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Lubov Polischuk has died today

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Сегодня на 58-м году жизни в Москве скончалась известная актриса театра и кино Любовь Полищук. По словам ее дочери Маши, мама долго болела и умерла сегодня в 06:00 утра.

Любовь Григорьевна Полищук родилась 21 мая 1949 года в городе Омске. В 16-летнем возрасте девушка отправилась в столицу поступать в театральный институт. С театром не получилась, но Полищук стала студенткой Всероссийской творческой мастерской эстрадного искусства. После окончания мастерской в 1967 году вернулась домой в Омск и начала работать в местной филармонии. Начинала Любовь Григорьевна как артистка разговорного жанра – читала со сцены скетчи и монологи.

Источник: Gazeta.ru.

Weather in Calgary

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

FEELS LIKE   -38°C
WIND GUSTS   N 13 km/h
RELATIVE HUMIDITY   56%
DEWPOINT   -34°C
PRESSURE   103.06 kPa  
VISIBILITY   32 km
CEILING   unlimited

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The 100 Richest Russians (in 2004)

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Наши люди…

Rank  Worth ($mil) Name                                Age      Company 
1        15,200             Mikhail Khodorkovsky   40       Yukos
2         2,500             Roman Abramovich         37        Sibneft, Russian Aluminum

Medical Advisory re HFMD!

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Attention Canadian Parents,

Our kid had this thing twice in the last few months. The exact source of this virus is unknown to us however, we think that we picked it up at the daycare (few kids had the same thing before we got it). It only affects small kids. Grownups don’t notice this even if they have it. The whole thing starts abrubptly with high fever and development of small boils on palms, feet and inside of the mouth which causes the most problems because it hurts when the child eats or driks. The whole thing lasts few days to a week or in some cases longer. See details, information links and the official medical “mambo-jambo” inside …

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Very good “Smart” toys from Russia for your little ones

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

Вот, друзья и знакомые добрые люди посоветовали. Сайт с “никаким” дизайном продает отличные игрушки для маленьких. Знакомые друзей покупают на этом сайте игрушки для детей в Нью-Йорке.

Доставка из России в Америку или Канаду довольно дорогая, но все с лихвой окупается низкой ценой практически на все, что есть в этом магазине. Выходит все равно дешевле, посравнению с эквивалентными игрушками в Северной Америке. Для тех, кто в России – ещё проще.

Много комментариев родителей и просто посетителей. Детали внутри статьи (See comments in English inside).

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The deepest swimming pool in the world

Friday, November 24th, 2006

Némo33 offers finally the PERFECT INFRASTRUCTURE for the beginner diver and the leisure diver who wants to improve and train & share diving with his/her friends:

More than 33 meters deep pool.
Horizontal and vertical visibility superior to 33 meters.
Heated drinkable spring water without chlorine …

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The fastest police car on the planet?

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

Last year, the German Federal Traffic Ministry and the Association of German Automobile Tuners (VDAT) created the Tune It Safe! program, the goal of which is to encourage drivers to adopt safe and legal tuning practices (and presumably have them employ established German tuning firms to do so) …

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Alleged Russian spy arrested in Canada

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

Toronto and Montreal — The Canadian government is formally alleging that it has caught a 10-year Russian spy who used three different Canadian passports to operate in Canada and abroad.
 
“The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (the Service) has reasonable grounds to believe the foreign national alleging to be Paul William Hampel is a member of the Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki (SVR),” according to a summary of the evidence released Tuesday afternoon.

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Personal exhibition in Calgary by artist Marina Mirnaia

Monday, November 20th, 2006

I am having my solo show at the Vicious Circle from November 19 to December 10, 2006. I would like to invite you and your friends to the reception which will take place on Sunday, November 26 at 7 pm. The show includes new works, both florals and abstracts.

Kind regards,

Marina Mirnaia

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Moscow 1950’s…

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

Moscow 1950’s. Photo and link inside…

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