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U-SHU WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO START OCTOBER 31 YEREVAN, OCTOBER 5, ARMENPRESS The official opening ceremony of the traditional u-shu world championship will be held October 31 in Yerevan. According to the chairman of the u-shu Armenian federation Tigran Chobanian, the referees and participants will arrive in Yerevan October 27-30, while the competitions will take place November 1-4. The championship will be officially closed November 4

TWO ARMENIANS WERE KILLED BECAUSE TROOP INCLUDING GEORGIANS AND CHECHENS INVADED ABKHAZIA 05.10.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The day before a troop including Georgians and Chechens, that had invaded Abkhasia, left Armenian village Georgievskoye. As Russian media informs four mutilated dead bodies of the natives were found in the village, two of them are Armenians. The official Tbilisi denies the participation of Georgia's state bodies in the events in Abkhazia. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

CANADA'S MFA HAS NOT DENIED THE INFORMATION ABOUT INCLUDING AZERBAIJAN IN THE LIST OF THE COUNTRIES FROM WHICH INTERNATIONAL TERROR THREAT COMES 05.10.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The press secretary of Armenia's ministry of foreign affairs Dzyunik Agajanyan has denied the information of Baku media that Canada addressed Armenia's foreign ministry a protest note regarding the statement of Armenia's foreign minister Vartan Oskanyan. As we have already informed, Armenia's foreign minister, referring to the information of Azerbaijani sources, stated that Canadian authorities included Azerbaijan in the number of the countries from which the threat of international terror comes. Dzyunik Agajanyan noted that the ministry of foreign affairs has not received the denial of these facts. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

THE EXHIBITION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES WAS OPENED IN YEREVAN 05.10.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Today the first exhibition of information technologies "Infotech" has been opened in Yerevan. The organizer of this is the center of exhibition projects "Expomedia". Armenian organizations engaged in the sphere of information technologies were introduced at the exhibition. Greeting the participants in the exhibition, Prime Minister Andranik Markaryan noted that "Armenia's government, attaching importance to the development of this sphere, has made a decision on the priority-driven development of information technologies in our country". Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

PILOTS OF «ARMENIAN AIRLINES» WERE QUESTIONED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CRASH OF RUSSIAN AIRPLANE TU-154 05.10.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The pilots of the airplane An-24, which belongs to the airline «Armenian airlines» were questioned in connection with the crash of Russian airplane TU-154. The members of the crew and passengers of the Armenian airplane were the witnesses of the crash. The pilots were questioned by the officials of security service of «Armenian airlines», flight inspection and also the ministry of national security of Armenia. Armenian pilots also told the jounalists about the details of the crash of TU-154. Everything happened about 13.45-13.50. The crew head Ohanesyan tells that he noticed a flash. Then he saw the airplane parts flying in the air. In some seconds he saw the second flash. That was just over the water. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

THE FAMILY OF THE GEORGIAN CITIZEN PERISHED IN «ARAGAST» CAFE INTENDS TO CLAIM COMPENSATION FROM THE SECURITY SERVICE OF ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT 06.10.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The relatives of the 43-old resident of Georgia, Nintsmindsky region, Jigrashen village Pogos Pogosyan, perished in Yerevan «Aragast» café intend to claim compensation from the security service of Armenia's president. As the elder brother of the perished Andranik Pogosyan has informed the correspondent of «Arminmfo» agency, Pogos Pogpsyan had $ 5000 that evening that he had received in Yerevan for the realization of several charitable projects in his village and region center Akhlkalak. The bother of the perished states that the law-enforcement bodies has returned $2600 to Poghosyan's relativesòâà. Pogosyan's mobile phone, that was in the car and the keys of the car disappeared. Andranik Pogosyan has emphasized the family of the perished intends to claim compensation from the security service of Armenia's head, «as besides disappeared money, the perished had debts, and his three children and wife, teacher lost the bread winner and have no means to live. Yesterday, President Robert Kocharyan confirmed the connection of his bodyguards to Pogosyan's death. According to the head of the country, his safety officers that escorted him that evening in «Aragast» café have never participated in illegal activities. Robert Kocharyan called on journalists to wait for results of the investigation. The President has noted that if the court establishes that the security guards went beyond their commission then they will be punished according to the legislation. Robert Kocharyan does not think that as a result of the incident he has to avoid society completely. «President has to be in public places as well as in cafes», emphasized he. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

