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Vers un renouveau de la « civilisation française » ? [Par Eric Besson*] | Challenge.ma
8 C’est un essai, clair, érudit et bien écrit, dont la lecture fera du bien à tous ceux qui aiment la France, à tous ceux qui ne se résignent pas à son déclin relatif, continuent de croire en sa singularité, et au-delà de ses difficultés ou de son enlisement politique actuel lié, notamment, à l’absence de majorité à l’Assemblée Nationale, veulent valoriser ses atouts et sont convaincus de sa capacité de rebond.
Et Lee créa Singapour | Challenge.ma
73 Peut-on parler de Singapour comme d’un « miracle » ? Non, affirme d’entrée l’Ex-Ambassadeur de France Bernard de Montferrand dans un ouvrage intitulé « Singapour, l’invention de Lee Kuan Yew » ( Editions Tallandier, 2025) : « Singapour n’est pas un miracle. Tout y est le résultat d’un volontarisme politique farouche ». Peut-on, à tout le moins, évoquer un « modèle singapourien » ? A peine davantage.
Intelligence Artificielle: «Avancer ou mourir» ? [Par Eric Besson] | Challenge.ma
23 Lire Luc Ferry est toujours un enrichissement et un plaisir.
Le monde selon Dominique de Villepin [Par Eric Besson] | Challenge.ma
Dominique de Villepin publie un nouvel essai ambitieux et lyrique sur le désordre mondial et la résurgence des logiques impériales. Dans cette chronique consacrée à la première partie de l’ouvrage, Éric Besson explore les grands axes de cette réflexion géopolitique et les pistes de résistance que l’ancien Premier ministre propose face aux dérives autoritaires et à la fragmentation de l’ordre international.
Exploring the crystallisation of aspirin in a confined porous material using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance
Exploring the crystallisation of aspirin in a confined porous material using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance† In this study, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is used to investigate the crystallisation behaviour of aspirin within a mesoporous SBA-15 silica material. The potential of dynamic nuclear polarisation (DNP) experiments is also investigated using specifically designed porous materials that incorporate polarising agents within their walls.
Exploring the crystallisation of aspirin in a confined porous material using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance
Exploring the crystallisation of aspirin in a confined porous material using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance In this study, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is used to investigate the crystallisation behaviour of aspirin within a mesoporous SBA-15 silica material. The potential of dynamic nuclear polarisation (DNP) experiments is also investigated using specifically designed porous materials that incorporate polarising agents within their walls.
Dual role of alkoxyamine-functionalized lamellar materials in the synthesis of hybrid polymers
Dual role of alkoxyamine-functionalized lamellar materials in the synthesis of hybrid polymers Mots clés Nanofiller Polysilsesquioxanes Exfoliation Nitroxide mediated polymerization Domaines Chimie Fichier sous embargo 0 ― 6 ― 30 Année Mois Jours Avant la publication vendredi 15 novembre 2024
Ex-nursing home chief faces charges
FILE — In this Jan. 22, 2020, file photo, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge speaks to reporters at a news conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) A New York man who operated a failed national nursing home chain, including 21 facilities in Arkansas, faces arrest on eight state Medicaid fraud charges involving his former Arkansas nursing facilities.
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts decries criticism, denies responsibility for 'neglect' of historic downtown Little Rock house
The Terry House on East Seventh Street in Little Rock is an antebellum mansion widely known for the notoriety of its earlier occupants.
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts decries criticism, denies responsibility for 'neglect' of historic downtown Little Rock house
The Terry House on East Seventh Street in Little Rock is an antebellum mansion widely known for the notoriety of its earlier occupants.
Arts museum receives grant
The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts will receive a nearly $200,000 covid 19-relief grant that will help retain five curatorial and collection staff members, the National Endowment for the Humanities announced Monday. The $195,374 award is part of $87.8 million in American Rescue Plan grants announced nationwide, money sourced from the $1.9 trillion federal legislation signed March 11 by President Joe Biden.
