1970's, has worked with cycling research projects at the danish technical university, has conflicted to national danish cycle planning and has been involved in european union projects on zero and low-emission vehicles as well as cycling benchmarking. he has been the coordinating of a car-free cities conference and another conference in copenhagen. nils. >> i'm very happy to be here today and i'm going to talk about planning for a wide range of users, not just for the strong cyclists. i'm not too familiar with this. it's very easy. just keep to the right. in our cycling policy, we present a starting point for the policies for cycling, what we call the transport quality and we are looking at safety, of course, which are the statistics, but we also very much looking at the sense of safety or the sense of security that you feel safe, that the cyclists feel safe and that's not just the strong cyclist, but cycle groups, different cyclist groups should feel safe when they cycle in traffic. then we look at the traveling speeds which is important because we are competing with the cars and pub

authorit danish authorities to pass on the good news.xit question, zero to 10, zero meaning zero impact, 10 meaning metro physical impact. what is the political impact of this dramatic seal rescue of president obama's -- >> i say 4 or 5. but niece things fade very, very rapidly. and i think in two months and months it will fade to almost zero. >> there could be more of these rescue attempts, and it certainly does speak well of our military the way they can perform, and if this had gone awry, we would be having a very different discussion here about the state of the union. so i give this president a lot of credit for taking risks that he needs to take in international affairs. >> i a sights a one or two because it does very marginally augment the sense that president obama is tough and willing to order these raids. but ultimately, no one cares about somali hostages, i'm afraid to say. >> they put it together. >> yes. >> they care about americans that were kidnapped. >> it was fascinating to realize how they did this. they landed in helico

the danish people have a strong sense of closeness to the united states.ways have had that sense. we have had political and economic ties with each other. we have exchanged ideas, culture. most important of all, we share common values. in a turbulent time, this is very important. the friendship alliance between our two countries is in very good shape right now. i thank you you for that. we talk about the debt situation most of the time in europe. i conveyed a message to the president. i am convinced that we will see ourselves through this crisis. we have put some important measures in place. we have reforms. we have a focus on jobs and growth right now. i think a closer transatlantic relationship would be important. we are dependent on each other. we should have closer trade with each other. i think that will be part of creating sustainable growth in our countries. as you were saying, we also have close ties in terms of security. it is clear -- has been for a long time that danish soldiers are standing alongside and american soldiers in afghanistan. i want

. >>> a danish study shows babies are more likely to have kolic if their mothers use nicotine patches or inhalers to stop smoking and were 60% more likely to have kolicky babies. earlier studies suggest products were harmless during pregnancy. >> here is a form la. eat five, move 10, sleep eight. experts say that may add up to better health. the five is eegt five servings of fruits and vegetables per day. 10, getting 10 minutes of moderately vigus activity and the eight is eight hours of sleep every night. it's part of a mayo clinic's eat, move, sleep strategy for better health, you can find it in the new book healthy heart for life. >> a lot of people like three, zero, five with the numbers. google is responding to questions about controversial privacy policy. and one local company could help apple squash criticism. that story and more in teesd after the bell report. >> a san francisco start up got scooped up this week. apple confirms it bought chump. a source tells bloomberg the price was about $50 million. the software let's people search apps available for ipads and iphones as wel

the danish people have a very strong sense of closeness to the united states.ve always have had that sense. we have close economic and political ties with each other but not only that, we have exchanged tourism, students, culture, and perhaps most important of all, we share common values. at this time, this is very very important. the friendship and alliance between our two countries is in very good shape right now. as you said, we discussed the situation and denmark has the presidency of the eu right now. we talked about the debt situation most of the time in europe. i conveyed at the present's message. we will see ourselves through the crisis. i think a closer relationship would be important. we are dependent on each other. we would have closer trade with each other. this is a sustainable growth and our country. we also have close ties in terms of security. i used the opportunity to thank you and the american people for the great effort you have put in afghanistan. this is greatly appreciated. i know that the danish people really appreciate the global leaders

and here we see a northern influence with danish and dutch elements. similar buildings went up in the mary ellen republic quite a long time ago one example is a magnificent old castle standing on the banks of the volga two hundred kilometers from. it was built amidst a thick forest by russian eristic rats of the share much of. the council was built not only by russian masters but also by foreign ones. they too lent these tile to the castle. here you can see the rock is then time and drum and stones as well as an altar russian style. in soviet times the cultural was turned into a holiday resort the tourists what apprehensive about the building local people spoke of ghostly inhabitants who they believed to be the casals guardians. today the castle is as imposing as it ever was the message doors leading into hollow rooms still produce a sinister creak. the. the real ghosts in l. castle. we hear the doors creaking as they move from room to room. but they don't bother us we share a common grounds and get along with them quite well. in the village of. coffee

profile project highlighting that the latest building trends have arrived in russia the brainchild of a danish company this so-called active house is only one of a handful in the world its goal is to balance between energy savings and healthy indoor climate are some of the technologies incorporated have yet to be tested in an environment like russia so with the mind to monitoring just how everything holds up a young family moved in last december to act as the homes guinea pigs. building stats will be closely measured you can even check them online to see just how much energy things like the solar panels are collecting. we try to draw on the long history of wood construction and took maximum advantage of the new possibilities offered by the latest technologies. so the whole house is made out of wood the frame for solid sand roof. one of the objectives was to let as much sunlight in as possible so every room is ten times more than it is generally required. but even now with all this snow outside if you go inside you will see there's a lot of light. given the extreme cold of russian winters in th

that was a movement around 1980, with huge demonstrations, in front of the town halls and the danish parliament. many thousands of people said they wanted city's -- they wanted cities where you could cycle around. >> i think most people in the netherlands, more and more realize the detrimental effect of car use. i have 80,000 people and it rotterdam, population of 700,000. more than 10% are seriously affected by traffic. if i drive a car, i have to realize that i caused this problem with serious consequences. also, the climate effects. in the netherlands, people who come to work by bike are more regarded them by car. the people who use the car have to find excuses why they still use the car. they just come and say, i just want to go by car. and the fact is, more and more people -- for instance, in amsterdam, by having this past and so on, 9000 people per day choose not to have their car because there was no more accessibility by car but choose the alternatives. 15% of them stay with the alternatives. they had a car. when they experienced it, it was not so bad commuting by bike or pub

he's relaxing and romping at a danish wild leif park..org to get the live stream two hours aday. what a cutie. >> the camera was set up yesterday to coincide international polar bear day. my second favorite holiday after free pancake day. >> "dancing with the stars" being unveiled. everything. >> a huge day. we'll get to it all. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >>> for everybody else, so many of us talk about angelina jolie, that dress, and that famous right leg. we'll be right back. but what about your wrinkles. neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair. it has the fastest retinol formula available. it's clinically proven to visibly reduce wrinkles in just one week. "why wait if you don't have to." rapid wrinkle repair. neutrogena®. recommended most by dermatologists. neutrogena®. it's time to get real about what happens in the bathroom. and start talking about what you really want from your toilet paper. it's time to talk about clean. feeling clean is so important. i use quilted northern. quilted northern soft & strong. stronger th

the danish people have a strong sense of closeness to the united states. we always have had that sense. we have had political and economic ties with each other. we have exchanged ideas, culture. most important of all, we share common values. in a turbulent time, this is very important. the friendship alliance between our two countries is in very good shape right now. i thank you you for that. we talk about the debt situation most of the time in europe. i conveyed a message to the president. i am convinced that we will see ourselves through this crisis. we have put some important measures in place. we have reforms. we have a focus on jobs and growth right now. i think a closer transatlantic relationship would be important. we are dependent on each other. we should have closer trade with each other. i think that will be part of creating sustainable growth in our countries. as you were saying, we also have close ties in terms of security. it is clear -- has been for a long time that danish soldiers -- >> we will do this to go live to the afternoon session and

the danish island danishno -- island of bom homme becomes a tourist magnet, but how do you attract people when it gets cold? the people had an idea. they would make their little island a winter sports paradise, too. sound absurd? well, some officials in brussels did not think so and gave this ski slope the necessary financial backing, but unfortunately, there is one thing still missing. >> it is another glorious winter morning. the baltic sea island is known for lots of sunshine. they would prefer racecars and colder temperatures. he owns the only ski slope. with no snow at an elevation of just 30 meters, that seems a daring proposition, but he is a confident man. >> it is the nicest slope in europe. in the top, you have -- you cannot get anywhere else. you have the baltic sea. just two kilometers away. and you have a little island. sometimes you can see it. it is a very, very nice place. have a very nice, but very green at the moment. surely that cannot be good for business. and how best skiing fit the image anyway? it is a rural paradise, ad lib vacation homes, remote tiny villages, wav

a danish people looked at people drinking the same amount of soda, milk or water every day for six months. the soda drinkers had more fat deposits in the liver and around their organs. that kind of fat has been linged to diabetes and hard disease. disease-- heart disease. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> in the past week or so we've seen the wizards go from disheveled to impressive and the caps have gone from first place to a drama filled mess. from complaints about not playing to questioning a player's dedication, yesterday's former capital and current goalie coach olely kolzig -- olie kolzig said the recent problems with alex ovechkin's problems had to do with his perception of being a rock star. today ovie addressed those comments kind of making light of the situation l

european parliament to the foreign ministers to actually impose really strong sanctions, and the danish foreign minister was saying tonight we could send in a peacekeeping force or have an international corridor, but that might involve fighting for the international corridor, to keep it open. a lot is on the table, and we will see. they will make decisions the day after that new constitutional debate opens in syria. >> thank you very much. >> the death toll from a prison fire in honduras continues to mount. officials say it now stands at more than 300. the blaze swept through the facility north of the capital. many of the victims were trapped in their cells. >> the fire broke out in the middle of the night, quickly turning the prison into an inferno. the cause remains unclear. some 100 inmates are thought to have died in their cells. >> we suddenly heard screams from the people trapped by the flames. we did not know what to do. then, they broke open the ceiling and somehow managed to escape. >> there were more than 800 prisoners in the jail. relatives have gathered outside, desperate to

i saw a danish film that is in competition called "royal affair."s is a costume drama, which i usually take. but this is a different take on the genre. the actors do not act as if they are in a costume drama. they act like real people. it is dramatic, exciting, funny, and quite sexy. >> all right. we hate costume dramas as well, and we hate it when you get wet, go inside. thank you. >> i would swap with him. >> ok. but do not go away. we are right back. ♪ ♪ >> where do you prefer to use dw? let us know where you are taking us. perhaps your snapshot will win. please send your pictures to mydw@dw.de. we're giving way 3 ipad and 20 nokia smart phones. for more information, go to dw.de. >> welcome back. air passengers at frankfurt airport are facing two days of travel chaos. 200 workers to direct airplanes walked off the job today. >> and they plan to do the same tomorrow. their union wants a pay raise and better working conditions. the strike could mean the cancellation of half of today's takeoffs and landings and domestic and european connections will