Ivica Kostelić gets the Alta Badia

Croatian Ivica Kostelić got his second podium in the World Cup in two days to prevail in the disputed station in Alta Badia in Italy, where he excels at Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Grange and Austrian Benjamin Raich, Olympic champion in the field.

The French

Grange, winner of the first this season in Levi (Finland), came in second despite the best mark in the final time trial (50.24) to add 1:40.03, while enabling it to retain the leadership of the overall with 180 points, and Austrian Benjamin Raich, Olympic champion in , was third with 1:40.63.

American Bode Miller, who was second in Levi, was disqualified after shooting down a door, and the leader of the World Cup, Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindal was left out of the second tour after finishing first in the post 34.

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Qualified for the second sleeve the world champion Mario Matt and also Austrian Reinfried Herbst and Manfred Prange, near the German Felix Neureuther, runner-up last year, and the American Jimmy Cochran.

Disputed scheduled to be held there earlier this month at the French Val d'Isere, but was postponed until this day by bad weather.

Moscow vacationers this year chose to foreign tours Moscow

Podmoskovnye boarding houses and hotels vip-class clients with overseas resorts, note tour operators.

According to experts, many fans holiday luxury " chose not to fly on long holidays overseas resorts, and found them far from home - in Moscow vip-class hotels.

As told Interfax director of sales department of the Russian company, rose winds Tatyana Rumyantsev, virtually all Podmoskovnye high-class hotels on New Year holidays booked very well.

"Today, if the actual New Year in some places can still be booked, the winter vacation offers to find it extremely difficult" - she said.

"Overall, the holiday program in expensive hotels in Moscow sold no worse than last year. This is a very good indicator, since middle-class hotels in the current environment suffer significant losses", - she said.

According to Rumyantsevoy, the demand for leisure median price category in the company fell, with very significantly - by 40-50%. In turn, general director of the company Orient Anatoliy Gusev, confirmed that the seats in the Moscow hotels, high-level, despite the economic conditions in the country, the book is very good.

"The small decline in sales there, but it does not compare with the decline of sales in outbound tourism," - he said. "Many people are secured, involved in the financial sphere, now really afraid to go on vacation far as to" keep a hand on the pulse "- explained the source agency.

"But renounced rest is just a small part - mostly those people are simply trying to choose a place near home, including good Podmoskovnye resorts" - he said.

Greek anarchists smashed the camera film crew of "Russia"

Another Russian film crew to remove coverage of student unrest in Athens, suffered at the hands of demonstrators. Greek anarchists damaged camera film crew "Russia". The incident today reaffirmed Itar-TASS in Russian Embassy in Athens.

Journalist and operator of "Russia" tried to negotiate with the anarchists in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday of shooting at the university, but those hit in the chamber, damaged lighting and took away the tape.

The journalists themselves are not affected and neither the Greek police, neither the embassy did. "We are informed about the incident, but is likely to help journalists" Russia "does not need, none of them was injured," - told press representative for the Russian Embassy in Athens, Vasily Gavrilov.

He also reiterated occurred on the night of Wednesday the incident with reporters and TV NTVVadimom Gluskerom Eugene Kovalev. They were beaten by a gang of Greek University of intoxicated teenagers who took their video and burned it on fire. Chamber managed to get back. Vadim Glusker was injured persons, and the operator Evgeny Kovalev - a strong blow to the head.

The Embassy asked the Greek authorities to investigate the incident.

The smart mill that protects the birds

A team of researchers at the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) and the Foundation Migros finalizing a device capable of detecting the presence of birds and its trajectory, with the aim of halting the blades of wind turbines to prevent her death.

The device in question, which has a television camera, promises to put an end to the carnage of wind farms around the world, which in some cases has emerged as the most negative impact of wind turbines, tireless producers renewable energy.

Researcher at the CSIC, Miguel Ferrer, told .es that in the initial laboratory tests carried out on the apparatus, it has been able to detect a bird about 750 meters from the mill. "This would give a margin of 67 seconds in the event of a vulture to stop the blades from 14 revolutions per minute without any risk at a speed of three revolutions," said biologist for the Biological Station of Doana.

Vultures belonging to the group of birds sailboats, the species are suffering the most from the impact of the wings of the wind turbines in our country. The Spanish experts have been developed in recent years on these censuses in various wind farms. In all studies, there is a mortality of 0.5 birds per year in each mill. However, the figure rises to nearly six dead birds have been found in the park Basque Elgea, according to a study by Onrubia.

