The Global Times, December 16-31, 2010 www.theglobaltimes.in AIS Gur-46 THE GL BAL TIMES Imaging: Ravinder Gussain Food For Thought Bring on the change Have the vision, have the spark, Let the cheer of light replace Time‘GENTime To To Understand UnderstandNOW Them Them ’ the lonely dark. Make your move, make your mark, Colour is awaited with a joy- ous remark. Life’s a fairytale and no ordi- nary story book, Brighten its outlook. Saumya Ailawadi, XI E, AIS Gur 46 INSIDE Biggest Eclair Pyramid, P 2 Saumya Ailawadi plains the need for a change in CBSE cur- latest gizmos more than perhaps, the in- their eyes on the goal; they are confident, XI E, AIS Gur 46 riculum in 2009. The new system enables ventors themselves! They are much more ambitious and target oriented. They are them to augment their understanding and familiar with the latest gizmos, gadgets knowledgeable and observant, and coura- aven’t youall at some point or generate new ideas which is the need of and technology. They are more comfort- geous enough to break free existing bound- the other felt torn between mum the hour. This generation has ushered in a able communicating through mobile aries in order to reach their goals. Ms and grandmum? The contrasting massive growth in industries like cinema, phones and social networking sites such Vasudha Goyal, counsellor, AIS Gur 46, views of the three generations can make music, fashion designing, information as Facebook and Twitter rather than plain says, “It is time that parents and teachers Moo! It’ a cow’s life! P 6 H one go berserk! While gradmum might be technology, and many more. verbal communication. accept today’s generation along with their stuck with her mobile and mum may not Spaced out! While their predecessors pre- Family-Centric: Gen Now is tired of see- social and economic milieu so as to under- be able to funtion a PS2; teenagers may ferred a more conservative environment, ing predecessors sacrifice everything for stand them better.” not be enlightened by the thought of eating Gen Now demands liberty and space. their career; they certainly don’t want to Gen Now is here to make its mark in the food cross-legged on the floor or living Though they love hanging out with do it. They want flexi timings and freedom society and make the most of its time be- without a personal room either. Each gen- friends, they value their personal space to live life at their own pace, and to be able fore the succeeding generation overtakes. eration is distinct and has its own charac- more than anything else. Any unnecessary to have time for friends and family. They The outlook and reflections of the young teristics. This is the time for Gen Now; so infringement of their ‘me-zone’ is bound want a life imbibed with faith and respon- people today vastly differ from those of why not begin by understanding them? to send them in a tizzy. They need all the sibility for their parents and yet, have the the earlier generations. However, it is cer- Fearless and carefree: The current youth space possible to soar in the sky - to feel basic right to plan the course of their lives tain that all can grow at a faster pace with Kingdom of Dreams, P 12 is not scared of taking up unconventional free to experiment, to dare to dream. on their own accord. the flourishing support and trust of the careers. Experimentation with careers ex- Tech-Savvy: Gen Now knows about the Achievement-Oriented: Gen Now keeps previous generations. G T Instead of competition, let’s have cooperation Parul Sharma, Joshya Sethi, To fulfil unreasonable demands, most teens tend Meditation is not just practicing silence for ten Angad Singh & Saumya Ailawadi to lie to their elders. What is the cause of this minutes each day. It requires programming the XI, AIS Gur 46 hidden fear? mind and invoking positive thoughts so that it re- Non acceptance is the cause of fear. All human be- mains unchanged throughout the day. There is no eneration Now is susceptible to rising ings want acceptance. Most parents and teachers time guideline for meditation. Remain positive, re- concerns of stress, peer pressure and anx- fail to realize that the urge to smoke and drink is main stable throughout the waking hours. Life is a iety. We get so involved in our own dis- natural in youth. They must, however, educate the journey, lead it in an ethically comfortable way. Gtress that a route out of it seems to be a far fetched children on the hazards of these vices. The youth Then there will be no stress, no hard feelings and idea. Setting aside such pessimism and bringing must realise that the control of their lives is in their you will be