The biggest nuisance of a Moscow motorist is traffic jams. And science, which cares about everything, constantly monitors the situation and regularly reports how many hours on average our person spends in traffic jams per week, per month, per year, and ultimately throughout his entire life. And recently, science has found another direction to explore. And she asked herself an even more important question: how much time do you and I spend at traffic lights waiting for the green signal?

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.

Although this December will not be as warm as last year, the year as a whole is confidently setting records for more than a century of weather observations. But this winter also has some successes. It did eliminate temperature anomalies in the north of Siberia and the Far East, and consolidated persistent cold in the Volga region and the Urals. Against this background, outbursts of concern about global warming look strange.

Gennady Zverkov, nicknamed Yakut, is known far beyond the village of Yamkovo, where he lives. In the summer, he built a river crossing with his own hands. Zverkov is the only one in Yamkovo. And not local at all. Gennady Aleksandrovich is a Siberian with Volga roots on his father and Evenki on his mother. As he calls himself, “semi-cultured.” Ten years ago I came with my family to the Kostroma region from the Yakut village of Brindakit.

Lindsay Lohan, after being discharged from the rehabilitation clinic, said left and right that she was definitely done now, that there was a new period in her life, and everything in the same spirit. However, eyewitnesses of the girl's adventures say the opposite. The brawler still does not deny herself the pleasure of taking a sip from the bottle, but she only does it either behind closed doors or by passing off alcohol as a soft drink.

Yulia Mikhalchik: Because of the frogs, there is no room for me in the house!

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The annual Miss Russia beauty contest was held in Moscow. Among the guests was Japanese Miss Universe Riyo Mori. I met the owner of this title and a crown of pearls and diamonds worth 250 thousand dollars at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. –Riyo, how did you end up at the Miss Universe competition? – This was my grandmother’s initiative. She told me to go to the competition, as it would later be a good memory of my youth. I decided to take a risk. First I took part in Miss Japan. Took first place.

Transform the fabulous adventures of the heroes of the film “The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!” It was actually planned for the New Year on Avtoradio. Now every morning the Avtoradio broadcast studio turns into a “New Year’s bathhouse.” The guests of the “bath attendants”, played by “Murzilki International”, are seriously “steamed”, trying to please “Nadya Sheveleva” - a beautiful unmarried participant from St. Petersburg.

The “Marriage 2007” awards were distributed at the Moscow Youth Palace. The winners were awarded porcelain dolls. Among those awarded that evening were individuals “from cultures” of both sexes. Namely: the “Bride of the Year” was the busty Anna Semenovich. The ex-“glitter” assured that she was finally breaking up with single life and getting married next year. “Groom of the Year” - Ivan Urgant. The groom did not show up for the ceremony.

Today the famous actor Brad Pitt celebrates his birthday. The day before, he went to New York to appear on the ABC morning talk show Live with Regis & Kelly and answer provocative questions from journalists. In a candid interview, the actor admitted that he would celebrate his 44th birthday with his family in New Orleans. Angelina Jolie promised to give him new wheels for his favorite motorcycle.

– Several years ago we were on holiday in Finland. Our child (then still small) believed in Santa Claus and was looking forward to meeting him. But when he arrived, Andryusha began to check whether he was real: he pulled his beard and examined the sleigh. An hour and a half later he came running to me in tears and said: “Mom, he’s not real!

Our reporters visited the recording of the finale of the Ice Age show. At Mosfilm, where everything happens, we came across Sergei Makovetsky. What is he doing here? – I came to do my business, and here was the filming of “Ice Age”. Lucky! I decided to watch my friends perform. I usually root for them on TV, but there was no way I could miss this opportunity.

Every year, Sobesednik asks 100 famous people in Russia who they consider “Person of the Year.” We ask you to name three names in strict order: for the first named we give three points, the second - two, the third - one. This is what happened to us in 2007. (See full table below).

. Victory of the Year For the first time since 1985, our men won the European Basketball Championship! In the final match against the current world champions, the hosts of the site - the Spaniards, the guys clawed out victory 2 seconds before the final whistle - 60:59. Moreover, the decisive two-pointer was brought to our team by the defender of the capital CSKA, Russian “American spill” John Robert Holden.