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    <title>The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) Magazine</title>
    <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk</link>
    <description>The Sunday Times is the largest selling independent English language weekly newspaper in Sri Lanka. It is widely respected for its fair, balanced and accurate reporting.</description>
    <language>en-us</language>
    <managingEditor>ramesh@sundaytimes.wnl.lk</managingEditor>
    <webMaster>ramesh@sundaytimes.wnl.lk</webMaster>
    <copyright>Wijeya Newspapers Ltd.Colombo</copyright>
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      <title>Taste of a Tea Man.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 22, Aug 2010 01:45:08 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100822/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_02.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[The scissors are only gold plated, and the pluckers may or may not be virginal, but this is still some of the most expensive tea in the world. That it is served in some of the most exclusive tea salons in the world has a lot to do with Malinga Herman Guneratne, the proprietor of the 200-acre Hadunugoda Tea and Rubber Estate. Herman loves to tell the story behind his plantation’s Virgin White Tea - unsurprisingly, there are emperors involved.]]></description>
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      <title>Randholee Nature trails....</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 22, Aug 2010 01:45:08 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100822/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_4.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[Mentioned among the hills and valleys of Kandy, the name Pila is greeted with instant recognition and a smile. Senani Pilapitiya has joined hands with Randholee Luxury Resorts to offer its guests nature trails and trekking packages that vary in energy and skill requirement. Hiking is a fun individual or group activity that promotes fitness and allows you to explore areas that are not motorable.]]></description>
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      <title>Serving their community.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 22, Aug 2010 01:45:08 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100822/Magazine/sundaytimesmirror_03.html</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Girl Guide Nimasha Fernando, built a library for a primary school in Egodawela, Badulla. Likewise Manisha Fernando organised a health camp at an elders’ home and Bhagya Madushi organised food for a hospital.]]></description>
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      <title>Crime thriller with a twist.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 22, Aug 2010 01:45:08 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100822/Magazine/sundaytimesmirror_06.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[Martin Scorcece’s, Shutter Island is a psychological thriller based on the Dennis Lehane book by the same name. The story is set in 1954 and revolves around U.S Marshal Edward ‘Teddy’ Daniels and his newly assigned partner Chuck Aule who travel to Ashecliff hospital for the criminally insane situated on Shutter Island to investigate the disappearance of a patient named Rachel Solando.]]></description>
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      <title>KNH releases their first Sinhala hit.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 22, Aug 2010 01:45:08 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100822/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_1.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[This is a light hearted tune about the partying in Sri Lanka with the long found freedom after the 30 years of conflict in this beautiful island. The video is about the beautiful beaches, water sports and of course about endless partying.]]></description>
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      <title>Cooking up more than a tasty dish.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 15, Aug 2010 01:05:58 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100815/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_01.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[The squid is so fresh that the patterns on its skin are still shifting. One can see the sea from the Negombo fish market and it’s one of the reasons Darshan Munidasa considers this one of the best places on the island to purchase seafood. A restaurateur and chef, Darshan is the name behind Nihonbashi, one of country’s finest Japanese restaurants.]]></description>
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      <title>Making a statement.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 15, Aug 2010 01:05:58 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100815/Magazine/sundaytimesmirror_01.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[The Z Club is a Service Project of Zonta Club II of Colombo, providing opportunities for the Girl Child to develop leadership skills, to explore career alternatives, to improve international understanding through service projects, to interact with experienced Zontian Sponsors, and to work together to better their society and the world, by gaining an understanding of their school and community by developing an international awareness.]]></description>
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      <title>Everyone wants to look good all the time.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 15, Aug 2010 01:05:58 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100815/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_03.html</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[“Men are more concerned about their appearance than women, these days. I find it easy to convince my female clients but the men are more demanding,” said Chrissy Rozairo, owner of the hair salon honoured by City and Guilds for its excellence in 2010. A former President of the Sri Lankan Association of Hairdressers and Beauticians (SLAHAB), Chrissy has participated in many fashion and bridal shows over the years.]]></description>
