Green River

Green River (Total Groundwater Pollution)

After a flurry of publications in the media, the Chinese government has promised to solve the problem of "cancer villages" in areas where groundwater contamination and sources of so much that has led to a significant increase in such diseases as cancer of the stomach.

Huangyava, a village in Shandong Province, has become a symbol of the growing ecological disaster, when it became clear that the region has one of the highest incidence of gastric cancer in the world. The news of this spread quickly on social network Weibo, which is an analogue of the Chinese Twitter.

Wells in the village are believed to be contaminated with toxins from a nearby aluminum smelter, which also emits harmful substances into the air.

A resident of the village by the name of Zhang said in an interview with Financial Times: « Ten years ago, the water in our rivers was as clear as tap water today. We did not have to put in each house water tank metal to make clean water supplies. "

Activist Deng Fei, who has more than three million followers in Weibo, has drawn attention to the plight of the village. In 2009, Deng Fei said: "If this continues, we will all be doomed. If the problem of groundwater pollution is not resolved, then the water will not only kill people, but also put pressure on the entire health care system, because it will cause a huge number of cancer patients. "

In the end, the authorities were forced to admit the existence of "cancer villages", and the report of the Ministry of Environment stated that the production of harmful chemicals that are banned in many developed countries, are still in China.

According to Greenpeace East Asia, China has 320 million people lack access to safe drinking water and 190 million people are forced to consume drinking water, heavily contaminated by hazardous chemicals.

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The Anacondas

Anacondas (The largest snake in the World)

The biggest snake of all, existing on our planet - anaconda. Her ability to swallow quite large animals has long been entirely scared people, but most of the people as prey for this huge snake is not interesting. There are 4 types of anacondas, the most famous of which - common anaconda.

Habitat anacondas - South America, where they can be found across the continent. The most comfortable environment for them is the rainforest, but they try not to go far from the waters, preferring to live in a swampy area.

Since these snakes are as closely related to boa constrictors, it is not surprising that they have their typical features: a small head and a long muscular body. Unlike ordinary snakes, anacondas have had not one, but two lungs, as well as full pelvic bones - because of this they are referred to the family Boidae. Body anaconda very massive and can reach a length of about 11 meters, and weighs 150-250 pounds. These dimensions, of course, the imagination, but the existing rumors about the special length up to 40 meters are greatly exaggerated and absolutely untrue.

Color these impressive snakes depends on the species. For example, the giant anaconda has a clay color with blackish or greenish tint, and her whole body covered with large dark spots. Beniyskaya anaconda in appearance closely resembles a giant, differing from it only by the size - it grows "only" up to 4 meters. Its bright color stands out most of all Paraguayan anaconda - its yellowish body is covered with dark spots that the light blue cast.

A feature of these huge snakes is their sharp unpleasant smell that they exude around. The female is easily distinguished from the male - it has a large and thick body. Anacondas live mostly alone.

Contrary to the opinion of the imposed cinema, anaconda - a rather passive animal, and unnecessarily will not attack large prey. It feeds mainly on small rodents, turtles, young crocodiles, water birds and capybaras. Hunt prey, long anaconda can trap it, but sometimes it can begin pursuit. Since it has no poison, it wraps its prey rings, choking and swallows entirely. People anaconda attack is very rare, but several of these cases, though, it was.

Anaconda breed in April and May: the female leaves fragrant trail that males find it. Marriage match males expressed in their peculiar struggle - they are woven into a ball and cut the muscles, forcing the weaker opponent. Female can give birth to live young, and, and lay their eggs. Newborns anacondas quite vulnerable to predators, but reaching adulthood, live carelessly, as no animal dares to attack this giant. In captivity, anacondas can live about 5-6 years, but in the natural habitat of their life expectancy is much greater.

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Conquer Everest without legs

Mark Inglis the first Climber to Conquer Everest without Legs

New Zealander Mark Inglis in 2006 was conquered Everest. But this is not surprising, but the fact that twenty years ago he lost both legs. Thanks to his wife Inglis, reporters learned that all his life he dreamed of climbing to the highest point of the planet.

Realize this dream come true athlete does not stop even then, that in 1982 during an expedition to the mountains of New Zealand Mount Cook, he froze both feet. Surgeons had to amputate the limb below the knee and after a while Inglis began to move on two prostheses. Yet climber not give up the dream of Everest - he continued his training and preparation for the implementation of the climb.

During the ascent to the summit, which lasted 40 days, the share of Inglis dropped some heavy testing. At an altitude of 6400 meters he broke one of the prosthesis and he had to deal with its repair. Fortunately, the athlete prudently brought with him spare parts. Successfully to repair, the athlete continued his ascent and finished it, and climb the highest point on the planet.

Moreover, Mark climbed Everest from one side of the mountain, and he had to go down on the other. By the way, according to reliable sources, such route was the third in the history of the conquest of the summit.

Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand, personally congratulated the climber. She said that in itself the conquest of Everest is a major achievement for each climber, but for Mark Inglis it has become even more important.

For the first time Everest (Chomolungma or) was conquered on May 29, 1953, Tenzing Norgeem and Edmund Hillary.

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World's largest flower

Rafflesia Arnoldi (The World's largest flower)

On exotic islands of the Malay Archipelago - Sumatra, Kalimantan and Java - you can find a real miracle of nature: the world's largest flower Rafflesia Arnoldi called. The scientific name he received because of its discoverers: Raffles officer and botanist Arnold, but the locals have long called it "bungapatma" that is, "Lotus Flower" and credited him with miraculous healing properties.

This unusual plant has no leaves or roots, and because of such features of the structure are unable to produce all it needs for living organic matter. Therefore, a huge flower stalks parasite on vines, grow into the wood thin filaments that resemble mycelium.

The largest flower Rafflesia found instance reached 106.7 cm in diameter, but the average size, after all, do not exceed 90 cm. Weight plant may be about 6 kg, and its thick fleshy petals grow to a length of about 46 cm.

The appearance and smell of a flower Rafflesia associated with rotting meat: five huge petals of bright red color with white growths attract flies that pollinate the plant. Insects fall into the male flower, where they stick back pollen, and then carry his burden to female flowers, thus fertilizing them ovules.

After that, within seven months of the ovary develops fruit that carries the millions of tiny seeds. To breeding process went on, the flower needs help of some large animal: accidentally crushing the fruit, it carries the seeds of a new habitat.

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Whale Shark

Whale Shark the Biggest fish in the World

If you choose the largest inhabitant of the deep sea among fish, the answer is unequivocal - the whale shark. Do not think that the blue whale is the leader in the fish kingdom. The fact that it does not refer to the fish, but belongs to a mammal.

Let's find out more about this representative of the fishing world. It should be noted immediately that the whale shark is different from the usual representatives of sharks. If we know them as dangerous and aggressive fish, our fish giant known for its peaceful behavior. Any scuba diver underwater in advance by purchasing inventory, which offers fishing online store can swim next to it.

The very long shark reaches an average of 12 meters, although there have been reported cases of detection giants up to 20 meters. This fish swims slowly, usually its rate is within five miles per hour. During power it opens its mouth, and get there clouds of plankton and other small marine life. In its jaws, there are about 35,000 small sharp teeth. This fish is easily distinguished from other members of sharks - dark blue or brown leather strewn with white and yellow spots. But it is much easier to understand what the whale shark is? just by looking at its size.

Lately, this shark species population falls. Despite the fact that imposed strict bans on catching a whale shark poachers break the law and catch it on an industrial scale. Marine giant is now on the verge of extinction, not only because of the capture, but also because of the extremely slow rate of reproduction.

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Weed robes

Eco Collection Weed robes (Beauty one day)

Nature inspires a lot of people in the arts. Canadian artist Nicole Dekstras did not stay on the sidelines and has created a unique collection of clothing Weed robes, the main material for which was not silk and cashmere does not, and weeds and flowers from the garden.

