Axis '12 newsletter (issue 2)

ISSUE 2

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ell, there are less than 10 days left for the most eagerly awaited, keenly followed and highly anticipated extravaganza to kick start.

For all the cricket fanatics out there – No! We are not talking about the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka, for god‟s sake! We are referring to Central India‟s Largest Technical Festival – AXIS, to be held in our campus from 21st to 23rd September 2012. With a cornucopia of events, workshops and competitions lined up from the fields of Automation and Robotics, Construction, Design & Safety, Software and Electronics and Management, AXIS promises to sow the seeds of scientific perfection and technical innovation amongst us budding engineers.

The atmosphere in the campus stands a testimony to the excitement this festival has generated.

The first years, energetic, enthusiastic and on the cusp of being a part of their first technical festival are unrelentingly attending workshops, bunking classes, giving intros (Oops! Was that not supposed to be printed?) and preparing for the events and competitions.

The second years, under the „able and astute‟ guidance of the event managers are efficiently juggling between organising the events and „imparting essential training‟ to our freshers for the weekend‟s event.

Our beloved Core, which has gone all guns blazing this time for publicising the festival, is finally heaving a sigh of relief, if not celebrating, that they have garnered sufficient bounty through sponsorship.

And finally the fourth years, who seem to be lost in nostalgic thoughts, reminiscing the good old days, when they were an active part of this chaos.

However, amidst this commotion, there exists a group of unwavering and dedicated individuals, whose only motive is to strive hard so as to bring you the latest news, views and updates about all the hip and happening events in AXIS‟12. All that we ask from you is to do the honours of collecting a copy of this literary masterpiece (Ahem...), enjoy it, and for the umpteenth time..........”Be a part of the Revolution”.

EUREKA

Hazard Mitigation Unplugged Nuclear Explosion! Earthquake! Tsunamis! Disaster reveals itself before us in any incarnation and, obviously, without any prior publicity (nothing as compared to Team AXIS ‟12!). And it is always the concern of the Nation to safeguard its citizen against all such odds. Thinking on such similar tracks, our Govt. envisioned the creation of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), under the chairmanship of Our Honorable Prime Minister. We, here @AXIS ‟12, are presenting before you a MEGA-EXHIBITION & PROSHOW in association with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the response wing of NDMA. Haven‟t you ever wondered how the situations of disaster emergencies are dealt with by the defense forces? And the opportunity to know all that stuff is now arriving at VNIT, in form of exhibitions, that too of International Standards! Different stalls encompassing themes of Basics of Survival, Collapsed Structure Search & Rescue, Flood Water Rescue, Radiological & Nuclear Emergencies, and Medical First Response shall be erected during the festive weekend of AXIS. The other thing of utmost importance in our daily lives is to be aware of what exactly has to be done at instances of disaster. But how on earth can we understand without undergoing through any such disasters? And what about if you are given a chance to witness it LIVE? So here‟s the 5 th battalion Jawans of NDRF to give us a live show of the protocols followed during Earthquake Rescue missions, breaking on through every rubble and obstacle. Also demos will be performed on Chemical Emergency Rescue, High-rise Building Rescue and River Crossing. And thus, here‟s the presentation by the unsung Heroes of our nation, performing stunts with excellence, right before our eyes!

“Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.”

-Gilbert Keith Chesterton

There are several children in the country who have never had the right exposure towards education, and it is this very reason that several of our country‟s bright minds remain in the dark. AXIS, in association with the VNIT social awareness club Prayas, the Rotary club of Nagpur and M.A.D (Make a difference) decided to make a difference. This is how Eureka was conceived. Eureka was an event sponsored by the Rotary club, where several children from several orphanages and government schools were given some hands on insight in to the worlds of technology by volunteers and the students of VNIT. As a technical institution, VNIT understands the importance of advancing technology in and believes that no one should be left behind.

The children were awed with the wonders of science and technology; to add to their excitement they were also shown several practical experiments.

With several kids from uneducated backgrounds, the ideas of myth and magic remained prevalent in them. To conquer such thoughts and to give them a foresight, the event also featured a magic show, where the magician revealed his secrets in the end, and described to the kids that how most magic is illusionary and true forces that govern this world is science.

Towards the end, the children were given a chance to speak on their favorite scientific experiment that they learned that day and were encouraged to give a seminar on the same; several gifts and goodies were handed out to the deserving participants. The children went home, with more than just smiles on their faces and sparks in their eyes, they went home with hope. Hope for a better life, for a better future.

For more information about Eureka visit: axisvnit.org/initiatives/eureka

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WALLSTREET– Bulls make money, Bears make money, Pigs get slaughtered!

That’s the E-Planetarium @AXIS’12!

The diamond studded sky of the night! A sight which we generally miss to even have a look. And don‟t we then keep wondering how these astro-guys had christened the majority of them?

