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17th Edition, April 2015
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CAMPUSBEATS
Neon is one of the biggest cultural fests in town. This year, it took place
over a course of 6 days. It has been a tradition where it begins an A-list
concert and this year was no different with the international artist Jay
Seanof'RideIt'fameperformingonliveoncampus.
Neon is a platform for the talented to express themselves through their
respective art forms. There are many competitions such as solo and
duet singing, solo and group dancing, fashion show, Mr & Ms Sinhgad
and Aegis of Rock. SCOE participated in all of the above mentioned
events, proving that, we engineers are indeed multi-faceted and full of
surprises!
Some of the performances, like the duet singing by Samiran Mudgalkar
and Amit Joshi, blew away the judges and the audience and they went
on to win the duet singing competition. Important issues like
untouchability and common man's frustration in our country were
addressed in a street play called 'Mala Bharat Vikaicha Aahe'. And after
SCOA's 8 year long winning streak, SCOE took first place with their
'Sugar Rush' themed fashion show. Sayali Gujrathi surprised everyone
with her one minute Bharatnatiyam performance, a seemingly
impossible feat, in her talent round for Ms.Sinhgad. While Chakradhar
ReddycameinthirdwithhispublicspeakinginMr.Sinhgad.
With all these wins, SCOE, for the second year in a row, took home the
overall Sinhgad Karandak trophy for cultural events . All in all, it was a
marvelousandmagicalyearforthestudentsofSCOE.
-Nishita Lali
January at Sinhgad Institutes is an amazing time of the year. High
on adrenaline and with a fire in the belly, sports is something that
we,atSCOE,takeratherseriously.
2015 was even more special. SCOE won the Sports Karandak
baggingthehighestpointstallysofar,awhopping18.GirlsCricket,
Boys Volleyball, Chess Boys, Boys and Girls Relay and Lawn Tennis
Boys grabbed the first place with two points each and made all of
us proud. Not far behind were the Girls Throwball, Boys Football,
Boys Swimming, Girls Lawn tennis and 100 Meters Running Boys
teams who earned a point each for taking the runner-up position.
The resulting point tally was miles ahead with a gap of 10 points
betweenSCOEandRMD.
Thechantof“SCOESCOE”fromthecrowdkeptthespiritshighand
boosted the morale of the participants throughout the Karandak.
Sneaking out of lectures to cheer friends on field was a pleasure
that every student indulged in. A cherry on top was the prize
distribution ceremony at the hands of Bollywood heart-throb
ArjunKapoor.
-Chaitra Kachare
The department of Electronics and Telecommunication of Sinhgad
college of Engineering in collaboration with the IEEE committee this
year, hosted an international conference on 'Pervasive Computing'.
Generating a lot of buzz, the conference commenced on the 8th of
January and the enthusiasm was visibly seen amongst the staff and
students. There were four tutorial speakers. Each of them presented
their outlooks on the current trends in the field of computing and
technology. "Technology will be developed only when machines work
for humans without us realising it", said one of the speakers. Another
perspective presented was that of the Google glass. Various frames of
reference were analysed, taking into consideration on where we are
heading today in the field of technology. Post graduation students
from all over India came over to present their research ideas in
categorized fields such as VLSI, Embedded systems, Signal Processing
and many more. The conference concluded on the 10th of January
andwasagrandsuccess.
-Parth Shekokar
A Quest for the Cup
Neon Lights
ICPC 2015
The English Club in collaboration with the famous event listing
website dare2compete.com organized an online quiz on the 27th
of November 2014. The quiz ,called 'Quest', was a part of
dare2compete.com's Online Quizzing Festival, where they invited
different institutes and organizations to conduct a quiz. A total of
325 teams consisting of two members from the corporate sector
aswellasstudentsparticipatedinthequiz.
Thequizconsistedof25questionscoveringawiderangeoftopics.
They were set by Naman Jain, a member of The English Club and
also an avid quizzer. Many veterans from India's quizzing circuit
participated actively in the event. It was an exciting affair as the
winnersofthequizweredecidedonatiebreaker.Team'Incognito'
consisting of Nidhi Mehta and Parbir Nag of Oriflame India Pvt.
Ltd. emerged victorious with a score of 22/25. The duo of Nitesh
Rajpal and Rudrakshi Wangle of SIMSREE Institute came runners-
up.Boththewinnerandtherunners-upwereawardedwithacash
prize.
The online nature of the quiz was quite helpful in widening our
appeal to a wider audience. It was a unique for the club to
organize an online quiz on such a large scale. The club received a
thumbs up from all the participants for their efforts. The website
dare2compete.com was excited to continue its association with
TheEnglishClub.
-Shubham Sharma
TEC Quiz
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Tea- Beverage and Beyond
The grey misty air and the green earth allured the eyes, its scent
filled the lungs and tranquilized the soul. Cane hairbands grew
into cane hoods, twice the petite women wearing them. Their
soulful hymns and harvest songs echoed in the cascading
valleys. Every leaf they plucked was a hue of green so fresh, I
had never seen. The aroma so sprightly, I craved to take in more.
It had a therapeutic effect. I watched yaks pass by as the
chanting from a monastery and the tinkling of their bells
soothed the ears. I stood riveted for what seemed like an
eternity,dumbfounded,intheteagardensofDarjeeling.
I was waiting for tea at a little cottage garden here. Darjeeling
tea in yak milk. Heaven, I thought. In its many forms, tea is
unique.
There's dusk, there's evening, and there's midnight; there's
dawn, there's a morning, there's afternoon, and there's tea-
time.Whileit'scoffeedoingmostoftheaskingoutandbonding,
sharing and chatting, tea is solemnly introspecting, awakening.
Iced tea, green tea, espresso tea, herbal tea were perhaps a
natural consequence of popularization of urban coffee. Tea is
classic,henceblackandwhitearethebesthuesthatitcantake.
Whether prepared in styles such as Iranian, classic Moroccan,
Pure Chinese or English, taken with goat milk, cow milk,
buffalo milk, yak milk, camel milk or no milk at all, relished
with biscuits, maska bun or cream rolls the astringent caffeine
works wonders just when needed… 4 pm!
-Chaitra Kachare
Fusion Food
Fusion food is a combination of ingredients from
drastically different cuisines, mainly resulting from
globalization.
One may eat fusion food, without even realizing it. Italian
calzones are happily filled with the Indian pav bhaji;
Chinese flavors are introduced in food items like Spanish
puffs, burgers and dosas, creating Schezwan variations.
There are Ramen noodle burgers and Pizza burgers being
sold at fast food joints. Even Maggi sandwiches are a
commonsightnowadays.
Foods of distinct characteristics are mixed together. The
chocolate dosa is a mixture of dosa and cocoa powder
withicecreamrolledinit,seasonedwithnutsandtopped
withchocolatesauceormaplesyrup.
An example of a bizarre mix is fried coke. The coke is
frozenandthenfried.
Gulab jamuns find their way into cheesecakes, and barfi
parathas havealso started coming up. Let's not forget the
latestadditiontopizza,biryani,givingustheBrizza!
Dissidents of fusion cuisine call it “confusion” cuisine.
Often chefs combine ingredients that have no business
being together. Even though sometimes the result might
turn into a gastronomic nightmare, however, on the
whole,innovationisthenewwayforward.
When thinking about fusion food, 'think globally, dine
globally', might as well be the new maxim, the secret
ingredient for international peace. The possibilities for
transformationareevenmoremouthwatering.
-Vihang M.
I recently had the chance to visit the quirky capital city of Japan- Tokyo. Tokyo isn't a city by itself, but an agglomeration of
many smaller sub-cities. This means that every sub-city or 'ku' you go to, there will be different things to see and
experience, while the wackiness and overall friendliness are common to all of them.
There is so much to see in Tokyo, even for the unadventurous traveller, that no matter how long you stay, you will never be
sure whether you got it all done. There are the traditional tourist spots as well as the off-beat places only brave people
venture to.
An important thing in Tokyo that you should never miss is the food. Haughty Parisians and opinionated New Yorkers
might scoff, but Tokyo is the best city in the world when it comes to food. The city's restaurants have been awarded a total
of 375 Michelin stars, more than any other city in the world. Considering that there are more than 160,000 known
eateries, whatever your tastes,Tokyo has got the means to satisfy them.
One thing about Tokyo stands out, and that's the weirdness of the place. Here you can find whole streets dedicated to
manga and anime, maid cafes, three seat bars (there's place for only two customers and the bartender), cat cafes, robot
cabaret, auctions at the world's biggest fish market, capsule hotels.The list is inexhaustible.
Even before the gleaming skyscrapers have impressed you and the culinary allures have seduced you, the first thing you
will realize is that this city is home to some of the most polite and respectful people in the world. It is a part of their
harmony-loving culture to never be rude to anyone and under no circumstances will you ever be spoken to or treated
badly in Tokyo. Despite the massive hordes of people in the trains and on the platforms, you will certainly never be
robbed, and anything that gets lost, will always be found again. It's no wonder that Tokyo has consistently been rated the
safest city in the world.
