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Thursday, February 21, 2013

The gram meteorite Urals sold for 30 euros

The curious can buy in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk meteorite fragments that fell last week in the $ 40 (about 30 euros) per gram, butrun the risk of being scammed , as reported by the authorities. "He was on the road I saw a flash bright . then spent the meteorite, which broke off a piece that fell in a field. I went and saw a piece of stone on the snow, "said Sergei, a resident of Chelyabinsk, the online newspaper Gazeta.ru . Sergey, who refuses to identify the place where he found the piece of meteorite course, sold on the website Avitus 14 fragments of up to 6 inches in diameter and weighing 60 grams ."I caught my first buyers. We agreed to meet tomorrow," he said. Meanwhile, Anton sold on the same page fragment 8 kilograms amorphous mass and up to 13 centimeters per 100,000 rubles (about 2,400 euros). "It looks unusual.'m Sure it's a piece of meteorite. I grew a third leg or tail has left me, so all is well," said, in response to whether he is not afraid of the possible radioactivity of the rock. According to the official news agency RIA-Novosti, in other web parts are available for 500,000 rubles (about 13,500 euros). Once obtained a certificate of authenticity , these rocks can reach a starting price of up to several tens of thousands of dollars in international auctions if they come from other planets, like Mars. regard, Chelyabinsk police reported that is trying to identify More than thirty people who have posted on internet ads to sell astral body fragments which fell on Friday on the region. Policeyesterday seized a person a stone of about 60 grams trying to sell for 500,000 rubles as if it were a meteor rock. According to experts interviewed by Gazeta.ru, if the piece of meteorite includes platinum, bronze or palladium then its sale is prohibited by the criminal code because it is precious. According to the American Space Agency (NASA), the meteorite that left more than 1,500 injured in the region, 319 of them children, had a mass of 10,000 tonnes at the time of exploding in the atmosphere, the more that has fallen on the Earth since 1908.

A report claims that the Chinese army is behind cyberattacks the U.S.

Many of the cyber attacks against the U.S. are rooted in a Chinese Army unit , according to the report submitted by a company specializing U.S. and Beijing has flatly rejected. The 60-page report Mandiant company specializing in Internet security, said that a group of hackers , identified as APT-1, have the "direct government support" Chinese for perpetrating a "vast campaign of cyber espionage long term. " Mandiant has located the origin of attacks to 141 institutions worldwide , most of them English-speaking-to the doors of a building on the outskirts of Shanghai , where it operates the 61,398 unit of Chinese People's Liberation Army. Although unable to locate Mandiant directly to team members inside the building, considered to be the most plausible explanation as to why so many attacks come from the same area. In all likelihood, the company says, the 61,398 unit is "one of the most prolific cyber spying groups , the sheer volume of information that has stolen "from lists contacts with business plans, he claims. The unit, surrounded by secret in China, has "missions, capabilities and resources" similar to those identified in the group of hackers.According Mandiant, attacks, which have occurred since at least 2006, increased two years ago and are directed against a score of sectors , from military contractors to chemical plants, to telecommunications companies. Many companies and organizations operating in sectors defined spied for China as strategically important in its economic five-year plan. Hackers were introduced in government networking spied for an average of almost a year, although in some cases the virtual presence of spies lasted more than four years. Beijing has strongly rejected accusations from the U.S. company, which he described as "baseless". In his daily briefing, the spokesman of Chinese Foreign Ministry, Hong Lei, said that "cyber attacks are anonymous and transnational , so it is very difficult to trace its origin. Perform baseless accusations is neither responsible nor professional ". Instead, Hong said, China is also a victim of "many attacks , which have increased over the years "and the" majority "of the computer that receives increasing attacks from the North American country."I'm just saying that among the numerous attacks that we are victims, those from the U.S. ranks first," he said. In October, a U.S. congressional report recommended limiting access to the U.S. market for Chinese telecom companies Huawei and ZTE due to security concerns and the possibility of espionage. In late January, the newspaper The New York Times , which in October faced the Beijing authorities to publish a story on the wealth of the family of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, reported that Chinese hackershad infiltrated its system for four months. Amid these tensions between the first and second largest economy, the United States discussion approve regulations by which Washington could tackle cyber "preventive" without a prior declaration of war. This tone war was used by the U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, when, in a speech in New York in October, warned that the U.S. faces "a cyber Pearl Harbor" , in reference to possible Iranian hacker attacks, Russian or Chinese. The Chinese spokesman said Tuesday that his country "is firmly opposed to espionage "and" cyber attacks are an international problem that should be managed according to the mutual trust and comprehensive cooperation ". The spokesman for the Chinese government, which controls one of the most powerful devices on the planet censors, advocated promoting a code of conduct in international Internet on which "work to build a cyberspace free, safe and fair."

