#because of their many contacts in-country and abroad they often help people emigrate

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concept: a very unorthodox private investigator character à la Sherlock Holmes but it's set during normalization-era Czechoslovakia

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In July, the Russian government passed legislation banning gender transition (or “sex changes,“ as it appears in the law). Now, it’s illegal for transgender people in Russia to change the gender marker on their official documents, legally purchase necessary (and, during certain stages of transition, lifesaving) medications, or adopt children and be their legal guardians. Furthermore, the government can now annul the marriages of people who have changed their gender marker — even if they changed it before the law passed. With all of these new restrictions in place, it’s no surprise that many trans Russians are trying to get out of the country. To learn how this new reality has affected them, Meduza spoke with two trans people who left Russia and one who’s currently planning his escape.

Jay Alberg

27-year-old transgender man. Moved to Germany from Petrozavodsk.

I moved to Hamburg in late 2021 as a European Solidarity Corps (ESC) volunteer. I had originally planned to return to Russia, but after the start of the full-scale invasion, I decided to stay in Germany. At migration services, they invited me to apply for asylum as a transgender person from Russia, but instead I obtained the status of freelancer and planned to stay in Germany even longer to work as a project manager.

I started hormone therapy and surgical transition in 2020 [while still in Russia] and changed my documents in the summer during the pandemic. At that point, it was easier [than in other countries], because abroad, transitioning can take more than a year. In Germany, for example, it takes around two years for a psychiatrist to give you a referral for hormone therapy and changing your gender marker. 

In Russia, however, my transition went really quickly because I hadn’t been seeing a psychiatrist. The commission [in Moscow] issued me a certificate and I could proceed with my medical transition. It ended up taking me a year because of some financial difficulties.

In Russia, buying testosterone is a complicated process. Since it’s classified as a potent substance, the only way to purchase it legally is with a prescription from a pharmacy. Because of these requirements, you often see it on the black market, especially for bodybuilders. Not everyone knows how to prescribe it correctly, so I had to keep going back and forth between [the pharmacy] and the doctor to make sure they wrote my prescription properly.

When I moved, one of the most pressing questions was how to transport my medication; I wasn’t sure how quickly I could find a doctor who would write me a prescription for testosterone. I translated all my documents and prescriptions so that, once I was abroad, there would be no questions. In the end, no one asked about medication. 

Although doctors are not supposed to prescribe drugs long-term (prescriptions are for a maximum of 10-12 weeks), they gave me two prescriptions for six months. The doctor did it out of sympathy. However, [this amount of these drugs abroad] is still formally considered contraband and you can run into trouble for transporting illicit drugs.

People who decide to transition in Germany first need to acquire [legal] status. Only then can they start making document changes [relating to their gender]. Right now, there is a new proposed law that would make this process easier. Earlier, the process [of gender transition in Germany] went through the court system, which would then appoint a psychiatric expert. If the proposed self-ID law passes, a person won’t need to present an expert reference to the court, they’ll just have to go to there local registry office.

I am in contact with some of my [trans] friends [in Russia] who are planning to leave now, and I’m helping them find information about relocating. They either think, “what do I do, where do I run?” or start to worry that there is nothing and no one waiting for them abroad. You hear this a lot from young people who say they aren’t confident about their abilities, don’t speak another language, and don’t have any savings. It doesn’t help that the transgender community is an economically disadvantaged one; trans people often run into problems with employment and gender dysphoria can interfere with the ability to build connections with others, ruin self-esteem, and cause other social problems.

Theona

32-year-old transgender woman. Moved to Kyrgyzstan from Moscow.

My queer identity was just one of the reasons I decided to leave, but it was by far the most significant. The others were related to my political actions and protest, which I, [as an artist], have been involved with since 2011.

In a sense, I’m one of the lucky ones. I was never arrested [at protests] and never faced major repercussions. But not long before the war started, when there was “Bloody January” in Almaty, Kazakhstan, I got the sense that I had to go out and do another single-person picket protest against the deployment of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) forces in Kazakhstan. I understood that it was dangerous, but I went anyway.

I parked myself in front of the Kazakh embassy [in Moscow] for just 30 seconds and someone grabbed me, searched me, and immediately made up some story that I “participated in a large-scale protest.” They made up a case that included my incident and those of other people who were also protesting [that day] at different times and places.

In the end, I was charged with a misdemeanor and fined. Then the cops started coming by my parents’ house. They tried to figure out where I was and what I was doing, and to carry out some kind of instructional conversation with my family. Since they came with incorrect documentation (it had my name listed as “Oleg Fyodorovich” instead of “Fyodor Olegovich”), my parents said, “Nobody by that name lives here.”

While all of this was going down, the war started. Some artists I know started a petition vowing to not work with institutions that didn’t condemn the invasion of Ukraine, and I signed on. This made some of the signatories “prey” for FSB officers. They came for my friend and her parents, asking questions like whether they knew these people, what type of work their daughter does, where is she, etc. I don’t know exactly what kind of pressure the FSB put on the petition’s authors — they didn’t discuss it for their own safety — but some left immediately while others hid in other people’s apartments.

On 24 February [2022], my friend and I painted [antiwar] slogans on our clothes — if you don’t have the strength to speak, at least you can show how you feel about what’s going on. We went out into public wearing these clothes and people started asking us, “How are you not afraid?” And the worst part is, [after that], I became seriously afraid.

Then came the problems with work. Out of all the institutions I worked with, the only ones that came out against the war were Moscow’s Meyerhold Center and [the independent theater] Teatr.doc. But while the authorities found it too difficult to do anything to Teatr.doc — they already forced it to move multiple times, froze its accounts, and broke in to one of its plays, but it’s nevertheless still around — the Meyerhold Center was shut down.

In addition to that, there was another issue: I am a reserve lieutenant and I was worried I would get called up for service. Not long before the war [started], my foreign passport expired and I didn’t want to renew it because of bureaucratic difficulties. [In March 2022], I moved to Kyrgyzstan. It was important for me to be with close friends, and in Kyrgyzstan, mainly thanks to the efforts of [artist] Chingiz Aidarov and my friends from [the Bishkek-based experimental art collective] Theater 705, I quickly found “my” people.

The irony is that I lived for many years in a country that had a relatively liberal legal framework regarding gender transition, but I didn’t start undergoing transition until I was in [Kyrgyzstan], where changing one’s gender marker became illegal in 2020. Transition procedures themselves, though, are allowed here.

It took about six months to resolve the issues related to my medical transition. I had to find a specialist and undergo screenings. I’m only in my third month of hormone therapy right now. In Kyrgyzstan, there are no good hormone treatments with “pure” dosages, so transfeminine people here mainly transition with the help of contraceptives. You can mitigate the process with the help of an endocrinologist, but at the end of the day, it’s all makeshift. 

The more successful your transition and the less you look like the person in your documents, the more questions the authorities have for you. Changes in my appearance started occurring after two and a half years, and that’s when the problems started [with the mismatch between my appearance and my personal information]. There’s not much to do about it.

I knew I was transgender from the time I was a child, but as a teenager, I wanted to look like the most “normal” and “masculine” guy possible. Over the past 10 years, I started considering transitioning, but I didn’t do anything. I had this absurd idea that if I started to transition, I’d become a happier person, but at the cost of my social and professional life. For a long time, it seemed to me that I could never be a trans translator, journalist, news anchor, actor, or artist. The truth is that transition has its complications, of course. But I think I just needed time to accept [how significant transition is] for me.

I finally accepted my decision with the help of long-term therapy, already after moving [to Kyrgyzstan]. After the [Russian] government passed these homophobic and transphobic laws, I started to talk [on social media] about nontraditional gender identities. It seemed to me that if you stay silent, then you may as well not exist and you are playing into the hand of those who hate you. I think that, right now, it is crucially important to openly assert my identity, especially in the context of the growing right-wing sentiment in the world and Russia. But I cannot demand that of others.

Once they heard about the proposed laws, my [trans] friends in Russia decided that they needed to speed up their transitions. I have a friend, a trans man, who has gone through every necessary procedure in order to successfully change his documents. It’s possible that under different circumstances, a person might draw things out, but right now you have to do everything right away.

In a lot of ways, I’m in a unique position: my family and social circle are incredibly supportive. Unfortunately, that’s an exception. I’m also privileged to work as a producer and translator in European productions. Here, no one cares how I identify. Usually the job search for transgender people is full of uncertainty, so I hold on tightly to my work now.

Renat

21-year-old transgender man. Living in Russia, but planning to leave. Name changed at his request.

I was in no rush [to transition]. In the beginning, I thought of meeting with a psychotherapist in order to work through my emotions and save up for my medical fees and then hormone replacement therapy (HRT). I had been hoping to stay in the country until the very end, but since it started (Editor’s note: the law banning gender transition going into effect), now I'm in a rush to change my documents. I’ve already gone through the commission, and in a few days I’ll go for the certificate.