So, my verdict? Tokyo is definitely one of the finest places I've been to. If you have a chance, go. Don't miss it for the
world. Literally.
-Mrunal Natu
Tokyo
TRAVEL BITES
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Festivals and events around the world cel
Oh! Looks as if that guy
from your class has just
bought a set of flashy
headphones and what's
that he is waving around?
The iPhone 6 he bought
last week? Looks like the
one man Mobile World
Congress is here. #SWAG
You've been up till dawn
watching your favourite
T.V. series. Lecture is at
8 a.m. You are walking
up to college half asleep,
just like many others.
Seems as if the Zombie
festival is taking place in
college this time around.
Feeling tired and you
have decided to bunk a
lecture. Just as you are
about to relax, you see
your TG out the corner
of your eye walking
towards you. It's time to
make a run for it rather
like the annual event that
happens in Pamplona.
Zombie festival-Toronto
Mobile World Congress-Barcelona

OEP 7
lebrated here in our own way(unknowingly).
It's your birthday and it's
time for an annual ritual.
Your friends come along
with a cake. While you are
standing on the CC and
your face, hair is smeared
with cream; you are
reminded of Farhan Akhtar
and Hrithik Roshan
battling it out on the
streets of Spain during
the Tomatina festival.
Its 6.30 pm; the setting sun
and the artificial illumination
around the college make for a
very beautiful scenery. As
you walk through the college
at this time you seestudents enjoying eachother's company. Youcannot distinguish if these
are the streets of Paris or
the college campus.
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at
Running Of The Bulls-Pamplona
An Evening In Paris
Tomatina Festival-Spain

ACROSS
1. Located in the Cusco region
of Peru, it was brought to
international attention in 1991.
Also a UNESCO World Heritage
site.
2. Cold dessert of India.
3.
Walkie Talkie,a skyscraper in
London is popularly known
as_________, as it can melt the
cars parked near it.
4. A wide, flat - shaped, layered
pasta. It is one of the oldest
types of pasta
1.
2.
3.
4.
DOWN
1. A transcontinental city in
Turkey, it has bid for the
Summer Olympics five times in
the past 20 years.
2. It is a natural light display in
the sky, predominantly seen in
the high latitude regions.
3. The Japanese art of flower
arrangement.
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WORLD'S WEIRDEST RESTAURANTS
Dinner in the Sky - Montreal, Canada
It's a bird! It's a plane! Nah, it's a dinner party in
theair!
Well, if you have an appetite for high altitude
then this is just the place for you. Originating in
Belgium, the concept involves a crane hoisting
guests, who are securely strapped into “dining
chairs” 160 feet up in the air, along with a table,
wait staff, and everything that's required to enjoy
a meal floating above the ground. The novelty-
based mobile restaurant has gained popularity
worldwide and is now offered for limited run
periods in cities around the globe, including
Montreal.
Ithaa Undersea Restaurant - Rangali
Island, Maldives
Located at the Conrad Maldives, Rangali Island
Resort is a gorgeous and intimate underwater
restaurant that is more than sixteen feet below
sea level. Opened in 2005, the all-glass
restaurant has a menu consisting of fresh
seafood, beef rib eye, veal, and other gourmet
dishes. Encased in a transparent acrylic roof, the
restaurant offers its diners a 270-degree
panoramic view of sea creatures swimming in
theMaldives'crystalclearwaters.
Modern Toilet - Taipei City, Taiwan
Province, People's Republic of China
Theideaforthisoddrestaurantwasconceivedby
one of the owners while he was reading while
sitting—where else?—on a toilet. Initially it only
sold chocolate ice cream in containers shaped
like a squat toilet, but once the humorous spin
became a great success, a full-fledged,
bathroom-themed eatery emerged. Today,
Modern Toilet is a chain with locations across
Asiaandithasplansforfurtherexpansion.
O.NOIR - Toronto, Canada
O.NOIR's philosophy is that a diner's enjoyment
is amplified when his sight is eliminated as the
other senses become heightened. Flashlights,
cellphones,andluminouswatchesareprohibited
from the dark dining establishment. The evening
starts in a lit bar where guests place their orders;
then they are led by a server into an unlit dining
room, where a two-hour seated dinner service
begins with servers explaining where everything
is placed on the table. This novel experience
certainly puts a new spin on the term “blind
date.”
Fortezza Medicea Restaurant --
Volterra, Italy
At this behind-the-bars eatery, you'll be served
your one square a day by actual inmates; and
you'lleatsaidmeal,fittingly,withplasticcutlery.
