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Recul surprise des prix à la consommation aux Etats-Unis

2011-11-18T10:46:16+01:00

Les prix à la consommation aux Etats-Unis ont diminué contre toute attente en octobre, pour la première fois en quatre mois, à la faveur d'une baisse des prix de l'essence et des transports, montrent les statistiques publiées mercredi par le département du Travail. L'indice de l'inflation de base ("core"), qui exclut l'alimentation et l'énergie et est particulièrement suivi par la Réserve fédérale américaine, a toutefois augmenté de 0,1% en octobre (consensus: +0,1%) comme le mois précédent. En données CVS, les prix de détail dans leur ensemble ont reculé de 0,1% le mois dernier, après avoir progressé de 0,3% en septembre. Toutes les informations sont fournies "en l'état" pour information seulement, et ne sont pas destinées à servir pour des transactions ni des conseils. Source: http://fr.finance.yahoo.com/actualites/Recul-surprise-prix-%C3%A0-reuters_molt-3614933009.html?x=0

La console Vita de Sony arrivera en février aux États-Unis

2011-11-18T08:39:26+01:00

Le groupe japonais d'électronique Sony a annoncé mardi soir que sa prochaine console de jeu portable Vita sortirait le 22 février aux États-Unis et en Amérique latine, un peu plus de deux mois après sa sortie au Japon. «La PlayStation Vita donnera une nouvelle définition du jeu, et brouillera la distinction entre le divertissement et la réalité», a déclaré le responsable de Sony Computer Entertainment aux États-Unis, Jack Tretton, lors de la conférence Web 2.0 à San Francisco. Sony s'est dit obligé d'étaler les lancements selon les pays pour être en mesure de proposer un nombre suffisant de jeux dans chaque marché, instruit par l'exemple de son concurrent Nintendo dont la console 3DS a souffert du manque de jeux adaptés lors du lancement au printemps. L'appareil, qui s'inscrit dans la lignée des modèles PSP (PlayStation Portable) écoulés à quelque 71,4 millions d'exemplaires dans le monde, est enrichi de plusieurs atouts techniques, dont une caméra, un capteur GPS (version 3G) ainsi qu'un écran et un dos tactiles. Source: http://technaute.cyberpresse.ca/jeux-video/201110/19/01-4458682-la-console-vita-de-sony-arrivera-en-fevrier-aux-etats-unis.php

Art · Des oeuvres de Lemieux et Riopelle mises aux enchères

2011-11-18T08:09:23+01:00

Des oeuvres des peintres québécois Jean-Paul Lemieux et Jean-Paul Riopelle seront vendues aux enchères le 24 novembre, à Toronto, par la Maison Heffel.Quelque 179 lots seront proposés aux collectionneurs. La Maison Heffel espère tirer entre 8 et 12 millions $ de cette opération, ce qui devrait en faire l'une des dix ventes aux enchères les plus élevées dans l'histoire de l'art au Canada.L'oeuvre « Nineteen Ten Remembered », de Jean-Paul Lemieux, y sera mise en vente. On entend tirer entre 900 000 $ et 1,2 million $, cette fois-ci, pour sa « Grande fête ».D'autres œuvres seront vendues, notamment de la Collection de François Dupré, ancien propriétaire français du Ritz-Carlton de Montréal. Suzor-Côté.Histoire de mousser la vente aux enchères d'automne de la Maison Heffel, des œuvres seront exposées un peu partout au Canada, notamment à Montréal, du 10 au 12 novembre, à la Galerie Heffel de Montréal (1840 rue Sherbrooke Ouest). Source: http://tvanouvelles.ca/lcn/artsetspectacles/general/archives/2011/10/20111031-133546.html

Agritechnica 2011 - Technologie - L'Amapad, la console aux multiples facettes d'Amazone

2011-11-18T08:02:57+01:00

Ce boîtier est à la fois un terminal Isobus, regroupant les fonctions de vos outils Isobus, et une console haut de gamme pour l'agriculture de précision. Il est issu de la volonté pour Amazone d'avoir un terminal Isobus, ainsi qu'une console haut de gamme pour l'agriculture de précision. Citons l'exemple de celle appelée « WindControl », récompensée d'une médaille d'argent au palmarès de l'innovation au salon d'Hanovre, qui, couplée à une station météo, permet à l'épandeur à engrais de compenser les effets du vent et de conserver l'homogénéité de la nappe d'épandage. Le 18/11/2010 06:52:00 Une technique en devenir Le 30/03/2011 10:55:00 Des réalisations concrètes en agriculture de précision Le 08/03/2011 08:21:00 Source: http://www.web-agri.fr/machinisme-batiment/traitement-epandage/article/l-amapad-la-console-aux-multiples-facettes-d-amazone-1160-75851.html

Des oeuvres de Lemieux et Riopelle mises aux enchères

2011-11-18T07:56:30+01:00

MONTRÉAL – Des œuvres des peintres québécois Jean-Paul Lemieux et Jean-Paul Riopelle seront vendues aux enchères le 24 novembre, à Toronto, par la Maison Heffel. La Maison Heffel espère tirer entre 8 et 12 millions $ de cette opération, ce qui devrait en faire l'une des 10 ventes aux enchères les plus élevées dans l'histoire de l'art au Canada. C'est une toile de ce dernier, Il était une fois en ville, qui détient toujours le record du plus important prix de vente d'une œuvre réalisée dans l'après-guerre, soit 1 667 500 $ (2006). Histoire de mousser la vente aux enchères d'automne de la Maison Heffel, des œuvres seront exposées un peu partout au Canada, notamment à Montréal, du 10 au 12 novembre, à la Galerie Heffel de Montréal (1840 rue Sherbrooke Ouest). Source: http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/arts-scene/nouvelles/2011/10/31/18904671-qmi.html

Les tablettes plaisent aux Français

2011-11-18T07:47:56+01:00

estime représenter les trois quarts des ventes de tablettes dans le monde, même si ses parts de marché déclinent lentement avec le développement de produits concurrents sous Android. Au final, les ventes de PC s'en ressentent, touchées à la fois par la concurrence des tablettes et le fort taux d'équipement des ménages. On s'américanise on finance sans le savoir des multinationales américaines ou japonaises a cout de plusieurs milliards de dollards ( regardez facebook, google, samsung sony, et autres moteurs de recherches) Nicolas Sarkozy inaugurera, vendredi, les quatrièmes rencontres internationales de la culture, de l'économie et des médias sur le thème «Investir la culture». Source: http://www.lefigaro.fr/medias/2011/11/03/04002-20111103ARTFIG00745-les-tablettes-l-emportent-aupres-des-francais.php

Monti et ses spécialistes aux commandes

2011-11-18T07:20:02+01:00

Cette équipe restreinte qui devra restaurer la crédibilité de l'Italie, plombée par une énorme dette de près de 1900 milliards d'euros, et redonner confiance au pays, tout en lui administrant d'amères potions, va être rejointe dans les prochains jours par des vice-ministres qui ne seront pas davantage issus des partis politiques, bien que Mario Monti en ait émis le souhait pour mieux les amarrer à son gouvernement. Jeudi Mario Monti sollicitera pour son gouvernement la confiance du Sénat et demain celle de la Chambre des députés où il dispose d'une majorité de 400 députés sur 630 puisque seule La Ligue du Nord, principal allié de Berlusconi, a choisi l'opposition. Mais celui que l'on surnomme aussi «le cardinal» peut compter sur l'appui non négligeable du président de la République, Giorgio Napolitano, personnage clef de cette transition et de toute l'équipe du Quirinal, qui n'ignore rien des subtilités du jeu politique, à la différence de ce nouveau gouvernement d'experts. Il faudra des hommes politiques convaincus, beaucoup de bon sens et il aurait été astucieux d'intégrer des hommes du peuple (de la base) qui puisse faire part des réactions éventuelles de la population qui va se serrer la ceinture ... Source: http://feeds.lefigaro.fr/c/32266/f/438192/s/1a281b29/l/0L0Slefigaro0Bfr0Cinternational0C20A110C110C160C0A10A0A30E20A111116ARTFIG0A0A6480Een0Eitalie0Emario0Emonti0Eet0Eses0Especialistes0Eaux0Ecommandes0Bphp/story01.htm

Programme fédéral d'aide aux entreprises: des millions détournés

2011-11-18T07:09:19+01:00

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Tous aux urnes !

2011-11-14T09:14:44+01:00

Aux Etats-Unis, le réseautage séduit massivement les adultes

2011-08-30T05:40:57+02:00

Quoiqu'il en soit, et selon le , 65 % des adultes aux Etats-Unis se déclarent désormais membre d'une plate-forme communautaire, qu'il s'agisse de Facebook, de MySpace ou encore de LinkedIn.

Mais la principale croissance vient de la tranche d'âge des adultes de plus de trente ans.

Les dits seniors se connectent aussi de plus en plus à ces outils : plus de la moitié des 50-64 ans fréquente ces sites, ainsi qu'un tiers de plus de 65 ans.

