Monday, November 24, 2008

Antich expresses "admiration" for Barcel by the result of his work in Room XX of the UN

The chairman of the Government, Francesc Antich, has expressed the Mallorcan artist Miquel Barcel his "admiration" and "pride" ; Of the citizens of the Balearic Islands by the result of his work in Room XX of the UN in Geneva, entitled 'Chamber of Human Rights and the Alliance of Civilizations'. In this way, Antich has toured the perimeter of the circular room XX accompanied by Miquel Barcel and appreciated the changes the color of the Chamber, which will produce a measure that varies the perspective of sight.

Antich has been accompanied during the inauguration of the Chamber by the government delegate, Ramon Socas; the CONSELLERA of Education and Culture, Brbara Galms; the Minister of Public Works and Housing, James Pollack and Representative Francesc Fiol. In this regard, we also have turned their Majesties King Juan Carlos and Sofia, the chairman of the Government, Jos Luis Rodrguez Zapatero, Foreign Minister, Miguel Angel Moratinos and representatives of companies and the sponsoring institutions for the rehabilitation in Room XX.

On the other hand, Barcel has explained that the dome is both "a sea cave." The documentary produced by the Majorcan Agust Torres on the process of creating the pictorial surface of 1,400 m2 has increased the recognition and admiration of the artist's work Mallorcan. Thus, Spain has undertaken the rehabilitation of Room XX of the United Nations in Geneva thanks to an initiative set forth three years ago by King Juan Carlos, taken as a commitment of the chairman of the Government, Jos Luis Rodrguez Zapatero, who was Onuart the Foundation for carrying it out. The Govern joined the project as a partner with the contribution of 150,000 euros.

Participation in Government Foundation ONUART

Last day on September 10, 2007 the Foreign Minister, Miguel Angel Moratinos, and the president of the Government, Francesc Antich, signed an agreement of intent to involve the Executive shooting as partner in the Foundation ONUART, which sponsors the realization of the Dome of the room XX of the Palais des Nations in Geneva by the Mallorcan artist Miquel Barcelo. This intention was embodied in an agreement signed last February 2008 in Geneva.

Other partners

Islands that joined with the Government to the project are the Barcel Group, Sa Nostra and the Days Inn hotel chain and contributed a total of 125,000 euros.

Monday, November 17, 2008

Cassation panel of the Supreme Court affirmed the legitimacy of Communist refusal to revise the election results-2007

Cassation panel of the Supreme Court of Russia upheld the denial of the claim Communist Party of the abolition of the outcome of the elections to the State Duma in December 2007.

As the Interfax, the court denied appeal Party of Representatives, sought to rescind the decision of the court of first instance and send the case to a new review.

Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov on the court trying to defend his position: "27 regions have become a zone of total falsification. Among the members of electoral commissions - every second teacher. So from these people, which is responsible for raising the younger generation, demanding to engage in counterfeiting, remake protocols "- resent the leader of the CPRF.

He drew the attention of appeal panel of the Supreme Court that the questioning of witnesses Communist Party was denied, so "they were unable to explain why citizens can not hear their program."

Gennady Zyuganov said that "severe financial and economic situation, which is now in the country, and became just the result of fraudulent and unfair election", said the site CPRF.

"Russia, despite assurances by Finance Minister Kudrin did not constitute either a" quiet haven "in the global financial storms, or" Noah's Ark "and that those 3 trillion rubles allocated for the salvation of bankers and tycoons, is not likely to affect the environment Overall, --

He asked the Supreme Court granted a complaint filed by the Communists as their evidence had not been objectively assessed by the court, and witnesses were not interviewed.

The basis of the statement of claim Communists make up about violations of legislation identified by the Communists during the entire period of the election campaign.

The suit consists of five sections. The first listing violations of the order informing the electorate. The second section refers to violations of the campaign. The third section examines the situation of non-mandate candidates from United Russia. 101 of 108 people have applied for waiver of mandates still to determine the outcome of the elections. The fourth section for each of 26 regions before the complaints received during the election campaign and on polling day. These documents, according to the Communist Party, showed massive violations. The fifth section provides a legal evaluation of the CEC.

