L'industriel et milliardaire allemand Adolf Merckle s'est donné la mort lundi 5 janvier.
Adolf Merckle, une des plus grandes fortunes industrielles d'Allemagne
Adolf Merckle, une des plus grandes fortunes industrielles d'Allemagne, s'est suicidé lundi 5 janvier, à l'âge de 74 ans, en se jetant sous un train, dans le Bade-Wurtemberg. Dans la tourmente de la crise financière, et suite à des spéculations boursières ruineuses, son empire était menacé d'effondrement.
La montre LG-GD910La rumeur courrait déjà depuis quelques semaines. LG vient de la confirmer au CES. Le Coréeen sera bel et bien le premier constructeur au monde à commercialiser une montre téléphone tactile, la LG-GD910.
HSDPA et visioconférence
Nouveau gadget de geek par excellence, cette montre est « idéale pour rejouer des scènes
des meilleurs films d'espionnage ou de science-fiction » selon Skott Ahn,
président de la division des communications mobiles de LG.
La taille d'un tel appareil peut en effet être effrayante, mais pourtant la société a réussi à limiter
son épaisseur à 13,9 mm. Au poignet, l'ensemble est massif, mais pas forcément choquant.
Équipée en HSDPA et d'une caméra, elle permet donc de réaliser de la visiophonie sur
réseau 3G+. Les SMS sont également de la partie, concertant les appels, il faudra passer
par une oreillette Bluetooth stéréo. Il sera par contre impossible de naviguer sur le Net
via son écran de taille limitée (3,63 cm). La LG-GD910 sera disponible dans le courant
de l'année en Europe, LG n'a pas encore fixé de chiffre quant à son prix.
Litt alleges that Madoff mailed valuable jewelry to family members in violation of a court order prohibiting him from disposing of or concealing any assets. Madoff allegedly sent a package that could be valued at more than $1 million containing approximately 13 watches, a diamond necklace, an emerald ring, and two sets of cufflinks. Litt argued:
The need for detention in this case is clear. The continued release of the defendant presents a danger to the community of additional economic harm and further obstruction of justice. ... Monetary penalties, including restitution and forfeiture, are an important part of justice and will, in the event of a conviction, be part of any sentence in this case. Dissipation of the defendant's assets through transfer to third parties obstruct justice within the meaning of the bail statute because they make it more difficult, if not impossible, to recover all available forfeitable assets to recompense victims.
Madoff remains free on $10 million bail but has been confined to his Manhattan residence.
Madoff was charged [JURIST report] last month with violating the anti-fraud provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 [texts]. Madoff allegedly told two employees of his firm that his investment advisory business was "basically, a giant Ponzi scheme." In the week following Madoff's charges, SEC Chairman Christopher Cox [official profile] said that he would launch an immediate investigation [press release; JURIST report] into how the fraud allegedly perpetrated by Bernard Madoff went undetected for so long.
French Political Journalists Turn Down Legion of Honor
Epoch Times Staff
PARIS—French journalists Françoise Fressoz from Le Monde newspaper and Marie-Eve Malouines from France-Info radio station, both refused to receive the Legion of Honor, the highest decoration in France, on Jan. 5.
In speaking to AFP they expressed their surprise to have be elected for the prestigious decoration
without any prior communication from the government, as should have been done according to the protocol.
Using the formal excuse of not being qualified enough, Fressoz and Malouines say
they do not deem themselves appropriate to receive the Legion.
Some argue that being close to left-wing politics,
the two would not accept an award from the conservative President, Nicolas Sarkozy.