FAREWELL PARTY

''...and at last the farewell party....many of us couldn't turn up due to personal reasons.....but it was a great time together.....songs, games.....it was fun....for d first time i heard many singing.....it was happy to c our vidya miss once again...thanks to alex sir nd miss for their treat....glad to c our teachers...sabi sir, vishnu sir, jishnu sir, anu sir, james sir, jayan sir, bindhu miss, saritha miss, anjana miss.....thanks for sharing their valuable time...nd thanks for d songs......v will mis u all....''
MIA'S DIARY 

Fielding Positions

While playing Cricket, 97% of the time is spent not actually playing Cricket. Thus, officials have developed a series of "fielding positions" in order to trick players into spending their weekend standing in the middle of a large grassy area; these positions are set out in the Wisden Almanack. Most fielders tend to run forward several feet every time the ball is bowled, and clapping is also common. Although seemingly pointless, these actions are believed to prevent deep vein thrombosis, which is a common complaint among cricketers, particularly those fielding at fine leg.
The batsman The person with bat who is standing facing the umpire is usually known as the batsman. Even women who bat are called batsmen rather than batswomen. The batsman uses the bat for digging the pitch, pasting chewing gums, scattering jellybeans, fixing the stumps, hitting people, as a measuring ruler, for scratching his back, as a support for standing, and occasionally to hit the ball. The batsman is frequently disliked, yet his arrival and departure from the field is always celebrated.
The runner This is the batsman to whom the bowler doesn't bowl. He should be close to the umpire, usually a first cousin or nephew.
Wicket Keeper This is a very important position, especially during Test Matches which may last 5 days, occasionally with a result. At the end of each day, "Stumps" is declared by the umpires. The wicket is then given to the wicket keeper to guard. At dawn the next day the wicket keeper must approach the pavilion from where the umpires will shout, "Halt, Who goes There?" to which the wicket keeper replies, "The Keeper of the Wicket!" The response by the umpires is then, "Whose Wicket?" The keeper replies, "The Queen's Wicket, Gentlemen!" At this point the umpires allow the wicket keeper to place three stumps topped by two "bails" on to each end of the pitch, and play retires for lunch.
Umpire There are numerous umpires. The two on-field umpires are officially hired fat old men, one of whom stands behind the bowler's wicket (the wicked umpire) and one who hides in the field: this is the umpire of the square-leg which may be wooden, the umpire usually being a pirate. A new "third umpire" or "television camera" has recently been introduced to the game: this provides an opportunity for the other 2 billion "at-home" umpires to adjudicate. The on-field umpires must carry Murray Mints, handkerchiefs, caps, pull-overs, etc for the bowler and sometimes for the batsman. In cases where the bowlers are too demanding or if the batsman doesn't trust an umpire's honesty, the pirate umpire is called in to settle the dispute with his cutlass. The T.V. umpire may also asked to stop showing 'Coronation Street' and give a decision.
Slips Fielding players may be dressed in negligees and asked to stand close behind the batsman, their objective being to distract the batsman so that he gets out.
Fine leg This is any fielding position where the fielder wears shorts instead of pajamas to show off his freshly-waxed legs.
Gully Streets in Indian slums are called "gullies", and many children learn to play cricket there. The "gully" thus reminds the fielder of his boyhood and how much richer and corrupt he has become since then. In Australia, a gully is a ravine leading to a "creek" and is usually the place where children retire to learn to smoke cigarettes and play with their balls. Thus the "gully" in this case is "up the creek" (invariably without a paddle). No-one likes being in the gully.
Leg slip A fielding position name reserved for the area of the outfield with the most amount of dew, giving rise to the old adage, "There's many a slip twixt leg and ball." Recent research shows Leg slips may be a direct consequence of a Fine Leg in the crowd.
Short leg This is not the disadvantage one would think. David Boon from Tasmania and Sachin Tendulkar from India had two of them and still performed remarkably well. Pirates also qualify for short-leg positions on field.
Silly point A fielder at "silly point" is generally no more than 3 yards from the batsman and will attempt to get the batsman in fits of laughter, so much so that he is unable to breathe. This behaviour is traditionally avenged by the batsman driving a ball down the fielder's throat, with a cry of "Howzzat?"
Square leg "Square legs" are often also required to wear an eye patch and declare "Shiver me timbers!" whenever a ball goes for four. The burial of gold and other precious treasures is against the rules and can result in a mutiny.

