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Armenian Plane Was Close To Downed Russian Jet By Karine Kalantarian An Armenian commercial airliner carrying out a regular flight from Ukraine flew in the vicinity a Russian passenger jet accidentally shot down over the Black Sea on Thursday. The crew of the Antonov-24 plane saw the Russian airliner traveling from Tel Aviv to the Siberian city of Novosibirsk explode in midair and crash into the sea, officials in Yerevan told RFE/RL. The deputy head of Armenia's Civil Aviation Authority, Ara Abgarian, said the Armenian pilots saw flames, an explosion and then fragments of the aircraft plunging towards the waters of the Black Sea. He said the pilots then informed Russian air traffic controllers about the crash, which is believed to have killed all 76 people, mostly Israeli citizens, on board the Sibir Airlines jet A Ukrainian navy official, Igor Larichev, told AFP that the plane was accidentally shot down by a Ukrainian missile fired during military exercises in nearby Crimea. Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier said he suspects a terrorist attack. Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma sent Putin his condolences, the presidential press service said. The Armenian plane was flying on a regularly scheduled flight over the Black Sea from the Crimean city of Simferopol to Yerevan. Garik Hovannisian, a pilot of the Antonov-24, was quoted by The Associated Press as saying that his plane was at 6,300 meters (20,790 feet) above the Black Sea when the Tupolev-154 plane above him exploded. "I saw the explosion on the plane, which was above me at an altitude of 11,000 meters (36,300 feet)," Hovannisian said. "The plane fell into the sea, and there was another explosion in the sea. After that I saw a big white spot on the sea and I had the impression that oil was burning." A senior US military official suggested earlier in the day that the Tupolev-154 may have been downed by a surface-to-air missile fired during a military exercise in Ukraine. A Defense Department official in Washington, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the AP a land-based surface-to-air missile were fired from the Crimean region of Ukraine. Ukraine is the only country known to be conducting military exercises in the Black Sea area, the official said. Colonel Vyacheslav Sedov of the Russian Defense Ministry said the ministry heard reports about a stray missile hitting the plane but wouldn't make any immediate comment. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry had no official comment. Russian officials said the plane went down in pieces 180 kilometers (114 miles) off the Russian coastal city of Adler, located on the Georgian border. After the crash, Israel suspended takeoffs of foreign flights from its main airport, Ben Gurion International near Tel Aviv.

BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT WILL NOT DISCUSS RECOGNITION OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE YET 04.10.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The subject of recognition of the Armenian genocide as a historical fact is not under consideration in the Bulgarian Government. As reported by "Arka" agency, Temporary Charge d'Affaires of Bulgaria in Armenia Ivan Ivanchev stated this in the course of his lecture at the American University of Armenia. In his words, Bulgaria has serious internal political problems claiming resolution. "It is a very delicate question in the historical aspect," – Ivanichev said. Commenting the Artsax problem, I.Ivanichev said Bulgaria adhered to a neutral position and considered the conflict should be settled exclusively via peaceful means. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

RUSSIAN GENERAL STAFF CHIEF CALLED AZERBAIJANI DEFENSE MINISTER "MENTALLY RETARDED" 04.10.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Beginning military operations against Armenia and Nagorno-Artsax by Azerbaijan supported by Turkey belongs to fantasy. As reported by "Arminfo" agency, Chief of general staff of Russian Armed Forces, general of army Anatoly Kvashnin, who is in Yerevan on a working visit, stated this to journalists today. In his words, "people coming out with such statements are mentally retarded." As it is known during his recent visit to Turkey Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiev stated it was necessary to begin so-called "antiterrorist operation" in Nagorno-Artsax and Armenia and hoped Ankara would render military support. Vice Speaker of Azerbaijani Milli Mejlis Ziyafet Askerov has made a similar statement, too. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

POPULATION CENSUS IN ARMENIA IS DUE OCTOBER 10 04.10.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ "The population census to be held October 10 – November 19 will let us have two indicators: the quantity of resident and actual population. These indicators are very important to any country," – President of the National Statistical Service of Armenia Stepan Mnatsakanian stated on the air in the course of "Freedom of Speech" program of "Prometheus" television channel. In his words the Government hopes the population will give reliable information that will allow the state and political structures of the country to make correct decisions for the welfare of Armenia. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

GEORGIAN FORMATIONS AND CHECHEN SOLDIERS LEFT GEORGIYEVSKOYE ARMENIAN POPULATED SETTLEMENT IN ABKHAZIA 04.10.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The information board of the Russian President has confirmed the reports from Abkhazia that a group of Chechen soldiers and fighters of Georgian military formations had tried to occupy and fortify their positions in Georgiyevskoye village, where Armenians mainly lived. As reported by "Arminfo" agency making reference to reports in Russian mass media, the soldiers left the village this morning and presumably set out to the north, towards the Russian frontier. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

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Armenian cultural festival Second Annual Armenian Cultural And Arts Festival October 14th 2001 at Woodley Park Area #2 (Click here for directions with map) "OUR CHILDREN ARE THE FUTURE" Sunday, October 14, 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. . FREE ADMISSION Arts & Crafts, Food, Music, Entertainment, and more... For immediate information, including vendor information, and sponsorships, please contact us at: (818) 734-9800. To volunteer, e-mail info@armenianculturalfestival.com

WITHDRAWAL OF ARMENIAN TROOPS FROM KARABAGH AZERBAIJAN'S BIGGEST PROBLEM, TURKISH DEFENSE MINISTER SAYS ANKARA, OCTOBER 3, ARMENPRESS: Turkish defence minister Sabahattin Cakmakoglu said that Turkey wants Azerbaijan to develop into a country which would play an important role in maintaining peace and security in the Caucasus, when meeting with visiting Azerbaijani counterpart Safar Abiyev on October 1, according to Anadolu news agency. Cakmakoglu pointed to the developing relations between the armed forces of both countries since Azerbaijan gained its independence in 1991. He said that Azerbaijan's biggest problem was the occupation of 20 per cent of its land by Armenia. "We always supported the efforts to make Armenia withdraw from the Azerbaijani land. We want this issue to be resolved quickly. Over one million refugees are living under poor conditions there," Cakmakoglu said.

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF MIME TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, ARMENPRESS An international mime festival Nazenik will be held in Yerevan October 4-10 with the financial assistance of the Armenian culture ministry, Charitable Fund of Culture Development, Yerevan State Mime Theatre, Caucasian Cultural Programs Bureau (Armenia), Open Society Institute Assistance Fund. Movses Khorenatsi (a medieval Armenian historian) wrote that still in the 5th century a woman named Nazenik fascinated the Armenian King Tiridates by telling stories in gestures. Medieval Armenian manuscripts contain also contain stories about mimes. The present festival aims at celebrating Armenian best theatrical traditions internationally and show the international experience to the Armenian audience. Theatres from Riga, Moscow, Tbilisi, Irkutsk, Ljubljana (Slovenia), Ulhan Bator (Mongolia) are to arrive in Armenia. The performances will be held at the Yerevan Theatres after Hakop Paronian, Stanislavsky and Yerevan State Mime Theatre.

PRESIDENT, CHURCH HEAD ATTEND YOUTH CENTER INAUGURATION CEREMONY YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, ARMENPRESS: On October 3, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, and His Excellency Robert Kocharian, President of the Republic of Armenia, attended the ceremony of inauguration of the renovated building of Nork District's Youth Center of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU). This youth center, founded for the young generation's spiritual-esthetic education, is one of the three similar centers functioning in the capital city of Armenia - Yerevan. Nearly 1200 children and young people from the age of 4-17 obtain skills on decorative-applied national art, attend classes of dancing and singing, circus art and sports and at the same time receive religious education and knowledge. Cutting the red ribbon, the Armenian Pontiff and the President entered the renovated convenient building, where by the support of AGBU all conveniences are created for organizing children's training and education. Youth center students presented a cultural program including songs, dances, circus performances. In 1993, when His Holiness Karekin II was the Vicar General of Araratian Pontifical Diocese, all three youth centers, functioning in Nork, Arabkir and Malatia districts of Yerevan, where more than 3000 children study, were reformed into youth centers functioning under the auspices of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Formerly the youth centers were pioneer palaces, which did not function any more. Arabkir district's youth center was renovated since that period. The other building of Nork district's youth center also will be renovated in the future.

ANTIAIRCRAFT DEFENSE FORCES OF RUSSIA AND ARMENIA HAVE BEGUN PERMANENT JOINT MILITARY DUTY 03.10.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Today morning, the ceremony of the beginning of permanent joint military duty of the antiaircraft defense forces of Russia and Armenia has been held in Gyumri. As "Arka" agency informs, head of the headquarter of military forces of Russia general of the Army Anatoly Kwashnin, who arrived in Yerevan October 2, participated in the ceremony. It should be noted that the antiaircraft defense forces of Russia and Armenia were on experiment military duty since May 4, 2001. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

