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Bill Reilly, Magazine Publishing Executive, Dies at 70
Mr. Reilly, a publishing and media executive, was a founder and former chairman of Primedia Inc., which amassed a portfolio of more than 200 magazines...
2008-10-24 04:48:12
Tech Test Drive: 'Dead Space' Xbox 360
Occasionally a video game comes along that you can't ignore, and "Dead...
2008-10-24 03:21:34
Hackers Access Palin's Personal E-Mail, Post Some Online
A group of computer hackers said yesterday that they had accessed a Yahoo e-mail account of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, publishing some of her private communications to expose what appeared to be her use of a personal account for government business.
2008-10-18 22:00:00
Turning over a new leaf at Quark
After having dropped off the radar, Quark is set to revolutionize publishing--again. CEO Ray Schiavone explains how.
2008-10-18 12:07:28
SC refuses to stay publication of report
An NGO had filed a petition seeking to restrain Gujarat Govt from circulating and publishing the report contending that the Commission was not authorised to give its report in parts.
2008-10-17 14:00:00
Publishing a Commercial iPhone Game, Start To Finish
Niklas Wahrman writes with this "motivational story on how a student and part-time developer was able to take an idea and turn it into an Android project and then port to iPhone for commercial release in less than a year. In the article, he focuses on how to get a game done &ampmdash; a problem many independent developers face. During the development of the game, Asterope, he took a lot of screenshots from many of the development stages that show how the game gradually came to life."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
2008-10-16 17:25:18
McCann friends to receive damages
Express Newspapers group apologises for publishing untrue allegations about the conduct of seven friends of Kate and Gerry McCann.
2008-10-16 01:31:07
One man and his museum in China
INT5International/CultureOne man and his museum in ChinaBeijing, Oct 16 Xinhua Ma Weidu knew little about antiques when he was a child in the chaotic China of the 1960s. But he used to wonder why people hated beautiful old things so much, watching them tearing paintings and dismantling old constructions.Now the 53-year-old has his own museum filled with antiques. He has been in the profession for almost three decades. Ma recently became a household name after he started delivering lectures on antiques and traditional culture on national broadcaster CCTV."I watched how China's antique collection boomed. Now two places are most crowded in Beijing before sunrise everyday: Tiananmen Square where tourists crane their neck to watch national-flag raising and Panjiayuan a curio fair where people bend their head down to hunt for treasures."Ma believes three indices attest to antique collection prosperity: extra money in pockets, government permission and increasing interest in, and knowledge of, antiques.When Ma began collecting antiques, they were cheap. "It was like picking up treasures littered on the ground."Most people were throwing out old things to equip themselves with modern products such as "a collapsible chair, a TV set, sofa or a bike" in the late 1970s and early 1980s when China just opened its door to the outside world and launched economic reforms.Ma dropped out from school at 11 when the Cultural Revolution 1966-1976 began. He became an editor of a literature magazine after publishing a novel. He once joined writers such as Wang Shuo and Liu Zhenyun in producing China's early TV comedies in the 1990s."When I was young, literature was my ultimate dream. But I left it when I found the circle corrupt - some writers could bribe judges for a prize."He turned to antique collection. "It's like when you drank quality wine, you can't go back to common wine or when you smoked a quality cigar, you can't go back to common cigarettes.""In antique collection, there is a definite answer on whether an object is genuine or not."When Ma got a treasure, he enjoyed showing it to his friends. "Once, when I rushed into a friend's home, people inside were embarrassed and quickly turned off the TV. When I found they were watching porn, I said nothing exciting to watch porn, let's look at the bowl I just collected."Ma named his museum after a word from the Taoist classic "Tao Te Ching, Guanfu", which literally means "watch it again and again". "If you watch an object again and again, you are either in love with it or studying it." His 3,500-square-metre museum mainly displays furniture and china, Ma's two favourites."A museum is a place for you to enjoy culture. China's museums have improved a lot. When I visited museums in the 1980s, they were badly equipped with broken lights and women were knitting sweaters at the door."Ma plans to leave his collection to society when he passes away."Antiques belong to the society. We are just temporary keepers. When looking at antiques, I often felt it was not I who was staring at them, but they were staring at me. Most have been passed on by at least 10 generations or up to 50 generations. We are passengers before them."He describes himself as a "passionate" and "diligent" man who "perseveres" in doing what he believes in.A friend describes him as a "man with the most common sense." Wang Gang, an actor and anchorman for a TV show on antiques, called him frank in determining the authenticity of antiques.Once when a collector took out a curio for Ma to judge