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Cyprus problem resources :: RE: Cyprus Forum: Directory of Public Information

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 6:55 am (GMT 3)
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http://www.kibrisim.org/dosya/Metropolitan-2011.pdf

...an interesting presentation on the history of Nicosia, "the last divided capital of Europe".

...titled, "COEXISTENCE IN THE DISAPPEARED MIXED NEIGHBOURHOODS OF NICOSIA"
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Cyprus: three governments (or many); one Capital and Free.
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International News Discussion :: RE: Gaza: Humanitarian situation worst since 1967

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:40 am (GMT 3)
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This update is issued by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) as coordinator of the Protection Cluster in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). It has been jointly prepared by members of the Protection Cluster Working Group in the Gaza Strip, including: UNICEF, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Al Dameer Association for Human Rights, Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights, UNESCO, UN Mine Action Team (UNMAT) and the Emergency Water and Sanitation Hygiene Group (EWASH).

http://reliefweb.int/node/473515

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Overview of the situation

Israeli authorities have continued to impose an illegal blockade on the Gaza Strip, placing physical and administrative restrictions on the movement of people and goods. This includes imposing a �buffer zone�, or an access restricted area (ARA) on land and sea. Restricted land includes the �no-go� zone, which covers the area between 0 - 500 metres from the Israeli fence where access is totally prohibited, and the �high risk� zone, which covers the area from 500 - 1,500 metres up to the fence. Along most of Gaza�s coast, the restricted area begins at three nautical miles (NM) from shore1.
It is estimated that the ARA covers approximately 62.6 square kilometres - approximately 35% of Gaza�s cultivable land and 85% of Gaza�s maritime area � making these areas totally or partially inaccessible to Palestinians2. Various forms of violence continue to be used by Israeli Forces to enforce these restrictions including: airstrikes, incursions, land levelling operations, firing of warning shots and the targeting with live ammunition Palestinian civilians living and working in these areas. In addition, Palestinian armed groups use the ARA for carrying out various military activities against Israeli targets. The overall situation in the ARA continues to have a negative impact on Palestinian civilian life and property in the Gaza Strip and is limiting the provision and access to essential services such as education, health, shelter, water and sanitation.

(excerpt)

...i include this report because of its source.
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Cyprus: three governments (or many); one Capital and Free.
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Cyprus: EU and domestic issues :: RE: water, as a problem.

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:14 am (GMT 3)
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CONTINUING rainfall caused the Asprokremmos dam, the second largest on the island, to overflow yesterday.

With a capacity of 52.4 million cubic meters, Asprokremmos last filled back in 2004.

Reports said local residents were preparing to fire up their barbeques in celebration.

This has been one of the wettest Januaries of the last 30 years, with the rains particularly benefiting the Paphos district.

Three other reservoirs in Paphos � Pomos, Argaka and Arminou � had overflowed in recent days, as did Xyliatou, and Pomos along with another two larger reservoirs that of Tamassos and Klirou in the Nicosia district.

According to Kyriacos Kyrou, head of the Water Development Department, the dams of Evretou and Kannaviou - also in the Paphos district - are expected to overflow over the next five to 10 days.

Altogether, the island�s dams are now at 65 per cent of capacity.

Authorities have not ruled out an overflowing of the largest dam, Kouris; the last time this occurred was eight years ago.

Kyrou explained that the filling of the dams was due to a combination of the rainfall and the inflow of water in particular, which during the month of January is significant because the shorter duration of sunlight means less evaporation.

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/asprokremmos-dam-overflows-first-time-seven-years/20120127

Asprokremmos dam overflows for first time in seven years

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Cyprus: three governments (or many); one Capital and Free.
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International News Discussion :: RE: Gaza: Humanitarian situation worst since 1967

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:16 pm (GMT 3)
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Demolitions and Forced Displacement in the Occupied West Bank, January 2012

http://reliefweb.int/node/472780

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Almost 1,100 Palestinians, over half children, were displaced due to home demolitions by Israeli forces in 2011, over 80% more than in 2010.

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4,200 additional people were affected by the demolition of structures related to their livelihoods.

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Israeli forces destroyed 622 structures owned by Palestinians, a 42% increase compared to 2010. This included 222 homes, 170 animal shelters, two classrooms and two mosques (one twice).

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The number of rainwater cisterns and pools destroyed in 2011 (46), was more than double last year (21), with tens of other related structures vulnerable to future demolition.

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Most demolitions (90%) and displacement (92%) occurred in already vulnerable farming and herding communities in Area C; thousands of others remain at-risk of displacement due to outstanding demolition orders.

Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:25 pm (GMT 3)
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25 January 2012 �
The latest round of United Nations-facilitated talks between the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities aimed at the reunification of Cyprus have ended in New York after �robust and intensive� discussions, Secretary-Ban Ki-moon said today, calling for a decisive move to reach a final agreement.
Mr. Ban, who attended the talks between Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias and his Turkish Cypriot counterpart, Dervis Eroglu, on Monday and Tuesday, said �limited progress� was achieved during the meeting.

He also reminded both parties that the process is Cypriot-owned and Cypriot-led.

�The UN is not here to impose solutions upon the sides,� Mr. Ban told reporters at UN Headquarters, adding that the two sides had come to the meeting to make an effort to resolve the main challenges in the process � the issues of the election of the executive, property and citizenship.

�In terms of next steps, I have proposed that the sides complete the exchange of data on property within the next two weeks to which they agreed,� said Mr. Ban, whose Special Adviser on Cyprus, Alexander Downer, will brief the Security Council later today on the talks.

�I will be providing a report to the Security Council on the status of the negotiations at the end of February [and] at the end of March I will seek a review of the process from my Special Adviser.

�If his report is positive, consistent with relevant Security Council resolutions and following consultations with the two sides, I intend to call a multilateral conference in late April or early May,� said the Secretary-General.

He stressed that, at this stage of the talks, even maintaining the momentum and continuing negotiations in an intensive manner is not sufficient. �I have urged the leaders to make decisive steps to move to a final agreement,� he added.

�The United Nations remains convinced that it is in the interest of all Cypriots to reach a durable settlement,� he said.

In 2008, both sides agreed to work towards �a bicommunal, bizonal federation with political equality, as defined by relevant Security Council resolutions.� The partnership will comprise a Federal Government with a single international personality, along with a Turkish Cypriot Constituent State and a Greek Cypriot Constituent State, which will be of equal status.

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41035&Cr=Cyprus&Cr1=

...little news on the meeting, other news sources are just as vague.
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Cyprus: three governments (or many); one Capital and Free.
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General Chat :: RE: 'UFO lights' spotted above Cyprus - did you see them?

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:42 pm (GMT 3)
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January 2012.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9dDhu1wgsI

...more UFOs and a video to boot!
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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind...
Williams James (1842-1910)

Cyprus: three governments (or many); one Capital and Free.
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Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: The way forward/Battling a mountain of prejudice

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 2:55 am (GMT 3)
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Reverse peace-keeping
The UN peacekeeping forces in Cyprus have asked the people squatting on the Ledras/Lokmaci buffer zone to evict the premises for security and hygiene reasons or someting like that. I went there today and spent about half hour. I felt pretty secure and the place was as clean as it could possibly be under the circumstances; no electricity, no running water, no toilet or kitchen. It was a bit muddy because the protesters embarked on a "Green up the Green Line" project that inevitably included earth being moved around... The people that have actually been living in there for the past couple of months are doing a great job. Just surviving there and hanging on is not easy and that's not all they are doing. They inform passers-by, they organise discussions, screenings or musical events. They have opened up the adjacent shops and are trying to turn them into a kitchen, a library and an exhibition centre. A few days ago the Turkish Cypriot authorities with the help of UNFICYP removed a generator the protesters were using. They are thinking to get pedal-powered generators.

It is the most valid and honest rapprochement effort to ever happen in our country. In my humble opinion it is the most important event that happened to the Cyprus Problem since 1974. These people are practicing what everyone else just likes to muse about and what politicians are saying we should dream about when we vote for them.

So I'm wondering: if the Occupy the Buffer Zone movement gets evicted from the buffer zone who will win? Whose success will it be?

One answer is UNFICYP. They will have successfully "cleaned up" the buffer zone and regained control of it, as is their mandate. But is it? Are the occupiers really a hazard to themselves or to others? No. A visit easily proves this and if you ask me UNFICYP should provide them with adequate means to survive there since they are Cypriot citizens trying to survive in their own country while police and armies are hindering their efforts. Are they likely to cause a military standoff? Erm...No. UNFICYP is doing its best to avoid responsibility and keep the politicians on both sides happy. Removing Occupy will not be "Peacekeeping" in any remotely imaginable way and definetely not a success for the UN.

Will it be a success for Mr Eroglu or Mr Christofias? I don't feel I need to argue this. Any sensible person would expect the two people allegedly trying to solve the CyProb to be the biggest supporters of the OBZ. Istead they ignore it. It's kind of understandable coming from the nationalist Eroglu but truly baffling coming from the Marxist-Leninist Christofias.

An eviction would be a success only for the system that created the Green Line and needs it to continue being there. Unfortunately this system includes all the political forces on both sides plus armies in Cyprus and outside it. And I am not afraid to say it: this system includes the great majority of the inhabitants of Cyprus. If that were not so the Green Line would have gone the way of the Berlin Wall already.

Our friends at Occupy the Buffer Zone are fighting a losing battle. The weird thing is that they will not be the losers. The rest of us will be.

http://mplongk.blogspot.com/2012/01/reverse-peace-keeping.html

...my friends, it is with a heavy heart that i include this article in this thread. although these brave Cypriots have not been removed from the Occupation they are holding in the Buffer Zone yet, it is quite telling.

my hope is that you will join me in giving them the respect and admiration they deserve with your voice and with acts of kindness for the Freedom of Cyprus.

...all the best to all of you, with the wish that this summer we will enjoy each others happiness in the land that we love so much.
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Cyprus: three governments (or many); one Capital and Free.
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Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 2:14 am (GMT 3)
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...so it is damned if you do, damned if you don't for the interlocutors.

they fear how much this movement will grow. it is not pie in the sky, it is easy to understand; there are "Greeks", there are "Turks", there are Cypriots. the public will start to recognise that their representation as citizens of a State called Cyprus for the last fifty years have been on their own track, that the debate is invalid, that their leadership have been struggling to maintain a balance of power which keeps us as adversaries within their control.

if the youth reject the thinking that they are from mutually exclusive sets, it may be possible for them to break the cycle of their exploitation as markets (and as taxpayers). they may realise the benefit of their cooperation and other notions which represent a way of life which ends their impotence, that they are a power which is loathed by the established order as it has been defined. don't forget that what was destroyed by the Problem was a society that was very socialised, able to sustain itself mostly as village dwellers without external influences, who identified with their land and not their culture. they may realise the value of the island, and its relationship to the geography which surrounds it, they may realise that the example that they represent may be emulated; something clearly, the interlocutors wish to stop.

do not despair, it is good news. we now know that these puny nobodies cannot be ignored, and that their idea is a dangerous thing to those who wish things stay the same. i hope and pray that the bonds between them will remain, and it is my opinion the forces against them have started something which will not stop. better for the powers that exist if they had coddled the protesters, and corrupted them, but soon it will be too late for that.

...i see flags of Cyprus driving around the whole island this summer, and not hundreds but thousands who will join them.
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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind...
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Cyprus: three governments (or many); one Capital and Free.
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Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 2:14 am (GMT 3)
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Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:14 pm (GMT 3)
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The leaders of the two communities in Cyprus held Monday morning a meeting in the framework of ongoing talks for the solution of the Cyprus issue, during which they prepared for their meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at Green Tree, Long Island between January 22 and 24, UN SG Special Advisor on the Cyprus issue Alexander Downer has said.

In a statement he made to the press after the meeting, Downer said that �the leaders have met this morning for an hour and a half and this has been a meeting where we are preparing for the Green Tree meeting, which as you know is taking place from the 22nd to the 24th�.

http://famagusta-gazette.com/downer-cyprus-leaders-preparing-for-green-tree-p14095-69.htm

Asked whether he has seen in the leaders the determination necessary to overcome existing obstacles he said that �they are working at it very hard�. As I have said, he added, �their representatives and their teams are going to meet again twice this week, there are quite clear plans for those meetings and we hope that those meetings will make a solid contribution to the process�.

