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Gli indagati sapevano? Io no, separazione poteri’

Il premier: “Noi con le lobby? Mi schianto dal ridere”. E difende la Boschi su petrolio e caso banche
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“C’è il presidente del Consiglio che è coinvolto se questo è il tema: ho scelto io di fare questo emendamento, lo rivendico per forza. Le opere pubbliche sono state bloccate per anni e l’idea di sbloccare le opere pubbliche l’abbiamo presa noi per Tempa Rossa, per Pompei, per Bagnoli e per altre opere”, quell’emendamento “è roba mia”. Il presidente del Consiglio Matteo Renzi, ospite a intervenendo a In Mezz’ora, il programma di Rai3 condotto da Lucia Annunziata, parla dell’emendamento Tempa Rossa inserito nella legge della stabilità e in relazione al quale nei giorni scorsi si è dimesso il ministro dello Sviluppo economico Federica Guidi

•NDAGATO IL CAPO DELLA MARINA DE GIORGI. I PM SENTIRANNO GUIDI E BOSCHI •RIFIUTI INQUINANTI TAROCCATI E SMALTITI. I PM: “ENI BENEFICIARIA” (DI T. MACKINSON)

•I COMITATI PER IL SÌ: “CASO GUIDI? CON IL REFERENDUM C’ENTRA” (DI L. GAITA) •RENZI: “TENERE IN FUNZIONE IMPIANTI ENTRO 12 MIGLIA”. GREENPEACE: “IL 40% E’ FERMO”

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EXPOSED! FOX releases FAKE Wisconsin Poll Showing Trump 10% below Cruz Posted: 02 Apr 2016 03:57 PM PDT FOX Business which is part of the Fox Entertainment Group garbage media and a sister channel of FOX News of course, has recently released a so-called “poll”, which is more of a chart of how they would wish the situation was, than a real poll, in which they show the establishment-endorsed, Jeb Bush operative, Ted Cruz as leading by 10%. The sole purpose of this so-called “poll” is not to show the actual numbers, but to influence people to vote for Cruz because “Trump doesn’t have a chance anyway”. That’s one of the oldest tricks in the history of politics and FOX Business is now trying to use it again Trump in Wisconsin! Well since we’re talking about chances, Ted Cruz is now really near to the mathematical impossibility of being nominated! He is really close to the phase where even if he won all the remaining delegates (which is impossible) he would still not have enough to be nominated! Now, long story short, how does the EU Times know that the poll is fake? Simple, it’s called freaking LOGIC! FOX Business poll on the Democrats in Wisconsin shows a 5% lead for communist Bernie Sanders: 1. Bernie Sanders: 48% 2. Hillary Clinton: 43% Public Policy Polling poll on Democrats in Wisconsin show an almost identical story: 1. Bernie Sanders: 49% 2. Hillary Clinton: 43% Since both of the polls are similar, we would have to say that they are both accurate and that Bernie Sanders really leads Clinton by ~5% in Wisconsin. But let’s see what to make of the exact same polls from the exact same sources on the Republicans. FOX Business poll on the Republicans in Wisconsin show a horror story for Donald Trump, where he’s being beaten by Lyin Ted Cruz by 10% in Wisconsin! 1. Ted Cruz: 42% 2. Donald Trump: 32% 3. John Kasich: 19% BUT WAIT! Here comes the surprise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Public Policy Polling shows a much closer race in Wisconsin, where Ted Cruz leads by only 1%! Unbelievable! 1. Ted Cruz: 38% 2. Donald Trump: 37% 3. John Kasich: 17% So there you have it! While the Democrat polls are similar, the Republican polls are extremely different and its not the first time the disgusting media does it. Goblin rat Ted Cruz has been campaigning in Wisconsin for more than a week now. Almost since the elections in Arizona and Utah finished, he flew straight to Wisconsin, got endorsed by Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, George Soros, Koch Brothers, Devil, Lucifer, Satan, Baphomet, Mephisto, Baal, Lilith, Moloch, etc. basically all other demons from hell endorsed Ted Cruz. The entire presstitute media exploded with “BREAKING NEWS” titles such as “Ted Cruz leads Trump in Wisconsin by 10 percent”! No one, reported that there is another poll where there’s only a tiny 1% difference! Following this tune, websites such as EU Times, Infowars, Gateway Pundit and other alternative media, will soon become THE MEDIA, while disgusting establishment-controlled media such as CNN, FOX, MSNBC, BBC, etc will become “conspiracy websites which no one really reads”. Statistics already show that the entire mass media is collapsing before our very eyes. FOX News for example lost HALF of its audience this year alone according to Mediaite and Breitbart due to constant bashing of Donald Trump! So we could only applaud our own rise and the downfall of the establishment media. Trump has only recently started to campaign in Wisconsin, so expect that tiny 1% to be surpassed easily by Trump very soon. Trump will win Wisconsin! If he won’t, then it will be stolen from him just like they stole Iowa from Ben Carson and Texas, Louisiana, Ohio and Utah from Trump so far. The good news is that millions of Trump supporters are already planning riots and a potential full revolution at Cleveland this summer, during the RNC ballots.

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• Does the United States Still Exist?
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Does the United States Still Exist? Posted: 02 Apr 2016 10:00 PM PDT To answer the question that is the title, we have to know of what the US consists. Is it an ethnic group, a collection of buildings and resources, a land mass with boundaries, or is it the Constitution.  by Dr. Paul Craig Roberts Clearly what differentiates the US from other countries is the US Constitution. The Constitution defines us as a people. Without the Constitution we would be a different country. Therefore, to lose the Constitution is to lose the country. Does the Constitution still exist? Let us examine the document and come to a conclusion. Read Entire Article »

10 Tips From a Shaolin Monk On How to Stay Young Forever Posted: 02 Apr 2016 09:00 PM PDT People always say health is the most important thing but how many people live by this belief? We need to start today.  by shifuyanlei In order to help us stay on the path to health I have translated an extract from one of the Shaolin Classics. Written by a monk who was a great martial artist and scholar, here he gives advice to lay people as to how to stay young and healthy. Read Entire Article »

Told She Would Die, Canadian Mom Credits Cannabis Oil for Surviving Cancer Posted: 02 Apr 2016 08:00 PM PDT Doctors told her to prepare to die, but she took cannabis oil instead. by Phillip Schneider, Waking Times It was 2009 when Canadian Cheryl Pearson was misdiagnosed by the Canadian medical system with multiple sclerosis (MS), and for the following four years, she believed MS was the reason behind her rapidly declining health and the loss of use of some bodily functions. Her doctors were dead wrong as it turned out, and in 2013, she was told she didn’t have MS at all, but, unfortunately something much worse. Read Entire Article »

Top Scientist Resigns: 'Global Warming is a $Trillions Scam — It has Corrupted Many Scientists' Posted: 02 Apr 2016 07:00 PM PDT The following is a letter to the American Physical Society released to the public by Professor Emiritus of physics Harold 'Hal' Lewis of the University of California at Santa Barbara. From: Hal Lewis, University of California, Santa Barbara To: Curtis G. Callan, Jr., Princeton University, President of the American Physical Society Dear Curt: When I first joined the American Physical Society sixty-seven years ago it was much smaller, much gentler, and as yet uncorrupted by the money flood (a threat against which Dwight Eisenhower warned a half-century ago). Read Entire Article »

