Cleaner Development Mechanism (CDM)

CDM  defined by Kyoto protocol (IPCC, 2007) that provides emission reduction projects which allows to trading of certified emission reduction units.

There are mainly 2 objectives of this protocol
1. Assist parties not in the agreement in achieving sustainable development and in contributing to the ultimate objective of the UN frame work Convention on Climate change (UNFCCC), which  prevent climate changes all over the world.

2. Assist those who in the agreement in achieving compliance with their  their quantified emission limitation and reduction commitments. (greenhouse gas (GHG) emission caps)

GCC countries

GCC stands for  Gulf Cooperation Council . This is a political and economical union which consist of following countries;
1. United Arab Emirates
2. Saudi Arabia
3. BAHRAIN
4. Kuwait
5. OMAN
6. QATAR

This was formed in Abu Dhabi on 25 May 1981. Among the stated objectives were;

1. Formulate similar rules in religion, finance, trade, tourism and etc.
2. Research and Development on future expandable areas.
3. Setting up joint ventures.
4. Unified military presence. (Peninsula Shield Force)
5. Establishing a common currency in 2010 , how ever its been postponed.The name Khaleeji has been proposed as a name for this currency. If realized, the GCC monetary union would be the second largest supranational monetary union in the world, measured by GDP of the common-currency area.

United Nations

In 1945, representatives from 50 countries met at San Francisco at a United Nations conference on International organization to draw up the United Nations charter. Among the representatives were China, Soviet Union, United kingdom, Unite states. Poland which was not present on the occasion on 26th June when the charter signed, later signed and became the 51st original member countries. The United Nations officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, when the Charter had been ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and by a majority of other signatories. Last country to join UN was South Sudan in 2011 as the 192nd member country. Sri Lanka became a member of UN Dec 14, 1955. 

Main 5 permanent member countries are ;

1. China

2. France

3. Russia

4. UK 

5. USA

Council appointed last for 2 years, with 15 members , 5 being permanent since they work together during the 2nd world war. 

Out of 196 countries 3 countries does not have the membership under UN. They are;

1. Kosovo ( declared independence from Serbia on February 2008)

2. Taiwan ( replaced by mainland china)

3. Vatican City(The independent papal state of 771 people (including the Pope) was created in 1929. They have not chosen to become part of the international organization.). 

How to unlock when Too many pattern attempts in Samsung Galaxy S2

When the too many pattern attempt unlock screen appears, in my phone I tried restart, remove the battery for while and then restarted nothing worked. It requires your Google username & password which you gave when u Synced the phone with Google account.It will not detect it as the correct combination if  not connected to the internet. So if you can do that you can save all your files and contacts.

Method I Used:

1. Press Power on Button
2. Select activate Data Network Mode. Then you can generate application specific password.
3. Use that to unlock the phone.

Thats it. Hope its useful.

Present Around The World 2011

The Young Professionals of the IET Sri Lanka  is a organization which conducts various events for the young Engineers  & the undergraduates  in Sri Lanka to enhance their careers. It also provides a forum for  its members  to update their knowledge in areas of rapidly changing technologies through  seminars, guest lectures, field visits and technical conferences & etc.  The Flagship  event of  IET YP Sri  Lanka, The Annual Technical Conference "Present Around The World" was held  for the 10th Successful year in University of Moratuwa on December  17th  2011  with the participation from the  three Universities Moratuwa, Peradeniya &  Ruhuna as well as  representatives  from the Industry. The main objective of this Conference was to give an  opportunity for  the  researchers in the Engineering  disciplines to present their research outcomes and share knowledge between academic and industrial professionals.

There were 40 papers published during the conference,  where 25 of them  were presented in front of a jury consist of academia from the 3 universities. The papers were mainly showcasing the Final Year Projects & Researches done  in the fields of Electronic, Electrical &  Computer Engineering. Event was graced by present IET Sri Lanka  Network  Chairman  Eng (Mr.) Rohan Senavirathne as the chief guest.

Winners: 

1st place was from university of Peradeniya 
title:  “Designing of a Sensor System for Non Invasive Cross Sectional Imaging Using Electric capacitance Tomography”,
presented by:
M.G.C.P. Mediwaththe,
S. E. Wijethilake,
K. E. Wijethilake,
 D. B.W. Abeywardana
supervised by Dr. J. V. Wijayakulasooriya & Dr. D.Uduwawala

2nd place was from University of Moratuwa
 tilte: “Low Cost Eye Tracking System”,
presented by :
D.P.Nagasinghe,
A.P.A Perera,
 K.A.M.N. Pathiratne,
C.D.Pathirawasam,
 W.G. Pawithra
supervised by:
Dr.Asanka Rodrigo.

3rd place was also from university of Moratuwa 
titled: “Location Demystifier for Tourists”
presented :by E.Waruni Lanka Udayangi
 supervised by:  Eng (Mr). D.K Withanage.

Winning team represented  Sri Lanka in this years  IET PATW South Asian Finals  in India,  and they won the 1st place.Winners  will represent IET PATW World Finals held in UK .At the end of the event
there was a general discussion where the event was highly appreciated by the participants.

Reference: Event Report by Thilina Rajapaksha,Senior Editor,IET YP Moratuwa Chapter

IET-Sri Lanka Field Visit to Upper Kotmale Hydro power Plant

It is a  hydroelectric plants which was recently connected to the grid,it is in Talawakele, within the Nuwara Eliya District, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka.The project was initially planned in 1968.The environmental impact assessment report was completed in September 1994, with the final design report completed in March 1995.

There has been  key issues associated with this  project, which includes impact on St. Clair's Falls aesthetics due to stream flow reductions, impact for the  people, possible effects on ground water due to tunnelling, impacts on downstream water uses due to de-watering of streams, and impacts on biodiversity. These impacts led large delays in project development. I got the chance to participate in a field visit organised by the IET  Sri Lanka Network.



Plant Details:

Owner(s)            Ceylon Electricity Board
Installed capacity 150 MW
Annual generation 409 GWh
Type                         Run-of-the-river
Hydraulic head        473 m (1,552 ft)
Type of dam        Gravity dam
Impounds                 Kotmale River
Construction began 2003
Opening date         2012
Location                Talawakele, Nuwara Eliya
Coordinates         06°56′44″N 80°39′25″E

Turbines                2 × 75 MW Francis-type

12th Sunday August 2012

Went to a free seminar organised by ESoft  regarding the BIT final year projects. It was interesting and unlike in any other institute I felt the quality of the session. Still having doubts whether to do or not to do the final year of my IT external degree. I have already made up my mind to go for the field of Electrical Engineering, so my heart tells me not to worry about the BIT, also we are struggling with the FYP. So will the BIT project be another burden to me?? 

Still the universities are closed due to the strike of the academic staff, I feel both sides being extremists on this,lecturers and the government. It looks like it will not be opened for another few weeks. How ever Rotaract club is organized Are You Ready 2012 starting from tomorrow. I keep my figures cross, hoping a company might be interested, but that should not be my motive, I believe if you are worth they will come looking for you, but still its worth trying.

So I came around 12.00pm to Borelasgamuwa, where I stayed for the past 3 years of my stay at the university.And write few post of the events I involved during past years, which I felt is useful thing. Then I read my Google reader and then read few blog posts. 

In the evening had a bath and washed my cloths, which I couldn't do yesterday due to raining. And again tried to clean my lap and organised stuff in the hard disk. As I am affraid my computer will have to format soon.