In November, as part of the “Popular Lecture Series of the Popular Mechanics” magazine, lectures will be held on the physics of elementary particles, memory issues, and children’s dreams. This was reported in a press release received by the editors of Lenta.ru. On November 5, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Dmitry Kazakov will talk about the physics of elementary particles. Listeners will learn about the processes that occur in stars, as well as about the three families of quarks.

The social network Facebook has blocked access to the pages of some of its users and asked them to send passport photos to confirm their identity. Messages about this began to appear on Twitter on October 29. According to users of the social network from the United States, they received notifications in which the Facebook administration asks them to provide a photo of an ID containing a photograph (most often, such a document means a passport or driver’s license).

On October 29, the Northern Ireland Police leadership ordered the urgent evacuation of Stormont Castle, where the local government operates, The Belfast Telegraph reports. The evacuation was announced after a letter containing explosives arrived at the castle. It was sent to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers. Most of the House of Government staff were sent to the nearby Northern Ireland Parliament House where they could continue their work.

The Chinese government has classified the accident in Tiananmen Square in central Beijing as a terrorist attack, Reuters reports , citing an anonymous source familiar with the situation. According to authorities, the people in the car were suicide bombers. Earlier, authorities put on the wanted list two residents of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, who, as the media note, are ethnic Uyghurs, judging by their names.

The Russian Football Union (RFU) on its official website named the national team’s opponents for the upcoming friendly matches. On November 15, the Russians will meet with Serbia, and four days later they will meet with the South Korean team. Both games will be held in the UAE. The exact location and start time of the matches will be announced later. Friendly matches will be held during the play-off matches for the right to play at the 2014 World Cup.

The head of the Federation Council Committee on Rules and Organization of Parliamentary Activities, Vadim Tyulpanov, asked the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, Yuri Chaika, to check the legality of the arrest of photographer Denis Sinyakov, who was detained along with the crew of the Arctic Sunrise vessel in the Pechora Sea. agency reported this on the night of Tuesday, October 29 ITAR-TASS .

Gazprom was recognized as the most valuable Russian brand in 2013. This was reported in a press release from the consulting agency Interbrand, which conducted the relevant research. The gas monopolist's trademark was valued at 1.26 trillion rubles. Gazprom won by a wide margin: MTS with a brand worth 192 billion rubles was in second place, and Beeline was in third place (155 billion rubles). The brand of another mobile operator, MegaFon, was valued at 114 billion rubles.

Outgoing Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili has almost completely spent the presidential fund for 2013. This was stated by Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure David Narmania, Interfax reports . According to him, about five thousand lari (about three thousand dollars) remained in the fund’s account. “Nobody doubted that President Saakashvili would completely use up his fund.

Beneath the crater of an ancient supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park in the United States, there is twice as much magma as previously thought. New geophysical data indicates that the magma reservoir beneath the dormant supervolcano measures approximately 20 by 80 kilometers. Details with reference to a report made at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America are provided by Nature News.

Apple's share of the smartphone market fell from 15.6 percent to 13.4 percent in the third quarter. This was reported in the materials of the consulting company Strategy Analytics. During the quarter, the American company shipped 33.8 million iPhones, up 26 percent from the same period a year earlier. Strategy Analytics noted that it expects a significant improvement in performance in the fourth quarter due to strong demand for the new iPhone 5s.

A year ago, Vladimir Putin proposed moving the Supreme and Arbitration Courts to St. Petersburg and building a judicial quarter for them. The workshop of Maxim Atayants won the competition for the architectural concept of the quarter. "Lenta.ru-Real Estate" presents the best projects of the competition. The winner of the competition is the project "Architectural Studio of Maxim Atayants"._ Image: Presidential Library. B.N.

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) will inspect the banking sector over suspicions of lending to yakuza members. reports this Reuters . Starting next week, inspections will begin at the country's three largest banks: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. The investigation was launched amid a scandal involving Mizuho.

Prices for both raw milk and final dairy products on store shelves have risen sharply in Russia compared to last year. writes about this Vedomosti in its issue dated October 29. A kilogram of raw milk rose on average across the country by a quarter to 16 rubles, and in some regions its cost doubled to 25 rubles. An increase in prices is noted by almost all producers in the sector. It has accelerated in recent months; prices have increased several times since August.

The Bravo group posted a new song online. The track called “DJ Fantômas” is posted on the band’s official website. The release of the new song is timed to coincide with the band’s 30th anniversary, which it will officially celebrate on November 10 with a concert at the Stadium Live club.

In the Kherson region of Ukraine, a 50-year-old shepherd was sentenced for carelessly burning more than a thousand hectares of forest. The man (his name is not known) was sentenced to five years in prison, in addition, he will have to pay a fine of 240 thousand hryvnia (about 30 thousand dollars). This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. A large forest fire occurred in the Tsyurupinsky district of the region in August 2012.