I hoped that first I’d undergo HRT and then change the gender marker on my documents. But then it turned out that I, [with a female appearance], didn’t match up with my passport [which has a male gender marker]. I am already preparing to deal with doctors [because of my new gender marker] and the “fun” that will start at the enlistment office.

You have to understand that it’s not clear how to live [in Russia] anymore. I’ve already managed to get together 9,000 rubles (about $95). It’s not enough for relocation, but my fiancé and I are going to get foreign passports [anyways]. I never thought that I would have to start crowdfunding, but here I am.

I haven’t turned to my relatives [as I have not talked to them about my identity]. The only ones who know are my future wife and my psychotherapist. I haven’t told them about the move either. I did tell some of my most trusted coworkers. My boss explained that I will either have to quit or start working remotely [she approved the second option]. Fortunately, I’m an artist, so it’s not a big deal to work remotely.

I understand that it’s going to be a while until we can actually move – a year for sure. At the present moment, we’ve settled down in a remote village with my parents so we can save more money. And we’ll need a lot of it because my [future] spouse has a disability and we need to have medication for the future. Aside from that, we have a bunch of pets that we need to chip, neuter, and vaccinate. All of that is already in the works. I made a list of things we need to do: get the transnational passports, close out our loans. I’m also trying to put together a decent portfolio — ideally I would find work as a specialist abroad.

We hope to apply [for asylum] when we are abroad. We are thinking about Spain — as far as we know, it is the easiest there. We’ll reach out to some organizations that help LGBTQ+ refugees, but that’s getting into the minutiae.

I can only imagine how much work volunteers have right now with how many people are suffering. There’s a feeling of flames all around me. You have no time to decide: change or move away. I barely sleep. It’s awful, what my life has become. I already had suicidal thoughts — but I have my family, so I will try to do whatever I can.

[qqueenofhades]

Fedyor is just as afraid of somehow losing Ivan as Ivan is of losing him, but he's just better at hiding it. He's usually the optimistic one and he's known as the sunshine half of the Kaminskys, but he can also have depressive episodes and fearing that he's not going to fix anything and just going to endanger the life that they've managed to make.

This is such an interesting and great take on Fedyor and i have many feelings about 🥺🥺🥺 Reading this though made me realize that generally we see Fedyor in a good place throughout PEL and the fivan backstory fic — the one glaring exception being the proposal chapter ofc. I mean Fedyor gets kidnapped by Nazis and is still kicking without a missed beat. Which does make me wonder exactly the kind of dark episodes Ivan has had to pull Fedyor out of privately and I’d love to know more about Ivan being that rock and source of comfort for Fedyor the way we see Fedyor be there for Ivan (especially in the Drag Queen backstory!).

also i have many many feelings about the fact that one of Fedyor’s biggest fears is making things worse and ruining the life he has with Ivan and then…it kind of, sort of happens in PEL. Nobody obviously blames Fedyor, least of all Ivan, but I think Fedyor would feel a bit of guilt. I mean he tried to help Nina, instead got kidnapped by Nazis and then his husband almost got shot trying to find him (and Matthias was in a really bad place because he thankfully saved Ivan’s ass). And all of this shooting and almost dying is a very very scary thing for Fedyor to try to wrap his head around after the fact. And I don’t think by any means that Fedyor regrets helping Nina but there is this scary part of his brain that’s won’t shut up sometimes and is like “Did I just make everything worse???”

Welp. I do think that post-PEL, once Fedyor and Ivan get home to Brighton Beach and everything really hits, there will definitely be some trauma to work through on both their parts. Ivan will have to deal with his fear of almost losing Fedyor, Fedyor will have to deal with his guilt over supposedly causing that situation/almost getting so many people hurt as a result of rescuing him, and they'll definitely need some therapy, as another anon suggested. Because yeah, they both dealt with it like badasses the whole time, but that doesn't mean that they weren't both fucking terrified, and that will have to be reckoned with.

Ivan, of course, isn't all that good at talking about emotions, whether his or anyone's, but he shows his love through his actions. Whether it's turning up at protests that he personally thinks are stupid in order to physically protect Fedyor, or putting together that whole military-grade rescue plot to save him from goddamn Nazis, or doing anything that Fedyor wants even if he has to grumble first, Ivan has already demonstrated his devotion in countless different ways. Fedyor likes to talk about things and provide the verbal reassurances that Ivan needs, such as in the drag queen backstory, but there's no doubt that Ivan has done just as much for him. I mean, the man left Russia and agreed to head into exile in order to marry Fedyor and be with him, gave up his entire life and everything he had ever known, to go to a foreign country where he had never been before, didn't necessarily trust, and didn't particularly speak or read the language. Even though they're living in a very Russian neighborhood, there's still a serious culture shock to get over, the knowledge that he can't go home again soon or probably for years, and... yeah.

(This isn't to suggest that you were implying that Ivan hadn't supported Fedyor the same way Fedyor has supported him, lmao. I just have Many Feelings about Phantomverse Ivan and how VERY far he has come and everything he has done over the years.)

As for Fedyor's dark episodes, he certainly can give into the "our country is doomed why am I even wasting my time" activist ennui that he and all his friends feel, even though they keep working through it, and Ivan has to be there for him in his gruff Ivan way. Fedyor's organization is also occasionally contacted by desperate Russian parents who are trying to get treatment for their sick kids abroad. The way the medical system works in Russia is that if a drug isn't approved in the country, a patient can't be treated with it, and the approval process is complicated, lengthy, and subject to bureaucratic delays and runarounds. This is bad news for kids with very rare disorders for which the only effective (and expensive) medicine exists in the West. The parents have to apply to the regional medical authority for them to buy it/administer it at a federal hospital, which are almost all in Moscow. And if that doesn't work, they pretty much have no choice but to go abroad, and for working-class Russian people who have no way of getting that kind of money, they don't know what else to do aside from internet appeals and emailing everyone they can think of.

Anyway, Fedyor's organization takes these kinds of requests from time to time, from people who are not necessarily opponents of the Putin regime but are willing to ask Russian activists abroad for help getting treatment for their kids, even knowing that this will probably cause trouble for them when they return home. Fedyor and his colleagues can sometimes help, but sometimes they can't, and he feels intensely guilty about having to turn them down and know that he's basically sentencing that kid to a lifetime of not having the right treatment/dying young, because they can't get it in Russia. That fucks with his head almost more than anything else he does, and Ivan has to take special care of him when that happens.

Likewise, LGBTQ Russians are often in contact with Fedyor and company, and he has to help them emigrate or whatever other arrangements they need. Gender confirmation surgery/hormone replacement therapy for trans Russians is (for the moment) still available, but it's insanely hard to get approval from the government commission who has to okay it, and transgender people can't hold driver's licenses or other essential IDs. So Fedyor often has to help trans Russians find some way to get their treatment somewhere outside the country and then decide if it's safe for them to go back, and if he can't do that, he likewise takes it very hard.

In short, Ivan knows that Fedyor really wants to help everyone, regardless of the possibility or feasibility of doing so, and when there's a particular person that he just can't do anything for, it really eats at him. Fedyor is pretty good at getting over it after a few days and bulling onward, because he really is fearless and used to doing the things that he has to do, but sometimes he needs more help, and that's when Ivan is, as ever, 100% there for him.

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3rd June >> (@ZenitEnglish) #Pope Francis #PopeFrancis Full Text of Holy Father’s Press Conference Returning from Romania to Rome.

Congratulations Reporters on World Communications Day

Pope Francis on June 2, 2019, talked with reporters on the return flight to Rome after his May 31 – June 2 apostolic journey to Romania. The discussion was moderated by the Director “ad interim” of the Holy See Press Office, Alessandro Gisotti.

Following is the ZENIT translation of the press conference provided by the Vatican:

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Alessandro Gisotti:

Good evening! Welcome, Holy Father, welcome. The return flight . . . Holy Father, the motto of this trip was “Let Us Walk Together,” but also “we fly together,” because I think we truly flew so much and also the commitment, the exhaustion . . . In the address to the foreign press a few days ago, you concluded saying: I see in Apostolic Journeys, in particular, your effort.” Here is the effort, the passion, the commitment of colleagues that have recounted this trip . . . Today is the Day of Social Communications, dedicated, as you know, to us as journalists, operators of communication, on the theme “We are members of one another.” Here, Holy Father, I know that before the questions you want to give us a brief reflection on this Day dedicated to us.

Pope Francis:

Good evening. Thank you so much for your company! As Gisotti said, today, this Day, calls you, recalls our thought to you. You work in communications, you are operators — as Alessandro said –, but first of all you are, you must be, witnesses of communication. Today, in general, communication goes backward; contact goes forward: to have contacts and not achieve communication. And you, by vocation, are witnesses of communicating. It’s true; you must make contacts, but not stop there, but go forward. I hope you will go forward in this vocation, in this witness of communicating, because this time is in such need of fewer contacts and more communication. Thank you. Congratulations on your Day. And now, go ahead with the questions.

