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| Cheering them on |
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 The sharp crack of the bat connecting firmly with a ball echoes across the stadium. In a moment, thousands are on their feet, cheering wildly. How does it feel to know that the man they’re cheering for is your husband or your son? And that it could have so easily gone the other way, with just one clever delivery capturing a wicket? |
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| National New Year |
 The concept of any New Year celebration or festival, in reality, only marks a date and a point of time from which a group of people of specific identity wish to re-start another period of 365 or 366 days, with a new awareness and a new determination to make their lives within this incoming period better than what they have been. |
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| The darkening green |
 Below, on the lake road, the bullock carts were rumbling by. If you looked down you could see the lantern swinging from the shaft as each step of the bull’s iron shod feet and his garland of tinkling bells accompanied the creaking of the axles. I lay in bed watching the black of the night slowly turn grey. |
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| Behind the lens |
 It was a dream come true for veteran photographer L.E. Samararatne when he launched 'Learn to See' - a compilation of the pick of his creative effort spanning six decades. For 20 years he had tried hard to find a sponsor but failed. When the President's Fund called for manuscripts for publication, Samare (that's how I prefer to call him rather than L.E. or Sam) saw his opportunity. |
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| Beach luxury |
 Stylish is not a word usually associated with Unawatuna; raffish seems more appropriate for this popular do-it-yourself beach resort. So to find a place there as elegant as Thambapanni Retreat is to discover that Unawatuna has moved up-market.At least part of it has. Thambapanni Retreat is at the edge of the muddle that characterises the area; up a narrow lane away from the beach to where uniformed security guards scrutinise every potential visitor |
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