Et en règle générale, seules la consultation de mails (61 % des utilisateur se rendent quotidiennement sur leur compte) et la recherche sur moteur (59 %) prennent plus de temps.

Source:
http://www.atelier.net/articles/aux-etats-unis-reseautage-seduit-massivement-adultes

TomTom connecte ses GPS à Twitter et aux recommandations sociales

2011-08-29T21:26:37+02:00

En plus de l'accès aux services « HD Traffic », « Map Share » et d'avertisseur de radars zones dangereuses, l'un des attraits de la connectivité cellulaire des GPS TomTom était déjà la recherche Google, qui permettait d'être guidé vers un lieu dont on ne connaissait pas l'adresse.

Les automobilistes pourront ainsi chercher un restaurant, un hôtel, un spa ou une salle de cinéma, comparer les tarifs et les disponibilités des hôtels sur Expedia, et consulter (mais pas déposer) les avis d'internautes pour toutes les catégories sur TripAdvisor ou Yelp.

Et quelque soit la destination, l'automobiliste peut la tweeter accompagnée de l'heure d'arrivée prévue, avec la précision que revendique TomTom au moyen de « HD Traffic » et d'« IQ Routes ».

Ces nouveaux services seront lancés d'ici la fin de l'année en Allemagne, en Nouvelle-Zélande et aux États-Unis, au travers d'une mise à jour logicielle des GPS connectés existants.

Source:
http://www.clubic.com/gps/actualite-443226-tomtom-connecte-gps-twitter-recommandations-sociales.html

L'audience des sites Web aux Etats-Unis en juin 2011

2011-08-29T17:54:34+02:00

croissance microcozm fotolia 195En se basant sur les chiffres de Compete, le Journal du Net a établi la liste des 50 sites qui font le plus d'audience aux Etats-Unis en juin 2011.

Entre les mois de mai et de juin 2011, c'est le site d'achat groupé de coupons Groupon qui enregistre la plus forte croissance d'audience aux Etats-Unis (+15,6 %), devant Yellowpages.com (+11,4 %) et Twitter (+10 %).

Sur un mois, c'est la ferme de contenus Answers.com qui enregistre la plus forte chute (-22,6 %), vraisemblablement pénalisée par le nouvel algorithme de Google, Panda.

Le principal site de Demand Media, autre acteur du secteur, a cependant gagné près de 30 % de visiteurs uniques supplémentaires sur un an.

Source:
http://www.journaldunet.com/ebusiness/le-net/audience-internet-etats-unis-juin-2011.shtml

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2011-08-07T18:22:00+02:00

Tartes groupées !

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Les Bourses européennes en net recul après l'emploi aux USA

2011-07-08T21:10:20+02:00

- Reuters Liste des valeurs du jour, vendredi, à la Bourse de Paris où le CAC 40 a terminé en baisse de 1,67% à 3.913,55 points à la suite de chiffres de l'emploi en juin aux Etats-Unis jugés très décevants.

Les actions que vous consultez en faisant une recherche de symbole dans la boîte "Accéder aux cours" (en haut de page) sont automatiquement rassemblées dans ce cadre.

Les décalages sont de 15 min pour le NASDAQ, le NYSE et l'Amex.

Toutes les informations sont fournies "en l'état" pour information seulement, et ne sont pas destinées à servir pour des transactions ni des conseils.

Source:
http://fr.finance.yahoo.com/actualites/Les-Bourses-europ%25C3%25A9ennes-net-reuters_molt-4165532248.html%3fx=0

Les Etats de l'UE aideront les banques recalées aux stress-tests

2011-07-08T21:08:56+02:00

- Reuters Liste des valeurs du jour, vendredi, à la Bourse de Paris où le CAC 40 a terminé en baisse de 1,67% à 3.913,55 points à la suite de chiffres de l'emploi en juin aux Etats-Unis jugés très décevants.

Les actions que vous consultez en faisant une recherche de symbole dans la boîte "Accéder aux cours" (en haut de page) sont automatiquement rassemblées dans ce cadre.

Les décalages sont de 15 min pour le NASDAQ, le NYSE et l'Amex.

Toutes les informations sont fournies "en l'état" pour information seulement, et ne sont pas destinées à servir pour des transactions ni des conseils.

Source:
http://fr.finance.yahoo.com/actualites/Les-Etats-UE-aideront-banques-reuters_molt-1071953515.html%3fx=0

Une chaîne YouTube pour rendre hommage aux journalistes morts en mission - tsr.ch - info - sciences-tech. - technologies

2011-07-08T16:39:32+02:00

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Le site internet YouTube (groupe Google) a lancé lundi une chaîne visant à rendre hommage aux journalistes morts en mission, en collaboration avec le musée de l'information Newseum de Washington."Les risques et les sacrifices que beaucoup ont subis pour nous fournir de l'information équilibrée sont remarquables", a souligné un responsable de l'information et de la politique de YouTube, Steve Grove, sur le blog de la société."Leurs histoires sont incroyables: plonger au milieu d'une bataille de rue sans autre arme qu'un appareil photo, parler de politique à la radio avant de se faire battre à mort à coups de barre de fer par un groupe de voyous sur le chemin du bureau", a-t-il ajouté.La page internet youtube.com/journalistsmemorial, de fait une sorte de chaîne de collection de vidéos, se veut une version numérique du mémorial annuel que le Newseum consacre aux journalistes morts dans l'année.

Source:
http://www.tsr.ch/info/sciences-tech/technologies/3146470-une-chaine-youtube-pour-rendre-hommage-aux-journalistes-morts-en-mission.html

YouTube lance une chaîne vidéo dédiée aux journalistes morts en reportage

2011-07-08T16:35:21+02:00

entre la Maison Blanche et le Capitole depuis juillet 2000, regroupe dans 14 galeries et 15 salles de projection les archives historiques du journalisme américain et mondial, avec notamment une galerie présentant 35.000 unes qui ont fait l'histoire depuis 500 ans.

Afin de rendre hommage aux journalistes tombés pendant un reportage sur le terrain, et interpeller sur les dangers du métier, Google s'associe avec le et vient de lancer une chaîne YouTube dédiée au sujet : , « un hommage aux journalistes qui sont morts à la poursuite de l'actualité ».

La chaîne, un peu macabre, propose une sélection de vidéos relatives à l'assassinat de journalistes dans l'exercice de leurs fonctions dans différents pays et situations.

Google rappelle que les temps sont durs pour le reportage de terrain : 77 journalistes sont morts en 2011, et plus de 2000 depuis un siècle et demi.

Source:
http://www.presse-citron.net/youtube-lance-une-chaine-video-dediee-aux-journalistes-morts-en-reportage

YouTube rend hommage aux journalistes morts en mission

2011-07-08T16:31:10+02:00

Le site internet YouTube a lancé lundi une chaîne visant à rendre hommage aux journalistes morts en mission, en collaboration avec le musée de l'information Newseum de Washington.

«Les risques et les sacrifices que beaucoup ont subis pour nous fournir de l'information équilibrée sont remarquables», a souligné un responsable de YouTube, Steve Grove, sur le blog de la société.

«Leurs histoires sont incroyables: plonger au milieu d'une bataille de rue sans autre arme qu'un appareil photo, parler de politique à la radio avant de se faire battre à mort à coups de barre de fer par un groupe de voyous sur le chemin du bureau», a-t-il ajouté.

La page internet , de fait une sorte de chaîne de collection de vidéos, se veut une version numérique du mémorial annuel que le Newseum consacre aux journalistes morts dans l'année.

Source:
http://technaute.cyberpresse.ca/nouvelles/internet/201105/16/01-4400030-youtube-rend-hommage-aux-journalistes-morts-en-mission.php

YouTube · Une chaîne pour rendre hommage aux journalistes morts en mission

2011-07-08T16:25:33+02:00

SAN FRANCISCO - Le site internet YouTube a lancé lundi une chaîne visant à rendre hommage aux journalistes morts en mission, en collaboration avec le musée de l'information Newseum de Washington.

«Les risques et les sacrifices que beaucoup ont subis pour nous fournir de l'information équilibrée sont remarquables», a souligné un responsable de YouTube, Steve Grove, sur le blog de la société.

«Leurs histoires sont incroyables: plonger au milieu d'une bataille de rue sans autre arme qu'un appareil photo, parler de politique à la radio avant de se faire battre à mort à coups de barre de fer par un groupe de voyous sur le chemin du bureau», a-t-il ajouté.

, de fait une sorte de chaîne de collection de vidéos, se veut une version numérique du mémorial annuel que le Newseum consacre aux journalistes morts dans l'année.

Source:
http://fr.canoe.ca/techno/internet/archives/2011/05/20110516-194829.html

Facebook ne s'ouvrira pas aux moins de 13 ans

2011-07-08T15:56:10+02:00

Facebook n'a pas l'intention dans l'immédiat d'ouvrir le plus important réseau social dans le monde aux enfants de moins de 13 ans, a dit mercredi son fondateur et directeur général Mark Zuckerberg, démentant ainsi des informations rapportées par certains médias.

«Nous ne sommes pas en train de travailler à la possibilité pour les personnes de moins de 13 ans de s'inscrire», a-t-il dit en réponse à une question sur ce sujet lors du Forum numérique e-G8 organisé à Paris.

Il a précisé que les déclarations qu'il a faites la semaine dernière lors d'une conférence sur l'éducation, lorsqu'il a estimé que les mesures de régulation rendaient compliquée la possibilité pour les enfants de se connecter à Facebook, avaient été sorties de leur contexte.

Compte-tenu de la complexité de la problématique de la protection des mineurs, cette question n'est pas une priorité pour le groupe, a expliqué le fondateur de Facebook, dont l'intervention au e-G8 était très attendue.

Source:
http://www.20minutes.fr/ledirect/730574/facebook-ouvrira-moins-13-ans

Facebook : Zuckerberg veut s'attaquer aux moins de 13 ans

2011-07-08T15:54:46+02:00

Jusqu'à présent, il est, selon les conditions d'utilisation de Facebook, strictement interdit aux enfants de moins de 13 ans de s'inscrire sur le réseau social.

Mais pour le plus jeune entrepreneur milliardaire de la planète Internet, Facebook serait un moyen d'accès à l'éducation privilégié.Actuellement, chaque jour et grâce à un outil capable de détecter les jeunes tricheurs, Facebook ferme 20.000 comptes soupçonnés d'appartenir à des enfants de moins de 13 ans.

Mais le réseau qui a dépassé les 500 millions d'utilisateurs il y a quelques mois serait heureux de pouvoir profiter de cette jeune cible avide de nouveautés et de plus en plus consommatrice.

Et Zuckerberg de poursuivre : « Ma philosophie est qu'en ce qui concerne l'éducation, il faut commencer très très jeune (&) À l'avenir, les logiciels et la technologie permettront aux élèves d'apprendre beaucoup de leurs camarades ».Pour l'heure, il assure ne pas avoir commencé à réfléchir concrètement à la manière dont ses applications pourraient être utilisées, « en raison des restrictions ».

Source:
http://www.francesoir.fr/actualite/societe/facebook-zuckerberg-veut-s-attaquer-aux-enfants-moins-13-ans-103830.html

Mark Zuckerberg exclut d'ouvrir Facebook aux moins de 13 ans

2011-07-08T15:51:59+02:00

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http://fr.finance.yahoo.com/actualites/Mark-Zuckerberg-exclut-ouvrir-reuters_molt-2225347245.html%3fx=0

Andrew Mason Groupon ”Groupon demande une période d'exclusivité aux commerces partenaires”

2011-07-08T11:53:57+02:00

mason photojdn 195A Paris pour l'eG8, le fondateur et PDG du site de coupons est revenu sur ses relations avec les marchands partenaires et sur la sortie prochaine de Groupon Now en France.

Ce qui rend amusante l'expérience d'achat sur Groupon, ce ne sont pas les réductions à valoir dans les grandes chaînes de magasins, mais bien le business local qui propose une activité à laquelle on n'avait pas forcément pensé.

Comment avez-vous vécu le "bad buzz" qui présentait Groupon comme une société s'enrichissant sur le dos de petits commerçants vulnérables, vous qui avez lancé Groupon comme une déclinaison de ThePoint.com, dont l'objet est de fédérer les gens autour de grandes causes sociales '

Il devient rapidement développeur informatique et développe Policy Tree, un outil de visualisation du débat public, avant de remporter une bourse de la Harris School of Public Policy de l'université de Chicago en 2006.

Source:
http://www.journaldunet.com/ebusiness/commerce/andrew-mason-andrew-mason-groupon.shtml

L'homme aux 25 000 films

2011-07-08T11:42:06+02:00

Mais on y trouve aussi, à plus petite échelle, des «vues» du Liban, du Maroc, de l'Algérie et de la Syrie.

Sabbagh n'est pas peu fier de dire qu'il possède les 6 longs métrages de la légendaire Oum Kalsoum, les 33 films du crooner libanais Farid El Atrache et une quinzaine de films avec Abdul Halim Hafez, 3 chanteurs populaires qui ont eu de belles carrières à l'écran.

Arrivé au Québec en 1979, le commerçant cinéphile a fondé le Centre vidéo arabe en 1984, pour répondre à la demande croissante d'une communauté arabe en pleine expansion, en raison de l'arrivée de nombreux Libanais qui fuyaient la guerre civile.

Mais avec l'arrivée de la télé par satellite et les règles de plus en plus prohibitives de la régie du cinéma, les affaires ont commencé à décliner.

Source:
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/dossiers/montreal-pluriel/201105/07/01-4397193-lhomme-aux-25-000-films.php

Astronaut Breaks US Spaceflight Record in Orbit

2011-05-29T10:09:15+02:00

NASA has a new spaceflight champion and his name is Mike Fincke.

Fincke, an astronaut flying on the shuttle Endeavour's final mission, broke NASA's all-time record for the most time spent in space by an American late Friday (May 27) when he passed the 377-day mark, and he is raising the bar higher with every additional minute he spends in orbit.

By the time Endeavour lands on June 1, Fincke will have spent 382 days in orbit on three space missions. []

NASA's previous record holder for theis the agency's chief astronaut Peggy Whitson, who spent 376 days, 17 hours and 22 minutes in orbit during two six-month missions to the International Space Station. Fincke, like Whitson, has also served two long-duration stints on the station and is now on this third trip: the 16-day mission of Endeavour's STS-134 flight.

"It's certainly an honor to get a chance to fly up in space, and especially for long periods of time," Fincke told reporters in interviews Thursday (May 26).

NASA's new space champ

Fincke, 44, is an Air Force colonel who joined NASA's astronaut ranks in 1996. His new cumulative spaceflight record is the equivalent of spending one year and 12 days zooming about 220 miles (354 kilometers) above the Earth at about 17,500 mph (28,164 kph). []

The all-time record for most time spent in space is still held by Russian cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, who accumulated about 804 days in space over the course of six spaceflights. Krikalev's record is equivalent to more than two years and two months orbiting in the cosmos.

Fincke, who hails from Emsworth, Penn., has served on two different International Space Station expedition crews, each time launching in a Russian-built Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. []

Fincke first launched to the station on April 2004 as part of the station's Expedition 9 crew. He spent six months on the orbiting outpost and performed four spacewalks before landing in Kazakhstan in October 2004.

Fincke returned to the space station during the Expedition 18 mission, which launched in October 2008. On that mission, Fincke served as station commander. He returned to Earth in April 2009 alongside two crewmates.

NASA's most prolific spaceflyer

Yet, with more than a year of spaceflight experience under his belt, the launch of Endeavour on its STS-134 mission was the first time Fincke rocketed into orbit aboard one of NASA's space shuttles. []

"I’ve been here at NASA for 14 years. I spent a year in space, but I’ve never launched on, or landed on, a space shuttle before, so it was with great surprise and pleasure that I got assigned to STS-134, commanded by Mark Kelly, and got a really great crew," Fincke said in a preflight interview.

Endeavour's mission is NASA's second-to-last shuttle flight before the 30-year-old program is shut down and the orbiter are retired to museums. Endeavour delivered a $2 billion particle physics experiment to the space station, among other supplies, on this flight.

A few days after Endeavour blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 16 to begin its final mission before being retired later this year along with the rest NASA's fleet, Fincke summed up the experience from the space station.

"It was worth the wait," he said in a video that aired during the day's highlights on NASA TV.

Still, Fincke expects that as human exploration and spaceflight continue into the future, these records stand to be broken, especially the missions that aim to push further out into the solar system.

"Any records that are happening now – even the greatest on the Russian side of 804 days – that's all going to be long forgotten when humans really start to explore the solar system, especially with some of the new vehicles that NASA is going to come up with," Fincke said. "Six months at a time seems to be what seems to be working now for the space station. Anything longer than that is going to be a little bit tougher, but I think we can live up here relatively indefinitely. A year mission is not out of the question aboard the space station. It would be a lot more interesting to spend a year going to Mars, however."

You can follow SPACE.com Staff Writer Denise Chow on Twitter . Visit SPACE.com for complete coverage ofor follow us and on .

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Facebook rejects ownership suit as a 'fraud'

2011-05-29T02:41:09+02:00

Facebook on Thursday dismissed as a "brazen and outrageous fraud" a lawsuit filed by a New York man who claims he is entitled to at least 50 percent of the wildly successful social network.

Paul Ceglia of Wellsville, New York, in a suit filed in June of last year, claimed that he signed a contract with Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg in April 2003 to design a website called "The Face Book" or "The Page Book."

Ceglia's lawyers have produced copies of emails and a contract purportedly signed by Zuckerberg, who was then a student at Harvard University.

Zuckerberg and Facebook, in 23-page response on Thursday to Ceglia's claims, denounced his suit as a "brazen and outrageous fraud on the court" based on a "doctored contract and fabricated evidence."

"The purported contract was signed in 2003, yet plaintiff waited until 2010 to file this action -- a seven-year delay during which plaintiff remained utterly silent while Facebook grew into one of the world?s best-known companies," they said. "Plaintiff has now come out of the woodwork seeking billions in damages."