Gisotti:

So, Holy Father, as is the tradition, the first two questions are addressed by the media of the country that we went to. Diana Dumitrascu of Romanian television TVR begins. Please:

Diana Dumitrascu:

Holy Father, I thank you for your visit to Romania. Holiness, you know that millions of our fellow countrymen have emigrated in the last years. What is your message for a family that leaves its children to go abroad to work, for the purpose of ensuring a better life for them? Thank you.

Pope Francis:

First of all, this makes me think of the family’s love because to detach themselves in twos and threes isn’t a good thing. There is always the nostalgia of meeting again. However, to detach oneself so that the family isn’t lacking anything is an act of love. In yesterday’s Mass, we heard the last petition of a lady who worked abroad to help the family. Such a detachment is always painful. But, why do they go? Not to engage in tourism, but out of necessity — necessity. And often, it’s not because they don’t find work in the country . . . Often it’s the result of a global policy that affects this. I know that it’s the story of your country, after the fall of Communism . . . then so many foreign businesses closed to open abroad to earn more. To close a business today is to leave people on the street. And this is also a general, global injustice, a lack of solidarity. It’s a suffering. How to fight it? By trying to open sources of work. It’s not easy; it’s not easy in the present global situation of finances, of the economy. However, think that you have an impressive level of birth: one doesn’t see here the demographic winter that we see in Europe. It’s an injustice not to be able to have sources of work for so many young people. And I hope that this situation will be resolved, which doesn’t depend only on Romania, but on the global financial order, on this consumerist society, of wanting to have more, of wanting to earn more . . . And so many people remain there, alone. I don’t know; this is my answer: an appeal to global solidarity in this moment in which Romania has the presidency of the European Union, to look at this a bit . . . Thank you.

Gisotti:

Now Cristian Micaci of Radio Maria-Romania will ask you a question.

Cristian Micaci:

Holy Father, as the Director also said before, there was so much talk in these days of “walking together.” Now, at your departure, I would like to ask you: what do you advise those of us of Romania? What should be the relations between the Confessions, particularly between the Catholic and the Orthodox Church — the Catholic minority and the Orthodox majority — the relationship between the various ethnic groups and the relationship between the political world and the civil society?

Pope Francis:

In general, I would say the relationship of the extended hand when there are conflicts. Today a developing country with a high level of births, such as you have, with this future, can’t permit itself to have enemies within. A process of drawing ever closer should be undertaken: between the different ethnic groups, the different religious Confessions, especially the two Christian ones . . . This is the first thing: always the extended hand, listening to the other. With Orthodoxy: you have a great Patriarch, a man of great heart and a great scholar. He knows the mysticism of the Desert Fathers, spiritual mysticism, he studied in Germany . . . He is also a man of prayer. It’s easy to approach Daniel, it’s easy because I feel he is a brother and we spoke as brothers. I won’t say: “But, because you . . . ,” and he won’t say: “but because you . . . “ We go together! — always having this idea: ecumenism isn’t coming to the end of the game, of the discussions; ecumenism is done walking together, walking together, praying together — the ecumenism of prayer. In history we have the ecumenism of blood: when they were killing Christians they didn’t ask: “Are you Orthodox? Are you Catholic? Are you Lutheran? Are you Anglican?” No. ”You are Christian, and the blood was mixed — an ecumenism of witness, it’s another ecumenism — of prayer, of blood, of witness. Then, the ecumenism of the poor, as I call it, which is to work together, in what we can; to work to help the sick, the infirm, the people that are on the margin of minimum wellbeing: to help. Matthew 25: this is an ecumenical program, no? To walk together, and this is already Christian unity. However, we must not wait for theologians to agree to come to the Eucharist. The Eucharist is done every day with prayer, with the memory of the blood of our martyrs, with the works of charity and also loving one another. There was — there is — a good relationship in a city of Europe between the Catholic Archbishop and the Lutheran Archbishop. The Catholic Archbishop was supposed to come to the Vatican on Sunday evening and he called to say he’d arrive on Monday morning. When he arrived, he said to me: ‘I’m sorry, but yesterday the Lutheran Archbishop had to go to a meeting and he asked me: will you ‘come to my Cathedral and carry out the worship.’” There is fraternity! It’s so great to come to this! And the Catholic did the homily. He didn’t do the Eucharist, but yes the homily. This is fraternity. When I was in Buenos Aires, I was invited by the Scottish Church to give several homilies and I went there, and did the homilies . . . It can be done! We can walk together. Unity, brotherhood, extended hand, looking at one another with kindness, not speaking badly of others . . . We all have defects, all of us. However, if we walk together, we leave the defects aside: those who criticize them are as “old bachelors” . . . Thank you.

Gisotti:

Xavier Lenormand of French Media.

Xavier Lenormand:

Holiness, my question refers somewhat to the earlier one. On the first day of this trip, you went to the Orthodox Cathedral for a beautiful but also a somewhat hard prayer of the Our Father. <It was> somewhat hard because although Catholics and Orthodox were together, they didn’t pray together. You just spoke of the ecumenism of prayer. So my question is: Holiness, what did you think about when you remained in silence during the Our Father in Romanian? And what are the next concrete steps to be taken in this walking together? Thank you, Holiness.

Pope Francis:

I will share a confidence with you. : I did not remain in silence, I prayed the Our Father in Italian. And you <did> also? OK. And, during the prayer of the Our Father, I saw that the majority of people, whether in Romanian or Latin, were praying. The people go beyond us, the heads: we must engage in diplomatic balances to ensure that we go together. There are customs, diplomatic rules, which it’s good to keep so that things aren’t ruined; however, the people pray together. We too, when we are alone, pray together. This is a witness. I have the experience of prayer with so many, so many Lutheran, Evangelical and also Orthodox Pastors. The Patriarchs are open. Yes, we Catholics also have closed people, who don’t want to, and say: “No, the Orthodox are schismatics.” These are old things. The Orthodox are Christians. However, there are Catholic groups that are somewhat fundamentalist: we must tolerate them, pray for them so that the Lord and the Holy Spirit soften their heart somewhat. But I prayed. The two of us prayed. I didn’t look at Daniel, but I believe he did the same.

Gisotti:

Thank you, Holy Father. Manuela Tulli of ANSA will now ask you a question.

Manuela Tulli:

Good evening, Holy Father. We were in Romania, a country that showed itself European. In these recent elections, some political leaders, such as our Vice-Premier Matteo Salvini, carried out an electoral campaign showing religious symbols: in the rallies, we saw Rosaries, crosses, consecrations to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I want to know what impression this made on you and if it’s true, as some indiscretions state, that you don’t want to meet our Vice-Premier.

Pope Francis:

First — I’ll begin with the second question — I haven’t heard that any one of the [Italian] government, except the Premier, asked for an audience. No one. To ask for an audience, one must speak with the State Secretariat if one wants an audience. Premier Conte requested it and it was given, as the protocol indicates. It was a good audience with the Premier, of an hour or more, perhaps. He is an intelligent man, a professor who knows what to talk about. In regard to the Vice-Premier, I haven’t received a request, and from other Ministers either. Yes, I have received the President of the Republic.

Second, in regard to these images, I have said so many times that I read two newspapers: the “newspaper of the party” namely, “L’Osservatore Romano,” I read this one and it would be good if you read it, because there are keys of interpretation that are very interesting. And also things that I say are there. And then, “Il Messaggero,” which I like, “Il Messaggero” because it has big headlines: I leaf through it and sometimes I pause . . . and I don’t delve into propaganda news, as one party or another has engaged in electoral propaganda . . . truly.

There is a third element, in this I admit I’m ignorant: I don’t understand Italian politics. It’s true; I must study it, I don’t understand it. I will give my opinion on attitudes of an electoral campaign, of one of the parties, without information, so it would be very imprudent on my part. I pray for all so that Italy will go forward so that Italians are united and loyal in their commitment. I’m also Italian because I’m the son of Italian emigrants: I’m Italian by blood, and my brothers all have Italian citizenship. I didn’t want to have it because, at the time they acquired it, I was a Bishop, and I said: “No, the Bishop must be of the homeland,” and I didn’t want to get it. And that’s why I don’t have it. In the politics of many countries, there is corruption everywhere. Tomorrow don’t say: “the Pope said that Italian politics is corrupt,” no. I have said that one of the sicknesses of politics everywhere is to slide into corruption. It’s a universal fact. Please, don’t have me say what I didn’t say. And I once explained how political pacts are made: let us imagine a meeting of nine businessmen at the table… They discuss so as to come to an agreement on the development of their businesses and in the end, after hours and hours and hours, and coffee, coffee, and coffee, they come to an agreement. They take the verbal, do the resume, read it . . . Agreed? Agreed. While they have it printed, they have a whiskey to celebrate it and then they begin to shift the papers to sign the agreement. At the moment they shift the papers, under the table, he and I . . . I do another under the table. This is political corruption, which is done somewhat everywhere. We must help politicians to be honest, not to carry out campaigns with dishonest banners — calumny, defamation, scandals . . . And, so often, sowing hatred and fear: this is terrible. Politics, a politician must never, never sow hatred and fear – only hope – just, exacting, but sowing hope, because he must lead the country there, and not make it afraid. I don’t know if I’ve answered. However, on the particulars of the politicians’ conduct, I don’t know.

