The ex-major trader Credit Suisse accused of fraud

A former senior trader large us Bank Credit Suisse was arrested in London and he is accused of fraud, but also do not exclude further extradition to the United States. We recall that a few months ago were detained slave trader, when they tried to "cover his tracks" his boss and "fix the problem". As it became known, bankers committed fraud with mortgage bonds of the USA during the credit crisis of 2008 and sold for a price of paper, which do not correspond to reality.

Starbucks drink coffee Scandinavia

The world's largest network of American coffee Starbucks intends not only to master the new markets, but also to strengthen its presence in existing, for example, pay attention to the market of Scandinavia and opened his first cafe in Oslo. Currently, the Starbucks total of eight outlets in the Nordic countries at the railway stations and in the airports, however, Starbucks ready to go out on a completely different level. Let's remind, that in the past year, the emphasis was placed on the exotic countries and the network launched about 500 cafe, mainly in China. Starbucks was founded in 1971 in Seattle.

Over the maps of iOS 6 to the creators of Google Maps

The Apple company actively employs the people, in the past involved in the creation of Google maps. About it, referring to anonymous sources, writes TechCrunch.

According to the anonymous informant edition, Apple most of all interested in people, who cooperated with Google under the contract and are not included in the company's staff. The task of employed will be the improvement of the card from the operating system, iOS.

TechCrunch does not inform, how many of former contractors Google have already agreed to cooperate with Apple.

The company Tim cook invites staff members to a group of developers cards and through its website. According to The Register, with the September 11 Apple placed in a Network of six "mapping" of vacancies.

In the operating system, iOS 6, which was released on September 19, used their own cards Apple, and not Google Maps, as it was in previous versions. Users criticized the novelty for the meager in comparison with the Google Maps functionality and an abundance of errors and inaccuracies.

Fans bought five million new iPhone for three days

According to the official data, the company Apple for the first three days of sales sold more than five million iPhones 5, which allowed the new smartphone to beat the record, previously established in 2011 his predecessor iPhone 4S.

Recall that, according to the Corporation iPhone 5 started to be sold at the same time in Australia, UK, Canada, Singapore, the USA, and other countries on September 21. While there is no data when the phone can be purchased on the territory of the countries of the former CIS.

Apple has already successfully sold the first batch of iPhone 5. The company now expects new supplies.

Let's remind, that the new iPhone 5 Apple introduced on September 12.

Madoff victims have received another payment of $ 2.5 billion

The victims of the largest in the U.S. financial scams, which several years ago was organized by the "swindler century" Bernard Madoff (Bernard Maddoff) received a regular payment - at this time, people were given at 2.5 billion dollars.

To date, the total amount of payments has already reached 9.1 billion us dollars, i.e. about half of the total amount of 17.3 billion, which needs to get the injured party.

Let's remind, that in the court of the cheater did not deny his guilt, and admitted that in the course of 20 years deceived investors and regulators.

Until March 13, 2009 Madoff remained under house arrest, and was then detained at a Federal prison in Manhattan.

U.S. stock indexes have set a new minimum

This week unexpectedly for investors collapsed U.S. stock indexes and they even updated the highs over the past few years. It is about improving all the indices, as well as the increase in the price of securities.
On предварителным, the U.S. indexes rose on the back of news about the anti-crisis measures in Europe, because just at this time, the Central Bank about to take measures on restoration of the economy.
Also go up all the indicators of the Asian stock markets. While experts do not undertake to predict.

A tax sanction be caught off guard almost 6 million uninsured

Nearly 6 million Americans will face a tax penalty - as a result of health care reform Barack Obama is due to the fact that you did not get insurance. Most of them are middle class.


Previously it has been estimated that this will affect only 4 million people in the year 2016, when the penalty will be fully in force.
The average penalty will be about $ 1200 in 2016.
"The bad news and the unfulfilled promise of Obamacare just continue to grow," said Congressman Dave camp (Dave Camp), which wants to repeal the law.
Starting from 2014, almost every legal resident of the United States will be obliged to have health insurance or face a tax penalty.

The German authorities categorically against Internet Explorer

The German Federal office for security of information technology (BSI) has made the country's inhabitants official warning and stated about the potential dangers in the event of use browser Internet Explorer. In particular, during the large-scale review of service found in Internet Explorer weak spot, which allows fraudsters hack into the computers of users, and they are very tasty morsel for hackers. The organization stressed that she "will not leave it just like that" and its representatives have already contacted with the Microsoft company, the developer of Internet Explorer and asked them to take all necessary measures.

