When the story of the “root” received publicity, many Russian specialists in the field of social and humanities turned their eyes to it. Some regretted that no one came up with their separate “root” for some journal of economics or sociology, others reassured themselves and others that in the social and humanities, everything was in order, since the trouble happened with their colleagues-synthesis.

The US authorities agreed on the allocation of an emergency short -term loan for $ 15 billion by the largest American car costs. In return, the US government may become a shareholder of GM and Chrylser. Ford refused such assistance, writes Kommersant . The largest US car accounts, which are in a difficult situation due to a shortage of borrowed funds in a crisis and falling car sales, had already been asked twice to allocate financial state support-first $ 25 billion, and then $ 34 billion.

The English postmen have gone down again. The Daily Mail newspaper (translation by Inopressa ) tells how the elderly Englishwoman Catherine Ruts expected a parcel with horse harness, but instead received a Heckler & Koch assault rifle. The weapon was intended for the police department, located two miles from the RUTS House, but the employee confused the mail index.

The State Corporation "Rosatom" and the Ministry of Federal Planning, State Investments and Services of Argentina signed on December 10 a statement on cooperation in the field of peaceful use of atomic energy. As Polit.ru previously reported. The dressing took place in Moscow in the presence of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and President Argentina Kristina Fernandez de Kirschner.

The chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Army General Nikolai Makarov yesterday held a final annual briefing for military attache, accredited in Moscow, who first had the opportunity to hear about the reform of the Russian armed forces from one of the main reformers, Kommersant writes.

Banks that received state support should not have secrets from the Central Bank. A bill was submitted to the State Duma according to which representatives of the Central Bank will be able to appoint representatives to banks that attract resources from the state, as well as to request any documents about the bank’s activities, Vedomosti write. The first Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov spoke about the plans of the government to introduce special observers for the first time a month ago.

In Chechnya, as a result of emergency power outage in 12 settlements of the Urus-Martan district of the republic, more than 101 thousand people remained without electricity, news agencies report. Yesterday at about 23:00 Moscow time. Then about 200 thousand people remained in the city of Grosnoy and Urus-Martan district without electricity. By the beginning of December 11, 2008 Residents of the city of Groznoy were connected on reserve lines.

** Themes of the day ** The central media reports that yesterday the two -day official visit to Russia of Argentina President Kristina Fernandez de Kirschner had ended . According to the results of negotiations with D. Medvedev, eight documents were signed. The main topics of the negotiations were the abolition of visas, the search for oil on the shelf, the expansion of cooperation and trade, including the purchase of weapons.

13 schoolchildren of the city of Novocheboksarsk of the Republic of Chuvashia were taken to the hospital as a result of poisoning by an unknown substance, the Vesti reports. At school No. 14, 13 children were hospitalized in the city children's hospital as a result of poisoning with an unknown substance. Another 625 students and 82 teachers were evacuated from the school by experts of the Ministry of Emergencies.

The opposition Social Democratic Party of the Czech Republic will appeal to the Constitutional Court with a request to determine the legality of the placement of elements of the American missile defense system in the country, Gazeta.ru reports with reference to RIA Novosti. Deputy Jan Hamachek said that his party will turn to the lower house of parliament with a request to approve the request to the Constitutional Court.

“Summing up by Professor Theodore Shanin, I will highlight the main feature of his tireless works in the scientific field - almost an innate desire to overcome the simplification of universal theories of progress and reefs of“ final ”quick decisions,” said the famous Russian sociologist, D. Filosof., Honorary Rector EU Borisov , speaking 5 December 2008 at the ceremony held at the European University of St. Petersburg .

Dear colleagues! We invite you to take part in the Public Lectures Polit.ru project. On Thursday, December 18, the performance of the famous specialist in the history and modern state of Eastern and Central Europe, a doctor of historical sciences, the leading researcher INION RAS, professor of the Central European University in Budapest Alexei Miller , will be held. The lecture is included in the cycle on the problems of the nation and nationalism in Russia.

The famous film director Eldar Ryazanov underwent a planned operation in one of the Moscow clinics, Vesti reports. According to his wife Emma, ​​now he feels good and in a week he will be at home. She did not specify what operation was done by Ryazanov, but noted that "Eldar Alexandrovich suffered it well and feels good now." Eldar Ryazanov is 81 years old.

When the story of the “root” , initiated by the newspaper Trinity Option , received publicity, many Russian experts in the field of social and humanities turned their eyes to it. Some regretted that no one came up with their separate “root” for some journal of economics or sociology, others reassured themselves and others that in the social and humanities, everything was in order, since the trouble happened with their colleagues-synthesis.

Today, the international rating agency Fitch Ratings revoked the ratings of the developer of OJSC “Group of Companies PIC”: the long -term rating of the default of the issuer (“RDE”) “CCC” and the short -term RDE “C”, which are in the Rating Watch “Negative” list. Fitch no longer rats this issuer and does not analyze it. PIK Group Companies ratings reflect significant concern factors regarding the company's ability to repay short -term debt.