RUSSIA. "Gerard Depardieu was welcomed as a hero"

L'acteur French Gérard Depardieu, who received a passport before the Russian decision of President Vladimir Putin was greeted Sunday, 6 January with great fanfare in the region of Mordovia (Volga) where he was offered the position of Minister of Culture and maison.

A her off the plane at the airport in Saransk city of 300,000 inhabitants and the capital of Mordovia (640 km east of Moscow), Depardieu was greeted with great fanfare by the governor of the region and women in suits traditional sang on tarmac.

"Gerard Depardieu was welcomed as a hero" in Saransk, said a journalist from the Russian television channel Russia 24 continuous information, adding that the actor had come to celebrate Orthodox Christmas, celebrated on 7 janvier.

Portant a coat and open-necked shirt, the French actor has once again exhibited his Russian passport before a crowd of cameramen and photographers who were waiting at the airport in the snow. "I am very happy, it's beautiful here," said Depardieu, the agency Interfax.

"Friendly Dictators"

Le President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to Gérard Depardieu who has announced plans to leave France and return his passport to escape French taxes it deems too lourds.

Peu after the actor had welcomed this gesture in a letter in which he expressed his love for Russia and the Russian President. There was also praise for democracy in this country, which has led a chorus of criticism in Russia and (…)

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PlayStation 3 shipments higher than the Xbox 360

Livraisons With more than 150 million units, Sony PlayStation 2 is not ready to lose her crown as queen of the consoles best-selling history. Following the Nintendo Wii and the original PlayStation, with nearly 100 million units. Behind, two consoles are neck-and-neck: the PS3 and Xbox 360. Microsoft announced in October that it had reached the 70 million units sold in September, while Sony has made a similar announcement two months later. It is surprising to see the PS3 overtake the Xbox 360 for the month of December, even if delivery is here, not sales, thereby increasing the numbers of a few million because of storage. Anyway, both Microsoft and Sony consoles remain close, it is a certainty. The arrival of the new generation (Xbox 720 and PS4?) Will necessarily be a blow to sales of the current generation, although it will continue to find customers for many years like the PlayStation 2, the distribution do not stop until récemment.Moins Wii U WiiConcernant that the Wii U, IDC has not given any figures for the month of December 2012, but the institute said it expects about 50 million units sold to by the end of 2016. This would represent an average of 16.6 million consoles shipped each year, which is pretty good, but not extraordinary. The first Wii after three without existence has indeed sold more than 67 million copies, the 50 million mark was reached in March 2009, two years and three months after its launch. Remember that all types of consoles combined, the Nintendo DS is number one with nearly 155 million units, just before the PS2, Game Boy (119 million), PS1, Wii, Game Boy Advance (82000000) , PS3, Xbox 360, PSP (75 million), NES (62 (…) Read more about Google associates PCInpact.comQuand sect name? individual, it isn? injureAprès is not a one year Free Mobile, what assessment for all operators? deliveries PlayStation 3 higher than the Xbox 360

London: A helicopter crashed after hitting a crane, 2 morts

Un helicopter struck a crane installed on a residential tower under construction in London Wednesday morning in fog and rush hour, a rare and spectacular accident that left two dead and 13 injured .

L'accident occurred shortly before 08:00 (GMT) in the district of Lambeth, near a bridge that crosses the busy Thames, not far from the building of the MI6 secret service britanniques.

Les two dead are the pilot of the helicopter, which police said was alone in the device, and a person in sol.

Le pilot Peter Barnes, aged 50, told AFP RotorMotion the company for which he travaillait.

"It was one of the most skilled pilots in the United Kingdom," the source said. With 25 years of flying to his credit, he showed more than 10,500 flight hours in helicopters, according to his Linked In page. He has worked in film on "Die Another Day", the 20th movie adventures of James Bond, or "Saving Private Ryan", according to the source.

La police, who ruled out a terrorist act, said that six people were hospitalized, five for "minor injuries" and one for a broken leg. Seven others were treated on site by services secours.

Les firefighters rescued a man reported a car on fire and clear by late morning that "all fires had been extinguished." More than 50 firefighters were responsible for securing the crane endommagée.

Cette area on the south shore was momentarily buckled, causing major disruptions in traffic, and metro and train Vauxhall was temporarily fermée.

L'appareil had to fly over the city from south to north, but was diverted due to bad weather, according to police.

