Oh, these children! As soon as they are born, they immediately get sick. They swell, itch, and become covered with a rash of all shapes and colors—either they have mumps, or chickenpox, or measles with rubella. They even came up with a special definition for these diseases - “typically childhood.” And it’s better to get over them at a young age - for an adult they can become a real disaster.

Andrey Fedortsov: If the toad is choking, I can’t help With the exception of “Brother,” where, for the life of me, I don’t remember what kind of role the actor named Fedortsov played, I haven’t seen a single film with his participation. But on the street I recognized Andrei immediately.

Truman Capote. Selections in two volumes. Series "Tuning Fork". BSG-press, M., 2001 Truman Capote was once my favorite writer. Having now re-read his most complete Russian collection, I was disappointed in some things, but, despite the inadequacy of some of the translations, I still admired many of them. The author is a more subtle and profound artist than Salinger. Of course, he is not Faulkner or even Styron, but their powerful prose will never make you so painful and hot.

Subscription Archive Astrological forecast from Pavel Globa August 26 – September 1 Aries (21.3 - 20.4). Monday and Tuesday are a period of activity, making independent decisions. Fasting in the middle of the week is contraindicated. Weekends are an unfavorable time to start new things. Taurus (21.4 - 21.5). At the beginning of the week, try not to overexert yourself; solitude and fasting are helpful.

Two football events in December (a pleasant one - a successful draw for the World Cup, an unpleasant one - the loss of Loko to Hapoel) finally closed the season and, like a drop of water, reflected its entire black and white essence. True, if you mix these colors, you get the most common color for our football - gray. That's basically what last season was like. Flights and overflights It’s amazing that there were no middle peasants this year.

Kasyanov will get rich in Russia The government, considering the draft budget for the next year, decided to take money from all companies that use the words “Russia”, “Russian Federation” and all kinds of phrases with these components in their name or commercial activities. According to preliminary estimates, the total collection amount will be about 1.9 billion rubles per year.

Do you remember "Grass by the House"? No, not the one that was still withered in the fall and had long been under the snow, but the song that was sung after and for the happiness of our cosmonauts? And “Stuntmen”, that “there is no more beautiful profession”? Of course, you remember - just like the not-so-distant eighties, when these songs were born and sounded from all windows. Only twenty years have passed...

Astrological forecast from Valery Ledovskikh December 17 Aries: communication with superiors, career, evening with colleagues. Taurus: starting a vacation, studying, making plans for the future. Gemini: buying household chemicals, giving up bad habits. Cancer: visit to the hairdresser, party. Leo: housework, helping loved ones. Virgo: buying gifts, communicating with children. Libra: cleaning, large purchases. Scorpio: visiting, communicating with relatives.

One of the key factors in reforming the industry is the transition to business management carried out by a team of qualified managers. And here we cannot do without the latest information technologies. On December 5, the international conference “Technologies and Solutions for a New Russia” was held in the building of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow.

Albina Nazimova: after Vlad's death I don't go to church Many saw the wife of TV presenter Vlad Listyev for the first time only at his funeral. Albina Nazimova then looked too fragile for the misfortune that befell her. They said that after meeting Albina, Listyev stopped drinking, and his career took off sharply. Nazimova herself denies this.

— The transmission will be completely redone. All! Enough! — with these words, Dmitry Dibrov, a famous TV personality and host of “Night Shift,” appeared on the threshold of the dressing room. - Hug me, my love, and do on my head the same thing as and you too,” whispered he is the make-up artist - a girl with very cute “wet” curls. “Roll me a cigarette,” he commanded another young lady. The young lady became sad and twisted.

our hairdressers cheated the whole world It's good that our hairdressers are the best in the world. This turned out to be true in Las Vegas, where the World Hairdressing Championships took place. The team of Russian barbers under the leadership of Dolores Kondrasheva (the one who serves the first lady of Russia Putin - Ed.) won 11 gold medals. And the struggle was serious. 500 participants from 35 countries competed for the first prize.

Observer Dmitry Bykov Blotsky-kisses Oleg Blotsky published his second book about Putin, “The Road to Power.” The author is true to himself: where you can get away with one phrase, he writes a paragraph, or even two. To the simple idea that Putin does not smoke, in his first book “Vladimir Putin. History of Life" took fifteen lines.

Subscription Archive Not a day without a toast Oleg Kudrin August 26 We walk to the Montgolfier ball, named after the Frenchman of the same name Joseph Michel Montgolfier (1740). And those who don’t like air rides can take on water rides. But in this case, you will be celebrating the birthday of Christopher Columbus (1451). At the same time, you, of course, will not discover America, but there is no doubt about the inner depths in yourself and your interlocutor. August 27.

In 2001, more than 10 thousand police officers were brought to justice for certain offenses. 2,700 representatives of the order - to the criminal, 300 - for direct bribes. This was voiced by the deputy. Minister of Internal Affairs Soloviev. According to him, police officers receive little. You have to earn extra money. One of the victims of this “break-in” was Evgeny Lebedev, head of the traffic police of Divnogorsk (Krasnoyarsk Territory), who was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison.