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Volume VI June 2010

THE IN-HOUSE MAGAZINE FOR THE STUDENTS OF HCL CDC MAYUR VIHAR

Special Feature:

Football Fever

Mayur Vihar CDC has completed two years on 29th June 2010. This day was the day of

celebration for both students as well as for the trainers. But above all, it is also gives us an op-

portunity to introspect, our achievements and lapses.

“Sport is where an entire life can be compressed into a few hours, where the emotions of a lifetime

can be felt on an acre or two of ground, where a person can suffer and die and rise again. Sport is

a theater where sinner can turn saint and a common man become an uncommon hero, where the

past and the future can fuse with the present. Sport is singularly able to give us peak experiences

where we feel completely one with the world and transcend all conflicts as we finally become our

own potential.”

George A. Sheehan This June , FIFA fever is on. Most of us are on a fast and furious roller coaster ride of breathtak-

ing soccer action enjoying the FIFA World Cup’s greatest goals, greatest games.

In many ways , Sports define a society. They bring people together and also makes them apart.

The importance of sports in the life of a young student is invaluable . It instills lessons that are

essential in the life of a student. Sports play a pivotal role in the makeup of a young personality...

Where else can a young, impressionable youth learn values like discipline, responsibility, self con-

fidence, sacrifice, and accountability? Television, which may be the most influential tool in the

lives of young adults, does not show enough of these qualities, nor is it on the Internet, or radio.

Rather it is up to the parents, teachers, sports teams, clubs, and after school programs to help

mould, develop, and instill these qualities into the lives of student athletes. I believe in order for

this to happen, Educational Institutions do play a pivotal role .

Gyan Guru

From TechDesk

Sumit Kumar student of HCE-06, scored 82% in

MCSE Exam.

Rahul Panwar got 82% in Networking Technology

and Devices Exam. He is a student of HCNP-02

A teacher by profession, Asha Sarah Mathew wanted to

learn Excel to make her work easy as well as resource-

ful.. She got 98% in Ms Office 2007.

Santha Vasudevan is 60 year old Retired employee of

“The Patriot” wanted to Learn as she feels computer literacy

is a must at this age. She secured 88% in her on-line exam

for MS Office 2007 Exam

KOVID BHARDWAJ

Kovid Bhardwaj, student

of HCE got placed in RT

outsourcing.

“I have learnt a lot from HCL CDC. It gives us scope to horn our

skills. All one needs to do is to be focused and set the goals as

the company provides ample diverse opportunity.”

Kovid Bharadwaj

Till now, it is relevant and good

experience. Looking forward to

have the same experience in the

coming sessions.

Student of BHAN-01

Good experience to work technically

Student of PHP-03

I am thankful to HCL for helping me

select the path for my career.

Student of HCNE-04

The time duration is so short accord-

ing to MCSE syllabus

Student of MCSA

We are all satisfied with our

teacher.

He is an excellent teacher. Thank

you!

Student of HCNE-03

Born : December 28, 1969 (age 40)

Nationality : Finnish

Occupation : Software engineer

Known for : Developed Linux kernel,

Git(Software)

Linus Torvalds was born in Helsinki, Finland, the son of journalists Anna and Nils Torvalds,

and the grandson of poet Ole Torvalds. Both of his parents were campus radicals at the University

of Helsinki in the 1960s. His family belongs to the Swedish-speaking minority (5.5%) of Finland's

population. Torvalds attended the University of Helsinki from 1988 to 1996, graduating with a

master's degree in computer science from NODES research group. His academic career was inter-

rupted after his first year of study when he joined the Finnish Army, selecting the 11-month offi-

cer training program to fulfill the mandatory military service of Finland. In the army he holds the

rank of second lieutenant, with the role of a ballistic calculation officer. In 1990, he resumed his

university studies, and was exposed to UNIX for the first time, in the form of a DEC MicroVAX

running ULTRIX. His M.Sc. thesis was titled Linux: A Portable Operating System.

His interest in computers began with a Commodore VIC-20. After the VIC-20 he purchased a

Sinclair QL which he modified extensively, especially its operating system. He programmed an

assembly language and a text editor for the QL, as well as a few games. He is known to have writ-

ten a Pac-Man clone named Cool Man. On January 5, 1991 he purchased an Intel 80386-based

IBM PC and spent a month playing the game Prince of Persia before receiving his MINIX copy

which in turn enabled him to begin his work on Linux. After a visit to Transmeta in late 1996, he

accepted a position at the company in California, where he would work from February 1997

through June 2003. He then moved to the Open Source Development Labs, which has since

merged with the Free Standards Group to become the Linux Foundation, under whose auspices he

continues to work. In June 2004, Torvalds and his family moved to Portland, Oregon to be closer

to the OSDL's Beaverton, Oregon-based headquarters.

From 1997 to 1999 he was involved in 86open helping to choose the standard binary format for

Linux and Unix.

Red Hat and VA Linux, both leading developers of Linux-based software, presented Torvalds with

stock options in gratitude for his creation. In 1999, both companies went public and Torvalds' net

worth shot up to roughly $20 million.

About 2% of the Linux kernel as of 2006 was written by Torvalds himself. Since Linux has had

thousands of contributors, such a percentage represents a significant personal contribution to the

overall amount of code. Torvalds remains the ultimate authority on what new code is incorporated

into the standard Linux kernel.[19]

Torvalds owns the "Linux" trademark, and monitors use of it chiefly through the Linux Mark

Institute.

