May
23

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Google, the powerful American search engine, offers the world's libraries to digitize their old books, but trading on their precious works. . . In Europe, a response was set up to avoid being "loot" with the creation in 2010 of POLINUM platform, unique collaborative research and development on the Old Continent. Platform, which includes a dozen companies and government laboratories, supported by the Aquitaine region and European funds (4.5 million budget). Leader of the "battle", I2S, company bordelaisede 70 employees. This SME has developed an alternative, "Limb", first complete software solution allowing libraries to process images and digitized texts of their funds, convert and distribute them on the Internet, smartphones and tablets. Indexed data is semi-automatically by means of a semantic analysis and a search engine 137 languages. The product is sold 9500 euros. "Today is the only complete market supply can handle, enrich and transform the cultural heritage in digital heritage," said Jean-Louis Blouin, CEO of I2S.

I2S has repeatedly shown its ability to innovate. It has several world firsts to its credit: the discovery of the Titanic in 1985, with its "cameras extreme" scanning the first edition of the Gutenberg Bible in 2000, development of surveillance cameras separation of the rocket boosters Ariane V with Dassault in 2005, the creation in 2006 of the world's fastest PLC scanner. . . Recently, "we just scan the largest Koran of the world (2.28 m high and 1.55 m wide and 500 kg)," says Jean-Louis Blouin. Listed on Alternext, I2S (14.3 million euros in turnover in 2012) continues to grow. In 2011, it bought the U.S. Kirtas, world leader in scanning books.

May
22

Interview With Vatican Financial Oversight Director René Brülhart ...

Vatican City – The Vatican this morning presented the first annual report of the Authority Financial (AIF) commissioned three years ago by Pope Benedict XVI to impose greater transparency to the Vatican's finances. Dall'attivit carried out so far show that during 2012 came six reports from the Vatican offices on movements of suspect funds. Two of these reports have been voted the most founded and how these were transmitted to the reporting 'promoter of justice', the prosecutor of the Vatican, to make further inquiries. Bruelhart Ren, director of FIA, during a press conference, he presented the most significant passages of the work done so far by this organism. Bruelhart added that also started monitoring the accounts of the IOR, to check whether there are cases of money laundering. "At the moment we have not finished screening, but this give results in the coming months." The objective of having a clear picture of the situation. Fter the recent blocking of active ATM at the Vatican on the initiative of the Bank of Italy and subsequent meetings bilateral, with Palazzo Koch established a "constructive dialogue. The dialogue, "he added," could be translated into a formal step in the near future "to get to a memorandum of understanding, just as was done with Belgium and Spain. Bruelhart declined to give many details of the six reports of suspicious financial movements, because of the confidentiality due to insights in progress. director for the authority has stressed that the suspect about the money laundering and prevention of terrorism. suspicious movements, more specifically, would be related to " large cash transactions "in religious circles not" one hundred percent in line "with the standards of the business world. The IOR between the different bodies who reported suspicious movements all'Aif. To those who wondered if the appropriate recycling also cover relations between the Vatican and Italy, Bruelhart, with a smile, he replied: "We are surrounded by this beautiful country, we have a constructive dialogue with its authorities and will continue to have it." With regard to requests for information received by the Vatican from "external authority" (three in 2012, seven in 2011), Bruelhart responded to a specific question, which is not letters rogatory or other requests starting any powers of attorney, but requests from financial authority of the countries concerned . The path toward transparency continues. MONEYVAL In July last gave an initial assessment of the progress made by the Vatican. "A State defaulting when you are not adequate in ten 'key issues' on sixteen," said Bruelhart, "we were non-compliant or partially compliant on seven ", so the director Aif said he was" surprised "when he read in the press that the Vatican" deadbeat "because, on the contrary," defaulting to the process of MONEYVAL. "In addition the AIF is doter of the figure of a "supervisor independent" (this is a request that "we have taken seriously" and that "we will"). Finally was stated that there are no limitations to the powers of investigation of FIA . "There are no limitations to obtain information related to 2011 or earlier." And anyway – despite the press reports a clash of views between the Cardinals Attilio Nicora, president Aif, and Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State – "there are no clashes ". Cambier the attitude of the Vatican on financial issues with the arrival of Pope Francis?" It is not for me to give recommendations to the Pope, the Pope knows what to do. "" I'm more than happy with how things are going , c 'very domestic support. "

