---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 20:56:44 -0800 From: Andrew Iwach To: lowiop@earthlink.com Subject: Upcoming Events. December 4, 2004 Dear everyone, Please accept my apologies for the delay in getting out this e-newsletter. The year 2004 has been one of the busiest of my life - all is well just one of those years. Research has gone well which has lead to a number of extensive trips speaking throughout the US, Asia, and recently Australia. The practice is being taken to a new level - we are building a state of the art, one of kind Glaucoma Center in downtown San Francisco - construction scheduled to be completed by late February 2005. And finally, and most importantly, the twins - Nadia and Paul arrived 5 months ago. Mom and the kids are all doing great. Looking forward this is obviously a very dynamic time in Ukraine. Many of you have sent me information on the current situation and I will share some of it with the rest of you. This is an incredibly important time for Ukrainians thought out the world - I encourage your active participation. Finally, we are planning a major Ukrainian Convention in Edmonton, Alberta Canada in early summer 2005. This event will be an 4 day Ukrainian Experience - including zabavas, the Vegreville Pysanka Festival, Yarmarok (a muiltitude of vendors), tours of the of many churches and museums, the large Ukrainian Book Store, tour of West Edmonton Mall - including the indoor wave generating surf, amusement park, not to mention stores.. And much, much more..Although the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America (UMANA) is organizing the meeting there will be a number of events to which others are welcome. UMANA has various membership categories which allow for other professional to join in the full program. We have also had some preliminary discussions with other Ukrainian organizations which might lead to some other groups likewise holding sessions in Edmonton at the same time. If you would like more information please feel free to contact me. As always, Yarema also tries to update the www.calukes.com when he gets a chance and you can always visit there in the interim. As a reminder that site holds basic info on location of churches, etc. in the Bay Area. You can also subscribe to www.brama.com events list as another source. FIRST SOME INFO AND SITES REGARDING THE ONGOING ORANGE REVOLUTION IN UKRAINE From Paul & Tatiana Terdal: Dear Friends and Family, I'm sure that you are all following the events in Ukraine this week as closely as we are. We have been in touch with our friends at the Ukrainian Catholic University in L'viv, where we taught as visiting Professors last year. We spoke with one, Andrij Borovets, on his cell phone in the streets of Kyiv, where he is part of a delegation of 200 students, staff, and faculty members to the demonstrations and general strike. Their spirits are high, but the temperatures are below freezing and it is snowing heavily; many of the demonstrators sleep on the streets throughout the night to hold their territory in Independence Square in Kyiv. Others we spoke to were back in L'viv, where they are organizing logistics to provide support. They are working to provide the demonstrators with food, blankets, shelter, and medical care. When we asked how we could help from here in the U.S., they agreed that -- aside from the much appreciated moral support (see the open letter from the students at the end of this e-mail) -- the best way to help is financially. The university, through its U.S. foundation (the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation), has established a "student relief fund" to channel donations in support of the demonstrators. You can make an on-line contribution through their web page at: http://www.ucef.org/ In the comments space of the on-line contribution form, enter a note that the donation is for the "Student Relief Fund". These contributions are tax deductible in the United States. We know the managers of this fund personally -- they consulted with us before launching the relief fund this morning; we can vouch for their absolute integrity. If you have any questions about how your donations will be spent, we would be happy to answer those for you. We've made a significant contribution to this fund ourselves, but are interested in learning about more ways to help -- if you know of other good ways to deliver aid directly to the people on the streets who need it or help with the protest actions, please let us know. We regret that we can't be there ourselves, but we want to do all we can to support those who are. PHOTOS OF PROTESTS IN SAN FRANCISCO http://maidan.org.ua/static/news/1101579247.html To see over 200 photos go to. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/igor_kalish@sbcglobal.net/album?.dir=/3956 &.src=ph&.tok=phCqmICBbAc9C3in then just hit slide show and enjoy! Vote on the CCN Poll CNN is conducting an unofficial poll whether "Will strikes and protests change the outcome of Ukraine's election?" As of now the results are 65% yes and 35% no, out of 4869 participants. It would be nice if many Ukrainians took that poll -it would show that Ukrainians/CNN readers are interested in the subject. To enter the poll: click on: http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/25/ukraine/index.html A Brief History of Ukraine http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,1359335,00.html Real Time Ukrainian News Sources http://217.20.163.73 - Web camera, Majdan Nezalezhnosti http://www.unian.net/ - News http://www.domivka.net/ - News http://5tv.com.ua/ - Channel 5 TV (the reliably objective channel) http://64.21.115.231:8300/ - Channel 5 - Internet Radio http://www.obkom.net.ua - News http://webcams.jumpua.com/top/out.php?ID=1076787820 - Web camera, Majdan Nezalezhnosti If you want to watch UA channel 5 using your broadband, check out: http://www.clevelanduzo.org/main.php And one of the working links is to this channel 5 from UA: http://5tv.com.ua/newsline/118/0/2875/ It's a little choppy, but you'll get the point. Here's a link to another UA tv station and this one is better quality: http://www.utr.kiev.ua/index.us.html Listen to radio stations in Ukrainian from Minneapolis... click on: http://www.radioua.com/ FROM Michael Monastyrskyjm Toronto, Canada http://www.ucu.edu.ua/tak/eng The Ukrainian Catholic University has created this site as a portal for people around the world to become informed and support Ukrainian students and universities. Please send relevant information (especially from international universities) to tak@ucu.edu.ua If you know about organized student- or university activity on behalf of Ukraine, please e-mail the information, as soon as possible, to dillon@ucu.edu.ua, so that we can include it in THIS LIST! http://www.ucu.edu.ua/tak/eng/support/edu/ People familiar with Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, might like to know that it has posted a lengthy article about the Ukrainian elections, which includes, photos, charts, maps and links. It seems to me like a reasonably good primer for people new to Ukrainian politics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_presidential_election,_2004 Don't miss the large PNG Map of Ukrainian electoral districts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ukraine_ElectionsMap_Nov2004.png Another Great Site: http://orange-revolution.com/ Another Important Request from Ada Helbig: Both the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress are looking for international election observers for the last and most crucial round of elections.The Yanukovych camp was extremely organized in terms of manpower in both rounds 1 and 2. They had "representative observers" at almost every polling station in every city AND village in Ivano Frankivsk, Ternopil, and Lviv oblasts. 