Despite the fact that he was born in Detroit, and not in the New Orleans, he, with an absolutely Anglo-American surname, two French, that is, Creole, like in Big Easy, the name: Tossain, that is, “all saints” and l'Uverture-“discovery”, “beginning”. Similar names are most often found in the countries of Francophony, in the former colonies, but in Detroit the father-producer gave his son a completely American name: Donaldson.

Andrey Sharogradsky, Official Portrait On February 19, the trial of the spouses Andreas and Haydrun Awing will continue in the Supreme Land Court of Stuttgart. February 19, at the invitation of President of Poland Bronislav Komorovsky his Ukrainian colleague Viktor Yanukovych will visit the Polish city of Visla on a working visit. On February 18, the fifth election of the head of state will be held in the latest history of Armenia, from which experts do not expect a sensation.

The cover of the disk Donald Bird in 2000 was awarded the highest American award in the field of arts and music “Jazz Master” Despite the fact that he was born in Detroit, and not in the New Orleans, he, with an absolutely Anglo-American surname, two French, that is, Creole, as in Big Easy, the name: Toussant, that is, “all saints”, and l'uverture-“discovery”, “beginning”.

During searches, the movements of the nickel deposits in the Voronezh region, the videos made by them on February 8 at the places of future work According to an activist of the anti -nickel movement, on Saturday 16, after 15 hours in the family house of the head of the autonomous non -profit organization "In Defense of the Hopra" Konstantin Rubakhin in the village of Alfyrovka, the Novokhopersky district, a search began.

Today marks the 5th anniversary of the proclamation of Kosovo independence from Serbia. About this we have a detailed report of Aiy Kuga: “During these five years, 98 states recognized the independence of Kosovo, but two of them were“ not completely ”, that is, in a few controversial manner. Nigeria sent congratulations to the president, but forgot the diplomatic note. And San Tome and Principia recognized the independence of Kosovo with the lips of the president, but not parliament.

Yesterday late in the evening it became known that the philosopher and cultural scientist Grigory Pomeranz died. Such a record appeared in their joint with his wife, poetess Zinaida Mirkina, a living magazine: Today, February 16, 2013, in the 95th year of his life, Grigory Solomonovich Pomerantz died. Eternal memory!

Hello! Today I am following the news with you. I hope nothing terrible will happen today. While the tapes of news agencies have brought this: In the Sea of Japan, the Russian tanker "Marin Alliance" drifts. On board the ship is 20 crew people, everyone has Russian citizenship. The website of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation reports that the ship was whole, it transported almost 800 tons of fuel oil, there is no pollution, everyone is alive, waiting for help.

My watch has come to an end. In Moscow, the day was sunny and quiet.

Today is the last day of the Berlin Film Festival. The awards were awarded on Saturday , and on Sunday the last sessions in the festival palace and other cinemas of Berlin. Today, tickets are sold at reduced prices (6 euros). The directorate of the festival is satisfied with the audience: the final figures have not yet been made public, but by February 12, 250 thousand tickets were sold.

RIA-News report that in the city of Revda, 15 tanks with sulfuric acid have left the rails near Yekaterinburg. The acid flooded 1 thousand square meters. On the website of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Sverdlovsk region, the information is different: it is said about two tanks and 100 square meters. And also that acid spilled 20 km from Revda. While waiting for tweets from eyewitnesses.

Artist and morality. By the 130th birthday of Alexei Tolstoy. Boris Paramonov’s conversation is accompanied by the performance of the director of the museum Alexei Tolstoy in Moscow, Inna Andreeva, a record of the writer’s voice and the thoughts of the radio listener.

Today, February 17, exactly 25 years have been performed since the death of Alexander Bashlachev. He was 28 years old when he fell out of a window in Leningrad. He was a wonderful poet and musician, a key figure in the Russian rock of the 80s, a close friend of Victor Tsoi and Boris Grebenshchikov. I always knew the day of his death, but I never knew a year.

Altai archaeologists are forced to compete with the builders of the gas stations Why do we have fewer ways to cure gonorrhea, what happened to the English astronomer during a trip to the USSR, whom archaeologists found in Altai and we discuss other news in the Popular Science blog podcast.

The fate and work of the first trumpeter of a hard -bope, who died two weeks ago, Donald Burd is the main topic of "Time of Jazz" this week. The program also has the Day of Lovers, St. Valentine's Day and the anniversary (90 years!) Also a representative of the hardball, but in the class of Clarnet - Baddy Defranko.