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Target (Sri Lanka) : 228 runs from 50 overs
Total Score (India): 103/10 (26.3)
Result: Sri Lanka beat India by 112 runs, India win series 3-2
INDIA WON THE SERIES BY 3 - 2
29 Aug 2008
Controversies - Indian Crickters
1.Sachin Tendulkar
A. Mike Denness incident : In the second test of India's 2001 tour of South Africa, match referee Mike gave a suspended ban of one game in light of alleged ball tampering. Television cameras picked up images that suggested Tendulkar may have been involved in cleaning the seam of the cricket ball in the second test match between India and South Africa at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth.This can, under some conditions, amount to altering the condition of the ball. The match referee Mike Denness found Sachin Tendulkar guilty of ball tampering charges and handed him a one Test match ban.
After a thorough investigation, the International Cricket Council revoked the official status of the match and the ban on Tendulkar was lifted. Tendulkar's ball tampering charges and Sehwag's ban for excessive appealing triggered a massive backlash from the Indian public and even the Indian parliament
B.In commemorating Sachin Tendulkar's feat of equalling Don Bradman's 29 centuries in Test Cricket, automotive giant Ferrari invited Sachin Tendulkar to receive a Ferrari 360 Modena from the legendary F1 racer Michael Schumacher.On September 4, 2002 India's then finance minister Jaswant Singh wrote to Sachin telling him that the government will waive custom's duty imposed on the car as a measure to applaud his feat.However the rules at the time stated that the customs duty can be waived only when receiving an automobile as a prize and not as a gift. It is claimed that the proposals to change the law (Customs Act) was put forth in Financial Bill in February 2003 and amended was passed as a law in May 2003. Subsequently the Ferrari was allowed to be brought to India without payment of the customs duty (Rs 1.13 Crores or 120% on the car value of Rs 75 Lakhs).When the move to waive customs duty became public in July 2003, political and social activists protested the waiver and filed PIL in the Delhi High Court. With the controversy snowballing, Sachin offered to pay the customs duty and the tab was finally picked up by Ferrari.
2.Sourav Ganguly :
A.The Chappell - Ganguly controversy : His dispute with then coach Greg Chappell resulted in many headlines during 2005 and early 2006. Greg Chappell emailed the BCCI stating that Ganguly was unfit to lead India and that his "divide and rule" behaviour was damaging the team. This email was leaked to the media and resulted in huge backlash from Ganguly's fans. Eventually due to his poor form and differences with the coach he was stripped of his captaincy and dropped from the team. However, 10 months later, during India's tour to South Africa, Ganguly was recalled after his middle order replacements Suresh Raina and Mohammad Kaif suffered poor form.
B.Shirt take-off at Lords : During the final match of the 2002 Natwest Trophy held in Lords after a stunning performance by team mates Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif, Sourav Ganguly took off his shirt in public and brandished it in the air to celebrate India's winning of the match. He was later strongly condemned for tarnishing the gentleman's game image of cricket and disrespecting Lords protocol. Ganguly said that he was only mimicking an act performed by the English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff during a tour of India.
C.During the 2003 World Cup final against Australia, Ganguly won the toss and decided to field. This decision raised eyebrows but Sourav remained confident that there would be moisture on the pitch that would help his bowlers, however the bowlers flopped and Sourav performed poorly with the bat. India went on to lose by 125 runs, a staggering defeat.
3.Kapil Dev : In their first match of the World Cup, Australia scored 268 against India. However, after the close of innings, Kapil Dev agreed with the umpires that the score should be increased to 270 as one boundary during the innings had been mistakenly signalled as a four and not a six. In their reply, India scored 269 falling short of Australia's score by one run.
4.Rahul Dravid :
A.Ball-Tampering Incident : In January 2004 Dravid was found guilty of ball tampering during an ODI with Zimbabwe. Match referee Clive Lloyd adjudged the application of an energy sweet to the ball as a deliberate offence although Dravid himself denied this was his intent.Lloyd emphasised that television footage conclusively showed the star Indian batsman intentionally applying a lozenge to the ball during the Zimbabwean innings on Tuesday night at the Gabba, which was in breach of clause 2.10 of the ICC's Code of Conduct.
B. One of Dravid's most debated decisions was taken in March 2004, when he was standing in as captain for an injured Sourav Ganguly. The Indian first innings was declared at a point when Sachin Tendulkar was at 194 with 16 overs remaining on Day 2.
C.He was crticised by Vijay Mallya for not picking the team with right balance since Dravid's team royal challengers was the second worst team by winning less amount of matches in inaugural DLF Indian Premier League.
5.Mohammad Azharuddin :
MATCH FIXING SCANDAL : Towards the end of his career Azharuddin was accused of match-fixing South African captain Hansie Cronje in his confession for match-fixing had indicated that Azharuddin was the one to introduce him to the bookies. This led the BCCI to ban him from the game of cricket for life in 2000.
The BCCI lifted the ban on Azharuddin in 2006 and even honoured him along with other Indian Test captains in a ceremony in Mumbai during the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy. The ICC, however, claimed that it alone had the right to revoke the ban despite playing no role in handing out the original ban.
In one of his interviews, he claimed that he was being targeted because he was from a minority community. However, this statement backfired badly and invited severe criticism from all parts of the country and even from prominent minority community organisations in India. Ultimately, Azharuddin had to apologise publicly and retract his statements.
The ban cost him a chance of joining the 100 Test club, in the end finishing stranded on 99 Test matches.
6.Mahendra Singh Dhoni :
A.Home Vandalized: After the loss to Bangladesh in 2007 Cricket World Cup, the house that Dhoni was constructing in his home-town Ranchi was vandalized and damaged by political activists of JMM. The local police arranged for security for his family as India exited the World cup in the first round.
B.Walk-off: On the fourth day of the first test match during India's tour of West Indies, 2006, Dhoni's flick off Dave Mohammed to the midwicket region was caught by Daren Ganga. As the batsman started to walk back, captain Dravid declared the innings when confusion started as the umpires were not certain if the fielder stepped on the ropes and Dhoni stayed for the umpire's verdict. While the replays were inconclusive, the captain of the West Indies side, Brian Lara, wanted Dhoni to walk-off based on the fielder's assertion of the catch. The impasse continued for more than 15 minutes and Lara's temper was on display with finger wagging against the umpires and snatching the ball from umpire Asad Rauf. Ultimately, Dhoni walked-off and Dravid's declaration was effected but the game was delayed, and Lara's action was criticized by the commentators and former players. Lara was called by the match referee for explanation of his actions but was not fined by the match referee.
