FRIENDS - HOW DO THEY MEAN MORE TO US?

        Friends in college are more to be described than by a single word. Even in this competitive atmosphere and that too in an engineering college, it’s really difficult to find people being helpful. A friend is one such person who never expects anything from you except a gentle smile that expresses your happiness. In a typical college life, a friend never happens at the first time.  Friends don't have to be exactly the same. Friends have similarities but they also have their differences. The key to opening up the world of friendship is not only to expand on similarities but also to accept each other's faults, because you can't ever judge your friend. Friends love unconditionally. They have little angry moments but what's done is done and all is forgiven and forgotten. Why let something that happened in the past ruin what happiness you could have in the future? Friends add a little something to our lives to make our days brighter and our hearts bigger.

Going too formal on friends makes it boring. I’ll tell how it usually goes on with college friends who are more exposed to culture than the ones outside. The day starts with a few “have a nice day” messages, Lazy sittings at the peak hours of the day, rushing to catch the yellow bus with a half sleep – half awaken state. When I get into the bus, a hefty crowd inside waits to squeeze me thoroughly. I arrive late to the class with all eyes staring at an alien from outer space. Just then the class gets over, a very familiar voice tells me,” hey buddy! It’s time since the teacher left. Come on wake up man. We’ve got lots of works for the day”. Thinking what it would be this time, I follow my group to the dignified meeting place- out in the roads- where the description about ‘ lots of work’ is to be given. Then the discussion on today’s class starts, don’t mistake it on the subject but on the subjects and the king. And then one person starts cursing the Indian team for it’s outstanding performance against Pakistan the previous day. This is the only discussion that gets more interesting, the more we discuss. After a really long, long talk, the day ends with waving hands which reminds in loud voices about the works to be completed the next day. Huh! I miss at least two of them and then the next day, first hour teacher had to miss me. As the days super planned, somehow a message reaches our gangs database that a new film has been released and needs our evaluation. So no other go! The teacher had to miss us again.

                 No sooner after the excellent performances in the tests, we’re very much in want of a vacation. Hmmm. Where can we spend our time most useful? Just then a scholar suggests a great idea-“ we’ll go to kerala? There’s always lots of sight seeing and natural sceneries over there. Can we?”. What else would you need on a vacation. The HOD’s permission for the so called ‘INDUSTRIAL VISIT’ is followed by a treat in the canteen, Creating an emotional atmosphere and bidding bye bye to all the other dept. guys who aren’t qualified enough for a tour. The bus starts with parents saying “ enjoy well and take care dear”. In the bus, all the groups that remained inert for the year long seem to realize all that they’ve been missing all this time, While a few others enjoy peeping their head out and enjoying the soft breeze. Pit stops, coffee shops all the way thro’ and at last the resort. You want to take a nice rest after a long journey? No. you still have a lot to play with and some nice movies to watch. The next day even gets better with lot more energy and fancier clothes. Lots and lots of places we visit and lots of colors we find. Finishing of the tour with youth hostels, Theme parks, late night chats, digital cameras, sharing accessories …. You must’ve recollected some of the left behind ones?!?

    How about some of the hostel stuff? Our second home? It would rather be less to describe a hostel relation as a friend. Gets better along with a little bit of ragging. Slight breakfast, late attendance, long intervals, sharing foods, two lovers a day, mobiles in silent mode, late night missed calls, a little misunderstandings, group discussions, micro bits, night study, mass bunk, prestige in arrears, batch seminars, boys, girls.

You think college friendship gets exhausted the more the time we spend for it? It’s the opposite, the longer the stronger. You’ll never know that you had a friend unless he or she gets away from you.

         There's a miracle of Friendship that begins within the heart;

              And you don't know how it happens or where it gets its start...

         But the happiness it brings you always gives a special lift;

             And you realize that Friendship Is God's most perfect gift.

         That he could have ever gave me, I’ll always miss you,

             Cause you are my FRIEND always!

What color did I remind you throughout the discussion? GREEN ?

Only green symbolizes the everlasting memories of college life. Make sure you don’t lose the unique happiness of college life. Make friends and make more friends.

I dedicate this to all my friends...!! and everyone who recollect their college days reading this...!!
I want your comments for this post...!!

Some Interesting Facts... (clear my doubts if u know)

1. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural cause.

