LDPR deputy and member of the State Duma Committee on Culture Dmitry Litvintsev accused journalists of a “derogatory attitude” and unfair coverage of the work of parliament. The words of the deputy are quoted by the newspaper “ Arguments and Facts ”. Dmitry Litvintsev According to Dmitry Litvintsev, due to the negative attitude of journalists towards the work of parliament, the population is forming an incorrect image of the Russian government.

British stars launch 'new Ice Bucket Challenge' to help Syrian children British stars launched a flash mob online to draw attention to UNICEF's fundraising for the children of Syria. They post pictures of themselves in bed in the morning with the tag #wakeupcall. reports this The Independent .

Beautiful sunset in the capital in pictures from Instagram On the evening of October 8, hundreds of very similar photographs of the sky before sunset appeared on Muscovites’ Instagram accounts. The reason for this is the unusual clouds over the capital. The whole day on October 8, Russian-language Twitter discussed the total eclipse of the “blood” moon, which could not be observed in most of the territory of the Russian Federation.

A group of German engineers at a conference dedicated to user interfaces in Honolulu presented technology that allows printing flexible touch displays using a regular printer. reports Gizmodo . The presented technology is called PrintScreen, in which these two words no longer mean taking a screenshot, but a real “screen print” using a regular inkjet printer. You can apply such a display to almost any surface: wood, marble, leather, metal or a sheet of office paper.

The head of The Verge, Nilay Patel, announced that he had received an invitation to the next Apple event, where the company is expected to show off the new generation of iPad. The presentation will take place on October 16 in Cupertino. Just got my Apple invite. October 16th. "It's been way too long." — nilay patel (@reckless) October 8, 2014 The invitation was also published by 9to5mac .

Google has added a route through the famous Liwa Desert to its Street View service. According to the company's official blog , all pictures were taken with the help of a camel. As noted in the Google blog, the Liwa Oasis is one of the most inaccessible and at the same time beautiful places on Earth. It is located 150 kilometers southwest of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, and 100 kilometers from the coast of the Persian Gulf.

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced a tender worth 9 billion rubles to carry out secret development work under the code name “Troika”. The application, published on October 7 on the government procurement website, notes that the order is related to the development of encryption cryptographic systems.

HTC has introduced a digital photo and video camera called Re Camera, which can work in conjunction with other smartphones and use them as a viewfinder. This was reported by The Verge . According to HTC representatives, Re Camera is not positioned as a replacement for sports portable cameras like GoPro, but is intended for common shooting scenarios in everyday life.

On October 7, Twitter representatives filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Justice, demanding that authorities have the right to disclose detailed statistics regarding requests for users from law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies. The lawsuit became one of the main topics of all major Western publications, and TJournal tried to figure out what the administration of the social network is actually seeking and whether the proceedings will affect users from Russia.

A teacher from Plymouth illustrated her thesis about the dangers of social networks with a photo of a fifteen-year-old student in a bikini. This is reported by the Daily Mail . During a school assembly at Eggbuckland Community College in Plymouth, a teacher included a photo of one of the students in a bikini, taken from her Facebook page, among the usual photos of students.

The Yandex company presented a map showing popular objects photographed more than fifty times over seven years. The map of the most photographed objects in Russia was created based on Yandex.Photo data from 2007 to 2014. On it, multi-colored circles mark those cities in which more than five attractions were photographed more than 50 times during the specified period. Each color corresponds to a type of object, and the diameter of the circle is proportional to the number of photographs.

American comedian Sarah Silverman, together with the creative agency Droga5, released a viral commercial in which she allegedly decided to make herself a penis in order to reduce the wage gap with men. The video promotes a very real crowdfunding campaign. Adweek reports this. The joint ad from stand-up star Sarah Silverman and agency Droga5 takes a humorous approach to the serious issue of women being underpaid because of their gender throughout their lives.

A Detroit home owner has announced his desire to trade in his property for a new Apple phone. This was reported by CNet . The owner of a two-story, three-bedroom home in Detroit, Michigan, announced that he is willing to trade in for an iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, or iPad 32GB. Previously, he tried to sell the house for five, and then for three thousand dollars, but never found a buyer.

Ice cream company Ben & Jerry's used a rare astronomical phenomenon - a total eclipse of the blood moon - to advertise one of its product varieties. An advertising photo appeared on the page of the Japanese division of the company on Facebook. The image of the full moon against the background of the starry sky was superimposed on a Ben & Jerry's paper cup with the brand's slogan written on it - “Peace, Love & Ice Cream”.

On October 22, in the Polish city of Slub, the opening ceremony of the world's first monument dedicated to the Internet encyclopedia “Wikipedia” will be held. This was reported on the website of the organization "Collegium Polonikum" (Collegium Polonicum), which is engaged in the construction of the monument. Photo by Radio Zachód The monument will be erected on the main square of a small student town of Slubica, which is located on the border with German Frankfurt.