Football, worldliness, money Beckham King of the postmodern
David Beckham enters this Pavilion because he wore a Milan shirt and underwear Armani. There comes between suspicion and admiration, as a myth today able to freeze the real with something unique that stops the incessant metamorphosis. At 38 years and 115 appearances for England, Beckham says goodbye to football, which has always been a winner. Grown from football for Manchester United, in the course of his long career he has won 10 league titles, seven cups, a Champions League and an Intercontinental Cup. It was included in the list of 100 players Fifa stronger than ever, and came second in the Ballon d'Or in 1999 (behind Rivaldo). Flag of the Red Devils, has honored the colors of Real Madrid, AC Milan, Los Angeles Galaxy and Paris Saint-Germain. Its giant has taken the place of that of Margaret Thatcher, the National Portrait Gallery. Of superior technique, a right stolen from some Olympian god pallone, Beckham has invented the player postmodern metrosexual: good, beautiful, rich, famous. Its icon was consecrated in 1999; married Victoria Adams, singer of the Spice Girls, and the ceremony is a global media event, as befits the pop star "Posh & Becks". With Ferguson reports were not always idyllic: Sir Alex loved him, but sometimes could not stand him, as when in the locker room at the end of a losing game in the FA Cup, pulled one scarpino injuring the eye. They have accused him of thinking only about money, worldliness, to tattoos, to glamor, to marketing, to the good life and he has always responded on the field. They have accused him of having done everything that an athlete should not do. The INTELLO of Libération wrote that his is "a false and pathetic." Maybe he does not forgive you for revealing to the world that football is a thing of the showbiz. Against him, the Ronaldo, the Ibrahimovic, Balotelli are the amateurs. Bend It Like Beckham, we discover that the essence of the contemporary games in the moment. And the moment reserve its splendor who makes it seem eternal.
The Eurovision dream turns into nightmare
The group actuacin realiz proper where the game was key lights for ambiance "magical" that the band intends to give to the subject, with effects simulating lumnicos ylmparas sunbeams falling from the sky Rachel, with a stroke of his hand, and again lit up again. The singer, who was not correct vocally at the beginning of the song but was gaining confidence in the end, it was not superstitious and LLEV one long floaty dress with yellow neck, and bare feet, ankles adorned only with golden anklets. A risky decision when you consider that the last representative barefoot espaola that was actu Remedios Amaya, who Qued last with zero points in the festival held in 1983 in Munich. Meanwhile, David Feito visti jacket, black trouser and white shirt, and Juan Luis Suarez, a simple military green suit. The group was wrapped by the eurofans who traveled to the city and also by previous Swedish representatives Spaniards in the festival as Pastora Soler or Daniel Diges. Fernando Alonso, former partner of Rachel, we define the group gave alluding to "vecinismo" as a key factor in the outcome: "Ireland has an fewer friends than us in Europe. But we are very proud," the pilot signal Travs of youraccount Twitter.
Sound was another Celtic song and another girl with bare feet which coron in Malm. The pronsticos not Getting Bigger Denmark failed and the victory at the festival by Emmelie De Forest and the song "Only teardrops" and erected as a slogan against indifference and second chances. The Danes got 281 points, 47 points more than Azerbaijan, which was second, and 67 ms to Ukraine, third. It is the third time the Scandinavian country claims victory after his victories in 1963 and 2000, this last also in Sweden. Europe also gets h seduced by the unholy Greeks, who sang It Hot "Alcohol is free", and the delicate voice of Russian singer Dina Garipova that emotion at 11. 500 people showed at Malmo Arena with a very tpica ballad but gimmicky, reinforced with a staging elegant and powerful.
On whether the proposal was the best, the group Verge: "Now time to reflect. Obviously took the song or not adequate, we did well or not. Nevertheless, we are proud of what we have Trado".
Asbestos: Martine Aubry bleached
First act. On November 6, Martine Aubry is in the office of Judge Bertella-Geffroy health center of Paris, rue des Italians. It will emerge indictment. The atmosphere is tense and the mayor of Lille, bravado, launches the judge: "As all this will end probably by a cancellation or non-place, does it brings to victims if not a hope to be denied and disillusionment that will add to their suffering? "In short, why put yourself under investigation since, in any case, this decision will be reversed?
She leaves the health center indictment in his capacity as former director of labor relations (DRT) of the Ministry of Labour between 1984 and 1987 as part of the investigation into the asbestos exposure of workers to the plant-Valeo Ferodo Condé-sur-Noireau (Calvados), the Bertella judge investigating the response of governments between the 1970s and the banning of asbestos in 1997. In 2005, a Senate report had plagued the state for his "mismanagement" of asbestos, considered by health authorities responsible for 10-20% of lung cancers and could cause 100. 000 deaths in 2025. The carcinogenicity of asbestos is known since the 1950s but the first decree regulating its use in France only since 1977.