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      <title>Young novelty.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 15, Aug 2010 01:05:58 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100815/Magazine/sundaytimesmirror_02.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[At first glance, Sara Samarasinghe's website could be any teenager's: cheerful pink text scrawled against a black background, blog entries about summer clothing sales, and lists of favourites: music (Kelly Clarkson), movies (10 Things I Hate About You), and quotes (Jennifer Aniston, J. K. Rowling).]]></description>
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      <title>Swedish spirit at Mount Lavinia Hotel.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 15, Aug 2010 01:05:58 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100815/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_7.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[Traditional Scandinavian cooking cannot be compared with the sophistication of French or Italian cuisine. Scandinavian food is usually simple and satisfying, and nowadays also healthy since locally grown produce is the integral part of a dish. Yet in the last few decades borrowed luxuries from other culinary cultures have enriched their food culture with a host of exciting dishes.]]></description>
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      <title>Local balladeer.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 08, Aug 2010 03:16:10 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100808/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_01.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[Music fans will remember him as part of the La Ceylonians singing those lilting calypso tunes with his trademark straw hat and guitar. Many years have passed since those memorable tunes and times but Anura Pathmasiri Jayasingha’s musical journey continued, taking him across the world carrying his brand of music to people.]]></description>
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      <title>Barista brings tropical delights.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 08, Aug 2010 03:16:10 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100808/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_9.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[Barista Lavazza world renowned coffee, made of Arabica and robusta coffee beans has expanded its product range of edible shakes, tropical teas and fruit blasts to suit the tropical climate. Twenty five new varieties of beverages inspired by exotic tropical regions and temperate climes will be available at all seven outlets in and around Colombo.]]></description>
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      <title>Exciting musical intelligence combined with immaculate technique.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 08, Aug 2010 03:16:10 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100808/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_03.html</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Of course many of us had heard him before when he had made guest appearances and left us in no doubt of his talent. But a solo recital is something else, and so it was that the 24- year -old was greeted by loud and long applause as he made a grand entrance wearing a dark, formal suit and a serious demeanour.]]></description>
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      <title>Night to remember.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 08, Aug 2010 03:16:10 +0500</pubDate>
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      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[As the spotlight shone brightly upon the Lionel Wendt stage, Shakespeare’s ageless Moorish General Othello once again stepped into its intense gaze, ready to entrance the crowd gathered at the Lionel Wendt with his tragic tale of love, racism, deceit and murder.]]></description>
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      <title>Visual miracle on Kataragama.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 08, Aug 2010 03:16:10 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100808/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_1.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[A complete visual documentary on Kataragama- the Holy Land of All Faiths produced by well-known producer, Ranjith K. Perera was released at the last festival at Kataragama. Based on an extensive study and script written by Ven. Dr. Aluthwewa Soratha Thero, this is the first and only visual documentary released on DVD format on the sacred city of Kataragama.]]></description>
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      <title>A voyage of seeing and feeling.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 01, Aug 2010 01:45:15 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100801/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_04.html</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Her life is the stuff of fairy tales. Born and brought up in Japan, she met someone from a faraway land at a railway station, fell in love and married. She bade goodbye to everything she was familiar with in Japan and embraced the culture and customs of her husband’s home country -- Sri Lanka.]]></description>
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      <title>Inspiring designs.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 01, Aug 2010 01:45:15 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100801/Magazine/sundaytimesmirror_06.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[Three young designers, who graduated this year from the Lanka Institute of Fashion Technology (Pvt) Ltd (LIFT), conveyed strong messages through their collection of designs at LIFT New Designers ‘Graduate Fashion show 2010’ which concluded recently. Having to wear clothes made of animal skins and make skins fashionable on ramp, model and now designer- Nimesha Kahandagama (27), never felt comfortable in encouraging people to buy them.]]></description>
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      <title>Cutting a pretty picture.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 01, Aug 2010 01:45:15 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100801/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_01.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[Things have never looked better for Sonali De Silva. The designer, formerly known as Sonali White, is among Sri Lanka’s foremost devotees of haute couture. She says times have never been more exciting. Colombo, for instance, could become a new fashion capital. “We can look forward to Colombo and the rest of the country bustling with tourists and hopefully those who visit will be interested in buying goods made in Sri Lanka including garments designed and manufactured by Sri Lankan designers.]]></description>
