The Simpsons taken off Venezuelan TV after being called unsuitable

The animated television show, The Simpsons, has been taken off Venezuelan television after claims that the programme is "inappropriate" for children. A regulator in Venezuela said that, by airing the program, the network broadcasting The Simpsons, Televen, "were infringing many things in the television and radio social responsibility law."

The American drama series Baywatch Hawaii, which stopped airing in the United Stated in 2001, is being aired as a replacement to the animated series. Baywatch is about the lives of fictional lifeguards in the county of Los Angeles.

According to the CIA's The World Factbook, Venezuela has a total of 111 television channels. It is claimed in the factbook, however, that 45 of these are repeater channels.

The website of Televen describes the animated series, which it will soon stop airing, as a "famous family," which has won "several awards."


Venecuela zabranila prikazivanje "Simpsonovih"

Karakas (Venecuela), 9. april 2008. –

Prikazivanje animirane TV serije Simpsonovi je prekinuto u Venecueli, nakon što su regulatorni organi odlučili da je neadekvatna za djecu. Kako navode izvori, medijska kuća Televen koja je u Venecueli prikazivala ovu seriju, njome izazivala mnoge da krše zakonske i društvene norme.

Umjesto Simpsonovih, prikazivat će se američka dramska serija Baywatch: Hawaii, koja je prestala s prikazivanjem u SAD-u 2001, a bavi se životima spasilaca na plažama pokraj Los Angelesa.

Po podacima CIA, Venecuela ima 111 televizijskih kanala, od kojih je 45 ripiterskih. Na web stranici medijske kuće Televen se navodi, da će uzbro prekinuti emitovanje Simpsonovih, koji su slavna porodica koja je osvojila mnoge nagrade.


Canal venezolano retira del aire a Los Simpson

12 de abril de 2008Venezuela — La televisora venezolana Televen retiró de su programación la popular serie de animación Los Simpson, tras recibir una advertencia por parte de Conatel. La Comisión de Telecomunicaciones de Venezuela, Conatel, ha entendido que este tipo de contenidos no deben ser emitidos en horario infantil de lunes a viernes a las 11 de la mañana. Conatel le recordó a Televen que en ese horario sólo pueden emitirse contenidos que no requieran la orientación de los padres. La serie ha sido sustituida por Baywatch, por decisión del canal.

Conatel ha indicado que lo que les ha llevado a iniciar el procedimiento administrativo contra Televen han sido las quejas de los televidentes. Según ha asegurado un portavoz del órgano regulador, han infringido muchos puntos de la ley de responsabilidad social de la radio y la televisión. Televen, por su parte, ha aclarado que no ha recibido ninguna queja de los telespectadores y estudia la posibilidad de trasladar el programa a otro horario.

Rosaura Romero, periodista de la oficina de Comunicaciones Corporativas de Televen, ha confirmado que el pasado miércoles Conatel les informó que no era permitido transmitir en ese horario Los Simpson. Tras año y medio emitiéndose, la serie salió del aire el 3 de abril. Según Rosaura Romero, aunque está confirmado que la serie no volverá a su anterior horario, todavía no se sabe si regresará a un horario de adultos o supervisado.

El retiro de la serie ha generado un ambiente de incertidumbre en los medios, quienes están cuestionándose si la acción no es muestra de censura a la libertad de expresión, como publicó ayer El Universal. En cambio otros medios, como el canal de noticias vasco EiTB24, lo han considerado como una muestra de manipulación mediática usada para atacar a Hugo Chávez. La FOX, propietaria de Los Simpson, ha dicho que no va a pronunciarse inmediatamente sobre la retirada de la serie.

Una importante cantidad de medios de comunicación utilizaron titulares cuando menos incorrectos como: Chávez censuró Los Simpson, Venezuela prohíbe la emisión de Los Simpson, Hugo Chávez ataca hasta a los dibujitos animados y Chávez estrangula a Los Simpson, pues ni el gobierno de Chávez había tomado medida vinculante alguna, ni se trató en ningún momento de una prohibición o censura a la serie; Conatel sólo le pidió a Televen que evaluaran el reprogramar la serie en el horario supervisado — entre las 7 p.m. y las 7 a.m. —.

Otros medios aseguraban incluso que la decisión de cambiar a Los Simpson por Baywatch había sido del gobierno venezolano, cuando fue el canal el único responsable de esta decisión.

El ex-candidato a la presidencia venezolana, Manuel Rosales, señaló que la libertad de expresión en Venezuela no es más que fachada democrática. Dijo además que muestra de la guerra mediática emprendida por Chávez contra algunos medios es la editorial publicada por el diario Vea, ligado al gobierno de Chávez. El diario publicó: "Intereses imperialistas y la oligarquía han contrapuesto a las fuerzas motoras de la revolución bolivariana un poderoso aparato comunicacional".
El portal de opinión Rebelión criticó que una medida que no hubiera generado polémica en cualquier otro país — al punto de que en Estados Unidos, el país de origen de la serie, la serie es transmitida a las 8 p.m. bajo la calificación TV-PG que recomienda la orientación de los padres —, en Venezuela fue catalogada como una afrenta a la libertad de expresión.

Ésta no es la primera queja a la que se enfrentan Los Simpson. Otros países criticaron ya el lenguaje mordaz de los protagonistas y su dudoso modelo de familia. También el actual presidente estadounidense los ha desaprobado aunque se considera una de las mayores referencias culturales de Estados Unidos.


I Simpson censurati in Venezuela

I Simpson, popolare cartone animato di genere sitcom creato da Matt Groening, è stato ritenuto inadatto alle giovani generazioni, e censurato. Accade in Venezuela, dove la emittente Televen lo aveva inserito in programmazione nella fascia oraria delle 11 antimeridiane.

Per ora, al suo posto, i venezuelani possono vedere una serie dai contenuti molto differenti: Baywatch, altro prodotto della società a stelle e strisce, a cui non sono state rivolte le stesse accuse di perniciosità. Questa notizia ha reso noto come il presidente venezuelano Hugo Chavez non sia fra gli estimatori della serie animata, cosa che lo accomuna al presidente statunitense George W. Bush.

Detta censura ha avuto luogo per mezzo di una nota ufficiale del "Conatel" (Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones) ingiungente alla Televen la sospensione del programma, con la seguente motivazione: «perché attenta contro la formazione integrale di bimbi, bimbe ed adolescenti». Per Televen la cosa non finisce qui, dal momento che la Conatel ha avviato un procedimento amministrativo, che può tradursi in una multa o in una sospensione delle trasmissioni fino a settantadue ore, per violazioni della legge sulla responsabilità sociale radio-televisiva (Ley de Responsabilidad Social).

Tutto ciò sembra avere avuto inizio a causa di proteste da parte dei genitori, tuttavia Germán Pérez, direttore della programmazione, afferma: "Noi di proteste sui Simpson non ne abbiamo mai ricevute. E poi i cartoni funzionavano benissimo". Secondo la 20th Century Fox, produttore della serie, questa è la prima censura che si abbatte sui Simpson

La situazione sulla libertà televisiva in Venezuela si conferma molto difficile. L'anno passato fu chiusa la Radio Caracas tv; la stessa Televen è stata inclusa, insieme a Globovisión e Venevisión (emittenti antigovernative), nella poco invidiata categoria dei "Cavalieri dell’Apocalisse".


Venezuela proíbe: "Os Simpsons"

O governo da Venezuela proibiu o desenho dos Simpsons.

Os Simpsons era exibido pelo canal Televen que agora passou a exibir a série  "SOS Malibu" no lugar.

Segundo a Conatel, o órgão regulador daquele país, o desenho infrigia a "lei de responsabilidade social para rádio e televisão" e "muitas pessoas reclamaram do desenho". Segundo o canal Televen, que exibia o desenho, "nenhum telespectador reclamou da exibição do desenho".


The Taj Mahal turning yellow due to pollution

The Taj Mahal, one of India's most famed monuments, has been gradually yellowing due to air pollution, authorities say.

Plans are afoot to give the white marble structure a mud bath - the mud will absorb the dirt already accumulated as it dries and is then washed off. The cost has been assessed at US$230,000, and will need to be repeated every two to three years.

Roughly 3,000,000 tourists visit the monument every year, and visitors are required to park 2 miles away from the monument in an effort to reduce pollution around the area.


Inde : le Taj Mahal jaunit en raison de la pollution

Le Taj Mahal, mausolée [1] situé sur les rives de la rivière Yamunâ, à Âgrâ, dans l'État de l'Uttar Pradesh, et qui constitue l'un des monuments les plus connus de l'Inde voire du monde, est progressivement en train de jaunir en raison de la pollution de l'air, indiquent les autorités.

Des plans ont été conçus pour prodiguer un bain de boue - qui absorbera la poussière accumulée une fois séchée puis nettoyée - à la structure de marbre. Le coût total a été évalué à 230 000 USD, et devra être renouvelé tous les deux ou trois ans.

Environ trois millions de touristes visitent le monument chaque année, et les visiteurs doivent se garer à plus d'un kilomètre du monument pour réduire la pollution du site.


The WB and UPN networks to become the CW network

Warner Bros. Entertainment (a division of Time Warner, Inc.) and CBS Corporation announced today the merger of their two struggling television networks together to form one jointly owned network which will debut this fall.

The new network, which is to be called CW (for CBS-Warner) will replace UPN and The WB networks, which will shut down. The network will be a 50-50 partnership between CBS and Warner Brothers. The network will be carried on stations owned by the Tribune Company, amongst others.

The merger is in response to the struggling of both networks, neither of which have attracted much viewership away from the big four networks since they being formed in the early 90s. However each have had some strengths. The WB has been more popular with younger viewers and has had hits with television shows Smallville and Gilmore Girls. UPN has recently received critical acclaim for its sitcom Everybody Hates Chris and World Wrestling Entertainment's Smackdown! has been a mainstay since it debuted on the network. The new network's schedule will be announced in May; until then the networks will operate their schedules independently. The new network is planning to target the 18-34 age bracket in prime time, and will contain both shows from the WB and UPN.

With UPN's 12 affiliated station, together with Tribune's 16 stations gives the new network coverage over half of the country. The Tribune stations that will be apart of the new network is WGN in Chicago, WB flagship station, WPIX in New York and KTLA in Los Angeles. WPIX will become the flagship station of the new network. Tribune will relinquish its 22.5% stake in the WB in return for a 10-year affiliation agreement with the network in turn.

Dawn Ostroff, currently the president of UPN, will become president of entertainment and John Maatta, currently the chief operating officer of the WB, will become chief operating officer of the CW.


Dos cadenas estadounidenses de televisión se fusionan

Las cadenas televisivas The WB y UPN dejarán de operar en septiembre de 2006 para dar paso a la flamante CW Network, según anunciaron este martes (24) portavoces de las propietarias de ambas empresas, Warner Bros y CBS Corp., que tendrán cada una la mitad de las acciones. La mayor parte de las estaciones afiliadas a la nueva cadena -y que actualmente lo son de The WB- pertenecen a Tribune Company, dueña de medios como Los Angeles Times y Chicago Tribune.

Ambas cadenas fueron creadas en 1995 con el fin de competir con las cuatro grandes cadenas (ABC, NBC, CBS y FOX). Si bien ambas tuvieron éxitos notables como Buffy la cazavampiros, Smallville, Gilmore Girls y Everybody hates Chris, nunca alcanzaron a ninguna de las grandes. CW se dirigirá a un público de entre 18 y 34 y mantendrá en su parrilla de programación los
programas más exitosos de ambas cadenas.

Doce afiliadas de UPN y 16 estaciones de Tribune le darán a la nueva cadena cubrimiento de un 50% del país, que puede aumentar al 95% después de firmar acuerdos de distribución con más estaciones. La estación principal será la neoyorquina WPIX, afiliada de la actual The WB. Tribune, que controlaba el 22,5% de The WB, dejará la sociedad a cambio de un acuerdo de afiliación con la cadena por espacio de 10 años.

Dawn Ostroff, presidenta de UPN, se convertirá en jefa de entretenimiento de CW, mientras que John Maatta, actual gerente genaral de The WB, ocupará el mismo cargo en CW.


The Wii, Nintendo's next generation console, launches in North America

Nintendo has released its newest video game console in North America. Known as the Wii, the system and games have an MSRP of US$249.99 and US$49.99 respectively. The North American release is to be followed by the December 2nd launch in Japan and the December 8th launch in Europe.