Modes of Dismissal

Run out: A batsman may be in for such an abominably tedious length of time that he runs out of breath and therefore collapses. He is then required to walk after being resuscitated, or the batsman becomes so bored of batting he just runs out of the stadium.
Bowled: This occurs when a sadistic delivery from an ultra-fast bowler takes the hair off the batsman. The batsman needs to duck in this situation to avoid being out, so that he becomes out anyway.

LBW: Although no cricket analyst has ever worked out what this stands for, the most frequent guess was that it "sounds like a band of some sort." Consequently LBW is the official term given for dismissing a batsmen who uses one of his three legs (two long and one short leg): the left, the right or the middle or all three of them as one to stop the ball instead of using his bat. In this kind of a dismissal he has a 66.7% chance of being castrated by the incoming ball.
Stumped: This rule was first used in 1994 when Shane Warne bowled a Mars Bar to Mike Gatting, short of a length. As Gatting stepped out of his crease to pick up the Mars Bar he was stumped by the Wicket Keeper. Being "stumped" also occurs when no-one can remember what the score is, or indeed why they are standing around in the middle of a field doing nothing and just scratching their asses.
Caught: The batsman is caught performing some socially unacceptable act, which is declared "not cricket". He must then leave the field in embarrassment. In view of this rule, New Zealand has passed a law making the use of the word "blimey" a strict social taboo, punishable by burning in some provinces. The rules in cricket are so strict that Ian Botham, legendary all-rounder, was caught on camera picking a bogey and swallowing it whole. He had to walk.
Timed out: Unreliable wireless Internet access in the centre of the field causes a timeout. The batsman must stomp off to the pavilion to find out who has placed his hat on the antenna.
Handled the ball: The bowler can attempt to influence play by means of strategic rubbing of the surface of one side of the ball against his/her genitals and/or licking or scratching his ball(s). This necessitates a re-structuring of the fielders' positions, as no-one wants to catch the ball. This rule is applicable only in very rare cases in a game of women's cricket and the umpire may ask to inspect the ball (this is called "ball sniffing"). 'Handling the ball' is also not allowed by other members of the team, as it is the job a cricketer's wife.
Obstruction: This occurs when a batsman attempts to interfere with a fielder. This usually involves placing an object such as a tank-trap, barbed-wire fence, brick wall or other obstruction in the way of the fielder. The batter may also attempt to trip a fielder, or hit him with the bat or other implement, or he may attempt to conceal the ball. Sir Francis Drake famously concealed the ball by sitting on it, in a 'friendly' match with the Spanish in 1588, allowing his fellow batsman to run 953 before being Run out with a stump through the heart.
Hit wicket: When a batsman is unceremoniously hit in his middle stump while trying to play a stroke causing him to fall to the ground in extreme pain, he is thus forced to walk (or waddle or crawl). A hit wicket is also declared if part of a batsman, such as his head, or part of his clothing, such as his jockstrap, should fall on the wicket and dislodge a bail or the wicket-keeper.
Hit the ball twice: The bowler successfully catapults the ball at relativistic speeds towards the batsman, causing a temporal anomaly in the vicinity of the batsman in which he appears to hit it twice. Though in these circumstances 'hit' is a generous term.
Retired out: Sometimes during a long test match, especially when batsman is getting a high score and it takes long time, batsman thinks I have enough of this! Damn it!. Then he says to the umpire that he does not want to play any more cricket and he decided to retire. Player will get a nice pension based on his club's salary, so he gets retired out.

