What is ice cream ?

The ice cream is rooted in ancient Asia, namely, China and Arabia. The researchers found that ice cream can be traced back to the 3rd century B.C. Chinese Emperor and his nobility were served concoctions of fruit juices with snow and ice. The recipes of the unusual dessert were kept secret, and were revealed only in the 9th century B.C.

There are references stating that cooled juices were very popular in the palace of the legendary King Solomon, and that the famous ancient Greek physician Hippocrates recommended ice cream for a better tonus and health improvement. Alexander Makedonsky was treated with ice cream during his trips to India and Read more

Earthquakes…

Earthquakes triggered the deadliest disasters of the past decade and remain a major threat for millions of people worldwide who live in some of the world’s megacities, the United Nations said Thursday.

A UN-backed study said nearly 60 percent of about 780,000 people killed by disasters in 2000 to 2009 died during earthquakes.

But climate events affected far more people — nearly three quarters of the two billion hit by catastrophes.

Storms accounted for 22 percent of the overall death toll while extreme temperatures claimed 11 percent of lives lost in 3,852 disasters over the period.

Officials and researchers also maintained their alarm over climate or weather-related disasters as the overall number of catastrophes more than doubled compared to the previous decade. Read more

The Davos World Economic Forum – bad deal…

Let us spell a message – Jobs are families. As unemployment rates reach record levels there can be no doubt that the current monetarist-market-oriented economic model contains vectors which create endemic instability, engender extreme instability in the labour market and send families lurching from one crisis to the next in a boom-and-bust climate. Perhaps the economists at Davos can do what they are paid for: produce an alternative that works.

The controlled economies of the COMECON block were derided in the west as being unviable. Yet they created continuous growth rates, development rates, financed excellent universal free education, excellent and free universal healthcare, free utilities, free public transports, free and guaranteed housing, communications, zero unemployment, leisure time activities, social mobility and indexed pensions. And policed the streets and provided security. Read more

Its birthday Russian vodka

The Russian vodka will celebrate its birthday on January 31. Here are some interesting and funny facts about probably the most popular strong beverage in the world.

Thirty-five percent of Russians prefer vodka to all other strong drinks.

A pickled cucumber is a perfect snack to have after a shot of cold vodka. Vodka takes salts out of the body. Pickled cucumbers and cabbage normalize the hydrochloric balance in the process of drinking.

Before 1885, vodka was available in Russian stores only in 12.3-liter buckets.

Vodka must be served cold: 8-10 degrees Centigrade would be perfect. If the temperature of the served beverage is lower, the taste of vodka will be lost. Read more

3D films of bad for eyes

A passion for 3D films can be very bad for your eyes. Movie–goers should not watch 3D films more than three or four times a week, whereas such films are not recommended at all to some people for medical reasons.

Eye doctors had to pay attention to the phenomenon of 3D films as a result of numerous complaints they received from those who had a 3D movie experience. After watching a film in special polarized glasses, people would complain of discomfort, headache and difficulties in adapting their eyes . Read more

Prophesies about the impending apocalyps

Nostradamus the famous prophet spoke of “fire that will fall from the sky.” Saint Matrona Moskovskaya of Russia predicted a cataclysm when “everything will fall through the ground.” “Everything will melt like ice,” predicted Vanga, a famous Bulgarian prophet back in 1979.

Prophesies about the impending apocalypse have always existed. Different dates were named, but fortunately, the horrific predictions have never come true. What does the future have in store for us? This article will analyze the most famous apocalyptical predictions in an attempt to figure out whether there is truth to them. Read more

Free Navigation Service Ovi Maps

Nokia offers a new version of its mapping service Ovi Maps for free. The service will include turn-by-turn voice guidance for walking and driving navigation.

The launch is a direct response to Google, which in October launched a new version of Google Maps Navigation for version 2.0 of its Android operating system. It combines Google Maps, Street View, voice search and turn-by-turn voice directions.

“With Google’s move to make [advanced navigation] free it was only a question of when Nokia Read more

Afghanistan produces 40 times more heroin

Why should the international community be spending two hundred and fifty billion dollars of its taxpayers’ hard-earned money to perform state-building in Afghanistan when this country now produces 40 times more heroin than ten years ago and when corruption accounts for 2.5 billion dollars a year for NATO-trained officials to get rich?

A recent UN report, “Corruption in Afghanistan: Bribery as Reported by Victims” issued by the UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) reveals that for the vast majority of the citizens of Afghanistan, the worst problem is corruption and not insecurity, despite the fact that this is becoming worse by the day. The report was based upon a survey involving 7,600 people in 12 provincial capitals and 1,600 villages. Read more

Flares on the Sun

The Russian space solar observatory known as TESIS photographed a series of powerful flares on the Sun. Each of the subsequent flares was more powerful than the previous one. Scientists said that they could observe such strong flares more than two years ago. They believe that the Sun tries to wake up and end the long period of the minimal activity.

A Russian-made satellite delivered a system of telescopes, TESIS, on Earth’s orbit nearly a year ago. The system is designed to conduct the non-stop monitoring of the solar activity. TESIS receives and transmits to Earth the information about all events taking place on the surface of the Sun. The system provides the X-ray observation and the description of the Sun’s magnetic field among other functions.

The system gives scientists an opportunity to be informed Read more

That blondes…

American researches were curious whether hair color affected women’s nature. There were mostly interested in blondes, who received most of attention. The researchers were surprised to find out that women with fair hair were not soft-spoken princesses, but rather, very aggressive creatures. They blame men who pay them a great deal of attention.

“We expected blondes to feel more entitled than other young women,” said Aaron Sell, who led the study. “What we did not expect to find was how much more warlike they are,” he added. Read more

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