วันอังคารที่ 24 ธันวาคม พ.ศ. 2556

The American dream of knowledge in one click

The American dream of knowledge in one click


This is a Christmas story to the U.S. . Hal Plotkin , a small Californian penniless, became adviser to President Barack Obama, is inventing post- MOOC . With him, the massive open online course ( massive online education), we thought the educational horizon, is already in the past .

Teenager, Mr. Plotkin leaves the school. "My mother raised us alone, my sister and me. The 707.15 dollars monthly bills to pay for the house were too much for his salary , " he says . Direction pizza bar next door and $ 1.75 Hourly for young Plotkin and sister.


Controversy surrounding the art schools , accused of tolerating sexist practices

Controversy surrounding the art schools , accused of tolerating sexist practices

Art schools they tolerate sexist behavior , homophobic or sexist ? The question gives rise to a skirmish between the National Association of forty-six graduate schools of art ( Andea ) and Senator (PCF) Brigitte Gonthier -Maurin . In its report on the role of women in the field of culture, presented in October to the Minister of Culture , Aurélie Filippetti , parliamentary denounced " an outrageous seemingly widespread practice : the trivialization of sexist behavior " in art schools . On 16 December, the Andea replied in a statement: " One of the challenges of our association is to take the measure to promote greater equality between the sexes, to ensure parity. "

The Andea however, has not always defended this position. Thus, in 2012, the association had supported the director of the Ecole Supérieure d'Art d'Avignon , Jean- Marc Ferrari, challenged by fifteen students and endorsed by three complaints , one for harassment

Middleweight Sport-Touring Shootout


We pit the BMW F800GT against the Ducati Hyperstrada and KTM SM-T in a battle of middleweight sport-touring motorcycles.

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Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks


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Amazing T-Rex Illusion!


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Song name: The last sun.

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I've included a link for you to print out your own. The trick looks best through a camera. If you close one eye and move back and forth it works pretty good too.

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Pungesti the Romanian village that resists shale gas

Pungesti the Romanian village that resists shale gas


 At the end of the fence surrounding the farm Constantin Spiridon at Pungesti , white and red flag flutters in the wind : " Stop Chevron " proclaims the banner installed by the former mayor of the village. Since October, the town, located 200 km north -east of Bucharest, the rhythm of the resistance against shale gas .

Nothing predisposed hamlet lost in the rolling hills of Moldova Romanian an uphill struggle against the American giant that tries to install a platform drilling . However, the images of its inhabitants - including many seniors - standing up to the police in riot gear have toured the Romanian Internet .


" The Wolf of Wall Street ' splendor and misery brokers

" The Wolf of Wall Street ' splendor and misery brokers


Hear ye, hear ye ! The great Scorsese is back! This is "the" good news of the end of this year: the director as remarkable as film Mean Streets , Goodfellas and Casino has not finished with his uncompromising exploration of the American dream . The Wolf of Wall Street, his new album is in its way a sort of quintessence of obsessions " scorsesiennes ." It contains most of his favorite themes : money , sex and drugs, but also more hidden than usual , suffering , sin and death.


Chinese banks on the brink of crisis

Chinese banks on the brink of crisis


China is it in terms of a major financial crisis? The tensions in recent days between Chinese banks, such as the strong reaction of the People's Bank of China ( PBOC ), the central bank, leaving some observers fear .

Thursday, December 19 , it announced that it had conducted injections of short-term liquidity in the markets , without specifying the amount .

Objective: off soaring interbank rates , those at which banks lend money , revealing that they are no longer trusted . The risk that the most vulnerable can no longer finance itself. This is called a liquidity crisis (cash crunch in English ) .


Teaching is a science

Teaching is a science


For anyone who knows that " the child is the future of man " PISA is a real shock . Tells us the Programme for International Student Assessment Monitoring OECD ? More unequal than ever, the French National Education manages the elite , but fails to give disadvantaged children the minimum baggage they need to understand a newspaper article or an arithmetic problem. To the second generation , a family of immigrant displays school results is lagging behind .


วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 5 ธันวาคม พ.ศ. 2556

Innovation: 101 youth projects awarded the trio Granjon - Niel- Simoncini

Innovation: 101 youth projects awarded the trio Granjon - Niel- Simoncini


Among the winning projects in the competition , a platform linking to send someone to your market, an application to retrieve its business or an ad student accommodation in Paris site. | AFP / MARTIN BUREAU

These are 101 projects led by young people under 25 who were rewarded Tuesday, Dec. 3 , at night, by Jacques -Antoine Granjon (Sales -privees.com ), Marc Simoncini (founder of dating site Meetic ) and Xavier Niel (Free and shareholder individually World ) . With EUR 25 000 for each winner , as equity contribution , the total budget allocation of over € 2.5 million.
Among the winning projects in the competition , a platform linking to send someone to your market, accompanied by a location tag to find his business or a site specializing in student housing listings from the application individuals to Paris and the Paris region .