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      <title>Impact of Chrome OS.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 01, Aug 2010 01:45:15 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100801/Magazine/sundaytimesmirror_05.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[After over a year of anticipation, Google’s first ever (computer) operating system will be complete. Its reported that Chrome OS should be virtually finished by September of this year. Chrome OS will certainly stir the software markets and it will be interesting to see who will be the first to use its branding power.]]></description>
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      <title>Top job for local hotelier in Vietnam.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 01, Aug 2010 01:45:15 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100801/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_1.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[Sri Lankan hotelier Roshan Fernando has been appointed group General Manager of Vina Properties Hotels and Resorts, which gives him substantial responsibility for important heritage building in Dalat, the former French hill station and imperial headquarters in the southern-central highlands of Vietnam.]]></description>
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      <title>Getting a real feel for music.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 25, Jul 2010 14:32:58 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100725/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_04.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[When Dr. Sumudi Suraweera (PhD) teamed up with Co-Director Eshantha Peiris (MA) to found an institute dedicated to training musicians, they were determined to set the bar as high as they possibly could. Not wanting to stop at merely setting up an ‘institute’ and becoming just another face in the crowd, the duo has gone a step further by encouraging their students to actively engage in improvisation, experimentation and innovation within the classroom walls.]]></description>
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      <title>What fishing in the cesspool brought up.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 25, Jul 2010 14:32:58 +0500</pubDate>
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      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite the fact that the playwright thinks a commode “is not so novel an idea” as art, it certainly did put things in perspective for those who were at the E.O.E Pereira Theatre last Sunday afternoon. ‘The Commode’ brought political and cultural theory literally under the light. Dhanuka Bandara’s play was a brave attempt at voicing out opinion; radical opinion too, at that. It raised startling questions in startling ways and dared to bring on stage, into public, the youthful resistance of what Dhanuka himself calls “political virginity.”]]></description>
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      <title>Queen from Kegalle reigns at night of glamour.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 11, Jul 2010 13:41:15 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100711/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_01.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[It was the conclusion of yet another glittering event in the local fashion arena for this year when the grand finale of the Revlon Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Universe 2010 was held at the Hilton Ballroom last Sunday. The stage was set when the 12 young contestants vying for the title took the ramp attired in an exclusive range of sarees creating a great first impression among the audience.]]></description>
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      <title>Chaat cuisine hits Colombo’s streets.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 11, Jul 2010 13:41:15 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100711/Magazine/sundaytimesmirror_01.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[Chaat is one of the great, if lesser known delights of Indian cuisine. Its combination of unusual flavours juxtaposes sweet with sour and then throws in some spice. Chaat is essentially Indian fast food, and it’s sold on street corners across the country by bhelwalas. Fresh curd, raw onions, tamarind sauce, boiled potatoes and channa join a host of other flavours. Quick and basic, chaat isn’t five star food, its authentic street food.]]></description>
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      <title>Together on and off stage.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 04, Jul 2010 13:48:02 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100704/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_01.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[Ranmali and Kumar have known each other since they were 16 – they first met on the set of Richard de Zoysa's and Rajiva Wijesinha’s dual productions of ‘Romeo & Juliet'.They shared the stage again for several plays, including Steve de la Zilwa’s ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’.]]></description>
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      <title>Young mind takes on mine-busting.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 04, Jul 2010 13:48:02 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100704/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_02.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[The deminer robot loses its battle with the terrain after a mere 10 minutes – but for Lahiru Jayatilaka those ten minutes represent both an important achievement and a crucial lesson. That a machine designed and tested in the lab survived that long in the field was heartening, but it was clear to Lahiru that it would take a great deal of money and time before the machine could provide a viable substitute for a human being holding a metal detector.]]></description>