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The 04/04/2016 Jihad Watch Daily Digest: Minneapolis: Pro-jihad imam removed from defense team of accused ISIS supporter By Robert Spencer on Apr 03, 2016 02:47 pm So hard to find good moderates these days. And what is Imam Hassan Mohamud preaching in his mosque? Does anyone know? Does anyone care? “An attorney for a Minnesota man facing trial for conspiring to support the Islamic State group has been removed from the case after questions about a member of his trial team,” […] Read in browser »     Scotland: Muslims threaten to kill Muslim who opposes jihad terror By Robert Spencer on Apr 03, 2016 02:32 pm “Aamer Anwar said the threats came from individuals who have taken issue with his call for Muslims of all backgrounds and denominations to stand up together against Islamic extremism.” This is why we don’t see more genuine Muslim reformers. “Islamic extremist [sic] issue death threats against Scotland’s top human rights lawyer,” by Karin Goodwin, Herald […] Read in browser »     Sanders brings up Holocaust discussing Trump’s “intolerance” of Muslims By Robert Spencer on Apr 03, 2016 02:22 pm “On a personal note, some of you know I’m Jewish. My father came to this country at the age of 17 from Poland. He came over, other people in his family did not come over. Those people died. Children died. … So that is in my heart, to see what a lunatic can do by […] Read in browser »     Feds’ counterterror program failing: Hamas-linked CAIR opposes it By Robert Spencer on Apr 03, 2016 02:05 pm “These programs operate under the assumption that Muslims are a national security threat,” said Haroon Manjlai of the Los Angeles chapter of the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations. “They’re highly objectionable.” Even this toothless, politically correct program, which operates on the assumption that if young Muslims are offered jobs and a spot on a basketball […] Read in browser »     Obama whines that Iran not following “the spirit of the agreement” By Robert Spencer on Apr 03, 2016 01:50 pm “Iran so far has followed the letter of the agreement, but the spirit of the agreement involves Iran also sending signals to the world community and businesses that it is not going to be engaging in a range of provocative actions that are going to scare businesses off. When they launch ballistic missiles with slogans […] Read in browser »     NYC giving $10 million to Linda Sarsour, hate-filled supporter of Palestinian jihad By Robert Spencer on Apr 03, 2016 01:26 pm “The Arab-American Association of New York, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit run by Linda Sarsour, was selected as one of 14 groups by the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York to receive $10 million over five years…” Linda Sarsour likes to posture as an outsider, struggling against The Man in solidarity with all the other Oppressed People, […] Read in browser »     Turkey’s Erdogan wants “Islamophobia” declared crime against humanity By Robert Spencer on Apr 03, 2016 01:04 pm “I am one of the first political leaders officially declaring that anti-Semitism is a crime. I expect an official declaration that Islamophobia is a crime against humanity as well. Islamophobia emerged from the Western countries and this is a challenge that we all together need to surmount.” Since honest discussion of how jihadis use the […] Read in browser »     UK: Muslims plotted Islamic State jihad mass murder at beach resort By Robert Spencer on Apr 03, 2016 11:10 am 28 young Muslims, including five teenage girls who converted to Islam. No one in the group seems to have stood up and said, “But wait! Islam is a religion of peace!” How did they all get “brainwashed”? Why was the peaceful Islam upon which Britain is betting its future not in evidence, or able to […] Read in browser »     Red carpets laid out for Muslim hate preachers at UK universities By Robert Spencer on Apr 03, 2016 06:31 am “And South African politician Julius Malema – convicted of a hate crime for claiming a rape victim must have had a ‘nice time’ – was given a platform.” And he was, obviously, allowed into the country. The British government routinely admits jihad hate preachers and people like Malema. It is only concerned with keeping foes […] Read in browser »     Hugh Fitzgerald: Obama Knows Best By Hugh Fitzgerald on Apr 03, 2016 04:48 am Back in January, at a press conference with David Cameron, Barack Obama delivered himself of some thoughts on how Europe should deal with its Muslim problem. He claimed that the United States had had “more success” than others in “integrating minorities,” and that “our biggest advantage, major, is that our Muslim populations feel themselves to […] Read in browser »

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LE SCANDALE DES «PANAMA PAPERS»   «Panama Papers» : un scandale mondial d'évasion fiscale révélé     VIDÉO - Une enquête réalisée par plus de 100 journaux a dévoilé dimanche des avoirs dans les paradis fiscaux de 140 responsables politiques ou personnalités de premier plan, parmi lesquels le cercle rapproché du président russe Vladimir Poutine, ou les footballeurs Michel Platini et Lionel Messi.     La carte du monde des paradis fiscaux   LE SCAN ÉCO/CONTENU INTERACTIF - Le scandale des «Panama Papers» met en lumière le système des sociétés écrans domicilées dans des paradis fiscaux pour échapper à l'administration ficale de leur pays. Selon la Commission européenne, une trentaine de pays sont considérés comme opaques et favorisant ces fraudes.   Le monde des paradis fiscaux en cinq questions DOSSIER «SHADOW BANKING»/CARTE INTERACTIVE - Les paradis fiscaux sont de véritables repaires de la «finance de l'ombre». Aussi décriés qu'ils sont protégés, ils cristallisent les dérives du système bancaire.

Les départs de réfugiés de Grèce vers la Turquie ont commencé     INFOGRAPHIE - Le renvoi des migrants parvenus illégalement sur les îles grecques a débuté ce lundi dans la précipitation. Deux bateaux ont déjà quitté l'île grecque de Lesbos dans le cadre de l'accord controversé UE-Turquie.

Lois injustes, insoumission et lutte des classes: les slogans de la «Nuit Debout»   EN IMAGES / VIDÉO - Le rassemblement organisé chaque nuit à Paris depuis la manifestation du 31 mars fait parler de lui. État des lieux des slogans et revendications formulés place de la République par les nouveaux «Indignés» français.

Martin Bouygues : «Pourquoi je n'ai pas vendu Bouygues Telecom à Orange»     EXCLUSIF - Le projet de mariage de Bouygues Telecom avec Orange a été enterré vendredi soir. Dans un entretien au Figaro, Martin Bouygues explique l'échec du projet.

Tempête Xynthia : jugement en appel pour les élus de La Faute-sur-Mer   René Marratier et son ex-adjointe à l'urbanisme encourent cinq ans de prison. Élus de La Faute-sur-Mer, ils sont accusés d'avoir eu des responsabilités dans la mort de 29 personnes lors du passage de la tempête Xynthia.

Île-de-France: les dix chiffres inquiétants révélés par l'audit régional des finances     À la demande du conseil régional, Ernst & Young a procédé à un audit de la gestion des cinq dernières années passées sous la présidence socialiste. Le Figaro révèle les 10 chiffres les plus parlants.

Régions : la gestion socialiste sous le feu des critiques   Des audits commandés par les nouveaux exécutifs des régions gagnées par la droite en 2015 pointent des dérives financières et font état de gestions passées désastreuses.

Verdun : le désolant business des pilleurs de cadavres Neuf corps de soldats morts lors de la bataille de Verdun ont été découverts mardi près de l'étang de Vaux-devant-Damloup. Malheureusement, les plaques d'identité qui auraient pu permettre une identification ont disparu. Vraisemblablement volées par des « fouilleurs » de champ de bataille.

À Menton, les flux de migrants entre l'Italie et la France explosent à nouveau     INFOGRAPHIE - La police étant mobilisée dans les gares et aéroports depuis les attentats de Bruxelles, le dispositif se trouve dégarni aux frontières. Au pire moment.

Des agents SNCF armés patrouilleront dans les trains   VIDÉO - Dans le cadre d'un renforcement de ses mesures de sécurité, la SNCF installera aussi de nouveaux portiques dans les gares.

Le PSG prêt à dépenser 193M€ pour arracher Neymar à Barcelone     FOOTBALL - Selon L'Equipe, le Brésilien ne serait pas contre un transfert au Paris SG l'été prochain.

Brésil : Dilma Rousseff réaffirme qu'elle ne démissionnera pas   La présidente du Brésil a assuré dimanche sur Facebook qu'elle ne quitterait pas ses fonctions, à la veille d'une semaine décisive pour son avenir à la tête du plus grand pays d'Amérique latine. Elle est soupçonnée d'avoir manipulé les comptes publics pour être réélue en 2014.

Le salut du Brésil passe par la chute de Dilma LA CHRONIQUE DE NICOLAS BAVEREZ - Confronté à des désastres en chaîne, le pays est paralysé en raison d'une crise politique qui menace la stabilité de ses institutions.

À Marseille, l'école et le mur antidrogue     Les parents d'élèves d'une école de la Bricarde (XVe) demandent son édification pour protéger les enfants d'une zone de deal.

Sidaction : 4,2 millions d'euros de promesses de dons collectés   La 22e édition du Sidaction, une opération de levée de fonds pour la recherche et la prévention contre le sida, a enregistré des promesses de dons similaires à celles de l'an dernier, ont indiqué les organisateurs.

La justice française est «à bout de souffle» VIDÉO - Un peu plus de deux mois après sa nomination, le garde des Sceaux, Jean-Jacques Urvoas, dresse un constat sombre du système judiciaire français qui, par manque de moyens, est d'après lui «sinistré, en état d'urgence absolue». Tour de France d'une justice en crise

Manuel Valls : «Je ne pense pas que l'on gagne la présidentielle sur un bilan»     LE SCAN POLITIQUE - Malgré l'échec de la réforme constitutionnelle, le premier ministre estime François Hollande seul capable de tendre à nouveau la main à la droite pour gouverner «dans l'intérêt général du pays».

Le tandem franco-allemand peut-il relancer l'Europe?   INFOGRAPHIE - Le Conseil des ministres franco-allemand du 7 avril se tiendra sur fond d'atonie du couple qui faisait naguère avancer l'Europe. Paris voudrait lancer une initiative après l'été.

Jean-François Mallet, le chef qui réinvente le livre de cuisine     INTERVIEW - L'ouvrage du chef Jean-François Mallet, Simplissime, le livre de cuisine le + facile du monde, caracole en tête des ventes avec plus de 250.000 exemplaires écoulés. Le second volume consacré aux recettes légères sort cette semaine.

Le coup de com' raté de Thomas Thévenoud avec un tube de Jenifer   LE SCAN POLITIQUE - Marginalisé à l'Assemblée depuis son éviction du gouvernement, Thomas Thévenoud ne désespère pas pour autant de se voir réélu en Saône-et-Loire lors des prochaines élections législatives.

Le djihad, le mal et le paradis LE CARNET DE JACQUES JULLIARD - L'historien et essayiste médite sur la violence des sociétés multiculturelles, l'actualité de l'œuvre de Bernanos et les toiles du Douanier Rousseau, notre Apollinaire de la peinture.

