Nkem Mpamah’s The Art of Achievement and Fulfillment launched in Cambridge

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Nkem Mpamah’s book titled ‘The Art of Achievement and Fulfillment’ was launched recently at the David Lloyd Centre in Cambridge.

   

Published by Balboa Press, the book describes the process by which, Mpamah pictured, began his journey via humble origins to a strategic role in the African banking system, and thence to Cambridge where he founded his business coaching company, Cognition Global Concepts. 

“He writes with humility, but with assertiveness, not with arrogance. The book reminds me that the Chinese word ‘weiji’ means both ‘crisis’ and ‘opportunity’,” Prof Alan Barrell remarked. 

Guest speaker Charles McLachlan, while congratulating Mpamah on doing the book, noted that he is “about to step into a whole new level of abundance in his life”. 

‘The Art of Achievement and Fulfillment’ has been described as a motivational book, delivering the codes that could literally take an individual to another level, whether starting a new career or business, or feel overwhelmed and looking for change; whatever that moment the principles shared in this book could lead to transformation. 

Preliminary programme of Yale Publishing Course 2013 announced

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Some of the eminent personalities from the field of publishing and bookselling will be enlightening the participants during the Yale Publishing Course 2013 whose preliminary programme was announced recently.  

 

Although the deadline for submitting the application in both the programmes remained June 7 the prospective candidates were advised to apply early to secure their participation because the enrollment was limited to 70 in each programme. 

The YPC course on Leadership Strategies in Magazine & Digital Publishing is scheduled to be held from July 14 to 19 while the other course on Leadership Strategies in Book Publishing will be taking place from July 21 to 26. 

Richard Stolley, Senior Editorial Advisor, Time Inc, Michael Clinton, President, Marketing and Publishing Director, Hearst Magazines, Richard Foster, Senior Faculty Fellow, Yale School of Management, Peter Kreisky, Founder and Chairman, The Kreisky Media Company, LLC, Cynthia Leive, Editor-in-Chief, Glamour and Nigel Holmes, Principal, Explanation Graphics, are among the confirmed speakers listed for the Leadership Strategies in Magazine & Digital Publishing programme. 

Michael Jacobs, President and CEO, Abrams Books, Dominique Raccah, CEO and Publisher, Sourcebooks, Carolyn Pittis, Senior Vice President, Publishing Transformation, HarperCollins Publishers, Kirsty Melville, President, Book Division, Andrews McMeel Publishing, Bruce Harris, Publishing Strategist, Bruce Harris Books and Maria Campbell, President, Maria B. Campbell Associates, Inc, feature among the confirmed speakers for the Leadership Strategies in Book Publishing programme. 

“As the disruption in the publishing industry continues at an ever-accelerating rate, we have been refreshing the YPC curriculum to reflect the latest advances in technology and evolving innovative business models. We are dedicated to making your time at Yale as informative, collegial, and productive as possible. Past participants have attested that they left New Haven inspired, energized, and better-equipped to lead their companies into the digital future. Join us and be a part of the worldwide network of YPC alumni,” Tina Weiner, Director, YPC, suggested.

Rehan Khan’s Clicks set to click

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The recently published photographic collection of Mohammad Rehan Khan by the name of ‘Clicks’ is set to click due to the high quality of the images and the rich variety of the pictures.

   

Rehan Khan, more famous as a dashing government officer who believes in letting his work do the talking instead of lip-service, has now joined the elite group of photographers to have published his collection. ‘Clicks’ brings to light his imagination and creativity. 

It’s a wonderful bouquet of pictures clicked in different continents of the world. He has shown his love for the nature by shooting some of most amazing sights. Rehan Khan, Director, Culture, Sports and Recreation, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), managed to squeeze time during his family vacations to capture some of the most gorgeous spots he came across. 

Published by Welcome Book Port, the hardbound 144-page book in A-4 size, Clicks has the eye-catching photographs of Pakistan’s northern areas like Skardu, Kaghan, Manshera, Swat, Kalam and Bahrain while Rehan Khan has also immortalized scenes from Canada, England, Thailand and Malaysia. 

Besides shooting lakes, mountains, skylines, rivers and historic buildings, Rehan Khan has also clicked butterflies, birds, animals and flowers in the book which is entirely in four-colour.

Yasmeen Ali’s landmark book on Pakistan media hailed

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The media in Pakistan has witnessed a revolution of sorts during the last one decade or so and Yasmeen Aftab Ali’s ‘A Comparative Analysis of Media and Media Laws in Pakistan’ is the first book of its kind.

   

Published by Sang-e-Meel Publications and launched in Islamabad a few months ago, the book has been hailed by the knowledgeable circles. 

The versatile Yasmeen Ali, a prolific writer in social media, who also happens to be an eminent lawyer besides excelling in teaching mass communication, has been complimented to have put together her experiences and thoughts to bring out the book on such a critical subject. 

“It is, indeed, a welcome arrival focusing as it does on a subject that is of great relevance to our society where not only the media laws if there are any but also all other laws are of no practical consequence,” Shamshad Ahmed Khan, a former Foreign Secretary, wrote in his newspaper column. 

“This book is, perhaps, the first study of its own kind encompassing all media-related issues in our country and generating awareness of the vast legal framework available to the people as well as the media community on the rights and obligations of all in handling this important vehicle of public opinion and information. Yasmeen not only traces the historical evolution of this institution in Pakistan, but also brings out with specific instances the growing tendency for abuse of media-related freedoms,” he noted.

   

In the author’s words, ‘A Comparative Analysis of Media and Media Laws in Pakistan’ is about clarifying concepts. 

“It is about defining the role of the institution of media that should be playing a pivotal role in the evolving society of our country but somehow, there is a slip between the cup and the lip!” Yasmeen Ali remarked. 

“The concept of freedom of expression and freedom of speech for example is little understood. All aspects have been discussed to give the bigger picture. Defamation, Contempt of Court, Cyber Law, Electronic Media, Social Responsibility of Media; discussed threadbare with comparative laws existing in other countries,” she added. 

“This book tries to address questions raised in every sphere. It is not another ‘theory book’ expounding concepts. It moves beyond discussing concepts to what issues exist in the world of communications in Pakistan. What are the questions that need to be addressed by relevant authorities in different mediums of communication and their possible solutions too, are offered,” she explained. 

“More often than not, the issues are pin-pointed but no steps to redress a situation are chartered out. Here, the reader, the media practitioner and any one else interested, finds; practical, workable steps to develop media into a vibrant institution that is easy to play a positive role in knitting together the Pakistani Society and building bridges where needed–not creating further disenchantment and chaos!” Yasmeen Ali revealed.

Rehan Khan goes fast forward with Clicks!

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Mohammad Rehan Khan, Director, Culture, Sports and Recreation, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), has been known and respected as a capable government officer with a result-oriented approach.

His talents in the field of photography, however, were unfolded only when he organized a couple of exhibitions in Karachi which took many of his colleagues, associates and friends by surprise.

But there’s no element of surprise, following those two successful exhibitions, about the recent publication of his book ‘Clicks’ which is a collection of photographs clicked by him during the last few years.

Published by Welcome Book Port, the 144-page book ‘Clicks’ has some outstanding and historic photographs with Rehan Khan proving his mettle in a convincing manner.

It's a very successful debut in the new field by the seasoned government officer whose creativity and photographic sense are reflected in the hardbound book which is both informative as well as eye-catching.

Manavta Jugeshh develops impressive E-Library at Bal Bharati School in Ghaziabad

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The recent Bollywood movie Zilla Ghaziabad, starring Sanjay Dutt, Vivek Oberoi and Arshad Warsi, is not the only thing to have brought into limelight the city of Ghaziabad, located in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, 19 km east of Delhi and 46 km southwest of Meerut.

   

Ghaziabad, a large industrial city well-connected by roads and railways called the gateway of Uttar Pradesh, has been acclaimed the second fastest growing city in the world due to the construction boom it has been experiencing of late according to a City Mayors Foundation survey. 

The E-Library of the Bal Bharati Public School in Brij Vihar, Ghaziabad, has set very high standards. It has collections stored in digital formats which are accessible via computers. The digital content may be stored locally or accessed remotely via computer networks. The digital library is a type of information retrieval system which can be used by free access to these resources from home. 

Manavta Jugeshh, the energetic and visionary librarian of Bal Bharati Public School, has played the lead role in mobilizing resources to develop the digital library. Holding a masters degree in Library and Information Science from the prestigious St. Stephen's College of the Delhi University, she has also organized a vibrant Bal Bharati Library which provides diverse collection of information to its members. 

It has more than 15,000 books on different subjects and 25 journals are subscribed to enlighten the students and teachers. 

Bal Bharati Public School is acclaimed as one of the leading institutions of East Delhi and is managed by Child Education Society.

Scholarships offered for Yale Publishing Course 2013

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There are generous scholarships on offer for both the Yale Publishing Course (YPC) 2013 programmes of Leadership Strategies in Magazine & Digital Publishing as well as Leadership Strategies in Book Publishing to be held in July.

   

The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) has sponsored the scholarship for one participant to attend Leadership Strategies in Magazine & Digital Publishing. Only ASME members or editors working for them are eligible to receive this full-tuition scholarship. 

The Ashmead award, honoring legendary book editor Larry Ashmead, is designed to nurture the career of a promising young editor in the field of book publishing. This year's winner will attend Leadership Strategies in Book Publishing. The 2012 winner, Michael Szczerban, is now an editor at Scribner. 

The alumni of the YPC have considered their experiences at the Yale University as energizing, stimulating, terrifically enriching, diverse and inspiring. The courses are designed to provide a broader perspective on an ever-changing publishing landscape at the YPC. 

The YPC 2012 had attracted mid to senior level publishing professionals from over 30 countries, from Abu Dhabi to Athens, Shanghai to Sao Paulo, and from all over the United States. They represented companies of all sizes and a wide diversity of publishing programmes.