my normal life log

“Daisy” caused huge snow chaos
One of the worst slumps in years winter has plunged large parts of Germany at the weekend in a mess. Sturmtief “Daisy” villages cut off from the outside world. Cars stuck in deep snow drifts. Worst hit was the north-east. Several people died on slippery, icy roads. In the northeast, the situation is still tense. In many schools in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony, tomorrow is out of the classroom.

Why is the Air Berlin Boeing 737-800 skidded to the take-off from the runway at the airport Dortmund-Lippstadt? This question must now probably the most expert of the Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation examined, because after the first media reports were for the accident, was injured in the luckily none of the 165 occupant, are given neither the airline nor the airport an accurate statement.

On Sunday morning, the pilot of Air Berlin machine, which was originally supposed to fly to Gran Canaria, the launch was aborted due to technical problems. According to initial findings, the speedometer showed at two different speeds. With the take-off had become necessary because the plane had overshot the runway and tipped forward with its nose on a meadow.
A spokeswoman for the airline in an initial statement, alleged a failure by the airport authority, who have not the Ausrollbereich the runway sufficiently de-iced. A spokesman for the airport, however, contradict this assumption and said that the slippery slope of going regularly reviewed and found himself in the green zone. One result of the analysis of accident experts are expected to take several weeks.
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Dax back over 6000 points
Frankfurt – The Dax is the first time since September 2008 has risen again over the 6000 mark. Good standards of overseas markets drove the benchmark index in early trading by 0.80 per cent in 6005 to counter. Biggest winner in the leading index were papers from Infineon. After the attempted terrorist attack in the U.S. airline shares as those of Deutsche Lufthansa and Fraport were, however, as traders expected the market from behind a little.

The walk to the door on New Year’s Eve will be very uncomfortable for most Germans. Only the north of Schleswig-Holstein and the south-eastern Germany have a good chance of a half-dry New Year’s Eve. The report of the German Weather Service in Offenbach.
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Foiled attack on U.S. Jet
incident on board a U.S. airliner: There may be a terrorist background. The TV network, NBC reported that a Nigerian had wanted to ignite on vollbesetzen hint of a passenger jet landing at Detroit, a “powdery substance”. The man had but can be overwhelmed.
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Shopping mall in Jakarta collapses
A shopping mall in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, has collapsed during construction work. At least two people died. Eleven other people were injured, the Government informed. More than a dozen construction workers were buried in the shopping center. (continue reading…)

The battle over the billion-dollar tax package, accusing the opposition of the federal government to try to buy the consent of the Bundesrat by concrete financial commitments. The Greens turn their criticism against the Federal Education Minister Annette Schavan, which made the country as a compensation higher education grants in prospect.
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At midnight is the new Reform Treaty of the European Union. The so-called Lisbon Treaty lays the groundwork for an EU that will work better and more democratic future. By signing two years ago until the final ratification in all 27 EU members, there was much controversy within the community. But even in the countries themselves, there were severe political struggle. In Ireland, for example, had to make two referendums until the people said yes.

A 14-month-old toddler has locked his mother in New Zealand by mistake in a closet. The desperate mother had to endure seven hours until her husband came home from work. Through the door she heard her son Harry rumbling in the house – but the little one as if by a miracle nothing happened. They have tried three hours to break down the door or to alert neighbors by noise, but without success, the woman told the newspaper “New Zealand Herald. Finally, she had resigned.

The invasion of British soldiers in Iraq are said to have come to serious mishaps. This emerges from a government report, from which the “Sunday Telegraph quoted”.
Then the whole operation was poorly prepared.
In addition, the soldiers were both for combat and for the subsequent occupation was ill-equipped.
Moreover, the then Prime Minister Tony Blair could have misled the public. There had been earlier than alleged plans for an invasion.Is it really a risk factor?