Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Georgian opposition newspapers changed their native language to English.

Founder of the Georgian opposition newspaper The Georgian Times Malkhaz Gulashvili stated that due to the pressure provided to it by the authorities, the weekly will be published in English only. Publication in the Georgian language stops, Interfax reports.
At the briefing, held on Tuesday, March 17, Gulashvili called the proceedings "a terrible psychological pressure on him by the authorities of Georgia." He said that on March 13, the patrol police stopped his 16-year-old son and searched. The search took place, according to Gulashvili, "at gunpoint".
"I declare that the land begins with the family, and the protection of the family - my primary duty," - said Malkhaz Gulashvili. Note that currently on the website of the newspaper information is available in Georgian, Russian and English.
Law enforcement agencies in Georgia until the situation around Gulashvili did not comment.

The government of Moscow will hand over the letter "Murzilki.

Moscow Government intends to award wording child literary and art magazine" Murzilki "diploma, RIA Novosti reported, citing sources in the city administration.
Literacy is dedicated to the anniversary of the magazine. According to the mayor's office, it will be presented with the phrase "for his great contribution to moral and aesthetic education of the younger generation and at the 85 th anniversary since its foundation."
The first issue of the journal Murzilki "was released May 16, 1924. While the main characters depicted in the publication of a small dogs. In 1937, the artist created thereafter Aminadav Kanevsky popular image Murzilki as yellow fluffy man in a red beret with a scarf and a camera over his shoulder.
In "Murzilki" started to publish many children's writers, who were then famous - Samuil Marshak, Sergey Mikhalkov, Yelena Blaginina Boris Zahoder, Agnija Barteau.
Currently, the monthly circulation of 75 thousand copies.

In Latin America, began broadcasting a new Russian-language TV channel.

Russian-language TV channel "Inter Russia TV Channel", based in Panama, March 17, began broadcasting around the clock to the territory of Latin America. That was reported by ITAR-TASS.
The channel will cover the country from Mexico to Argentina and Chile, and will broadcast news about life in Russia and the world, primarily in Latin America. In addition, viewers will propose transferring to the themes of culture, sport and education. As the agency project manager, a Russian businessman Valery Gaychuk-Bologa, February channel had broadcast in Panama, and now is expanding its audience through the Mexican satellite communications.
According to the entrepreneur, the potential audience of the channel in Latin America is around 120 thousand people. That the citizens of Russia and the CIS countries, who live there and work, as well as graduates of Russian and Soviet universities maintained an interest in Russian culture.

Pretendentka to "a better job in the world," filed on journalists in court.

KommentariiSezonnaya rabota11.03.2009Vokrug Russian pretendentki to "a better job in the world," flamed skandalSyuzhetyKonkurs candidates for "a better job in the world" 10.03.2009Muzha Russian pretendentki for the vacancy island caretaker accused in circulating pornografiiRossiyskaya pretendentka caretaker job at Hamilton Island Julia Yalovitsyna lawsuits filed in the court of honor, dignity and business reputation against a number of regional media, reports RIA Novosti.
Yalovitsyna has a claim to the journalists, who claimed that that she allegedly worked as a model in pornostudii her husband Alexei. Previously the information now that Alexei Yalovitsyna accused of establishing a clandestine network of studios and distributing pornography. Now his case is dealt with in the world court Petrozavodsk.
"I've never shot in a film for adults. I never exposes her body for money. The information that I have been involved in the manufacture and distribution of pornography do not correspond to reality," - words Yalovitsynoy lead agency.
However, she acknowledged that she was receiving anonymous threats to publish her personal archives, which were seized by police during searches of her apartment in the case of her husband. "But I still think that I have the right to privacy and will defend this right," - said Yalovitsyna, noting that these images were intended only for personal use.
According to the post of caretaker pretendentki island, she intends to continue to fight for the job. Yalovitsyna stressed that the organizers supported its intent as well as in Australia there is the concept of "presumption of innocence."
As reported, Yalovitsyna acknowledged the persecution of her husband for creating pornostudy. However, she stressed that she was not one of pornomodeley, as stated on the website Vesti.Kareliya.Ru.
Julia Yalovitsyna is the only Russians, claiming a caretaker for the position of the Australian tropical islands Hamilton. In advertising the vacancy island caretaker work was "the best in the world." Warden will have to feed the turtles, to blog and to produce photographic and filming locations. The work is designed for six months and will take about six hours per month. Salary keeper - 150 thousand Australian dollars.
Employers have received almost 35 thousand resumes. Were then selected 50 candidates for whom you can vote on the site where the contest. Julia Yalovitsyna currently occupies second place. By the end of a vote the coming weeks.

Independent Media ceases magazine Best Life.

Publishing house Independent Media Sanoma Magazines Russia ceases to release the male version of the magazine Best Life, wrote on Tuesday the newspaper "Kommersant".

Margarita Tyrin Publisher magazine in an interview with "Kommersant" confirmed information about the closure, adding that this will be formally announced in the next few days. According Tyrin, a U.S. company Rodale Inc., Which owns the rights to Best Life, because of the crisis stopped the publication of the magazine around the world.

In Russia, the first issue of the magazine Best Life will go on sale in September 2008. Planned that the magazine is published ten times a year, circulation of 102 thousand copies.

Independent Media Sanoma Magazines - one of the largest publishing houses in Russia. Among the most well-known publications Independent Media - magazines Cosmopolitan, "Domestic Hearth", Harper's Bazaar, Men's Health, Esquire, National Geographic, as well as the newspaper Vedomosti and The Moscow Times.

The Court did not recognize the song from the "Griffin" "anti-Semitic ballad.

Creator cartoon" Family Guy ", known in Russia as" Griffin ", managed to avoid prosecution for making the song" When You Wish Upon A Star "in the" anti-Semitic ballad " , reports Associated Press.

On Monday, March 16, the court in New York dismissed a lawsuit filed music publisher Bourne Co., Which owns the rights to the song "When You Wish Upon A Star", established in 1940 for the cartoon "Pinocchio" Walt Disney. Published required to prohibit broadcast of episodes, which sounds altered song. Also, it was reported that the owners of the rights to the song call for compensation from the creators of cartoon, which is not specified.

The judge, rassmotrevshy suit, came to the conclusion that the authors have made a cartoon parody of the song "When You Wish Upon A Star", which is not a violation of the law on Copyright and Related Rights. The court also held that the broadcast of the episode, which sounds altered song, does not infringe on the rights of holders of a musical composition as a basis for its creation.

Episode series, which sounds provoked trial song, was first shown on the air in November 2003. As of March 2009, the series "Family Guy" on the air at least 35 times. In the episode, bearing the title "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein", commented on the Griffin family trying to hire a financial adviser - a Jew.

"Rossiyskaya Gazeta" filed in the court did not pass on the Duma party.

"Rossiyskaya Gazeta" filed in court by five political parties that did not pay his edition for the placement of political advertisements during the campaign for the elections to the Duma in 2007. Claims, wrote on Tuesday the newspaper "Kommersant" were filed March 16 in the Arbitration Court of Moscow.

The publication is trying to recover from the Democratic Party of Russia (DPR), "Patriots of Russia", ATP, Yabloko and the Agrarian Party of 3,16 million rubles for "services to place political advertisements." In doing so, lawyers "Russian newspaper" does not exclude that as a result of debts of those parties may be deemed uncollectible and written off.

According to Russian law, like "Kommersant", the party does not get more than 3 percent of the votes in elections to the Parliament is obliged to reimburse the costs of public media in their election advertising, free of charge is placed in the course of the campaign.

At the end of December 2008 at the Arbitration Court of Moscow has already turned the channel "TV-Center", requiring parties to "Apple" and "Patriots of Russia" for the 6,9 million rubles for the broadcast, provided during the election campaign. On the financial claims of the "Yabloko" and said "First Channel".

Democratic Party of Russia, the ATP and the Agrarian Party, recalls "Kommersant", the autumn of 2008, ceased to exist. Agrarian Party became a member of United Russia, the ATP announced on self, but the DWP has been transformed social organization.
Representatives of Yabloko, in turn, have repeatedly stated that the party lacks the funds to repay debt owed to the media.