"Plaintiff is an inveterate scam artist whose misconduct extends across decades and borders," they charged.

New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo accused Ceglia, the plaintiff, in 2009 of taking more than 200,000 dollars from customers of his wood fuel pellet company and then failing to deliver any products or refunds.

Facebook said Zuckerberg had met with Ceglia in the lobby of a Boston hotel in April 2003, responding to an online job about a site called StreetFax.com, which provided a photo database of traffic intersections for insurance adjusters.

"He entered into a written agreement with StreetFax pursuant to which he agreed to perform certain limited services solely in connection with the development of an inoperable and now defunct website known as StreetFax.com," Facebook said.

"At no time did Zuckerberg enter into any agreement, written or otherwise, with plaintiff or anyone affiliated with plaintiff concerning Facebook or any similar social networking service or website," Facebook said.

Facebook's origins have been the subject of two recent books and a hit Hollywood movie, "The Social Network."

A pair of Harvard classmates, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, have been involved in a long-running dispute with Zuckerberg over Facebook, claiming he stole their idea for the social network.

The twin brothers agreed to a $65 million settlement but have been seeking to have the case reexamined. A California court this month rejected their bid and the brothers have said they plan to appeal to the US Supreme Court.

Facebook, which launched in 2004, has become the world's most popular social network with more than 500 million members. Zuckerberg's net worth was recently estimated at 6.9 billion dollars by Forbes magazine.

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Email still 'crucial' for Google, Yahoo and Microsoft

2011-05-28T20:19:40+02:00

replaced by social networks, like ,and . But thats just not true. In fact, according to a new study by Swedish uptime monitoring service , email remains a massively important business for the providers of the worlds largest free email services: ,and .

Traffic counts by Alexa show that visitors to thesubdomain account for the second largest chunk of Googles web traffic 23.33 percent which follows only Google.com itself. The same goes for Microsoftssubdomain, which accounts for 39.12 percent of all traffic. For Yahoo, itssubdomain receives more traffic than any other subdomain owned and operated by the company.

In terms of actual numbers, Yahoo Mail has about 340 million users worldwide. Microsofts Hotmail has 450 million. Google does not reveal its exact number of total worldwide users, but estimates place it at somewhere between 200 million and Yahoos 340 million.

All of this translates into big business for these companies, which rely upon both advertising and user data for their money-making purposes.

Many predicted that Facebook would deliver the death blow to email last year with the launch of , the social network giants custom email service, which also incorporates Facebook messages and texts. That service, or some iteration of it, may eventually kill (other kinds of) email, or at least give it a bad beating. But the service is still rolling out to Facebooks nearly 600 million users, so it hasnt yet had a chance to really fight.

Its true that younger people dont use email the way adults do just ask anyone below legal drinking age email, and theyll look at you like a deer in headlights. But that doesnt mean much. Email is still extremely useful, especially for business purposes, which youngsters havent yet had a chance to experience. So, in short, email still wins, but the streak cant last forever. What will take its place, however, remains to be seen.

HCG Diet Skincare Launches HCG Diet Approved Oil Free Massage Oil

2011-05-28T18:29:27+02:00

s #1 selling product.The HCG Diet Skincare product line, for use before, during and after the HCG Diet, already includes .Like all of these products, the Oil Free Massage Oil contains no absorbable oils and is 100% HCG Diet compliant.

"The Oil Free Massage Oil has proven to be a fantastic addition to our collection of oil free skin care products.The consumer response to the line in general has been fantastic and the success of the Massage Oil has exceeded our expectations," says marketing specialist Paige Harper.

The addition of the Oil Free Massage Oil to the HCG Diet Skincare line further enhances the total-body transformation that is possible with the HCG Diet.Massage is known to help detox the body, which is an important element of the HCG Diet.And, before now, massage had to be avoided based on product interference with results.Dr. A.T.W. Simeons, developer of the HCG Diet, was eager to stress the importance of avoiding absorbable oils in his publication Pounds and Inches:"Most women find it hard to believe that fats, oils, creams and ointments applied to the skin are absorbed and interfere with weight reduction by HCG just as if they had been eaten. This almost incredible sensitivity to even such very minor increases in nutritional intake is a peculiar feature of the HCG method. For instance, we find that persons who habitually handle organic fats, such as workers in beauty parlors, masseurs, butchers, etc. never show what we consider a satisfactory loss of weight unless they can avoid fat coming into contact with their skin."It was based on this principle that the HCG Diet Skincare line was developed.And it is important for HCG Dieters, women and men alike, to realize the impact absorbable oils can have on their results when participating in the HCG Diet.

In addition to being oil free, the entire HCG Diet Skincare line is approved by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and is free from toxic paraben preservatives and synthetic fragrances, both of which have been linked to breast cancer.It is important for consumers to read product labels, not only for the purposes of the HCG Diet but for long-term, overall health, as well.This is especially true for products claiming to be organic, natural, botanical, etc. as they mislead the public. Many still contain harmful parabens and other toxic chemicals that should be avoided.Formulator Beth Golden, PhD, ND emphasizes that “When using Golden Essence HCG Diet Skincare, you can rest assured that each of the skin care products has been carefully formulated and crafted with the highest quality ingredients and natural anti-oxidants available on the market today which offers the HCG Dieter products that are actually good your skin!”

The HCG Diet Skincare product line can be used by men & women, before, during and after the HCG Dietand all products in the line are safe enough for use on children.

The Oil Free Massage Oil may be purchasedor as part of a .And, for a limited time, to get the full benefit of detox, receive a FREE* 5oz Oil Free Massage Oil with the purchase of the Spa Deluxe Collection, a $129 total value for $69.95 (enter code MASSAGE at checkout).

The entire HCG Diet Skincare line by Golden Essence® is available for purchase online atand in Medical clinics, Medi-spas, specialty salons, massage establishments, massage schools, retail specialty locations, health food stores and Chiropractors' offices offering the HCG Diet throughout Canada, the US, Trinidad and Puerto Rico. HCG Diet Skincare also offers an affiliate program and other online sales programs for those in the HCG Diet industry or for individuals looking to supplement their income through the well-known HCG Diet. Wholesale inquiries may also be directed through the site or by calling (727) 242-2964.

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Iranian dissident's 'This Is Not A Film' premieres at Cannes

2011-05-24T00:00:42+02:00

Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi's "This Is Not A Film" premiered at Cannes on Thursday after being smuggled out of the Islamic republic where the dissident has been sentenced to six years in jail.

The film, "In Film Nist" in Farsi and screening out of competition, depicts a day in Panahi's life as he waits to hear the appeal's verdict on his jail sentence, as well as a 20-year film-making ban and a travel ban.

An Iranian court in December handed Panahi, 50, the sentence after he was convicted of "propaganda against the system" for making a film about unrest after the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June 2009.

Fellow Iranian Mohammad Rasoulof, whose "Be Omid e Didar" ("Goodbye") is in the festival's Un Certain Regard section, received the same sentence and was also not able to attend Cannes despite the reported lifting of his travel ban.

"This Is Not A Film" begins with what sounds like distant sporadic gunfire ringing out, followed by sirens. But, just as this is not a film, it transpires that the gunfire is in fact fireworks during a traditional fire festival.

But again, things are not what they seem. The festival is often seized on as an opportunity to protest -- implicitly or explicitly -- against the government, and some kind of protest going on is hinted at during the film.

This year, the festival fell on the night of March 15, the day during which Panahi's film was shot.

Panahi wanders around his surprisingly plush apartment, talking to his lawyer on the phone and trying to build a relationship with a large pet lizard.

A woman neighbour comes to try and get him to look after her dog, and a man studying for a master's degree in the arts becomes an accidental protagonist when he arrives to collect the rubbish.

Mirtahmasb shoots Panahi with a professional video camera, while Panahi shoots with an iPhone, raising the question: is what he's doing making a film?

"You call this a film?" Panahi asks Mirtahmasb at one point.

Panahi reads from and enacts a film script about a girl who is locked up to prevent her going to university. The script was was refused by Iranian authorities, again raising the question: when does a film become a film?

Panahi watches extracts from his own films, comparing himself to some of his characters, including a little girl acting in his 1997 film "The Mirror" who refuses to act and throws off the cast on her arm.

"I must remove my cast and throw it away," Panahi says.

The film's credits roll with "Thanks to colleagues:" and "Many thanks to:" followed by blank spaces and then an announcement that the film is "Dedicated to Iranian film-makers."

Panahi has been feted in his absence at foreign film festivals and Cannes is no exception.

The film's co-director, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, addressed the audience before the screening.

"I'm very happy that the film could be made and very happy that it's at Cannes," he said. "The god Zaroastra said that to fight darkness you don't brandish a sword but you light a candle."

Berlin in February, Venice in September and Cannes a year ago all invited him to sit on their juries, leaving a symbolic empty chair for him when he was barred from leaving Iran.

