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During one of the first touring band "The Beatles" in the United States, two citizens of this great country had an idea to take advantage of the presence of British musicians and earn some money on that.
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It is common knowledge that drugs are a dirty and dangerous business, not only for those who, as from a dark star type of deal with their distribution and sales, but also for potential consumers.
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Once in a while in European newspapers appear shocking photographs of African children holding the hands of popular "Kalashnikovs" photographer posing with a smile. Age of those teenagers can usually be estimated at 11-16 years.
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During the flight into space, it is important to high professional astronaut, not the sex - just answered the question of Chinese journalists Svetlana Savitskaya, the first woman in the world, which came out in open space.
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Although, according to doctors are doing so much less reason than men - women more often complain about their health.
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Americans spend billions on aid to Israel
U.S. President Barack Obama will send a request to Congress for financial support budget U.S. taxpayers to Israel's missile defense "Iron Dome." Assistance would amount to 205 million dollars.
The "Iron Dome" missile defense system is used for short-range missiles. The project was launched in 2006, when the military wing of Hezbollah's rockets shoot in that type of Israel from the territories of Lebanon. They responded from Tel Aviv when massed military invasion of the northern neighbor. Constructed out of two battery system will be mobile, to allow for their transfer to any front in a few hours. As the agency Associated Press, they should be ready later this year. The whole system is fully operational but in a few years. The President is aware of the threat posed to Israel rockets fired by Hamas and Hezbollah, and therefore decided to ask Congress to support the production of the Israeli defense system against short-range missiles - White House spokesman Tommy Vietor. Departament of State revealed that military aid to Israel last year amounted to 2.5 billion dollars. We intend to increase spending for this purpose in 2012 years the amount will reach 3 billion level.
Afghanistan: increasing the price of opium
A mysterious disease destroying poppy crops in Afghanistan, which could bring up prices of opium, the universal call to increase pressure on the area of legal crops - said on Thursday UN representative.
Higher prices also mean more money for the Taliban, who have their actions to a large extent financed with the proceeds of drugs. Afghanistan is the source of 90 percent. opium in the world. Almost all production of opium is concentrated in the southern province of Helmand. Representative Office on Drugs and Crime in Afghanistan (UNODC), Jean-Luc Lemahieu said that if you can not say what kind of disease destroys the crop. Samples are still being investigated. Farmers who live on poppy cultivation, in the past accused the West that the coalition forces intentionally infect crops, to destroy it. Such suggestions have appeared this time.
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