able to accomplish what you want to. optimism into our lives is the humble service of hands; it is foolish to lean on drugs and drinks to Sister Shivani, a Brahmakumari. She is a gold escape the reality. Howcan students control the stress levels they go medallist in Electronics Engineering from Pune through? University. Having been a student herself, she is The boom of technological advancement/social The level of stress enforced upon us has not in- familiar with student/teen troubles. An encounter networking sites has reduced face to face dia- creased since last generation, only our minds with her is simply mesmerising. Here, she shares logues. Is this healthy? want to accomplish a lot in a limited span of time. her inspiring insights on competition, stress and It is essential for us to exchange positive energy If we discipline ourselves to manage our time other teen troubles... with each other as we communicate and share. prudently, one task at one time, there is no need to However, interaction and comprehension of body fear stress.G T What advice will you give to students who are language and facial expressions is vital. surrounded by stiff competition? Our dependence on such machines is re- There is nothing such as ‘competition’. In the prac- sponsible for the rising insecurity and abat- tice of competing against one another, we forget to ing cooperation amongst us. Social appreciate our value system. Unethical practices networking sites do not let us use our limit us from realizing our true potential and give minds creatively. This curbs our enhance- rise to the fear of losing. If we all begin to respect ment and growth. our morals and lead life at our own pace, the fear Enlightened: of loss would never prevail. Instead of competi- Howmuch time should one spend on Saumya, Joshya, Angad & Parul Sister Shivani - An Apotheosis tion, let us have cooperation. meditation? of Divine Beauty Distributed across: Amity Noida/Saket/Pushp Vihar/Vasundhra-1 & 6/Mayur Vihar/ Gurgaon 43 & 46/Lucknow • Amiown-Gurgaon 27/Pushp Vihar/Vasundhra/Noida • AIMC Manesar • Amitasha Noida/Saket/Gurgaon 2 World Mirror News and views The Global Times, December 16-31, 2010 THE SLIPS AND TURNS OF Pix: Deeksha Goyal, IX A, AIS Gur 46 Chocolate Éclair Pyramid!smash hit UK and Australian shows of the same name. 2010Vathul BS, AIS Gur 46 With a height of 8 metres, the pyramid was the tallest chocolate éclair pyra- The year 2010 was as spicy as a mid in the country! It was built by the Hindi masala movie. Here are the top twelve contestants, the two top ten perky takes on it… judges Kunal Kapoor and Ajay • Indian film music makes a mark Chopra, and about twenty five chefs from Leela. Preparation for the éclairs took seventy two hours but it took twelve days to actually finish it. The whole pyramid had 16,000 chocolate-filled éclairs, and about 1000 litres of milk, 800 kg of flour, globally – AR Rahman sweeps LIVE PRESS 500 kg of butter, 450 double gold at the Grammys kg of chocolate and •Sweeping changes in education – Esha Gopinath Nair, X C, AIS Gur-46 a show hosted by Akshay Kumar on the make great food. It is a one of its kind as many as 20,000 eggs were used to CBSE introduces CCE reports fromthe MasterChef Press Indian telly, that celebrates people who culinary competition series based on the make it. The pyramid has also been lay- •CWG Games – Popularity & Conference held at Gurgaon... ered with different colours of chocolate. controversy, the dual effect on India Ajay Chopra, Chef @ The Leela, Gurgaon informs: The third layer had bronze chocolate, the he contestants of cookery reality second layer had silver chocolate and the “ The Chocolate Éclair pyramid isthe largestchocolate pyramid in India and show ‘MasterChef India’ un- top most layer had gold chocolate. The veiled the tallest Chocolate Eclair ismade with some 16,000 puff rollsfilled with chocolate cream and topped contestants were extremely happy and Tpyramid on 23rd November in Ambi- with silver and gold chocolate. Judges, contestants and about 25 people proud. After all, it’s not everyday that ence Mall, Gurgaon and entered the from The Leela, Gurgaon worked hard to make it. It took usabout 12 days.” you get to make a chocolate éclair Limca Books of Records. MasterChef is pyramid! G T •FIFA World Cup – From Paul, the octopus to Waka-Waka •Babri Masjid Verdict – The one- third Deal •IPL fiasco – Lalit Modi’s baby orphaned ProudTanviSethi, IX A, A IS Gur 46 tries, to the civilization isbe quite different anPratap Singh, Indian! XI and so shifted to India from UK along with her •Wikileaks Revelation – Bullying from our country.