Second act. November 7, Yves Baudelot, Martine Aubry's lawyer filed a motion to request the annulment of the indictment of his client. The latter believes that the judge is "wrong in attacking those who have protected employees and not those who exposed them." The application was filed with the investigating chamber of the Court of Appeal of Paris.
Act 5. Wednesday, May 15, Le Canard chained (one of the lawyers is Yves Baudelot, the Board of Martine Aubry) announces consultation with the judgment to be delivered on May 17 Stop "definitely whitens all officials who were charged in the case of asbestos. Among the lucky recipients of this decision, Martine Aubry, against whom the charges were, it is true, rather thin. " The union FO-judges (the union which is affiliated Bertella judge) took the Minister of Justice and the Court of Appeal of Paris. . "Such a situation has a serious breach of the credit of the action of the judicial authority and the right to a fair trial," says the union in a letter Wednesday to the Minister of Justice, Christiane Taubira, and the first president the Court of Appeal.
Ambitious trainee hairdresser: Wash, cut, world champion
Then the disillusionment followed in a mom and pop barber shop: 14 days grannies with curlers and perms. The student was on the ground. That he nevertheless started training as a hairdresser, was on the second internship in a modern salon with young clients and colleagues. Friends of his parents knew a hairdresser, who was looking for a trainee.
Jurkschat knew until then what a luminary reported on the scissors was his teacher Mr. "I was incredibly proud, because this successful man believed in me," he says. From the army he said, his boss. The got him an internship at a manufacturer of hair styling products. He prepared seminars, could listen and sometimes cut on models with expert guidance. "I've really learned a lot about color, care, cutting and styling," says Jurkschat.
Jurkschat was nominated, trained on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays all day in Darmstadt in the base of the national team. On the other days he worked at core in Heilbronn.
In Brazil, justice legalizes gay marriage
At two months of the Pope's visit to François occasion of World Youth Day, Brazil has recognized gay marriage. Yet, contrary to what happened in Argentina and Uruguay, the bill has not been voted on in Congress, where it is blocked for years by opposition MPs and evangelical Catholics. This is the National Council of Justice (CNJ) has announced that from now on, cartorios, the equivalent of registrars, may not refuse to draw up a marriage between persons of the same sex.
Since then, they tried to get married, but in Rio de Janeiro, few cartorios favorable to the measure. "Meanwhile, we have adopted two children, as permitted by the stable union, but I could not take the name of Fabio or her own, it was absurd," he says. They have already collected all the papers to get married before the end of the week, and ensure that dozens of couples in their church, will do the same in the coming days. "Fortunately we have the judicial power to protect us from Congress, more and more conservative because of religious members who distort the word of God," says the pastor.
Central banks negative interest rates are possible
The major central banks may try to adopt negative interest rates if anti-crisis plans "lost efficiency," said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a report released Thursday. Since the outbreak of the crisis, the central banks of several rich countries, including the U.S. Fed, are engaged in costly policies combining asset purchases and lowering their interest rate to inject liquidity into the financial system . If the effectiveness of these measures declined, the IMF estimates that more unconventional actions could be deployed, even if they pose an "increased risk". "Central banks may try to push their rates into negative territory, and some have already taken small steps in this direction," ensures the institution in its report. A negative deposit rate would pay to financial institutions who prefer to invest their cash with central banks rather than using them to lend money to households or businesses. "The barriers to implementation (this measure, note) but are important," admits the IMF, stating that the functioning of the interbank market could find "deteriorated". In early May, a member of the Board of Governors of the European Central Bank (ECB), Ewald Nowotny, stated that the use of negative rate was an "option" while holding that it was not relevant "in a future close. " Its president, Mario Draghi, had assured him that the ECB was "ready from a technical point" for this measure. Currently, the deposit rate overnight the ECB is set to 0%. According to the IMF report, the major central banks could also diversify their asset purchases, currently mainly government bonds, with the acquisition of debt securities from banks or businesses or real estate.
PSG: after the violence, Ayrault supports Valls
Two days after the violence that took place at the Trocadero, on the sidelines of the festival under the PSG, the controversy over the responsibilities continues Wednesday. Francois Hollande came out of silence while his Interior Minister, Manuel Valls, is the target of harsh criticism from the opposition since Monday night, including the Mayor of the 16th arrondissement of Paris, Claude Goasguen, which requires its resignation. "The primary responsibility overflows Monday night are the rioters themselves," said the president. And the Prime Minister supported the minister and the chief of police of Paris, whose resignation is requested by the UMP. Right, we continue to tackle the lack of preparation of the event. This was stated by the head of state at the Council of Ministers on Wednesday morning, according to government spokesman Najat Belkacem-Vallaud. "Do not get the wrong responsibility," he added for the benefit of the right and the extreme right that involve the police commissioner and Manuel Valls overflows. "The debate launched by the opposition on this issue (is) totally irresponsible," for its part, said Najat Belkacem-Vallaud. Jean-Marc Ayrault "renewed confidence" on Wednesday the Minister of the Interior, Manuel Valls, and "through him to the prefect of police," Bernard Boucault, challenged by the opposition. The prime minister "said that the political controversy is not appropriate in cases concerning the defense of the republican order," says Matignon in a statement. Asked on France 2, the primary UMP candidate in the upcoming municipal elections in Paris believes that "places were not prepared, with scaffolding open access." It also refers to "law enforcement undersized" and therefore the traders and residents' surprised at the way it was organized to protect them. " "The Parisians have participated in anything," she criticism of the choice of the Trocadero to organize the party. She explains that when she went up on Monday evening, stewards have told him that he was "surprised that the festival takes place at the Trocadero. They told me to recognize prohibited stage into the crowd, a situation they can handle. . . at the Parc des Princes. " While Manuel Valls said Tuesday, on TF1, the police were "many widely, but (that) these scenes guerrilla show how public policy is something difficult," Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet has added his voice to those that involve the interior minister in the management of the festival PSG. "Officials have been slow to understand the problem. Manuel Valls was a press conference in Lyon to explain how its policy was great. The prefect gave a press conference late and Bertrand Delanoe said the party was great, "she said. On the profile of troublemakers at the Trocadero and the surrounding area, NKM has finally stated that "PSG fans are not the same as the rioters Trocadero. But these thugs spoil the image of PSG. " Former Prime Minister Nicolas Sarkozy criticism on Twitter at the same time the police headquarters in Paris and Manuel Valls. François Fillon stressed that this is not the first time that the province is at stake in terms of policing. It also considers that Manuel Valls does not assume its responsibilities. The boss believes that the modem Manuel Valls has a "responsibility." Guest RMC, Francois Bayrou said that "it is necessary to identify two things. Not First, the information can be organized properly. It is unthinkable that the bands of thugs, coming by public transport, so identifiable, have not been targeted to prevent overflows. Then why was agreed that the event is held at this place? Governments have a responsibility. But the club also, to be an order "service. The president of the National Front violence attributed to "the failure of the immigration policy," television pictures have shown in her thugs "course of immigrant origin". For Marine Le Pen, "the reality is that it is suburban thugs" and the violence had "nothing to do with the fans," she insisted, "nothing to do with ultras, with PSG. " "This is an event that is the consequence of the failure of the integration policy, and mass immigration combined with a lax state, for twenty years," asserts Marine Le Pen .
Iran presidential Is foregone?
But at the same time, arose in the crowd an old octogenarian white turban and black robe. Against all odds, the former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has decided to wear also a candidate. Near the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Khomeini, Rafsanjani, who is qualified in the West but pragmatic moderate conservative father, was one of the most influential figures in the Iranian regime. He succeeded especially during his two terms (1989-1997) to economically recover a country devastated by the Iran-Iraq war. But his support too in favor of the green movement in June 2009 led to his being gradually sidelined.
After losing the presidency of the Assembly of Experts, a body supposed to control the action of the Supreme Leader, are the children of Rafsanjani – his daughter and son – who were imprisoned for several months in 2012 for "acting against the national security. " But the absence of credible reformist candidate in the next presidential election – the two leaders of the green movement, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi are under house arrest for two years and the last reformer weight – former President Mohammad Khatami finally not present – has returned to the center stage.
"It is mainly the Supreme Leader who did not want Mohammad Khatami has for its program and ideas," says the Point. fr Ardeshir Amir Arjomand, senior adviser to Mir Hossein Mousavi (Leader of the Opposition) and spokesman of the Coordination Council of the Green Path of Freedom. "Because Khatami had a real chance to win and change the country." Offside, the former reformist president then supported Rafsanjani.
Naturally, Guide faithful should skip this step scheduled for May 22 and 23 smoothly. "The different applications around the Guide should stand down in favor of one," predicted a Middle Eastern diplomatic source. "The idea is not to waste the voices in favor of other camps," she explains. In contrast, observers on the ground give little hope to Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, Ahmadinejad's candidate. However, the Iranian president has already threatened not to hold elections where her foal was rejected. The elections will indeed take place as scheduled on June 14, retorted Guide.
Rafsanjani, who is called the "shark" for its lack of beard, may nevertheless suffer from the corrupted image. He and his family were indeed significantly enriched during his presidency, which had also cost him his re-election to the presidency in 2005, just a face. . . Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. "The deal has now reversed," said the Middle East diplomatic source. "The deterioration of the economic situation is such that we have gone to all but Ahmadinejad, and therefore to all but Mashaei."
