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2011-11-03T23:20:00.001-07:00

Drugs are becoming more dangerous for Americans than drugs. This is evidenced by statistics. So, every year dozens of people die from an overdose of painkillers. Over the past ten years the number of deaths has tripled, exceeding the number of deaths due to overdose of heroin and cocaine.

First of all, the risk of opioid analgesics are strong group, including oxycodone, methadone and Vicodin. According to specialists of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is currently in the U.S. market so much pain that every American would receive a standard dose of Vicodin a month every 4 hours. Moreover, opioid analgesic sales in 1999 increased by four times. This is evidenced by the fact that 12 million Americans last year admitted: they are taking prescription painkillers are not for medical reasons. Seen a dangerous trend, experts, because opioids provoke addictive and immunity.

Man must constantly increase the dose, in order to obtain initial reaction. For example, at the beginning of the reception he receives one tablet of Vicodin in 4 hours and not more than 4 per day, and the stage of the dose is 40 tablets a day. Death usually occurs from the same respiratory depression or opioid painkillers mixed with tranquilizers or alcohol. So in 1999 the number of deaths from overdose pain medication was about 4,000 cases a year. And in 2008 – 14800 cases a year.. Most often abused drugs are white males between the ages of 35 to 54 years, and Native Americans - Indians.

2011-10-31T22:58:00.000-07:00

Megayachts from the Blohm Voss company

One of the largest shipyards in Germany founded in 1877. In 1912, the company Bloem Foss was to design and build the largest shipbuilding company in Russia - "Putilov shipyard" in St.Petersburg (since 1922 - "Northern Shipyard"). Products of the shipyard - military, commercial and passenger vessels.

In the spring of 2005 was restructured 86-meter yacht Ecstasea.

May 31, 2006 in Hamburg signed another contract for the construction of mega yachts, serial number 971. Internal and external design will design London designer Michael Leach (Michael Leach Design Ltd.) Delivery is scheduled in 2009.

Contracts for one of them (all data yachts, including the name of the factory are not allowed to be published) was signed during the boat show in Fort Lauderdale in 2004. The yacht of about 100 meters was ready in 2008.

119-meter yacht SF99 (Sigma) based on the Project references Philippe Starck (Philippe Starck) and will also was ready in 2008.

Due to lack of space at the docks in Hamburg shipyard yacht SF99 built in cooperation with HDW shipyard in Kiel.

In 2004 the company has made upgrades Blohm Voss 86-meter yacht EcstaSea.

Jointly with the Parisian architect HermidasomAtabeyki (HermidasAtabeyki) completed the design of two mega-yachts:

MegayachtProjekt 147 will take on board up to 24 passengers and reach speeds of 25 knots. On board the yacht will be its own submarine. Shop will have a 270-degree panoramic windows.

There exists a draft MegayachtProjekt 77. The yacht will take on board 12 passengers and 28 crew members. Maximumspeed - 18 knots.

In 2005, the shipyard became the concern ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. Also a concern is the shipyard HDW and Nobiskrug (until 2007). Nobiskrug was sold in 2007 and taken out of the concern.

2011-10-11T21:43:00.000-07:00

Yacht Yards

Currently, there are many manufacturers of yachts and become difficult to determine which of them produce really high-quality products.

Germany.

Country, which is building the biggest yachts in the world. Top quality, best organization of production. Lurssen, Blohm + Voss, Abeking & Rasmussen, HDW - names that guarantee success.

Accordingly, the high prices. Some shipyards crammed with orders for years to come, and can even afford to deny unknown clients.

Holland.

The huge experience of many centuries of shipbuilding, excellent quality, high reliability. Amels, Feadship, Heesen - in any prestigious yachting port in the world you will surely find the yacht of these firms.

The owners, re-ordering of the boat, as the company itself. Many young talented yacht designers.

Italy.

The country produces the largest number of yachts up to 40 meters. A huge number of shipyards. One of the best, along with English, yacht designers. It seems that in the yachting capital of Italy - Viareggio - everybody build yachts.

Advantage - relatively low price. When professionally drafted construction contract and the terms of reference may stall time, and rising construction costs and technical problems in the future.

In any event, when deciding whether to start construction of the yacht must be objectively, often hard-to information on history, experience, technical capabilities and financial situation of the shipyard.

The next important stage - drawing up the contract and literacy requirements specification, allowing the future owner to avoid many unpleasant situations.

A crucial role in the construction of a properly organized supervision during construction, project management and selection of absolutely reliable customer representative.

2011-09-26T02:40:00.000-07:00

California Lutheran University (California)

Fоunded in 1959, California Lutheran University is pаrtоf a 500-yеаr trаditionоf Lutheran higher education. The University is situated in the town of Thousand Oaks with а pоpulаtionоf abоut 127 000 people, оneоfthе safest citiеs in America, located near the Pacific Ocean, the cities of Sаnta Bаrbara and Lоs Angeles.

The university offers programs at Bachelors and Masters degrees in 37 majors, аs wеllаs specialized training programs in fields such as economics, biology, chemistry, philosophy, political science, psychology, computer information systems, music, art. The University includes the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business and School of Education.

General CLU Contact Information

Address:

60 West Olsen Road

Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-2787

Phone:

(805) 493-3135

Toll-free Phone: 1-877-CLU-FOR-U

Fax: (805) 493-3114

2011-09-24T00:34:00.000-07:00

Pebble Beach Golf Links, USA

Built in the 1919 Pebble Beach field owes its existence to Samuel F. Morse, nephew and namesake of the inventor of the telegraph and famous telegraphic code.

Morse bought this stunning piece of land on the California coast in the South Pacific Railroad Company. The original plan a golf course, stretching through the rocks from the ocean to the forest Del Monte Forest, has developed Jack Neville, which was not the architect of golf courses, but a broker for the sale of land. No matter how beautiful the landscape was not for the golfer's golf course at Pebble Beach remains one of the toughest tests. Several times there were major tournaments such as the US Open, and once a year at Pebble Beach is National Pro-Am, in which competing professional golfers, and Hollywood stars. Unforgettable and forever imprinted in the history of American golf has become a duel between Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson during the US Open 1982. Nicklaus was free to get fifth title US Open, but Watson on the last two (17th and 18th), managed to make incredible holes. These holes are surrounded by ocean and bunkers, and on the 18th in addition is a tree, but Watson was able to score the ball and spent at each hole on a hit less than provides pairs (as many strikes called birdie) and win the title.

2011-09-20T01:17:00.000-07:00

Royal County Down Golf Club, Ireland

Today there are people who say that the Royal County Down - is in the U.S. the most difficult golf course in the world along with the Pine Valley.

Even though that this opinion is largely subjective, Royal County Down, located along the Bay of Dundrum Bay, in the shadow of Mount Mourne, can safely be called one of the most beautiful golf courses in the world. The local landscape is a classic blend of hills, plains, water and human settlements. On clear days, views up to the Isle of Man, on a remote 64 km to the east. The records of the club, this field in 1889, created a famous golfer 4 pound Old Tom Morris. After some improvements and rearrangements field has everything that a golfer can only dream of: the narrow hilly fairways and small greens, constantly changing its strength and direction of the wind, the huge, hidden and heather unexcited dunes, which, depending on the season are changing their color from the glowing soft yellow to purple. And as with every significant golf course in County Down his own handwriting: it very special, unique bunkers at the sides, overgrown with reeds. Add to "blind" attacks, which sometimes have to resort because of the complexity of the landscape, and it becomes clear why this field is referred to as "charming, but eccentric."

2011-09-13T21:14:00.000-07:00

Money of opponents of Gaddafi's will dispose World Bank

World Bank, which has traditionally led by U.S. officials, said the recognition of the Transitional National Council of Libya.

"At a time when Libya is beginning to recover from conflict, the government asked the World Bank to lead activities in the area of public expenditure and financial management".

Massive opposition demonstrations grew into bloody clashes began in Libya in mid-February 2011. Once part of the regular army Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, over 40 years as head of the Libyan People's Jamahiriya, pushed the opposition, in conflict interfered with the UN and NATO forces.

Only six months after the combined efforts of the opponents of Gaddafi managed to gain control "over the whole territory of Libya." ThelocationofthesameMuammarGaddafiremainsunknown.

Now the legitimate authority in the country is considered to be Transitional National Council, formed in the capital of the opposition - city of Benghazi in February 2011. Thelegitimacyisrecognizedofabout 60 countries.

2011-09-06T04:16:00.000-07:00

Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce), Ireland

Founded in 1888, Royal Portrush Golf Club is now considered one of the most tradition-rich fields in the British Isles, and in 1951, this field is the first on Irish soil taken Tournament British Open.

In the west there are hills Donegal (county in north-west of the island), is raging in the north Atlantic to the east lies unmade road and the limestone sea cliffs. Even this description suggests that Royal Portrush - purebred lynx Course. Its natural symmetry and strictly beauty of this field are captivates even the experienced player. In addition, the excellent natural drainage field can be used all year round, unless it is covered with snow or ice. But the natural beauty turns into a complicated game. Fairways in this field is extremely narrow and almost always (except 1 and 18 fairways) are sharply broken (such sharp turns are called dogleg). So that the players have to excel and be extremely careful and precise, otherwise he has no chance, especially when strong north-westerly wind, get the ball to the green, laid in laid one, two or three (the allotted number of blows is called the "steam" and depends on the distance between the Tee and Green) hit. But everyone who is preparing to strike with TI on this field knows what awaits him struggle with the established human labor constraints, and with nature. Itisenjoyhere .

2011-08-30T21:55:00.001-07:00

Hurricane that killed 18 Americans, has reached Canada

Victims of hurricane "Irene", which struck last weekend on the east coast of the United States, have become at least 18 people. Material damage to the element of only private property of Americans, estimated at seven billion dollars. Over four million houses were de-energized.

NatiоnalHurricаne Сеnterprеdictingthе U.S. liftеd аstоrm wаrning fоr thееаstсоаst.Саution is retаinedоnlу fоr thе two Cаnаdiаn prоvinces - Nеw Brunswick аnd Nova Scotia. It is nоted that by the timе the hurricane "Irene" rеаched in Cаnada, the wind speed exceeded 80 miles per hour.

Offices of banks, stock exchanges in New York City escaped significant damage as a result of the passage of hurricane "Irene". All four stock exchanges of New York, including the NYSE, on Monday plans to auction in the normal manner. New York Mercantile Exchange will operate as usual. Plans to open offices were in the evacuation zone, as Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, other major banks and companies.

2011-08-26T00:12:00.000-07:00

Cypress Point, USA

In the very south of the peninsula of Monterey in California is an exclusive golf club Cypress Point.

Location of the opened in 1928 field that is located at the foot of Santa Lucia, near his "older brother", the fields Pebble Beach - as a fairy tale: the mighty cypress are among the fairways and greens, and just outside the field of noising and foaming Pacific Ocean, constantly attacker the coastal cliffs. Architect Mackenzie has resisted the temptation to place the holes there, offering the most spectacular views. Instead, he made a spectacular landscape element in its field. McKenzie turned his attention primarily on the greens. Since the length of the field in a small (5.95 miles), he gave his numerous turns and bends with special slopes, taking away in the direction of the ball (breaks). So what is the first such site to deal with the real hill.

Today, Cypress Point is one of the most exclusive private golf clubs in the world. Its only 250 members come from all U.S. states and from abroad. But this field does not become less attractive to golfers from all over the world.

Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Australia

In 1891 the Scottish settlers founded in Australia the golf club Royal Melbourne Club. Not surprisingly, it feels strong influence of Scottish club Royal & Ancient Club of St. Andrews.

Dune landscape of this field is much like a typical Scottish Links Course. So named the very first golf course, which were located on poor, unsuitable for either agriculture or for pasture, interspersed by dunes landscape, linked the coast and farmland. Initially, the field of club Royal Melbourne consisted of two fields of 18 holes on each: the West, designed by Alistair Mackenzie, and the East, which has equipped the Alex Russell. In the 1950s, the two fields combined, and in 1959 the total field was inaugurated on the occasion of this World Cup. The world community was delighted. Green fields of this wild, wrinkled and studded with obstacles bunkers require the player to all forces. Experts do not tire of praising short-cropped grass of the field. A remarkable feature of Royal Melbourne is thoroughness with which were dug bunkers. There's nothing like a sterile meticulousness with which the bins are equipped with modern golf courses. Bunkers at Royal Melbourne are wild, unpredictable and incredibly greedy.

St. Andrews (Old Course), Scotland

It’s just the most famous golf course. This perfect golf course was created by nature and is considered the cradle of the game, every fan of a golf should make the pilgrimage here .

If you believe the legend, on the grassy sites, among the dunes and sand barriers people play golf for over 500 years. All the stars of golf, with the exception of Ben Hogan, passed through a small stone bridge that leads across the creek Swilcan to the 18th green. And they beheld the clubhouse Royal & Ancient, whose white stone facade has been restored several years ago, stands in front of the first and last holes. In general, a feeling that here, in the Old Course, time stands still. The design of the field created by Mother Nature herself: here are a few hilly fairways with few elevations, and if a player wants to gain a good score, he will bypass the numerous sand traps (bunkers), specially made on the field in order to complicate the task of golfer: after all, to hit the ball of them is very difficult. Most of the bunkers hidden from the eyes of the player, so, you have pretty sweat, to finally get the ball into the hole.

2011-08-20T23:18:00.000-07:00

Indiana Tech (Indiana)

Indiana Tech, a private college, located in Fort Wayne, Ind., was founded in 1930. In college learn more than 3,000 students in various programs, among which the most powerful - business administration, humanities and natural sciences, management in the field of leisure services, technical management, criminal justice, graphic communication.

General Indiana Tech Contact Information

Address:

1600 East Washington Blvd.,

Fort Wayne, Indiana 46803

Ripon College (Wisconsin)

Ripon College is located in Ripon, Wisconsin, and occupies a complex of historic buildings on 250 acres of land. This is a small college where students and teachers are in close and friendly relations. Among 162 colleges with a number of students less than 10 thousand Ripon College ranks fourth in the number of produced doctors (PhD). Among the graduates - known Hollywood stars Spencer Tracy and Harrison Ford.

Specialties: liberal arts and sciences, business, languages, art, education, etc.

General Ripon College Contact Information

Address:

300 Seward Street,

Ripon, WI 54971-0248

2011-08-16T01:22:00.000-07:00

James Madison University (Virginia)

James Madison University - State University, founded in 1908, located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Now it has about 18 thousand students. Foreign students have the opportunity to enroll in this program through the University Foundation Diploma Programe. You can begin training in May, August and January.

The University enjoys a prestigious place in various rankings (TIER 1 US News & World Report, 28th place among public universities included in the top 50 universities in the country, etc.)

Training time will depend on the level of English: the level of IELTS 5.5 - Training takes two semesters at a level of 4.5 - 3 semesters, and if the level is even lower, the students are offered a course of EAP (1 semester). In addition, the average score school-leaving certificate shall not be less than 4 on a five-point scale.

Training consists of academic classes in English, study American history and objects of the university academic plan that will allow the program to go after the 2nd year of university.

Faculties of the University:

Business, Marketing, Hotel Management, Computer Technology, Engineering, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Art, Journalism, Music, Psychology.

University Programs:

Foundation

Pre-Masters

MBA

General JMU Contact Information

Address:

800 S. Main Street

Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807

Virginia International University (Virginia)

Virginia International University - accredited private higher education institution carries out training of graduates in the following areas: Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Management Information Systems and Resources. The university offers short-term programs in computer technology (IT Specialist Diploma Program, Oracle Diploma and Certificate Programs), Business (International Business, Small Business Management), and English as a Second Language (ESL).

Currently, the International University of Virginia trained students from more than 55 countries. And the teaching staff of the University isn't less diverse.

In addition to access to quality education and unique networking opportunities with students from around the world, the benefits of training at the International University of Virginia also include:

· scholarship programs,

· choice of online classes,

· individual approach,

· regular trainings and seminars on a variety of topics (undergraduate and postgraduate training, to overcome the culture shock, resume writing, successful job search, improving communication skills, leadership development and professional)

· prices,

· convenient schedule of tuition,

· Geographical proximity to the nation's capital.

Training Programs:

v Master of Business Administration (MBA)

v Management of information systems and resources (MMIS)

v Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

v Bachelor of Computer Technology (BS in Computer Science)

v Courses in Business Administration and Computer Technology (1 year)

v Programs English as a Second Language (ESL)

General VIU Contact Information

Address:

11200 Waples Mill Rd, Suite 360,

Fairfax VA 22030

St. Norbert College (Wisconsin)

St. Norbert College was founded in 1898. The college is located in the historic district Pere, Wisconsin just minutes from the city of Green Bay (Green Bay) on 90 acres just stunning beauty of land.

In 2004, St. Norbert College was among the best colleges in America. 95% of its graduates find a prestigious job almost immediately after its completion (simply amazing result of learning).

The abundance of programs for foreign students is attracted entrants from all over the world.

General St. Norbert College Contact Information

Address:

100 Grant Street

De Pere, WI 54115-2099

2011-08-14T00:22:00.001-07:00

Shoreline Community College (Washington)

Shoreline Community College is located in north Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1964, the college offers a variety of programs to obtain a certificate or degree. In college learn about 12,000 full-time students and part-time offices. Teachers and school staff help students make a choice between university transferable programs and more than 50 vocational-technical programs. In addition, the college offers the course "English as a Second Language" program and the end of the last classes of the American School «High School Completion».

The transfer program in the University: received in college degree (2 years) is equal to the first two courses of the university. In order to obtain a bachelor's degree after transfer to the university, the student will need only 2 years. The most popular programs of college - business, computer technology, engineering.

The program «High School Completion»: in Shoreline Community College students can earn high school diploma, and transfer to a university. The subjects that they will learn at the same time meet the requirements for obtaining a diploma of a school and a college. For most students this dual course does not require additional training time.

It's not required to take TOEFL for college. The student is tested for English proficiency and the test results determined in class "English as a foreign language" program. After reaching a certain level, the student can combine English classes with classes in core subjects.

Accommodation - family or student apartments.

General Shoreline Community College Contact Information

Address:

16101 Greenwood Avenue North

Shoreline, WA 98133-5696

City University of Seattle (Washington), Pacific Lutheran University (Washington), University of North Alabama (UNA) (Alabama)

2011-08-05T01:23:00.000-07:00

City University of Seattle (Washington)

The university was founded in 1973, located in Seattle; about 25 minutes drive from the city center. Precisely in this region of Bellevue located main research centers of Microsoft. City University of Seattle is located in a park area in a building with modern infrastructure. University teachers of the highest level professionals who have academic degrees but also practical experience. If you do not approach the level of English, you can take a preparatory language course before starting your studies. By enrolling in the MBA does not require GMAT or GRE. The University does not offer a wide range of specialties, but in a small subset includes only those that are in demand.

University Programs:

Bachelors

MBA

Master (art of leadership, computer systems, information security, management)

Language courses

General CityU Contact Information

Address:

11900 N.E. First Street
Bellevue, WA 98005

Pacific Lutheran University (Washington)

Pacific Lutheran University - the only university of northwestern United States, which each year is among 15 leaders ranking US & World Report «Best Colleges." Located near Seattle, near Tacoma, in the picturesque countryside, including forests, mountains and water.

There is a concert hall, conference room, fitness center, two gyms, a golf course, a student club, swimming pool, an observatory, a nature reserve of the desert (6 acres) on campus.

The Library provides online access to books and articles from libraries of different colleges. Classrooms are equipped with computer network.

Specialties: humanities, natural sciences, business, art, music, nursing.

General PLU Contact Information

Address:

12180 Park Avenue S. Tacoma, WA 98447

University of North Alabama (UNA) (Alabama)

University of North Alabama (UNA) for decades has attracted students from all over the world because it is UNA...

Safe: According to the FBI, this university is located in one of U.S. cities with the lowest crime rates.

Available: UNA registered in "US News and World Report America's Best Colleges" as a university that provides quality higher education at affordable prices.

Solid: Founded in 1830, UNA is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the United States.

Accredited: Concentrated in four university colleges, training programs are fully accredited by UNA in more than 100 different majors to graduation of bachelors and masters levels.

Friendly: UNA classrooms consist of a small number of students. In classes taught only by regular teachers: teaching by assistants or graduate students are not allowed.

Progressive: UNA enables students of the preparatory department of the Program in English "English Language Learning Program (CELL / ESL) - English as a Second Language" to study in the university simultaneously with CELL / ESL programs.

General UNA Contact Information

Address:

One Harrison Plaza

Florence, AL 35632

2011-08-02T05:10:00.000-07:00

Price 61-meter yacht Phoenix lowered.

The cost of a 61-meter motor yacht Phoenix reduced by 10 million euros.

As expected, the day after the auction, in which a 67-meter yacht Apoise was sold for 34 million Euros, the owner of the yacht Phoenix, Mr. Kulchek decided to reduce the price immediately on 10 million euros.

Now the new price of the yacht is 55 million Euros.

Train of thought of Phoenix yacht owner is simple and clear:

1) The Phoenix yacht was built by at Lurssen shipyard in 2004, the yacht Apoise in 2006 (difference in 2 years is important)

2) Phoenix yacht a length of 61 m, yacht Apoise 66,44 m (Phoenix is "shorter" to 5.5 meters)

3) Phoenix yacht has the interior volume of 1.444 GT (gross tons), the yacht Apoise 1.800 GT.

The owner simply compared the two yachts, and realized that his boat by no means can cost twice as much the best Apoise yacht.

"The best" - it is wrong to say everyone has different tastes, but what Apois much larger and newer, that's for sure.

It should be noted that in May 2008, when the boat is just beginning to sell, they asked for it for 76.9 million euros. 28% down. And it is no limit!

It should be noted that comparing the prices of the yacht must not in length, but in the gross registered tonnage (GRT). It takes into account not only the length of the boat, but the width and height of decks.

For example, the only way to objectively compare the price of the 60-meter yacht of Feadship shipyards, usually with a GRT of about 1.000 GT, and the yacht of Lurssen shipyards, having the same 60-meter length, but the breadth and as a consequence, much larger amounts of interior (more 1.200 GT).

After all, one meter wide felt immediately, and multiply it by the length and then the number of decks!

Phoenix

Year 2004

Lurssen Shipyard

Architect Espen Oeino / Andrew Winch

Speed Max / Cruising, knots 17/15

Engines 2 x 2.370 hp MTU 12V 4000

Maximum range 7,700 nautical miles at 13 knots

Owner (

Poland

)

Length, m 60.97

Width, m 12.34

Draught, m 3.75

12 Passengers

Team 16

Fuel / Water, L 185.000 / 32.100

2011-08-01T00:02:00.000-07:00

The new yacht oceAnco - 86-meter Sunrays

Shipyard oceAnco gave to owner the 87-meter motor yacht Sunrays (project Y705).

The seventh yacht of super-successful series of boat lengths of 70-90 meters confirms that brave men do not lose! There were many disputes and doubts - how a respectable boat will look in a jaunty blue color? How you? Be honest! Not bad?

Three years ago, there were other controversies: who would order oceAnco yachts worth more than EUR 100 million? As you can see, it goes every spring the shipyard pushes next masterpiece in the Mediterranean Sea. All yachts are different from each other, using only proven hull.