Le pilot requested permission to land at the heliport in London, 5 miles from the crash site, according to a spokesman for the heliport .

Mais it struck a crane installed on "The Tower, One St George Wharf", one of the residential buildings in the highest building in Europe, up 51 floors and 181 meters. He then exploded, according to testimony from residents and a firefighter on the scene, causing a shower of debris and igniting at least one vehicle sol.

"It exploded and the flames spread to adjacent buildings," said firefighter Bruce Grain. "It was absolute chaos," he said, indicating that his arrival "the helicopter was still in flames and pieces of blade were on the roof of a nearby building" .

"There was a huge crash, a terrible noise, the style of those that make you understand immediately that something terrible has happened," meanwhile told AFP Nic Walker, a local resident who was evacuated with other residents, gathered in a coffee coin.

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En me back, "I saw (elements of) the crane boom falling to the ground. This was a big bang," he dit.

Le British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would consider "carefully" the rules of helicopter flight from central London, with abundant grues.

Mario Monti made the game left, accused Silvio Berlusconi

MILAN (Reuters) – Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday accused Mario Monti his successor as head of the Italian government, which will run for re-election in two months to make the game of gauche.

outgoing Chairman of the Board, who resigned Dec. 21 after the budget vote in 2013, had announced yesterday its intention to lead a centrist coalition in early elections on 24 and 25 février.

Mario Monti has ended several weeks of speculation and is placed at the center of a three-way race that will struggle with the Democratic Party (PD, left), the favorite in the polls and Freedom Party ( PDL) Silvio Berlusconi.

"The coalition was formed to promote the left, also the harmony of their program with that of the left argues in this direction," said the latter, addressing the press at the Milan central station. In an interview with TV Vista, the leader of the PDL had previously qualified Mario Monti "spare" Party démocrate.

The wealthy businessman aged 76, who went to Milan with his new girlfriend Fransceca Pascale, nearly 50 years his junior, said he was confident that voters would not fall into the "trap" intended by him to steal the voice droite.

Pier Ferdinando Casini, leader of the Union of Christian Democrats and the Centre (UDC) and allied Mario Monti, has denied any collusion with gauche.

"Our initiative was not created with the support of PD. It was not created with a predetermined alliance (…) Until election day, it is important to try to reach the majority "he told a conference presse.

polls the Democratic Party promise a comfortable majority in the Chamber of Deputies, but the movement may have to agree with the center at Sénat.

Its leader Pier Luigi Bersani, who proposes to continue the reforms undertaken by Mario Monti focusing on boosting employment and growth, was invited to clarify its intentions with regard to the gauche.

"Will they present themselves as an alternative, as rivals or are they open to an alliance?" He asked himself vendredi.

Saturday, a magistrate, Judge Antonio Ingroia, announced his intention to run in February the Chigi Palace, seat of the presidency. Proponents of the program of fight against corruption felt it was time for Berlusconi and Monti to give the pouvoir.

"Il Cavaliere" Saturday met officials from the Northern League, his former ally. At the end of the meeting, Berlusconi told the press that he still hoped to conclude an alliance but the PDL said he was not entirely convaincu.

On Twitter, the secretary of the formation of the former Prime Minister has written that disagreements could lead the PDL and the Northern League to go their separate ways at the ballot février.

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"Twitter's interest to adapt to the French legal framework"

Le social network Twitter, assigned to a French court after the dissemination of anti-Semitic tweets, a "benefit" to adapt to the cultures of the countries in which it is implanted like France, said Tuesday, Jan. 8 2013 the Minister for the Digital Economy, Flower Pellerin.

"Twitter has opened a sales office in France and probably wants to settle in Europe, so I think they have every incentive to adapt legal cultures and philosophical and ethical countries in which they wish to develop , "she said in an interview on LCI.

La Minister assured that the French government was "pretty permanent discussions" with officials of the U.S. network and that they were very "receptive".

"We need to find common ground"

Lors an interlocutory hearing (emergency procedure) Tuesday, the Tribunal de Grande Instance (TGI) of Paris, Twitter said he was not able to communicate the data to identify the perpetrators of racist or antisemitic tweets without the green light Justice américaine.

Le social network was sued in November by the Union of Jewish Students of France (UEJF) and the association "J'accuse – international action for justice" after the dissemination of anti-Semitic tweets containing the keywords # unbonjuif and # unjuifmort.

