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- Swornim K.C - 22017, Grade XI ... 05 April, 2022

ARIFURETA: FROM COMMONPLACE TO WORLD'S STRONGEST

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryo Shirakome and illustrated by Takayaki. Originally a web novel, the series has been published in print since 2015.

Its story follows as the ordinary life of 17 year old otaku Nagumo Hajime is disrupted when he and his classmates are summoned to a fantasy world and tasked with saving mankind. While his classmates are gifted with impressive abilities useful in combat, Hajime is belittled for only gaining an inferior transmutation skill that lacks any real offensive power. During an expedition in the Great Orcus Labyrinth, Hajime is betrayed by one of his classmates, plummeting him to the bottom of an abyss. Though he survives the fall, Hajime is faced with menacing monsters and misfortunes that send him spiraling into a grim nightmare. Desperate to live and return home one day, he resolves to fight for his survival only to meet an imprisoned vampire he names Yue, who is also seeking to escape the labyrinth. Taking an interest in him, Yue , Shia who is an Atavist rabbitman with a unique Skill which allows her to view the future, especially when her own life is in danger , Tio who is the princess of the exiled dragonmen and later becomes one of Hajime's companions along the way ,Kaori Shirasaki who is one of the students from Japan involved in the Summoning Incident and ended up in Tortus along with her other classmates accompany and Myu is a young dagon girl who was saved by Nagumo and Shea after getting kidnapped when they came across her in Fuhren Initially she had been calling Hajime as "Onii chan" but later changed it to "Papa" Hajime on his journey to find a way back home, while steadily transforming from commonplace to the world's strongest. 

It is a great anime which is rated 6.66 in myanimelist.net. This is one of my favorite anime so I recommend you to watch this anime as its 2nd season is on going.


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कस्तो हो यो अन्तरमन ?
- Aarpan Acharya - 23010, Grade ... 04 April, 2022

कस्तो हो यो अन्तरमन ? 

आफ्नै आँसुको कारण नबुझी 

खाली अनन्त समुद्रकाे उत्पत्तिबारे खोज्न हिँड्छ, 

कस्तो हो यो अन्तरमन ? 

मनभित्रको कमजोरी नबुझी

बाहिरी संसारमा 

आफ्नो शक्ति प्रदर्शन गर्दै हिँड्छ । 


 

कस्तो हो यो अन्तरमन ? 

याे अराजक बस्तीमा

गाईजात्रा देख्छ, 

यसले घोडेजात्रा देख्छ, 

अन्तर्जात्रा भने कहिले देख्ने ?

अन्तरङ्गको भेलबाट मुक्ति यसले कहिले भेट्ने ?


 

कस्तो हो याे अन्तरमन ? 

भोक त छ तर खाने इच्छा हुँदैन, 

कस्तो हो याे अन्तरमन ?

शाेक त छ तर अनुहारमा दु:ख हुँदैन ।  


 

कस्तो हो यो अन्तर्मन ? 

जसलाई आफू छु भन्ने त थाहा छ,

तर कस्तो छु भन्ने पत्तो छैन,

बाहिरी नकाब पनि जिज्ञासु छ,

अब त यो अन्तर्मनको आकार बुझ्नलाई

बाहिरी नकाबको यो नियत देखेर 

फेरि प्रश्न नै परिवर्तन गर्दिन्छ, 

होइन, कस्तो हो यो अन्तरमन ?


 


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Gaming as a life carrier
- Aarnov Adhikari - 23003, Grad ... 04 April, 2022

It is the 21st century and I'm certain that all of us have played computer games at least once in our life. We mostly play games for fun or to pass time and enjoy with our friends but what if gaming isn't only centered on having fun or enjoying but can also be taken as a career option.

On the surface, sports haven't altered all that much in the last two decades. Technology advanced, but the fundamentals of sports remained the same. However, if we dig a bit deeper, you'll see a new sport vying for a position in the world — esports.

The growing popularity of esports has created some viable careers. Even research has shown that playing video games can have benefits when it comes to certain cognitive systems related to visual attention and short-term memory. This is why so many people are considering finding their career path in this industry. There is even an expert that says that playing esports is much harder than playing regular sports. This statement can be criticized of course. However, we still can't deny that esports can be as competitive as any other sport.

Esports stars like the South Korean player Faker already make $2 million a year and some professional teams are even joining esports leagues. All of this goes to show that esports are becoming more and more popular and that they can create some of the most interesting and creative career paths. So without a doubt in terms of money esports can be compared to any other sports.

Living in a country like Nepal where even sports is taken as a bad career option; esports stand no position and also we know the mentality of the Nepalese parents. They say,” My son will be a doctor. My son will be an engineer.” whereas their children are not even interested in such professions. In Nepal, parents manipulate the future of their children to such an extent that there are even reports of suicide. However, popular esports organization DRS has been expected to have an earning of approx. $176,733 in 2 years which is a motivation for our country as most of the population of Nepal aren't even equipped with smartphones and other facilities. Also, this can influence the minds of Nepali parents, that playing games is not only about spoiling your child and hampering them but also can be later developed as a career option.

Well, esports isn't the only carrier option while we talk about gaming. Streaming, content creation and so many more come into consideration as a carrier option. Not only that streaming has been seen as a healthy source of income with multiple streaming platforms such as youtube, twitch, Facebook, etc.

All in all, I think esports is a great career option for people who are passionate about gaming but as the current situation in Nepal goes I believe that it will be fruitful only once gaming gets recognition from the government of Nepal taking the reference as esports being a part of Olympics 2022.


 


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THE DEEP WEB
- Ashwot Acharya - 22021, Grade ... 04 April, 2022

When talking about the deep web we generally get afraid, thinking about the dark web, the hackers and the crazy scary stories. I am not saying that these stories are fake, matter of fact they are 100% true but that is not the deep web that we are so afraid of. Those stories are less than 1% of the dark web which is different from the deep web. In standard terms, the deep web is the part of the internet that is inaccessible through standard search engines like google yahoo or Bing. 

The deep web generally contains free for service websites, private Databases, non indexed websites and the dark web . Yes, THE DARK WEB. Search engines use bots to crawl the internet and provide the most relevant and most desired websites based on what you search and what others have searched. Search engines like Google, Bing etc use something called SEO, which stands for search engine optimization. The algorithm basically goes to a different index on the website, pulls the information , analyzes the page, also taking into factors other variables like signals, or in which search query should the websites be sent etc. And the major use of SEO is to make sure that the users get exactly what they want. But the websites in the deep web are dynamically generated and do not contain reference links from other websites i.e. making them un-indexed websites, and hence the search engines do not go to such websites as it can’t be found. 

The deep web consists of mostly free-for-service sites, such as websites where you can watch pirated movies for free, or fee-for-service sites like Netflix but with more access to many different kinds of contents,databases for huge storage etc are available in the deep web. Then we have private databases which are a big part of the deep web. Private databases refer to storage , a database for individuals to share , to save photos , and information between a few friends. It may contain their private transaction records of the money that they have spent , or maybe just information that they do not wish to share to just everybody. 

Now I will not believe you said that you haven’t heard of the silk road, the most famous dark web which can be reached by specialized search engines. The silk road was the best marketplace for buying and selling of drugs, a famous black-market, owned by Ross Ulbricht , who was later arrested by the FBI and the website was shut down, due to the privacy level capturing the culprit was one of the more difficult tasks. Currently in the dark web we can find many iterations of the silk-road and the sheer number makes it super difficult for the police to capture the creator and the owner of such websites. Of course there are always the advantages and the disadvantages of such a network. Currently a lot of people use the deep web. We can’t estimate the exact size but a lot of people do use it. The major reason people use such networks comes down to privacy. Deep web provides private and secure internet, meaning that you can access information without being tracked by the bots. The encryption they provide is another benefit, this allows people to use the fee-for-service application and keeps other people at bay, the data is encrypted and the security that the users get is amazing hence the growing population use it, matter of fact people just like you and me access surface web information through the dark web as it is far better and security is far more reliable. 

