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Friday, October 8th, 1999 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs Web Design Author Lynda Weinman Obtains Own Imprint Lynda Weinman, a teacher and well known best-selling author of Web design books, has announced the introduction of her own imprint under a new publishing alliance with Peachpit Press. The new lynda.com/books imprint will launch a series of Hand-On Training (H.O.T.) books featuring hands-on lessons and step-by-step exercises that will demonstrate Web design techniques. Each book in the series will also include a color section and CD-ROM containing sample graphics tutorial files for the projects, QuickTime movies showing the techniques and demo software. "As much as I love writing books, my first love is teaching," Lynda said. "Having always developed my own curricula, it was a natural extension of my skills and interests that lead me to develop a new series of hands-on training books. The new series of H.O.T. books is geared towards people who "learn by doing", and will fill a void in the marketplace as very few computer books are written by teachers with materials that have been classroom tested. Obtaining my own imprint was always a desire, but one that I didn't know I would be able to attain." Weinman is a renowned teacher, author, and lecturer on Web design. She has taught at Art Center College of Design, San Francisco State Multimedia Studies Program, UCLA, and the American Film Institute. Her books on Web design have sold over 100,000 copies in the U.S., and have been translated into French, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Chinese, German and Japanese. New Magazine From Health Net for Women Over 40 Health Net has announced the launch of a new magazine: Healthy Living at 40-Plus: A Woman's Resource Guide to Good Health. This new magazine from Health Net, one of California's largest health plans, was mailed recently to 176,000 female Health Net members in their middle years. "For women, reaching the age of menopause is when a number of health-related risk factors kick in," said Cindy Keitel, Health Net's director of Health Improvement. "A woman's body goes through many changes, the most significant being the decreased production of estrogen. After menopause, women see a greater number of diseases and conditions that can sometimes go either undiagnosed or undertreated." Healthy Living at 40 Plus: A Woman's Resource Guide to Good Health, is a collaborative effort between Health Net and Prevention Magazine. The magazine is a guide to good health that answers questions and gives topical information so women can better manage their health. "The purpose of this magazine is to help educate women about menopause and help them decrease their risk factors for hip fractures, heart attacks and other medical conditions," Keitel said. Boating.com Finalizes Agreements With Content and Boat Show Partners Houston-based Boating.com, Inc. has signed an exclusive agreement with Houseboat Magazine and Pontoon & Deckboat Magazine to provide branded content to Boating.com's website. Houseboat and Pontoon & Deckboat magazines, both published by Harris Publishing, will provide Boating.com with a feature article for the home page along with editorial/column section content. Additionally, Boating.com will become the exclusive Internet partner for both Houseboat and Pontoon & Deckboat magazines. Boating.com will also be featured in co-branded advertisements in each issue of both publications. Houseboat Magazine, a monthly publication, is a houseboating resource with features ranging from travel destinations, remodeling, interior design and the latest industry trends. Pontoon & Deckboat Magazine, published 7 times a year, features specialized industry-related news and resources. In a reciprocal effort, Boating.com will feature Houseboat Magazine on their rotating "partner" banner as well as featuring the publications as an official Boating.com partner on the company information section. Boating.com will also make Harris Publishing the exclusive content provider for Houseboat and Pontoon & Deckboat Magazines on the company's website. In a growing trend of websites that incorporate commerce and information, Boating.com will serve as an online source for industry news, events and general information. The content provided by this website will include weather reports, buoy reports, a national events calendar, area lake fishing reports, discussion forums and shopping. SYS-CON Publications Announces XML-Journal SYS-CON Publications, Inc., has announced the debut of its print magazine devoted to XML technology. Published bimonthly by SYS-CON Publications, XML-Journal will provide technical information and instruction in XML-based application development. The journal will also feature interviews with industry leaders and experts in the XML, Web and e-commerce development communities, as well as reviews of software add-ons and plug-ins, companion tools, and analyses of successful deployments of XML-based applications. The premier issue of XML-Journal will be available on newsstands and mailed to subscribers in December. Subscribers to XML-Journal will receive SYS-CON's "Collector's Edition XML Focus Issue" free of charge as part of their subscription. "As XML continues to become a major force in the world of distributed Web-based application development, XML-Journal is poised to become the premier publication to help developers maximize their productivity and realize the full benefits of XML to design, build and test Web applications across multiple platforms," said Ajit Sagar, founding editor of XML-Journal. "In XML-Journal we will cover all aspects of XML, good and bad. Our writers, who are experienced in various facets of the computing industry, will bring you the best coverage on this topic." Published bimonthly by SYS-CON Publications, XML-Journal is scheduled to have an initial circulation of approximately 30,000 copies. The publication will be distributed worldwide by Curtis Circulation Company. XML-Journal will be available by subscription, on newsstands, and through distributors and resellers. Pricing and subscription rates are: - U.S. cover price - $4.99 - U.S. subscription price - $39.99 - Canada/Mexico subscription price - $49.99 - All other countries - $59.99. Lucire Celebrates with Extra, Global Fashion Coverage Lucire, a global fashion magazine, celebrates its second anniversary with a special feature on New York Fashion Week. Special features, such as the New Zealand Four show at London Fashion Week, vacationing in Rome, the Triple Exposure exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum, and fashion shoots of designers Down Under, appear at the site during October. "We wanted to do something special to celebrate our global nature," said Simone Knol, Lucire's London-based editor-in-chief. "Since our launch, we have devoted our pages to covering fashion regardless of its origin and its designers' marketing budgets. This month is no exception, with the emphasis on providing more content for our readers." Special coverage of New York Fashion Week was overseen by Lucire correspondent and photographer, Richard Spiegel. With the aim of providing one of the web's most comprehensive features on the event, Spiegel attended over a dozen collections. The first stories are now online, with more to follow throughout October. Knol covered the New Zealand Four show at London Fashion Week, featuring leading fashion designers from Down Under. Special features on fashion shopping and exhibitions from the London bureau will also appear in October. Lucire's Fiona Scott reports from Rome on dining, Aradhana Sinha reports on the New Delhi Garment Fair, while photographer Rebecca Thorpe reports on a menswear shoot and the Wellington Collection in New Zealand. dealnews.com Brings Buying News to the Masses dealnews LLC has launched dealnews.com, a daily news site covering specials, promotions, discounts, and price wars on technology products. dealnews is the mainstream version of dealmac, an e-commerce news site for Apple Macintosh computer buyers. "The Internet has fundamentally changed commerce into a buyer's market," said Daniel de Grandpre, Editor-in-Chief of dealnews. "Price robots help you find the best price on a specific product, but the best deal may be on a similar product that costs far less. The difficult task has always been finding the best deals. We're excited that Web users can now easily locate promotions and discounts as they happen, for free, with the professional quality and reliability that is dealmac's trademark." The dealnews archives contain entries for desktop computers, notebooks, CPUs, hard drives, CD-ROM products, monitors, printers, upgrades, and more. dealnews also tracks deals on technology, like DVDs, music CDs, video games and consoles, and consumer electronics. Users can also perform text searches on the site archives and participate in message boards. 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