The Blue Diamond Kings of France found

It is the perfidious Albion which has a long of the finest diamonds, stolen in France during the Revolution. The National Museum of Natural History has demonstrated in the wake of an investigation worthy of the best thrillers scientists. A work to read in the latest issue of the Journal of Gemmology.

The story begins in 1671 when Louis XIV ordered a stone exceptional reduced Indies three years earlier. From 115 carats mined is a piece weighing no more than 69, but remains the largest and most beautiful blue diamond ever produced. Louis XV will crimp in the heart of his badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece which is known today that two prints inaccurate.

In September 1792, this masterpiece the Baroque jewelry disappears during the sack of the Hotel du Garde-Meuble (now Hotel de la Marine, place de la Concorde). The years pass and treasure hunters get lost in conjecture.

In the mid-nineteenth century, a dominant thesis: that which is now called the "blue diamond in the crown" was grossly resize. It would, perhaps, that appeared in a London jeweler in 1812 and bought by a City banker, Henry Philip Hope.

But how to prove that this jewel round, now preserved at the Smithsonian Institution Washington, is the good? His lights are poorly balanced, it is not legendary and magnificent diamond the size of the Sun King, known as "Pink Paris" and, above all, it weighs "only" 45.5 carats!

This has allowed the team led by Franois Farges, a researcher in the Department of Earth history collections, to say "99% because we do not have the original gem with all elements analysis of the modern "is a discovery.

During the digital inventory of million pieces of old department - which is still performed at a third -- a lead Bourbon diamond was recovered. With an indication of the donor, a Parisian jeweler, who mentions his client. A certain "Mr. Hoppe from London" who owns the original.

Franois Farges then initiates its 3D modeling software and compares the lead with the Hope Diamond on loan from the Smithsonian. "One enters the other millimeter. "This will be enough to France to claim his property? The researchers do not believe it. "Since the Convention, the Executive and the Third Republic sold a large part of the crown jewels, inalienability of these parts, decided by Francis I, fell. As for the stolen there a prescription.

Office of General Prosecutor of Ukraine did not find in the actions of Tymoshenko's betrayal of national interests

In the action, Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko and some Cabinet officials did not identify signs of illegal activity to the detriment of national interests of the country. This is stated in the letter-response, Deputy Attorney General Vitaly Schetkina to the deputy from the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc Svyatoslav Oliynyk. He requested all available information concerning the verification of charges, refer to the UNIAN news service of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc.

The charges against Tymoshenko had earlier announced Deputy Head of the Secretariat of President Andrew Kislinskim and advisor to the President Lidiey Porechkinoy. As stated in a letter Prosecution, "has not yet received sufficient information on specific criminal offenses violations of the law caused them harm and those responsible for the officers Cabinet of Ministers".

"In light of the above, the procedural decision in art. 97 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of Ukraine regarding illegal actions in office have not been taken", - stated in the document.

Office of General Prosecutor stated that the Security Service of Ukraine in July and September this year conducted an appropriate test for the secretariat's president. SBU also appealed to Genprokuraturu with a proposal for a joint inspection.

"The Intelligence and counter-search activities are not implemented, and requests from officers Secretariat of Ukrainian President on the seat of the Prime Minister during the holidays do not come" - tells Genprokuratura.

However, it noted that "legislation is not forbidden to express criticism about the commission, Prime Minister of Ukraine of certain actions and activities."

Recall, August 18, Deputy Head of Presidential Secretariat Kislinsky said that the Presidential Secretariat will refer to the law enforcement agencies for detailed study materials on the grounds of treason and political corruption in the actions of the BYT leader Yulia Tymoshenko.

He said that according to available information, the political leadership of the Russian Federation with a special emphasis is considering a decision to support Tymoshenko's candidacy for the election of the President of Ukraine, after fulfilling the conditions of passive position, Prime Minister of Ukraine and its political forces in the conflict with Georgia.

According to Kislinskogo, coordination of the project "Election -2010" entrusted to set up center in Moscow, led by Viktor Medvedchuk. In the center also includes Sergey Klyuev, Grigory Surkis and Alexander Zadorozhny. Humanitarian projects in Ukraine will Dmitry Tabachnik. At the project support Tymoshenko has already earmarked about 1 billion dollars, said deputy head of the Secretariat of President.

The Prime Minister has rejected the accusations, President of the Secretariat of betrayal of national interests, and Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc called them "red herring".

