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T H E I N T E R N A T

YEAR 1 VOL. 1 NO. 1

PUBLISHER
International Students¡ Union
Chongqing Medical University

ADDRESS
Overseas Students¡ Office
Chongqing Medical University
No. 1 Yixueyuan Road, Yuzhong District,Chongqing 400016, The P. R. China
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THE INFORMATICS
IN THIS
ISSUE
Contemporary language
Health & medicine
Science & technology
Art & culture
Sports & events
Fun & entertainment
Comments & compositions
CHIEF EDITOR
Mr. Keshav Bhattarai (Nepal)
EDITORS
1. Contemporary language : Ms.
El¡skina Joyosubagio (Indonesia)
2. Health & medicine: Mr. Aabesh
Koirala (Nepal) & Shambhu
Kumar Sah (Nepal)
3. Science & technology: Mr.
Prannoy Rana (Nepal)
4. Art & culture: Mr. Mukul Sharma
(India)
5. Sports & events: Mr. Sagun
Shrestha (Nepal)
6. Fun & entertainment: Mr.
Boniface F. Masau (Tanzania)
7. Comments & compositions: Mr.
Thomas Hii Chung Ee (Malaysia)
COMPUTER LAYOUT
Mr. Keshav Bhattarai (Nepal)
CHIEF ADVISORS
Mrs. Yang Hong (China)
Mr. Wang Dong; Victor (China)
CO-ADVISORS
1. Ms. Faith Birnstein (America)
2. Mrs. Chen Min (China)
PUBLISHER
International Students¡ Union
ADDRESS
Overseas Students¡ Office
Chongqing Medical University
No. 1 Yixueyuan Road, Yuzhong
District, Chongqing 400016, China
Tel: 0086-23-68485947
Email: theinformatics@yahoo.com
I N F O R M AT I C S
THE
THE I N T E R N A T I O N AL
ENG L I S H L AN G U A GE MONTHLY
WALL M AGAZI
OCTOBER, 1-31, 2008
CONTEMPORARY LANGUAGE
Speed Demons
Wild Horses The definition of super car varies widely, but three
elements remain constant: speed in the neighborhood of 200 mph,
cornering like the light cycles in Tron, and the ability to attract a
parade of local law enforcement. You should buy a couple.
1 // Ferrari F430 $186,925,
While there really is no such thing as an entry-level car from the
1 famed scuderia, Ferrari's bottom-of-the-line F430 is a great choice
for hedge-fund jockeys itching to blow their first bonus. Its re-
2 markable balance makes even nervous novices feel like experi-
3 enced racers, but if you should accelerate beyond your pay grade
and find yourself sideways, the F430 snaps back into line when
4 Wired: Britishly composed, even while performing Americanly
you blip the throttle.
5 Wired: One of the best-handling cars ever made. Slick-shifting
clutch-less automated manual transmission (optional) saves you
6 Tired: At 6,000 pounds, the car is not exactly nimble. No sunroof
from stalling out in front of your date. Sweet exhaust note will
quickly become your favorite song but isn't loud enough to neces-
7 sitate cockpit yelling.
Tired: A measly 4 mph shy of joining the 200 club.
2 // Dodge Viper SRT10 $88,875
The engineering brief for the Viper must have gone something
like this: "Affix enormous engine to wheels." The car didn't even
have ABS brakes until 2001, and it still lacks traction control.
Speaking of which, with 600 horsepower and no electronic nan-
nies, it's not a car for the uninitiated. But at least you'll die smil-
ing.
Wired: If you know how to steer with the throttle, you can accom-
plish wondrous things, from hairpins to straight-line bursts of
speed up to 202 mph. We got 20 mpg hauling ass on the high-
Thank God
¡Thank god!¡ is one of the most frequent words we say in our
daily life. But are we really thanking god when we say it? Listen
to me, please. Then the answer to the question will be self-evident.
Do you remember? When you were working hard for the coming
test, your mother knocked the door gently and gave you a dish of
fruits. She said nothing, but the care in her eyes could be seen
clearly. Thank god! As a matter of fact, your mother is the very
god.
You must remember. When you felt down because of the low
mark, your teacher pat your shoulder tenderly and told you to
never give up. What made you feel warmer is the belief in your
teacher¡s voice. Thank god! God is no one but your teacher.
NE
YEAR 1 VOL. 1 NO. 1
way¡ pretty decent for a 10-cylinder, 8.4-liter (!) engine. Super
car bargain of the century.
Tired: More rattles than a maternity ward. Exhaust note is disap-
pointingly meek. Egress requires finesse¡ and possibly a spotter
3 // Bentley Continental GT Speed $203,600
If you delight in comfort as well as velocity, might we suggest
the GT Speed? By super car standards, its looks are modest, but
its performance is not: 202 mph in what feels like a rolling day
spa. The machine is a civilized dream to drive¡ until you mash
the Mr. Hyde pedal, and the Speed's monstrous W-12 engine
terrifies with feats of frightening velocity.
dumb maneuvers. The deepest, richest, most gorgeous paint job
you've ever seen. Enough trunk space to stow all your cricket kit.
available.
4 // Lamborghini Murci¨ lago LP640 $339,400
The Murci¨ lago was designed to let you go very fast (211 mph)
without getting killed, and the intention comes through. Its all-
wheel drive and massive ceramic brakes (optional) are as adept at
getting you out of trouble as the 640-hp V-12 is at causing it.
Wired: Scissor doors like the Countach poster in your childhood
bedroom. Incredible engine roar makes you look forward to
overpasses. Attracts exactly the kind of girl (or guy) you'd expect.
Tired: The ever-present engine howl, granite-like seats, and
Jameson-stiff suspension made us feel beat up after a couple of
hours. Couldn't even fit a helmet in the front compartment, so we
wore it instead. Seemed like a good idea. Aabesh Koirala
You won¡t forget. When you were exhausted on a busy day in
your life, your friend gave you a big hug and sent a poem as a
present to you. The poem said ¡Years from now, the truth of this
will shine, and one of your sincere regret will not know how
good you had it at that time¡ . Thank god! If someone is god, he
must be your friend.
In the sky, there doesn¡t live a god. You thank the sun for
giving power, rain for watering plants and wind to cool you
down, but never god.
Thank god! Now, we know that god is the one who helps you
and the one that brings you happiness.
Rebecca (China)
2 THE INFORMATICS
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Food for Health
1. Do not eat Jackfruit or items containing calcium
salts like CaCO3 or Ca(OH)2 because calcium
forms calcium-caseinate which is deadly poi-
sonous.
2. Do not eat excessive amounts of raw carrots and
cabbage because they are iodine chelating or
binding vegetables and may cause goiter.
3. Do not eat green potato or its sprouts because it
harbors solanine, which is a toxic component.
4. Do not eat uncooked cassava or along with its
peel because its peels harbors hydrogen cya-
nide.
5. Do not eat uncooked eggs because they have the
tendency to bind biotin and if taken in excess
quantity for prolonged period, it may be fatal.
6. Do not cook or put fat products and milk in
copper or brass vessels because this causes
spoilage.
7. Do not eat puffer fish cooked by untrained cook
because it contains natural poisons. The liver of
puffer fish is highly poisonous.
Jaynath Sah (Nepal)
Personality Disorder
Personality disorder, formerly referred to as a Character
Disorder, is a class of mental disorders characterized by
rigid and on-going patterns of thought and action
(Cognitive modules). The underlying belief systems in-
forming these patterns are referred to as fixed fantasies or
"dysfunctional schemata". The inflexibility and pervasive-
ness of these behavioral patterns often cause serious per-
sonal and social difficulties, as well as a general functional
impairment.
Personality disorders are defined by the American Psychiat-
ric Association (APA) as "an enduring pattern of inner
experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the