Launched officially at midnight, more than a thousand people gathered in New York's Time Square to be among the first to buy one of the Wii. In contrast to the crowds that have challenged crowd control officials over the last two days in connection with the launch of Sony's Playstation 3, the Wii crowds have been much calmer. Many observers attribute this to the fact that Nintendo had more than ten times as many Wii consoles available on launching day than Sony did for their PS3 that had been hounded by part shortages in manufacturing right up to the day of launch.

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said that several tough choices had been made in the design of the Wii. The company decided to develop a new way of playing games with revolutionary controllers instead of following the PS3 and the Xbox down the road of stunning graphic and multimedia options. This produced a console with a much talked-about sensor/controller design and the lowest price point of the three major consoles. While not having a DVD player or high-definition TV capabilities, the Wii retails for about $250 while its competitors the Xbox 360 and PS3 retail for about $400 and $600 respectively.

While the Wii will launch with several games available, one of its advertised advantages is that the new console is largely compatible with older games made for the GameCube, giving the new console an instant and extensive launching library. A GameCube controller will be needed to play GameCube games with the Wii. Several hardware items that GameCube games may be expecting, such as the modem or broadband adapter or the GameBoy player are not supported on the Wii.

Across the country in Los Angeles about 500 people were waiting for the doors to open at Universal City Walk's Game Stop store. Fearing that the Wii introduction might be as contentious as the PS3 debut just a few days ago, the store handed out numbered wristbands to the throng. No problems were reported.

1 Wii Hardware System.

1 Wii Controller.

2 AA Batteries.

1 Nunchuk Controller.

1 AVI Connector.

1 Wii Power supply.

1 Copy of Wii Sports.

1 Wii Stand.

1 Wii Stand Supporter.

1 Wii Sensor Bar.

1 Wii Sensor Bar Clip.


Nowa konsola Nintendo, Wii, dostępna w Ameryce

Wczoraj Nintendo wydało swoją nową konsolę gier wideo w Ameryce Północnej. System znany jako Wii ma kosztować $249,99. Konsola zostanie następnie wydana w Japonii 2 grudnia oraz w Europie 8 grudnia.


Thousands protest over alleged Russian election fraud

Tens of thousands protested yesterday in Bolotnaya Square, Moscow over allegations of election fraud in parliamentary elections won by United Russia, the ruling political party, led by current Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

The exact number of protesters present is unknown; estimates for the Moscow protest vary from twenty thousand to one hundred thousand, and rallies on a more minor scale also took place in other Russian cities—including Saint Petersburg. Voice of America (VoA) reported the demonstrations as the largest pro-democracy protests since Vladimir Putin came to power eleven years ago. Other reports describe the demonstrations as the greatest since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Police estimated that ten thousand people were present at demonstrations in St. Petersburg. Corruption and a rejection of Putin were the most commonly-cited grievances from questioned protesters.

Opposition leader Evgenia Chirikova told VoA the protests were in favour of fresh elections, and the release of political prisoners. During the demonstrations, protesters chanted "[p]olice, part of the people" at the riot police. Echo of Moscow host Alexei Venediktov described the protesters as "the new generation, the Putin generation". These people "voted, had their votes stolen, and now they want a fair system", said Venediktov.

Konstantin Kosachyov, a United Russia parliamentarian, dismissed the concept of discussions with the protest organisers. "With all respect for the people who came out to protest, they are not a political party," he stated. Student Daniil Klubov, a leader of the St. Petersburg rally, told the BBC that he does not "belong to any political movement" and is "just a student who is tired of all these lies".

Last week, Russian police arrested an estimated 1,600 people after street protests. In anticipation of yesterday's protests, fifty thousand police and riot police were drafted into Moscow. Under one hundred arrests were made across the country during the day of protest.

Television stations operated by the Russian government provided no coverage of protests in Russia from last week's election, but lifted the blackout one week on, broadcasting images of thousands filling a Moscow park, spilling over a bridge and covering a facing embankment.

On Friday, Moscow authorities declared an obligatory test for all high school students, scheduling it for the exact time of protests on Saturday; protest leader Alexey Navalny is currently imprisoned by order of a Russian judge. And, a Russian health board warned of respiratory diseases being contracted when being in large crowds. Russian Ground Forces cautioned that they would be observing, looking for instances of draft evasion as protesters walked through metal detectors.

Although United Russia were declared victors in last Sunday's polls, the percentage of votes in their favour decreased significantly—down from 64% to 49%.

In March next year, Putin himself will face voters, seeking a new six-year term as Russian President. VoA reported last week that his presidential bid looked likely to succeed; however, that outcome now seems less predictable.


Massenproteste gegen Wahl in Russland

Moskau (Russland), 11.12.2011 – Mehrere zehntausend Menschen haben in Moskau gegen das Ergebnis der Parlamentswahl und den umstrittenen Wahlsieg von Wladimir Putins Partei Geeintes Russland protestiert. Bei Kälte und leichtem Schneetreiben kamen nach Polizeiangaben 25.000 Demonstranten zum Bolotnaja-Platz auf der Bolotny-Insel in der Moskwa. Die Veranstalter sprachen von 100.000 Teilnehmern. Die Demonstranten beschuldigen die russische Regierung der Wahlfälschung. Vier Parteien hatten bei der Wahl zur Staatsduma am 4. Dezember die Siebenprozenthürde übersprungen, Putins Geeintes Russland sowie die Kommunistische Partei Russlands, die Partei Gerechtes Russland und die Liberaldemokratische Partei.

Die Protestveranstaltung war von der Moskauer Stadtverwaltung genehmigt worden. Der Ort der Kundgebung sei von den Behörden vorgeschlagen worden, „um die Sicherheitsmaßnahmen einhalten zu können“, zitierte RIA Novosti den stellvertretenden Moskauer Bürgermeister Alexander Gorbenko. Bei nicht genehmigten Demonstrationen waren nach der Wahl vom 4. Dezember bei Protesten in Moskau, Sankt Petersburg und einigen anderen Städten zahlreiche Demonstranten verhaftet worden. So seien bei der nicht genehmigten Demonstration in Moskau am 5. Dezember rund 300 Teilnehmer und zwischen dem 4. und 8. Dezember bei ebenfalls ungenehmigten Protesten in Sankt Petersburg rund 500 Menschen festgenommen worden, schrieb die russische Nachrichtenagentur.

Der Bolotnaja-Platz war für 30.000 Demonstrationsteilnehmer zugelassen, sei jedoch überfüllt gewesen, berichteten Augenzeugen. Die Polizei schritt nicht ein. Insgesamt waren 52.000 Sicherheitskräfte im Einsatz, der Rote Platz und andere symbolisch wichtige Orte wurden abgeriegelt, damit Demonstranten dorthin nicht vordringen konnten. Polizeiabsperrungen sicherten auch das Hauptquartier des russischen Geheimdienstes an der Lubjanka.

Der Kreml hatte versucht, die Menschen vom Protest abzuhalten. So wurden am Samstag im ganzen Land für die neunten, zehnten und elften Klassen zentrale Prüfungen für 15 Uhr angesetzt. Die Nachrichtenagentur Interfax meldete, man werde nach jungen Männern Ausschau halten, die sich vor dem Wehrdienst gedrückt haben, um sie zur Armee einzuziehen. Eine Empfehlung besagte, man solle nicht zu Großveranstaltungen gehen, um eine Grippe-Epidemie zu vermeiden.

„Russland ohne Putin“ skandierten die Demonstranten und bezeichneten in Sprechchören die Vorgänge als „Schande“. Der stellvertretende Wahlleiter Stanislaw Wawilow von der Zentralen Wahlkommission hat die Wahl als gültig bezeichnet, für eine Überprüfung des Wahlergebnisses gebe es keinen Anlass.

Zu Demonstrationen kam es am Samstag auch in Sankt Petersburg, wo etwa 10.000 Menschen gegen die Duma-Wahl protestierten. In Wladiwostok kamen nach Angaben der Veranstalter etwa tausend Menschen zu einer Demonstration. Auch hier machten die Behörden deutlich niedrigere Angaben. Protestiert wurde auch in Chabarowsk an der chinesischen Grenze, wo nach Angaben von RIA Novosti 20 Teilnehmer in Polizeigewahrsam genommen wurden und in einigen weiteren Städten Russlands, darunter in Archangelsk, Irkutsk, Krasnojarsk, Nowosibirsk und Omsk.

Der staatlich kontrollierte Sender N-TW, der zu 69 Prozent dem Energiekonzern Gazprom gehört sowie der erste und zweite russische Kanal berichteten über die Demonstrationen. Studenten, Rentner, Angestellte oder Arbeiter kamen zu Wort, sie prangerten die Wahlmanipulationen an. Dies ist ungewöhnlich für diese Medien, die sonst sehr staatsfreundlich berichten. Nach einer Meldung des regierungskritischen Radiosenders „Echo-Moskwy“ hatte Präsident Dimitrij Medwedjew eine objektive Berichterstattung über die Ereignisse angeordnet.


Russie : protestations massives contre les résultats électoraux

La Russie connait une crise électorale à la suite des résultats contestés des élections législatives du 4 décembre dernier. Entre 30 000 et 100 000 personnes ont manifesté hier à Moscou ainsi que des dizaines de milliers dans d'autres villes, notamment Saint-Pétersbourg, pour protester contre le bourrage des urnes, selon France Info. Plusieurs personnes ont été arrêtées et condamnées à des peines allant jusqu'à 15 jours de prison. L'opposition réclame l'organisation de nouvelles élections et la libération des personnes condamnées.

Le parti du Premier ministre Vladimir Poutine Russie unie a remporté une large victoire (49,32 % des voix), bien qu'il ait perdu la majorité qualifiée des deux-tiers au profit des trois partis d'opposition présents à la Douma, la Chambre basse du Parlement russe : les communistes (19,19 %), les libéraux nationalistes (11,67 %) et les sociaux-démocrates (13,24 %).

L'un des leaders de l'opposition qui organise la contestation, l'ancien ministre Boris Nemtsov, a indiqué ce dimanche que de nouvelles manifestations étaient prévues les 17, 18 et 24 décembre. Du côté des dirigeants au pouvoir, on donne peu de réactions, relève l'AFP. Tandis que Vladimir Poutine rappelait que les manifestations non autorisées seront dispersées, un responsable du parti Russie unie, Andreï Issaïev, a quant à lui estimé que le nombre de manifestants à Moscou n'était « pas beaucoup pour une ville de plusieurs millions d'habitants » en ajoutant que sera analysé « soigneusement ce qui a été dit et les motifs de mécontentement [des manifestants] ».

Dans la journée, le président Dimitri Medvedev a indiqué être en désaccord avec « les slogans et les déclarations des manifestants ». Il a néanmoins ordonné une enquête sur les allégations de fraude formulées par l'opposition.


Rosja: po wyborach do Dumy protestowało kilkadziesiąt tysięcy osób

Po wyborach do rosyjskiej Dumy, 10 grudnia, odbyła się kilkudziesięciotysięczna manifestacja w Moskwie, a także inne, kilkutysięczne manifestacje w pozostałych dużych rosyjskich miastach. Uczestnicy akcji skandowali: "Hańba!", "Rosja bez Putina! i "Precz z partią oszustów i złodziei!".

Podkreślano, że rządzącej partii Jedna Rosja bezprawnie przypisano miliony głosów. Mimo wygranej, partia ta zdobywała mniejsze poparcie, niż przewidywano.

Były to największe od upadku ZSRR masowe protesty miały miejsce. Powodem protestów były informacje o fałszowanie wyników tychże wyborów na rzecz putinowskiej "Jednej Rosji". Wątpliwości co do ich rzetelności mają nie tylko sami obywatele Rosji, ale także OBWE. Krytycznie wyrażały się także takie osoby jak Hillary Clinton czy Michaił Gorbaczow.

Wśród protestujących znaleźli się zarówno zwolennicy lewicy, jak i prawicowej polityki. Władze przyzwoliły na te demonstracje, choć do tej pory pozwalano demonstrować jedynie zwolennikom Putina. Pomimo zgromadzenia w Moskwie ok. 50 tysięcy funkcjonariuszy różnych służb, obyło się bez incydentów czy zamieszek. Według informacji przekazanych Centrum Informacji Anarchistycznej aresztowań było tylko kilka, a zatrzymane osoby były traktowane nadspodziewanie dobrze i szybko zwolnione.

