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N°18,
Winter 2005 Paris welcomes new Laureates Five people from four continents have been chosen as the Laureates of the 11th Rolex Awards for their highly original and outstanding projects. They received their prizes at a gala ceremony in Paris. 2006 Rolex Awards The 12th Awards series is now open, and applications from around the world are arriving at the Geneva Secretariat in preparation for the next Selection Committee meeting early in 2006. A city rises from the ashes By revealing the ruins of a city deliberately destroyed by fire 2,550 years ago, Geoffrey Summers’ archaeological excavations in Turkey are shedding light on enigmas from ancient history. The surgeon of the lamp Accidents with unsafe kerosene lamps causemore than 100 deaths a year in Sri Lanka. Local surgeon Wijaya Godakumbura is overcoming apathy and ignorance with his simple solution to the problem. Hospitals’ unused treasure trove While operating rooms in developing countries are desperate for equipment, unused hospital supplies in rich countries are often thrown away. Dr William Rosenblatt is helping to end this wastage. Encouraging young masters Helen Stamatis is promoting a neglected art form: children’s drawings and paintings. A museum that she established in central Athens is proving highly successful at raising the profile of children’s art. Tributes and in brief Tributes to the late William Graves, a judge for the 1996 Awards, and to distinguished geographer and Associate Laureate Frithjof Voss, as well as an update on Ilse Köhler-Rollefson’s project in Rajasthan. |
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