Reform of public broadcasting: final stage against a backdrop of strike

The bill, whose flagship measure is the abolition of advertising at France Televisions, has ceased since late October to be the subject of various amendments, and often controversial, to the special commission to examine .
The main points of the project, Jules Lavie (0'55 ")


UMP members have replaced the 3% tax on private channels, desired by the government to fund the shortfall for France Televisions, with a flexible fee may vary between 1.5% and 3%. A measure immediately denounced by the left and unions as a "gift to TF1." The majority also replaced the 0.9% tax on turnover of telecom operators by a progressive tax of between 0.5% and 0.9% depending on the results.

The mobilization has resulted in the morning by "disturbances" affecting the smooth running of antennas, as on France Inter. Or France Culture, which broadcast the music to 7am.
Elsewhere, as on our antenna or France 2, the editions were in "special".
Philippe Rochot, reporter for France 2, is on strike ... (0'30 ")


Very virulent against the "democratic regression" organized by law on public broadcasting, François Bayrou called Sunday a motion of censure is filed on it. The leader of the MoDem first denounced the proposed appointment of the President of France Televisions by the state and not by the Supreme Audiovisual Council. Furthermore, it is concerned about the "tourniquet" that represent the financial end of advertising for public broadcasters. Finally, the former presidential candidate believes that the procedures for the purpose of advertising is an "absolutely remarkable gift to private channels", which should also see their contributions reduced compared to the original bill.

We must reach an annual 450 million euros to compensate for the elimination of advertising from January 5 after 20h at France Televisions, its total disappearance is scheduled for late 2011. Before the rise of shield unions as "murder rule" the latest amendments, the government has increased the reassuring. In turn, the Culture Minister Christine Albanel and the chairman of the special commission Jean-François Copé reiterated that the sum of 450 million euros was "guaranteed" because "in the Finance Act 2009".
Impact of reform: many posts will be deleted. What welcomes a spokesman for the UMP he Frédéric Lefebvre. (0'52 ")


The bill, which also provides an annual indexation of the fee - currently 116 EUR - on inflation, also expands the use of advertising by private channels, including establishing second cut in the dissemination of fiction and films.

A France Televisions, the Inter sector called for the strike for Tuesday and demonstrated outside the National Assembly. "Employees are aware that the majority want our death and the reply will be at the level of aggression," says Jean-François Tealdi, member of the Inter of public broadcasting, citing amendments going "beyond of what was expected. "
Jean-François Tealdi, of the Inter has a very hard words against Nicolas Sarkozy ... (0'45 ")


The bill must be examined urgently - the vote is expected on December 9 in the National Assembly, the next day in the Senate - and will therefore subject to a single reading in each room.

"Hunger" in any useful hunger

Hunger, released six months after the broken shack in Cannes (dithyrambic press, or camera) is a film that more powerful. One of the ogres of the year. It appears especially as more responsive to what the time, as carved on the imaginary 2008. His gesture is all the aesthetic tour de force while simultaneously addressing a contemporary story so far poorly filmed: the hunger strike in 1980 Republican prisoners, members of the IRA (Irish Republican Army), at war against the England for the independence of Northern Ireland. A hunger strike that will end in October 1981 after the death of nine of them (including the leader, Bobby Sands, elected to the Assembly of Westminster from prison), Butantã to the inflexible policy of the "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher. Last, Hunger is signed by Steve McQueen, 39 years, the English artist most requested at the time. Beauty, truth, commitment, anger, suspicion of hype but with what to stomach: too good to be true? Something wrong? To do this, we will have to get up early. Brutality. The criticism is Hunger to count the points. McQueen points that mark with ease even more annoying that he had never previously worked with or players or scenario. Yet after an hour Forty of Christ happening in prisons, the impression of having been strikingly, in turn, this tenth prisoner, forgotten by chance in a corner of a dark movie theater became the fourth wall of a cell somewhere in the middle Ulster. You can always make the sourcilleux, screaming at the hostage-taking, the effect is there: Hunger has traced the white separatist Catholic embastillés QHS in the Maze. Imprisoned but continued to protest, refusing to wear the uniform infamous prisoner, then wash, sinking into a piece of shit huge (when outside is more crap) and do not always see their status as political prisoner recognized, refusing to ingest any food from the Loyalists. Hunger: French, hunger. The refusal by hunger. After an introduction tentative (first follow the tarts was not such a good idea), Hunger closes on us with the brutality of a door of brass is significant in the experience that we marry Good question, haggard in a daubings excrémentiel a Lascaux spread of dung. They have endured, and for weeks, you may well take a half-hour. The reward comes in the form of a hero, Bobby Sands (worn by the charismatic Michael Fassbender, currently being filmed in Tarantino), winner symbolic presence in everything he loses in physical thickness week after week, when, reaching sixty day of fasting, his body becomes something more than skeletal, stained, sick, reaching that point where everything seems to have already switched to the disappearance. Boby Sands is both Jesus, Northern Ireland working whole, the people missing and the addition of all injustices. A symbol in power. Fascination. That is why we can remain perplexed to hear McQueen certify that no, no, no, "the simplistic notions of hero, martyr, a victim" does not interest him. When Hunger is at its factory heroes. McQueen is bathed in theory too arty for not knowing that on this point his fascination has been stronger than its intention. This is not a criticism, film (as it is hooked to the old principle of identification) could never be quite the modern concept of the death of heroes. As soon as the leaves do, the film asks only this: men admire admirable.

Robert Saby, head of former Turkish nationalists of the SMS

The attack against the car of Robert Saby, the deputy director of the Judicial Police of Ajaccio, is that a new and disturbing episode of this dangerous affair Powell "revealed two months ago in Le Nouvel Observateur (" L 'Corsican case that worries the power, "by Ariane Chemin and Marie-France Etchegoin (09/10/08)).
Since 2006, investigators from the PJ interested in a private security company Corsican created in 2000 by former nationalist Ajaccienne converted into business. In November 2007, the court decides to continue the de facto manager of SMS, Antoine Nivaggioni for abuse of corporate assets, procurement fraud and money laundering. Alas! When the police want to "pick" at home, Nivagionni was beautiful. As a result, the suspicion that he was warned by friends of information takes shape in the PJ. Placed on wiretapping, Nivaggioni and his friends have indeed disturbing and frequent conversations with a former officer of RG in retirement, Didier Valley, but also with an official of the DCRG rue des Saussaies based in Paris. Both come from Marseille to be heard by judges Tournaire and Duchaine, who teach the "Powell case."
Robert Saby, he is a chief of the PJ of Ajaccio. The manager of the SMS and his friends do not appreciate. Twice already since the summer, it had been two officers involved. The first, the new head of football club (ACA) Ajaccio, Alain Orsoni, which, at a press conference on September 15, had not hesitated to publicly mention his name, accusing forging a "manipulation" and spread the rumor that it would be linked to a number of recent bloody settling of scores that have been underway for over a year in Corse-du-Sud.

Ad hominem attack

The second attack just Nivaggioni Antoine, a former lieutenant of'Alain Orsoni and FLNC-Canal usual in the mid-1990s. In a magazine interview in Corsica in November, since it gives the bush, the skipper of the SMS had no words harsh enough for this PJ who abandon its press run: "Tell [him] that it is better to go now because Squarcina is a manipulator perfectly able to kill "him through relatives, said a" Commissioner of the Directorate of Judicial Police of Ajaccio. An ad hominem attack, which insiders refer to the same commissioner Saby ( "War of the police in Corsica", Le Nouvel Observateur (09/11/2008)).
Asked about a leaflet circulating in Ajaccio involving links between the nationalists and police SMS GR, the fugitive also explained: "I read recently that Mr. Squarcina some police suspected of being behind This tract. (...) To simplify, I would say that s'(...) between some police that I have already put in question to others who simply do their job. "

The seizure IGPN

He took and what the boss of the Central Directorate of Internal Intelligence (DCRI), which, in an interview with the Nouvel Observateur ( "Squarcina wants to complain," (09/10/2008)), due for the first time this dark matter. "The tract is located from Bastia but he has no doubt South Ajaccienne. We can see settling of accounts between nationalists. But in this gibberish is recognized primarily a police jargon."
The day before the attack against the car of Robert Saby, the Director General of National Police (DGPN), Frédéric Péchenard, had already decided to seize the IGPN to investigate the actions of officers in RG. But so far, Robert Saby is the only one to have borne the brunt of this war policies. Three weeks ago, he learned he was transferred to Paris where he will join on 1 December the Central Office for the fight against illegal games ...

