| The alphabet in the sky |
攝影師拍出“天空字母表” |
| German photographer Lisa Rienermann, 30, spent half a year with her head in the clouds -- taking pictures of every letter of the alphabet in the spaces between buildings in Barcelona, the Daily Mail reported. The novel photos have been put into a book called "Type the Sky." |
據英國《每日郵報》報道，德國30歲攝影師麗莎·里尼爾曼花了整整半年時間，在西班牙巴塞羅那仰拍被高樓遮擋的天空云朵，收集了完整的26個字母的圖樣，構成一組藝術創作。她拍的這些獨特的照片被整理成集，書名叫做《天空字型》。 |
| Youku IPO raises $203 million |
優酷上市募得2億美元 |
| Youku, China's largest online video company, raised $203 million in its initial public offering and saw its shares surge more than 100% in early New York trading Wednesday, the Financial Times reports. The market in China is subject to fierce competition, users are averse to paying for content and rampant copyright violations make the video sites' monetization very difficult. |
據英國《金融時報》消息，中國最大的在線視頻公司優酷網通過首次公開發行募得2.03億美元，在紐約市場周三早盤交易中，股價翻番。中國市場競爭激烈，用戶不愿付費購買內容，加之盜版猖獗，均使得視頻網站在中國很難盈利。 |
| Gov't official threatens reporters |
官員威脅記者生命 |
| A government official in Liaoning Province snatched a journalist's camera and threatened reporters who tried to investigate the incident, the People's Daily reports. Zhong Jixiang, deputy chief of the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee in the city of Huludao, ordered subordinates to seize a camera from Wang Lisan, a journalist with the Orient Outlook Weekly. Later, when reporters telephoned Zhong for his side of the story, he responded with death threats. Zhong has since apologized, but the public are not convinced by his contrition. |
據《人民日報》消息，遼寧一名官員搶奪記者的相機，并威脅試圖報道此事的其他記者。葫蘆島昌建縣政法委副書記鐘繼祥帶領其他干部搶奪了《瞭望東方周刊》記者王立三的相機，媒體記者就此給鐘繼祥打電話求證，卻被對方威脅說要他們的命。鐘繼祥稱此事屬實，但已經道歉，不過公眾認為他并沒有誠意。 |
| World's 3rd tallest skyscraper |
武漢開建全球第三高樓 |
| Wuhan's largest modern service complex -- Wuhan Greenland International Financial City and Greenland Center began construction on Dec 8, Chinanews.com.cn reports. The center of the complex will boast a 606-meter building, which is the third tallest skyscraper after Dubai Tower (800 meters) and Shanghai Center (632 meters). |
中國新聞網消息，武漢市規模最大的現代服務業綜合體——武漢綠地國際金融城暨綠地中心8日正式動工興建，其核心部位將建一棟606米的建筑，這是僅次于迪拜塔（800米）和上海中心（632米）的全球第三高樓。 |
| Students to receive sex guide |
中學生將獲性教育讀本 |
| Beijing Municipal Commission on Family Planning will distribute 800,000 guide books on safe sex and contraception to the city's middle-school and high-school students. |
北京市人口計生委將向全市初、高中生免費發放80萬冊性健康教育讀本，幫助他們了解安全的兩性關系及如何避孕等知識。 |
| Green Dam faces lawsuit in US |
“綠壩”在美遭天價索賠 |
| Cybersitter LLC, a California-based software maker, is suing Green Dam developers for plagiarizing its software code in its Internet content filter, the Global Times reports. Green Dam's developers, who have denied the allegation, could face up to $2.2 billion in damages. |
據《環球時報》消息，美國加州一家名為Cybersitter的軟件公司，起訴中國“綠壩”軟件剽竊其代碼。綠壩的開發人員否認有抄襲行為。如果敗訴，綠壩將面臨高達22億美元的賠償。
（China.org.cn）
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