CATHOLICOS GAREGIN II EXPRESSER HIS READINESS TO CONTINUE DIALOG OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS OF ARMENIA, RUSSIA AND AZERBAIJAN 05.10.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II expressed his readiness to continue dialog of the religious leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia for the settlement of Nagorno Artsax conflict. As «Arminfo» agency informs, Patriarch Aleksy II stated this at the meeting of the members of the presidium of All-Russian Azerbaijani congress yesterday. Aleksy II highly appreciated the peacemaking activities of the religious department of the Caucasian Muslims Sheykh-ul-islam Allahshukyur *****zade, particularly, regarding the Nagorno Artsax problem settlement. «Wise and important position of Azerbaijani religious leader helped not to let the political opposition become a religious conflict», said Patriarch. The Patriarch strongly criticized the attempts of some politicians to interpret recent terrorist acts in the US as a beginning of a global opposition of Christianity and Islam. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

ROMANIA'S PRESIDENT WILL ARRIVE IN YEREVAN WITH OFFICIAL VISIT ON MONDAY 06.10.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ On Monday Romania's President Ion Iliyesku will arrive in Yerevan with two-day official visit. The head of Romania will meet with President Kocharyan, Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, chairman of the National Assembly Armen Khachatrryan. Three intergovernmental agreements will be signed during the two-day visit. The meetings of the Rumania's delegation with the students of Yerevan State University and the representatives of the business sphere of Armenia are planned. Ion Iliesku will place wreath at the genocide memorial. It should be reminded that this is the second visit of the president of Rumania to Armenia. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

UNIQUE INTERNET PROJECT DEDICATED TO ARMENIAN WRITTEN LANGUAGE 06.10.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The "AITSYSTEM" company has launched the unique project in its kind MENQ.AM (http://www.menq.am), dedicated to Armenian written language and its history. The site includes interactive Armenian alphabet, multifunctional Armenian dictionary and literature about the history of the written language and many other things. Many unique technological solutions realized at the process of working with a large amount of text material on electronic storage are the distinctive feature of this project. As the project director has informed, the project goal is to familiarize audience with the history and cultural heritage of Armenian people. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net" http://www.aitsystems.am/http://www.menq.am

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German Vice-Speaker Affirms Armenian Genocide By Ruzanna Khachatrian A deputy speaker of Bundestag, the German parliament, used the word “genocide” on Thursday to describe the massacres of some 1.5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. Antje Vollmer told reporters during a visit to the genocide memorial in Yerevan that the mass killings and deportations of 1915 were “the first genocide of modern history.” Vollmer is a member of the Green Party, a junior partner in Germany’s center-left coalition government. Her comments, made on the second day of an official visit to Armenia, apparently reflected her personal opinion on the issue. Official Berlin has strongly opposed attempts to have Germany recognize the Armenian genocide, fearing that such a move could spoil its relations with Turkey. Earlier this year, the cabinet of Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder spoke out against a draft resolution in Bundestag condemning the killings as a genocide. The pro-Armenian bill, put forward by the opposition left-wing Party of Democratic Socialism, was rejected by the majority of lawmakers. Meeting with Vollmer later in the day, the Armenian parliament speaker, Armen Khachatrian, said his country has “great sympathy with the German people who have made a big contribution to the world civilization.” Khachatrian welcomed what he called a growing German interest in the South Caucasus. Vollmer said Germany is ready to help Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia settle regional conflicts peacefully.

