large part on the shoulders of women. The Sri Lankan economy’s main foreign exchange earners used to be tea‚ rubber and coconut cultivation for export. Apart from these commercial crops‚ paddy (rice) cultivation has been the mainstay of the rural economy. Women’s labour plays an important role here‚ but in most instances is not taken into account. The traditional economic pattern has completely changed during the last 10-15 years. Remittances from Sri Lankans employed in the Middle Eastern countries
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Sri Aurobindo Ghose Little Aurobindo Ghose •Sri Aurobindo Ghose was born on 15th August‚ in the year 1870 at Calcutta. •At the age of 7‚ he was sent to England for his formal education. •He graduated from Cambridge‚ here he distinguished himself as a student of European classics. •Aurobindo was an accomplished scholar in Greek and Latin. •His early life and education in England‚ gave him an insight into the modern scientific mind and brought him into close touch with western civilization. •In
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The Arrival The arrival by Shaun Tan is inspirational. In the book‚ there is a sequence in images that leave readers with suspense on what these pictures may indicate. You could never go to the second chapter without reading the first chapter before because these pictures tell a story that unfolds slowly but unknown; with reasons behind them that the author and the pictures let alone know. There is a language of silence told in graphics that makes you wonder‚ what does the picture mean and is it
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FINAL FOR REVIEW Improved Market Access and Smallholder Dairy Farmer Participation for Sustainable Dairy Development. Lessons Learned Sri Lanka N.F.C. RANAWEERA November 2007 Table of contents LIST OF TABLES...................................................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 1.0 Background.....................................................................................................................
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Silent Salesman: Vending Machine Technology adaptation in Sri Lanka 1. Introduction A Vending Machine is a coin or note operated machine selling products ranging from fast moving consumer goods up to selected electronic items. Vending machine has been considered as the best automated retail solution that with one swipe‚ eliminating the wonder through retail shops and super markets‚ thus ensures the round the clock convenience and exclusivity and impulse purchases for all customers. At present
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inspiring new “rags-to-riches” billionaires of Southeast Asia is Andrew Tan of Alliance Global Group‚ Inc.‚ the new multi-billion peso holding company for his three major businesses – condominium-developer Megaworld‚ the world’s biggest brandy producer Emperador Distillers‚ Inc. and a HUGE percentage on shareholdings in the nationwide Philippine franchise of McDonald’s fastfood chain. The latest 2007 issue of Forbes magazine lists Tan as the country’s fourth wealthiest billionaire after the Zobel-Ayala
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Case 4.1: SRI International MRKT 340 Case 4.1: SRI International SRI needs to make a purchasing decision for scanners to accommodate a new client. This case study involves several departments and includes organizational and individual factors in the buying process (Dwyer & Tanner‚ 2009‚ p. 98). The individuals and roles involved represent a unique interest and role in SRI’s buying center. Akshay Menon‚ head of operations‚ initiated the process using a fairly formalized process for purchasing
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When I was in Form 2‚ we had a temporary science teacher. His name was Mr. Tan. He taught us for a couple of months before he obtained a place in university to further his studies. We found out that he was leaving us just one day before the day he was supposed to leave. He did not tell us. Another teacher did. As we liked very much‚ we got together and planned a farewell party for him. The girls agreed to make some tidbits and the boys agreed to prepare some drinks. It was to be a small party‚ as
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Amy Tan and Maya Angelou come from extremely different cultures‚ and trying to feel accepted in American Culture. Both authors discuss a feeling of being an outcast and how their cultural differences set them apart. However‚ Amy Tan effectively uses narration and description to depict her sense of isolation from the dominant American culture. Angelou’s story is set in the South during the 1930’s when racism was prominent in society and an acceptable practice. Angelou’s writing mostly describes
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In the world of ‘The Arrival’‚ a young father begins to make his descent through new lands in search of a perfect city for his wife and young daughter. As the man begins his journey across the world‚ he travels by means of land and water transportation via a train and large boat. As the days go by‚ windy and warm‚ the man at long last reaches land‚ new land. While going through the transit of the “airport”‚ the man finds it difficult to go through simple tasks due to the new language he begins to
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