http://www.electrolux.se/Innovation/Campaigns/Vac-from-the-sea/
In some words: is Spain becoming VEGETARIAN ? This is one of the worst law voted in an European country during the past 50 years.
Big shame on -hipocrisia- Spain.
Foto: Parlament de Catalunya (Xavier Prat)
El Parlament ha aprovat aquest matí la llei que prohibeix les curses de toros a Catalunya a partir del gener del 2012, resultat d’una iniciativa legislativa popular (ILP) presentada per la Plataforma Prou amb el suport de 180.000 signatures.
La llei ha superat la votació amb 68 vots a favor (32 de CiU, 3 del PSC-CpC, els 21 d’ERC i els 12 ICV-EUiA), 55 vots en contra (7 de CiU, 31 del PSC-CpC, els 14 del PPC i els 3 del grup mixt) i 9 abstencions (6 de CiU i 3 del PSC-CpC).
Amb l’aprovació, es modifica l’article 6 del text refós de la llei de protecció dels animals, aprovat pel decret legislatiu 2/2008 perquè es prohibeixin “les curses de toros i els espectacles amb toros que incloguin la mort de l’animal i l’aplicació de les sorts de la pica, de les banderilles i de l’estoc”. Una prohibició de la qual queden excloses les festes amb bous sense mort de l’animal, els correbous.
El debat ha començat amb la intervenció d’Anna Mulà, membre de la plataforma promotora de la ILP, que ha defensat la iniciativa. “Nosaltres hem acabat la feina i els transferim la responsabilitat a vostès, que poden decidir si Catalunya vol continuar fent espectacle de la mort o prefereixen que l’ètica, la compassió i la raó acabin triomfant”, ha dit. A continuació han intervingut els grups parlamentaris. Han pujat a la tribuna d’oradors els diputats Josep Rull (CiU), David Pérez (PSC-CpC), Joan Puigcercós (ERC), Rafael Luna (PPC), Francesc Pané (ICV-EUiA) i Albert Rivera (grup mixt).
Des de la tribuna d’oradors han seguit el debat membres de la Plataforma Prou, i també de col·lectius pro taurins, entre els quals el torero Serafín Marín.
Aquesta és la quarta ILP que s’aprova al Parlament des que des de l’any 1995 se’n poden presentar. La primera a prosperar va ser la de suport a les seleccions esportives catalanes, l’any 1999, i les següents van ser la llei reguladora de la incineració de residus i la de creació de llars d’infants de qualitat, el 2004.
Modificació de la llei del Consell de Garanties Estatutàries
El ple d’aquest matí també ha aprovat, per unanimitat, la proposició de llei per modificar la llei del Consell de Garanties Estatuàries.
La proposició, presentada pel PPC, afegeix un nou apartat a la normativa d’aquest ens perquè també pugui dictaminar sobre les iniciatives legislatives tramitades en lectura única.
En aquest punt han intervingut Lídia Santos (PSC-CpC) i Jordi Montanya (PPC).
El ple també ha debatut la memòria de la comissió de peticions i ha substanciat una interpel·lació del PPC al conseller Antoni Castells sobre les mesures per lluitar contra la crisi econòmica. Convergència i Unió ha retirat les tres interpel·lacions que preveia substanciar en aquesta sessió.
“A new study suggests that people with depression are significantly more likely to develop dementia later in life.”
Depression may be associated with an increased risk for dementia, although results from population-based samples have been inconsistent. We examined the association between depressive symptoms and incident dementia over a 17-year follow-up period. (…)
http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/abstract/75/1/35
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/health/research/20risk.html
“On Twitter, no one knows you’re a car.”
The software behind AJ was an app called the “Auto”matic Blog.
Full article: http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/social-networking-for-cars/
“Should France and Iran tell their citizens how to dress? What does such legislation say about French and Iranian values? Are the policies oppressive or true to the ideals of the states? What do the fashion police say?” (…)
ByElizabeth Tenety | July 13, 2010; 2:59 PM ET
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/undergod/2010/07/french_veil_ban_iranian_mullets_faith_and_the_fashion_police.html
Mulling Over The Mullet
An Essay on Tonsorial Taste by the Editors of Grand Royal
http://www.fortunecity.co.uk/southbank/pottery/3/mulling1.html
In the two months since the Deepwater Horizon explosion, millions of litres of oil have gushed out of BP’s well into the water each day, slowly encroaching on the coastline.
