory ▁that ▁Icon oclasm ▁was ▁primarily ▁concent rated ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁Empire ; ▁the ▁prevalence ▁of ▁Icon oclasm ▁had ▁nothing ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁distance ▁from ▁the ▁eastern ▁( A rab ) ▁border , ▁suggesting ▁that ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁icon oclasm ▁was ▁independent ▁of ▁direct ▁Islamic ▁influence . ▁O do acer ' s ▁army ▁ch ased ▁O rest es ▁to ▁P i ac en za , ▁where ▁they ▁captured ▁and ▁executed ▁him ▁on ▁August ▁28, ▁47 6. ▁During ▁the ▁battle ▁Chal aric ▁bet ray ed ▁his ▁com r ades ▁by ▁ref using ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁fighting . ▁Yet ▁the ▁losses ▁were ▁quickly ▁rec overed , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁Man uel ' s ▁forces ▁inf lic ted ▁a ▁defeat ▁upon ▁a ▁force ▁of ▁" p ick ed ▁Tur ks ". ▁However , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁provinces ▁along ▁the ▁lower ▁Rhine , ▁the ▁agricultural ▁economy ▁was ▁generally ▁doing ▁well . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁members ▁were ▁also ▁ex iled ▁to ▁T an j ore ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁Th an j av ur , ▁in ▁Tamil ▁Nadu ). ▁However , ▁the ▁function ▁of ▁the ▁female ▁fig ur ines ▁in ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁Indus ▁Valley ▁people ▁remains ▁unclear , ▁and ▁P os se h l ▁does ▁not ▁regard ▁the ▁evidence ▁for ▁Marsh all ' s ▁hypot hesis ▁to ▁be ▁" ter rib ly ▁rob ust ". ▁In ▁the ▁6 th ▁century ▁CE , ▁Indian ▁monk ▁Par am ā r tha ▁wrote ▁that ▁200 ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁par in ir v ā ṇ a ▁of ▁the ▁Buddha , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁Mahā s ā ṃ gh ika ▁school ▁moved ▁north ▁of ▁R ā j ag ṛ u ha , ▁and ▁were ▁divided ▁over ▁whether ▁the ▁Mahā y ā na ▁s ū t ras ▁should ▁be ▁incor por ated ▁form ally ▁into ▁their ▁T rip iṭaka . ▁The ▁gr ants ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁enjoy ed ▁perman ently ▁by ▁the ▁children , ▁the ▁grand child ren , ▁and ▁the ▁descend ants ▁of ▁ast rolog ers ▁and ▁v ed a ▁– ▁v y as ar u , ▁including ▁Ten uv ara i ▁Per um ala , ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁( one ▁of ) ▁them . ▁This ▁period ▁extended ▁from ▁c . ▁2500 ▁BC ▁to ▁c . ▁1800 ▁or ▁1700 ▁BC ▁( de pending ▁on ▁the ▁region ). ▁Kam ar up a , ▁4 th ▁to ▁12 th ▁century ▁in ▁Ass am , ▁ruled ▁by ▁three ▁dynasties ▁v iz ▁V arman ▁dynasty , ▁M lech ch ha ▁dynasty , ▁P ala ▁dynasty ▁( K am ar up a ). ▁It ▁was ▁gar ris oned ▁on ▁25 ▁April ▁180 3 ▁by ▁55 ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁19 th ▁Reg iment ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Captain s ▁Mad ge ▁and ▁P ear ce ▁The ▁empire ▁moved ▁from ▁defe nding ▁against ▁ex ternal ▁enemies ▁to ▁recon qu est ▁of ▁territories . ▁This ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁kings hip ▁remained ▁ever ▁present ▁for ▁his ▁success ors ▁who ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁work ▁further ▁to ▁establish ▁themselves ▁as ▁royal . ▁Th ough ▁Charles ▁Mart el ▁ch ose ▁not ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁king ▁( as ▁his ▁son ▁P ep in ▁III ▁would ) ▁or ▁emperor ▁( as ▁his ▁gra nds on ▁Char lem agne ), ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁absolute ▁ruler ▁of ▁virt ually ▁all ▁of ▁today ' s ▁contin ental ▁Western ▁Europe ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Py ren ees . ▁Although ▁Augustine ▁acqu ies ced , ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁dis miss ▁his ▁conc ub ine ▁and ▁g rie ved ▁for ▁having ▁for s aken ▁his ▁lo ver . ▁They ▁were ▁targeted ▁not ▁only ▁because ▁they ▁st ored ▁books ▁but ▁also ▁precious ▁objects ▁that ▁were ▁lo ot ed ▁by ▁invad ers . ▁During ▁the ▁pre - K ad amb a ▁era ▁the ▁ruling ▁families ▁that ▁controlled ▁Kar n ataka , ▁the ▁Maury as , ▁Sat av ah anas ▁and ▁Ch ut us ▁were ▁not ▁nat ives ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁the ▁nucle us ▁of ▁power ▁res ided ▁outside ▁present ▁day ▁Kar n ataka . ▁He ▁also ▁granted ▁lands , ▁offices ▁and ▁tit les ▁to ▁war ri ors ▁who ▁had ▁distinguished ▁themselves ▁in ▁the ▁campaign ▁Sur rounded ▁by ▁these ▁three ▁armies , ▁Polonnaruwa ▁was ▁bes ie ged ▁for ▁seven ▁months ▁before ▁king ▁Vijayabahu ' s ▁forces ▁entered ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁mass ac red ▁the ▁Chola ▁army . ▁The ▁official ▁in ▁charge ▁was ▁D a es ase ong , ▁of ▁3 rd ▁senior ▁rank , ▁and ▁36 ▁other ▁officials ▁including ▁those ▁from ▁other ▁offices ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁running ▁the ▁acad em y . ▁The ▁Dig ambara ▁Jain ▁text ▁Par ish ish t ap ar van ▁states ▁that ▁this ▁army ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁Chanakya ▁with ▁coins ▁he ▁m inted ▁and ▁an ▁all iance ▁formed ▁with ▁Par v ataka . ▁Ashoka ' s ▁own ▁inscriptions ▁are ▁fair ly ▁detailed ▁but ▁make ▁no ▁mention ▁of ▁his ▁anc est ors . ▁In ▁B anda , ▁they ▁enc ount ered ▁severe ▁VOC ▁host ility , ▁sp ark ing ▁Ang lo - D ut ch ▁competition ▁for ▁access ▁to ▁sp ices . ▁Both ▁men ▁were ▁ar d ent ▁disciples ▁of ▁N and hi . ▁Diy aw adana ▁Nil ame ▁is ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁chief ▁lay ▁cust od ian ▁of ▁the ▁Temple ▁of ▁the ▁To oth , ▁Kandy , ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁His ▁reign ▁probably ▁lasted ▁about ▁60 ▁years ▁from ▁circ a ▁530 ▁CE . ▁St il ich o , ▁the ▁western ▁empire ' s ▁half - V andal ▁military ▁command er , ▁stri pped ▁the ▁Rhine ▁front ier ▁of ▁troops ▁to ▁fe nd ▁off ▁invasions ▁of ▁Italy ▁by ▁the ▁Visig oths ▁in ▁40 2 –0 3 ▁and ▁by ▁other ▁Goths ▁in ▁406 –0 7. ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁field ▁art ill ery ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁Europeans ▁Kandyans ▁also ▁developed ▁a ▁unique ▁form ▁of ▁light ▁can non ▁better ▁su ited ▁for ▁mountain ▁war f are ▁called ▁the ▁k od ith uw akk uwa ▁which ▁cons isted ▁of ▁a ▁gun ▁barrel ▁placed ▁on ▁a ▁wooden ▁stock ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁wooden ▁block ▁or ▁iron ▁fore le g s . ▁In ▁194 4, ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁South ▁East ▁Asia ▁Comm and ▁of ▁the ▁all ies ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Kandy , ▁where ▁it ▁remained ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁After ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁resistance ▁the ▁E IC ▁sur rend ered ▁in ▁169 0, ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁sent ▁en v o ys ▁to ▁A ur ang ze b ' s ▁camp ▁to ▁ple ad ▁for ▁a ▁p ard on . ▁Several ▁rock ▁inscriptions ▁that ▁record ▁these ▁pro cl am ations ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁archaeological ▁exc av ations ▁There ▁was ▁an ▁inner ▁and ▁outer ▁court ▁and ▁the ▁rect angular ▁inner ▁court ▁had ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁cell s , ▁toil ets ▁and ▁bath , ▁with ▁an ▁ex it ▁at ▁one ▁end ▁Nevertheless , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁De cc an ▁and ▁southern ▁India ▁were ▁largely ▁un a ffect ed ▁by ▁this ▁state ▁of ▁flu x ▁in ▁the ▁north . ▁Augustine ▁of ▁H ipp o ▁had ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁issues ▁of ▁violence ▁and ▁co erc ion ▁throughout ▁his ▁entire ▁career ▁due ▁largely ▁to ▁the ▁Don at ist - C atholic ▁conflict . ▁The ▁temple ' s ▁" A ay ir am ▁Ka al ▁M and ap am " ▁earned ▁it ▁the ▁title ▁P agoda ▁of ▁Trincomalee ▁- ▁Temple ▁of ▁a ▁Th ousand ▁Col um ns ▁among ▁Europeans . ▁Rajasinha ▁died ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁It ▁was ▁recorded ▁by ▁the ▁Mah aw am sa , ▁the ▁historic ▁chron icle ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁to ▁have ▁invaded ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁in ▁1247 ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁Buddha ' s ▁relic ▁that ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁already ▁had ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Ch ullak alinga , ▁the ▁youngest ▁son ▁of ▁Kalinga ▁I ▁who ▁had ▁married ▁a ▁virt u ous ▁princess ▁from ▁S agala ▁( M adra ). ▁Chapter ▁5 ▁shows ▁signs ▁of ▁interp ol ations ▁and ▁internal ▁cont r ad ict ions . ▁He ▁distinguished ▁himself ▁in ▁batt les ▁against ▁Rajasinghe , ▁special ly ▁during ▁the ▁S iege ▁of ▁Colombo , ▁soon ▁rising ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Mud ali ▁Whether ▁the ▁kings ▁of ▁this ▁empire ▁belong ed ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁family ▁line ▁as ▁their ▁names akes , ▁the ▁Bad ami ▁Chalu kyas ▁is ▁still ▁deb ated . ▁Al ready ▁then , ▁in ▁Greek ▁and ▁early ▁Roman ▁times , ▁Byzant ium ▁was ▁famous ▁for ▁the ▁strategic ▁geograph ic ▁position ▁that ▁made ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁bes iege ▁and ▁capture , ▁and ▁its ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁cross ro ads ▁of ▁the ▁As i atic - E urope an ▁trade ▁route ▁over ▁land ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁gate way ▁between ▁the ▁Med iter r ane an ▁and ▁Bl ack ▁Se as ▁made ▁it ▁too ▁valuable ▁a ▁settlement ▁to ▁aband on , ▁as ▁Emperor ▁Sept im ius ▁Sever us ▁later ▁real ized ▁when ▁he ▁ra z ed ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁for ▁supporting ▁P es c enn ius ▁N iger ' s ▁claim ancy . ▁This ▁goal ▁of ▁showing ▁the ▁movement ▁towards ▁unity , ▁expl ains ▁Bede ' s ▁anim os ity ▁towards ▁the ▁British ▁method ▁of ▁calcul ating ▁Easter : ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁H ist or ia ▁is ▁dev ot ed ▁to ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁disp ute , ▁including ▁the ▁final ▁resolution ▁at ▁the ▁S yn od ▁of ▁Wh it by ▁in ▁66 4. ▁J aya ▁V ira ▁II , ▁who ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Mayadunne ' s ▁cousin , ▁was ▁reign ing ▁as ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Kandy . ▁During ▁the ▁following ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁G aron ne , ▁the ▁Ch ron icle ▁of ▁754 ▁comment ed ▁that ▁" G od ▁alone ▁knows ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁sl ain ". ▁St il ich o ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁send ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁Eastern ▁forces ▁home . ▁So on ▁after ▁the ▁invasions , ▁the ▁Gu pta ▁Empire , ▁already ▁weakened ▁by ▁these ▁invasions ▁and ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁local ▁rulers , ▁ended ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁Net her lands , ▁mean while , ▁were ▁in ▁open ▁revol t ▁against ▁their ▁H abs burg ▁over lord ▁and ▁declared ▁themselves ▁a ▁Republic ▁in ▁1581 ▁After ▁elimin ating ▁his ▁potential ▁ri vals , ▁he ▁had ▁himself ▁crown ed ▁as ▁co - em per or ▁in ▁September ▁11 83 . ▁So , ▁the ▁first ▁contact ▁between ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁and ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁D om ▁Lou ren ç o ▁de ▁Al me id a ▁in ▁150 5 ▁Sign ificant ly , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁j ade ▁art ▁that ▁preced es ▁it , ▁b ronze ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁" f ine " ▁material ▁for ▁ritual ▁art ▁when ▁compared ▁with ▁iron ▁or ▁stone . ▁Ruhuna ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁base ▁for ▁resistance ▁against ▁the ▁invading ▁rulers ▁Man uel ▁made ▁several ▁all i ances ▁with ▁the ▁pop e ▁and ▁Western ▁Christian ▁kingdoms , ▁and ▁he ▁successfully ▁hand led ▁the ▁pass age ▁of ▁the ▁cr us ad ers ▁through ▁his ▁empire . ▁India ▁had ▁a ▁25% ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁global ▁text ile ▁trade ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁18 th ▁century . ▁An ▁F aj in ▁(2 81 – 306 ), ▁a ▁monk ▁of ▁Par th ian ▁orig ins . ▁The ▁B urg und ians ▁were ▁sett led ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Rhine . ▁The ▁Portuguese ▁advanced ▁along ▁the ▁southern ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Kel ani ▁River ▁through ▁Ma ed anda ▁and ▁W er agoda ▁towards ▁M ull er iy awa ▁In ▁H ag ia ▁S oph ia ▁itself , ▁dr un ken ▁soldiers ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁t earing ▁down ▁the ▁sil ken ▁h ang ings ▁and ▁pull ing ▁the ▁great ▁silver ▁icon ost as is ▁to ▁pieces , ▁while ▁sac red ▁books ▁and ▁ic ons ▁were ▁t ram p led ▁under ▁foot . ▁This ▁political ▁relationship ▁gave ▁the ▁Caroling ians ▁authority ▁and ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁Frankish ▁kingdom . ▁In ▁7 14, ▁al - W alid ▁summon ed ▁Z iy ad ▁to ▁Dam ascus ▁to ▁explain ▁his ▁campaign ▁in ▁Sp ain , ▁but ▁Z iy ad ▁took ▁his ▁time ▁travelling ▁through ▁North ▁Africa ▁and ▁Pal est ine , ▁and ▁was ▁finally ▁impris oned ▁when ▁he ▁arrived ▁in ▁Dam ascus . ▁Some what ▁simpl ified , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁high ▁chronology ▁( c .25 5 ▁BC ) ▁and ▁a ▁low ▁chronology ▁( c .2 46 ▁BC ) ▁for ▁D iod ot os ' ▁sec ess ion . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁conscious ▁effort ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁br ill iance ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁before ▁the ▁Slav ic ▁and ▁subsequent ▁Arab ▁invasions , ▁and ▁the ▁M aced on ian ▁era ▁has ▁been ▁d ubb ed ▁the ▁" G old en ▁Age " ▁of ▁Byzant ium . ▁The ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁also ▁launched ▁a ▁joint ▁attack ▁with ▁the ▁Dutch ▁United ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁( V OC ) ▁on ▁Portuguese ▁and ▁Spanish ▁ships ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁China ▁that ▁helped ▁secure ▁E IC ▁p orts ▁in ▁China , ▁independently ▁attack ing ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁in ▁the ▁Persian ▁G ulf ▁Res id encies ▁primarily ▁for ▁political ▁reasons . ▁In ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁L ombard y – V en et ia , ▁feudal ism ▁was ▁abol ished ▁with ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁December ▁5, ▁186 1 ▁n . o ▁3 42 ▁were ▁all ▁feudal ▁bond s ▁abol ished . ▁These ▁people ▁made ▁tools ▁of ▁qu art z ▁and ▁c her t ▁which ▁are ▁assign able ▁to ▁the ▁Middle ▁P ala e ol ithic ▁period . ▁Other ▁sh ap es ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁b ub ble ( R uw an w eli ), ▁pot ▁and ▁be ll ▁developed ▁later , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁stupa ▁at ▁N ad igam v ila ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁an ▁on ion ▁The ▁v at ad age ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁ancient ▁Sri ▁Lanka ' s ▁most ▁pro l ific ▁architectural ▁cre ations ; ▁this ▁design ▁represented ▁a ▁changing ▁pers pective ▁of ▁stupa ▁design ▁independently ▁within ▁the ▁island ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁spar se ly ▁inhab ited ▁for ▁many ▁centuries , ▁but ▁the ▁local ▁population ▁remained ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁ru ins ▁Jay ah ▁passed ▁L ond on ▁Mat ric ulation ▁and ▁Inter ▁Ar ts ▁Ex amin ations ▁which ▁helped ▁him ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁school ▁teacher . ▁The ▁Mughal ▁economy ▁was ▁large ▁and ▁pro s per ous . ▁Dharmapala ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁an ag ar ika ▁– ▁that ▁is , ▁a ▁c el ib ate , ▁full - time ▁work er ▁for ▁Buddhism ▁– ▁in ▁modern ▁times ▁Under ▁the ▁Umay y ads ▁the ▁conquest ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁Byzantine ▁and ▁northern ▁Ber ber ▁territories ▁in ▁North ▁Africa ▁was ▁completed ▁and ▁the ▁Arab s ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁move ▁across ▁large ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁Ber ber ▁world , ▁invading ▁Visig othic ▁Sp ain ▁through ▁the ▁St ra it ▁of ▁G ib ral t ar , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁alleged ly ▁Ber ber ▁general ▁T ari q ▁ ib n - Z iy ad . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Con tin u ations , ▁P ipp in ▁made ▁arrangements ▁with ▁his ▁ri val , ▁Arch b ish op ▁C uni bert , ▁to ▁get ▁Aust ras ian ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁10 - year - old ▁King ▁Sig i bert ▁III , ▁who ▁ruled ▁Aust ras ia ▁wh ilst ▁his ▁brother ▁Clovis ▁II ▁ruled ▁over ▁Ne ust ria ▁and ▁B urg und y . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁he ▁interpre ted ▁a ▁Harappan ▁stamp ▁se al , ▁with ▁its ▁unknown ▁script , ▁which ▁he ▁concluded ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁an ▁origin ▁foreign ▁to ▁India . ▁An ▁attempt ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁colonial ▁authorities ▁to ▁cur b ▁the ▁movement ' s ▁effectiveness ▁through ▁the ▁' St reet ▁Col lection ▁Regulation ▁Or d in ance '. ▁The ▁people ▁of ▁Up atissa ▁Nuwara ▁wel com ed ▁him ▁and ▁gave ▁him ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁the ▁kingdom ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁consec rated ▁since ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁cons ort . ▁While ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁had ▁guns ▁and ▁more ▁advanced ▁weap ons , ▁the ▁Sinhalese ▁army , ▁simply ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁sword s ▁and ▁their ▁ancient ▁fighting ▁method ▁called ▁Ang am ▁P ora , ▁defeated ▁the ▁entire ▁Portuguese ▁army ▁However , ▁the ▁Goths ▁were ▁not ▁long ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Rome , ▁as ▁only ▁three ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁sack , ▁Alaric ▁mar ched ▁his ▁men ▁south ▁to ▁C amp ania , ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁sail ▁to ▁Sic ily — pro b ably ▁to ▁obtain ▁grain ▁and ▁other ▁supplies — w hen ▁a ▁storm ▁destroyed ▁his ▁fleet . ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁their ▁campaign ▁the ▁Byzantines ▁seized ▁Pres lav ▁and ▁det ained ▁B or is ▁II . ▁Go one ward ene ▁was ▁the ▁L S SP ' s ▁first ▁General - S ec ret ary ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁role ▁from ▁19 35 ▁to ▁1977 . ▁Bede ▁pain ted ▁a ▁highly ▁opt im istic ▁picture ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁situation ▁in ▁the ▁Church , ▁as ▁opp osed ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁p ess im istic ▁picture ▁found ▁in ▁his ▁private ▁letters . ▁When ▁the ▁Goths ▁are ▁next ▁mentioned ▁in ▁Roman ▁records , ▁they ▁have ▁different ▁leaders ▁and ▁are ▁soldiers ▁of ▁a ▁sort . ▁Although ▁king ▁K asy apa ▁I ▁and ▁K asy apa ▁V ▁re n ov ated ▁this , ▁from ▁time ▁to ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁dil ap id ated ▁His ▁younger ▁brothers ▁were ▁Dr ▁Charles ▁Al w is ▁He w av ith arana ▁and ▁Ed m und ▁He w av itar ne ▁Thus ▁the ▁C hed i ▁king ▁attain ed ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁an ▁emperor ▁and ▁his ▁kingdom ▁became ▁a ▁v ast ▁empire . ▁Ma it land ▁also ▁worked ▁to ▁under m ine ▁Buddhist ▁authority ▁and ▁sought ▁to ▁att ract ▁Europeans ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁by ▁allow ing ▁gr ants ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁4000 ▁acres ▁(16 ▁km 2) ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁Mass on ▁was ▁imp ressed ▁by ▁the ▁site ' s ▁extraordinary ▁size ▁and ▁by ▁several ▁large ▁m ounds ▁formed ▁from ▁long - ex ist ing ▁er os ion . ▁With ▁his ▁as c ension ▁to ▁the ▁throne , ▁several ▁significant ▁mom ents ▁in ▁Frankish ▁history ▁occurred . ▁Pre cise ly ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁ten ets ▁of ▁the ▁Conf ucian ▁Class ic ▁of ▁F il ial ▁P i ety , ▁the ▁adult ▁male ▁practice ▁of ▁Joseon ▁Korea ▁pres crib ed ▁to ▁keep ▁both ▁hair ▁and ▁be ard , ▁in ▁cont rast ▁to ▁the ▁Japanese ▁T ok ug awa ▁period . ▁The ▁cities ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁Indus ▁had ▁social ▁h ier arch ies , ▁their ▁writing ▁system , ▁their ▁large ▁planned ▁cities ▁and ▁their ▁long - d istance ▁trade ▁[ which ] ▁mark ▁them ▁to ▁archae ologists ▁as ▁a ▁full - f led ged ▁' c ivil isation '. ▁Roman ▁troops ▁assemb led ▁in ▁Sic ily , ▁but ▁the ▁planned ▁counter - att ack ▁never ▁happened . ▁Once ▁he ▁was ▁old ▁enough ▁to ▁become ▁king , ▁Pand uk abhaya ▁left ▁Pand ula , ▁married ▁his ▁cousin ▁Pali ▁and ▁fought ▁his ▁unc les ▁to ▁claim ▁his ▁right ▁to ▁the ▁throne . ▁As ▁far ▁as ▁this ▁place ▁the ▁land ▁is ▁under ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁the ▁Par th ians . ▁Arth ur ▁Maur ice ▁H oc art ▁noted ▁that ▁cy cl ope an ▁style ▁stone ▁walls ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁fortress , ▁and ▁square ▁h am me red ▁stones ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁r amp art s ▁of ▁the ▁cit ad el . ▁In ▁16 5 9, ▁D oman , ▁a ▁Kh o ik ho i ▁who ▁had ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁transl ator ▁for ▁the ▁Dutch ▁and ▁had ▁even ▁travel ed ▁to ▁J ava , ▁led ▁an ▁armed ▁attempt ▁to ▁exp el ▁the ▁Dutch ▁from ▁the ▁C ape ▁pen insula . ▁The ▁Sinhalese ▁leader ▁Don ▁Step hen ▁Senanayake ▁left ▁the ▁C NC ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁independence , ▁dis ag ree ing ▁with ▁the ▁rev ised ▁aim ▁of ▁' the ▁achieving ▁of ▁freedom ', ▁although ▁his ▁real ▁reasons ▁were ▁more ▁sub tle ▁During ▁the ▁British ▁administration ▁a ▁R ate ▁Mah at m aya ▁would ▁head ▁a ▁revenue ▁district , ▁a ▁Kor ale ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁K and ian ▁equivalent ▁to ▁a ▁M udal iy ar ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁country ▁or ▁the ▁coastal ▁regions ▁Moreover , ▁the ▁l ists ▁of ▁dest inations ▁of ▁the ▁miss ions ▁and ▁the ▁dates ▁of ▁the ▁miss ions ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁inscriptions ▁do ▁not ▁t ally ▁the ▁ones ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Buddhist ▁lege nds . ▁In ▁the ▁six teenth ▁and ▁sevent eenth ▁centuries , ▁in ▁the ▁Mughal ▁Empire , ▁multiple ▁Persian ▁transl ations ▁of ▁the ▁Gita ▁were ▁completed . ▁This ▁en ra ged ▁King ▁S ong th am ▁of ▁S iam , ▁who ▁held ▁the ▁Dutch ▁in ▁great ▁pre ference ▁and ▁ordered ▁attacks ▁on ▁the ▁Sp ani ards ▁C her ans , ▁who ▁spoke ▁Mal ay al am ▁language ▁ruled ▁from ▁the ▁capital s ▁of ▁K utt an ad , ▁M u z ir is , ▁Kar ur , ▁and ▁trad ed ▁ext ens ively ▁with ▁West ▁Asian ▁kingdoms . ▁The ▁G rec o - B act rians ▁may ▁also ▁have ▁invaded ▁India ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁protect ▁Greek ▁populations ▁in ▁the ▁subcontinent . ▁During ▁his ▁reign , ▁over ▁one ▁thousand ▁Buddhist ▁monaster ies ▁throughout ▁Gand hara ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁destroyed . ▁In ▁this ▁way ▁the ▁palace ▁system ▁can ▁also ▁been ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁tool ▁of ▁continu ity ▁in ▁govern ance . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Mahavamsa , ▁G aut ama ▁Buddha ▁asked ▁the ▁lord ▁of ▁gods ▁( ident ified ▁as ▁Ind ra ) ▁before ▁he ▁attain ed ▁N ir v ana ▁to ▁protect ▁Vijaya ▁in ▁Lanka ▁so ▁Buddhism ▁could ▁flour ish ▁there . ▁A ▁period ▁of ▁tur m o il ▁for ▁power ▁ended ▁with ▁the ▁as cent ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁by ▁K on app u ▁Bandara ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁Vimaladharm asuriya ▁I . ▁A ▁Band â ra ▁was ▁a ▁Great ▁Officer ▁in ▁the ▁Am ā ty a ▁M andal aya , ▁or ▁Sinhalese ▁Council ▁of ▁State , ▁in ▁the ▁Sinhalese ▁Kingdom s ▁of ▁pre mod ern ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Its ▁heart land ▁was ▁Franc ia , ▁the ▁land ▁between ▁the ▁Lo ire ▁and ▁the ▁Rhine , ▁where ▁the ▁real m ' s ▁primary ▁royal ▁res idence , ▁A ac hen , ▁was ▁located . ▁During ▁his ▁reign ▁time , ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Kalinga ▁came ▁to ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁monk ▁due ▁to ▁fear ▁of ▁war . ▁In ▁30 5 ▁BC , ▁Se le uc us ▁I ▁led ▁an ▁army ▁to ▁the ▁Indus , ▁where ▁he ▁enc ount ered ▁Chandragupta . ▁His ▁elder ▁brother ▁was ▁Henry ▁W ood ward ▁Amar asuriya ▁It ▁was ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁person ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁Wil ba we ▁Mud iy an se ▁D ore s ami , ▁a ▁former ▁priest ▁who ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁relative ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁king ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Nay ak ▁dynasty ▁John ▁Py b us ▁in ▁his ▁notes ▁described ▁the ▁King ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁to ler able ▁stat ure , ▁red d ish ▁in ▁complex ion ▁and ▁very ▁br is k ▁in ▁his ▁move ments . ▁The ▁G an esh ▁shrine ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁G an esh war an ▁K ov il ▁and ▁the ▁Sh iva ▁shrine ▁of ▁the ▁complex ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Naga - R isa ▁N ila ▁K ov il . ▁Another ▁example ▁site ▁is ▁M ust ▁F arm ▁near ▁Wh ittles ey , ▁host ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁complete ▁Bronze ▁Age ▁wheel ▁ever ▁to ▁be ▁found . ▁Such ▁officials ▁included ▁the ▁k ot w al ▁( l oc al ▁police ), ▁the ▁f au j d ar ▁( an ▁officer ▁contro lling ▁multiple ▁districts ▁and ▁troops ▁of ▁soldiers ), ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁powerful , ▁the ▁sub ah d ar ▁( pro v incial ▁governor ). ▁Three ▁years ▁later ▁it ▁was ▁put ▁to ▁use ▁in ▁a ▁pill aging ▁ra id ▁of ▁C yp r us , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁ra id ▁in ▁650 ▁that ▁concluded ▁with ▁a ▁treat y ▁under ▁which ▁C yp ri ots ▁sur rend ered ▁many ▁of ▁their ▁ric hes ▁and ▁sl aves . ▁The ▁plain ▁Icon ocl astic ▁cross ▁that ▁replaced ▁a ▁fig ur ative ▁image ▁in ▁the ▁ap se ▁of ▁St ▁I rene ' s ▁is ▁itself ▁an ▁almost ▁unique ▁surv ival , ▁but ▁careful ▁inspect ion ▁of ▁some ▁other ▁buildings ▁reve als ▁similar ▁changes . ▁The ▁clothing ▁too ▁is ▁Greek , ▁complete ▁with ▁t un ics , ▁cl o aks , ▁and ▁sand als , ▁typ ical ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁travelling ▁cost ume . ▁More ▁b ast ions ▁are ▁seen ▁along ▁the ▁fort ifications ▁from ▁the ▁T rit on ▁B ast ion ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Main ▁G ate ▁In ▁86 3, ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Michael ▁III , ▁the ▁Byzantine ▁general ▁Pet ron as ▁defeated ▁and ▁rout ed ▁an ▁Arab ▁invasion ▁force ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁U mar ▁al - A q ta ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁L al aka on ▁inf lic ting ▁heavy ▁cas ual ties ▁and ▁remo ving ▁the ▁E mir ate ▁of ▁Mel it ene ▁as ▁a ▁serious ▁military ▁threat . ▁S ake ▁De an ▁Mah om ed ▁had ▁learned ▁much ▁of ▁Mughal ▁chem istry ▁and ▁understood ▁the ▁techniques ▁used ▁to ▁produce ▁various ▁al k ali ▁and ▁so aps ▁to ▁produce ▁sh amp oo . ▁The ▁capital ▁of ▁Ashoka ' s ▁empire ▁was ▁Pataliputra ▁in ▁the ▁Mag adha ▁region . ▁Val ah ass a ▁J ataka ▁version : ▁This ▁J ataka ▁version ▁is ▁depic ted ▁in ▁the ▁Aj ant a ▁c ave ▁paint ings ▁of ▁India ▁( S im hala ▁Av adana ▁in ▁C ave ▁17 ). ▁He ▁established ▁himself ▁in ▁W ak ir ig ala ▁after ▁this ▁and ▁concent rated ▁on ▁organ izing ▁his ▁army ▁for ▁a ▁f resh ▁attempt ▁to ▁capture ▁Polonnaruwa . ▁He ▁also ▁took ▁a ▁queen ▁from ▁K ir ave ll a ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁son ▁called ▁De va ▁Rajasinghe . ▁Clovis ▁II ▁then ▁immediately ▁acted ▁and ▁invaded ▁Aust ras ia , ▁exec uting ▁Gr im o ald ▁and ▁his ▁son . ▁When ▁the ▁fort ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch , ▁they ▁considered ▁the ▁old ▁fort ifications ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁un sa fe ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁made ▁of ▁earth ▁and ▁pal is ades ▁According ▁to ▁Mir ▁T a q i ▁Mir , ▁" U r du ▁was ▁the ▁language ▁of ▁Hind ust an ▁by ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁King ." ▁He ▁also ▁don ated ▁a ▁plot ▁of ▁land ▁for ▁the ▁Sri ▁Sum ang ala ▁College ▁in ▁Panadura , ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁built ▁The ▁J eth av ana ▁stupa ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Mah as en ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁belonging ▁to ▁Mah avi hara ▁But , ▁even ▁as ▁Y i ▁wrote , ▁the ▁inform al ▁social ▁distin ctions ▁of ▁the ▁Early ▁Joseon ▁were ▁being ▁reinfor ced ▁by ▁legal ▁disc rim ination , ▁such ▁as ▁Sum pt uary ▁law ▁reg ulation ▁of ▁the ▁dress ▁of ▁different ▁social ▁groups , ▁and ▁laws ▁rest ric ting ▁inherit ance ▁and ▁property ▁owners hip ▁by ▁women . ▁Men ander ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁beg un ▁a ▁second ▁wave ▁of ▁conquests , ▁and ▁it ▁seems ▁likely ▁that ▁the ▁eastern most ▁conquests ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁him . ▁Next , ▁with ▁M og gal ip utt a - T issa ' s ▁help , ▁Ashoka ▁sent ▁Buddhist ▁missionaries ▁to ▁dist ant ▁regions ▁such ▁as ▁Kashmir , ▁Gand hara , ▁H imal ay as , ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁the ▁Y on as ▁( G reeks ), ▁Mah ar ashtra , ▁Su v ann abh um i , ▁and ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁Vin ob a ▁Bh ave ▁has ▁written ▁the ▁Ge et a ▁in ▁Mar athi ▁as ▁Ge et ai ▁( or ▁" M other ▁Ge et a ") ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁sh l oka ▁form . ▁The ▁war ▁cost ▁nearly ▁250,000 ▁lives . ▁Of ten ▁he ▁would ▁withdraw ▁to ▁a ▁c ave ▁seven ▁miles ▁away , ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁compan ion ▁who ▁acted ▁as ▁mess eng er ▁between ▁himself ▁and ▁his ▁compan ions . ▁After ▁Att ila ' s ▁death ▁in ▁45 3, ▁the ▁H un ▁Empire ▁coll aps ed , ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁Huns ▁were ▁often ▁h ired ▁as ▁merc en aries ▁by ▁Constantinople . ▁The ▁" D i " ▁is ▁a ▁recon struction , ▁and ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁another ▁Indo - Greek ▁king , ▁Am y nt as , ▁is ▁sp elt ▁A - M i - T a ▁in ▁K har ost hi ▁and ▁may ▁fit ▁in . ▁Ak k ad ▁reached ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁its ▁power ▁between ▁about ▁23 30 ▁and ▁2150 ▁BC , ▁following ▁the ▁conquests ▁of ▁King ▁Sar gon ▁of ▁Ak k ad . ▁They ▁protected ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁inf all ible ▁ar row ▁of ▁C het aka ▁However , ▁after ▁Att ila ' s ▁death , ▁the ▁state ▁fell ▁apart ▁and ▁the ▁Huns ’ ▁influence ▁in ▁history ▁disappeared . ▁Sad ay av arman ▁Sund ara ▁Pandyan ▁I ▁forced ▁Chand rab han u ▁to ▁submit ▁to ▁the ▁Pandyan ▁rule ▁and ▁to ▁pay ▁trib utes ▁to ▁the ▁Pandyan ▁Dynasty . ▁The ▁five ▁young ▁children ▁depend ed ▁on ▁their ▁young , ▁wid owed ▁21 - year - old ▁mother ▁to ▁look ▁after ▁them . ▁He ▁appointed ▁B ah iya ▁as ▁his ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁and ▁reign ed ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁murdered ▁in ▁100 ▁BC ▁by ▁B ah iya ▁In ▁the ▁Anc ient ▁Near ▁East ▁the ▁Cop per ▁Age ▁covered ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁period , ▁beginning ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁5 th ▁millennium ▁BC ▁and ▁last ing ▁for ▁about ▁a ▁millennium ▁before ▁it ▁gave ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁Early ▁Bronze ▁Age . ▁The ▁A rama ic ▁language , ▁official ▁language ▁of ▁the ▁Ach aem en id ▁Empire , ▁started ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁territories . ▁After ▁storm ing ▁the ▁city ▁on ▁13 ▁March ▁16 4 0, ▁he ▁became ▁master ▁of ▁it ▁within ▁a ▁few ▁hours ▁Prince ▁Pand uv as ude va ▁( d ied ▁474 ▁BC ) ▁was ▁King ▁of ▁Up atissa ▁Nuwara ▁( in ▁modern - day ▁Sri ▁Lanka ) ▁from ▁50 4 ▁BC ▁to ▁474 ▁BC . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁sons ▁also ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁war . ▁( 5, 5 7) ▁K irt i ▁Sri ▁Rajasinha ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁these ▁events ▁in ▁January ▁1796 , ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁brother ▁Sri ▁Raj adh i ▁Rajasinha . ▁He ▁is ▁cred ited ▁for ▁having ▁built ▁the ▁famous ▁J ag ann ath ▁Temple ▁of ▁Pur i ▁in ▁O d ish a . ▁Early ▁and ▁influ ential ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁that ▁set ▁the ▁trend ▁for ▁Hindu ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁archaeological ▁evidence ▁from ▁the ▁Harappan ▁sites ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁John ▁Marsh all , ▁who ▁in ▁1931 ▁identified ▁the ▁following ▁as ▁prominent ▁fe atures ▁of ▁the ▁Indus ▁religion : ▁a ▁Great ▁M ale ▁God ▁and ▁a ▁Mother ▁God d ess ; ▁de ification ▁or ▁v ener ation ▁of ▁animals ▁and ▁plants ; ▁a ▁symbol ic ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁ph all us ▁( ling a ) ▁and ▁vul va ▁( y on i ); ▁and , ▁use ▁of ▁bath s ▁and ▁water ▁in ▁religious ▁practice . ▁The ▁Conf ucian ▁tradition , ▁which ▁would ▁attain ▁domin ance , ▁looked ▁for ▁political ▁morality ▁not ▁to ▁the ▁force ▁of ▁law ▁but ▁to ▁the ▁power ▁and ▁example ▁of ▁tradition . ▁Following ▁this , ▁the ▁young ▁prince ▁De va ▁Rajasinghe ▁was ▁conf ron ted ▁by ▁Mayadunne , ▁and ▁informed ▁him ▁that ▁his ▁father ▁had ▁a ▁secret ▁army ▁waiting ▁for ▁them ▁at ▁K ud aw atta . ▁E ight ▁of ▁his ▁ten ▁unc les ▁per ished ▁in ▁the ▁war , ▁which ▁lasted ▁for ▁sevent een ▁years . ▁Dis g usted ▁with ▁the ▁way ▁life ▁functions ▁in ▁the ▁material ▁premises , ▁he ▁ab d icated ▁his ▁throne ▁for ▁his ▁son ▁Vas up ala ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁kingdom ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁monk . ▁All ▁these ▁kings ▁came ▁with ▁3000 ▁horses , ▁3000 ▁elephants , ▁3000 ▁chari ots ▁and ▁300 00 ▁infant ry men ▁each ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁three ▁types ▁depic ting ▁elephants ▁His ▁death ▁in ▁814 ▁began ▁an ▁extended ▁period ▁of ▁fra gment ation ▁of ▁the ▁Carolingian ▁Empire ▁and ▁decline ▁that ▁would ▁eventually ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁ev olution ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Empire . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Alaric ' s ▁newly ▁appointed ▁" em per or " ▁At tal us , ▁who ▁seems ▁not ▁to ▁have ▁understood ▁the ▁limits ▁of ▁his ▁power ▁or ▁his ▁depend ence ▁on ▁Alaric , ▁failed ▁to ▁take ▁Alaric ' s ▁advice ▁and ▁lost ▁the ▁grain ▁supply ▁in ▁Africa ▁to ▁a ▁pro - H on orian ▁comes ▁Afric ae , ▁Her ac l ian . ▁The ▁Mahā s ā ṃ gh ika ▁Vin aya ▁was ▁transl ated ▁by ▁Buddh abh adra ▁and ▁Fax ian ▁in ▁4 16 ▁CE , ▁and ▁is ▁preserv ed ▁in ▁Chinese ▁translation ▁( T a ish ō ▁T rip iṭaka ▁14 25 ). ▁A ▁mass ▁movement ▁against ▁the ▁opp ressive ▁taxes ▁was ▁developing . ▁The ▁text ' s ▁relative ▁chronology ▁is ▁also ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Bad ar ayana ▁quot es ▁all ▁major ▁known ▁or th od ox ▁Hindu ▁schools ▁of ▁philosoph y ▁except ▁N y aya . ▁The ▁first , ▁fourth , ▁and ▁six th ▁places ▁were ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁py ram ids ▁The ▁square - sh aped ▁fort ▁was ▁built ▁similar ▁to ▁Ele ph ant ▁Pass ▁fort ▁and ▁Fort ▁Bes ch ut ter ▁According ▁to ▁archae ologist ▁H C P ▁B ell , ▁the ▁god ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁is ▁Brah ma , ▁and ▁the ▁god ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁is ▁V ishn u ▁Fort ▁Mac D ow all ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁Matale ▁After ▁an ▁early ▁failed ▁attempt ▁in ▁c .6 5 1 ▁to ▁us ur p ▁the ▁throne ▁from ▁the ▁Meroving ians , ▁the ▁early ▁Caroling ians ▁began ▁to ▁slowly ▁gain ▁power ▁and ▁influence ▁as ▁they ▁cons olid ated ▁military ▁power ▁as ▁May ors ▁of ▁the ▁Pal ace . ▁T ik iri ▁Bandara ▁ro de ▁throughout ▁the ▁battle ▁line , ▁encoura ging ▁men ▁to ▁continu ously ▁press ▁the ▁attack ▁and ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁gaps ▁The ▁ed icts ▁describe ▁in ▁det ail ▁the ▁first ▁wide ▁expansion ▁of ▁Buddhism ▁through ▁the ▁sp ons ors hip ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁kings ▁of ▁Indian ▁history , ▁offering ▁more ▁information ▁about ▁Ashoka ' s ▁pro se ly t ism , ▁mor al ▁pre cepts , ▁religious ▁pre cepts , ▁and ▁his ▁not ions ▁of ▁social ▁and ▁animal ▁welfare . ▁From ▁787 ▁on , ▁dec rees ▁began ▁to ▁circul ate ▁recommend ing ▁the ▁rest or ation ▁of ▁old ▁schools ▁and ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁new ▁ones ▁across ▁the ▁empire . ▁The ▁Par an th ka ▁made ▁several ▁fut ile ▁attempt s ▁to ▁reg ain ▁reg al ia , ▁including ▁invasion ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁on ▁a ▁date ▁between ▁9 47 ▁and ▁94 9 ▁CE ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Sinhalese ▁king ▁Uday a ▁IV ▁(9 46 – 95 4 ▁CE ) ▁The ▁Polonnaruwa ▁V at ad age ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁a ▁qu adr angular ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Dal ada ▁M alu va ▁in ▁the ▁ancient ▁city ▁of ▁Polonnaruwa ▁The ▁K ark ota ▁Empire ▁was ▁established ▁around ▁6 25 ▁CE ▁Kal ash oka ▁or ▁K ak av ar na ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁and ▁successor ▁of ▁Sh ish un aga . ▁According ▁to ▁Jac qu eline ▁H irst , ▁the ▁" field ▁of ▁dh arma " ▁phr ase ▁in ▁the ▁Gita ▁ep it om izes ▁that ▁the ▁strugg le ▁concerns ▁dh arma ▁itself . ▁There ▁Dh ana ▁Nanda ▁accepted ▁defeat , ▁and ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁Buddhist ▁accounts , ▁or ▁dep osed ▁and ▁ex iled ▁by ▁Hindu ▁accounts ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁dict ate ▁to ▁a ▁sc rib e , ▁however , ▁and ▁despite ▁spending ▁the ▁night ▁aw ake ▁in ▁prayer ▁he ▁dict ated ▁again ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁The ▁controversy ▁weakened ▁the ▁Byzantine ▁Empire , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁s ch ism ▁between ▁the ▁Pat ri arch ▁of ▁Constantinople ▁and ▁the ▁B ish op ▁of ▁Rome . ▁Great ▁centers ▁of ▁learning ▁were ▁destroyed , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Tax ila , ▁bringing ▁cultural ▁reg ression . ▁This ▁cons ervation ▁and ▁distribution ▁of ▁water ▁resources ▁ens ured ▁that ▁the ▁water ▁supply ▁was ▁sufficient ▁throughout ▁the ▁dry ▁z one ▁One ▁by ▁one ▁they ▁fell ▁As ▁a ▁phys ician , ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁often ▁transfer red ▁to ▁various ▁parts ▁of ▁Ceylon . ▁Roman ▁forces ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁ex ter min ate , ▁exp el ▁or ▁sub j ug ate ▁them ▁( as ▁was ▁their ▁normal ▁practice ). ▁Near by ▁are ▁three ▁ar c he ological ▁cities ▁- ▁Parakram apura ▁( P and uv as n uwara , ▁north west ) ▁with ▁remains ▁of ▁a ▁mo ated ▁palace ▁and ▁monaster ies ▁from ▁the ▁12 th ▁century , ▁Damb adeniya ▁( s outh west , ▁mid -1 3 th ▁century ) ▁and ▁Y ap ah uwa ▁( n orth ). ▁Having ▁over th rown ▁the ▁Chalu kyas , ▁the ▁R ashtra k ut as ▁made ▁Many ak he ta ▁their ▁capital ▁( mod ern ▁M alk hed ▁in ▁Kal ab ur agi ▁district ). ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁test , ▁Dut th agam ani ▁asked ▁the ▁war ri ors ▁to ▁drink ▁a ▁large ▁ca ul d ron ▁of ▁to d d y , ▁inte nding ▁to ▁test ▁their ▁strength ▁S et u ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁their ▁coins ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁inscriptions ▁as ▁mark er ▁of ▁the ▁dynasty . ▁Arch ae ologist ▁Harry ▁Charles ▁Pur vis ▁B ell ▁believed ▁that ▁this ▁shrine ▁is ▁the ▁Polonnaruwa ▁V at ad age ▁From ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Constantine ▁in ▁337 ▁to ▁the ▁access ion ▁of ▁The od os ius ▁I , ▁emp er ors ▁had ▁been ▁res ident ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁337 –3 3 8, ▁3 47 – 35 1, ▁35 8 – 36 1, ▁36 8 – 36 9. ▁When ▁Chanakya ▁was ▁born , ▁Jain ▁monks ▁prophes ied ▁that ▁Chanakya ▁will ▁one ▁day ▁grow ▁up ▁to ▁help ▁make ▁someone ▁an ▁emperor ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁power ▁behind ▁the ▁throne . ▁This ▁would ▁indicate ▁that ▁the ▁trade ▁network ▁may ▁have ▁failed , ▁preventing ▁the ▁trade ▁that ▁would ▁previously ▁have ▁rel ieved ▁such ▁fam ines ▁and ▁prevent ed ▁illness ▁caused ▁by ▁mal n utrition . ▁Kar uv ak i ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁queen ▁of ▁Ashoka ▁known ▁from ▁his ▁own ▁inscriptions : ▁she ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁an ▁ed ict ▁ins crib ed ▁on ▁a ▁pill ar ▁at ▁All ah ab ad . ▁The ▁fleet ▁was ▁burned ▁by ▁tra itors , ▁and ▁Maj orian ▁made ▁peace ▁with ▁the ▁V and als ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Italy . ▁Therefore , ▁historical ▁chronic les ▁state ▁that ▁the ▁word ▁' Ā man ḍ a ' ▁was ▁also ▁added ▁to ▁his ▁original ▁name , ▁' G amini ▁Ab h aya ' ▁during ▁his ▁reign . ▁These ▁people , ▁later ▁called ▁bur ak um in , ▁fell ▁outside ▁the ▁E do - per iod ▁class ▁structure ▁and ▁suffered ▁disc rim ination ▁that ▁lasted ▁after ▁the ▁class ▁system ▁was ▁abol ished . ▁This ▁victory ▁however , ▁was ▁short - l ived ▁as ▁the ▁Chalu kyas ▁were ▁eventually ▁dri ven ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁Se una ▁Y ad avas . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁hypot hes ized ▁that ▁the ▁V edd a ▁were ▁probably ▁the ▁ear li est ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁and ▁have ▁lived ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁since ▁before ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁other ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁in ▁India . ▁The ▁Raj av ali - K atha ▁states ▁that ▁Bindusara ▁ret ired ▁after ▁hand ing ▁over ▁the ▁throne ▁to ▁Ashoka . ▁None ▁of ▁Ashoka ' s ▁sons ▁could ▁ascend ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁after ▁him . ▁Even ▁if ▁Mahinda ▁was ▁born ▁when ▁Ashoka ▁was ▁as ▁young ▁as ▁20 ▁years ▁old , ▁Ashoka ▁must ▁have ▁ascend ed ▁the ▁throne ▁at ▁34 ▁years , ▁which ▁means ▁he ▁must ▁have ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁vic er oy ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁An ik anga ▁was ▁King ▁of ▁Polonnaruwa ▁in ▁the ▁thir teenth ▁century , ▁who ▁ruled ▁from ▁1209 ▁to ▁1209 ▁The ▁texts ▁do ▁not ▁include ▁the ▁start ▁or ▁end ▁year ▁of ▁Chandragupta ' s ▁reign . ▁Fe udal ism , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁feudal ▁system , ▁was ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁legal , ▁economic , ▁military , ▁cultural , ▁and ▁political ▁customs ▁that ▁flour ished ▁in ▁medieval ▁Europe ▁between ▁the ▁9 th ▁and ▁15 th ▁centuries . ▁The ▁archaeological ▁exc av ations ▁of ▁coins ▁have ▁shown ▁that ▁these ▁coins , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁double ▁die ▁coins , ▁were ▁contem porary ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁Indo - G reeks . ▁The ▁city ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁def ence ▁for ▁the ▁eastern ▁provinces ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁against ▁the ▁bar bar ian ▁invasions ▁of ▁the ▁5 th ▁century . ▁A ▁stone ▁water ▁lock ▁acted ▁as ▁water ▁lock ing ▁val ve ▁and ▁an ▁ex it ▁for ▁used ▁water ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁state ▁that ▁the ▁empire ▁recogn ised ▁in ▁the ▁Balk ans ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁it ▁leg ally ▁sur rend ered ▁claims ▁to ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁Balk an ▁domin ions . ▁Mount ed ▁on ▁the ▁r idge ▁was ▁a ▁bat tery ▁of ▁three ▁B L ▁6 ▁in ch ▁M k ▁VII ▁n aval ▁guns ▁within ▁cas em ates ▁and ▁with ▁individual ▁under ground ▁am mun ition ▁store s . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Ash ok av adana , ▁Ashoka ▁had ▁an ▁elder ▁half - bro ther ▁named ▁Sus ima . ▁This ▁kind ▁of ▁adop tion ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁an ▁ol ive ▁branch ▁of ▁sorts ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Vik ram ab ā hu , ▁who ▁w ished ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁throne ▁until ▁his ▁death , ▁after ▁which ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁passed ▁on ▁to ▁Par ā k ram ab ā hu . ▁The ▁term ▁" Ch al c ol ithic " ▁is ▁also ▁applied ▁to ▁American ▁civil izations ▁that ▁already ▁used ▁copper ▁and ▁copper ▁all o ys ▁thousands ▁of ▁years ▁before ▁Europeans ▁imm ig rated . ▁The ▁Pand id ak ter ion ▁was ▁ref ounded ▁in ▁10 46 ▁by ▁Constantine ▁IX ▁Mon om ach os ▁who ▁created ▁the ▁Dep art ments ▁of ▁Law ▁and ▁Phil osoph y . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁B ot ale ▁in ▁the ▁H ap it igam ▁Kor ale ▁( c urrent ly ▁known ▁as ▁Mir igama ) ▁on ▁21 ▁October ▁18 84 ▁to ▁Don ▁Sp ater ▁Senanayake ▁(18 47 –1 90 7) ▁and ▁Don a ▁C ather ina ▁El iz ab eth ▁Perera ▁Gun asek era ▁Senanayake ▁(18 52 – 19 4 9) ▁The ▁8 th ▁and ▁early ▁9 th ▁centuries ▁were ▁also ▁domin ated ▁by ▁controversy ▁and ▁religious ▁division ▁over ▁Icon oclasm , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁political ▁issue ▁in ▁the ▁empire ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁century . ▁The ▁Captain - G eneral ▁appointed ▁Pan ik k i ▁Mud ali , ▁a ▁Sit aw ak an ▁chief tain ▁who ▁had ▁twice ▁def ected ▁to ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁during ▁the ▁low land ▁campaign , ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁remaining ▁L ascarins , ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁thousand ▁in ▁number ▁A ▁relief ▁force ▁under ▁Br ig ad ier ▁Sh ul d ham ▁was ▁disp at ched ▁from ▁Mad ras ▁and ▁land ed ▁in ▁Ceylon ▁t il ting ▁the ▁balance ▁in ▁British ▁favor ▁Init ially , ▁towns ▁and ▁cities , ▁the ▁main ▁building ▁bl ocks ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire , ▁remained ▁the ▁building ▁bl ocks ▁of ▁the ▁bar bar ian ▁kingdoms ▁as ▁well . ▁In ▁1942 ▁Amar asuriya ▁became ▁the ▁v ice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Mor at uwa ▁Maha ▁Jana ▁Sabha . ▁The ▁other ▁se cts ▁arose ▁like ▁th orn s ▁on ▁the ▁tree ▁Their ▁success ors ▁supported ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁M os c ow ▁was ▁the ▁proper ▁he ir ▁to ▁Rome ▁and ▁Constantinople . ▁The ▁army ▁of ▁Chandragupta ▁and ▁Chanakya ▁first ▁conquered ▁the ▁Nanda ▁outer ▁territories , ▁and ▁finally ▁bes ie ged ▁the ▁Nanda ▁capital ▁Pataliputra . ▁Thus ▁the ▁pe as ants ▁got ▁their ▁land ▁free , ▁and ▁also ▁no ▁longer ▁paid ▁the ▁tit he ▁to ▁the ▁church . ▁H um ans ▁spread ▁to ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Gu inea ▁by ▁about ▁60,000 ▁years ▁ago , ▁with ▁agriculture ▁beginning ▁in ▁New ▁Gu inea ▁about ▁3000 ▁BC . ▁Thus , ▁while ▁his ▁box ▁was ▁brought ▁at ▁three ▁o ' clock ▁Wednesday ▁afternoon ▁of ▁25 ▁May , ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁dict ation ▁it ▁was ▁considered ▁26 ▁May , ▁although ▁it ▁might ▁still ▁have ▁been ▁25 ▁May ▁in ▁modern ▁us age . ▁King ▁B ali ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁king , ▁like ▁the ▁famous ▁king ▁Mah ab ali , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁B ali ▁or ▁V ali . ▁When ▁help ▁came ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁D anish ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁fleet ▁which ▁arrived ▁in ▁16 20, ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁secure ▁Trincomalee ▁and ▁was ▁ex pe lled ▁by ▁the ▁Portuguese . ▁Both ▁invasions ▁were ▁successfully ▁rep uls ed ▁by ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Damb adeniya . ▁He ▁conqu ers ▁parts ▁of ▁De cc an , ▁southern ▁India . ▁The ▁instruments ▁he ▁used ▁were ▁influenced ▁by ▁Islamic ▁ast ron omy , ▁while ▁the ▁comput ational ▁techniques ▁were ▁der ived ▁from ▁Hindu ▁ast ron omy . ▁Up on ▁hearing ▁of ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁death , ▁Ar j una ▁became ▁even ▁more ▁sad . ▁However , ▁that ▁per sec ution ▁in ▁turn ▁is ▁deb at able , ▁with ▁contem porary ▁histor ians ▁such ▁as ▁Rom ila ▁Th ap ar ▁suggesting ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁accounts ▁might ▁be ▁the ▁product ▁of ▁ex ag ger ation ▁from ▁Buddhist ▁missionaries . ▁The ▁Mauryan ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁is ▁further ▁cor robor ated ▁by ▁the ▁inscription ▁on ▁the ▁rock , ▁which ▁suggests ▁that ▁Chandragupta ▁controlled ▁the ▁Mal wa ▁region ▁in ▁Central ▁India , ▁located ▁between ▁Gu j arat ▁and ▁Pataliputra . ▁He ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁married ▁to ▁an ▁Indo - Greek ▁princess ▁named ▁Mac he ne . ▁K now ing ▁of ▁Colombo ' s ▁def ences , ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁l ag oon ▁serv ing ▁as ▁a ▁mo at ▁by ▁its ▁southern ▁side , ▁Rajasinghe ▁began ▁the ▁s iege ▁by ▁having ▁ent rench ments ▁dug ▁around ▁the ▁walls ▁and ▁the ▁l ag oon ▁d rained , ▁which ▁took ▁a ▁month ▁It ▁invol ves ▁Gr im o ald ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁Child e bert ▁the ▁Ad op ted ▁taking ▁the ▁Aust ras ian ▁throne ▁from ▁the ▁true ▁Meroving ian ▁King ▁D ag o bert ▁II , ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Sig i bert ▁who ▁died ▁young ▁at ▁26 ▁years ▁old . ▁The ▁irrigation ▁technology ▁of ▁Polonnaruwa ▁was ▁much ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Anuradhapura ▁period ▁ones ▁but ▁was ▁even ▁more ▁advanced . ▁As ▁such , ▁most ▁African ▁civil izations ▁outside ▁of ▁Egypt ▁did ▁not ▁experience ▁a ▁distinct ▁Bronze ▁Age . ▁Gu isc ard ' s ▁death ▁in ▁1085 ▁tem por arily ▁e ased ▁the ▁N orm an ▁problem . ▁The ▁V anni ars ▁in ▁general ▁paid ▁trib ute ▁to ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Kotte ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Kandy , ▁apart ▁from ▁Conf ederation ▁of ▁Northern ▁Tamil ▁V anni ars , ▁paid ▁trib ute ▁to ▁the ▁Jaffna ▁Kingdom ▁until ▁its ▁coll aps es . ▁The ▁preced ing ▁period ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Cop per ▁Age ▁and ▁is ▁character ised ▁by ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁flat ▁ax es , ▁d ag g ers , ▁h al ber ds ▁and ▁aw ls ▁in ▁copper . ▁Pand avas ▁and ▁Ka ur avas ▁were ▁the ▁gra nds ons ▁of ▁V ich it ra vir ya . ▁Most ▁of ▁these ▁b ould ers ▁had ▁a ▁building ▁or ▁p av il ion ▁upon ▁them ; ▁there ▁are ▁cut t ings ▁that ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁foot ings ▁for ▁b ric k ▁walls ▁and ▁be ams ▁The ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁iron ▁has ▁been ▁tradition ally ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁east ward ▁mig ration ▁of ▁the ▁later ▁V ed ic ▁people , ▁who ▁are ▁also ▁considered ▁as ▁an ▁ag ency ▁which ▁revolution ised ▁material ▁culture ▁particularly ▁in ▁eastern ▁Utt ar ▁Pradesh ▁and ▁B i har . ▁He ▁was ▁dri ven ▁from ▁power ▁in ▁6 95 ▁and ▁took ▁shel ter ▁first ▁with ▁the ▁K haz ars ▁and ▁then ▁with ▁the ▁B ulg ari ans . ▁The ▁c ore ▁of ▁It i has a - P ur anas , ▁states ▁K la us ▁K l ost erm ai er , ▁may ▁possibly ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁seventh ▁century ▁BCE ▁or ▁even ▁earlier . ▁F art her ▁south ▁were ▁three ▁ancient ▁Tamil ▁states ▁— ▁C hera ▁( on ▁the ▁west ), ▁Chola ▁( on ▁the ▁east ), ▁and ▁Pandya ▁( in ▁the ▁south ). ▁Both ▁Eastern ▁and ▁Western ▁European ▁auth ors ▁have ▁often ▁perceived ▁Byzant ium ▁as ▁a ▁body ▁of ▁religious , ▁political , ▁and ▁philosoph ical ▁ideas ▁cont rary ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁West . ▁Kh all ata ▁Naga ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁son ▁of ▁S add ha ▁Tissa , ▁and ▁younger ▁brother ▁of ▁Th ul at th ana ▁and ▁L an ja ▁Tissa . ▁Path man athan ▁believes ▁that ▁we ▁cannot ▁categor ically ▁link ▁the ▁Ary ac akrav art i ▁dynasty ▁with ▁Eastern ▁Gang as ▁and ▁can ▁explain ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁similar ities ▁based ▁on ▁influence , ▁even ▁Western ▁G anga ▁Dynasty ▁descend ants ▁who ▁had ▁moved ▁into ▁Tamil ▁lands ▁after ▁their ▁defeat ▁by ▁the ▁Chola ▁Empire ▁around ▁the ▁year ▁1000 ▁and ▁interpret ▁them ▁simply ▁as ▁reflect ing ▁a ▁claim ▁of ▁origin ▁from ▁the ▁Hindu ▁holy ▁city ▁of ▁Var anas i ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁hol i est ▁river ▁Gang es ▁Kalinga ▁Ma gha , ▁whose ▁rule ▁followed ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ol as , ▁is ▁remembered ▁as ▁a ▁Hindu ▁rev ival ist ▁by ▁the ▁native ▁literature ▁of ▁that ▁period . ▁Another ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁at ▁Ad alla , ▁W ir aw ila , ▁and ▁at ▁Val ag amp attu ▁evidence ▁has ▁been ▁discovered ▁of ▁houses ▁d ating ▁from ▁50 ▁CE ▁to ▁400 ▁CE ▁Further ▁south ▁in ▁the ▁Balk h ▁region , ▁in ▁B am iy an , ▁indic ation ▁of ▁S asan ian ▁authority ▁d imin ishes , ▁with ▁a ▁local ▁dynasty ▁apparent ly ▁ruling ▁from ▁late ▁ant iqu ity , ▁probably ▁He ph th al ites ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁Y ab gh u ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Tur k ic ▁Kh ag an ate . ▁The ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Kandy ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁independent ▁Sinhalese ▁kingdom ▁to ▁surv ive ▁The ▁highest ▁offices ▁of ▁state ▁were ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁Ad ik ars ▁( known ▁as ▁Ad ik ar ams ) ▁called ▁P alle g amp a he ▁and ▁Ud ag amp a he , ▁hold ing ▁equal ▁powers ▁and ▁priv ile ges ▁within ▁their ▁j ur is d ict ion . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁only ▁English man ▁in ▁Dant e ' s ▁Par ad ise ▁( P ar ad is o ▁X 1 30 ), ▁mentioned ▁among ▁the olog ians ▁and ▁doctors ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁c ant o ▁as ▁Is id ore ▁of ▁Se v ille ▁and ▁the ▁Scot ▁Rich ard ▁of ▁St ▁Victor . ▁Around ▁563 ▁AD ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁twelve ▁compan ions ▁cross ed ▁to ▁D una verty ▁near ▁S out he nd , ▁Ar gy ll , ▁in ▁K int y re ▁before ▁sett ling ▁in ▁I ona ▁in ▁Scot land , ▁then ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁U l ster ▁kingdom ▁of ▁D á l ▁R i ata , ▁where ▁they ▁founded ▁a ▁new ▁ab be y ▁as ▁a ▁base ▁for ▁spreading ▁C elt ic ▁Christianity ▁among ▁the ▁p ag an ▁Northern ▁P ict ish ▁kingdoms . ▁Ell al an ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Tamil ▁Chola ▁dynasty ▁in ▁Southern ▁India , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" M an u ▁Ne ed hi ▁Ch ol an ", ▁who ▁upon ▁capturing ▁the ▁throne ▁became ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁Anuradhapura ▁Kingdom , ▁in ▁present - day ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁from ▁20 5 ▁BCE ▁to ▁16 1 ▁BCE ▁The ▁the ories ▁of ▁other ▁or th od ox ▁traditions ▁are ▁discussed ▁in ▁2.2 .37 ▁through ▁2.2 .4 5. ▁They ▁had ▁been ▁granted ▁these ▁est ates ▁by ▁kings ▁and ▁generally ▁hold ▁them ▁in ▁per p et u ity ▁A part ▁from ▁the ▁losses ▁in ▁the ▁D i oc ese ▁of ▁Africa , ▁His p ania ▁was ▁s li pping ▁out ▁of ▁central ▁control ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁local ▁rulers ▁and ▁S ue vic ▁band its . ▁Ramanathan ▁founded ▁two ▁schools ▁in ▁northern ▁Ceylon ▁– ▁Par ames h w ara ▁College , ▁Jaffna ▁and ▁Ramanathan ▁College ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁establish ▁d iplom atic ▁relations ▁and ▁trade ▁with ▁China ▁was ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁trib ut ary ▁system ▁of ▁China . ▁The ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁North umb ria ▁was ▁the ▁pre - em inent ▁power ▁c .6 00 – 7 00 , ▁absor b ing ▁several ▁weak er ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁and ▁B ry th on ic ▁kingdoms , ▁while ▁Merc ia ▁held ▁a ▁similar ▁status ▁c .7 00 – 8 00. ▁He ▁ordered ▁a ▁mass ac re ▁of ▁18 ,000 ▁here t ics ▁for ▁a ▁mis de ed ▁of ▁one . ▁Cor an aga ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand ▁" l ived ▁as ▁a ▁reb el " ; ▁whether ▁this ▁con stit uted ▁a ▁strugg le ▁for ▁the ▁throne ▁is ▁unknown ▁The ▁Slav ic ▁state ▁became ▁a ▁stage ▁for ▁conf ront ation ▁between ▁the ▁Christian ▁missionaries ▁from ▁Constantinople ▁and ▁Rome . ▁The ▁last ▁years ▁of ▁Rajasinha ' s ▁reign ▁were ▁spent ▁defe nding ▁the ▁kingdom ' s ▁borders , ▁a ▁task ▁made ▁more ▁difficult ▁by ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁Jaffna ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁15 91 . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁a ▁bail ▁bound ▁after ▁46 ▁days ▁at ▁the ▁Wel ik ada ▁P rison ▁without ▁charges ▁No ▁Byzantine ▁emperor ▁since ▁Her ac li us ▁had ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁hold ▁these ▁lands ▁for ▁any ▁length ▁of ▁time , ▁and ▁the ▁Empire ▁would ▁re tain ▁them ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁110 ▁years ▁until ▁10 78 . ▁However , ▁there ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁possibility ▁that ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Anuradhapura , ▁who ▁were ▁fr ust rated ▁at ▁Ch ora ▁Naga ' s ▁mis ch ief , ▁assass inated ▁him ▁C . ▁Kar ak and u ▁is ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" B ull ▁among ▁K ings " ▁by ▁Mah avira , ▁the ▁24 th ▁Jain ▁t ith ank ar . ▁Several ▁different ▁indigenous ▁cl ans ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁during ▁the ▁pre - V ij aya ▁era ▁( be fore ▁505 ▁BCE ) ▁Around ▁eight ▁" w estern " ▁Indo - Greek ▁kings ▁are ▁known ; ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁distinguished ▁by ▁their ▁issues ▁of ▁Att ic ▁coins ▁for ▁circ ulation ▁in ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁region . ▁Dut th agam ani ▁frequently ▁sought ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁advice ▁during ▁his ▁military ▁campaign ▁The ▁C atholic ▁Church ▁cons iders ▁Augustine ' s ▁teaching ▁to ▁be ▁consist ent ▁with ▁free ▁will . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁reasons ▁for ▁the ▁Kandyan ' s ▁in ability ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁land ▁they ▁captured ▁was ▁poor ▁log istical ▁support , ▁as ▁many ▁soldiers ▁had ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁base ▁to ▁repl en ish ▁their ▁supplies ▁once ▁they ▁ran ▁out . ▁Also ▁in ▁the ▁6 th ▁century ▁CE , ▁A val ok it av r ata ▁writ es ▁of ▁the ▁Mahā s ā ṃ gh ik as ▁using ▁a ▁" G reat ▁ Ā g ama ▁P iṭaka ," ▁which ▁is ▁then ▁associated ▁with ▁Mahā y ā na ▁s ū t ras ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁P ra j ñ ā par am it ā ▁and ▁the ▁D a ś abh ū m ika ▁S ū tra . ▁In ▁the ▁East , ▁Val ens ▁had ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁Christ ians ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁con form ▁to ▁his ▁ideas ▁of ▁or th od ox y , ▁and ▁per sec ution ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁response . ▁For ▁example , ▁Art em id or os ▁( 80 ▁BC ) ▁was ▁supp osed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁of ▁Indo - S cy th ian ▁des cent , ▁although ▁he ▁is ▁now ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁regular ▁Indo - Greek ▁king . ▁I b n ▁al - W alid ▁had ▁converted ▁to ▁Islam ▁around ▁62 7, ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁M u ham m ad ' s ▁most ▁successful ▁gener als . ▁While ▁each ▁pass age ▁of ▁Sc ript ure ▁has ▁a ▁liter al ▁sense , ▁this ▁" l iter al ▁sense " ▁does ▁not ▁always ▁mean ▁the ▁Sc ript ures ▁are ▁mere ▁history ; ▁at ▁times ▁they ▁are ▁rather ▁an ▁extended ▁met aph or . ▁According ▁to ▁Alex ander ▁Vas il ie v , ▁" the ▁dynasty ▁of ▁the ▁An ge lo i , ▁Greek ▁in ▁its ▁origin , ▁ac cel er ated ▁the ▁ru in ▁of ▁the ▁Empire , ▁already ▁weakened ▁without ▁and ▁dis un ited ▁within . ▁She ▁was ▁o usted ▁by ▁L ok iss ara , ▁a ▁military ▁command er . ▁The ▁But k ara ▁stupa ▁was ▁" mon ument al ized " ▁by ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁Hell en istic ▁architectural ▁decor ations ▁during ▁Indo - Greek ▁rule ▁in ▁the ▁2 nd ▁century ▁BC . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁trade ▁system ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁increase ▁supply ▁to ▁satisf y ▁growing ▁demand , ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁demand ▁for ▁pe pper . ▁The ▁Mah abhar ata ▁– ▁the ▁world ' s ▁long est ▁po em ▁– ▁is ▁itself ▁a ▁text ▁that ▁was ▁likely ▁written ▁and ▁compiled ▁over ▁several ▁hundred ▁years , ▁one ▁dated ▁between ▁" 400 ▁BCE ▁or ▁little ▁earlier , ▁and ▁2 nd ▁century ▁CE , ▁though ▁some ▁claim ▁a ▁few ▁parts ▁can ▁be ▁put ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁400 ▁CE ", ▁states ▁F ow ler . ▁The ▁Raj aval iya , ▁a ▁primary ▁source ▁written ▁during ▁the ▁17 th ▁century , ▁ref ers ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁Ary ac akrav art is ▁collected ▁taxes ▁from ▁Ud arata ▁and ▁southern ▁low lands ▁There ▁Dh ana ▁Nanda ▁accepted ▁defeat . ▁Second ly , ▁a ▁new ▁era ▁of ▁an ▁ab und ant ▁supply ▁of ▁capital ▁at ▁low ▁interest ▁rates ▁suddenly ▁opened ▁around ▁this ▁time . ▁D adh iv ā hana ▁instead ▁sought ▁friendly ▁relations ▁with ▁V ats a , ▁and ▁he ▁gave ▁his ▁daughter ▁in ▁marriage ▁to ▁ Ś at ā n ī ka ' s ▁son , ▁Uday ana . ▁The ▁A p enn ine ▁culture ▁( al so ▁called ▁It alian ▁Bronze ▁Age ) ▁is ▁a ▁technology ▁complex ▁of ▁central ▁and ▁southern ▁Italy ▁sp an ning ▁the ▁Chal c ol ithic ▁and ▁Bronze ▁Age ▁proper . ▁The ▁authorities ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁at ▁B at av ia , ▁who ▁already ▁had ▁their ▁eyes ▁on ▁the ▁Lanka ▁c in nam on ▁trade , ▁seized ▁the ▁opportunity ▁and ▁instru cted ▁their ▁Ad mir al , ▁Ad am ▁W es ter w old , ▁who ▁was ▁setting ▁out ▁to ▁block ade ▁Go a , ▁to ▁call ▁at ▁Lanka ▁on ▁his ▁return ▁v oy age ▁One ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁found ing ▁the ▁current ▁capital ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁Sri ▁Jayaward en ep ura ▁Kotte ▁as ▁a ▁fort ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁w aged ▁a ▁war ▁against ▁enc ro aching ▁tax ▁collect ors ▁from ▁the ▁Jaffna ▁kingdom ▁in ▁the ▁north . ▁In ▁Persian ▁form , ▁the ▁title ▁appears ▁as ▁K sh ath iya , ▁K sh ath iya ▁K sh ath iy anam , ▁S ha o ▁of ▁the ▁K ush anas ▁and ▁the ▁S s aha ▁of ▁M ih ir ak ula ▁( H una ▁chief ). ▁These ▁Buddhist ▁establish ments ▁were ▁also ▁often ▁pl und ered ▁during ▁times ▁of ▁internal ▁stri fe ▁by ▁Sinhala ▁rulers ▁compet ing ▁among ▁themselves , ▁such ▁as ▁during ▁the ▁reign s ▁of ▁D ath op atissa ▁I ▁( 63 9 – 6 50 ) ▁and ▁Kash y apa ▁II ▁(6 50 – 65 9) ▁The ▁Greeks ▁may ▁also ▁have ▁maintained ▁a ▁presence ▁in ▁their ▁cities ▁until ▁quite ▁late . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁a ▁Min or ▁R ock ▁Ed ict ▁issued ▁during ▁his ▁13 th ▁reg nal ▁year ▁( five ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁Kalinga ▁campaign ), ▁he ▁states ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁upas aka ▁( l ay ▁Buddhist ) ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁much ▁progress ; ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁drawn ▁cl oser ▁to ▁the ▁san gha ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁more ▁ar d ent ▁follow er . ▁The ▁river ▁was ▁ide al ▁for ▁agriculture ▁The ▁Ed icts ▁of ▁Ashoka , ▁set ▁in ▁stone , ▁are ▁found ▁throughout ▁the ▁Sub continent . ▁He ▁helped ▁the ▁Kandyan ▁kingdom ▁under ▁kings ▁Vimaladharm asuriya ▁I ▁and ▁Sen arat ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁15 93 –16 35 ▁with ▁the ▁int ent ▁of ▁sec uring ▁help ▁from ▁South ▁India ▁to ▁res ist ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁For ▁cal end ric ▁purposes , ▁Bede ▁made ▁a ▁new ▁calculation ▁of ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁since ▁the ▁creation , ▁which ▁he ▁dated ▁as ▁3 952 ▁BC . ▁She ▁had ▁three ▁children ▁by ▁King ▁Vimaladharm asuriya ▁- ▁Mah ast ana ▁Ad ahasin , ▁Sur ya ▁Mah ad ahasin ▁and ▁S ant ana ▁Ad ahasin . ▁During ▁the ▁Joseon ▁period , ▁j e og or i ▁of ▁women ' s ▁h an b ok ▁became ▁gradually ▁t ight ened ▁and ▁short ened . ▁This ▁group ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁of ▁merc ant ile ▁character ▁and ▁prefer red ▁being ▁buried ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁very ▁specific , ▁almost ▁inv ari able , ▁ritual . ▁N ain at iv u ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁but ▁notable ▁island ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Jaffna ▁Pen insula ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Province , ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁se als ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁stamp ▁cl ay ▁on ▁trade ▁goods . ▁The ▁main ▁architectural ▁fe ature ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁Buddhism ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁was ▁the ▁d ome - sh aped ▁stupa , ▁which ▁en sh r ined ▁Buddhist ▁relic s ▁and ▁were ▁objects ▁of ▁v ener ation ▁Their ▁attempt ▁to ▁se ize ▁power ▁created ▁a ▁major ▁crisis ▁for ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁forced ▁a ▁fundamental ▁re ass essment ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁security ▁needs ▁Among ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁Gamp ola ▁era , ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁temples ▁are ▁Lank ath il aka , ▁Gad al adeniya ▁and ▁E mb ek ka ▁De val aya ▁Dut uge munu ▁is ▁depic ted ▁as ▁a ▁Sinhalese ▁" As oka ". ▁However , ▁it ▁has ▁only ▁two ▁P es avas ▁( the ▁r ings ▁found ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁stup as ) ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁traditional ▁three ▁The ▁P ap acy ▁remained ▁firm ly ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁religious ▁images ▁throughout ▁the ▁period , ▁and ▁the ▁whole ▁ep is ode ▁wid ened ▁the ▁growing ▁d iver g ence ▁between ▁the ▁Byzantine ▁and ▁Carolingian ▁traditions ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁un ified ▁European ▁Church , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁facilit ating ▁the ▁reduction ▁or ▁remo val ▁of ▁Byzantine ▁political ▁control ▁over ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁It alian ▁Pen insula . ▁The ▁Jaffna ▁Students ’ ▁Congress ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁1924 ▁and ▁re nam ed ▁the ▁Jaffna ▁Youth ▁Congress ▁( J Y C ) ▁in ▁19 2 6. ▁Each ▁sh l oka ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁couple t , ▁thus ▁the ▁entire ▁text ▁consists ▁of ▁1, 400 ▁lines . ▁Sig iriya ▁had ▁an ▁o ct ag on al ▁po nd ▁It ▁could ▁inter rupt ▁communic ations ▁between ▁Mauryan ▁capital ▁Pataliputra ▁and ▁possess ions ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁Indian ▁pen insula . ▁Raj asing ha ▁II ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Sen arat ▁and ▁Emp ress ▁Don a ▁C ather ina . ▁It ▁was ▁f ash ioned ▁in ▁the ▁12 th ▁century ▁by ▁King ▁Parakramabahu ▁I ▁These ▁developments ▁together ▁acted ▁to ▁free ▁up ▁Dutch ▁forces ▁from ▁other ▁conflic ts , ▁allow ing ▁them ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁their ▁attacks ▁on ▁Portuguese ▁colon ies . ▁The ▁way ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁organ ised ▁in ▁Asia ▁( cent ral ised ▁on ▁its ▁h ub ▁in ▁B at av ia ), ▁that ▁initially ▁had ▁offered ▁advant ages ▁in ▁gather ing ▁market ▁information , ▁began ▁to ▁cause ▁dis ad vant ages ▁in ▁the ▁18 th ▁century ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁in e ffic iency ▁of ▁first ▁sh ipp ing ▁everything ▁to ▁this ▁central ▁point . ▁The ▁c ore ▁of ▁the ▁fleet ' s ▁sail ors ▁were ▁Y em en i , ▁but ▁the ▁ship w right s ▁who ▁built ▁the ▁ships ▁were ▁Iran ian ▁and ▁Iraq i . ▁The ▁main ▁sources ▁of ▁royal ▁revenue ▁were ▁taxes , ▁trib utes , ▁customs ▁duties ▁and ▁to lls . ▁Its ▁cur ren cy ▁K ah ap ana ▁was ▁struck ▁in ▁these ▁provinces . ▁The ▁name ▁means ▁‘ H ill ▁of ▁Protection ’ ▁or ▁‘ F ear less ▁H ill ’ , ▁another ▁claim ▁‘ G iri ’ ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁local ▁Jain ▁monk ▁In ▁The ▁L iter al ▁Inter p ret ation ▁of ▁G enes is , ▁Augustine ▁arg ued ▁that ▁God ▁had ▁created ▁everything ▁in ▁the ▁un iverse ▁sim ult ane ously ▁and ▁not ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁six ▁days . ▁The ▁Lankan ▁effort ▁was ▁so ▁successful ▁that ▁Parakramabahu ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁established ▁a ▁near - per man ent ▁authority ▁over ▁Pandya ▁Nadu ▁( the ▁chapter ▁is ▁ent it led ▁Con qu est ▁of ▁the ▁Pandya ▁Kingdom ), ▁even ▁establishing ▁a ▁city ▁called ▁Pand uv ij aya ▁in ▁commemor ation ▁of ▁the ▁conquest ▁The ▁C ū ḷ ava ṃ sa ▁or ▁Ch ulavamsa ▁is ▁a ▁historical ▁record , ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁Pali ▁language , ▁of ▁the ▁monarch s ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁A ▁weakened ▁political ▁ent ity ▁with ▁a ▁reduced ▁economic ▁and ▁military ▁cap ability ▁and ▁fab led ▁ric hes ▁would ▁have ▁then ▁been ▁more ▁vul ner able ▁to ▁conquest . ▁The ▁ruler ▁in ▁Kurunegala ▁from ▁13 26 ▁to ▁1335 ▁was ▁B uw anekabahu ▁III ▁al ias ▁W anni ▁B uw anekabahu . ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁pro s per ity ▁and ▁cultural ▁life , ▁the ▁K om n en ian ▁period ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pe aks ▁in ▁Byzantine ▁history , ▁and ▁Constantinople ▁remained ▁the ▁leading ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁world ▁in ▁size , ▁wealth , ▁and ▁culture . ▁C re asy ▁quot es ▁Le op old ▁v on ▁R ank e ' s ▁opinion ▁that ▁this ▁period ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁ep och s ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁the ▁comm ence ment ▁of ▁the ▁e igh th ▁century , ▁when ▁on ▁the ▁one ▁side ▁Moh am med an ism ▁threat ened ▁to ▁overs p read ▁Italy ▁and ▁G aul , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁the ▁ancient ▁id ol at ry ▁of ▁S ax ony ▁and ▁F ries land ▁once ▁more ▁forced ▁its ▁way ▁across ▁the ▁Rhine . ▁The ▁cas ad os ▁together ▁with ▁50 ▁Portuguese ▁soldiers ▁gu arant eed ▁the ▁gar rison ing ▁of ▁the ▁fortress ▁The ▁Dutch ▁imp osed ▁their ▁imp erial ▁authority ▁on ▁the ▁coast l ines ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁where by ▁their ▁influence ▁would ▁be ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁king ▁four ▁miles ▁from ▁the ▁coast ▁into ▁the ▁country side . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁D om ▁Jo ã o ▁Dharmapala , ▁the ▁first ▁Christian ▁king ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁history ▁The ▁shrine ' s ▁well ▁had ▁been ▁covered ▁by ▁a ▁stone ▁sl ab ▁Hy der ▁A li ' s ▁father ▁F at ah ▁M u ham m ad ▁the ▁const able ▁at ▁B ud ik ote , ▁commanded ▁a ▁cor ps ▁consist ing ▁of ▁50 ▁ro cket men ▁( C ush oon ) ▁for ▁the ▁N aw ab ▁of ▁Ar c ot . ▁Do ▁we ▁want ▁one ▁Ceylon ▁or ▁do ▁we ▁want ▁two ? ▁The ▁next ▁year ▁the ▁British ▁also ▁invaded ▁Kandy ▁in ▁what ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁First ▁Kandyan ▁War ▁but ▁were ▁rep uls ed . ▁Mar it ime ▁relations ▁across ▁the ▁Indian ▁O ce an ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁3 rd ▁century ▁BC , ▁and ▁further ▁developed ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Indo - G reeks ▁together ▁with ▁their ▁territ or ial ▁expansion ▁along ▁the ▁western ▁coast ▁of ▁India . ▁There ▁are ▁3 ▁main ▁offices ▁which ▁en for ced ▁Carolingian ▁authority ▁in ▁the ▁local ities : ▁The ▁Com es ▁( L atin : ▁count ). ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁to ▁supp ress ▁wars ▁against ▁him ▁in ▁Ruhuna ▁on ▁several ▁occas ions ▁Ash ok an ▁capital s ▁were ▁highly ▁real istic ▁and ▁used ▁a ▁character istic ▁pol ished ▁fin ish , ▁Mauryan ▁pol ish , ▁giving ▁a ▁sh iny ▁appear ance ▁to ▁the ▁stone ▁surface . ▁Charles , ▁D u ke ▁of ▁L ower ▁L or raine , ▁the ▁Carolingian ▁he ir , ▁was ▁o usted ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁success ion ▁by ▁H ugh ▁Cap et ; ▁his ▁sons ▁died ▁child less . ▁The ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁Gand h ā ra ▁were ▁called ▁the ▁G ā nd h ā r ī s . ▁S . ▁Mahinda ▁soon ▁became ▁flu ent ▁in ▁the ▁Sinhala ▁language , ▁and ▁established ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁po et ▁and ▁auth or ▁Through ▁the ▁Del ian ▁League , ▁At hens ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁convert ▁pan - he ll en ist ▁sent iment ▁and ▁fear ▁of ▁the ▁Persian ▁threat ▁into ▁a ▁powerful ▁empire , ▁and ▁this , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁conflict ▁between ▁S part a ▁and ▁At hens ▁c ul min ating ▁in ▁the ▁P el op onn es ian ▁War , ▁was ▁the ▁major ▁political ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Class ical ▁period . ▁Bede ▁would ▁probably ▁have ▁met ▁the ▁ab b ot ▁during ▁this ▁visit , ▁and ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁that ▁A dom n á n ▁spar ked ▁Bede ' s ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁Easter ▁d ating ▁controversy . ▁This ▁preced ent ▁led ▁in ▁the ▁long ▁run ▁to ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁his ▁dynasty , ▁for ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁pattern ▁repeated ▁in ▁future ▁reign s . ▁His ▁son ▁died ▁child less ▁in ▁18 4 3, ▁bringing ▁the ▁Nay akk ar ▁line ▁to ▁an ▁end . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁fort ified ▁out p ost ▁during ▁the ▁Kandyan ▁W ars , ▁named ▁after ▁Major ▁General ▁Hay ▁Mac D ow all , ▁the ▁6 th ▁Comm ander ▁of ▁British ▁T ro ops ▁in ▁Ceylon ▁Her al ded ▁as ▁" D aksh ina ▁K ail as am " / then ▁" K ail as am " ▁( K ail ash ▁of ▁the ▁South ) ▁because ▁it ▁lies ▁on ▁exactly ▁the ▁same ▁long itude ▁as ▁the ▁Tib etan ▁mountain ▁Mount ▁K ail ash ▁( the ▁primary ▁ab ode ▁of ▁Sh iva ), ▁K ones war am ' s ▁early ▁black ▁gr an ite ▁rock - cut ▁architectural ▁style ▁shared ▁similar ities ▁to ▁K ail asan ath ar ▁Tem ples ▁of ▁the ▁subcontinent . ▁The ▁aim ▁was ▁to ▁deliver ▁a ▁dec is ive ▁blow ▁to ▁the ▁Spanish ▁and ▁Portuguese ▁mon op oly ▁of ▁far - e astern ▁trade . ▁In ▁the ▁Upanish ads ▁that ▁preced ed ▁the ▁Gita , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁B ri had ar any aka ▁Upanishad , ▁the ▁salv ational ▁goal ▁is ▁to ▁know ▁and ▁real ize ▁this ▁Self , ▁a ▁knowledge ▁that ▁is ▁dev oid ▁of ▁the ▁del usions ▁of ▁the ▁inst in ctive ▁" I , ▁mine " ▁e go ism ▁typically ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁body ▁and ▁material ▁life ▁process es ▁that ▁are ▁imp erm an ent ▁and ▁trans ient . ▁For ▁ge op ol it ical ▁reasons , ▁the ▁British ▁saw ▁fit ▁to ▁restrict ▁the ▁American ▁missionaries ▁to ▁the ▁Jaffna ▁Pen insula . ▁The ▁Utt ar ar ama ▁was ▁abandoned ▁during ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Polonnaruwa ▁There ▁is ▁evidence ▁that ▁the ▁inner ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁wall ▁had ▁been ▁ad orn ed ▁with ▁paint ings ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁1800 s , ▁the ▁British ▁authorities ▁decided ▁to ▁dem ol ish ▁the ▁fort ▁and ▁build ▁a ▁prison ▁in ▁its ▁place , ▁constru cted ▁from ▁the ▁stones ▁of ▁the ▁fort . ▁Con ver ts ▁were ▁made ▁most ly ▁among ▁the ▁educated , ▁but ▁also ▁among ▁some ▁low ▁cast e ▁Ind ians ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁The ▁alternative ▁term ▁late ▁ant iqu ity , ▁for ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁period , ▁emphas izes ▁elements ▁of ▁continu ity ▁with ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire , ▁while ▁Early ▁Middle ▁Ages ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁emphasize ▁developments ▁character istic ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁medieval ▁period . ▁Stat ue ▁making , ▁most ▁notice ably ▁stat ues ▁of ▁the ▁Buddha , ▁was ▁an ▁art ▁perf ected ▁by ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁sc ul pt ors ▁during ▁the ▁Anuradhapura ▁Kingdom ▁Then ▁the ▁energy , ▁which ▁was ▁im me asur able ▁of ▁Rama ▁bl az ed ▁forth , ▁burning ▁the ▁troops ▁of ▁the ▁f oe , ▁O ▁lot us - ey ed ▁one . ▁He ▁was ▁intense ▁and ▁vital ▁in ▁all ▁he ▁did ▁The ▁group ▁at ▁the ▁comm ence ment ▁numbered ▁six , ▁composed ▁princip ally ▁of ▁students ▁who ▁had , ▁like ▁Go one ward ene , ▁returned ▁from ▁ab road , ▁influenced ▁deeply ▁by ▁the ▁ideas ▁of ▁Kar l ▁Mar x ▁and ▁L en in . ▁This ▁was ▁later ▁adjusted ▁to ▁12 ▁and ▁1/ 20, ▁respectively . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁now - ru ined ▁changing ▁room ▁Gr ati en ▁Fernando , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁mut iny , ▁was ▁def iant ▁to ▁the ▁end . ▁Several ▁invasions ▁by ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁were ▁repe lled , ▁most ▁not ably ▁in ▁the ▁campaign ▁of ▁Dant ure . ▁He ▁purchased ▁and ▁developed ▁Ar c ad ia , ▁Diy atal awa ▁as ▁the ▁family ▁retreat ▁Because ▁of ▁this , ▁the ▁Tamil s ▁began ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁commun al ▁conscious ness ▁and ▁to ▁think ▁of ▁themselves ▁as ▁a ▁min ority ▁community . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Mahavamsa , ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Prince ▁Vijaya ▁and ▁his ▁follow ers . ▁The ▁ground ▁forces ▁could ▁be ▁divided ▁between ▁the ▁main ▁armies ▁led ▁by ▁Lank apura ▁D and an atha ▁and ▁the ▁a ux iliary ▁forces ▁made ▁up ▁most ly ▁of ▁min orities . ▁Spirit ▁possess ion ▁of ▁dev ote es ▁was ▁noted ▁by ▁the ▁Jes u it ▁priests ▁who ▁left ▁behind ▁records ▁of ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁16 th ▁century . ▁The ▁king ▁tried ▁a ▁t act ical ▁move ▁on ▁his ▁war ▁elephant , ▁which ▁his ▁troops ▁interpre ted ▁as ▁retreat ing , ▁and ▁abandoned ▁him . ▁Man abhar ana , ▁supported ▁by ▁some ▁loyal ist ▁inhabitants , ▁defeated ▁D akk h in ades an ▁army ▁and ▁dro ve ▁them ▁back ▁to ▁Raj arata ▁The ▁family ▁names ▁bearing ▁distinct ▁" D ew age " ▁or ▁" D ew al age " ▁as ▁s urn ame ▁bearing ▁people ▁are ▁still ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁In ▁short , ▁the ▁people ▁have ▁lost ▁their ▁lives ▁and ▁all ▁other ▁valuable ▁belong ings ▁He ▁sought ▁refuge ▁in ▁India . ▁The ▁image ▁is ▁not ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Ch ulavamsa , ▁which ▁only ▁mentions ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁In ▁the ▁latter ▁po em ▁by ▁S ī th alai ▁S ā tt an ā r , ▁the ▁sea ▁god d ess ▁Man ime k hala ▁brings ▁the ▁hero ine ▁to ▁the ▁island , ▁where ▁she ▁wor sh ips ▁Buddha . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁10 7 1, ▁Roman os ▁under to ok ▁a ▁mass ive ▁eastern ▁campaign ▁to ▁draw ▁the ▁S el j u ks ▁into ▁a ▁general ▁eng agement ▁with ▁the ▁Byzantine ▁army . ▁He ▁was ▁re - ord ained ▁into ▁the ▁Sh y am op ali ▁Nik aya ▁on ▁16 ▁June ▁1930 , ▁and ▁obtained ▁Up as amp ada ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁It ▁is ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁academic ▁literature ▁as ▁the ▁K amp uc he an ▁Mahavamsa ▁or ▁Kh mer ▁Mahavamsa ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁distinguished ▁by ▁being ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁Kh mer ▁script . ▁S chol ar ly ▁L atin ▁rapidly ▁fell ▁into ▁dis use ▁among ▁the ▁educated ▁classes ▁although ▁the ▁language ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁ceremon ial ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁empire ' s ▁culture ▁for ▁some ▁time . ▁The ▁two ▁kings ▁led ▁a ▁second ▁re na iss ance ▁of ▁the ▁Joseon ▁kingdom . ▁D ash ar atha ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁ruler ▁of ▁the ▁Mauryan ▁dynasty ▁to ▁have ▁issued ▁imp erial ▁inscriptions — th us ▁the ▁last ▁Mauryan ▁Emperor ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁from ▁ep ig raph ical ▁sources . ▁The ▁A e ge an ▁coll apse ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁as ▁iron ▁tools ▁became ▁more ▁common , ▁the ▁main ▁just ification ▁for ▁the ▁t in ▁trade ▁ended , ▁and ▁that ▁trade ▁network ▁ce ased ▁to ▁function ▁as ▁it ▁did ▁former ly . ▁We ▁Ir ish , ▁though ▁d we lling ▁at ▁the ▁far ▁ends ▁of ▁the ▁earth , ▁are ▁all ▁disciples ▁of ▁Saint ▁Peter ▁and ▁Saint ▁Paul . ▁L at ter ▁had ▁done ▁some ▁observations ▁at ▁Per adeniya ▁and ▁N awal apitiya ▁( n ear ▁to ▁Gamp ola ), ▁and ▁could ▁recover ▁some ▁stone ▁fra gments ▁which ▁he ▁believed ▁as ▁stone ▁imp le ments ▁used ▁by ▁pre ▁historic ▁Sri ▁Lankans ▁After ▁his ▁death , ▁he ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Dharm a ▁G amini ▁(" right eous ▁G amini " ), ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁as ▁Dut tha ▁G amini ▁or ▁Dut uge munu ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁post er ity ▁A ▁fleet ▁was ▁collected ▁at ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁P alu v ak - t ota , ▁perhaps ▁Pal v akk i ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁north ▁of ▁Trincomalee ; ▁it ▁set ▁sail ▁in ▁the ▁south - west ▁mon so on ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Wil lem ▁Jacob ▁van ▁de ▁G ra af , ▁an ▁ag gress ive ▁Dutch ▁expansion ist ▁who ▁attempt ed ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁colonial ▁borders ▁well ▁beyond ▁established ▁limits ▁Kurunegala ▁had ▁a ▁cit ad el ▁in ▁the ▁13 th ▁century . ▁A ▁small ▁space ▁was ▁left ▁between ▁two ▁rows ▁to ▁write ▁the ▁story . ▁The ▁platform ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁stone ▁ra iling . ▁In ▁this ▁sense , ▁education ▁was ▁not ▁lost ▁so ▁much ▁as ▁it ▁had ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁acqu ired . ▁According ▁to ▁G av in ▁Thomas , ▁the ▁nar ration ▁of ▁historical ▁events ▁in ▁Mahavamsa ▁and ▁its ▁contin uation ▁C ulavamsa ▁is ▁" at ▁best ▁question ably - bi ased , ▁and ▁at ▁wor st ▁to t ally ▁imag inary ", ▁aimed ▁at ▁establishing ▁the ▁royal ▁line age ▁of ▁the ▁Sinhalese ▁and ▁the ▁Buddhist ▁cred ential s ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁It ▁result ed ▁in ▁a ▁dec is ive ▁victory ▁for ▁the ▁B har at as ▁and ▁subsequent ▁form ation ▁of ▁the ▁K uru ▁pol ity . ▁He ▁helped ▁to ▁recon stru ct ▁the ▁destroyed ▁Buddhist ▁disp ensation . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁f ou nder ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Sir i ▁S anga ▁Bo . ▁The ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁M uth ir ai ▁San th ai ▁( mar ket ▁place ), ▁and ▁was ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁square ▁fort ification ▁around ▁it . ▁However , ▁by ▁this ▁time , ▁S ush ima ▁had ▁been ▁sent ▁to ▁T aksh ash ila , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁un su ccess fully ▁trying ▁to ▁qu ell ▁a ▁rebellion . ▁Where ver ▁medical ▁roots ▁or ▁f ruits ▁are ▁not ▁available ▁I ▁have ▁had ▁them ▁imported ▁and ▁g rown . ▁It ▁was ▁virt ually ▁unch all eng ed ▁until ▁1914 . ▁She ▁attended ▁these ▁meetings ▁with ▁her ▁A unt ▁Carol ine ▁and ▁Un cle ▁Ro bert . ▁In sc ript ions ▁also ▁associ ate ▁them ▁with ▁Samb har , ▁the ▁s alt ▁lake ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁Am ber ▁( l ater ▁J a ip ur ) ▁district ▁( the ▁S akh amb ari ▁branch ▁remained ▁near ▁lake ▁Samb har ▁and ▁married ▁into ▁the ▁ruling ▁G ur j ara - P r ati hara , ▁who ▁then ▁ruled ▁an ▁empire ▁in ▁Northern ▁India ). ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁p ars im on ious ▁in ▁his ▁praise ▁for ▁A ld helm , ▁a ▁West ▁S ax on ▁who ▁had ▁done ▁much ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁native ▁Brit ons ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁form ▁of ▁Christianity . ▁Hence , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁major ▁Mah ayana ▁( ne ither ▁H in ayana ▁or ▁Pr at y ek ab udd h ayana ) ▁schools ▁in ▁The rav ada ▁tradition . ▁L ater ▁Jaffna ▁was ▁attacked ▁and ▁Ary a ▁ch akrav ar thi ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁retreat ▁to ▁India ▁She ▁was ▁wid owed ▁in ▁11 96 . ▁The ▁work ▁done ▁by ▁Perera ▁( as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Sur iya - M al ▁Move ment ) ▁in ▁the ▁Kegalle ▁district ▁during ▁the ▁malaria ▁epid emic ▁of ▁1934 ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁subsequent ▁f lood s ▁g ained ▁for ▁him ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁cast e - op p ressed ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁area , ▁who ▁called ▁him ▁P ari pp u ▁Mah ath m aya ▁after ▁the ▁dh al ▁( or ▁p ari pp u ) ▁he ▁distributed ▁as ▁relief ▁supplies . ▁Thus ▁the ▁argument ▁also ▁involved ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁proper ▁relationship ▁between ▁church ▁and ▁state . ▁During ▁her ▁political ▁career , ▁she ▁was ▁instru ment al ▁in ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁Lanka ▁S ama ▁Sam aj a ▁Party . ▁The ▁12 th - cent ury ▁Dig ambara ▁text ▁Par ish ish t ap ar van ▁by ▁H em ach and ra ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁and ▁ear li est ▁Jain ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁complete ▁lege nd ▁of ▁Chandragupta . ▁Other ▁writ ers ▁point ▁to ▁the ▁worship ▁of ▁Ish v ara ▁by ▁my th ical ▁ro y als ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁like ▁K uven i ▁before ▁the ▁ex ile ' s ▁arrival . ▁The ▁Ashoka - v adana ▁states ▁that ▁Ashoka ' s ▁brother ▁was ▁mist aken ▁for ▁a ▁N ir gr antha , ▁and ▁killed ▁during ▁a ▁mass ac re ▁of ▁the ▁N ir gr an th as ▁ordered ▁by ▁Ashoka . ▁Before ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁govern ance , ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Ceylon ▁was ▁divided ▁between ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Empire ▁and ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Kandy , ▁who ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁a ▁war ▁for ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁The ▁Middle ▁Kingdom ▁began ▁around ▁2000 ▁BC ▁with ▁the ▁re un ification ▁of ▁Egypt ▁under ▁ph ar oes ▁ruling ▁from ▁The b es . ▁How ▁many ▁for ▁inst ance , ▁give ▁him ▁the ▁credit ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁during ▁the ▁war ? ▁From ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁north ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁palace ▁are ▁remains ▁of ▁several ▁monaster ies ▁belong ▁to ▁P anch ay ath ana ▁architectural ▁style ▁I rene ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁end e av oured ▁to ▁negot iate ▁a ▁marriage ▁between ▁herself ▁and ▁Char lem agne , ▁but ▁according ▁to ▁The oph an es ▁the ▁Conf essor ▁the ▁scheme ▁was ▁fr ust rated ▁by ▁A et ios , ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁advis ors . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁K iri ▁Ve hera , ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁re vered ▁stup as ▁in ▁Polonnaruwa ▁But ▁the ▁new ▁Alex ios ▁IV ▁Angel os ▁found ▁the ▁Treasury ▁in ade qu ate , ▁and ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁make ▁good ▁the ▁re wards ▁he ▁had ▁promised ▁to ▁his ▁western ▁all ies . ▁The ▁punish ments ▁were ▁very ▁severe ▁and ▁hence ▁crimes ▁were ▁ra re : ▁one ▁c aught ▁in ▁the ▁act ▁of ▁bur g l ary , ▁adul tery ▁or ▁sp ying ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁death ▁pen al ty ▁and ▁one ▁giving ▁false ▁testimony ▁would ▁have ▁his ▁tongue ▁cut ▁off . ▁Before ▁he ▁could ▁do ▁so , ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁away ▁at ▁T ic in um ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁det ach ment , ▁a ▁b lo ody ▁cou p ▁d ' é t at ▁against ▁his ▁supp orters ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁Honorius ' s ▁court . ▁The ▁M oc he ▁civil ization ▁of ▁South ▁America ▁independently ▁discovered ▁and ▁developed ▁b ronze ▁sm el ting . ▁Sign ificant ▁mil est ones ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁In hab itants ▁of ▁the ▁H ap it igama ▁Kor ale ▁were ▁severe ly ▁pun ished ▁and ▁several ▁high ▁cast e ▁no bles ▁were ▁given ▁over ▁to ▁P ann ay o , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁lowest ▁cast es , ▁whose ▁duty ▁was ▁to ▁cut ▁grass ▁for ▁the ▁elephants . ▁His ▁reign ▁also ▁saw ▁a ▁cultural ▁reb irth , ▁common ly ▁called ▁the ▁Carolingian ▁R ena iss ance . ▁Un ifying ▁the ▁three ▁kingdoms ▁that ▁existed ▁within ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁at ▁that ▁point ▁in ▁time ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁his ▁greatest ▁achieve ment . ▁The ▁general ▁was ▁a ▁cousin ▁of ▁Supp ade vi , ▁and ▁later ▁married ▁her . ▁The ▁most ▁significant ▁French ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁Gita , ▁according ▁to ▁J . ▁A . ▁B . ▁van ▁B u it en en , ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁ É m ile ▁Sen art ▁in ▁19 2 2. ▁Man abhar ana , ▁however , ▁rejected ▁the ▁offer , ▁st ating ▁that ▁" It ▁is ▁not ▁( pr ud ent ) ▁to ▁send ▁away ▁such ▁a ▁j ew el ▁of ▁a ▁son ". ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁this ▁context ▁of ▁intense ▁ri val ry ▁between ▁Kalinga ▁and ▁Pandya ▁dynasties , ▁that ▁Kalinga ▁Ma gha , ▁the ▁" pl ague ▁from ▁Kalinga ", ▁( which ▁was ▁by ▁then ▁all ied ▁with ▁the ▁Chola ▁dynasty ) ▁arrived ▁in ▁Lanka . ▁J ah ang ir ▁distinguished ▁himself ▁from ▁Ak bar ▁by ▁making ▁substant ial ▁efforts ▁to ▁gain ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Islamic ▁religious ▁establishment . ▁As ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Phil ip , ▁he ▁was ▁always ▁welcome ▁and ▁was ▁well ▁lik ed ▁by ▁the ▁Go on et ille ke ▁family . ▁The ▁Carolingian ▁dynasty ▁has ▁five ▁distinct ▁branches : ▁The ▁L ombard ▁branch , ▁or ▁V erm and ois ▁branch , ▁or ▁Her bert ians , ▁descend ed ▁from ▁P ep in ▁of ▁Italy , ▁son ▁of ▁Char lem agne . ▁In ▁November ▁18 14, ▁ten ▁British ▁subjects ▁were ▁captured ▁and ▁mut ilated ▁in ▁Kandyan ▁territ ory . ▁It ▁includes ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁prominent ▁monks ▁and ▁n uns ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁san gha . ▁These ▁buildings ▁needed ▁attention ▁as ▁many ▁changes ▁had ▁taken ▁place ▁over ▁the ▁centuries ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁rem od el ed ▁between ▁17 52 ▁and ▁17 55 ▁Under ▁the ▁guidance ▁and ▁influence ▁of ▁W eli w ita ▁Sri ▁Sar an ank ara ▁Thero , ▁with ▁Dutch ▁assistance , ▁king ▁K irth i ▁Sri ▁Raj asing ha ▁successfully ▁invited ▁Bh ik k us ▁from ▁S iam ▁( Th ailand ) ▁to ▁rev ive ▁the ▁higher ▁ord ination ▁of ▁Buddhist ▁monks ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁They ▁also ▁compl ained ▁about ▁the ▁distinct ▁Ir ish ▁t ons ure . ▁Next ▁to ▁the ▁little ▁church , ▁which ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Peter ▁the ▁A p ost le , ▁Col um ban us ▁ere cted ▁a ▁monaster y ▁in ▁614 . ▁Each ▁br ide ▁brought ▁a ▁cont ing ent ▁of ▁relatives ▁with ▁royal ▁line age ▁ult im ately ▁making ▁Kandy ▁their ▁permanent ▁home . ▁Ceylonese ▁in ▁Japanese ▁occupied ▁Singapore ▁and ▁Mal aya ▁formed ▁the ▁' L anka ▁Reg iment ' ▁of ▁the ▁so ▁called ▁Indian ▁National ▁Army ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁by ▁N az i ▁Germany , ▁directly ▁under ▁Net aj i ▁Sub has ▁Chandra ▁B ose ▁The ▁doors ▁had ▁ke ys , ▁loc ks , ▁and ▁h ing es ▁After ▁completing ▁school , ▁he ▁taught ▁at ▁L ore n z ▁T ut ory ▁wh ilst ▁pursu ing ▁an ▁early ▁career ▁in ▁journal ism , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁under ▁Ar m and ▁de ▁Sou za ▁On ▁14 ▁February ▁1796 , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁forces ▁sur rend ered ▁with ▁min imal ▁blood s hed ▁The ▁Chola ▁conquest ▁and ▁occup ation ▁of ▁Anuradhapura ▁Kingdom ▁was ▁a ▁military ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Anuradhapura ▁by ▁the ▁Chola ▁Empire ▁This ▁may ▁have ▁returned ▁some ▁sort ▁of ▁Roman ▁authority ▁to ▁T ri er . ▁During ▁the ▁Nap ole on ic ▁W ars , ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁fear ing ▁that ▁French ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Net her lands ▁might ▁deliver ▁Ceylon ▁to ▁the ▁French , ▁occupied ▁the ▁coastal ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁with ▁little ▁difficulty ▁in ▁1796 ▁He ▁cont ested ▁the ▁1911 ▁leg islative ▁council ▁election ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Educ ated ▁Ceylonese ▁seat ▁and ▁was ▁e lected ▁to ▁the ▁Le g islative ▁Council , ▁defe ating ▁phys ician ▁Mar c us ▁Fernando ▁317 –3 16 ▁BCE : ▁Chandragupta ▁Maurya ▁conqu ers ▁the ▁North west ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁subcontinent . ▁The ▁two ▁Tamil ▁ep ics ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁century ▁- ▁K und al akes i ▁and ▁Man ime k alai ▁- ▁describe ▁the ▁is let ▁of ▁Man ip all avam ▁of ▁N ā ka ▁Nadu , ▁this ▁is let ▁of ▁the ▁Jaffna ▁pen insula , ▁from ▁where ▁merchants ▁came ▁to ▁obtain ▁g ems ▁and ▁con ch ▁she lls . ▁Me g ast hen es ▁in ▁particular ▁was ▁a ▁notable ▁Greek ▁ambassador ▁in ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁Chandragupta ▁Maurya . ▁Sig iriya , ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁5 th ▁century ▁CE , ▁was ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁natural ▁and ▁man ▁made ▁fortress ▁built ▁around ▁a ▁200 - m et re - t all ▁(6 60 ▁f t ) ▁rock ▁on ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁royal ▁S ky ▁Pal ace ▁However , ▁Parakram a ' s ▁son , ▁V ira ▁Pandyan ▁III , ▁s ided ▁with ▁the ▁Polonnaruwa ▁forces ▁led ▁by ▁General ▁Lank apura ▁D and an atha . ▁The ▁Greek ▁ambassador ▁Me g ast hen es ▁cred ited ▁this ▁tradition ▁to ▁Chandragupta ▁after ▁the ▁comple tion ▁of ▁a ▁thousand - m ile - l ong ▁high way ▁connect ing ▁Chandragupta ' s ▁capital ▁Pataliputra ▁in ▁B i har ▁to ▁Tax ila ▁in ▁the ▁north - west ▁where ▁he ▁studied . ▁They ▁also ▁built ▁an ▁el abor ate ▁system ▁of ▁se wers ▁that ▁were ▁f lood ed ▁at ▁high ▁t ide , ▁taking ▁the ▁se w age ▁away ▁to ▁sea ▁This ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁a ▁rock ▁inscription ▁made ▁by ▁N iss anka ▁M alla ▁at ▁Gal p ota . ▁The ▁court ▁language ▁of ▁Kandy ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁Nay aks ▁was ▁the ▁Tamil ▁language . ▁While ▁the ▁king ’ s ▁first ▁attempt ▁was ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁ord ination ▁through ▁Pe gu ▁in ▁Bur ma , ▁failure ▁on ▁this ▁front ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁contact ▁Ay ut th aya ▁in ▁Thailand ▁with ▁Dutch ▁help . ▁G all us ▁remained ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁6 46 . ▁Therefore , ▁Chanakya ▁named ▁him ▁Bindusara , ▁meaning ▁" the ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁drop ". ▁The ▁laws ▁of ▁Emperor ▁Justin ian ▁I ▁made ▁it ▁legal ▁for ▁a ▁man ▁to ▁div or ce ▁his ▁wife ▁for ▁attending ▁public ▁premises ▁such ▁as ▁the at res ▁or ▁public ▁bath s ▁without ▁his ▁permission , ▁and ▁Emperor ▁Le o ▁VI ▁ban ned ▁women ▁from ▁witness ing ▁business ▁contract s ▁with ▁the ▁argument ▁that ▁it ▁caused ▁them ▁to ▁come ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁men . ▁Per iod ization ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁history : ▁Damb adeniya ▁is ▁an ▁ancient ▁capital ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁In ▁this ▁time ▁period , ▁neighbor ing ▁regions ▁such ▁as ▁Afghanistan , ▁Tib et , ▁and ▁S out he ast ▁Asia ▁were ▁under ▁South ▁Asian ▁influence . ▁Ste at ite ▁se als ▁have ▁images ▁of ▁animals , ▁people ▁( per haps ▁gods ), ▁and ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁inscriptions , ▁including ▁the ▁yet ▁un - d ec ip hered ▁writing ▁system ▁of ▁the ▁Indus ▁Valley ▁Civil isation . ▁The ▁Arab s ▁also ▁took ▁to ▁the ▁sea , ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁650 s ▁on , ▁the ▁entire ▁Med iter r ane an ▁Se a ▁became ▁a ▁battle ground , ▁with ▁ra ids ▁and ▁counter - ra ids ▁being ▁launched ▁against ▁island s ▁and ▁the ▁coastal ▁set tle ments . ▁As ▁Chapter ▁66 ▁of ▁his ▁On ▁the ▁Rec k on ing ▁of ▁Time , ▁in ▁7 25 ▁Bede ▁wrote ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Ch ron icle ▁( ch ronic a ▁m ai ora ), ▁which ▁sometimes ▁circ ulated ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁work . ▁The ▁whole ▁country ▁was ▁brought ▁under ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁monarch ▁by ▁Dut th agam ani ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁Al tern ative ly , ▁if ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁tradition ▁is ▁correct , ▁but ▁if ▁we ▁assume ▁that ▁the ▁Buddha ▁died ▁in ▁48 6 ▁BCE ▁( a ▁date ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁C ant on ese ▁D ot ted ▁Record ), ▁Ashoka ' s ▁as c ension ▁can ▁be ▁dated ▁to ▁26 8 ▁BCE . ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁administrative ▁reform , ▁which ▁probably ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁mid -7 th ▁century , ▁was ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁them es , ▁where ▁civil ▁and ▁military ▁administration ▁were ▁emb od ied ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁person , ▁the ▁strateg os , ▁who , ▁as ▁the ▁emperor ' s ▁vic er oy , ▁shared ▁his ▁extraordinary ▁powers ▁in ▁their ▁respective ▁" th é m ata ", ▁they ▁too ▁being ▁also ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁emperor ▁alone . ▁The ri ▁Sang am itta ▁also ▁died ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁King ▁Utt iya , ▁the ▁fun er al ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁grand ▁manner ▁and ▁a ▁stupa ▁was ▁also ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁spot ▁where ▁Sang am itta ▁was ▁cre m ated . ▁The ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁Mahavamsa , ▁a ▁Pali ▁text ▁written ▁largely ▁from ▁the ▁Sinhalese ▁pers pective , ▁has ▁my th ological ▁begin nings ▁but ▁becomes ▁historical ▁from ▁the ▁third ▁century ▁BC , ▁with ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁Buddhism ▁under ▁De van amp iya ▁Tissa ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Its ▁strength ▁during ▁the ▁Pandyan ▁war ▁is ▁not ▁said , ▁however , ▁it ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁numer ous ▁as ▁well . ▁For ced ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁s iege ▁into ▁win ter , ▁the ▁bes ie ging ▁army ▁suffered ▁hor rend ous ▁cas ual ties ▁from ▁the ▁cold ▁and ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁provisions . ▁This ▁battle ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁dec is ive ▁and ▁historic ▁batt les ▁in ▁Indian ▁history , ▁as ▁it ▁se aled ▁the ▁fate ▁of ▁Northern ▁India ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁centuries . ▁Some ▁histor ians ▁and ▁political ▁the or ists ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁term ▁feudal ism ▁has ▁been ▁dep ri ved ▁of ▁specific ▁meaning ▁by ▁the ▁many ▁ways ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁used , ▁leading ▁them ▁to ▁reject ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁useful ▁concept ▁for ▁understanding ▁society . ▁D om est ically , ▁much ▁of ▁India ▁depend ed ▁on ▁B eng ali ▁products ▁such ▁as ▁rice , ▁sil ks ▁and ▁c ott on ▁text iles . ▁The ▁greatest ▁Carolingian ▁monarch ▁was ▁Char lem agne , ▁P ep in ' s ▁son . ▁He ▁created ▁a ▁new ▁ruling ▁el ite ▁loyal ▁to ▁him , ▁implemented ▁a ▁modern ▁administration , ▁and ▁encouraged ▁cultural ▁developments . ▁Inc re asing ▁pressure ▁from ▁invading ▁bar b ari ans ▁outside ▁Roman ▁culture ▁also ▁contrib uted ▁greatly ▁to ▁the ▁coll apse . ▁Each ▁was ▁set ▁in ▁a ▁rect angular ▁area ▁enclosed ▁by ▁gall er ies ▁with ▁an ▁ent r ance ▁from ▁the ▁east ▁Supp ort ing ▁the ▁army ▁were ▁65 ▁light ▁g alle ys ▁which ▁were ▁to ▁block ade ▁the ▁fortress ▁by ▁sea . ▁The ▁Buddhist ▁texts ▁Sam ant ap as ad ika ▁and ▁Mahā va ṃ sa ▁suggest ▁that ▁Bindusara ▁followed ▁Hindu ▁Brah man ism , ▁calling ▁him ▁a ▁" B ra h m ana ▁b h att o " ▁(" mon k ▁of ▁the ▁Brah man as " ). ▁Var ious ▁sources ▁report ▁Chandragupta ▁frequently ▁changed ▁bed ro oms ▁to ▁conf use ▁conspir ators . ▁He ▁educated ▁at ▁S . ▁Thomas ' ▁College , ▁Mount ▁L av in ia , ▁R oyal ▁College , ▁Colombo ▁and ▁D ow ning ▁College , ▁C amb r idge , ▁where ▁he ▁g ained ▁a ▁B A ▁and ▁an ▁L L . B . ▁degree ▁After ▁the ▁pro cl am ation ▁of ▁the ▁king , ▁he ▁with ▁his ▁army ▁left ▁Damb ulla ▁via ▁Matale ▁to ▁capture ▁Kandy ▁from ▁the ▁British . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁archae ologist ▁Sen ar ath ▁Par an av ith ana , ▁the ▁images ▁were ▁evidently ▁co ated ▁in ▁gold ▁in ▁their ▁early ▁years ▁The ▁ancient ▁inscription ▁in ▁Government ▁M use um , ▁Math ura ▁ref ers ▁to ▁him ▁as ▁v a ide hi ▁put ra ▁Aj atash atru ▁Kun ika ▁" A j atash atru ▁Kun ika , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁V a ide hi ▁The ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁fr ing es ▁of ▁the ▁tro p ics . ▁From ▁the ▁thir teenth - cent ury ▁inscriptions ▁commemor ating ▁d ign it aries ▁calling ▁themselves ▁Ary ac akrav art is ▁in ▁present - day ▁Tamil ▁Nadu , ▁we ▁can ▁ded uce ▁that ▁they ▁ha iled ▁from ▁the ▁coastal ▁region ▁of ▁present - day ▁Raman ath apur am ▁District , ▁which ▁they ▁called ▁Ce v vir uk k ai ▁Nadu ▁E he le p ola ▁had ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁several ▁int r ig ues ▁against ▁the ▁by ▁now ▁deeply ▁un p op ular ▁Sri ▁Vik rama ▁Rajasinghe ▁since ▁his ▁appoint ment ▁in ▁18 10 . ▁The ▁award ▁focus es ▁on ▁those ▁who ▁led ▁the ▁Uva ▁Well ass a ▁Great ▁Re b ell ion ▁(1 817 –1 81 8), ▁the ▁Matale ▁rebellion ▁(18 4 8) ▁and , ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁independence ▁movement . ▁Ramanathan ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Co om aras w am y ▁entered ▁Pres id ency ▁College , ▁Mad ras ▁in ▁18 65 ▁The ▁Buddhist ▁lege nds ▁about ▁Ashoka ▁exist ▁in ▁several ▁languages , ▁including ▁S ans k rit , ▁Pali , ▁Tib etan , ▁Chinese , ▁Bur m ese , ▁Kh mer , ▁Sinhala , ▁Th ai , ▁L a o , ▁and ▁Kh ot anese . ▁The ▁campaign ▁was ▁successful ▁and ▁these ▁returned ▁and ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁crown ▁Je well s ▁of ▁the ▁Mon arch ▁of ▁Ceylon ▁Th ough ▁the ▁up ris ing ▁was ▁crushed , ▁and ▁W ir as und ara ▁murdered , ▁his ▁son ▁K on app u ▁Bandara ▁fled ▁into ▁Portuguese ▁territ ory . ▁English ▁should ▁be ▁taught ▁in ▁all ▁schools ▁from ▁standard ▁III ▁R ather ▁it ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁many ▁different ▁eth nic ities ▁that ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁v ast ▁and ▁d iverse ▁Ach aem en id ▁Empire . ▁In ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁d ram at ise ▁this ▁change , ▁such ▁lege nds ▁ex ag g erate ▁Ashoka ' s ▁past ▁wicked ness ▁and ▁his ▁p ious ness ▁after ▁the ▁convers ion . ▁Vijayabahu ▁II ▁was , ▁however , ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁invad er ▁Mahinda ▁VI . ▁The ▁discip line ▁and ▁organization ▁of ▁a ▁Roman ▁leg ion ▁made ▁it ▁a ▁super b ▁fighting ▁unit . ▁Kr um ▁took ▁the ▁initi ative ▁and ▁in ▁812 ▁moved ▁the ▁war ▁towards ▁Th race , ▁capturing ▁the ▁key ▁Bl ack ▁Se a ▁port ▁of ▁Mes se mb ria ▁and ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Byzantines ▁once ▁more ▁at ▁V ers in ik ia ▁in ▁813 ▁before ▁prop osing ▁a ▁gener ous ▁peace ▁settlement . ▁In ▁186 3, ▁King ▁Go j ong ▁took ▁the ▁throne . ▁Thus ▁he ▁wrote ▁that ▁righteous ▁men ▁in ▁prim itive ▁times ▁were ▁made ▁she p her ds ▁of ▁cattle , ▁not ▁kings ▁over ▁men . ▁Korean ▁p or cel ain ▁with ▁imported ▁co b alt ▁decor ation ▁cont r ad ict ▁the ▁emphas is ▁of ▁an ▁order ly , ▁f rug al ▁and ▁moderate ▁life ▁in ▁Ne o - Con f ucian ism . ▁De im ach us ▁was ▁the ▁ambassador ▁of ▁Se le uc id ▁emperor ▁Ant io ch us ▁I ▁at ▁Bindusara ' s ▁court . ▁These ▁groups ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁Ro bert ▁Gunawardena , ▁Phil ip ' s ▁brother ▁He ▁then ▁cont ested ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁1924 ▁for ▁the ▁leg islative ▁council , ▁he ▁ran ▁against ▁E . ▁W . ▁Jayaward ene ▁and ▁won ▁comfort ably . ▁The ▁most ▁referred ▁to ▁texts ▁in ▁these ▁sections ▁are ▁the ▁B ri had ar any aka ▁Upanishad , ▁the ▁Chand og ya ▁Upanishad , ▁the ▁Ka ush it ak i ▁Upanishad , ▁the ▁K atha ▁Upanishad , ▁and ▁the ▁non - U p anish adic ▁parts ▁of ▁Sh at ap atha ▁Brah m ana ▁and ▁A ite re ya ▁Ar any aka . ▁Given ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁population , ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁that ▁a ▁typ ical ▁person ▁had ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁role . ▁Although ▁it ▁did ▁have ▁sen ators , ▁they ▁held ▁the ▁title ▁clar us , ▁not ▁clar iss im us , ▁like ▁those ▁of ▁Rome . ▁Init ially ▁cent ered ▁around ▁L ia on ing ▁and ▁southern ▁Man ch ur ia , ▁Korean ▁Bronze ▁Age ▁culture ▁exhib its ▁unique ▁typ ology ▁and ▁st y les , ▁especially ▁in ▁ritual ▁objects . ▁The ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁independence ▁movement ▁was ▁a ▁peace ful ▁political ▁movement ▁which ▁was ▁aimed ▁at ▁achieving ▁independence ▁and ▁self - ru le ▁for ▁the ▁country ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁then ▁British ▁Ceylon , ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁Empire . ▁In ▁many ▁regions ▁the ▁Bronze ▁Age ▁is ▁generally ▁considered ▁to ▁begin ▁a ▁few ▁centuries ▁prior ▁to ▁3000 ▁BC , ▁while ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁I ron ▁Age ▁varies ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁first ▁millennium ▁BC ▁in ▁some ▁regions ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁first ▁millennium ▁AD ▁in ▁others . ▁He ▁succeeded ▁his ▁father ▁K ass apa ▁V ▁as ▁King ▁of ▁Anuradhapura ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁brother ▁D app ula ▁V ▁Cons olid ated ▁book ke eping ▁therefore ▁probably ▁would ▁have ▁shown ▁that ▁total ▁prof its ▁exceed ed ▁divide nds . ▁When ▁I ▁asked ▁the ▁people ▁how ▁they ▁had ▁got ten ▁such ▁art icles , ▁they ▁replied , ▁" Our ▁merchants ▁go ▁buy ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁market s ▁of ▁She nd u ▁( Ind ia ) ". ▁Justin ▁II ' s ▁successor , ▁T i ber ius ▁II , ▁cho osing ▁between ▁his ▁enemies , ▁award ed ▁sub s id ies ▁to ▁the ▁Av ars ▁while ▁taking ▁military ▁action ▁against ▁the ▁Pers ians . ▁Anc ient ▁ep ig raph ical ▁evidence ▁suggests ▁Chandragupta , ▁under ▁counsel ▁from ▁Chanakya , ▁started ▁and ▁completed ▁many ▁irrigation ▁reservoir s ▁and ▁networks ▁across ▁the ▁Indian ▁subcontinent ▁to ▁ensure ▁food ▁supplies ▁for ▁the ▁civil ian ▁population ▁and ▁the ▁army , ▁a ▁practice ▁continued ▁by ▁his ▁dynast ic ▁success ors . ▁These ▁strategies ▁may ▁have ▁result ed ▁from ▁the ▁historical ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁Nanda ▁king ▁who ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁power ▁by ▁assass in ating ▁the ▁previous ▁king . ▁An ▁aut he nt ic ▁man us cript ▁of ▁the ▁Gita ▁with ▁7 45 ▁vers es ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁found . ▁K avan ▁Tissa ▁built ▁Tissa ▁Maha ▁Vi hara , ▁D igh av ap i ▁T ank ▁and ▁many ▁sh r ines ▁in ▁Ser uv ila . ▁On ▁hearing ▁that ▁Rome ▁itself ▁had ▁fall en , ▁he ▁b reat hed ▁a ▁s igh ▁of ▁relief : ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁they ▁say ▁that ▁the ▁Emperor ▁Honorius ▁in ▁R aven na ▁received ▁the ▁message ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁e un uch s , ▁evidently ▁a ▁keeper ▁of ▁the ▁p ou lt ry , ▁that ▁Rom a ▁had ▁per ished ▁Wh ilst ▁the ▁two ▁elder ▁princes ▁remained ▁under ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁Pat ab end a ▁of ▁Y apa ▁Pat una , ▁prince ▁Mayadunne ▁made ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Kandy ▁ruled ▁by ▁King ▁Jay avira ▁whose ▁queen ▁was ▁Mayadunne ’ s ▁cousin . ▁Sub sequently , ▁Ashoka ▁granted ▁T iss ar akk ha ▁kings hip ▁for ▁seven ▁days , ▁and ▁during ▁this ▁period , ▁she ▁t ort ured ▁and ▁blind ed ▁Kun ala . ▁He ung se on ▁D ae w ong un ▁ordered ▁development ▁of ▁b ul let pro of ▁arm or ▁because ▁of ▁increasing ▁threat s ▁from ▁Western ▁armies . ▁Take ▁up ▁arms , ▁the ▁arrows ▁of ▁the ▁M oes ians ▁broke ▁the ▁sp ears ▁of ▁the ▁A us on ians . ▁First , ▁it ▁is ▁influenced ▁by ▁Prot est ant ▁ide als ▁such ▁as ▁freedom ▁from ▁religious ▁institutions , ▁freedom ▁of ▁cons c ience , ▁and ▁focus ▁on ▁individual ▁inter ior ▁experience ▁Ramanathan ▁founded ▁the ▁National ▁Re form ▁Association ▁in ▁1907 ▁Act s ▁of ▁law less ness ▁and ▁har ass ment ▁of ▁civil ians ▁by ▁Portuguese ▁soldiers ▁further ▁complicated ▁matters ▁and ▁st rained ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁Kandyans ▁and ▁Portuguese ▁He ▁left ▁behind ▁his ▁wife ▁An s f led ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁Ber ch ar , ▁whom ▁the ▁Ne ust rians ▁inst alled ▁as ▁may or . ▁The ▁comment ary ▁Gita ▁tatt va ▁pra k ash ika ▁is ▁generally ▁attributed ▁to ▁a ▁student ▁named ▁K es ava ▁Bh atta ▁in ▁his ▁tradition , ▁written ▁in ▁a ▁hy br id ▁mon ist - du al ist ▁manner , ▁which ▁states ▁that ▁D as as l ok i — p oss ibly ▁auth ored ▁by ▁N imb ark a — te aches ▁the ▁ess ence ▁of ▁the ▁Gita . ▁Ch au h ans ▁adopted ▁a ▁political ▁policy ▁that ▁saw ▁them ▁ind ul ge ▁largely ▁in ▁campaign s ▁against ▁the ▁Chalu kyas ▁and ▁the ▁invading ▁Muslim ▁h ord es . ▁These ▁Buddhist ▁sources ▁attempt ▁to ▁link ▁the ▁dynasty ▁of ▁their ▁patron ▁Ashoka ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁Buddha ▁Short ly ▁before ▁Bindusara ' s ▁death , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁second ▁revol t ▁in ▁T aksh ash ila . ▁The ▁outer ▁court ▁accommod ated ▁a ▁ref ect ory , ▁a ▁hot ▁water ▁bath , ▁store ro oms ▁and ▁disp ens ary ▁The ▁lic ence ▁was ▁pro l ong ed ▁until ▁17 66 ▁by ▁yet ▁another ▁act ▁in ▁17 30 . ▁For ▁an ▁example , ▁he ▁rest ored ▁the ▁'' M ah ap alid h anas ala '' ▁into ▁its ▁original ▁state ▁Through ▁the ▁deep ▁ca vern ▁hurt led ▁dear ▁Loc o , ▁its ▁great ▁be ams ▁light ing ▁the ▁p itch ▁black ▁t un nel . ▁M ut iny ▁was ▁af oot , ▁rebellion , ▁but ▁it ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁found ▁a ▁head . ▁Now , ▁I ▁had ▁an ▁honest ▁lik ing ▁for ▁the ▁king . ▁Then ▁here ▁is ▁my ▁master ’ s ▁card , ▁the ▁B aron ▁Danglars . ▁She ▁had ▁un w it ting ly ▁committed ▁a ▁sac r ile ge . ▁“ B e ▁comfort ed !” ▁he ▁said , ▁“ I ▁am ▁not ▁worth ▁such ▁feeling , ▁Miss ▁Man ette ." ▁I ▁have ▁brought ▁her ▁who ▁will ▁now ▁attend ▁to ▁the ▁sac red ▁f ires ; ▁for ▁these ▁alone ▁will ▁restore ▁the ▁city ▁as ▁of ▁old , ▁the ▁fat ▁corn , ▁the ▁pl ent itude ▁of ▁fruit . ▁“ And ▁her ▁name ▁is ...” ▁“ C ount ess ▁G .. ” ▁The ▁ce il ings ▁had ▁been ▁magn ific ently ▁car ved , ▁no ▁two ▁subjects ▁al ike ; ▁and ▁the ▁walls ▁were ▁of ▁mar ble ▁and ▁j as per ▁and ▁p or ph y ry . ▁A ▁b he est ee ▁entered , ▁a ▁b he est ee ▁goes ▁out . ▁Yes ; ▁for ▁a ▁walk ▁with ▁me . ▁I ▁gave ▁them ▁each ▁a ▁copy ▁to ▁read ▁in ▁the ▁library . ▁With ▁a ▁wave ▁of ▁his ▁fat ▁be j ew el ed ▁hand ▁he ▁appeared ▁to ▁dis miss ▁the ▁matter ▁from ▁his ▁mind . ▁There ▁were ▁tre ll ises ▁of ▁flowers , ▁too . ▁Lord ▁Henry ▁l aug hed ▁and ▁rose . ▁If ▁the ▁Ab bé ▁Bus on i ▁should ▁by ▁any ▁accident ▁return , ▁think ▁of ▁me .’ ▁“ That ▁is ▁just ▁the ▁case — p rec ise ly ▁so .” ▁“ Oh , ▁dear ▁mother , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁dream .” ▁Mr . ▁Mus cles ▁p ushed ▁the ▁gift ▁so ▁hard . ▁“ We ▁shall ▁break ▁in ▁if ▁need ▁be .” ▁An ▁in stant ▁after ▁Dantès ▁entered . ▁Thomas ▁was ▁waiting ▁for ▁her . ▁A ▁low ▁his s ing ▁ran ▁about . ▁This ▁for s aken ▁temple ▁was ▁the ▁ha unt ▁of ▁a ▁leop ard ▁or ▁a ▁tiger . ▁“ F right ful .” ▁40 1 12 m ▁“ W hen ▁did ▁you ▁first ▁feel ▁that ?” ▁Sh ould ▁she ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁temple ? ▁It ▁was ▁like ▁a ▁soul ▁cry ing ▁out ▁to ▁Al m ight y ▁God . ▁That ▁is ▁all ▁I ▁know . ▁our ▁house , ▁added ▁the ▁English man ▁with ▁a ▁laugh , ▁does ▁not ▁do ▁things ▁in ▁that ▁way ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁health y ▁col our ▁in ▁his ▁che e ks , ▁and ▁his ▁face , ▁though ▁l ined , ▁b ore ▁few ▁tra ces ▁of ▁anx i ety . ▁Mother ▁M ill ip ede ▁sh out ed , ▁“ U se ▁your ▁special ▁gift ▁my ▁child !” ▁" H are ▁S ahib ' s ▁daughter . ▁And ▁H are ▁S ahib ?", ▁with ▁tw ink ling ▁eyes . ▁Early ▁to - m orrow ▁have ▁your ▁horses ▁ready , ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁in ▁starting ▁tr im ▁at ▁two ▁o ’ clock ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon . ▁" And , ▁o h ! ▁so ▁have ▁I , ▁so ▁have ▁I !" ▁M éd é ah ▁was ▁standing ▁at ▁the ▁ra ck , ▁eating ▁his ▁h ay . ▁I ▁wonder ▁if ▁R en field ’ s ▁quiet ▁has ▁anything ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁this . ▁The ▁f ox ' s ▁wife ▁and ▁children ▁were ▁at ▁their ▁house . ▁Your ▁picture ▁has ▁taught ▁me ▁that . ▁It ▁appears ▁to ▁me ▁that ▁the ▁king ▁latter ly ▁took ▁a ▁dis l ike ▁to ▁his ▁pro te ge , ▁Umb alla , ▁and ▁turned ▁this ▁little ▁t ric k ▁to ▁make ▁him ▁un ha pp y . ▁A ▁b he est ee , ▁perhaps ▁a ▁mess eng er . ▁And ▁Ah med ▁l aug hed ▁no is el ess ly . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁h unt ing ▁l od ge ▁not ▁far ▁from ▁my ▁quarters . ▁" Well , ▁what ▁is ▁it , ▁Mar tha ? ▁Ten ▁minutes ▁after wards , ▁the ▁sail s ▁were ▁f ur led , ▁and ▁they ▁cast ▁an ch or ▁about ▁a ▁hundred ▁f ath oms ▁from ▁the ▁little ▁har bor . ▁On ▁des ce nding , ▁we ▁saw ▁through ▁the ▁l att ice - work ▁several ▁bo ats ▁which ▁were ▁gradually ▁becoming ▁more ▁distinct ▁to ▁our ▁view . ▁But ▁his ▁son ▁came ▁in . ▁“ You ▁talk ▁books ▁away ,” ▁he ▁said ; ▁“ wh y ▁don ’ t ▁you ▁write ▁one ?” ▁‘ Is ▁there ▁anyone ▁in ▁the ▁lo b by ?’ ▁said ▁the ▁president . ▁When ▁they ▁arrived , ▁An ans i ▁hop ped ▁off ▁of ▁the ▁cro c od ile . ▁She ▁l aug hed ▁hy ster ically : ▁it ▁was ▁so ▁fun ny ; ▁it ▁was ▁all ▁so ▁out ▁of ▁joint ▁with ▁real ▁things , ▁with ▁every - day ▁life ▁as ▁she ▁had ▁known ▁it . ▁“ Me anwhile ▁you ▁will ▁raise ▁my ▁monthly ▁allowance ▁to ▁five ▁hundred ▁fr anc s , ▁my ▁little ▁fellow ? “ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁girl ’ s ▁fault , ▁not ▁his . ▁" He ▁is ▁absolutely ▁necessary ▁to ▁me .” ▁If ▁the ▁latter , ▁we ▁must ▁tra ce -- -- ” ▁Here ▁we ▁were ▁inter rupted ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁start ling ▁way . ▁Monte ▁Cristo ▁sh udd ered ; ▁Ant o ine ▁had ▁been ▁his ▁j ail er . ▁I ▁spent ▁all ▁yesterday ▁trying ▁to ▁read , ▁or ▁l ying ▁down ▁doz ing . ▁Valentine , ▁tell ▁him ▁if ▁you ▁love ▁Maxim ilian . ▁“ I ▁have ▁a ▁dread ful ▁head ac he ,” ▁said ▁Albert . ▁Oh , ▁so ▁pain ful ▁that ▁it ▁heart - bre ak ▁me ▁to ▁think ▁of ; ▁but ▁it ▁must ▁be . ▁Then ▁he ▁j ump ed ▁up ▁the ▁tree ▁and ▁was ▁gone . ▁“ Well , ▁now ▁then , ▁the ▁count ?” ▁Her ▁father ▁ey ed ▁her ▁shar ply . ▁He ▁found ▁Raj ah , ▁the ▁elephant , ▁the ▁how d ah ▁gone , ▁and ▁only ▁the ▁or nament al ▁head p ie ce ▁discovered ▁to ▁Bruce ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁found ▁his ▁ro g ue . ▁Short ly ▁into ▁their ▁range ▁of ▁vision ▁drew ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁bu ll ocks , ▁pull ing ▁a ▁tiger ▁tra p ▁toward ▁the ▁cle aring . ▁A ▁great ▁copper - bre ast ed ▁p he asant ▁came ▁be ating ▁through ▁the ▁b ough s ▁over head . ▁A ▁high ▁priest ▁spoke ▁to ▁Kathlyn . ▁“ If ▁it ▁is -- ” ▁Defarge ▁began , ▁and ▁stopped . ▁“ W ow ! ▁Now ▁we ▁know ▁that ▁you ▁are ▁our ▁family !” ▁the ▁cro c od iles ▁said . ▁Valentine ▁opened ▁it ▁and ▁drew ▁out ▁a ▁b und le ▁of ▁papers . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁horrible ▁moment . ▁“ What ▁is ▁it , ▁Ka age ? ▁Are ▁you ▁getting ▁married ▁soon ?” , ▁they ▁te ased . ▁" Yes . ▁You ▁have ▁ab du cted ▁me ." ▁The ▁next ▁day ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁big ▁fe ast . ▁He ▁was ▁again ▁le an ing ▁over ▁the ▁rail , ▁watch ing ▁the ▁ph os ph ore sc ence ▁tra il ▁away , ▁a ▁should er ▁b are ly ▁touch ing ▁his : ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁women ▁who ▁had ▁ever ▁st ir red ▁him ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁gl ance . ▁“ I ▁f ancy ▁I ▁have ▁seen ▁him ▁before ; ▁and ▁I ▁even ▁think ▁he ▁recogn izes ▁me .” ▁“ H ow ▁much ▁do ▁you ▁suppose ▁he ▁possess es ?” ▁From ▁her ▁g est ures , ▁then , ▁the ▁holy ▁men ▁gathered ▁that ▁she ▁could ▁rec re ate ▁the ▁god . ▁" O ne ▁never ▁knows ▁what ▁may ▁be ▁needed . ▁You ▁have ▁the ▁key ?" ▁In ▁the ▁afternoon ▁Mr . ▁R en field ▁asked ▁if ▁he ▁might ▁see ▁me . ▁How ▁could ▁they ▁have ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁shad ow y ▁concept ions ▁of ▁a ▁gent le ▁mind ? ▁It ▁will ▁be ▁weeks ▁ere ▁your ▁presence ▁is ▁known ▁here . ▁Do ▁you ▁mean ▁is ▁he ▁a ▁good ▁com r ade ? ▁But ▁I ▁hear ▁they ▁let ▁them ▁in ▁now ▁by ▁examination . ▁THE ▁E ND . ▁No ; ▁it ▁was ▁mere ly ▁an ▁ill usion ▁w rought ▁on ▁the ▁troubled ▁s enses . ▁There ▁were ▁worse ▁bed s ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁than ▁this ; ▁at ▁least ▁it ▁sh ield ed ▁her ▁from ▁the ▁bitter ▁night ▁wind . ▁After ▁a ▁few ▁seconds ▁he ▁r ushed ▁up ▁on ▁dec k ▁in ▁his ▁fl ann els . ▁The ▁soldiers ▁ran ▁forward ▁to ▁help ▁Kathlyn ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁how d ah . ▁I ' m ▁going ▁first ▁to ▁Ceylon , ▁for ▁some ▁elephants ." ▁And ▁he ▁brief ly ▁nar rated ▁what ▁the ▁maid ▁had ▁seen , ▁and ▁showed ▁the ▁broken ▁stick . ▁He ▁pull ed ▁out ▁a ▁book ▁on ▁the ▁Indian ▁Rail ways . ▁The ▁cry ▁proceed ed ▁from ▁the ▁gro t to . ▁“ What ▁shall ▁I ▁do !” ▁he ▁ut tered , ▁and ▁ref lected ▁for ▁a ▁moment ; ▁“ sh all ▁I ▁r ing ?" ▁" H ang ▁it , ▁I ▁sw ear ▁that ▁this ▁shall ▁be ▁the ▁last ▁h unt ". ▁W as ▁there ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁haven ▁at ▁the ▁end ? ▁L ion ▁said ▁weak ly , ▁“ I ▁have ▁got ▁a ▁terrible ▁illness . ▁I ▁don ’ t ▁know ▁what ▁to ▁do .” ▁Yet ▁these ▁whis pered ▁sc and als ▁only ▁increased ▁in ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁many ▁his ▁strange ▁and ▁dangerous ▁ch arm . ▁“ The ▁young ▁man ▁is ▁here ,” ▁said ▁the ▁val et ▁de ▁ch amb re ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁tone . ▁They ▁took ▁their ▁bird ▁brother ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁high ▁mountain . ▁" H ell o ▁yourself . ▁I ▁am ▁a ▁g ir aff e . ▁My ▁name ▁is ▁Jo j o . ▁I ▁can ▁play ▁with ▁you . ▁If ▁you ▁cl imb ▁up ▁on ▁my ▁back , ▁I ▁will ▁take ▁you ▁for ▁a ▁ride ." ▁In ▁others , ▁dr un k ards ▁b raw led ▁and ▁scre amed . ▁Ka age ▁loved ▁her ▁sleep , ▁and ▁never ▁w oke ▁up ▁before ▁sun r ise . ▁“ E x c use ▁me ,” ▁said ▁the ▁imp l ac able ▁young ▁girl , ▁M onsieur ▁Albert ▁claims ▁and ▁well ▁des erv es ▁his ▁share . ▁“ H um ph ,” ▁said ▁the ▁major ; ▁“ very ▁good .” ▁“ You ▁see ▁I ▁am ▁gener ous , ▁am ▁I ▁not , ▁mother ?” ▁I ▁am ▁still -- oh , ▁so ▁still . ▁The ▁colon el ▁had ▁rec our se ▁to ▁his ▁p ipe ▁again . ▁Any how , ▁he ▁made ▁for ▁the ▁king , ▁who ▁was ▁too ▁thunder stru ck ▁to ▁d od ge . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁strongly ▁made ▁man ▁with ▁dark ▁cur ling ▁hair , ▁from ▁forty - five ▁to ▁fifty ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁He ▁struck ▁his ▁fore head ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁gro an ed . ▁" W in nie ," ▁said ▁Kathlyn , ▁" I ▁dread ▁it ." ▁“ M r . ▁Dar nay ,” ▁said ▁Carton , ▁“ I ▁wish ▁we ▁might ▁be ▁friends .” ▁He ▁is ▁her ▁latest ▁prot é g é ▁. ▁The ▁old ▁fellow ▁evidently ▁could ▁not ▁find ▁those ▁other ▁l ions ▁who ▁ro ared ▁back ▁at ▁him ▁so ▁val iant ly . ▁St ill , ▁I ▁can ▁offer ▁you ▁what ▁pear ls ▁and ▁emer al ds ▁you ▁may ▁find ▁to ▁your ▁lik ing ." ▁" Y our ▁High ness , ▁there ▁are ▁those ▁whose ▁coming ▁short ly ▁will ▁cause ▁you ▁much ▁ann oy ance ▁if ▁you ▁ref use ▁to ▁give ▁me ▁proper ▁aid . ▁“ He ▁thinks ▁he ’ s ▁got ▁red ▁an ts ▁on ▁him ,” ▁l aug hed ▁one ▁of ▁them , ▁as ▁Dorian ▁passed ▁by . ▁Year s ▁ago ▁at ▁home , ▁when ▁I ▁used ▁to ▁fish ▁for ▁b ass , ▁during ▁the ▁closed ▁season ▁I ' d ▁see ▁thousands ▁of ▁d uck ▁and ▁ge ese ▁and ▁de er . ▁A ▁terrible ▁fear ▁transf ixed ▁him . ▁The ▁coast gu ard ▁said ▁the ▁man ▁must ▁have ▁tied ▁up ▁his ▁own ▁hands , ▁fast ening ▁the ▁k not s ▁with ▁his ▁teeth . ▁I ▁went ▁on ▁with ▁my ▁work , ▁and ▁before ▁long ▁was ▁through ▁that ▁in ▁hand . ▁‘ Yes , ▁it ▁is ▁very ▁ann oy ing ,’ ▁said ▁V amp a ; ▁‘ but ▁we ▁have ▁not ▁seen ▁him .’ ▁“ Oh , ▁that ▁goes ▁for ▁nothing ,” ▁said ▁G a etan o . ▁Well , ▁he ▁can ' t ▁give ▁you ▁that ▁without ▁ceremon ial . ▁“ And ▁D au ph in é , ▁sir ?” ▁inquired ▁the ▁king , ▁of ▁Villefort . ▁“ He ▁is ▁right ▁there , ▁Jac qu es ,” ▁murm ured ▁Defarge , ▁to ▁him ▁who ▁had ▁inter rupted . ▁“ I ▁am ▁at ▁your ▁service , ▁madame ,” ▁replied ▁Luc i en ▁cold ly . ▁He ▁took ▁up ▁another ▁that ▁was ▁l ying ▁by ▁him , ▁and ▁asked ▁what ▁it ▁was . ▁Fernand ▁saw ▁this , ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁learned ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁man ’ s ▁death ▁he ▁returned . ▁“ D id ▁you ▁come ▁to ▁tell ▁us ▁you ▁have ▁pro c ured ▁a ▁car riage ?” ▁asked ▁Albert , ▁light ing ▁his ▁c ig ar . ▁Another ▁said , ▁" Let ' s ▁eat ▁them ▁up ▁right ▁now ." ▁A ▁thr ill ▁of ▁ad mir ation ▁t ing led ▁his ▁sp ine . ▁I ▁know ▁what ▁sorrow s ▁you ▁have ▁had , ▁though ▁I ▁cannot ▁measure ▁the ▁dep th ▁of ▁them . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁you , ▁Dorian , ▁to ▁commit ▁a ▁murder . ▁" Oh , ▁D urg a ▁Ram , ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁fine ▁days ▁you ▁and ▁I ▁shall ▁square ▁accounts !" ▁* ▁* ▁* ▁* ▁* ▁* ▁Kathlyn ▁had ▁just ▁completed ▁herself ▁a ▁dress ▁of ▁grass . ▁How ▁cur ious ▁it ▁all ▁seemed ! ▁Ram ab ai ▁lost ▁no ▁time ▁in ▁taking ▁this ▁news ▁to ▁Kathlyn . ▁" A i , ▁a i !" ▁he ▁called . ▁Here ▁was ▁her ▁model . ▁I ▁shall ▁come ▁back . ▁Just ▁then ▁the ▁l amp ▁again ▁f lic k ered ; ▁the ▁no ise ▁start led ▁Madame ▁de ▁Villefort , ▁who ▁sh udd ered ▁and ▁dropped ▁the ▁cur tain . ▁“ Well , ▁a ▁f ow l , ▁fish , ▁game , — it ▁sign ifies ▁little , ▁so ▁that ▁I ▁eat .” ▁The ▁effect ▁on ▁Luc y ▁was ▁not ▁bad , ▁for ▁the ▁f aint ▁seemed ▁to ▁mer ge ▁sub t ly ▁into ▁the ▁n arc ot ic ▁sleep . ▁I ▁love ▁Z acc one , ▁and ▁he ▁h ates ▁him ; ▁we ▁are ▁consequ ently ▁not ▁friends ▁At ▁any ▁time ▁he ▁ch ose ▁a ▁few ▁sw ift ▁bound s ▁would ▁bring ▁him ▁to ▁her ▁side . ▁When ▁he ▁had ▁ended ▁the ▁per usal , ▁he ▁f olded ▁the ▁letter ▁and ▁res um ed ▁his ▁p ensive ▁att itude . ▁“ You ▁know ▁that ▁you ▁are ▁rec alled ▁to ▁life ?” ▁Then ▁Mother ▁M ill ip ede ▁heard ▁a ▁t iny ▁voice . ▁I ▁know ▁you ▁quite ▁well ▁by ▁your ▁phot ograph s . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁fly ing . ▁“ I ▁told ▁you ▁you ▁had ▁a ▁remark able ▁face , ▁Mr . ▁B ars ad ,” ▁observed ▁Carton , ▁co ol ly . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁d ying ▁fast . ▁K n itted , ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁st it ches ▁and ▁her ▁own ▁symb ols , ▁it ▁will ▁always ▁be ▁as ▁plain ▁to ▁her ▁as ▁the ▁sun . ▁He ▁had ▁had ▁his ▁s port . ▁“ And ▁his ▁name ▁was — — ” ▁“ F ernand .” ▁“ O ne ▁sp oon ful ▁should ▁be ▁enough ,” ▁said ▁the ▁young ▁man , ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁pot ▁of ▁stone ▁sou p ▁went ▁a ▁sp oon ful ▁of ▁s alt . ▁She ▁dug ▁up ▁a ▁square ▁piece ▁of ▁cl ay . ▁Had ▁some ▁strange ▁poison ous ▁g erm ▁cre pt ▁from ▁body ▁to ▁body ▁till ▁it ▁had ▁reached ▁his ▁own ? ▁Mart in ▁refused ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁p enny ▁to ▁L ara . ▁“ You ▁will ▁make ▁tea ▁for ▁us , ▁B apt ist in ,” ▁said ▁the ▁count . ▁All ▁of ▁them ▁ate ▁until ▁they ▁were ▁st uff ed . ▁D ou bt less ▁it ▁had ▁esc aped ▁from ▁some ▁private ▁men ager ie . ▁S udden ly , ▁coming ▁straight ▁towards ▁her ▁was ▁a ▁huge ▁fish ▁with ▁the ▁sc ari est ▁teeth ▁T ami ▁had ▁ever ▁seen . ▁I ▁thought ▁I ▁had ▁diagn osed ▁the ▁case . ▁I ▁beg ▁you ▁will ▁remove ▁your ▁band age . ▁Sil ence . ▁But ▁there — now ▁take ▁him — he ▁is ▁your ▁own ▁for ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁you ▁like . ▁He ▁sat ▁down ▁and ▁pen ned ▁a ▁note . ▁The ▁mon key ▁wal ks ▁on ▁all ▁four ▁lim bs , ▁his ▁cur ved ▁tail ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁air . ▁“ I ▁will ▁not ▁part ▁with ▁a ▁pet al .” ▁" A i !" ▁Bertuccio ▁w ip ed ▁the ▁pers pir ation ▁from ▁his ▁bro w , ▁but ▁ob ey ed ; ▁however , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁left ▁hand . ▁Captain ▁G a um ard , ▁rec overed ▁from ▁his ▁illness , ▁had ▁returned ▁from ▁Pal ma . ▁Ed mond ▁and ▁Merc édès ▁were ▁cl as ped ▁in ▁each ▁other ’ s ▁arms . ▁The ▁soul ▁is ▁a ▁terrible ▁reality . ▁From ▁that ▁day ▁on , ▁the ▁two ▁r ad ishes ▁decided ▁to ▁stick ▁together ▁forever ▁so ▁nothing ▁would ▁separate ▁them .” ▁It ▁was ▁all ▁ar rant ▁n ons ense , ▁any how ; ▁nothing ▁could ▁possibly ▁happen ; ▁if ▁there ▁did , ▁he ▁would ▁feel ▁certain ▁that ▁he ▁no ▁longer ▁d w elt ▁in ▁a ▁real ▁work ad ay ▁world . ▁A ▁voice ▁answered ▁from ▁within : ▁“ T ell ▁him ▁I ▁cannot ▁see ▁anyone ,” ▁it ▁said ▁compl aining ly . ▁“ M onsieur , ▁I ▁told ▁you ▁that ▁I ▁considered ▁it ▁best ▁to ▁avoid ▁all ▁expl anation .” ▁“ My ▁poor ▁girl , ▁you ▁know ▁him ▁already .” ▁If ▁the ▁picture ▁was ▁to ▁al ter , ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁al ter . ▁“ I ▁have ▁eaten ▁nothing ; ▁I ▁only ▁dr ank ▁a ▁gl ass ▁of ▁my ▁master ’ s ▁le mon ade — that ’ s ▁all .” ▁“ What ▁is ▁it ▁you ▁want ?” ▁said ▁the ▁inspect or . ▁“ No , ▁m onsieur ,” ▁returned ▁Monte ▁Cristo ▁“ up on ▁the ▁simple ▁condition ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁respect ▁myself ▁and ▁my ▁friends ." ▁Well , ▁since ▁you ▁will ▁gr ant ▁me ▁no ▁more , ▁I ▁must ▁be ▁content ▁with ▁what ▁you ▁give ▁me . ▁At tend ▁me ▁care fully . ▁She ▁whis pered , ▁“ What ▁will ▁I ▁give ▁Mom ▁for ▁her ▁birthday ▁now ?” ▁M . ▁de ▁Villefort ▁left ▁the ▁room , ▁and ▁Valentine ▁seated ▁herself ▁at ▁the ▁bed side ▁of ▁her ▁grand m other . ▁“ My ▁God !” ▁he ▁said ; ▁" th is ▁is ▁dread ful ." ▁Villefort ▁again ▁gro an ed ▁with ▁ang u ish ▁and ▁desp air . ▁Rome ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁u g ly ▁custom er ▁to ▁you , ▁if ▁you ▁don ’ t . ▁I ▁ ’ m ▁your ▁Rome , ▁you ▁know . ▁The ▁mir ac ulous ▁return ▁of ▁Nap ole on ▁has ▁conquered ▁me , ▁the ▁leg it imate ▁monarch ▁is ▁he ▁who ▁is ▁loved ▁by ▁his ▁people . ▁There ▁would ▁be ▁armed ▁S ik h s ▁and ▁G ur has ▁and ▁Tom m ies ▁near ▁R awal ▁P ind i . ▁He ▁stopped ▁and ▁gave ▁a ▁pe c ul iar ▁kn ock . ▁“ T hen ▁you ▁shall ▁come ; ▁and ▁you ▁will ▁come , ▁too , ▁Basil , ▁won ’ t ▁you ?” ▁“ But ▁look !” ▁excl aimed ▁Madame ▁Danglars . ▁He ▁d arted ▁upon ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁e ag le ▁would ▁se ize ▁upon ▁its ▁pre y . ▁My ▁sister ▁would ▁be ▁bat hed ▁in ▁t ears ▁and ▁f ain ting ; ▁I ▁could ▁not ▁bear ▁to ▁see ▁her ▁suffer . ▁He ▁tri es ▁this ▁on ▁very ▁much ▁with ▁me , ▁but ▁I ▁flat ter ▁myself ▁he ▁has ▁got ▁a ▁t ough ▁nut ▁to ▁cra ck . ▁The ▁wise , ▁un er ring ▁F aria ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁mist aken ▁in ▁this ▁one ▁thing . ▁Just ▁before ▁the ▁stro ke ▁of ▁no on ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁grow ▁rest less . ▁But ▁he ▁didn ’ t ▁see ▁any ▁sign ▁of ▁Bab oon . ▁It ▁seemed ▁that ▁she ▁must ▁bur st ▁forth ▁in ▁their ▁m add ening ▁tongue : ▁" I ▁app eal ▁to ▁the ▁ch ival ry ▁of ▁All aha ! ... ▁And ▁suddenly ▁the ▁j ung le ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end , ▁and ▁a ▁long ▁pl owed ▁field ▁opened ▁into ▁view . ▁“ But ▁you , ▁my ▁poor ▁child ?” ▁Oh , ▁the ▁de uce ! ▁then ▁we ▁shall ▁pay ▁the ▁more , ▁that ’ s ▁all , ▁I ▁see ▁plain ly ▁enough . ▁Conf ided ▁to ▁the ▁ca res ▁of ▁M ess rs . ▁Tell son ▁and ▁Co ., ▁Bank ers , ▁L ond on , ▁England . ▁“ What ▁is ▁that ?” ▁she ▁cried , ▁all ▁at ▁once . ▁The ▁night ▁was ▁so ▁very ▁s ult ry , ▁that ▁although ▁they ▁sat ▁with ▁doors ▁and ▁wind ows ▁open , ▁they ▁were ▁over p owered ▁by ▁heat . ▁“ Well , ▁Harry ,” ▁said ▁the ▁old ▁gentlem an , ▁“ what ▁brings ▁you ▁out ▁so ▁early ?" ▁I ▁must ▁write ▁no ▁more ; ▁I ▁must ▁keep ▁it ▁to ▁say ▁to ▁Jonathan , ▁my ▁husband . ▁“ Oh , ▁what ▁is ▁the ▁matter ?” ▁cried ▁Dantès . ▁Mother ▁M ill ip ede ▁asked , ▁“ Have ▁you ▁seen ▁my ▁child ?” ▁I ▁go ▁to ▁bed ▁now ▁without ▁any ▁fear ▁of ▁sleep . ▁Please ▁the ▁good ▁God , ▁all ▁this ▁may ▁not ▁up set ▁him ▁again . ▁My ▁wife ▁and ▁our ▁children ▁live ▁there . ▁Even ▁when ▁they ▁finished ▁a ▁meal ▁of ▁ra w ▁me at ▁they ▁mere ly ▁l ick ed ▁their ▁ch ops ; ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁toilet . ▁I ▁know ▁what ▁y er ▁a - com in ’ ▁at , ▁that ▁ ’ e re ▁esc aped ▁w ol f . ▁But ▁they ▁were ▁unl uc ky . ▁It ▁was ▁all ▁accomp lished ▁in ▁the ▁space ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁minutes . ▁Le ave ▁the ▁lion ▁to ▁me . ▁Monte ▁Cristo ▁bow ed , ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁Madame ▁de ▁Villefort . ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁of ▁this ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁“ T hen ▁you ▁hope ▁the ▁poison ▁will ▁take ▁no ▁effect ▁on ▁Valentine ?” ▁“ Yes , ▁let ▁us ▁stri ve , ▁for ▁you ▁ought ▁to ▁live , ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁happy , ▁Albert .” ▁Out ▁came ▁a ▁baby ▁cro c od ile ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁d uc ks ▁ran ▁away ! ▁“ Well ,” ▁purs ued ▁Caderousse , ▁“ c an ▁you ▁without ▁ex pending ▁one ▁sou , ▁put ▁me ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁getting ▁fif teen ▁thousand ▁fr anc s ?" ▁This ▁is ▁my ▁cousin — M r . ▁En field — D r . ▁Je ky ll . ▁“ But ▁your ▁mother ?” ▁asked ▁the ▁president . ▁" A re ▁you ▁a ▁Christian ?" ▁Im medi ately ▁into ▁the ▁mo on light ▁came ▁an ▁African ▁lion , ▁as ▁out ▁of ▁place ▁here ▁as ▁Kathlyn ▁herself ; ▁his ▁tail ▁sl as hed , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁long ▁black ▁stre ak ▁from ▁his ▁man e ▁to ▁his ▁tail ▁where ▁the ▁hair ▁had ▁ris en . ▁" Oh , ▁my ▁love , ▁I ▁am ▁so ▁glad ▁you ▁have ▁come !” ▁A ▁horse man ▁ran ▁along side ▁the ▁g har ry , ▁slow ed ▁up , ▁pe ered ▁down ▁and ▁sh ru gg ed . ▁How ▁to ▁get ▁Ram ab ai ▁out , ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁problem . ▁“ B ecause ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁secret ▁just ▁discovered .” ▁Our ▁enem y ▁is ▁not ▁mere ly ▁spirit ual . ▁M ust , ▁S ahib . ▁“ W here ▁is ▁Morrel ?” ▁he ▁asked ; ▁“ do ▁either ▁of ▁these ▁gentlem en ▁know ▁where ▁he ▁is ?” ▁Umb alla ▁sm iled . ▁She ’ ll ▁be ▁so ▁happy ▁to ▁see ▁her ▁again ▁after ▁losing ▁her .” ▁With out ▁more ▁ad o ▁she ▁press ed ▁the ▁m u zz le ▁of ▁the ▁revol ver ▁into ▁the ▁key h ole ▁and ▁f ired . ▁It ▁took ▁the ▁heart ▁out ▁of ▁him ▁for ▁a ▁moment . ▁But ▁that ▁you ▁do ▁not , ▁cannot , ▁comp re he nd . ▁“ Let ▁us ▁horse w hip ▁the ▁fine ▁gentlem an !” ▁said ▁others . ▁What ▁a ▁land , ▁full ▁of ▁beauty ▁and ▁ rom ance ▁and ▁terror ▁and ▁squ al or , ▁at ▁once ▁bar bar ic ▁and ▁civil ized ! ▁“ A t ▁Tell son ’ s ▁bank ing - h ouse ▁at ▁nine ,” ▁he ▁said , ▁with ▁a ▁mus ing ▁face . ▁Well , ▁I ▁happened ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁old ▁king ' s ▁life ." ▁“ That ’ s ▁true ,” ▁replied ▁Jac op o ; ▁“ I ▁only ▁make ▁a ▁remark .” ▁“ We ▁don ’ t ▁know ▁who ▁he ▁is , ▁sir ." ▁" N a ... N e ... N i ... No ...” ▁“ Yes , ▁yes , ▁yes ,” ▁said ▁the ▁old ▁man ’ s ▁eye . ▁Re al izing ▁this , ▁Villefort ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁res c ue ▁of ▁the ▁c rest - fall en ▁minister , ▁instead ▁of ▁a iding ▁to ▁cr ush ▁him . ▁‘ Ah , ▁a h ,’ ▁said ▁the ▁chief , ▁‘ I ▁now ▁understand ▁why ▁Car lin i ▁stay ed ▁behind .’ ▁A ▁ver d ict ▁of ▁death ▁by ▁mis ad vent ure ▁was ▁returned . ▁“ Well , ▁then ,” ▁said ▁the ▁bar on ess , ▁“ if ▁sl ave ▁she ▁be , ▁she ▁has ▁all ▁the ▁air ▁and ▁manner ▁of ▁a ▁princess .” ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁she ▁saw ▁the ▁box ed ▁lion ▁on ▁the ▁platform . ▁At ▁length ▁the ▁l ions ▁es p ied ▁her , ▁att ra cted ▁by ▁the ▁white ▁of ▁her ▁ro be . ▁But ▁speak ; ▁I ▁will ▁listen . ▁You ▁remember ▁the ▁place , ▁my ▁father ? ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁wind ows ▁in ▁it , ▁so ▁we ▁were ▁not ▁afraid ▁of ▁being ▁over - lo oked . ▁She ▁then ▁appro ached ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁f ak ir s ▁and ▁sign ified ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁need ▁of ▁his ▁kn ife . ▁H ark er ▁arrived ▁at ▁nine ▁o ’ ▁cl ock . ▁At ▁last ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁H ome ▁F arm . ▁Mr . ▁H aw kins ▁says ▁it ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁a ▁bad ▁thing ▁if ▁we ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁married ▁out ▁there . ▁The ▁pain ter ▁felt ▁strange ly ▁moved . ▁He ▁may ▁be ▁h unt ing ▁miles ▁from ▁tele g raph ▁w ires ▁and ▁rail ro ads ; ▁it ▁is ▁only ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁forget ▁us ▁so ▁long . ▁But ▁the ▁cat ▁just ▁took ▁cat ▁n aps ▁and ▁the ▁r at ▁stay ed ▁right ▁where ▁he ▁was . ▁" A j ja ," ▁whis pered ▁P utt i , ▁" in ▁the ▁old en ▁days , ▁did ▁people ▁get ▁d irty ▁travelling ▁by ▁train ?" ▁P ard on ▁me , ▁my ▁God ; ▁receive ▁me , ▁Oh , ▁my ▁Lord ! ▁“ Why ▁are ▁you ▁coming ▁to ▁take ▁more ▁co als ?” , ▁they ▁said . ▁S ara ▁the ▁And rom ed an ▁pointed ▁to ▁her ▁space c raft ▁and ▁said ▁with ▁a ▁des per ate ▁voice , ▁“ I ▁lost ▁connection ▁and ▁I ▁lost ▁my ▁G PS . ▁I ▁have ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁f ix ▁all ▁this . ▁I ▁want ▁to ▁go ▁back ▁home ” . ▁Look ▁at ▁her , ▁with ▁her ▁pret ty ▁p ale ▁face ▁and ▁her ▁cold ▁hands . ▁Of ▁the ▁bro wn ▁man ▁who ▁was ▁found ▁h iding ▁in ▁the ▁co at ▁close t ▁of ▁the ▁c ab o ose ▁nothing ▁was ▁said . ▁But ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁other ▁option ▁to ▁he al ▁himself ▁except ▁to ▁eat ▁his ▁friend ▁the ▁bab oon . ▁“ D id ▁you ▁tell ▁him ▁your ▁whole ▁story ?” ▁A ▁large , ▁o val - sh aped ▁lo af ▁of ▁bread ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁grass . ▁And ▁yet ▁that ▁man ▁we ▁saw ▁yesterday ! ▁I ▁have ▁a ▁sister ▁in ▁America . ▁A ▁tiger , ▁a ▁leop ard , ▁some ▁ap es , ▁and ▁a ▁herd ▁of ▁ant el opes ▁had ▁been ▁down ▁to ▁drink ▁during ▁the ▁night . ▁Then ▁the ▁go ose ▁said , ▁" Oh ▁dear ! ▁We ▁will ▁go ▁together ", ▁so ▁they ▁went ▁off ▁together . ▁If ▁the ▁De il ▁did ▁have ▁any ▁l ugg age ▁ab o ord ▁the ▁ship , ▁I ’ m ▁thinking ▁it ▁was ▁non ▁other ▁than ▁that ▁same ! ▁“ W ill ▁you ▁wait ▁here ▁by ▁the ▁fire , ▁sir ? ▁or ▁shall ▁I ▁give ▁you ▁a ▁light ▁in ▁the ▁d ining - room ?” ▁The ▁house ▁of ▁Th oms on ▁& ▁French ; ▁at ▁least , ▁so ▁my ▁cash ier ▁tells ▁me ▁It ▁was ▁an ▁ill - om ened ▁place . ▁We ▁men ▁are ▁determined -- nay , ▁are ▁we ▁not ▁pl ed ged ? -- to ▁destroy ▁this ▁mon ster ; ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁no ▁part ▁for ▁a ▁woman . ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁old ▁elephant ▁missed ▁A li , ▁perhaps ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁some what ▁up set ▁by ▁his ▁failure ▁to ▁join ▁his ▁wild ▁brothers ▁the ▁night ▁before ; ▁at ▁any ▁rate , ▁without ▁war ning , ▁he ▁set ▁off ▁with ▁that ▁sh uff ling ▁g ait ▁which ▁sometimes ▁carried ▁him ▁as ▁sw ift ly ▁as ▁a ▁horse . ▁“ Ind eed ?” ▁said ▁Monte ▁Cristo ; ▁and ▁so ▁those ▁gentlem en ▁down ▁there ▁are ▁men ▁of ▁great ▁tal ent . ▁Now ▁I ▁remember ▁quite ▁well , ▁that ▁on ▁the ▁table ▁round ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁sit ting ▁were ▁pens , ▁in k , ▁and ▁paper . ▁Ah med ▁knew ▁the ▁business ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁he ▁did . ▁It ▁held ▁a ▁port ent ▁of ▁evil . ▁“ St op , ▁let ▁me ▁show ▁you ▁the ▁way .” ▁The ▁pieces ▁of ▁gar b age ▁un ited ▁and ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁horrible ▁mon ster . ▁" It ▁is ▁I , ▁Mr . ▁F ox ! ▁That ▁time ▁passed , ▁and ▁her ▁little ▁Luc ie ▁lay ▁on ▁her ▁b os om . ▁" W here ▁did ▁you ▁get ▁this ▁medal , ▁father ?" ▁she ▁asked . ▁Don ’ t ▁look ▁like ▁the ▁sort ▁of ▁one ▁to ▁get ▁any , ▁do ▁he ? ▁It ▁is ▁small , ▁but ▁that ▁sign ifies ▁nothing ; ▁for ▁you ▁can ▁bre w ▁a ▁mighty ▁poison ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁pot . ▁““ The ▁ _ P hara on _ !” ▁he ▁cried ; ▁the ▁ _ P hara on _ !” ▁And ▁yes , ▁it ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁welcome ▁the ▁British ▁Emperor ▁of ▁India , ▁George ▁V ! ▁And ▁you ▁really ▁mean ▁to ▁say ; ▁m onsieur , ▁that ▁my ▁dear ▁father ▁is ▁here ? ▁Morrel , ▁however , ▁extended ▁his ▁arm , ▁and ▁commanded ▁sil ence . ▁Do ▁you ▁know , ▁Villefort , ▁that ▁you ▁are ▁talking ▁in ▁a ▁most ▁dread fully ▁revolution ary ▁st rain ? ▁The ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁put ▁it ▁there , ▁st uff ed ▁it ▁with ▁gar b age ▁and ▁w aited ▁for ▁wonderful ▁surpris es . ▁The ▁Mem - s ahib ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁tied ▁inside ▁a ▁tiger ▁tra p , ▁b ait ▁for ▁the ▁cat . ▁E nt reat ▁me ▁to ▁believe ▁it ▁no ▁more , ▁Miss ▁Man ette . ▁S iva ▁take ▁that ▁bat tery ▁that ▁was ▁wor n ▁out ! ▁I ▁believe ▁he ▁acted ▁as ▁be arer ▁to ▁the ▁young ▁lady ▁at ▁the ▁palace . ▁They ▁had ▁been ▁dug ▁deep ▁into ▁the ▁ground . ▁Do ctor ▁Man ette , ▁I ▁knew ▁she ▁was ▁from ▁home . ▁If ▁they ▁don ’ t , ▁it ▁is ▁all ▁right . ▁" G ood !" ▁As ▁for ▁that , ▁there ' s ▁always ▁danger . ▁“ That ▁he ▁was ▁leaving ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁his ▁letter .” ▁The ▁leop ard ▁kn ocked ▁the ▁old ▁boy ▁flat ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁m aul ▁him . ▁The ▁spirit ▁in ▁Kathlyn ▁told ▁her ▁that ▁these ▁people ▁meant ▁her ▁no ▁immediate ▁harm , ▁so ▁she ▁ste pped ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁s arc oph ag us ▁and ▁applied ▁the ▁t or ch . ▁“ I ▁don ’ t ▁know ,” ▁answered ▁Lord ▁Henry . ▁" M ind , ▁Harry , ▁I ▁trust ▁you .” ▁“ Well , ▁the ▁very ▁best ▁stone ▁sou p ▁I ▁ever ▁had ▁was ▁made ▁perfect ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁piece ▁of ▁d ried ▁me at .” ▁A ▁great ▁cre v ice ▁had ▁opened ▁up ▁between ▁Kathlyn ▁and ▁the ▁l ions , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁lay ▁dead . ▁“ H is ▁service ▁does ▁not ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁abs ent ▁himself ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁weeks ▁together .” ▁His ▁case ▁in ▁your ▁di ary ▁interest ▁me ▁much , ▁and ▁it ▁had ▁bearing , ▁too , ▁now ▁and ▁again ▁on ▁our ▁case . ▁I ▁d are ▁say ▁you ▁have ▁nothing ▁else ▁with ▁you . ▁“ Well , ▁look ▁through ▁this ▁opening , ▁and ▁you ▁will ▁see ▁the ▁beautiful ▁new ▁horse ▁which ▁I ▁ro de ▁here .” ▁Dorian ▁Gray ▁changed ▁his ▁seat ▁and ▁went ▁and ▁sat ▁by ▁Lord ▁Henry . ▁The ▁o g res ▁saw ▁them ▁and ▁took ▁them ▁prisoners . ▁“ He ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁fall !” ▁cried ▁Morrel . ▁“ Oh ▁no ! ▁So ▁sorry ! ▁I ▁will ▁take ▁a ▁little ▁b ite ▁of ▁the ▁bigger ▁piece ▁to ▁make ▁both ▁equal ," ▁said ▁the ▁mon key ▁s ly ly . ▁Next ▁they ▁took ▁away ▁his ▁c art r idge ▁bel t . ▁As ▁Ch ick en ▁was ▁walk ing ▁home , ▁she ▁met ▁Mother ▁M ill ip ede . ▁“ Why ▁do ▁you ▁say ▁so ?” ▁He ▁turned ▁to ▁me , ▁and ▁said ▁with ▁gra ve ▁so lem nity :-- ▁Not ▁so ; ▁al as ! ▁not ▁so . ▁“ Come , ▁come , ▁Mr . ▁B ars ad !” ▁excl aimed ▁Sy d ney . ▁The ▁spirit ▁drew ▁the ▁sle e ves ▁of ▁the ▁ro be ▁sn ug ly ▁about ▁her ▁arms ▁and ▁laid ▁Kathlyn ' s ▁head ▁upon ▁them ▁and ▁drew ▁her ▁down ▁into ▁a ▁prof ound ▁sl umber . ▁L ara ▁pack ed ▁up ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁ve get ables ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁S iz we ▁was ▁very ▁happy ▁with ▁the ▁fish , ▁and ▁remember ing ▁what ▁his ▁mother ▁had ▁said , ▁he ▁tied ▁a ▁ro pe ▁to ▁the ▁fish ▁and ▁went ▁off ▁home , ▁pull ing ▁it ▁behind ▁him . ▁“ Wh o ▁said ▁Valentine ▁was ▁dead ?” ▁But ▁here ▁I ▁took ▁pity ▁on ▁my ▁vis itor ’ s ▁sus p ense , ▁and ▁some ▁perhaps ▁on ▁my ▁own ▁growing ▁cur ios ity . ▁“ Well , ▁I ▁never !” ▁said ▁the ▁old ▁lady . ▁Pl ate ▁after ▁pl ate ▁went ▁away ▁unt ast ed . ▁“ We ▁have ▁b or ne ▁this ▁a ▁long ▁time ,” ▁said ▁Madame ▁Defarge , ▁turning ▁her ▁eyes ▁again ▁upon ▁Luc ie . ▁The ▁tw ins ▁gr in ned - ▁that ▁meant ▁M utt aj j i ▁had ▁indeed ▁married ▁in ▁193 2, ▁84 ▁years ▁ago ! ▁I ▁knew -- as ▁he ▁knew -- that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁stand - up ▁fight ▁with ▁death , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁p ause ▁told ▁him ▁so . ▁It ▁was ▁half - p ast ▁two ▁o ’ clock ▁when ▁the ▁kn ock ▁came . ▁On ▁opening ▁the ▁door , ▁Villefort ▁found ▁himself ▁facing ▁him , ▁and ▁the ▁young ▁mag istrate ’ s ▁first ▁imp ul se ▁was ▁to ▁p ause . ▁Your ▁man - though t ▁see ▁nothing ; ▁my ▁man - though t ▁see ▁nothing , ▁till ▁just ▁now . ▁He ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁for fe it : ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁paid ▁in ▁five ▁minutes ▁more . ▁As ▁he ▁was ▁sit ting ▁at ▁break fast ▁next ▁morning , ▁Basil ▁H all ward ▁was ▁shown ▁into ▁the ▁room . ▁I k ara ▁would ▁fly ▁back ▁and ▁forth . ▁“ T om orrow ▁I ' ll ▁tell ▁you ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁my ▁life ,” ▁An ans i ▁said . ▁You ▁are ▁in ▁a ▁bad ▁way , ▁you ▁know ; ▁you ▁really ▁are ▁in ▁a ▁bad ▁way . ▁He ▁came ▁out ▁regular ly ▁every ▁Saturday ▁and ▁returned ▁at ▁night . ▁Yet ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁failed ▁to ▁hold ▁Raj ah . ▁“ N ot ▁even ▁to ▁your ▁mist ress ?” ▁‘ V as il ik i ,’ ▁said ▁he ▁to ▁my ▁mother , ▁tre mb ling ▁per cept ibly , ▁‘ the ▁in stant ▁approaches ▁which ▁will ▁decide ▁everything . ▁I ▁am ▁th ank ful ▁that ▁the ▁time ▁has ▁come , ▁when ▁I ▁can ▁prove ▁them . ▁“ Do ▁you ▁wish ▁me ▁to ▁leave ?” ▁said ▁Morrel , ▁sad ly . ▁She ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁act ▁of ▁putting ▁on ▁grass ▁sand als ▁when ▁she ▁saw , ▁to ▁her ▁dis may , ▁the ▁approach ▁of ▁men ▁and ▁elephants . ▁" Why ▁isn ' t ▁that ▁lion ▁sh ipped ?" ▁“ W ould ▁you ▁have ▁me ▁take ▁the ▁ver d ict ▁of ▁Europe ▁on ▁it ?” ▁he ▁inquired . ▁Bruce ▁was ▁eating ▁his ▁simple ▁evening ▁meal ▁when ▁Ram ab ai ▁arrived . ▁“ It ▁would ▁be ▁very ▁easy ▁if ▁you ▁much ▁w ished ▁it ” ▁“ I ▁think ▁you ▁are ▁going ▁mad , ▁Bertuccio ,” ▁said ▁the ▁count ▁cold ly . ▁“ No , ▁my ▁lord , ▁madame ▁has ▁visitors .” ▁“ F ort un ately , ▁I ▁have ▁them , ▁though ,” ▁said ▁Monte ▁Cristo . ▁They ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁pot ▁of ▁d irty ▁bro wn ▁water . ▁Mr . ▁L orry ▁saw ▁that ▁they ▁understood ▁one ▁another , ▁and ▁proceed ed . ▁In ▁the ▁pur ple ▁ca vern s ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁she ▁suddenly ▁became ▁conscious ▁of ▁another ▁presence . ▁If ▁we ▁can ▁reach ▁my ▁elephants , ▁all ▁right ; ▁we ' ll ▁be ▁in ▁Delhi ▁within ▁seven ▁days . ▁O , ▁thou ▁un h oly ▁children , ▁to ▁doubt ▁my ▁word ! , ▁Behold ! ▁He ▁struck ▁at ▁the ▁horse ▁mad ly ▁with ▁his ▁stick . ▁" B ruce ▁S ahib ▁will ▁not ▁believe ." ▁We ▁find ▁that ▁one ▁hundred ▁and ▁nin ety ▁years ▁ago ▁a ▁like ▁case ▁conf used ▁the ▁council ▁of ▁that ▁day . ▁" Is ▁anyone ▁ill ▁in ▁the ▁house ?” ▁One ▁day , ▁S iz we ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁had ▁nothing ▁eat , ▁so ▁his ▁mother ▁told ▁him ▁to ▁go ▁and ▁get ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁the ▁Chief ’ s ▁k ra al . ▁I ▁am ▁sure ▁you ▁were ▁sp le nd id . ▁I ▁have ▁lost ▁no ▁time , ▁and ▁since ▁then , ▁I ▁have ▁seen ▁the ▁sp y . ▁Then ▁he ▁disappeared . ▁“ What ▁is ▁it ▁in ▁your ▁hand ?” ▁Why , ▁your ▁prot é g é , ▁M . ▁Andre a ▁C aval c ant i !” ▁" Why ▁not ▁try ▁the ▁fre ight , ▁then ?" ▁cried ▁Winnie . ▁" The ▁Mem - s ahib ▁is ▁my ▁master ' s ▁daughter . ▁She ▁must ▁be ▁spir ited ▁away ▁to ▁safety ." ▁He ▁was ▁on ▁fire ▁for ▁her , ▁but ▁he ▁possess ed ▁ad mir able ▁control . ▁“ U nt il ▁Saturday , ▁when ▁I ▁may ▁expect ▁you , ▁may ▁I ▁not ?” ▁An ▁un ha pp y ▁l apse ▁of ▁fort une ▁and ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁my ▁protect or ▁have ▁cast ▁me ▁down , ▁certainly , ▁but ▁not ▁forever . ▁I ▁was ▁afraid , ▁not ▁of ▁a ▁strugg le , ▁but ▁of ▁a ▁failure . ▁“ There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁crime ,” ▁said ▁Monte ▁Cristo . ▁He ▁was ▁d ressed ▁for ▁travel . ▁A ▁bar bar ic ▁fair y - land , ▁with ▁its ▁good ▁g en ii ▁and ▁its ▁bad ▁d j in ns ." ▁" _ The ▁Arab ian ▁N ights _ ," ▁murm ured ▁Winnie , ▁sn ugg ling ▁close ▁to ▁Kathlyn . ▁For , ▁I ▁tell ▁you , ▁here ▁he ▁address ed ▁his ▁wife ▁once ▁more , ▁I ▁won ’ t ▁be ▁gone ▁ag in , ▁in ▁this ▁manner . ▁They ▁can ▁always ▁s way ▁the ▁people ▁through ▁fear ." ▁He ▁sat ▁down ▁and ▁pen ned ▁a ▁note . ▁I ▁ought ▁to ▁have ▁consult ed ▁you ▁on ▁the ▁point , ▁and ▁have ▁had ▁some ▁dis hes ▁prepared ▁express ly . ▁They ▁w aited ▁some ▁time ▁for ▁her , ▁but ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁come ▁down ▁again . ▁“ What ▁are ▁you ▁two ▁talking ▁about ?” ▁said ▁Lord ▁Henry , ▁stro lling ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁table ▁and ▁putting ▁his ▁cup ▁down . ▁And ▁he ▁turned ▁his ▁face ▁towards ▁Saint ▁Ant o ine . ▁P ou f ! ▁Don na ▁Re x ’ s ▁heart ▁fl ut tered ▁as ▁her ▁Mom ▁opened ▁the ▁gift . ▁“ We ▁will ▁not ▁go ▁till ▁evening .” ▁And ▁I ▁have ▁an ▁idea ▁of ▁our ▁leading ▁a ▁delight ful ▁life ▁upon ▁this ▁3 ,000 ▁fr anc s . ▁He ▁was ▁indeed ▁a ▁holy ▁man . ▁It ▁was ▁so ▁n ice ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁tell ▁you ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁your ▁sy mp ath y . ▁The ▁old ▁man ▁recognized ▁his ▁child , ▁and ▁Car lin i ▁recognized ▁the ▁old ▁man . ▁This ▁ball ▁had ▁an ▁ac rid ▁and ▁pen et r ating ▁od or . ▁There ▁were ▁po isons ▁so ▁sub tle ▁that ▁to ▁know ▁their ▁properties ▁one ▁had ▁to ▁sick en ▁of ▁them . ▁They ▁were ▁tied ▁up ▁with ▁ro p es , ▁together ▁with ▁their ▁little ▁l ugg age . ▁M ind ▁you , ▁I ▁don ’ t ▁believe ▁these ▁rum ours ▁at ▁all . ▁S ara ▁the ▁And rom ed an ▁le aped ▁out ▁of ▁joy , ▁“ D ad , ▁I ▁can ▁hear ▁you , ▁can ▁you ▁hear ▁me .. ▁Hell o ! ▁Oh ▁no ! ▁" That ▁you ▁must ▁mar ry ▁me ." ▁Madame ▁Defarge ▁kn itted ▁st ead ily , ▁but ▁the ▁intelligence ▁had ▁a ▁pal p able ▁effect ▁upon ▁her ▁husband . ▁Not ▁in ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁the ▁old est ▁had ▁a ▁mir acle ▁such ▁as ▁this ▁happened . ▁It ▁satisfied ▁the ▁holy ▁men , ▁and ▁the ▁un ve iling ▁was ▁gre et ed ▁by ▁the ▁vill ag ers ▁with ▁such ▁joy ▁that ▁Kathlyn ▁forg ave ▁them ▁and ▁could ▁have ▁we pt ▁over ▁them . ▁“ And ▁you ▁visit ▁him ? — me et ▁him ▁at ▁your ▁own ▁house ▁and ▁else where ?” ▁There ▁were ▁a ▁few ▁customers , ▁drinking ▁or ▁not ▁drinking , ▁standing ▁or ▁seated , ▁sp r ink led ▁about . ▁Albert ▁and ▁Franz ▁looked ▁at ▁each ▁other , ▁fear ing ▁really ▁to ▁abuse ▁the ▁count ’ s ▁kind ness . ▁They ▁should ▁have ▁got ▁to ▁Ve rest i ▁about ▁no on ▁on ▁Wednesday . ▁Then ▁they ▁must ▁put ▁horses ▁to ▁mine . ▁Of ▁little ▁worth ▁as ▁life ▁is ▁when ▁we ▁mis use ▁it , ▁it ▁is ▁worth ▁that ▁effort . ▁“ No ; ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Ac ad em y .” ▁The ▁pop ul ace ▁how led ▁and ▁che ered ▁about ▁her ▁pal an qu in ▁to ▁the ▁very ▁gates . ▁Yes ; ▁I ▁left ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁p ant ry , ▁because ▁I ▁was ▁called ▁away .” ▁" We re ▁you ▁afraid ▁we ▁might ▁wish ▁to ▁wear ▁it ▁or ▁have ▁it ▁made ▁over ?" ▁l aug hed ▁Winnie , ▁who ▁never ▁went ▁below ▁the ▁surface ▁of ▁things . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁time ▁to ▁lose . ▁Min a ▁sat ▁rigid , ▁and ▁the ▁Professor ▁stood ▁st aring ▁at ▁her ▁fixed ly ; ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁us ▁hard ly ▁d ared ▁to ▁b reat he . ▁“ H ow ▁is ▁it ▁t asting ▁now ? ,” ▁asked ▁the ▁old ▁woman ▁a ▁few ▁minutes ▁later . ▁Bet ter ▁death ▁on ▁the ▁py re ▁than ▁a ▁future ▁like ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁p aria h ▁dog . ▁The ▁nat ives ▁were ▁tax ed ▁upon ▁every ▁con ce iv able ▁subject , ▁not ▁dis s im ilar ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁days ▁in ▁Ur du , ▁where ▁a ▁man ▁paid ▁so ▁much ▁for ▁the ▁priv ile ge ▁of ▁squ ee z ing ▁the ▁man ▁under ▁him . ▁When ▁Bab oon ▁went ▁to ▁see ▁his ▁friend , ▁C ro c od ile ▁put ▁him ▁on ▁his ▁back ▁and ▁took ▁him ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁deep est ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁river . ▁I ▁d uly ▁rel ieved ▁Van ▁H els ing ▁in ▁his ▁watch ▁over ▁Luc y . ▁“ Wh ich ,” ▁asked ▁he , ▁“ the ▁vis c ount ▁or ▁the ▁count ?” ▁Through ▁the ▁nar row , ▁evil ▁sme lling ▁streets ▁of ▁the ▁b az a ars ▁a ▁man ▁hur ried ▁that ▁night , ▁gl ancing ▁behind ▁frequently ▁to ▁see ▁if ▁by ▁any ▁mis ch ance ▁some ▁one ▁followed . ▁" B l ack ▁co al ▁dust ▁used ▁to ▁fly ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ch im ney ▁and ▁land ▁on ▁everyone ▁and ▁everything . ▁T er rible !" ▁" I ▁should ▁like ▁to ▁know ▁some ▁one ▁who ▁had ▁committed ▁a ▁real ▁murder .” ▁And , ▁with ▁a ▁war ning ▁look ▁and ▁his ▁fing er ▁on ▁his ▁l ip , ▁he ▁went ▁below . ▁With ▁all ▁bless ings , ▁“ Y our ▁lo ving ▁“ MI NA ▁H AR K ER .” ▁Dr . ▁I ▁aw oke ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁sh aken , ▁weakened , ▁but ▁ref res hed . ▁Bes ide ▁the ▁lake , ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁e g ret ▁who ▁always ▁c aught ▁fishes ▁and ▁pra wn s ▁to ▁eat ▁as ▁his ▁food . ▁There ▁was ▁something ▁about ▁Dorian ▁that ▁ch arm ed ▁every body . ▁The ▁doctor ▁went ▁out ▁first , ▁followed ▁by ▁M . ▁de ▁Villefort . ▁Well , ▁life ▁has ▁been ▁ple asant ; ▁I ▁lik ed ▁it ; ▁yes , ▁sir , ▁I ▁used ▁to ▁like ▁it . ▁“ Well , ▁then , ▁it ▁is ▁to ▁see ▁a ▁thing ▁on ▁which ▁I ▁have ▁sometimes ▁m used ▁for ▁hours ▁together .” ▁But ▁the ▁c rab ▁s ie z ed ▁his ▁ne ck ▁with ▁his ▁sharp ▁hand ▁to ▁cut ▁off . ▁" The ▁hour ▁has ▁arrived ?" ▁I ▁pick ed ▁out ▁one ▁who ▁has ▁aff ord ed ▁me ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁much ▁interest . ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁man ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁may ▁sit ▁a ▁while ▁at ▁d us k ▁on ▁his ▁m ud ▁door - s ill , ▁with ▁his ▁b ubb ling ▁water ▁p ipe ▁( if ▁he ▁has ▁one ), ▁and ▁watch ▁the ▁stars ▁slowly ▁sw ing ▁across ▁the ▁arch . ▁Jo j o ▁gave ▁the ▁children ▁r ides . ▁That ▁magn et ism ▁which ▁ord in arily ▁was ▁her s ▁was ▁at ▁its ▁n ad ir . ▁Many ▁things ▁could ▁be ▁accomp lished ▁in ▁that ▁space ▁of ▁time . ▁You ▁remember ▁a ▁certain ▁famous ▁occas ion ▁when ▁I ▁was ▁more ▁dr un k ▁than -- th an ▁usual ? ▁“ It ▁wasn ’ t ▁my ▁fault ▁Dad , ▁he ▁suddenly ▁entered ▁in ▁my ▁or bit ... ▁Dad ... ▁Dad ! ▁Can ▁you ▁hear ▁me ? ▁Hell oo oo oo ▁Oh ▁no ! ▁the ▁connection ▁failed .” ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁possible ▁way ▁for ▁you ▁to ▁cover ▁up ▁my ▁appear ance ▁here . ▁And ▁then ▁Luc y ’ s ▁breathing ▁became ▁st ert orous ▁again , ▁and ▁all ▁at ▁once ▁it ▁ce ased . ▁The ▁ter rif ied ▁servants ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁st airs ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁pass age ▁where ▁the ▁doctor ▁would ▁pass . ▁An ▁hour ▁had ▁nearly ▁passed , ▁during ▁which ▁Valentine , ▁breath less ▁and ▁motion less , ▁watched ▁st ead fast ly ▁over ▁Morrel . ▁And ▁but ▁a ▁little ▁while ▁ago ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁working ▁happ ily ▁in ▁the ▁outdo or ▁stud io ; ▁the ▁pet ▁leop ard ▁sp raw led ▁at ▁her ▁feet ; ▁from ▁the ▁b ung al ow ▁she ▁heard ▁the ▁night ing ale ▁voice ▁of ▁Winnie , ▁so aring ▁in ▁some ▁a ria ▁of ▁V er d i ' s ; ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁doz ing ▁on ▁the ▁ver anda . ▁“ H ush , ▁gentlem en , ▁here ▁is ▁the ▁court ; ▁let ▁us ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁our ▁places .” ▁Never ▁had ▁Kathlyn ▁seen ▁such ▁an ▁en orm ous ▁beast . ▁In stant ly ▁he ▁le aped ▁to ▁his ▁feet ▁and ▁j ump ed ▁back . ▁“ And ▁you ▁say ▁that ▁you ▁dug ▁your ▁way ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁fifty ▁feet ▁to ▁get ▁here ?” ▁The ▁young ▁man ▁ran ▁into ▁his ▁sleeping ▁tent ▁and ▁present ly ▁came ▁forth ▁with ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁u g ly ▁looking ▁Col ts ; ▁for ▁this ▁was ▁before ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁con ven ient ▁aut om at ics . ▁Kathlyn ▁returned ▁from ▁the ▁fire ▁to ▁see ▁them ▁rise ▁and ▁flee ▁in ▁terror . ▁I ▁have ▁about ▁sixty ▁beasts ▁there ▁now , ▁and ▁that ' s ▁mainly ▁why ▁I ' m ▁going ▁back . ▁" A l most ▁a ▁night , ▁Jer ry ,” ▁said ▁Mr . ▁L orry , ▁“ to ▁bring ▁the ▁dead ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁gra ves .” ▁He ▁saw ▁a ▁lady , ▁a ▁f ash ion able , ▁ele g ant ly ▁d ressed ▁lady , ▁and ▁yet ▁the ▁door ▁remained ▁almost ▁closed . ▁At ▁d aw n ▁to - m orrow , ▁or ▁late ▁to - night , ▁Ram ab ai ▁returns ▁with ▁a ▁full ▁water ▁skin . ▁I ▁am ▁gr ate ful ▁to ▁who ever ▁in vent ed ▁it . ▁" Come , ▁just ▁ac know ledge ▁that ▁I ▁could , ▁e h ?” ▁A ▁c art r idge ▁may ▁stick ; ▁a ▁man ▁may ▁st um ble ; ▁a ▁man ▁you ▁re ly ▁on ▁may ▁fail ▁you . ▁If ▁he ▁had ▁any ▁friends ▁or ▁any ▁credit , ▁we ▁under to ok ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁lose ▁them . ▁The ▁elder ▁sister ▁did ▁not ▁care ▁to ▁inst il ▁into ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁her ▁charge ▁the ▁fear ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁her ▁own . ▁50 2 45 m ▁The ▁path ▁was ▁wide , ▁but ▁dark . ▁B ack ▁of ▁this ▁can op y ▁was ▁a ▁door ▁which ▁led ▁outside . ▁See , ▁I ▁have ▁tried ▁to ▁be ▁useful . ▁They ▁spread ▁their ▁wings ▁and ▁started ▁fly ing ▁like ▁birds . ▁There ▁is ▁not ▁an ▁elephant ▁in ▁the ▁royal ▁st ables ▁that ▁can ▁beat ▁Raj ah . ▁‘ It ▁is ▁I ,’ ▁sh out ed ▁a ▁voice . ▁All ▁of ▁a ▁sudden , ▁an ▁idea ▁came ▁to ▁him . ▁You ▁must ▁stay ▁behind ▁and ▁be ▁bra ve ▁and ▁wait . ▁“ Yes ,” ▁replied ▁Noirtier ▁with ▁an ▁expression ▁of ▁sin ister ▁joy . ▁My ▁journey ▁is ▁all ▁m app ed ▁out , ▁and ▁my ▁l ugg age ▁ready . ▁E ither ▁they ▁were ▁always ▁p ac ing ▁their ▁c ages , ▁gaz ing ▁far ▁over ▁the ▁heads ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁watched ▁them , ▁or ▁they ▁sle pt . ▁Kathlyn ▁looked ▁up ▁d ul ly . ▁After ▁she ▁care fully ▁count ed , ▁she ▁handed ▁the ▁store keep er ▁one ▁hundred ▁dollars ▁and ▁then ▁he ▁handed ▁her ▁the ▁smart ▁phone ▁for ▁which ▁she ▁had ▁worked ▁so ▁hard . ▁The ▁next ▁day ▁after ▁school , ▁she ▁got ▁a ▁ch air ▁and ▁sat ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁play ground ▁and ▁said , ▁“ I ’ ll ▁be ▁tell ing ▁stories ▁every ▁day ▁after ▁school . ▁If ▁you ▁want ▁to ▁attend , ▁each ▁story ▁will ▁cost ▁50 ▁c ents .” ▁It ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁garden ▁of ▁br ides . ▁The ▁mill ip ede ▁was ▁disgusting ! ▁She ▁must ▁be ▁hur ried ▁off ▁before ▁the ▁conf usion ▁dies ▁away . ▁“ What ▁did ▁it ▁t aste ▁like ?” ▁How ▁did ▁she ▁get ▁here ? ▁He ▁prepared ▁for ▁battle , ▁gra bb ing ▁a ▁pe pp erm int ▁plant ▁and ▁some ▁black ▁pe pp erc orn s . ▁“ H ow ▁is ▁it ?” , ▁asked ▁the ▁woman . ▁Some how , ▁I ▁do ▁not ▁dread ▁being ▁alone ▁to - night , ▁and ▁I ▁can ▁go ▁to ▁sleep ▁without ▁fear . ▁You ▁will ▁have ▁happy ▁life ▁and ▁good ▁life , ▁and ▁your ▁husband ▁will ▁be ▁blessed ▁in ▁you . ▁“ They ▁are ,” ▁Mr . ▁L orry ▁whis pered ▁the ▁words , ▁gl ancing ▁fear fully ▁round ▁at ▁the ▁loc ked ▁room , ▁“ m ur der ing ▁the ▁prisoners ." ▁Don na ▁Re x ▁cried ▁as ▁the ▁boat ▁sa iled ▁away ▁with ▁Mom ’ s ▁gift . ▁It ' s ▁the ▁animal ▁sense . ▁He ▁offered ▁millions ▁to ▁anyone ▁who ▁would ▁set ▁him ▁at ▁li ber ty ▁Morrel ▁whis pered , ▁“ What ▁have ▁you ▁done ▁to ▁him ?” ▁" K it , ▁K it !" ▁All aha ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁we ▁h un ters ▁give ▁that ▁border ▁kingdom . ▁St ir ▁about ▁there , ▁now , ▁for ▁Con c ord ! ▁The ▁cre w ▁will ▁go ▁on ▁tell ing ▁it ▁till ▁it ▁becomes ▁as ▁fab ulous ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁S ind b ad ' s ▁y ar ns . ▁S ala am , ▁heaven ▁born ! ▁A ▁sm ile ▁showed ▁on ▁S ara ▁the ▁And rom ed an ’ s ▁face ▁when ▁she ▁looked ▁at ▁Dr . ▁F red ▁the ▁scient ist ’ s ▁lab ▁and ▁said , ▁“ W ould ▁you ▁kind ly ▁allow ▁me ▁to ▁use ▁your ▁lab . ▁I ’ ll ▁try ▁to ▁inter cept ▁sign als ▁using ▁the ▁travelling ▁gra v it ational ▁wave ▁rece iver . ▁And ▁send ▁some ▁with ▁the ▁wave ▁am pl ification ▁trans mit ter ▁I ’ ll ▁build ” . ▁Now , ▁if ▁you ▁pass ▁by ▁B ubb ly ▁H ill ▁V ill age ▁near ▁the ▁L em on ade ▁River ▁and ▁head ▁east ▁towards ▁the ▁public ▁square , ▁you ’ ll ▁find ▁B ish u ’ s ▁machine ▁right ▁in ▁the ▁middle . ▁Umb alla ? ▁A i , ▁it ▁is ▁good ! ▁" But ▁he ▁will ▁not ▁find ▁it ," ▁in ▁after though t . ▁“ What ▁is ▁the ▁matter ?” ▁said ▁Madame ▁de ▁Villefort ▁in ▁a ▁h arsh ▁and ▁const rained ▁tone . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁things ▁I ▁have ▁ever ▁done . ▁" A j ja , ▁was ▁there ▁a ▁grand ▁party ▁for ▁a ▁foreign ▁king ▁who ▁visited ▁India ▁around ▁1911 ?" ▁" S ub mit ." ▁I ▁live , ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁ord ained ▁for ▁me ▁to ▁die . ▁Is ▁that ▁what ▁you ▁wish ▁for ? ▁Pe pp ino ▁mount ed ▁the ▁seat ▁behind . ▁I ▁say , ▁since ▁you ▁command ▁me , ▁Merc édès , ▁I ▁must ▁die ▁Look ▁alive , ▁boys , ▁and ▁get ▁that ▁ang ora ▁ab o ard . ▁One ▁of ▁them ▁called ▁out , ▁“ What ▁are ▁you ▁doing , ▁A unt y ?” ▁Because ▁I ▁s igh ▁when ▁thinking ▁of ▁someone ▁I ▁am ▁leaving ? ▁The ▁holy ▁man ▁had ▁so lem n ly ▁declared ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁take ▁no ▁less ▁than ▁ten ▁years ▁to ▁bring ▁about ▁this ▁mir acle . ▁It ▁is ▁more ▁late ▁than ▁I ▁thought . ▁In ▁fine , ▁she ▁felt ▁more ▁like ▁the ▁Kathlyn ▁of ▁old ▁than ▁she ▁had ▁since ▁completing ▁the ▁leop ard ▁in ▁her ▁outdo or ▁stud io . ▁He ▁sh ru gg ed . ▁“ K e ep ▁quiet ,” ▁said ▁the ▁man . ▁Harry , ▁what ▁shall ▁I ▁do ? ▁When ▁he ▁had ▁finished ▁milk ing ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁bu cket ▁of ▁milk ▁to ▁take ▁home ▁to ▁his ▁mother . ▁Among ▁these ▁last , ▁was ▁one , ▁with ▁a ▁sp are ▁piece ▁of ▁kn it ting ▁under ▁her ▁arm ▁as ▁she ▁worked . ▁Monte ▁Cristo ▁turned ▁around ; ▁Hay d é e ▁was ▁standing ▁p ale , ▁motion less , ▁looking ▁at ▁the ▁count ▁with ▁an ▁expression ▁of ▁fear ful ▁amaz e ment . ▁As k ▁the ▁V ic om te ▁de ▁Mor cer f ▁Her ▁father ▁h ug ged ▁her ▁and ▁said , ▁“ I ▁bl ame ▁the ▁r ad ishes ...” ▁remind ing ▁her ▁of ▁the ▁saying ▁“ Is ▁there ▁anything ▁che ap er ▁than ▁r ad ishes ?’ ” ▁This ▁important ▁task ▁was ▁just ▁completed ▁as ▁they ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁count ess ’ s ▁box . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁the ▁summer ▁day , ▁and ▁he ▁knew ▁Luc ie ▁to ▁be ▁out ▁with ▁Miss ▁Pro ss . ▁“ Our ▁co ach man ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁club ,” ▁said ▁the ▁president ; ▁“ we ▁shall ▁be ▁dri ven ▁by ▁a ▁State - C oun c ill or .” ▁“ What ▁change ▁do ▁you ▁prop ose , ▁then ?” ▁he ▁asked . ▁" Now , ▁do ▁not ▁speak ▁till ▁I ▁speak . ▁I ▁wish ▁to ▁think , ▁for ▁I ' ve ▁got ▁to ▁act ▁quickly ; ▁I ▁can ' t ▁make ▁any ▁mist akes ▁when ▁I ▁get ▁there ." ▁She ▁was ▁al arm ed , ▁but ▁not ▁nearly ▁so ▁much ▁as ▁I ▁expected ▁to ▁find ▁her . ▁In ▁fact , ▁I ▁was ▁on ▁my ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁you , ▁when ▁I ▁met ▁you . ▁This ▁vision ▁re new ed ▁her ▁strength . ▁Out side ▁this ▁door ▁a ▁sp ade ▁was ▁placed ▁against ▁the ▁wall ; ▁I ▁took ▁it , ▁and ▁advanced ▁towards ▁the ▁th ick et . ▁“ M ad ame ,” ▁said ▁Debray , ▁“ it ▁is ▁nearly ▁six ▁months ▁since ▁we ▁have ▁been ▁associated ." ▁We ▁all ▁looked ▁at ▁each ▁other , ▁trying ▁to ▁g le an ▁something ▁each ▁from ▁the ▁other . ▁He ▁showed ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁house ▁every ▁day ▁to ▁st eal ▁more ▁s ocks ▁for ▁his ▁hat ▁collection . ▁He ▁shall ▁gr ind ▁the ▁poor ▁man ' s ▁corn . ▁The ▁baby ▁ch ick en ▁answered ▁" The ▁sk y ▁is ▁falling ▁down ▁and ▁hit ting ▁me , ▁so ▁I ▁am ▁running ▁to ▁tell ▁the ▁big ▁man ." ▁As ▁they ▁went , ▁a ▁f ox ▁met ▁them , ▁and ▁he ▁said , ▁" W here ▁are ▁you ▁going ▁that ▁you ▁are ▁running ▁so ▁fast ?" ▁This ▁glory ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁his ! ▁Occ as ion ally ▁he ▁pa used ▁at ▁the ▁cl ink ▁cl ink ▁of ▁the ▁elephant ▁ir ons ▁or ▁at ▁the ▁" wh uff " ▁as ▁the ▁un e asy ▁p ach y d erm ▁p oured ▁dust ▁on ▁his ▁head . ▁Yes , ▁since ▁Madame ▁de ▁Mor cer f ▁inv ites ▁me ▁The ▁lad ▁started , ▁as ▁if ▁aw ak ened ▁from ▁some ▁dream . ▁Raj ah ▁did ▁not ▁mind ▁this ▁be ating ▁at ▁all . ▁I ▁will ▁tell ▁him ▁of ▁the ▁count , ▁and ▁we ▁shall ▁soon ▁know ▁who ▁he ▁is . ▁You ▁are ▁fl ir ting ▁disg race fully ▁with ▁him ,” ▁said ▁Lord ▁Henry ▁to ▁his ▁cous i ▁Be ▁content ▁with ▁what ▁you ▁have . ▁As ▁she ▁w and ered ▁f art her ▁in ▁her ▁foot ▁tou ched ▁something ▁and ▁she ▁looked ▁down . ▁No ▁st ops !" -- s m iling ▁as ▁he ▁helped ▁Kathlyn ▁into ▁the ▁how d ah . ▁After ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁N de nder ũ ▁felt ▁something ▁go ▁past ▁him , ▁who os h ! ▁Danglars ▁b ent ▁his ▁head , ▁which ▁he ▁meant ▁to ▁imp ly , ▁“ V ery ▁well .” ▁Aj j i ▁nod ded . ▁“ What ▁is ▁this ?” ▁a ▁cro c od ile ▁said . ▁Her ▁heart ▁ac hed ▁with ▁bit tern ess ▁and ▁she ▁could ▁not ▁think ▁clearly . ▁Then ▁came ▁wild ▁p ig s ▁and ▁f ur t ive ▁ant el opes ▁and ▁foolish , ▁ch at tering ▁ap es . ▁It ▁came ▁down ▁with ▁a ▁cr ash ▁and , ▁being ▁of ▁cl ay , ▁lay ▁in ▁sh ards ▁at ▁her ▁feet . ▁Have ▁the ▁French ▁attend ants ▁been ▁summon ed ▁to ▁aw ait ▁her ▁coming ? ▁But ▁it ▁was ▁risk ing ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁our ▁plan ▁to ▁come ▁up ▁here , ▁love ▁Is ▁there ▁any ▁answer ?” ▁inquired ▁Franz , ▁taking ▁the ▁letter ▁from ▁h i ▁For ▁every ▁sin ▁that ▁he ▁committed , ▁a ▁st ain ▁would ▁fle ck ▁and ▁w re ck ▁its ▁fair ness . ▁Why ▁did ▁he ▁speak ▁of ▁the ▁B ig ▁Tre k ? ▁Yet ▁half ▁an ▁hour ▁after ▁K it ▁starts ▁the ▁round s ▁everything ▁qu i ets ▁down . ▁She ▁was ▁as ▁fair ▁and ▁beautiful ▁as ▁an ▁h ou ri ▁of ▁S a ' adi . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁soul ▁in ▁each ▁one ▁of ▁us . ▁Having ▁secured ▁a ▁priest ess , ▁he ▁was ▁now ▁determined ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁not ▁lose ▁her . ▁“ I ▁am ▁seek ing ▁the ▁Count ▁of ▁Monte ▁Cristo ” ▁said ▁the ▁young ▁man . ▁" Oh ! ▁Now ▁it ▁has ▁become ▁too ▁small ! ▁I ▁will ▁just ▁have ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁little ▁b ite ▁from ▁this ▁piece ▁now ," ▁said ▁the ▁cle ver ▁mon key . ▁After ▁a ▁few ▁hours , ▁there ▁were ▁only ▁tra ces ▁of ▁the ▁mon ster . ▁The ▁knowledge ▁may ▁help ▁us ▁to ▁defeat ▁him ! ▁" Oh , ▁K it , ▁K it !" ▁“ M axim ilian ▁has ▁just ▁returned , ▁has ▁he ▁not , ▁madame ?” ▁asked ▁the ▁count . ▁“ A le x and re ▁Man ette ,” ▁said ▁Defarge ▁in ▁his ▁ear , ▁following ▁the ▁letters ▁with ▁his ▁sw art ▁fore f ing er , ▁deeply ▁eng rained ▁with ▁gun p ow der . ▁Bruce ▁aver ted ▁the ▁danger ▁by ▁shooting ▁his ▁revol ver ▁into ▁the ▁air . ▁Un fort un ately , ▁Ed mond ’ s ▁brain ▁was ▁still ▁so ▁fee ble ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁be nd ▁his ▁thoughts ▁to ▁anything ▁in ▁particular . ▁In ▁his ▁ex u ber ance ▁he ▁kn ocked ▁over ▁a ▁cl o ison ne ▁v ase . ▁As ▁they ▁went , ▁mother ▁d uck ▁met ▁them , ▁and ▁she ▁said ▁" W here ▁are ▁you ▁going ▁that ▁you ▁are ▁running ▁so ▁fast ?" ▁The ▁man ▁was ▁simply ▁fast ened ▁by ▁his ▁hands , ▁tied ▁one ▁over ▁the ▁other , ▁to ▁a ▁spoke ▁of ▁the ▁wheel . ▁From ▁af ar ▁came ▁the ▁me ll ow ▁notes ▁of ▁the ▁be lls ▁in ▁the ▁ancient ▁Spanish ▁mission . ▁D ark - ha ired ▁women ▁were ▁pl ent iful ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁land . ▁Its ▁ab iding ▁place ▁was ▁in ▁all ▁things ▁fit ted ▁to ▁it . ▁The ▁moment ▁one ▁s its ▁down ▁to ▁think , ▁one ▁becomes ▁all ▁nose , ▁or ▁all ▁fore head , ▁or ▁something ▁hor rid . ▁“ It ▁is ▁here ; ▁unl ock ▁the ▁door , ▁Ant o ine .” ▁They ▁took ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁N y and ar wa ▁r anges . ▁So , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁ask ▁his ▁people ▁for ▁help ▁and ▁off ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁village . ▁I ▁shall ▁see ▁Miss ▁West en ra ▁tomorrow ▁again . ▁They ▁tied ▁the ▁str ings ▁to ▁their ▁should ers , ▁like ▁birds . ▁We ▁shall ▁make ▁it ▁tomorrow . ▁Caderousse ▁drew ▁a ▁deep ▁breath . ▁On ▁his ▁face , ▁as ▁there ▁might ▁well ▁be , ▁was ▁a ▁look ▁of ▁wild ▁amaz e ment . ▁Then ▁he ▁have ▁no ▁place ▁where ▁he ▁can ▁move ▁and ▁h ide . ▁And ▁you , ▁Winnie , ▁shall ▁make ▁a ▁st ab ▁at ▁grand ▁oper a . ▁“ Oh , ▁do ▁not ▁do ▁that , ▁excellency ; ▁I ▁have ▁always ▁served ▁you ▁faith fully ,” ▁cried ▁Bertuccio , ▁in ▁desp air . ▁“ There ,” ▁said ▁he , ▁" t here ▁is ▁the ▁work ▁complete ." ▁" I ▁can ' t ▁do ▁it ." ▁Ah , ▁you ▁do ▁not ▁know ▁with ▁what ▁I ▁am ▁threat ened . ▁“ I ▁do ,” ▁said ▁Miss ▁Pro ss . ▁“ Come ▁in , ▁come ▁in ,” ▁said ▁Albert , ▁rising ▁and ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁young ▁man . ▁H el p ▁for ▁the ▁B ast ille ▁prison er ’ s ▁kind red ▁in ▁L a ▁For ce ! ▁“ That ’ s ▁all ▁right ,” ▁said ▁the ▁man ; ▁“ h op ▁in , ▁and ▁we ’ re ▁off !" ▁We ▁walked ▁a ▁little ▁further , ▁and ▁then ▁went ▁in ▁and ▁sat ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁Green ▁Par k . ▁" B at ter ies ?" ▁Franz ▁drew ▁his ▁hand k er ch ief ▁from ▁his ▁p oc ket , ▁and ▁presented ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁had ▁spoken ▁to ▁him . ▁Today ▁is ▁the ▁5 th ▁of ▁June . ▁Bruce , ▁p ale ▁under ▁his ▁t an , ▁nod ded . ▁I ’ d ▁cat ch ▁hold ▁of ▁your ▁th ro at ▁and ▁ch oke ▁you ▁for ▁half ▁a ▁gu inea . ▁“ Oh , ▁do ▁not ▁fear ; ▁bes ides , ▁you ▁will ▁accomp any ▁me ." ▁B ene ath ▁its ▁pur ple ▁p all , ▁the ▁face ▁pain ted ▁on ▁the ▁can v as ▁could ▁grow ▁best ial , ▁s od den , ▁and ▁unclean . ▁“ And ▁what ▁is ▁that , ▁friend ▁John ?” ▁" They ▁had ▁started ▁running ▁in ▁B omb ay ▁that ▁year . ▁You ▁never ▁got ▁d irty ▁travelling ▁in ▁them . ▁No ▁black ▁dust ▁on ▁your ▁clot hes ▁and ▁face , ▁no ▁gr ime , ▁nothing !" ▁She ▁didn ’ t ▁notice ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁all ▁run ▁away ! ▁Through ▁the ▁ve il ▁P und ita ' s ▁black ▁eyes ▁sp ark led ▁with ▁hat red . ▁“ N ever ▁have ▁I ▁met ▁with ▁so ▁remark able ▁a ▁person ▁as ▁yourself .” ▁I ▁thought ▁that ▁I ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁wonderful . ▁“ K u h oo , ▁k u h oo ...” ▁E ager ly , ▁Ka age ▁tried . ▁Valentine , ▁with ▁a ▁col or ▁still ▁height ened ▁by ▁em otion , ▁entered ▁the ▁room ▁just ▁after ▁her ▁parents ▁had ▁qu itted ▁it . ▁When ▁he ▁saw ▁who ▁his ▁vis itor ▁was ▁his ▁eyes ▁br ight ened . ▁““ My ▁dear ▁friend ,” ▁said ▁Luc i en ▁with ▁an ▁air ▁of ▁so vere ign ▁cont empt , ▁do ▁I ▁ever ▁read ▁the ▁papers ?” ▁A ▁white ▁woman , ▁one ▁of ▁my ▁kind ! ... ▁T er rible ! ▁Please ▁to ▁let ▁me ▁know . ▁E ight ▁boxes ▁only ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁nine , ▁which ▁we ▁sought ! ▁V ishn u , ▁then , ▁as ▁re inc ar n ated , ▁required ▁sol id ▁transportation , ▁after ▁the ▁manner ▁of ▁human ▁be ings ? ▁“ Why ▁does ▁he ▁make ▁that ▁abomin able ▁no ise ?" ▁“ I ▁wish ▁I ▁had ▁one ▁too .” ▁For ▁if ▁not , ▁why ▁he ▁hur ry ▁so ? ▁And ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁all ▁yours , ▁you ▁have ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁it ▁as ▁you ▁will . ▁There ▁was ▁something ▁more ▁than ▁this ▁gl it tering ▁medal , ▁something ▁more ▁than ▁this ▁simple ▁t ale ▁of ▁bra very . ▁S m iling , ▁he ▁passed ▁out ▁into ▁the ▁fast ▁sett ling ▁tw il ight . ▁He ▁who ▁is ▁content ed ▁is ▁rich . ▁Umb alla ▁shall ▁yet ▁wear ▁ra w ▁the ▁sol es ▁of ▁his ▁feet ▁in ▁the ▁t read m ill . ▁“ I ▁think ▁not , ▁sir ,” ▁replied ▁M . ▁C aval c ant i ; ▁“ in ▁Italy ▁the ▁no b ility ▁generally ▁mar ry ▁young . ▁" I ▁will ▁introdu ce ▁you ▁to ▁them ." ▁So ▁far ▁I ▁have ▁appeared ▁to ▁answer ▁his ▁purpose ▁‘ Go ▁into ▁the ▁gro t to ▁and ▁dress ▁yourself .’ ▁Be h ind ▁the ▁rail s ▁of ▁the ▁bal con y ▁I ▁saw ▁there ▁were ▁some ▁loose ▁boards , ▁whose ▁ra w ▁ed ges ▁looked ▁white . ▁And ▁the ▁bu ll ▁lifted ▁its ▁tail ▁and ▁sp r ang ▁away , ▁its ▁legs ▁fl ay ing ▁about ▁wild ly ▁as ▁it ▁ran ▁for ▁dear ▁life . ▁They ▁said , ▁" B y e ▁Jo j o , ▁by e ▁Sab oo ." ▁“ T ell ▁her ▁G race ▁that ▁I ▁am ▁coming ▁in ,” ▁he ▁said , ▁cold ly . ▁Thus , ▁in ▁a ▁difficulty ▁he ▁has ▁to ▁seek ▁resource ▁in ▁habit . ▁She ▁is ▁bound ▁to ▁him ▁for ▁three ▁years — at ▁least ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁and ▁eight ▁months — from ▁the ▁present ▁time . ▁That ▁night ▁Umb alla ▁did ▁not ▁rest ▁particularly ▁well . ▁“ What ▁are ▁we ▁to ▁do , ▁M alt ese ?” ▁asked ▁the ▁captain . ▁She ▁struck ▁at ▁him ▁wild ly ▁with ▁the ▁po le , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁f ury ▁he ▁r ushed ▁the ▁ra ft , ▁up set ting ▁Kathlyn . ▁My ▁rec overy ▁lasted ▁six ▁months . ▁He ▁broke ▁the ▁bread ▁making ▁one ▁piece ▁bigger ▁than ▁the ▁other . ▁‘ What ▁is ▁the ▁matter , ▁dear ▁grand f ather ?’ ▁said ▁I , ▁‘ are ▁you ▁ple ased ?’ ▁‘ Have ▁you ▁any ▁other ▁gu ests ▁in ▁your ▁house ?’ ▁inquired ▁he . ▁Monte ▁Cristo ▁ut tered ▁a ▁cry ▁which ▁those ▁only ▁can ▁con ceive ▁who ▁have ▁heard ▁the ▁ro ar ▁of ▁a ▁wounded ▁lion . ▁“ You ▁were ▁sent ▁by ▁some ▁other ▁person ?” ▁“ B ecause ▁the ▁ru pt ure ▁or ▁fulf il ment ▁of ▁this ▁eng agement ▁is ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁person ▁of ▁whom ▁we ▁were ▁speaking .” ▁To ▁be nd ▁her ▁without ▁bre aking ▁her , ▁that ▁must ▁be ▁his ▁method ▁of ▁procedure . ▁The ▁fly tra ps ▁c aught ▁pl enty ▁of ▁b ug s , ▁but ▁not ▁a ▁single ▁r at ▁wearing ▁a ▁s ock ▁hat . ▁Some ▁of ▁your ▁words ▁are ▁to ▁me ▁quite ▁empty ▁of ▁meaning . ▁L ater , ▁in ▁the ▁mo ons h ine , ▁she ▁es p ied ▁the ▁ru ined ▁port ico ▁of ▁a ▁temple . ▁The ▁members , ▁app ris ed ▁of ▁the ▁sort ▁of ▁presentation ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁that ▁evening , ▁were ▁all ▁in ▁attendance . ▁Is ▁it ▁possible ▁that ▁Th oms on ▁& ▁French ▁are ▁not ▁looked ▁upon ▁as ▁safe ▁and ▁sol vent ▁bank ers ? ▁Y ik es ! ▁That ' s ▁a ▁long ▁way ▁down ! ▁He ▁got ▁weak er ▁and ▁weak er ▁too , ▁all ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁very ▁hung ry . ▁“ Come ▁up st airs , ▁Basil ,” ▁he ▁said ▁quiet ly . ▁Both ▁guns ▁and ▁pl enty ▁of ▁c art rid ges . ▁For ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁hope ▁when ▁you ▁think ▁it ▁over : ▁that ▁all ▁is ▁not ▁lost . ▁Ed mond ▁did ▁not ▁close ▁his ▁eyes . ▁They ▁had ▁to ▁wait ▁for ▁late ▁morning ▁hours . ▁T ami ▁turned ▁with ▁incred ible ▁speed ▁and ▁d arted ▁quickly ▁away . ▁The ▁fish ▁believed ▁his ▁words ▁and ▁agreed ▁to ▁go ▁with ▁him . ▁Once ▁a ▁month ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁bu ll ock , ▁for ▁he ▁kept ▁tiger ▁and ▁leop ard ▁away , ▁and ▁the ▁vill ag ers ▁d w elt ▁in ▁peace . ▁“ It - c an ’ t - be ,” ▁mut tered ▁Sy d ney ▁Carton , ▁ret ro spect ively , ▁and ▁id ling ▁his ▁gl ass ▁( which ▁fort un ately ▁was ▁a ▁small ▁one ) ▁again . ▁His ▁wife ▁explained ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁mere ly ▁asked ▁a ▁blessing . ▁“ It ▁is ▁the ▁real ▁Dorian ▁Gray — that ▁is ▁all .” ▁“ Have ▁I ▁ever ▁been ▁so ▁hard ▁with ▁you ▁that ▁you ▁ask ▁me ▁such ▁a ▁cruel ▁question ?” ▁No ▁one ▁heard ▁Don na ▁Re x ▁as ▁the ▁wind ▁quickly ▁p ushed ▁the ▁boat ▁f art her ▁and ▁f art her ▁away . ▁You , ▁my ▁poor ▁child , ▁suffer ▁po verty ▁and ▁h un ger ? ▁Just ▁what ▁M ama ▁Re x ▁wanted ! ▁I ▁wish ▁I ▁had ▁now . ▁Kat o ▁cle ared ▁his ▁th ro at ▁and ▁spoke ▁sh y ly , ▁" I ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁F ar ▁Fore st , ▁may ▁be ▁we ▁can ▁all ▁go ▁there ?" ▁It ▁has ▁no ▁psych ological ▁value ▁at ▁all . ▁Our ▁evening ▁was ▁a ▁very , ▁very ▁happy ▁one . ▁“ H ull o ,” ▁said ▁Albert ; ▁“ it ▁is ▁Monte ▁Cristo ▁and ▁his ▁Greek !” ▁I ▁have ▁brought ▁you ▁in ▁human ▁form ▁the ▁ancient ▁priest ess !" ▁“ He ▁spoke ▁of ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁thing ▁already ▁decided .” ▁And ▁so ▁now , ▁up ▁to ▁this ▁very ▁hour , ▁all ▁the ▁records ▁we ▁have ▁are ▁complete ▁and ▁in ▁order . ▁You ▁would ▁miss ▁them ,” ▁said ▁Lord ▁Hen r ▁I ▁under to ok ▁it ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁what ▁my ▁captain ▁had ▁b ade ▁me ▁do . ▁Kathlyn ▁turned ▁in ▁desp air ▁toward ▁the ▁station . ▁It ' s ▁the ▁animal ▁sense . ▁M ind , ▁I ▁don ’ t ▁say ▁that ▁they ▁never ▁was , ▁but ▁I ▁do ▁say ▁that ▁they ▁wasn ’ t ▁in ▁my ▁time . ▁They ▁were ▁both ▁aw ake . ▁“ E x c use ▁me , ▁my ▁lord ,” ▁said ▁the ▁lad ; ▁but ▁will ▁you ▁have ▁the ▁kind ness ▁to ▁wait ▁a ▁moment ▁“ If ▁I ▁don ' t ▁want ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁an ▁av oc ad o ▁tree ▁until ▁Judge ment ▁Day ,” ▁he ▁said ▁to ▁himself . ▁I ▁w aited ▁a ▁month , ▁or ▁rather ▁I ▁suffered ▁for ▁a ▁month ! ▁" W ill ▁there ▁be ▁any ▁danger ▁in ▁returning ?" ▁The ▁many ▁days ▁of ▁hard ship ▁had ▁made ▁her ▁thin ner , ▁but ▁never ▁had ▁she ▁been ▁so ▁hard y , ▁so ▁clear ▁ey ed , ▁so ▁quick ▁and ▁lit he ▁in ▁her ▁actions . ▁F ou l on ▁who ▁told ▁the ▁st ar ving ▁people ▁they ▁might ▁eat ▁grass ! ▁“ He re ▁is ▁a ▁gl ass ▁with ▁one ▁already ▁prepared ,” ▁said ▁Villefort , ▁ent ering ▁the ▁room . ▁Your ▁voice ▁and ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁S ib yl ▁V ane ▁are ▁two ▁things ▁that ▁I ▁shall ▁never ▁forget . ▁The ▁f ox es ▁ate ▁up ▁the ▁baby ▁ch ick en , ▁his ▁mother , ▁his ▁father , ▁mother ▁d uck , ▁father ▁d uck , ▁the ▁go ose ▁and ▁the ▁tur key . ▁All ▁of ▁a ▁sudden ... ▁It ▁is ▁only ▁people ▁who ▁pay ▁their ▁b ills ▁who ▁want ▁that , ▁Un cle ▁George , ▁and ▁I ▁never ▁pay ▁mine . ▁I ’ ll ▁use ▁my ▁machine ▁on ▁him ▁before ▁he ▁inv ades ▁the ▁village . ▁They ▁had ▁dug ▁the ▁hole ▁under ▁the ▁place ▁where ▁they ▁sle pt . ▁We ▁have ▁lear nt ▁nothing , ▁forgotten ▁nothing ! ▁The ▁three ▁vill ag ers ▁sm iled ▁h un gr ily . ▁“ You ▁shall ▁see ,” ▁said ▁E ug é nie . ▁The ▁leop ard ▁car ri ers ▁depos ited ▁their ▁burden ▁and ▁all ▁started ▁off ▁at ▁a ▁dog - t ro t . ▁L ara ’ s ▁eyes ▁tw ink led ▁as ▁she ▁said , ▁“ The ▁r ad ishes ’ ▁mother ▁left ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁her ▁sister ▁and ▁never ▁returned ▁so ▁their ▁father ▁got ▁married ▁to ▁a ▁beautiful ▁r ad ish ▁with ▁green ▁leaves . ▁It ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁with ▁my ▁hands . ▁" Go ▁at ▁once ▁to ▁him ▁and ▁tell ▁him ▁that ▁I ▁am ▁a ▁prison er ▁but ▁am ▁called ▁a ▁queen ; ▁tell ▁him ▁I ▁am ▁Col on el ▁H are ' s ▁daughter , ▁she ▁who ▁travel ed ▁with ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁ship ▁from ▁H ong k ong ▁to ▁Singapore ". ▁On ▁the ▁way ▁home , ▁L ara ▁showed ▁her ▁father ▁the ▁ad . ▁Yet ▁they ▁seemed ▁to ▁him ▁to ▁have ▁come ▁really ▁from ▁himself . ▁" F ollow ▁him !" ▁excl aimed ▁the ▁f ox . ▁M utt aj j i ▁h ug ged ▁the ▁tw ins . ▁A ▁low ▁w ail ▁of ▁terror ▁ran ▁round ▁the ▁are na . ▁" L e ave ▁me ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁port ▁you ▁make , ▁I ▁shall ▁be ▁sure ▁to ▁find ▁employ ment .” ▁K now ing ▁his ▁ ilk ▁so ▁th or ough ly ▁well , ▁he ▁fl ung ▁himself ▁down ▁before ▁the ▁bra z ier ▁and ▁beat ▁his ▁fore head ▁upon ▁the ▁ground ; ▁not ▁in ▁any ▁ch ast ened ▁spirit , ▁but ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁overs le pt ▁that ▁morning . ▁The ▁other ▁c rows ▁saw ▁Ka age ▁looking ▁extremely ▁happy ▁with ▁herself . ▁" W ait ," ▁said ▁M utt aj j i . ▁They ▁all ▁replied : ▁“ G et ▁out ▁of ▁our ▁way ▁and ▁take ▁this ▁thing ▁with ▁you .” ▁But ▁what ▁the ▁gods ▁give ▁they ▁quickly ▁take ▁away . ▁Sou ls ▁and ▁mem ories ▁can ▁do ▁strange ▁things ▁during ▁tr ance . ▁" V ery ▁well ," ▁replied ▁Kathlyn . ▁W ood pe ck er ▁looked ▁at ▁him ▁and ▁said , ▁“ It ’ s ▁a ▁sp iny ▁an te ater . ▁“ And ▁who ▁completed ▁it ▁as ▁it ▁now ▁is ?” ▁He ▁looked ▁very ▁fun ny , ▁as ▁the ▁milk ▁ran ▁down ▁his ▁face ▁and ▁clot hes . ▁The ▁room ▁was , ▁therefore , ▁d im ly ▁dark . ▁“ T o ▁what ▁class ▁of ▁society ▁does ▁he ▁belong ?” ▁Mother ▁D uck ▁exc ited ly ▁said , ▁“ I ▁found ▁my ▁eggs !” ▁I ▁helped ▁the ▁Professor ▁in , ▁and ▁followed ▁him . ▁She ▁saw ▁him ▁p ause , ▁be nd ▁his ▁head , ▁then ▁l ope ▁away ▁in ▁the ▁direction ▁taken ▁by ▁Raj ah . ▁" Let ▁us ▁be ▁off !" ▁cried ▁Bruce . ▁“ Oh , ▁I ’ m ▁so ▁t ired . ▁I ▁can ’ t ▁do ▁this ▁anymore !” ▁But ▁it ▁is ▁u sel ess ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁question . ▁F asc inated , ▁she ▁could ▁not ▁withdraw ▁her ▁gaz e . ▁“ A re ▁they ▁made ▁to ▁order ?” ▁I ▁will ▁never ▁refer ▁to ▁it ▁again . ▁‘ You ▁positive ly ▁recognize ▁M . ▁de ▁Mor cer f ▁as ▁the ▁officer , ▁Fernand ▁Mond e go ?’ — ‘ Ind eed ▁I ▁do ! ’ ▁cried ▁Hay d é e . ▁God ▁keep ▁you , ▁dear , ▁and ▁God ▁help ▁me ! ▁How , ▁how ▁could ▁they ▁save ▁her ? ▁“ Ah , ▁what ▁else ▁is ▁there ?” ▁said ▁Danglars ; ▁“ for , ▁at ▁present , ▁I ▁cannot ▁say ▁that ▁I ▁have ▁seen ▁anything ▁extraordinary ." ▁These ▁bro wn ▁fell ows ▁were ▁forever ▁coming ▁and ▁going , ▁to ▁and ▁f ro , ▁from ▁the ▁colon el ' s . ▁That ▁p ad - p ad ; ▁that ▁sn iff ling ▁no ise ! ▁After ▁the ▁meal ▁the ▁young ▁man ▁took ▁his ▁stone ▁from ▁the ▁pot , ▁w ip ed ▁it ▁and ▁put ▁it ▁in ▁his ▁bag . ▁Why ▁had ▁it ▁been ▁left ▁for ▁a ▁stranger ▁to ▁reve al ▁him ▁to ▁himself ? ▁" C r ime ?" ▁with ▁ele v ated ▁ey eb rows . ▁“ You ▁still ▁conf ide , ▁then , ▁in ▁Sin b ad ▁the ▁S ail or ?” ▁asked ▁he , ▁smiling . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁p ious ▁r ite , ▁worth y ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁cast e ▁Hindu ' s ▁wife . ▁“ P ray ▁let ▁there ▁be ▁no ▁mistake ▁about ▁it .” ▁Bar ro is ▁looked ▁at ▁the ▁old ▁man . ▁then ▁he ▁added , ▁ra ising ▁his ▁voice , ▁“ I ▁g rie ve ▁to ▁inform ▁the ▁society -- in ▁secret ▁I ▁grew ▁dread fully ▁afraid , ▁and ▁the ▁horses ▁shared ▁my ▁fear . ▁But ▁Villefort ▁ut tered ▁words ▁which ▁even ▁he ▁himself ▁did ▁not ▁believe . ▁He ▁took ▁them ▁by ▁bit ing ▁his ▁pe aks ▁one ▁by ▁one ▁in ▁turn . ▁I ▁have ▁really ▁a ▁very ▁great ▁interest ▁in ▁poor ▁Hy de . ▁The ▁colon el ▁kn ocked ▁the ▁as h ▁from ▁his ▁p ipe . ▁How ▁then ? ▁demand ed ▁madame , ▁ty ing ▁another ▁k not , ▁as ▁if ▁there ▁were ▁another ▁enem y ▁str ang led . ▁By ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁cl air v oy ance ▁he ▁saw ▁what ▁was ▁coming . ▁He ▁w ished ▁to ▁see ▁everything . ▁“ A re ▁you ▁strong ?” ▁the ▁abbé ▁asked ▁one ▁day ▁of ▁Dantès . ▁The ▁Stryver ▁cl er k , ▁who ▁never ▁assisted ▁at ▁these ▁con ferences , ▁had ▁gone ▁home , ▁and ▁the ▁Stryver ▁principal ▁opened ▁the ▁door . ▁It ▁had ▁its ▁poor ▁people ▁too . ▁" R am ab ai , ▁the ▁orders ▁are ▁that ▁you ▁shall ▁retire ▁to ▁your ▁house ▁and ▁remain ▁there ▁till ▁further ▁orders ." ▁To ▁le ap ▁from ▁this ▁spot ▁to ▁the ▁water ▁was ▁not ▁possible ▁for ▁any ▁beast ▁of ▁the ▁j ung le . ▁You ▁don ’ t ▁want ▁me ▁to ▁meet ▁him ▁She ▁do ve ▁into ▁the ▁book ▁and ▁forgot ▁about ▁the ▁sheep . ▁The ▁cur ves ▁of ▁your ▁lips ▁re w rit e ▁history . ▁“ He ▁never ▁told ▁you ,” ▁cried ▁Mr . ▁Hy de , ▁with ▁a ▁fl ush ▁of ▁ang er . ▁That ▁the ▁dark - ha ired ▁girl ▁at ▁the ▁tea ▁tab ou ret ▁was ▁equally ▁ch arm ing ▁did ▁not ▁st ir ▁the ▁wat cher . ▁On ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁d ining - room ▁Kathlyn ▁thought ▁deeply . ▁Bruce ▁sp ied ▁in ▁the ▁distance ▁a ▁small ▁herd ▁of ▁wild ▁elephants . ▁" T wo ▁of ▁M ys ore ' s ▁most ▁visited ▁tour ist ▁sp ots , ▁the ▁K RS ▁Dam ▁and ▁the ▁ad j ac ent ▁Br ind avan ▁Gard ens , ▁were ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁in ▁1932 ." ▁“ Ah ! ▁don ’ t ▁remind ▁me ▁of ▁that ,” ▁cried ▁Dorian ▁Gray . ▁You ▁are ▁wrong ; ▁you ▁should ▁always ▁stri ve ▁to ▁see ▁clearly ▁around ▁you . ▁Some ▁day ▁England ▁will ▁go b ble ▁it ▁up ; ▁only ▁waiting ▁for ▁a ▁good ▁exc use . ▁“ We ▁shall ▁not ▁think ▁of ▁that , ▁but ▁go ▁on ▁our ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁end .” ▁“ Wh o ▁could ▁know ▁that ▁I ▁was ▁here ▁already ?” ▁said ▁the ▁young ▁man ▁But ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁mis fort une ▁always ▁to ▁arri ve ▁too ▁late . ▁See ing ▁a ▁big ▁bu ll ▁sit ting ▁on ▁the ▁tra ck , ▁Loc o ▁was ▁so ▁sc ared ▁that ▁it ▁let ▁out ▁a ▁p ier cing ▁sh rie k , ▁“ O oo o !” ▁All ▁right , ▁A li ; ▁quick ▁work . ▁" Go ▁around ▁to ▁the ▁re ar ▁gate , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁opened ," ▁said ▁the ▁tro oper . ▁“ He re , ▁I ’ ll ▁sl ice ▁it ▁for ▁you .” ▁But ▁when ▁did ▁you ▁first ▁speak ▁to ▁Miss ▁S ib yl ▁V ane ?” ▁Bet ween ▁the ▁two ▁basket s ▁he ▁placed ▁a ▁small ▁silver ▁cup ▁with ▁a ▁silver ▁cover . ▁THE ▁CO UR T ▁OF ▁THE ▁L ION : ▁When ▁Bruce ▁dropped ▁down ▁into ▁the ▁are na ▁to ▁Kathlyn ' s ▁side , ▁he ▁had ▁never ▁given ▁a ▁thought ▁to ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁not ▁being ▁the ▁right ▁one . ▁““ Well ,” ▁asked ▁the ▁count ▁in ▁Arab ic , ▁have ▁you ▁been ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁old ▁man ?” ▁“ Q u ick ! ▁quick !” ▁returned ▁the ▁abbé , ▁“ list en ▁to ▁what ▁I ▁have ▁to ▁say .” ▁Be h ind ▁the ▁event ▁that ▁had ▁over w hel med ▁him ▁he ▁saw ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁God . ▁There ▁was ▁something ▁to ▁ad m ire ▁in ▁the ▁tiger , ▁the ▁leop ard , ▁the ▁wild ▁elephant ; ▁but ▁she ▁placed ▁all ▁nat ives ▁( per haps ▁wrong ly ) ▁in ▁a ▁class ▁with ▁the ▁unclean ▁j ack als ▁and ▁hy en as . ▁“ S o ▁much ▁the ▁better — so ▁much ▁the ▁better ,” ▁said ▁Caderousse . ▁Me ▁and ▁my ▁m ate , ▁we ▁th ort ▁we ▁wouldn ’ t ▁never ▁g it ▁out ▁quick ▁enough . ▁“ Oh , ▁indeed — ind eed , ▁sir , ▁he ▁is ▁in n oc ent !” ▁so bb ed ▁forth ▁Merc édès . ▁If ▁there ▁were ▁any ▁one ▁to ▁talk ▁to ▁I ▁could ▁bear ▁it , ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁one . ▁Under ne ath ▁this ▁apparent ▁sim p lic ity ▁I ▁discovered ▁a ▁gr im ▁s ard on ic ▁hum or . ▁The ▁prem ier ▁holy ▁man , ▁satisfied ▁that ▁he ▁understood ▁Kathlyn ' s ▁g est ures , ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁just ly ▁an ge red ▁vill ag ers ▁and ▁explained ▁that ▁with ▁his ▁aid ▁their ▁priest ess ▁would , ▁in ▁five ▁sun s , ▁rec re ate ▁V ishn u ▁in ▁all ▁his ▁beauty . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁deal ▁of ▁rum or , ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁I ▁was ▁there ▁that ▁when ▁he ▁died ▁England ▁would ▁step ▁in ▁actually . ▁After ▁some ▁time ▁Dorian ▁Gray ▁looked ▁up . ▁" We ▁studied ▁it ▁in ▁history , ▁P utt a ! ▁The ▁movement ▁started ▁in ▁1942 ! ▁That ▁means ▁1942 ▁was ▁the ▁year ▁that ..." ▁" Is ▁it ▁about ▁the ▁medal ?" ▁demand ed ▁Winnie . ▁Villefort , ▁closely ▁watch ing ▁his ▁count en ance ▁and ▁his ▁lips , ▁a wa ited ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁examination . ▁But ▁she ▁could ▁think ▁of ▁nothing ▁but ▁the ▁man ’ s ▁phone ▁that ▁some how ▁held ▁so ▁many ▁dict ion aries ▁and ▁books . ▁He ▁is ▁in ▁form ▁two ▁at ▁U sh ind i ▁boys ▁High ▁school . ▁But ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁a ▁strange ▁r at ▁appeared . ▁The ▁President ▁required ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁that ▁citiz en . ▁The ▁deep ▁water ▁was ▁e er ily ▁quiet , ▁and ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁light ▁made ▁her ▁sh iver ▁with ▁fear . ▁India ▁and ▁the ▁border ▁countries ! ▁Sil ence ▁fell ▁upon ▁them ▁again . ▁“ T ru ly , ▁madame , ▁I ▁think ▁so ." ▁She ▁was ▁conducted ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁palace . ▁Yes , ▁yes , ▁Ed mond , ▁that ▁is ▁true , ▁but ▁you ▁forgot ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁a ▁little ▁debt ▁to ▁our ▁neighbor , ▁Caderousse . ▁From ▁a ▁lab el ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁escape ! ▁Why ▁had ▁her ▁father ▁asked ▁them ▁if ▁they ▁loved ▁him ? ▁We ▁say ▁cor robor ated , ▁because ▁the ▁br ig ad ier ▁was ▁too ▁experienced ▁to ▁be ▁conv in ced ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁pro of . ▁“ Y our ▁master ▁seems ▁to ▁rep ose ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁trust ▁in ▁that ▁young ▁man , ▁P oo le ,” ▁res um ed ▁the ▁other ▁mus ingly . ▁She ▁was ▁fr ight ened , ▁but ▁it ▁would ▁never ▁do ▁to ▁let ▁them ▁see ▁it . ▁The ▁wat cher ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁d um f ounded ▁holy ▁man ▁in ▁all ▁India . ▁And ▁so , ▁in ▁sp ite ▁of ▁M . ▁de ▁Villefort ’ s ▁prom ises ▁What ▁better ▁exc use ▁was ▁needed ? ▁I ▁have ▁about ▁sixty ▁beasts ▁there ▁now , ▁and ▁that ' s ▁mainly ▁why ▁I ' m ▁going ▁back . ▁Oh , ▁you ▁know ▁it , ▁tell ▁them , ▁tell ▁them ! ▁The ▁ch ill ▁r ous ed ▁her ▁finally ▁and ▁she ▁sw ung ▁her ▁arms ▁to ▁re new ▁the ▁circ ulation . ▁C amp b ell ▁took ▁a ▁ch air ▁by ▁the ▁table , ▁and ▁Dorian ▁sat ▁opposite ▁to ▁him . ▁On ▁the ▁left , ▁in ▁a ▁sort ▁of ▁valley , ▁he ▁perceived ▁a ▁circular ▁exc av ation . ▁T ami ▁just ▁sh o ok ▁her ▁head ▁and ▁s ighed . ▁W ake ▁that ▁poor ▁boy , ▁and ▁let ▁him ▁come ▁and ▁see ▁the ▁last ; ▁he ▁trust s ▁us , ▁and ▁we ▁have ▁promised ▁him . ▁The ▁e g ret ▁went ▁near ▁the ▁lake ▁and ▁told ▁the ▁fishes ▁that ▁the ▁water ▁in ▁that ▁lake ▁would ▁get ▁dry ▁. ▁T ow ard ▁four ▁o ' clock ▁she ▁fell ▁into ▁a ▁do ze ▁and ▁was ▁finally ▁aw ak ened ▁by ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁v o ices ▁raised ▁in ▁ang er . ▁Bruce ▁accepted ▁the ▁situation ▁philosoph ically ; ▁argument ▁or ▁protest ▁was ▁fut ile . ▁Who ▁knows ▁but ▁there ▁may ▁be ▁good ▁news ▁in ▁the ▁en velop e ? ▁But ▁what ▁is ▁the ▁matter ! ▁The ▁look ▁and ▁the ▁action ▁had ▁occupied ▁but ▁an ▁in stant . ▁The ▁o g res ▁used ▁to ▁dist ur b ▁people ▁a ▁lot . ▁Bes ides , ▁they ▁wel com ed ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁pop ul ace , ▁how ▁strong ▁they ▁were ▁and ▁how ▁little ▁they ▁fe ared ▁Umb alla . ▁“ They ▁a in ’ t ▁worth ▁much , ▁then .” ▁The ▁old est ▁cro c od ile ▁said , ▁“ We ’ ll ▁know ▁you ’ re ▁one ▁of ▁us ▁if ▁you ▁can ▁eat ▁and ▁enjoy ▁m ud ▁sa uce ▁just ▁like ▁we ▁do ." ▁“ But ▁they ▁are ▁so ▁un ha pp y ▁in ▁Wh ite ch ap el ,” ▁continued ▁Lady ▁Ag atha . ▁There ▁was ▁only ▁one ▁bit ▁of ▁evidence ▁left ▁against ▁him . ▁Bertuccio , ▁c rou ched ▁in ▁the ▁corn er ▁of ▁the ▁car riage , ▁began ▁to ▁exam ine ▁with ▁a ▁fever ish ▁anx i ety ▁every ▁house ▁they ▁passed . ▁He ▁had ▁evidently ▁expected ▁some ▁such ▁call , ▁for ▁I ▁found ▁him ▁d ressed ▁in ▁his ▁room . ▁" W here ▁is ▁this ▁man ▁Ram ab ai ▁conf ined ?" ▁demand ed ▁Kathlyn . ▁No , ▁mere ly ▁his ▁test ament ary ▁exec utor . ▁Be er , ▁the ▁B ible , ▁and ▁the ▁seven ▁dead ly ▁virt ues ▁have ▁made ▁our ▁England ▁what ▁she ▁is .” ▁In ▁this ▁m ood , ▁bord ering ▁on ▁the ▁hy ster ical ▁( which ▁is ▁sometimes ▁but ▁a ▁step ▁to ▁sup reme ▁courage ), ▁D urg a ▁Ram , ▁so - called ▁Umb alla , ▁and ▁the ▁council ▁found ▁her . ▁“ The ▁second ▁is , ▁that ▁you ▁will ▁not ▁tell ▁her ▁that ▁your ▁father ▁ever ▁served ▁her s .” ▁“ H el p ▁me ▁mom !” ▁cried ▁the ▁voice . ▁Madame ▁Defarge ▁met ▁the ▁lifted ▁ey eb rows ▁and ▁fore head ▁with ▁a ▁cold , ▁imp ass ive ▁st are . ▁Ad mir ably ▁su ited ▁for ▁a ▁religious ▁subject , ▁Mr . ▁Gray . ▁Perhaps ▁her ▁friend , ▁S ally ▁the ▁Se ah orse , ▁could ▁help ▁her ▁find ▁this ▁special ▁plant ▁for ▁Thomas . ▁The ▁common ▁hill - flow ers ▁w ither , ▁but ▁they ▁bl oss om ▁again . ▁Danglars ▁was ▁j oking ▁in ▁a ▁friendly ▁way , ▁but ▁Fernand ▁looked ▁p ale ▁and ▁ag it ated .” ▁“ Ah , ▁true , ▁a ▁d iplom at ist !” ▁observed ▁Debray . ▁St ill , ▁your ▁mind ▁works ▁true , ▁and ▁arg ues ▁not ▁a ▁partic ul ari ▁ad ▁univers ale ▁. ▁The ▁val et ▁re - app eared ▁almost ▁in stant ly , ▁and , ▁having ▁sh av ed ▁his ▁master , ▁assisted ▁him ▁to ▁dress ▁entire ly ▁in ▁black . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁disp ute ▁between ▁the ▁Holy ▁Father ▁and ▁his ▁son . ▁" V ery ▁soon ▁after ▁my ▁marriage , ▁your ▁M utt aj ja ▁got ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁B omb ay , ▁and ▁we ▁left ▁M ys ore ." ▁That ▁is ▁not ▁like ▁Jonathan ; ▁I ▁do ▁not ▁understand ▁it , ▁and ▁it ▁makes ▁me ▁un e asy . ▁But ▁I ▁have ▁seen ▁things ▁so ▁extraordinary , ▁that ▁what ▁you ▁tell ▁me ▁seems ▁less ▁ast on ish ing ▁than ▁it ▁other wise ▁might . ▁“ S im ply , ▁‘ that ▁he ▁has ▁received ▁the ▁letter , ▁and ▁will ▁come .’ ” ▁“ S o ▁you ▁put ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁coff in ?” ▁O be y . ▁Well , ▁just ▁as ▁you ▁like , ▁my ▁prince ; ▁there ’ s ▁li ber ty ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁world . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁pity ▁in ▁her ▁heart ▁for ▁these ▁poor ▁wild ▁things , ▁and ▁perhaps ▁they ▁perceived ▁this ▁pity , ▁which ▁was ▁fear less . ▁Thus ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁city ▁an ▁hour ▁before ▁Bruce ▁and ▁Ram ab ai . ▁For ▁Winnie , ▁dark ▁as ▁Kathlyn ▁was ▁light , ▁was ▁as ▁care less ▁and ▁aim less ▁as ▁th ist led own ▁in ▁the ▁wind . ▁Like ▁Ish ma el , ▁she ▁must ▁go ▁on , ▁forever ▁and ▁forever ▁on . ▁These ▁things ▁do ▁occur , ▁you ▁know . ▁““ What ▁must ▁be ▁done ▁then ?” ▁asked ▁the ▁general . — I ▁have ▁my ▁car riage ▁here ,” ▁said ▁the ▁president . ▁A ▁red ▁stre ak ▁shot ▁up , ▁and ▁a ▁ro sy ▁light ▁seemed ▁to ▁dif f use ▁itself ▁through ▁the ▁room . ▁You ▁have ▁lived ▁since ▁then . ▁But ▁he ▁had ▁gone ▁too ▁far ; ▁for ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁head ▁he ▁must ▁go ▁on . ▁M utt aj j i ▁sm iled . ▁It ▁was ▁Mun n i ’ s ▁birthday . ▁H anged ▁if ▁I ▁can ▁rec all ▁his ▁real ▁name . ▁See ing ▁the ▁door ▁of ▁an ▁empty ▁c age ▁open , ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁appro ached ▁by ▁a ▁broad ▁run way , ▁she ▁fle w ▁to ▁it , ▁entered ▁and ▁sl am med ▁the ▁door ▁and ▁held ▁it . ▁It ▁was ▁all ▁very ▁rid ic ulous ▁but ▁I ▁did ▁not ▁feel ▁comfort able . ▁Mr . ▁L orry ▁nod ded ▁his ▁cons ent . ▁“ There ▁is ▁another ▁way ,” ▁said ▁Morrel . ▁He ▁remembered ▁his ▁mother ’ s ▁words , “ C ar ry ▁it ▁home ▁on ▁your ▁should er .” ▁And , ▁after ▁all , ▁the ▁priests ▁are ▁most ▁to ▁be ▁fe ared . ▁[ I ll ust ration : ▁So ▁they ▁comfort ed ▁each ▁other . ] ▁When ▁the ▁attend ants ▁r ushed ▁in , ▁and ▁we ▁turned ▁our ▁attention ▁to ▁him , ▁his ▁employ ment ▁positive ly ▁sick ened ▁me . ▁" G et ▁to ▁work , ▁get ▁to ▁work .” ▁They ▁would ▁also ▁do ▁it ▁when ▁the ▁o g res ▁would ▁go ▁away ▁in ▁the ▁morning . ▁" P ut ▁the ▁min es ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁are na ." ▁“ And ▁now ,” ▁demand ed ▁the ▁count , ▁“ are ▁all ▁the ▁forms ▁comp lied ▁with ?” ▁“ I ▁do ▁not ▁understand ▁you ,” ▁said ▁Sir ▁Thomas , ▁growing ▁rather ▁red . ▁He ▁remembered ▁the ▁Count ▁of ▁Monte ▁Cristo . ▁" B ecause ," ▁she ▁answered ▁seriously , ▁" you ▁never ▁do ▁anything ▁but ▁big ▁things . ▁“ And ▁as ▁much , ▁at ▁least , ▁in ▁pear ls , ▁diam ond s , ▁and ▁j ew els ,” ▁said ▁E ug é nie . ▁W as ▁God ▁watch ing ▁over ▁her ? ▁You ▁must ▁not ▁die ▁by ▁any ▁hand ; ▁but ▁least ▁of ▁all ▁by ▁your ▁own . ▁Sometimes ▁a ▁shad ow ▁cross ed ▁the ▁wh it ened ▁sand s ; ▁sc ur ried , ▁rather ; ▁and ▁quiet ly ▁Bruce ▁would ▁tell ▁her ▁what ▁the ▁animals ▁were -- j ack als , ▁with ▁an ▁occas ional ▁pro w ling ▁red ▁w ol f . ▁You ▁would ▁love ▁me ▁as ▁much ▁if ▁I ▁were ▁poor , ▁would ▁you ▁not , ▁Maxim ilian ?” ▁But , ▁keep ▁in ▁the ▁way . ▁I ▁meet ▁no ▁d in ner ▁any where ▁T ami ▁th ank ed ▁S ally ▁the ▁Se ah orse , ▁and ▁watched ▁her ▁slowly ▁sw im ▁away . ▁" A i ! , ▁A i ! , ▁She ▁is ▁dead ▁and ▁we ▁are ▁und one !" ▁“ There , ▁do ▁you ▁hear ?” ▁observed ▁G a etan o ; ▁“ he ▁is ▁b idd ing ▁you ▁ad ie u .” ▁He ▁walked ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁fighting ▁cats . ▁To ▁some ▁little ▁act ress ▁or ▁other ▁" And ▁your ▁decision ▁is ?" ▁Every body ▁lived ▁happ ily ▁ever ▁after . ▁" T ell ▁him ▁that ▁I ▁ref use !" ▁" Is n ' t ▁that ▁enough ?" ▁he ▁ret ort ed . ▁The ▁British ▁Raj ▁does ▁not ▁want ▁a ▁great ▁border ▁war , ▁and ▁I ▁can ▁bring ▁down ▁ten ▁thousand ▁wild ▁hill men ▁out law s ▁between ▁whom ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Raj ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁blood ▁fe ud ; ▁ten ▁thousand ▁from ▁a ▁land ▁where ▁there ▁is ▁never ▁peace , ▁only ▁tru ce . ▁H anged ▁if ▁I ▁can ▁rec all ▁his ▁real ▁name . ▁On ▁a ▁table ▁by ▁her ▁side ▁lay ▁a ▁mand ol in ▁and ▁an ▁app le . ▁Arth ur ▁looked ▁up ▁with ▁set ▁white ▁face ▁and ▁said :-- ▁“ T ake ▁care , ▁sir , ▁take ▁care !” ▁The ▁mon ster ▁headed ▁towards ▁the ▁village ▁sing ing : ▁" We re ▁you ▁afraid ▁we ▁might ▁wish ▁to ▁wear ▁it ▁or ▁have ▁it ▁made ▁over ?" ▁l aug hed ▁Winnie , ▁who ▁never ▁went ▁below ▁the ▁surface ▁of ▁things . ▁“ P e ace , ▁little ▁V enge ance ,” ▁said ▁Madame ▁Defarge , ▁laying ▁her ▁hand ▁with ▁a ▁slight ▁f rown ▁on ▁her ▁lie ut en ant ’ s ▁lips , ▁“ he ar ▁me ▁speak ." ▁" The ▁su ck ing ▁sand !" ▁he ▁cried . ▁In ▁minutes , ▁the ▁whole ▁lo af ▁was ▁gone ! ▁He ▁put ▁out ▁his ▁arms ▁and ▁f olded ▁her ▁to ▁his ▁breast ; ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁she ▁lay ▁there ▁so bb ing . ▁“ And ▁what ▁do ▁you ▁mean ▁to ▁do ?” ▁Yes , ▁in ▁life ▁or ▁death ▁“ A ▁mis ch ance ?” ▁repeated ▁the ▁bar on ess . ▁“ Yes , ▁no ▁doubt , ▁but ▁improved ▁upon ▁by ▁our s . ▁One ▁day , ▁too , ▁when ▁my ▁wife ▁was ▁ill , ▁he ▁gave ▁me ▁a ▁pres cript ion ▁which ▁c ured ▁her . ▁“ S he ▁might ▁think ▁a ▁thousand ▁things ,” ▁Carton ▁said , ▁and ▁any ▁of ▁them ▁would ▁only ▁add ▁to ▁her ▁trouble . ▁If ▁it ▁be ▁that ▁I ▁had ▁not ▁dream t , ▁the ▁Count ▁must ▁have ▁carried ▁me ▁here . ▁“ I ▁don ’ t ▁see ▁where ▁the ▁j oke ▁comes ▁in ▁there ▁either !” ▁“ This ▁is ▁beyond ▁me , ▁P oo le ,” ▁said ▁the ▁lawyer . ▁An ▁iron ▁r ing ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁re ar ▁wall , ▁and ▁to ▁this ▁was ▁generally ▁tied ▁a ▁kid , ▁the ▁ble ating ▁of ▁which ▁l ured ▁the ▁tiger ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁tra p ▁was ▁laid . ▁I ▁must ▁look ▁in ▁at ▁Tell son ’ s ; ▁so ▁I ▁will ▁go ▁there ▁at ▁once ▁and ▁come ▁back ▁present ly . ▁I ▁should ▁like ▁to ▁know ▁how ▁you ▁speed ; ▁though , ▁mind ! ▁“ G ood ▁God ▁help ▁us ! ▁help ▁her ! ▁o h , ▁help ▁her !” ▁And ▁I ▁like ▁it ▁not . ▁A i ! ▁“ I ▁do ▁not ▁know ; ▁he ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁in ▁my ▁hands ,” ▁replied ▁Villefort . ▁“ H app en ▁to ▁be ▁hung ry , — that ’ s ▁pret ty ▁good , ▁when ▁I ▁haven ’ t ▁eaten ▁for ▁twenty - f our ▁hours !” ▁mut tered ▁Danglars . ▁No ▁questions . ▁Her ▁hand , ▁still ▁filled ▁with ▁cl ay , ▁dropped ▁to ▁her ▁side , ▁and ▁a ▁table au ▁end ured ▁for ▁a ▁minute ▁or ▁two , ▁suggesting ▁a ▁rem ote ▁period , ▁a ▁Persian ▁id yl , ▁may h ap . ▁" H app y ▁birthday , ▁M utt aj j i !" ▁Ah med . ▁In ▁a ▁moment ▁he ▁had ▁passed ▁through ▁them , ▁and ▁could ▁see ▁the ▁house ▁distinct ly . ▁“ N ever ▁mind ▁Mother ,” ▁said ▁S iz we . ▁She ▁lik es ▁sing ing ▁and ▁making ▁j ok es ▁to ▁her ▁customers . ▁" If ▁I ▁am ▁queen , ▁I ▁will ▁it ," ▁said ▁Kathlyn ▁firm ly . ▁Raj ah , ▁getting ▁a ▁wh iff ▁of ▁the ▁ac rid ▁smoke , ▁quick ened ▁his ▁str ide . ▁“ W ith ▁all ▁my ▁heart ,” ▁replied ▁the ▁mar qu ise ; ▁“ let ▁the ▁past ▁be ▁forever ▁forgotten ." ▁The ▁human ▁mind ▁can ▁stand ▁only ▁so ▁many ▁sh ocks . ▁“ Go , ▁C orn é l ie ,” ▁said ▁Madame ▁Danglars , ▁“ I ▁do ▁not ▁require ▁you ▁any ▁longer .” ▁The ▁tree ▁tr un k ▁had ▁f ur . ▁I ▁am ▁conscious ▁of ▁nothing ; ▁there ▁can ▁be ▁nothing ▁here . ▁The ▁o g res ▁used ▁to ▁give ▁them ▁food ▁and ▁sou p ▁to ▁fat ten ▁them . ▁“ You ▁keep ▁the ▁register s ▁of ▁ent ries ▁and ▁depart ures ?” ▁“ H as ▁your ▁bed ▁been ▁moved ▁since ▁you ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁prison er ?” ▁She ▁wanted ▁to ▁get ▁back ▁soon ▁to ▁inc ub ate ▁her ▁eggs . ▁“ No , ▁I ▁will ▁come ▁down ,” ▁he ▁said , ▁strugg ling ▁to ▁his ▁feet . ▁“ P lease , ▁don ' t ▁eat ▁me !” ▁An ans i ▁said . ▁He ▁cried . ▁Jo j o ▁loved ▁the ▁ice - c ream , ▁so ▁uncle ▁got ▁him ▁a ▁bu cket ful ▁of ▁ice - c ream . ▁T ot o ' s ▁sister ▁is ▁called ▁S oph ia . ▁" I ▁see ▁one ▁thing ,” ▁said ▁Carton . ▁I ▁wonder ▁why ▁he ▁was ▁so ▁anx ious ▁about ▁these ▁flowers . ▁“ Ah ,” ▁she ▁cried , ▁“ what ▁a ▁fr ight ful ▁dream !” ▁It ▁was ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁the ▁occas ional ▁pil gr im , ▁the ▁r y ots ▁having ▁sh r ines ▁more ▁con ven ient ly ▁situ ated . ▁P oor ▁fell ows , ▁neither ▁of ▁them ▁is ▁aware ▁that ▁I ▁know ▁all ▁about ▁the ▁proposals ▁they ▁made ▁to ▁Luc y . ▁“ It ▁is ▁not ▁ill - pl an ned ,” ▁said ▁the ▁governor . ▁The ▁inst in ct ▁to ▁live ▁fl amed ▁so ▁strongly ▁in ▁her ▁that ▁the ▁cr ust ▁of ▁civil ization ▁fell ▁away ▁like ▁mist ▁before ▁the ▁sun , ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁the ▁pure ▁sa v age ▁( which ▁lies ▁d orm ant ▁in ▁us ▁all ) ▁ruled ▁her . ▁“ The ▁study ▁does ▁not ▁take ▁long ; ▁it ▁was ▁act ing ▁as ▁a ▁super n um er ary ▁that ▁was ▁so ▁t ed ious .” ▁Ex cept ▁for ▁his ▁bro wn ▁tur ban ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁passed ▁un not iced . ▁I ▁shall ▁never ▁feel ▁her ▁weight . ▁So on ▁they ▁had ▁eaten ▁all ▁the ▁fish . ▁He ▁has ▁told ▁you ▁right ly . ▁“ We ▁cannot ▁leave ▁you ▁here ▁so , ▁and ▁yet ▁we ▁cannot ▁stay .” ▁H are ▁pa used ▁at ▁his ▁des k . ▁" What ▁does ▁he ▁say ?" ▁she ▁asked . ▁“ I ▁need ▁to ▁fly ▁like ▁the ▁c rows .” ▁The ▁milk ▁sp l as hed ▁all ▁over ▁him . ▁They ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁hot el ; ▁at ▁the ▁door ▁Franz ▁ordered ▁the ▁co ach man ▁to ▁be ▁ready ▁at ▁eight . ▁If ▁she ▁could ▁hold ▁Raj ah ▁to ▁a ▁walk ▁the ▁how d ah ▁would ▁last ▁at ▁least ▁till ▁she ▁came ▁to ▁some ▁village . ▁But ▁the ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁India ▁rec alled ▁it ▁to ▁mind . ▁A ▁d ull ▁red ▁sett led ▁under ▁Umb alla ' s ▁skin . ▁May ▁I ▁make ▁the ▁only ▁at one ment ▁in ▁my ▁power ? ▁She ▁could ▁hear ▁the ▁beast ▁tro t ting ▁round ▁and ▁round , ▁sn iff ling ▁and ▁r umb ling ▁in ▁his ▁th ro at . ▁He ▁is ▁un com mon ly ▁cle ver , ▁if ▁one ▁can ▁judge ▁from ▁his ▁face , ▁and ▁full ▁of ▁energy . ▁The ▁family ▁honour , ▁sir , ▁is ▁safe ▁from ▁me ▁in ▁this ▁country . ▁This ▁evening ▁she ▁is ▁mere ly ▁a ▁common place ▁med i oc re ▁act ress . ▁The ▁spok es man ▁for ▁the ▁council ▁stamp ed ▁his ▁foot ▁in ▁wrath . ▁““ A ▁vis itor ?” ▁inquired ▁Valentine , ▁much ▁ag it ated ; ▁who ▁is ▁it ?” ▁It ▁was ▁delight ful ▁to ▁watch ▁him . ▁" H uk um ▁ha i !" ▁he ▁murm ured ▁in ▁Hind ust ani . ▁Se aled ▁document ▁can ▁save ▁me . ▁" Ah , ▁but ▁did ▁you ▁offer ▁me ▁the ▁chance ?" ▁she ▁returned . ▁" That ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁ord eal ." ▁Then ▁the ▁ro aring ▁of ▁the ▁preced ing ▁night ▁was ▁repeated . ▁With out ▁even ▁pa using ▁to ▁think ▁it ▁over ▁Raj ah ▁b ent ▁his ▁call ous ed ▁k ne es , ▁and ▁gr ate fully ▁Kathlyn ▁c raw led ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁how d ah . ▁“ He ▁must ▁take ▁his ▁chance ,” ▁said ▁Madame ▁Defarge . ▁One ▁day ▁K ila ▁heard ▁a ▁sh out , ▁" H el p !" ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁our ▁blood ▁to ▁be ▁ruled ▁by ▁kings , ▁opp ressed ; ▁we ▁should ▁not ▁know ▁what ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁absolute ▁freedom . ▁But ▁in ▁any ▁case ▁I ▁suppose ▁you ▁will ▁not ▁let ▁it ▁away ▁for ▁some ▁days ? ▁She ▁reg ret ted ▁the ▁peace ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁in ▁the ▁day time . ▁His ▁first ▁look ▁was ▁certainly ▁dire cted ▁towards ▁Monte ▁Cristo , ▁but ▁the ▁second ▁was ▁for ▁Andre a . ▁Kathlyn ▁proved ▁rather ▁un com mun ic ative ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁home . ▁He ▁then ▁inquired ▁how ▁they ▁had ▁f ared ▁in ▁their ▁trip . ▁C ro c od ile ▁said , ▁“ The ▁n y ab e z i ▁told ▁me ▁that ▁if ▁I ▁am ▁to ▁be ▁he aled ▁I ▁must ▁eat ▁you , ▁my ▁friend .” ▁" O ▁my ▁children , ▁my ▁little ▁ones , ▁my ▁kids ! ▁But ▁how ▁long ▁have ▁you ▁been ▁here ▁that ▁you ▁are ▁ign or ant ▁of ▁all ▁this ? ▁“ What ▁would ▁your ▁excellency ▁like ▁to ▁eat ?” ▁" J R ▁Jayaward ene , ▁R ▁Prem adasa ▁and ▁Mahinda ▁Rajapaksa , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁exec utive ▁pres idents ▁of ▁our ▁country , ▁exerc ised ▁power ▁as ▁dict ators ▁even ▁though ▁they ▁were ▁e lected ▁by ▁popular ▁vote ." ▁Spe aking ▁to ▁the ▁media , ▁the ▁Minister ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁primary ▁objective ▁is ▁to ▁look ▁into ▁the ▁fraud s ▁and ▁cor rupt ions ▁that ▁have ▁occurred ▁through ▁the ▁appoint ment ▁of ▁the ▁inter im ▁committee ▁and ▁to ▁st abil ize ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁cricket ▁vict ories ▁soon . ▁The ▁committee ▁appointed ▁to ▁investigate ▁whether ▁she ▁has ▁su ng ▁the ▁national ▁ant hem ▁in ▁an ▁incor re ct ▁manner ▁has ▁submitted ▁this ▁proposal . ▁Professor ▁King ▁and ▁her ▁team ▁wanted ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁many ▁other ▁issues ▁affect ing ▁public ▁health ▁beyond ▁comparing ▁the ▁final ▁outcome . ▁After ▁the ▁previous ▁Mahinda ▁Rajapaksa ▁government ▁started ▁the ▁Colombo ▁Port ▁City ▁Project , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁controversy ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁regarding ▁the ▁agreement ▁made ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁it ▁for ▁free ▁to ▁the ▁Chinese ▁company ▁carrying ▁out ▁the ▁relevant ▁construction . ▁The ▁country ▁understand s ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁lock ing ▁the ▁country , ▁i . e . ▁the ▁impact ▁on ▁low - in come ▁res idents , ▁daily ▁income ▁ear ners ▁and ▁self - em p loy ed ▁people , ▁etc . ▁. ▁And ▁second , ▁re bo ot ▁the ▁economy ▁by ▁improving ▁private ▁sector ▁growth ▁with ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁product ivity ▁and ▁infrastructure ▁spending . ▁During ▁the ▁colonial ▁period , ▁British ▁officials ▁sett led ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁and ▁they ▁brought ▁many ▁things ▁including ▁their ▁rec re ational ▁sports ▁and ▁cultural ▁elements ▁to ▁the ▁island . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁H al aw ata ▁General ▁Hospital ▁after ▁the ▁accident . ▁To ▁them , ▁losing ▁the ▁city ▁means ▁losing ▁a ▁capital . ▁Although ▁these ▁two ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁prove ▁that ▁Maradona ▁was ▁their ▁father , ▁it ▁is ▁still ▁unclear ▁how ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁est ate ▁they ▁will ▁inherit . ▁He ▁says ▁that ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁field ▁with ▁courage ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁had ▁six ▁st it ches ▁on ▁his ▁left ▁hand ▁w ound . ▁Despite ▁all ▁the ▁ob st ac les , ▁she ▁has ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁first ▁position ▁in ▁her ▁class ▁in ▁term ▁exam s . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁North ▁Korean ▁authorities ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁worship , ▁but ▁they ▁have ▁refused ▁to ▁participate . ▁A ▁recent ▁example ▁of ▁China ' s ▁deep ▁concern ▁for ▁even ▁the ▁most ▁basic ▁internal ▁aff airs ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁was ▁the ▁Chinese ▁ambassador ▁in ▁Colombo ▁coming ▁forward ▁immediately ▁event ▁to ▁send ▁his ▁con gr at ulations ▁when ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Mahinda ▁Rajapaksa ▁announced ▁the ▁appoint ment ▁of ▁his ▁youngest ▁son ▁Y os h ita ▁Rajapaksa ▁as ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁in ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ' s ▁Office . ▁In ▁2016, ▁a ▁g or illa ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁C inc in n ati ▁Z oo ▁in ▁America ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁child ▁who ▁fell ▁into ▁the ▁c age ▁where ▁the ▁g or illa ▁was ▁kept . ▁Bad m int on ▁ch amp ion ▁Nil uk a ▁Karun aratne ▁announ ces ▁retire ment ▁" I ▁was ▁almost ▁su ic id al ." ▁A ▁$ 1 .2 ▁billion ▁investment ▁in ▁the ▁port ▁city . ▁It ▁is ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁a ▁person ▁who ▁has ▁committed ▁an ▁off ense ▁under ▁this ▁Act ▁may ▁be ▁subject ed ▁to ▁impris onment ▁or ▁a ▁fine ▁and ▁both . ▁" This ▁is ▁a ▁dis res pect ▁to ▁us ," ▁he ▁said . ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁there , ▁Mr ▁R ow ley ▁worked ▁on ▁developing ▁cover t ▁techniques ▁to ▁target ▁major ▁organ ised ▁crime ▁g ang s ▁that ▁work ▁across ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁other ▁countries . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁win ▁any ▁election ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁it ▁is ▁very ▁important ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁vot ers ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁and ▁eastern ▁provinces ▁where ▁the ▁Tamil ▁and ▁Muslim ▁majority ▁res ide . ▁The ▁Presidential ▁Media ▁Division ▁states ▁that ▁President ▁Maithripala ▁Sirisena ▁has ▁ordered ▁the ▁iss u ance ▁of ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁gaz ette ▁making ▁waste ▁disp osal ▁services ▁under ▁local ▁government ▁bodies ▁essential ▁services . ▁India ▁refused ▁to ▁participate . ▁The ▁organ iz ers ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁have ▁also ▁taken ▁steps ▁to ▁imp ose ▁a ▁fine ▁of ▁20% ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁fee ▁and ▁a ▁pen al ty ▁mark ▁against ▁N ase em ▁Sh ah ▁of ▁the ▁Colombo ▁St ri k ers ▁team . ▁Accordingly , ▁Jan ani ▁Dh an an j ana ▁has ▁won ▁the ▁silver ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁T 47 ▁long ▁j ump ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁Asian ▁P ara ▁G ames ▁with ▁a ▁performance ▁of ▁4.8 9 ▁meters . ▁F orm er ▁President ▁Maithripala ▁Sirisena ▁says ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁demand ing ▁an ▁international ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁April ▁21 ▁attack ▁exp osed ▁by ▁Ch annel ▁4. ▁He ▁could ▁have ▁set ▁the ▁whole ▁country ▁on ▁fire ▁with ▁one ▁word , ▁but ▁he ▁always ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Muslim ▁people ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁are ▁not ▁responsible ▁for ▁this ▁attack . ▁In st ead , ▁helping ▁parents ▁directly ▁can ▁improve ▁their ▁mental ▁health . ▁Accordingly , ▁the ▁cor por ation ▁states ▁that ▁101 ▁pet rol ▁st ations ▁have ▁not ▁maintained ▁minimum ▁st ocks ▁92 ▁pet rol ▁and ▁61 ▁pet rol ▁st ations ▁have ▁not ▁maintained ▁minimum ▁st ocks ▁of ▁Lanka ▁A ut o ▁D ies el ▁50% ▁and ▁the ▁fuel ▁required ▁to ▁maintain ▁sufficient ▁st ocks ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁ordered ▁yesterday . ▁" It ▁will ▁take ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁to ▁res olve ." ▁Also , ▁this ▁tournament ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁a ▁qual ifying ▁tournament ▁for ▁the ▁up coming ▁2024 ▁Paris ▁O ly mp ics ▁for ▁9 ▁sports ▁events . ▁And ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁it ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁only ▁being ▁aware ▁and ▁pay ing ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁virus ▁is ▁enough . ▁Accordingly , ▁a ▁person ▁who ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁law n ▁m ower ▁at ▁the ▁work place ▁where ▁the ▁child ▁was ▁stay ing ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁M ull er iya ▁police ▁on ▁sus pic ion ▁of ▁the ▁incident . ▁" ▁G lob ally , ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁second - b ig gest ▁deal ▁behind ▁V oda f one ▁A irt ou ch ' s ▁take over ▁of ▁Germany ' s ▁Mann es man n ▁A G ▁for ▁$ 1 72 b n ▁( £ 1 38 b n ) ▁in ▁1999 ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁came ▁forward ▁to ▁give ▁advice ▁on ▁solving ▁the ▁problems ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁which ▁was ▁severe ly ▁critic ized ▁by ▁the ▁Defense ▁Secretary . ▁S ch m id t ▁said ▁after ▁the ▁Italy ▁game ▁that ▁Jack son ▁was ▁putting ▁Se xt on ▁under ▁g en u ine ▁pressure ▁for ▁the ▁number ▁10 ▁j er se y , ▁but ▁the ▁Le in ster ▁player ▁is ▁still ▁t ipped ▁to ▁return ▁this ▁week end . ▁While ▁flee ing , ▁the ▁princess ▁was ▁stopped ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁off ▁the ▁boat , ▁where ▁she ▁strugg led ▁with ▁the ▁command os . ▁S aid ▁R ame z ▁N am , ▁co - ch air ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy ▁and ▁Environment ▁at ▁Sing ular ity ▁University ▁in ▁Cal if orn ia . ▁Do ctors ▁say ▁that ▁she ▁died ▁due ▁to ▁internal ▁inj uries . ▁The ▁website ▁says ▁that ▁financial ▁analysis , ▁market ▁sur ve ys ▁and ▁internal ▁sources ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁calculate ▁these ▁estimates . ▁22 ▁people ▁hospital ized ▁after ▁a ▁coll ision ▁between ▁a ▁bus ▁and ▁a ▁l orry ▁He ▁states ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁10,000 ▁times ▁too ▁weak ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁observed ▁amount ▁of ▁ph os ph ine . ▁The ▁corn ▁should ▁be ▁broken ▁before ▁it ▁ri p ens . ▁If ▁you ▁call ▁it , ▁all ▁the ▁det ails ▁will ▁be ▁given . ▁But ▁when ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁called ▁today , ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App eal , ▁Judge ▁N ish anka ▁Band ula ▁Karun aratne , ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁relevant ▁decision ▁will ▁be ▁announced ▁on ▁the ▁31 st ▁of ▁this ▁month . ▁Pr ade ep ▁K od ipp il i , ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Dis aster ▁Management ▁Center , ▁comment ed ▁on ▁the ▁fire ▁in ▁Ell a ▁Res erve . ▁" Our ▁union ▁and ▁E asy J et ▁have ▁understood ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁girls ▁coming ▁forward ▁as ▁prominent ▁char act ers ." ▁" As ▁a ▁community ▁that ▁often ▁lives ▁together , ▁limits ▁priv acy ▁and ▁individual ▁freedom ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁anc est ral ▁house ." ▁According ▁to ▁Dr . ▁R adha ▁Mod g il , ▁what ▁we ▁think ▁of ▁as ▁physical ▁and ▁mental ▁fat ig ue ▁today ▁is ▁" ex cess ive ▁and ▁continuous ▁st ress " ▁( St ress ). ▁However , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁question ▁raised ▁by ▁Sam agi ▁Jana ▁Bala we ga ▁MP ▁H ars ha ▁de ▁Silva ▁in ▁Parliament , ▁State ▁Minister ▁Prof . ▁Chan na ▁Jayas um ana ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁not ▁made ▁any ▁recommendation ▁to ▁provide ▁S ud arsh ana ▁sy ru p ▁as ▁a ▁western ▁medicine . ▁The ▁former ▁president ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁party ▁is ▁ready ▁for ▁any ▁election ▁and ▁is ▁cap able ▁of ▁winning ▁it . ▁The ▁Ce lebr ity ▁Net ▁Wor th ▁website ▁says ▁the ▁total ▁value ▁of ▁Maradona ' s ▁sal aries ▁and ▁allow ances ▁as ▁a ▁so cc er ▁player ▁and ▁manager ▁is ▁" in ▁the ▁tens ▁of ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars ." ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁People ' s ▁Power , ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament , ▁Anura ▁Kumara ▁Dissanayake ▁says ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁truth ▁in ▁the ▁acc us ations ▁made ▁by ▁certain ▁parties ▁that ▁money ▁has ▁been ▁invest ed ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁M alt a . ▁" M ah anayake ▁Thero s ▁say ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁the ▁Maha ▁San gha ▁to ▁lead ▁to ▁reconciliation , ▁peace , ▁and ▁harm ony ▁when ▁there ▁are ▁m ism at ches ▁among ▁our ▁people ," ▁he ▁said . ▁I ' m ▁just ▁seriously ▁exc ited ▁about ▁getting ▁going . ▁Accordingly , ▁it ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁accident ▁occurred ▁when ▁a ▁SL TB ▁bus ▁which ▁was ▁running ▁from ▁Am b ep uss a ▁towards ▁Al aw wa ▁coll ided ▁with ▁a ▁l orry ▁lo aded ▁with ▁ce ment ▁which ▁was ▁running ▁in ▁the ▁opposite ▁direction . ▁As ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁inter im ▁report ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁five - m ember ▁committee ▁appointed ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁ri ot ing ▁situation ▁in ▁Mah ara ▁prison , ▁it ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁three ▁times ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁prisoners ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁accommod ated ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁that ▁prison . ▁If ▁I ▁had ▁to ▁qu it ▁my ▁job ▁today , ▁I ▁would ▁have ▁nothing . ▁It ▁is ▁from ▁this ▁point ▁that ▁the ▁ste ep ▁slope ▁of ▁an ▁el ong ated ▁S - sh aped ▁cur ve ▁began ▁to ▁move ▁up wards . ▁He ▁remem bers ▁happy ▁even ings ▁when ▁the ▁family ▁would ▁gather , ▁s ipp ing ▁wine ▁from ▁cl ay ▁cups , ▁and ▁rec iting ▁lines ▁from ▁the ▁14 th ▁Cent ury ▁Persian ▁po et ▁H a fe z ▁I v ane ide ▁Band e ira , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁non - go vernment al ▁organization ▁K an ind é , ▁said ▁that ▁" land ▁gra b bers ▁have ▁become ▁so ▁powerful ▁that ▁they ▁sh am el ess ly ▁enter ▁the ▁Facebook ▁network ▁for ▁ ille gal ▁land ▁trans act ions ". ▁It ▁is ▁reported ▁from ▁Iraq ▁that ▁I S ▁ins urg ents ▁have ▁executed ▁five ▁tax i ▁dri vers , ▁acc using ▁them ▁of ▁sm ugg ling ▁civil ians ▁out ▁of ▁areas ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁Islamic ▁State . ▁The ▁President ' s ▁Office ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁statement ▁that ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Defense ▁Minister ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁b ilater al ▁tal ks ▁held ▁between ▁the ▁President ▁and ▁himself ▁were ▁very ▁effective ▁and ▁the ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁have ▁been ▁further ▁strengthened ▁by ▁this ▁visit . ▁Perhaps ▁it ' s ▁better ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁what ▁the ▁world ▁is ▁getting ▁is ▁its ▁first ▁look ▁at ▁Don ald ▁Trump ▁the ▁Un - D iplom at ▁Com ment ing ▁on ▁the ▁re fe rend um , ▁a ▁spok es man ▁for ▁the ▁act ing ▁president ▁of ▁Uk raine ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁situation ▁is ▁very ▁sad . ▁The ▁article ▁about ▁N ish i ▁U gg alla , ▁a ▁twelve - year - old ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁girl ▁who ▁was ▁award ed ▁as ▁the ▁br ight est ▁girl ▁among ▁the ▁children ▁living ▁in ▁Britain , ▁has ▁received ▁much ▁attention ▁in ▁March . ▁Am n est y ▁International ▁has ▁alleged ▁that ▁human ▁rights ▁viol ations ▁are ▁spreading ▁throughout ▁Thailand ▁since ▁the ▁military ▁j unt a ▁seized ▁power ▁last ▁May . ▁Ar s en al ▁av o ided ▁an ▁FA ▁Cup ▁g iant - k ill ing ▁and ▁sp ared ▁manager ▁Ar s ene ▁W eng er ▁further ▁pressure ▁with ▁a ▁hard - f ought ▁fifth - round ▁victory ▁over ▁non - le ague ▁S utt on ▁United ▁at ▁G ander ▁Green ▁L ane . ▁After ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁St . ▁An th ony ' s ▁Church ▁in ▁K och ch ik ade , ▁the ▁public ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁submit ▁information ▁to ▁the ▁committee ▁regarding ▁the ▁Easter ▁Sunday ▁attacks . ▁He ▁mentions ▁that ▁such ▁permission ▁should ▁be ▁obtained ▁from ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Fore st ▁Cons ervation ▁and ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁W ild life ▁and ▁after ▁submit ting ▁the ▁permission ▁obtained ▁to ▁the ▁police , ▁permission ▁for ▁the ▁trip ▁will ▁be ▁granted . ▁Rec ently , ▁an ▁investigation ▁was ▁conducted ▁on ▁a ▁compl aint ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁consum er ▁authority ▁regarding ▁a ▁major ▁private ▁trading ▁company ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁that ▁can ▁order ▁goods ▁online ▁selling ▁essential ▁food ▁items ▁at ▁prices ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁control ▁price . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁st rict ▁policy ▁of ▁no ▁drugs , ▁no ▁alcohol ▁and ▁no ▁over night ▁gu ests ▁and ▁they ▁must ▁ag ree ▁to ▁random ▁drug ▁tests - ▁G race ▁passed ▁her ▁latest ▁one . ▁A ▁gold ▁medal ▁for ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁from ▁T ar us hi ▁Karun aratne ▁Th irty - s ix ▁people ▁have ▁been ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁train ▁accident ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁And h ra ▁Pradesh , ▁India , ▁state ▁the ▁country ' s ▁authorities . ▁I ▁received ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁State ▁Int ell igence ▁on ▁Sunday , ▁April ▁7. ▁Supp ression ▁of ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁service ▁has ▁contrib uted ▁to ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁cor rupt ion , ▁she ▁said . ▁B ambal apitiya ▁temporary ▁railway ▁passenger ▁br idge ▁opened ▁by ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Trans port ▁A ▁pl ed ge ▁from ▁the ▁Attorney ▁General ▁that ▁D app ula ▁de ▁L iver a ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁arrested ▁V illa ▁remain ▁six ▁points ▁above ▁the ▁rele gation ▁z one , ▁having ▁collected ▁only ▁one ▁point ▁in ▁2017, ▁although ▁Ste ve ▁Bruce ' s ▁side ▁had ▁more ▁than ▁mat ched ▁the ▁Mag p ies ▁until ▁they ▁fell ▁behind ▁Indian ▁Finance ▁Minister ▁meet s ▁the ▁President . ▁I ▁think ▁our ▁parents ▁have ▁taken ▁care ▁of ▁us ▁better ▁than ▁other ▁parents . ▁Ac cept ance ▁of ▁un iversity ▁app lications ▁ends ▁today ▁Ab ove ▁is ▁the ▁value ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁people . ▁" I ▁believe ▁I ▁am ▁here ▁on ▁mer it ▁because ▁I ' ve ▁worked ▁in ▁all ▁four ▁divisions ▁and ▁I ' ve ▁got ▁an ▁understanding ▁of ▁speaking ▁to ▁a ▁League ▁Two ▁manager ▁or ▁a ▁Prem ier ▁League ▁manager ▁and ▁the ▁problems ▁they ▁have ▁Accordingly , ▁the ▁company ' s ▁president ▁Mud itha ▁Pe ir is ▁said ▁that ▁domestic ▁gas ▁prices ▁will ▁be ▁reduced ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁July . ▁First ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Dr . ▁J ill ▁B id en ▁and ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁An th ony ▁Bill ink in ▁During ▁the ▁hearing ▁of ▁Jud y ' s ▁div or ce ▁from ▁her ▁second ▁husband , ▁she ▁and ▁Lisa ▁test ified ▁about ▁his ▁ab uses ▁and ▁although ▁they ▁were ▁sc olded ▁for ▁not ▁reporting ▁them , ▁but ▁the ▁judge ▁did ▁not ▁report ▁the ▁abuse ▁either . ▁Sc ient ists ▁in ▁B ost on ▁have ▁found ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁get ▁every ▁last ▁drop ▁of ▁k et ch up ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁bot tle ▁" We ▁need ▁a ▁gent le ▁approach ," ▁says ▁Professor ▁M ur ray . ▁With out ▁doubt ▁players ▁will ▁be ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁b in ▁for ▁high ▁t ack les ▁and ▁that ▁will ▁have ▁a ▁bearing ▁on ▁results ▁for ▁sure ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁soldiers ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁from ▁India ▁that ▁included ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁Bang l adesh ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁as ▁large ▁as ▁four teen ▁hundred ▁thousand ▁(1 .4 ▁million ). ▁Rel ig ious ▁leaders ▁including ▁Hindu ▁priests , ▁y og is , ▁as ce t ics ▁are ▁strong ▁supp orters ▁of ▁his ▁party . ▁This ▁year , ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁government ▁created ▁an ▁operation ▁called ▁" V er de ▁B ras il -2 ". ▁We ▁attacked ▁in ▁small ▁sp aces . ▁But ▁research ▁conducted ▁with ▁t amed ▁elephants ▁in ▁Zimb abwe ▁has ▁revealed ▁that ▁elephants ▁can ▁even ▁distingu ish ▁between ▁empty ▁and ▁full ▁food ▁bu cket s , ▁when ▁pointed ▁at . ▁The ▁fire ▁which ▁lasted ▁for ▁two ▁days ▁causing ▁some ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁tour ism ▁industry ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁brought ▁under ▁control . ▁Cabinet ▁appro ves ▁construction ▁of ▁flo ating ▁sol ar ▁power ▁plant ▁on ▁Sam an ala ▁Lake ▁Reserv oir ▁A ▁P C R ▁test ▁is ▁done ▁on ▁all ▁those ▁rem anded . ▁Meanwhile , ▁it ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁Ham as ▁mil itants ▁have ▁attacked ▁a ▁music ▁conc ert ▁in ▁Israel , ▁where ▁about ▁26 0 ▁people ▁have ▁died . ▁" I ' m ▁dev ast ated ▁for ▁him ," ▁added ▁D os well . ▁F orm er ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁M uj ib ur ▁R ah man ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁motion ▁of ▁no ▁confidence ▁is ▁not ▁only ▁against ▁the ▁Health ▁Minister ▁but ▁against ▁the ▁Rajapak se ▁Wickremesinghe ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁entire ▁cabinet ▁should ▁be ▁held ▁account able ▁for ▁this . ▁The ▁rice ▁that ▁was ▁brought ▁for ▁break fast ▁the ▁day ▁before ▁was ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁plant ▁without ▁even ▁being ▁opened . ▁Having ▁to ▁explain ▁to ▁them ▁why ▁the ▁programme ▁funding ▁will ▁be ▁coming ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁is ▁extremely ▁t ough . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁situation , ▁movement ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁rest ric ted , ▁while ▁essential ▁services ▁are ▁maintained . ▁But ▁some ▁private ▁institutions ▁that ▁I ▁know ▁h ire ▁only ▁men ▁as ▁lawyers . ▁In ▁some ▁places ▁more ▁than ▁75 m m ▁of ▁heavy ▁rain ▁is ▁possible , ▁and ▁Uva ▁province , ▁Ampara ▁and ▁Batticaloa ▁districts ▁may ▁experience ▁scat tered ▁show ers ▁or ▁thunder st orm s ▁during ▁the ▁evening ▁or ▁night . ▁Another ▁group ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁tried ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Australia ▁despite ▁the ▁announ ce ments ▁of ▁the ▁Austral ian ▁government ▁not ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Australia ▁by ▁bo ats ▁and ▁ships ▁provided ▁by ▁sm ugg l ers , ▁were ▁arrested ▁today . ▁The ▁Ch ance ll or ▁re iter ates ▁that ▁Lady ▁C ather ine ▁Ash ton ▁is ▁playing ▁a ▁very ▁high ▁role ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁E U ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁work ▁to ▁cal m ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁Uk raine . ▁Sinhala , ▁Tamil , ▁Muslim , ▁C atholic ▁or ▁B urg hers ▁are ▁ir re le vant ▁when ▁love ▁grow s ▁among ▁each ▁other ▁through ▁brother hood . ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁says ▁that ▁hundreds ▁of ▁millions ▁of ▁people ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁still ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁toil ets , ▁which ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁dead ly ▁diseases ▁such ▁as ▁ch ol era , ▁di arr he a ▁and ▁j au nd ice . ▁But ▁" it ' s ▁natural ▁for ▁children ▁to ▁wake ▁up ▁at ▁night " ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁message ▁that ▁first - time ▁parents ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁world ▁receive ▁from ▁their ▁families , ▁friends ▁and ▁their ▁culture . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁when ▁this ▁petition ▁was ▁called ▁before ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App eal ▁today , ▁the ▁att or ne ys ▁representing ▁the ▁past or ▁presented ▁facts ▁before ▁the ▁court ▁and ▁requested ▁permission ▁to ▁withdraw ▁the ▁petition . ▁Mom ▁said ▁that ▁uncle ▁would ▁buy ▁tickets ▁for ▁me . ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁D iana ▁G am age ▁says ▁that ▁an ▁income ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁6 ▁billion ▁dollars ▁per ▁year ▁is ▁estimated ▁only ▁through ▁the ▁pilot ▁project ▁of ▁cult iv ating ▁can n ab is ▁for ▁ex port . ▁C urrent ly , ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁team ▁is ▁bat ting ▁for ▁their ▁first ▁innings . ▁" But ▁today ▁we ▁know ▁all ▁of ▁that ▁is ▁wrong ▁" R ape ▁is ▁more ▁dangerous ▁than ▁murder ." ▁" This ▁is ▁an ▁extremely ▁in h uman ▁process ," ▁said ▁lect ure r , ▁M adh avi ▁Her ath . ▁If ▁you ▁are ▁an ▁U ber ▁employ ee , ▁you ▁can ▁reach ▁D ave ▁directly ▁and ▁an ony m ously ▁on ▁enc ry pt ed ▁mess aging ▁app ▁Sign al ▁using ▁+ 1 ▁(6 2 8) ▁400 -7 3 70 ▁St ill ▁M i R o ▁is ▁not ▁very ▁c udd ly . ▁The ▁child ▁should ▁be ▁taught ▁that ▁" you ▁have ▁no ▁right ▁to ▁my ▁body , ▁I ▁have ▁no ▁right ▁to ▁your ▁body ." ▁Bel ow ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁basic ▁facts ▁cont ained ▁in ▁the ▁petition . ▁According ▁to ▁that ▁approval , ▁the ▁Cabinet ▁has ▁approved ▁the ▁proposal ▁presented ▁by ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Trans port ▁and ▁High ways ▁to ▁pub lish ▁the ▁relevant ▁bill ▁in ▁the ▁Government ▁Gaz ette ▁and ▁then ▁submit ▁it ▁to ▁Parliament ▁for ▁approval . ▁U ber ▁said ▁it ▁would ▁pub lish ▁d iversity ▁figures ▁in ▁the ▁' coming ▁months ' ▁May ▁not ▁even ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁any ▁man . ▁The ▁Court ▁of ▁App eal ▁has ▁decided ▁to ▁ad j ourn ▁the ▁consideration ▁of ▁the ▁petition ▁submitted ▁by ▁two ▁students ▁of ▁SA I T M ▁Pri vate ▁Medical ▁College , ▁Mal amb e , ▁seek ing ▁an ▁order ▁for ▁the ▁Medical ▁Council ▁to ▁appro ve ▁their ▁degree ▁until ▁August ▁2. ▁The ▁Minister ▁stated ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁decisions ▁taken ▁by ▁various ▁groups , ▁problem atic ▁situations ▁arose ▁in ▁the ▁method ▁of ▁giving ▁the ▁anti - CO VID ▁vaccine , ▁but ▁now ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁decided ▁to ▁give ▁it ▁to ▁people ▁over ▁sixty ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁It ▁may ▁be ▁interesting ▁to ▁compare ▁Jaff a ▁C akes ▁with ▁people ▁here , ▁even ▁though ▁they ▁dif fer ▁in ▁several ▁ways ▁- ▁most ▁Jaff a ▁C akes ▁have ▁no ▁opinion ▁about ▁how ▁they ▁should ▁be ▁identified , ▁for ▁example , ▁and ▁most ▁hum ans ▁are ▁not ▁to pped ▁by ▁a ▁thin ▁but ▁sc r um pt ious ▁lay er ▁of ▁ch oc olate . ▁Although ▁the ▁Colombo ▁Magistrate ' s ▁Court ▁initially ▁released ▁former ▁Defense ▁Secretary ▁H em as iri ▁Fernando ▁and ▁Inspector ▁General ▁of ▁Police ▁P u jith ▁Jayas und ara ▁on ▁bail , ▁who ▁were ▁rem anded ▁on ▁sus pic ion ▁of ▁murder ▁by ▁criminal ▁de re lic tion ▁of ▁duty ▁for ▁fail ing ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁series ▁of ▁terror ist ▁attacks ▁on ▁Easter ▁Sunday ▁despite ▁receiving ▁intell ig en c , ▁the ▁Colombo ▁High ▁Court ▁ruled ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁against ▁the ▁law ▁and ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁bail ▁order ▁would ▁be ▁ann ull ed . ▁It ▁is ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁Minister ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁subject , ▁K anch ana ▁Wij ese k era , ▁has ▁issued ▁the ▁relevant ▁gaz ette ▁not ification . ▁Some ▁women ▁also ▁res ort ed ▁to ▁this ▁treatment ▁method ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁pres erve ▁their ▁youth . ▁We ▁know ▁that ▁D arsh ane e ' s ▁story ▁is ▁just ▁one ▁random ▁story ▁among ▁thousands ▁of ▁families ▁whose ▁husband s ▁have ▁gone ▁to ▁j ail . ▁President ▁Maithripala ▁Sirisena ▁said ▁that ▁truth ▁search , ▁justice , ▁and ▁dis bel ief ▁between ▁all ▁nations ▁should ▁be ▁done ▁in ▁a ▁reconciliation ▁practice , ▁adding ▁that ▁with ▁the ▁experience ▁of ▁war , ▁it ▁is ▁necessary ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁priority ▁of ▁a ▁reconciliation ▁program . ▁" But ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁now ," ▁he ▁added . ▁Th ink ▁how ▁many ▁th ie ves , ▁mur de rers ▁and ▁ro g ues ▁there ▁are ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁who ▁speak ▁English , ▁teach ▁English , ▁and ▁have ▁become ▁un ple asant ▁to ▁the ▁society ," ▁she ▁added . ▁Ke he li ya ▁R amb uk wella ▁has ▁been ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Environment . ▁While ▁the ▁United ▁People ' s ▁Freedom ▁Alliance ▁won ▁thirty - three ▁se ats ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁Provincial ▁Council , ▁the ▁United ▁National ▁Party ▁won ▁only ▁four teen ▁se ats . ▁Accordingly , ▁it ▁is ▁stated ▁that ▁this ▁inj unction ▁has ▁been ▁issued ▁against ▁12 ▁people ▁including ▁M adh ush an ▁Chandra j it , ▁conv ener ▁of ▁the ▁Inter - U n iversity ▁Stud ent ▁Union . ▁Sports ▁Minister ▁R os han ▁Ran asinghe ▁has ▁appointed ▁the ▁International ▁Sports ▁Coordin ating ▁Committee ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁independence ▁and ▁trans p a ren cy ▁of ▁cricket ▁development ▁in ▁this ▁country . ▁An ▁att ract ive ▁election ▁promise ▁here ▁was ▁to ▁make ▁Sinhala ▁the ▁official ▁language . ▁The ▁35 th ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁pre lim inary ▁round ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁between ▁the ▁New ▁Z eal and ▁team ▁and ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁team ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁start ▁at ▁10 .30 ▁am ▁today ▁in ▁B eng al uru ▁as ▁a ▁day ▁match . ▁Go ogle ▁confirm s ▁that ▁personal ▁e - m ail ▁trans act ions ▁through ▁G m ail ▁can ▁be ▁read ▁not ▁only ▁by ▁devices , ▁but ▁also ▁by ▁third - part y ▁people ▁who ▁create ▁app s . ▁The ▁d ram as ▁she ▁created ▁for ▁children ▁like ▁' H ima ▁Kum ari ', ▁' B ear ▁Family ' ▁and ▁' P un chi ▁A amp a ▁Ab hi ▁There i ' ▁have ▁become ▁ind el ible ▁notes ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁children ' s ▁d ram as . ▁All ▁the ▁10 3 ▁rivers , ▁including ▁Kal u ▁and ▁W al aw ay ▁rivers , ▁will ▁be ▁greatly ▁affected ." ▁Some ▁countries ▁have ▁already ▁started ▁giving ▁the ▁various ▁vaccines ▁found ▁against ▁the ▁Cor ona ▁virus ▁to ▁their ▁people ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁country ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁vaccine ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁P f izer ▁company . ▁52 .25 % ▁of ▁women ▁said ▁that ▁men ▁who ▁sit ▁ind ec ently ▁touch ▁them ▁unn ecess arily , ▁imp lying ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁as leep . ▁Mr ▁S z oll os y ▁says ▁people ▁are ▁fr ight ened ▁by ▁the ▁wrong ▁things . ▁Its ▁General ▁Secretary ▁Anur adha ▁S ene vir at ne ▁stated ▁that ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁no ▁increase ▁in ▁government ▁employ ee ▁sal aries ▁in ▁7 ▁years . ▁" The ▁pressure ▁and ▁all ▁this ▁mad ness ▁will ▁be ▁over ▁now , ▁we ▁made ▁that ▁product ," ▁he ▁said , ▁adding , ▁" But ▁the ▁real ▁challenge ▁is ▁keeping ▁everyone ▁happy ." ▁A ▁clar ification ▁from ▁the ▁Go vernor ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Bank ▁on ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁decl aring ▁special ▁bank ▁hol id ays . ▁Accordingly , ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁these ▁defe ats ▁cannot ▁be ▁assign ed ▁to ▁any ▁player ▁and ▁the ▁selection ▁committee ▁which ▁has ▁carried ▁out ▁the ▁selection ▁work ▁for ▁04 ▁years ▁and ▁the ▁cricket ▁exc utive ▁committee ▁which ▁is ▁involved ▁in ▁impro per ▁cricket ▁administration ▁should ▁accept ▁its ▁responsibility , ▁points ▁out ▁the ▁minister ▁iss uing ▁a ▁statement . ▁President ▁Ranil ▁Wickremesinghe ▁has ▁given ▁instructions ▁to ▁the ▁relevant ▁departments ▁to ▁speed ▁up ▁the ▁dra f ting ▁of ▁laws ▁to ▁implement ▁the ▁action ▁plan ▁for ▁reconciliation . ▁However , ▁they ▁war n ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁possibility ▁that ▁this ▁computer ▁program ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁journalists ▁to ▁reve al ▁the ▁secre ts ▁of ▁ce le b rit ies . ▁9 ▁Hindu ▁scholars ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁se ct ▁also ▁died . ▁I ▁think ▁it ' s ▁extremely ▁difficult ▁to ▁think ▁about ▁this ▁and ▁recognize ▁how ▁serious ▁this ▁is . ▁The ▁special ▁committee ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁meet ▁again ▁on ▁June ▁04. ▁Even ▁today ▁flight ▁attend ants ▁serve ▁tea ▁to ▁passengers ▁on ▁Sri L ank an ▁A irl ines ▁flight s ▁asking ▁" W ould ▁you ▁like ▁some ▁Ceylon ▁tea ?" ▁I ▁don ' t ▁remember ▁how ▁many ▁times ▁my ▁brother ▁came ▁home ▁after ▁taking ▁off ▁his ▁rob es . ▁The ▁opposition ▁leader ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁if ▁these ▁conditions ▁are ▁met ▁and ▁the ▁Northern ▁Provincial ▁Council ▁elections ▁are ▁held ▁in ▁a ▁free ▁and ▁fair ▁manner , ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁step ▁in ▁solving ▁many ▁other ▁serious ▁issues . ▁The ▁Presidential ▁Media ▁Division ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁after ▁the ▁previous ▁11 ▁round s ▁of ▁negot i ations , ▁further ▁continuous ▁negot i ations ▁are ▁being ▁conducted . ▁" It ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁understand ▁what ▁the ▁Chinese ▁military ▁is ▁negot i ating ▁and ▁as pir ing ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁reality . ▁The ▁de gr ad ation ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁country ▁is ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁news . ▁The ▁working ▁committee ▁has ▁decided ▁that ▁' m ust ▁have ▁come ▁to ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁at ▁least ▁once ▁within ▁five ▁years ' ▁as ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁factor ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁vot ing .' ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁sh ock ▁when ▁I ▁got ▁to ▁know ▁that ▁Jay al al ▁said ▁good by e ▁to ▁us ▁last ▁night ▁and ▁left ▁early . ▁But ▁has ▁this ▁development ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁women ▁and ▁girls ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ? ▁Accordingly , ▁Dr . ▁Nal in ▁A ri y aratne ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁information ▁has ▁been ▁rec ieved ▁that ▁the ▁education ▁secret ary ▁has ▁approved ▁this . ▁India ' s ▁H im ach al ▁state ▁court ▁orders ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁animal ▁sacrifice ▁during ▁religious ▁festivals , ▁a ▁centuries - old ▁practice . ▁En c oura ged ▁by ▁it , ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁people ▁joined ▁the ▁Internet . ▁We ▁are ▁seeing ▁more ▁than ▁200 -4 00 ▁new ▁infections ▁per ▁day . ▁For ▁several ▁months , ▁the ▁task ▁force ▁asked ▁people ' s ▁opin ions ▁about ▁reconciliation ▁between ▁the ▁ra ces ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Sometimes , ▁if ▁they ▁do ▁a ▁crime ▁of ▁around ▁three ▁hundred ▁rupees , ▁the ▁government ▁spe nds ▁a ▁lot ▁more ▁than ▁that ▁to ▁maintain ▁them . ▁In ▁her ▁rec overy , ▁her ▁main ▁focus ▁is ▁now ▁on ▁art . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁a ▁prison ▁guard ▁who ▁was ▁on ▁duty ▁gave ▁a ▁mobile ▁phone ▁to ▁a ▁special ▁category ▁inm ate ▁who ▁was ▁det ained ▁in ▁the ▁B - section ▁of ▁the ▁Jaffna ▁prison . ▁Ph os ph ine ▁was ▁observed ▁between ▁mid - l at itudes , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁ast ron om ers . ▁If ▁a ▁person ▁is ▁subject ed ▁to ▁violence , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁violation ▁of ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁human ▁rights . ▁We ▁know ▁which ▁teams ▁are ▁rank ed ▁a head ▁of ▁us , ▁we ▁know ▁what ▁the ▁r ug by ▁h ier arch y ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁moment ▁Some ▁may ▁be ▁up set ▁by ▁this . ▁" D ue ▁to ▁that ▁reason ▁they ▁succeeded ," ▁said ▁Dr . ▁Sam ar ak oon . ▁F id el ▁C ast ro , ▁the ▁former ▁president ▁of ▁C ub a ▁and ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁commun ist ▁revolution , ▁has ▁passed ▁away . ▁All ▁said ▁products ▁have ▁been ▁withd ra wn ▁from ▁sale , ▁says ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁statement ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁company . ▁Although ▁limited ▁to ▁sevent een ▁se ats ▁in ▁19 7 0, ▁at ▁the ▁country ▁level , ▁the ▁United ▁National ▁Party ▁had ▁won ▁more ▁votes ▁than ▁the ▁vict or ious ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Freedom ▁Party . ▁Accordingly , ▁D ush an ▁H em antha ▁has ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁in ▁his ▁place ▁for ▁field ing ▁and ▁Sad he era ▁Sam ar aw ick rama ▁is ▁the ▁wick et ▁keeper . ▁Japanese ▁government ▁population ▁sur ve ys ▁estimate ▁that ▁by ▁20 50, ▁nearly ▁40% ▁of ▁Japan ' s ▁population ▁will ▁be ▁sixty - five ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁or ▁older . ▁He ▁further ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁agreed ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁def ense ▁cooperation ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁during ▁the ▁discussions ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁ready ▁to ▁further ▁increase ▁the ▁existing ▁def ense ▁cooperation ▁between ▁China ▁and ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁and ▁increase ▁the ▁friend ship ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries . ▁Accordingly , ▁the ▁relevant ▁Gaz ette ▁announ cement ▁states ▁that ▁as ▁per ▁the ▁request ▁by ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Parliament ▁will ▁be ▁con ven ed ▁in ▁this ▁manner . ▁As ▁the ▁po ore st ▁child ▁in ▁the ▁village , ▁he ▁was ▁loved ▁by ▁the ▁teachers ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁who ▁always ▁sat ▁in ▁front ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁class . ▁I re land ▁first ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁gain ▁Test ▁status ▁in ▁2012, ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁earning ▁a ▁famous ▁victory ▁over ▁England ▁at ▁the ▁2011 ▁World ▁Cup . ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁police ▁say ▁that ▁14 2 7 ▁f atal ▁road ▁acc idents ▁have ▁occurred ▁from ▁January ▁1 st ▁to ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁August , ▁2023 . ▁Now ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁rum ors ▁about ▁his ▁assets ▁and ▁inherit ance . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁note w orth y ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁political ▁analy st s ▁are ▁concern ed ▁about ▁Sri ▁Lanka - Ind ia ▁d iplom atic ▁relations , ▁that ▁the ▁port ▁j et ty ▁crisis ▁and ▁the ▁statements ▁of ▁Minister ▁Am it ▁Sh ah ▁and ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Modi ▁have ▁come ▁into ▁the ▁open . ▁However , ▁with ▁the ▁public ' s ▁great ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁deb ates , ▁independent ▁journalists ▁started ▁pub lish ing ▁art icles ▁using ▁un o ffic ial ▁reports . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁protect ive ▁gar ment ▁called ▁' T al os ' ▁( T al os ▁- ▁T act ical ▁Ass a ult ▁L ight ▁O per ator ▁Su it ). ▁" It ▁is ▁possible ▁the ▁Trump ▁administration ▁could ▁p ush ▁to ▁tou g hen ▁up ▁the ▁deal ," ▁says ▁G ary ▁Sam ore , ▁former ▁Ob ama ▁Wh ite ▁House ▁Co - ordin ator ▁for ▁Ar m s ▁Control . ▁" But ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁this ▁disc our se ▁is ▁a ▁p ush ▁to ▁fill ▁some ▁gaps ▁in ▁the ▁law ," ▁the ▁lawyer ▁added . ▁Th il ini ▁Pri y am ali ▁did ▁not ▁appear ▁in ▁court ▁when ▁this ▁case ▁was ▁called ▁before ▁the ▁Colombo ▁High ▁Court ▁judge ▁today ▁(0 5) ▁and ▁the ▁lawyer ▁representing ▁her ▁stated ▁that ▁her ▁cl ient ▁is ▁being ▁tre ated ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁hospital ▁in ▁Colombo ▁due ▁to ▁illness . ▁Accordingly , ▁from ▁the ▁total ▁tax ▁revenue ▁collected , ▁the ▁government ▁has ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁bear ▁only ▁two ▁types ▁of ▁expenses ▁and ▁that ▁is ▁for go vernment ▁employ ee ▁sal aries ▁and ▁sub s id ies ▁including ▁pens ions . ▁Law rence ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁R oyal ▁Can ad ian ▁M int ▁from ▁2008 ▁until ▁2015 ▁Invest ig ators ▁found ▁v as eline ▁and ▁late x ▁glo ves ▁in ▁the ▁m int ▁employ ee ' s ▁lock er ▁The ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Police ▁Ant i - T er ror ism ▁Division ▁says ▁that ▁after ▁receiving ▁the ▁relevant ▁information ▁on ▁April ▁10, ▁2019, ▁he ▁instru cted ▁to ▁arrest ▁S aharan ▁and ▁other ▁suspects . ▁Obs er vers ▁say ▁that ▁the ▁above - ment ioned ▁mission ▁gives ▁a ▁sign al ▁that ▁India ▁is ▁emerging ▁as ▁a ▁leading ▁g iant ▁in ▁the ▁space ▁market , ▁where ▁money ▁circul ates ▁in ▁bill ions ▁of ▁dollars . ▁A ▁journalist ▁gets ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁post ▁a ▁phot o ▁or ▁video ▁that ▁reve als ▁the ▁ident ity ▁of ▁someone ▁based ▁on ▁public ▁interest . ▁The ▁company ▁did ▁ask ▁L ind s ay ▁if ▁she ▁wanted ▁to ▁buy ▁her ▁free hold ▁- ▁for ▁£ 2, 600 ▁The ▁court ▁sent enced ▁three ▁L TT E ▁suspects ▁who ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁to ▁the ▁charge ▁of ▁det on ating ▁a ▁b omb ▁in ▁a ▁train ▁in ▁De hi w ala ▁17 ▁years ▁ago . ▁But ▁without ▁clinical ▁trials , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁yet ▁possible ▁to ▁say ▁what ▁the ▁side ▁effects ▁of ▁an ▁exper im ental ▁vaccine ▁will ▁be . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁this ▁compl aint , ▁the ▁Bureau ▁has ▁received ▁9 ▁compl aints ▁against ▁the ▁suspect ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁stated ▁that ▁according ▁to ▁these ▁compl aints , ▁the ▁amount ▁he ▁has ▁def ra ud ed ▁is ▁Rs ▁8, 3 90 ,000 . ▁Similarly , ▁the ▁government ▁has ▁added ▁that ▁it ▁also ▁has ▁the ▁confirm ation ▁that ▁this ▁policy ▁decision ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁will ▁not ▁have ▁an ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁national ▁security ▁as ▁shown ▁in ▁this ▁report , ▁therefore , ▁a ▁final ▁decision ▁will ▁be ▁taken ▁in ▁an ▁up coming ▁cabinet ▁meeting ▁after ▁considering ▁this ▁report ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁recommendations ▁of ▁the ▁information ▁and ▁communication ▁sector . ▁Trade ▁Minister ▁Nal in ▁Fernando ▁says ▁that ▁steps ▁will ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁introdu ce ▁a ▁price ▁formula ▁to ▁equal ize ▁the ▁prices ▁of ▁L af s ▁and ▁L it ro ▁gas . ▁The ▁thing ▁is , ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁people ▁don ' t ▁like ▁it . ▁Al most ▁a ▁dec ade ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁long ▁civil ▁war , ▁Nep alese ▁President ▁Ram ▁Bar am ▁Y ad av ▁has ▁official ly ▁approved ▁the ▁country ' s ▁new ▁constitution . ▁K usal ▁M end is ▁managed ▁to ▁score ▁a ▁half - cent ury ▁in ▁the ▁match ▁between ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁team ▁and ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁Super ▁4 ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁2023 ▁Asia ▁Cup ▁One ▁Day ▁Cricket ▁Tour nament . ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁50 ▁women ▁prot ested ▁at ▁Galle ▁Face , ▁Colombo ▁on ▁Wednesday ▁( N ovember ▁28 ), ▁claim ing ▁that ▁the ▁country ▁has ▁fall en ▁into ▁an arch y ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ever - inc re asing ▁political ▁crisis ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁But ▁wildlife ▁officials ▁say ▁that ▁no ▁such ▁action ▁has ▁been ▁taken ▁so ▁far ▁and ▁the ▁armed ▁g ang ▁that ▁came ▁to ▁st eal ▁the ▁elephants ▁is ▁still ▁at ▁large . ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁that ▁our ▁education ▁is ▁link ed ▁to ▁the ▁job ▁market . ▁This ▁marks ▁the ▁first ▁occas ion ▁where ▁the ▁women ' s ▁4 x 400 m ▁rel ay ▁has ▁secured ▁a ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁Asian ▁G ames . ▁Members ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁People ' s ▁Freedom ▁Alliance ▁of ▁the ▁Sab arag amuwa ▁Provincial ▁Council , ▁including ▁small ▁tea ▁plant ation ▁owners , ▁and ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁local ▁council ▁members ▁also ▁joined ▁the ▁protest . ▁The ▁Bill ▁on ▁Security ▁of ▁On line ▁M ethod s ▁will ▁be ▁gaz et ted . ▁For ▁that , ▁a ▁few ▁more ▁steps ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁taken . ▁During ▁his ▁five ▁years ▁inside ▁Scot land ▁Y ard , ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁faces ▁of ▁the ▁force . ▁The ▁Mah anayake ▁The ras ▁have ▁address ed ▁the ▁letter ▁to ▁President ▁Rajapaksa ▁regarding ▁the ▁im pe ach ment ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁minister s ▁and ▁MPs ▁of ▁the ▁ruling ▁party ▁and ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁Spe aker ▁last ▁week . ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁anti - T r ump ▁prot es ters ▁gathered ▁in ▁Parliament ▁S qu are , ▁while ▁similar ▁demonst r ations ▁were ▁organ ised ▁else where ▁around ▁the ▁UK , ▁including ▁in ▁Ed in b ur gh , ▁M anc hest er , ▁L iver p ool , ▁C ard iff ▁and ▁New cast le . ▁Hambantota ▁District ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁S aj ith ▁Prem adasa ▁has ▁been ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Deputy ▁Leader ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁National ▁Party . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁two ▁pre lim inary ▁round ▁matches , ▁Bang l adesh - A f ghanistan ▁match ▁and ▁Sri ▁Lanka - A f ghanistan ▁match ▁a er ▁scheduled ▁to be ▁held ▁in ▁L ah ore ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁Super ▁4 ▁round ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁L ah ore . ▁Art ▁had ▁helped ▁Mar lin ▁maintain ▁her ▁mental ▁health ▁in ▁a ▁fav ou rab le ▁condition . ▁Rep orters ▁With out ▁B ord ers ▁or ▁R S F , ▁which ▁cond em ns ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁journalists ▁covering ▁an ▁environmental ▁protest ▁in ▁Wel iver iya , ▁says ▁that ▁' e ven ▁though ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁is ▁over , ▁the ▁violence ▁committed ▁by ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁has ▁not ▁ended .' ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁when ▁the ▁case ▁regarding ▁the ▁incident ▁was ▁called ▁in ▁open ▁court , ▁the ▁mag istrate ▁issued ▁a ▁war rant ▁on ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁suspect ▁owners ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁court . ▁While ▁valuable ▁people ▁leave ▁us , ▁the ▁un use ful ▁people ▁like ▁us ▁live ▁b on us ▁lives . ▁" There ▁are ▁between ▁1,500 ▁and ▁2 ,000 ▁small ▁multi - day ▁vessels ▁p lying ▁the ▁waters ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁engaged ▁in ▁fishing . ▁The ▁growth ▁of ▁r ug by ▁union ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁dec ade ▁has ▁seen ▁Geor g ia , ▁in ▁particular , ▁and ▁a ▁res urg ent ▁Roman ia ▁become ▁compet itive ▁at ▁the ▁highest ▁level , ▁but ▁unable ▁to ▁move ▁up ▁from ▁the ▁second - t ier ▁R ug by ▁Europe ▁Ch ampionship ▁because ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁promotion ▁and ▁rele gation ▁" My ▁main ▁goal ▁was ▁to ▁get ▁health y ▁to ▁get ▁rid ▁of ▁this ▁disease ." ▁They ▁also ▁estimate ▁that ▁the ▁non - al cohol ic ▁be ver age ▁industry ▁will ▁exceed ▁US $ 6 ▁billion ▁in ▁sales ▁by ▁2024 ▁in ▁Europe ▁alone . ▁A ▁man ▁is ▁paid ▁between ▁Rs ▁60,000 - 65 ,000 ,” ▁she ▁said . ▁The ▁suspect ▁app re he nded ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁child ▁in ▁M ull er iy awa ▁has ▁been ▁rem anded ▁With ▁the ▁recent ▁release ▁of ▁Bod u ▁Bala ▁S ena ▁Secretary ▁General ▁Gal agoda at te ▁G n anas ara ▁Thero , ▁who ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁cont empt ▁of ▁court , ▁under ▁the ▁am n est y ▁of ▁the ▁President , ▁a ▁strong ▁conversation ▁arose ▁in ▁the ▁society ▁about ▁the ▁presidential ▁am n est y . ▁While ▁al tering ▁the ▁st air c ase ▁of ▁his ▁then ▁new ▁house , ▁he ▁took ▁photos ▁of ▁the ▁construction ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁picture ▁of ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁other ▁items ▁There ▁were ▁12 2 ▁votes ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁proposal ▁and ▁62 ▁votes ▁against ▁the ▁proposal . ▁These ▁days ▁health ▁data ▁is ▁coming ▁from ▁a ▁wide ▁vari ety ▁of ▁sources , ▁like ▁lab s , ▁wear able ▁devices , ▁electronic ▁di aries , ▁health ▁records . ▁The ▁Ge ological ▁Survey ▁and ▁Min es ▁Bureau ▁confirm s ▁that ▁a ▁minor ▁earthquake ▁has ▁occurred ▁in ▁several ▁areas ▁including ▁Galle . ▁There ▁were ▁even ▁ro p es , ▁iron ▁c ables , ▁wooden ▁ro ds ▁etc . ▁in ▁the ▁tract or ▁that ▁was ▁brought ▁by ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁commit ▁the ▁crime . ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Social ▁Emp ower ment ▁An up a ▁P asc ual ▁says ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁money ▁allocated ▁for ▁the ▁welfare ▁of ▁the ▁dis abled ▁from ▁this ▁year . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁side ▁effect ▁of ▁sexual ▁har ass ments ▁in ▁public ▁transport ." ▁The ▁National ▁D engue ▁Control ▁Unit ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁d engue ▁cases ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁months ▁of ▁this ▁year ▁is ▁3 9, 0 2 8. ▁A ward - w in ning ▁ve ter an ▁act or ▁Jay al al ▁Rohana ▁passed ▁away ▁last ▁Th urs day ▁( F ebruary ▁11 ) ▁night ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁heart ▁attack . ▁C ress id a ▁D ick ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁most ▁experienced ▁and ▁well - known ▁chief ▁police ▁officers ▁who ▁isn ' t ▁actually ▁working ▁as ▁one . ▁The ▁Afghanistan ▁team ▁playing ▁the ▁rep ly ▁innings , ▁passed ▁their ▁winning ▁target ▁after ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁49 ▁overs , ▁with ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁2 ▁wickets . ▁Henry ▁War n ak ul asuriya , ▁director ▁of ▁short ▁and ▁document ary ▁film s , ▁writ es ▁about ▁his ▁friend ▁on ▁his ▁Facebook ▁page ▁and ▁says , ▁" O nce ▁upon ▁a ▁time , ▁while ▁h anging ▁from ▁the ▁po le ▁of ▁a ▁bus ▁on ▁High - L e vel ▁Road , ▁a ▁col le ague ▁who ▁was ▁travelling ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁me ▁made ▁a ▁friend ▁take ▁out ▁a ▁book ▁from ▁the ▁H at ch a ▁bag ▁that ▁was ▁h anging ▁and ▁was ▁don ated ▁saying , ▁' This ▁is ▁a ▁gift ▁from ▁me ▁to ▁you ' ." ▁Sar ah ▁was ▁bu ll ied ▁a ▁lot ▁at ▁school ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁that ▁trust ▁was ▁broken ▁when ▁Sar ah ▁sent ▁private ▁photos . ▁The ▁Dis aster ▁Management ▁Center ▁said ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁this , ▁the ▁tra ffic ▁on ▁that ▁road ▁has ▁been ▁ob stru cted . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁it ▁has ▁failed ▁to ▁indicate ▁how ▁many ▁people ▁died ▁due ▁to ▁coll ater al ▁damage . ▁The ▁Russian ▁Sp ace ▁Bureau ▁has ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁beg un ▁work ▁on ▁establishing ▁its ▁dedicated ▁space ▁station . ▁Mother ▁is ▁given ▁7 000 ▁rupees ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁every ▁month ▁for ▁food ▁expenses . ▁But ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁whole ▁problem . ▁S erg io ▁A gu ero ' s ▁first ▁goal ▁was ▁M anc hest er ▁City ' s ▁200 th ▁European ▁goal ▁(20 3 ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁this ▁game ). ▁Accordingly , ▁it ▁is ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁train ▁has ▁coll ided ▁with ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁l orry . ▁L amp ard ▁also ▁won ▁four ▁FA ▁Cup s , ▁two ▁League ▁Cup s ▁and ▁the ▁E uro p a ▁League ▁A ▁plane ▁carrying ▁five ▁people ▁has ▁cr as hed ▁into ▁a ▁Mel bour ne ▁shop ping ▁complex , ▁Austral ian ▁authorities ▁say . ▁This ▁award ▁has ▁been ▁rec ieved ▁for ▁his ▁Mal ay al am ▁film ▁Par ad ise . ▁The ▁G amb ling ▁Commission , ▁which ▁lic enses ▁and ▁reg ul ates ▁g amb ling ▁in ▁Britain , ▁says ▁it ▁is ▁looking ▁into ▁whether ▁there ▁was ▁any ▁ir reg ular ity ▁in ▁the ▁bet ting ▁market ▁and ▁establishing ▁whether ▁the ▁oper ator ▁has ▁met ▁its ▁lic ence ▁require ment ▁to ▁conduct ▁its ▁business ▁with ▁integr ity . ▁This ▁year ' s ▁World ▁Children ' s ▁Day ▁event ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁under ▁the ▁ch air m ans hip ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁D ines h ▁Gunawardena ▁at ▁10 .00 ▁a . m . ▁at ▁Temple ▁Tre es . ▁O s lo ▁p sy chi at rist ▁Dr ▁Jan ▁I v ar ▁R oss ber g ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁failed ▁experiment ▁in ▁the ▁19 60 s ▁and ▁1970 s . ▁Some ▁students ▁are ▁access ing ▁online ▁education , ▁but ▁not ▁everyone ▁can ▁enjoy ▁that ▁priv ile ge ▁equally . ▁According ▁to ▁Article ▁30 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Pen al ▁Code ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁an ▁ab ort ion ▁can ▁be ▁performed ▁only ▁in ▁cases ▁where ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁mother ▁is ▁harm ed ▁by ▁the ▁f et us . ▁De ep an j ali ▁Ab ey ward ena , ▁head ▁of ▁media ▁research ▁at ▁V er ite ▁Research ▁Institute , ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁attention ▁could ▁be ▁dire cted ▁at ▁three ▁basic ▁issues ▁in ▁the ▁violation ▁of ▁media ▁eth ics ▁and ▁guidelines ▁in ▁reporting ▁on ▁the ▁coronavirus ▁pandemic : ▁" O n ▁the ▁one ▁hand ▁the ▁ident ity ▁of ▁coronavirus ▁patients ▁or ▁those ▁in ▁quar ant ine ▁are ▁being ▁revealed ▁through ▁the ▁media ." ▁Business man ▁D ilit ▁J aya we era ▁to ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁M aw b ima ▁Jan ata ▁Party ▁National ▁unity ▁is ▁more ▁important ▁than ▁law . ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ranil ▁Wickremesinghe , ▁who ▁made ▁a ▁statement ▁to ▁Parliament ▁today , ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁ready ▁to ▁remove ▁such ▁cl a uses . ▁Accordingly , ▁it ▁is ▁stated ▁that ▁around ▁12 ▁office ▁train ▁services ▁will ▁be ▁cance lled ▁on ▁several ▁rout es ▁tomorrow ▁morning . ▁The ▁Public ▁Ut ilities ▁Commission ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁problem ▁regarding ▁a ▁private ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁electricity ▁transmission ▁route ▁from ▁L aksh ap ana ▁Pol p itiya ▁to ▁Hambantota ▁was ▁res olved ▁today ▁(1 1 ). ▁W ild life ▁officials ▁in ▁Utt ar akh and , ▁a ▁hill ▁state ▁in ▁India ▁have ▁taken ▁steps ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁br idge ▁for ▁re pt iles ▁and ▁small ▁wildlife ▁to ▁cross ▁a ▁bus y ▁high way . ▁B ro ther ▁K as un ▁and ▁sir ▁come ▁and ▁open ▁the ▁hot el ▁and ▁quickly ▁prepare ▁to ▁cook ▁for ▁break fast . ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁government ▁has ▁not ified ▁that ▁all ▁liqu or ▁store s , ▁c in em a ▁hall s ▁and ▁me at ▁sh ops ▁in ▁the ▁Colombo ▁city ▁limits ▁should ▁be ▁closed ▁today ▁( N ovember ▁05 ) ▁when ▁the ▁last ▁r ites ▁of ▁Pand it ▁Amar ade va ' s ▁body ▁will ▁be ▁carried ▁out . ▁The ▁B ri ber y ▁Commission ▁has ▁requested ▁the ▁Colombo ▁High ▁Court ▁to ▁give ▁an ▁early ▁date ▁for ▁calling ▁a ▁case ▁against ▁W imal ▁Weer aw ans a . ▁The ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁had ▁told ▁the ▁newspaper ▁that ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁government ▁were ▁directly ▁involved ▁in ▁human ▁tra ff ick ing , ▁but ▁after ▁receiving ▁ass ur ances ▁from ▁Australia ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁critic ize ▁the ▁human ▁rights ▁situation ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁they ▁had ▁given ▁up . ▁Now ▁no body ▁is ▁allowed ▁inside ▁so ▁no ▁one ▁knows ▁the ▁real ▁situation ▁inside ▁the ▁pr isons . ▁The ▁Galle ▁Tit ans ▁team ▁managed ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁2023 ▁Ceylon ▁Prem ier ▁League ▁cricket ▁tournament ▁held ▁yesterday ▁(1 5) ▁by ▁8 ▁wickets . ▁Minister ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁N ar ay anas am y ▁told ▁BBC ▁Tamil ▁Service ▁that ▁Son ia ▁Gand hi ▁said ▁that ▁a ▁cred ible ▁investigation ▁should ▁be ▁conducted ▁regarding ▁what ▁she ▁described ▁as ▁at ro cious ▁crimes ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁said . ▁Cl oud ▁comput ing ▁is ▁having ▁a ▁big ▁practical ▁impact , ▁but ▁won ' t ▁necess arily ▁result ▁in ▁a ▁fl ur ry ▁of ▁" mir acle " ▁c ures . ▁The ▁Galle ▁District ▁Dis aster ▁Management ▁Center ▁stated ▁that ▁no ▁damage ▁has ▁been ▁reported ▁so ▁far ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁earthquake . ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁has ▁taken ▁steps ▁to ▁pay ▁off ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁200 ▁million ▁dol l ar ▁loan ▁given ▁by ▁Bang l adesh . ▁My ▁function ing ▁was ▁decl ining ▁when ▁I ▁was ▁off ▁the ▁medic ation . ▁No ▁study ▁has ▁yet ▁been ▁conducted ▁in ▁India ▁on ▁whether ▁air ▁pollution ▁affects ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁infection ▁and ▁rec overy ▁of ▁Covid -19. ▁M ilit ary ▁up gr ades ▁mean ▁research ▁and ▁putting ▁their ▁own ▁citizens ▁at ▁risk . ▁The ▁prot ag on ist ▁of ▁this ▁story ▁is ▁Co ok ie ▁van ▁der ▁Ve ld e . ▁The ▁committee ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁meet ▁at ▁10 .30 ▁am ▁on ▁Friday ▁and ▁parliament ary ▁activities ▁are ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁as ▁per ▁the ▁previous ▁age nd a ▁during ▁this ▁week . ▁John ▁C . ▁Mo ore , ▁a ▁scient ist ▁at ▁Be ij ing ▁N orm al ▁University , ▁told ▁the ▁BBC . ▁B ag la ▁was ▁suff ering ▁from ▁di abetes . ▁The ▁Railway ▁Department ▁says ▁that ▁12 ▁special ▁train ▁jour ne ys ▁will ▁be ▁operated ▁between ▁Colombo ▁and ▁Anuradhapura ▁from ▁today ▁(0 2). ▁Chandragupta ▁Then uwara , ▁who ▁walked ▁around ▁the ▁capital ▁city , ▁saw ▁the ▁entire ▁city ▁on ▁fire ▁while ▁having ▁lunch ▁with ▁his ▁mother , ▁son ▁and ▁a ▁Sinhalese ▁neighbor . ▁115 ▁children ▁died ▁in ▁road ▁acc idents ▁so ▁far ▁during ▁the ▁year . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Chairman ▁of ▁Ceylon ▁Pri vate ▁Bus ▁O wn ers ' ▁Association ▁G em un u ▁Wij er at ne ▁states ▁that a ▁rev ision ▁of ▁bus ▁fa res ▁is ▁not ▁possible ▁bec u ase ▁of ▁the ▁increase ▁of ▁dies el ▁by ▁10 ▁rupees . ▁A part ▁from ▁that , ▁a ▁website , ▁a ▁Facebook ▁page ▁and ▁a ▁T w it ter ▁account ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁' B ell - sh aped ▁God '. ▁In ▁an ▁inqu ir y ▁made ▁by ▁a ▁journalist ▁about ▁this , ▁former ▁President ▁Mahinda ▁Rajapaksa ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁can ▁do ▁it . ▁The ▁B - L ove ▁Kandy ▁team ▁managed ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ch ampionship ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁2023 ▁Ceylon ▁Prem ier ▁League ▁cricket ▁tournament . ▁N ames ▁of ▁six ▁people , ▁including ▁Moh am med ▁S aharan , ▁who ▁could ▁be ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁carried ▁out ▁the ▁su icide ▁attacks , ▁were ▁also ▁mentioned ▁in ▁it . ▁According ▁to ▁its ▁data ▁reports , ▁37 % ▁have ▁" t aken ▁steps ▁to ▁control ▁their ▁drinking " ▁or ▁have ▁given ▁it ▁up ▁completely . ▁During ▁this ▁week , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁decided ▁to ▁call ▁several ▁organizations ▁before ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Public ▁En ter pris es ▁or ▁the ▁CO P E ▁Committee . ▁" ▁Wh ich ▁aspects ▁of ▁our ▁class ification ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁world ▁itself ▁and ▁which ▁come ▁from ▁us ?" ▁The ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁stated ▁that ▁a ▁dele gation ▁of ▁22 ▁will ▁accomp any ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁island . ▁T O D AY : ▁M il ad ▁Un ▁Nab i ▁fest ival ▁is ▁today . ▁She ik h ▁Moh am med ▁b in ▁R ash id ▁Al ▁M ak t ou m , ▁the ▁ruler ▁of ▁D ub ai ▁and ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Pr incess ▁L at if ah , ▁who ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁world ' s ▁top ▁ric hest ▁states men , ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁V ice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁E mir ates . ▁Se vent y - e ight ▁former ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁L TT E ▁got ▁freedom ▁today . ▁So ▁how ▁do ▁we ▁stop ▁the ▁" ph ys ical ▁and ▁mental ▁fat ig ue " ▁without ▁going ▁to ▁a ▁level ▁that ▁we ▁cannot ▁bear , ▁and ▁get ▁rid ▁of ▁it ? ▁The ▁tournament ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁from ▁today ▁to ▁August ▁20 ▁and ▁the ▁opening ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁between ▁the ▁Jaffna ▁K ings ▁team , ▁who ▁have ▁won ▁the ▁ch ampionship ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁three ▁tour nam ents ▁held ▁so ▁far , ▁and ▁the ▁Colombo ▁St ri k ers ▁team . ▁Accordingly , ▁it ▁is ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁match ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁start ▁at ▁12 .30 ▁no on ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁time . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁have ▁rel aps ed , ▁and ▁G race ▁ad m its ▁she ▁recently ▁came ▁close ▁to ▁drinking . ▁Ear lier ▁also , ▁the ▁Ur ban ▁Development ▁Authority ▁decided ▁to ▁remove ▁these ▁out lets , ▁but ▁later ▁the ▁out lets ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁run ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁agreement ▁reached ▁between ▁the ▁shop ▁owners . ▁The ▁foreign ▁minister ▁also ▁emphasized ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁government ▁is ▁committed ▁to ▁ensure ▁justice ▁to ▁the ▁ag g rie ved ▁parties . ▁It ▁is ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁relevant ▁appoint ment ▁has ▁been ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁approval ▁of ▁the ▁Con stit u ent ▁Asse mb ly . ▁Accordingly , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁farm ers ▁who ▁have ▁suffered ▁cro p ▁damage ▁is ▁4 1, 40 2, ▁the ▁Ag ricult ural ▁and ▁A gr ar ian ▁In s urance ▁Board ▁has ▁informed . ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁decl ares ▁that ▁certain ▁cl a uses ▁of ▁the ▁Ay ur ved a ▁Bill ▁are ▁un con stitution al . ▁Of ▁course , ▁no ▁research ▁has ▁been ▁done ▁to ▁confirm ▁that ▁opinion . ▁But ▁today , ▁improvement ▁may ▁mean ▁something ▁more ▁than ▁just ▁giving ▁a ▁sold ier ▁a ▁better ▁fire arm . ▁The ▁President ▁said ▁this ▁while ▁jo ining ▁the ▁7 3 rd ▁National ▁Up as amp ada ▁Vin aya ▁K arma ▁In aug ural ▁Ce remon y ▁of ▁Maha ▁Vi har av ans h ika ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Raman ya ▁Maha ▁Nik aya , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁upas amp ada ▁practice ▁of ▁300 ▁no v ice ▁monks ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Ed ward ▁Stadium ▁in ▁Matale ▁this ▁morning ▁(20 ). ▁O ld est ▁English ▁is ▁very ▁different ▁from ▁its ▁modern ▁form . ▁" The ▁visit ▁will ▁strengthen ▁China - L anka ▁strategic ▁security ▁t ies , ▁particularly ▁in ▁def ense , ▁intelligence , ▁n aval , ▁5 G ▁technology ▁and ▁helping ▁to ▁move ▁forward ▁with ▁various ▁projects ▁on ▁existing ▁port ▁city ▁requirements , ▁the ▁port ▁city ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁important ▁geograph ical ▁factor ▁for ▁China , ▁." ▁Senior ▁Professor ▁W asan tha ▁A th uk or ala ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁r anks ▁20 th ▁among ▁the ▁23 ▁food ▁in sec ure ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁Asia - P ac ific ▁region . ▁He ▁further ▁emphas izes ▁that ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁took ▁to ▁the ▁streets ▁and ▁ch ased ▁away ▁G ot abhaya ▁Rajapaksa ▁are ▁ready ▁to ▁take ▁to ▁the ▁streets ▁against ▁these ▁sil en cing ▁laws ▁and ▁will ▁continue ▁this ▁protest ▁together ▁until ▁these ▁b ills ▁are ▁withd ra wn ▁and ▁will ▁not ▁return ▁without ▁winning . ▁Ret urned ▁and ▁now ▁living ▁by ▁doing ▁small ▁job s ." ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁situation ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁the ▁former ▁N or we g ian ▁peace ▁en v oy ▁has ▁prot ested ▁the ▁proposal ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁Tamil ▁d ias por a ▁leaders ▁that ▁P ope ▁Franc is ▁should ▁avoid ▁visit ing ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁The ▁Muslim ▁Congress ▁leader ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁President ▁agreed ▁to ▁the ▁request ▁made ▁by ▁him ▁and ▁Minister ▁Vas ude va ▁N anay akk ara ▁to ▁post p one ▁the ▁Cabinet ▁discussion ▁on ▁whether ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁amend ments ▁presented ▁by ▁the ▁J ath ika ▁H ela ▁Ur um aya ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Freedom ▁F ront ▁until ▁next ▁week . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁Sinhala ▁and ▁Tamil ▁are ▁the ▁official ▁and ▁national ▁languages , ▁while ▁English ▁is ▁the ▁link ▁language . ▁The ▁pet itions ▁were ▁filed ▁against ▁the ▁plans ▁to ▁exp and ▁the ▁High ▁Security ▁Z ones ▁of ▁Pal ali ▁and ▁K ank asan th ure i ▁and ▁acqu ire ▁more ▁than ▁six ▁thousand ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Val ik amm am ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁Jaffna ▁Security ▁For ce ▁head qu ar ters . ▁What ' s ▁wrong ▁is ▁to ▁imp ose ▁it ▁on ▁children ▁without ▁creating ▁the ▁necessary ▁infrastructure . ▁Accordingly , ▁its ▁CE O ▁Rich ard ▁N utt all ▁states ▁that , ▁30 ▁pil ots ▁are ▁needed ▁this ▁year ▁and ▁50 ▁pil ots ▁are ▁needed ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁next ▁year . ▁T ar ind ri ▁had ▁ordered ▁items ▁from ▁a ▁company ▁that ▁sell s ▁clot hes ▁on ▁social ▁media , ▁appear ing ▁under ▁different ▁names ▁from ▁time ▁to ▁time , ▁and ▁she ▁received ▁a ▁completely ▁different ▁it em . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁nin ety - year - old ▁woman ▁when ▁she ▁won ▁seven ▁gold ▁med als ▁at ▁the ▁2014 ▁Mas ters ▁World ▁Ch ampionship . ▁" We ▁ensure ▁the ▁welfare ▁of ▁the ▁Tamil ▁people ▁through ▁development ▁measures ." ▁it ▁is ▁in ▁this ▁speech ▁that ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Modi ▁comment ed ▁on ▁the ▁Tamil s ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁Who ▁would ▁think ▁that ▁the ▁sea ▁would ▁come ▁as h ore ? ▁India ▁and ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁are ▁two ▁teams ▁that ▁laun ch ▁matches ▁through ▁spin ners . ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁ath let es ▁have ▁managed ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁silver ▁medal ▁and ▁two ▁b ronze ▁med als ▁in ▁the ▁Asian ▁P ara ▁G ames . ▁But ▁it ' s ▁important ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁g ap ▁between ▁those ▁expect ations ▁and ▁where ▁the ▁technology ▁is ▁right ▁now . ▁Many ▁like ▁T ina ▁decided ▁to ▁follow ▁that ▁global ▁trend . ▁Sh ould ▁the ▁statement ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁B J P ▁president ▁through ▁a ▁second ▁person ▁be ▁interpre ted ▁only ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁words ▁mentioned ▁by ▁the ▁second ▁person ? ▁In ▁Central , ▁Uva ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Prov inces ▁and ▁Polonnaruwa ▁and ▁M ulla ith iv u ▁Dist ricts , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁possibility ▁of ▁scat tered ▁rain ▁or ▁th und ers how ers ▁during ▁the ▁evening ▁or ▁night . ▁Accordingly , ▁it ▁is ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁only ▁the ▁recommendations ▁and ▁conc l usions ▁of ▁the ▁relevant ▁expert ▁committee ▁will ▁be ▁made ▁public . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁trial ▁was ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁whether ▁people ▁who ▁completed ▁the ▁vaccine ▁were ▁adequ ately ▁protected ▁against ▁new ▁st rain s ▁of ▁the ▁virus ▁that ▁are ▁spreading ▁across ▁India . ▁It ▁starts ▁with ▁a ▁fever ▁and ▁then ▁develop s ▁into ▁a ▁dry ▁c ough . ▁Public ▁consult ation ▁on ▁electricity ▁t ar iff ▁rev ision ▁is ▁on ▁today . ▁" They ▁are ▁twice ▁as ▁likely ▁to ▁develop ▁pneumonia ▁as ▁non - s m ok ers ," ▁she ▁said . ▁I ▁can ▁now ▁spend ▁time ▁with ▁friends ▁and ▁other ▁activities . ▁Sarath ▁F onse ka ▁res ign s ▁from ▁the ▁Sector al ▁O vers ight ▁Committee ▁on ▁National ▁Security ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁working ▁closely ▁with ▁the ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Council ▁in ▁G ene va ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁dec ade . ▁All ▁schools ▁teach ▁English ▁as ▁a ▁comp uls ory ▁subject ▁along ▁with ▁local ▁languages ▁and ▁a ▁person ' s ▁command ▁of ▁English ▁is ▁an ▁essential ▁qual ification ▁even ▁for ▁an ▁office ▁job . ▁" There ▁are ▁no ▁mist akes ▁in ▁my ▁life ▁that ▁cannot ▁be ▁forg iven ▁except ▁death ," ▁said ▁Sand am ali , ▁conclud ing ▁her ▁long ▁speech . ▁President ▁Ranil ▁Wickremesinghe ▁is ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁G 77 ▁and ▁China " ▁He ads ▁of ▁State ▁Sum mit ▁as ▁per ▁an ▁official ▁inv itation ▁by ▁the ▁current ▁Chairman ▁of ▁C ub an ▁President ▁M ig uel ▁D ia z - C an el ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁further ▁developing ▁the ▁b ilater al ▁cooperation ▁between ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁and ▁C ub a . ▁B ilater al ▁tal ks ▁are ▁also ▁scheduled ▁between ▁the ▁President ▁and ▁the ▁C ub an ▁President . ▁Accordingly , ▁the ▁Railway ▁General ▁Man ager ▁states ▁that ▁all ▁Assistant ▁Gu ards ▁should ▁report ▁to ▁work ▁before ▁12 .00 ▁no on . ▁She ▁has ▁drawn ▁the ▁ ire ▁of ▁Chinese ▁national ists ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁di aries ▁she ▁wrote ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁st ages ▁of ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁the ▁Cor ona ▁virus ▁throughout ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁W u han . ▁Mar lin ▁was ▁21 ▁years ▁old ▁when ▁her ▁life ▁was ▁saved . ▁According ▁to ▁At ula ▁Ran agala , ▁Attorney ▁at ▁Law , ▁the ▁latest ▁post - m ort em ▁examination ▁has ▁revealed ▁that ▁journalist ▁L asan tha ▁Wickram at ung a ' s ▁death ▁was ▁not ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁shooting ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁blow ▁to ▁the ▁head ▁and ▁brain ▁with ▁a ▁special ▁weap on . ▁In ▁such ▁an ▁environment , ▁if ▁the ▁United ▁National ▁Party ▁succeed s ▁in ▁getting ▁the ▁group ▁that ▁separ ated ▁from ▁them ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁party , ▁another ▁group ▁will ▁join ▁with ▁their ▁National ▁L ist ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament . ▁So ▁far , ▁19 ▁amend ments ▁have ▁been ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁Constitution ▁of ▁19 78 ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁have ▁been ▁implemented . ▁The ▁movement ' s ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁speak er ▁states ▁that ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁compl ain ▁to ▁the ▁tra ffic ▁police ▁head qu ar ters ▁about ▁the ▁ad vert ise ments ▁post ed ▁in ▁several ▁places ▁in ▁Colombo ▁city ▁is ▁ign oring ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁know ▁the ▁Sinhala ▁language . ▁Kh alid ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁people ▁in ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁society ▁who ▁open ly ▁used ▁media ▁art ▁for ▁hom ose x ual s . ▁A ▁res ident ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁told ▁BBC ▁Sinhala ▁service ▁that ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁died ▁after ▁s ink ing ▁into ▁the ▁K ol onn awa ▁M eth ot am ulla ▁lands l ide ▁d ump ▁has ▁increased ▁to ▁six teen , ▁but ▁even ▁today ▁( A pril ▁15 ) ▁gar b age ▁was ▁still ▁being ▁d ump ed ▁there . ▁" The ▁labor ▁of ▁j un ior ▁women ▁lawyers ▁is ▁being ▁exp lo ited ." ▁She ▁had ▁previously ▁strugg led ▁with ▁drug ▁add ict ion ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁and ▁had ▁spent ▁time ▁in ▁re hab . ▁13 2 ▁(1 %) ▁died . ▁I ▁can ▁tell ▁about ▁myself . ▁Accordingly , ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁rain ▁condition ▁can ▁be ▁expected ▁in ▁the ▁south w estern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁the ▁department ▁stated . ▁They ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁T alai ▁Mannar ▁and ▁Jaffna ▁F isher ies ▁Inspector ate ▁for ▁further ▁legal ▁proceed ings . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁a ▁newspaper , ▁she ▁rejected ▁the ▁critic ism ▁level ed ▁against ▁Angel a ▁M er k el ▁by ▁three ▁former ▁chance ll ors ▁who ▁claim ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁harm ony ▁with ▁Russia . ▁Accordingly , ▁Nep al ▁made ▁history ▁today ▁by ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁score ▁300 ▁runs ▁in ▁a ▁T w enty 20 ▁international ▁match . ▁In ▁April ▁202 1, ▁the ▁then ▁Attorney ▁General ▁( A G ) ▁D app ula ▁de ▁L iver a ▁had ▁given ▁permission ▁to ▁ban ▁11 ▁Islamic ▁organizations ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁Easter ▁Sunday ▁attack , ▁and ▁the ▁ban ▁on ▁5 ▁of ▁them ▁has ▁been ▁lifted . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Bank ing ▁Act ▁No . ▁30 ▁of ▁198 8, ▁the ▁Central ▁Bank ▁has ▁pro hib ited ▁this ▁py ram id ▁scheme ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁this , ▁the ▁criminal ▁law ▁affects ▁the ▁py ram id ▁system , ▁said ▁Finance ▁State ▁Minister ▁Ran jith ▁S iy ambal apitiya . ▁The ▁' U ru ▁E u ▁W au ▁W au ' ▁indigenous ▁community ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁protect ▁its ▁forest ▁from ▁invad ers . ▁US ▁President ▁Don ald ▁Trump ▁says ▁he ▁is ▁foc used ▁on ▁sign ing ▁a ▁new ▁exec utive ▁order ▁to ▁take ▁action ▁on ▁imm ig ration ▁control . ▁In ▁recent ▁se asons , ▁United ▁have ▁become ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁negot i ations ▁with ▁Re al ▁Mad rid ▁defe nder ▁S erg io ▁Ram os ▁and ▁forward ▁G are th ▁B ale , ▁and ▁mid field er ▁C es c ▁F ab reg as ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁Bar cel ona , ▁but ▁the ▁M our in ho ▁says ▁he ▁will ▁not ▁ch ase ▁" im p ossible " ▁transf ers ▁L ah ir u ▁Th ir im an na ▁b ids ▁f are well ▁to ▁international ▁cricket . ▁" F or ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁a ▁student ▁from ▁an ▁international ▁school ▁has ▁become ▁island ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁ar ts ▁stream ▁at ▁the ▁G C E ▁Adv anced ▁Level ▁Examination ." ▁However , ▁people ▁who ▁shared ▁their ▁experi ences ▁and ▁opin ions ▁with ▁the ▁BBC ▁Sinhala ▁Service ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁divisions ▁based ▁on ▁English ▁language ▁at ▁every ▁stage ▁of ▁their ▁lives , ▁from ▁school ▁to ▁work . ▁" We ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁actually , ▁we ▁had ▁a ▁very ▁light - t ou ch ▁version ▁of ▁it ▁f ed ▁to ▁us ▁at ▁UK ▁S port , ▁so ▁we ▁did ▁not ▁indicate ▁the ▁sign ific ance ▁of ▁that ▁report ." ▁Many ▁women ▁do ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁come ▁before ▁the ▁law ▁because ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁safe gu ard . ▁That ▁knowledge ▁includes ▁not ▁only ▁traditional ▁bre ed ▁bre eding ▁but ▁also ▁' d ating ▁and ▁m ating ▁issues '. ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Finance ▁She han ▁Sem asinghe ▁mentioned ▁this ▁while ▁address ing ▁an ▁event ▁at ▁the ▁C PA ▁A U ST RA L I A ▁Institute ▁of ▁Account ancy ▁Stud ies . ▁Rec ently , ▁Iran ian ▁authorities ▁have ▁made ▁several ▁attempt s ▁to ▁ste er ▁male ▁f ash ion ▁enth us i ast s ▁away ▁from ▁what ▁is ▁considered ▁western - st yle ▁g room ing ▁practices , ▁including ▁arm ▁and ▁leg ▁hair ▁remo val . ▁But ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁completely ▁escape ▁from ▁this ▁situation ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁found ▁so ▁far . ▁All ▁I ▁am ▁saying ▁is ▁that ▁there ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁decision ▁made ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁how ▁he ▁has ▁performed ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁days . ▁A ▁comprehensive ▁strategic ▁program ▁is ▁being ▁prepared ▁to ▁solve ▁the ▁debt ▁crisis ▁that ▁the ▁country ▁is ▁facing ▁- ▁President ▁We ▁can ' t ▁even ▁turn ▁that ▁ship ▁back ▁to ▁a ▁safe ▁har bor ▁to ▁an ch or . ▁Professor ▁Chand ima ▁Je ev and ara ▁says ▁that ▁among ▁the ▁inc idents ▁related ▁to ▁drug ▁all erg ies , ▁02 ▁patient ▁deaths ▁have ▁occurred ▁due ▁to ▁those ▁all erg ies . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁re vere nd ▁card inal ▁has ▁emphasized ▁in ▁their ▁announ cement ▁that ▁soon ▁an ▁independent ▁international ▁investigation ▁team ▁should ▁conduct ▁an ▁extensive ▁fair , ▁imp art ial ▁and ▁trans p arent ▁investigation ▁in ▁this ▁regard . ▁The ▁court - m art ial ▁is ▁in ▁nine ▁months . ▁The ▁Central ▁Bank ▁further ▁states ▁that ▁if ▁any ▁clar ification ▁is ▁required , ▁the ▁issues ▁can ▁be ▁dire cted ▁to ▁the ▁em ail ▁address ▁c bs l gen @ c bs l . lk . ▁It ▁is ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁main ▁political ▁parties ▁are ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁last - minute ▁campaign ▁to ▁att ract ▁vot ers . ▁Any one ▁in ▁S utt on ▁United ' s ▁playing ▁and ▁non - play ing ▁staff ▁is ▁covered ▁by ▁the ▁FA ' s ▁rules , ▁which ▁for bid ▁bet ting ▁on ▁any ▁football ▁match . ▁Not ▁only ▁in ▁theory , ▁but ▁also ▁in ▁practice . ▁But ▁a ▁Christian ▁religious ▁group ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁cond om ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁there ▁because ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁by ▁small ▁children . ▁But ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁they ▁reduce ▁our ▁energy ▁and ▁our ▁ab ilities ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁our ▁activities . ▁Kal aw ana , ▁God ak aw ela , ▁N iv ith ig ala , ▁K ah aw atta ▁and ▁K ol onna ▁Divisional ▁Secretariat ▁Div isions ▁belonging ▁to ▁Ratnapura ▁District ▁of ▁Sab arag amuwa ▁Province ▁02. ▁Accordingly , ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁Army ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁Gu in ness ▁World ▁Record s . ▁It ▁is ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁court ▁has ▁issued ▁this ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁celebr ations ▁or ▁p uj as ▁in ▁Fort ▁K om p an j ave ed iya ▁and ▁K oll up itiya ▁police ▁dom ains ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁Th il ip an , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁ban ned ▁organization ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁in ▁a ▁manner ▁that ▁would ▁cause ▁dist ress ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁public . ▁But ▁she ▁said ▁that ▁since ▁recently , ▁the ▁Russian ▁government ▁has ▁improved ▁the ▁flow ▁of ▁information ▁and ▁introduced ▁strong ▁social ▁policies ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁pandemic . ▁They ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁Asia ▁Cup ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁squ ad ▁due ▁to ▁inj uries . ▁K raft ▁mer ged ▁with ▁He in z ▁in ▁2015 ▁to ▁create ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁US ' s ▁big gest ▁food ▁compan ies ▁" The ▁idea ▁of ▁' the ▁basic ' ▁would ▁face ▁huge ▁political ▁opposition ." ▁" ▁The ▁stri k er ▁ad m its ▁playing ▁for ▁S utt on ▁United ▁- ▁and ▁playing ▁against ▁a ▁Prem ier ▁League ▁side ▁- ▁help s ▁him ▁get ▁on ▁well ▁with ▁his ▁cl ients . ▁More ▁than ▁two ▁thousand ▁farm ers ▁were ▁protest ing ▁in ▁Am bal antota ▁town , ▁ urg ing ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁rest art ▁the ▁fert il izer ▁sub s id y . ▁Accordingly , ▁a ▁notice ▁has ▁been ▁issued ▁asking ▁D um inda ▁N agam uwa ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁open ▁court ▁in ▁on ▁September ▁6 th . ▁" E th ics ▁is ▁a ▁discip line ▁that ▁should ▁emer ge ▁from ▁us ▁over ▁and ▁above ▁the ▁law ," ▁he ▁said . ▁A ▁fundamental ▁rights ▁petition ▁against ▁reducing ▁E P F ▁benefits ▁Re ve aling ▁p ater nity ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁general ▁theme ▁throughout ▁the ▁football ▁st ar ' s ▁illust ri ous ▁life . ▁The ▁University ▁Gr ants ▁Commission ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁accept ance ▁of ▁app lications ▁for ▁univers ities ▁for ▁the ▁academic ▁year ▁2022 /2 3 ▁ends ▁today ▁(0 5 ). ▁A ▁spok esp erson ▁of ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ' s ▁Office ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁gave ▁a ▁written ▁promise ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁sign ▁any ▁agreement ▁regarding ▁the ▁oil ▁t ank ers ▁during ▁his ▁official ▁visit ▁to ▁India ▁starting ▁tomorrow ▁( A pril ▁24 ). ▁Jo ining ▁the ▁discussion ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁President ' s ▁office ▁this ▁morning ▁(2 3 ), ▁the ▁President ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁committee ▁should ▁meet ▁at ▁least ▁once ▁every ▁six ▁months ▁to ▁review ▁the ▁progress ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ' s ▁initi atives ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁climate ▁change . ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁Ex amin ations ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁evaluation ▁of ▁the ▁answer ▁she ets ▁of ▁40 ▁subjects , ▁including ▁the ▁science ▁stream , ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁C ert ific ate ▁of ▁A - L e vel ▁Examination ▁will ▁begin ▁from ▁tomorrow ▁(15 ). ▁As ▁the ▁population ▁decl ines , ▁car bon ▁em iss ions ▁are ▁likely ▁to ▁decrease ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁cle aring ▁of ▁forest s ▁for ▁farm land . ▁Now , ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁growth ▁has ▁slow ed ▁down . ▁The ▁Tamil ▁National ▁Alliance ▁( T NA ) ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁government ▁has ▁not ▁made ▁an ▁honest ▁effort ▁to ▁fulf ill ▁its ▁prom ises ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁reconciliation ▁between ▁the ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁after ▁decades ▁of ▁war ▁conflic ts . ▁Mah ant ▁Sh ank ar ▁D as , ▁visited ▁Har id war ▁on ▁March ▁15 ▁to ▁participate ▁in ▁the ▁Kum b h ▁M ela . ▁An ▁anti - M uslim ▁wave ▁started . ▁Accordingly , ▁the ▁first ▁phase ▁evaluation ▁work ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁done ▁at ▁100 ▁centers ▁in ▁the ▁island ▁until ▁the ▁27 th , ▁said ▁the ▁Deputy ▁Commissioner ▁of ▁Examination ▁L as ika ▁Sam ar ak oon . ▁When ▁I ▁worked ▁it ▁out ▁I ▁could ▁not ▁believe ▁it - ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁seem ▁real . ▁Australia ▁recorded ▁the ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁HIV ▁cases ▁in ▁20 ▁years ▁in ▁2013. ▁Accordingly , ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁500 ▁million ▁US ▁dollars ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁World ▁Bank ▁for ▁budget ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁country ' s ▁budget , ▁250 ▁million ▁US ▁dollars ▁have ▁been ▁given ▁as ▁such , ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Finance ▁She han ▁Sem asinghe ▁stated . ▁To ▁only ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁less er ▁matches , ▁that ▁doesn ' t ▁seem ▁smart ▁to ▁me ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁is ▁requested ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁harm ony ▁and ▁the ▁security ▁of ▁their ▁sac red ▁places . ▁Uk rain ian ▁President ▁Vik t or ▁Y an uk ov y ch ▁says ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁not ▁res ign ▁from ▁the ▁pres id ency ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁parliament ▁has ▁passed ▁a ▁resolution ▁to ▁remove ▁him ▁from ▁office . ▁It ▁also ▁expl ains ▁why ▁the ▁UK ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁move ▁ord inary ▁people ' s ▁lives ▁towards ▁a ▁" new ▁normal ". ▁The ▁statement ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Football ▁F ederation ▁further ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁sports ▁authorities ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁have ▁promised ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Football ▁F ederation ▁on ▁September ▁29 ▁and ▁are ▁keeping ▁an ▁eye ▁on ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Football ▁F ederation . ▁The ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁government ▁does ▁not ▁question ▁such ▁matters ▁at ▁the ▁d iplom atic ▁level . ▁Kum ar ▁Sang akk ara ▁is ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Chairman ▁of ▁M CC ▁Cricket ▁Committee . ▁She re en ▁El ▁F ek i , ▁a ▁journalist ▁who ▁spent ▁a ▁year ▁traveling ▁around ▁the ▁Arab ▁world ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁short ▁film s ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁women ▁and ▁men ▁who ▁are ▁re de f ining ▁the ▁rules ▁and ▁reg ulations ▁to ▁be ▁followed ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁bed ro oms , ▁pres ents ▁This ▁document ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁information ▁provided . ▁Every ▁child ▁knows ▁when ▁you ▁are ▁in ▁trouble , ▁you ▁call ▁the ▁c ops ‍ . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Ud ara , ▁a ▁n ur se , ▁said ▁that ▁she ▁needs ▁strength ▁to ▁give ▁birth ▁and ▁raise ▁the ▁child . ▁St art ing ▁from ▁last ▁January , ▁she ▁took ▁steps ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁consum ption ▁of ▁alcohol ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁corona ▁virus ▁was ▁spreading ▁in ▁China . ▁Ant on ▁S ud esh , ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Ch il aw ▁Rural ▁F ish ing ▁District ▁Organization ▁said , ▁" P resent ly , ▁more ▁than ▁10,000 ▁kil os ▁of ▁fish ▁have ▁been ▁st ored ▁in ▁multi - day ▁fishing ▁vessels ▁and ▁other ▁fishing ▁vessels ▁at ▁Ch il aw ." ▁No ▁charges ▁have ▁been ▁filed ▁till ▁today . ▁" It ' s ▁trying ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁problem ▁that ▁people ▁are ▁less ▁likely ▁to ▁rec y cle ▁pack aging ▁for ▁things ▁we ▁use ▁in ▁our ▁bath ro oms ▁than ▁for ▁things ▁we ▁use ▁in ▁other ▁rooms ▁of ▁the ▁house ," ▁says ▁J onn y ▁H az ell , ▁senior ▁policy ▁advis er ▁for ▁environmental ▁think ▁t ank ▁Green ▁Alliance ▁He ▁also ▁planned ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Colombo ▁during ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁India ▁earlier , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁cance led ▁suddenly . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁spend th ri ft . ▁M ike ▁Re il ly , ▁CE O ▁of ▁Go al ball ▁UK , ▁said ▁his ▁organ isation ▁was ▁hope ful ▁UK ▁S port ▁would ▁find ▁" other ▁ways ▁to ▁help ▁us ▁secure ▁a ▁clear ▁and ▁sust ained ▁tal ent ▁pathway " ▁to ▁T ok y o ▁2020. ▁" It ▁started ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁or ange ▁circle ▁and ▁then ▁grew ▁bigger ▁and ▁bigger ▁till ▁all ▁the ▁col ours ▁came ▁out ▁So , ▁if ▁this ▁cannot ▁be ▁controlled , ▁the ▁situation ▁can ▁get ▁worse . ▁Two ▁or ▁three ▁hours ▁after ▁mid night , ▁during ▁the ▁d aw n , ▁dr um m ers ▁who ▁ro am ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁se mi - d ark ness , ▁w aking ▁up ▁the ▁towns pe ople ▁from ▁their ▁bed s , ▁are ▁a ▁common ▁sight ▁in ▁Kashmir ▁during ▁Ram ad an . ▁War ning : ▁This ▁article ▁contains ▁photos ▁of ▁n ak ed ▁cor ps es . ▁It ▁is ▁no ▁secret ▁that ▁the ▁most ▁pressure ▁on ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁international ly ▁is ▁from ▁the ▁UN ▁resolution , ' ▁said ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁M ang ala ▁Sam ara we era . ▁R ain ▁makes ▁the ▁house ▁m udd y . ▁His ▁fee ▁overt akes ▁that ▁of ▁former ▁England ▁d u o ▁Ke v in ▁P iet ers en ▁and ▁And rew ▁F l int off , ▁who ▁were ▁sold ▁for ▁$ 15 5 m ▁( £ 11 m ) ▁each ▁in ▁200 9. ▁The ▁most ▁interesting ▁change ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁an ▁elect ric ▁vehicle . ▁It ▁shows ▁that ▁people ' s ▁satisf action ▁with ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁work ▁is ▁going ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁has ▁dropped ▁from ▁12 % ▁in ▁June ▁to ▁6% ▁in ▁October . ▁Accordingly , ▁it ▁is ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁President ▁has ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁island ▁around ▁09 .10 ▁this ▁morning . ▁Sh aw , ▁who ▁began ▁his ▁football ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁stri k er ▁at ▁South am pt on ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁youth ▁team ▁as ▁Al an ▁She arer , ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁co aching ▁role ▁at ▁S utt on ▁and ▁carried ▁out ▁other ▁job s ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁such ▁as ▁swe eping ▁the ▁3 G ▁p itch . ▁But ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁people ▁got ▁that ▁help . ▁It ▁cannot ▁be ▁done ▁as ▁it ▁stand s ," ▁said ▁Professor ▁N ick ▁Low man . ▁A ▁vaccine ▁has ▁not ▁yet ▁been ▁found . ▁K all is , ▁who ▁has ▁scored ▁13 17 4 ▁points ▁in ▁Test ▁matches , ▁has ▁taken ▁2 92 ▁wickets . ▁The ▁tournament ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁from ▁August ▁30 ▁to ▁September ▁17 ▁and ▁the ▁opening ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁between ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁Nep al ▁in ▁Mult an . ▁The ▁tro ph y ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁display ed ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁today ▁(14) ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁2023 ▁World ▁Cup ▁One ▁Day ▁Cricket ▁Tour nament ▁ch ampions ' ▁trip ▁to ▁take ▁it ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁A ▁parliament ary ▁administrative ▁officer ▁confirmed ▁to ▁the ▁BBC ▁Sinhala ▁service ▁that ▁the ▁H ans ard ▁department ▁in ▁the ▁parliament ▁prep ares ▁those ▁reports , ▁and ▁the ▁notes ▁will ▁be ▁published ▁within ▁three ▁days ▁after ▁check ing ▁by ▁the ▁ass istant ▁ed itors , ▁dep uty ▁ed itors ▁and ▁the ▁ed itor . ▁It ▁also ▁states ▁that , ▁like ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁cricket ▁selection ▁committee , ▁selection ▁commit te es ▁should ▁be ▁appointed ▁for ▁those ▁provinces ▁and ▁thereby ▁select ▁those ▁teams ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁permanent ▁professional ▁co aches ▁should ▁be ▁appointed ▁for ▁those ▁provinces . ▁A ▁defic it ▁over sh oot ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁hundred ▁million ▁p ounds ▁should ▁of ▁course ▁been ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁total ▁trust ▁revenue ▁of ▁nearly ▁£ 80 b n ▁and ▁annual ▁N HS ▁spending ▁in ▁England ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁£ 100 b n ▁But ▁before ▁the ▁plane ▁took ▁off , ▁he ▁was ▁esc ort ed ▁off ▁by ▁security ▁staff . ▁This ▁S ud arsh an ▁Ch urn a ▁cannot ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁children ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁very ▁bitter . ▁The ▁a fore ment ioned ▁report ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁not ▁form ally ▁commemor ating ▁each ▁sold ier ▁by ▁name ▁was ▁' the ▁lack ▁of ▁relevant ▁information , ▁mist akes ▁inher ited ▁from ▁other ▁organizations ▁and ▁the ▁ide olog ies ▁of ▁colonial ▁administrative ▁officials '. ▁That ▁is ▁the ▁primary ▁reason . ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁cricket ers ▁to ▁R idge way ▁Ary a ▁Children ' s ▁Hospital ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁United ▁Nations ▁report , ▁it ▁is ▁estimated ▁that ▁about ▁23 9 ,000 ▁child ▁and ▁maternal ▁deaths ▁have ▁occurred ▁in ▁South ▁Asian ▁countries ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁dis rupt ion ▁of ▁health ▁services ▁with ▁the ▁Covid -19 ▁epid emic . ▁Several ▁types ▁of ▁pl astic ▁will ▁be ▁ban ned ▁from ▁today ▁US ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ' s ▁' In ternational ▁Women ▁of ▁C oura ge ▁A ward ' ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁2007 ▁to ▁recognize ▁women ▁who ▁have ▁shown ▁except ional ▁courage ▁and ▁leadership ▁in ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁peace , ▁human ▁rights , ▁and ▁women ' s ▁emp ower ment ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁He ▁believes ▁that ▁the ▁competition ▁will ▁begin ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁elect ric ▁vehicle ▁becomes ▁compet itive ▁with ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁a ▁f oss il ▁fuel ▁burning ▁vehicle . ▁" H is ▁prof ile ▁has ▁got ▁bigger ▁and ▁bigger , ▁I ▁think ▁he ▁em bra ced ▁that ," ▁said ▁D os well . ▁" In ▁the ▁end , ▁the ▁truth ▁will ▁pre v ail '' ▁S ark o zy ▁is ▁no ▁stranger ▁to ▁the ▁jud icial ▁field ▁of ▁France . ▁Accordingly , ▁it ▁is ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁President ▁Ranil ▁Wickremesinghe ▁as ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Financial , ▁Econ omic ▁St abil ization ▁and ▁National ▁Policy ▁has ▁issued ▁the ▁relevant ▁gaz ette ▁announ cement . ▁F arm ers ▁al lege ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁sell ▁their ▁cro ps ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁government ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁prepare ▁proper ▁measures ▁to ▁buy ▁them . ▁The ▁8 ,000 - ton ▁N ish in ▁Sh ur i ▁and ▁three ▁other ▁smaller ▁vessels ▁belong ▁to ▁this ▁group ▁of ▁ships . ▁But ▁even ▁such ▁strong ▁indust rial ▁g i ants ▁have ▁int ens ified ▁production ▁of ▁non - al cohol ic ▁be ver ages . ▁" O ther wise , ▁we ▁are ▁not ▁conf ident ▁that ▁everyone ▁will ▁get ▁it ▁in ▁an ▁order ly ▁manner ," ▁a ▁75 - year - old ▁man ▁told ▁BBC ▁Sinhala ▁Service . ▁A ▁statement ▁that ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁a ▁polit ician ▁of ▁one ▁great ▁country ▁and ▁quot ed ▁by ▁another ▁polit ician ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁country ▁is ▁drawing ▁the ▁strong ▁attention ▁of ▁two ▁neighbor ing ▁small ▁states ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁that ▁great ▁country . ▁Geor g ia ▁have ▁earned ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁shot ▁at ▁making ▁the ▁top ▁level ▁having ▁won ▁the ▁Nations ▁Cup ▁( the ▁R ug by ▁Europe ▁Ch ampionship ) ▁in ▁eight ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁nine ▁years ▁Today , ▁those ▁who ▁talk ▁about ▁the ▁problems ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁from ▁the ▁West ▁do ▁not ▁send ▁their ▁children ▁to ▁war . ▁1. ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁before ▁the ▁exam ▁or ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁exam , ▁Japanese ▁students ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁eat ▁the ▁traditional ▁food ▁called ▁' K ats ud on '. ▁State ▁Minister ▁D il um ▁Am un ug ama ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁after ▁inv iting ▁invest ors ▁to ▁invest ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁and ▁by ▁increasing ▁the ▁electricity ▁bill ▁after ▁inv iting , ▁it ▁has ▁become ▁very ▁difficult ▁to ▁bring ▁those ▁invest ments ▁to ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Technology , ▁K an aka ▁Her ath ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁system ▁for ▁iss uing ▁motor ▁vehicle ▁revenue ▁lic enses ▁( e RL ▁2 .0 ) ▁will ▁be ▁implemented ▁from ▁the ▁7 th ▁of ▁this ▁month . ▁A jith ▁Weer as und ara , ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁H az ard ous ▁W aste ▁Management ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Authority , ▁told ▁BBC ▁Sinhala ▁Service ▁that ▁the ▁necessary ▁arrangements ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁to xic ▁waste ▁that ▁has ▁acc um ulated ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fire ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁X - P R ES S ▁P E AR L . ▁This ▁fundamental ▁rights ▁petition ▁was ▁filed ▁against ▁the ▁arrest ▁and ▁sus p ension ▁of ▁former ▁D I G ▁Vas ▁Gunawardena , ▁who ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death , ▁for ▁introdu cing ▁false ▁evidence . ▁An s wer ing ▁a ▁question ▁raised ▁by ▁MP ▁D all as ▁Al ah app er uma ▁in ▁the ▁Parliament , ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁stated ▁that ▁all ▁the ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁police ▁service ▁is ▁currently ▁being ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁District ▁Police ▁Chief s . ▁The ▁epid emic ▁situation ▁in ▁India ▁is ▁getting ▁serious . ▁" A b out ▁a ▁million ▁thoughts ▁ran ▁through ▁my ▁mind ." ▁A ▁mosqu e ▁under ▁attack , ▁Who ▁was ▁not ified ▁of ▁the ▁attack ? ▁In ▁the ▁survey ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁research ▁network ▁Arab ▁Bar omet er , ▁some ▁surpris ing ▁ideas ▁came ▁forward . ▁Get ting ▁vacc inated ▁can ▁prevent ▁many ▁people ▁from ▁becoming ▁seriously ▁ill ▁or ▁d ying . ▁Mar co ▁T rav ag li o , ▁a ▁co - a uth or ▁of ▁the ▁a fore ment ioned ▁study , ▁told ▁the ▁BBC ▁that ▁such ▁air ▁pollution ▁increases ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁chronic ▁infl amm ation ▁in ▁the ▁body ▁and ▁viral ▁infections ▁that ▁affect ▁breathing . ▁This ▁group ▁was ▁released ▁after ▁a ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁year ▁army ▁rehabilitation ▁program . ▁The ▁simpl est ▁advice ▁given ▁to ▁control ▁this ▁epid emic ▁is ▁frequ ent ▁hand ▁was hing . ▁Jan atha ▁V im uk thi ▁Per am una ▁leader ▁Anura ▁Kumara ▁Dissanayake ▁is ▁its ▁presidential ▁candidate . ▁We ▁have ▁taken ▁a ▁decision ▁to ▁give ▁this ▁vaccine ▁to ▁everyone ▁from ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁30 . ▁But ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁Muslim ▁women ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁is ▁still ▁at ▁a ▁very ▁low ▁level . ▁When ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁said , ▁" M any ▁doctors ▁are ▁distrib uting ▁information ▁through ▁social ▁media ▁and ▁working ▁to ▁educ ate ▁the ▁people ▁through ▁tele phone ▁and ▁What s A pp ," ▁the ▁images ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁relevant ▁video ▁were ▁shown , ▁but ▁its ▁sound ▁was ▁not ▁used . ▁The ▁United ▁National ▁Party ▁demand s ▁that ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Minister ial ▁Work ing ▁Committee ▁be ▁con ven ed ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁' hu nt ' ▁launched ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁against ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Sh ir ani ▁Band arana ike . ▁They ▁are ▁pack aged ▁like ▁b isc u its , ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁market ed ▁like ▁b isc u its : ▁they ▁are ▁usually ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁b isc u it ▁a is le ▁in ▁sh ops . ▁The ▁department ▁stated ▁that ▁4 ▁people ▁lost ▁their ▁lives ▁in ▁related ▁acc idents ▁and ▁18 ▁people ▁lost ▁their ▁lives ▁in ▁94 ▁acc idents ▁that ▁happened ▁last ▁year . ▁N eth u ▁Wickramasinghe ▁has ▁also ▁had ▁an ▁experience ▁he ▁will ▁never ▁forget ▁in ▁his ▁life ▁while ▁studying ▁the ▁behaviour ▁of ▁Ran wella ' s ▁tree ▁f rog . ▁Accordingly , ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁team ▁needs ▁to ▁score ▁4 10 ▁runs ▁to ▁avoid ▁losing ▁by ▁an ▁innings . ▁" Th ose ▁soldiers ▁were ▁not ▁commemor ated ▁by ▁their ▁names ▁and ▁perhaps ▁not ▁celebr ated ▁at ▁all ," ▁the ▁report ▁states . ▁That ▁situation ▁may ▁also ▁affect ▁another ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁death ▁rate ,'' ▁he ▁points ▁out . ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁has ▁requested ▁Israel ▁to ▁withdraw ▁the ▁order ▁made ▁by ▁Israel ▁to ▁the ▁res idents ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Gaz a ▁St rip . ▁S ach it ra ▁Senanayake ▁is ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Government ▁An aly st ' s ▁Department ▁The ▁motion ▁of ▁no ▁confidence ▁presented ▁against ▁Health ▁Minister ▁Ke he li ya ▁R amb uk wella ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁deb ated ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁day ▁today ▁(0 7 ). ▁Minister ▁Sus il ▁Prem j ay ant ▁participated ▁in ▁it ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁President . ▁He ▁c ited ▁how ▁northern ▁China ' s ▁G ans u ▁province ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁with ▁" h igh ly ▁am bit ious ▁targets " ▁immediately ▁after ▁the ▁announ cement . ▁Where ▁should ▁the ▁compl aint ▁be ▁submitted ? ▁Since ▁childhood , ▁I ▁write ▁everything ▁in ▁a ▁di ary . ▁" R eal ist ically , ▁John ny ▁is ▁an ▁outside ▁chance ▁for ▁Italy ▁However , ▁when ▁the ▁Sand esh aya ▁asked ▁whether ▁the ▁Act ▁on ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Miss ing ▁Pers ons ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁passed , ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁informed ▁the ▁government ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁appropriate ▁to ▁present ▁the ▁Act ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁" B ad ▁news , ▁We ▁are ▁talking ▁to ▁the ▁M iri hana ▁Police ." ▁Over ▁a ▁hundred ▁police ▁officers ▁and ▁health ▁staff ▁including ▁public ▁health ▁inspect ors ▁were ▁deployed ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁c row d . ▁A ▁video ▁with ▁such ▁false ▁claims ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁on ▁social ▁media ▁by ▁a ▁woman ▁named ▁Car rie ▁M ade j ▁and ▁it ▁started ▁circul ating ▁online ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁July . ▁It ▁is ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁unit ▁fee ▁in ▁the ▁category ▁less ▁than ▁60 ▁units ▁will ▁be ▁reduced ▁from ▁42 ▁to ▁32 ▁rupees ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁decided ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁monthly ▁fe es ▁from ▁650 ▁to ▁300 ▁rupees . ▁Res idents ▁say ▁that ▁a ▁program ▁to ▁hon or ▁25 ,000 ▁names ▁of ▁Tamil s ▁who ▁lost ▁their ▁lives ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁was ▁held ▁today ▁( N ovember ▁27 ) ▁in ▁N all ur ▁area ▁of ▁Jaffna . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁authorities , ▁twenty - n ine ▁people , ▁including ▁nine ▁civil ians , ▁were ▁traveling ▁in ▁the ▁plane . ▁An aly st s ▁believe ▁that ▁Jo e ▁B id en ▁may ▁dev iate ▁from ▁Trump ' s ▁practice ▁of ▁em bra cing ▁the ▁S audi ▁Arab ian ▁monarch y ▁without ▁critic ism . ▁The ▁political ▁refuge es ▁who ▁surv ived ▁from ▁the ▁boat - w rec ked ▁recently ▁near ▁Ind ones ia ▁claimed ▁that ▁though ▁they ▁were ▁informed ▁by ▁the ▁Austral ian ▁res c ue ▁authorities ▁that ▁the ▁necessary ▁aid ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁way , ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁really . ▁All ▁the ▁candidates ▁who ▁cont ested ▁the ▁1970 ▁elections ▁as ▁candidates ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁United ▁F ront , ▁including ▁the ▁leader ▁Phil ip ▁Gunawardena , ▁were ▁defeated . ▁Whether ▁he ▁can ▁do ▁that ▁from ▁China ▁is ▁doubt ful , ▁and ▁though ▁former ▁team - m ate ▁David ▁B ec k ham ▁e ked ▁out ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁England ▁days ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁So cc er ▁with ▁L A ▁G ala x y , ▁it ▁is ▁by ▁no ▁means ▁certain ▁G are th ▁South g ate ▁would ▁offer ▁the ▁same ▁opportunity ▁to ▁a ▁player ▁who ▁has ▁pl enty ▁of ▁competition ▁for ▁his ▁number ▁10 ▁role . ▁The ▁paper ▁claims ▁the ▁figures ▁have ▁brought ▁charges ▁that ▁minister s ▁are ▁fail ing ▁a ▁whole ▁generation ▁of ▁as pir ing ▁home ▁owners . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁critical ▁factor ▁in ▁ensuring ▁that ▁women ▁are ▁not ▁neg lected ▁in ▁the ▁work place ▁and ▁promoting ▁maternal ▁and ▁child ▁health . ▁C in em at ography : ▁Ch amil ▁R up asing ha , ▁Produ ction : ▁Sun eth ▁Perera ▁Pass ing ▁sent ence ▁on ▁Th urs day , ▁he ▁ruled ▁that ▁Law rence ▁should ▁serve ▁another ▁30 ▁months ▁in ▁prison ▁if ▁he ▁fail s ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁pen al ty ▁within ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁release ▁The ▁West ▁Indian ▁cricket ▁authorities ▁have ▁taken ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁withdraw ▁their ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁tournament ▁after ▁the ▁b omb ▁bl ast . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁senior ▁d anc ers ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁Kal ash am iri ▁Raj ini ▁S el v anay agam , ▁has ▁passed ▁away . ▁Dr . ▁Mag n us ▁H old ▁was ▁then ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁M ental ▁Health ▁and ▁Sub st ance ▁Ab use ▁T reat ment ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁Hospital ▁of ▁Northern ▁N or way ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁T rom so ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Ar ct ic ▁O ce an . ▁And ▁the ▁punishment ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁rel ax ed . ▁" We ' ve ▁developed ▁a ▁cultural ▁my th ▁that ▁our ▁kids ▁should n ' t ▁get ▁up ▁at ▁night ," ▁says ▁B all . ▁The ▁ann ivers ary ▁of ▁the ▁President ' s ▁in aug uration ▁is ▁approaching ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁days . ▁Iran ' s ▁Supreme ▁Leader ▁Ay at oll ah ▁K ham ene i ▁and ▁his ▁hard line ▁supp orters ▁have ▁been ▁relatively ▁m uted ▁in ▁their ▁response ▁to ▁President ▁Trump . ▁" W hen ▁all ▁other ▁efforts ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁presidential ▁election ▁failed , ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Cap it ol ▁building ▁was ▁inc ited ," ▁the ▁pl aint iff s ▁wrote . ▁Cent uries ▁ago , ▁a ▁world - ren own ed ▁Islamic ▁library ▁introduced ▁Arab ic ▁numer als ▁to ▁the ▁world . ▁Mun ster ▁F l ank er ▁O ' M ah ony ▁missed ▁I re land ' s ▁opening ▁two ▁games ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁h am st ring ▁inj ury . ▁A ▁phot o ▁taken ▁after ▁their ▁arrest ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁seen ▁circul ating ▁widely ▁on ▁social ▁media ▁networks . ▁When ▁the ▁photos ▁came ▁out , ▁I ▁couldn ' t ▁bear ▁to ▁know ▁that ▁I ▁was ▁really ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁bu ll ied ▁even ▁more . ▁" ▁In ▁a ▁competition , ▁view ers ▁had ▁been ▁asked ▁to ▁submit ▁ideas ▁for ▁items ▁they ▁would ▁like ▁put ▁inside ▁A ▁person ▁has ▁been ▁inj ured ▁in ▁a ▁shooting ▁incident ▁in ▁Ah ung alla ▁area . ▁The ▁customs ▁department ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁that ▁c ig are t te ▁stock ▁is ▁hundred ▁and ▁twenty ▁six ▁l akh ▁rupees . ▁Cl a ire ▁Bo oth ▁is ▁a ▁56 - year - old ▁woman ▁living ▁in ▁New ▁Z eal and . ▁It ▁warned ▁oper ators ▁in ▁June ▁last ▁year ▁about ▁the ▁integr ity ▁of ▁taking ▁bet s ▁on ▁no vel ty ▁market s . ▁Another ▁member ▁has ▁been ▁appointed ▁for ▁the ▁special ▁committee ▁to ▁investigate ▁how ▁the ▁country ▁became ▁financial ly ▁bank rupt . ▁Adv oc ate ▁Sen aka ▁Perera , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁for ▁Protection ▁of ▁P rison ers ' ▁Rights ▁said . ▁The ▁Council ▁of ▁Ministers ▁has ▁given ▁approval ▁to ▁give ▁instructions ▁to ▁the ▁legal ▁dra fts man ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁dra ft ▁b ills ▁to ▁repe al ▁the ▁B read ▁Or d in ance . ▁President ▁Maithripala ▁Sirisena ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁will ▁inter v ene ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁school ing ▁of ▁the ▁child ▁in ▁Kul iy apitiya , ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁dep ri ved ▁of ▁education ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁false ▁prop ag anda ▁claim ing ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁infected ▁with ▁HIV . ▁W asan tha ▁Kar ann agoda ▁The ▁President ▁announced ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁emergency ▁to ▁be ▁implemented ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Defense ▁Secretary ▁Ret ired ▁General ▁Sh antha ▁Kotte g oda ▁has ▁submitted ▁a ▁petition ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁st ating ▁that ▁his ▁fundamental ▁rights ▁have ▁been ▁viol ated ▁by ▁sending ▁him ▁on ▁comp uls ory ▁leave . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁participants ▁being ▁low , ▁even ▁if ▁such ▁train ings ▁are ▁organized . ▁The ▁cont est ▁that ▁pre occ up ies ▁Europe ' s ▁political ▁class , ▁however , ▁is ▁France . ▁F ire ▁bel ts ▁are ▁a ▁natural ▁cro p ▁to ▁slow ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁fire . ▁This ▁is ▁probably ▁the ▁most ▁concerning ▁element ▁of ▁what ▁happens ▁to ▁the ▁virus . ▁Several ▁office ▁train s ▁will ▁be ▁cance led ▁this ▁evening . ▁Accordingly , ▁R uw an ▁Wij e ward ena ▁mentioned ▁this ▁while ▁answer ing ▁a ▁question ▁raised ▁by ▁journalists ▁in ▁the ▁Gampaha ▁area . ▁Accordingly , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁05 ▁people ▁came ▁and ▁f ired ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁a ▁42 - year - old ▁res ident ▁of ▁Gand ara ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁incident . ▁Ant i - M uslim ▁Att ack s ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka : ▁A ▁Sinhalese ▁Family ▁Prot ected ▁Muslim ▁F amil ies ▁Accordingly , ▁President ▁Ranil ▁Wickremesinghe ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁violation ▁of ▁freedom ▁of ▁religion . ▁Another ▁700 ▁or ▁800 ▁million ▁speak ▁English ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁language ▁because ▁many ▁activities ▁are ▁conducted ▁in ▁English ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁where ▁they ▁live . ▁Minister ▁K anch ana ▁Wij ese k era ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁decrease ▁of ▁about ▁20% ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁previous ▁year . ▁The ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁P ris ons ▁Department ▁has ▁recruited ▁two ▁execution ers . ▁Ex pect ▁live ▁comment ary ▁of ▁the ▁men ' s ▁T 20 ▁final ▁on ▁Sand esh aya . ▁Dr . ▁Nal aka ▁God a he va , ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁says ▁that ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁statistics ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁the ▁country ' s ▁economy ▁is ▁going ▁down , ▁regard less ▁of ▁what ▁kind ▁of ▁fair y ▁tal es ▁the ▁government ▁is ▁tell ing . ▁A ▁decision ▁to ▁abol ish ▁the ▁simpl ified ▁V AT ▁system ▁from ▁2024 ▁Then ▁they ▁have ▁both ▁exch anged ▁information ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁pregnancy . ▁All ▁the ▁farm ers ▁are ▁help less ▁and ▁the ▁trad ers ▁are ▁help less ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁Now ▁you ▁can ▁also ▁watch ▁the ▁live ▁broad cast ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁through ▁H el ak uru . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁says ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁best ▁interest ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁that ▁a ▁rel iable ▁and ▁independent ▁investigation ▁be ▁conducted ▁regarding ▁all ▁the ▁work ▁done ▁by ▁all ▁parties ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁civil ▁war ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁5% ▁higher ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁three ▁months ▁of ▁2016 ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁period ▁in ▁2015 ▁Even ▁if ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁bu cket s ▁is ▁running ▁out ▁of ▁oil , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁bu cket ▁has ▁pl enty ▁of ▁oil , ▁you ' ll ▁probably ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁hand le ▁that ▁situation . ▁Although ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁published ▁on ▁social ▁media ▁networks , ▁some ▁others ▁question ▁why ▁the ▁social ▁respons es ▁to ▁this ▁incident ▁are ▁not ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁girls ▁who ▁face ▁this ▁situation ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁The ▁re action ▁was ▁sw ift . ▁US ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁John ▁Ker ry ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁is ▁not ▁ready ▁to ▁enter ▁into ▁any ▁kind ▁of ▁false ▁negot iation ▁round ▁with ▁the ▁Py ong y ang ▁reg ime ▁regarding ▁the ▁North ▁Korean ▁nuclear ▁program . ▁8 ▁people ▁dead ▁in ▁a ▁bus ▁accident ▁Anura ▁Kumara ▁Dissanayake ▁also ▁says ▁that ▁a ▁special ▁program ▁will ▁be ▁presented ▁to ▁res c ue ▁the ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁' m icro - c red it ▁tra p '. ▁This ▁priest ' s ▁son ▁was ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁Var anas i ▁railway ▁station . ▁Deputy ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ' s ▁Office ▁N ar ay anas w am y ▁told ▁us ▁that ▁the ▁f ishermen ▁will ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁five ▁days . ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁talk ▁these ▁days ▁in ▁the ▁social ▁media ▁networks ▁about ▁an ▁organization ▁called ▁' C SC ▁N ation ▁Lanka ', ▁which ▁hold s ▁women ▁facing ▁un w anted ▁pregnancies ▁and ▁gives ▁them ▁to ▁others ▁for ▁adop tion ▁after ▁their ▁babies ▁are ▁born . ▁Although ▁a ▁National ▁Women ' s ▁Committee ▁has ▁been ▁established ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁art icles ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Char ter , ▁there ▁has ▁not ▁yet ▁been ▁a ▁significant ▁d ial og ue ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁regarding ▁w age ▁dis par ities . ▁" This ▁resolution ▁is ▁opp ress ing ▁the ▁country ' s ▁so vere ig nt y , ▁and ▁the ▁international ▁community , ▁especially ▁these ▁Western ▁powers , ▁are ▁opp ress ing ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁and ▁its ▁war ▁hero es ." ▁Exp ress ing ▁his ▁view s ▁here , ▁Re ver and ▁C ard inal ▁said , ▁" This ▁is ▁an ▁attack ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁capturing ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁mis gu ided ▁youth s ▁to ▁satisf y ▁international ▁des ires , ▁to ▁dest abil ize ▁this ▁country , ▁to ▁succeed ▁in ▁their ▁conspir ac ies , ▁and ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁ri ot ." ▁T alk ing ▁to ▁the ▁BBC , ▁the ▁doctors ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁seen ▁that ▁a ▁person ▁can ▁become ▁infected ▁with ▁the ▁black ▁fun g us ▁within ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁twelve ▁to ▁eight een ▁days ▁after ▁being ▁infected ▁with ▁the ▁Covid ▁virus . ▁The ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁( H uman ▁Rights ▁W at ch ) ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁20 th ▁constitution al ▁amendment ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁Rajapaksa ▁government ▁supp ressed ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁jud ic iary ▁and ▁weakened ▁institutions ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Commission . ▁Dr ▁Victor ia ▁M ale y ▁said ▁there ▁was ▁" pl enty ▁of ▁evidence " ▁that ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁affect ▁fert ility . ▁You ▁can ' t ▁let ▁the ▁vill ag ers ▁know ▁that ▁you ▁come ▁home ▁with ▁your ▁rob es ▁open ▁every ▁now ▁and ▁then . ▁" C urrent ly ▁we ▁are ▁seeing ▁patients ▁without ▁complications ▁and ▁most ▁patients ▁are ▁as y mpt om atic , ▁so ▁we ▁need ▁facilities ▁to ▁keep ▁patients ▁in ▁hospitals ▁and ▁mon itor ▁them ." ▁We ▁see ▁the ▁teacher ▁and ▁the ▁pattern ▁he ▁teac hes ▁is ▁et ched ▁into ▁the ▁mind . ▁Appro val ▁of ▁Public ▁Ut ilities ▁Commission ▁to ▁purch ase ▁electricity ▁Both ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁the ▁Dis aster ▁Management ▁Center ▁confirmed ▁that ▁human ▁activity ▁was ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁fire . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁decision ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁inc on ven ience ▁caused ▁to ▁school ▁students ▁as ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁came ▁to ▁Kandy ▁city ▁to ▁watch ▁the ▁Es ala ▁Pere hara , ▁which ▁has ▁created ▁heavy ▁tra ffic ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁President ▁Maithripala ▁Sirisena ▁invited ▁all ▁members ▁representing ▁the ▁Parliament ▁to ▁come ▁together ▁to ▁form ▁an ▁all - part y ▁or ▁national ▁government ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁pro s per ous ▁country ▁with ▁mor al ▁good ▁govern ance ▁and ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁law ▁for ▁the ▁future ▁generations ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁The ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁P od uj ana ▁Per am una ▁says ▁that ▁this ▁incident ▁once ▁again ▁confirm s ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁is ▁taking ▁political ▁reven ge ▁from ▁the ▁Rajapaksa ▁family ▁and ▁those ▁related ▁to ▁that ▁family . ▁They ▁come ▁from ▁all ▁wal ks ▁of ▁life - ▁research ▁students , ▁L G B T ▁( les b ian , ▁g ay , ▁b ise x ual ▁and ▁trans ge nder ) ▁refuge es ▁and ▁grand p arent s ▁on ▁family ▁visits - ▁and ▁many ▁are ▁wor ried ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁far ▁from ▁over . ▁I ▁bl ocked ▁out ▁a ▁lot . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁girls ▁who ▁were ▁ra ped ▁and ▁killed ▁went ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁toilet ▁facilities ▁in ▁their ▁house . ▁The ▁Electricity ▁Board ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁water ▁from ▁Sam an ala ▁Lake ▁Reserv oir ▁to ▁Ud awal awa ▁Reserv oir ▁has ▁started . ▁The ▁Ex cise ▁Department ▁says ▁that ▁steps ▁have ▁been ▁taken ▁to ▁rev oke ▁the ▁lic enses ▁of ▁5 ▁alcohol ▁manufact uring ▁compan ies ▁that ▁have ▁not ▁paid ▁taxes . ▁" A l so , ▁what ▁kind ▁of ▁leadership ▁the ▁journalists ▁get ▁from ▁the ▁news room ▁( new s ▁section ) ▁is ▁also ▁very ▁important ." ▁This ▁method ▁is ▁called ▁' cl oud ▁se eding ' ▁in ▁English . ▁Chinese ▁Assistant ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Li u ▁J ian ch a o ▁states ▁that ▁China - S ri ▁Lanka ▁cooperation ▁projects ▁such ▁as ▁Hambantota ▁Port ▁and ▁Colombo ▁Port ▁City ▁Project ▁are ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁and ▁the ▁people . ▁The ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁Cricket ▁Board ▁says ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁withdraw ▁its ▁team ▁from ▁the ▁under -19 ▁cricket ▁tournament ▁in ▁Bang l adesh ▁due ▁to ▁security ▁reasons . ▁That ▁is ▁how ▁the ▁basic ▁found ation ▁for ▁me ▁to ▁grow ▁in ▁a ▁respect able ▁place ▁in ▁my ▁brother ' s ▁mind ▁was ▁laid . ▁The ▁" c oll apse " ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ' s ▁human ▁rights ▁climate ▁and ▁rule ▁of ▁law ▁has ▁att ra cted ▁domestic ▁and ▁international ▁attention ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁week . ▁But , ▁with ▁Rob sh aw ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁tournament ▁with ▁a ▁should er ▁inj ury , ▁J ones ▁ad m its ▁Mar o ▁It o j e , ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁sw it ched ▁to ▁six ▁from ▁the ▁second ▁row , ▁has ▁a ▁t ough ▁task ▁to ▁match ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Har le qu in ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁match ▁against ▁France ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁Health ▁Services ▁Dr . ▁A sel a ▁Gunawardena ▁stated ▁that ▁a ▁mother ▁and ▁a ▁daughter ▁have ▁cont ra cted ▁Mon key ▁P ox ▁and ▁are ▁currently ▁being ▁tre ated ▁at ▁the ▁I D H ▁Hospital . ▁There ▁is ▁strong ▁opposition ▁from ▁the ▁left ▁w ing ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁regarding ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁in ▁the ▁Y em en ▁war , ▁which ▁is ▁destroy ing ▁a ▁huge ▁number ▁of ▁lives , ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁con gress men ▁who ▁are ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁opinion ▁is ▁also ▁increasing . ▁I ▁am ▁alone ▁in ▁this ▁house ▁now . ▁S w an ▁L if eline ▁said ▁the ▁birds ▁can ▁often ▁mistake ▁road s ▁for ▁rivers ▁in ▁w et ▁weather . ▁On ▁April ▁0 7, ▁2019, ▁State ▁Int ell igence ▁Service ▁Director ▁Nil antha ▁Jay awardena ▁has ▁given ▁that ▁information ▁to ▁National ▁Int ell igence ▁Chief ▁S is ira ▁M end is . ▁A jith ▁Man na pper um ▁ban ned ▁from ▁Parliament ▁for ▁4 ▁weeks ▁F ish ▁brought ▁by ▁multi - day ▁fishing ▁vessels ▁are ▁mainly ▁sold ▁in ▁the ▁fish ▁market s ▁of ▁P el iy agoda , ▁Ber uw ala , ▁and ▁Negombo . ▁BBC ▁health ▁ed itor ▁F erg us ▁W als h ▁actually ▁held ▁a ▁discussion ▁with ▁these ▁vol unt e ers ▁to ▁confirm ▁that ▁this ▁rum or ▁is ▁false . ▁Education ▁Minister ▁Sus il ▁Prem aj ay antha ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁A - level ▁examination ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁days . ▁What ▁happened ▁now , ▁she ' s ▁a ▁mother ▁now . ▁Colombo ▁St ri k ers ▁won ▁the ▁toss ▁and ▁invited ▁Jaffna ▁K ings ▁to ▁bat ▁first ▁and ▁scored ▁17 3 ▁runs ▁for ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁5 ▁wickets ▁in ▁their ▁20 ▁overs . ▁Accordingly , ▁the ▁Net her lands ▁team ▁will ▁compet e ▁against ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁tournament . ▁It ▁official ly ▁marks ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁their ▁sp ring ▁season . ▁Today , ▁doctors ▁in ▁Uva ▁province ▁are ▁on ▁a ▁symbol ic ▁strike ▁" H ow ▁can ▁I ▁ever ▁trust ▁anyone ▁again ?" ▁The ▁world ' s ▁po ore st ▁people ▁have ▁been ▁provided ▁with ▁toil ets ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁program ▁to ▁provide ▁sanitation ▁services , ▁but ▁the ▁toil ets ▁are ▁often ▁not ▁used , ▁UN IC E F ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁Health ▁Organization ▁say . ▁" Our ▁country ▁has ▁a ▁te nd ency ▁to ▁accept ▁conspir acy ▁the ories ." ▁When ▁the ▁politicians ▁take ▁everything , ▁people ▁like ▁us ▁are ▁left ▁with ▁only ▁mis ery . ▁On ▁April ▁last ▁13, ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁surpris ing ▁statement . ▁Accordingly , ▁it ▁is ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁a ▁12.5 ▁kg ▁domestic ▁gas ▁cyl inder ▁will ▁be ▁increased ▁by ▁around ▁75 ▁rupees ▁with ▁effect ▁from ▁tomorrow ▁(0 4 ). ▁Media ▁reports ▁that ▁the ▁President ▁was ▁brief ed ▁on ▁intelligence ▁received ▁on ▁April ▁11, ▁2019 ▁( after ▁the ▁attack ). ▁I ▁did ▁technology ▁for ▁Adv anced ▁Level . ▁On ▁January ▁11, ▁the ▁Crim inal ▁Investigation ▁Department ▁informed ▁the ▁Fort ▁Magistrate ' s ▁Court ▁that ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Defense ▁had ▁given ▁approval ▁to ▁det ain ▁him ▁for ▁another ▁90 ▁days ▁under ▁det ention ▁orders . ▁The ▁introduction ▁of ▁b on us ▁points ▁brings ▁the ▁Six ▁Nations ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁other ▁compet itions ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁means ▁sides ▁sc oring ▁four ▁tri es , ▁or ▁losing ▁by ▁less ▁than ▁seven ▁points , ▁will ▁ear n ▁b on us ▁points ▁The ▁Attorney ▁General ▁had ▁submitted ▁an ▁amend ed ▁charge ▁she et ▁against ▁the ▁defend ants ▁for ▁mis app ro pri ating ▁an ▁amount ▁of ▁16 4, 18 5 ,000 ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁submitted ▁as ▁depos its ▁to ▁S ak with i ▁Construction ▁Company . ▁At ▁least ▁10 ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁b omb ▁attack ▁in ▁K ab ul , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Afghanistan , ▁on ▁Wednesday ▁( S e pt ember ▁09 ). ▁N ih al ▁Fernando ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁buy ▁fish ▁from ▁In oka ▁D ish ani ▁joined ▁the ▁conversation . ▁Th ousand s ▁of ▁people ▁had ▁to ▁flee ▁their ▁hom es ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁ri ots ▁that ▁followed . ▁" We ▁planned ▁and ▁sk ipped ▁the ▁Adv anced ▁Level ▁English ▁less on ." ▁According ▁to ▁United ▁Nations ▁reports , ▁men ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁eight ▁out ▁of ▁every ▁ten ▁murd ers ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁" I ▁spoke ▁to ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁phone ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁cry ing ." ▁Although , ▁a ▁situation ▁was ▁emerging ▁where ▁indigenous ▁languages ▁were ▁d ying ▁with ▁government ▁support , ▁and ▁the ▁Sinhalese ▁and ▁Tamil s ▁prot ested ▁against ▁this . ▁Accordingly , ▁it ▁is ▁stated ▁that ▁this ▁order ▁has ▁been ▁issued ▁against ▁26 ▁people ▁including ▁Anura ▁Kumara ▁Dissanayake . ▁He ▁is ▁standing ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁May , ▁and ▁the ▁ac cel er ating ▁war ▁of ▁words ▁between ▁W ash ing ton ▁and ▁Te h ran ▁cast s ▁a ▁long ▁shad ow ▁over ▁his ▁two ▁big gest ▁achieve ments - ▁sec uring ▁the ▁nuclear ▁deal ▁and ▁improving ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁US . ▁Vijaya ▁Kr ish na ▁N ar ay an an , ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Foundation , ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁special ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁BBC ▁that ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁has ▁ass ured ▁himself ▁that ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁People ' s ▁For um , ▁which ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁con j unction ▁with ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁He ads ▁of ▁State ▁Sum mit , ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁conference ▁in ▁which ▁all ▁parties ▁can ▁participate . ▁" It ▁appears ▁that ▁the ▁police ▁officers ▁who ▁went ▁to ▁this ▁place ▁have ▁committed ▁some ▁kind ▁of ▁de re lic tion ▁of ▁duty ." ▁A ▁Tamil ▁doctor ▁administered ▁the ▁medicine . ▁It ▁further ▁states ▁that ▁" con c ern " ▁should ▁also ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁" the ▁act ▁of ▁protecting ▁b iod iversity ▁and ▁increasing ▁forest ▁cover ▁in ▁accordance ▁with ▁the ▁environmental ▁principles ▁cont ained ▁in ▁the ▁V ision ▁of ▁Pro s per ity ▁Man if est o ". ▁The o ▁W al c ott ' s ▁100 th ▁goal ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁se aled ▁victory ▁at ▁G ander ▁Green ▁L ane ▁But ▁the ▁former ▁L iver p ool , ▁C hel se a , ▁Re al ▁Mad rid , ▁Inter ▁M il an ▁and ▁Val en c ia ▁b oss ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁prevent ▁their ▁rele gation ▁from ▁the ▁top ▁flight ▁last ▁term ▁This ▁strugg le ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁G ong ale g oda ▁B anda , ▁Pur an ▁App u ▁and ▁others ▁as ▁a ▁protest ▁against ▁seven ▁taxes ▁imp osed ▁by ▁the ▁then ▁Go vernor ▁Lord ▁T or ring ton . ▁The ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁squ ad ▁for ▁the ▁2023 ▁Asia ▁Cup ▁One ▁Day ▁Cricket ▁Tour nament ▁has ▁been ▁named . ▁Accordingly , ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁wins ▁a ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁an ▁ath let ic ▁sports ▁event ▁after ▁21 ▁years . ▁The ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁team ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁400 x 4 m ▁rel ay ▁event ▁in ▁the ▁Asian ▁G ames . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁ne ut ral ▁review ▁book ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁stories ▁of ▁MPs ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁highly ▁pra ised ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁people . ▁He ▁mentioned ▁that ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁all - part y ▁conference , ▁everyone ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁conference ▁was ▁a ▁failure ▁and ▁Tamil ▁political ▁parties ▁had ▁also ▁understood ▁this ▁lie . ▁Several ▁papers ▁highlight ▁conflict ▁within ▁the ▁Cons erv ative ▁Party ▁over ▁changes ▁to ▁business ▁rates ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁W ales . ▁We ▁were ▁left ▁without ▁funding ▁because , ▁effect ively , ▁the ▁goal p ost s ▁were ▁moved . ▁In ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁storm y ▁bad ▁weather , ▁a ▁plane ▁that ▁land ed ▁at ▁an ▁air port ▁in ▁F lor id a , ▁US A , ▁has ▁sk idd ed ▁off ▁the ▁run way ▁and ▁land ed ▁in ▁a ▁near by ▁river . ▁Many ▁are ▁watch ing ▁closely ▁whether ▁the ▁action ▁taken ▁by ▁S w ed en ▁will ▁be ▁successful ▁in ▁the ▁long ▁run . ▁Our ▁house ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁T V ▁till ▁then . ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁anti - ra cket ing me as ures ▁show ▁that ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁government ▁has ▁no ▁desire ▁to ▁stop ▁land ▁gra bb ing . ▁Accordingly , ▁it ▁is ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁match ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁start ▁at ▁10 :00 ▁this ▁morning ▁in ▁Hambantota . ▁The ▁latest ▁miss ile ▁test ▁came ▁hours ▁after ▁the ▁US ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁asked ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁help ▁pressure ▁North ▁Korea ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁its ▁nuclear ▁amb itions . ▁" It ▁is ▁a ▁victory ▁after ▁six ▁years ▁of ▁strugg le ." ▁A ▁simple ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁Sen ate ▁is ▁all ▁that ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁pro hib it ▁the ▁hold ing ▁of ▁any ▁kind ▁of ▁" h on or ary ▁office , ▁trust ees hip , ▁or ▁office ▁of ▁profit " ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁protest ▁is ▁to ▁show ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁are ▁protest ing ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁demand ing ▁that ▁their ▁relatives ▁who ▁disappeared ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁be ▁found , ▁the ▁British ▁Tamil ▁For um ' s ▁spok esp erson ▁told ▁the ▁BBC . ▁Therefore , ▁their ▁suggest ion ▁is ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁tournament ▁where ▁the ▁best ▁players ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁play . ▁Accordingly , ▁it ▁is ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁judge ▁has ▁ruled ▁that ▁Dh an ush ka ▁Gun ath il aka ▁is ▁not ▁guilty . ▁A ▁war ning ▁about ▁eating ▁me at ▁with ▁dry ▁weather ▁conditions . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁China ▁believes ▁that ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁government ▁will ▁work ▁based ▁on ▁China - S ri ▁Lankan ▁friend ship ▁and ▁national ▁development ▁and ▁that ▁important ▁cooperation ▁projects ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁be ▁dis rupted ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁situation . ▁However , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁has ▁not ▁given ▁an ▁estimate ▁on ▁how ▁long ▁the ▁application ▁process ▁will ▁take , ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁not ▁committed ▁to ▁accept ing ▁all ▁of ▁them . ▁Ex ist ing ▁business es ▁were ▁crushed . ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Modi ▁requested ▁that ▁the ▁religious ▁event ▁be ▁reduced ▁to ▁a ▁symbol ic ▁celebr ation . ▁Now ▁if ▁this ▁st rain ▁of ▁virus ▁spread s ▁quickly , ▁we ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁careful ▁than ▁before . ▁There ▁are ▁some ▁legal ▁problems ▁for ▁a ▁woman ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁higher ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁police . ▁The ▁United ▁National ▁Party ▁( UN P ) ▁is ▁critic izing ▁the ▁Secretary ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Nations ▁for ▁only ▁discuss ing ▁with ▁the ▁government ▁about ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁He ads ▁of ▁State ▁Conference ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁next ▁November . ▁Public ation ▁is ▁expected ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁month . ▁The ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Ur ban ▁Development ▁and ▁H ous ing ▁has ▁decided ▁to ▁modern ize ▁ancient ▁buildings ▁in ▁a ▁manner ▁preserv ing ▁their ▁ant iqu ity ▁and ▁provide ▁them ▁for ▁investment ▁opport unities . ▁It ▁is ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁further ▁investigations ▁will ▁be ▁conducted ▁against ▁the ▁concern ed ▁past or ▁under ▁the ▁Pre vention ▁of ▁M oney ▁L au nder ing ▁and ▁Dis rupt ion ▁of ▁Rel ig ious ▁H arm ony ▁Act . ▁English ▁education ▁became ▁a ▁key ▁qual ification ▁for ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁civil ▁service , ▁and ▁speaking ▁a ▁word ▁of ▁Sinhala ▁in ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁was ▁a ▁punish able ▁off ence . ▁Accordingly , ▁it ▁is ▁stated ▁that ▁these ▁prot ests ▁were ▁organized ▁with ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁various ▁political ▁parties ▁and ▁organizations ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁H om agama , ▁N ar amm ala , ▁Bad deg ama , ▁B ul ath s in hala , ▁Med aw ach ch iya , ▁Jaffna . ▁S ark o zy ' s ▁wife , ▁leading ▁model ▁and ▁sing er ▁Car la ▁Br uni , ▁dis miss ed ▁the ▁ver d ict ▁against ▁her ▁husband . ▁H earing ▁of ▁21 7 ,000 ▁As w es uma ▁object ions ▁to ▁the ▁settlement ▁from ▁day ▁after ▁tomorrow ▁India ' s ▁fin ance ▁min istry ▁has ▁published ▁a ▁report ▁that ▁war ns ▁about ▁the ▁country ' s ▁economy . ▁Also , ▁the ▁two ▁sons , ▁who ▁spend ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁with ▁sn akes ▁and ▁am ph ib ians , ▁also ▁go ▁to ▁rem ote ▁areas ▁with ▁M end is ▁and ▁attend ▁lect ures ▁on ▁sn akes . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁possible ▁to ▁decide ▁the ▁ministries ▁to ▁be ▁ent r usted ▁to ▁him ▁or ▁her ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁the ▁said ▁work . ▁Gr adually , ▁people ▁started ▁using ▁Saint ▁Valentine ' s ▁name ▁to ▁express ▁their ▁feel ings ▁to ▁their ▁loved ▁ones . ▁The ▁relevant ▁countries ▁should ▁work ▁to ▁pass ▁a ▁UN ▁resolution ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁forced ▁on ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁But ▁there ▁is ▁nothing ▁more ▁stup id ▁than ▁determ ining ▁social ▁str ata ▁based ▁on ▁language . ▁But ▁while ▁clean ing ▁the ▁fish , ▁be ▁careful ▁not ▁to ▁touch ▁the ▁nose , ▁mouth , ▁or ▁eyes ." ▁The ▁US ▁space ▁ag ency ▁( N AS A ) ▁recently ▁asked ▁scient ists ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁r ough ▁plan ▁for ▁a ▁major ▁mission ▁for ▁the ▁2030 s . ▁Its ▁goal ▁is ▁to ▁provide ▁aff ord able ▁vaccines ▁to ▁every ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Brazil ▁has ▁the ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁child ▁deaths ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁due ▁to ▁covid -19. ▁Rec ently , ▁the ▁res c ue ▁of ▁a ▁sw an ▁from ▁a ▁motor way ▁in ▁G l ou ces ter sh ire ▁by ▁two ▁police ▁officers ▁was ▁lik ened ▁to ▁something ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁sp o of ▁film ▁H ot ▁F u zz , ▁after ▁they ▁post ed ▁a ▁self ie ▁with ▁the ▁bird ▁in ▁their ▁vehicle . ▁N age nd ra ' s ▁house ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁Mir z apur ▁district , ▁about ▁20 ▁km ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁railway ▁station . ▁Ex - W ales ▁fly - h alf ▁Jonathan ▁D av ies : ▁W ales ▁will ▁have ▁to ▁perform ▁better ▁def ens ively ▁- ▁and ▁more ▁important ly ▁off ens ively ▁- ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁con tend ers ▁this ▁year ▁But ▁the ▁C N N ▁news ▁service ▁reported ▁that ▁jud icial ▁officials ▁have ▁requested ▁an ▁app eal ▁against ▁the ▁decision ▁given ▁by ▁Judge ▁H ans on . ▁The ▁National ▁Z ool og ical ▁Department ▁has ▁decided ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁special ▁opportunity ▁for ▁the ▁children ▁on ▁the ▁occas ion ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Children ' s ▁Day ▁on ▁October ▁1 st . ▁All ▁arrangements ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁through ▁in stant ▁news . ▁He ▁also ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁ex amples ▁can ▁be ▁obtained ▁from ▁Y ala ▁and ▁which ▁associ ation . ▁You ng ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁playing ▁cricket ▁in ▁the ▁streets ▁and ▁par ks ▁are ▁a ▁common ▁sight ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁has ▁ordered ▁today ▁(02) ▁that ▁former ▁President ▁Maithripala ▁Sirisena , ▁former ▁Defense ▁Secretary ▁H em as iri ▁Fernando , ▁former ▁Inspector ▁General ▁of ▁Police ▁P u jith ▁Jayas und ara ▁and ▁former ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Int ell igence ▁Service ▁Nil antha ▁Jay awardena ▁should ▁present ▁their ▁assets ▁and ▁li abilities ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁through ▁an ▁aff id av it . ▁" B at ten ▁down ▁the ▁hat ches ," ▁says ▁the ▁Mir ror , ▁" here ▁comes ▁D or is ". ▁However , ▁Uday anga ▁Weer at ung a , ▁who ▁was ▁later ▁de port ed ▁from ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁bail ▁in ▁a ▁d ram atic ▁manner . ▁The ▁provision ▁of ▁these ▁facilities ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁is ▁a ▁future ▁investment . ▁L amp ard ▁joined ▁C hel se a ▁from ▁boy hood ▁club ▁West ▁Ham ▁for ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁£ 11 m ▁in ▁2001 ▁T ose ▁days , ▁whether ▁we ▁were ▁in ▁Jaffna , ▁Colombo ▁or ▁V at uk are , ▁we ▁were ▁given ▁the ▁tiger , ▁t at ▁is ▁the ▁L TT ▁lab el . ▁Perhaps , ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Delhi ▁will ▁have ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁an ▁opp ressive ▁situation , ▁suff ering ▁from ▁this ▁dangerous ▁air ▁pollution ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁A ▁sound ▁of ▁flow ing ▁water ▁was ▁heard ▁in ▁the ▁distance . ▁" They ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁use ▁them ▁without ▁harm ing ▁the ▁teeth ▁and ▁g ums ," ▁Dr . ▁Paul ▁W ood h ouse , ▁a ▁d ent ist , ▁further ▁inform s . ▁A ▁proposal ▁regarding ▁the ▁conduct ▁of ▁the ▁A - level ▁examination ▁It ▁is ▁these ▁people ▁who ▁are ▁still ▁engaged ▁in ▁this ▁work ▁even ▁today . ▁These ▁symptoms ▁are ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁other ▁common ▁viral ▁infections ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁flu ▁and ▁cold . ▁These ▁matters ▁have ▁been ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Sector al ▁O vers ight ▁Committee ▁on ▁National ▁Econ omy ▁and ▁Phys ical ▁Planning ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁progress ▁of ▁connect ing ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Motor ▁Trans port ▁and ▁the ▁Registrar ▁General ' s ▁Department ▁with ▁the ▁R AM IS ▁system . ▁The ▁study ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Commission ▁also ▁mentions ▁the ▁facts ▁at ▁length ▁regarding ▁the ▁facilities ▁for ▁obtain ing ▁treatment ▁and ▁medicines , ▁communication ▁with ▁the ▁outside ▁society ▁including ▁relatives , ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁present ing ▁prisoners ' ▁g rie v ances , ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁inmates ▁and ▁prison ▁officials , ▁discip line ▁and ▁punishment , ▁and ▁deaths ▁in ▁pr isons . ▁" That ' s ▁why ▁people ▁are ▁talking ▁about ▁various ▁options ▁for ▁social ▁reform ," ▁said ▁a ▁un iversity ▁student ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁wish ▁to ▁reve al ▁her ▁name . ▁Among ▁them , ▁information ▁about ▁one ▁woman ▁is ▁included ▁in ▁this ▁article . ▁The ▁claim ▁has ▁kept ▁Andre y ▁Mel nic hen k o ' s ▁S ail ing ▁Y ach t ▁A ▁st uck ▁in ▁G ib ral t ar , ▁a ▁British ▁territ ory , ▁since ▁Wednesday . ▁Bre x it ▁is ▁still , ▁in ▁the ▁Treasury ' s ▁mind , ▁a ▁risk ▁to ▁the ▁economy ▁that ▁lo oms ▁large , ▁and ▁any ▁bu ff ers ▁built ▁up ▁now ▁are ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁kept ▁back ▁for ▁future ▁rain y ▁days - ▁if ▁they ▁come - ▁rather ▁than ▁be ▁spent ▁now . ▁When ▁the ▁BBC ▁Sinhala ▁Service ▁asked ▁ten ▁older ▁women ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁about ▁men op ause , ▁seven ▁of ▁them ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁experienced ▁physical ▁and ▁mental ▁pain , ▁and ▁three ▁said ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁experience ▁any ▁problems . ▁A ▁recent ▁investigation ▁reve als ▁that ▁the ▁wild ▁animal ▁population ▁that ▁lived ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁forty ▁years ▁ago ▁has ▁decreased ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁half . ▁The ▁police ▁say ▁that ▁a ▁suspect ▁was ▁inj ured ▁in ▁a ▁shooting ▁by ▁the ▁police ▁in ▁the ▁Ak me em ana ▁area ▁and ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Kar apitiya ▁hospital . ▁While ▁address ing ▁a ▁protest ▁held ▁in ▁Negombo ▁on ▁Saturday , ▁Re vere nd ▁Re ed ▁She lt on ▁Fernando , ▁head ▁of ▁K it u ▁D ana ▁P ub ud u , ▁said ▁that ▁those ▁in ▁power ▁are ▁kind ly ▁requested ▁not ▁to ▁destroy ▁lives ▁with ▁b ul lets , ▁but ▁to ▁solve ▁problems ▁peace fully ▁and ▁come ▁forward ▁to ▁facilit ate ▁social ▁good . ▁The ▁cricket ▁go ver ning ▁bodies ▁of ▁Australia , ▁England , ▁New ▁Z eal and ▁and ▁South ▁Africa ▁support ▁the ▁proposal ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁07 ▁teams ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁international ▁test ▁rank ings ▁should ▁play ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁category ▁and ▁the ▁remaining ▁05 ▁teams ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁category . ▁We ▁had ▁64 ▁practical s ▁for ▁Engineering ▁Technology . ▁" There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁energy ▁and ▁enth us ias m ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁two ▁weeks , ▁and ▁we ▁are ▁exc ited ▁going ▁into ▁Sunday ," ▁he ▁said ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁expert ▁committee ▁of ▁11 ▁members ▁with ▁expert ▁knowledge ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁has ▁been ▁appointed ▁by ▁President ' s ▁Secretary ▁Sam an ▁Ek anayake ▁as ▁per ▁the ▁instructions ▁of ▁President ▁Ranil ▁Wickramasinghe . ▁Vavuniya ▁District ▁Judge ▁V . ▁Ram ak am al an ▁has ▁ordered ▁the ▁rem and ▁of ▁At amb ag ask ada ▁Kal y an atissa ▁Thero , ▁who ▁is ▁accused ▁of ▁child ▁abuse ▁in ▁a ▁children ' s ▁home ▁in ▁Vavuniya , ▁to ▁be ▁rem anded ▁until ▁November ▁19 . ▁E ight een - year - old ▁Ne ha ▁Sh ar ad ▁Ch ow d h ury , ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁India , ▁is ▁suspected ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁killed ▁" to ▁save ▁the ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁family ". ▁During ▁this ▁year , ▁47, 9 00 ▁d engue ▁cases ▁have ▁been ▁reported , ▁of ▁which ▁77 ▁people ▁have ▁died . ▁She ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Freedom ▁Party ▁today ▁and ▁the ▁political ▁aim ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Jana ▁Per am una ▁is ▁problem atic ▁and ▁the ▁Sam agi ▁Jana ▁Bala we ga ▁sp lit ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁National ▁Party ▁was ▁not ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁policy ▁reason ▁but ▁because ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁work ▁with ▁Ranil ▁Wickramasinghe . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁special ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁medal ▁won ▁by ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁in ▁an ▁Asian ▁G ames ▁after ▁17 ▁years . ▁China ▁has ▁summon ed ▁a ▁d iplom atic ▁official ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁E mb ass y ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁to ▁protest ▁against ▁US ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ' s ▁tal ks ▁with ▁the ▁Tib etan ▁Buddhist ▁leader , ▁the ▁D alai ▁L ama . ▁And ▁I ▁couldn ' t ▁keep ▁my ▁mind ▁foc used ▁on ▁one ▁thing . ▁A ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Sen ate ▁meet s ▁the ▁President . ▁After ▁six ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁off ▁season ▁(" W ar ak an " ), ▁the ▁fishing ▁season ▁(" W al ala ') ▁just ▁started ▁and ▁we ▁started ▁cat ching ▁some ▁fish , ▁then ▁this ▁cal am ity ▁ ! ▁They ▁have ▁said ▁the ▁food ▁was ▁" t ast el ess ▁and ▁run ny " ▁and ▁often ▁under co oked ▁rice ▁was ▁served . ▁Sum and ir an ▁had ▁recently ▁presented ▁the ▁facts ▁in ▁Parliament . ▁But ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁among ▁these ▁is ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁conqu eror ▁before ▁the ▁independence ▁in ▁194 8. ▁A ▁protest ▁held ▁on ▁December ▁10, ▁the ▁International ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Day , ▁by ▁civil ▁organizations ▁including ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Women ' s ▁Union , ▁Women ▁for ▁Rights ▁and ▁New ▁W ings . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁special ▁day ▁for ▁all ▁Sri ▁Lankans ▁and ▁cricket ▁lo vers ' ▁he ▁said ▁jo ining ▁a ▁discussion ▁with ▁BBC ▁Sinhala ▁Service . ▁The ▁Court ▁of ▁App eal ▁issued ▁a ▁rest rain ing ▁order ▁preventing ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁decision ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Ministers ▁to ▁offer ▁fifty - e ight ▁promot ions ▁to ▁the ▁employees ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Bank ▁who ▁were ▁alleged ly ▁subject ed ▁to ▁political ▁reven ge ▁during ▁the ▁previous ▁government . ▁Other ▁anti - v acc ination ▁advoc ates ▁and ▁hol istic ▁health ▁professionals ▁who ▁treat ▁not ▁just ▁symptoms ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁psych ological ▁and ▁social ▁aspects ▁of ▁a ▁patient , ▁reach ▁hundreds ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁view ers ▁on ▁social ▁media ▁and ▁say ▁that ▁vacc inated ▁people ▁have ▁sp ik es ▁of ▁the ▁virus . ▁Pro te ins ▁can ▁" un f old " ▁on to ▁others . ▁First ▁of ▁all ▁it ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁done ▁at ▁home . ▁An ▁official ▁report ▁reve als ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁thirty - f our ▁children ▁have ▁died ▁in ▁refuge e ▁camp s ▁where ▁thousands ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁flee ▁their ▁hom es ▁during ▁Hindu - M uslim ▁ri ots ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁state ▁of ▁Utt ar ▁Pradesh ▁last ▁September ▁have ▁been ▁stay ing . ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁has ▁again ▁qualified ▁to ▁access ▁the ▁Asian ▁Development ▁Bank ▁for ▁con cess ional ▁financial ▁assistance ▁S aj ee v ani ▁Ab ey k oon , ▁Attorney ▁at ▁Law ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁words ▁" not ▁practical " ▁h ide ▁only ▁" ins ens it ivity ▁to ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁vict im ". ▁Accordingly , ▁the ▁educational ▁assistance ▁for ▁the ▁dis abled ▁has ▁been ▁increased ▁from ▁10,000 ▁to ▁20,000 ▁rupees ▁and ▁the ▁self - em p loy ment ▁assistance ▁has ▁been ▁increased ▁from ▁25 ,000 ▁to ▁40 ,000 ▁rupees . ▁Maradona ' s ▁wealth ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁health ▁caused ▁such ▁conflic ts . ▁We ▁are ▁being ▁disc oura ged ▁by ▁that . ▁Some ▁firm s ▁h ire ▁only ▁male ▁lawyers , ▁while ▁others ▁open ▁job s ▁only ▁for ▁female ▁lawyers . ▁After ▁hand ing ▁me ▁and ▁my ▁younger ▁brother ▁over ▁to ▁someone ▁else , ▁my ▁mother ▁decided ▁to ▁res ign ▁the ▁sister ▁who ▁was ▁studying ▁in ▁Grade ▁eight ▁from ▁school ▁and ▁go ▁to ▁Colombo ▁as ▁a ▁house keep er . ▁By ▁the ▁year ▁2100 , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁sub - S aharan ▁Africa ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁tri ple , ▁sur p ass ing ▁three ▁billion ▁(3 00 ▁million ). ▁At ▁times , ▁it ▁spread ▁rapidly , ▁dis rupt ing ▁much ▁of ▁what ▁existed ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁After ▁the ▁investigation , ▁a ▁vote ▁will ▁be ▁held ▁among ▁sen ators ▁to ▁determine ▁whether ▁Trump ▁is ▁guilty ▁of ▁the ▁charges . ▁President ▁Maithripala ▁Sirisena , ▁who is ▁in ▁India ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁B R IC S ▁- ▁BIMSTEC ▁joint ▁conference , ▁met ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁N are nd ra ▁Modi ▁in ▁G ow ah i , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Presidential ▁P ress ▁Office . ▁These ▁factors ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁' M od ern ▁English ' ▁as ▁we ▁know ▁it ▁today . ▁It ▁is ▁further ▁stated ▁in ▁the ▁relevant ▁cabinet ▁decision , ▁due ▁to ▁this , ▁the ▁President ▁has ▁submitted ▁this ▁proposal ▁to ▁supply ▁L P ▁gas ▁without ▁inter rupt ion ▁until ▁the ▁rest ruct uring ▁process ▁is ▁completed . ▁B og oda ▁Br idge , ▁N ine ▁Arch ▁Br idge , ▁min i ▁world s ' ▁end , ▁and ▁Do va ▁Vi har aya ▁are ▁places ▁that ▁have ▁largely ▁att ra cted ▁foreign ▁tour ists . ▁The ▁Ex cise ▁Department ▁has ▁seized ▁nearly ▁6 ,000 ▁bottles ▁of ▁alcohol ▁with ▁f ake ▁stick ers . ▁Accordingly , ▁it ▁is ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁earthquake ▁was ▁recorded ▁with ▁a ▁magn itude ▁of ▁5 .8 ▁on ▁the ▁Rich ter ▁scale . ▁At tend ing ▁the ▁news ▁conference ▁held ▁today ▁(02) ▁at ▁the ▁President ' s ▁Media ▁Center ▁regarding ▁the ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Pl ant ation ▁Ind ust ry ' s ▁" year ly ▁progress ", ▁he ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁2 90 ▁million ▁kil ogram s ▁of ▁tea ▁are ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁ex port ed ▁this ▁year . ▁After ▁that , ▁February ▁2020 ▁admission ▁cards ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁school . ▁If ▁the ▁website ▁link ▁starts ▁with ▁h tt ps :// ▁or ▁a ▁' l ock ' ▁sign , ▁it ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁secure ▁website . ▁It ▁is ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁produced ▁in ▁court ▁today ▁(2 8 ). ▁The ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁India , ▁N are nd ra ▁Modi , ▁showed ▁Im ages ▁of ▁this ▁video ▁in ▁a ▁recent ▁meeting . ▁Therefore , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁ruler ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁rules ▁of ▁English ▁gram mar ▁to ▁apply ▁to ▁the ▁whole ▁un iverse . ▁He ▁was ▁under going ▁treatment ▁in ▁the ▁int ensive ▁care ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁Colombo ▁National ▁Hospital ▁for ▁about ▁14 ▁months ▁after ▁a ▁car ▁accident . ▁But ▁now , ▁the ▁society ▁is ▁willing ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁a ▁chance ▁because ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁father . ▁After ▁the ▁rest art , ▁we ' ve ▁given ▁another ▁one ▁away ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁one ▁was ▁com ical ▁Test ▁New s ▁- ▁I CC ▁World ▁Cup ▁Q ual if ier ▁: ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁squ ad ▁named . ▁Up on ▁inspect ion ▁after ▁taking ▁the ▁young ▁woman ▁to ▁H or ana ▁Hospital , ▁she ▁was ▁pr on oun ed ▁dead ▁by ▁the ▁doctors ▁and ▁the ▁aut ops y ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁death ▁was ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁food ▁taken ▁ent ering ▁the ▁tra c he a ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁heart ▁condition ▁. ▁The ▁United ▁National ▁Party ▁said ▁that ▁since ▁then ▁until ▁these ▁attacks , ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Defense ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Security ▁Council . ▁In ▁the ▁BBC ▁investigation , ▁a ▁f ake ▁meeting ▁was ▁arr anged ▁between ▁four ▁land ▁gra b bers ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁a ▁man ▁pos ing ▁as ▁a ▁lawyer ▁representing ▁wealth y ▁invest ors . ▁Even ▁government ▁health ▁experts ▁warned ▁in ▁early ▁March ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁un wise ▁to ▁allow ▁festivals ▁or ▁car n ivals ▁where ▁millions ▁of ▁people ▁gather ▁without ▁wearing ▁face ▁masks ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁" a ▁new ▁st rain ▁of ▁the ▁virus ▁is ▁invading ▁the ▁country ," ▁showing ▁a ▁high ▁prevalence . ▁G em un u ▁Wij er at ne ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁final ▁decision ▁regarding ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁taken ▁after ▁today ' s ▁discussion . ▁The ▁former ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Phil ipp ines , ▁G lor ia ▁Ar roy o , ▁who ▁is ▁accused ▁of ▁having ▁mis used ▁nearly ▁nin ety ▁hundred ▁thousand ▁dollars ▁from ▁the ▁government ' s ▁lot tery ▁money , ▁appeared ▁before ▁the ▁court . ▁I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁it ▁shows ▁us ▁in ▁the ▁best ▁light . ▁Gu ard i ola , ▁however , ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁fool ed ▁and , ▁his ▁ag it ated ▁body ▁language ▁was ▁a ▁give aw ay ▁when ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁their ▁def ensive ▁fra ilt ies . ▁Police ▁spok esp erson , ▁Senior ▁Super intend ent ▁of ▁Police ▁A jith ▁Rohana ▁told ▁the ▁BBC ▁that ▁the ▁lawyer ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁suspect ▁has ▁been ▁admitted ▁to ▁Galle ▁Hospital . ▁H . M . ▁W asan tha ▁Her ath , ▁It ▁is ▁un ac cept able ▁for ▁a ▁teacher ▁to ▁remain ▁sil ent ▁due ▁to ▁covid ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁ha z ard . ▁Now ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁al ter ative ▁for ▁those . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁employees ▁working ▁as ▁engine ers , ▁product ▁managers ▁or ▁data ▁scient ists , ▁15 1 % ▁are ▁women ▁- ▁a ▁number ▁which ▁he ▁said ▁had n ’ t ▁changed ▁significantly ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁year ▁In ▁the ▁discussion ▁with ▁Lisa ' s ▁father , ▁he ▁mentioned ▁that ▁Lisa ' s ▁mother ▁' J ud y ' ▁( J ud y ▁Sh augh ness y ) ▁dr ank ▁heav ily ▁during ▁pregnancy . ▁We ▁informed ▁the ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁Health ▁whether ▁the ▁necessary ▁st ocks ▁are ▁available ▁for ▁this ▁or ▁how ▁to ▁maintain ▁normal ▁hospital ▁services ▁for ▁this , ▁and ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁maintaining ▁ex cess ▁oxygen ▁reserv es ▁was ▁also ▁discussed ▁in ▁order ▁take ▁the ▁necessary ▁decisions ▁for ▁that . ▁Thus ▁any ▁person ▁has ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁live ▁free ly ▁as ▁they ▁please . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁statement ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁I b ari ▁Institute , ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁government , ▁which ▁issued ▁vis a ▁to ▁one ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁dele gation ▁on ▁January ▁2 9, ▁cance led ▁that ▁vis a ▁on ▁January ▁29. ▁She ▁who ▁runs ▁a ▁clinic ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁Be ir ut , ▁in ▁addition ▁is ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁stars ▁who ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁social ▁media ▁network ▁' A l ▁H ubb ▁Th a q af a ' ▁( C ult ure ▁of ▁L ove ) ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁C ai ro . ▁The ▁nine - year - old ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁four ▁starts ▁over ▁f ences , ▁including ▁a ▁three - l ength ▁victory ▁over ▁C ue ▁C ard ▁in ▁the ▁King ▁George ▁VI ▁Ch ase ▁on ▁Box ing ▁Day . ▁You ▁are ▁sleeping ▁peace fully , ▁we ▁will ▁stay ▁aw ake ▁for ▁a ▁little ▁while ▁longer . ▁A ▁Level ▁Time ▁Table ▁2023 ▁is ▁released ▁It ▁is ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁operations ▁conducted ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁last ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁a irc raft ▁have ▁been ▁further ▁expanded . ▁You ▁are ▁end ing ▁an ▁era ! ▁W asan tha ▁M udal ige , ▁the ▁former ▁conv ener ▁of ▁the ▁Inter - U n iversity ▁Stud ent ▁Union , ▁has ▁been ▁released ▁on ▁bail . ▁Accordingly , ▁the ▁former ▁president ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁no ▁difficulty ▁in ▁running ▁the ▁pres id ency ▁again . ▁Win ners ▁will ▁be ▁selected ▁in ▁two ▁categories ▁as ▁best ▁and ▁most ▁popular ▁and ▁valuable ▁pri z es ▁and ▁cert ific ates ▁will ▁be ▁award ed ▁to ▁the ▁win ners . ▁Every ▁game ▁is ▁t ough ▁and ▁we ▁were ▁playing ▁against ▁a ▁good ▁team ▁with ▁very ▁good ▁players ▁It ▁also ▁caused ▁the ▁public ▁to ▁lose ▁confidence ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁vaccine ▁against ▁Covid -19. ▁In ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁common wealth ▁countries ▁that ▁have ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁system , ▁including ▁Britain , ▁the ▁records ▁of ▁parliament ary ▁deb ates ▁are ▁called ▁the ▁H ans ard ▁report . ▁A ▁not ification ▁from ▁the ▁central ▁bank ▁about ▁the ▁official ▁res erve ▁assets ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁Minister ▁R au f ▁H ake em , ▁Minister ▁R avi ▁Karun anayake , ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁Field ▁Marsh al ▁Sarath ▁F onse ka ▁and ▁Professor ▁Ash u ▁Mar asinghe , ▁Dr . ▁Jay amp athi ▁Wickram aratne , ▁M A ▁S uman th ir an ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁this ▁special ▁committee . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁a ▁three - w he el er ▁which ▁was ▁running ▁from ▁Am b ep uss a ▁towards ▁Al aw wa ▁coll ided ▁with ▁a ▁t ipp er ▁truck ▁which ▁was ▁running ▁in ▁the ▁opposite ▁direction ▁and ▁this ▁accident ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁T ul h iriya ▁area . ▁This ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁the ▁tou g hest ▁fight ▁yet , ▁as ▁losing ▁its ▁most ▁c her ished ▁pri ze ▁will ▁present ▁I S ▁with ▁an ▁exist ential ▁challenge ▁inc om par able ▁to ▁any ▁other ▁loss ▁it ▁has ▁suffered ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁two ▁years . ▁Near ly ▁100 ,000 ▁Uk rain ians ▁are ▁protest ing ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁K y iv , ▁ urg ing ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁further ▁strengthen ▁t ies ▁with ▁Europe . ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁L iv est ock ▁Pro duc ers ' ▁Association ▁says ▁that ▁if ▁permission ▁is ▁granted ▁to ▁import ▁m a ize , ▁an ▁egg ▁can ▁be ▁provided ▁for ▁35 ▁rupees ▁by ▁December ▁this ▁year . ▁But ▁the ▁books ▁also ▁mention ▁a ▁historical ▁story ▁behind ▁the ▁English ▁language ▁being ▁called ▁a ▁sword . ▁A ▁minister ▁said ▁the ▁Ma or i ▁people ▁had ▁fought ▁for ▁one ▁hundred ▁and ▁sixty ▁years ▁to ▁get ▁proper ▁recogn ition ▁for ▁their ▁river . ▁From ▁1983 ▁until ▁now , ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁capital , ▁Tamil s ▁in ▁many ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁have ▁not ▁had ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁normal ▁life , ▁says ▁the ▁ret ired ▁judge . ▁After wards , ▁the ▁land ▁gra b bers ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁leg ally ▁buy ▁pieces ▁of ▁land ▁from ▁the ▁government ▁by ▁claim ing ▁their ▁rights ▁at ▁the ▁legal ▁level . ▁Women ' s ▁World ▁Cup - C an ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁get ▁a ▁break th rough ▁win ? ▁However , ▁since ▁he ▁and ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁cricket ▁have ▁been ▁tre ated ▁unf air ly ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁that , ▁a ▁comp ensation ▁has ▁been ▁requested ▁from ▁the ▁International ▁Cricket ▁F ederation , ▁Th il anga ▁Sum ath ip ala , ▁Chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Cricket ▁Board ▁mentioned ▁while ▁attending ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁held ▁in ▁Colombo . ▁The ▁co aching ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁little ▁more ▁fle x ible ▁than ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁seem ▁more ▁comfort able , ▁with ▁the ▁current ▁game pl an ▁su iting ▁the ▁expanded ▁squ ad ▁C hel ten ham ▁Gold ▁Cup ▁favour ite ▁Th ist le c ra ck , ▁has ▁been ▁ruled ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁slight ▁te nd on ▁t ear . ▁The ▁E I U ' s ▁research ▁pred icts ▁that ▁China ▁and ▁India , ▁the ▁world ' s ▁top ▁vaccine ▁produ c ers , ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁adequ ately ▁vacc in ate ▁their ▁population ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁202 2. ▁It ▁is ▁quite ▁possible ▁that ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁obs er vers ▁will ▁decl are ▁that ▁the ▁Bre x it - T r ump ▁t ide ▁has ▁turned ▁and ▁that ▁European ▁integr ation ▁has ▁found ▁new ▁ch ampions . ▁Both ▁have ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁greater ▁things ▁but ▁the ▁h ang over ▁of ▁that ▁announ cement ▁has ▁lasted ▁until ▁today ▁The ▁center ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁52 ▁division al ▁secret ari at ▁divisions ▁of ▁15 ▁districts ▁have ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁short age ▁of ▁drinking ▁water ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁dry ▁weather . ▁M ark ing ▁a ▁new ▁page ▁in ▁Indo - P ak ist ani ▁political ▁history , ▁Pak ist ani ▁leader ▁N aw az ▁Sh ar if ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁sw earing - in ▁ceremony ▁of ▁N are nd ra ▁Modi ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁India . ▁Another ▁new ▁trend ▁was ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁Muslims ▁in ▁the ▁protest ▁movement . ▁D ent ist ▁J asp al ▁Pur ba ▁says ▁people ▁who ▁suffer ▁complications ▁from ▁teeth ▁wh it ening ▁come ▁to ▁his ▁clinic ▁for ▁treatment . ▁Law ▁and ▁Or der ▁Minister ▁Ran jith ▁Mad d uma ▁Bandara ▁says ▁that ▁nearly ▁2 20 ▁people ▁have ▁been ▁arrested ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁violence ▁that ▁spread ▁in ▁areas ▁including ▁Dig ana ▁and ▁The ld eniya ▁in ▁Kandy , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁if ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁monks ▁who ▁beh av ed ▁viol ently ▁are ▁among ▁them . ▁However , ▁more ▁votes ▁have ▁been ▁received ▁to ▁remove ▁this ▁amendment ▁and ▁legal ize ▁ab ort ion . ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁has ▁ruled ▁that ▁3 ▁b ills ▁giving ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁rec all ▁Local ▁Government ▁B odies ▁are ▁against ▁the ▁constitution . ▁Not ▁only ▁personal ▁experi ences , ▁environment , ▁back ground ▁but ▁also ▁many ▁things ▁like ▁land ▁and ▁time ▁also ▁affect ▁these ▁ideas . ▁In ▁an ▁inqu ir y ▁by ▁J a ip ra g ash ▁N all us am y , ▁media ▁spok esp erson ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁P ris ons , ▁G amini ▁Kul at ung a , ▁stated ▁that ▁British ▁national ▁V ish w aling am ▁G op id as ▁is ▁' s us pic ious ' ▁about ▁the ▁death ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁referred ▁to ▁a ▁fore ns ic ▁medical ▁officer ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁his ▁death . ▁That ' s ▁why ▁there ▁isn ' t ▁even ▁any ▁food ▁from ▁home . ▁Its ▁co - con v ener ▁Her ath ▁M . ▁A ri y aratne , ▁Attorney ▁at ▁Law ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁bill ▁is ▁against ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁This ▁would ▁not ▁only ▁have ▁seen ▁the ▁cl osure ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁G B ▁Weight l if ting ▁programme ▁( for ▁O ly mp ic ▁and ▁Par aly mp ic ▁ath let es ), ▁but ▁also ▁potential ly ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁preced ent ▁for ▁how ▁funding ▁could ▁be ▁allocated ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁V acc ines ▁train ▁the ▁imm une ▁system ▁to ▁attack ▁several ▁different ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁virus , ▁and ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁sp ike - sh aped ▁part ▁has ▁changed , ▁the ▁vaccines ▁should ▁still ▁work . ▁Jay al al ▁Rohana ▁once ▁critic ized ▁the ▁current ▁education ▁system ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁has ▁taken ▁all ▁the ▁educational ▁trends ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁into ▁wrong ▁hands . ▁P arent s ▁say ▁that ▁L ah ir u , ▁who ▁helped ▁his ▁father ▁since ▁childhood , ▁had ▁no ▁difficulty ▁in ▁working ▁hard . ▁" The ▁side ▁that ' s ▁been ▁selected ▁has ▁about ▁a ▁70% ▁winning ▁ratio ▁in ▁the ▁Six ▁Nations ▁N ich oll ▁told ▁the ▁BBC ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁be ▁" cle ar ▁about ▁the ▁actions ▁that ▁UK ▁S port ▁and ▁British ▁Cy cl ing ▁need ▁to ▁take ." ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁discussion ▁in ▁the ▁social ▁media ▁networks ▁after ▁the ▁news ▁that ▁a ▁15 - year - old ▁Japanese ▁girl ▁has ▁become ▁pregnant ▁by ▁a ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁man ▁who ▁claims ▁to ▁be ▁her ▁boy friend ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁media ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁Accordingly , ▁the ▁three - w he el er ▁owners ▁themselves ▁have ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁decide ▁the ▁price , ▁its ▁president ▁L al ith ▁Dharm asek ara ▁states . ▁The ▁body ▁of ▁An ula ▁Rat nay ake , ▁who ▁died ▁during ▁the ▁Israel - H am as ▁war ▁conflic ts , ▁has ▁been ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁island . ▁A ▁lot ▁of ▁energy ▁should ▁be ▁spent ▁on ▁using ▁technology ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁on ▁situations ▁with ▁real ▁risks . ▁Accordingly , ▁Band ula ▁Dissanayake ▁has ▁been ▁appointed ▁as ▁its ▁ch airman ▁and ▁Sh ane ▁Fernando , ▁Th ar anga ▁Par an av ith ana ▁and ▁T y r one ▁Wij e ward ena ▁have ▁been ▁appointed ▁as ▁other ▁members . ▁After ▁meeting ▁President ▁G ot abhaya ▁Rajapaksa ▁and ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Mahinda ▁Rajapaksa , ▁the ▁Minister ▁told ▁the ▁media ▁that ▁the ▁military ▁aid ▁of ▁50 ▁million ▁R en min bi , ▁the ▁cur ren cy ▁unit ▁of ▁China , ▁will ▁be ▁provided . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁player ▁to ▁take ▁100 ▁wickets ▁for ▁Zimb abwe , ▁and ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁Zimb abwe ▁team ▁from ▁2000 ▁to ▁200 4. ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁information ▁received ▁from ▁Slav y ans k ▁city , ▁road b l ocks ▁have ▁been ▁ere cted ▁on ▁almost ▁all ▁the ▁road s ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁the ▁res idents ▁are ▁collect ing ▁food ▁items . ▁" We ▁experiment ally ▁investigated ▁the ▁she lf ▁life ▁of ▁this ▁product , ▁its ▁comp ounds ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁ant io x id ant ▁properties ," ▁the ▁research ▁team ▁explained . ▁The ▁full ▁report ▁was ▁also ▁made ▁available ▁to ▁the ▁2016 ▁independent ▁review , ▁joint ly ▁comm ission ed ▁by ▁UK ▁S port ▁and ▁British ▁Cy cl ing ▁in ▁April ▁last ▁year , ▁of ▁the ▁world - cl ass ▁programme . ▁An aly st s ▁say ▁that ▁their ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁level ▁also ▁affects ▁students ' ▁personal ▁pre ference ▁for ▁online ▁education , ▁and ▁especially ▁in ▁school ▁education , ▁online ▁education ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁a ▁satisf act ory ▁condition , ▁especially ▁in ▁rural ▁schools ▁and ▁in ▁many ▁schools ▁outside ▁the ▁cities . ▁Yes terday ▁(10) ▁night , ▁a ▁special ▁discussion ▁was ▁held ▁between ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁National ▁Party , ▁Ranil ▁Wickramasinghe , ▁and ▁the ▁dep uty ▁leader , ▁S aj ith ▁Prem adasa , ▁at ▁' T em ple ▁Tre es '. ▁The ▁n av y ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁multi - day ▁fishing ▁vessel ▁and ▁the ▁suspects ▁are ▁currently ▁being ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Colombo ▁for ▁further ▁investigations . ▁Like wise , ▁I ▁don ' t ▁forget ▁to ▁carry ▁my ▁l uc ky ▁watch .' ▁On ▁April ▁0 9, ▁2019, ▁the ▁I G P ▁has ▁forwarded ▁the ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁officers : ▁Also , ▁she ▁has ▁t ire less ly ▁helped ▁grow ▁the ▁vi ability ▁of ▁grass ro ots ▁organizations ▁that ▁deal ▁with ▁gender - based ▁violence ▁and ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁women ' s ▁equal ▁rights ▁to ▁land ▁and ▁property . ▁Iran ian ▁bar bers ▁have ▁been ▁warned ▁to ▁avoid ▁sh ap ing ▁the ▁ey eb rows ▁of ▁male ▁beauty ▁lo vers ▁and ▁tatt oo ing ▁their ▁bodies . ▁Accordingly , ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁results ▁by ▁re fe ren cing ▁the ▁exam ▁number ▁or ▁national ▁ident ity ▁card ▁number ▁through ▁the ▁web ▁page . ▁Under ▁Article ▁14 ▁(1) ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁every ▁person ▁is ▁ent it led ▁to ▁freedom ▁of ▁speech , ▁or ▁freedom ▁of ▁expression . ▁It ▁is ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁Sin op ec ▁Company ▁is ▁losing ▁from ▁all ▁the ▁f u els ▁i . e . ▁Pet rol ▁9 2, ▁95 ▁and ▁D ies el , ▁Super ▁D ies el , ▁and ▁Lanka ▁I OC ▁Company ▁is ▁losing ▁from ▁Pet rol ▁9 2, ▁95 ▁and ▁D ies el ▁and ▁only ▁making ▁a ▁small ▁profit ▁from ▁Super ▁D ies el . ▁He ▁further ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁come ▁to ▁know ▁that ▁two ▁people ▁have ▁died ▁and ▁several ▁others ▁are ▁d ying ▁in ▁the ▁hospital . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁group ▁that ▁was ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁discussion ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁place . ▁How ▁is ▁China ▁changing ▁the ▁weather ? ▁Accordingly , ▁he ▁further ▁mentions ▁that ▁the ▁points ▁raised ▁by ▁India ▁regarding ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁research ▁ship ▁Sh i ▁Y an ▁6 ▁to ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁will ▁be ▁taken ▁into ▁consideration . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁authorities , ▁there ▁are ▁facilities ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁about ▁4000 ▁P C R ▁tests ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁per ▁day ▁under ▁present ▁conditions , ▁and ▁they ▁say ▁that ▁on ▁some ▁days ▁more ▁samples ▁will ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁taken . ▁31 ▁deaths ▁due ▁to ▁d engue ▁this ▁year . ▁The ▁common ▁people ▁call ▁it ▁Par avi ▁Is land , ▁a ▁small ▁island ▁with ▁a ▁land ▁area ▁of ▁about ▁five ▁acres ▁with ▁a ▁nar row ▁be ach ▁only ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁west ▁sides . ▁He ▁states ▁that ▁if ▁the ▁cont ents ▁of ▁both ▁these ▁b ills ▁become ▁law , ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁this ▁country ▁will ▁be ▁completely ▁supp ressed . ▁Tax ▁collection ▁is ▁still ▁not ▁done ▁proper ly ▁in ▁our ▁country . ▁W ash ing ton ▁has ▁planned ▁this ▁meeting ▁even ▁though ▁China ▁has ▁warned ▁the ▁US ▁that ▁hold ing ▁tal ks ▁with ▁the ▁D alai ▁L ama ▁could ▁seriously ▁damage ▁the ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries . ▁The ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Cricket ▁Institute ▁says ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁decided ▁to ▁held ▁the ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁Lanka ▁T 10 ▁cricket ▁tournament ▁in ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁December . ▁It ▁further ▁mentioned ▁the ▁places ▁where ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁h iding ▁and ▁the ▁dates ▁they ▁will ▁visit ▁their ▁family ▁members . ▁The ▁wh oles al ers ▁say ▁that ▁with ▁the ▁dep rec iation ▁of ▁the ▁ru pee ▁against ▁the ▁US ▁dol l ar , ▁the ▁prices ▁of ▁goods ▁in ▁the ▁market ▁have ▁increased ▁immediately . ▁Do ▁natural ▁f ires ▁occur ▁in ▁forest s ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ? ▁However , ▁various ▁my th s ▁about ▁getting ▁the ▁vaccine ▁and ▁what ▁it ▁contains , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁f ake ▁news ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁circul ating ▁on ▁social ▁media ▁networks . ▁The ▁Minister ▁mentioned ▁that ▁formal ▁training ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁pre - s chool ▁teachers ▁who ▁have ▁no ▁training ▁and ▁the ▁work ▁will ▁be ▁arr anged ▁quickly . ▁She ▁had ▁not ▁consum ed ▁alcohol ▁since ▁January . ▁Facebook ▁has ▁warned ▁about ▁many ▁more ▁sc ams , ▁not ▁just ▁products ▁and ▁services , ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁given ▁advice ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁identify ▁such ▁sc ams . ▁Bet ween ▁January ▁and ▁February , ▁the ▁daily ▁number ▁of ▁patients ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁had ▁dropped ▁to ▁less ▁than ▁20,000 . ▁The ▁first ▁I M F ▁review ▁begins ▁today . ▁He ▁made ▁the ▁comment ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁question ▁about ▁whether ▁Maradona ▁" d ied ▁a ▁p au per ". ▁I ▁used ▁your ▁book ▁a ▁lot ▁when ▁I ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁design ers ▁of ▁S war n av ah ini . ▁Then ▁the ▁Colombo ▁Magistrate ▁Court ▁ordered ▁to ▁ad j ourn ▁the ▁relevant ▁case ▁till ▁11 th ▁of ▁September . ▁F ord ▁has ▁announced ▁that ▁after ▁2030 , ▁all ▁F ord ▁vehicles ▁sold ▁in ▁European ▁countries ▁will ▁run ▁on ▁elect ric ▁power ▁only . ▁This ▁web ▁page ▁including ▁presidential ▁election ▁results ▁and ▁related ▁events ▁was ▁even ▁more ▁popular ▁in ▁November . ▁Similarly , ▁MP ▁Mah ind an anda ▁Al uth g am age ▁further ▁mentioned ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁proposed ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁5 ▁essential ▁items ▁including ▁rice , ▁l ent il s ▁and ▁ch ill ies ▁in ▁this ▁year ' s ▁budget . ▁Accordingly , ▁the ▁Railway ▁Department ▁will ▁give ▁this ▁mo ey ▁to ▁the ▁young ▁man ' s ▁family ▁as ▁a ▁kind ▁payment ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁payment ▁made ▁after ▁assessing ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁man ' s ▁life , ▁he ▁added . ▁" In ▁general , ▁the ▁less ▁we ▁rec y cle , ▁the ▁more ▁water ▁and ▁energy ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁use ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁materials ▁we ▁use ▁in ▁our ▁daily ▁lives ," ▁said ▁Mr ▁H az ell ▁The ▁res idents ▁around ▁the ▁gar b age ▁d ump , ▁who ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁politicians ▁ign ored ▁their ▁request , ▁prot ested ▁to ▁the ▁politicians ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁sc ene ▁of ▁the ▁accident ▁and ▁asked ▁them ▁not ▁to ▁come ▁there . ▁We ▁cannot ▁state ▁a ▁precise ▁financial ▁value ▁for ▁the ▁economic ▁value ▁of ▁Sinh araja . ▁Accordingly , ▁the ▁Indian ▁Sp ace ▁Research ▁Organization ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁land ed ▁at ▁around ▁6 .04 ▁pm . ▁That ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁men ' s ▁cricket ▁tournament ▁of ▁the ▁Asian ▁G ames ▁held ▁in ▁China , ▁where ▁31 4 ▁runs ▁were ▁scored ▁for ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁3 ▁wickets ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁scheduled ▁20 ▁overs ▁against ▁M ong ol ia . ▁C T ▁or ▁M RI ▁sc an ▁also ▁does ▁not ▁show ▁anything . ▁It ▁is ▁further ▁stated , ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁participate ▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁gu est ▁in ▁the ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁200 ▁years ▁of ▁Tamil ▁people ▁of ▁Indian ▁origin ▁coming ▁to ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁today ( 0 2). ▁Batticaloa ▁Pri vate ▁University , ▁which ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁after ▁the ▁Easter ▁attack , ▁is ▁handed ▁back ▁to ▁He z b oll ah . ▁Despite ▁conqu ering ▁the ▁world ▁through ▁o ph th al m ic ▁research , ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁send ▁his ▁children ▁to ▁school . ▁When ▁BBC ▁Sinhala ▁Service ▁asked ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Cricket ▁President ▁Th il anga ▁Sum ath ip ala ▁why ▁they ▁rejected ▁the ▁detailed ▁proposal ▁of ▁Ma hel a ▁Jayaward ene ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁inter im ▁go ver ning ▁body ▁ch aired ▁by ▁S id ath ▁W ett am uni , ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁administration ▁is ▁now ▁implementing ▁a ▁program ▁that ▁" go es ▁further ". ▁Another ▁is ▁to ▁never ▁show ▁weak ness ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁about ▁nine ▁hundred ▁houses ▁in ▁that ▁village . ▁" That ▁mistake ▁that ▁happened ▁a ▁century ▁ago ▁was ▁wrong ▁then ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁wrong ▁today ," ▁said ▁the ▁comm ission . ▁A ▁woman ' s ▁men op ause ▁usually ▁occur s ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁45 ▁and ▁5 5. ▁The ▁first ▁laying ▁of ▁railway ▁tra cks ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁took ▁place ▁during ▁the ▁British ▁rule , ▁and ▁they ▁worked ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁railway ▁system ▁to ▁connect ▁all ▁regions . ▁" We ▁met ▁people ▁in ▁treatment ▁who ▁were ▁sc ared ▁to ▁death ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁happen ▁when ▁they ▁finished ▁treatment ▁in ▁re hab ," ▁she ▁says . ▁But ▁the ▁en m ity ▁and ▁those ▁that ▁were ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁en m ity ▁after ▁that ▁must ▁also ▁be ▁activities ▁that ▁reach ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁war . ▁" W hen ▁this ▁happened , ▁there ▁were ▁ele ven ▁people ▁in ▁our ▁house ." ▁The ▁proposal ▁also ▁states ▁that ▁each ▁province ▁should ▁be ▁assign ed ▁to ▁each ▁of ▁these ▁provinces ▁with ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁inter - cl ub ▁teams , ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁those ▁provinces ▁and ▁the ▁school ▁teams ▁in ▁those ▁provinces . ▁The ▁Court ▁of ▁App eal ▁decided ▁to ▁hear ▁a ▁petition ▁filed ▁by ▁the ▁Attorney ▁General ▁request ing ▁that ▁13 ▁defend ants ▁who ▁were ▁acqu itted ▁of ▁ass a ult ing ▁a ▁Christian ▁worship ▁center ▁be ▁re - con vic ted . ▁" W ith in ▁a ▁very ▁short ▁time ▁the ▁hole ▁I ▁had ▁dug ▁disappeared ▁and ▁I ▁could ▁never ▁accur ately ▁p in point ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁The ▁working ▁committee ▁has ▁not iced ▁that ▁that ▁some ▁exp at ri ates ▁return ▁to ▁their ▁hom el and ▁and ▁vote ▁when ▁a ▁cru cial ▁election ▁is ▁held . ▁The ▁world ' s ▁' young est ' ▁pilot ▁fl ies ▁A 3 19 ▁and ▁A 3 20 ▁passenger ▁a irc raft ▁to ▁dest inations ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁including ▁I ce land , ▁Israel ▁and ▁Mor occ o . ▁It ▁is ▁reported ▁that ▁T ar un ▁Te j p al ▁sex ually ▁ass a ult ed ▁a ▁young ▁journalist ▁at ▁a ▁party ▁held ▁in ▁Go a . ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁Ex amin ations ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁2022 ▁General ▁Examination ▁will ▁begin ▁today ▁(18 ). ▁President ▁Trump ▁has ▁said ▁that , ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁wall ▁will ▁begin ▁earlier ▁than ▁planned ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁" g reat ▁border ▁wall ." ▁65 ▁drugs ▁withd ra wn ▁from ▁use ▁within ▁7 ▁months ▁due ▁to ▁quality ▁issues ▁The ▁record ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁left - arm ▁spin ner ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁taking ▁the ▁most ▁Test ▁wickets ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁New ▁Z eal and ▁player ▁D aniel ▁V ett or i . ▁The ▁F IF A ▁World ▁Cup ▁qual if iers ▁are ▁scheduled ▁to ▁begin ▁on ▁October ▁12 ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Football ▁Conf ederation ▁has ▁informed ▁that ▁the ▁official ▁election ▁should ▁be ▁held ▁at ▁least ▁10 ▁days ▁before ▁that . ▁Therefore , ▁he ▁further ▁states ▁that ▁he ▁requests ▁the ▁public ▁to ▁be ▁patient ▁regarding ▁inc idents ▁that ▁highlight ▁ra c ism ▁and ▁big ot ry . ▁Internet ▁and ▁social ▁media ▁networks ▁have ▁become ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁our ▁lives ▁now ad ays . ▁The ▁examination ▁department ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁practical ▁tests ▁of ▁the ▁2022 ▁Common ▁C ert ific ate ▁of ▁Education ▁General ▁Examination ▁will ▁start ▁from ▁02 ▁August . ▁For ▁many ▁of ▁them , ▁all ▁they ▁could ▁think ▁about ▁was , ▁' If ▁I ▁have ▁to ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁where ▁I ▁was ▁before , ▁I ' m ▁just ▁not ▁going ▁to ▁stand ▁a ▁chance .' ▁If ▁you ▁drink ▁ch ick en ▁juice , ▁it ▁will ▁help ▁your ▁brain ▁grow .' ▁It ▁has ▁already be en ▁planned ▁to ▁use ▁huge ▁d ron es ▁as ▁well ▁for ▁that . ▁Mr . ▁L al ▁Sarath ▁Kumara , ▁a ▁ve ter an ▁journalist , ▁d ubb ing ▁art ist ▁and ▁act or ▁has ▁passed ▁away . ▁04 ▁flight s ▁per ▁week ▁between ▁Thailand ▁and ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁operated ▁and ▁these ▁plan es ▁arri ving ▁at ▁Kat un ay ake ▁Air port ▁at ▁10 .00 ▁pm ▁on ▁Mond ay , ▁Wednesday , ▁Friday ▁and ▁Sunday ▁will ▁depart ▁for ▁Don ▁M ue ang ▁Air port ▁in ▁Thailand ▁at ▁11 .00 ▁pm . ▁England ▁secured ▁the ▁2016 ▁title ▁with ▁a ▁perfect ▁record ▁of ▁five ▁wins ▁from ▁their ▁five ▁games , ▁earning ▁them ▁the ▁G rand ▁S lam ▁Furthermore , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁divis ive , ▁dis rupt ive ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁one - s ided ▁conc lusion . ▁A ▁strong ▁earthquake ▁has ▁occurred ▁in ▁south west ▁China . ▁" No ▁need ▁to ▁go ▁back ▁- ▁this ▁report ▁itself ▁can ▁be ▁used ." ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁fifth ▁group ▁recruited ▁in ▁this ▁way , ▁when ▁Con st able ▁P ram ila ▁Div ak ara ▁joined ▁the ▁police ▁service ▁in ▁195 8, ▁thir teen ▁other ▁women ▁were ▁also ▁recruited ▁along ▁with ▁her . ▁John ▁Car ver , ▁5 9, ▁buried ▁his ▁time ▁cap su le ▁51 ▁years ▁ago ▁The ▁situation ▁in ▁the ▁L atin ▁American ▁region ▁is ▁worse ▁now . ▁He ▁also ▁hold s ▁degrees ▁from ▁the ▁univers ities ▁of ▁Jayaward en ep ura , ▁Kel an iya ▁and ▁Colombo . ▁A ▁social ▁media ▁network ▁has ▁post ed ▁that ▁institution al ized ▁ra pe ▁is ▁a ▁serious ▁violence ▁against ▁a ▁woman ▁that ▁cannot ▁be ▁taken ▁for ▁granted ▁either ▁leg ally ▁or ▁mor ally , ▁and ▁maximum ▁leg isl ation ▁has ▁been ▁en act ed ▁to ▁provide ▁appropriate ▁punishment ▁for ▁crimes ▁committed ▁' know ingly ▁or ▁un know ingly '. ▁If ▁going ▁before ▁the ▁law , ▁all ▁these ▁people ▁have ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁the ▁same ▁ch ain ▁of ▁actions . ▁Es pecially , ▁as ▁she ▁says , ▁the ▁house ▁is ▁" in ▁Am y ' s ▁memory ". ▁M uth ur aj a ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁- ▁Thailand ' s ▁Environment ▁Minister ▁Each ▁of ▁these ▁books ▁tells ▁about ▁a ▁very ▁ord inary ▁prince ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁mir ac ulous ▁Prince ▁S idd har tha . ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁says ▁that ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁has ▁very ▁successfully ▁rese tt led ▁war ▁refuge es . ▁After ▁the ▁1915 ▁conflict ▁called ▁' S in hala - M uslim ▁R iot ' ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁history , ▁the ▁next ▁major ▁inst ance ▁of ▁difficult ▁and ▁challeng ing ▁social ▁ang er ▁fac ed ▁by ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁Muslim ▁community ▁was ▁demonst rated ▁through ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁several ▁Christian ▁chur ches ▁on ▁April ▁21, ▁2019. ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁104 ▁species ▁of ▁sp iders ▁he ▁has ▁introduced ▁by ▁iss uing ▁scientific ▁research ▁papers , ▁82 ▁species ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁L ena ▁D ra per ▁decided ▁to ▁use ▁Facebook ▁to ▁get ▁in ▁touch ▁with ▁her ▁local ▁police ▁force , ▁sending ▁them ▁an ▁app eal ▁for ▁help ▁at ▁the ▁week end . ▁No ▁one ▁would ▁have ▁thought ▁that ▁more ▁than ▁women , ▁men ▁become ▁vict ims ▁of ▁sexual ▁abuse ▁in ▁Iraq i ▁society . ▁I ▁presented ▁the ▁same ▁problem ▁to ▁three ▁people . ▁However , ▁some ▁researchers ▁say ▁that ▁it ▁takes ▁up ▁to ▁24 ▁days ▁for ▁symptoms ▁to ▁appear . ▁Meanwhile , ▁there ▁are ▁reports ▁from ▁neighbor ing ▁India ▁about ▁a ▁wonderful ▁step ▁taken ▁by ▁wildlife ▁officials ▁for ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁re pt iles ▁and ▁small ▁animals . ▁The ▁fire ▁broke ▁out ▁today ▁at ▁around ▁09 .30 ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁cross ▁street ▁where ▁text iles ▁were ▁being ▁sold ▁and ▁the ▁fire ▁has ▁been ▁fully ▁ex ting u ished . ▁It ▁is ▁reported ▁that ▁a ▁group ▁including ▁monks ▁broke ▁into ▁a ▁meeting ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Mar adana ▁Society ▁and ▁Pe ace ▁Center ▁where ▁the ▁families ▁of ▁the ▁missing ▁persons ▁were ▁particip ating , ▁and ▁dis rupted ▁the ▁meeting . ▁" This ▁method ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁Australia ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁n ort he ast ▁African ▁region ▁where ▁there ▁are ▁severe ▁d rought ▁problems ." ▁The ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁says ▁that ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁open ▁market , ▁the ▁decrease ▁will ▁not ▁happen ▁in ▁an ▁increasing ▁manner ▁and ▁the ▁bank ing ▁system ▁also ▁has ▁to ▁face ▁several ▁practical ▁problems ▁while ▁lower ing ▁the ▁interest ▁rates . ▁L ife ▁has ▁largely ▁returned ▁to ▁normal . ▁Accordingly , ▁the ▁vaccination ▁program ▁started ▁on ▁January ▁29 ▁with ▁giving ▁the ▁vaccine ▁to ▁health ▁workers ▁in ▁six ▁major ▁hospitals ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Province . ▁Accordingly , ▁Spe aker ▁Mahinda ▁Y apa ▁Ab ey ward ena ▁said ▁that ▁a ▁Parliamentary ▁Special ▁Committee ▁ch aired ▁by ▁MP ▁S ag ara ▁K ari y aw as am ▁was ▁appointed ▁for ▁this ▁purpose . ▁The ▁Organization ▁for ▁Econ omic ▁Co - operation ▁and ▁Development ▁( O EC D ) ▁states ▁that ▁Australia ▁has ▁been ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁country ▁with ▁the ▁happ i est ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁J D : ▁I ▁pick ▁F ar re ll ▁too ▁- ▁he ▁is ▁key ▁to ▁England ' s ▁game ▁management ▁K yl ian ▁M b app e ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁youngest ▁French ▁score r ▁in ▁the ▁Ch ampions ▁League , ▁following ▁Kar im ▁Ben z em a ▁(1 7 ▁years ▁35 2 ▁days ), ▁who ▁scored ▁for ▁L y on ▁against ▁R osen bor g ▁in ▁December ▁200 5. ▁Minister ▁Field ▁Marsh al ▁Sarath ▁F onse ka ▁says ▁that ▁if ▁there ▁are ▁people ▁who ▁have ▁committed ▁war ▁crimes , ▁they ▁must ▁be ▁pun ished ▁regard less ▁of ▁their ▁rank . ▁" You , ▁me , ▁the ▁government , ▁and ▁the ▁country ▁itself ▁cannot ▁escape ▁that ▁responsibility ," ▁P sych ologist , ▁Am a ▁Dissanayake ▁stated . ▁He ▁further ▁mentioned ▁that ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁P od uj ana ▁Per am una ▁makes ▁decisions ▁not ▁only ▁considering ▁the ▁person ality ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁people , ▁country , ▁economy ▁and ▁dem oc ra cy . ▁The ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁squ ad ▁for ▁the ▁2023 ▁World ▁Cup ▁One ▁Day ▁Cricket ▁Tour nament ▁has ▁been ▁official ly ▁announced ▁by ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Cricket ▁Institute . ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁Met e or ology ▁says ▁that ▁there ▁may ▁be ▁scat tered ▁rain s ▁or ▁th und ers how ers ▁in ▁many ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁today ▁after ▁1 .00 ▁pm . ▁They ▁emphasize ▁that ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁should ▁prepare ▁an ▁ urg ent ▁program ▁to ▁identify ▁the ▁ca uses ▁of ▁this ▁situation ▁and ▁overcome ▁them . ▁Regional ▁Development ▁Minister , ▁Field ▁Marsh al ▁Sarath ▁F onse ka ▁confirmed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁summon ed ▁to ▁the ▁Police ▁Crim inal ▁Investigation ▁Department ▁on ▁Friday ▁to ▁record ▁a ▁statement ▁regarding ▁the ▁kill ing ▁of ▁L asan tha ▁Wickram at ung a , ▁the ▁ed itor ▁of ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Leader ▁newspaper . ▁" The ▁court ▁made ▁the ▁right ▁decision ▁by ▁order ing ▁a ▁temporary ▁stay ▁of ▁execution ▁against ▁Lisa ," ▁said ▁a ▁statement ▁issued ▁by ▁att orney ▁Kel ly ▁Henry . ▁She ▁also ▁managed ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁silver ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁400 ▁meters ▁event ▁held ▁yesterday . ▁Electricity ▁charges ▁will ▁be ▁reduced ▁by ▁14 % ▁from ▁tomorrow ▁Today ▁(0 6) ▁a ▁tree ▁fell ▁on ▁a ▁passenger ▁bus ▁near ▁K oll up itiya ▁Li ber ty ▁R ound ab out ▁and ▁an ▁accident ▁occurred . ▁Dr . ▁Th or adeniya ▁says ▁that ▁she ▁gets ▁her ▁students ' ▁focus ▁on ▁promoting ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁3 R ▁( R ep l ace ment , ▁Red uction , ▁and ▁Re f ine ment ) ▁in ▁animal ▁exper im ents ▁with ▁ref ine ment ▁for ▁accur ate ▁reporting ▁and ▁rehabilitation . ▁He ▁emphas izes ▁that ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Finance ▁will ▁provide ▁the ▁necessary ▁provisions ▁and ▁steps ▁will ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁necessary ▁facilities ▁for ▁health ▁workers ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁Jo ining ▁to ▁a ▁press ▁conference , ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁through ▁this , ▁the ▁preparation ▁is ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁prot ests ▁and ▁the ▁social ▁media . ▁How ▁did ▁India , ▁with ▁relatively ▁few ▁reported ▁cases , ▁p ush ▁towards ▁a ▁health ▁crisis ? ▁" I ▁felt ▁even ▁my ▁parents ▁were ▁as ham ed ▁of ▁me ." ▁When ▁asked ▁if ▁he ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁under ▁such ▁a ▁situation , ▁the ▁minister ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁current ▁behaviour ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁has ▁a ▁harm ful ▁effect ▁on ▁act ing ▁as ▁a ▁stakehold er ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁also ▁on ▁deal ing ▁with ▁the ▁government . ▁U B S ▁Invest ment ▁bank ▁has ▁estimated ▁that ▁25% ▁of ▁all ▁car ▁sales ▁g lob ally ▁will ▁be ▁elect ric ▁vehicles ▁by ▁202 5. ▁Accordingly , ▁through ▁these ▁b ills , ▁the ▁people ▁will ▁be ▁told ▁not ▁to ▁question ▁the ▁cor rupt ion ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁damage ▁caused ▁to ▁the ▁economic ▁sector ▁and ▁suffer ings , ▁he ▁said . ▁Police ▁spok esp erson , ▁Super intend ent ▁of ▁Police ▁Buddh ika ▁Sir i ward ena ▁told ▁Jay ap ra g ash ▁N all us am y ▁of ▁the ▁BBC ▁Tamil ▁Service ▁that ▁three ▁suspects ▁have ▁been ▁arrested ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁attack . ▁It ▁is ▁stated ▁that ▁this ▁rank ing ▁has ▁been ▁done ▁taking ▁into ▁account ▁the ▁out standing ▁performance ▁in ▁factors ▁such ▁as ▁infl ation ▁control , ▁economic ▁growth , ▁financial ▁st ability ▁and ▁interest ▁rate ▁management . ▁" There ▁is ▁no ▁point ▁in ▁arrest ing ▁those ▁people ▁after ▁burning ▁the ▁forest ▁and ▁destroy ing ▁acres ▁of ▁land ." ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁yet ▁known ▁exactly ▁how ▁the ▁corona ▁virus ▁spread s ▁from ▁one ▁person ▁to ▁another . ▁A ▁train ▁running ▁from ▁R amb uk k ana ▁to ▁Colombo ▁has ▁met ▁with ▁a ▁technical ▁fault ▁near ▁V ey ang oda ▁railway ▁station . ▁Jay al al ▁An and agoda , ▁a ▁teacher ▁by ▁profession , ▁killed ▁his ▁girl friend , ▁Ad eline ▁V ith arana , ▁by ▁cr us hing ▁her ▁under ▁a ▁car ▁at ▁the ▁turning ▁point ▁to ▁the ▁Wil p attu ▁sanct uary ▁near ▁Th imb ir ive wa ▁village . ▁Minister ▁Man us ha ▁N anay akk ara ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁opposition ▁will ▁work ▁together ▁with ▁another ▁candidate , ▁but ▁many ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁opposition ▁who ▁forget ▁about ▁the ▁polit ics ▁and ▁think ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁will ▁join ▁with ▁the ▁President ▁Ranil ▁Wickramasinghe . ▁The ▁Central ▁Bank ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁requests ▁the ▁public ▁to ▁be ▁ca ut ious ▁of ▁fraud s ▁carried ▁out ▁through ▁online ▁methods . ▁It ▁was ▁said ▁with ▁experience ▁and ▁knowledge ▁of ▁epid em ics ▁as ▁people ▁who ▁are ▁and ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁field . ▁D um inda ▁N agam uwa , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁F ront line ▁Socialist ▁Party ' s ▁political ▁committee , ▁has ▁been ▁summon ed ▁to ▁the ▁Dig ital ▁Fore ns ic ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Crim inal ▁Investigation ▁Department . ▁Time , ▁however , ▁is ▁not ▁on ▁his ▁side , ▁as ▁a ▁pro l ong ed ▁campaign ▁could ▁er ode ▁tro op ▁res olve . ▁Tamil ▁National ▁Alliance ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁M A ▁S uman th ir an ▁said ▁in ▁Colombo ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁will ▁submit ▁an ▁emergency ▁bill ▁to ▁the ▁parliament ▁to ▁register ▁the ▁dis pl aced ▁vot ers ▁and ▁may ▁post p on ▁the ▁provincial ▁council ▁elections ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁through ▁a ▁petition ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁claim ing ▁that ▁their ▁names ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁registered ▁. ▁Foreign ▁media ▁report ▁that ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁deaths ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁strong ▁earthquake ▁that ▁affected ▁Mor occ o ▁has ▁now ▁increased ▁to ▁8 20 . ▁In ▁the ▁press ▁conference ▁held ▁after ▁those ▁discussions , ▁nothing ▁was ▁said ▁about ▁the ▁wall ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁along ▁the ▁border . ▁Also , ▁" Our ▁premises ▁in ▁Min uw ang oda ▁do ▁not ▁use ▁any ▁fab ric ▁imported ▁from ▁India ▁and ▁no ▁orders ▁have ▁been ▁received ▁from ▁our ▁premises ▁in ▁India ." ▁Accordingly , ▁it ▁is ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁App eal ▁Court ▁bench ▁has ▁given ▁this ▁order ▁after ▁completing ▁the ▁relevant ▁petition ▁hearing . ▁F amil ies ▁can ▁go ▁to ▁our ▁website ▁and ▁request ▁a ▁video ▁call . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁currently , ▁an ▁ass istant ▁train ▁has ▁been ▁sent ▁to ▁that ▁place ▁to ▁remove ▁that ▁train ▁from ▁the ▁place . ▁The ▁data ▁shows ▁that ▁Te ld eniya ▁Primary ▁Hospital ▁has ▁120 ▁bed s ▁and ▁121 ▁patients ▁and ▁Kath ank ud i ▁Hospital ▁has ▁120 ▁bed s ▁and ▁12 6 ▁patients ▁are ▁being ▁tre ated . ▁British ▁ast ron aut ▁T im ▁Pe ake ▁has ▁sent ▁back ▁a ▁video ▁of ▁mind - b low ing ▁a ur or are c ord ed ▁from ▁international ▁space . ▁Re qu ests ▁of ▁another ▁400 ▁pe ers ons ▁have ▁been ▁rejected . ▁Minister ▁of ▁Power , ▁K anch ana ▁Wij ese k era ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁proposals ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁rest ruct uring ▁of ▁the ▁Ceylon ▁Electricity ▁Board ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁Cabinet ▁next ▁week . ▁It ▁is ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁related ▁vot ing ▁will ▁be ▁held ▁on ▁September ▁8. ▁Look ing ▁at ▁this ▁expansion , ▁it ▁is ▁impossible ▁to ▁think ▁that ▁this ▁situation ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁be ▁controlled ▁soon . ▁After ▁being ▁sed ated , ▁she ▁lost ▁conscious ness ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁wake ▁up ▁until ▁being ▁flow n ▁to ▁D ub ai ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁j et . ▁This ▁petition ▁was ▁filed ▁by ▁a ▁social ▁activ ist ▁O sh ala ▁Her ath . ▁The ▁court ▁said ▁that ▁even ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁committed ▁a ▁crime , ▁he ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁pun ished ▁further . ▁Similarly , ▁the ▁minister ▁also ▁mentioned ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁g ap ▁of ▁about ▁30 ▁billion ▁rupees ▁in ▁the ▁budget ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁facts ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁d rought ▁after wards ▁and ▁the ▁high ▁cost ▁of ▁the r m al ▁power ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁water ▁from ▁Sam an ala ▁Lake ▁reservoir . ▁Some ▁w re ck age ▁suspected ▁to ▁be ▁from ▁the ▁missing ▁tour ist ▁sub mar ine ▁has ▁been ▁found . ▁The ▁Arab - Is rael i ▁crisis ▁Also , ▁after ▁the ▁relevant ▁investigations , ▁it ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁court ." ▁In ▁Britain , ▁that ▁subject ▁is ▁called ▁Rel ations hip ▁and ▁Se x ▁Education ▁- ▁R S E . ▁It ▁is ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁this ▁program ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁introduced ▁to ▁all ▁34 1 ▁local ▁government ▁institutions ▁across ▁the ▁island ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁this ▁year . ▁The ▁Union ▁and ▁Pet ro le um ▁Minister ▁Chand ima ▁Weer akk od i ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁Ceylon ▁Pet ro le um ▁Un ions ▁has ▁ended ▁the ▁strike . ▁San j ay ▁G am age , ▁General ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁Bar ▁Association , ▁told ▁the ▁BBC ▁Sand esh aya ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁two - day ▁strike ▁launched ▁by ▁the ▁lawyers ▁across ▁the ▁country , ▁the ▁court ▁proceed ings ▁were ▁affected . ▁Inc re asing ▁rates ▁for ▁R PI ▁will ▁add ▁about ▁2 % ▁per ▁year . ▁" B ecause , ▁I ▁was ▁the ▁criminal ▁when ▁I ▁was ▁14 ▁years ▁old ." ▁If ▁you ▁destroy ▁your ▁g ums , ▁you ▁can ▁never ▁get ▁them ▁back , ▁and ▁you ▁lose ▁your ▁teeth . ▁It ▁is ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁train ▁will ▁run ▁as ▁normal ▁tomorrow . ▁I ▁say ▁rob ots ▁were ▁in vent ed ▁in ▁the ▁imag ination ▁long ▁before ▁they ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁lab s . ▁These ▁pet itions ▁were ▁previously ▁called ▁before ▁the ▁bench ▁of ▁president ▁Justice ▁N ish anka ▁Band ula ▁Karun aratne ▁and ▁Ch am ath ▁Mor ay as , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁Judge ▁Ch am ath ▁Mor ay as ▁from ▁the ▁trial , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁refer ▁the ▁relevant ▁pet itions ▁to ▁this ▁new ▁bench ▁of ▁judges . ▁She ▁said ▁that ▁she ▁can ▁stay ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁spend ▁time , ▁but ▁the ▁government ▁should ▁provide ▁her ▁with ▁an ▁allowance . ▁Due ▁to ▁this , ▁the ▁health ▁sectors ▁have ▁received ▁instructions ▁to ▁det ain ▁people ▁with ▁all erg ies ▁for ▁half ▁an ▁hour ▁in ▁the ▁relevant ▁center ▁after ▁receiving ▁the ▁vaccine , ▁and ▁obs erve ▁. ▁Meanwhile , ▁India ▁managed ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁35 ▁runs ▁by ▁surpris ing ▁England , ▁especially ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁attack ing ▁bat ting ▁of ▁S m rit i ▁M and hana ▁( 90 ▁points ) ▁and ▁P oon am ▁R aut ▁(8 6 ▁points ). ▁But ▁with ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁wave , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁st rain ▁of ▁the ▁virus , ▁the ▁epid emic ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁became ▁extremely ▁severe . ▁In ▁our ▁case ▁r = 2, ▁so ▁the ▁coordinate ▁rule ▁is ▁( x , y )- > (2 x , 2 y ). ▁We ▁obs erve ▁that ▁the ▁graph ▁of ▁y ▁vs . ▁x , ▁when ▁y ▁and ▁x ▁are ▁in ▁a ▁proportional ▁relation , ▁is ▁a ▁straight ▁line ▁through ▁the ▁origin . ▁What ▁is ▁the ▁place ▁value ▁of ▁6 ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁678 ? ▁If ▁L ah ir u ▁bu ys ▁both , ▁how ▁much ▁does ▁he ▁spend ? ▁So , ▁the ▁volume ▁of ▁b ric ks ▁in ▁cm 3 ▁is : ▁V _ b ric ks _ cm 3 ▁= ▁180 ▁m 3 ▁* ▁1,000 ,000 ▁cm 3 / m 3, ▁V _ b ric ks _ cm 3 ▁= ▁180 ,000 ,000 ▁cm 3. ▁Div iding ▁both ▁sides ▁by ▁2, ▁we ▁get : ▁E xt ra - l arge ▁post ers ▁= ▁200 ▁- ▁15 6 ▁= ▁44 ▁post ers ▁First ▁part : ▁3 ▁feet ▁9 .7 14 2 ▁inches ▁or ▁11 6 .11 ▁cm ▁Meanwhile ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁this ▁physical ▁un iverse ▁succeed ▁each ▁other ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁mathematical ▁laws ▁which ▁ign ore ▁all ▁special ▁sens ations ▁and ▁thoughts ▁and ▁emot ions . ▁Here ▁we ▁have ▁the ▁relation : ▁y { new } -1 =2 ( x { new } -1 ). ▁- ▁An ▁even ▁number ▁( B ro ther ' s ▁opinion ) ▁Therefore , ▁Je ff ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁37 ▁c ab in ets ▁now . ▁If ▁he ▁attend s ▁school ▁for ▁5 ▁days ▁a ▁week , ▁what ▁is ▁the ▁total ▁distance ▁he ▁wal ks ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁school ▁in ▁one ▁week ? ▁New ▁average ▁weight ▁= ▁110 1 ▁kg ▁/ ▁11 ▁Jer ry ▁read ▁30 ▁pages ▁on ▁Saturday ▁and ▁20 ▁pages ▁on ▁Sunday , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁30 ▁+ ▁20 ▁= ▁50 ▁pages . ▁Write ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁numeral ▁3 45 ▁Distance ▁covered ▁by ▁Frank ▁= ▁4 ▁km / h ▁× ▁0.8 3 34 ▁hours ▁Therefore , ▁there ▁are ▁approximately ▁5 ▁or ange ▁balls ▁in ▁the ▁box . ▁To ▁find ▁this , ▁we ▁divide ▁100 ,000 ▁by ▁22 5,2 25 ▁and ▁take ▁the ▁ce iling ▁of ▁the ▁result ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁next ▁whole ▁number ▁multiple : ▁If ▁the ▁comp ound ▁contains ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁at om ▁of ▁calc ium ▁or ▁the ▁other ▁element , ▁the ▁calculation ▁would ▁be ▁different . ▁5 ▁b ik es ▁x ▁2 ▁wheels / b ike ▁= ▁10 ▁wheels ▁It ▁might ▁be ▁a ▁condition ▁set ▁for ▁a ▁particular ▁problem ▁or ▁context , ▁but ▁it ' s ▁not ▁a ▁standard ▁class ification ▁of ▁numbers . ▁Now , ▁let ' s ▁multiply ▁these ▁rati os : ▁But ▁the ▁correct ▁way ▁of ▁st ating ▁that ▁is ▁x ▁+ ▁y ▁− ▁1 ▁= ▁0 . ▁1. ▁The ▁age ▁difference ▁between ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁is ▁3 ▁years . ▁L ines ▁are ▁taken ▁to ▁lines , ▁and ▁line ▁se gments ▁to ▁line ▁se gments ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁length ; ▁The ▁first ▁relation ▁tells ▁me ▁that ▁R = 15 - G , ▁so ▁I ▁can ▁replace ▁R ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁equation ▁by ▁15 - G . ▁This ▁question ▁of ▁d iver g ency ▁shows ▁how ▁careful ▁we ▁must ▁be ▁in ▁argu ing ▁from ▁the ▁properties ▁of ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁a ▁fin ite ▁number ▁of ▁terms ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁an ▁inf in ite ▁series . ▁Now , ▁we ▁know ▁they ▁brought ▁home ▁97 ▁fishes ▁in ▁total . ▁A ▁pur se ▁has ▁two ▁notes ▁that ▁are ▁worth ▁Rs .7 0 ▁in ▁total . ▁The ▁first ▁has ▁the ▁advant age ▁that ▁it ▁us es ▁a ▁construction ▁with ▁which ▁the ▁student ▁is ▁famil iar ▁( that ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁a ▁triangle ) ▁and ▁thus ▁reinfor ces ▁that ▁idea . ▁P addy ▁har vest ing ▁started ▁at ▁7.15 ▁A M ▁and ▁finished ▁at ▁4 .10 ▁P M . ▁Let ' s ▁denote ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁park ing ▁tickets ▁Sar ah ▁has ▁as ▁S ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁park ing ▁tickets ▁M ark ▁has ▁as ▁M . ▁Now , ▁we ▁know ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁plants ▁in ▁the ▁garden ▁is ▁17. ▁Mother ▁m ixed ▁2 ▁l ▁of ▁fruit ▁juice ▁with ▁4 l ▁of ▁water ▁to ▁prepare ▁a ▁fruit ▁drink . ▁If ▁toys ▁are ▁pack ed ▁into ▁bags ▁with ▁each ▁bag ▁containing ▁three ▁toys , ▁how ▁many ▁bags ▁are ▁needed ▁to ▁pack ▁the ▁toys ? ▁Since ▁Peter ▁has ▁three ▁times ▁as ▁many ▁flowers ▁as ▁Am anda , ▁we ▁multiply ▁Am anda ' s ▁number ▁of ▁flowers ▁by ▁3: ▁Peter ' s ▁flowers ▁= ▁3 ▁* ▁Am anda ' s ▁flowers . ▁Total ▁sales ▁tax ▁= ▁Rs ▁60 ▁+ ▁Rs ▁76 .0 14 ▁So , ▁the ▁p ipe ▁can ▁empty ▁1/ 18 ▁of ▁the ▁c is tern ▁in ▁1 ▁minute . ▁To ▁add ▁these ▁fractions , ▁we ▁need ▁a ▁common ▁denominator , ▁which ▁is ▁12. ▁New ▁average ▁= ▁40 ▁runs / in ning ▁After - t ax ▁divide nd ▁= ▁Rs . ▁9 .25 ▁- ▁(0 .05 ▁* ▁Rs . ▁9 .25 ) ▁= ▁Rs . ▁9 .25 ▁- ▁Rs . ▁0.4 6 25 ▁= ▁Rs . ▁8 .7 8 75 ▁Students ▁in ▁a ▁school ▁made ▁174 ▁V es ak ▁l an tern s . ▁There ▁are ▁25 ▁rows ▁with ▁17 ▁ch airs ▁in ▁each ▁row . ▁The ▁coordin ates ▁of ▁this ▁point ▁give ▁the ▁unique ▁solution ▁of ▁the ▁pair ▁of ▁equations . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁person ▁X ▁is ▁10 ▁years ▁older ▁than ▁person ▁Z . ▁Total ▁distance ▁= ▁Distance ▁so ared ▁+ ▁Distance ▁pl um m et ed ▁Figure ▁1 ▁illust rates ▁the ▁geomet ry ▁in ▁this ▁discussion . ▁The ▁final ▁amount ▁spent ▁is ▁Rs ▁24 80 .6 14, ▁but ▁we ▁want ▁the ▁final ▁amount ▁to ▁be ▁Rs ▁24 6 8. ▁Let ' s ▁calculate ▁the ▁real ▁return ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁purch ase ▁price ▁P : ▁Total ▁volume ▁of ▁the ▁mixture ▁after ▁adding ▁water ▁= ▁1000 ▁ml ▁+ ▁200 ▁ml ▁= ▁1200 ▁ml ▁The ▁multip les ▁of ▁6 ▁in ▁this ▁range ▁are ▁54 ▁and ▁60 . ▁Here ▁(1) ▁and ▁(2 ) ▁are ▁called ▁the ▁comm ut ative ▁and ▁associ ative ▁laws ▁for ▁addition , ▁( 3) ▁and ▁( 4) ▁are ▁the ▁comm ut ative ▁and ▁associ ative ▁laws ▁for ▁multip lication , ▁and ▁( 5) ▁is ▁the ▁distrib utive ▁law ▁relating ▁addition ▁and ▁multip lication . ▁L u ke ▁won ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁27 ▁tickets ▁from ▁' wh ack ▁a ▁mole ' ▁and ▁56 ▁tickets ▁from ▁' s ke e ▁ball '. ▁First , ▁it ▁provides ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁introdu ce ▁transl ations ▁and ▁rot ations ▁and ▁use ▁their ▁basic ▁properties , ▁and ▁second ▁it ▁gives ▁an ▁application ▁of ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁slope ▁in ▁comparing ▁two ▁lines . ▁If ▁they ▁are ▁e q ally ▁divided ▁into ▁10 ▁classes , ▁how ▁many ▁students ▁will ▁be ▁in ▁each ▁class ? ▁The ▁distance ▁from ▁Colombo ▁to ▁New ▁Z eal and ▁is ▁10 92 4 k m . ▁If ▁this ▁pattern ▁contin ues , ▁how ▁many ▁oil s ▁l amps ▁will ▁it ▁produce ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁cy cles ? ▁The ▁answer ▁is ▁this : ▁they ▁will ▁have , ▁as ▁professionals , ▁workers , ▁and ▁human ▁be ings ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁21 st ▁Cent ury , ▁many ▁problems ▁to ▁solve ▁on ▁a ▁daily ▁basis . ▁The ▁number ▁that ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁subtract ▁will ▁be ▁equal ▁to ▁this ▁remainder . ▁A ▁sp here ▁of ▁radi us ▁r ▁is ▁the ▁set ▁of ▁all ▁points ▁in ▁space ▁that ▁are ▁of ▁a ▁distance ▁r ▁from ▁a ▁point ▁C , ▁called ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁sp here ▁( see ▁Figure ▁11 ). ▁By ▁the ▁same ▁meaning ▁we ▁mean ▁that ▁a ▁sub stitution ▁of ▁any ▁number ▁for ▁the ▁unknown ▁x ▁in ▁each ▁expression ▁produ ces ▁the ▁same ▁numer ical ▁result . ▁Given ▁a ▁straight ▁line ▁on ▁the ▁coordinate ▁plane , ▁such ▁as ▁that ▁in ▁figure ▁2, ▁find ▁its ▁equation . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁diam eter ▁of ▁the ▁cyl inder ▁must ▁be ▁less ▁than ▁or ▁equal ▁to ▁16 ▁feet . ▁She ▁gave ▁one - f if th ▁of ▁her ▁remaining ▁cookies ▁to ▁her ▁sister , ▁so ▁she ▁gave ▁away ▁104 ▁/ ▁5 ▁= ▁20 .8 ▁cookies . ▁Now , ▁we ▁know ▁that ▁A ly ss a ▁passed ▁out ▁67 ▁fly ers , ▁Sc ott ▁passed ▁out ▁51 ▁fly ers , ▁and ▁Bel inda ▁passed ▁out ▁40 ▁fly ers . ▁where ▁P ▁is ▁the ▁principal ▁amount , ▁R ▁is ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁interest ▁per ▁ann um , ▁and ▁T ▁is ▁the ▁time ▁period ▁in ▁years . ▁If ▁42 ▁birds ▁are ▁currently ▁on ▁the ▁f ence ▁and ▁2 ▁birds ▁fle w ▁away ▁from ▁each ▁section , ▁it ▁would ▁mean ▁that ▁initially , ▁there ▁were ▁fewer ▁birds ▁than ▁the ▁10 5 ▁calculated ▁from ▁15 ▁birds ▁per ▁section . ▁The ▁rec ip ro c al ▁of ▁3 /5 ▁is ▁5 / 3, ▁which ▁means ▁the ▁machine ▁can ▁produce ▁5 /3 ▁items ▁in ▁one ▁minute . ▁Ol af ' s ▁age ▁= ▁B ec ket t ' s ▁age ▁+ ▁3 ▁years ▁Since ▁d ▁= ▁9, ▁we ▁can ▁find ▁the ▁values ▁of ▁a ▁and ▁g . ▁For ▁a ▁vertical ▁line , ▁the ▁denominator ▁in ▁the ▁quot ient ▁is ▁zero , ▁so ▁the ▁slope ▁is ▁not ▁defined . ▁First , ▁let ' s ▁find ▁the ▁remainder ▁when ▁11 3 ^ 11 3 ▁is ▁divided ▁by ▁13 7. ▁Since ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁passengers ▁that ▁used ▁L og an ▁air port ▁is ▁1/3 ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁that ▁used ▁M i ami ▁air port , ▁we ▁can ▁find ▁this ▁number ▁by ▁div iding ▁the ▁M i ami ▁air port ▁number ▁by ▁3: ▁After ▁the ▁first ▁stop , ▁15 ▁people ▁got ▁off , ▁so : ▁Hence ▁it ▁has ▁all ▁the ▁comfort able ▁mathematical ▁properties ▁which ▁a ▁series ▁should ▁have . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁new ▁tables ▁is ▁y ▁+ ▁12. ▁Each ▁round ▁elimin ates ▁half ▁the ▁remaining ▁teams , ▁so ▁there ▁are ▁32 ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁16 ▁in ▁the ▁third , ▁and ▁so ▁forth . ▁1/ 4 ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁that ▁used ▁K en ned y ▁air port ▁is : ▁Mar ks ▁in ▁English ▁= ▁Total ▁marks ▁in ▁all ▁subjects ▁- ▁Total ▁marks ▁in ▁known ▁subjects ▁Arrange ▁these ▁numbers ▁in ▁des ce nding ▁order . ▁If ▁( x , y ) ▁is ▁any ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁plane ▁then ▁it ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁L ▁if ▁and ▁only ▁if ▁the ▁slope ▁calculation ▁gives ▁m : ▁If ▁a ▁linear ▁equation ▁is ▁an ▁ass ert ion ▁that ▁two ▁linear ▁expressions ▁are ▁equal , ▁then ▁" s ol ving " ▁the ▁equation ▁is ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁for ▁what ▁numbers ▁the ▁ass ert ion ▁is ▁true . ▁Given ▁that ▁information , ▁by ▁meas uring ▁with ▁a ▁rule , ▁find ▁out ▁how ▁long ▁the ▁vis ible ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁left ▁slope ▁is , ▁and ▁how ▁high ▁the ▁pl ume ▁of ▁smoke ▁is . ▁Let ' s ▁denote ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁go ose ▁eggs ▁laid ▁at ▁the ▁po nd ▁as ▁E . ▁We ▁now ▁show ▁that ▁reflect ions ▁as ▁we ▁visual ize ▁them ▁( f old ing ▁the ▁plane ▁along ▁the ▁line ▁L ) ▁have ▁these ▁properties . ▁So , ▁the ▁difference ▁between ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁square ▁and ▁the ▁rectangle ▁is ▁14 ▁square ▁centimeters ▁( cm 2). ▁First , ▁convert ▁the ▁meas ured ▁distance ▁from ▁centimeters ▁to ▁inches : ▁That ▁is , ▁the ▁distance ▁of ▁P ' ▁from ▁C ▁is ▁r ▁times ▁the ▁distance ▁of ▁P ▁from ▁C ▁In ▁which ▁month ▁do ▁we ▁celebr ate ▁Ind e pend ence ▁Day ? ▁What ▁is ▁the ▁total ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁rel ay ▁race ? ▁This ▁real ▁return ▁is ▁equivalent ▁to ▁the ▁after - t ax ▁divide nd ▁the ▁invest or ▁received , ▁which ▁is ▁Rs . ▁8 .7 8 7 5. ▁But ▁what ▁is ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁this ▁simple ▁symbol ic ▁procedure ? ▁a ▁put ▁in ▁12 ▁horses ▁for ▁8 ▁months , ▁so ▁a ' s ▁share ▁is ▁12 ▁horses ▁* ▁8 ▁months ▁= ▁96 ▁horse - mon th s . ▁Write ▁the ▁number ▁135 ▁in ▁expanded ▁form ▁91 ▁( total ▁ways ▁to ▁choose ▁2 ▁s ocks ) ▁- ▁7 ▁( ways ▁to ▁choose ▁a ▁match ing ▁pair ) ▁= ▁84 ▁Therefore , ▁if ▁the ▁desired ▁sale ▁price ▁is ▁99 0, ▁the ▁percentage ▁profit ▁would ▁be ▁approximately ▁133 .49 %. ▁Let ' s ▁denote ▁this ▁difference ▁as ▁D ▁years . ▁First , ▁we ▁reduce ▁the ▁fraction ▁to ▁obtain ▁the ▁equation ▁3 x - ( 3 x - 4) = 5, ▁and ▁then ▁use ▁the ▁distrib utive ▁property ▁to ▁get ▁3 x -3 x + 4 = 5. ▁Let ' s ▁start ▁by ▁writing ▁down ▁the ▁equation ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁problem : ▁Now ▁that ▁we ▁have ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁garden , ▁we ▁can ▁find ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁garden : ▁The ▁answer ▁is ▁clearly ▁" No ." ▁However , ▁she ▁decided ▁to ▁purch ase ▁only ▁44 ▁pieces ▁in ▁total . ▁So , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁f rog s ▁in ▁the ▁po nd ▁would ▁be ▁12 ▁eyes ▁divided ▁by ▁2 ▁eyes ▁per ▁f rog , ▁which ▁equ als ▁6 ▁f rog s . ▁Am ount ▁paid ▁to ▁Y ▁= ▁Rs . ▁25 9 .09 ▁Now , ▁und ou b ted ly , ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁general ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁relation ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁mathematical ▁phys ics ▁to ▁our ▁emot ions , ▁sens ations , ▁and ▁thoughts ; ▁and ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁controversy ▁has ▁been ▁occas ioned ▁by ▁it ▁and ▁much ▁in k ▁sp illed . ▁These ▁are ▁the ▁rigid ▁mot ions . ▁M int ▁c andy ▁given ▁away : ▁2 ▁boxes ▁* ▁15 ▁pieces / bo x ▁= ▁30 ▁pieces ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁ratio ▁of ▁fl av oring ▁to ▁corn ▁sy ru p ▁(1 : 4 ), ▁there ▁must ▁be ▁1 ▁o un ce ▁of ▁fl av oring ▁for ▁every ▁4 ▁o un ces ▁of ▁corn ▁sy ru p . ▁In ▁this ▁chapter ▁our ▁goal ▁is ▁to ▁see ▁why ▁there ▁is ▁this ▁correspond ence ▁between ▁linear ▁expressions ▁and ▁lines . ▁A ▁king ▁coconut ▁contains ▁250 ▁ml ▁of ▁water . ▁Now ▁suppose ▁that ▁we ▁start ▁with ▁a ▁line ▁segment ▁in ▁the ▁plane ▁of ▁length ▁l ▁and ▁draw ▁it ▁out ▁for ▁a ▁distance ▁w ▁per pend ic ular ▁to ▁the ▁line ▁segment : ▁we ▁obtain ▁a ▁rectangle ▁of ▁side ▁lengths ▁l ▁and ▁w . ▁A ▁construction ▁company ▁has ▁a ▁long ▁c able ▁that ▁measures ▁12 ▁km ▁and ▁150 ▁m . ▁We ▁can ▁express ▁the ▁20% ▁gain ▁as ▁a ▁decimal ▁by ▁div iding ▁20 ▁by ▁100 , ▁which ▁gives ▁us ▁0 .20 . ▁Now , ▁let ' s ▁consider ▁the ▁second ▁term , ▁which ▁is ▁43 . ▁Let ▁us ▁proceed ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁increase ▁of ▁the ▁function ▁x 2 ▁for ▁any ▁value ▁x ▁of ▁its ▁argument . ▁We ▁have ▁gener ated ▁a ▁protoc ol ▁for ▁dec iding ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁a ▁point ▁X ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁through ▁P ▁and ▁Q . ▁Cost ▁= ▁C ▁* ▁rate ▁per ▁met er ▁Under ▁what ▁conditions ▁can ▁we ▁find ▁a ▁rigid ▁motion ▁of ▁one ▁rectangle ▁on to ▁another ? ▁Now , ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁days ▁into ▁months . ▁All ▁of ▁this ▁will ▁be ▁developed ▁in ▁a ▁systematic ▁way ▁in ▁secondary ▁mathematics . ▁What ▁is ▁the ▁equation ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁line ? ▁We ▁want ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁arrangements ▁where ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁stand ▁next ▁to ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁turn , ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁12 ▁such ▁cases . ▁Since ▁the ▁lengths ▁of ▁the ▁sides ▁are ▁preserv ed , ▁the ▁image ▁rectangle ▁has ▁the ▁same ▁d imens ions ▁as ▁the ▁pre - im age , ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁ver te x ▁across ▁the ▁dia gon al ▁from ▁( a , b ) ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁( x + a , y + b ). ▁At ▁7 ▁min / mi , ▁remember ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁take ▁him ▁( 7) ( 18 .2 ) ▁= ▁12 7 .4 ▁minutes , ▁or ▁about ▁2 ▁hours ▁and ▁7 ▁minutes ▁more . ▁After ▁fly ing ▁to ▁a ▁near by ▁city , ▁the ▁a irc raft ▁now ▁has ▁only ▁48 59 ▁l ▁of ▁fuel . ▁A ▁farm er ▁wants ▁to ▁raise ▁250,000 ▁s q ▁f t ▁of ▁whe at , ▁and ▁have ▁it ▁w ate red ▁with ▁a ▁rot ary ▁irr ig ator . ▁N ut s : ▁3 ▁boxes ▁* ▁15 ▁nut s / bo x ▁= ▁45 ▁nut s ▁Let ' s ▁denote ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁books ▁you ▁read ▁as ▁B ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁mov ies ▁you ▁watched ▁as ▁M . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁information ▁given : ▁From ▁the ▁alcohol ▁equation : ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁mass ▁percentage ▁of ▁b ari um ▁in ▁b ari um ▁s ulf ate ▁( B a SO 4) ▁is ▁approximately ▁58 .8 5 %. ▁Let ' s ▁call ▁the ▁principal ▁amount ▁" P " ▁and ▁express ▁the ▁simple ▁interest ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁P : ▁Arrange ▁the ▁numbers ▁of ▁items ▁sold ▁from ▁smaller ▁to ▁largest . ▁The ▁introduction ▁of ▁coordin ates ▁in ▁the ▁17 th ▁century , ▁and ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁linear ▁algebra ▁in ▁the 19 th ▁century ▁presented ▁a ▁rich ▁set ▁of ▁tools ▁in ▁which ▁to ▁develop ▁geomet ry ; ▁we ▁can ▁call ▁this ▁coordinate ▁geomet ry . ▁If ▁8 ▁green ▁M & M s ▁represent ▁25% ▁of ▁the ▁total , ▁we ▁can ▁find ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁M & M s ▁by ▁div iding ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁green ▁M & M s ▁by ▁the ▁percentage ▁they ▁represent ▁( in ▁decimal ▁form ): ▁The ▁coordinate ▁rule ▁for ▁the ▁d ilation ▁with ▁center ▁the ▁origin ▁and ▁factor ▁r ▁is ▁( x , y )- > ( r x , ry ). ▁First , ▁let ' s ▁convert ▁all ▁the ▁times ▁to ▁minutes ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁eas ier ▁to ▁calculate . ▁Another ▁triangle ▁has ▁leg ▁lengths ▁20 ▁in ▁and ▁25 ▁in . ▁We ▁are ▁also ▁given ▁that ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁Peter , ▁Mar g are t , ▁and ▁Jack ▁are ▁7. ▁Since ▁she ▁passed ▁out ▁20% ▁of ▁the ▁200 ▁fly ers , ▁we ▁calculate : ▁Let ' s ▁denote ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁solution ▁to ▁be ▁d rained ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁pure ▁ble ach ▁as ▁x ▁gallons . ▁To ▁answer ▁such ▁a ▁question , ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁rational ▁number ▁larger ▁than ▁\\\\\\\\ p i ▁whose ▁square ▁is ▁smaller ▁than ▁10. ▁Since ▁the ▁minimum ▁percentage ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁mean ▁is ▁100% , ▁the ▁original ▁mean ▁must ▁be ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁mean : ▁There ▁were ▁2 ▁cars , ▁so ▁we ▁divide ▁the ▁maximum ▁capacity ▁for ▁the ▁cars ▁by ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁cars ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁maximum ▁capacity ▁per ▁car : ▁Arrange ▁the ▁score s ▁from ▁smallest ▁to ▁largest . ▁The ▁smallest ▁such ▁x ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁0 ▁( since ▁we ▁want ▁the ▁smallest ▁non - z ero ▁value ▁for ▁a ) ▁is ▁2 ▁( since ▁0 ▁would ▁make ▁a ▁= ▁0 , ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁positive ▁integer ). ▁Our ▁philosoph y ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁understanding ▁of ▁much ▁of ▁secondary ▁mathematics ▁is ▁depend ent ▁upon ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁students ' ▁geomet ric ▁int u ition , ▁and ▁that ▁int u ition ▁is ▁best ▁developed ▁through ▁free ▁play ▁with ▁the ▁fundamental ▁concepts ▁and ▁ideas . ▁To ▁find ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁pieces ▁of ▁drawing ▁paper ▁she ▁has , ▁we ▁add ▁the ▁two ▁amount s ▁together : ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁remainder ▁when ▁(1 13 ^ 11 3 ▁+ ▁11 3) ▁is ▁divided ▁by ▁137 ▁is ▁8 9. ▁This ▁forms ▁an ▁arithmetic ▁sequ ence ▁where ▁the ▁first ▁term ▁( a 1) ▁is ▁20 ▁ch airs , ▁the ▁common ▁difference ▁( d ) ▁is ▁2 ▁ch airs , ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁terms ▁( n ) ▁is ▁30 ▁rows . ▁Then ▁we ▁transl ated ▁this ▁to ▁the ▁algebraic ▁expression : ▁C =1 000 +2 50 N , ▁where ▁C ▁is ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁income ▁for ▁N ▁cars ▁sold . ▁Now , ▁let ▁(0, b ) ▁be ▁the ▁point ▁on ▁the ▁y - axis ▁that ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁line . ▁C aval ier i ' s ▁princip le : ▁Supp ose ▁that ▁we ▁stand ▁two ▁figures ▁side ▁by ▁side . ▁F ind ing ▁and ▁demonst r ating ▁criteria ▁for ▁the ▁con g ru ence ▁of ▁triangles ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁top ic ▁in ▁Second ary ▁I ; ▁as ▁an ▁illust ration , ▁here ▁we ▁show ▁how ▁one ▁such ▁criter ion , ▁known ▁as ▁S S S , ▁follows ▁from ▁the ▁properties ▁of ▁rigid ▁mot ions . ▁Using ▁the ▁same ▁letters ▁as ▁in ▁Ex ample ▁7, ▁the ▁first ▁equation ▁tells ▁us ▁that ▁G + R =1 5. ▁x ▁( sec ond ▁part ) ▁+ ▁2 x ▁( f irst ▁part ) ▁+ ▁x /2 ▁( th ird ▁part ) ▁= ▁80 ▁inches ▁Figure ▁A ▁Figure ▁B ▁Figure ▁C ▁Figure ▁D ▁What ▁is ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁alt itude ▁( CD ) ▁of ▁the ▁triangle ? ▁Then ▁we ▁can ▁replace ▁the ▁y ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁equation ▁by ▁the ▁expression ▁in ▁x , ▁and ▁obtain ▁a ▁new ▁equation ▁with ▁only ▁one ▁variable . ▁What ▁is ▁bigger ▁\\\\\\\\ p i ^{2} ▁or ▁10 ? ▁When ▁the ▁youngest ▁person ▁was ▁born , ▁the ▁other ▁6 ▁people ▁were ▁all ▁Y ▁years ▁younger ▁than ▁they ▁are ▁now . ▁The ▁total ▁amount ▁of ▁man - h ours ▁needed ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁work ▁can ▁be ▁calculated ▁by ▁multiply ing ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁men , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁hours ▁they ▁work ▁each ▁day , ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁days ▁they ▁work . ▁Since ▁the ▁disc rim in ant ▁( b ^2 ▁- ▁4 ac ) ▁is ▁negative , ▁the ▁qu adr atic ▁equation ▁has ▁no ▁real ▁solutions . ▁Tru ck ▁st amps : ▁B ella ▁bought ▁11 ▁more ▁truck ▁st amps ▁than ▁s now f l ake ▁st amps , ▁so : ▁so ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁change ▁of ▁y ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁x , ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁graph ▁is ▁a ▁line ▁tells ▁us ▁that ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁change ▁is ▁constant . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁fraction ▁representing ▁the ▁increase ▁in ▁height ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁4 th ▁year ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁6 th ▁year ▁is ▁1/ 4. ▁If ▁the ▁lines ▁of ▁the ▁reflection ▁are ▁par alle l , ▁we ▁get ▁a ▁translation . ▁So ▁the ▁probability ▁of ▁a ▁sand ▁d une ▁remaining ▁is ▁1/ 3. ▁The ▁prime ▁factors ▁of ▁96 ▁are ▁2 ▁and ▁3 ▁( since ▁96 ▁= ▁2 ^ 5 ▁* ▁3 ^ 1 ). ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁all ▁four ▁people ▁is ▁71 ▁years . ▁Mary ▁origin ally ▁had ▁18 ▁base ball ▁cards , ▁but ▁8 ▁were ▁t orn , ▁so ▁she ▁had ▁18 ▁- ▁8 ▁= ▁10 ▁int act ▁base ball ▁cards . ▁Am al ' s ▁family ▁ear ns ▁Rs .4 7 910 ▁per ▁week , ▁Kam al ' s ▁family ▁ear ns ▁Rs . ▁28 5 64 ▁per ▁week ▁and ▁Sh ri ya ' s ▁family ▁ear ns ▁Rs . ▁35 8 92 ▁per ▁week . ▁But ▁when ▁we ▁have ▁obtained ▁the ▁properties ▁of ▁this ▁cor rel ation , ▁we ▁note ▁that , ▁because ▁a , ▁b , ▁and ▁c ▁have ▁not ▁in ▁fact ▁been ▁determined , ▁we ▁have ▁proved ▁properties ▁which ▁must ▁belong ▁to ▁any ▁such ▁relation . ▁Na OH ▁+ ▁H 2 SO 4 ▁ → ▁Na HS O 4 ▁+ ▁H 2 O ▁- ▁K ang ar o os ▁have ▁2 ▁legs ▁and ▁no ▁wings . ▁Let ' s ▁break ▁down ▁the ▁24 - h our ▁day ▁into ▁two ▁parts ▁as ▁described : ▁If ▁the ▁line ▁is ▁vertical , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁relation ▁in ▁the ▁col lo qu ial ▁sense , ▁because ▁x ▁is ▁always ▁the ▁same ▁number , ▁while ▁y ▁can ▁be ▁anything . ▁Let ' s ▁ver ify ▁that ▁this ▁d ilation ▁does ▁take ▁T ▁to ▁T '. ▁The ▁death ▁of ▁Arch imed es ▁by ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁a ▁Roman ▁sold ier ▁is ▁symbol ical ▁of ▁a ▁world - ch ange ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁magn itude : ▁the ▁the ore tical ▁Greeks , ▁with ▁their ▁love ▁of ▁ab st ract ▁science , ▁were ▁sup ers ed ed ▁in ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁world ▁by ▁the ▁practical ▁Rom ans . ▁Next ▁week , ▁he ▁could ▁milk ▁thr ice ▁that ▁amount . ▁What ▁is ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁letters ▁that ▁the ▁post ▁office ▁delivered ? ▁Then ▁we ▁look ▁for ▁the ▁rec ipe ▁that ▁makes ▁the ▁" s ome how " ▁exp lic it . ▁o z , ▁since ▁there ▁are ▁6 ▁c u . ▁Then , ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁relation ▁G + R =1 5, ▁we ▁see ▁that ▁R =10 . ▁Now , ▁we ▁calculate ▁the ▁weight ▁of ▁one ▁en velop e . ▁Now ▁we ▁have ▁A _ rate , ▁and ▁we ▁know ▁that ▁A _ rate ▁= ▁W ▁/ ▁A _ d ays , ▁so : ▁The ▁building ▁of ▁a ▁house ▁is ▁a ▁complicated ▁set ▁of ▁circum st ances . ▁It ▁seems ▁there ▁might ▁be ▁a ▁typ o ▁or ▁mis under standing ▁in ▁the ▁given ▁information . ▁- ▁Sund ays : ▁5 ▁days ▁* ▁5 10 ▁visitors / day ▁= ▁25 50 ▁visitors ▁For ▁any ▁point ▁( x , y ) ▁( with ▁y not ▁equal ▁0 ), ▁its ▁image ▁is ▁a ▁point ▁( x , y ') ▁with ▁ | y | = | y ' | ▁and ▁y not ▁equal ▁y ' ; ▁the ▁only ▁possibility ▁is ▁that ▁y ' ▁is ▁- y . ▁So , ▁Em er ie ▁has ▁48 ▁- ▁10 ▁= ▁38 ▁coins ▁in ▁total . ▁Therefore , ▁Mar il yn ▁ends ▁up ▁with : ▁Now ▁we ▁have ▁the ▁weights ▁of ▁all ▁seven ▁cats . ▁In ▁Chapter ▁7 ▁we ▁used ▁these ▁facts ▁to ▁calculate ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁t il ted ▁square , ▁which ▁is ▁c ^{2} , ▁where ▁c ▁is ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁hypot en use ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁triangles . ▁So , ▁the ▁total ▁amount ▁after ▁the ▁second ▁year ▁will ▁be : ▁Now ▁let ' s ▁re verse ▁the ▁process . ▁Figure ▁3 ▁is ▁the ▁graph ▁of ▁that ▁relation . ▁So ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁games , ▁C ( 14, ▁2 ), ▁is ▁calculated ▁as : ▁If ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁two ▁adults ▁and ▁two ▁children ▁attend ▁the ▁conc ert , ▁how ▁much ▁do ▁they ▁need ▁to ▁pay ▁in ▁total ? ▁Since ▁she ▁mem or ized ▁1/ 9 ▁of ▁the ▁8 10 ▁words : ▁To ▁find ▁T ae h y ung ' s ▁m ath ▁score , ▁we ▁first ▁need ▁to ▁calculate ▁his ▁total ▁score ▁for ▁Korean , ▁English , ▁and ▁science ▁before ▁the ▁m ath ▁test . ▁This ▁means ▁the ▁largest ▁square ▁t ile ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁p ave ▁the ▁room ▁without ▁cutting ▁is ▁34 ▁cm ▁× ▁34 ▁cm . ▁Now , ▁let ' s ▁subtract ▁this ▁new ▁equation ▁from ▁the ▁second ▁equation : ▁To ▁find ▁out ▁how ▁far ▁she ▁walked ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁hour , ▁we ▁subtract ▁the ▁distance ▁she ▁walked ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁hour ▁from ▁the ▁total ▁distance : ▁D if ference ▁in ▁area ▁= ▁Are a ▁of ▁square ▁- ▁Are a ▁of ▁rectangle ▁Trans l ation : ▁these ▁are ▁the ▁rigid ▁mot ions ▁T ▁of ▁the ▁plane ▁that ▁pres erve ▁" h or izontal " ▁and ▁" vert ical " : ▁that ▁is , ▁horizontal ▁lines ▁remain ▁horizontal , ▁and ▁vertical ▁lines ▁remain ▁vertical . ▁The ▁difference ▁between ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁cookies ▁and ▁bro wn ies ▁would ▁then ▁be : ▁To ▁solve ▁this ▁problem , ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁consider ▁the ▁two ▁separate ▁events : ▁Again ▁we ▁see ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁lines ▁have ▁different ▁sl opes ▁(1 /2 ▁and ▁-2 /5 ), ▁so ▁the ▁lines ▁are ▁not ▁par alle l ▁and ▁have ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁inter section . ▁Total ▁weight ▁of ▁Jim my ' s ▁coff ee ▁be ans ▁= ▁4.5 ▁bags ▁* ▁18 ▁kg / b ag ▁= ▁81 ▁kg ▁He ▁ro de ▁23 ▁km ▁750 ▁m ▁in ▁the ▁morning . ▁We ▁want ▁the ▁final ▁solution ▁to ▁be ▁45 % ▁alcohol ▁and ▁15% ▁g ly cer in . ▁A ▁pot ▁costs ▁Rs . ▁22. ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁information ▁given , ▁I ▁= ▁1/ 2 ▁* ▁S . ▁Kel ly ▁pull ed ▁out ▁101 ▁car ro ts ▁from ▁the ▁second ▁bed ▁and ▁78 ▁car ro ts ▁from ▁the ▁third ▁bed , ▁so ▁we ▁can ▁subtract ▁these ▁from ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁car ro ts ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁how ▁many ▁were ▁pull ed ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁bed : ▁After ▁giving ▁these ▁stick ers ▁away , ▁Mary ▁has ▁7 .5 ▁stick ers ▁left . ▁They ▁could ▁have ▁taken ▁17 ▁more ▁people ▁with ▁the ▁sw im ▁team , ▁so ▁the ▁total ▁maximum ▁capacity ▁for ▁the ▁cars ▁and ▁v ans ▁together ▁is ▁19 ▁( pe ople ▁who ▁went ) ▁+ ▁17 ▁( add itional ▁people ▁they ▁could ▁have ▁taken ) ▁= ▁36 ▁people . ▁This ▁becomes ▁1 .25 G + 30 -2 G =2 6 .2 5, ▁which ▁simpl ifies ▁to ▁. 75 G =3 .7 5, ▁so ▁G = 5. ▁If ▁we ▁subtract ▁the ▁first ▁from ▁the ▁second , ▁we ▁get ▁x + 7 y =2 6. ▁This ▁is ▁because ▁the ▁first ▁place ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁is ▁the ▁0 th ▁place , ▁while ▁the ▁first ▁place ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁is ▁the ▁( -1) st ▁place . ▁If ▁3 ▁mango es ▁are ▁put ▁into ▁a ▁basket , ▁how ▁many ▁mango es ▁are ▁in ▁43 ▁basket s ? ▁Similarly , ▁since ▁y ▁must ▁be ▁greater ▁than ▁6 ▁but ▁less ▁than ▁10, ▁the ▁smallest ▁integer ▁value ▁y ▁can ▁be ▁is ▁7 ▁( since ▁6 ▁is ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁range ). ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁participants ▁was ▁20 ▁more ▁than ▁twice ▁the ▁number ▁in ▁2018. ▁This ▁just ▁real izes ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁linear ▁relation ▁y = mx + b , ▁the ▁quant ities ▁y - b ▁and ▁x ▁are ▁proportional , ▁with ▁m ▁the ▁constant ▁of ▁proportion ality . ▁Fin al ▁amount ▁= ▁Rs ▁234 4 .6 0 ▁+ ▁Rs ▁136 .0 14 ▁Second ▁multiply ▁it ▁by ▁m . ▁We ▁have ▁indicated ▁the ▁correspond ing ▁angles ▁with ▁the ▁g reek ▁letters ▁al ph a , b et a , g am ma . ▁Now ▁5 /2 =2 .5 ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁good ▁guess , ▁since ▁2.5 ^{2} =6 .2 5. ▁Now , ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁convert ▁this ▁speed ▁into ▁meters ▁per ▁second ▁to ▁be ▁consist ent ▁with ▁the ▁lengths ▁of ▁the ▁train s ▁which ▁are ▁given ▁in ▁meters . ▁Sub tract ▁3 ▁from ▁both ▁sides ▁getting ▁4 x =0 .7 5, ▁and ▁divide ▁by ▁4 ▁getting ▁x =0 .1 8 75 ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁9 ▁weeks , ▁they ▁will ▁cons ume ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁9 ( V ▁+ ▁W ) ▁people . ▁Time ▁Frank ▁row ed ▁= ▁2 ▁× ▁Time ▁E th an ▁row ed ▁So , ▁if ▁T _ n ▁rep res ents ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁trees ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁year ▁n , ▁then : ▁Since ▁the ▁field ▁is ▁3 ▁kil omet ers ▁per ▁l ap , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁laps ▁he ▁can ▁run ▁is : ▁9 ▁km ▁/ ▁3 ▁km / l ap ▁= ▁3 ▁laps . ▁If ▁the ▁lines ▁L ▁and ▁L ' ▁are ▁different , ▁then ▁the ▁rise ▁for ▁these ▁lines ▁is ▁different ▁( other wise ▁Q ▁and ▁Q ' ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁same ▁point ), ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁slope ▁is ▁different . ▁However , ▁since ▁the ▁L CM ▁must ▁be ▁a ▁six - d ig it ▁number , ▁we ▁will ▁start ▁by ▁finding ▁the ▁L CM ▁of ▁the ▁given ▁numbers ▁and ▁then ▁find ▁the ▁smallest ▁six - d ig it ▁multiple ▁of ▁that ▁L CM . ▁35 ▁items / group ▁* ▁10 ▁groups ▁= ▁350 ▁items ▁The ▁symbol ▁developed ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁Arab ic ▁not ation ▁for ▁numbers ▁of ▁which ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁essential ▁part . ▁Can ▁we ▁always ▁state ▁some ▁number ▁of ▁terms , ▁say ▁n , ▁such ▁that , ▁if ▁we ▁take ▁n ▁or ▁more ▁terms ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁sum , ▁then ▁whatever ▁value ▁x ▁has ▁within ▁the ▁interval ▁we ▁have ▁satisfied ▁the ▁desired ▁standard ▁of ▁approxim ation ? ▁They ▁will ▁travel ▁in ▁v ans ▁that ▁seat ▁4 ▁children ▁each . ▁Finally , ▁the ▁organ ▁begins ▁playing , ▁and ▁again ▁sound ▁is ▁nothing ▁but ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁mot ions ▁of ▁the ▁air ▁stri k ing ▁on ▁the ▁dr um ▁of ▁the ▁ear . ▁n ▁= ▁1 ▁( since ▁it ' s ▁comp ounded ▁annually ) ▁First , ▁let ' s ▁solve ▁Equ ation ▁2 ▁for ▁P : ▁Now ▁use ▁New ton ' s ▁method ▁to ▁calculate ▁s q r t { 25 } ▁and ▁s q r t {1 000 } . ▁We ▁want ▁a ▁75 % ▁g ly cer in ▁solution , ▁so ▁the ▁total ▁amount ▁of ▁g ly cer in ▁in ▁the ▁100 ▁gallons ▁is ▁75 % ▁of ▁100 ▁gallons : ▁If ▁Mas at ake ▁can ▁keep ▁up ▁that ▁rate , ▁at ▁what ▁time ▁will ▁he ▁fin ish ▁the ▁race ? ▁So , ▁we ▁calculate ▁this ▁as : ▁In ▁this ▁chapter ▁we ▁begin ▁to ▁look ▁at ▁trans form ations ▁of ▁the ▁plane ▁more ▁deeply , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁get ▁an ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁shape ▁and ▁size ▁of ▁a ▁geomet ric ▁object , ▁no ▁matter ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁position ed ▁on ▁the ▁plane . ▁Before ▁the ▁sale , ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁cats ▁the ▁pet ▁store ▁had ▁was ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁the ▁S iam ese ▁cats ▁and ▁the ▁house ▁cats , ▁which ▁is : ▁12 ▁( S iam ese ▁cats ) ▁+ ▁H ▁( h ouse ▁cats ). ▁That ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁that ▁the ▁working ▁scient ist ▁can ▁make ▁progress , ▁be ▁it ▁in ▁mathematics , ▁medicine ▁or ▁space ▁travel . ▁Here ▁a , ▁b , ▁and ▁c , ▁stand ▁for ▁variable ▁numbers ▁just ▁as ▁do ▁x ▁and ▁y : ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁difference ▁in ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁sets ▁of ▁variables . ▁Total ▁volume ▁= ▁4 17 .6 9 ▁liters ▁+ ▁3 60 ▁liters ▁+ ▁3 60 ▁liters ▁For ▁any ▁figure ▁on ▁the ▁bott om ▁piece ▁of ▁paper , ▁copy ▁it ▁on to ▁the ▁top , ▁then ▁rot ate ▁the ▁top ▁piece ▁of ▁paper ▁and ▁copy ▁the ▁figure ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁to ▁the ▁bott om . ▁The ▁pen cil ▁is ▁Rs .1 4. ▁Now ▁let ' s ▁look ▁at ▁two ▁line ▁se gments . ▁11 m ▁of ▁cloth ▁is ▁needed ▁for ▁door ▁cur tain s ▁and ▁15 m ▁of ▁cloth ▁is ▁needed ▁for ▁window ▁cur tain s . ▁Init ially , ▁there ▁were ▁15 ▁birds ▁per ▁section . ▁Arrange ▁these ▁dist ances ▁in ▁des ce nding ▁order . ▁In ▁this ▁case , ▁the ▁true ▁disc ount ▁is ▁Rs . ▁45 ▁on ▁a ▁bill ▁of ▁Rs . ▁27 0 . ▁The ▁ch air ▁is ▁con ceived ▁without ▁any ▁re ference ▁to ▁anyone ▁in ▁particular , ▁or ▁to ▁any ▁special ▁mod es ▁of ▁per ception . ▁Write ▁this ▁as ( -1) ^{ n } x ▁a ^{ n } , ▁and ▁so ▁we ▁just ▁have ▁to ▁know ▁what ▁( -1) ^{ n } ▁is . ▁The ▁bus ▁leaves ▁at ▁8 :00 ▁a . m ., ▁so ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁Del ane y ▁re aches ▁the ▁pick - up ▁point ▁at ▁8 : 20 ▁a . m ., ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁missed ▁the ▁bus ▁by ▁20 ▁minutes ▁( since ▁8 : 20 ▁a . m . ▁- ▁8 :00 ▁a . m . ▁= ▁20 ▁minutes ). ▁In ▁the ▁standard ▁form ulation , ▁the ▁ratio ▁of ▁fl av oring ▁to ▁water ▁is ▁1: 30 . ▁But ▁when ▁we ▁do , ▁we ▁see ▁there ▁is ▁another ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁problem : ▁How ▁far ▁away ▁have ▁they ▁gone ? ▁A ▁pair ▁of ▁s ocks ▁costs ▁Rs .1 50, ▁and ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁shoes ▁costs ▁Rs .2 , 450 . ▁So , ▁initially , ▁there ▁were ▁56 ▁birds ▁on ▁the ▁f ence , ▁not ▁10 5. ▁So , ▁K enn eth ' s ▁ear nings ▁this ▁week ▁were ▁$ 14 60. ▁So ▁the ▁percentage ▁above ▁the ▁cost ▁price ▁at ▁which ▁the ▁marked ▁price ▁is ▁fixed ▁is ▁approximately ▁30 %. ▁Since ▁she ▁j ump ed ▁3 /4 ▁as ▁many ▁times ▁as ▁H att ie , ▁we ▁can ▁calculate ▁this ▁as : ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁fourth ▁p od cast ▁must ▁be ▁60 ▁minutes ▁long ▁to ▁fill ▁up ▁the ▁full ▁6 ▁hours . ▁V ol ume ▁of ▁a ▁C one : ▁The ▁volume ▁of ▁a ▁right ▁circular ▁con e ▁is ▁one - th ird ▁the ▁product ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁base ▁and ▁the ▁height . ▁It ▁de als ▁largely ▁with ▁the ▁properties ▁of ▁fractions . ▁- ▁Distance ▁= ▁3 ▁* ▁Distance ▁of ▁F er ry ▁A ▁= ▁3 ▁* ▁16 ▁km ▁= ▁48 ▁km ▁Cost ▁price ▁for ▁85 ▁meters ▁= ▁Se lling ▁price ▁- ▁Total ▁profit ▁= ▁Rs . ▁89 25 ▁- ▁Rs . ▁850 ▁= ▁Rs . ▁80 75 ▁On ▁Friday , ▁he ▁ran ▁10 ▁minutes ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁usual ▁60 ▁minutes , ▁so ▁he ▁ran ▁60 ▁+ ▁10 ▁= ▁70 ▁minutes . ▁25 ▁minutes ▁÷ ▁60 ▁minutes / h our ▁= ▁0.4 16 7 ▁hours ▁( rounded ▁to ▁four ▁decimal ▁places ) ▁Write ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁numbers ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁number ▁pattern : ▁3 8, ▁43, ▁4 8, ...., .... ▁Now , ▁the ▁equation ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁is ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁slope ▁calculation ▁using ▁the ▁gener ic ▁point ▁( x , y ) ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁given ▁points ▁( s ay ▁(2 , 1) ): ▁or , ▁y -1 = ( - 3) ( x -2 ), ▁which ▁simpl ifies ▁to ▁y = -3 x + 7. ▁Now , ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁all ▁11 ▁numbers ▁is ▁also ▁equal ▁to ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁5 ▁numbers , ▁plus ▁the ▁six th ▁number ▁( X ), ▁plus ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁5 ▁numbers . ▁Now , ▁we ▁find ▁out ▁how ▁many ▁books ▁one ▁person ▁can ▁write ▁in ▁one ▁day : ▁Then ▁the ▁points ▁whose ▁coordin ates ▁satisf y ▁some ▁fixed ▁relation ▁can ▁be ▁indicated ▁con ven ient ly , ▁by ▁drawing ▁a ▁line , ▁if ▁they ▁all ▁lie ▁on ▁a ▁line , ▁or ▁by ▁sh ading ▁an ▁area ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁all ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁So , ▁the ▁work ▁rate ▁of ▁one ▁man ▁is ▁1 ▁/ ▁(8 ▁* ▁15 ). ▁Since ▁he ▁ran ▁10 ▁minutes ▁less ▁over ▁the ▁week ▁and ▁he ▁ran ▁10 ▁minutes ▁more ▁on ▁Friday , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁minutes ▁he ▁cut ▁short ▁his ▁run ▁on ▁Th urs day ▁must ▁be ▁equal ▁to ▁the ▁total ▁defic it ▁of ▁10 ▁minutes ▁plus ▁the ▁extra ▁10 ▁minutes ▁he ▁ran ▁on ▁Friday . ▁The ▁really ▁fundamental ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁science ▁only ▁rose ▁into ▁prom in ence ▁compar ative ly ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁day . ▁L ore le i ' s ▁j um ps ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁= ▁H 2 ▁+ ▁50 ▁Total ▁cost ▁= ▁Cost ▁for ▁a ▁+ ▁Cost ▁for ▁b ▁+ ▁Cost ▁for ▁c ▁To ▁find ▁out ▁how ▁many ▁balls ▁each ▁j ugg ler ▁is ▁j ugg ling ▁at ▁a ▁time , ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁divide ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁balls ▁by ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁j ugg l ers . ▁Second ▁part : ▁1 ▁foot ▁10 .8 57 1 ▁inches ▁or ▁58 .06 ▁cm ▁So , ▁you ▁need ▁to ▁add ▁3 ▁liters ▁of ▁pure ▁alcohol ▁to ▁the ▁6 - l iter ▁solution ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁a ▁50% ▁alcohol ▁solution . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁ve nd or ▁has ▁15 12 ▁liters ▁of ▁Sp rit e . ▁We ▁can ▁set ▁up ▁two ▁equations ▁based ▁on ▁this ▁information : ▁Thus ▁the ▁“ field ” ▁of ▁the ▁relation ▁for ▁x ▁is ▁rest ric ted ▁to ▁numbers ▁less ▁than ▁1, ▁and ▁similar ly ▁for ▁the ▁“ field ” ▁open ▁to ▁y . ▁Using ▁the ▁information ▁given ▁for ▁the ▁20% ▁gain , ▁we ▁can ▁write : ▁If ▁today ▁is ▁Friday , ▁what ▁day ▁was ▁it ▁three ▁days ▁ago ? ▁Since ▁his ▁average ▁for ▁these ▁three ▁subjects ▁is ▁9 5, ▁we ▁can ▁multiply ▁this ▁average ▁by ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁subjects ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁total ▁score : ▁For ▁this ▁reason , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁discussed ▁throughout ▁history , ▁the ▁issue ▁being ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁necessary ▁part ▁of ▁plan ar ▁geomet ry . ▁First , ▁let ' s ▁calculate ▁the ▁marked ▁prices ▁for ▁each ▁it em ▁after ▁the ▁respective ▁mark up s . ▁This ▁can ▁be ▁phr ased ▁this ▁way : ▁the ▁proportional ▁relationship ▁y =1 .8 x ▁models ▁the ▁given ▁data . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁one ▁mole ▁of ▁H C l ▁re act s ▁with ▁one ▁mole ▁of ▁Na H CO 3 ▁to ▁produce ▁one ▁mole ▁of ▁Na C l . ▁Again , ▁since ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁feed ▁doesn ' t ▁change , ▁we ▁can ▁set ▁this ▁equal ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁total ▁feed ▁for ▁20 ▁go ats ▁for ▁12 ▁days : ▁Total ▁surface ▁area ▁= ▁B ase ▁area ▁+ ▁3 ▁× ▁S ide ▁area ▁So , ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁sugar ▁she ▁used ▁is ▁8 ▁cups ▁of ▁cre am ▁che ese ▁/ ▁4 ▁= ▁2 ▁cups ▁of ▁sugar . ▁48 ▁st amps ▁( des ired ▁total ) ▁- ▁40 ▁st amps ▁( c urrent ▁total ) ▁= ▁8 ▁st amps ▁Now , ▁let ' s ▁calculate ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁visitors ▁for ▁each ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁week : ▁1. ▁Init ially , ▁there ▁are ▁200 ▁ball oons ▁in ▁the ▁hot ▁air ▁ball oon . ▁Let ▁us ▁now ▁make ▁some ▁simple ▁algebraic ▁statements , ▁with ▁the ▁object ▁of ▁understanding ▁exactly ▁how ▁these ▁fundamental ▁ideas ▁occur . ▁The ▁territ ory ▁of ▁arithmetic ▁ends ▁where ▁the ▁two ▁ideas ▁of ▁“ v ari ables ” ▁and ▁of ▁“ al gebra ic ▁form ” ▁comm ence ▁their ▁s way . ▁a ▁shop ▁sold ▁2 ▁l ▁of ▁coconut ▁oil ▁in ▁one ▁day . ▁Since ▁Z ain ▁has ▁10 ▁more ▁coins ▁than ▁Em er ie , ▁and ▁Z ain ▁has ▁48 ▁coins , ▁we ▁can ▁calculate ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁coins ▁Em er ie ▁has ▁by ▁subtract ing ▁10 ▁from ▁Z ain ' s ▁total . ▁3.5 ▁inches ▁/ ▁35 ▁miles ▁= ▁50 ▁inches ▁/ ▁x ▁miles ▁Let ' s ▁break ▁down ▁the ▁information ▁given : ▁So , ▁H att ie ▁did ▁120 ▁j um ps ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁We ▁will ▁then ▁add ▁these ▁sh ares ▁together ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁their ▁sh ares . ▁If ▁they ▁intersect ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁points , ▁they ▁actually ▁co inc ide . ▁This ▁year ' s ▁weight ▁= ▁320 ▁p ounds ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁information ▁given , ▁there ▁are ▁100 ▁lad ies ▁studying ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁floor . ▁We ▁could ▁also ▁note ▁that ▁s q r t {1 000 } =10 s q r t { 10 } =10 s q r t { 2} s q r t { 5 } ▁and ▁multiply ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁calculations . ▁Total ▁pass ing ▁in ▁English ▁= ▁Pass ▁only ▁in ▁English ▁+ ▁Pass ▁in ▁both ▁English ▁and ▁Math ▁For ▁a ▁reflection , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁line ▁L , ▁called ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁reflection , ▁such ▁that ▁for ▁any ▁point ▁P , ▁L ▁is ▁the ▁per pend ic ular ▁b is ect or ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁segment ▁jo ining ▁P ▁to ▁its ▁image . ▁Write ▁this ▁number ▁as ▁a ▁numeral . ▁He ▁row ed ▁from ▁10 :50 ▁to ▁11 :1 5, ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁25 ▁minutes . ▁Let ' s ▁denote ▁the ▁cost ▁price ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁book ▁( s old ▁at ▁a ▁loss ) ▁as ▁C 1 ▁and ▁the ▁cost ▁price ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁book ▁( s old ▁at ▁a ▁gain ) ▁as ▁C 2. ▁So , ▁the ▁v amp ire ▁d rain s ▁3 ▁people ▁a ▁week . ▁Sub stit uting ▁equation ▁4 ▁into ▁equation ▁1: ▁First , ▁we ▁convert ▁the ▁lengths ▁to ▁centimeters : ▁This ▁is ▁called ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁This ▁means ▁she ▁bought : ▁Now , ▁we ▁can ▁use ▁the ▁time ▁they ▁take ▁to ▁pass ▁each ▁other ▁to ▁find ▁their ▁relative ▁speed ▁in ▁km / h . ▁What ▁is ▁the ▁difference ▁between ▁their ▁height s ? ▁From ▁this , ▁we ▁can ▁conclud e ▁that ▁the ▁product ▁of ▁the ▁sl opes ▁of ▁the ▁blue ▁and ▁red ▁lines ▁is ▁-1 . ▁Are a ▁of ▁sector ▁ ≈ ▁51 .5 45 ▁meters ▁squ ared ▁Total ▁marks ▁in ▁all ▁subjects ▁= ▁234 ▁What ▁is ▁the ▁difference ▁between ▁the ▁amount s ▁of ▁dh al ▁sold ▁on ▁the ▁two ▁days ? ▁2. ▁2 A ▁+ ▁3 O ▁+ ▁4 G ▁= ▁6 83 ▁( from ▁the ▁second ▁combination ▁of ▁ju ices ) ▁Init ially , ▁they ▁need ▁not , ▁but ▁a ▁translation ▁of ▁one ▁ver te x ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁arr anges ▁that . ▁- ▁The ▁average ▁runs ▁for ▁10 ▁innings ▁is ▁36 . ▁St art ing ▁with ▁this ▁point ▁of ▁view , ▁the ▁student ▁is ▁guided ▁through ▁approaches ▁to ▁the ▁Py th ag ore an ▁the ore m ▁that ▁make ▁it ▁belie v able , ▁instead ▁of ▁formal ▁argu ments . ▁So , ▁10 ▁students ▁pass ▁in ▁both ▁English ▁and ▁Math . ▁We ▁are ▁also ▁given ▁that ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁b ▁( B ) ▁is ▁23 ▁years . ▁Distance ▁covered ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁train ▁ ≈ ▁19 .7 22 2 ▁m / s ▁* ▁4 .49 96 400 28 7 9 76 96 ▁seconds ▁Now ▁rot ate ▁with ▁center ▁V ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁ray ▁V A ▁lands ▁on ▁the ▁ray ▁V A '. ▁Weight ▁of ▁one ▁en velop e ▁= ▁Total ▁weight ▁in ▁grams ▁/ ▁Number ▁of ▁en velop es ▁First ▁of ▁all , ▁there ▁is ▁the ▁translation ▁of ▁P ▁to ▁Q , ▁and ▁we ▁can ▁follow ▁that ▁by ▁any ▁rot ation ▁about ▁the ▁point ▁Q . ▁The ▁last ▁two ▁about ▁par alle l ism ▁are ▁central ▁properties ▁of ▁dil ations . ▁We ▁have ▁two ▁argu ments ▁to ▁show ▁why ▁it ▁is ▁true . ▁Then ▁we ▁multiply ▁the ▁L CM ▁by ▁this ▁whole ▁number ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁smallest ▁six - d ig it ▁number ▁that ▁is ▁a ▁multiple ▁of ▁the ▁L CM : ▁Obs erve , ▁using ▁two ▁pieces ▁of ▁trans p arent ▁graph ▁paper , ▁that ▁each ▁of ▁those ▁transl ations ▁takes ▁line ▁1 ▁to ▁line ▁2. ▁Let ▁m ▁be ▁the ▁slope ▁of ▁that ▁segment . ▁T ile ▁Are a ▁= ▁S ide ▁× ▁S ide ▁How ▁much ▁tea ▁leaves ▁are ▁in ▁one ▁bag ? ▁To ▁divide ▁a ▁field ▁into ▁three ▁equal ▁parts , ▁and ▁to ▁take ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁parts , ▁must ▁be ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁operation ▁which ▁had ▁often ▁occurred . ▁T ile ▁Are a ▁= ▁34 ▁cm ▁× ▁34 ▁cm ▁Trans form ▁3 x =6 x -18 ▁by ▁first ▁div iding ▁by ▁3 ▁to ▁get ▁x =2 x - 6, ▁and ▁then ▁comb ine ▁like ▁terms ▁to ▁find ▁x = 6. ▁The ▁average ▁speed ▁of ▁the ▁train ▁over ▁the ▁entire ▁6 x ▁km ▁distance , ▁considering ▁the ▁adjusted ▁speed s ▁for ▁the ▁up h ill ▁and ▁down h ill ▁se gments ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁weather ▁conditions , ▁is ▁approximately ▁22 .1 5 ▁kmph . ▁If ▁the ▁result ▁is ▁m , ▁then , ▁by ▁this ▁observation , ▁X ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁line ; ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁m , ▁then ▁X ▁is ▁not ▁on ▁the ▁line . ▁it ▁cannot ▁be ▁illust rated ▁using ▁trans p arent ▁papers , ▁for ▁it ▁stret ches ▁the ▁top ▁paper . ▁Therefore , ▁no ▁additional ▁birds ▁came ▁to ▁join ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁f ence ; ▁instead , ▁there ▁were ▁fewer ▁birds ▁to ▁begin ▁with , ▁and ▁after ▁some ▁fle w ▁away , ▁even ▁fewer ▁remained . ▁We ▁use ▁the ▁convers ion ▁factor ▁that ▁1 ▁km / h ▁is ▁equal ▁to ▁1000 ▁meters / 36 00 ▁seconds ▁( or ▁5 / 18 ▁m / s ): ▁Rel ative ▁speed ▁in ▁m / s ▁= ▁Rel ative ▁speed ▁in ▁km / h ▁× ▁(1 000 ▁m ▁/ ▁36 00 ▁s ). ▁Now , ▁we ▁know ▁the ▁man ▁co vers ▁the ▁same ▁distance ▁of ▁24 ▁km ▁when ▁he ▁runs , ▁but ▁he ▁does ▁it ▁in ▁1 ▁hour . ▁Now , ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁calculate ▁the ▁area ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁building ▁houses ▁for ▁each ▁section ▁by ▁subtract ing ▁the ▁open ▁space ▁from ▁the ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁each ▁section . ▁How ▁many ▁more ▁people ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁larger ▁village ? ▁In ▁this ▁case ▁the ▁graphs ▁of ▁the ▁equations ▁are ▁lines ▁with ▁different ▁sl opes ▁so ▁are ▁non par alle l , ▁and ▁intersect ▁in ▁a ▁point . ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁always ▁keep ▁in ▁mind ▁that ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁mathematics ▁- ▁indeed ▁every ▁science ▁- ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁just ▁record ▁observations , ▁but ▁to ▁study ▁them ▁enough ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁explain ▁them . ▁What ▁is ▁the ▁number ▁that ▁has ▁1 ▁thousand ▁3 ▁hundreds , ▁7 ▁tens ▁and ▁2 ▁ones ? ▁Since ▁we ▁already ▁know ▁the ▁total ▁weight ▁of ▁Jim my ' s ▁coff ee ▁be ans ▁( 81 ▁kg ), ▁we ▁can ▁find ▁out ▁the ▁total ▁weight ▁of ▁Su k i ' s ▁coff ee ▁be ans ▁by ▁subtract ing ▁Jim my ' s ▁total ▁from ▁the ▁combined ▁total : ▁In ▁comparison ▁with ▁x ▁and ▁y , ▁the ▁three ▁variables ▁a , ▁b , ▁and ▁c ▁are ▁called ▁const ants . ▁After ▁d rain ing , ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁ant if ree ze ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁radi ator ▁is ▁0.4 ▁- ▁0 .10 x ▁gallons . ▁There ▁are ▁1,000 ▁meters ▁in ▁a ▁kil omet er ▁and ▁3, 600 ▁seconds ▁in ▁an ▁hour , ▁so ▁the ▁convers ion ▁factor ▁is : ▁Now ▁rot ate ▁the ▁line ▁L {1} ▁by ▁90 ▁deg ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁line ▁L ' {1} ; ▁then ▁the ▁product ▁of ▁the ▁sl opes ▁of ▁L {1} ▁and ▁L ' {1} ▁is ▁-1 . ▁But ▁in ▁chapter ▁1 ▁we ▁are ▁only ▁interested ▁in ▁finding ▁that ▁( or ▁those ) ▁number ( s ), ▁if ▁any , ▁which ▁when ▁sub stit uted ▁for ▁the ▁unknown ▁make ▁the ▁equation ▁true . ▁G ain ▁Per cent ▁= ▁( G ain ▁/ ▁Cost ▁Pr ice ) ▁* ▁100 ▁Let ' s ▁substitute ▁these ▁values ▁into ▁the ▁equation : ▁How ▁many ▁r ath ▁mal ▁plants ▁did ▁he ▁plant ▁alt ogether ? ▁Then , ▁as ▁in ▁example ▁8, ▁the ▁distance ▁between ▁A ▁and ▁B ▁is ▁the ▁square ▁root ▁of ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁the ▁lengths ▁of ▁the ▁sides . ▁But ▁then ▁we ▁have ▁no ▁fac ult y ▁cap able ▁of ▁observation ▁with ▁ide al ▁prec ision , ▁so , ▁after ▁all , ▁our ▁in acc ur ate ▁laws ▁may ▁be ▁good ▁enough . ▁First , ▁let ' s ▁consider ▁43 ^ 43 ▁( mod ▁44 ). ▁To ▁find ▁L , ▁we ▁turn ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁equation ▁and ▁replace ▁T ▁with ▁34 , ▁since ▁we ▁know ▁these ▁are ▁equal , ▁and ▁we ▁have ▁L =5 +2 ( 34 ), ▁so ▁L = 7 3. ▁By ▁taking ▁into ▁account ▁the ▁element ▁of ▁time , ▁name ly ▁one ▁minute , ▁this ▁diagram ▁of ▁the ▁man ’ s ▁transportation ▁AC ▁rep res ents ▁his ▁ vel oc ity . ▁After ▁sharing ▁78 ▁with ▁N ancy , ▁she ▁has : ▁A ▁j ar ▁contains ▁10 ▁b isc u its . ▁If ▁we ▁were ▁to ▁assume ▁an ▁even ▁distribution ▁among ▁the ▁remaining ▁five ▁candidates ▁( which ▁is ▁a ▁big ▁assum ption ▁without ▁data ), ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁candidates ▁would ▁receive ▁an ▁equal ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁70% ▁of ▁the ▁male ▁under ▁30 ▁vote . ▁Let ' s ▁denote ▁the ▁unknown ▁percentage ▁of ▁( x ▁+ ▁y ) ▁as ▁P %. ▁Mar ked ▁price ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁it em ▁= ▁Cost ▁price ▁+ ▁( M ark up ▁percentage ▁× ▁Cost ▁price ) ▁Let ' s ▁denote ▁the ▁current ▁average ▁age ▁of ▁the ▁7 ▁people ▁as ▁A . ▁A ▁reflection ▁re vers es ▁o ri ent ation ; ▁that ▁is ▁if ▁two ▁r ays ▁start ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁point , ▁and ▁ray ▁2 ▁is ▁cl ock wise ▁from ▁ray ▁1, ▁the ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁ray ▁2 ▁is ▁counter clock wise ▁from ▁that ▁of ▁ray ▁1. ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁ways ▁one ▁can ▁start ▁writing ▁is ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁writing ▁instruments , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁pens ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁note book s . ▁Thus ▁the ▁series ▁is ▁conver g ent ▁at ▁all ▁“ point s ” ▁within ▁the ▁interval ▁−1 ▁to ▁+ 1, ▁exclusive ▁of ▁the ▁end ▁points . ▁In ▁the ▁series ▁of ▁real ▁numbers ▁this ▁stand s ▁between ▁all ▁the ▁numbers ▁whose ▁squ ares ▁are ▁less ▁than ▁2, ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁numbers ▁whose ▁squ ares ▁are ▁greater ▁than ▁2. ▁Ol iv ia ▁gave ▁Will iam ▁10 ▁n ap kins . ▁How ▁many ▁dur ians ▁are ▁there ▁in ▁a ▁half ▁of ▁8 ▁dur ians ? ▁In ▁fact , ▁the ▁force ▁is ▁the ▁gra v it ational ▁att ra ction ▁of ▁the ▁sun ▁act ing ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁the ▁in verse ▁square ▁of ▁the ▁distance , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁stated ▁above . ▁Sub stit uting ▁the ▁expressions ▁for ▁a ▁and ▁b ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁x ▁and ▁y , ▁we ▁get : ▁And ▁if ▁we ▁can ▁move ▁one ▁object ▁on to ▁another ▁by ▁rigid ▁mot ions , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁construction ▁taking ▁one ▁to ▁the ▁other . ▁We ▁have ▁defined ▁a ▁reflection ▁by ▁the ▁action ▁of ▁f li pping ▁( or ▁f old ing ) ▁along ▁a ▁line ▁L , ▁called ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁reflection . ▁Since ▁we ▁are ▁drawing ▁the ▁lines ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁coordinate ▁plane , ▁we ▁can ▁remove ▁the ▁word ▁" new " ▁to ▁get ▁x + ( y - 3) = 5. ▁In ▁the ▁preced ing ▁section ▁we ▁observed ▁that ▁the ▁graph ▁of ▁a ▁proportional ▁relation ▁is ▁a ▁straight ▁line ▁through ▁the ▁origin , ▁we ▁now ▁turn ▁to ▁understanding ▁why ▁this ▁statement ▁and ▁its ▁con verse ▁is ▁true . ▁All ▁the ▁l os ers ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁are ▁elimin ated ; ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁all ▁the ▁winning ▁teams ▁are ▁pa ired ▁off ▁into ▁games , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁l os ers ▁are ▁elimin ated . ▁It ▁is ▁conver g ent ▁throughout ▁the ▁interval ▁−1 ▁to ▁+ 1, ▁exclud ing ▁the ▁end ▁values ▁x ▁= ▁1. ▁Because ▁of ▁this , ▁the ▁average ▁of ▁a ▁and ▁N / a ▁should ▁be ▁an ▁even ▁better ▁estimate . ▁A ▁ve get able ▁shop ▁sold ▁3 ▁kg ▁600 ▁g ▁of ▁long ▁be ans ▁on ▁Sunday . ▁This ▁means ▁there ▁are ▁33 ▁multip les ▁of ▁30 ▁up ▁to ▁1000 . ▁This ▁increases ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁ble ach ▁in ▁the ▁t ank ▁by ▁x ▁gallons . ▁The ▁ratio ▁of ▁pick les ▁to ▁c her ry ▁tom at oes ▁is ▁24 : 6. ▁Al tern ative ly , ▁you ▁can ▁go ▁to ▁[ http :// l ust ik . com / h igh line . tra il . h t m ] ( http :// l ust ik . com / h igh line . tra il . h t m ) ▁and ▁read ▁an ▁entertain ing ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁h ike . ▁To ▁find ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁cases ▁where ▁both ▁events ▁occur , ▁we ▁multiply ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁outcomes ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁event ▁by ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁outcomes ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁event . ▁Now , ▁let ' s ▁find ▁the ▁factors ▁of ▁the ▁perfect ▁number ▁ q ▁= ▁812 8. ▁The ▁initial ▁mixture ▁contains ▁30% ▁alcohol ▁and ▁10% ▁g ly cer in ▁in ▁a ▁12 - lit re ▁solution . ▁Since ▁R : G ▁= ▁G : K , ▁the ▁ratio ▁of ▁money ▁with ▁G op al ▁and ▁Kr ish an ▁( G : K ) ▁is ▁also ▁49 : 11 9. ▁How ▁many ▁thousands ▁are ▁in ▁48 90 ? ▁The ▁third ▁number ▁is ▁one - th ird ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁number , ▁so ▁the ▁third ▁number ▁is ▁(1 / 3) ▁* ▁2 x ▁= ▁(2 / 3) x . ▁Since ▁the ▁radi i ▁of ▁the ▁of ▁the ▁disc ▁increase ▁linear ly , ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁9 ▁of ▁them , ▁the ▁radi us ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁dis k ▁will ▁be ▁1/ 9, ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁disc , ▁2 /9 ▁and ▁so ▁forth . ▁St art ▁with ▁the ▁square ▁of ▁side ▁length ▁c ▁( so ▁of ▁area ▁c ^{2} , ▁and ▁draw ▁the ▁right ▁triangles ▁of ▁leg ▁lengths ▁a ▁and ▁b , ▁with ▁hypot en use ▁a ▁side ▁of ▁this ▁square , ▁as ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁left ▁of ▁Figure ▁10. ▁So , ▁there ▁are ▁40 ▁c ows ▁in ▁the ▁field . ▁Any ▁two ▁circ les ▁are ▁similar . ▁To ▁find ▁David ' s ▁marks ▁in ▁English , ▁we ▁first ▁need ▁to ▁calculate ▁the ▁total ▁marks ▁he ▁obtained ▁in ▁all ▁subjects , ▁and ▁then ▁subtract ▁the ▁marks ▁of ▁the ▁subjects ▁we ▁already ▁know ▁from ▁this ▁total . ▁This ▁is ▁not ▁possible ▁because ▁22 2 ▁is ▁not ▁equal ▁to ▁22. ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁selling ▁price ▁( S ) ▁is ▁14 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁price ▁( P ). ▁In ▁a ▁year , ▁pub l isher ▁A ▁pr inted ▁90 5 43 ▁books , ▁pub l isher ▁B ▁pr inted ▁87 4 12 ▁books ▁and ▁pub l isher ▁C ▁pr inted ▁9 13 2 5. ▁Then ▁the ▁law , ▁known ▁as ▁Bo yle ’ s ▁law , ▁express ing ▁the ▁relation ▁between ▁p ▁and ▁v ▁as ▁both ▁vary , ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁product ▁p v ▁is ▁constant , ▁always ▁supp osing ▁that ▁the ▁tem per ature ▁does ▁not ▁al ter . ▁Kam al ▁ate ▁6 /10 ▁of ▁a ▁cake . ▁If ▁a ▁line ▁L ▁is ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁relation ▁A x + B y = C , ▁then ▁the ▁equation ▁B x - A y = D ▁( for ▁any ▁D ) ▁describ es ▁a ▁line ▁L ' ▁per pend ic ular ▁to ▁L . ▁So ▁there ▁are ▁8 ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁group . ▁R ise ▁in ▁height ▁= ▁80 ▁m 3 ▁/ ▁160 ▁m 2 ▁How ▁can ▁she ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁ch oc olate ? ▁However , ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁subtract ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁ways ▁to ▁choose ▁2 ▁s ocks ▁that ▁are ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁pair . ▁To ▁summar ize : ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁equation ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁through ▁the ▁two ▁points ▁( x { 0 } , y { 0 } ), ▁( x {1} , y {1} ), ▁first ▁calculate ▁the ▁slope ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁using ▁the ▁given ▁points : ▁Sub stitute ▁the ▁expression ▁for ▁MP ▁we ▁found ▁earlier : ▁Since ▁Jan et ▁is ▁62 ▁centimeters ▁t all ▁and ▁Char l ene ▁is ▁twice ▁that ▁t all , ▁we ▁can ▁calculate ▁Char l ene ' s ▁height ▁as ▁follows : ▁1) ▁The ▁interest ▁earned ▁at ▁the ▁original ▁rate ▁R % : ▁Let ' s ▁consider ▁the ▁comb inations : ▁Total ▁yards ▁( M al ik ▁+ ▁Dar ne ll ) ▁= ▁72 ▁yards ▁+ ▁44 ▁yards ▁= ▁11 6 ▁yards ▁Sh ann en ▁is ▁two ▁years ▁younger ▁than ▁Ol af , ▁so : ▁To ▁find ▁the ▁divide nd , ▁we ▁can ▁use ▁the ▁formula ▁for ▁division ▁in ▁algebra : ▁The ▁factors ▁of ▁40 ▁are ▁1, ▁2, ▁4, ▁5, ▁8, ▁10, ▁20 , ▁and ▁40 . ▁In st ead , ▁since ▁3 80 ▁is ▁exactly ▁double ▁19 0, ▁the ▁quot ient ▁of ▁190 ▁divided ▁by ▁X ▁should ▁be ▁exactly ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁quot ient ▁of ▁3 80 ▁divided ▁by ▁X , ▁which ▁is ▁9. ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁soldiers ▁in ▁three ▁camp s ▁are ▁32 98 4, ▁4 38 76, ▁21 95 3. ▁Accordingly , ▁we ▁need ▁not ▁be ▁surprised ▁that ▁the ▁men ▁of ▁rem ote ▁civil izations ▁were ▁famil iar ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁two - th ird s , ▁and ▁with ▁all ied ▁not ions . ▁- ▁City ▁at ▁30 ▁m ph ▁for ▁4 ▁hours : ▁4 ▁hours ▁* ▁30 ▁m ph ▁= ▁120 ▁miles ▁T ▁= ▁20 ▁( since ▁T ▁is ▁the ▁20 th ▁letter ▁in ▁the ▁al ph abet ) ▁Yet ▁another ▁way ▁would ▁be ▁to ▁write ▁all ▁numbers ▁as ▁dec im als ▁to ▁get ▁0.4 x + 0 .3 =0 .3 75 ▁and ▁now ▁multiply ▁by ▁10 ▁to ▁get ▁4 x +3 =3 .7 5, ▁and ▁now ▁proceed ▁as ▁above . ▁Finally , ▁let ' s ▁subtract ▁the ▁pieces ▁of ▁c andy ▁given ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁total ▁pieces ▁of ▁c andy ▁Will ▁had ▁initially : ▁So , ▁last ▁year ▁K yle ▁could ▁lif t ▁200 ▁p ounds . ▁So , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁kids ▁that ▁fall ▁as leep ▁is : ▁So , ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁the ▁tur ban ▁is ▁Rs . ▁10. ▁Let ▁R ▁be ▁the ▁reflection ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁L , ▁S ▁the ▁reflection ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁L ', ▁and ▁T ▁the ▁combined ▁motion : ▁R ▁followed ▁by ▁S . ▁56 00 ▁meters ▁/ ▁350 ▁meters / inter section ▁= ▁16 ▁inter se ctions ▁A ▁truck ▁carried ▁28 7 ▁boxes . ▁D en ote ▁its ▁sum ▁to ▁inf inity ▁by ▁exp ▁x . ▁Since ▁A ▁is ▁a ▁working ▁part ner , ▁he ▁receiv es ▁10% ▁of ▁the ▁profit ▁for ▁managing ▁the ▁business . ▁What ▁is ▁the ▁total ▁volume ▁od ▁solution ▁in ▁the ▁be aker ? ▁Of ten , ▁when ▁students ▁form ulate ▁the ▁algebraic ▁representation ▁and ▁solve ▁it , ▁they ▁strugg le ▁to ▁interpret ▁that ▁answer ▁in ▁its ▁context ▁and ▁for ▁confidence ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁even ▁answered ▁the ▁question ( s ) ▁being ▁asked . ▁Therefore , ▁17 6 ▁square ▁t iles ▁of ▁34 ▁cm ▁× ▁34 ▁cm ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁room . ▁Since ▁Lisa ▁and ▁Ro bert ▁have ▁taken ▁the ▁same ▁number ▁of ▁photos , ▁we ▁can ▁set ▁their ▁quant ities ▁equal ▁to ▁each ▁other : ▁Distance ▁covered ▁by ▁the ▁second ▁train ▁= ▁Spe ed ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁train ▁* ▁Time ▁It ▁appears , ▁therefore , ▁that ▁this ▁concept ▁was ▁developed ▁very ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁mathematics . ▁What ▁is ▁the ▁number ▁that ▁has ▁2 ▁tens ▁and ▁6 ▁ones ? ▁Then ▁point ▁Q , ▁which ▁is ▁found ▁by ▁completing ▁the ▁par alle lo gram ▁O M Q N , ▁rep res ents ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁gas ▁when ▁its ▁volume ▁is ▁v ▁cub ic ▁feet ▁and ▁its ▁pressure ▁is ▁p ▁l b . ▁weight ▁per ▁square ▁in ch . ▁1. ▁G rand ma ▁put ▁3 ▁m ush ro oms ▁on ▁her ▁sal ad . ▁Let ▁L ' ▁be ▁the ▁line ▁through ▁V ▁and ▁V '. ▁Sal es ▁tax ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁Rs ▁1500 ▁at ▁4 % : ▁L ore le i ' s ▁j um ps ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁= ▁3 /4 ▁* ▁H att ie ' s ▁j um ps ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁The ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁solution ▁is ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁income ▁and ▁number ▁of ▁cars ▁sold . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁coconut s ▁har v ested ▁from ▁three ▁est ates ▁were : ▁83 50, ▁8 21 5, ▁842 8. ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁ste am er ▁is ▁moving ▁in ▁the ▁direction ▁AD ▁and ▁a ▁man ▁wal ks ▁across ▁its ▁dec k . ▁20 .8 3 ▁grams / oun ce ▁* ▁3 ▁= ▁62 .49 ▁grams ▁of ▁c aff e ine ▁per ▁o un ce ▁( app ro xim ately ) ▁One ▁might ▁say ▁that , ▁since ▁Louis ▁is ▁getting ▁twice ▁as ▁many ▁tickets , ▁he ▁has ▁to ▁pay ▁twice ▁as ▁much . ▁However , ▁if ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁point ▁in ▁common ▁to ▁the ▁two ▁p airs , ▁then ▁all ▁three ▁do ▁lie ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁line . ▁Supp ose ▁that ▁this ▁experiment ▁is ▁done ▁with ▁a ▁quant ity ▁of ▁water , ▁fill ing ▁the ▁cyl inder ▁a ▁bit ▁at ▁a ▁time , ▁and ▁each ▁time , ▁meas uring ▁both ▁H ▁and ▁W . ▁Z oe ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁80 ▁pieces ▁of ▁win ter ▁clothing , ▁and ▁since ▁each ▁box ▁contains ▁10 ▁pieces , ▁we ▁can ▁find ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁boxes ▁by ▁div iding ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁pieces ▁by ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁pieces ▁per ▁box : ▁B ▁= ▁80 ▁pieces ▁/ ▁10 ▁pieces ▁per ▁box ▁= ▁8 ▁boxes . ▁Because ▁of ▁this ▁property ▁the ▁series ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁“ comp act .” ▁Now , ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁how ▁many ▁more ▁o re gan o ▁plants ▁there ▁are ▁than ▁twice ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁bas il ▁plants , ▁we ▁subtract ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁o re gan o ▁plants ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁twice ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁bas il ▁plants ▁from ▁the ▁actual ▁number ▁of ▁o re gan o ▁plants . ▁Since ▁the ▁translation ▁preserv es ▁" h or izontal " ▁and ▁" vert ical ," ▁A ' V ' B ' ▁is ▁a ▁slope ▁triangle ▁for ▁the ▁line ▁L '. ▁So , ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁5 ▁bags ▁contains ▁50 ▁be ads . ▁The ▁horizontal ▁line ▁ends ▁at ▁( b , b ) ▁and ▁the ▁vertical ▁line ▁at ▁( a , a ). ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁comp ound ▁interest ▁formula , ▁the ▁amount ▁A ▁after ▁n ▁years ▁is ▁given ▁by : ▁They ▁found ▁out ▁the ▁exist ence ▁of ▁“ incom m ens ur able ” ▁rati os . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁cards ▁Joseph ▁had ▁at ▁first ▁was ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁cards ▁he ▁gave ▁away ▁plus ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁cards ▁he ▁had ▁left . ▁The ▁d imens ions ▁of ▁the ▁cr ate ▁are ▁12 ▁feet ▁by ▁16 ▁feet ▁by ▁18 ▁feet . ▁Weight ▁of ▁each ▁of ▁Su k i ' s ▁bags ▁= ▁14 3 ▁kg ▁/ ▁6 .5 ▁bags ▁ ≈ ▁22 ▁kg / b ag ▁So ▁the ▁equation ▁to ▁represent ▁this ▁situation ▁is : ▁If ▁Ab h ir ami ▁bought ▁500 g ▁of ▁d ried ▁fish , ▁500 g ▁of ▁ch il i ▁pow der ▁and ▁1 kg ▁of ▁whe at , ▁how ▁much ▁does ▁she ▁have ▁to ▁pay ? ▁In ▁example ▁13 ▁of ▁Chapter ▁2, ▁we ▁considered ▁three ▁points : ▁(0, 5 ), ▁(2 , 9) ▁and ▁( -1 , 3 ), ▁and ▁calculated ▁the ▁rise / r un ▁for ▁each ▁pair ▁of ▁points ▁always ▁arri ving ▁at ▁the ▁answer : ▁slope = 2. ▁How ▁many ▁students ▁are ▁there ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁sh ifts ? ▁A ▁shop ▁sell s ▁7 ▁cups ▁in ▁a ▁box . ▁We ▁want ▁to ▁illust rate ▁two ▁different ▁ways ▁to ▁solve ▁this ▁problem . ▁1. ▁100 ▁new ▁people ▁move ▁into ▁the ▁town : ▁For ▁the ▁given ▁problem : ▁C aval ier i ▁did ▁not ▁just ▁keep ▁finding ▁the ▁sum ; ▁without ▁comput ers ▁even ▁the ▁first ▁sum ▁( up ▁to ▁9 ) ▁that ▁we ▁did ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁too ▁difficult . ▁So , ▁4 ▁apples ▁were ▁rot ten ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁th rown ▁away . ▁- ▁5 ▁days ▁spent ▁at ▁her ▁brother ' s ▁house ▁17 ▁inches ▁( or ig inal ▁length ) ▁- ▁13 ▁inches ▁( new ▁length ) ▁= ▁4 ▁inches ▁( l ength ▁cut ▁off ) ▁Here ▁we ▁want ▁to ▁convert ▁to ▁minutes , ▁and ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁ratio : ▁the ▁ratio ▁of ▁minutes ▁to ▁miles ▁is ▁2 :1 . ▁What ▁are ▁the ▁3 - d ig it ▁numbers ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁constru cted ▁using ▁the ▁numbers ▁2, 5, 7 ? ▁Ch oc olate ▁costs ▁Rs .6 2. ▁Then ▁we ' ll ▁add ▁that ▁to ▁the ▁weights ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁cats ▁and ▁divide ▁by ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁cats . ▁- ▁Fr id ays : ▁4 ▁days ▁* ▁200 ▁visitors / day ▁= ▁800 ▁visitors ▁Three ▁students ▁dr ank ▁1100 ▁ml ▁of ▁water . ▁In ▁that ▁time ▁Jose f a ▁has ▁walked ▁3 T ▁miles ▁and ▁Luc inda ▁will ▁have ▁run ▁8 T ▁miles . ▁Since ▁he ▁can ▁make ▁5 ▁cakes ▁from ▁this ▁mixture , ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁mixture ▁for ▁each ▁cake ▁is : ▁Indeed , ▁this ▁is ▁why ▁the ▁" law s ▁of ▁arithmetic " ▁are ▁called ▁laws : ▁they ▁pres erve ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁the ▁expression . ▁2. ▁22 ▁household s ▁had ▁both ▁a ▁car ▁and ▁a ▁b ike . ▁In ▁general , ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁process ▁may ▁be ▁" all ▁numbers " ▁or ▁" a ▁particular ▁number " ▁or ▁" n o ▁numbers ". ▁Let ' s ▁illust rate ▁C aval ier i ' s ▁comput ation , ▁by ▁finding ▁the ▁volume ▁of ▁a ▁to wer ▁of ▁Han o i ▁( in ▁the ▁back ground ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁in ▁Figure ▁10 ). ▁Since ▁the ▁total ▁charge ▁for ▁both ▁mechan ics ▁is ▁1100 ▁dollars , ▁the ▁first ▁mechan ic ' s ▁charge ▁is ▁1100 ▁- ▁4 25 ▁= ▁675 ▁dollars . ▁Sub stit uting ▁T ▁with ▁the ▁expression ▁we ▁found : ▁If ▁the ▁machine ▁runs ▁for ▁3 ▁hours ▁straight , ▁and ▁the ▁total ▁bottles ▁produced ▁are ▁pack ed ▁into ▁boxes ▁of ▁15 ▁bottles ▁each , ▁how ▁many ▁full ▁boxes ▁will ▁be ▁filled ? ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁cra cked ▁se as he lls ▁since ▁X ▁equ als ▁0 . ▁They ▁proved , ▁in ▁fact , ▁during ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁their ▁geomet r ical ▁investigations ▁that , ▁starting ▁with ▁a ▁line ▁of ▁any ▁length , ▁other ▁lines ▁must ▁exist ▁whose ▁lengths ▁do ▁not ▁bear ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁length ▁the ▁ratio ▁of ▁any ▁pair ▁of ▁integ ers — or , ▁in ▁other ▁words , ▁that ▁lengths ▁exist ▁which ▁are ▁not ▁any ▁exact ▁fraction ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁length . ▁So , ▁F red ▁gave ▁Mary ▁34 ▁base ball ▁cards . ▁The ▁height ▁of ▁P id ur uth al agala ▁mountain ▁is ▁25 24 ▁m . ▁Total ▁rain fall ▁= ▁Mond ay ▁+ ▁T ues day ▁+ ▁Wednesday ▁To ▁get ▁12 ▁shoes , ▁C od ger ▁needs ▁to ▁buy ▁12 ▁shoes ▁÷ ▁2 ▁shoes / p air ▁= ▁6 ▁p airs ▁of ▁shoes . ▁B ari um ▁s ulf ate ▁( B a SO 4) ▁contains ▁one ▁b ari um ▁at om , ▁one ▁s ulf ur ▁at om , ▁and ▁four ▁oxygen ▁at oms . ▁So , ▁Se af o am ▁Valley ▁has ▁10 ▁sk ir ts ▁* ▁4 ▁= ▁40 ▁sk ir ts . ▁D raw ▁any ▁line ▁from ▁P ▁to ▁a ▁point ▁Q ▁on ▁L . ▁But ▁we ▁know ▁that ▁the ▁servant ▁actually ▁received ▁Rs . ▁65 ▁+ ▁T ▁for ▁9 ▁months ▁of ▁work . ▁30 ▁÷ ▁6 ▁= ▁5 ▁people ▁per ▁team ▁To ▁calculate ▁the ▁total ▁amount ▁Al ok ▁paid , ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁multiply ▁the ▁quant ity ▁of ▁each ▁it em ▁by ▁its ▁respective ▁cost ▁and ▁then ▁add ▁all ▁the ▁amount s ▁together . ▁In ▁this ▁way , ▁every ▁point ▁on ▁O X ▁rep res ents ▁some ▁one ▁real ▁number , ▁and ▁every ▁real ▁number ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁some ▁one ▁point ▁on ▁O X . ▁V ot es ▁the ▁candidate ▁lost ▁by ▁= ▁R ival ' s ▁votes ▁- ▁C and id ate ' s ▁votes ▁Since ▁there ▁are ▁5 ▁bas il ▁plants , ▁twice ▁that ▁number ▁would ▁be ▁2 ▁* ▁5 ▁= ▁10 ▁o re gan o ▁plants . ▁Pl ace ▁one ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁coordin at izations ▁co inc ide . ▁Next , ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁calculate ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁covered ▁with ▁the ▁removed ▁earth . ▁But ▁the ▁connection ▁between ▁algebraic ▁thinking ▁and ▁solving ▁real - life ▁problems ▁is ▁not ▁easily ▁taken ▁for ▁granted , ▁and ▁one ▁must ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁explain ▁it ▁- ▁the ▁teacher ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁sc aff old ▁the ▁teaching , ▁and ▁the ▁student ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁mot iv ated ▁to ▁learn . ▁Now ▁we ▁can ▁calculate ▁the ▁relative ▁speed : ▁So , ▁Y ▁would ▁take ▁20 ▁days ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁work ▁alone . ▁Let ▁us ▁illust rate ▁the ▁matter ▁by ▁the ▁simpl est ▁example ▁and ▁the ▁simpl est ▁numbers . ▁For ▁what ▁value ▁of ▁x ▁is ▁6 (2 x -5 ) + 11 = y ? ▁Additional ▁information ▁would ▁be ▁needed ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁games ▁he ▁pl ays ▁each ▁week . ▁A ▁gard ener ▁planted ▁92 ▁r ath ▁mal ▁plants ▁in ▁each ▁row . ▁Now , ▁we ▁know ▁that ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁rectangle ▁is ▁equal ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁square , ▁which ▁is ▁9 ▁cm 2. ▁So ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁ch airs ▁in ▁section ▁A ▁is : ▁If ▁the ▁variables ▁x , y ▁are ▁in ▁a ▁linear ▁relation ▁( that ▁is , ▁the ▁graph ▁of ▁the ▁relation ▁is ▁a ▁line ), ▁the ▁relation ▁can ▁be ▁expressed ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁function ▁y = mx + b , ▁where ▁m ▁is ▁the ▁slope ▁and ▁b ▁is ▁the ▁y - inter cept . ▁How ▁many ▁cars ▁should ▁he ▁sell ▁each ▁month ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁ear n ▁$ 8 ,000 ▁in ▁a ▁month ? ▁- ▁130 ▁and ▁11 ▁( al ready ▁found ▁with ▁11 ) ▁Now , ▁let ' s ▁add ▁the ▁c aff e ine ▁from ▁both ▁dr in ks : ▁The ▁cost ▁for ▁a ▁is ▁proportional ▁to ▁the ▁product ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁horses ▁(1 2) ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁months ▁( x ), ▁which ▁is ▁12 x . ▁Being ▁able ▁to ▁figure ▁out ▁how ▁to ▁attack ▁problems ▁as ▁they ▁come ▁up , ▁and ▁what ▁protoc ols ▁to ▁use ▁to ▁solve ▁them , ▁is ▁the ▁central ▁goal ▁of ▁education . ▁Who ▁scored ▁the ▁greatest ▁number ▁of ▁points ? ▁The ▁cricket er ' s ▁average ▁score ▁after ▁18 ▁innings ▁was ▁21 . ▁Let ' s ▁calculate ▁the ▁rate ▁at ▁which ▁each ▁p ipe ▁f ills ▁the ▁t ank ▁and ▁then ▁find ▁the ▁combined ▁rate , ▁taking ▁into ▁account ▁the ▁le ak . ▁Let ' s ▁denote ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁years ▁A ▁l ent ▁to ▁B ▁as ▁" n " ▁years . ▁D ave ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁30 ▁ice ▁cub es ▁in ▁all ▁three ▁tr ays . ▁Let ▁x ▁and ▁y ▁represent ▁the ▁two ▁numbers . ▁This ▁tells ▁us ▁that ▁the ▁ratio ▁of ▁girls ▁to ▁boys ▁in ▁the ▁basket ball ▁le ague ▁is ▁7 : 5. ▁These ▁transport ations ▁as ▁thus ▁success ively ▁applied ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁added ▁together . ▁If ▁not , ▁after ▁reflection ▁in ▁any ▁side ▁of ▁triangle ▁ABC ▁put s ▁us ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Figure ▁7. ▁Wh ich ▁is ▁36 ▁more ▁cookies ▁than ▁bro wn ies . ▁The ▁pet ▁store ▁initially ▁had ▁20 ▁house ▁cats . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁before ▁the ▁sale , ▁they ▁must ▁have ▁had : ▁12 ▁( c ats ▁left ) ▁+ ▁20 ▁( c ats ▁sold ) ▁= ▁32 ▁cats ▁in ▁total . ▁This ▁is ▁done ▁with ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁slope ▁of ▁a ▁line ▁and ▁its ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁change . ▁This ▁presence ▁of ▁qu as i - g aps ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁of ▁fractions ▁may ▁seem ▁a ▁small ▁matter ; ▁but ▁any ▁mathematic ian , ▁who ▁happens ▁to ▁read ▁this , ▁knows ▁that ▁the ▁possible ▁absence ▁of ▁limits ▁or ▁maxim a ▁to ▁a ▁class ▁of ▁numbers , ▁which ▁yet ▁does ▁not ▁spread ▁over ▁the ▁whole ▁series ▁of ▁numbers , ▁is ▁no ▁small ▁evil . ▁New ton , ▁therefore , ▁had ▁to ▁search ▁for ▁a ▁force ▁which ▁would ▁be nd ▁the ▁motion ▁round ▁into ▁its ▁e ll ipt ical ▁or bit . ▁Note ▁that ▁the ▁horizontal ▁leg ▁of ▁triangle ▁I ▁correspond s ▁to ▁the ▁vertical ▁leg ▁of ▁triangle ▁II , ▁and ▁the ▁vertical ▁leg ▁of ▁triangle ▁I ▁correspond s ▁to ▁the ▁horizontal ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁image , ▁triangle ▁II . ▁What ▁month ▁fall s ▁between ▁April ▁and ▁June ? ▁In ▁the ▁preced ing ▁chapter ▁we ▁completed ▁the ▁top ic ▁of ▁finding ▁solutions ▁of ▁a ▁linear ▁equation ▁in ▁one ▁unknown . ▁3 ▁b un n ies / ted d y ▁* ▁5 ▁t edd ies ▁= ▁15 ▁b un n ies ▁How ▁many ▁cats ▁are ▁there ▁in ▁2 ▁houses ? ▁Exp ress ▁35 ,000 ,000 ▁in ▁normal ized ▁scientific ▁not ation . ▁The ▁formula ▁for ▁the ▁surface ▁area ▁of ▁a ▁rect angular ▁sol id ▁is : ▁So , ▁in ▁that ▁example , ▁we ▁want ▁to ▁express ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁gas ol ine ▁( C ) ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁miles ▁( M ), ▁already ▁knowing ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁gas ol ine ▁per ▁gall on ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁miles ▁per ▁gall on ; ▁and ▁we ▁ended ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁relation ▁C =0 .0 93 M , ▁or ▁9 .3 ▁c ents ▁per ▁m ile . ▁St art ▁with ▁the ▁approxim ations ▁up ▁to ▁four ▁decimal ▁points : ▁3.1 4 16 ▁and ▁1.4 14 2, ▁and ▁add : ▁3.1 4 16 +1 .4 14 2 ▁= ▁4.5 55 8, ▁from ▁which ▁we ▁accept ▁4.5 5 6 ▁as ▁the ▁three ▁( not ▁four ) ▁decimal ▁approxim ation ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁round ing ▁to ▁the ▁fourth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁approxim ations . ▁3 25 6 ▁pages ▁- ▁3 ▁extra ▁pages ▁= ▁3 25 3 ▁pages ▁X av ier ▁needs ▁84 ▁pl ates ▁in ▁total ▁for ▁the ▁party . ▁Add ing ▁the ▁c ab in ets ▁from ▁the ▁pattern ▁to ▁the ▁ones ▁he ▁inst alled ▁over ▁the ▁4 ▁coun ters , ▁we ▁get ▁24 ▁+ ▁15 ▁= ▁39 ▁c ab in ets . ▁Total ▁marks ▁in ▁known ▁subjects ▁= ▁35 ▁( M at hem at ics ) ▁+ ▁52 ▁( P h ys ics ) ▁+ ▁47 ▁( C hem istry ) ▁+ ▁55 ▁( B i ology ) ▁So , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁green ▁pens ▁is ▁P ▁- ▁9. ▁This ▁brings ▁out ▁another ▁point ▁which ▁must ▁be ▁made ▁clear . ▁A ▁theme ▁park ▁charges ▁Rs . ▁500 ▁for ▁a ▁day time ▁entry ▁and ▁Rs . ▁600 ▁for ▁the ▁night ▁time ▁entry . ▁The ▁N CT M ▁site , ▁I ll um inations ▁has ▁a ▁j ava ▁script ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁game ▁( [ http :// ill um inations . n ct m . or g / A ct ivity . asp x ? id =4 1 95 ] ( http :// ill um inations . n ct m . or g / A ct ivity . asp x ? id =4 1 95 )). ▁Before ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁these ▁operations ▁to ▁solve ▁systems , ▁we ▁turn ▁to ▁the ▁representation ▁of ▁this ▁process ▁by ▁graphs . ▁What ▁is ▁the ▁balance ▁that ▁Sun il ▁received ? ▁Mult ip ly ▁the ▁first ▁coordinate ▁by ▁2 ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁coordinate ▁by ▁3. ▁( - a ) ^{ n } ▁is ▁equal ▁to ▁a ^{ n } ▁if ▁n ▁is ▁even , ▁and ▁is ▁equal ▁to ▁- ( a ^{ n } ) ▁if ▁n ▁is ▁od d . ▁A ▁train ▁started ▁its ▁journey ▁from ▁the ▁Mar adana ▁railway ▁station ▁with ▁12 35 ▁passengers ▁on ▁board . ▁It ▁will ▁be ▁noted ▁that , ▁if ▁the ▁reduction ▁of ▁physical ▁p hen om ena ▁to ▁mere ▁changes ▁in ▁positions ▁as ▁explained ▁above ▁is ▁correct , ▁all ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁physical ▁ve ctors ▁are ▁really ▁redu c ible ▁in ▁some ▁way ▁or ▁other ▁to ▁this ▁single ▁type . ▁Total ▁legs ▁and ▁wings ▁= ▁17 2 ▁In ▁figure ▁7 ▁we ▁have ▁drawn ▁a ▁typ ical ▁line ▁L ▁through ▁the ▁origin . ▁To ▁find ▁out ▁how ▁many ▁marbles ▁each ▁friend ▁gets , ▁you ▁need ▁to ▁divide ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁marbles ▁by ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁friends . ▁What ▁is ▁the ▁greatest ▁amount ▁of ▁se as he lls ▁among ▁these ? ▁Hence , ▁there ▁are ▁an ▁inf in ite ▁number ▁of ▁numbers ▁which ▁answer ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁number ▁in ▁this ▁case . ▁Therefore , ▁there ▁are ▁8 ▁black ▁pens ▁in ▁the ▁station ery ▁store . ▁In ▁the ▁standard ▁form ulation , ▁the ▁ratio ▁is ▁1: 1 2. ▁J av ier ▁needs ▁to ▁average ▁5 ▁h its ▁per ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁remaining ▁10 ▁games ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁total ▁of ▁90 ▁h its . ▁So ▁the ▁selling ▁price ▁( SP ) ▁is : ▁To ▁calculate ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁male ▁vot ers ▁under ▁30 ▁who ▁vot ed ▁for ▁each ▁candidate , ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁distrib ute ▁the ▁remaining ▁70% ▁of ▁votes ▁( since ▁30% ▁vot ed ▁for ▁L ange ) ▁among ▁the ▁other ▁five ▁candidates . ▁3. ▁The ▁rate ▁of ▁change ▁of ▁y ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁x ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁equations , ▁and ▁the ▁equations ▁def ine ▁the ▁same ▁line . ▁Then ▁the ▁first ▁reflection ▁( R ) ▁send s ▁P ▁to ▁another ▁point ▁P ' ▁and ▁S ▁returns ▁P ' ▁to ▁P . ▁Since ▁we ▁don ' t ▁have ▁a ▁specific ▁value ▁for ▁L , ▁we ▁can ' t ▁determine ▁the ▁exact ▁length . ▁Let ' s ▁return ▁to ▁example ▁14 , ▁of ▁the ▁sales man ▁at ▁the ▁X Y Z ▁deal ers hip . ▁This ▁means ▁there ▁are ▁3 ▁multip les ▁of ▁350 ▁between ▁1 ▁and ▁10 50. ▁The ▁base ▁area ▁is ▁given ▁as ▁3 ▁cm 2. ▁G ary ▁had ▁31 ▁stick ers ▁left ▁after ▁giving ▁stick ers ▁to ▁Luc y ▁and ▁Alex . ▁Sub stitute ▁this ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁equation : ▁We ▁con ceive ▁of ▁measure ments ▁in ▁the ▁various ▁d imens ions ▁( l ength , ▁area , ▁volume ) ▁as ▁a ▁natural ▁progress ion ▁through ▁the ▁d imens ions . ▁Here ▁the ▁found ation ▁of ▁the ▁subject ▁lay ▁in ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁" self - ev ident " ▁ax i oms , ▁and ▁" con stru ctions " ▁by ▁straight ed ge ▁and ▁comp ass . ▁Thus ▁a ▁sk il ful ▁mathematic ian ▁us es ▁that ▁equivalent ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁relation ▁under ▁consideration ▁which ▁is ▁most ▁con ven ient ▁for ▁his ▁immediate ▁purpose . ▁By ▁signed , ▁we ▁mean ▁that ▁the ▁slope ▁is ▁positive ▁if ▁the ▁line ▁points ▁up ward ▁as ▁we ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁right , ▁and ▁negative ▁if ▁the ▁line ▁points ▁down ward . ▁1 ▁m ile ▁= ▁52 80 ▁feet ▁x ▁1 ▁yard ▁/ ▁3 ▁feet ▁= ▁52 80 /3 ▁yards ▁= ▁17 60 ▁yards . ▁Total ▁distance ▁after ▁3 ▁turn s : ▁5 ▁+ ▁8 ▁+ ▁10 ▁= ▁23 ▁meters ▁Thus ▁the ▁addition - the ore m ▁for ▁the ▁s ine ▁is ▁given ▁by ▁sin ( x ▁+ ▁y ) ▁= ▁sin ▁x ▁cos ▁y ▁+ ▁cos ▁x ▁sin ▁y , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁cos ine ▁by ▁cos ( x ▁+ ▁y ) ▁= ▁cos ▁x ▁cos ▁y ▁− ▁sin ▁x ▁sin ▁y . ▁Additional ▁t ar ot ▁cards ▁= ▁9 ▁cards ▁Where ▁x ▁is ▁the ▁measure ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁angles , ▁and ▁( x ▁- ▁y ) ▁is ▁the ▁measure ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁angle , ▁which ▁is ▁y ▁degrees ▁smaller ▁than ▁the ▁first ▁angle . ▁After ▁d ▁consec utive ▁dry ▁days ? ▁Mary ▁has ▁9 ▁yellow ▁marbles , ▁and ▁Jo an ▁has ▁3 ▁yellow ▁marbles . ▁We ▁shall ▁evidently ▁get ▁what ▁we ▁want , ▁name ly ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁increase ▁at ▁the ▁value ▁x ▁of ▁the ▁argument , ▁by ▁d imin ish ing ▁h ▁more ▁and ▁more . ▁This ▁rot ation ▁therefore ▁shows ▁that ▁the ▁angles ▁AVB ▁and ▁C VD ▁are ▁con g ru ent , ▁and ▁thus ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁measure . ▁The ▁word ▁" s im pl ify " ▁is ▁often ▁amb ig u ous ▁- ▁it ▁usually ▁depends ▁upon ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁you ▁want ▁to ▁go ▁with ▁the ▁expression ; ▁in ▁this ▁case , ▁it ▁is ▁to ▁the ▁form ▁ax + b . ▁They ▁want ▁to ▁sp lit ▁into ▁6 ▁teams , ▁so ▁we ▁divide ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁by ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁teams : ▁Since ▁there ▁are ▁5 ▁stories ▁above ▁ground , ▁each ▁of ▁height ▁11 ▁feet , ▁the ▁building ▁stand s ▁55 ▁feet ▁high . ▁But ▁for ▁some ▁purposes ▁greater ▁accur acy ▁may ▁be ▁required , ▁and ▁one ▁minute ▁may ▁be ▁too ▁long . ▁Prof it ▁when ▁sold ▁for ▁8 72 ▁= ▁Se lling ▁Pr ice ▁- ▁Cost ▁Pr ice ▁= ▁8 72 ▁- ▁C ▁So , ▁we ▁have ▁this ▁test ▁for ▁a ▁point ▁( x , y ) ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁line : ▁There ▁are ▁nin ety ▁nine ▁thousand , ▁one ▁hundred ▁sixty - five ▁students ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁schools ▁of ▁the ▁Monaragala ▁district . ▁Therefore , ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁solution ▁that ▁is ▁45 % ▁alcohol ▁and ▁15% ▁g ly cer in , ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁add ▁approximately ▁4 .49 ▁lit res ▁of ▁pure ▁alcohol ▁and ▁1.4 96 ▁lit res ▁of ▁pure ▁g ly cer in ▁to ▁the ▁initial ▁12 - lit re ▁mixture . ▁Now , ▁let ' s ▁calculate ▁the ▁proportion : ▁This ▁of ▁course ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁saying ▁that ▁all ▁these ▁angles ▁have ▁measure ▁90 ▁degrees . ▁Using ▁3.1 4 ▁as ▁an ▁approxim ation ▁for ▁\\\\\\\\ p i , ▁this ▁gives ▁us ▁16 .4 8 ▁c u . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁6 ▁men ▁and ▁11 ▁women ▁can ▁complete ▁1/ 9 ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁in ▁one ▁day . ▁Now , ▁we ▁find ▁the ▁L CM ▁by ▁taking ▁the ▁highest ▁powers ▁of ▁all ▁prime ▁factors ▁that ▁appear ▁in ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁numbers : ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁le ak , ▁1 ▁l ▁250 ▁ml ▁sp illed . ▁How ▁many ▁boys ▁do ▁not ▁play ▁football ? ▁A ▁bus ▁tick et ▁between ▁city ▁X ▁and ▁city ▁Y ▁costs ▁Rs . ▁120 . ▁To ▁find ▁the ▁fraction ▁of ▁ign eous ▁ro cks ▁that ▁are ▁sh iny , ▁we ▁divide ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁sh iny ▁ign eous ▁ro cks ▁by ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁ign eous ▁ro cks : ▁F ra ction ▁of ▁sh iny ▁ign eous ▁ro cks ▁= ▁30 ▁/ ▁90 . ▁T ame ka ▁has ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁which ▁she ▁ear ns ▁$ 10 ▁hour . ▁Now , ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁average ▁age ▁of ▁a ▁and ▁c , ▁we ▁divide ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁their ▁ages ▁by ▁2: ▁Ex ample ▁3 ▁above ▁illust rates ▁this ▁method ; ▁here ▁we ▁further ▁develop ▁the ▁idea . ▁Let ' s ▁write ▁an ▁equation ▁to ▁represent ▁this : ▁Weight ▁of ▁one ▁en velop e ▁= ▁8 .5 ▁grams ▁Since ▁64 =2 ^{ 6 } , ▁there ▁are ▁six ▁round s . ▁To ▁find ▁out ▁how ▁many ▁fishes ▁they ▁took ▁from ▁Lake ▁H ur on ▁and ▁Mich ig an , ▁we ▁subtract ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁fishes ▁they ▁returned ▁from ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁they ▁brought ▁home : ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁m oles ▁of ▁Na HS O 4 ▁formed ▁is ▁3 ▁m oles . ▁This ▁distance ▁includes ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁train ▁itself ▁plus ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁platform . ▁Now ▁that ▁we ▁have ▁y , ▁we ▁can ▁find ▁x ▁because ▁y ▁= ▁log 2 ( x ): ▁- ▁1 ▁day ▁spent ▁traveling ▁by ▁bus ▁to ▁her ▁sister ' s ▁house ▁( plus ▁an ▁extra ▁day ▁due ▁to ▁time ▁z one ▁changes ) ▁Thus ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁9 28 ,000 ▁square ▁feet ▁is ▁8 /9 ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁foot pr int . ▁Now ▁we ▁have ▁an ▁equation ▁where ▁the ▁b ases ▁are ▁equal ▁( n ▁and ▁3 ), ▁so ▁we ▁can ▁set ▁the ▁exp on ents ▁equal ▁to ▁each ▁other : ▁When ▁3 ▁liters ▁of ▁pure ▁alcohol ▁are ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁solution , ▁the ▁total ▁volume ▁of ▁the ▁solution ▁becomes ▁6 ▁+ ▁3 ▁= ▁9 ▁liters . ▁In ▁a ▁par alle lo gram , ▁opposite ▁angles ▁are ▁equal , ▁and ▁ad j ac ent ▁angles ▁are ▁supplementary , ▁meaning ▁they ▁add ▁up ▁to ▁180 ▁degrees . ▁To ▁find ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁x , ▁we ▁subtract ▁6 ▁from ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁equation : ▁Over all ▁disc ount ▁percentage ▁= ▁( O ver all ▁disc ount ▁/ ▁Total ▁marked ▁price ) ▁× ▁100 ▁a ▁line ▁in ▁the ▁plane ▁express es ▁the ▁relation ▁" ( x , y ) ▁is ▁a ▁point ▁on ▁the ▁line ". ▁Total ▁weight ▁of ▁all ▁en velop es ▁= ▁7 .4 8 ▁kg ▁Therefore , ▁Will iam ▁had ▁15 ▁n ap kins ▁before ▁Ol iv ia ▁and ▁Am el ia ▁gave ▁him ▁more . ▁Let ' s ▁call ▁the ▁person ' s ▁current ▁age ▁" x " ▁years . ▁Sum ▁of ▁ages ▁= ▁12 ▁years ▁+ ▁15 ▁years ▁+ ▁13 ▁years ▁+ ▁31 ▁years ▁So , ▁the ▁new ▁average ▁weight ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁is ▁approximately ▁100 .09 ▁kg , ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁average ▁height ▁is ▁approximately ▁1.7 5 45 ▁meters . ▁So , ▁the ▁dig it ▁4 ▁will ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁hundreds ▁place ▁100 ▁times . ▁Thus ▁the ▁scale ▁of ▁this ▁phot o ▁( at ▁the ▁vol c an o ) ▁is ▁12 ▁mm ▁: ▁6 000 ▁feet , ▁or ▁1 ▁mm ▁: ▁500 ▁feet . ▁We ▁then ▁ask ▁the ▁question : ▁can ▁we ▁make ▁sense ▁of ▁x ^{ p } ▁for ▁all ▁integ ers ▁p , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁usual ▁rules ▁of ▁arithmetic ▁on ▁the ▁exp on ents ▁apply ? ▁Spe ed ▁downstream ▁= ▁Distance ▁/ ▁Time ▁After ▁remo ving ▁7 ▁black ▁pens , ▁there ▁are ▁21 ▁- ▁7 ▁= ▁14 ▁black ▁pens ▁left . ▁For ▁a ▁horizontal ▁line , ▁the ▁numer ator ▁is ▁zero , ▁so , ▁the ▁slope ▁is ▁zero . ▁F ind ▁the ▁total ▁distance ▁he ▁ran . ▁F ra ction ▁representing ▁the ▁increase ▁= ▁Inc re ase ▁in ▁height ▁/ ▁He ight ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁4 th ▁year ▁For ▁milk ▁and ▁juice : ▁- ▁L ess ▁than ▁or ▁equal ▁to ▁67 ▁( M other ' s ▁opinion ) ▁A ▁shop ▁has ▁18 ▁bottles ▁of ▁fruit ▁juice . ▁Therefore , ▁6 ▁men ▁and ▁11 ▁women ▁can ▁complete ▁the ▁work ▁in ▁9 ▁days . ▁We ▁can ▁solve ▁this ▁system ▁by ▁adding ▁the ▁two ▁equations ▁together : ▁When ▁the ▁cr ate ▁is ▁placed ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁faces , ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁cyl inder ▁will ▁be ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁short est ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁cr ate , ▁which ▁is ▁12 ▁feet , ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁cyl inder ▁can ▁stand ▁upright . ▁Although ▁students ▁played ▁with ▁S S S ▁in ▁Chapter ▁9, ▁here ▁we ▁want ▁a ▁more ▁int u itive ▁and ▁d yn am ic ▁understanding . ▁The ▁perimeter ▁( P _ g ) ▁of ▁a ▁rectangle ▁is ▁calculated ▁as : ▁What ▁is ▁the ▁smallest ▁score ? ▁We ▁are ▁given ▁that ▁the ▁cost ▁to ▁transport ▁this ▁new ▁total ▁weight ▁( 72 00 ▁kg ) ▁is ▁$ 10 8 00. ▁So , ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁gain ▁is ▁900 %. ▁So , ▁why ▁is ▁the ▁Py th ag ore an ▁the ore m ▁true ? ▁The ▁concepts ▁of ▁ratio , ▁constant ▁of ▁proportion ality ▁and ▁unit ▁rate ▁seem ▁inter ch ange able , ▁since ▁they ▁can ▁all ▁be ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁fraction , ▁and ▁this ▁ca uses ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁conf usion ▁with ▁students . ▁So , to ▁begin : ▁we ▁start ▁with ▁a ▁point ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁that ▁we ▁draw ▁out ▁along ▁the ▁line ▁for ▁a ▁certain ▁distance , ▁creating ▁a ▁line ▁segment , ▁and ▁the ▁measurement ▁of ▁that ▁line ▁segment ▁is ▁its ▁length . ▁Mary ' s ▁rate ▁is ▁10 ▁ball oons ▁per ▁minute , ▁so ▁in ▁30 ▁minutes ▁she ▁would ▁infl ate : ▁10 ▁* ▁30 ▁ball oons . ▁But ▁the ▁best ▁systematic ▁way ▁of ▁approxim ating ▁to ▁ √ 2 ▁in ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁decimal ▁fractions , ▁each ▁bigger ▁than ▁the ▁last , ▁is ▁by ▁the ▁ord inary ▁method ▁of ▁ext ract ing ▁the ▁square ▁root ; ▁thus ▁the ▁series ▁is ▁1, ▁14 /1 0, ▁14 1 / 100 , ▁14 14 /1 000 , ▁and ▁so ▁on . ▁So , ▁the ▁ratio ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁cr ay ons ▁in ▁G il bert ' s ▁box ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁cr ay ons ▁in ▁Judah ' s ▁box ▁is ▁4 :1 . ▁That ▁line ▁has ▁to ▁intersect ▁L ▁at ▁Q , ▁since ▁the ▁line ▁L ▁is ▁not ▁changed ▁in ▁the ▁d ilation . ▁After ▁these ▁events , ▁he ▁ended ▁up ▁with ▁seventy ▁lives . ▁Ke v in ▁starts ▁with ▁7 ▁cards ▁and ▁find s ▁another ▁47 ▁cards . ▁Thus ▁the ▁some ▁may ▁be ▁one ▁number ▁only . ▁So , ▁the ▁cost ▁price ▁of ▁the ▁article ▁is ▁Rs . ▁200 . ▁Sup un ▁ran 16 ▁km ▁450 ▁m ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁and ▁14 ▁km ▁5 50 ▁m ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon . ▁So , ▁the ▁population ▁after ▁4 ▁years ▁is ▁30 ▁people . ▁A ▁theme ▁park ▁access ▁is ▁Rs . ▁500 . ▁Now ▁she ▁has ▁64 ▁+ ▁40 ▁= ▁104 ▁cookies . ▁We ▁want ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁A . ▁First , ▁let ' s ▁find ▁the ▁value ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁card . ▁By ▁rel ieving ▁the ▁brain ▁of ▁all ▁unn ecess ary ▁work , ▁a ▁good ▁not ation ▁sets ▁it ▁free ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁more ▁advanced ▁problems , ▁and ▁in ▁effect ▁increases ▁the ▁mental ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁race . ▁After ▁selling ▁75 ▁cakes , ▁B aker ▁would ▁have ▁x ▁- ▁75 ▁cakes ▁left . ▁He ▁row ed ▁from ▁10 :50 ▁to ▁11 :1 5, ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁25 ▁minutes . ▁Sum ▁of ▁ages ▁= ▁71 ▁years ▁First , ▁let ' s ▁find ▁out ▁how ▁many ▁base ball ▁cards ▁M ike ▁had ▁after ▁receiving ▁the ▁eight een ▁for ▁his ▁birthday . ▁Since ▁we ▁are ▁given ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁walls ▁and ▁the ▁hall , ▁we ▁can ▁use ▁these ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁d imens ions ▁of ▁the ▁hall ▁and ▁then ▁calculate ▁the ▁volume . ▁Mother ▁put ▁two ▁Rs . ▁5 ▁coins ▁and ▁one ▁Rs . ▁1 ▁coin ▁to ▁her ▁pur se . ▁Let ' s ▁calculate ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁participants ▁in ▁each ▁year ▁step ▁by ▁step . ▁75 ▁people ▁÷ ▁25 ▁people ▁per ▁group ▁= ▁3 ▁play group s ▁Now ▁if ▁x ▁be ▁numer ically ▁less ▁than ▁1, ▁for ▁sufficient ly ▁large ▁x n +1 ▁values ▁of ▁n , ▁is ▁always ▁numer ically ▁1 − x ▁less ▁than ▁k , ▁however ▁k ▁be ▁chosen . ▁Now ▁that ▁we ▁have ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁one ▁t - sh irt ▁( T ), ▁we ▁can ▁find ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁8 ▁t - sh ir ts : ▁Init ial ▁ble ach ▁- ▁B le ach ▁removed ▁+ ▁B le ach ▁added ▁= ▁Fin al ▁ble ach ▁In ▁particular , ▁in ▁solving ▁a ▁problem ▁in ▁context , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁idea ▁to ▁pick ▁a ▁letter ▁suggested ▁by ▁the ▁context . ▁Let ' s ▁call ▁the ▁unknown ▁percentage ▁" P ". ▁F ind ▁the ▁slope ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁relation ▁3 x -7 y =1 1, ▁and ▁write ▁the ▁equation ▁in ▁slope - inter cept ▁form . ▁The ▁sum ▁of ▁the ▁inter ior ▁angles ▁of ▁a ▁triangle ▁is ▁a ▁straight ▁angle . ▁The ▁sum ▁of ▁a ▁and ▁b ▁is ▁6 ▁+ ▁21 ▁= ▁27, ▁which ▁leaves ▁us ▁with ▁60 ▁- ▁27 ▁= ▁33 ▁for ▁c . ▁Lord ▁Be ac ons field , ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁no vel s , ▁has ▁defined ▁a ▁practical ▁man ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁pract ises ▁the ▁er r ors ▁of ▁his ▁fore f ather s . ▁Therefore , ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁conditional ▁probability . ▁The ▁interval ▁between ▁the ▁births ▁of ▁each ▁child ▁is ▁3.5 ▁years . ▁Now , ▁let ' s ▁express ▁X ▁and ▁Y ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁E : ▁The ▁lengths ▁of ▁correspond ing ▁line ▁se gments ▁are ▁the ▁same , ▁but ▁since ▁the ▁image ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁qu adr ant ▁the ▁first ▁coordinate ▁is ▁negative ; ▁so ▁we ▁must ▁have ▁( x , y )- > ( - y , x ) ▁as ▁lab el ed . ▁Let ' s ▁perform ▁the ▁division : ▁Many ▁important ▁services ▁are ▁rend ered ▁by ▁the ▁symbol ▁0 , ▁which ▁stand s ▁for ▁the ▁number ▁zero . ▁Total ▁ear nings ▁of ▁c ▁= ▁W c ▁* ▁D c ▁= ▁115 ▁* ▁D c ▁Since ▁the ▁second ▁drink ▁is ▁only ▁2 ▁o un ces , ▁the ▁total ▁amount ▁of ▁c aff e ine ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁drink ▁is : ▁Also ▁the ▁very ▁e go istic ▁self - ass ert ion ▁of ▁that ▁age , ▁its ▁g reed iness ▁for ▁personal ▁experience , ▁led ▁its ▁think ers ▁to ▁want ▁to ▁see ▁for ▁themselves ▁what ▁happened ; ▁and ▁the ▁secret ▁of ▁the ▁relation ▁of ▁mathematical ▁theory ▁and ▁experiment ▁in ▁in du ctive ▁reason ing ▁was ▁pract ically ▁discovered . ▁Pl ug ging ▁in ▁the ▁ed ge ▁length ▁of ▁20 ▁cm : ▁Using ▁a ▁ruler , ▁we ▁find ▁that ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁vol c an o ▁is ▁12 ▁mm , ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁left ▁slope ▁is ▁21 ▁mm , ▁and ▁the ▁pl ume ▁is ▁10 ▁mm ▁high . ▁So , ▁there ▁are ▁now ▁23 ▁ro ses ▁in ▁the ▁v ase . ▁The ▁equations ▁above ▁are ▁not ▁in ▁simpl est ▁form , ▁and ▁if ▁we ▁clear ▁of ▁fractions ▁and ▁simpl ify ▁to ▁the ▁form ▁y = mx + b ▁we ▁do ▁get ▁the ▁same ▁values ▁of ▁m ▁and ▁b . ▁So , ▁the ▁worth ▁of ▁this ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁stock ▁is : ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁selling ▁price ▁( SP ) ▁at ▁a ▁20% ▁gain ▁is ▁Rs . ▁240 . ▁If ▁Pr an avan ▁wants ▁to ▁collect ▁an ▁amount ▁equal ▁to ▁the ▁total ▁amount ▁raised ▁by ▁D il h ani ▁and ▁Sup un , ▁how ▁much ▁more ▁money ▁should ▁Pr an avan ▁collect ? ▁Give ▁an ▁approxim ate ▁value ▁for ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁its ▁hypot en use . ▁In ▁these ▁5 ▁years , ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁6 ▁people ▁has ▁aged ▁5 ▁years , ▁so ▁the ▁total ▁increase ▁in ▁age ▁for ▁these ▁6 ▁people ▁is ▁6 ▁* ▁5 ▁= ▁30 ▁years . ▁- ▁T aking ▁out ▁the ▁tr ash : ▁5 ▁minutes ▁We ▁used ▁these ▁basic ▁properties ▁of ▁dil ations : ▁it ▁has ▁one ▁fixed ▁point ▁( the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁d ilation ) ▁and ▁all ▁other ▁points ▁are ▁moved ▁away ▁( or ▁toward ) ▁the ▁center . ▁What ▁weights ▁are ▁needed ▁to ▁measure ▁a ▁3 kg ▁pack et ▁of ▁dh al ? ▁In ▁this ▁section ▁we ▁start ▁by ▁review ing ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁term in ology ▁and ▁ideas ▁of ▁7 th ▁grade ▁used ▁in ▁volume ▁comput ations . ▁15 ▁kg ▁750 ▁g ▁of ▁tea ▁leaves ▁were ▁equally ▁separ ated ▁and ▁put ▁into ▁three ▁bags . ▁- ▁Ch ick ens ▁have ▁2 ▁legs ▁and ▁2 ▁wings ▁each . ▁First , ▁let ' s ▁find ▁out ▁how ▁many ▁books ▁one ▁person ▁can ▁write ▁in ▁one ▁day ▁working ▁8 ▁hours . ▁Now , ▁we ▁have ▁two ▁equations ▁with ▁two ▁variables . ▁If ▁Bet ty ▁used ▁8 ▁eggs , ▁and ▁for ▁every ▁one ▁te asp oon ▁of ▁van illa ▁she ▁us es ▁two ▁eggs , ▁then ▁she ▁must ▁have ▁used ▁4 ▁te asp oons ▁of ▁van illa ▁( since ▁8 ▁eggs ▁/ ▁2 ▁eggs ▁per ▁te asp oon ▁of ▁van illa ▁= ▁4 ▁te asp oons ▁of ▁van illa ). ▁St art ing ▁from ▁Day ▁3, ▁she ▁increases ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁books ▁she ▁read s ▁daily ▁by ▁1. ▁So , ▁approximately ▁3 .10 8 ▁million ▁passengers ▁had ▁their ▁flight ▁connected ▁from ▁Hear t field ▁air port ▁that ▁year . ▁Now ▁test ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁the ▁direct ions ▁Prov idence ▁- > ▁P it ts b ur gh ▁and ▁Prov idence ▁- > ▁Con c ord ▁are ▁at ▁right ▁angles . ▁When ▁the ▁new ▁person ▁arri ves , ▁the ▁average ▁weight ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁increases ▁by ▁3 ▁kg . ▁Now ▁take ▁another ▁example ▁within ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁pure ▁mathematics . ▁What ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁the ▁coin ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years ? ▁What ▁is ▁the ▁volume ▁of ▁the ▁but t ress ? ▁The ▁Greeks ▁thought ▁of ▁this ▁subject ▁rather ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁ratio , ▁so ▁that ▁a ▁Greek ▁would ▁nat urally ▁say ▁that ▁a ▁line ▁of ▁two ▁feet ▁in ▁length ▁be ars ▁to ▁a ▁line ▁of ▁three ▁feet ▁in ▁length ▁the ▁ratio ▁of ▁2 ▁to ▁3. ▁To ▁express ▁r ▁as ▁a ▁percentage , ▁we ▁multiply ▁by ▁100 . ▁We ▁can ▁re ar range ▁the ▁fractions ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁like ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁integ ers , ▁that ▁is , ▁with ▁a ▁first ▁term , ▁and ▁such ▁that ▁each ▁term ▁has ▁an ▁immediate ▁successor ▁and ▁( ex cept ▁the ▁first ▁term ) ▁an ▁immediate ▁pred ec essor . ▁Take ▁half ▁of ▁that ▁number . ▁She ▁only ▁used ▁1 l ▁500 m l ▁of ▁it . ▁To ▁w rap ▁up ▁this ▁chapter , ▁we ▁bring ▁together ▁all ▁the ▁preced ing ▁material , ▁not ▁simply ▁to ▁summar ize ▁it , ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁lead ▁into ▁the ▁next ▁chapter , ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁linear ▁functions ▁and ▁lines , ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁to ▁develop ▁fle x ibility ▁in ▁moving ▁among ▁the ▁represent ations ▁of ▁linear ▁relations . ▁So , ▁there ▁are ▁14 ▁original ▁tables ▁and ▁y ▁+ ▁12 ▁= ▁14 ▁+ ▁12 ▁= ▁26 ▁new ▁tables . ▁Now , ▁we ▁can ▁find ▁the ▁ratio ▁of ▁Henry ' s ▁age ▁to ▁J ill ' s ▁age ▁11 ▁years ▁ago . ▁However , ▁86 40 ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁5 - d ig it ▁number . ▁Since ▁November ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁summer ▁or ▁win ter ▁month ▁as ▁defined , ▁we ▁do ▁not ▁adjust ▁the ▁vis itor ▁rate ▁for ▁season al ▁flu ct u ations . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁hour , ▁Bob ▁created ▁13 ▁questions . ▁To ▁find ▁the ▁cost ▁price ▁of ▁one ▁met er ▁of ▁cloth , ▁we ▁first ▁need ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁total ▁profit ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁trad er ▁on ▁the ▁75 ▁meters ▁of ▁cloth . ▁However , ▁if ▁you ▁can ▁describe ▁the ▁positions ▁or ▁provide ▁an ▁image , ▁I ▁can ▁help ▁you ▁calculate ▁the ▁angle ▁of ▁rot ation . ▁In ▁other ▁words , ▁if ▁x ▁lie ▁between ▁−1 ▁and ▁+ 1, ▁the ▁series ▁is ▁conver g ent ; ▁but ▁if ▁x ▁be ▁equal ▁to ▁−1 ▁or ▁+ 1, ▁or ▁if ▁x ▁lie ▁outside ▁the ▁interval ▁−1 ▁to ▁+ 1, ▁then ▁the ▁series ▁is ▁d iver g ent . ▁So , ▁C her yl ▁has ▁5 / 11 ▁square ▁yards ▁of ▁material ▁left ▁after ▁completing ▁her ▁project . ▁Day ▁4 : ▁3 ▁books ▁( pre vious ▁day ) ▁+ ▁1 ▁book ▁( inc re ase ) ▁= ▁4 ▁books ▁However , ▁we ▁also ▁need ▁to ▁consider ▁the ▁arrangements ▁of ▁the ▁women , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁in ▁2 ! . ▁The ▁maximum ▁marks ▁are ▁800 , ▁so ▁we ▁calculate ▁30% ▁of ▁800 : ▁The ▁factors ▁of ▁5 35 ▁are ▁1, ▁5, ▁10 7, ▁and ▁53 5. ▁Now , ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁how ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁c is tern ▁it ▁can ▁empty ▁in ▁5 ▁minutes , ▁we ▁multiply ▁the ▁amount ▁it ▁can ▁empty ▁in ▁1 ▁minute ▁by ▁5 : ▁First , ▁let ' s ▁calculate ▁the ▁total ▁runs ▁from ▁the ▁10 ▁innings : ▁So , ▁the ▁class ▁recorded ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁0.6 6666 6666 6666 66 7 ▁centimeters ▁of ▁rain ▁over ▁the ▁three ▁days . ▁Total ▁time ▁at ▁7 :00 ▁= ▁13 S ▁= ▁13 ▁* ▁2 ▁seconds ▁= ▁26 ▁seconds ▁If ▁Kal um ▁bought ▁a ▁mand ar in ▁and ▁a ▁mango , ▁how ▁much ▁does ▁he ▁have ▁to ▁pay ? ▁H alf ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁red . ▁Write ▁the ▁volume ▁of ▁the ▁milk ▁in ▁liters ▁and ▁mill ilit ers . ▁Kel ly ' s ▁vac ation ▁is ▁3 ▁weeks ▁long , ▁which ▁is ▁21 ▁days . ▁To ▁simpl ify ▁the ▁ratio , ▁we ▁can ▁divide ▁both ▁numbers ▁by ▁the ▁greatest ▁common ▁divis or , ▁which ▁is ▁20 ▁in ▁this ▁case . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁significant ▁change ▁in ▁objective : ▁from ▁that ▁of ▁finding ▁specific ▁numbers ▁that ▁satisf y ▁given ▁cond it ons , ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁understanding ▁how ▁conditions ▁on ▁the ▁relation ▁of ▁two ▁variables ▁determine ▁how ▁they ▁beh ave ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁one ▁another . ▁In ▁this ▁chapter ▁we ▁want ▁to ▁work ▁precise ly ▁with ▁these ▁ideas ▁of ▁equival ence ▁of ▁linear ▁expression , ▁leading ▁to ▁simpl ifying ▁and ▁solving . ▁Can ▁you ▁explain ▁the ▁similar ities ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁graphs ? ▁3 ▁kg ▁500 ▁g ▁of ▁cake ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁a ▁party . ▁Now ▁any ▁motion ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁piece ▁of ▁paper ▁is ▁a ▁visual ization ▁of ▁a ▁rot ation . ▁Therefore , ▁we ▁can ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁proportion ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁initial ▁cost ▁( C ) ▁for ▁transport ing ▁the ▁4000 ▁kg ▁of ▁ce ment : ▁Det erm ine ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁change ▁and ▁initial ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁function ▁from ▁a ▁des cript ion ▁of ▁a ▁relationship , ▁or ▁from ▁two ▁( x , y ) ▁values , ▁including ▁reading ▁from ▁a ▁table ▁or ▁a ▁graph . ▁The ▁real ▁expl anation ▁of ▁the ▁subject ▁was ▁first ▁given ▁by ▁We ier st r ass ▁and ▁the ▁Ber lin ▁School ▁of ▁mathematic ians ▁about ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁n inet eenth ▁century . ▁If ▁just ▁A = 0, ▁we ▁get ▁the ▁line ▁y = C / B ▁which ▁describ es ▁the ▁constant ▁function : ▁for ▁any ▁x , ▁let ▁y = C / B . ▁Take ▁a ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁graph ical ▁imp lications ▁of ▁the ▁operations ▁on ▁sim ult ane ous ▁equations ▁described ▁above . ▁Because ▁the ▁question ▁did ▁come ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁E uc l id , ▁it ▁gener ated ▁a ▁controversy ▁that ▁lasted ▁for ▁almost ▁2000 ▁years . ▁Therefore , ▁H az el ▁and ▁her ▁dad ▁took ▁30 ▁fishes ▁from ▁Lake ▁H ur on ▁and ▁Mich ig an . ▁He ▁finished ▁studying ▁after ▁2 ▁hours ▁40 ▁minutes . ▁To ▁find ▁the ▁least ▁number ▁that ▁should ▁be ▁sub tra cted ▁from ▁92 9 ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁difference ▁is ▁completely ▁divis ible ▁by ▁47, ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁remainder ▁when ▁92 9 ▁is ▁divided ▁by ▁47 . ▁Sub tract ▁2 x ▁from ▁both ▁sides : ▁10 = x -1 ; ▁Mas at ake ▁runs ▁at ▁a ▁constant ▁rate . ▁Now ▁we ▁can ▁pl ug ▁in ▁the ▁values ▁we ▁have : ▁The ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁n ap kins ▁Will iam ▁received ▁from ▁both ▁Ol iv ia ▁and ▁Am el ia ▁is ▁10 ▁( from ▁Ol iv ia ) ▁+ ▁20 ▁( from ▁Am el ia ) ▁= ▁30 ▁n ap kins . ▁Write ▁the ▁number ▁23 45 ▁in ▁expanded ▁form ▁Now , ▁if ▁the ▁machine ▁takes ▁3 /5 ▁of ▁a ▁minute ▁to ▁produce ▁one ▁it em , ▁we ▁can ▁find ▁out ▁how ▁many ▁items ▁it ▁will ▁produce ▁in ▁one ▁minute ▁by ▁taking ▁the ▁rec ip ro c al ▁of ▁3 / 5. ▁Since ▁he ▁now ▁has ▁score s ▁for ▁four ▁subjects , ▁we ▁can ▁calculate ▁his ▁new ▁total ▁score ▁by ▁multiply ing ▁the ▁new ▁average ▁by ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁subjects : ▁Now ▁that ▁we ▁have ▁the ▁circum ference , ▁we ▁can ▁calculate ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁f en cing . ▁There ▁are ▁34 25 ▁students ▁in ▁G em un u ▁College . ▁You ▁have ▁a ▁7, ▁right ? ▁New ▁population ▁after ▁100 ▁people ▁move ▁in ▁= ▁7 80 ▁+ ▁100 ▁= ▁8 80 ▁To ▁find ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁ro ses ▁in ▁the ▁v ase ▁now , ▁you ▁add ▁the ▁two ▁amount s ▁together : ▁(1 4 ▁cars ▁x ▁4 ▁wheels / c ar ) ▁- ▁(2 ▁cars ▁x ▁1 ▁missing ▁wheel / c ar ) ▁= ▁56 ▁wheels ▁- ▁2 ▁wheels ▁= ▁54 ▁wheels ▁If ▁the ▁price ▁increases ▁by ▁a ▁certain ▁percentage , ▁the ▁quant ity ▁must ▁decrease ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁percentage ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁expenditure ▁constant . ▁The ▁con verse ▁as ks : ▁if ▁the ▁conc lusion ▁is ▁observed , ▁does ▁that ▁mean ▁that ▁the ▁given ▁conditions ▁hold , ▁that ▁is , ▁does ▁the ▁equation ▁a ^{2} + b ^{2} = c ^{2} ▁relating ▁the ▁sides ▁of ▁a ▁triangle ▁tell ▁us ▁that ▁the ▁triangle ▁s ▁a ▁right ▁triangle ? ▁Div iding ▁both ▁sides ▁by ▁3, ▁we ▁find : ▁- ▁10 ▁minutes ▁to ▁drive ▁to ▁the ▁air port ▁We ▁are ▁given ▁that ▁this ▁total ▁time ▁is ▁22 ▁seconds : ▁Let ' s ▁assume ▁the ▁principal ▁amount ▁( the ▁initial ▁sum ▁of ▁money ) ▁is ▁P , ▁and ▁the ▁interest ▁rate ▁per ▁ann um ▁is ▁R %. ▁Since ▁there ▁are ▁2 ▁Gold f ish , ▁we ▁divide ▁the ▁remaining ▁food ▁equally ▁between ▁them : ▁So , ▁there ▁are ▁20 ▁blow n - out ▁sand ▁d un es ▁that ▁have ▁tre asure . ▁Now , ▁we ▁subtract ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁sp ots ▁C isco ▁has ▁from ▁half ▁of ▁R over ' s ▁sp ots ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁how ▁many ▁sp ots ▁less ▁C isco ▁has : ▁Now ▁the ▁final ▁transportation ▁from ▁A ▁to ▁C ▁is ▁equally ▁well ▁effect ed ▁by ▁a ▁transportation ▁from ▁A ▁to ▁B ▁and ▁a ▁transportation ▁from ▁B ▁to ▁C , ▁or , ▁completing ▁the ▁par alle lo gram ▁ABC D , ▁by ▁a ▁transportation ▁from ▁A ▁to ▁D ▁and ▁a ▁transportation ▁from ▁D ▁to ▁C . ▁If ▁he ▁needs ▁90 ▁cups ▁of ▁food ▁for ▁all ▁those ▁months , ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁how ▁many ▁days ▁he ▁fe eds ▁the ▁birds ▁and ▁then ▁convert ▁that ▁into ▁months . ▁Now , ▁let ' s ▁find ▁out ▁Sh ann en ' s ▁age . ▁The ▁statements ▁all ▁rel ate ▁the ▁unknown s ▁to ▁F red ' s ▁contrib ution , ▁so ▁we ▁should ▁select ▁that ▁as ▁the ▁primary ▁unknown ; ▁let ' s ▁call ▁it ▁F . ▁If ▁a ▁figure ▁doesn ' t ▁change ; ▁that ▁is ▁T ▁takes ▁the ▁figure ▁on to ▁itself , ▁we ▁say ▁that ▁the ▁figure ▁is ▁fixed . ▁Since ▁the ▁speed ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁is ▁2.5 ▁kmph , ▁this ▁will ▁be ▁added ▁to ▁his ▁speed ▁in ▁still ▁water ▁when ▁he ▁is ▁row ing ▁downstream . ▁St art ing ▁with ▁a ▁particular ▁translation , ▁let ▁( a , b ) ▁be ▁the ▁coordin ates ▁of ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁origin . ▁In ▁particular , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁point ▁of ▁inter section , ▁which ▁tells ▁us ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁values ▁x = a , ▁y = b ▁that ▁satisf y ▁both ▁equations , ▁and ▁the ▁graph ▁of ▁these ▁lines ▁( Figure ▁3) ▁confirm s ▁this . ▁Again , ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁example , ▁there ▁is , ▁in ▁fact , ▁only ▁one ▁number ▁x , ▁such ▁that ▁x ▁+ ▁2 ▁= ▁3, ▁name ly ▁only ▁the ▁number ▁1. ▁Total ▁dis charge ▁by ▁p ipe ▁A ▁after ▁3 ▁minutes ▁= ▁90 ▁+ ▁99 ▁+ ▁10 8 .9 ▁+ ▁11 9 .7 9 ▁= ▁4 17 .6 9 ▁liters ▁The ▁formula ▁for ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁an ▁arithmetic ▁sequ ence ▁is : ▁New ▁total ▁height ▁= ▁19 .30 ▁meters ▁To ▁find ▁the ▁probability ▁that ▁both ▁smart ph ones ▁are ▁def ect ive , ▁we ▁can ▁use ▁the ▁formula ▁for ▁the ▁probability ▁of ▁independent ▁events , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁product ▁of ▁the ▁prob abilities ▁of ▁each ▁event ▁occur ring . ▁New ton ▁did ▁this ▁by ▁the ▁concept ion ▁of ▁a ▁limit , ▁and ▁we ▁now ▁proceed ▁to ▁give ▁We ier st r ass ’ s ▁expl anation ▁of ▁its ▁real ▁meaning . ▁Arrange ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁books ▁in ▁each ▁class ▁from ▁largest ▁to ▁smallest . ▁Let ' s ▁pick ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁discussion ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Chapter ▁7, ▁section ▁1. ▁But ▁now ▁we ▁want ▁to ▁turn ▁to ▁another ▁th read ▁started ▁in ▁previous ▁gr ades , ▁that ▁of ▁representing ▁and ▁understanding ▁linear ▁relations ▁in ▁two ▁variables . ▁What ▁are ▁the ▁notes ▁in ▁the ▁pur se , ▁and ▁how ▁many ▁from ▁each ▁note ? ▁The ▁next ▁step ▁is ▁correct : ▁we ▁have ▁sub tra cted ▁x /2 ▁and ▁3 /2 ▁from ▁both ▁sides . ▁The ▁weight ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁person ▁is ▁94 ▁kg , ▁so ▁the ▁increase ▁in ▁total ▁weight ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁person ▁is ▁94 ▁kg ▁- ▁70 ▁kg ▁= ▁24 ▁kg . ▁Now , ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁how ▁many ▁boxes ▁are ▁needed ▁to ▁make ▁this ▁cub e . ▁Let ' s ▁denote ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁days ▁it ▁takes ▁for ▁24 ▁men ▁working ▁8 ▁hours ▁a ▁day ▁to ▁fin ish ▁the ▁work ▁as ▁D ▁days . ▁When ▁we ▁say ▁that ▁an ▁attrib ute ▁is ▁preserv ed ▁we ▁mean ▁that ▁if ▁the ▁original ▁object ▁has ▁that ▁attrib ute , ▁so ▁does ▁the ▁image ▁object . ▁Yes , ▁C , ▁comp ensation , ▁is ▁a ▁function ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁N ▁of ▁cars ▁sold . ▁because ▁it ▁just ▁doesn ' t ▁make ▁sense : ▁the ▁first ▁term ▁is ▁5 ▁orders ▁of ▁magn itude ▁large ▁than ▁the ▁second . ▁Let ' s ▁denote ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁house ▁cats ▁the ▁pet ▁store ▁initially ▁had ▁as ▁H . ▁Where ▁is ▁6 ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁56 82 ? ▁Since ▁the ▁qu adr ilater al ▁is ▁not ▁provided , ▁I ▁cannot ▁give ▁an ▁exact ▁angle . ▁Now , ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁calculate ▁the ▁remaining ▁space ▁in ▁the ▁river ▁after ▁the ▁bo ats ▁are ▁accounted ▁for : ▁42 ▁feet ▁( total ▁river ▁wid th ) ▁- ▁24 ▁feet ▁( total ▁boat ▁wid th ) ▁= ▁18 ▁feet . ▁A ▁truck ▁carried ▁93 80 ▁kg ▁of ▁rice ▁to ▁distrib ute ▁to ▁sh ops . ▁In ▁Chapter ▁7, ▁in ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁t il ted ▁squ ares , ▁this ▁text ▁suggests ▁that ▁by ▁repl ac ing ▁specific ▁numbers ▁by ▁gener ic ▁ones , ▁we ▁get ▁the ▁Py th ag ore an ▁the ore m . ▁First , ▁let ' s ▁find ▁out ▁how ▁many ▁words ▁K ah i ▁mem or ized ▁yesterday . ▁At ▁this ▁stage ▁of ▁our ▁en qu ir y ▁another ▁question ▁ar ises . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁information ▁given , ▁B i anc a ▁ran ▁" x " ▁miles ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁and ▁4 ▁miles ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁which ▁add s ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁12 ▁miles . ▁Let ' s ▁denote ▁the ▁total ▁work ▁by ▁W ▁and ▁the ▁rate ▁at ▁which ▁A ▁and ▁B ▁work ▁together ▁by ▁R _ A B . ▁The ▁initial ▁distance ▁between ▁the ▁train s ▁is ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁the ▁dist ances ▁covered ▁by ▁both ▁train s . ▁Now ▁we ▁could ▁arg ue ▁as ▁follows : ▁Given ▁the ▁equation ▁y = mx + b , ▁first ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁graph ▁of ▁the ▁proportional ▁relation ▁y = mx . ▁Now ▁we ▁can ▁substitute ▁the ▁values ▁we ▁know . ▁The ▁pattern ▁of ▁their ▁ages ▁is ▁that ▁Peter ▁is ▁0 ▁years ▁old , ▁Mar g are t ▁is ▁1 ▁year ▁old , ▁and ▁Jack ▁is ▁6 ▁years ▁old . ▁If ▁the ▁l amps ▁are ▁arr anged ▁in ▁3 ▁rows , ▁how ▁many ▁oil ▁l amps ▁are ▁there ▁in ▁one ▁row ? ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁section ▁we ▁shall ▁study ▁linear ▁relations ▁among ▁quant ities ▁in ▁det ail ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁real izations : ▁form ul as , ▁tables , ▁graphs ▁and ▁context , ▁and ▁develop ▁flu id ity ▁in ▁moving ▁among ▁them . ▁Thus ▁to ▁down lo ad ▁250 ▁me g ab y t es , ▁which ▁is ▁2.5 x ▁10 ^{ 5 } ▁by t es , ▁it ▁takes ▁2.5 x ▁10 ^{ 5 } x ▁10 ^{ -3 } =2 .5 x ▁10 ^{2} =2 50 ▁seconds , ▁or ▁4 ▁minutes ▁and ▁10 ▁seconds . ▁Let ' s ▁denote ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁p ink ▁pens ▁T ina ▁has ▁as ▁P . ▁So ▁the ▁remainder ▁is ▁8 9. ▁In ▁the ▁process ▁they ▁will ▁obs erve ▁that ▁these ▁mot ions ▁do ▁pres erve ▁lines ▁and ▁the ▁measures ▁of ▁line ▁se gments ▁and ▁angles . ▁Students ▁should ▁understand ▁the ▁power ▁they ▁have ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁move ▁flu ently ▁between ▁the ▁ver bal ▁des cript ion ▁and ▁the ▁symbol ic ▁representation ▁of ▁a ▁linear ▁context . ▁Step ▁1: ▁Sub tract ▁2 ▁from ▁both ▁sides ▁to ▁get ▁x -2 = - 5. ▁Any how ▁the ▁general ▁effect ▁of ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁D if fe rent ial ▁Cal c ul us ▁was ▁to ▁gener ate ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁bad ▁philosoph y , ▁cent ring ▁round ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁the ▁inf in itely ▁small . ▁Let ' s ▁complete ▁by ▁showing ▁that ▁an ▁angle ▁and ▁its ▁image ▁under ▁a ▁d ilation ▁are ▁actually ▁con g ru ent . ▁Cost ▁of ▁gra p es ▁= ▁Qu ant ity ▁of ▁gra p es ▁× ▁R ate ▁per ▁kg ▁Now ▁that ▁we ▁have ▁the ▁speed ▁in ▁m / s , ▁we ▁can ▁calculate ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁takes ▁for ▁the ▁train ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁elect ric ▁po le : ▁To ▁find ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁games ▁played , ▁we ▁can ▁use ▁the ▁formula ▁for ▁comb inations ▁since ▁each ▁game ▁is ▁a ▁unique ▁combination ▁of ▁two ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁group . ▁To ▁evalu ate ▁a ▁linear ▁expression ▁is ▁to ▁substitute ▁a ▁number ▁for ▁the ▁unknown ▁and ▁calculate ▁the ▁resulting ▁value . ▁38 ▁( total ▁coins ) ▁- ▁11 ▁( qu ar ters ▁and ▁n ick els ) ▁= ▁27 ▁coins . ▁If ▁Kum ud u ▁wants ▁to ▁visit ▁both ▁the ▁theme ▁park ▁and ▁the ▁sw im m ing ▁po ol . ▁how ▁much ▁does ▁she ▁have ▁to ▁pay ? ▁The ▁sum ▁of ▁the ▁smallest ▁number ▁(10) ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁number ▁(1 2) ▁is : ▁This ▁is ▁already ▁equal ▁on ▁both ▁sides , ▁so ▁we ▁don ' t ▁need ▁to ▁do ▁anything ▁further ▁with ▁the ▁base ▁2. ▁Then , ▁2 /5 ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁people ▁left ▁the ▁party : ▁Since ▁j ▁= ▁m ▁/ ▁35, ▁we ▁can ▁write ▁m ▁as ▁35 j : ▁If ▁he ▁trad es ▁20 ▁cards : ▁Do ▁we ▁ever ▁get ▁to ▁the ▁place ▁where ▁the ▁" l ast ▁two ▁approxim ations " ▁ag ree ▁perfect ly ▁- ▁that ▁is : ▁when ▁have ▁we ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁numer ical ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁desired ▁point ? ▁Each ▁van ▁can ▁hold ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁8 ▁people , ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁3 ▁v ans , ▁so ▁the ▁maximum ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁for ▁the ▁v ans ▁is ▁3 ▁* ▁8 ▁= ▁24 ▁people . ▁Since ▁we ▁don ' t ▁have ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁y ▁( the ▁number ▁of ▁power - up s ▁collected ), ▁we ▁cannot ▁determine ▁the ▁exact ▁value ▁of ▁x . ▁The ▁rate ▁is ▁the ▁fraction ▁of ▁work ▁done ▁per ▁day . ▁So , ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁pictures ▁she ▁initially ▁had ▁is ▁Z ▁+ ▁12. ▁We ▁can ▁express ▁G ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁R ▁and ▁K ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁G ▁using ▁the ▁rati os : ▁Prof it ▁per ▁met er ▁= ▁Rs . ▁10 ▁Bet ty ▁ordered ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁18 ▁items . ▁Now , ▁suppose ▁that ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁a ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁W ash ing ton ▁D C ▁area ▁is ▁about ▁$ 3 98 .8 0 ▁per ▁s q . ▁So ▁there ▁are ▁3 ▁possible ▁outcomes ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁draw . ▁The ▁overall ▁profit ▁without ▁disc ount s ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁total ▁selling ▁price ▁min us ▁the ▁total ▁cost ▁price : ▁Over all ▁profit ▁without ▁disc ount s ▁= ▁T SP ▁- ▁T C P ▁= ▁3 97 .5 ▁- ▁300 ▁= ▁97 .5 ▁units . ▁Only ▁transl ations ▁are ▁without ▁fixed ▁points , ▁so ▁T ▁is ▁a ▁translation . ▁St art ▁with ▁two ▁lines ▁L ▁and ▁L ' ▁and ▁let ▁the ▁equation ▁for ▁L ▁be ▁y = mx + b , ▁and ▁that ▁for ▁L ' ▁be ▁y = m ' x + b '. ▁When ▁a ▁number ▁A ▁is ▁divided ▁by ▁8, ▁the ▁remainder ▁C ▁can ▁be ▁any ▁number ▁from ▁0 ▁to ▁7 ▁because ▁the ▁remainder ▁is ▁always ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁divis or . ▁It ▁is ▁cur ious ▁that ▁this ▁important ▁distin ction ▁between ▁un if orm ▁and ▁non - un if orm ▁conver g ence ▁was ▁not ▁published ▁till ▁18 47 ▁by ▁St ok es — after wards , ▁Sir ▁George ▁St ok es — and ▁later , ▁independently ▁in ▁1850 ▁by ▁Se id el , ▁a ▁Germ an ▁mathematic ian . ▁This ▁has ▁an ▁important ▁effect ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁shared ▁with ▁transl ations ▁and ▁rot ations . ▁- ▁The ▁train ' s ▁speed ▁increases ▁by ▁10% ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ele v ation ▁change , ▁so ▁the ▁speed ▁becomes ▁20 ▁kmph ▁+ ▁(10 % ▁of ▁20 ▁kmph ) ▁= ▁20 ▁kmph ▁+ ▁2 ▁kmph ▁= ▁22 ▁kmph . ▁Write ▁' three - t enth s ' ▁in ▁decimal ▁form . ▁Total ▁students ▁= ▁Students ▁seated ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁hall ▁+ ▁Students ▁seated ▁in ▁the ▁an nex ▁room ▁+ ▁Students ▁standing ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁hall ▁+ ▁Students ▁standing ▁in ▁the ▁an nex ▁room ▁Total ▁runs ▁= ▁A ver age ▁* ▁Number ▁of ▁innings ▁So , ▁the ▁simpl ified ▁ratio ▁of ▁sk ir ts ▁in ▁Se af o am ▁Valley ▁to ▁sk ir ts ▁in ▁Az ure ▁Valley ▁is ▁2: 3. ▁The ▁new ▁average ▁after ▁11 ▁innings ▁will ▁be : ▁3. ▁Add ▁the ▁same ▁expression ▁to ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁equation ▁so ▁that ▁x ▁appears ▁on ▁only ▁one ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁equation . ▁The ▁sum ▁of ▁the ▁rec ip ro c als ▁of ▁these ▁factors ▁is : ▁- ▁A ▁multiple ▁of ▁3 ▁( A r un ' s ▁opinion ) ▁M int ▁c andy : ▁5 ▁boxes ▁* ▁15 ▁pieces / bo x ▁= ▁75 ▁pieces ▁Since ▁the ▁team ▁scored ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁68 ▁points , ▁we ▁can ▁find ▁out ▁how ▁many ▁points ▁F ay e ▁scored ▁by ▁subtract ing ▁the ▁points ▁scored ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁total ▁points : ▁68 ▁points ▁( total ) ▁- ▁32 ▁points ▁( other ▁players ) ▁= ▁36 ▁points . ▁According ▁to ▁one ▁account ▁given ▁by ▁Pl ut arch , ▁in ▁his ▁life ▁of ▁Mar cell us , ▁he ▁was ▁found ▁by ▁a ▁Roman ▁sold ier ▁absor b ed ▁in ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁a ▁geomet r ical ▁diagram ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁tra ced ▁on ▁the ▁s andy ▁floor ▁of ▁his ▁room . ▁Are a ▁of ▁circle ▁= ▁ π ▁* ▁radi us ^2 ▁So , ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁values ▁of ▁x ▁is ▁50 . ▁This ▁leaves ▁him ▁with ▁100 ▁- ▁60 ▁= ▁40 ▁units ▁of ▁his ▁income . ▁Also ▁in ▁the ▁relation ▁x ▁+ ▁y ▁> ▁1, ▁when ▁either ▁x ▁or ▁y ▁is ▁given , ▁an ▁inde f in ite ▁number ▁of ▁values ▁remain ▁open ▁for ▁the ▁other . ▁It ▁was ▁finally ▁put ▁on ▁its ▁true ▁basis ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁six teenth ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁sevent eenth ▁centuries , ▁as ▁the ▁preced ing ▁account ▁shows , ▁part ly ▁with ▁the ▁view ▁of ▁expl aining ▁the ▁theory ▁of ▁falling ▁bodies , ▁but ▁chief ly ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁scientific ▁theory ▁of ▁plan et ary ▁mot ions . ▁and ▁whose ▁hypot en use ▁has ▁length ▁230 ▁m . ▁In ▁today ' s ▁world ▁we ▁work ▁with ▁very ▁big ▁numbers ▁( ast ron om ical ▁dist ances ) ▁and ▁very ▁small ▁numbers ▁( m icro sc op ic ▁dist ances ), ▁so ▁a ▁sh orth and ▁has ▁been ▁in vent ed ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁eas ier ▁to ▁hand le ▁such ▁numbers . ▁First ▁we ▁represent ▁the ▁unknown ▁numbers ▁by ▁letters : ▁Let ▁L ▁be ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁marbles ▁that ▁Lo v as z ▁has , ▁and ▁T ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁marbles ▁that ▁T on io ▁has . ▁5. ▁3 x + 5 ▁and ▁6 x -1 ▁are ▁not ▁equivalent : ▁if ▁we ▁substitute ▁1 ▁for ▁x , ▁we ▁get ▁8 ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁expression ▁and ▁5 ▁in ▁the ▁second . ▁We ▁are ▁given ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁2, 600 ▁motor cy cles , ▁so ▁M ▁= ▁2, 600 . ▁Write ▁this ▁number ▁as ▁a ▁numeral ▁Let ' s ▁denote ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁female ▁officers ▁on ▁the ▁police ▁force ▁as ▁F . ▁The ▁combined ▁number ▁of ▁trees ▁and ▁stones ▁is : ▁But ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁interesting ▁formula e , ▁especially ▁when ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁some ▁is ▁present , ▁involve ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁variable . ▁The ▁traditional ▁argument ▁( and ▁that ▁which ▁appears ▁in ▁grade ▁7 ) ▁is ▁this : ▁both ▁angles ▁AVB ▁and ▁C VD ▁are ▁supplementary ▁to ▁B V C ▁( rec all ▁that ▁two ▁angles ▁are ▁supplementary ▁if ▁they ▁add ▁to ▁a ▁straight ▁angle ), ▁and ▁therefore ▁must ▁have ▁equal ▁measure . ▁In ▁the ▁particular ▁inst ance ▁before ▁us , ▁the ▁subject ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁history ▁before ▁it ▁assum ed ▁its ▁final ▁form ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁its ▁two ▁in vent ors . ▁A ▁but t ress ▁to ▁a ▁wall ▁is ▁a ▁support ▁structure ▁that ▁extend s ▁out ▁from ▁the ▁wall ▁to ▁the ▁ground , ▁as ▁in ▁Figure ▁8. ▁15 ▁( s now f l ake ▁st amps ) ▁+ ▁11 ▁= ▁26 ▁truck ▁st amps ▁So , ▁each ▁s ib ling ▁would ▁receive ▁26 ▁flowers , ▁and ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁2 ▁flowers ▁left ▁over . ▁John ▁can ▁now ▁run ▁168 ▁miles . ▁However , ▁without ▁the ▁exact ▁number ▁of ▁red ▁cards , ▁we ▁cannot ▁provide ▁a ▁defin itive ▁answer . ▁The ▁total ▁age ▁of ▁the ▁7 ▁people ▁is ▁7 ▁* ▁30 ▁= ▁210 ▁years . ▁The ▁argument ▁is ▁not ▁fully ▁completed , ▁for ▁the ▁conf ig uration ▁of ▁Figure ▁6 a ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁only ▁possibility . ▁Joseph ▁had ▁35 7 ▁cards ▁at ▁first . ▁This ▁second ▁symbol ic ▁use ▁is , ▁at ▁first ▁sight , ▁so ▁abs ur d ly ▁simple ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁begin ner ▁real ize ▁its ▁importance . ▁Now , ▁let ' s ▁add ▁the ▁food ▁for ▁the ▁S w ord t ails ▁and ▁Gu pp ies : ▁Init ially , ▁the ▁radi ator ▁contains ▁10% ▁ant if ree ze , ▁which ▁means ▁there ▁are ▁0 .10 ▁* ▁4 ▁= ▁0.4 ▁gallons ▁of ▁ant if ree ze ▁in ▁the ▁4 ▁gallons ▁of ▁flu id . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁train ' s ▁average ▁speed ▁when ▁traveling ▁from ▁point ▁x ▁to ▁point ▁z ▁was ▁90 ▁miles ▁per ▁hour . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁at omic ▁weight ▁of ▁hy dro gen ▁( H ) ▁is ▁approximately ▁0.9 6. ▁For ▁this ▁reason , ▁we ▁feel ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁essential ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁subject ▁in ▁contextual ▁ex amples , ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁algebraic ▁form ulation ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁chapter . ▁The ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁household s ▁with ▁a ▁b ike ▁( B ) ▁is ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁those ▁with ▁a ▁b ike ▁only ▁and ▁those ▁with ▁both ▁a ▁car ▁and ▁a ▁b ike : ▁Accordingly , ▁mathematical ▁phys ics ▁de als ▁with ▁cor rel ations ▁between ▁variable ▁numbers ▁which ▁are ▁supp osed ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁cor rel ations ▁which ▁exist ▁in ▁nature ▁between ▁the ▁measures ▁of ▁these ▁geomet r ical ▁elements ▁and ▁of ▁their ▁rates ▁of ▁change . ▁To ▁find ▁out ▁how ▁many ▁regular ▁s od as ▁Jer ry ▁bought , ▁we ▁subtract ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁diet ▁s od as ▁from ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁s od as : ▁The ▁subject ▁p icks ▁a ▁number ; ▁since ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁number ▁but ▁we ▁do ▁not ▁know ▁it , ▁we ▁call ▁it ▁N . ▁So , ▁the ▁minimum ▁number ▁of ▁employees ▁having ▁birth d ays ▁on ▁Wednesday ▁is ▁x +1 ▁plus ▁the ▁remainder : ▁Furthermore , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁trans formation ▁that ▁has ▁one ▁fixed ▁point , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁rot ation . ▁The ▁first ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁defin ition ▁of ▁a ▁d ilation . ▁The ▁total ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁past ure ▁is ▁Rs . ▁43 5, ▁and ▁we ▁know ▁that ▁b ▁should ▁pay ▁Rs . ▁180 ▁of ▁that ▁total . ▁This ▁can ▁be ▁rest ated ▁as : g iven ▁the ▁expression ▁ax + b ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁c , ▁find ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁x ▁that ▁produ ces ▁that ▁c . ▁But ▁this ▁is ▁fixed ▁by ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁smaller ▁triangle ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁containing ▁the ▁segment ▁AB ▁and ▁A ' B ', ▁and ▁now ▁we ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁conf ig uration ▁of ▁Figure ▁6 b . ▁A ' s ▁total ▁money ▁received ▁is ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁his ▁managing ▁fee ▁and ▁his ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁profit , ▁which ▁is ▁given ▁as ▁Rs . ▁6 000 . ▁To ▁find ▁x , ▁we ▁raise ▁2 ▁to ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁both ▁sides : ▁When ▁this ▁triangle ▁gets ▁ref lected ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁L , ▁the ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁image ▁line ▁will ▁consist ▁of ▁a ▁vertical ▁line ▁segment ▁from ▁( b , b ) ▁and ▁a ▁horizontal ▁line ▁segment ▁from ▁( a , a ). ▁One ▁way ▁to ▁solve ▁this ▁is ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁that , ▁when ▁divided ▁by ▁13, ▁leaves ▁a ▁remainder ▁of ▁11, ▁and ▁when ▁divided ▁by ▁17 , ▁leaves ▁a ▁remainder ▁of ▁9. ▁So , ▁Jos iah ▁ran ▁22 ▁yards ▁in ▁each ▁game . ▁We ▁know ▁the ▁marks ▁for ▁Mat hem at ics , ▁Phys ics , ▁C hem istry , ▁and ▁B i ology , ▁which ▁are ▁35, ▁5 2, ▁47, ▁and ▁55 ▁respectively . ▁Now , ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁how ▁many ▁such ▁t iles ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁floor . ▁a 2. : ▁Sub tract ▁11 ▁from ▁both ▁sides ▁: ▁6 (2 x -5 ) =4 2, ▁Div ide ▁by ▁6 : ▁2 x -5 = 7 ▁Add ▁5 ▁to ▁both ▁sides : ▁2 x =1 2, ▁and ▁now ▁divide ▁by ▁2 ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁answer ▁x = 6. ▁Thus ▁this ▁segment ▁of ▁the ▁straight ▁line ▁AB ▁gives ▁a ▁pict or ial ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁properties ▁of ▁the ▁relation ▁under ▁the ▁restrict ion ▁to ▁positive ▁numbers . ▁For ▁these ▁reasons , ▁we ▁move ▁a head ▁slowly ; ▁in ▁this ▁chapter ▁developing ▁techniques ▁in ▁studying ▁linear ▁relations , ▁in ▁chapter ▁4 ▁concent r ating ▁on ▁the ▁sim ult ane ous ▁solution ▁of ▁two ▁equations , ▁and ▁then ▁returning ▁to ▁an ▁in - dep th ▁study ▁of ▁functions ▁in ▁chapter ▁5. ▁The ▁place ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁8 ▁in ▁the ▁hundred th s ▁place ▁is ▁0 .08 ▁(8 ▁* ▁0 .01 ). ▁Using ▁the ▁first ▁equation ▁( I ▁= ▁1/ 2 ▁* ▁S ), ▁we ▁can ▁substitute ▁I ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁equation . ▁The ▁total ▁amount ▁of ▁ant if ree ze ▁in ▁the ▁radi ator ▁after ▁this ▁process ▁should ▁be ▁50% ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁4 ▁gallons , ▁which ▁is ▁0 .50 ▁* ▁4 ▁= ▁2 ▁gallons . ▁She ▁gave ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁marbles ▁to ▁Se eth a . ▁Since ▁we ▁are ▁only ▁approxim ating ▁these ▁dist ances , ▁we ▁round ▁to ▁integer ▁values ▁and ▁then ▁check ▁the ▁Py th ag ore an ▁formula ▁to ▁see ▁how ▁close ▁we ▁come ▁to ▁have ▁both ▁sides ▁equal . ▁What ▁we ▁want ▁to ▁show ▁is ▁this : ▁for ▁a ▁line ▁L , ▁this ▁slope ▁calculation ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁for ▁any ▁two ▁points ▁P ▁and ▁Q ▁on ▁L ▁and ▁is ▁called ▁the ▁slope ▁of ▁the ▁line . ▁Now ▁we ▁have ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁ign eous ▁ro cks ▁( I ), ▁which ▁is ▁6 0, ▁and ▁we ▁know ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁40 ▁sh iny ▁ign eous ▁ro cks ▁( S I ). ▁The ▁only ▁number ▁that ▁satisf ies ▁all ▁the ▁conditions ▁is ▁66 , ▁as ▁it ▁is : ▁Since ▁I ▁= ▁1/ 2 ▁* ▁S , ▁we ▁can ▁substitute ▁I ▁in ▁the ▁equation . ▁Therefore , ▁it ▁would ▁take ▁77 ▁days ▁for ▁15 ▁men ▁working ▁10 ▁hours ▁a ▁day ▁to ▁as ph alt ▁a ▁4 ▁km ▁road . ▁How ▁do ▁we ▁describe ▁the ▁trans formation ▁in ▁geomet ric ▁terms ? ▁Sometimes ▁a ▁word ▁or ▁two ▁of ▁expl anation ▁is ▁necessary ; ▁but ▁as ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁fact ▁custom ▁and ▁common ▁sense ▁are ▁usually ▁sufficient , ▁and ▁surpris ingly ▁little ▁conf usion ▁is ▁caused ▁by ▁a ▁procedure ▁which ▁seems ▁so ▁l ax . ▁Now , ▁R ▁takes ▁(0, 0) ▁to ▁(2 , 0) ▁and ▁S ▁leaves ▁(2 , 0) ▁alone , ▁so ▁T ▁takes ▁(0, 0) ▁to ▁(0, 2). ▁- ▁6 ▁quarters , ▁which ▁is ▁6 ▁* ▁25 ▁= ▁150 ▁c ents ▁A ▁non - vert ical ▁straight ▁line ▁is ▁the ▁graph ▁of ▁a ▁linear ▁relation ▁y = mx + b . ▁Let ' s ▁denote ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁votes ▁as ▁V . ▁John ▁consum ed ▁approximately ▁74 9 .9 6 ▁grams ▁of ▁c aff e ine ▁in ▁total . ▁However , ▁in ▁this ▁case , ▁the ▁events ▁are ▁not ▁independent ▁because ▁the ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁draw ▁affects ▁the ▁probability ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁draw . ▁One ▁might ▁just ▁as ▁well ▁ask : ▁" Why ▁does ▁the ▁pl umber ▁have ▁to ▁know ▁his ▁w ren ches ?", ▁" Why ▁does ▁the ▁d ent ist ▁have ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁d ent ist ▁ch air ?", ▁" Why ▁does ▁a ▁car p ent er ▁have ▁to ▁know ▁what ▁a ▁h amm er ▁can ▁and ▁cannot ▁do ?", ▁" Why ▁do ▁we ▁have ▁to ▁learn ▁about ▁our ▁car ▁before ▁we ▁can ▁drive ▁it ?" ▁In ▁the ▁remaining ▁figures , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁rigid ▁motion ▁taking ▁one ▁figure ▁to ▁the ▁other . ▁A ▁pack et ▁contains ▁4 ▁pen cil s . ▁In ▁yards , ▁that ▁is ▁13 20 /3 ▁= ▁4 40 ▁yards . ▁Now ▁the ▁two ▁most ▁important ▁ideas ▁on ▁hand ▁are ▁those ▁of ▁addition ▁and ▁multip lication . ▁For ▁the ▁second ▁event , ▁there ▁are ▁three ▁balls ▁with ▁numbers ▁10 ▁or ▁greater : ▁the ▁balls ▁numbered ▁10, ▁11, ▁and ▁12. ▁Appro xim ately ▁how ▁high ▁up ▁the ▁wall ▁is ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁lad der ? ▁Each ▁bag ▁will ▁cont ain ▁75 ▁pieces ▁of ▁c andy . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁information ▁given , ▁16 % ▁of ▁the ▁female ▁officers ▁were ▁on ▁duty ▁that ▁night . ▁Then ▁the ▁actual ▁distance ▁in ▁km ▁is ▁Therefore , ▁M ike ▁scored ▁21 2 ▁marks . ▁Ma hes an ▁planted ▁16 2 ▁mango ▁plants ▁in ▁one ▁row . ▁A ▁passenger ▁travel s ▁7 ▁km ▁in ▁the ▁tax i . ▁More ▁important ly , ▁note ▁that ▁every ▁slope ▁calculation ▁( as ▁those ▁just ▁executed ) ▁always ▁simpl ifies ▁to ▁a ▁unique ▁equation ▁y = mx + b . ▁And , ▁the ▁slope ▁is ▁calculated ▁as ▁the ▁quot ient ▁of ▁the ▁change ▁in ▁y ▁by ▁the ▁change ▁in ▁x ▁between ▁any ▁two ▁points ▁on ▁the ▁line : ▁Consider ▁the ▁geomet ric ▁series ▁1 ▁+ ▁x ▁+ ▁x 2 ▁+ ▁x 3 ▁+ ▁· ▁· ▁· ▁+ ▁x n ▁+ ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁An ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁rigid ▁motion ▁is ▁a ▁translation ▁( called ▁a ▁sh ift ▁until ▁now ). ▁But ▁( 3, 1 1) ▁is ▁a ▁point ▁on ▁the ▁line , ▁since ▁(1 1 - 9) / ( 3 -2 ) = 2. ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁22 8 ▁children ▁are ▁going ▁on ▁a ▁trip . ▁Of ▁course , ▁when ▁b ▁= ▁0 , ▁the ▁graph ▁goes ▁through ▁the ▁origin ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁proportional ▁relationship , ▁so , ▁by ▁the ▁above ▁argument ▁the ▁graph ▁is ▁a ▁straight ▁line . ▁31 ▁days ▁( total ▁days ▁in ▁July ) ▁- ▁28 ▁days ▁( d ays ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁cap s ules ) ▁= ▁3 ▁days ▁The ▁formula ▁for ▁the ▁circum ference ▁( C ) ▁of ▁a ▁circle ▁is : ▁This ▁can ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁fl ip ▁( re f lection ) ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁y = x . ▁If ▁we ▁let ▁w ▁represent ▁the ▁wid th , ▁we ▁must ▁have ▁18 x ▁w x ▁10 = 36 00 , ▁or ▁180 w = 36 00. ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁given ▁that ▁15 ▁years ▁ago ▁( in ▁the ▁past ), ▁Roh an ' s ▁age ▁was ▁R ▁- ▁15 ▁years . ▁1. ▁example ▁1 d : ▁3 u +2 u + 17 ▁is ▁equivalent ▁to ▁5 u + 17 . ▁F red , ▁Jon ▁and ▁B ro d y ▁po ol ed ▁their ▁resources ▁for ▁a ▁$ 150 ▁room ▁at ▁a ▁res ort . ▁To ▁find ▁the ▁remainder ▁when ▁( 43 ^ 43 ▁+ ▁4 3) ▁is ▁divided ▁by ▁4 4, ▁we ▁can ▁use ▁mod ular ▁arithmetic . ▁We ▁are ▁also ▁given ▁that ▁10% ▁of ▁the ▁d iplom ats ▁spoke ▁both ▁French ▁and ▁Hind i . ▁A ▁table ▁cloth ▁of ▁2 ▁m ▁90 ▁cm ▁is ▁needed ▁to ▁cover ▁a ▁table . ▁Now , ▁let ' s ▁add ▁the ▁c aff e ine ▁from ▁the ▁pill ▁to ▁the ▁total ▁from ▁the ▁dr in ks ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁total ▁amount ▁of ▁c aff e ine ▁John ▁consum ed : ▁How ▁long ▁is ▁each ▁section ? ▁They ▁are , ▁indeed , ▁int im ately ▁connected ▁with ▁it ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁the ▁theory ▁of ▁imag inary ▁numbers ▁explained ▁in ▁Ch ap ters ▁VII ▁and ▁VIII . ▁In ▁summary , ▁the ▁end ▁result ▁of ▁simpl ification ▁is ▁an ▁expression ▁of ▁the ▁form ▁ax + b : ▁This ▁is ▁always ▁the ▁case : ▁any ▁linear ▁expression ▁simpl ifies ▁to ▁the ▁form ▁ax + b . ▁Kam ani ▁extend s ▁it ▁by ▁2 ▁m ▁15 ▁cm . ▁Write ▁the ▁missing ▁numbers ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁number ▁pattern : ▁25, ▁27, ▁...., ▁...., ▁33, ▁35 ▁This ▁means ▁11 2 ▁* ▁10% ▁= ▁11 .2 , ▁but ▁since ▁we ▁can ' t ▁have ▁a ▁fraction ▁of ▁a ▁ball oon , ▁we ' ll ▁round ▁down ▁to ▁11 ▁ball oons ▁with ▁double ▁dur ability . ▁It ▁is ▁good ▁to ▁have ▁as ▁a ▁re ference ▁the ▁values ▁of ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁small ▁dig its . ▁1 kg ▁of ▁d ried ▁fish ▁is ▁Rs . ▁1000 . ▁Now , ▁calculate : ▁BC ^{2} + AC ^{2} =3 24 + 16 00 =1 92 4, ▁and ▁AB ^{2} = 19 36 . ▁Using ▁the ▁first ▁equation ▁( K ▁= ▁2 B ), ▁we ▁can ▁find ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁cr ay ons ▁in ▁Be at r ice ' s ▁box . ▁The ▁particular ▁point ▁in ▁disp ute ▁was ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁bodies ▁of ▁different ▁weights ▁would ▁fall ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁height ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁56 ▁eggs ▁( C her yl ) ▁- ▁29 ▁eggs ▁( more ▁than ▁others ) ▁= ▁27 ▁eggs ▁( total ▁found ▁by ▁Ke v in , ▁B onn ie , ▁and ▁George ) ▁Total ▁legs ▁and ▁wings ▁= ▁28 ▁( ch ick ens ) ▁+ ▁20 ▁( s he ep ) ▁+ ▁80 ▁( gr ass h op p ers ) ▁+ ▁24 ▁( s pid ers ) ▁+ ▁16 ▁( p ige ons ) ▁+ ▁4 ▁( k ang ar o os ) ▁D isc ount ed ▁price ▁= ▁Rs ▁24 68 ▁- ▁Rs ▁12 3 .4 0 ▁National ▁review ▁on ▁adolescent ▁and ▁youth ▁health . ▁Today , ▁Family ▁Health ▁programme ▁re aches ▁almost ▁all ▁families ▁adolescent ▁health . ▁The ▁establishment ▁of ▁“ M ithuru ▁Piyasa / ▁Nat pu ▁Nil ayam ” ▁centres . ▁The ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁programme ▁is ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁of ▁Health ▁( MOH ) ▁teams ▁under ▁the ▁administrative ▁supervision ▁of ▁the ▁Provincial ▁and ▁Regional ▁Director ates ▁of ▁Health . ▁Registr ation ▁of ▁infants ▁and ▁home ▁visits : ▁Under ▁the ▁PD HS , ▁there ▁are ▁several ▁district ▁director ates ▁of ▁health ▁function ing ▁that ▁correspond ▁to ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁districts ▁in ▁a ▁given ▁province ▁[ f igure ▁1.2 ]. ▁As ▁it ▁is ▁well ▁known , ▁cervical ▁cancer ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁common est ▁can c ers ▁among ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁fem ales , ▁which ▁accounts ▁for ▁nearly ▁10% ▁of ▁all ▁female ▁can c ers . ▁However , ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁antenatal ▁clinic ▁visits ▁by ▁a ▁mother ▁may ▁be ▁higher ▁than ▁what ▁we ▁consider ▁due ▁to ▁visits ▁at ▁other ▁service ▁providers ▁are ▁also ▁mentioned ▁here . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau ▁( F HB ) ▁advoc ates ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁on ▁matters ▁related ▁to ▁policy , ▁fin ance , ▁infrastructure ▁and ▁other ▁resource ▁programme ▁development , ▁technical ▁guidance , ▁evaluation ▁and ▁supervision ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁respective ▁programme ▁components . ▁The ▁following ▁graph ▁shows ▁the ▁trends ▁in ▁teenage ▁pregnancies ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁5 ▁years . ▁The ▁districts ▁from ▁Northern ▁Province ▁reported ▁the ▁lowest ▁percent ages . ▁The ▁percentage ▁of ▁mothers ▁registered ▁early ▁r anged ▁from ▁44 .1% ▁( C ol ombo ▁) ▁to ▁85 .1% ▁( H amb antota , ▁and ▁Kurunegala ). ▁Figure ▁2: ▁Organization ▁of ▁F H P ▁at ▁different ▁levels ▁of ▁health ▁system ▁4. ▁Activities ▁and ▁achieve ments ▁in ▁2019 ▁One ▁PHM ▁is ▁appointed ▁for ▁3000 ▁population ▁while ▁a ▁PHI ▁is ▁appointed ▁for ▁10,000 ▁population ▁( f igure ▁1.4 ). ▁It ▁is ▁highly ▁significant ▁that ▁21 ▁(2 3 %) ▁women ▁were ▁above ▁35 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁Two ▁(02) ▁Training ▁of ▁trainers ▁programmes ▁on ▁Bre ast feeding ▁C oun se lling / ▁L act ation ▁Management ▁were ▁conducted ▁at ▁FHB ▁for ▁28 ▁post gr adu ate ▁tra ine es ▁in ▁M D ▁P a ed i at ric s ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁hospital ▁and ▁field ▁health ▁staff ▁in ▁Anuradhapura , ▁Matara ▁Puttalam ▁and ▁Ratnapura ▁districts . ▁The ▁red ▁and ▁blue ▁lines ▁in ▁the ▁diagram ▁dep ict ▁the ▁administrative ▁and ▁technical ▁supervision . ▁In ▁2018, ▁average ▁4 ▁visits ▁have ▁been ▁done ▁by ▁PHM ▁for ▁a ▁pregnant ▁mother ▁( Figure ▁3.1 ). ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁reported ▁morbid ities ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁prevent ed ▁by ▁proper ▁infection ▁control ▁and ▁breastfeeding ▁practices . ▁1.6 ▁W E E K L Y ▁I R ON ▁F OL AT E ▁S U P P L EME NT ATION ▁( W IF S ). ▁D isc rep ancies ▁are ▁ver ified ▁by ▁contact ing ▁the ▁MOHs ▁over ▁the ▁phone ▁and ▁allow ing ▁the ▁MOHs ▁to ▁re - ent er ▁the ▁in acc ur ate ▁and ▁inc om ple te ▁data . ▁In ▁2019, ▁eRHMIS ▁received ▁“ ▁e S w ab im ani ” ▁national ▁a wards ▁and ▁n omin ated ▁for ▁G lobal ▁Sum mit ▁A wards . ▁Distribution ▁of ▁MOH ▁office ▁technical ▁staff ▁categories ▁in ▁2020 ▁is ▁given ▁in ▁table ▁1.1 . ▁The ▁programme ▁provides ▁the ▁most ▁wide ▁maternal , ▁child , ▁school ▁and ▁adolescent ▁health ▁care ▁services . ▁The ▁diagram ▁also ▁depic ts ▁the ▁refer ral ▁and ▁back ▁refer ral ▁path ways ▁available ▁for ▁people ▁conf ron ted ▁by ▁health ▁conditions ▁related ▁to ▁family ▁health ▁( child ▁birth , ▁childhood ▁illness ▁etc .) ▁in ▁p ink ▁lines . ▁Con tra cept ive ▁method ▁fail ures ▁are ▁supp osed ▁to ▁be ▁reported ▁through ▁eRHMIS . ▁Every ▁MOH ▁should ▁send ▁the ▁H ▁1200 ▁B , ▁cons olid ated ▁quarterly ▁return ▁compiled ▁using ▁all ▁H ▁1200 ▁A ▁data ▁to ▁the ▁FHB ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁each ▁quarter . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁strategic ▁plan ▁on ▁child ▁health , ▁national ▁strategy ▁for ▁infant ▁and ▁young ▁child ▁feeding ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁2015 ▁- ▁2020 ▁was ▁developed ▁target ing ▁improving ▁child ▁nutrition . ▁The ▁study ▁“ He alth ▁Care ▁Res ource ▁Ma pping ▁on ▁Child ▁Care ” ▁was ▁started ▁and ▁data ▁collection ▁throughout ▁the ▁country ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁2018. ▁Adolescent ▁and ▁youth ▁are ▁involved ▁in ▁dissemin ation ▁of ▁health ▁mess ages . ▁RDHS ▁areas ▁are ▁similar ▁to ▁administrative ▁districts ▁except ▁in ▁Ampara ▁where ▁the ▁administrative ▁district ▁is ▁sub d iv ided ▁to ▁Ampara ▁and ▁Kal mun ai ▁RDHS ▁areas . ▁Re f res her ▁training ▁for ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁‘ M ithuru ▁Piyasa / ▁Nat pu ▁Nil ayam ” ▁were ▁conducted ▁in ▁Colombo ▁and ▁Kandy . ▁Hig hest ▁coverage ▁for ▁45 ▁year ▁age ▁co h ort ▁( b et ween ▁51 % ▁- 6 2 %) ▁has ▁been ▁seen ▁in ▁Ampara ▁district ▁and ▁between ▁39 % - ▁51 % ▁in ▁Badulla , ▁Polonnaruwa ▁and ▁Mannar ▁districts . ▁G E ND ER ▁AND ▁W O ME N ’ S ▁HEALTH . ▁All ▁children ▁in ▁government ▁schools ▁with ▁less ▁than ▁200 ▁students ▁and ▁also , ▁those ▁in ▁gr ades ▁1, ▁4, ▁7, ▁and ▁10 ▁in ▁schools ▁having ▁en rol ments ▁more ▁than ▁200 ▁students ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁target ▁population ▁c ate red ▁by ▁the ▁programme . ▁Impro ving ▁technical ▁compet encies ▁and ▁capacity ▁building ▁of ▁youth ▁instru ctors ▁is ▁of ▁ut most ▁importance ▁to ▁provide ▁effective ▁health ▁care ▁services ▁to ▁adolescents ▁and ▁youth . ▁E lim ination ▁of ▁mother ▁to ▁child ▁transmission ▁of ▁HIV ▁and ▁Sy ph il is ▁Programme : ▁The ▁equipment ▁required ▁to ▁provide ▁services ▁to ▁adolescents ▁and ▁youth ▁were ▁distributed ▁to ▁Y ow un ▁Piyasa ▁centers ▁at ▁Hospital s ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁of ▁Health ▁Officers ▁that ▁were ▁chosen ▁through ▁the ▁MOMCH ▁of ▁the ▁relevant ▁districts ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Prom ises ▁Project ▁of ▁UN F PA ▁Japanese ▁fund . ▁In ▁2010 ▁M R ▁vaccines ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁MMR ▁vaccine ▁and ▁at ▁present ▁2 ▁doses ▁of ▁MMR ▁vaccine ▁are ▁given ▁to ▁all ▁children ▁at ▁1 ▁and ▁3 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁Ind irect ▁ob stetric ▁deaths ▁result ▁from ▁previous ▁existing ▁disease ▁or ▁disease ▁that ▁developed ▁during ▁pregnancy ▁and ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁due ▁to ▁direct ▁ob stetric ▁ca uses , ▁but ▁which ▁was ▁ag g rav ated ▁by ▁phys i olog ic ▁effects ▁of ▁pregnancy . ▁This ▁package ▁includes : ▁This ▁package ▁is ▁introduced ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁maternal ▁health ▁continu um ▁prior ▁to ▁pregnancy ▁to ▁reduce ▁ind ices ▁such ▁as ▁maternal ▁mortality , ▁infant ▁mortality ▁and ▁low ▁birth ▁weight . ▁A ▁size able ▁reduction ▁of ▁MMR , ▁by ▁nearly ▁10 ▁points , ▁is ▁vis ible ▁from ▁2017 ▁to ▁2019. ▁( Table ▁9.1 ) ▁9 .2 ▁Work ▁perform ances ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁d ental ▁Service ▁- 2019 ▁Monaragala ▁district ▁data ▁were ▁not ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁district ▁staff ▁from ▁June ▁2019 ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁trade ▁union ▁action ▁( Figure 10 .1 ). ▁Total ▁of ▁130 ▁he ath ▁care ▁providers ▁consist ing ▁of ▁MOMCH s , ▁MOHs , ▁R PH NO s , ▁SP HI D s , ▁PH NS s , ▁SP HM s ▁and ▁doctors ▁and ▁n urs ing ▁officers ▁from ▁the ▁Y ow un ▁Piyasa ▁centers ▁from ▁the ▁hospital . ▁These ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁re ▁assessed ▁with ▁the ▁availability ▁of ▁detailed ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁dem ograph ic ▁characteristics ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁from ▁the ▁c ensus . ▁7.1 . ▁Annual ▁Nutrition ▁Month ▁Return ▁The ▁red ▁and ▁blue ▁lines ▁in ▁the ▁diagram ▁dep ict ▁the ▁administrative ▁and ▁technical ▁supervision ▁path ways ▁relevant ▁to ▁different ▁levels ▁of ▁health ▁system ▁that ▁are ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme . ▁Field ▁staff ▁has ▁registered ▁34 1, 745 ▁antenatal ▁women ▁during ▁2019 ▁either ▁at ▁antenatal ▁clinics ▁or ▁during ▁field ▁visits . ▁Pre conception ▁care ▁Inter ventions ▁in ▁improving ▁maternal ▁and ▁child ▁health ▁should ▁be ▁started ▁from ▁the ▁pre - conception ▁stage . ▁19 ▁• ▁A ▁dra ft ▁Cost ed ▁Implementation ▁Plan ▁for ▁National ▁Family ▁Planning ▁Programme ▁was ▁prepared . ▁It ▁also ▁depic ts ▁the ▁refer ral ▁and ▁back ▁refer ral ▁path ways ▁available ▁for ▁people ▁affected ▁by ▁conditions ▁related ▁to ▁R MNCAY ▁health . ▁P oor ▁participation ▁and ▁also ▁er r ors ▁were ▁noted ▁in ▁reporting ▁data . ▁5. ▁SP EC I AL ▁A CT I VI T I ES ▁C AR RI ED ▁O U T ▁D UR ING ▁2019. ▁H ▁1200 ▁serv es ▁d ual ▁purpose ▁of ▁record ▁and ▁return ▁of ▁family ▁planning ▁new ▁accept ors . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁joint ▁activity ▁with ▁Int ra partum ▁and ▁Newborn ▁Unit , ▁FHB . ▁T arget s ▁have ▁been ▁set ▁aim ing ▁at ▁achieving ▁relevant ▁S DG s ▁in ▁2030 ▁[ t able ▁1.2 ]. ▁L aun ching ▁ceremony ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁20 .0 8. 2019 ▁at ▁BMI CH ▁and ▁was ▁ch aired ▁Additional ▁Secretary ▁Public ▁Health ▁Services . ▁In ▁2018, ▁PHMs ▁reported ▁35, 75 7 ▁mothers ▁with ▁postpartum ▁morbid ities . ▁Each ▁unit ▁is ▁possess ing ▁a ▁separate ▁staff ▁responsible ▁for ▁advoc acy , ▁policy ▁and ▁strategic ▁analysis , ▁programme ▁development , ▁technical ▁guidance , ▁evaluation ▁and ▁supervision ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁respective ▁programme ▁components . ▁Res ult s ▁of ▁the ▁P il ot ▁Project ▁showed ▁that ▁of ▁9 83 3 ▁women ▁scre ened ▁50 42 ▁belong ed ▁to ▁35 ▁year ▁age ▁co h ort ▁and ▁47 91 ▁belong ed ▁to ▁45 ▁year ▁age ▁co h ort . ▁( Table ▁3 .3 ) ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁notable ▁that ▁BMI ▁of ▁83 .8% ▁of ▁antenatal ▁women ▁attending ▁clinics ▁had ▁been ▁assessed ▁before ▁12 ▁weeks ▁of ▁pregnancy . ▁Rep r int ing ▁of ▁the ▁Child ▁Development ▁Man ual . ▁This ▁will ▁ensure ▁that ▁they ▁get ▁exp osed ▁to ▁similar ▁kind ▁of ▁interventions . ▁The ▁data ▁for ▁BMI ▁and ▁H b ▁testing ▁are ▁available ▁from ▁field ▁clinics . ▁Figure ▁10 ▁shows ▁the ▁progress ion ▁of ▁the ▁cause ▁specific ▁MMR s ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁decades . ▁The ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁is ▁compris ed ▁of ▁several ▁major ▁components ▁that ▁aim ▁to ▁promote ▁maternal , ▁newborn , ▁child , ▁school ▁and ▁adolescent ▁health . ▁There ▁is ▁under ▁reporting ▁of ▁L BW ▁from ▁the ▁field . ▁In ▁2018, ▁PHMs ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁have ▁reported ▁31 5, 0 23 ▁live ▁births ▁( e ither ▁sing let on / ▁multiple ). ▁Stat us ▁reported ▁here ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁different ▁testing ▁methods ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁years . ▁Ant en atal ▁morbidity ▁reporting ▁is ▁increasing ▁gradually . ▁All ▁hospitals ▁with ▁mater nity ▁services ▁were ▁instru cted ▁to ▁pre - des ign ate ▁an ▁is ol ation ▁area ▁for ▁pregnant ▁and ▁postpartum ▁mothers / new - born ▁suspected ▁with ▁COVID ▁- 19 . ▁During ▁field ▁contact s ▁PHMs ▁should ▁assess ▁the ▁antenatal ▁mothers ’ ▁health ▁status ▁by ▁risk ▁screening ▁and ▁examination . ▁“ E l igible ▁Family ” ▁is ▁defined ▁as ▁a ▁family ▁with ▁a ▁female ▁aged ▁between ▁15 -4 9 ▁years , ▁either ▁married ▁leg ally ▁or ▁living ▁together ▁and / ▁or ▁having ▁a ▁child ▁under ▁5 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁Pre vent ability ▁of ▁the ▁confirmed ▁maternal ▁deaths ▁was ▁assessed ▁by ▁the ▁review ing ▁expert ▁panel ▁after ▁reaching ▁a ▁cons ensus . ▁Two ▁programmes ▁were ▁conducted ▁covering ▁national ▁and ▁middle ▁level ▁managers . ▁% ▁of ▁antenatal ▁women ▁protected ▁against ▁rub ella ▁out ▁of ▁registered ▁pregnancies . ▁staff ▁of ▁Cent res ▁in ▁Western , ▁Sab arag amuwa , ▁and ▁Southern ▁provinces ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁sharing ▁of ▁experi ences ▁workshop ▁held ▁in ▁Colombo . ▁Table ▁6.1 : ▁Per cent age ▁of ▁eligible ▁families ▁using ▁all ▁methods ▁2015 ▁- ▁2019 ▁The ▁national ▁population ▁estimates , ▁fert ility , ▁and ▁mortality ▁rates ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Registrar ▁General ▁are ▁used ▁in ▁some ▁indicators ▁included ▁in ▁this ▁Annual ▁Report ▁as ▁denomin ators . ▁Secretary ▁Health ▁is ▁the ▁overall ▁administrative ▁head ▁in ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁[ f igure ▁1.1 ]. ▁St r ateg ic ▁direct ions ▁aim ing ▁at ▁reducing ▁mortality ▁due ▁to ▁acc idents ▁and ▁su ic ides ▁among ▁young ▁persons ▁and ▁reduce ▁prevalence ▁of ▁was ting , ▁over weight / ▁ob es ity ▁and ▁anaemia , ▁reducing ▁adolescent ▁fert ility ▁rate ▁and ▁new ▁HIV / S ex ually ▁Trans mitted ▁Inf ect ions ▁among ▁the ▁adolescent ▁and ▁youth ▁are ▁included . ▁The ▁Chief ▁Gu est ▁was ▁Hon . ▁F a iz al ▁C ass im , ▁State ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health , ▁Nutrition ▁and ▁Ind igenous ▁Med ic ine . ▁In ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁comprehensive ▁efforts ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁to ▁ensure ▁all ▁reproductive ▁age ▁women ▁were ▁immun ized ▁at ▁field ▁clinics . ▁It ▁was ▁evident ▁that ▁the ▁private ▁health ▁sector ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁is ▁fast ▁growing ▁and ▁becoming ▁popular ▁among ▁the ▁cl ients . ▁Each ▁MOH ▁is ▁supp osed ▁to ▁comp ile ▁H ▁50 9 ▁in ▁3 ▁cop ies ▁and ▁send ▁one ▁to ▁FHB , ▁another ▁one ▁Each ▁maternal ▁death ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁reported ▁within ▁24 ▁hours ▁to ▁the ▁RDHS ▁and ▁FHB ▁by ▁the ▁MOH ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁or ▁the ▁In stitution al ▁Head , ▁where ▁the ▁death ▁occurred . ▁A ▁hot - line ▁service ▁was ▁tem por arily ▁established ▁to ▁provide ▁basic ▁emot ional ▁support ▁for ▁D V ▁Sur v iv ors ▁who ▁could ▁not ▁access ▁services ▁due ▁to ▁mob ility ▁restrictions . ▁The ▁mid ▁year ▁population ▁for ▁2013 ▁was ▁reported ▁as ▁20 , 4 83 ,000 . ▁Ass essment ▁on ▁adolescent ▁and ▁youth ▁health . ▁Train er ▁once ▁trained , ▁trained ▁district ▁and ▁division al ▁level ▁health ▁staff . ▁Stand ard ▁package ▁of ▁interventions ▁is ▁offered ▁to ▁all ▁pregnant ▁mothers ▁following ▁identification ▁of ▁all ▁pregnant ▁mothers ▁through ▁d omiciliary ▁care ▁or ▁clinic ▁care . ▁6 ▁A CT I VI T I ES ▁C AR RI ED ▁O U T ▁B Y ▁THE ▁C HI LD ▁HEALTH , ▁D E V E L O P ME NT ▁AND ▁SP EC I AL ▁N E ED S ▁UNI T ▁OF ▁THE ▁FA MI L Y ▁HEALTH ▁B UR EA U ▁IN ▁2019. ▁The ▁official ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁is ▁“ T o ▁contrib ute ▁to ▁the ▁adolescents ▁and ▁those ▁in ▁reproductive ▁ages ". ▁P a ed i at ric / h ospital ▁nutrition ▁clinic ▁refer ral ▁is ▁being ▁done ▁as ▁appropriate ▁when ever ▁it ▁is ▁indicated . ▁Not ably , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁direct ▁ca uses ▁( ob stetric ▁ha emor r h age , ▁hy per t ensive ▁dis ord ers , ▁l iver ▁disease ▁and ▁se pt ic ▁ab ort ion ) ▁indicate ▁a ▁significant ▁reduction . ▁VDRL ▁coverage ▁among ▁delivering ▁mothers ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁relatively ▁low ▁in ▁RDHS ▁areas ▁of ▁Batticaloa ▁( 94 .6% ), ▁P utt lam ▁( 98 .2 %) ▁and ▁K il in ochchi ▁( 98 .2 %). ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁recent ▁past , ▁st ag n ation ▁could ▁be ▁observed ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁planning ▁practices ▁and ▁services . ▁Figure ▁3 ▁shows ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁g ross ▁in ade qu acy ▁in ▁allocation ▁of ▁public ▁health ▁staff ▁island ▁wide ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁population ▁alone ▁although ▁there ▁are ▁other ▁factors ▁also ▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁e . g . ▁ter rain . ▁This ▁programme ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁2007 ▁and ▁an ▁apprec iable ▁level ▁of ▁effort ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁to ▁implement ▁the ▁programme ▁at ▁schools . ▁However , ▁financial ▁expenditure ▁increased ▁exceeding ▁the ▁original ▁allocation . ▁It ▁reflect s ▁either ▁lack ▁of ▁efficiency ▁in ▁upd ating ▁the ▁El igible ▁Family ▁Reg ister ▁or ▁in acc ur acy ▁in ▁the ▁estimate ▁we ▁used ▁for ▁calculations ▁as ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁eligible ▁families ▁in ▁the ▁population ▁(16 %) ▁or ▁both . ▁Field ▁visits ▁for ▁health ▁promoting ▁schools ▁which ▁was ▁acc red ited ▁as ▁Gold en ▁level . ▁Re j uven ate ▁the ▁Child ▁Development ▁and ▁Special ▁needs ▁national ▁programme ▁by ▁having ▁cons ensus ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁relevant ▁stakeholders . ▁Since ▁the ▁information ▁needed ▁for ▁this ▁indic ator ▁reporting ▁is ▁not ▁available ▁through ▁the ▁routine ▁information ▁system , ▁a ▁bas eline ▁survey ▁using ▁E CD I 20 30 ▁instru ment ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁conducted . ▁This ▁figure ▁showed ▁a ▁slight ▁improvement ▁in ▁identification ▁and ▁reporting ▁of ▁growth ▁fal tering ▁from ▁the ▁year ▁2017 ▁(1 3 .5% ). ▁During ▁2014, ▁95 .5% ▁of ▁mothers ▁attended ▁field ▁antenatal ▁clinics ▁which ▁are ▁conducted ▁by ▁MOH ▁or ▁at ▁non - s pecial ists ▁institutions ▁at ▁least ▁once . ▁Per iod ic ▁assessment ▁( s ur vey ) ▁for ▁monitoring ▁of ▁the ▁breastfeeding ▁Code ▁( N et C ode ▁period ic ▁assessment ) ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁mobile ▁application ▁to ▁report ▁Code ▁viol ations ▁( N et ▁Code ▁continuous ▁monitoring ) ▁: ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁strengthen ▁the ▁monitoring ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁breastfeeding ▁Code , ▁Net C ode ▁period ic ▁assessment ▁was ▁conducted ▁and ▁a ▁mobile ▁application ▁to ▁report ▁viol ations ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁continuous ▁monitoring ▁was ▁developed ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁WHO ▁Count ry ▁Office . ▁This ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁findings ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Survey ▁of ▁Int est inal ▁N em at ode ▁Inf ect ions ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁conducted ▁for ▁FHB ▁by ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁researchers ▁led ▁by ▁Prof . ▁Nil an thi ▁de ▁Silva ▁( S en ior ▁Prof . ▁of ▁Par as it ology , ▁Fac ult y ▁of ▁Med ic ine , ▁University ▁of ▁Kel an iya ) ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁February ▁– ▁April ▁2017. ▁Pre conception ▁Care ▁6 ▁The ▁new ▁package ▁would ▁inter v ene ▁in ▁improving ▁maternal ▁and ▁child ▁health ▁should ▁be ▁started ▁from ▁the ▁pre conception ▁stage . ▁21 ▁• ▁A ▁sy mp os ium ▁on ▁family ▁planning ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁annual ▁academic ▁sess ions ▁of ▁College ▁Community ▁Phys icians ’ ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁At ▁each ▁district ▁level ▁national ▁maternal ▁mortality ▁reviews , ▁all ▁the ▁inde x ▁cases ▁(1 00 %) ▁were ▁discussed , ▁defic i encies ▁were ▁identified ▁and ▁the ▁recommendations ▁were ▁form ulated . ▁Youth ▁initiated ▁projects ▁target ing ▁increased ▁youth ▁participation ▁at ▁Panadura ▁Y ow un ▁Piyasa ▁center ▁was ▁organized ▁and ▁implemented ▁by ▁adolescents ▁and ▁youth . ▁Research ▁and ▁Development ▁Unit ▁The ▁overall ▁administration ▁including ▁log istical ▁supply ▁team ▁becomes ▁the ▁main ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁MOH . ▁F re qu ency ▁distribution ▁of ▁Grade ▁10 ▁children ▁with ▁a ▁low ▁BMI ▁2007 -201 9, ▁Source : ▁FHB , ▁eRHMIS ▁2019. ▁It ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁cover ▁70 ▁% ▁of ▁target ▁population ▁of ▁women ▁with ▁this ▁high ▁prec ision ▁test ▁by ▁2030 . ▁Reproductive , ▁Maternal , ▁Newborn , ▁Child , ▁Adolescent ▁and ▁Youth ▁Health ▁programme ▁( R MNCAYH ) ▁has ▁been ▁ev olved ▁over ▁many ▁decades . ▁The ▁official ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁is ▁“ to ▁contrib ute ▁to ▁the ▁attain ment ▁of ▁highest ▁possible ▁levels ▁of ▁health ▁of ▁all ▁women , ▁children ▁and ▁families ▁through ▁provision ▁of ▁comprehensive , ▁sustain able , ▁equ itable ▁and ▁quality ▁maternal ▁and ▁child ▁health ▁services ▁in ▁a ▁support ive , ▁cult urally ▁accept able ▁and ▁family ▁friendly ▁setting .” ▁Services ▁for ▁vict ims ▁of ▁gender - based ▁violence ▁and ▁youth ▁centers ▁were ▁continued ▁although ▁access ibility ▁for ▁services ▁was ▁low . ▁Co ordination ▁and ▁final ization ▁of ▁the ▁J ob ▁des cript ion ▁of ▁Consultant ▁Community ▁P a ed i at ric ians . ▁The ▁main ▁aim ▁was ▁to ▁share ▁and ▁learn ▁from ▁the ▁experi ences ▁of ▁different ▁“ M ithuru ▁Piyasa / ▁Nat pu ▁Nil ayam ” ▁centres ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Distribution ▁of ▁estimated ▁population ▁over ▁broad ▁age ▁groups ▁from ▁1995 ▁- 20 50, ▁project ed ▁by ▁using ▁Dem Pro j ▁computer ▁Programme . ▁On ▁average ▁1.8 ▁postnatal ▁visits ▁were ▁made ▁within ▁the ▁first ▁ten ▁days . ▁GBV ▁prevention ▁activities ▁at ▁the ▁individual , ▁family , ▁and ▁community ▁level ▁and ▁also ▁providing ▁care ▁for ▁surviv ors ▁of ▁GBV ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁is ▁done ▁through ▁preventive ▁health ▁staff ▁of ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁of ▁Health ▁( MOH ) ▁areas . ▁Although ▁int ensive ▁nutrition ▁promot ional ▁activities ▁focus ing ▁on ▁pregnant ▁mothers , ▁all ▁under ▁five ▁children , ▁school ▁children ▁and ▁adolescents ▁are ▁carried ▁out ▁during ▁this ▁month ▁by ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau , ▁in ▁2019 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁pre v ail ing ▁situation ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁extensive ▁activities ▁were ▁not ▁possible . ▁This ▁high ▁coverage ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁pregnant ▁mothers ’ ▁registration ▁not ▁only ▁shows ▁the ▁efficiency ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁health ▁care ▁staff ▁around ▁the ▁country , ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁positive ▁health ▁seek ing ▁behaviour ▁among ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁mothers . ▁Out ▁of ▁pregnant ▁mothers ▁in ▁2018, ▁98 .5% ▁were ▁protected ▁for ▁Rub ella . ▁Qu ar ter ly ▁MCH ▁Return ▁( H ▁50 9) ▁can ▁be ▁gener ated ▁at ▁MOH , ▁district , ▁provincial ▁and ▁central ▁level ▁as ▁a ▁comprehensive ▁set ▁of ▁data ▁on ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁at ▁the ▁MOH ▁level . ▁The ▁new ▁package ▁would ▁• ▁Impro ve ▁knowledge ▁and ▁att itudes ▁of ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁especially ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁pre - conception ▁health ▁which ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁behaviour al ▁changes . ▁• ▁Ass ure ▁that ▁all ▁newly ▁w ed ded ▁couples ▁receive ▁pre - conception ▁care ▁services . ▁( he alth ▁promotion , ▁evidence ▁based ▁risk ▁screening , ▁interventions ▁etc .) ▁• ▁Impro ve ▁the ▁health ▁of ▁women ▁before ▁pregnancy ▁by ▁giving ▁pre ▁concept ion ▁care . ▁• ▁Det ect ▁the ▁health ▁problems ▁of ▁the ▁couple ▁to ▁prevent , ▁minim ize , ▁treat ▁or ▁correct ▁the ▁health ▁problems ▁before ▁they ▁attain ▁pa ren th ood . ▁The ▁PHMs ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁report ▁selected ▁types ▁of ▁morbid ities ▁and ▁complications ▁during ▁antenatal ▁period . ▁The ▁quarterly ▁returns ▁are ▁supp osed ▁to ▁be ▁received ▁at ▁FHB ▁before ▁the ▁25 th ▁of ▁the ▁month ▁following ▁each ▁quarter . ▁Comp on ents ▁related ▁to ▁Covid ▁– ▁19 ▁pandemic ▁were ▁also ▁newly ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁project ▁which ▁was ▁initiated ▁in ▁2019. ▁This ▁format ▁was ▁pret ested ▁in ▁Kurunegala ▁and ▁Rath napura ▁districts ▁and ▁amend ments ▁were ▁done ▁by ▁the ▁School ▁Health ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁health ▁b ureau , ▁Nutrition ▁Division ▁and ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education . ▁Children ▁above ▁two ▁years ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁we ighed ▁once ▁in ▁three ▁months ▁if ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁nutrition ▁problems ▁and ▁if ▁they ▁have ▁any ▁nutritional ▁issues , ▁monthly ▁we igh ing ▁is ▁recommended . ▁Path ways ▁relevant ▁to ▁different ▁levels ▁of ▁health ▁system ▁that ▁are ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Family ▁Organization ▁of ▁F H P ▁at ▁different ▁levels ▁of ▁health ▁system ▁Health ▁Programme . ▁Health ▁mess ages ▁targeted ▁at ▁pregnant ▁and ▁postpartum ▁mothers ▁were ▁circ ulated ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁l ia ising ▁with ▁the ▁Health ▁Promotion ▁Bureau ▁and ▁leading ▁media ▁ch ann els . ▁All ▁per inatal ▁deaths ▁( st ill ▁births ▁> 28 ▁weeks ▁of ▁period ▁of ▁g est ation ▁and ▁early ▁ne on atal ▁deaths ) ▁in ▁specialized ▁hospitals ▁are ▁reported ▁to ▁heads ▁of ▁the ▁institutions ▁within ▁24 ▁hours . ▁This ▁indicates ▁only ▁the ▁blood ▁samples ▁taken ▁at ▁the ▁field ▁clinics ▁and ▁sending ▁for ▁testing ▁in ▁government ▁institutions . ▁Ant en atal ▁morbidity ▁reporting ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁R HMIS ▁from ▁2018. ▁In ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁Well ▁W oman ▁Programme , ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau ▁collabor ates ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁C ancer ▁Control ▁programme , ▁National ▁S TD ▁A I DS ▁Control ▁Programme , ▁College ▁of ▁Path ologists ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁( C PS L ) ▁and ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁College ▁of ▁Obstetric ians ▁and ▁G y na ec ologists ▁( SL CO G ). ▁The ▁Public ▁Health ▁Mid w ife ▁( PHM ) ▁and ▁Public ▁Health ▁Inspector ▁( P HI ) ▁are ▁the ▁ult imate ▁grass ro ot ▁level ▁primary ▁health ▁care ▁workers ▁of ▁the ▁MOH ▁team . ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁42 % ▁of ▁antenatal ▁women ▁had ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁antenatal ▁morbidity . ▁Financial ▁allocation ▁from ▁G O SL ▁budget ▁line ▁reduced ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁These ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁re - ass ess ed ▁with ▁the ▁availability ▁of ▁detailed ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁dem ograph ic ▁characteristics ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁from ▁the ▁c ensus . ▁The ▁knowledge ▁and ▁awareness ▁of ▁health care ▁professionals ▁regarding ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁gender ▁differences ▁and ▁inequalities , ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁those ▁on ▁individuals ’ ▁health ▁status ▁and , ▁strategies ▁to ▁minim ize ▁gender ▁inequalities ▁might ▁play ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁pre v ail ing ▁to xic ▁gender ▁norm s ▁and ▁values ▁in ▁a ▁given ▁society . ▁The ▁main ▁target ▁population ▁for ▁well ▁woman ▁services ▁are ▁women ▁aged ▁35 ▁years ▁and ▁45 ▁years ▁( since ▁2018 ). ▁In stru ctions ▁were ▁issued ▁to ▁relevant ▁regional ▁level ▁health ▁staff ▁on ▁provision ▁of ▁d omiciliary ▁care , ▁field ▁clinic ▁care ▁and ▁refer ral ▁criteria ▁for ▁specialized ▁care , ▁protect ive ▁measures , ▁managing ▁log istics ▁and ▁creating ▁community ▁awareness ▁through ▁several ▁guidelines ▁at ▁different ▁time ▁periods ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁ev ol ving ▁disease ▁situation ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁During ▁home ▁visits , ▁PHMs ▁assess ▁the ▁health ▁status ▁of ▁antenatal ▁women ▁by ▁risk ▁screening ▁and ▁examination ▁and ▁conducting ▁simple ▁investigations , ▁and ▁also ▁educ ate ▁antenatal ▁women ▁and ▁their ▁family ▁members . ▁13 ▁• ▁Development ▁of ▁an ▁educational ▁video ▁on ▁I U D ▁in ▁Tamil ▁language ▁for ▁the ▁cl ients ▁of ▁F P ▁services ▁was ▁initiated . ▁The ▁overall ▁low ▁BMI ▁among ▁grade ▁10 ▁students ▁in ▁2019 ▁was ▁18 % ▁with ▁21 .9% ▁among ▁mal es ▁while ▁it ▁was ▁14 .1% ▁among ▁fem ales . ▁6 .2 .2. ▁National ▁F et o - In f ant ▁Mortality ▁Sur veillance ▁System ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁mainly ▁cat ers ▁for ▁“ E l igible ▁F amil ies ” ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Promotion ▁of ▁P sych o ▁Social ▁Health ▁among ▁School ▁Children : ▁Under ▁nutrition ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁res istant ▁public ▁health ▁problems ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁Each ▁year ▁Maternal ▁Mortality ▁Review s ▁are ▁conducted ▁at ▁district ▁level . ▁Av ail ability ▁of ▁path ological ▁fe atures ▁and ▁under lying ▁cause ▁of ▁death ▁significantly ▁support ▁the ▁final ▁determ ination ▁of ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁inde x ▁case ▁by ▁the ▁expert ▁panel ▁following ▁a ▁cons ensus ▁reaching ▁process . ▁Figure ▁1.1 : ▁Administr ative ▁h ier arch y ▁in ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁Source : ▁Mo H . ▁Post partum ▁home ▁visits ▁were ▁continued ▁with ▁special ▁infection ▁prevention ▁measures ▁to ▁safe gu ard ▁public ▁health ▁mid wives . ▁They ▁ev olve ▁with ▁time , ▁vary ▁substant ially ▁from ▁place ▁to ▁place , ▁and ▁subject ▁to ▁changes . ▁The ▁maternal ▁component ▁is ▁further ▁sub - d iv ided ▁into ▁areas ▁such ▁as ; ▁Ant en atal , ▁Int ra partum , ▁Post partum ▁and ▁Maternal ▁Mor bid ity ▁and ▁Mortality ▁Sur veillance ▁ent ities . ▁M AT ER N AL ▁AND ▁N E W B OR N ▁C AR E : ▁Maternal ▁Care ▁Unit ▁and ▁the ▁Int ran atal ▁and ▁Newborn ▁Care ▁Unit ▁of ▁the ▁FHB ▁carried ▁out ▁various ▁activities ▁in ▁up l if ting ▁the ▁maternal ▁and ▁newborn ▁health ▁in ▁2020. ▁Rub ella ▁coverage ▁has ▁been ▁very ▁high ▁over ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁in ▁2013, ▁97 % ▁mothers ▁were ▁protected ▁for ▁Rub ella ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁they ▁get ▁pregnant . ▁This ▁was ▁on ▁par ▁with ▁the ▁national ▁programme ▁objective ▁and ▁to ▁commemor ate ▁the ▁day , ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Health ▁Promotion ▁Bureau . ▁FHB ▁has ▁several ▁sub ▁units ▁that ▁co vers ▁the ▁different ▁components ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme . ▁2.5 . ▁Protection ▁from ▁Rub ella ▁and ▁T etan us ▁In ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁The ▁data ▁elements ▁in ▁this ▁return ▁cover ▁wide ▁sc ope . ▁M N H ▁quality ▁ass urance ▁programme ▁in ▁hospitals : ▁RMNCAYH ▁data , ▁school ▁health ▁data ▁and ▁Family ▁Planning ▁new ▁accept or ▁data ▁is ▁collected ▁by ▁FHB ▁from ▁all ▁MOH ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁mon itor ▁the ▁national ▁programme . ▁18 . ▁D raft ▁of ▁Human ▁Ass isted ▁Rep rodu ction ▁and ▁G en etic ▁Act ▁( H AR G A ) ▁was ▁prepared . ▁Supp lementation : ▁V it amin ▁A ▁supp lementation ▁for ▁under ▁5 ▁children ▁( e very ▁six ▁months ▁from ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six ▁months ▁on wards ) ▁to ▁address ▁v it amin ▁A ▁defic iency , ▁Mult ip le ▁Mic ron ut ri ent ▁( M M N ) ▁supp lementation ▁to ▁comb at ▁an em ia ▁among ▁infants ▁and ▁young ▁children ▁at ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁6, ▁12 ▁and ▁18 ▁months ▁and ▁provision ▁of ▁supplementary ▁food ▁“ Th rip os ha ” ▁to ▁under n our ished ▁children ▁are ▁implemented ▁throughout ▁the ▁country ▁through ▁field ▁care ▁services . ▁In ▁turn ▁it ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁team ▁compris ing ▁several ▁principal ▁categories ▁of ▁staff . ▁High ▁coverage ▁of ▁t etan us ▁vaccination ▁among ▁antenatal ▁mothers ▁along ▁with ▁safe ▁delivery ▁and ▁newborn ▁care ▁practices ▁have ▁attributed ▁to ▁el imination ▁of ▁ne on atal ▁t etan us ▁from ▁the ▁country . ▁L ive ▁births ▁reported ▁by ▁the ▁Registrar ▁General ’ s ▁Department ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁2019 ▁was ▁taken ▁as ▁the ▁denominator ▁(31 9, 0 10 ). ▁VDRL ▁coverage ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁delivery ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁relatively ▁low ▁in ▁RDHS ▁areas ▁of ▁Colombo ( 83 .1 %), ▁Batticaloa ▁( 93 .5% ), ▁and ▁Kalutara ▁( 93 .7 %) ▁( A n nex ure ▁2 ). ▁Adv oc acy ▁and ▁awareness ▁were ▁conducted ▁for ▁700 ▁police ▁officers ▁from ▁six ▁districts ▁on ▁the ▁need ▁of ▁ASRH ▁services ▁with ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁sm o oth ▁function ing ▁of ▁the ▁needed ▁services . ▁The ▁expected ▁outcome ▁was ▁to ▁strengthen ▁the ▁GBV ▁response ▁of ▁the ▁centres ▁through ▁effective ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁M ithuru ▁Piyasa ▁protoc ol ▁and ▁capacity ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁staff ▁involved ▁in ▁service ▁provision . ▁The ▁supplementary ▁expenditure ▁was ▁obtained ▁from ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health . ▁Pre conception ▁care ▁service ▁package ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁in ▁2012 ▁to ▁promote ▁health ▁of ▁women ▁and ▁their ▁partners ▁to ▁enter ▁pregnancy ▁in ▁opt imal ▁health . ▁Figure ▁1.2 : ▁Registrar ▁General ’ s ▁Department ▁and ▁other ▁S ources ▁and ▁Path ways ▁of ▁Data ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁Annual ▁Report ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁notable ▁that ▁BMI ▁of ▁84 .5% ▁of ▁mothers ▁attending ▁clinics ▁were ▁meas ured ▁before ▁12 ▁weeks ▁of ▁pregnancy . ▁An ▁advoc acy ▁meeting ▁for ▁relevant ▁technical ▁and ▁administrative ▁staff ▁from ▁35 ▁hospitals ▁were ▁conducted ▁at ▁Water ’ s ▁Ed ge ▁H ot el . ▁D G H ▁Matara , ▁D G H ▁Hambantota , ▁BH ▁H om agama , ▁BH ▁Negombo , ▁BH ▁El p itiya , ▁BH ▁H or ana , ▁BH ▁Bal ap ity a , ▁BH ▁Puttalam , ▁BH ▁K amb ur up ity a ▁and ▁BH ▁T ang alle . ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁at ▁central ▁level ▁is ▁responsible ▁maintaining ▁the ▁health ▁services ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁while ▁the ▁nine ▁Provincial ▁Ministries ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁effective ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁services ▁in ▁their ▁respective ▁provinces . ▁Near ly ▁8 ▁such ▁training ▁programmes ▁were ▁conducted ▁at ▁N I E . ▁T ill ▁2014, ▁El igible ▁family ▁percentage ▁was ▁taken ▁as ▁16 %. ▁These ▁include ▁registration ▁of ▁eligible ▁families ▁by ▁PHMs ▁and ▁identifying ▁the ▁schools ▁under ▁their ▁care ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁children ▁in ▁these ▁schools ▁who ▁should ▁be ▁examined ▁during ▁the ▁year ▁by ▁PHIs . ▁Public ▁Health ▁Nurs ing ▁S ister s ▁( PH NS ) ▁and ▁Superv ising ▁Public ▁Health ▁Midwives ▁come ▁under ▁the ▁purview ▁of ▁the ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁Health ▁Services ▁( DG HS ). ▁Se vere ▁underweight ▁also ▁shows ▁a ▁similar ▁rising ▁trend ▁across ▁age ▁groups ▁with ▁2 .8% ▁of ▁2-5 - year - old s ▁having ▁severe ▁underweight ▁( t able ▁4 .3 ). ▁Res istant ▁cases ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁managed ▁at ▁the ▁Nutrition ▁clinics ▁of ▁the ▁MOH . ▁This ▁mainly ▁includes ▁School ▁Dental ▁programme ▁and ▁oral ▁health ▁programme ▁for ▁the ▁pregnant ▁women . ▁Se ven ▁district ▁level ▁awareness ▁sess ions ▁for ▁adolescent ▁sexual ▁and ▁reproductive ▁health ▁( AS RH ) ▁services ▁to ▁law ▁implementing ▁ag ents ▁in ▁six ▁districts ▁were ▁conducted . ▁The ▁clinic ▁care ▁given ▁to ▁antenatal ▁mothers ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁comp lim ent ▁by ▁d omiciliary ▁care ▁offered ▁by ▁PHMs . ▁Ex cept ▁for ▁the ▁high ▁risk ▁districts ▁of ▁Colombo ▁and ▁Nuwara el iya , ▁the ▁programme ▁will ▁be ▁term inated ▁after ▁2020. ▁With ▁the ▁collaboration ▁of ▁Per inatal ▁Society ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁a ▁capacity ▁building ▁workshop ▁was ▁conducted ▁on ▁clinical ▁upd ates ▁in ▁maternal ▁and ▁newborn ▁care ▁for ▁Public ▁Health ▁Midwives ▁in ▁RDHS ▁area ▁Colombo . ▁The ▁following ▁graph ▁shows ▁the ▁trends ▁in ▁teenage ▁Prim ies ▁and ▁multip ara ▁( P 5 ▁and ▁above ). ▁N utritional ▁status ▁of ▁children ▁under ▁five ▁and ▁Grade ▁10 ▁students ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁provided ▁by ▁PHM ▁and ▁PHIs ▁respectively . ▁In ▁the ▁present ▁system , ▁when ▁a ▁probable ▁maternal ▁death ▁is ▁known , ▁field ▁and ▁hospital ▁health ▁staff ▁not ify , ▁conduct ▁post - m ort ems , ▁review ▁the ▁inde x ▁death ▁at ▁field ▁and ▁hospital ▁levels ▁and ▁send ▁a ▁detailed ▁report ▁to ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau ▁( F HB ). ▁These ▁report ings ▁are ▁made ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁postpartum ▁visit . ▁Family ▁Planning ▁Month ly ▁Return ▁( ▁H ▁1200 ▁) ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁record ▁and ▁a ▁return ▁of ▁family ▁planning ▁new ▁accept ors . ▁The ▁first ▁ever ▁review ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁pilot ▁project ▁in ▁Colombo ▁RDHS ▁area ▁was ▁held ▁after ▁several ▁months ▁of ▁init iation ▁of ▁the ▁pilot ▁with ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁all ▁stakeholders . ▁Four ▁youth ▁consult ations ▁were ▁conducted ▁to ▁up l ift ▁Adolescent ▁and ▁Youth ▁F riend ly ▁Health ▁Services ▁( AY FHS ) ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁The ▁school ▁health ▁unit ▁developed ▁and ▁published ▁“ ps y ch o ▁social ▁health ▁promotion ▁among ▁school ▁children ” A ▁hand ▁book ▁for ▁teachers ▁and ▁train er ’ s ▁man ual ▁on ▁psych o ▁social ▁health ▁promotion ▁among ▁school ▁children . ▁Ant en atal ▁Mor bid ities ▁Pre gn ancy ▁Ind u ced ▁Hy per t ension ▁( PI H ) ▁and ▁G est ational ▁D i abetes ▁Clin ic ▁based ▁care : ▁Inf ants ▁are ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁postnatal ▁clinic ▁at ▁4 ▁weeks ▁of ▁age ▁where ▁both ▁the ▁mother ▁and ▁the ▁baby ▁are ▁examined ▁by ▁the ▁MOH . ▁Pro port ion ▁of ▁modern ▁methods ▁and ▁natural / ▁traditional ▁methods ▁users ▁were ▁58 .4% ▁and ▁9 .2% ▁respectively . ▁More ▁than ▁400 ▁health ▁staff ▁compris ing ▁of ▁Medical ▁Officers , ▁Nurs ing ▁Officers ▁and ▁Public ▁Health ▁Mid - wives ▁participated ▁in ▁these ▁programmes . ▁Each ▁of ▁these ▁units ▁is ▁man ned ▁by ▁a ▁public ▁health ▁specialist , ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁national ▁programme ▁manager ▁for ▁areas ▁under ▁the ▁unit ’ s ▁purview . ▁Media ▁workshop ▁to ▁ensure ▁responsible ▁reporting ▁on ▁adolescent ▁and ▁youth ▁health ▁related ▁incidence . ▁Dis b ur se ment ▁L ink ed ▁Ind ic ator ▁( D L I ): ▁In ▁2019, ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁16 0, 9 38 ▁women ▁were ▁scre ened ▁for ▁cervical ▁cancer ▁(1 1 8, 6 72 ▁women ▁aged ▁35 ▁and ▁4 2, 2 66 ▁women ▁aged ▁45 ▁years ). ▁05 ▁• ▁A ▁2 - day ▁training ▁programme ▁on ▁reproductive ▁health ▁for ▁40 ▁post gr adu ate ▁tra ine es ▁of ▁Family ▁Med ic ine ▁was ▁conducted . ▁D if fe rent ▁service ▁provision ▁strategies ▁were ▁recommended ▁for ▁low ▁risk ▁and ▁high - risk ▁areas . ▁Report ▁on ▁Child ▁Health ▁Res ource ▁Ma pping . ▁This ▁programme ▁provides ▁services ▁to ▁about ▁54 % ▁of ▁the ▁population , ▁which ▁includes ▁pregnant ▁mothers , ▁infants , ▁children , ▁adolescents , ▁youth ▁and ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁reproductive ▁age . ▁With ▁recent ▁improve ments ▁in ▁det ection ▁and ▁management ▁of ▁HIV ▁and ▁sy ph il is ▁in ▁pregnant ▁women , ▁rates ▁of ▁mother - to - child ▁transmission ▁( MT CT ) ▁for ▁both ▁diseases ▁have ▁fall en ▁well ▁below ▁global ▁el imination ▁targets ▁i . e . ▁less ▁than ▁five ▁per ▁100 ▁000 ▁live ▁births . ▁The ▁administrative ▁and ▁technical ▁guidance ▁relevant ▁to ▁the ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁is ▁integr ated ▁into ▁the ▁usual ▁multi - t ier ▁organ iz ational ▁arrange ment ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health . ▁There ▁are ▁26 ▁Regional ▁Directors ▁of ▁Health ▁Services ▁( RDHS ) ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁PD HS s . ▁Sub sequently , ▁separate ▁programmes ▁were ▁launched ▁to ▁address ▁specific ▁reproductive ▁health ▁issues ▁of ▁women ▁and ▁gender ▁equity , ▁gender ▁equ ality ▁in ▁R H . ▁Count ing ▁and ▁review ing ▁maternal ▁deaths ▁contrib ute ▁to ▁further ▁reducing ▁such ▁deaths . ▁The ▁percent ages ▁of ▁teenage ▁pregnancies ▁were ▁highest ▁in ▁Trincomalee ▁district ▁followed ▁by ▁Batticaloa ▁district . ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁collabor ates ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁partners ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁its ▁organization ▁and ▁delivery . ▁80 . ▁Ch all eng es ▁fac ed ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁financial ▁issues : ▁Fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁RMNCAYH ▁program ▁is ▁mainly ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Finance ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁government ▁budget ▁lines . ▁As ▁reported ▁by ▁PHMs ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁postpartum ▁visit , ▁percentage ▁of ▁mothers , ▁who ▁was ▁tested ▁for ▁VDRL ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁delivery , ▁amount ed ▁to ▁99 .7% ▁in ▁2013. ▁7.1 .3 ▁S T R EN G TH EN ING ▁F OL L O W ▁U P ▁OF ▁D E F E CT S ▁D E T E CT ED ▁F OL L O W ING ▁S MI ▁Two ▁training ▁pro gr m mes ▁for ▁middle ▁level ▁managers ▁in ▁the ▁preventive ▁and ▁cur ative ▁sector ▁health ▁staff ▁were ▁conducted ▁to ▁highlight ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁strategic ▁plan ▁and ▁standards ▁on ▁adolescent ▁and ▁youth ▁friendly ▁health ▁services ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁A ▁significant ▁rise ▁was ▁noted ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁2017 ▁mainly ▁due ▁to ▁higher ▁number ▁of ▁deaths ▁of ▁D engue ▁H aem or r h ag ic ▁F ever ▁( n =2 1) ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁country - w ide ▁epid emic ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁maternal ▁death ▁prof ile . ▁In ▁addition , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁delay ▁in ▁reporting ▁as ▁one ▁machine ▁can ▁test ▁and ▁gener ate ▁reports ▁on ▁about ▁200 ▁samples ▁a ▁day ▁and ▁about ▁50,000 ▁samples ▁annually . ▁Monitoring ▁is ▁a ▁routine ▁process ▁assessing ▁progress ▁towards ▁the ▁programme ▁objectives . ▁The ▁out line ▁of ▁the ▁activities ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁unit ▁during ▁the ▁year ▁2019 ▁is ▁as ▁follows ; ▁All ▁MOMCH s , ▁MOHs , ▁/ ▁A MOH s , ▁PH NS s , ▁SP HM s ▁and ▁SP HI s ▁are ▁intended ▁to ▁enter ▁their ▁supervision ▁data ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁web ▁based ▁system ▁from ▁2019. ▁All ▁infants ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁registered ▁by ▁PHMs ▁soon ▁after ▁birth ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁postnatal ▁home ▁visit ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁health ▁system ▁through ▁which ▁they ▁will ▁receive ▁d omiciliary ▁and ▁clinic ▁care ▁services ▁through ▁the ▁MOH ▁system . ▁H ▁10 15 A ▁summar izes ▁the ▁target ▁school ▁health ▁population ▁and ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁school ▁health ▁programme ▁E th nic ▁comp osition ▁included ; ▁Sinhala ▁( n =6 0, ▁66 %), ▁Tamil ▁( n =2 1, ▁23 %) ▁and ▁Muslim ▁( n =1 0, ▁11 %). ▁Data ▁is ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁routine ▁Reproductive ▁Health ▁Management ▁Information ▁System ▁( e RHMIS ). ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁24 th ▁Annual ▁Report ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme . ▁The ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁home ▁deliveries ▁were ▁reported ▁from ▁Nuwara el iya , ▁Batticaloa ▁and ▁Kandy ▁districts . ▁Nutrition ▁division ▁has ▁successfully ▁completed ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁this ▁task ▁of ▁school ▁c ant een ▁assessment ▁as ▁an ▁activity ▁of ▁the ▁Nutrition ▁Month ▁2019. ▁At ▁FHB , ▁the ▁Maternal ▁& ▁Child ▁Mor bid ity ▁and ▁Mortality ▁Sur veillance ▁Unit ▁maintain s ▁a ▁d at ab ase ▁and ▁comprehensive ▁case ▁sc en ari os ▁are ▁developed . ▁The ▁expanded ▁programme ▁of ▁Im mun ization ▁( EP I ) ▁for ▁school ▁children ▁showed ▁nearly ▁100% ▁immun ization ▁coverage ▁for ▁the ▁a TD ▁vaccine ▁for ▁children ▁in ▁grade ▁7 ▁and ▁the ▁coverage ▁of ▁HPV 1 ▁vaccine ▁for ▁grade ▁6 ▁girls ▁was ▁85 .6% ▁while ▁the ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁dose ▁was ▁only ▁6 3 .3 %. ▁Hig her ▁number ▁of ▁maternal ▁deaths ▁were ▁reported ▁from ▁Colombo ▁( 9) ▁and ▁Gampaha ▁( 8) ▁districts . ▁Only ▁6 .4% ▁of ▁mothers ▁have ▁been ▁registered ▁after ▁12 ▁weeks ▁of ▁pregnancy ▁( Figure ▁3.1 ). ▁A ▁vari ation , ▁93 .4 ▁% ▁- ▁12 5 .3 ▁% , ▁was ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁eligible ▁mothers ▁reported ▁across ▁districts . ▁2.4 . ▁Ant en atal ▁screening ▁as ▁reported ▁by ▁eRHMIS . ▁This ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁guide ▁on ▁E CC D ▁to ▁Primary ▁Health ▁Care ▁workers ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁: ▁Cap acity ▁building ▁of ▁primary ▁caregivers , ▁service ▁providers , ▁and ▁community ▁on ▁child ▁development ▁and ▁st im ulation . ▁It ▁further ▁indicates ▁the ▁tre mend ous ▁potential ▁created ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁life ▁cycle ▁approach , ▁where ▁children ▁of ▁these ▁women ▁could ▁also ▁be ▁brought ▁in ▁close ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁health ▁system ▁through ▁these ▁initial ▁link ages . ▁The ▁recommended ▁number ▁of ▁clinic ▁visits ▁for ▁low ▁risk ▁pregnancy ▁is ▁limited ▁to ▁9 ▁visits ▁at ▁any ▁government ▁health ▁facility ▁while ▁three ▁home ▁visits ▁are ▁recommended ▁for ▁them . ▁Table ▁3.4 : ▁Per cent age ▁of ▁antenatal ▁women ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁protected ▁with ▁rub ella ▁& ▁t etan us ▁vaccination . ▁Despite ▁making ▁multiple ▁cost ed ▁strategic ▁and ▁implementation ▁plans ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁level , ▁in ade qu ate ▁funding ▁and ▁financial ▁allocation ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁draw back ▁for ▁the ▁program . ▁Major ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁programme ▁interventions ▁are ▁preventive ▁in ▁nature ▁while ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁focus ▁on ▁secondary ▁care ▁by ▁including ▁interventions ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁standards ▁and ▁quality ▁of ▁care . ▁eRHMIS ▁was ▁n omin ated ▁for ▁B M J ▁S out he ast ▁Asia ▁A wards ▁in ▁2018. ▁Sub sequently ▁at ▁regular ▁pre ▁scheduled ▁intervals ▁the ▁baby ▁is ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁Child ▁Welfare ▁Clin ic ▁for ▁a ▁package ▁of ▁evidence - based ▁interventions ▁which ▁include ▁health ▁screening , ▁growth ▁monitoring ▁and ▁promotion , ▁immun ization , ▁m ic ron ut ri ent ▁supp lementation , ▁preventive ▁de w orm ing ▁and ▁development ▁assessment ▁and ▁promotion . ▁1.7 ▁CO NT RI B U TION ▁T O ▁N ATION AL ▁P OL IC I ES ▁AND ▁G U I DE L IN ES . ▁During ▁2020 , ▁the ▁Planning ▁Unit ▁of ▁the ▁FHB ▁conducted ▁following ▁special ▁activities ; ▁• ▁Planning ▁workshop ▁for ▁MOMCH s ; ▁a ▁quick ▁upd ate ▁on ▁MCH ▁services ▁for ▁plan ▁development ▁for ▁2021 ▁was ▁conducted ▁for ▁Medical ▁Officers ▁of ▁Maternal ▁and ▁Child ▁Health ▁and ▁Consultant ▁Community ▁Phys icians ▁from ▁Dist ricts ▁and ▁Prov inces . ▁• ▁Annual ▁Action ▁plans ▁of ▁different ▁units ▁of ▁FHB ▁were ▁compiled ▁and ▁al ign ed ▁with ▁the ▁co ordination ▁of ▁different ▁units ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁effectiveness ▁at ▁the ▁implementation ▁stage . ▁for ▁school ▁children ▁and ▁parents ▁on ▁N utritional ▁and ▁promotion ▁of ▁physical ▁activity . ▁L aun ching ▁of ▁new ▁M ithuru ▁Piyasa / ▁Nat pu ▁Nil ayam ▁centres ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁However , ▁out ▁of ▁scre ened ▁grade ▁7 ▁target ▁group , ▁18 % ▁were ▁identified ▁as ▁having ▁unt reated ▁d ental ▁problems . ▁S O P ▁on ▁child ▁abuse ▁and ▁neg lect ▁On ▁average , ▁one ▁PHM ▁is ▁appointed ▁for ▁3000 ▁population ▁while ▁a ▁PHI ▁is ▁appointed ▁for ▁10,000 ▁population . ▁R E G IS T RA R ▁G EN E RA L ’ S ▁D EP AR T ME NT : ▁The ▁national ▁population ▁estimates , ▁fert ility ▁and ▁mortality ▁rates ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Registrar ▁General ’ s ▁Department ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁denomin ators ▁and ▁also ▁for ▁compar isons . ▁In ▁2019, ▁14 , 8 8 7 ▁(4 .4 %) ▁of ▁total ▁pregnancies ▁registered ▁by ▁PHMs ▁were ▁women ▁less ▁than ▁20 ▁years . ▁Child ▁care , ▁Development ▁and ▁Special ▁needs ▁unit ▁initiated ▁the ▁process es . ▁De ath s ▁were ▁from ▁rural ▁( n = 7 0, ▁77 %), ▁urban ▁( n =1 9, ▁21 %) ▁and ▁est ate ▁( n = 2, ▁2 %) ▁sectors . ▁The ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁home ▁deliveries ▁were ▁reported ▁from ▁Nuwara el iya , ▁Badulla ▁and ▁Puttalam ▁districts ▁respectively . ▁The ▁table ▁3 .9 ▁shows ▁the ▁coverage ▁of ▁postpartum ▁visits ▁activities . ▁Train ed ▁teachers ▁carried ▁out ▁activities ▁to ▁promote ▁psych os ocial ▁wellbeing ▁of ▁students ▁in ▁gr ades ▁9. ▁In ▁addition , ▁seven ▁(07) ▁Im medi ate ▁Res p onse ▁to ▁Maternal ▁De ath s ▁meetings ▁were ▁conducted ▁for ▁36 ▁cases ▁with ▁issues ▁ch aired ▁by ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁Health ▁Services ▁for ▁system ▁improve ments . ▁This ▁indicates ▁that ▁a ▁very ▁high ▁percentage ▁of ▁antenatal ▁women ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁are ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁services ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁Maternal ▁Care ▁Programme ▁and ▁positive ▁health ▁seek ing ▁beh avi ours ▁among ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁women . ▁However , ▁a ▁slight ▁increase ▁of ▁MMR ▁is ▁vis ible ▁in ▁2020. ▁The ▁central ▁min istry ▁has ▁the ▁overall ▁responsibility ▁of ▁maintaining ▁the ▁health ▁services ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁while ▁the ▁nine ▁Provincial ▁ministries ▁emp owered ▁with ▁nine ▁Provincial ▁Directors ▁of ▁Health ▁Services ▁( P DHS ) ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁effective ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁services ▁in ▁their ▁respective ▁provinces . ▁This ▁system ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁capture ▁individual ▁level ▁maternal ▁and ▁new - born ▁health ▁information ▁and ▁was ▁read ily ▁accepted ▁by ▁all ▁leading ▁private ▁hospitals ▁in ▁Colombo . ▁L BW ▁rate ▁of ▁15 .7% ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁D HS ▁(201 6 ). ▁For ▁fem ales ▁in ▁the ▁reproductive ▁age ▁res iding ▁in ▁lock d own ▁areas ▁and ▁quar ant ine ▁centres , ▁‘ d ign ity ▁k its ’ ▁with ▁san itary ▁products ▁and ▁‘ m ater nity ▁k its ’ ▁for ▁pregnant / p ost partum ▁mothers ▁were ▁distributed ▁with ▁don or ▁assistance . ▁An ▁important ▁intervention ▁for ▁reaching ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁emergency ▁ob stetric ▁care ▁for ▁pregnant ▁women ▁during ▁labor , ▁delivery ▁and ▁immediate ▁postpartum ▁period . ▁From ▁2015, ▁it ▁was ▁taken ▁as ▁18 .5% . ▁Worksh ops ▁to ▁upd ate ▁public ▁health ▁staff ▁on ▁Child ▁Nutrition ▁: ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁workshops ▁were ▁initiated ▁for ▁the ▁superv is ory ▁categories ▁of ▁public ▁health ▁staff ▁( MOH / A MOH , ▁PH NS ▁& ▁SP HM ) ▁with ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁rev ital izing ▁the ▁child ▁nutrition ▁interventions ▁at ▁field ▁level . ▁For ▁further ▁improvement ▁in ▁M N H ▁care ▁provision , ▁it ▁is ▁essential ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁care ▁provisions ▁to ▁mothers ▁and ▁newborns . ▁It ▁would ▁also ▁help ▁to ▁identify ▁how ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁programme ▁more ▁e fficient ▁and ▁effective . ▁Mother s ▁are ▁provided ▁with ▁relevant ▁advice ▁and ▁refer r als ▁if ▁necessary . ▁S et ting ▁up ▁of ▁Gender - based ▁Vi ol ence ▁Care ▁Cent res ▁named ▁“ M ithuru ▁Piyasa / ▁Nat pu ▁Nil ayam ” ▁at ▁hospitals , ▁which ▁are ▁dedicated ▁to ▁providing ▁essential ▁medical ▁care ▁and ▁basic ▁emot ional ▁support ▁to ▁surviv ors ▁of ▁GBV ▁is ▁designed ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁surviv ors ▁effect ively . ▁There ▁were ▁14 64 ▁field ▁clinics ▁with ▁facilities ▁to ▁draw ▁blood ▁for ▁VDRL ▁testing ▁during ▁the ▁year ▁2014. ▁the ▁status ▁reported ▁here ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁different ▁testing ▁methods ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁years . ▁T iers ▁include , ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁headed ▁by ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Health , ▁nine ▁Provincial ▁Directors ▁and ▁twenty ▁six ▁Regional ▁Directors . ▁Figure ▁10 ▁shows ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁teenage ▁pregnancies ▁by ▁RDHS ▁areas ▁for ▁year ▁2013. ▁6 3. ▁AD OL ES C E NT ▁AND ▁Y O U TH ▁HEALTH ▁UNI T ▁1. ▁The ▁services ▁are ▁delivered ▁by ▁365 ▁School ▁Dental ▁Therapists ▁( SD TT ) ▁who ▁work ▁in ▁School ▁Dental ▁Clin ics ▁( SD CC ). ▁Re le vant ▁to ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme , ▁policy ▁making ▁and ▁financial ▁allocation ▁related ▁to ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁become ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry . ▁( F ig . ▁3.5 ) ▁Special ▁attention ▁should ▁be ▁made ▁to ▁identify ▁the ▁population ▁groups ▁and ▁p oc ket s ▁reporting ▁high ▁teenage ▁pregnancies ▁and ▁implement ▁evidence - based ▁interventions ▁National ▁review ▁on ▁adolescent ▁and ▁youth ▁health ▁was ▁held ▁with ▁the ▁representation ▁of ▁public ▁and ▁cur ative ▁sectors ▁from ▁all ▁the ▁districts ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁from ▁UN F PA . ▁61 ▁• ▁Pr int ing ▁and ▁distribution ▁of ▁the ▁Comp lementary ▁Fe eding ▁book let ▁in ▁Sinhala ▁and ▁Tamil ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁W F P ▁and ▁S UN P F ▁to ▁guide ▁caregivers ▁on ▁proper ▁infant ▁and ▁young ▁child ▁feeding ▁practices , ▁considering ▁the ▁inter mittent ▁service ▁dis rupt ion . ▁This ▁lead s ▁to ▁insufficient ▁fund ▁from ▁each ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁focus ▁in ▁obtain ing ▁adequate ▁funds ▁to ▁implement ▁an ▁activity . ▁Technical ▁support ▁was ▁provided ▁for ▁civil ▁society ▁organizations ▁to ▁train ▁their ▁staff ▁and ▁vol unt e ers ▁on ▁Family ▁Planning . ▁Two ▁consult ative ▁meetings ▁were ▁held ▁to ▁final ize ▁the ▁method ology ▁and ▁to ▁develop ▁and ▁final ize ▁the ▁tools . ▁Consider ing ▁the ▁need , ▁feasibility ▁of ▁implementation , ▁monitoring ▁and ▁evaluation ▁of ▁the ▁project , ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau ▁selected ▁the ▁Regional ▁Director ate ▁of ▁Colombo ▁to ▁pilot ▁this ▁package . ▁The ▁percentage ▁of ▁mothers ▁registered ▁early ▁r anged ▁from ▁44 .6% ▁( C ol ombo ▁) ▁to ▁88 .6% ▁( K ur unegala ) ▁( A n nex ure ▁2 ). ▁7 .2 ▁A CT I VI T I ES ▁AND ▁AC HI E V EME NT S ▁IN ▁2019. ▁De velop ing ▁guidelines ▁for ▁prepared ness ▁and ▁response ▁to ▁Covid 19 ▁and ▁re op ening ▁of ▁voc ational ▁training ▁centers ▁and ▁the ▁univers ities . ▁Programmes ▁cent red ▁mainly ▁on ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁care ▁for ▁surviv ors ▁of ▁GBV , ▁Second ▁B ian nual ▁MOMCH ▁Review ▁in ▁Colombo . ▁18 ▁W O ME N ’ S ▁HEALTH ▁AND ▁G E ND ER . ▁Public ▁Health ▁Nurs ing ▁S ister s ▁( PH NS ) ▁and ▁Superv ising ▁Public ▁Health ▁Midwives ▁( SP HM ) ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁superv ising ▁the ▁PHMs . ▁In ▁2018 ▁six ▁such ▁training ▁programmes ▁were ▁conducted ▁and ▁148 ▁were ▁trained : 3 2 ▁Medical ▁officers ▁, 7 3 ▁Nurs es , ▁43 ▁PHMs . ▁Comp ared ▁with ▁the ▁bas eline ▁survey , ▁a ▁higher ▁proportion ▁of ▁children ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁like ▁“ being ▁in ▁the ▁school ” ▁(95 .6% ▁vs ▁89 .1 %) ▁and ▁“ en joy ▁activities ▁in ▁school ” ▁( 97 .8% ▁vs ▁93 %). ▁For ▁further ▁improvement ▁in ▁M N H ▁care ▁provision , ▁it ▁is ▁essential ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁quality ▁aspects ▁of ▁services . ▁Figure ▁3.6 : ▁Per cent age ▁of ▁teenage ▁pregnancies ▁by ▁district ▁in ▁2018 ▁Source ▁: ▁FHB , ▁eRHMIS ▁2018 ▁02 ▁• ▁Two , ▁3 - day ▁To T ▁programmes ▁on ▁family ▁planning ▁for ▁Medical ▁Staff ▁were ▁conducted ▁at ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau . ▁Dis play ing ▁this ▁video ▁during ▁the ▁pre - conception ▁care ▁sess ions ▁en ables ▁the ▁new ▁couples ▁to ▁gr asp ▁the ▁concept ▁and ▁content ▁of ▁a ▁happy ▁marriage ▁and ▁their ▁ro les ▁and ▁respons ib ilities ▁as ▁partners ▁towards ▁a ▁happy ▁family . ▁It ▁was ▁expected ▁that ▁the ▁tra ine es ▁would ▁have ▁enh anced ▁their ▁knowledge ▁and ▁skills ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁and ▁used ▁it ▁to ▁provide ▁better ▁service ▁for ▁children ▁of ▁their ▁respective ▁regions . ▁The ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁includes ▁the ▁preventive ▁health ▁care ▁needs ▁of ▁both ▁school ▁children ▁and ▁adolescents . ▁Se vere ▁underweight ▁also ▁shows ▁a ▁similar ▁rising ▁trend ▁across ▁age ▁groups . ▁PHIs ▁are ▁primarily ▁responsible ▁for ▁school ▁and ▁adolescent ▁health ▁programmes , ▁environmental ▁and ▁occupational ▁health ▁activities ▁including ▁control ▁of ▁communic able ▁diseases , ▁ensuring ▁water ▁and ▁food ▁safety , ▁and ▁sanitation . ▁MOH ▁is ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁MOH ▁team ▁and ▁the ▁technical ▁and ▁the ▁administrative ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁maternal ▁and ▁child ▁health ▁activities . ▁Monitoring ▁of ▁the ▁length ▁/ ▁height ▁is ▁carried ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁Child ▁Welfare ▁Clin ics ▁at ▁4, ▁9 ▁and ▁12 ▁months ▁and ▁there after ▁once ▁in ▁6 ▁months ▁till ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁5 ▁years ▁if ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁growth ▁problem . ▁Table ▁2.6 : ▁Per cent ages ▁of ▁antenatal ▁women ▁whose ▁ha em og lob in ▁level ▁was ▁tested ▁at ▁field ▁clinic ▁Source : ▁FHB , ▁eRHMIS ▁2020. ▁Technical ▁advis ory ▁committee ▁meetings . ▁Tre nds ▁in ▁percentage ▁of ▁pregnant ▁mothers ▁out ▁of ▁expected ▁pregnancies ▁who ▁came ▁into ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁maternal ▁care ▁programme ▁over ▁last ▁7 ▁years . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁B ody ▁Mass ▁Ind ex ▁( B MI ) ▁of ▁all ▁students ▁in ▁grade ▁10 ▁is ▁assessed ▁and ▁the ▁necessary ▁nutritional ▁interventions ▁are ▁done ▁during ▁the ▁nutrition ▁month ▁each ▁year . ▁A ▁new ▁package ▁of ▁interventions ▁for ▁“ pre - conception ▁care ” ▁has ▁been ▁pilot ed ▁and ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁in ▁2012 ▁to ▁promote ▁health ▁of ▁women ▁and ▁their ▁partners ▁to ▁enter ▁pregnancy ▁in ▁opt imal ▁health , ▁and ▁to ▁maintain ▁it ▁throughout ▁the ▁life ▁course . ▁The ▁World ▁Bank ▁funding ▁is ▁available ▁to ▁purch ase ▁a ▁limited ▁number ▁of ▁test ▁k its ▁until ▁2023 . ▁This ▁is ▁preced ed ▁with ▁an ▁anti - hel min th ic ▁for ▁primary ▁school ▁children ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁districts ▁except ▁Anuradhapura , ▁Batticaloa ▁and ▁Kurunegala ▁where ▁the ▁wor m ▁prevalence ▁is ▁low . ▁Details ▁of ▁the ▁f o et o - inf ant ▁deaths ▁reported ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁quarter ▁of ▁2020 ▁are ▁being ▁collected ▁for ▁comparison , ▁review ▁and ▁meaning ful ▁practice ▁change . ▁Ro le ▁pl ays , ▁lect ure ▁discussions , ▁brain ▁storm ing ▁and ▁case ▁sc en ari os ▁were ▁included . ▁Under weight ▁rates ▁are ▁rising ▁across ▁the ▁age ▁groups ▁with ▁10 .6% ▁having ▁moderate ▁underweight ▁in ▁age ▁group ▁1 -2 ▁years ▁and ▁16 .9% ▁among ▁> 2 -5 ▁year ▁old s . ▁This ▁new ▁format ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁“ G r ading ▁of ▁F ood ▁Hand ling ▁Instit utions ▁– ▁for ▁School ▁C ant e ens ” ▁under ▁H ▁130 6. ▁T arget s ▁set ▁for ▁national ▁programme ▁is ▁given ▁in ▁table ▁1.3 . ▁Only ▁6 .4% ▁have ▁been ▁registered ▁after ▁12 ▁weeks ▁of ▁pregnancy . ▁Yet , ▁gender ▁norm s ▁and ▁values ▁are ▁not ▁permanent . ▁Te ac hers ▁were ▁trained ▁in ▁Se x ual ▁and ▁Reproductive ▁health , ▁Adolescent ▁Health ▁and ▁Nutrition ▁in ▁both ▁Sinhala ▁and ▁Tamil ▁med ium s . ▁This ▁process ▁was ▁started ▁way ▁back ▁in ▁1981 . ▁Development ▁of ▁five ▁(0 5) ▁important ▁register s ▁to ▁further ▁stream line ▁the ▁functions ▁of ▁health ▁sector ▁response ▁to ▁GBV ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁both ▁prevention ▁and ▁surviv or ▁care . ▁With in ▁this ▁video , ▁most ▁of ▁these ▁important ▁top ics ▁are ▁discussed ▁inter act ively . ▁Annual ▁Data ▁She et ▁as ▁imp lied ▁by ▁the ▁name , ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁collect ▁basic ▁information ▁annually ▁from ▁MOH ▁including ▁vac ancies ▁of ▁staff ▁positions , ▁availability ▁of ▁vehicles ▁and ▁other ▁log istics , ▁number ▁of ▁function ing ▁clinics ▁etc . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁comprehensive ▁package ▁of ▁services ▁which ▁includes ▁development ▁promotion ▁and ▁systematic ▁screening ▁for ▁developmental ▁dis abilities ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁children ▁less ▁than ▁5 ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁and ▁providing ▁services ▁for ▁the ▁children ▁with ▁developmental ▁dis abilities . ▁A ▁standard ▁set ▁of ▁interventions ▁is ▁offered ▁to ▁all ▁antenatal ▁women . ▁There ▁are ▁notable ▁differences ▁observed ▁in ▁the ▁percent ages ▁of ▁pregnancies ▁registered ▁in ▁different ▁districts . ▁They ▁are ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁MOH ▁in ▁supervision ▁of ▁activities ▁of ▁grass ▁root ▁level ▁staff ▁. ▁The ▁RDHS ▁areas ▁are ▁similar ▁to ▁administrative ▁districts ▁except ▁in ▁Ampara ▁where ▁the ▁district ▁is ▁sub d iv ided ▁to ▁Ampara ▁and ▁Kal mun ai ▁RDHS ▁areas . ▁Since ▁it ▁has ▁exceed ed ▁100 ▁% , ▁it ▁reflect s ▁either ▁lack ▁of ▁efficiency ▁in ▁upd ating ▁the ▁eligible ▁family ▁register ▁or ▁in acc ur acy ▁in ▁the ▁estimate ▁we ▁used ▁for ▁calculations ▁considering ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁eligible ▁families ▁in ▁the ▁population ▁(16 %) ▁or ▁both . ▁P os itive ▁ins pir ational ▁posts ▁and ▁vide os ▁to ▁create ▁awareness ▁among ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁aim ing ▁reinfor cement ▁of ▁family ▁harm ony ▁and ▁well – being ▁were ▁prepared ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁social ▁media . ▁Maternal ▁deaths ▁are ▁categor ized ▁into ▁two ▁groups , ▁direct ▁and ▁indirect . ▁I M M UN I Z ATION ▁activity ▁among ▁school ▁children ▁aged ▁6 -12 ▁years ▁2016, ▁M RI . ▁The ▁theme ▁for ▁2018 ▁nutrition ▁month ▁was ▁“ R ight ▁W ay ▁to ▁Red uce ▁Bel ly ” . ▁The ▁school ▁health ▁unit ▁had ▁coordin ated ▁two ▁National ▁Coordin ating ▁Committee ▁( NC C ) ▁meetings ▁on ▁School ▁Health ▁during ▁the ▁year ▁2019. ▁El igible ▁family ▁registration ▁is ▁the ▁entry ▁point ▁for ▁the ▁national ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁and ▁service ▁provision ▁is ▁planned ▁around ▁the ▁eligible ▁families . ▁Each ▁service ▁delivery ▁point ▁will ▁be ▁sending ▁H ▁1200 ▁A ▁to ▁the ▁respective ▁MOH ▁office . ▁12 ▁• ▁An ▁advoc acy ▁Meeting ▁on ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁Family ▁Planning ▁was ▁conducted ▁for ▁religious ▁leaders . ▁Com mit ment ▁of ▁all ▁MOHs , ▁PH N s , ▁SP HM s ▁and ▁PHMs ▁would ▁be ▁highly ▁apprec iated ▁for ▁sending ▁timely ▁and ▁accur ate ▁data ▁on time . ▁In ▁the ▁Mun icip ality ▁areas ▁of ▁Colombo , ▁Kandy , ▁Galle , ▁Anuradhapura , ▁Gampaha , ▁Kurunegala , ▁Kegalle , ▁Matara ▁and ▁Jaffna , ▁School ▁Medical ▁Officers ▁implement ▁the ▁school ▁health ▁programme . ▁While ▁the ▁screening ▁program ▁was ▁pilot ed ▁and ▁continued ▁in ▁Kalutara ▁district , ▁screening ▁of ▁women ▁with ▁HPV ▁DNA ▁test ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁initiated ▁in ▁other ▁districts . ▁Adv oc acy ▁done ▁to ▁amend ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁pack ▁lab el ing ▁system ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁identify ▁un he alth y ▁food ▁items ▁and ▁multiple ▁col our ▁c od ing ▁system ▁was ▁introduced ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁tra ffic ▁light ▁system ▁for ▁sugar , ▁s alt ▁and ▁fat ▁content ▁for ▁sol id , ▁se mi - s olid ▁food ▁and ▁fl av ored ▁milk ▁pack ets ▁which ▁was ▁implemented ▁by ▁the ▁Environment ▁and ▁Occ up ational ▁Health . ▁In ▁addition , ▁a ▁th or ough ▁monitoring ▁is ▁been ▁carried ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁FHB ▁level ▁to ▁ver ify ▁data ▁with ▁random ▁of ▁target ▁groups ▁coming ▁under ▁the ▁RMNCAYH ▁Programme ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁2018. ▁First ▁B ian nual ▁MOMCH ▁Review ▁held ▁in ▁Anuradhapura . ▁4. ▁Est ate ▁& ▁Ur ban ▁Health ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁in n ov ative ▁and ▁developmental ▁initi atives ▁were ▁delay ed ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁alternative ▁approaches ▁for ▁funding . ▁In ▁addition , ▁FHB ▁advoc ates ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁on ▁matters ▁related ▁to ▁policy , ▁fin ance , ▁infrastructure ▁and ▁other ▁resource ▁requirements ▁relevant ▁to ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme . ▁An aemia ▁as ▁indicated ▁by ▁the ▁ser um ▁H aem og lob in ▁( H b ) ▁level ▁less ▁than ▁11 g / d l ▁is ▁another ▁important ▁indic ator ▁of ▁antenatal ▁health . ▁12. ▁In ▁the ▁public ▁health ▁network , ▁the ▁MOH ▁area ▁is ▁the ▁smallest ▁health ▁administrative ▁of ▁grass ▁root ▁level ▁staff . ▁Low ▁birth ▁weight ▁( L BW ) ▁among ▁newborns ▁still ▁remains ▁a ▁problem . ▁L aun ching ▁of ▁M ithuru ▁Piyasa ▁at ▁B ase ▁Hospital ▁H om agama , ▁Public ▁Health ▁Training ▁Kalutara , ▁L aun ching ▁of ▁M ithuru ▁Piyasa ▁at ▁Te aching ▁Hospital ▁Anuradhapura , ▁Public ▁Health ▁Training ▁Gampaha . ▁The ▁meaning ful ▁involve ment ▁of ▁them ▁is ▁an ▁integral ▁component ▁of ▁effective ▁adolescent ▁and ▁youth ▁health ▁care ▁( A mb res in ▁A . ▁E . ▁et ▁al ., ▁2012 ). ▁Mother ▁baby ▁centers ▁to ▁care ▁for ▁sick ▁babies ▁and ▁mothers ▁are ▁available ▁in ▁31 ▁specialized ▁hospitals ▁and ▁L act ation ▁Management ▁Cent res ▁( L MC ) ▁to ▁support ▁mothers ▁with ▁breastfeeding ▁problems ▁are ▁available ▁in ▁68 ▁specialized ▁hospitals . ▁2 ▁HPV ▁DNA ▁P il ot ▁Project ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁2. ▁Fe as ibility ▁study ▁on ▁Obstetric ▁B ed ▁Head ▁T ick et ▁: ▁Obstetric ▁B ed ▁Head ▁T ick et ▁( H 12 5 2) ▁has ▁been ▁developed ▁to ▁achieve ▁un if orm ity ▁of ▁data ▁record ing ▁and ▁stream line ▁the ▁information ▁flow ▁by ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau ▁with ▁the ▁collaboration ▁of ▁College ▁of ▁Obstetric ians ▁and ▁G yn ec ologists ▁and ▁Medical ▁Stat istics ▁Unit ▁of ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health . ▁Three ▁Training ▁of ▁train er ▁programmes ▁( T OT ) ▁were ▁conducted ▁for ▁health ▁staff ▁on ▁ASRH ▁(2 ▁days ). ▁It ▁is ▁notable ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁substant ial ▁reduction ▁of ▁live ▁births ▁( 9, 10 2) ▁in ▁the ▁denominator ▁(201 8 ▁32 8, 1 12 ). ▁National ▁St r ateg ic ▁Plan ▁on ▁Adolescent ▁and ▁Youth ▁Health ▁and ▁Stand ards ▁on ▁Adolescent ▁and ▁Youth ▁F riend ly ▁Health ▁Services ▁were ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁secret ary ▁health . ▁FHB ▁provides ▁technical ▁guidance ▁for ▁provincial ▁health ▁care ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁implement ▁the ▁programme ▁un if orm ly ▁island ▁wide . ▁Training ▁of ▁Train ers ▁( T OT ) ▁programs ▁on ▁ASRH ▁was ▁done ▁for ▁the ▁officers ▁in ▁other ▁ministries , ▁such ▁as ▁Ur ban ▁S ett lement ▁Development ▁Authority ▁for ▁providing ▁quality ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁adolescents ▁and ▁youth ▁ir res pective ▁of ▁their ▁age , ▁sex , ▁mar ital ▁status , ▁education ▁level , ▁eth nic ▁origin , ▁socio economic ▁status , ▁sexual ▁o ri ent ation ▁and ▁other ▁characteristics . ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁nation ▁to ▁achieve ▁green ▁policy ▁and ▁programmes ▁for ▁infant ▁and ▁young ▁child ▁feeding ▁practices . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁well ▁recognized ▁that ▁women ▁who ▁present ▁themselves ▁to ▁formal ▁services ▁delivery ▁points ▁such ▁as ▁health ▁institutions ▁or ▁police ▁posts ▁are ▁the ▁min ority , ▁while ▁many ▁more ▁suffer ▁in ▁sil ence ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁seek ▁assistance ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁stig ma ▁and ▁other ▁social ▁const ra int s ▁related ▁to ▁gender . ▁Our ▁field ▁staff ▁have ▁registered ▁36 3, 3 35 ▁pregnant ▁mothers ▁during ▁2018 ▁either ▁at ▁antenatal ▁clinics ▁or ▁during ▁field ▁visits . ▁BMI ▁meas ured ▁before ▁12 ▁weeks ▁of ▁g est ation ▁is ▁approxim ated ▁for ▁pre - pre gn ancy ▁BMI . ▁In ▁addition , ▁W WC s ▁provide ▁family ▁planning ▁services ▁and ▁health ▁education ▁and ▁coun se lling ▁on ▁issues ▁related ▁to ▁reproductive ▁tract ▁infections , ▁men stru al ▁cycle ▁and ▁men op ause . ▁In ▁2019, ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁4 ▁visits ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁by ▁PHM ▁for ▁an ▁antenatal ▁woman ▁( Table ▁3.1 ). ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁includes ▁provision ▁of ▁services ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁reproductive , ▁maternal , ▁child , ▁school , ▁adolescent ▁and ▁youth ▁health . ▁Appro xim ately ▁16 .6% ▁of ▁pregnant ▁mothers ▁were ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁underweight ▁and ▁this ▁proportion ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁reducing ▁gradually ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁5 ▁years . ▁Details ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁struct ured ▁maternal ▁mortality ▁review ▁minutes ▁for ▁all ▁districts ▁(1 00 %) ▁and ▁dissemin ated ▁to ▁all ▁stakeholders . ▁The ▁care ▁includes ▁creating ▁awareness , ▁health ▁promotion , ▁screening ▁and ▁appropriate ▁med i ations ▁to ▁reduce ▁risk ▁factors ▁that ▁might ▁affect ▁future ▁pregnancies ▁of ▁the ▁reproductive ▁aged ▁women . ▁All ▁strategic ▁decisions ▁are ▁taken ▁at ▁these ▁commit te es ▁and ▁the ▁direct ions ▁for ▁action ▁are ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁Health ▁Services . ▁Despite ▁the ▁COVID ▁19 ▁situation ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁PHM M s ▁of ▁Colombo ▁RDHS ▁area ▁had ▁achieved ▁61 .8 6 % ▁of ▁coverage ▁in ▁screening ▁children ▁within ▁the ▁first ▁month ▁of ▁the ▁pilot ▁project . ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁includes ▁provision ▁of ▁services ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁reproductive , ▁maternal , ▁child , ▁school , ▁adolescent ▁and ▁youth ▁health . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁assess ▁that , ▁pregnant ▁mothers ▁should ▁be ▁identified ▁before ▁12 ▁weeks ▁of ▁pregnancy . ▁Rev ision ▁of ▁De - w orm ing ▁strategy : ▁The ▁rev ised ▁De - w orm ing ▁strategy ▁to ▁scale ▁down ▁the ▁programme ▁was ▁implemented ▁from ▁January ▁2019. ▁PHMs ▁report ▁postpartum ▁morbid ities . ▁The ▁FHB ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁re - est ablish ing ▁MCH ▁services ▁following ▁the ▁lif ting ▁of ▁cur fe w ▁and ▁other ▁restrictions . ▁Public ▁Health ▁Midwives ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁use ▁this ▁check list ▁at ▁2, ▁4, ▁6, ▁9, ▁12, ▁18 , ▁24 , ▁36, ▁48 ▁and ▁60 ▁months ▁age ▁points ▁to ▁assess ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁under ▁their ▁care ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁child ▁health ▁programme . ▁In ▁year ▁2019 ▁st unt ing ▁rates ▁at ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁4, ▁9, ▁18 ▁months ▁and ▁at ▁3 ▁years ▁were ▁1.1 , ▁1.7 , ▁2.1 ▁and ▁1.8 ▁respectively . ▁A ▁notable ▁reduction ▁of ▁l iver ▁disease ▁in ▁the ▁inde x ▁year ▁is ▁apparent . ▁It ▁also ▁provides ▁the ▁platform ▁for ▁various ▁outside ▁ag encies ▁such ▁as ▁other ▁Ministries , ▁N G O s , ▁IN G O s , ▁Prof ess ional ▁bodies ▁and ▁researchers ▁to ▁learn ▁the ▁contem porary ▁progress ▁of ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme . ▁eRHMIS ▁2 ▁: ▁It ▁was ▁identified ▁that ▁the ▁non av ail ability ▁of ▁proper ▁system ▁to ▁capture ▁MCH ▁data ▁from ▁private ▁sector ▁as ▁a ▁draw back ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁programme . ▁Although ▁services ▁target ing ▁early ▁childhood ▁development ▁promotion ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁MCH ▁programme ▁for ▁the ▁past ▁two ▁decades , ▁identifying ▁and ▁providing ▁services ▁for ▁children ▁with ▁dis abilities ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁priority ▁until ▁recently . ▁In ▁year ▁2019 ▁infant ▁we igh ing ▁had ▁increased ▁up ▁to ▁90 .2% ▁and ▁we igh ing ▁of ▁1 –2 - year - old ▁children ▁to ▁83 .6% . ▁33 ▁trainers ▁were ▁trained ▁from ▁Colombo ▁& ▁C MC , ▁Badulla , ▁Kandy , ▁Rath napura , ▁Ampara , ▁Puttalam , ▁Anuradhapura , ▁Kurunegala , ▁Kalutara ▁and ▁Trincomalee . ▁H ▁7 97 ▁summar izes ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁target ▁school ▁population ▁and ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁school ▁health ▁programme . ▁Child ▁Development ▁Sc reening ▁Che ck list ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁scre en ▁the ▁children ▁from ▁2 ▁months ▁to ▁5 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁for ▁developmental ▁delays ▁and ▁des abilities . ▁In ▁addition , ▁vide os ▁were ▁done ▁on ▁ways ▁and ▁means ▁of ▁preventing ▁mobile ▁phone ▁add ict ion ▁and ▁how ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁environment ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁health y ▁sleep , ▁target ing ▁adolescents ▁and ▁youth ▁stay ing ▁at ▁home ▁during ▁the ▁Covid ▁19 ▁lock ▁down . ▁Further ▁analysis ▁of ▁deaths ▁due ▁to ▁heart ▁disease ▁reve als ▁that ▁6 ▁& ▁3 ▁deaths ▁were ▁due ▁to ▁R he um atic ▁Val v ular ▁Hear t ▁D ise ase ▁and ▁Is ch a emic ▁Hear t ▁D ise ase ▁respectively . ▁Report ing ▁of ▁sub f ert ility ▁is ▁low ▁and ▁in ▁2019 ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁3 % ▁which ▁is ▁again ▁a ▁g ross ly ▁under ▁reported ▁value . ▁Under weight ▁rates ▁are ▁rising ▁across ▁the ▁age ▁groups ▁with ▁10 .6% ▁and ▁16 .9% ▁having ▁moderate ▁under ▁weight ▁in ▁age ▁groups ▁1 -2 ▁years ▁and ▁2-5 ▁years ▁respectively . ▁Hospital - based ▁Int ra partum ▁care ▁and ▁immediate ▁postpartum ▁care ▁was ▁continued . ▁In ▁2012, ▁Cabinet ▁S ust ain able ▁Development ▁has ▁been ▁integr ated ▁into ▁a ▁multi - t ier ▁organ iz ational ▁arrange ment . ▁06 . T e chn ical ▁and ▁financial ▁support ▁was ▁provided ▁to ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Regional ▁Director ▁of ▁Health ▁Services ▁at ▁Puttalam ▁and ▁Gampaha ▁to ▁conduct ▁2 - day ▁district ▁level ▁training ▁programmes ▁to ▁upd ate ▁the ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁health ▁staff ▁including ▁Medical ▁Officers , ▁Public ▁Health ▁Nurs ing ▁S ister s ▁and ▁Public ▁Health ▁Midwives , ▁on ▁family ▁planning . ▁L aun ch ▁of ▁the ▁FHB ▁website : ▁A ▁new ▁website ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁Monitoring ▁and ▁Evaluation ▁Unit ▁staff ▁and ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁April ▁2019 ▁during ▁the ▁MOMCH ▁Review ▁held ▁in ▁Anuradhapura . ▁National ▁Maternal ▁Mortality ▁Review s ▁at ▁the ▁district ▁level ▁( in ▁physical ▁mod ality ) ▁were ▁conducted ▁for ▁25 ▁health ▁regions ▁despite ▁the ▁challenge ▁of ▁Covid 19 ▁pandemic ▁situation . ▁Youth ▁initiated ▁projects ▁target ing ▁esc al ated ▁youth ▁participation : ▁According ▁to ▁National ▁Adolescent ▁and ▁Youth ▁F riend ly ▁Health ▁Service ▁( AY F S H ) ▁standards , ▁adolescents ▁and ▁youth ▁are ▁to ▁involve ▁in ▁planning , ▁monitoring ▁and ▁evaluation ▁of ▁health ▁services ▁and ▁decision ▁making ▁on ▁their ▁own ▁health ▁and ▁wellbeing ▁and ▁in ▁certain ▁appropriate ▁aspects ▁of ▁service ▁provision . ▁School ▁health ▁unit ▁have ▁requested ▁these ▁master ▁trainers ▁to ▁include ▁this ▁training ▁programme ▁to ▁their ▁2020 ▁action ▁plan . ▁Training ▁of ▁Train ers ▁on ▁Inf ant ▁and ▁You ng ▁child ▁feeding ▁coun se lling ▁: ▁The ▁objective ▁of ▁the ▁training ▁is ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁relevant ▁health ▁staff ▁acqu ire ▁adequate ▁capacity ▁to ▁assess ▁feeding ▁practices , ▁identify ▁problems ▁and ▁counsel ▁according ly ▁to ▁provide ▁targeted ▁interventions . ▁The ▁high ▁coverage ▁of ▁VDRL ▁and ▁blood ▁group ing ▁and ▁Rh ▁testing ▁as ▁reported ▁during ▁first ▁postpartum ▁visit ▁indicate ▁that ▁a ▁consider able ▁percentage ▁of ▁mothers ▁may ▁obtain ▁these ▁services ▁directly ▁from ▁government ▁hospital ▁clinics ▁or ▁from ▁private ▁sector . ▁* * ▁According ▁to ▁B irth s ▁reported ▁by ▁Registrar ▁General ’ s ▁Department ▁for ▁relevant ▁years . ▁The ▁areas ▁with ▁coverage ▁less ▁than ▁national ▁average ▁were , ▁Colombo ▁Mun icip al ▁Council ▁(8 7 .7 %), ▁Badulla ▁( 96 .6% ), ▁all ▁districts ▁in ▁Northern ▁and ▁Eastern ▁provinces ▁except ▁Jaffna ▁( 98 .0 %) ▁and ▁Ampara ▁(99 .0 %). ▁School ▁Dental ▁Therapists ▁( SD T s ) ▁are ▁sending ▁returns ▁on ▁their ▁monthly ▁and ▁quarterly ▁perform ances ▁and ▁summary ▁of ▁this ▁is ▁available ▁at ▁District ▁level . ▁This ▁indicates ▁only ▁the ▁blood ▁samples ▁taken ▁at ▁field ▁clinics ▁and ▁sent ▁for ▁testing ▁at ▁government ▁institutions . ▁1. ▁IN F A NT ▁AND ▁C HI LD ▁C AR E ▁S ER VI C E ▁D E L IV ER Y . ▁F if teen ▁2 - day ▁training ▁programmes ▁were ▁conducted ▁for ▁the ▁school ▁teachers ▁in ▁Kalutara ▁District . ▁In ▁2019, ▁12 .1% ▁of ▁the ▁newborns ▁were ▁reported ▁with ▁low ▁birth ▁weight ▁through ▁the ▁R HMIS ▁whereas ▁the ▁figure ▁reported ▁through ▁the ▁mater nity ▁statistics ▁return ▁coll ated ▁by ▁the ▁Medical ▁Stat istics ▁Unit ▁is ▁16 .0 % ▁( f igure ▁3 .7 . L BW ▁rate ▁of ▁15 .7% ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁D HS ( 201 6 ). ▁B ody ▁Mass ▁Ind ex ▁( B MI ) ▁Under ▁nutrition ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁public ▁health ▁problem ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁On ▁average , ▁a ▁mother ▁has ▁made ▁6 .5 ▁field ▁clinic ▁visits ▁during ▁her ▁pregnancy ▁( Table ▁3.2 ). ▁% ▁of ▁antenatal ▁women ▁protected ▁against ▁t etan us ▁out ▁of ▁total ▁reported ▁deliveries , ▁Source : ▁FHB , ▁eRHMIS ▁2019. ▁Services ▁include ▁screening ▁women ▁for ▁ob es ity , ▁hy per t ension , ▁di abetes , ▁breast , ▁thy roid ▁and ▁cervical ▁can c ers ▁( pap ▁sm ears ) ▁and ▁are ▁offered ▁through ▁a ▁network ▁of ▁about ▁1000 ▁Well ▁W oman ▁Clin ics ▁( W WC ). ▁• ▁South - S outh ▁L ear ning ▁Ex ch ange ▁( S SL E ); ▁WHO ▁initiated ▁family ▁planning ▁ac cel er ator ▁project ▁involving ▁14 ▁countries ▁aim ing ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁access ▁to ▁quality ▁and ▁right - based ▁family ▁planning ▁programme . ▁D ash bo ards ▁are ▁available ▁at ▁national , ▁provincial , ▁district ▁and ▁MOH ▁level ▁to ▁mon itor ▁reporting ▁rates ▁and ▁perform ances . ▁MOH ▁team ▁is ▁further ▁supported ▁by ▁Development ▁Ass ist ants / ▁Programme ▁Development ▁Officers / ▁Management ▁Ass ist ants , ▁cl er ical ▁and ▁supporting ▁staff . ▁The ▁main ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁27 th ▁Annual ▁Report ▁of ▁the ▁FHB ▁is ▁to ▁provide ▁feed back ▁on ▁effectiveness , ▁strength s ▁and ▁weak ness es ▁of ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁to ▁its ▁partners . ▁This ▁package ▁is ▁introduced ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁maternal ▁health ▁continu um ▁prior ▁to ▁The ▁package ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁18 ▁MOH ▁areas ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁2014 ▁to ▁reduce ▁ind ices ▁such ▁as ▁maternal ▁mortality , ▁infant ▁mortality ▁and ▁low ▁birth ▁weight ▁into ▁lower ▁ind ices . ▁Char acter istics ▁of ▁pregnant ▁women ▁registered ▁for ▁care ▁either ▁at ▁field ▁or ▁clinic ▁during ▁2014. ▁It ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁distrib ute ▁this ▁package ▁among ▁the ▁field ▁health ▁care ▁workers ▁in ▁2021 . ▁However , ▁more ▁emphas is ▁should ▁be ▁paid ▁in ▁further ▁improvement ▁of ▁reporting ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁data ▁reported . ▁He ▁/ S he ▁is ▁a ▁M B B S ▁qualified ▁doctor ▁who ▁is ▁given ▁special ▁o ri ent ation ▁training ▁on ▁public ▁health ▁activities . ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁successfully ▁implement ▁the ▁Well ▁W oman ▁Programme ▁at ▁primary ▁health care ▁level ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁improving ▁the ▁health ▁status ▁of ▁women . ▁The ▁programmes ▁implemented ▁by ▁FHB ▁include ▁programmes ▁which ▁focus ▁mainly ▁on , ▁Cap acity ▁building ▁of ▁cur ative ▁and ▁preventive ▁health ▁staff ▁is ▁also ▁done ▁at ▁basic , ▁in - s erv ice , ▁and ▁post - gr adu ate ▁levels ▁on ▁GBV . ▁Primary ▁care ▁is ▁preventive ▁in ▁nature ▁while ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁focus ▁on ▁secondary ▁care ▁by ▁including ▁interventions ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁standards ▁and ▁quality ▁of ▁care . ▁Consider ing ▁the ▁f o etal ▁was t age , ▁estimated ▁pregnancies ▁should ▁be ▁around ▁36 3, 3 35 ▁of ▁which ▁R HMIS ▁has ▁reported ▁36 0, 92 3. ▁Following ▁actions ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁School ▁Health ▁unit ▁in ▁co ordination ▁with ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁ob es ity ▁and ▁prem ature ▁deaths ▁among ▁these ▁children ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁due ▁to ▁Non ▁communic able ▁diseases . ▁Therefore , ▁superv isions ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁sett ng ▁should ▁be ▁strengthened ▁and ▁foc used ▁on ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁data ▁collected . ▁As ▁a ▁whole , ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁focus es ▁on ▁a ▁s iz able ▁proportion ▁( ar ound ▁54 %) ▁of ▁population , ▁which ▁includes ▁children , ▁adolescents ▁and ▁those ▁in ▁reproductive ▁ages . ▁Ge ograph ic ▁vari ations ▁are ▁often ▁prominent ▁in ▁nutritional ▁indicators . ▁Pre - pre gn ant ▁BMI ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁pred ictor ▁of ▁the ▁birth weight ▁of ▁the ▁newborn , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁affects ▁the ▁nutritional ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁child . ▁Table ▁4 .1 ▁present ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁infants , ▁young ▁children ▁and ▁pres chool ▁children ▁under ▁care ▁out ▁of ▁actual ▁number ▁of ▁births ▁reported ▁by ▁R G D ▁for ▁the ▁year . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁includes ▁an ▁oral ▁health ▁component ▁which ▁focus es ▁on ▁maternal ▁and ▁child ▁oral ▁health ▁care . ▁In ▁serv ing ▁this ▁mission ▁the ▁programme ▁rel ies ▁on ▁a ▁ble nd ▁of ▁d omiciliary ▁and ▁institution al ized ▁interventions ▁delivered ▁by ▁mult id isc ip lin ary ▁team ▁of ▁health ▁professionals . ▁School ▁health ▁unit ▁directly ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁ground ▁level ▁as ▁well ▁and ▁conducted ▁workshops . ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau ▁( F HB ), ▁is ▁the ▁foc al ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁responsible ▁for ▁planning , ▁implementing , ▁monitoring ▁and ▁evalu ating ▁the ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme . ▁This ▁workshop ▁was ▁conducted ▁with ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁130 ▁participants ▁with ▁the ▁media ▁experts ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁health ▁experts ▁as ▁resource ▁person als . ▁The ▁RDHS ▁areas ▁are ▁similar ▁to ▁administrative ▁districts ▁except ▁in ▁Ampara ▁where ▁the ▁district ▁is ▁sub d iv ided ▁to ▁Ampara ▁and ▁Kal mun ai ▁RDHS ▁areas . ▁It ▁was ▁expected ▁that ▁the ▁tra ine es ▁would ▁have ▁enh anced ▁their ▁knowledge ▁and ▁skills ▁in ▁child ▁development ▁and ▁dissemin ate ▁this ▁knowledge ▁to ▁the ▁primary ▁caregivers . ▁This ▁value ▁was ▁30 .3% ▁during ▁26 -2 8 ▁weeks . ▁Cond u cted ▁an ▁in - s erv ice ▁training ▁programme ▁for ▁School ▁Dental ▁Therapists ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁on ▁“ A n ▁upd ate ▁of ▁O ral ▁Health ▁Service ▁Del i very ” . ▁An ▁expert ▁team ▁compris ed ▁of ▁all ▁related ▁professionals ▁visits ▁every ▁district ▁to ▁conduct ▁National ▁Maternal ▁Mortality ▁Review s ▁and ▁information ▁is ▁compiled ▁by ▁the ▁FHB ▁( Figure ▁1.3 ). ▁Following ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁eRHMIS ▁phase ▁II , ▁School ▁Health ▁Return s ▁H 10 15 A , ▁H 12 47 ▁and ▁H 10 14 ▁have ▁been ▁received ▁from ▁99 .6% , ▁97 % ▁% ▁and ▁81 .6% ▁respectively ▁( Figure 10 .3 ▁and ▁10 .4 ). ▁In ▁addition , ▁PHIs ▁provide ▁services ▁for ▁school ▁children . ▁A ver age ▁clinic ▁attendance ▁for ▁infants ▁also ▁has ▁increased ▁(5 .1 ). ▁O RA L ▁HEALTH ▁S ER VI C ES : ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁is ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁pack ages ▁and ▁interventions ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁he ath ▁of ▁the ▁families ▁with ▁special ▁emphas is ▁on ▁pregnant ▁women ▁and ▁children . ▁However ▁4 th ▁quarter ▁return ▁for ▁year ▁2013 ▁were ▁not ▁available ▁for ▁Gampaha ▁district , ▁Mor at uwa , ▁K ad uw ela , ▁Han wella ▁MOH ▁areas ▁of ▁Colombo ▁district ▁& ▁Im ad uwa ▁MOH ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Galle ▁district . ▁All ▁mothers ▁under ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁in ▁all ▁districts ▁were ▁offered ▁home ▁visits ▁by ▁PHMs ▁F orm ative ▁study ▁on ▁determ in ants ▁of ▁I Y C F ▁and ▁child ▁care ▁in ▁rural , ▁est ate ▁and ▁urban ▁populations : ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁promot es ▁early ▁and ▁regular ▁antenatal ▁care . ▁It ▁also ▁includes ▁Family ▁planning ▁and ▁Women ’ s ▁health ▁components ▁incor por ating ▁per imen op a usal ▁care . ▁Post - inter vention ▁survey ▁was ▁conducted ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁schools ▁after ▁3 ▁months . ▁This ▁section ▁describ es ▁some ▁important ▁Rev ision ▁for ▁the ▁standard ▁package ▁of ▁maternal ▁care ▁was ▁done ▁in ▁year ▁2012 ▁with ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁improving ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁care ▁and ▁reducing ▁the ▁d up lication ▁of ▁the ▁services ▁within ▁the ▁public ▁health ▁system . ▁Cap acity ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁PH C ▁staff ▁on ▁Child ▁Development ▁and ▁Special ▁needs ▁in ▁Colombo ▁district . ▁N ine ▁Prov inces ▁consist ▁of ▁26 ▁health ▁districts ▁called ▁Regional ▁Directors ▁of ▁Health ▁Services ▁( RDHS ) ▁areas . ▁It ▁also ▁includes ▁Family ▁planning ▁and ▁Women ’ s ▁health ▁enjoy ed ▁by ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁public . ▁The ▁le af let ▁for ▁W IF S ▁programme ▁was ▁prepared , ▁pr inted ▁and ▁distributed ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁percentage ▁of ▁antenatal ▁women ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁tested ▁for ▁VDRL ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁delivery , ▁as ▁reported ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁postpartum ▁visit , ▁amount ed ▁to ▁99 .5% ▁in ▁2019. ▁Table ▁6 ▁pres ents ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁pregnant ▁mothers , ▁who ▁were ▁visited ▁at ▁least ▁once ▁and ▁average ▁number ▁of ▁field ▁visits ▁paid ▁to ▁them ▁by ▁PHMs . ▁Figure ▁1: ▁Distribution ▁of ▁estimated ▁population ▁over ▁1995 ▁- 20 50. ▁Maternal ▁under ▁nutrition ▁and ▁prem at urity ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁reasons ▁behind ▁the ▁high ▁rate ▁of ▁low ▁birth ▁weight ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁The ▁percentage ▁of ▁teenage ▁pregnancies ▁was ▁highest ▁in ▁Trincomalee ▁district ▁followed ▁by ▁Batticaloa . ▁SP HM ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁superv ising ▁the ▁PHMs . ▁The ▁population ▁estimates ▁show ▁that ▁these ▁large ▁numbers ▁will ▁remain ▁so ▁for ▁several ▁more ▁years ▁to ▁come ▁( Figure 1 ). ▁E ight ▁hundred ▁and ▁eight y ▁four ▁(8 8 4) ▁such ▁indicators ▁can ▁be ▁calculated ▁in ▁the ▁system . ▁Under ▁the ▁theme ▁“ I ▁know ▁my ▁BMI ” ▁special ▁emphas is ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁improve ▁child ▁nutrition ▁interventions ▁at ▁field ▁level . ▁In ▁2019 ▁three ▁such ▁training ▁programmes ▁were ▁conducted ▁and ▁93 ▁staff ▁members ▁were ▁trained : ▁Th ough ▁the ▁norm ▁for ▁S D TT ▁population ▁ratio ▁is ▁1: 2 000 ▁currently ▁it ▁is ▁1: 3 3 11 ▁which ▁is ▁approximately ▁1.6 ▁times . ▁Sri ▁Lanka ’ s ▁Maternal ▁Mortality ▁R ati o ▁( M MR ) ▁reduced ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁to ▁reach ▁a ▁level ▁well ▁below ▁the ▁MMR ▁of ▁other ▁South ▁Asian ▁countries ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁par ▁with ▁high ▁income ▁countries . ▁Adv oc acy ▁for ▁hospital ▁administr ators ▁and ▁technical ▁staff ▁: ▁Reproductive ▁Health ▁Center ▁and ▁the ▁Provincial ▁system . ▁D ash bo ards ▁were ▁also ▁developed ▁for ▁data ▁visual ization ▁and ▁analysis ▁at ▁district ▁and ▁regional ▁levels . ▁The ▁Pre gn ancy ▁record ▁( H 5 12 A ) ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁val id ▁pass ▁to ▁access ▁care ▁during ▁the ▁cur fe w ▁period . ▁However , ▁high ▁infection ▁rate ▁at ▁ep is iot omy ▁or ▁ca es are an ▁sc ar ▁also ▁indicate ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁exam ining ▁the ▁PHM ’ s ▁ability ▁to ▁identify ▁these ▁morbid ities ▁object ively . ▁There ▁are ▁26 ▁Regional ▁Directors ▁of ▁Health ▁Services ▁( RDHS ) ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁PD HS s . ▁However , ▁one ▁major ▁dis ad vant age ▁of ▁the ▁pap ▁sm ear ▁screening ▁is ▁the ▁low ▁sens it ivity ▁to ▁det ect ▁cervical ▁l es ions . ▁Cond u cted ▁a ▁six teen ▁one ▁day ▁training ▁workshops ▁to ▁reinfor ce ▁oral ▁health ▁knowledge ▁of ▁Public ▁Health ▁Midwives ▁in ▁Gampaha , ▁Galle ▁and ▁Kalutara ▁districts . ▁In ▁addition , ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁includes ▁maternal ▁and ▁child ▁oral ▁health ▁care ▁service ▁component ▁too . ▁This ▁institution ▁was ▁initially ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁Maternal ▁and ▁Child ▁Health ▁programme ▁Bureau ▁and ▁was ▁later , ▁in ▁19 7 2, ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau . ▁Distribution ▁of ▁furn iture ▁and ▁equipment ▁to ▁Y ow un ▁Piyasa ▁Cent ers . ▁Each ▁family ▁planning ▁service ▁provision ▁points ▁has ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁H ▁1200 ▁A ▁for ▁new ▁accept ors ▁of ▁all ▁modern ▁methods ▁except s ▁for ▁Cond oms . ▁7 .2. ▁Month ly ▁Return ▁from ▁Dental ▁Therapists . ▁Technical ▁advis ory ▁committee ▁meetings ▁on ▁young ▁person ’ s ▁health ▁were ▁held ▁quarterly ▁with ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁health ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁non - he alth ▁sector ▁stakeholders ▁with ▁youth ▁participation ▁for ▁provision ▁of ▁guidance ▁for ▁adolescent ▁and ▁youth ▁health ▁activities ▁within ▁the ▁country . ▁These ▁master ▁trainers ▁conducted ▁five ▁teacher ▁training ▁programmes ▁at ▁per ip her ies ▁training ▁nearly ▁300 ▁teachers . ▁The ▁clinic ▁care ▁given ▁to ▁antenatal ▁mothers ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁comp lim ent ed ▁by ▁d omiciliary ▁care ▁offered ▁by ▁PHMs . ▁Activities ▁and ▁achieve ments ▁in ▁2019 ▁An ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁reaching ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁emergency ▁ob stetric ▁care ▁for ▁pregnant ▁women ▁during ▁labour , ▁delivery ▁and ▁immediate ▁postpartum ▁period . ▁Is land ▁wide ▁data ▁is ▁summar ized ▁at ▁FHB , ▁based ▁on ▁annual ▁returns ▁of ▁each ▁District . ▁Gender ▁and ▁Women ’ s ▁Health ▁Unit ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau ▁( F HB ) ▁is ▁the ▁nod al ▁ag ency ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁level ▁responsible ▁for ▁address ing ▁GBV ▁in ▁the ▁health ▁sector . ▁Ex cept ▁K ill in ochchi ▁( 66 %), ▁Mannar ▁( 72 %), ▁Nuwara ▁Eli ya ▁( 78 %) ▁and ▁Ampara ▁( 76 %) ▁all ▁other ▁RDHS ▁areas ▁have ▁registered ▁more ▁than ▁80% ▁of ▁the ▁expected ▁pregnant ▁mothers ▁during ▁the ▁year . ▁Cap acity ▁building ▁activities ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁limited ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁covid ▁19 ▁pandemic . ▁The ▁Stand ard ▁O per ational ▁Pro ced ure ▁( SO P ) ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁child ▁abuse ▁and ▁neg lect ▁in ▁the ▁hospital ▁setting ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁was ▁final ised . ▁Of ▁the ▁pregnant ▁mothers ▁delivered ▁in ▁a ▁hospital , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁deliveries ▁have ▁taken ▁place ▁in ▁hospitals ▁with ▁specialist ▁facilities ▁( 92 %). ▁Data ▁from ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Monaragala ▁was ▁not ▁submitted ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁trade ▁union ▁action . ▁Of ▁these ▁visits , ▁one ▁visit ▁each ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁during ▁first ▁5 and ▁6 -10 - d ays ▁following ▁delivery ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁2 ▁during ▁14 -2 1 ▁days ▁and ▁around ▁42 ▁days ▁respectively . ▁RMNCAYH ▁program ▁at ▁the ▁central ▁level ▁receive ▁funds ▁from ▁children ▁action ▁plan , ▁equipment ▁and ▁mach inery , ▁school ▁health ▁and ▁nutrition ▁( sh ared ▁with ▁Nutrition ▁division ) ▁budget ▁line . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁its ▁importance ▁as ▁an ▁acc um ulation ▁of ▁high ▁risk ▁group ▁of ▁pregnancies , ▁presence ▁of ▁multi - p ara ▁pregnancies ▁indicates ▁the ▁efficiency ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁planning ▁services . ▁At ▁the ▁district ▁level , ▁MOMCH ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁Regional ▁Superv ising ▁Public ▁Health ▁Nurs ing ▁S ister ▁( RS PH NO ) ▁and ▁Divisional ▁Superv ising ▁Public ▁Health ▁Inspector ▁( SP HI D ) ▁in ▁monitoring ▁of ▁the ▁RMNCAYH ▁Programme ▁in ▁the ▁district . ▁Child ▁Health , ▁Development ▁and ▁Special ▁Ne eds ▁Unit ▁Superv is ory ▁visit ▁to ▁K eth um athi ▁Mater nity ▁Hospital ▁Panadura . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁range ▁PHI ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁school ▁health ▁survey ▁annually . ▁Consider ing ▁the ▁other ▁nutrition ▁indicators , ▁it ▁is ▁felt ▁that ▁this ▁figure ▁may ▁be ▁much ▁higher ▁as ▁both ▁early ▁and ▁long standing ▁growth ▁fal tering ▁are ▁included ▁here . ▁These ▁include ▁information ▁on ▁eligible ▁families , ▁performance ▁of ▁maternal ▁care , ▁child ▁care , ▁well ▁woman ▁clinic ▁and ▁family ▁planning ▁services ▁provided ▁both ▁at ▁field ▁and ▁clinic ▁settings . ▁PHMs ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁one ▁to ▁one ▁intervention ▁at ▁the ▁very ▁onset ▁of ▁un comp licated ▁growth ▁fal tering ▁and ▁the ▁complicated ▁or ▁long standing ▁problems ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁a ▁C WC ▁to ▁be ▁managed ▁by ▁MOH ▁with ▁field ▁follow ▁up ▁by ▁PHM ▁with ▁guidance ▁from ▁MOH . ▁Int rodu ction ▁of ▁three ▁antenatal ▁classes ▁in ▁each ▁tr imes ter ▁for ▁couples ▁enh ances ▁their ▁exposure ▁to ▁common ▁health ▁issues ▁specific ▁for ▁that ▁tr imes ter ▁and ▁make ▁them ▁ready ▁for ▁the ▁child b irth , ▁postpartum , ▁newborn ▁care ▁and ▁emerg encies . ▁HPV ▁DNA ▁has ▁many ▁advant ages ▁such ▁as ▁high ▁det ection ▁rate ▁of ▁cervical ▁l es ions , ▁a ▁length y ▁screening ▁interval ▁compared ▁to ▁pap ▁screening ▁with ▁pap ▁sm ears ▁and ▁reducing ▁the ▁work lo ad ▁of ▁the ▁cy to - sc re en ers ▁and ▁H ist op ath ologists . ▁Figure ▁1.1 ▁shows ▁the ▁administrative ▁and ▁technical ▁guidance ▁path ways ▁that ▁facilit ate ▁the ▁organization ▁and ▁implementation ▁of ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁activities ▁through ▁the ▁national ▁health ▁system . ▁1 ▁School ▁Dental ▁Service . ▁Also , ▁a ▁d ife rence ▁was ▁observed ▁in ▁estimated ▁adolescent ▁population ▁and ▁pre conception ▁age ▁population ▁vs ▁reported ▁population , ▁Source : ▁FHB ▁Care ▁Following ▁registration , ▁antenatal ▁women ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁field ▁antenatal ▁clinics . ▁Activities ▁and ▁events ▁set ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁en ab ling ▁environment ▁to ▁strengthen ▁the ▁health ▁sector ▁response ▁to ▁GBV . ▁3. ▁Services ▁for ▁sub ▁fert ile ▁couples : ▁Ex cept ▁K ill in ochchi ▁( 72 %), ▁Vavuniya ▁( 75 %) ▁and ▁Hambantota ▁( 78 %) ▁all ▁other ▁RDHS ▁areas ▁registered ▁more ▁than ▁80% ▁of ▁the ▁expected ▁pregnant ▁mothers ▁during ▁the ▁year . ▁Training ▁of ▁teachers ▁at ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Education . ▁14 . ▁FHB ▁has ▁six teen ▁units ▁headed ▁by ▁Consultant ▁Community ▁Phys icians ▁( P ublic ▁Health ▁Special ists ), ▁a ▁Consultant ▁Community ▁Dental ▁Sur ge on ▁and ▁a ▁Consultant ▁Obstetric ian ▁and ▁and ▁g yn ec ologist ▁correspond ing ▁to ▁six teen ▁areas ▁of ▁work . ▁Maternal ▁mortality ▁is ▁g lob ally ▁accepted ▁as ▁a ▁quality ▁indic ator ▁of ▁the ▁overall ▁health ▁of ▁a ▁population ▁in ▁a ▁country ▁depic ting ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁women ▁and ▁the ▁function ing ▁of ▁the ▁health care ▁delivery ▁system . ▁several ▁consult ative ▁meetings ▁on ▁adolescent ▁and ▁youth ▁health ▁with ▁health ▁and ▁non - he alth ▁experts ▁and ▁young ▁person ▁over ▁2016 -201 8. ▁N utritional ▁status ▁of ▁children ▁under ▁five ▁years ▁and ▁school ▁children ▁in ▁Grade ▁1 - ▁10 ▁are ▁being ▁compiled ▁by ▁MOH ▁areas . ▁It ▁is ▁expected ▁that ▁Public ▁Health ▁Midwives ▁( PHM s ) ▁perform ▁screening ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁children ▁under ▁their ▁care ▁using ▁the ▁“ child ▁development ▁check list ” ▁at ▁2, ▁4, ▁6, ▁9, ▁12, ▁18 , ▁24 , ▁36, ▁48 ▁and ▁60 ▁months ▁of ▁age ▁which ▁en ables ▁early ▁identification ▁of ▁children ▁with ▁developmental ▁delays ▁or ▁dis abilities . ▁Provision ▁of ▁services ▁for ▁sub ▁fert ile ▁couples ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Family ▁Planning ▁programme . ▁Therefore , ▁it ▁is ▁important ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁aware ▁on ▁new ▁knowledge ▁including ▁emerging ▁problems ▁in ▁maternal ▁care . ▁Direct ▁ob stetric ▁deaths ▁result ▁from ▁ob stetric ▁complications ▁of ▁the ▁pregnant ▁state ▁( pre gn ancy , ▁labour , ▁and ▁p u er per ium ), ▁from ▁interventions , ▁o missions , ▁incor re ct ▁treatment , ▁or ▁from ▁a ▁ch ain ▁of ▁events ▁resulting ▁from ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁above . ▁It ▁co vers ▁the ▁school ▁medical ▁inspect ions , ▁immun izations ▁and ▁3.1 ▁H ▁50 9 : ▁Qu ar ter ly ▁MCH ▁Return ▁H ▁50 9 ▁provides ▁a ▁comprehensive ▁set ▁of ▁data ▁on ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme . ▁BMI ▁> ▁25 ▁has ▁increased ▁from ▁16 .6% ▁to ▁27 .9 ▁% ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁five ▁years . ▁Table ▁4 .1 : ▁Inf ants , ▁young ▁children ▁and ▁pres chool ▁children ▁under ▁care ▁out ▁of ▁actual ▁number ▁of ▁births ▁reported ▁by ▁R G D ▁for ▁the ▁year . ▁All ▁except ▁one ▁woman ▁was ▁un mar ried . ▁Figure ▁5.6 : ▁Age ▁of ▁the ▁dead ▁women ▁2019. ▁MMR ▁assess es ▁ob stetric ▁risk ▁( i . e ., ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁d ying ▁once ▁a ▁woman ▁is ▁pregnant ). ▁Training ▁of ▁Health ▁Care ▁Staff ▁on ▁AYFHS ▁conducting ▁3 - day ▁training ▁programs . ▁U nt il ▁the ▁card er ▁of ▁PHMs ▁being ▁filled ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁letter ▁number ▁FHB ▁/ ▁D I R ▁/ ▁G F ▁/ ▁2012 ▁issued ▁on ▁28 -0 3 -201 2, ▁population ▁of ▁3 ,000 ▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁as ▁the ▁standard ▁average ▁number ▁of ▁population ▁allocated ▁to ▁a ▁PHM . ▁15 ▁. ▁A ▁study ▁to ▁assess ▁the ▁community ▁per ception ▁on ▁re or ient ing ▁family ▁planning . ▁P resent ▁day ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁reflect s ▁more ▁than ▁85 ▁years ▁of ▁successful ▁programme ▁mat uration . ▁Def in ition ▁of ▁a ▁Maternal ▁De ath . ▁Number ▁of ▁postpartum ▁home ▁visits ▁remained ▁as ▁four , ▁while ▁a ▁comp uls ory ▁postnatal ▁clinic ▁visit ▁was ▁introduced ▁after ▁one ▁month ▁following ▁delivery ▁where ▁the ▁screening ▁for ▁Post partum ▁Dep ression ▁using ▁Ed in burg ▁Post partum ▁Dep ression ▁Sc reening ▁( EP DS ) ▁to ▁be ▁done . ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁SL CO G ▁conducted ▁sk ill ▁based ▁two - day ▁training ▁Programme ▁in ▁Em erg ency ▁Obstetric ▁Care ▁for ▁non - s pecial ized ▁staff ▁in ▁ob stetric ▁units , ▁( M ed ical ▁Officers , ▁Nurs es ▁and ▁Midwives ) ▁in ▁hospitals . ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁sur veillance , ▁monitoring ▁& ▁evaluation ; ▁a ▁des k ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁maternal ▁deaths ▁reported ▁during ▁the ▁lock d own ▁period ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁to ▁evalu ate ▁the ▁imp lications ▁of ▁the ▁restrictions ▁on ▁care ▁path ways ▁of ▁the ▁inde x ▁cases . ▁SP HM s ▁are ▁being ▁superv ised ▁by ▁the ▁PH NS . ▁H D U ▁care ▁is ▁a ▁level ▁of ▁care ▁which ▁lies ▁in ▁between ▁a ▁general ▁w ard ▁and ▁an ▁int ensive ▁care ▁unit ▁and ▁provides ▁care ▁for ▁patients ▁who ▁are ▁at ▁a ▁high ▁risk ▁of ▁developing ▁life ▁threat ening ▁complications . ▁Implementation ▁of ▁proposed ▁activities ▁on ▁GBV ▁and ▁women ▁health ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁monitored ▁closely ▁at ▁each ▁level ▁to ▁achieve ▁the ▁set ▁objectives . ▁A ▁guideline ▁on ▁child ▁development ▁promotion ▁and ▁development ▁screening ▁was ▁developed ▁for ▁Primary ▁Health ▁care ▁workers ▁mainly ▁target ing ▁the ▁Medical ▁Officers ▁of ▁Health ▁( MOH ) ▁and ▁the ▁Public ▁Health ▁Midwives ▁( PHM s ). ▁In ▁2018, ▁91 .9% ▁of ▁registered ▁mothers ▁have ▁been ▁visited ▁at ▁least ▁once ▁by ▁a ▁PHM . ▁C oun sel ing ▁programmes ▁were ▁completed ▁for ▁health ▁care ▁providers ▁to ▁develop ▁counsel ing ▁skills ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁wellbeing ▁of ▁adolescent ▁and ▁youth . ▁Emp ower ing ▁adolescents ▁and ▁youth ▁in ▁promoting ▁mental ▁health ▁wellbeing ▁and ▁timely ▁identification ▁of ▁mental ▁health ▁conditions ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁strengthened . ▁Near ly ▁9 2. 9 % ▁of ▁schools ▁had ▁adequate ▁toilet ▁facilities ▁while ▁77 .8% ▁of ▁the ▁schools ▁had ▁adequate ▁drinking ▁water ▁sources . ▁In ▁2019, ▁PHMs ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁have ▁reported ▁30 1,2 65 ▁live ▁births ▁( e ither ▁sing let on / ▁multiple ) ▁and ▁94 .4% ▁of ▁all ▁live ▁births ▁registered ▁by ▁the ▁Registrar ▁General ’ s ▁Department ▁have ▁been ▁registered ▁by ▁the ▁PHMs ▁in ▁2019. ▁Maternal ▁and ▁Child ▁Nutrition ▁Sub com mittee ▁meetings ▁: ▁Six ▁meetings ▁of ▁the ▁Sub com mittee ▁on ▁Maternal ▁and ▁Child ▁Nutrition , ▁the ▁technical ▁advis ory ▁committee ▁ch aired ▁by ▁D DG ▁PHS ▁II ▁were ▁held ▁during ▁this ▁year . ▁Low ▁birth ▁weight ▁( L BW ) ▁among ▁newborns ▁still ▁remains ▁a ▁problem . ▁Rev ision ▁of ▁Health ▁promoting ▁school ▁evalu ating ▁criteria ▁giving ▁more ▁weight age ▁for ▁psych o ▁social ▁wellbeing . ▁Guid elines ▁for ▁health ▁care ▁provision ▁were ▁developed ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁level ▁for ▁continuous ▁provision ▁of ▁services ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁professional ▁bodies ▁and ▁E pid emi ology ▁Unit . ▁Accordingly , ▁infants ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁we ighed ▁12 ▁times ▁during ▁inf ancy . ▁Near ly ▁forty ▁percent ▁( n =3 7, ▁39 .8 %) ▁of ▁the ▁dead ▁women ▁were ▁prim ies ▁and ▁an ▁exactly ▁a ▁similar ▁proportion ▁( n =3 7, ▁39 .8 %) ▁were ▁in ▁their ▁3 rd ▁or ▁more ▁pregnancy ▁( Figure ▁7 ). ▁The ▁follow ▁up ▁of ▁children ▁with ▁special ▁needs , ▁suspected ▁heart ▁disease , ▁visual ▁def ects ▁& ▁hearing ▁def ects ▁has ▁been ▁strengthened . ▁Maj ority ▁were ▁married ▁( n = 8 7, ▁96 %) ▁while ▁3 ▁(3 %) ▁un mar ried ▁and ▁1 ▁(1 %) ▁woman ▁was ▁living ▁together . ▁The ▁Pre conception ▁Care ▁P ack age ▁for ▁New ly ▁Mar ried ▁C ou ples ▁programme , ▁mainly ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁prevention ▁of ▁GBV . ▁A ▁family ▁with ▁a ▁pregnant ▁or ▁co hab iting ▁woman ▁ir res pective ▁of ▁mar ital ▁status ▁and ▁The ▁total ▁population ▁reported ▁by ▁PHMs ▁exceed ed ▁the ▁estimated ▁population ▁given ▁by ▁Registrar ▁General ’ s ▁Department ▁in ▁2014 ▁by ▁4 .3 %. ▁Other ▁leading ▁districts ▁are ▁Monaragala , ▁Ampara , ▁Mannar ▁and ▁Nuwara E li ya . ▁Under ▁nutrition ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁res istant ▁public ▁health ▁problems ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁The ▁follow ▁up ▁visits ▁by ▁the ▁PHI ▁for ▁the ▁students ▁identified ▁with ▁correct able ▁def ects ▁should ▁be ▁closely ▁monitored ▁at ▁the ▁monthly ▁MOH ▁con ferences ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁corre cted ▁def ects . ▁School ▁Dental ▁Therapists ▁( SD T s ) ▁are ▁sending ▁returns ▁on ▁their ▁monthly ▁and ▁quarterly ▁perform ances ▁and ▁summary ▁of ▁this ▁is ▁available ▁at ▁District ▁level . ▁One ▁death ▁was ▁reported ▁from ▁a ▁private ▁hospital . ▁It ▁is ▁vital ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁proper ▁monitoring ▁mechanism ▁to ▁understand ▁clearly ▁the ▁progress ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁programme , ▁us age ▁of ▁appropriate ▁resources , ▁whether ▁the ▁planned ▁activities ▁are ▁going ▁accordance ▁to ▁the ▁plan ▁and ▁whether ▁the ▁set ▁objectives ▁are ▁achieved . ▁Special ▁attention ▁should ▁be ▁made ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁over weight ▁among ▁pregnant ▁mothers . ▁1 ▁C UR R E NT ▁US E RS : ▁CO NT RA C EP T IV E ▁P R E V AL E NC E ▁R AT E ▁A M ON G ▁E L I G I B L E ▁FA MI L I ES . ▁I de ally , ▁at ▁least ▁5 ▁clinic ▁visits ▁are ▁made ▁during ▁inf ancy ▁( the ▁first ▁postnatal ▁examination ▁at ▁1 ▁month ▁of ▁age ▁and ▁subsequ ently ▁for ▁vacc inations , ▁growth ▁and ▁developmental ▁assessment ▁and ▁medical ▁screening , ▁etc . ▁at ▁2, ▁4, ▁6 ▁and ▁9 ▁months ). ▁It ▁also ▁includes ▁gender ▁and ▁women ’ s ▁health ▁components . ▁It ▁will ▁help ▁them ▁to ▁better ▁organ ize ▁their ▁service ▁rout ines ▁and ▁improve ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁field ▁child ▁care ▁within ▁limited ▁person ▁hours . ▁All ▁pregnant ▁mothers ▁are ▁monitored ▁using ▁the ▁part ogram ▁during ▁labour . ▁The ▁other ▁services ▁offered ▁to ▁children ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁5 ▁years ▁to ▁promote ▁Early ▁Child ▁Care ▁and ▁Development ▁( EC CD ) ▁are ▁described ▁in ▁section ▁4.5 . ▁The ▁most ▁common ly ▁reported ▁conditions ▁include : ▁An aemia , ▁Pre gn ancy ▁Ind u ced ▁Hy per t ension ▁( PI H ) ▁and ▁G est ational ▁D i abetes . ▁Following ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁electronic ▁system , ▁data ▁is ▁now ▁available ▁from ▁each ▁PHM ▁level ▁and ▁from ▁each ▁field ▁clinic . ▁Both ▁technical ▁and ▁administrative ▁supervision ▁of ▁the ▁MOH ▁are ▁immediate ▁superv is ors ▁of ▁PHIs . ▁C urrent ly ▁purch asing ▁of ▁a ▁limited ▁number ▁of ▁test ▁k its ▁and ▁re ag ents ▁is ▁fund ed ▁through ▁the ▁World ▁Bank . ▁Registr ation ▁before ▁8 ▁weeks ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁early ▁registration ▁and ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁pregnancies ▁that ▁are ▁registered ▁early ▁has ▁shown ▁21 % ▁increase ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁8 ▁years ▁( Figure ▁8 ▁and ▁Table ▁3 ). ▁Therefore , ▁as ▁per ▁WHO ▁guidelines , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁recommendation ▁of ▁the ▁Technical ▁Adv is ory ▁Committee , ▁HPV / D NA ▁test ▁is ▁strongly ▁recommended ▁to ▁scre en ▁women ▁aged ▁35 ▁and ▁45 ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁C ervical ▁C ancer ▁Sc reening ▁Programme ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁They ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁refer ▁the ▁couples ▁identified ▁for ▁further ▁management . ▁Figure ▁1.4 : ▁National ▁F et o - In f ant ▁Mortality ▁Sur veillance ▁System ▁Each ▁year ▁District ▁and ▁National ▁Maternal ▁Mortality ▁Review s ▁are ▁conducted ▁and ▁information ▁is ▁compiled ▁by ▁the ▁FHB ▁to ▁RDHS ▁Office ▁before ▁the ▁25 th ▁of ▁the ▁month ▁following ▁each ▁quarter ▁B ased ▁on ▁that ▁series ▁of ▁discussions , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁pilot ▁a ▁comprehensive ▁child ▁development ▁promotion ▁and ▁special ▁needs ▁intervention ▁package ▁with ▁the ▁integr ation ▁of ▁primary ▁and ▁secondary ▁levels ▁of ▁service ▁provision . ▁FHB ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁planning , ▁implementing , ▁monitoring ▁and ▁evalu ating ▁the ▁Reproductive , ▁Maternal ▁Newborn , ▁Child , ▁adolescent ▁and ▁youth ▁[ R MNCAYH ] ▁health ▁services . ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁was ▁a ▁sign atory ▁to ▁the ▁Programme ▁of ▁Action ▁( P o A ) ▁adopted ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Conference ▁on ▁P op ulation ▁and ▁Development ▁( IC PD ) ▁in ▁C ai ro ▁in ▁19 94 . ▁Al most ▁all ▁mothers ▁knew ▁their ▁blood ▁group ▁and ▁Rh ▁status ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁delivery ▁while ▁25 .5% ▁of ▁mothers ▁got ▁the ▁blood ▁group ing ▁done ▁at ▁field ▁clinics . ▁Al most ▁all ▁mothers ▁knew ▁their ▁blood ▁group ▁and ▁R H ▁status ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁delivery ▁(99 .6% ). ▁Th irty - three ▁trainers ▁were ▁trained ▁in ▁2019 ▁from ▁Colombo , ▁Gampaha , ▁Kalutara , ▁Badulla , ▁Monaragala , ▁Galle , ▁Rath napura , ▁Nuwara el iya , ▁Ampara , ▁Vavuniya , ▁Anuradhapura ▁and ▁Trincomalee ▁districts . ▁Figure ▁5.12 : ▁Pres ence ▁of ▁delays ; ▁In con cl usive - ▁9 ▁(10 %), ▁No ▁delays ▁- ▁20 ▁(2 1 %), ▁P resent ▁- ▁64 ▁(6 9 %). ▁60 ▁• ▁Init i ating ▁the ▁process ▁in ▁meas uring , ▁monitoring ▁and ▁reporting ▁the ▁S DG ▁indic ator ▁4.2.1 : ▁The ▁indic ator ▁4.2.1 ▁of ▁the ▁S DG s ▁measures ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁children ▁aged ▁24 -5 9 ▁months ▁who ▁are ▁development ally ▁on ▁tra ck ▁in ▁health , ▁learning ▁and ▁psych os ocial ▁well - being , ▁by ▁sex . ▁De velop ed ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁F l ash ▁cards ▁following ▁se re ral ▁consult ative ▁meetings ▁with ▁the ▁experts , ▁on ▁oral ▁health ▁education ▁of ▁pregnant ▁mother , ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁public ▁health ▁mid wives ▁on ▁pre ▁pregnancy ▁S ess ions , ▁and ▁these ▁were ▁distributed ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁MOH ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁Programmes ▁concent r ating ▁on ▁both ▁prevention ▁of ▁GBV ▁and ▁provision ▁of ▁care ▁for ▁surviv ors ▁of ▁GBV , ▁All ▁data ▁entered ▁to ▁the ▁system ▁is ▁sc r ut in ized ▁for ▁comple ten ess ▁and ▁accur acy ▁of ▁data ▁at ▁Monitoring ▁and ▁Evaluation ▁Unit ▁of ▁the ▁FHB . ▁B est ▁practices ▁were ▁apprec iated ▁and ▁shared ▁and ▁implementation ▁status ▁of ▁adolescent ▁and ▁youth ▁friendly ▁health ▁services ▁were ▁reviewed . ▁1.6 .3 ▁Other ▁S ources ▁of ▁Data ▁Pre ▁pregnant ▁BMI ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁associ ate ▁of ▁the ▁birth ▁weight ▁of ▁the ▁newborn ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁affect ▁the ▁child ’ s ▁nutrition . ▁It ▁also ▁provides ▁the ▁platform ▁for ▁various ▁outside ▁ag encies ▁such ▁as ▁other ▁Ministries , ▁N G O s , ▁IN G O s , ▁Prof ess ional ▁bodies ▁and ▁researchers ▁to ▁learn ▁the ▁progress ▁of ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁the ▁special ▁activities ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁FHB ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁national ▁programme . ▁However , ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁maternal ▁deaths , ▁the ▁MMR ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁st ag n ant ▁since ▁2010 ▁to ▁2017. ▁These ▁include : ▁School ▁medical ▁services ▁include ▁School ▁Medical ▁Inspect ion ▁( S MI ) ▁of ▁children ▁and ▁making ▁relevant ▁refer r als . ▁In ▁serv ing ▁this ▁mission , ▁the ▁programme ▁rel ies ▁on ▁evidence ▁based ▁public ▁health ▁interventions ▁which ▁are ▁proven ▁to ▁be ▁effective ▁and ▁delivered ▁by ▁multi ▁discip lin ary ▁team ▁of ▁health ▁professionals . ▁Figure ▁2.1 ▁pres ents ▁the ▁trends ▁in ▁the ▁percentage ▁registration ▁of ▁eligible ▁families ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁eligible ▁families ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁1 ▁D AT A ▁S O UR C ES ▁F OR ▁P ER F OR MA NC E ▁M ON I T OR ING ▁1. ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁well ▁designed ▁programme ▁pack ages ▁are ▁available ▁to ▁deliver ▁these ▁interventions ▁to ▁target ▁groups ▁across ▁two ▁continu ums ▁of ▁care : ▁the ▁life ▁cycle ▁approach ▁and ▁the ▁health ▁system . ▁A part ▁from ▁the ▁S MI , ▁the ▁PHIs ▁conduct ▁a ▁school ▁health ▁survey ▁in ▁the ▁schools ▁annually , ▁the ▁findings ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁school ▁environment ▁safe ▁and ▁health y . ▁Fort y ▁trainers ▁from ▁districts ▁of ▁Trincomalee , ▁Nuwara ▁Eli ya , ▁Ampara , ▁Anuradhapura , ▁Rath napura ▁including ▁newly ▁appointed ▁MOMCH s ▁were ▁trained ▁at ▁this ▁4 - day ▁T OT ▁programme ▁in ▁2019. ▁Ke y ▁findings ▁of ▁focus ▁group ▁discussion ▁with ▁teachers ▁trained ▁under ▁the ▁per ip her al ▁teacher ▁training ▁programme : ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁has ▁a ▁dev olved ▁health ▁system ▁resulting ▁in ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁at ▁central ▁level ▁and ▁separate ▁provincial ▁ministries ▁of ▁Health ▁at ▁nine ▁provinces . ▁The ▁resource ▁pack ▁developed ▁to ▁strengthen ▁the ▁health ▁sector ▁response ▁to ▁GBV , ▁by ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau ▁with ▁collaboration ▁of ▁Health ▁Promotion ▁Bureau ▁was ▁launched ▁ceremon ially . ▁Following ▁the ▁part ial ▁dev olution ▁of ▁political ▁power ▁with ▁the ▁13 th ▁amendment ▁to ▁the ▁Sri ▁Lankan ▁constitution , ▁provincial ▁health ▁service ▁became ▁a ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁Provincial ▁Health ▁Ministries . ▁Figure ▁3 .8 ▁depic ts ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁postpartum ▁visits ▁within ▁10 ▁days ▁for ▁reported ▁deliveries ▁and ▁estimated ▁births ▁in ▁2015 -201 9. ▁Implementation ▁of ▁the ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁at ▁district ▁level ▁is ▁techn ically ▁guided ▁and ▁superv ised ▁by ▁Provincial ▁and ▁District ▁Consultant ▁Community ▁Phys icians ▁and ▁the ▁Medical ▁Officers ▁of ▁Maternal ▁and ▁Child ▁Health ▁[ MOMCH ] ▁attached ▁to ▁regional ▁[ d ist rict ] ▁director ates . ▁It ▁is ▁essential ▁that ▁health ▁care ▁providers ▁should ▁have ▁updated ▁knowledge ▁and ▁necessary ▁skills ▁on ▁counsel ing ▁of ▁adolescent ▁and ▁youth ▁to ▁strengthen ▁the ▁services ▁on ▁su icide ▁management , ▁st ress ▁management ▁and ▁early ▁det ection ▁of ▁psych ological . ▁Gr ades ▁1, ▁4, ▁7 ▁and ▁10 ▁in ▁schools ▁having ▁en rol ments ▁more ▁than ▁200 ▁students ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁target ▁population ▁c ate red ▁by ▁the ▁programme . ▁The ▁Figure ▁3 .3 ▁indicates ▁the ▁BMI ▁status ▁of ▁pregnant ▁mothers ▁whose ▁BMI ▁was ▁assessed ▁before ▁12 ▁weeks . ▁The ▁main ▁strategy ▁used ▁to ▁fulf il ▁this ▁is ▁by ▁ensuring ▁women ▁of ▁child b earing ▁age ▁and ▁their ▁partners ▁receiving ▁a ▁comprehensive ▁package ▁of ▁pre - conception ▁care . ▁It ▁is ▁estimated ▁that ▁the ▁number ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁18 .5% ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁approxim ates ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁eligible ▁families . ▁A ▁T OT ▁programme ▁was ▁conducted ▁to ▁develop ▁counsel ing ▁skills ▁for ▁medical ▁officers ▁of ▁AYFHS ▁centers ▁and ▁master ▁trainers ▁of ▁public ▁health ▁staff ▁by ▁a ▁Consultant ▁P sy chi at rist ▁and ▁specialist ▁in ▁counsel ing . ▁At ▁the ▁district ▁level , ▁the ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁of ▁Maternal ▁and ▁Child ▁Health ▁( MOMCH ) ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Regional ▁Superv ising ▁Public ▁Health ▁Nurs ing ▁S ister ▁( RS PH NO ) ▁and ▁Divisional ▁Superv ising ▁Public ▁Health ▁Inspector ▁( SP HI D ) ▁in ▁monitoring ▁the ▁RMNCAYH ▁Programme ▁in ▁the ▁district . ▁Technical ▁Adv is ory ▁Committee ▁( T AC ): ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁2 ▁Technical ▁Adv is ory ▁Committee ▁( T AC ) ▁Me et ings ▁were ▁in ▁2019, ▁to ▁discuss ▁technical ▁issues ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Well ▁W oman ▁Programme . ▁These ▁include : ▁Hy per t ension ▁( Ch ronic ▁and ▁Pre gn ancy ▁7.1 .5.5 ▁Maternal ▁N utritional ▁Stat us ▁7.1 .5.5 a ▁BMI ▁Ind u ced ), ▁D i abetes ▁( Ch ronic ▁and ▁G est ational ), ▁Hear t ▁D ise ases , ▁An aemia , ▁A st h ma , ▁Mal aria , ▁Se x ually ▁Trans mitted ▁Under ▁nutrition ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁res istant ▁public ▁health ▁problems ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁Maternal ▁Mortality ▁R ati o ▁( M MR ) ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁widely ▁used ▁measure ▁of ▁maternal ▁deaths . ▁If ▁they ▁have ▁any ▁growth ▁problem ▁length ▁should ▁be ▁monitored ▁every ▁two ▁months ▁till ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁2 ▁years ▁and ▁the ▁height ▁should ▁be ▁monitored ▁every ▁3 ▁months ▁for ▁children ▁aged ▁more ▁than ▁2 ▁years . ▁However , ▁v it amin ▁A ▁supp lementation ▁at ▁6, ▁18 ▁and ▁36 ▁months ▁( 78 .9% , ▁78 .6% , ▁83 .1% ▁respectively ) ▁showed ▁some ▁decline ▁when ▁compared ▁with ▁the ▁previous ▁year ▁while ▁average ▁number ▁of ▁home ▁visits ▁for ▁infants ▁(7 .6 ) ▁had ▁increased ▁slight ly ▁( t able ▁4.2 ). ▁In ▁addition , ▁all ▁PHIs ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁enter ▁their ▁monthly ▁school ▁health ▁returns ▁to ▁the ▁system ▁which ▁includes ▁the ▁follow ▁up ▁information ▁on ▁school ▁health ▁services . ▁Annual ▁Report ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁2014 ▁- ▁Data ▁Q ual ity ▁They ▁had ▁identified ▁the ▁gaps ▁and ▁suggested ▁initi atives ▁were ▁incor por ated ▁into ▁the ▁AYFHS ▁programs . ▁Col l abor ative ▁efforts ▁were ▁initiated ▁with ▁UN ▁organizations ▁to ▁ensure ▁un inter rupted ▁provision ▁of ▁nutrition ▁comm od ities , ▁log istic ▁support ▁to ▁res ume ▁growth ▁assessment ▁and ▁materials ▁to ▁safe gu ard ▁nutrition ▁of ▁under ▁five ▁children . ▁This ▁includes ▁school ▁health ▁survey ▁report ▁( H 10 15 ▁A ) ▁for ▁all ▁government ▁and ▁private ▁schools ▁and ▁school ▁medical ▁inspect ion ▁( S MI ) ▁reports ▁( H ▁1247 ). ▁14 5 ▁val id ation ▁rules ▁are ▁included ▁to ▁the ▁web ▁based ▁system ▁to ▁improve ▁quality ▁of ▁data . ▁• ▁Two ▁3 - day ▁Master ▁Training ▁Programmes ▁with ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁80 ▁public ▁health ▁managers ▁amounting ▁into ▁nearly ▁300 ▁master ▁trainers ▁throughout ▁the ▁country ▁since ▁2019. ▁In ▁the ▁year ▁2019, ▁the ▁coverage ▁of ▁conducting ▁post - m ort ems . ▁In ▁2019, ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁couples ▁newly ▁recruited ▁for ▁modern ▁cont ra cept ive ▁methods ▁was ▁15 2, 53 2 ▁( Table ▁6 .2 ) ▁In ▁addition ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁teenage ▁pregnancies , ▁number ▁of ▁prim i ▁mothers , ▁number ▁of ▁fifth ▁par ity ▁and ▁above ▁and ▁whether ▁the ▁registered ▁mother ▁is ▁protected ▁from ▁Rub ella ▁vaccine ▁is ▁also ▁noted . ▁Each ▁maternal ▁death ▁is ▁reviewed ▁based ▁on ▁3 ▁delays ▁– ▁( de fic i encies ▁in ▁seek ing ▁health care , ▁reaching ▁and ▁treat ing ), ▁and ▁less ons ▁lear nt ▁are ▁transl ated ▁into ▁practice , ▁programs ▁and ▁policies ▁at ▁district ▁and ▁national ▁levels . ▁Annual ▁MOMCH ▁Review s : ▁Two ▁MOMCH ▁reviews ▁were ▁conducted ▁in ▁2019, ▁one ▁in ▁Anuradhapura ▁and ▁other ▁in ▁Colombo . ▁Guideline ▁on ▁Child ▁Development ▁Promotion ▁and ▁Development ▁Sc reening ▁for ▁primary ▁health ▁care ▁workers . ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau ▁conducted ▁national ▁MCH ▁reviews ▁in ▁all ▁twenty ▁six ▁districts ▁in ▁2019. ▁Each ▁district ▁was ▁visited ▁by ▁a ▁team ▁led ▁by ▁a ▁Consultant ▁Community ▁Phys ician . ▁T arget ▁parents ▁by ▁developing ▁a ▁parent ing ▁guide ▁on ▁parent ing ▁practices ▁and ▁dissemin ate ▁the ▁knowledge ▁among ▁parents ▁using ▁various ▁strategies . ▁FHB ▁has ▁several ▁units ▁headed ▁by ▁a ▁Consultant ▁Community ▁Phys ician ▁( P ublic ▁Health ▁Special ist ), ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁different ▁components ▁of ▁the ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme . ▁P op ulation ▁reported ▁by ▁PHMs ▁for ▁2014 ▁was ▁21, 66 6, 78 3. ▁All ▁m aps ▁show ▁bound aries ▁of ▁26 ▁RDHS ▁areas . ▁In ▁year ▁2018, ▁PHMs ▁had ▁96 .1% ▁of ▁infants , ▁97 .1% ▁of ▁1 -2 ▁year ▁old ▁children ▁and ▁95 .4% ▁of ▁2-5 ▁year ▁old ▁children ▁registered ▁under ▁their ▁care . ▁Figure ▁2 ▁illust rates ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁reported ▁and ▁confirmed ▁maternal ▁deaths ▁from ▁2001 ▁– ▁2019. ▁F ig . ▁3 .3 ▁shows ▁the ▁trends ▁in ▁teenage ▁pregnancies ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁5 ▁years . ▁Int ran atal ▁care ▁is ▁provided ▁at ▁the ▁hospital ▁sett ng ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁During ▁the ▁nutrition ▁month ▁of ▁2018, ▁all ▁MOH ▁areas ▁( n =3 47 ) ▁sent ▁their ▁returns ▁on ▁assessment ▁of ▁growth ▁to ▁the ▁FHB ▁and ▁the ▁assessment ▁coverage ▁( weight , ▁length / he ight ) ▁of ▁under ▁5 ▁children ▁was ▁94 .3 %. ▁Provision ▁of ▁antenatal ▁care ▁services ▁for ▁pregnant ▁mothers ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁registration ▁of ▁pregnant ▁woman ▁by ▁a ▁PHM ▁either ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁or ▁in ▁a ▁clinics . ▁" C om m unity ▁P a ed i at ric s " ▁is ▁the ▁newly ▁added ▁sub - s pecial ity ▁to ▁provide ▁care ▁for ▁children ▁with ▁developmental ▁problems ▁and ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁based ▁in ▁proposed ▁Child ▁Development ▁Inter vention ▁centres ▁with ▁a ▁mult id isc ip lin ary ▁team . ▁Other ▁leading ▁districts ▁were ▁Nuwara ▁Eli ya , ▁Trincomalee , ▁Mannar ▁and ▁Batticaloa . ▁Int ensive ▁nutrition ▁promot ional ▁activities ▁focus ing ▁more ▁on ▁pregnant ▁mothers , ▁all ▁under ▁five ▁children , ▁school ▁children ▁and ▁adolescents ▁are ▁being ▁carried ▁out ▁during ▁this ▁month ▁by ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau . ▁Stand ard ▁package ▁of ▁interventions ▁for ▁pregnant ▁women ▁included ▁pre lim inary ▁clinical ▁assessment ▁and ▁screening ▁for ▁risks ▁factors , ▁screening ▁for ▁Pre ▁e cl amps ia , ▁e cl amps ia ▁and ▁Sy ph il is , ▁screening ▁for ▁An aemia ▁and ▁Post natal ▁Dep ression ▁Sc reening ▁( EP DS ) ▁to ▁be ▁done . ▁The ▁month ▁of ▁June ▁is ▁declared ▁as ▁the ▁“ N utrition ▁Month ” ▁annually ▁to ▁draw ▁more ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁nutrition ▁in ▁all ▁age ▁groups . ▁75 ▁• ▁A ▁rapid ▁assessment ▁of ▁W AS H ▁facilities ▁in ▁all ▁districts ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁was ▁carried ▁out . ▁Once ▁the ▁budget ▁appro vals ▁are ▁made , ▁the ▁actual ▁allocation ▁and ▁cash ▁flow ▁was ▁poor ▁in ▁2020 ▁to ▁implement ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁planned ▁activities . ▁During ▁preparation ▁of ▁this ▁report , ▁several ▁sources ▁of ▁information ▁were ▁used ▁. ▁There ▁are ▁vac ant ▁school ▁d ental ▁clinics ▁in ▁many ▁districts ▁without ▁School ▁Dental ▁Therapists . ▁The ▁award ing ▁ceremony ▁was ▁conducted ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁hon or able ▁minister ▁of ▁health , ▁nutrition ▁and ▁indigenous ▁medicine ▁Dr . ▁Raj itha ▁Sen ar ath ne . ▁Data ▁related ▁to ▁Nutrition ▁Month ▁activities ▁are ▁compiled ▁annually ▁by ▁the ▁FHB ▁when ▁data ▁from ▁each ▁RDHS ▁area ▁is ▁received ▁and ▁reviewed ▁by ▁FHB . ▁The ▁estim ations ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁population ▁reported ▁by ▁PHMs ▁and ▁proportion ▁of ▁eligible ▁families ▁was ▁taken ▁as ▁the ▁16 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁population ▁for ▁that ▁year . ▁eRHMIS ▁system ▁has ▁an ▁in b u ilt ▁capacity ▁to ▁analy se ▁the ▁data ▁and ▁essential ▁indicators ▁based ▁on ▁data ▁were ▁included ▁into ▁the ▁system . ▁With ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁reaching ▁the ▁S DG s ▁in ▁2030 , ▁national ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁has ▁developed ▁strategic ▁plans ▁covering ▁all ▁program m atic ▁areas . ▁70 . ▁An ▁electronic ▁media ▁message ▁regarding ▁the ▁island - w ide ▁service ▁availability ▁for ▁domestic ▁violence ▁surviv ors ▁was ▁developed . ▁FHB ▁provides ▁technical ▁guidance ▁for ▁provincial ▁health ▁care ▁systems ▁for ▁implementation ▁and ▁monitoring ▁of ▁the ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁In ▁2019, ▁98 .5% ▁of ▁antenatal ▁women ▁had ▁been ▁protected ▁against ▁Rub ella . ▁Following ▁the ▁I C PD , ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁Reproductive ▁Health ▁( RH ) ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁Maternal ▁and ▁Child ▁Health ▁programme ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁Annual ▁Nutrition ▁Month ▁Return ▁Data ▁related ▁to ▁nutrition ▁month ▁activities ▁are ▁reported ▁annually ▁once ▁they ▁are ▁being ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau ▁from ▁each ▁RDHS ▁area . ▁However , ▁there ▁were ▁several ▁inc idents ▁of ▁gender - based ▁violence ▁reported ▁over ▁the ▁time ▁period . ▁Number ▁of ▁home ▁deliveries ▁reported ▁were ▁248 ▁in ▁2018. ▁However , ▁more ▁emphas is ▁should ▁be ▁paid ▁to ▁further ▁improvement ▁in ▁reporting , ▁and ▁also ▁to ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁data ▁reported . ▁Every ▁year ▁about ▁600 -7 00 ▁women ▁die ▁of ▁cervical ▁cancer ▁in ▁our ▁country ▁with ▁an ▁incidence ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁1100 ▁cases ▁per ▁year ▁( IC O / I AR C ▁HPV ▁Information ▁Centre ▁2018 ▁December ). ▁In ▁the ▁other ▁districts ▁the ▁ages ▁at ▁which ▁Me b end az ole ▁is ▁given ▁were ▁conf ined ▁to ▁1 ▁1 ⁄ 2, ▁2, 3, 4, 5 ▁years . ▁In ▁this ▁pe er - to - pe er ▁learning ▁exchange ▁process , ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁and ▁Nep al ▁were ▁pa ired ▁and ▁commenced ▁inter act ive ▁learning ▁exch anges ▁in ▁a ▁step wise ▁manner . ▁Ob ject ives ▁of ▁the ▁programme ▁include ▁ensuring ▁the ▁availability ▁and ▁access ibility ▁to ▁quality ▁modern ▁cont ra cept ive ▁service , ▁address ing ▁the ▁un m et ▁need ▁for ▁cont ra ception ▁to ▁reduce ▁un intend ed ▁pregnancies ▁and ▁teenage ▁pregnancies , ▁ensuring ▁availability ▁of ▁male ▁& ▁female ▁st er il ization ▁services ▁in ▁hospitals , ▁ensuring ▁post - ab ort ion ▁care ▁services , ▁ensuring ▁supplies ▁of ▁cont ra cept ive ▁and ▁streng thening ▁services ▁for ▁sub - f ert ile ▁couples ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁health ▁sector . ▁PHMs ▁should ▁pay ▁at ▁least ▁4 ▁postpartum ▁visits ▁to ▁a ▁mother ▁who ▁has ▁had ▁an ▁institution al ▁delivery . ▁6.1 .1 . ▁Elect ronic ▁Reproductive ▁Health ▁Management ▁Information ▁System ▁( e RHMIS ): ▁National ▁targets ▁are ▁set ▁for ▁five - year ▁periods ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁being ▁closely ▁monitored . ▁Clin ic ▁services ▁were ▁continued ▁for ▁pregnant ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁tr imes ter ▁and ▁women ▁with ▁pre - ident ified ▁risk ▁factors ▁through ▁the ▁appoint ment ▁method . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁routine ly ▁collected ▁data ▁through ▁the ▁eRHMIS , ▁in ▁2019, ▁moderate ▁(5 .3 %) ▁and ▁severe ▁(1 .1 %) ▁underweight ▁remains ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁in ▁2018. ▁Figure ▁8 .1 : ▁M ap ▁of ▁the ▁Co ver age ▁of ▁the ▁35 ▁years ▁co h ort ▁by ▁districts ▁( 2019 ). ▁As ▁such , ▁all ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁including ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁have ▁address ed ▁this ▁issue ▁through ▁the ▁health ▁sector ▁to ▁a ▁vary ing ▁ext ent . ▁Appro xim ately ▁84 % ▁of ▁PHMs ▁report ▁outcomes ▁of ▁all ▁pregnant ▁mothers ▁registered ▁by ▁them ▁and ▁should ▁visit ▁them ▁to ▁provide ▁postpartum ▁care ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁health ▁and ▁wellbeing ▁of ▁the ▁post - partum ▁mothers ▁and ▁the ▁newborns . ▁At ▁the ▁health ▁region ▁level , ▁Regional ▁Director ▁of ▁Health ▁Services ▁( RDHS ), ▁hospital ▁heads , ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁– ▁Maternal ▁& ▁Child ▁Health ▁( MOMCH ) ▁and ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁of ▁Health ▁( MOH ) ▁coordin ated ▁maternal ▁mortality ▁sur veillance ▁and ▁conducting ▁N M MR s . ▁The ▁table ▁3 .8 ▁shows ▁the ▁coverage ▁of ▁postpartum ▁visits . ▁PHMs ▁should ▁pay ▁at ▁least ▁4 ▁postpartum ▁visits ▁to ▁a ▁mother ▁who ▁has ▁had ▁an ▁institution al ▁delivery . ▁H ome ▁visits ▁for ▁registered ▁pregnant ▁mothers ▁at ▁least ▁once ▁by ▁PHMs ▁had ▁been ▁gradually ▁reducing ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁6 ▁years . ▁Of ▁the ▁pregnant ▁mothers ▁delivered ▁in ▁a ▁hospital , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁deliveries ▁have ▁taken ▁place ▁in ▁hospitals ▁with ▁specialist ▁facilities ▁( 92 %). ▁Among ▁them , ▁18 .4% ▁had ▁a ▁H b ▁below ▁11 g / d l . ▁This ▁direct ory ▁compris es ▁contact ▁det ails ▁of ▁a ▁vari ety ▁of ▁health ▁and ▁non - he alth ▁services ▁relevant ▁to ▁GBV ▁services ▁such ▁as ▁M ithuru ▁Piyasa ▁centres , ▁MOH ▁offices , ▁Women ▁and ▁Child ▁Development ▁Un its ▁of ▁Divisional ▁Secretariat ▁offices , ▁Children ▁and ▁Women ’ s ▁Des ks ▁of ▁Police ▁st ations , ▁Le gal ▁A ids ▁Comm iss ions , ▁and ▁some ▁Non - Go vernment al ▁Organ izations . ▁The ▁death ▁should ▁be ▁reviewed ▁at ▁hospital ▁and ▁field ▁level ▁within ▁14 ▁days . ▁In ▁2018, ▁about ▁32 .6 ▁% ▁of ▁total ▁pregnancies ▁registered ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁were ▁prim ies ▁and ▁2 .3% ▁of ▁the ▁pregnancies ▁were ▁mothers ▁with ▁gra vid a ▁5 ▁or ▁more . ▁4. ▁I M P L EME NT ATION ▁OF ▁RMNCAYH ▁P RO G RA M ME ▁A T ▁THE ▁P RO VI NC I AL ▁AND ▁D IS T RI CT ▁L E V E L ▁D / ▁MCH ▁directly ▁reports ▁to ▁the ▁Deputy ▁Director ▁General ▁Public ▁Health ▁Services ▁II ▁[ D DG ▁PHS II ] ▁and ▁D DG ▁PHS II ▁to ▁the ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁Health ▁Services . ▁7.1 ▁S C HO OL ▁HEALTH ▁P RO G RA M ME ▁This ▁value ▁was ▁30 .7% ▁at ▁26 -2 8 ▁weeks . ▁Per inatal ▁deaths ▁occurred ▁during ▁each ▁month ▁are ▁discussed ▁at ▁monthly ▁per inatal ▁mortality ▁review ▁meetings ▁at ▁hospital ▁level ▁and ▁these ▁reviews ▁are ▁attended ▁by ▁the ▁MOMCH ▁and ▁relevant ▁field ▁staff . ▁Monitoring ▁and ▁evaluation ▁of ▁the ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁also ▁come ▁under ▁the ▁purview ▁of ▁FHB . ▁Comp rehensive ▁efforts ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁to ▁ensure ▁all ▁reproductive - age ▁women ▁are ▁immun ized ▁at ▁field ▁clinics . ▁The ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁maternal ▁deaths ▁was ▁reported ▁from ▁Gampaha ▁(10) ▁district . ▁Data ▁and ▁information ▁collected ▁through ▁routine ▁Reproductive ▁Health ▁Management ▁Information ▁System ▁( RHMIS ) ▁are ▁summar ized ▁and ▁analy z ed ▁from ▁the ▁data ▁received ▁to ▁the ▁FHB ▁from ▁several ▁sources . ▁In ▁addition , ▁FHB ▁advoc ates ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁on ▁matters ▁related ▁to ▁policy , ▁fin ance , ▁infrastructure ▁and ▁other ▁resource ▁requirements ▁relevant ▁to ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme . ▁However , ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁antenatal ▁clinic ▁visits ▁by ▁a ▁mother ▁may ▁be ▁higher ▁than ▁this ▁number ▁as ▁information ▁on ▁specialist ▁unit ▁clinics ▁and ▁private ▁sector ▁are ▁not ▁reported ▁in ▁eRHMIS . ▁P op ulation ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁c ensus ▁for ▁2018 ▁was ▁21, 6 9 1, 0 8 6. ▁The ▁estim ations ▁for ▁the ▁age ▁and ▁single ▁women ▁( w id owed , ▁div or ced , ▁separ ated ) ▁are ▁also ▁considered ▁under ▁eligible ▁family . ▁All ▁infants ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁registered ▁by ▁PHMs ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁soon ▁after ▁birth ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁postnatal ▁home ▁visit ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁health ▁system ▁which ▁facilit ates ▁provision ▁of ▁d omiciliary ▁and ▁clinic ▁care ▁services ▁through ▁the ▁MOH ▁system . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁achieve ▁this ▁mission , ▁the ▁programme ▁rel ies ▁on ▁evidence ▁based ▁public ▁health ▁interventions ▁which ▁are ▁proven ▁to ▁be ▁effective ▁and ▁delivered ▁by ▁multi - d isc ip lin ary ▁team ▁of ▁health ▁professionals . ▁Child ▁health ▁component ▁includes ▁newborn ▁care , ▁child ▁nutrition , ▁child ▁development ▁and ▁special ▁needs , ▁child ▁morbidity ▁and ▁mortality ▁prevention ▁and ▁sur veillance ▁elements . ▁Month ly ▁Return ▁from ▁Dental ▁Therapists . ▁Figure ▁3 .7 ▁reflect s ▁the ▁L BW ▁babies ▁reported ▁by ▁MOHs ▁as ▁a ▁proportion ▁of ▁the ▁live ▁births ▁reported ▁through ▁the ▁vital ▁registration ▁system ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁percentage ▁of ▁L BW ▁reported ▁by ▁hospitals . ▁The ▁official ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁is ▁“ to ▁contrib ute ▁to ▁the ▁attain ment ▁of ▁highest ▁possible ▁levels ▁of ▁health ▁of ▁all ▁women , ▁children ▁and ▁families ▁through ▁provision ▁of ▁comprehensive , ▁sustain able , ▁equ itable ▁and ▁quality ▁maternal ▁and ▁child ▁health ▁services ▁in ▁a ▁support ive , ▁cult urally ▁accept able ▁and ▁family ▁friendly ▁setting .” ▁R EP RO D U CT IV E , ▁M AT ER N AL , ▁N E W R MNCAYH ▁programme ▁provide ▁services ▁to ▁about ▁54 % ▁of ▁the ▁population , ▁which ▁includes ▁pregnant ▁mothers , ▁infants , ▁children , ▁adolescents , ▁youth ▁and ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁reproductive ▁ages . ▁According ▁to ▁R H - M IS , ▁around ▁13 .3% ▁newborns ▁in ▁2013 ▁we ighed ▁less ▁than ▁2500 ▁grams ▁and ▁hence ▁became ▁Low ▁B irth ▁Weight ▁( L BW ) ▁babies . ▁The ▁inc lusion ▁of ▁a ▁mod ule ▁on ▁GBV ▁in ▁the ▁cur ric ul um ▁of ▁Medical ▁Under gr adu ates ▁on ▁the ▁respons ib ilities ▁of ▁a ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁in ▁respond ing ▁to ▁Gender - based ▁Vi ol ence ▁is ▁one ▁such ▁programme . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁quarterly ▁return ▁compiled ▁by ▁the ▁MOH ▁office ▁. ▁By ▁2018, ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁has ▁reached ▁almost ▁all ▁families ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁form ing ▁a ▁well - or gan ized ▁health ▁care ▁system ▁with ▁35 3 ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁of ▁Health ▁( MOH ) ▁areas . ▁The ▁package ▁for ▁newly ▁married ▁couples ▁is ▁a ▁programme , ▁which ▁focus es ▁mainly ▁on ▁the ▁prevention ▁of ▁GBV . ▁A ▁check list ▁on ▁MCH ▁activities ▁was ▁prepared ▁and ▁circ ulated ▁among ▁the ▁Medical ▁Officers ▁of ▁MCH ▁( MOMCH ) ▁to ▁superv ise ▁activities ▁at ▁district ▁level . ▁Development ▁of ▁the ▁Child ▁Care ▁P ack age ▁After ▁42 ▁days ▁of ▁delivery , ▁the ▁home ▁visits ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁PHMs ▁are ▁mainly ▁aimed ▁at ▁the ▁infant . ▁The ▁staff ▁of ▁each ▁unit ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁advoc acy , ▁policy ▁and ▁strategic ▁analysis , ▁programme ▁development , ▁technical ▁guidance ▁including ▁capacity ▁development , ▁evaluation ▁and ▁supervision ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁respective ▁programme ▁components . ▁Under ▁reporting ▁of ▁the ▁births ▁by ▁PHMs ▁due ▁to ▁short age ▁of ▁1085 ▁PHMs ▁may ▁also ▁account ▁for ▁this ▁to ▁a ▁certain ▁ext ent . ▁Worksh ops ▁to ▁upd ate ▁public ▁health ▁staff ▁on ▁Child ▁Nutrition : ▁To ▁attain ▁these ▁standards ▁on ▁AYFHS ▁ten ▁training ▁programs ▁of ▁one ▁day ▁duration ▁were ▁conducted ▁for ▁Youth ▁Training ▁In stru ctors ▁of ▁the ▁V oc ational ▁training ▁centers ▁on ▁ASRH ▁on ▁virt ual ▁platform . ▁Nutrition ▁promotion ▁and ▁growth ▁monitoring , ▁child care ▁development ▁and ▁monitoring ▁children ▁with ▁special ▁needs , ▁prevention ▁of ▁disease ▁and ▁inj uries , ▁car ing ▁for ▁vul ner able ▁children ▁and ▁children ▁in ▁und ers erv ed ▁areas ▁have ▁been ▁incor por ated ▁into ▁this ▁strategic ▁plan . ▁Development ▁Implementation ▁of ▁the ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁is ▁techn ically ▁guided ▁and ▁superv ised ▁by ▁Provincial ▁Consultant ▁Community ▁Phys icians ▁and ▁Medical ▁Officers ▁of ▁Maternal ▁and ▁Child ▁Health ▁( MOMCH ) ▁attached ▁to ▁regional ▁( d ist rict ) ▁director ates . ▁The ▁primary ▁screening ▁mod alities ▁were ▁HPV ▁DNA ▁screening ▁and ▁pap ▁sm ear . ▁The ▁total ▁population ▁reported ▁by ▁PHMs ▁slight ly ▁exceed ed ▁the ▁estimated ▁population ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁Medical ▁Stat istics ▁Unit , ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health . ▁The ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁is ▁compris ed ▁of ▁several ▁major ▁components ▁that ▁aim ▁to ▁promote ▁maternal , ▁child , ▁school ▁and ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁is ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁several ▁pack ages ▁of ▁interventions ▁that ▁are ▁aimed ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁health ▁of ▁families ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁with ▁special ▁emphas is ▁on ▁mothers ▁and ▁children . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁pandemic ▁almost ▁all ▁training ▁programs ▁were ▁done ▁on ▁virt ual ▁platform ▁and ▁was ▁quite ▁successful ▁as ▁all ▁the ▁sess ions ▁were ▁done ▁inter act ively . ▁In ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁35 3 ▁MOH ▁areas ▁are ▁distributed ▁within ▁26 ▁health ▁regions . ▁Around ▁5.3 % ▁of ▁total ▁pregnancies ▁registered ▁by ▁PHMs ▁belong ▁to ▁mothers ▁less ▁than ▁20 ▁years . ▁M N H ▁quality ▁assessment ▁tools ▁were ▁introduced ▁to ▁assess ▁quality ▁of ▁care ▁in ▁antenatal , ▁postnatal , ▁labour ▁room ▁and ▁newborn ▁unit ▁in ▁hospitals ▁that ▁would ▁enable ▁to ▁identify ▁gaps ▁in ▁care ▁provision ▁in ▁hospitals ▁providing ▁maternal ▁and ▁newborn ▁care . ▁93 ▁maternal ▁deaths ▁reported , ▁53 ▁(5 7 %) ▁were ▁categor ized ▁as ▁prevent able ▁and ▁19 ▁deaths ▁(20 %) ▁as ▁un pre vent able ▁( Figure ▁13 ). ▁Further ▁rise ▁in ▁the ▁ca es are an ▁sections ▁was ▁noted ▁from ▁31 .8% ▁in ▁2013 ▁to ▁40 .8% ▁in ▁2018. ▁In ▁keeping ▁with ▁the ▁World ▁Health ▁Organization ’ s ▁vision ▁to ▁elimin ate ▁cervical ▁cancer ▁by ▁year ▁2030 , ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁has ▁already ▁em bar ked ▁on ▁screening ▁women ▁at ▁35 ▁and ▁45 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁with ▁the ▁latest ▁screening ▁test ▁called ▁HPV ▁DNA . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁mechanism s ▁to ▁identify ▁the ▁target ▁populations ▁by ▁the ▁grass ▁root ▁level ▁workers . ▁All ▁districts ▁except ▁Monaragala ▁was ▁entered ▁to ▁the ▁web ▁based ▁system ▁with ▁a ▁reporting ▁rate ▁of ▁100% . ▁Int ra partum ▁and ▁Newborn ▁care , ▁d ) ▁Child ▁Development ▁and ▁Special ▁Ne eds , ▁e ) ▁Child ▁Nutrition , ▁f ) ▁School ▁Health ▁and ▁Adolescent ▁Health , ▁g ) ▁Gender ▁and ▁Women ’ s ▁health , ▁h ) ▁Family ▁Planning , ▁i ) ▁Planning , ▁Organization ▁and ▁Del i very ▁of ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁Monitoring ▁and ▁Evaluation , ▁j ) ▁O ral ▁Health ▁and ▁k ) ▁Research ▁and ▁Development . ▁56 ▁SP EC I AL ▁A CT I VI T I ES ▁C AR RI ED ▁O U T ▁D UR ING ▁2020 : ▁P R EC O NC EP TION ▁C AR E ▁En h ance ▁the ▁capacity ▁of ▁health ▁and ▁education ▁officers ▁at ▁school ▁setting . ▁Youth ▁consult ations ▁to ▁up gr ade ▁AYFHS ▁programme : ▁Adoles cents ▁and ▁youth ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁participate ▁in ▁decisions ▁that ▁affects ▁their ▁lives . ▁As ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁measures ▁to ▁address ▁this ▁issue ▁and ▁to ▁encoura ge ▁the ▁health ▁care ▁staff ▁to ▁take ▁early ▁action ▁to ▁prevent ▁under ▁nutrition , ▁monitoring ▁of ▁growth ▁fal tering ▁was ▁continued ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Nutrition ▁Month ▁activities ▁in ▁year ▁2019. ▁Appro xim ately ▁16 % ▁of ▁antenatal ▁women ▁were ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁underweight , ▁and ▁this ▁proportion ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁reducing ▁gradually ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁5 ▁years . ▁This ▁indicates ▁that ▁a ▁very ▁high ▁percentage ▁of ▁pregnant ▁women ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁is ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁maternal ▁care ▁services ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁RMNCAYH ▁Programme . ▁Per inatal ▁death ▁audit ▁system ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁2006 ▁to ▁report ▁all ▁per inatal ▁deaths ▁from ▁specialized ▁hospitals . ▁The ▁mechanism ▁is ▁illust rated ▁in ▁Figure ▁1.4 . ▁Training ▁of ▁Train ers ▁on ▁WHO ▁Child ▁G row th ▁Stand ards ▁and ▁Child ▁G row th ▁Ass essment ▁: ▁With ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁ensuring ▁that ▁relevant ▁health ▁staff ▁acqu ire ▁adequate ▁capacity ▁to ▁measure ▁growth ▁of ▁children ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁five ▁years , ▁correctly ▁plot ▁the ▁values ▁in ▁WHO ▁growth ▁ch art s ▁in ▁the ▁CH D R , ▁interpret ▁nutrition ▁status ▁correctly ▁and ▁provide ▁targeted ▁interventions ▁T OT ▁programmes ▁are ▁conducted ▁at ▁national ▁level . ▁National ▁strategic ▁plan ▁on ▁adolescent ▁and ▁youth ▁health ▁2018 -20 25 ▁has ▁been ▁form ulated ▁to ▁ensure ▁adolescent ▁and ▁youth ▁emp ower ment ▁with ▁knowledge , ▁att itudes , ▁skills ▁and ▁opport unities ▁en ab ling ▁opt im um ▁development ▁in ▁safe , ▁support ive ▁and ▁promot ive ▁environment ▁at ▁home , ▁school ▁and ▁community ▁which ▁facilit ate ▁health y ▁trans itions ▁into ▁adul th ood ▁and ▁provide ▁quality ▁health care . ▁Figure ▁8 ▁and ▁Table ▁3 ▁show ▁the ▁trends ▁in ▁percentage ▁of ▁pregnant ▁mothers ▁registered ▁out ▁of ▁expected ▁pregnancies ▁who ▁came ▁into ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁maternal ▁care ▁programme ▁over ▁last ▁8 ▁years . ▁The ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁E MT CT ▁programme ▁currently ▁meet s ▁or ▁exceed s ▁the ▁95% ▁target ▁for ▁A NC ▁attendance , ▁early ▁screening ▁and ▁treatment ▁for ▁both ▁HIV ▁and ▁sy ph il is . ▁1.6 .3.4 ▁Registrar ▁General ’ s ▁Department ▁and ▁other ▁relevant ▁sources ▁Pre vent ive ▁de - w orm ing ▁strategy ▁to ▁improve ▁nutrition ▁through ▁prevention ▁of ▁so il ▁trans mitted ▁hel min th ias is ▁infection ▁was ▁rev ised ▁and ▁scaled ▁down ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁findings ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁wide ▁survey ▁conducted ▁in ▁2017. ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁assess ▁that , ▁antenatal ▁women ▁should ▁be ▁identified ▁before ▁12 ▁weeks ▁of ▁pregnancy . ▁It ▁reflect s ▁either ▁lack ▁of ▁efficiency ▁in ▁upd ating ▁the ▁eligible ▁family ▁register ▁or ▁in acc ur acy ▁in ▁the ▁estimate ▁we ▁used ▁for ▁calculations ▁as ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁eligible ▁families ▁in ▁the ▁population ▁(18 .5 %) ▁or ▁both . ▁In ▁2018, ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁17 0,0 2 7 ▁mar ri ages ▁registered ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁of ▁which ▁9 8, 9 47 ▁couples ▁had ▁been ▁registered ▁in ▁the ▁eRHMIS ▁with ▁a ▁percentage ▁of ▁58 .2 %. ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁indicators ▁related ▁to ▁H aem og lob in ▁status . ▁Sc reening ▁for ▁HIV ▁was ▁done ▁in ▁98 .7% ▁of ▁mothers ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁delivery . ▁However , ▁newly ▁married ▁couples ▁attended ▁pre - conception ▁care ▁sess ions ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁low ▁due ▁to ▁poor ▁participation ▁and ▁also ▁er r ors ▁were ▁noted ▁in ▁reporting ▁data . ▁1. ▁Health ▁Promotion ▁Bureau ▁They ▁are ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁relatively ▁high ▁risk ▁pregnancies ▁than ▁others . ▁It ▁shows ▁a ▁decl ining ▁trend ▁al be it ▁slow ▁in ▁all ▁three ▁ind ices , ▁underweight ▁( weight ▁for ▁age ▁< ▁-2 SD ), ▁st unt ing ▁( l ength / he ight ▁for ▁age ▁< ▁-2 SD ) ▁and ▁was ting ▁( weight ▁for ▁length / he ight ▁< ▁-2 SD ) ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁All ▁the ▁information ▁is ▁recorded ▁in ▁a ▁standard ▁format ▁( H ospital ▁H ▁67 7, ▁Field ▁H ▁6 77 a ). ▁High ▁risk ▁pregnancies ▁for ▁specialist ▁care , ▁providing ▁information ▁and ▁counsel ing ▁for ▁pregnancy ▁related ▁issues ▁( bre ast ▁feeding ▁and ▁family ▁planning , ▁birth ▁and ▁emergency ▁prepared ness ). ▁20. ▁A ▁research ▁on ▁" A wareness ▁on ▁services , ▁access ibility ▁to ▁medical ▁care , ▁treatment ▁seek ing ▁behaviour , ▁quality ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁per cept ions ▁on ▁sub f ert ility ▁among ▁a ▁sample ▁sub f ert ile ▁couples " ▁was ▁conducted ▁in ▁Rath napura ▁district . ▁Therefore , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁demand ▁created ▁for ▁gender - based ▁violence ▁care ▁centres ▁in ▁hospitals ▁( M ithuru ▁Piyasa / ▁Nat pu ▁Nil ayam ) ▁and ▁temporary ▁shel ters ▁for ▁surviv ors . ▁T OT ▁workshop ▁for ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁Maternal ▁and ▁Child ▁Health . ▁In ▁year ▁2018 ▁st unt ing ▁rates ▁at ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁4, ▁9, ▁18 ▁months ▁and ▁at ▁3 ▁years ▁are ▁1.1 , ▁1.7 , ▁2.2 ▁and ▁2.1 ▁respectively . ▁To ▁determine ▁dri vers ▁and ▁bar ri ers ▁of ▁I Y C F ▁practices ▁to ▁inform ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁social ▁beh av ior ▁change ▁communication ▁strategy , ▁a ▁qual it ative ▁research ▁was ▁initiated ▁with ▁UN IC E F ▁support . ▁As ▁the ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁implementation ▁of ▁these ▁documents , ▁national ▁level ▁Training ▁of ▁Train ers ▁workshops ▁for ▁Consultant ▁Community ▁Phys icians ▁of ▁Provincial ▁and ▁District ▁level ▁and ▁for ▁Medical ▁Officers ▁Maternal ▁and ▁Child ▁Health ▁were ▁organized ▁by ▁FHB . ▁O ral ▁Health ▁Unit ▁( OH U ) ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁provision ▁of ▁essential ▁oral ▁health ▁care ▁services ▁through ▁existing ▁maternal ▁and ▁child ▁health ▁programme . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁girls ▁learn ▁to ▁accept ▁violence ▁as ▁in ev itable ▁and ▁have ▁a ▁higher ▁chance ▁of ▁being ▁surviv ors ▁in ▁their ▁adult ▁life . ▁Table ▁1.1 ▁pres ents ▁the ▁overall ▁staff ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁MOH ▁areas ▁around ▁the ▁country . ▁They ▁are ▁conducting ▁simple ▁investigations ▁such ▁as ▁ur ine ▁sugar ▁/ ▁al b um in ▁at ▁first ▁visit , ▁educ ating ▁pregnant ▁mothers ▁and ▁family ▁members , ▁and ▁making ▁necessary ▁steps ▁to ▁protect ▁from ▁Rub ella ▁by ▁immun izing ▁them ▁with ▁rub ella ▁vaccine . ▁Reproductive ▁Health ▁cent re ▁services ▁are ▁provided ▁by ▁a ▁team ▁lead ▁by ▁a ▁Vis iting ▁Obstetric ian ▁G y na ec ologist . ▁04. ▁As ▁a ▁collabor ative ▁effort ▁between ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁College ▁of ▁Obstetric ians ▁and ▁G y na ec ologists ▁and ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau , ▁awareness ▁programmes ▁on ▁postpartum ▁family ▁planning ▁for ▁health ▁staff ▁were ▁conducted ▁in ▁the ▁Colombo ▁district . ▁All ▁the ▁School ▁Dental ▁Therapists ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁have ▁collect ively ▁scre ened ▁79 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁target ▁group . ▁Field - level ▁MCH ▁data ▁is ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁MOH ▁Office ▁by ▁PHMs ▁in ▁their ▁monthly ▁returns ▁( H 52 4) ▁and ▁monthly ▁Clin ic ▁returns ▁( H 52 7 ). ▁There ▁are ▁in ade qu ac ies ▁in ▁staff ▁categories ▁such ▁as ▁PH NS , ▁SP HM , ▁SP HI ▁and ▁PHI ▁could ▁be ▁noted . ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁women ▁died ▁at ▁a ▁hospital , ▁a ▁majority ▁( n = 38 ; ▁41 %) ▁died ▁at ▁a ▁teaching ▁or ▁a ▁provincial ▁general ▁hospital ▁and ▁36 ▁(3 9 %) ▁at ▁a ▁base ▁or ▁a ▁district ▁general ▁hospital . ▁Figure ▁3.1 ▁shows ▁the ▁trends ▁in ▁percentage ▁of ▁antenatal ▁women ▁registered ▁out ▁of ▁expected ▁pregnancies ▁who ▁came ▁into ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁maternal ▁care ▁programme ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁5 ▁years . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁fill ▁this ▁service ▁g ap , ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau ▁introduced ▁the ▁programme ▁“ In cl u D e ” ▁( In cl usive ▁Early ▁Child hood ▁Development ▁Programme ) ▁to ▁the ▁Child ▁Health ▁programme ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁strengthen ▁the ▁health ▁sector ▁response ▁to ▁GBV ▁in ▁Sri ▁l anka ▁new ▁“ M ithuru ▁Piyasa / ▁Nat pu ▁Nil ayam ” ▁centres ▁were ▁launched ▁at ▁D G H ▁Ampara , ▁TH ▁Anuradhapura , ▁Army ▁Hospital ▁Min ner iya , ▁BH ▁E rav ur , ▁BH ▁H om agama , ▁and ▁BH ▁P ott uv il . ▁Major ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁interventions ▁are , ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁has ▁a ▁dev olved ▁health ▁system ▁resulting ▁in ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁at ▁central ▁level ▁and ▁separate ▁Provincial ▁Ministries ▁of ▁Health ▁at ▁nine ▁provinces . ▁The ▁Public ▁Health ▁Midwives ▁( PHM ) ▁in ▁the ▁MOH ▁area , ▁identified ▁women ▁aged ▁35 ▁( th ose ▁born ▁in ▁198 4) ▁and ▁45 ▁years ▁( th ose ▁born ▁in ▁19 7 4) ▁from ▁the ▁eligible ▁families ▁register s ▁and ▁mot iv ated ▁them ▁to ▁attend ▁W WC s . ▁74 ▁• ▁An ▁electronic ▁information ▁system ▁was ▁developed ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁data ▁from ▁all ▁School ▁Dental ▁Therapists ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Des ign ated ▁hospitals ▁were ▁identified ▁for ▁managing ▁COVID -19 ▁confirmed ▁pregnant ▁women ▁and ▁their ▁newborn . ▁It ▁shows ▁that ▁during ▁last ▁7 ▁years , ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁teenage ▁pregnancies ▁remained ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁similar ▁and ▁stay ed ▁between ▁6 .8 ▁% ▁where ▁in ▁2013 ▁reported ▁the ▁lowest ▁proportion ▁of ▁teenage ▁pregnancies ▁among ▁pregnancies ▁registered ▁during ▁that ▁particular ▁year . ▁FHB ▁has ▁several ▁units ▁headed ▁by ▁a ▁Consultant ▁Community ▁Phys ician ▁( P ublic ▁Health ▁Special ist ), ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁different ▁components ▁of ▁the ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme . ▁Reproductive ▁center ▁is ▁function ing ▁under ▁a ▁Consultant ▁Obstetric ian ▁and ▁G yn ec ologist . ▁Table ▁5.2 : ▁Total ▁allocation ▁( inc lud ing ▁capital ▁and ▁rec urrent ) ▁from ▁G O SL ▁in ▁2020. ▁In ▁2019, ▁hands ▁on ▁training ▁workshops ▁were ▁conducted ▁on ▁M N H ▁quality ▁assessment ▁tools ▁for ▁48 4 ▁staff ▁members ▁in ▁ten ▁hospitals : ▁In ▁Sri ▁Lanka , ▁the ▁present ▁method ▁of ▁screening ▁for ▁cervical ▁cancer ▁is ▁the ▁pap ▁sm ear . ▁The ▁programme ▁also ▁comes ▁under ▁the ▁purview ▁of ▁FHB . ▁In ▁addition , ▁193 9 ▁(6 .1 %) ▁still b irth s ▁and ▁36, 5 65 ▁ab ort ions ▁were ▁also ▁reported . ▁Maternal ▁and ▁newborn ▁care ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁includes ▁interventions ▁that ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁antenatal , ▁intra ▁n atal ▁and ▁postnatal ▁periods ▁of ▁pregnancy ▁and ▁providing ▁information ▁and ▁counsel ing ▁for ▁pregnancy ▁related ▁issues ▁( bre ast ▁feeding ▁and ▁family ▁planning , ▁birth ▁and ▁emergency ▁prepared ness ). ▁With ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁web ▁based ▁electronic ▁reproductive ▁health ▁management ▁information ▁system ▁in ▁2017, ▁at ▁MOH ▁level ▁all ▁monthly ▁returns ▁by ▁PHMs ▁and ▁all ▁clinic ▁returns ▁are ▁entered ▁to ▁the ▁web - based ▁system . ▁Per inatal ▁death ▁audit ▁system ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁2006 ▁to ▁report ▁all ▁per inatal ▁deaths ▁from ▁specialized ▁hospitals . ▁Although ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁cancer , ▁it ▁is ▁prevent able ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁c ured , ▁if ▁women ▁are ▁vacc inated , ▁scre ened , ▁det ected ▁and ▁inter ven ed ▁early . ▁A ▁video ▁on ▁the ▁Int ra ▁U ter ine ▁Dev ice ▁( I U D ) ▁was ▁also ▁launched . ▁This ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁2014 ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁rep r int ▁in ▁2019 ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁fulf ill ▁the ▁increasing ▁require ment ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁health ▁care ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁Elect ronic ▁Reproductive ▁Health ▁Management ▁System ▁( e RHMIS ): ▁Field ▁level ▁RMNCAYH ▁data ▁is ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁MOH ▁Office ▁by ▁PHMs ▁in ▁their ▁Month ly ▁Return s ▁[ H 5 24 ] ▁and ▁Month ly ▁Clin ic ▁Return s ▁[ H 52 7 ]. ▁Workshop ▁on ▁multi ▁- se ctor al ▁co ordination ▁on ▁prevention ▁& ▁management ▁of ▁GBV ▁for ▁the ▁officials ▁of ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Women ▁& ▁Child ▁aff airs . ▁The ▁latter ▁categor ization ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁risk ▁of ▁COVID -19 ▁exposure ▁in ▁the ▁community . ▁staff ▁of ▁Cent res ▁in ▁Central , ▁North ▁Central , ▁North ▁Western , ▁Uva , ▁N other n , ▁and ▁Eastern ▁provinces ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁sharing ▁of ▁experi ences ▁workshop ▁held ▁in ▁Kandy . ▁Newborn ▁care , ▁Child ▁nutrition , ▁Child ▁development ▁and ▁Special ▁needs , ▁Child ▁morbidity ▁and ▁mortality ▁prevention ▁and ▁sur veillance ▁elements ▁comp r ise ▁the ▁Child ▁Health ▁component . ▁Figure ▁5.1 3 : ▁Pre vent ability ▁of ▁maternal ▁deaths , ▁Pre vent ability ▁inc on cl usive ▁21 ▁(2 3 %), ▁Pre vent able ▁53 ▁(5 7 %), ▁Un pre vent able ▁19 ▁(20 %). ▁Figure ▁5.1 : ▁Cal c ulation ▁of ▁MMR ▁2019. ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁is ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁several ▁pack ages ▁of ▁interventions ▁that ▁are ▁aimed ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁health ▁of ▁families ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁with ▁special ▁emphas is ▁on ▁mothers ▁and ▁children . ▁In - dep th ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁nutrition ▁component ▁in ▁D HS ▁2016 ▁and ▁dissemin ation ▁workshop ▁: ▁In - dep th ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁nutrition ▁component ▁of ▁D HS ▁2016 ▁data ▁was ▁conducted ▁by ▁a ▁team ▁compris ing ▁of ▁international ▁( H ar v ard ▁based ▁team ) ▁and ▁local ▁experts ▁and ▁a ▁workshop ▁to ▁dissemin ate ▁findings ▁was ▁conducted ▁on ▁15 th ▁March ▁2018 ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁of ▁stream l ining ▁and ▁streng thening ▁the ▁child ▁nutrition ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁MCH ▁programme . ▁This ▁will ▁ensure ▁that ▁they ▁get ▁exp osed ▁to ▁similar ▁kind ▁of ▁interventions ▁at ▁relevant ▁points ▁in ▁life , ▁promoting ▁and ▁protecting ▁their ▁health . ▁The ▁school ▁health ▁unit ▁of ▁family ▁health ▁b ureau ▁had ▁conducted ▁six , ▁3 - day ▁T OT ▁programmes ▁on ▁promoting ▁P sych o ▁social ▁Well being ▁among ▁school ▁children ▁during ▁the ▁year ▁2019 ▁and ▁trained ▁master ▁trainers ▁from ▁all ▁the ▁districts ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁200 ▁master ▁trainers ▁were ▁trained ▁under ▁this ▁programme . ▁These ▁cases ▁are ▁then ▁des k ▁reviewed ▁by ▁an ▁expert ▁panel ▁compris ed ▁of ▁different ▁special ties ▁related ▁to ▁maternal ▁care ▁service ▁provision . ▁Av ail ability ▁of ▁a ▁function al ▁link ▁between ▁organizations ▁providing ▁these ▁services ▁is ▁of ▁par am ount ▁importance ▁to ▁provide ▁un inter rupted ▁hol istic ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁cl ient . ▁Monitoring ▁of ▁weight ▁for ▁age ▁is ▁mainly ▁done ▁at ▁the ▁field ▁we igh ing ▁posts ▁by ▁PHMs ▁and ▁also ▁at ▁the ▁Child ▁Welfare ▁Clin ics ▁( es pecially ▁for ▁infants ). ▁The ▁couples ▁with ▁risk ▁factors ▁also ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁identified ▁and ▁referred ▁for ▁early ▁interventions . ▁07 ▁• ▁Technical ▁support ▁was ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁pilot ▁project ▁on ▁reproductive ▁health ▁education ▁for ▁school ▁children , ▁which ▁was ▁conducted ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Province ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education . ▁Annual ▁Data ▁She et ▁of ▁MOHs . ▁They ▁are ▁directly ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁MOH . ▁Figure ▁5.1 ▁: ▁Financial ▁allocation ▁& ▁expenditure ▁from ▁2018 ▁- ▁2020. ▁However , ▁following ▁registration , ▁a ▁pregnant ▁mother ▁should ▁receive ▁clinic ▁antenatal ▁care ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁possible . ▁N utritional ▁status ▁of ▁This ▁Annual ▁Report ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁data ▁available ▁for ▁all ▁4 ▁quarters ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁through ▁quarterly ▁and ▁monthly ▁returns ▁sent ▁by ▁the ▁field ▁staff . ▁One ▁main ▁component ▁of ▁this ▁package ▁is ▁the ▁sens it ization ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁married ▁couples ▁on ▁some ▁important ▁top ics ▁which ▁enable ▁them ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁happy ▁mar ital ▁life . ▁28 ▁trainers ▁from ▁districts ▁of ▁Colombo ▁& ▁C MC , ▁Kalutara ▁& ▁N I HS , ▁Kandy , ▁Rath napura , ▁Anuradhapura , ▁Badulla , ▁Mon er agala , ▁Kurunegala ▁and ▁Ampara , ▁were ▁trained ▁at ▁this ▁4 - day ▁T OT ▁programme . ▁In ▁collaboration ▁with ▁National ▁S TD ▁and ▁A I DS ▁Control ▁Programme ▁( NS AC P ), ▁National ▁Maternal ▁Care ▁Programme ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁achieve ▁global ▁indicators ▁that ▁are ▁required ▁for ▁el ig ibility ▁criteria ▁in ▁applying ▁for ▁val id ation ▁process ▁of ▁el imination ▁of ▁mother - to - child ▁transmission ▁of ▁HIV ▁and ▁sy ph il is ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁All ▁provincial / ▁district ▁health ▁managers ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁strengthen ▁the ▁programme ▁in ▁their ▁respective ▁area ▁by ▁establishing ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁function ing ▁W WC ▁for ▁every ▁15 ,000 ▁population . ▁Prim ies ▁and ▁multip ara ▁( P 5 ▁and ▁above ) ▁are ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁relatively ▁higher ▁risk ▁pregnancies ▁than ▁others . ▁Child ▁Development ▁Sc reening ▁Che ck list ▁However , ▁it ▁should ▁be ▁noted ▁that ▁percentage ▁of ▁deliveries ▁reported ▁out ▁of ▁actual ▁births ▁for ▁2018 ▁was ▁only ▁93 .6 ▁ %. ▁Pre gn ancy ▁registration ▁continued ▁throughout ▁the ▁period . ▁Table ▁5.1 : ▁Cap ital ▁allocation ▁and ▁expenditure ▁in ▁2020 ▁for ▁activities ▁in ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau . ▁Re le vant ▁staff ▁categories ▁were ▁trained ▁and ▁implemented ▁the ▁sy t em ▁island ▁wide . ▁• ▁To ▁maintain ▁the ▁field ▁care ▁services ▁by ▁grass ro ot ▁level ▁health ▁workers ▁during ▁COVID -19 ▁pandemic , ▁a ▁hand book ▁for ▁field ▁health ▁staff ▁in ▁maternal ▁and ▁child ▁health ▁was ▁developed ▁to ▁educ ate ▁them ▁on ▁prec a utions ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁take ▁while ▁attending ▁to ▁routine ▁services ▁FHB ▁has ▁several ▁sub ▁units ▁that ▁co vers ▁the ▁different ▁components ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁St akehold er ▁discussions ▁on ▁policy ▁decisions ▁regarding ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Child ▁Development ▁Centre ▁( CD C ) ▁“ Ch ild ▁Development : ▁Con cepts , ▁Inter ventions , ▁Ass ess ments ▁and ▁Pro b lem s ▁– ▁Man ual ▁for ▁Primary ▁Health ▁Care ▁Work ers ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka ” ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁re ference ▁material ▁and ▁the ▁training ▁guide ▁on ▁Child ▁Development . ▁Conduct ing ▁post - m ort ems ▁on ▁all ▁probable ▁maternal ▁deaths ▁is ▁mand atory ▁as ▁govern ed ▁by ▁the ▁circul ars ▁issued ▁by ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Justice ▁to ▁all ▁cor on ers ▁and ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁to ▁all ▁hospital ▁heads . ▁Furthermore , ▁a ▁mechanism ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁national ▁MCH ▁reviews ▁online . ▁Each ▁family ▁planning ▁service ▁provision ▁point ▁has ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁H ▁1200 ▁A ▁for ▁new ▁accept ors ▁of ▁all ▁modern ▁methods ▁except ▁for ▁Cond oms . ▁These ▁instru ctors ▁are ▁being ▁taught ▁how ▁to ▁respect , ▁protect ▁and ▁fulf ill ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁adolescents ▁and ▁youth ▁giving ▁proper ▁information , ▁maintaining ▁priv acy ▁and ▁conf ident ial ity ▁while ▁providing ▁services ▁with ▁no nd isc rim ination ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁non j ud gment al ▁att itude . ▁Tre nd ▁from ▁2015 ▁shows ▁that ▁the ▁burden ▁over weight ▁is ▁increasing ▁gradually . ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁received ▁the ▁WHO ▁val id ation ▁for ▁E nding ▁Mother ▁To ▁Child ▁Trans mission ▁of ▁HIV ▁and ▁Sy ph il is ▁in ▁2019. ▁From ▁2016 ▁on wards , ▁H ▁1200 ▁B ▁will ▁be ▁implemented ▁as ▁a ▁quarterly ▁return . ▁F ail ure ▁rate ▁reporting ▁is ▁an ▁area ▁need ▁attention ▁as ▁there ▁is ▁under ▁reporting . ▁This ▁will ▁ensure ▁that ▁they ▁get ▁exp osed ▁to ▁similar ▁kind ▁of ▁interventions ▁at ▁relevant ▁points ▁in ▁life , ▁promoting ▁and ▁protecting ▁their ▁health ▁of ▁pregnant ▁mothers ▁during ▁2014 ▁either ▁at ▁antenatal ▁clinics ▁or ▁during ▁field ▁visits . ▁During ▁these ▁field ▁visits ▁mothers ▁and ▁newborns ▁are ▁assessed ▁for ▁general ▁health , ▁establishment ▁of ▁breast ▁feeding , ▁signs ▁of ▁postpartum ▁complications ▁and ▁common ▁illness es . ▁Panadura ▁MOH ▁area ▁of ▁Kalutara ▁District ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁intervention ▁area ▁and ▁socio - econ om ically ▁similar ▁Kel an iya ▁MOH ▁area ▁of ▁Gampaha ▁district ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁control ▁area ▁for ▁the ▁assessment ▁of ▁effectiveness ▁of ▁the ▁package . ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau ▁has ▁several ▁sub ▁units ▁that ▁cover ▁the ▁different ▁components ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁programme ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁focus es ▁on ▁a ▁s iz able ▁proportion ▁( ar ound ▁54 %) ▁of ▁the ▁population , ▁which ▁includes ▁pregnant ▁and ▁lactating ▁mothers , ▁infants ▁and ▁young ▁children , ▁adolescents ▁and ▁those ▁in ▁reproductive ▁ages . ▁Several ▁register s , ▁records ▁and ▁returns ▁maintained ▁by ▁PHMs ▁and ▁in ▁field ▁clinics ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁comp ile ▁PHMs ▁monthly ▁return ▁and ▁field ▁clinic ▁return . ▁1.7 . ▁Q ual ity ▁of ▁data ▁che cks ▁and ▁giving ▁feed back ▁to ▁each ▁MOH ▁and ▁district ▁monthly . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁routine ly ▁collected ▁data ▁through ▁the ▁R HMIS , ▁in ▁2018, ▁5 .2% ▁of ▁infants ▁had ▁moderate ▁underweight ▁and ▁1.1 % ▁was ▁severe ly ▁underweight . ▁Bre ast feeding ▁and ▁appropriate ▁comp lementary ▁feeding ▁is ▁promot ed ▁at ▁grass ro ot ▁level ▁through ▁the ▁PHM ▁and ▁in ▁all ▁MCH ▁field ▁clinics ▁by ▁the ▁public ▁health ▁staff ▁headed ▁by ▁Medical ▁Officers ▁of ▁Health . ▁To ▁improve ▁pre conception ▁care ▁and ▁address ing ▁the ▁issues ▁of ▁newly ▁married ▁couples , ▁several ▁special ▁activities ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁Women ’ s ▁Health ▁Unit ▁of ▁the ▁FHB . ▁Maternal ▁under n utrition ▁and ▁prem at urity ▁are ▁considered ▁as ▁main ▁reasons ▁behind ▁the ▁high ▁rate ▁of ▁low ▁birth ▁weight ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁Figure ▁2.4 1 ▁shows ▁number ▁of ▁deaths ▁and ▁MMR ▁of ▁each ▁district ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁live ▁births ▁reported ▁by ▁Registrar ▁General ’ s ▁Department . ▁Figure ▁3 ▁shows ▁the ▁trend ▁of ▁MMR ▁for ▁the ▁period ▁2001 ▁– ▁2019. ▁R est ▁of ▁the ▁mothers ▁are ▁getting ▁the ▁service ▁from ▁specialized ▁health ▁care ▁institution ▁at ▁their ▁book ing ▁visit ▁or ▁in ▁subsequent ▁clinic ▁visits . ▁03. F ive ▁2 - day ▁To T ▁programmes ▁on ▁family ▁planning ▁were ▁conducted ▁at ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau . ▁The ▁districts ▁from ▁Northern ▁Province ▁reported ▁the ▁lowest ▁percent ages . ▁Each ▁family ▁planning ▁service ▁provision ▁point ▁has ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁H ▁1200 ▁for ▁new ▁accept ors ▁of ▁all ▁modern ▁methods ▁except ▁for ▁Cond oms ▁( H ▁1200 ▁A ). ▁Pre gn ancy ▁outcome ▁were ▁reported ▁for ▁90 .5% ▁of ▁pregnancies ▁registered ▁with ▁PHMs . ▁All ▁these ▁T AC s ▁report ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Ste ering ▁Committee , ▁National ▁Committee ▁on ▁Family ▁Health ▁( NC F H ) ▁and ▁M C NS C ▁which ▁are ▁conducted ▁quarterly ▁and ▁ch aired ▁by ▁the ▁Secretary ▁Health . ▁A ▁special ▁effort ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁via ▁state ▁media ▁and ▁social ▁media ▁including ▁face ▁book . ▁The ▁clinic ▁care ▁given ▁to ▁antenatal ▁mothers ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁comp lim ent ed ▁by ▁d omiciliary ▁care . ▁. ▁The ▁master ▁trainers ▁trained ▁at ▁FHB ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁rep lic ate ▁the ▁training ▁at ▁district / MOH ▁level ▁to ▁train ▁the ▁other ▁health ▁staff ▁providing ▁MCH ▁services . ▁This ▁high ▁coverage ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁antenatal ▁women ▁registration ▁shows ▁the ▁efficiency ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁health ▁care ▁services ▁around ▁the ▁country . ▁FHB ▁functions ▁under ▁the ▁administrative ▁authority ▁of ▁Secretary ▁Health , ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁Health ▁Services , ▁D DG ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Director , ▁Maternal ▁and ▁Child ▁Health ▁[ D / ▁MCH ]. ▁Worksh ops ▁were ▁conducted ▁for ▁M O OH / AM O OH ▁(9 1) ▁in ▁Colombo ▁and ▁Kalutara ▁districts ▁and ▁C MC ▁with ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁rev ital izing ▁the ▁child ▁nutrition ▁interventions ▁at ▁field ▁level . ▁Pre valence ▁of ▁anaemia ▁among ▁adolescent ▁(10 -18 ▁years ) ▁were ▁8 .8% ▁( N ational ▁Nutrition ▁and ▁Mic ron ut ri ent ▁Survey ▁among ▁school ▁adolescents ▁age ▁10 -18 ▁years ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁2017 ▁M RI ) ▁while ▁among ▁school ▁children ▁6 -12 ▁was ▁11 .1% ▁in ▁2016 . ▁PHMs ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁one ▁to ▁one ▁interventions ▁at ▁the ▁very ▁onset ▁of ▁un comp licated ▁growth ▁fal tering ▁and ▁the ▁complicated ▁or ▁long standing ▁problems ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁a ▁C WC ▁to ▁be ▁managed ▁by ▁MOH ▁with ▁field ▁follow ▁up ▁by ▁PHM ▁as ▁guided ▁by ▁MOH . ▁Z inc ▁supp lementation ▁during ▁di arr ho e a ▁for ▁children ▁receiving ▁treatment ▁from ▁hospitals ▁is ▁also ▁implemented ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau ▁was ▁not ified ▁of ▁169 ▁probable ▁maternal ▁deaths ▁during ▁the ▁year ▁2019. ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁32 8, 1 12 ▁births ▁registered ▁with ▁the ▁Registrar ▁Gener als ’ ▁Department ▁in ▁2018 ▁( S ource : ▁R G ). ▁Child ▁Development ▁Training ▁for ▁Primary ▁Health ▁care ▁workers ▁in ▁Matara ▁District . ▁Sh aring ▁of ▁Ex per i ences ▁workshops ▁for ▁M ithuru ▁Piyasa / ▁Nat pu ▁Nil ayam ▁staff . ▁These ▁include : ▁a ) ▁Maternal ▁Health , ▁b ) ▁Maternal ▁Mor bid ity ▁and ▁Mortality ▁Sur veillance , ▁c ) ▁There ▁are ▁26 ▁Regional ▁Directors ▁of ▁Health ▁Services ▁( RDHS ) ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁PD HS s . ▁These ▁include : ▁a ) ▁Maternal ▁Health , ▁b ) ▁Maternal ▁Mor bid ity ▁and ▁Mortality ▁Sur veillance , ▁c ) ▁Int ra partum ▁and ▁Newborn ▁care , ▁d ) ▁Child ▁Development ▁and ▁Special ▁Ne eds , ▁e ) ▁Child ▁Nutrition ▁f ) ▁School ▁and ▁Adolescent ▁Health ▁, ▁g ) ▁Gender ▁and ▁Women ’ s ▁health ▁, ▁h ) ▁Family ▁Planning ▁, ▁i ) ▁Planning , ▁Monitoring ▁and ▁Evaluation ▁, ▁j ) ▁O ral ▁Health ▁and ▁k ) ▁Research ▁and ▁Development . ▁Therefore , ▁request ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁E ▁& ▁O H ▁to ▁incor por ate ▁this ▁to ▁the ▁food ▁act ▁which ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁amendment ▁currently . ▁However , ▁school ▁health ▁sur ve ys ▁were ▁completed ▁in ▁91 .5 ▁% ▁of ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁While ▁the ▁princip le ▁ro les ▁of ▁the ▁PHM ▁lies ▁around ▁maternal ▁and ▁child ▁health ▁activities , ▁the ▁PHIs ▁are ▁princip ally ▁held ▁responsible ▁for ▁school ▁and ▁adolescent ▁health ▁programme , ▁environmental ▁and ▁occupational ▁health ▁activities ▁including ▁control ▁of ▁communic able ▁diseases , ▁ensuring ▁water ▁and ▁food ▁safety , ▁and ▁sanitation ▁related ▁m . ▁The ▁laun ching ▁ceremony ▁of ▁“ R es ource ▁P ack ▁on ▁Health ▁Sector ▁Res p onse ▁to ▁GBV ” . ▁27 ▁Annual ▁Report ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁2014 ▁Maternal ▁and ▁Newborn ▁Care . ▁The ▁table ▁below ▁shows ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁first ▁visits ▁of ▁women ▁attending ▁W WC s ▁by ▁age ▁35 ▁years , ▁45 ▁years ▁and ▁other ▁age ▁groups ▁from ▁2013 ▁to ▁2019. ▁T iers ▁include , ▁Central ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁Instit utions , ▁headed ▁by ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Health , ▁9 ▁Provincial ▁Directors , ▁and ▁26 ▁Regional ▁Directors . ▁Ass essment ▁of ▁knowledge ▁at itude ▁and ▁practices ▁on ▁youth ▁health ▁among ▁youth ▁trainers ▁was ▁conducted ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁need ▁of ▁fut her ▁improvement ▁of ▁training ▁mod ule ▁on ▁adolescent ▁and ▁youth ▁for ▁voc ational ▁tra ine es . ▁79 ▁F IN A NC I AL ▁S T AT EME NT ▁In ▁2020 , ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau ▁received ▁funding ▁from ▁the ▁tre asury ▁( G O SL ▁budget ▁lines ), ▁Primary ▁Health ▁Sector ▁St reng thening ▁Project ▁and ▁UN ▁organizations . ▁The ▁above ▁coverage ▁figures ▁of ▁VDRL ▁and ▁blood ▁group ing ▁and ▁Rh ▁testing ▁as ▁reported ▁during ▁first ▁postpartum ▁visit ▁indicates ▁that ▁only ▁a ▁very ▁small ▁percentage ▁of ▁antenatal ▁women ▁fail ▁to ▁obtain ▁these ▁services ▁either ▁from ▁the ▁government ▁sector ▁or ▁the ▁private ▁sector . ▁The ▁School ▁Health ▁Survey ▁report ▁( H -10 15 ) ▁compiled ▁by ▁PHIs ▁contains ▁data ▁on ▁school ▁population . ▁Rev ision ▁for ▁the ▁standard ▁package ▁of ▁maternal ▁care ▁was ▁done ▁in ▁year ▁2012 ▁with ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁improving ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁care ▁and ▁reducing ▁the ▁d up lication ▁of ▁the ▁services ▁within ▁the ▁public ▁health ▁system . ▁The ▁reproductive , ▁Maternal , ▁Newborn , ▁Child , ▁Adolescent , ▁and ▁Youth ▁Health ▁programme ▁( R MNCAYH ) ▁has ▁ev olved ▁over ▁many ▁decades . ▁In ▁addition , ▁they ▁record ▁antenatal ▁and ▁postpartum ▁morbid ities , ▁support ▁breastfeeding ▁of ▁the ▁newborn , ▁counsel ▁for ▁family ▁planning , ▁advice ▁on ▁other ▁health ▁matters , ▁admin ister ▁v it amin ▁A ▁to ▁mothers ▁in ▁case ▁she ▁missed ▁it ▁at ▁the ▁hospital ▁and ▁register ▁the ▁newborn ▁for ▁future ▁care . ▁Data ▁visual ization ▁and ▁analysis : ▁To ▁famil iar ize ▁with ▁the ▁online ▁information ▁system ▁and ▁also ▁to ▁analy ze ▁their ▁own ▁data ▁at ▁regional ▁and ▁district ▁level , ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁train ings ▁were ▁conducted ▁covering ▁9 ▁provinces ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Even ▁though ▁the ▁rati os ▁in ▁table ▁1.1 ▁show ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁one ▁MOH ▁for ▁every ▁68 ,000 ▁population ▁and ▁one ▁PHM ▁for ▁every ▁35 00 ▁population , ▁district ▁c ad re ▁positions ▁are ▁mal d ist rib uted . ▁Ant en atal ▁care ▁was ▁provided ▁to ▁95 .4% ▁of ▁them ▁and ▁99 .9% ▁of ▁women ▁delivered ▁in ▁a ▁hospital . ▁This ▁sens it ization ▁would ▁emp ower ▁the ▁couple ▁to ▁improve ▁their ▁mar ital ▁relationship ▁without ▁violence ▁which ▁would ▁improve ▁the ▁health ▁and ▁wellbeing ▁of ▁the ▁couple ▁and ▁the ▁family . ▁The ▁Public ▁Health ▁Mid w ife ▁( PHM ) ▁and ▁Public ▁Health ▁Inspector ▁( P HI ) ▁are ▁the ▁ult imate ▁grass ▁root ▁level ▁primary ▁health ▁care ▁workers ▁of ▁the ▁MOH ▁team . ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁have ▁targeted ▁interventions ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁nutritional ▁status ▁of ▁low ▁BMI ▁women ▁before ▁pregnancy , ▁and ▁also ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁improvement ▁of ▁their ▁nutritional ▁status ▁during ▁pregnancy . ▁Maj ority ▁( n =6 4, ▁69 %) ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁20 ▁– ▁35 ▁year ▁age ▁group . ▁At ▁Central ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health , ▁policy ▁making ▁and ▁reserv ing ▁financial ▁allocation ▁related ▁to ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁become ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry . ▁N inet een ▁(20 %) ▁women ▁reported ▁un m et ▁need ▁of ▁family ▁planning . ▁Of ▁those ▁6 .2% ▁and ▁4 .7% ▁were ▁positive ▁for ▁HPV ▁DNA ▁in ▁the ▁35 ▁and ▁45 ▁year ▁age ▁co h orts ▁respectively . ▁Although ▁rates ▁of ▁under ▁nutrition ▁have ▁gradually ▁decl ined ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁reducing ▁under ▁nutrition ▁among ▁children ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁par ▁with ▁other ▁health ▁and ▁social ▁indicators ▁remains ▁a ▁challenge . ▁According ▁to ▁guidelines , ▁an ▁antenatal ▁woman ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁receive ▁at ▁least ▁3 ▁home ▁visits ▁by ▁a ▁PHM . ▁In ▁the ▁year ▁2019, ▁the ▁field ▁health ▁staff ▁registered ▁and ▁c ared ▁for ▁3, 90 3, 306 ▁eligible ▁families ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁registered ▁34 1, 745 ▁pregnant ▁mothers . ▁Pri vate ▁sector ▁contrib ution ▁in ▁providing ▁MCH ▁special ly ▁the ▁maternal ▁and ▁new - born ▁health ▁services ▁are ▁not ▁been ▁identified ▁or ▁reported . ▁Th irty ▁three ▁Medical ▁Officers ▁were ▁trained ▁as ▁district ▁level ▁Master ▁Train ers . ▁St ated ▁below ▁is ▁the ▁summary ▁of ▁annual ▁performance ▁of ▁School ▁Dental ▁Services ▁submitted ▁by ▁S D TT ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁2019. ▁In ▁collaboration ▁with ▁National ▁S TD ▁and ▁A I DS ▁Control ▁Programme ▁( NS AC P ), ▁National ▁Maternal ▁Care ▁Programme ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁achieve ▁the ▁targets ▁required ▁for ▁the ▁val id ation , ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁G row th ▁monitoring ▁and ▁promotion : ▁Weight ▁and ▁length / he ight ▁measurement ▁of ▁infants , ▁young ▁children ▁and ▁pre - s chool ers ▁are ▁conducted ▁at ▁regular ▁intervals ▁as ▁spec ified ▁in ▁national ▁guidelines ▁and ▁age ▁specific ▁weights ▁and ▁length / he ights ▁are ▁compared ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁WHO ▁new ▁growth ▁standards ▁in ▁the ▁CH D R . ▁Comp rehensive ▁field ▁supervision ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁Anuradhapura ▁district ▁covering ▁all ▁MOH ▁areas ▁during ▁this ▁review . ▁R SP H NO ▁workshop : ▁Three - day ▁work - sh op ▁for ▁the ▁Regional ▁Superv ising ▁Public ▁Health ▁Nurs ing ▁Officers ▁( RS PH NO s ) ▁was ▁conducted ▁in ▁Colombo ▁in ▁August ▁2019. ▁PHMs ▁have ▁registered ▁36 7, 52 8 ▁pregnancies . ▁The ▁percent ages ▁of ▁teenage ▁pregnancies ▁were ▁higher ▁compared ▁to ▁national ▁average ▁in ▁almost ▁all ▁Northern ▁and ▁Eastern ▁RDHS ▁areas , ▁except ▁Jaffna ▁(3 .0 %) ▁and ▁Mannar ▁(4 .5 %) ▁where ▁RDHS ▁Jaffna ▁reported ▁the ▁lowest ▁teenage ▁pregnancy ▁percentage ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Pri or ▁to ▁implementation ▁island ▁wide , ▁it ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁selected ▁hospitals ▁in ▁Western ▁and ▁Southern ▁provinces ▁of ▁Sri ▁Lanka . ▁In ▁addition , ▁FHB ▁adv ises ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁on ▁matters ▁related ▁to ▁policy , ▁fin ance , inf rastructure ▁and ▁other ▁resource ▁requirements ▁relevant ▁to ▁RMNCAYH .. ▁After ▁the ▁registration , ▁basic ▁antenatal ▁care ▁is ▁provided ▁through ▁clinic ▁visits ▁and ▁home ▁visits . ▁During ▁these ▁visits ▁PHMs ▁exam ine ▁mothers ▁and ▁newborns ▁for ▁any ▁postpartum ▁and ▁ne on atal ▁problems . ▁With ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁en r ich ing ▁the ▁link , ▁collaboration , ▁and ▁co ordination ▁between ▁the ▁03. ▁A ▁key ▁strategy ▁in ▁the ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁to ▁address ▁this ▁issue ▁is ▁growth ▁monitoring ▁and ▁promotion ▁as ▁described ▁under ▁section ▁4 .1 . ▁* * * As ▁reported ▁by ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education . ▁An ▁expert ▁team ▁compris ed ▁of ▁all ▁related ▁professionals ▁visit ▁every ▁district ▁to ▁conduct ▁National ▁Maternal ▁Mortality ▁Review s ▁and ▁information ▁is ▁compiled ▁by ▁the ▁FHB ▁( Figure ▁1.3 ). ▁HEALTH ▁P RO M OT ING ▁S C HO OL ▁IN I T I AT IV E . ▁They ▁assist ▁the ▁MOH ▁in ▁supervision ▁of ▁activities . ▁Each ▁of ▁these ▁units ▁is ▁man ned ▁by ▁a ▁public ▁health ▁specialist , ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁national ▁programme ▁manager ▁for ▁areas ▁under ▁the ▁unit ’ s ▁purview . ▁Figure ▁7 .5 : ▁Total ▁number ▁of ▁some ▁selected ▁def ects ▁among ▁examined ▁school ▁children ▁and ▁corre cted ▁number ▁of ▁def ects ▁( V is ual ▁Def ects , ▁H earing ▁Def ects , ▁Hear t ▁Def ects , ▁Be h aviour al ▁Pro b lem s , ▁Def ects ▁Cor re cted ), ▁Source : ▁FHB , ▁eRHMIS . ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁it ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁19 2 6, ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁initiated ▁in ▁Kalutara , ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁field - based ▁health ▁unit ▁system ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁At ▁present , ▁most ▁MOHs ▁are ▁assisted ▁by ▁Additional ▁Medical ▁Officers ▁of ▁Health ▁( A MOH s ). ▁3. ▁eRHMIS ▁ref res her ▁train ings ▁– ▁Co ver ing ▁all ▁the ▁provinces ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁the ▁Monitoring ▁and ▁Evaluation ▁Unit ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁health ▁Bureau ▁conducted ▁ref res her ▁train ings ▁to ▁public ▁health ▁staff ▁who ▁are ▁engaged ▁in ▁data ▁visual ization ▁and ▁analysis . ▁Or ig in ▁of ▁the ▁programme ▁dated ▁back ▁to ▁19 26 ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁first ▁field - based ▁health ▁unit ▁system ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Kalutara . ▁Today , ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁re aches ▁almost ▁all ▁families ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁F OR ▁R EP RO D U CT IV E , ▁M AT ER N AL , ▁N E W B OR N , ▁C HI LD , ▁AD OL ES C E NT ▁AND ▁Y O U TH ▁HEALTH ▁P RO G RA M ME ▁IN ▁S RI ▁L AN KA . ▁In ▁addition , ▁a ▁th or ough ▁monitoring ▁is ▁been ▁carried ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁FHB ▁level ▁to ▁ver ify ▁data ▁with ▁random ▁che cks ▁and ▁giving ▁feed back s ▁to ▁each ▁MOH ▁and ▁district ▁monthly . ▁Q ual ity ▁control , ▁monitoring ▁and ▁evaluation ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁also ▁come ▁under ▁the ▁purview ▁of ▁FHB . ▁The ▁MOH ▁team ▁is ▁further ▁supported ▁by ▁Development ▁Ass ist ants / ▁Programme ▁Planning ▁Ass ist ants / ▁Development ▁Officers / M an agement ▁assist ants . ▁A ▁guideline ▁on ▁prepared ness ▁of ▁schools ▁for ▁re op ening ▁was ▁form ulated ▁and ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁prevention ▁of ▁COVID -19. ▁According ▁to ▁guidelines , ▁a ▁pregnant ▁mother ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁receive ▁at ▁least ▁3 ▁home ▁visits ▁by ▁a ▁PHM . ▁As ▁a ▁whole , ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁focus es ▁on ▁a ▁s iz able ▁proportion ▁( ar ound ▁54 %) ▁of ▁the ▁population , ▁which ▁includes ▁children , ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁57 ▁• ▁A ▁short ▁film : ▁S ond uru ▁K ed ella / ▁H app y ▁Family ▁was ▁developed ▁target ing ▁the ▁enhance ment ▁of ▁family ▁wellbeing ▁and ▁happ iness ▁through ▁violence - f ree ▁relationships . ▁Figure ▁1.1 : ▁Organization ▁of ▁RMNCAYH ▁Programme ▁at ▁D if fe rent ▁Level s ▁of ▁Health ▁System . ▁These ▁centres ▁are ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁medical ▁staff ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁out p ati ent ▁departments ▁of ▁the ▁hospitals . ▁Following ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁electronic ▁system , ▁data ▁is ▁now ▁available ▁for ▁analysis ▁and ▁visual ization ▁by ▁each ▁PHM ▁level ▁and ▁from ▁each ▁field ▁clinic ▁( Figure ▁2.2 ). ▁The ▁rate ▁of ▁growth ▁fal tering ▁among ▁under ▁5 ▁children ▁( wh o ▁are ▁growing ▁in ▁the ▁‘ n orm al ’ ▁z one ▁of ▁the ▁weight ▁for ▁age ▁ch art ) ▁reported ▁for ▁2018 ▁was ▁16 .8% ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁we ighed . ▁However , ▁high ▁infection ▁rate ▁at ▁ep is iot omy ▁or ▁ca es are an ▁sc ar ▁also ▁indicates ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁exam ining ▁the ▁PHM ’ s ▁ability ▁to ▁identify ▁these ▁morbid ities ▁object ively . ▁Technical ▁upd ate ▁on ▁M C N ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁National ▁Nutrition ▁Month ▁: ▁To ▁commemor ate ▁the ▁National ▁Nutrition ▁Month ▁and ▁to ▁rej uven ate ▁the ▁maternal ▁and ▁child ▁nutrition ▁activities ▁by ▁the ▁per ip her al ▁health ▁staff , ▁the ▁annual ▁technical ▁upd ate ▁conducted ▁by ▁FHB ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁11 th ▁of ▁May ▁at ▁Family ▁Health ▁Bureau ▁Auditor ium ▁for ▁the ▁per ip her al ▁health ▁staff ▁providing ▁MCH ▁services . ▁It ▁is ▁encouraged ▁that ▁all ▁pregnancies ▁are ▁identified ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁possible , ▁and ▁a ▁standard ▁package ▁of ▁interventions ▁is ▁offered ▁to ▁them . ▁Nutrition ▁counsel ing , ▁more ▁frequ ent ▁growth ▁assessment ▁as ▁described ▁above ▁and ▁increased ▁field ▁and ▁clinic ▁follow ▁up ▁are ▁indicated ▁when ▁growth ▁fal tering ▁and / or ▁any ▁form ▁of ▁mal n utrition ▁is ▁identified . ▁Data ▁related ▁to ▁Nutrition ▁Month ▁activities ▁are ▁compiled ▁annually ▁by ▁the ▁FHB ▁when ▁data ▁from ▁each ▁RDHS ▁area ▁is ▁received ▁and ▁reviewed ▁by ▁FHB . ▁10. ▁S ens it ization ▁of ▁school ▁Pr incip als ▁in ▁Colombo ▁district ▁on ▁Reproductive ▁Health ▁Figure ▁2 ▁shows ▁the ▁administrative ▁and ▁technical ▁guidance ▁path ways ▁that ▁facilit ate ▁the ▁organization ▁and ▁implementation ▁of ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁activities ▁through ▁the ▁national ▁health ▁system ▁requirements ▁relevant ▁to ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme . ▁The ▁reduction ▁of ▁maternal ▁mortality ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁goals ▁of ▁S DG s . ▁Annex ure ▁2 ▁shows ▁the ▁district ▁vari ations ▁in ▁Rub ella ▁coverage ▁in ▁2013 ▁and ▁the ▁coverage ▁var ied ▁from ▁77 .7% ▁in ▁Mannar ▁to ▁99 .4% ▁in ▁Anuradhapura ▁district . ▁These ▁include : ▁Health ▁headed ▁by ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Health , ▁nine ▁Provincial ▁Directors ▁and ▁twenty ▁six ▁Regional ▁Directors . ▁Al most ▁all ▁antenatal ▁women ▁(99 .6% ▁in ▁2019 ) ▁had ▁been ▁protected ▁with ▁t etan us ▁vaccine ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁delivery ▁( Table ▁3.4 ). ▁During ▁2018, ▁PHMs ▁have ▁visited ▁82 .5% ▁of ▁postpartum ▁mothers ▁at ▁least ▁once ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁10 ▁postpartum ▁days . ▁Pre vent i ▁on ▁of ▁GBV , ▁Elect ronic ▁Reproductive ▁Health ▁Management ▁Information ▁System ▁2 ▁( e RHMIS 2). ▁Out come ▁and ▁impact ▁indicators ▁relevant ▁to ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme . ▁Al most ▁all ▁reported ▁deliveries ▁(99 .9 %) ▁had ▁taken ▁place ▁in ▁institutions . ▁Al most ▁all ▁mothers ▁(99 .5% ▁in ▁2018 ) ▁were ▁protected ▁with ▁T etan us ▁vaccine ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁delivery ▁( Table ▁3.4 ). ▁Maternal ▁and ▁newborn ▁care ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁includes ▁interventions ▁that ▁focus ▁the ▁antenatal , ▁intra ▁n atal ▁and ▁postnatal ▁aspects ▁of ▁pregnancy . ▁Figure ▁3 .8 ▁depic ts ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁visits ▁with ing ▁10 ▁days ▁from ▁reported ▁deliveries ▁and ▁percentage ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁visits ▁with ing ▁10 ▁days ▁from ▁estimated ▁births ▁in ▁2014 -201 8. ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁has ▁a ▁part ially ▁dev olved ▁health ▁care ▁system . ▁A ▁child ▁development ▁master ▁training ▁programme ▁was ▁conducted ▁for ▁Primary ▁Health ▁care ▁workers ▁in ▁Puttalam ▁district . ▁Both ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁MOH . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁activities ▁include ; ▁• ▁Organ izing ▁health care ▁for ▁pregnant ▁prison ▁inmates ▁and ▁local ▁area ▁PHM ▁was ▁instru cted ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁prison , ▁register ▁and ▁issue ▁the ▁pregnancy ▁record . ▁8 .2 ▁Health ▁Sector ▁Res p onse ▁to ▁Gender ▁B ased ▁Vi ol ence ▁is ▁tre mend ous . ▁These ▁include : ▁information ▁on ▁target ▁3.4 ▁Maternal ▁Mortality ▁Sur veillance ▁population , ▁perform ances ▁of ▁maternal ▁care , ▁system ▁child ▁care , ▁well ▁woman ▁clinic , ▁and ▁family ▁planning ▁services ▁provided ▁both ▁at ▁field ▁and ▁clinic ▁settings ▁( MOH ▁& ▁hospital ). ▁Family ▁planning ▁services ▁were ▁continued ▁although ▁many ▁poly ▁clinics ▁were ▁not ▁conducted ▁as ▁they ▁used ▁to ▁be . ▁Due ▁to ▁travel ▁restrictions ▁and ▁imp osed ▁quar ant ine ▁cur fe ws , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁schools ▁were ▁not ▁conducted ▁during ▁the ▁year . ▁The ▁main ▁strategy ▁used ▁to ▁fulf il ▁this ▁is ▁by ▁ensuring ▁women ▁of ▁child ▁bearing ▁age ▁and ▁their ▁partners ▁receiving ▁a ▁comprehensive ▁package ▁of ▁pre - conception ▁care . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁vaccination ▁and ▁treatment ▁facilities , ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁inter im ▁targets ▁of ▁el imination ▁< ▁4 ▁cases ▁of ▁100 ,000 ▁woman ▁years ▁as ▁the ▁el imination ▁th res hold . ▁It ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁target ▁population ▁of ▁women ▁aged ▁35 ▁and ▁45 ▁years ▁, ▁from ▁about ▁1,000 ,000 ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁district . ▁During ▁these ▁visits ▁PHMs ▁exam ine ▁mothers ▁and ▁newborns ▁for ▁any ▁postpartum ▁and ▁ne on atal ▁problems . ▁5 5. ▁A ▁majority ▁( n =5 1, ▁56 %) ▁of ▁the ▁deaths ▁were ▁direct ▁maternal ▁deaths ▁while ▁39 ▁( 43 %) ▁deaths ▁were ▁categor ized ▁as ▁indirect ▁and ▁in ▁one ▁death ▁the ▁category ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁determined . ▁Grade ▁9 ▁students ▁( N =5 6 1) ▁of ▁the ▁selected ▁schools ▁in ▁Panadura ▁and ▁Kel an iya ▁MOH ▁areas ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁bas eline ▁study . ▁Provincial ▁Director ▁of ▁Health ▁Services ▁[ P DHS ] ▁is ▁the ▁technical ▁and ▁administrative ▁head ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁responsible ▁for ▁health ▁care ▁provision . ▁Appro xim ately , ▁57 .1% ▁of ▁the ▁mothers ▁attending ▁field ▁clinic ▁had ▁their ▁H b ▁level ▁tested . ▁The ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme ▁is ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁of ▁Health ▁( MOH ) ▁teams ▁under ▁the ▁administrative ▁supervision ▁of ▁the ▁Provincial ▁and ▁Regional ▁Director ates ▁of ▁Health . ▁This ▁included ▁the ▁training ▁of ▁Train ers ▁( T OT ) ▁programme ▁for ▁the ▁MOHs ▁and ▁the ▁training ▁programmes ▁for ▁PHMs ▁in ▁Colombo ▁district . ▁During ▁2018, ▁95 .8% ▁of ▁registered ▁mothers ▁have ▁attended ▁field ▁antenatal ▁clinics ▁at ▁least ▁once ▁which ▁are ▁conducted ▁by ▁MOH ▁or ▁at ▁non - s pecial ized ▁institutions ▁at ▁least ▁once . ▁PHMs ▁have ▁registered ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁3, 90 9, 16 5 ▁eligible ▁families ▁(18 .02 %). ▁school ▁children ▁has ▁decreased ▁from ▁16 .6% ▁to ▁13% ▁in ▁Panadura ▁MOH ▁area . ▁D isc uss ions ▁on ▁establishment ▁of ▁child ▁development ▁cent re ▁were ▁continued ▁through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁meeting ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁relevant ▁authorities . ▁This ▁contrib utes ▁to ▁24 .7% ▁of ▁all ▁live ▁births ▁registered ▁in ▁Colombo ▁district ▁by ▁the ▁Registrar ▁General ▁for ▁year ▁2020. ▁As ▁declared ▁in ▁S ust ain able ▁Development ▁Go al ▁T arget ▁3.4 , ▁by ▁2030 ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁achieve ▁a ▁30% ▁reduction ▁in ▁mortality ▁from ▁cervical ▁cancer . ▁All ▁in ▁all , ▁with ▁an ▁effective ▁and ▁well ▁planned ▁mechanism , ▁FHB ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁continue ▁RMNCAYH ▁services ▁during ▁the ▁pandemic ▁period . ▁Ant en atal ▁morbidity ▁reporting ▁is ▁increasing ▁gradually . ▁MOMCH s ▁also ▁act ▁as ▁the ▁cru cial ▁link ▁between ▁FHB ▁and ▁the ▁provincial ▁system . ▁In ▁2018, ▁out ▁of ▁prim i ▁mothers ▁registered ▁by ▁PHMs , ▁54 .4% ▁have ▁under g one ▁pre conception ▁screening ▁sess ion ▁and ▁34 .8% ▁of ▁them ▁had ▁attended ▁to ▁both ▁screening ▁and ▁education ▁sess ions . ▁This ▁youth ▁particip ating ▁project ▁was ▁implemented ▁and ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁commenced ▁in ▁2021 ▁during ▁the ▁Covid ▁19 ▁lock d own ▁period . ▁20. ▁National ▁RMNCAYH ▁programme ▁provides ▁services ▁to ▁a ▁s iz able ▁population ▁( ar ound ▁54 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁population ) ▁in ▁Sri ▁Lanka ▁which ▁includes ▁pregnant ▁mothers , ▁infants , ▁children , ▁adolescents , ▁youth ▁and ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁reproductive ▁ages . ▁It ▁is ▁estimated ▁that ▁the ▁number ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁18 .5% ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁approxim ates ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁eligible ▁families . ▁MOMCH s ▁also ▁act ▁as ▁the ▁major ▁link ▁between ▁FHB ▁and ▁the ▁Provincial ▁system . ▁Estimates ▁also ▁indicate ▁that ▁nearly ▁15 ▁million ▁people ▁come ▁under ▁the ▁purview ▁of ▁Family ▁Health ▁Programme . ▁At ▁present , ▁most ▁MOHs ▁are ▁assisted ▁by ▁Additional ▁Medical ▁Officers ▁of ▁Health ▁( A MOH s ). ▁The ▁World ▁Health ▁Organization ▁in ▁a ▁world ▁report ▁in ▁2004 ▁has ▁recognized ▁GBV ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁cause ▁of ▁dis ability ▁and ▁death ▁among ▁women , ▁and ▁that ▁every ▁one - in - th ird ▁woman ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world ▁suff ers ▁from ▁Int imate ▁Part ner ▁Vi ol ence ▁( I PV ). ▁2.2 ▁D omiciliary ▁Care ▁Maternal ▁Care ▁Programme ▁promot es ▁early ▁and ▁regular ▁antenatal ▁care . ▁It ▁is ▁expected ▁that ▁all ▁the ▁specialist ▁hospitals ▁providing ▁care ▁for ▁the ▁newborn ▁should ▁have ▁a ▁mother ▁baby ▁cent re . ▁However ▁it ▁should ▁be ▁noted ▁that ▁this ▁may ▁be ▁an ▁over ▁estim ation ▁as ▁according ▁to ▁guidelines ▁each ▁mother ▁is ▁supp osed ▁to ▁be ▁tested ▁for ▁H b ▁twice ; ▁both ▁at ▁book ing ▁visit ▁and ▁between ▁26 ▁28 ▁weeks ▁of ▁pregnancy . ▁L ive ▁births ▁registered ▁by ▁the ▁Registrar ▁General ’ s ▁Department ▁have ▁been ▁registered ▁by ▁the ▁PHMs .