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      <title>Man and camera: Companions on a journey.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 27, Jun 2010 13:34:15 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100627/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_01.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[Sweating in the muggy air and burdened down by his equipment, photographer Devaka Seneviratne is nevertheless very much at home in the mangroves that border Wilpattu National Park. It’s a place few tourists find, and Devaka would love to see it stay that way.]]></description>
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      <title>Sajjad creating waves with latest music video.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 27, Jun 2010 13:34:15 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100627/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_02.html</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The young, hip and talented – and trilingual – Sajjad Hassan is back with a bang. His latest single Gayala Vayala is set to take the local pop charts by storm, with a catchy beat, simple yet effective feel-good lyrics and a crafty music video to boot. The song talks about life and living out your life the way it’s supposed to. “The words are simple but the meaning is deep.]]></description>
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      <title>Game for everything.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 20, Jun 2010 14:07:12 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100620/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_02.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[How do you run a race when your legs have been amputated? How do you begin on time when you can’t hear the gunshot? How do you cross the finish line when you cannot see it? If you’ve ever assumed that being disabled equals less than capable, a trip to the Sunshine Games will change your mind.]]></description>
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      <title>Nilan creates new styles on stage.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 20, Jun 2010 14:07:12 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100620/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_10.html</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Award winning and well known dancer, Nilan Maligaspe will present two of his latest ballet creations ‘Pissu Nevei Heti’ and ‘Gal Woo Mal’ at the Elphinstone Theatre on June 20 at 6.30 pm. Though ‘Pissu Nevei Heti’ and ‘Gal Woo Mal’ are based on modwern ballet, Nilan himself call it a superficial dance movements.]]></description>
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      <title>Doctoring the heavy metal canvas.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 20, Jun 2010 14:07:12 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up,” Pablo Picasso once observed. I find the great man’s quote reverberating in my head every time I speak to Dr Milinda Salpitikorala.]]></description>
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      <title>A different kind of quest.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 20, Jun 2010 14:07:12 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100620/Magazine/sundaytimesmirror_02.html</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[A wicked witch, her captive and the rescuers- all the ingredients needed for an enthralling fairy tale play. Titled ‘The Quest for Friendship’, the play is of an original script written by Krishan and Sanjeev Jayaratnam. The story is about how 6 friends set out to rescue another in their group who has been kidnapped by the evil witch, Queen Psycholia.]]></description>
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      <title>Publis : Tourism Legend of 2009, more than a Chef:.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 20, Jun 2010 14:07:12 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100620/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_3.html</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Presidential Awards for Travel and Tourism 2009 driven by the Ministry of Economic Development in partnership with Sri Lanka Tourism recognized and rewarded excellence among industry stakeholders on 15th June 2010.]]></description>
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      <title>It’s show time!.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 13, Jun 2010 13:46:14 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100613/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_01.html</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ashok Ferrey may not be his real name, but he is a very real presence in at least half a dozen demographics – among them those who read books (he has written short stories and a novel); those who attend the annual Galle Literary Festival (where he is a prominent figure as emcee, chairing panel discussions and interviewing writers); those who study art and architecture (a qualified architect, he has been a guest lecturer at the Academy of Design and the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects), and those who frequent high-end gyms (he is a valued physical fitness instructor).]]></description>
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      <title>Hotel Suisse Grand ole lady in Kandy.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 13, Jun 2010 13:46:14 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100613/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_6.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[Kandy is a year round place for tourists visiting Sri Lanka. Apart from traditional attractions like Maligawa, Botanical Gardens, Kandy Lake and Udawatta Kele, there are many new places have come since lately. Attractions may change from time to time, but traditions will live last long. Hotel Suisse is just a classic example for old world charm.]]></description>
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      <title>Strokes of (Sur) Realism.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 13, Jun 2010 13:46:14 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dutch painter Laurens whose style is strongly influenced by Salvador Dali and stimulated by images found within the media presents an exhibition of his work at the Alliance francaise de Kandy titled (Sur) Realism from June 19 to 25.]]></description>