'Personal responsibility': Arkansans called to war in 9/11's aftermath
Col. Mike Ross, deputy brigade commander, joins in the music Dec. 23, 2004, during the Christmas Eve festivities with other soldiers at Camp Gunslinger in Baghdad. (Democrat-Gazette file photo) Like many Americans of his generation, John Reinold absorbed the carnage of 9/11 in real time from a classroom. The Dover High senior's mythology teacher had just turned on the television when footage showed an airplane strike the World Trade Center in New York City.
Art museum on track for '22 opening
Work continues Thursday in Little Rock on the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, formerly the Arkansas Arts Center, with the facility’s reopening scheduled for May 2022. More photos at arkansasonline.com/416arts/ (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staton Breidenthal) The revamped Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts will reopen to the public in May of 2022, officials announced Thursday, a date that aligns with the long-held timeline for finishing what has become a $142 million project.
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts to open in May ‘22
Victoria Ramirez, executive director of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, speaks Monday Jan. 25, 2021 in Little Rock during a press conference to announce the new name of the former Arkansas Arts Center. More photos at arkansasonline.com/126arts/.
Senators approve nursing home bill
FILE - In this March 23, 2020 file photo, Gov. Asa Hutchinson, right, speaks in Little Rock, Ark. Hutchinson said Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, he will not back former President Donald Trump if he runs for the White House in 2024, saying “it’s time” to move on to different voices in the Republican Party.
LIVES REMEMBERED: Covid-19 continues to exact a heavy toll
Among the lives lost to the coronavirus in Arkansas in March 2021 were (top row, from left) John Zimpel, Marty Waldrop, Steven Cate, Sarah Jane Guzman, David Howard Jr., (bottom row, from left) Pamela Hummel, Linda “Faye” Strong, Jennifer Melton and Judy Stofferhan. A two-time All-American shot-putter. A Mabelvale man who wrote much of the state's tax code. A 36-year-old stage actor and mother of two.
Panel favors bill on nursing homes
Sen. David Wallace, R-Leachville, presents SB530 that would amend certain provisions of the workers comp law Monday March 29, 2021 at the state Capitol in Little Rock. The bill failed to get the needed votes to pass. More photos at arkansasonline.com/330leg/.
So many gone in a year of illness and isolation
Among the lives lost to the coronavirus in the year since the virus was first detected in Arkansas are these 80 people. More information about them is available at arkansasonline.com/livesremembered. On March 24, 2020 -- 362 days ago -- covid-19 claimed two Arkansans, the first known victims in this state. Since then, the virus has killed an average of 15 Arkansas residents a day, according to state officials. The total passed 5,500 Wednesday.
5,252 virus deaths leave state grieving
About 33 Arkansans on average died each day from covid-19 in December and January, record numbers that left deep imprints of grief on surviving relatives and friends. Among them: A police officer. A cheerleader coach. A car mechanic. A south Arkansas doctor who, at home and at the family practice, was rarely separated from his wife in 46 years they were together. A former trucker whose wife acknowledged that they took the coronavirus "lightly" and urged others not to do the same.
AG's opinion says coroners' reports public
Coroners' reports, including certain identifying and medical information for people who died with covid-19, are public under Arkansas law, a state attorney general's opinion released Wednesday says. Rep. Les Warren, R-Hot Springs, sent Attorney General Leslie Rutledge a request for the opinion just over six months ago at the behest of Garland County attorney John Howard. State legislators are among those who can receive attorney general opinions under Arkansas law.
Arkansas Arts Center rebrands with return to original name
Victoria Ramirez, executive director of the Arkansas Arts Center, points out details in a rendering Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, while giving a tour of the renovations and expansion underway at the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff) The Arkansas Arts Center has rebranded as the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, a callback to its original name from more than 80 years ago, as construction teams continue to revamp the downtown Little Rock museum.