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Audiences of television in 2012: the big balance sheet (3/3)

Après have reviewed the 20 best audiences of the year Freeview launched in 2005 and the top 100 all channels puremedias.com offers a great balance of performance Freeview Free 2012.

Part 1. Units of annual hearings

Part 2. Hearings evening

Part 3. Programs by genre most powerful

Quels recurring programs are the delight viewers? What are the types most unifying television? puremedias.com offers for the first time a ranking of the most powerful programs by program type. Note that when the program has several episodes, we propose a novel average .

THE AMERICAN SERIES

Les American series are the kind most followed by the French. French channels (mostly private) are fighting for the finest brands, negotiating with the six largest Hollywood studios access to their catalog. TF1 and diffuse series from Universal, Sony and Warner while Six has rights programs Disney, CBS and Fox. Not surprisingly, M6 and TF1 especially monopolize the list of the most popular American series. France 2 is present but twice, she bought "Castle" TF1 while "Cold Case" comes from an old agreement with Warner dropped since into the hands of TF1. Finally, note the enormous power of "Grey's Anatomy", number one on the famous housewives under fifty years with not less than 49% market share!

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Discussions on the wall in the budget impasse Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Despite last minute efforts made Sunday, Republicans and Democrats have not found common ground to bring down the 'wall budget, that threatens the United Unis.

The sitting of the Senate was suspended and will resume Monday at 16:00 GMT, with a few extra hours with members of Congress to agree .

"There are still significant differences between the two sides," admitted Harry Reid, leader of the Democratic majority in the Senate, adding that discussions were continuing with his counterpart Republican Mitch McConnell.

"There is still time to reach an agreement and we intend to continue the negotiations," he ajouté.

If things stay there, $ 600 billion of cuts and tax increases would automatically come into force on 1 January, which could plunge the United States into the récession.

progress seems possible, however, both parties have narrowed their differences on a proposal formulated republican Saturday, on which they buttaient, which would limit the increase in social security benefits to reduce the deficit. Many Democrats, including Harry Reid, refusing to touch the security sociale.

absence of an agreement with his counterpart in the Senate, Mitch McConnell announced his intention to negotiate with Vice President Joe Biden, with whom he met several times téléphone.

If negotiations are successful, the two chambers will have to decide before midnight Monday, that the complexity of procedures facilitate pas.

Republicans and Democrats differ for weeks on higher taxes for the highest earners. To break the deadlock, the first offer to offset any tax increase by reducing benefits, the aging population will make it more expensive over the ans.

"PILL POISONED"

But their proposal, which is to change the indexation of benefits to inflation, thus clashes with stiff resistance. Barack Obama has selected as part of an offer in compromise, but there are many Democrats hostiles.

"We see this as a poison pill. They know we can not accept it. This is a big step back from yesterday," lamented a parliamentary attaché at the presidential camp Sénat.

few hours earlier, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham had yet reported an imminent agreement, saying that the president had "won" .

"I do not think anyone wants to get on the wall that we can avoid it," he said on Fox News.

Barack Obama "will get a tax increase" for higher income "and I want to vote (for the agreement), even if I do not like it, because there are a lot of issues for the country" , continued the sénateur.

He also appealed towards other Republican congressmen to prepare them to another battle, the ceiling of dette.

In an interview with NBC, Barack Obama has meanwhile issued a warning to parlementaires.

"If, on January 1, we see that the problem has not been resolved, we do not reduce the deficit as we would have done if the Republicans had accepted the agreement that I proposed then, obviously, it will have adverse effects on the markets, he prévenu.

"My hope is that over the next 48 hours, we recognize that beyond our partisan differences, our main priority is to ensure that middle class taxes will not increase. Our economy would too affectée.

"We can do it. Democrats and Republicans all say that we should not tax the middle class are addressed. This is something on which we agree. If we succeed, it would alleviate the effects of 'wall budget. "This would avoid the worst consequences," added président.

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John Galliano: Designer working in the studio of the Oscar Renta

Si you were wondering where was John Galliano for two years, you will in any case he held creative studio of designer Oscar de la Renta next three weeks. John Galliano, soon back on the front of the fashion scene?

