In the UK, the letter of Jack the Ripper went under the hammer for $41 thousand While the auction house does not give a 100% guarantee that the message actually written by a serial killer. LONDON, April 30. /TASS/. Letter to the police, the author of which could be world-famous serial killer Jack the Ripper, went to the UK with the hammer for almost £30 million ($41 thousand). This was announced Monday by the Agency Press Association. According to him, a small post card size of 7 to 12 cm was put up for auction auction house Auctions from Grand Kent County. The letter was taken to the police station London Ealing 29 Oct 1888, 11 days before he was stabbed the last victim of Jack the Ripper — 25-year-old Irish Jane Kelly. Written in black ink the message the killer warns that “his knife is still in good condition.”
Day: April 30, 2018
The Internet of things appeared to be under attack
The Internet of things appeared to be under attack Emergency services warn of impending cyber attacks on cars and appliances. In the coming months may increase the likelihood of mass tampering with the components of the Internet of things. Why is this reported now? And what are the consequences threaten users? About Nikolai Dolgopolov. About the threat of hackers intrusion of privacy through “smart devices” according to all-Russian center of monitoring and forecasting of emergency situations “Antistikhia”. Thus at the greatest risk, according to the report, are motorists. Expert on information security company “security Monitor” Taras Tatarinov, was told what was happening with the machine if the control system is invaded by hackers, and told how they do it. I saw a demonstration of cyberslam systems of car control, to the extent that it was possible to intervene in the braking and cause the airbag deployment.Taras Tatarinovich on information security
In the Gulf found a Soviet submarine that sank in 1942
In the Gulf found a Soviet submarine that sank in 1942 MOSCOW, 30 Jul — RIA Novosti. Expedition “a Bow to the great Victory ships” found in the Gulf of Finland the place of death of Soviet submarine Shch-405 near the island of Fesr, told RIA Novosti on Monday the head of expedition Konstantin Bogdanov. “The boat lies at a depth of 50 meters, she was killed in 1942 during the transition from Kronstadt to the area of lavensari island (present-Powerful). The boat was on the surface, struck a mine,” — said Bogdanov. During the underwater survey, it was discovered that the boat cut off the nose part. While no action yet with the detected submarine to take not planned. “Housing is tightened networks, a lot of networking,” added Bogdanov. He noted that the expedition will last until may 9. Its primary objective is a survey of another boat, found
Putin stressed the importance of the plan for Iran’s nuclear program by all parties
© Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, April 30. /TASS/. The President of Russia and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed by telephone the situation around the Joint comprehensive plan of action on Iran’s nuclear program, including taking into account made on Monday by the Israeli Prime Minister’s statements on this matter. This was reported by the press service of the Kremlin.
Ukraine has called the “mentally retarded” Russian-speaking citizens of the country
Ukraine has called the “mentally retarded” Russian-speaking citizens of the country The former people’s Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada from the faction of “Svoboda” Irina Farion in local television called “mentally retarded” Russian-speaking citizens of countries, calling them “traitors” and “renegades”, RIA “Novosti”. “Where we now have war? Where were Russian-speaking citizens. This Lugansk, Donetsk oblast and the Crimea… Why? There was a Russian Church, Russian culture and Russian language. They are mentally retarded, these Russian”, — said Farion. It has also proposed a ban to provide education and jobs to the Russian-speaking population of Ukraine “and not to respond to Russian language,” which, in its opinion, should be unknown in Ukraine. Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian authorities protested the travel of Ukrainians to rest in Crimea.
Every second shopping center in Russia found violations of fire safety
Every second shopping center in Russia found violations of fire safety ULAN-UDE, 30 Jul — RIA Novosti. EMERCOM of Russia together with office of public Prosecutor has checked almost all shopping centers, and every second of them revealed violations of requirements of fire safety, said the head EMERCOM of Russia Vladimir Puchkov. A fire in a shopping centre in Кемерово28, aPress published a letter the charges of negligence was putting out “Winter cherry” fire33фотографии33фотографии33фотографии Mass checks of shopping centres for fire safety began after the tragedy in Kemerovo. There’s a fire in TTS “the Winter cherry” on March 25 killed 60 people, including many children. The number of victims of this fire, one of the largest in Russia for 100 years. “The emergency situations Ministry and Prosecutor’s office checked almost all shopping centers, cinemas and places of mass rest of children. Every second of them has a very serious violation
Railways of the Baltic States was an obstacle to NATO
Railways of the Baltic States was an obstacle to NATO Railways of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia can be a problem to move NATO troops in the event of a conflict with Russia. To such conclusion the Institute of modern war (part of the United States Military Academy at West point), RT television reported. Experts note that the reason for this is the different distance between the inner edges of the rails in Europe and the Baltic States, where the way has not changed since the times of the Soviet Union. “Trains carrying military equipment and supplies from major NATO bases in Germany or Poland, will have to move their cargo on trains, adapted to the Russian track, or deliver it to the destination on trucks”, — stated in the report. It is clarified that both require not only considerable time, but also the involvement of trained personnel and essential military
Wave with a nine: a Brazilian surfer set a world record
Wave with a nine: a Brazilian surfer set a world record MOSCOW, 30 Jul — RIA Novosti. Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Coke became the champion of the world, having conquered nearly 25-foot wave, according to the newspaper South China Morning Post. In November 2017 in Portugal Coke rode on the wave height 24,38 m. At the end of April the judges of the World surf League (WSL) recorded record. The Brazilian won in the nomination “the big wave” and became the new world record holder. “A dream come true,” said the winner during the awards ceremony. The previous record belonged to the American Garrett McNamara, who took a 23-meter height in 2011. During the download an error has occurred.
“Monument to the murdered”: as a historical building built shopping centres
“Monument to the murdered”: as a historical building built shopping centres MOSCOW, 30 Jul — RIA Novosti, Anna Mikhailova. In social networks spread “architectural horror” — images of historic buildings that were literally walled up in shopping malls, offices or residential complexes. The occasion was a post of the Voronezh user with a photo of the shopping center “Gallery of Chizhov”, built over the house of merchant beginning of the XIX century Balashova. RIA Novosti learned from the experts, who coordinates the projects like “transformers” and how legitimate such architectural eclecticism. Dead butterfly That’s gross pic.twitter.com/6GAgvXTA1S — Evgeniy Samsonov (@bitniks) 25 APR 2018 Story “Gallery Chizhov”, so hit the social network, stretching from 2013, with the start of construction, when the monument of history and culture of regional value — the house of the merchant Balashov — hidden behind a plywood fence. It later emerged that the building, which the
Scientists told about the dangers of long-term administration of antidepressants
Scientists told about the dangers of long-term administration of antidepressants MOSCOW, 30 Jul — RIA Novosti. Long-term use of antidepressants increases the risk of developing dementia. To such conclusion scientists from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Aston University. The results of their research published in the journal BMJ. Scientists have considered some antidepressants within the broader group of drugs, the anticholinergics, which include drugs against Parkinson’s disease and from diseases of the bladder. They examined the medical data of more than 40 thousand patients older than 65 years, who in the period from 2006 to 2015 were diagnosed with dementia, and compared them with data from more than 283 thousand people, never this disease are not suffering. It turned out that some patients taking anticholinergic agents, the risk of developing dementia increased by 30%. In the case of antidepressants, the figure is 18%, with urological anticholinergics — 11%.