Na 24 grudnia zaplanowane zostały kolejne demonstracje. Na początku marca odbyć mają się wybory prezydenckie. Przed dzisiejszym szczytem UE-Rosja eurodeputowani zaapelowali o przeprowadzenie powtórnych wyborów.


Milhares protestam contra alegada fraude eleitoral na Rússia

Dezenas de milhares protestaram ontem na Praça Bolotnaya, Moscou por alegações de fraude eleitoral nas eleições parlamentares na qual ganhou a Rússia Unida, o partido no poder, liderada pelo atual primeiro-ministro russo Vladimir Putin.

O número exato de manifestantes presentes é desconhecido, as estimativas para o protesto de Moscou variam 20 mil a 100 mil e comícios em uma escala mais pequena também ocorreu em outras cidades, incluindo a cidade russa de São Petersburgo. A Voice of America (VoA) relatou que as manifestações é a maior protesto pró-democracia desde que Vladimir Putin chegou ao poder há 11 anos atrás. Outros relatos descrevem as manifestações como a maior desde a dissolução da União Soviética, que nesse mês completa 20 anos. A polícia estima que 10 mil pessoas estiveram presentes em manifestações em São Petersburgo. Corrupção e uma rejeição ao Putin foram as queixas mais comumente citados pelos manifestantes questionados.

O líder da oposição Evgenia Chirikova disse à VOA que os protestos eram a favor de novas eleições e a libertação dos prisioneiros políticos. Durante as manifestações, os manifestantes gritavam "[p]olícia, parte do povo" contra a polícia anti-motim. O anfitrião da Echo of Moscow, Alexei Venediktov, descreveu os protestos como "a nova geração, a geração de Putin". Essas pessoas "votaram, teve seus votos roubados e agora eles querem um sistema justo", disse Venediktov.

Konstantin Kosachyov, um parlamentar da Rússia Unida, rejeitou o conceito de discussões com os organizadores do protesto. "Com todo o respeito para as pessoas que saíram para protestar, eles não são um partido político", afirmou. O estudante Daniil Klubov, líder do rali de São Petersburgo, disse à BBC que não "pertence a nenhum movimento político" e é "apenas um estudante que está cansado de todas essas mentiras".

Na semana passada, a polícia russa prendeu um número estimado de 1.600 pessoas após protestos de rua. Em antecipação de protestos de ontem, 50 mil policiais e policiais foram convocados para Moscou. Sob cem prisões foram feitas em todo o país durante o dia de protesto.

Estações de televisão operados pelo governo russo não forneceu a cobertura de protestos na Rússia a partir da eleição da semana passada, mas levantou o caiu em uma semana, transmitindo imagens de milhares de pessoas enchendo um parque de Moscou, derramando sobre uma ponte e cobrindo um aterro enfrentando.

Na sexta-feira, as autoridades de Moscou declararam um teste obrigatório para todos os estudantes do ensino médio, a programação é para a hora exata de protestos no sábado; líder da manifestação, Alexey Navalny está atualmente preso por ordem de um juiz russo. E um conselho de saúde russo advertiu de doenças respiratórias sendo contraída quando estar em grandes multidões. Forças Terrestres Russas advertiram que eles estariam observando, olhando para os casos de evasão de divisas como os manifestantes caminharam por detectores de metal.

Embora Rússia Unida foram declarados vencedores nas pesquisas de domingo passado, o percentual de votos em seu favor diminuiu significativamente para baixo de 64% para 49%.

Em março do próximo ano, Putin vai enfrentará de frente nos votos, buscando um mandato de seis anos como novo presidente russo. VoA reportou que na semana passada que a sua candidatura presidencial parecia probabilidade de sucesso, no entanto, esse resultado agora parece menos previsível.


В Москве прошёл самый массовый за последние 15 лет митинг

Российской оппозиции удалось отбросить внутренние разногласия и, объединившись, провести самую массовую акцию протеста за последние 15 лет. По различным оценкам, на Болотную площадь вышли от 35 до 70 тысяч человек. В митинге приняли участие как представители внесистемной оппозиции — движения «Левый Фронт», «Солидарность», партия «ПАРНАС», — так и представители партий, участвовавших в выборах — «Яблоко» и «КПРФ».

На митинг, кроме сторонников различных политических движений, вышли граждане, которые до 4 декабря мало интересовались политикой. Главным побудительным мотивом для них стали фальсификации на прошедших выборах и последовавшие за ними разгоны акций протеста оппозиции.

Один из таких людей — Сергей. В детстве он получил травму позвоночника и с тех пор не может передвигаться без инвалидной коляски. Несмотря на это, он пришел вместе с женой на митинг, чтобы вместе с другими людьми выразить свой протест.

«Мы отдали этой власти все. Сначала они отобрали у нас свободную прессу, потом запретили нам избирать губернаторов, а сейчас у нас отнимают наши „голоса“. Если мы сейчас не остановим власть, то в скором времени у нас ничего не останется. Мы должны дать понять Путину, что у нас есть чувство собственного достоинства, и его надо уважать», — сказал он корреспонденту «Голоса Америки».

Для Михаила Юрьевича, 80-летнего пенсионера, главным побудительным мотивом стали итоги последних парламентских выборов.

«Я нейтральный человек, и мы с супругой 20 лет не ходили ни на какие митинги, но дальше терпеть нельзя. Сегодня мы вышли, потому что нас допекло вранье власти. Из всех моих знакомых никто не голосовал за „Единую Россию“, и они все равно победили. Пришло время сказать власти, что мы не потерпим обмана!», — не скрывая эмоций, заявил он «Голосу Америки».

О намеренье провести сегодняшнюю акцию, оппозиционные лидеры заявили 6 декабря, на следующий день разгона у Чистых прудов оппозиционного марша к зданию ЦИК. Инициативная группа, состоящая из представителей оппозиции, подала заявку на проведение митинга в мэрию Москвы. Сначала планировалось провести его на площади Революции, однако, власти города выступили против проведения митинга у стен Кремля. Основным поводом для отказа послужило большое количество желающих придти на этот митинг.

Ввиду многочисленных избиений, провокаций и применения силы сотрудниками полиции, оппозиционные лидеры пошли на компромисс с мэрией и согласились провести митинг на Болотной площади. Параллельно с этим, в социальных сетях о желании придти на митинг заявили более 30 тысяч пользователей интернета.

Подготовка к намеченной на 10 декабря акции вызвала жесткую реакцию со стороны российской власти. Руководители страны, в отличие от федеральных телеканалов, где в тот момент не было показано ни одного сюжета об акциях протеста, охотно комментировали происходящие в стране события. Так, Владимир Путин пояснил, что Хилари Клинтон «задала тон некоторым нашим деятелям, она дала сигнал, они его услышали и при поддержке госдепа США они начали работу».

9 декабря министр МВД Рашид Нургалиев заявил, «что несанкционированные митинги и демонстрации будут пресекаться по закону». В то же время по центру Москвы расположились подразделения МВД, в том числе внутренние войска. В город была введена дивизия Дзержинского, в интернете появились сообщения о вводе в город тяжелой бронетехники.

Для уменьшения количества участников митинга, в московских школах и университетах 10 декабря объявили учебным днем, а ученикам 9, 10, 11 классов на время начала митинга назначили контрольную работу по русскому языку.

Не остался в стороне от акции протеста и главный санитарный врач России Геннадий Онищенко, он попросил россиян не участвовать в массовых акциях и митингах, чтобы не увеличивать заболеваемость гриппом и ОРВИ.

Как показал сегодняшний митинг, усилия власти не увенчались успехом и, возможно, возымели обратный эффект.

Практически все выступающие на митинге выдвигали власти одно и то же требование — проведение новых выборов. Не стал искалечением и сопредседатель партии «ПАРНАС» Михаил Касьянов:

«Главное требование оппозиции — отмена результата прошедших выборов и назначение новых выборов. Если до конца года власть не признает эти выборы не состоявшимися, то 4 марта ситуация будет совершенно иной. Мы не дадим Путину занять президентское кресло в третий раз», — сказал Касьянов на Болотной площади.

Остальные требования организаторов акции озвучил политик Борис Немцов.

Политик также заявил, что акции протеста не прекратится до тех пор, пока власти не выполнят все эти требования.

В том, что власть способна принять компромиссные решения, уверен журналист и писатель Дмитрий Быков, по его словам, «Владимир Путин — эволюционирующий политик, и его эволюция пойдет в правильном направлении». Быков полагает, «что власть не пресечёт все мирные пути решения проблемы, ибо она не заинтересована в революции».

На благоразумие власти надеется и политик Константин Боровой:

«Я надеюсь, что передача власти произойдет мирным путем. Хотя я понимаю, что не может быть никаких президентских выборов. Для Путина отказ от власти будет очень болезненным процессом, и это значит, что он будет сопротивляться до последнего.
Хотелось бы верить, что он не Муаммар Кадаффи и согласится на мирный способ передачи власти».

В свою очередь, противоположной точки зрения придерживается главный редактор журнала «The New Times» Евгения Альбац.

В интервью «Голосу Америки» она отметила, что «Владимир Путин добровольно не отдаст власть и ее надо будет снести».

Одним из главных итогов митинга она считает то, что «оппозиция показала способность к объединению».

«Этот митинг показал, что в России поднимается серьезная протестная волна. Здесь люди различных политических убеждений — тут и националисты, и антифашисты, представители партий, которые находятся в Госдуме».

Она отметила, что «в крупных городах России есть фундаментальные причины для смены власти — огромное количество недовольных людей, которые хотят, чтобы власть считалась с их голосом. Теперь самое главное не спустить все на тормоза, и добиться поставленных целей», — резюмировала Евгения Альбац.

Стоит отметить, что митинг длился 4 часа и завершился без каких-либо серьезных происшествий. Несмотря на опасения, ни одного участника акции не задержали. Аресту подверглись лишь 2 провокатора — один из них кинул на трибуну смятый плакат.

11 декабря 2011 года


Демонстранти у Русији траже нове изборе

10. децембар 2011.Москва-  (Бета) - Више десетина хиљада људи на демонстрацијама у центру Москве затражило је у суботу нове парламентарне изборе у Русији и оставку председника Централне изборне комисије Александра Чурова.

Затражено је и ослобађање свих „политичких затвореника“, опозиционара Иље Јашина и Андреја Наваљног, као и више десетина људи који су ухапшени на протестима у Москви у понедељак и уторак.

Говорници, представници покрета Солидарност, Јаблоко и других мањих покрета, али и парламентарне Правичне Русије, поручили су да траже слободне изборе, слободу штампе, демократију, либерализацију политичког система.

„Ово је понижавање народа, које је немогуће трпети, ми смо за слободне изборе и против фалсификовања избора“, поручио је посланик Праведне Русије Генадиј Гудков.


TIBE joins International Publishers Association for publishing industry in Taiwan

As many publishing executives, companies, and world-wide media anticipated for the 2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE 2008), the fair joined the International Publishers Association (IPA) as their member after permission by the IPA last Tuesday (Feb. 5) and the Taipei Book Fair Foundation (TBFF) held a contract-signing ceremony today for the partnership program between IPA and TIBE at the press conference of TIBE 2008.

Director of the Government Information Office of the Republic of the China Jhy-Wey Shieh said after the signing:

After the contract-signing, members from the TBFF will have opportunities to gain experiences from publishing industry and world-class book expositions in several countries, and the publishing industry in Taiwan will be improved progressively in the future.


台北國際書展與國際出版人協會合作 展開國際合作計畫

2008年台北國際書展將於明（13）日開幕，各國廠商、媒體、出版界菁英拭目以待，而在春節期間，台北國際書展在經過國際出版人協會（IPA）的審核後，於5日正式成為IPA的成員組織，並且在今（12）日的展前記者會中，完成國際合作計畫的簽署。

記者會中，新聞局長謝志偉表示，這項合約的簽署，得來不易，因為IPA本身除了極力重視各會員國的著作權保護，對於言論自由，更是把關得很嚴格，因為言論自由不佳的國家，可能連進入IPA的機會都沒有，因此，他希望台灣能珍惜至今得來不易的言論自由。

而當這項簽署正式完成後，台北書展基金會的成員，未來將有機會吸取各國出版業與各國書展的經驗，對於台灣的出版業，確實邁入了一個重要的里程碑。


Tim Curry, TV premiere screenings, cosplay feature at Fan Expo Canada

Toronto pop culture convention Fan Expo Canada has wrapped for another year. It ran from Thursday to Sunday. Major panels included Tim Curry and the cast of Rocky Horror Picture Show, Beauty and the Beast voices Robby Benson and Paige O'Hara, actors Kathleen Turner, Richard Dreyfuss, Anthony Daniels, Felicia Day, and child leads from Stranger Things. Canadian television channel Space hosted a Star Trek: Discovery panel with seven lead cast members. On the heels of sister event Toronto Comic Con's Degrassi reunion event, the lineup included a twentieth anniversary panel with the stars of another Canadian high school television series, Student Bodies.

