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|History is made out of the failures and heroism of each insignificant moment. - Franz Kafka
No. 84, 04 May 1993
RUSSIA SHAKHRAI DENIES CONGRESS' LEGITIMACY. Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Shakhrai stated on the Ostankino TV program "Itogi" on 2 May that as the result of the referendum the Congress has lost its legitimacy to adopt a new constitution. He said that 70-percent of the politically active electorate had issued a no-confidence vote in the Congress. According to Shakhrai, the constitution should be adopted by the subjects of the Federation and the President. He further stated that if the monetary system was not stabilized soon, state power will collapse this autumn. He also said that the violence witnessed during the demonstrations on 1 May were reminiscent of provocations conducted in 1917 against the Provisional Government of Aleksandr Kerensky after the February Revolution. -Alexander Rahr ANPILOV WANTS KHASBULATOV REPLACED BY A RUSSIAN. The leader of the Russian Communist Workers' Party, Viktor Anpilov, was quoted by Russian TV "Vesti" on 2 May as saying that the Russian parliament should replace its chairman Ruslan Khasbulatov with a leader of Russian nationality. He suggested that one of the leaders of the national-bolskevik parliamentary faction "Russian Unity"-Mikhail Astafev or Sergei Baburin-should get this job. The national-bolsheviks had so far supported Khasbulatov in the Congress in his fight against President Boris Yeltsin. -Alexander Rahr RIOT POLICE HEAD BLAMES KGB, MVD, ARMY FOR RIOT. The head of the riot police, Vitalii Keiko, claimed on 3 May that the attacks on police at the May Day demonstration "were prepared and coordinated professionally by active or retired members of the interior ministry, the KGB and the army." Keiko did not produce any evidence to back his charge, but he reported that the OMON police blocking the demonstrators were attacked by groups that appeared prepared to overpower and beat them. His comments were reported by AFP on 3 May 1993. While Keiko's charges may not have much substance, they are consistent with the claims of other politicians that the riots were premeditated and that the right-wing represents an organized threat to the government.--John Lepingwell AFTERMATH OF 1 MAY DEMONSTRATIONS. President Boris Yeltsin made a brief visit to Zelenograd near Moscow on 3 May, ITAR-TASS and Russian TV "Vesti" reported. Speaking of the 1 May demonstrations in Moscow, Yeltsin said that the police had been carrying out orders and had acted in accordance with the law. He said that the prosecutor general had set up a special investigative group, headed by Deputy Prosecutor General Evgenii Lisov. On Ostankino TV "Itogi" on 2 May, the head of Yeltsin's administration Sergei Filatov had said that certain people's deputies, leaders of hardline organizations which he accused of organizing the march, should be stripped of their parliamentary immunity to face investigation. -Wendy Slater GOSKOMSTAT RELEASES FIRST QUARTER ECONOMIC RESULTS. According to the State Committee for Statistics (Goskomstat) industrial production at the end of the first quarter of this year was equivalent to that at the end of last year-suggesting that the decline in Russia's economic activity may be stabilizing. Goskomstat figures also reflect continuing structural change in the economy. A fourth of the nation's labor force is employed in new forms of enterprises (leased enterprises, joint-stock companies, concerns and private companies). In January and February 11 thousand enterprises were privatized, and revenues to state budgets since the beginning of last year reached about 49 billion rubles. The official unemployment rate reached a full percentage point at the end of March. The results were published by various Russian news agencies on 29-and 30 April. -Erik Whitlock 50,000-RUBLE NOTES COMING. According to Ostankino Channel 1 TV on 28 April, citing the first deputy chairman of the Russian Central Bank, the new 50,000-ruble notes may come into circulation as early as May or June. -Keith Bush IRAN CONFIRMS PLANS TO BUY 2 MORE RUSSIAN SUBS. The commander of the Iranian navy has confirmed that Iran intends to purchase two more diesel-powered attack submarines from Russia in the near future, according to an ITAR-TASS report of 4 May. The Kilo-class submarine that was delivered to Iran in November 1992, over strong protests from the US government, is currently participating in exercises in the Persian Gulf. In late 1992 it was reported that one more sub was being outfitted near St. Petersburg, while another was under construction. John Lepingwell NEW GOVERNOR OF KRASNOYARSK KRAI. The second round of voting in elections of a new head of administration in Krasnoyarsk krai took place on 25-April, following an inconclusive first round on 11-April. "Radio Rossii" reported on 3 May that 39-year old Valerii Zubov, formerly in charge of economic management in the local administration, had been elected by almost half the electorate. He pledged to work constructively together with Russia's federal authorities. Zubov defeated 11 other candidates, including the former chairman of the krai soviet, Nikolai Kondratenko. -Wendy Slater PROBLEM OF RETURN OF INGUSH REFUGEES STILL NOT SOLVED. The president of the Ingush Republic, Ruslan Aushev, has sent a letter to Yeltsin expressing his concern about the delay in solving the question of the return of Ingush refugees to the Prigorodnyi raion of North Ossetia and saying that it was urgent that one of the top leaders of the Russian Federation should visit Ingushetia while the situation was still controllable, ITAR-TASS reported on 3 May, citing the press service of the temporary administration. An official of the administration said that its representatives were continuing to try to get the Ossetian and Ingush sides to agree on joint actions to check that the refugees were legally registered as residents of Prigorodnyi raion and had not participated in the armed clashes. A stumbling block is that many of the Ingush in Prigorodnyi raion did not have residence permits. Ann Sheehy KALMYK SUPREME SOVIET DISSOLVES ITSELF AT REQUEST OF PRESIDENT. At its last session on 30-April, the Kalmyk Supreme Soviet adopted three important documents, Ekho Moskvy reported. One was a law on amendments to the constitution, the second disbanded the 130-deputy Supreme Soviet and replaced it with a "professional parliament" consisting of 25 of the existing deputies, and the third was a decree abolishing the local soviets. These actions were taken at the request of the newly-elected president of Kalmykia, the 30-year-old billionaire Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. In his two weeks in office, Ilyumzhinov had already reorganized the council of ministers and reduced the state apparatus ten-fold, ITAR-TASS reported on 30 April. Unlike the Mordovian parliament's abolition of the presidency, the actions of the Kalmyk parliament have not provoked any action from Yeltsin or his supporters, but according to Russian television of 30 April, Ramazan Abdulatipov, chairman of the Russian parliament's Council of Nationalities, has asked parliamentary committees and commissions to prepare a report on the situation in Kalmykia. -Ann Sheehy TRANSCAUCASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA NEW PEACE PLAN PROPOSED FOR NAGORNO-KARABAKH. Meeting in Moscow on 29-30 April, the US, Turkey and Russia drew up a new peace plan for Nagorno-Karabakh intended to restart the stalled CSCE-sponsored negotiations, Western agencies reported on 3-May quoting Turkish Foreign Minister Hikmet Cetin. The plan calls for an immediate ceasefire followed by the withdrawal between 9-14 May of Armenian forces from Kelbadzhar and a two-month moratorium on all military activity beginning on 12 May. Peace talks would be held in Geneva on 17-22 May followed by a resumption of the CSCE-sponsored negotiations in Rome on 24-25 May. Details of the plan were submitted to the authorities in Erevan, Baku and Stepanakert on 3 May. -Liz Fuller KYRGYZSTAN ACCORDED DEVELOPING NATION STATUS. The Kyrgyz foreign ministry has announced that the republic has been accorded the status of a developing nation, ITAR-TASS reported on 27 April. This new status will reportedly entitle Kyrgyzstan to "all forms of economic assistance, " including preferential credits from the World Bank. In its "Social Indicators of Development 1993, " the World Bank estimated the 1991 per capita GNP for Kyrgyzstan to be $1,550, against $1,040 for Tajikistan, $1,350 for Uzbekistan, and $3,220 for the Russian Federation. -Keith Bush KYRGYZSTAN TO INTRODUCE OWN CURRENCY. Western and Russian news agencies reported on 3 May that Kyrgyzstan's Supreme Soviet had yielded to the appeals of President Askar Akaev and voted to introduce a national currency, the som, which will replace the ruble. Kyrgyzstan will therefore leave the ruble zone, as various government officials have been proposing it should for at least a year. The International Monetary Fund has encouraged Kyrgyzstan to leave the ruble zone promising a credit of $50 million to support the new currency. The World Bank has also promised $60 million. A number of industrialized states have offered an aid package to Kyrgyzstan not only to support the new currency, but to enable it to continue its market reform. Russian TV's evening news show traced Kyrgyzstan's action to the influence of Japan, which Akaev had visited two weeks earlier, and commented that a recent poll in Kyrgyzstan had shown that 70% of the population was opposed to a new economic shock. -Bess Brown CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE SECURITY COUNCIL PROCEEDING ON BOSNIAN PEACE PLAN. RFE/RL's UN corrrespondent reported on 3 May that Security Council President Yuli Vorontsov said that that body will hear reports on the Athens conference on 4 May from international negotiators Lord Owen and Cyrus Vance. The Council will then consider "what concrete actions" to take, going on the assumption that the Bosnian Serb parliament on 5 May will endorse Radovan Karadzic's signature. The mediators' spokesman, Fred Eckhard, said, "it is now between the Serbs" as to what happens next. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Warren Christopher is continuing his tour of allied capitals to discuss military options. Major American dailies and the BBC on 4 May quote US television reports to the effect that a team of US military experts is already in Bosnia checking out possible targets. -Patrick Moore MORE SERBIAN OPPOSITION REACTION TO PEACE PLAN. Most opposition parties in Serbia-Montenegro approved the decision by Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to sign the Vance-Owen peace plan on Bosnia. Dragoljub Micunovic, head of the Democratic Party said that political considerations should influence the Bosnian Serb assembly to ratify Karadzic's signature. Micunovic added that "extremists" who advocate a continuation of the war, including Vojislav Seselj's Radical Party and "all those who are against the Vance-Owen peace plan," should be "neutralized." Vuk Draskovic, president of the Serbian Renewal Movement, said he doubts that the Bosnian Serb assembly will accept the Vance-Owen plan. He told Studio B TV on 3 May, "we should now ask ourselves why the plan was not signed on 26 April at the previous session of the Bosnian Serb assembly, when such an action would have spared Serbia-Montenegro from sanctions." Radoslav Stojanovic, vice president of the Serbian Democratic Party, said the signing of the Vance-Owen plan means defeat of the regime's policy and expressed hope that this will not mean a defeat of the Serbian people as well. Novak Kilibarda, president of the National Party of Montenegro, said that Karadzic's signature on the plan does not only mean that "a situation of toleration in Bosnia and easing of sanctions have been reached" but also that "war-mongers and paramilitary profiteers have been removed from center stage." Radios Serbia and B92 carried the reports. -Milan Andrejevich SERBIAN RESERVATIONS AND REJECTION OF THE PLAN. Strong reservations are being expressed in Eastern Herzegovina as well. The prevailing opinion is that the Bosnian Serb parliament will verify Karadzic's signature on the Vance-Owen plan only on condition that Bosnian Serbs are offered some concession. Vojislav Seselj, leader of the Serbian Radical Party (SRS), the biggest opposition party in the federal and Serbian parliaments, said, however, that the self-declared assembly of Bosnian Serbs must not ratify the plan. He told a meeting of supporters in Montenegro: "They should not give in to pressure, even from Belgrade." There is talk in Belgrade that Seselj might attempt to destabilize the Socialist-dominated federal and republican governments by calling for a vote of confidence. Such a move would be viewed as an attempt to force the parliaments to accept key SRS members in a newly-formed government. Radio Serbia carried the report on 3 May. -Milan Andrejevich COMMITTEE ON CROAT-SERB TIES FORMED. Radio Croatia reports on 3 May that the Croatian Defense and National Security Council has established a special committee to determine the political criteria for normalizing relations with Serbia. The State Committee for the Normalization of Croatian-Serbian Relations is chaired by former Prime Minister Josip Manolic. Members of the committee include prominent Croat and Serb intellectuals. The committee's guidelines specify that it must be open to all suggestions regarding the normalization of relations. -Milan Andrejevich VAN DEN BROEK LEAVES PRAGUE-.-.-. EC Commissioner for External Relations and Security Hans van den Broek left Prague on 3 May, CTK reports. After his departure, Czech Foreign Minister Josef Zieleniec told journalists that he expects the conclusion of the new association agreement with the EC "very soon." Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus complained of a "certain crack in mutual trust" between the Czech Republic and the EC, however. He was referring to the recent EC ban of meat imports from Central and East European countries. Klaus added that the integration of the Czech Republic with the EC will probably not be possible "without certain changes in the EC." -Jan Obrman .-. .-AND ARRIVES IN BRATISLAVA. In the Slovak capital, van den Broek held talks with President Michal Kovac and Foreign Minister Jozef Moravcik. Slovak media quoted him as saying after the talks that the integration of the Czech Republic and Slovakia with the EC will also depend on the quality of relations between the two successor states to Czechoslovakia. Kovac told journalists that Slovakia's association treaty with the EC could be completed by September. Van den Broek also held a meeting with representatives of the Hungarian ethnic minority in Slovakia. Van den Broek travels to Budapest on 4 May to meet with Foreign Minister Geza Jeszenszky and other Hungarian leaders. -Jan Obrman MECIAR IN VIENNA. Slovak Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar held talks with Austrian Chancellor Franz Vranitzky and several other officials on 3 May, TASR reports. At a joint press conference after the meeting, Meciar and Vranitzky said that safety at nuclear power plants in Slovakia was among the topics discussed. Meciar said that the Soviet-designed reactor at Mochovce meets Western safety levels and that the EBRD is considering providing an estimated $1.2 billion for the plant's completion. The Slovak Prime Minister added that once Mochovce is ready, the other Slovak nuclear power plant at Jaslovske Bohunice can be closed. Austria has repeatedly requested the closure of all nuclear power plants in both Slovakia and the Czech Republic. -Jan Obrman KLAUS REJECTS NEED FOR A CZECH-SLOVAK SUMMIT. In an interview with Czech TV on 3 May, Czech Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus rejected the need for a Czech-Slovak summit on the distribution of former federal property for the time being. He said that he agrees with Vladimir Meciar on the continuation of talks on the expert level; until these talks produce some results there is no need for a top-level meeting. He indicated that such meetings are for the most part symbolic and tend to distract from the issues. Klaus' statements amounted to indirect criticism of President Vaclav Havel, who, at the suggestion of Meciar and Slovak President Michal Kovac, announced the summit for next week. Meciar said that the distribution of assets is too complicated to be dealt with by the prime ministers alone. -Jan Obrman SLOVENE PRIME MINISTER IN PRAGUE. On 3 May Janez Drnovsek arrived in Prague for a two-day official visit, Czech Radio reports. Following talks with President Havel and Prime Minister Klaus, Drnovsek told journalists that in terms of reform the Czech Republic and Slovenia will most likely be the two most successful among the Central and East European states. Drnovsek and Klaus are scheduled to sign a number of bilateral treaties on 4 May, including one on the liberalization of trade. The treaty will be succeeded by an agreement on the creation of a free-trade zone between the Czech Republic and Slovenia at a later point. -Jan Obrman QUEEN ELIZABETH IN HUNGARY. Hungarian media report that Queen Elizabeth II is paying her first visit to Hungary on 4-7 May at the invitation of President Arpad Goncz. She is accompanied by Prince Philip, Foreign Minister Douglas Hurd, and other officials. On 5 May the Queen will address parliament. The remainder of her program is cultural and philanthropic in nature, including visits to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, museums, libraries, and the Kodaly High School in Kecskemet. -Judith Pataki HUNGARIAN ROAD PROTESTS TREATY WITH UKRAINE. Istvan Csurka's Hungarian Road movement has issued a statement protesting against Article 2 of the Hungarian-Ukrainian state treaty signed in 1991 and due to be ratified by the Hungarian parliament soon, MTI reports. In that article, both countries renounce any territorial claims against each other, a clause the Hungarian Road finds "incomprehensible" and "regrettable" because it dashes what that movement sees as the hopes of Hungarians abroad for any future "peaceful settlement"-i.e. border revision. This view contradicts not only the foreign policy goals expressed by Prime Minister Jozsef Antall during his April 30 meeting with Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk in Uzhhorod, but also the wishes of Transcarpathia's Magyar minority: their leader, Sandor Fodo, has specifically asked Hungary's parliament to ratify the treaty as soon as possible because good Hungarian-Ukrainian relations are of paramount importance to that minority. -Alfred Reisch UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT POSTPONES START-1. Parliament has postponed formal consideration of START-1 until the week of 4 June, AFP reported on 3-May. The postponement was reportedly prompted by a desire to wait and see whether a new constitution is adopted in Russia, since the nature of the new constitution could affect Ukrainian security. Hearings by a special parliamentary group concerning the treaty may, however continue in the