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This is Second Life, but there are still a few things you can do here if you're so inclined.
1. Support Ukrainian SL Creators and Shops by getting a list of them here. This is a way to directly support your fellow SL citizens.
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2. Attend the fundraiser event today, March 12. Contributions go to the UN fund to help Ukrainian refugees. They tell you exactly how and where donations will be made and transparency of the process.
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3. Go visit a photo wall depicting what's been happening, similar to the one behind me.
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4. Discuss the invasion with your fellow SLers from around the world at the Stop War Meeting Space.
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5. Say a prayer for the Ukrainian people at St. Andrews Orthodox Mission
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6. Zebra Gallery for Relevant Art has a beautiful piece of street art at its landing point.
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You can also buy flags, tattoos, clothing, etc to show your support in game.
The best deal on any flag is a 12 flag fatpack at 100% off for awhile on the MP. Normally 500L and has flagpoles, hand helds, banners, etc. Grab it while you can! Thank you Lupinia Studios!
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March 10, 2022
Regardless of its future, the heart and soul of Ukraine will always remain. It is embedded throughout the country, and deep within it's soil.
(made with Blender 3.0)
The Parliaments of Canada, Latvia and Estonia now formally recognise the atrocities committed by Russia in Ukraine as a genocide.
Please contact your members of parliament to do the same, and in one go ask them to impose an immediate ban on Russian fossil fuels.
It is the human thing the do.
It is the morally right thing to do.
And it even is the economically sound thing to do. Price hikes are caused by uncertainty on the markets. The longer the uncertainty lasts, the more price hikes there will be.
When we decide to stop importing Russian fuels, the uncertainty disappears, the prices will remain high for a while and then they will begin to decrease.
And it will remove Putin's power to hold countries hostage with his fossil fuels. Plus it cuts off a major source of income for Russia making it harder for him to continue to finance his war.
LARGE View On Black
Today theme is Ukranian trade. Sometimes it felt really "Back in USSR!"
The blue thing on the left is traditional scales which i remember since my early childhood. They are really in harmony with the salted cucumbers in a opened jar - probably sold by one. Only new thing is Cola bottles...
A little bit of Romania bearing Ukrainean colors today. My heart bleeds for you, my brothers. My country will push for stronger sanctions against the invaders, and we welcome refugees.
Ukraine flag flying high over W. Grand Avenue. Ironically, the building in the background is owned by the person (I'll refrain from name-calling on this forum) who did the most to weaken Ukraine and basically invite Russia to invade.
The barley fields of the Tarbat peninsula and the blue skies pay homage to our friends in the Ukraine 🇺🇦 on 31/7/22.
In most regions of Ukraine, the crops have been sown for the growing season ahead. I thought this image of a tomato seedling would be a way to commemorate those efforts. In the face of an invading force with zero respect for human life, Ukrainian farmers bravely set the stage to feed large parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia.
With many farmers fighting in the war, the crop yields are expected to be lower this year. There’s no way to know how much lower, but it’s important to try to visualize this impact. Here’s a great resource that illustrates where Ukrainian crops get distributed across the world: ourworldindata.org/ukraine-russia-food . Match that data with global GDP per capital values ( www.worldometers.info/gdp/gdp-per-capita/ ) and you start to see some worrying trends.
Smaller countries with lower GDPs – such as Yemen, ranking 160th in the world for GDP per capita – will not have the ability to pay higher prices when food supplies are less available. Larger countries that are highly dependent on Ukrainian agriculture with higher GDPs such as Turkey would be able to pay higher prices, leaving other nations without sufficient purchasing power. When there isn’t enough to go around, some go without. It is critically important that Ukrainian farmers can do their good work for the benefit of many other nations. All countries should be prepared to grow more food locally this year as well.
The world has come to rely on peaceful globalization, where one country can provide an incredibly abundant resource to another. The problems begin when this resource cannot be replaced with anything produced domestically, and the transitionary period to find alternatives takes longer than your commodity reserves will last. This is true of food, but also oil and gas – where many countries are still heavily dependent on Russian oil.
Turning off the taps could mean societal collapse. Here in Bulgaria we are a net exporter of agriculture, but 95% of oil and gas comes from Russia. I feel guilty when I fill up my tank of diesel to complete more refugee aid runs; I’m paying Russia for the privilege. Thankfully immediate actions are underway to expedite the completion of a gas pipeline connecting to Greece, which is expected to be completed by the end of June. I feel like the world is moving quickly to compensate for everything, but it’s never quick enough.
