Flood Yerevan scale.

The most ordinary days, the most conventional start of the summer. However, the sudden and erratic weather confound not only the mayor of Yerevan, but also its residents.

Nothing foreshadowed trouble. And suddenly, from the edge of the city skyline clouds loomed. Heavenly Office offended because of something on the capital of a small and proud mountain republic. Opened up the gates of heaven and the earth poured streams of water, hail and gale-force wind ruffled the trees and colorful clothes hung on the balconies. That would be an excellent prelude to the movie about the local appokalipsise. And this is the representation of the City Hall about the incident.

In the real world are all much more prosaic and stupid. Storm drains throughout the city could not cope with the flow of rainwater that is not the first time. Incorrectly designed and constructed roads and disgusting tunnels are small reservoirs and sources of problems for motorists and pedestrians.

But now the question is - how competent people who receive wages from our taxes, and responsible for the fact that there were no such incidents?
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Cucumber War

As it turned out, illness and death in Europe are not caused by the Spanish cucumbers.

Internet is replete with all sorts of versions and conspiracy theories. Discussions often pererostayut into mutual personal insults.

It becomes clear that considerable forces are thrown to equalize the situation of panic on the Internet and media.

But do not align, but simply to tell the truth. The more that people suffered and died. A shift the blame on bean sprouts, at least not worthy. Although there is a very clever version, proposed by the Germans - to blame unwashed hands after using the toilet of a single farmer.

I can not judge, but business interests still prevail over the value of human life in Europe.

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Barcampevn11

In Yerevan, the conference began its work without ties and snobs.

Barcamp Yerevan in 2011 started with a cheerful submission rules and sponsors, as well as invited experts.

This year, the number of participants barcamp surpassed all expectations. It so happened that the company provides internet at the event (Beeline Armenia) was not able to deliver strong enough Routers and young people outraged by the quality and speed of the Internet.

But as it turned out, we are better prepared for the realities of life and a few members have flash modems and we have an independent internet.
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Family circumstances.

My dear readers, and just friends!

I offer you my apologies for such a non-constant updates of your blog.

But the point is that family matters and in particular the repair of an apartment forced me to spend more time with his family in the real physical world.

But next week I will resume active work on the Internet. Thank you for your understanding of your attention!

Yours forever something perturbed hedgehog.
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China is aging and growing.

China's population in 2010 reached 1.34 billion, twice the figure in 1953. And over the past 10 years, China has grown older - people over 60 years was 13.3% against 3% in 2000

China's population, according to results released by the census of 2010, rose to 1.34 billion people. Since the first census that took place in 1953, the number of inhabitants increased more than twofold. Official government statistics indicate that the country is aging and urbanizing.

Over the past few years has considerably increased layer of older people aged over 60 years - they are now 13,3% of the total to 3% in 2000, reports the BBC. Proportion of youth under the age of 14 years is 16.6%, which was 6.3 percentage points lower than in 2000.

Statistics show that the pace of population aging in China higher than the estimates of international organizations, in particular the UN. There is a risk that the level of welfare, which will provide the State seniors will be much lower than in the other "aging" of developed countries. Thus, China will need a high rate of economic growth.


In general, the government published data was not unexpected. Trends that they show, have been identified long ago. But the state should re-think about population policy and the economic and social changes with which to fight the coming decades.

While the city has the restriction of "one family - one child, in rural areas, families may have two children. On average, China's household consists of 3.1 people against 3.44 ten years ago.

Tight control of fertility has slowed population growth rate of the major Asian countries - now it is less than 1% per year, and in the next decade may become negative, writes the BBC. For the same reason, probably shifted the gender balance. According to the latest census in China in six boys born five girls. This is partly explained by the fact that many families want to be the only child they had a son. Men in China to 34 million more than women, reports Bloomberg.

Some demographers say that restrictions on the size of a family threatened by economic prospects in China: continue to pay for and serve the needs of the elderly will become increasingly difficult, as fewer and fewer people of working age. It threatens equal and reduced human resources industry, whose development has brought the country to the second largest economy in the world.

Another noticeable trend is confirmed by the 2010 census - the continued urbanization of the country. Nearly half of Chinese (49.7% of the population) live in cities, ten years ago, the corresponding share was around 36%. Many in the city attract employment opportunities in the factories.

The country has nearly doubled the number of labor migrants has increased in comparison with the previous census, which took place ten years ago. This is mainly rural residents who go in search of work. But the place of actual residence svogo now they have limited access to medical service and education for children.

At this time, migrant workers accounted for a residence, not place of registration. Revealed that more than 220 million Chinese in 2010 left to work for more than six months.

The media have already discussed the possibility of mitigating the population control imposed in 1980 for the temporary loss of fertility. Observers do not exclude the likelihood that the state will allow a greater number of families have two children.

Meanwhile, President Hu Jintao on Tuesday, April 26, told legislators that the policy of family planning will remain the same, the country will maintain a low birth rate.

Unpredictable Russia's policy?

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin already knows who will become Russia's next president. At this premier hinted at a press conference after a meeting with King Carl XVI Gustaf in Stockholm. However, the name of the winner of the 2012 elections, Putin did not name.

Answering a reporter's question about who will run the next election - Putin or Medvedev - Prime Minister noted that this is still too early to say.
"The time will come, and we will make a decision. You enjoy. Will be satisfied! "- Promised the Russian prime minister.

The Kremlin has not yet disclose who among the ruling tandem will fight for the presidency in 2012. "United Russia", according to preliminary data, puts on Putin.

On the eve of the Kremlin got rid of the political analyst Gleb Pavlovsky, who has openly expressed his sympathy for the incumbent president, Dmitry Medvedev. Experts believe that these actions demonstrate that while the Kremlin does not intend to emphasize the team differences.

Political boorishness has become the norm for Mr Prime Minister of Russia, but it is not enough.

Russian is preparing for war with Georgia ...

In talks with South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia does not rule out military provocations from the Georgian side, as the current regime in Tbilisi can expect anything.

"We do not rule out military provocations from the Georgian side, because the current regime in Tbilisi can expect anything, so we'll do our best to safely protect the South Ossetian border and be ready if someone wants to commit a crime again in August 2008 Year "- Lavrov.

The minister said Russia expects Georgia will still fulfills the obligation to use force against South Ossetia and Abkhazia. "We expect that the Georgian leadership unequivocally reaffirmed its commitment not to use force against South Ossetia and Abkhazia. We will do our best to help this South Ossetia and in every way to insist that international discussions have considered the problem as a priority ", - he stressed.

According to Lavrov, the international community "retains the logic of inertia" in assessing the events of August 2008. In late August 2008 after a collision of Russian and Georgian forces, Russia recognized the independence of South Ossetia and another former Georgian autonomies - Abkhazia. In response, Tbilisi severed diplomatic relations with Moscow and declared the republic occupied territories. U.S. and Western countries have not recognized the independence of the republics and demanded that Russia withdraw its troops from those territories. Since October 2008, held the Geneva discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia. They attended by delegations of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Georgia, Russia, USA, as well as representatives of the EU, UN and OSCE. The key issue remains the signing of the treaty on the nonuse of force. Tbilisi does not want to sign a contract with Tskhinvali and Sukhumi and Moscow has refused to give assurances of Georgia not to use force and insists on a legally binding non-aggression by Georgia against South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The next round of talks is scheduled for June 7. In 2010, speaking at the European Parliament, the President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili announced he would not use force to "restore the territorial integrity and sovereignty."