have a look ---the period of 80's

The period of 80's….. They are the last generation that learnt to play in the street. They are the first who've played video games, seen cartoons in color and went to amusement parks. .......... ... ... ... they were the last to record songs of the radio on cassettes and also the pioneers of walkmans and chatrooms. ............ they learned how to program the VCR before anyone else. ............ they learnt to work with DOS, folppy disk, play Nintendo, Dave, and Mario. ............ they are the generation of the Malgudi days, Tom & jerry, Thunder Cats, He- man,Tarzan, Mogli. .............. they witnessed the original Mahabharat and the Ramayan of Doordarshan. ................. they traveled in cars without seat belts or air-bags. ................. they are the ones who use to write letter in postcard. they lived without cell phones. ………………….. We have seen 5 paisa and 10 paisa coin. ................. they did not have Play stations, 99 television stations, flat screens, surround sound, mp3s, iPods, computers and the Internet and used TV without Remote control. ............... And they were the last to write HW, note for parents in school diary, researched in libraries and bunked school/college to play gully cricket ...but nevertheless they had a GREAT Time .... if you are from this generation..... Feel free to say cheers for yourself……

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WE & New Media

New media and Globalization

The new media has increased communication between people all over the world. The Internet has allowed people to express themselves through blogs, websites, pictures, and other user-generated media. The evolution of new media technologies is the result of globalization or vice versa. Globalization shortens the distance between people all over the world with the help of electronic communication. Some scholars and experts express this great development as the "death of distance". As an inhabitant of informational society we use words on screens to exchange pleasantries and argue, engage in intellectual discourse, conduct commerce, make plans, brainstorm, gossip, feud, fall in love, create a little high art and a lot of idle talk. Hence New media has the ability to connect like-minded others worldwide. New media follows the logic of the postindustrial or globalised society whereby 'every citizen can construct her own custom lifestyle and select her ideology from a large number of choices. Rather than pushing the same objects to a mass audience, marketing now tries to target each individual separately. Technological determinism is the main concept which can be counter attacked by scholars as soft determinism that 'Technology does not determine society”.  This newly formed media is responsible for a remarkable social change like trends in fashion and the emergence of subcultures such as Text Speak, Cyberpunk, and various others. We can see contribution of new media in less radical social movements such as Free Hugs Campaign, Using websites, blogs, and online videos to demonstrate the effectiveness of the movement itself. Marshall McLuhan’s global village is here proves to be accurate in case of New media and its interactivity. 

Interactivity and new media

Interactivity is the prominent feature of new media, Internet replaces the "one-to-many" model of traditional mass communication with the possibility of a "many-to-many" web of communication. Digitalization of the media and media convergence are the ultimate outcome of new media is to Like. So, the new media with technology convergence shifts the model of mass communication, and radically shapes the ways we interact and communicate with one another. Interpersonal media as "one to one", Mass media as "one to many" and, finally New Media as Individuation Media or "many to many" is the newly formed model developed in the concluding part of 20th century. Interactivity can be considered as a central concept in understanding new media, but different media forms possess different degrees of interactivity, even some forms of digitized and converged media are not in fact interactive at all. Another new media example digital satellite television that uses digital compression to dramatically increase the number of television channels that can be delivered, and which changes the nature of what can be offered through the service, but does not transform the experience of television from the user’s point of view, as it lacks a more fully interactive dimension. It remains the case that interactivity is not an inherent characteristic of all new media technologies, unlike digitization and convergence. New Media changes continuously because it is constantly modified and redefined by the interaction between the creative use of the masses, emerging technology, cultural changes, etc.

World cup 2011—replica or real ?

The world CUP 2011—CONTROVERSY 

There has been much ado regarding World cup 2011. Now the news spread that the World Cup that had been handed to the champions is the replica not the real. Though (ICC) The International Cricket Council has, however, rejected these allegations, saying the real Cup was handed to the champions. Contrary to some erroneous and mischievous media reports, the ICC can confirm the trophy presented to India at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday was the original. But in reality it may be something else. It has been suggested in the media that the original Cup is lying with the Customs department because of the non-payment of duty on the Cup. But they made me confused by hearing the exactly contradictory statement.

The original gold and silver Cup, valued $130,000.is in customs custody because the ICC failed to deposit the respective money.  But ICC is constantly arguing that Cup in the customs' custody is the "perpetual trophy" which being used for promotional purposes. They emphasizes their comment by saying that The trophy presented to India carries the specific event logo of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 and has always been the cup that the 14 teams were playing for. However "The trophy seized by Mumbai customs is the promotional, perpetual trophy which remains in the keeping of ICC at its headquarters in Dubai. It carries the generic ICC corporate logo rather than the logo specific to the 2011 event. That trophy will be reclaimed today and will travel back to Dubai with ICC staff as was always intended.

Men in blue ---majestically proved themselves...

2^nd April 2011 --- the proudest moment for all Indian’s, we are the eye-witness of history being made. The Men in blue conquered the battle and came out with flying colors. That spectacular evening demolishes the barrier between high and low, ordinary and extraordinary, significant and common. We all Indian had celebrated together Holi, Diwali and Eid on a single day. The occasion is nothing but the World Cup cricket Final against Sri-lanka.  

India lost the toss and given to field first, team India were very confident and successfully checked runs at the beginning. 5 runs 6 runs 1 wicket was the graph of Indian strike baller Zaheer Khan in his first spell. But the situation was not like that till the end. Mahela Jayavardhana's extremely needed sixes and fours made Sri-lanka to reach in a surprisingly respectable fighting total 274…… 275 is really a tough score to chase that also in world of final. India lost their very important wicket of Shewag within a couple of second. Now the whole responsibility came automatically upon master blaster, he had to be brilliant, he had to be patient. But the almighty had scripted something else. Sachin was also sent to pavilions way by Malinga on 14. Oh My God!!! When the whole country was expecting the 100^th century, Sachin Tendulkar had to leave the pitch on a very negligible score. It’s a real tough time when your opener (Shewag) could not able to contribute and made their way without opening the account.  

But always there is a man who stood like a true gem to make you overcome from trails and tribulations. And the man is G-square (Gautam Gambhir). He smashed the M-squares of Lanka as Mallinga and the great Murlidharan. He made his unforgettable 97; hard luck so near to century but his contribution to team India will remain memorable in the cricket history and all Indian’s mind. The real hero of the match Gautam pulled India from that critical situation where Virat Koholi’s support is worth to mention. The young boy Virat made his enthusiastic 35 within a short while. Then came the turn of the skipper MSD, who was not in his true form. But he blessed with his form when Men in blue were in real need. He along with Yuvi had started showering sixes and fours and Sri-lankan’s scattered totally. That winning six by Dhoni was something fantabulous, that captured in all Indian’s mind and can never be rubbed. Sachin’s dream finally came into reality. His contribution all though out the matches is stupendous. All the team mates dedicated the cup to the God of cricket – Tendulkar…

Oh!!What a shot!! What a match!!! We all lucky Indian’s the onlooker of the match (history being made). We are the world champions. The cup is ours- the felling of once in a life time. The fans, supporters all walked out on road to rejoice in triumph. After 28 years long wait, we are finally claming our world cup.  India’s victory against Australia in quarter final, Pakistan in Semi final and finally Sri-lanka in final are some matches which are going to be fixed in all Indian’s heart. . It’s a real proud moment for Indian’s… hurrayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ….they majestically proved  “ve R da bst” ………

2011 census states----

India’s 2011 Population 1.21 Billion, 17.5 Per Cent Of World

India’s population rose to 1.21 billion people as per census report 2011. During the last 10 years, the population of India has increased by 181 million, according to the 15th Census data released on 31st March 2011. Significantly the growth is slower for the first time in nine decades. India now accounts for world’s 17.5 per cent population. It consists of 623.7 million males and 586.5 million females, said the provisional 2011 Census report. India’s headcount is almost equal to the combined population of the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan put together. Among the states and Union territories, Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state with 199 million people and Lakshadweep the least populated at 64,429.

