Diary of death: the physician documented the final hours of life after a snake bite In September 1957, the Director of Lincoln Park zoo in Chicago sent to a laboratory at Valdovska Museum of natural history of the baby snake to establish the species of reptiles. Upstairs For the study a 76-cm young snakes came from a reputable herpetologist Karl Patterson Schmidt, who worked at the Museum for 33 years and in 1955 became chief curator of the Department of Zoology at the Museum. Karl Schmidt gave the names of more than 200 species of snakes and was a leading expert on adders, including coral snakes. He created one of the world’s largest Herpetological collections. When the Director of the zoo arrived at the Museum, Karl Schmidt agreed to look at the snake. Snake bite Young snake was with a bright pattern, the shape of the head it was similar
Day: November 19, 2018
Where the flower grows, like a bat (photo)
Where the flower grows, like a bat (photo) In Russia it can be seen in greenhouses and greenhouses. Upstairs In the tropics of South-East Asia found an unusual plant, which is due to the bizarre shape of flowers is also called “bat” or “devil’s tongue”. This perennial takka of the family Dioscoreaceae. View this post in Instagram Publication from Debby: Botanica Trading (@debbytenquist) Feb 8, 2018 10:19 PST During the download an error has occurred. At takki black flowers in the shape of a bat and long “whiskers” — bracts. The height of the bat ranges from 40 cm to 1 m, and one species reaches 3 m. View this post in Instagram Publication of Aroidgardener (@aroidgardener) 3 Sept 2018 at 4:28 PDT During the download an error has occurred. In nature, the Tacca grows in wet evergreen forests or on the coast. Some species can carry and more dry
The largest smuggling pears from the EU to Russia revealed in the photo
The largest smuggling pears from the EU to Russia revealed in the photo EU countries supplied pears to Russia in circumvention of the anti-European sanctions. This was reported by the newspaper De Volkskrant. Upstairs The employee of the newspaper drew attention to a photo of her friend from Russia in Facebook. In the picture was a picture of pear varieties “Conference”, which is grown in Belgium and the Netherlands. The journalist was interested in Russia turned out to be fruit from the European Union, the import of which is prohibited by the sanctions. It turned out that pears fall to Moscow via Belarus and Lithuania. Manufacturers buy fake certificates for fruits, which indicate that they are grown outside the EU. According to documents, the fruit import from the Congo, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Yemen and other countries. Only a fraud with the documents, there are about 26 African States. According to
Trump reported that the number of victims of fires in California can reach hundreds of people
Trump reported that the number of victims of fires in California can reach hundreds of people NEW YORK, November 18. /TASS/. The President of the United States Donald Trump reported that the number of victims of wildfires in California can be up to 600 people. The head of state said in an interview with Fox News channel. Upstairs “I say that could have been killed at least 600 people, this was known before we met you,” said the tramp, answering questions from the presenter of channel’s Chris Wallace. According to the President, the bodies of many victims “burned beyond recognition”. Trump’s interview was recorded before his trip on Saturday in California.
Homeless sprayed acid on six visitors cafe in France
Homeless sprayed acid on six visitors cafe in France MOSCOW, November 18 — RIA Novosti. A homeless woman doused with hydrochloric acid cafe is located in Marseilles, six people were injured, according to TV channel France 3. Upstairs According to him, the incident occurred on Saturday around 18.00 (20.00 GMT). The woman approached the cafe with a bottle of hydrochloric acid and threw it in situated on the veranda of the visitors. Six people received minor injuries and was hospitalized as a precaution. The woman was arrested. Her motives are not established. It is reported that the homeless knew in the area, she had seen a mental health problem.
Peskov ruled out the automatic transfer of the Kuril Islands of Japan
Peskov ruled out the automatic transfer of the Kuril Islands of Japan Moscow. 18 Nov. INTERFAX.RU Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov said that there was no separate contract for the transfer to Japan of the Kurile Islands may not be an automatic transfer of the territories is impossible. Upstairs “These days we have seen a very large number of different arguments, of political speculation that, say, some separate deal to transfer Islands and so forth,” he said in the program “Moscow. Russia. Putin” on TV channel “Russia 1” (VGTRK). “It is not. And so can not be”, — stressed in this regard the Sands. He explained that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took as a basis for negotiations on the issue of Soviet-Japanese Declaration of 1956. Can you talk about what this means automatic transfer of some territories? Absolutely not.Dmitry Pescovitz Secretary of the
Ishchenko handed over to the electoral Commission the documents for participation in elections of the head of Primorye
Ishchenko handed over to the electoral Commission the documents for participation in elections of the head of Primorye VLADIVOSTOK, November 18 — RIA Novosti. Communist Andrey Ishchenko, who in the September elections of the Governor of Primorye went to the second round, gave the electoral Commission the documents and collected signatures for registration as a candidate in the new elections, said RIA Novosti the representative of the regional electoral Commission. Upstairs “Ishchenko gave the documents to the statutory deadlines,” — said RIA Novosti representative of the regional electoral Commission. Earlier the documents for registration was filed by the independent candidate, acting Governor of Primorsky Krai Oleg Kozhemyako, Chairman of the Committee on local government, law and order and legality of the Duma of Vladivostok rose Chemerys, nominated by the party “For women of Russia”, Igor Stepanenko from “Patriots of Russia” Alexey Timchenko from the Party of growth, Duma Deputy Andrei
According to the results of the APEC summit will release a written statement
According to the results of the APEC summit will release a written statement At the summit of the Asia-Pacific economic cooperation (APEC) in Papua New Guinea will be issued a written statement, said at a press conference presiding at a meeting the Prime host of the Peter O’neill. Upstairs “Later today we will release a statement” — quoted by “RIA Novosti”. A final Declaration was adopted minus the controversial points, it made a statement the Chairman of the meeting. “Adopted the Declaration of the less controversial items — Buharskie goal, the WTO trade practices. It is a statement of the President”, — said the source Agency. Earlier, AFP and Reuters reported that the final Declaration of the APEC summit in Papua New Guinea was unable to accept because of disagreements of the delegates. A Chinese official told Reuters that she was not accepted because of the trade war between China
Mixed feelings: the Russians feel the hope and confusion
Mixed feelings: the Russians feel the hope and confusion “Levada center” found out what the feelings of the citizens of the country celebrate in their surrounding people. Upstairs The Russians believe that people around them often feel fatigue and hope, confusion and however, the pride of its people. In public opinion observed, “emotional duality”: for the year the balance of positive and negative responses almost did not change. So in “Levada-the centre” has commented on its findings, the results of which acquainted “Izvestia”. A large number of negative evaluations may talk about the distrust that citizens have for the people around them, experts say. Sociologists gave each Respondent a card with a list of feelings from which you could choose several answers. Respondents answered what feelings, in their opinion, manifested and strengthened in others in recent years. The most popular ended up with two very contradictory feelings. So, 34% of
Cold poison: a tax on the sausage can raise prices almost 30%
Cold poison: a tax on the sausage can raise prices almost 30% The Ministry of health has supported the idea on the collection of by-products of red meat. Upstairs Excise duty on by-products of red meat — sausage, bacon — can be more than 160 rubles per 1 kg. this “news” told in the Expert Council under the government, which had earlier taken the initiative to introduce in Russia the collection of such products. As a result the price of sausage products could grow by almost 30%. According to experts, these products contain carcinogens and increase cancer risk. Received from excise tax funds should be targeted to lower prices on healthy food. The health Ministry has supported the emergence of the excise tax, but said that concrete steps are still being discussed. The expert Council under the government proposed to introduce a new system of fees and subsidies for food