The African family Francois Dupeyron

"Help God help you" Film Francois Dupeyron, with Felicity Wouassi, Claude Rich, Mata Gabin. Running time: 1 h 32 Quietly but surely, Francois Dupeyron took place in French cinema. Deneuve and Depardieu led to his debut on the screen with strange place for a meeting. A few years later, he will be in competition at Cannes with La Chambre des officiers, superb adaptation of the novel by Marc Dugain on broken faces of 14-18. Quickly noted but never flashy, he departed willingly on roads traverse. On the side of peasants in What is life? or illegal Inguélézi. Less taste of social problems to listen beating hearts (A heart that beats, is another of its titles). Help with God help you, he landed in an African family in the suburbs of Paris. As the film was shot before the American elections, it does not taxera of Obamania. It preceded the current vogue. "It would be a mistake to promote it, wisely said the director. Moreover Obama introduced himself as a man, not as Black. " Dupeyron had seen or Hallelujah! or Carmen Jones, it was only "to work on the real today," and "turn with black players. Because I often noticed in the streets of the elderly, white, accompanied by carers black. And because I was surprised by the noise surrounding the arrival of Harry Roselmack on the television news. " D u real, yes, realism, no. The family apartment decorated with a southern air sunny we Mureaux away from where the action. Sonia (excellent Felicity Wouassi) works in laundry and home help. It is the pillar of the family, and it has to be done between a husband retired typing and it stings his savings to play, a dealer eldest son, another break-neck, a teen girl pregnant, l secondly it will marry. With worries daily dramas secrets, of Whimsical ups, an exuberant friend (Mata Gabin), an old neighbor love (Claude Rich), a comedy composed Dupeyron human warm and sensitive. "I do not fit the usual questions about the suburbs, he said. I am committed to exist African family, leaving just spend most of life in the film. Above all, do not produce, otherwise everything becomes tedious. The living Move naturally. It is in the drama, and then things light. Sonia has a motto: "There is always a solution." One must understand that the only solution is not obvious. Tomorrow who will, it's time, that's life. " "I look where born grace" That is part of the sky, included in the proverb "both open and sealed" says the filmmaker, who serves as a title: Help God help you. And that is the way in which Francois Dupeyron film designs. "I work a lot with rigor and discipline of a craftsman. And I have been slow to give me confidence to find on the shelf ease that I write: I do not know where I go, there is a freshness, a lightness that belong to life . How to change a situation without artifice? This is often a matter of mood, to find an agreement. When a catch is good, you know, but we do not know why. We did not find the solution, she came. Any part of my approach is: I am looking where born grace. The grace or love the same thing. "

Miss France: Candidates are already at Puy du Fou

That miss to PDF in the Grand Carrousel du Puy du Fou, where Genevieve de Fontenay and Sylvie Tellier iron have crossed this summer, that the election of Miss France 2009 will be held this Saturday December 6. (photo Erick Gey)

It does not chôme Puy du Fou at the end of the year!

If the spectacle of Christmas, the symphony of Bethlehem is in full rehearsal for the 16 performances scheduled from 13 to 22 December (see article), others have already begun rehearsals in Puy du Fou: those of the Miss France election 2009 to be held at the Grand Carrousel on Saturday December 6.

Broadcast live on TF1, by Jean-Pierre Foucault, the TV event of the year, followed by more than 10 million viewers.

Parts of Phuket (Thailand) last Friday, the 36 miss, accompanied by Genevieve de Fontenay and Sylvie Tellier, arrived in Puy du Fou on Saturday morning.

The Grand Carrousel typed in the eye of the Miss France

"The Grand Carrousel typed in the eye of the Miss France. They really want to do a show different from what we saw at the moment, "said Albert Lawrence, director of Grand Park.

"They want to give a helping teens to the show," said association president of the Puy du Fou, Nicolas de Villiers.

If the 36 will miss very often in the Grand Carrousel to repeat the show on Saturday December 6, they also turn in the Grand Park, giving rise to new sequences.

The Miss will lead tanks, approaching the big cats ...

"They will learn to drive a tank, approaching the big cats, birds. They will create costumes and courses, flamenco, lists Retailleau Sebastian, Deputy Director General of Grand Park.

In the wake of the miss is a production team of 400 people who will land on November 30 for 7 days editing.

1 000 projectors and 17 HD digital cameras are fixed on 2650 m2 of the stage of the Grand Carousel, with a maximum security, the issue being broadcast live.

The show promises to be grandiose with 9 tables combining choreography by Laura Trier to the pyrotechnics, water jets or equestrian paintings, know-how of the Puy du Fou.

Elodie Martineau, Miss Pays de Loire, is vendéenne and former puyfolaise

Line Renaud will be the president of a jury of Kenzo Takada, Henri-Jean Servat, Rachel Legrain-Trapani (Miss France 2007) or even Benoit Poelvoorde, Patrice Leconte.


Who will succeed Valerie Bègue, Miss France 2008? At Puy du Fou, we would see Miss Pays de Loire, Elodie Martineau, former puyfolaise be the future ambassador of beauty, charm and elegance to the French.

The crusade of Antoinette Brown Isabelle Nataf

It could have been a great story: that of a woman who takes all the risks to hide Jewish children during World War II. But not this version is where history will Antoinette Brown. For if this fifties actually saved kids from deportation, his religious fanaticism has driven in excess that triggered a scandal in France of the post-war.

With the complicity of the Church

Antoinette Brown, to keep it from Robert and Gerald Finally, while their parents died in concentration camps and their aunt living in Israel, claims, is baptized. And as it is not enough, with the complicity of the Church, which considers that now the two small Christian owned, Antoinette Brown hides, first in France, then moved to Spain.

In reading an article on the Vatican archives which told how Pope Pius XII had given instructions not to Jewish children baptized, that producer Elizabeth Boston and screenwriter Philippe Bernard had an idea of what TV Directed by Fabrice Genestal.

"We focused on two aspects: Antoinette Brown and the role of the Church in this case, the writer explains. It was left for doubt about the fact that it acted out of financial interest. The idea I have of it is that of a mad woman, who never had children and after the war, was given the role of a heroine. It was sincerely convinced by its mission. "In interpreting the role of Antoinette Brown -" it was certainly not make a witch "- the choice was made on Charlotte de Turckheim. A new role for actress accustomed comedies, in which it is unrecognizable and formidable.

The second angle, the responsibility of the Church, not evaded, something rare on television. A TV necessary and quality.

Dati ring erased: "The Figaro journalists find this lamentable retouching"

Let this couacs discovery of the ring Dati ...
"The famous photo was published last Wednesday. The Express has noticed on Thursday. Lack of luck, one of the Society of Editors was present on Thursday. On Thursday night, colleagues called me to ask what I thought of this story, but I was not yet aware. On Friday morning, Etienne Mougeotte who called me and requested an appointment as soon as possible with the Society of Editors, please was taken for Monday morning. He apologized immediately. "

What do journalists of writing this retouching?
"They find it appalling. We do not understand the intellectual approach of this act. The primary reflex when a picture is not appropriate is to change it. Especially a photo of Rachida Dati, it is not a rare commodity. In addition, Rachida Dati is a minister, she is taking photo in the Senate, and she chooses to wear this ring. Basically, I really do not see where the problem lies. "

It is still a ring more than 15 000 ...
"Apparently, in writing people did not know. And then, the price is not displayed, it could very well be a ring of a lesser value."

More generally, how it happens in Figaro with Etienne Mougeotte?
"This is no more tense than Nicolas Beytout (former editorial director of Le Figaro editor's note). With Nicolas Beytout, at the beginning was the state of grace, and end it became very complicated . We're not there yet with Etienne Mougeotte. It is much more diplomatic. Afterwards it is true that the atmosphere is not great, but it is neither better nor worse than before. We are also facing a difficult situation economically. "

One has the impression that journalists Figaro assume less and less editorial of the newspaper ...
"There were several motions challenging the partisan excesses of the newspaper. But the direction of writing does not see where is the problem. Yes, Le Figaro newspaper is right for us is in agreement. But after The news is news. We remain very vigilant. One thing is certain, it should not be that the history of the photo again, especially since this is not the first time. When Nicolas Beytout was still then there was the story of Chirac and Japanese banker. We had done a paper on this banker sulfur, and to illustrate the article, we had a photo where he was next to Chirac, the coup , Chirac was blackened. We had already protested at the time. "

Amy Winehouse still in hospital

It does not really hard to Amy Winehouse lately ... While she faces a big marital crisis and must be resolved to admit that her marriage to Blake Fielder-Civil is finished, it is now facing new health problems.

Indeed Amy Winehouse, multiplying the return trips to hospital since his emphysema was diagnosed in early summer, is far from off the hook. The singer has again been transported in a clinic after feeling ill Sunday. One of his friends, which was entrusted to the Daily Mirror, Amy Winehouse have reacted poorly to the absorption of certain medications. According to the Sun in contrast, the version is significantly different: Amy has suffered a crisis after a violent argument with her husband Blake Fielder-Civil recently released.

