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The women's movement FEMEN with antiislamic Egyptian activist Aliya al Mahdi called to say "NO" Sharia constitution in Egypt. On the eve of the decisive round of a national referendum activists came under the Embassy of Egypt in Stockholm to support the Egyptian heroes opposing Syariah-dictatorial president Mursi draft of new constitution. FEMEN calls upon the people of the great Egyptian to give up religious bondage latter-day prophet Mursi and give yourself a chance for a decent democratic development.
Deputies are horses of oligarchs!
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Loosely based on real events on the introduction in the Senate of Rome's Imperial horse Incitata. Today four "horses" tried to break into the Senate building of the Ukrainian parliament. Horses were barbarously stopped by guards of senat. The aim of the action "Knight's move" is to highlight the animal nature of the ukrainian parliamentary system. This parliament like all the previous ones, the convening of the Ukrainian Parliament are nothing but a bunch of trained horses entered in the "Senate" a narrow range of local Kaligul. Today, Parliament is a tool of dictatorship, Ukraine needs the people's Parliament.
FEMEN protesters continue to hit hard message home
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(WNN/VOA) Kiev, UKRAINE: At first, protests by Ukrainian feminist group Femen were ignored by the media. But two years ago the women started taking off their shirts. In recent months, their tactic has spread to France, Canada, and Brazil. Back home, in a basement office in downtown Kiev, Oleksandra Shevchenko, a Femen founder, rebuts critics who say Femen protesters attract media attention for the wrong reasons. “When we mixed nakedness, intelligence and our ideas, we saw that it is working,” she says. “People saw this contradiction, they are not ready to see, and to listen to women, and to see aggressive women, naked, aggressive women.” Coming from Eastern Europe, Ukraine’s Femen and Russia’s Pussy Riot band represent a new kind of feminist protest, theatrical and radical. In Kiev, activists train regularly for protests. Behind the training is anger that Eastern European women are 30 years behind Western European women, in ...
Ukraine is a major player in world affairs
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UKRAINE entered the international arena as a new state in 1991, after proclaiming Independence on August 24. A new chapter in its history started for a country with a population of 46 million and a sound economy. Ukraine is one of the world’s major producers of grain, sugar and vegetable oil, as well as among the leaders in coal, iron ore and steel production. One of the first tasks of the new Ukraine was to undertake economic, political, social and humanitarian reforms, with a view to establishing democratic and modern legal procedures affecting all spheres of life. Good examples are the law on the access of public information, the new law concerning the elections to the parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, tax pension reforms and the national anti-corruption strategy for 2011-2015. In the field of foreign policy, Ukraine had to face various challenges and efficiently respond to them, so as to secure the success of internal reforms. Within this framework, Ukraine has adopte...
Street Workout Crimea Community
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On Sunday, November 4, in the Crimean capital opens first sport area Street Workout . After renovation and installation new equipment for the workout-training in the sports ground in school № 18, located in the region Moskoltsa. All those who support the idea of a healthy lifestyle, wants to become a "street athlete" and learn tricks on the parallel bars and horizontal bar will be able to train here. This sport is available for the guys and girls. The work-outer from Dnepropetrovsk, Nikolaev, Simferopol will show what can be achieved as a result of regular exercise in the fresh air. Among the guests will be the Movement Workout Girls. In addition to exhibition performances, athletes will give master classes to the public. Kristina Kalugina The Group "Healthy Generation of Crimea" and " Street Workout Crimea Community " were among those who created this sport area.
Barbies Spreading in Ukraine.
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Ukrainian girls from the city of Odessa keep making the news for altering their appearance in dramatic fashion. The story of a girl who turned herself into a real life Barbie doll has spread across the globe and the saga continues. Two more girls, Anime and Dominika, have become living dolls and received publicity for their disturbing looks. Anime, 19-year-old Anastasiya Shpagina, transformed herself into an anime character and never leaves the house without makeup. Applying the makeup takes Anime a few hours to accomplish so she wakes up at 5 a.m. to make it to work on time. When she walks down the street in a fairy-like outfit, with long purplish hair, looking at the world with her raccoon-like eyes, it doesn’t go unnoticed. “I don’t pay attention to reactions, the most important thing for me is my comfort,” Anime said during a talk show on a Ukrainian TV channel. In interviews with Anime, which appeared on mainstream television in Ukraine and Russi...