In 1996, Linus Trovalds, visited the National Zoo and Museum at Canberra with his friends and was captivated by one of the Zoo’s little Penguins.

Legend has it that Linus was infected with a mythical disease called Penguinitis.

Penguinitis makes you stay awake at nights just thinking about penguins and feeling great love towards them.

Not long after this event the Open Source Community decided they need a logo for Linux. They were looking for something fun and after Linus

mentioned his fondness of penguins, a slightly fat penguin sitting down after having had a great meal perfectly fit the bill. Hence Tux the Penguin was

created by Larry Ewing in 1996 and became the mascot for Linux. Now people this of Linux when they think of Tux.

The story of the Penguin

WOMEN'S REVENGE "Cash, check or charge?" I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase. As she fumbled for her wallet I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse. "So, do you always carry your TV remote?" I asked. "No," she replied, " but my husband refused to come shopping with me,and I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally." WOMEN'S REVENGE

Neeraja

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson go on a camping

trip, set up their tent, and fall asleep.

Some hours later, Holmes wakes his faithful friend.

Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see.

Watson replies, I see millions of

stars.

What does that tell you?

Watson ponders for a minute.'

Astronomically speaking, it tells

me that there are millions of

galaxies and potentially billions

of planets. Astrologically, it tells me that Saturn is in

Leo. Time wise, it appears to be approximately a

quarter past three. Theologically, it's evident the Lord

is all-powerful and we are small and insignificant.

Meteorologically, it seems we will have a beautiful

day tomorrow. What does it tell you?

Holmes is silent for a moment, then speaks. 'Watson,

you idiot, someone has stolen our tent.

Sachin Yadav

To learn from the books is not enough. There should be right application of

learning and experience. To instill interview skills in students, CDC

organized a Talent Hunt on May 20th. The Talent Hunt consisted of two

rounds of Group Discussions and Interview. The feedback was given by the

trainers to the students to enable them to structure their answers well and

work towards portrayal of positive personality. CDC Centre appreciate the

feedbacks and assistance given by Ms. Charu Chauhan , who conducted the

second round of Interviews.

29th June was a day of celebration for HCL CDCians at Mayur Vihar. To commemorate the

2nd anniversary of our center.

The winning team along with team captain

Mr.Amit Saxena

Students along with trainers Amit Sexana & Sandeep Dahiya

Students on field

The MV Premier League cricket match was

organized on 29th June at Mayur Vihar Central

Park as a part of the anniversary celebrations.

The students where divided into two teams

under the captaincy of Mr. Amit Sexana and Mr.

Sandeep Dahiya. Mr. Gangadhar Ojha was

in-charge of the match supervision Around 31

students and 6 staff members participated in the

cricket match.

(On the left : A poster designed for the Cricket

Match)

Gautam Ghosh, Centre Manager, tied the knot on 27th May with Jannhavi

Wishing you both a lifetime of… Everlasting love and happiness!

Heartiest Congratulations on your wedding from the entire

Team of Mayur Vihar

The match ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, manufactured by Adidas, will be named the

Jabulani, which means "bringing joy to everyone" in isiZulu. The number eleven plays a

prominent role in the new technologically advanced ball: it is the eleventh World Cup match

ball made by the German sports equipment maker; it features eleven colors, one for each

player on the pitch; and there are eleven official languages in South Africa. The event will

also start on the eleventh day of June and end on the eleventh day of July. A special match

ball with gold panels will be used at the final held in Johannesburg.

The ball was also used as the match ball of the 2009 FIFA

Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and a special

version of the ball, the Jabulani Angola, was the match ball

of the 2010 African Cup of Nations. This ball is also used in

the 2009/2010 season of South Africa's Premier Soccer

League, as well as the country's 2010 Nedbank Cup, 2010

Clausura Tournament of Argentina as well as the 2010

MLS season in the USA in the league's colours of blue and

green.

The ball is constructed using a new design, consisting of eight thermally-bonded, three-

dimensional panels. These are spherically-moulded from ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) and

thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU). The surface of the ball is textured with grooves, a

technology developed by Adidas called GripnGroove that is intended to improve the ball's

aerodynamics. The design has received considerable academic input, being developed in

partnership with researchers from Loughborough University, United Kingdom.

The balls are made in China, using latex bladder made in India, thermoplastic polyurethane

-elastomer from Taiwan, ethylene vinyl acetate, isotropic polyester/cotton fabric, glue and ink

from China.

Shakira collaborated with the South African

group Freshly ground to perform the official

song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South

Africa “Waka waka”.

“Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” in

English, and “Waka Waka (Esto es África)”

in Spanish, is a song by Shakira featuring

Freshly ground.

The song will be performed by Shakira and

South African group Freshlyground, at the

Closing Ceremony before the World Cup Fi-

nal on July 11 in Johannesburg Soccer City

Stadium.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup is the 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier

international association football tournament, being held in South

Africa from 11 June to 11 July. It is the first time the finals of the

tournament have been staged in an African host nation. South Africa

were selected as hosts in May 2004 over Morocco and Egypt, following

a bidding process open only to African nations. The previous World

Cup finals were held in 2006 in Germany, while the next World Cup is

due to be held in Brazil.

The finals tournament sees 736 players representing 32 qualifying

teams compete in games held in ten stadiums across the country for the

World Cup trophy.

Identify the person in the picture, who is a member of HCL CDC, Mayur Vihar.

Send your answers to techsavvymv@gmail.com by 20th July 2010.

Manish Joshi

wins the prize for

the last contest.

Ans: A.R Rahman

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