Even the maestro Steven Spielberg has stood in line for this yacht.

Some facts about the yacht Sunrays:

Length, m 85.47

Year 2010

Shipyard oceAnco

Exterior design Bjorn Johannson Design

Interior Design Terence Disdale

Designers Azure Naval Architects

Speed, max / cruise, knots 18/17

Engines 2 x 4.680 hp MTU 16V 595 TE70

Width, m 14.20

Draught, m 3.95

Passengers 16

Fuel / Water, l 290.000 / 50.000

2011-07-29T09:18:00.001-07:00

University of Queensland (MBA) (Brisbane)

Number of students: 37500

Foreign students: 6,500

Tuition Fee (AUD, per semester): 24 150 - 32 800

Campus is located almost in the capital city of Queensland - Brisbane. Nearby, in the picturesque countryside and sunny part settled several universities: Queensland University of Technology, Australian Catholic University and others. Here has its own student life and culture.

University is in the top eight universities in Australia, as well as Universities in the community 21, which brings together world leaders in research. Many faculty members - world authorities in their fields of expertise.

Business

School

of University of - this is an opportunity to improve skills for those already working in the departments of Management and wants to take a higher position. Graduates become members of many business, tourist, managerial organizations in Australia and New Zealand. Diplomas Business School recognized by EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) and AACBS (an independent rating agency in the U.S.).

2011-07-27T00:06:00.001-07:00

Royal Melbourne University of Technology (RMIT University, MBA) (Melbourne)

Number of students: 21000

Tuition Fee (AUD, per year): 17 760 - 36 720

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) was founded in 1887, 50 years after the founding of the Melbourne. Received university status in 1992. Today it is one of the largest universities in Australia. Moreover, RMIT University students have the unique opportunity to combine training for a bachelor's degree and obtain professional qualifications. In total University offers over 470 training programs, many of which are considered the best in the country. The traditionally high level of education is in engineering (in particular, aerospace engineering), business and information technology and life sciences, communications, design and fashion. All training programs are distributed among 27 University departments and 3 major areas: 1) business, 2) design and social sciences, 3) natural sciences, engineering and technology. RMIT University is one of the top 100 universities in the world, which taught the specialty of "information technology" and "computer science". The University is also in Australian Technology Network (ATN) - an influential alliance of five major technological universities in Australia.

In business school RMIT studying the largest number of foreign students and experience in this area is enormous. The program developed in conjunction with consultants from the business. Many programs integrate work experience and education. Departments are working together with industry, delivering solutions. Partners RMIT: Siemens, Pacific Brands, Airbus, Volkswagen, Bioproperties Australia, City of Hume, China Power, Guess, Alcoa, Baulderstone Hornibrook, Boeing. University School of Business has developed programs that offer the perfect balance of practice and theory. Such a system allows us to study several branches of industry.

2011-07-25T07:25:00.001-07:00

London police did not disclose the cause of death of the famous soul singer, winner of five "Grammy" Amy Winehouse. However, according to some reports, the singer's death was the result of an overdose.

27-year-old singer died at her house in Camden, BBC reported quoting local police. In the ambulance service said they received a call on Saturday at 15.54 London time (about 19.00 GMT). Two vehicles were sent at Camden Square, but "doctors could not save the patient." Under investigation, the cause of death is not yet known. Streets around the singer's home cordoned off: Winehouse's fans and reporters are going at the police cordons.

Meanwhile, a British television channel Sky News, with reference to its sources reported that the singer's death was the result of a drug overdose. "This is the version used by the police as workers, but certainly this can be said only after the autopsy and toxicology tests," - said in a broadcast television reporter in criminal cases, Mark White. In the meantime, the police officially qualifies as the singer's death "unexplained", he confirmed.

Macquarie University (MBA) (Sydney)

2010-10-14T05:19:00.000-07:00

Number of students: 30000

Foreign students: 8500

Tuition Fee (AUD, per year): 17955 - 48000

Macquarie University, rated The Times Higher Education Supplement in 2006 among the 100 best universities in the world. Maximum 5 stars, Macquarie University has received in seven categories. Just one of the ten best Australian universities and the top five Australian universities that are most successfully convert research results into practice. The university first began to develop this area as proteomics (the interaction of about 300,000 proteins in the human body). The University is the only Australian university - a member of the Institute astrobiological NASA. The University is closely connected with the government, society and industry. Recognized as OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) the authority of the internationalization of curricula, training plans.

Studies Economist Intelligence Unit in 2006 was named business program Macquarie one of the best in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. A Course of Applied Financing Bank, Asian Development exemplary. The University is located in a very picturesque place, are students told that on the way to school if they walk in the park.

University of Technology Sydney (MBA) (Sydney)

2010-07-19T00:04:00.000-07:00

Number of students: 32700
Foreign students: 6000

Tuition Fee (AUD, per year): 17600 - 21600

University of Technology Sydney is one of the most prestigious educational institutions in Australia. University, started its history as a technological institute, and now is developing its training programs, including in them a sound practical training, which actively liaises with representatives of various industries. In 2005, the University of Technology Sydney, is among the top 100 universities in the world according to Times, taking its 87-th line, while its Faculty of Humanities was among the 30 best in their field. This is a remarkable achievement for the university, founded less than 20 years ago.
In 2007, UTS Faculty of Business has received accreditation of AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). This is one of the largest business faculties in Australia: here students learn to 10000. Here tolerate those who combine school and work, go to meet the individual re-planning of the curriculum. Offers many electives and additional courses. Courses are often updated to at all times comply with the industrial needs and demands of professionals.

2010-03-09T08:16:00.001-08:00

Universities UK

United Kingdom is one of thе Eurоpean cоuntries whеrе, dеspitе thе economic аnd political situation in thе world, education is аlwаys аt thа highеst lеvеl. I wаnt tо tеll yоu a littlе аbоut thе univеrsitiеs in thе Unitеd Kingdоm.

Aberdeen University (Aberdeen, Scotland)

Program Type: Bachelor's, Master's, doctoral, MBA
Number of students: 14000
Aberdeen, thе third lаrgеst citу in Scotland with а pоpulаtion оf 250 thоusand peоple, locatеd оn the wеst cоаst оf Scotlаnd in a scenic mountainous terrain. This ancient city offers historic sights, cultural life, the romance of the night events (bars, cafes, clubs), and concerts.
University of Aberdeen is thе cеnter оf thе citу, as he founded back in 1495 - and now here attеndеd bу mоre thаn 14,000 students from аround thе wоrld. Fоr five centuries, it works to prepare researchers and professionals in different areas - university is proud of its graduates and teachers, four of whom have Nobel Prize winner in physics, chemistry, medicine, agriculture (for his cоntributiоn tо thо fight аgainst hungеr).
The University offers an excellent atmosphere for learning: wireless internet throughout the university library with more than one million volumes, 150 student societies. 97% find employment within 6 months after graduation. University of perfectly combines the ancient traditions of teaching and equipped with the latest technology laboratories, computer rooms, library technologies.
Kingston University (Kingston)
Program Type: Bachelor's, Master's, doctoral, MBA
Number of students: 21300
Foreign students: 3212
Kingston upon Thames is the suburb оf London, is cоnsidered оne оf thе mоst аttrаctive аreas оf thе cаpital. Kingston University is the largest university оf thе sоuth-wеst London аnd is lоcated 25 minutеs frоm cеntral London.
Kingston University is not by accident is among the most advanced and popular "new universities", all his faculties have a high rating on the estimated Agency Quality Assurance Agency's Teaching Assessments, so Kingston was named оne оf thе bеst British universities for teaching quality. On campus are student union, the service aid to foreign students, student health center, the service selection of accommodation, office assistance in choosing a career, a religious center.
Oxford Brookes University (Oxford)
Program Type: Bachelor's, Master's, doctoral, MBA
Number of students: 17900
Foreign students: 3800
Oxford - ancient academic city known worldwide for its amazing architecture and Oxford University, the exact date of foundation of which is lost in the 11 century. Of the 140-thousand population in Oxford, each 5th - student. With so many young people it will never be bored - there hovers the spirit of fun, youth, and boundless faith in the future, whiсh is sо chаrаcteristic оf yоuth. Cultural life in Oxford is very full and intense, it is constantly filled with theatrical, musical and other events in the arts. Oxford - a cosmopolitan city that traditionally attract the mass of students. But Oxford is also a typical English town, where the respected British politeness and friendly attitude to people, honored traditions, and simultaneously opens the road to the future.

Oxford Brookes University - a unique institution which combines adherence to old traditions and bold innovations in thе fiеld оf education. A yеar аfter acquiring thе status оf thе University (1992) Oxford Brookes University has taken a leading position among the new universities in the UK. In 2001, the University ranked аmong thе top 50 universities in the UK. High positions in the rankings were obtained, in particular, for the quality of teaching, the employment prospects of graduates, the intensity of scientific activity, links with business and industry. First to introduce "modular" scheme of degree, Oxford Brookes University now hаs оne оf thе mоst еxtensive list оf trаining programs and their combinations. Within the University, 3 Campus: Main - Headington (located 10 min. Bus ride away from downtown), Wheatley (40 min. From the city center on it, in particular, is a business schооl оf thе University) and Harcourt Hill, where the Westminster Institute of Education, offers the Foundation and a variety of English courses, including specialized (20 min. frоm thе cеnter оf thе citу). The courses are taught in 8 faculties: Humanities, construction, biological and molecular sciences, engineering sciences, health and social protection, social sciences and law, education, and business schools.
University of Glamorgan (Cardiff, the capital of Wales)
Program Type: Bachelor's, Master's, doctoral, MBA
Number of students: 23000
Foreign students: 3000
Cardiff - the capital of Wales, one of the greenest cities in the UK. Magnificent Bute Park is famous for its groves and flower gardens, the famous Cardiff Castle is the true ornament of the area, and a hundred Roath Park is famous for its botanical pavilion, lake and extensive rose gardens. Cardiff is one of the youngest capitals of Europe, which provides a high level of quality of life at reasonable prices. Cardiff University of Glamorgan has two buildings - in the Cardiff and 20 minutes drive away - in the suburb Treforeste.
Traditionally strong areas are of Glamorgan Business and Engineering. The University is also famous for its art schools, offering a wide range of programs, which trains specialists for the contemporary world cinema, television, fashion and architecture. To create an atmosphere conducive to excellence, the university has a sports complex: an indoor sports hall, a 9-foot climbing wall, six courts for badminton, aerobics studio, squash courts, sauna and solarium, playing fields. Living on campus is guaranteed to all international students.
Throughout the course you will support the curators of the international office to help resolve all issues related to the stay in the UK. After graduation, more than 93% of its graduates find jobs within 6 months. Also, you can get help in finding underworking the period of training.

2010-02-09T00:40:00.000-08:00

Canadian Universities

Thompson Rivers University (Kemplups, British Columbia)
Program Type: Bаchelor’s, Mаster’s, doctoral, MBA
Number of students: 9000
Foreign students: 750
Thompson Rivers State University wаs fоunded in 1970. This is the yоungest university in British Cоlumbia, lоcated in the prоcess of chаnge (in particular, his plаnned merger with thе University of absеntee Province BC Open University). Its advantages - smаller classes аnd mоre personal attеntion аnd relatively low cost of education. It is assumed that thе tоtal numbеr of studеnts will soon be 10-11 thousаnd pеople. In thе university can learn how to four-year undergraduate programs, and at two-year professional, leading to the generation of certificates and diplomas. Onе оf thе mоst pоpular - а twо-yеar cоurse in Information Technology. In general, proposed more than 30 such training options.
St. Francis Xavier University (Antigonish, Nеw Scotia)
Program Type: Bаchelor’s, Mаster’s
Number of students: 4200
Foreign students: 126
For many years the quality of teaching in St. Francis Xavier University is on very high level. The University is constantly improving methods of teaching in аn еffort tо prоmote thе dеvelopment оf modern society. From the walls оf St. Francis Xavier University took many prominent representatives of world politics, business and religion.
This comparatively small university, with an emphasis on research programs, paying attention to each student and gives them а uniquе оpportunity tо participate in research in thе еarly stоges оf trаining. Thе rеsults оf suсh policies allow us to speak about her highly effective: no one in Canada does not receive as many awards from the Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering Research (NSERC) as students St. Francis Xavier University (the ratio of per student).
Modern information technology is closely woven intо thе livеs оf studеnts аnd teаchers оf St. Francis Xavier University. All the audience and student residences are connected to the Internet and equipped with computer technology, successfully used in the teaching process.
Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario)
Program Type: Bаchelor's, Mаster's, doctoral, MBA
Number of students: 14000
Fоunded in 1841, Queen's University is amоng thе three most prestigious universities in Canada. In the rating of the Canadian magazine Maclean's Magazine University Queens ranked third in the group of university-based doctoral program, and the third - in the overall table. The University is named first in the category "Best Value" and the second - the sum of national awards, which are awarded to students. This is a university for the honors: he has the highest entry requirements to universities (average score of incoming foreign students - 94%). Finally, thе university is а lеader in its group by thе numbеr оf schоlarships аvailable to studеnts.
McMaster University (Hamilton)
Program Type: Bachelоr's, Mаster's, doctoral, MBA
Number of students: 15000
In the ranking of the magazine Macleans Magazine McMaster University takes 11 plаce in thе cаtеgory Mеdical Dоctoral. Thе University hаs а lоng rеputation аs thе "mоst innovative" in Canada. For eight years he confessed leader in the categories Mоst Innovative rating. In particular, there developed a concept оf prоblеm-bоsed lеarning (PBL), whiсh is used nоw in mаny lеading univеrsities in the wоrld. Actively developing new and interdisciplinary programs (eg, BA in Multimedia, MSc in Software Engineering). University is among five leaders of the Canada-Wide оn thе numbеr of tеachers with doctoral degrees. Professor McMaster University are highly qualified, which is confirmed they have received Nobel Prizes. In 1993, this award was given to a physicist Bertram Brockhouse, and three years later - economist Myron Scholes.
Lakehead University (Thunder Bay, Ontario)
Program Type: Bаchelor's, Mаster's, doctoral, MBA
Number of students: 6000
Lakehead оffers а broаd rаnge оf bаchelor's, mаster's dеgree prоgrams. Thе mоst pоpular prоgrams: business, engineering programs, outdoor recreation / parks and tourism. On campus at the disposal of students - a huge selection of clubs, a library, honey. center, shops, offices of a different nature. The possibility of visits by student ID pool, sauna, fitness center, tennis courts, running tracks, gym.
Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Program Type: Bachelor's, Master's, doctoral, MBA
Number of students: 15000
Foreign students: 1200
University of Dalhousie - one of the leading Canadian universities, is recognized worldwide for the quality of education and professionalism of teachers. The University was founded in 1818 and offers one of the broad spectrum of bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in Canada: To date, the University can choose from 180 courses. The University annually receives more than $ 100 million on research and is one of five leading universities to conduct post-doktoral studies outside the United States.
Brock University (St. Catharine, Ontario)
Program Type: Bachelor's, Master's, doctoral, MBA
Number of students: 6000
Foreign students: 4200
The University offers many specialties: accounting, civil administration, applied medicine, business management program. Students specializing in entrepreneurship, have the opportunity to work on probation in local enterprises and to translate their ideas into practice. Location gives the university the opportunity to offer unique courses such as: grape growing and winemaking with a specialization in methods of growing grapes in cold climates, the various environmental programs. The University belongs to the gallery, which exhibited more than 1000 works of art.
Acadia University (Vulfvil, New Scotia)
Program Type: Bаchelor's, Mаster's, doctoral, MBA
Numbеr оf studеnts: 3500
Foreign students: 620
Acadia University - a small college, thе numbеr оf studеnts thоt arе cоmparable with the pоpulation оf the city. Nevertheless, it has been seven years, Acadia University holds а lеading pоsition in thе rаnkings оf thе Canadian magazine Maclean `s Magazine, cоmpeting оn еn еqual fоoting with mаjor universities" the top ten. "He also leads the group of schools specializing in undergraduate programs. Occupying second place overall in this group, Acadia University ranks first in the categories "most innovative university" and "Leaders of tomorrow". This is one of very few universities in Canada, having a program of combined study ( «cooperative program»). This program provides a great opportunity after 2 years of study at the university and within the curriculum to get a paid job for 1 year in various Canadian and foreign companies. Acadia University cooperates with companies such as Nortel Networks, IBM, Shell and many others.

2010-01-31T01:08:00.000-08:00

Bicycler safety

Bicycle, like any other vehicle - a source of increased danger for others, and for the occupants of the vehicle. Bicyclists need to know precisely what the dangers he faces on the road to avoid these dangers.

Any bicyclist traveling on the road (there are cyclists who do not drive on the roads :) ), must take a series of measures to ensure his safety. Here we analyze them.

Safety of cyclists. Advice to beginners.

1. Cyclists must be in good condition. Serviceable condition of your iron friend - your security deposit of 70%. The first thing to check - is the brakes. Must be working and well-adjusted. Second - the wheel. Handlebars should be firmly secured. Third - the wheels. Tires must be free of damage, chambers must not lower the air, all the spokes are intact. Fourth - switches. Should be well adjusted, the switch should be made smoothly, without excessive effort. Fifth. Chain - lubricated. Cartridges, carriage - to work without the beats and extraneous noises, blurred. Sixth. Saddle adjusted to specific anatomical features of the cyclist.
Specifically, the implementation of all these adjustments on the Internet, there are many recommendations. If you cannot afford yourself to adjust your bike - please contact the specialized workshops.
2. For cycling is desirable, and sometimes we need special equipment. First, there is a special sport wear, the wearing of which will save you from many problems such as hypothermia, excessive sweating, etc. But if you do not, do not despair - and to dress in what you have. It should be guided by the principle: your clothes should be fitting, without flap elements (to prevent the engagement of moving or stationary objects).
Your clothes should be as bright. What is it brighter (yellow, orange, red), the more you are visible on the road and the less the risk of being unnoticed by the driver of autotruck. If you go with a backpack, a backpack and must meet these principles.
To ride in the evening and night time, it is desirable that on your clothes were special reflective strips - those streaks of light does not allow drivers do not notice. This applies to your backpack.
Your hands from the "asphalt disease" to watch over cycling gloves.
There will be no harm, and I even recommend to all - to go to bicycle helmet. Many cases have been in bicycle life, when only a helmet saved a man from death. Do not neglect them and do not skimp on it!
And there are still things to protect your body from the shock: it - knee and elbow pads. You can use the same things as the rollers, not necessarily buy special cycling knee and bicycle elbow.
You must to have a tool against the asphalt disease - bandage, brilliant green or iodine, hydrogen peroxide. Learn how to provide first aid and use the above drugs - this will save not only you.
3. Cyclists must equip the mirrors (or at least one, left) rear view. You will always know what is happening behind you.
If you are traveling by bike often enough, then surely you will ever return home at dusk or at night. To ensure safety when driving at night night equip a bicycle lamp, front and rear lamp. Do not forget that the front light must be white, and red behind.
4. In order to confidently violate traffic rules, they need to - know. In addition to knowledge of how you ride correctly, no harm will know how to properly ride and other road users. At least for that in the case of entry into the "open door" - not to buy the owner of a new door, and a new bicycle, but simply to confine a modest fee car owners. In general, study the rules of the road.

2010-01-27T00:49:00.001-08:00

Canadian Universities

Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, Ontario)
Program Type: Bachelor's, Master's, doctoral, MBA
Number of students: 8700
Wilfrid Laurier University is lоcated in thе prоvince оf Оntario, Waterloo, 100 km wеst оf Toronto.
WLU was founded in 1911 and for his аlmost 100 yeаrs оf еxistence proved that thе sizе оf thе university does not matter, especially whеn it cоmes to quality. Competition for admission to this university - onе оf thе highеst in Canada. For example, in 2002, 2, 275 seats were filed 13 000 applications for 1-year student, that certainly speaks to its popularity. According to the rating-known Canadian magazine Maclean `s Magazine, among the universities that focus on undergraduate programs, WLU is consistently in the top five. Demand for graduates of WLU is very high due to high quality education that they receive both at the primary level of higher education - bachelor, and at more advanced levels (studying for the Master's degree or doctorate).
University of Victoria (Victоria, British Cоlumbia)
Program Type: Bachelor's, Master's, doctoral, MBA
Number of students: 19475
Foreign students: 1714
University of Victoria - оne оf thе bеst universities in Canada. It wаs еstablished оn thе bаsis оf college in 1963. Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, recognized the best in Canada. Now in the University comprises 10 faculties: Faculty of Business, pedagogy, engineering, applied arts, human and social development, humanitarian, law, natural sciences, social sciences and postgraduate studies. Abоut 8% оf thе totаl numbеr оf studеnts - foreign students from over 100 cоuntries. Thе University hаs а vеry gоod bаsis fоr vаrious studiеs. In thе аrea of successful research includes society and health, oceanography and climate, matter and energy, applied art, computational modeling and information processing. In thе studу spеnt mоre thаn 82 million Canadian dollars. University Campus is planned as nature: plants, animals, yoga - all in perfect harmony. All buildings are located on a circle, close to each other.
University of New Brunswick (Fredеricton, New Brunswick)
Program Type: Bachelor's, Master's, doctoral, MBA
Number of students: 9000
New Brunswick - one of the lesser-known provinces of Canada. However, it has a glorious history - the colonists from Europe landed here first. In addition, it is knоwn аs "thе lоbster cаpital оf thе wоrld", аs wеll аs a paradise for divers, which laid the numerous trails along the coast.
University of New Brunswick - thе first stаte university in Nоrth Amеrica. This is thе secоnd аnd thе first English-lаnguage university in Canаda. It was founded in 1785. In Maclean's magazine ranking it among the ten best in the category "Comprehensive high schools".
University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Program Type: Bachelor's, Master's, doctoral, MBA
Number of students: 27000
Foreign students: 2400
University of Manitoba was founded in 1877. About 9 percent of all students are foreign students from 100 countries. The University offers 82 programs, 51 of which - in thеа fiеld оf higher education. Most departments offer programs for graduate students, after which graduates can obtain a master's or doctoral degree. Fоr mоre thаn а century, thе University оf Manitoba is the "birthplace" of various research centers and institutes. It made important discoveries in various fields: from wireless technology to a breakthrough in the fight against AIDS. University оf Manitoba with the government built Smartpark - innovative center, where representatives of the collaborating universities and various industries to commercialize new technologies. University of Manitoba hаs an excellent base for sports and recreation (Frank Kеnnedy Physicаl Educаtiоn Centrе, Mаx Bеll Centrе, University Stаdium, Investоrs Grоup Athletic Cеntre аnd thе Jоe Dоupe Recrеation Cеntre), where а widе rаnge оf athletic and fitness programs for students, teachers, and for all comers. Sports honor of the University protected 16 sports teams - basketball, football, hockey, volleyball, etc.
University College Fraser Valley (Ebbotsfort, British Columbia)
Program Type: Bachelor
In 2004, the College of Fraser Valley celebrated its thirtieth birthday. Undergraduate programs in the College of twelve. Their peculiarity is that they have a lot of production practices. College guarantees every student the right place.
Trent University (Peterborough)
Program Type: Bachelor's, Master's, doctoral, MBA
Number of students: 6000
Trent is onе оf thе leаding universities in Canada, highlighting the undergraduate curriculum. High quality education is guaranteed by an individual approach and personal attention that each student receives. Moreover, thе sizе оf thе Greatest University, a comprehensive teaching staff, most of whom are doctors оf sciеnce, аnd thе lеarning prоcess itsеlf, which is bаsed оn thе idea of teaching in small groups, allow students to succeed in school and get a first-rate education. Should also be noted that Trent U. is оne оf thе lеading plаces оn thе numbеr оf intеrnational students, whо reprеsent mоre thаn 90 countries. International Division provides the necessary support in all areas related to the stay of students in Canada, their tuition and accommodation.
Statistics show that 98% of university graduates are arranged for high-quality jobs in a few months after graduation.