Ligue 1 : vainqueur à Lorient, Lyon revient sur les talons de Monaco FOOTBALL - Les joueurs du président Aulas l’ont emporté à Lorient ce dimanche, en clôture de la 32e journée (1-3). Une victoire synonyme d'excellente opération avec une troisième place au classement.

Lapasset : «Le Tournoi des six nations doit s'ouvrir à d'autres équipes»     RUGBY - Le 11 mai, à Dublin, Bernard Lapasset passera le flambeau à l'Anglais Bill Beaumont, seul candidat à sa succession à la tête de World Rugby. Le Français revient sur ses huit années à la tête de la Fédération internationale.

L'OM «dans une impasse», Michel sur un siège éjectable ? FOOTBALL - Battu à Bastia ce dimanche, l'OM est plus que jamais dans «une impasse». Michel s'est envolé, avec Vincent Labrune, en direction Zurich pour rencontrer Margarita Louis-Dreyfus.

Le coup de sang de l'attaquant de Naples, Gonzalo Higuain   LE SCAN SPORT - Face à l'Udinese, l'attaquant de Naples est littéralement sorti de ses gonds face à l'arbitre et ses adversaires.

POLÉMIQUE SUR LE PORT DU VOILE EN IRAN   Des hôtesses d'Air France refusent d'avoir à porter le voile en Iran     VIDÉO - La direction demande à ses hôtesses de se conformer à la loi iranienne, qui impose aux femmes le port du voile sur son territoire. Elle menacerait les récalcitrantes de sanctions, selon le syndicat des personnels navigants.   Hôtesses d'Air France voilées en Iran : cacophonie au sein de la classe politique LE SCAN POLITIQUE - Alors qu'un syndicat de personnel navigant proteste contre l'obligation faite aux hôtesses de porter le voile en Iran, gauche et droite avancent en ordre dispersé sur le sujet.   Les hôtesses d'Air France ont-elles raison de refuser de porter le voile en Iran ?    43151     85.47 % Oui     14.53 % Non     Lech Walesa se dresse contre ses accusateurs     REPORTAGE - Devenu de son vivant un personnage historique, Lech Walesa est l'objet d'une controverse sur ses rapports avec l'ancien pouvoir communiste. Pour un nouveau gouvernement polonais qui cherche à réécrire l'histoire, l'ex-dirigeant de Solidarnosc est l'homme à abattre.   Démonstration de force des paramilitaires colombiens Officiellement, ils n'existent plus. Les paramilitaires qui ont semé la terreur pendant longtemps à la fin du siècle dernier en Colombie se sont démobilisées durant le mandat de Alvaro Uribe. Ils sont pourtant restés très puissants.   Les Français croient de nouveau à la pierre   Le marché repart, les professionnels de l'immobilier sont optimistes. Et espèrent que la nouvelle ministre du Logement, Emmanuelle Cosse, ne cassera pas cette nouvelle dynamique.     Comment Londres a sacrifié sa sidérurgie     Le gouvernement britannique a lutté à Bruxelles contre la hausse des droits de douane frappant l'acier chinois.     Pourquoi être sur trop de réseaux ne sert à rien (et comment les choisir)   Entre LinkedIn, Viadeo, Doyoubuzz, Facebook, Twitter et Instagram, il faut faire un choix pour votre carrière.   L'alcoolisation fœtale, un danger trop peu connu L'Académie de médecine prône la « tolérance zéro » pour l'alcool pendant la grossesse. Mais les connaissances des chercheurs comme du grand public restent désespérément insuffisantes   Bilan Championnats de France : si près, si loin des JO de Rio...     NATATION - À quatre mois des JO, les championnats de France de natation n'ont pas été une franche réussite. Entre polémique et déception.     Grenoble EM et EM Lyon: une alliance... et plus si affinités?   La nouvelle du rapprochement entre l'EM Lyon et Grenoble EM fait couler beaucoup d'encre dans le petit milieu des écoles de commerce françaises très cotées.   Renaud et la gauche socialiste, c'est fini REVUE DE PRESSE - Avant la sortie de Toujours debout, son prochain album attendu le 8 avril, le chanteur enchaîne les exercices de promotion et clame à tout va qu'il ne votera «plus jamais socialiste». Passage en revue de ses déclarations politiques.   Tesla a enregistré 276.000 commandes pour sa Model 3 en trois jours   Le fabricant américain ne s'attendait pas à un tel engouement pour son véhicule électrique d'entrée de gamme. Il a indiqué qu'il allait «définitivement falloir repenser le planning de production».     Avec le Model 3, Tesla veut démocratiser l'électrique     Tesla a dévoilé son Model 3, une berline compacte qui doit lui permettre d'accélérer la diffusion de la voiture électrique à partir de fin 2017.   Catherine Nayl: «Avec LCI, notre ambition est d'atteindre 1% d'audience en 3 ou 4 ans» INTERVIEW - La directrice de l'information du groupe TF1 est l'invitée du «Buzz Média TDF-Le Figaro». Officine Générale se conjugue au pluriel En quatre ans, ce label parisien a séduit quelque cent points de vente avec son dressing de qualité. Autre illustration de son succès : une deuxième boutique qui vient d'ouvrir à Paris.   Un diplômé britannique sur deux pense que son employeur ne connaît pas son parcours   Selon l'Académie britannique du Savoir, les diplômés du Royaume-Uni dépensent plus de 80 millions d'euros pour des études qui ne le servent à rien une fois entrés dans le monde professionel.     Religion : les femmes sont plus investies que les hommes     D’après le Pew Research Center, les femmes sont, globalement, plus religieuses que les hommes. Comment expliquer ces différences ?     La cataracte ne concerne pas seulement les seniors   Liée le plus souvent au vieillissement du cristallin, la cataracte touche naturellement les personnes âgées. Mais elle peut aussi se déclarer de façon plus précoce, à la suite de malformations.   L’Amérique trouble et désinvolte de Gus Van Sant Héros du cinéma indépendant, distingué par Hollywood, le réalisateur américain culte dynamite les codes et impose une œuvre troublante. La Cinémathèque française plonge dans l’univers de cet artiste total, également scénariste, photographe et musicien.   Il y a 115 ans... Le Figaro visitait un centre d'accueil de SDF     RÉTRO IMMO - En 1901, Le Figaro dresse un bilan de l'action de l'Œuvre de l'hospitalité de nuit. Cette association caritative a accueilli près de 70.000 sans-abris l'année précédente.     Qu’est-ce qui pousse les hommes à se taire ?   Puisque le cerveau des hommes n’est finalement pas différent de celui des femmes, on imagine que le silence de nos congénères mâles n’a rien à voir avec le déterminisme génétique... Les experts délient leur langue.   Guillaume Peltier, invité du Talk  Retrouvez ce lundi, en direct à 12h, l'interview par Yves Thréard de Guillaume Peltier, maire de Neung-sur-Beuvron. Guillaume Peltierdans le Who's Who   24 heures photo     EN IMAGES - Retrouvez les photographies les plus marquantes de la semaine, sélectionnées par la rédaction du Figaro Magazine.

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Una filtración de datos sobre cuentas opacas apunta a Putin Los documentos de un despacho panameño revelan conexiones de decenas de personalidades en actividades ocultas al fisco LEER NOTICIA

La UE comienza a expulsar sin criterios a refugiados Europa planea trasladar a Turquía a los primeros 600 migrantes LEER NOTICIA   El PSOE advierten a Iceta sobre el independentismo Varios dirigentes han alertado al secretario del PSC contra la consulta LEER NOTICIA   Pilotos confiesan un fraude para evitar la cárcel Oficiales del Ejército del Aire aceptan ser condenados por cobrar falsas mudanzas LEER NOTICIA   El gesto de Lunger que salvó la vida a sus colegas La alpinista italiana renunció al récord en el Nanga Parbat para evitar la muerte LEER NOTICIA   Zidane, al puro estilo de Rafa Benítez El técnico crea un Madrid con Casemiro en el medio y libertad para la BBC LEER NOTICIA   El sector taurino mueve 1.600 millones Los taurinos elaboran un informe para contrarrestar a los animalistas LEER NOTICIA

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Las canas no salen por un disgusto Un profesor de dermatología de la Universidad de Melbourne (Australia) explica la verdadera razón por la que el cabello pierde su color LEER NOTICIA

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C'est le plus gros scandale d'évasion fiscale de l'histoire : que sont les Panama Papers ? Des décennies de montages financiers opaques refont surface : "Le Monde" et 106 journaux internationaux publient tout au long de la semaine le fruit de neuf mois d'enquête sur les fuites d'un cabinet panaméen.

#Grèce Le premier ferry ramenant des migrants en Turquie vient de quitter la Grèce» #PanamaPapers L'émission Cash Investigation met en cause la Société générale et cite l'avocat Arnaud Claude, associé de Nicolas Sarkozy, dans son émission sur le scandalePanama Papers » Panama Papers : les porte-monnaie offshores des amis de Vladimir Poutine Panama Papers : Michel Platini et la Fifa (encore) rattrapés par le scandale "Je suis cyberharcelée par le même homme depuis l’âge de 12 ans"  En salle d'opération avec Rosa, le robot chirurgien

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PANAMA-LEAKS Staatsanwaltschaft in Panama leitete Ermittlungen ein Nach Enthüllungen über Briefkastenfirmen und Offshore-Geschäften Prominenter.