7.Sunil Gavaskar : In a notorious ODI performance in 1975, he opened the batting and managed just 36 (not out) off 174 balls (scoring just one four). Replying to England's 334 from 60 overs, India managed only 132 for 3 from the 60 overs. It was alleged that Gavaskar deliberately performed poorly in that match, due to his annoyance with the promotion of Srinivas Venkataraghavan to captaincy.He later claimed that he could not adjust to the pace of the game.
8.Harbhajan Singh
A.While Harbhajan was batting during the third day of the Second Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, he became involved in an altercation with Australia's Andrew Symonds. As a result of this, he was charged with a Level 3 charge of racially abusing Symonds. Harbhajan was alleged to have called Symonds a "monkey". Harbhajan and his batting partner at the time of the incident, Sachin Tendulkar, denied this.At a hearing after the conclusion of the Test, match referee Mike Procter found Harbhajan guilty of the charge and imposed a ban of three Test matches.
B.Harbhajan was involved in further controversy after an 2008 Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab at Mohali in April 2008. While the teams were shaking hands, he slapped Punjab paceman and Indian team-mate Sreesanth.[130] The Kings XI Punjab lodged an official compliant to the IPL.The match referee Farokh Engineer found Harbhajan guilty of a level 4.2 offence, banning him from the remainder of the IPL and fining him all of his match fee. Harbhajan made up with Sreesanth, and said that "I have been punished for the wrong I did".On May 14, the BCCI disciplinary committee found Harbhajan guilty under Rule 3.2.1 of the BCCI regulations and handed down the maximum punishment of five-match ban from ODIs. Harbhajan faces the prospect of a life ban if he commits further disciplinary breaches.
3G India - What can we Expect ?
3G IN INDIA
People in India are looking forward to more information, faster data access and multimedia services through their mobile phones. 3G technology is here to turn this dream into reality. It’s a technology anxiously awaited by telecom operations and subscribers in India.
How long do we have to wait?
Not very long! India is all set to launch 3G mobile telephone services by october 2008 first in four indian metros.
According to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India chairman Nripendra Misra, a total of 32.5 MHz is available for allocation within the next 6-9 months.
Trai has also recommended auctioning 200 MHz for broadband wireless access services like Wimax (worldwide interoperability for microwave access) and has proposed a national frequency management board to oversee spectrum availability and its efficient use.
He hopes that the allocated spectrum would be enough for the next two years and said Trai would recommend freeing up more spectrum for those who lose out in this auction.
So what is 3G spectrum all about?
What is spectrum?
Radio frequency (RF) is a frequency or rate of oscillation within the range of about 3 Hz to 300 GHz. This range corresponds to frequency of alternating current electrical signals used to produce and detect radio waves. Since most of this range is beyond the vibration rate that most mechanical systems can respond to, RF usually refers to oscillations in electrical circuits or electromagnetic radiation.
How is 3G different from 2G and 4G?
While 2G stands for second-generation wireless telephone technology, 1G networks used are analog, 2G networks are digital and 3G (third-generation) technology is used to enhance mobile phone standards.
3G helps to simultaneously transfer both voice data (a telephone call) and non-voice data (such as downloading information, exchanging e-mail, and instant messaging. The highlight of 3G is video telephony. 4G technology stands to be the future standard of wireless devices.
Currently, Japanese company NTT DoCoMo and Samsung are testing 4G communication.
How will 3G services help you?
3G services will enable video broadcast and data-intensive services such as stock transactions, e-learning and telemedicine through wireless communications
All telecom operators are waiting to launch 3G in India to cash in on revenues by providing high-end services to customers, which are voice data and video enabled. India lags behind many Asian countries in introducing 3G services.
What is Trai’s recommendation on 3G pricing?
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has recommended auctioning radio frequencies for 3G telecom services at a reserve price of Rs 1,050 crore (Rs 10.50 billion) to companies seeking to offer nationwide high-speed Internet and streaming video.
The base price for spectrum in cities like Mumbai and Delhi and Category A telecom circles is Rs 120 crore (Rs 1200 million); in cities like Chennai and Kolkata and Category B circles Rs 80 crore (Rs 800 million); and in all other cities Rs 15 crore (Rs 150 million).
What are the frequency bands and quota for CDMA?
Trai has recommended three sets of frequency bands - 450 mhz, 800 mhz and 2.1 ghz. For CDMA players like Reliance [Get Quote] and Tata Teleservices 1.25 MHz each is offered. CDMA operators are free to bid both in the 2.1 GHz and the 450 MHz bands, but they will be allocated spectrum only in one. The pricing of these two bands is linked to the auction in the 2.1 GHz band.
CDMA operators will pay the same as the second-highest GSM bidder. And if there is more than one claimant in the 450 MHz band, the reserve price will be half of that arrived at in the 2.1 GHz band. Another rider is that if the highest bid is a quarter more than the lowest, the lowest bidder has to raise its bid to 75 per cent of the winning bid.
But CDMA operators are likely to face problems. Operating 3G services on 450 MHz is a problem because we they do not have dual-band phones that work both in 450 MHz and in 800 MHz (the band in which CDMA operates in India).
What are the issues regarding 3G for providers and users?
3G has successfully been introduced in Europe. But several issues continue to hamper its growth.
High spectrum licensing fees for the 3G services
Huge capital required to build infrastructure for 3G services.
Health impact of electromagnetic waves.
Prices are very high for 3G mobile services.
Will 2G users switch to 3G services.
Takes time to catch up as the service is new.
What are the issues regarding 3G pricing?
Pricing has been a cause of concern. Spectrum auctions ran into billions of euros in Europe. In Europe, spectrum licensing fees were collected years before the 3G service was developed and it required huge investments to build 3G networks, hitting mobile operators’ margins.
However, in Japan and South Korea, spectrum licensing fees were not applicable as the focus of these countries were national IT infrastructure development.
Which companies have applied for 3G license?
3G spectrum has been provided to GSM players like BSNL, MTNL, Bharti, and Vodafone and some international companies have also shown intrest to carry out an interface check on a non-commercial basis ahead of the start of 3G mobile services.
Trial spectrum has been given for a period of one month. This will be only 1/1000th of the actual 3G spectrum capability. Apart frm PSU majors, spectrum for carrying out 3G trials has been given to all those who have applied under the National Frequency Allocation Plan on the 2.1 GHz band. GSM players operate on 900 MHz and 1,800 MHz, while CDMA players operate on 800 MHz.
What is the pricing issue in India?
While Tatas have welcomed Trai’s Rs 1,400-crore (Rs 14 billion) base price for a nationwide rollout of 3G services, the rest of the players find the price too exorbitant.
Bharti-Airtel is disappointed with the pricing as they were expecting it to be Rs 300-400 crore (Rs 3-4 billion). The reserve price is a disincentive for telecom companies in India. Bharti has appealed to lower the prices specially for rural penetration.
The Cellular Operators Association of India and the Association of Unified Service Providers of India are studying TRAI’s recommendations and have not given their comments.
