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Íåâåëèê³ ì³ñòà Êâåáåêó ïðèéìàþòü 400 êàíàäñüêèõ ñîëäàò³â, ÿê³ òðåíóþòüñÿ äëÿ ó÷àñò³ â îïåðàö³¿ ÍÀÒÎ â Ëàò⳿.
Ñîëäàòè Çáðîéíèõ ñèë Êàíàäè òðåíóþòüñÿ â ñåìè íàñåëåíèõ ïóíêòàõ íà ï³âäåííèé çàõ³ä â³ä ì³ñòà Êâåáåê, ùîá ï³äãîòóâàòèñÿ äî ¿õíüîãî ðîçãîðòàííÿ â Ëàò⳿ â ðàìêàõ îïåðàö³¿ ÍÀÒÎ.

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Êîëè î÷³ íå çóñòð³÷àþòü ïåðåøêîä, ñåðöå á'ºòüñÿ øâèäøå...

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Îé, òðåáà æèòè ³íàêøå,
áóòè ³íøèì,
á³ëüøå ï³ä íåáîì
³ ñåðåä äåðåâ,
á³ëüø ñàìîòí³ì
³ áëèæ÷èì äî òàºìíèöü
êðàñè ³ âåëè÷³.

Ãåðìàí Ãåññå
ç: Ïåêëî ìîæíà ïîäîëàòè

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Ïðåçèäåíò Áàéäåí íàçèâຠïðåçèäåíòà ªãèïòó Åëü-ѳñ³ «ïðåçèäåíòîì Ìåêñèêè» ï³ñëÿ òîãî, ÿê â³í çðîáèâ çàóâàæåííÿ íà çàõèñò éîãî ïàì’ÿò³.

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Êîëèøí³é ïðåçèäåíò Áðàçè볿 Áîëñîíàðó ïåðåáóâຠï³ä ñë³äñòâîì ó ñïðàâ³ ïðî ñïðîáó äåðæàâíîãî ïåðåâîðîòó
Êîëèøí³é ïðåçèäåíò Áðàçè볿 Æà¿ð Áîëñîíàðó ïåðåáóâຠï³ä ñë³äñòâîì ó ðàìêàõ ðîçñë³äóâàííÿ éìîâ³ðíî¿ ñïðîáè äåðæàâíîãî ïåðåâîðîòó ç ìåòîþ óòðèìàòè éîãî ïðè âëàä³, ïîâ³äîìèâ îäèí ç éîãî êîëèøí³õ ïîì³÷íèê³â.

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Öåé ãàìáóðãåð íà ñí³äàíîê òàêèé ñìà÷íèé, Áîæå ì³é, ÿ çàáóâ ñôîòîãðàôóâàòè òà äî¿â éîãî! Ñîëîäêèé, ñîëîíèé, çàãàëîì íàäçâè÷àéíî íåïåðåìîæíèé ³ ïðèãîëîìøëèâèé

ÏÎÃËßÄ Ç² ÇËÓ×ÅÍÈÕ ÑÒÅÉÒ²Â

05:17 26.11.2011

ÏÎÃËßÄ Ç² ÇËÓ×ÅÍÈÕ ÑÒÅÉÒ²Â

Êíèãà «Óêðà¿íñüêèé ñòèëü», íàïèñàíà ˳íäîþ ³êëàíä, äîñë³äæóº ãåîãðàô³þ, ³ñòîð³þ, òðàäèö³¿ òà çâè÷à¿ óêðà¿íñüêîãî ñåëà òà ñ³ëüñüêîãî æèòòÿ. Öå âèäàííÿ â³äêðèâຠ çàâ³ñó ³ñòî𳿠âèíèêíåííÿ ñó÷àñíîãî  ñòèëþ â äåêîðóâàíí³ äîì³âîê ïî âñüîìó ñâ³òó. Îñòàíí³ 20 ðîê³â àâòîð ïðîâåëà, ïðàöþþ÷è âîëîíòåðîì â øêîëàõ, äèòÿ÷èõ áóäèíêàõ òà ìîíàñòèðÿõ Óêðà¿íè.

˳íäà òà ¿¿ ÷îëîâ³ê, ë³êàð õ³ðóðã-îðòîïåä Ïîë ³êëàíä, çàñíóâàëè Ôóíäàö³þ Øåôåðä, áëàãîä³éíó îðãàí³çàö³þ, ÿêà ñï³âïðàöþº ç ñîö³àëüíèìè ôîíäàìè Óêðà¿íè. Íàäçâè÷àéíà çàõîïëåí³ñòü ˳íäè óêðà¿íñüêèìè ëþäüìè òà ¿¿ ëþáîâ äî ïðèêëàäíîãî ìèñòåöòâà ñïîíóêàëè ¿¿ äî íàïèñàííÿ êíèãè «Óêðà¿íñüêèé ñòèëü». Êíèãà º, ñâîºð³äíèì ïîäàðóíêîì â³ä ùèðîãî ñåðöÿ. ˳íäà íàìàãàëàñÿ çáåðåãòè òà ïåðåäàòè ï³çíàíó íåþ óêðà¿íñüêó äóøó â êàðòèíàõ, ìàëþíêàõ, ³ñòîð³ÿõ òà âèòÿãàõ ³ç ¿¿ ùîäåííèêà.

            Íàðàç³, Ôóíäàö³ÿ Øåôåðä â Óêðà¿í³ áóäóº â Ïîëòàâ³ áóä³âëþ öåíòðó äîïîìîãè çíåäîëåíèì ñ³ì’ÿì, à òàêîæ ëþäÿì õâîðèì íà  Â²Ë/ÑͲÄ. Âñ³ âèðó÷åí³ êîøòè â³ä ïðîäàæó êíèãè «Óêðà¿íñüêèé ñòèëü» ï³äóòü íà äîáóäîâó òà êóï³âëþ îáëàäíàííÿ äëÿ öåíòðó.

 

Ukrainian Style by Linda Wicklund explores the geography, history, customs, and traditions of village life in Ukraine.  This unique approach lays the ground work that defines this new style of design for homes around the world.  The author has spent the last twenty years working as a volunteer in the schools, orphanages and churches of Ukraine.

            She and her husband, Dr. Paul Wicklund, an orthopedic surgeon, founded the Shepherd’s Foundation, a charitable organization that partners with social organizations in Ukraine.  Her love for Ukrainian people and her love for decorative arts prompted her to write Ukrainian Style.  It was a gift from her heart.  She captured the soul of Ukraine through pictures, stories and excerpts from her diary.

            The Shepherd’s Foundation Ukraine is building a center in Poltava to help disadvantaged families including those affected by HIV/Aids.  All the proceeds from this book will be donated by Linda to complete the center.

 

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