May
22

05 The Unforgiven | HA JUNG WOO FAN BLOG

If the yacht of the King of Hollywood Steven Spielberg fears nothing in the quiet bay of Cannes, on the big screen, the sea is ruthless in "All Is Lost", with Robert Redford, and "For Those in Peril" first British film Two powerful drama about survival. In "all is lost", not a word spoken or almost 1 hour 40. A single human being on the screen with the opponent Ocean, another central character, caressing or violent Robert Redford according to his moods. The story is that of a sailor alone at sea fighting against the elements and against himself, after a container drifting at sea strikes his sailboat. Day after day, all that can relate to life will collapse, "the world is shrinking" in the words of J. C. Chandor, whose first film "Margin Call" rant against the world of finance, was highly acclaimed. In the room, the audience feels every creaking of the boat, heard the roar of the storm. It even has the impression of being under the water with Redford. Built like a thriller on the high seas, "All Is Lost" ("all is lost"), out of competition, is "an almost existential film that leaves room for interpretation of the viewer," according to Robert Redford. Until the end. The actor, who has always performed alone waterfalls, "ego thing" so impressed by his physical abilities as his game "You do not often look at someone thinking," summed up perfectly the producer Neal Dosdon . Silence may indeed be the third element of the film: it "allows you to fully inhabit the role, to live," said Robert Redford to the press that "in life, we often talk too much." The music by Alex Ebert (of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros group) is in unison. Absent at the beginning, she arrived in crescendo without pay in the melodrama. Confinement moralRobert Redford, delivered to the elements in the film, took the Cannes forum to reiterate its commitment to the environment from a "downright catastrophic, disastrous situation". "I think the world is trying to tell us," he said, referring to "hurricanes, earthquakes and tornadoes," direct allusion to the deadly tornado Moore, near Oklahoma City. In "For Those in Peril," the young Briton Paul Wright, presented at the 52nd week of criticism, drama will lead to another in Scotland. Aaron is the only survivor of the sinking of a fishing boat. None of the five bodies, including that of his brother, has been found. Between local superstitions and respect of the people for the dead rather than the survivors, the confused young man goes in search of his older brother that he expects to see again. It will also fight to escape the moral and social confinement imposed by the community. "I grew up in a similar town in Scotland, right next to the ocean in some way part of my childhood," he told AFP Paul Wright. The film also has "the stories of the sea, the hardness of real things but also belonging to the mythology developed around the mysteries of the ocean," says the director. Paul Wright said he had lost his father at the age of 14 and has "struggled to accept." The film "I guess also addresses the dream" of "impossible" meeting. Another film sailor must leave soon: "Alone" with François Cluzet in which the hero of "untouchables", participates in the Vendée Globe, mythical race around the world sailing.

May
22

VATICAN CITY – There are more than 50 thousand faithful in St. Peter's Square for the hearing of the Wednesdays of Pope Francis. A San Pietro there are also football teams AS Roma and Lazio. Bergoglio, as usual, makes several rounds of the square in the jeep. On one occasion the wind takes away the skull, quickly replaced with another. A lot of kids, as usual, receive kisses and caresses by the Pontiff. Bringing the Gospel to all peoples must unite and an experience that can not divide. He said the Pope in general audience, remembering Paul VI and Benedict XVI, and calling on all Christians to ask, I let myself be guided by the Holy Spirit so that my testimony of both unit and love? Porto unit in an environment where I live?. Sometimes – he added – seems to happen again today Babel divisions, inability to understand, envy, selfishness. What do I do with my life, – he asked again Bergoglio Pope – I unit? Or divide, with the gossip, envy?. Think about it – urged in front of over 50 thousand faithful – take the gospel we proclaim and live for the first reconciliation and love that the Holy Spirit gives us, "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if you love for God and for others, "he said, quoting Jesus. The tragedy of Use. Dear friends, I invite you to pray with me for the victims of the tornado in Oklahoma, and especially for children. He said the Pope in his greetings to the group of English-speaking, remembering the pain of the parents of the young victims and asking in particular to be their neighbors. Pope's appeal for Chinese Catholics, because they can live the everyday life in the service of their country and their fellow citizens in a way consistent with the faith they profess. Alla Madonna asks you to support the efforts of those in China continue to pray and hope because it is not afraid to speak of Jesus to the world. The captains of Rome and Lazio, Francesco Totti and Christian Ledesma, are at the forefront in St. Peter's Square where the Pope Francis holds the general audience. The delegations of the two companies sports, who on Sunday will play the final of the Italian Cup, will probably greet the Pope at the end of 'hearing. For the team AS Roma, in addition to Totti, c 'even the coach Aurelio Andreazzoli. Present the presidents of the two companies, James Pallotta and Claudio Lotito, in addition to the president of the League of Serie A, Maurizio Beretta.