While haven‟t you ever felt inquisitive to know more about these things, as a layman? And what would you say if you are entitled for such enlightenment in the pathway to AXIS‟12? Yes, we wish to present before you guys a pro-show outlined as an E-Planetarium, in association with Discovery Dome. An organization as a working partner of NASA and Rice University, Discovery Dome has brought forth a portable planetarium with exciting shows on the universe and other astronomical stuff. And we are lucky enough to have them during the whole weekend of AXIS, conducting shows throughout, that too with 3D real-life effects! Doesn‟t it sound too interesting not to go through?

“Money can't buy happiness... but I'd rather cry in my Ferrari!!!"

The 1202974 odd likes on this Facebook page are an indicator of the paradigm of today's age. And frankly, who wouldn't like to roll around on full pockets all day long? While many dedicate entire careers to it, the stock exchange has always attracted opportunists from all walks of life to put their wits to the test and earn fortunes in the process.

AXIS 2012 presents to you a dazzling opportunity to make some quick money in its mock stock exchange event WALLSTREET. Don't have anything to invest? No knowledge or experience in the market? Don't worry, that does not limit the possibilities of earning!

No capital, only profits! Here's a too-good-to-be-true (but true) chance to win tons of money. In fact, this year, the distance factor can also be discounted as we introduce the online form of the event. So grab a computer and an internet connection and get ready to roll in some riches.

The event will run through all three days of the college tech fest AXIS and promises lots of adrenaline pumping action to keep you on your toes throughout the event (literally?). Assistance shall be provided to you at every step not to mention the multitude of goodies and prizes distributed regularly with

Give the AXIS mascot a cool, original name and win Axis '12 goodies!

EVENT DETAILS Main round : Similar to normal market stock exchange. Each registered investor is given a fixed amount of cash to start the transactions with. The maximum time for each transaction is 90 seconds. A total of 2 sessions will be held in this round each lasting approximately 3 hours. At the end of each session prizes will be given to the biggest winner and loser. A grand prize will be given to the biggest winner and loser of the complete round.

And of course, on the spot goodies will be given out all through the game.

Express round : For those who are looking for more challenges to exercise their fiscal muscles. Similar to main round except for time period. Only 1 session of 3 hours will be held, with much faster fluctuations in the shares.

Social Trade: In this special round, Social Networking sites will be listed up on the index. In a highly unpredictable market place, you can now be co-owners of your favourite social networking sites.

So here we sign off with our last pre-AXIS edition. See you all at AXIS ‘12. Go Green. Peace

Winner will be declared by Sunday night!

out.

Mail your super-awesome answers to the core

- The editorial team : Shehzaad, Vignesh, Gokul,

- Aumkar Borgaonkar: aumkar.borgankar@axisvnit.org - Shreyas Joshi: shreyas.joshi@axisvnit.org

PASCAL TROUBLE “Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.”

Were you ever fascinated by how a huge truck or even an airplane for that matter can be brought to rest by just the press of a small brake? Hydraulics is the answer to it all!! In Pascal Trouble you are required to implement the very fundamentals of the important principles of hydraulics that too with the mere use of a few syringes!

The problem statement is based on the lines of a flood situation in a particular city. The job of participants is to rescue the victims. For this they need to construct two simple hydraulically controlled models: A hydraulic crane: To lift the victims and place them in the given area(safe zone). The victims from this area will be shifted to the lift area. The shifting of the victims from the safe zone to the lift area will be done by the organizers. Please note that the first task of the participants is only to lift the victims and place them in the safe zone with the help of hydraulic crane.

A hydraulic lift: Once the victims are placed in the lift (constructed by the participants) they are required to elevate the victims to a given altitude (with the help of lift). (Further details of the problem statement, model specifications and other details can be seen on the website) The event plans to conduct a workshop which will help the participants to make the specified models. You will also be shown sample models of the lift and the crane.

VENUE : Meta 3rd year , DATE: SUNDAY 16th of SEPTEMBER, TIME: 6.00pm

our short quizzes conducted throughout the day. End of the day (and session), even the biggest loser walks out richer than the rest.

Khushbu.

- Design : Ranjit PS: We would also take this opportunity to regret the ‘literary’ demise of our beloved colleague :-P

e-Brain-iacs go to town !!

AXIS Online 19121919, a smoking tobacco pipe, a bowl of oil with some olives around it and the picture of an eye, centred between incomprehensible words like pip, peep, pop and poop. If you have been smart enough to decipher that we are talking about the world‟s favourite sailor – the spinach loving Popeye, then welcome to 221B Baker Street.

The first event to get underway in AXIS‟12 on the night of 8th September, Baker Street saw unprecedented participation from both within and outside VNIT (to be precise, a certain Pradeep Meena was answering questions from IIM Udaipur!!).

Comprising questions, that will make even Sherlock doubt his credibility, the event had everyone up all night long, vying to be the first person to answer all the 25 questions.

Amidst intense speculation of leakage of answers and CSE favouritism, Krishna Durai, Nitin Sutrave and Lalit Kumar Panicker emerged victorious in the first round.

The winners, however, were unavailable for comments when we tried to contact them to get to know their „secret of success‟.

Being conducted in tandem with 221B, was another online event for the nascent Ramanujans – Freak-O-Matix. Calvin and Hobbes crisply describe here the reactions which this event evoked.