Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article Smila, city, Ukraine The city was first established as a Cossack settlement in the late 16th century and in the 19th century it became a significant sugar-refining centre In the 20th century it developed a large food industry and railway-servicing and engineering industries The reported attack comes just days before Russia's Victory Day parade and three-day "truce." MPs will be able to ask questions and learn more about the details of the agreement in meetings with Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko May 6-7 MP Serhii Sobolev told the news outlet Suspilne The ratification vote is scheduled for May 8 Attacks against the border villages of Bilopillia and Vorozhba damaged civilian infrastructure and triggered emergency evacuations the regional military administration reported "I look forward to working with President Erdogan on getting the ridiculous war between Russia and Ukraine ended — now!" U.S Putin's Victory Day truce "doesn't sound like much if you know where we started from," Trump told reporters at the White House on May 5 Far-right Euroskeptic candidate George Simion head of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan placed second with 20.99% of the vote and the candidate from the ruling coalition "It requires the continuation of contacts between Moscow and Washington which have been launched and are now ongoing," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said set to operate within the Council of Europe will focus on Russia's political and military leaders up to 20 Russian soldiers were killed and their equipment destroyed The move represents an apparent violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions passed in the wake of North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests "We are ready to deepen our contribution to the training of the Ukrainian military," Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on May 5 by Nate OstillerThe aftermath of a Russian missile attack on Smila in Cherkasy Oblast on April 25 (Governor Ihor Taburets/Telegram)Editor's note: The article was updated with additional information and photos from authorities A Russian missile attack on the city of Smila in Cherkasy Oblast on April 25 hit a critical infrastructure facility and injured six people Explosions were reported in Cherkasy Oblast at 6:30 a.m. local time. The explosions followed a warning from the Air Force of the threat of a Russian missile strike in the area Serhii Ananko, the mayor of Smila, wrote on Telegram that Russia had attacked a critical infrastructure facility in the city Ihor Taburets, the governor of Cherkasy Oblast, also said that a critical infrastructure facility had been struck and damaged but did not specify what it was The aftermath of a Russian missile attack on Smila in Cherkasy Oblast on April 25 (Governor Ihor Taburets/Telegram)The aftermath of a Russian missile attack on Smila in Cherkasy Oblast on April 25 (Governor Ihor Taburets/Telegram)Taburets said there were no deaths reported but that six people had sought medical assistance All the injured victims refused hospitalization The attack also damaged 47 houses on several streets and the windows of a high-rise building Russia attacked the city with an Iskander-K cruise missile Smila lies some 30 kilometers (~18 miles) southwest of the oblast's capital Nate Ostiller is a former News Editor at the Kyiv Independent He works on special projects as a researcher and writer for The Red Line Podcast and focused primarily on digital misinformation Nate has a Master’s degree in Russian and Eurasian Studies from the University of Glasgow and spent two years studying abroad at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine The head of the Cherkasy Regional Military Administration, Ihor Taburets, wrote about this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. “The liquidation of the consequences of the missile attack on the city continues. First, about the victims. A total of six residents sought medical help. They refused to be hospitalized. According to preliminary information, 47 private houses on several streets were damaged by the blast wave and debris. Windows in a neighboring high-rise building were also smashed,” he noted. An emergency response headquarters is working at the site. “Repair teams have already been formed. We are expecting construction materials for priority works in the near future,” Taburets added. As reported, this morning the enemy attacked Smila in the Cherkasy region. A critical infrastructure facility was hit. Online media entity; Media identifier - R40-01421. © 2015-2025 Ukrinform. All rights reserved. He’s also celebrated for his standout role in 2019’s Blue Story Kadeem, whose rap name is KVDZ, debuted in 2022 with Smila on “Caution”, but now he’s back with his first solo track, “8th Floor”, and it looks as if he’s got some real momentum behind him. Freddie Mines produces while KVDZ tells the story of some of the bleak things he saw