Nicole Dekstras in 1986 graduated from the Canadian College of Art Emily Carr. Prior to this, Nicole studied at the School of Art Kootenay, where she learned the basic directions of art, design and dance. The idea of ​​creating along with natural materials visited the artist in 2007. Now Nicole masterpieces demonstrate in many Canadian cities.

Flowers, fruits and weeds in the hands of Nicole Dekstras turn into a real freshen floral masterpiece. Men's and women's dresses from Dekstras - are manifestations of a unique symbiosis between man and his natural environment, its relationship with Mother Earth.

Creative Nicole Dekstras only works with environmentally friendly materials that will soon fade and will not leave any trace. It may sound sad, but the picture - it's the only memory of the wonderful dresses of the artist, because, as already mentioned, short-lived and impractical garments soon fade. Works fighter for ecology Nicole Dekstras someone may seem ridiculous, but they have an idea. The artist shows the harmony of the body and the earth, which is lacking in today's world.

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Scorpion Ambon

Scorpion Ambon Pearl Ocean Waters

Oceans hides in its depths a lot of surprises. One of these may be called Scorpion Ambon - one of the most beautiful fish in the world. Even more interesting about the underwater world can be found by opening the magazine about fishing.

And we return to the story of Scorpion Ambon, which was opened and investigated in 1856. Usual miracle fish in the waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Found off the coast of Australia and Fiji, as well as in the Yellow and the Red Sea. SCORPIO lives near the shore at the bottom of the pond. This fish - are not uncommon, but its expressive appearance cannot help but attract attention.

Scorpion Ambon can be easily identified by the so-called "eyebrows" - its characteristic growths over the eyes. Fish can change the color, and even has a wool shed periodically. All body Scorpion harbor poisonous spines that help fish to defend themselves in case of attack. Thorns increased with the appearance of danger. By the way, their venom is so strong that it is capable of a few moments to kill a man.

Ambon scorpion fish - hidden predator. She, as a partisan, waits at the bottom of the sea victim. Such hunting contributes to its ability to change color, so it can easily blend with the surrounding ocean scenery. Hunts like this: while the victim floats before Scorpion, fish makes a sharp leap forward and pulls his victim. Living scorpion Ambon, usually alone. Would you like to meet such an amazing fish?

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Stunning Landscape Photography

Stunning landscape Photography by James Appleton,England

The world in which we live - amazingly beautiful place, but very often we do not notice this. But young British self-taught photographer James Appleton (James Appleton) can be found on the ground most stunning landscapes and artfully captures their memory with the camera, so much so that his work may well pass for a picture of the tapestry.

At home, James is known as the architectural and wedding photographer, but the real vocation of this talented 27-year-old boy has become a landscape photography in which he achieved considerable success. To make a great shot, James has traveled many countries - apart from his native England, he went to Switzerland, Thailand, Iceland, Scotland, Zambia and other countries, and everywhere found incredible landscapes, worthy of being etched his camera.

James himself describes itself as an extreme person who is successful in finding angles are not able to go a mile and climb to the top of the insurmountable. To take a picture of a volcanic eruption Fimvorduhals (Fimmvorduhals) in Iceland, which happened in 2010, he picked him for quite a dangerous distance. James also complicated the work and the fact that he had to bear the tridtsatikilogrammovoe fotosnaryazhenie, but the efforts were not in vain photographer - then his work had a huge success on the Internet.

James Appleton talent did not go unnoticed - in his young age he has already repeatedly became the winner of many prestigious awards, and his photographs have appeared in internationally renowned journals level National Geographic.

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Snakehead Fish

Snakehead (Normal freshwater fish)

The exterior of this fish there is nothing from the snake, and her head usual. The main habitat of its habitat are considered to be China's water from the Yangtze River to the Russian Amur. However, apart from these areas snakehead bred in different water bodies of Russia and CIS countries. The average size of the fish is 110 cm and weighs 10 kg.