meantime. ITAR-TASS on 3 May reported that future Ukrainian-Russian negotiations over nuclear weapons will be conducted at the level of deputy prime minister or higher. This may leave Yurii Kostenko, the former head of the Ukrainian team, out of the negotiating sessions. Kostenko recently prompted a Russian protest with an assertion that Ukraine is at present a nuclear state, a position disclaimed by the Ukrainian government. -John Lepingwell POLAND MARKS CONSTITUTION DAY, "BUY POLISH" CAMPAIGN OPENS. At ceremonies marking the anniversary of the adoption of the 3 May 1791 Constitution-the first written constitution in Europe, President Lech Walesa said that Poland now needs the same "wise and far-sighted compromise" and "civic maturity" demonstrated by the constitution's framers. Walesa said that the 3 May Constitution is proof that the nation is capable of renewal when it is master of its own fate. During ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw, Walesa awarded the nation's highest honor, the Order of the White Eagle, to Pope John Paul-II. In separate ceremonies, Walesa and Prime Minister Hanna Suchocka looked on as 15 superior Polish products, including a no-stick saucepan, an airplane, a vacuum cleaner, and a brand of pickles, were awarded a "Now Poland" seal as part of a campaign to promote competitive domestic wares. The holiday was marred by an ugly incident in Cracow, where several hundred right-wing demonstrators shouted "traitors," "agents," and "Poland for Poles" at a government minister. Police were called in to disperse an aggressive crowd, PAP reports. -Louisa Vinton BEROV: CABINET RESHUFFLE IMMINENT. In an interview with Standart on 3 May, Bulgarian Prime Minister Lyuben Berov stated that his cabinet will be restructured as soon as the 1993 budget has been adopted by parliament. Berov indicated that there would be at least three new ministers. He said the cabinet needs a regular minister of transportation-a job currently performed by Deputy Premier Neycho Neev-and a division of the unwieldy ministry of culture, education, and science. Berov also said he will select a "neutral" minister of foreign affairs, a position he until now has held himself. -Kjell Engelbrekt BULGARIA CANCELS PLANS TO DEMOLISH RED ARMY MONUMENT. The government has ordered the municipal authorities to cancel all plans on dismantling the 40-meter Red Army monument in the center of Sofia, BTA reported on 3 May. Challenging the city authorities, which are dominated by the Union of Democratic Forces, the government argues that the monument is state property. Spokesman Raycho Raykov also told reporters that the cabinet has requested the Foreign Ministry to begin consultations with Russia on how to solve the issue, in accordance with Article 14 of the Russian-Bulgarian friendship treaty signed last year. A declaration by the Russian Supreme Soviet calling for the problem to be settled "in a civilized manner" had on 29 April led to turmoil and scuffles in the Bulgarian National Assembly. -Kjell Engelbrekt ROMANIAN OPPOSITION CALLS FOR ACTION TO PREVENT STRIKE. On 3 May the main opposition parties in parliament called on President Ion Iliescu and the government to be more flexible in talks with trade unions. In a declaration broadcast by Radio Bucharest on the same day, the joint declaration says that if a national strike is declared on 5 May by the unions, the signatories will hold the government and the parties that back it in parliament, responsible for the likely serious economic impact. President Iliescu rejected the declaration, accusing the opposition parties of attempting to make political capital out of the situation. A new round of talks between premier Nicolae Vacaroiu and the unions on 4 May did not close the gap on the main issues. Meanwhile, subway employees in Bucharest continue their strike, which paralyzes subway traffic from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. -Michael Shafir "DNIESTER" SECURITY MINISTER OUTLINES POLICY .-.-. Interviewed in Literaturnaya gazeta no.-15 the State Security Minister of the "Dniester republic", who goes by the name Vadim Shevtsov, said the area had recreated a Soviet state structure anticipating the building of communism in a restored USSR. He added that "to stabilize the situation in the country it is necessary to knock a certain number of people out of circulation-.-.-. Currently in the Dniester Republic we must operate with the methods of 1945-1947 when any act counter to the existing order was treated as a crime against the state." "Yeltsin's goal is the destruction of the [Russian] state," he continued, and "the dismemberment of the USSR was the program of the CIA, accomplished by Gorbachev and Yakovlev, [who] did it for the money." The remarks confirm the Dniester leaders' view of their role in preserving the Soviet political system in the area under their control and securing a territorial base for imperial restoration. -Vladimir Socor .-.-.-AND BOASTS OF KGB, MVD CONNECTIONS. In the same interview Shevtsov confirmed that his real name is Col. Vladimir Antyufeev, former senior officer of the OMON unit in Riga. He identified his deputy security minister as Mikhail Lysenko-now known in Tiraspol as Major Kudryavyi-the former commander of workers' paramilitary detachments in Tallinn, and that two other deputy ministers of security are "patriots who arrived from Russia. The first deputy minister of internal affairs, Goncharenko, is another senior ex-OMON officer in Riga. Shevtsov noted that the "Dniester republic" Supreme Soviet unanimously passed motions "On defending the honor and dignity" of these officials, all of whom are among the KGB and OMON officers wanted for trial in Latvia and Estonia for their crimes. Finally, Shevtsov disclosed that in the wake of the defeated communist putsch the ex-Moldovan KGB managed to remove its archive to Tiraspol, suggesting that the "Dniester republic" has from the outset been viewed as a sanctuary by KGB and MVD officials on the run. Vladimir Socor BILDT URGES BALTICS TO TAKE FULL CONTROL OF THEIR BORDERS. Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt told Swedish TV that the Baltic States should seek complete control of their borders and acquire the facilities to monitor them. Since it is not possible for the Baltics to maintain an adequate defense system against an offensive military force, Bildt stressed that the security of the Baltic States must be ensured by political means. Bildt also noted that Sweden has decided to present Estonia with two more unarmed patrol boats, BNS reported on 3 May. Swedish diplomats are holding a two-day meeting in Riga to discuss issues related to regional security and political and economic development. -Dzintra Bungs EUROPEAN DEFENSE OFFICIALS MEET IN RIGA. Defense ministers from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Moldova, as well as representatives from Belarus, Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia met in Riga on 3 May to discuss common problems of defense and security and to develop regular contacts. Another issue that was discussed was the presence of Russian troops in the various participating countries. No communique was adopted, Baltic media report. -Dzintra Bungs WILL LITHUANIAN AMBASSADOR TO US BE REPLACED? ALTHOUGH NO FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN MADE, IT SEEMS PROBABLE THAT PRESIDENT ALGIRDAS BRAZAUSKAS WILL RECALL STASYS LOZORAITIS AS LITHUANIA'S AMBASSADOR TO WASHINGTON, RADIO LITHUANIA REPORTED ON 3 MAY. Brazauskas said that there were no political aspects in recalling his former presidential opponent; rather he cited Lozoraitis's failure to maintain proper contact with authorities at home. Opposition leader Vytautas Landsbergis told a press conference that the recall would be a great loss to Lithuania. Foreign Minister Povilas Gylys indicated that Lozoraitis would be most likely replaced by Vytautas Cekanavicius the Lithuanian honorary consul in Los Angeles. Cekanavicius, however, holds US, not Lithuanian citizenship. -Saulius Girnius LITHUANIA BARS FODDER SHIPMENT FROM ITALY. On 30 April Lithuania followed the example of Estonia and Latvia by barring a ship from Italy carrying 5,400 tons of fodder, worth about $2 million, from unloading because of the fear of hoof-and-mouth disease infection, Radio Lithuania reported on 3 May. Of the 53,000 tons of fodder that Italy has pledged to donate, 15,000 arrived in Lithuania earlier this year. Italian Ambassador Franco Tempesta has appealed to the animal disease center in Paris for confirmation of the outbreak of the disease in Italy. -Saulius Girnius [As of 1200 CET] Compiled by Ustina Markus and Charles Trumbull THE RFE/RL DAILY REPORT IS PRODUCED BY THE RFE/RL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (A DIVISION OF RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY, INC.) with the assistance of the RFE/RL News and Current Affairs Division (NCA). 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If 'we' the 176 million women across the globe with Endometriosis do not fund and conduct this project then no one will.
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If we don't conduct this research study and project then a positive and impactful change will never happen in our lifetime or for the next generation of women and young girls growing up and developing Endometriosis.
If we can work out what puts the disease into remission then we can be closer to realising what causes it and free women across the world from the grips of this chronic disease.
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Why does the Endometriosis Hope Study matter?
Women are taking their lives due to the condition, with a reported 50% of women with Endometriosis feeling suicidal. The Endo Hope Study is passionate that no woman with Endometriosis needs to feel neglected, at a loss with life and without hope. No more women should lose their jobs, relationships, wombs, reproductive organs, dreams, and lives because no one is funding research to investigate the factors that put the disease into remission. Factors that have been self-reported by women for centuries, but whose voices haven't had the platform, validation or respect to be heard. The Endometriosis Hope Study is driven to find the answers and give hope back to millions of women across the world.
The Endometriosis Hope Study is a groundbreaking piece of research and is the first of its kind to investigate the common remission factors of Endometriosis in one study.
Analysing all possible factors from the fields of medical, surgical, pharmaceutical, nutritional, physical movement, psychological, alternative healing and alternative therapies. Working to harness the collective wisdom of the Endometriosis crowd to discover the answers to the question: 'which factors put Endometriosis into remission.' The research results will help women across the world have their voices heard and reclaim their bodies and lives from the debilitating chronic disease.
But what is Endometriosis? I hear you say
'Endometriosis is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb starts to grow in other places, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes. Endometriosis can affect women of any age. It's a long-term condition that can have a significant impact on your life.' (NHS)
Symptoms include…
- Chronic pain in your pelvic area and or back
- Pain which stops you from doing your normal activities
- Painful during and or after sex
- Pain when peeing or pooping
- Feeling sick
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Blood in your pee during your period
- Infertility
- Chronic Fatigue
- Migraines
- Heavy monthly period flow
- Depression
Did you know?
- Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women around the world.
- It is reported in the top 20 most painful conditions a person can experience.
- It takes between 7-10 years on average to be diagnosed.
- 50% of women in the UK with Endometriosis end up feeling suicidal.
- Women with Endometriosis lose on average 6.3 hours a week due to their disease.
- In the UK the average woman over a 7 year period will lose £40,000.
- The average woman with Endometriosis in the UK will lose £5,000+ a year in lost earnings due to time off work.
- There is no known reported cure or treatment which puts the disease into remission in medical or academic literature.
- The vast majority of Endometriosis research focuses on surgical, hormonal and pharmaceutical solutions for the symptom management of the disease.
Yet… no one is researching the 1000's of cases reported by women who have put their Endometriosis and or Adenomyosis into remission.
There are thousands of cases self-reported by women, GPs, MDs, healers and therapists who have put the disease into remission or completely healed Endometriosis. Simply Google 'healing Endometriosis' and in under a second 4.4 million hits appear. Yet no one is investigating these 'medical miracles'.
We can no longer ignore this injustice; endometriosis treatment is a matter of women's health rights, sexual rights, and reproductive rights. The ongoing ignorance about it is simply compounding this injustice, and the Endo Hope study aims to address this.
Let us look into these injustices against woman kind further…
90% of women experience Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) with many experiencing reduced fertility and chronic pain, of which Endometriosis and or Adenomyosis is one of the leading causes.
19% of the Male population experience erectile dysfunction can lead to an inability to get and keep an erection for sexual intercourse and therefore reduce fertility.
There is 5 times more funding into erectile dysfunction than there is into premenstrual syndrome symptoms such as dysmenorrhea. And on top of that, there has been £0 spent on research into finding solutions and or cures for women with Endometriosis who have chronically painful sex. So, yes, the lack of research into Endometriosis is a sexual rights violation, a women's rights violation, and reproductive rights violation. The Endo Hope Study is working to bring these violations to the forefront and bring new knowledge, voice, empowerment, and hope into the Endometriosis arena.
What are the outputs of The Endometriosis Hope Study?
-A book titled 'Endo Hope Study: x factors of radical remission of Endometriosis.'
-An online library of Endometriosis remission hope case studies.
-An online library of Endo Hope literature for the community to help increase their knowledge on Endometriosis and have access to the most up to date research.
-The project is looking to recruit young people and train them up as community action researchers, who will play a vital role in engaging the Dorset Endometriosis community and their networks in the study. They will be collating their stories, writing them up and uploading them to the database and website and learning how to code narratives. Providing vital opportunities to young people.
-A minimum of 50 Endo Hope podcast episodes featuring interviews with women, surgeons, healers, and therapists all sharing their experience of Endometriosis remission.
-A minimum of three journal articles that document women's Endometriosis remission case studies.
The wellbeing and health of women and thus the health of society is in your hands…
The Endometriosis Hope study is being conducted at The University of Plymouth under a PhD. program in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, by Bridie Appleby-Gunnill MA, BA (hons), who is a woman with Endometriosis. You can read the full research proposal by clicking here>> . The Endo Hope Study has been inspired by and aims to follow a similar methodological approach as Dr Kelly Turner's research into stage 4 Cancers radical remission factors, click here for more info >>
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Extremely rare, old Marathi movie poster of the black and white film, Shejari (1941) for sale.
This is an actual surviving original old Marathi movie poster of the 1941 film which was produced by Prabhat Film Company and directed by legendary filmmaker, V. Shantaram.
Shejari was one of the first Marathi films to create slow motion sequences using specialized camera equipment, making this old Marathi movie poster, highly collectible.
Printed and circulated during the first release of the film (early 1940s), this old Marathi movie poster was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.
This old Marathi movie poster features quirky hand painted vintage artwork. Originally designed on canvas by an art studio in Poona, this vintage Marathi film poster features the iconic Prabhat Film Company logo on the bottom left corner that reads, "It's Prabhat."
Prabhat Film Company popularly known as Prabhat Films is widely regarded as one of the finest film production companies and film studios in the history of Indian cinema. It was established in 1929 (towards the end of the silent films era) by noted film director V. Shantaram, in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The company moved to Pune in 1933, where it established its own studio and produced a total of 45 films in both Marathi and Hindi over a period of 27 years. Prabhat Film Company created a name for itself owing largely to its production excellence and social awareness themes.


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Welcome to 2019!
To say we are thankful is an understatement. 2018 was a bumper year and it was made possible by the commitment, compassion and hard work that you showed, day in and day out.
From the Parish, myself and our guests we say thank you.
So many people come to us broken, isolated, hurting, and desperate. Some, are even on the verge of giving up. However, regardless of their situation, every shift, you open your hearts and give hope to every person that walks through our doors. It's why your support matters so much.
You, our volunteers, are the heart of St Canice's and your dedication is evident in every meal served and every face that enters our Kitchen.
2019 is only going to be bigger and better! We will be unveiling new initiatives, new partners and providing a stronger service to you.
To start the year, we are excited to announce, that we have a new Community Relations Manager, Carrie Deane. Carrie will be the voice of this newsletter and your key contact at St Canice's.
Wishing you a fantastic year ahead!
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"For individuals that started moving their businesses to the internet, it is no surprise that the new real estate market is getting your business online. But humanity moved into cyber-space with the old idea of having a webpage that would show off their traditional store.
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When you watch the latest trend on YouTube or wonder why someone is staring and laughing at their cell phone for hours, do you ever wonder if the people on the other side of the screen are actually making money?
Moreover, do you even wonder if that money they make can replace your 9 to 5 job? Well, the answer is Yes and YES .
The fact is that there are actual millionaires out there on YouTube doing what they love, creating the New Economy. The New Economy is so strong that traditional corporate companies, networks, and agents are now paying attention and riding the white horse, while you're stuck on a pony.
|The truth is if you already have an online show or talent to begin with, you're missing out on revenue...The New Economy model is out there and has been out there for a while, with many individuals currently cashing in.
There are awesome opportunities available online with the use of your computer, a microphone, and your internet. Then add just a little bit of boldness and you can have an online internet revenue stream that can help you leave the current job you're working in...
So next time you think of parking yourself in front of the computer for a YouTube marathon, also think of the people on the other side of the screen:
|They might be acting stupid for your amusement, but they also might be making more money in a few minutes than the average person makes in a week.
So to (mis)quote a Star Wars adage: Who's the more foolish? The fool, or the fool who follows him?
The 45 Year Plan or the 2 - 5 Year Plan? With that on the table, let's consider this another way. As in, consider YouTube and other website streaming sites as another possibility to generate revenue and jump-start your 2-3 year retirement plan instead of the traditional 45 year plan. Best of all you are not limited to Online Support and Services. You can do it for your nonprofit or as a home business.
Self-Sponsorship: Is where you control your own advertising and you work in teams each person gets 100% of 100%
But we're getting ahead of ourselves. Let's first take a look at how exactly people can make money from YouTube (no, it isn't a joke).
