Even before the World Championship in Japan and Korea, everyone was sure that the famous penalties David Beckham directly depended on the shoes he wears . However, scientists do not agree with this statement. It turns out that the secret to the success of such blows is a combination of the forces of Magnus, the pace of rotation and climatic conditions. Scientists, after a series of studies, deduced the formula for the perfect penalty.

In the Karmadon Gorge of North Ossetia, concrete ceilings of the tunnel were discovered, where people could hide during the glacier gathering. "When driving one of the wells at a depth of 69 meters, a concrete ceiling was discovered, indicating that the drillers went into the tunnel cavity," a source in the Ministry of Emergencies of the republic said on Monday.

More than 80 people are missing two days after the accident of the vessel that stopped the Niger River in North Nigeria. This was reported by AFP with reference to a representative of local authorities. Five people were saved and ten bodies of the dead were raised from the water, a representative of the head of the Nigerian state Kebby Abdullahi Zuru said. The ship, on board which could be up to a hundred passengers, flew onto the underwater stone and sank, he added.

The representative of the holy throne, Cardinal Pio Lagi, left for Washington today, where he intends to convey at a meeting with George Bush the personal message of Pope John Paul II to the US President. This was reported by RIA "Novosti" with reference to the press service of the Vatican . The visit of Cardinal Lagi in the United States is another attempt to help the holy throne to promote the peaceful resolution of the Iraq crisis.

The countries of the League of the Arab states (LAG) gathered for a summit in the Egyptian city of Sharm-Esh-Sheikh, after lively discussions, adopted a joint declaration in which they expressed a complete rejection of "attacks on Iraq and announced" refusal to participate in the military campaign "against this country, said the General Secretary of AMR Musa.

The habit of licking snow increasingly causes oncological diseases of the pharynx in metropolitan dogs and cats. This conclusion was reached by specialists of the veterinary oncological clinic of the Moscow Institute named after Herzen. According to the clinic experts, before the throat tumor was found in animals much less often.

In the city of Nikolaevsk-on-Amur of the Khabarovsk Territory, an employee of the militarized guards of the seaport, fighting off the man who attacked him, shot him. According to the press service of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Khabarovsk Territory, on the night of Sunday, the unknown burst into the guardroom and tried to tear a gun from the holster. The struggle ensued, during which the guard grabbed the weapon and shot towards the attacker.

World Champion Russian Dmitry Arkhipov became the winner of the Acrobatic jump tournament in the Freestyle Cup drawing in the current season. Having become the second medalist at the last stage in the Czech Republic, he gained a victorious amount in the total standings - 572 points. Canadian Steve Omishl took second place - 560 points. His compatriot Jeff bin with 556 points is the third. In women, at the end of the season, Alisa Kamlin from Australia was the winner in this discipline.

The great -grandson of Joseph Stalin, Vissarion Dzhugashvili, is going to ask for political asylum in the United States. He intends to file a statement about this on March 5 - on the day of the 50th anniversary of the death of his ancestor, AFP reports with reference to the Canadian newspaper La Presse.

The terrorists associated with Al-Qaeda plan to attack the US military base in Pearl Harbor. First of all, at the threat of atomic submarines that are on the raid. The secret report presented a week ago to the leadership of the American special services, it is said that terrorists plan to bring down planes on Pearl Harbor, which can capture Gonolulu in Hawaii at the International Airport.

David Beckham is currently starring in the film, where he will play Superman killer. Many are already saying that David has been prepared by Oscar even before the end of the football career. The film will be called "Running to the Red Light." In this film, David will have to reincarnate a person who does not see well, but this drawback perfectly compensates for other senses.

Another week in the Attor was marked by three tournaments. In these competitions, tennis players celebrated success, from whom this was not much expected. Recently, in the world male rating, there has been an rise in Argentinean tennis. Athletes from this country are located in the field from the 13th to the 15th. Last week, the focus was Augustin Calieri, who won the tournament in the Mexican Acapulco.

The Japanese government leads the final preparations for the evacuation of citizens of its country from the Gulf zone against the backdrop of the preparation of the United States and Britain in the military action in Iraq. It is assumed that by Friday, when a new report of inspectors will be submitted to the UN Security Council, the Japanese will no longer in the region. The government decided to be safe in case the report leads to the activation of hostilities.

Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture intend to limit the production of alcohol to load the capacities of controlled enterprises. In addition, they want to prohibit the construction of new liquor plants. Similar initiatives are contained in the upcoming concept of regulating the alcohol market.

The army of Israel needs new jeeps. She would prefer to purchase them from Mercedes. The German government has nothing against, because this time we are not talking about armored personnel carriers, around the acquisition of which some time ago the struggle between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem and Berlin unfolded. For ordinary cars with a drive for all four wheels and there are no export restrictions with excellent shock absorbers.