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      <title>BP’s losing PR battle on the net.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 13, Jun 2010 13:46:14 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[“Do Not Leave Pumps Unattended. You Are Responsible for Spills,” reads the sign spotted at a BP station in Ohio. The photograph has been making the rounds of the internet and prompting much mockery at BP’s expense. Despite its attempts to buy up search phrases and “manage” the results on search engines like Google and Yahoo and a budget of over 50 million dollars dedicated to T.V advertising, the giant energy company is losing the PR battle.]]></description>
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      <title>Stigmata set to launch latest album.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 13, Jun 2010 13:46:14 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Stigmata is a band which is not merely a part of our country’s current rock music fabric but is rather one of its original threads. This thread wove itself around a handful of enthusiastic listeners and spun them into a massive and passionate fan base that still continues to grow.]]></description>
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      <title>It’s a kind of magic.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 06, Jun 2010 13:11:25 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Entering Jojo’s is like being transported to a theatre’s vibrant green room, exploding colours more riotous than those of the rainbow. Hanging from top to bottom on rails at multiple levels, every available nook and cranny is crammed with a quaint and massive collection of all manner of costumes.]]></description>
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      <title>Colombo by double decker.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 06, Jun 2010 13:11:25 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[As a kid, doing the pandal and free food stall round on Vesak Day, or going Vesak Balanna-fying, as I like to call it, was something yours truly would wait for with baited breath, every year. By dusk, on Vesak Day, I would team up with my cousins and hit the streets, taking in every single multi-coloured light bulb and free glass of iced coffee – well into the night.]]></description>
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      <title>First Lankan music video to be premiered on MTV World.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 06, Jun 2010 13:11:25 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sebalaneni, a musical tribute to the war heroes of our country premiered on MTV World, New York on May 7- the first time a Sri Lankan song was aired on the popular international channel. Composed and sung by Ranidu Lankage, a powerhouse of Sri Lankan pop culture, the moving song was produced by Mobitel as a tribute to the war heroes.]]></description>
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      <title>Is the DESKTOP PC dying?.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun 06, Jun 2010 13:11:25 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100606/Magazine/sundaytimesmirror_03.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[When was the last time you got excited about buying a desktop PC? Most likely, it’s been years. Long gone are the days when countless fans would pore over computer magazines comparing feeds, speeds and the relative merits of graphics processors. No longer does the technology wow factor follow every new generation of chips and speculate what’s coming next.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The EarthCheck Programme is widely regarded as the world’s most scientifically rigorous. It measures key environmental indicators such as energy and water consumption, and total waste production as well as community commitment.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 13:01:48 +0500</pubDate>
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      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[Visitors to Paradise Road Galleries at Alfred House Road, Colombo may feel a certain sense of strangeness when they encounter objects such as an artificial black spider web made with ropes knotted and stuck to a canvas and a cloth twisted and painted with an earthy hue suggesting a lava particle welcoming them.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 13:01:48 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100530/Magazine/sundaytimesmirror_06.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[The popular socialising website, Facebook has come a long way since it was launched in 2004 by Mark Zukerberg, a Harvard University student. According to Compete.com rankings, a leading traffic analysis website, Facebook is the most active socializing website at the moment.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 13:01:48 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The sight of the dainty lanterns swaying in the breeze is one we all associate with Vesak and childhood memories of making Vesak kudus are fresh in our minds. Yet, how many of us find time these days to do so? In a roadside stall put up to sell Vesak lanterns in Havelock Town, we meet 25-year-old Roshan Anthony.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 13:01:48 +0500</pubDate>
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      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[“I can spend hours at a supermarket or a place that serves food, rather than shop for clothes!” says Rukshi Nethicumara (26) who is an ardent “foodie” and loves to try out new restaurants and has a passion for sweets. “Whenever I am stressed out I cook – it’s like my de-stress agent,” she quips and says she has been someone who has loved to cook since she was 13 years old.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 13:01:48 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100530/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_4.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[Overcoming enormous obstacles and creating an artistic cinematic work, it is pathetic to see that young filmmakers were forced to go on begging for much needed financial support to release their creations. Young filmmaker, Sumith RohanaThiththawalgala director of ‘Sthuthi Newatha Enna’ (Anticipating Re-arrival) is the latest victim who is awaiting a generous donor if not the assistance of the National Film Corporation (NFC) to get his film released by making copies for public screening.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 13:49:01 +0500</pubDate>
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      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[“In this our spacious isle”, wrote Michael Drayton, back in 1613, “I think there is not one but he hath heard some talk of Hood and Little Johan.” Even now, four centuries later, those words still ring true; Robin Hood’s adventures in the forests of England stand among the nation’s best-loved legends, in ......]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 13:49:01 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ABBA-mania hit Colombo with a huge bang last Sunday when an ecstatic audience was sent into raptures by Bjorn Again, providing an ideal start to the nation’s Victory celebrations! The Australian quartet is universally recognized as the best exponents of the music of their Swedish heroes and a crowd in excess of 2500 needed no prompting to know why they enjoy such an accolade.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 13:49:01 +0500</pubDate>
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      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka has once again been given the opportunity to shine at a prestigious international competition in Wales in July this year. The Soul Sounds Academy Choir, the children’s choir of the well known Soul Sounds, (www.soulsounds.org), has been accepted to compete in the Senior Children’s Choir Category at the Llangollen International Musical Eistedfodd competition in Wales.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 13:49:01 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[I first heard The Slipping Chairs perform a few years ago at Breeze Bar at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel. When they began playing, it appeared that they were making music simply because of their love for it and one could feel their passion.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 13:49:01 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Censor Board has approved ‘Vidhu’, the new children’s tale directed by award winning filmmaker Asoka Handagama. Handagama’s latest film which comes after a long silence was approved for unrestricted audience by the Public Performance Board of Sri Lanka last week.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 13:16:42 +0500</pubDate>
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      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[The infrequent guests during off season at the hotel are almost surprised at the group running about, singing or seated on a long bench by the sea, working on laptops. Has the hotel turned into an internet café and who are these strange people lounging all over the place as though it were a home and not a hotel?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 13:16:42 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100516/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_7.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[Marians one of the innovative bands in the country is to revolutionize the musical industry with their latest discovery, unplugged musical experience to the tunes and renditions of legendary musician Victor Ratnayake.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 13:16:42 +0500</pubDate>
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      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[Young artist Pulasthi Handunge’s solo exhibition titled ‘Rhythm of the Stroke’ opened at the Gallery of the Alliance Française de Kandy, No 642, Peradeniya Road, Kandy, on May 14. and continues till May 24 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 13:16:42 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100516/Magazine/sundaytimesmirror_03.html</link>
      <category>Sunday Times Magazine</category>
      <description><![CDATA[Rumor has it that the Windows 7-based HP Slate tablet PC is dead, but that HP has plans to leverage its purchase of Palm to develop a new WebOS-based tablet currently code named the “Hurricane”.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 13:23:10 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[We selected the eastern part of Sinharaja entering from Deniyaya and trekking through the wilderness with the hope of coming out in three days at Pothupitiya on the other side of the sanctuary. We planned to find our way with the aid of a one inch map and a compass.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 13:23:10 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100509/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_12.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[‘The Wagon Wheel Country Club’ and ‘Malky’s Fine Dining” is well poised to build its reputation on providing guests with food that is outstanding: ambitious, and beautifully presented amidst a captivating ambience.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 13:23:10 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100509/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_02.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ever since he was eight years old and gifted a camera by his uncle, Asif Jiffry became the family photographer. Soon he was nicknamed ‘the Japanese tourist’ by his friends for he always had a camera with him and could never stop clicking.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 13:23:10 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Over 30 million people live with it worldwide and it has killed an estimated 2.1 million people, (including 330,000 children) over the years. Infection rates are sharply on the rise in Asia and it is predicted that the death toll in Africa alone, could reach 90 – 100 million by 2025.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 13:23:10 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The film was also nominated for the Silver Screen award and listed among the Best 12 films produced in the year 2009. Along with ‘Ira Handa Yata’, Prasanna Vithanage’s ‘Akasa Kusum’ which represented Sri Lanka was also nominated at the festival.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 13:01:45 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100502/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_01.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Jiang’s tale begins with the line: ‘When I was a child, I lived inside a secret.’ Against the backdrop of the Sino-Indian war of 1962, the resourceful Chinese woman finds love only to lose it. Jiang’s story is the first in a set of nine linked tales that make up Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s newest novel, ‘One Amazing Thing.’]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 13:01:45 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100502/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_02.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[“I draw my inspiration from what I have been through in life, such as love, pain and anger,” says Gayan Prageeth Samaranayaka. The 29-year-old artist says he brings out this conflict between aspiration and fate, in the work he has presented at his first solo exhibition, now on at Paradise Road Galleries.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 13:01:45 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Found in a little shop in Koswatte, are stacks of cylindrical clay stoves that could give the old gas stove the boot. The charcoal stove, that has a little fan attached to it, known as the EZTurbo charcoal stove, is replacing gas stoves in households and eateries, unsurprisingly as it cuts the cost of preparing meals.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 13:01:45 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100502/Magazine/sundaytimesmirror_07.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Years of hardship, suffering and perseverance were rewarded last month, when the University of Jaffna was finally able to organise their convocation ceremony after nearly five years. The long awaited ceremony was held at the Kailasapathy Auditorium, within the University premises.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 13:01:45 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Italian food is not just a fad but truly gourmet yet simple food anyone can enjoy not to mention the healthy side of this popular cuisine. At Colombo’s newest Italian restaurant Michael Angelo at 530 Nawala Road Rajagiriya authentic and affordable Italian cuisine takes on a whole new meaning.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 13:01:45 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100502/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_5.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[‘Bambara Walalla’ (Whirlwind) the directorial debut by Liyanage won the Remi award for the Best Director and Best Cinematographer at the 43rd World fest International Houston Film Festival after competing with 2400 films from 25 countries.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:15:05 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The long wail of a conch signals the entrance of Bollywood royalty. When Amitabh Bachchan steps out, everyone stands. The flashes go off; the cameramen defy gravity as they strain for an angle that will give them a glimpse of the star. In the very centre of this three ring circus, Bachchan is almost preternaturally at ease. It’s clear he’s done this many, many times before.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:15:05 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[After a decade with celebrations across the world, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) will celebrate the IIFA Weekend and IIFA Awards in Sri Lanka, this year. The 11th edition of IIFA will be held in Colombo, from 3 to 5 June at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:15:05 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kusala Goonathilaka was rummaging through her memorabilia and some of her writing when she came across a copy of an old poem submitted to the papers for a competition 11 years ago. Written on the completion of her A’ Level examinations at Musaeus College, Colombo she was on the threshold of adulthood when she submitted the poem to the Sunday Times.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:15:05 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Combine a devoted wife, a king renowned for his hospitality, an exiled God sentenced to serve a mortal king and a divine hero and you will have a recipe for a night of riveting theatre. The Drama Society and Classical Association of S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia brings to life ‘Alcestis’ - a play written by ancient Greek playwright, Euripides.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:15:05 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100425/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_6.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The first ever “Sri Lanka Culture Week” in Kuwait jointly hosted by the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters and the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Kuwait would be held from April 26 to May 2 May 2010. The week long celebrations will be co-sponsored by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) and the Sri Lankan Airlines (SLA) with the patronage of a host of well-wishers.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:38:56 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100418/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_01.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Since childhood, I have struggled with a rebellious stomach. Prone to motion sickness, in trains, planes, cars, and even on the playground swings, I have never been out to sea before. Now, the small 8- person fishing boat before me affords me little comfort, but I console myself with the thought of motion sickness pills consumed, tighten the straps on my life vest and step on board. I’m in this for the dolphins.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:38:56 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Upon giving a pencil and paper, a child instinctively draws the first thing which comes to their mind. For some its animals or squiggles of vehicles while for others it maybe a cartoon character or even wobbly portraits of people they know.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:38:56 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Donning an apron, Sabine Wittachy sits at one of her electric potter’s wheels. Slapping on a lump of clay, she deftly makes a central cavity, raising and smoothening the sides of the sample piece, which is ready in a matter of minutes.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:38:56 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rupak, 21, and Rajendra, 22, from Kathmandu have pedaled over 5,500km in 80 days to reach Colombo. Already they have completed nearly 1,200kms in Nepal, 2,800kms in India and nearly 1,500kms in Bangladesh. The motto of their tour is ‘peace’. The duo aim to spread the message of peace among those they encounter as well as to world leaders and renowned personalities.