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Launch of Daily News poetry anthology

The Daily News will launch its debut poetry anthology The Colour of My Dream today at 4.30 p.m. at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo. The anthology consists of 100 poems by emerging poets published in the Daily News Poetry Page from January to July this year.

Head of the English Department of the Colombo University Dr. Neluka Silva will be the Chief Guest and Prof. Carlo Fonseka will deliver the keynote address.

The Colour of My Dream is an Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited publication.

Hard-disk breakthrough wins Nobel Physics Prize

Albert Fert of France and Peter Gruenberg of Germany won the Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday for pioneering work that led to the miniaturised hard disk, one of the breakthroughs of modern information technology.

Fert, 69 and Gruenberg, 68, were lauded for their discovery in 1988 of a principle called giant magnetoresistance, or GMR.

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Help save his life

P.K. Basil Gomes, 60/4, Moragasmulla, Rajagiriya is suffering from chronic renal disease, for which an A+ kidney transplant has been recommended by the doctors of Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital and the Western Infirmary hospital.

His surgery will cost nearly Rs. 1 million, and a part of this amount has to be found through the donations of the public. Donations could be remitted to account number 078200118513629 of the Peoples Bank, Borella branch.

Tel. 078 5106841

O-Kidney needed

Fathima Mubashara (42) a mother of two of Galbokka, We- ligama is suffering from a chronic renal failure. She has been advised to undergo an immediate kidney transplantation. She says she needs an ‘O’ Negative Kidney from a kind donor. Contact Nos. 071-4280296 or 077-3233799.

Essay competition

The deadline to receive entries for the Islandwide school essay competition 2007 conducted by the Commission to Investigate Bribery or Corruption in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme to mark the UN Anti Corruption Day has been extended from October 15 to 31. Entries addressed to the Director General of the Commission can be forwarded on or before October 31.

Universal Children’s Day

“Ekamuthu Vel Singithi Rengum” and teachers’ awards ceremony organised by the Sri Lanka Pre-school Teachers’ Association, Lama Shakthi Foundation and the Free Trade Union Development Centre, to mark the Universal Children’s day and International Teachers’ Day will be held at the Public Library on October 12 at 1.30 pm under the patronage of Child Development and Women Empowerment Minister Sumeda G. Jayasena.