A former dancer ran the marathon in shoes with high heels for 7 hours, 28 minutes and got into the Guinness Book of records. About it reports UPI. “Well, the world I did it. Itself in shock, but it really happened” — wrote in Instagram Irene Sewell (Sewell Irene) from the American city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. She overcame the 42-kilometer distance in heels height of 7.6 cm for two minutes faster than the previous holder of this record. Video: @highheelsforguinness On the recommendation of a podiatrist (physician specializing in diseases of the foot and lower leg) Sewell trained in sports shoes and sometimes we jog in heels. A marathon woman seized six pairs of shoes of different sizes: from 7.5 (corresponds to the Russian size 37) to 9 (38.5 C). In addition, it is stocked with plasters, insoles and compression bandages to the lower leg. In 2013, it was reported
Day: October 18, 2017
Britain faced an unprecedented terrorist offensive
Andrew Parker The head of British counterintelligence (MI5), Andrew Parker said that in 34 years of work in the secret service never faced so many terrorist attacks and attempts in the Kingdom. About it reports The Independent. According to him, the UK is experiencing “unprecedented and relentless terrorist offensive.” To confirm his words, the head of MI5 gave the statistics: in seven months of this year, his office and the police prevented seven terrorist attacks, 379 suspects detained. At the same time, counterintelligence investigates 500 cases of extremism and terrorism, the figures of which are three thousand people. Another 20 thousand are in the field of law enforcement. While Parker admitted he did not have precise data on the number of potential jihadists who can attack. He noted that modern terrorist attacks are fast the time span between planning and implementation attacks may be only a few days. In addition,
The leader of the British neo-Nazi turned Jew and gay
Kevin Wilshaw One of the leaders of the British neo-Nazi Kevin Wilshaw (Wilshaw Kevin) announced his Jewish origin, called the racist garbage and admitted to sexual orientation. He stated this in an interview with Channel 4 News. Wilshaw said that he regrets his actions in the past and leave the ranks of neo-Nazis. He said that he, a Jewish mother, was able to come to terms with belonging to an anti-Semitic organization. It was more difficult to reconcile his homosexuality with homophobia, followed by his companions. He confessed that he participated in the fights, but fought only in self-defense. “During the clashes in Leeds I smashed on someone’s head chair”, — he remembered. Wilshaw said that has never used violence towards minorities. “I know cases when people were beaten up just because they are black. But it was disgusting to nausea, this is what has turned my mind”, — he
To the moon will launch private inflatable habitation module
To the moon will launch private inflatable habitation module The company Bigelow Aerospace in cooperation with United Launch Alliance (ULA) plans to launch an inflatable module for lunar orbit. Residential unit B330 will be delivered to the satellite using the launch Vulcan 562 by 2022. About it reported in a press release on the website ULA. A private American company Bigelow Aerospace is developing inflatable space modules, the main advantage of which — the dimensions can be modified: to send such a module is in the folded state and then inflated, increasing the size twice. So, two units of the company, Genesis I and Genesis II, was launched to earth orbit in 2006 and 2007, respectively, and an inflatable habitation module Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) is now used on the ISS. Now Bigelow Aerospace in partnership with the United Launch Alliance (ULA) plans to launch residential inflatable module in
Scientists have uncovered an unusual link between depression and headaches
Scientists have uncovered an unusual link between depression and headaches MOSCOW, 18 Jul — RIA Novosti. People suffering from frequent headaches and migraines, are much more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety than other people, found physicians, published an article in the journal Headache. “This discovery tells us that drugs that reduce the frequency and strength of headaches, can besides decrease the chance of developing depression and depressed mood in these same patients,” said Fu-Chi Yang from the National medical center of Taiwan (China). Migraine is a neurological disease, the most frequent and characteristic symptom of which is occasional or regular strong and painful headaches in one half of the head. The causes of pain can be different — physical stress, food, weather factors, lack of sleep, and much more. As a rule, women suffer more migraines than men.
USA vs. Japan: the first in the world to battle huge battle humanoid robots
USA vs. Japan: the first in the world to battle huge battle humanoid robots Last night live, there was a battle manned American Eagle Prime robot from the company Megabots and Japanese robot Kuratas from Suidobashi Heavy Industry. For the duel giant fighting machines can be seen in streams on Twitch and YouTube. The winner of the judges recognized the American robot which was able to fatally damage the right hand “Japanese”. The battle was prepared two years Preparations for the duel began in 2015, when the Americans caused the Japanese to fight. Initially it was assumed that the robots will just shoot each other with special balls, but the Japanese insisted on the melee. Two years were spent on the search of money and weapons modernization robots. As it was In the final round of the battle, under the continuous fire of the Japanese robot, the Americans, hiding behind
Kuznetsova spoke out against punishment for teachers and parents of children protesters
Anna Kuznetsova Ombudsman for children under the President of Russia Anna Kuznetsova called hard to enforce a proposal to punish parents and educational institutions for youth participation in unauthorized rallies. On Tuesday, October 17, reports RIA Novosti. Kuznetsova stated that children and adolescents should be given a possibility to constructively Express their opinions, but to defend against those who try to manipulate them to their advantage. Thus, the Ombudsman responded to the invitation of the chief of the Main Directorate for combating extremism (Center “e”), the Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia Timur Valiulina to introduce responsibility for teachers and parents for the participation of children in rallies. “Young people are generally active, she is able to Express their opinion, wants to Express their opinion, and, of course, you need to do to create all conditions, to be able to constructively talk about something. I believe that to protect young
The Russian government approved the transfer of the holidays in 2018
Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev has signed the project of the Ministry of labour about the transfer of the holidays in 2018. A government decree published on Wednesday, October 18, on the website of the Cabinet. So, the weekend of 6 and 7 January (Saturday and Sunday) are transferred on March 9 and may 2 respectively, and Saturday 28 April, 9 June and 29 December — Monday 30 April, Monday 11 June and Monday 31 December. Thus, in 2018, the Russians will have a rest from 30 December 2017 8 January 2018 (10 days), from 23 to 25 February (three weekends), from 8 to 11 March (four days) from 29 April to 2 may (four day), may 9, from 10 to 12 June (three days) and from 3 to 5 November (three days). Explains that changes in the employment calendar was prepared in the use and management of employees
Sands refused to discuss the participation of Navalny in presidential elections
Dmitry Peskov The Kremlin sees no need to talk about the possibility of participation of the oppositionist Alexey Navalny in presidential elections in March 2018. About it the press Secretary head of state Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday, October 18, transfers “Interfax”. “The position of the CEC is known, there is nothing to discuss”, — he said. So the representative of the Kremlin has commented on not allowing Navalny to the elections, as 17 October, citing an anonymous source told the “Russian service Bi-bi-si”. Previously, on 17 October, the CEC Chairman, Ella Pamfilova said that by law, Navalny will run for a criminal record only “somewhere in 2028 plus five months.” “And now for the age? Whole life ahead of you, so it comes from that. The flag in his hands!” — said the head of the CEC held in Sochi, XIX world forum of youth and students, reports TASS.
The head of Amazon Studios, resigned after harassment scandal
The head of Amazon Studios, resigned after harassment scandal Roy Price left the post of head of unit Amazon.com, according to Reuters. This happened against the backdrop of allegations of producer ISA Hackett sexual harassment. Chief operating officer of Studio albert Cheng appointed as temporary head of Amazon Studios. Allegations against the now former head of Amazon Studios isn’t the only sex scandal of this year in the American film industry. Recently, the Weinstein Company has dismissed an influential producer Harvey Weinstein after the publication about a long-term sexual harassment to employees of the company and the Actresses.