However that doesn’t mean you can go and say anything on the deep web and no one will know who you are. Accessing the deep web you have to also be careful about various things , understand the information and make sure the information you get is reliable. Be wary of scams as there are a lot. You have to use your judgment properly.

According to Wikipedia the dark net was first used in the 1970s in which they described the government funded network for security purposes and later around 2002 the term gained public acceptance from a publication by peter biddle called “ The Darknet and the future of content distribution “ .

With that said most of now have a question on how we can access it . Accessing the dark web and the deep web is done through onion links using the tor project . The tor project is an open source privacy network that allows us to view the web anonymously and works on the encrypted protocol in which the data of the user is shielded in different layers like the onion. The technology was made by the US Navy to protect sensitive information from the government and create secure communication. And later that project was available to the public as TOR-Project and the source code is accessible to everyone, developers all around the world work together to upgrade the tor and enhance the user experience. 

Tor uses onion-style routing system meaning that when you as a user transfer a request the browser instead of connecting you directly to the website is bounced to another random number of tor user’s computer which finally gets you to the website. This doesn’t mean that you can do whatever you want. There are ways that your identity can be revealed hence you have to be super careful as stated before. 

Now should I as a general user without much knowledge use such an advanced browsing method ? 

My simple answer to that is yes. We general people need to understand the privacy feature but it's not for everyone. If you have a hard time understating the information, making sure that the information you get is true or reliable then it's not for you. The major problem of accessing the dark net is excessive nudity and scamming websites. It is not for children, and not for those who find searching for information difficult , or for those who cannot identify scamming websites easily. Hence overall for someone who is interested, who has a good self control, who likes to explore the venture , and to those who want to understand the depth of privacy it is perfect. 

I have explored both the deep web and the dark web and I can tell you that it is enormous , in every sense, the amount of websites are beyond comparable. You can find useful and useless information. I heard about the deep web when listening to creepy pasta, a horror related internet legend. And wanted to see what this internet was like. In such a process I have understood privacy , VPN, its importance and many more. You may have a question: what are you doing on the deep web? In the process of understanding the deep and dark web I have found lot of websites which I found interesting and amongst them was the so called hidden wiki , it is like a Wikipedia but in the deep web, and you can find a lot of information there, the reliability of the website may be questionable, and this is trend for all the websites in the deep web. Another website that I found really useful is the hidden library, the library consists of a lot of e-books , many languages, free of cost, and for me I have found there every single book that I look for, I had even looked for one of the latest books published in the recent years and its there, and another website for audio books. But I have only told you about the good stuff that I have found, there are bad and really bad forums, forms that look innocent like reddit but are more like 4chan. Like I said before, excessive nudity, illegal activities especially hacking , black hat hackers who can hack anyone for money and many that cannot be stated are illegal things. While accessing the dark web I saw the true evil nature of humans, people who in real life look innocent but deep down are beyond monsters, you can find a discussion where the people describe how they kidnapped a person and extorted money, or killed them. These are the bad aspects of the dark web. Does it mean you should be wary of the dark web? Yes, you should. Understand, get the information you want, verify the information , stay in the deep web but try to stay away from the dark web. It is not worth the trouble and the hassle.

In a nutshell the deep web is a deeper part of the net with indexed and unindexed websites, hidden websites and dark web is a collection of unindexed websites where most illegal activities take place. But once you have understood the bad aspects you can access the deep web, like many users are doing right now. Overall the advantages outweighs the disadvantages but you need to know and be confident in your self that you won’t do stupid things in the dark web.



 

REFERENCE LINKS :

  • csoonline.com/article/3249765/what-is-the-dark-web-how-to-access-it-and-what-youll-find.html
  • https://www.avast.com/c-dark-web 
  • https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/tor.asp#:~:text=The%20Tor%20network%20is%20a,online%20data%2C%20and%20browsing%20history. 
  • https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/deep-Web 
  • https://searchengineland.com/guide/what-is-seo 

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ELECTRICITY: An important form of energy
- Diya Shrestha - 22032, Grade ... 01 April, 2022

Science and technology have bestowed upon us as one of the most priceless gifts: electricity. People require electricity to function in their daily lives. People will be in significant trouble and inconvenience if the electrical supply is interrupted for a short time. Michael Faraday, an Englishman, was the first to develop the use of electricity in 1831. Thomas Edison, an American scientist, created the incandescent lamp and the light bulb in 1878. Technology has advanced at a dizzying pace in recent years.