Boxer-Turned-Politician Shakes Up Ukrainian Elections
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Vitali Klitschko , the world heavyweight boxing champion, stood on an outdoor stage — gloves off, sport coat on — pounding away, oratorically, in his bid to win a large number of seats for his party in Ukraine’s parliamentary elections on Sunday. Mr. Klitschko, the leader of an opposition party, the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform, has injected an element of unpredictability into an election that from the outset has seemed heavily tilted in favor of the Party of Regions of President Viktor F. Yanukovich. Critics here and in the West say the race is distorted by the continued imprisonment of prominent opposition leaders, government manipulation of media outlets and other malfeasance. But where others see a fixed fight, Mr. Klitschko sees opportunity. With one giant hand wrapped around a microphone, the other occasionally chopping the air, he landed blow after blow against the status quo, lamenting that Ukraine has lagged behind its Eastern European neighb...
Unique outside Fitness in Kiev.
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In Kiev, some sports nuts prefer to use salvaged tank chains and tires instead of barbells to beef up. At a unique open-air fitness park in the heart of the Ukrainian capital, body builders are still getting pumped up Soviet-style. A new photography book documents their efforts. For many people, getting in shape entails heading to a members-only gym, complete with digital exercise machines and a luxurious sauna. But at a popular sports park in Kiev , things a far more hardcore. In his latest photography book, Ukrainian photographer Kirill Golovchenko documents how people pump iron at a special place in his home country. "Kachalka: Muscle Beach" explores a Soviet-era open-air fitness area covering ten square kilometers (6.2 square miles) on the island of Tuhev in the heart of Ukraine's capital. There, entry has been free to anyone who wants to stay fit for the last 40 years. The Ukrainian word Kachat means "to pump," and looking at...
Ukrainian Kozak (Cossack)
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The correct pronunciation of the word Cossack in Ukrainian. In plural - Kozaky - Kozaks are the famous Ukrainian rebel fighters - Kozak soldier is a romantic and a violent medieval hero of Ukraine - To be called a Kozak in Ukraine is a grand compliment At the start of the 16th century Ukrainian peasants runaway from their masters to the uninhabited southern steppes of Ukraine and set up their infamous gangs and the Kozak State. Those guys were crazy fighters and big time party animals. Quickly the glory about the wild and fearless rebels had spread around the Europe. In the 1648-54 war against Poland, now the kozak army supported by the Ukrainian peasants had defeated the Polish King and took control of Ukraine and the capital Kyiv (Kiev). Unfortunately Hetman Khmelnycky decided to ally with the Mowscow Kingdom, and as a result the Kozak statehood was finished off by the Russian Queen in 1775 and the whole country suffered from the Russian rule for three centuries. Wel...
Ukraine: heading into recession
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In the runup to Ukraine’s October 28 parliamentary election, polls show that the majority of Ukrainians want change, a break from the autocratic rule of President Viktor Yanukovich. They aren’t alone. Ukraine is heading into its second recession in four years. Businesses and investors on the ground see the investment climate getting much worse for everyone – except Yanukovich’s billionaire oligarch backers. Next week’s election is for parliament only – the presidency won’t be contended until 2015. But by voting in large numbers for the opposition, Ukrainians are expected to voice a deepening dissatisfaction with the Yanukovich regime. “In 3Q Ukraine went into a recession. We downgrade our real GDP forecast for 2012 to 0%. GDP dynamics in 3Q and 4Q will be negative,” Austria’s Erste Bank said in a note to investors this week. Source: IMF, Bloomberg, Erste Group Research “[Economic] activity is sluggish as foreign demand remains weak and maintaining the UAH:USD [curren...
The iPad Mini and KINDLE FIRE VS GOOGLE NEXUS 7
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GOOGLE NEXUS 7 7inch screen 1280x800 resolution 10 hour battery life 500,000 Android app (non optimised for tablets) From £159 ($199) Wifi HD front cameras KINDLE FIRE HD 7inch screen 12800x800 display 11 hour battery life 50,000 apps in Amazon appstore From £129 ($199) Wifi HD front facing camera The iPad Mini suggest a device measuring 7.85inches, with an aluminium back-cover similar to the most recent iPad. It is likely to sport a rear-facing camera and come with Apple's newest 'lightning' connector, a controversial re-design which made previous accessories and chargers obsolete without an adapter. If Apple follows its usual design styles, it is likely to come in white and black versions, with a choice of WiFi only, or a 3G option.
Ukraine a little 'shocked' by Blokhin resignation
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Ukraine's football supremo expressed shock over the resignation of Oleg Blokhin as national manager but said agreement had been reached for him to take charge of the squad for the next two World Cup qualifiers. Dynamo Kiev last week appointed the former Soviet striker as their coach, ending his tenure at the national team which he oversaw during their campaign at Euro 2012 that Ukraine co-hosted this summer. "The news that Oleg Blokhin was taking over at Dynamo Kiev and leaving the national team was unexpected and shocked us," Ukraine's football federation president Anatoliy Konkov told reporters. "All our efforts were aimed at creating the best conditions for the national side. And this development surprised and upset us." Konkov said he had agreed with the manager that Blokhin would take charge of Ukraine in their next World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Montenegro in October and it was premature to talk about a successor. The departure...
