WALKING

Are you going to follow my blog you will have seen that one of the issues I have been interesting has been the dispute over who has Lleida sacred art from the Gaza West. I always discussed this as a simple fan and recognizing that there is nothing I understand. But the issue that concerns me and it hurts me to see that things are being done directly and in the end, prevail obscure interests that hide the truth.

Looking on the subject, I found a blog which speaks very well, and-the topic. This is the blog of Aleix Barbera Gine http://eixrestaura.blogspot.com/ Nathan holds a Diploma in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ESCRBCC), specializing in sculpture. Therefore, a connoisseur of art topics. When I asked permission (and very generously gave me) to be able to use information from your blog telling me there was a book that studied the issue very well and is provided for you if someone is interested in deepening on the subject. The book is as follows:

CASANOVA, Eugene.'s Plot. The plot in the segregation of the diocese of Lleida and litigation artwork. Farmer Editors. Lleida, 2008.

From today, and for a few days, I ll bring some of the blog entries of Aleix Barbera, while encouraging you to go to your blog, which I consider very interesting.

Tags: Art , Museum of Lleida

El Gaucho bataraz, humorous character of the province of Entre Rios (Argentina), explains things recited funny, but always with a background in social. In this video satirizes a little about how they do the census. Have a fun!

The car climbed up the road, panting a bit. The slope was getting stronger. Parelleta was Friday and get ready to spend a weekend intensive. The first weekend that they would be alone.

And the sun shone splendid in that winter afternoon. Inside the car was a nice and calentoreta off a cold. At the bottom of the mountain landscape wore a snow white new, spotless. Everything was like watching a movie Yankee those dreamy landscapes where parelleta escapes to live their love story.

He was about 26 and she about 22. You could tell they were in love. Occasionally they stopped and did photos later uploaded to Facebook, as do all the guys now. I felt a little envious to see them.

They came to the house of the mountain that had left a friend. Unloaded the bags and entered the car. It was cold, very cold. The first thing they did was turn on the fireplace and a good fire. They sat there before, there was a mat and they caress and kiss for a while. They were happy.

He seemed half donkey, for the things he said and did. It was evident that he did to impress his girlfriend. She had prepared sandwiches and ate them right there before the heat of the fire. Had an unopened bottle of red wine, some fruit and a small music player that launched a soft melody. It was the prelude to a very romantic weekend.

Between one thing and another had already dark. They prepare the beds and hang the clothes they wore little in the cupboard between kisses, caresses and tender words. Well agafadets returned to the fireplace, and the clothes were removed. They make love with passion and it seemed they were in heaven. The first could be a weekend alone and in a beautiful place. Enjoy the moment, the place and enjoyed one another.
Then everything happened very fast. Suddenly they heard a thud and strong. As if something had fallen on the ground. They looked at each other a little scared. React without a blurry white figure and had bewildered her. Motionless. Silent. Immense. They get stronger with each other and were stuffed in a corner of the room, terrified and waiting for what could happen next. The figure did not move. There was no reaction. Do not know what I could want or what I could do. They wanted to call but no voice came out of the throat and paralyze the body and brain.

It was true, then, that ghosts exist. So what was nothing more than a ghost, just as in the movies came out. Gradually they were reacting and he came to remove the phone from his pocket and began to take pictures as a reflex of defense. I thought maybe if something was running, or who knows what! Also thought about phoning someone, but did not have time for that and started to move them closer to you.

The had a meter and observed that white mist distinguishing between a human skeleton. Could count all his ribs and bones of the hands and legs were very evident. As children they had seen a thousand times the scene with the corresponding musiqueta frightening and helped put the willies. It was a ghost book. So what they had seen in the tales they had read over and over again. Had read a thousand times that ghosts appeared to the great castles and abandoned houses, distant and lonely. But never thought that those stories were true and size were larger than they were supposed to scare children stories or scary books fill pages.

The ghost seems to have bothered filming, because a few seconds disappeared. Both stunned and excited. We had seen and it was true. He boy, besides, he had irrefutable proof.

Current and quickly took the bags, jumped in the car and go back home quiet environment, yet well remade the scare. The girl asked for the phone to her boyfriend in order to see the photos of the ghost. Current would teach them a journalist and maybe even in a book could do that might sell well.

Parelleta But that never came home. Your car will never find anywhere. They were looking for them everywhere and nothing. Disappeared forever without a trace.

From now on I hope nobody bother me. I take them mobile, I sit in front of the laptop and I sent this story (exactly as you read) to TODAY.

All know that ghosts exist and they should not mess with them or bother them too much. Everyone was warned.

Tags: LITERATURE

For the record, this note is not to defend anyone. I do not need and not enough to just know already. I mean some statements that socialists do day in, day out, on the government of Mas since have left the Government. Or 100 days apart or anything. Frontal attack on the first day and wear as permanent.

Today I listened Quim Christmas " and accused denies any fanfare Mas create "alarm" to justify the cuts . " Man, Mr. Christmas, you guys ruled this country for a good many years (and still ruling in Madrid) and it is assumed, therefore, that they must take some responsibility and have left things. Many cobwebs in the box, and much much fanfare in half that now must be completed as those which have just arrived.

Originally the word "cynicism" had no negative which is the present and I'm a little sorry I have to use it well. But how to understand. You are a cynical, about crooks, liars, some cheeky, some obscene and a deformed reality. We all know what happened, because we have suffered over the years, the tripartite government. Debauchery? Dragon Khan? Campi-who-can? Double standards? ... Say it as you want, but the reality is that n'estàvem very tired of you and the people of Catalonia said it clear enough in the polls.

So now we come with bad excuses and defenses Numantino payable based on lies and cynicism pounds. As I argue that Mas and I say that I did not vote. But at least we have to wait and see what it does and where strip. Circumstances force him (Madrid and is part of the circumstances, do not forget) to make things very unpleasant and cuts that do not like any government that comes with new projects and wanting to do things and now it is the fault of all the newcomers have ...

From Madrid, for example, say the fault autonomy of overspending and deficit we carry. Mr. Felipe González, today made ​​another clear exercise of cynicism now advocates to abolish Provincial authorities says they are "redundant." They did not have time to do it when they governed?

Mr. Christmas (and gentlemen of the opposition in general) give a time outside the current government, and in such difficult circumstances in which they had assumed the government. And do not be so cynical. Because of you I call it cynicism. Clear and Catalan.

Tags: POLITICS

Bishop Samuel Ruiz died at the age of 86 years. Maybe it was a person known in Europe too, but it is in Latin America. The prelate was recognized as the foremost exponent of liberation theology in Mexico and a great defender of human rights of indigenous people during the 40 years he was bishop of San Cristobal, Chiapas, one of the poorest states and more original population .

For his commitment and his role as a mediator in the 1994 Zapatista uprising, Samuel Ruiz was awarded the Simon Bolivar UNESCO in 2000.

After the armed uprising of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), Ruiz acted as a mediator between the guerrilla movement led by Subcomandante Marcos and the government.

The bishop supported the demands of the Zapatista armed uprising, health, food, land or justice but always pointed out that he did not share the use of weapons because they did listen.

With the mediation of the bishop, the parties reached an agreement in 1996 for the care of the demands of the rebel group, which reported after the failure of the government without ever demobilize, but since then performed activity some armed.

His intervention in this conflict cost him death threats that led to the assignment of an escort but also earned him a nomination for the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1994.

"With the death of Samuel Ruiz is a tough place to fill (...) is and will forever undisputed benchmark for social cohesion, distinguishing which unfortunately suffers from the current Catholic hierarchy," said the bulletin 'leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).

Ruiz activism to improve the conditions of indigenous people in Mexico and throughout Latin America became a beloved figure in Chiapas and Mexico.

He got to learn to speak four languages ​​majority originating in Chiapas: Tzotzil, Tzeltal, Chol and Tojolabal.

In 1989, he founded the Human Rights Center Fray Bartolome de las Casas, the NGO with more credibility and weight to Chiapas.

However, their positions also led to frictions with most governments, local chiefs and the more conservative wing of the Mexican church and the Vatican.

As a tribute, I have some words that are dedicated Marine Taibo, a Mexican photographer

Our fear is lucha hacernos Listen, y gobierno Cry evil smugness and cover with Cannons sus ears.
Our lucha por el hambre is, the bad and gives Lead gobierno y papel de los nuestros hijos estómagos.
Our lucha por un techo is worthy, and evil destruye gobierno y nuestra nuestra historia home.
Our lucha por you know, evil and ignorance reparte gobierno y Desprecio.
Our lucha por la tierra is, and evil Government offers cementerios.
Our lucha por un trabajo justo y is worthy, and evil gobierno y vende cuerpos purchase and vergüenzas.
Our fear is lucha life, and evil as gobierno offer muerte future.
Our fear is the lucha RESPECT to our Right to gobernar and gobernarnos, and evil in them more gobierno impone the ley de los menos.
Our lucha por la libertad para is the pensamiento and walking, and evil gobierno y Pone Tombs jail.
Our lucha por la justicia was, and the Government is evil criminals and fills asesinos.
Our fear is lucha history, and evil Government proposes olvido.
Our lucha por la Patria is, and evil gobierno Dream with the flag and the tongue extranjeras.
Our Struggle is for peace, and war and evil Government Announces Destruction.
Viva Jtatic Samuel Ruiz

Tags: Church , indigenous , Mexico , Samuel Ruiz

He invented the "café para todos", which for years seemed he could do well, after all it has been a total disaster. The disillusioned have been added to the path these years and now we are many. Majority. Of all colors. From here and there. Now they see it was pointless and only made it to lower aspirations historical nationalities and diluted with artificial leveling.

Remember that joke that was made in Russia, where inhaled that everyone was equal? He says he had a teacher who told the students that they should all be equal. And since there were still higher than those of others, higher cut legs to make them all the same height. Here goes more or less equal. Do not let everyone make their way and had some legitimate aspirations to be different. Only aspired to level, not by Dante, but for low leveled. There was never believed to equality but has believed in uniformity. Has aspired to be all uniform and not realize that there are kids in high school, low fat, thin, ready, donkeys, workers, lazy ....

And now everyone is convinced that this attempt has not worked at all, what should we do? In a normal country (I mean as normal sane person understands that word and not as some understand it) now would be the time to rethink things openly and clearly. It is time to ask what everyone wants to be. But that makes them so great a horror that comes into your head and speak only re formulate the status of autonomy and do as they did with the statute: spend the Ribot to leave it inoperative. There is, but not useless.

Someone told me that the state of the autonomies choked with coffee. Both coffee for everyone, whether they wanted it, as have drowned. Some did not want to be the autonomy they had to swallow hard. I really wanted to that they do not give. Been invented historical nationalities have created autonomous ridiculous in every way (let me not mention names out of respect, but you all know what I mean).

What I was born to mean the difference between Catalonia and the Basque Country with Spain was no longer a differentiating factor. For if had any doubts, then came the F-23, which ended the joke and spawned the LOAPA that shape political coup that had attempted to arms.

What have they achieved? I think they have only succeeded in creating independence as they years passed. And much disappointment and dissatisfaction. Well, they do!

Tags: Autonomy , Cafe for All , Catalonia , Spain

Francis Chapel is a dissident. He is an air traffic controller and hides are privileged to say in an interview that ABC did the day 09/08/2010 and worth

Drivers are privileged and they do not want to admit it. They went on a wildcat strike and it still fishtailing. Now it seems that touches the machinists go on strike Renfe. Tomorrow will be another of those groups who have power to paralyze a city or a country. Without denying the right to strike, we should ask if it is good if you do not use and abused on many occasions, as this crisis we are suffering brutal.

When millions of people can not work or have jobs and salaries "junk" it's time to strike? I analyze some of the reasons that allege to make I do a laugh. Today heard a driver who complained of the lack of comfort of the seats of the train ... a sick joke! And then they want us to take them seriously.

It might be time to end outdated and privileges inherited from times good times. Maybe they should not be so picky about certain groups being more supportive of other workers who have conditions much worse than them. Okay defend its own rights acquired, but it would be nice to be a little solidarity with those who do not even have rights, some thought should have no right to work, or home, or food, or decent living ...

Strike is the easiest. Too easy. And if you have great bargaining power is even more so. It seems to me that this right should be reserved only for extreme situations. Perhaps Miss did look ...

Tags: Rights , Jobs , Strike

These days it has released the film "Gods and Men" director Xavier Beauvois, winner at Cannes. It is the story of the small community of contemplative monks (Cistercian) monastery of Tibhirine (Algeria). This community suffered, like many other religious journalists, foreigners and good people of the Algerian people, the violence that reigned in the early nineties in the country. Seven monks of the community were killed in May 1996.

Thanks to who left written testimony we know that was his life and the way they go at three years. Chose to remain in Algeria, alongside their Muslim neighbors, even knowing the danger posed to their lives. It was not easy, but it was consistent with his monastic vocation lands of Islam.

They were living witnesses of God's love to human beings beyond cultures, races, religions, vocations, etc.. For that "... when in God sight ..." (as in cherge-called Christian community prior Tibhirine in his written testimony for over a year before he died and that is really the spiritual testament of that community) boundaries dissolve.
(Excerpt from Eclesalia Informative)

"When God is seen in a ...

If I spent a day-and that day could be today, it was a victim of terrorism that seems to cover then all foreigners living in Algeria, I would like my community, my church, my family, remember that my life was given to God and country.

They accept that the One Master of all life could not remain oblivious to this brutal departure. To pray for me. How could I be found worthy of such an offering? Who can associate this death as so many other violent and abandoned indifference of anonymity.

My life has no more value than another life. Neither has in less. In any case, not the innocence of childhood.
I have lived long enough to know my accomplice of evil seems, unfortunately, prevail in the world than I could even play blindly.

I would now time to have that moment of clarity
let me ask for forgiveness from God and my fellow men and forgiving, while wholeheartedly, whom I had hurt.

I could not desire such a death. It seems important to proclaim it. In fact, I do not see how it could rejoice that the people that I love is accused, without distinction of my murder. Would pay a high price to be called, perhaps, the "grace of martyrdom" to a must-Algerian, whoever it is, especially if he says acting in fidelity to what he believes to be Islam.

I know the contempt with which it has been surrounded by Algerian prisoners globally. I know also the caricatures of Islam promoted by a certain Islamism. It's too easy to believe the conscience by identifying this religious way with the fundamentalist extremists of his. Algeria and Islam, for me are something else, a body and a soul.
I have won amply, I think, knows everything that I have received from them, often finding them in the thread of the Gospel which I learned on my mother's knee, my very first Church, precisely in Algeria and, since then, the respect for Muslim believers.