Three sisters of 6, 9 and 11 are raped, killed and thrown into a well in India

Three sisters of 6, 9 and 11 have been raped, killed and thrown into a well in the west of IndiaThe girls had disappeared on February 14 after finishing classes at school, and were found two days later in a well half a kilometer from his home in Murmadi, in the state of Maharastra, explained the police superintendent Arti Singh. children's grandfather told the television  channel NDTV that the girls, who lost his father four years ago and lived with his mother in extreme poverty , were attracted by strangers with food. Then, according to Singh, "the three were raped before being killed."Meanwhile, the villagers have complained that the police tried to register the case as an accident but, after protests in the streets, have begun to investigate the deaths. To do this, the police have set up five teams search the culprits of the incident and has offered a reward of nearly 700 euros for those who contribute any information leading to his arrest. Last December, a group of individuals raped a student 23, who ended up dying in a hospital, sparking mass protests and an unprecedented debate on the situation of women in India. Now, the government has been forced to take measures to improve the situation of women , with the creation of fast courts, before the flood of cases of abuse and violence in the newspapers every day echo.

Son of Michael Jackson debuts on TV


As reported El Comercio the eldest son of the late "King of Pop" was a training session for reporters with presenter of program Entertainment Tonight , Brooke Anderson, which debuts these days. The young man, aged 16, he recorded his first interview about a remake of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz , which clips will air this week. "I'm looking to become a producer, director, screenwriter and actor, " Prince said.

Iran smartphones banned for 'immoral'


The four Iranian grand ayatollahs issued  fatwas  (religious edicts)  against the use of smartphones, which have computer and video capacity, considering that it is an element "immoral". The ayatollahs agency reported Iranian  Fars , warned in a letter published in the press that  the use of smartphones "may have some benefits",  but it leads to  "moral corruption" of youth. Telephone companies public and private should  stop providing that service, which contradicts "religious instruction"  and  "threatens the very foundations of the family" , according to the synthesis of ordinances that also broadcasts news agency AnsaThe intervention of the ayatollahs came after the launch of an advertising campaign on the streets and television Rightel company that promotes a video calling service. According to the site  AlMonitor , video call service would jeopardize public chastity, while inflicting "substantial damage" to the political and religious center of Iran. According to international agencies collect, the Ahmadinejad regime seeks to limit anything that has to do with mobile application that allows citizens cover and publicize what will happen in the general election on June 14. "The truth is that if the Iranians can access portable way to record videos at a protest,  the world will be able to see what is happening , "said a citizen  AlMonitor  who asked not to be named.

In New York the best restaurants in U.S.

New York won the Palme d'Or for the greatest number of the best restaurants in the country. A decree, the list of '101 Best Restaurants of America 'compiled by' The Daily Meal ', a site specializing in food and catering. In the Big Apple, there are as many as 27, and even if there is the 'number one' in the United States, from the second to eighth are all located in New York. According to 'The Daily Meal' by far the best restaurant in the United States is 'The French Laundry' in California.

Found horse meat lasagna Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is part of the list of countries in which they were sold food with horse meat unreported. Horse meat 'was in fact discovered in packs of' lasagne Bolognese 'frozen manufactured and supplied by the company on the Czech market' Nowaco. The product indicted and 'was found in a supermarket chain Tesco in Pilsen, in the west, and it' was immediately withdrawn from the market.