In the rating of billionaires in the United States went close relatives

Under the version of the authoritative edition Bloomberg, in 2012, the U.S. rating of billionaires has replenished with new people - now a place of honor in it took three new human member of the family Chao Chinese origin. Relatives are in the list of thanks to the success of their chemical company Westlake Chemicals. It is reported that in recent time the shares of the companies have sharply grown in the price, and the unprecedented success of Westlake due to increasing demand for its products, in the first place, polyethylene Note that, to date, Westlake owns a Chinese company Suzhou Huasu Plastics, one of the leading manufacturers of plastic products in the country. All three of the newcomer in the list are relatives.

In new York opened a jubilee exhibition of Andy Warhol

In new York's Metropolitan Museum opened one of the most anticipated exhibitions of the year, which is devoted to "the king of pop art of Andy Warhol and it officially timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first personal exhibition of the artist in Los Angeles. The exhibition will be shown 45 works of the master, which clearly shows the influence, which it had celebrated artists of his time. Let's remind, that Andy Warhol, a cult figure in the history of the movement of pop-art and his paintings are popular among collectors.

Bruce Willis has earned on vodka 20 million euros

The authorized representative of the American actor Bruce Willis (Bruce Willis) arrived in Paris to conduct the negotiations with the French alcohol company Belvedere, which owed actor 20 million dollars for shooting in advertising of vodka Sobieski. Let's remind, that the successful advertising campaign ended back in 2009, but the work of the actor and has not been paid properly. In the opinion of independent experts, even in spite of the significant deterioration of Affairs of the company, advertising with Bruce Willis has greatly increased brand awareness Sobieski in the United States. Himself Bruce Willis is a frequent guest in the advertising campaigns of any kind.

Bill gates has retained the title of the richest Americans

Microsoft founder bill gates once again headed the list of the 400 richest Americans, published annually by Forbes magazine. Condition gates of the compilers of the rating assessed in 66 billion dollars. Over the past year Microsoft founder became richer by seven billion dollars.
The second place in a rating of the richest Americans took investor Warren Buffett with 46 billions of dollars - also on seven billion dollars more than the year before.
Buffett and gates in the summer of 2010 declared the beginning of the campaign "The Giving Pledge," urging the richest people of the United States to donate to charity at least half of their personal status. Both of the organizer of "The Giving Pledge" have already spent billions of dollars to charity, that does not prevent them to further increase their status.
The third place in the list of richest Americans took the owner of the Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, with the state at $ 41 billion. From 2011, he became richer by more than 20 percent ($8 billion) - the best index among all the participants of the rating, including 400 names.
On the fourth and fifth places in the list of the American rich located brothers Charles and David Kohi - owners of the Corporation Koch Industries - the status of each of which Forbes estimated in 31 billion dollars.
Place from the sixth to the ninth-ranked representatives of the family Walton, owner of Walmart, with a fortune of between 27.9 billion to 26.1 billion dollars. Christy Walton, situated on the sixth place, is the richest woman in the United States
Closes the top ten of the rating of the richest people in the United States new York city mayor Michael Bloomberg with the state of the $ 25 billion.
The founder of Facebook, mark Zuckerberg was only a 36-m with the state of 9.4 billion dollars. Compared with the previous ranking Zuckerberg down by 12 positions, having lost over the past year, as estimated by Forbes, 8.1 billion dollars.

A rare spider stopped the construction for $ 15 million

Rare species of spider, found in San Antonio, Texas, forced authorities to suspend the project for expansion of the road, the evaluated in 15 million dollars. On it informs on Saturday Fox News.

Cicurina venii, which normally lives in the caves, is not toxic, does not have the eye and полупрозрачен, is protected by the state. As has told the representative of the Department of transport Texas Josh Donat (Josh Donat), is only the second specimen, found in 1980. The first spider was found near the place where the notice of the second.

The management of fisheries and wildlife of the United States and the Federal office of road decide how to proceed with construction, not to disturb the natural habitat of the rare spider. It is not excluded, that the road project will be frozen forever, despite the complaints of local residents, who are tired from the constant traffic jams.

Found the spider will be dissected in Texas technical University, that scientists have learned about it in more detail and identified his place in the ecosystem. The authorities hope that under the ground at the construction site of hiding and other representatives of the Cicurina venii, transmits television channel WOAI.

Wii U from Nintendo will appear in Europe in the end of November

The company Nintendo has called the date of the official release of the Wii U in the West. In the United States console will be released on November 18 and in Europe it will be available from November 30. It is reported that since November 18 will be available two game kit. Together with the new console was announced the game Bayonetta 2, which will be released exclusively for the Wii U, but there are no data exactly when it appears. It is reported that among the downloadable games for Wii U will include Trine 2, Nano Assault Neo and Toki Tori, and others, which will be available before the end of the year.

Warner Bros. will create a "Godzilla" in may 2014

The company Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures have named the official date of release of the new version of "Godzilla" (Godzilla). It is reported that the tape will appear in theaters on may 16, 2014, in the popular format of 3D. Let's remind, that the first film about the adventures of the popular monkey was presented to the public in 1954, and later this character was broadcast in numerous.

Apple has made a ban on sales of smartphones Motorola

The court upheld the claim of company Apple and officially banned the sale on the entire territory of Germany, a number of smartphones and tablets Motorola. The court recognized that in establishing these devices have been violated Apple patent. Under the ban includes such models as: Motorola Milestone, Motorola XT720 Defy, Motorola did, and Motorola Xoom. Today, Motorola has the right either to stop selling these products, or update the software. Let's remind, that earlier in August, Apple won in an American court patent dispute with the company Samsung.

Posts about bombs in the universities of the USA proved to be false

Posts about bombs laid down in the territories of the universities of Texas and North Dakota, to be false, informs Associated Press on Friday, September 14. Explosive device in educational institutions is not found. Both of the University have received false reports of a bomb on the phone. FBI checks whether or not these calls between them.

At the University of Texas at 08:35 local time called the man, reported that he was connected with "al-Qaeda" and laid on the territory of educational institutions number of bombs, which explode within one and a half hours. The leadership of the University, where study more than 50 thousand people, ordered to evacuate all buildings on the territory of the educational institution. Until about noon of people allowed to re-enter the building, however all designated on Friday classes at the University, it was decided to cancel.

University of North Dakota received an anonymous call from a message about an explosive device near 09:45. 20 thousand students, their teachers and the staff of the technical services of the University were also evacuated. Order to evacuate was cancelled at about 14:00, and even after an hour in the University resumed classes.

Increased security measures on Friday were introduced in even one of the American educational institution - Lutheran University in Valparaiso, Indiana. The alarm, as explained by the leadership of the University, was announced due to the inscriptions on the walls, in which it was spoken about a "dangerous and criminal act", which can happen on September 14, during a break in prayer. What kind of threat was discussed, the University explain did not become. Evacuation in an educational institution in Valparaiso not been announced.

Anonymous had hacked into the site of the largest Internet-Registrar

The site of the world's largest Internet-Registrar GoDaddy 10 September hacked into one of the participants of a hacker group Anonymous. This is reported in the Twitter Anonymous.

On кибератаке it became known after the Twitter Anonymous message appears member of the group Anonymous Own3r. He claims that all of the responsibility for hacking the site lies on him. According to him, a cyber attack on was performed them personally, and not the rest of the group Anonymous.

As explained Anonymous Own3r in his Twitter that he had hacked into the site because I wanted to check how the system works protect the site from cyber attacks, as well as "for reasons of which it is currently impossible to say."

As a result of DDoS-attacks were disabled sites, which are serviced by GoDaddy. As reported by a representative of the company publication CNET News, the number of disabled of the web sites is unclear. It is also unclear, raised whether a cyber attack on only sites hosted on GoDaddy, or also sites that use the DNS servers of the Internet Registrar.

On Twitter @GoDaddy after cracking the message about the problems on the site. Later, the company reported that some of the services have already been restored.

GoDaddy, established in 1997, is the largest Internet-Registrar in the world. Under its control is more than 50 million domains. The company's clients are more than 9.8 million people.

Neil Armstrong was buried in the sea

The ashes of astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon - buried in the Atlantic ocean, the Associated Press reports. The mourning ceremony was held on Friday, September 14. To the place of burial of the ashes of Armstrong delivered the military ship of the Philippine sea. Other details of the funeral Armstrong General public are not reported.

Neil Armstrong died on August 25, 2012 at the age of 82 years. Before becoming a member of the astronaut NASA, he served as the pilot of a us Navy and took part in the hostilities. After Armstrong's death, his family announced that he would be buried in the sea according to the tradition of the United States Navy. Before the funeral in Washington was held the ceremony of farewell with astronaut, open to the public.

Armstrong went down in history as the first man to step onto the surface of the moon. On the Earth satellite Armstrong landed on July 20, 1969. Together with partner Edwin "Баззом" Aldrin he he spent on the moon about two and a half hours.

Apple showed the iPhone 5

The last presentation in San Francisco, Apple on September 12, presented its new and long-awaited smartphone iPhone 5, which "is made only of glass and aluminum".

Smartphone does not become a breakthrough of the company, but it is the most thin phone of this class in the world. A new iPhone is thinner and lighter than its predecessors, it boasts the screen of the Retina with a diagonal of 4 inches, although the resolution of the display is not changed and makes 1136 to 640 points.

The smartphone supports LTE standard, and runs on a powerful processor Apple A6. The smart phone in standby mode works 225 hours without recharging, and in talk mode - eight hours.

The iPhone camera 5 different 5-of megapixels. The user can do on the smartphone panoramic pictures.

The reception of pre-orders begin on September 14.

The decision Zuckerberg hold shares of Facebook has helped them to grow by 5 per cent

Shares of Facebook have grown in the course of trading on September 5, almost 5 percent after the failure of the founder of the largest social network in the world Mark Zuckerberg to sell their shares in the current year, informs AFP. The day before the shares Facebook updated at least, falling to 17,55 dollar.

Price growth was also supported by the statement of the brokerage company Jefferies, which who securities of the social network increased up to $ 30 in force of investor interest in the shares of the online companies. By the results of the session of the paper reached the point of 18,58 dollar.

Before that, investors have expressed concern that the staff Facebook sell part of its shares (total of 234 million pieces), and because of that the quotes can even stronger collapse. Himself Zuckerberg owns 500 million shares.

Facebook offered its shares on the stock exchange on may 18 at the price of $ 38 per share. At first paper grew in price, but then began to fall sharply. From the moment of IPO shares lost more than half of the value and capitalization of the company fell below $ 40 billion.

Investors were accused of the incurred losses guide social network, Nasdaq exchange, which was held accommodation, and banks-organizers IPO. 18 may, the day of placement on the Nasdaq crashed, because of which the traders for some time could not sell their shares.

In Venezuela, the crew of the American ship was detained for weapons on Board

In the port of Venezuela on suspicion of smuggling weapons detained by the command of the American cargo ship "ocean Atlas (Ocean Atlas), informs Reuters. The reason for the detention was the discovery during a search of three rifles. According to the team, the weapon was taken on Board for protection from possible pirate attack. It is standard practice for the trade.

Reuters quotes the words of one of the team members, who wished to remain anonymous. He sent on the address of the Agency e-mail with a description of the provisions of the crew, and also wrote about this on the personal page in Facebook. Later correspondent Forbes found in the social network notes on how the situation is developing on the ship. Their author was Russell Macomber (Russell Macomber), one of the team members, who had access to the Internet from your smartphone. Excerpts from available only friends entries on the page Макомбера in Facebook Forbes published with the permission of the author on his web site.

"Ocean Atlas" entered the port of the second largest city of Venezuela Maracaibo, located in the North-West of the country, on Wednesday, August 29. According to Макомбера, four hours later, the ship rose employees of the Venezuelan security forces, which took away the passports of the members of the crew, locked people in the cabins and made a search, presumably, suspecting command in drug smuggling.

In the course of search of drugs have not been found, but the police found three rifles, which, according to Reuters, were included in the Declaration of cargo and stayed on the Board for the purpose of safety for protection in the event of a pirate attack. The police banned the crew leave the vessel, postponing the investigation for the following week.

Commenting on the situation, Macomber accused Venezuelan service that conducted the search of the employees was stolen from the ship a box of cigarettes and ate a lot of ice cream.

On Wednesday, 5 September there was held the interrogation of the captain, ended his arrest. In this time team members held in the aft part of the ship under armed guard. According to the representative of the Embassy, it is unknown what was the captain, as well as whether the accused the rest of the 14 Americans, remaining on Board. It was reported that they would be required to give evidence to the local authorities on the morning of 7 September.

In his Facebook Macomber has repeatedly called upon to ensure that the situation drew the attention of us authorities. Meanwhile, according to the Agency, September 6 at the scene of the events has arrived the representative of the American Embassy, who said that will constantly accompany the team. Also with the crew contacted the international Union of seafarers, which have assured, that are actively working on the resolution of the situation, as well as guarantee the security of the seafarers.

How and with what cargo the vessel arrives at the Venezuelan port, not reported.

In August the President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez told about the detention of an American citizen, who arrived from Colombia. Head of state called him an American mercenary, accused of involvement in a plot aimed at destabilizing the situation in the country in case of loss of the opposition at the presidential elections on October 7, and promised "to increase vigilance".

Chavez has repeatedly stated that the United States find a way to eliminate it. Caracas and Washington broke diplomatic relations in 2010.

In new York there have been two tornado

Two tornadoes were recorded during the day on Saturday, September 8, in new York, the Associated Press reports. Such natural phenomena are characteristic for the Central States, and in new York occur extremely rarely.

The first tornado passed on the part of the Peninsula Рокэвей pertaining to the area of Queens. Seven minutes later the second - stronger - tornado was recorded in Brooklyn. In Queens without destruction, and in Brooklyn, where the wind speed tornado reached, according to the National weather service of the USA, 177 kilometers per hour, a tornado knocked trees, damaged several buildings and power lines. None of the residents and guests of the city as a result of the tornado was not injured.

The national weather service of the USA in advance warned of the danger of the occurrence of a tornado in new York in the first half of the day on 8 September. However, as admitted in an interview with AP eyewitnesses of incident, for them the appearance of a tornado in new York still was an unpleasant surprise.

In spite of the fact that, according to the long-term observations, the tornado is considered to be extremely rare for new York, in recent years, it is a natural phenomenon in the city was mentioned several times. So, in September 2010, as a result of two tornadoes in Brooklyn and Queens were toppled by a few thousand trees and ripped the roofs of houses, and in 2007 from the tornado hit Brooklyn and Staten island.

Tornado become part of a sharp worsening of the weather in new York because of the approach to the city storm, accompanied by strong gusts of wind and the pouring rain with hail.

The rain had violated the schedule of the Open championship of the USA on tennis, held in new York. Because of adverse weather forecast organizers of the competitions took the decision to transfer the finals in the women's singles, scheduled for the evening of September 8, on 9 September. Rain on September 8, interrupted the semifinal duel Nowak Джоковича and David Ferrer in the men's singles. Meeting Джоковича and Ferrara was transferred on September 9. The final in the men's singles, where the winner of the match Djokovic-Ferrer will meet with Andy Марреем, instead of 9 September, as planned, will take place on September 10.

Аpple and Google are in talks on cooperation

Authoritative American inform the Agency argues with reference to its own sources, that the largest corporations of the world of Google and Apple have conducted a number of negotiations on intellectual property and patents on mobile technologies.

While there is no data whether the parties to agree at least on something, but it is reported that the talks are going so far. It is not excluded, that the new round of talks could begin as early as this Friday.

Recall that, formally, Apple and Google are not involved in the confrontation, but corporations are "at daggers drawn" and "judicial float" is not excluded.

Mobile phones and tablets will not give sleep

According to the data of American scientists, the use in any capacity mobile phones and tablet computers for less than two hours before sleep, can have a very negative impact on the future dream. Scientists argue that the screens of these devices is used backlight, which can lead to a negative impact on the process of production of melatonin, which prevents the body is preparing to sleep and people are asleep. The constant use of these gadgets right before bed can lead not only to the regular disturbance of sleep, and increase the risk of developing obesity, and type 2 diabetes.

In China released a prototype of iPhone 5 - Goophone I5 on Android

In China has already appeared in the sale of new smartphone that many buyers are confused with the product of Apple, namely the Iphone 5. Goophone I5 uses Google Android.

The new phone like as two drops of water creation of an Apple of the company, on the rear panel instead of the Apple can see the green robot in the form of bees. The diagonal of the Goophone I5 traditional for "айфонов" is 3.5 inches.

We note that the technical characteristics of the device are very modest - is standing inside the CPU ARM Cortex MT6575 and 512 MB of RAM, and front 5-megapixel camera.

According to preliminary data, Apple will show the new "iPhone" in the beginning of September.