Surfers at a competition in New South Wales were in for a surprise when they found themselves in the company of a large spinner shark. Spectators saw the shark leaping in and out of the water near Coffs Harbour, close to the surfers and swimmers. The moment was caught on camera by local resident Steph Bellamy, who said the shark "photobombed" her picture. Surfers evacuated the sea for 10 minutes before resuming the contest, she said, adding that no one was hurt. The e
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The Three Yogas in the context of monotheistic Hinduism are three religious paths for the human spirit to achieve union (yoga) with Ishvara, Supreme Being, i.e. God. They are 1.Karma Yoga or the Path of Action (karma) 2.Bhakti Yoga or the Path of Devotion (bhakti) 3.Jnana Yoga or the Path of Knowledge (jnana) These concepts are introduced in the Bhagavad Gita and become extremely popular in the course of the Bhak
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Yoga is important in our everyday life. It strengthens (укреплять) our physical and mental power and has numerous(многочисленный)health benefits. Yoga is a type of exercise which is performed using various types of body postures (положения). You can perform yoga anywhere, since it does not need any special workout... Read more »
It is not vain to want cleaner, fresher breath. Surely, most of us desire a minty mouth every morning without much effort. In our quick-fix world, the natural method is often perceived as a time-consuming ritual of diet, exercise and discipline. Who wants to do all of that just for fresh breath? Isn't there anything easier? In fact, there is, but consider the consequence: In a study analysing the reports of the American Association of Poison Control Cen
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Indian yoga today The birthplace of yoga is India. Now it is spreading around the world. What if this is added to the classical Indian yoga, and what she loses? Today India is the modern state closely connected with all countries of the world. The vast majority of yoga in India, available to foreigners - is part of the entertainment industry and tourism. If you just come to India on vacation, your yoga classes are limited by some exercises that an I
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Benefits of Yoga - Why Yoga Exercise is Good for You
Yoga books tell us that Yoga, as we all know, is aimed(направлена) to unite the mind, the body, and the spirit. Yogis view that the mind and the body are one, and that if it is given the right yoga kit and tools and taken to the right environment, it can find harmony and heal(исцелить) itself. Yoga therefore(поэтому) is considered therapeutic. It helps you become more aware(ос
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Our children live in a hurry-up world of busy parents, school pressures,incessant(непрерывные) lessons, video games, malls, and competitive sports. We usually don't think of these influences as stressful for our kids, but often they are. The bustling pace(оживленный темп) of our children's lives can have a profound effect on their innate joy—and usually not for the better. <
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Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead has failed to reach the number one spot in the music charts.
The Wizard of Oz song, which has been at the centre of an online campaign by opponents of Baroness Thatcher, reached number two after selling 52,605 copies.
However it was still more than 5,700 copies behind Duke Dumont and A*M*E with Need U (100%) which rem
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And, for the next six months, the days will be longer than the nights. Spring has sprung (возникла)- and we can finally banish (изгнать) the winter blues.
Google to retire RSS news-feed service Google is to shut down its Reader service in July, as usage has declined. A petition to save the service, which aggregates news content from web feeds, had 25,000 signatures in a few hours. Experts say shutting Reader is part of Google's plan to migrate more people to its social media service, Google+. Google said in its official blog: "There are two simple reasons for this - usage of Google Reader
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Beatles' Abbey Road cover in Calcutta traffic campaign Police in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta are using the picture on the cover of the iconic Beatles album Abbey Road in a campaign to enforce road safety. The picture shows the band members walking in single file on a zebra crossing in north London's Abbey Road. The slogan for the campaign reads: "If they can, why can't you?" The Beatles were photographed on Abbey Road in Ian M
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European men are lagging behind women in terms of life expectancy, a major new report reveals. Although people are living longer than ever before, men have seen less improvement and are "a generation behind" women, say the authors. The World Health Organization team who looked at data for nearly nine million people in 53 countries. <
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US pop-punk rockers Panic! at the Disco have beaten a host of bigger names to win best video at the MTV Video Music Awards. The group - who released their debut album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out last Septem
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People living near the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan have an increased risk of developing some cancers, the World Health Organization says. The increased risk is limited to communities and some emergency workers exposed to radiation after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, analysis shows. For those living in the rest of Japan there i
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[color=red]Rare macaws bred in Cornwall to be flown to Bolivia [/color]Rare macaws(ара)bred(размножаться)in Cornwall to be flown to Bolivia Six rare parrots which have been bred in Cornwall are being flown to a new life in the wild in Bolivia. The Blue ... Read more »
Stars are arriving on the red carpet in Hollywood ahead of what is likely to be one of the most [color=green]unpredictable (непредсказуемый) Academy Awards for years.[/color]
Host Seth MacFarlane is due to kick off the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre at 17:30 Los Angeles time (01:30 GMT).