My death, of course, seem to agree with those who have treated me, lightly, naive or idealistic:
"Bon says now he thinks of all this!"
But they should know that it will be finally released my sharpest curiosity. Then I will, if God wants it, my gaze down from the Father to contemplate with him his children of Islam as he sees them, entirely illuminated by the glory of Christ, Passion Fruit, flooded by gift of the Spirit, the secret joy will always be, to establish communion and restore the likeness, playing with the differences.

For this life lost, totally mine and totally them,
I thank God that seems to have entirely wanted for this joy, and yet against.

In this THANK YOU which says it all, from now on, on my life, I will I include, of course, friends of yesterday and today, and you, friends here, next to my mother and my father, my brothers and sisters and all their families, ¡granted the hundred fold, as was promised!

And you too, friend of last minute, you do not know what you were doing. Yes, you also want this THANK YOU and this "A-God" in whose face I see. And that is granted reunite as happy thieves in Paradise, if God wants our Father, you and me.

¡AMEN! Inshallah!
Algiers, December 1, 1993
Tibhirine, January 1, 1994
Christian. +

Tags: Christianity , Church , Spirituality , Religion , Violence

This note is a supplement to yesterday, to put a touch of humor.

I now joke that il: well-illustrated, it seems to me that we are going to most that we use computers, cell phones and other modern tools and sophisticated of its kind. Without even realizing it in, do anything bland, regular, personal, unimportant and without grace, be transformed into important, important, public, known and published.

With mobiles, computers (one acquaintance of mine calls them "Location Monitor '), twitter, facebook and social networking extend our underwear and particularly the strings without any public shame or embarrassment. The maximum that "dirty laundry is washed at home" is no longer more. Now wash the street, on the set of TV, the radio, on social networks and all laundry is done. What once was hidden for modesty no longer hidden. With the usual large public and private is shared easily. I do not know if we have been accustomed to this change the TV programs with their heart where feelings arise, they criticize, come to light and the dissection is the most intimate of human beings, or what is due . The fact is that there has been a turnaround in this regard ..

Everyday life, what is normal to happen every day, like walking to work, eat, wash our face or go for a coffee so we present, we give importance, I tweet, you tweet, SMS and make it as big news announced that "at this time I am going on the bus", "I'm eating a Chinese" and I'm about to shower me.

This is good or bad? I do not know. Yes I know, but it is symptomatic of what people are much more uninhibited, more free () and more spontaneous. We commend publicly the Face and say that we know the world. Where will all this lead? Nor do I know. Perhaps a universal Wikileaks engulfing us like a flood ....

Tags: Information , Internet , MEDIA , Social Relations

A casket fourteenth century, one of the works in dispute.

The expected has arrived. You could see it coming. The Bishops Catalans have lowered pants off pressure from the Vatican in the litigation of art from the Museum of Lleida and today issued a joint communiqué calling for religious artworks vying Diocese Lleida-monsoon and Barbastre be given to the diocese of Aragon, as requested by the Vatican in February 2009 made in writing by the Vatican Secretariat of State and was sent to the bishop of Lleida, Joan Piris.

Our Bishops prove to be more Roman than the Catalans. Show little strength against the pressures and I as a Christian and Catalan, I can not understand this attitude. My bishops defend our stuff. It seemed so, but was not. That I call lack of dignity down the pants (or robe) and cowardice in front of some big powers (civil and ecclesiastical) who have pushed very hard.

Catalonia may not look much to the world. We are very small. But of course that does not look anything against the Vatican. This will show once again. And if this story are traitors within the same church Catalan, much better, so that the end result will be more hidden. It's like a Trojan, that the enemy was in the horse. You will get so many excuses as you want, but the artwork will not be our (as demonstrated quite well in recent documents did not want to accept as proof) if not remedied Catalan Government and firmness.

We will be small, we will be insignificant, we give the reason ... but at least we are strong and decent defensively what we strongly believe is ours. Unless you say we lost dignity, the only thing is the victim of injustice, the only thing you have left when you have taken everything. Catalonia has been known throughout history to defend and, through this, keep the language, customs, institutions and some international prestige. Do not let us take one more thing ... And the Bishops Catalan perhaps thinking of going to confess this grave sin of omission and cowardice that are showing.

Tags: Art , Church , Museum of Lleida

The riots, burning cars and vandalism that have occurred recently in Salt are a symptom of something. I will say that it is so obvious that it need not talk about it. Perhaps obvious and maybe some already have studied and analyzed. But if so, should disclose and explain more.This things to do and do not occur for no reason in particular. All this weekend were caused by the support of a group of young people wanted to give the boy a week ago fell from a fifth floor setback when trying to escape the police for stealing a motorcycle. This guy was seriously wounded and died today.

Should look for the reason of all this, that is, what counts, is understandable based, justified these facts. We should not deceive and hide your head in the sand. If we look at the causes and analyze something, we deceive ourselves and we mistaken.

The riots should not be an excuse. Do not be. You can not use a container to burn an unfortunate accident and cars. It is not fair, nor adequate, is simply an example of incivility, something that you're going more than enough lately. Behind all this there are some causes that we all have to find. The authorities must be the first to analyze and probably already have. But, besides the authorities should do the parties, the sociologists, the civic body and anyone who can contribute something. Because the mayor of Salt, alone, can not solve it. Such issues go beyond and become involved throughout society so that hot spots do not become a fire that can not be shut down.

Some reasons are clear: focus on certain neighborhoods or certain cities of immigration, poor economic and social conditions, lack of work, culture and education levels are quite low, because high school dropout these circumstances null and young future expectations, and some of them manipulated by unscrupulous people and criminals. Anything bad people fail to handle minors and try to fish in troubled waters.

Society there could be something more than it does. Judges should not hold criminals tens of firm convictions. The police should ensure much more than they do and prosecute those who know they are capable of destabilizing. but this alone is not enough. Ways should be sought new educational and social integration. Probably should try to find new ways and new ways.

All this costs money, wants to work, wants people with a lot of dedication, but you will pay more in the future. A friend of mine - in Massana Louis - who has dedicated his life to education and has been retired these days said in an interview he did: "Society is changing train people." Louis Massana has tried to Inter Municipal School Penedès was the same as in the clandestine fight the dictatorship: things change, transform. "It was what I wanted to do and what everyone at the time. Well, in concrete terms, what he wanted to do was to basically be free citizens, free, participatory and socially involved. This is the normal model, but then it was something alien and ... well, the fact is that we begin to have problems. "

Certainly he had problems, but I attest that the men and women who formed it have very grateful exce.lent and the result was, according to the same witness some students. This is the way it should be done urgently in this site.

Tags: Crime , Education , Education , School , Immigration , violent demonstrations , Salt , SOCIETY

SEVEN POEMS BIRTHDAY

T'ennueguis with no memories. Seven Keys

Set Portes sweep. You know well enough what is

behind each it again

the pretext of longing or negligence.

No amendments are already experienced life

and this reveals twilight balaix

new voices violating all limits.

Save the sad delete Secrets

the dark bottom of a pocket.

T'exclogui not wind their battles

neither the sea, their hobbies. Colr for you

new skin you open windows.

