China's economy grew at an annual rate of 6.7% in the first quarter of the year, says the government.

THE BIGGEST CRUISE LINER IN THE WORLD HAS ARRIVED TO GREAT BRITAIN

European car sales rise in March despite Volkswagen fall

Wrak został odrestaurowany - zobacz Porsche 911 2.5 S/T

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

THE BIGGEST CRUISE LINER IN THE WORLD HAS ARRIVED TO GREAT BRITAIN

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The largest in the world the ocean Harmony of the Seas cruise liner has arrived to Southampton port in Great Britain, Associated Press reports.

Lunar lenses up for auction: the pictures and videos shot by lunar mission of "Apollon-15"


Recently we wrote that one of the photolenses used by astronauts of mission of "Apollon-15" is exposed at the Boston RR Auction auction. Experts of auction have estimated lot cost approximately

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Suyun qiymətinin bahalaşma səbəbi

"Azərsu" ASC-nin mətbuat xidmətinin rəhbəri Anar Cəbrayıllı qeyd edib ki, 2011-ci ilin fevral ayındakı tarif dəyişikliyindən sonra "Azərsu"da orta əmək haqqı 290 manatdan 435 manata qədər qalxıb

Su və kanalizasiya qiymətləri qalxdı

 Azərsu ASC-dən verilən məlumata görə 13 may 2016-cı il  tarixində Azərbaycan Respublikası Tarif (qiymət) Şurasının növbəti iclası keçirilmiş, su təchizatı və tullantı sularının axıdılması, dərman vasitələrinin ekspertizası xidmətlərinin tariflərinə baxılmış və müvafiq tarif tənzimlənməsi aparılmışdır.
  

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

В составе «Бессмертного полка» пройдет «Национальный батальон»

9 мая в Санкт-Петербурге в день Победы в Великой Отечественной войне представители национально-культурные объединения Санкт-Петербурга сформируют «Национальный батальон».

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Мужчина сидит в тюрьме, потому что не смог расшифровать содержимое HDD


Житель Филадельфии, которого подозревают в хранении детской порнографии, уже семь месяцев находится в тюрьме за отказ предоставить пароли для расшифровки двух HDD.

Изобретатель банкомата заработал на своей идее $15 за 50 лет


Патентная система позволяет изобретателям многих популярных ныне вещей зарабатывать миллионы долларов США. Помню, в какой-то американской комедии обыгрывался момент, где одна из героинь фильма является очень обеспеченной особой, поскольку ее бабушка изобрела пружину для тостера, и вся семья до сих пор получает отчисления от производителей тостеров. В общем-то, это близко к правде, несмотря на то, что фильм — комедийный. 

Крэйг Райт продолжает попытки выдать себя за создателя Bitcoin

Австралийский предприниматель Крэйг Райт объявил, что маска Сатоси Накамото принадлежит ему. Крэйг утверждает, что именно он создал криптоанархическую платёжную систему Bitcoin. Чтобы подтвердить подобное, д-р Райт подписал сообщения цифровым ключом, доступ к которому может иметь только основатель системы. Однако опубликованные данные начинают вызывать вопросы.



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Я уверен, что Крейг Стивен Райт — это человек, который изобрёл Bitcoin.

С этих слов главный научный сотрудник Bitcoin Foundation начинает блогозапись в личном дневнике. В посте он кратко излагает события, которые натолкнули его на подобное убеждение

Putin Scolds Rocket Team Over Failed Launch


Mr Putin also warned anyone guilty of embezzlement on the project would have to "swap their warm bed at home for a prison bunk".

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A Russian Soyuz 2.1a rocket carrying Lomonosov, Aist-2D and SamSat-218 satellites leaves a trail of smoke as it lifts off from the new Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Uglegorsk
President Vladimir Putin told space engineers to get their act together after he flew thousands of miles to watch the inaugural launch of a rocket from a new spaceport, only for it to be postponed in the final seconds.

Monday, May 2, 2016

Broadcaster seeks to fill hole left by The Voice, as Britain’s Got Talent returns to ITV




The Voice comes to an end on BBC1 this Saturday. Photograph: Guy Levy/BBC/Wall To Wall

The BBC will look to the success of James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke as inspiration for its next generation of entertainment hits when The Voice comes to an end on BBC1.


BBC1 faces losing out in the Saturday night ratings war after the final instalment of The Voice this weekend, with Simon Cowell’s Britain’s Got Talent returning to ITV and Strictly Come Dancing not back until the autumn.

No direction: have boybands hit the end of the road?


