Russians buy "kit" of survival to the end of the world

The Mayan prophecy that predicts the end of the world for the next 21 days is to be taken too seriously in Russia. Such that the prime minister, Dimitri Medvedev, was forced to go public deny the apocalypse. Even so, in the Siberian city of Tomsk, a "kit" of survival became a sales success.
 

Have cereal, a bar of soap, a pocket knife, water purification tablets, a first aid kit, candles and a matchbox - it could not be - a bottle of vodka. The "kit" of survival to the end of the world, the Mayan prophecy predicts that for 21, costs 1000 rubles (about 25 euros) and has had a high demand in the city of Tomsk, Siberia.
Dimitri Medvedev already went public call for calm and explain that the Mayan prophecy does not speak of the end of the world, but only a change of cycle. However, some TV channels decided to "explore" the idea of ​​the end of the world and give "hints" of what to do, where to run, what regions of the country will be safer ....
The governor of the republic of Atai, on the border with Kazakhstan, was very pleased with the publicity that many television channels did the mountains of the region, which were classified as the only region in the world that is not affected by "rain of fire" floods and earthquakes that will arise with the "end of the world." The "publicity" given to the region has led to many outsiders there, which to the coffers of Atai is very good.
Elsewhere, popular dug tunnels and provided food and other goods to ensure survival. The race to supermarkets who made many ran out of candles and matchboxes, for example.

Found secret fortune heiress

A man of 69 years died, who lived alone in the house, in the city of Carson City, in the U.S. state of Nevada, and authorities were surprised to find, in the garage, a fortune in gold coins and bars. This week, we found the only heir of this secret millionaire.
 

Walter Jr. had Samaszko fortune unknown

U.S. officials were surprised to find seven million dollars (over five million euros) in gold bars and coins in the house of a man with  69 years old who died  in Carson City, Nevada.
Samaszko Walter Jr. lived alone and had only $ 200 usd (about 153 euros) in a bank account. It was very reserved and those who knew him say that "he hated the government."
In June, the neighbors called the authorities because of the smell coming from the house of Walter. It was then that they found the body of the man who would be dead a month ago, following heart problems.
On their property, they discovered several bars and 2695 gold coins, some dating from 1880, stored in boxes in the garage.
When the case became public, several people claimed that they were relatives of the deceased ... but just last week Carson City authorities announced they had found the sole heir to the fortune of Walter, based on a rigorous genealogical research.
According to the newspaper " Huffington Post , "Arlene Magdon, California resident, was shocked to learn that he was the heir of that fortune, by being press and the only living relative of Walter.
Next week there will be a hearing to certify Arlene Magdon as the legitimate heir and excluding approximately $ 750,000 usd (570,000 euros) in taxes, the fortune will be delivered in 2013.

NASA anticipates video that explains why the world did not end

NASA is so certain that the world will not end it produced a video, with the release date of December 22 but that was anticipated, explain why the end of the world did not happen. Watch the video.

"Why the World Didn't End Yesterday" is the title of the video from NASA, whose release is anticipated, at a time when one in five Americans believe the world ends on June 21 and there are many people traveling to places considered "shrines" to save himself.

 Over four minutes, a narrator NASA explains that the alleged Mayan prophecy that underlie the apocalyptic rumors start from a misinterpretation.
John Carlson has spent the last 35 years studying the subject and points out that the Mayan civilization had great astronomers and developed a written language, but what impressed was its extensive sense of time.
The Mayan calendar is designed to record very long time intervals. It's like an "odometer" that when their exhausted digits returns to zero again, explains John Carlson. The end of the calendar does not mean the world will end, but that a new count will begin. Herein lies the key of rumors about the end of the world, he adds.
According to astronomer Don Yeomans, no comet or asteroid has Earth in its path. Nor are there planets wandering through the cosmos that will collide with our planet. If there were, the astrobiologist David Morrison notes, would be one of the brightest objects in the sky ever observed.

"Mule robot" helps the military load material

The Pentagon has developed a "mule robot", which will have the capacity to carry up to 180 pounds, thus facilitating the transport of military supplies for the troops. Watch the video. :)

However, it expects to double capacity, to be able to walk with autonomy of 32 kilometers and serve as an auxiliary source of energy to recharge the batteries for radios and electronic devices during patrols.
"This is a military problem solving real: the transport of large amounts of equipment they have to carry our soldiers in Afghanistan," said Lt. Col. Joseph Hitt, program director of the department of DARPA's tactical technology.
Hitt explained that the weight of military equipment has increased, causing fatigue, physical problems and sometimes rupture of muscle tissue and other complications that can affect the performance of the functions of the military.
Therefore, reducing the weight of the material has become a priority for DARPA, which began this project in 2009, with a budget of 54 million dollars (41 million euros) and that currently is undergoing tests.
The LS3 robot has to be tested on different types of terrain, as you can find in combat - dirt, sand - and in different weather conditions, including rain and snow.
DARPA scientists who are working on the development of functions such as voice response, expect the first "robotic mules" in the service of the military within two years.
"We must ensure that the robot is smart as a trained animal," said Hitt.
For the military, the interaction between those who give orders and the robot "should be intuitive and natural."

Compensation for accident while having sex on work trip

An Australian court ordered the payment of compensation to a public official who had an accident while having sex during a business trip, revealed on Monday, local media reported.

Full of judges of the Federal Court of Australia rejected an appeal of agency labor compensation, Comcare, which argued that the tryst was not part of their official duties, the Sydney Morning Herald explains.
To the court the issue was not whether the employee had spent the night having sex or playing cards, because in either case "was at work."
The woman, whose identity was not disclosed, was sent by a government department to a location inside in November 2007 when he was wounded in the face when hitting a lamp while having sex with a friend.
Sore mouth and nose, then the woman faced problems of anxiety and depression and was prevented from working for some time.

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