5tyj kanal even showed a clip of a pro-Yanukovych observer from Donetsk in a Lviv village that had only 250 voters. In Uzhhorod, where I stationed, a group of 15 men from Donetsk waited outside our polling station in an attempt to sabotage the ballot packs enroute from the polling station to the territorial commission. Just as we prepared to leave the station, a commission member cut the power in the building. The darkness led to the necessary confusion for the Donetsk men to step in. Fortunately, a group of local Uzhhorod men intervened before the sabotage could take place. Pro-Yanukovych commission members (at our station that was 33 out of the 35 members) received $1,000 each to help ensure a Yanukovych win. "Nasha Ukraina" representatives who had been on the commission in round 1 were either kicked off or scared off the commission before round 2. Once again I urge everyone who possibly can to sign up as an election observer, especially in Eastern Ukraine. Those who cannot go but wish to help, please consider sponsoring someone to go in your place. International observers have been key players in the election process. Countless videos and testimonies by local and international observers documenting election fraud were crucial in overturning the results from the 2nd round. I encourage all Ukrainian organizations to sponsor willing members. I also make a strong request on behalf of student observers. A large number of students are ready to go to Ukraine for round 3 but do not have the funds to do so. If you would like to sponsor a student, please contact UCCA. *************** You can download an application from the Ukrainian Congress Committee's website: www.ucca.org Ukrainian Congress Committee of America http://www.ucca.org/ 212-228-6840 - NYC 202-547-0018 - Washington DC Ukrainian Canadian Congress http://www.ucc.ca/election_observer_project/ UCC Head Office 456 Main Street Winnipeg Manitoba, R3B 1B6 204-942-4627 Something Everyone can Do Starting Today: Tie an Orange Ribbon for Democracy In a show of solidarity with our brethren in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America is calling for a nationwide action asking everyone to "Tie an Orange Ribbon for Democracy." Ribbons in the symbolic orange color of opposition candidate Victor Yushchenko, should be tied on trees, lampposts, street signs, etc. in your neighborhoods. The ribbons should also be tied in front of your respective government buildings. Before your local Ukrainian churches, Ukrainian National Homes and where you deem necessary. SOME INTERESTING ARTICLES And below is an article from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/28/wukra28.xml Which is the online edition of the UK Sunday Telegraph. http://www.thehill.com/morris/112404.aspx On the Lighter Side of the Orane Revolution The Yushenko Rap: www.orangeukraine.squarespace.com http://www.cs.yorku.ca/~andriyp/razom_-_nas_bagato.mp3 A Fun One: http://images.optin.com.au/optusxmas/flash/penguin_tebe.swf?msg=TAK_Yushenko And now for some upcoming events.. FROM SAN FRANCISCO and the BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA All are invited to join a protest against Russia's manipulation of the Ukrainian Elections by meeting in front of the the Russian Consulate in San Francisco on Sunday December 5, 2004 at 3:30 p.m.. the Russian Consulate's address is 2790 Green Street San Francisco, CA 94123. Recommended Attire: Wear something Orange!! SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Saint Nicolas will be coming to the Hall of Ukrainian Catholic Church in San Francisco (215 Silliman Street) on Sunday, December 5, 2004. Please come, take your children (if any) and ask your children to learn some poem, song, dance etc. Saint Nicolas will have gifts for all the children that participate. Divine Liturgy at 11:00 a.m.; Saint Nicolas coming, children concert and lunch at 1:00 p.m. Lunch Donation: $15.00 adults; $7.00 Students SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Here is a list of upcoming celebrations in Ukrainian Catholic Church in SF for December: Dec.5, Sunday - Parish Feast Day & St. Nicolas Day (Holy Liturgy followed by a luncheon) December 25, Saturday - Christmas Day (9am Christmas Vigil Service, 10am Holy Liturgy, traditional free brunch after a liturgy) December 31, Friday - New Year Celebration (8pm - details to follow). SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA Ukrainian Women's League Of San Jose Cordially invites You and Your Family to our traditional Christmas Dinner On Saturday 11th of December 2004 at 4:00 PM; General Admission $10.00 ; Students over 12 $ 5.00 St. Francis Episcopal Church, 1205 Pine Ave, San Jose RSVP: Irene Sugano (408) 270-5379 by December 9th 2004 Absolute Adventures - Marta and Taissa Kuncio - thanks for the info! Come out and play with the Bay Area's leading adventure-seeking social group! Hiking, biking, kayaking, skydiving, skiing and much more. Based in San Francisco, Absolute Adventures runs trips all over Northern California. In the months to come your days can be packed with adventure. Let us do all the work, all the planning - all you have to do is show up. Check out our summer calendar - we'll be riding the waves on surf kayaks, exploring underground caverns, turning wakeboarding tricks on Lake Shasta, and relaxing under the stars of Yosemite. Sound good? Well, that's just the beginning and you could be there too! Membership is not required - anyone and everyone is welcome. Whether you're looking for a relaxing day hike or an exciting weekend white water rafting adventure, we've got something for everyone. All you have to lose is another great weekend! Sign up for trips today on the website at. http://www.absoluteadv.com The "Uki Sadochok Moms" in Santa Clara are thrilled about the growing interest to expand their group and regret that some kids are already on a wait list to enroll. For this reason, if any SF/Bay Area Ukes are interested in having your child(ren) participate in such a program, please email Olenka Steciw Villarreal at robertolenka@aol.com. Provide your child(ren)'s age(s), address, telephone and email address. Depending on the number of respondents and their interest levels, another class may be assembled. FROM LOS ANGELES California Association to Aid Ukraine (CAAU) is accepting applications for the 2004 Presentation of Debutantes. Young ladies are cordially invited to participate in the California Association to Aid Ukraine Ball 2005 and Presentation of Debutantes To be held Saturday, February 5, 2005 at the Glendale Hilton, 100 West Glenoaks Boulevard Glendale, CA 91202. Young Ladies between the ages of 16 and 20 years of age who are interested in participating in CAAU's Debutante Program are invited to send an e-mail to: caaudebs@aol.com. Hollywood Trident Foundation has provided a website for information for financial support for film students at www.mac.doc.gov/sabit. Andy J. Semotiuk, Hollywood Trident Foundation 23rd Floor, 660 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, Ca 90017 Phone: (213) 624-6900 Fax (213) 624-6999 Email: semotiuk@aol FROM NEW YORK: Yalynka Saturday, December 11, 2004; Starting at 7 P.M. Location:The Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 East 79th Street New York, New York 10021 Entertainment:Musical Duet ofAlla Kutsevych and Sergei Dushankivsky plus Lida & Gabriella Oros Adults - $35, Students & Seniors $25 Entertainment, Hors d'oeuvers, & Refreshments Included Open Bar; More info here: http://www.uesa.org/news/20041117/20041117-nyc.html FROM SAN DIEGO A new musical/vocal ensemble has formed in San Diego and they are looking for singers and/or musicians that would like to be involved in creating Ukrainian music for American audiences. For more information contact Bohdan at nklymkow@hotmail.com or telephone 619-589-0746. FROM DENVER, COLORADO Denver Ukrainian Community website http://home.earthlink.net/~uccd/ We are growing in Denver!!! "The Ukrainian Women's League of Denver is very active with various activities, call Marta Arnold 303-734-0360 for more information." "Ukrainian Artists League of Colorado website is http://home.earthlink.net/~trizub/uacc.htm" Ukrainian School on Saturdays at the Ukrainian Catholic Church on Shoshone. Class starts around 9:00 a.m. All ages welcome. Contact Fr. Peter at 303-4332347 for more information. UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH of TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD 4118 Shoshone St., Denver, CO 80211 Parish phone: 303-433-2347 Sunday Divine Liturgy - Fr. Petro Bohdanowycz Church council meetings are held usually every 1st Sunday of the month. All parishioners are welcome to attend. Call Fr. Peter to make sure of correct date and time (dates may vary). FROM CHICAGO: The UMANA CALENDAR CURRENT: WWW.UDL.ORG.UA/MED/200212.HTM (GO TO SITE) US - Ukraine HIV/AIDS Symposium (internet) distant learning site. Joint educational venture by UMANA and the World Federation of Ukrainian Medical Associations. Registration for active participation ends soon, get on line today! The conference is not currently in progress but occurred 12/12-20/02 and the CD of presentations is now being produced in English and Ukrainian. If anyone might want a copy of the CD in English or Ukrainian, for more information please send an e-mail to Roxolana Horbowyj, M.D at rihrih@pol.net FOR MUSICIANS: Auditions Bass Players for the KALABAI Ukrainian Musical Ensemble Gig: Ukrainian, Rock, Country, R&B, Funk and recording of second Compact Disc. Musical Experience: Well versed in a variety of musical genres, including rock, blues, funk, and country. Previous band experience a must, vocals an asset, however not necessary. Knowledge of Ukrainian music and language is an asset, however not necessary. Performances: Performances include many private and public functions across Canada and the United States in 2005. These naturally include weddings, dances, festivals, etc. To arrange for an audition or for more information please contact: John Moroz / Clint Moroziuk; eMail. music@kalabai.com ANOTHER INFORMATION RESOURCE Consider subscribing to the Ukraine Report 2004. You can do this easily by just sending an e-mail to morganw@patriot.net The report always has a lot of interesting information gathered from many sources.... A finally, for those that have been hard to buy a gift for, one more gift idea..how about a castle in Ukraine?? For more details go to.. http://www.castles-for-sale.com/sale/Ukraine/index.htm And a interesting web site to visit, Voice of America: www.voanews.com/ukrainia n The June/July 2005 UMANA Convention and Some Ideas for Collaboration: As to the UMANA biannual meeting, it is scheduled to take place in around June 2005. Ideally we'll confirm the location by June 2004 so I have a bit of time still to try and work out the details. What is for certain is that we will have our UMANA convention at that time. UMANA is one of the strongest Ukrainian professional organizations in North America. Thus, when we hold our convention this is an opportunity to have other organizations coordinate meetings/activities. For example, we usually have about 150 -200 attendees. The meeting typically runs 3-4 days - including a weekend - with a Saturday night social event - either a performance or a zabava. At a minimum if there were other Ukrainian organizations holding meetings at the same time, in the same city, and preferably in the same hotel, then we could have a larger joint social event. The next level would be to have presentations of interest made between the various groups e.g. if the attorneys met at the same time then the docs would love to have one of them give a 20 minute talk on legal issues of interest to docs. One of us could then give a talk to attorneys about how they can stay healthier or even a focused review of some of the common medical issues we as Ukrainians face. There could be a service organization like SUA or a Sister Cities Program that tries to help out in Ukraine and they could make a brief presentation to the docs or attorneys describing current projects and professional needs. In summary, as much as possible, the approach is to be inclusive. Some youth groups such as Plast or Cym may wish to participate. Some of us have informally offered internship/mentorship programs to local youth as they try to advance their education and careers. What an opportunity it might be for any one of them interested in going into law, medicine, engineering etc to have informal contact with those in the field to offer perspective, guidance. If the event is large enough, there is the possibility that some vendors may wish to attend and we could ask for their support for such projects, etc. Finally, we could even consider holding a joint Internet session/workshop to bring everyone up to date on the best way the Internet can facilitate our work. At these types of sessions it seems that I always learn some new way to apply this technology, despite being rather experienced in this area. Might an organization such as the Ukrainian Engineers Society might be interested in organizing something like this?? We look forward to your comments! FROM PHILADELPHIA, PA The Ukrainian League of Philadelphia has become increasingly active and successful hosting monthly events/zabavy, etc. Recently they held a great zabava, and are planning a zabava for Ivan Kupalo, a toga night, wine tasting and hold a montly quizzo night. Something's always in the works.... Their website is easy to navigate and informative... it's always being updated and improved. Check it out at... http://www.ukiebar.com FROM NORTH AMERICA A new discussion group, "Ukraine Today Forum" [UTF], came into being, on the North American continent. The intent of the Forum is to provide the platform, for those concerned with affairs of Ukraine, to freely air and/or to become aware of burning issues, in all spheres of present Ukraine's development. The link, UTF@yahoogroups.com , is provided for all those interested in joining the group. AND. FROM EDMONTON, ALBERTA THE FIFTH HORSEMAN, by Richard Sherbaniuk - Suggest taking a look at this book -There are some great reviews on amazon.com. Richard Sherbaniuk is a third generation Ukrainian Canadian whose grandfather and grandmother came to Canada in 1900 and 1911, respectively. He has many relatives in North America. THE FIFTH HORSEMAN can be found at independent bookstores, chain stores, Walmart, etc., or it can be ordered over the Web through amazon.com. The sequel, THE DEVIL'S CASKET (publication date 2004), is set in 2006. With the same cast of heroes (only different villains), it will be set primarily in Rome and the Vatican, where the new pope is a vigorous 52 year old black African from Nigeria, who when he is not working out in the gym strides around the Vatican with a cell phone and a laptop. This is one hip pope. I'm having a blast writing it, and I hope readers will like it too. I'm just hoping to get a movie deal. As Gore Vidal told me, "Nothing on Earth is as worthless as a Hollywood promise." Hollywood is a place where Falsehood is God .. but hope springs eternal, etc. As Woody Allen once said, "Take the money and run." FROM SASKATCHEWAN - Immerson Program, Next Program: August 11 -14, 2005 Add St. P. Mohyla to your links> It is www.mohyla.ca and www.ucc.sk.ca if you have not done so