Recall that a few months ago, Mitch, the father of Amy Winehouse, had about her daughter: "Either [she] shall drugs, or [she] will suffer a death long, slow and painful. She could die d 'emphysema, unfortunately. This is the most likely scenario if it does not guard his conduct. My biggest fear is that it does not die of an overdose, but his lung by suffocation "

Qu'Amy hope is resaisisse before reaching the point of no return.

New elements appear in espionage case

Taser France, the French distributor of electrical pulse pistols, was dismissed Monday November 24, his libel complaint against Olivier Besancenot and sentenced to pay EUR 4 000. At the same time, new elements emerge in the survey conducted by the brigade in fighting crime against the person (BRDP) and the Inspector General of Police (IGPN), the espionage which has been former presidential candidate. In this case, Antoine Di Zazzo, CEO of Taser France, is now under investigation. Like the private detective Dussaucy Gerard, author of a report on Mr. Besancenot.

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In addition to the research done on Mr. Besancenot, his wife, mother and former partner of the latter, others have been made, according to investigators, the manager of coffee 18th arrondissement, Au Petit Chateau, in which Mr. Besancenot was accustomed to go! A note found during the raids showed the manager as an "intimate" the spokesman of the CSF.

Research "depth" have been conducted on the printing of the LCR, ROTOGRAPH. More curious still, the investigators found, dated 15 October 2007, whether a hotel room located opposite the home of Mr. Besancenot was rented for surveillance purposes ...

Three days earlier, a simultaneous monitoring was held in front of the kindergarten son of Mr. Besancenot, the workplace of his companion and their property. In the month of October 2007, the spinning mills were numerous until careful delineation of the road leading from the home of Mr. Besancenot of the LCR local in Montreuil. On 13, a device had been scheduled to follow the couple throughout the weekend before being lifted "in the absence of their car, an old Peugeot 106 review led to the garage.

Why such monitoring and for what purpose? What are the links between Mr. Dussaucy and many intermediaries, including former police officers as he appeared in the file? And Mr. Di Zazzo, which claims to now be dropped in a "trap", was the only sponsor?

"GOOD FAITH"

Monday November 24, the French distributor of electrical guns impetus in any case has been dismissed his complaint for defamation against Olivier Besancenot and sentenced to pay EUR 4 000. The judges chose "good faith" the spokesman of the Revolutionary Communist League (LCR), and that the importing company had "only partially contradicts the facts on which he relied."

Taser France continued Olivier Besancenot for saying on his blog on 13 June 2007, citing figures from Amnesty International that these guns "would probably have already been silenced over 150 people in the USA," then, the same day in an interview with the newspaper 20 minutes: "In the best case, there are doubts, at worst, the Taser can kill."

The court noted Antoine Di Zazzo indicated that the company had not seen fit to Amnesty International on the grounds that "it does not attack an organization that received the Nobel Peace Prize."

Mr. Besancenot can justify its good faith, argued the judges because he made the investigation in "a legitimate aim exclusive of any personal animosity" with a "sufficient caution" and "relied on a serious investigation ". However, they felt that the testimonies and reports provided by the leader of the LCR had no "probative value": "It is therefore necessary to note that [he] has failed in its offer of proof". "This is an absolutely fundamental", the lawyer was heartened by Mr Di Zazzo. His client could appeal as he did against Raid-H, continued to devalue the product, although it was also dismissed.

The reform of public broadcasting to members

Members begin Tuesday in the late afternoon consideration of the bill reforming the public broadcasting while the intersyndicale sector provides a "mobilization" of employees called a strike to 24 hours and to demonstrate in Paris.

Tuesday morning, the France Inter programs were disrupted because of this call to strike.

France Inter broadcast music in place of her usual morning slice of information. France Culture has also aired music to 07.00 but its programs were then insured.

Programs were provided France Info normally, giving special attention in their own titles to the strike.

On France 2, broadcast TV Morning "was also distributed normally, but the newspaper from 0700 was done in" conditions, "said the presenter, who has made the strike his first title.

The press, however, denounced Tuesday the majority this reform project, seeing it as a "creeping Berlusconisation" of French television and a "return to the ORTF", with control of political power on public broadcasting.

The bill has ceased to cause controversy since the announcement of the decision of President Nicolas Sarkozy to remove advertising at France Televisions last January.

In recent weeks he has undergone various refinements to the special parliamentary committee responsible for reviewing, which bodes a serious battle of amendments led by the left and the Modem to the Assembly.

Trade unions in France Televisions, but also professionals, producers, writers, authors, worried today funding of public group. Even if the government guarantees the 450 million annual shortfall resulting from the elimination of advertising in the evening from 5 January 2009.

"The state has taken a clear commitment is 3 billion euros for public broadcasting for three years, including 450 million euros in compensation for advertising abolished in 2009, 2010, 2011, although happens ", reiterated Tuesday on the LCI Culture Minister Christine Albanel.

They also fear a plan for parking "voluntary" 900 employees mentioned by the head of France Televisions Patrick de Carolis, and would not be replaced. "People who retire, there are many that will not change", has repeated Monday Frédéric Lefebvre, a spokesman for the UMP.

Unions have called a rally at the foot of the Eiffel Tower from midday before winning the National Assembly. "We are angry because the damage will be huge" for employment and quality of programs, said Carole Little, SNJ delegate of France Televisions.

"The mobilization looks very strong, especially in the regional offices of France 3," added Jean-François Tealdi, on behalf of the SNJ-CGT, insisting on "uncertainties" affecting the financing of the group.

In the chamber, the left and the modem should lead the battle of the amendments while the text grind teeth into the ranks of the majority, both the UMP and New Center.

The bill being considered urgently, the vote will occur on December 9 in the National Assembly, before moving to the Senate the next day.

The occupants of the villa Keyboard sentenced to a fine of 500 euros

Less than an hour will suffice to court Ajaccio to provide an epilogue to the case Keyboard. The court Friday sentenced ten nationalist militants who had occupied the end of August garden of the villa of Porto-Vecchio of the actor to pay a fine of 500 euros. The trial is more lenient than the 2,000 euros claimed by the prosecutor. A requisition was also measured as the accused, including the elected separatist Corsica Nazione indipendente (CNI) Jean-Guy Talamoni, Rosa Prosperi and Véronique Sciaretti Felix and Paul Benedetti, leaders of the nationalist movement of Rinnovu. They faced "for home invasion" to 15,000 euros fine and one year in prison. However, convicts have announced their intention to appeal the ruling which they consider too heavy.

None of them nor their lawyers nor Christian Clavier were present at the time of the statement of the trial, conspué by activists massed near the palace. The actor, who filed a complaint in another case, after receiving anonymous letters threatening her villa plastic, did not wish to be instrumentally, did not attend the occupation of his villa. Friday morning, the ten defendants have decided themselves not to attend the hearing to protest against the deployment "excessive" police at the entrance to the court. Hundreds of people had also gathered around to support the defendants.

Talamoni: "A prosecutor submitted to the Chancery"

During an impromptu press conference before the court, Paul Felix Benedetti has denounced a "bunkerisée justice." Jean-Guy Talamoni deplored a political issue, stressing that there had been no violation of domicile, neither violence nor threats. "The prosecutor of Ajaccio, once again, was ridiculed by continuing on a grotesque too. The prosecution is its nature, is subject to the Chancellery, therefore political power, "he said on France Info. The election has also put into question the promoters Padduc (Layout and sustainable development for Corsica) accusing them of "being financially interested." "We do not want the last auction of land Corsican," he added.

The ruling on Friday closed a case that had turned the controversial policy. The occupation of the villa of the hero of "Visitors", a relative of Nicolas Sarkozy, had cost his post to Dominique Rossi, the head of the security forces of Corsica. During the operation nationalists, who wanted to protest against the "land speculation, fueled by some elected UMP and boosted by the installation of" people "in the Isle of Beauty, it had not prevented. It has since been transferred to the Inspector General of Police (IGPN).

Sign of tension around the real estate development in Corsica, three and two attempted attacks have been committed in the night from Thursday to Friday. Thus, a commando composed of six armed and masked men abducted and released a couple of continental and tried to detonate their home in Bastelicaccia near Ajaccio.

Simone Veil, a grande dame of the Quai Conti

Ms. Simone Veil is the sixth woman to enter the French Academy. His election marks an important milestone in the history of the venerable house.

The French Academy is en route to its fourth centenary. It is with the College de France, the oldest institution in our old countries. For three centuries three quarters, in the midst of tragic events often and sometimes laughable, triumphs and disasters, the old lady at the Quai Conti has never ceased to elicit the most cruel sarcasm and the wildest ambitions.