London will sell its stake in Eurostar

London will sell its stake in Eurostar


The British government will announce Wednesday, December 4 , the sale of its 40% stake in Eurostar , the high speed train from London to Paris and Brussels. | AFP / Leon Neal

The British government will announce Wednesday, December 4 , the sale of its 40% stake in Eurostar , the high speed train from London to Paris and Brussels. UK hopes to withdraw hundreds of millions of pounds from the sale of its shares in the rail operator , conducted as part of a privatization transaction .
Vice Minister of the British Treasury , Danny Alexander , has to reveal Wednesday the new National Infrastructure Plan , which will determine how to privatize 20 billion pounds ( 32 billion dollars, 24.1 billion euros) of financial and social assets over the next six years. In total, comprehensive plan should enable the British government to make public investment 375 billion pounds and private 2030.

The rail operator the Channel recently announced a 10% increase in revenue and 5% of the number of passengers , compared to the same period last year.

Ligue 1 : PSG lose its first game of the season

Ligue 1 : PSG lose its first game of the season


Paris Saint- Germain suffered , Wednesday, Dec. 4 in the field of Evian, its first defeat of the season at the 16th day of Ligue 1 ( 2-0). Classification , the champions of France , unbeaten in 36 matches in all competitions and whose last defeat in Ligue 1 dates back to a trip to Reims early March , have one point ahead of the surprising Lille , who dominated Marseille on Tuesday and two on the AS Monaco .
Knocked out in the last quarter of an hour against two attacks, the first concluded by Nsikulu Clark (75 ), the second by Modou Sougou ( 87th ) , Parisians fell against the High Savoyards who had already disposed of Coupe de France last season. This result is explained by both the right match Evian and bad PSG , much more disorganized than in his previous outings, including last Sunday against Olympique Lyon (4-0) .

Three days after this demonstration, coach Laurent Blanc has blown some of its executives and given playing time to others, as Lucas Digne and Christophe Jallet on the side of the defense, or Adrien Rabiot the middle.


วันพุธที่ 27 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2556

Kings of Camouflage

Kings of Camouflage


Cuttlefish are marine animals of the order Sepiida. They belong to the class Cephalopoda, which also includes squid, octopuses, and nautiluses. 'Cuttle' is a reference to their unique internal shell, the cuttlebone; and despite their name, cuttlefish are true mollusks.

Cuttlefish have large, W-shaped pupils, eight arms, and two tentacles furnished with denticulated suckers, with which they secure their prey. They generally range in size from 15 to 25 cm (5.9 to 9.8 in), with the largest species, Sepia apama, reaching 50 cm (20 in) in mantle length and over 10.5 kg (23 lb) in weight.

FAILURE - In Britain , sex down 20 % in a decade

FAILURE - In Britain , sex down 20 % in a decade


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This is a " recession " that the best economists had certainly not expected. The third British study of sexual attitudes and behaviors , published Tuesday, November 26 and relayed by the Guardian, shows that the age group of 16-44 years now has less than five sex per month on average. The previous study, conducted in 2000 , attributed 6.2 reports per month to men, women and 6.3 reports , a decrease of 20% in a decade.


The British nuclear under scrutiny from Brussels

The British nuclear under scrutiny from Brussels


It is Hinkley Point ( southwest England ) EDF install both EPR . Here, in 2012, a maintenance operation on the old station . | Suzanne Plunkett / Reuters

The European Commission may have to open a full investigation to the public support that the British authorities will grant for the construction , by 2023 , two nuclear reactors third generation EPR on the site ' Hinkley Point in southwest England .
According to various sources , the ongoing preliminary examination in Brussels is likely to lead to a thorough investigation. The decision could be taken on December 18 , or during January 2014.

The construction of Hinkley Point C has been entrusted to a consortium led by the French electricity producer EDF , associated with nuclear manufacturer Areva and Chinese groups General China Nuclear Power Group and China National Nuclear Corporation. It represents an investment of 16 billion pounds ( 19.1 billion euros) .


Fukushima : Tepco makes a further withdrawal of fuel pool 4

Fukushima : Tepco makes a further withdrawal of fuel pool 4

New delicate operation to the operator of the Fukushima accident Tuesday. This time , the company Tokyo Electric Power ( Tepco ) said it would remove the spent pool of reactor 4 fuel, which makes it even more difficult task because it is more radioactive than nine extracted first .
Tepco had performed smoothly from 18 to 22 November, a first extraction of 22 new fuel assemblies on the 1533 (including 202 new ) transferring the pool 4 a common pool said , much safer . " We will act the same way as the first , but with extreme caution , because the fuel is more sensitive ," said Tepco press .

Read the story of our correspondent : A Fukushima, Tepco begins operation at high risk of removal of fuel

Tuesday morning , the company plunged into the pool 4 a cylindrical container 5.5 meters high and 2.1 in diameter. Thereafter, it should begin to transfer one by one 22 spent fuel assemblies ( maximum capacity of the container ) , all thanks to a crane and remote equipment to accomplish these difficult manipulations leaving assemblies permanently submerged


In Madagascar, the scourge of chronic malnutrition

In Madagascar, the scourge of chronic malnutrition


Near the Ankafarantsika National Park in June 2008. | AFP / GREGOIRE POURTIER

At the age of 2 months, the twins weighed 2 kg instead of 4 kg. On their notebooks to medical care, the point of intersection of their curves weight and age is found at the edge of the red zone, a sign of malnutrition. Back five months later in this public nutrition center of the sixth district of the Malagasy capital, Antananarivo, one of the babies began to catch up growth and approaching the green zone. The other still.