A menace to the fragile marshlands, the drilling disaster is also threatening a whole way of life for fishing communities in Louisiana – still struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina five years ago.
But this is not all new: Big Oil has a long history in this part of the world.
Fault Lines’ Avi Lewis travels to the drill zone, and learns about the erosion in the wetlands from industry canals and pipelines, the health problems blamed on contaminated air and water from petrochemical refineries.
On the Gulf Coast, it has long been widely accepted that the fishing and oil industries can co-exist. In the wake of the Deepwater disaster, the more destructive (and more lucrative) industry may be the last one standing.
http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/faultlines/2010/06/201061682426990347.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/jun/19/naomi-klein-gulf-oil-spill
http://www.restorethegulf.gov
via AB on FB
PARIS — In the World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands, the referee, Howard Webb, handed out a record 14 yellow cards. Nonetheless, the game turned nasty, as the players apparently concluded that Mr. Webb was all bark and no bite.
Is something similar happening in the French government’s high-profile battle against digital piracy of music, movies and other media content?
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/19/technology/internet/19iht-CACHE.html
MUI: If you’re praying toward the west, you’re doing it wrong.
The country’s highest Islamic authority is refusing to take the blame for issuing an incorrect edict in March, which stipulated that worshipers had to face westward in order to be praying toward Mecca.
The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) announced on Wednesday that Mecca was actually to the northwest of Indonesia, and not to the west as it said earlier.
“Just because we revised our edict doesn’t make the previous ruling completely wrong,” MUI councilor Umar Shihab told the Jakarta Globe.
“We’re just fine-tuning it to make it more precise.”
“It’s not a big problem, as not all Indonesian mosques are incorrectly oriented,” he added.
“Many have pointed toward the wrong direction for years.”
Mecca is located on the 21st parallel north, while the northernmost point of Indonesia is on the 5th parallel, Umar said.
He called on local worshipers not to be too concerned about the change, saying their previous prayers would “still be valid”. He also made assurances that mosques would not have to be renovated to reflect the change.
Intentionally praying in the wrong direction is considered a sin in Islam, while unintentional mistakes are not.
“There’s no need to change the building structure,” he said, adding the MUI would officially inform mosque managers through an edict.
“Just make a minor adjustment by rotating the prayer mats slightly,” he said.
KH Said Aqil Siradj, the chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama, the country’s biggest Islamic organization, said the MUI’s edict in March was a regrettably poor decision by the body.
“They shouldn’t have rushed to such an important decision,” he said. “Anything concerning public law should be made after a long contemplation.
“It’s good that the MUI realized their mistake and took steps to rectify it, but let this be a lesson to them not to churn out edicts in such haste.”
Said added that top NU scholars would meet in the near future to discuss the issue.
In January, Islamic scholar Mutoha Arkanuddin claimed that anything between 50 and 80 percent of the country’s mosques and graves were not properly oriented toward Mecca, drawing the ire of conservative clerics. (dar)
“Their prayers will still be heard by Allah” said to REUTERS the head of the MUI, Cholil Ridwan
http://www.nu.or.id/page.php?lang=en&menu=news_view&news_id=2383
Direction of Mecca wrong at 20 percent of Indonesia’s mosques: ministry
http://www.nu.or.id/page.php?lang=en&menu=news_view&news_id=2102
THE LONDON DUNGEON’S ADVERTISING DEEMED
TOO DISTRESSING FOR THE CAPITAL
13th July 2010 – Leading scare attraction, The London Dungeon is confounded by the ASA’s decision to pull an interactive London Underground ad campaign for its latest attraction because it is deemed too scary for the public.
Promoting the attraction’s newest feature, which tells the gruesome story of Bloody Mary Tudor, the campaign at the centre of the furore showed a sequence of moving images which turned Henry VIII’s notorious daughter from a stately medieval Queen to terrifyingly ghoulish Queen. The Advertising Standards Association (ASA) ruled the ad was in breach of CAP Code clause 9.1 and could cause fear and distress.
“We’re in the business of scaring with a historical twist and we pride ourselves on advertising that is provocative and edgy” General Manager Nicola Ratcliffe commented: “However we are amazed by the ASA’s decision. Indeed, we worked closely with all the necessary bodies to ensure our Bloody Mary advertising met all the required criteria. Undoubtedly the sight of a regal monarch morphing into a monstrous figure is an arresting one and was intended to grab attention. However, we are totally confounded by this decision. It seems a total over reaction to a tiny number of complaints and can certainly not be representative of a consensus of opinion.”