Gisotti:

Holy Father, Eva Fernandez, journalist of Cope will now ask you a question.

Eva Fernandez:

Holy Father, yesterday, during the meeting with young people and families, you stressed again the importance of the relationship between grandparents and young people, so that young people have roots to go forward and grandparents can dream. You don’t have a close family but you have said that Benedict XVI is like a grandfather; he is like having a grandfather at home . . .

Pope Francis:

It’s true!

Eva Fernandez:

Do you continue to see him as a grandfather?

Pope Francis

More so! Every time I go to visit him I feel him so. And I take his hand and make him speak. He speaks little, slowly, but with the same profundity as ever. Because Benedict’s problem is his knees, not his head: he has great lucidity and, hearing him speak, I become strong, I feel the “juice” of the roots that comes to me and helps me go on. I feel this Tradition of the Church, which isn’t a museum piece, no, the Tradition. The Tradition is like the roots, which give you the juice to grow. And you won’t become like the roots, no. You will flower, the tree will grow, it will bear fruits and the seeds will be roots for others. The Tradition of the Church is always in movement. In an interview that Andrea Monda did a few days ago in “L’Osservatore” — you read “L’Osservatore,” no? — there was a situation that pleased me greatly, of musician Gustav Mahler, and, speaking of traditions, he said: “Tradition is the guarantee of the future and not the custodian of ashes.” It’s not a museum. Tradition doesn’t guard ashes, the nostalgia of fundamentalists, to turn to ashes, no. Tradition is the roots that guarantee that the tree will grow, flower and bear fruit. And I repeat that piece of the Argentine poet, which I so like to quote: “All that the tree has in flowering comes to it from what is underground.” I’m happy because, at last, I made reference to that grandmother [with her new-born grandson in her arms]: it was a gesture of “complicity,” and with those eyes . . . I was so moved at that moment that I didn’t react and then the popemobile went on; in sum, I could have said to this grandmother to come in front, to have this gesture seen . . . And I said to the Lord Jesus: “it’s too bad, but You are able to resolve it.” And our good Francesco [photographer], when he saw the communication I had with the eyes with that grandmother, took the photograph and now it’s public” I saw it this afternoon in “Vatican Insider.” These are the roots, and this will grow. It won’t be like me, but I give of my own. When grandparents feel that they have grandchildren who will carry history forward, they begin to dream — when grandparents don’t dream they get depressed –; Ah! there is a future! And, encouraged by this, young people begin to prophesy and make history. This is important.

Eva Fernandez:

Thank you, Holy Father.

Gisotti:

I think we yet have room for a question: Lucas Wiegelmann of Herder Korrespondenz . . .

Pope Francis:

I read this magazine in Buenos Aires . . .

Lucas Wiegelmann”

Holy Father, during these days you talked so much about fraternity among peoples and walking together, something we’ve already heard. However, we see in Europe that the number is growing of those that don’t want fraternity but egoism and isolation; they prefer to walk alone. In your opinion, why is this so and what must Europe do to change this? Thank you.

Pope Francis:

Excuse me if I quote myself, I do so without vanity, for usefulness. I spoke on this problem in two [three] addresses: that at Strasbourg; that which I gave when I received the Charlemagne Prize; and then in the address to all the Heads of State and Government in the Regia Hall: all were there for the anniversary of the Pacts for the foundation of the European Union. I said all that I think in these addresses. And there is also another address, that I didn’t give but the Mayor did, the Burgermeister of Aachen: this is a jewel, your jewel, German. A jewel. Read it and you will find things. Europe must converse. Europe must not say: “We are united, now we say to Brussels: you arrange yourselves, you go forward.” No. We are all responsible for the European Union, all of us. And this circulation of the presidency isn’t a courteous gesture, such as dancing the minuet: it’s your turn, it’s your turn. No. It’s a symbol of the responsibility that each one of the countries has in regard to Europe. If Europe doesn’t look thoroughly at future challenges, Europe will wither. At Strasbourg, I permitted myself to say that I feel that Europe is ceasing to be “Mother Europe” and is becoming “Grandmother Europe.” It has grown old. It has lost the desire to work together. Perhaps, in a hidden way, some might ask the question: “But will this not be the end of a 70-year-old adventure?” It’s necessary to take up again the spirit of the Founding Fathers: to take it up again. Europe needs itself, to be itself, to have its own identity, its own unity, and overcome with this, with the many things that good politics offers, to surmount divisions and borders. We are seeing borders in Europe. This doesn’t do good; cultural border doesn’t do good either. It’s true that every country has its own culture and must guard it, but with the spirit of the polyhedron: there is globalization where the culture of all is respected, but all united. But, please, Europe must not allow itself be overcome by pessimism or ideologies because Europe is attacked at present not with cannons or bombs, but with ideologies: ideologies that aren’t European, which come from outside or are born in small European groups, but they aren’t big. Think of Europe, divided and belligerent, of 1914 and of 1932-33 until 1939, when war broke out: but let’s not go back to this, please! Let us learn from history. Let’s not fall into the same hole. The other day I told you that it’s said that the only animal that falls twice into the same hole is man: the donkey never does!

I don’t know what else to say to you . . . But read that address of the Mayor, of the Burgermeister of Aachen: it’s a jewel.

Gisotti:

Thank you, Holy Father. Thank you for your availability at the end of three very demanding days, also for these five trips, one after the other, in this first part of the year, so rich in moments, so different from the meetings you had. Thank you.

Pope Francis:

Now, two things: in connection with the climate [of the meteorological conditions]. Yesterday I had to go by car: two hours and 40 minutes. It was a grace of God: I saw a most beautiful landscape, as I’d never seen before. I went across the whole of Transylvania: it’s a beauty! I’ve never seen something like it. And today, to go to Blaj, the same thing: a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful thing is the scenery of this country! I also thank the rain, which made me travel like this and not by helicopter, to have more contact with the reality.

And the second thing: I know that some of you are believes, others not so much, but I say to the believers: pray for Europe, pray for Europe, for unity, that the Lord may give us the grace. To non-believers: wish for goodwill, a wish from the heart, the desire that Europe return to be the dream of the Founding Fathers. Thank you. Thank you so much, and a good end to your “celebration” [the World Day of Social Communications].

Copyright – Libreria Editrice Vaticana

Translation by Virginia M. Forrester

3rd JUNE 2019 18:09POPE & HOLY SEE

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What are the various registrations needed for providing manpower services in India? What are tips to get government tenders?

There is many opportunity in India for recruitment agencies Click Here to know more. There are the various registrations required as below

 Business Registration

 When you start recruitment agency first decide business entity. Business can be started as a Proprietorship, Partnership, Private Limited company or Limited company. Recruitment company can be started as a LLP or Private Limited Company. They provide number of the employees with the labor laws .

 2. Tax Registration

 Recruitment business would have to have a services tax registration with service tax regulations.Service tax registration can be obtained for the recruitment business once the annual sales turnover crosses Rs.9 lakhs. The recruitment business would have to levy service tax at the rate of 14.00% and remit the same with the Government once the annual sales turnover crosses Rs.10 lakhs. VAT or TIN registration is typically not required for a recruitment business, as recruitment agencies are not involved in the selling of goods or products.

 3. ESI /PF Registration

 If the recruitment business provides employment only to 10 or less persons, ESI registration is not required. ESI registration is required when the number of persons employed in a business exceeds 10. PF registration is required when the number of persons employed in a business exceeds 20

 4. Recruiting Agent License

 The Emigration Act, 1983 requires that those who wish to recruit Indian citizens for employment abroad be registered with the Protector General of Emigrants (PGE), The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.

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  19) Associate yourself a good up-line providing internet based marketing things. The days of knocking on doors and calling the white pages are just about over. Today, the internet dominates the minds of the masses, and that is where they pay a visit to search for about at all. So needless to say, you want a team the best help explode your recruiting success with the web, Continue Reading. Good for your health to keep company with a team that can display you how to setup extremely webinars, online training, also better, an up-line likewise let do everything for anybody!

 Finally, if your good that folks do is consistently recognised, then people furthermore more planning to respond positively when feedback needs to be given about improving performance. This is, what Stephen Covey calls, the emotional banking account process. The family deposit heavily into an employee's emotional bank account with positive feedback and affirmation, then, if eventually in upcoming we have to make a withdrawal by giving them a call to take into account their reduce satisfactory performance, we don't bankrupt the relationship. There is plenty of goodwill there still.

