World News Brief (30-01-13)

The Dhaka Times Desk Like every week, today we will bring you interesting news from around the world - hope you like it.

Chowkidar bird on rhinoceros-elephant

Uganda, Africa has the Murchison Sanctuary, a secluded sanctuary called Primitive Africa. The forests here are home to elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, waterbucks, pushbucks - and many more. Another name for the rhinoceros of the Murchison Sanctuary is the Black Rhino. When they are walking in the forest, two birds come and sit on them. These birds are called 'chowkidar pakhi', chowkidar birds, sit on the back of rhinoceros or buffaloes and eat insects on their skin and in return call when they see humans. And the rhinoceros immediately became alert. Not only chowkidar birds, but long-tailed black birds on rhinos, buffaloes and elephants are also seen here. Their local name is Piapiak. They also sit on their backs and eat insects. These birds jump like woodpeckers and move on the body of the rhinoceros. When they see people, they make a special call, then the rhinoceros or moose are alerted. However, rhinoceros or buffaloes do not respond to other types of bird calls. Chowkidar bird is also called oxabaker or pure chowkidar bird.

Sometimes they jump like woodpeckers sitting on the back of a rhinoceros. The rhinoceros roams in the forest and eats the leaves of the trees. There are two species of rhinoceros in this forest. For example, Black Rhino and White Rhino. Black Rhino is a herbivore and White Rhino is a herbivore i.e. eats grass. The white rhino is very gregarious. They are the largest of the rhinoceroses, followed by the one-horned rhinoceros of Assam. White rhino but not white rhinoceros. According to many, the word comes not from the English white, but from the Afrikaans word wit, meaning wide, meaning wide-jawed. Chowkidar birds and piapiak birds do not only eat rhinoceroses. They are also the companion of rhinoceros. Even if they see an enemy of the rhinoceros, these birds call out. By that call, the rhinoceros knows that the enemy has arrived. So the rhinoceros climbs the small hill and disappears into the distance in no time. Murchison Sanctuary also has waterfalls. That's why this sanctuary in Uganda is also called Murchison Falls National Park now. This sanctuary has a wild animal called bushbuck. The beauty of their skin is not less. They have white spots and spots on their red skin. Those who come to the forest are sometimes afraid of the rhinoceros. Someone saw a rhinoceros and climbed a tree. Sit in the tree and make a little noise to see if the grumpy rhinoceros comes. Hitting the tree branch and clapping hands. The rhinoceros sometimes becomes scaly. However, this ill-tempered rhinoceros does not rush in anger, but flees in the opposite direction with a sigh. The forest elephants here are also quite unique. Elephants hit the ground with their trunks when people see them. Then suddenly he sucked the dust with his trunk and spread it on his back. Elephants also dust. An elephant's tusk should also touch the ground. When elephants roam in the forest, milk white cow-bucks roam with them. The grass moves under the pressure of the elephant's feet, insects fly from it and the bucks swallow them whole. Elephants that have tusks are called Daityas. Similarly, some people call the rhinoceros a monster. Elephants and rhinoceros pass each other, neither paying attention to the other. Interestingly, thousands of tamarind seedlings grow in hundreds of dung-balls, or elephant dung, along elephant trails in Uganda's Murchison Sanctuary. Very few of these seedlings can grow.

No one drowns in the ocean

In English its name is 'Dead Sea', in Bengali it stands for 'dead sea', but what if the name is sea, it is actually a lake. On one side is the peninsula called Lisan, on the other side is Mount Usdam. The two together have given a form of amazing beauty. The Dead Sea is located between Israel and Jordan. According to scientists, the Dead Sea was probably once connected to the Sea by the Gulf of Aqaba. At present it can be called nothing but a blocked lake. Dead Sea is bordered by the Jordan Valley to the north, the Moabite Plain to the east, the Arabah Desert to the south, and the mountain range to the west. This lake is spread over 360 square miles ie it is about 76 km in length and 10 to 16 km in width. Average depth is 1,000 feet. The famous Jordan River flows into this lake. The amount of water that the river carries every day is about six million tons. No animal can survive in Dead Sea water with too much salt.