It is precisely this

Mortality that has led to environmental authorities in Andalusia to slow down the production of electricity from 38 machines in La Janda, Cadiz. Since a few days ago and until late December wind turbines do not revolve the daytime to avoid the deaths of vultures.

While the prototype of the research group continues the first phase of testing in the field to "go back production in a few months, the team that carried out the project has published an investigation in which it is shown that there is no relationship between previous studies of real danger and mortality of birds in wind farms.

A griffon vulture lies dead at the foot of a wind turbine, after bumping against its blades. (Photo: The World)

In this way, wind farms whose estimated hazard was very low producing a high number of casualties among the birds. Preliminary studies of birds are required in most countries and in Spain as key information for the grant or not environmental authorization to install a wind farm. In Andalusia, this tool was adopted as a result of a pioneering study of the Spanish Ornithological Society (SEO / Birdlife). It recommended follow-up to a full year of birds in the area of the site of the wind farm and the evolution of the number of birds passing through the area at a height considered at risk. Similar recommendations were made by Birdlife International.

However, until now had not found what ever real relationship between the hazardous estimated a priori and a posteriori mortality recorded with the machines already in operation.

With

Obtaining the records of mortality of birds in more than 20 sites that carry several years in operation, researchers have found that the mortality found did not match the prediction of dangerousness of the previous studies.

The assumptions made in previous studies of danger to birds and poses a direct linear relationship between the number of birds detected and mortality later. Therefore, a greater number of birds crossing, the higher mortality expected. But the relationship is not so simple.

Mortality in wind farms varies substantially depending on the characteristics of the species and according to the site, both as the park specifically for each turbine. In a study by the same authors published in 'Journal of Applied Ecology 2008' showed that the relative position of the turbine in relation to the topography was a key factor in explaining the deaths.

Currently, Spain ranks second worldwide, just behind Germany in installed wind power, with 11615.07 produced by 538 MW wind farms in operation throughout its geography. "It is evident that there needs to improve the predictive power of risk and if not, increase the criticism against some wind farms. The development of automated systems for detecting and stopping collision paths selective is a good way, "concludes Miguel Ferrer.

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Rossi: 'After my retirement, what I most like to race in F1 was'

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Italian Valentino Rossi would like to move to Formula 1 after leaving the motorcycles in 2011, an experience that has already been able to prove, because The team left him driving his Ferrari F2008 as a reward for having recently the title of world champion in MotoGP.

"In the scenario in which I could choose from all options, it is unrealistic today, in 2011 the thing that would encourage me to run in Formula 1," says Rossi in an interview published by the newspaper Italian sports' Corriere Sport '.

Explained why: "Een the Rallies could still have time to do so, could decide what to do: a career high. But with 35 years I'm afraid that for Formula 1 will not be able to more years," he added .

Despite the fact that Rossi thinks in 2011 as the date for his possible withdrawal of motorcycling, the Italian champions do not have all decided, because it is something that depends, he says, his state of form and so fast that then be on a motorcycle.

The motorcyclist

Defined as "CHULISIMA" the experience of having piloted a Ferrari in the rain, climatological phenomenon that, according to him, stop him from beating records at Mugello, the circuit deprived of the popular Italian team.

"I think the second day if there had been the same weather conditions would have made a second less. He arrived at 1:21 in the shooting," said Rossi, whom the dream of Formula 1 has lasted shortly, the moment.

"Go back, the Ferrari of motorcycles, I do not involve any hassle because the bike is more natural to me. One big difference is that in much of the bike is the work of monitoring the movements of the body. With the car without However, technique is everything. For this is more tired to go on a motorcycle in that car, "the motorcyclist.

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Finance to denounce the crime Vicens by fiscal and money laundering

The High Court of Justice ditch the discussion about the possible crime prosecutor Bartomeu Vicens. The judge Antonio Capo has agreed, as he pointed to the Inland Revenue, lifting the corporate veil. That is, until now the spokesman for Uni Mallorquina (UM) meets personally with the Treasury throughout the network that to collect commissions for the reclassification of the polygon Son Oms.

