Sri Lanka Ready For 4th ODI start in Colombo Jul 31, 2012

Sri Lanka vs India 4th ODI Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (09:00 GM)-31/07/2012

 Sri Lannka will play this game without srilanka top batsmen Kumara Sangakkara

Global Movement to Secure Earth’s Future- Space Colony Seeks Participation from Sri Lanka

Naperville, IL, USA – “We need people from Sri Lanka to join us in this mission,” said Steve Lynch, founder and CEO. “Without them, we may overlook critical information relative to that country.”

Space ColonyEarth is an historic plan to ensure the future survival of humanity and includes the development of multiple sets of Earth ARKhives. The Digital ARKhives will include science, technology, history, and art information that would be critical to the continued progress of humankind following a regional or global catastrophe. The Living ARKhives will store DNA from humans, animals, plants, and microbes deemed critical to the future of humanity and the Earth environment.

Earth ARKhives will be stored in a network of five underground Earth Ark sites located in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Two additional sites are being considered in Australia and the Middle East. A site for the North America Earth Ark has been tentatively selected in Eastern Washington.

Designed to withstand any number of potential disasters, the Earth Ark sites will be linked to a Lunar Ark to be placed on the moon in 2018. The Lunar Ark will store an additional copy of the Earth ARKhives and will be a relay facility for communications if satellites and Earth-based systems are compromised.

“The Lunar Ark is a major part of our back-up plan for Earth,” said Lynch, “something many top scientists, including the late Carl Sagan, have warned for decades should be done.”

Earth ARKhives at Earth Ark sites and onboard the Lunar Ark will be continuously updated to ensure the viability of the information stored.

A set of the Earth ARKhives will also be included as a time capsule onboard Starship Ark, scheduled for launch in 2020. Starship Ark will be the first interstellar craft to target a planet outside our solar system.

A Legacy for All People

Space ColonyEarth will provide people throughout the world with an opportunity to become part of this historic project. By building their Family ARKhives™, they will benefit themselves and their families for generations to come, as described in the Family ARKhives two-minute video, “Don’t Take It with You.” But the mission of Space Colony Earth and the contributions of its participants goes further—to benefit the entire human race.

About Space Colony Earth

Founder Steve Lynch and his Space Colony Earth Team have selected a Board of Advisors already numbering more than thirty professionals. Their combined expertise and stature in the scientific community underscore that Space Colony Earth is not just visionary, but grounded in the reality of what is possible. Reflecting the global importance of this effort, the Board includes members from Australia, Costa Rica, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Nigeria, and the United States, with additional advisors now under consideration.

“This project will benefit all humanity,” Lynch announced, “and we will reach out around the world to get the job done.” A growing team of specialists in social networking and media will help ensure that news of this project reaches every corner

Niluka karunaratne beat world's No. 8

Sri Lankan olympic squad captain and Sri Lanka’s undisputed shuttle King  Niluka Karunarathne managed to beat world's No. 8 K Tago of Japan in his first match of Group C at the Wembley Arena in London Olympics while ago.
The match was played as best of three and Niluka managed to win both the first sets to wrap things up.

3rd ODI SL vs IN:India win by 5-wickets

India won the 3rd One Day International against Sri Lanka by 5 wickets after chasing down a target of 287. Gautam Gambhir top scored with 102 runs for the Indians.
it was an excellent sixth wicket partnership between Suresh Raina (65*) and Irfan Pathan (34*) that guided them home. Raina and Irfan Pathan deserve as much credit as Gambhir. Both of them had some nervous moments as boundaries came off leading edges. But once they were set, they dictated the proceedings and scored boundaries at will leading their side to victory.

India now lead the ODI series 2-1.

15th Death anniversary of the Dheshamanya Professor Nandadasa Kodagoda

The late Professor Nandadasa Kodagoda was Doctor of Medicine and a Physician, and Professor in Forensic Medicine. He functioned as the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Colombo and also as the Vice Chancellor of the same university. He served the University of Colombo for 36 years. He has also served as the Chairman of the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board and the Alcohol & Drug Information Centre. As an effective mass communicator, he extensively used the print and electronic media towards creating public awareness regarding health matters. Professor Nandadasa Kodagoda has been bestowed with national honours Vishva Prasadhini, Kala Keerthi and Deshamanya. He passed away on 2nd August 1997. 
With the view to commemorating the 15th death anniversary of the late Dheshamanya Professor Nandadasa Kodagoda, the Nandadasa Kodagoda Memorial Trust has organized a function to be held on Thursday the 2nd August 2012, at 5.30 pm at the Auditorium of the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. The main item of this public function will be the delivery of the Deshamanaya Nandadasa Kodagoda 15th Memorial Oration by President's Counsel Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne on "Human Rights : Ours or Theirs".Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne is an eminent lawyer and an expert in Human Rights and Constitutional Law. 

Yasantha Kodagoda
Trustee

Brandix crowned Asia’s ‘Best Brand’ for second year in running

Brandix, Sri Lanka’s top apparel exporter, has been adjudged Asia’s ‘Best Brand’ for the second consecutive year by Chief Marketing Officer Council and also winning three more awards at the 2012 CMO Asia Awards for Excellence in Branding and Marketing, which was held at Park Royal in Singapore. The Best Brand award is based on an independent evaluation by the CMO Council, which considers ‘Mind Share,’ ‘Market Share’ and ‘Commitment Share’ as the principal criteria for the accolade.

Brandix’s commitment to reducing its Group-wide processing Carbon Footprint and its employee-friendly practices were cited among the reasons for awarding the Group top honours in the ‘Best Brand’ category. Brandix was conferred Asia’s ‘Best Employer Brand’ Award based on the Group’s strength in HR initiatives. “Brandix has once again demonstrated that its HR practices match the best global standards and are fully aligned with business strategy,” said Ishan Dantanarayana, Group CPO, Brandix. “The Best Brand Award reflects the Group’s success in developing a mature brand across multiple industries, not just the apparel sector.”

"DEDUNNA WAGE" CONCERT -DUSHYANTH WEERAMAN

Here's some great news for Sri Lankan`s fans of Dushyanth Weeraman, "DEDUNNA WAGE"concert at the St.Joseph's College Auditorium...
2012 Saturday 28th July 07.00 PM Onwards...
This concert will be a compilation of Dushyanth Weeraman’s original hit singles, all-time favorite
covers of Michael Jackson, Freddy Mercury (Queen), Justin Bieber, Jimmy Cliff
and more. Dushyanth will also be performing a few collaboration songs with famous local
singers such as Mariazel and Nirosha Virajini, In total of about 25-28 songs this concert will
be backed by a live band “Reed” and dancers-Star Regiment “and “Hashini Gonagala."
Sound and lighting will be handled by the well-known experts in the field such as.
“Marians” and “The light house."

Sri Lankans won by 9 wickets in Second ODI

Sri Lanka beat India by 9 wickets after India could only muster a total of 138 in the second One-Day International in Hambantota. The Lankans got the total in less than 20 overs. Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan scored half-centuries.
Thisara Perera and Angelo Mathews were the pick of the Lankan bowlers with both picking up three wickets while Gautam Gambhir top scored for the Indians with 65 runs.

The Sri Lanka-India ODI series is level 1-1.