SWISSAIR’S YEREVAN-ZURICH FLIGHT CANCELLED The reason is not only the situation that emerged in the air company but also the lack of aviation fuel in Armenia The airplane of Swissair Swiss Air Company didn’t arrive in Zvartnots airport of Yerevan yesterday, so the Yerevan-Zurich flight will not take place today. As it is known this big Swiss Air Company found itself in a heavy financial situation because of the terrorist acts that took place in USA. But Swissair’s Yerevan office explained the delay of yesterday’s flight not only by the above-mentioned reason but also because of lack of aviation fuel. Even if the plane had arrived in Yerevan it wouldn’t have been able to fly back to Switzerland, for, according to sales manager Simon Avagian ‘there are some hurdling circumstances’. We found out that there is no oil in Armenia, as it was claimed. And the monopoly of aviation fuel sale in Armenia belongs to ‘Aviavarelik’ Co. LTD (which is a sub-structure of Mika Armenia company). To question whether fuel deficit happens often in Armenia Mr. Avagian cautiously answered that such things happen ‘time from time’. Later we were informed that the reason for cutting the number of flights of the Swissair is the problem of finding fuel for the Swiss air company- fuel selling companies refuse to give fuel to Swissair in credit because it is in a difficult financial situation and is incapable to pay. Concerning the 80 passengers of the Yerevan-Zurich flight we were assured at the Swissair’s Yerevan office that everything is being done so that the passengers don’t lose time and money. They also said that hereafter there are not going to be such problems and moreover, informed that as soon as the financial problems of the company are solved they are planning to add the third weekly Zurich-Yerevan-Zurich flight. © Copyright AZG

FORMER ADVISOR TO FORMER ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER GRANTED ASYLUM IN USA The daily Azg has learned from reliable sources that Nektar Khorkhoruni, a former advisor to former Armenian prime minister Armen Darbinian, was granted political asylum in the United States. It is difficult to imagine those political persecutions, Ms. Khorkhoruni, a close friend of Darbinian, could have been subjected to in her homeland. It is known that she was responsible for organization of prime minister’s trips abroad and was also accompanying him. She had left for the USA to continue education on Darbinian’s guarantees. Now Ms. Khorkhoruni lives in New York and her “persecuted” relatives live in Yerevan continuing their successful businesses. The US embassy in Yerevan, which allowed her trip to the USA, knew well that Nektar Khorkhoruni did not have any problems in Armenia and had never been persecuted. We do not think that the assassination of her close relative Colonel Vahram Khorkhoruni might have prompted her decision to seek political asylum, but if this is true, then all relatives of Vahram Khorkhoruni should seek asylum. So, what do we have? On the one hand the US authorities are concerned over emigration of Armenians and on the other hand promote it. © Copyright AZG

