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From success to significance:
When the pursuit of success isn’t enough
We’ve heard it said that everyone wants to make
the same three things - money, a name, and a difference. However,
our actions are dictated by the one thing we want most. For some,
the almighty rupee is most important. Others would rather be
well-known and respected among their peers.
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Vignettes
Dynamic living at 90
What is old age? Fundamentally, it is a
condition of the flesh, of protoplasm that finds inevitably the
limit of its life. It is also a physiological and psychological
involution. It is a hardening of the arteries, a retardation of
thought and blood. It is said that a man is as old as his arteries
and as young as his ideas.
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Thorns on the Side
From Puss Moths to Dreamliners
Seventy-seven years ago, Sri Lanka (then known
as Ceylon) entered a new era of air connectivity with the rest of
the world. On November 27, 1935 a De Havilland Puss Moth flown by
Tyndalle Bisco, Chief flying instructor of the Madras Flying Club,
was the first aircraft to land at the new Ratmalana airport, just a
few kilometres away from Colombo City.
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