A startling revelation regarding literacy rate, literacy rate improved sharply among females as compared to males. While the effective literacy rate for males rose from 75.26 to 82.14 per cent marking a rise of 6.9 per cent, it increased by 11.8 per cent for females to go from 53.67 to 65.46 per cent. Kerala has the highest literacy rate at 93.91 per cent followed by Lakshadweep at 92.28 per cent. Bihar is at the bottom of the ladder with literacy rate of 63.82 followed by Arunachal Pradesh at 66.95.

Facebook bans 20,000 children in a day

We are living in a society called Information.  In the era of Facebook, people are loved to connect through this. But you're "forbidden" from using Facebook, if you’re under age 13. Accessing the social networking site is a crime if you are below 13. About 20,000 children are kicked off this social networking site every day for lying about their age. Many underage children join the site by pretending to be older than they are, despite efforts to enforce the age limit policy.

A mother in Australia, whose 12-year-old daughter was being stalked and harassed on the site, after the mother discovered her under-age child, was on Facebook, despite the rules. Seven million Australians visit Facebook per day, nine million each week and almost eleven million each month. Globally, about seven million children are blocked from the site each year.

Some known facts of Penguins

17 species of penguins are available in this earth, some of which are found as far north as the equator. These three families: brush tail, crested, and king emperor penguins are the generally found families of Penguins. Of these species only six are found in Antarctica (Adelies, Chintraps, Emperors, Gentoos, Macaronis, and Rockhoppers).

For their effortless movement through the water and their possible evolution from gull like birds Penguins often are referred to as “flippered flyers”. Penguins typically feed on krill and fish, in the water. The dietary habits of penguins are relatively easy to monitor. Krill eating penguins excrete pink guano, while those eating fish leave behind white guano.   The yolks of penguins are often red indicates the consumption of krill.

Dada’s Exclusion from IPL-Justified or not

In cricket what sells…. is the performance. Today million and million dollars are transacting in IPL. Thus it can precisely be uttered as Indian Power League or Indian Paisa League. Dada the Maharaja of Kolkata remained unsold by the owners as no one steps forward to catch dada’s wicket. Kolkata Knight Rider is very happy to reform their team without Saurav Ganguli, who was once the charm of KKR. Gautam Gambhir was supposed to be the key player of Delhi dare devil is now KKR’s property. SRK is very happy to take Gautam Gambhir (the costliest player so far).

IPL being the game of only 20 overs, if one particular player stands strong in the pitch can able to win the match. Being a Bengali I feel pity for Dada and thinks of boycotting the matches. “NO dada no IPL” but if we think logically what SRK has done is absolutely the justified. He is above all a businessman so he should utilize his brain instead of heart. After defeating shamefully in three consecutive years, every person in this earth will think rationally. Because those don’t learn from previous experience is the dullest animal in this planet. So here SRK decision of playing without Maharaja is totally right.

In tweenty-20 each player should be the match winner within himself. As we are stressing the point that Dada had played well in the last IPL. But what was the outcome of KKR; they even could not able to qualify for the semi-final----very pathetic!!!!!

Other selectors in the bid were also aware of dada’s performance in IPL. So they also dint take the risk to choosing our very own Mr. Ganguly. Rahul Dravid the charisma of Bangalore is being chosen by Shilpa and Yuvraj is no longer with Preity. That has a very clear message that though these players are not selected by their own state, they are not remained unsold. But as maharaja is no more with KKR he is no where in IPL.