In his irrésistible Journal, Jules Renard, who did Pasetti who belonged to rival clan of the Goncourt, offers a nice definition of academicians: "The common immortal." Paul Valéry, who was and whose election against Leon Berard, politician leader, former Minister of Education, the future ambassador Rome, and against Victor Berard, without kinship with Leon and great Hellenistic 's Special Odyssey, had caused a sensation in the literary and intellectual world of that time was only slightly less incisive: "The Academy is composed of the most skillful men without talent and the most naive men of talent." Jean Cocteau provided that Academicians were immortal for the duration of their lives and after their death they changed in a wheelchair.

The Academy is, par excellence, the guardian of traditions and rites. Founded in 1635 by Cardinal de Richelieu who wanted to keep on hand writers, poets, playwrights he feared turbulence and that he dreamed of being, it is responsible for ensuring the purity of the French language which Francis I had assured the prerogatives by the Edict of Villers-Cotterêts in 1539. Hence, his task today in a time of change and challenge, is difficult and necessary.

Two main stages chant the life of every impétrant known to wear green (which is dark blue with green embroidery): election and the reception. The reception of the new elected result in a ceremony whose media profile may be more or less. The speeches of Chateaubriand replacing Marie-Joseph Chénier, Mole receiving Vigny with condescension by Paul Valéry celebrating Anatole France, which he did not take action without his name remained famous. To emphasize the importance of the initiation rites of the tribe Quai Conti, the Academy whole is rising twice to greet each of its members at its private reception in the Chamber, the eve of his solemn reception in the Dome, and the announcement of his death. But the essence and the heart of the Academy, this is not the reception is the election of new members. Before each election, the secretary gives perpetual, with a little ceremony, reading of the rule which said that the reputation and dignity of the Academy depend on the choice of new members and requires former assured that their voice is free of any commitment suspect.

Ambassador of France, great writer filled with honors and international reputation, Paul Claudel, towards the end of his life, failed with attendance at meetings of the Academy. One day, however, it has voted to replace a deceased colleague and he finds pleasure with his friends who welcome warmly. At the end of the meeting, his voice mouthing, he whispers: "You should do this more often." The year 2008 has responded to the naive hope of the author of Soulier de Satin: One after seven academics have disappeared Causing almost uninterrupted string of elections.

Elections for the Academy are an inexhaustible source of jokes related to both the sorrow of disappearances and scruples of voting. A colleague who opened with Renan concerns that caused him morals efféminées the candidate Pierre Loti, the author of Prayer on the Acropolis replied: "Bah! We'll see ... "A defeated candidate complained of having been deceived by false promises of a holder of the green. "I gave him my word, fought it and would in my voice!" A definition of academic elections short on the Dome: "Before the elections are unpredictable, after that they are inexplicable."

Quai Conti is a land of contrasts and paradoxes. It is very serious and very gay. The tradition there, but it can be rushed. For nearly three hundred and fifty years, no woman has sat under the Dome. The settlement remained silent on the entry of women, but the tradition prohibited. Neither Ms. de Sevigne, or Madame de La Fayette, or George Sand, or Madame de Noailles were entered Quai Conti: there was no question of changing old habits.

The election of Marguerite Yourcenar in 1980 and received the following year had the effect of a thunderclap in the sky serene and a bit suffocating stood where the Dome. Four women were elected after Marguerite Yourcenar: Jacqueline de Romilly, venerated and tireless defender of Greek and literary studies, Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, current perpetual secretary, Florence Delay, Assia Djebar. Simone Veil is not only strengthen the female contingent of the Academy, expected to strengthen further in the coming years, it is also under Coupole the example of courage and serenity before the tragedy of the modern world.

There are many homes up the Quai Conti. Writers, philosophers, historians and poets there alongside scientists, doctors, lawyers, ambassadors, politicians. It occupies on the language, knowledge, beauty, past and future. Laughter has its place, and curiosity and amazement and horror. With Simone Veil comes a witness to the cruelty of men and the evil that was so strong today. And a fighter for women's rights. And a pioneer of a Europe of reconciliation between peoples, justice and peace.

Simone Veil is one of those spent with a core of steel in the hell of the Holocaust. Few women have suffered with such dignity, so much suffering, so many attacks and insults. She gave the example of a vision continued with a height of mind and exceptional energy.

Thrown into the modern world, Ms. Simone Veil gives an image of these women of ancient times who united serenity at least an apparent indomitable. It is an icon of our times, one of those that have changed under torrents of insults, the condition of men - and women. She has known the substance of human suffering, and she dominated. The election of a great lady of our time honors the French Academy and moving it over the old institution like a breath of hope.

Michael Jackson reportedly converted to Islam

U.S. singer Michael Jackson have embraced Islam during a ceremony in Los Angeles, according to the British tabloid The Sun, quoted by the website of Liberation.
The information is not official but it is already taken up by all the press people.

The Sun says that the singer, currently on trial with the son of the king of Bahrain, reportedly converted to Islam after a ceremony in Los Angeles in the home of producer Steve Porcaro, with whom he had worked on the album Thriller .
"An imam of the local mosque came and Michael has made his Shahada, the declaration of faith of Muslims" writes the British daily.
The singer had a choice between two Muslim names: Mustafa and Mikaeel. It finally opted for one that was closest to his.
According to the newspaper, "they have talked about their beliefs and how they thought it had made soon after their conversion. Michael became interested in the idea."
"The King of Pop", raised as Jehovah's Witness was spiritually guided by his brother Jermaine Jackson and two of his friends, David Wharnsby and Phillip Bubala, personalities from the world of music.

Point of view. Combat Tigresses and Chaumet ring

Between a PS where we are the pancake bun, evil male and a ring Chaumet disappears like magic ... the week ending lacked delicacy.
There is one that must say he escaped beautiful, it is our french lover DSK, exiled in Washington by Nicolas Sarkozy must bless every morning ... Dominica has become a task less difficult than if he was still there. Rebuilding capitalism with the great and the world, it's easier to do than re-socialism, which just introduced its new 2008 edition: "Suicide: how it works." The old party is definitely at the bottom of the hole. Difficult to get lower. After the fighting elephant, the duel of Tigresses like you've never seen. Two women fighting in the mud of the streets of Solferino where there is at this moment, a climate of war trenches. We knew Ségo shouting "brotherhood", we will now see the war to wake up ready to scratch and pluck the eyes of his worst enemy.
The nice windfall for Sarko
It's true, they were tired of these big macho who hated so too courteous. Ball ended false-ass! Now, it will be rare.
And here is one that will be content, is Lionel Jospin. The duck that has shackled nicknamed "Jospin stale" and ruminates revenge for ages by pulling the strings behind Martine Aubry! Suddenly, we heard over our Sarko. Fade too content to let the media relish this dismal spectacle. Especially say nothing. Do not move and rub the hands of this beautiful bargain! The power arrives in the hands of women. Is this a good thing, wondered there worried PS? Not too early, cry in chorus the MLF. Especially since our dear males are at risk. They become sterile, our little darlings. What shocked to discover this frightening study indicates that fertility decreases in men. All this because of certain chemicals, particularly those in moisturizing creams.
Hide this ring that you can not see
This week, France was entitled to a little gem. It was in Pravda ... hear the Figaro, became the letter of the UMP. The newspaper had a photo Rachida Dati, but the band Chaumet erasing a value of more than 15,600 € she wore on his finger. The nice editor who cares for the very wealthy Garde des Sceaux found that it was too "bling-bling." Surely his ring, she had not dégotée at Tati or Barbès. Suddenly, the newspaper took its most beautiful gum to post on its most beautiful paper. That is what we have called the dedication.

Finistere. coup anger farmers

The member finistérien Jacques Le Guen woke up yesterday morning with 1500 carts in front of his door. Carts away with fracas at Morlaix (29) in the night by a hundred angry farmers.
Jacques Le Guen did not sleep well. Until 1 am yesterday, the MP (UMP) of the fifth district of Finistère was, he said, talking to farmers, very angry, its léonard sector. The time to relax a bit ... and 6 pm, the election was again awakened by the noise of tractors but also 1500 trucks dumped just outside his home in Plounévez-Lochrist.
Operations coup-de-poing
Meanwhile, a hundred farmers had set sail on Morlaix they have in several groups, conducted operations "coup-de-fist" on the car parks of supermarkets. The Giant hypermarket first, and then Intermarché BRICOMARCHE to Plourin-les-Morlaix, and at the same time, the center Leclerc and Lidl, have all been visited in the same way: carts were pulled their support and shelters degraded ... 5 to 6 pm, the gendarmes of the company Plourin-les-Morlaix followed the procession of about thirty tractors carrying their goods to Plounévez-Lochrist.