Science has so far generated two forms of electricity: static and current. Static: It is impossible to transfer static electricity from one thing to another or from one location to another. Static electricity is the opposite of current electricity. A wire is used to transport it to other locations. Electricity is used for various purposes nowadays. There are various ways of producing electricity: water, air, sunlight or even nuclear energy. Here in Nepal we primarily produce using natural resources i.e. water. The method is known as white coal or hydroelectricity. Other methods of producing are very expensive in comparison to hydroelectricity.


Electricity is widely used for a variety of things, including providing heat, light, and power. Science has now established many electric appliances such as heaters, geysers, induction, and so on. Electricity also powers streetlights, trains, printing presses, and huge machines. Electricity may be a nice helper if used properly as fires

and explosions have been known to occur because of it. Many individuals are electrocuted and die because of the electricity. It requires knowledge and abilities to utilize correctly. In many instances, inappropriate power consumption has resulted in significant loss and destruction.


It is widely utilized in many countries. Nepal is still lagging other countries in terms of power development. Electricity is still unavailable in most of the rural parts. Many rivers flow down the mountains in our land, their water can be trapped and used to create energy for the country. One of the most effective ways of supporting the villages; growth is to provide them with power. In many parts of our nation, power is very expensive, therefore individuals living in poverty are unable to use it. Compared to the past, there haven’t been many power cuts since the electrical authority is operating properly.


Electricity usage is expected to rise in different areas of the nation as time goes on. Country is seeing an increase in the number of electrical engineers and technicians. As a result, the rate of development is speeding. There will be more services for people if we can make more use of natural resources.


 


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जीवनमा शिक्षाको भूमिका
- Shreejal Khatri - 22024, Grad ... 01 April, 2022

मान्छे आँखा भएर मात्रै चेतनशील हुँदैन । चेतनशील हुन उसभित्र साक्षरताको ज्योति पनि  रहनु अति नै आवश्यक छ । मानिसहरू खानलाउनका लागि मात्र पनि जन्मेका होइनन् । मानिसको जीवनमा केही लक्ष्य हुनुपर्छ । केही पनि काम गर्नुभन्दा अगाडि उसले त्यसबारे कुराहरू जान्नुपर्छ, जसमा परेर मात्र होइन पढेर पनि जान्न सकिन्छ । 


शिक्षाले शिक्षित हुने मात्र होइन, प्रत्येक जीवनमा आइपर्ने कुरामा सजग हुन पनि सिकाउँछ । शिक्षा छोराका लागि मात्र होइन, छोरीका लागि पनि त्यतिकै अपरिहार्य छ । यो कुरा सहरतिर बढी प्रचलित भए पनि अचेल गाउँघरतिर पनि प्रचलनमा आएको छ । यसैले जीवन जिउनुका साथै देश विकासका कुरा तथा वर्तमान समयको परिस्थितिबारे जान्न बुझ्न पनि शिक्षाको आवश्यकता छ । यस्ता अनेक कुरामा आफ्नो ज्ञान प्रकट गरेर यसप्रति निर्णय दिन सक्ने क्षमता विकसित गर्न पनि जीवनमा शिक्षाको भूमिका अपरिहार्य छ । यो राम्रो हो र के नराम्रो हो भन्ने छुट्याउन अथवा मानिसलाई मानिस बनाउन शिक्षाको एकदम ठुलो भूमिका रहन्छ । शिक्षा भनेको परीक्षा उत्तीर्ण गरेको प्रमाणपत्र लिन वा कुनै जागिर खानका लागि मात्र उपयोगी हुने भन्ने हुँदैन । शिक्षा भनेको निकै महत्त्वपूर्ण कुरा हो । यसको केही पनि सीमा हुँदैन । त्यसैले याे प्रत्येकको व्यक्तिकाे जीवनभरिका लागि अत्यावश्यक कुरा हो ।