2011 ICC World Cup

				World Cup 2011 Match Schedule Venue: India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh In total there will be 42 league matches, four Quarter Finals, two Semi Finals and a Final.  Finals to be held on 2nd April at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.    Date Local GMT IST Match Details Venue Feb 19, 2011 14:30 08:30 14:00 Group B : Bangladesh vs India, 1st ODI - Mirpur Feb 20, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Group A : New Zealand vs Kenya, 2nd ODI - Chennai Feb 20, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Sri Lanka vs Canada, 3rd ODI - Hambantota Feb 21, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Australia vs Zimbabwe, 4th ODI - Ahmedabad Feb 22, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : England vs Netherlands, 5th ODI - Nagpur Feb 23, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Pakistan vs Kenya, 6th ODI - Hambantota Feb 24, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : South Africa vs West Indies, 7th ODI - Delhi Feb 25, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Group A : Australia vs New Zealand, 8th ODI - Nagpur Feb 25, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : Bangladesh vs Ireland, 9th ODI - Mirpur Feb 26, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 10th ODI - Colombo Feb 27, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : India vs England, 11th ODI - Bangalore Feb 28, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Group A : Canada vs Zimbabwe, 12th ODI - Nagpur Feb 28, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : West Indies vs Netherlands, 13th ODI - Delhi Mar 1, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Sri Lanka vs Kenya, 14th ODI - Colombo Mar 2, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : England vs Ireland, 15th ODI - Bangalore Mar 3, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Group B : South Africa vs Netherlands, 16th ODI - Mohali Mar 3, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Pakistan vs Canada, 17th ODI - Colombo Mar 4, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Group A : New Zealand vs Zimbabwe, 18th ODI Ahmedabad Mar 4, 2011 14:30 08:30 14:00 Group B : Bangladesh vs West Indies, 19th ODI Mirpur Mar 5, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Australia vs Sri Lanka, 20th ODI Colombo Mar 6, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Group B : South Africa vs England, 21st ODI Chennai Mar 6, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : India vs Ireland, 22nd ODI Bangalore Mar 7, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Canada vs Kenya, 23rd ODI Delhi Mar 8, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Pakistan vs New Zealand, 24th ODI Kandy Mar 9, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : India vs Netherlands, 25th ODI Delhi Mar 10, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 26th ODI Kandy Mar 11, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Group B : West Indies vs Ireland, 27th ODI Mohali Mar 11, 2011 14:30 08:30 14:00 Group B : Bangladesh vs England, 28th ODI Chittagong Mar 12, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : India vs South Africa, 29th ODI Nagpur Mar 13, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Group A : New Zealand vs Canada, 30th ODI Mumbai Mar 13, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Australia vs Kenya, 31st ODI Bangalore Mar 14, 2011 09:30 03:30 09:00 Group B : Bangladesh vs Netherlands, 32nd ODI Chittagong Mar 14, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, 33rd ODI Kandy Mar 15, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : South Africa vs Ireland, 34th ODI Kolkata Mar 16, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Australia vs Canada, 35th ODI Bangalore Mar 17, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : England vs West Indies, 36th ODI Chennai Mar 18, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Group A : Ireland vs Netherlands, 37th ODI Kolkata Mar 18, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 38th ODI Mumbai Mar 19, 2011 09:30 03:30 09:00 Group B : Bangladesh vs South Africa, 39th ODI Mirpur Mar 19, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Pakistan vs Australia, 40th ODI Colombo Mar 20, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Group A : Zimbabwe vs Kenya, 41st ODI Kolkata Mar 20, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : India vs West Indies, 42nd ODI Chennai Mar 23, 2011 14:30 09:30 15:00 TBC vs TBC, 1st Quarter Final ODI Mirpur Mar 24, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 TBC vs TBC, 2nd Quarter Final ODI Ahmedabad Mar 25, 2011 14:30 09:30 15:00 TBC vs TBC, 3rd Quarter Final ODI Mirpur Mar 26, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 TBC vs TBC, 4th Quarter Final ODI Colombo Mar 29, 2011 14:30 10:00 15:30 TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi Final ODI Colombo Mar 30, 2011 14:30 10:00 15:30 TBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi Final ODI Mohali Apr 2, 2011 14:30 10:00 15:30 TBC vs TBC, The Final ODI Mumbai