Soldiers Break Stride, Friday
It is Friday evening and under my windows Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus) colony deposited.
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The long arm of the Paw – of Nocturnal bastard Hedgehog, forged Paw Patrol
Different forms and shades of Paw (Law) enforcement.
“Bad medicine is what I need”, civilian training in Tactical Medicine: “Good medicine can sometimes be bad tactics and bad tactics can get everyone killed”
“Games without frontiers”: voluntary Tactical Medicine for civilians A a year ago, the Tactical Medicine course for civilians was carried out on Trukhaniv Island in Kiev, on the 27 th of June 2016. Since 2014 it became a popular activity …
Read, Run and Walk. The Book-Breakfast, the Chestnut-run and Genghis-Khan-walk in Kiev, Ukraine
The Book-Breakfast, the Chestnut-run and Genghis Khan walk on Sunday the 28th of May, 2017 in Kiev. What could be better than reading a good book? The Book breakfast with …
Turning prejudice into pleasure: how becoming a mother helps to get cash, girlfriends’ chat on the eve of a bride’ Big Day, wedding
Romance and calculation are mutually exclusive, and motherhood is self – sacrifice. Why not turning prejudice into pleasure: how well planned motherhood may help to cash in? Traditional girlfriends’ chat on the eve of bride’ Big Day, wedding…
Total Thrushment – Song Thrushes’ band tour in down town Kiev
The brood of Song Thrushes: mom and 3 youngsters camped for 3 days in front of…
“White”, successful, nearby and single – but for how long? Simplified tax regime with 5% – 27,5% tax exposure effective in Ukraine since 2017,
The III-rd group of simplified tax regime, Ukraine: 5%-27,5% tax exposure on self-employed, sole trader, company with annual income up to UAH5mln (Pound 147K) in Ukraine since 01.01.2017. So anyone (including nonresident) may establish Limited Liability Company on “simplified” tax regime…
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Travelling into Ukraine, FAQs: arriving in/out by air, customs, dining out, currency, souvenirs
Holders of passports of 59 jurisdictions can enter Ukraine without a visa for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period, amongst them are the following:
Victory in Europe Day, Kiev, Ukraine, the 8th May 2017
Victory in Europe Day, or VDay is the day of Remembrance in Kiev, Ukraine, the 8th of May 2017. The formal end of World War II in Europe. Official acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender…
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Eurovision Craze: Kiev, Ukraine 9 – 13th of May 2017
When you are 1 mile from home and ancounter THIS, and by coincidence your Canon with you…. it is part of rehearsals to Eurovision song contest in Kiev, Ukraine to be held 9-13th of May 2017.
All Out for May Day Holidays– International Workers’ Day!
1-2 of May – are state holidays in Ukraine. It is International Workers’ Day, which we celebrate by going out and having rest. Younger locals may call it “Kiev liberation Day” or “Bank holidays” – which is misleading…
In pursuit of ephemeral: cherry blossom 2017
What could be better than Saturday bike ride and fhoto shooting cherry blossom? It is exactly what we were planning a year ahead
‘Topping’: Anti-Green Revolt of the Masses or public funds expropriation. Part 2
When ‘Topping’ is not ‘Top notch’, but Anti-Green Revolt of the Masses and misuse of public resources Public property, perhaps “Budget Wood-chucking” Paradoxically, there is well-known cliché in Russian as “Распил бюджета” with approximate translation into English “Budget’ wood-chucking”,
‘Topping’: Anti-Green Revolt of the Masses or public funds expropriation? Part 1
When ‘Topping’ is not ‘Top notch’, but Anti-Green Revolt of the Masses and misuse of public resources When ‘Topping’ is not ‘Top notch’ we might of already lost our habitat to barbaric ignorance The same word may have…
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Evolutionary marketing: financial services pyramids in humans and worthless donations in spiders. Part 2
As worthless gifts donation evolved as a part of a spider’ nuptial game, a multi-level marketing entered financial services as a response to financial market conditions.
Evolutionary marketing: financial services pyramids in humans and worthless donations in spiders. Part 1
Comparing multi-level marketing of financial services in humans with worthless donations in spiders.
“Something strange in your neighborhood…
Misterious big web coccoons – up to 15 x 20 sm.- appeared during the night on pine trees somewhere in Southern Europe. I wonder if air-port phyto-sanitary control may check the coccon for aliens or ghosts on my flight home
Winter hideaway in Montenegro
Ulcinj of Crna Gora, Montenegro Human bee-hive, or favela?: but for wealthy
TREEStmas – Trees on Christmas, December 2016 in Kiev
What happened when government registers were digitized and opened for public in Ukraine? Due diligence & Open society!
There are around 33 government agencies and up to 150 public digital government registers in Ukrainein Ukraine, Being open to public, Government registers are crutial not only for due-diligence; these registers facilitate business operations and save time decreasing bureaucracy in general.
Olden downtown walk: Kiev, Ukraine
Saturday in Kiev olden downtown ‘I would rather work a little bit, but it is shabbat already, and I am – …’ /very approximate translation from Russian/
Saturday evening with friend
What women millennials in Ukraine want as present
What do women want …as the present? One of Millennials, artistic well – educated woman, successful professional top-brass manager, Land – Lady of estate located in wealthy capital city suburb. Just imagine a gift that might please her on the Birth-Day…
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