The singer and director agreed to a "shared custody"

Custody "shared" is it a way of saying "alternate"? Point at all. Madonna and Guy Ritchie, divorced since this morning, chose custody "shared" because a couple of decent artists can not take his children on alternate weeks as a divorced couple "classic". Between concerts mom and dad's films, the two boys may well be bringuebalés right and left. Mado and Guy How will they do to maintain a semblance of stability and thus to better raise their children?
The only credible solution for Rocco and David flourish at best, is that their parents care for them when they have little or no professional obligations. The risk is that the boys eventually see only dad Ritchie, Madonna is always busy travel around the world and record albums to satisfy his need to rejuvenate.

But the question that everyone arises is: How the American and English will do to give their violins?. By reflecting well, he'll have that one decides to live with each other in New York or London ... The jetlag is not good for small, and then to this school would be easier, admit it. Bet on this point, Ciccone will be because of her ex husband and succeed in bringing to the States. It has everything planned, taking her daughter Lourdes NYC live with it. Sure it will not move backwards to move the country to Her Majesty.
But the challenge is to make a choice of religion, Mado is a mad fan of Kabbalah and Guy, a fervent Catholic. The habits of Rocco and David are likely to be seriously disrupted from one home to another. Besides with Christmas approaching, the younger harmoniously between Madonna and Ritchie would be well broken by a conflict of opinion: the pop star does not want to celebrate this holiday while the director does not make a cross above.
Poor Rocco and David ... I hope however that the former couple initiate a single nanny to coordinate their ballet ...

Educational spots in place of the ad on France 2

France Televisions could lose its last asset. From January 2009, the elimination of advertising on the antennas of France 2 and France 3 will start the evening at 20h35. This poses a problem for competing channels TF1 and M6 since 20h35 is the hour of strategic crossroads for tunnels advertising. To remedy this problem, the UMP member Yanick PATERNOTTE propose an amendment during the discussion of the audiovisual law to the National Assembly from 25 November. The amendment states that "niches vacated by advertising on public channels will be dedicated to the dissemination of spots for themes: health education and social sustainable development, civics and citizenship and the European Union" . And if it is not clear, the explanatory memorandum to the amendment drives the nail these spots are intended to be broadcast between 20h30 and 21h. Programs on civic or social education, are certainly needed to strengthen "the concept of citizenship" but they would also be conducive to flee the vast majority of viewers of France 2 and France 3 even before the early evening programs.

It shakes vis among miss

«ON NE DISCUTE pas les consignes. Les stylistes, maquilleurs et photographes sont là pour vous sublimer, faites-leur confiance. » Tenez-vous-le pour dit, aspirantes miss France, si l’ère de la détente a jamais existé dans le concours, elle est révolue. Les trente-six prétendantes à la couronne 2009 ont pu le constater à leur arrivée le week-end dernier en Thaïlande, pour le voyage préparatoire à l’élection du 6 décembre au Puy-du-Fou et sur TF 1. Même si le règne très agité de Valérie Bègue a accru la popularité du label miss France, une tolérance zéro attend déjà sa remplaçante. Le management se fait à la cravache. Pas de sorties, pas de cigarettes, pas de relâchement, pas de téléphone à tout va, et pas de réclamations non plus. Dès le briefing du premier soir, la directrice de la Société Miss France, Sylvie Tellier, décourage ouvertement toute velléité d’indépendance. « Soyez sympathiques et tout se passera bien. » « Prison dorée » A ce moment-là, les miss ne savent pas encore que, levées chaque jour à l’aube, elles n’auront bientôt plus qu’une chose en tête : tenir physiquement. De la laborieuse séance de pose sur une plage de rêve au milieu des touristes à l’interminable soirée officielle sans sièges, où elles doivent rester debout pendant quatre heures, les pieds en compote, les bras et le crâne compressés sous leurs bijoux traditionnels thaïlandais. Et un sourire inamovible sur le visage. Les yeux injectés de sang, miss Paris ne sait plus où elle habite : « Je savais que ce serait intense mais la surprise, c’est cette liberté surveillée… On est dans un cinq-étoiles avec trois piscines, jacuzzi, spa et on n’a pas le droit d’en profiter. C’est une prison dorée. » Où, déjà, l’élection a commencé. Chaque oubli, retard, manque de fair-play ou interview ratée sont consignés par le staff et interviendront dans le choix des douze miss finalistes distinguées par le jury de présélection. Du coup, les plus ambitieuses se repèrent à leur mutisme. « C’est l’omerta ici, comme chez moi », commente miss Corse avec un clin d’oeil. Rentrer dans le rang plutôt que de faire un coup d’éclat, de peur de compromettre ses chances… Il ne reste guère que les modestes, moins assoiffées de victoire, pour oser un franc-parler. « Je comprends que le but, c’est l’efficacité et aussi de tester notre résistance. Mais même les choses les plus anodines sont demandées sur un ton militaire. Certains ont l’air d’avoir été embauchés pour gueuler toute la journée », analyse une élue d’outre-mer. D’autres l’ont été pour éplucher le passé photographique de toutes les candidates. « Je suis persuadée qu’on va avoir une belle année 2009 », souffle Sylvie Tellier. Comprendre : une année plus calme. « La future miss France sera forcément moins médiatisée que Valérie Bègue, conclut Célia Jourdheuil, chef de l’encadrement. Ou alors, c’est qu’on aura loupé un truc… » Le jury de l’élection du 6 décembre sera présidé par Line Renaud, qui aura à ses côtés : le couturier Kenzo Takada, Benoît Poelvoorde, Patrice Leconte, la chanteuse Anggun, le journaliste Henry-Jean Servat, et miss France 2007, Rachel Legrain-Trapani.

ON NOT DISCUSSED not understand. The stylists, makeup artists and photographers are here for you sublimate, let them confidence. "Keep it to say, suction miss France, if the era of detente has never existed in the competition, it is over. The thirty-six contenders for the crown in 2009 have seen their arrival last weekend in Thailand, for the trip pre-election of December 6 at Puy-du-Fou and TF 1. Although very turbulent reign of Valerie Bègue has increased the popularity of the label miss France, a zero tolerance already expects his successor. The management is at the whip. No trips, no cigarettes, no release, no phone at all is, and no complaints either. From the first evening briefing, the director of the Corporation Miss France, Sylvie Tellier, openly discourage any attempt for independence. "Be nice and everything will be alright. " "Prison golden" At this time, do not miss that, lifted each day at dawn, they will soon have one thing in mind: keep physically. From the laborious meeting laying on a beach in the middle dream of tourists to the interminable evening without official seats, which they must stand for four hours, the compote feet, arms and skull compressed under their traditional Thai jewelry. And a smile on irremovable face. The eyes bloodshot, Paris miss no longer knows where she lives: "I knew it would be intense but the surprise is that probation ... It is in a five-star hotel with three pools, jacuzzi, spa and n Has no right to benefit. It is a gilded prison. " Where, now, the election began. Each oblivion, delays, lack of fair play or interview shall be missed by staff and be involved in selecting the twelve finalists miss distinguished by the jury to prequalify. Suddenly, the most ambitious to identify their silence. "It is the silence here, like me," commented miss Corsica with a wink. Toe the line rather than make brightness of a coup for fear of jeopardizing his chances ... There are not that small, less thirsty for victory, a great dare to speak. "I understand that the goal is efficiency and also test our strength. But even the most innocuous things are required on a military tone. Some seem to have been hired to gueuler all day, analyzing an elected overseas. Others have been peeling for the past photo of all candidates. "I am confident we will have a good year in 2009, Sylvie Tellier breath. Understand: a quieter years. "The future will inevitably miss France less media that Valerie Bègue concludes Célia Jourdheuil, head of the guidelines. Or is that something will be missed ... " The jury for the election of 6 December will be chaired by Line Renaud, to be at his side: the couturier Kenzo Takada, Benoit Poelvoorde, Patrice Leconte, singer Anggun, the journalist Henry-Jean Servat, and Miss France 2007, Rachel Legrain -Trapani.

Weather alert lifted in the south-east

Meteo France announced a new release at 8:00 Saturday morning the end of vigilance orange for high winds in the departments of Var and South Corsica.

Meteo France noted in late night gusting up to 128 km / h Castelet in France and 133km / h at Pertusato on extreme south of Corsica.


"Today the wind from north-west continues to blow hard on the Mediterranean and southern Corsica, with gusts of 80 to locally 100 km / h du Languedoc-Roussillon in the west of Provence, and yet sometimes 110/120 km / h on the coast of Corsica South, "she said.

Corsica. The visit Keyboard "charged" 500 euros

The judicial sanction fell yesterday: 500 € for having walked the garden of actor Christian Clavier. It may, in its opinion, finding that the visit is a little expensive paid, or that the fine required for this nationalist "home invasion" is almost symbolic.