New York’s big-name cultural institutions have no shortage of intriguing exhibition options to choose from, but for something a little more off the beaten path, there’s Museum. Tucked in an abandoned freight elevator in an alley on the edge of Manhattan’s Tribeca neighbourhood, this quirky venue that showcases obscure, under-the-radar and otherwise uncelebrated objects opens its second season with a reception on
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Mice learn songs in similar way to humans and birds
US researchers say that mice may have the ability to learn songs based on the sounds they hear. They found that when male mice were housed together they learned to match the pitch of their songs to each other. Mice also share some behavioural and brain mechanisms involved in
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Facebook has revealed it was the target of a "sophisticated attack" by hackers last month, but found no evidence any user data had been compromised.
The US-based social network said that the attack occurred(произошла) when employees(работники) visited a mobile developer website "that was compromised(взломан)".
Facebook said in a blog post that it w
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A nurse is researching whether an old family remedy using sugar to heal wounds does actually work. Moses Murandu, from Zimbabwe, grew up watching his father use granulated sugar to treat wounds. Sugar is thought to draw water away from wounds and prevent bacteria from multiplying. Early results from a trial on 35 hospital pa
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Sweden has issued international arrest warrants for two Britons suspected of illegally importing 10m euros (£8m) worth of garlic into the EU via Norway. Why would criminals do that? Swedish state prosecutors(прокурор) claim to have cracked one of Europe's more seemingly strange, if lucrative(прибыльные), smuggling rings. They say two British men are believed to have made millions of euros smuggling Chinese garlic(чеснок)
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A wolf hunt in Sweden that had angered environmentalists has been suspended(прекращена), just days after it began. The Swedish government had authorized(объяснило) what it called a targeted cull, saying it would create a healthier wolf population. But it was suspended pending a full legal review(эксп
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Cambodia off the beaten track Mention you are going to Cambodia and chances are, you will end up comparing notes on the glorious temples of Angkor, among the most awe-inspiring, mind-blowing monuments ever conceived by the human mind. It is hardly surprising that so many travellers from around the globe dream of gazing upon the towers of Angkor Wat, walking through the root-strangled gateways of Angkor Thom and staring back at the enigmatic smiling faces
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Cupid(Амур) has aimed his arrow at unsuspecting(не подозревающий)shoppers in a north Wales town. Saturday, 25 January is St Dwynwen's Day, named after a 5th Century Welsh princess who fell in love with a man she could not marry.
French police have detained(задержали) a woman accused of defacing(порча) an iconic Delacroix painting, Liberty Leading The People, at a branch(филиал) of the Louvre Museum.
She was held after being seen scrawling(каракули) a graffiti tag on the painting, a Romantic ma
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If you have ever wondered why people’s arms and legs twitch suddenly as they are drifting off to sleep, our resident psychologist Tom Stafford has the answer. As we give up our bodies to sleep, sudden twitches escape our brains, causing our arms and legs to jerk. Some people are startled by them, others are embarrassed. Me, I am fascinated b
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Now in its fifth year, the Carnevale Romano (Roman Carnival) has become a highlight on the city’s calendar – at least for fans of equestrian sport. Last year’s Carnival was Europe’s single largest equestrian event
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The world's largest online ticket retailer(розничный продавец) is to stop requiring users to enter hard-to-read words in order to prove they are human.
Captcha - which asks users to type in words to prove(доказывать) they are not robots trying to cheat the system - is used on many sites.
But Ticketmaster has moved to ditch(бросить) it in favour(в пользу) of a simpler system. ... Read more »
The French National Assembly has begun a marathon debate on legalising same-sex marriage after months of public protests and counter-protests.
The bill, promised by President Francois Hollande during his election campaign last year, allows for same-sex marriage and adoption(усыновление)by gay parents.
Mr Hollande's Socialists and their allies(союзники) command enough parliamenta
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At least 20% of people, including half of schoolchildren, were infected with swine flu during the first year of the pandemic in 2009, according to data from 19 countries.
It is thought the virus killed 200,000 people around the world.
A World Health Organization-led study looked for evidence(подтверждение) of the body's immune system fighting the virus.
It showed large numbers of people had been
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Russia's Bolshoi Theatre has appointed a former prima ballerina as a temporary replacement for its artistic director who is recovering from an acid(кислота) attack.
Galina Stepanenko joined the ballet company in 1990, retiring last year.
Award-winning ballet star, Sergei Filin was walking home in central Moscow when a masked man threw acid in his face.
Stepanenko said she would fulfil(выполнять)... Read more »
The spoon-billed sandpiper(кулик) is one of the world's rarest birds.
Recent sightings of the bird at several new sites along the coast of southern China indicate the species is more widespread(раскинувшийся) than thought.
