Nigeria curfew in the stronghold of Boko Haram

05/18/2013 16:37

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Nigeria since Wednesday mne a major offensive against the Islamist group, dployant several thousand troops in states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, in the north-east, where the state of emergency has t DCRT reconqurir passes for areas under control of insurgents. This operation could be the largest ever leads against the Islamist group and this is the first time that Armea use of air strikes on its own soil for 25 years. The network of mobile telephony does not work practically in the entire state of Borno, since the establishment of the state of emergency.

The weapon had announced Friday that you "dozens" of insurgents and have destroys camps "terrorists" and "heavy weapons, including anti-tank guns and antiariens". The fighting concentrs on low populated areas Until now, could be many more victims if they s'tendent the cities of the region. A military helicopter has t touch by insurgents "but he was able to return to base without casualties," a military source adclar Saturday on condition of anonymity .

Residents of Marte, a district contrls by Boko Haram in the northern state of Borno, fled Saturday towards the Cameroon border, effrays by the sounds of explosions. "C'tait scary the past three days, planes and combat helicopters have not ceased to roam the sky and standards distant explosions could be heard," a report Buba Yawuri , a villager from Kwalaram, Marte, who has found refuge in the city of nigriane frontalire Gomboru Ngala.

"We were asked not to go, Boko Haram fighters were pursued by the soldiers, we had no water, no food, I could not stand," he recounted. Mr. Yawuri ad flee secretly, because "the soldiers have authorized the women and children go." The boundaries positions far inoccups "t have all supported by the security agents to avoid leakage or infiltration of insurgents", the adclar weapon in a statement.


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Procession Fiom, Landini: “Bringing the work at the center.” Controversy for the absence of the Pd

05/18/2013 13:22

The banner of the opening procession of the Fiom in Rome (ANSA) ROME – Against the crisis and the austerity policies and 'the right to work, education, health, income, citizenship, social justice and democracy ": these are the reasons for the march organized by Fiom on Saturday 18 he marched to Rome from Piazza della Repubblica to Piazza San Giovanni, where many protesters have called a general strike. At the head of the procession, with the banner "We can not wait any longer," the secretary of Fiom Maurizio Landini and the founder of Emergency Gino Strada. Expected 50,000 protesters, but according to the organizers are at least twice as much.

THE ABSENCE OF PD-controversy is due to the absence of the Democratic Party, which emphasizes Landini, "governs with the PDL but is afraid of us." Some Democrats are present only in a personal capacity: among others, the deputies Matthew Orfini ("You can not desert the streets in such an important moment") and Marco Miccoli ("We are here because it is right"), the former secretary of the CGIL Sergio Cofferati ("An error the absence of the Democratic Party"), the former Minister Fabrizio Barca. For Paolo Ferrero, secretary of the PRC Communist, "is just" that the Democrats do not detach due with the metalworkers. Because, he explains, "here is the people who want to change and asked to elections, but the Democratic Party is preventing this change together with the PDL: they did the worst thing they could do."

"AT THE HEART WORK" – Landini noted that the show "is not against anyone, but to claim the proposal for change." Fiom stands ready to deploy all its efforts to change the economic policies. "The choices of governments Berlusconi and Monti – said the leader of the blue-collar – are at the root of the situation that we are experiencing heavy. We need to put the center of the work. " Even if the fault is not only the last tenants of Palazzo Chigi, in particular pensions, Landini admits, "the union, put me there as well I did not do all he had." At this point the decree passed Friday by the Council of Ministers "is a first step, but it is not enough." It takes another: "We need to think – says the secretary of Fiom – beyond the emergency. It should block the layoffs and the reform of social safety nets, with the extension of unemployment benefits by making everyone pay a contribution. " You also need to "introduce the citizen's income to combat insecurity" and not completely eliminate the IMU: "It shall be for the large property." Taking into account that "it is not a priority." But the risk you run is that of a government "stuck under the blackmail of Berlusconi," a government that "without discontinuity will not have a long life."

THE PROPOSED VENDOLA – "I beg to transform the five-month extension of the contracts of public administration in a stabilization process, as did the Prodi government." This is the proposal of the Prime Minister Nichi Vendola Enrico Letta. The leader of Sel will be on stage for the final campaign rally together with Stefano Landini overspend (who had the honorary membership card Fiom), Gino Strada, Sandra Bonsanti and Fiorella Mannoia (not sing). The protest also joined the Five Star Movement, communist PRC, PDCI, IDV, Civil Revolution, students, Anpi and environmental associations. At the parade there will be Sandro Medici, president of the X Hall and mayoral candidate: "It is essential to participate – notes – because it will be the first mobilization against the government Letta-Alfano."

PATH – The parade will follow the following route: via the Baths of Diocletian, via Cavour, Piazza Esquilino, via Liberiana, Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore, Via Merulana, wide Brancaccio, via Merulana, viale Manzoni, Via Emanuele Filiberto, ending precisely in Piazza di Porta San Giovanni.

MEASURES OF POLICE – Saturday morning before 7 in Piazza della Repubblica and Piazza di Porta San Giovanni will be removed all vehicles, not just cars, but also motorcycles, scooters and taxis. In the same bed, a ban the parking of hawkers and removal of containers for municipal solid waste. Metro Station A Saint John will be closed from 13. Closed to the public the gardens of Via Carlo Felice and Via Sannio.


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Flosse elected president of French Polynesia

05/17/2013 22:38

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Senator Flosse, 81, was elected president of French Polynesia, Papeete on Friday, by 38 votes to 57 representatives. The other candidates autonomist Teva Rohfritsch, got 8 votes and the candidate Antony Géros independence, outgoing vice president, received 11 votes. Flosse returned to power after former chair Polynesia from 1984 to 1987 and from 1991 to 2004, and twice more, for a few months, when multiple changes of government over the past nine years. The election of Flosse was no doubt since he won the local elections on May 5 He collected 45.1% of the vote in the second round of triangular, far ahead of his historic independence opponent, incumbent President Oscar Temaru and Teva Rohfritsch. The majority bonus awarded to the winner was then allowed him to get 38 seats in the Assembly of French Polynesia, Oscar Temau 11 against and 8 Teva Rohfristch. This comfortable majority elected Thursday his heir apparent, Edouard Fritch, as President of the Assembly. Fritch could also succeed Flosse before the end of its mandate, as a judgment of the Supreme Court in a case of fictitious employees could make him ineligible senator in 2014, or at the end of 2013. He was also sentenced to five years in prison in a corruption case, but he appealed. Several hundred activists of the two main parties gathered all morning in the lobby of the meeting to support their leaders with songs and prayers. A few hours before leaving the Presidency of French Polynesia, Oscar Temaru won a political victory at the United Nations. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution that places French Polynesia on the list of territories to be decolonized. Flosse was opposed to it. France, which opposes this approach, did not participate in the meeting and immediately denounced the "flagrant interference" and "a complete lack of respect for the democratic choice of the Polynesians." The outgoing government Temaru then hoisted the flag of the UN Polynesian presidency. This resolution can lead ultimately to the organization of a referendum on self-determination in Polynesia. Polynesians could then vote for independence, departmentalization, or an Associated State status. Flosse announced that his government had already formed and he would present a few hours after his election. His main challenge will be to leave the Polynesia of the severe economic and social crisis in which it is pressed. In a community without social safety nets, Flosse has already announced plans to create a support for the unemployed, who are between 20 and 30% of assets, according to estimates. This assistance could be funded, according to him, by a tax on big business.


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The lesbian porn queen

05/17/2013 12:38

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Such. Look in Google 'porn lsbico' and it comes out almost always. The funny thing is that just takes a year fully involved in the sector. "I am a consumer of porn and I got in touch with Irina Vega, head of web Altporn4u, I love your vision of porn, is different." The next step was easy. "I went to see a show one night and I offered myself to make a lsbico and we recorded his boy. Enchanted Me".

Tattooed and pierced (for metal sterilized, go) looks indie goddess aspect, something threatening. "With me it is not like I am a woman that I want everything romanticist. Some people have an idea already made but women are too complicated and fun to generalize". Nor porn generally escapes the cliché dirty. To Onix Babe, "it tries to operate and enjoy your body, do not DAOA anyone … some people do not understand? Prob be because they never". Defend, that s, the "respect".


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David Beckham stops his career

05/16/2013 16:06

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"I thank the PSG for giving me the opportunity to continue, but I think this is the right time for me to stop, says the Englishman in a statement. If someone had told me when I was a boy I was going to play and win trophies with Manchester United, the club of my childhood, I have the pride to represent my country more than a hundred times (note , 115), sometimes being captain is more, I was going to evolve in the biggest clubs in the world, I would have told you that this is just fantasy. And yet, I had the chance to realize these dreams. "

Idol in Manchester, star among stars of MadridNatif Leytonstonen in the suburbs of London, Beckham was born "footballistiquement" further north to Manchester. Landed at United for 14 years, the right-hander with a silky foot climbed one by one the steps to the professionalism, to burst at the highest level under the command of Sir Alex Ferguson, who has also just hang up. Between 1992 and 2003, he won six league titles including England, two FA Cups and the Champions League with the club forever. Became an international star, the husband of Victoria, former Spice Girls singer, then joined Real Madrid for up alongside Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo and Ronaldo, the team of "Galacticos". Sportingly, the success of this stack of stars will however lower with "only" three trophies, including a championship in Spain in 2007.

Adventure américaineC'est in the wake of the coronation of the shooter kick the world's most famous decides to cross the Atlantic for export to Major League Soccer (MLS), an American championship booming. In six seasons, he added two titles to his name with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Returned to Europe twice in the form of loans to AC Milan during the American truce, the fashion icon, after an unsuccessful merger a year ago finally chose Paris for its ultimate return on the Old Continent in January.

A winning return as four months later, the PSG France champion for the third time in its history. Joker Deluxe (13 appearances, only four as a starter), Beckham certainly did not particularly brilliant in the field, but he helped grow the image of the Parisian club. "I want to thank all my teammates and all the great coaches I've had fun learning. I also want to thank the fans who have always supported me and gave me the strength to succeed, "says Beckham said in a statement. Entered for a few seconds in Lyon last Sunday (0-1), the highest paid player in world football, which remained an expulsion against Evian-Thonon-Gaillard, now has two matches to treat his output. Saturday against Brest at the Parc des Princes. And Lorient in ten days. Before focusing on his duties as ambassador for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and the Chinese football in particular. For this son of a hairdresser cutting is still far from full. . .


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Holland will try to dispel growing doubts

05/16/2013 8:23

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That was six months ago. "I made my choice. I stand, without having to take I do not know what changes or what turn. "At the first press conference of his five years on November 13, François Hollandedéfendait guidance of his government with confidence. He threw the battle for the country's economic competitiveness. But the head of the state was already unpopular and the crisis deeper. "The only question worth asking, it's not the state of public opinion today, but the state of France in five years," he added. Six months later, he is able to use the same words with the same insurance? A year after his election victory, François Hollande is Thursday, as he had promised his second press conference. "Six months, it happens fast," he joked Wednesday Cabinet.

The situation has worsened, though. Wednesday, France is in recession and INSEE calculated a record decline in purchasing power. The popularity of Hollande is stuck low. Returns the field are "hard", it is said at the Elysee. "The word" disappointment "often comes up," said one minister after his tours with voters. The left PS launched the offensive against the "austerity". The recession is "the lack of François Hollande," accused the Left Front, in the same tone as the UMP. "The president has his personal responsibility in the worsening of the economic situation of our country," says Jean-Francois Cope. In the majority, one wonders. The former presidential candidate Segolene Royal has made the spokesman of these criticisms, relaying this week "the feeling that time has been lost."

The hardest part is to come, but Hollande wants to convince that it is on track. Pending the outcome, doubt sets. "We must give hope," said one minister, optimistic, adding that "it is easier now" than a year ago. Still need to be heard and believed.

"The context is not easy," admits near the head of the state, citing the main projects that await Executive: reform of pensions, unemployment insurance, family allowances and training. "All these reforms are tough. The left is required to make these things difficult. It must do so with the greatest possible justice. But these are tasks that the left would rather not have, "says one, do not forget to remember the words of Nicolas Sarkozy sure it would solve the issue of pensions … at the Elysee as in the majority it refers to the right to challenge his record his accusations.

But a year after his election, Francois Hollande can already be judged on its decisions. The opinion is skeptical. In search of a second wind? Be careful not to get too much communication formula. "I do not believe it too," says one close to the head of state. However, we hope that the majority can open another step. Within two years obtained by France to reduce its deficit may provide the impetus. Some also see a shift in the emphasis of the president to talk more "growth" and a little less fiscal discipline. "The line has moved," said one MP.


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Music streaming, Google challenge Spotify

05/15/2013 23:16

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A faint voice and an invitation to "not being negative" and to "focus on large companies that can still be realized." The opening keynote of I / O, Google's developer conference that is being held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, ended with a speech by Larry Page. The intervention of the CEO and co-founder of the Mountain View company was expected especially after the details about his state of health: Page explained that it had a problem on the vocal cords that for now does not preclude its commitment to lead the giant California. In the presence of the one million users connected streaming on Youtube, the 40-year old did a mea culpa, "Google and the industry did not exceed 1% of their possibility," and has given a thrust to the eternal rival Microsoft, accused to take advantage of the opening of the services of Bigg and not indulge in the same way. His dream? Allow the Americans to capitalize on the time they spend to move from one place to another by making cars that drive themselves.

TWO NEW '- Page Flies High In words, but with deeds Google prefers to keep his feet on the ground. The advertisements pitted during the three-hour presentation was involved in most of the cases existing products, reworked and revised with a view to mutual integration. The two real innovations are Google Play Music All Access, which challenges the field of Spotify music streaming, and messaging system Hangouts. The music service debuts in the U.S. at $ 9.99 per month, the same price of the already launched Swedish rival, and will arrive later in the rest of the world. Housed in Google Play, allows users to discover new songs and create playlists based on their tastes and listen to radio mode. Apple burned at the time, which is preparing the analogous iRadio.

MESSAGING – Hangouts instead marks the official entry of Google into the already crowded field of instant messaging platform, which is inserted from a few hours even with Blackberry Bbm. The solution covers all products of Bigg with which you could already communicate in real time and allows you to make video calls with more than ten people. Hangouts is now available for iOS and Android devices and Web To enjoy the announced retouching maps instead must wait a little longer '. As already mentioned, the desktop version of Maps is transformed graphically going to fill the entire screen and provides users with tips based on their preferences, habits and needs and those of your Google+ contacts. Even the Android and iOS versions, with an eye for iPad will be updated.

SOCIAL – Google+ is now available with the changes made in San Francisco: the social network of 190 million visitors per month focuses on the display of updates to double column, a stratagem that Facebook has just decided to replace with a single flow. It suggests that users hashtags related to the content that load. A special attention was devoted to photographs, with a space of 15 GB free backup and tools to improve their shots. Another move in the direction that attesaera of the games, and it arrived. Google launched the Google Play game services that allows you to save your data in the cloud, so you can start playing at a later time and another device, and which is also built to a logic-platform iOS and Android .


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Company: Total purchases of Shell service stations in Egypt

05/15/2013 22:45

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Total will acquire the Egyptian network of service stations rival Anglo-Dutch Shell said on Wednesday with the French oil giant, which has as its position as a leading distributor of fuels on the African continent. The operation involves all activities of Shell fuel distribution in Egypt, including a network of 85 service stations will be integrated into that of the French group currently comprises 70 outlets, the company said. It does not cover the activities of lubricants giant Anglo-Dutch in the country. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. This expansion will enable Total, which holds about 4% of the fuel market in Egypt to double this, and climb at the same time to the rank of fourth distributor in the country. With this operation, "we reaffirm our ambition to continue our development in Africa and the Middle East," he told AFP a spokesman for Total. The French group is already the largest fuel distributor in Africa, where other "majors" of oil on the contrary tend to withdraw from the African market. Shell had and sold two years ago most of its activities "downstream" (distribution of petroleum products) in Africa in a joint venture with the Swiss Vitol and Helios Investment Fund.


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PSG. The mayor UMP XVI had agreed

05/15/2013 7:41

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The borough hall was consulted, as is customary on May 7 by the Directorate General for Evenementiel and protocol (DGPE), a service under the city of Paris. Ultimately, it is the police headquarters in Paris (PP) which authorizes or not, this kind of gathering and prepared in advance. The council approved the device has been advised of the technical provisions for the delivery of the Trophy Champion of France Ligue 1 PSG Trocadero on Monday. A podium was set on the sidewalk from the Trocadero and the media in the Trocadero square area, it is specified in official documents. What a direct contributor to the deputy mayor Claude Goasguen responded to DGPE always May 7, with a "favorable opinion with which we are concerned." Blame Valls? Monday night, after the incidents on this site, Mr. Goasguen considered that "the safety of people, supporters, players and journalists has not been provided." He denounced the "responsibility of the Minister of the Interior," Manuel Valls, he considers it "is total" and "must be assumed." [Read the Hubert Coudurier view]


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Culture and Digital: Why Lescure report divides professionals

05/14/2013 17:01

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Many of them had already given their opinions to produce this memory of 719 pages. Defense associations of artists, producers, equipment manufacturers, etc., in short, unions representing all those who in one way or another involved in cultural creation in France or digital, are likely to have been heard by the committee chaired by the former head of Canal Plus Pierre Lescure. After the publication of the 80 proposals it has drawn from nine months of work, the actors of "cultural industry" and the digital world share their reactions. Which are either very favorable for some groups of authors, creators, artists and producers, is openly hostile to the proponents of internet freedom. Here are the main arguments of each other.

Fevad (Federation of Enterprises in distance selling), the SFIB (union industry information technology) and SNSII (National Union of Image and Media) believe that consumers would be "incentive to buy more their material abroad." Which would be a loss for both themselves, to the state (less VAT), and the rights holders. First penalized in their eyes: "younger consumers strongly users of new technologies, will again see their purchasing power penalized."

She also believes that such controls by the CSA would be in vain: "In the past, the CSA has shown that it was not even able to monitor the activities of radio and television association, then what about its ability to understand and analyze the practices of millions of users. " La Quadrature du Net further alleges that the Lescure mission to "take over the positions of industry house Recreation" and drew a parallel with the ACTA agreement européensur counterfeiting (which, for the record, was abandoned) and that laws Sipa / Sopaaux USA.

In fact, representatives of authors and creators are generally satisfied. This is at least the case for music SACEM, SACD for broadcasting and entertainment, but also SEVN (Union of digital video editing) and the SPPF (representing independent producers) and the Adami (artists). Maintaining the device "graduated response" against illegal downloading, especially, is mostly very well received.


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