2. If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. For when a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.

3. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

4. Your tongue is germ free only if it is pink. If it is white there is a thin film of bacteria on it.

5. The Mercedes-Benz motto is “Das Beste oder Nichts” meaning “the best or nothing”.

6. The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.

7. The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45 percent when a person looks at something pleasing.

8. The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night.

9. Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.

10. The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.

11. Dalmatians are born without spots.

12. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

13. The ‘v’ in the name of a court case does not stand for ‘versus’, but for ‘and’ (in civil proceedings) or ‘against’ (in criminal proceedings).

14. Men’s shirts have the buttons on the right, but women’s shirts have the buttons on the left.

15. The owl is the only bird to drop its upper eyelid to wink. All other birds raise their lower eyelids.

16. The reason honey is so easy to digest is that it’s already been digested by a bee.

17. Roosters cannot crow if they cannot extend their necks.

18. The color blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones.

19. Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.

20. Your left lung is smaller than your right lung to make room for your heart.

21. The verb “cleave” is the only English word with two synonyms which are antonyms of each other: adhere and separate.

22. When you blush, the lining of your stomach also turns red.

23. When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red.

24. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle was built in 1903, and used a tomato can for a carburetor.

25. The lion that roars in the MGM logo is named Volney.

26. Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros.

27. Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying jag of Flapan, instead of flag of Japan.

28. It cost 7 million dollars to build the Titanic and 200 million to make a film about it.

29. The attachment of the human skin to muscles is what causes dimples.

30. There are 1,792 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower.

31. The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.

32. Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.

33. It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.

34. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

35. Most soccer players run 7 miles in a game.

36. The only part of the body that has no blood supply is the cornea in the eye. It takes in oxygen directly from the air.

37. Every day 200 million couples make love, 400,000 babies are born, and 140,000 people die.

38. In most watch advertisements the time displayed on the watch is 10:10 because then the arms frame the brand of the watch (and make it look like it
is smiling).

39. Colgate faced big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command “go hang yourself.”

40. The only 2 animals that can see behind itself without turning its head are the rabbit and the parrot.

41. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

42. The average person laughs 13 times a day.

43. Do you know the names of the three wise monkeys? They are:Mizaru(See no evil), Mikazaru(Hear no evil), and Mazaru(Speak no evil)

44. Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

45. German Shepherds bite humans more than any other breed of dog.

46. Large kangaroos cover more than 30 feet with each jump.

47. Whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.

48. The human heart creates enough pressure while pumping to squirt blood 30 feet!!

49. If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on your right side. If you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on your left side.

50. 2520 is the smallest number which has all the first ten natural numbers as its factor.

Querry :

1. How come Human nails and hair grow even after death...?

2. wat is actually SOS signalling?

A Noble cause, A cute song, Sweet Children

Scientist born and studied in Chidambaram gets Nobel

      An India-born structural biologist whose quest for scientific excellence took him from undergraduate schools in India to graduate and post- Doc studies in US and research in UK was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for work on proteins that control life.

Dr Venkatraman ''Venky'' Ramakrishnan, 58, who had his early education in the temple town of Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, and Vadodra, Gujarat, before he made tracks to the United States, joined the long list of peripatetic Indians who had early education in India but thrived in the western academic eco-system, to have won the Nobel. Also with a chemistry Nobel, Indians or those with an India-connect figure in all prize categories.

The Swedish Nobel Committee awarded the Prize to Dr Ramakrishnan, who is currently affiliated with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, UK, for his work on protein-producing ribosomes, and its translation of DNA information into life. He will share the Prize with Dr Thomas Steitz of Yale University, Connecticut, and Dr Ada Yonath of Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.

In a statement following the announcement of the award, Dr Ramakrishnan expressed gratitude to ``all of the brilliant associates, students and post docs who worked in my lab as science is a highly collaborative enterprise.'' He credited the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and the University of Utah for supporting his work and the collegiate atmosphere there that made it all possible.

``The idea of supporting long term basic research like that at LMB does lead to breakthroughs, the ribosome is already starting to show its medical importance,'' he said.

The practical importance of Dr Ramakrishnan's work arises from ribosomes being present in all living cells, including those of bacteria. Human and bacterial ribosomes are slightly different, making the ribosome a good target for antibiotic therapy that works by blocking the bacteriums ability to make the proteins it needs to function.

