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...Focus has included a parking lot in the northern town of Derby on a list of the world's 10 most secure places, alongside more well-known entries such as Fort Knox and Air Force One. The car park made the cut because, thanks to its sophisticated network of CCTV cameras, panic buttons and patented movement sensors, it has not suffered a single theft or case of vandalism in six years...
...that the monkeys used in the research had been given methamphetamine - commonly known as speed - instead. MEANWHILE IN THE U.K. ... A Job with Security Britain's domestic intelligence service MI5 wants you. The normally secretive organization placed an ad in Police Review magazine for static surveillance officers to monitor CCTV footage. Potential spies must be "perceptive enough to spot the smallest details." In return, the service is offering 320,500 a year and a "relaxed, friendly and supportive working environment." Recruits would also benefit, the ad says, "from job security...
...Jiang Yue and Duan Jinchuan, two Beijing filmmakers who worked for China Central Television (CCTV) before starting their own production company, are examples of the breed. They pay their bills by making programs for state television under contract, while satisfying their artistic yearnings with self-financed projects. In February the BBC aired two of their films as part of a series entitled New China, New Year. Jiang and Duan's films will also show at this month's Hong Kong International Film Festival. While making The Secret of My Success, a hilariously honest account of a corrupt village election...
...People's Liberation Army officers and unfiltered interpretation of statements from U.S. generals and even from President George W. Bush. The motivation? Same as in the rest of TV world: ratings. Amid fierce competition for viewers, channels are using the war to differentiate themselves. China's English-language channel, CCTV 9, which broadcasts to the mainland and abroad, has set its eyes on a larger market. "It's positioning itself as an alternative to Western and Arab media around the world," says John Terenzio, a former news executive for ABC and NBC who is advising the channel on its coverage...
...NOTEBOOK Afghanistan: Still Fighting China: Must-see CCTV Kashmir: More Killings...