Step 1: Click on Professor Puppet over there on the upper right.
Step 2: Sample the low quality talent of these sets and their poor command of the English language. But it's funny, right?
Step 3: Now look at how much they were reported to have earned, doing what they want to do and enjoying their lives, while you on the other hand are still reading this instead of already joining. Just kidding! I think...
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Galley Group, Entrepreneurs in Food
Veterans Radio this week talks with Navy veteran Tyler Benson about the Galley Group food concept that he and a fellow veteran are expanding to Detroit.
Galley Group was co-founded by Tyler Benson and Benjamin Mantica, beginning with Smallman Galley, located in Pittsburgh's strip district, the first food hall restaurant accelerator of its kind in the United States.
Tyler and Ben are Navy Veterans who were inspired by world travels to bring innovative food and beverage concepts to the United States. The partners have built a team of professionals with top expertise in every aspect of food and beverage concept development and management.
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The Great Halifax Explosion, WWI
After steaming out of New York City on December 1, 1917, laden with a staggering three thousand tons of TNT and other explosives, the munitions ship Mont-Blanc fought its way up the Atlantic coast, through waters prowled by enemy U-boats. As it approached the lively port city of Halifax, Mont-Blanc's deadly cargo erupted with the force of 2.9 kilotons of TNT—the most powerful explosion ever visited on a human population, save for Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Mont-Blanc was vaporized in one fifteenth of a second; a shockwave leveled the surrounding city. Next came a thirty-five-foot tsunami. Most astounding of all, however, were the incredible tales of survival and heroism that soon emerged from the rubble.
This is the unforgettable story told in John U. Bacon's The Great Halifax Explosion: a ticktock account of fateful decisions that led to doom, the human faces of the blast's 11,000 casualties, and the equally moving individual stories of those who lived and selflessly threw themselves into urgent rescue work that saved thousands.
The shocking scale of the disaster stunned the world, dominating global headlines even amid the calamity of the First World War. Hours after the blast, Boston sent trains and ships filled with doctors, medicine, and money. The explosion would revolutionize pediatric medicine; transform U.S.-Canadian relations; and provide physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who studied the Halifax explosion closely when developing the atomic bomb, with history's only real-world case study demonstrating the lethal power of a weapon of mass destruction.
Mesmerizing and inspiring, Bacon's deeply-researched narrative brings to life the tragedy, bravery, and surprising afterlife of one of the most dramatic events of modern times.
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With long-time friends and family on both sides whom I deeply respect and admire — I've preferred to listen to the McIntyre debate. Throughout the process, I've attended council meetings in addition to the Revisit meeting and had numerous one on ones with both council members and Revisit members. I've spent many late nights reading the proposed lease agreement and early mornings reaching out for more information. With hurt feelings and animosity on both sides following Wednesday's hearing, I believe now is the time to speak up in hopes of bringing people together.
Many of the leaders of the Revisit McIntyre group including my father, Paul McEachern, are leaders in our community that have for decades pushed for a new and better Portsmouth. My father was born and raised here with 7 siblings and during his life in Portsmouth was a crucial part of bringing life to some of our major landmarks — Prescott Park, the Seacoast Rep, the Albacore. In over 50 years of practicing law, he has always sought to give voice to those that didn't have one including the Webber case, Sanders Poynt and the fight to bring same sex marriage to New Hampshire.
He fights for what he believes is right and at no point cares what others think (a trait I wish I embodied more). I share all this information not to brag of his accolades but to provide understanding for his and many other Revisit members' perspective. They believe deeply in the role of government as a vehicle to elevate the voice of its citizens. They've dedicated hours of their time to advocate against this project out of a belief that the McIntyre decision impacts the future of Portsmouth, a city they fought for all their lives.
On Portsmouth Facebook groups, I've seen the Revisit members described as "NIMBYs (Not in My Backyard)" a secret "PAC (Political Action Committee)" and obstructionists. Many of the group members have advocated for growth and new development for much of their lives and there is no ulterior motive at play. Revisit McIntyre, similar to many grassroots organizations, has made missteps in their attempts for advocacy appearing to some as attempting to deceive. From my own experience in grassroots advocacy, I see this as a product of many people coming together and not malicious in nature.
I am lucky to count many city council members as longtime friends and I admire and respect the work they do. The role demands much time and consideration and is basically unpaid and often times unappreciated from citizens. All of the council members are committed to making this city a better place, something I'd ask everyone to remember. I thank them for putting themselves out there, but I must implore them to look beyond the criticism of the Revisit group to the underlying motivation. They (among hundreds of other citizens) believe there is a better alternative for the future of the city, one that feels more like a benefit. With much new information since the original decision and a huge interest from the public, I believe re-discussing possible options in a public setting is necessary. Waiting another month or three, will not harm our prospects and provides more time to look at possible new options that were not discussed due to the now non-existent deadline. In fact, as the GSA will now be maintaining a building without tenants come 2020 our power to negotiate has increased.
If the council continues on its current course despite the realization there is no deadline imposed by the GSA requiring a vote by Aug. 12, then may I suggest three changes to the agreement.
1. Many in favor of the proposal have stated that this is the only way to prevent a hotel from occurring on the site. Yet the ground lease in its current form does not prohibit one. It does prohibit junkyards, casinos and adult establishments (sorry thetugportsmouth.com you are legally prohibited from getting sexy). I'd call on the council to make an amendment adding hotel and short-term lease to the prohibited list found in the ground lease.
2. Speaking to councilors privately and listening to the council meetings — some view signing the developer agreement as a starting point and that the project must go through all planning boards for approval. I believe this to be very much overstated, if not inaccurate. The development agreement clearly states the city shall cooperate in the prosecution of such development permits and approvals, including the execution of any and all letters, consents and permit applications, the attendance by city staff at all hearings, and the submission of oral and written testimony in support of developers' project. City staff must take the role of a developer and defend the project in front of the boards they appoint. How does the city hope to improve on this starting point while defending it? I'd ask the City Council to make an amendment removing this language.
3. Make the ground lease available to the public before signing the development agreement. The lease, in draft form was recently removed from the city website without explanation. On August 12, the City Council is set to sign a development agreement that references this 75-year lease, one that will end when I am celebrating my 111th birthday. I believe we have the time to present that document before a vote.
I look forward to a continued dialogue with each of you and I am hopeful for our future because I see many people on both sides that care. We are the government and when we come together, the possibilities are endless.
Deaglan McEachern lives in Portsmouth.


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The playfully nostalgic Spring Summer 2018 jewellery collection by Mary Katrantzou has stolen our hearts with their caged globes and sparkly crystals. Coming in rainbow shades and in forms of earrings, rings, bracelets, and more; the collaboration pieces with Swarovski stand strong on their own, even if you decide to match them with just some tees and a pair of jeans.


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In the autism world, something like my squishy green ball is generally referred to as a "stim toy". Stim, of course, is short for "self-stimulatory behavior", and is simply a way of producing a sensation that is pleasant to you. (If you don't know what a toy is, go back to nursery school now. We'll wait.)
So What's a Stim?
The classic stereotype of an autistic kid is somebody who flaps their hands, rocks, spins in circles, or spins the wheels of toy cars (why is it always toy cars? Is this some kind of autistic code?). These are all "stims". Some stims are much more subtle actions, like tapping a foot, pacing, tapping one's fingers, playing with one's hair, and playing with interesting objects like a squishy green rubber ball. One of my most subtle stims so far, which I learned as a child after constant admonition to "stop fidgeting", is to twitch muscles in my torso and legs in various patterns. It's hard to detect, which of course is the point.
While my teachers may have been telling me to "stop fidgeting" without realizing that I was anything more than a misbehaving little girl (I got the "misbehavior" label for many of my autistic traits as a child), these teachers were doing exactly the wrong thing. As you may already have guessed, stimming is something that everybody does; people without even a trace of autism will tap their fingers, jiggle their legs, pace, and play with their hair. Little kids are even more prone to it; most enjoy swinging, bouncing, and running for the sheer joy of running. For an autistic person, stims don't fade out like they do with typical kids, and tend to be much more intense--and much more necessary.
What stims are NOT:
- A stim is not a tic (tics, like those associated with Tourette's, are involuntary movements; stims are voluntary, though they are often automatic).
- It's not misbehavior--it's natural, instinctive, and while it can be deliberately done to annoy someone, it almost always isn't.
- It's not an automatic sign of distress (though specific stims in a specific person may be).
- It's not something that is simply pathological and should be "extinguished"; stims have a useful function.