However, Trai chairman Nripendra Misra has said that there is no reason to worry as players will not bid exorbitantly and derail the auction. Misra said telecom operators had matured from their experiences and global developments, and would bid sincerely.
What about the security in a 3G network?
3G networks offer a greater degree of security than 2G predecessors. By allowing the UE to authenticate the network it is attaching to, the user can be sure the network is the intended one and not an impersonator. 3G networks use the KASUMI block crypto instead of the older A5/1 stream cipher. However, a number of serious weaknesses in the KASUMI cipher have been identified.
In addition to the 3G network infrastructure security, end to end security is offered when application frameworks such as IMS are accessed, although this is not strictly a 3G property.
Where was 3G spectrum first introduced?
Japan was the first country to introduce 3G on a large commercial scale. In 2005, about 40 per cent of subscribers used only 3G networks. It is expected that during 2006 the subscribers would move from 2G to 3G and upgrade to the next 3.5 G level.
The success of 3G in Japan also shows that video telephony was the killer application for 3G networks. Downloading music was the biggest draw in 3G services.
In how many countries does 3G exist?
There are about 60 3G networks across 25 countries . In Asia, Europe and the USA, telecom firms use WCDMA technology. The WCDMA standard provides seamless global evolution from today’s GSM with support of the worlds’ largest mobile operators.
WCDMA technology is built on open standards, wide ranging mobile multimedia possibility, and vast potential economies of scale with the support of around 100 terminal designs to operate 3G mobile networks.
3G services were introduced in Europe in 2003.
What speed we can expect?
It is often suggested by industry sources that 3G can be expected to provide 384 kbit/s at or below pedestrian speeds, but only 128 kbit/s in a moving car.
Apple has introduced its new iPhone 3G for indian people.For the first time Apple has given the distribution rights to two operators in India.Airtel and Vodafone has launched the iPhone witha price tag of About Rs 32,000 for 8GB version and Rs 36,000 for 16 GB version.
People in India are looking forward to more information, faster data access and multimedia services through their mobile phones. 3G technology is here to turn this dream into reality. It’s a technology anxiously awaited by telecom operations and subscribers in India.
How long do we have to wait?
Not very long! India is all set to launch 3G mobile telephone services by october 2008 first in four indian metros.
According to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India chairman Nripendra Misra, a total of 32.5 MHz is available for allocation within the next 6-9 months.
Trai has also recommended auctioning 200 MHz for broadband wireless access services like Wimax (worldwide interoperability for microwave access) and has proposed a national frequency management board to oversee spectrum availability and its efficient use.
He hopes that the allocated spectrum would be enough for the next two years and said Trai would recommend freeing up more spectrum for those who lose out in this auction.
So what is 3G spectrum all about?
What is spectrum?
Radio frequency (RF) is a frequency or rate of oscillation within the range of about 3 Hz to 300 GHz. This range corresponds to frequency of alternating current electrical signals used to produce and detect radio waves. Since most of this range is beyond the vibration rate that most mechanical systems can respond to, RF usually refers to oscillations in electrical circuits or electromagnetic radiation.
How is 3G different from 2G and 4G?
While 2G stands for second-generation wireless telephone technology, 1G networks used are analog, 2G networks are digital and 3G (third-generation) technology is used to enhance mobile phone standards.
3G helps to simultaneously transfer both voice data (a telephone call) and non-voice data (such as downloading information, exchanging e-mail, and instant messaging. The highlight of 3G is video telephony. 4G technology stands to be the future standard of wireless devices.
Currently, Japanese company NTT DoCoMo and Samsung are testing 4G communication.
How will 3G services help you?
3G services will enable video broadcast and data-intensive services such as stock transactions, e-learning and telemedicine through wireless communications
All telecom operators are waiting to launch 3G in India to cash in on revenues by providing high-end services to customers, which are voice data and video enabled. India lags behind many Asian countries in introducing 3G services.
What is Trai’s recommendation on 3G pricing?
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has recommended auctioning radio frequencies for 3G telecom services at a reserve price of Rs 1,050 crore (Rs 10.50 billion) to companies seeking to offer nationwide high-speed Internet and streaming video.
The base price for spectrum in cities like Mumbai and Delhi and Category A telecom circles is Rs 120 crore (Rs 1200 million); in cities like Chennai and Kolkata and Category B circles Rs 80 crore (Rs 800 million); and in all other cities Rs 15 crore (Rs 150 million).
What are the frequency bands and quota for CDMA?
Trai has recommended three sets of frequency bands - 450 mhz, 800 mhz and 2.1 ghz. For CDMA players like Reliance [Get Quote] and Tata Teleservices 1.25 MHz each is offered. CDMA operators are free to bid both in the 2.1 GHz and the 450 MHz bands, but they will be allocated spectrum only in one. The pricing of these two bands is linked to the auction in the 2.1 GHz band.
CDMA operators will pay the same as the second-highest GSM bidder. And if there is more than one claimant in the 450 MHz band, the reserve price will be half of that arrived at in the 2.1 GHz band. Another rider is that if the highest bid is a quarter more than the lowest, the lowest bidder has to raise its bid to 75 per cent of the winning bid.
But CDMA operators are likely to face problems. Operating 3G services on 450 MHz is a problem because we they do not have dual-band phones that work both in 450 MHz and in 800 MHz (the band in which CDMA operates in India).
What are the issues regarding 3G for providers and users?
3G has successfully been introduced in Europe. But several issues continue to hamper its growth.
High spectrum licensing fees for the 3G services
Huge capital required to build infrastructure for 3G services.
Health impact of electromagnetic waves.
Prices are very high for 3G mobile services.
Will 2G users switch to 3G services.
Takes time to catch up as the service is new.
What are the issues regarding 3G pricing?
Pricing has been a cause of concern. Spectrum auctions ran into billions of euros in Europe. In Europe, spectrum licensing fees were collected years before the 3G service was developed and it required huge investments to build 3G networks, hitting mobile operators’ margins.
However, in Japan and South Korea, spectrum licensing fees were not applicable as the focus of these countries were national IT infrastructure development.
Which companies have applied for 3G license?
3G spectrum has been provided to GSM players like BSNL, MTNL, Bharti, and Vodafone and some international companies have also shown intrest to carry out an interface check on a non-commercial basis ahead of the start of 3G mobile services.
Trial spectrum has been given for a period of one month. This will be only 1/1000th of the actual 3G spectrum capability. Apart frm PSU majors, spectrum for carrying out 3G trials has been given to all those who have applied under the National Frequency Allocation Plan on the 2.1 GHz band. GSM players operate on 900 MHz and 1,800 MHz, while CDMA players operate on 800 MHz.
What is the pricing issue in India?
