The largest Japanese airline Japan Airlines Corp intends to make a test flight of the Boeing 747-300 aircraft, the fuel in the tanks of which will consist of biofuel by 50%. As ITAR-TASS reports with reference to the press service of the air carrier, in its production, the inedible plant Camelina (Ryzhik) was mainly used. During the test, the liner will have to overcome about 280 kilometers from the Tokyo Hanad Airport to the island of Hatijidzim in the Pacific and return back.

Dubai development companies on the occasion of the financial crisis hold a new action: each dismissed employee will be able to dine for free in one of the city restaurants, for this you only need to have a notice of reduction. However, the idea has not yet gained popularity among those who lost their jobs - at the expense of former employers, only one girl was struck, the Arabian Business publication writes.

The UN Security Service is investigating the threats received by electronic post to the chairman of the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly Miguel D'Ecoto Brockmann. This was announced by his official representative Enrique Eves. "These are very serious threats of life," the chairman of the UN, he said, but refused to reveal the details. Former Foreign Minister Nicaragua d'Ecoto Brockman is known as a fierce opponent of the US and Israel, ITAR-TASS reports.

In the security system of the most popular world -popular Internet Explorer browser, there is an flaw that allows hackers to take control of other people's computers and abduct information from them. Microsoft is not yet able to eliminate this flaw, experts say. Users of IE 7 versions fall into the "risk group". Hackers discovered a shortage some time ago and now use it to direct their victims to sites infected with viruses, ITAR-TASS reports.

The crisis not only stopped the real estate market, but also deprived of orders of architects, reports Bfm.ru. This led to the fact that up to 90% of the employees of the architectural bureau has already been fired. Now they think for happiness to design kindergartens by municipal order. At the same time, today you can bring down the price with a private order at least twice. Due to the decreasing volume of construction, all Russian architectural bureaus has practically disappeared.

The Novourengoi City Court of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug today sentenced to 14 months in prison of the conditionally system administrator of the company "Yamalstroymechanization" Dmitry Mirzaev. For the illegal installation of Microsoft Office and AutoCAD 2006, he will have to pay 10 thousand rubles of a fine.

On December 21, it is planned to carry out a test launch of the latest intercontinental ballistic missile "Bulava" from the side of the nuclear submarine of the Northern Fleet. In the case of a successful test, a preliminary decision will be made to adopt the Bulava on the arsenal of the Navy and the beginning of the serial production of the complex. It is planned to complete the tests next year, Interfax reports with reference to the source in the defense and industrial complex.

The pop singer Madonna paid her ex-husband Gui Richie about £ 50 million (about $ 76 million). This amount is much higher than the payment by Sir Paul McCartney to his ex -wife, Hezer Mills, who, after a loud divorce proceedings, received 24.3 million pounds this year, RBC reports. According to the official representative of the singer Liz Rosenberg, the indicated amount includes the cost of a couple’s family house in Britain.

Almost 60 out of 83 constituent entities of the Russian Federation approved amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation on an increase in the terms of powers of the head of state and deputy corps from four to six and five years, respectively. Corresponding decisions were made at meetings of regional legislative bodies.

The control of Ingosstrakh can go to the Italian Generali, the day before, Interfax said with reference to a source in the Czech company PPF Investments, which controls about 38.5% of the insurer.

Members of the Quartet (Russia, the USA, the EU and the UN) to settle the Palestinians and Israelis to make more for the peaceful resolution of the conflict. This is stated in the publication of the participants of the "Four" made public at the end of the meeting at the UN headquarters in the New York.

Two weeks left before the New Year, and more than 3 thousand letters have already arrived at the Moscow address of Santa Claus. This year, the number of letters from adults has noticeably increased. And if the children want to get toys as a gift, then their parents ask to help them with an increase, with the payment of a loan or repair, ITAR-TASS reports.

The ranks of the "reduced crisis" in Russia will soon be replenished by deputies of regional legislatures. According to the New Region , fewer people's representatives will be elected in the spring elections in the regions. Supporters of the reduction in the deputy corps are sure that the decrease in the number of deputies will make regional legislative assemblies more efficient.

The Locumines of the Patriarchal Thronage Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad Cyril performed on the day of memory of the Monk Savva Storozhevsky the Divine Liturgy in the Savvino-Silzhevsky Monastery founded by the Monk near Zvensigorod and urged the believers not to succumb to the false stereotypes, and to imitate the Russian saints in humility, RIA Novosti reports. “The greatness of man is the greatness of his spirit,” said the Metropolitan.

Experts estimate that by the end of this year, American homeowners will lose a total of $2 trillion due to the inexorable fall in real estate prices caused by the ongoing economic crisis, reports RussianNY.com . According to analysts, the worst is yet to come.