EU-TÜRKEI-PAKT Erste Flüchtlings-Fähre von Lesbos in die Türkei unterwegs Zunächst sind zwei Schiffe gemäß der Vereinbarung zwischen der EU und Türkei unterwegs.

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FLÜCHTLINGE Hälfte der Erstaufnahmeplätze in Deutschland ungenutzt Von den landesweit gut 348.000 Plätzen seien derzeit nur rund 157.000 belegt, berichtet Bild.	BILDUNGSSERIE Reifezeugnis – aber unreif fürs Leben Verlorene Generation: Sieben Prozent jedes Jahrganges sind am Arbeitsmarkt "nicht vermittelbar".

PRÄSIDENTSCHAFTSKANDIDAT US-Wahl: Trump liegt weit hinter Clinton Neueste Umfragen geben dem US-Präsidentschaftskandidaten wenig Chancen. Er schmiedet trotzdem Pläne für seine Amtszeit.	PROTESTMARSCH GEGEN FLÜCHTLINGSPOLITIK Demo: Festnahmen und Verletzte am Brenner Etwa 50 Demonstranten gingen auf Beamte los - Einsatz von Pfefferspray.

LASSEE Polizist und Pfarrer streiten wie Don Camillo und Peppone Konflikt um Ansichten über Asylwerber und um die Firmung der 14-jährigen Tochter.

WAIDHOFEN AN DER YBBS Das Duell der beiden Stadtplätze Stadtführungen, junge Unternehmer und Hausbesitzer bringen Altstadtherz von Waidhofen an der Ybbs zum Schlagen.	BADEN Werkstätte brannte aus - 90 Feuerwehrleute im Einsatz Übergreifen der Flammen auf gesamtes Nebengebäude und Wohnhaus verhindert.

FINANZPOLIZEI Lohndumping bringt Strafen-Rekord Zu viele arbeiten ohne Dokumente in Österreich. Pönalen sind um 60 Millionen Euro gestiegen.	ST. PÖLTEN Mehr Wohnungen – aber nicht um jeden Preis Neue Mehrfamilienhäuser sind der Landeshauptstadt-Führung zu "billig" geplant.

BURGENLAND Mundwerkerin will ihre Region besser vermarkten In ihrem Blog "Das Mundwerk" verkocht Melanie Limbeck die Region. Eine Produktlinie soll den Verkauf von heimischen Schmankerln fördern.

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China’s Companies Poised to Take Leap in Developing a Driverless Car
By JOHN MARKOFF and PAUL MOZUR

Conditions for the technology may actually be more favorable in China than in the United States because of aggressive support from the government.

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			« Panama papers » : 140 personnalités internationales ont utilisé des sociétés offshore   Ukraine, Islande, Arabie saoudite… Douze chefs d’Etat et de gouvernement, dont six en activité, sont possesseurs de sociétés offshore, selon les documents que « Le Monde » et 106 autres médias ont pu consulter.
			Chefs d’Etat, sportifs, milliardaires : premières révélations des « Panama Papers » sur le système offshore mondial   C’est la plus grande fuite de données de l’histoire du journalisme. « Le Monde » et 106 médias ont eu accès à près de 11,5 millions de documents de l’un des champions mondiaux de la création de sociétés offshore, le Panaméen Mossack Fonseca.
			« Panama papers » : comment « Le Monde » a travaillé sur plus de 11 millions de fichiers   Le « leak » à l’origine des « Panama papers » est une immense base de données sur laquelle 107 médias internationaux ont travaillé pendant près d’un an.
			« Panama papers » : le cabinet Mossack Fonseca dénonce un « crime »   Le directeur et fondateur de la firme mise en cause s’est indigné de la publication des premiers éléments de l’enquête menée par « Le Monde » et 106 autres médias.
			« Panama papers » : la mystérieuse société offshore de Michel Platini   A l’instar de plusieurs anciens dirigeants de la FIFA, dont son ex-numéro 2 Jérôme Valcke, le nom du président suspendu de l’UEFA figure dans la base de données de Mossack Fonseca.
			« Panama papers »  : une plongée inédite dans la « boîte noire » des paradis fiscaux   « Le Monde » et 106 médias internationaux ont travaillé sur une base de données inédite qui lève le voile sur l’opacité de la finance offshore.

	En images   « Panama papers », une lumière crue sur l’opacité des paradis fiscaux « Le Monde » et 106 médias internationaux ont travaillé sur une base de données inédite remise par un lanceur d’alerte anonyme au journal allemand « Süddeutsche Zeitung ». Les informations qu’elle contient lèvent le voile sur l’opacité de la finance offshore.   Rossia, « la banque des copains » de Vladimir Poutine   Entretien : le premier ministre islandais confus sur ses liens avec une société offshore   Lutte contre le sida : « C'est une action collective »   Palmyre libérée, Bachar Al-Assad félicite ses alliés

	Et aussi
			#NuitDebout : « C’était comme ça, en 1789. Tout est à réinventer »   Des centaines de personnes se sont de nouveau rassemblées pour la quatrième nuit, dimanche, place de la République à Paris. Au programme : des débats, concerts improvisés et fraternisation.
			Départ du premier ferry expulsant des migrants de Grèce vers la Turquie   Des centaines de migrants sont arrivés dans les ports des îles de Lesbos et Chios, en vertu de l’accord conclu entre l’UE et Ankara pour couper l’afflux migratoire en mer Egée.
			« Je ne démissionnerai jamais », prévient Dilma Rousseff   La présidente du Brésil, menacée de destitution, a répondu dimanche à un éditorial de « Folha de Sao Paulo » lui demandant d’abandonner sa charge.
| LE JOURNAL DATÉ DU 4 AVRIL     « Panama papers » ou la face cachée de l’évasion fiscale   « Le Monde » et 106 autres médias de 76 pays ont eu accès à près de 11,5 millions de documents qui révèlent l’implication de très nombreuses personnalités dans un système mondial de sociétés offshore.  Lire le journal
			Le FMI estime être encore loin d’un plan acceptable dans la crise grecque   Christine Lagarde a adressé une lettre au premier ministre grec après des fuites de Wikileaks sur les négociations en cours à Athènes.
			« Nuit debout », Palmyre... les 5 infos à retenir du week-end   « Nuit debout » à Paris, charnier à Palmyre, marathon et rugby... Les informations essentielles des deux derniers jours.
			Mobilisation des taxis à Toulouse contre les VTC   Les taxis ont choisi Toulouse comme capitale de la contestation car ils ne se reconnaissent plus dans les grandes organisations à Paris.

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	L'enfer sur Terre
	Le cannibalisme était "endémique" dans les camps de concentrations nazis, révèlent de nouveaux témoignages de survivants
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Syrian Kurds proceed with federal structures despite Turkish threats