While Tatas have welcomed Trai’s Rs 1,400-crore (Rs 14 billion) base price for a nationwide rollout of 3G services, the rest of the players find the price too exorbitant.
Bharti-Airtel is disappointed with the pricing as they were expecting it to be Rs 300-400 crore (Rs 3-4 billion). The reserve price is a disincentive for telecom companies in India. Bharti has appealed to lower the prices specially for rural penetration.
The Cellular Operators Association of India and the Association of Unified Service Providers of India are studying TRAI’s recommendations and have not given their comments.
However, Trai chairman Nripendra Misra has said that there is no reason to worry as players will not bid exorbitantly and derail the auction. Misra said telecom operators had matured from their experiences and global developments, and would bid sincerely.
What about the security in a 3G network?
3G networks offer a greater degree of security than 2G predecessors. By allowing the UE to authenticate the network it is attaching to, the user can be sure the network is the intended one and not an impersonator. 3G networks use the KASUMI block crypto instead of the older A5/1 stream cipher. However, a number of serious weaknesses in the KASUMI cipher have been identified.
In addition to the 3G network infrastructure security, end to end security is offered when application frameworks such as IMS are accessed, although this is not strictly a 3G property.
Where was 3G spectrum first introduced?
Japan was the first country to introduce 3G on a large commercial scale. In 2005, about 40 per cent of subscribers used only 3G networks. It is expected that during 2006 the subscribers would move from 2G to 3G and upgrade to the next 3.5 G level.
The success of 3G in Japan also shows that video telephony was the killer application for 3G networks. Downloading music was the biggest draw in 3G services.
In how many countries does 3G exist?
There are about 60 3G networks across 25 countries . In Asia, Europe and the USA, telecom firms use WCDMA technology. The WCDMA standard provides seamless global evolution from today’s GSM with support of the worlds’ largest mobile operators.
WCDMA technology is built on open standards, wide ranging mobile multimedia possibility, and vast potential economies of scale with the support of around 100 terminal designs to operate 3G mobile networks.
3G services were introduced in Europe in 2003.
What speed we can expect?
It is often suggested by industry sources that 3G can be expected to provide 384 kbit/s at or below pedestrian speeds, but only 128 kbit/s in a moving car.
Apple has introduced its new iPhone 3G for indian people.For the first time Apple has given the distribution rights to two operators in India.Airtel and Vodafone has launched the iPhone witha price tag of About Rs 32,000 for 8GB version and Rs 36,000 for 16 GB version.
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Today india will play its last match of the idea cup. IN INDIA DOORDARSHAN will tele cast the live pictures of the match from 2:30 pm Onwards. Ie on 29th Aug 2008
28 Aug 2008
India Beijing Journey- The In And Out
22 Aug, 2008
Indian Boxer Vijendra kumar Lost His semi-final bout against Cuba’s Emilio Bayeux Correa and Won the Bronze medal.
21 Aug, 2008
India’s ace freestyle grappler Rajiv Tomar made an early exit after losing to Steve Mocco of US in the men’s 120 kg freestyle qualification round at the Beijing Olympics.
21 Aug, 2008
Vijender fought a great tactical bout, playing that ‘defend and wait’ game to perfection against Ecuadorian Carlos Gongora.
20 Aug, 2008
The 66-kg freestyle wrestler Sushil Kumar, who lost his first bout in the round of 16, went through three repechage contests to win India’s first bronze in wrestling since 1952.Sushil Kumar won the bronze medal after beating Kazakhstan’s Spiridonav in a play-off in the men’s 66 kg freestyle wrestling through repechage round.
20 Aug, 2008
India’s ace pugilist Jitender Kumar lost to Russian Georgy Balakshin in the men’s 51 kg flyweight quarter-finals in Beijing.
20 Aug, 2008
Achanta Sharath Kamal failed to advance to the next round after losing to Austria’s Weixing Chen in the men’s singles event.
19 Aug, 2008
Indian table-tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal won first round match in men’s singles event of Beijing Olympics after beating Alfredo Carneros of Spain 4-2.
19 Aug, 2008
India’s challenge at the 60 kg men’s freestyle wrestling came to a dismal end with Yogeshwar Dutt went down to Kenichi Yumoto of Japan.
19 Aug, 2008
Anju Bobby George too could not qualify for the event
18 Aug, 2008
India’s top pugilist Akhil Kumar crashed out of the Beijing Olympics after losing at the hands of Moldova’s Veaceslav Gojan in the quarter-finals of the men’s 54 kg bantamweight category.
18 Aug, 2008
India’s triple jumper Renjith Maheswary failed to qualify for men’s triple jump finals after leaping the best distance of 15.77 m in the qualifying round.
18 Aug, 2008
India’s promising paddler Neha Aggarwal made an early exit as she failed to advance to the next round after losing to Australia’s Fang Lay in the women’s singles event at the Beijing Olympics.
17 Aug, 2008
Surendra Singh’s hopes of a top 10 finish went up in smoke as the Indian finished the energy sapping 10,000m race at the 26th place.
17 Aug, 2008
India’s shooting campaign came to an end as riflemen Gagan Narang and Sanjeev Rajput failed to qualify for the final round of the men’s 50 metres 3-position event at the Olympics.
16 Aug, 2008
Vijender Kumar beat Thailand’s Angkhan Chomphuphuang in the 75kg middle-weight bout to advance to the quarter-finals of boxing competition at the Beijing Olympic Games.
16 Aug, 2008
Jitender Kumar defeated Tulashboy Doniyorov in the flyweight pre-quarterfinals at the Beijing Olympics.
16 Aug, 2008
Vikas Gowda’s Olympics campaign wilted in the qualifying round as the Indian discus thrower failed to reach anywhere near his best.
16 Aug, 2008
Mandeep Kaur cut a sorry figure in the Olympic stage as she failed to qualify for the semifinals of the women’s 400m event.
15 Aug, 2008
Akhil Kumar reached the quarter-finals beating world champion Sergey Vodopyanov in the 54kg bantam weight category.
15 Aug, 2008
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi were shown the door by the Swiss pair of Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka in the doubles quarter-finals.
15 Aug, 2008
Bajranglal Takhar ran out of steam in the closing stages but managed to better his personal best timing to finish 21st in the men’s Single Sculls rowing event at the Olympics.
14 Aug, 2008
Indian judokas’ challenge came to a dismal end in the 29th Olympic Games with Divya Tewar going down to Yalennis Castillo of Cuba in the 78kg category.
14 Aug, 2008
Indian challenge in swimming came to an end as neither Virdhawal Khade nor Ankur Poseria could repeat or better their personal best at the Beijing Olympics.
14 Aug, 2008
India’s Anjali Bhagwat and Avneet Kaur Sidhu crashed out without making the grade for the finals of the 50m air rifle three position shooting competition at the Being Olympics on Thursday.
13 Aug, 2008
Sania Mirza and Sunitha Rao could not avert a defeat against Kuznetsova and Safina in the 2nd round.
13 Aug, 2008
The Indian Express duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi recreated the old magic to sail into the quarters of the men’s doubles event. Leander Paes/ Mahesh Bhupathi beat Marcelo Melo/Andre 6-4, 6-2.
13 Aug, 2008
Bajrang Lal Takhar dissapointed as he finished fourth among six rowers in men’s single sculls classification race at the Beijing Olympics.
13 Aug, 2008
India’s ace archer MS Champia lost in the pre-quarters from B Badenov of Russia in the men’s individual archery event.
13 Aug, 2008
MS Champia advanced to the pre-quarters after beating Iran’s V Hojjatolah in the archery men’s individual event.
13 Aug, 2008
Saina Nehwal failed to reach the semis after losing the quarter-final encounter of the women’s singles badminton event. Saina Nehwal lost to Maria Krisitin Yulianti 26-28, 21-14, 21-15.
12 Aug, 2008
Paes and Bhupathi recreated the old magic to sail into the second round of the men’s doubles tennis event of the Beijing Olympics.
12 Aug, 2008
Akhil Kumar stormed into round of 16, beating his French opponent Ali Hallab in the 54kg bantam weight category of the boxing competition at the Beijing Olympics.
12 Aug, 2008
Indian rowing pair of Devender Kumar Khandwal and Manjeet Singh finished a disappointing fifth in the Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls Repechage 2 at the Olympics.
12 Aug, 2008
India’s promising archer Pranitha, failed to perform in her pre-quarterfinal match and crashed out of the women’s individual archery event at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday.
12 Aug, 2008
Jitender Kumar pummelled Ulas Furkan Memis in less than three rounds to storm into the fly weight pre-quarters of the boxing event.
12 Aug, 2008
Dola Banerjee and L Bombayla Devi crashed out of the individual archery event after losing their respective matches.
12 Aug, 2008
Athens silver medallist RS Rathore failed to qualify for the finals of of men’s double trap event at the Olympics.
12 Aug, 2008
Ace pistol shooter Samresh Jung failed to qualify in the finals of men’s 50m pistol event at the Beijing Olympics.
11 Aug, 2008
Anup Sridhar is out of the Olympic race, having gone down 13-21,17-21 to Japanese Shoji Sato in the second round of Olympic badminton.
11 Aug, 2008
India’s top-ranked women tennis player Sania Mirza retired from first round of singles event at the Olympics against Czech Iveta Benesova.
11 Aug, 2008
AL Lakra crashed out of the Beijing Olympics’ boxing competition after losing 5-9 to Bahodirjon Sultanov in the opening round.
11 Aug, 2008
Saina Nehwal, India’s best bet in badminton, stormed into the quarters of the the women’s singles event at the Beijing Olympics.
11 Aug, 2008
Abhinav Bindra created history by winning the first ever gold in the olympics.
11 Aug, 2008
India’s Abhinav Bindra qualified for the men’s 10m Air Rifle final after shooting a total of 596 out of 600 while Gagan Narang failed to make the cut.
10 Aug, 2008
Virdhawal Khade failed to create a ripple in the swimming pool as he finished a lowly seventh to crash out of the 200m freestyle event.
10 Aug, 2008
Anup Sridhar advanced to the second round in men’s singles badminton after beating Marco Vasconcelos at the Beijing Olympics.
10 Aug, 2008
India’s sailing duo Devender Kumar Khandwal and Manjeet Singh finished fifth and last in the second heat of the men’s lightweight double sculls in rowing at the Beijing Games.
10 Aug, 2008
Mansher Singh and Manavjit Singh Sandhu failed to qualify for the trap finals of the shooting competition at the Beijing Olympics.
10 Aug, 2008
The Indian archery team came agonisingly close to a medal before hosts China shattered their hopes in the quarter-finals of the women’s team event.
10 Aug, 2008
Saina Nehwal beat Ukrainian Larysa Gryga in straight games to advance to the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals of the Games.
9 Aug, 2008
Swimmer Sandeep Sejwal failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the men’s 100m Breaststroke event at the Olympic Games.
9 Aug, 2008
Dinesh Kumar bowed out after losing the men’s light-heavy (81-kg) opening round bout to Abdelhafid Benchabla of Algeria.
9 Aug, 2008
Vijender Kumar beats Jack Badou of Gambia in the 75-kg bout to advance to the second round of boxing competition.
9 Aug, 2008
Saina Nehwal scored a thumping win over Ella Karachkova to move to the second round of women’s singles in badminton.
9 Aug, 2008
India’s women archers failed to keep their arrows on target and finished low down in the ranking event at the Beijing Games.
9 Aug, 2008
Bajranglal Takhar gave the crestfallen Indian camp some reason to smile as he qualified for the quarter-finals of men’s singles Sculls event.
9 Aug, 2008
In a big setback to India’s medal hopes, Samresh Jung failed to make the finals of the men’s 10m air pistol event following the poor show by Anjali Bhagwat and Avneet Kaur Sidhu.
9 Aug, 2008
Tombi Khumujam Devi’s Olympic campaign lasted only two and a half minutes as she was knocked out of the women’s 48kg event.
9 Aug, 2008
Indian shooters Anjali Bhagwat and Avneet Kaur Sidhu failed to qualify for the final round in the Women’s 10 metre air rifle event at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall on Saturday.
Bronze For SUSHIL KUMAR
Men’s 66 kg Freestyle: Sushil Kumar
1.Freestyle grappler Sushil Kumar earned the Beijing Olympics berth after finishing seventh in the 66-kg weight category at the World wrestling championship in Baku.2.Sushil won the first Olympic quota for India after making it to the quarter-finals. He won his first three rounds with convincing margins before losing to Ukraine’s Andriy Stadnik 4-15.
Bindra's Power - Must Know
Know Bindra’s POwer
1.Made a junior world record score of 597/600 in 2001 Munich World Cup and won bronze; gold in 2002 Manchester .
2.Commonwealth Games; became the first Indian shooter to win a World Championship gold; Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2001.
3.At the age of 15, Abhinav Bindra was the youngest participant at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and two years later he was the youngest shooter at the 2000 Olympic Games.
4.He won six gold medals at various international meets in 2001.
5.In the Air rifle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Manchester, he won Gold in the Pairs event and Silver in the individual event.
6.At the 2004 Olympic Games, he broke the Olympic record but failed to win a medal.
7.He is a recipient of the Arjuna award in 2001.
8.Lt. Col. J.S. Dhillon was Bindra’s first coach. Abhinav also holds an MBA.