Do not feel too much pity on you.

Throw away the key and you learn even more.

Miquel Martí i Pol

Thanks to everyone that gave me happiness today, on my birthday.

Thanks to those with whom we have known for many years and thanks for coming back into my life.

All are important because they all gave me given your friendship, your love and all you gave me something.

I use a poem that has come with the compliments and I think it is very beautiful, like all of Martí i Pol.

Thanks to all and that we can celebrate many more in your life.

Tags: Anniversary , Miquel Martí i Pol , Human Relations

Today Pep Guardiola turns 40 years old. At age 63 I tomorrow. We are of the same sign, Capricorn-two, but if we do not know too much alike (in fact, I do not think too much of this horoscope). Few things you should join me and Pep, if not this be the same sign and were both in love with the club and football. There he stood, made ​​a profession and has made ​​a name and a well-deserved reputation in this world so complicated. For me it was just a hobby and I'm missing out because of quality and interest. But I spent a great time playing football and I've been satisfied with it.

But there is something you want to tell, making this anniversary. When I was young I played a modest club, we were going to play a small village of Bages, which was even smaller than the city of my computer: Solsona. The football club at that time was Solsona the category of Second Regional play and we played the same group of Guardiola. It was about 70-72 years. I remember very well the field, the various games I play and how well we passed. Not won for a penny: it simply came to look at three or four companions taxi, we paid and we had lunch in the field. We played the game, and with the same taxi, we returned to San Cugat, which was where we studied and residíem. We passed it well and it already had enough. Pep Probably because I had not seen them play in those years only had one or two and I do not think it was so early to go see football as ...

It's a simple story that I remembered today, while listening to the press conference he did. While listening was increasing my admiration for Pep. I liked as a player, I love coaching, but I like as a person. I think such a person more sir, largest and most admired club like Barca. I hope we last for many years and hopefully we still coach like him when he has gone.

He is a person with many more values ​​apparently are. Some of these values ​​are reflected immediately as input. But others are discovering as they analyze things, interviews, words, gestures, behaviors ... But if he'd highlight some say it is a simple person, humble, very respectful of others, working, common sense, intelligence Smart, sensible, humane leader, tenacious ... Work it, work for the players, and together make a team, making a pineapple few others and make best effort and quality of all, make a extraordinary team that sometimes verges on excellence.

For many years, Pep, and you have many more more from us and we can celebrate many victories as usual!

Tags: club , Football , Guardiola

According to the latest news from well-informed sources have learned that a man (?) That has recently removed the mustache and was able to show, therefore, quite a lot more expensive (because of which usually have) a publicly announced known for its large and bright ideas (with great bar and more shameless than it was usual).

It has been known that this man, when govern the PP, Rajoy think sending your altar cancel this invention autonomy (perhaps all would be nice to go on!) Spend so much and we can not afford in times of crisis like the present.

It has been known that nationalism is not something you like too (except "Spanish Nationalism", of course!). Therefore, we must make this a good time to cut back even more power and centralism that bad when they let go of their hands.

I have been known (although this has not been confirmed) who thinks give you all your life for president, and his sobresou to be a millionaire fotimer of boards and use the power still have. Also you will altruistically charge for its conferences and through the blizzards to help make the business his son Alejandro Agag ... the bold Africa (pobrets!).

And finally, I want to retrieve the text of his book which shows clearly that the words are one thing and another fact.

"The austerity, in its entendida Sense originates as sobriedad, sencillez and absence of gunfire, to be the first feature of comportamiento of them públicos and power of His servants. Lost the Sense of austerity is a Task that I propongo off to cabo. A Ruler must not be Never forgetting that each peseta spending the proceeds contribuyente money wasted and that should be considered as a atentado routed to democracy. Confieso that facing the gusto por las paraphernalia of power I find it much more attractive to the steel sencillez signal a distinctive behavioral areas. Criterio turn this into a habit muchos antidote against evil. "
Jose Maria Aznar. The Second Transition, p 65)

Españoles All: For Quixote ¡yo!

Yo was not independestista. Scribe it as well, in Spanish, in a tongue that I was educated in the Time of the Dictator and I Posted varios libros y and multiple Items with which I relate to friends and abounds with great conocidos. Not my mother tongue, it is the Catalan, and proud of me siento dominarla. Despite the already mentioned deposits. Does a ejemplo? When estudiaba bachillerato, the professor of biology at entarimado and I DID leave me wondering funcionamiento of the digestive apparatus, with them nervous Own Me shyness, to reach the point of hablar liver, Sali their designations Catalan me, "liver", and Solti the stingy me a teacher bofetada.

Yo was not independence. I always entendido that what algunos Llaman problem "Catalan" Reality is in the "Spanish problem." The majority of them that it hablán of Catalan as the rate facilities make it somewhat problematic from ignorance, ellos hablan a tongue alone. A former student, friend Now, hablaba Basque and Spanish, a vivir vino in Cataluña y ahora There is also the Catalan master perfectly. If a vivir fuera in Galicia, the Galician sure learn. Most problems. For a strict QUESTIONS confraternización.

Yo was not independence. Had the illusion (which, so parece, you come to iluso) that Podriamos leave ese del Estado de las suplicio dying Autonomy and construct a true federal estado. But it has been an entire CHEATING, CHEATING one of them policymakers de los Españoles y los Catalan conscious of soy ello. Yo Because independence was not pensaba them estúpidos ranging topics that y las nefandas Lies that Viertes Cataluña on the Media of communication carpetovetónicos, Now There is also the Constitutional Court, Seriana superados individuos fear them. But demasiados Citizens must hold fast to anticatalanismo Españoles be more narrow-minded. Where are the voices of my friends Españoles tantas times that I entrusted your habian Striving federalism, España por la plural?

Yo was not independence. And, what Debo hacer ahora? ¿Someterme to them Dictados of jurists who quiero unos imposing only the tongue, the indivisible Spain? Justamente, una vez mas los Españoles that hablan one dared to suggest, tongue in proposing to find that sort of more a language is a peninsula LOST tiempo, if not insulted. Wittgenstein decision that every tongue comprendemos with the world of a different way, but the Spanish State in the dirige uniformity. The cone of silence and tantos tantos Citizens of that seat without blinking.

I was not independence. But I never prometre'm that nobody would give me a slap for using the language in which my parents spoke little of the same with what I told stories to my children, which I wrote my most intimate texts, which I spoke of love and freedom. To me that does not count.

JOAN MARIA MINGUET BATLLORI
PhD in Art History from the University of Barcelona.
Professor of Contemporary Art History and Film History at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
President of the Catalan Association of Art Critics (ACCA)

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These days the news came out in the papers saying that two sisters, Gladys and Jamie Scott, sentenced to life imprisonment for the theft of eleven dollars armed, left prison a need for a kidney that will give you the other.

Before this news I do a few questions:

-Is it fair that an armed robbery of eleven dollars there is life imprisonment?

Do not be taken in the circumstances? These girls were convicted of the armed robbery of $ 11 for the two men who had a nightclub in Mississippi in 1993. Women had no criminal record, were very young at the time and it seems that the facts brought against his will.