I’d like to echo a further reminder that we can all help in various ways. You can create artwork supporting Ukraine – if you want to see a photo of the setup that created this image, it’s incredibly simple: donkom.ca/bts/IMG_1573.JPEG . The water droplet was placed with a hypodermic needle, and it was lit with a flashlight off to the side. But there’s more you can do: write to your politicians. Participate in rallies. Donate to charities capable of offering humanitarian aid; we have enough funds donated to us to continue doing supply runs for roughly another three weeks. We’ll keep doing it as long as we are able.
And to further amplify the signal, this image is also being dedicated to the Public Domain. Do with it what you want, no permission / license / credit / etc. required.
Also, some folks have been asking how we’re holding up. Personally, life is good. I’ll be sharing some images of a beautiful outdoor kitchen we constructed in January and February shortly. We keep in good spirits, we live comfortably, and we’re mostly through the bureaucratic processes here to make life in Bulgaria home forever. We’re happy and healthy. :)
The symbol of music for the Eurovision song contest. This one of many around the city was at one of the entrances to Albert Dock.
In the Erbil city Ukrainian in the UN center ,Demonstrations and protests against the Russian occupation
Free people of a free country!
The 19th day of our resistance is over. Historical war. Another difficult day, which is still approaching our victory. Approaching peace for Ukraine.
As before, the enemy is confused. They did not expect such resistance. They believed in their propaganda, which has been lying about us for decades.They still can't recollect themselves. But they have already begun to understand that they will not achieve anything by war.
Their soldiers know this. Their officers are aware of this. They flee the battlefield. They abandon equipment.
We take trophies and use them to protect Ukraine. Today, Russian troops are, in fact, one of the suppliers of equipment to our army. They could not imagine such a thing in a nightmare.
And I want to tell the Russian soldiers. Those who have already entered our land. And who are just about to be sent to fight against us.
Russian conscripts! Listen to me very carefully. Russian officers! You’ve already understood everything. You will not take anything from Ukraine. You will take lives. There are a lot of you. But your life will also be taken.
But why should you die? What for? I know that you want to survive. We hear your conversations in the intercepts, we hear what you really think about this senseless war, about this disgrace and about your state. Your conversations with each other. Your calls home to your family. We hear it all. We draw conclusions. We know who you are.
Therefore, I offer you a choice. On behalf of the Ukrainian people, I give you a chance. Chance to survive. If you surrender to our forces, we will treat you the way people are supposed to be treated. As people, decently. In a way you were not treated in your army. And in a way your army does not treat ours. Choose!
Our brave defenders continue to inflict devastating losses on Russian troops.
Soon the number of downed helicopters of Russia will reach hundreds of units. They have already lost 80 warplanes. Hundreds of tanks and thousands of other units of equipment.
In 19 days, the Russian army has lost more in Ukraine than in two bloody and years-long wars in Chechnya. For what?
I am grateful to those Russians who do not stop trying to convey the truth. To those who fight disinformation and tell the truth, real facts to their friends and loved ones. And personally to the woman who entered the studio of Channel One with a poster against the war. To those who are not afraid to protest. As long as your country has not completely closed itself off from the whole world, turning into a very large North Korea, you must fight. You must not lose your chance.
The European Union has approved the fourth package of sanctions against Russia. The fourth - and I'm sure not the last.
We are working with partners on new restrictions that will be applied against the Russian state. Everyone who is responsible for the war. Everyone who is responsible for the destruction of democracy. Everyone who is responsible for repression against people. Everyone will get an answer. The answer of the world. And this is just the beginning.
Responsibility for war crimes of the Russian military is inevitable. Responsibility for a deliberate humanitarian catastrophe in Ukrainian cities is inevitable. The whole world sees what is happening in Mariupol. Kharkiv. Chernihiv. Sumy. Okhtyrka. Hostomel. Irpin. In all our cities.
All our partners are informed of the crimes of the invaders against civilians and local self-government in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. In the temporarily occupied areas. There will be an answer for that. Necessarily. For the disrupted humanitarian corridors. Necessarily.
During the day of March 14, 3,806 Ukrainians were evacuated from the cities and towns of the Kyiv and Luhansk regions.