already. Mohyla offers a superb summer Immersion camp for young students. The Adult Ukrainian Language Immersion Camp (AULIC) held at Trident Camp located at Crystal Lake, just north of Canora, Saskatchewan. In a few words, AULIC just keeps getting better each year. The AULIC project is a joint effort of the Ukrainian Orthodox Men's Association of Regina and the Ukrainian Canadian Professional & Business Association of Regina. The number of registrants this year was 25, up one from last year. This was a pleasantsurprise since many past attendees were not able to attend due to trips to Ukraine. Four of the students were from the USA. As is often the case today, they learned about the program from information on the Internet. Of the remaining registrants, 13 were from Regina, three were from Saskatoon, and five from 'rural' Saskatchewan. The fee for the camp was a modest $175/person. There were three levels of instruction (Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced) facilitated by instructors Anita Drebot, Victoria Muzychuk, and Kateryna Stratiychuk plus one guest presenter, Lidiya Kuzmichonok. Mrs. Drebot is a Ukrainian teacher from Regina with many years of experience while Mrs. Muzychuk and Mrs. Stratiychuk were teachers in Ukraine. Lidiya is a post graduate student from Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. One of the highlights of this year's program was a mock Ukrainian restaurant situation. The cuisine was great as was the singing and observance of some cherished traditions. Upon completion of the camp, the registrants were given certificates during a closing ceremony along with gifts donated by various organizations, individuals and businesses. The registrants were also asked to complete an appraisal on the AULIC program. The program organizing committee consisted of Wayne Hydeman, Ed Lysyk, Ken Mazur and Tony Harras. For more information, interested persons are encouraged to contact committee members. Planning is already underway for next year's camp which is tentatively booked for August 11 -14, 2005. Further details can be obtained by contacting Tony Harras at 306-586-6805 or by e-mail harras@sasktel.net ANOTHER BOOK TO CONSIDER - A note from the author Walter Semkiw, MD: I am the author of a book entitled, Return of the Revolutionaries: The case for Reincarnation and Soul Groups Reunited, which is about objective evidence of reincarnation. The first part of my book compiles independently researched reincarnation cases which demonstrate that facial features, personality traits, passions and linguistic writing style stay the same from lifetime to lifetime. The rest of my book is about a cohort reincarnated from the time of the American Revolution. My book has received support from a Nobel Laureate, a physicist who worked with Albert Einstein and an attorney who was on Robert F. Kennedy's staff, who met with John F. Kennedy (one on one) on five occasions, who authored a section of the Civil Rights Bill of 1964 and who stood on the podium with Martin Luther King, when King gave his "I Have a Dream Speech." I have attached this last endorsement. Several Ukrainians are identifed as reincarnated American Revolutionaries. You may review cases from my book at my web site, www.johnadams.net FROM PARIS, FRANCE A travel tip: If in Paris you can still be in touch with Ukies and here's how: The Ukrainian Church St. Volodymir 186 Blvd St. Germain Located smack in the heart of the latin quarters Phone 01 45 48 48 65, nearest subway Metro St. Germain des pres. The priest Fr. Michailo is young and very friendly. Mass on Sundays is at 10:30 am. There are always a lot of young people hanging around after mass. Thank you Pani Olga for the travel info! WANT MORE Uki NEWS?? - thanks Susan for the info! A great news services in the Ukrainian community is the regular email service provided to persons interested in Ukrainian affairs by the Eposhta people out of Canada. If you will contact Marta Olynyk at the address below, she will add you to the Eposhta email list so that you can be informed on all current matters in the Ukrainian community. The service is free and very professional. We highly recommend it. m.olynyk@sympatico.ca If anyone knows of any other events or interesting sites we should post let me know. Again, please make sure to visit our web site for more information. Andrij P.S. If you would like to add someone to the e-mailing list, please let me know. Likewise, if anyone would like to be deleted from this list, just let me know. FOR SPORTS FANS Ukrainian Soccer: www.ukrainiansoccer.net MUST SEE - MUST ATTEND EVENTS January/February: Zabavas Toronto's Malanka Chicago Debutante Ball Los Angeles Debutante Ball Early July: Vegreville Pysnaka Festival Labor Day Weekend: Zabavas, performances, Uki Resort Complex" of Soyuzivka/CYM Oselia/Hunter/ Verkhovyna San Diego Ukrainian Festival December: The traditional Annual New York City Ukrainian Institute of America Yalynka Celebration New Year's Eve: Ukrainian Institute Celebration A REQUEST FOR OUR READERS: One of the best sources of accurate reports on issues/events of interest is The Ukrainian Weekly. The cost of a subscription is $55.00 per year - quite a value. If you happen to be a holder of UNA insurance they give you a break and drop the price to $45.00 per year. Subscribing to this publication is an important step in indicating your interest and support for our Ukrainian community. If you do not already subscribe we urge you to consider subscribing to this English language paper For those of you with a bit of extra time, please consider submitted a story or report about issues or events - The Weekly has been very supportive of such contributions. For more information please visit their website at www.ukrweekly.com Thank you for considering this request. AND NOW A WORD FROM SOME SPONSORS... UPNC Disclaimer: We are not in a position to endorse or make claims on any of our advertisers. UPNC only provides this listing as a service to support businesses in our community. Please ask the advertiser for references, etc to make certain that they are the right business for you. However, if you do proceed please follow-up and ask them to forward their donation to UPNC in a timely fashion. Many thanks! Holiday Shopping!!! From Donna Fedenko in Los Angeles: For her photocards for the upcoming holidays, the Ofoto website (a Kodak company). This year they are featuring 11 of her designs in their Holiday Insert Photocard section (The only design not mine is the "Traditional Holly"). You can order photo reprints as well as Holiday photocards. For those of you photography enthusiasts unfamiliar with Ofoto, it's a convenient place to get your photos printed and a good way to share photo albums with friends and family. (They also just lowered their prices to 29 cents per print...) Click on the link: www.Ofoto.com/CardStoreHome.jsp and then click on "Create Cards" in the Photo Insert Cards section. HOLIDAY MUSIC: Christmas is not that far away: Kashtan CD; A wonderful collection of holiday songs, inspirational from our Friends in Adelaide, Australia. You can purchase a copy via Yevshan in Canada. SEAKOR MEATS 5957 Geary Blvd, 415-387-8660. An excellent source of traditional sausage, kabanosi, etc here in San Francisco. So much for any diet... East Village Meat Market, Inc: 139 2nd Ave, New York, New York 10003 (between 8th and 9th Streets) Tel: 212-228-5590. Really one of the best sources of traditional sausage, kabanosi, etc - wortha trip to New York by itself! Can they open a franchise in San Francisco???? TRAVEL TO UKRAINE Visit Ukraine with Ukrainian Travel Service. We invite you to travel Ukraine with our first class fully escorted all-inclusive tours. We