May
22

The EU accelerates against tax havens

Gaian Economics: When is a Tax Haven Not a Tax Haven?

Blown could it fall? Six weeks after he predicted the imminent death of bank secrecy and the end of tax evasion across the EU, Europeans seem about to be dictated the tempo of the last two bastions of concealing income : Austria and Luxembourg.

Express the EU summit this Wednesday afternoon was originally intended to twist the arm of Chancellor Werner Faymann and Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, if they persist in refusing the automatic exchange of tax information required by the major , starting with France, Germany and the United Kingdom. In fact, the European pressure is released, the Luxembourg itself is stiff and the appointment will bring together the 27 EU leaders may result in a half-measure.

Of French, German and British sources, the summit could just "confirm" at the highest level agreement established a week ago with Vienna and Luxembourg, at the level of finance ministers. Through this agreement, the two capitals were able to save time: they determine any questioning of their secret to increased fiscal transparency on the part of rival financial centers located outside the EU, such as Switzerland, Monaco or Liechtenstein. The despair of the Commission and Paris, this amounts to giving the federal government of Bern a quasi-veto on EU law …

Europe, blocked since 2005 by the obstruction of the two countries concerned to see and paralyzed its new dynamic. In fact, it is the "crusade" launched after the fraud case Cahuzac and Offshore Leaks leaks that could end up in a rut. Instead of systematic cross-tax non-residents inspired by the American system FATCA and openly desired by three capitals in five EU is armed with a net and patched too large mesh: in the EU, the exchange information still covers only the interest on savings, and not on deposits that are rich, for the IRS, wages, pensions and capital gains of non-residents.

May
22

Questions to ask "One of the issues we need to decide is the attitude of the Minister of the Economy", noted before the hearings, the UDI MP Charles de Courson, who chairs the committee . "Especially when the Chief Financial seized the Swiss authorities …" and list the issues that this approach raises: – Why we entered only on the UBS bank? – Could you imagine, then, that this does not suffisat? – Why the bank Reyl and Singapore city-state with which Paris has an agreement of mutual assistance they not been captured? – Why Bercy gets less illuminating than the French court the day she survey responses? Responses Mediapart "The questions put to the Swiss tax authorities are objectively bad faith. When we seek an account (…) are not only looking for Mr. Cahuzac as a trustee, we look around, we seeking wealth manager, we seek Reyl is quoted for the truth, "he detailed. "Mr. Moscovici said he wanted the truth. We see how well he did!" He added wryly, the reporter found that there had been "a business communication put an end to this case. " "The question to you is how, on the basis of the same information, Bercy gets a negative response from Switzerland, while the court gets a positive response," added Mr. Arfi. Another complaint against Mediapart Minister: the conflict of interest at the time the scandal broke. "Mr Moscovici was fooled. He was fooled why, because he accepted the conflict of interest," said Mr. Plenel. Moscovici persists and signs On Tuesday morning, Mr. Moscovici, who, like his colleagues in the Justice and Home Affairs, will be heard by the Commission, has reiterated that "the administration had done everything she could, everything she had. " "She was exemplary under my authority," assured the minister. A democracy punishment according Mediapart "This case illustrates the bad functioning of our democracy. A paralyzed executive, legislative power coalition, since in all political families, there were refusal to see the reality of our information, finally a stationary judicial power, "Mr. detailed Plenel who continues:" All those who wanted to know the heart of the Republic could know, "he said, adding having met on December 18 collaborators Francois Hollande.

May
22

Ray Manzarek, the Doors' Founding Keyboardist, Dead at 74 | SPIN ...

In the instrumental already thin (without bass) quartet play his Hammond organ was already proportional to considerable importance. Ray Manzarek was certainly no Jon Lord and Keith Emerson, to his lack of compositional assertiveness and visionary power. But with his mercurial runs and sometimes brutal chords, he was one of the principal rock organist and coined the Doors sound more than the actually more experienced players Robbie Krieger (guitar) and John Densmore (drums). Because he said the darkly mysterious, often simply just secretive sound a note almost cheerful playfulness which will increased to the fair Moderate and established himself immediately with the recording debut "The Doors" in January 1967 in the ear canals of the flower power generation .