AZERBAIJAN MADE COE ENTER KARABAGH LABYRINTH Armenian diplomacy in Europe very weak We can surely state that Armenian diplomacy continuously suffers losses in European front. The proofs of this are the discussions and drafts presented to COE Parliamentary Assembly after the well-known speech of the PACE president Lord Russell-Johnston at the Armenian parliament and several ‘interesting’ ideas he expressed during his visit to Baku. Returning to Europe from South Caucasus Lord Russell-Johnston noted that his ideas that were published in Azeri press were distorted and that he never called Karabagh a transit country for drugs. But the chairman of PACE didn’t say anything about another interesting idea he expressed in Baku, by which he found that ‘according to international law norms it is obvious that Armenia occupied the territory of Nagorno-Karabagh’. Not only Lord Russell-Johnston didn’t reject this claim, but moreover, the Secretary General of COE Walter Schwimmer reconfirmed the announcement of COE describing the elections of local self-governing bodies in Karabagh as illegal- well knowing that OSCE Minsk group US co-chairman didn’t find these elections hurdling the adjustment of Karabagh conflict. And while the delegation of Armenian parliament to COE is presenting an inefficient draft claiming that COE regulations do not do nay good to the issue of Turkey’s blockade imposed on Armenia, the Azeri delegation persistently drags the Karabagh conflict regulation to Council of Europe. Thus, the Azeri delegation to COE that is headed by Ilham Aliyev (the son of Azeri president Heydar Aliyev) succeeded by the help of Turkey to collect 50 signatures under a draft by which the Karabagh conflict is going to be discussed by the political committee of the PACE. The head of Armenian delegation Hovhannes Hovhannisian and his deputy already said that the issue will most probably be put into process and be discussed in the committee. Whereas Mr. Hovhannisian didn’t clearly say when the issue of Azerbaijan’s bellicose announcements directed against Armenia and Karabagh will be put under discussion of the European organization or will it ever be discussed at all. The above-mentioned facts show that COE doesn’t hide its pretensions to become a mediator in the Karabagh conflict issue, and the proof of which is that the organization is going to discuss the Karabagh issue on a political level. All these come to prove that Armenian diplomacy is weak in COE and Europe’s eye turns to Azerbaijan thanks to Azeri delegation’s active work and support of Turkey. It must not be allowed that the Karabagh issue is discussed in that structure by a subjective approach. It is high time serious attention is paid on the European organization and there is an urgent need of sending several Armenian top diplomats to COE in order to change the subjective and anti-Armenian position of the organization in the Karabagh issue. COE doesn’t have much influence on Russia, but it can affect the position of another OSCE Minsk group co-chair country- France towards the Karabagh issue, which will be a serious problem for the Armenian side. By Gor Abrahamian © Copyright AZG

ARMENIA, RUSSIA TAKE UP JOINT AIR DEFENSE The Russian and Armenian military took up joint duties in the air defense forces at the Russian military base in Gyumri on Wednesday. The forces include the air task force and anti-aircraft regiment from the 102nd Russian military base and Armenian air defense troops. This means that the aviation and the anti-aircraft complexes of the two countries will now provide protection of the frontiers together and ensure the security of the common airspace. Earlier, in spring this year Armenian anti-aircraft forces started to work together with Russian aviation in an experiment. On Wednesday Russian S-300 anti-aircraft complexes have been put on alert duty. The sides have agreed that, in the event of the situation in the region becoming more complicated, the anti-aircraft grouping in Armenia will also be reinforced with Russian armed forces. Moreover Russian Chief of General Staff Anatoliy Kvashnin has stated that the joint anti-aircraft system will make it possible to defend themselves against an attack like that which was staged in New York and Washington on 11 September. "This system has been developed to rule out these isolated happenings which might take place like those shown in America on 11 September. The more it is perfected and developed among states, the fewer opportunities there will be for air bandits and criminals," he said in Gyumri on Wednesday. © Copyright AZG

