Nuclear France will control its power

Nuclear power plants will be examined to “learn from Fukushima,” said NKM.

The crisis in Japan obliges France to ensure its own nuclear facilities. Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, Minister for Ecology, said Tuesday that France would control the security of “all power” for nuclear “each can learn” from the accident at the Japanese central Fukushima.

“The accident, perhaps the disaster, Fukushima, will be an opportunity for feedback, added NKM during questions to the government.” We'll see all the plants one by one, so that each can learn from Fukushima, “said Minister of Ecology.

She said that “any crisis, any accident” was “an opportunity to review the safety of our plants,” recalling that the whole central park of the Hexagon had been controlled after the storm of Christmas 1999 to ensure he could face a risk of flooding.

The France n'éludera “no question” Security is this “by design”, power is “designed to withstand certain types of risks they may be exposed according to the history of the region,” said Nathalie Kosciusko -Morizet. She recalled that “transparency is organized by the 2006 law around a nuclear safety authority,” which can be up to close a site if necessary. “The slightest accident, any incident in this context, France, must be reported,” added the minister.

Prime Minister Francois Fillon had earlier assured that France n'éluderait “no questions from (the) catastrophe” Japanese, who stirs debate in France about the dangers of nuclear energy. He said that the French nuclear was “one of the safest” in the world. “How strong earthquake can resist each of our plants at what level of flooding can it cope? We will monitor this, and we'll seamlessly,” he said.

Wolves take up residence in the castle of Nantes

Estuary, the Biennial of Contemporary Art in the Loire estuary, which had attracted over 700,000 visitors and had a few flops in 2007, will drop from the June 5 a pack of six wolves in the moat of the castle of Nantes.

The wolves have entered … Nantes. They will be guests of the castle of the city on the occasion of the Biennial of Contemporary Art Estuary 2009. The artist Stéphane Thidet, “wanted to accentuate the medieval to the wild in the city by inviting six wolves that will live in a part of the moat” Castle of the Dukes of Brittany “in the two and a half months of the festival.”

“We're going to build a den and feed them properly!” Reassured Jean Blaise, the director of the Biennale. The experience will be put into words “by a pack of six writers” who “will write six more from that,” said David Moinard, one of the arts programs.

The biennial “Estuary 2009,” which lasts from June 5 to August 16, will open with a new creation of the company Royal de Luxe in Nantes. Among other works, and promising to be mind-blowing: real birds perched on guitar, or a flag placed on a stack of fifteen meters high near the power station Cordemais.

Jean Blaise said he “took less risk” for this new edition, after the “accidents” of 2007: a duck giant 19-meter did not swell and an inn immersed in the Loire, which took on water.

For the director, the project “Estuary” “will not stop in 2011,” when the next edition. “We'll have to maintain and operate these assets and make a formal tourism” since some of the works, seven in 2007 – such as “Rings of Buren” (light rings distributed along the Loire) – and seven in 2009 are perennial. “In the market, these are works that are worth a fortune,” but here “they belong to everyone, the people of the metropolis,” he added.

Wolves take up residence in the castle of Nantes

Estuary, the Biennial of Contemporary Art in the Loire estuary, which had attracted over 700,000 visitors and had a few flops in 2007, will drop from the June 5 a pack of six wolves in the moat of the castle of Nantes.

The wolves have entered … Nantes. They will be guests of the castle of the city on the occasion of the Biennial of Contemporary Art Estuary 2009. The artist Stéphane Thidet, “wanted to accentuate the medieval to the wild in the city by inviting six wolves that will live in a part of the moat” Castle of the Dukes of Brittany “in the two and a half months of the festival.”

“We're going to build a den and feed them properly!” Reassured Jean Blaise, the director of the Biennale. The experience will be put into words “by a pack of six writers” who “will write six more from that,” said David Moinard, one of the arts programs.

The biennial “Estuary 2009,” which lasts from June 5 to August 16, will open with a new creation of the company Royal de Luxe in Nantes. Among other works, and promising to be mind-blowing: real birds perched on guitar, or a flag placed on a stack of fifteen meters high near the power station Cordemais.

Jean Blaise said he “took less risk” for this new edition, after the “accidents” of 2007: a duck giant 19-meter did not swell and an inn immersed in the Loire, which took on water.

For the director, the project “Estuary” “will not stop in 2011,” when the next edition. “We'll have to maintain and operate these assets and make a formal tourism” since some of the works, seven in 2007 – such as “Rings of Buren” (light rings distributed along the Loire) – and seven in 2009 are perennial. “In the market, these are works that are worth a fortune,” but here “they belong to everyone, the people of the metropolis,” he added.

Gaddafi has no control over the east of Libya

Opponents of the Libyan head of state control in the province of Cyrenaica, rich in oil.

The protesters seem to have taken over several towns in eastern Libya. It is even throughout the province of Cyrenaica, the eastern coast, which is no longer under the control of the government of Muammar Gaddafi, according to the Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini.