Training Camp of FEMEN In Paris
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Topless parade of activists on the Muslim Quarter of Paris began opening of the central headquarters of the international women's movement FEMEN. Naked female body in combination with antipatriarhal and feminist calls caused some resentment among the male population of the famous district number 18 in Paris. M embers of the Ukrainian feminist group Femen have paraded topless through Paris to celebrate the opening of what they describe as their new "training camp" in the French capital. The group says on its website [femen.org] that the camp will serve as its new European headquarters, where activists will be trained "to work in high-risk environments." The organization says it plans to open offices in New York, Montreal, and Sao Paulo. The Femen group, established in 2008, is known for its topless demonstrations in different parts of Europe, including at the London Olympics and the Euro 2012 soccer tournament in Poland.
Villas-Boas impressed by Harmash
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Tottenham Hotspur are planning a swoop for Dynamo Kiev's Ukrainian international midfielder Denys Harmash, according to reports in Russia. Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas watched Harmash play a key role in Ukraine's 1-1 draw against England at Wembley earlier this month, and is said to see the 22-year-old as a cheaper alternative to previous midfield target Joao Moutinho. "I watched England's match against Ukraine at Wembley with Villas-Boas," football agent Sandor Varga told Russian newspaper Izvestiya this week. "He was very impressed with Denys Harmash. "Tottenham are looking for a central midfielder, but couldn't reach agreement with Villas-Boas' favoured candidate, his compatriate Joao Moutinho. "Harmash represents a brilliant alternative to the Porto midfielder," Varga added. The Dynamo Kiev player has eight caps for his country, and impressed at Wembley alongside his more experienced counterpart Anatoly Tymoshchuk ...
Taller and Thinner iPhone 5
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What the iPhone 5 needs to compete against: Samsung Galaxy S3 Screen size: 4.8 inch Processor: 1.4 Ghz quad-core Memory size: Up to 62gb (+64gb with card) Operating system: Android Ice Cream Sandwich Camera: Eight megapixel Weight: 133grams Dimensions: Height - 136mm Width - 70mm Depth - 8.5mm Battery: 2100mAh Nokia Lumia 920 Screen size: 4.5 inch Processor: 1.5Ghz dual-core Memory size: 32GB (non-expandable) Operating system: Windows Phone 7.8 Camera: Eight megapixel Weight: 185grams Dimensions: Height - 130mm Width - 71mm Depth - 11mm Battery: 1800mAh iPhone 4S Screen size: 3.5 inch Processor: 800 MHz dual-core Memory size: Up to 64gb (non-expandable) Operating system: iOS Camera: Eight megapixel Weight: 140grams Dimensions: Height - 115mm Width - 58mm Depth - 9mm Battery: 1432mAh The iPhone 5 is expected to be the biggest selling in Apple’s history, with an estimated 8m set to be sold. Sales of the new iPhone...
Euro 2012 payment for clubs
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Bayern Munich has collected the biggest single share of 3.1 million ($4 million) from UEFA's 100 million ($128 million) fund to compensate clubs for releasing players to the 2012 European Championship. UEFA pleased clubs this year by almost doubling their previously agreed cut of Euro 2012 income, with a 575 teams receiving payments from UEFA for sending players to the tournament in Poland and Ukraine or releasing them for qualifying matches for the tournament. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge , Bayern's chief executive and European Club Association chairman, said Tuesday he hopes his recent improved relations with FIFA President Sepp Blatter can help clubs worldwide also get an increase on their promised $70 million slice of 2014 World Cup revenue. "We have very good and fair relations to UEFA and I hope that it will be possible with FIFA as well,'' Rummenigge told The Associated Press in an interview. Rummenigge said he and Blatter - who have traded public ba...
Anti-Islam movie sparks riots in Egypt; angry mob kills American ambassador in Libya
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A movie attacking Islam’s prophet Muhammad sparked assaults on US diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt on Tuesday. A Libyan security official reported an American was shot to death as protesters burned the US Consulate in Benghazi, and in Cairo, protesters scaled the walls of the US Embassy walls and replaced an American flag with an Islamic banner. These were the first such assaults on US diplomatic facilities in either country, at a time when both Libya and Egypt are struggling to overcome the turmoil following the ouster of their longtime leaders, Moammar Gadhafi and Hosni Mubarak in uprisings last year. The protests in both countries were sparked by outrage over a video being promoted by an extreme anti-Muslim Egyptian Christian campaigner in the United States. Sam Bacile, the writer, director and producer of the movie that he says showcases his view of Islam as a hateful religion, was funded by $5 million from about 100 Jewish donors who he declined to identify, ...