offer four interesting itineraries around the country for season of 2004. Visit Kyyiv, Lviv, Zakarpattya, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Kolomyya, Crimea and other Ukrainian cities and towns; learn more about the history, culture and traditions of the country, participate in celebration of Independence Day of Ukraine. Thinking to take a cruise? Enjoy river-sea Dnipro cruise from Kiev to Sevastopol and back. Check our website at www.visitukraine.info or send your questions to info@visitukraine.info or call us (650) 871-1769. An Opportunity to be Part of a Publication: "POTENTIAL" POTENTIAL, published by the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation (www.usukraine.org), promotes Ukraine's business and economic development in the global market. POTENTIAL seeks to advance Ukraine's democratic development for those who have the most at stake in Ukraine. The first issue was printed in November 2003 with a circulation of 5,000 in Ukraine and in the West. Printed in Ukrainian and English, the journal was professionally presented in color with a length of over 50 pages. The next issues are slated for May and November 2004. You can see a list of articles in the last issue or read a feature story on our website at www.usukraine.org/potential_articles.shtml. A few copies still remain and may be requested by email. Help the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation support your work in Ukraine! You can promote your company's business, products or events in the next issue of POTENTIAL. Email your ideas and relevant company information to jkun@usukraine.org. This is a free service provided by the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation. You can be a sponsor and financially support POTENTIAL and the Foundation's work in Ukraine. By advancing the democratic process, economic development, effective governmental relations, and the rule of law, the Foundation's mission is supportive of your work and interest in Ukraine. Take a leadership role today! Our 2004 Leadership Levels offer your company recognition through these amounts of financial support: Sponsor: $2,500 . Patron: $1,000 . Benefactor: $500 To become a leader of POTENTIAL: * Mail a check to: U.S.-Ukraine Foundation . Attn: John A. Kun, Vice President/Chief Operating Officer . 733 15th Street NW - Suite 1026 . Washington, DC 20005 * Pay by credit card (American Express, Visa, MasterCard) and send your name, credit card number, expiration date, and the amount of your support to the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, attn: John Kun: Tel: (202) 347-4264 . Fax: (202) 347-4267 . E-mail: jkun@usukraine.org * Pay by credit card online through the Network for Good and designate your support to POTENTIAL. The Foundation also seeks to develop relationships with businesses that share the Foundation's vision. Mutually-beneficial marketing opportunities are available at conferences, special events, and other USUF publications/progr SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES From Bohdan Oryshkevich, e-mail address: usa.usa@attglobal.net There is a relatively new site: http://www.ukrainianscholarships.org that features educational opportunities: scholarships and educational information of all kinds for Ukrainians in Ukraine, Ukrainians abroad, members of the Diaspora in the English speaking world and elsewhere. We will be offering a Ukrainian language version and additional scholarship opportunities and grants that Ukrainians and members of the Diaspora should be competing for. This site will grow slowly but with determination. We ask you to point out any mistakes on our site, to inform us of any scholarships that we do not yet list, etc. I am also the author of the Washington Group site information on scholarships. That information is now out of date so I would ask the Washington Group to provide a link to our site rather than provide outdated and incomplete information to those who go to that site for scholarship information. The same holds true for the US-Ukraine site. If there is one reliable site on scholarships, that will offer the greatest return on investment and on work. I work on this site largely alone. But our group of students and alumni from the USA/USA Program is slowly growing in education, experience, and influence not only in the USA but in Ukraine, Canada, and the United Kingdom. At a time when various Ukrainian American organizations are seeking to preserve their past, education offers a future. Only through education will fourth generation Ukrainian Americans and Canadians maintain a link with the past and future of Ukraine. That is the reality of the Diaspora in North America. Only with education will Ukrainian rebuild their country. Thank you for your interest and cooperation. NEW MEDICAL RESOURCE Dorland's Illustrated Medical Encyclopedia - Now available in Ukrainian! A major milestone in the evolution of Ukrainian medical terminology is the newest publication of an original Ukrainian translation and adaptation of Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary 29th Edition. First published in 1900, it is the world's finest and best selling medical dictionary. Dorland's is an internationally accepted reference standard and its interpretation into Ukrainian will provide the benchmark in Ukrainian medical terminology for the 21st century. This version with its English entry words with Ukrainian equivalents and definitions is an invaluable medical reference tool for North American, European and other physicians outside of Ukraine who can benefit in its use for treating Ukrainian patients and in facilitating discourse with the medical community in Ukraine. It will also provide Ukrainian physicians and health care workers access to English language medical literature from all over the world. Inside this 29th Edition, you'll find: " Over 8,100 new terms---121,160 in all! " More than 7,600 new entries---for a total of 117,469! " More than 820 illustrations---566 of them brand new! " Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) added throughout. " Anatomical entries that reflect the 1998 Terminologia Anatomica. " Comprehensive changes to reflect the science and practice of medicine today. " Most accurate and faithful translation of the latest medical terminology into contemporary Ukrainian lexicon! The Editorial Staff of this two-volume translation of Dorland's Medical Dictionary consisted of over 80 of Ukraine's best qualified medical scientists, linguists and editors. The dictionary was published with the support of the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America (UMANA), with UMANA partially underwriting publishing costs to enable a larger printing run. A certain number has been set aside for UMANA members & friends purchase. Limited number of copies of the Dorland's can be obtained for $95.00 (US) which includes S&H in the US and Canada from: American Ukrainian Medical Foundation P.O. Box 36305, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236 USA For PLAST Shoppers The Plast store on the web (www.plastusa.org) has REOPENED! Recently arrived are Plast shirts and blouses that were made in Canada. Within a week (12/10), the shirts, blouses and jumpers for novachky will be available for sale. Also on stock are items from Molode Zhyttia. To see items from Molode Zhyttia, enter "MZ" in the Search Box and press enter.You can now pay for your Plast Store orders by Check! JOB OPPORTUNITIES Newest Job Lead: JOB/VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY LEAD # 1 FROM Zina: For all of your Business and Vacation travel needs, please visit: www.unlimiteddestinations.globaltravel.com. Or call 800-261-9701 with ID#112846001 for personalized service and speak with one of my travel counselors for up to date cruise and vacation travel specials! Car and Hotel rates are generally better than the other travel websites! Before your next trip bookmark the site, compare and save! A New Project to Look at: PLAST Ukrainian Scouting Organization has undertaken Project PAX. This project's goal is to help the people of Ukraine by providing direct technical assistance in various social programs. Modeled on the U.S. Peace Corps, Project PAX will send highly trained PLAST scouts 18 and older into Ukraine to provide expertise in child care, education, the environment, and health that will contribute to the betterment of Ukrainian society. In the process of donating their skills and knowledge, this experience will give our scouts an opportunity to rediscover their Ukrainian roots while helping to preserve their unique cultural heritage. More information is posted on the web site - www.plastusa.org/kps/paks.php. A NEW INTERNET STORE: www.ukrainianshop.net Here you will be able to purchase: Ukrainian sports jerseys - Shevchenko, Melaschenko, Khristich Licensed video tapes - Klichko brothers, Famine of 1933, Shevchenko documentary . Ukrainian maps, atlases, and other goods. Coming soon - you'll be able to purchase groceries and other goods for your relatives and friends back in Ukraine with delivery to their house. Visit us at www.ukrainianshop.net UKRAINIAN RECIPE LINKS With the holidays approaching we thought it was timely to share with you some Recipes, etc. Check out these sites forwarded to us by Susan Koziak, Los Angeles, CA: Definitions (Source: Dr. Myron Hlynka; hlynka@uwindsor.ca) 1. Varenyky (or pyrohy or perogies) are dough pockets filled with potato, or potato and cheddar cheese,or kapusta (sauerkraut), or cottage cheese, or blueberries, or cherries, or ... Ukrainian varenyky are boiled and resemble to various degrees Polish pierogi, Russian pilmeni, Italian ravioli,Jewish kreplach, or Chinese wonton. Varenyky are very are often served with onions and sour cream. Mmmmm. The word "varenyky" is used throughout Ukraine.The singular form of "varenyky" is "varenyk." Betcha' can't have just one! The word "pyrohy" is used by Ukrainian American and Ukrainian Canadian descendents of pre World War I settlers from Western Ukraine. The singular form of "pyrohy" is "pyrih." The word "perogies" is a Canadianization/Americanization of "pyrohy." 2. Holubtsi are Ukrainian cabbage rolls. The filling is mainly rice with a small amount of hamburger (unlike other East European cabbage rolls which are mainly hamburger with a small amount of rice). Cabbage leaves are steamed to make them soft and then the filling is added. The holubtsi are placed in a large pot, covered with tomato soup (or sauce) and baked.The word "holub" in Ukrainian means "dove," and holubtsi are in the shape of a dove. 3. Borshch is Ukrainian beet soup. Other spellings for "borshch" are "borsch" or "borscht." We prefer "borshch" which would be the official Library of Congress transliteration of the Ukrainian word. 4. Kutya is a Christmas eve mixture of cooked wheat, poppyseed,and honey, served cold as a thick slightly liquid mixture. To do justice to this ambrosia, one should add sliced (candied) red cherries, sliced almonds, and a touch of sherry. Serve in crystal goblets. 5. Nalysnyky are the Ukrainian version of crepes. Actually, crepes are the French version of nalysnyky. 6. Kovbasa is smoked Ukrainian ham sausage. In our opinion,the finest Ukrainian kovbasa in North America is "Marchyshyn's" from Edmonton. Opinions may vary. 7. Horilka is Ukrainian hard liquor. 8. Kyshka is sausage made from buckwheat and blood. Don't ask any more (especially during the Halloween season). 9. "Kyiv" is the official Ukrainian government English language spelling of the capital city of Ukraine. So it's "Chicken KYIV" now. New cookbook. Meal Time Favourites Polish & Ukrainian Cuisine by Rose Olenick and Deborah Hegel. 2000. 132 pages. Spiral bound. The book is listed at $16 US at the Polish Art Center web site from Hamtramck, MICHIGAN. It is also available through KOLOS http://www.kolos.com/store/commerce.cgi?product=b-ref Perhaps the best way to order the book is through the author at olenicke@telus.net Recipe Links 1. Linda Hodge's Ukrainian Language and Culture Page. Check under the FOOD section. This rest of the site is wonderful as well. Linda is the author of a travel book about Ukraine - 2. The Hippocrene Language and Travel Guide to Ukraine. 3. http://pages.prodigy.net/l.hodges/ukraine.htm 4. Ukrainian Recipes. This site in Lviv, Ukraine has a large recipe list. 5. http://www.litech.lviv.ua/~guenon/cuisine/index.html 6. To see the entire menu, modify the URL to 7. http://www.litech.lviv.ua/~guenon/cuisine/menu.html 8. 9. Vicky's Virtual Ukrainian Kitchen has a nice collection of Ukrainian recipes. 10. Yonkers Ukrainian Heritage Festival feast. Some of these are served at the festival; others are listed for general information. This is a very nice list. Included are recipes for varenyky, holubtsi, borshch, potato pancakes, nalysnyky, and studynets. 11. http://www.brama.com/yonkersukrainianfest/food.html 12. Serg and Valeriya's Recipes. This collection includes pidpenky,makivnyk, and kovbasa recipes. 13. http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/4664/recipes.html 14. K. Landygo's Ukrainian Recipes. Winnipeg. 15. http://www.mts.net/~klandygo/ukrrec.html 16. Ukrainian Recipe Collection. This is a collection from Ukraine. None of the recipes are in English. Some are written in Ukrainian, others are written in Russian. Photos. 17. http://www.park.kiev.ua/u'pavilion/life/kittchen/id.html 18. ESL Ukrainian Recipe Discussion Center. There are over 100 recipes here, most contributed by Olga Drozd. 19. http://www.eslcafe.com/discussion/wwwboard2/messages/286.html 20. foodgeeks.com Ukrainian section. Most recipes contributed by Olga Drozd. Includes horseradish recipes. 21. http://foodgeeks.com/recipes/subcat.phtml?cat_id=10&subcat_id=28 22. Niko Dadiani's Ukrainian Recipes 23. http://russia-in-us.com/Cuisine/Dadiani/ukrindex.htm#Ukraine - The Breadbasket and the Sugar Bowl 24. Deborah's Ukrainian Recipes. 25. http://www.alan.co.jp/~deborah/cooking/index.html 26. Giant "Pyrih" Monument in Glendon, Alberta. This is not a joke. Take a look at the photo. 27. http://md.bonnyville.ab.ca/glendon/pyrogy.html 28. Cheemo's Pyrohy. This site does not give recipes but gives novel methodsof using pyrohy. It's a fun site. Take a look. Under the "What'sNew" section, you can even learn Ukrainian language expressionslike "Pass me the pyrohy, please." 29. http://www.cheemo.com/ 30. Varenyky Recipes. 31. http://www.infoukes.com/lists/social/1998/02/0007.html 32. Recipe Archive: Perogies. 33. http://www.ichef.com/ichef-recipes/Eggs/19356.html 34. Roxanne Jeffrey's Pyrohy. 35. http://venus.spaceports.com/~jrjeff/pyrohy.htm 36. Recipe Archive: Poor Man's Perogies. Casserole. 37. http://www.ichef.com/ichef-recipes/Pastas/15310.html 38. Plump Perogies with Mushroom Filling from Canadian Living Online. 39. http://www.canadianliving.com/features/food/bonus/plumpperogies.htm 40. Wayne Gretzky's Restaurant. I didn't know he could cook! Actually, there are no recipes here. But the restaurant menu includes "Grandma Gretzky's perogies." According to the book, "Ukrainian Canadian, Eh" by Michael Czuboka, Wayne's paternal grandmother was born in Pidhaitse, Ukraine. (His paternal grandfather was born in Belarus.) 41. http://www.gretzkys.com/restaurant.html 42. Na Zdorovya Restaurant in Edmonton. Deep fried blueberry pyrohy with ice cream?!! Mmmm!!! I've got to visit this place, even if it is 1500 miles away. 43. http://www.nazdorovya.com/nazdorovya.htm 44. Lazy Pyrohy. 