-Is a compelling reason that gave the Governor of the State of Mississippi, Haley Barbour, chairman of the Republican Governors Association?. He said one reason for his decision was that dialysis, Jamie Scott was a financial burden to the state. Michael Shapiro, chief of organ transplants at the University Medical Center in Hackensack New Jersey, criticized the decision to impose a condition of release. He described the decision of ethics missed and probably is illegal.

-A matter of justice for a poor rich?

-When are impartial judges administer justice? There you go political or ideological reasons in their judgments?

In this case we could say that being free does a kidney!

• 24'5 million € allocated to the commuter State Budget for 2009, postponing until 2092 the implementation of the Plan of the Government of Neighborhoods and the City Council. € 71.9 billion for infrastructure in Catalonia is the planned amount, postponing until 2026 the implementation by the Ministry of Development of investment agreed upon with the Ministry in 2006, which had to be finished in 2012.
• 85% of public works in Catalonia budgeted by the state in 2007 has not been made. ADIF In August 2008 executed only € 139 million from € 914 million allocated.
• Catalonia receives less than 40% of the state public works from 2003 to 2007. Has asked the state public works amounting to 2% of GDP outside Catalonia, and 1.2% of GDP in Catalonia.
• 100% is the additional time it takes the train between Barcelona and the airport in 2007 compared to 1982. In 1982 there was a convoy live every 20 minutes to arrive at the airport in 10 minutes. In 2007, one out every 30 minutes and takes 20.
• 9% in 2007 remains Catalonia Catalan revenue for social. 91% of the revenue for social institutions in Catalonia in Spain is the 127 million € 140 m. admitted. The Catalans did not get anything out of the proceeds of Catalonia, and only 9% of what they are.
• 9.76% fiscal deficit is the highest in the European regions, especially when compared with other regions of Aquitaine (+2'31%), Midi-Pir. (+5'51%), Provence (+1'34%), Abruzzo (+13'65), Umbria (+1'08%), Sweden Oc. (-1'22%), southern Sweden (+0'73%), Yorkshire (+0'44%) E. Midlands (-0'46%), South West (+0'29%), Scotland (+5'49%), Rhineland-Pal. (-2'92%) Niedersachsen (-1'13%), Tejo, Lisboa (-1'95%). Castells concludes: "We therefore find that the European regions are treated differently. European regions of the same income level have a different tax balances with central public sector, depending on which are located in rich or poor countries. The richer the country is more favorable treatment is because this region is the poorest in terms of country. "
• 3.2 billion pesetas is the difference in revenue in the province of Barcelona between 1951 and 1956 Trias Fargas in 1960 revealed that the proceeds of the state in the province of Barcelona goes from 2.4 billion pesetas in 1951 to 5.5 billion in 1956, and spending in the same period goes from 1'1 to 0'7 billions.
• Barcelona contributed 147 million the state received in exchange and 16 in 1900, while Madrid is providing 112 and 166 received grids budget 1900: Madrid and get paid 112 million in state spending 166 million Barcelona provides and receives 147 million 16.
• € 0 for Catalan, Spanish for € 90 million. The Spanish government in 2008 spent 90 million € by the Instituto Cervantes. Government allocates € 0 in 2008 to promote Spanish language and culture abroad, when according to its Constitution (art.3) are "objeto RESPECT and Protection of special. "
• It cost € 2,622 each Catalan Spain in 2005. Every Catalan Spain paid more than € 2,622 received in state spending. This is the highest amount in ten years: € 1995-1355, € 1996-1340, € 1997-1494, € 1998-1593, € 1999-1771, € 2000-1451, € 2001-1840, € 2002-1775, 2003 € -2178, € 2004-2270, € 2005-2622.
• € 18,595 million, 10'2% of GDP deficit in 2005 Catalan. Figure is the highest in ten years: 1995-6'8% in 1996, 6.5% 1997 7% 1998-7'2 % 1999-7'7% 7'2% 2000,% 2001-7'6, 7'4-2002% 2003-9'1% -9% in 2004.
• 3.4 points less than bank deposits is Catalonia from 1987 to 2007. Madrid, 11 points. Catalonia had 19.3% of the bank deposits in the state in 1987 and down to 15.9% in 2007. Madrid had the 18'7% in 1987 and up to 29'7% in 2007.
• 29 Laws and Decrees against Catalonia in year and a half. Since January 2007 to May 2008, the state has legislated against the powers set out in the Statute.
• 104'6% of the national average in 2006, Catalonia has in wealth per capita purchasing power parity. Catalans The per capita income is 116% of the national average, but after the 'solidarity' to 104'6% lower in 2006. Catalan families transferred funds and have less buying power of the Spanish regions receiving: the position 4th before the 'solidarity' falls on the 9th then under Madrid, Basque Country, Navarre, Aragon, Castilla-Leon, Cantabria, La Rioja and Melilla.
• 9th among the CCAA by purchasing power in 2006. Catalonia falls below Melilla, while per capita income is the 4th. The effect of subsidies, taxes and state spending, and higher price level in Catalonia, which transfers wealth to the Spanish regions beyond.
• € 32,219 million is the Government's Budget for 2007. After 30 years of independence, and to 7.5 million, the Government has half per Scotland, in just eight years since independence has a budget of € 46,200 million.
• 36'5% voted yes to independence, 22% voted no (UOC 2008) Born at PPCC (43'6 Yes% No% 19'7), born in the rest of the country (Yes 20'6% No 25%), Barcelona (36'6% Yes, 25% No). For electorates, ERC (Yes 84%, not 3%), CIU (Yes 52%, No 15%), IC-Green (Yes 32%, No 22%), PSC-PSOE (Yes 25%, No 28%) , PP (Yes 11%, No 70%).
• Catalonia has lost six positions in IMD competitiveness in three years, down from 28 to 34 between 2003 and 2006.
• 73'3% is the average execution of public works of the state budgeted in Catalonia from 2001 to 2005. Every three years is as if one came in that had not reversed in Catalonia. John Rossell, National President of the Employers.
• 14'9% is budgeted for infrastructure investment in the State in Catalonia in 2007. Statute of Catalonia forced to invest 18'85%.
• 2.4% is investment by REE in Catalonia between 2008 and 2011. Catalonia consumes 19% of electricity, and has received investments in electricity infrastructure 4.9% in 2002, 3.8 in % in 2003, the 6'7% in 2004, the 14'1% in 2005, 6.5% in 2006.
• 30% more frequency in neighborhoods Madrid-Alcala in Barcelona Mataro. Away is the same, but the fare-ny Mataro is 40% more expensive than the Mad Alcala.
• Lose 1 point Catalonia between 1995 and 2005, down from 19'5% to 18'5% of GDP. Madrid wins a point, going from 16'5% to 17.5%.
• 12'7 million € in environmental measures for the Barcelona airport to Barajas 300 million. AENA has paid soundproofing 13,600 households in 12 municipalities around Barajas, but he has not paid any around the El Prat airport
• 7% of investment in electricity infrastructure have been made ​​by the State in Catalonia in 2006. € 510 million investment in REE, Catalonia has received 35-40 while generating the 16'16% of the electricity consumed in the 17'9%.
• 100% more, twice, has invested between 2001 and 2006 in the state of suburban Madrid to Barcelona.
• 39% of budgeted by the Ministry of Works in Catalonia are not. Another 19% of the works executed at a rate less than half the amount budgeted.
• 26% of jobs are Catalans higher degree in 2006, down from 26'6% in 2005, and becoming overcome by Spain. 35'1% of the jobs are of a higher degree of Madrid in 2006, college FP or 3rd grade. Catalonia lost, from 2005 to 2006, 5% of these jobs, 13,200, 46,490 and Spain as Madrid wins 201,050.
• 18.2% of companies with a turnover of more than € 20 million are Catalan. 47'8% of these companies are in Madrid.
• 20 KM of highways has made ​​the state the province of Barcelona in 1985-2005. Has made ​​600 miles in Madrid.
