it. is. one of. the pay. dramas that can't be ignored. to. stories others refuse to notice. faces change the world writes never. so picture of today's news my own demand from around the globe. dropped. to fifty. lake baikal is in east siberia people are drawn to it by its beauty its energy and

its benevolent spirits. in old old shaman. said there is a place where you should sprinkle water and pray to the spirits. and they will. get. sued if you really get the impression that something supernatural is happening by caught up with the storm and because i'm a physicist good i know it is impossible. a young scientist from switzerland was attracted to this area where religion nature and science intertwine. i try to see by kal in its entirety and i didn't know what to expect from this place it's not that i have discovered something new here but rather that i absorb everything that this place all first book used.

more than twenty five million years old. is a little over thirty. the swiss scientists travel to the banks of the oldest lake in the world by ultra light. this tiny aircraft weighs less than five hundred kilos of speeds of up to one hundred seventy kilometers per hour it can fly at three thousand meters where from such altitudes you can examine the bottom of the lake because of the clear waters and his four cameras fixed to be afraid. for us if it's not just a scientific endeavor but a personal one. what winds of fate brought the young scientists to the bike

eldridge and. it all began with a minor research trip. here quite by chance i came up with the idea of. the world's oceans there are a lot of organisms that exposed to the light of a certain spectrum range emit light of a different range and i wondered if this was also the case with the lake. in short discovered luminescent crustaceans in hell's waters. serious research of by kal only began in the seventeenth century before that legends travelled around europe that siberia was home to people with the heads of dogs the first expedition destroyed all those myths.

peoples. populated with. white fish and a breed of seal with a photographic memory. it swims close to the shore examines the area and if it's familiar. but it. has changed even a little the seal. getting close to the seal. serious threat. natural habitat is water. constantly. on to ice. for the young. one hundred thirty kilos and grow to one and

a half metres in length but on the whole. they like peace and. only man. away from their natural habitat. the silence of the siberian lake. and the spirit of by karl itself they pray for health. and good weather. one of the oldest of the world's faiths fervently observed by. shamans are able to fall into a deep trance which they believe lets them see into the future. realized his calling in a dream but didn't believe it at first. that . health was poor.

in the end i was completely. told me. my brother if you have to go through. again this is the place. if someone he will certainly ask the spirits of baikal to be favorable to them bringing sunshine and success. think we're both of us literally include service on their mission.

when you arrived at by cal he dreamed of seeing the sun foul weather here handed scientific experiments the lake has a strong character and its climate is far from what it was it was used to in switzerland. when we first came to lake baikal how the weather was awful it was raining heavily by cal was harsh. he the first impression i had of by cow which is in fact true to this day was the extreme weather.

if it weren't for divine intervention the young scientist wouldn't be able to work at bike for several days heavy downpours prevented even to leave his house his research was on the verge of shutting down he might just as well have packed up and headed home. it was terrible during our first week here was torrential then three llamas came and started to recede mantras for good weather the first day was pouring second day the weather did improve with. periods surrounded us every mound has its master we call him on. summer and we. ask him to send us rain. there are special rights when we bring him the milk overread or white goat and some

other gifts. in the region buddhism became especially popular in the eighteenth century when monks from mongolia started settling in the area they set up monasteries and temples the biggest of which is the. people come from all over the worlds to this blessid land to meditate to learn or if they really want something to pray to the gods. believers bring different prayers to places emanating buddhist energy. for well being for their family men want prosperity and success in their work. the trees here signify someone's wish locals believe that wish made here will come true but only on condition that you make. and that you don't ask for too much.

after spending a few days a bike started taking some of the superstitions seriously each morning he. and in the evening he's thankful for successful work. i didn't know what to expect from this place. something new here. not all scientists are as sensitive to local beliefs conducting studies and by some of them refused to accept the existence of any supernatural. according to them it contradicts every law of nature. supernatural. being if. it is impossible.

in this respect. is indeed unique. needs protection. scientific life is connected with. first of all he was born here he joined the local college and thirty years he's been conducting scientific experiments in the area. baikal is a region of high seismic activity with earthquakes a common occurrence for five years the scientists research has provided exact forecasts of earthquakes around by cal. in two thousand and eight. separate from a powerful earthquake it was just as strong is the one that destroyed the fukushima nuclear power station in japan which was washed away by a huge wave. fortunately here the earthquake couldn't produce such a tsunami because they used too small. and in two thousand and eight

days before the earthquake we registered some fundamental changes in the election magnetic field. that we had never observed before any other case the. only scientific achievements the neutrino detector has been dropped to a depth of one kilometer into the lake. thanks to the pure clear water of baikal the device is able to detect many mysteries not just on the water but also out in space discoveries of this kind are impossible in salty ocean water. detector is designed to help us explore the history of your universe. find out how we began. what is happening to it now you know it will happen to

me but you can the future. is only possible if you watch the streams. cold neutrinos. with the information of what was there when the universe began. there's a medium leave us so we leave the people. by the sea bush to secure the place your party is a goal. bush is that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from it's all on politicking only on our t.v. .