Cyprus problem resources :: RE: Cyprus Forum: Directory of Public Information

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:52 am (GMT 3)
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http://www.kypros.org/Sxetikos/Monastiria/Contents.htm

...list of Monasteries, and the history surrounding them.
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Williams James (1842-1910)

Cyprus: three governments (or many); one Capital and Free.
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Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:48 am (GMT 3)
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Accompanied by their wives, Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu braved midwinter drizzle to greet villagers and exchange New Year's wishes in the village square before sitting down for a meal at a Greek Cypriot fish tavern, followed by coffee at a Turkish Cypriot cafe.

The event was effectively a photo-op designed to underscore the leaders' commitment to a peace deal, even though there has been scant progress in recent months.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=144749367

...apparently Erdogan invites Christofias to the Bosphorus, for fish.
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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind...
Williams James (1842-1910)

Cyprus: three governments (or many); one Capital and Free.
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Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:52 am (GMT 3)
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BRITISH parliamentarians have drafted a resolution on the Cyprus problem, calling on the UK government to exert pressure on Ankara to change its stance and show good will at the negotiating table.

The resolution was presented before the House of Commons and so far 17 MPs have signed it. It was prepared by MPs Sir Alan Meale and Jim Sheridan.

In the resolution, the House expresses its continuous concern about the illegal occupation of the northern part of the island of Cyprus by Turkey following its invasion in 1974.

The House notes that despite international efforts, Turkey refuses to withdraw its military forces or allow Greek Cypriot citizens to return to their homes and properties, whilst encouraging wrongful settlement in the area by immigrants whom they allow to exploit land and properties expropriated from their rightful owners without any regard for national Cypriot cultural heritage.

The parliamentarians call on the British government, as a guarantor power of Cyprus� independence, to insist that Turkey adopts a more constructive attitude in negotiations aimed at establishing a viable, fair and lasting solution to the problem, and that as a gesture of goodwill it should agree to allow refugees from the ghost town of Famagusta and surrounding areas to return to their homes as outlined in United Nations Security Council Resolutions 550 (1984) and 789 (1992). (CNA)

http://m.cyprus-mail.com/resolution/british-mps-sign-cyprus-resolution/20120101

Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:49 am (GMT 3)
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UN-backed talks for a solution to the Cyprus problem resumed this morning after a two week holiday break.

http://m.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/talks-resume-between-leaders-after-holiday-break/20120104

In their last meeting on December 19, President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu discussed EU matters and, according to UNSG Special Representative Lisa Buttenheim, they: 'clarified their positions in a sincere manner''.

International News Discussion :: RE: Gaza: Humanitarian situation worst since 1967

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:58 pm (GMT 3)
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The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have announced their intent to destroy and remove Al Muntar (Karni) crossing and attached structures. In the morning hours of Monday 2 January 2012, the IOF began destroying buildings at the crossing. This move will wipe out one of Gaza�s main economic gateways, which was used to provide the Strip with commodities and goods. It was also used to export Palestinian agricultural and industrial products from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank and the outside world.

http://reliefweb.int/node/468080

The Al Mezan Center for Human Rights notes that closing and destroying the crossing restricts the operation of the crossings to Karm Abu Salim (Kerem Shalom), a crossing which is lacking in equipment and capacity. This crossing�s geographical position burdens customers and merchants with additional losses resulting from the long-distance transportation of goods, increased transfer fees, and increased loading and unloading fees. The working capacity of Karm Abu Salem is not sufficient for the level of commercial exchange between Gaza and the West Bank and between Gaza and Israel that would result in the event that the Israeli siege was lifted.

The Al Mezan Center for Human Rights expresses its strongest condemnation of the destruction and removal of Al Muntar crossing. Al Mezan views this as a step towards entrenchment of the Israeli siege on Gaza. Destroying the crossing impedes the movement of goods and individuals inside and outside the Strip. On the commercial level, it must also be considered a step towards final separation between the Gaza Strip and Israel.

Cyprus problem resources :: RE: Cyprus Forum: Directory of Public Information

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:29 am (GMT 3)
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A GEOPOLITICS OF CYPRUS

...from Israel:

http://www.gloria-center.org/2011/12/a-geopolitics-of-cyprus/
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Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:37 pm (GMT 3)
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...no news about the census, although newspapers in the north have reported that they have no confidence in it.

today's news...

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Mon, Dec 19, 2011
President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu will hold on Monday a new meeting in the context of UN-backed talks for a solution to the Cyprus problem.

In their previous meeting last Monday, President Christofias and Eroglu discussed the chapter of property in a meeting described by President Christofias as ''a failure.''

Alexander Downer, the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Cyprus, also described the meeting as ''fairly unsuccessful.''

� Copyright � Famagusta Gazette 2011

International News Discussion :: RE: Gaza: Humanitarian situation worst since 1967

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:58 am (GMT 3)
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�These figures show once more that the refugees continue to bear the brunt of economic hardship in the West Bank,� said UNRWA spokesman, Chris Gunness, �making the need for our emergency services greater than ever.�

http://reliefweb.int/node/464424

According to the report, the average nominal daily wage fell 2.3 per cent for employed refugees in the first half of 2011 relative to the second half of 2010. At US$ 25.8, it was 14.4 per cent below that of non-refugees. And with the average number of days worked per month falling 1.1 per cent, the average nominal monthly wage for refugees declined 3.4 per cent to US$ 565.4, or nearly 15 per cent below that of non-refugees.

Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:07 am (GMT 3)
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President: Differences in the chapter of external relations, apparent

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE

� Mon, Dec 05, 2011

Cyprus President Demetris Christofias has said the differences between the two sides in the chapter of external relations are more than evident, insisting that it is because of this reason that the discussions on the matter continue.

Speaking to the press after a meeting he had with the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu in the framework of UN-led direct talks to solve the Cyprus problem, Christofias said the leader�s aides, George Iakovou and Kudret Ozersay will now hold a meeting on Thursday in order to focus more on the matter.

Replying to a question whether the Turkish Cypriot side wants the two federal constituent states to be able to sign separate agreements with third countries, the president said, �there is the possibility for direct agreements in relevant matters, such as trade and culture issues, however this must happen in cooperation with the Central Government and our differences focus on that."

He added that during Monday�s meeting, the two leaders had an exchange of views on the property issue.

�The UN will continue their shuttle diplomacy in order to have some results before the meeting at the end of January, between the UNSG and the leaders of the two communities," he said.