Snakehead - a predator. In his food ration includes juvenile fish (mainly carp and bream), insects along with their larvae, and butterflies mayflies during their mass flight, as well as frogs and tadpoles. Thanks to these features our hero safely inhabit shallow waters zamornye in which "live" Non-commercial and trash fish.

Snakehead - fish not quite normal. He has special authorities, allowing him to breathe atmospheric air. Thanks to this feature, it must periodically rise to the surface for a breath of air. These things supplement helps him stay alive even when extracted from the water for 3-4 days.

Snakehead spawns at the end of the first half of the summer. Before the start of spawning male and female trying to arrange a cozy nest in one of the coastal areas. For this purpose they release the bottom portion of the vegetation and the water surface of about 1 meter in diameter. The female lays eggs in batches, several times. This occurs up to five times. Sweeps caviar floats on water for 2-3 days, and then begin to emerge from her first larvae. Initially they hold in the nest, under close guard parents.

Lifestyle snakehead very similar to the pike, so his fishing tackle for practically do not differ from the pike. The only difference is in season and fishing practices. Most catch ability tackle zherlitsy considered that "charges" bait fish or frog.

Sufficiently high efficiency blesnenie shows, both on the wavering, and the spinners. Since snakehead fish in reservoirs have to overgrown grass, it becomes highly desirable use of uncoupled tees.

Well caught our hero as the bottom and float rod. In this case, the role of the nozzle is best to take the worm, a frog or a small bait fish. And it is not necessary to worry about the state of the latter. Even as snuloy, fish is an excellent bait for snakehead.

From snap recommended single fish hooks №12, dull floats and twine-section 0.5 - 0.7 mm. Since snakehead - fish active and large, the use of a thin line often leads to a cliff.

The most common way of catching snakehead float rod is considered wiring. Desirable - from a boat. Encouraged the use of bait. Boats can be used a variety of designs, but the best option is considered a wooden punt. Setting per se across the current, below it there is almost no whirlpools that constantly occurs when using keel models.

Technique of fishing snakehead is somewhat different from other ways of catching fish. It consists in the fact that becoming a boat somewhat higher lured space, equipment, consisting of baited hooks and fixed two feet from him sinkers carefully dropped overboard and send it downstream. If after going through lured penny she went unnoticed, try repeating after checking all safety gear. When necessary, it should be corrected or replaced.

Should not expect an indispensable bite. According to statistics, even in the rich waters snakehead could be effective only every tenth wiring. If the fish pecked - will not be bored. Bring the boat and pulled into abutting the fish is a very difficult task.

Good luck fishing!

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While Balancing Stones

While Balancing Stones an Art from Michael grabs

(USA)

As a child, many of us were building towers out of scrap materials, imagining that it is a house or castle. But American Michael grabs (Michael Grab) suffered a childhood hobby into his adult life - in front of astonished spectators, he creates incredible installation of the most common stones that literally lying at his feet. Mike popularity is so high that many admirers of his talent buying tours in the United States, if only to look at the process of creating unusual sculptures.

Michael runs a landscape designer in Colorado (USA), but he became a local celebrity due to his unusual hobby. Wherever he was, he always builds stone sculptures without the use of any materials at hand fastening. Many do not believe that the stones just masterfully laid out on each other, because such towers seem to deny the laws of gravity, but, nevertheless, it is.

The secret of the magic of Michael grabs that he is able to find the "stone" balance, building each shape so that each of its detail, teetering on the brink, held in place. This art has long been known to people, as has long been used in balancing stones meditative purposes. Indeed, in the process of finding the perfect equilibrium point for a stone man practically disables your thoughts of all superfluous, focusing only on the job.

So does Michael grabs - he may spend long hours to create their masterpieces, which, moreover, are very short-lived, but it gets from a real pleasure. And we can admire in the photo etched unusual sculptures created by this talented and stubborn man.

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