India and Japan prime ministers meet in Tokyo
India 's new prime minister , Narendra Modi , is meeting his Japanese counterpart , Shinzo Abe , in Tokyo to discuss economic and security ties , on his first major foreign visit since winning May 's election .
Mr Modi is on a five-day trip to Japan to strengthen economic ties with the third largest economy in the world .
High on the agenda are plans for greater nuclear co-operation .
India is also reportedly hoping for a deal on defence collaboration between the two nations .
FANO Russia will hold a final Expert Session
The Federal Agency of Scientific Organizations ( FANO Russia ) , in joint cooperation with RAS , will hold the third Expert Session on “ Evaluating the effectiveness of activities of scientific organizations ” .
The gathering will be the final one in a series of meetings held by the agency over the course of the year , reports a press release delivered to the editorial offices of Lenta.ru.
At the third meeting , it is planned that the results of the work conducted by the Expert Session over the past year will be presented and that a final checklist to evaluate the effectiveness of scientific organizations will be developed .
In addition , participants at the event plan to discuss the rules for forming an expert panel , which is responsible for evaluating the work of scientific groups , as well as the criteria for carrying out evaluations .
The third Expert Session will be the final meeting in a series of events on the formation of a unified approach for all three academies to the evaluation of the effectiveness of activities of scientific organizations .
Over the past five months , we were able to achieve this , and the final version of the regulatory documents is undergoing approval .
According to the plans for the upcoming session , we should complete the development of procedures for scientometric and expert analysis , and come to an agreement on the stages and timeframes for the evaluation process ” , said the Head of FANO ’ s Expert-Analytical Department , Elena Aksenova .
Representatives from more than one hundred Russian scientific institutes will take part in the event .
It is expected that a resolution will be adopted based on its results .
The meeting will begin at 10 am , Moscow time , on September 16 , 2014 , at the following address : 14 Solyanka Street , Moscow .
Scientists have found a way to detect related stars
Astrophysicists from the University of California , Santa Cruz have studied turbulent mixing and its effect on chemical homogeneity in star clusters .
It is expected that the experts ’ discovery will make it possible to search for stars that are related to one another , that is to say , those stars that emerged from the same cluster .
The authors published the results of their study in the journal , Nature , but one can briefly get acquainted with them on the university ’ s website .
The reason for the homogeneous chemical composition of adjacent stars turns out to be turbulent mixing in the gas clouds where stars are created .
Even if the newly formed star later leaves the star cluster , its chemical composition will make it possible to determine its place of birth and the region where related stars were formed .
Previously , scientists had doubts that the evolution of a star outside of a cluster could result in differences in its chemical composition compared to related stars in a cluster .
The results of the simulations conducted by the astrophysicists prove that such differences should not occur .
The experts used a supercomputer in their research to simulate two streams of interstellar gas , which combined to form a cloud .
Over the course of several million years and under the force of its own gravitational pull , the object turned into a cluster , in which protostars began to form .
The scientists added indicating dye to the original gas streams and determined that the high level of chemical homogeneity was a result of the fast turbulent mixing in the cloud .
The astrophysicists believe that their study proves that it ’ s possible to look for related stars on the basis of chemical composition , as well as to determine the possible regions where these objects were formed .
Karratha police arrest 20-year-old after high speed motorcycle chase
A motorcycle has been seized after it was ridden at 125km / h in a 70km / h zone and through bushland to escape police in the Pilbara .
Traffic police on patrol in Karratha this morning tried to pull over a blue motorcycle when they spotted it reaching 125km / h as it pulled out of a service station on Bathgate Road .
Police say the rider then failed to stop and continued on to Burgess Road before turning into bushland , causing the officers to lose sight of it .
The motorcycle and a person matching the description of the rider was then spotted at a house on Walcott Way in Bulgarra .
Karratha Police have charged a 20-year-old man with failing to stop and reckless driving .
He is due to appear in Karratha Magistrates Court on September 23 .
The motorcycle was seized and impounded for three months .
The academic school year in the DPR will begin no earlier than October
The academic school year in the DPR will not being on September 1 , given that only 10 % of children are in the region .
The Minister of Education and Science for the self-proclaimed republic , Igor Kostenok , reported this .
According to him , 11 % of school children left for other regions in Ukraine , and 20 % for Russia .
Instruction in schools within the territory controlled by the DPR will begin no earlier than October 1 .
However , teachers will start back to work on September 1 .
The investigation into the TU-204 accident at Vnukovo in 2012 has been completed
The Investigative Committee of Russia has completed its criminal investigation into the Tu-204 airplane accident at Vnukovo Airport in December 2012 .
The ICRF reported this today .
“ The Moscow Interregional Investigative Department for Transport of the Investigative Committee of Russia has completed its criminal investigation into charges initiated in relation to the crash of the Tu-204 aircraft owned by Red Wings airline company at Vnukovo Airport on December 29 , 2012 , for an offense under Paragraph 3 , Article 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation : the violation of traffic safety rules and operation of air transport involving negligence that results in the death of two or more individuals ” , the agency ’ s statement reads .
The failure of the crew to comply with standard procedures and a high-speed approach on the landing turned out to be the cause of the crash .