growing up. Unvarnished and honest, there’s no glamourising; if anything, he couldn’t be more grateful to have put it all behind him. No doubt there’s more to come from KVDZ in the near future. For now, though, press play on the “8th Floor” visuals above and be sure to add the song to your playlists. Kali Uchis: Sincerely, Complex Exclusive Shiny Starlight Vinyl Lil Wayne: Sorry 4 The Wait 2LP Deluxe (Complex Exclusive Red & Black Split Vinyl) 2PAC: The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory – LA King’s Edition (Limited Edition Silver/Black Swirl Vinyl) Big Sean: Dark Sky Paradise 2LP Deluxe (Complex Exclusive Clear Vinyl) By entering your email, you agree to receive customized marketing messages from us and our advertising partners. You also acknowledge that this site is protected by reCAPTCHA, and that our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply United StatesUnited KingdomAustraliaCanadaComplex ChineseCOMPLEX participates in various affiliate marketing programs which means COMPLEX gets paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive “There’s a certain passion and energy I play with that I never understood until I went to Ukraine,” Friesen says When David Friesen accompanied reed man Paul Horn on his historic 1983 tour to the Soviet Union the eclectic Portland bassist was thrilled the trip might take him to what was then the Soviet Socialist Republic of Ukraine now a battle-torn front in the Russian war “A film crew was going to take us to Smila,” Friesen recalled This emotional homecoming launched a deep musical conversation between Friesen and the beleaguered country of his roots that has reinvigorated his career and produced an avalanche of new work he returned to Ukraine and recorded with the Symphonic Band Friesen headlined a jazz festival in the regional capital of Cherkasy with his Circle 3 Trio (with saxophonist Joe Manis and drummer Reuben Bradley) and in October returned to Kyiv where he recorded a lively quartet set with locals Eugene Dobrovolskyi (vibes) Alex Fantaev (drums) and Mykola Ryshkov (tenor saxophone) Circle 3 went back to Kyiv — this time with drummer Charlie Doggett — where they reprised the symphonic music from 2018 for more than 1,000 fans at Philharmonic Hall then played Kyiv’s 32 Jazz Club as well as gigs in Lviv Though the pandemic brought that tour to a screeching halt in March 2020 Friesen was back in Kyiv at the end of 2021 recording eight tracks of yet more new music with Kyiv’s esteemed Mozart String Quartet Some of the performances from these tours have already been released on disc 2020) features live tracks with the Kyiv-based quartet and the Symphonic Band showcases nine tunes from a side trip to the Vienna jazz club Porgy and Bess also from Origin — “probably this year,” says Friesen — are A Light Shining Through a 16-part work composed primarily of his 2021 collaboration with the string quartet and a 12-part work conceived for the Kyiv Symphonic Band The piece will have its premiere at the Ravenscroft Concert Hall in Scottsdale “There’s a certain passion the Ukrainian people have,” says the 81-year-old musician of his late-life return to his roots But I know there’s a kinship when I play music with them There’s a certain passion and energy I play with that I never understood until I went to Ukraine.” Russia’s invasion in February 2022 put a hold on Friesen’s Ukrainian love affair — “Everyone I’ve worked with is still alive so far,” he reports — but it has done nothing to slow the momentum of this indefatigable musician Known for a work ethic that has spawned more than 80 albums as a leader or co-leader as well stints with four of the greatest saxophonists in the history of jazz — Dexter Gordon Stan Getz and Sam Rivers — Friesen has plied a wide range of styles that might surprise even those familiar with his work Like Northwest fellow travelers guitarist Ralph Towner and bassist Glen Moore (of the late Friesen early on fashioned a virtuosic fusion of jazz But he’s no stranger to straightahead swing he could be found one week at a folk music coffeehouse near Seattle playing intricate duets with guitarist John Stowell and the next week at the Edmonton booming out bass lines for Freddie Hubbard “He’s always producing new projects,” says Manis and can often be heard with Portland-based pianist George Colligan Friesen’s first album as a leader was called Color Pool (Muse a reference to a life-changing mid-’60s vision that led him to embrace Christianity Friesen talks about this experience in Episode 2 of a video diary he’s been posting online (at davidfriesen.com) called More Than Jazz He explains how he saw a pool of beautiful colors being ladled into the world and realized that the colors were “spirit” meant to fill the “containers” of his musical notes Friesen’s faith may be what drives the profound sense of joy and celebration that pulses through his music “Make Believe,” could make even a cynic smile his lines flow like litanies of praise for the sheer pleasure of being human