ARMENIA'S SPECIAL SERVICES HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRESENCE OF TRANING BASES FOR TERRORISTS IN AZERBAIJAN 03.10.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The statements of Azerbaijani part about the presence of terrorist bases in Armenia and Nagorno-Artsax have no grounds. This is undisguised calumny. This has been stated by the press secretary of Armenia's ministry of national security Armenak Manukyan. At the same time, he has noted, Armenian special services have information about the presence of terrorist bases in Azerbaijan. Chairman of the permanent committee for foreign relations of NKR's National Assembly Vahram Atanesyan also has reliable information about the presence of terrorist training bases in Shahumyan region, which is occupied by Azerbaijan. What is more, he has stated, Russian special services also have enough information proving that Pakistan and Afghanistan transfer human force and military equipment to Chechnya through Azerbaijan. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

TV COMPANY CBS HAS DENIED THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARMENIA'S RELATION WITH THE TERRORIST NETWORK "EL- QUAIDE" 03.10.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Vice-president of "CBS" TV company Marcy McGinnis has denied the information about relations between Armenia and the international net "El-Quaide", headed by Usama bin Laden, that was heard in a number of topics. As Armenian National Committee of America informs, McGinnis has stated "Armenia is not a base of terrorists but its victim". She has explained that the misunderstanding took place because of correspondent's mistake. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

AZERBAIJAN TRIES TO INTRODUCE ARMENIA AS A COUNTRY SUPPORTING TERROR 03.10.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Azerbaijan has to work in order that Armenia will be joined the list of the countries supporting terror. That, as 'Arminfo' informs, has been stated by vice-speaker of Azerbaijan's Milli Mejlis Ziyafet Askerov. Forgetting about the fact that Azerbaijan was included in that list by the United States, Askerov has noted that « now activities are being carried out that are aimed at informing the world community about terrorist essence of the ruling regime of both Armenia and Nagorno-Artsax». According to Askerov, Azerbaijan's goal is «that Armenia will be imposed with international sanctions». «The implementing of an antiterrorist operation in Nagorno-Artsax by Azerbaijan is a constitutional right of the republic that can be used any moment», has said the vice-speaker of Azerbaijani parliament. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

PEOPLE IN TURKEY ARE NOT DISCONTENTED WITH POPE 03.10.2001 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Yersterday the Vatican's ambassador to Turkey was invited to the ministry of foreign affaires of Turkey, where he was told the discontent, as during his visit to Yerevan, Pope had touched the question of genocide of Armenians in Turkey. As "France Press" agency informs, before his visit to Armenia the head of the Catholic Church had send Turkey's president Ahmed Sezer a letter where he had promised that his visit to Yerevan would not cause damage to the relations of Ankara and Vatican. People in Turkey think Pope did not keep his word. Reproduction in full or in part is prohibited without reference to "PanARMENIAN.Net"

Garlic: Still Appears to Lower Cholesterol Slightly By Steven Bratman, M.D. Garlic tablets are widely used in the belief that they lower cholesterol levels. However, while studies published between 1985 and 1996 consistently found evidence that garlic can lower cholesterol,1,2 most more recent and better designed studies have found no benefit.3–7 The explanation appears to be that garlic's effects are modest, reducing cholesterol by only about 5%.8 It's easy for a study to miss an improvement this small. A recent double-blind trial that evaluated 46 individuals with high cholesterol did find evidence of improvement in this range.9 The study used a special form of garlic (enteric-coated) designed to carry the active ingredients safely past the acid of the stomach. All participants were also encouraged to follow a lowfat diet. The results over 12 weeks showed that the garlic supplement reduced total cholesterol by 4.2% and LDL ("bad") cholesterol by 6.6%. No comparable improvement was seen in the placebo group. Interestingly, however, levels of HDL ("good") cholesterol were 9% better in the placebo group than in the garlic group. Improvements in this range are very minor, and given the difference in HDL, might not amount to anything at all. This study adds to the increasing consensus that garlic is not very useful as a treatment for high cholesterol. Nonetheless, other evidence suggests that garlic might benefit the heart in unrelated ways, such as by thinning the blood, so using garlic might still provide some benefits. For more information see the full article on garlic. For more information about reducing cholesterol, see the full article on high cholesterol. 1. Warshafsky S, Kamer RS, Sivak SL. Effect of garlic on total serum cholesterol. A meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 1993;119:599–605. 2. Neil HA, Silagy CA, Lancaster T, et al. Garlic powder in the treatment of moderate hyperlipidaemia: a controlled trial and meta-analysis. J R Coll Physicians Lond. 1996;30:329–334. 3. Simons LA, Balasubramaniam S, von Konigsmark M, et al. On the effect of garlic on plasma lipids and lipoproteins in mild hypercholesterolaemia. Atherosclerosis. 1995;113:219–225. 4. Superko HR, Krauss RM. Garlic powder, effect on plasma lipids, postprandial lipemia, low-density lipoprotein particle size, high-density lipoprotein subclass distribution and lipoprotein (a). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2000;35:321–326. 5. Isaacsohn JL, Moser M, Stein EA, et al. Garlic powder and plasma lipids and lipoproteins: a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Arch Intern Med. 1998;158:1189–1194. 6. Gardner CD, Chatterjee LM, Carlson JJ. The effect of a garlic preparation on plasma lipid levels in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults. Atherosclerosis. 2001;154:213–220. 7. Stevinson C, Pittler MH, Ernst E. Garlic for treating hypercholesterolemia. A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Ann Intern Med. 2000;133:420–429. 8. Silagy CA, Neil HA. A meta-analysis of the effect of garlic on blood pressure. J Hypertens. 1994;12:463–468. 9. Kannar D, Wattanapenpaiboon N, Savige GS, et al. Hypocholesterolemic effect of an enteric-coated garlic supplement. J Am Coll Nutr. 2001;20:225–231.

