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Two brothers in the Lager family spend time together outside their home in the conflict-affected village of Druzhba in eastern Ukraine. The Lager family’s house is located close to the contact line where the ongoing conflict is most concentrated. For the Lager family, living close to the contact line comes with a constant fear of shelling, landmines, water shortages and financial hardship. In addition, the protracted conflict continues to take a substantial toll on their mental health. Their mother Viktoria attended the positive parenting workshops supported by UNICEF and the European Union and learned how to support her children and manage their fears.
#MovingForward
Photos: UNICEF/2019/Druzhba/Aleksey Filippov
Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, Mayfair, London
Quite a few shots ago now we talked about the Ritz. Well, I'll see your Ritz and raise you an equally famous hotel, the Dorchester. Built in 1931 and retaining 1930s ambience, it has been home to the rich and famous over the years. Poet Cecil Day-Lewis, novelist Somerset Maugham... writing must've actually paid a hell of a lot better in those days than it does these days. There are some rich writers around, but most of them made their dough over 20 years ago. These days Amazon has so debased the value of writing that every day I get offers to buy a dozen novels for less than a buck. If I thought that I could support myself in a style that would set me up in a place like the Dorchester through my writing I'd drop my current gig in a heartbeat.
So how much is it? Remember how I said that the rooms at the Ritz start at a little bit over $1000 Australian per night? Well, at most booking sites you won't get change from AU$1500 per night here. Though that said, looking through the site of the hotel itself just tossed up a deluxe Queen room for £505 per night which would translate to about AU$955. Though honestly, the rooms are no better (other than the exclusiveness of the address) than those that you would get for several hundred dollars less at an Australian Hyatt.
Apparently the hotel was home to Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor at times as well, though that's of less interest to me than the fact that Robert Vaughan stayed here while he was filming the early 70s series The Protectors. "How the hell can you possibly know that?", I hear you ask. Until a couple of days ago I didn't; just by sheer coincidence on You Tube I came across a video of him talking about that time, and how he was put up in that hotel by Lord Lew Grade who met him at the entrance and took his bags.
Would I like to stay in the same hotel as The Man from UNCLE, who is sadly no longer with us? You betcha. Would I pay $1500 Australian a night for it? My currently non-existent writing career (outside of photo captions such as this one) would need to take off like a Saturn V and I would need to have money to burn.
The other thing to note about the Dorchester is that there is always an eclectic collection of high value luxury sports cars out the front which you may or may not be able to see in this shot when it's reduced in size. Nonetheless, they are there.
I'll also mention in passing that the sculpture that you can see in the park separating the two lanes of Park Lane is "Moving Forward" by Jill Berelowitz.
Illia Lager, 10, poses outside his home in the conflict-affected village of Druzhba, eastern Ukraine. The Lager home is located close to a woodland area where the contact line was drawn in 2014 and where the conflict is most severe. It is rare for the children to leave their yard or go anywhere alone due to the dangers posed by the conflict. The protracted conflict takes a substantial toll on the Lager family’s wellbeing and mental health. Illia’s mother Viktoria attended the positive parenting workshops supported by UNICEF and the European Union and learned how to support her children and manage their fears.
#MovingForward
Photos: UNICEF/2019/Druzhba/Aleksey Filippov
Illia Lager, 10, in his home in the village of Druzhba, eastern Ukraine. The Lager family lives very close to the contact-line, which divides government- and non-government-controlled areas, and where the protracted conflict is most severe. For the Lager family, living close to the contact line comes with a constant fear of shelling, landmines, water shortages and financial hardship. In addition, the protracted conflict continues to take a substantial toll on their mental health. Illia’s mother Viktoria attended the positive parenting workshops supported by UNICEF and the European Union and learned how to support her children and manage their fears.
#MovingForward
Photos: UNICEF/2019/Druzhba/Aleksey Filippov
Yevhen Lager, a coal miner and resident of the conflict-affected village of Druzhba, poses with two of his five children in the family yard. When the conflict started in 2015, the contact line intersected the woodland immediately behind their house. For the Lager family, living close to the contact line comes with a constant fear of shelling, landmines, water shortages and financial hardship. In addition, the protracted conflict continues to take a substantial toll on their mental health. Yevhen’s wife Viktoria attended the positive parenting workshops supported by UNICEF and the European Union and learned how to support her children and manage their fears.
#MovingForward
Photos: UNICEF/2019/Druzhba/Aleksey Filippov
Illia Lager, 10, stands outside his home in the conflict-affected village of Druzhba in eastern Ukraine. The Lager home is located close to a woodland area where the contact line was drawn in 2014 and where the conflict is most severe. The protracted conflict takes a substantial toll on the Lager family’s wellbeing and mental health. Illia’s mother Viktoria attended the positive parenting workshops supported by UNICEF and the European Union and learned how to support her children and manage their fears.
#MovingForward
Photos: UNICEF/2019/Druzhba/Aleksey Filippov
Alina's main goal as a leader is to find more ways for young people to participate in decision-making. "Youth in Ukraine nowadays doesn't have enough support from the government and this needs to be changed."
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Photos: UNICEF/2019/Zhmerynka/Taras Bezpalyi
"We decided to create an ongoing outdoor cinema, but we don’t have project management experience," says Bogdan. "So I came here to develop my project management skills. I also want to become a public speaker and give lectures to the youth to encourage them to be more active."
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Photos: UNICEF/2019/Zhmerynka/Taras Bezpalyi
A water pipeline in the conflict-affected mining village of Druzhba in eastern Ukraine. In 2014, the contact line, which divides government and non-government-controlled areas, was drawn in this woodland. The protracted conflict is a threat to the way of life of the village inhabitants whose homes are occasionally damaged by stray shells and mines.
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Photos: UNICEF/2019/Druzhba/Aleksey Filippov
Youth activists from Donetsk region listening the presentation of Ukrainian Catholic University teacher during an exchange visit to Lviv on 16 February, 2019. The visit was organized by "Platform of initiative s "Teplytsia" with support from UNICEF and EU.
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Photos: UNICEF/2019/Lviv/Vitaliy Hrabar
Monarch Butterfly at the McRorie Community Garden, Gainesville, FL.
615 SE 4th Ave, Gainesville, Florida
photo taken by Michael Levin
This took many, many shots and some stealth to capture. Taken with an iPhone!
Alina Palamarchuk, a 16-year-old civil activist from Zhmerynka, spoke about her role as head of the Association of the Young Zhmerynka Citizens civil organization.
"It's our job to build our own future," says Alina. "I believe that if young people will be involved in different aspects of society-building since their early age, if they know how to make a difference in their communities, it will be easier for us to change our country in the future."
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Photos: UNICEF/2019/Zhmerynka/Taras Bezpalyi
Yevhen Lager and one of his older sons stand at the door of their home in the conflict-affect mining village of Druzhba in eastern Ukraine. The family home lies very close to the contact-line, which divides government- and non-government-controlled areas, and where the protracted conflict is most severe. The conflict takes a substantial toll on the Lager family’s wellbeing and mental health. Yevhen’s wife Viktoria attended the positive parenting workshops supported by UNICEF and the European Union and learned how to support her children and manage their fears.
#MovingForward
Photos: UNICEF/2019/Druzhba/Aleksey Filippov
Alot of not so great things are happening at the moment.. but i do believe that everything happens for a reason as cheesy as that might sound. That when shitty things happen its a lesson or a chance to grow even stronger from a situation (: & i can't help but still feel blessed even when things are not going my way. I am healthy, I have a roof over my head, I have my mom, my sisters are healthy & happy, & i have a great best friend ♡ so there is still so much to smile about. I use to be scared of change but now i happily embrace it especially when its for the better, so this is no just an ending.. but a new BEGINNING. 😘 #positivity #lifequotes #wisequotes #newbeginning #embracechange #optimistic #optimism #happiness #staypositive #goodvibes #quotes #stolen #repost #tumblr #movingforward #bestrong #inspiration #inspirational #motivation #blessed #thankful #grateful - britneybeauty
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Day 85- Got this email this morning and I wanted to share it with you all.
Quite the milestone. The comprehensive exam is a 4 hour test that tests my knowledge of the history of Leadership (from 1800's to NOW) and purely by memory. It is a difficult test with many subsections and required me to study and essentially miss a lot of social time (not that I have any but to go see movies or something). This means I move forward and its one step closer to being called Dr. Rayburg. (not that kind of doctor)
It's about time too.
Iana Kot, one of the participants of exchange visit to Lviv on 16 February, 2019.
"Youth in Donetsk region are active and advanced people who want to develop their own communities and their country. But, of course, we need to get experience and to learn a lot. This study visit hepled us to see how the youth can collaborate with the authorities and influence decision making. We made new friends and useful contacts, and also got inspired and motivated," tells Iana.
The youthh visit was organized by "Platform of initiative s "Teplytsia" with support from UNICEF and EU.
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Photos: UNICEF/2019/Lviv/Vitaliy Hrabar