Panahi is known for his gritty, socially critical movies such as "The Circle," which bagged the 2000 Venice Golden Lion award, "Crimson Gold," and "Offside," winner of a Silver Bear at the 2006 Berlin film festival.

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Loew hints again Ballack's Germany days are over

2011-05-16T07:19:11+02:00

Germany coach Joachim Loew has dropped yet another clear hint that Michael Ballack has no future in the national side and says he has told his former captain where he stands.

Ballack, 34, has not played for Germany since March 2010 after suffering back-to-back injuries last year.

With Germany top of their Euro 2012 qualifying group, Loew has repeatedly said he will not select Ballack again for the national side until his former captain is regularly impressing in the Bundesliga.

A crop of talented midfielders like Dortmund's Mario Goetze, Bayern Munich's Bastian Schweinsteiger and Real Madrid's Sami Khedira have forced their way into the side with consistent form while Ballack has been far from impressive.

He has struggled to win a place in the Bayer Leverkusen team this season and in his absence Germany finished third at the 2010 World Cup with their young side using their midfield pace to play some attractive football.

"As a coach, my duty is to reflect on what our selections might look like in one, two or three years time, in addition to guaranteeing immediate success," Loew told the weekly German magazine Focus, set to be published here on Monday.

"Michael knows what I think of his situation."

Ballack has been left out of the squad to face Uruguay in a friendly at the end of May, as well as Euro 2012 qualifiers against Austria and Azerbaijan in early June.

Loew says he met Ballack in March, without revealing the details of the conversation, but pundits and the press here seem to think the ex-Chelsea star will win his 99th -- and final -- cap in the friendly with Brazil in August.

After suffering an ankle injury in May 2010, Ballack picked up a knee injury in September after only three games back and has only played 17 league games this season.

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Spring Vacation Rentals Special on Both Sides of the Atlantic

2011-04-26T19:06:45+02:00

s destinations including New York, Paris, London and the South of France. As the cold winter weather disappears and is replaces by spring blooms and warmer temperatures these towns come alive. To provide extra incentive to visit in the spring, New York Habitat is offering a spring discount on apartments in select neighborhoods in each of the company’s destinations.

All of the NYHabitat spring special offers are valid on bookings made from now through June 30th, 2011 on rentals ending by June 30th, 2011.

In New York, New York Habitat is offering a special on selected Brooklyn vacation rental apartments. Some of the top activities in Brooklyn in spring include: Visiting the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Checking out the street fairs and markets throughout Brooklyn Taking a walk across one of Brooklyn’s famous Bridges to Manhattan

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In Paris there is no better time than spring and NYHabitat is offering great deals on select apartments in the Champs Elysees, Montmartre - Sacre Coeur, and Cite des Science - Buttes Chaumont areas. Some of the top spring activities to enjoy in these areas include:

Walking up the hills of Montmartre to the Sacre Coeur Basilica to enjoy the view of Paris Checking out the Parc de la Villette attractions and having a picnic in the park Walk down the Champs Elysees and window shop the summer styles

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London is a happening place in the spring with activities along the Thames, and around town. The company is offering special prices on select apartments in the City and Islington neighborhoods. Some great spring activities in London include:

Shopping in the markets in Camden Head to Kew Gardens and check out one of London’s most famous indoor and outdoor parks Take a boat cruise along the Thames River

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For a countryside vacation, consider Provence. NYHabitat is offer a discount on selected properties from Aix-en-Provence to Marseille to Saint Rémy de Provence. Provence offers great weather and activities in the spring including

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In addition, the company offers other travel deals throughout the year including promotions on facebook and twitter as well as other seasonal discounts. The spring discounts offer the opportunity to explore special neighborhoods in New York, Paris, London and the South of France.

New York Habitat has been in the furnished apartment market since 1989 offering apartment rentals in New York, Paris, London and the South of France. Being a multinational company, New York Habitat excels in catering to people from around the world. With a team of multilingual agents working around the world, New York Habitat is able to provide clients with a selection of more than 12,000 apartments and houses that are available from one day up to one year or more.

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Tucson shooting victim honored with 9/11 memory

2011-04-08T04:50:18+02:00

You think of Christina-Taylor Green when you see the patch of dirt where she scooped grounders at second base in Canyon del Oro Little League. You think of the youngest victim of the Tucson shootings when you see the batter's box where she knocked line drives.

And you think of her when you see the 9-foot, 11-inch-tall silver statue of an angel just beyond the outfield fence.

"It's going to serve as a daily reminder to us that we had the privilege of knowing Christina," said John Ward, who coached her for two years.

The statue was scheduled to be unveiled at a ceremony on Friday, the start of the season.

The angel's hand extends out, its robes appearing to blow in the wind. It is intended to be a symbol of peace after the Jan. 8 shooting that killed five others and wounded 13, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

The statue's height holds added significance because the numbers 9 and 11 are prominent in Christina-Taylor's life. She was born on Sept. 11, 2001 — the day of the terrorist attacks — and was featured in a book about other children born that day.

Besides a 51/2-foot long fragment of an I-beam from ground zero, the Freedom's Steadfast Angel of Love also incorporates a 31/2-foot-long piece of steel from the Pentagon and a large rock from the Flight 93 crash site, sculptor Lei Hennessy-Owen said.

"It's beautiful," said shooting victim Susan Hileman, 59, who was holding Christina-Taylor's hand when a gunman opened fire at a meet and greet held by Giffords outside a supermarket. Hileman had taken her to the event because the little girl said she was interested in politics.

Hileman and other survivors as well as Christina-Taylor's parents and brother plan to attend the ceremony at James D. Kriegh Park, where Christina-Taylor donned a forest green and bright yellow baseball uniform to play for the Pirates.

Ward said he will always remember her as a no-nonsense, competitive player who had the team's most RBIs and became a leader for the other players — even though they were all boys.

Today, there are eight girls in the league, up from three last year. "I read that as Christina might have been a little inspiration," he said.

"In many ways, she led by example, being able to show the boys how to make a play, how to work hard, and she also led with her character," Ward said. "She was the first one to straighten out a rough issue. If there was an argument, she was like, `C'mon guys, let's play ball.'"

It might not be all that surprising. Her father is a Los Angeles Dodgers scout, and her grandfather, Dallas Green, the no-nonsense manager who led the Philadelphia Phillies to their first World Series title in 1980.

Jack Ward, Ward's 8-year-old son who played with Christina-Taylor for two years, will be at first base this year and plans on remembering her in his own unique way.

"First base is pretty close to second base so every time I go out to first position I'm going to touch second," he said. "I think what's going to be on my mind is that she's an angel and she was really good."

He said when Christina-Taylor first joined the team he wasn't all that excited because she's a girl.

"I was like, girls are better at softball. By the second game I thought maybe girls are better at both," he said.

John Ward said Christina-Taylor proved her grit on the field one day when she was hit with a 40 mph fastball in the kidney area. She fell to the ground in pain.

"By the time I got there, she was back up, we dusted her off and there was a grimace on her face," Ward said. "I asked her, `What do you want to do — hit it or take your base?' And she said, `I want to hit!' She knew what she wanted to do before I ever got there."

If Christina-Taylor had taken the base, a runner on third would have walked in and scored. Instead, she took her turn at the plate, punching a hard line drive right up the middle and bringing in two runs.

"What sticks out most is just the smile on her face when she got to first base knowing she had done her job," Ward said.

In practices now, Ward said he has noticed a renewed focus from the boys, as they try to honor her memory.

They don't have to look far for a reminder of her.

When they see the patch on their uniforms and those of the league's other ballplayers, they will see her initials, CTG, on a baseball, the American flag and the twin towers of the World Trade Center in the background.

"The world looks a lot brighter today from my perspective than it did on the 9th of January," league president Clyde Turpin said.

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Packers win Super Bowl, beat Steelers 31-25

2011-02-07T09:10:18+01:00

ARLINGTON, Texas – Aaron Rodgers at long last casts his own shadow.

All it took was a Super Bowl victory for the Green Bay Packers.

Capping one of the greatest postseasons for any quarterback, Rodgers led the Pack to their first NFL championship in 14 years Sunday, 31-25 over the Pittsburgh Steelers. They reclaimed the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named for their legendary coach who won the first two Super Bowls and is making his own star turn in New York in the play named after him.

Rodgers, the game's MVP, thrilled his legion of Cheesehead fans with a spectacular six-game string that should finally erase the bitterness of the Brett Favre separation in Green Bay. After sitting for three long years before Favre left in 2008, Rodgers is now equal with Favre in Super Bowl wins, and he extended the Packers' record of NFL titles to 13, nine before the Super Bowl era.

"You can stop it now," veteran receiver Donald Driver said. "Aaron's proved that he's one of the best, if not the best, quarterback in this game today."

You could say it means this: Forget Lombardi on Broadway, Green Bay has the newest Super Bowl hit.

The favored Packers managed to overcome key injuries, building a 21-3 lead, then hung on to become only the second No. 6 seed to win the championship. Coincidentally, the 2005 Steelers were the other.

"Wow! It's a great day to be great, baby," said Greg Jennings, who caught two of Rodgers' three touchdown passes.

Rodgers threw for 304 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown to Jordy Nelson, who had nine catches for 140 yards to make up for three big drops. Rodgers found Jennings, normally his favorite target, for 21- and 8-yard scores.

"We've been a team that's overcome adversity all year," Jennings said, who noted injuries to Charles Woodson and Driver. "Our head captain goes down, emotional in the locker room. Our No. 1 receiver goes down, more emotions are going, flying in the locker room. But we find a way to bottle it up and exert it all out here on the field."

Woodson was in so much pain from a broken left collarbone that he could barely address the team at halftime in the locker room.

Few teams have been as resourceful as these Packers, who couldn't wait to touch the trophy honoring their greatest coach — and their title. Several of them kissed it as Cowboys great Roger Staubach, walked through a line of green and gold, and up to the massive stage on the 50-yard line with the silver prize that is headed back to the NFL's smallest city.

"That is where it belongs," linebacker A.J. Hawk said. "As long as the Packers have lived, it's going to be great to bring that back."

Rodgers took the Packers to two late-season victories just to make the playoffs as a wild card. Then he guided them to wins at Philadelphia, Atlanta and archrival Chicago before his biggest achievement — against a Pittsburgh team ranked second in defense.

They barely survived a sensational rally by the Steelers, who still own the most Super Bowl rings — six in eight tries. But Pittsburgh failed to get its third championship in six years, despite several valiant efforts by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Roethlisberger's season began with a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy. It ended with Roethlisberger standing on the sideline, his head down, hands on his hips, feeling something he never experienced: defeat in a Super Bowl.

"I feel like I let the city of Pittsburgh down, the fans, my coaches and my teammates and it's not a good feeling," said Roethlisberger, who later buried his head in a towel and wept.

Not even a decidedly black-and-gold crowd, with Terrible Towels swirling throughout the $1.2 billion stadium, could make a difference for the mistake-prone Steelers, who had three turnovers to none for Green Bay. Their two biggest defensive stars — Defensive Player of the Year safety Troy Polamalu and outside linebacker James Harrison — were virtually invisible. The offense didn't seem to miss outstanding rookie center Maurkice Pouncey, who was out with an ankle injury, but Roethlisberger only occasionally made key plays until the second half.

The biggest plays were left to Rodgers, Nick Collins with a 37-yard interception return for a TD, Jennings, Nelson, and the rest of the guys in green and gold. In the end, they gave coach Mike McCarthy his first Super Bowl victory against the team he rooted for while growing up in Pittsburgh. Besides Lombardi, Mike Holmgren won a title in 1997 with Favre.

McCarthy was so certain of victory he fitted the players for championship rings on Saturday night — a move sure to go down in Super Bowl lore.

"That was just a vote of confidence for us," Woodson said. "Get fitted for your ring. I don't know when we'll get them, but it'll fit."

Woodson saw the Steelers, who rallied from a 21-7 halftime hole against Baltimore three weeks ago, show the same resilience. A 37-yard catch and run by Antwaan Randle El — an almost forgotten figure during his return season with just 22 receptions — sparked a quick 77-yard drive. Hines Ward, the 2006 Super Bowl MVP, had 39 yards on three catches during the series, including an 8-yard TD when he completely fooled Jarrett Bush.

A quick defensive stop and a 50-yard drive to Rashard Mendenhall's 8-yard touchdown run made it 21-17. But with coach Mike Tomlin's team driving for perhaps its first lead of the game, Mendenhall was stripped at the Green Bay 33 by Clay Matthews — one of the few plays the All-Pro linebacker made. The Packers recovered, and Rodgers hit Jennings for 8 yards and the winning points.

Pittsburgh's last score was on a 25-yard touchdown pass to Mike Wallace and a brilliant pitchout by Roethlisberger to Randle El for a 2-point conversion, making it 28-25 with 7:34 left.

Mason Crosby added a 23-yard field goal for the Packers and the Steelers had no more comebacks in them like the one Roethlisberger staged to win the Super Bowl two years ago. He missed on his last three passes in the final moments.

"You play to be world champions," Matthews said, "and that's what we are today."

The game capped an interesting weather week in Dallas for the teams and fans alike.

Snow and ice caused traffic snarls, canceled flights and caused injuries to six people when it fell from the roof of the stadium. Sunny skies and milder temperatures returned Sunday, but issues arose with seats at the game.

A total of 1,250 temporary seats were considered unsafe hours before kickoff. Even while the teams were warming up on the field, workers were trying to fix the problems — many involving seats carrying pricetags of $800 and up.

About 400 people with tickets couldn't be seated inside the stadium and the league offered refunds of triple the ticket price.

At least the Packers and Steelers put on a terrific show after Christina Aguilera botched the lyrics to the national anthem.

Rodgers hit Nelson in stride with a long pass on Green Bay's first series, but the wideout let it slide through his hands. The Pack had discovered something, though, and went back to that play for the first touchdown. Nelson beat William Gay and held on for a 7-0 lead; the Packers have scored first in all five Super Bowl appearances.

Just 24 seconds later, they were ahead by 14. Throwing from his end zone, Roethlisberger's arm was hit by backup nose tackle Howard Green. The ball fluttered to the Pittsburgh 37, where Collins settled under it, then scooted down the right sideline and dived into the end zone for the 13th interception return for a score. Teams doing so are now 11-0 in Super Bowls.

Needing to get busy or get buried, Pittsburgh put together a 13-play drive to Shaun Suisham's 33-yard field goal. Then, after moving well again, Mike Wallace's pass was stolen from his hands by Bush at the Pittsburgh 46.

Rodgers coolly completed passes to Jennings and Nelson, James Starks ran for 12 yards as Polamalu whiffed on a tackle, then Jennings reached high and slightly behind to snag a 21-yarder over Polamalu for a 21-3 edge.

"I had some opportunities to make some plays," Polamalu said. "I was just off a step here or there."

St. Francis (NY) cruises past Sacred Heart 78-51

2011-02-07T05:27:37+01:00

NEW YORK – Akeem Bennett scored 15 points and Travis Nichols added 14 as St. Francis (N.Y.) cruised to a 78-51 win over Sacred Heart on Saturday.

The Terriers (11-12, 6-6 Northeast Conference), coming off a 74-60 loss to Quinnipiac, have won three of their last four.

St. Francis led 35-15 at halftime and took its largest lead, 36 points, with 6:40 to go.

The Terriers, who had a 42-31 rebounding advantage and 11 steals, came into the game ranked third in the league in scoring defense (65.8 points) and second in steals (7.95).

Chris Evans scored 17 points to lead the Pioneers (9-14, 4-8), who have lost two in a row and three of their last four.

Sacred Heart shot only 25 percent from the field in the first half (7 of 28) and finished at 32.7 percent (17 of 52).

The Terriers shot 48.2 percent for the game (27 of 56), including 9 of 25 from 3-point range.

Al-Jazeera reporter detained for 7 hours in Egypt

2011-02-07T03:47:04+01:00

CAIRO – The Egyptian military detained a correspondent for Al-Jazeera's English-language news channel for seven hours in Cairo on Sunday, said the network, which has been targeted repeatedly throughout the unrest in Egypt.

Ayman Mohyeldin, an American citizen, was detained near Tahrir Square, where protests calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak continued for a 13th day. He was released seven hours later, the channel said.

Pressure on news media covering the crisis intensified last week, as pro-government mobs armed with sticks attacked Egyptian and foreign journalists as well as human rights workers and others observing and recording the violent scenes.

Dozens have been detained, sometimes for several days. One journalist, an Egyptian reporter, has been killed in the protests, dying Friday of gunshot wounds.

The Emmy-nominated Mohyeldin is the station's Egypt corespondent and has previously covered the Gaza war.

On Friday, the Qatar-based network said its offices in Cairo were set ablaze, along with the equipment inside it, and its website hacked. The station announced later that day that security forces arrested its Cairo bureau chief, Abdel-Fattah Fayed, and correspondent Ahmed Youssef.

The previous week, Al-Jazeera said its bureau was forcibly closed, all its journalists had press credentials revoked, and nine journalists were detained. The station has had trouble staying on air, due to high levels of interference in its broadcast signal. Al-Jazeera's live Arabic-language channel was unreachable on some satellites during the height of some of the protests.

The Egyptian government said last week that reports of "an official policy against international media" were false, and that violence against journalists was unacceptable.

"International media have been, and are always, welcome in Egypt," said the state-run Cairo Press Center, which oversees media accreditation. It said more than 1,000 international journalists were in the country.

"Regrettably, international journalists have been endangered by the same conditions that have threatened all Egyptians in areas of the country where there have been major disturbances and a breakdown of security," the center said.

Plus de 300 objets olympiques mis aux enchères à Paris

2011-02-05T16:39:20+01:00

PARIS (Reuters) - Les dieux de l'Olympe veilleront sans doute sur la vente aux enchères de plus de 300 objets liés à l'histoire des Jeux olympiques, de 1896 à 2008.