expectations of the culture of the individual who exhibits
it". The onset of these patterns of behavior can typically be
traced back to late adolescence and the beginning of adult-
hood, and, in rare instances, childhood.
General diagnostic criteria: Diagnosis of a personality
disorder must satisfy the following general criteria in
addition to the specific criteria listed under the specific
personality disorder under consideration: A. Experience and
behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of
the individual's culture. This pattern is manifested in two
(or more) of the following areas: Cognition (perception and
interpretation of self, others and events), affect (the range,
Medicines and your Genes
Human genetic variation not only underlies most human
disease, it has an effect on the body¡s responses to disease
and injury and on its responses to medicines. A particular
medicine can work better in some people than in others.
One reason may be that, because their genes differ, their
bodies handle the medicine differently. Doctors first
realized this in the 1950s, when some patients had bad¡
sometimes fatal¡ reactions to an anesthetic used in
surgery. Investigation revealed that those who reacted
badly possessed a genetic variation in the enzyme that
should have helped break down and dispose of the anes-
thetic. The variant enzyme caused them no trouble at all
until they needed surgery. In the operating room, the
anesthetic failed to work as expected. A normal human
genetic polymorphism suddenly became a life-threatening
genetic abnormality.
On the most exciting outcomes of genome
Sex Opinion
What is good sex? When doctors and therapists say sex is
good for you, they really mean that "good" sex is good for
you. But, what is good sex?
"Anything that promotes intimacy and closeness seems to
be good for your health.¡ Everybody has different standards
for what good sex is.
The Human Touch: Studies have shown that physical
touch between mothers and babies is essential to infant
health. Today, hospitals finally allow skin-to-skin contact
between new mothers and their newborns because this early
touching is so essential to the mother-and-child bond. But
many researchers now believe that we never lose the need
for human touch. Throughout our lifetime, physical touch
enables our bodies to relax and feel comfortable and pro-
tected.
Other Physical Benefits of Sex: There is evidence that sex
has measurable physical health benefits. Some researchers
believe that regular sex promotes a regular menstrual cycle
in women, improves women's fertility, and may have a role
in promoting calcium into bone. There is even evidence that
postmenopausal women who have sex at least once a week
have higher levels of blood estrogen and fewer detrimental
changes in their vaginal lining.
The Side Effects: While the health benefits of sex may be
very real, that's no reason to jump in bed with just anyone.
Sexually transmitted diseases are perhaps the most obvious
intensity, labiality, and appropriateness of emotional re-
sponse) and Interpersonal functioning impulse control. B.
The enduring pattern is inflexible and pervasive across a
broad range of personal and social situations. C. The endur-
ing pattern leads to clinically significant distress or impair-
ment in social, occupational, or other important areas of
functioning. D. The pattern is stable and of long duration
and its onset can be traced back at least to adolescence or
early adulthood. E. The enduring pattern is not better ac-
counted for as a manifestation or consequence of another
mental disorder. F. The enduring pattern is not due to the
direct physiological effects of a substance or a general
medical condition such as head injury.
People under 18 years old who fit the criteria of a personal-
ity disorder are usually not diagnosed with such a disorder,
although they may be diagnosed with a related disorder. In
order to diagnose an individual under the age of 18 with a
personality disorder, symptoms must be present for at least
one year. Antisocial personality disorder, by definition,
cannot be diagnosed at all in persons under 18.
List of personality disorders defined in the DSM: The
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,
DSM-IV lists ten personality disorders, grouped into three
clusters. The DSM also contains a category for behavioral
patterns that do not match these ten disorders, but neverthe-
less exhibit characteristics of a personality disorder. This
sequencing research will be the ability to use genetic
information to predict how individual people will respond
to medicines. This field of research is known as pharma-
cogenetics or pharmacogenomics.
threat to health that can come with indiscriminate sex. Sex
without intimacy is also potentially devastating psychologi-
cally. Men and women may find that sex without love or
intimacy leaves them vulnerable and depressed.
The Health Benefits of Sex: Many researchers believe that
sex and masturbation may provide the following benefits:
1. Helps regulate menstrual cycles in women whose
cycles are irregular.
2. Helps promote fertility.
3. Increases estrogen in women's blood, especially
important to postmenopausal women.
4. Lessens vaginal dryness and hot flashes in post-
menopausal women.
5. Helps men and women relax.
6. Eases pain in joints and muscles, including the
pain of conditions like arthritis.
7. Shields the body from illness and the mind from
depression or aggression.
8. Promotes a healthy heart.
9. Lengthens lifespan.
Sandeep Kumar Karn & Arun Kumar Yadav (Nepal)
category is labeled Personality Disorder NOS (Not Other-
wise Specified).
Cluster A (odd or eccentric disorders)
Cluster B (dramatic, emotional, or erratic disorders)
Cluster C (anxious or fearful disorders)
Studies on clusters: A study of almost 600 male college
students, averaging almost 30 years of age and who were
not drawn from a clinical sample, examined the relationship
between childhood experiences of sexual and physical
abuse and presently reported personality disorder symp-
toms. In 2005, psychologists Belinda Board and Katarina
Fritzon at the University of Surrey, UK, interviewed and
gave personality tests to high-level British executives and
compared their profiles with those of criminal psychiatric
patients at Broadmoor Hospital in the UK. They found that
three out of eleven personality disorders were actually more
common in managers than in the disturbed criminals.
Obsessive - compulsive personality disorder: including
perfectionism, excessive devotion to work, rigidity, stub-
bornness and dictatorial tendencies. They described the
business people as successful psychopaths and the criminals
as unsuccessful psychopaths.
Shailendra Paswan (Nepal)
Sometimes, the body¡s reaction to
a medicine is governed by a single gene. Most of the time,
however, the body handles a medicine in an intricate
series of steps governed by many different genes, as well
as by factors like a person¡s diet and environment. Even-
tually, scientists expect that doctors will be able to decide
which medicine to use and even how high the dose should
be on the basis of a patient¡s inherited ability to respond.
This will mean far more precise, and effective, therapies.
It will also mean fewer side effects and adverse reactions.
Pharmacogenetics or pharmacogenomics is
just one example of how genetics research is fueling great
advances in the fight against disease. As scientists probe
even deeper into the mysteries of how genes work, they
will continue to provide knowledge that gives us more
power over disease and greater control of our health.
Santosh Kumar Sah (Nepal)
OCTOBER, 1-31, 2008 3

