Iran hit with 6.2 magnitude earthquake, 5.5 aftershock — RT News
Роксанка, как ты там?
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Iran hit with 6.2 magnitude earthquake, 5.5 aftershock — RT News
Роксанка, как ты там?
Уу... Я думаю всё нормально — Тегеран далеко от эпицентра.
Omg, earthquakes are obviously a real threat there. If anyone from Iran is reading this, hope you and your family are okay! 6.6 doesn't even sound that high.. But I don't know much about earthquakes to be honest. Have never lived in an earth quake area.Quote:
Originally Posted by RT
Lampada, спасибо большое за заботу!<3 Землетрясения случились в городах, которые далеко от меня, но это очень грустно...
))) Hanna, true they are a real threat here, depends on the city it occurs. Bam is a very old city, it's kinda a rural area, homes which were built there were not standard, unfortunately it's very different from the capital(Tehran) and some other significant cities. So it got damaged badly, even though the earthquake wasn't that big. It was a very sad event.
Amazing in Russia: mammoth blood taken for analysis.
“Кровь мамонта взяли на исследование”
News of week. Russia, 02.06.2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaxsvKAa2os
At last...
P.S. Мне так понравилось слово: «хтомики» (хамские тоталитарные меньшинства). )))
:( Альпинисты убиты в Пакистане.
"...Pakistan's interior minister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, said earlier that nine foreigners and one Pakistani were killed. He said the dead included five Ukrainians, three Chinese and one Russian. ..."
American among 10 foreign tourists shot dead in Pakistan | Fox News
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/wo..._20130625&_r=0
Putin Rules Out Extradition for Snowden in Russia Airport
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and PETER BAKER
Published: June 25, 2013 165 Comments
Supreme Court strikes down DOMA; rules it interferes with states, ‘dignity’ of same-sex marriages
A major victory for gay couples in !2 states and District of Columbia.
To be more clear, it struck down Section 3 of DOMA -- which said, in effect, that the federal government would not recognize same-sex marriages that were legal in certain states, such as Massachusetts. But Section 2 of DOMA -- which says, in effect, that individual states such as Texas do not have to recognize same-sex marriages from other states like Massachusetts -- still stands. So, in practice, if a gay Texas man with US citizenship is in a relationship with a gay Mexican man, the couple can now obtain a federal "green card" for the foreign partner by the route of getting legally married in Massachusetts, or Maryland, or DC. However, their out-of-state marriage would have no force under Texas law -- only for federal purposes.
P.S. I haven't had time yet to read over the full text of the SCOTUS decision, so even though I like the result, I'm not really sure whether the case was "well decided" or if it contains potentially dangerous precedents. I'm not a fan of Justice "Pit Bull" Scalia, but I see some wisdom in his warnings about giving the judiciary too much power.
http://blogs.cfr.org/cook/2013/07/01...ing/#more-2972
Egypt: Ruling But Not Governing
by Steven A. Cook
July 1, 2013
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A military helicopter flies above Tahrir square as protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi demonstrate in Cairo June 30, 2013
Of all the arresting images that emerged from yesterday’s mass protests in Egypt, the ones that struck me most were those of military helicopters dropping Egyptian flags down to the crowds below. The Egyptian commanders have been pilloried for many things in the last two and a half years, but for a group of people who eschew politics and maintain thinly veiled contempt for politicians, they are shrewd political operators. After the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, under Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, sullied the image of the senior officer corps—if not the military itself—the Ministry of Defense is in the strongest position it has been in since February 11, 2011.
In the run-up to the June 30 demonstrations, there was a lot of commentary and speculation about what the military might do. Would they intervene? If so, how? Much of this hinged on the assumption that the protests would produce almost “cataclysmic” violence between the supporters of President Mohammed Morsi and those seeking to drive him and the Muslim Brotherhood from power. Persistent rumors of various groups arming themselves made the prospect for violence and military intervention pretty much a given. The possibility that June 30 would end in significant bloodshed in Egypt’s streets—beyond the sixteen deaths and almost eight-hundred injuries—also played into an unarticulated strategy on the part of both counter-revolutionary forces embedded within the state and anti-Brotherhood activists to encourage the officers to reset the political system.
Both groups believe that a military intervention would fulfill their specific, but diametrically opposed interests. For those within the state who have been working diligently to undermine the Brotherhood in virtually every way, the goal is the restoration of the old order. For Egypt’s myriad activists who have coalesced in a profound and at times pathological hatred of Morsi, a “do-over” transition would surely improve their electoral prospects. General Abdelfattah al Sisi and his deputies are not so dim-witted as to fall into the trap the political forces have set for them, however.
The officers have remained on the political sidelines since Tantawi and his cadre of senior officers were pushed out in August 2012. This is a function of the fact that the military’s status has hardly changed under Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood. The officers’ economic interests remain intact and the military continues to be autonomous for the most part. More profound, however, is the fact that despite Mubarak’s departure and all that has changed in Egypt, the military remains the ultimate source of power and authority in a system that was not actually overturned when Mubarak sought refuge in Sharm el Sheikh during what seems like another era. If anyone doubts this, events of the last few days should convince him or her otherwise. Just before publishing this post, Defense Minister al Sisi issued a statement giving Egypt’s leaders forty-eight hours to resolve the current crisis, otherwise the military will announce its own “roadmap” for such a resolution.
The tone the military has struck up until this moment is perfectly suited for the officers’ ultimate goal which is, and has been, to salvage what they can from the wreckage of the January 25 uprising and preserve their place in Egyptian society. Early on al Sisi invited the Brothers and opposition forces to a dialogue under the auspices of the Ministry of Defense, which never took place due to refusal from President Morsi. He has also weighed in from time-to-time, expressing concern about stability when Port Said erupted in a month-long orgy of protests in late January of this year over what no one can quite remember. More recently, the senior command called for reconciliation prior to yesterday’s demonstrations. Other than these three instances, the military has been at great pains to emphasize that it “respects the presidential authority,” despite whatever problems it detects and concerns it harbors. All this helps to create the impression that the officers are the ultimate nationalists who only have Egypt’s interests in mind.
This brings one back to the flag-dropping choppers. It is plausible that the pilots and crews were acting of their own volition, but it seems unlikely. Those helicopters were dispatched specifically to Tahrir Square. Could there be any better way to signal to the Egyptian people that the armed forces is with them and, in turn, burnish their prestige and influence after the searing eighteen month transition than to send flags to people waiting in “Liberation Square” below? As any number of analysts have pointed out, this morning General al Sisi is the most powerful man in Egypt. To rule, but not govern….
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/02/wo..._20130701&_r=0
Morsi Faces Ultimatum...
Рухнувший «Протон» со спутниками ГЛОНАСС.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jQ_tPm0J2E
Сижу и думаю: как только на борту ракетоносителя оказываются аппараты ГЛОНАСС или другие российские спутники стратегического назначения, с ними происходит что-то неладное. Один раз — случайность, два — совпадение, три — закономерность.
И не нужно быть сторонником «теорий заговора», чтобы заподозрить некие внешние силы в попытке сорвать запуск Россией собственной навигационной системы.
Все правильно. Как мне только что по ченеллингу передали, это "ребята" из сопредельного созвездия Тау Кита отрабатывают на Протонах новое синхро-фазотронное оружие. Их предельно низкий моральный облик можно оценить по видео:
В далеком созвездии Тау Киты.
Дерьмо случается, увы. Определенно, какой-нибудь вредитель мог бы здорово подзаработать на саботаже запуска системы, аналогичной американскому GPS. Или может он даже вредит из принципа, чтобы Путину нагадить, есть и такие психи. Однако, чтобы прямо заявлять о существовании такого, нужно его найти. Иначе все это лишь демагогия.
Я и говорил, что это предположение.
К слову: если там что-то произошло с топливными или окислительными магистралями — это одно. А вот как в прошлый раз — залить в разгонный блок «Бриз-М» лишние полторы тонны (!) окислителя — это совсем другое.
Universiade in Kazan starts. Opening cerenony: 06.07.2013, 21:40 msk.
Online translations:
http://russia.tv/
http://rutv.ru/live/
http://live.russia.tv/index/index/channel_id/1
Added online version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he8qwEFDmW8
Я рассматриваю это как репетицию к Зимней Олимпиаде 2014.
Поздравляю всех с праздником Ивана Купалы.
Мира и счастья в ваши дома.
http://nimg.sulekha.com/others/origi...7-7-3-1-41.jpg
Жуткая авария: неуправляемый грузовик протаранил автобус с людьми.
Жертвами (по обновленной информации) крупного ДТП в Новой Москве с участием рейсового автобуса и грузовика стали 18 человек, в том числе один ребенок. Пострадали еще 39 человека, среди них двое детей.
Вести.Ru: Неуправляемый грузовик протаранил автобус с людьми. Запись видеорегистратора
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Russia
Thousands Evacuated Across Russia's Flood-Hit Far East
Вести.Ru: Паводок: ситуация остается сложной
Леонид Иванович, как вы там?
Уровень воды в Амуре возле Хабаровска за сутки поднялся на 7 см и достиг 797 см — :eek:
Наш МастерАдмин там в составе медицинской бригады помогает пострадавшим.
That's some really epic flooding! I thought it was going to peak August 23 but now they say not till Thursday. I hope people can get away from the danger and stay safe till it's over.
Water Level in Amur River Near Khabarovsk to Peak This Week | Russia | RIA Novosti
The flood itself is not the biggest problem. The real problem is that winter is pretty harsh in the region and usually comes quite early. Hundreds of houses are ruined and thousands are not suitable for living after they got flooded. People will not get drown but they will definetely freeze! There is no time left to build new houses or even properly repair the damaged ones!
Do you think most of them own the houses, and have insurance, or what is the setup? Are they renting?
I didn't think about that. It was 100*F (38*C) yesterday and we almost never went below freezing last winter. We still had some flowers outside on Christmas day. And we didn't get any snow.
Okay, so I checked out the weather and daylight issues. And modular housing.
10 Day Weather Forecast for Khabarovsk - weather.com
Sunrise and Sunset for Russia – Khabarovsk – September 2013
Modular building - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If there's a company in Russia that makes modular housing sections, a small modular house can be constructed in 10 days. The next 10 days in Khabarovsk there's no rain in the forecast and the highs will be around 70*F (21*C) with lows around 55*F (13*C).
The government needs to get a rescue effort moving fast to setup modular relief shelters for those people cause it would still take time to ship the materials.
People have used modular housing, in relief efforts, when time was critical.
Another possibility is mobile homes.
I would even suggest an International Disaster Relief organization but they are unbelievably slow. We had a disaster here in December 2007. Trees were falling everywhere and one almost hit our house. We lost our power for a whole week and we had to chop up wood just to cook. The Federal Disaster team didn't get here till spring and we already had all the trees moved and chopped up!
They got here tons faster last spring for all the tornado damage so maybe they just don't like working in the winter.
Are there the data how mobile homes do at -40*C?
I doubt it's possible to survive in them. Anyway, we don't have them.
-40*C? That's scary! I think the coldest weather I've seen was maybe -9*C. Yeah, a mobile home wouldn't work cause they are made of metal. But they do have modular homes that can work. Here's one example:
Arctic Mobile Unit Keeps North Pole Visitors Warm | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
That's a small one for the North Pole but they probably make them larger too.
-9*C is considered here to be a warm winter weather :)
I live in the middle part of the European Russia, it is not Siberia, and we do not have extremely cold winters here. So, -40*C is very-very rare, but theoretically can happen. The normal winter temperatures in my area are -15*C - -20*C. When it comes above -10*C, it's warm already :)
We can have a few weeks (in total) per a winter period with temperatures below -20*C, and -30*C is really cold.
And it's very rare when we have below -30*C, but sometimes we do. 2-3 years ago we had -39*C in January, it was the lowest point per the recent decade as I remember.