In the city of Tobruk in the east, firing bursts of joy rang through the streets where anti-government protesters have burned copies of the Green Paper of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. You could also see a new flag flying over the city released, the colors red, black and green, and barred the word “resistance”. This coastal city of over 100,000 people for three days is controlled by the population, according to its inhabitants.

These Libyans have begun to organize. Young people have picked up arms to hand them over to tribal leaders and merchants have offered food to the people.

Soldiers from the insurgents

Soldiers moved into the camp of the insurgents have also ensured that the East of Libya beyond the control of Gaddafi. A Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, also in the eastern region, a military announced on a video now that his army joined the people and began his service.

A Misratah, further west, websites show pictures of cheering crowds. It can be seen especially on the roof of a building, men dropping a monument representing the Green Paper of Colonel Gaddafi, and the crowd exult at the bottom of the building.

Benghazi released

Wednesday is the same in Benghazi, the epicenter of the protest and also the repression, the demonstrators took power. The soldiers fled the city and is now at peace, can we read.

Tuesday, in a televised speech, Colonel Qaddafi has promised to fight to “last breath” and excluded to resign. But even by threatening the protesters of the death penalty, it does not seem to be as scared as before.

“We are ready to die for our freedom”

said Youssef, a resident of Benghazi:

“We no longer afraid of Kadhafi”

Europe1fr sent. – The info video online.

“We'll take him [Qaddafi, Ed] in Tripoli and he stepped on (…) There is a point of no return,” warned Youssef yet.

Summer sales are gray mine

Sales of textiles were down 6% in the first half, traditionally the most active.

This is a first for five years. Sales of textiles and clothing fell by 6% during the first half of sales. And the trend since the beginning of summer sales is unlikely to be reversed because the first two weeks are traditionally the most active of the operation which lasted five weeks.

In shops, the disappointment is palpable. “The balance of this year, it is lamentable,” laments the microphone of Europe 1 a shopkeeper of the Champs-Elysees in Paris, who regrets the influx of last year. “This year I'm all alone in the store, and I'm not overwhelmed,” she sighs.

The purchases were anticipated in April and May for Charles Tillard-head in charge of statistical studies at the French Institute of Fashion (IFM), starting late this year balances from one week to June 22, “might have had a negative effect. ” Companies “had not yet paid salaries” and people did not have perhaps not of the required budget “to the balances in the early days,” he said beforehand. “Another factor, he said on Europe 1, increased sales and promotions floating.”

Moreover, the sector had benefited upstream balances, two good months in April (+3.3%) and May (3.2%), with good weather, resulting in purchases that have could be anticipated. “There were other opportunities to buy with prices crossed in the season, consumers may not understand that not necessarily bring more balance,” said Sandra Vassy his part, Secretary General of the National Federation clothing. “It was a little lost on the side exceptionally magical balances, it's a shame,” she adds.

E-commerce gets out of the game remains the figures do not include e-commerce. The Federation of e-commerce and distance selling (Fevad), Internet sales rose 15% during the first week of sales. What give a little smile on traders.

The shopaholics have in fact more likely to do their shopping without leaving home. This is the case of Justine, aged 22, who loves to spend his salary real estate agent in clothing. “I'm not going to really buy in shops and much more on the Internet,” says she. The strengths of the online purchase? Justine is categorical: “There are always offers many choices and you win really long!”

Valls, “power change”

PORTRAIT EXPRESS – The fifties annoys left, but intends to represent the new guard in 2012.

Father of four and deputy mayor of Evry Manuel Valls hardly take off his candidacy. Express Portrait of the fifties of the primary PS.

The moment he said – Manuel Valls is the first to have thrown into the presidential race. He had expressed his intention to run for the presidential inauguration in June 2009 but was then stored behind Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The setting aside of his champion rekindled his ambitions. June 7, so it has reactivated its “way forward”.

Its slogan, his ideas – Manuel Valls dream to embody “the energy of change.” For a spot among the elephants of the party, the elected socialist Essonne repeated at will, which there is a “place for the new generation.” He regularly expresses ideas opposite to his party: he believes, for example, it takes about 35 hours back.

His feats of arms Highlights – Manuel Valls made the argument itself: “I represent the youth, modernity, a popular left. I identified the issues of safety, suburbs, on the Republic …” , said he is actually considered one of the rising values ​​of PS, an unabashed man on security issues.

Weaknesses – Manuel Valls acknowledges himself, he lacks experience. “I was not prime minister or chief secretary, minister or even …”, he confided in early June at the Point. In addition, several of his positions on immigration, handouts, and 35 hours, have troubled the PS. In July 2009, Martine Aubry, in an open letter, he was asked to leave the PS. In vain.

In his private life – and divorced father of four, Manuel Valls remarried in 2010 to violinist Anne Gravoin. Born in Barcelona, ​​August 13, 1962, Manuel Valls is one of the few French politicians to have acquired French nationality by naturalization.