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 Communicate in concert with your staff. Obtain their views and suggestions and listen to what they say - the majority of which always be valid and useful towards organisation.

 What are the initial year goals for this situation? Are there strategic duties required, pertaining to instance recruitment strategy development? What planning responsibilities are necessary?

 Make certain you advertise in the right publications. For example, you will not want to enhance the position in a small remodeling magazine or a national magazine since these publications definitely would not be great for recruiting.

 Banks play a very crucial role in our lives, because they manage money and in the current world, funds is the power of life. Money is an essential commodity to grasp out perhaps the necessities of life. Banks provide loans for various requirements and are a blessing to the students who could not afford ed. Banking sector is a difficult field of career. The very best art with this career choices that can not confined to commerce students. Students from arts and science background can also apply in this sector, provided they qualify the requirement.

 2) In video, Cruise states he's doing all he can accomplish to make a difference and he wants in order to do more. Alright, so what does Cruise do that's making such an impact on world? Is he building schools in poverty-stricken countries or physically raising money for the perfect cause? People read headlines on celebrity charity - where is he mentioned amongst names like Sean Penn, Oprah, Danny Glover, and Bono? Perhaps he was speaking of the founding and donation-raising for Downtown Medical to provide 9/11-rescue workers detoxification therapy based upon the works of C. Ron Hubbard. Medical professionals and firefighters were within an uproar. I've to admit - religious-based treatments really touchy subject.

 Applications that like everyone else's application, he says, are simply part in the herd and quite often are partially read, overlooked, or worse, discarded before being read because nobody in order to read all 150 practices. (As an HR specialist with a recruiting background, I can attest to that).

 When choosing your report on prospects, it's imperative the leads have been sold once. Using recycled leads can be described as problem and show a potential negative influence on your venture. If the prospects you're contacting as well receiving messages from other prospectors, your chances of an effective sale are low. No-one wants in order to slammed with multitudes of offers. It might a little more costly initially for incredibly best lead lists, but you can rest assured the investment will be worth things.

 Finding a right job anyone is not really that easy, you have recommendable knowledge, a person are confident enough to deal with any involving interview, but here take my words you should get to be able to deserve and sometime you simple don't realize what information mill now. I am frequently keep our self small in regards to demand. We need to have in mind the market; currently have to get insight information to be aware of regarding the demand patterns. If you are a skilled IT professional and trying to find a change, you could be a real gold for someone, but you have in order to locate who is actually need? Is not it.

 One technique many home-based business owners online forget to take associated with is the signature line in emails and when posting in forums. This is often an useful gizmo to market your business, specials and tournaments. I receive many emails from business owners who don't include a signature line with their business name, and sometimes they for you to even put their name towards the end of the email! This is linkedin profile unprofessional, but makes it much harder to garner more information about their business. Every email sent this technique is a potential sale alone.

 Keeping these minor points in mind would allow you clear your bank tests. Keep yourself updated with any adjustments to the bank exam syllabus and prepare from is not question papers accordingly. Once the goal is placed and you might be thoroughly prepared, you can secure an encouraging future.

 Coaches should ask their team leaders/captains to describe their own philosophy of leadership. For this states history difficult terminology for a child. Coaches can also ask players what it indicates to be an effective leader. "Their experience of leadership may quite different from yours. Talk about the leaders whom they respect their particular lives and why. Also ask them about leaders don't respect exactly why." This in itself can be an interesting conversation because many players today have very different role models than when coaches were growing up.

 Really, might be. All it takes is a piece of the ingenuity once they be reaping the advantages of low cost recruitment within weeks at practically. Expensive recruitment is becoming something of slimming thanks to our own little friend called the internet. The digital world has abolished needing having to cover expensive printed advertisements or advertising with several recruitment enterprises. The internet can be your low cost saviour.

 Types of bodybuilding routines - complete and ripped. Full body means that you work all major muscle groups in one workout session 2 or 3 times a seven days. Split routine means that you work different muscular tissues on different days (i.e. chest, shoulders, triceps day 1; legs abd day 2, back, biceps day 3, etc). How are you aware which one to choose? There is no definitive give an account to this main issue. My recommendation would be to use a full body routine 3 days a week for customers 3 months if you have not lifted weights before, then switch with split basic.

 11.Observe a candidate acts after a job interview. Few candidates email you a best wishes note. If does post disaster with a thank you note, action some indication of organization and caring on negligence the nominee.

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Interview with Agostino Siccardi, Italian entrepreneur, recently returned from Mogadishu. QUI versione italiana

Agostino Siccardi is an “old” Italian Engineer and Entrepreneur who, since 2010, due to the deep crisis that hit Italy, has started working in African countries. He has great experience and knows the places in which he travels to follow his business, which began in Libya, and ended immediately due to the known events that interested and interested the country, then continued in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda and Somalia.

He has learned over the years that to create any contact, he must rely mainly on himself; only recently Italian politics seems to have noticed the existence of the Horn of Africa, even if this region is part of our recent history in various ways. It is necessary to visit Asmara to understand how our presence was in any case important: the Asmara-Massaua railway was built by the Italians and finished in 1905 and still in operation today: a true technological jewel of the past, which allows passing from the sea to 2400 slm of Asmara.

“The role of our Embassies – he says bitterly – should facilitate the business of our companies, creating contacts and conditions so that this can develop. Instead most of the contacts in these years I have always created them myself, knocking on doors: and as an Italian, often with a bottle of good wine, a piece of Parmesan or a bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil, I had unexpected results. Either you put yourself on the line and act with all your strength or you conclude little: certainly it takes your time; we need to understand the mentality of the host countries to achieve good results. Today, if you want to be successful, you have to sit at the table and negotiate on an equal footing with the African customer: the time of colonization is over: let us keep in mind that Africa is not just emigration, as we want to believe.

Africa is rich in entrepreneurs who have studied abroad, who speak perfect English, who know what they want; however, it is also the country where the conception of time is different: in Africa time passes slowly; the human relationship is fundamental, because whoever is in front of you must first trust and then open the doors to you ”.

And this is how Agostino created his last contact that allowed him to arrive in Mogadishu, to assess the local situation and the opportunities for his business. An idea flashed in recent months, perceiving that something was changing in the country.

In Liguria he has been a partner and director for many years of a civil and industrial steel carpentry company, Metal Job Srl, which is working in Ethiopia, where “the market is very active and where the Chinese presence is very strong, even if recently the current Prime Minister, who has a very enlightened vision on the future of the country, is looking in Italy for a partner that allows the country to grow in terms of technology and experience “.

In Somalia the situation is totally different: here fearless entrepreneurs are looking for the business with a good deal of “unconsciousness”. You can undoubtedly make very interesting gains, thanks to what is still a war economy, where anything has a very high value, but – Agostino would like to point out – the gains are commensurate with the risks”.

Infact for the Italian entrepreneur this time he will be only a hit and run. “In Mogadishu: now is the right time, before the rumor spreads. Somalia is not the new El Dorado: there is a huge job to do, but it is still dangerous “.

In the former Italian colonial, as in the whole of the Horn of Africa, he says that “they want a greater Italian presence: and not only because they like our way of living, dressing and eating”, but because they consider us “brothers”; our presence as colonizers did not leave acredini, but good memories: for example, walking through Asmara, it is not unusual for some elderly to stop and speak to you in Italian with a smile.

But Agostino was struck by the current lifestyle he experienced first-hand in Mogadishu: militiamen, checkpoints, armored cars, bunkers and military everywhere; the houses are almost completely destroyed; yet people live as if nothing is around like they are; optimism pervades and infects everyone, even if too many armed people go around the streets to ensure security: Mogadishu – he reiterates – reminds me of those films set in European cities at the end of World War II “.

“It is an unnatural situation; – he comments – I slept in a private house, with armed security inside. The situation is still unstable, even if the Government with the help of the International Community, is doing everything possible to give a future to this tortured country “.

“In Mogadishu – he continues to tell – you do not move freely. A European could be a bargaining chip … I could only move with an armored car and an armed escort. The security between car and contractor costs about $ 800 a day ”.

In Somalia the Turkys people are currently very active: the port and the airport have been rebuilt and are now managed by them; Qatar is also very active in the country, with funding to support rapid reconstruction: in the country, talking to people, one senses a deep desire to return to normality.

The Africa Horn has an enormous potential in terms of business and has a very strategic position, being at the entrance of the Red Sea, where all exports from Far East countries to European countries transit. For too long, for example, Somalian piracy has disturbed these trades. For the business not only money is needed for investments, first there is need for stability so that they can proliferate.

Entrepreneurs are also needed to understand the places, the world, religions and wars. We need men like Agostino Siccardi, looking for job opportunities. But that should not be just those “to show up and sell at international fairs. You have to invest in these countries, where long-term economic returns can be important. Our nation should create the conditions for joint ventures with local entrepreneurs, supporting entrepreneurs and companies that want to invest “.