The United States should reduce its deficit by more than 40% in 2013
The United States should reduce their public deficit of over 40% during fiscal 2013 to bring it to 642 billion dollars, its lowest level since 2008, according to a study by the Office of Congressional Budget (CBO) released Tuesday. "Given that revenue should grow faster than spending in the legal regime, the CBO projected deficits continue to be downgraded," wrote this independent body in its report. At the end of fiscal 2012, completed in late September, the U.S. deficit amounted to 1. 087 billion dollars and is expected to melt 40.9% this year to 642 billion, according to CBO. In early February, the agency expected a less pronounced decline in the deficit of the federal government in 2013 to 845 billion dollars. These new forecasts take into account the automatic cuts took effect in early March, which should, in the absence of agreement in Congress amputate federal spending of 85 billion dollars by the end of September. In 2013, the U.S. deficit would represent no more than 4% of gross domestic product (GDP), against 7% in 2012, before continuing its downward trend until 2016, according to the CBO. It "is set to rise in the following years, reaching 3.5% in 2023," mainly because of the rising costs of health insurance and a higher burden of debt, the report said. In the same study, the CBO says that the U.S. debt ceiling will be raised in October or November. "To avoid defaulting on obligations of the federal government, the debt ceiling will be raised before the exhaustion of extraordinary measures, probably in October or November," say the authors. In the United States, the executive can borrow a certain maximum amount set by Congress, which must vote again if this limit is reached. The current limit (16. $ 400 billion) was reached on 31 December, but Congress passed a law allowing the Treasury to continue borrowing until Saturday inclusive. The U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Friday that due to exceptional measures, such as suspending certain payments, the federal government would continue to work "until Labor Day," Labor Day celebrated in the United States beginning September.
Vienna ended blockade: EU finance for new tax agreement
The EU has taken in its announced long been intensified fight against cross-border tax avoidance, a first concrete decision. EU finance ministers decided at their meeting in Brussels on Tuesday with the necessary unanimity, the European Commission a mandate to open negotiations on new tax agreements with five third countries – granted – Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco and San Marino.
The aim of the negotiations is adopted to expand the standards in force since 2005 EU Savings Directive on the five countries. She looks in the nucleus for an automatic exchange of information between States on interest income. All member countries (so far, with the exception of Austria and Luxembourg) have therefore the interest income on investments of EU foreigners Report by a control message to the tax authorities of the country of residence of the investor. Austria and Luxembourg, as well as Switzerland, have been laid hold on bank secrecy and collect a withholding tax instead. The current decision implies the end of banking secrecy in cross-border capital movements in Austria and Luxembourg, as the EU's own standards can enforce against third countries only if they also apply this yourself. The Luxembourg government had declared in April that she would go from 2015 to the automatic exchange of data. Finance Minister Luc Frieden said on Tuesday that mandates are a "very important step". The Austrian Finance Minister Maria Fekter tried to give the impression that the mandate has now been adopted corresponds completely to the former Austrian demands.
For the fight against tax evasion probably more important tightening of interest rate policy failed in Brussels on resistance Luxembourg and Austria. With the planned tightening of the policy is in some cases to certain foundations and trusts (trusts) are applied; previously, the provisions apply only to individuals. Furthermore, the Directive should also apply to income from shares and certain insurance income, especially income from life insurance and mutual funds. In addition, banks should be required to continue to collect more information on the ultimate beneficial owners of companies, as is already required under the EU Money Laundering Directive. Luxembourg and Austria wanted it to be recorded that the intensification can only be decided when the results of negotiations with third countries exist. It rejected the other states. Schaeuble said that the mandate issue has already been a huge step for Austria and Luxembourg. He was confident that the necessary unanimous decision for the tightening in June come to pass.
According to Schäuble's words, the dispute over interest rate policy could shift soon anyway because the EU will soon have stricter rules in the attack. Presented in April after a joint initiative of the five largest EU countries, the scope of the Savings Directive will be extended to cover also other investment income. Scale are the requirements of the U.S. "Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act" (FATCA). EU Tax Commissioner Algirdas Semeta announced that he would likely make a proposal for a "European FATCA" in July. Remained controversial in Brussels, the details of the planned introduction of harmonized rules for the settlement of banks. All Ministers stressed the urgency of the project, however, it remained unclear whether they can reach an agreement as planned until June.
The main point of contention was who and to what extent should be liable in the event of a bank failure. What is clear is that – unlike in a number of cases during the financial crisis – not the taxpayers should bear the brunt of these cases, but creditors and shareholders of banks ("bail-in"). Schaeuble said the basic liability order is no longer in dispute. Accordingly, shareholders are first, then creditors and depositors also used at the end, are not covered by the European deposit guarantee of 100 000 euros are covered. Savings under this margin should remain protected.