Ramakrishnan, Steitz and Yonath demonstrated what the ribosome looks like and how it functions at an atomic level using a visualisation method called X-ray crystallography to map the position of each of the hundreds of thousands of atoms that make up the ribosome, according to the MRC.

``This year's three Laureates have all generated 3D models that show how different antibiotics bind to the ribosome. These models are now used by scientists in order to develop new antibiotics, directly assisting the saving of lives and decreasing humanity's suffering,'' the Nobel citation explained.

Scientists say growing knowledge of the ribosome has created targets for a new generation of antibiotics. The instruction manual for the creation of proteins is DNA, but the ribosome is the machine which takes information transcribed onto messenger RNA and turns it into proteins.

Elaborating, the MRC said Dr Ramakrishnan's basic research on the arrangement of atoms in the ribosome has allowed his team not only to gain detailed knowledge of how it contributes to protein production but also to see directly how antibiotics bind to specific pockets in the ribosome structure. Dr Ramakrishnan will share the 10 million Swedish kronor ($1.4 million) Nobel Prize money (1/3rd each), in a ceremony in Stockholm on December 10.

Champions League T20

             Indians have exited miserably from a major consecutively for the third time.. Now all eyes are towards the oncoming Champions League where three of our Indian champions are on for the race to the trophy. Here are something I got from the net and i thot it would be useful for at least few people out there.. 


              There are few changes in the teams. Few IPL players are now playing for their home clubs rather than playing for IPL in spite of the huge sum offered..! totally 12 teams are participating in this season of Champions league..  Check out the Updated team list here.. 
GROUP STAGE:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Deccan Chargers  (Ind)	New South Wales (Aus)	Royal Challengers (Ind)	Delhi Daredevils (Ind)
Somerset CCC (Eng)	Diamond Eagles (SA)	Cape Cobras (SA)	Victoria (Aus)
Trinidad & Tobago (WI)	Sussex Sharks (Eng)	Otago Volts (NZ)	Wayamba (SL)

Date	Venue	Teams	Time (IST)
Thu Oct 8	Bangalore	Royal Challengers vs Cape Cobras	20:00
Fri Oct 9	Delhi	New South Wales vs Diamond Eagles	16:00
Fri Oct 9	Delhi	Delhi Daredevils vs Victoria	20:00
Sat Oct 10	Hyderabad	Cape Cobras vs Otago Volts	16:00
Sat Oct 10	Hyderabad	Deccan Chargers vs Somerset CCC	20:00
Sun Oct 11	Delhi	New South Wales vs Sussex Sharks	16:00
Sun Oct 11	Delhi	Delhi Daredevils vs Wayamba	20:00
Mon Oct 12	Bangalore	Somerset CCC vs Trinidad & Tobago	16:00
Mon Oct 12	Bangalore	Royal Challengers vs Otago Volts	20:00
Tue Oct 13	Delhi	Victoria vs Wayamba	16:00
Tue Oct 13	Delhi	Diamond Eagles vs Sussex	20:00
Wed Oct 14	Hyderabad	Deccan Chargers vs Trinidad & Tobago	20:00

LEAGUE STAGE:

LEAGUE A	LEAGUE B
A1	C1
A2	C2
B1	D1
B2	D2

Date	Venue	League	Teams	Time
Thu, Oct 15	Bangalore	B	C1 v D2	20:00
Fri Oct 16	Hyderabad	A	A2 v B2	16:00
Fri Oct 16	Hyderabad	A	A1 v B1	20:00
Sat Oct 17	Bangalore	B	C2 v D2	16:00
Sat Oct 17	Bangalore	B	C1 v D1	20:00
Sun Oct 18	Hyderabad	A	A2 v B1	16:00
Sun Oct 18	Hyderabad	A	A1 v B2	20:00
Mon Oct 19	Delhi	B	C2 v D1	20:00

SEMI-FINALS:

Date	Venue	Teams	Time
Wed Oct 21	Delhi	Winner League B vs Runner-Up League A	20:00
Thu Oct 22	Hyderabad	Winner League A vs Runner-Up League B	20:00

FINAL:

Date	Venue	Time
Fri Oct 23	Hyderabad	20:00

Fixtures of champions league (PDF)           


