Animal Fun Facts

Large Kangaroos can jump more than  30 feet in one hop - that's the length of 12 skateboards ! 

A rabbit's teeth never stops growing !

An elephant's tooth can weigh as much as 5.4 kg !

Strands of spider web are stronger than the steel wire of the same thickness !

The favorite meal of whale shark, the world's largest shark, is microscopic organisms called plankton !

A blue whale's tongue alone can weigh as much as an elephant !

A newly hatched fish is called as "fry" !

Did you know that elephants can swim as long as six hours at a time and as far as 48 kilometers without a break?

Termites are actually cockroaches that evolved to eat wood !

The nine-banded armadillo always gave birth to same gender quadruplets from a single egg !

The highest known jump ever made by a pig is 27.5 inches - that's the height of St. Bernard !

The smallest shark species grows around 15 cm long !

Sharks go limp when turned upside down !

Yamini .V of XI - A

Laws Of The Natural Universe

Law of Mechanical Repair:
After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.

Law of the Workshop:
Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

Law of probability:
The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.

Law of the Telephone:
When you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal.

Law of the Alibi:
If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a flat tyre.

Variation Law:
If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will start to move faster than the one you are in now. (works every time)

Bath Theorem:
When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings.

Law of Close Encounters:
The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

Law of the Result:
When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.

Law of Biomechanics:
The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.

Theatre Rule:
At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last.

Law of Coffee:
As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

Murphy's Law of Lockers:
If there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers.

Law of Dirty Rugs/Carpets:
The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich  landing face down on a floor covering...are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet/rug.

Law of Location:
No matter where you go,... there you are.

Law of Logical Argument:
Anything is possible... if you don't know what you are  talking about.

Brown's Law:
If the shoe fits, it's ugly.

Oliver's Law:
A closed mouth gathers no feet.

Wilson's Law:
As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it.

Muhilan of XI - B

Nails In The Fence

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper.  His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.

The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence.  Over the next
few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down.  He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.  Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all.
 He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.

The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.
 
The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence.  He said, 'You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence.  The fence will never be the same.  When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.  You can put a knife in a man and draw it out.  But It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound will still be there.  A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.

Remember that friends are very rare jewels indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed; They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to us.

Muhilan of XI - B

How Students Improve Their Study Skills

Without a doubt, studying for school work plays a vital role in the status of a student’s grade. Getting good grades is imperative in school, so that the student will be more prepared for college and the future. Study skills are important because they prepare the student for the test or quiz that he or she is going to take. Study skills, such as studying for a certain amount of time each day, doing
practice problems for the lessons learnt, and preventing procrastination can lead to a higher grade for the student. In general, students who prepare themselves and study for tests and quizzes will receive higher grades and learn more information than those who do not study or prepare. Study skills are necessary in order to receive satisfactory grades in school. One way to improve study skills is by studying for a certain amount of time each day in order to ensure that the knowledge will be retained. For example, if one wanted to receive a commendable grade in their AP Psychology class, then they would take a certain amount of time each night to study the proper terms and main points for the section for which they are learning. Spacing out your studying proves to be more beneficial
than studying the night before the test, as one has the opportunity to review class materials several times a week, focusing on one topic at a time. New information can be absorbed more easily when studying this way. It is evident that in order to improve study skills, one must allot time each night to study the information learnt throughout the course of the school day. Students who are optimistic towards becoming smarter and acquiring good grades need to improve their study skills by completing practise problems and exercises on a daily basis to ensure that knowledge is being retained.

N. S. V. Surya of VIII - A

iPhone 5s

The iPhone 5s is a smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It was released on September 20th, 2013 in the United States of America. Just like iPhone 4s, iPhone 5s is a revised model of iPhone 5. It has a new home button design using a laser-cut sapphire cover surrounded by a metallic ring. The iPhone 5s has a fingerprint scanner which will recognise only 5 people’s fingerprints which the owner of the phone has saved. The phone has also introduced the 64-bit A7 processor and M7 ‘motion co-processor’. The phone runs on iOS7 , the seventh version of Apple’s iOS system. The new
features in iOs7 are control center, Air Drop and i-Tunes Radio. Its weight is 112g.

K. Akila of VII - A

Lamp And Shadow

As the lamp fades

Its glow ever dimming

An aura of resignation 

Emanated from it.

It is the flame that feeds on the oil,

Yet it is the shadow that grows.

Their conflict fills the silence

The gray is more pronounced with each passing instant.

Yet the struggle persists,

There seems to be no near end

It is taxing on either front;

More so on that of Light.

The black cloak,

A shroud of evil,

Engulfs all that resist it's spread

In its unending oppression.

The white is no longer white,

Impurity is its disease,

Brought forth by the powerful plague

Remedy is an impossibility.

The oil is the flame's lone medicine,

To tide over the bitter struggle

Yet it doesn't heal; only gives longevity

To suffer the steady darkening.

The lamp bears the dark,

Like Atlas the sky.

The temptation to fall is felt,

But the Curse is honored instead.

Though its reserves diminish  

And the shadow conquers

The flame, though flickering,

Cuts through the dark with its glow.

The flame summons one last effort

To assert its defiance

It glows now brighter than ever

Even the darkness seems stunned momentarily

Passionate rage radiates from it

Pushing back the darkness

Like an order to kneel and cower

A compulsion to oblige.

But the dark recovers, no longer stupefied

The Light is weakened from its strain

This weakness thus exploited,

The flame is slain.

The battle is won,

The silence is no longer a void

As the Dark rejoices

Yet another triumph over the Light.

There is none to lament the flame

For the struggle is forgotten; only the victor is remembered.

Anish Pratik Yayavaram of XI - A

Indian PM's Visit To China

The Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh visited China on 23/10/13. He was welcomed by the Chinese Premier. They discussed about India and China’s problems. They agreed to solve the counties’ border problem peacefully without us of force. They also agreed that peace and tranquility of our borders must be the foundation for growth in both countries’ relationship. The Indian PM told Mr. Wen Jiabao about his concern over the dams to be built in rivers that flow to India. The Chinese Premier assured that the flow of the rivers to India would not be hampered in any way. Dr. Manmohan Singh then departed cordially with a guard of honor by the Chinese government.
We hope that this meeting strengthens the relations between China and India and also boosts peace among not only India and China but also that this be exemplary to rest of the world that peace can prove a better solution than war. After all , “War…… , what is it good for??........... absolutely nothing….”

M. Jagadish of V - B