45. http://www.quickneasyrecipes.com/vegetarian/lazyperogy.html 46. Perogy Garden Salad. 47. http://recipe-fish-seafood.com/55/291954.shtml 48. Crockpot Recipes includes a recipe for Stuffed Cabbage: UkrainianStyle. 49. http://southernfood.miningco.com/library/crock/blground.htm 50. Meatless Holubtsi. For the health consious individual.http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/4540/cabgrol.htm 51. Ukrainian Cabbage Rolls. 52. http://net.indra.com/~hiebert/recipe_library/cabbage_rolls.html 53. Ukrainian Christmas Traditions. This wonderful site includes a recipe section. 54. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/3432/ukr_xmas.html 55. Sviat Vechir (Christmas Eve) Recipes, contributed by Hryts Naciuk,a respected contributor to the infoukes discussion lists. 56. http://www.infoukes.com/culture/traditions/christmas/sviat_vechir.html 57. If you're interested in other Ukrainian topics, 58. the infoukes site at http://www.infoukes.com is a great place to look. 59. Kutia, for Ukrainian Christmas Eve on January 6. 60. http://www.ichef.com/ichef-recipes/Appetizers/19140.html 61. There are lots of recipes for BORSHCH. B-O-R-S-H-C-H is the preferred Ukrainian spelling but many Ukrainians use the alternative spelling b-o-r-s-c-h-t, which is also the standard spelling used by Jewish Americans. Since many Jewish Americans have their roots in Ukraine, there is an area of New York state that has become known as the "borscht belt." This region in the Catskill mountains has lots of hotels and resorts. Many aspiring comedians made their debut performing to audiences in the Borscht Belt. See 62. http://borschtbelt.net/ 63. Peter Matiowsky's Borscht recipe. 64. http://members.home.net/matiowsky/borscht.htm 65. Vegetarian Ukrainian Borshch. 66. http://www.efl.arts.gla.ac.uk/Mag/recbors1.htm 67. Meaty Ukrainian Borscht. 68. http://www.epicurious.com/db/recipes/recipesH/8/6008.html 69. Peter Ostroushko's Ukrainian B-O-R-S-C-H-T lyrics. This page gives the lyrics to the song "B-O-R-S-C-H-T"composed and popularized byUkrainian American mandolin virtuoso Peter Ostroushko. 70. Ukrainian Borscht, from souprecipe.com 71. http://souprecipe.com/az/ukrainianborscht.asp 72. Ukrainian Borscht. Yet another version. 73. http://www.s2f.com/psolley/rbeet4.html 74. Ukrainian Borscht. From the recipe collection of Damon Wischik. 75. http://www.wischik.com/damon/Recipe/html/borschtukranian.html 76. BORSCHT CD. This is a CD put out by Ron Cahute and Ihor Baczynskyj (aka Barabolya). BORSCHT is part of a series of CD's (or tapes) that teach English speaking kids (and adults) a little Ukrainian language. They do this by using lively standard North American popular music, and adding their own lyrics. The new lyrics are still mainly in English but there are Ukrainian words and phrases thrown in. All this is done with a large dose of humor and fun. Ron and Ihor put on a dynamite concert for kids, and the kids don't have to know a word of Ukrainian to come out and have fun. My twins (now eight years old) didn't know any Ukrainian when we took them to their first concert. But we now have five of the tapes and my kids now have an comprehesion vocabulary of about 300 Ukrainian words. And THEY ask me to play the tapes when we are riding in the car!! The tapes are entitled Barabolya, Buryak, Tsyboolya, Borscht and Barabolya High (they have graduated to high school). What Barabolya has done for teaching Ukrainian is marvellous and could be adapted for teaching any language. Bravo!! 77. Ukrainian Borscht. Kapusta (cabbage) soup, too. 78. http://web.wt.net/~daba/recipe/soup.htm 79. Ukrainian Cabbage soup. 80. http://cwr.utoronto.ca/cultural/english/ukraine/eating.html 81. Peter Matiowsky's Borscht recipe. 82. http://members.shaw.ca/matiowsky/Borscht%20by%20a%20Ukrainian.htm 83. Pampushky. (Ukrainian doughnuts.) 84. http://www.enter.net/~rburk/doughnuts/pampushk.txt 85. Baba's Pampushky. 86. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5811/pampushky.html 87. Boothbay Harbor Chicken Kyiv, with real butter. 88. http://secure.foodwine.com/food/foodday/fd0697/fd061397.html 89. Ukrainian Chicken Kiev. 90. http://www.chickenrecipe.com/AZ/UkrnnChcknKv.asp 91. Kyshka. 92. http://www.infoukes.com/lists/social/1998/02/0006.html 93. Immortalized by the songWho Stole the Kyshka. 94. Ukrainian potato pancakes. Platsky. 95. http://www.virtualcities.com/~virtual/ons/nc/a/ncac8011.htm 96. Ukrainian Stuffed Green Peppers. 97. http://www.yankeeharvest.com/recipes/recipe49.html 98. Soomska Vodka. Look at the male and female Ukrainian dancers. 99. http://www.soomska.com/ 100. Michael Burianyk's Horilka web site. A nice visually appealing site. No recipes here. Many dated links. 101. http://www.cadvision.com/nburiany/horilka/horilka.htm 102. Admiral Vodka, from Ukraine. 103. http://admiralvodka.freeyellow.com/index1.html 104. Nemiroff Vodka. fron Ukraine. 105. http://www.vodka-plus.co.uk/vodkapage.htm 106. Obolon Beer web page. OK. There are no recipes here, but this is a web site for Ukraine's favorite beer. 107. http://www.obolon.kiev.ua/eng/index.php3 108. Ukrainian Aphrodisiacs. No recipes here. But maybe you'll find something to make you LOVE Ukrainian food even more. 109. http://www.santesson.com/aphrodis/ukraine.htm 110. Medivnyk. (Ukrainian Honey Cake.) 111. http://www.trentu.ca/academic/math/sb/misc/medivnyk.html 112. Ukrainian Almond Crescent Cookies. 113. http://www.ebicom.net/kitchen/page/cookies/ukraini.htm 114. Ukrainian Cheesecake is part of this collection of cheesecake recipes. 115. http://www.floras-hideout.com/recipes/mxp/chcake/273.html 116. Ukrainian apple cake plus about 10 other Ukrainian recipes at the ammas.com recipe site. 117. http://www.ammas.com/u/u/u1.cfm 118. Ukrainian Cabbage Souffle. What!? From recipeland.com 119. http://www.recipeland.com/recipe.epl?id=24774 120. Ukrainian Christmas Cookies. From recipeland.com 121. http://www.recipeland.com/recipe.epl?id=45121 122. Ukrainian Herring Pate. 123. http://www.travelcorner.com/Recipes/herringpate.htm 124. Ukrainian Chilled Fish in Sauce. 125. http://www.eslcafe.com/discussion/wwwboard2/messages/3670.html 126. Herb Stuffed Pork Chops. Ukrainian style. 127. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Grove/3928/MeltingPot22.html 128. A Glossary of Ukrainian food terms. Under "varenyky," it says that on a 1995 trip to Ukraine, Bill Clinton declared that varenyky were one of his favorite foods. 129. http://winwww.ts.kiev.ua/kiev/food/efood1.htm 130. Recipe Center.com Search on "Ukrainian". 131. http://www.recipecenter.com/ 132. Morten's Recipe Collection (Denmark). This huge recipe site includes recipes for borshch, cottage cheese varenyky, holubtsi,and "Ukrainian cheese cake." Search under "Ukrainian." 133. http://chef2chef.net"> 134. Dnipro Hotel and Restaurant in Kyiv. Meun. 135. http://www.dnipro.com.ua/eng/restaurant.html 136. Recipe Archives. Search on "Ukrainian" to recipes for kovbasa, pickled beets, cabbage soup,... 137. http://www.taronga.com/cgi-bin/recipes_search 138. RecipeSource Ukrainian recipes. http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/ukrainian/ 139. _____ There are numerous Ukrainian cookbooks in English. Most are published by local church groups so may be hard to locate. The Infoukes Bookstore lists a few Ukrainian cookbooks. Yevshan, the Montreal Ukrainian mail order company, has a list ofits Ukrainian cookbooks for sale. Link to Yevshan cookbooks. The Ukrainian Bookstore in Edmonton has a mail order business. Its cookbooks are listed at http://www.ukrainianbookstore.com/literature/cookbooks.htm. The following is a woefully incomplete list of Ukrainian cookbooks in English. 1. Traditional Ukrainian Cookery - by Savella Stechishin. 2. This is the "classic" Ukrainian cookbook, published by Trident Press in Winnipeg. It is easily Trident Press' all time best seller. There have been something like 20printings? The first edition came out in 1957. Highly Recommended. 3. The Best of Ukrainian Cuisine - by Bohdan Zahny, 1998. 4. A review appears in Zdorov! (Summer, 1998 issue) 5. Festive Ukrainian Cooking - by Marta Pisetska Farley, 1990. Nice book. 6. "MEAL TIME FAVORITES" Polish and Ukrainian Cuisine. by Rosie Olenick In English. 2001? 7. Ukrainian Recipes - by Joanne Asala. Penfield Press.1996. 160 pages. Spiral Bound. 8. Ukrainian Cuisine. Georgievsky, N. I., et al Kiev: "Technika"Publishers, 1975 229pp. Illustrated. 9. THE UKRAINIAN COOKBOOK: 76 TRADITIONAL RECIPES FOR TODAY'S LIVING. Kostecka, Madame. Philadelphia, PA: International Institute of Philadelphia. 1960. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS COURTESY OF THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL WOMEN'S LEAGUE OF AMERICA IN PHILADELPHIA, PA. 10. Ukrainian Cookery Recipes. S.A. Shalimov, V.A. Lysenko, A.I. Verstiuk. Kiev Technika Publishers, 1980. 127p 11. THE ART OF COOKING UKRAINIAN STYLE: Lesia Ukrainka Branch of UWAC: Vancouver, 1965 12. Ukrainian Favourites. Ukrainian Women's Organization of Canada. St. Catharines Branch, 1981 13. Baba's Cook Book. Linkiewich, Emily, Illustrated by Line Drawings Vegreville, Alberta: Self Published, 1980 Soft Cover Plastic Coil Bound. Second Edition. 152 Pages. 14. Pioneer Cook Book: Centennial Edition. Ukrainian Catholic Women, Bruno, Saskatchewan. Ukrainian Catholic Women/Icon Press, 1967. 15. Cooking... Ukrainian Style - Traditional and Modern Recipes. The Ukrainian Women's Association of Canada - Yorkton Branch ("Olena Pchilka" Branch). Yorkton, Saskatchewan: 112 pages. 16. Valentina's Ukrainian Kitchen. Popel, Valentina. Fargo ND (1983). 222pp. 17. Ukrainian Cuisine. Georgievsky, N.I., et al. Technika Publishers, 1975. 229 pp. 18. Ukrainian Daughter's Cookbook. (Ukrainian Women's Association of Canada, Regina, Saskatchewan, 1999) 19. Selected Ukrainian Recipes for Winter Season. Horodysky, Daria. Branch 12 Ukrainian National Women's League of America, 1978. HAVE PIEROGIS DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME?? Sounds too good to be true? Well check out this web site: http://www.pierogiesplus.com Marvel Link, based in Orlando, Florida, offers flowers and gifts delivery to most Ukrainian cities, apartments for rent in Kyiv, transportation and translation services. Their web site is http://marvellink.com Contact person: Lesya Hoover For Ukrainian Music visit: http://www.cdbynet.net A new international Internet-project - www.uabook.com It is made in Ukraine attempt to present Ukrainian books and music in the Internet. Our purpose is the enabling to any wishing abroad to purchase the Ukrainian books. On our site we will place the different literature - books about Ukraine, historical books, books of the Ukrainian writers etc. As we deal with the books, we permanently attempt to present them to the greatest quantity of the people. Also we would like to enable our countrymen abroad and others to get Ukrainian books and music anytime and from anywhere. The researches, conducted by us, testify on the one hand to a great demand on the Ukrainian books abroad, and on the other hand about impossibility of their obtaining. OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS/DETAILS For More information regarding California go to. www.calukes.com Soyuzivka - for more info go to... http://www.soyuzivka.com Verhovyna - Glen Spey, New York: http://www.Verkhovyna.com OTHER INTERESTING UKRAINIAN SITES NEWS SITES http://www.biztravel.kiev.ua/kiev_photo_gallery.shtml http://www.kpnews.com/main/ pravda.com.ua/ An interesting web site to visit with a a free online library of music, notes, and books is. http://www.kytastyfoundation.org. Donations of digitally ready material relevant to its goals are sought. For those of you who did not have a chance to attend the San Diego Labor Day Ukrainian Festival you can see some pictures of the party you missed at. www.ukifest2002.homestead.com To Send A Nice Ukrainian Holiday E-Card Go Visit. http://www.members.shaw.ca/ukrainian-christmas/postcard.html A very interesting site about the history of the Ukrainian Church. You can visit it at. http://members.tripod.com/~stcyrils/origin/ To see Miss Ukraine: visit http://community.webshots.com/photo/2583614/2583621PcbybjdELW A wonderful series of photos on Ukrainian themes that appeared on Webshots. They include Hutsuls in costumes - dancers, embroiderers, etc from the Hutsul Festival in Kosiv - as well as Ukrainian art and nature scenes. The link is http://community.webshots.com/user/vasyl110. More art to look see at.. http://www.artukraine.com Or more art/photos at. http://www.biztravel.kiev.ua/kiev_photo_gallery.shtml Excerpts of the top stories from the latest issue of The Ukrainian Weekly are now available at http://www.ukrweekly.com For a Chrsitmas Greeting from Ukraine go to http://www.artukraine.com/xmas.htm http://search.yahoo.com/bin/search?p=Ukrainian+Museum-Archives%2C+Cleveland+ %2COhio Ukrainian Engineers Society of America www.uesa.org Ukrainian American Bar Association www.uaba.net US-Ukraine Foundation www.usukraine.org Ukrainian Congress Committee www.ucca.org Another Useful Site: infoukes.com Children of Chornobyl www.childrenofchornobyl.org VIRSKY - THE SPIRIT OF UKRAINE http://www.virsky.com/virpress.htm PLAST: http://www.plastusa.org/ Plastovy Lystok No. 206 has been posted. Click http://www.plastusa.org/kps/lystok.php. The website for the Dallas Ukr community events in the DFW www.uast.org The House of Ukraine in San Diego http://communitylink.sdinsider.com/groups/houseofukraine Listing some Famous Ukrainians http://www2.uwindsor.ca/~hlynka/ukfam.html#anchor3 http://www.ezabava.com http://lingresua.tripod.com/online/ http://ukrmova.virtualave.net/ CALIFORNIA Stanford University Ukrainian Club: http://www.stanford.edu/group/ukrainians/ukieclub_engl.html Washington, DC The Washington Group www.thewashingtongroup.org CANADA Queen's University Ukrainian Students' Club Olya Disyak 7old@qlink.queensu.ca ALBERTA'S GIANT PYROGY http://md.bonnyville.ab.ca/glendon/pyrogy.html Ukrainian Time Radio Program www.georgeblackpromotions.com/radio.html Ukrainian Directory for Business and Culture www.ukemonde.com Ukrainian Poetry www.poetry.uazone.net AUSTRALIA UKRAINE Lviv Medical School www.meduniv.lviv.ua Lviv Medical Association www.lma.org.ua Ukrainian artists of years 1950-2000 www.artukraine.kr.ua A New Portal - worth a look. www.Ukraine-Today.com SOME OTHER INTERSTING CONTACTS: Columbia University /NYC Area Ukr Students' Society Lesya Hentisz President ayh5@columbia.edu Saint Basil Academy admissions@stbasilacademy.org Hy Grade Meat Market Adam Stec , Gateway Travel Antonina Kisliakov Managing agent@russian-gateway.com.au Agne, Inc. Computer Graphics & Architecture Otto Agne Agne@agnenet.com Kobzarska Sich Bandura Camp Anatoli W. Murha Administrator AMurha@aol.com Univ of Ottawa & Carleton Univ Ukr Students Club Adrian Pruchnicky apruchni@chat.carleton.ca Baba's Beeswax beeswax@vcn.bc.ca O. Koshetz Choir Inc Linda Hunter President armstrong.scott@ic.gc.ca The Ukr Collectibles Society Philately and Collectibles George Fedyk bandura@camtech.net.au Ukrainian Black Sea Hall Zenon Chytra blacksea@niagara.com Ukrainian American Bar Association Bohdanna Pochoday President bohdannap@aol.com www.kolomyia.if.ua New Site for recipes: http://recipexchange.parenthood.com/recipesearch/U/U.html Chornobyl Site http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/ One Tall Uke: http://www.artukraine.com/huminterest/stadnik.htm