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The figure, apparently, symbolizes Jesus Christ, who in the Gospels calls himself “The Good Shepherd”. The ring was found among other artifacts discovered during the study of ships wrecked near the ancient port of Caesarea. Caesarea was home to one of the first Christian communities and, according to the New Testament, it was there that the Apostle Peter baptized the Roman centurion Cornelius. “This was the first time a non-Jew was accepted into the Christian community. From here Christianity began to spread all over the world,” says Jacob Sharvit from the Department of Marine Archaeology of the Israel Antiquities Authority. Among the remains of sunken ships, archaeologists also found figurines of the Roman era in the form of an eagle and a theater actor in a comic mask, bronze bells designed to protect against evil spirits, hundreds of silver and bronze Roman coins of the middle of the III century

Researchers from Murray University, USA, conducted a series of experiments to find out whether indoor lighting affects the process of eating. Scientists conducted three experiments with 300 volunteers. In the first case, the participants ate chocolate, in the second — snacks that had a sweet or salty taste and differed in texture and consistency (raisins, cookies, cheese, chips), and in the third – the food was mixed (ordinary salted popcorn as a “simple meal” and a sandwich with peanut butter and jelly, which served as a “complex food”). In the first two experiments, participants ate either with darkened sunglasses or glasses with ordinary transparent lenses. And in the third experiment, the volunteers ate without glasses, but with dimmed lights. After completing all three experiments, participants were asked to rate the taste of food on a seven-point scale. After calculating the results, the scientists found that the taste sensations depend on the

This is a recombinant (created in the laboratory) human antibody HFB30132A, which is now entering the second stage of clinical trials. Therapy based on genetically engineered antibodies will be shown to patients with moderate severity of the disease who have comorbidities, such as diabetes. “As soon as samples of the virus [the Omicron variant] are obtained, we will examine our antibody. Because it is already clear that the vaccines against it work somewhat worse—” Alexander Gabibov, director of the IBH RAS, told Izvestia. – We plan to conduct tests together with the 48th Institute of the Ministry of Defense. Their specialists, after receiving the “Omicron” strain, will check the effect of the antibody on the cells. And we have our own genetically modified mice that are 100% infected with coronavirus (COVID-19 is not dangerous for ordinary mice. – “Izvestia”). After checking the work of the antibody to neutralize Omicron in

“Media information about a possible violation of the right to freedom of conscience and religion in Telegram is being checked. According to the available data, a statement about the holy relics was published in obscene terms on Lebedev’s page,” the agency interlocutor said. The source clarified that the check qualifies under Part 1 of Article 148 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Violation of the right to freedom of conscience and religion”). Earlier, Lebedev spoke in his Telegram channel about the relics of saints, Lenin’s Mausoleum and expressed bewilderment, “why corpses are lying on display in mausoleums,” and so many people want to visit such places and venerate the relics.

A representative of the National Association of Professional Collection Agencies (NAPCA) said that since the adoption of the basic law on collection in 2016, the FSPP has never given interpretations of certain norms. As noted in the FSSP document, until June 2021, cases of violations in debt collection were considered only by the courts. Since the bailiffs received new powers this year, the service decided to make the practice of reviewing cases more uniform and convey this to employees in the regions. RBC sent a request to the FSSP. What are the recommendations to collectors and debtors. From July 1 , 2021 in Russia has tightened the rules of interaction of claimants with persons somehow related to debtors — relatives, roommates or, for example, neighbors. It is possible to contact a third party only if two conditions are met simultaneously — there is a written consent to this from the debtor,

“Perhaps Omicron is the last strain and a signal for the end of the pandemic. It is extremely contagious, but not deadly. It is likely that the mechanism will work, and the antibodies obtained with its help will help both vaccines and the immunity of those who have been ill. It seems that nature itself created such an opportunity to end the pandemic,” the expert admitted. He also agreed with the hypothesis that Omicron could act as a natural vaccine against more severe strains. According to the virologist, this is due to the property of interference of viruses: a mutant strain with the help of a system of interferon proteins suppresses precursors, pushes them out. Even more interesting things about science and technology

Scammers have learned to bypass two-factor authentication (by SMS code) to confirm payments on the Internet. This is done by simultaneously conducting a fake operation on a phishing site, stylized as a CTP payment, and a real money transfer initiated by an attacker. Kaspersky Lab told Izvestia about such a scheme, and its distribution was confirmed by other cybersecurity companies and banks. Russians are already used to the fact that you can not call the code from SMS on the phone, but when you enter it on the site, they show less vigilance. Two-factor deception The scheme of deception begins with the fact that a citizen is sent a message with a proposal to extend the CTP: it contains information about the car, including the license plate number, and when clicking on the link, the amount of insurance and another link for payment are shown, said Alexey Marchenko, head of

Demonstration of the transistor at Bell Labs On December 23, 1947, the experimental design division of Bell Telephone Laboratories of the American Telephone and Telegraph company held a presentation of a semiconductor bipolar amplifier device. This day was considered the date of birth of the transistor. The presentation of the first solid-state transistor marked the beginning of a new era in the development of mankind — the era of semiconductor electronics. Execution of Beria On December 23, 1953, Lavrenty Beria, the long—time head of the Soviet special services, Hero of Socialist Labor, Marshal of the Soviet Union and one of the most sinister figures of the Stalinist regime, was shot in the bunker of the headquarters of the Moscow Military District by a court verdict. Together with him, six of his closest associates, the security forces, were shot. He was accused of espionage in favor of Great Britain and other