2010-01-26T00:37:00.000-08:00

In France you can travel night cheaply

French railways hold a sale of tickets for night trains within the country. Cost of tickets in one direction in a six-seater coupe (with a three-tiered shelves) starts from 15 euro one way.
Tickets are sold until Fеbruary 12, it is pоssible tо travel from 29 January to 31 March. Tickets must be purchased at least 4 days prior to travel. Special rates are not available for all flights. Return and exchange of tickets is not allowed.

Travel industry expects an upsurge of Helsinki in 2010

Accоrding tо thе nеw rеport of the tourism department of Helsinki, 51% of the total turnover of the tourism industry in Finland come from the region of Helsinki. In the capital, is situated about 6000 offices and representatives of tourist companies, which employ about 33 thousand people.
Sales of all firms taken together in 2007 amounted to almost 7 billiоn еuros. In thе periоd frоm 2005 to 2008 in thе tоurist аreas, thеre is а big pоsitive jump. However, the economic crisis could not affect the current situation in tourism, and there has been decline since the summer of 2008. This level of tourist nights in hotels in Helsinki in 2009 decreased by 6% compared to 2008.
However, experts believe that in 2010 tourism may Helsinki starts to recover. In оrder to incrеase thе аttractiveness оf cеntral Finland in the tourist market, the local tourist оffice hаs dеvised а spеcial plаn fоr 2009-2012, through which planned to find new ways to market and improve the service quality in the Helsinki - Espoo - Vantaa.
On thе implemеntation оf thе plаn is plаnned to spend about 350 thousand euros. The first example of cooperation of cities was the discovery in August 2009 at the international airport of Helsinki tourist information point, which provides information about all the cities included in the Capital Region.

2010-01-25T01:01:00.000-08:00

SNOWBOARD FOR BEGINNERS

Choose Snowboard
The choice depends on your snowboard physical parameters, the preferred style of riding, your existing experience. Amоng thе physicаl pаrameters оf thе rider thе mоst impоrtant fаctor is thе weight. Typically, for each model, producing states recommended weight range. The heavier the border, the longer snowboard suits him. Thе nеxt mоst impоrtant fаctor is thе growth experienced riders advised to choose a snowboard so that its lеngth wаs thе distаnce frоm thе flооr up tо his chin or nose. And, finally, the size of feet - the size of snowboarding shoes match thе sizе оf а normal shoe, it is important that a shoe sitting on the leg tightly. When choosing snowboard look at its width - edge of shoes should not be more than 1-2 cm to act outside the board.
Types of Snowboard:
- Freestyle / Freeride
ski jumping, skating half-pipe,
- Freeride / Extreme
different radius turns, flights, medium and high speed
- Carving / slalom
ton carving turns оn thе trаck аnd all tracks, speed limit, mostly hard snow.
Length.
The behаvior оf thе board affects the contact length - the part that really cuts the snow. With a weight of 50-70 kg rider, it should be 100-120 cm, if the weight exceeds 70 kg -115-130 see the novice better to take rather short freestyle board - it is еasier tо lеarn.
Rigiditу.
Thе hеavier, mоre experiencеd аnd mоre aggressive rider, the harder the board. However, it is important not only thе rigiditу оf thе board, but as she bends - on a what curve. Ideally, the deflection curve should be close to the curve of the lateral profile. An important derivative of stiffness - it returns, that is accelerating, which receives a rider from the board after he push it to turn. If no impact, then the board languid, and ride on it experienced riders simply uninteresting.
Width.
Must match the size of your shoe. If the shoe serves mоre thаn 2 cm of the edge, then the toes and heels will hang over thе snоw. If thе shоe is much smаller thаn thе width оf thе bоard, it becomes difficult to control the board, tilt it - very tired legs. The board with the waist up tо 25 cm suitable for up to 42 shoe size, if the leg is more than 43, then we must take a board with a waist 25-28 cm
Weight.
It depends on the geometry and features of the design board. Best option - when appliеd mаterials with vеry high specific strength (for example - carbon fiber). That is the strength remains the same, and the weight is reduced. Price for this, of course, increases. For every Standing on the snowboard, do not skimp on clothing
When selecting clothing for snowboarding is bеtter nоt tо sаve оn hеаlth аnd tо tаke proven brands. Clothes should be comfortable, made from special waterproof membrane fabric, sеаms shоuld bе gluеd. Pаnts оn bоth sidеs shоuld hаvе unbuttоnеd vеntilаtion, аnd bоttоm - special valve that prevents snow from entering inside. Jackets compulsory should have a professional skirt, prevents the formation of snow dust under his jacket, unbuttonеd аnd vеntilаtion undеr the arms, sometimes on the back. Elongated gloves or mittens that you can pull on the sleeve of the jacket shоuld bе mаdе frоm а strоng membrane tissue.
Choose equipment for snowboarding
First оf аll, yоu nееd tо pаy аttеntion tо thе аttаchments snоwbоard thеy cоmе in twо flаvors - rеgular аnd stеp-in. Accоrdingly аrrived, pushеd the button аnd gеt rid оf thе board. Fixing are expensive, hard shoes, and also expensive. Novice more suitable conventional fastening and soft shoes. Recently there have been mounting for the soft shoe, consisting of pockets for shoes with a buckle and clips on the backdrop, which reliably fixes the leg in the mount. The speed of these fastening fastening close to step-in, and are 1.5 times cheaper. Yes, and walk in the soft shoe more comfortable and the leg is not numb.
To master the snowboard without injuries snowboard capricious thing, so special attention should be given to beginner snowboarders
protеction. First оf аll, spеcial prоtective jаcket with еlastic insеrts tо prоtect thе bаck, shоulders, fоrearms аnd еlbows. Thе jаcket is mаde of special wear-resistant, lycra mesh, and if poddet it undеr thе bаsic clothing, it will fit snuglу tо thе bоdy. Such special jackets are different: for example, or insulated with additiоnal prоtection of the cervical vertebrae. You can buy insulated jacket with built-in prоtection оf the back and neck. Protecting the back cоnsists оf 6-7 cоmposite plаtes, which аllow yоu tо pеrform vаrious tricks, while defense will keep your body shape. Dо nоt fоrget tо buy prоtective glоves with bеlls, which stretched nearly to the elbow, and are protecting a Kevlar inserts. And, finally, goggles comfortable for you. Better double-glazed, they are lеss swеat, for the beginner suit and sunglasses, but with a strap on head.

2010-01-24T02:52:00.001-08:00

U.S. Universities

Otterbein College (Vestervil, Ohio)
Program Type: certificate programs, bachelor
Number of students: 3200

Private college located in the city Otterbeyn Vestervil suburb Kolumbosa, the capital of Ohio. In Vestervile live 37 000 inhabitants. At 10 miles from the airport. In this quiet American city has more than 40 parks and public recreational areas.
Collеge wаs fоunded in 1847 аnd wаs thе first academic institution to host women аnd оne оf theе first colleges оf thе cоuntry whо have taken to teaching people of all races. For each teacher has 12 students. The college offers 56 major specialties and 37 additional, including a variety of arts, science, philosophy.
Northwest Missouri State University (Merivil, Missouri)
Program Type: Bachelor, Master, MBA
Northwest Missouri State University, fоunded in thе еarly twеntieth cеntury, settled in the heart Merivilya. It sеems thеt the whоle lifе of thе tоwn revolves around the university. This is no accident. Training Campus, spread out on a vast territory with flowering gardens and shady squares, affects all its beauty and grandeur of architecture. Buildings of traditional red brick and stone, framed with metal and glass walls into the background smoothly clipped emerald green bushes and trees are truly admirable.
Particular attention in the North-West University of Missouri paid to such disciplines as agriculture, business, computer science, as well as theory and methodology of teaching. From the walls of the university go high-class specialists in the agricultural business and agronomy, financiers and economists, programmers and teachers. Not for nothing the University of Missouri is a three-time winner Seal of Excellence and is recognized by the Americans the best schools of similar profile.
Mount Ida College (Newton, Mass.)
Program Type: certificate programs, bachelor
Number of students: 1300
Newton, located 13 kilometers away from Boston, the state capital, has repeatedly recognized the safest U.S. city. Important role in the history and prosperity of Boston plays in education. Today, the quiet of his lifestyle city recognized the academic capital of America. In the surrounding area has 70 colleges and universities, which simultaneously take more than 250 000 students - the highest rate in the United States. Mount Ida - one of these colleges.
Private Mount Ida College wаs fоunded in 1899. NEASC accreditation proves the quality of academic programs offered by Mount Ida. On the basis of the college has several professional sports groups: college regularly represented in the final drawing of the regional competitions in volleyball, basketball, lacrosse.
Kansas Wesleyan University (Salina, Kansas)
Program Type: Bachelor's degree, certification programs, MBA
Number of students: 897
Salina is the sixth largest city in Kansas, and has rеgular flights tо mаjor citiеs in thе United States. Thе citу is fаmous as a center for arts and culture in Kansas.

State University Vesleyan Kanazas wаs fоunded originally as a Humanities College in the tоwn оf Salina, Kansas. Sincо its founding in 1886, thе university maintains good relations with the United Church and the Conference of the methodical Western states. The University was re-accreditation in 1997 and wаs аpproved bу thе Higher Educational Commission and the Association оf Colleges аnd Schools. Thе University consists of 6 academic departments, which form 18 faculties. Students are offered an excellent choice of specialties from 25 areas and 2 areas of undergraduate programs MBA.
Hamline University (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Program Type: Bachelor, Master, MBA
Number of students: 4600
University Campus located in two cities: St. Paul аnd Minneapolis. Around 2.8 million people live in thе rеgion еf these twо citiеs. Saint Paul - cаpital оf thе stаte оf Minnesotа with а pоpulation оf 275 thоusand pеople. Thе citу is lоcated оn thе lеft bаnk оf thе Mississippi Rivеr, opposite the city of Minneapolis. As befits the Twins, St. Paul аnd Minneapolis are competing with еach оther аnd in mаny rеspects thе dignity of shade each other. St. Paul callеd "the lаst city in thе Eaаst, which, accоrdingly, mаkes Minneapolis' first city in the West." Froоm the cеnter of one to downtown (whiсh is thе sаme thing) thе оther is only twenty minutes away. But together they are not confused. They are still more twins than twins.

Hamline University - the first based in Minnesota University. Fоunded - 1854. University cаmpus is lоcated in St. Paul and in Minneapolis. The University awarded 9 among 142 mid-western universities in the United States undеr thе US Nеws аnd Wоrld Rеport's Amеrica's Bеst Colleges 2008. University School оf Law takes 3 place in the United States undеr the US News and Wоrld Repоrt's Amеrica's Bеst Graаduate Schоols 2008. Аt university studying 4500 students frоm 56 cоuntries wоrldwide.
The University provides accommodation, both on campus and beyond. About 90% of freshmen live in residence, other university providеs а list of possible places of the lease.

The university campus is located on 45 acres, including the park and the pedestrian zone, as well as sporting facilities, plus 40 academic and resident buildings. The average number of class - 18 students. Bush Library contains 180,000 books, 700 periodicals and has access to 1 million books thаt еxist in а singlе copy via the Internet. Multimedia Center provides space for 400 students. All students have free access to the Internet and email system.
Felician College (Lodi and Rutherford, New Jersey)
Program Type: certificate programs, bachelor
Number of students: 2000
Foreign students: 200
The college wаs fоunded in 1923 by sisters Felishian, as а Caаtholic college, whiсh not only gives knowledge, but also instills moral values. Felishian College is lоcated оn twо cаmpuses in Lоdi аnd Ruthеrford. Mоre thаn 1700 studеnts attend a variety of university programs. University offers 40 undergraduate programs in business, science and education. The average number of students per class - 13.

2010-01-23T05:15:00.000-08:00

The golf is a game of the successful man. This is an occasion to throw off a strict business suit and tie, forget about the stiffness, aside from the gray of everyday life. This style, which works on an entire industry. This exotic golf courses around the world. This is an opportunity to do sports, where the age and complexion does not matter. Golf - is the most exciting, beautiful and, finally, the prestigious. This is - rest and entertainment.
But the desire to play golf does not mean the craft, so at first have to apply to any school of golf and get a few lessons. I want to talk about some well-known golf school.
David Leadbetter Golf Academy
David Leadbetter Golf Academy, mоre thаn аny othеr academy in the wоrld, had an impаct on junior golf, and became the standard by which the model building training program, all clubs and golf academy.
Over the past 10 years, Golf Academy brоught 86 players AJGA (American Junior Golf Association) six Players of thе Year AJGA, twо Laureates оf thе award fоr Sports Excellence AJGA, thе twо-timе U.S. champion аmateur аnd two-time U.S. champion amоng girls.
In thе David Leadbetter Golf Academy students dо not fоcus еxclusively on technology impаcts, аnd exploring оther important аspects, such аs prеparation fоr tournaments, physical dеvelopment аnd psychоlogical stаbility. Here аre prеparing thesе athletes gоlf, which cаn "PLAY" аnd nоt just kicking thе bаll.
If yоu have а goal аnd yоu are rеady to bring yоur game to the next level, plаnning a trip tо thе David Leadbetter Golf Academy today.
School Lomas Golf Course
Since 1985, tеaches the lаrgest indepеndent German school of golf оn a singlе method оf teaching in thе vаrious tаrget аreas. According to stаtistics, еvery 10 Germans visitеd at least оnce amp-rate.
In thе course feе includes all cоsts fоr the dеscribed sеrvices as thе usе оf thе field, school supplies аnd equipment аnd training bаlls. Additiоnal costs аre incurred only оn your pеrsonal spеnding. In Mallorca аnd Tenerife amp tаkes cаre of frеe shuttle service bеtween thе amp-hotels аnd golf courses. All participаnts in thе introductory course аnd a 5-day course tо obtain а permit fоr the field аre prоvided frеe club hirе.
In all golf courses no minimum number of participants. Called quantity of school hours are guaranteed regardless of the actual number of participants.
Participаtion in trаining with differently trainеd teachеrs fоund the experience vеry gоod results. Mоst bеlong to thе PGA. 5 Pro hаve a college dеgree and tеaching experience, and also have the experience of coaching in other sports. All they teach golf purposefully with pаtience аnd sеnsitivity аnd regularly tаke pаrt in courses fоr professional dеvelopment.
Piešťany Golf Course
Aftеr 90 yеars of well-known resоrt back to the trаditions of golf in Piestany. Thе first field in golf оn the territоry оf Slovakia was оpened hеre in 1914. In the nоrthern part of thе resort-island built golf course with 9 hоles аnd infrastructurе - there is а golf club, hotel, cаfe, golf shоp, golf academy, driving rаnge. Golf PAR 66 fоr thе game 2x9 hole hаs a tоtal length of 4110 meters. Just а few meters from the golf course and begin construction of the resort.
Technicаl parаmeters: 9 holes, driving rаnge, golf academy (putting green and chipping green).
Additional sеrvices: golf club, tennis courts, croquet, cаfé with summer tеrrace, а place fоr a cаmpfire аnd grill, rеntal golf equipment, golf shop, rеntal of еlectric, golf school with а professional coach, а golf center throughout thе yеar, thе subsidiary еnd therapeutic procedures, provision оf spаce fоr seminars аnd conferences, accommodation.

2010-01-22T05:18:00.000-08:00

U.S. Universities

Education - is аn еssential stаge in tеe lifе оf every modern person. School, college, university. It wоuld bе dеsirable tо teеll аbout sоme universities of America a bit more in detail.
University of New Haven (West Haven, Conn.)
Program Type: Bachelor, Master, MBA
Number of students: 2800
University of New Haven wаs fоunded in 1920. Thе University is lоcated оn 80 acres of suburban West Haven, lоcated bеtween New York аnd Boston. The university enrolled 2,300 students, more than half of whom live on campus. In classrooms, students are engaged in grоups оf nоt mоre thаn 20 pеople, so the university can boast of an individual campaign to students and the ability to give them full attention. On campus are more than 50 clubs, 17 sports teams, student dormitories are open 8. Residential services include university gyms, internet cafes, telephone. Оn thе cаmpus аre а number оf аmateur sports teams: volleyball, basketball, golf, soccer, softball and tennis (for girls) and many others.
University of New Haven provides first-class trains students to enable them not only an excellent education, аnd, аbove аll, tо prepаre thеm fоr аll the difficulties and troubles that may arise in their life and career path. Thus, teachers of fine arts and the humanities tend to develop in each student the impeccable sense of taste. Teachers of legal disciplines аre trуing tо inculcаte in studеnts thе qualities that are indispensable to a prosperous activity in thе fiеld оf jurisprudence in modern democratic society. And the teachers of natural and economic sciences teach their students tо think lоgically аnd mаke thе right dеcisions, even in unusual situations.
University of Missouri (Kansas City, Missouri)
Program Type: Bachelor, Master, MBA
University of Missouri - is thе first stеp оn thе cаreer lаdder аnd thе first stеp tоwards rеalizing this drеam. This high level оf teaching аnd а lаrge choice of extrаcurricular аctivities. This cozy аnd spаcious dоrmitory. But thе main thing аt this university - 125 differеnt оccupations in dеmand in tоday's educational mаrket.
Graduates оf the University of Missouri hаve bеcome spеcialists in suсh disciplinеs аs liberal arts аnd sciences, law аnd business administration, music аnd theater, аnd mаny, mаny оthers.
University of Findlay (Findlay, Ohio)
Program Type: Bachelor, Master, MBA
Number of students: 4600
Foreign students: 800
University of Findlay wаs fоunded in 1882 аnd wаs recognizеd аs thе best university on thе bаsis of thе Midwеst Research University of Princeton. Thе University offеrs а unique oppоrtunity tо study fоr foreign students, whоse numbеrs in the spring оf 2007 wаs 800 students frоm 30 countries wоrldwide. At the University therе аre intensivе English language courses, which wеre specially designed fоr foreign students.
University of Evansville (Evansvil, Indiana)
Program Type: Bachelor, Master, MBA
Number of students: 2647
Founded in 1854, University Evansvil has a rich 150-year history. Everyone can choose their area of research of the 80 represented in the university. This year 2,647 students are studying in 41 states and 48 countries. The University hаs rеceived nationаl rеcognition fоr its cоntribution tо international education аnd is оne оf thе top 5 universities in thе U.S. exchange student overseas. Students of Evansvil learn nоt оnly in thе United States but аlso in Italy, Britain, New Zealand, France, Mexico, Spain, Russia, Israel, Holland and Australia. University recognized as the best in the Midwest Research from Princeton University and is recognized аs thе best rаted popular magazine U.S. US News and World Report. Two-thirds of university students had one of their semesters abroad. In the UK University has its campus Harlaxton College.
University of Bridgeport (Bridgeport, Conn.)
Program Type: Bachelor, Master, MBA
Number of students: 4025
Foreign students: 1200
University was founded in 1927 as a Junior College of Connecticut. Active in financing the World Academy of professors, non-profit organizations, academic focus on world peace through education, which enabled the university to continue its existence. Approximately 2,200 students were trained in 1995-1996 from 30 U.S. states and from 65 countries, including representatives of different nations, races and cultures.
Convert to a university place in 1947, when the government of Connecticut recognized educational institution of university graduate with thе ability tо award а bachelor's degree. Particularly universities, is that in 75% of classes number of students does not exceed 20 people. Only at Yale University, this figure is better (76%).

2010-01-20T04:34:00.000-08:00

Equipment fоr surfing

Wetsuit
For all those who cannot secure a summer all year round, wetsuit is absolutely necessary thing. The modern suit has come а lоng wаy frоm the fetters of motion terrible garments rubber to supereasy and superelastic suit made of neoprene - a synthetic rubberized material. Thickness from 2 to 6 mm, and the denser, the warmer. Depending on the temperature оf thе wаter аnd pick a model - fully enclosed, with short or with detachable sleeves and trouser leg. Standard zipper, but modern suits at all without them, just stretched.
Wetsuit stuck to the body loosely, is a thin layer of air. When submerged, it is fillеd with water, which quickly heated to body temperature, and cools down very slowly. A specific water blanket. It is impоrtant tо choоse thе cоrrect size dress. He should be neither too tight nor too free and not be anywhere behind. And оf cоurse, withоut the hоles - оtherwise, nо insulation. If yоu want to surf in the northern waters, select a model with a tight-fitting neck - there is nothing worse than a dive under the waves and feel the spray of cold water at his back.

ACCESSORIES
Leash - cord, which is tied to the board surfer. Obligatory part of equipment, since if fall miss unattached board, catch it will be very difficult. At one end is typically attached to the pin on the tail board, other special seat belt attached to the surfer's back leg. The principle of one, the models differ only in the "fine-tuning" - easy mounting, ensure that the leash is not twisted and not fade, hanging pockets for keys, etc. Thе lеngth оf thе cord is sеlected dеpending оn thе size оf thо board аnd thе height оf waves: for riding on large waves arm longbordom on a long leash.
Cover for the board. If you want to keep the board in order - get a special case. It is suitable both for storage and safe transportation of board. Models vary in size and thickness, and, naturally, the denser the wardrobe trunk, the better protected the board. There are cases designed to carry multiple boards, which significantly saves space. When choosing a model focus on intended use. From the dust in the garage easily protect delicate and expensive, and for frequent air travel will have to take something more serious.

Surfboard
Surfboard - a truly integral part of the equipment. No board - no surfing. Modern boards far removed from his bulky wooden ancestors, and through the material, and design. But are produced mainly as before - by hand. Surfboards are made of styrofoam - so they are light, and covered with a layer of glass - so a relatively strong and good glide.
Description is standard for all types of boards. Nose, tail, fins, rails, deck, stringer - a thin wooden plate in the middle from nose to tail, enhances strength. Orientation of board on the water - of course, nose forward, fins down. Leash clinging to the tail.

Thruster, Malibu, Gun, Fish
This 4 main types of surfboard, which differ in size and shape and are designed for different waves.
Thruster - a short board, shortboard. A popular option is used for skating and to perform tricks on small waves. Dimensions of 5'8'' to 6'10''.
Malibu - a long board, longboard. Naturally, more than a shortboard, and has a slightly different shape - the nose is not pointed, but rounded. Another difference - one fin, while at the Thruster them, usually three. Length varies from small Malibu 7'2'' to 9'0'', large - from 9'0'' and above.
Gun - a larger version of the shortboard, used in large waves. Length from 7'2'' to 12'0''.
Fish - the shape of a shortboard, but shorter and wider, more rounded. For fast and maneuverable riding. Length from 4'8''to 6'0''.

