Sathasiva EnglishSchool : It was founded by late Arunasalam Sinnappah ,Upaththiyatar (Trained Teacher) in 1885 and later in 1890 as its Principal at his birth place,Analativu,an Island about the size of about 2 sq .miles off Jaffna Peninsula,of Tamileelam (North and Eastern Provinces) ,Formally Jaffna Kingdom for more than 2000 years before the Colonialist Dutch took control and left it untouched but later British in about 1800 brought Jaffna Kingdom and Kandian Kingdom in the rest of the island of Ceylon under one rule.It has celebrated its 75th annivesary in 1960 and 125 th anniversary in 2010 as a Mahavithyalayam.Publications to mark 75 and 125 th anniversaries had his photo at the front page.
Sathasiva EnglishSchool: It was founded by the great grandfather of Eminent Engineer K Vijayaratnam who saw the founder studying at the varanda of his house when he was 5 years old and the founder waa 92 years old.
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.