The ASA’s decision was in response to just four complaints but the Dungeon’s appeal against the decision was overruled.
A similar complaint from the National Blood Donation Service about a previous campaign, was lodged last year, but was successfully defended and rejected.
http://www.the-dungeons.co.uk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6TS1aZ2tIw
A recreation of the 2010 World Cup final, in which Spain kept all their pieces together despite dirty play from the Dutch…
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/video/2010/jul/13/world-cup-2010-final
Je ne vais pas dire grand chose, c’est déjà dit dans un article très simple publié il a quelques mois (aussi un commentaire anonyme laissé sur liberation.fr était pas mal non plus), je pense juste que cela serait de bonne augure que le gouvernement Suisse après son “amnistie” sur le cas Polanski le considère comme persona non grata, rien de plus, mais allez comprendre son compte en banque et l’ambassadeur qu’il représente pour certains fortunés…ensuite le fait que le Courrier International relève l’article du journal Le Temps me laisse perplexe car il va en direct contradiction sur sa ligne éditoriale avec cet article, on peu constater et consulter divers avis, dont le mien, sur le post du CI sur facebook. Enfin en quelques mots et pour conclure, si on est riche, celèbre et…on fait ce qu’on veut, ou on veut, comme on veut, on peut librement se foutre totalement de la gueule du monde, c’est juste du réalisme (?) à propos d’un réalisateur de film célèbre (sans étiquette, bien sur) et d’un viol sur mineure qui reste impuni, rien de plus.
Voici une brève revue de presse et quelque extraits assez éloquents sur cette mascarade judiciaire, diplomatique, culturelle, internationale…
Repris par CI, sans commentaires, lire plus haut.
“La ministre de la Justice refuse de livrer l’artiste à la justice américaine. Pour des raisons de procédure, mais aussi parce que la bonne foi s’y oppose, le cinéaste ayant été accueilli régulièrement en Suisse sans y être inquiété“
http://www.letemps.ch/Page/Uuid/9496eeae-8df5-11df-b63e-ca915223c725/Pourquoi_la_Suisse_nextrade_pas_Polanski
For Roman Polanski, the long, unspeakable nightmare of being confined to his three-story chalet in Gstaad, the luxury resort in the Swiss Alps, is finally over. The fugitive director is free once again to stroll into town, have a nice meal, maybe do a little shopping at the local Cartier, Hermes or Louis Vuitton boutiques.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/12/AR2010071203021.html
Revue de presse (neutre comme la Suisse):
On reprend les paroles de l’avocat, mais on mets en évidence l’aspect “fugitif” tout en indiquant volontier ou ne pas aller…:
Roman Polanski est libre mais il n’est pas blanchi. Il peut être à nouveau arrêté et extradé : le mandat d’arrêt international lancé à son encontre par Interpol à la demande des Etats-Unis en 2005 court toujours. Seuls les Américains peuvent en demander le retrait. “S’il se rend en Allemagne, en Angleterre ou dans n’importe quel pays lié avec les Etats-Unis par une convention d’extradition, il prend le risque d’être arrêté”, explique Me Bernard Schaming, avocat au barreau de Paris. Une convention d’extradition est en effet un accord entre un ou plusieurs pays engageant les signataires à appliquer les mandats d’arrêts internationaux. “Il reste, quelque part, un fugitif”, résume l’avocat.
http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2010/07/13/polanski-reste-quelque-part-un-fugitif_1387518_3224.html
Le Baron nous raconte ses balivernes et le “finalement” sonne comme un “ouf ! notre ami est sauf”…:
Justice . Les autorités suisses ont finalement refusé l’extradition du cinéaste franco-polonais vers les Etats-Unis, mettant fin à son assignation à résidence dans son chalet de Gstaad.
http://www.liberation.fr/culture/0101646718-polanski-sort-du-cul-de-sac
Haaretz appuye assez -étrangement- bien sur le “where he will not be arrested”, est-ce un conseil direct à l’interessé…:
“He is a free man since 11:30 today,” she told a news conference in Switzerland’s capital Berne. “He can go to France or to Poland, anywhere where he will not be arrested.”
http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/switzerland-decides-not-to-extradite-roman-polanski-to-u-s-1.301529
Enfin les lignes éditoriales sont assez complaisantes en Europe, et je ne prendrais pas en considération le NYT que je vous laisse déguster et pour finir en beauté les perles des “grands de ce monde franco-français”, en l’occurence le seul pays ou les acteurs de la culture n’ont pas froid aux yeux de défendre un pédophile fugitif, et VIVE LA FRANCE ! (mais c’est pas l’Italie le paradis des pédophiles protégés par l’immunité du Vatican ?)