But first, particularly in Somalia, “security conditions must be guaranteed to the foreigner, because there is already a mistaken perception of Africa and if a Westerner goes away he never returns” and goodbye European investments.

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PHOTO GALLERY MOGADISHU FEBRUARY 2019

Invest in Somalia. Is it possible today? Interview with Agostino Siccardi, Italian entrepreneur, recently returned from Mogadishu. QUI versione italiana Agostino Siccardi is an "old" Italian Engineer and Entrepreneur who, since 2010, due to the deep crisis that hit Italy, has started working in African countries.

[asiandate3]

Asian Date

10 Tips to Make Your Long-distance Asian Dating Online a Success!

It is commonly asserted that long distance Asian Dating Online just could not work. Nevertheless, if you like your companion and have invested a significant initiative and extended periods of time building the relationship, there are methods to assure you as well as your companion remain close at heart, as well as to grow your emotional connection while you are apart.

When foreign individuals start feeling in love with women from Philippines and Asian dating online, challenging situations that divide them often develop. Probably you may have met a person online or while among their country you had a short-lived visa in a specific nation, or your companion remains in the army or military, or maybe one of you needed to emigrate for a job – despite whatever the reason, you are currently left alone and there are hundreds or thousands of miles between you and your beloved. Standard knowledge instructs us that international connections are a catastrophe waiting to take place, yet this does not need to hold true for you. In fact about 40% of new relationships are formed ONLINE today!  That’s right, and 1,000’s of them are international relationships! Asian dating online has become hugely popular with free sites like www.Filipino4u.com dedicated to helping family-oriented singles find love abroad!

Whatever the factor that you are presently in, a foreign love connection can work! But what holds true, nonetheless, is that far away partnerships take creative thinking, consideration, devotion and also initiative if they are going to make it through the times of loneliness. Consider these fifteen pointers, and also attempt to customize them to the demands of your situation as well as your partners.

1) Send your love a hand-written letter in the mail. Although corresponding to your beloved ones was once widespread, many people currently select e-mails rather than writing. It could be really enchanting, nevertheless, to awaken to a letter with an international stamp on the front and also your companion’s return address on the back. Feeling, touching paper with their handwriting on it likewise provides you a feeling of closeness and bonding, try it – it really works! Because it takes a while to handwrite and also effort to send by mail, a letter shares the level of your commitment and love.

2) Have normal and regular phone calls to review your information, issues and to just delight in excellent discussion. Catch up on their day, what’s happening in their life, school, work, family etc – Lots of people discover it mood-boosting to hear their companion’s voice and also (probably particularly) the joy of their companion’s laugh. It could be especially soothing to have a quick discussion late at night prior to you going to sleep.

3) Email each other frequently pictures of you in daily activities, or utilize your phone to send them. SNAPCHAT, whatever – giving the feeling of comfort, closeness, and involvement. Weekly, or perhaps daily, take an image of your clothing or family or activity. You could attempt going to a location that implies something special to both of you as a pair, or showcasing an item of individual relevance in the picture. Sending out as well as receiving photos similar to this could make you really feel much more in contact with each other’s day-to-days lives.

4) Use Skype (or a comparable software program) to have audiovisual discussions with each other.  www.Filipino4u.comdating site offers live chat as well as video options in their dating platform. Although chatting on the phone could absolutely be enjoyable (as well as not having to think about your looks), having the ability to see your companion’s expressions and also quirks could allow you really feel as though there is less distance between you. If you established Skype ‘days’, ensure to organize them each time that fit both your schedules and be able to be free of distractions.

5) Use websites like Amazon, Alibaba and also EBay to buy little inexpensive presents that will certainly amaze your new love, while letting them know you are thinking of them and consider them very special. Some smart ideas consist of a brand-new magazine you assume they would certainly like or small cheap items such as sweets, little products of precious jewellery, a DVDs, flowers, music, international calling card minutes – just simple stuff telling the other person you are true, committed and want to be together for a long time.

6) Make certain you develop clear regulations relating to the level to which you anticipate each other to exercise integrity, monogamy and faithfulness. Some pairs desire outright monogamy from each other whiles other couples prefer a more casual open relationship allowing each other to openly date. Being straightforward as well as exercising reciprocity relative to honesty policies will certainly make certain that both of your demands are being fulfilled, and also will reduce issues concerning lack of communication and understanding.

7) Trust is very essential in Asian Dating Online especially with a foreigner. Preserve a solid feeling of open communication, honesty, sacrifice and longevity will ensure your relationship lasts the distance! Also it is very natural to feel insecurity, lack of trust when your loved ones are thousands of miles away. Bear this in mind, as well as guarantee your companion that you will certainly abide by whatever integrity policies you have actually developed. Ask a lot of questions, test and check in frequently to assure your partner is abiding by their word of honor! It is additionally useful to maintain tiny assurances that you have actually made the commitment– as an example, show up for online sessions as you claim you will, and also do not go ‘dark’ if your companion anticipates to be able to reach you at a certain time. Little points similar to this will certainly assist your companion to see that you could be relied on.

8) Your new foreign Asian dating online love will certainly feel it specifically touching if you directly package some presents and also mail them with a sweet message. You might send out any one of the presents stated in the 5th point, or send out gifts that they miss out on or specifically like that could just only be acquired where you are. If your companion misses out on specific treats that could only be purchased in your country, send out a few of those.

9) If you prefer you can try to play on internet video games with each other, this could be an enjoyable method to hang out with each other when you are not in the state of mind for a much more extreme discussion.  Free websites supply the capability to play word video games like Scrabble. Filipino4u chat also offers games while you are love chatting. If you appreciate songs, share brand-new music with each other. You could utilize a program like Spotify to develop and also share playlists with each various other, or you could select the a lot more classic process  (and also probably a lot more enchanting) selection of making a mix CD to send out in the blog post.

10) Spend a great deal of time planning for the time you will be with each other again. It could be dismaying and also lonesome when your companion is away, yet if there is an end visible after that which will allow you to be together permanently you just have to fight and hold on for that day, concentrating on that end will certainly make the difficult times extra manageable. Speak about the important things you will certainly do, journeys you want to take, travel and places you want to see together and also dining establishments you intend to see. When apart, the majority of pairs miss out on simple points like dining or shopping with each other, sharing a bed, unwinding after job, and also overtaking common obstacles. Discussing all these points will certainly aid make your companion seem like they still recognize just how you invest your time, and also see to it they depend on the daily things that are essential to both of you.

When you remain in a long distance online Asian dating situation, one of the most vital point is to discover methods making each other feel important and special to the other. You must guard your heart, be diligent and be creative to keep the passion, excitement and feelings alive while you await the opportunity to be in each others arms. If you truly like each other as life-long partners and have the same goals, then waiting a little while to be with your soul mate is definitely worth the extra effort, expense and time! In fact, because of the extraordinary sacrifice and burden you both are going through to be together, many relationship experts feel it will solidify and strengthen your relationship and give you marriage a more stable foundation.

[deniscollins]

Migrants Are on the Rise Around the World, and Myths About Them Are Shaping Attitudes

There has been significant increases in migration worldwide due to economic, political, and climate change factors, and research shows that most people perceive that there are more immigrants in their own country than there really are, and an overestimate their dependence on welfare and criminal behaviors. The media is blamed for the negative portrayals of migrants. If you were a media executive, what would you do, if anything, to correct these misperceptions? Why? What are the ethics underlying your decision?

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Immigration is reshaping societies around the globe. Barriers erected by wealthier nations have been unable to keep out those from the global South — typically poor, and often desperate — who come searching for work and a better life. While immigrants have often delivered economic benefits to the countries taking them in, they have also shaken the prevailing order and upended the politics of the industrialized world — where the native-born often exaggerate both their numbers and their needs.

Donald J. Trump’s promise to build a wall to keep Mexicans and Central Americans from crossing the United States’ southern border was central to his successful campaign for the presidency. Antipathy toward immigrants is spreading through Europe, fueling Britons’ desire to leave the European Union, upending Italy’s political establishment and giving the populist Hungarian government of Viktor Orban a fourth term.

Fear of immigrants takes different forms. Immigration from the Middle East and North Africa has led to calls in Europe to prevent its so-called Islamization. In the United States, despite a long history of cultural, religious and ethnic mixing, several studies have concluded that alongside their anger over lost jobs and stagnant wages, many of the non-Hispanic white voters who tipped the presidency to Mr. Trump were motivated by fears that they were losing demographic groundto other groups.

While it is far from a consensus, on both sides of the Atlantic the proposition that immigration amounts to a large-scale threat is gaining ground on the right of the political spectrum.

People perceive there are more immigrants than there really are

A study based on surveys in the United States and a variety of European countries by the economists Alberto Alesina, Armando Miano and Stefanie Stantcheva found that people across the board vastly overstate their immigrant populations.