Remaining faithful to the principle of disorienting the public opinion both within the country and outside it, the Azerbaijani authorities never miss an opportunity to make a slanderous attack on Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh, to accuse them of every possible crime. This tactics seems to be the main component of that country’s foreign policy, seeking to internationally isolate Armenia. The official Baku tries to run a few steps forward of Armenia and the latter has to dismiss the apparent slander. Today Azerbaijan is again few steps ahead of Armenian, taking advantage of a global campaign against terrorism, launched by the international community, led by the USA. The official and non-official Baku does not seem to care much about the consequences of the September 11 terrorist acts in New York and Washington, making instead huge efforts to divert the international community’s attention from the real hotbeds of terrorism and direct it towards Armenia and Karabagh. Azerbaijan has even produced a “home-made seasoned” expert in this issues in the face of Kiamil Salivov, an unknown assistant professor at Baku University, who has become the desired guest speaker at various gatherings convened by both ruling regime and the opposition. Speaking at numerous anti-Armenian round tables and conferences, Salimov calls on the authorities to undertake every possible means to convince the international community that “Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh harbor terrorist and terrorism,” that the defense army of Karabagh is a “terrorist organization’ and that Robert Kocharian is “ a well-known terrorist.” If Azerbaijan succeeds in it, this will allow “to save hundreds of lives during liberation of Karabagh from terrorists,” according to the newly-fledged expert As regards Usama bin Laden and the US efforts to put an end to international terrorism, they serve for them as an introduction to pass to the issue of “Armenian terrorism.” Unfortunately, Armenian authorities do not respond promptly to these insinuations preferring to treat them with ironical smile. It is good that there are people with reasonable mind in the West who disperse Azerbaijani dangerous propaganda. Thus Ariel Cohen from the Heritage Foundation slammed the Azerbaijani claims that terrorism was used to occupy Azerbaijani regions, adjacent to Karabagh. “Armenian-Azeri conflict is not considered to be a struggle against terrorism, it is one of the conflicts, erupted following the collapse of the former USSR, ” he said. We think that Armenia should not remain passive with respect to anti-Armenian campaign launched by Azerbaijan, but should have spoken about Azerbaijani terrorism long before the September 11 actions on the basis of numerous facts. Still in 1999 Defense and Foreign Affairs magazine wrote that radical Islamists were trying to expand their network in Azerbaijan with the aim to quicken mujahedins dispatch to Chechnya, as well as organize sabotage actions against Russia, Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh. The magazine noted that many shehids (suicide terrorists) trained in Usama bin Laden’s camps in Afghanistan were in Azerbaijan. In 1999 when Vahabits invaded Daghestan, the then foreign affairs advisor to Heydar Aliyev Vafa Guluzade described the battles in Chechnya and Daghestan as national-liberation movement, but not terrorism. In 1996 Moscow-based Obschaya Gazeta published facts proving the transportation of weapons and ammunition from Azerbaijan to Chechnya. “At Kala airport, not far from the capital Baku planes from Pakistan and Turkey were landing every day with “Muslim aid” on board for brothers in Chechnya. The airport staff, thinking it all was for Karabagh, were surprised saying there was a truce there. The daily particularly, noted that Chechnya and Azerbaijan became transit routes for narcotic dealers. Today Vafa Guluzade, now an independent political analyst, calls on the USA to end terrorism hotbeds in Palestine, Afghanistan and of course, in Karabagh, but says nothing about Chechen terrorist. Moreover, a senior official of the presidential staff proposes to establish an anti-terrorist center in Azerbaijan. AZG

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AZERI SPIRITUAL LEADER BLESSES LAUNCH OF "ANTI-TERRORIST" OPERATION IN KARABAGH BAKU, OCTOBER 4, ARMENPRESS: The chairman of the Spiritual Board of Muslims of the Caucasus, Sheik ul-Islam Haji Allahshukur *****zada, based in Baku, gave on Wednesday his blessing to an initiative of the Azerbaijani defense ministry and the national security ministry to launch an "anti-terrorist" operation in Karabagh, Azerbaijani ANS TV channel reported.

AUA MARKS ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4, ARMENPRESS The American University of Armenia (AUA) marks this year the 10-th anniversary of its establishment. The President of the University Harutyun Armenyan met today with reporters to discuss anniversary and future plans related issues. The American University of Armenia became a reality thanks to the steadfast support of the Armenian government and two major institutions in the United States: the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) and the University of California (UC). On September 21, 1991 Armenia declared its independence. On the same day, AUA began instruction with 101 students enrolled. In a phenomenally short time, the vision had become a reality. Today, the American University of Armenia (AUA) operates as an independent, private, non-profit institution of higher education in Armenia. AUA's academic program provides graduate education in Business and Management, Industrial Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies, Political Science, Health Sciences, Law, Comparative Legal Studies, and Teaching English as a Foreign Language. Parallel to its academic programs, AUA has established the Center for Business Research and Development, the Engineering Research Center, the Center for Policy Analysis, the Center for Environmental Management and Research, the Center for Health Services Research, and the Legal Resource Center to promote research in conjunction with graduate teaching. At first there were concerns that the graduates would not remain in Armenia preferring to seek better paid jobs abroad, but out of 780 students who have graduated from the AUA, 72% work in the Armenian public and private sector organizations, The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the main fund provider, has reduced the allocated money from $1 mln to $720,000. The 10th anniversary of AUA will also be marked in San Francisco and Los Angeles December 7,8. The head of the AGBU Armenia office Ashot Ghazarian said the AUA was one of those many AGBU-supported projects which have proved to be most efficient.

