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Blaze Yau

Stirring tale of dancer who emerged from Mao's shadow - Film - Entertainment - 1 views

  • This image was imprinted in our minds
  • This was my bible
  • this was the book that my life should have been following. This man was our god who had saved us from hell! But when I went to America everything contained in this thing - the beliefs, the ideologies - all crumbled right in front of me. I realised I was really the victim of an incredible cultural brainwashing
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    A very good Australian film 'Mao's Last Dancer'. The main character(real one) is now living in Melbourne as a stockbroker. I think the film successfully highlights the contradiction between Communist China and America. Should go and see it.
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    have you seen it Blaze? Anna said it was brilliant.
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    Personally, i appreciate this movie so much. Mao's Last Dancer was opened on the same day in Melbourne as another movie called The Founding of A Republic. That was an obvious ideological confrontation. Though the two movies are telling story in the same country. Compared with the Singapore Girl TV Commercial, which was made by Asian for showing oriental spirit to the western in a western way, Mao's Last Dancer was made by Australia for showing their understanding of the age of ideological confrontation. I think for many western audience, there are a lot of languages and ideology during that special years could not be understood forever. But i appreciate the director and adaptor so much. Because sometimes we need others to help us grow.
Andrew Ooi

Thousands Defend Role of Press in Italy - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • ens of thousands of protesters thronged to a historic square in one of Europe’s largest capitals on Saturday to defend press freedom amid concerns of growing government interference in how the news is reported in Italy.
  • Free information, not on a leash
  • Mr. Berlusconi dismissed the protest as “a real farce.” Speaking at a political convention in northern Italy, he said, “Freedom is far greater in Italy than any other Western country,”
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  • For years accusations of conflict of interest have dogged Mr. Berlusconi, who owns the country’s leading private television networks and a publishing empire. His government also oversees the state broadcaster RAI.
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    The elites and their control again...
Andrew Ooi

Study Pushes for Net Neutrality, New Journalism Models - Business Center - PC World - 0 views

  • The U.S. government should advance an "ambitious" plan for universal broadband availability and should ensure that broadband networks are open to all content and applications, according to a new study on public information needs in the digital age.
  • calls for new ideas to share news and information, even as the traditional newspaper industry appears near death.
  • The study calls for the U.S. government to increase support for public media and push ahead with the government transparency and accountability efforts
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  • Big, centralized newspapers and TV stations often don't serve local communities well
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    A study in the US. Death of conventional journalist methods?
Andrew Ooi

General election debates: three main news channels reach agreement - Times Online - 0 views

  • Pressure on Gordon Brown to agree to a televised debate between the three party leaders increased when the main news channels proposed a series of debates during the election campaign
  • Negotiations in the build-up to previous elections have been derailed by haggling over the structure of a debate, including the timing of opening speeches, the role of the moderator, and whether questions would be taken unscripted from a studio audience or agreed in advance.
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    A televised debate for UK's elections look more promising as the main news channels have agreed on how the debate will take place.
Tammy Nguyen

Vegemite and new name | Kraft and vegemite | Julian Lee - 1 views

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    Now I had my first Vegemite just last week at a friends.. Mmmm Yummy. I probably am glad I didnt try the new Vegemite though.. Cos a lot of my friends didnt like it.
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    Why would you want to change such an iconic name? Isn't it part of the Australian psyche, featured even in popular music?
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    Could it be a subtle marketing gimmick? Just a thought.
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    it's a marketing strategy no doubt about it. perhaps they would like to reconfigure their brand?
Nora Ibrahim

Religion, the Facebook way | HonoluluAdvertiser.com | The Honolulu Advertiser - 1 views

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    I did my critical case study on Facebook and the significance of the groups created on Facebook. I found this piece of news interesting because it is amazing how a social networking website can carry so much meaning and significance to some users/ individuals.
Nora Ibrahim

channelnewsasia.com - Singapore cuisine showcased at Selfridges Foodhall in London - 0 views

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    I just thought of sharing this piece of news since half of the journals in our course readers involves food and how it does (or doesn't?) represent a culture or country. Singapore just like Malaysia is interesting and different because of its multiracial and multicultural citizens.
Shalini Raj

China's Communists Mark 60 Years in Power With Beijing Parade - Bloomberg.com - 0 views

shared by Shalini Raj on 01 Oct 09 - Cached
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    The parade, in best old school communist tradition, is quite an interesting national display of power at this time. While it is predominantly aimed at the Chinese public (though not all, as access to the event was strictly controlled and limited) broadcast by national TV throughout the "Reich der Mitte" it is reinforcing the identity of a military super power, solid leadership and military state institutions, it also serves in a sense as a means of justification and proof for successful ideology to the ruling elite. And of course the display is aimed at the rest of the world, showing that China is a power to be reckoned with, not just economically but also in regards to it's military - just in case anyone has had any doubt. But is that a message the west needs to be reminded of? With the cold war over, and globalization making a path for cooperation and convergence of east and west in both in the economic and political arena, maybe the display is aimed at old friends eg. Russia and possible future "problems" (from a chinese point of view) such as Iran or N.Korea, who are working towards a stronger military recognition and/or are in strong competition with the market powers China has been able to built up eg: India, Japan.
fiona hou

Rio de Janeiro to host 2016 Olympics - CNN.com - 0 views

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    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee announced Friday.
jung moon

South Korea aims to become Asia's new medical travel hub - 0 views

  • the Seoul city government has launched a project to attract more foreign tourists seeking cosmetic surgery -- capitalising on the popularity of the "Korean Wave" of pop culture in Asia in recent years.
  • Cosmetic surgery is commonplace in South Korea. A Kyung Hee University survey in 2007 found that 47.3 percent of adults had experienced it.
Mohamed Fauzi

OPEN HOUSES - Che Det - 2 views

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    Inter racial harmony in Malaysia
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