In any case, yesterday ten Corsican militants appearing before the criminal court at Ajaccio. Or rather should appear: they refused to appear before judges, to protest against the imposing presence of police forces around the courthouse. Excessive deployment, which led the defendants to ignore the hearing: "It bunkerisée justice" was one of insurgent suspects, Felix Paul Benedetti, who added: "There is no question that families can not return to attend debates. " And indeed, hundreds of people had come show their support for nationalists.

On the merits, Jean-Guy Talamoni, elected the independence of Corsica Nazione indipendente reiterated his opposition to the famous Padduc (Layout and sustainable development for Corsica). "Its promoters are financially interested people. We do not want to put the auction of land Corsican! "

It is in this spirit that on August 30 last, after a rally in front of the mayor of Porto-Vecchio in protest against the draft Padduc to be discussed soon in the Assembly of Corsica, they decided to go on the property of the actor, in the allotment Cala d'Oro where they remained about one hour. They wanted to draw attention to the "speculation", they said favored by some elected UMP and boosted by the installation of "people" in the island.

The occupation of garden actor friend of President Nicolas Sarkozy, has cost his boss at internal security forces, Dominique Rossi, transferred by the Interior Ministry for having "failed to take the necessary measures to protect this estate. " Yesterday, the verdict was greeted with whistles of hostility. The prosecutor had demanded € 2 000 fine for each. Convicts have announced they would appeal.
Corsica, island honey Celebs

When they decided to invade peacefully, the property of Christian Clavier, a friend of the President of the Republic, Corsican nationalists certainly knew they were making is a media coup.

Corsicans have always been very sourcilleux with urban planning. The villas are jumping very quickly, in the Isle of Beauty ... More specifically, the nationalists on the one hand denounce the massacre countryside of the island, and secondly, the speculation that the Corsicans are no longer afford to buy land in their region.

The legal battle has reason to environmentalists, last July the State Council has prohibited the construction of several luxury villas near Bonifacio, including that of Jacques Seguela. And we know that the actor Jean Reno and journalist Christine Ockrent had also wanted to build in Corsica, and they have been prevented.

In contrast, others have their little corner of paradise, then sometimes very long. Thus, Jacques Dutronc, who lives in a villa with views over the sea Balagne. It is the neighbor of Guy Bedos, whose home is a bit lower towards the coast.

Not far away is the village of Lumio, which originates Laetitia Casta, who is very regularly.

The actress Marie-Josee Nat is, however, from the majestic city of Bonifacio, and lives in one of these houses put at the top of the vertiginous cliff. Not far away, so the keyboard villa in Porto Vecchio, cited also by popular singer Michel Sardou, which is very regularly and there habits, and Daniel Auteuil.

Nicolas Hulot, meanwhile, prefers the forest for wild Bavella needles.

Generally, stars are more welcomed, even pampered, Corsica.

Critique

A little off-topic: traditionally reserved for the film, they will, for once, talk about something else. Top Car Museum, museum bottom is not a film is just a grim joke an hour and a half, a pure bunch of crap to book the most reactionary reactionaries. Like what Jean-Michel Ribes in everyday life is a succession of false positive words that triviality is matched only by the flatness, an accumulation of many small ideas that assholes claim to offer another view on the world. The art world is here particularly concerned: thus, those who attend museums are either beaufs unnamed, is the worst snobinards of the universe, which gobent shy without any scam which presents itself as a work Art. And the comic tone (?) Does not all of it is outright contempt in question. Ribes môssieur that museums do not, well, he spits because it is unable to appreciate what is taking the form of a simple table, no.


Succession skits repeating the urge, High Museum, museum practice down several types of humor. First, we Ribes inflicts maxims ten miles a minute, turning "Briefs counter" he adapted for television "news museum." Do they lack the natural and amusing, ie the essentials. But the other big dada sir, is the running gag. It has never seen this in less than a hundred minutes. Again and again, never fall, a series of four or five small seedy gags will be repeated before our eyes wide-eyed. Give great lessons in being self-flush daisies: Do not be proud to offer such a spectacle.


Amid this morass, a thirty-known actors trying to defend imbitables texts and tempo, filmed by a camera amorphous. And that is where the click occurs. But morbleu, High Museum, museum bottom is that the huge adaptation of the famous advertising banners for several banks and insurance companies, which employ a whole bunch of actors to lure the barge (one of these series of commercials s 'inspires even directly Palace, a series of ... Jean-Michel Ribes). As in these appalling television spots, each comes to his Panouillé for five minutes before disappearing backstage to go touch his check. The difference is that High Museum, museum bottom takes one hour thirty-it is impossible to zap. The relief was great when, finally, the museum literally disappears under water: the symbolic conclusion that this huge loop sinking, has also put an end to our suffering. To flee absolutely.

Sonia Rykiel majesty in the Decorative Arts

A long red hair with fringe, a thin black silhouette, Sonia Rykiel, a rare female figure in the microcosm of fashion which celebrated with great fanfare 40 years of its creation last summer, has been a stunning retrospective visible until 19 April 2009 Decorative Arts in Paris. Alternately dubbed "queen of knitting", the "apparent seams", the designer, made its first real step in the mode in 1962, well before the opening of its first boutique ready-to-wear, the creation of its own brand. Sonia Rykiel, now 78 years, in fact dreamed of becoming a writer. That is what the installation of Decorative Arts has a constantly again. "I like exaggeration, because it is still something," she says, citing Cocteau. A quotation is timely for those who "never satisfied with his work, sees the process of creation as a ball bearing." "I take and I resume my dress", details she said. And it is precisely because qu'enfant, it showed a "great tenderness for writing" has become "a writer of fashion", because "writing is almost pull the words from the heart" . The exhibition named "Sonia Rykiel Exhibition" revisits a fierce young woman, first student in architecture, and demonstrating its desire to demonstrate the banality of the relationship between a dress and architecture structured, thanks to the perfection of the number of 'Or, a meeting point she says, "between accuracy and madness". A range of models represents the research and flamboyant nervous. The windows, where they are exposed to are addressed, such "Strass and glitter", "a wardrobe of Sir", "Salopettes magnificent", "hands in pockets or his famous" Poor Boy Sweater. " Rykiel also excels in its Thursday materials, wool, silk, cotton or print it united colors of the five basic tones that correspond to it, the five vowels of the alphabet. His art is always to construct, deconstruct, unravel, retricoter. In short, a "method of fitting jackets that can become blankets and blankets to make jackets." On the sidelines of the exhibition are many cultural and educational workshops. Some are designed for children as "A backward place" who wants to educate black kids, scratch, the size and the decline on a book to read in all directions. Far from the drawings that first signed in 1962, dresses for mothers and adjusted knits, said she is the queen, highlighting the feminine curves. Without doubt the highlight of this "Exhibition" (exhibition in English Ed), the long interview she gave to Andy Warhol in 1981 for "Warhol's TV" featuring the iconic picture that she realized in 1985, putting more value than ever in his aquiline profile and flamboyant hair.

Hearings radio RTL in mind, Europe 1 formatting, NRJ in crisis

Too bad for Cassandra, Marc-Olivier Fogiel's successful transition to the radio! Good impressions Point here are confirmed by the auditors (see interview Fogiel). Of course, we must not overlook the contribution of Nicolas Canteloup in the success of the morning in Europe 1. Nevertheless, the station Rue François 1st succeeds his best return since winning five in 280,000 listeners (up 5.5%), according to the survey Médiamétrie covering the months of September and October.

Europe 1 also recorded the highest growth of this survey published as soon as Wednesday night - then quickly withdrawn - by Médiamétrie as a result of a computer bug ... A very encouraging result for the first steps in his young radio operator, Alexandre Bompard, 36 years old, who had left the direction of sports at Canal + in June and had, before his parachute over Europe 1, never touched or near or far to a grid of radio programs. It was reconfigured by offering football in the evening (Alexandre Delpérier), Michel Drucker in the morning at 9 am 30 and Jacques Pradel repositioned on the incident in the early afternoon. According to our partial yet, all those involved in rehabilitation programs of the station.

Radio is heard every day in France by 42 million listeners

By bringing together 4.8 million listeners, Europe 1 and back to fourth place behind national radio RTL, always strong leader (6.2 million listeners a day), NRJ (5.3 million listeners) and France Inter (5.2 million listeners). France Info did not take the news on the financial crisis and the American election and declined slightly to set the fifth largest at 100,000 listeners behind Europe 1 (see interview with Philippe Chaffanjon, managing editor of the public station).

Indeed, the NRJ situation that worries most observers. The music station leader was buried in an unprecedented crisis for several consecutive polls. More than 430,000 pairs of ears have zappa compared to the beginning of 2007. Is it the ravages of music listened to on MP3 players or success of sites online music free as deezer.com? In any case, the recovery in hand format NRJ by Christophe Sabot (ex-Virgin Radio) has not to date borne fruit. With 10.4 points combined hearing, NRJ recorded its lowest score since 2000! And the situation is much better for other stations NRJ Group: Nostalgia down 9%, Cherie FM, down 12% and Laughter & songs that draws grimace abandoning 8.1%. Skyrock, the great competitor, he returned 275,000 listeners.