and alive is structured even more literally as a sort of pilgrim’s progress In the spirit of John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme it has titles like “Motivation,” “Perseverance,” “Time Changes” and “Tides Turning” that lead the listener through meditation it’s not a stretch to hear Friesen’s bass — now lithe now angular — as an individual wrestling with Friesen played a vintage Guinot bass made in France in 1795 most recently an Hemage bass made for him in 2019 by Austrian designer Hermann Erlacher which sits more like a cello before him than a bass the Hemage produces a quite beautifully round and dark sound with little of the nasal quality that plagued many electric basses in the ’70s Friesen often ends phrases with a snapping “pop” that feels unique to the instrument “I still like the sound of the old bass,” he confesses But playing the Hemage allows me to transcend the instrument you have cracks in the bass and sensitivity to humidity.” erupting in a whimsical laugh that often punctuates his conversations Friesen can dazzle a crowd with flying fingers and double- and triple-stops if he wants to but lately his work has settled into an elegant His compositions flow like the modal music of the ’70s — he uses no key signatures or traditional II–V–I chord progressions — yet they also feel grounded “I think he works through the harmony like a bass player,” observes the orchestrator of This Light Has No Darkness “The harmony might be more like modern jazz of the ’70s and ’80s — a lot of it is him exploring colors — but the voice-leading actually works.” who recently arranged saxophonist Grace Kelly’s new album and has also worked in TV and the movies (Bridgerton was surprised after completing his orchestrations that Friesen wanted to add another tune After he returned to Portland from his 2021 trip to Ukraine after nursing him through a severe case of COVID-19 Friesen had lost his wife of 58 years and access to a place that had become another vital inspiration he processed his grief by writing the beautiful tribute “Brilliant Heart.” He turned to the piano again “It took two or three weeks,” said Friesen “but all my feelings about Kim’s death came out.” The original plan for the new work was to record it with the Symphonic Band in Kyiv and the expense and complication of recording on two continents Friesen decided to release an electronically generated version first (Gordon used the sample library Note Performer Friesen still hopes one day to have the work played and recorded in Ukraine With his perseverance and irrepressible optimism — and a little luck on the diplomatic front — he’ll probably make that happen “This is one of the great gifts that Coltrane gave us — he gave us a key to the cosmos in this recording,” says John McLaughlin In his original liner notes to A Love Supreme The Blue Note Jazz Festival New York kicks off May 27 with a James Moody 100th Birthday Celebration at Sony Hall Blue Note Entertainment Group has unveiled the lineup for the 14th annual Blue Note Jazz Festival New York “I’m certainly influenced by Geri Allen,” said Iverson during a live Blindfold Test at the 31st Umbria Jazz Winter festival Ethan Iverson performed as part of the 31st Umbria Jazz Winter festival in… we’re left with similarities,” Collier says “Cultural differences are mitigated through 12 notes.” DownBeat has a long association with the Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference but it’s still kind of productive in a way because you have something that you can be inspired by,” Andy Bey said on a 2019 episode of NPR Jazz Night in America who illuminated the 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All rights reserved. DownBeat is an internationally registered trademark of Maher Publications. March 09, 2022 at 11:24 am CSTExpandSofiia Mishchenko (Submitted Photo) Sofiia Mishchenko, from Newton’s sister city of Smila, Ukraine, was a student at Newton High School in 2019-2020. Matt and Debbie Muckler were her host family. Mishchenko was a very good student here, and received excellent grades. She actively participated as a cheerleader for wrestling and basketball. In 2020, after graduating from Lyceum “Leader” in Smila, she commenced studies at Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego-Kozminski University, in Warsaw, Poland, a private institution of higher learning founded in 1993. She is studying finance and accounting there. I met Mishchenko and her family on a 2010 visit to Smila. Her father, Valeriy “Valera,” is a general merchandise entrepreneur; her mother’s name is Svetlana. Mishchenko has an older sister, Viktoriia “Vika,” who also went to the Lyceum and studied at the National University of Food Technologies in Kyiv; she is married and has a child. On Monday, Mishchenko messaged me from Warsaw that her “heartbroken” mother, her sister and the child are out of Ukraine. “My dad and Vika’s husband are not in shelters because they are fighting for our country,” Mishchenko wrote. “Vika’s husband is