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THE UDARATA MENIKE – THE MAID OF THE MISTS by Bernard VanCuylenburg. Source: By Kalpabas at the English language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18876727 My Dad was on Carolina Group, Watawala for 28 years, and before he retired, he planted in Bandarawela for four years. Carolina was a huge estate of 2330 acres. By a topographical twist of fate, the railway line from Colombo to Badulla ran  through one of the divisions of Carolina Group called Mt.Jean. In fact  the Watawala  railway station was located on Mt.Jean division, and on land which was owned by the Carolina Tea Company Limited.  ...

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“IT’S WHERE YOU LAY THE BLAME” by Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ Two lines in a Country-Music song of the 80’s say it like this. “It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s where you lay the blame” That one was a Country love song, of course, but the correct English Phrase reads “it’s not whether you win or lose, it is HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME”. So, Australia won the “Ashes” this year by beating England & congratulations are in order for their effort in doing so. As I have said before, I am a Lankan/Aussie now, and so are my two eldest sons. In addition, I “added” to the Australian population, another daughter & youngest son, who are both “dinkum Aussies”. As such, we should ALL be “barracking” for Australian Sportsmen, Women & Teams, but, although most Aussies carry the “Cyclops-Syndrome” around with them, I don’t. Every ...

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Diabetics should know Good advice by Dr Harold Gunathilaka   There are more than one way you could bring down blood sugar level to normal range (fasting 90-110 mg), as a diabetic. Early stages your doctor will refer you to a dietician for advice on dietetic management. This early stage (pre-diabetic phase) diet and exercise alone will help to control the disease and possibly even to reverse. When you are a full blown diabetic due to neglect during the early phase, your doctor will put you on medication to bring down your blood sugar level. Medication alone controls the blood sugar level, but may not be able to reverse the diabetic situation. In short, you need to take medication right through life. Another way of naturally bringing down your blood sugar is strength training exercises for the muscles to absorb more glucose from the blood. This way one could reverse ...

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Gene Watson “Old Roman Soldier” by Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ One of the latest recordings of a man who, in my opinion, can sing a “Country Song” that will bring tears to the eyes of anyone who loves the “music” that I always “promote” on eLanka. My sincere thanks to Neil Jayasekera, without whom eLanka would not exist, & you good people would not be able to instantly view these songs that we choose for you with NO financial reasons whatsoever. In this beautiful choice, ...

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