Christofias said that during today�s meeting, the Greek Cypriot side had raised the issue of the census conducted in northern Cyprus on Sunday and had insisted the issue be discussed according to the international principles.

�We cannot agree with the position of the Turkish Cypriot side that any data put on the table by either side regarding the citizenship issue will be accepted," he said.

He added that during the next meeting between the leaders to take place on Monday, the Greek Cypriot side will ask UNSG Special Adviser Alexander Downer for clarifications on whether UN observers have visited northern Cyprus for the census.

Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 6:08 am (GMT 3)
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CYPRUS� improvised songs known as tsiattista have been placed on UNESCO�s list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

They have been registered as �tsiattista poetic duelling�, following a decision taken at the the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage held in Bali, Indonesia from November 22 to 29.

According to UNESCO�s description, cultural heritage is not limited to material manifestations, such as monuments and objects that have been preserved over time. This notion also encompasses living expressions and the traditions that countless groups and communities worldwide have inherited from their ancestors and transmit to their descendants, in most cases orally.

UNESCO said the �the lively, impromptu oral poetry known as Tsiattista is often performed to the accompaniment of violin or lute in �jousts� in which one poet-singer attempts to outdo another with clever verses made up of rhyming couplets.

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/unesco/cyprus-tsiattista-put-unesco-list/20111202

Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 6:54 am (GMT 3)
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If you are weary of the Sisyphus-like politics of the island of Cyprus, of the eternity of boulders torturously rolled up hill only to repeatedly come crashing down again, you may want to catch up on a quite initiative in the �buffer zone� between the two sides.

Little media attention has been paid to �Occupy Nicosia,� an initiative by young local activists from opposite sides. It is inspired by the economically focused �Occupy� movements happening around the world. But this one has a different twist: an end to the occupation of the minds of Turkish and Greek Cypriots.

They call it �Occupy the Lidra St. Buffer Zone.� But they have also taken matters into the sphere of social media and their dialogue bears little resemblance to that which we are accustomed to from either leaders Derviş Eroğlu or Demetris Christofias. It is in marked contrast to anything you�ll hear from a latest delegation of United Nations or the European Union.

With a bit of hunting around Facebook you can track down the participants and the latest encampment this past weekend. Check out their pledge: �We will arrange events in the buffer zone, music, talks, art, etc� and produce media to diffuse online, to stop being silent, to stop being invisible, to raise awareness of how our beautiful island has been divided and used as a military springboard, to propose new ways of thinking about the Cyprus question, to crumble the stale bread that we have been passing around for years.�

A good primer on all of this is to be found at �The Stream,� a hip talk show on the TV network Al Jazeera. To listen to the leaders of this movement describe what they are doing, first go www.stream.aljazeera.com. From there, click �Episodes.� Scroll down and you�ll see �Occupy Nicosia.

�We live on a divided island but the two sides are very connected,� argues Mihalis Eleftheriou, a Greek Cypriot linguist and one of the �Occupy Nicosia� activists. �We don�t have to agree on the history to move forward.�

In turn, Turkish Cypriot sociologist Rahme Veziroğlu argues that the real problem is that Cyprus has long been a pawn in the greater game of Middle Eastern power struggles, and �we [refuse] to live on an island of power struggles.�

The half-hour discussion between these two and others is instructive for its effort to articulate a very new and different narrative of the problems that divide Cyprus. It�s also instructive in the tools of social media: a combination of studio guests, guests via Skype video link (including Eleftheriou and Veziroğlu) and video questions beamed in via Twitter and YouTube.

A consensus quickly emerges between the young Cypriots on the need for Turkish language curriculum in schools in the south, Greek in the schools of the north. The Cypriots quickly reject assumptions of the non-Cypriot questioners, including the assumption of �two communities.� Eleftheriou counters that �ethnically� they are one people and outsiders ignore the Arab, Armenian, Latin and other identities that have been part of the island for centuries.

There is, of course, a great deal more in this liberatingly original and thoughtful discussion. Please check it out yourself.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=8216occupy-nicosia8217-seeks-to-crumble-8216stale-bread8217-of-cyprus-2011-11-23

...the youth speak out.
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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind...
Williams James (1842-1910)

Cyprus: three governments (or many); one Capital and Free.
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Cyprus problem resources :: RE: Cyprus Forum: Directory of Public Information

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 4:09 am (GMT 3)
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Quote:

http://www.epic.ac.uk/documents/ICSpyrou.pdf

SMALL IMAGINATIONS: GREEK CYPRIOT CHILDREN'S CONSTRUCTIONS OF "THE
TURK"
by
Spyros Spyrou
Cyprus College, Nicosia, Cyprus

http://www.dart.com.cy/CSCA/unops/files/Muharrem_Final_Article_2__quantitative.pdf

...some interesting studies I got from halil, on children and their perceptions of themselves.
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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind...
Williams James (1842-1910)

Cyprus: three governments (or many); one Capital and Free.
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Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:04 am (GMT 3)
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In his report last month Ban said a Cyprus settlement would be �economically beneficial to both communities�. He also said that youth groups of the two leading political parties on either side sent him a joint letter, asking him to encourage the leaders to reach a solution now. The UN has urged President Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu �to engage civil society in the task of reaching a comprehensive settlement and to take into account these and other important civil society efforts to contribute to the peace process�.

http://media.philenews.com/Flash/cyprusweekly/flash/current-issues/weekly/09_09_2011/weekly/data/search.xml

International News Discussion :: RE: Gaza: Humanitarian situation worst since 1967

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:40 am (GMT 3)
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Quote:

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Israel+navy+contacts+flotilla+ships+Gaza+coast/5657370/story.html

Quote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15591860

The Israeli navy has intercepted and boarded two boats which were trying to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip.

The Canadian and Irish boats with 27 activists from the US and eight other countries on board had set sail from Turkey on Wednesday.

...the Turkish Navy did not intervene.
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Cyprus: three governments (or many); one Capital and Free.
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Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:00 am (GMT 3)
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Quote:

The United Nations yesterday (1 November) called for a summit to be held in January between leaders of ethnically split Cyprus aimed at settling a decades-old conflict that has blocked Turkey's bid to join the EU. Cyprus will hold the rotating EU Presidency in the send half of 2012.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed optimism that Cyprus' President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Derviş Eroğlu were on their way to resolving long-standing differences.