New modes of music consumption are in the process to begin hearing the radio music in general? Nevertheless, their overall audience has slumped by more than 700,000 listeners compared to the beginning of 2007. While the transistor declines the past three seasons, radios general fared well in returning more than 300,000 listeners. Each day, radio is listened to in France by 42 million listeners.

Leaders of France TV programs opposed to reducing taxes

The leaders of different units of public programs of the group France Televisions are "extremely worried" Thursday of the amendment adopted by the UMP MPs in committee, which reduces taxes to compensate for the elimination of advertising.

Gathered in a Society of programs of France Televisions (SRPFT), they believe that this amendment 'weakens' public television.

By refusing to give France Televisions funding promised MPs UMP members of the "threatening its existence in its reaching the heart: the manufacture of its broadcasts," said the SRPFT.

According to the Corporation, the programs are "the first affected" because "the commitments that bind France Televisions and production professionals are mechanically reduced." "The works of creation (fiction, documentary, animation) are threatened," added the SRPFT.

In conclusion, program managers denounced an amendment "that threatens the quality of programs and condemns public television."

UMP members decided Wednesday in committee to lower by half until 2012, through an amendment, the tax on advertising revenues of private TV channels (TF1, M6 and Canal +), set at 3% Bill on public broadcasting.

This resource tax would be used to offset revenue losses of public advertising.

The Academy, Instead of appeasement

The French Academy has just elected from among its members Simone Veil. Thus, in a few months, this prestigious institution will be enriched with a musicologist, an ambassador, a writer, a bishop, a philosopher, an art critic. Today it hosts a political career to the rich who led the judiciary to the Constitutional Council. Thirty years ago, Simone Veil was part of the most painful debate that divided French society in the post-war health minister, defended it in 1974 legislation allowing abortion law remains committed to his name, and whose subject is still debate. To a lesser degree, Simone Veil was the front line of controversies that accompanied the construction of Europe. Top of the list in the elections of 1979, this former deported, partisan of the Franco-German reconciliation was the first president of the Assembly of Strasbourg, at a time when Europe is largely divided the political class - and into the ranks of right. This time is past. Yesterday, the French Academy decided it succeed Pierre Messmer. Does this mean that access to this prestigious institution is "secular canonization? Quai Conti would be some kind of Pantheon where we come in his lifetime? The French Academy is a very old lady born in 1635 with the motto "To immortality" for over three centuries, it hosted within its dukes, cardinals, encyclopedias, revolutionary monarchists, the Bonapartist. More recently, she will meet men who supported the Vichy regime and ardent Gaullists. Supporters of French Algeria and activists of its independence. Our age who loves fighting, the Good against evil, right against the left, men against women, does not understand that such a miracle is possible here. She likes wrenching power, without understanding the benefits of appeasement. In its wisdom, the Academy knows it is time to fight and a time to discuss. Without requiring anyone to deny it or change it, she asked its members to keep the sword and scabbard to make the best of their talent and experience. A few years ago, receiving the writer (and great polemicist) Jacques Laurent, Michel Déon he explained the modus vivendi that prevails in the gathering: "The reason monarchist and anarchist at heart that you stay with a beautiful young Here character of fellow travelers and also men with whom he once measured the difference. Nobody asks you to forget this difference, but in accepting the other, you accept yours. The Academy will be for you this locus which meet in the understanding and friendship feelings sometimes opposed. " It is a lesson in civilization, courtesy and elegance that academics come to offer French society.

Bruni: advice from Michelle Obama

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy explained that this would be to take advice from Michelle Obama, the future First Lady of the United States, rather than the reverse, Wednesday at a television broadcast on NBC.

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, who has never met the wife of President-elect Barack Obama, said: "It seems to be a woman intelligent, strong, formidable."
The singer became a dummy interpreted an excerpt from his latest album on the shelf of the program "Today", asking the host Matt Lauer to call them by their first name rather than his full name.

"I thought that perhaps a woman of today, it was important to have a job and keep it," she explained.
The day before, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy was the guest of the "Late Show" presented by David Letterman on CBS television. Asked about her role as First Lady of France, she replied: "It is an honor. I just want to live up." "I like it. I'm trying to do my best," she added.

Commenting on the U.S. presidential election, she said that "France is delighted," stressing that "everyone has followed this election until late at night."

Palette Peellaert

Guy Peellaert, died Monday in Paris of cancer of the kidneys was 74 years. And more projects in mind, he could not stay doing nothing. Her parents imagined surgeon, but he found his way into student at the Beaux-Arts in Brussels, his hometown. As he liked cover their tracks, it became neither painter, or designer, or photographer or graphic artist, but at the same time, driven by his passion for cinema and America.

Crossing Hara-Kiri in 1967, two BD emblems, and Jodelle Pravda, the Survireuse published by Losfeld and, in 1972, appears Rock Dreams, Book culte signed by the critic Nick Cohn: a million copies. This multimedia artist before the hour draws the pockets of 33 laps with (It's Only Rock'n'Roll for the Rolling Stones, Diamond Dogs to Bowie ...), "says The Big Room (1976-1986), zooms in on a Vegas mid-Hopper mid-operetta, is deploying the Generic Cinema theaters, displays the films (Taxi Driver, the Wings of desire, Silver ...), painted dreams of the twentieth century (Grasset), where he aérographie Cassius Clay and Jackie Kennedy Celine and Rushdie. Mep exposed to in 2001, these images will give Guy Peellaert a recognition that France non-rock'n'folk him measured.

Thirteen years ago, in his studio in Paris Bastille, we met for the art magazine Insensé ... Guy Peellaert had transformed its ground floor in safe icono where piling magazines, books and Recent computers that made him such feverish child at Christmas. It did not, who "design [ed] like crazy," he should soon turn digital. He spoke with a soft shoulders hidden under sailor and a certain impatience to return to work. Selected music.
New World

"I'm a real sentimental, I love the people who go to the ladle with emotion and you know who gave me the urge to go to the USA? Gershwin! The major organs, the impulses that take you on a treadmill, Gershwin, is New York, not America. A city where the air is crispy, where we feel that the sea is in the city, as in Barcelona. When I was a kid, he was a starter dreams and then very quickly it was not him. At 15, finished. "
Roman noir

"Girls with whom I went out to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, I can not find them in my family, but very bourgeois freedom left me crazy, especially my mother ... No, I went out in a where we fought a lot, where everything was more exciting animal, like those girls who seemed to survivors of a thriller. For me, Lauren Bacall remains the enemy, this fashionable, this intelligence ... Marilyn? Yes, maybe a friend, in any case the initial attraction. "
A fish in bad water

"The rock comes and sensually, we needed to rock. Nat King Cole for flirting, rock impulses for. The big difference between Europe and the U.S. - if it is viewed from a romantic - is the individual. The individual plays to deceive American society, to break the law, and either he wins or loses. That is the art of music and American cinema. In Europe, no concept of Thursday, a man ready to fight, no, he complains: "What a dirty rotten society!" The essence of blues, rock, country, is the man in society, but it is out. It does not repeat "Ah! the bastards ", it does not live like bastards, that's all. It is a bad fish in water, but it does not ask you change the water. "
Standing on tables

"I discovered Jimmy Cliff as I followed the Stones on tour with Keith Richards, guitarist, who connected me reggae. Reggae is the peps. I am not a priori very expansive, I remember that Roxy in Los Angeles, we were standing on tables facing Bob Marley ... "
Rats cities

"I am attracted by rats cities, the word" rat "in the true sense of course. At the time when the world was peace, love and thing, me, I loved New York and Lou Reed, if blacks. Why I prefer rats cities? Because of their impulses, stronger, in turn tragic, lonely, for me is the sex appeal of neon and formica. A rat cities that I want to know? Bashung. But my life is so made that I live as an old monk who trace of illuminations. There are still great moments, loners encountered, but this is more a search for life in the pack. "
Cuban brass

"Before, North America represented freedom from my family. Now it looks like my family. We must find emotions that we do not arise questions. Rap, I listen, the third piece j'étouffe. There is no impulses in the report is something studied racoleur, to my taste. Cuban neighborhoods in Los Angeles, the ball Saturday night, is loose, there is fighting, it flirts, it does not go further than that. They are there to take their foot. I do not live it as a tourist and you can not change their lives all the time. "Peellaert Guy, who died Monday in Paris of cancer of the kidneys was 74 years. And more projects in mind, he could not stay doing nothing. Her parents imagined surgeon, but he found his way into student at the Beaux-Arts in Brussels, his hometown. As he liked cover their tracks, it became neither painter, or designer, or photographer or graphic artist, but at the same time, driven by his passion for cinema and America.