Teams: 
Trinidad and Tobago: Daren Ganga (c), Sherwin Ganga, Dwayne Bravo, Darren Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Lendl Simmons, Dave Mohammed, Keiron Pollard, William Perkins, Samuel Badree, Rayad Emrit, Navin Stewart, Sunil Narine, Adrian Barath.
Victorian Bushrangers: Cameron White (c), Bradley Hodge, Peter Siddle, David Hussey, Andrew McDonald, Jon Holland, Clinton McKay, Robert Quiney, Matthew Wade, Aiden Blizzard, Aaron Finch, Shane Harwood, John Hastings, Damien Wright, Bryce McGain.
Delhi Daredevils: Virender Sehwag, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Gautam Gambhir(c), Dirk Nannes, Dinesh Karthik, Daniel Vettori, Ashish Nehra, Amit Mishra, AB DeVilliers, Paul Collingwood, Owais Shah, Pradeep Sangwan, Aavishkar Salvi, Rajat Bhatia, Mithun Manhas.
NSW Blues: Simon Katich (c), Phillip Hughes, Brett Lee, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark, Moises Henriques, Nathan Hauritz, Daniel Smith, Doug Bollinger, Stephen O’Keefe, Ben Rohrer, Steven Smith, Aaron Bird, Dominic Thornely, David Warner.
Otago Volts: Craig Cumming (c), Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Aaron Redmond, Neil Broom, Ian Butler, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Greg Todd, Hamish Rutherford, Derek de Boorder, Nick Baird, Warren McSkimming, Neil Wagner, Mattew Harvie, James McMillan.
Cape Cobras: Graeme Smith (c), Hershelle Gibbs, J P Duminy, Justin Ontong, Charl Langeveldt, Claude Henderson, Monde Zondeki, Vernon Philander, Henry Davids, Derek Brand, Francois Plaatjies, Ryan Canning, Rory Kleinveldt, Richard Levi, Sybrand Engelbrecht.
Wayamba: Jehan Mubarak (c), Mahela Jayawardene, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath, Farveez Maharoof, Kaushlya Lokuarachchi, Jeevantha Kulathunga, Mahela Udawatta, Thisara Perera, Sameera Soysa, Shalika Karunanayake, Isura Udana, Ishara Amerasinghe, Chanka Welagedera, Michael Vandort.
Sussex Sharks: Michael Yardy (c), Luke Wright, Piyush Chawla, Dwayne Smith, Edmund Joyce, Joe Gatting, Robin Martin-Jenkins, William Beer, Andrew Hodd, Christopher Nash, Ben Brown, Rory Hamilton-Brown, Mohmmed Yasir Arafat, Chad Keegan, James Kirtley.
Diamond Eagles: Boeta Dippenaar (c), Dillion du Preez, Morne van Wyk, Mthandeki Tshabalala, Adrian McLaren, Ryan McLaren, Victor Mpitsang, Ryan Bailey, Jandre Coetzee, Cornelis De Villiers, Dean Elgar, Reeza Hendricks, Alan Kruger, Rilee Rossouw, Shadley van Schalkwyk.
Somerset Sabres: Justin Langer (c), Marcus Trescothick, Zander de Bruyn, Omari Banks, James Hildreth, Craig Kieswetter, Pete Trego, Arul Suppiah, Alfonso Thomas, Max Waller, Charl Willoughby, Wes Durston, Mark Turner, Jos Buttler, Ben Philips.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Anil Kumble (c), Rahul Dravid, Robin Uthappa, Jacques Kallis, Ross Taylor, Dale Steyn, Manish Pandey, Praveen Kumar, Jesse Ryder, Roelof Van Der Merwe, Mark Boucher, Vinay Kumar, Virat Kohli, Akhil Balachandra, Rajesh Bishoni.
Deccan Chargers: Adam Gilchrist (c), VVS Laxman, Rohit Sharma, Andrew Symonds, Fidel Edwards, Scott Styris, Chaminda Vaas, RP Singh, Ryan Harris, Pragyan Ojha, Y Venugopal Rao, T Suman, Azhar Bilakhia, Harmeet Singh, SM Shoaib.

Here we go.. with jus 2 more days to go... here is something to help us pass time....
MY favorites are obviously NSW and DD...!! hope they 2 meet in finals..!!   but i badly miss CSK...!