on a show, he called "the object interesting, it's younger than me". The collector took out another. Ma said "this one is younger than my son". When another collector presented a cup, he announced "there are only three such cups in the world. You've got the fourth."To make sure he gets authentic antiques, Ma reads through basic books and takes every chance to study relics in museums, exhibitions or curio fairs.Now he spends some days every month to help appraise "treasures" brought by visitors. "It exposes me to the pressure of market changes and helps me keep an eye on fake production technique changes. If you don't follow the market changes closely for one or two years, you are out."Ma's home is furnished with traditional hardwood furniture. "My son often cried when he bumped into them. But when he grew up, he could clearly remember a certain wooden chair that he had finished his homework on and had deep affection for it."Though he gained all his knowledge outside school, he wished he had "regular" education. He enjoys observing and talking on subjects like literature, art medicines and anthropology with unorthodox comments.His obsession in seeking authenticity in antiques and social phenomena may come from his Taoism studies. "I'm an atheist, but I study Taoism for its philosophy. Taoism doesn't have class differences. Many others have class divisions and discuss things in certain circumstances with time and space limits."Curios were dubbed "adult toys" in the past, providing intellectual pleasure for collectors. "Today people put monetary value before intellectual enjoyment. There is too much knowledge covered under an antique."Ma said he built the museum not to revive ancient culture, but to remind the offspring "we once arrived at such cultural prosperity".--Xinhuadkg/jg/ky 989 Words16100811
2008-10-16 00:00:00
China opens digital library for blind
INT27International/EducationChina opens digital library for blindBeijing, Oct 15 Xinhua A digital library where the blind can listen to music or on-line lectures for free has opened in the Chinese capital. Housed in the National Library, the facility has been jointly set up by the information centre of the China Disabled Persons' Federation, the National Library and China Braille Publishing House. It was opened on the eve of the International Day of the Blind Wednesday. About 200 electronic books, 500 audio and 500 video programmes are available at the library, covering ancient Chinese culture, medicine, modern literature and daily life. Some of the materials were provided according to requests from the blind. The library plans to add at least 200 electronic books, 30 lecture videos and 500 audio programmes every year. China has 82.96 million disabled people, of whom 16.91 million are blind, according to the disabled federation.--Xinhuadkg/jg165 Words15101246
2008-10-15 03:09:09
CNN to start live daily news programme from new UAE facility
BUS23Business/Media/InternationalCNN to start live daily news programme from new UAE facilityDubai, Oct 14 IANS American television network CNN International is expanding its operations in the Middle East with plans to start live daily news programming from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates UAE next year.The network said in a statement that it was planning to start its first regularly scheduled daily live show in the region from its brand new broadcast facility in Abu Dhabi in early 2009."Our UAE expansion is one of our boldest editorial undertakings of recent years and one that builds on our existing newsgathering heritage in the region," CNN International managing director Tony Maddox said in the statement. "Our new operation in Abu Dhabi will enable us to continue to meet and exceed the demands of our audiences at a time when many of our competitors are having to retrench," he added. In addition to a daily local primetime newscast, the production centre in the new Abu Dhabi media zone, 'twofour54 Abu Dhabi', will provide the infrastructure for expanded newsgathering activities in the region. It is expected to enhance CNN's existing representation in the region, which currently comprises news operations in Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Dubai and Jerusalem.After operating from Dubai for a long time, setting up a new base in the UAE's capital city was a natural next step, Maddox said.In addition to the launch of live daily news programming, CNN will also move the production of its Middle East focused feature shows, 'Inside the Middle East' and 'Marketplace Middle East', to the UAE. The new CNN hub will be a custom-built news centre overseen by the newly created role of managing editor CNN Abu Dhabi, the statement said. The operation will house approximately 30 staff, including a new CNN International anchor and programming, production and newsgathering staff.The 'twofour54' media zone was unveiled by the Abu Dhabi government Sunday "with the aim of creating a new industry opportunity for the region by providing a collaborative and fully equipped centre that brings together local, regional and international companies ranging from film, broadcast, digital, publishing and music industries". Apart from CNN, other major international media content creation companies that will reportedly commence operations from there are BBC, Random House, Harper Collins, Rotana Studios, Financial Times, Abu Dhabi Media Co, C Sky Pictures and the Thomson Reuters Foundation.--Indo-Asian News Serviceab/sj/dg421 Words14101541
2008-10-14 07:03:05