"The problem is that mom was already in a state of malnutrition, which creates a vicious circle. In addition, she stopped breastfeeding at 4 months instead of 6 months, "says Nivoarisoa Malalanirina, center manager.

More than half of the Malagasy less than 5 years, or approximately two million children suffer from malnutrition

วันจันทร์ที่ 25 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2556

Forest Elephants - Rumbles in the Jungle (Nature Documentary 2013) - HD


Forest Elephants - Rumbles in the Jungle (Nature Documentary 2013) - HD

Forest elephants are an elusive subspecies of African elephants and inhabit the densely wooded rainforests of west and central Africa. Their preference for dense forest habitat prohibits traditional counting methods such as visual identification. Their population is usually estimated through "dung counts"—an analysis on the ground of the density and distribution of the feces.

Forest elephants are smaller than savanna elephants, the other African elephant subspecies. Their ears are more oval-shaped ears and their tusks are straighter and point downward (the tusks of savanna elephants curve outwards). There are also differences in the size and shape of the skull and skeleton. Forest elephants are found most commonly in countries with relatively large blocks of dense forest such as Gabon, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Cameroon and Central African Republic in central Africa and Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, and Ghana in west Africa.

The Anact , watch the changing working conditions

The Anact , watch the changing working conditions


Charles Chaplin Modern Times (Modern Times) , 1936. | Courtesy Musée de l'Elysée , Lausanne

Working conditions have improved since forty years ? "It's hard to say because they are constantly changing , but we try to keep one step ahead ," replied Hervé Lanouzière , the Director General of the National Agency for the Improvement of Working Conditions ( NAALC ) , who will , in December , the forty years of its creation.

History of the World (full documentary) HD

History of the World (full documentary) HD


The history of the world is the history of humanity, beginning with the Paleolithic Era. Distinct from the history of Planet Earth (which includes early geologic history and prehuman biological eras), world history comprises the study of archeological and written records, from ancient times on. Ancient recorded history begins with the invention of writing. However, the roots of civilization reach back to the period before the invention of writing. Prehistory begins in the Paleolithic Era, or "Early Stone Age," which is followed by the Neolithic Era, or New Stone Age, and the Agricultural Revolution (between 8000 and 5000 BCE) in the Fertile Crescent. The Neolithic Revolution marked a change in human history, as humans began the systematic husbandry of plants and animals. Agriculture advanced, and most humans transitioned from a nomadic to a settled lifestyle as farmers in permanent settlements. Nomadism continued in some locations, especially in isolated regions with few domesticable plant species; but the relative security and increased productivity provided by farming allowed human communities to expand into increasingly larger units, fostered by advances in transportation.

Sharks and Rays Secret World : http://youtu.be/_HaAU5HP8NQ


Swallowed by a Black Hole : http://youtu.be/2V0lqhJmqAU

Secrets of the Sun : http://youtu.be/utQCvdRNKxI

financial amnesty

financial amnesty


An abandoned house in Florida , a victim of the subprime crisis . | AP

In an article dated 12 November widely circulated on the Internet entitled " Why Have No High Level Executives Been Prosecuted in Connection With the Financial Crisis ? " U.S. Judge Jed Rakoff raises the question of why no banker has been prosecuted as a result of the subprime crisis , these risky mortgages , started in 2007 , while 800 of them were after the crisis of American savings banks in the 1990s.

Judge Rakoff stressed that there will soon prescription for acts committed and recalls that the report published in January 2011 by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission , a bipartisan parliamentary inquiry commission created by President Barack Obama evoked 157 times facts of fraud.


Megalodon Giant Shark (full documentary) HD

Megalodon Giant Shark (full documentary) HD


Megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful predators in vertebrate history, and likely had a profound impact on the structure of marine communities. Fossil remains suggest that this giant shark reached a maximum length of 14--18 metres (46--59 ft), and also affirm that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. Scientists suggest that megalodon looked like a stockier version of the great white shark.

Alaskan Killer Shark : http://youtu.be/IWI_CnCqqoM

Great White Shark Hunter And Hunted : http://youtu.be/tS8tWTFv_9I

Inside Nature`s Giants:Great White Shark : http://youtu.be/A9Q-gEMFYFc

Earth 100 Million Years From Now

Earth 100 Million Years From Now


Earth's landmasses were not always what they are today. Continents formed as Earth's crustal plates shifted and collided over long periods of time. This video shows how today's continents are thought to have evolved over the last 600 million years, and where they'll end up in the next 100 million years. Paleogeographic Views of Earth's History provided by Ron Blakey, Professor of Geology, Northern Arizona University.

Swiss refuse to limit the salaries of their bosses

Swiss refuse to limit the salaries of their bosses


Proponents of ? Supervision of paychecks hung flags in their windows in Berne and Zurich. | STAFF / REUTERS

Swiss voters voted against the initiative 1:12 - For fair wages, launched by the Swiss Socialist Youth (JS) , early trends from polling stations after closing Sunday, November 24 at 11 am . This initiative should lead to the limitation of paychecks to twelve times the lowest salary of their company .

