President of Poland becomes the most efficient Ukraine’s lobbyist
The results of the survey, carried out among 54 Ukrainian and foreign experts, showed that ‘TOP-10 lobbyists of Ukraine in the world’ in 2012 is chaired by the President of Poland, Bronislaw Komorowski. The list of ten people who made a significant contribution into Ukraine and Kyiv promotion last year includes the following: Vitali Klitschko (head of the political party ‘Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform’ and Wladimir Klitschko, boxer and IBF, IBO, WBO, WBA world champion; Aleksander Kwasniewski (President of Poland in 1995-2005), Viktor Pinchuk (philanthropist, founder of EastOne international investment and consulting group), Štefan Füle (European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy), Karl Bildt (Foreign Minister of Sweden), Yulia Tymoshenko (leader of the ‘Bat’kivshchyna’ party, the former Prime Minister of Ukraine), Hillary Clinton (U.S. Secretary of State), Dalia Grybauskaite (President of Lithuania) and Pavel Koval (chairman of the European Parliament delegation to the Parliamentary Committee EU-Ukraine Cooperation).
http://regionews.ua/node/75563
Ophthalmologists of Luhansk perform unique eye surgeries
In 2012 ophthalmologists of the Department of Eye Microsurgery at the Luhansk Regional Hospital have performed 642 cataract surgeries by applying new methods. Due to the modern equipment one can reduce the size of the cut, with no sutures, avoid progressing postsurgical astigmatism and complications such as inflammations.
According to the information the method is based on ultrasonic crushing of nucleus of lens and aspiration-irrigation technique of cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation. Diagnostics and treatment is free, a patient buys an intraocular lens and medical consumables.
The Luhansk regional provides a complete organ of vision diagnostics by using modern diagnostic techniques.
http://www.ostro.org/lugansk/society/news/412522/
Walt Disney illustrator, Ukrainian by origin, is coming to Lviv
Jan.15-Feb.3 Valeria Sokolova, an American illustrator, Ukrainian by origin, an author of fabulous images of American heroes for children’s magazines and publishing houses ‘Jumbo Pictures’ and ‘Walt Disney’ presents her exhibition called ‘Homecoming’. This is the first Valeria’s visit to her native town for the whole Ukraine’s Independence period. The Ukrainian illustrator is going to present about 30 works for 7 children’s books, including illustrations for the first book by Ukrainian publishing-house. Entry is free.
http://www.nagolos.com.ua/ru/news/9363-illyustrator-walt-disney-pokageet-svoi-risunki-vo-lvove
Mamaeva Sloboda village invites to ‘taste’ traditions of the Dnieper Ukraine
On Jan.12-13, the outdoor museum Mamaeva Sloboda invites to celebrate the Old New Year and Malanka and Vasyl holidays on Naddnipryanshchyna (Dnieper Ukraine) traditions. The program includes: craftsmen fair, tasting Cossack kulish, Christmas entertainments for children and adults, songs and dances around the campfire, ice sledge, workshop of Christmas sowing and carol singing etc. More information about the museum and ‘How to get the place’ can be found here, http://mamajeva-sloboda.ua/en/about-us.
http://maidanua.org/2013/01/staryj-novyj-rik-svyatkuvannya-malanky-ta-vasylya-na-mamajevij-slobodi/
Huff Post Travel recommends Ukrainian meals
Huff Post Travel, famous American Internet media and blog, listed Ukrane in TOP-7 countries for culinary tours in 2013. The country ranked the 5th. Besides Ukraine the list includes Spain, Georgia, Japan, Peru, Italy and Guatemala.
The blog strongly recommends tourists around the world tasting Ukrainian borshch, pork fat, pickles and thick cuts of meat, varenyky.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elyse-pasquale/travel-food-2013_b_2339009.html
Large family in Donetsk feeds about 100 needy a week
The family of Padalko, living in the city of Krasnoarmeysk, Donetsk region, is growing 11 children, 7 adopted ones included. Despite this fact the family has been feeding 100 needy thrice a week. Ihor Padalko says, ‘I decided to conduct charitable activity after enduring difficult times in my life, bankruptcy and 2 strokes. For 5 months and 21 days I was paralyzed. When the Lord healed me I made a decision to do the good for other people’. Charitable dinners cost the family about 20000 hryvnias monthly, for the 3-year period people have cooked 42,000 meals for the local residents who found themselves in a trouble.
http://tsn.ua/ukrayina/na-donechchini-bagatoditna-rodina-varit-supi-dlya-znedolenih-na-20-tisyach-griven-schomisyacya.html
Kyiv resident Zhanna Kobylinska initiated the Ukrainian public movement called Open Ukraine in Positive, which can be found on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/groups/145106042272163/.“Good News Ukraine” items can be sent to her at [email protected]. Kobylinska has also worked as public relations manager for the www.ukrainecityguide.com Internet portal.