Pour quelques centaines d'euros, les amateurs pourront acquérir des objets aussi divers qu'une médaille officielle des Jeux de Moscou en 1980, une flasque en argent massif des JO de Berlin en 1936 mais aussi des affiches, des cartes postales, un ours en peluche décoré des cinq anneaux olympiques.

Plus rare, une lettre manuscrite de Pierre de Coubertin écrite à un ami en 1907, où le père de l'olympisme évoque une "crise de surmenage".

"Il y a deux types de collectionneurs : des personnes à la recherche de choses extrêmement rares et puis des chineurs qui recherchent un billet, un souvenir des JO de 1936, des choses plus modestes, plus accessibles", a-t-il souligné.

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http://fr.reuters.com/article/topNews/idFRPAE71200320110203

La France apprend la modestie face aux crises arabes

2011-02-05T15:40:52+01:00

par Emmanuel Jarry PARIS (Reuters) - Le gouvernement français fait l'apprentissage de la modestie face à des crises arabes qu'il n'a pas su prévoir, tout en s'efforçant de ne pas rater le train de la révolte égyptienne.

Il a invité les dirigeants égyptiens à "tout faire pour que ce processus crucial se déroule sans violence" et à répondre au "désir de changement et de renouvellement" d'une population qui continue à exiger dans la rue le départ immédiat de celui qui dirige sans partage depuis 30 ans le plus grand pays arabe.

Une illustration du dilemme de pays comme les Etats-Unis et la France, contraints de réviser à chaud une politique qui a consisté, depuis le traumatisme de la révolution iranienne de 1979, à soutenir des régimes despotiques considérés comme le dernier rempart contre le risque de l'extrémisme islamiste.

"Nous appelons tous les gouvernements et tous les peuples d'Europe et de la Méditerranée à donner un nouvel élan à l'Union pour la Méditerranée", déclarait encore Nicolas Sarkozy lors de sa conférence de presse du 24 janvier.

Source:
http://www.martinique.franceantilles.fr/actualite/france/la-france-apprend-la-modestie-face-aux-crises-arabes-02-02-2011-100887.php

Rhône-Alpes toujours aussi polluée aux particules ...

2011-02-05T14:45:14+01:00

Depuis le début de l'année, la région a déjà connu 17 jours de pollution, notamment au sud de Lyon, selon la réglementation européenne.Réglementation qui stipule qu'il ne faut pas dépasser plus de 35 jours par an.

Il prévoit un abaissement des seuils de déclenchement.

Les agences de surveillance de qualité de l'air appelle également les rhônalpins à veiller au bon réglage des chauffages, et de limiter l'usage de la voiture.

Source:
http://www.lyonmag.com/article/21493/article_category.php?category_id=5

Centrale à gaz. La parole aux opposants à Saint-Divy

2011-02-05T12:57:07+01:00

400 personnes - le tiers de la population de Saint-Divy -, ont rempli la salle polyvalente de la commune, vendredi soir, à l'invitation du réseau Gaspare (Garantir l'avenir solidaire par l'autonomie régionale énergétique), farouchement opposé au projet de centrale thermique «à Guipavas comme partout ailleurs en Bretagne».

Qu'elle devrait avoir une capacité de production électrique de 450MW, que la zone de Lanvian, dans les 100 hectares de sa partie guipavasienne (50 hectares à Saint-Divy), a les faveurs.

À Saint-Divy, on a parlé réchauffement de l'Elorn, stockage du gaz et même de la permanence d'un nuage de 50mètres de haut devant les pistes d'atterrissage de l'aéroport de Brest-Bretagne.

400 personnes - le tiers de la population de Saint-Divy -, ont rempli la salle polyvalente de la commune, vendredi soir, à l'invitation du réseau Gaspare (Garantir...

Source:
http://www.letelegramme.com/ig/generales/regions/bretagne/centrale-a-gaz-la-parole-aux-opposants-a-saint-divy-16-01-2011-1176001.php?xtmc=centrale%20à%20gaz&xtcr=1

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2010-12-19T07:25:30+01:00

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Oddo privilégie les actions aux obligations

2010-12-14T15:29:30+01:00

Après une année boursière médiocre, Oddo anticipe une bonne année 2011 pour les actions en raison de valorisations modérées (20% en deçà des niveaux moyens du cycle 2002-2007) et de "la confirmation de perspectives positives de croissance non seulement dans les pays émergents, mais aussi dans les principaux pays industrialisés pour les années à venir."

"Après dix années d'expansion du ratio 1/PER et de détente des taux longs, un retournement de tendance en faveur des actions paraît de plus en plus crédible dans le contexte d'une croissance mondiale confirmée, ne serait-ce que parce que les taux longs des principaux pays industrialisés occidentaux sont désormais plus susceptibles de remonter que de continuer à baisser.

Les actions sont donc en mesure de surperformer les obligations dans les principaux pays industrialisés, d'autant que les multiples de valorisation sont susceptibles de se réapprécier en 2011 dans le contexte de la confirmation d'une trajectoire de croissance positive pour l'économie mondiale."

L'objectif de hausse du Stoxx 600 d'environ 15% s'explique par trois facteurs : un PER prévisionnel fin 2011 (donc pour les bénéfices de 2012) à 11,5 fois contre 10,7 fois actuellement pour les profits estimés pour 2011 ; une baisse des prévisions bénéficiaires de 5% en 2011, ce qui ramènerait la croissance annuelle à 10% ; une ré-accélération modérée de la progression bénéficiaire à + 13% en 2012.

Source:
http://www.investir.fr/infos-conseils-boursiers/actus-des-marches/infos-marches/oddo-privilegie-les-actions-aux-obligations-304733.php

Rugby: le Racing veut maîtriser l'Europe face aux ...

2010-12-14T15:10:15+01:00

ANTONY, Hauts-de-Seine (Reuters) - "Gagner", voilà le mot d'ordre des Racingmen qui ont ciblé le difficile déplacement au Vicarage Road des Saracens pour exister dans la Coupe d'Europe.

Dans une poule "compliquée, difficile et intéressante" selon l'entraîneur assistant Simon Mannix, le club novice en H Cup est dans l'obligation de prendre des points chez le dernier samedi lors de cette troisième journée charnière.

Cette communication des Ciel et Blanc rompt avec le sempiternel credo de "la recherche de performance".

Les Racingmen conviennent aujourd'hui qu'ils n'avaient pas réalisé la particularité de la Coupe d'Europe et les ingrédients mentaux essentiels pour rivaliser avec les meilleurs.

Source:
http://fr.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idFRPAE6B90C920101210

Achetez votre maison aux enchères à prix cassé

2010-06-08T13:35:25+02:00

Chaque jeudi après-midi, la salle n° 1 du tribunal de grande instance est le théâtre de ventes aux enchères spéciales : celles des ventes forcées.

Un couple divorce et ne trouve pas d'arrangement amiable pour vendre la maison ; un chef de famille perd son emploi et ne peut plus payer son crédit : si après une première audience, la vente à l'amiable n'est pas décidée, le tribunal peut ordonner la vente forcée.

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Source:
http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2010/06/06/849491-Achetez-votre-maison-aux-encheres-a-prix-casse.html

L'austérité, promesse de campagne aux Pays-Bas

2010-06-08T13:33:26+02:00

par Gilbert KreijgerAMSTERDAM, 6 juin (Reuters) - Le prochain gouvernement

néerlandais, quelle que soit sa couleur politique, engagera un

programme d'austérité budgétaire susceptible de dégager au moins

10 milliards d'euros d'économies annuelles.Les dépenses de santé, les aides au logement, les

allocations chômage et le système de retraite seront tous

concernés, selon les programmes des partis politiques en vue des

élections législatives de mercredi prochain.Ce scrutin a été provoqué par la chute du gouvernement de

coalition de Jan Peter Balkenende, mis en minorité en février

sur la question de l'engagement militaire en Afghanistan.Mais l'éclatement de la crise de la dette grecque et ses

effets sur l'euro ont totalement modifié l'ordre du jour, et les

élections se joueront sur les questions économiques.Dans son dernier rapport, le Bureau d'analyse de la

politique économique (CPB), organisme public indépendant qui

alimente le gouvernement en notes et synthèse, a prévenu: sans

réformes structurelles, les déficits de la cinquième puissance

économique de la zone euro s'envoleront à partir de 2020.Pour l'heure, le déficit budgétaire du pays et son

endettement sont inférieurs aux statistiques moyennes de la zone

euro, et la Commission européenne prévoit pour 2011 un déficit

budgétaire à 5,1% du PIB et un endettement représentant 69,6% du

PIB.Mais le vieillissement de la population et l'augmentation

attendue des dépenses de santé sont parmi les facteurs avancés

par le CPB pour justifier ces réformes.D'ici 2040, le ratio démographique entre les 20-64 ans et

les plus de 65 ans ne sera plus que de deux pour un, contre

le CPB: le coût des retraites passerait de 5% à 8,5% du PIB et

les dépenses de santé augmenteraient de 9,75% à 14,25% du PIB.PERCÉE DES LIBÉRAUXDans les sondages, le Parti libéral (VVD) de Mark Rutte est

donné en tête et pourrait obtenir mercredi 36 des 150 sièges de

la Chambre des députés, selon un sondage de l'institut Maurice

De Hond publié cette semaine.Le Parti travailliste (PvdA) de Job Cohen arriverait en

deuxième position, avec 29 élus, devant les Chrétiens démocrates

(CDA) du Premier ministre sortant Jan Peter Balkenende (24

sièges).Le Parti de la liberté (PVV) de Geert Wilders a fait les

frais du recentrage de la campagne autour des questions

économiques: longtemps annoncée comme possible deuxième force

politique au Parlement, la formation populiste que portaient les

débats sur l'immigration et l'intégration arrive désormais en

quatrième place des intentions de vote, avec une représentation

parlementaire attendue autour de 18 sièges.La percée du Parti libéral a été le principal enseignement

Hond ne tablait que sur 22 élus pour le parti de Mark Rutte;

aujourd'hui, les Libéraux semblent en passe de former autour

d'eux la prochaine coalition.Cette progression spectaculaire refléterait selon les

analystes le fait que le programme du VVD est jugé le mieux à

même de réduire les déficits par le Bureau d'analyse de la

politique économique (CPB), qui a passé au banc d'essai

l'ensemble des plate-formes électorales.L'autre facteur expliquant la percée des libéraux tient à

une forme de consensus social sur la nécessité de réduire les

dépenses publiques."L'électeur voit bien qu'après la crise financière, nous

sommes passés à une 'crise pays' et que, dans la plupart des

pays, y compris aux Pays-Bas, les caisses sont vides.

de la retraite (de 65 à 66 ou 67 ans) figure également sur la

plupart des programmes.Tous les partis proposent enfin de réduire les aides

directes ou indirectes au logement (via une hausse des loyers

dans le logement social ou une limitation des déductions

fiscales sur le paiement d'intérêts liés à des crédits

immobiliers)."Nous sommes très attachés à l'euro.

Source:
http://www.lesechos.fr/info/inter/reuters_00257872-l-austerite-promesse-de-campagne-aux-pays-bas.htm

Rachida Dati veut être candidate aux législatives de ...

2010-06-08T11:14:32+02:00

PARIS (Reuters) - L'ancienne ministre de la Justice Rachida Dati déclare qu'elle souhaite être candidate aux élections législatives de 2012, dans un entretien au Parisien à paraître ce samedi.

Interrogée sur la politique actuelle, elle a répondu : "Il faut être honnête, sur la sécurité, notamment, il y a un vrai décalage entre le discours et la réalité."

Je pense aussi aux forces de sécurité qui ont besoin d'être soutenues par l'opinion publique et valorisées par les responsables politiques", ajoute-t-elle.

Source:
http://bourse.challenges.fr/news.hts?menu=news_actualites&urlAction=news.hts%3Fmenu%3Dnews_actualites&idnews=RTR100605_0065400O&numligne=27&date=100605

Dati candidate en 2012... aux législatives

2010-06-08T11:09:20+02:00

L'ancienne Garde des Sceaux, déjà députée européenne jusqu'en 2014 et maire du 7e arrondissement de Paris, a aussi fait son choix pour la présidentielle à venir.

Interrogée sur sa perception de la politique actuelle, Rachida Dati a devisé : "Aujourd'hui une partie des Français, en particulier dans les milieux populaires, se sent abandonnée.

L'INTERVIEW POLITIQUE - Frédéric Salat-Baroux, ex-conseiller de Chirac, évoque les destins croisés de Pétain et de Gaulle ("De Gaulle-Pétain.

LE JOURNAL DE L'ECONOMIE - Contrairement à la France, l'Allemagne souhaite des réformes radicales pour encadrer la spéculation.

Source:
http://info.sfr.fr/france/articles/Dati-candidate-en-2012-aux-legislatives,139685/

Rachida Dati candidate aux législatives en 2012

2010-06-08T11:05:40+02:00

30.000 habitants sont invités à ne pas consommer l'eau du robinet à cause d'une bactérie qui a infectés les réseaux de distribution.

L'eau du robinet ne doit pas être bue ni utilisée pour tout usage alimentaire ni pour le lavage des dents.

justice sociale a écrit :" justice sociale a écrit :" l eau devrait etre distribuée par des regies municipalesnon pas par des machines à frick qui engraissent quelques dirigeantsdu genre proglio.....combien deja sa retraite dans cette entreprise'qui paie'le pekin moyen comme d hab "Dire que je paie 2 fois Proglio...

justice sociale a écrit :" l eau devrait etre distribuée par des regies municipalesnon pas par des machines à frick qui engraissent quelques dirigeantsdu genre proglio.....combien deja sa retraite dans cette entreprise'qui paie'le pekin moyen comme d hab "Dire que je paie 2 fois Proglio...

Source:
http://www.lesindiscrets.com/news-precedente-12009-2010-06-05_13:00:00.html

Rachida Dati sera bien candidate aux législatives en ...

2010-06-08T11:03:41+02:00

Enfin, interrogée sur les «rumeurs» sur le couple présidentiel qu'elle a été accusée d'avoir alimentées, Rachida Dati affirme: «Ce qui m'a choquée, c'est d'avoir été jetée en pâture pendant des semaines, sur la base de ragots indignes et avec des méthodes inacceptables!

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Souvenirs de tortures infligées

2010-05-16T16:50:16+02:00

A C T E D E U X

Même décor. Lumière gris froid. Brouillard et givre aux fenêtres. SOUPOV, JEANNE assise près d'elle. FITZELLE. MARCIAU. La table est encore encombrée des quatre tomes de l'Encyclopédie Watson jetés pêle-mêle.

FITZELLE

Il y avait du monde. Les Rubeaux, Nicole Chust, le curé...

MARCIAU

On ne le connaît pas, ton curé.

FITZELL, sombre

Il y était, l'autre.

MARCIAU

Le représentant ?

Le jour se lève, jaune, malsain. Brouillard sur les vitres.

FITZELLE, égayée

La dernière fois que je l'ai vu...

JEANNE

Si tu l'as vu...

FITZELLE

Il schlinguait à trois mètres.

SOUPOV

Grand, les joues creuses, un peu raide.

FITZELLE

Qu'est-ce qu'il éclusait les derniers temps... Comment il s'appelait déjà, le curé ? (SOUPOV commence à tracer un nom dans la buée) Non, l'autre, le grand roux, avec sa grosse tête... Aide-moi donc !

SOUPOV

Mon deuxième, il mettait son complet gris fer, il s'asseyait tout raide, et on débouchait la bouteille de cacao.

FITZELLE

La dernière fois, c'était plutôt le gros rouge. « Eh, lavieille ! » il me dit. « T'as rien à boire, dans ton sac ? »

SOUPOV

Il avait une cravate. On se faisait du pied sous la table.

FITZELLE

« Quand t'auras dessoûlé » je lui dis. Alors il me dit en s'approchant : « Aujourd'hui faut que je boive un coup ; c'est mon anniversaire de mariage. »

SOUPOV

On était bien pompettes tous les deux...

FITZELLE

La sœur à Chotte, y a que le curé qui ne lui est pas passé dessus – et encore...

SOUPOV

Et encore...

FITZELLE

« Comment », je lui dis, « vous avez pas honte de vous mettre dans des états pareils ? - Honte de quoi, la vieille ? tu ferais mieux d'aller te faire soigner ta chaude-pisse, oui, « ta chaude-pisse », il a dit. Moi je ne réponds surtout pas, je me détourne, parce qu'il puait, la vache, mais le v'là qui m'rappelle...

SOUPOV

Je devais changer les draps tous les cinq jours.

FITZELLE

Et tu sais qui j'ai vu aux cordons du poêle ?

SOUPOV

Y en avait partout. Même sur les murs, des traces queje n'ai pas pu ravoir.

FITZELLE, s'exclamant soudain

Ignace ! (SOUPOV redresse d'un coup la tête) Voilà ! c'est comme ça qu'il s'appelle : l'abbé Ignace !

JEANNE, à SOUPOV

Comment ça, tu logeais ce type chez toi ?

SOUPOV

Je louais une chambre au premier, à Monségur...

JEANNE, d'un ton pénétré

Ach, Montségur...

SOUPOV

Non, l'autre, dans le Lot-et-Garonne.

Les normes coûtent 580 M d'euros aux collectivités

2010-05-05T12:34:55+02:00

Voilà une autre cause de l'appauvrissement des français, du chômage et de la crise du logement.

Entre parenthèses il y a des pays où les choses se font assez naturellement, sans qu'il y ait besoin de pondre des centaines de milliers de normes.

Je pense à la Suède, par exemple ; quand un escalier se construit à Stockholm, il y a automatiquement des rampes en inox pour les poussettes d'enfants et les vélos.

Trop de lois obligent les communes, les départements et les régions à de lourdes dépenses.

Source:
http://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/2010/05/04/04016-20100504ARTFIG00609-les-normes-coutent-580-m-d-euros-aux-collectivites.php