Why Indian Movies are not winning Oscars?

It is an every Indian’s question that, “why Indian films are not being selected for Oscars?” Oscar is a dream award for every technician, working for films. However, the glittering 13.5-inch statuette of a knight holding a crusader’s sword on a reel of film is continuing to evade India from many years. Although, the creativity, talent, script, and technology every thing is improving, Indian cinemas are still unable to cross some of the barriers.

The Oscar jury selects American and British language films for all section of awards other than Best Foreign language films. Since all the countries across the world compete only for this particular category, it is hardest for any country to achieve the award. Foreign language film award at Oscars, where only one picture was accepted from each country, do not do justice to such a large industry

Although, Indian movies cannot match the Hollywood standards, the film-makers these days are trying hard for a healthy development in terms of financially and technically. The makers are not getting compromised with the quality and art these days. Bollywood also has great actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh khan, Aamir and other directors who are world-wide famous. Indian films follow rich culture and tradition while, the hollywood come up with innovative ideas in scripts. The film industry is able to produce large number of box office hits even across the world.

Although, India is submitting the films since1957, very few of them have managed to get the nomination into final five races. It seems that, the academy tends to favor European films with France leading the foreign language film since, out of 61 years of nominations, 51 Oscars were won by European films while, just 5 won by Asian films.

The most prominent reason behind the academy failing to qualify as the best judge of films from all over the world is that the American academy that consists of only American jury members.

Oscars are monopolized by the westernized world by the standards of their own culture and the scenes pictured by their advanced technology, not giving much importance to the theme and story

Film Federation of India, responsible for selecting the official entry from India is not nominating right movies to the Oscars. Films like PAHELI and EKLAVYA are two such examples that were ruled out in the first stage of the competition. The problem with bollywood is that it is not proud of its best products. It is only proud of its star cast products.

Apart from Slum dog millionaire, directed by hollywood director Danny Boyle which is a Fox Searchlight pictures (not an Indian produced and directed movie), India scored duck in Oscars for the foreign film category.

Indian cinemas are still in learning stages of technologies in the cinematography field when compared to American and British level of film-making. Technical deficiencies is also one of the reason of not getting an Oscar

Indian films lacks from creativity and innovative ideas. The film-makers are opting for hollywood remakes instead of making new scripts. They were either making sequels to the movies or adopting ideas from hollywood scripts. The Indian film-makers focus on hero’s image rather than the importance of the scripts.

The Indian film-makers should also think in the point of winning awards rather than just concentrating commercially. Movies should also be made for laurels and not just for profits.

Knowing Cricket

This article is uploaded with the intentions of promoting cricket within non cricket playing nations, as a service to the game and the ICC

Rules of Cricket

The "Laws" or "Les Rules de Criquet" are simple, and are summarised by the International Crocheting Club (ICC) as follows:

1. Each game requires 2 teams, who get to hit their balls (when they are called the 'batsmen' and not 'batters' as in Baseball, or 'batty' as in Northern Englishmen) or to bowl (not pitch or throw or chuck) their balls then chase after them ('fielding').
2. One round of hitting the balls is called an innings (from the Latin "an outing, or picnic", plural innit, as in: "This game is a bit of a picnic, innit?").
3. A game comprises 2 innings (innit) or sometimes 4, but more often now there is less and the game can last between 3 hours (called 20-20) or one day (25-25 or 50-50) or 5 days (Torture or Test cricket), depending on how long the teams can be bothered playing or until the spectators go home.
4. Each team has 12 players each although only 11 play and the 12th man is called the "12th man" and he gets the drinks. One team fields and bowls, aiming for the batsman's bails, while the batsmen try to hit their balls as far as possible without the other team grabbing their balls and hitting the wicket (then declared a "sticky wicket").
5. When the batsman who's in is out, then he goes off and the next man comes on until he's out. The object of the game for the batsman therefore is to make sure he doesn't go out. The end of an innings is declared when 10 batsmen are out, even though there are 11 playing not counting the 12th man. So there is a batsman still in although his team is out, but he has to go off. When the batsmen are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out.
6. There are two additional fat men called umpires who stay all out all day and give the batsmen who are in out. But a batsman is not out unless the fielders appeal first to the umpires by giving them ritualistic gifts or sly winks and nudges. If the fielders are sleeping or have wandered off somewhere then the batsman is not given out and stays in. But if the umpires don't like something, such as player interfering with another player behind the sight screen, then the umpires can declare that it's simply not cricket which means it's cricket but shouldn't be.
7. An over is when the bowler has 6 or sometimes 8 balls. If he has had no balls then he may have more than the normal number of balls. An innings may be over after 40 overs, or 25, or 20, or sometimes a lot less if there's been a "follow-on", if you follow.
8. When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, including those who are not out, and both sides have been out twice or maybe once or less if someone declared or it rained, then that is the end of the game!
9. An additional tactic involves the majority of players trying not to bat by standing around fielding. The batsmen may also refuse to hit their balls, preferring to "block" continually. This tactic was made famous by "Blocker Lawry", who was sadly disembowelled by an angry and bored crowd. If the game is delayed long enough, such as more than 5 days, a "draw" is declared. If one team has more wins than draws they win, although this method risks rioting by the spectators.
10. If the bowler hits an off-stump leg-bye then a sticky wicket is called and the game breaks for tea; however, should an elbow on-side be called, unless it's caused by a spin-twist shot or a slippy duck, then the innings may be declared over or the over innings. In the case of the deep-wide short-fine leg being run out by the slip's backward point boundary man, the batting team are forced to substitute their 12th man for a golden duck and a cup of Dilmah Tea.
11. The game may end very suddenly if all of the batsmen have a duck or the bowlers bowl 10 wicket maiden overs.
12. The alternative way to win is to play until there is any change in weather, or it gets too dark, or hot, or cold, or it's lunch or dinner, or the umpires get bored and take their balls home, or anything happens that simply isn't cricket.

However, despite the apparent simplicity of these rules, there remain a number of uncivilised nations in Northern Europe and North America and North Africa who are yet to embrace the civilising effects of the game of cricket.

(To be continued..)

Qualifications for a B-Tech Lecturer..!!!!

1.He/She should have the capability to forget their past and expect perfect students in every aspect.

2.Should treat the students as war opponents.

3.Should be kind enough to cut the attendance eventhough the students are present in the classroom.

4.Should maintain a smile while offering a ''getout''.

5.Should behave as an expert in a subject ignoring the fact that they also have the same 6months knowledge + rehersal in the previous hour about a topic.

6.Should make sure that the assignments are given in such a way that there will be loopholes for a resubmission.

7.Should pretend to be covering the entire portion by not spairing even a second in the class,eventhough 60% of the syllabus portions are left for the students.

8.Should have a broad mind to cut the internal marks without cause as if the remaining marks determine their salary scale.


9.Should maintain equality and make sure that some should get more ''equality''.


10.Should have the courage to say-''i love teaching profession'',unless and untill a new job is got.

Anger and addiction

You may have justifiable reasons for being mean and acting ugly. I am convinced that somewhere someone really hurt you; they betrayed your confidence. They abused you and left you with a memory of misery and pain. It is by far not my intent to be insensitive, but holding on to the pain of the past can cause more damage to yourself than the individual or individuals who injured you. The things we suffer can either make us better or bitter. Such volumes of pain would easily destroy us if we had not found avenues to cope. We needed a way to avoid pain and simultaneously institute a soothing pleasure. Food, cocaine, alcohol, heroine, sex and a number of unnamed addictions became our answer. We knew we could count on them to calm the beast of anger on the inside. Soon, we forgot why we were angry at all. All we knew was we could “fix” the frustration, loneliness, boredom and disappointment with one act of indulgence. One act of indulgence became two and two became three until we found ourselves caught in an infinite, dizzying helix of pleasure and pain.