Heading into its fourth and final season, attendees got a chance to see the season opener of Star Wars: Rebels on Saturday, followed by a panel. The event has had a continuing relationship with the series, screening other episodes previously. The second season premiere of the sci-fi series Travelers was accompanied by a panel including Eric McCormack. Canadian true-crime drama Bad Blood had its world premiere. Other debuts included broadcaster City with the Canadian premiere of Ghosted, with Craig Robinson in attendance, Teletoon with the Canadian premiere of Hotel Transylvania: The Series, and YTV with the new animated series Mysticons.

Anime fans could watch episodes of their favourite shows, including AKB0048, Otaku No Video, Hana Yamata, My Hero Academia, Fairy Tail, and Penguindrum.

The book Star Wars Made Easy, targeted to non-fans to get up to speed on the fictional universe's various facts and figures, was ironically launched by DK Canada for a room of fans of the franchise. Author Christian Blauvelt answered questions from the audience on topics like his opinion on Midiclorians — he understands fan contention, but suggested that science and religion can co-exist, like in the real world — quizzed the audience on trivia, and signed copies of his book.

Some panels were quite ahead of the curve: one on Star Wars costume and prop building discussed building Porgs figures, despite the film The Last Jedi not being released to theatres yet.

York Regional Police were at the event with United and Unity, two brightly lit characters of their own creation. The force received funding in 2014 from the Provincial Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy  to create a short film featuring the character United, receiving positive recognition locally. “Our United superhero program is part of our on-going efforts to connect with our community and show police in a different light,” YRP Constable Andy Pattenden told Wikinews. He explains that the officers who developed the project have a background in film-making, and “serve as an opportunity for us to start a conversation with youth and connect with them at a non-traditional level.”

Star Wars character Jabba the Hutt, a puppet in the 1983 film Return of the Jedi, was re-created by the 501st Legion as an animatronic. The 501st is a fan group that dresses like the series villains for charitable events, particularly those raising funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The new addition to their annual display commanded long lineups throughout the day, from con-goers looking to donate in exchange for a photo-op with the massive, slug-like alien.

As with most major conventions, cosplayers were numerous, ranging from simple outfits that wouldn't raise an eyebrow if worn from day-to-day, to elaborately-created costumes and giant props. Outfits recognized by Wikinews' reporter ranged from classic characters like the 1960s version of Batgirl and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a character created by Walt Disney in 1927, before Mickey, to 2010s characters from creative works like Undertale, Disney Descendants, League of Legends, and Adventure Time. Few characters are too obscure, if they appeal to a fan: the female avatar of “hivemind” character Unity, from a single episode of Rick and Morty, was spotted. One woman “biting” another woman's arm would be cause for concern most places, but at a pop culture convention, it simply means that “Lilo” is re-enacting a scene with “Mertle”, as seen in the film Lilo and Stitch.

Wikinews talked with Cheryl, the co-host of the weekly video series "Our Didnee Side", who was dressed as Gadget Hackwrench, a mouse from the 1990s television series Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers. Speaking for both of the hosts, she said their passion for Disney has “exploded” since starting the YouTube channel, and that they are both “creators. We can't seem to go a day without making something. We love doing Disney cosplay because it is like a beacon for other people in the fandom to come find us in a sea of other characters.” Conventions like Fan Expo Canada become “a great opportunity to meet like-minded Disney fans, and to possibly escape for the weekend from our 'boring human' lives.”

Adrianna Prosser, host of Toronto geek culture community website Geektropolis, spent part of the convention Fan Expo Canada 2017 as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. She told Wikinews that "geeking in Toronto is always such a joy, what with amazing cosplay and passionate fandoms coming together at Fan Expo!" She explained that the site tries to keep the feeling of the event going all year, featuring local creators and “geeky” fans, in an effort to bring the community closer together.

Party game Cards Against Humanity — intriguingly available under a non-commercial Creative Commons license — offered a "Free Apologies from An American" booth, where a representative offered regrets to the largely Canadian visitors. The booth's curtains came into use at least once on Friday, closing when a Trump cosplayer reached the front of the line.


Bezoek aan de Fan Expo Canada

Bezoek aan de Fan Expo Canada

Adrianna Prosser, host van de website Geektopolis, die zich richt op geek-cultuur, bezocht dit jaar de Fan Expo Canada (en) in een outfit van Stay Puft Marshmallow Man (en). De expo duurde van 31 augustus tot en met vandaag.

Ze zei tegen de Engelse Wikinews: "Geeking in Toronto geeft altijd zoveel plezier. Verbazingwekkende cosplay en gepassioneerde fanschares komen er samen tijdens de Fan Expo."

Ze legde uit dat de website het gevoel van het evenement het hele jaar overeind probeert te houden, door aan lokale ontwerpers en geekfans aandacht te besteden. Ze wil de geek-gemeenschap hierdoor dichter bij elkaar brengen.

Het gezelschapsspel Cards Against Humanity – dat onder een niet-commerciële licentie van Creative Commons wordt uitgebracht – kwam met een stand onder het motto (vertaald) Gratis Verontschuldigingen van een Amerikaan. De vertegenwoordiger ervan bracht de spijt over aan een grotendeels Canadees bezoekerspubliek. De gordijnen van de stand werden in elk geval één keer gebruikt toen een Trump-cosplayer binnen bereik kwam.


Time magazine's 2006 Person of the Year is "you"

Set to hit newstands in the United States on Monday, the annual news feature by TIME magazine pictures on its glossy front page an Apple iMac-styled computer keyboard and monitor with a reflective monitor surface that reflects YOU as the most influential Person of the Year, for "community and collaboration on a scale never seen before."

"For seizing the reins of the global media, for founding and framing the new digital democracy, for working for nothing and beating the pros at their own game, Time's Person of the Year for 2006 is you," Lev Grossman, Time's technology writer, wrote. The magazine claims that those who contribute content to the web are the ones driving the information age, instead of mainstream media.

"It's about the many wresting power from the few and helping one another for nothing and how that will not only change the world, but also change the way the world changes," said Grossman.

Magazine editor Richard Stengel said, "If you choose an individual, you have to justify how that person affected millions of people. But if you choose millions of people, you don’t have to justify it to anyone.”

26 “People Who Mattered” are listed in the magazine, ranging from North Korea's president Kim Jong Il to Pope Benedict XVI.

According to Stengel, if the magazine had to choose an individual the choice was likely to have been Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Stengel however seemed uneasy about naming Ahmadinejad. “It just felt to me a little off selecting him,” said Time's editor.

There has been a "Time Person of the Year" since 1927 and the special issue has become a catalyst for speculation every year. In the past there have been controversies with Adolf Hitler named in 1938 and Ayatollah Khomeini named in 1979. According to the magazine, the person of the year are those who affected the news and our lives both positively and negatively over the past year.

It is not the first time the magazine has departed from naming an actual person as Person of the Year. In 1966 the magazine named people under 25, in 1975 it named American women, and in 1982 it named the computer.


Selon Time Magazine, la personne de l'année, c'est « Vous »

Avec une couverture faite pour attirer les regards, l'édition de lundi du journal américain Time Magazine a dévoilé la personne de l'année la plus influente : « Vous » pour « votre activité communautaire et collaboratrice à un niveau jamais atteint auparavant ».

« Pour avoir saisi les rênes du "média global", pour avoir inventé et esquissé la "nouvelle démocratie électronique", pour un travail désintéressé, et avoir battu les "pro" sur leur propre terrain, le Time vous a nommé la personne de l'année 2006 », a écrit Lev Grossman, le responsable de la page technologie du Time.  Le magasine ajoute que ceux qui contribuent à l'édition des contenus du Web sont ceux qui dirigent l'âge de l'information, pas les médias traditionnels.


איש השנה של מגזין טיים: אתה

איש השנה של השבועון טיים הוא אתה או את. המגזין, אשר בוחר כל שנה אישיות שבלטה בצורה מיוחדת בשנה החולפת, החליט לבחור השנה בגולשי האינטרנט. לפי השבועון בשנה החולפת גולשי האינטרנט יותר ויותר משפיעים על התוכן. לפני מספר חודשים בחר השבועון את אתר האינטרנט יו-טיוב כהמצאת השנה. האתר שמאפשר לגולשים לפרסם קטעי וידאו, בהחלט משקף את הבחירה האחרונה של המגזין.
כיום בעידן הוב 2.0 מתפתחת מגמה של יצירה על ידי גולשים. אתרים כמו ויקיחדשות נערכים רק בידי הגולשים.

17 בדצמבר 2006


Titanic actress Gloria Stuart dies at age 100

Gloria Stuart, US Academy Award nominated film actress, has died at the age of 100. Stuart died at her home in West Los Angeles, and her death was announced by her daughter, Sylvia Thompson. Stuart had been suffering from lung cancer for five years before her death.

She appeared in films such as The Invisible Man (1933) Here Comes the Navy (1934), and Titanic (1997).

Stuart started her career in the 1930s as one of Hollywood's leading ladies. Between 1932 and 1939, Stuart appeared in 42 films. During the prime of her career, Stuart appeared with actresses such as Shirley Temple, Warner Baxter, and Dick Powell. She officially retired in 1946, after only making four films during the 1940s.

Despite her retirement, Stuart appeared in James Cameron's 1997 adaptation of Titanic, where she was cast as Old Rose, a survivor of the disaster and narrator of the film. Stuart was then nominated for an Academy Award, becoming the oldest ever person to be nominated, at the age of 87.

After her appearance she found new fame, being given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2000, and People Magazine listed her as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.


訃報 グロリア・スチュアートさん - 米女優、「タイタニック」で史上最高齢のアカデミー賞ノミネート

アメリカ合衆国の女優グロリア・スチュアートさんが9月26日夜（UTC-7）、ロサンゼルスの自宅で死去した。100歳だった[1][2][3]。家族が公表したもので[2]、死因は老衰と見られている[1][3]。

1910年、カリフォルニア州サンタモニカ生まれ[2]。カリフォルニア大学バークレー校[3]在学中に演劇などを学び[1][2][3]、舞台女優としてデビュー[2]。後にハリウッド入りし、「透明人間」（1933年）などの映画に出演した[1][3]。

1940年代に一度引退し[3]、美術分野に活動を移したが、1970年代に女優活動に復帰[1][3]。87歳のときに出演した[2]映画「タイタニック」（1997年）では、ケイト・ウィンスレットさんが演じた[3]ヒロイン・ローズの老後役を演じ、同役でアカデミー助演女優賞にノミネート[1][2][3]。史上最高齢のアカデミー賞候補となった[2][3]。

スチュアートさんは5年前に乳癌の診断を受けたが、その後は回復していたという。スチュアートさんの娘はロサンゼルス・タイムズの取材に対し、「病気のことは全く気にとめていなかった。強い女性だった」と述べた[2]。

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Преминула бака из Титаника

Лос Анђелес / САД (Мондо / РТС) Глумица Глорија Стјуарт, која је 1997. године номинована за Оскара за улогу Роуз Калверт у светском филмском хиту Титаник, преминула је у 101. години.

Смрт америчке глумице у 101. години живота наступила је у сну, у недељу увече у свом дому у Лос Анђелесу. Кћи Силвија Томпсон, потврдила је да јој је мајка боловала од рака плућа, али и напоменула да Глорија никада није дозволила да је болест омете у свакодневном животу.

Глорија је рођена 4. јула 1910. године у Санта Моники. Играла је у преко 70 филмских и телевизијских остварења.

У младости је већином играла у филмовима Б продукције. Средином 1940-их година се повукла како би се посветила сликарству, а филму и телевизији се вратила 1970-их година. Једна од њених најпознатијих улога била је тумачење лика баке Роуз Досон у филму Титаник Џејмса Камерона. За ту улогу, Глорија је номинована за Оскара и она је са 87 година постала најстарија глумица икада номинована за то престижно признање. Тада су први пут у историји две глумице номиноване за исти лик у истом филму.

Глорија је желела да постане Грета Гарбо, али је у прошлогодишњем интервјуу који је дала прошлог лета рекла да је била свесна да неће постати велика звезда.

28. септембар 2010.


டைட்டானிக் நடிகை குளோரியா ஸ்டுவர்ட் தனது 100 வது அகவையில் காலமானார்

ஐக்கிய அமெரிக்காவின் அக்கடமி விருதுக்காகப் பரிந்துரைக்கப்பட்ட திரைப்பட நடிகை குளோரியா ஸ்டுவர்ட் தனது 100வது அகவையில் காலமானார். குளோரியா மேற்கு லாஸ் ஏஞ்சலசில் உள்ள அவரது வீட்டில் ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை செப்டம்பர் 26 இல் காலமானதாக அவரது புதல்வி சில்வியா தாம்சன் தெரிவித்தார். குளோரியா இறப்பதற்கு முன் கடந்த ஐந்து ஆண்டுகளாக நுரையீரல் புற்றுநோயினால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டிருந்தார்.

இவர் தி இன்விசிபிள் மான் (1933) ஹியர் கம்ஸ் த நேவி (1934), டைட்டானிக் (1997) போன்ற திரைப்படங்களில் நடித்துப் புகழ் பெற்றவர்.

1930களில் ஹாலிவுடின் முக்கிய நடிகையாக தோன்றி நடிக்க ஆரம்பித்தார். 1932 முதல் 1939 வரை 42 படங்களில் இவர் நடித்திருந்தார். 1946 ஆம் ஆண்டில் இவர் அதிகாரபூர்வமாக இளைப்பாறினார்.

பின்னர் இவர் 1997 ஆம் ஆண்டில் வெளியிடப்பட்ட ஜேம்ஸ் கேமரனின் டைட்டானிக் திரைப்படத்தில் பேரழிவில் இருந்து தப்பிய ஓல்ட் ரோஸ் என்ற பாத்திரத்திலும், நிகழ்ச்சியுரையாளராகவும் நடித்திருந்தார். இத்திரைப்படத்தில் நடித்தமைக்காக இவரது 87வது வயதில் ஆஸ்கார் விருதுக்கு பரிந்துரைக்கப்பட்டார். ஆஸ்கார் விருதுக்காகப் பரிந்துரைக்கப்பட்ட வயதில் கூடியவர் இவரே ஆவார்.

2000 ஆம் ஆண்டில் பீப்பில்ஸ் மகசீன் என்ற இதழ் இவரை உலகின் 50 அழகான நபர்களில் ஒருவராகத் தேர்ந்தெடுத்திருந்தது.

செவ்வாய், செப்டம்பர் 28, 2010


Title of 22nd "James Bond" movie announced

The name for the newest James Bond film has been announced today.  The 22nd film, previously known only as "Bond 22", will be called "Quantum of Solace". EON Productions who are producing the film made the announcement today at Pinewood Studios, where production for the film has been under way since last year.

The name of the film was inspired by a short story (of the same name) from For Your Eyes Only by Bond creator, Ian Fleming.

The film will be the second for star Daniel Craig, who first starred in Casino Royale in 2006, taking over from Pierce Brosnan. Producer Michael G. Wilson has previously said that the film will continue "literally an hour after" Casino Royale's conclusion.


נבחר השם לסרט ה-22 בסדרת ג'יימס בונד

השם לסרט החדש בסדרת ג'יימס בונד נחשף היום. הסרט, העשרים ושניים במניין, שנודע קודם לכן אף ורק בשם "בונד 22", ישא את השם "Quantum of Solace", או בתרגום לעברית - "כמות התנחומים". חברת EON הפקות, המפיקה את הסרט, קיימה את ההכרזה היום באולפני פיינווד, בהם נערכת הפקת הסרט למן השנה שעברה, ועודנה בעיצומה.

שם הסרט שואב בחלקו השראה מסיפור קצר (הנושא את אותו השם) מאת יוצר ג'יימס בונד, איאן פלמינג, אשר פורסם יחד עם הסיפור המפורסם יותר "לעיניך בלבד", אשר כבר הפך לסרט..

הסרט יהיה השני בו מככב דניאל קרייג, שגילם לראשונה את הסוכן 007 בסרט קאזינו רויאל שיצא לאקרנים אשתקד, תפקיד אותו נטל מפירס ברוסנן. המפיק מייקל ג'. וילסון צוטט בעבר כאומר כי נקודת הזמן בו ייפתח הסרט תהיה כ"שעה לאחר" תום קודמו, קאזינו רויאל.

24 בינואר 2008


Tito remembered 25 years after his death

Delegations from every region of ex-Yugoslavia, except Kosovo, visited Josip Broz Tito's grave in Belgrade on a 25th anniversary of his death. Tito, the lifelong president of Yugoslavia from 1953, died on May 4, 1980 and was buried in the "House of Flowers" in Belgrade.

World War Two veterans, as well as youngsters, carrying Yugoslavian flags, laid down flowers on Tito's grave.

Two Macedonians, a 59-year-old Stojanche Kostovski and a 21-year-old Goce Velkovski, marched from Skoplje, Macedonia to Belgrade, Serbia to visit Tito's grave, covering around 463 km in 13 days.

B92 quoted one of the visitors, Miloica Ružić, as saying "While Tito was alive I had no democracy, but I had money and a passport. Now I have democracy, but also an empty stomach."

A visitor from Vrbas said "Many go to monasteries and churches, but I came here to find peace."

NGO "General Consulate of SFRY", from Tivat, Montenegro, published an obituary in major Montenegran daily newspapers, containing Tito's photography and the text: "Quarter of a century without you - a whole century backwards."


Tito é lembrado 25 anos após sua morte

Delegações de cada região da ex-Iugoslávia, exceto  Kosovo,  visitaram  a sepultura de Josip Broz Tito  em  Belgrado, como parte da comemoração do  25o aniversário  da sua morte. Tito, o presidente vitalício da Jugoslávia desde 1953, morreu no dia 4 de maio de 1980 e foi enterrado  "na Casa de Flores"  em  Belgrado.


Tomb discovered in Valley of the Kings

Archaeologists have discovered a tomb, referred to as KV63, in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. It is the first such discovery since Howard Carter's 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. The discovery was made by a team from the University of Memphis. Zahi Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities said in a statement that five intact sarcophagi that all contained mummies and 20 large storage jars that were sealed with pharaonic seals had been recovered.

American archaeologist Kent Weeks, who was not part of the team but had seen photographs of the site, told the Associated Press that "It could be the tomb of a king's wife or son, or of a priest or court official". The find refutes the long held belief that the Valley of the Kings has little left to discover. According to Weeks: "It's ironic. A century ago, people said the Valley of the Kings is exhausted, there's nothing left," he said. "Suddenly Carter found Tutankhamun. So then they said, 'Now there's nothing to find.' Then we found KV5. Now we have KV63."

KV63 is located in the area between KV10 (Amenmesse) and KV62 (Tutankhamun), in the very centre of the Valley's eastern branch and near the main crossroads of the network of paths traversed by thousands of tourists every day. The tomb was found at a depth of some three metres beneath the ground. The burial site is believed to date from the latter portion of the 18th dynasty (ca. 14th century BC), but the occupants have not yet been identified.


Une tombe découverte dans la Vallée des Rois

Des archéologues ont découvert une tombe, KV63, dans la Vallée des Rois en Égypte. Une telle découverte n'avait pas été faite depuis celle par Howard Carter de la tombe de Toutankhamon en 1922. La découverte a été faite par une équipe de l'Université de Memphis (Tennessee). Zahi Hawass, le directeur du Conseil suprême des Antiquités égyptiennes, a déclaré que cinq sarcophages intacts et vingt jarres scellées par un sceau pharaonique avaient été découverts.

Kent Weeks, un archéologue américain qui n'est pas membre de l'équipe, mais qui a pu avoir accès à des photos du site, a déclaré que la tombe pourrait être celle d'une épouse, d'un fils de roi ou bien d'un prêtre ou d'un officiel de la cour.

Jusqu'à présent, on croyait que la Vallée des Rois n'avait plus rien à découvrir.

KV63 est localisé entre KV10 (Amenmesse) et KV62 (Toutankhamon) au centre exact de la vallée.

Le site daterait de la fin de la XVIIIe dynastie égyptienne (1400 avant JC).


Tony Blair debates religion with Christopher Hitchens in Canada

Last Friday, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair debated the role of religion with atheist author and journalist Christopher Hitchens at the Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto, Canada. Organised under the auspices of the 'Munk Debates', the motion was: "That religion is a force for good in the world".

Hitchens argued that religion is "a cruel experiment whereby we are created sick and ordered to be well" and that the omnipresent, omniscient God supposed by many world religions was "a celestial dictatorship, a kind of divine North Korea".

Blair — who in 2008 established the Tony Blair Faith Foundation — conceded whilst religion is not necessary for everybody to act morally, it was still helpful for many despite violent interpretations of texts by extremists. He said the world religions unite in a moral mission to, "do unto others as you would have them do unto you", describing "a spiritual presence, bigger, more important, more meaningful than just us alone, that has its own power separate from our power, and that even as the world's marvels multiply, makes us kneel in humility not swagger in pride."

Continuing, Blair stated: "If faith is seen in this way, science and religion are not incompatible, destined to fight each other, until eventually the cool reason of science extinguishes the fanatical flames of religion."

Hitchens listed numerous aspects of religion he thought were negative, arguing "is it good for the world to appeal to our credulity and not to our scepticism? Is it good for the world to worship a deity that takes sides in wars and human affairs? To appeal to our fear and to our guilt, is it good for the world? To our terror, our terror of death, is it good to appeal?"

Pressing his points, Hitchens asserted: "To preach guilt and shame about the sexual act and the sexual relationship, is this good for the world? And asking yourself all the while, are these really religious responsibilities, as I maintain they are? To terrify children with the image of hell and eternal punishment, not just of themselves, but their parents and those they love. Perhaps worst of all, to consider women an inferior creation, is that good for the world, and can you name me a religion that has not done that?"

Blair responded, "I don't think we should think that because you can point to examples of prejudice in the name of religion, that bigotry and prejudice and wrongdoing are wholly owned subsidiaries of religion."

Before the debate, the audience opposed the motion 57% to 22% (21% undecided). Post-debate, the motion was opposed by 68% of the audience and supported by 23%.


블레어와 히친스가 캐나다에서 논쟁

지난 11월 26일, 전 영국 총리 토니 블레어가 캐나다 토론토의 로이 톰슨 홀에서 유명한 무신론 논객인 크리스토퍼 히친스를 만나 종교의 역할에 대해 논쟁을 벌였다. 주제는 "종교가 세상에 선을 추구하는 힘인가"라는 문제였다.

히친스는 종교가 "우리가 고약하게 창조되었으며 고로 착하게 살라고 명령받아야 한다는 잔혹한 실험"이며, 세계 어느 종교든 그들의 전지하신 신은 "북한의 신정 정치와 같은 우주구급 독재자"라고 주장했다.

2008년에 블레어 신앙 재단을 설립한 블레어는 종교가 모든 사람들이 도덕적으로 행동하기 위해 반드시 필요한 것은 아니라고 마지못해 인정했지만, 그래도 극단주의자들의 폭력적인 해석이 아니라면 여전히 도움 되는 바가 많다고 말했다. 그는 세계 종교들은 도덕적 목표를 "남이 나에게 해주기를 바라는 것처럼 다른 사람에게 하라"로 통일하여 "우리 개개보다 크고, 더 중요하고, 보다 의미 있으며 우리의 힘과 분리된 자기만의 힘을 가지고 있는 영적 존재는 세계의 경이로서 우리를 교만의 허세가 아닌 겸손으로서 무릎을 꿇게 합니다."라고 묘사했다.

이어, 블레어는 "이 각도에서 신앙을 해석한다면, 과학과 종교는 상호 배치되는 개념으로서 서로간에 싸워야 하는 운명이 아니라, 과학의 차가운 이성이 종교의 광신적인 불꽃을 제어할 수 있게 된다."고 말했다.