without any warm clothes and any food” and was “in [the] same t-shirt for five days now.” She reported that he was stationed in Kyiv defending the house of parliament. Mishchenko indicated how difficult it is for her to keep her mind on her studies. She said she can’t attend lectures at present as she’s the “only person who is able to make money for the whole family,” so she doesn’t have any other choice. She has been working at a “nice” cafeteria in Poland and as an eyebrow stylist. “My dad gave all the stuff they had at all of their stores for free to people,” she said. This included groceries and other different items which people might need during their everyday lives, for housekeeping, gardening, school, etc. Her grandmother and grandfather gave everything they had at home. Mishchenko said, “At my house in the center of Smila, my dad made a point where people prepare food for soldiers and refugees. At the beautiful house that my parents worked all their life for!” Copyright © 2023 Newton Daily News. All rights reserved. Published in Newton, Iowa, USA, by Shaw Media. This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from who won the youngest Muay Thai title in ONE Championship history will defend the belt for the second time by facing Natalia Diachkova at ONE Fight Night 22 in Bangkok on the 4th of next month Sundell is popular for his cute appearance According to Hong Kong's South China Morning Post (SCMP) Sweden's 19-year-old Sundel beat Jackie Buntin in 2022 to become the first strawweight Muay Thai champion Sundell succeeded in defending the belt for the first time in Singapore in September last year emerged with four wins in the ONE Friday Fights event Experts say that Sundell is well qualified to deal with ※ This service is provided by machine translation tool SINGAPORE — IKEA Singapore urges all customers who have an IKEA SMILA wall-mounted lamp to check immediately that the lamp and cord are out of reach of children when in a cot or playpen the Swedish company said today (Dec 11) in a statement Customers are also urged to ensure that the cord is securely fastened to the wall as loose lamp cords can present a strangulation hazard to infants and young children While no reports of injury have been received in Singapore IKEA says that they have received reports of an accident in Scotland where an infant in a cot died after getting entangled with the cord of a SMILA wall-mounted lamp Customers are asked to proceed to the Exchange and Returns Counters at either IKEA Tampines or IKEA Alexandra or contact IKEA Customer Service at +65 6786 6868 to receive a repair kit free of charge containing a warning label safety instructions and self-adhesive fasteners for fixing the lamp cord to the wall Customers are also reminded that any corded product such as a window covering or blind can present a strangulation hazard and that any accessible cords should always be kept out of reach of young children IKEA apologises for any inconvenience this may cause Todayonline.com and Today Online domains and apps are now part of 'Channelnewsasia.com' domain We know it's a hassle to switch browsers but we want your experience with TODAY to be fast Upgraded but still having issues? Contact us The enemy hit the territory of one of the medical institutions and a private enterprise There are no casualties as a result of the shelling knocked out the windows in the medical institution Now rescuers cover the roof with tarpaulin and cover the windows with film About 12 thousand subscribers temporarily remain without water supply Employees of the State Emergency Service organized the delivery of water to the local population 53 rescuers and 18 units of equipment were involved to eliminate the consequences of rocket fire from the State Emergency Service We use cookies to provide you with better navigation on our website you automatically agree to the use of these technologies a Russian missile hit private homes in the town of Smila Rescuers continue to survey destroyed buildings All emergency services and the regional military administration work on the spot A pony had to be cut free from a tyre in Germany Smila was rescued by firemen who cut away the tyre Her owner Marlene Schmidt from Limmer thinks Smila had been trying to graze under the tyre “She’s very playful and often gets into scrapes,” Ms Schmidt told local press “But I am just happy that nothing worse happened.” Smila’s not the first horse to get stuck in an uncomfortable position Last March a five-year-old New Forest pony had to be rescued after getting wedged between two trees that formed a V shape in Hampshire And in 2008 photos of a horse in West Virginia called Gracie with her head stuck in a tree went round the internet Sign In Subscribe Now the 5th of 14 children to Bud and Reen Domay passed away after a fight with cancer She will forever be remembered by her husband Michael boating as well as all creatures great and small (particularly those of the feline kind) She also took great pleasure in planning and hosting