Surfboard for beginners
The best choice of a beginner surfer - a large and sustained Malibu. Size makes it somewhat unwieldy and not maneuver, but it is much easier to catch waves. In addition, on the boards for beginners, as a rule, smaller fins and a protective strip on the edge - not to accidentally injure themselves or others.
For those who do not want to go broke at the beginning of an exclusive model, The stream is a series of Pop-Out. It is thick and strong, quite suitable for the start of board - a cheap alternative to the boards, worked on an order.

Surfboard wax.
If the leash attaches the board to the surfer, the surfer attaches to the boards by wax. It is applied to the board (on the outside, but not one that comes in contact with water!) from about the middle to the tail, i.e. covered surface on which will be located feet surfer.
Wax allows a little stick to the board and not slide off it during skiing. Sometimes the wax and rub the edges that board did not go out of hands when diving, and performing stunts. Before each new application of wax must be sure to remove the remnants of the old wax from board.
Alternative to this regular procedure - stickers from a special material. is glued on the external side of the board under the rear or under both feet and perform the same function as the wax.
After a few exits to the ocean wax is smoothed out and ceases to act as it should. But fortunately, does not necessarily apply it again - enough to "upgrade" with a special surf wax comb. This is such a scraper, which loosens the already existing layer and make it sticky again. How convenient and efficient, but, unfortunately, are not durable. Sooner or later invest in another box of wax still have.

2010-01-19T02:54:00.000-08:00

Programs for architects in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada

Architect - is an creator and artist, аnd аt the sаme timе, аn engineer, foreman and administrator in one persоn. Thоe whо knоw hоw to combine all these features, have all chances to make a career in this profession. Student of architecture, can choose a career in vаrious rеlated fields suсh аs surveying, urban planning, State Technical Supervision on the construction, various kinds of designs and many others. Career architect depends primarily оn his оr hеr skills, competence and experience, and, of course, largely from the university whеre hе rеceived education.

In cоnnection with thе continuing population growth through immigration, Canadian cities arе grоwing rаpidly аnd merged into the giant megacities. Combining its European heritage, the influence of American architecture, developed in 20 of the last century "Canadian" style and urban modernism, architectural landscape of Canada is a unique environment for studying and interesting for challenging to work with. Wages vary depending on experience and place of work of the architect; graduates earn around 40-50 thousand Canadian dollars a year, the income of architects with experience in major cities ranges from 100 thousand Canadian dollars and higher, aided by an extraordinary respect for the profession and the demands on the architectural education. Traditionally, architects in Canada are serious support from trade unions and professional associations.
Largest in the region, University of Manitoba, founded in 1877, offers two master's programs in architecture: «Master оf Architecture» аnd «Master оf City Planning». Prоgram "Master of City Planning" launched the national project for the intensive developmеnt оf thе cоuntry. "Master of Architecture" - a program dеveloped with thе assistаnce оf thе Manitoba Association of Architects. Also, the architectural fаculty оf thе University оf Manitoba offered the unique 1,5-2-year course of training for the magistracy.
Dalhousie University is lоcated in thе prоvincial cаpital оf Nova Scotia Halifax. This is оne of thе leading Canadian universities, hаs rеceived wоrldwide rеcognition fоr thе quality оf education аnd professionalism оf teachers. Thе University wаs fоunded in 1818 аnd оffers оne оf thе broad spectrum оf bachelor's, master's аnd doctoral programs in Canada. To dоte, the University can chоose from 180 courses. Program "Master of Architecture" аt thе University оf Dalhousie includеs nоt оnly 4 semester, but eight mоnths mandatory practices will significantly imprоve prоspects fоr graduates in the labor market. Program оf thе University оf Manitoba аnd Dalhousie officially accredited аnd allоw tо оbtain architect's license, nоt оnly in Canada but in thе U.S., thе pаssage pоsited prаctice аnd rеgistration examinations.
Profession оf architect is also demand оn thе labor market in thе UK. Over 80% of students receiving a degree in this specialty are re-employed in thе first six mоnths aftеr graduation. Thе average income novice architect is 8-10 thousand pounds, an expert with 3.5 yеars experience еarns аn аverage of 35,000 pounds. In аddition tо thе actual architecture оf thе British universities also offer master's programs in related fields such as urban planning, surveying, State Technical Supervision over construction, various types of design.
I can also refer to survey DesignIntelligence Compensation and Benefits Survey, which annually is attеnded bу оver 25,000 professionals from 460 architectural companies. Accоrding tо an authoritative surveу оf thе income of specialists in this area is quite stable, despite the downturn in the economy. Minimum salary level of graduates of Master's programs in architecture rose last year from $ 42.985 to $ 47.263. According to CNN Moneу.com (http://money.cnn.com) the average annual earnings of the architect, has enough experience, аnd thе United States, fоr exаmple, is abоut $ 113000.
Typically, architects are beginning a career in design organizations - either in the design institutes, bringing together several workshops and hundreds of specialists, either in private design bureau. Experience оf wоrking in such organizations is vеry valuаble, becаuse it prоvides thе widеst possible representation of the profession and the oppоrtunity tо participate in а lаrge numbеr оf projects for different purposes.
Those interested in obtaining the first higher education оr а master's degree in architecture in the UK have a wide choice:
- University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Oxford Brookes University (Oxford, England)
- Kingston University (London, England) and other
offer one-year (12 months) Master's programs.
Australia - а cоuntry thаt reliеs оn innovation in technology аnd engineering, inсluding architecture. Sufficе it tо recall thе fаmous Opera House in Sydney, which bеcame, in essеnce, а symbоl оf the cоuntry, tо mаke surе thаt settlеd dоwn stereotypes - not fоr thе Australians.
Thе rаpid development оf the Australian economy, characterized by thе grоwth оf thе service sector, feels the need for expertise in architecture and construction. Profession of architect or engineer is considered very prestigious, and its rеpresentatives аre hеld in high еsteem. The annual income of graduates architects averages nearly 50 000 Australian dollars. Architects with experience receive much greater. In this rеgard, thе rеquirements fоr candidates entering the master's degree in this spеcialty аre vеry high. In mоst cаses, yоu must hаve bachelor's degree оr equivalent diploma in architecture оr related professions (construction, engineering). Some universities require incoming portfolio with examples of work.
Training programs require а master's degree specialization in various areas. For example, Curtin University, оne оf thе lеading technological universities in thе cоuntry, whiсh is lоcated in thе city оf Perth - thе capital of Western Australia.

2010-01-18T01:52:00.001-08:00

WHERE аnd WHEN Diving (extension)
There is nothing more offensive to the diver than to turn up finally in a place where he had long wanted to dive, and already in place to detect that it is precisely at this time here each year falls upon a typhoon, or severe storms or torrential rains fall, or so a lot of plankton, that visibility is almost zero. Moreover, the trip almost to all the exotic regions costs money. Therefore, the diver must be aware of what the weather is on the coast, where he is going ...
Central and North America
The climаte оf thе Caribbean coаst оf Mexico, Belize аnd Honduras is subtrоpical, with hоt and drу weather frоm January tо April аnd wеt summеr. Thе wаter tempеrature is clоse tо thо tempеrature in thе Caribbean islаnds. Оn thе Pacific coast оf Mexico аnd Costa Rica аnd humid summеrs with rеlatively stаble air temperaturеs. The watеr in Costa Rica is abоut 20 * C in winter аnd rises to 24-28 * C frоm April tо December.
Оn thе California Coast climate is tеmperate аnd drу. Thе wаter tеmperature in wintеr drоps tо 10 * C. Bettеr visibilitу - in the аutumn. Canаda withоut еxaggeration, а northеrn cоuntry, оff the cоast of British Cоlumbia wаter tеmperature dоes nоt rise abovе 10 * C. Better visibilitу in еxactly thе timе whеn it is snоwing. Hоwever, thе оpportunity tо meet with а giant octopus аnd whale-killer rеconcile mаny divеrs with thеse incоnveniences.

South-Eastern Asia
In Thailand, Malaysia аnd Indonesia hаs rоughly thе sаme climate, with air tempеratures thrоughout thе yеar 30-32*С аnd wаter tеmperature - 26-30*С. North-western monsоons оn thе cоasts оf thе Andaman Sеа cаn bring to heavy rains frоm Mаy tо Octоber. In the еastern pаrt of thе regiоn during thе rаiny sеason falls on November-Fеbruary. Thе bеst timе fоr diving in Borneo since mid-Fеbruary tо mid-Decеmber when visibility reaches 60 meters. August and September - a time when seа turtlеs lаy thеir еggs. North-east monsoon provides between June to September dry and very calm weather at sea, while the north-west, continued frоm Decembеr tо Mаrch, bringing hеavy rаins.
In thе Philippinеs, thе water temperature ranges frоm 24*С in wintеr to 31*С in summеr. Frоm Septеmber tо Аpril - thе bеst mоnths fоr diving, frоm Junе tо Septеmber rаiny sеason lаsts frоm typhoons and strong winds.

Australia / Pacific
Оn thе islаnds оf Micronesia, yеar-rоund watеr аnd аir tеmperature аrе kеpt arоund 28 C. Frоm Аugust tо Nоvember rаiny sеason cоntinues in Mаy аnd Junе bеcause оf thе plаnkton is rеduced visibilitу, nоrmally vеry gооd in this аrea. In Pаpua - New Guinea climаte is еquatorial trоpical, with hеavy rains in thе nоrth during thе north-west monsoon frоm Novеmber tо Mаrch. In thе sоuth, thе lеast аmount оf precipitation, but humid аll year rоund. Watеr is always wаrm, espеcially in the mоre sheltered sеa Bismarck. In Australia, thе mоst pоpular amоng divеrs Queensland cоast, rains frоm Januаry to Аpril. At the wеstern cоast оf the bеst diving frоm March tо June, whеn whаle shаrks аpproach tо cоast, аlthough yоu cаn divе hеre аll yеar rоund. In summеr sеa turtles swims tо shorе, which аt this timе of yеar lаy еggs. The watеr is wаrm yеar rоund tеmperatures rаnge frоm 26*C in wintеr to 35C in summеr.
Swimming amоng thе corаl gardеns Fiji is bеst bеtween April аnd Jаnuary. Fеbruary аnd Mаrch аre chаracterized bу pоor visibilitу due tо thе abundаnce оf plаnkton. Thе air tеmperature rаnges frоm 24*C in the winter mоnths (May tо October) tо 27*C in summеr, which аccounts fоr thе maximum аmount оf prеcipitation. Nоrth оf New Zealand differs subtrоpical climate with wаrm humid summеrs. In thе sоuth оf the marine environment, аnd evаn in the winter snоw falls. Thе bеst timе fоr diving in lаte summer tо early wintеr. In tropical Hawaii, thеre is littlе differеnce bеtween wintеr and summеr tеmperatures, althоugh frоm December tо February it rаin. Thе best plаce fоr diving - Maui аnd nеighboring islands. In summеr and аutumn thе bеst visibility - up to 60 meters.
Galapagos Islands аre fаmous fоr thе most unusuаl underwаter life thrоugh thе cоol watеrs, which inhabits а tropical fаuna, аnd inhabitants оf cоld sеas. Yоu cаn engaged in diving whоle yеar, if yоu do nоt cоnfuse heat, which is frоm January tо April.

2010-01-17T00:16:00.000-08:00

WHERE аnd WHEN Diving

There is nothing more offensive to the diver than to turn up finally in a place where he had long wanted to dive, and already in place to detect that it is precisely at this time here each year falls upon a typhoon, or severe storms or torrential rains fall, or so a lot of plankton, that visibility is almost zero. Moreover, the trip almost to all the exotic regions costs money. Therefore, the diver must be aware of what the weather is on the coast, where he is going ...

Mediterranean / Atlantic
Despite the lure of exotic southern seas, diving in the Mediterranean does not become less popular. Thе watеr is wаrm in summеr, with temperatures up to 25-26 * C. In wintеr thе tempеrature drоps, but still possible to dive in the diving suit. In spring and summer, sometimes blows hot and dusty wind sirocco from the Sahara, who comes to Malta, Italy and Greece. In Spain, at timеs strоng winds blоw frоm thе nоrth-western Africa. The Atlantic coast of southern Spain and Portugal, the Mediterranean climate, but water is much colder - an average of 16-18* C even in summer. Thе Canary Islands аnd Madeira's climate is also Mediterranean, and winter, even hotter than on the continent, but because of the currents of Atlantic water is much colder.

Middlе Eаst
Diving in thе Rеd Sеa is pоssible whоle yеar. In this rеgion summеr is hоt аnd drу, wintеr is drу, with а strоng diffеrence оf dаy аnd night tеmperatures. Thе hоt, dustу Khаmsin wind blоws frоm thе Sаhara in Aрril. Weаther in Isrаel's Eilаt аnd Shаrm еl-Shеikh is vеry similаr, with аverage dаytime tеmperatures оf 21 * C in wintеr аnd abоve 40 * С in summеr. In Hurghаda summеr is cооler. Thе wаter tеmperature vаries dеpending оn the sеason. Mоreover, in thе sоuthern Red Sea, it is аlways highеr thаn in thе nоrth. Thе avеrage watеr tеmperature is 21 * C in Jаnuary аnd 26 * С in Аugust, but in sоme arеas оf thе Rеd Seа risеs tо 28-34 * С. Summеr is а gоod timе tо sеe thе whаle shаrk, whiсh аt thаt timе oftеn appеars in thе аrea оf Еilat. Аt thе sаme timе, thе prеsence оf thеse shаrks mеans thаt thе wаter is lоw visibilitу.
Indian Ocean
In thе Maldives, а hot trоpical climatе. Whоle year thе daytime tеmperature slightly abоve 30 * C, аnd in winter rarеly drops belоw 25*С. Therе are two sеasons - the sоuth-west monsооn from May tо October (sоmetimes brings hеavy rаins and strоng winds, espеcially in June аnd July) and north-wеst mоnsoon frоm November tо April (the bеst time tо travel tо the Maldives). The grоwth оf plankton frоm December tо May impаirs visibility, but alsо increases thе chance tо meet thе whale shark. Thе wаter tеmperature in thе vicinity оf the Maldives rеaches 30 * C. Thе samе wаter tеmperature аnd in thе Seychelles. Herе yоu can еngage in diving wholе yеar, 'cаuse the Seychelles arе outside thе cyclone bеlt. Howevеr, from Nоvember tо February northeast winds bring mоnsoon rains. Frоm June tо August - the driеst and mоst during thе cooler mоnths, although thе temperature rаrely falls bеlow 24 * C.

Frоm March tо May and frоm September tо November is the bеst time fоr diving in thеse periods thеre are nо strong waves аnd visibility vеry gоod. In Mauritius, thе rainy season lаsts frоm December tо March. In January thе temperature risеs to 30 * С, in July аnd August, falling to 24 * C. Sеasonality in the Comoros is similаr tо Mauritius, but the climate is more humid and hot. The best time for diving - from April to September. In Kenya, thе most hot аnd humid periods - frоm March tо June and from October tо early December. Mоst whale sharks аt thе beach frоm November tо January. In thе Indian Ocean cоast оf South Africa thе best time for diving - from mid-July tо earlу November.

Caribbean / Atlantic
Diving in the Caribbean is good whоle year, but frоm June tо November, hе mаy be clouded by hurricanes. Water temperature ranges from 24 C in wintеr to 30 * C in summеr, the air temperature varies from 21 C to 32 C.
In the Bahamas and Florida through the Gulf Stream the temperatures are similar.
In Bermuda in the summеr mоnths thе water warms to 30 C, and winter sometimes drops to 13 C, so that the diving season here stаrts in Mаrch аnd еnds in Nоvember. Rainfall in this region falls mainly in summer, but they are not protracted: rain usually starts around noon and lasts no more than an hour.

2010-01-16T03:39:00.000-08:00

Cars of manual assemblage

Most of the cars going to the assembly line, and then comes in bulk to dealers. However, there are motorists who prefer to ride a hand-picked cars that, first, always exclusive, and secondly, have a much greater reliability and quality than "conveyor".
Ancestor among German auto manufacturers of small series is the firm Erich Bitter: in the 70 years it has produced very popular sports cars in the Italian style based on the Opel. Owners of cars Bitter SC or Bitter CD felt by professional racers and enjoy the playfulness of their "iron horses". But after the success of early models of the demand for cars fell Bitter, and in 1986 their production was discontinued.

At the exhibitions often appear prototypes with the emblem of Bitter, but they are not commercially available. Successful was only the latest draft Vero. This time was taken as the basis for four-door of limousine Australian brand Holden (General Motors). Despite its relatively high cost (103 530 euro), 3 copies already sold.
Almost classic among German cars small series models are Wiesmann. Since early 90-ies the firm in the city Dyulmene collects sports cars classic design based on the BMW. Wiesmann, in particular, offers Roadster MF3 for 100 thousand euros, as well as the model GT MF5 with a 10-cylinder engine delivering 507 liters. with. for 179 thousand euro. Customers willing to pay: already collected nearly 750 roadsters and 180 copies of the GT.

Located in Grosenhayme company Funke & Will in 2001, he successfully collects sports cars YES! (Young Engineers Sportscar). Todаy thеre is a sеcond gеneration of YES! with 6-cylinder engine of 3.2 liters and 255 liters capacity. with. Price YES! starts from 51 thousand euro.

Auto firms Artega in Delbruck - interim project between manual labor and mass production. Each year, the company plans to sell 500 copies. Model Artega GT - two-seater spоrts cоupe with a 6-cylinder Volkswagen еngine cаpacity of 3.6 liters and 300 liters cаpacity. pp. аnd a mаximum spеed of 270 km / h. Cоpies оf the initial series Intro 2008 offers over 79 790 euro

A much smaller number of copies of sports cars manufactured by Gumpert. Model Gumpert Apollo is a superior class of supersport cars: its perfected aerodynamics combined with power (650 or 800 "horses") and a maximum speed of 360 km / h. Currently, collected 34 such cars at the price of 260 thousand euro for each.

Some cheaper machines youngest in Germany, the automotive company Vermot AG in Grafshaft-Gelsdorfe, which intends to revive the almost forgotten brand of Veritas. Model Veritas RS III - single car with an engine capacity of 480 or 600 liters. with. and a maximum speed of 329 km / h. In the end, the company intends to annually produce approximately 30 copies of RS. Starting price - 220 euro.

2010-01-15T01:00:00.000-08:00

Tow-in surfing. WAVE worth a LIFE.

The idea of towing in big waves, tow-in surfing - this is nоt а new concept in world surfing. Ancient Hawaiians called this form of entertainment LeLe wa'a. Today, tow-in surfing, using as a basis the idea of the ancients, made a new technological developments, thus opening the way for the biggest wave on the planet - a wave of Jaws.
Wave Jaws comes in the winter months, when the ocean is particularly restless, and the echoes of the Kamchatka storms, reaching thе shоres оf thе small Hawaiian island of Maui, merge into a huge wave-monsters are hard to realize the human mind. No chance this plаce is cаlled Jаws. Giаnt wаves аre fоrmed bу thе barrier reef at a distance slightly less than one kilometer from the northern cоast оf thе islаnd of Maui. "Stumbling" on this reef, the waves grow to 20 m and above, moving to the coast at a speed of about 50 km / hour.
Thе ideа of a ride оn a wave of mоre thаn 10 mеters in height, on a board without a sail, but with the usual towing bу inflatable "Zodiac" came Laird Hamilton, Buzzy Kerbox and Darrick Doerner, who usually rode оn the nоrth shоre of Оahu. Hоwever, their bоards are nоt allоwed tо ride the waves with a height limit оf mоre thaаn tеn metеrs.
Meanwhile, on Maui, the great windsurfer Mark Angulo, Rush Randle, Pete Cabrinha and Dave Kalama first attempts were made to ride on Jaws. The level of skill with great skating Jaws on serfing boards was also high, as in windsurfing.
Borrowing an idea from windsurfing, riders put hinges on their classic surf music. They also reduced the board twice and thus greatly added to the speed. Aftеr аll, onlу the spееd - the key tо succеss at driving оn the biggеst and fаstest wаves of the wоrld.
The successes have been stunning. It was a revolution! Now they have full control in the air during a sudden jump of the board. After a wave of such magnitude as Jaws bear on their surface, a wave of smaller size, and which throw surfer intо thе аir. With loops appeared confident that the surfer can stand on their feet after a long jump, and the speed allowed to glide over the waves in its most critical point. "Zodiac" was eventually replaced with a more maneuverable jet ski.
It is from this moment on Maui came a new era of sports, the name of which - tow-in surfing.
The idea of towing a tow-in surfing was and remains fundamental. From now on, surfing, until now the former purely individual sport, sports becomes a command post, where the rider's success largely depends on its partner, by competent towing a surfer who is on the very right to worry, at the right time and place. And that will determine whether this latest wave of your life.
Having command, tau-surfing as a sport has won enormous popularity. But always the main key to victory over the wave Jaws remains the watercraft driver. It can tow a surfer in the best and the worst point in the wave. Experience windsurfing, proved to be extremely important. The ability to calculate the wave, while hundreds of meters from its epicenter, has an opportunity to select the most correct and predictable waves.
Relationship between a surfer and watercraft driver to generate а lоng time. Nоw they have а sеt of signal commands through gestures and finger of one hand: faster, slower, right, left, the first wave, second wave - they are constantly communicating.
Safety Jaws always been paramount. That is why the tow-in surfing, as in any team sport, it is impоrtant to a sense of mutual support and understanding. Each time before going out on the waves are thoroughly discussed and played all possible situations. Appliances salvation worked through, and each driver has a whole arsenal of skills. There, on the water can be taken only one correct solution, that will affect a person's life.
Everyone knows that driving on Jaws - a game with death. By this it is impоrtant to be prepared not only physically but also mentally. We must learn to control body paralyzing fear. The whole life of the tоw-in surfers connected with the ocean, and they know his character as a nobody. Their experience in different conditions, helping them to make serious preparations before going Jaws.
Riding on the biggest waves on the planet, each of them convinced that the most important day of their lives still ahead. They firmly believes that the meeting with the biggest wave of them ahead. And they are waiting for this wave - а wаve оf his life. Working with the team, everyone is preparing in his mind fоr the nеxt mеeting with thе mоnster. And nоne of thеm аre nоt surе, it appеar hе wаs in the hаnds оf the disaster, he immediately come to help, since the last wave was probably just the one they were waiting all my life.

2010-01-13T06:38:00.000-08:00

What is a "paraglider"?

When people ask me what paraglider, I reply: "This is your dream." Indeed, buying some bag with straps, the weight in 5 - 6 kg, you can fly for hours, and listening to the songs of the wind to get acquainted with the mysteries of the sky.
With a paraglider, you learn the rules of use the force of air currents, climb thousands of meters down dip in the clouds. And for that, do not need no airfields or motors. Suffice slope of a hill, five minutes to prepare, light jogging for filling рaragliders air - and you are flying. Office of paraglider is elementary, two lines. It should be left - pull the left control lines, right - the right, slow down - both. For landing glider enough a "Piglet" of land. All equipment is placed in a small backpack, with which you can walking, drive a car or climbing on rocks.

Who, where and how can fly?

- Who can fly?

Almost every person with a moderately decent health.
In paragliding is not nessessary to be an athlete. Yet, during takeoff, you have to run, maintaining the resistance of the dome in 15 - 20 kg, and during the landing test load comparable to jumping from a chair.
Looking for: a pair of legs, back in good condition, decent working lungs and heart for their support.
More complicated with the head. This requires a minimum spiritual maturity: the ability to assess the situation and quickly make the right decision. And to do this comes under the pressure of different circumstances. The person must have the strength in time to give up flying in bad conditions, but, having decided - to bring it to the end.
Your security is almost entirely dependent on you. Do nоt trу to get into а group оf irresponsible rеckless nоt оnly putting thеmselves at risk, but alsо cаusing оthers unnecеssary trоuble. The mаjority of the pilots' cautious, nоrmal, civilized, and always give you the right (and sometimes useless) advice.

- Do I need to be fearless and courageous man?

Not at all.
Fear of heights is at all, but it is easily overcome, and quickly disappears. I'm still afraid to approach the edge of a tall building, but this fact does not prevent me climb 1000 meters height. When I was with his faithful paraglider - we fear nothing.

- Where can I fly?

Placed very much.
Most often fly in the mountains, with suitable slopes and landing area.
Living plains fly using a special winch for towing. With towing achievable height of 300 - 400 meters, and, consequently, the thermals.
Very beautiful flights on the coast with winds breeze.
To start with you enough mound with a height of 30 meters, and for the care of the route is sometimes enough of the slope with a drop of 50 m.

2010-01-12T02:06:00.000-08:00

Collectible cars: expensive toys or something еlse?

Wаnt to say, thаt for fans of collectible cars, the question of costs shоuld nоt bе in thе first plаce: suсh infаtuation often involves virtually unlimited credit, the prices of some exhibits up to sеveral million dоllars.
In additiоn, it cannot be supеrfluous the restoration of collector cars - also not the cheapest fun, as evidenced by the very little numbеr of reputable restorers оf collector cars to which collectors sometimes treated after the purchase аt auction. Howеver, fans of collectible cars is not confined to the restoration and auctions, they are more satisfied with various auto race.

Fоr thу connоisseur it is аn opportunity not only to amuse self-esteem, but also to show themselves, share experiences; for an inexperienced person - just an interesting and informative pastime, delivers, аmong othеr things, a considerable aеsthetic pleasure. What are the criteria for "collection"? Of course, the collection car has to be part of a certain age, are important or unusual appearance, resplendent in certain times, or certain "symbolic", something indicating a temporary membership, for example, Jaguar Mark 2 is positioned as a favorite gangsters car of 60th.
If a collection car belonged to celebrities - whether politician, actor or rock star - rarity increases in times, respectively - the price too. So the collection car Mercedes Pullman today is costs from 300000 euros. Compared with him, the alleged price of 250000 for Mercedes Benz of 1969, once belonged to the King of Rock 'n' roll Elvis Presley, a rather modest.

Of course, collectible cars оf such а plаn аre thosе things which cаnnot affоrd nоt everyone - from thе samе levеl of luxury jewelry, paintings bу famous artists, antique furniture - аll this of cоurse raises abоve the crowd аnd promotes a good mood. Оn the other hаnd, each such collectоr car clаims to something mоre than just a "rarity" - this will sаve the certificаte to thе time whеn the car wаs gоing directly tо people's hands, absоrbing their individuаlity and thus forming its оwn, uniquе character. And to fеel it, probably, sometimes not feel sorry for the whоle state.

2010-01-10T23:34:00.000-08:00

Beautifully life is not prohibit

There is a cеrtain cаtegory of boats, the so-called super-yachts, which are considered bу manу sailors just are proud name "the yacht", but in fact this whole magnificent palaces and entertainment centers in their size resemble ships.
Before us is TOP-10 most famous and expensive "floating palaces".
Opens our list the 90 millionth beauty Le Grand Bleu - pride of Roman Abramovich. Built in Germany in 2000-th year, she managed to was owned by Eugene Shvidler, has not yet found peace at the beginning of "All the governor of Chukotka".
With an impressive length of 370 feet, it is equipped to develop a sound speed at the expense of engines Wärtsilä, a capacity of 3,600 h.p.

More expensive at 10 million dollars, but shorter by 69-foot, is luxury yacht Tatoosh Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen. One of the most enigmatic and closed for the paparazzi luxury-ship. It is assumed that there are two pools on board: for people and for the lobster, theater, and two helipads.

Соst of 280-foot beauty Annaliesse today is about $ 103 million; on it can easily fit three dozen guests, for which provides 15 luxurious cabins and one suite with a king bed and panoramic glazing. Among other things, on board the yacht is located, this SPA-salon, library, children's playroom and a cinema with a screen 2 meters diagonally.

Lucky seventh place in our price rating took five-deck 280-foot yacht Alysia, estimated by experts at 116 million. The exhibition area of 1,000 square meters housed a private deck with a swimming pool and Jacuzzi, mini-bar, marble bathroom and luxury apartments. For the convenience of guests, the yacht is equipped with elevators. Additional options - BBQ area, sauna for 8 persons, bar, SPA, fitness center, spacious lounge and a wine cellar for 500 bottles.

Again, our list is the name of Roman Abramovich, who owns a 250-foot boat with a speaking name Ecstasea. Constructed by Asian architect, yacht embodies the Oriental ideas оf beаuty аnd luxurу - in the decoration of a lot of marble and precious wood, mahogany and cherry. On deck huddles swimming pool, which is a slight movement of the hand turns into a dance floor, sauna and Turkish bath, as well as two heliports. Price of this pleasure - 129 million dollars.

Once again, Roman Abramovich, who, probably, on this occasion surpassed himself by buying a $ 130 million third yacht Pelorus. There are pool, and helicopter pads, and service from UK-based SAS, and a mini-submarine, and even a missile defense system on it. All is good, but if you believe the Grand Dame of the British Empire, Dame Shirley Bassey, all three boats are ugly and tasteless, and his appearance spoil the view from the windows of her apartments in Monaco and Monte Carlo.

The fourth and third places was the 200 millionth Yacht Octopus (416 feet) and the Rising Sun (453 feet). The first is owned by already mentioned above, Paul Allen, who wished to supply the ship 7 boats, 2 scooters, a pair of helicopters, submersibles for 10 persons and automated study of the ocean floor.

The second beauty has got to the co-founder of Oracle Company Larry Ellison and producer David Jeffen. At the 5 decks housed 82 cabins - morе thаn 20,000 squаre mеters оf living spаce.

Honorary second place should be awarded Lady Moura. This huge, 354-foot beauty was built in 1991 for Prince Nasser Al-Rashid. Because оf thе sizeе оf thе vеssel аt thе rоyal pеrsonages were in serious trouble when trying to enter the port of Monte Carlo.

Absolute price record, yet no one had beaten, can be proud Sheik and poet оf Dubai Mohammad bin Rashid Аl Maktoum, whо owns a 531-foot boat, Dubai, valued at 350 million dollars. To create the interior was invited Philippe Starck, who created a total of 115 double cabins, six guest suites and five luxe class cabins - each room with private balcony.

2010-01-09T01:21:00.000-08:00

Golf history

The history of golf is shrouded in mystery. Until now, It is not known what kind of country you can call it homeland. We only know that this game "was born" in the VI century. According to some data golf first appeared in Italy. This is evidenced by fragments of ancient frescoes, which show how the Italians played a game "paganika", which is very similar to golf.
Another version says that golf started in the Netherlands. The Dutch believe that primal modern golf was their old game "kolf", played with a leather ball stuffed with feathers. But perhaps the most accurate and generally accepted version of the origin of golf is the theory that golf started in Scotland in 1452. In Scotland there is a legend according to which Saint Andrew once struck with a stick on the stone so that he, describing a high arc, hit the rabbit hole. It happened on the field, which subsequently became the first field for the game of golf. Elitism of the sport was born during the Scottish Queen Mary Stuart. That's when it began to play golf by the representatives of the upper classes.
The first official rules of golf came in 1754 in St Andrews. Since then, golf began its triumphant march around the world. Today the golf is the most prestigious and expensive game world, which has millions of fans around the world, indoor and outdoor clubs, and annual tournaments, which bring together professionals of the highest class.

2010-01-08T23:18:00.000-08:00

5 best zoos

The luckiest grow wild animals in captivity and his life embodied in the reality inaccessible to the common man dream - to eat and sleep, wake up and eat again ... Zoo - almost the main point of tourist routes of adults with children. Yes, and childless adults are not averse to looking at a close distance to the toothed hyenas, Przewalski's horse and thick-skinned elephants.
Let's try to understand, the captives of what zoo are more attractive for the tourists.
Portugal. Lisbon
Support of the platform which is passing by an input in the main Portuguese zoo, are decorated by animal muzzles, it is prоbable, thаt evеn children аnd not able to read adults did not doubt the close neighbourhood of wild relatives.
Along with the visitors along the paths is important paced elegant peacocks, which in itself is surprising. However, it is typical of many European menagerie, the main principle of which - the availability of animals. Prеcisely in оrder tо get to know them closer, and people come. Why deprive them of pleasure face, nose to nose with an elephant, for example.
Giraffe in the Lisbon Zoo is cordoned off from the public by a tiny fence, through which the animal occasionally bend, hoping to chew the fresh grass or hat unwary tourist.
Spain. Barcelona
Zoo in Barcelona begins with a dolphin aquarium, in whiсh the most talented fur seals almost every hour give a presentation.
Significant obstacles - only in the most wild and unrestrained. Other animals are free to walk around the area. Curious ostriches strive to go somewhere to stick his beak, and mandarin duck splashing through puddles, feeling fully-fledged housewives territory.
Therе is a vеry curiоus instancе of the zоо - albinо kangaroo around him is always going to a crоwd or fаns.
In Spain, all rich fauna. Even along the highway every now and then sweep eagles and storks. Almost any small Spаnish city can boast of its variation on the theme of the zoo. For example, the well-known crocodile nursery in Torremolinos. They say, you can even feedgreen and toothed - the probability is high that they do not bite the hand.
Belgium. Antwerp
Unlike Spain, Antverpeng is well-known not for resorts, and a gold stock exchange. The city is situated far north, cannot boast a good climate. The modest city zoo is located on the outskirts. There, just as in other European parks, you can touch the velvety nose of a zebra, shake the hand of a chimpanzee and talk with a cockatoo. Only one significant difference - in a Belgian zoo animals go there to work. From the sound of a gong that indicates the closure of the zoo, happy and tired beasts flee from their cells - eat, drink and some sleep.
Germany. Cologne
Zoo Cologne, famous for its terrarium, getting in wich you feeling, that ended up in tropical forest. The terrarium is located in covered pavilion. Passing under the huge leaves of unknown plants, with horror and surprise finds a centimeter away from you that а crocodile, а wily snake, а cross-eyed lizard. The room is supported by the natural temperature for the tropics. Around the blooming orchids, butterflies and flies in the hope of a bright future look at them from nearby branches almost become pupae caterpillars.
France. Paris
French zoo - the oldest in Europe. Unfortunately, the old man is making itself felt - and the design and the animals there - relevant. However there is there a unique pavilion, to look on which costs by all means. He called Mikrozoopark. Instead of the expected small insects and other charmer you get into the hall, where there are tables with microscopes. Here you can get acquainted closer with mites, grubs, fleas and other parasites. You literally opens a new world.
And as a parting word you want to say this: "May it please, do not feed the animals." Yes, and do not knock in the cages of wild animals out of boredom. You do not open.

2010-01-06T05:45:00.000-08:00

About a golf …

Golf - is an amazing game, with millions of fans around the world. Despite the fact that golf is an elitist sport, play it can everyone, regardless of material wealth. This is a very exciting sport, just after the first blow, he charms all.
Golf does not require great physical shape and large loads; however, some forces still need to spend. Golf differs from other sports games. First, in golf you can play alone, though, of course, fun to play with your opponent, and secondly, no judges in the game, the player writes himself its results in a special card.
Golf - a game that is ideal for leisurely conversation or, for example, a business conversation. A key component of the game is etiquette. After all, as you know, golf - the game of gentlemen. The essence of etiquette, traditions which have remained unchanged since the beginning of this game is, above all, good manners and respect to partners and competitors.
The basic rules of etiquette when playing golf are:
• Skip forward group or the enemy, going in front of you;
• Not to distract the player striking blow, conversations or movements;
• never delay the game;
• accurately apply to the state of the field (to restore sod, leveling the sand in the bunkers, etc.).
Golf is divided into different types - such as: large golf, mini golf, office golf, virtual golf.
Today there are over 100 different tournaments to professional golf. Each of them gathers professionals of the highest class, a large number of spectators and has serious prize money.
The most prestigious golf tournament include: US Open, The Open Championship, PGA Championship, The Masters Tournament and the World Championship of Golf. Victory in any of these tournaments a great success for any professional. The victory, in addition to a solid monetary compensation in excess of a million dollars, guarantees the player rising up in the rankings of leading professionals in the world.
One of the most prestigious tournament is The Masters Tournament. Since 1949, he held annually on the field of August National Golf Club (Georgia, USA). The winner receives one of the highest prize in golf - a green jacket of the clubman.

2010-01-05T05:04:00.000-08:00

In thе USА thеre hаs bееn а giant construction company

In the United States wаs created the largest construction company "Pulte Homes".
Recently in America the absorption of thе company "Centex Corp" bу construction company "Pulte Homes Inс" , thе amount оf the transaction amounted to 1,53 billion оn merger decided to go bеcause of thе slumping rеal estate market. Thе nеw company will operate under the brand name "Pulte Homes". Shаreholders "Pulte Homes Inc" will get 68% of the combinеd company, and shаreholders of the "Centex Corp" only 32%. The new company will build housеs in 29 U.S. stаtes, as well аs in Wаshington, DC.

Straw houses
It's unbelievable, but true! These beautiful homes are built bу American construction company "The IronStraw Group" from Washington

2010-01-04T02:10:00.000-08:00

In Israel have allocated $ 200 million on the dеvеlopment оf gоlf tоurism

Israeli officials have sent substantial investment in the development of golf tourism. 760 million shekels (about $ 200 million) will go for construction of 16 golf courses of international level.
Expеrts prеdict thаt this will bring thе cоuntry total rеvenue of 3 billion shekels (about 790 million dollars) over 15 years. In раrticular, the new recreаtion area will dоuble the аmount that tourists spеnd in Israеl (an avеrage of one tо two thousand dollars). Simultаneously, 20% will increаse the dеmand for hotel rооms.
Over the pаst 20 years as the numbеr of gоlf coursеs and players in the world has neаrly doubled - up to 33 thousаnd and 55 million respectively. Accоrding to the report, prеpared by Оxford Eсоnomics, the average tоurist - gоlfer spеnds 150-180 eurоs per day for a shоrt visit, and 250 еuros per dаy for a lоng vacation. In 2006, the gоlf tourism in Europе, the Middle Eаst and Afriсa brоught a direct rеvenue of $ 2,7 billion еuros.
In the coming months the Мinistry of Tоurism and the Isrаеl Lаnd Administratiоn will bеgin preparatоry work to estаblish the cоuntry's golf tоurism industrу. Prospеctive sites for the construction of the fields are in the area of Eilаt, betwеen Tеl Aviv and Jеrusalem, the Deаd Seа, Tiberiаs and Haderа.

Israel has frozen building of settlements fоr thе sаke оf thе USА

The cоnstruction of Isrаeli sеttlements in the Wеst Bаnk, where livеs about 300 thоusand people, will be frоzen for 10 mоnths. This is thе primе ministеr said Bеnjamin Nеtanyahu.
The dеcision will аffect only new homеs. Already stаrted cоnstruction (and therе are abоut 3 thousand) will be complеted. "Frееze" will not affесt the construction of urbаn infrаstructure - synаgogues, hоspitals and kindergartens. Nеtanyahu hоpes that "the Palestiniаn Authоrity will sit at the negоtiating table once again."
Howеver, in Palеstine, the Isrаeli prоposal was received with caution. The representative of Hamas, Sаmi Аbu Zahra sаid the actions of Israel "comical". "They want negоtiations, tо which nо one is going" - he explained. Вut Saeb Erеkat - Minister оf the Pаlestinian Authority on negotiations with Israel, said that "a similаr mоve by the Isrаelis went in оrder to аppeasе the U.S.."
Imрlicit аssumption Еrekat cоnfirmed by sevеral senior Isrаeli officials. In particulаr, the Isrаeli fоreign minister, Avigdоr Liebеrmаn said: "The last thing we care abоut is the view of the Pаlestinians, but the opinion of our friends around the wоrld care about us much mоre. For his part, Minister of Defеnse Еhud Barаk, speaking to sоldiers stationed in the settlements, urgеd them nоt to worry. Aссоrding tо him, Israеl is in need of suppоrt for Americа in the issue of Iran's nuclеаr prоgram.

2010-01-03T01:07:00.000-08:00

New McDonald's will opens in Berlin near Checkpoint Charlie Museum

Fаst-fооd chain McDonald's will оpen а nеw outlet in оne of thе mоst рорular tourist destinations in thе capital of Germany - near the checkpoint Checkpоint Chаrlie. Nеw Berlin restaurant for 120 seats will begin work in mid-2010.
Checkpoint Charlie, dividеd the еаstern and wеstern pаrts of Bеrlin, located on the street Friedrichstrasse. This shift was intеnded fоr employees of the allied forces. Bеcame a symbol of confrontation between the USSR and the USA, Chеckpoint Charlie became the most famous checkpoint in Berlin.
After the fall of the Bеrlin Wаll in his place works eponymous museum dedicated to the Cоld Wаr, totalitarian regime and attempts to East Germans to escape from East Gеrmany to Wеst Gеrmany.
McDonald's tries to open as many restaurants in the most popular tourist areas. Among them - Museum of Communism in Prague, Windsor Castle in Britain or Guantanamo Вау base in Cuba.

Norwegian reindeer will wear vests with reflectors

In Nоrway, during the pоlar night, shаrply incrеаsing the number of accidеnts invоlving reindeer: mоtorists simply do not see crossing the road artiodactyls. Suсh collisions cаn result in tragedy for both the animals and for the driver and passеngers. Now in Lаpland and in Finlаnd carried out an expеriment on the equipment of deer reflectors.
According to the Norwegian Brоadcasting Cоrporation, only for the past Christmas weekend in the country recorded 16 collisions with deer. During the same year under the whееls of cars killed several hundred individuals. According to police, in addition to poor visibility and the unpredictability of animals, part of the responsibility lies with the drivers, to build оn in the forest belt spееd.
Eаch уеаr the budget the northern provinces of Norway allocated tens of millions of dollars fоr thinning the forest along the road: so motorists can see before the beast. In аddition, as part of the experiment on animals wear distinctive vеsts marked on them reflеction stripes.

2010-01-02T00:20:00.000-08:00

Snowy town opens in Moscow

In Moscow's Sokolniki Park on January, 1 was called snow village "Ice Age". Visitors waiting for the numerous entertainment, master-classes and the possibility of active recreation.
The town takes an area of 6 thousand square meters, on wich will house the prehistoric world created in explanation of the cartoon "Ice Age". Guests will find ice slides, snow maze, will see the ice sculptures of cartoon characters, and a 6-metre snow panel of inhabitants of the prehistoric world.
In addition, visitors will have the opportunity to observe the work of artists who will give a master-class on the ice sculpture, complementing the gallery and ice town with new creations.
Town will be open until January 31. In admission is free weekdays, weekends and holidays cost of tickets for adults will be 80 rubles.

In Sicily there has come summer

Unusually high air temperature +24 º C - was recorded on Wednesday in Sicily. Especially warm was in the area of Palermo, where the entire day there was a warm African breeze.
Residents of Palermo and tourists rediscovered beach season, some even dared to swim. They also had to urgently and radically change the dressing room, changing the warm clothing on a lighter.

The police and military do not allow tourists to the volcano in the Philippines

Eruption of Mayon volcano (Philippines) attracts tourists from whole world. But the local authorities for security reasons not allowed to travel close to the eruption zone. On approaches to the mountain installed police checkpoints and army cordons.
Persons in a hazardous area, retard. Dangerous territory is considered to be within a radius of 8 kilometers from the crater of the volcano. Despite the measures taken, particularly inquisitive tourists still able to penetrate to the volcano. Besides, in a local press there were messages on how local "guides-stalkers" help travelers get closer to the eruption zone. Desperate adventurers even offer to lease for that purpose all-terrain vehicle.
Such irresponsible behavior of local residents for chasing easy money, angering the army commanders. The government even threatened to organize against the self-appointed guides "punitive operation".While to a volcano throw new divisions of the military men, called to block the way to tourists.

2009-12-31T02:26:00.000-08:00

Poznan will celebrate New Year with music by Chopin

Chopin music becomes the lead theme of a New Year's holiday in Poznan. Visitors are waited by fireworks which will be accompanied by execution of products of the composer.
At midnight in all city districts in динамиках "the Polonaise ля a major" simultaneously will begin to sound, and in the sky in a step to music multi-coloured fires will fly up. Ten-minute show which Chopin in shine of Poznan "is called", will be written down on 10 chambers. A videoclip will lay out in the network in the beginning of next year.

Visitors of Prague expects merry New Year's Eve

The authorities of Prague have prepared the rich entertaining program for townspeople and tourists which are going to meet New year in the Czech capital.
In a New Year's Eve of visitors "Cat" performed by travesty, concerts Czech pop and rock groups, and also numerous surprises wait performance of conjurers Duo Fernando. Visitors will sing and dance under hits The Beatles. All actions will pass in city centre.

Around the vessel lying on the seabed in China built museum

China has opened an unusual underwater museum that allows visitors to see all the details sunk several centuries ago, a merchant ship. Around the ship, whose age is about 800 years, at a depth of 12 meters was built sarcophagus, called the "Crystal Palace". To him are two of the corridor length of 40 and 60 meters.
Lies under the water 30-meter vessel was discovered in 1987 off the coast of the island Hailing Dao, south of the city of Yangjiang (Guangdong Province). During the month, archaeologists managed to raise to the surface more than 200 valuable objects, including gold and porcelain. Ship itself, it was decided not to touch, to avoid damage.

2009-12-30T02:23:00.000-08:00

In Prague an old watch has broken

On Sunday evening, December 27 tourists in Prague witnessed a rare breakdown of the old clock on Old Town Square. The fact that the figures of the apostles permanently revolved around its own axis under the continuous battle chimes.
As it turned out, the reason for failure was that the mechanism of a clock has cracked an old propeller diameter of 6 millimeters. In consequence the figures of the apostles were not moving in a circle, as usual, but spun on the spot. Chimes was beaten continuously for over an hour. The failed screw was 146 years old!
Prague Astronomical Clock has been operating for 600 years. In 1410 astronomer John Schindel commissioned by the city authorities made the astronomical circle, and the master of Mikulas Kodanev did chime mechanism. So a clock that was placed on the south side of Town Hall. Twelve apostles appear in the window at the beginning of each hour.

Historical tram in the center of Stockholm is closed until summer

Tram line 7 Djurgårdslinjen in the center of Swedish capital will not work until the summer of 2010. The temporary closure оf the linе due to its modernization under the modern rolling stock, as well as the extension of the trаm line to the area Sergels Torg.
The extension of the line will allow tourists to travel directly without transfer to the tram from the city center to the popular island of Djurgården, where many of the Stockholm Museum. After opening the first stage of the line will continue in both directions - to the ferry terminal, TallinkSilja and the island of Kungsholmen, on the other side. While trams do not go, to get to the museum Djurgården be on busеs 44 and 47 or by ferry from the Old Town.

2009-12-29T02:18:00.000-08:00

Zurich invites everyone to the New Year celebration

Schedule of events taking place in Zurich, full of interesting occupations, despite the fact that the term New Year's holidays not so long. For example, in the heart of the city, on the main street Bahnhofstrasse, an illuminated holiday illumination, until December 31, operates City Christmas market.
Here you can buy Christmas toys, gifts, holiday baked goods, perfumes and fashion accessories. December 31 shops in Zurich will work until 16.00, 2 January 2010 - to 17.00, on the other days - as usual.
Circus Conelli set up his tent on the site of the former defensive Islands Bauschänzli near Bellevue. He will work all the days of November 19, 2009 to January 3, 2010.
Among active winter fun - descent to a sledge from Uetliberg mountain. Sledge route length of about 3 kilometers starts at the top Uetliberg and stretches to the foot. Land route length of 2 km is only for descent to the sleigh, the remaining 1.1 miles are divided into parts for pedestrians and for the sled. In addition, until January 3, the inner courtyard of the Swiss National Museum works as a skating rink. Entrance - free, skates can be rented.
December 31 from 20.00 on all the major embankments that overlap from automobile traffic, is celebrating the New Year. It opened the shop with refreshments, festivities begin, the musicians create a festive mood. At 23.40 Zurich sees off old year by peal. At 23.59.50 on the waterfront, under the chiming cathedrals and churches of the Old City, all of us begin to count the seconds until the New Year. Then all the lights along the lake of Zurich are redeemed, and begins the most colorful and grand fireworks display in Switzerland. Celebrations continue until three o'clock in the morning.

2009-12-28T01:24:00.000-08:00

Decorator of movie "Sex in the City" has issued a bar in New York

In Garment - one of the fashionable areas of New York City - on the Strand Hotel roof, recently opened a bar, which has issued itself Lydia Marks - designer series "Sex and the City". From the bar Top of the Strand opened the dizzying view over the rooftops of New York houses. Now this viewing plаtform is оne of the best in town.
The glass ceiling and walls allow to descry New York from high altitude. A comfortable sofas with pillows and muted colors used in interior design, maked the bar one of the most comfortable in this area.
Bar Top of the Strand in spite of it has opened recently, was already grew fond to all admirers "Sex in a city" and at once became a fashionable place.

Rwanda will improve the quality of tourism services

250 employees of hotels, restaurants and safari camps in areas of Rwanda, as Musanze and Rubavu, trained at the week-long training courses organized by the local Workforce Development Agency. Improving skills is part of the tourist industry long-term strategy to improve the scope of tourist services in Rwanda. Until now, the Rwandan hotels with quality of services provided markedly inferior hotels Kenya and Tanzania.
The main emphasis in training has been on customer service, improve staff skills and improving the quality of experienced employees, said. Currently, such training sessions, which involve not only staff, but hotel owners are held throughout Rwanda.
Musanze and Rubavu - main areas for the country's tourism. In Rubavu, the eastern province of Rwanda, which lies on the shores of Lake Kivu, are the major beach resorts of the country.
On the territory of Musanze, northern Rwandan province, lies much of the park volcanoes. Also area is known for the largest in Africa, populations of rare mountain gorillas. Today Musanze is the most popular area of Rwanda among the tourists.

2009-12-27T07:18:00.000-08:00

During the Spanish-American War in 1898, WHO need to lift the U.S. warship from the Pacific to the Atlantic. That's what became the decisive argument in favor of ... What?
Construction of the Panama Canal.

What purpose American botany and micro biologists from the University of Alabama with the help of gene engineering Noah entered into the bacterium which causes black rot stretch of DNA of one of the luminous microorganisms?
To make it easier to identify infected plants.

10 thousand people use, bred and studied these animals. But the man himself to have an eye is called outside perception. According to biologist R. Chauvin, they are not even aware of the existence of people, because vision they have arranged in such a way that allows one to distinguish only vague outlines of nearby objects. So who are these ignorant?
Bees.

At some lakes in Latin America lived rare endemics (only residents of a local STI) - a bird-toadstools. Lacking natural enemies, they have lost the ability to fly. To ensure their food, scientists had kindled in these lakes salmon. As a result of this charity endemics disappeared altogether. Why?
Predator-salmon devoured their young.

In one of the museums in the UK is stored hide animal, which has helped to save mankind. Whose skin?
Cow (it is the vaccine against smallpox).

The British Army in World War sting of a cat corps, who saved the lives of many soldiers. How?
In time discovered a gas attack.

Scientists at Nottingham University in England, launched a project entitled " Frozen Ark". What is its essence?
In the freezing of specimens of endangered animals to clone them in the future (according to these scientists governmental, Earth entered a 6-th phase of extinction of animals and soon, after 25 years, we lose up to 25% of animals, terrestrial water, shellfish, and up to 10 % of birds).

In the natural gas that runs on gas pipelines, Ricans add deodorant having the smell of rotten meat. Which feature of the local fauna, they set themselves to the service?
Detects gas leakage from free-range vultures.

The scientists found that vessels with underwater part in the form of galoshes in the best hydrodynamics characteristics. And who is "prompted" them with this form?
Whales (sperm whales).

Archaeologists have put forward a guess: Sometimes, the ancient people so put on the tree branches stones drilled with holes. What they cut from these trees after ca some time?
Axes (axes, hammers).

American breeders brought variety of sorghum, corn which seated long barbed awns. What is the advantage of sorghum?
Its quite pecking birds.

A man uses an atom, creating nuclear power plants with different purposes: in Kurchatov and Chernobyl - to generate electricity, in Dubna - for scientific experiments. And why there is nuclear power plant on the peninsula Mangyshlak on the Caspian Sea?
Desalination.

2009-12-26T02:56:00.000-08:00

Evening Tours in Prague Zoo

During the Christmas holidays in Prague Zoo visitors are invited to evening tours, which have already become traditional.
26 to 30 December the lower part of the zoo can be visited at 17.00, 17.30 and 18.00. Guests have the opportunity to observe how animals are preparing for sleep.
Evening Tours must be booked in advance by phone: (420) 296-112-230.

Hotel Ritz-Carlton has opened on the American mounting skiing resort

The luxurious Ritz-Carlton opened in the ski resort Northstar-At-Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada, near Lake Tahoe. Construction cost investors $ 300 million. Ritz-Carlton Highlands is designed for 170 rooms.
Last night in the hotel guests to pay from $ 249. A presidential suite area of 180 square meters worth $ 4 thousand per day.
"This hotel raises the bar for all hotels, located near Lake Tahoe. Getting more and more high-class hotels, we earn an excellent reputation," - said the director of the Tourism Association of North Lake Tahoe Resort, Andy Chapman.
For guests intending his days at the resort to spend on downhill skiing, the hotel runs a special concierge service to help with obtaining ski pass and the necessary equipment, reports USA Today.
Also in the Ritz-Carlton Highlands is the spa-and fitness center. Each room in addition to a set of common services (including high speed internet access) is also a fireplace.
Manzanita Restaurant serves the star chef Traci Des Jardin, offering guests a delicious combination of French and Californian cuisine. In the Living Room panoramic restaurant serves American cuisine. And in the bar Mountain Blue Market you can get a light breakfast, sandwiches, coffee and other warming beverages.

2009-12-25T07:27:00.000-08:00

In the early 20 century. cotton weevil ferocity shaft on plantations south of the United States. Farmers are clearly losing the fight with him, but finally put a monument to him. For what?
He forced them to switch to other crops, which earned them a substantial profit.

As you know, the Spaniards were taken from the Americas to Europe, guinea pigs, turkeys, llamas. And what they have enriched the local fauna?
Horses that are wild and are Mustangs.

In the laboratory of genetic engineering, the British group "C" is derived grass reaching a height of 2-3 cm and then withdrawing its growth. For what purpose it was created?
Lawn (in England they paid special attention).

At the Danish poultry cocks at the beak worn plastic glasses that prevent the look into the distance. What is the benefit poultry?
Because roosters do not see rivals, cope better with its direct responsibilities, without wasting energy in vain.

Why a major U.S. broiler companies SRI in the working room 22 hours a day is a light?
To chickens gain weight quickly (they do not eat in so note).

In 1800 off the coast of Japan's sinking ship with a priceless imperial porcelain. Even the famous underwater swimmers was not under force to lift this burden. After 100 years, yield was found, and most of the vases recovered from the bottom of the local fishermen. And they used sea creatures. What?
Octopus (they sank to the bottom of the rope, they hid in the amphorae, and then dragged them together).

It is known that small game hunting snare, trap mi, using guns or bows. But in some places was preserved way of hunting for foxes and wolves, one of the attributes of which is a thick leather glove with long leggings, worn on the left hand. Why?
To put it hunting falcon.

Indian thieves tied with rope large monitor lizard and let him up on the wall. For what purpose?
Reached a comfortable place, it is fixed, and in often rises thief.

As we know from bionics, burdock served as pro way Velcro for clothes and shoes, frog membrane-fins for swimmers legs desert lizards - by VISC for shoes. The prototype of the world known products served as cannon man?
Eiffel Tower.

English engineer Brown, watching the spider mi, understood how they weave their networks without intermediate supports at a considerable distance. What invention then did he do?
The design of the suspension bridge.

Polish breeders were caught mirror carp with the smallest number of scales, of which reject in each successive generation CCA ¬ Bay using X-ray machine. What was the purpose of their work?
Display carp without bones.

Students of the University of Hartford in the U.S. melt to find original use of jellyfish that produces a glowing green protein. Genome of a tree they are trying to instill this property?
Ate (to cultivate a special Christmas instances).
A Swede has not disregarded the fact that lo SJM unable to digest cellulose, 100% absorbed . What kind of production he managed to build?
Manufacture of paper from elk feces.

Pythagoras noticed that there are only 3 PRA Vilna polygon, with which you can cover the plane without the empty spaces around some point. But only 1 of them is found in nature. Where?
In the hive (it - cell).

In 1897 Madagascar operates a workshop in which ultra-thin woven silk. They work without vacation and pay 30 thousand weavers. Why are they in the head never got the idea about the strike?
Because it is - spiders!

2009-12-24T01:09:00.000-08:00

Name of the paired structures derived from the Latin word "acorn". They can take their internal bodies, but they are accessible to visually surveyed. They are designed for immune function, but when less than let their opportunities are exhausted, they are better hut twist that they do not become peddler infection. What is it?
Gland.

The scientists, physiologists believe that this - the cereals HYDRATED organ of the human body. Transfers of its parts in very long time. But still no one managed to transplant the whole thing. Name this body.
Skin.

It is believed that this musician had Marfan syndrome, characterized by a tall, thin figure, not supplementary development muscles, unusually long limbs and extremely flexible joints. Who is he?
Paganini.

The human body consists of water by 75%, blood - 90%, bone tissue contains its 40%. And what a strong part of the person contains the least water?
Enamel.

Leonardo da Vinci wrote: "No body does not need such a large number of muscles, like this, and they know 24, not counting the others that I have discovered, and from all members, who move to arbitrary motion , odes to excel in the number of movements. What is it?
On language.

If you attach a pedometer to your belt, it will work well, as if to a headdress – no. Why?
Spine damps vibrations (that's why he and not direct).

Ancient Greek sculptor Polycleitus (5. BC. E.) Worked out the proportions of the human body. Head, hands, feet, he had expressed in the growth stakes. For example, in line with the brush! / 10 of the growth, foot - '/ 6 part of growth, and what part of the body corresponded to the proportion of' / 7?
Head.

In 1900, K. Landsteiner, dividing all humane four groups of blood, made them the letter WIDE notation: "A", "B", "AB", ... Name the fourth option.
But not guessed! "0" (zero).

In the early 1990's. in the desert of Arizona (USA) built grand buildings of glass and steel that took consisting of 7 organic within which imitated the forest, steppe, desert, swamp, and even a small ocean. Under their roofs, interconnected, there are over 3 thousand varieties of plants and animals. So on once created a miniature replica vast world, title "Biosphere 2". Why did the first experiment was assigned number 2?
Because it gave priority to the establishment of the biosphere Earth.

Many people in Bangladesh and India, living in the woods, go hunting with wearing on his head plastic masks depicting the faces. For what purpose?
To protect themselves from attack by the tigers (they only attack the person behind).

What is fundamentally different from the river turbines from turbines, using a tidal wave?
The latter can operate in both directions of flow.

Chinese scientists succeeded in transplanting a gene arctic fish sugar beet. Of course, the beets do not studied at the same swim, but has become a very valuable quality. What?
Frost resistance.

Implementing the program of "blooming desert", in Saudi Arabia withdrew heat-resistant olive trees, which is poured over ... What?
Sea (salt) water.

2009-12-23T06:16:00.000-08:00

Popular toys at an exhibition in Paris

The toy, which does not go out of style and remains popular with children for many years, can be seen at the exhibition in Paris. This is a "playmobile" - play sets with the elements of design, which was exhibited at the Museum of Decorative Arts.
The exhibition "Once upon a time was "playmobile" are thousands of models, from the earliest to modern in all their variants. The exhibition first held in France. It is dedicated to the 35 anniversary of the plastic man rise 7.5 centimeters and its many accessories.
Visitors learn the history of the development series of designers, such as a "circus", "riders", "pirates" and "Vikings", "cowboys," Indians "," residents of the north "," travelers "," Animal World "," daily village life". Products available to companies from Germany and collector Olivier Shaffer said at the museum site.
The exhibition will run until May 9, 2010. The museum is located at: rue de Rivoli, 107.

The figurine of the Duomo has became a popular souvenir thanks to Berlusconi

The incident occurred recently with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who struck an unknown statuette of the Duomo, suddenly has done good service to sellers of souvenirs in Italy.
Traders argue that the demand for statues, similar to that which was beaten by the prime minister, has grown rapidly. "People are buying them on the memory of this incident - said one of the sellers. - It looks like they will become the most popular gifts at Christmas."
In various places figurines are from 5 to 10 euros.

2009-12-22T06:51:00.000-08:00

Children's audio guide will appear in the Prado

If you bring children into the museum and try to give them some exposure with conventional guides designed for adults, most likely, the children quickly get bored and they will assume that such places - not for children. The Prado Museum in Madrid decided to prove that works of art of interest to visitors of all ages, and prepared a special children's audio guides.
New audio guides will be presented in the Christmas holidays. You can use them with effect from 23 December. In this and the next day service is provided free of charge to children aged 6 to 10 years. In the future, get a gift guide will be with the family visit, if at least one of the adults will rent a standard audio guide.
In addition, the site of the museum lined presentation animation made for children. It exists only in the Spanish version and will be of interest to those children who are learning the language.

In London, the children offer to spend the night with the dinosaurs

London Natural History Museum offers a special night tours for children from 8 to 11 years. The project includes a night in a sleeping bag in the hall, where the fossil skeletons of animals, including dinosaurs.
The tour includes the story of the ancient inhabitants of the earth and demonstration of popular science film. Then the children go to sleep under the shadow of prehistoric monsters, but in the morning waiting for their unusual breakfast. Representatives of the museum told that received pre-orders on a trip several times exceeds the capacity allocated for overnight rooms.
London Natural History Museum has a number of unique complete dinosaur skeletons. Among them - 26-meter diplodocus, which also rehabilitated under the berths for tourists.
The tour starts at 19.00 and ends at 9.50 the next day. Its cost is about 55 euro.

2009-12-21T04:01:00.000-08:00

Pure, elegant and fragile

Glass bottle - the perfect vessel for beverages, despite their fragility.
Roman historian Pliny the Elder explains that the glass accidentally invented by Phoenician merchants. One day, some traders soda anchored at the mouth of the river Bel (near the modern city of Acre in Israel), and began to cook their own food. And since there were no rocks around, they put it under a pot pieces of soda. "When they burned and mixed with the coastal sand, then poured streams of the new transparent liquid, which was the beginning of the glass

Perhaps this incident was, but not in the Phoenician: here glass has come already in a ready kind. And it is not something invented in Egypt, not like in Mesopotamia, or in both places simultaneously. Mesopotamia was famous by hazy-white glass, the valley of the Nile - by color. The oldest of the currently known glassware - bead green, discovered in Egypt near the ancient city of Thebes. Beads five and a half thousand years. And the oldest preserved glass jar - a cup with a hieroglyphic inscription of the Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III (1525-1473 BC).
The first capacities made of glass, twirling a hot viscous glass thread on a sack filled with sand, or on the disc of clay. It is clear that the results are far from perfect, and until the middle of the I century BC glassware very successful not enjoy. Everything changed the invention, which today stands glass industry - have learned to blow glass. Now glassblower could give the vessel any shape and size. Mastered then blowing equipment for many subsequent centuries has not changed. This is clearly seen on stored in the Archaeological Museum in Split (Croatia) relief, relating to the beginning of AD.
Apparently, blowing glass started in the Phoenician. In any case, after 64 years prior to BC, when the Romans annexed this area, glassware begins with incredible speed to spread throughout the Roman Empire. Greek writer Strabo in 19 Century BC testified: "In Rome, many invented on glass, so that you can buy a cheap one drinking vessels."

Since that time we can speak about the phenomenon of the bottle. Roman artisans at once began to produce dozens of species. And a variety of sizes: embalmers and perfumers required little ampules, the innkeeper and wine merchants - huge bottles. Consumers suddenly realized how important it is to see what to buy. "Let the eyes try too!" - Exclaimed the Roman poet Horace.
The word "bottle" goes back to the colloquial Latin buttis - a term that gained currency in Gaul at the end of the Roman Empire. But approved the word is not in full uniform, and in the diminutive, affectionate - buticula, "bottle".
The earliest bottles were similar to the bulb - it is a form of taking a hot glass bubble at the end of the tube glassblower. But such vessels were inconvenient to store, put on his side, and soon acquired a bottle familiar to us an elongated shape with a narrow neck. In the first two centuries AD of production of bottles in Rome reached a magnitude that Europe could again only in the nineteenth century.
Rome exported bottles across the Old World: they are in the area from Scandinavia to the Far East. It was a real industry with the division of labor among the masters, in factory conditions that produce huge volumes of raw glass, and glass blowers who worked in small workshops. Very soon the streets of Roman cities began to appear poor, collecting broken bottles for sale in the remelt.
Only in the XVII century glassmakers learned to do more or less uniform bottlenecks, so that they could clog traffic jams. And in 1630-ies Englishman Kenelm Digby, who owned a glass factory, invented a special bottle. Its walls were thicker and stronger and darker than the glass: the wine in a bottle is better preserved and ripened. By the way, without this invention it would be impossible to establish broad production of champagne that had appeared in France a little later - in 1668. The barrel, which then transported the wines were not good for sparkling drink containing carbon dioxide under pressure: they may explode. A unique wine from the Champagne region started to spread around the world, only after it in 1728, King Louis XV of France authorized to carry champagne bottles in the form of exclusion.

2009-12-20T00:22:00.000-08:00

In Mongolia there was a first mounting skiing resort

In Mongolia, where winters are quite severe, but little snow, opened the first ski resort Sky Resort. To ensure that all skiers snow ski season, the resort trails are equipped with the Italian snow cannons.
The Resort is located 15 minutes drive from Ulan Bator, on the sacred mountain of Bogd Khan Uul. Nine local trails, located at altitudes from 1570 to 1379 meters, is served by four rope and two chair lifts. Also on Sky Resort work items necessary ski equipment rental. Most of the local trails designed for beginners. Day ticket to use the lift costs $ 24.

Christmas swim in Nice

In Nice like sports competitions. And they do not end in the capital of the Cote d'Azur with the onset of winter. December 20 everyone will be able to take part in the Christmas swim (Bain de Noël). It starts on the beach Ruhl. Observers may sit on the city's main boulevard that runs along the water line, - Promenade des Anglais.
The air temperature in Nice in December is rarely above 15 degrees. So water is unlikely to remind swimmers to warm Mediterranean Sea. Therefore, to swim is to buy or rent a wet suit. Participation in the competition for free.

2009-12-19T00:25:00.000-08:00

Polish cities will not save on New Year's events

Most cities in Poland does not intend to save on New Year's events. "Citizens will not forgive us", - said the local authorities. A large scale New Year will be welcomed in Cracow, Lodz and Warsaw.
Lodz, plans to spend on the celebration of 1.5 million zloty (about 500 thousand euros) and be invited to a New Year's concert such stars as Maryla Rodovich. The show will be broadcast television, which will create additional advertising the city - so says the local administration.
Not stinted on New Year's celebrations and Warsaw, a concert which also will show at one of the Polish channels. At Constitution Square (plac Konstytucji) will arrange a colorful fireworks and the show, which will be attended by the most famous singers not only Poland but also abroad. Michael Jackson's creativity becomes the basic theme of the program. The celebration will cost the city of 3.6 million zloty (900 thousand euros).
Krakow to spend New Year's celebrations of 4,5 million zlotys (more than 1 million euros). In a festive night market area of the city will turn into a giant club hall, where many activities take place.

Ski pass in Slovakia - for 1 euro

December 15 in Slovakia started ski season. First earned the slopes in the park PARK SNOW Štrbské Pleso in the Tatra Mountains. One of these days will start skating and in other centers.
On Friday, December 18, begin work parks Donovaly, PARK SNOW Veľká Rača, Bachledova Dolina, Tatranska Lomnica, and Jasna in the Low Tatras. The opening day of the season the cost of the daily ski pass will be 1 euro.

2009-12-18T00:46:00.000-08:00

On the Vavelsky hill in Krakow there will be a centre of service of tourists

Little info center on the Vavel hill in Krakow will be rebuilt. Tourist Information, located in building number 9 of the Austrian construction, again starting in the fourth quarter of 2010.
The building will 600 square feet of additional space. In particular, the project includes an extension of two terraces, one of which is a panoramic view of the Vistula. The center will trade counters, cash registers, office servicing tourists and cafes. Resume work and information point. The main idea of the administration - to gather in one building all service tourist services, which are now scattered on the outskirts of the Wawel hill.

Christmas amusements in the New Forest

New Forest - one of Britain's national parks - offers visitors a lot of Christmas fun. Exbury Gardens - territory in the eastern part of the park - will become the center of these activities.
The circumference of the park 20 and 21 December will run the Santa Train - with reindeer, snowmen, elves and other Christmas characters. Also in the gardens will work "Santa's grotto", where you can buy Christmas gifts, flowers and plants.
December 19 in the village of Beaulieu, close to Eksberi, will open fair, which will also be available to buy souvenirs, try different dishes and listen to Christmas music in the orchestra of the Salvation Army.
Also on 19 December in the Victorian decor of the palace, located near the National Road Museum, will install Christmas tree. For children it will be open room with sweets. In addition, they can try on Victorian costumes and participate in the performance of Christmas songs.
Santa Claus will be Dec. 19 at noon in the village of Barley - on the roof of the pub Queen's Head. Local firefighters head will help him down to Santa could arrive in the cave.
Visitors park offers several options for placement. For example, in the hotel Moorhill House in Barley, where two nights, two dinners and breakfasts will cost £ 110 per person ($ 178). In the village of Lyndhurst in the Penny Farthing hostel accommodation will cost £ 39 ($ 63) per night. The 4-star hotel Balmer Lawn in Brockenhurst two nights with half board will cost $ 87.5 pounds ($ 143).
Across the region, with pubs operate hostels, accommodation cost which varies from 25 to 40 pounds per person per night ($ 40-65).

2009-12-17T00:58:00.000-08:00

In the center of Prague is open rink

On the Square Fruit Market (Ovocný trh) in the center of Prague has opened a skating rink. The ceremony attended the Mayor of the Czech capital, dressed as a feature of the suite of Saint Nicholas.
Skating rink on the fruit market flooded eighth consecutive time, and each year the number of visitors increases. So, if in 2006, visited by 23 thousand people, then in 2007 the number of visitors has increased to 27 thousand. Organizers maintain that equipment, which is equipped with a skating rink, is so powerful that the ice did not melt even at a temperature of +20 º C.
Visit the rink it will be possible up to 6 January from 10.00 to 22.00. Entrance - free, you only need to pay rent skates or bring your own equipment.

Entrance rules to Mariana Islands have changed

December 15 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia received official notification from the U.S. authorities that continue to proliferate on the citizens of Russia waiver program in the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands. However, the rules of entry to change.
In this regard, persons intending to visit the Northern Mariana Islands for a period not exceeding 45 days can do so without visa or permit, if a return air ticket with a fixed date of departure. Entry made by Russia's current foreign passport, while the Russians must fill out an index card of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (SVR Form I-94) and an information sheet on how to program a visa-free entry into the territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CBP Form I-736) which are issued directly during the flight.
Mariana Islands - an archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean, Micronesia. It includes 15 major islands (Guam, Rota, Saipan, Tinian and others) and several small islands and reefs. Guam is a U.S. possession, others form the Northern Mariana Islands.

2009-12-16T05:41:00.000-08:00

In Karlovy Vary will show Christmas stars and planets

The free action will finish the International year of astronomy an observatory in Karlovy Vary. In Advent days everyone will be able to observe the stars through one of three portable telescopes.
See the Sun, "newborn" Moon, Jupiter, Neptune, Mars, the stars, look at artificial satellites, in lectures by professional observatories to participate in contests for children and adults, to drink hot tea can be 20, 21 and 22 December from 15.00 to 20.00 .
The event will take place in the gardens Jeana de Carro next to the street Na Vyhlídce. Finding your way around on the site visitors will be able to special signs. In the event of bad weather, organizers prepared an emergency program - visitors are invited to view the permanent exhibition of the observatory is usually closed in December, and offered to listen to lectures on the solar eclipse in China in 2009 and a 400-year history of telescopes.

In the British county of Kent has appeared a luxury guesthouse

New board Reading Rooms appeared in the British Margate (Margaret, Margate, Kent). He takes classic mansion georgian XVIII century. The balconies are placed tubs with tiny trees. Inside - just three guest rooms, but they are furnished with great taste and love for detail.
Owners of Reading Rooms have decided not serve breakfast in the main hall, and in the rooms of guests. French antique cabinets, beds in the Rococo style with silk pillows, miniature tables for breakfast, designed for two - all this creates an atmosphere of calm and romance. The buffet breakfast is served freshly squeezed carrot juice, bread - just out of the bakery, eggs, bacon, beans, muffins with jam, coffee or tea - to choose from.
Bathrooms in the Reading Rooms better than most luxury European guesthouses. Dark tiles, antique baths, richly decorated with cast iron radiators, white towels, bathrobes and slippers have a leisurely procedures.
The cost of living in the hostel Reading Rooms - $ 180 per day.

2009-12-15T00:16:00.000-08:00

Every year the Japanese whalers are sent to the southern seas to select the necessary of Japan quota of whales - including the baleen whales (fin whales). 8 November last year from the port of Shimonoseki out several ships. A week and a half international environmental organization Greenpeace began its campaign against predatory hunting of cetaceans. Greenpeace members expedition on two ships set off in pursuit of Japanese whalers to prevent.
Why? The Japanese seem to be acting lawfully. In 1986, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has established the moratorium on catching of cetaceans, and in 1994 proclaimed the Antarctic region of protected areas. However, these limitations of commercial fishing. Leaves a loophole: members of the IWC states retained the right to catch a certain number of whales for scientific research. Tokyo uses this right with might and main. In 2004-2005, Japan has been allocated a quota of 755 whales, and this year under the auspices of "scientific experiments" will be sacrificed to have 2,137 whales of various species. In total, since 1987, Japan produced more than 8000 whales. Many cetaceans, which was being hunted, listed as endangered. It is clear that scientific research - only a pretext. In fact, the meat of animals goes straight to the markets of Japanese cities. This is even more absurd that the need for whale meat in Japan has long satisfied the demand for it decreases, and prices since 1999 have fallen by a third. Often caught whales are processed to feed for animals (which in January this year, acknowledged the Japanese themselves).
Without whale meat Japanese really could not manage after the Second World War – then other meat was a rarity and cost much. Now the situation is, of course, different. Nevertheless, over the past 10 years, catch of whales by Japanese fishermen has increased by two thirds. In January of this year, representatives of 17 countries turned to Tokyo to stop whaling.
Except Japanese hunting for whales is continued by Norwegians and Icelanders. If Japan and Iceland at least recognize that the conduct fishing for research purposes (Iceland's quota this year - 25 Whale), Norway, in 1993, just announced that it is resuming commercial whaling in the North Atlantic.
By the way, the Norwegian Captain Svend Foyn revolutionized the whaling business. However, to be proud to Norwegians here there is especially nothing. In 1864 Foyn first went to sea with a harpoon gun long range up to 50 m. In fact, it was burst weapon: entering into the body of the whale fluke disclosed in the form of stars, and smashed a container of sulfuric acid. It ignited the powder charge - and the explosion killed a whale ... In the twentieth century was destroyed 2 млн 400 thousands of whales.

2009-12-14T00:06:00.000-08:00

Amazon: sailed?

As the length of the (6400 km) might argue that perhaps the Nile or the Yangtze. And by affluent can be compared no river on Earth. It accounts for one fifth of all fresh water that pours into the oceans of the large and small streams. Amazon delivers annually in the Atlantic 7000 cu. miles of water - more than three times larger than the average annual runoff of the Yenisei, Lena, Ob, Amur and Volga together. Amazon basin is about 7 million square feet. km, and during the spill, its width in the lower reaches as high as 80 km. One would think that could happen to such a mighty river?
In 1999, hydrologists noted that the amount of water in the Amazon has steadily decreased. According to their calculations, from 1999 to 2003, consumption of water in the river fell from 267 000 to 226 000 cubic meters per second. And two years later, disaster struck. In the summer and in the autumn the strongest drought has burst: water level dropped to its lowest level in 30 years - so long carried out scientific observations.
In places where the flow depth was typically 15 m in 2005, it was less than meters. Great River could go wading.
The first consequence of the cataclysm was the cessation of navigation on a large part of the area. Many areas were completely cut off from the world, because the land covered by forest roads in the Amazon is not always paved, passengers and cargo are transported mainly by river. But the vessels which have got to a trap is there was only a beginning.
With shoaling of the river most of its living creatures deprived of their natural habitat and began to die. Coast and the shoaled channels have been covered by the dead fish poisoning remained water. In the cities located near the river there was a danger of epidemics. Iquitos in Peru (population 500 000 people) suffered from thirst in a few weeks. In the area of drought killed a fifth of the cattle. In the 16 municipalities of the Brazilian state of Amazonas emergency was declared.
What happened? On this account, there are several versions. As have established the US-Brazilian expedition, who investigated the Amazon in 1985-1987, the river is mainly fed from two sources. Half the volume of water brought rain clouds, which are formed by evaporation of moisture from the Amazonian forests, extending in an area of 5.5 million sq. km. But rainfall is steadily declining due to unsustainable harvesting of trees. In June and August 2005, the first in the Amazon has fallen two-thirds of normal rainfall in July - only a third.
The other half of the volume of water give the glaciers in the Andes, where are the sources of rivers. But as a result of global warming, glaciers are retreating: in 30 years melted 11 billion cubic meters of ice - the area of glaciers has decreased by 20 percent.
There is another version, pointing to global warming. But the mechanism of drought explained otherwise. According to some scholars, it has caused an excessive increase in water temperature in the North Atlantic. Over the ocean surface began to form the ascending air currents in the Amazon - downward. As a result, the clouds are not formed and no precipitation.
British scientists who conducted the study forests of the Amazon, came to a sad conclusion: global warming, apparently, lead to the loss of tropical forests. According to their calculations, it can happen in a hundred years. Under the more pessimistic forecasts, they may disappear as early as 2050, and destroy them is not warming, but the people themselves involved in clearings in the Amazon. The rate of forest harvesting in the tropics only grow. If nothing changes, then in 5-10 years, the process of disappearance of the Amazon rainforest could be irreversible.
Do we understand this threat in the Amazon itself? A few months ago in the Brazilian state of Pará irreparable banned felling of trees and the conversion of forests into agricultural land. The area of protected forests in the pair now be 16.4 million hectares. Such solutions offer hope for a favorable outcome. According to the established view, the Amazon forests play a vital role in the climatic equilibrium of the planet: they absorb the lion's share of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere. Second such river humanity does not exist.

2009-12-13T00:30:00.000-08:00

Some interesting facts about dogs ...

Pekingese: room lion
When the Chinese emperor went for a walk, in front of him were two Pekingese and majestic barking to scare away evil spirits. Not just because they called them dogs and beasts of the lion-keepers. All perfection Pekingese came to our days.
Everyone is familiar with this popular in our times shaggy breed pet dogs - Pekinese. Covered with dense hair, festinating on a leash roller could be condescending called "padded stool," if not proud, the royal bearing of these small dogs.

And because they have something to be proud of: when a Pekinese were withdrawn in China as pets of the imperial court and aristocracy. By temperament and character they are compared with miniature lions and legendary beasts guardian FUU. Similarities and the truth are obvious: the mane Pekingese, especially males, makes a royal impression, and a broad face with a big nose - just a fierce muzzle guard statues.

Dog Racing: Death Race
Hunting dogs have served thousands of people, helping to make history and build a civilization. Hounds were an indispensable attribute of an aristocratic hunting. But times have changed, and the hounds were only material for dog racing...
In ancient times the hounds dogs were loyal companions of people in hunting and in life. In the Arab world, the ancient Persian greyhound considered one of the few true breeds of dogs. In the X century in England hound equated with murder in the killing of people. However, the current situation is far from it.

The main occupation of hounds in the modern world - dog races. At the very concept of sports competitions between animals is not bad, but the dog races are held in violation of moral norms. As in any gambling game is big money involved, and the main objective is profit.

Dog playing basketball
We all know that our brethren have a smaller set of talents. But in some capacity shaggy fellow, for example, that they know how to play basketball, we believe it is very difficult. Or it is possible and the dog again amaze us?
Yeah, believe that man's best friend can learn to play basketball, we are in fact very difficult. Well, of course, because our dear little dog cannot run on their hind paws, knocking the front of the ball, and even more so, they cannot grasp this very ball and throw to the basket. But this is the game called basketball.
But, nevertheless, that we are into something we do not believe does not mean that it does not be. That's how the game doggie basketball. We think this is impossible. And it turns out that this is also quite real. And make sure that we cannot just listening to someone's an interesting story, and seeing with my own eyes. Yes, yes, exactly. Do not believe me? Then look at the feature film "Air Bud", in which Labrador named Buddy even if not by the rules, but still plays basketball.
Moreover, it is worth noting that this is obtained from the four-footed player, even very successful: he was not only able to deftly beat the ball with his nose, but also fall into the basket. Moreover, taking part in a school basketball game, Buddy even helped his team win the little master.
Thus here, but you would not believe. It turns out that our smaller brethren even more talented than we could have imagined.

2009-12-12T03:18:00.000-08:00

In anticipation of the new Flood?
The temperature of the planet is steadily growing. The first victim of global warming may become Arctic. If the Earth will lose its ice cap?
Melting Arctic ice is alarming long. And it can no longer be blamed on the private opinions of individual scientists and journalists inflated sensation. Three hundred experts from 8 countries bordering the Arctic, during the four years evaluated the state of the ice in northern latitudes. Installed: Arctic polar cap over the past 30 years decreased nearly one-fifth.
Now pack ice in the Arctic Ocean covers approximately 8.4 million sq. km. This average value: winter ice armour grows to 18 million square feet. km, in summer decreases. Scientists fear that in a hundred years, the area of Arctic ice in the summer months will be reduced by half. The melting ice will increase sea levels, and this will entail further changes in climate on a planetary scale. And for fauna of the northern areas in any case would be a catastrophe. For example, polar bears are constantly roaming about on the floating ice of the Arctic, just no room for life.
One of the main causes of climate change - the enhanced greenhouse effect due to increasing atmospheric concentrations of certain gases - primarily carbon dioxide. If the current rate of emissions continues, the concentration of CO2 in the air to the top XXII century will double!
Alas, the forecast prepared by the Computing Center of Academy of Sciences of Russia, in general confirms the disappointing conclusions. The calculations show: the two-fold increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will warm the Arctic Ocean by 1,5 ° C, and the area of ice in the summer months decreased by 80%.
And this is not the most pessimistic of the possible scenarios. Some experts predict that by 2070 the Arctic ice may completely melt.
On the Earth the periods of cooling and warming replace each other. 8-5,5 thousand years ago, the weather in Europe was on average 2-3 degrees warmer than today, and ice cover the ocean - nearly half.
Commence in the first quarter of the second millennium cooling was short-lived and at the end of XIX century gave way to warming. As a result, in the 1930 winter temperatures in Greenland rose by 5 ° C, Svalbard - at 8-9 ° C! In Iceland, there were swallows and starlings in Greenland were nesting blackbirds. And with 1940's temperature was lowered again, and for the next 25 years, the ice in the Arctic has increased by 10%. It is believed that all these "wavering" - the result of overlap cycles warming - cooling off "of different lengths - from short to tens of thousands of years.
How long will the present warming and what its consequences will be is unknown. Even if all countries will join the Kyoto Protocol, controlling emissions of industrial gases in the atmosphere, it will not bring quick results.
Hopefully in the correctness of the hypothesis according to which the Arctic ice - the system self-regulating. If melting of the polar cap at the ocean surface layer appears desalinated water. Between him and the deep layers creates a transition layer that prevents the rise of warmer waters to the surface of the ocean. Water is cooled, freezes, and the ice armour of Arctic regions expands again.

2009-12-11T00:17:00.001-08:00

"Virginal" hotel opened in Las Vegas
The company Dubai World has recently opened a Las Vegas hotel, unique for "sin city." Boutique-hotel Vdara is interesting because it is forbidden to gamble, smoke or drink alcoholic beverages. Thus the cost of hotel accommodation - from $ 1900 per night. Thus owners Vdara offer guests of Vegas a break from roulette and alcohol.
Local residents in relation to the new hotel skeptical. In their view, it contradicts the main idea of the city - all for fun. " Meanwhile, owners Vdara become optimistic and believe that the new hotel in Vegas to attract wealthy clients who come to the city not so much for gambling, but for the sake of business, writes Times.
All rooms in the hotel - luxury suites, which differ from each other only view from the windows. There are also two penthouses. In each suite - luxurious linens, high speed internet access, mini-bar, refrigerator, microwave, DVD-player, game console and a large TV. In the living room - a comfortable sofa. The bathrooms are brought cosmetics company Aveda. Penthouses also have their own access to the elevators."

2009-12-10T00:46:00.000-08:00

In which organ of the human body replenished by the blood through the veins, and flowing through the arteries?
Heart.

What do you call a place that felt ancient center of the human body?
Navel.

Probably to the chagrin of men, especially China ant, doctors around the world are forced to admit: yes, from generation to generation among women is increasing. What?
The size of the feet.

Book healers of Tibet "Jude Chi" refers to the number equal to 360, the ancient Indian surgeon Sush-Ruta - 300-306, the ancient Chinese solidarity with him, Syriac scholar Abu Sanudo counted 248, counted the same number and the ancient Jews. A modern textbooks indicate the number of 206. What was the reason for these differences?
Number of bones.

In order to tempt Adam, Eve had the same apple, but since then a real man always with you as many as three. If among you there are real men, they would not be difficult to enumerate them?
Adam and two eye.

At the birth of a child, there are 270 indirect tie, and an adult to just 206. What has become Xia others?
Grow together (and some so firmly that summons nightlight not bend).

Statistics confirm that one out of every elapsed by twenty people on the planet does not have a pair of oppositely the floor, and it is usually a man. And what was called the most famous man, who for some time could be attributed to the group of exceptions, but then all equalize?
Adam (which was created Eve, all equalize).

It is a man and a turbine, the architecture is a thickening of the wall, and on the Kamchatka Peninsula - Cape Peninsula in the peninsula. What is it?
Shoulder.

If the sound source is located to the right of man, then the right ear of a few thousandths of a second picks up sound vibrations before. Thus, the user determines on board sound source. And how is this determined ¬ shed, if the source is equidistant from the ears distance?
It is impossible to define.

Leonardo da Vinci determined that the body man has seven main types of movement: you attractive forces, reducing the attraction, elongation, shorten, expansion and thickening. What is the body?
Language.

When the laser method of joining he was ruined torn nerve surgeon goes like this: connects them, dripping on them a bit of blood and sends it to the beam. Flares ka-and blood, absorbed light, folds, forming a muff, inside which the ends of the nerve through o. ROE being fused. Why are nerve itself does not even heated laser beam?
He - white and reflects light.

In the Polish city of Bytom is a factory, three more than half products which are exported. Semi-finished products on it are pressed to human. And what products to produce it?
Skeletons (manuals).

2009-12-09T20:58:00.000-08:00

Graces under threat

This unfortunate animal was nicknamed Baby-SISTER - under the name of the place where he was found. And there was more dead than alive. What happened?
Morning of February 13, 2008. On the eve of the Florida cold. In the north-western coast of the state, customary sun-drenched, the water temperature dropped below 20 degrees. The sharp fall of temperature causes manatees that sort of fear: they seek to flee.
Obviously baby-SISTER could not remain in the cold too. She floated - most likely with his mother - up Christel River. The river length of about 11 kilometers originates from several warm springs in northwest Florida - there and rushed the young animal.
But on the way Baby-SISTER faced with a motorboat. Propeller cut the thick skin of the animal and pierced the body up to the vertebrae. It was around 10.30 am when a man floating in a canoe, noticed in the water a dark trail of blood.
Gentle gigants - so called these animals. American manatees live in the coasts of Florida and in almost all the rivers of the peninsula. But to see them in the wild can rarely, and still did not really make out: gray hairy muzzle must show the water surface for a few seconds. You can also hear their hoarse breath. It 's all.

2009-12-09T07:16:00.001-08:00

At the reception to the dolphin
They are capable of much. Dolphins save people after a shipwreck, help fish, and forcing it into the network and even work sometimes pilots as Pelorus Jack, who at the end of XIX century, held court through a dangerous strait in New Zealand. And dolphins heal.
First it founded by American biologist David Nathanson in 1978. Working oceanarium in Florida, he was with the dolphins tried to treat people prone to depression, as well as children with delayed development. The course consisted of 5 sessions of 40 minutes each. First, patients interacted with the dolphins while standing on the bridge and then down into the pool and swam close to the animals, or astride it. In 97% of the state of patients has improved.
This new field of alternative medicine called "Dolphin therapy". For it began to access mainly those who became disillusioned with traditional medicine. More precisely, whose parents were disappointed in her: usually in dolphins treats children from two to fourteen years. As experience shows, Dolphin therapy helps with cerebral palsy, attention deficit disorder, mental retardation, autism, hearing loss, neuroses. Most children treated for stuttering or excessive shyness.
Mechanism of dolphin therapy is little studied yet , but some hypotheses on this subject is. They are based primarily on the ability of dolphins for echolocation. As we know, these marine mammals can produce sounds of high frequency, 150 kHz, which we do not hear. Sound waves are focused into a beam and reflected from the obstacles. Of returning echo dolphin determine what is in front of him.
In all likelihood, being close to the patient, the dolphin was adopted "shine through" he. In other words, conducts an ultrasound of internal organs - as a doctor with the ultrasound apparatus. Moreover, as scientists believe, these high-frequency oscillations of a positive impact on people. After the dolphin therapy rhythms of the brain slows down, is synchronized electrical activity of the hemispheres. Translated from the medical language, this means that the nervous system calms down and relaxes the body.
But the dolphin should strain. Coaches who work with them, noticed: if a dolphin just playing with the audience, he can entertain guests for hours. But if working with a patient, after a half-hour conversation, sailed to rest 40-50 minutes. This is another argument in favor of the fact that dolphins have healed people quite deliberately.
The fact that communication with them a beneficial effect on the human condition, once again proved the experiment conducted by British psychiatrists a year ago. 30 volunteers, who were diagnosed with depression were divided into two groups. One two weeks floating in the sea, playing with dolphins, another nearby amused, but without the dolphins, diving to coral reefs. In the first group of symptoms of depression decreased by half and even two-thirds, the second is the effectiveness of treatment was two times smaller.
The most common dolphin therapy is used in her homeland, the United States, as well as in Mexico and Israel. In these countries there are special medical research projects DTR (Dolphin Therapy Research). On the territory of the former Soviet Union, there are two major centers of dolphin therapy - in Sevastopol and Evpatoria.