9.On July 24, 2006, Bindra became the first Indian shooter to win a World Championship gold in Zagreb. Dr. Karni Singh’s silver in 1962 was the previous best by an Indian in a World Championship meet.
10.Abhinav Bindra (born September 28, 1982) is an Indian shooting sports person and CEO of Abhinav Futuristics, a PC games peripherals distributor based in Chandigarh.
11.As a shooter, he specialises in the field of Air rifle.
World champion Abhinav Bindra clinched India’s first ever individual gold medal at the Olympics, winning 10m air rifle event at the Beijing Games here on Monday.
The 25-year-old, who qualified fourth for the event, shot an overall score of (596+140.5) 700.5 in a thrilling finale which went right down to the last shot.
Bindra’s historic feat makes him India’s first-ever individual gold medallist, bettering the silver medal feat of double trap shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in Athens 2004.
“He is the best shooter in the world and I think his is a morale boosting feat for everyone in the contingent,” a jubilant Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi said after Bindra’s win.
“We are all very happy. He is a very hardworking athlete. The entire shooting contingent is celebrating. We are very proud of him and it is just the beginning,” national coach Sunny Thomas said.
“Abhinav is a very calm and composed guy and doesn’t get very excited,” Thomas added.
27 Aug 2008
India - Sri Lanka 4th ODI Result
Target (Team India) : 259 runs from 50 overs
Result: India beat Sri Lanka by 46 runs, win series
Man of the Match: Suresh Raina
Total Score(Sri Lankan Team): 212/10 (46.3)
Next Match : INDIA vs SRI LANKA - FRIDAY ,29 Aug 2008
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Result: India beat Sri Lanka by 46 runs, win series
Man of the Match: Suresh Raina
Total Score(Sri Lankan Team): 212/10 (46.3)
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CRICKET - 22 off one ball Made POSSIBLE - Duckworth-Lewis method
1.The D/L method was created by two English statisticians, Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis, originating from an undergraduate final-year project at the University of the West of England.
2.It was first used in international cricket in the second game of the 1996/7 Zimbabwe versus England One Day International series, which Zimbabwe won by 7 runs,and was formally adopted by the International Cricket Council in 2001 as the standard method of calculating target scores in rain shortened one-day matches.
3.In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth-Lewis method (D/L method) is a mathematical way to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket or Twenty-20 cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstanceThe Duckworth-Lewis method is used to help decide rain-interrupted one-day cricket matches.
3.It is named after Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis who devised the mathematical formula.
4.HOW DOES IT WORK?
For example: a team have lost five wickets after receiving 25 of their 50 overs when rain stops play.
At this point, using the table produced by the Duckworth-Lewis method, the team’s remaining resources are valued at 42.2%.
If 15 overs are then lost because of the weather, the innings will be completed after only 10 more overs.
The D/L method says that, with 10 overs left and five wickets lost, the team has 26.1% of their resources left.
To compensate for the lost overs, we must calculate the resource % lost.
This works out to 42.2 - 26.1 = 16.1.
If the team had been chasing a total of 250 runs, their new target is calculated in the following way.
Resources available at the start = 100%
Resources lost = 16.1
Resources available after rain interruption = 83.9%
Then reduce team one’s score in the following way. Multiply team one’s runs scored by the recalculated resources divided by the resources available at the start.
That is: 250 x 83.9/100 = 209.75.
The target is then rounded to the nearest whole number, so the team batting second would be set a target of 210 to win.
5.Applied to 50 over matches, each team has to face at least 20 overs before D/L can decide the game. In Twenty20 games, each side has to face at least 5 overs.
6.An Example -
The “best-scoring overs” method, used in the 1992 Cricket World Cup, left the South African cricket team requiring 21 runs from one ball (when the maximum score from any one ball is generally six runs). Prior to a brief rain interruption, South Africa was chasing a target of 22 runs from 13 balls - which was difficult but at least attainable
2.It was first used in international cricket in the second game of the 1996/7 Zimbabwe versus England One Day International series, which Zimbabwe won by 7 runs,and was formally adopted by the International Cricket Council in 2001 as the standard method of calculating target scores in rain shortened one-day matches.
3.In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth-Lewis method (D/L method) is a mathematical way to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket or Twenty-20 cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstanceThe Duckworth-Lewis method is used to help decide rain-interrupted one-day cricket matches.
3.It is named after Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis who devised the mathematical formula.
4.HOW DOES IT WORK?
For example: a team have lost five wickets after receiving 25 of their 50 overs when rain stops play.
At this point, using the table produced by the Duckworth-Lewis method, the team’s remaining resources are valued at 42.2%.
If 15 overs are then lost because of the weather, the innings will be completed after only 10 more overs.
The D/L method says that, with 10 overs left and five wickets lost, the team has 26.1% of their resources left.
To compensate for the lost overs, we must calculate the resource % lost.
This works out to 42.2 - 26.1 = 16.1.
If the team had been chasing a total of 250 runs, their new target is calculated in the following way.
Resources available at the start = 100%
Resources lost = 16.1
Resources available after rain interruption = 83.9%
Then reduce team one’s score in the following way. Multiply team one’s runs scored by the recalculated resources divided by the resources available at the start.
That is: 250 x 83.9/100 = 209.75.
The target is then rounded to the nearest whole number, so the team batting second would be set a target of 210 to win.
5.Applied to 50 over matches, each team has to face at least 20 overs before D/L can decide the game. In Twenty20 games, each side has to face at least 5 overs.
6.An Example -
The “best-scoring overs” method, used in the 1992 Cricket World Cup, left the South African cricket team requiring 21 runs from one ball (when the maximum score from any one ball is generally six runs). Prior to a brief rain interruption, South Africa was chasing a target of 22 runs from 13 balls - which was difficult but at least attainable
26 Aug 2008
FASTER THAN BULLET - BUT BULLET
1.The popular English name bullet train is a literal translation of the Japanese term dangan ressha a nickname given to the project while it was initially being discussed in the 1930s.The name stuck due to the Shinkansen locomotive's resemblance to a bullet and its high speed.
2.Test run speeds have been 443 km/h (275 mph) for conventional rail in 1996, and up to a world record of 581 km/h (361 mph) for maglev trainsets, in 2003.
3.Eric Laithwaite, Professor of Heavy Electrical Engineering at Imperial College, developed a functional maglev passenger vehicle. It weighed 1 ton (1 tonne) and could carry four
2.Test run speeds have been 443 km/h (275 mph) for conventional rail in 1996, and up to a world record of 581 km/h (361 mph) for maglev trainsets, in 2003.