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Contour Profiling of Tumor Area remove the tumor efficiently. used for cross correlation of sample mask with reference mask. The

cross correlation coefficient across the correlation matrix is used to

Abstract: Contour line of tumor area in brain image is generated
using image correlation techniques. Tumor area in brain image is
correlated with reference image. The resultant cross correlation is
2. Basic Theory: The image processing technique is used to detect
determine the peak values to generate the contour between the
the tumor tissues in the brain image. This technique includes a cross
healthy tissues and tumor tissues.
correlation method. It compares a template of the image with actual

plotted with respect to spatial coordinates. The peak values in the image and generates new correlation image. A sampling area of M The brain image can be generated using MR imaging or CT scan-

graph represent transition between normal tissues and tumor. x M pixel matrix will be moved horizontally across the object ning or ultrasound imaging techniques. The image contains gray

Key words: Brain image, Brain tumor, Image correlation and Peak
detection.
1. Introduction: The first step of medical treatment is the medical
diagnosis. It provides the status of patients and provides right way
for the treatment. In case of brain tumor, the diagnosis is for the
discrimination of tumor tissues from the healthy tissue. Image
processing techniques is used in brain tumor detection. The digital
form of brain image (e.g. MRI, CT scan, Ultrasound image) is
correlated with reference image corresponding to healthy brain
image from the same patient through a sampling area. The sampling
area will be generated with software. The correlation of brain image
with reference image gives the peaks for dissimilar points. These
points represent the boarder line between the healthy tissues and
image for the cross correlation. It can be defined as: level values ranges from 0 to 255.The reference mask is chosen
from dark region on the image. When the sample image is moved
C (x, y) = 1/MN f*(x, y) h (s + x, t + y)¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ . (1),
across the dark region, the correlation with the reference mask
where f* denotes complex conjugate of h be the correlation func-
gives minimum correlation coefficient amplitude and when it is
tion. The principal use of correlation is for matching. In the match-
moved from dark to bright region the correlation gives peak coeffi-
ing, f (x, y) is an image containing object or region. If we want to
cient amplitude for the transition. Those peaks generated for every
determine weather f contains a particular object or region in which
transition from dark to bright and bright to dark represent the
we are interested, let h (x, y) be that object or image (i.e. image
contour mapping.
template). Then, if there is match, the correlation of two functions
will be maximum at location where h finds a correspondence in f. 4. Conclusion: In this paper, correlation technique for contour
Thus, contour between the healthy image and tumor image can be mapping of brain tumor was studied. Image correlation technique
plotted. was the best way to recognize dissimilarities in the image. The
cross correlation coefficients were peak at the transition between
3. Methodology: A sample mask to traverse the image and a
two dissimilarities in the image.
reference mask which is cropped region from the image have been

tumor tissues. With the help of boarder line contour area will be created with varied pixel sizes i.e. 2*2 or 5*5.The intensity distribu- Shambhu Kumar Sah (Nepal)

generated which can be used to decide where to start surgery to tion is in the gray level range i.e. 0 to 255.These amplitudes are

Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
As this is the experiment device, miles of radius and more than 10
billion Euros of cost, situated between France and Switzerland. The
working mechanism of it is same as Fermi National Accelerator
Laboratory (Fermilab) just the largest version, and called particle
collider because it simply allows two particles from opposite
direction nearly 99.9% of speed of light to collide.
What it actually does is, accelerates protons in the speed of light
and allows them to collide, as to accelerate these particles they need
energy and that every energy used on it will change to its mass as
predicted by E=mc2. When they get collide they burst into many
small particles and other forms like quarks, and several particles
which they capture in data and calculate for what they are up to.
Some of the specific works of LHC are:
1. Search of Higgs boson, many of us might have heard about
quarks and small particles, photons etc and of course mass
of their charges, etc. But even our world has achieved so
much with science through physics no one actually knows
about mass, where it comes from and what it actually
means; like some particles have mass but some like photons
have no rest mass, so can travel with speed of light. To
describe it, in 1970s the Higgs proposed that everywhere in
universe we have Higgs field (named after himself) which
actually gives any particle a mass if any mass fits and goes
along the Higgs field it gets mass and particle like photons
The 3D picture 1st captured inside the LHC
doesn¡t belong to that field and doesn¡t have mass, but all of An Electronic Tongue
this is just hypothesis or mathematically predicted theory so
scientists want to prove it, without it all physics is going to It¡s a far from the real thing, but a new artificial tongue promises to
fall apart but scientists believe that the Higgs particle only do a lot more than taste hamburgers and lick stamps. Chemist Eric
lasted for some times after big bang and because it was so Anslyn of the University of Texas at Austin and his colleagues
heavy it broke into other small particles and doesn¡t exist have developed a prototype tongue biosensor for sampling liquids:
now. So, to measure it we have to create the conditions a tiny silicon wafer embedded with detection beads that turn color
similar to that time which scientists are going to do in LHC. in the presence of specific chemicals.
2. We know Newton, Einstein and Galileo because of their
crazy works about gravity, but you would be so shocked that
no one knows much about gravity, its source and powers.
But new generation scientists like Lisa Randel, have new
crazy ideas, i.e., our gravity must be leaking out to another
universe. If we suppose about multi verse, scientists are
going to measure something escaping from the boundary of
any mass, which they called gluons, the particles that create
gravity.
3. Other things are: checking the signals from futures and
finding multi verse or extra dimensions. Here why they need
extra dimension is quite interesting. Most of us might have
heard about everything theory, the theory that can explain
everything about our universe; the dream of Einstein for
which scientists tried a lot with current theories and base but
couldn¡t do anything. So, they found some theories to
describe it with string theory: extra dimension (dimension
up to 11, where we just know about 3 dimensions i.e., X, Y,
Z), time and many other hypothesis which is called M
theory or someone calls it as mad theory too, because it is
too mad to think about but can explain everything about
nature and unite all the theories so beautifully.

4 Somewhere we can hear about creating black hole inside it,
but it is so small and for very small fraction of second, that it
couldn¡t harm anyone but right now it got some problems
and going to start only in this spring.
Whatever, all of this is the creativity and power of human
mind to understand universe where scientists hope even
couldn¡t find everything but at least they are going to know
where they are wrong and where they are right. Some of
them are so hopeful that one of the greatest scientists work-
ing in that lab said, ¡ Even if we fail to explore India we
might find new land like America as the greatest explorer
Vasco da Gama did.¡ Subash Maharjan
Right now, Anslyn¡s electronic tongue can
only differentiate between acids, simple sugars and certain electri-
cally charged molecules. In theory, though, many more chemical
micro-detectors could be added to the chip, enabling the device to
pick out several different components of a solution poured over it.
Indeed, an electronic tongue might be really good thing, consider-
ing some of the solutions it might be used to taste¡ blood, urine,
and polluted water, for instance. Of course, the system might also
be used to assure quality control in much more palatable sub-
stances, such as wine or soft drinks.
Santosh Kumar Sah (Nepal)
4 THE INFORMATICS
ART & CULTURE
Hand Made Paintings
Art by: Mukul Sharma
Dashain
Warm, sunny days with billowy cloudscapes and kite-flying
breezes melt into the first chills of winter as most of Nepal's
twenty million people prepare for Dashain, the region's
longest and most auspicious festival in the Nepalese annual
calendar, celebrated by Nepalese of all caste and creed
throughout the country. The fifteen days of celebration
occurs during the bright lunar fortnight (late September and
early October) ending on the day of the full moon. This
festival is known for emphasis on family gatherings, as well
as on a renewal of community ties. Durga is the central
focus of the festival. During this time, her ardent devotees
flood her with abundant offerings, worshiped with innumer-
able Pujas, for she is worshiped throughout the country as
the divine mother.
Tika and Jamara
According to the region's mythology, an ogre 'Rakshes'
(monsters) by the name of Mahisasur had caused pain and
suffering amongst humans. Then Durga Bhawani relieved
the humans by killing the monster. Dashain is the festival
symbolizing victory of truth over evil. The worshipping of
the Nawadurga Bhawani during the Nawaratra (nine nights
of worship) from Ghatastapana is an ancient tradition. The
first nine days signify the nine days of ferocious battle
Art by: Mukul Sharma
between Durga and the demon Mahisasur. The tenth day is
the day when Mahisasur was slain and the last five days
symbolise the celebration of the victory with the blessing of
the divine mother.
Linge Ping
As the main festival approaches, every home is beautifully
decorated, painted and cleaned, as an invitation to the
mother Durga, so that she may visit and bless the house
with good fortune. The market is filled with shoppers
seeking new clothing, gifts, luxuries and enormous supplies
of temple offering for the Durga, as well as foodstuffs for
the family feasting. In Nepal the life force is embodied in
the divine energy and power of the female, depicted as
Durga in her many forms. Through out the nine days, the
first day of Dashain is called Ghatasthapana, which literally
means pot establishing. A priest or a household man wor-
ships the Kalash (holy water vessel) everyday once in the
morning and then in the evening. Barley is sowed on big
earthen pots which have a coating of cow dung. These
seeds will sprout in ten days. The sprouts, which symbolize
a good harvest, will be decoratively placed on the heads of
family members later on in the festival as a blessing. As the
days go by, the seventh day is called Fulpaati, the eighth
day, Asthami is the day of sacrifices. Navami, the ninth day
is the visiting of temples for worship. By the tenth day, the
Art by: Mukul Sharma
seed will have grown to five or six inches long yellow
grass. The sacred yellow grass is called 'Jamara'. It is
bestowed by the elders atop the heads of those younger to
them during the last five days when Tika is put on. The
Jamara is taken as a token of mother Durga as well as the
Receiving Tika from elders
elders¡ blessing.
The importance of Dashain also lies in the fact that on this
day family members from far off places and distant rela-
tives come for a visit as well as to receive Tika from the
head of the family. People play ¡Linge ping¡ and have a
merry time, joys filled with happiness. After four days of
rushing around and meeting your relatives Dashain ends on
the full moon day, the fifteenth day. In the last day people
stay at home and rest. The full moon day is also called
'Kojagrata' meaning 'who is awake'.
After the festival is over people settle
down to their normal life, thus having acquired virtue,
power and wealth.
Dashain thus is not only the longest festival but also
the most anticipated one among all the festivals of Nepal.
Prannoy Rana (Nepal)
OCTOBER, 1-31, 2008 5

SPORTS & EVENTS

Michael Phelps Facts - True Athlete Or a Joke?
Michael Phelps is the most celebrated athlete as of late. But is the spotlight he¡s receiving deserved?
Let¡s take a look at corporate power behind his success.
Beijing 2008 Olympics are over, but they'll resonate in people's minds for
a long time. The opening and closing ceremonies put together by host country of China count as the
most spectacular performance ever created by humans. 958 medals were handed out to athletes,
which is the most in Olympic history, but this is not the only reason why Beijing Olympics is forever
going to get shiny highlights in sports books. American swimmer Michael Phelps achieved what no
other Olympian in history had. He was decorated with 8 gold medals from a single Olympics. Mi-
chael Phelps made history in Beijing. Or so it would seem. But was it really so? Is Michael Phelps
Photo: Aabesh

really as good as we're force-fed to believe?

During a very controversial race in the men's 100-meter butterfly on
August 16, 2008 Michael Phelps was pronounced a winner beating Serbian-American swimmer
Milorad Cavic by 0.01 second. Despite initial evidence proving that Milorad Cavic touched the board
with both hands first, somehow the evidence was altered ensuring Michael Phelps comes out of the
race as winner. It takes a closer look at Olympics behind the scenes as it takes a closer look at what's
between the lines to understand why it was so important to make Michael Phelps immortal.

Aabesh Koirala (Nepal)

Cricket Score Gives Out All The Information About A Match

Photo: Aabesh
Today cricket is keenly watched by most of the people and its list of fans is increasing. It is gaining popularity ever since its existence. Cricket fans are crazy for it and they feel some-
thing is missing if they happen to miss any match due to some reason. This shows how passionate they are for a cricket match. They are interested to watch anything regarding cricket
whether it is test match or one-day or even a discussion forum of former and present cricketers. Cricket score is most important for anyone who is watching the match or has missed out.
They want to enjoy every aspect of a cricket match. The fans are in full mood and excitement when a match is played. If the tournament is between two tough contenders then it be-
comes more exciting and fans anyhow make out some time from their work schedule to watch it.
They involve themselves completely and become emotionally attached to the match. Their immense attachment with the match makes them forget all their stress and work. Fans cheer
when the match becomes exciting and they enjoy with every moment of the match. All fans pray for their team to win the match and they keep looking at the cricket score which is
important to win the match. Cricket fans are so much passionate for it that sometimes they use photographs of their favorite players on their mobile phones as wallpapers. Cricket score
can make anyone aware with the happenings in the match. If a fan has missed out to catch the live telecast of the match then there are some other options as well to make him updated
with the scenes in the match. The fan can ask for the cricket score from his friend or some one else who has the latest updates of the match.
If you are a busy working professional, then you just need not to worry for the latest updates. You have every information at your finger steps. Look for cricket dedicated websites that
can inform you with latest cricket score. Here you can find every information some are like overs bowled, wickets taken, runs made, average and much more. This is not all, even some
website can show you the video clips from the matches and it gives the fans extreme pleasure to watch it. If you are unable to browse on web then there are radio channels that gives
live commentary about the match. They are entertaining you along with giving you information. But the crazy fans do not get satisfied with these mediums, they somehow manage to
catch the live broadcast. It is amazing to see the craziness of fans for cricket.
You can also get information regarding a match from the newspapers or from news channels who will keep you updated with every information. Another option is to watch the replay
the telecast of the cricket match. You can glare at the overall performance of the team. Sometimes the players happen to make records and this makes their fans very happy. Cricket
score is the face of a match that shows how their players have performed on the cricket ground.

Australia to Spread the Cricket Word in China

Australian cricket chiefs want to use the Olympics to promote China's involvement in the game Cricket will be the last sport on Chinese minds during the Olympics but that has not
deterred Australia, who are using the Games to promote a campaign for China to become a major force in the world game.
The Chinese Cricket Association has set goals which culminate in World Cup qualification in 2019 and Test status the following year. Ross Turner, Cricket Australia's global develop-
ment manager, believes they will achieve them. "China has such a strategic approach to everything. They will be saying, 'What is the world standard', and trying to better it, seeking
prominence and world recognition."
Just as the billionaire, Sir Allen Stanford, wants to promote his own Twenty20 in the US, so Australia believes the short form of the game can heighten the interest sparked by develop-
ment in city schools and it is again seen as the catalyst. Aabesh Koirala (Nepal)
6 THE INFORMATICS
FUN & ENTERTAINMENT
LAUGH OUT LOUD
1. Once Zhang Dong was standing by the road near
his house. A gentleman came by and asked, ¡ Sir,
can you tell me which is the way to Shapingba?¡
Zhang Dong watched him for a while and said,
¡ Go left, and then go right. After 9 kilometers, turn
right. Again go left. Now turn right. Continue for
another 9 kilometers and you will come to a cross-
word. Now go straight and you will reach there.¡
¡ Thank you,¡ said the man and he
left. After a while, he came back to Zhang Dong.
Annoyingly he said, ¡ What is all this? I followed
all you directions properly and here I am at the
same place where I began from.¡ Zhang Dong
coolly replied, ¡ Fine, I was just checking whether
you could follow the directions or not. Now I will
give you proper directions to Shapingba.
Santosh Kumar Sah (Nepal)
New Release
Singer, rapper, songwriter,
actor, director, and producer,
Jay Chou (周杰伦, Zhou Jie
Lun) will soon release his 9th
studio album. The album,
entitled Capricorn (魔杰座, Mo
Jie Zuo), is said to have been
inspired by Jay's zodiac sign
and his interest in sorcery.
Chou made his debut in 2000.
Since then he has released one
album each year and also held
some concerts. Just a few
months ago he performed at the
Olympic stadium in
Chongqing. Apart from music,
he has appeared in several
movies such as Kung Fu Dunk
( 功 夫 灌 篮 , Gong Fu Guan
Lan), Secret (不能说的秘密,
Bu Neng Shuo De Mi Mi), and
Curse of the Golden Flower
(满城尽带黄金甲, Man Cheng
Jin Dai Huang Jin Jia). He has
also won more than 350 awards
in Asia. You don't have to
understand Chinese to enjoy
Jay Chou's songs. He is a very
well known artist even among
foreigners. Many might not
know Vivian Hsu (徐若瑄, Xu
Ruo Xuan) but they will know Jay. In Baidu (the most popular search engine in China) he was the num-
ber one searched male artist in the years 2002, 05, 06, and 07. Jay Chou's music style, known to many as
the "Chou Style" is very unique. It is in this style that he often combines traditional Chinese instruments
with R&B or rock. This album is scheduled to be released on October, 9 2008 and will contain 11 tracks.
All of which are sung in mandarin. So whether you're a fan of Jay, curious about the Chou Style, or just
looking for good music, this album is for you.
Boniface Ferdinand Masau (Tanzania)
2. Jack went to a bar regularly. Whenever he sat
down to drink, he used to take out a frog from his
pocket and put it on the table. He would start
drinking and after a while he would stop. He
would then put the frog back in his pocket and
leave. Everyone was astonished about this. One
day he went to drink again. The bartender came to
him and murmured, ¡ Drinks for you on the house
today, sir.¡ Please tell me why do you always
bring this frog with you? I am very curious.¡
Jack paused for a while. Then he
answered, ¡ Look, it¡s very simple. When I begin
to see two frogs on the table, I remember it¡s time
for me to leave. Otherwise, I might fall on my way
home and have an injury. So, after some drink, I
put the frog back and leave.
Santosh Kumar Sah (Nepal)
Jay
Avril¡s The Best Damn Tour (Chongqing)
Canadian pop punk queen Avril Lavigne kicked-off her last
Chinese mainland concert at Chongqing¡s Olympic Stadium
with her new hit single "Girl Friend", from her latest album
"The Best Damn Thing" last Tuesday, ending ¡ The Best
Damn Tour¡ , which featured in various cities of China.
Entering from the audience stands for her performance, the
singer displayed love towards her fans not concerned about
her personal security at all. Starting off with the fast track as
one of her favorite songs, Lavigne had said that "Girl Friend"
would be a perfect opening song for her concert and did
indeed help her put the audience into the right mood from the
get-go.
Besides numbers from "The Best Damn Thing", such as
"Run Away" and "When You're Gone", the punk singer also
sang several older yet hugely popular pieces, including "My
Happy Ending", ¡Complicated¡, ¡ I¡m With You¡ and ¡Sk8er
Boi¡. Around 10,000 fans watched Avril as she sang and
danced around the pink and black themed stage, the singer¡s
new choice of color. Vast majority of the scene were 20 year
olds, wearing their fluorescent horns and waving their light
sticks in favor of the young singer. The singer, also known as
the ¡Rock Elf¡, interacted with the audience sometimes by
telling them to ¡ Hush, quiet down!¡ and then ¡Shout aloud¡
when sometimes by raising her left hand towards the crowd
on the left and her right hand towards the crowd on the right.
The audience in turn responded with huge roars of cheering
and applause, the act, signifying the success of the concert.
The audience singing ¡ Girlfriend¡ along with Avril and the
chorus of several other songs shows how popular punk rock
is in China, English speaking not being much popular.
Avril took this opportunity to promote her new clothing
brand, ¡ Abbey Dawn¡, which was launched in May this year
in the US. The crowd was electrified by her enigmatic ap-
pearance, the brand being displayed on one of the 3 big
screens which were used to display her performing during the
concert. Avril recently turned 24 on the 27th of the month.
She had flown in from Guangzhou after her performance on
the 28th where the audience wished her ¡ Happy Birthday¡
through chart posters and writings. Many people are happy
that she celebrated her birthday here in China itself.
The singer said that she felt glad to ¡ wrap it up¡ in
Chongqing, just after she surprised the audience by inviting a
guest over to her performance, her husband Dercyk Whibley,
lead vocals and rhythm guitarist of yet another very popular
punk band Sum41. Dercyk sang a very popular Sum41 song
¡ In Too Deep¡ which left the crowd chanting for more. Many
fans were however disappointed since the concert time edged
a little less than 60 minutes since the singer sang less songs
instead of the promised 19. Complains of the security not
permitting the audience to stand during the performance
could be heard as well.
Sagun Shrestha (Nepal)
OCTOBER, 1-31, 2008 7

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COMMENTS & COMPOSITIONS

Dear Editor,
Very nice! Good idea to publish a wall magazine. I hope
there will be cool stuffs. I hope the issue will get better
and better every month. How about technology related
gadgets and giving the coolest ones space in fun & enter-
tainment section? I wish it can make attempts to cope with
the issues concerning the youth and presenting dynamic
ideas that help the young to propel ahead towards devel-
opment. Last but not the least I request THE INFOR-
MATICS team to include a film review of newly released
Hollywood movies in every issue.
Santosh Kumar Sah (Nepal)
Dear Editor,
Cheers for bringing a wall magazine. But can¡t you guys
publish a magazine in the form of a book instead of wall
magazine? It would be a great honor for all of you if you
can publish a magazine in the form of a book or publish a
booklet or brochure or memorial book. I hope you will do
that in near future. I request THE INFORMATICS team
to include the articles of students or readers irrespective of
their nationality. I wish all the success in your campaign. I
will strongly support the monthly wall magazine THE
INFORMATICS.
Jaynath Sah (Nepal)
Dear Editor,
I would like to congratulate the members of THE INFOR-
MATICS for becoming successful in getting full support
from the administration and the students of Chongqing
Medical University. I highly appreciate your idea and
strategy. I have thought of helping you in many ways but
for now I just want to support you with my words for
words have more power than atom bombs.
Keep it up! we all the students are here
with heart and soul to help you in difficulties.
Dil Kumar Limbu (Nepal)

My College Life
Recalling about the past, I am feeling the time flies; virtually flies like a rocket. For a long
time, I was very confident about stability of my static life, which has changed drastically
because of change in many things like education, language and sport, in no time, eventu-
ally, after I began my college life in Chongqing, China. Dr. Rudolf Virchow, a German
pathologist, for example, never had any concern about change in his life, as he was changed by
birth, as he was born in a developed country. Even well into the twentieth century, Julius Robert
Oppenheimer, an American physicist, remained the same. But, I began to detect a new theme
emerging in me: the theme of change in my static life after I began my college life in a country
which is more developed than my homeland. Today not only me many more are more and more
conscious of the changes not as a problem but as a progress. Specially, educated and knowl-
edgeable people are conscious of the changes and development. Illiterate and uneducated
people are always victim of superstitious beliefs, and strongly refuse or discard the changes and
development. While educated and knowledgeable people bow their head in front of changes and
development, and try their best to gain as much advantages as they can gain from those changes
and development. The famous Cambodian proverb, ¡ the immature rice stalk stands erect,
while the mature stalk, heavy with grain, bends over,¡ strongly supports the above sen-
tence.
I still can remember the day I stepped in Chongqing, the memory is just like so fresh as if all
the things happened yesterday! My room in dormitory was as black as pitch with the thick
darkness when I first stepped into my room. There were no any lights working; so I lit up a
candle, you can¡ t imagine how stealthily, stealthily¡ ..until, at length, a single dim ray, like
the thread of the spider, shot out from the crevice and fell upon my eyes as if that was illusion
or was just tending me to remind the houses of my homeland; dark and dusty with many cracks
and crevices. I was feeling as if I was heavily drunk. However, when I woke up on the next day,
I felt as if my room was shining like a bright star. How fast was the service; all the broken lights
were replaced by new ones before the day break. I could see air-conditioner, television, tele-
phone, boiler and furniture in my room, and a big forest of skyscrapers out of the window.
When I stepped out to eat something, pointed chopsticks with a bowl of noodles were given to
me. That was the first change that I witnessed in my college life; drastic change in food variety
and eating style. The very first day of my college life started with many changes, in that way.
The ways by which I affirm changes are not uncertain and obscure. There are multiplying signs,
indeed, that something has brought a rapid change in my static life after I began my college life
in Chongqing, China.
The multiplying signs contribute to the production of vivid, concrete visual imagery to present
the dynamic setting of my college life. As we know, ¡ college (latin = collegium) is a term
most often used today to denote an educational institution,¡ learning education along with
learning language and learning sport are the most basic and most important things for students
in college life. Learning education is very important because education is the light of the life,
which removes the darkness from one¡ s life with its brightness; and is important, also because
it determines and makes one¡ s future. As teaching system in our college is based on scientific
teaching methodology, the lessons were taught very smoothly with the help of the computer.
The blackboards were rarely used. If I had to talk about my homeland, very few colleges use
scientific teaching methodology; most of the colleges are still dependent on chalks and black-
boards. I felt as if I jumped from 18th century world to the country of 21st century. That was a
very positive aspect, at the same time it was a motivation for me to work hard. The atmosphere
of studying was very good, and we encouraged each other. We used to discuss and study to-
gether. In the final examination, many of us got scholarship but I did not get because of low
scores in Chinese language. To be honest, I should have been proud of them but not, as I am
very selfish in studying matter, because better performance leads to bright future and brilliant
career.
Similarly, learning language is also very important because it can help to get adapt, study and
become social in a new environment. We learnt Chinese with our teachers and Chinese friends.
I had also made Chinese Messenger (QQ) to learn Chinese. I also have developed Chinese
accent in my English. Now, I can understand the Chinese teachers and students very clearly.
The knowledge of language will be a great tool if I wish to work and live in China in future.
And, learning sport is also very important as it helps us become physically fit and healthy.
As we know the famous saying, ¡ a healthy mind develops in a healthy body,¡ our
body should be physically fit and healthy to keep our mind healthy. To keep our body
physically fit and healthy it is very necessary to play sport. The environment and system in
China brought a change in me. Now I play some sports. So, the drastic changes occurred
in my static life because of changes in education, language and sport, were witnessed by
me during my college life in Chongqing Medical University.
The changes occurred in education, language and sport during my college life were the
catalysts in my static life which were responsible for bringing changes in my static life; for
which many people or students struggle day and night. Here comes a question: changes for
what? Answer will be, obviously for learning new things and for becoming better than
before. Changes here refer to a positive change which means progress or development. We
are studying in college simply means that we are trying to learn new things and also trying
to become better than before. So, we should be conscious of the change in order to change
our static life. For that we should be well acquainted with the best information about as
many things as possible, as we know, ¡ the most successful man in life is the one who
has the best information.¡
The future is unforeseeable, what can we do is to master now; today is our hope. So, we
should try our best and do as much as possible in our college life to see better future.
College life is lived in a small society. Being a member of a small society, living under the
same sun, we need to be sociable; and maintain peace and harmony. We should solve
every disputes between friends by words not by force; as it is said, ¡ handle them care-
fully, for words have more power than atom bombs.¡ We should do hard work with
strong determination in our college life as it determines and makes our future. If we have
better performances and achievements in our college life, we will have bright future and
brilliant career. My college life was full of curiosities, goals, dreams, hard works, determi-
nations, promises, achievements, performances, enjoyments, challenges, difficulties,
problems, etc. I did overcome all the challenges, difficulties and problems by hard work
and strong determination, and was able to kill the curiosities, keep promises, acquire
goals, dreams, better performances, achievements, which ended with enjoyments. I was
able to grasp all the advantages and positive things of college life in every field. All these
better performances and achievements in education, language and sport brought a drastic
change in my static life, subsequently, after I began my college life in Chongqing Medical
University, Chongqing, China. All those better performances and achievements were the
outcome or result of my college life. So, I am very proud of my college life.
All in all, my personal opinion is that, college life is an especially
important period of time. You should make good use of your golden time in college life. In
college life, you will learn a lot of things not only in textbooks, but also outside textbooks;
not only in theory, but also in practice. If life were a piece of colorful drawing, college life
would be one of the brightest colors. If life were a meaningful poem, college life would be
one of the most beautiful words. If life were a piece of graceful music, college life would
be one of the most touching tones. College life is a mountain of treasures. If you pay
attention to your college life, you will pick a lot of precious things. As you know, ¡ time
and tide waits for none,¡ you should do everything in time to make your college life
meaningful. I can only think of these things. This is all about vivid, concrete visual im-
agery that explains dynamic setting of my college life; that owes a debt of gratitude to
Chongqing Medical University and Chongqing, China; the umbrella of many Foreign
Teachers and International Students.
Chief Editor
Mr. Keshav Bhattarai (Nepal)
It was awarded the first prize for Campus Cup contest of composition organized by
Overseas Students¡ Office of Chongqing Medical University.
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Dear readers, Dear students, Dear students,