In this way

Tax evasion Metalumba ghost of his company, through which public office to be recovered from the 15% who agreed in the nineties, as well as that of his wife, and he must assume the no one other than him to coincide with the magistrate that the Treasury was not the first but mechanisms employed by Vicens for the sole purpose of serving their criminal plot. This decision means that tax evasion of former of Land of the Consell de Mallorca far exceeds the limit of 120,000 euros from which the Criminal Code imposes a penalty of between one and four years in prison. And, by extension, the historic leader is liable for one of the most feared offenses. Not only for the years of imprisonment but carries on the economic consequences that entails, and that could climb to six times the amount defrauded.

After the judge

Communicate its decision to the Treasury, the delegate from the Inland Revenue in the Balearic Islands has submitted a letter to the Chamber for Civil and Criminal who are handling the case in which Oms said that to withdraw shortly before Vicens the Public Ministry for committing a crime prosecutor and also warns in its conduct and that of his wife powerful evidence of money laundering. THE WORLD / The Day of the Balearic Islands has had access to that report, which is part of the judicial summary of the case are Oms and in which Raul Burillo concludes that "the circumstances of Article 305 of our Penal Code."

Three in a

"For that reason gets in their knowledge," says the judge Burillo, "to comply with the provisions of Article 180 of the General Tax Law, so too will be the subject of complaint to the Prosecution." "It has complied with the injunction issued in his," the delegate rich Capo, "so that all revenues or income that could be attributed to D. Bartholomew Vicens Mir, Ms. Grimalt Antonia Martorell and the entity Metalumba SA have been exclusively in D. Bartholomew Vicens Mir, after lifting the corporate veil in the liquidation practiced tax. " Once the appropriate amount the Treasury has detected the existence of crime despite fiscal, and so stressed, of having carried out the most favorable interpretation to the current deputy of the Joint and "viewed in its real estate acquisitions, and more that wise, values writings, even though some of them seem clearly inferior to the market. "

However, the Treasury leaves the door open to further revisions and that "if in the course of investigations in the courts are discovered new facts that may be considered taxable income subject to tax and have not been included in this report They should mean a change in quotas and reported resulting in proposals to be forwarded. " The report devotes a special section for women Vicens, who used her husband to retrieve another part of the commissions of Son Oms. This time posing as typist of the Firm Montis, led by lawyer James Montis, which was the one who made the figurehead of Vicens and Morales and claimed on his behalf in 1999 in his ground-committees a total of 60,000 square meters . "It also identifies revenue from professional activity of an alleged Ms. Martorell Antonia Grimalt," the Tax Agency. "In this regard it should be noted that their reality as such activity has not been proven."

No coincidence that the Montis himself admitted in his statement before the judge that the bills paid Martorell were false. "It warns of the important consequences of this fact, especially if it is proved in court the illicit origin of this income, since it would return to the circuit's legal money income from illegal or criminal activities." "For this reason," he adds, "identifies the goods in which they have reinvested these funds given the opportunity to take protective measures assurance." Vicens opposed to lifting the veil with a report of an inspector of finance on leave it described as "exceptional" and stressed that the measure, agreed, is unprecedented.

PS: the financial turmoil is changing the lines

Normally, the PS first left-wing party in France, should not remain inaudible to face the economic and financial crisis. Bank, the return of nationalization, rising unemployment ... These are all topics on which the left is expected. The outcome of the congress of "clarification" provided for in Reims will it be amended?

The gap is now impressive. On the one hand, the battle for leadership of the party, the other a crisis of unprecedented liberalism. No doubt a subject more concerned Socialist supporters than the other. The first effect of the crisis on the PS could be to reduce the deliberations of Congress in reality ... This is the discourse that now prevails: "We must be serious," they say. Bertrand Delano of Benot Hamon, all party leaders denounce with one voice "the madness of the financial system s'", as depicted Sgolne Royal. While it will not be easy to keep this single subject, as the opposition Socialists between first door on the nature of the party they want to lead.

Anyway, the economic situation gives a priori credit to speech that legitimize the use of public power. A breath of fresh air to the left, which thought it had lost, when the presidential election, the "ideological battle" against the right of Nicolas Sarkozy. But that requires him to think again about itself.

The crisis of liberalism comes as the Socialists have requested, before the summer, clarifying their relationship to the market economy in their "Declaration of principles". An alignment of words and practices that resonated as a form of acceptance of liberalism, provided it is regulated. The crisis is a test for the Socialists. After clarifying ambiguities in his vocabulary, the PS is immediately subjected to the test acts. What kinds of responses brings Does the crisis?

Here, differences emerge. The first secretary, Franois Hollande, has proposed a plan of action: guarantee fund for loans, reduced corporation tax for SMEs ... But it appeared timid well in the eyes of the wing left party, led by Benot Hamon, who wants to challenge the rules of the system itself.

Given the context, supporters of "radical change" have the wind in its sails. Sgolne Royal and Martine Aubry (in two very different styles) have taken this phrase in their speeches.

Both motions most left before the Congress, as Aubry and that of Hamon Hope in any case benefit from the context for the vote militants, Nov. 6. Aubry, because it advocates a return to the place of the State; Hamon, because he wants to put restrictions on free trade.

After the centrist temptation in the wake of the presidential and hand modem supports a less spendthrift, the PS will he, again, be tempted by the left turn? Better than a defeat, the financial crisis then lead to a reorientation of the ideological PS.

Unless the financial crisis had a more organizational. In 2005, at the Le Mans, the riots in the suburbs had contributed to accept the general synopsis. The serious economic situation, failing to lead to "national unity" proposed by Franois Fillon, could force the unity of PS on behalf of credibility. This is the card that can play Franois Hollande, the fan assembly majority, or Bertrand Delano, on behalf of leadership.

This is the last possible consequence on the PS. By placing the debate to a level far more important, the economic situation could help the PS to solve its fundamental problem: the lack of leadership. Faced with the crisis, the aspiring first secretaries will demonstrate their credibility.

"Elnya" help "fearlessness" to fight Somali pirates

The vessel is to ensure the Baltic Fleet of Russia "Elnya" already on Wednesday to join a Russian patrol boat "fearlessness" leading patrols in the Horn of Africa to prevent pirate attacks on Russian vessels. Told Assistant Chief of the Russian Navy Igor Dygalo.

Tanker "Elnya" departed from the Baltic to the shores of Somalia on 14 October to supply the "fearlessness" of fuel, water and supplies. On board were Marines with light and heavy small arms to protect themselves from attacks by pirates on the tanker. The return of the tanker in the Baltic Sea is planned in conjunction with the "fearless".

- Russian warships are allowed to shoot pirates

"Fearlessness" October 28, entered the Gulf of Aden and began to patrol Somali territorial waters. At the headquarters of the Russian Navy said earlier that the crew of "undaunted" allowed "to take, including power and measures in case of attempted piracy attacks on Russian vessels." To coordinate efforts in countering maritime piracy command of the Russian military ship liaises with the Navy warships standing connections NATO deployed in the region.

Somali pirates this year sharply increased their activities despite the strengthening of international cooperation in the region to combat pirates. According to Western analysts, in 2008, Somali pirates seized about 60 foreign vessels for ransom, including Ukrainian Truckers Faina, on board were 20 crew members and cargo of armaments, including tanks T-72. For the release of the ship by pirates demand ransom of 20 million U.S. dollars. Revenue Somali sea robbers this year, experts estimated, could reach 30 million dollars.

Russia has been actively involved in the implementation of measures aimed at suppressing piracy off the coast of Somalia. Russian Navy has also notified earlier that the command of the Navy Russia keeps track of information about the negotiating process around the Ukrainian ship Faina.

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The year that Fifa beat Pro Evolution Soccer

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Of this decade. The rivalry between Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) and Fifa reaches Youtube. Gollum discussed with himself: "Fifa 2004, more of the same ..."," no, cool! "," Take advantage of that you are a ...", "but there are news! "," Pro Evolution Soccer ... Konami ...", "Pro Evolution does not have licenses ... and the Madrid ... call it ... Chamartn !".

The rivalry between Fifa and PES emerged earlier this decade, but the origin of the two sagas dates from the mid-nineties: Fifa is the first of the year 1993, while the missing link of the PES is the Winning Eleven of 1995, the name by which it is known the Japanese edition of the saga.

In all this time have lived bittersweet moments both games. The Fifa were quite good in its early years, when they played in isometric perspective in the MEGADRIVE-like consoles and even the Game Gear, and by the end of the nineties, when the saga reached maturity with Fifa 97, 98 and 99 . Those were days when these games were connected to the themes of 'Blur' and Fatboy Slim. A stage in which Electronic Arts risked including improvements in and options such as football games room, something that failed and has not returned to be seen since.

But the saga was stagnant and the witness picked as the SBA. The first two games went undetected despite its high level, but the PES 3 revolutionized the market. It became a mass phenomenon while many people bought the PlayStation 2 just for laying leagues with friends.

Konami

Lived golden years with one of the most profitable games in recent years, while the Fifa offered more of the same. Despite the drift of PES 4, with errors as absurd classifications to be disrupted, the Japanese company achieved a football game round with PES 5. A success that would make him rest on their laurels and be overtaken by a rival who was carrying almost a decade adrift.

PES and Fifa, face to face in 2009

Fifa 09

Electronic Arts was able to find the right button at the Fifa 08, but was relaxed and mapped out the game with this year's edition. However, Konami has failed attempt to recycle the old engine of PES in this generation of consoles.

Fifa 09, with its faults, has managed to combine fun and realism of the old SDP with the changes that needed to football games. PES 2009, however, it is an acceptable game of football that would have been more successful for having been the first approximation of Konami to the new consoles from Sony and Microsoft.

Last year, Fifa 08 would have been perfect had it not been for some errors in the recreation of the doormen. Electronic Arts nailed the rhythm of the matches, but few goalkeepers who stopped everything despite not come out from under the crossbar marred the final result. However, the comparison with PES 2008 was odious. This game was an evil that has plagued Correcaminos Youtube with videos of 'bugs' unforgivable.

Returning to the games this year, the difference is not a question of figures, for which there are other games better and in the end, after several parties, this is an accessory. It is the realism to simulate a game. The achievement of giving naturalness to the movement of players and these are positions on the field and act with credibility.

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Fifa has this within the natural movement of the players and their physiognomy, which places it well above the robotic players of PES 2009. The animations and management of the latter, very coarse, spoil the whole game, and the transition of the game is sometimes uncomfortable because the ball is a ball of physical medicine.

As to the placement of the players on the field, in the Fifa team strategies are more realistic, with defensive and offensive tactics to achieve that parties do not tend to be always the same, though often the player will have to deal by the parties' 'of the rival. However, the PES have been inherited from the past many defects, such as of defenses and that the classic cut the defender on the side of the area to go into the penalty point remains almost always a success.

Thing we do agree on is both games have taken an important step forward in the career mode, in which one lives a footballer's career. Although the items are aimed at 'online' Fifa-09 to play 10 matches against 10 people - it is also possible to create your own player and grow with him since his debut to his withdrawal.

This mode is a first step that needs to be polished in both sagas in the future, although the intention of Konami's game is better because it has many more seasons of the four Fifa 09 and allowed to compete in continental competitions clubs.

In short, this year they have changed turn things round. Fifa 09, while a small lead changes than its predecessor, has managed to be more than graphics, licenses and a soundtrack of luxury, being an excellent football simulator.

For his part, the existing engine has PES everything we can to do. It needs a major face washing, but the foundation that has made this saga continues to succeed there. All you need is that Konami decided to compete seriously with Electronic Arts.

Verdasco returns to a semifinal

Fernando Verdasco, third favorite in the tournament in Saint Petersburg, was classified for the semifinals imposed after the German Rainer Schuettler, by 7-5 and 6-2 in one hour and 28 minutes.

Verdasco suffered only in the first set, with both players unfortunate with their service, which have led to the Spanish nine-ball 'break' for three of the German. Of these, the Madrid materialized three, two of Schuettler, which gave Verdasco the first by 7-5.

Second set, however, had a remarkable kick Verdasco, who has entered its first services and this is a remarkably Schuettler acknowledged that this time it did not have any opportunity to break the serve of his opponent.

Verdasco also expressed with the rest and endorsed the twice breaking serve in the match, making it easily with the second set, for 6-2, and with it the match. Will be measured on the winner of the duel between the Scot Andy Murray (n.1), who won Sunday's Madrid Masters, and Serbian Janko Tipsarevic.

Verdasco not disputed the semifinals of a tournament since last August at New Haven (hard), in its regular course since its emergence in the circuit in 2001. Champion in Umag (clay), a finalist at Nottingham (grass) and semifinalist in Bastad (clay), the Madrid demonstrated its ability to pay on any surface, outdoors or indoors.

Premature defeat in the big events, like the previous week in Madrid, have closed the door, although not mathematically, which leads to Shanghai.