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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Obama proposes his plan for comprehensive immigration reform


"Right now, there seems to be a genuine desire to remedy the problem . And that's very encouraging, "said Barack Obama, according to excerpts of the speech he will give in Las Vegas, Nevada (west), released by the White House. The president, who reiterated his desire for a comprehensive immigration reform that "finally take care of the eleven million undocumented immigrants" in the United States, hailed the agreement filed Monday by eight senators , four of his Democratic Party and four opposition Republican. The pact provides a way to give citizenship to illegal immigrants  -most of them American-after meet several requirements, strengthen border security with Mexico and ensure greater quota for skilled immigrants, among others. "His principles are quite consistent with the principles I have proposed and I've driven in recent years," according to excerpts provided. The good news is that for the first time in many years, Republicans and Democrats seem prepared to face this problem together , "he said.

ASIA | Environmental Control Network The Chinese government launched a plan to combat pollution by 2015


The Chinese Government has announced a plan to curb pollution, which has become a serious problem for the Asian giant, which will be implemented in 2015 , as reported by Xinhua news agency. The plan focuses on soil contamination , so that orders to conduct a comprehensive study of terrestrial conditions, especially in growing areas and aquifersBased on the conclusions drawn from such studies, also mandates createa network of environmental monitoring covering at least 60% of the acreage and aquifers. In addition, the plan includes measures to prevent , so it is among its priorities the control of soils that are currently free of pollution. The head of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, Zhou Yikai, explained that the country has a big problem of land contamination due mainly to the increasingly widespread use ofpesticides and chemical fertilizers, mining and industry . In studies that have been conducted on heavy metal pollution, the results show the loss of ten million tons of grain annually and 12 contaminated , resulting in economic losses of 20.000 billion yuan(2,385 million euros ) annually.

ASIA | In the Northwest Pakistan murdered a policeman who protected a campaign against polio


One policeman was killed and one was injured employee health in an attack by armed men on Tuesday against a vaccination campaign against polio in the troubled northwestern Pakistan, a police source said. The incident, which is added to a recent wave of attacks against that campaign workers, occurred shortly before noon local area Gula Ada Swabi district, where they moved two assailants on a motorcycle shot the victims. According to the police source consulted by Efe, the health officer was hospitalized after being wounded but got discharged. Last December, nine workers of the vaccination campaign against polio were killed in different parts of northwest and southern Pakistan in an interval of 48 hours, a string of attacks that was then attributed to the Taliban insurgency. Although the Taliban claimed responsibility for those actions armed groups allied to them based on the volatile tribal areas bordering Afghanistan in the summer had threatened to attack the vaccinators. Pakistan is the only country with Afghanistan and Nigeria where polio is still endemic and local authorities together with international agencies made ​​a major effort to immunize all children under five in the country. According to the agency, which coordinates the fight against this disease, each year there are four national campaign lasting several days in receiving the vaccine about 34 million children.

ENGLAND | Chelsea Beckham and 'Blue Brothers'


Like father like son Or in this case, such chips. The three sons of media David Beckham wants to follow the path of his father. Or at least I will try. And is that Romeo, Cruz and Brooklyn are playing in the youth ranks at Chelsea. Last week, the largest of the stems of Sir David, Brooklyn , impressed the quarry technicians 'blue'. With a style similar to his father, the elder Beckham played in the quarry and the LA Galaxy and now seems to have dazzled scouts Londoners. After the tests, the team owned by Abramovich has invited the other two sons of former Madrid player to perform the tests. Cruz , seven, played 90 minutes with the youngest staff of Chelsea and Romeo , ten, also played a party in one of the training camps of Cobham Children are not the only media playing on the team less 'blue'.Children of Didier Drogba also train daily in the sports city located in Surrey. 

North Korea: parents are eaten by hungry children


The report by Asia Press details the case of a father who was sentenced to death for killing two children to have food. The report was published by the British Sunday Times, who take for granted the execution of the head of the family lived the tragedy. Besides this particular case, the report suggests that in the closed state ruled by Kim Jong-un hides a famine in the provinces of North Hwanghae and South could have cost the lives of 10,000 people, while cases cannibalism multiply alarmingly. While international sanctions over nuclear plan being implemented by the Government of Pyongyang Kim fail to realize that you should invest its resources in other areas, the population is increasingly less access to food. Another case that English medium branded as "credible" , a man was accused ofdigging up the body of his grandson to eat their remains. speak also of men who have their children boiled before eating. These information disseminated Asia Press were reported by "citizen journalists" of North Korea. One informant, who lives in South Hwanghae, was the one who broke the story of the man executed by firing squad after trying to eat their children. "While his wife was away from home, (the husband) killed his daughter and, as his youngest son saw him, so he killed him. When the woman returned home, offered him food, saying 'We have meat' , "said the correspondent. The same woman was the one who made ​​the complaint to the authorities, who then found the remains of the children in the house.

TENNIS | Back in Chile Make way for the new Nadal


The Rafael Nadal will fly to Chile on Thursday to return to tennis after seven months of absence is "other" Nadal: has a new racket that could soon be almost science fiction, a new approach to business and opens unknowns unpublished in As for his game. Will he return to what it was? The question is asked by everyone, even those responsible for antidoping program of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) gives relatively equal: that Spanish was enough confirmed his return to the circuit so that, according to sources with direct access to the players, we made four controls in two weeks. In total there were more, "six or seven", he told dpa ITF President Francesco Ricci Bitti . But the hours and days of Nadal since recovered from his double knee injury in late November came to wield a racket, passed on the other hand, went through precisely adapt to their new weapon of work: Babolat Aeropro Drive . Like most players, Nadal is conservative, does not like to change what works. But that's what the coaches. "The uncle Toni Rafa pressed him to change. If you want to be better, you have to risk, "he told dpa Eric Babolat, owner of the company that makes the racket with which Nadal since age 12. "I disagree with what you say, but I'll try," added Nadal Babolat often tell his uncle-coach. According to French, the new bike and new strings give "more power and control" to shock the Spanish. "More top spin, and he already has much but wants more," Babolat, admitting that it is "a nightmare for opponents," usually overwhelmed by the height they reach Spanish shots thanks to the effect of "top". By year's end the racket could be besides science fiction, because the plan is to introduce a "chip" that will "collect all the data about every shot." "It could become a habit, commonplace after sports: sit with your friends to compare the technical data of each," enthuses French.

New agency representation

And while Nadal fits your racket face to the Viña del Mar tournament, Sao Paulo and Acapulco, businesses gain a new dimension. Carlos Costa, former "top ten" and for years manager Nadal, left representation agency IMG, the largest in its field, to create a family partnership with Sebastián Nadal, Rafael's father. The movement is the same for months now faced Roger Federer and Tony Godsick, his manager. Godsick left IMG and now runs alongside Federer all businesses of former world number one. There are no commissions to pay and nothing to discuss: the control is entirely in your hands. The same will happen now with Nadal.

Rafa and doubts about his game

With the racket and businesses aimed defined, the big question through the tennis champion seven times Roland Garros. Will he return after 26 years with the force and the results of his best moments? There are great figures who express doubts. "I think I probably need time to be Nadal, especially for the other players think of him as the old Nadal. The other players lose a lot of respect for the level" of a player after a pause so long, said the Swede Mats Wilander to dpa in Australia. Three-time Roland Garros, former world number one TV analyst sharp, Wilander is blunt: "Although it is called Rafa Nadal, this year is an 'outsider' in Paris." "It's the year of Andy (Murray) and Novak (Djokovic) to win Roland Garros, and (Roger) Federer also, obviously, although I won," said the Swede. Australian Pat Cash thinks the same. With them match the American Andre Agassi , another former number one, who believes Nadal will return to its usual level tennis until 2014. "I discovered that whatever time you're outside of tennis, you need double that time to get back on the same level you were when you stopped playing, that's my experience," Agassi said in a recent interview with the Australian newspaper "The Age" in which he referred to his own experience: deep down in the ranking and "resurrection" back. Wilander believes: time until Nadal will again be Nadal: "If he wins Roland Garros this year I do not know what I would do, admit I was completely wrong ... I can not imagine." Djokovic thinks differently: "Rafa is always the favorite in this area, clearly the player to beat"

Iran unveiled a machine to amputate fingers


The state agency ISNA said the person shown in the images was sentenced for theft and adultery in Shiraz. The three murderers, one of whom wears a curious jacket with the words "Police" on the back made ​​the punishment for a crowd taking pictures through their cell phones. France 24 also details the convicted person must spend three years in prison and 99 lashes. cites statements from a representative of the Iranian human rights organization, Mahmoud Amiry-Moghaddam , who put the focus on an apparent campaign Tehran to highlight such acts in public. "Every time an election approaches, the number of these cases increases," he said in reference to the upcoming elections to choose a successor of Mahmud Ahmadinejad . "We are approaching presidential election, and I think it is a strategy to scare people and prevent possible protests , "he added.

Tiger Woods won his 75th title of the PGA


Even a loose closure could prevent another triumph of  Tiger Woods at Torrey PinesWoods once had an eight shots in the last half of the course on Monday until sloppy sinnedBut nothing happened: Woods ended the day with a score of 72 strokes , the pair field to devote champion Torrey Pines tournament with a difference of four strokesWoods was proclaimed champion of the tournament for the seventh time and grabbed his eighth title-a record-in the field , including the U.S. Open 2008Former world number one golf began with a six strokes with 11 holes to play, to return to the field on Monday to complete the course in a tournament that was slow to complete due to fog over the weekend. Nobody could tread heelsWoods reached the 75th victory of his career on the PGA Tour, a record he holds seven of Sam SneadThe thing is I got a little ugly at the end , "said Woods. "I started to lose a bit of patience because the game was slow. I lost a little concentration."

Cristiano Ronaldo underwear design


The soccer star CR7 will be responsible for devising models underwear for a clothing brand from Denmark. Striker merengue , which has seen him look in the screens in stadiums full advantage , now draw up garments for men. Always with a neat style, besides being one of the best players in the world, step on the lawn to model their sponsors. Their haircuts and highlights generalemente up dressed animal print booties . Now create a line of menswear. The series consist of two collections , one aimed at the young and other who are more interested in fashion and want to follow "the latest trends" , explained the Danish firm said in a statement. The series will include underwear and socks , and every yearRonaldo will develop new products. "JBS is important for people with whom we work representing the values ​​of our company. Who better to represent the unsurpassed quality that one of the best players in the world? "said company owner, Claus Sørensen BjergThe Portuguese international in the same statement praised the quality of the products of JBS and stressed that collaborates with companies in the world of fashion to be able to produce "unique" to his followers. Cristiano Ronaldo's creations are available in several international markets "in the near future" , according to the company. JBS Textile Group is linked for years to the sport and has among its products eg a series designed by the Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki .

80 bodies found in the river that runs through the Syrian city of Aleppo


Some 80 unidentified bodies were found Tuesday in the river Queiq, crossing the Syrian city of Aleppo, in the north of the country, reported various opposition groups and human rights. The General Commission of the Syrian Revolution said in a statement that they found more than 80 bodies, most of whichshowed signs of torture and their hands tied , in that river up to the neighborhood of Bustan al Qasr, in Aleppo. Meanwhile, the Local Coordination Committees also said that 80 bodies were found dead, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the presence of 65, but did not rule that the number is higher.

Mario Balotelli l The 'bad apple' comes to Milan


Silvio Berlusconi has seen his wish to bring Mario Balotelli to Milan, forward to a few weeks ago described as "rotten apple". Society 'Rossoneri' has reached an agreement with Manchester City for the transfer of striker for 20 million euros to be paid in five years another three million by objectives, according to reports from the Alpine country. This morning, the City tried to close the deal at 22 million, but for Milan did not budge and the English champions stepped back. Thus, an end to a war that lasted two and a half years, which pitted the Super Mario with Roberto Mancini, his coach at Eastlands. Without going any further, in January both came to blows during a workout. Throughout market so far this winter, the managing director of Milan, Adriano Galliani tried the signing and did not mind admitting that would make an effort to get it. Instead, he made it clear that the option of signing Ricardo Kaka, Real Madrid, vanished.

'Milan, arrival'

Massimiliano Allegri had lost earlier this month to Alexandre Pato, transferred to Corinthians in Brazil and loudly demanded a replacement. This will Balotelli, who will sign a contract until 2017 at a rate of 11 million gross for each season. According to the British press, Balotelli had advance word to some friends of Lombardy, who sent a message with a simple "Milan, arrival". In Italy always Balotelli spoke of a desire to play for Milan, and even when he was at Inter. In his last months 'Nerazzurri', the attacker landed with a 'jersey' of Milan with its name, which ended up breaking his relationship with the 'tifoseria' interista. The Milan will have in its ranks two of the most promising strikers 'calcium', such as Balotelli himself and Stephan El Shaarawy, 22 and 20 years respectively. In fact, in the last game of the Nazionale, both formed in aligning partner Cesare Prandelli. In that game, France won 1-2, the Italian was scored both El Shaarawy after a combination between Balotelli and Montolivo. Now, all are partners in Milan.