The UN leader, speaking in New York, indicated that leaders of both communities would hopefully reach agreement on outstanding issues in January. In case the summit ends successfully, a follow-up conference would take place with Turkey, Britain and Greece, which are the guarantor powers of Cypriot sovereignty.

"Discussions have been positive, productive and vigorous," Ban told journalists, flanked by the two leaders at the UN headquarters.

"This has given me confidence that a comprehensive settlement can be achieved. Both leaders have assured me that they believe that they can finalise a deal," he said, as quoted by Reuters.

The UN has been trying for years to reunite Cyprus. The conflict has heavily affected EU-Turkey relations (see background).

So far, only one accession chapter (science and research) has provisionally been closed. Eleven more have been opened, but eight remain blocked over Turkey's failure to implement the Ankara Protocol, which opens ports in the Northern part of Cyprus to vessels from the Republic of Cyprus.

Recently Turkey said that it would 'freeze relations' with the EU if Nicosia is given the EU presidency in 2012.

The online edition of the Famagusta Gazette reports on the proposed January summit in rather skeptical terms, saying that such a meeting would be the fifth of its kind since 2008. Previous such meetings took place in Geneva.

"It now looks unlikely that both sides will resolve the outstanding issues in the next six months, before Cyprus takes up the EU Presidency," the independent English-language newspaper reported.

Many hurdles remain

According to sources quoted by Reuters, the two sides did not agree on how to elect a Cypriot president on a rotating basis, and there was no �substantive change in positions� on issues relating to the property rights of displaced persons and territorial adjustments to facilitate a federation.

But Turkish media said the two sides were able to reach an agreement on some other issues.

The daily Milliyet reported that Eroğlu and Christofias had agreed that a new, reunified Cypriot state would use the euro, although the Turkish lira, the valid currency in the Turkish north, would remain in use for a one-year transition period.

The presidency of the central bank of the new Cypriot state would rotate between Turkish and Greek Cypriots. And the impoverished Turkish side would receive funds from the federal state for 13 years to help resolve infrastructure problems.

The Turkish and Greek sides would be equally represented in all levels of the judiciary, but the Greek side would have the majority in the lower house of the Cypriot parliament, controlling 75% of the seats. However, the Turkish side was given guarantees that any bill deemed detrimental to their interests will not pass, Milliyet reported.

Accordingly, either of the two sides will be able to veto a specific bill when half of their lawmakers oppose it.

EurActiv with Reuters

[url]
http://www.euractiv.com/enlargement/un-calls-cyprus-peace-summit-news-508696[/url]

General Chat :: RE: Are Cypriots Asian?

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:43 am (GMT 3)
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Quote:

Former Leventis foundation director and editor of the publication Vassos Karageorghis believes one reason for these significant migrations revealed in the findings is a large upheaval in the Aegean region, possibly brought on by a natural disaster that prompted people to flee to the shores of Cyprus, southern Turkey and the Levant.

At that time, he said, most of the island�s residents were likely to be traders and Semitic peoples from the Syrio-Palestinian coast, although Karageorghis emphasised that modern ethnic distinctions are not applicable to the period.

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/ancient-immigration-also-hot-topicamong-archaeologists/20111022

...more stuff on this topic.
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Cyprus: three governments (or many); one Capital and Free.
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Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:05 pm (GMT 3)
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Quote:

http://greece.greekreporter.com/2011/10/21/cyprus-leaders-meet-friday-ahead-of-new-york-meeting/

http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/125442/turkish-cypriot-president-still-hopeful-about-rapprochement.html

http://www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=haber&ArticleID=80555

Friday's meeting; not much news.
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Williams James (1842-1910)

Cyprus: three governments (or many); one Capital and Free.
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Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:00 pm (GMT 3)
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Quote:

Mon, Oct 24, 2011
The Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu has claimed that President Christofias is going to New York without having the courage to sign any agreement. He was speaking after he and President Christofias met for last time before a trilateral summit in New York.

Speaking on Turkish Cypriot TV, Mr. Eroglu has claimed that President Christofias insists that all 165,000 Greek Cypriot refugees must return to their homes and added that if this happened, then no room would be left for Turkish Cypriots.

Replying to President Christofias� statement, �let all the settlers return to Turkey�, Eroglu said that �the �TRNC� is a state and has the right to make decisions. No state can kick its citizens out onto the street�.

It is calculated that mainland Turkish settlers outnumber the indigenous Turkish Cypriot population in the northern part of Cyprus, with many of them living in homes stolen from Greek Cypriots after the 1974 invasion.

Eroglu added that: �Under no circumstances will the Turkish Cypriot side say yes to every demand of the Greek Cypriot side�, adding that the Turkish Cypriot side has taken important steps in six chapters discussed during the negotiations.

Christofias and Eroglu are about to travel to New York for a two-day meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on October 30 and 31, their fourth consecutive meeting with the UN Chief, as the UN-backed talks completed their third year.

Separately, Commenting on Cyprus drilling activities for oil and natural gas, Eroglu reiterated that he had asked President Christofias to postpone these activities so that no problems are created in the negotiating process.

However, he added, President Christofias did not accept it.
� Copyright � Famagusta Gazette 2011

Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:00 pm (GMT 3)
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Quote:

Former Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind, who attended the press conference, said ''it is a tragedy that Cyprus has been divided.''

''Ultimately the division depends on the people of Cyprus, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. They can find an accommodation that will enable the island to be reunited. Then it would be very difficult for a third party, any other party, to prevent that happening,'' he pointed out.

http://www.cyprusweekly.com.cy/main/92,1,283,0,22793-CYPRUS.aspx

Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: The way forward/Battling a mountain of prejudice

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:45 pm (GMT 3)
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100 percent, (and city), what are your thoughts on my letter to Mr. Ki-Moon?

...in a few days they meet with him again.

Quote:

Dear Mr. Ki-Moon,

My hope is that you will consider the value of my thinking now that a way ahead will be proposed that serves a family far bigger than "Greek" or "Turk". My hope is that you will not forget the rest of us who place Universal Principals first. The world needs a definition for Bicommunal, and now the word Bizonal. At 55, I have spent the greater part of my life remembering (Cyprus), not to forget, and to act accordingly. With the revolution of the Information Age, I beg you to google, or blogspot, repulsewarrior; that's me.