को मान्छेले कस्तो बानी व्यहोरा देखाउँछ भन्ने कुरा पनि शिक्षाले नै देखाउँदछ । हामीलाई शिक्षा जता पनि चाहिन्छ, चाहे त्यो ठुलै ठाउँमा होस् या सानो ठाउँमा । धनसम्पत्ति सकिए वा रुपियाँ पैसा सकिए पनि शिक्षित व्यक्तिले आपत्‌मा पर्नु पर्दैन किनभने उसलाई त्यसबेलाको के गर्नुपर्छ भनेर शिक्षाले नै सल्लाह दिन्छ अथवा शिक्षा लिएकै कारण आफ्नो बचाउका लागि उसले उपायहरू खोज्न सक्छ । आफू समस्याबाट बच्न मात्र होइन, शिक्षाबाट मानिसले आफ्नो परिवार, आफ्नो समाज र आफ्नो देशका लागि नै भलो हुने  उपाय निकाल्न सक्दछ । त्यसैले गर्दा जुन देशमा शिक्षाको अभाव छैन र राम्रो स्थिति छ, त्यहाँ व्यवस्थाको विकास पनि निकै अघि बढ्ने सम्भावना त्यति नै धेरै हुन्छ । जीवन पनि जहिले खुसीले भरिएको हुँदैन र जीवनमा निकै धेरै घटनाहरूका कारण समस्याहरू आइरहने गर्दछन् र यसको उपाय निकाल्न मानिसलाई शिक्षाले नै सजिलो पार्दछ । मानिसहरूले भन्छन्, प्रमाणपत्रहरू नै सबैभन्दा ठुला कुरा हुन् तर यस्तो होइन । प्रमाणपत्र भए तापनि यदि आफ्नो बानी व्यहोरामा नकारात्मक प्रभाव छ भने शिक्षा प्राप्त गरेको केही महत्त्व हुँदैन र कसैले पनि त्यस्ता मानिसहरूलाई काम वा जागिर दिँदैनन् । 


हाम्रोजस्तो देशमा शिक्षालाई आर्थिक उन्नति गर्ने परिधिमा राखेर हेर्ने चलन छ । शिक्षालाई सीमित घेरामा राखेर हेर्नु नै मूर्खता हो । शिक्षा त विविध विषयका समस्याको समधान गर्ने, नयाँ नयाँ उपायद्वारा दूरदर्शिता कायम गर्ने, राष्ट्रियताको भावना जगाउने, मानिसलाई मनवता सिकाउने इत्यादि पक्षहरूलाई सकारात्मक रूपमा लैजाने आधार हो त्यसैले शिक्षा निकै महत्त्वपूर्ण हुन्छ ।


 


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Russian Cruiser Aurora
- Samyam Shrestha - 22012, Grad ... 31 March, 2022

In autumn 2014, Aurora went under another refit. Altogether, 10th in more than a year in the history of the ship. She was just an ordinary ship. But nowadays, few people remember the names of the remaining ships of her class. Aurora life was the chain of a number of grandiose events. Her cruiser class included Diana, Pallada and Aurora was unique because it was the first Russian-class built battlecruiser. New protected cruiser Aurora and her sister ship Diana and Pallada were intended to perform two main tasks, which were operations on enemy’s supply lines and reconnaissance and support ships. 

The legendary Cruiser Aurora was launched in 1900. She has lived through the three wars and is still in commission of the Russian Navy.