A Guinness World Record! Did You Know? The Guinness World Record Holder for the longest continuous string of garlic in the world..... is not in GILROY..... is not in Saugerties..... is not on the Isle of Wight..... but is in a small village in England called Catsfield. Thats right, Peter Josling who runs The Garlic Information Centre and owns the retail and mail order chain Garlic Galore! is the current WORLD record holder with a string that stretched 123ft or 36.5 metres. "We put it together in 1996 and used around 1600 garlic bulbs and fortunately we smashed the previous world record by a long long way" Once the record had been validated by the local major and Guinnes Officials rather than celebrate with champagne Peter said "we treated ourselves to lots of garlic and honey ice cream, followed by a really garlicky meal". The bulbs were raffled off and all the funds went to The British Diabetic Association Research Fund. World Record Holder http://www.mistral.co.uk/garlic/peter.jpg

Garlic and Pregnancy Cut the complications of pregnancy naturally with garlic New research shows that taking garlic during pregnancy can cut the risk of pre-eclampsia (raised blood pressure and protein retained in the urine). Studies reveal that garlic may help to boost the birth-weight of babies destined to be too small. The research was carried out by Dr D Sooranna, Ms J Hirani and Dr I Das in the Academic Department of Obstertrics & Gynaecology at the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital in London UK. They concluded that although pre-eclampsia and growth retardation are complex multifactoral conditions, taking standardised garlic tablets (for further details please contact us) throughout pregnancy may decrease the chances of these types of complictions at birth. They focussed on growth retarded babies and pre-eclampsia, a potentially dangerous condition for mother and baby which occurs in about one in ten pregnancies. Experiments by the research team showed that adding extracts of garlic to cells from the placenta of women likely to suffer from these conditions was able to quickly stimulate growth. Furthermore, the activity of key enzemes that are reduced in the abnormal pregnancies were significantly increased when garlic was added. http://www.mistral.co.uk/garlic/bc3.gif

There are now over 12 well designed studies published around the world that confirm that garlic in several forms can reduce cholesterol. Most recently researchers in Oxford and America have published some summaries of all the good data on garlic. Garlic as lipid lowering agent - a meta analysis Silagy CS, Neil HAW, 1994, The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians, Vol 28 No 1:39-45 The authors state that garlic supplements have an important part to play in the treatment of high cholesterol and that this paper reviews all the published and unpublished data from around the world. Overall a 12% reduction in total cholesterol was shown over a placebo and that this reduction was normally evident after only 4 weeks treatment and that this was likely to persist for as long as the study was in progress. http://www.mistral.co.uk/garlic/bc1.gif http://www.mistral.co.uk/garlic/bc2.gif The largest study so far was conducted in Germany where 261 patients from 30 general practices were given either garlic powder tablets or a placebo. After a 12 week treatment period mean serum cholesterol levels dropped by 12% in the garlic treated group and triglycerides dropped by 17% compared to the placebo group.