히친스는 해롭다고 생각되는 종교의 특징을 수도 없이 나열하고는 "종교란 세상에 우리의 회의가 아닌 경신(輕信)을 어필하기 위해 좋은 것입니까? 전쟁과 세상사에 참견해대는 신을 숭배하기 위해 좋은 거랍니까? 공포와 죄책감을 나타내는 것이 세상에 좋은 일입니까? 우리의 공포, 죽음에 대한 공포가 나타내기에 좋은 것이라는 말입니까?"라고 주장했다.

자기 논리를 강조하면서 히친스는 "성행위와 성적 관계에 대한 죄의식과 수치를 설교하는 것이 세상을 위해 좋은 것입니까? 그리고 항상 자신에게 질문해 보십시오. 내가 이 종교적 의무들을 계속해서 주장할 가치가 있는지! 어린애들을 지옥과 영겁의 고통의 이미지로 겁을 줍니다. 어린애들 뿐 아니라 그 부모들마저도요. 수많은 것들 중에 최악은 여성을 열등한 창조물로 간주하는 것입니다. 이 역시 세상에 좋은 것이며, 감히 그렇지 않은 종교가 있다면 그 이름을 댈 수 있습니까?"라고 역설했다.

블레어는 "편협함과 선입견과 비행은 전적으로 종교의 부수적 요소입니다."라고 대답했다.

논쟁을 하기 전에 청중 찬반 비율은 57%대 22%(21%는 입장을 정하지 않았다)였지만, 논쟁 후 찬반 비율은 반대가 68%, 찬성이 23%가 되었다.


Tony Snow, former White House Press Secretary and "Fox News Sunday" anchor, dies at age 53

Tony Snow, former White House Press Secretary for American President George W. Bush and the first anchor of Fox News Sunday, has died from cancer at the age of 53. Snow is survived by his wife Jill Ellen Walker, their son Robbie, and their daughters Kendell and Christie. Snow died at 2 a.m. Eastern Time today at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C..

Robert Anthony Snow, more commonly known as Tony Snow, was born June 1, 1955, in Berea, Kentucky, the son of a teacher and nurse. He began as an editorial writer for the Greensboro Record, and then served as an editor for the Newport News Daily Press in Virginia, the Detroit News and the Washington Times.  Afterward, Snow became a nationally syndicated columnist, before becoming the director of speechwriting for President George H.W. Bush.

Snow then joined Fox News in 1996 as the first anchor of Fox News Sunday, hosted another Fox program Weekend Live and a radio program, The Tony Snow Show until 2006. He sometimes filled in for radio host Rush Limbaugh.

Snow had his colon removed and underwent six months of chemotherapy for cancer in 2005. Snow became the third Press Secretary for George W. Bush in 2006. As Snow continued to serve at the White House, in 2007, he announced his cancer had recurred and spread to his liver. He resigned a few weeks later and was replaced by his deputy Dana Perino. After taking some time off, he joined CNN as a conservative commentator early this year.


טוני סנואו, דובר הבית הלבן ומגיש בפוקס ניוז לשעבר, מת

טוני סנואו, לשעבר דובר הבית הלבן בעבור הנשיא ג'ורג' וו. בוש, ומגישה הראשון של מהדורת יום ראשון של רשת פוקס ניוז, נפטר ממחלת סרטן המעי הגס והוא בן 53. סנואו הותיר אחריו אישה - ג'יל אלן ווקר, בן - רובי, ושתי בנות - קנדל וכריסטי. פטירתו של סנואו ארעה בסמוך לשעה שתיים לפנות בוקר (זמן מזרחי בארה"ב) בבית-החולים של אוניברסיטת ג'ורג'טאון בוואשינגטון הבירה.

רוברט אנתוני סנואו, שנודע יותר בתור טוני סנואו, נולד באחד ביוני 1955 בברי שבקנטאקי, כבנם של אחות ומורה. הוא החל את דרכו בשדה העיתונות ככותב מאמרי מערכת בעבור הגרינסבורו רקורד, ולאחר מכן כיהן כעורך בעבור הניופורט ניוז דיילי פרס שבווירג'יניה, הדטרויט ניוז והוואשינגטון טיימס. קרנו עלתה, והוא היה לבעל-טור שטוריו מתפרסמים בתפוצה ארצית על-ידי מספר רב של כלי-תקשורת. לאחר מכן, נתמנה להיות האחראי על כתיבת הנאומים של הנשיא ג'ורג' בוש האב.

בשנת 1996, הצטרף סנואו לפוקס ניוז בתור המגיש הראשון של מהדורת יום ראשון, וכעבור שנים הנחה גם את התכנית ויקנד לייב וכמו-כן שידר ברדיו תוכנית בשם "The Tony Snow show" עד לשנת 2006. לעתים, מילא את מקומו של השדר השמרני הנודע ראש לימבו כשנבצר מהאחרון להעביר את תוכניתו הקבועה.

לאחר התגלה דבר מחלתו, הוסר המעי הגס של סנואו בניתוח ולאחר מכן הוא עבר שישה חודשים של טיפול כימותרפי בשנת 2006. מחלתו עברה לשלב של הפוגה (רמיסיה), ובשנת 2006 הוא נתמנה להיות דוברו השלישי של הבית הלבן בימי כהונתו של ג'ורג' וו. בוש. בשנת 2007, בעודו מכהן בתפקידו בבית הלבן, הוא נאלץ להודיע שהמחלה הממארת שבה ותקפה אותו, והפעם שלחה גרורות סרטניות אל הכבד. כעבור מספר שבועות הוא התפטר מתפקידו והוחלף על-ידי סגניתו דאנה פרינו. לאחר שנעדר מן הציבוריות לזמן מה, שב והצטרף לרשת CNN בתור פרשן בעל דעות שמרניות, בתחילת שנת 2008.


Toronto Comicon 2019 welcomes fans with celebrities, creativity, cosplay

Toronto Comicon 2019 returned to its titular city from March 15 to 17, as one of the largest pop culture events in Canada. The popular event featured celebrity guests like actors Dan Fogler, Ron Perlman, John De Lancie, John Rhys-Davies, and Jaleel White, as well as comic artists, authors, and professional cosplayers. The event included a large show floor with hundreds of retailers and artists promoting their creations. Wikinews' Nicholas Moreau attended the event, taking photos of the various sights.

John Rhys-Davies broke news when he revealed that a Sliders reboot is being considered. "Jerry [O'Connell] and I are talking to NBC at the moment. The basic problem is that no one knows who owns the rights". Their legal department had apparently been looking into the matter for two months, as of the convention weekend. Emma Caufield talked of being cast in an NBC television pilot while a recurring guest actor on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Faced with loosing the character of Anya Jenkins, the producers finally committed to making her a regular. "It was a good day," she recalls.

Special effects costumer Ian Campbell, whose screen credits include Star Trek: Discovery, had a booth at the convention displaying his prop replicas and cosplay items. Amidst the bustle of activity, Campbell was working on a Thanos helmet sculpt. After the convention, he told Wikinews that "it can be tough to maintain focus with so many people streaming past and along questions, but sculpting in front of a crowd at conventions is great because it allows people to see the process that goes into what I do [...] it also can serve as inspiration to other to pursue their own artistic endeavors."

Lisa Mancini has been cosplaying for two years, her "passion" for the hobby "stemmed through my love for Halloween." She typically chooses "to portray beloved characters from childhood or strong females. I also enjoy a good gender bent cosplay to ensure a touch of uniqueness!"

Mancini told Wikinews after the event that the best part of cosplay is "bringing a character to life." One of the characters she took on this year was Squirrel Girl, a Marvel Comics character. Mancini has been described by the Daily Hive as a "squirrel whisperer", for the close affinity some of the animals have for her.

Stephanie Chapman has knit a variety of knit outfits, an uncommon technique for cosplay. Prompted by Ron Perlman's visit, she wore a costume based on Hellboy character Abe Sapien, which lacks the eyeholes of her normal masks. With "Abe, I wanted to go for accuracy over comfort," Chapman told Wikinews, a choice leaving her largely helpless without a handler. The costume "is very warm [...] so I have to stay hydrated and try to keep as calm as possible. It's just really hard to stay calm when I meet someone like Ron Perlman". With the combination of excitement and "the stress I'm putting on my body", she shared that she was prone to meltdown in suit.

Lots of kids got into the fun, too, dressing as their favourite characters.


El Comicon de Toronto de 2019 dóna la benvinguda a celebritats, creativitat i disfresses

El Comicon de Toronto de 2019 va tornar a la seva ciutat titular del 15 al 17 de març, com un dels majors esdeveniments de cultura pop al Canadà. El popular esdeveniment va comptar amb convidats de fama com els actors Dan Fogler, Ron Perlman, John De Lancie, John Rhys-Davies, i Jaleel White, així com artistes còmics, autors i cosplayers professionals. L’esdeveniment va incloure un gran espai d’espectacles amb centenars de comerciants i artistes que promocionen les seves creacions. L'usuari Nicholas Moreau de Wikinews va assistir a l'esdeveniment, fent fotos dels diferents llocs d'interès.

John Rhys-Davies va ser notícia quan va revelar que s'estava considerant un reinici de Sliders. "Jerry [O'Connell] i jo estem parlant amb la NBC en aquests moments. El problema bàsic és que ningú sap qui és titular dels drets". Aparentment, el seu departament jurídic estava estudiant aquest tema durant el cap de setmana de la convenció. Emma Caufield va parlar de ser llançat en un pilot de televisió de la NBC mentre hi havia un actor convidat a Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Davant de perdre el personatge de Anya Jenkins, els productors finalment es van comprometre a fer-la habitual. "Va ser un bon dia," segons ella.

Ian Campbell, que va participar en els efectes especials de Star Trek: Discovery, Va tenir un estand a la convenció on es mostraven les seves rèpliques i articles cosplay. Enmig de l’enrenou de l’activitat, Campbell estava treballant esculpint un casc de Thanos. Després de la convenció, ell va dir a Wikinews que "pot ser difícil mantenir l’enfocament amb tanta gent que transmet preguntes, però esculpir davant d’una multitud a les convencions és fantàstic perquè permet a la gent veure el procés en el que treballo. [...] també pot servir d'inspiració per a altres a dur a terme els seus propis esforços artístics."

Lisa Mancini fa dos anys que es disfressa, la seva "passió" per l'afició "a través del meu amor per Halloween." Normalment tria "retratar personatges estimats des de la infància o dones fortes. També gaudeixo d'un bon cosplay de gènere per assegurar un toc d'unicitat!"

Mancini va dir a Wikinews després de l'esdeveniment que la millor part del cosplay és "donar vida a un personatge". Un dels personatges que va protagonitzar aquest any va ser Squirrel Girl, un personatge Marvel Comics. Mancini ha estat descrita per la Daily Hive com a "xiuxiueig d'esquirol", per l'estreta afinitat que alguns dels animals tenen per ella.

Stephanie Chapman ha fet punt de diversos vestits, una tècnica poc freqüent per al cosplay. Sobtada per la visita de Ron Perlman, va portar un vestit basat en el personatge de Hellboy de Abe Sapien, que manca dels ulls de les seves màscares normals. Amb "Abe, volia precisió i comoditat", va dir Chapman a Wikinews, una opció que la va deixar en gran mesura desemparada sense cap ajuda. La disfressa "és molt càlida [...] així que he de mantenir-me hidratada i intentar mantenir el màxim de calma possible. És molt difícil mantenir la calma quan em trobo amb algú com Ron Perlman". Amb la combinació d’il·lusió i “l’estrès que estic posant en el meu cos”, va compartir que era propensa a la seva reacció.

Molts nens es van divertir també vestint-se com els seus personatges preferits.


Le Toronto Comicon 2019 accueille les fans avec célébrités, créativité et cosplay

Le Toronto Comicon 2019 est retourné dans sa ville titulaire le week-end dernier, en tant que l'un des plus importants événements de la culture pop au Canada. L'événement populaire a réuni des célébrités telles que les acteurs Dan Fogler, Ron Perlman, John De Lancie, John Rhys-Davies et Jaleel White, ainsi que des artistes de bandes dessinées, des auteurs et des cosplayeurs professionnels. L'événement comprenait une grande salle d'exposition avec des centaines de détaillants et des artistes faisant la promotion de leurs créations. Wikinews, Nicholas Moreau, a assisté à l'événement en prenant des photos des différents sites.


Toronto Comicon 2019 приветствует поклонников со знаменитостями, креативностью и косплеем

С 15 по 17 марта 2019 года в Торонто прошло одно из крупнейших в Канаде мероприятий поп-культуры — Toronto Comicon 2019.

В шоу приняли участие такие знаменитости, как: Дэн Фоглер, Рон Перлман, Джон де Лэнси, Джон Рис-Дэвис и Джалил Уайт, а также художники комиксов, писатели и профессиональные косплееры.

В большом выставочном зале сотни продавцов и художников продвигали свои творения.

В Comicon принял участие корреспондент Викиновостей Николас Моро (англ. Nicholas Moreau), сфотографировав гостей фестиваля.

23 марта 2019 года


多伦多Comicon 2019以名人，创意和角色扮演欢迎粉丝

多伦多Comicon 2019上周末回到家乡，成为加拿大最大的流行文化活动之一。热门活动聚集了 丹·富勒， 朗·普尔曼， 约翰·德·兰西，約翰·萊斯-戴維斯等名人，和 Jaleel White，以及眾多漫画家，作家和职业扮演者。该活动的特色是一个大型展厅，数百家零售商和艺术家推广他们的作品。维基新闻的採訪記者尼古拉斯·莫罗（Nicholas Moreau）參加了此次活動並拍攝了各種景點與角色扮演者的照片。


Toronto Comicon celebrates characters from screen and page

Held from March 16 to 18, Toronto Comicon 2018, in Ontario, Canada, featured dozens of retailers, a large artist's alley, celebrity guests, cosplayers, and community groups. Wikinews was present and later spoke to some of the cosplayers.

Celebrity guests included Joonas Suotamo, the new Chewbacca actor for Star Wars; Mitch Pileggi of The X-Files; Mara Wilson of Matilda); Eugene Brave Rock of Wonder Woman; Megan Follows of Anne of Green Gables, Reign); and Marina Sirtis of Star Trek: The Next Generation; among others.

Many of the actors and artists were featured in Q&A sessions, including Follows, Brave Rock, and Hodor from Game of Thrones, Kristian Nairn.

One group of nine cosplayers, four of whom are pictured in this article, went as a group called "Eeveelutions". They collectively represented the Pokemon character Eevee, and its eight evoluions within the games. The group of individual cosplayers began to prepare in early January, communicating "through group chat, sharing tips and photos and getting more and more excited for Comicon," cosplayer Dayna the Sloth told Wikinews. "It was a great way for us to bond as well. We all became great friends."

Each woman in the group made their outfits by hand, Dayna noted. "Each girl made her own build. We are all incredibly proud of each other and couldn't have asked for a better group."

Regular attendees of Toronto Comicon and sister event Fan Expo Canada, the "Cosplay Sisters" were made official cosplay guests at this year's event. One of the cosplayers, Stephanie, told Wikinews "The cosplays keep getting better and better each year with more people dressing up! This con we decided to dress up as some of the X-Men: Emma frost, Psylocke and Mystique. We had a lot of fun getting dressed up as some of our favourite mutants."

Also an official cosplay guest with booth, professional model and cosplayer Holly Wolf told Wikinews she loves video games and movies, and "cosplay is an outlet to express that love. Cosplay and comic con is the perfect way to celebrate [your] favourite fandoms, and interact with Like minded people around you."

Another cosplayer, known as "iluvcookiess Cosplay", attended Toronto Comicon in a fursuit of a ring-tailed cat named Berrie. Asked by Wikinews on why she dressed up, she replied "cosplaying and fursuiting gives you a chance to break free from your every day, it brings confidence, comfort, and creativity." Public reaction is also a key factor: "I love seeing the smiles on peoples faces when they see my fursuit [...] and the joy when they interact with her".

Said Trillian Zee, of why she chose the lead Sailor Scout, "wearing Sailor Moon to a convention is always my favorite because it reminds me why I love my hobbies. I feel like I get so much love and support from other Sailor Moon fans and it really motivates me to make something bigger and better for the next con."


Lentepunt-weekend in Tortonto II: Toronto Comicon 2018

In het afgelopen weekend werd het Toronto Comicon (en) gehouden, een evenement dat zich richt op stripfiguren en popcultuur. Naast de Furnal Equinox was het een van de twee jaarlijks evenementen rondom het lentepunt. Dit tijdstip houdt in dat de dagen en nachten even lang zijn en vindt als exact tijdstip op woensdag 21 maart tussen de middag plaats.

Het evenement wordt jaarlijks bezocht door acteurs en andere bekendheden, verklede mensen en groepen, en producenten en handelaren. Er waren verschillende artiesten die vraag en antwoord-sessies hielden, onder wie Kristian Nairn (Hodor in Game of Thrones) en Eugene Brave Rock (en) (Chief Napi in Wonder Woman).

Andere sterren die het evenement dit weekend bezochten, zijn onder meer Joonas Suotamo (de nieuwe Chewbacca-acteur sinds Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens), Mitch Pileggi (FBI-assistent-drecteur Walter Skinner in The X-Files), Mara Wilson (Mathilda in Matilda en Natalie Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire), Megan Follows (Anne of Green Gables en Queen Catherine in Reign) en Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi in de serie Star Trek: The Next Generation).


Toronto's Anime North 2019 brings thousands of fans together

Many thousands of anime and manga fans descended on the Toronto Congress Centre for Anime North, a fan-run convention launched in 1997. Spread between four venues over three days, May 24 to 26, the event featured J-pop maid idols, voice actors, writers, and more. Wikinews attended.

Despite the ample indoor spaces, the parking lot of the Centre is also a hub of activity, with cosplayers posing for photos. Attendees were sent running for cover on Saturday, as heavy rains and a severe thunderstorm warning put a damper on festivities.

The event is organized by a massive team of volunteers, and known for its specialized programming for fans, by fans. On the night of May 25, for example, attendees could catch "Pokemon Biology", "Kimono Obi Tying", and "Underappreciated Sports Anime/Manga."

US voice actor Alexis Tipton marveled at the growth of the anime industry in the last decade. "Back when I was going as a fan, there wasn't as much anime, so it was easier to know about everything," Tipton observed during a question and answer session. "I'm so overwhelmed by how much there is."

Tipton held a panel on her career, dubbing anime for US distribution company Funimation Entertainment. While many anime voice actors weren't fans going into the industry, Tipton recalled going to anime conventions with her friends during middle school and high school. Once she was an invited guest, Tipton recalls realizing "oh, I'm not here to just have fun, I'm here to work; I have a set schedule and I can't just, like, you know, go do what I want."

Early in her career, Tipton was cast as a voice for My Bride is a Mermaid, a role that required singing. Then just 19 years old, she looked at the role as a "chance to face my demons," having questioned her abilities for years. "I was in an extremely competitive [singing musical theatre] program in high school. I had started working at Funimation when I was 19, so I was just barely in college. And so those scars were still like, really fresh. I had a lot of competition and people would find what your perceived weakness was, or what your actual weakness was in the program, and they would take advantage of it. And so I had people trying to make me feel like I couldn't sing my way out of a paper bag, and then I would get so nervous when I would sing that I couldn't support my notes, and so it would just prove them right."

Tipton was devastated when she got a sinus infection, the week of the audition. "This director doesn't know me, I haven't worked with him, he's going to think that this is what I sound like," she recalls thinking. "I don't know if I had a shot to begin with, but now I really don't have a shot." She was thrilled when she was cast.

Another voice actor, Lauren Landa, would list Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus as dream roles, when asked at conventions. She was given a chance to audition for the characters years later, when Vizmedia dubbed the first two seasons of Sailor Moon. When she was cast, "I swear to you, I was speechless," she told an audience at her Q&A session.

Cosplay model and professional singer Jillea attended the Saturday of the convention dressed as Pokemon species Charizard. Wikinews spoke with her by email, after the event:

((WN))  What got you into cosplay modelling?

((WN))  How did you choose Charizard?

((WN))  What was your favourite part of Anime North?

Wikinews' Nick Moreau photographed the event.


Тысячи фанатов посетили Anime North 2019 в Торонто

С 23 мая по 26 мая 2019 года в Конгресс-центре Торонто состоялся Anime North 2019, съезд поклонников аниме.

На мероприятии была торговая площадка, где продавались сувениры. Собрались J-pop мейд идолы, актёры озвучки, писатели и другие знаменитости.

Косплееры собирались для позирования не только в просторном помещении, но и на парковке. Однако в субботу из-за проливного ливня они скрылись от него.

Для приехавших были подготовлены специальные программы. В ночь на 25 мая для фанатов представлены «Биология покемонов», кимоно с оби, спортивная аниме и манга.

Алексис Типтон, актриса озвучки и режиссёр перевода, восхищена ростом индустрии аниме в последнее десятилетие:

После собрания Викиновости поговорили с косплей-моделью и профессиональной певицей Jillea.

Anime North — некоммерческий съезд аниме-фанатов, организованный огромной командой волонтёров.

Николас Моро посетил мероприятие и сделал фотографии.

31 мая 2019 года


Tributes paid to recently deceased US actor Chadwick Boseman

Over the weekend, tributes were paid to US actor Chadwick Boseman, including Sunday's commercial-free airing of Black Panther and a special retrospective about Boseman entitled "A Tribute For a King" by American Broadcasting Company (ABC). Boseman died on Friday after being diagnosed with colon cancer four years earlier. Boseman, who rose to international fame for his title role in the 2018 Marvel superhero film Black Panther, was 43 years old.

Boseman died at home on August 28 in the company of his wife and family according to a statement posted to his official Twitter account. It also stated he was in stage IV of his cancer which had been diagnosed in 2016. His illness was not public information, even as he had undergone surgeries and chemotherapy to treat it, all the while continuing to work.

Boseman was born in South Carolina. He attended the British American Drama Academy (BADA) during his studies at Howard University from which he graduated in 2000. Early in his career, Boseman acted in television soap operas, however, his role as Jackie Robinson in film 42 was widely considered a breakthrough. He later played starring roles in other biographical films portraying James Brown in Get On Up and Thurgood Marshall in Marshall.

Boseman portrayed Black Panther, also known as King T'Challa, in four Marvel films. The first was Captain America: Civil War which preceded the aforementioned Black Panther film. Subsequently, he appeared in both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.

Ryan Coogler, the director of Black Panther, wrote of Boseman, "I noticed then that Chad was an anomaly", recalling their first meeting. "He was calm. Assured. Constantly studying. But also kind, comforting, had the warmest laugh in the world, and eyes that [saw] much beyond his years, but could still sparkle like a child seeing something for the first time."

Actor Denzel Washington, who paid for Boseman to attend BADA, stated "He was a gentle soul and a brilliant artist, who will stay with us for eternity through his iconic performances over his short yet illustrious career […] God bless Chadwick Boseman."

Wayne A. I. Frederick, president of Howard University, wrote "It is with profound sadness that we mourn the loss of alumnus Chadwick Boseman who passed away this evening. His incredible talent will forever be immortalized through his characters and through his own personal journey from student to superhero! Rest in Power, Chadwick!"

On Sunday, the MTV Video Music Awards also marked the passing of Boseman by dedicating the show to him. The audience was also shown a replay from the 2018 ceremony when Boseman gave his "Best Hero" award to James Shaw Jr. who disarmed a shooter at a restaurant in Tennessee.

During ABC's "A Tribute For a King", Sunday evening, a number of celebrities made appearances. Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Feige, Bob Iger, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Winston Duke, Mark Ruffalo, and Paul Rudd, all contributed. During the broadcast, Downey said of Boseman, "He was having this immense success, in a strata of his own, humble hardworking, always smile on his face […] Black Panther was hands down the crowning achievement of the Marvel Universe. The one where people got to vote with ticket sales we require this. It is a fantastic movie that leveled the playing field."

The Walt Disney Company owns both Marvel Studios and ABC.


È morto Chadwick Boseman

È morto nella giornata di ieri Chadwick Boseman, l'attore afroamericano quarantatreenne che aveva interpretato Re T'Challa (in italiano 'Pantera Nera') nel film tre volte vincitore agli Oscar Black Panther. All'attore era stato diagnosticato un cancro al colon nel 2016, già al terzo stadio e verso il quarto.

Il suo primo ruolo importante nel mondo del cinema fu quello di Jackie Robinson in 42 - La vera storia di una leggenda americana, lungometraggio del 2013. La fama arriva con re T'Challa in Black Panther, film Marvel acclamato dalla critica e vincitore di tre premi Oscar; oltre a questa interpretazione, Boseman recitò la stessa parte in altri tre film Marvel: Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War e Avengers: Endgame.


Chadwick Boseman, ator de 'Black Panther', morre aos 43 anos

Agência VOA

O ator americano Chadwick Boseman morreu aos 43 anos, vítima de cancro do cólon, em Los Angeles.

Chadwick Boseman ficou mais conhecido pelo seu papel como Rei T'Challa no filme de sucesso de bilheteira de 2018, Black Panther.

A notícia, confirmada nesta sexta-feira, 28 de agosto, no seu perfil do Twitter, foi acompanhada da mensagem: "Interpretar o Rei T'Challa no Black Panther foi a grande honra da sua carreira (...) Morreu em casa, rodeado da mulher e da família".

O mesmo comunicado diz que o ator sofria de um cancro no cólon em estágio III desde 2016, que progrediu para estágio IV ao longo destes anos, durante os quais ele gravou ainda filmes como "Marshall", "Da 5 Bloods", "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom", entre muitos outros, enquanto fazia quimioterapia.

Chadwick Aaron Boseman nasceu em Anderson, na Carolina do Sul, a 29 de novembro de 1976. Fez a licenciatura na Universidade de Howard, em Washington D.C..

De acordo com o IMDB, ele tinha pelo menos 13 filmes completos gravados. Boseman foi Andre Davis em "21 Bridges", Vontae Mack em "Draft Day", James Brown em "Get on Up", Thurgood Marshall em "Marshall" e Jackie Robinson em "42".

O seu filme mais recente foi uma produção de Spike Lee e contou com vários nomes grandes do cinema americano. Boseman foi Stormin' Norman em "Da 5 Bloods", que estreou na Netflix este ano.

Segundo o IMDB, o eterno Black Panther estava a gravar "What If...", uma série de televisão baseada naquele filme de super heróis.


《黑豹》男主查域·保斯曼逝世 享年43歲

美國演員查域·保斯曼（英語：Chadwick Aaron Boseman）因結腸癌在洛杉磯去世，享年43歲。保斯曼因在2018年的大片《黑豹》中飾演帝查拉而聞名。

8月28日星期五，在他的推特中證實了這一消息：「在《黑豹》中飾演帝查拉是他職業生涯中最大的榮譽，他在家中去世，他的妻子和家人陪同在身邊。」

同一份公報稱，他從2016年開始就患上了結腸癌三期，這幾年開始發展到四期，期間他還錄製了《黑白正義》（Marshall）、《大五血》（Da 5 Bloods）、《馬雷尼的黑底》（Ma Rainey's Black Bottom）等電影，拍攝期間同時進行化療。

查域·亞倫·保斯曼於1976年11月29日出生在美國南卡羅來納州的安德森市，畢業於華盛頓特區的霍華德大學。

根據網路電影資料庫的數據，他至少拍攝了十三篇的長篇電影。曾飾演《21座橋》（Bridges）中的安德烈·戴維斯，《超級選拔戰》（Draft Day）中的馮塔·麥克，《站起來》（Get on Up）中的詹姆斯·布朗，《黑白正義》（馬歇爾，Marshall）中的瑟古德·馬歇爾，《42號傳奇》（傳奇42號）中的傑基·羅賓遜。

他最近的一部電影──《大五血》今年在Netflix上首播，飾演雷明·諾曼（Stormin' Norman），由史派克·李執導，並邀請了幾位美國電影界的大咖。

根據網路電影資料庫的消息，永恆的「黑豹」正在錄製《如果……》（What If...），是一部超級英雄電影改編的電視劇。


Twitter restored in Pakistan after block over Muhammad images

The Pakistani government has temporarily blocked social networking website Twitter in relation to posts on the site promoting a Facebook contest involving drawings of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The block was reportedly lifted after a few hours Sunday.

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority chairman Muhammad Yaseen confirmed that the agency had managed to persuade social networking site Facebook to remove the postings from their site but said about Twitter: "We have been negotiating with them until [Saturday night], but they did not agree to remove the stuff, so we had to block it". During the imposition of the block, Mohammad Younis Khan, a spokesperson for the agency, explained that while Facebook had "agreed to remove the stuff", Twitter was "not responding to us." The "blasphemous material" was placed by those organising the competition on Facebook in an attempt "to hurt Muslim feelings", according to Khan, who confirmed Sunday Twitter service had "been restored" on the orders given to the agency, although he did not know of any reason why this order had been made.

Facebook has confirmed that material on its website had been made unavailable in Pakistan at the request of authorities, with a spokesperson for the website explaining: "Out of respect for local laws, traditions and cultures, we may occasionally restrict [certain content's] visibility in the countries where it is illegal, as we have done in this case". Twitter has not made any comment other than to clarify that no modifications or removals of content occurred to ensure the site's restoration.

Human rights organisation Human Rights Watch's Pakistan director Ali Dayan Hasan condemned the Twitter block as "ill-advised, counter-productive and will ultimately prove to be futile as all such attempts at censorship have proved to be", while former United States Department of State spokesperson Philip J. Crowley described the decision as "another sign of the civilian government's weakness".

This incident bears resemblance to one which occurred two years ago Saturday, when a court order blocked Facebook in the country for around two weeks due to a page on the site, called "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day", asking users to upload caricatures of Muhammad. In the Islam faith, depicting any prophet is prohibited as it is regarded as blasphemy.


V Pákistánu krátce blokovali Twitter kvůli obrázkům Mohameda

Vláda Pákistánu v neděli na několik hodin zablokovala svým občanům přístup k sociální síti Twitter v reakci na zasílané zprávy upozorňující na soutěž v kreslení islámského proroka Mohameda. Ta se konala na sociální síti Facebook.

Předseda Pákistánského telekomunikačního úřadu i mluvčí Facebooku potvrdili, že po vzájemné dohodě Facebook znepřístupnil pro Pákistán patřičné stránky. Předseda úřadu ohledně Twitteru uvedl, že s ním až do sobotní noci jednali, ale lidé z Twitteru nesouhlasili s odstraněním obsahu a tak nezbývalo než ho zablokovat. Mluvčí úřadu uvedl, že „rouhačský obsah“ byl umístěn organizátory na Facebook s cílem „urazit muslimy“ a potvrdil, že přístup na Twitter byl později obnoven na základě příkazu, který úřad dostal.

Mluvčí Facebooku objasnil odstranění přístupu k obsahu: „Protože respektujeme místní zákony, tradice i kultury, můžeme občas omezit viditelnost [určitého obsahu] v zemích, kde je nelegální, tak, jak jsme učinili v tomto případě.“.

Twitter k události nevydal žádné prohlášení kromě toho, že za účelem obnovení provozu nedošlo k žádným změnám ve službě ani k odstraňování obsahu.

V rámci islámu je jakékoliv zobrazování proroků považováno za rouhání a zakázáno.

Tato zpráva byla založena zčásti nebo zcela překladem zprávy Twitter restored in Pakistan after block over Muhammad images na anglických Wikizprávách.


Two found dead at Norway Rock Festival

Two people have been found dead by police at Norway Rock Festival in Kvinesdal. They were on or near a bus that six to eight others were found outside and hospitalized. It is thought that the deaths were due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

"We do not know exactly how they died, but we assume they suffocated on fumes while they were on the bus," said a police spokesperson. The deceased are believed to have been an unmarried couple with three children, and all the victims are thought to be Norwegians aged in the 20s and 30s. No names have been released.

"It seems they all inhaled what could have been exhaust fumes," commented Enoksen. He added that the lives of the others are thought to be safe.

The festival, established in 2006, continued as normal. Alice Cooper, Motörhead and The Quireboys were all performing at the event.


זוג נמצא מת בפסטיבל רוק נורווגי

זוג נמצא מת על-ידי המשטרה בפסטיבל רוק נורגגוי בקווינסדל. השנים שהו בסמיכות לאוטובוס בו שישה עד שמונה אנשים אחרים נמצאו ואושפזו. מהדיווחים עולה כי המוות נגרם כתוצאה מהרעלת פחמן חד-חמצני.

"אנחנו לא יודעים בדיוק כיצד הם מצאו את מותם, אך אנו משערים כי הם נחנקו מעשן בעת שהיו על האוטובוס," מסר דובר מטעם המשטרה המקומית. שני בני-הזוג שנפטרו היו זוג לא נשוי שהותיר אחריו שלושה ילדים. כל הקורבנות הם ככל הנראה נורווגים בשנות העשרים והשלושים לחייהם. שמותיהם לא נמסרו לפרסום עד עתה.

"דומה שכולם שאפו מה שעשוי להיות עשן מהאגזוז", הוסיף הדובר. הוא מסר כי לחייהם של יתר הפצועים לא נשקפת סכנה.

הפסטיבל המדובר, שנוסד בשנת 2006, המשיך בחגיגות כרגיל. אליס קופר, מוטורהד והקויירבויז מופיעים כולם באירוע זה.


Two thousand people use bodies to create message on Pichilemu beach

More than two thousand people assembled at the Las Terrazas beach in Pichilemu to create the message "Viva Chile: Bicentenario Cardenal Caro" (English: "Viva Chile: Bicentennial [in] Cardenal Caro") using their bodies.

Julio Ibarra, the governor of Cardenal Caro, organized the event in two days, gathering people from schools, neighborhood councils, Huasos clubs, surfers, and policemen.

People started to arrive at the beach at around 10:00 AM local time (1400 UTC). Ibarra said to Radio Universidad de Chile that "the objective of the activity was to create a post that will be distributed all around the world."

Pichileminian Huasos created the sentence "Viva Chile," and other schools created letters of "Bicentenario" and "Cardenal Caro." Graciela Vargas Urzúa, teacher from Colegio Preciosa Sangre, said that "it was a beautiful experience that [she] had never seen before in Pichilemu."

The pictures were taken by photographer Philip Muller, in an Army helicopter.


Dos mil personas forman mensaje en playa de Pichilemu, Chile

Más de dos mil personas se reunieron en la playa Las Terrazas en Pichilemu para crear el mensaje "Viva Chile: Bicentenario Cardenal Caro" usando sus cuerpos.

Julio Ibarra, Gobernador de Cardenal Caro, organizó el evento en dos días, reuniendo gente de colegios, juntas de vecinos, clubes de huasos, surfistas y carabineros.

La gente comenzó a llegar a la playa alrededor de las 10:00 AM hora local (14:00 UTC). Ibarra dijo a Radio Universidad de Chile que "el objetivo de la actividad era crear una postal que sería distribuida por todo el mundo".

Huasos pichileminos crearon la frase "Viva Chile", mientras que otras escuelas crearon las letras de "Bicentenario" y "Cardenal Caro". Graciela Vargas Urzúa, profesora del Colegio Preciosa Sangre, dijo que "era una bonita experiencia que [ella] no había visto nunca en Pichilemu."

Las imágenes fueron tomadas por el fotógrafo Philip Muller, en un helicóptero de la Armada de Chile.


Chili : deux mille personnes se rassemblent sur une plage pour écrire un message

Plus de deux mille personnes se sont rassemblées avant-hier sur une plage nommée « Las Terrazas » à Pichilemu au Chili dans le but d'écrire le message « Viva Chile: Bicentenario Cardenal Caro » (en français : « Vive le Chili : bicentenaire à Cardenal Caro ») avec leurs corps. C'est le gouverneur de la province de Cardenal Caro, Julio Ibarra, qui a organisé l'événement en deux jours à l'occasion du bicentenaire du Gouvernement de la Junta du Chili et de la proclamation de la république du Chili, en rassemblant des personnes des écoles, des conseils de voisinage, des clubs de Huasos[1], surfeurs, et policiers.

Les personnes sont arrivées à la plage à partir de 10 heures locale (14:00 UTC). Ibarra a déclaré à la Radio Universidad de Chile que « l'objectif de l'activité était de créer un message qui sera distribué tout autour du monde ». Les Huasos pichileminiens ont formé la partie « Viva Chile » tandis que les autres écoles ont formé les lettres de « Bicentenario » et « Cardenal Caro ». Graciela Vargas Urzúa, un professeur du Colegio Preciosa Sangre a déclaré que « c'était une belle expérience qu'elle n'avait jamais vue cela auparavant à Pichilemu ».