रोहित तिमिल्सिनाले 'गिनिज बुक अफ वल्र्ड रेकर्ड' मा नाम लेखाउन सफल भएका छन् । ललितपुरको सातदोबाटोस्थित टेनिस कम्प्लेक्समा शनिबार आयोजित एक कार्यक्रमबीच रोहितले सो जानकारी दिएका हुन् ।
आइटिएफ मापदण्डको २१ वटा टेनिस बल एक हातमा उनले एकैसाथ १४ दशमलव ३२ सेकेन्डमै राखेपछि नयाँ विश्व रेकर्ड कायम गरे । यसअघि सो विश्व रेडर्क नाम गिनिज बुकमा समावेश गरिएको हो । उक्त मापदण्डको बलको तौल ५६ देखि ५८ ग्राम र डायमिटर २.५६ सेन्टिमिटर हुनुपर्छ । यसअघि यो विश्व कीर्तिमान फ्रान्सेली नागरिक अर्नान्ड डेस्चेम्पको नाममा थियो । अर्नान्डले १० सेकेन्डसम्म एक हातमा १९ वटा बल राखेर विश्व कीर्तिमान बनाएका थिए ।
सन् २००८ को १४ जुनमा रोहितले विभिन्न प्रतिनिधिको उपस्थितिमा विश्व कीर्तिमान प्रदर्शन गरेका थिए । सोही प्रदर्शनको प्रकाशित समाचारको कटिङ, श्रव्यदृष्यको फुटेजलगायतका प्रमाणसहितको विवरण उनले गिनिज बुक अफ वल्र्ड रेकर्डको मुख्यालय लन्डनस्थित ड्रमन स्टि्रट पठाएका थिए । रोहितका अनुसार अगस्ट पहिलो साता आफ्नो नाम गिनिज बुकमा समावेश भएको आधिकारिक जानकारी बताए । 'गिनिज बुकमा नाम समावेश गर्न पाउँदा खुसी छु,' रोहितले भने । उनले यो प्रयासलाई निरन्तरता दिइरहने समेत बताए । सोही कारण आफ्नो नाम गिनिज बुकमा समावेश भए पनि सन्तुष्ट हुन नसकिएको टिप्पणी दिएका छन् । उनले भने, 'गिनिज बुकमा नाम समावेश भएकोमा खुसी छु, तर सन्तुष्ट छुइन, किनभने सन्तुष्टि भनेको सफलताको पूर्णविराम हो, अझ सफलता चाहन्छु ।' उनले भावी योजनाबारे खुलाशा गर्दै भने, 'नेपाललाई एउटै व्यक्तिको नाममा धेरै विश्व कीर्तिमान रहेको राष्ट्रको नामले चिनाउने इच्छा छ ।' उनको यस साहसिक प्रयासमा पिपल फेसले सहयोग गरेका थियो । पिपल फेस नामक संस्थामार्फत प्राप्त भएको प्रमाणपत्र राष्ट्रिय खेलकुद परिषद्का कोषाध्यक्ष अजर मानन्धरले रोहितलाई हस्तान्तरण गरेका छन् ।
(स्रोतः दैनिकी डट कम www.dainikee.com)
Our Perspective:
It is great to know Mr Rohit Timilsina has successfully registered his name in the guiness Book Of World Records. At a time when pleasant news have become hard to come by for Nepalese people, this one surely refreshes the regular newstream and overjoys the public. We wish Mr Timilsina the best for his future endeavours.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Business : Court Orders Ban on Microsoft Word Sales
A US federal court has ordered Microsoft to pay over $290m (£175m) for wilfully infringing on a patent by Canadian firm i4i. The patent relates to the use of XML, a mark-up language that allows formatting of text and makes files readable across different programs.
XML is integral to Microsoft's flagship word processing software Word. Texas district court judge Leonard Davis also filed an injunction preventing Microsoft from selling Word. The row specifically relates to the use of Extensible Mark-up Language, or XML, documents.
Earlier this year, the court found in a jury trial that Microsoft had infringed the patent and awarded i4i $200m (£120m). In the latest ruling, the court ordered Microsoft to pay $40m (£24m) for the wilful nature of the infringement and interest on the amounts totalling more than $40m.
Microsoft has 60 days to comply with the injunction but said in a statement that it will appeal the ruling. "We are disappointed by the court's ruling," said Microsoft spokesperson Kevin Kutz. "We believe the evidence clearly demonstrated that we do not infringe and that the i4i patent is invalid. We will appeal the verdict."
(Source: BBC Online)
Our Perspective:
It is interesting to see how things turn out to develop. Never knew people could get into trouble using XML in their systems. OpenOffice also uses the XML extensively, but it remains to be seen if any action will be taken against OpenOffice, which is a free software.
XML is integral to Microsoft's flagship word processing software Word. Texas district court judge Leonard Davis also filed an injunction preventing Microsoft from selling Word. The row specifically relates to the use of Extensible Mark-up Language, or XML, documents.
Earlier this year, the court found in a jury trial that Microsoft had infringed the patent and awarded i4i $200m (£120m). In the latest ruling, the court ordered Microsoft to pay $40m (£24m) for the wilful nature of the infringement and interest on the amounts totalling more than $40m.
Microsoft has 60 days to comply with the injunction but said in a statement that it will appeal the ruling. "We are disappointed by the court's ruling," said Microsoft spokesperson Kevin Kutz. "We believe the evidence clearly demonstrated that we do not infringe and that the i4i patent is invalid. We will appeal the verdict."
(Source: BBC Online)
Our Perspective:
It is interesting to see how things turn out to develop. Never knew people could get into trouble using XML in their systems. OpenOffice also uses the XML extensively, but it remains to be seen if any action will be taken against OpenOffice, which is a free software.
Foreign Relations: Prachanda for anti-US strategy
Former Nepalese Prime Minister Prachanda says Asian countries should develop a unified security strategy to combat US influence in South Asia. In an interview with the BBC, he said India, China and Nepal should work together to counter American power.
The Maoist, who was a rebel leader before becoming prime minister, was speaking during a visit to Britain. Prachanda resigned in May over the Nepalese president's decision to reinstate the army chief he had sacked.
Speaking at the Nepalese embassy in London, Prachanda said the emerging Asian economies should rely less on the West, especially the United States. He said being the sole super power, the US was trying to have a greater influence in Asia, but India and China should come together to provide security and prosperity to their people.
(Source : BBC Online)
Our Perspective:
Comrade Prachanda, being an ex-prime minister should be very careful in his choice of words. He is no more just a rebel leader. He should remember he will be back at the government again in a few years time. These words might come back to haunt him at that time... Asian unity is required, but that unity should not be an alliance to destroy any other country, rather should be a way to work together in a construtive way. Yes, whatever US has done in Iraq,Afganistan and in Palestine in the recent years and Vietnam in the past is condemnable, but keeping those things in mind, we should not follow the same route. Our Asian unity should be able to develop a common environment where we can realize our common goals and up-lift the living standard of each other.
Prachanda, in the meantime, should be focussing on maintaing stability and leading the peace process in Nepal, rather than seeking ways to combat US influence in south asia. The peace process, currently, is off the track with political parties unable to reach concensus on the key agendas of the constitution. Once that peace process is on track he can start thinking about the other priorities. Comrade Prachanda, you led the revolution, you showed new dreams to the nepalese people, now its you time to act for the people of Nepal. Know your domain, which is Nepali Politics. Stick to it until and unless Nepal is on right track.
The Maoist, who was a rebel leader before becoming prime minister, was speaking during a visit to Britain. Prachanda resigned in May over the Nepalese president's decision to reinstate the army chief he had sacked.
Speaking at the Nepalese embassy in London, Prachanda said the emerging Asian economies should rely less on the West, especially the United States. He said being the sole super power, the US was trying to have a greater influence in Asia, but India and China should come together to provide security and prosperity to their people.
(Source : BBC Online)
Our Perspective:
Comrade Prachanda, being an ex-prime minister should be very careful in his choice of words. He is no more just a rebel leader. He should remember he will be back at the government again in a few years time. These words might come back to haunt him at that time... Asian unity is required, but that unity should not be an alliance to destroy any other country, rather should be a way to work together in a construtive way. Yes, whatever US has done in Iraq,Afganistan and in Palestine in the recent years and Vietnam in the past is condemnable, but keeping those things in mind, we should not follow the same route. Our Asian unity should be able to develop a common environment where we can realize our common goals and up-lift the living standard of each other.
Prachanda, in the meantime, should be focussing on maintaing stability and leading the peace process in Nepal, rather than seeking ways to combat US influence in south asia. The peace process, currently, is off the track with political parties unable to reach concensus on the key agendas of the constitution. Once that peace process is on track he can start thinking about the other priorities. Comrade Prachanda, you led the revolution, you showed new dreams to the nepalese people, now its you time to act for the people of Nepal. Know your domain, which is Nepali Politics. Stick to it until and unless Nepal is on right track.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Swine Flu: What the hell???
In the meantime, we had news from Nepal where more than 230 people died because of Diahrrea, in the last two months. Accute diahrrea is one of the most common cause of death in the developing countries and is the second most cause of infant deaths world wide, according to the Wikipedia. Sometime before, like everyone else i read about the outbreak of swine flu. As the media these day is very agile in its own way and the world, like a global village, swine flu was at the back of everyone's mind. Thus people, equally aware of this new outbreak, acted themselves to prevent from this resurgent flu.
We do not know how many lives did the 2009 swine outbreak claim, the only thing we believe is every human being is as important as any other in this world and each untimely death is a tragic loss for mankind. Saying this, however, we would like to ask the media, why are they only after the new outbreaks, those which give them something to sell their newspapers. As we said before, although unaware of those figures of death caused by swine flu, we are sure it has not climbed above fifty worldwide. But, diahrrea, which almost everyone in the world suffers every year, either due to having too much to eat or having nothing to eat, claimed huge amounts of lives in the south asian countries, remained quite unnoticed.
Hopefully, we will be able to prioritize news based on humanitarian needs rather than the country priority. From those cases where simple information could save the lives of thousands every year should always receive a priority.
We do not know how many lives did the 2009 swine outbreak claim, the only thing we believe is every human being is as important as any other in this world and each untimely death is a tragic loss for mankind. Saying this, however, we would like to ask the media, why are they only after the new outbreaks, those which give them something to sell their newspapers. As we said before, although unaware of those figures of death caused by swine flu, we are sure it has not climbed above fifty worldwide. But, diahrrea, which almost everyone in the world suffers every year, either due to having too much to eat or having nothing to eat, claimed huge amounts of lives in the south asian countries, remained quite unnoticed.
Hopefully, we will be able to prioritize news based on humanitarian needs rather than the country priority. From those cases where simple information could save the lives of thousands every year should always receive a priority.
Nepal: 11 killed in Udaypur mishap
Eleven persons were killed on the spot and 50 injured when a passenger bus met with an accident at Kurini Bhanjyang of Sirise VDC on Katari-Ghurmi section of Siddhartha Highway on Tuesday.
Three women and a child were among those killed. There were 80 passengers on board the bus that was on way to Katari from Ghurmi when it fell 400 m down the road. More than 35 persons have been sent to hospitals. A team of Nepal Police and Armed Police Force from Katari has reached the incident site for rescue operation. Condition of 10 of those injured was critical.
(Source : THT Online)
Our Perspective:
We only have our condolences to offer. In a country where people die from diahrrea and dyssentry, it is difficult and unrightful of us to demand the local administration to restrain vehicles from carrying more than allowed capacity. As long as our educated youth continue to migrate abroad, this was not the first time such mishap has occured and this will not be the last time.
Three women and a child were among those killed. There were 80 passengers on board the bus that was on way to Katari from Ghurmi when it fell 400 m down the road. More than 35 persons have been sent to hospitals. A team of Nepal Police and Armed Police Force from Katari has reached the incident site for rescue operation. Condition of 10 of those injured was critical.
(Source : THT Online)
Our Perspective:
We only have our condolences to offer. In a country where people die from diahrrea and dyssentry, it is difficult and unrightful of us to demand the local administration to restrain vehicles from carrying more than allowed capacity. As long as our educated youth continue to migrate abroad, this was not the first time such mishap has occured and this will not be the last time.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Tennis : Federer Rewriting the History Books
Roger Federer created a history by becoming the first player to win 15 grand slams. In a nerve-wrecking encounter at the centre court on 5th july 2009m, he overcame a stubborn Andy Roddick by 5-7 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-5) 3-6 16-14 to rewrite the history books. It was a great win and an epic final played in front of the former multiple champions.
(Source: Wimbledon.org)
Our Perspective:
It is no longer a news that Federer won the the wimbledon and thus rewrote the history books. But what we want to do is look at how this epic final changes the dynamics of current men's tennis. We would like to start first by paying our tribute to Federer for his win and his career in which he has reached 21 consecutive semifinals and 19 finals winning 15 of them. It is a lot to ask for and even Rod Laver at his prime might have struggled to beat that feat.
While everyone has been focussing on federers win and rightly so, we want to see the positives that we have been able to witness in these two weeks of glorious tennis. For some times past men's tennis has only been about Federer and Nadal, with sometimes Andy Murray showing flashes of brilliance that he is capable of. But here, during the tournament, we witnessed two former world number one's claiming their stakes at the very top level, in Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt. Although Hewitt lost in the quarter finals, that was against a resurgent and very determined Andy Roddick, who was himself making his own comeback. With his injury problems behind him, it is very clear that Hewitt is destined to become a formidable force once more in his career.
Roddicks dip in form over the last two seasons must have forced him to questioned himself why he was playing this game. With federer and nadal fighting for the grandslams, he had to either improve himself on every department of his game or quit playing forever. He chose the former option and hired Larry Stefanki as his coach. Stefanki helped him lose 6 kgs which resulted him in being more mobile over the court. Also he has worked on his groundstrokes and previously one dimensional roddick who only depended on his serves and looked out-of-sorts when it did not work, seemed to be a match in every department for Federer.
Although federer won the match, it was in fact Roddick who had more break of serves than Federer. Federer didn't have any answer for his serves until the last game, but did his best to hang on there and wait for the right opportunity. Roddick always found a way to get out of trouble with his first serve, and if he continues the way he did here, it will be tough to bet against him at the flushing meadows. Who know what might happen there with the home crowd behind him.
Men's tennis seems to have a lot to offer with Roddick and Hewitt coming back to form, and when Nadal returns from his injury it will be a treat to watch them plying their trade against each other. Andy Murray is still learning and already ranked third in the world. With Fernando Verdasco, big serving Karlovic waiting in the wings it will be a tough ride for Federer to defend his US Open, but who is there to bet against it???
(Source: Wimbledon.org)
Our Perspective:
It is no longer a news that Federer won the the wimbledon and thus rewrote the history books. But what we want to do is look at how this epic final changes the dynamics of current men's tennis. We would like to start first by paying our tribute to Federer for his win and his career in which he has reached 21 consecutive semifinals and 19 finals winning 15 of them. It is a lot to ask for and even Rod Laver at his prime might have struggled to beat that feat.
While everyone has been focussing on federers win and rightly so, we want to see the positives that we have been able to witness in these two weeks of glorious tennis. For some times past men's tennis has only been about Federer and Nadal, with sometimes Andy Murray showing flashes of brilliance that he is capable of. But here, during the tournament, we witnessed two former world number one's claiming their stakes at the very top level, in Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt. Although Hewitt lost in the quarter finals, that was against a resurgent and very determined Andy Roddick, who was himself making his own comeback. With his injury problems behind him, it is very clear that Hewitt is destined to become a formidable force once more in his career.
Roddicks dip in form over the last two seasons must have forced him to questioned himself why he was playing this game. With federer and nadal fighting for the grandslams, he had to either improve himself on every department of his game or quit playing forever. He chose the former option and hired Larry Stefanki as his coach. Stefanki helped him lose 6 kgs which resulted him in being more mobile over the court. Also he has worked on his groundstrokes and previously one dimensional roddick who only depended on his serves and looked out-of-sorts when it did not work, seemed to be a match in every department for Federer.
Although federer won the match, it was in fact Roddick who had more break of serves than Federer. Federer didn't have any answer for his serves until the last game, but did his best to hang on there and wait for the right opportunity. Roddick always found a way to get out of trouble with his first serve, and if he continues the way he did here, it will be tough to bet against him at the flushing meadows. Who know what might happen there with the home crowd behind him.
Men's tennis seems to have a lot to offer with Roddick and Hewitt coming back to form, and when Nadal returns from his injury it will be a treat to watch them plying their trade against each other. Andy Murray is still learning and already ranked third in the world. With Fernando Verdasco, big serving Karlovic waiting in the wings it will be a tough ride for Federer to defend his US Open, but who is there to bet against it???
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Sports: Rubina creates cricket history
Rubina Chhetri became the first ever Nepali cricketer to take a hat-trick in international cricket when she took five wickets in five balls against Singapore in the ACC Women’s Twenty20 Cricket Tournament at the Selangor Turf Club in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
Asked to bowl the last over of the match by skipper Ritu Kanoujiya with Singapore just two runs away from victory, Rubina made a confident start with a dot ball. She then claimed three wickets in the next three balls to complete the hat-trick - the first ever by a Nepali player in any form of cricket in international level.
Her next ball went wide that put both the teams level at 79. But Rubina’s heroics were not over yet and she claimed two more wickets in the next two balls. The match was decided in the bowl-out and Nepal registered a 2-1 victory. “I was scared and not willing to bowl when captain (Ritu) came to me and gave me the ball,” Rubina told The Himalayan Times. “I was not happy even when I got the first wicket as I had a feeling that we are going to lose the match,” said 15-year-old Rubina, who hails from Kakkarvitta of Mechi Municipality in Jhapa district.