- It's not a purposeless action just because it would be near-useless for someone who does not need that particular stim.
- They're not seen only in autism--as I've mentioned, typical people stim, too, and many non-autistic but neurodiverse people also stim, notably those with sensory integration disorder and repetitive movement disorder (which consists solely of the need to stim).
Every behavior has a purpose. Stims are no different. However odd they look, they are generally indispensable parts of life as an autistic person. The purposes of stimming are varied, and can be any one of, or more than one of, these:
- Stimming can give useful sensory input if you are hyposensitive. You've probably heard of how autistic people can be hyposensitive to pain, or how we might not notice cold, heat, or other physical sensations. This is common on the spectrum. Personally, I am hyposensitive to my position and movement in space, which makes me clumsy and made it difficult for me to learn how to drive (though computer games like Tetris were helpful for learning the required hand-eye coordination). I am also hyposensitive to some kinds of pain, especially superficial injury to the skin. Some of my stims help "remind" me where I am and how my body is positioned. Among them are rocking, bouncing on a trampoline, and wrapping myself in a blanket.
- Stimming can help manage stress and prevent meltdowns. Many stims are calming actions that help you to manage the high stress level that comes from constantly processing a barrage of sensory information, language and communication input and output, and planning/organization-related information (all of which can be more difficult for autistics to handle). It's not uncommon for an autistic person to go through a normal day with a stress level of eight on a ten-scale, while a neurotypical's stress level on the same day peaks at three. This makes us much more vulnerable to meltdowns, which are what happen when your brain refuses to process any more information. Stims bleed off some of the excess overload. If I'm stressed and I need to prevent a meltdown, I will generally lie down on the floor, or under my weighted blanket; if that's impossible, I will curl up in a ball and rock. (Learning to get somewhere by yourself and do what's necessary to prevent meltdowns is an important autistic life skill.)
- Stimming provides pleasant sensory input for the hypersensitive. Just as many autistics are under-sensitive to some things, they can be over-sensitive to others. Hypersensitivity for me is the more common state of affairs; I am hypersensitive to touch, sound, and light. Hypersensitivity can be extremely frustrating and can drive you all the way up to meltdown levels all by itself. Some stims which are pleasant activities for me are looking at a shiny object, squeezing my squishy ball, holding a smooth rock or glass bead, and walking.
- Stimming may help develop sensory processing ability. Why do babies experiment with physical sensations? Because their sensory systems are still immature, they need to "train" their ability to use their senses; without this "training", the child can't develop the ability to use that sense. For example, kids born with cataracts have to have these removed early, or else the brain will not be able to efficiently process information coming from that eye--even after the cataract is removed--because the brain didn't get the chance to wire itself for visual input from the eye. Similarly, autistic people, especially children, may be "practicing" sensory processing (including filtering, sorting through, and understanding the data).
- Stimming can help you concentrate. Some people think better when they're moving; others think better when they're manipulating something in their hands. The brain can be tied to all sorts of things; and what will work best depends on the person. It can be anything from squeezing a stress ball to studying while bouncing up and down or even running. But, like anything, it's highly individual: What helps one person would annoy or distract many others.
- Stimming can be fun. Yes, it really can be. If you're doubtful, think back to the time when you were a kid, and you liked bouncing on a trampoline, riding a bike fast downhill, playing with clay, or (if you can remember that far back) gazing at a mobile above a crib. Even adults--typical ones--have stims they do just for fun. Think of roller coasters, desk toys, or stroking a sleeping cat.
Various kinds of sensory input can be affected by stimming. Here are examples:
- Visual: Looking at spinning objects, shiny objects, lights, dust in the air, patterns on objects, etc. A neurotypical version of a visual stim would be looking at abstract art, which is beautiful not really for any symbolism, but for its direct sensory qualities. At right is a photo of a glass bead which serves as both visual and tactile input; the shiny surface reflects light, and spinning it on a tabletop produces an interesting flashing effect.
- Auditory: Humming, repeating words over and over, rubbing objects to hear the sound, etc.; also--and this is something that neurotypicals will do, too--listening to music. I don't do a lot of this, except for the music. For me, handling auditory input is mostly a matter of blocking it with earplugs.
- Tactile: Touch-oriented stims are sooo common, probably the single most common stim out there. Rubbing things against your hands or face, holding or squeezing them, wrapping yourself in them... all of these are tactile stims. The shiny glass bead pictured above is something I find interesting to rub, too. Tactile stims can also include things like rubbing your skin, pulling or twirling hair, tapping fingers against something, etc. Swimming can feel wonderful, or the feel of water against your skin can be completely overwhelming. Once again, neurotypicals engage in this too--ever seen somebody rubbing their face in an angora sweater? There you go.
- Olfactory: Smelling things. Personally, I stay the heck away from most smelly things, but some autistics do like various smells and seek them out. The green ball, pictured above, smells of rubber, for example. One smell I can't resist is the smell of a new book. When I say I have my nose in a book, sometimes that's literal! Oh, and the NT version? Perfumes, of course, which are possibly the most annoying, overwhelming thing in the world. One person's stim is another person's overload.
- Taste/Texture: Though the autistic oddities with taste and texture of food are much more commonly seen in the form of taste/texture aversion, leading to restricted diets, some people do have stims having to do with taste and texture. Chewing on things (or even eating things that aren't food) can be totally benign, or it can be a problem that causes anything from a sore jaw to poisoning. If you have a problem with this, or just tend to destroy things by chewing on them, it can be helpful to buy a "chew tube"--a rubber piece that is safe to chew on. Personally, I don't have any issues with taste/texture, either hyper- or hyposensitivity; it's the one sense for me that seems pretty close to NT. But one glance at the aisles of a grocery store will tell you that NTs stim with taste/texture preferences... everything from painfully sweet snack cakes to pickled jalapenos. (Love the jalapenos. Snack cakes, not so much.)
- Proprioception: Okay, here's where we get past the usual "five senses". Proprioception is your sense of where your body is located, and how the different parts of your body are moving. Proprioception is part of what allows you to do something without looking at it; for example, it's what allows me to touch-type, or walk without checking to see where my legs are. Lots of repetitive movements fall into the category of proprioception, such as rocking or bouncing. Twitching muscles falls into that category, too; and possibly tapping fingers and swinging or jiggling one's legs. Sometimes, proprioception can be different for small, precise movements versus large movements; I am a great deal better with fine-motor than gross-motor skills. Proprioception overlaps a great deal with...
- Balance/Movement: I lost this sense at one point when I had what the doctors called "benign positional vertigo". It's simply a way of saying, "You can't keep your balance, and we have no idea what's causing it." I had BPV twice. During that time, I used a cane to get extra input on how I was moving--not really to support myself, but to get more information (through my hand and arm) about whether or not I was standing up straight rather than falling down. A lot of input for this sense comes from the semicircular canals, in your inner ear, which are fluid-filled spaces that help you sense how you're moving--whether you're spinning, moving in some direction, or sitting still. Deliberate stimulation of this sense often comes in the form of bouncing, rocking, spinning, swinging, and jumping. Running, walking, or riding a bicycle also create input into the vestibular system. When I was very little, my mom rocked me in a baby sling constantly; it was often the only way to get me to calm down.And the neurotypical version? Among other things, roller coasters.
- Pressure: Pressure is often conflated with touch; but I think it's a somewhat different thing. Light touch is received by different sensors from deep pressure. It's also been noted that there are quite a few autistics who love pressure, but can't stand light touch because their sensory systems are wired in a way that makes light touch very difficult to process. Weighted blankets and vests are a way to produce deep pressure; so is wrapping oneself in a blanket, or, if one is small enough, crawling under the couch cushions! I have a weighted blanket under which I sleep at night. Pressure is the sense that Temple Grandin was trying to access when she invented a "hug machine" (basically a contraption to produce controllable pressure--you can do a search on it to learn more).
- Pain: A stim for the sense of pain? For some people, yes. Autism and pain are pretty oddly connected to begin with; you can be too sensitive or not sensitive enough, and sometimes both in the same person (which it is usually depends on the kind of pain). And there's also the phenomenon that results in autistics experiencing pain relatively normally, but not experiencing it as negative; or else experiencing it but not expressing it. (It's even possible to be hypersensitive to pain, but not able to express it--and this doesn't just happen to people who can't speak.) Pain-related stims include biting, pinching, hitting oneself or hard surfaces, cutting or scratching oneself, and other various kinds of self-injury.