Proponents of " 1:12 " held on November 2 a protest outside buildings UBS in Zurich, symbol according to them all the excess labor . The boss of the bank, Sergio Ermotti , was represented on a poster saying: " As a leader of UBS , I gained as much as all these people together. " In 2012, socialist activists accuse the leaders of UBS are offered 2 billion euros in bonuses when the bank wiped equivalent losses .

" Over the past decade , a small part of the company has captured the largest share of the profits ," protested David Roth, president of the JS, whose initiative brought together the 100,000 signatures required to organization of a national referendum .


Do we really need the chromosome Y ?

Do we really need the chromosome ?


In humans , sex is determined by two chromosomes X and Y. A pair of X gives daughter X and Y a boy. But , while the X carries several hundred genes useful in other compartments of the body that the genital system , the Y- rich is far less . He lost many genes since its appearance in the world of the living , and even if this degeneration seems stopped for about 25 million years , the Y chromosome gives the impression of being curled , concentrated on his " heart of business " , namely to determine the male and manufacture sperm. Hence the question posed some geneticists : How many genes are needed for this double task?

If you believe a U.S. study published by Science on November 21 , the correct answer , at least in mice, is the minimum response : two missions, two genes. The team from the University of Hawaii who wrote this article has used the architect Sry that in utero triggers differentiation of the embryo by directing its gonads during manufacturing towards testicular gene. Simply, these researchers knew it needed add at least another gene because even male appearance , individuals thus obtained would be sterile , sperm production is incomplete home. They therefore have the added Eif2s3y gene in mice , the process unlocks spermatogenesis .


Iran: "Mr. Fabius, is there a deal ? "

Iran: "Mr. Fabius, is there a deal ? "
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Geneva envoy . It was 2:56 Sunday morning when Laurent Fabius appeared up the stairs of the Hotel Intercontinental . The last meeting of the negotiations for a preliminary agreement on the Iranian nuclear Geneva had just ended and the French foreign minister was, as in the previous session on November 17 , the first to emerge .


Laurent Fabius, after the announcement of the agreement on the Iranian nuclear Nov. 24 . | AP / Martial Trezzini

In the lobby , the atmosphere was electric for half an hour. Twenty plainclothes policemen equipped with headsets and for some, bullet-proof vests , were rejected on both sides of the entrance hundred journalists , some of whom waited there for 24 hours. On the first floor , a charity ball for Anglo-Saxon expats coming to an end after raising more than 55,000 Swiss francs ( € 45 000 ) for four NGOs for underprivileged children . Women long time black or transparent negligee on interminable heels staggering crossed the hall to join their car. " What I feel ugly next to them ," grumbled an Iranian journalist scarf that had not taken enough of clothes for these negotiations extending, started Wednesday morning. A few minutes earlier , a drunk Scotsman who had tried to break into the negotiating room had to be evacuated by the police discreetly .

Libya : first clashes between the army and a Salafi group in Benghazi

Libya : first clashes between the army and a Salafi group in Benghazi

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Violent clashes opposed Monday special forces of the Libyan army and Ansar Al- Sharia , the main Salafist jihadist group in the first confrontation of its kind in Benghazi in eastern Libya , killing at least five people dead and more than twenty wounded .
" A bloody confrontation is taking place between our forces and those of Ansar Al- Sharia since the early hours " of the day , said Colonel Al- Zwei Miloud spokesman Special Forces . According to Al -Jala hospital in Benghazi , four soldiers and a civilian were killed and 23 people injured, including ten civilians. The army has declared a state of alert and called on all soldiers to join their units , said a security official . We know the number of victims on the side of Ansar al- Sharia , whose members treat their wounded in a clinic they control for the moment.

The clashes erupted after a patrol special forces was near the headquarters of Ansar Al- Sharia was targeted by an attack , said Colonel Zwei . "The army retaliated , triggering clashes with all types of weapons," the first of its kind between the army and the powerful Islamist group , said the officer .


Nickel: the coal plant that still darkens the carbon footprint of New Caledonia

Nickel: the coal plant that still darkens the carbon footprint of New Caledonia


The processing plant of Nickel SLN in Noumea. Angela Bolis / LeMonde.fr

When you enter Noumea , capital of New Caledonia , you can not miss : the factory of Société Le Nickel ( SLN) , coupled with its power plant spreads its iron structures and chimneys , which spit some days thick smoke tinted reddish. Here, this industrial site is a part of the landscape for 103 years , almost as SLN , the world leader in the production of ferronickel .

Debated in the Caledonian capital, replacing its old plant to fuel a coal plant was reaffirmed Thursday, November 21 , as " priority one " SLN by the CEO of its parent company Eramet , Patrick Buffet, while the company suffered the brunt of the fall in nickel prices . A qualified crisis "very, very violent " Mr. Buffet, who encrypted the " huge " loss of SLN 2.5 billion French Pacific francs ( 20 million euros) per month.


Two-thirds of French pessimistic picture of a society concerned for its future

Two-thirds of French pessimistic picture of a society concerned for its future

Thomas Wieder

When the horizon is dark, the time is not the call of the open sea . This is the main conclusion of the study on " France in ten years " BVA controlled by the Government Information Office and general strategy and prospective service , and made ​​of 16 to 19 October by telephone with a sample of 1,083 people representative of the French population aged 15 and over.
Not surprisingly, this study paints a picture of a company worried about its future. When asked to imagine the situation of France in ten years , 67% of respondents say indeed " pessimistic " , and even 25 % " very pessimistic ."