Our convoy with one hundred tons of what is most necessary for Mariupol is still kept in Berdyansk. For three days already. But we will try. We will do everything to ensure that Mariupol residents receive food, water and medicine.
I provided full information about the actions of the invaders on the Ukrainian land in conversations with friends and partners of our state. Every aggressive action of the invaders only pushes the world to new sanctions.
I spoke with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. With President of Poland Andrzej Duda. Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel. We have 100% mutual understanding.
The conversation with Prime Minister of Israel Bennett was also important. As part of a negotiation effort to end this war as soon as possible. With a fair peace.
Our delegation also worked on this in negotiations with the Russian party. Pretty good, as I was told. But let's see. They will continue tomorrow.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has agreed on a package of decisions to support our economy.
So that business works. So that people have jobs. Where security allows. Where people are ready for it.
First, we are starting tax reform. Instead of VAT and income tax we give a rate of 2 percent of turnover and simplified accounting. For small businesses - this is the first and second group of sole proprietors - we set a voluntary payment of a single tax. That is, if you can - pay. You can't - no questions asked.
The second is maximum business deregulation. We cancel all inspections for all businesses. So that everyone works normally. So that the cities come to life. So that life continues wherever there is no hostilities.
The only condition is that you ensure the normal operation of your business in the framework of Ukrainian law.
These are just the first two steps of our tax reform. To be continued.
And finally.
I have just signed a decree on awarding state awards of Ukraine to 234 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who showed personal courage and heroism in the fight for our land. For our independence. 59 of them posthumously.
May the memory of everyone who gave life for our state live forever!
Eternal gratitude to all our heroes!
Glory to Ukraine!
Ukraine is in the news at present for all the wrong reasons thanks to the madman in Moscow. Soviet designed L class 2-10-0 No. 5141 at Lazeshchyna in the Carpathian Mountain region on a mixed train banked by American designed Yea class 2-10-0 No. 2026 on 17 February 2004. An excellent railtour organised by the late Dave Rodgers.
Fiddled with a few things and saw a wheat theme growing so decided to change the original intent towards a Pro Ukraine photo
The Worked Wheat Fields of Ukraine which provides the world 10% of all its wheat being a part of the worlds vital bread basket.
The only "long distance" train in the Ukrainian part of Upper Tisza Valley runs from Lviv to Solotvyno next to the Romanian border. Usually, it is hauled by M62-1103, here seen before Teresva.
Державний лісовий фонд України Прилуцький держлісгосп
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State Forest Fund of Ukraine Pryluky State Forestry
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(private swap ) Independence Square (Maidan Nezalehnosti) - the central square of the capital of Ukraine.
同じ人間が繰り返す過ち
一刻も早い平和が訪れますように…
ウクライナ国民が笑顔でサイクリングを楽しめる日が早く来ますように…
The mistakes that the same person repeats
May peace come as soon as possible ...
May the day when Ukrainians can enjoy cycling with a smile will come soon ...
#prayforukraine #ukraine #nowar #peace
For Macro Mondays theme; "Egg".
A pysanka (Ukrainian: писанка, plural: pysanky) is a Ukrainian Easter egg, decorated with traditional Ukrainian folk designs using a wax-resist (batik) method. The word pysanka comes from the verb pysaty, "to write", as the designs are not painted on, but written with beeswax.
HMM Everyone!
yellow and blue (the sun and the sky) are the colors of the ukrainian national flag
(better on black)
In past centuries, the profession of the "chumak" was popular in Ukraine. Chumaks traveled by wagon to Crimea to collect salt, which they then distributed across Ukraine. One could make a decent profit from this trade.
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Took this picture in the very old Ukrainian village of Litvyaki.
It is true, the milky way in Ukrain is amazing. And it is not true that Canon 24mm lens is not good for a Milkyway shots!
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At least I'm not hiding EXIF like so many a-holes here on Flickr.
In these strange times when people are obsessed with themselves and many who has a camera thinks he/she is creating art and deserves a medal and a worldwide recognition and to be raised above all.
Check the Facebook or Instagram, it is all about me, me , me.....
Do I really care if someone will use my picture? Not really!
But I would like to know if someone is going to use it.
Send me an email that you want to print/use or display my work.
I came to this world naked and I’ll leave the same way-naked.
I'm just passing through, I'm almost done with this place.
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