August 21, a press group SBU reported that the agency received a request from the Secretariat of Ukrainian President documents that contained information on the activities of the Cabinet of Ministers "to the detriment of national interests of the state."

The T-Sud El Prat becomes Sibarita

The Board of Directors of Aena has awarded 40 local shops and 43 restaurants of the new T-Sur Airport of El Prat de Barcelona will offer 19,600 square meters of commercial. Among the companies awarded figure Pansfood (Agrolimen), which will create a luxury restaurant chef in charge of the Catalan Carles Gaig, awarded a Michelin star.

Concessions for the 40 stores have a term of 5 years while those of the 43 local restaurants have a period of 8 years. The award criteria were based on "ensuring a varied offer for all tastes and ages, promote job stability and the creation of occupation," he explained today, the Director of Commercial Services Aena, Mara Dolores Izquierdo.

Local restaurant, which will occupy 12,800 square meters, have been awarded to Pansfood, Fields, McDonald's, and Select Service Airfoods with outlets that include sandwich shops, cafes, pubs, pizza parlors, bars, brasseries, hamburger and restaurants.

For his part, the shops, with an area of 6,800 square meters, will include trendy establishments, Shoes, toys, jewelry, candy, wine, food, supermarket, intimate apparel, music, electronics, optics or jewelry. Among the companies being awarded Zara and Massimo Dutti, both of the Inditex group-Chocolat Factory, Cottet, Montblanc or Natura Selection.

Aspect of the current T-Sud. (Photo: Quique Garcia)

According to Aena, the putting into operation of new trade concessions will generate 600 new jobs in addition to the 1,400 already existing in the three existing terminals.

Director of Commercial Services Aena said that El Prat will have "a great shopping area to which we have to add 6,000 square feet of the VIP rooms and 2,500 square meters of the Business Center, which exceed the surface of the Madrid-Barajas. "

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Estimated that during the term of concession tendering companies generate a turnover of more than 1,000 million euros "at least". For his part, the airport's managing body will have revenues of 250 million euros for concessions.

New FATWA: women will be able to beat their husbands ... but only in self-defense

Women in Egypt are now allowed to raise his hand against the men, but ... solely for self-defense. Relevant FATWA issued the world's largest Islamic University Al-Azhar University in Cairo. As the head of an ad hoc committee on Sheikh Abdel Hamid al-Atrash, "the wife could raise their hand for a man to defend themselves," news agency.

Appears today in the Egyptian press the message was a continuation of regulations promulgated in last weekend while in Saudi Arabia and Turkey. It justifies the violent actions of his wife, abused by her husband. "All are entitled to protection, whether male or female, because all are equal before God" - explained al-Atrash.

Moreover, as explained prominent Saudi religious leader Abdul-Muhsin al-Abakan, the representative of a weak sex have the right to use the same means of violence, which affected themselves.

Recall that the participants held in September in Moscow roundtable "Is it permissible in Islam assault against a woman?" There was no single answer to a question.

During the discussion, cited various reasons. For example, given the references to the Koran (Sura 4, AYAT 34), which reads: "Husbands are above their wives for what Allah has given an advantage over others and because they spend of their property. I honest woman -- reverent, remain a secret that keeps Allah. And those rebelliousness you fear, , and leave them on and them. And if they obey you, do not look for ways against them. "

British Leonid Syukiyaynen, in particular, believes that the practice of physical pressure on the disobedient wife was still in times - and therefore reflected in the Koran. "Zabitoe women in some countries was not due to Islam and the traditions and customs of local people. Moreover, women are always getting better, they receive more protection when Sharia law more strictly adhered to," - added the expert.

According to him, the medieval "Islamic" Domostroy "- a small book entitled translation from the Arabic" Ethics of well-behaved, "- says that a woman should be treated gently, graciously, but from time to time to show who the owner of the house." Tam says In particular, that if a woman feels wrong, we must exhort her lightly tap on the shoulder, saying: "The spirit of Shaitan, care of this body!", - Said Syukiyaynen.

A different perspective on the assault against the wife in Islam adheres to the chairman of Russian society ov Professor Tawfiq Ibrahim. According to him, the same word in Arabic has many meanings and can be translated as "beat" and a "turn" and how "to express discontent." Therefore, the professor did not rule out that approval of the admissibility of assault based on the "not quite correct translation of sacred texts.

"The Prophet Mohammed did not beat any of their wives or their servants. In so doing, he showed an example of poor men to the floor" - concluded one of the leading Russian experts on Islam.