Erdogan not backing down on US support for Syrian Kurds Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan slammed the Obama administration’s support for Syrian Kurdish rebels battling the Islamic State during a visit to Washington last week. Erdogan met with US President Barack Obama on the margins of the Nuclear Security Summit on March 31, after having been previously rebuffed in his request for a private meeting. US Vice President Joe Biden, in a separate meeting with Erdogan, “reiterated that the United States considers the PKK [Turkey's Kurdistan Workers Party] a designated foreign terrorist organization, and the two leaders pledged to deepen cooperation in the fight against all forms of terrorism, including the PKK.”  The Turkish president made his case against the Obama administration’s Syria policies at other forums around the US capital, including a dinner hosted by the Turkey-US Business Council for think tankers and former US officials, as well as at events at the Brookings Institution, the Atlantic Council and in a meeting with American Jewish leaders. Washington got a taste of the Erdogan experience when the Turkish president’s massive security entourage “pushed, threatened, and kicked both Turkish and Western journalists and protesters” prior to his speech at Brookings. As reported by Foreign Policy, “Brookings President Strobe Talbott told a Turkish official that the organization was prepared to call off the visit even though Erdogan’s motorcade was already en route to the event.” The Turkish official intervened to de-escalate the confrontation outside Brookings to allow the speech to proceed.  Obama later said, “I think the approach that they [the Turkish government] have taken towards the press is one that could take Turkey down a path that is very troubling.” The spectacle on Massachusetts Avenue brought home to Washington policy elites the Turkish president’s anti-democratic and increasingly personalized approach to politics, which will be familiar to readers of Al-Monitor’s Turkey Pulse. Metin Gurcan reports this week on a speech by Erdogan at the War Colleges Command, the most prominent educational institution of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). “What raised eyebrows among the listeners,” Gurcan writes, “was Erdogan’s deviation from the established practice of treating the ‘commander in chief’ designation as symbolic, in practice allowing the prime minister and the general staff chief to handle security issues. For the first time, Erdogan used the term 'executive commander in chief'— in other words, a functioning commander in chief. Last year, Erdogan’s darts were aimed at the Gulenist movement. This year, the prime target was the West. He spoke of the hypocrisy of Western countries in combating terror. ‘No matter what we said, how much we warned, they didn’t listen. At the end, snakes started to bite them and the mines began to go off under their feet. Now you can see how those who chatter about democracy freedoms, rights and laws forget all about them when they get into trouble,’ he said.” Semih Idiz writes that Erdogan unleashed on foreign diplomats covering the trial of two Cumhuriyet reporters by saying, “This is not your country. This is Turkey. You can only act within the consulate building or its borders; the rest is subject to permission.” Idiz adds, “Erdogan was not happy to see US Vice President Joe Bidenmeet [Cumhuriyet editor Can] Dundar’s family during his visit to Turkey in January, especially after Biden reportedly told Dundar’s son that he had ‘a very brave father he must be proud of.’ Washington continues to stress that this case and other developments that undermine democracy in Turkey concern it deeply. The EU is being criticized for appearing lenient toward Turkey because it needs to cooperate with Ankara over the flood of refugees from Syria and other Middle Eastern countries. However, none of this has prevented EU diplomats from actively following certain cases in Turkey. The German ambassador and the consuls general of key EU countries as well as Australia, the United States and Canada were present at last week’s hearing in Istanbul over the case against Dundar and [Cumhuriyet journalist Erdem] Gul.” Syrian Kurds establish governance structures Fehim Tastekin this week examines the declaration of “the Federal Democratic System of Rojava and Northern Syria, [which] would have a population of about 4 million and would incorporate Rojava's three cantons — Jazeera, Kobani and Afrin — as well as Tell Abyad and areas in northern Aleppo province that have been recaptured by Kurdish forces.” Tastekin explains, “This structure is being worked out by the Kurdish political movement despite Turkey’s threats. The Kurds are leading the creation of popular assemblies in places where Kurds are in the majority and the creation of constituent assemblies (councils of elders) elsewhere. For example, the first congress of the Sheba region convened Jan. 28 and declared that it only recognizes the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) set up by the People's Protection Units (YPG), Arab and Turkmen groups, and the Democratic Syrian Assembly that was formed to send a delegation to the Geneva peace talks. Also, after ridding Tell Abyad of IS, the Kurds established a 113-member assembly and an executive council made up of seven Arabs, four Kurds, two Turkmens and one Armenian. … Despite its enmity toward the PYD, the Kurdish National Council, supported by Iraqi Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani, is pro-federalism for a model.”  Tastekin adds, “Kurds under PYD leadership are confident of their future in Kurdish-majority areas. The Kurds have long debated the concept of democratic autonomy formulated by Kurdistan Workers Party leader Abdullah Ocalan. But this is not a subject familiar to Syria's tribal Arabs. Kurdish sources say they have switched to federalism because many people could not understand what democratic autonomy and a cantonal system entail. The Kurds are an organized community that can handle the democratic autonomy institutions. They have acquired significant local governance experience over the past five years, starting with grass-roots committees in neighborhoods and villages. Women play a major role in Kurdish self-rule. Kurdish cantons have promoted a 40% quota for women's participation in public affairs. Can this be done in regions where women are denied public roles?...The Kurds are not insisting on including locations that the YPG won’t be able to control in the federation. That is why, if liberated from IS, Raqqa could form a separate federal entity. The same goes for El Bab, Menbic and Azaz, where Kurds are in the minority and YPG control is out of the question. They are aware that any attempt by the YPG to impose its rule over heavily Arab- and Turkmen-populated areas would be suicidal. There are already worrying signs of collective Arab tribal resistance to the Kurdish federal move. In those areas, the SDF made up of Arabs, Kurds and Turkmens promotes itself as the core of the future Syrian army and tries to prove that it is in charge. In short, the freshly introduced federal system will go through a series of serious tests because of international considerations, the attitude of the Syrian regime and the ethnic-sectarian fault lines of the region.” Hamas-Iran tensions surface again Adnan Abu Amer explains how the March 11 decision by Hamas to close down the Al-Bakyat El-Salehat Society charity, which is affiliated with the Harakat al-Sabireen Movement headed by Shiite Hisham Salem, is a sign of another difficult patch in Hamas-Iran relations. “The decision to shut down Al-Bakyat El-Salehat Society in Gaza,” Abu Amer writes, “might seem administrative and legal, but its political dimensions cannot be ignored as it coincides with the ebb and flow in relations between Hamas and Iran. The Ministry of Interior in Gaza officially informed the association of the decision three months after it was issued in December 2015. While Hamas is trying to patch things up with Iran, the latter does not seem satisfied, and perhaps Iran wants Hamas to settle its political options and side with it against Saudi Arabia. But it seems this is not what Hamas wants.” Ali Hashem reports on a recent meeting in Tehran between a Hamas delegation and Gen. Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ foreign operations branch. Soleimani “advised the movement to keep its distance from all the chaos in the region and pledged Iran’s continued support, although [Hamas international relations officer Mousa] Abu Marzouk, in a leaked phone call, accused Iran of lying about its claims of supporting the movement. Marzouk’s accusation prompted Soleimani to say at the meeting, ‘Iran never lied, and we won’t lie. We sent several ships full of arms to the resistance, [but] some were intercepted. We won’t leave you alone. Whenever there’s a new technology that we can send, we won’t hesitate to. This is our duty. Whoever says the contrary should remember that this is all [taking place] before God’s eyes.’ An Iranian military source told Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity that Abu Marzouk has tried to contact Tehran to arrange a visit for the Hamas delegation set to travel from Cairo to Doha, but the Iranians have responded in the negative — not to the delegation, however, but to Abu Marzouk. ‘If he’s sure he wants to come to Tehran, then he has to apologize,’ the Iranian source said.”

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Brits buying child slaves who survived the Nepalese earthquake
	'We have supplied boys who have actually gone on to the UK,' revealed slave trader Makkhan Singh.
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	Panama Papers: Leak reveals Vladimir Putin's $2bn tax haven
	Leak of 11 million secret documents from the Panamanian law firm were handed to a German paper.
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	Chilling CCTV shows child lured away by her killer rapist
	Perrywinkle was found raped and murdered a day after she was led out of a Walmart store..
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	Illegal Jewish schools: DoE 'covered up' abuse and disappearance of pupils
	North London council 'destroyed evidence' of thousands placed in illegal education centres.
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	Police said the driver was a local man.
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	Which countries have atomic weapons and how many do they have?
	In conjunction with the Nuclear Security Summit, these are the nine countries that now have nuclear weapons.
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• Lack of mosque in Athens sparks fears of Islamic Radicalization
• EXPOSED! Ted Cruz Supported Illegal Invasion in 2014, Handed Freebies Personally
• Deportations kick off in Greece amid warnings Turkey is 'not safe 3rd country for refugees'
• Donald Trump's Unfavorable Rating Rivals Ronald Reagan's Numbers in 1980
• RNC Poised To Crush Cruz & Trump At Convention With “Secret” Delegate Army
• I Will Never Back Down from Supporting and Fighting for Border Patrol Agents - Trump
• World is obese, gluttony's deceit
• Boder Patrol: Obama Forcing Agents to Release Illegals
• ISIS urges Brussels style attacks on German chancellery and Cologne airport
• Massive Tax Haven Document Leak Exposes Corruption and Crime on Global Scale

Lack of mosque in Athens sparks fears of Islamic Radicalization Posted: 04 Apr 2016 08:19 AM PDT Do exactly everything they want you to do, or else! If these people aren’t sick then who is? Do Christians go nuts and “radical” without a church? Government officials fear that the delays in constructing a mosque in Athens, a process that has been beset by legal complications, could allow radical Islam to flourish in the capital. “Every day that we do not have an official mosque and imam in Athens, we pay for in the increased risk of the radicalization of Muslims in the dark and unofficial places of worship,” an official at the Education and Religious Affairs Ministry who wished to remain anonymous told Kathimerini, referring to dozens of basements that have been converted into makeshift mosques. Greece passed a law in 2006 to build a mosque in Athens with public money. The legislation also granted the government the right to appoint the imam. Although a plot in Votanikos, near the city center, has been set aside, the construction of the building is being held back by numerous appeals against the project, which the Council of State has to hear. “It is exactly because of the recent terrorist attacks that we have to move quickly to construct the mosque in Athens,” said the official. “The state has to have an official interlocutor who represents the various branches of Islam. When you do not have official places of worship, who can you speak with?” Source