• 27% of the subsidiaries of multinationals are in Catalonia, 50% in Madrid in 2007.
• 32 of the 50 largest companies are in Madrid in 2007.
• 0'90 10,000 km of highway access Catalan, Spanish 2'35 10,000 km in 2007. Toll roads in, 0'92 10,000 Catalan km, 0.59 km to 10.000 people. Includes motorways made by the State as the CCAA
• 0'53 KM highway Free State 10,000 Catalans to 10,000 KM 1'63 Spanish toll roads in the state to 10,000 KM 0'64 Catalan, Spanish 0.48 KM 10,000. In 2007.
• 11'98% are real investments in Catalonia from 1991 to 2006 the Ministry of Public Works.
• € 3084 for Catalan, Madrid 4278 was budgeted for the Ministry of Public Works between 1997 and 2007.
• 4 points lost Catalan GDP per capita from 1995 to 2005. Unsubscribe from 123% to 119% of the average, taking the whole state as 100.
• 5'9% of highways under construction in 2008 by the state are in Catalonia. Ministry of Public Works constructed 2008 1321 KM of highway, of which 78 in Catalonia.
• Catalan 69% of imports are from outside the state in 2005. Matter Catalonia in 2005 the rest of the state amounting to 30,570 million euros, and the rest of the world valued at 67,449 million .
• 46% of Catalan exports in 2005 were outside the state. Catalonia exports to the rest of worth 50,514 million, and the rest of the world 42,361 million. The first Catalan customers are France, Valencia, Aragon, Madrid, Germany.
• 12% of public spending between 1986 and 2006 received Catalonia. Between 1986 and 2006 the Catalans are 16% of the population, 20% of GDP, 24% of the taxes paid, and receive 12% of public spending
• 31% of production is exported outside of Catalan in 2005, up 22% from 1995. Exports to the rest of the state are now 37% of Catalan and 20% in the cellar .
• 23'1% of the 5,000 largest companies in the state has Catalonia in 2007, down from 24'6% in 2006. Madrid rose from 28'8 to 30'7%. If you have billing, the Catalan has dropped from 18.2% to 17'9% and 47'6% of Madrid rose to 49'8%.
• 75 of the 5,000 largest companies in the state have lost Catalonia from 2006 to 2007. Landscape, Colonial, Samsung, Braun, United Biscuits, Ono ...
• 3 positions lost in Catalonia between 2006 and 2007 in the Human Development Index of the UN, down to the 18th. Spain up to the 13th, for the first time exceeded Catalonia, which has fallen between 2000 and 2007 from the 14th to the 18th while Spain has risen from 21st to 13th.
• Growth is 12th in Catalonia between 2006 and 2008 from the CCAA
• 6.5% is the percentage of the total European investment receives Spanish Catalonia between 1986 and 1993 in Spain, according to Ribas, receives between 1986 and 1993, a positive contribution of 3.6 billion pesetas Europe, the which corresponds to only 6.5% in Catalonia.
• 10-11% of Catalan fiscal deficit equivalent to Spain's 1995 Colldeforns for Autonomous Studies Institute, estimated that the fiscal deficit equivalent to 10-11% of Catalan, or 110,000 pesetas . per year. Spaniards have a fiscal surplus of 47,000 pts. / Inhabitant, "pesetas per 100 residents in Catalonia paid to the central government, go back, via spending, 70, for residents in the rest of Spain, for 100 115 pesetas paid go back. "
• 21% is the percentage of taxes paid by European Catalonia, but received only 8% of spending in 1991 Catalonia pays 21% of European taxes in Spain, and in return receives 8% of EU spending with a deficit per year and 9,000 pts. Catalonia, says Verges, provides in pesetas per 35% more than Spain and get 50% less. Spain brings in billions, 588, 883 get in and have a positive balance of 295, which is 50% of the amount initially provided. Catalonia contributes 123 billion in 69 receives, and has a negative balance of 54, which is 44% of the initial contribution. Spain receives twice the per capita Catalonia (22,690 against 11,438), with the result that each receives Spanish Europe 7573 pts., Catalan and each gives you 8,970 pts.
• Was 6% of GDP deficit in Catalonia in 1994 by Castles Castles estimated that in 1994 the fiscal deficit is around 740,000 million pesetas (between 687,500 and 781,700), around 6% of GDP. Catalonia, with a population of 15'56% and 19'05% of GDP, pays 19'29% of total public revenue, and receives the 13'66% of spending. If we take the average as 100 Spanish, Catalan each and get paid 123'95 87'79, ie pay 24% more than average, and receives 12% less.
• 9.76% of GDP deficit in Catalonia is a 22% increase in GDP than the Spanish average, while in the Paris region is 4.36% and 51% respectively is illustrative to compare this with the fiscal deficit other European territories, by relating their GDP per capita on average and their respective state's respective fiscal deficit: Catalonia, the Spanish average of over 22% of GDP, has a deficit of 9'76%; the Paris region than the French average 51% of GDP and has a deficit of 4'36%; Bavaria than the German average by 16% and the deficit is 3'53%, than in the Baden-Württemberg 18%, with a deficit of 4'38%, the South East than the UK average by 17% and has a deficit of 6'36% and the Stockholm region in Sweden than the average 21% deficit of 7'53%.
• 13.87% is the difference between the income generated Catalonia and disposable income at the end of the process, the distributional difference between the income generated Catalonia and disposable income redistribution is the end of the process, according to Lopez and Casanovas, the 8'83 % in 1973, the 10'85% in 1980 and 13'87 in 1990. The percentage of income transfers that Catalonia is increasingly high.
• 34% is the percentage of the final budget of the Government of the work required by the State According to the Chamber of Commerce of the work committed to Catalonia budget for 2006, the state only has bid 34%.
• 51.2% are the resources allocated to the Ministry of Culture in Madrid, while Catalonia is 2.8% from 1993 to 1996, the Ministry of Culture has allocated its resources 51'2% in Madrid and 2.8% in Catalonia. In Madrid corresponding five thousand francs per year, in Catalonia two hundred pesetas per year.
• 4 points under lies the public investment in Catalonia compared to the average state. Percentage of public expenditure on GDP fills in Catalonia between three and four points below the national average between 1995 and 2005.
• € 34 million is a grant received by the Consejo Superior de Deportes Madrid, Catalonia to 7.5 million while the Sports Council, between 2000 and 2005, most subsidized Madrid € 34 million, and with Catalonia € 7.5 million.
• 20% less than what they receive is Catalan students by way of scholarships in 2004 the Catalan students, who are 15% of the total, received 9% of the grants, and the amount is 20% lower than the national average.
• Is € 416 million investment in neighborhoods of Madrid, while Barcelona is € 153 million investment ministerial trains in Barcelona between 1995 and 2009 was € 153 million, 416 million € in Madrid.
• € 6,200 million is what the next expansion of the airport of Barajas had been budgeted at 1,033 million euros Barajas airport expansion, budgeted at € 1,033 million in 1999, has cost 6,200 million €. AENA has invested in Barajas, between 1992 and 2004, 57'8% of their total investment when traffic Barajas is 22'2%.
• € 316 for Catalan, Madrid in 2004 to 894 in 2004, the year of construction of the AVE to Catalonia to Andalusia Ministry invests € 1,198, 894 to Madrid, Aragon to 574, 407 for Spanish-La Mancha, and 316 for Catalan.
• 6 are multiplied times the investment in relation to El Prat Barajas From 1992 to 2000 the investment Barajas airport expended multiplied by six the El Prat airport.
• 135% of the population that would correspond to the receiving state Madrid at the start of democracy Madrid received 28% of public spending with only 12% of the population and 16% of income, while referred to the whole state, ie, a 135% of what would correspond to the population. In terms of comparison, the centralized France, Paris receives 40% above the figure that touches many people.