3.Eric Laithwaite, Professor of Heavy Electrical Engineering at Imperial College, developed a functional maglev passenger vehicle. It weighed 1 ton (1 tonne) and could carry four
INDIA MEDALS OLYMPICS
Shooting Men's 10m Air Rifle Abhinav BINDRA - GOLD
Wrestling Men's Freestyle 66 kg Sushil KUMAR - BRONZE
Boxing Men's Middle (75kg) Vijender KUMAR - BRONZE
Beijing olympics - TOP TEN vs INDIA
Wrestling Men's Freestyle 66 kg Sushil KUMAR - BRONZE
Boxing Men's Middle (75kg) Vijender KUMAR - BRONZE
Beijing olympics - TOP TEN vs INDIA
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25 Aug 2008
INDIA - 3 GOLD MEDALS - BEIJING OLYMPICS
Shooting Men's 10m Air Rifle Abhinav BINDRA - GOLD
Wrestling Men's Freestyle 66 kg Sushil KUMAR - BRONZE
Boxing Men's Middle (75kg) Vijender KUMAR - BRONZE
Yes INDIA found three Golds in the Beijing olympics.After A very long Gap Our Indians are Happy Too when the world is celebrating the OLYMPICS.Our Three Atheletes who won Medals In the Olympics are no less than Gold Medals that Other Countries have won,but is it right to compare them to a gold medal when the world atheletes have won medals up to 8.
Perhaps not but we indians are so happy that our medalists hve become the rose of garden.now onward every function,every meeting,every rally,every college/school functions will not start untill our roses.
So, the Olympics at its end with the host China china winning the most of the medal,though it has the home support,but what about USA,Britain and many other countries most of the countries hav won medals in this olympics.Small countries like Jamaica has won 7 medals overall.
Wrestling Men's Freestyle 66 kg Sushil KUMAR - BRONZE
Boxing Men's Middle (75kg) Vijender KUMAR - BRONZE
Yes INDIA found three Golds in the Beijing olympics.After A very long Gap Our Indians are Happy Too when the world is celebrating the OLYMPICS.Our Three Atheletes who won Medals In the Olympics are no less than Gold Medals that Other Countries have won,but is it right to compare them to a gold medal when the world atheletes have won medals up to 8.
Perhaps not but we indians are so happy that our medalists hve become the rose of garden.now onward every function,every meeting,every rally,every college/school functions will not start untill our roses.
So, the Olympics at its end with the host China china winning the most of the medal,though it has the home support,but what about USA,Britain and many other countries most of the countries hav won medals in this olympics.Small countries like Jamaica has won 7 medals overall.
UNHIDDEN FACTs - BEIJING CEREMONIES
1.The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird’s Nest. It began at 8:08 pm China Standard Time (UTC+ 8) on 8 August 2008 because in Chinese culture, 8 is considered to be a lucky number.
2.The OPENING ceremony was co-directed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou along with Chinese choreographers Zhang Jigang and Shen Wei.
3.It was noted for its focus on ancient Chinese culture, and for its creativity, as well as being the first to use weather modification technology to prevent rainfall.
4.Featuring more than 15,000 performers, the ceremony lasted over four hours and was reported to have cost over US$100 million to produce.The opening ceremony was lauded by spectators and various international presses as spectacular and spellbinding.
5.More than 100 heads of state, heads of government and sovereigns attended the opening ceremony.The number of heads of state who attended the opening ceremony was by far the largest in Olympic history
6.The final ascent to the torch featured Olympic gymnast Li Ning, who appeared to run through air around the top ring of the stadium.
7.Featuring more than 15,000 performers, the ceremony lasted over four hours and was reported to have cost over US$100 million to produce.
8.The Chinese singer Liu Huan and British singer Sarah Brightman, standing on the central platform, sang the 2008 Olympic theme song: You and Me.
9.As Chinese is written in characters and not letters, the order of the teams’ entry was determined by the number of strokes in the first character of their respective countries’ Simplified Chinese names.
10.Guinea was the second country to enter following Greece as it only takes two strokes to write the first character in the country’s name . Australia marched 202nd, just ahead of Zambia ,which was the last country to march before China.
11.The Chinese contingent, which was last, was led by Yao Ming and Lin Hao, the 9-year-old primary school student who had rescued two schoolmates during the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake.
12. Four Great Inventions of ancient China
* The Compass
* Gunpowder
* Paper
* Printing
13.The Olympic flag was carried in by eight former athletes from China. They were:
* Zhang Xielin (table-tennis)
* Pan Duo (Everest mountaineer)
* Zheng Fengrong (athletics)
* Yang Yang (A) (short track speed skating)
* Yang Ling (shooting)
* Mu Xiangxiong (swimming)
* Xiong Ni (diving)
* Li Lingwei (badminton)
14.At the End of the ceremony Jackie Chan, Karen Mok, Han Hong, and Sun Nan sang the first song, “Stand Up”; while Andy Lau, Nicolas Tse, Joey Yung, Wakin Chau, Wang Feng, and Sun Yue sang the second song, “Cheering for Life”. Since the ceremony was already overtime by then, this portion was not televised.
15.In 2006 the Beijing Organizing Committee (BOCOG) initially chose American film maker Steven Spielberg, Yves Pepin, head of the French entertainment group ECA2, and Sydney Games opening ceremony director Ric Birch as special consultants.
16.The South Korean Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) leaked parts of a rehearsal of the opening ceremony through secret shooting before the actual ceremony, disregarding the prohibition of the Organizing Committee.
17.The song “Ode to the Motherland” appeared to be sung by Lin Miaoke at the ceremony, but it emerged she had mimed her performance to a recording by another girl, Yang Peiyi.
18.Most of the television coverage of the fireworks show that displayed the 29 fireworks “footprints” outside the stadium was simulated by computer animation by using CGI of 28 of the footprints for television broadcasts, and only the last one was filmed live.
Read More - WIKIPEDIA
CLOSING CEREMONY
1.The 2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird’s Nest.
2.It was directed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou and began at 8:00 pm China Standard Time (UTC+ 8) on August 24, 2008 (the post-introductory main ceremony began at 8:08 pm). The number 8 is associated with prosperity and confidence in Chinese culture.
3.British singer Leona Lewis and Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page (with association football player David Beckham making an appearance).
4.The Ceremony also included the handover of the games from Beijing to London. Guo Jinlong, the Mayor of Beijing handed over the Olympic flag to the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
5.The total cost for the eight-minute segments during the Handover Ceremonies at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing was £2.5m
2.The OPENING ceremony was co-directed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou along with Chinese choreographers Zhang Jigang and Shen Wei.
3.It was noted for its focus on ancient Chinese culture, and for its creativity, as well as being the first to use weather modification technology to prevent rainfall.
4.Featuring more than 15,000 performers, the ceremony lasted over four hours and was reported to have cost over US$100 million to produce.The opening ceremony was lauded by spectators and various international presses as spectacular and spellbinding.