With One Direction on hiatus and the latest manufactured outfits tanking, the future looks bleak for pop’s permabuffed princelings. Perhaps it’s time to bring back the dance routine …



Little things … One Direction after their formation on The X Factor 2010. Photograph: Ken McKay/Rex Features


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During the 11th series of the UK X Factor in 2014, a tried and tested formula was being played out with thudding familiarity. Eight similarly bequiffed teenage mannequins called things like Barclay, Reese and Casey – each one having been dumped out of the competition – were told their dreams had been reignited and they were being thrown together to form pop’s most ludicrous boyband, Stereo Kicks.

Comcast To Buy DreamWorks Animation For $3.8bn



The huge deal, which is due to close by year end, will enable the cable giant to take on Walt Disney in family entertainment.


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Both companies' boards have approved the transaction

US entertainment and cable giant Comcast has announced a $3.8bn (£2.6bn) deal to buy DreamWorks Animation, the studio known for its Shrek and Kung Fu Panda films.

Lublin: Obchody 2 i 3 maja. Zmiana organizacji ruchu

W poniedziałek i wtorek odbędą się uroczyste obchody dwóch ważnych dla Polaków świąt. 2 maja obchodzimy Święto Flagi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, a 3 maja Narodowe Święto Trzeciego Maja. Z okazji tych dni w Lublinie odbędzie się szereg uroczystości, które nieco skomplikują ruch w centrum miasta.

Man Shot Dead By Armed Police In Murder Hunt



The pre-planned operation was linked to the murder of a 73-year-old who was found dead at his home after burglars stole his safe.

British Director To Make Houston Documentary

Oscar-winning British director Kevin Macdonald is to make a documentary about the late singer Whitney Houston.
The film is the first to be endorsed by Houston's estate since her death in 2012.
Macdonald and the producers have been given permission to tell the true story of Houston's record-breaking career and troubled personal life.
The star sold more than 200 million albums worldwide and is still the only artist to chart seven consecutive US number ones.
But Houston battled drug addiction and other issues and was found drowned in a bath at a Los Angeles hotel, aged just 48.
Macdonald, who directed Marley, Touching The Void and One Day In September, will interview record label boss Clive Davis, who helped shoot Houston to stardom.
Director Kevin Macdonald at BAFTA awards
Macdonald is perhaps best known for directing the film The Last King Of Scotland which secured Forest Whitaker a best actor Oscar for his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.
In a statement on Houston's official website, Macdonald said: "The story that is never told about Whitney is just how brilliant she was as an artist; by many measures she had the greatest voice of the last 50 years.
"She changed the way pop music was sung - bringing it back full circle to its blues and gospel roots. She was also completely unique in being a black pop star who transcended her race globally with her work sold in countries where black artists don't sell."
He said the team will have access to "never-before-seen footage" which goes back to Houston's time singing in her church gospel choir to the day of her death.
"Although we won’t shy away from the darker parts of Whitney’s life - her descent into addiction - I want audiences to walk out of the cinema and feel positive about Whitney and her music," he said.
"I want to reveal a woman that even her most die-hard fans never knew; and a woman those new to her life and music will never forget."

Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler: Winner and Reaction from WWE Payback 2016

Baron Corbin received a rude welcome to the main roster Sunday night, as he was defeated by Dolph Ziggler at Payback in his first pay-per-view singles match

Sunday, May 1, 2016

Hoosier State increasingly looks like Ted Cruz’s last stand

Sen. Ted Cruz, in a last-ditch effort to derail Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, is trying to marshal support from governors, former rivals and other anti-Trump Republicans in advance of the make-or-break primary in Indiana Tuesday.
With polls showing him lagging behind the New York businessman in the Hoosier State, the Texas senator talked up the somewhat equivocal support he received from Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on Friday.
Indiana Gov. Pence says he’ll vote for Cruz but commends Trump for giving ‘voice to the frustration of millions of working Americans.’
Pence said on an Indianapolis talk-radio show that he would vote for Cruz because he is “a principled conservative who has dedicated his career to advocating the Reagan agenda.” But then, Pence added, “I particularly want to commend Donald Trump, who I think has given voice to the frustration of millions of working Americans.”

Earlier this week, Cruz tried to coordinate strategy with his other remaining GOP presidential rival, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, and took the extraordinary step of naming Carly Fiorina as his running mate a day after he lost to Trump by a landslide in primaries in five Northeastern states on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Cruz’s onetime rival, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, this week repeated his call for Republicans to vote for Cruz.

Who will Hillary Clinton's running mate be? Here are some ideas

As Clinton has all but locked up the Democratic presidential nomination, many are starting to wonder what the general election ticket might look like
 

Hillary Clinton in Philadelphia after winning the Pennsilvania state primary. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AFP/Getty Images

Hillary Clinton emerged this week as all but certain to secure the Democratic party’s nomination for president after a drawn-out and at times contentious battle with Vermont senator Bernie Sanders.

And with just seven weeks remaining in the presidential primaries, Clinton’s campaign has begun to pivot toward the general election – a process that will include selecting a running mate ahead of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia this July.

Ted Cruz drew headlines for taking the unusual step of naming his vice-presidential pick, despite lacking a plausible path to his party’s nomination in an increasingly forlorn effort to stop Donald Trump.

As the Texas senator stood alongside Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO who dropped out of the Republican race in February, a new wave of speculation was launched about what the Democratic ticket might look like.


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For Clinton, a diverse bench offers a wide array of possibilities – ranging from rising stars within the party to calculations rooted in demographics and the electoral map in November.

Allies have floated senators from key battleground states, such as Tim Kaine andMark Warner, both of swing state Virginia, and Sherrod Brown, a senator from Ohio who is also popular with the progressive wing of the party.

Some have suggested that an African American or Latino vice-presidential candidate would help energize core constituencies of the Democratic base who twice helped enthusiastically elect Barack Obama. That shortlist could include New Jersey senator Cory Booker and former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, both of whom are African American, as well as two Hispanic members of Obama’s administration: Julián Castro, the housing secretary; and Tom Perez, the US labor chief.
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Clinton’s campaign chairman John Podesta said an all-female ticket would also be considered, a move that would potentially shatter two glass ceilings with one stone. The Democratic Senate includes several prominent women, including progressive icon Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota.

But for all the possible political machinations, allies and supporters said Clinton would be a nominee with unparalleled experience: as a former first lady, two-term senator, and secretary of state. And with a Republican party currently being torn apart at the seams by frontrunner Trump, there would be ample opportunity to draw a symbolic contrast, regardless of a vice-presidential candidate’s gender, as well as their geographic or demographic background.

“This is going to be a contrast between strength, stability, and competence and an entertainment show,” said Missouri senator Claire McCaskill, a Clinton surrogate. “If you’re going up against something that is superficial and flashy, it’s really good to have a ticket that just oozes strength and stability.”

“My ideal ticket is Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine,” she added in an endorsement of her Senate colleague from Virginia, pointing to his experience at both the federal and state level and his fluency in Spanish.

“He’s incredibly knowledgeable, a great communicator, has a firm grasp on the complexity of foreign policy, and he also understands in his bones the importance of social justice issues,” McCaskill said.

Paul Begala, a former adviser to Bill Clinton, also said he believed Clinton would first and foremost weigh who was best prepared to be one step removed from the nation’s highest office.

Although he is legally barred from coordinating with the campaign, as a consultant and adviser to Priorities of the pro-Clinton fundraising Super Pac Priorities USA Action, Begala said he was confident after watching Clinton closely for more than two decades that she would act on a similar model as Bill Clinton and Obama.
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“She begins with a governing frame, not a campaign frame,” Begala said, adding that he recalled Clinton being impressed with Obama’s selection of Joe Biden.

“He has been a really terrific partner for the president, and that will matter to her a lot. Who can be a really good partner and help me govern?”

Begala also downplayed the conventional wisdom that a running mate must bring a certain balance to the ticket. Al Gore, for example, was a choice who, if anything, reinforced many of the characteristics embodied by Bill Clinton – a young southerner and face of the so-called New Democrats.

Begala, who ran Clinton’s 1992 campaign, said he had been leaning toward Senator Harris Wofford of Pennsylvania for more of a conventional political balance.

He then recounted asking Bill Clinton why he ultimately chose Gore. “Bill turned to me and said: ‘Because I might die, Pauly.’”

One key factor that sets apart this particular election is the uncertainty surrounding the opposing party.


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FacebookTwitterPinterest Republican candidate Ted Cruz named Carly Fiorina as his running mate this week. Photograph: Michael Conroy/AP

Although Trump remains the clear frontrunner, having swept this week’s primaries on the east coast, it remains possible that thebombastic billionaire will not secure the 1,237 delegates required to clinch the Republican nomination. Party elites are gearing up for a contested convention in Cleveland in July, where efforts to thwart Trump may reach a fever pitch.
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One senior Democrat who advises political campaigns said the assessment might differ if a candidate such as Marco Rubio, a bilingual Cuban American, were to resurface on the Republican side. The senator from Florida, who suspended his presidential campaign last month, has categorically ruled out any interest in the vice-presidency, and aides said they did not anticipate that to change.

Ohio governor John Kasich would also be a more formidable addition to a Republican ticket. But the last Republican establishment candidate standing has struggled in the delegate race and remains an unlikely savior to the party’s woes.


