Πέμπτη 13 Φεβρουαρίου 2014

USA Beatlemania ... 50 years later

Half a century filled by the first appearance of the Beatles in the United States .

On 11 February 1964 , the " Beetles " made a historic concert in Washington.

The tribute band Beatlemania Now starred in representation before the concert fanatic admirers . Among them , some who have lived the experience of 1964 .

"I was here in the first concert . I was here . The scene looked like a ring and I was in the fifth row. It was fantastic . Exciting . I could not believe that I had in front of me just to sing and hear everything perfectly . Really exciting experience, " says Carol Mc Kraken .

At the same venue hosted a photo exhibition by Mike Mitchell, with impressive highlights from the virginal steps of the Beatles on the other side of the Atlantic.

Τετάρτη 12 Φεβρουαρίου 2014

USA: The House of Representatives approved an increase in the debt limit

By a narrow majority, the House of Representatives approved an increase in the borrowing limit of U.S. for the next year.

With this decision averted bankruptcy that threatened the U.S. at the end of the month. The bill was passed without modifications.

The bill has now passed into the hands of the Senate for debate and vote.

Τρίτη 11 Φεβρουαρίου 2014

In Wisconsin and Tennessee President Obama

President Obama on Thursday visited the states Wisconsin and Tennessee , promoting initiatives on matters of domestic policy , which was mentioned in the announcement to Congress on Tuesday night.
 
Mr. Obama visited the premises of General Electric , Milwaukee , saying the company has created millions of new jobs and has contributed to the reduction of unemployment in the U.S. .
 
The U.S. President described the 2014 " year of significant developments for the U.S. " and stressed that the country is in a better position than any other development .
 
After Milwaukee , Mr. Obama traveled to Nashville, Tennessee where she spoke to high school students.

Δευτέρα 10 Φεβρουαρίου 2014

Report: Illegal data collection telephone calls by the NSA

Independent Committee of the American public in the report that was published on Thursday , featuring a program of mass concentration data over telephone Americans by the National Security Agency (NSA), illegal and requesting termination.
 
This monitoring program " does not have the necessary legal basis " and raises "serious threats to civil liberties and privacy ," says Civil Liberties Committee on Oversight and Personnel Policy, while noting that it could not find a single case in which the gathered information " clearly contributed " to this effect in the struggle waged by the U.S. against terrorism, led to the discovery of a terrorist plot .
 
The Committee's conclusions are not binding, while the proposal for ending the NSA surveillance program contrasts with President Obama's decision to reform the program , but not termination.

Κυριακή 9 Φεβρουαρίου 2014

The U.S. authorities will seek the death penalty for the bomber Boston

The U.S. authorities announced they would seek the death penalty against the 20 year old accused of bombing the Boston Marathon , Tzochar Tsarnagief .
 
The U.S. Attorney General , Eric Holder , announced on Thursday that authorities will seek the death penalty .
 
Noting that the U.S. federal government rarely asks for death penalty and has achieved a death sentence only three times since 1988 , when it ended a moratorium on executions .
 
Mr. Holder said that "the nature of the act in this case and the consequences of " made him seek the death penalty if found guilty Tsarnagief categories .
 
But not yet set a date for his trial Tzochar Tsarnagief , who faces 30 categories, including using a weapon of mass destruction .

Σάββατο 8 Φεβρουαρίου 2014

The unemployment rate in the United States declined slightly in January

The unemployment rate in the United States declined slightly in January, reflecting a rebound in job creation , which was however less rapid than expected , according to official data released Friday by the Ministry of Labour.
The unemployment rate in January fell by 0.1 % and decreased to 6.6 % compared with December , and created 113,000 new jobs .
Analysts have projected weighted average that would create 175,000 jobs and that the unemployment rate will remain unchanged at 6.7 % .
The number of new jobs were created in December , which was very disappointing , especially because of the effects of weather , revised and increased slightly from 74,000 to 75,000 . This revised November substantially upwards , from 241,000 to 274,000 .
Over the last three months , the average job growth amounts to 154,000 . For all of 2013, the figure , the average monthly rate of job creation was 194,000 higher than those lost .
As fell to 6.6 % , the unemployment rate approached more the limit of 6.5 % , after which the federal U.S. central bank , the Fed, has made it clear that it will consider any increase in key interest rates which are now close to zero.
The decline in the percentage of unemployed in January seems to be due primarily to an increase in jobs and not to a further drop in the labor force - as happened extensively in recent months , with disaffected unemployed to abandon the effort to secure a job .
Last month the active population rose to 63 %, which is included in this 499,000 additional persons . However this figure is a record low .
Another paradox may have contributed to the decline in the unemployment rate . People identified long-term unemployed ( out of work for over six months) decreased by 232,000 in January, to 3.6 million .

Παρασκευή 7 Φεβρουαρίου 2014

NYSE New York Stock Exchange

With the rise today closed the NYSE.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 188.30 points (1.22%) and closed at 15,628.53 points. The Nasdaq high tech companies closed at 4057.12 points, up 45.57 points or 1.14%. The index Standard & Poor's 500, which is indicative of the general trend, closing at 1,773.43 points, gaining 21.79 points or 1.24%.