5.More than 100 heads of state, heads of government and sovereigns attended the opening ceremony.The number of heads of state who attended the opening ceremony was by far the largest in Olympic history
6.The final ascent to the torch featured Olympic gymnast Li Ning, who appeared to run through air around the top ring of the stadium.
7.Featuring more than 15,000 performers, the ceremony lasted over four hours and was reported to have cost over US$100 million to produce.
8.The Chinese singer Liu Huan and British singer Sarah Brightman, standing on the central platform, sang the 2008 Olympic theme song: You and Me.
9.As Chinese is written in characters and not letters, the order of the teams’ entry was determined by the number of strokes in the first character of their respective countries’ Simplified Chinese names.
10.Guinea was the second country to enter following Greece as it only takes two strokes to write the first character in the country’s name . Australia marched 202nd, just ahead of Zambia ,which was the last country to march before China.
11.The Chinese contingent, which was last, was led by Yao Ming and Lin Hao, the 9-year-old primary school student who had rescued two schoolmates during the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake.
12. Four Great Inventions of ancient China
* The Compass
* Gunpowder
* Paper
* Printing
13.The Olympic flag was carried in by eight former athletes from China. They were:
* Zhang Xielin (table-tennis)
* Pan Duo (Everest mountaineer)
* Zheng Fengrong (athletics)
* Yang Yang (A) (short track speed skating)
* Yang Ling (shooting)
* Mu Xiangxiong (swimming)
* Xiong Ni (diving)
* Li Lingwei (badminton)
14.At the End of the ceremony Jackie Chan, Karen Mok, Han Hong, and Sun Nan sang the first song, “Stand Up”; while Andy Lau, Nicolas Tse, Joey Yung, Wakin Chau, Wang Feng, and Sun Yue sang the second song, “Cheering for Life”. Since the ceremony was already overtime by then, this portion was not televised.
15.In 2006 the Beijing Organizing Committee (BOCOG) initially chose American film maker Steven Spielberg, Yves Pepin, head of the French entertainment group ECA2, and Sydney Games opening ceremony director Ric Birch as special consultants.
16.The South Korean Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) leaked parts of a rehearsal of the opening ceremony through secret shooting before the actual ceremony, disregarding the prohibition of the Organizing Committee.
17.The song “Ode to the Motherland” appeared to be sung by Lin Miaoke at the ceremony, but it emerged she had mimed her performance to a recording by another girl, Yang Peiyi.
18.Most of the television coverage of the fireworks show that displayed the 29 fireworks “footprints” outside the stadium was simulated by computer animation by using CGI of 28 of the footprints for television broadcasts, and only the last one was filmed live.
Read More - WIKIPEDIA
CLOSING CEREMONY
1.The 2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird’s Nest.
2.It was directed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou and began at 8:00 pm China Standard Time (UTC+ 8) on August 24, 2008 (the post-introductory main ceremony began at 8:08 pm). The number 8 is associated with prosperity and confidence in Chinese culture.
3.British singer Leona Lewis and Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page (with association football player David Beckham making an appearance).
4.The Ceremony also included the handover of the games from Beijing to London. Guo Jinlong, the Mayor of Beijing handed over the Olympic flag to the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
5.The total cost for the eight-minute segments during the Handover Ceremonies at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing was £2.5m
INDIA - CHINA - USA A COMPARISON
M - Men total Medals, W - Women Total Medals, G - Gold Medals, S - Silver Medals ,B - Bronze medals
Rank NOC Name M W G S B Total
Rank NOC Name M W G S B Total
| 1 |  CHN - China | 42 | 57 | 51 | 21 | 28 | 100 |
24 Aug 2008
Before Smoking Think about Me - LIGHTER
1.A lighter is a portable device used to create a flame. It consists of a metal or plastic container filled with lighter fluid (usually naphtha or liquid butane under pressure), as well as a means of ignition and some provision for extinguishing the flame, by depriving it of either air or fuel.
2.Lighters using naphtha have a wick which is immersed in the fluid and becomes saturated. This type usually has a fiber packing material which absorbs the liquid to keep it from leaking.
3.A spark is created by striking metal against a flint, or by pressing a button that compresses a piezoelectric crystal, generating a voltaic arc
4.In naphtha lighters the liquid is volatile enough that flammable gas is present as soon as the top of the lighter is opened
5.Butane lighters combine the striking action with the opening of the valve to release gas
6.The spark ignites the flammable gas causing a flame to come out of the lighter which continues until either the top is closed (naphtha type), or the valve is released (butane type).
7.The high energy jet in butane lighters allows mixing to be accomplished by using Bernoulli's principle, so that the air hole(s) in this type tend to be much smaller and farther from the flame.
8.The first lighter, Döbereiner's lamp, was invented by Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner in 1823. It stayed in production until 1880.
9.Two technical standards relate to the safety of lighters
a.For instance, a lighter should generate flame only through positive action on the part of the user, two or more independent actions by the user, or an actuating force greater than or equal to 15 N.
b.The standard also specifies other safety features, such as as the lighter's maximum flame height and its resistance to elevated temperatures, dropping, and damages from continuous burning.
10.Car cigarette lighters - The lighter's socket doubles as a 12 volt power outlet that can be used to power many small electrical devices. In some newer cars, due to the decreasing popularity of smoking in some countries and the popularity of in-car electronics, the lighter plug has been omitted while leaving the socket behind as a power source.
2.Lighters using naphtha have a wick which is immersed in the fluid and becomes saturated. This type usually has a fiber packing material which absorbs the liquid to keep it from leaking.
3.A spark is created by striking metal against a flint, or by pressing a button that compresses a piezoelectric crystal, generating a voltaic arc
4.In naphtha lighters the liquid is volatile enough that flammable gas is present as soon as the top of the lighter is opened
5.Butane lighters combine the striking action with the opening of the valve to release gas
6.The spark ignites the flammable gas causing a flame to come out of the lighter which continues until either the top is closed (naphtha type), or the valve is released (butane type).
7.The high energy jet in butane lighters allows mixing to be accomplished by using Bernoulli's principle, so that the air hole(s) in this type tend to be much smaller and farther from the flame.
8.The first lighter, Döbereiner's lamp, was invented by Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner in 1823. It stayed in production until 1880.
9.Two technical standards relate to the safety of lighters
a.For instance, a lighter should generate flame only through positive action on the part of the user, two or more independent actions by the user, or an actuating force greater than or equal to 15 N.
b.The standard also specifies other safety features, such as as the lighter's maximum flame height and its resistance to elevated temperatures, dropping, and damages from continuous burning.
10.Car cigarette lighters - The lighter's socket doubles as a 12 volt power outlet that can be used to power many small electrical devices. In some newer cars, due to the decreasing popularity of smoking in some countries and the popularity of in-car electronics, the lighter plug has been omitted while leaving the socket behind as a power source.
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