“When the fourth ball went wide, I was so scared that I was on the verge of crying while bowling the next ball,” said emotional Rubina. “I got five wickets but I came to know about the hat-trick only during the presentation ceremony,” said the multi-talented Rubina, a 10th
grade student at North Point School in Jhapa, who also plays volleyball in school. She also holds the domestic record for best bowling figures in women’s cricket, taking six wickets for three runs in 3.4 overs against Nepalgunj during the Fifth National Games.
“I got into cricket by watching others play around me,” she said. Her brother, Pawan Chhetri, also played cricket in school and college. “My family (mother and brother) have been supporting me,” she said.
(Source: TheHimalayantimes.com)
Our Perspective:
Well done Rubina. When all others are faltering at their responsibilities, the ladies cricket team has held its head high. Congratulations once again to Rubina and her captain Ritu, who believed in her at the time of crisis, and her team which made it possible.
Our sports is well dominated by the officials, rather than the players. We have had very good players in the past, who have done well in one tournament and then fade away, because of different reasons. In a male dominated country where even the male sportspersons have struggled in their livelihood as players and have fade way in time to other professions, it is hard to believe Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) will be able to forge this team together for long. The long history shows that as long as they are well supported by their family, players keep playing but then gradually stop playing due to their family responsibilities. Unless extraordinarily rich, an average nepalese family cannot support anyone for long period, thus it is harsh but real that players have to give up playing.
An example of CAN's lack of responsibilities can be seen from its website, where almost every sections of the webpage are under construction, Players Profile page has an invalid link, but the organization chart showing the officials of the CAN is pretty well constructed. We might have been cynical, but it is the reality. Anyone can check the website at CAN's Website.
We hope CAN starts a contract system for its players so that they have a ray of hope that they can live and build their career as a player. Until then we have to learn to live with this harsh reality that we may never hear about these talented players again.
Asked to bowl the last over of the match by skipper Ritu Kanoujiya with Singapore just two runs away from victory, Rubina made a confident start with a dot ball. She then claimed three wickets in the next three balls to complete the hat-trick - the first ever by a Nepali player in any form of cricket in international level.
Her next ball went wide that put both the teams level at 79. But Rubina’s heroics were not over yet and she claimed two more wickets in the next two balls. The match was decided in the bowl-out and Nepal registered a 2-1 victory. “I was scared and not willing to bowl when captain (Ritu) came to me and gave me the ball,” Rubina told The Himalayan Times. “I was not happy even when I got the first wicket as I had a feeling that we are going to lose the match,” said 15-year-old Rubina, who hails from Kakkarvitta of Mechi Municipality in Jhapa district.
“When the fourth ball went wide, I was so scared that I was on the verge of crying while bowling the next ball,” said emotional Rubina. “I got five wickets but I came to know about the hat-trick only during the presentation ceremony,” said the multi-talented Rubina, a 10th
grade student at North Point School in Jhapa, who also plays volleyball in school. She also holds the domestic record for best bowling figures in women’s cricket, taking six wickets for three runs in 3.4 overs against Nepalgunj during the Fifth National Games.
“I got into cricket by watching others play around me,” she said. Her brother, Pawan Chhetri, also played cricket in school and college. “My family (mother and brother) have been supporting me,” she said.
(Source: TheHimalayantimes.com)
Our Perspective:
Well done Rubina. When all others are faltering at their responsibilities, the ladies cricket team has held its head high. Congratulations once again to Rubina and her captain Ritu, who believed in her at the time of crisis, and her team which made it possible.
Our sports is well dominated by the officials, rather than the players. We have had very good players in the past, who have done well in one tournament and then fade away, because of different reasons. In a male dominated country where even the male sportspersons have struggled in their livelihood as players and have fade way in time to other professions, it is hard to believe Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) will be able to forge this team together for long. The long history shows that as long as they are well supported by their family, players keep playing but then gradually stop playing due to their family responsibilities. Unless extraordinarily rich, an average nepalese family cannot support anyone for long period, thus it is harsh but real that players have to give up playing.
An example of CAN's lack of responsibilities can be seen from its website, where almost every sections of the webpage are under construction, Players Profile page has an invalid link, but the organization chart showing the officials of the CAN is pretty well constructed. We might have been cynical, but it is the reality. Anyone can check the website at CAN's Website.
We hope CAN starts a contract system for its players so that they have a ray of hope that they can live and build their career as a player. Until then we have to learn to live with this harsh reality that we may never hear about these talented players again.
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