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:38:56 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Teens taking an initiative, a group of teenagers have formed 'Kick The Butt' to counter the growing number of teens who have picked up the habit of smoking. Tackling the issue in an innovative way, the campaign is non-aggressive as it aims to create awareness among teens through fashion. Having designed t-shirts with catchy slogans that appeal to teens, the team launched their brand at Odel recently.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:38:56 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100411/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_01.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Some time after the conducted tour to Knuckles range, we thought we should once again attempt the failed cross country expedition from Maliboda to Hangarapitiya. We decided to do it in the reverse direction this time, i.e. from Laxapana to Malimboda.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:38:56 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[I had just stepped out of the airport bus and started walking toward the hotel with my new-found friend from Yemen who was attending the same conference in Trondheim, Norway. It was -10oC- freezing cold, but I was thrilled to have my first experience of snow.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:38:56 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100411/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_03.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I am twiddling my thumbs in a hotel corridor, waiting for my interview with Mia Wasikowska, the new Alice. At the royal premiere for Alice in Wonderland, directed by Tim Burton in 3-D, Wasikowska would be meeting the Prince of Wales. The nattering minders are concerned about how the 20-year-old Australian actress should address His Royal Highness, and how she should curtsy.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:38:56 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[When Pheidippides the Greek Soldier ran the world’s first marathon from the Battle of Marathon to Athens in 490 BC, it is quite certain that he had no idea just how much the word marathon would catch on in the modern world.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:38:56 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100411/Magazine/sundaytimesmirror_05.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[When I was 12, my father gave me a copy of Isaac Asimov’s Robots and Empire. I was to sit down every afternoon (on pain of death) and copy out two pages from it into one of those handwriting notebooks - the ones with the infuriating little red and blue lines.]]></description>
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      <title>Rodney writes on difficult journey.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:38:56 +0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100411/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_1.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The second edition of experienced travel writer, Rodney Vidanapathirana’s book ‘Dushkara Charika’- Sancharaka Satahan-2’ (Difficult Journeys- Travel Report 2) was released recently.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:38:56 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The queen of Sri Lankan cinema, Malani Fonseka, who was voted by CNN as among Asia’s best 25 actors of all time, is to be felicitated with a big show on her birthday, April 30.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:38:56 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dharmasiri Bandaranayake is not a man to mince his words. And his outspokenness is not confined to the fiery, controversial dialogues he delivers on stage. Seated at a table at the Cultural Foundation he set up five years ago in a quiet neighbourhood in Nugegoda, it takes little prompting to draw him into a conversation about his work as a dramatist and filmmaker and the wider role he feels his tribe has to play in Sri Lankan society if it’s to come out of the ‘cultureless’ pit it has got itself into.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:38:56 +0500</pubDate>
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	  <description><![CDATA[‘The Kalla Bongo Lake Resort’ in Hikkaduwa is not just another hotel. Melvin Janssen, the Dutch proprietor of the Resort wants his property should be different from the rest. Though he wants to build his dream project in Hikkaduwa, he wants to get away from the busy and noisy beach frontier of the famous Hikka Beach.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:38:56 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[As always with Jehan Aloysius, one gets a gut feeling for what is in store in the way the entrance is set for his theatrical performances. By this I mean that even the uninitiated got a hint of the ambience when an enthusiastic aide offered to sell us not just a programme but also a colourful feathered mask – and with that we prepared to enter the magical world of An Inspired Swan Lake.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:38:56 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[If you were walking into a shop and got robbed, would you immediately assume that it was the shop’s fault or the robber’s? What if you visited a Website and immediately got hit with malware? The two situations are essentially the same, but in the latter case, most people would blame the venue rather than the attacker.]]></description>
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      <title>Happy Birthday Master</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:38:56 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Country’s most experienced filmmaker Dr. Lester James Peries turns 91 tomorrow, April 5. Lester, the man who was responsible for creating an identity to Sri Lankan cinema with his very first film ‘Rekhawa’ was honoured locally and internationally for his rare feat.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:38:56 +0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Experienced teledrama director Bermin Lylie Fernando’s latest teledrama ‘Guru Geethaya’ revolves around a novel theme, a man’s undaunted courage to fight many social barriers.]]></description>
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