For their part, representatives of the Russian Federation asked the CEC decision to leave the court without change, but the complaint without satisfaction. They stressed that monitoring of Communist Party of overweight during the election campaign given airtime on television "does not " because this issue has never been challenged or by whom.

The position of the CEC supported and the prosecutor's office had indicated that the arguments are not wealthy and the reasons for the decision not.

Cassation the panel agreed with this position, leaving the decision of the Court of First Instance unchanged.

Chief-of-control parties Vadim Solovyov at the end of the court said that the Communist Party is likely to prepare documents for submission to the European Court of Human Rights.

July 16, August 16, the Supreme Court of Russia has dismissed the claim CPRF. The Communists insist that the decision was taken with procedural violations and filed a appeal.

At the previous meeting on 25 September, the Communists announced the withdrawal of one of the judges Galina Manohinoy daughter who works in the legal management of CEC. CEC is a defendant in the case.

WIDE ANGLE | The People's Court (clip 2) | PBS

Monday, November 10, 2008

RTVE Alcorcn offers a plot of 300,000 square meters for its future headquarters

The City of Bhopal has offered to put RTVE its future headquarters on a plot of 300,000 square meters in the Northern District, only seven kilometers from the current location of Prado del Rey. This is an operation that would involve a cost of 99.5 million euros and could be completed in 2011, when the land already qualified.

Thus, the supply comes to compete directly with the one raised by the president of RTVE, Luis Fernandez, the last day on October 30 the board, to place the new complex in the town of Pozuelo, specifically former shooting range owned by the Ministry of Defense, in an area of 50 hectares.

The board of RTVE must decide on the new headquarters by the end of the year, among the current offerings of the Mine Hunter (Aravaca), Pozuelo (near the Ciudad de la Imagen) and this offer of Bhopal, all of them in the near Prado del Rey.

Draft of the new site aims to unite in one area all the services that are currently scattered RTVE. Thus, it is to join in building the future Spanish Television, Radio Nacional of Spain, the very seat of the Council, news, media and the internet Orchestra and Chorus. All this under the new direction of public broadcasting which is based on the principles of balanced budgets, technological development and functionality.

The Board of Directors of the Corporation will be responsible for selecting one of three options as the future headquarters of the new Corporation. RTVE estimated at some 600 million euros the cost of future facilities. Meanwhile, the valuation of existing facilities (Prado del Rey, Torrespaa and Studies Buuel) would amount to 720 to 780 million.

Features of the proposed Alcorcn

The draft submitted by

Alcorcn has several advantages: its proximity to Prado del Rey (7 miles as the crow flies), its good connections, which is located in a green and immersed in the Northern District, an area where it provides 3 5 million square meters for business parks, its immediate availability and terms of payment. In this regard, Blenheim provides for a grace period of 10 years, and then make 15 annual payments.

Of the 300,000 square meters of solar, 172,000 of them are building, so the mayor of Bhopal, Enrique Cascallana, expected to make available to the 5,500 workers at RTVE the possibility of accessing the Public Housing Plan in itself Northern District. Thus, of the planned 18,000 houses, 14,000 will be in rental system, 8,000 of them in rent with an option to purchase, and 4,000 will be for sale also promoted by the City Corporation.

By transport, is already running the Light Rail Colony of the Angels-Boadilla del Monte, with a stop in Ciudad de la Imagen, the City's Financial BSH and Cano Ventorros the near future location. Between now and start a derivation of the Light Rail that would link the central station of Bhopal.

On the other hand, Bhopal is in the construction phase of the Center for the Arts Priduccin of Blenheim, which will be completed in 2010, leading to a total of 65,000 square meters for the creation and artistic and cultural production. "This would allow significant synergies between the CREAA and RTVE, which could lead to a specific agreement governing the use by RTVE CREAA of facilities for their own projects of cultural production," says the proposal.