Teacher, ex-mayor among covid taken
68-year-old nurse. A 62-year-old police sergeant. A couple in their early 90s, married more than 70 years, who died 13 days apart. Nine months into the covid-19 pandemic, Arkansas has lost nearly 3,200 people to the disease caused by the new coronavirus. That’s more fatalities than the nation suffered at Pearl Harbor or in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Lawsuit tossed on nursing home bid
A Pulaski County judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by an Atlanta man who challenged the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ first-of-its-kind decision to reject his bid to acquire two nursing homes in late 2019. The case followed the abrupt shuttering of nursing homes in Hope and Horseshoe Bend a year ago, which forced the hasty relocation of more than 60 residents to other facilities before food and medical supplies ran out.
LIVES REMEMBERED: Crafter, singer, anglers among virus's taken
A former president of the Marshall Islands, 80, living in Springdale. A 53-year-old Brinkley musician and teacher. A European grand opera singer, 95, who migrated to Little Rock. A 73-year-old North Little Rock plant and garden enthusiast. They are among some 2,337 Arkansans who have lost their lives since March to the disease caused by the coronavirus.
Ballots for 636 lack ID details
Absentee ballots come out of a printer on Wednesday Sept. 16 2020 at the Benton County Clerk's Office. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Flip Putthoff) Several hundred Pulaski County voters whose absentee ballots were set aside because of missing photo ID copies or certain signatures will have until midday Monday to fix or "cure" their ballots so they can be counted. The voters may have been contacted by county election officials by phone, email or mailed letters.
Firm to pay $6.5M to settle billing fraud case
A Missouri-based nonprofit that was once Arkansas’ largest provider of Medicaid-funded mental health services will pay $6.5 million in civil settlements to the state and U.S. governments for fraudulently billing taxpayers, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s office announced Thursday.
LIVES REMEMBERED: 'Hardest thing' for mom was last talk
A 73-year-old Little Rock woman who enjoyed volunteer work, travel and exercise. A longtime Baptist preacher, 67, who was a stroke survivor in a Little Rock nursing home. A 52-year-old Eudora rice mill worker who shared a mobile home with his mother -- until they were hospitalized 175 miles apart with coronavirus complications. Deaths tied to the covid-19 global pandemic are no longer rare in Arkansas.
LIVES REMEMBERED: State covid-19 toll for August - 339
Among the lives lost to the coronavirus in Arkansas in August 2020 were (top row, from left) Violet Lawson, Juan Palacios, Ellen Ford, Dr. Roy Lee, Bruce Hutcheson, (bottom row, from left) Clint Watson II, John Louis Berry Sr., Ester Simpkins and Don Weeks. A 30-year-old security captain at a Conway hospital. An El Salvador native in his mid-80s who moved to Siloam Springs in April. A 76-year-old Jasper woman who sang with a country music band, and played guitar and bass.
Pair says nursing-home sales tied to profit-sharing deal
The married couple behind the failed nursing home chain Skyline Health Care struck a profit-sharing deal with one of the firms that took over their Arkansas properties, they said in court filings. The allegation suggests Joseph and Rosie Schwartz of Skyline maintained financial ties to nursing homes they sold to Infinity Healthcare Management amid a state criminal investigation.
Wisconsinite faces child-abuse charges
A Wisconsin woman was arrested Sunday in Izard County on allegations that she abused a 1-year-old, the sheriff's office said. Brittney Vasey, 25, of Clayton, Wis., was arrested at a residence in Oxford, where she has stayed for several months, according to a news release issued by Chief Deputy Charley Melton. Deputies responded to West Spring Hill Road after receiving one call about a domestic disturbance and another saying that Vasey was abusing the child.
Police: Mansfield men arrested after 100 mph chase
Garlin Miller, left, and Thomas Cantrell Two Mansfield men accused of leading police on a high-speed chase - with one shooting at an officer during the pursuit - were arrested after they shook the tail only to return to the original crime scene, police said. Thomas Cantrell and Garlin Miller were arrested at their South Division Avenue home, where an officer had first responded shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday after hearing gunfire, Police Chief Wayne Robb said.
2 teens killed, another injured in Magnolia crash
Fatal wrecks in Arkansas Two 14-year-olds died and a third minor suffered injuries after a Freightliner struck their pickup Monday morning in Magnolia, according to troopers and the local coroner. The teens were in a Chevrolet Colorado hit by the tractor-trailer when the Colorado turned onto U.S. 79 from a private drive shortly before 6 a.m., according to a preliminary crash report. The male driver and a male passenger died, and a female passenger was injured, the report says.