Crossing Hara-Kiri in 1967, two BD emblems, and Jodelle Pravda, the Survireuse published by Losfeld and, in 1972, appears Rock Dreams, Book culte signed by the critic Nick Cohn: a million copies. This multimedia artist before the hour draws the pockets of 33 laps with (It's Only Rock'n'Roll for the Rolling Stones, Diamond Dogs to Bowie ...), "says The Big Room (1976-1986), zooms in on a Vegas mid-Hopper mid-operetta, is deploying the Generic Cinema theaters, displays the films (Taxi Driver, the Wings of desire, Silver ...), painted dreams of the twentieth century (Grasset), where he aérographie Cassius Clay and Jackie Kennedy Celine and Rushdie. Mep exposed to in 2001, these images will give Guy Peellaert a recognition that France non-rock'n'folk him measured.

Thirteen years ago, in his studio in Paris Bastille, we met for the art magazine Insensé ... Guy Peellaert had transformed its ground floor in safe icono where piling magazines, books and Recent computers that made him such feverish child at Christmas. It did not, who "design [ed] like crazy," he should soon turn digital. He spoke with a soft shoulders hidden under sailor and a certain impatience to return to work. Selected music.
New World

"I'm a real sentimental, I love the people who go to the ladle with emotion and you know who gave me the urge to go to the USA? Gershwin! The major organs, the impulses that take you on a treadmill, Gershwin, is New York, not America. A city where the air is crispy, where we feel that the sea is in the city, as in Barcelona. When I was a kid, he was a starter dreams and then very quickly it was not him. At 15, finished. "
Roman noir

"Girls with whom I went out to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, I can not find them in my family, but very bourgeois freedom left me crazy, especially my mother ... No, I went out in a where we fought a lot, where everything was more exciting animal, like those girls who seemed to survivors of a thriller. For me, Lauren Bacall remains the enemy, this fashionable, this intelligence ... Marilyn? Yes, maybe a friend, in any case the initial attraction. "
A fish in bad water

"The rock comes and sensually, we needed to rock. Nat King Cole for flirting, rock impulses for. The big difference between Europe and the United States - if it is viewed from a romantic - is the individual. The individual plays to deceive American society, to break the law, and either he wins or loses. That is the art of music and American cinema. In Europe, no concept of Thursday, a man ready to fight, no, he complains: "What a dirty rotten society!" The essence of blues, rock, country, is the man in society, but it is out. It does not repeat "Ah! the bastards ", it does not live like bastards, that's all. It is a bad fish in water, but it does not ask you change the water. "
Standing on tables

"I discovered Jimmy Cliff as I followed the Stones on tour with Keith Richards, guitarist, who connected me reggae. Reggae is the peps. I am not a priori very expansive, I remember that Roxy in Los Angeles, we were standing on tables facing Bob Marley ... "
Rats cities

"I am attracted by rats cities, the word" rat "in the true sense of course. At the time when the world was peace, love and thing, me, I loved New York and Lou Reed, if blacks. Why I prefer rats cities? Because of their impulses, stronger, in turn tragic, lonely, for me is the sex appeal of neon and formica. A rat cities that I want to know? Bashung. But my life is so made that I live as an old monk who trace of illuminations. There are still great moments, loners encountered, but this is more a search for life in the pack. "
Cuban brass

"Before, North America represented freedom from my family. Now it looks like my family. We must find emotions that we do not arise questions. Rap, I listen, the third piece j'étouffe. There is no impulses in the report is something studied racoleur, to my taste. Cuban neighborhoods in Los Angeles, the ball Saturday night, is loose, there is fighting, it flirts, it does not go further than that. They are there to take their foot. I do not live it as a tourist and you can not change their lives all the time. "

Jean-Francois Richet: the passion fruit

450 000 admissions per week since October 22, the first episode of Mesrine (The Death Instinct) meets his audience. The director of the film saga of the public enemy number one of 1970, whose second episode was released in theaters on November 19, remains calm, lucid, almost detached. "Since I gave the first answer, it only looks at me more," he said. Jean-Francois Richet is elsewhere, on another project. He dreams to discuss the Paris Commune, plans to honor a day Rosa Luxemburg. For now, it's a thriller about a section drugs in the United States that is occupying. He opened doors in Hollywood. One detail, however, of importance: Richet knows what he wants, not deny any of his films, claims the lesser of images that it has signed. "I do not loose anything. All my films, I do as I want." He thanked his producer, Thomas Langmann, for entrusting him with the turnkey project. Richet has shaped the portrait of Mesrine in its own way, without succumbing to reverence, decided to demystify the gangster. "What fascinated me at this man who was shot a few miles of where he was born, his emotion, including in action. And also having attended the OAS in 1959, he has become the friend of a militant left-wing in 1979. What happened in twenty years? " A trend he calls the "arc". Another source of pride: having gained control of the assembly for final assault on the central 13 (the story of a police station attacked by a gang), film on the other side of the Atlantic, where it is not joking with the requirements of spectators. But it does not joking with the boy suburbs that has proved its defiance vis-à-vis the law and order and continuing the legend of a fierce man, epidermal, reluctant concessions. In particular its privacy. Needless to venture into this field then, under penalty of being sent "to the General Information". We like to describe baseball cap on his head. It is bare head on the day of our interview, blond hair shaved very short, smiling, hostile to the language of wood. Few conform to the profile described here and there, the "social miracle" abrupt as a prison door, the reference to the Marxist mouth, talking as behind a barricade. The development, perhaps, was right to distrust this kid fate delimitation of proletarian. Jean-Francois Richet is a special case. Born in 1966 in Meaux, Beauval area (a city), unknown father, eldest of three children, he left school in the 3rd after a CAP imprint, known plant handling the reels Copper heated in a furnace. "It was this or dealer, or jail. I was to choose to work or glands bottom of the building." Few city kids who manage to move behind the camera. He has always wanted to do cinema. Rejecting the social determinism, refuting the reductive categories, he rebelled against the concept of suburban filmmaker who made a Mesrine Maghreb with a screenwriter. It calls for meritocracy: "No matter where you come from, the important thing is where you go. I see more and more people enter this profession without diplomas. The premium is the passion and work. " Later passion, so this is the movies, discovered a kid on TV. It reviews sitting late at night on his small rattan seat to see the films "Cine-Club" on the other side of the glass door separating the hallway from the dining room where her mother looked. His first film, he saw it, through a window without hearing the sound. And - surprise at this Loustic endearing - he was soon fascinated by the Soviet school, Eisenstein. When he was directing a film in self-Richet remembered classics which he had shelled staging, wondering why he had chosen this route, cut plan opted for a pan. "I chose to learn from John Ford, Orson Welles, Jean-Luc Godard. And I read the Cahiers du cinema, especially in their red period, when there was a real point of view of class, when we discussed the school against school Eisenstein Dziga Vertov, when choosing a focal was a moral issue. " We think of avid Kassovitz, of CASTAGNES B series, goddamn pictures. Resolutely remained Richet New Wave. His first two films are very autobiographical. "One speaks of my work experience, the other of the social drift." 1995: State of Play, tells the life of a worker, social tensions, economic hardship. 1997: Ma 6-T va crack-er (pronounced "my city will crack") on the 400 blows three Nelly Furtado flying, fighting, burning cars, show their hatred of a company that does offer unemployment or revolt. Richet knows whereof he speaks. Not included in a party, he expressed many, sometimes violently, to have to pay in work. This period was convinced that making films is a political act. " Accomplice of raps of Assassin or Ministry AMER, Richet has read Marx, Engels, Lenin and more Spider-Man, and when he mounted his production house, he called proletarian Instruments. With his buddy Patrick Dell'Isola, he went to play at 100 francs casino, won 2 000 francs, and two followers of D have decided to continue the wheel, one focusing its unemployment and its other RMI . "5 000 bullets each! We won 340 000 balls at Forges-les-Eaux and Deauville!" Tope there for status, black and white. No political party, but a church. His mother is agnostic, he woke up one morning Christian, "seduced by the mystery of origins. What was there before the big bang? Of the substance or the spirit? I made the bet Pascal ... " Fill the westerns "when the sky overrides the characters". He reads the Bible every night. Protestant was chosen "because it is a religion of resistance". Scorsese fan, Richet do nothing until the iconography Christlike (count the crosses in Mesrine). Tribute to the man who shot Liberty Valance, John Ford of the generic Mesrine displays his refusal to film the legend. Former para during his military service, adept insurgent proved by violence, provided to show suffering, it is reluctant to strew corpses of his films and to make the aesthetics when a person takes up arms. The polar yes, the popular action films OK, but not this film that takes the hemoglobin for a Molotov cocktail.