" The dependency of one organic being on another, as of a parasite on its prey, lies generally between beings remote in the scale of nature. This is often the case with those which may strictly be said to struggle with each other for existence, as in the case of locusts and grass-feeding quadrupeds. But the struggle almost invariably will ...
Student life these days is one of self imposed silence and restraint. Most students feel that if they criticize anything related to their academic work, faculty or the institute that they will be victimised later. Sometimes this fear is justified. Sometimes not. It all depends on the circumstances and who you might be offending (knowingly or unknowingly) in the process.From ...
Some years back the Architectural education system at University was transformed into a Unit based model. As a result the traditional 'End-of-the-year exam' was replaced with end of Semester exams. Since there are two Semesters per academic year, the students now have to sit for two exams per year. Often the total number of exam papers seems to be the ...
In the wake of freezing temperatures hitting the cities, it is reminded that air-conditioned vehicles are no longer fashionable nor a healthy mode of transport. Human powered vehicles such as 'Bicycles' on the other hand should be considered as a fitting alternative... May the streets of Colombo, turn into, safe cycle lanes and the citys' (mostly sick) population wake up ...
Design TIME SPACE MOVEMENT TECHNOLOGY SITE PROGRAMME PRECEDENT BRIEF COLLAGE PRACTICE OCCUPATION GENERATIVE ALGORITHM RANDOM SCRIPTING GENDER VISION MATERIAL COMPOSITION POLITICAL SEXUAL PLAN STRUCTURAL BUILDING RHIZOME OBJECT TE
People need to understand that children with special needs are not sick. They are not searching for a cure, just acceptance. This week is for special needs education. Ninety three percent of the people will not copy and paste this. Will you be part of the seven percent that will and will you leave it on your for at least ...
Yeah, WTF?Ma teenage – AL student – Mt. St Thomas College boys - cool - shaved head – well, latest hair-do’s too 'un-cool' for the school authorities... hence, they have ordered the boy to stay away from school until the crop grows to an acceptable length – the length that will be decided by no scientific method but according to ...
Found this interesting para in the special commission report on the violence at the Sri Jayawardenapura University:The university is a community of adults who value the freedom of people to hold diverse views, eschew coercion and oppression, and is committed to the process of knowledge creation. It is a special place that provides the space, time and resources for young ...
Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA) is the legal body that police the practice of architecture in Sri Lanka. Its headquarters is situated in Vidya Mawatha, Colombo 7. Sometimes what happens outside the Institute is far more inter
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband in a statement today called the U.S.Government to reciprocate to the unilateral ceasefire announced by the Al-Qaeda yesterday. He also added that a ceasefire would facilitate civilians who remain trapped in the conflict zone to move to safety.David Miliband's statement...We reiterate and maintain our call for a ceasefire for humanitarian reasons. I have noted the ...
I bet you heard about the plan to demolish the Ena De Silva house to make way for a Car park for the Durdens Hospital. It's quite hard to get the logic behind such a move but when it comes ...
Marriage and EconomicsScott Adams (of Dilbert fame) blogs, http://www.dilbert.com/blog/entry/marriage_and_economies/Single people are free to take more economic risks than married people. It makes me wonder if there is a
