Inflation in the Sakhalin region for January-March 2013 amounted to 6.2%, said the Minister of Economic Development of the region Sergei Karpenko at a meeting of the regional government on Monday. In the Russian Federation, this figure, according to him, reached 7.1% over the same period. "In the structure of inflation in Russia, food products rose in price during this period by 8.3%, in the Sakhalin region - by 7.2%.

The recently closed traffic police post on the Zmeinogorsk tract did not stand for a long time in an untouched form. Tonight, unknown people threw him stones, possibly in resentment or revenge for previously issued fines. The glass on the first and second floors of the rooms are broken. Last week, stationary traffic police posts on Zmeinogorsk and Pavlovsky tracts were closed. There is now a parking lot on the site of the Zmeinogorsk post.

I remember well how this alley was just being installed in the Belgorod region, in the village. Veidelevka, but for a number of years nothing has changed here... The alley is in terrible condition, and on the eve of May 9, I decided to do a review and, based on the results, ask a few questions that they could not answer in the Veidelevsky district, alas ... Eremenko Nazar Konstantinovich - Hero of Socialist Labor, winner of many awards and medals of VDNKh, participant in the Great Patriotic War.

In connection with Fire Protection Day celebrated on April 30, a parade of fire fighting equipment took place in Barnaul today. I captured the very end of the event - the end of the exhibition and the departure of the cars. Judging by the posts of friends, there had been all sorts of performances there before, but just looking at the cars was quite interesting. I was pleased that the vintage cars were all in excellent condition, I wonder if they are on display somewhere on a permanent basis?

Last week, Ternovskiy and I flew to Grozny. To meet with Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the Chechen Republic. When I was invited, I did not hesitate for a second and agreed. Kadyrov can be treated differently, but this personality is very interesting and ambiguous. I wanted to make my own impression, and I did it. In addition, I was already in Chechnya three years ago, I liked the city of Grozny: it is actually very different from other Russian capitals, and for the better.

It's time to write a final post following an interesting trip to the Netherlands. From April 21 to 27, I was invited to the international team of journalists who examined the Dutch achievements in the field of waste processing, recycling. Not every country will decide to talk about itself, showing landfills. However, since they do it - there is something to show. The Netherlands today are one of the leaders, and perhaps the leader in the field of garbage processing.

Scientists at Irkutsk State Technical University (ISTU) are working on creating waffles for dietary nutrition with the addition of arabinogalactan polysaccharide extracted from larch wood, the university’s press service reports. “The search for a new recipe is caused by the insufficient supply of biologically active nutrients to the population. When using premium flour in the diet, there is a deficiency of dietary fiber necessary for the human body.

Photo: Reuters On April 15, 2013, during the Boston Marathon, two bombs exploded at the finish line of the race, made, as it turned out later , from the ambulances. Three people were killed-an eight-year-old boy, a 29-year-old woman and student of Boston University from China. About 260 people received injuries. Two brothers, natives of Chechnya, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev and 19-year-old Johar are suspected of a terrorist attack.

Photo: Van Wedeen/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard U. Medical School By blocking a single gene, scientists forced the cerebral cortex of mice to grow and form folds, just like yours and mine. Perhaps altering the functioning of this particular gene once created our own complex brains. The cerebral cortex is associated with its higher functions - memory, decision making, and so on.

Russians have become happier over the past two years, but still 18% feel unhappy, according to the results of a survey by VTsIOM . 1,600 people were surveyed in 42 regions of the country on April 20-21. It turned out that 77% were happy, and every fifth person could not explain why they were happy. Two years ago there were fewer happy people - 67%.

More than 20 culinary specialists from catering establishments will take part in the Shashlik 2013 festival in Belgorod, reports the press service of the regional center administration. The event will take place on May 1 in the Central Park of Culture and Leisure. The jury will choose the winners in the categories “Producer of the best pork kebab”, “Producer of the best fish kebab”, “Producer of the best poultry kebab”, “Producer of the best lamb kebab”.

Amalienau (current Victory Avenue, Lesoparkovaya St., Yanalov St., Krasnaya St., Kutuzova St.)-one of the few regions of Kaliningrad, which survived after the Second World War and more or less retained its historical appearance. At the beginning of the 20th century, he was a suburbs where rich Koenigsberg residents lived in private mansions.

Photo: RIA Novosti The ratings of the United Russia party fell significantly in the spring of 2013. Immediately in two polls-the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) and the Levada Center-the Party of power is losing popularity. The FOM survey showed that if the State Duma elections took place on the nearly Sunday, United Russia would have received only 39% of the vote. This survey was attended by 3,000 respondents from 204 settlements of the country.

A schoolboy damaged ten marble grave structures on the territory of a cemetery in the village of Ertarsky, Tugulym district, Sverdlovsk region. “Among them is a monument to a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, who fought on the Leningrad Front, caught fascist gangs in the forests.

The largest human rights organizations announced the creation of an International Commission of Experts, which will investigate the events of May 6, 2012 in Moscow and evaluate the actions of law enforcement agencies in relation to those involved in the Bolotnaya case.