Wisconsin woman arrested in Arkansas after alleged abuse of 1-year-old
A 25-year-old Wisconsin woman was arrested Sunday in Izard County on allegations that she abused a 1-year-old, the sheriff's office said. Brittney Vasey, of Clayton, Wisc., was arrested at a residence in Oxford, where she has stayed for several months, according to a news release issued by Chief Deputy Charley Melton. Deputies responded to West Spring Hill Road after receiving one call about a domestic disturbance and another alleging that Vasey was abusing the child.
2 homes hit in Little Rock gunfire
Police found dozens of bullet casings outside along Ludwig Street after two homes were struck by gunfire Sunday night, according to a police report. A female child was one of several people inside the homes, police said. Officers responded to the 4300 block of Ludwig Street around 11:45 p.m. after several reports of shots fired, the report says. One bullet hit one of the homes, entering through the front porch and striking several appliances in the kitchen, police said.
Little Rock man shot, injured outside home, police say
A Little Rock Police Department vehicle is shown in this file photo. A Little Rock man suffered non-life-threatening injuries from a shooting outside his home Sunday evening, police said. The 42-year-old man, who suffered apparent broken bones and gunshot wounds in his bicep, thigh and ankle, was "unable to provide substantial information" about the shooter when officers arrived at the 1906 S. Pulaski Street residence shortly before 7 p.m., a police report says.
Man arrested after Little Rock bar shooting
FILE — A Little Rock Police Department vehicle is shown in this file photo. A 25-year-old man was arrested following a Sunday night shooting at a southwest Little Rock bar that injured a 26-year-old, police said. Authur Palos-Bahena was booked at the Pulaski County jail on a fleeing charge after officers said he ignored orders to get on the ground and tried to run away, a police report says.
State police: Crashes on Arkansas roads kill 4
Fatal wrecks in Arkansas Four people died in separate wrecks on Arkansas roads, including a Branson, Mo., man who was killed after crashing a Polaris Ranger Saturday afternoon, troopers said. Eddie Griffin, 51, was driving the four-wheel drive off-road vehicle south around a curve on Carroll County 614 in Green Forest when he lost control while avoiding another vehicle shortly after 4:30 p.m., according to a preliminary crash report.
Cop impersonator sought in Paragould, police say
Police lights are shown in this file photo. Paragould police warned that a man driving a Dodge Charger may be impersonating law enforcement. The suspected impersonator stopped a driver Sunday afternoon on U.S. 49 near Paragould Medical Park, the police department said in a Sunday night Facebook post. The driver who had been pulled over "immediately noted details that caused them to doubt that the individual was a law enforcement officer" and then contacted the police department.
Woman dies after vehicle overturns in creek, troopers say
Fatal wrecks in Arkansas A 29-year-old Nashville woman died early Sunday after the vehicle she was driving overturned into a creek north of Hope, troopers said. Christina Marie Hines was driving a Ford Edge south on Arkansas 73 shortly before 4 a.m. when the vehicle left the road, struck a guardrail and overturned in the creek, a preliminary crash report says. No one else was in the vehicle, the report says. Troopers reported conditions as clear and dry at the time of the crash.
State's July covid-19 deaths surpass 175
More than 175 Arkansans died of covid-19 in July, the Arkansas Department of Health said last week, dozens more than the 137 who died a month earlier. Most were among groups the pandemic is most likely to kill: the aged, the less healthy and those who live or work in close quarters -- nursing homes, prisons, poultry plants and other factories. Numbers and risk factors don't, however, reveal much about the individual Arkansas lives lost.
Searcy man pleads innocent to rape, sex assault charges
James Harris is shown against a background of police lights. Harris' photo courtesy of White County sheriff's office A 32-year-old Searcy man has asked to plead innocent to rape and sexual assault charges on allegations that he abused two children. James Harris faces one count of rape and multiple counts of sexual assault, all felonies, the filings show. He waived his right to an arraignment and in a letter asked the court to enter his plea of innocent to all charges.
