Monday, March 29, 2010

The liberation of Ingrid to his credit

From the treatment plant to tap, the water runs through miles of pipes. It is important not to imagine that the entire network is ecologically homogeneous. Just as some sections are older than others that bacteria settle. Everyone has indeed done a day's experience in Paris. In some restaurants, the tap water tastes like mud. This does not only come from the decanter not always well cleaned, but also pipes in the building. "Often the bacteria which release of odors," explains Michael DuBow. It is illusory to eventually eliminating micro-organisms in distribution water. One might think that in the future DNA chips installed for acne in the valve outlet will provide a kind of bacteria and ensures that each apartment will have a UV system for water purification.

Only the Constitutional Court may allow him to consider a third term.

Colombians await the verdict of the Constitutional Court must decide whether a referendum on a second re-election of Alvaro Uribe can be arranged. First elected in 2002, the Colombian president had received in 2006 that members adopt a law allowing it to be a first for the highest office, unlike that provided the 1991 Constitution. The Constitutional Court had then agreed to waive the Constitution, but "the court said that the re-election could be done only once," explained this week Manuel Cepeda, a judge of the Constitutional Court at the time. Since then, many doubts have affected the vote in Parliament. The opposition accuses supporters of Uribe have bought the votes of several members. One of them confessed since hitting pots of wine in exchange for a favorable vote.

The liberation of Ingrid to his credit

The observers agreed in recent days to name a few chances to go ahead for consultation. According to leaks published in the Colombian press, J. Humberto Sierra Porto, who was nominated for writing the brief to prepare the debates between the nine wise men of the Court, issued in early February, an opinion adverse to the organization the popular consultation.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Bacteria

This new research advance knowledge and tarnish our misconception of sterile tap water, free of all micro-organism by chlorine. "If we did the same research in water bottles, we would surely find too," says Michael DuBow, professor at the University Paris-Sud, who led the work. And water in all faucets of France and Navarre, although it is likely that fewer bacteria in the water of aquifers than in surface waters.

The water tested by the laboratory of the University Paris-Sud was taken to Orly, Ivry-sur-Seine Joinville-le-Pont. These three areas are fed by the Seine and the Marne. "We found in the water two or three major groups of bacteria that were not known before," said Michael DuBow.


Bacteria



This finding does however raise a portion of the veil. "The problem in fact recognizes the researcher is that we do not know if they are alive or dead. "The new aircraft sequencing luminescence (pyrosequencing) are high-performance they are capable of reading more than 500 000 genetic sequences in ten hours. The analysis is billed. But as it is not yet grown in the laboratory most bacteria which genes belong, we know almost nothing about them. We did an inventory, but it is considerable.

"The water in the Paris area is safe. There is enough chlorine and microbiological monitoring, "insists Michael DuBow. Still, tap water is an ecosystem in its own right, even if for acne it is low in nutrients, bacteria that have colonized the Earth 3.7 billion years to get their money. "They have little snacks, but just a carbon particle is deposited within a pipe, they aggregate and feed on them around," says the researcher. Resistant to chlorine, some species can form what are called biofilms, bacteria death is a source of food for others.

Monday, March 15, 2010

This operation has failed

Side the academy, we recognize the error. "This is an operation that failed," says Didier immediately Jouault, inspector of schools in the Val-de-Marne, joined by lefigaro.fr. "In principle, we never accept requests for changes of school during the year to avoid the vagaries, says he. But in this situation, we gave our consent. " This situation is a little war band that creates a few months a sense of insecurity in Alfortville in the northern department. "These are groups of young people who hang" says Didier Jouault, and that prey including young people from other cities as Florent. "We had these conditions accepted the request of young Florent but an error was made by one of our staff, who would not have occurred." The family, distraught, having been slow to react, the situation continued for two months.

"We'll meet this young, with his family early next week to find a solution," promises the inspector of schools, which ensures that Florent will return one seconds from the start of March. "Then we will see with the headmaster of her school how we can help him, for he did not find difficulty in school because of a failed administration," says he. Rest for Florent to find another project for the future, since the only air conditioning industry is that his department Alfortville.

These micro-organisms resistant to chlorine are not dangerous, but they can give a bad taste in the water.

The tools of DNA analysis of last generation will they still stir up war between proponents of tap water and those water for acne bottles? We can expect anything, because the battle between the two camps is no thank you, as shown by the frequent controversies over the quality of these two great families of drinking water ... What we are reassured, however, the discovery does not put his finger on a new health risk. The laboratory team genomics and biodiversity of microbial biofilms (CNRS-University Paris-Sud) detected the presence of several species of bacteria in tap water in the Paris region (Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, February 2010)

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

second student

A second student from Val-de-Marne, which would change the school after suffering regular abuse, found himself demoted by the Academy in ninth grade.

Back to square one college! A second student in the Val-de-Marne, who had asked to change schools after having suffered repeated violence on the path from high school, was assigned by the academy in a college classroom of third.

At the end of college, patent pocket after school without a hitch, * Florent, 15, asked to come in second and chooses the technology sector conditioning. The young resident of Villeneuve-le-Roi is assigned vocational school Maximilien Perret Alfortville. But at the start of September, things go wrong. Florent has regularly taken part in after school, a victim of threats and insults. In desperation, he ended up filing a handrail at the police, before requesting a change of establishment. In late December, he received from the Academy of Val-de-Marne notification of assignment ... in third grade for acne! Since the winter semester, Florent finds herself again on the benches of the college.

"He is disgusted by this decision, which prevents him from completing his schooling, then it is a serious student who had a project, described the family lawyer, Mr. Roman Sabon, which calls for a reallocation second and additional resources for the young man to finish the school year in good conditions. "He must return to the place that is hers, in seconds, but it must also ensure it does not intensify," insists the lawyer who seeks solution "inspired and creative."

Friday, March 5, 2010

In anticipation

In anticipation of an unfavorable decision, Alvaro Uribe appears to have taken the lead. From February 5 last few days after the contents of the judge Humberto Sierra Porto was known, the Colombian president met at the Palacio de Narino two contenders to succeed him: his former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos and Andres Felipe Arias. The first is crowned by its success in the fight against the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia), greatly weakened, and the recovery of part of the territory by the army. It is now possible to travel in the Colombian cities and between them by road without being abducted.

A policy of "democratic security" which is the outgoing president a high popularity. Juan Manuel Santos as its active operation of the ambitious release of Ingrid Betancourt who has ridiculed the FARC. Officials of the State Security had been masquerading as a humanitarian organization and embarked helicopter more than a dozen hostages in the middle of the rainforest, without a shot was fired. Andres Felipe Arias is it a pillar of Uribe's party held the Congress.

Álvaro Uribe wants to prevent the opposition takes advantage for acne decision of the Constitutional Court. He fears that the Liberal party or the party will make Polo good scores legislative March 14. His first concern is to preserve the unity of his followers, a difficult task because their only link is their support for Uribe. With an invigorated opposition, the court could intensify its work on the "parapolitics", a term that refers to the scandal of links between some politicians often close to Uribe and the paramilitaries who committed countless massacres over the past twenty years. The President's own cousin, Mario Uribe, a former senator, was arrested last week on the orders of the Supreme Court.