First complaint against the " anti-cancer " vaccine Gardasil cervical

First complaint against the " anti-cancer " vaccine Gardasil cervical
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A box of Gardasil , preventive vaccine against cervical cancer of the uterus , marketed in France since November 23, 2006 . | AFP

This could be the first in a series of lawsuits against Gardasil : a criminal complaint was filed Friday, November 22 for a young woman of 18 years " involuntary integrity of the human person with " . She accuses the vaccine against cervical cancer of the uterus serious side effects on the central nervous system.
The complainant, Marie- Ocean , is leaning on a dual expertise commissioned by the Regional Commission for conciliation and compensation for medical accidents ( RCCI ) of Aquitaine, which found a "causal link " between the injection Gardasil and " acute inflammation of the central nervous system," that after the second injection " decompensated immune process," according to the newspaper Sud Ouest . The Committee, however, limited compensation for Marie -Oceans 50% of the damage , considering a possible genetic vulnerability had also played .

First complaint which girls and Gardasil Association welcomed in a statement released by the law firm of several of them late Sunday afternoon, which specifies another complaint is being drafted , " both for unintentional injuries related offenses ( misleading advertising, illegal taking of interest among others) ."


Ultra Tech + The current technologies and those who do

Ultra Tech + The current technologies and those who do

The curved screen that makes iPhone fans dream
And this time , what is it ? The latest rumor about the next generation iPhone ready to star Apple smartphones much larger screens, which are curved and can distinguish between light pressure and sharper . The Apple brand is preparing to release these new models "revolutionary" in the second half of 2014 .

A batch of supposed juicy details on the future of one of the most popular in the history Bloomberg signed technology products mass. The original article was taken and cited dozens of times by other publications as established in the middle of new technologies that TechCrunch and The Verge .

The fact that it is a rumor , what is more , based on a single source " familiar with the plans " Apple did not stop this "information" to include all day Monday November 11 at the head of the influential technology news aggregator Techmeme . However, the source of the article may even be external to Apple. " Familiar with the plans " group may well designate a subcontractor, a reseller partner etc. .


Brazilian Grand Prix : Sebastian Vettel won his ninth consecutive victory

Brazilian Grand Prix : Sebastian Vettel won his ninth consecutive victory © AFP


Once again, it is unsurpassed. The ogre German Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull ) , already assured of a fourth consecutive world title , won on Sunday the Brazilian Grand Prix ahead of Australian Mark Webber. He signed its ninth straight victory .

The German Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull ) , already assured of a fourth world title in a row , won Sunday 's Brazilian Grand Prix Formula 1 last race of the season, his ninth straight win and 13th this year before his Australian teammate Mark Webber.

This is the 39th victory of Vettel in F1, and with 13 wins in 2013 it equals the record of Michael Schumacher in 2004 , during his seventh and last world title. The Italian Alberto Ascari had chained nine victories in F1, but straddling two seasons in 1952 and 1953.

The podium of this race was completed by Spaniard Fernando Alonso ( Ferrari ) , dolphin Vettel in the championship this season, as last year.

2nd place Webber for his 215th and last F1 GP , before converting endurance , Porsche , allows him to get on the podium of the championship before two world champions, Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) and Kimi Räikkönen ( Lotus ) .

Global 2014 : Ronaldo in Brazil, Ibrahimovic front of his TV

Global 2014 : Ronaldo in Brazil, Ibrahimovic front of his TV


After a match of incredible intensity , Portugal won its qualification for the World Cup 2014 in Brazil by beating Sweden 3-2 . Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick , while Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice .

The duel between the two football stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic turned in favor of the Portuguese . After winning the first leg 1-0, the Seleção won his ticket to Brazil by winning 3-2 in Sweden.

The meeting was marked by an incredible performance of the two players, who each scored a triple and a double. Ronaldo opened fire in the 50th minute from a cross shot from the left . Ibrahimovic was quick to reply within twenty minutes later with a header from a corner . Highly motivated by the challenge , striker Paris Saint -Germain récividé in the 72nd minute with a powerful kick.

But Cristiano Ronaldo had not said its last word. The star of Real Madrid has propelled his team to the 2014 World Cup by scoring two goals in quick succession in the 77th and 79th minute. Thanks to this " hat trick " (3 goals ), Portugal will participate in his sixth world

Study on energy storage

Study on energy storage


At the heart of the transition energy, electricity storage, heat and cold are inseparable from the development of renewable energies. A study was launched jointly by the DGCIS, ADEME (Agency for Environment and Energy Management) and ATEE (Association Technique Energy Environment), unveils potential in 2030, with real challenge to create a new French industrial sector.
The only development of stationary electricity storage could generate more than 10,000 jobs in 15 years. The most cost effective solution for the community is currently station pumping energy transfer.

Destination France retains world leadership in 2012, with 83 million international tourist arrivals, and the third largest in terms of revenue (€ 41.7 billion).

Destination France retains world leadership in 2012, with 83 million international tourist arrivals, and the third largest in terms of revenue (€ 41.7 billion).


Key figures for tourism in France
Key Figures tourism is an annual publication which summarizes the latest available statistics on tourism: the economic importance of tourism, tourism employment and accommodation capacity, the French tourism, international tourism in France and the world.

2013 edition

Tourism represents 7.3% of GDP in 2012.
Destination France retains world leadership in 2012, with 83 million international tourist arrivals, and the third largest in terms of revenue (€ 41.7 billion).
The rate of departure of French travel is 75.1% in 2012. They realized 203.2 million trips for personal reasons, 89% in France

Bells are ringing - Live Theatre of the cross Rousse Lyon


Private concert live from the Théâtre de la Croix Rousse in Lyon with the cast of the musical " Bells are ringing " Jule Styne, Betty Comden and Adolph Green ( French creation). You can reserve your seats via @ nelly.portal radiofrance.com


With the complicity of Percussion Keyboards Lyon and his troupe of actors, singers, Jean Lacornerie suits for the first time in France this musical that has triumphed on Broadway in 1956. This show is created at the Théâtre de la Croix-Rousse from 18 to 29 November 2013 and will tour throughout France. More on 

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BELLS ARE RINGING - creation
THEATRE IN LYON CROSS REDHEAD

Industry embracing sustainable tuna fishing in the Pacific


The Greenpeace ship Esperanza documented FAD free purse seine tuna fishing operations in Papua New Guinea west and central Pacific in november 2011

Voyage to Pandora - First Interstellar Space Flight

Voyage to Pandora - First Interstellar Space Flight


Pandora is the idyllic blue world featured in the movie Avatar. Its location is a real place: Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to our Sun and the most likely destination for our first journey beyond the solar system.

Remarkably, it's anti-matter, the science fiction fuel of choice that could take us there. Normally, it's only created in powerful jets that roar out of black holes. We can now produce small quantities in Earth-bound particle colliders. Will we journey out only to plunder other worlds? Or will we come in peace? The answer may depend on how we see Earth at that time in the distant future.

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Lillypad City: The floating city


The Lilly pad city is able to hold 50 000 people, it is designed to be built if the worlds cities flood because of global warming. It would travel all throughout seas and oceans with no boundless possibilities as to where it could go.

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The tricks of a tour operator

The tricks of a tour operator

For most of you , the holidays are long gone . But some have not finished settling accounts with their travel agency. This is the case of Jean- Marc C. , a Belgian who seeks redress in Go Voyages how this French tour operator behaved before and during his stay in Egypt .


View from the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt. | D. R.

In March , Mr. C. had felt that her children were age discover the country hieroglyphics and mummies . So he had booked a stay of three weeks, from August 4 to 24 , in Alexandria, the site Go Voyages .


The Ebro Delta , mine nature

The Ebro Delta , mine nature

Three flamingos across the sky above the sailboat Butterfly, while popular among mussel . On one of these wooden structures, a man balancing on a beam wild bream fishing without cane, just hanging on the finger wire. "This is to prevent snagging the hook in the nets of mussels ," says Lucas , the captain, his ten passengers, tourists from Barcelona and Valencia to spend a weekend away from the city noise . Downstairs , a small white wooden boat waiting for the fisherman to face weathered by the sun has filled his bucket . Away, sail kite dance in the sky . In addition , the port of Sant Carles de la Rapita seems increasingly small , lurking below the green mountains of the Sierra de Montsiá , while sailing upwind file .


Nearly 2,000 flamingos make their home in the bird sanctuary of the Ebro Delta (Spain). | TOURIST OFFICE TARRAGONE / Terres de l'Ebre

In the extreme south of Catalonia, the Ebro Delta has not seen the tourist development of the rest of the Costa Daurada . A cement plant and a salt mining factory show a desire to favor a time tourism industry . However, this green area dotted with rice fields and inhabited by migratory birds, located around the mouth of the most powerful Spanish River and formed lagoons, dunes and bays full of treasures . So much so that on May 28 , Unesco decided to classify " Biosphere Reserve " .
Nearly 2,000 flamingos make their home in the bird sanctuary of the Ebro Delta (Spain).
Nearly 2,000 flamingos make their home in the bird sanctuary which surrounds the mouth of the Ebro . They are not alone: ​​330 species have been recorded , including cormorants, kingfishers, the cattle egrets , white or ash swifts , hairy crab and laughing wheatear jostling near the dunes or in the middle of rice fields. The ideal is to observe through the channels and country roads by bicycle and boat, when the weather permits ( until late October ) .

Curious Berlin , Berlin glitzy

Curious Berlin , Berlin glitzy


Abandoned factory or former embassy ? Wooden hut or trip to the spa ? The German capital is the big difference .