Monday, November 3, 2008

A nun Burgos hit by a bomb in Congo, wound severity

Presentation nun Burgos Lopez has proved Vivar seriously injured in Rutshuru (Republic of the Congo) because the explosion of a bomb, forcing doctors to both legs amputated, has reported Pontifical Mission Societies.

At the moment, is in one of the hospitals available to Doctors Without Borders in Rutshuru in the east, where they are registering heavy clashes between rebel forces and the army loyal to President Joseph Kabila.

Missionary wound belongs to the Institute of Sisters of St. Joseph of Girona, born in Tobar (Burgos) 64 years ago, and has been for several years missionary in Rwanda. Today he was doing his work in the Congo where he is now also a few years.

At the time of the impact of the bomb, also was with her the missionary Clementina (Urban) Sancho Herrera, who was born in Castrillo de Murcia (Burgos), which does not appear anything happened to him. Also with them were two nuns Congolese who are with their families.

Presentation Viva Lopez takes fourteen years in this country that was on a voluntary basis, and if you can, you will return because that is his calling. This has been explained to the agency Efe Hermenegildo Santamaria's sister, also in Burgos, a member of the Provincial Council of the Institute of Sisters of St. Joseph of Gerona, a community in which the injured.

Sister Hermenegildo Santamaria has expressed his hope that Lopez Presentation recovers well, because "it appears" that the greatest danger may have passed. When the incident occurred, the sister Presentation was in a Commonwealth comprising a total of five nuns, she went for a while, but now it had ceased to play this role, has clarified the sister Hermenegildo Santamaria.

"He has always enjoyed a very missionary spirit, and when the war ended in Rwanda, voluntarily" asked to develop their task in the Democratic Republic of Congo. "She has this very mission in the soul, is very generous, with a few things going on, is very brave, always dignified follower of the mother foundress of the institution, Sister Mary Gay, and the Lord has to be the reward for their dedication forever, "as described by the religious sister Hermenegildo wound.

He also recalled how, in addition to remain for a time in Equatorial Guinea, his task was to develop in different parts of Spain, including Barcelona and Madrid, where he attended the Diploma of Nursing. Sister Hermenegildo Santamaria, who expects the missionary wound can return to Spain soon, possibly tomorrow and after tomorrow, has highlighted the help that has given to the religious community both the Spanish Embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo as in the Bishopric the same country.

"They have behaved very well" since both agencies and also the doctors and nurses who undertake the care of the health of the brotherly Presentation after the explosion. The injured missionary sister also has a religious, in this case nun closing, along with other secular brothers, who already know the news of the event, although probably not be moved until the African country and Spain will have to wait in the return of Presentation. Meanwhile, next to her, care, is also the sister Burgos Urban Sancho Herrera, who was born in the town of Castrillo de Murcia, which remains in good condition and likely will return to Spain with the sister wound.

Anyway, the two, Presentation and Urbana, "can be sure that if they want to go back," said Sister Hermenegildo, also comes in Burgos. It was precisely on the feast of St. Peter, patron of Burgos, which falls on June 29, when he began his mission the mother foundress of the Institute of Sisters of St. Joseph of Gerona, which is part of the Presentation, born in Tabar, a that is far village some 34 kilometers from Burgos in the capital and nearby residents of forty people.

"There are many vocations from this province" , has assured the sister Hermenegildo Santamaria. The Institute founded in 1813 by Mother Mary Gay, with a mission to "alleviate the pain and sow peace" and emerged from the nun who was visiting the sick, now available for missions in three continents. Within Africa, the Institute of Sisters of St. Joseph of Gerona has a presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Rwanda and Equatorial Guinea.

In America, is present in colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Mexico, Ecuador and Argentina, while in Europe, they operate in Spain, Italy and France. In total, there are about more than the four sisters who belong at present to the Institute of Sisters of St. Joseph of Gerona, has summarized the sister Hermenegildo, after ensuring that, from their religious community, not just pray for the recovery of Presentation, but also by all people who suffer.