Wieselflink he put on "Light My Fire", one of the main pieces of this groundbreaking album release; complicated for rock conditions harmonies added to the cleverly arranged, the first big hit of that special something added that, along with Morrison's vocals, then virtually a synonym for the band was. Almost in the same breath, he struck heavily oppressive tones as soon as the Doors to its long, accompanied by gimmicky, depth psychology embellished texts blues improvisations like "The End", "When the Music's Over" and finally "Riders on the Storm" by the last album "L. A. Woman "encouraging respect.

Said Ray Manzarek was precisely because the electric rock guitar otherwise set the tone, one of the most distinctive, most stylish musicians of his time. Follow obliging he could at any time dissolve into violent dissonance, which then lost himself in a very thin trickle tones. He did sing quite exceptional, and when you listen to "Close to You" from "Absolutely Live" again today, you know why.

That the Doors were after Jim Morrison's death in 1971, at the end, Manzarek also had to realize the nature of increasingly prominent on the Trio album "Other Voices" in the foreground. For his solo albums on which he knew little use his flexible voice advantageous and under which protrudes the downright cheerful big band album "The Whole Thing Started With Rock'n'Roll And Now It's Out Of Control" (1974), he at least has the purely tonal heritage of all survivors best preserved. Doors resuscitation attempts and litigation not weary him, though he only saw in our presence, what are the Doors had always warned. Now Daniel Raymond "Ray" Manzarek is at the age of 74 years in Rosenheim, Upper Bavaria, where he could no longer be successfully treat a serious illness, died.

May
21

The test of the Hotel-Dieu

Hotel Dieu Hospital a Test Bed in Fight Against Hospital Acquired ...

It is actually a remarkable symbol of the difficulty in taking in France, restructuring decisions, even more justified. In Paris, the last major hospital restructuring had been to combine three dilapidated hospitals to give birth to a new art facility, the hospital Georges Pompidou. Local conservatism and professional corporatism had then conspired against the project, each of which now recognizes the quality and efficiency. That was twenty years ago. We see today reproduce exactly the same process. Immediately known whether the AP-HP, news vengeful local officials have denounced "a stab against the Parisians," while there are no less than ten major general hospitals (excluding pediatric and geriatric hospitals ) in central Paris, is one of the largest hospital urban densities in the world. In the same sense, a union denounced the creation of a "medical desert" in the center of Paris, while in less than fifteen minutes by car or subway are four major hospitals have a home emergency.

May
19

A Breakdown of the Levi's 501 Jean | Blog | Stylesight

The photo-tough cowboys in studded jeans have been burned into the collective consciousness, even that of Marlon Brando in the film "The Wild One" or the sweet Marilyn Monroe, their contributed to pigtails and cowboy boots in the film "The Misfits" five hundred and first Only those images are at least fifty years old. The pants themselves celebrating on 20 May this year its 140th Birthday. And the older the 501 is, the less clear is the image that you have of her.

That today Sarah Jessica Parker, Brad Pitt and President Obama now and then slip into a 501 – as the press agency tells in one of their anniversary information – has little appeal. Although they should be distinguished by their studs provided with pockets of other denim pants, the 501 is a pair of jeans today among many, because their image is no longer unique.

Christophe Drymen, which is responsible for the design and merchandising of Levi's men's jeans in Europe, confirms this: "We fit the 501 continuously meet the needs of customers in every generation gets the 501, which it deserves.." It is true that each generation had to complain of consumers at 501 something. Thus passed the cowboys of the first generation crotch rivet not – apparently it was hot when we sat around the campfire. Levi's response, the rivets disappeared. A little later, disrupted the customer at the rivets on the back pockets, which allegedly scratched the horse saddle and seating. Levi's again responded promptly and plated rivets with fabric.

Also, the fit of the pants below threw himself over the years with the times, sometimes it was a little more, sometimes a little lower in the covenant. Then, after the huge revival of 501 in the eighties and nineties, the company expanded and developed a wealth of passport forms: the 512 with flared legs, the tube 639 as the 525 stretch with the 626 as a carrot jeans. . . And all the rest of it. In addition, there were several sub-brands, in order to better serve the diverse tastes of consumers.

May
18

Personal Income Tax Overview General information

We slectionn most reprsentatives, and society advisory TAXATION Fidroit arpondu sixty of them. They should allow you checks to see your Declaration, amend if necessary and was see more clearly in the jungle dductions, rductions and other crdits of imptauxquels you law.

Student intern "Through my studies, I am amen validate a number of months in business. This is an internship and conventionn rmunr. Am I subject the impt income and if so, how do I fill the Declaration if my internship pass on part of 2012 and part of 2013? "

Either you ralisez an attachment to your daughter, and you bnficiez the (half) supplmentaire hand, or it is not connected, and it will fill a Declaration spar e, and in the latter case, you can dduire alimony to a maximum of 5698 euros (see above conditions and the necessary documentation).

By taking as hypothesis that your income is wages and salaries and whether you choose a fixed valuation and expense: Given your incomes and your family situation, there is no difference tax according to the dclarations are spares or shared.

In case of lower incomes, the mechanism called "dcote" Encouraged have a spare Declaration. In case of larger and more ingaux income, joint Declaration t have more advantageous.

Housing and concubinage "I emmnag the 30/10/2012 at my friend, we are not husband and I is not listed on the lease or on rent receipts, how do I complete my d statement when the tax authority asks me caractriser my home? "

Attorney fees in a dismissal "I understand that it is possible dduiredu amount imposableles attorney fees for dismissal. Can you confirm this information? Moreover, payment for which t chelonn and straddling 2012 and 2013, should spend all the income in 2012 or so each part of the costs engags in the year? "

Perus incomes in France and abroad "During the year 2012, I rsid during the first six months in France, the following six months in Germany. During the first six months j'tais student and autoentrepreneur. Since July 2012, I am salari in Germany and continues to practice as autoentrepreneur as a secondary activity. I opt for the payment of libratoire impt on my income autoentrepreneur. mortage of Income taxes on my earnings in Germany prlevs by the employer every month. Must I declare it my German income in France? Being given that j ' I already pay the impt autoentrepreneur on my income and I have no other taxable income in France, will I pay more Income taxes? "

Dduction work and Internet "I bought my primary residence in 2011 and I have been entirely renovated. S'talant The work on 2012 and 2013, what did I right dduire in Crdit of impt? Moreover, dclarant Internet, how do I procder? Should I return the paper to join my bills? "

Page charges in addition barme kilomtrique "I declares fresh ral because I drive about 100 km (by car) to a day to go to my workplace . therefore I use kilomtrique barme provided by the form of the Declaration, which gives me a dduire sum of my taxable net. Did I add fresh page this figure? "

Form 2044 "How to properly complete the online form 200 2044 on land revenue, when in a building of ten apartments (and two shops), a former apartment Relve Besson and Borloo oldest in the Intermediate sector while the other eight apartments are relvent neither one nor the other How to enumerate the names of the twelve occupants and prnoms on a line? "

You rent out your a priori non-professional furnished. In addition, you encounter a principle of law regime of microenterprise (exercise in its own name, rents and revenues not subject VAT infrieures 32,600 euros per year).

Land revenue: deficit "I rent two properties diffrentes two addresses (Paris and Normandy) The pass year, I had a net income of one and a deficit on. other (important dductibles work) My question:. deficit that is it rintgrable to the case where there is no rental income on it, because this property is rented evil (and this case at the end of which lasts two, three, four years), or is it the overall s'value both goods (and in this case I have no deficit)? "

Dfinition rental furniture unprofessional "For furniture rental unprofessional regime microenterprise is a choice between: Furniture Rentals (5ND) or Vacation rural gites, guest hosts meubls and tourism (5NG.) What does it take to be, for example, in a guest room or meubls tourism (which indicates a rduction of 71% instead of 50% rental furniture for singles)? "

In the following mandatory services include: breakfast lunch, the mnage and maintenance rooms. In addition, the resident must provide facilities and provide linens. This activity must be a Declaration town hall any prior the rental (C. tower. Art. D 324-13 ff.).

Scellier investment and land deficit "I invested in a Scellier apartment in 2010, I wonder what I included in the purchase price and I can dduire my property income This includes:. The legal fees, costs of establishment REGULATION of condominium and the bank guarantee. "

Property regimes combined "Can you tell me if you can bnficier two DIFFERENT property regimes at the same time, having both property income and Leaseback Scellier? Microfoncier Leaseback in one case, and in the classic land SECOND case. How vrifier after nine years, or after five years, which is my case, the remaining dduire Scellier, amount knowing that I bnficie other dductions and rductions of impt? "

The activity of rental furniture unprofessional (Leaseback) Relve BIC (form 2042-C-PRO), not property income. The Scellier Relve by definition of property income (form 2044) and the taxpayer concerned bnficie an impt reduction on income (form 2042-C Pages 4 and 5 for the Declaration follow this rduction).

You just made the experience of the progressiveness of our tax system. This progressiveness is strong and increasingly important (barme). This progressiveness is opposed proportional taxation. Thus, the euro supplmentaires are much taxs that prcdents. . .