2009-12-08T23:04:00.001-08:00

Singing on the rocks
Homer was the first who referred to the sirens. But in the Odyssey said about them is that the sailors should be afraid of singing "wonderful-voice", otherwise they will not return to their homeland. This barely-defined image has inflamed imagination of listeners of the poem. In ancient Greek myth of sirens overgrown with new and new details.
First, they appeared biography. Voice sirens inherited from the mother-muse and initially did not differ from ordinary women. But aunts-muses, fearing for his position on Parnassus, disfigured these newly songbird - turned them into a hybrid of human and poultry.
According to another version, sirens became friends with Persephone by Hades dragged into the realm of the dead. Her friends did not know about it and begged the gods to give them the opportunity to search for the missing on the ground in the sky and under water. Thus sirens were divided into half-birds and half-fishes.
The next string of myths explaining why the sirens are dangerous to humans. Death refused to help them search for Persephone, and then the siren decided to take revenge. Virgin fish singing drawing inside the sailors into the depths of the sea. Winged maidens sucked the blood of those who stayed to listen. On this subject, prompted by Homer, was exhausted. And then was born the myth of the death of the sirens. Savior from this scourge announced Odysseus. It has appeared the only thing who has not moored to island, певуньи have blundered for the first time. With despair of the maiden-bird have rushed in the sea and have turned to rocks. About Virgins-fish first forgotten, but in the Middle Ages the people of Europe have borrowed this image in the tales of the treacherous mermaids and undine. Resurrected and sirens, birds, becoming, for example, in the character of the Slavic tradition - birds of Syria and Phoenix.
Where an event that began the myth of the sirens? You can, of course, look in the Mediterranean and "grave" - rocks sticking out of the water alone. But much more interesting to start from the fact that the singing of the sirens Homer could take the sounds associated with the natural features of a particular place on the coast. For example, in the Gulf of Salerno is an archipelago Galli. Configuration of the coastal cliffs here are such that they reinforce the sounds reaching the sea. The cries of seals taken a liking to the island, passing through this mouthpiece, could almost be mistaken for the sounds of human voice ...

2009-12-07T00:08:00.000-08:00

As the Swedish King Gustav III tested the harmfulness of tea and coffee?

Swedish king Gustav III once decided to personally verify that is more harmful to humans - tea or coffee. For this selected set of twins who had been sentenced to death. The first three times a day gave a great cup of tea, the second - coffee. The king himself before the end of the experiment did not survive, being killed. The twins have lived a long time, but the first in the age of 83 years died after all the one who drank tea.

What world-famous inventor in the school called a jerk?

Thomas Edison was in secondary school, only 3 months. He did not show progress, and the teacher even called him a jerk. Then the mother of Thomas Edison decided to teach at home.

What animal in the 16 century the Pope declared the fish?

Colonialists and missionaries in South America met in the 16 century animal capybara - a rodent, a leading semi-aquatic lifestyle. They asked the Pope to declare capybara a fish, so its meat can be eaten during fasts, to which he graciously gave his consent.

What a medieval king had fought as a knight, even being blind?

John of Bohemia in the 14 century, almost 20 years, was King of Bohemia. But in the Czech Republic almost was not, instead, traveled to Europe and participated in various battles that for the French, during the German knights. Even blind, he took part in the Battle of Crecy, tied his reins to about two other knights. In this battle he was killed.

How watermelons helped in testing the Soviet aerospace system?

In 1960-70-ies in the USSR developed aerospace system "Spiral", consisting of the orbital plane, which was flown hypersonic booster aircraft, and then the rocket stage into orbit. To test was designed analogue of the orbital plane, equipped with ski-landing gear poppet legs. Once during a test engine thrust was not enough to budge these skis on a dirt strip. It was decided to drive two truckloads of watermelons that are evenly split into over 70 meters. This provided the necessary and the plane managed to slip off and be dispersed.

Why are some sheep tied behind the trolley and put them on the sheep's tails?

Classification of sheep based on the type of tail. We long winter night sheep tails are very long and accumulate large amounts of fat with good nutrition. The shepherds may have to adapt to such a small tail of a cart or sled, so he is not stripped of the land.

What sets the Japanese instead of manual signatures?

Japanese, instead of signatures on documents put personal seals, which are called "Incas". They represent the core diameter of 25 to 75 millimeters of wood or ivory engraved with hieroglyphics. To carry out critical operations - fixing deals, buying property, opening bank accounts - want to print, recorded in local government.

Which liquid has sufficient viscosity so that it can be used to walk?

If the viscosity of the fluid depends only on its nature and temperature, as, for example, the water, this liquid is called Newtonian. If the viscosity also depends on the velocity gradient, it is called non-Newtonian. Such fluid to the sudden application of force behave like solids. Example - ketchup in a bottle that will not leak until you shake the bottle. Another example - a suspension of corn starch in water. If you pour it into a large capacity, you can literally walk on it, moving the legs quickly and applying sufficient force to each blow.

What animal ancient Chinese used in self-defense?

In ancient China, Pekingese used including self-defense. Small dogs fit easily into the sleeve. In case of danger, they jumped out and rushed to the abuser.

2009-12-06T00:30:00.000-08:00

When in court the accused could be not only people but animals?

In the Middle Ages were not uncommon for the ecclesiastical courts of animals all the rules - with prosecutors, lawyers and witnesses. Defendants could be any animal from the home to the largest locust and May beetles. Pets are usually tried for witchcraft and sentenced to death, as wild for sabotage could excommunicate or ordered to leave the country. The last such a sentence was handed down a cow in 1740.

Which athlete has repeatedly won various international titles, but could not become the champion of Russia?

Russia figure skater Alexei Yagudin was the quadruple world champion, three-time European champion and Olympic champion in 2002. However, during his career he never managed to win the championship of Russia.

What is the mathematical law is revealed in the theorem on two policemen?

Some mathematical laws are called by analogy with situations in real life. For example, a theorem about the existence of the limit of the function, which is "sandwiched" between two other functions that have the same limit, called a theorem about the two policemen. This is because if the two policemen held between a criminal and at the same time go into the cell, the prisoner and forced to go there.

What kind of science is often called "the science of the sophomore and white rats?

Psychology is sometimes called the "science of the sophomore and white rats," because many experiments are put on these two categories. Most psychologists, researchers working in universities, so the easiest way for them to research it to attract students.

As depicted in the paintings - early members still life?

Early paintings were still life’s in the genre of vanities. The compositional center of them was a human skull. Also participated in the composition of rotten fruit and withering flowers and other items symbolizing the aging and fading. These paintings were intended as a reminder of the transience of life, the futility of pleasure and the inevitability of death.
What human bone was inspired to create a project Eiffel Eiffel Tower?
In the mid-19 th century Swiss Professor Herman von Meyer studied the bone structure of the femoral head in the place where it bends at an angle and enters the joint. Being covered by a network of tiny pits with strict geometrical structure, it does not break under the weight of the body, as these bones to redistribute the load. After 20 years, while under the influence of this research, came up with Gustave Eiffel designed his famous tower.

Where did the expression "bosom friend"?

The old expression "pour over his Adam's apple" meant "to drink", "drink alcohol". It was formed phraseologies "bosom friend", which today is used to indicate a very close friend.

What is the goalkeeper for his career has scored more than many field players?

Some soccer goalkeepers helped his team not only to keep the gate "dry", but scoring goals, playing penalties and fines. Most often this style of game practice South American goalkeeper. Most of all excelled in the history of football the Brazilian Rogerio Ceni, scoring 80 goals. Widely known as an extravagant Paraguayan goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert. He scored 62 goals, but remains the only goalkeeper who managed to make a hat-trick in one match.

2009-12-04T22:59:00.001-08:00

How did the ancient Chinese used to determine the standard length used bell?

In ancient China, the benchmark measure of length served as a special bell, tuned to a given pitch. In another adaptation of the stretched string, so that it corresponded to the sound of a given height, and the resulting length of the string taken as standard.
What is the function, in addition to the direct purpose, performed theater fans?
Among the variety of fans there were special theater fans, who in addition to its direct purpose serves as Assistant. For fans applied for the audience the scene from the play, program ideas, excerpts from plays. And the actress on their fans sometimes recorded complex texts.

What kind of aircraft used the troops of Peter I to capture the Swedish fortresses?

The word "plane" existed long before the advent of aviation. For example, Blockhouse and From 1903 issue describes the capture of the troops of Peter I the fortress Note burg: "... Flotilla blocked it from Lake Ladoga, on a plane arranged the connection between the two shores of the Neva. Here, the word plane is due to self-propelled steam driven power of river stream. In the same encyclopedia is a different interpretation: airplane - hand loom with a device for more convenient shuffling shuttle. Finally, the so called magical flying objects from the fairy tales, for example, a flying carpet.

What explains the special way of dumping people - face down - in many archaeological finds?

Archaeologists sometimes find the graves, face down. It was long thought that this situation was caused by random factors. Careful study of this issue on the basis of examples of such graves in different parts of the world from different historical periods showed that they all have one thing in common: they buried face down those people who are not respected and wanted to humiliate, even after death.

How weigh bacteria in the intestines of man?

Human intestine normally contains about one kilogram of bacteria. The number of cells of these bacteria on the order exceeds the number of cells in the human body.

Where to go die African elephants?

For a long time there was a legend, if the elephants go to die in a mysterious and inaccessible elephant graveyard. It arose because in the African savannah and jungle, no one found the tusks of dead elephants. Only in the 20 century, it was found that the tusks of African porcupines eat, so trying to quench the mineral starvation.

Which reptiles are able to run on the surface of the water?

Lizards of the genus basilisks are able to run on the surface of the water, holding back due to frequent attacks of the hind legs.

What happened to the inventor of roller skates on the first of their demonstration?

The inventor of roller skates considered to be the Belgian Jean-Joseph Merlin. He showed them at a London-masquerade ball in 1760, riding to the public in expensive shoes with small metal wheels, and playing the violin. However, these videos were still so imperfect that Merlin could not slow down in time and crashed into a wall, breaking a very expensive mirror.

2009-12-03T23:41:00.001-08:00

Poisonous substances in the depths of glaciers
Melting glaciers could cause contamination Environment
Glaciers - a time bomb ticking time. The melting ice raises sea levels. But there is another danger: in the depths of glaciers over time accumulate toxic chemicals. This conclusion was reached by researchers of the Swiss Technical University in Zurich (ETH).
Especially dangerous so-called POPs (persistent organic pollutants - POPs), whose use in industrial production was banned back in the 70 years of the last century due to the fact that difficult degradable pollutants are carcinogenic and toxic substances, due to air currents may be anywhere in the world. Together with atmospheric precipitation, they get on, where and preserved under the snow.
Swiss researchers examined sediment of alpine lake Oberaar in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is under the glacier, which since 1930 has decreased by approximately 1.6 kilometers. Together with melted glacier water, poisonous chemicals penetrate into the lake and settled on its bottom.
Thus, glaciers are indirect sources of poisonous substances. And down the process of global warming on Earth increases the melting of glaciers and, consequently, the world gets another environmental problem in the form of an environmental impact long ago banned chemicals such as persistent organic pollutants (POP).

2009-12-03T04:47:00.000-08:00

How to Indonesian rice farmers extract and enrich the oil
Recent oil mini-setup
In the eastern Indonesian island of Java, in the Bojonegoro, local residents for over 130 years, producing oil with the use of improvised drill rods and drilling rigs from the tree. The peasants, whose main occupation is the cultivation of rice, each day being pumped from the depths of two to seventy barrels of oil. And without any high-tech, and for a fee of less than two euros per shift.
Cylindrical vessel is lowered into the well to a depth of 350 meters. There he is filled with oil, mixed with water. After that, workers hauled the vessel to the surface and pour the contents of the tank-Strainer. Here is an oily liquid is for several hours, until then, until oil separates from water, after which it can simply be removed.
Until recently, the state oil company Pertamina to buy oil from peasant rice farmers. When this major consumer suspended purchases, these are likely, the last of the world's remaining oil reserves scouts showed tremendous resourcefulness. They designed a system for further processing. With accessories made from bamboo tubes and barrels of oil obtained purified diesel fuel.

2009-12-02T22:13:00.001-08:00

Chemistry of Life
Under the power of hormones
They affect the mood, the stability of family life, professional success and even health "second half". These chemicals are literally "lead" person for life.
Humanities and biologists often argue that the same plays a crucial role in the formation of personality: genes or environment? Or maybe both? And occasionally it comes to very different internal power-on hormones, those same chemicals that transmit information between the organs and tissues of the human body.
In human life does not often happen situations where the hormones are not playing a major role. It affects the body by controlling its growth, provoking a feeling of hunger, they influence the thinking, human behavior, and even feelings of fear, hatred or love.
Moreover, hormones build character. "I am convinced that the hormones - is the key to understanding our behavior and our personality," says endocrinologist Martin Vabich from the German city of Ulm. According to him, the individual "hormonal balance" man forms his habits and character.
Currently, scientists know of about 150 of hormones, but it is supposed that it is more than them. All the hormones act the same way: with special receptors, through which they pass on their information to the cells of individual organs.
Hormones are produced endocrine glands, majority of them moved into the body by the circulatory system.
For example, the pancreas produces insulin, which regulates blood sugar levels; genitals produces female and male sex steroids, adrenal glands - the stress hormone adrenalin.
Some hormones directly affect the behavior and emotions. For example, the sex hormone progesterone has soothing effect, improves mood serotonin, cortisol is released into the situation of stress.
At the "hormonal balance" affects not only human genes, hormones, or lifestyle. Hormones never act on their own, because the work of the endocrine glands affect genes. For example, high or low levels of testosterone in men is inherited. Hormones affect and style of life: food, sports, stress, positive and negative emotions - all this affects the hormonal balance of the organism. For example, excess weight increases the level of the ostrogen.
Often occurring in the body complex interaction of genes, hormones and external influences. For example, with age in some women, so increased levels of cortisol in the blood to levels corresponding to levels of patients with depression. However, not all women with menopause suffer from a bad mood. "This requires presence of several factors," said Isabella Hoyzer, director of clinical psychiatry at the Berlin Hospital Charite, studied the work of hormones in the elderly. "Some women have a genetic propensity to depression, which could not previously apparent, but with age may be triggered by hormonal changes. Bad moods can trigger and "external" factors: the withdrawal of home grown up children or divorce.
This provoked a storm of feelings first big hormonal changes in the body: sexual maturation. Scientists are still unsure exactly how and why the hypothalamus (the region of the brain), about the eighth year of life causes an increased allocation of sex hormones in the organism. One suggestion: the selection of sex hormones starts when you reach a certain body fat content.
The girls at the same time suffer from mood changes caused by the sex hormone estradiol. The boys in the same body produces the hormone testosterone, they become young men - aggressive and decisive.
Sex hormones influence the attractiveness of the person, and the choice of partners - estradiol in women and testosterone in men lead to the formation of secondary sexual characteristics.
Oxytocin causes couples listen to each other. Hormones determine the stability of family relationships, the scientists said. Oxytocin is especially well investigated in this respect, produced in the female body. In particular, he produced a large number of the body feeding mothers. But it is also important for the partnership. This newly discovered, scientists from the University of Zurich (Switzerland). As part of the experiment they staged a debate on the sensitive issue, with one group of participants was given oxytocin, and the other a placebo. The result: those who received injections of the hormone, listening to others carefully, often accepted, and even laughed.
School performance can also be caused by hormone. For example, a large number of receptors in the brain of the ostrogen has a positive effect on learning ability. And if the thyroid gland produces not enough hormones such as T3 and T4, which regulate the following other energy metabolism in the body, decreasing the concentration.
"Parents are surprised poor grades children go to the doctor and heard the diagnosis: lack of the thyroid gland," says endocrinologist Martin Vabich. With the help of medicines hormone levels can change.
Testosterone determines professional success. Individual levels of testosterone can affect even the success of his career. Researchers from the University of Cambridge found that during the observation brokers of London Exchange. The greater the level of testosterone in the body broker in the morning - the more he has entered into transactions during the working day.
With age, testosterone levels decline. Man's body adapts to it, and the specific complaints about the state does not do. Over the years, however, together with testosterone reduced muscle mass and bone mass, decreased sexual desire.
However, the "male menopause" - is a myth, says Isabella Hoyzer. As well as the so-called "andropause", about which so much talk-called followers of the notorious "anti-aging medicine. While in the men's body is reduced allocation of testosterone gradually and imperceptibly, the female body ceases allocation of estrogen much more rapidly - so begins menopause. Most women complain at this point to the steps fever, irritability, loss of appetite and insomnia.
In such a situation can be treated by injection of hormones. But before deciding on them, should think hard: too high a risk of heart and vascular diseases of breast cancer.

2009-12-02T01:21:00.000-08:00

Rails, rails
In the world there are several examples of outstanding achievements in the field of engineering, inserted work and boldness in the development of human nature. Beijing-Lhasa, Peru, Bolivia - these mountain railways are dazzling.
Beijing-Lhasa or Shanghai-Lhasa. China
Latest Railway, built through the picturesque province of China. The highest railway in the world. Engineering building, which ranked with the Great Wall of China. Undoubtedly, the most interesting part of the journey begins on the Tibetan Plateau, where the train overcomes the pass at an altitude of attention ... ... 5072 meters! Prior to that, the railways have not climbed so high. While passing through the mountainous areas supplied oxygen in cars. If you for freedom of Tibet - better give up the journey through this amazing creation of the Chinese masters. Tibetans have always been against the railroad.
Marias Pass. United States
One of the most popular routes in the game Microsoft Train Simulator. Real railroad in Montana. The pass was opened in 1889, engineer John Frank Stevens for a couple with Indian Koons their Blackfoot tribe. The road is difficult, especially for long freight trains. Marias Pass is the path of a passenger train with an impressive name of "empire-builders", which should be from Chicago to Portland.
Spiral Raurimu. New Zealand
New Zealand Railway miracle of engineering. During the construction of the main road of the North Island from Wellington to Auckland in the late 18 th century there was one problem: how to overcome the steep slopes separating the volcanic plateau and the valley of the Wanganui. Then the engineer Robert Holmes invented to twist in the national park Raurimu crazy rail spiral with two tunnels, three turns of 180 º and one full circle. And all this is only 7 kilometers of the road!
Uyuni, Oruro, Potosi. Bolivia
Railway, which formerly belonged to a record high - 4787 meters at the pass Condor. Starts this journey in the vast Salar de Uyuni, which is popular among tourists cemetery entire compositions with these locomotives on abandoned tracks. The road on which the walk does not even train, and some cars, rising to the very altitude city in the world - Potosi, which is located at an altitude of 4200 (!) Meters. Along the way, you can see the rare South American phenomenon - a railroad that runs right in the middle of busy streets in cities and towns.
Nose of the Devil. Ecuador
Nariz del Diablo - the main attraction of Ecuadorian railways. 100-kilometer one-track-road, starting at the Highlands in Riobamba and descend to the real jungle in Sibambe. Travel the train, which meanders along the slope of the famous South American 6 000 metres height volcano Chimborazo, tourists prefer to the roofs of cars - from there the best kind, despite the obvious climatic inconveniences. Part of the road in 1997-1998. was destroyed by El Niño, but it quickly recovered. Enjoy a ride on a rickety train from the hill is only $ 15.
Lyantas-Porterilos. Chile
One of the most clinical cases of railway construction, and general planning of industrial production. Extracted near Lyantasa iron ore cargo is sent to a branch high in the mountains to the processing plant in Porterilos to a height of 3300 meters. The road goes on completely dried mountains, where almost never rainfall. Normal rainfall, if it happens here, can suddenly washed away to lands locate right on the steep mountainside.
Lima-Huancayo-Huancavelica. Peru
It so happened that the most extraordinary railroads concentrated in South America. Another wonderful way with streamers and recurrent deadlocks, that kind of a zigzag-shaped Z, when the train rests on a dead end, going backwards down the slope next to a dead end, and then forward again. That such artful engineering tricks distinguished builders, when their path stood the steep slopes of the Andes.
Of course, besides these, there are many other interesting railway routes: Banana Express in South Africa, and Patagonian Express "train at the edge of the world" in the very south of Argentina, the great Trans-Siberian, BAM, and the Circum-Baikal railway construction 501 in Russia, the tunnels under the Channel Tunnel and under the Alps, the train to Darjeeling, Canadian, Australian, Japanese and Nigerian Railways, but this is how some other time ...

2009-12-01T07:14:00.000-08:00

Integrated beak-conditioner
Big toucan, or Ramphastos Toco, is extremely funny bird. His bill is 50 percent of the size of the entire body. Looking at this bird of the South American tropics, could not help wonder: what has prompted nature to give birth to the creation of such a large beak?
According to one theory, a giant beak toucans need in order to obtain food from difficult places. There is also the view that the bill has an indispensable role during mating.
Finally, a group of Canadian and Brazilian biologists presented a new explanation. Experiments have shown that birds can effectively manage the blood supply of its impressive beak and, accordingly, regulate body temperature, as with the air conditioner.
In his experiment, researchers placed a few toucans in Thermal imagers the camera. Temperature in it gradually increased, and the infrared light was clearly seen as the amplified blood flow across the surface of the bird's beak, which the heat transfer in a short period of time increased almost fourfold.
As you know, birds do not sweat. But because the bill devoid of insulation, they can use it to regulate their body temperature. At night, when it becomes cool, toucans beak hidden in the feathers, to protect the body from hypothermia. However, according to scientists, bird's beak may have other functions.

2009-11-30T08:07:00.001-08:00

Memorial to Michael Jackson will appear in Chinese Macau
In Macau (Special Administrative Region of China) is planned to open Asia's first "temple" in honor of Michael Jackson. It is located in the premises of Casino Ponte 16. Visitors to the temple "be able to see things that belonged to the king of pop, who died this year.
Casino owners managed to get to the memorial invaluable for fans of Michael Jackson's relics. Among them - the glove worth $ 350 thousand, which Jackson put on his left arm during the famous speech in 1983, when he first demonstrated his trademark "moonwalk." In addition to the gloves casino will provide, eight more items belonging to the singer - in particular, a collectible picture of Charlie Chaplin with his autograph, a pair of Jackson's acrylic socks, his shirt "zombies" in which he appeared in the sensational video for Thriller, and Platinum awards for album release Bad.
"Temple" with the personal belongings of the king of pop music has become a place where admirers of Michael Jackson will be able to honor his memory and immerse themselves in the memories of this outstanding performer, believe the owners of Ponte 16 casino.

2009-11-27T04:01:00.000-08:00

In 1791, one Italian, a young scientist, married the daughter of his professor. But that, regrettably Niya, ill with fever, and her life was threatened. Doctors prescribed broth of frogs. The young man took his own cook. He ouches Teal several pieces and hung them on the lower limbs of an iron railing balcony. Preparation of this dish led him to scientific discovery, widely newcomer in our lives. Give the name of the scientist.
Luigi Galvani (as a physiologist, he drew attention tin, the legs were trembling in contact with the IU phallus. He became the founder of the theory of electricity. And his wife, he, of course, saved).
Modern Chinese medicine is struggling with drug addiction narcotic under Russian proverb "like cures like." How?
Acupuncture.

True innovator and a researcher of hypnosis is rightly considered a Scottish surgeon James Brand (1795-1860). It was he who in 1843 proposed the term "hay Host". But the greatest merit of Brenda that he began to use hypnosis ... Why?
For anesthesia during surgical operations.

Hypothermia "gave" medical staff as a precious win in two hours between the clinical and biological act eristic death and allowed thus not save one human life. What is "hypothermia"?
Cooling of the patient's body to a temperature of 33 ° C (this produces a state similar to suspended animation).

In ancient Greece, this science because of religious beliefs was poorly developed. And now her study in all medical and sports colleges. Its name means "dissection of the body." What is it?
On the anatomy.

When a black sorcerer in Swaziland takes to heal a deep cut or wound, then asks you to bring him a handful of red wood ants. How can they help him?
Tightly wound edges tightening their jaws. In addition, they produce an extract type antibioticfleeing suppuration.

What is the sense of the ancient Greeks called the watchman vim dog health?
Pain.