Alibaba Protest Yahoo about Google’s Dispute with China

Yahoo finally stuck with the battle between China and Google. Alibaba, the business partners in China, the largest online seller, criticized Yahoo for Google's support. Alibaba Group said, Yahoo has been careless because they remark and support Google. Yahoo has a 40 percent stake in Alibaba. Meanwhile, a Google’s spokesman denies has decided to close the site Google.cn.

"Alibaba Group has been communicating with Yahoo. That statement in favor of Yahoo last week Google is a careless thing," the statement Alibaba Group, on Saturday, 16, Jan, 2010. Earlier, Yahoo said agreement and support Google's position that the attack on the company network is disturbing.

In addition, violence against the privacy of Internet users is also something that should be avoided. It happened one day after Google announced the possibility that they will come out of China's market after a cyber attack on a massive network that eventually led to the theft of intellectual property rights. Google says is not going to censor the contents of China-language search engine, Google.cn, and will attempt to negotiate to create a search engine that is not censored or out of the China market.

Google representative, on Saturday, to refute reports that claimed China Google has decided to exit. They also denied its employees have been asked to leave the company. It is also said; do not know whether the staff members who came from China, whose access code has been rejected, as revealed some bloggers. He just said, Google is scanning the system after the attack.

Tenuous relationships

Alibaba has Taobao, China's largest online retailer and e-commerce site Alibaba.com largest, has a poor relationship with Yahoo since Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang stepped down.

Yahoo invested U.S. $ 1 billion in Alibaba Group in 2005 and got a 40 percent stake in Alibaba. Then, Yahoo sold some of its shares late last year and made Alibaba executives who want to celebrate the anniversary of the 10 surprise. It is believed that Alibaba wants Yahoo to sell its shares to a larger group, but Yahoo says Alibaba is the importance of investment in China.

One source said that Yahoo knows they will become targets of cyber attacks against corporate China United States before Google warned. However, Yahoo chose to remain silent until Google, its biggest opponent, revealing it to the public. (AFP)


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"La Belle Ferronniere", Authenticity Controversy Da Vinci Painting

Believe it or not? This is the painting of Leonardo Da Vinci, La Belle Ferronniere which was more than 80 years. The painting was certainly a picture of the figure of the mistress of Lucrezia Crivelli Ludovico Sforza, lord of Milan.

Sotheby's auction house in New York, as quoted by Reuters, Patricia Reaney, examine the painting was made before 1750 by followers of the Renaissance.

The work of art that could be full of intrigue controversy even as the title of leading libel case in court in 1920. Another version of the works of Leonardo Da Vinci made or one of his students, is now in the Louvre Museum, Paris, France.

"I'm sure no one who recognizes this painting," said George Wachter, president of the gallery of ancient paintings, paintings that responded to that will be auctioned. He argued, "I myself do not believe this picture was made by Leonardo."

Meanwhile there were other findings that Harry Kahn, an American flier during the world war one, and French's wife, Andree, received the painting in 1920 as a wedding gift from her grandmother. "This must be made by Da Vinci," said a French art expert convincing authenticity.

When Hahn Later tried to sell the painting to the Art Institute in Kansas City, United States, costing $ 250,000, was no response from Joseph Duveen, art dealer in London, England, who called told reporters that the painting was fake. The statements was not only expressed by Duveen, but also Cannoisseurship Foundation.

The case shocked the art world immediately. Although other art experts supported the statement because of the lack of scientists Duveen and archiving of evidence, the judge ultimately failed to reach a decision. Duveen completing the trial process before continuing any further because there is a pay wife Hanh U.S. $ 60,000 worth. Sotheby's hoped the painting would be sold between the value of U.S. $ 300,000 to 500.000. However, the price the painting could still rise again.

"This assessment is based on fact, painting a beautiful quality and glare by the lady's face," said Wachter.

Art experts believe that the painting was made before 1750 because there is a yellow ink, pencil strokes, the color used in painting until the late 17th century.

Unlike the version of the Louvre, which is described in a wooden panel or the same type since the time of Da Vinci. Hahn painting done on canvas, which is widely used post-period.

Characteristics of the pencil scratch are the force European painters had done in the future. "This is a good quality, and it has a year. The rest is up to people to decide," said Wachter.

John Brewer, author of "The American Leonardo", explained in detail that the history of the beautiful painting entered the United States in 1920. Then, he argues, what problems there because the rate Da Vinci.

"The value of this painting is not simple. If this is Leonardo, but this fact has a debate and an interesting history," he added.


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