The lake in Australia pink. Lake in the Australian state of Victoria became pink. According to The Telegraph, at first glance it may seem that it happened due to water trapped in the paint or because of the pollution, but really we are talking about natural phenomenon. The pond in Westgate Park have changed color due to the very high levels of salt, and also in connection with high temperatures, sunshine and lack of rain. As explained in the natural complex, in a salt crust at the bottom of the lake to grow algae that produce red pigment (beta-carotene) as part of the process of photosynthesis. “Enjoy the view, but we suggest you not to contact water”, — added in the Park. It is expected that the lake will return to its normal color when the weather becomes cool and when the level of precipitation will increase. An Australian lake
Day: March 8, 2017
In Omsk from-for shortages of money extinguished the eternal flame
In Omsk from-for shortages of money extinguished the eternal flame The eternal flame in Omsk will burn only 17 days a year due to lack of money, said local authorities. Monday photo of the memorial to fallen soldiers, which shows that the fire is not lit, the group city news “Vkontakte” posted a local resident Alexander Pavlikov. It turned out that due to lack of funds the maintenance of the memorial was from the regional organization of veterans transferred to the city authorities. “We have this fire would burn for 17 days in year — days of glory: 15 and 23 February, 18 March, 9 may. Next will be the question to be solved. Unfortunately, now the situation is this”, — explained in the Department of urban local edition of NGS. Omsk. The eternal flame in Victory Park in Omsk was lit not so long ago — may 8, 2015,
Tereshkova called the deputies in the cosmonaut detachment
Photo: RIA Novosti The world’s first woman-cosmonaut, Deputy of the state Duma, Valentina Tereshkova, invited his colleagues in the lower house of Parliament to join the cosmonaut corps. It is reported TASS on Monday, March 6. “I hope [the speaker] Mr Volodin [Volodin], which can be one of the deputies will come to us in the cosmonaut detachment,” said Tereshkova at the opening of the state Duma of the exhibition “the Seagull. First flight” timed to its anniversary. The head of fraction of LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky proposed the candidacy of the Chairman of the Duma Committee on physical culture and sport Mikhail Degtyarev, adding that he is ready to go sailing. “With you though on Mars,” — said the leader of the liberal Democrats to the proposal of the celebrant. Earlier on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Tereshkova with the 80-year anniversary. He handed her two presents, alluding to
NATO warplanes carried out reconnaissance at the borders of Russia
Photo: EPA Military aircraft the U.S. Navy has conducted reconnaissance near the Crimea and the Kaliningrad region. About it reports “Interfax” with reference to the foreign sites that track the movement of aircraft. Anti-submarine patrol aircraft P-8A Poseidon took off from a base Sigonella in Sicily and conducted a reconnaissance to the South-West of Sevastopol. Aircraft number 168855. Near the Kaliningrad oblast’s strategic aircraft RC-135W spent many hours intelligence operation. Aircraft number – 62-4138, call DANIC3. The plane took off from the base Mildenhall in the UK. The plane was in the airspace of Poland on the South-Eastern part of the Baltic sea, where the exercises of the Baltic fleet. The intensity of flights of reconnaissance aircraft of the North Atlantic Alliance has increased greatly over the last year. Most often, the flights of foreign razvedshkolu are off the coast of Crimea, near Kaliningrad, close to the Russian bases in
The annexation of Crimea and the Sochi Olympics back the trust of the Russians to power
Photo: RIA Novosti The reunification of the Crimea with Russia, as well as the successful holding of the Olympics in Sochi have increased the level of trust of Russians to power. This is stated in the report “Russia surprises: five eras in Russian public opinion (1987-2017)”, published on the VTSIOM website March 6, Monday. “The annexation of Crimea was the reset in relations between the authorities with society: trust in government, declining in the previous period (2008-2013 — approx. “Of the tape.ru”), was restored. On the background of the Crimean events and the Olympics for a few months — from January to may 2014, has significantly increased the approval rating of the President (from 61 percent to 86 percent)”, — the document says. The return of the Crimea and Sevastopol a part of Russia contributed to raising the population’s feelings of national pride and dignity, say sociologists. The accession of
Putin approved the ratification of agreement with Turkey on legal assistance and extradition
Putin approved the ratification of agreement with Turkey on legal assistance and extradition Turkey has not yet ratified the Treaty, but, according to the Deputy Minister of justice Maxim Travnikova, from a purely technical point. MOSCOW, March 7. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the law on ratification of the agreement between Russia and Turkey on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters and extradition of persons for criminal prosecution. The law was passed by the state Duma on February 17 approved by the Federation Council on 1 March. It is published on the official portal of legal information. The document was signed in Ankara on 1 December 2014. According to the agreement, the parties undertake to render each other legal assistance in investigations, court proceedings or other legal proceedings and to extradite to each other persons on the territory of one country for criminal prosecution or execution of sentence in
Pamfilova: the presidential elections of 2018 should not be carried out in March
Pamfilova: the presidential elections of 2018 should not be carried out in March The head of the CEC did not agree with the suggestion of Vyacheslav Volodin to vote on the day of annexation of Crimea. The CEC head Ella Pamfilova does not agree with the Chairman of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin about the fact that the presidential elections in Russia in 2018 should be held on 18th March. The best month to conduct the election is April, told “Izvestia” head of the CEC. “From the point of view of elections for us, the later the better. March not the best month from the point of view of elections. Since elections are announced somewhere in December for a hundred days. And the second half of December and the long January holidays to knock out a decent amount of time of the electoral cycle. Even a week or two does
In the Kremlin promised to consider the transfer of the election of the President on the day of annexation of Crimea
In the Kremlin promised to consider the transfer of the election of the President on the day of annexation of Crimea Moscow. March 7. INTERFAX.RU — the Kremlin has no position on the idea to hold the presidential election in 2018, on the third Sunday of March, the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea. “While any position on this matter is not formed, so there will need some time to think about this initiative”, — said the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. Answering the question, how much time would be required for the consideration of the proposal, Peskov said: Let’s say, in the foreseeable future, some clarity will appear here Earlier in conversation with the correspondent of “Interfax” state Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin hailed the idea of holding elections on 18 March 2018. Thus, the speaker supported the initiative of the senators, Andrei Klishas and Anatoly Shirokov, who
Ex-COP accused Duterte 200 extrajudicial killings
Rodrigo Duterte In the Philippines, a former senior police officer has accused the country’s President Rodrigo Duterte more than 200 extrajudicial killings. This reports the South China Morning Post. According to Arturo Askanase, he was the death squad, which was led by Duterte, who was then the mayor of Davao city. On the direct orders of the current President were killed, for example, 11 Chinese suspected of drug trafficking, he said. “Sometimes we are overwhelmed doubt. We discussed them in the circle of friends, but loyalty to mayor Rudy always won,” explained the former guardian of order. Your statement Lascalas made during the open hearings in the Senate, which was unexpectedly interrupted after his statement about Duterte. Press Secretary of President Ernesto Abella called the former policeman “an unacceptable fabrication”. 29 Dec Philippine leader threatened to corrupt officials that will drop them from a helicopter. “I’ve done it before, so
Chinese parents protested the seksprosvet in elementary school
In China, the scandal of sex education textbooks for pupils in primary schools. About it reports The South China Morning Post. In books drawn the genitals of men and women depicted sex couples, and the questions about sex and sexual violence, which children can ask their parents. Textbooks published by Beijing normal University, one of the oldest universities of China, and is intended for children from 6 to 12 years. “Do you want the tutorials were structured in such a way? I blush when I read it!” — quotes the edition the statement of the mothers of one of the students. Someone however commended the authors for an honest and unbiased approach to the reflection of reality. The head of the Department of education of Zhejiang province explained that these textbooks are not included in the list of mandatory, however, the editors noticed that 18 primary schools for migrant children