Archive for the ‘Education’ Category
I am in..
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: October 29, 2009
Got to know the results of the examination to save the world. Well… I am through resulting to say “I am in”. Finally got a chance to get the (Hons) after a battle with time and academia. This was a dream for about a semester where I felt I am falling back. But I should’ve [...]
Proposal to launch an annual tree planting ceremony in FIT
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: September 7, 2009
University life is perceived as a door step which a student opens his arms to the outer world. As freshers they enter university and leave as graduates with their heads held high with dignity and capability. Throughout their university life they engage in various activities, curriculum and otherwise.
These said activities enhance their interaction and other [...]
Christian’s Algorithm and Berkeley Algorithm
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: August 30, 2009
For all @ FIT in aid of ASE subject tomorrow. Hope this helps..
Christian’s Algorithm
A clock synchronization algorithm used to synchronize the time on a machine with a remote time server. This is a very straightforward algorithm, and is quite easy to understand.
The procedure:
A process p requests the time in a message mr and receives the [...]
FOSS@FIT inaguration
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: August 27, 2009
Start of a new era in the Faculty. We (Me, Laknath, Lakshan) along with three other speakers pushed the wheel to inaugurate the Free n Open Source Software community in the faculty. This was a need which the previous batches tried to establish but were in vein to a reason unknown. But now its all [...]
Whistle-Blowing
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: June 28, 2009
Whistle blowing is that to publicly allege concealed misconduct on the part of an organization or body of people, usually from within that same organization. This misconduct may be classified in many ways; for example, a violation of a law, rule, regulation and/or a direct threat to public interest, such as fraud, health/safety violations, [...]
Await me, Belgrade…
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: April 13, 2009
I got selected to the World University Games 2009, the Universiade 2009. This time its Belgrade, Serbia. Apart from the workload I had during the past months, I managed to do some training for the trials. Lucky me!. I’m in the team.
How ever there are several concerns in my mind. The ticket isn’t affordable for [...]
IAAF B- Scholarship for athletes.
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: March 24, 2009
For the goals for future, the world athletics governing body IAAF has introduced a scholarship in three categories. This article is on the B-Project which is an idea of the IAAF president Lamine Diack.
IAAF ‘B’ Standard Project
President Lamine Diack has set the goal for the IAAF that at least one athlete of each Member Federation [...]
Team building-Out-of-the-box
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: March 16, 2009
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Working in a team environment provides an excellent opportunity to develop invaluable skills, positive energy and innovative approaches to problem-solving. The best of these activities uses the dynamics of play and the right amount of humor to encourage brainstorming abilities. In short, an atmosphere of playfulness and a team building exercise with a built-in ‘fun [...]
Staying focused in business meetings.
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: March 6, 2009
It’s a common misconception that people with ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)are unable to focus. ADDers are able to focus. It’s just that we have a hard time staying focused.That’s especially true when the activity calling for our attention isn’t one that we find especially engaging. Ever struggled to pay attention to a boring lecture? Or [...]
Avoid Groupthink During a Business Meeting
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: February 26, 2009
Over the last thirty years or so, group think has become a term against which all employers rebel because it signifies the end of creative and independent thought. When you have a tightly-knit group of people who work together, they are likely to conform to one another’s thought processes, making it almost impossible to foster [...]
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