Garlic was worshipped by the ancient Egyptians, chewed by Greek Olympian atheletes and thought to be essential for keeping vampires at bay! But it is also good for zapping bacteria, keeping your heart healthy, warding off coughs and colds - and don't worry it needn't give you bad breath! http://www.mistral.co.uk/garlic/garl.gif Garlic, scientifically known as Allium sativa, is a complex mixture of chemicals displaying anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-cancer, anti-blood clotting, decongestive, cholesterol-reducing and immunity-boosting properties. [ October 02, 2001: Message edited by: MosJan ]

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Learn2 Prepare Garlic (Continued) Part 4: Mince garlic When you set out to mince garlic, you can end with a pile of neatly minced garlic or a cutting board with garlic chunks of various sizes spread all over the place. The key to ending with a neat pile lies in two techniques: the finger position of the hand that holds the garlic, and the slicing motion of the knife. The result will be tiny cubes of garlic, perfect for salad dressings, marinades, and dishes requiring a lighter touch of garlic. Make the vertical slices Place a whole, peeled garlic clove on the chopping block. Hold the clove steady on the sides of the clove. Using the tip of your knife, make three or four vertical slices in the garlic clove, making sure to cut all the way through. Making these cuts of equal thickness will give you the best results. Make a crisscross or grid pattern Turn the garlic clove 90 degrees. Again, with the tip of your knife, make three or four more vertical cuts so that you have a criss-cross or grid pattern. Hold the clove Two crucial points will help you at this juncture: the finger position and the slicing motion.With the tip of the knife, mince garlic by cutting horizontally from top. Take a look at the thumb, index, middle, and ring fingers of your non-dominant hand (that's the hand you'll hold the garlic with, not the hand that holds the knife. These will be the mechanism that controls the thickness of the tiny garlic cubes you about to make. The index and middle fingers are the front runners--they rest on the front edge of the garlic where you'll start slicing. Equally important is the angle of these fingers: the second knucles are vertical, with the first knuckles (the ones nearest to the garlic) curled in slightly away from the edge of the clove. (This will prevent you from mincing your fingertips.) There should only be a small portion of the clove visible as you look down your fingers from above. The thumb has an important function which will be revealed to you a little later. For now let it rest on the cutting board directly behind the clove and the fingers in front. Slice with rhythm Rest the flat side of the knife against your fingers. Using this placement as a guide, the knife stays in the same plane--it doesn't move laterally, either toward your fingers or away from them. Lift the knife off the cutting board, but still in contact with your fingers. Lift it a little away from you and the garlic, and towards the other side of the cutting board. Slice downwards on the criss-crossed using the heel of the knife (its back edge). As you slice downwards, also draw the knife towards you. This downward and sideways movement slices through garlic more easily, leaving you with a neat pile instead of a big sloppy mess. Lift the knife again, up and away from you, and again slice downwards and towards you. Practice this movement without even slicing any garlic. Soon you'll realize, as the movement gets smoother, that it's circular. Keep at and you'll feel the rhythm of this ancient motion. Before you slice any further, read on... Thrust with the thumb Now that you've got the circular motion and you're slicing with rhythm, you're ready to incorporate the thumb into this symphony of movement. The thumb is the driver of the mincing operation. As you lift the knife up and away from you, push the garlic towards the knife. You'll have it out just in time for the knife to descend and slice through it. Again, as the knife ascends, you push the garlic out just enough to make a small cube from the criss-cross pattern you've already made. The thumb forces the garlic out into the slicing line, and aslo prevents it from making an rear-exit escape. Its destiny to become minced is certain. Work slowly and carefully at first. Eventually you'll be able to mince with great speed with this technique, but don't rush it , or your fingers will be sorry that you did. As you get towards the end of the clove, you may find it necessary to angle the blade slighty in towards the fingers. But keep the flat of the blade resting on the second knuckles! Look closely where you're slicing and you'll never get a cut. As you get o the very tip of the clove, just take your fingers away and chop up the remains into small cubes. Bon appetit! -end-

Learn2 Prepare Garlic (Continued) Part 2: Chop garlic Place the peeled clove of garlic on the chopping block. Hold the knife with one hand and the front of the blade with the other. Starting at one end of the clove move the knife up and down until you've made pieces of the desired size. The partially chopped garlic may start to spread out away from your knife. Angle the dull edge of the knife towards the garlic, scoop it back into a pile and continue chopping. Again, the thinner the slice, the more it will dissolve--thus adding more flavor than if you slice it thicker.

Learn2 Prepare Garlic (Continued) Part 2: Crush garlic Have a whack at it Place the unpeeled garlic clove on chopping block. Grasping the butcher's knife by the handle (with the blade upside down), give the garlic a hard whack with the back of the blade. If it's not pretty well collapsed, give it another whack. Start chopping Once the garlic is well crushed, you can chop it further. Hold the knife handle with one hand and hold the top of the blade at the front with the fingertips of your other hand. You can then chop the garlic to your preference. Again, the more you chop the garlic, the more pungency it will add to your dish. Smaller garlic pieces will release more of their juices and dissolve better