Generally, sea water contains four to six percent salt. But the salt content in Dead Sea water is 23-25 percent. Salt content also varies according to depth. The amount of salt in the Dead Sea water is increasing every day due to the accumulation of river salt. Increasingly, the relative importance of water is greater than the relative importance of the human body as a whole. Even if people don't know how to swim, they can easily float in this Dead Sea. The Turkish government produces salt from the lake's water. The most interesting news is that Japan has built an 'Aqua Amusement Park' with the water of their country's Dead Sea, as a result of which the Dead Sea, thousands of miles away, has come to their country. The Japanese cannot drown in the water of this Dead Sea even if they want to. If there was such a park in our country, it would be very fun. Floating in the water, we could also read story books like the Japanese!

Helgoland is an island where motor vehicles are prohibited

Helgoland is a small island in the middle of the North Sea. The area is only 1 square kilometer and its distance from the mainland is 46 kilometers. The ship anchored a short distance from Helgoland. Because the sea is shallow near the island. A small boat anchors near the ship's exit door to take those who come to Helgoland to the island. To go to that boat, one has to jump into the boat anchored one meter below the ship. Those who come this way are used to jumping. But those who are older, two crew members of the ship stand on either side of the exit door, hold each passenger by the armpits from both sides and lower them into the boat. Heligoland has a triangular red rock that rises up to 61 meters from the sea. Some of the southern part of the triangle is at sea level. There is a jetty. The part of the island at sea level is called Ultland, meaning the lower floor. On this island there is a bust of Hoffmann von Falarmleben. While here, Hoffmann von Falarmleben wrote the Dovesland Liede (the name for Germany), which later became the country's national anthem. In the lower part of the island there are only shops, restaurants and hotels. The shops are all duty-free shops. Most are perfume, hard drinks and clothing stores. In Helgoland, pitched roads wind through wildflowers, grasses and trees. On one side are the red mountains of Helgoland, on the other the sea and sandy beaches shimmer in the sun. Motor vehicles are not allowed on the island, not even bicycles. There are two electric taxis and an ambulance. Many people come to this completely pollution-free island to improve their health. There is also a shrimp house here. There is an abundance of shrimps of different sizes around this island.

The main occupation of Helgolanders is fishing. The small houses here were once fishermen's workshops and workplaces. Today, fishing methods have changed, improved a lot. But the small houses of the fishermen were not broken. The history of the life of the islanders is connected with it. No small or big houses are lying empty, some have become government offices, some shops or restaurants. There is a house museum here, displaying old fishing gear. There is a pillar of red stone in Helgoland. It is called 'Lange ana Smriti Symbol'. It is 48 meters high. It was also connected to the main island at some point. Submerged by the force of the sea but the middle rises at low tide. There is also a story behind the naming of the place as Lange Anna. There used to be a waitress named Anna who worked at a dance bar on the island. She was named Lange Anna because she was tall and thin. That name later applied to the place and the tall stone.

Helgoland was ceded three times. Originally under Denmark. In 1814 went to England. In that century there was another change. In 1890, England and Germany exchanged hands. Then Helgoland came to the Germans, instead Germany gave them the island of Zagiobar. During World War II, England bombarded Helgoland heavily to destroy the German fleet. The inhabitants were then forced to leave the island. After the end of the war, England retained possession of Helgoland until 1952. It was used as a bombing range. At this time, the Royal Navy of England defused more than six thousand tons of explosives in Helgoland. The impact of the explosion reached the plateau. They called this explosion Big Bang. In 1952, Heligoland became part of Germany again.

Varna Sea Port

Varna is on the shores of the Black Sea. This Varna beach has golden colored sand, lined with pine trees. Men and women of all ages bathe here. Some lay their bodies on the golden sand and bask in the afternoon sun. Varna is one of the best seaside towns in Europe. People from all over Europe flock here during the summer. It has air connections with almost all major cities in Europe. Varna is the third largest city in Bulgaria, located 469 km northeast of Sofia. This seaport has a long history of development. The fishermen who came to catch fish in the sea were the first inhabitants here. Gradually its transformation took place as a sea port. Big ships started anchoring here. Most of the fishermen were devotees of the god Darjala. Sometimes festivals were held here in the name of this Darjala deity. At that time, various sports were organized on this beach. Roman rule was established in Verna in the first century BC. It is said that the Roman poet Ovid stayed here for a few days. The name Varna dates back to about the 13th century. Then many ups and downs. Sometimes under the King of Poland, sometimes under the Turkish Emperor. When Bulgaria was freed from Turkish rule in 1878, Varna also became part of independent Bulgaria. But the dark shadow of World War II engulfed Verna as well. But not that wide. It was possible to save Varna that day with the wisdom of the king here. King realized that he could not win a war with Hitler. So he decided to send a proposal of surrender. A condition of the proposal was that Bulgarian Jews could not be prevented from leaving for Israel. Hitler's army was accepting that. About 41,000 Jews left Bulgaria within days. His memory still lingers in Bulgaria. A short distance from the sea port of Varna are occasional small hills. The road is built on the side of the mountain. Village around. Scattered houses in the village. Most of the houses are topped with tiles. Small vineyards. Tomato, radish etc. are being cultivated in the field. There are almost no people. Salad is one of the dishes here. Tomatoes are the most common part of a plateful of salads. In addition, cucumber, onion, grapes and finely chopped cabbage. Besides, there are mutton kebabs, fried sea fish, pulses, rice and roti. Olive oil is sprinkled on these dishes. Varna's churches are quite beautiful. Anyone can admire the paintings inside the church. There are colorful pictures on the huge walls here. Most of the pictures are vintage. They believe that if you sin, you will live in hell. There the body is left in the boiling oil. So are all the pictures. The priests welcome those who come here. There are different colored trees on the hills around the mountain path here. And pine trees are more common. In winter, fog blankets almost everywhere. When the sun rises, the leaves of the trees are covered in the sun. There are apple trees on the hill. A lot of apples can be seen on the branches of the tree. Sometimes vineyards. In the forest land here, electric lights also burn at night. The same is true in the hill country. And Varna Beach is lit up with colorful electric lights. Those who return to the nearby village in the evening after working all day in Varna feel as if they have returned to heaven.

Amazing collection of Deutsche Museum

The year 1905 was the centenary of the scientist Albert Einstein's magic. He impressed the whole world by showing his inventions one after another. So even after a hundred years, the year 2005 was called the 'International Year of the Physics'. Various science meetings, conferences, science fairs etc. have been celebrated around the world. Einstein's country Germany has the world's largest science museum. The name Deutsche Museum is located in Germany or Deutschland. This museum has a unique world of scientific discoveries. First you will see a huge masted ship. This 1880 ship is named 'Maria', with side access to the lined cabins of the larger ships. There, Saheb-Memra of large clay models are sitting and spending time in the pose of gossip. The round glass window of the room overlooks the blue sea and the sea-gulls flying over it. His cabins and sea are amazingly decorated with real old ships.

Every category is lined up – all vehicles of the world like Bicycles, Automobiles, Rails, Aircrafts and many more. The bicycle was the first invented bicycle with large wheels in front of the bicycle section. How that bicycle became the geared bicycle of this era can be guessed by looking at all the strange geared bicycles. When I go to the aircraft section, I feel like I am standing in the middle of the airport runway. Only the planes stay in place instead of hovering. The first airplane built by the Wright brothers in 1909 hangs there. It features everything from steam engine rails, mountain rack rails to high-speed bullet train engines. There is also the first steam engine built in 1814. For nearly fifty years the railway carried coal to and from collieries in England. It is not only arranged. A German employee also runs it for five minutes every day at twelve o'clock.

The wonder world of the Deutsche Museum is lined with textile machines, computers, space modules, and much more!
Various science-based experiments can also be done by oneself in different science departments. On one side is a room modeled after the laboratory of the French scientist and discoverer of oxygen, Antoinette Lavoisier. Optics are fascinated by the play of light. One can't help but be amazed at how an object disappears before the eye due to the difference in density.