Orhan Pamuk: Capturing (Colour copies) the conqueror

Orhan Pamuk: Capturing the conqueror
Gentile Bellini brought a lasting touch of the Renaissance to the east with his portrait of Ottoman ruler Mehmed II. Orhan Pamuk on the story behind a new exhibition at the National Gallery.
Source: books.guardian.co.uk

Rules for competitions to mark International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking announced
Yangon, 16 March The Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control will organize the Short Story, Article, Poem, Song, Painting, Cartoon, Poster, Photo, Computer Arts and Poster Competitions to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking which falls on 26 June 2006.
Source: www.myanmar.com

Rapper tells his tale of Iraq
Sgt Neal Saunders wanted to describe the traumas of serving in Iraq. So he built a vocal booth in his barracks and recorded a CD - Live From Iraq.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Poilce Raid Huge Pirate DVD Factory
The biggest pirate DVD factory ever to be discovered in the UK was closed down yesterday, halting an operation capable of churning out 60,000 illegal film discs every day.
Source: www.dvd-recordable.org

International Newspaper Color Quality Club announces 50 new members for 20062008
Vienna , Va. The Newspaper Association of America and Ifra have announced 50 new members of the International Newspaper Color Quality Club for 20062008. The winners were chosen among 181 newspapers from 38 countries that participated in the worldwide newspaper printing quality competition organized jointly by Ifra, NAA and the Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers Association at two-year
Source: www.naa.org

An Emerging Severe Leukoencephalopathy: is It Due to HIV Disease or Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy?
By Rackstraw, Simon; Meadway, Jeanette; Bingham, James; Al-Sarraj, Safa; Everall, Ian Summary: We report an individual who had HIV-associated dementia, but a good clinical response to antiretroviral therapy, with a rising CD4 count and undetectable viral load.
Source: www.redorbit.com

The pink city of warriors
ITS not quite eight in the morning, and here we are on the foothill of Amber Fort, Jaipur, awaiting turns on the elephant-ride up the abode of Maharajah Man Singh, circa 1592, and freezing in our boots.
Source: thestar.com.my

Extra! Extra! Drink all about it!
Women wanting to quench their thirst for celebrity gossip now only have to go as far as the fridge. -
Source: www.theage.com.au

Indonesians all stirred up as Playboy arrives
Playboy magazine no longer rates highly on the sexual cutting edge in some places, but the first edition in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, has caused a quite a stir.
Source: www.iol.co.za

New Zealand Energy in Brief released
A new publication released today by the Ministry of Economic Development aims to present a range of energy-related information in an accessible and easy-to-use format.
Source: www.scoop.co.nz