Ninja New York - New York City, USA
Designed to look like a 15th-century Japanese
feudal village full of dark nooks and snaking
passageways, you'll dine amongst stealthy
warriors—the waiters—who roam, romp, and
perform tricks, all the while serving sushi and
sake. Just call it Japanese fare mixed with
martialartsflairatitsbest. -Vaishnavi Tatpal
BOOK REVIEW
MaximumCity:Bombaylostand
foundbySuketuMehta
Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize,
Maximum City by Suketu Mehta
describes an insider's accounts
about the most populous
metropolis of the country. It's a
fearless piece of writing that tells
about the horrors and wonders of
the state capital. From the Mumbai
Police and the Hindu Muslim
clashes to the notorious red light
areas of the city, this book is a page
turner for sure and will keep you
hooked till the end. Maximum city
was named as one of the books of
theyearby'TheEconomist'in2004.
StandoffbySandraBrown-
This fiction novel narrates a day in
the life of a workaholic T.V. reporter
when she is flung into the middle of
a dramatic incident that could be
'the story' of her career. A
multimillionaire'steenagedaughter
has been kidnapped. Meanwhile, a
young couple is holding six hostages
inside a convenience store. The
entire fiasco results in a gripping
standoff between the FBI and the
hostage-takers. This one-day read is
indeedengrossing!
-Namita Kawade

Hololens
For all you Star Trek and Matrix fans, this is what you have been waiting for! In Star Trek, new virtual worlds
were created which the users could touch and feel. In Matrix, computers were plugged into a person's brain
to transport him to a whole new world! The Hololens is a big step towards actually experiencing such mind
bogglingscenarios.
Hololens is a sleek, flashy headset having transparent lenses. It was unveiled by Microsoft on the 21st of
January 2015. The Hololens doesn't try to trick you by trying to take you to another world; it brings the
wonders of a computer in your world. It tracks your movement, watches your gaze and transforms your
surroundingbyblastinglightinyoureyes(Itdoesn'thurt,ifthat'swhatyouarewondering!)
All the top notch organizations plan on using Hololens for R&D. NASA plans on using it for their new Jet
propulsiontechnology.Onecanconstruct3Dmodelsinthinairusing'Holostudio'andsendittoa3Dprinter
for printing. Seamless and insanely realistic Skype calls, top gaming experience, anything and everything
youwantappearsinfrontofyoureyes.Whatmorecanonehopefor?
The product is going to be launched along with Windows 10 sometime this year and is going to be worth
everypennyyouspend!
-Shantanu Puranik
Virtual Reality (VR)
The term 'Virtual Reality' was coined decades
ago by the French poet Antonin Artaud. In his
seminal book 'The Theatre and Its Double', he
describedtheatreas'larealitevirtuelle'.
VRisjustlikebeingtransportedtoanewartificial
world that is cut off from the real world.
Hypothetically, one can't tell the difference b/w
real and virtual world. It's just the idea of a
parallel digital world allowing one to
communicateanddothingsinavirtualworld.
Augmented reality (AR)
Has anybody heard about Google glass? Want to know
howitworks?
It is based on Augmented Reality which works in a
totallyoppositemanner.Itbringsvirtualworldintothe
real and the user can tell the difference b/w the both.
User can interact with the environment knowing that
itisartificial!
Trending these days:VR like Oculus rift is becoming
successfulinthegamingindustry.
Magic Leap, a startup has received more than half a
billion dollars in an investment from Google. They are
working on AR and computer vision and are expected
to deliver the new version of Google Glass by the end
ofthisyear.
Frozen Luminescence
Creating lighter versions of our favorite snacks and drinks may be a mode towards better food; but some
partygoersseemtohavetakenthetrendratherliterally!
Dhairya Dand has come up with self aware, glowing ice cubes that surprisingly beat to the ambient music.
The electronics inside the ice cubes also understand how fast and how much you're drinking and change
their color from green to orange and finally to red as you keep drinking beyond the safety limit. If things get
outofcontrol,thecubessendatexttoyourclosefriendthroughyoursmartphone.
If this wasn't enough, a team at Cornetto with an aim to make a cinema based ice cream that you can eat in
the dark without getting yourself dirty, went on to create ice creams which glow in the absence of light.
Though the fluorescent pudding may seem anything but natural, the team insists that it's a completely
wholesome process; sort of saying, “It is totally organic and natural, if you're okay with genetically modified
organisms.”
What started as a simple electric bulb in the hands of Thomas Alva Edision has turned into glowing ice
creamsandicecubesinours.Nowyouneverknowwhatcouldlightup!
-Devanshu Bachhav
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