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Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Interview with the …
Vampire

Every journalist’s duty is to take an interview to make his/her work honest and interesting, with opinions and facts. Interview makes the story more believable and truthful. This event is one side conversation between two or more people that is supported with asking questions and answers for them. It has a time limit and the greater the fame and importance of a subject the more limitations they demand. Interview is a small part of all stories of journalists work. This little part of work is very hard and sometimes dangerous. Some of the journalists want to make their story interesting and exiting, that is why they go for desperate act. For example, interview people in war points or in the secret companies. I imagine myself this as “Interview with the Vampire”.

The idea of creating name of the topic was Anne Rice’s book. “Anne Rice brought the vampire back in her own image... and considering her earlier career was in soft porn 'Romance' novels, I suppose it shouldn't be a surprise that all of her dark denizens should end up as preening slackers who live an empty and carnal existence. The roots of modern Goth are all here the narcissism, the romantization of death and times thereafter, all the boo-hoo loneliness. The fact of the matter is, these characters are better off dead, because if they were alive they'd be taking Zanax, listening to ’Alien Sex Fiend’ and working at McDonalds during the swing shift”, - wrote down Bob Bankard in the Vampire guide site. This is exiting way of looking into the vampire’s life. In 1994 the book was made into a popular Hollywood blockbuster starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt as the main characters Lestat de Lioncourt and the protagonist Louis de Pointe du Lac respectively.

This is just the one film of series of the vampire chronicle. The Vampire Chronicles is a series of novels by Anne Rice that revolves around the fictional character Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman made into a vampire in the 18th century.

The Vampire Chronicles series include: Interview with the Vampire (1976), The Vampire Lestat (1985), The Queen of the Damned (1988), The Tale of the Body Thief (1992), Memnoch the Devil (1995), The Vampire Armand (1998), Merrick (2000), Blood and Gold (2001), Blackwood Farm (2002) and Blood Canticle (2003).

“Anne Rice's vampires are different in several ways from classic vampires like Dracula. Rice's creatures are not affected by the usual weapons against classic vampires: garlic, crosses or silver, and they cannot be killed with wooden stakes. They need blood, but not every night. Human blood is preferred as it is more nutritious, but animal blood is also used. They do not age physically (instead becoming more "statuesque" as they age), in all but a few cases, vampires younger than a thousand years old can usually be killed by exposure to sunlight or fire”, - states Wikipedia author.

Famous interviews:

· Saddam interview - Dan Rather interviewing Saddam Hussein only days before 2003 invasion of Iraq

· The Rolling Stone Interview - a number of very influential pop-cultural interviews in the 70's

· Microsoft interview - canonically challenging method of job interview

· Bashir interview - An interview with Michael Jackson, later created into a documentary


This is very interesting job to be journalist and maybe as Anne Rise many of us will write such interesting stories as “The Vampire Chronicles” and it become a best bestseller in the world wide. The future is very interesting think. Wish you all GOOD LUCK!

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Computer design


Computer design is one of the most wanted works in the world. It is develop in many areas, from games creator to the advertising. Also, person practicing his fields in the architecture and engineering area. Designer is especially used in reference to a fashion designer. As Wikipedia site states examples of different types of designers include: automotive designer, costume designer, fashion designer, game designer, graphic designer, industrial designer, interior designer, landscape designer, scenic designer, systems designer and web designer.

This is the new approach in the sphere of computer development. As for the journalists this profession became the important one. It is also very creative work as well. No one really expects that there will be so interesting job in our generation. Designers are usually responsible for making a model that takes into consideration each step in a product's development, including not only how a product will be used but also how it will be made.

Game designers also one of the most interesting professions in the world. There are a lot of people who like to play games, and there are a lot of ideas about creating new interesting computer stories. It might refer to those who design board games.

But also designer must work in consultation with not only the director, but also with his colleagues to ensure that the overall design of the production works together. Designer must to possess strong artistic capabilities as well as a thorough knowledge of pattern development, draping, drafting, textiles and costume/fashion history. A video or computer game designer develops the layout, concept of game play, and game design of a video or computer game. A game designer works for a developer (which may additionally be the game's video game publisher). This person's primary job function is writing, so the more experience they have with the activity, the better. Game designers often have studied relevant liberal arts such as psychology, sociology, drama, fine art or philosophy. Due to the increasing complexity of the game design process, many young game designers may also come from a computer science or other computer engineering background.

“WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Two Purdue University industrial designers won a grand prize at an international competition co-sponsored by Microsoft Corp. for a new personal computer design that may change the way people watch movies, listen to music, play games and read magazines”, - this is very interesting story about design in computer area, that available on this http://www.wpdfd.com/
2-Special Designers republic. http://www.thedesignersrepublic.com/
3-“Editorials" and reference material on selected topics, plus a resource directory. http://www.design.nl/designnl/
4- Slogan: “We're making sure the economy and society benefit from design”.
http://www.design-council.org.uk/webdav/harmonise?Page/@id=6000

Wednesday, November 01, 2006


Wi-Fi in Kazakhstan

Short for wireless fidelity and is meant to be used generally when referring of any type network, dual-band, etc. The term is more use like “Wi-Fi”. Any products tested and approved as "Wi-Fi Certified" by the Wi-Fi Alliance are certified as interoperable with each other, even if they are from different manufacturers. . It was developed to be used for mobile computing devices, such as laptops, in LANs, but is now increasingly used for more services, including Internet and VoIP phone access, gaming, and basic connectivity of consumer electronics such as televisions and DVD players, or digital cameras. A person with a Wi-Fi enabled device such as a computer, cell phone or PDA can connect to the Internet when in proximity of an access point. The region covered by one or several access points is called a hotspot. Hotspots can range from a single room to many square miles of overlapping hotspots.

In Kazakhstan it is delevoping very fast. For example, Wi-Fi in internet cafes, or the hot adresses are Akademik Satpaev Avenue 29/6 and 181 Zheltoksan Street. According to students forum (www.kimep.kz/sgforum) in KIMEP’s computer labs and its new library will be a Wi-Fi technology Internet. It is also appeared in “Black & Brown” coffee center also in KIMEP. Many students come with their laptops and while drinking coffee or eating their lunches, they can do their homework or download music using unwired connection.