CARAVAN IN A SHED

Housed in an old abandoned factory district of Neukölln in the south of the city, this unusual accommodation was opened by a group of friends in Berlin . They have recovered and renovated a few caravans and wooden huts , which they planted in a shed of 200 m2. Inside each , a narrow space but comfortable furnished room , outside , a table and two chairs for breakfast (filed every morning ) with its neighbors. For those who are cooled by the idea of shared shower and toilet. A traditional hotel room with a few rooms with bathroom is also available. Note : the organic garden restaurant , homemade local products and suppliers.
Hütten Palast , Hobrechtstrasse 66. Tel. : +49 / (0) 30-37-30-58-06 . Caravan and cabin € 65 , double room 85 € . www.huettenpalast.de


If the Moon were replaced with some of our planets


This is a visualization of what it might be like if the Moon was replaced with some of the other planets at the same distance as our moon


In order show:

Mars
Venus
Neptune
Uranus
Jupiter
Saturn

Mercury is intentionally left off as it isn't Much bigger than our Moon (and hence is boring)

Everything is correctly scaled. The Axial tilts are not particularly accurate.
the moon that flies in front of Saturn is Tethys. It is Tiny. but *very* close

Dione would be on a collision course, it's orbital distance from Saturn is Nearly identical to our Moon's orbit around Earth

Titan, which is Larger than our Moon, is outside the orbit of Dione

The separation of U.S. banks is delayed

The separation of U.S. banks is delayed

Volcker regulation limiting bank speculation the U.S. could be delayed . The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) think about it, in any case lead the Financial Times Monday, November 18 .
The law is named after a former president of the Central Bank, Paul Volcker, and must endorse the separation of proprietary trading (prop trading) other activities of banks, was supposed to come into force in July 2014. But this time may be shifted to July 2015.


The law to endorse separation of proprietary trading (prop trading ) in other bank activities could be shifted by one year to July 2015. | Stephen Amiaga / CC- BY- SA 2.0 .

Indeed, the enactment - separate application - continues to lag behind and is now announced for late 2014. The banks argue the difficulty of distinguishing proprietary trading and market making activities or hedging , they are indispensable, according to intervene in the financial markets .

Thus, the sums lost by JPMorgan in the case of so-called " London Whale " were part of a hedging activity , not proprietary trading , says the bank.


Google pays $ 17 million for Secure Users

Google pays $ 17 million for Secure Users

Google has agreed to pay $ 17 million to end lawsuits for monitoring users as part of a settlement agreement announced Monday with 38 U.S. states.
" Consumers should be able to know if there are other eyes browsing the Internet with them. By monitoring millions of people without their knowledge, Google has not only violated their privacy, but also their confidence ," commented Eric Schneiderman Minister of Justice of the State of New York, in the press release announcing the agreement.


Google was accused of placing small software on the computers of some users of Apple's browser, Safari. | AFP / SAM YEH

Google was accused of placing unauthorized small spyware on users computers Apple Safari browser , bypassing the settings that prohibit this type of monitoring .


Islamist group claims responsibility Tiananmen

Islamist group claims responsibility Tiananmen


An Islamist group , proclaiming Turkestan Islamic Party , claimed responsibility for the deadly attack occurred on October 28 on Tiananmen Square in Beijing , said the organization website , specializing in monitoring Islamist organizations on the Internet.
The group has posted an audio message eight minutes Uygur language of its leader, Abdullah Mansour, in which he explained that the attack was a " jihadist operation." He adds that it is the first step in a campaign against the Chinese authorities


Washington is worried about the rising tensions in the East China Sea

Washington is worried about the rising tensions in the East China Sea

The United States is " deeply worried" following the establishment of a China whose route includes the islands under Japanese control of " air defense identification zone" , said Saturday, Nov. 23 Secretary U.S. State John Kerry. The new area includes East China Sea archipelago Senkaku , controlled by Japan but claimed by Beijing.
Japan has strongly reacted to the announcement in Beijing warned against " an escalation " bilateral tensions around the archipelago , which would be "very dangerous" , according to a statement from the Japanese Ministry .


Crystal Pyramid Discovered In Bermuda Triangle 2012 HD


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The Bermuda Triangle: mysterious, unworldly, sometimes deadly. For decades intrepid researchers delved into the maze of mysteries hidden deep within this most enigmatic place on Earth.
Some speculate the bizarre time anomalies, disappearances and weird phenomena can be explained by natural occurences. Others are insistent that relics of an advanced, unknown culture left behind fantastic technology...great energy machines that literally warp spacetime and open portals to other realities.
Now American and French explorers have made a monumental discovery: a partially translucent, crystal-like pyramid rising from the Caribbean seabed— its origin, age and purpose completely unknown. Full Story Here: http://beforeitsnews.com/story/2301/0...
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The NGO Oxfam denounces an unbalanced partnership between Areva and Niger

The NGO Oxfam denounces an unbalanced partnership between Areva and Niger


The partnership between Areva and Niger , where the giant French nuclear extract almost 40 % of its uranium , is very unfavorable to poor African countries denounced the NGO Oxfam , while both parties renegotiate the contract between them . " In France , a three bulb is illuminated through the Niger uranium in Niger , nearly 90 % of the population has no access to electricity. " Says the Oxfam report " Areva in Niger to who benefits from the uranium? " , released Friday, Nov. 22 .
Between 1971 and 2010 , the latest year for which figures are available , Areva and his ancestors the Office of Atomic Energy and Cogema extracted 114,346 tons of uranium from Niger , Oxfam says , based on data from the World nuclear Association. But the Nigerian government should have touched on this period that CFAF 300 billion (approximately EUR 459 million ) , only 13% of the estimated 2,300 billion CFA francs (more than 3 total export value 5 billion euros) , Oxfam observes , based on a study of Dutch NGOs Somo .