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intriguing story or you. can try. to find out more visit our big. moments i want to. pick up something that is quite simply. was no way over. clearly they were just at the wrong place at the wrong time. and sold to the u.s. or turned over to the u.s. for. the sole that could be buried alive. was saved with great effort. and they wanted to turn me into a terrorist so it was they wanted me to admit that i was a member of al qaeda the taliban that i fought with them. about time i didn't even

know what al qaeda is nevertheless there are people. brave enough to start of. something's going to be done that's going to be done by me. but it's going to impact me and be prosecuted but it's going to impact. my daughter . the one time a tramp. monarchy. thousands of years ago the region of lake baikal was flat as legend has it the earth shuddered creating a rift from which flames burst out scorching everything around people begs the gods to stop screaming the words by and gal meaning fire it stopped the spirit of fire answer to prayer and as time passed water filled the rift this is only the legend but in reality lake baikal was formed by earthquakes. who viewed

the role lot of theories of what their old beast done to the tonic process sees. this constantly widening fracture is the result of the movement of to tonic plates . all scientists agree that by call ocean in the making because these two tonic plates are apart and this is constantly making by coal larger and larger. never as a lake existed for as long as bike hell lakes usually last for no more than fifteen thousand years after that they simply dry out and that's been the case for millions of years this lake that was formed long before human history began remarkably the water content has undergone almost no changes atoll. the lake is very deep and the water is clear and saturated with oxygen down to the

deepest parts. and yet it has never changed. a land of science discoveries and unique nature seemingly frozen in time but by kill the present live side by side with the spirits of the past just like the lake itself locals preserve their own mysteries and traditions. local folklore legends and rituals with great respect. convinced they are absolutely necessary here these rights all date back many more years than many of the scientific research projects oh yeah a warrior learned.

that. my colleague stands for six hundred thirty kilometers covering an area the size of some countries like belgium the netherlands. everybody finds a place in the vast area of by co christians buddhists shamans and old believers of the russian orthodox church they've lived here for more than three hundred years they cross themselves with two fingers and reject modern orthodoxy. their faith and rituals have remained untouched throughout all the centuries their villages have their own unique design each house is painted in rich some a color as old believe as clothing has always been famous for its brightness and neatness as well as embroidered hats and sarah phones yes we are going to see if the girl wears why green bends it means she's a bride from a well off family and her father has prepared everything for her to be beautiful at

the wedding. he louis. here are your. sturgess her. sure there. are well over here i am at work there. i. shared here. if you hear. any years. i gave. you. the songs of our ancestors that we seeing are mostly sad because they had a hard life and a lot of awards that autumn we were cari to you and don't have time to lie on this

so far there are winds in the garden that need pulling out or berries they need peaking and aside from that there is always cleaning to be dying to feel better but i can other. every day old believers thank god for the sun and their health they firmly believe the places around by color sacred any difficulties can be enjoyed with god's help even the weather. there is a holy mountain nearby on ascension day when the elderly women go there and pray to god to send rain and bless the crabs. from time to time scientists will admit that even though they don't believe in spirits they do listen to the local legends.

the traditions. yours. truly believe it helps the. accident. in return for respect be generous. with. the scientist from switzerland. paid off the weather has improved allowing the scientists to work. on the banks of . the biggest river flowing into by providing around fifty percent of its river water. is a powerful filter that. before it gets into the lake. will continue working next to.

the river bed. changed. developing. very important. rich with a constantly circulating from the bottom up that keeps itself clean water can safely be drunk straight from. here. if you leave this lake. with this unique nature. has when you emotional states. by cal through its beauty

individuality and energy can reconcile science with man's belief in supernatural powers. scientists might look for answers to any question but it doesn't mean that everything will be explained one day. that's a completely different approach towards goals of science differ from those of folklore. you can't escape these legends like the fisherman who carry out their rituals every time before they leave. god that needs to be placated we should treat him to a little wine or even if you feel like it drink some yourself.

oh there is one. bullet out. where i've never seen anything like this before. so many in just one that. are just about fifty or sixty you can tell by the weight. local fishermen a firmly convinced the bike will give a good catch when people treated with respect. is not only the oldest but it's also the deepest lake in the world with a depth of one thousand six hundred forty two meters. somewhere on the lake bed the treasures of the russian empire. one legend has it that in the times of the civil war in russia at the beginning of the twentieth century the ship carrying the gold reserves of the russian empire sank somewhere in this area.

no one has found these treasures yet but still being made to this day. cutting edge technology is used and various maps are examined everything possible is being done to find the sunken gold but no one has been lucky so far by cal continues to play hide and seek with. a popular one we have decided to have a go at it and during that one submersion we had about twelve accidents that we had never had before the first the weather was one in the forecast was good but once we had reached the spot the weather changed and then it turned out that we had somehow lost the directions we had specially printed out and once we had reached the bottom . to top it off when we were rising from the bottom the motor boat that was to pick us up to our vessel. and i was damaged so i understood then that up above we were

on the right track to find in this culture but my call was resolve to keep it that you were the one. you'll see if he isn't too eager to leave but his wife and two young daughters are waiting for him at home so many things are still to be done and so much about bike while still needs to be unraveled. and yes because those people warned me that once i came to lake baikal my life would change completely i would fall in love with it and would long to come back. i never thought that this place would really affect me so deeply thought of the period i spent here has been one of the most interesting and dynamic stages of my life conceiving the fire and i will certainly look for an opportunity to return to lake baikal through fisa the.

exactly what happened that day i don't know but a woman i killed. piers later is when i got arrested for. for a crime i did not do. we have numerous cases where police officers lie about polygraph results you get innocent people to confess to police officers don't beat people anymore i mean it just doesn't happen really. in the course of interrogation why because there's been this is like meant no because the psychological techniques are more effective in obtaining confessions than physical abuse and they were off taking they could do what they wanted they can say what they wanted and there was no evidence of what they did or what they said. the.

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