North Little Rock man dies after Sunday crash
Fatal wrecks in Arkansas A North Little Rock man died after a three-vehicle crash early Sunday morning in Little Rock, troopers said. Earnell Barrow, 26, of North Little Rock was driving a Toyota Corolla south on Geyer Springs Road, near Myerson Drive, according to a preliminary crash report. The Corolla rear-ended a Dodge Ram, lost control and veered into oncoming traffic, striking a Ford F-150 head-on around 3 a.m., the report states. The Ram rolled over after being rear-ended, troopers said.
Police: Little Rock shooting injures 16-year-old
A Little Rock Police Department vehicle is shown in this file photo. A 16-year-old boy was shot twice early Tuesday in Little Rock, police said. Officers arrived at an apartment complex at 5400 Stanley Drive shortly after 3 a.m. after receiving reports of a shooting, according to a Little Rock police report. They found the teen laying on the sidewalk with his chest covered in blood and bullet wounds in his chest and right arm, the report states.
Shootout at Little Rock gas station injures 2, police say
FILE — A Little Rock Police Department vehicle is shown in this file photo. A shootout early Tuesday at a Little Rock gas station injured at least two people, police said. The shooting began just after midnight at the Exxon, 5223 S. University Ave., when four gunmen emerged from a red Pontiac G6 and shot at another person, a witness told investigators, according to a report by Little Rock police.
Sheriff's office: 8 dead puppies dumped on Arkansas 10
FILE - A Pulaski County sheriff's office vehicle is shown in this file photo. Eight dead puppies found last week along Arkansas 10 were "believed" to be drowned and then dumped, according to a Pulaski County sheriff's office report. The puppies - seven of which are estimated to be 3 to 4 months old - were found along a stretch of the highway spanning from Ferndale Cutoff Road to the bridge crossing at Lake Maumelle, according to the incident report.
Troopers: Woman, 41, dies after pickup strikes tree in Marion County
Fatal wrecks in Arkansas A St. Joe woman died after the pickup she was riding in struck a tree in Marion County on Monday, troopers said. Misty Dean, 41, was a passenger in a Dodge truck that drove left off an embankment along U.S. 62, about one mile west of Pyatt, and struck a tree shortly after 9:30 a.m., according to a preliminary crash report by state police. Troopers described conditions as clear and dry at the time of the wreck.
Paragould pair charged with child rape
Shanny Lee Grady, 44, and Carleena Marie Hawkins, 42. A Paragould couple is in the Greene County jail on child-rape charges after a boy told Paragould police the pair had been sexually abusing him for months. According to arrest affidavits, the boy met with investigators on June 10, and said he had been abused by the couple since sometime in March. He told police the last incident had occured two days earlier.
Troopers: 3 Arkansans die in weekend crashes
Fatal wrecks in Arkansas Crashes on Arkansas roads killed three people over the weekend, troopers said. Jade Sain, a 37-year-old Cotton Plant woman, died after a Kia Sportage driven by a minor turned onto U.S Highway 70 in Biscoe without yielding on Saturday, according to a preliminary crash report by state police. The Sportage struck a Dodge Ram driven by Sain shortly after 5:30 p.m., the report states.
Police: 4-year-old killed in shooting at west Little Rock hotel
FILE — A Little Rock Police Department vehicle is shown in this file photo. A 4-year-old child died early Monday morning at a west Little Rock hotel in what is being investigated as an "accidental shooting," a police department spokesman said. Police responded to a shooting at Extended Stay America - Little Rock at 600 Hardin Road shortly after 4 a.m. Monday, according to the dispatch log.
Court filing: Patient funds spent by firm
A former owner of five Arkansas nursing homes seized last year by the state now faces a felony charge accusing him of spending thousands from residents' personal accounts to cover business costs, court filings show. Medicaid fraud investigators accused Keith Head of transferring more than $43,000 from the resident trust fund account at Prescott Manor to the nursing home's accounts for payroll, operating costs and petty cash.
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