How deceived we have become. We cover pain with our anger and we cover anger with addiction. All the while the pain festers beneath. It fuels the fire. In brief moments of clarity or we see what we are doing to ourselves. It is at this time we have the courage to say, “I give up”, and not on life but on the charade we played so long. We find the courage to face ourselves and the unsightliness inside us.

The rush of rage can produce a similar high to your common street narcotic. The problem is you manufacture the drug in your head. Your mind and your body may be conditioned to “overheat” any time you feel fearful, threatened or insecure. The cravings for anger will not subside quickly. You may need to enlist a variety of coping mechanisms to get you through the tough times.

You should look for someone to talk to. If you look hard enough there may be people already in your life in whom you can trust. If not find someone who has a listening ear. Pastors, priests, therapists and community group members dedicate their lives and time to listening and helping those in crises.

Educate yourself. Reading books or listening to CD’s brings a since of self-awareness. When you become self-aware you become better skilled at managing your emotions and controlling your behavior.

How to Find True Happiness For Life

Each person has the power to find true happiness.
It's a way of how you see situations that happen in life.


For example, you're caught in traffic for hours. As soon as
you get the chance to break free, another driver cuts in.
A group of life coaches and psychologists explain that if
you're happy, you won't get out of the car and scold the other
driver, kick his car, and fret that your day is all messed up.

Instead, positive behaviors pump in so you breathe in and out
for ten times; you try to understand that the other driver is in
a real emergency; you sit back and let the other car cut through;
and you just be grateful that you still have a room for stress
relief and look forward to more inspiring things to happen in that day.

Ask most people how to find true happiness and what would make them happy,
and they would tell you that a promotion, a new car, wining the lottery,
or just getting married would give them true happiness.

They are blinded by their belief that real happiness is something that
the world provides. In reality, true happiness depends on your outlook
in life. It comes from within.

Every person asks how to find true happiness; but you must understand
that happiness, like most things, does not happen overnight. The key is
to be content with what you have and work out a plan to achieve the
things you want. For this to happen, you must have a set of goals.
The same goals will help you create out a vision and a meaning to live each day.

Instead of worrying too much, look at the better possibilities
of each situation. Have confidence in your ability to handle life's issues.

Never focus on how to be happy just by dreaming about it; for
affirmations work better if your actions lead you to your goals. By then you will enjoy what you're doing and understand how to find true happiness.

Visualization And Social Anxiety

Social anxiety disorder greatly reduces the quality of a person's life.
People who suffer from social anxiety miss out on so much that life has to offer.
Opportunities are greatly limited, because the person who suffers from social anxiety
cannot take advantage of any opportunity that might require social interaction -
and most opportunities in life do require some sort of social interaction.

Visualization has been proven to be a very effective tool for dealing with social anxiety.
Visualization is used to treat many disorders, and it is even used for pain management.
Visualization can work in two ways: You can visualize yourself somewhere else,
doing something else when you are in a social situation that is causing you anxiety,
or you can visualize how a social interaction or event will play out before it occurs to prepare your mind for it.

The first method of visualization, where you visualize yourself in a different place
from the one you are currently in is often used for pain management, or to calm down
during anxious or stressful situations. The second method of visualization,
where you visualize how a situation or event will play out, is the best visualization
method for treating social anxiety disorder.

Using the second method of visualization, the concept is fairly simple.
The theory is that if you visualize the situation or event in a positive way,
over and over, before the event occurs, not only are you more prepared to handle
it mentally, but it has been proven that if you think in a positive way,
and visualize in a positive way, you will get positive results.

The second method prepares you for the event, but the first method is used
during the event, in case you are feeling totally overwhelmed with the social
situation that is going on around you. You simply remove yourself from the situation - mentally.

