"My approach when I went into bat was to play as straight as possible, " Samaraweera said.

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Some of my favourite artists are Tori Amos, Bat for Lashes, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Buckley and Joni Mitchell.

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Within a week I had samples of the regular and gluten-free versions in my kitchen, and right off the bat, after one single bite, I was hooked.

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By using this new system, I checked off my shopping list without even having to bat an eye at the thought of how I was actually going to get it there.

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One of my Ideasicle Experts, upon hearing me bat this idea around, suggested that we create a voting poll on the NARC site, or even on the remote control itself, for users to flag their favorite ads, making the ads served in these elective categories user-generated.

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Forget the bat, this was a job for my hands.

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Mimicking that forced me down into a better fielding position and kept my view of the ball steady from the crack of the bat to the smack of the glove.

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