Portugal: Passos Coelho presents a narrow government of 11 ministers

Written by Sandeep Nehra

Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho designated on Friday presented a narrow government of eleven ministers including Vitor Gaspar economist, former advisor to the European Commission and the ECB, appointed Finance.

The government comprises four ministers of the Social Democratic Party (PSD, center right), winner of the early parliamentary June 5, three members of the minority party the right CDS-PP and four independent, according to the list published by the Presidency of the Republic .

The new government takes office next Tuesday, Mr. Passos Coelho announced after a meeting with President Anibal Cavaco Silva, while the parliament held its first plenary meeting Monday.

“I was appointed 48 hours ago and, as I promised, I have been very quick steps so that the country knows the government in… Continue reading...

Duke Nukem Forever

Written by Sandeep Nehra

Duke Nukem Forever is an action first-person shooter video game for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 that was developed by 3D Realms and finished by Gearbox Software. It is a sequel to the 1996 game Duke Nukem 3D, as part of the long-running Duke Nukem video game series.

Intended to be groundbreaking, Duke Nukem Forever has become infamous in the video games industry and become synonymous with vaporware due to its severely-protracted development schedule; the game has been in development since 1997. Originally in development under 3D Realms, director George Broussard, one of the creators of the original Duke Nukem game, first announced the title’s development in April 1997, and various promotional information for the game was released between 1997 and 2008.

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The U.S. plans to export $ 46 billion in weapons in 2011

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The United States plans to export $ 46.1 billion on arms in 2011, nearly 50% more than in 2010, it was learned Friday from the U.S. agency responsible for such exports.

In FY 2011, which runs from October 2010 to September 2011, Washington plans to sell 46.1 billion for equipment and military services through the system of “foreign military sales (FMS ).

Some 79% of these exports are financed by the client organizations and nations, the rest being financed by the United States under the assistance program.

The system of military sales abroad provides that a buyer requests the State Defense Agency, Security and Cooperation American (DSCA), an offshoot of the Pentagon to buy equipment to industrial and then exported it back the client state.

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