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| Dredging out past tsunamis |
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| As night envelopes Hambantota, three men clad in shorts wade into the Kirinda estuary and in the subdued red glow of a torch, with feet squelching mud, press a long pipe deep into the depths of the estuary bed.Collecting three metres of sediment, with a “corer” they tenderly lift it out and pack the contents into S-lon tubes, “like making pittu”, still working in the dim torchlight, to which the eyes have to take about half-an-hour to adjust. |
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| Adventure all the way |
| “Wake up, eat, go to school, come home, eat, go for classes, come home, watch T.V./play computer games/ check mail/ chat online/ hang on the phone, do homework, eat and go to bed…” If that sounds familiar, like the average day of a teenager today, maybe it’s time for a break, to return to an old routine…at least momentarily. |
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| Malay connection |
| It was in late 1940 that Zahiere Lye who was on a business trip to England took an interest in meeting Malays from Malaya who went there for higher studies. Amongst them was Tunku Abdul Rahman taking his law exams. Their thoughts and discussions focused on gaining independence for Malaya.Tunku on his return to Malaya kept in touch with Zahiere Lye. |
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| Man behind the animation |
| David Sproxton knows what it takes to create on-screen magic – endless patience, sweat and tears, clever illusions and sharp humour, finely honed skills and an unbridled imagination. As one of the founding directors of Aardman Animations, he has spent a lifetime building what is now considered one of the pre-eminent production houses, not just in the U.K, but in the world. |
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