George Webster accused of Nairn and Pitlochry hotel rapes
A man is to stand trial accused of raping women at two hotels .
George Webster , 28 , faced the charges during a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow .
He is alleged to have raped a woman at the Scotland 's Hotel in Pitlochry in Perthshire on June 7 , 2013 .
It is claimed Webster attacked her while she was " unconscious , asleep and incapable of giving consent . "
Webster is then charged with raping a second woman at the Golf View Hotel in Nairn in the Highlands on May 4 , 2014 .
Judge Lady Rae set a trial date for November 17 at the High Court in Edinburgh .
Lavrov : Russia will not “ slam the door ” in the face of new sanctions and will not leave the WTO
Russia will not “ slam the door ” in the face of new sanctions .
This was stated by the head of Russia ’ s MFA , Sergei Lavrov , while speaking in front of students and faculty members at MGIMO University .
I won 't even expound on or indulge in fantastical thinking about our counter measures in the event of a new wave of anti-Russian sanctions , because everything should be specifically calculated , he said .
And when we understand what our European and American partners are worthy of this time around , that is when we will make a decision about how to respond .
It will not be connected with door slamming , or some falsely understood grievances , the minister emphasized .
We , first and foremost , will be guided by our interests , interests to protect our economy , social sphere , our citizens , our business sector , and we will draw conclusions from our partners ’ actions on the basis of their appropriateness , ability to come to an agreement , and reliability .
On the basis of the steps that have been taken in the area of sanctions , it ’ s possible to soundly judge what our partners are trying to accomplish ” , the head of the Russian MFA continued .
If they are shouting at the top of their lungs that ‘ they will also be sanctions for us , but we have to take such measures in order to punish Russia ’ , this is probably not very appropriate . ”
As far as Russia ’ s leaving the WTO in response to potential new sanctions is concerned , the answer is no .
On the contrary , we want to more actively master the WTO instruments , including when the issue concerns trade disagreements , Lavrov stated .
We have already used this instrument in order to overcome what we see as discriminatory policies by the EU in the area of antidumping procedures .
According to the minister , Russia has been accused of dumping , and , as such , antidumping measures have been taken against sectors of the Russian economy .
“ We are also prepared to use WTO mechanisms in order to defend our position against introducing the norms of the EU ’ s third energy package retroactively ” , Lavrov said .
How to effectively use lilacs in garden design ?
Irina Okuneva answers our questions :
Since lilacs loose their nice appearance once they have dropped their flowers , it is a good idea to plant them together with other bushes .
They fit very nicely with many plants .
Moreover , one can and should plant lilacs beside both plants that bloom at different times and those that bloom at the same time as it .
Another bonus of lilacs is that they offer so many opportunities to get creative .
You can shape them into a standard tree of various heights , an attractive bush , a bush with a wide base , or even into something resembling a garden bonsai tree with a whimsical bent stock .
Just pick out the shape that works best with the design of your garden .
A resident of Leningrad Oblast is convicted of passing counterfeit money in Karelia
The Republic ’ s Ministry of Internal Affairs reports that the man conducted his criminal business in the Olonetsky and Segezhsky districts .
In addition to Karelia , he committed similar crimes in other regions of the country .
Notably , the accused already had managed to leave tracks in Vologda Oblast , where , in the spring of this year , he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison .
Later on , the man appeared before the Olonetsky district court .
At the end of the investigation into crimes committed in our republic , he was sent via prisoner transport to Segezha .
During the process of the inquiry , guilt was established in several instances of passing counterfeit money during the summer of 2013 .
At the end of June of this year , a criminal case file with an indictment was sent to court .
On Friday , August 29 , the court announced a ruling to change the term of incarceration to four years served in a standard regime penal colony .
The sentence hasn ’ t taken legal effect .
To recall , last week two other individuals who were passing counterfeit money , which was used by them to pay for things in stores in Petrozavodsk , were convicted .
The citizens of Azerbaijan also arrived in Karelia from Saint Petersburg .
One of them received a prison sentence of five years , and the other , four years .
Each of them was ordered to pay a fine of 500 thousand roubles .
The sentence has likewise not yet entered into legal force .
The 73rd anniversary of the arrival of the first Dervish Convoy was observed in Arkhangelsk
The rally , which was held in the regional centre , was dedicated to the first Arctic convey .
The Dervish delivered military aid from the USA and Great Britain to the USSR .
The remembrance ceremony in Arkhangelsk took place at the foundation stone for the future monument to participants in the northern convoys , which is located on Sedov Embankment in Solombala .
Representatives from Arkhangelsk ’ s veteran organizations and children from a cadet troupe gathered at the event .
The first time we came together was twenty-three years ago when the foundation stone was laid .
At the same time , today ’ s events are not a celebration , but rather a day of remembrance for those who never returned from sea ” , noted the Chair of the Council of Veterans for the Northern Shipping Company , Boris Karpov .
After that , the city ’ s military band performed at the event , and members from the cadet troupes presented flowers to the veterans and marched with the Russian flag and the Victory Banner .
The rally ended with the placing of flowers at the foundation stone .