 

He had left the fashion world through the back door, maybe he will return by the great. After two years of silence, rehab artistic, rehab to treat his addiction, causing unforgivable blunders, John Galliano gradually revives with its universe of choice. Because the former artistic director of Dior can count on his friendship couture: Oscar de la Renta opens her design studio in New York for three weeks. "John and I have known for many years and I am a great admirer of his talent, said de la Renta WWD. He worked long and hard for his recovery and I'm happy to give him the opportunity to réimpliquer in the world of fashion and réacclimater an environment to which it has given so much. "Unique opportunity for John Galliano for be again in fashion design, who has spent many years in the codes upset, as he says himself. "I am grateful to Oscar beyond words for inviting me to spend time with him in the familiar environment of a studio. His support and faith in me makes me humble. "

In March 2011, shortly before the parade ready-to-wear Fall-Winter, an altercation broke out between the creator and customers of a swanky bar of the Marais district in Paris. Persons taken part film the scene and show Galliano delusional, under the influence of a cocktail of various substances,taking anti-Semitic remarks. Buggery with a lead immediately disengages its parent, Dior, which is separated from its creator lighthouse. John Galliano shocked. Reactions fuse. The creator and earth is silent. A few months later, (…) Read more about

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Cyberpunk 2077: information on the storyline and univers

Depuis broadcast yesterday a first glimpse of Cyberpunk 2077, a project that should be in Polish studio CDProjekt (The Witcher), through a CG teaser very attractive, SF lovers are febrile .

Ils should be reading more details scriptwriting made in addition to this first video presentation. Cyberpunk 2077, inspired by the universe of the game Cyberpunk 2020 role paper, brew obviously many influences of this particular genre of science fiction what cyberpunk (if you're not familiar with the genre, Take an evening to watch Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell for example) .

Ainsi the world of Cyberpunk 2077 immerses the player in the metropolis Night City, allegorical drama of a future clouded by a technological breakthrough that goes along with the downfall of society. Rather than advance it, improvements and equipment have created new problems, sometimes leading to chaotic scenes in the street. Inequalities between "world top" and the bottom are more exacerbated than ever, as addiction and pauvreté.

Entre gangs and mega-corporations, the protagonist will have to rise from the gutter to not stay in the face. And beyond the problems of the world immutable world since it is a new form of addiction made her happy future appartion in 2077: the braindance, dance of the mind, an easy way to experience the emotions and stimuli of a person who has experienced extraordinary things vous.

Avec improvements, increases brain proper, anyone can "inject" digital recording memories of the experience of another in his neural system in the BD player (imagine for example that you can obtain sensations and stimuli Kanye West (…) Read more about gameblog.fr

Skiing: Ted Ligety is needed to finally Adelboden

ADELBODEN, Switzerland (Reuters) – A huge error of tracing his great rival Marcel Hirscher led Ted Ligety Saturday to finally impose the giant slalom in Adelboden, one of the races the most prestigious ski season alpin.

The American

sign and its 15th success in the discipline, in a combined time of two minutes 28 seconds and 67 centièmes.

This is the fourth victory of the world champion this season and he can thank Hirscher, Cup holder monde.

The Austrian, who is on the podium the last nine he played giant slalom, Ligety preceded by more than a second when he missed a gate to approach the finish line, finally fail to 16th place.

The American beat the Germans Fritz Dopfer, second 1 "15, and Felix Neureuther, who finished nine hundredths of its compatriote.

With 15 wins giant Ligety becomes the third most successful skier in the history of the discipline tied with Italian Alberto Tomba, Ingemar Stenmark behind the Swedish and Swiss Michael von Grünigen.

"THE PRICE HIGH"

"Marcel should have won but the same thing had happened to me here two years ago when I lost after a fault at the end of course," responded Ligety.

"It's unfortunate but it is skiing. I'm really proud because this is the only classic that I had not yet won."

Hirscher, who won both races on the track Swiss last year, will probably be keen to take revenge Sunday when slalom.

"I really wanted to win because it was an opportunity," said Hirscher to explain why he did not ski more prudente.

"I pulled on the rope but it is good to see that we can beat Ligety. I took all the risks and I paid the price."

best French, Pinturault Alexis, who had signed the fifth lap on the first line, finally finished 14th while Thomas Fanara, third in the late morning, had abandonner.

In this test, Hirscher has squandered precious points in the race for the big crystal globe. His greatest rival, Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal took a sixth place and has only 26 points behind the Austrian général.

Chrystel Boulet-Euchin for the French service, edited by Bertrand Boucey