The Nut Job Trailer #2 2014 Movie - Official [HD]

The Nut Job Trailer #2 2014 Movie - Official [HD]


The Nut Job trailer 2014 - Official movie trailer #2 in full HD 1080p - starring Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson, Katherine Heigl - directed by Peter Lepeniotis - an action-packed animated comedy in fictional Oakton that follows the travails of Surly, a mischievous squirrel, and his rat friend Buddy, who plan a nut store heist of outrageous proportions.

"The Nut Job" movie hits theaters on January 17, 2014.

Electronic monitoring of children is not a solution!

Electronic monitoring of children is not a solution!


Most young parents have experienced that feeling of panic when their child disappears from their sight , either behind the playground or behind a supermarket shelf ... Anne Eisenberg refers to the New York Times (@ nytimes ) . Fortunately, electronic monitoring technologies are there to reassure us. As is the case of monitoring bracelet Filip that is attached to the wrist of children and allows voice calls from one to five persons authorized by parents . The watch also has a red button that the child can operate when it is lost and then calls all authorized persons. But this is not the only solution. There Trax , a simple GPS that alerts you when your child or pet leaves the area where you allowed to flow by defining a single space on a map. In the United States , AT & T sells the FamilyMap , an application that allows you to draw phones each member of the family and generate alerts based on their location ... And there are other reports Liz Gannes of AllThingsD (@ AllThingsD ) as Life360 which has some 52 million users ( although not all use it to practice geosurveillance their relatives) .


Air Paris: pollution highlighted in an accelerated video



November 14, 2013, France Nature Environnement http://www.fne.asso.fr/ installs a cube of white cloth on a Parisian roof. Using a stencil, the adhesive was applied to one side. Day after day, pollutants settle there. Four days later, our message: our air became unbreathable. Yet there are solutions. State elected officials, citizens and businesses: everyone can mobilize. Demand clean air. Act with us. Join us on rendezmoimonair.org.

This action is carried out in the framework of the European campaign Soot free for the Climate http://sootfreecities.eu/ and in collaboration with the Association Breathe http://www.respire-asso.org/

Concept and realization of the operation: Agency Albert Gamote - http://www.albert-gamote.com
Editing: Guillaume de Lescazes - http://www.gdelescazes.free.fr/
Music: Mathilde Ferry - https://www.facebook.com/pages/THILDA ...

SeaWorld Calls 'Blackfish' Documentary 'Inaccurate, Misleading'

SeaWorld denounced "Blackfish," a documentary that examines how the Orlando marine park's giant orca came to kill his trainer in 2010, calling the film "inaccurate and misleading."


SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau and Tilikum, a killer whale, delighted audiences when they performed together, but their human-and-animal interaction ended on Feb. 24, 2010, when the orca pulled Brancheau into his tank and killed her.

Watch the full story on "Nightline" Friday, July 19 at 12:35 a.m. ET.

A main focus of "Blackfish" is answering the questions that have persisted for the past three years about what led the 12,000-pound, 22-foot killer whale to behave in such a way, killing Brancheau, a woman who was remembered as one of the most gifted trainers at the Orlando, Fla., theme park. It also raises questions about whether killer whales should be kept in captivity.

" Blackfish " lifts the veil on the lives of orcas in captivity



" Blackfish " lifts the veil on the lives of orcas in captivity

When Dawn Brancheau died , February 24, 2010 , after being attacked by orca star of SeaWorld , animal water park reference to the United States , the tragedy ignited news channels continuously. Nearly four years later , the output of Blackfish , a documentary that investigates the death of careful , in turn triggers a torrent of reactions , both in the media and the public side .
Seaworld is an institution. The Group owns eleven parks in the United States , two major San Diego ( California ) and Orlando ( Florida ) . They are the equivalent of our Disneyland Paris : this is where all parents take their children at least once . The company, publicly traded since April , records more than 10 million admissions per year, € 60 per ticket on average.

NOAH'S ARK FOUND in 2010 on Mount Ararat?


A group of explorers from Hong Kong and Turkey believe they've made a discovery of Biblical proportions. The group say they have found the remnants of Noah's Ark, resting at 13,000 feet atop Mount Ararat. Previous ARK expeditions in decades past have also found evidence that suggested Noah's Ark may have come to rest on Ararat. However, until now, video evidence has been scant. Radio carbon dating, the researchers say, indicates this find is 4,800 years old. If true, THIS is the most significant historical discovery in human history. It will be very telling to see how this story plays out in the main stream media.

A climate agreement adopted in Warsaw

A climate agreement adopted in Warsaw


Warsaw Special Envoy .

195 countries in the UN Convention on climate meeting since November 11 in Warsaw finally reached an agreement late Saturday afternoon, more than twenty- four hours after the official closing .
The negotiations were extremely hard to find a balance between the demands of developing countries whose priority was to industrialized countries meet the commitments made ​​in 2009 in Copenhagen, and the need to move forward with a sheet road until December 2015 , when a global binding agreement for the first time all countries must be signed . It will enter into force in 2020.