"The end of the world on December 2012" , probably the most feared and widely discussed thing these days. This has been probably aggravated by the recent natural disasters faced by the world such as hurricane Sandy. Though there are no scientific evidence to suggest the end of the world on 2012 most of the people reluctant to accept it ...
Inaugural SLPL is now in it's halfway stage. 15 matches out of total 24 matches have been completed and two teams have been already knocked out and one team have already qualified to the semi finals.Other four teams are playing for the three slots available in the knockouts. Here are some of my opinions on the SLPL so far.The attendance ...
This is a simple card trick and it's correctness can be easily shown using the Pigeon-Hole principle.For details about Pigeon-Hole Principle visit http://shashindrasri.blogspot.com/2011/11/pigeon-hole-principle.html. Card Trick based on Pigeon hole principle from Shashindra Silva
Coursera is a great place for online learning. This has subjects varying from Computer Science to History , Sociology, Medicine and Music. All the subjects are offered from the top ranked Universities in the world. Currently there are 16 Universities affiliated with Coursera and this includes MIT, CIT , Stanford University and Princeton University. Some available courses The courses offered ...
One of the main technology used in Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) in cricket is the Hawk-Eye technology which tracks and predicts the path of the ball. Other main technology which is not mandatory under current cricketing laws is the Hot Spot technology. Hot Spot is the best available technology to establish the contact between the ball and the bat ...
One of the main technology used in Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) in cricket is the Hawk-Eye technology which tracks and predicts the path of the ball. Other main technology which is not mandatory under current cricketing laws is the Hot Spot technology. Hot Spot is the best available technology to establish the contact between the ball and the bat ...
Although the Duckworth-Lewis method is widely used in international and first class level there are many criticisms about this method.One of the main criticism about the DL method is that it gives a higher weight to number of wickets remaining rather than number of overs left. As an example DL par score jumped from 117 to 140 at the end ...
The last Venus transit for this century will be visible to Sri Lanka Tomorrow (June 6th). This will be a great opportunity to us.Following details may help to observe the transit safely and correctly.Viewing SafelyIt is very important to use the safety procedures while observing the transit.Inappropriate viewing methods may result in blindness and other eye problems. Following link contains ...
Technology has become an integral part of our lives. The use of technology in sports have also been increased. At first it was about broadcasting events worlwide. But in the modern times technology is used to increase the fare-play in sports. Cricket has been one of the sports that uses technology extensively. The first instance of using technology in cricket ...
Bee Gee legend Robin diesRobin Hugh Gibb (22 December 1949 – 20 May 2012) was a British singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the Bee Gees, co-founded with his twin brother Maurice and older brother Barry. He had another younger brother, Andy Gibb, who was also a very popular solo singer.Below is one of ...
Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried. Chuck Norris has already been to Mars; that's why there are no signs of life there. The Great Wall of China was originally created to keep Chuck Norris out. It failed miserably. When Alexander Bell invented the telephone he had 3 missed calls from Chuck Norris Chuck Norris counted ...
Well they won all the test matches against India. And so far all the matches of the CB series. They are not a very strong team as the previous Australian teams who controlled the world cricket arena for more than dozen years. But recently they have managed to win a fair amount of matches continuously. Although Australia have the home ...
It's Christmas.Though now it has become a commercial event, there is something special in every Christmas for me. In the early years of my life it was about the Santa and the presents I received. But the time has passed and now entering the period of my life where I have to give presents to others rather than expecting .Now ...
Duckworth-Lewis Method (part 1)Duckworth-Lewis Method (part 2)After giving an introduction ofDuckworth-Lewis method and some examples of Duckworth-Lewis method in the previous posts this post focuses on the Duckworth-Lewis method and some of the previously used methodsin rain affected games.Before the invention of this method there have been several othermethods used at the international level to decide the result of a ...
First they came for the communists,and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.Then they came for the trade unionists,and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.Then they came for the Jews,and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.Then they came for meand there was no one left to speak out for me. A famous statement attributed to pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984)
You may have seen different kinds of questions such as "What is your library card no ?" , "what is your mothers birth town ?", while registering for an online account.These questions are used in password recovery processes and additional sign in verifications. Normally we all care about our passwords and worry about the security of the password.But do we ...
It's amazing how a very simple and obvious thing in life become a mathematical principle and helps to prove many complex results. Pigeon-Hole principle is one such concept. At first it seems as a very obvious fact and one may wonder whether it deserves such a place in mathematics. But this principle becomes very useful in many occasions to prove that there exists some answer for a problem.
(For an introduction of Duckworth-Lewis method visit the part 1) Below, are two examples given for the betterment in understanding the Duckworth-Lewis method used in different scenarios.A sample of reduced D/L table is given below. Wickets lost ...