Quote:
That federation would comprise a federal government with a single international personality, along with a Turkish Cypriot constituent state and a Greek Cypriot constituent state, which would be of equal status.

...this much we know so far.

(at least) three governing bodies must exist for this agreement to fructify Identities for each.

In my Cyprus, the Bicommunal Bizonal Federation is defined by one Sovereign State representing me as an Individual, while there exists for these People (like me), as Persons, National Assemblies with Territorial Jurisdictions, to provide for them as Majorities a means to sustain this identity as well.

In my Cyprus, the Green Line becomes a frontier, no longer a border, because (at least for some), the displaced return as they left, as Communities. Enclaves, which pocket the whole island, offers this opportunity to Individuals by having real choices as Persons (, that will include some of the newly displaced,), with the possibility of more than two "zones" (including the needs of the Maronite and Armenian communities, Sovereignty never being a question), without tearing the fabric of the living around them, respectful to the reciprocal nature of their recognition for the special needs of the Minorities amongst them, inclusive because the diversity of each society (Turkish and Greek mostly) will expand island wide.

Cypriots rely on your abilities to remember that they may be the few in a wider complexity of the Problem, they, they need Good Governance based on the Principals of Free Association, Free Expression, Free Movement, and a Rule of Law.

Cyprus is an island. After all, it has never been but one, its Heritance dates back to the beginnings of Mankind, this wealth which is Humanity's cannot be dismissed, either.

Deciding as you will this July (now October), consider this: "Would Mr. Eroglu recognise Mr. Christofias as President of the Republic, if, Greeks as Persons were to found an equal form of self-representation as his own, separate from the Federal Government, but as distinctive (�Greek first, Turkish first�) in its leadership", lol.

Most Warmly, I Prey you have Good Guidance.

...a revised letter that i hope is clearer.

Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:34 pm (GMT 3)
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Quote:

�The meeting we had last Friday was a good and solid meeting. The meeting we had this Wednesday wasn�t quite so enlightening�, he said. (Downer)

http://famagusta-gazette.com/downer-leaders-last-meeting-not-enlightening-p13256-123.htm

Quote:

Speaking to the Press after a meeting he had today at the Presidential Palace with President of the Republic Demetris Christofias, which lasted for about an hour, Downer said that they had the opportunity �not only to review where we are at in the talks but also to continue to make preparations for the meeting in New York on the 30th and the 31st of October�.

Cyprus: EU and domestic issues :: RE: again: animal cruelty

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:40 am (GMT 3)
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Quote:

The ongoing toll of migrant birds in Cyprus has topped a new benchmark this autumn, as over one million have been illegally trapped and killed already this autumn.

http://www.birdwatch.co.uk/channel/newsitem.asp?c=11&cate=__11278

Quote:

Such levels of trapping constitute an ecological disaster. Non-selective trapping is taking place on a large scale to feed the demand for banned ambelopoulia delicacies. We want to communicate the scale of this slaughter to the generally indifferent public in order to make them more aware of the issue and its ecological impact�, Martin Hellicar added.

Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:33 am (GMT 3)
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Quote:

NICOSIA --- Leaders and representatives of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot political parties met here today in the presence of members of the High Level group for relations with the Turkish Cypriot community at the European Parliament.

http://www.cyprusweekly.com.cy/main/92,1,283,0,22737-CYPRUS.aspx

Quote:

Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu discussed on Wednesday governance and power sharing, the property issue as well as EU matters, in the framework of the UN-led talks aiming at reaching a solution that would reunite the country, divided since the 1974 Turkish invasion.

The leaders will meet again on Friday October 21 in view of their meeting with the UNSG Ban Ki-Moon scheduled to take place in New York on October 30 and 31.

�The leaders had a long meeting today and they discussed quite a few of the issues. There was a lot of focus on governance and power-sharing, there was some discussion about European Union matters and there was extensive discussion also about the property issue,� Special Adviser of the Secretary-General Alexander Downer told the press after today�s meeting which lasted almost five and a half hours.

http://famagusta-gazette.com/leaders-focus-on-property-issue-p13242-123.htm

Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 4:58 am (GMT 3)
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Quote:

Deciding as you will this July (now October), consider this: "Would Mr. Eroglu recognise Mr. Christofias as President of the Republic, if, Greeks as Persons were to found an equal form of self-representation as his own, separate from the Federal Government, but as distinctive (�Greek first, Turkish first�) in its leadership.", lol.

>, lol.

...for the record.
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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind...
Williams James (1842-1910)

Cyprus: three governments (or many); one Capital and Free.
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Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 3:59 am (GMT 3)
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Quote:

Greek Cyprus� Defense Ministry announced Oct. 17 that annual war games have been canceled again this year to avoid increasing tensions amid ongoing talks to reunify the divided island.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=greek-cyprus-cancels-war-games-2011-10-18

...the Turkish authorities follow suit.
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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind...
Williams James (1842-1910)

Cyprus: three governments (or many); one Capital and Free.
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Cyprus: EU and domestic issues :: RE: water, as a problem.

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:57 am (GMT 3)
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Quote:

Can Cyprus learn from Israel water stories?
17 October, 2011
Avraham Israeli, specialist in water and environmental technologies, was the main speaker at a joint presentation organised by the Embassy of Israel, the Cyprus-Israel Business Association and the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, where he reviewed the water, environmental and renewable energy sectors of Israel and presented some of the innovative solutions Israeli companies have resorted to.
He also pointed out that Watec Israel 2011, to be held in Tel Aviv on November 15-17, offers a great opportunity for meeting, discussing and establishing research and business co-operation with relevant companies and institutions.
His presentation on "Israel�s Potential Contribution to Combat Climate Change and Water Crisis" by representatives from companies keen to learn more about the new technologies in water management, as well as officials from the Water Development Department, the Electricity Authority, the University of Cyprus, the Cyprus Institute, local sewerage boards and municipalities.

http://www.financialmirror.com/news-details.php?nid=24734
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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind...
Williams James (1842-1910)

Cyprus: three governments (or many); one Capital and Free.
.

Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:52 am (GMT 3)
:

Quote:

Dear Mr. Ki-Moon,

My hope is that you will consider the value of my thinking now that a way ahead will be proposed that serves a family far bigger than "Greek" or "Turk". My hope is that you will not forget the rest of us who place Universal Principals first. The world needs a definition for Bicommunal, and now the word Bizonal. At 55, I have spent the greater part of my life remembering (Cyprus), not to forget, and to act accordingly. With the revolution of the Information Age, I beg you to google, or blogspot, repulsewarrior; that's me.

Quote:
That federation would comprise a federal government with a single international personality, along with a Turkish Cypriot constituent state and a Greek Cypriot constituent state, which would be of equal status.

...this much we know so far.

(at least) three governing bodies must exist for this agreement to fructify Identities for each.

In my Cyprus, the Bicommunal Bizonal Federation is defined by one Sovereign State representing me as an Individual, while there exists for these People (like me), as Persons, National Assemblies with Territorial Jurisdictions, to provide for them as Majorities a means to sustain this identity as well.

In my Cyprus, the Green Line becomes a frontier, no longer a border, because (at least for some), the displaced return as they left, as Communities. Enclaves, which pocket the whole island, offers this opportunity to Individuals by having real choices as Persons (, that will include some of the newly displaced,), with the possibility of more than two "zones" (including the needs of the Maronite and Armenian communities, Sovereignty never being a question), without tearing the fabric of the living around them, respectful to the reciprocal nature of their recognition for the special needs of the Minorities amongst them, inclusive because the diversity of each society (Turkish and Greek mostly) will expand island wide.

Cypriots rely on your abilities to remember that they may be the few in a wider complexity of the Problem, they, they need Good Governance based on the Principals of Free Association, Free Expression, Free Movement, and a Rule of Law.

Cyprus is an island. After all, it has never been but one, its Heritance dates back to the beginnings of Mankind, this wealth which is Humanity's cannot be dismissed, either.

Deciding as you will this July (now October), consider this: <<Would>>, lol.

Most Warmly, I Prey you have Good Guidance.

For more information please contact:
Project Managers: Nicholas Papachrysostomou, nicholas@ngo-sc.org, +357 22 875099/ Jale Canlibalik , jcanlibalik@mc-med.eu, +90 392 2272234
Communications Officers: Giorgos Andriotis, george@ngo-sc.org, +357 22 875099
/Burcu Mahmutoğlu, bmahmutoglu@mc-med.eu, +90 392 2277234

...for the record, sent to
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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind...
Williams James (1842-1910)

Cyprus: three governments (or many); one Capital and Free.
.

Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 6:13 am (GMT 3)
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Quote:

Towards a federal solution � what does this mean to you.�
Public Presentation/Discussion with the SASG Mr. A. Downer

Public discussion of Mr. Alexander Downer Special Advisor of Secretary General, with collaboration of the ENGAGE � Do Your Part for Peace project.

Where:
The Dedeman Olive Tree Holiday Village, �atalk�y, Kyrenia

When:
17 October Tuesday...................
From 19:30 to 21:00

Cyprus: EU and domestic issues :: RE: again: animal cruelty

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:40 pm (GMT 3)
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Quote:

�The trapping is out of control this autumn � we are witnessing a slaughter on a massive scale. The non-selective nature of nets and limesticks means that not just blackcaps and other warblers, but also nightjars, owls, shrikes, flycatchers and dozens of other species are being taken. Please help us put pressure on the authorities to re-double enforcement efforts and target the law-breaking restaurants serving ambelopoulia�, said Martin Hellicar, Campaigns Manager of BirdLife Cyprus.

http://www.surfbirds.com/sbirdsnews/archives/2011/10/update_over_866.html

Quote:

This latest estimate � 866,905 birds- represents the number of birds killed between Thursday 1st September and Sunday 9th October 2011.

Quote:

To see the initial article on this please visit www.birdlifecyprus.org.

Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:16 am (GMT 3)
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Quote:

Speaking to the press after Tuesday's meeting, President Christofias said the Turkish Cypriot leader submitted counter-proposals on the issue of governance which he should not have done.

�We continued the discussion today. I wish that on Friday, at my next meeting with Dervis Eroglu, we will conclude on the economy and internal security, but I say that I wish, I am not sure,� he added.

�From there on discussion on the most important issues will continue - property, territory, governance. We believe that on these issues we have concluded the discussion on the most important issues but unfortunately the Turkish side reneged on its earlier positions,� he added.

Christrofias also said that they will have three more meetings until this round of talks ends and they go to New York for their meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki moon at the end of October.
� Copyright � Famagusta Gazette 2011

Cyprus problem resources :: RE: Cyprus Forum: Directory of Public Information

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:50 pm (GMT 3)
:

Israel State Archives on Cyprus...

http://www.archives.gov.il/ArchiveGov/Templates/Articals/Article.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID=%7bB2215F74-8C2A-43A0-82AE-0F69658DD01E%7d&NRORIGINALURL=%2farchivegov_eng%2fpublications%2felectronicpirsum%2fcyprus%2fisrael-cyprusintroduction%2ehtm&NRCACHEHINT=Guest#5

a very interesting link, with a lot of information, especially with the recent developments between the two countries...
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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind...
Williams James (1842-1910)

Cyprus: three governments (or many); one Capital and Free.
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Cyprus: EU and domestic issues :: RE: water, as a problem.

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:17 am (GMT 3)
:

...a small but promising project.

Quote:

The programme looks to use solar energy to simultaneously produce electricity and desalinated water, with the potential of producing up to 5 million extra litres of fresh water a day, according to the British Science Museum�s description.

Quote:

CSP is achieved with the use of strategically placed mirrors, which reflect and focus sunlight onto a central receiver. This transforms solar energy into thermal energy and is stored. This stored thermal energy transforms water into steam which subsequently produces electrical energy through steam turbines.

At the same time, the remaining energy is used to desalimate the water through evaporation. The efficiency of the model is a new development in this field, since the energy that would otherwise be wasted in a normal solar plant would now be used for desalination.

"The model's unique attribute to simultaneously produce water and electricity, and the facility it gives to prioritise on one of the two energy transformations according to demand, are regarded as breakthrough developments" said Georgios Zittis, one of the project's researchers. "Once the water becomes steam, we have the capacity to choose whether to proceed with the energy transformation or store the energy for the nightime" said Zittis.