GRILLED RED ONIONS WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR AND ROSEMARY Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less. 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 pounds red onions, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices 1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves, washed well, spun dry, and chopped fine Prepare grill. In a very small saucepan heat rosemary and vinegar over low heat until hot (do not let boil). Remove pan from heat and let mixture stand, covered, 20 minutes. In a metal measure heat oil over low heat until warm. (Heating thins oil, making it easier to brush sparingly over onions.) Arrange onion slices in one layer on trays, keeping slices intact, and brush both sides of each slice lightly with oil. Season onions with salt and pepper and grill in batches on a lightly oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals 4 to 6 minutes on each side, or until lightly charred and softened. Transfer onions as grilled to a large bowl, separating rings, and toss with vinegar mixture, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Serve onions warm or at room temperature. Serves 6. Each serving about 73.6 calories and 2.4 grams fat (29% of calories from fat) Gourmet May 1996

http://www.geerwade.com/gw/images/site/recommendations/recipe.jpg Recipes Fine wine deserves the complement of fine food. To ensure this, we'll be continually building up our collection of featured recipes and wine recommendations. So keep checking back to see what’s new. Stuffed White Onions 4 large white onions 1 cup ground cooked roast chicken or calves liver 2 tbsp. chives, chopped 2 tbsp. dried mixed herbs 1 cup gruyere cheese, grated 1 egg, hard boiled Cut off tops of onions (1/2 inch thick off the top). Blanch the onions by putting them in boiling water for approximately 20-30 minutes. Drain and cool. Then scoop out the center of them leaving approximately a 1 inch wall.Combine the ground meat with the chives, herbs, and half of the gruyere. Once this is completed, mash the egg yolk and chop the white. Put them both in the mixture. Now stuff the onions with the mixture mounding it slightly above the onion. Place the stuffed onions on a greased roasting pan and sprinkle with the rest of the gruyere. Put the pan in an oven that has been preheated to 350 degrees and bake for approximately 30 min. The cheese on top should be a light brown. This dish is wonderful served hot or cold. Recipe courtesy of chef, Adrien Gallo

Onion Types All onions can be divided into two categories: storage and spring/summer. An onion's appearance is the best indicator when trying to determine it's category. The spring/summer onion has a thinner, lighter color skin, while the storage onion is protected b y multiple layers of thick, darker skin. The storage onion is known for its intense flavor and higher percentage of solids. Red, white and yellow varieties are available throughout their season which begins in August and goes through March. Spring/summer onions are routinely sweeter and milder than storage onions because they have a high water and sugar content. This also makes them more susceptible to bruising. These onions are also available in red, white and yellow throughout their season that begins in April and ends in August. Take extra care in handling these onions.

http://www.onions-usa.org/images/beauty_shot_main.jpg Onions are low in calories yet add abundant flavor to a wide variety of foods. With only 30 calories per serving, onions are sodium, fat, and cholesterol free, and provide dietary fiber, vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, and other key nutrients. Higher intakes of fruits and vegetables have been associated with a variety of health benefits. Research shows that onions may help guard against many chronic diseases. That’s probably because onions contain generous amounts of a flavonoid called quercetin. Other sources are tea and apples, but research shows that absorption of quercetin from onions is twice that from tea and more than three times that from apples. Studies have shown that quercetin protects against cataracts, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. In addition, onions contain a variety of other naturally occurring chemicals known as organosulfur compounds that have been linked to lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels.