NEWS 31.12.2011.

Denmark takes over EU presidency

When the bells are ringing in midnight during New Year's dinner, Denmark will take over the organization and management of the European Council during the next 6 months.

Denmark is one of the most competitive economies in the world

The main objectives of Denmark's presidency European Union (EU) will be that Europe is becoming a responsible, dynamic, green and safe, but since the economic crisis in the EU is far from resolution, it appears that the stimulation of economic growth to remain at the top of the list for government in Copenhagen.

Denmark will take over the presidency and work hard to be achieved concrete resolts four above-mentioned fields and contribute to leaving the EU from economic crisis and future growth, said in early December, the Danish Minister for European Affairs Nikolai Vamen.

As stated in the reports from Copenhagen, Denmark, which has not adopted the euro, will be overtaken presidency role in the EU on 1 January at a time when the fate of a common currency is hanging by a thread.

Prime Minister of Denmark Torning Hele-Smith promised during the presidency to fight for the unity of Europe, but it also has to resolve discord at home about whether to accept deeper and tighter fiscal ties to the EU.
Social Democratic politician Torning-Smith who was only three months at the top of government after 10-year old reign of right-wing conservatives, reluctant to call a referendum on the adoption of fiscal rules in the EU proposed this month by 17 countries in the Euro zone.

Proponents of the rules say that these rules are crucial for the survival of the euro, however, polls show that voters rejected them in the 10 countries that have not adopted the common currency.
Danish voters rejected the Maastricht Treaty in a referendum 1992 and then the state has not consented to the four elements of the pact: the euro, European citizenship, cooperation in the fields of security and justice.
Voters rejected the euro and the second referendum 2001

The latest polls show that 71 percent of Danish people want to keep their national currency.
"Debt crisis in Europe has impacted on Danish public opinion when it comes to the euro," said chief economist Danske Bank A / S Stin BOCIAN who recalled that in September this year, 60 percent of Danes oppose the adoption of the euro.
Danish Krone (DKK) is related to the common EU currency, the exchange rate difference of 7.43 euro for one that allows the Danish currency fluctuates within the margin of 2.25 percent, and that the Central Bank of Denmark to provide a gap between its interest rate and those in the euro area has never been too big.
Vamen Minister said that Denmark will try to participate in the Fiscal Pact, the EU, "to the fullest extent possible."
But Vamen added that the Danish will keep refusal of the pact, it must be "respected", and tying the Danish crown to the euro at a fixed rate, were taken into account.
Denmark has also promised to attend to DKK 40 billion (seven billion dollars) in EU countries plan for channeling the funds of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in combating the crisis.

Denmark, with a mixed market economy and a large welfare state, is often ranked as the country of the happiest people and the least corruption in the world.
Denmark, a mixed economy classified above average living standards in Europe, and is characterized by a high degree of free trade.
Denmark, according to estimates for 2011, the fourth-largest nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita, which amounts to 60,961 dollars.
According to the calculations of the United Nations, in Denmark had the lowest difference between the largest and lowest incomes in the world, the IMF has the highest guaranteed minimum wage.
According to the World Bank Group, Denmark has the most flexible labor markets in Europe, a policy that this contribution is known as "fleksikjuriti" (a combination of flexibility and security).
Owners of private enterprises is very easy to hire and dismiss employees, and those out of work receive from the government is very high fees.
Denmark with 5.5 million inhabitants, has a workforce of about 2.9 million people, including a large number of owners university and college diplomas, according to which the country is the fourth in the world.
According to data from October 2011, the unemployment rate in Denmark was 5.5 percent, significantly below the EU average which stood at 9.8 percent.

Denmark is also one of the most competitive economies in the world, according to a report by the World Economic Forum in 2008, IMD Geneva and London's economic weekly Economist.
According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Denmark has the freest financial markets are among the oldest 15 EU member states (EU15), as well as one of the freest market for goods.

NEWS 30.12.2011.

Jump into the future: Read where the Friday, the 30^th  December 2011., will never happen!

Islands of Samoa and Tokelau in the Pacific have skipped this Friday and will be, after going to bed on Thursday, wake up on Saturday, New Year's Eve.

Two tiny island nation decided to move to the west side of the international date line, which passes proximetly in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Purpose of it is to make easier the trade with the nearby Australia and New Zealand, as a growing trading partners. These islands already made in  the 19 century ​​a similar leap in time.

In fact, even before the 119 years the islands have the most business with American traders from the nearby American Samoa, and those from California. Several of them talked them to transferred east of the date line. Today,Samoa make more business with Australia and New Zealand, China and Singapore.

 In business for example,with New Zealand always lose of two days. When is by us  Friday, there is Saturday, and while we’re on Sunday Mass, in Sydney and Brisbane are working at full steam - said Prime Minister Samoa Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi this change will affect about 186 000 inhabitants and 1500 Samoa Tokelau.

Skipping Friday  will be celebrated with the ringing of church steeples, and the government has decided that all workers wages will be paid for Friday that was not there.

iPad 3 arrives in January, and immediately  with two new models?

Apple alleged that in January should eject the iPad 3, and this with two new, improved models. If this happens iPad 2 should remain in the markets, with reduced price.

In the world of technology, there have been rumors that Apple will in January to release iPad 3, and this with two new models.

 It was expected that Apple will announce new models in February or March, and that their sales start in April, writes Washington Post. The new models should not replace the iPad 2 which will remain on the market,with a lower prices to compete with Amazon Kindle Fire.

They went out and the details about the possible functions of a new product, so the two new models will have better resolution, increased lighting and camera with eight, or five megapixels. The screen will be 9.7 inch.

Apple according to unconfirmed information,will introduce the new model iPad in end of January at the Macworld conference iWorld which might well be untrue concerning that didn’t participate in the conference for years. Although things may change over the next month, it is unlikely because Apple has its own conference, which attracted enough attention.

Disappearance is threatening

Disastrous years for the elephants, there is more and more less of them

Booming sales tusks in Asia

Last year was disastrous for the largest land animals elephants, facing extinction, said monitoring network Traffic wild animals.

Never before has recorded such a number of cases of confiscated ivory. The largest organized criminal chain of resale tusks in Asia, and in the last year has been killed 2,500 elephants for tusks.

There is no information of the killed African elephants, but is assumed to be nothing less than  Asian. Expert Traffic  monitoring groups of elephants and rhinos, Tom Millken thinks criminals are winning, because there are no mechanisms to protect these animals.

Only in the last time they caught 800 kilograms of ivory, and 2011th is caught a total of approximately 1000 pounds of ivory.

Milliken worning that the amount of smuggled ivory is ten times greater than cought ones.

Australia

Police found the stolen treasure worth 6.5 million dollars

Police in Sydney found a treasure of stolen jewelry and cash, worth 6.5 million Australian dollars.

Storage with trasury were discovered in a suburb of Sydney in Vaterlou, writes AP.

There were discovered thousands of pieces of silver and gold jewelry and diamond stones.

There were also found the money in foreign currencies and silver and gold bullion.

 Police believe it had found the jewelry and money that was stolen recently in several robberies in Sydney and Melbourne.

Local media reported that the two men brought in connection with those cases are arrested, and that the criminal investigation is in progress.

NEWS 29.12.2011.

Plane flew from the runway, overturned and caught fire, no one was killed

Tupolev TU-134 was flying from the capital Bishkek to Osh. The airplane crashed a runway while landing, overturned and caught fire. 31 passengers are injured and 17 of them ended in hospital

 

Airplain - Kyrgyz airlines is on Wednesday's missed the runway by landing in cityOshu, and rolled over. In the plane crash in which there were 95 passengers and six crew members, fortunately there were no deaths.

Out of 31 injured passengers, 17 of them were hospitalized, according china.org. A spokesman of the airport said that the Tupolev Tu-134 by landing has problem who was creating a dense fog, and by sinks off the plane a broken wings. There were heard a strong explosion and, after the plane caught fire.

The plane, which is used in many Asian countries, was flying from Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan.

 

Unveiled a poster for the 84th Oscars

Academy where the winners of the most famous film awards - the Oscar in his speeches regularly thanks, rewild the poster for the next award.

On the poster for the 84^th  Oscars are scenes from the movie "The Godfather," "Gladiator" and "My songs, my dreams."

Poster is very interesting, since it calls for celebration of films.

With the slogan "Celebrate the movies in all of us", the Academy was intended to awaken an emotion that every person make connected with the film.

Announcement of nominations were announced for the 24^th  January 2012, and the award itself is on 26^th February next year, traditionally in the California Kodak Theatre.

U.S. threatens response if Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz

The Iranian navy in the passage that connects the Persian Gulf of Oman held ten days of military exercises. Previously, threatened to close the passage because of the sanctions

U.S. will not tolerate close of Hormuškog Strait, announce the U.S. Navy to Iran, who maintains the strait military exercises. Iran has already threatened that in case of further sanctions because of developing a nuclear program,will close the Strait, which is one of the most important channel for the transportation of oil in the world.

Spokeswoman for the U.S. Navy Mrs. Rebarich Rebecca, told for the BBC, that the free flow of goods and services through the strait that connects the Persian Gulf of Oman, and Indian Ocean, is of the vital importance to the prosperity of the region, and around the world.

Rebarich also pointed, that the Navy is ready to respond if necessary. The U.S. Navy is usually  present in the Persian Gulf to ensure that the passageway for the transport of oil is remaining open.

Caught him before taking off: Czech smuggler in the bag was carrying 247 snakes and endangered reptiles

Officials on the airport in Buenos Aires, ware surprised by what they find in the bag of  Karela Abelovskyja (51), who was just supposed to board a plane for Spain, says Huffington Post.

Abelovsky has carried in a bag hundreds of poisonous snakes and endangered reptiles, which he packed in plastic containers, plastic bags and even socks, and on each was written their Latin name.

We found 247 exotic and endangered species, a smuggler is now faceing up to 10 years in prison.

It is believed Abelovsky is part of smuggling group that resells endangered species, because in Argentina, he came just a few days ago, so he didn’t had time to collect so many animals.

NEWS 28.12.2011

Iran is threatening the closure of the straits through which passes 40 percent of world oil

 Iran will close Hormuz Strait, and so to prevent the export of oil from the Persian Gulf, if the West limit Iran's oil exports because of his nuclear program, agencies reported.
"Iran doesn’t want animosity, but the West is conspiring against Tehran," said Vice President of Iran Mohammad Reza Rahimi.

Japan: It made ​​no death penalty for the first time after 20 years

In Japan, this year was not carried out any death penalty, this has never happened in the last two decades.

"We have no information that has beeen any executions up till today," said a spokesman for the Ministry of Justice, reports AFP.

This is the first year after nearly two decades that Japan is not carried out any death penalty,

although the number of convictions on the death penalty has risen from 111 in late 2010. to 129 in December this year.

 
Executions who they’re carried out by hanging in Japan are prohibited during the New Year period from 29 December to 3 January, weekends and public holidays.

The last death sentence was carried out in Japan in July last year.

Japan is with the United States the only developed country where there is still a death sentence, which is why Tokyo is faced with criticism from European governments and organizations for the protection of human rights.

Another secret: Nixon was a gay and in love affair with the mafia guy?

President of the famous Watergate scandal was in publicly against homosexual relationships, a privately, allegedly, had an affair with mobsters Charles 'Bebe' Rebozom

Former U.S. President Richard Nixon said in his book "Nixon darkest secrets" by Dona Fulsome, was gay the Daily Mail. President of the famous Watergate scandal was in publicly against homosexual relationships, a privately allegedly had an affair with mobsters Charles 'Bebe' Rebozom.

Fulsom claims are based on documents and interviews with people who knew Nixon. The former president had not slept in the same room with his wife, and beat her. Author of the book mentions that the Nixon and Rebozo during a presidential reception held hands under the table. The author claims that, if they drank, they were hugging eathother. In the book Fulsome say that Rebozo was during Nixon presidency untouchable, and his wealth grew significantly. For outside public Rebozo was only Nixon's partner for golf.

For Christmas Eve and Christmas 3.7 million devices are activated on Android

Google's Andy Rubin recently announced that they had come to an average of 700,000 daily activations of new devices, and for the holidays is activated even new 3.7 mil. Devices

Andy Rubin of Google's Department for mobile devices to profile Google + has announced that during the 24th and 25^th  December are activated 3.7 million Android devices.

 The Zimo announce, since the beginning of the month until Christmas, dayly was activated 1.5 million Android and IOS devices, and on Christmas, number of downloads of various applications has increased 125 percent. He adds that on Christmas are activated 6.8 million devices (included  IOS and Android), compared to last year's 2.8 million.

Rubin last week at his profile said, that the daily average of 700,000 has been activated Android devices.