Quote:

The programme, whose studies were conducted by The Cyprus Institute (CYI) in the village of Pentakomo, is funded by the European Commission, under the EU 7th Framework programme. Research started in November 2008 and its final reports were issued in June 2010.

Quote:

The state has committed to include costs for the full-scale implementation of the plant in its next budget.

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/revolutionary-energy-system-invented-cyprus/20111005

Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:00 am (GMT 3)
:

Quote:

Leaders talk procedure ahead of NY meeting

Quote:

In their previous meeting with Ban in Geneva last July, the two leaders undertook to discuss all chapters before meeting him again in the autumn.

Quote:

Speaking to reporters after yesterday�s meeting, Christofias said negotiations are proceeding normally ahead of the New York meeting.

Asked about his expectations, he said: �I always want to be optimistic.�

Quote:

Asked whether the Mari report was discussed in the meeting, Downer said the UN did not engage politics �even if politicians sometimes like to engage us, we don�t re-engage.�

Quote:

He added: �The United Nations will always deal with the people who are in power. If others are asking them to resign, that�s nothing to do with us. That is an internal matter; it�s not a matter for the UN at all.�

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/leaders-talk-procedure-ahead-ny-meeting/20111005

Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:22 am (GMT 3)
:

...an aircraft carrier, as a sign of goodwill

Quote:

The arrival of the Russians coincides with the expected announcement by Noble of its initial drilling results.

http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Turkey,-Israel,-Greece-and-Russia-mobilising-over-Cyprus-gas-22820.html

Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 4:27 am (GMT 3)
:

Quote:

Polyviou Report into Mari naval base blast available to download here
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/polyviou-report-mari-naval-base-blast-available-download-here/20111003

Quote:

Investigator Polys Polyviou's report blames the President
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/christofias-i-have-no-personal-responsibility-incident/20111003

Quote:

Official investigator Polys Polyviou had said Mr Christofias bore "personal responsibility" in being aware of the risk yet taking no precautions.

But Mr Christofias said he "categorically denied" the allegation and said he would not resign.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15159826

Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:11 am (GMT 3)
:

Quote:

Cyprus Leaders focus on EU matters
Nicosia, 27 September 2011 -- The Cyprus Leaders met for around five hours today focusing on EU matters, one of the chapters being discussed in the framework of the UN-supported talks aimed at reunifying the divided island.

Responding to questions from the media on the ongoing hydrocarbon drilling �controversy�, the Secretary-General�s Special Adviser, Alexander Downer, recalled as an �incentive� that a �united federal Cypriot government will have responsibility for resources issues�. He added: �The stability of the region will be very much enhanced by an agreement here in these negotiations.�

The leaders will next meet on Friday, 30 September, to discuss security issues.

http://www.unficyp.org/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1

Quote:

Local media have blasted the UN envoy Alexander Downer after he suggested that the ongoing UN peace talks should not be derailed because of the exploration drilling and that �the UN could consider a mediating role provided the sides asked for its involvement�.

The papers point out that, instead of seeing the violation of the UN Charter by Turkey and instead of thinking how the UN should ensure the application of the Charter, Downer wants to become a UN mediator for the Turkey which violates the international law.

Most newspapers stress that it is an attempt to undermine the sovereign right of the Republic of Cyprus to carry out hydrocarbon explorations.

http://famagusta-gazette.com/diko-blast-downer-over-cyprus-oil-remarks-p13076-69.htm

General Chat :: RE: �It�s a great day to be a particle physicist,�

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 8:57 pm (GMT 3)
:

Quote:

A Cypriot scientist has participated in the team of researchers of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), who have discovered that subatomic particles move faster than the speed of light.

http://famagusta-gazette.com/cypriot-among-cern-scientists-who-discover-neutrinos-speed-p13048-69.htm

Quote:

�Now we are certain for the result. Of course we can never be absolutely sure, but we are waiting to be confirmed or not by another experiment'', he said.

Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:14 am (GMT 3)
:

Quote:

Commission calls on Ankara to stop threatening Cyprus
Europolitics.info - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎
By Joanna Sopinska | Wednesday 07 September 2011 Enlargement Commissioner Stefan F�le has called on Turkey to refrain from issuing threats against Cyprus with regard to its oil and gas exploration plans in the South-East Mediterranean Sea. ... Turkey's Threats Against Cyprus Intensify
Your-Story.org (press release) - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎
Under the above title, Turkish daily Hurriyet Daily News (06.09.11, online) reported that Turkey's Energy Minister on Tuesday said that no one should attempt to test either the Turkish Government or the country's past, in reference to Cyprus' ... European People's Party Reacts Strongly To Turkish Threats Against Cyprus
Your-Story.org (press release) - ‎Sep 7, 2011‎
The President of the European People`s Party (EPP), Wilfried Martens, has reacted strongly to statements by Turkish officials against EU member Cyprus regarding the start of oil and gas exploration by Cyprus. �I am very surprised by the recent ...

not goodwill...

...tempest in a tea pot.
...or WWIII, by Turkish design.

i'll get the popcorn?
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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind...
Williams James (1842-1910)

Cyprus: three governments (or many); one Capital and Free.
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Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:07 am (GMT 3)
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The statement was read out today both in Greek and Turkish by representatives of varopis organizations, during a press conference organized at the Cyprus Community Media Centre, in Nicosia, on the occasion of September 1st, established by the World Federation of Trade Unions as International Trade Union Day of Action for Peace.

http://famagusta-gazette.com/cypriot-trade-unions-urge-leaders-to-work-for-solution-p12856-69.htm

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Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot trade unions have issued a joint statement denouncing the refusal of UNFICYP to grant them permission to organize a bicommunal event in the UN buffer zone.

Cyprus problem discussion :: RE: GOODWILL FORWARD

Author: repulsewarrior
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:55 am (GMT 3)
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Downer said that during the talks, obviously the sides, occasionally, mention issues pertaining to property in the context of territory. However he said �all issues at the end of the day interlink with each other in the Cyprus talks, of course they do. So there is a substantial overlap between the chapters and everybody knows that. But clearly the focus of the talks today was on territory�.

http://www.cyprusweekly.com.cy/main/92,1,283,0,21965-CYPRUS.aspx

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NICOSIA - The issue of territory was examined on Friday by President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu during their one-day meeting, in the framework of the direct talks aiming at finding a solution to the Cyprus problem.