great family events The Stanley family would like to thank her doctors and Trillium hospice for their wonderful care. In lieu of flowers, Sari has asked for donations to the SPCA. A celebration of life will be held at the Sands Funeral Chapel, 1 Newcastle Ave, Nanaimo, at 12:30 pm on Monday the 10th of December. Sands Funeral Chapel Dialogue and debate are integral to a free society and we welcome and encourage you to share your views on the issues of the day. We ask that you be respectful of others and their points of view, refrain from personal attacks and stay on topic. To learn about our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines Competition Bureau sues Canada’s Wonderland for misleading online prices Woman, 68, dies after being hit by school bus in Oshawa, Ont.: police One person sent to hospital after fire at Brantford home Sportsline: NHL broadcaster Gord Stellick on Maple Leafs-Panthers playoff series Pedestrian sent to hospital after vehicle collision in St. Catharines Ontario to include expanded manufacturing tax credit in upcoming budget Ikea is recalling 23 million children’s lamps around the world following the death of one toddler and injury to another who got entangled in the lamp’s cord in their cribs About 1.1 million of the Smila series wall-mounted children’s lamps were sold in Canada between 1999 and 2013. 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ZWD The Deputy Minister of Innovation and Growth Vesselina Mincheva and the Executive Director of the Bulgarian Investment Agency (IBA) awarded a Class A investment certificate for a new project to Phoenix Pharma IT Services A visit was organized to the head office of the company where the teams of the Ministry and IBA had the opportunity to see closely the working environment and get acquainted with the company’s activities in Bulgaria and abroad The investment project is worth BGN 500,000 The company’s activity is to design and develop software that aims to improve the drug industry by offering modern digital solutions the company will also respond to the growing need for highly qualified IT resources and the competencies of current and future employees will be focused not only on software development but also on server and infrastructure maintenance Part of the company’s work in Bulgaria is to develop a “Smart Medicines System” (SMILA) which is entirely aimed at the Finnish market The system is a device that is positioned with the patient and cloud-based software thus the patient acquires the necessary medicine at the right time and contacts the GP said that they are collaborating with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) and the Institute for Computer Science Artificial Intelligence and Technologies (INSAIT) and will also be among the first to use the possibility of high-performance computing of the new Bulgarian supercomputer “Hemus” For the implementation of the investment project the Phoenix Group said that Bulgaria has competed with 25 other countries The Phoenix Group is a European leader in the fields of wholesale of pharmaceutical products retail – pharmacies and services for the pharmaceutical industry With its presence in 29 healthcare markets the company offers unique geographical coverage across Europe contributing significantly to the overall healthcare of the population with nearly 40,000 employees Developed by This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page IKEA has issued a recall on eight styles of its “SMILA” series children’s lamps after a child choked on a cord and died According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 2.9 million of the wall-mounted kids' lamps were sold at IKEA in the U.S from 1999 through May 2013 for $10 to $13 apiece An estimated 23 million were sold worldwide The CSPC said a 16-month-old child died from getting entangled in the cord and choking Another child who was 15 months old was also entangled and nearly strangled reportedly pulled the lamp cord into their cribs The recalled lamps come in eight designs – a blue star blue seashell and orange seahorse – each measuring 11 inches high by 11 inches wide The recall states that consumers should stop using the lamps and contact IKEA for a free repair kit to attach the cord to the wall IKEA also said cords should be “out of reach of children.” To receive a repair kit for free consumers can contact customer service at (888) 966-4532 The IKEA SMILA wall-mounted lamps affected by the recall include: STJÄRNA: article #501-944-49 and #500-108-79 MÅNE: article #701-944-48 and #700-108-40 BLOMMA: article #901-944-47 #000-979-50 and #300-746-50 HJÄRTA: article #202-256-59 and #801-993-13 BAGGE: article #101-944-46 and #700-728-71 SNÄCKA: article #400-982-50 SJÖHÄST: article #900-982-43 IKEA shoppers can find the model name printed on a label on the inside back of the lamp near the lightbulb to see if it is affected by the recall IKEA has the recall clearly listed in the product recall section of its newsroom as well as on the homepage as a banner