I am delighted that we, the promoters of THE
INFORMATICS, have built a dream come-true
wall magazine. With our efforts directed at provid-
ing a genuine platform for aspiring medical and
non-medical students to enhance their creativity,
THE INFORMATICS is poised to become one of
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The involvement in magazine remains one of the
most appealing and satisfying of all activities and I
am confident that THE INFORMATICS will
uphold that spirit and be an ideal place to earn a
quality experience in an atmosphere congenial to
read and write. To provide that atmosphere, THE
INFORMATICS will take every possible care to
see that the infrastructure, manpower, and the
services are of international standards.
In THE INFORMATICS, you will have the advan-
tage of getting maximum information in a most
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I promise to provide you ultimate satisfaction by
offering you many opportunities to read, write and
participate.
Welcome once again to THE INFORMATICS.
Sincerely!
Mr. Keshav Bhattarai (Nepal)
Chief Editor
We feel very privileged to be the Advisor of THE
INFORMATICS, the monthly wall magazine
where we plan to develop excellent writers in
different fields like contemporary language, health
& medicine, science & technology, art & culture,
fun & entertainment, etc. We will be able to do so
because in our team we have a dynamic and dedi-
cated faculty who truly love writing and reading.
By following their example, we are sure, our stu-
dents will also learn to become the compassionate
students and innovative writers, we expect them to
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Our goal is to provide for all students an extra-
curricular experience that is demanding and rigor-
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We invite you to explore the opportunities that
THE INFORMATICS offers in writing and read-
ing field. Please let us know if we can help you in
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You are welcome to THE INFORMATICS.
Regards!
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Chongqing Medical University
Chongqing, China.
It is a joy and privilege to be a small part of this
fine publication. I look forward to continuing to
see all of your creativity in action.
We all have much to learn and to give. May this
be a format to give and receive.
It has been said that ¡Learning is a treasure that
will follow its students everywhere.¡ May we
learn together with enthusiasm and passion.
Communication happens in many forms and lan-
guages. May this be an opportunity for all of us to
communicate across cultures and languages. Mak-
ing bridges and building connections. Experience
that stays with us long after we leave our class-
rooms.
Although the summer Olympics are past and all
the gold medals earned. We have an opportunity
to continue the spirit of the famous Olympic com-
petition ¡ One World, One Dream¡ here at Chong
Yi. It is a part of our competing for the best and
earning our local gold. The highest and greatest!
I encourage each and every student to join together
and support this worthy publication both in writing
and in reading. Pass the word to others! Seize the
gold!
Blessings!
Ms. Faith Birnstein (America)
Advisor

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