CV – Former advisor to Michel Rocard for student affairs during his studies of History in Paris, Manuel Valls was in charge of communication at Matignon under Lionel Jospin (1997-2002). He supported Ségolène Royal during the Battle of Reims Congress of 2008, which finally crowned Martine Aubry. At the cutting edge of security issues to the PS, he was mayor of Evry since 2001 and first deputy of the district of Essonne in 2002.

WEIGHT IN THE CAMPAIGN Its weight in the campaign – Manuel Valls is credited with only 3% in the first round of the Socialist primary, according to a CSA poll. Sometimes the ranking dead last.

His supporters – The kahnienne strauss-Sabban, Vice-President of the Regional Council of Ile-de-France, announced June 27 its support for Manuel Valls, for “allow pluralism candidates declared to date.” She then reported that several elected Val de Marne la followed this approach: Senator Serge Lagauche, René Rouquet MP, the Mayor of The Hay-les-Roses Patrick Seve, Mayor Jean-Jacques Bridey Fresnes, Mayor Boissy-Saint-Léger Regis Charbonnier and the first secretary of the federation PS Val-de-Marne Cavounas Luc.

What Sarkozy thinks of him? – Ranked in the right wing of the Socialist Party, Manuel Valls was approached in 2007 by Nicolas Sarkozy to become one of the ministers of “openness”.

Arnaud Montebourg, “young lion”

PORTRAIT EXPRESS – Architect of the primary PS, it was one of the first to enter.

Father of two, Arnaud Montebourg aims to be the candidate of the de-globalization. Express Portrait of the member of Saone-et-Loire.

The moment he said – Architect of the Socialist primary, Arnaud Montebourg was the first to announce his candidacy for the primary, in November 2010 on the theme of de-globalization. He made his announcement Nov. 20, in his stronghold of Frangy-en-Bresse.

Its slogan, ideas – National Secretary of the renovation to the PS, he defended the advent of a “Sixth Republic” in which the president would have powers of arbitration while Prime Minister would be to maneuver. It is intended to herald the “young lions” against the “elephants” of the PS. His book “Vote for the de-globalization” figure that program.

His feats of arms Highlights – Media, Arnaud Montebourg remains popular among activists PS. He also managed to win in the agenda of the Socialist Party, including its Rose festival which takes place every year in Frangy-en-Bresse.

Weaknesses – Arnaud Montebourg is isolated within his party. His humor was a hit in 2007, when asked about the shortcomings of Ségolène Royal, he replied: “She has only one missing is his friend (François Hollande)”. He resigned in January 2007

In his private life – Arnaud Montebourg is 49 years old. Father of two, it is the companion of the journalist Audrey Pulvar.

CV – Member of the Saône-et-Loire in 1997 Sometimes called the “white knight” of the PS, this lawyer by profession has lobbied fiercely against presidential immunity in 2001 and pleaded for the return of Jacques Chirac in the High Court of Justice . Before making its support for Martine Aubry at the Congress in Reims in 2008, he was the spokesman ephemeral Segolene Royal for the 2007 presidential campaign.

WEIGHT IN THE CAMPAIGN His place in the polls – does not supported by the tenors of his party, Arnaud Montebourg comes fourth in the polls. He gets along with 4% of the vote in the primary PS, according to a CSA poll.

His supporters – Christiane Taubira, Member of Guyana and former candidate of the Radical Left Party supports it. In mid-June to climb Mount Beuvray, Arnaud Montebourg was accompanied by 300 of his followers. Among them: a former adviser to Jospin, Aquilino Morelle, and MP Paul Christian, who himself, however, chose to support Martine Aubry … “If I was part of the socialist family, I slipped a newsletter for Arnaud Montebourg”, has recently assured the owner of the FN, Marine Le Pen. There are supports that Arnaud Montebourg could have done.

What Sarkozy thinks of him? – Nothing. To date, Nicolas Sarkozy did not rule on the case Arnaud Montebourg.

131st victory for Dominique

Dominique Breard beat her presence in Everybody wants to take his place.

Record for Dominique Breard! The lawyer of Amiens, blind, is in effect from Friday the candidate who held the longest game in France 2 Everybody wants to take his place. He won his 131st issue to 24:45, becoming the world record of the issue.

Look at pictures of his victory:

Everyone wants to take his place, presented by Nagui is to answer questions of general culture. The winner of the show receives 1,000 euros and the opportunity to return the next day. Dominique Breard therefore contributes to the game since June 18. He won his 131st victory with a questionnaire on Jean Poiret, beating his opponent 23 points to three.

If it says “stunned” by “the buzz and excitement” aroused his career, he does not, however, become the spokesperson for the cause of the blind. “If my success is good for some people, motivates them, I can not stop them,” said he. “But I do not have the soul of a standard-bearer. I am not an activist.”

Another record for

Dominique Breard has not at least not stop there. His next goal? Beat the record of earnings held by the former champion Christophe Bourdon, 157,700 euros in 130 win. It has in fact for now “only” 136,300 euros in his pocket.

For the rest, the lawyer would like to change lanes. “I like the legal profession, but arrived at the quarantine, I want to go into what I want to do for a long time: from the radio,” he says.

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