GLS Voice September 2013
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GUJARAT LAW SOCIETY Date of publication : 7th of every month. News for GLS students, staff , alumni and friends Gujarat Law Society, Opp Law Garden, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad 380006 ■ Ph 079 26440532, 079 26468513 ■ email: [email protected] ■ Price Rs.2/- INSIDE Volume 5 Issue 9 Editor: Dr. Bhalchandra H Joshi SEPTEMBER 2013 BEYOND CRICKET: WORLD CLASS BASKETBALL COURT AT GLS here is a very famous quote by a famous Tfootball player and coach, that says, “Do you know what’s the best part of the game is? Pg : 2 The opportunity to play”. NEXI - ROBOT WITH Indeed, in today’s time, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS having an opportunity to play is a big deal. Especially when the children are so addicted to video games, it is a mammoth task to encourage them to go on the ground and play. And by chance one even managed to do that, all they are interested in is cricket. Of course, there is nothing wrong in playing cricket, but there is a dire need Pg : 5 in our country to recognize the TRADITION importance of sports other than cricket. GLS has, once again, AT GLS proved that it can do anything for the overall development of the youth. One initiative in this direction is to revive the dying game of basketball in Ahmedabad. Recently the Gujarat Law Society renovated when one of the reputed By renovating its and restarted its basketball colleges of GLS, H A College basketball court, GLS court with the whole new look of Commerce had the record of has given and energy. The court was winning the basketball opportunities not only Pg : 6-7 inaugurated by Shri championship for twenty good to its own students SudhirNanavati. This years in a row! Many of these but also to all Ahmedabad university or college level STARS BEHIND inauguration took the audience former players were present at students as the court can be tournaments. A BIG thank you THE STARS back into the glorious history the inauguration. used by other colleges for to GLS for taking this initiative! A COACH: TEACHER, FRIEND, PHILOSOPHER AND GUIDE By Jean Dsouza being Talent. It might be ehind the curtains. possible to succeed in sports Outside the lines. On the without Nike or Reebok, without Bbench. Behind the treadmills and gyms, maybe scenes. That’s how most coaches even without infrastructure and Pg : 8 would define their roles in facilities. But it would be sports. They might not be on the impossible to succeed without a MðkíktºÞ rËLkLke forefront, but their task is Coach. Wsðýe usually unseen, hidden, The Oxford English unknown. It is usually the glitzy Dictionary defines the coach as performer, the glamorous a trainer or instructor of sport, sportsperson, who is the star of however, as anyone who has the show, while the coach been involved in coaching remains hidden from the camera, knows, the coach’s role extends the news, the headlines. GLS Voice wishes to highlight sportspersons would agree that far beyond that. Teaching And yet, just as a painter can the importance and significance they would not even have athletes the skills, tactics and be seen in the paintings, and a of Coaches in different Sports. entered the game without the rules of the game, while film-director can be recognized They are, after all, teachers too! encouragement of their Coach. important, is only one of the Pg : 11 through his/her films, a coach I doubt if it is possible for As a mentor, a motivator and a coach’s many roles. Leadership, too can be glimpsed through the any sportsperson to think of role-model, a coach is the Advice, Counselling, US PROFESSOR VISITS GLS performance of the team/player. him/herself without his/her second most important need for Disciplinarian and Manager are MANAGEMENT PROGRAM On this Teachers’ Day issue, Coach. In fact, most a sportsperson – the first one CONTINUED ON PAGE-9 SEPTEMBER 2013 2 NEXI - ROBOT WITH FACIAL EXPRESSIONS his is an article about wide assortment of facial camera and microphones placed ROBOTS. ROBOT is a expressions while at its forehead which gives real Tmechanical instrument communicating with people. time tracking of people, voice guided by a computer program. This robot has been named and objects. NEXI is powered We can say a ROBOT is NEXI and has been framed as by lithium-ion batteries and it is mimicking a realistic look that the next generation robots. controlled by a personal conveys a sense of intelligence NEXI is capable of reacting computer which works on or thought of its own. facial expressions and emotions LINUX operating system. NEXI Since long, scientists have same as humans do. can pick up weight up to 10 been working on emotions in The head and face were pounds which is 4.5kg goals in a human-robot spot has been accessed more robots. They have been created by the Xitome Design approximately. In short, we can interaction, teaming, and social than 70,000 times and the video successful in giving facial and MIT.NEXI has four degrees say that NEXI is designed to learning.” It is believed that one has been seen by more than expressions in them (robots). in its neck and its face is able to imitate human nature whether fine day robots like NEXI could 150,000 people having more Massachusetts Institute of express emotions like sadness, being generous and nice or being work alongside people in their than 2,000 comments. The link Technology (MIT) Media Lab fear, happiness, anger, through jocular and performing selfish houses and offices. of the video is as follows:- came up with a new invention of eyes, mouth, eyebrows, etc. tricks. NEXI – Internet Celebrity:- http://www.youtube.com/ a robot having facial expressions There are two CCD (Charged Designer’s point of View:- NEXI has become something watch?v=XrmrU7P-ysA - expressions such as ‘slanting Coupled Devices) cameras According to its designers, of an Internet celebrity after a By Sarjak Gandhi its eyebrows in anger’, or ‘raise inside each eye which relay “the purpose of this platform is preliminary video demonstration (G.L.S.(I&RKD) Institute of them in surprise’, and also a vision and there is 3D infrared to support research and education of its facial expressions. The Computer Applications A JOURNEY TOWARDS LITERATE INDIA n India, 4% students don’t go “One day all children will to become a part of to school at the age of 3-4. attain excellent education” the solution and Volume: 5, Issue: IX 42% drop-out from school ‘Teach for India’ is a serve as a change- © 2009 All rights reserved. I President, GLS after std. 5 or 6. And only 10% movement of leaders who work agent in the society. Deepak Navnitlal Parikh go to college. We came to know to eliminate educational inequity We found the Honorary Secretary, GLS about this state of education in India. All kids in India seminar appealing Devang Nanavati when an NGO named ‘Teach for deserve the chance to reach their and worthy because, Publisher & Editor-in-chief India’ came to G.L.S. (I&RKD) full potential. This NGO is for us students this is Dr Bhalchandra Joshi Institute of Computer working since 5 years in a very good (Registrar, GLS) Managing Editor Applications on 1st August, different places. And now they opportunity by which Dr. Avani Desai 2013. They explained their came to Ahmedabad to provide we could do Editorial Board vision and mission, their fellowships to students. The something good and Aashal Bhatt program and how it is useful for fellowship is a two-year paid teachers in under-resourced and different for nation Dharini Patel us as well for the nation and commitment during which low-income schools. and earn as well. Dipalee Atre how we can join it. fellows are placed as full-time To encourage the students to In the presentation we were Dr. Jean Dsouza Kalpesh Jani join this fellowship, the alumni supposed to sing a song and a Dr. Kavita Patel of GLS gave a very interesting few inspiring few lines from it Kruti Paritosh G L S ALUMNI ASSOCIATIO N presentation with appropriate were: Marzun Jokhi examples, interactive activities “When you get the choice to Nirja Vasavada Not yet registered? and experiments. We saw sit it out or dance, Dr. Jayesh Mandanka through the video that how the I hope you dance.” Vineeta Gangal Fill out the enclosed form and send it along with the registration fees* GLS Voice is published monthly by Gujarat to Ms Sonal Rawal/Mr Shashank Shah at: life of a slum girl named Jyoti I hope after reading this all Law Society, Law Garden, Ellisbridge, Gujarat Law Society, Opp Law Garden, Ellisbridge, changed with the help of an of you will take a step towards Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad - 380006. Alternately, log on to NGO. They also showed us the making our nation a literate one Th e opinions expressed by others in GLS www.gujaratlawsociety.org to list of persons who left their and then sing and dance to the Voice do not necessarily refl ect those of Guja- download an electronic version of the form. field for the fellowship and how tune of literacy. rat Law Society or its members. 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