- Bernard Kouchner, said he was “delighted”
- BHL (pour les intimes): Victoire de la raison, dit-il. Victoire de l’esprit de résistance, de la ténacité.
- Le ministre de la Culture, Frédéric Mitterrand: Voici venu le temps de l’apaisement. Le passé douloureux, la riche personnalité, l’oeuvre unanimement admirée de Roman Polanski retrouvent toute leur place
Le tout pour finir en image, imprimez, diffusez, partagez !!!
http://www.interpol.int/public/data/wanted/notices/data/2005/95/2005_47995.asp
Sure, we all drive a 305-horsepower V-6 Mustang this way to achieved 48.5 miles per gallon !!!
“To reduce load, tires have to be inflated to the maximum to reduce rolling resistance, and turns have to be taken wide to avoid scrubbing. To avoid throttle movement, the driver has to lock his foot in position and avoid stopping or slowing as much as possible.”
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/performance-at-the-pump-goes-extreme/
Swedish Radio reported on 23 June that home furnishings retail giant IKEA in Israel discriminately ships to Israel’s illegal settlements but not Palestinian cities in the occupied West Bank.
Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 5 July 2010
“IKEA violates UN code of conduct”
The Swedish professor of international law, Mr Ove Bring claims that the Swedish international furniture giant IKEA discriminate against Palestinians since they deliver furniture to Israeli settlers on the West Bank but not to Palestinians. IKEA claims this is because of local rules and that local transport companies are doing the deliveries.
http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/about_IKEA/pdf/SCGlobal_IWAYSTDVers4.pdf
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The White House and Congress are putting pressure on the U.S. Army to pay closer attention to whom it works with in Afghanistan, amid concerns that the Pentagon’s sub-contractors in the country may be enriching local potentates and indirectly helping to finance the Taliban. These considerations conflict with the army’s wish not to tamper with its functioning supply chain, as they conflict with the vested interests established during the presidency of George W Bush.(…)
Big strategy founders on corruption and tribalism
Hearts, minds and the same old warlords
Go up close to what’s happening in Afghanistan – for example, in the city of Kandahar – and you find crime, corruption, tribal conflict and ordinary people powerless to resist the armed might of the militias. No happy ending is in sight
http://mondediplo.com/2010/07/04afghanistan
Everyone wants to be like Steve Jobs and his powerhouse company. It’s not as easy as it looks. (…)
via jezebel.com
That guy over there — the one perusing the produce at Safeway — looks familiar. A friend of a friend? An old classmate? Wait: Have we been on a date? (…)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/10/AR2010061005776.html
ALBANY — For the second time in a year, New York legislators are considering changing the name of one of the only state agencies in the country with “retardation” still in its title. (…)
I used to, but not anymore, Telecom Italia and Vodafone (Italy) serves you a nice Huawei modem for Internet services via EDGE or GPRS, cheap, working…but what about the technology inside…?
Fondé en 1988 par Ren Zhengfei, un ancien ingénieur télécoms au sein de l’Armée populaire de libération (APL), Huawei Technologies est généralement considéré comme proche des services de sécurité de Pékin. Ce soupçon gêne le développement du groupe, qui a réalisé un chiffre d’affaires de 23 milliards $ en 2008. (…)
Les liens de Huawei Technologies avec les services de renseignement chinois empêchent le groupe de se développer à l’international. (…)
“It recently came to my attention that my life would be easier and less stressful if I carried a cucumber with me everywhere I go.”
What’s to say more…check this funny post on divinecaroline.com
Google is bowing to the demands of three European governments and says it will begin surrendering the data it improperly collected over unsecured wireless networks. (…)
President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov tells of his invitation to an alien spaceship.
A Russian MP has asked President Dmitry Medvedev to investigate claims by a regional president that he has met aliens on board a spaceship.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8662822.stm
http://spectregroup.wordpress.com/2010/06/04/no-seriously/
