SMS scams have already become commonplace for many mobile phone users, but mobile companies are in no hurry to stop the actions of criminals

On Monday, while the echo of the presidential address had not yet died down, a round table on education was held in the Public Chamber. It was initiated by one of the most active members of the OP, Tina Kandelaki. – Tinatin Givievna, a year ago, when you were elected to the OP, you talked a lot about supporting talents. Now we have expanded our horizons. Does this mean that you understand: no amount of support from the top will give anything if the foundation is rotten?

December 3 was International Day of Persons with Disabilities. And, obviously, just in time for this very day, our dear State Duma presented all Russian disabled people with a gift, having adopted the day before, in the third reading, amendments to the law “On Social Protection of Disabled Persons in the Russian Federation,” which abolishes payments of 100% compensation for technical means of rehabilitation (TSR) independently acquired by disabled people.

The ceremony of opening a new house of God, usual for the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, ended unexpectedly the other day. After Patriarch Kirill consecrated the throne of the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord in the Star City near Moscow, where, as is known, domestic cosmonauts live and train, he addressed the head of Roscosmos, Anatoly Perminov, who was present there. And he admitted that he had long wanted to fly into space one day.

Russians did not start buying real estate abroad yesterday. But now people buy housing in Europe, as they once did in Moscow, to rent it out. Prices for Moscow square meters have long since flown into the stratosphere, and the recent crisis, although it corrected them somewhat, did not bring them back to earth.

The alcohol tourism of the Finnish brothers to Leningrad was described by Sergei Dovlatov, Mikhail Weller, and police reports of the last decades. Those who were not familiar with any of these literary sources were frightened, becoming unwitting witnesses to the exodus of the Finns to their native land when they returned from St. Petersburg. For some reason, everyone who greeted us turned out to be in wheelchairs, although there was clearly not a single disabled person on board the ship.

In the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, tourists from Russia were attacked by a shark. Interfax reports this. A representative of the Egyptian authorities said that tourists were attacked by a long-tipped shark twice. On Tuesday, a couple from Russia was injured - the man's legs were seriously injured, the woman's legs and back were seriously injured. On Wednesday, another Russian tourist who was swimming in a nearby area lost his arm in an attack likely by the same shark.

Tourists and tour operators are now forced to work with Egypt under new extreme conditions. Free buses to safe beaches and a refusal to use water procedures are the new realities of a holiday “at the sea with the most beautiful fish.” At the beginning of the week, tour operators announced a decrease in sales of tours to Sharm el-Sheikh by 15-20%, emphasizing that cases of refusal are not spontaneous. And the demand for New Year's tours, despite high prices, is only growing.

Despite the global financial crisis, the domestic automobile market is perhaps not going through such difficult times as, say, the real estate market. The conditions for purchasing a personal car have become much more loyal, which was largely facilitated by the introduction of fundamentally new conditions for car lending and trade. And in particular - the purchase of vehicles through the trade-in system.

No wonder there is such a saying: “The main thing is to start!” Often we plan something for weeks, months and sincerely believe that we are about to start implementing our plans. But this does not happen. How to stop planning and start acting? Not from Monday Most people set a specific date for themselves when it would be symbolic to start a diet or exercise at the gym.

A dacha is that corner of the world where a person can, if he wishes and tries, create excellent conditions for a comfortable rest for both adults and children. A cozy house, its own bathhouse with a sauna, a beautiful garden... Some are content with this, others go further and continue to improve their vacation spot. For example, when building these premises, everyone buys the basic equipment for baths and saunas - water heaters, lamps, stoves, etc.

On Saturday, December 4, as a result of an emergency landing of a Tu-154 at Domodedovo airport, 2 people were killed and more than 50 were injured. As reported by the Federal Air Transport Agency, the Dagestan Airlines plane, with 163 passengers and nine crew members on board, was operating flight No. 372 on the Moscow-Makhachkala route. However, half an hour after departure from Vnukovo airport, problems began on board.

Two-time world champion Konstantin Gorovikov, after the defeat from Ak Bars, said that among the so-called “fans” of the team there are those who expect Dynamo to stumble again every game...

In Yandex, the most popular queries this year were related to the March terrorist attacks in the capital's subway. In the days immediately after the terrorist attacks, users searched for information about this event 900 thousand times a day.

I recorded my first solo album, “Love Will Save the World,” and now I’m traveling with a new program throughout the CIS. Of course, I miss Via Gre and consider myself lucky that I ended up in such a team at one time. But now I have my own team. As before, I enjoy every performance. If I wanted to return to Via Gro, I would have already returned. Life flows pretty smoothly. My children live in Kyiv, and I decide all the important issues that concern them myself.