  In 1996, public investments in Madrid are divided equally between the central and state autonomy, while in Catalonia for three quarters of the Government, with the lack of a central government that invests in Catalonia, a third of the for Madrid and a quarter less than the Spanish average. The same year, the public investment of the central government in Madrid is 87,000 million pesetas., 17,400 pts. per, and Catalonia 47.000 million pts, 7833 pts. per capita.

• 12% investment in Catalonia of Spain between 1986 and 1997 when the population is 16% of the investment of public administrations as a whole in the years 1986-1997, Catalonia receives 12% when 16% is population and 19'5% of GDP, while referring to the whole state. Catalonia receives only 68.5% of the investment that would touch considering criteria of efficiency and mass population, and 61'5%, if we consider only the GDP. The investment should be made 45'8% higher. The percentage of actual investments made by the State in Catalonia, according to the Ministry of Finance for extractades Huguet not get any in the 7'65% which is what would correspond to the total population including regionalitzable portion. In the decade 1983-1993, the ministry is spending Statewide 158,112 pesetas. per, including Catalan, but these appear to only 80,239 pts. each.
• 218,855 million pesetas on Catalonia should have received in public investment from 1984 to 1996 the state's total public investment in Catalonia from 1984 to 1996, according to the General State Budget is '1 of 401,157 million pesetas. If he'd been in proportion to the population of the whole inverted five autonomous regions related (Andalusia, Canary Islands, Galicia, Valencia) will correspond 218,855 million pesetas.
• € 1,251 million would be nonexistent benefits of HST Madrid-Barcelona-France, 2,036 million euro deficit in the Madrid-Seville line benefits nonexistent Madrid-Barcelona-France outweigh the costs by € 1,251 million, counting time savings for travelers, reducing costs in other alternative means of transport, and decreased congestion and road accidents, antrum other factors. Applying the same criteria to the Madrid-Seville, the costs outweigh the benefits at € 2,036 million.
• 20.9% is the percentage of the resources generated by Catalonia on the total state tax system, the financial report of the Chamber of Commerce called attention to a remarkable fact: "Catalonia is the region generating more tax revenues for the state Spanish pesetas in terms of per capita (397,794 pts. / cap.) and in terms of percentage of total resources generated by the state tax system (20'9%). With regard to the regions 151, collects the Catalonia tax per room, 400,000 pts. / Cap., Over 200,000 pts. / Cap. (Year 1995). The tax burden in Catalonia for raising the income tax to GDP is 8'6%, while in the regions 151 is 6,3%. That is, a tax burden 27% higher in Catalonia than in other regions of the 151. "
• 22.1% of taxes collected in Catalonia in 1978, while spending was 13.1% Bricall 1978, relates the percentage of Catalonia in the overall state population (15'6 %), income generated (20'1%), taxes collected (22'1%) and government spending (13'1%), being also the social security deficit "Catalonia holds a 22'13%, receiving in contrast, the 17'39% of their expenses. "
• 25% of all taxes collected in the state were paid in 1959 Catalonia Pi i Sunyer, 1959, stated that Catalonia, with 12% of the population of the state is nearly 25% of the taxes collected.
• 9 times less received from the State University of Barcelona in 1933 in relation to the University of Madrid, the University of Barcelona in 1933, received a budget nine times lower than in Madrid.
• 14.25% of state investments received in Catalonia from 1984 to 1993 when its population was 28.6%, similar to the CCAA skills regionalitzables investments are made ​​in the period 1984-1993 at a rate of 6 Catalonia '72% of the state. If terms are compared to similar powers of the Autonomous Communities (Andalusia, Canary Islands, Galicia, Valencia), Catalonia receives 14'25% of this group, when its population is 28'6%.
• Contributed 19% of GDP Catalonia in Spain, while 6.4% received the 1933 Oak, in 1933, estimated that Catalonia, with 6.4% of area and 12% of the population, contributes to budget State 19%, and receives 5'6%. "Following what the statute provides, in 1933 earmarked for Catalonia 39'6 million pesetas, while assigning the same percentage as in other regions of proportion 105'1 million pesetas." It shows the Catalan railway has neither a kilometer electrified and double track there is in every sense of the railway from Barcelona to France, while the ports of Barcelona and Tarragona, which raise the total income of 42'6 Customs Marine, received an investment of 2.3% of the total state budget for delivery, which in Seville (14.6%), Cadiz (8'3%), Huelva (3.9%) Almeria (5.3%), Ceuta (2.4%), or Bilbao, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas, ports that receive the 7'2% each.
• 20% of state revenues were contributed by Catalonia, which means about 307 million pesetas in 1932 Fabregas in 1932, indicating that Catalonia accounts for 20% of revenue, about 307'7 million pesetas and 82 received "a citizen Catalan pay 123 pesetas while a citizen of the rest of the nation is only 60 pesetas per annum. Furthermore, an inhabitant of Catalonia perceived costs for the statutory annual sum of 48 pesetas habitat of the rest of the country perceives 75. "
• 341 pesetas each paid annual tribute to Catalan in Spain, a Catalan and not every 93 pesetas in 1925 According Llordà 1925 341 pesetas each Catalan pay a yearly tribute to the state, and each non-Catalan only about 93 pesetas. To pave Madrid, about 8 million pesetas for all roads in Catalonia, 6.5 million pesetas. In Catalonia, a public school for every 1,000 inhabitants, when the rest of the state, has three schools for the same amount of people. Spain has 32 official schools of arts and industries in their respective Catalonia, which is the most industrial region of the state, only three. Similarly, 20 trade schools who runs the state, correspond only to a Catalonia, where there correspond three, if we look at the population density and greater development of trade. Of the eleven universities in Spain, Catalonia has only one.

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is immersed in another world. A Dantesque world. A world that is afraid and ashamed for the fall. I felt ridiculous and you take the hair and quartos. If you have time and desire to change to it.

We warn you that today's post is very long and perhaps not to read it immediately. But because we have very much to see and where does the evidence of things. Put another way: the Catalans do not complain because, because we always cry victim and why. See it with your own eyes and see if you have liver and endurance to reach the final.

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We understand that the way autonomy is exhausted, the essential problem of the deficits that the nation suffers discrimination policy lies in the economic, cultural and social systematically acts against Catalonia in Spain, backed by constitutional design emerged since the transition, which prevents the people of Catalonia and its parliament decide the future of the nation, reducing the self to a mere administrative decentralization and strangling him detraient Catalan society every year more than 10% of GDP, more than 19,000 million every year to Spain and back. This fiscal imbalance is reproduced in an almost systematic in many other areas of the economy, infrastructure, utilities, technology, social goods, quality of life, ...

In this section we present some of.

• 33% is the percentage of public works awarded by the Ministry of Public Works in road investment from 2006 to 2012

  On 27 October 2005 the Government of Catalonia and the Ministry of State signed a protocol of road investment in the Ministry of Public Works is committed to invest 2,609 million on roads between 2006 and 2012 . Nearly four and a half years, investment real far awarded the agreements reached in 2005. The state has awarded only 33% of the scheduled works when there are only two years and ended the deadline for investment. Neither the additional third of the statute has fixed investment figures, at present, far from optimistic initial estimates.

• The decline is 4.7% of Catalan GDP in 2009 compared to 2008, when the national average fell by 3.8%

  According to the latest report from the Foundation of Savings (FUNCAS), Gross Domestic Product in Catalonia fell nearly 1% higher than the average for Spain in 2009 in relation to GDP in 2008. Catalonia also led the 2009 job losses with an overall rate of over 16%

• 2446.26 per year would correspond to an increase in the average pension if Catalonia has a Social Security system itself

  According to the study by the Foundation Study Circle Sovereignty was announced last June, the fiscal deficit of the Social Security of Catalonia was 3,644 million euros in 2007, which represents 1.85% of GDP. In this sense, for example, for 2007, the average pension in the Social Security system itself (Catalan) could have increased by 174.73 per month and 2446.26 per year. On an average annual pension of 9,856.84 euros would go to an average pension of 12,303.2 euros.

• 5 times the cost of Terminal 4 at Madrid Airport to Terminal 1 at Barcelona Airport

  Terminal 4 at Madrid airport, which was opened on 2006, cost 6,200 million, seven times more than it had budgeted a few years earlier when the work was planned. In contrast, Terminal 1 at Barcelona Airport has cost 1,258 million, five times less than the terminal Madrid, and was inaugurated this month over a year and a half late. This new terminal in Barcelona with only twice as a new train station in Madrid, Sol Station, also opened this month which cost 570 million euros.

• 37.72% of trains "obsolete" in all of Catalonia circulate, while only 9% in Madrid

  63 trains built in the 70s still circulating in Catalonia. This represents 37.72% of all the oldest trains still in operation in Spain. Of these, only 16, that is, 9.52% of all the trains of the state do in Madrid, which has a significantly lower long train "obsolete" that Catalonia.

• 2 times more public servants per capita is about Catalonia Extremadura

  8, 100 people work as frontier officials twice to get to Catalonia where 4 out of every 100 citizens. In Extremadura follow Castile, Aragon and Andalusia. Catalonia is the region with fewer officers per capita in all of Spain. Madrid is the region with most civil servants in Spain.

• 1000 million € more investment in neighborhoods is what wins in relation to Barcelona, ​​despite having less than 84 Km of roads

  According to plans by the Ministry of Development Suburban 2008-2015, investment in Barcelona will be 4000 million € in Madrid when will 5000 million €, while Barcelona is around 447 km and Madrid only 363 km. Also, the plan envisages the construction of 115 km of road in Madrid, while only 25 Km from Barcelona. It also includes the construction of 25 new stations in Madrid, while only 9 in Barcelona. Finally, note that the roads will quadruple in Madrid (66 km) and Barcelona, ​​only duplicates (88 Km).

• 64% is the percentage of revenue for social Catalans who stays in Spain in 2008

  In 2008 only 17 of the 47 million Catalans decided to allocate to social through their tax declaration on reverse Catalan NGOs. Catalonia, although the autonomous community more supportive of the state, with average taxpayers spend their taxes for this purpose by 12% over the whole of Spain, is constantly discriminated against Spanish administration Spanish NGOs priority over the Catalans.

• '6 5.229 million € more should have their taxes withheld Catalonia in 2008 by Statute

  Taxes paid by the Catalans, Catalonia could have recovered 2.4% of GDP, reducing the fiscal plunder only 8% of GDP if the statute had been accomplished in terms of public investment in the state. Spain, however, steal a hand to stop stealing the other: in 1992, Catalonia recovered 728 m. in taxes and lost 626 m. in 'sufficient funds', the 1997 tax on the gain was 931 m., loss in 'sufficient funds' 931 m., 2001, the gain in taxes totaled 3,908 m., the loss 'sufficient funds' of 3,684 m. The 'sufficient funds' for 2008 Catalonia is 2889 m., See how it becomes negative, although the statute met, plunder ... or just Catalonia.

Not too many days ago that talked about Warren Buffet and his philosophy of business. I am neither an economist nor understand anything about economics. But I like reading about the subject or listen to people who understand.

So I was struck reading the story of billionaire Warren Buffett was born on August 30, 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska and see what their investment philosophy.

Buffet is an investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, American, considered one of the largest investors in businesses of all kinds. With a personal fortune estimated at 52 billion dollars, Forbes was appointed as the richest person in the world as of February 11, 2008, but was overthrown by Bill Gates for the title on September 17 of the same year , after his Berkshire Hathaway shares fell 15%. In 2010, ranked third as ranked by Forbes after Slimmer Carlos, first, and Bill Gates, second.

Buffett is known for his adherence to the value investing philosophy and for his personal austerity, despite his immense wealth. His 2006 annual salary was about $ 100,000, a figure which is the lower wages compared to other senior executives of other companies with higher wages. He lives in the same house in the center of Omaha that he bought in 1958 for $ 31,500, currently has a value of around $ 700,000.

Buffett is also a well known philanthropist. In 2006, he announced a plan to give away his fortune. 99% of it will go to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In 2007, she was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Buffet is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Grinnell College.

Buffet coined the investing philosophy in 20 points:

• The class struggle exists, it is a fact, but my is rich and we are winning.
• Never invest in a business you can not understand how complicated technology, for example.
• If you can not see down 50% on their investment that comes without panic, do not invest in the stock market.
• Do not attempt to predict the direction of the stock market, the economy, the interest rate or the election.
• Buy companies with good track record of profits and market dominance.
• Be fearful when others are greedy and vice versa.
  Optimism is the enemy of the rational buyer.
• The ability to say "no" is a tremendous advantage for an investor.
• Much of the success can be attributed to inactivity. Most investors do not resist the temptation to constantly buy and sell, but must be the cornerstone lethargy, laziness along.
• The wild price swings are more related to the behavior of investors in corporate earnings.
• An investor needs to do very few things right if you avoid big mistakes. No need to do something extraordinary to achieve excellent results.
• Do not take seriously the annual results, but averages four or five years.
• Focus on ROI (not earnings per share), the debt levels and profit margins.
• Invest long term.
• It is absurd that the council "is never a bankruptcy taking profit".
• Always remember that the stock market is manic-depressive.
• Buy a business, not rented stock.
• Look for companies with large market, strong brand image and consumers loyal as Gillette and Coca Cola.
• Also interesting are some companies with established brands but are undervalued for transitory difficulties. To find these opportunities, they must take bear markets.
• Find companies with high cash generation capacity and, once in place, do not require major reinvestment.
• The more absurd the behavior of the market, the better the opportunity for investors methodical.