Specifications:

Length: 416 ft

Beam: 55 ft

Total Displacement: 6,897 tons

Draft: 20 ft 12in

Boilers: 24 Belleville

Steam Engines: 3-Cylinder triple expansion

Power: 11,971 hp

Armored Deck: 1.5-2.5 in

Conning tower: 6 in

Primary Armament: 8x1 Canet guns

Secondary Armament: 24x1 Canet guns

Torpedo launcher: 3x1

Maximum speed: 19.2 knots

Cruising Range: 4000 miles


The engine was built in 1900 but still is functional and operational to the current day. The construction of cruiser Aurora took about 6 years as the industry of Russia wasn’t developed as much as Great Britain. It was the project aimed to fight against the British merchants but as the German Navy and Japanese Navy became powerful at the time, it was the geo-political task, but Russia had only three ships under construction at the moment. As there were only three ships under construction, it was the reason there were major changes on the cruisers from time to time. After the commission’s trial in 1903, Aurora was commissioned and headed to the Pacific Ocean and accompanied by other ships to provide enforcement for the Pacific Squadron of the Russian Empire. But due to the Russo-Japanese war, Aurora was commanded to return immediately to the port. From 1904, in autumn, the squadron was sent to the Far East under command of Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky. 


It was one of the most difficult expeditions as the ships covered 18,000 miles over 223 days. On May 27th, 1905, The Russian Squadron encountered the Japanese fleet under the commandment of Admiral Togo, the Battle of Tsushima had commenced. The outcome was a disaster, The Russian squadron was defeated and four of the new ships were sunk. Cruiser Aurora engaged in the battle after 45 mins. With the help of other cruisers, she defended the transport ships against the Japanese superior navy forces. During the battle, she received almost 20 hits. The ship fired about 2000 shots, the incoming shells hitting the smokestacks, most hitting the forward part of the ship. The conning tower was hit twice, four crew members were injured along with Ship commander Captain Yegoryev. All main and secondary guns were heavily damaged. At the battle 144 crew members were throwing coals at the boilers at temperatures of almost 200 F for 28 hours continuously. As it was getting dark, Aurora managed to break free from their pursuit.


The ship who was named after the goddess of the dawn and starry sky, Cruiser Aurora managed to be the 10 surviving ships who returned home after the Battle of Tsushima. In 1909, She became the training ship and entered the first World War.


Aurora was part of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron whose main mission was to keep the Imperial German Navy from reaching St. Petersburg. The cruiser’s job was to patrol these minefields and support the destroyers. The ship was already outdated, the steam engines needed to be replaced. During the revolution of 1917, Aurora played a decisive role in the Bolsheviks victory. The ship crew member started raising the question: Why had they been fighting? The officers could have answered if they had talked to the sailors themselves. Aurora was anchored near a factory wall where there were a lot of members, so it was obvious for the crew to take part in the revolution. When revolution began in 1917, 23rd February, Aurora’s sailors supported the action.


In 1918, the guns of Aurora were removed and sent on the Frontline of the Russian Civil War. Four months before the ship was placed in the reserves. There was an explosive device spotted on the ship magazines, it was neutralized by the chief artillery officer. The bomb denotated at his right hands and was injured. It shows that Cruiser Aurora was already preserved as a symbol. In 1940, the Navy thought of decommissioning the cruiser, and a new war had started. In 1941, German troops were breaking through Leningrad. All the Aurora guns had been removed and placed in the city. 

They brought cranes to Aurora, placing their guns from the city under a day which should have been completed in a month. The crew were heroes, almost all of them fell when defending the city. The crew accomplish their missions. As she could be heavily damaged from the German’s air forces, she still continued to defend from the German aviation. The running flag showed her she was still fighting and fulfilling her duties. 


As she was beginning her 5th decade of service, she was already considered as a legendary symbol in the Soviet Navy. A decision was taken to preserve the legendary ship as the monument of military history. It was anchored in the front of historic Peter the Great Palace. In 1960, the Soviet government decided to represent Aurora as October's Revolutionary symbol.


She could have been destroyed in the multiple battles but the cruiser is still in service. Hence it proves that she is a legendary ship in the history of the Navy.


References

  1. World of Warships. Naval Legends: Aurora. 2016
  2. British Naval Attache Reports. The Russo-Japanese War. The Battle Press. 2003
  3. Watts, Anthony J. The Imperial Russian Navy. London: Arms and Armor

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