People who suffer from social anxiety often use this method, but it should be
considered a back-up plan, in case the first method fails to work once you are in the situation.

Visualization can be done with or without the aid of visualization tapes.
There are tapes that can be purchased, but in the case of social anxiety,
it is better to make your own tapes, since each tape will need to pertain to
a specific social situation or event that is coming up in the future.

Visualization begins with some deep breathing exercises. Then, you close your
eyes and begin to visualize the event. It is important that you visualize
the event completely, starting from where you leave your house to go to the event.
Make sure that you use all five senses to make it as real as possible in your mind.
Be able to feel the clothes you are wearing, the smells that will be around you,
the taste of the food that will be served, and the sound of people talking or music playing.
Whatever the social situation will be, imagine it as clearly and realistically as possible.

Do not allow negative images to come into your mind. In your visualization,
you should be handling the social situation very well. There is no fear.
Nobody is staring at you or judging you. You are saying all the right things at the right times,
and it is all going very well. Keep it positive!

Visualize a successful social interaction as many times as possible before the event,
and make sure you do the visualization again right before the event. Also, prepare your
backup visualization - the first method of visualization. You will need to practice the
first method of visualization, where you can mentally remove yourself from an anxious situation,
over and over again, until you are able to visualize yourself somewhere else that you consider
safe and stress-free, without the use of visualization tapes.

If both methods fail you, first realize that it may take quite a bit of practice until
it stops failing you. Then, just tell yourself that the event will end soon, and picture
yourself arriving back at your home, where it is safe and comfortable. See yourself kicking
your shoes off and fixing a bowl of ice cream. The event will be over soon, and then you can
practice for the next event.

The important thing is to not stop trying. You will get it down eventually,
and visualization will start to work for you, allowing you to do things that you never dreamed were possible!

Gary Miller is the author of "Prisoners of Our Thoughts: How to break free from the grips of Social Anxiety and Fear."

Memory Techniques to Get Ahead in Life

Memory techniques are very simple, and can be used to improve your
mind and your life. Learn how to enhance your mind to impress
your friends or your boss for that pay raise!

Imagine being able to remember your grocery list effortlessly,
without rote memorization! The human mind is complex, and with
understanding and some memory techniques you will find that knowledge
is ingrained in your mind, and recalling it will be a breeze.

Connection Technique

The connection technique creates meaning or a link to an event or
fact that you know, thus allowing you to recall it easily.
An advantage of this memory technique is that it makes use of common
information that you know and thus makes it unlikely for you to forget
the information once the meaning has been attached. For example,
it is easier to recall an address of 2612 Memory Walk, by linking
it to Boxing Day, which falls on the 26th December.

Mind Mapping

An equally easy and potent technique for training your mind is
through mind mapping, which is based on how we think and recall
information. This memory technique uses your entire brain by linking
ideas and processes. By forcing you to put down on paper your thoughts,
it forces you to focus your full attention to the information.
The usage of visuals through colours and pictures also reinforces memory.

Repetition

This is a simple technique often used to remember something by
focusing your entire attention on it. The use of repetition entrenches
the information in your long term memory. By doing so, you are able to
avoid the common mistake many people make – forgetting things because
they did not remember them in the first place.

Mnemonics

Mnemonics are a form of memory tool that trains your entire mind
to store and retrieve information through the use of association.
Language is an important aspect of recalling information,
and mnemonics in the form of rhymes or familiar trigger words can
serve as resources to your mind. You can link the main ideas or
information that you need to remember in a story, or via the use
of acronyms. An example would be Roy Of York Gave Birth in Vain,
an acronym for the colours of the rainbow – Red, Orange, Yellow,
Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet.

Simple day to day activities such as reading is also a great way to
improve your memory by exercising your mind. By learning and using
any of the techniques above, you will soon find yourself able to rely
on your mind more than ever. The capacity of our memory is virtually
unlimited, and by matching new information to things already in our memory,
you will be able to train your mind into being a reliable store of data.