EXPOSED! Ted Cruz Supported Illegal Invasion in 2014, Handed Freebies Personally Posted: 04 Apr 2016 07:58 AM PDT Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s pro-illegal invasion position has been revealed with the re-emergence of details of his 2014 involvement in activism to help illegals in Texas. Cruz physically helped a “charity” event to provide tractor-trailers full of food, water, clothing, and toys to the swarm of invaders who had illegally crossed the border in July 2014. As detailed on the Conservative Tree House blog, Cruz took part in the activism organized by the Blaze’s Glenn Beck to supposedly address what they called the “humanitarian crisis” supposedly caused by the mass invasion of nonwhites from Mexico. The “humanitarian crisis” was, as the report pointed out, “essentially based on fraud” committed by the Obama administration claiming that hundreds of thousands of “Unaccompanied Alien Children” (UAC) were arriving on the southern border en masse, and needed to be cared for. The reality was the invasion actually consisted of entire families, mostly from Mexico but also from Honduras, Guatemala, and Panama, as the official statistics proved. “This entire administration talking point was complete nonsense, but the media helped sell the ridiculous story as if it were real; and Ted Cruz and Glenn Beck helped perpetrate the fraud by claiming there was an urgent ‘humanitarian crisis.’ There was neither,” the Conservative Tree House report continued. As the Conservative Tree House correctly reported, the Obama administration had specifically kick-started the South American invasion approximately a year earlier, and the families were showing up as an outcome of the State Department coordinating the exodus. These were not “children;” they were entire families—and, as you can see from the pictures, these were entire family units. The event in question was organized by Mercury One, the charity founded by Glenn Beck, and took place at the border in McAllen, Texas on Saturday, July 19th, 2014. Cruz helps unload supplies at the pro-invasion day of activism in McAllen, Texas, July 19, 2014. Cruz, accompanied by Beck, and Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas) toured the facilities set up for the nonwhite invaders—which included medical facilities, and then physically took part in the handing out of gift hampers to the invaders, which included Teddy Bears and soccer balls. Beck, Alveda King (niece of Martin Luther King), Weber , and Cruz meet with Sister Norma Pimentel of the Sacred Heart Church in McAllen, Texas, July 19, 2014. Photographs of the illegal invaders and border crossers that Cruz was helping to supply, July 19, 2014. Cruz is often called “lying Ted” by his leading Republican opponent, Donald Trump. The Conservative Tree House blog is full of reasons why Trump uses these words: — Ted Cruz was for South American Refugees (2014 link) “Soccer Ball and Teddy Bear Delivery” before he was against SA/Mexican refugees and for promoting a border wall (2015). — Ted Cruz was for Taking More Syrian Refugees, specifically dismissing the threat of terror embeds, before he was against taking Syrian Refugees (2015 link). — Ted Cruz was for Anchor Baby Birthright Citizenship, before he was against “birthright citizenship.” Source

Deportations kick off in Greece amid warnings Turkey is 'not safe 3rd country for refugees' Posted: 04 Apr 2016 07:29 AM PDT Authorities on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios have deported more than 200 migrants on boats bound for Turkey. The operation is part of what human rights groups label a “dangerous” EU deal to limit the scale and scope of migration to Europe. “This is the first day of a very difficult time for refugee rights. Despite the serious legal gaps and lack of adequate protection in Turkey, the EU is forging ahead with a dangerous deal,” Giorgos Kosmopoulos, head of Amnesty International in Greece, told AP, referring to the operation, which started at dawn and was conducted under heavy security. “Turkey is not a safe third country for refugees. The EU and Greek authorities know this and have no excuse […] Even if this first group is not refugees, what we are seeing here is symbolic kick off of what might be a very dangerous practice of returns to Turkey,” he added. Migrants were escorted onto small ferries by officers from the EU border protection agency, Frontex, to nearby ports on the Turkish coast. “All of the migrants returned are from Pakistan except for two migrants from Syria who returned voluntarily,” Giorgos Kyritsis, a spokesman for a government refugee crisis committee, told state television, adding that there is “no timetable for returns.” A number of asylum seekers on the islands have reportedly complained of not being given sufficient time and access to the asylum procedure. Anas al-Bakhr, a Syrian engineer from Homs now stuck on Chios Island, said police marked his arrival date as March 20, although he claims to have arrived the day before. “They said the computers were broken that day,” the man told AFP. Senior UN migration official Peter Sutherland has recently warned in an interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today program that “if there is any question of collective deportations without individuals being given the right to claim asylum, that is illegal.” A total of 50,000 migrants and refugees are stranded in Greece following EU and Balkan border closures, the Ekathimerini Greek daily reported, citing fresh data provided by the government late last month. Only those who arrived after March 20 will be detained for deportation. Last month EU leaders and Turkey agreed a plan, aimed at opening a “safe and legal” route to the EU for Syrian refugees. The idea is that all new irregular migrants crossing from Turkey into Greek islands will be returned to Turkey; and for every Syrian returned to Turkey from Greek islands, another Syrian will be resettled from Turkey to the EU. This “temporary link” between resettlement and return is only feasible up to a limit of 72,000, the European Commission noted, however. Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker acknowledged that the European Union and Greece were facing a “Herculean task” to implement the plan. “I don’t think that this kind of deal can work,” Joaquin Flores of the Independent Journalists Association for Peace told RT. “The direct cause of the refugee crisis has not been resolved. There is still a conflict raging in Syria, which has claimed the lives of half-a-million to a quarter-of-a-million people, depending on reports. Until countries like Turkey and Saudi Arabia can really become a proactive force for curtailing the inflow of terrorist fighters from their countries into Syria, then there will be no end to this conflict – a political solution becomes very difficult.” In return for re-admitting migrants, Ankara is set to receive more financial aid and a promised visa-free travel in the EU for its citizens. Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala said his country is ready to receive 500 refugees on Monday and Greek authorities have provided 400 names, AFP reported. Up to 4,000 migrants and refugees are being detained on Greek islands since the agreement came into effect March 20. According to Kyritsis, over 130 migrants were deported from Lesbos and more than 60 from the nearby island of Chios. Scuffles erupted in Chios Island on Sunday night between riot police and local residents objecting to the relocation of migrants, The Toc Greece reported. Locals, protesting the establishment of a temporary migrant accommodation facility at the Tampakika area of the island, worry that it may eventually become a permanent migrant center. Police sources on Lesbos reportedly said there had been a flurry of last-minute asylum applications on Sunday amongst the 3,300 migrants there. “We… have over 2,000 people that have stated their wish to seek asylum and we need to see a credible process go ahead with the Greek asylum service for those that wish to express their protection concerns,” Boris Cheshirkov, the UN refugee agency spokesman on Lesbos, told AFP. Source

Donald Trump's Unfavorable Rating Rivals Ronald Reagan's Numbers in 1980 Posted: 04 Apr 2016 06:58 AM PDT Republican elites are very upset that Donald Trump is not a popular candidate on the cocktail circuit. Trump is wildly popular with Middle Class voters but that doesn’t impress the Beltway elites. The elites also worried about Ronald Reagan’s chances back in March 1980. The CSMonitor reported, via Free Republic: The nation’s Republicans are working against the clock to answer two key questions: Can conservative Ronald Reagan possibly attract enough independent and Democratic votes to win in November? An if he is likely to lose, has former President Gerald Ford time enough to challenge him for the GOP nomination? The consensus among political experts is that time has probably already run out for Gerald Ford, though he still appears the stronger choice to beat Jimmy Carter in November. But some experts caution: Don’t count Ronald Reagan out as a national candidate for the fall. He is not, they say, “a McGovern or a Goldwater” — fringe candidates who led their parties to one-sided defeats in 1972 and 1964. Intellectuals don’t want to take him seriously, but he does well with working-class voters. He would take the West, challenge President Carter in the South, and do well in the pivotal Midwest states like Ohio and Illinois, whose southern regions titled toward Carter in 1976, they say. Back in March 1980 the establishment said the same thing about Ronald Reagan. They said he could never defeat Jimmy Carter. He was too divisive. Reagan trailed Carter by 15 points in February-March 1980. Source

RNC Poised To Crush Cruz & Trump At Convention With “Secret” Delegate Army Posted: 04 Apr 2016 06:36 AM PDT Ted Cruz is clearly pinning his hopes on winning the GOP presidential nomination via a contested/brokered convention this summer in Cleveland. Drifting slowly beneath the Establishment swamp though is a small army of RNC-devoted delegates who are poised to quickly alter the nomination outcome upon the second and third votes, and neither Donald Trump nor Ted Cruz are likely to survive that outcome. Why Mr. Cruz continues to allow himself to be used so openly by the GOP Establishment as a wedge to prevent Donald Trump from reaching the majority of delegates necessary to lock up the nomination remains unclear to even some of Cruz’s supporters. Cruz has embraced the Republican Establishment in recent weeks, turning his campaign over to the very forces he once railed against as the “DC Cabal.” Watch the following video to see what the RNC has already planned in order to overtake the nomination process during a brokered convention. It comes in the form of 168 RNC-loyal delegates who will quickly break away from Trump once voting begins, and then likely do the same to Cruz and finally coalesce behind a candidate who might not have even won a single vote during the primary race – a “fresh face” as GOP Establishment strategist Karl Rove recently declared could emerge. It’s hard to imagine a man as intelligent as Ted Cruz is unaware of this, which would suggest he’s a willing accomplice in the willful disenfranchisement of millions of GOP primary votes, and if that is in fact true, the remaining question then is WHY? The fix is clearly in, and this video outlines exactly how the Establishment intends for it to play out at the GOP convention… Source

I Will Never Back Down from Supporting and Fighting for Border Patrol Agents - Trump Posted: 03 Apr 2016 03:54 PM PDT GOP presidential candidate and frontrunner Donald Trump spoke exclusively with Breitbart Texas on the most recent far left attacks against the organization representing over 80 percent of the Border Patrol agents who protect U.S. borders. The group, the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC), gave their first-ever endorsement during a presidential primary to Trump and now far left efforts are under way to have the group excommunicated and to end their affiliation with a larger union organization. Trump told Breitbart Texas, “I will always have the backs of the Border Patrol agents who protect America. I know they will never be intimidated by any bullies trying to push them out of the AFL-CIO, and I will never back down from supporting them and fighting for them every day. Together, we will end illegal immigration and save America.” A prominent extreme open borders group, Not1More, began an effort to smear Border Patrol agents and get them booted from their association with the AFL-CIO, as Breitbart Texas reported. The NBPC has presented a unique challenge to the groups promoting a secured border, largely due to border security advocates having a tendency to be anti-union. That said, anti-union right-of-center groups would have no information to support their efforts for border security were it not for the efforts of the largely conservative NBPC. Source

World is obese, gluttony's deceit Posted: 03 Apr 2016 03:24 PM PDT A new study says that the world has grown more obese people than underweight ones from 1975 to 2014. The number of obese adults across the globe has surpassed the underweight ones during the past four decades, a new study says. The study, which was carried out by a team led by researchers from Imperial College London, compared body mass index (BMI) from 1975 to 2014 across over 19.2 million adult participants (9.9 million men and 9.3 million women) from 186 countries. Its findings were published in the peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet on Saturday. The BMI is an attempt to quantify the amount of muscle, fat, and bone mass in an individual. It is derived by dividing a person’s body weight in kilograms by the person’s squared height in meters. A person with lower than 18.5 BMI is underweight, from 25 to 30 he or she is considered overweight, and from 30 upwards is considered obese. The research showed that global obesity numbers have risen from 105 million people in mid-70’s to 641 million in 2014. The proportion of obese men has seen a more than three-fold increase to roughly 11 percent, and the proportion of obese women has witnessed an over two-fold rise to about 15 percent. “Over the past 40 years, we have changed from a world in which underweight prevalence was more than double that of obesity, to one in which more people are obese than underweight,” said senior author Majid Ezzati, PhD, from the School of Public Health at Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. According to the study, over the same period, the proportion of underweight men decreased from about 14 percent to nine percent, and the proportion of underweight women dropped from 15 percent to 10 percent. If these trends continue, by 2025, worldwide obesity prevalence will reach 18 percent in men and surpass 21 percent in women, with sever obesity surpassing six percent in men and nine percent in women, the study said, adding that underweight remains prevalent in the world’s poorest regions, especially in south Asia. By quickly enacting “new policies that can slow down and stop the worldwide increase in body weight… including smart food policies and improved healthcare training,” the obesity epidemic can be curbed through the coming decades, Ezzati suggested. Source

Boder Patrol: Obama Forcing Agents to Release Illegals Posted: 03 Apr 2016 03:15 PM PDT Officials last week spoke up about the Obama administration’s so-called “catch and release” policies blamed for hindering Border Patrol operations and encouraging illegal crossers from coming into the United States. A recent letter from the National Border Patrol Council states a high-ranking member of the Obama administration confirmed to Border Patrol agents they have no intention of removing illegal border crossers that are being released with an order to appear in court. Brandon Judd, president of the American Federation of Government Employees National Border Patrol Council, states in the letter published on March 21 he and two other Border Patrol agents met with Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to discuss concerns about the administration’s policy of releasing illegal crossers into the United States. Source

ISIS urges Brussels style attacks on German chancellery and Cologne airport Posted: 03 Apr 2016 03:01 PM PDT Terror threats: One of the images calling for German Muslims to carry out terror attacks, features Chancellor Angela Merkel’s offices in Berlin in flames. ISIS is calling on German Muslims to carry out Brussels-style attacks at several high-profile locations, including Chancellor Angela Merkel’s offices and the Cologne-Bonn airport. Images and graphics posted online by an ISIS affiliate, included slogans in German inciting Muslims to commit violence against the ‘enemy of Allah’. Germany’s federal criminal police (BKA) said it knew of the images but that their publication did not necessitate extra security measures. One of the ISIS images features a militant in combat fatigues standing in a field and gazing at Cologne-Bonn airport with a caption reading: ‘What your brothers in Belgium were able to do, you can do too.’ Another shows the German chancellery building in Berlin on fire with an Islamic State fighter and a tank standing outside the structure. The headline reads: ‘Germany is a battlefield.’ A third graphic featured a military jet, which German media identified as a Tornado used by the German air force, against the backdrop of a mountainous area juxtaposed with the bloodied faces of women and children – said represent civilians who ISIS says have been killed by air strikes. The caption under this image says: ‘Will you continue to grieve or will you finally act?’ All five pictures circulated on social media on Wednesday bore the logo of Furat Media, an Islamic State affiliate, according to SITE Intelligence Group. Another ISIS image sees a militant in combat fatigues gazing at Cologne-Bonn airport captioned: ‘What your brothers in Belgium were able to do, you can do too’. A third graphic featuring a German military jet and alleged Syrian civilian victims of airstrikes is captioned: ‘Will you continue to grieve or will you finally act?’ German media also published an Islamic State video celebrating the attacks in Brussels that featured a three-second shot of Frankfurt Airport, apparently taken from German television news footage. ‘We are aware of this material and our experts are checking it,’ a spokeswoman for the BKA, who monitor suspected militants with German passports returning from stints fighting in Syria and Iraq, said. ‘It is clear that Germany is the focus of international terrorism and that attacks could happen, but this material doesn’t change our security assessment.’ Western Europe is on high security alert after last week’s Islamic State suicide bombings in the Belgian capital that killed 32 people at its airport and in a metro station. On Wednesday, France said it was investigating a man on suspicion of planning an imminent act of ‘extreme violence’. Federal police chief Holger Muench said after the March 22 attacks in Brussels that Islamic State appeared eager to carry out further ‘spectacular’ attacks in Europe as it was suffering setbacks on battlefields in Iraq and Syria. Germany joined the U.S.-led air strike campaign against Islamic State in Syria last year, though limiting its role to reconnaissance and refuelling missions, after the jihadist group killed 130 people in shooting and bombing attacks in Paris. The BKA spokeswoman said police were aware of that video as well and current security measures were sufficient. Source

Massive Tax Haven Document Leak Exposes Corruption and Crime on Global Scale Posted: 03 Apr 2016 02:50 PM PDT Germany’s Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) has released the biggest leak in journalistic history, posting 11.5 million documents from a Panamanian law firm online and providing “rare insights into a world that can only exist in the shadows.” SZ said it received the law firm’s documents a year ago from an anonymous source who “wanted neither financial compensation nor anything else in return.” The German paper obtained further documents in an investigation that followed, involving “400 journalists from more than 100 media organizations in over 80 countries.” SZ said it decided to analyze the data in cooperation with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). The data in the so-called Panama Papers, “provides rare insights into a world that can only exist in the shadows. It proves how a global industry led by major banks, legal firms, and asset management companies secretly manages the estates of the world’s rich and famous: from politicians, FIFA officials, fraudsters and drug smugglers, to celebrities and professional athletes,” the German newspaper wrote. The information in the leak covers the activities of the Mossack Fonseca firm over a period from the 1970s to spring 2016. “The Panama Papers include approximately 11.5 million documents – more than the combined total of the Wikileaks Cablegate, Offshore Leaks, Lux Leaks, and Swiss Leaks,” SZ said. The data is presented in the form of e-mails, pdf files, photo files, and excerpts from the Panaman firm’s database. The leak claims to expose the offshore holdings of 12 current and former world leaders and provides data on the financial activities of 128 other politicians and public officials from different countries. Source

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2016-04-05 | NO.20(14) epaper | South China Sea Disputes DPP's Stance on Sovereignty in S. China Sea Unchanged　(2016-03-31) (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou told President-elect Tsai Ing-wen during their meeting that his government has never worked with mainland China on the issue concerning Taiping Island in South China Sea, while Tsai stressed no change in her party's stance. China Unlikely to Declare South China Sea Air Defense Zone: Official　(2016-04-01) (CNA) Chances are low that mainland China will declare an air defense identification zone in the contested South China Sea in the near term, a Taiwanese official said Thursday, noting that Beijing is still trying to build up its military capabilities in the region. US Planning Third Patrol Near Disputed Islands　(2016-04-03) (Reuters) The US Navy plans to conduct another passage near disputed islands in the South China Sea early this month, a source familiar with the plan said on Friday, the third in a series of challenges that have drawn sharp rebukes from China. Patrolling Disputed Waters, U.S. and China Jockey for Dominance　(2016-03-30) (New York Times, By Helene Cooper) From Mischief Reef, where China is building a military base in defiance of claims by Vietnam and the Philippines, to Scarborough Shoal, where the Chinese are building and equipping outposts on disputed territory far from the mainland, Chinese and U.S. naval forces are on an almost continuous state of alert. Saving the South China Sea without Starting World War III　(2016-03-30) (The National Interest, By Van Jackson) Greater operational transparency in the South China Sea has become a strategic imperative, and the United States needs to treat it as such by investing greater resources and political capital toward increasing the shared maritime awareness of Southeast Asian states. It simply will not happen without U.S. leadership. One Envoy's Take on China's Hardball Diplomacy　(2016-04-01) (New York Times, By Jane Perlez) The South China Sea islands are inconsequential in military terms, but they are a potent reminder to Southeast Asia that “China is a geographic fact whereas the U.S. presence in the South China Sea is the consequence of a geopolitical calculation.” East China Sea Disputes and Japan Policy Japan Opens Radar Station 150km from Diaoyutai Islands　(2016-03-29) (Reuters) Japan switched on a radar station in the East China Sea, giving it a permanent intelligence-gathering post close to Taiwan and a group of islands disputed by Japan and China, drawing an angry response from Beijing. Yonaguni Radar Station 'Targets China, Not Taiwan'　(2016-04-01) (China Post, By Joseph Yeh) Tsai Ming-yaw, head of the Association of East Asian Relations in charge of Japanese affairs, indicated that he is not worried that the move could jeopardize Taiwan's security, even though the radar system could monitor military activities in Eastern Taiwan. MOFA Calls on Tokyo Not to Misuse Military After New Law　(2016-03-30) (China Post, By Joseph Yeh) A Ministry of Foreign Affairs official expressed respect for Japan's right to defend itself but urged Tokyo not to "misuse" its military forces for the purpose of invasion as a new Japanese security law took effect earlier in the same day, enabling its troops to fight overseas for the first time since World War II. Introducing 'Peak Japan' (And Why It Matters)　(2016-03-31) (The National Interest, By Brad Glosserman) Little attention is being paid to structural factors that conspire to limit Japan’s capacity to sustain a higher and more expansive hard-security profile. Japan’s demographic trajectory and the inability of Abenomics to gain traction mean that Tokyo’s international influence is likely to be at its apogee, and will level off and eventually decline. Tokyo won’t be irrelevant, but we may well be witnessing ‘Peak Japan’. U.S. “Pivot” to Asia and Sino-U.S. Engagement Obama and President Xi of China Vow to Sign Paris Climate Accord Promptly　(2016-04-01) (New York Times, By Coral Davenport) President Obama and President Xi Jinping of China said that they would sign the Paris Agreement on climate change on April 22, the first day the United Nations accord will be open for government signatures. Unwinding Taiwan's Cold War Legacy　(2016-03-29) (Foreign Policy, By Daniel Blumenthal) There is no reason, legislative or otherwise, to have such abnormal relations with the island. Instead, it is our own stubborn refusal to reinterpret rules we authored unilaterally back when Jimmy Carter was president. The Two Faces of American Statecraft　(2016-04-01) (The National Interest, By James Jay Carafano) Running a two-track security and foreign economic policy would beeasier if the United States and its friends competed from positions of greater economic strength. Are We Entering a New Era of U.S. Grand Strategy?　(2016-04-04) (The National Interest, By Rod Lyon) In the 25 years since the end of the Cold War, US enthusiasm for alliances has wavered, bringing into question the degree of US attachment to the winning formula of the twentieth century. DPP Searches for New China Stance; Cross-Strait Issues Beijing Pans Proposed Cross-Strait Bill　(2016-03-31) (Reuters) The Chinese government warned Taiwan that the passage of a proposed new law governing cross-strait relations could seriously damage the basis for talks, and that Beijing opposed any obstacles to developing ties. DPP Unveils Draft Bill on Cross-Strait Talks　(2016-04-02) (Taipei Times) The DPP caucus released a draft bill on monitoring cross-strait negotiations and agreements — without a clause that would let an agreement come into effect automatically if the review process stalls. DPP Pledges to Maintain Cross-Strait Stability　(2016-04-03) (CNA) The DPP said it has taken note of a statement by the U.S. government encouraging Taipei and Beijing to continue their efforts to maintain cross-strait peace and stability. Committee Cancels SEF Head's Final Trip to China　(2016-04-03) (Taipei Times, By Peng Hsien-chun) Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Lin Join-sane is to cancel his final trip to China in accordance with a Legislative Yuan resolution, the foundation said. ‘Very Slight’ Chance of China Using Force on Taiwan: Analyst　(2016-03-30) (Taipei Times, By William Lowther) The chance of China using military force to seek unification with Taiwan in the near to medium term is “very slight,” said Jeffrey Bader, a Brookings Institution senior fellow and former US National Security Council senior director for Asian affairs in the administration of US President Barack Obama. Goodwill's Place in Cross-Strait Ties　(2016-04-01) (Taipei Times, By Shu Chin-chiang) It is clear that Tsai's stance will be based on the ROC Constitution instead of the DPP charter’s Taiwan independence clause. From a legal constitutional perspective, Taiwanese independence is also not feasible. Hence, this is a gesture of goodwill to China on Tsai’s part and it sends an even clearer message than the consensus-less “1992 consensus.” Majority Says ‘Mainland China’ Should No Longer Be ROC Territory: Survey 　(2016-04-03) (Taipei Times, By Loa Iok-sin) More than 60 percent of the respondents to a survey said that “Mainland China” should no longer be designated as the nation’s territory if the Republic of China Constitution is amended, the Taiwan Indicators Survey Research said. Taiwan's Domestic Issues and Foreign Relations Taiwan Mood Barometer Survey, Second Half of March 2016　(2016-03-31) (TISR) President Ma Ying-jeou's approval rating rose 1.3 percentage points over the latter part of March, according to the latest Taiwan Mood Barometer Survey (in Chinese). Ma, Tsai Meet Behind Closed Doors　(2016-03-31) (Taipei Times, By Stacy Hsu) President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday met with president-elect Tsai Ing-wen to exchange opinions on an array of national issues in their first formal meeting since January’s presidential election, with both sides calling for cooperation and a smooth transfer of power. Past Spokesperson Urges Hung to Take Middle Ground　(2016-04-01) (Taipei Times, By Stacy Hsu) KMT chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu should move to the middle ground if she intends to consolidate her leadership, her former campaign spokesperson said. Manufacturing Posts 1st Sales Drop in 3 Years　(2016-04-03) (CNA) The local manufacturing sector suffered its first year-on-year sales drop in three years in 2015 as many manufacturers' pricing power was hurt by falling prices of international crude oil and steel products, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Int'l Standards Should be Basis for Pork Policy, US Official Says　(2016-03-31) (China Post, By Joseph Yeh) A visiting U.S. senior economic official reiterated on Wednesday his government's stance that the best way to resolve the long-standing issue of U.S. pork imports containing ractopamine is to use international standards as the scientific base in setting policy. US Praises Taiwan Over Uranium Policy　(2016-04-02) (Taipei Times, By William Lowther) Taiwan’s participation sends an important message to Asia about the benefits of nuclear security, US Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes said. Taiwanese Want America's Help Joining International Organizations More Than Weapons, TISR Survey　(2016-03-31) (TISR) The number one thing that the United States can do to help Taiwan increase its strength and confidence is to help the country join international organizations, say 51 percent of respondents to the latestTaiwan Mood Barometer Survey (in Chinese). American Government Attaches Importance to Taiwan Say Half of Taiwanese, TISR Survey　(2016-03-31) (TISR) Half of Taiwanese believe that the American government attaches importance to Taiwan, according to the latest Taiwan Mood Barometer Survey (in Chinese). US Replaces China As Taiwan's Largest Debtor　(2016-04-01) (CNA) The United States replaced China to become Taiwan's largest debtor as of the end of the fourth quarter of last year on a direct risk basis, as Taiwanese banks' exposure to China was on the decline, according to Taiwan's central bank. TECO in Myanmar Opens Doors in Yangon: Ministry　(2016-03-29) (CNA) The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Myanmar opened in Yangon yesterday, offering consular services, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.  China's Rise and Its Domestic Issues Anonymous Call for Xi to Quit Rattles Party Leaders in China　(2016-03-30) (New York Times, By Chris Buckley) Mr. Xi’s handlers have sought to give him an aura of unshakable dominance. But the unusually severe response to what might be nothing more than an outlandish Internet ruse suggests some anxiety about his hold on power, including among security officials keen to show their loyalty and avoid any hint of exposing him to danger, experts said. New HK Party Denounced by Chinese Media　(2016-03-31) (AFP) The Hong Kong National Party, which is primarily made up of younger people seeking independence from China, was launched on Monday. To Understand China's Economic Signals, Start with the Four Comprehensives　(2016-03-11) (Asia Unbound, By John Fei) While there has been a plethora of analyses regarding the need for improved communication and greater independence of organizations such as the PBOC, less has been said about how the recent spate of economic events relates to the CCP’s leadership doctrine. Does China Need Allies?　(2016-03-31) (The National Interest, By Lyle J. Goldstein) Looking around the world since 1648, there has never been another single great power that pursued a policy of rejecting alliances. Contact: Dalton Lin, Executive Editor Follow @DaltonLin Previous

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