There is, of course, little precedence to indicate that vice-presidential picks are significantly consequential – with Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor chosen by Republican nominee John McCain in 2008, ranking as perhaps the lone exception in recent history who clearly caused lasting damage to the credibility of a campaign.

Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat backing Clinton, said while he was pleased to see his colleagues Kaine, Booker and Klobuchar named as potential contenders, the vetting process itself was little more than “an interesting parlor game”.

“I think a bad vice-presidential pick can sink your candidacy, but I’m not sure there are a lot of voters that make a choice to vote for a candidate based on their vice-president,” Murphy said.

Top 10 Most Amazing Places In The World

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The world is filled with beautiful places, but sometimes when you see pictures of some places, it becomes hard to believe they are real. Climatic conditions, different geographical locations, and even seasons contributes to these varieties of natural wonders, such as pink lakes, tulip fields, stunning lavender or breath-taking canyons,  mountains and other places you can hardly believe actually exist!
Today, we’ve gathered top 10 most beautiful and breath-taking places in the world and I believe you will agree with me that they are incredible and amazing


10. Salar de Uyuni

Salar de Uyuni is located amidst Andes in the Southwest Bolivia. It is said to be the world largest mirror or salt flat. It harbors few wildlife and lots of flamingos. Tourists travel all over the world just to visit Salar de Uyuni.


9. Petra, Jordan


he capital of Nabatean Kingdom, Petra, is known to be the famous archaeological site in Jordan.  Petra was built during the 6 – 4 BCE centuries by the Nabataean culture., it contains tombs and temples carved into pink sandstone cliffs, earning its nickname, the “Rose City.” Perhaps its most famous structure is Al Khazneh, a temple with an ornate, Greek-style facade


8. Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora


The Resort is a part of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, a Toronto-based hotel management company located at Motu Tehotu on the island of Bora Bora. It is in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.  Housed in a collection of thatched-roof bungalows on the Bora Bora lagoon, this luxury resort is 7 km from Bora Bora Yacht Club.

7. Mendenhall Ice Caves, Alaska


This wonderful place is actually located in United States, around Juneau, Alaska. Apart from the blue 12-mile-long mass of ice, Mendenhall Ice Caves is filled with magical scenes like water running over rocks under blue ceilings inside a partially hollow glacier. It is seriously a place to be.


6. Aogashima Volcano, Japan


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Aogashima is a volcanic Japanese island in the Philippine Sea. The island is administered by Tokyo and located approximately 358 kilometres south of Tokyo and 64 kilometres south of Hachijō-jima. Aogashima got its very unique shape formed by multiple volcanic activities in the past. 


5. Pulpit Rock,  Norway




Pulpit Rock is one of the most visited natural tourist attractions in Norway. It is a steep and massive cliff 604 metres above Lysefjorden, opposite the Kjerag plateau, in Forsand, Ryfylke, Norway. The top of the cliff is approximately 25 by 25 metres and almost flat. It was visited by 150,000 – 200,000 people every year. The visitors took the 3.8 km hike to Preikestolen.

4. Blue Caves,  Greece



Blue caves villa is probably the best place to be in Zakynthos, the largest islands in the Ionian sea. On the West cost where Zakynthos offers one of its most stunning views: the blue caves. They are also known as the blue caves of Volimes, the picturesque village where they are located. The distinctive element of the blue caves is that they reflect the vibrating and striking blue colour of the waters in them, which at the same time capture and reflect the shine of the limpid sky reflected on their surface. It is a secluded part of the island that has everything you are looking for. It’s an absolutely beautiful location with breathtaking views over the turquoise Ionian sea.


3. Giant’s Causeway, Ireland



If you will like to experience the best of Northern Ireland, make a visit to Giant’s Causeway.
Giant’s Causeway lies at the foot of the basalt columns close to the sea coast on the edge of Antrim. It got its shape due to an ancient volcanic eruption. It is also popularly known as Clochán an Aifir or Clochán na bhFomhórach in Irish and tha Giant’s Causey in Ulster-Scots.


2. The Big Island, Hawaii, United States.



There is no doubt that The Island of Hawaii also known as Big Island is filled with a variety of unrivaled natural wonders. It is located in the Hawaiian archipelago in the Central Pacific. It is also said to be the largest island in Hawaii. Its diverse terrain spans colored-sand beaches at Papakolea (green) and Punalu’u (black) to lush rainforest and, within Volcanoes National Park, 2 active volcanoes, Kilauea and Mauna Loa.


1. Cave of Crystal, Naica Mine, Mexico


Cave of Crystal is located in Naica Mine of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Cavers in Mexico confront extreme conditions and find extraordinary beauty. Cave of the Crystals or Giant Crystal Cave is a cave connected to the Naica Mine 300 metres (980 ft) below the surface in Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico.