Ancient travelers subtly noticed: a journey of hundreds of thousands of kilometers always ends with one step. Well, we still have to take the last step in our long journey through the seven new wonders of the world. True, for this it is necessary to conquer the “old peak”. 3000 gold items for 30 cents “Old peak” - this is how the name Machu Picchu is translated from the language of the Quechua Indian tribe - the ancient city of the Incas and our last stop.

In the old days, trade unions had a New Year's tradition - giving gifts to workers in their industry and their children. The “Interlocutor” was surprised to discover that this custom is still alive today. “Of course, we don’t forget about our employees,” Olga Chertilina, a representative of the Moscow Builders’ Trade Union, told us. – For example, every year a Christmas tree is organized for the children of construction workers.

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On December 25, in addition to Western Christmas, a lot of things happened: Charlemagne was crowned on this day, William the Conqueror was placed on the English throne, and the RSFSR was renamed the Russian Federation. Carlos Castaneda was born on this day, and Charlie Chaplin, unfortunately, was born on the contrary. But today another date is more important to us: exactly 10 years ago, the world’s largest Christmas cake was baked in Bangkok - 2300 kilograms of net weight!

I was born in Siberia. In 40-degree frosts, even inveterate fashionistas wore hats with earflaps. And we were warm and dry. Today, earflaps are a terribly fashionable headdress, in which both Baskov and Zverev are not ashamed to wear them. Tatar-Mongol trace Disappointment awaits everyone who undertakes to prove that earflaps are our invention. “Her homeland is Siberia, but not Slavic, but Mongolian,” explains fashion historian Alexander Vasiliev. – Buryats, for example, wore earflaps.

The problem of excess weight worries not only girls spoiled by gloss. To be honest, it would not hurt anyone to keep an eye on him, without going to extremes, of course. There are several ways to calculate whether you are overweight or normal weight. Broca's formula The easiest way: height in cm – 100 (if your height is below 165 cm) = optimal weight. If your height is from 165 to 175 cm, you need to subtract 105, if you are above 175 cm - 110.

During the eight years of the president's rule, setting the New Year's table has at least doubled in price. It is in Western democracies that people vote with their minds, but in Eastern despotisms - with their hearts. Russians sympathize with their president with their wallets, since every day television assures everyone that life under Putin has become, if not more fun, then at least better - financially.

Starting Friday, December 14, on the Roscosmos website (www.roscosmos.ru) anyone can congratulate the crew of the International Space Station on the upcoming New Year holidays. To do this, just send your wish by filling out the appropriate form on the website. The authors of the best messages are promised memorable prizes from Roscosmos and the cosmonauts themselves. “What would you send as a gift to astronauts?” – we asked the stars.

Alexander Tatarsky, animator (July 22) He could have created nothing more than “The Plasticine Crow” and a cartoon about how “Last Year’s Snow Was Falling” - and only for this could he go to the classics of the genre beloved by adults and children. But he did much more... It’s better not to know that you are dying at only 56. Tatarsky died in his sleep from a heart attack. Boris Yeltsin, first president of Russia (April 23) At the 76th year of his life, his heart gave out...

Actor Mikhail Porechenkov made his debut as a director and producer simultaneously in the new film “D-Day” - a Russian remake of the American action film “Commando” (starring Arnold Schwarzenegger). Mikhail also played in this film. He assures that he is practically himself - a loving father, a major of the airborne troops, who will do anything to save his daughter. – What kind of “D-Day”, what kind of “Commando”, Mikhail, tell us in detail. – The name stands for “Day of the Paratroopers”.

In 2007, domestic stars had a real baby boom Demographers now use the term “Russian cross,” which means that two lines on the income-expense graph have frighteningly intersected: the country’s population is dying out faster than it is being reproduced. And this is despite the authorities’ attempts to stimulate the birth rate with “maternity capital” in the event of the birth of a second child. Apparently, people's debits and credits still don't add up.

“I know that there are saunas in which the temperature is much below zero. What benefit do they bring? Sergey, Tuapse – The active introduction of low temperature treatment was started by Japanese scientists who discovered that the condition of patients with sore joints improved significantly after short-term cooling. At the same time, the concept of “cryosauna” arose, in which, unlike a regular sauna, you can stay for no more than 2–3 minutes.

Eva Longoria tries not to leave her beloved husband Tony Parker for a minute: she attends all his matches and participates in various dinner parties organized by the Spurs team. And yet, information recently leaked to the press that the basketball player began an affair with the French model Alexandra Paressant behind the back of the “Desperate Housewives” star.

At the request of the Interlocutor, I am following the path of Alexander Isaevich Solzhenitsyn. Taking this opportunity, I express my deepest respect to him, he is one of the greatest people of the twentieth century, despite our differences in views. Anyone who takes on the task of understanding how to organize Russia must determine the limits of our capabilities. Very few people live on Russian territory, and even fewer will live (the demographic situation is worsening).

The head of the Pension Fund, Gennady Batanov, resigned. Either age really took its toll, or inspections by the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Accounts Chamber, but Batanov retired with the standard wording “of his own free will.” The Pension Fund did not want to share other details of the resignation.