So why would someone stim in a way that was actually painful? Well, first, it may not be a stim; it could be simple self-injury of the sort seen in distressed people with all sorts of different neurology, including NTs. There are reasons that anyone might have for engaging in self-injury. Pain and injury, as a stimulus, has very interesting effects on the human body, autistic or not; it draws intense attention to itself (breaking you out of dissociation), forces your body to tap into its reserves (increasing stress tolerance), and can sometimes create an "endorphin rush", similar to a runner's high. I used self-injury to create this "tapping into reserves" when I was trying to do more than I was capable of with everyday energy; this is near-universally a maladaptive coping strategy because it will, as it did with me, lead to burnout. But you have to be careful when you see self-injury and autism together: They may not actually be feeling the pain; or may not be interpreting it as negative. Also, it may not be "self-injury" in the sense that it would be for a neurotypical person; it may be more along the lines of a touch, movement, or pressure stim that simply happens to create injury as a side effect. When dealing with a problem of this sort, it's often worth it to investigate: Am I doing this because the effects of injury have some benefit for me? Or is it more of a stim? As with any kind of self-injury, the basic approach tends to be to figure out why you are doing what you are doing, and then either remove the need to do it, or find another way to fill the need.
Stim Toys
What's a stim toy? Well, by now, you probably have a pretty good idea. A stim toy is something that someone uses specifically because it provides interesting sensory input. Many of them are sold as children's toys: Koosh balls, squishy or stretchy objects, putty, bubbles, pinwheels, and mobiles. Many are sold as "desk toys" or "fidget toys", such as stress balls, singing magnets, or a Newton's cradle. Others are specialty products produced for occupational and physical therapy use. And many can simply be found in everyday life. The glass bead pictured above was sold as a decorative object for use in fish tanks and vases; I've also found pebbles, keychains, and even coins that have interesting properties. Some people will carry a stim toy with them everywhere they go, and some special ed (and, increasingly, regular) classes will pass out things like stress balls to fidgety students.
When to "Edit" Your Stimming
Stims can be very useful; but sometimes, they get in the way. The question, "How much does a stim have to get in the way to be considered a problem?" The answer is quite personal, and something that has to be investigated for you, in particular, rather than relying on the big "autism" category you happen to be in.
Rule of thumb? When a stim hurts more than it helps, it's time to find another one to replace it. Don't just suppress a stim. That's a bad idea because that stim was performing some kind of function, and if you suppress it, you no longer have access to the function. If you can find out what purpose it serves for you--what kind of sensory input you like, and what you want it to do--then you can often find another way to fill that same function.
Physical injury is one good reason to re-direct a stim; whether it's from repetitive movement injury, deliberate self-injury, ingestion of things that don't agree with you, or the side-effects of a stim that's too vigorous (for example, the problem of head-banging, which is generally a vestibular or occasionally pain-related stim, and can cause retinal damage and occasionally concussions--but banging one's head while wearing a helmet, or against a soft object, can be quite safe). But not all physical injuries are severe; and some are even acceptable. If all you end up with is scratches, minor bruises, or similarly manageable problems (with no potential to accidentally injure yourself worse than that), you may simply decide not to try to re-direct that stim.
More problematic is the issue of time spent. Some stims will be something you do while you're thinking or while you're doing something else; others take up all of your attention, and to many people, they may seem quite useless because you are, for example, "just staring into thin air" (the response many people get when they are looking at dust motes in a sunbeam). But there's the thing: These are not "useless" actions; they are often ways to relax, manage stress, or retreat when one is overwhelmed; and removing them can often result in meltdowns. It's often necessary to have this kind of "down time" during which one can relax. If you are going to tamper with these, make sure you are aware of your own stress levels and relaxation requirements.
Some stims have the problem of distracting or annoying others. Once again, just because it distracts or annoys someone else doesn't mean you necessarily must be rid of it. You may be able to find a compromise, such as sitting out of that person's range of vision, or adjusting the stim itself so that it is no longer so apparent.
And then there's the problem of stims that "look weird". If you're trying to fly under the radar, you may want to suppress stims for some time; but beware of the effect on your stress level, and beware that you may not be able to perform as well, or learn as well, while suppressing stims as you would if you let yourself do what came naturally. This is of course related to all of the problems of "passing" for non-disabled, and the associated issues of prejudice and the many assumptions people make about someone who looks "autistic" to them. Doing this long-term can create a great deal of stress, and can cause you to try to find other, unhealthy coping strategies. Don't fall into the trap of assuming that "looking normal" is your first priority. There are many things that are more important. Sometimes, you have to look a little weird. But if you are bound and determined to look as normal as possible, remember that stimming is not just the province of autistic people, and that NTs have many "acceptable" ways of stimming which you can probably adopt.
So how do you actually replace one stim with another? It's pretty much like changing a habit: It takes time, and you probably won't get it right on the first try. But replacing it is a great deal easier than just trying to stop; you do it for a reason, and whatever reason that is, you've got to find a way to either not need it, or else to find another way to do it: That is, either remove the reason, or find another way to act on it. Some stims, the stress-related ones, can be phased out if the source of the stress is removed (but may still be useful in periods of unusually high stress). Others are simply there because they're fun, because they're what you naturally do, or because you're using them to deal with the simple stress of being alive and conscious and trying to process even the most comfortable surroundings. In that case, if you have to replace them, find out why you do what you do, and then find another way to do it. Simple (and complicated) as that.


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Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7
The title of this message may seem like an impossible mission to many. The eagerness has become the engine of modern society. Life runs much faster every day. We want immediate results. When we move from one place to another, we would like to use the Star Trek transporter instead of our cars because we consider traffic to move very slowly. In Philippians 4:6-7, the apostle Paul invites us to leave behind the eagerness and tells us what we would get if we do so.
Many years ago I met Porfirio, whom I worked for a while in Puerto Rico. This man looked like a hybrid of octopus and kangaroo, with eight arms and jumping from one side to another. Porfirio worked as a supervisor of a well-known manufacturer of solar heaters; but he operated from his own office. There, in addition to having a group of sellers of solar heaters, he was engaged in other tasks, including selling promotional products for business.
When I started working for him, he was thinking about how to add to his lines of business, to be a general construction contractor. When he realized that I had studied engineering, he took me to work in the office to help him develop his idea of construction. That does not mean that Porfirio stopped doing everything else. He was always struggling because he needed 50-hour days in order to accomplish everything he had set out to do. His eagerness gave him fruit for a while and he certainly succeeded.
With the construction things started walking very well, I helped him to elaborate a system that worked to perfection. We had a database of workers from different areas, we got the contracts, we negotiated the best price with the workers and we executed the work. There was always profit and Porfirio would kill himself on the street looking for new clients while I was in charge of the negotiations from the office.
After a while I realized the reason Porfirio had to be anxious to make more and more money. His reason was his addiction to gambling, which led him to risk all the money he had in his pockets at the casinos. When he lost everything, he tried harder to find money. The problem became more acute when he used the money that the construction clients gave him to play because, when he lost it, he did not have to buy materials or pay the workers. In the end, everything collapsed, lost to his family and fled to the other side.
Like this story there may be many, we hide something dark within our eagerness; but the worst of all is that we exclude God from our decisions in the daily struggle to obtain daily bread. The passage of Philippians is an invitation to replace our eagerness to go before God with our requests. If we go in prayer to our Heavenly Father before undertaking each thing, surely we would stop living with the rope around our neck. It is better to expose our plans to Him and to wait for His approval than to plunge into our eagerness and then to ask Him for help when we sink into the waters of despair. God bless you.


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You can go to category skin to find & download skins. It doesn't matter where you save your skins, as long as you remember the name of the folder. Also, if you change file names, it'll make it easier to organize your collection.
Once you have your desired skin, go to your profile on the official Minecraft website. Click on Profile and log in with your Mojang account (the username is the email you used to register).
Once you're on the profile page, click the Browse button and browse through the folders until you find your skin. After you've selected the skin, press Upload and wait for the confirmation message.
4. Enter Minecraft and try out your skin
Now, all you need to do is enter Minecraft; if you're already in the game, leave and then enter again. After that, just load up a world (it doesn't matter which) and press F5 to see your new skin. Quite a change, don't you think?


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Ancient Masters such as Quan Yin, Pythagoras, Plato and other elders in different cultures throughout time, knew much about how sound works on our DNA and Cell Memory, how it connects our many aspects of our being, as well as builds a bridge between worlds and souls.
Sound carries vibrational information in each tone. Each note is a frequency of sound, color and light. Each frequency accessed a level of your lightbody and consciousness, therefore opening doors to your own soul knowledge.
Specific sounds and syllables can shatter emotional and mental wounds, as well as traumas. The right sound can heal the body, open hearts and expand minds. Sound vibration penetrates through the cell membranes and directly effects the cytoplasm of every cell of the body. This is how we can reprogram the body, brain, emotional and mental body. Sound can change a person on a deep level and create new behavior and thought patterns.
Chanting mantras in one of the sacred key languages and toning in the Language of Light ( speaking Tongues), can assist one, if one knows the frequencies and codes to chant.
One example is the Mantra:
OM MANI PEME HUNG – or OM MANI PADME HUM
OM or AUM is another easy chant.
It is the sound of creation the cosmos.
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Mommy, Daddy, and Dorothy's brother, Martin, all wear glasses. But not Dorothy. She knows that glasses make people see better, and she wants to see better, too. Never mind that she can see perfectly without them. She feels like an outsider in her own family, and so she draws glasses on her face and on all her toys. But when she tries on her Daddy's glasses, she gets a big surprise!
Grandpa had 27 grandchildren, all who loved him, and shared the mangoes he brought home every day. Grandpa and mangoes always brightened the day. But grandpa was getting sick, losing his memory and the ability to even cut the mangoes. He was slowing leaving his grandchildren.
Times are hard for Mommy, Daddy, and Ivan. They live in a tiny apartment and only have room for an imaginary dog, Ronny, who behaves badly--especially at night. They love him, anyway. One day they are able to move to a larger apartment and have room for The Real Ronny! A real dog! He's wonderful, of course. And they love him. But sometimes you can't help missing the things you left behind.
Matthew lives in an orphanage. He wanted a dog. He received other gifts and things through the years - stuffed animals, toys, snails, even lice - but never a dog. One day Matthew was finally getting new parents, and what did the parents have for him - a dog.
Her good friend has moved far away to another country. What to do now? How can they stay friends without seeing each other? They learn that there is friendship in thinking about each other, in writing to each other, in remembering each others' favorite things, but most of all it is in the heart.
Mary wants to play with her friends Clara and Ana, but they're playing with their dolls, and Mary doesn't have a doll. Her mother suggests that she make one using wool and cotton and other things that they have around the house. So Mary makes a beautiful doll, but then she realizes: Her doll has to breathe, and how will it sneeze? What can she use for her lovely doll's nose?
Big black Busunsul and little white Paskualina are the best of friends. They are both very unusual dogs and they live happily in a house together. They love to play the same games and to hike in the forest. They even sleep in the same room, sometimes cuddling up together when it's very cold. But what happens when a big, beautiful succulent bone comes between them...?


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Hello! This week we challenge you to create a card, layout, or papercraft project that includes at least one farm animal. One of my favorites is the cow from the Create a Critter cartridge.
Please join us with your own design for this challenge at Exploring Cricut. Thanks for stopping by.
Happy Creating.
Rae Ann
You are invited to share with me the Joy there is in creating Art. I mean the "I can do it" and "it's fun" and "it's beautiful" kind of art, whether it is "museum quality" or not. Here you will find some of what I like to do and, I hope, share some of your joy, too.
Welcome to my blog, Rae Ann.
Welcome to my blog, Rae Ann.
Monday, July 29, 2013
Down on the Farm Challenge at Exploring Cricut
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Super cute Rae Ann!ReplyDelete
I just love the images you chose. The little flowers and grass were a nice touch too.ReplyDelete
The cow is super cute, and I love the scene you created!ReplyDelete
Love, love this scene! The cow has such a sweet face and I like how you added the white and the heart on the barn doors:)ReplyDelete
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This is 'moo-velous' Rae Ann!!!! I so love it!! The flowers, grass, barn and that darling cow!! 'Moo-velous'!!!! :)ReplyDelete
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The FASoS Faculty Board invites applications to become the Research Programme Director of Politics and Culture in Europe (PCE) for the period from 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2021. For details regarding the tasks and responsibilities of this senior management role at FASoS, see the job description. Please read below for more information on the application procedure.
To apply, please email the following documents to Merle Achten:
- an extended CV, including a complete list of publications (that distinguishes between peer reviewed and other publications), successful grant applications (incl. amount of grants), conferences you organised and keynote lectures you have given at other universities.
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Everyone wants to avoid stress when they're starting a new venture in life. Whether it be on a smaller scale involving your personal family life, or on a larger scale that involves many other parties, like creating a business, is no matter. There's a lot you need to consider when it comes to these big decisions. Take business financing for example. Do you need a loan? If yes, what do you need to know or apply for before getting one? There's some questions you'll need to prepare yourself for, and here's a taste of them below.
What The Loan Is For
Now this may seem your business and your business alone, but it's common practice for a bank to find out where their finances are needed. Knowing where their money is going is a bank's number one top priority. So you'll need to have a bona fide reason you need it, and probably a business plan to evidence you've set it out properly.
Don't just bring along your business plan however, a bank isn't going to invest in that alone.
Whether You Can Afford Repayment
Okay so this one seems obvious, but there's many ways to prove that you have plenty in the way of soft and hard assets to pay back the money and interest on top. It's the big question on all bank lenders' minds.
Do you have anything tucked away in your business that can act as collateral if necessary? Investopedia.com defines the what and why properly. If you have proof of assets with you, these will be checked and double checked and triple checked to make sure they actually exist. Your inventory details are incredibly important here, and are necessary to backup your payment claims, and for a bank to declare whether it's valuable enough or not.
If You Have Any Previous Debts
Knowing if you're a possible liability or not affects a bank's judgement on lending you money. This is such an important question to anyone lending out money, let's face facts. Even for alternative lenders such as applying online with no face to face small talk, sites such as smallbusinessloans.co will have still an application process to go through. The internet is wonderful for many things but it still has its foundations in tried and tested business methods.
Make sure you take all your account details along with you to show where you're liable and where you thrive. Even if you do have debts, it doesn't mean you won't get a loan. You'll probably get a lot less than you were hoping for, but this is a chance to claim back all the money you've lost.
A lot of questions can be asked in loan meetings and initial reviews of your financing. The big three are the ones to prepare properly for and find out all accurate details you need to answer them. Getting a loan doesn't have to be intimidating when you know what to take, do, and say.


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CAPE TOWN — A go-slow by workers at a major South African port is hitting exports of cars and other commodities, the country's Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Thursday.
State-owned rail operator Transnet said it had suspended a number of employees at its Ngqura Container Terminal for engaging in what it said was an illegal industrial action.
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"We are getting reports of a go-slow at some of our ports which is beginning to (have an) impact on the export of vehicles from South Africa in particular but perhaps other commodities as well," Gordhan, whose portfolio includes Transnet, said.
Carmakers including Ford, BMW and Nissan have invested billions of dollars to upgrade assembly plants and boost exports from Africa's top automotive hub.
The action was also beginning to hit other sectors, with the chief executive of South Africa's Citrus Growers Association Justin Chadwick saying it had cost the industry around 100 million rand ($7.2 million) so far.
"If you miss a week's sales you don't get that week back. Then the other thing is the quality of the fruit, its been held back in the port for longer than usual and as a result the quality is impacted when it arrives in the market," he said.
Chadwick adding that around 25% of the country's citrus fruit exports are moved through the port.
Transnet said in a statement that operations at the Durban container port had also been hit by equipment failure and high rates of absenteeism. (Reporting by Wendell Roelf and Tanisha Heiberg; Writing by Nqobile Dludla; Editing by Mark Potter and Alexander Smith)


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|Afghans in Denmark
Afghana! - Help
Afghan to Afghan Organization - "Our organization is ready to take this big step to establish a movement in Denmark and other European countries to gather Afghan new generation for peace and positive purposes. Our goals are much more specific and our focus will be on achievement of United Afghanistan, peace and a proud afghan community in Denmark."
Afghan Online - Copenhagen (Denmark) based Afghan portal with general information on Afghanistan
Danish-Pashto/Danish-Dari/Danish-English Dictionary - "This site is about the first Danish-Pashto-Dari dictionary. This dictionary can be found only in CD. "
DACAAR - "The Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees, DACAAR, is a humanitarian non-governmental organisation which supports sustainable economic and social recovery in selected project areas in Afghanistan as well as the lasting return of refugees and internally displaced people."
Azadi Afghan News - Denmark based monthly Newspaper about history and photos from Afghanistan
Khalid's Web Site (Copenhagen Denmark)