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##Security Council chief Armen Grigoryan about Karabakh conflict & self-determination
Reporter: Pashinyan recently mentioned that during Karabakh negotiations, Nagorno Karabakh was never viewed as territory only for Armenians, and that Azeris were also supposed to return and live there. Why is this being brought up now? We're used to hearing from Armenian governments that Artsakh will never be part of Azerbaijan and that its right to self-determination is a priority. Why the change in public rhetoric?
Grigoryan: There is a need to have a more open dialogue about the negotiations process. The opposition accuses us of making concessions in regards to self-determination, but let's look at the negotiation history:
If in 2011 the self-determination and interim status were listed as 1st and 2nd priorities, only then followed by the return of 7 regions to Azerbaijan, then in 2015-2016 they were gradually pushed out.
In 2016, there was no clause for interim status or self-determination, at least in the plan of action. The document was slipt in three: a statement by AM and AZ presidents, a statement by OSCE, and the UN Security Council's draft decision. What was important for Armenia was, by in large, smeared away.
Today, we're trying to achieve a long-term and stable solution. And within this context, certain public statements are made that we believe will contribute to a long-term settlement.
Reporter: define long-term settlement. Should Karabakh be independent, at least within today's borders, or should it be part of Armenia?
Grigoryan: as it states in the negotiation documents, Karabakh should hold a referendum without limitations on what status it can have.
Reporter: so, no change in plans there? Why is Pashinyan talking about the "2016 catastrophe" then?
Grigoryan: because there was a catastrophe in 2016, so we need to talk about it.
Reporter: will Armenia continue to take steps to help Artsakh people to exercise their right to self-determination?
Grigoryan: obviously yes. Last year Armenia donated 200 billion to resolve social and defense issues. [Reporter notes that the aid will increase this year.]
Reporter: so why is Pashinyan trying to avoid saying publicly that Artsakh should exercise its right to self-determination?
Grigoryan: other urgent issues must be addressed now
... keep reading on reddit β‘Yesterday, google news pushed this Blurb to me:
>The WBC has named former champion Callum Smith (pictured) as the new mandatory contender for WBC/IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev. Smith replaces Marcus Browne atop the WBC rankings after Beterbiev stopped Browne in a bloody war last month. The IBF mandatory contender is undefeated Fanlong Meng from China, who in theory should get the next mandatory shot at Beterbiev because, in the case of unified champions, the sanctioning bodies usually rotate mandatories. Smith is 28-1, having lost his WBA and WBC titles to Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in 2020.
Curtesy of Boxing Talk.
I thought to myself, no way is Callum Smith #1 contender at Light Heavyweight, he's a career super middle weight and has fought in exactly 1 Light Heavyweight bout. But it is true, here's the latest updated WBC rankings: WBC_RATINGS_JANUARY_2022.pdf (wbcboxing.com)
How could this possibly be true? The only guy Callum Smith has ever beaten at Light Heavyweight is Lenin Castillo, according to the WBC, he isn't even in the top 40. Boxrec lists him at 73.
Now for what its worth, Ring magazine ranks Smith 6th overall, if you take out the champs like the WBC would, he would be ranked 3rd. ESPN has him 5th, aka, 2nd if you take out the champs. Boxrec hilariously ranks him 1st, above all the champs in the division.
I truly do not understand how Callum Smith can be ranked so high at light heavyweight. Are you genuinely telling me that by beating the 73rd best guy in the division, Callum Smith is now either the best non champion (WBC), second best non champion (ESPN), third best non-champion (Ring) or straight up the single best boxer in the division (boxrec)?
Regardless, if Smith beats Beterbiev, does that mean we'll see Canelo - Smith 2?
Mauricio Suleiman claims that this makes better fights happen but at what cost? George Kambosos Jr is the asterisk Undisputed Champion and Devin Haney is unfairly labeled βEmail Champβ by haters. I just donβt understand how it benefits anyone
Link: https://youtu.be/excjV5ZnY0o
Mark Magsayo joined the pantheon of Filipino boxing champions after he wrested the WBC featherweight title from Gary Russell Jr. with a majority decision win Sunday at Borgata Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The 26-year-old became the fifth active Filipino champion joining Rene Cuarto, Jerwin Ancajas, John Riel Casimero, and Nonito Donaire.
Magsayo, who was the aggressor for much of the fight, utilized his jab and counterpunching to great effect and had Russell hurt in the third. Russell eventually felt the effects of his bum right shoulder as he threw just one jab in the fifth and ultimately abandoned his off-hand starting in the sixth. Despite Russell nursing an injured right shoulder, a torn tendon which the American said he sustained two weeks before the fight, it took Magsayo until the 10th to get back to his jab and take advantage of the situation.
Magsayo landed a crisp left hook near the end of the 10th and connected with another early in the 11th as Russell displayed his heart fighting with just one hand. The Filipinoβs victory ended Russellβs reign of six years and 10 months, which was the longest active championship rule prior to the match.
My follow up with my GP isn't until Tuesday, but I accessed my lab results online and saw they were flagged for the following:
- WBC- LO - 3.8x E9/L (Norm is 4-11)
- Neutrophils - LO - 0.7x E9/L (Norm is 2.0 - 7.5)
- 25-Hydroxyvitamin D - LO - 54 nmol/L (Norm is 75 - 250)
I also saw "WBC Morphology: Neutropenia" and "Platelet Morphology normal Film held for Pathologist's report"
I'm panicking a bit, I just want to prepare myself for what might be to come. Any ideas on what this may be?
I'm a 25F and I've been chronically ill for a few years with a myriad of symptoms, including migraines and IBS/Crohn's (doctors can't seem to decide which). I've lost alot of weight recently, from 220lbs last Christmas to 147 today, I'm about 5'5 and haven't been this small since early highschool. I have 0 appetite and I am tired and cold all the time. I'm probably missing some info so ask away, I'll be waiting anxiously trying not to google anything because I keep getting the cancer society π
My 68 y/o mother is a long time smoker who came down with Covid 1.5 weeks ago. She seemed to be getting better but last night her situation deteriorated, after sleeping for several hours her O2 sats fell to 88/91 and presented with some confusion, she was taken to the ER.
Spoke with Dr. this afternoon and he indicated that she is being treated with 6L O2 (O2 sats at 96% with that level of O2 but unable to reduce yet), Dexamethasone and blood thinner, but her WBC is 110,000 (110K). He said WBC could be indicative of CLL (not a diagnosis) and not treating it as an acute event, he would recommend follow up care with hematology / oncology after sheβs out of hospital... How would they know if itβs an acute event or leukostasis as opposed to βchronicβ not requiring immediate treatment? I just want to understand if there is additional care she should be getting or if they are correct to just treat the covid symptoms right now?
I'm asking here as I can't get a call back from Dr since convo this this afternoon, nurse doesn't know said to try him again tomorrow they are understandably very busy. No visitors allowed, so information has been hard to come by.
