Saturday, December 31, 2011

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: DECEMBER 25-31, 2011

THE NEW YEAR IS UPON US! PLEASE PARTY AND DRIVE SAFELY!

As 2011 comes to a close, amongst the events that have happened around the world during this last week are:
* Unfortunately, civil unrest still continues in Nigeria, Syria, Yemen, and the Sudan.
*After his father's funeral, Kim Jong-un has taken over as the Supreme Leader of North Korea, and shortly proclaimed Supreme Commander of the country's military afterwards.
*Although there are not any statistics for individual days at this time, Reuters reports comScore claims Americans spent over $30 billion US Dollars shopping online this holiday season. A 15% increase from 2010.
*Brazil is now the world's sixth largest economy, surpassing Great Britain for the title.
*A recent Associated Press report questions some of the expenditures made by the state of Florida, using funds that British Petroleum gave the state to reestablish their tourism trade after the 2010 Gulf Oil spill, and wonders how Florida tourism will fare once those grants expire in April 2012.

IN SPORTS...
*With New Year's Day being a Sunday, there will be NO College football bowl games played January 1. Those end of the season contests will resume January 2.

For more news at any time, either scroll down to our IN OTHER NEWS feature at the bottom of your screen or visit any other reputable news source.

The Free Choice E-zine wishes our readership and the World a safe New Year's Eve and a HAPPY 2012! 

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