The overestimates are largest among particular groups: the least educated, workers in low-skill occupations with lots of immigrants, and those on the political right. They overstate the share of immigrants who are Muslim and understate the share of Christians. They underestimate immigrants’ education and overestimate both their poverty rate and their dependence on welfare. Almost a quarter of French respondents, as well as nearly one in five Swedes and about one in seven Americans, think the average immigrant gets twice as much government aid as native residents do. In no country is this true.

“People who are are against immigration generate a sense of crisis,” Professor Alesina said. “They create a sense that ‘This is a huge problem; we need a wall.’”

In any event, the sentiment is eroding support for Europe’s social democratic model as well as for the United States’ more limited social safety net. “Just making people think about immigrants generates a strongly negative reaction in terms of redistribution,” Professors Alesina, Miano and Stantcheva write. This raises a fundamental question. If immigration from the South continues apace, will support for the liberal market democracies with robust social safety nets, which have prevailed in northern countries since the middle of the 20th century, hold in the 21st?

The flow of migration varies around the world

Immigration is unlikely to slow down. All over the world, migration has grown sharply over the last quarter-century. In 1990, fewer than seven million Indians lived abroad, according to calculations from the United Nations. By last year, nearly 17 million lived outside of India. The Mexican diaspora increased to 13 million from 4.4 million over the period. China’s rose to 10 million from 4.2 million.

Most migrants from poor countries never make it to the United States or Western Europe, instead moving to other developing countries nearby. A little over half of emigrants from Africa settle in other African countries, while 60 percent of Asian migrants relocate elsewhere in Asia.

Migration increased the most from Latin America

Immigrant populations have risen sharply in most advanced nations

The economic pressures pushing migrants from their homes is unlikely to abate soon. But the patterns of migration from the poor South of people seeking a better life in the rich North is likely to change.

Economic and other forces are driving immigration

While instability in Central America continues to drive people north, the vast traffic of low-skilled immigrants into the United States across the southern border has slowed. The demographic bulge of Mexican men in their teens and early 20s who flocked illegally to the United States from the 1990s until the Great Recession has petered out, in part a consequence of declining Mexican fertility since the 1970s. Today, Mexicans are older, on average. Fewer are willing to take the risk. And Mexico’s economy is in better shape than in the 1980s and 1990s, when repeated crises drove many Mexicans from their homes.

There were fewer undocumented immigrants living in the United States in 2016 than in 2007. Apprehensions along the border with Mexico plummeted last year to their lowest level since 1971. Things may change if, say, Mr. Trump decides to leave the North American Free Trade Agreement, setting off another economic crisis in Mexico. Still, the United States seems more likely to suffer from a lack of immigrants than from a continued surge.

Although immigration into the United States might have passed its high-water mark, other parts of the rich world — Europe, notably — are likely to experience more immigration than they have before.

Consider Africa. As Gordon Hanson and Craig McIntosh of the University of California, San Diego, have noted, immigration across the Mediterranean may soon come to look like the vast flows of people who in the 1990s streamed across the Rio Grande.

The number of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa jumped 25 percent over the first decade of this century and surged 31 percent from 2010 to 2017, according to the Pew Research Center. Persistently high fertility rates across Africa have produced a demographic bulge of young people eager to make a better life across the Mediterranean.

Demand for immigrant labor will probably rise in Europe as its population ages. The number of working-age people is already shrinking in many countries. What’s more, migration from many poor African countries is likely to keep rising even as their economies develop: They will remain poor enough for many of their people to crave a better life elsewhere but will become rich enough for more of them to afford the journey.

Migration peaks in lower-income countries

Research by Michael Clemens of the Center for Global Development finds that incomes per capita in the countries with the largest diaspora populations range roughly from $7,000 to $20,000. Some big African countries -- like Nigeria -- have entered that range.

Then there is the wild card, which could well intensify patterns of migration everywhere: climate change.

Global warming is driving migration

Rising average temperatures are already pushing people from their homes in many middle-income countries, according to research by Cristina Cattaneo and Giovanni Peri, increasing migration from rural areas to urban centers and across borders to other nations. As warming continues in the coming decades, it will probably push people from agricultural areas to urban areas and from the global South to the richer global North.

How will the North’s political systems respond to the challenge? Alongside studies suggesting that ethnic diversity can reduce trust and support for social insurance, there is a body of scholarship suggesting that direct contact between people of different ethnicities, nationalities and cultures can breed trust: It’s easier to fear an abstract immigrant you have never seen than one who lives down the block, sends children to the same school as yours and shops at the same store.

The research by Professors Stantcheva, Miano and Alesina suggests that Americans who know an immigrant have more positive perceptions about immigrants’ work ethic, education, dependence on welfare and other behavior. Across the countries in their study, people exposed to positive images of immigrants -- say, about their strong commitment to work -- become much less negative in general about immigration.

Natives’ views can also be manipulated in a negative direction, though, something currently reflected in the politics of many countries. Professor Stantcheva argues that negative portrayals of immigrants in the media could help explain the biased and erroneous views about immigrants’ behavior. And as Professor Alesina notes, “Anti-immigration parties foster these misperceptions in a variety of ways strategically to gain support for their anti-immigration stands.”

But there are already plenty of walls, and they have done little to stop immigration. If rich countries want fewer immigrants, their best shot might be to help poor countries become rich, so that fewer people feel the urge to leave. That would include helping them adapt to climate change, and simply opening up their own markets to developing countries’ exports. “If you want to have fewer immigrants, you would want poorer countries to take advantage of trade,” Professor Alesina said. “The idea that because there is too much immigration you should restrict trade makes no sense.”

What’s more, as Mr. Clemens argues, rich countries should probably start writing new rules and creating new institutions to manage the large immigration flows of the future. They could work to promote new destinations and develop mutually beneficial forms of migration (say, varieties of temporary work visas). They could establish mechanisms to assist vulnerable native-born people, whose jobs might be at stake.

If properly handled, Mr. Clemens says, immigration is an opportunity.

[mapleimmigration-blog]

Looking At Immigrating to Canada and Immigration Services

Right now virtually every place in the world right now features its exclusive different laws and regulations or policy with regard to travelling or immigration? Both equally country and also foreign govt guidelines are what affect and shape the immigration laws and regulations that need to be followed for every kingdom.

And also subject to the certain political circumstances or system of each and every nation, all these legal guidelines can alter tremendously for each regardless of whether a region facilitates and rejects immigrants entering the country.

It is the UNIC (United Nations Internation Covenant) which says which countries are possibly authorized or not permitted to enable access into our out of the nation by its inhabitants and people.

Any time anyone will do something similar to sign up for a passport and also journey from a country to another for whether work or education and learning purposes, all these international immigration laws and regulations will have bearing then.

So when thinking about the issues for immigration, there are lots of unique ones which either push or even pull. Those that push are generally those in which an individual desired to emigrate to one other location.

This also is often as a result of the ranging levels people today are able to earn in salary which is certainly the greatest variable of them all. Still others can include wishing to get free from poverty that is a push aspect.

And then various things can create poverty emigration from crime to natural phenomenon or works of God. And also frequently, it is compulsory to emigrate and even immigrate for various work and occupation.

For instance, those which would need to work abroad or labour offshore are faith based missionaries, people who work with multinational organizations or diplomatic, media and journalism officers and the like.

These are typically frequently referred to as Expatriates. And also one other reason individuals would want to migrate is mainly because of wishing to reside in a more suitable environment in which it is hotter or maybe an even more peaceful way of living.

That sort of migration is raising progressively more and a whole new form of foreign migration that many retirees are choosing now as they get through their retirement life.

The fact is, retirement living migration from a country to another, wherein the country provides a much better lifestyle is one among the most favored styles of migration now.

Nevertheless few countries thoroughly control travelling by regulating the right of admission into it which regulate just how long it is possible to stay there as well as the right to appreciate govt civil rights akin to voting.

And that is reasonable enough given that many countries all offer their own personal principles as well as regulations that will state the naturalization of who is able to and cannot be long term individuals of the nation.

You need to sign up for a visa to immigrate to many countries which may mostly rely on the length of time you would like to be there as well as the reason for your visit as well.

There are basically two kinds of visas, you will find the immigrant kinds along with the non immigrant visas. You could only make an application for the immigration visa if you are wanting to reside their for good.

It is mainly usually vacationers or college students which will sign up for a non immigrant visa. Therefore you ought to recognize and then find out about every country's immigration polices before submitting an application.

So to allow you to realize these several visa forms, there are actually immigration providers put up by varying immigration legislation institutions. These are generally generally powered by powerful legal professionals.

These are quite competent in most immigration challenges and operate in close contact with immigration experts from all across the globe to supply help in teaching folks.

An immigration law firm can give assistance to people or visitors on exactly what their most suitable selections are whenever going overseas concerning college student and visitor visas or passports.

They are able to even help with planning both traveller and business enterprise visa applications for many of the most preferred locations on the planet from the United States, Canada, Australia, Nz, the UK mainland along with other EU regions.

And in an endeavour to increase the economies of every nation, they provide an investor package for all those more capable and educated capitalists to invest in and also enable them to be fixed citizens.

And to help clarify the complete details of monetary eligibilities to folk, immigration consultation providers can provide free of charge insight however it mostly is determined by your wants as well as situations.

A very good visa support counsellor as an example would know the wishes and also prerequisites of an individual then have the capacity to have stategies to them to enable them to acquire the correct variety of visa for their demands.

Any of these similar visa services also can offer a fast track program to aid in making which could be a really difficult means of attaining the proper kinds of visa by way of the on line applications.

A visa hub needs to stay kept up to date with the latest regulations around immigration services since these may change from once a month and one year to the next similar to the weather conditions.

And then the cloudy economic collapse, first world countries just like the United Kingdom and the United states are being incredibly stringent with regards to who they allow into their country with rigorous immigration regulations.

And also assuming a visa vendor will be to stick to these kind of laws, they must be sensible as to what info they provide to folks. They ought to observe these when catering for their preferences.

[corvidiss]

[ID: A collection of screenshots of tags and reblogs. Below cut because Long.

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[Tags:] #čumblr    #they're on the watchlist of both VB and StB   #sometimes working with them when it's needed and then screwing them over   #plenty contacts with the underground   #knows every samizdat publisher in the city   #is absolutely not having the Party's bullshit   #their most common clients are people investigated for being "political enemies" or solving murders that are being swept under the rug   #because of their many contacts in-country and abroad they often help people emigrate

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[Quoted tags in reblog:] #there's a StB character named something like Bobeš whose voice is very high and who always gets screwed by the hero #he just can't collect any material on him   #he's trying so hard but it's impossible

[Reblog text:] pls I love (derogatory) Agent Bobeš

[Reblog tags:] #main character's cringe fail nemesis on the degree of old fairy tale movies   #omg that would be pulling a "no u" at all the propaganda movies from the past regime. by making the cringe fail villain a commie   #but also I'd want the state forces and the party to be actually terrifying like they were back then   #oh also Warsaw Pact soldiers

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[autistictortoise reblogged from mist-the-wannabe-linguist]

[Quoted tags:] #main character's cringe fail nemesis on the degree of old fairy tale movies#omg that would be pulling a "no u" at all the propaganda movies from the past regime. by making the cringe fail villain a commie   #but also I'd want the state forces and the party to be actually terrifying like they were back then   #oh also Warsaw Pact soldiers

[Reblog text:] I have nothing against state forces and the party and StB etc. being terrifying like they were. It's just that our hero manages to screw this one particular StB agent every time in a VERY embarassing way, Bobeš is succesful in spying on other people and other characters are scared of him

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[mist-the-wannabe-linguist responding to the previous reblog by autistictortoise]

[Text:] oh no i'm with that 100%

actually originally thought that most of the SNB forces and the party are terrifying and a genuine threat and it's just that agent Bobeš utterly fucking SUCKS, but now thinking, agent Bobeš being otherwise just as much a threat as the rest to everyone else but the hero is probably even better

[Tags:] #agent Bobeš is the fakeout Big Bad and the biggest threat comes from the hero's allies   #that's why the detective wants to only work alone   #can't be sure that your companion isn't an StB snitch too

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[mycactusdied reblogged from mist-the-wannabe-linguist]

What about:

Agent Bobeš fails for the same reasons the regime was failing.

Like the one time his suspect (who the wiever knows to be our hero but Bobeš doesn't) is about to escape and Bobeš pulls out his gun to stop him, but he runs out of amo because (no pětilatka ever worked so somebody lied about having recources to meet the quota and now) there's a shortage of bullets.

Or him thinking local VB in some smaller town will help him, only to arrive there and find out they are all drunk as shit because somebody bribed them with some quality western whiskey.

Or when Bobeš finally gets the evidence against the protagonist but then realizes he can't use it because he'd have to uncover some illegal buisness of a Important Party Member which he can't do if he wants to keep his job.

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[teplavecernice reblogged from mist-the-wannabe-linguist]

[Tags:] #prosim prosim prosim   #a za mě by nejlepší bylo kdyby se to odehrávalo na ostravsku   #tam to má/mělo takovej pořádnej industriální říz   #takže by to krásně odkazovalo na industriální říz měst na konci 19. století kdy tenhle žánr začal být populární   #a mohly bysme mít nějaký spešl epizody někde jinde alá pes baskervillský   #třeba by náš detektiv mohl jet na dovču do rekreačního střediska někde v jižních Čechách   #a zápletka by byla něco s rašeliništěma   #a bobeš by určitě do jednoho spad   #ty jo už to vidim už to vidim   #v mojí hlavě to existuje jako seriál z devadesátek točenej na ne nejlepší kameru a poměr stran obrazu je přizpůsobenej starejm televizím

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[Text:] (please please please. personally it would be best if it took place in Ostrava. there it has/had a proper industrial vibe. so it would beautifully refer to the industrial style of the cities at the end of the 19th century when this genre became popular. and we could have a special episode somewhere else like the Hound of the Baskervilles. maybe our detective could go on a vacation to a recreation center somewhere in southern Bohemia. and the plot would be something with peatlands. and Bobeš would definitely fall into one. oh yes I can already see it I see it. in my head it exists as a series from the nineties shot on a second grade camera and the aspect ratio of the image is adapted to old televisions) special episode involving a retired King of Šumava :0

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[Quoted tag:] #bobeš reads like ondřej sokol ngl

[Images: Alas without cultural context I don’t know where the images are from, please let me know if you are someone who does. The first shows a man and a woman and a child between them standing on a snowy path in a town or city with a sled. The second shows a man in a brown suit carrying a dark brown hat, looking slightly over his shoulder, against a backdrop of a street with images in shop windows surrounded by lightbulbs.]

[Text:] i mean hey why not

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[Text:] one of the episodes starts with the detective witnessing what looks like a crime in the making while stuck in a queue for laundry detergent and now they're left in a dilemma because on one hand - those people looked like someone who would get severely fucked over if caught by the VB, on the other hand - they really need that laundry detergent, they've been washing their laundry with bar soap shavings for three months and if they leave the queue it might all be sold out and the store won't restock for who knows how long

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[Quoted tags:] #ok but does the detective get a name or do they stay nameless

[Text:] Quick, what's an epic, unusual, but also hilarious Czech/Slovak name? I'd say that Vendelín has a ring to it, but that's probably just me.

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[nixie-dantes-belvedere reblogged from mist-the-wannabe-linguist]

[Quoted tags:] #another question i feel we need to ask is did his parents name him or did he name himself   #anyway i vibe with Vendelin

[Text:] I think it'd be cool if his first name was his, from the parents, but his last name would be made up for obvious regime-related reasons and so we never know which of the characters that he interacts with are his relatives and which are just acquaintances or suspects unless it's stated (done on purpose, so we get the feeling that Vendelin is suspicious even of us, the audience, as well as his family that he constantly "interrogates" - another reason why it's hard to tell if people that he meets regularly are family or just acquaintances - because someone really close to him already got into huge problems because of the agents finding out some dirt about them and that can cause quite some trust issues)

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[Reblog from the-aesthetic-weasel]

Idk but he should have a Columbo/Tom and Jerry style wife/husband /partner which you can only ever hear and see their clunky flip flops with woolen tights. They should have a real thick regional accent of your choice and they should be the voice of reason

[Reblog from mist-the-wannabe-linguist]

idea: either the detective or both are aroace and got married only to get the newlyweds' loan to afford the apartment they live in

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[Reblog from mist-the-wannabe-linguist]

[Text:] the detective always has a hard time resisting letting his clients go without paying because "it's just the right thing to do" and his wife/roommate always scolds him because they still need to pay off the loan

[Quoted tags:] #i am for Czech detective and Slovak husband

[Text:] what if trans slovak husband

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[Tags:] #since the detective has been already established as a man #and @nixie-dantes-belvedere suggesting his first name was his birth name meaning he'd be cis #oh there would still have to be a lot of secrecy with same-sex marriage being nonexistent and two men living together would be enough #to raise enough suspicions to have the StB blackmail you into collaborating under the risk of telling everyone you're gay #so for the public eye they'd have to be "straight- passing" #but with the detective's many contacts with the czechoslovak cultural underground which would def include many queer people #ooooh maybe that's how they met in the first place #the slovak guy was one of the detective's first most trusted contacts and they decided to live together both for their own reasons #yooo maybe at some point the detective introduces him to one of his contacts who provides false documents for people who want to emigrate #and can get the guy documents with his chosen name and correct gender in the same way #which would probably mean the two would have to stop living together but still! #czechoslovak detective #oh Imao but #"yeah i've got the StB after my ass" "because you live with another man?" "no because i'm marked as a dangerous political dissident"

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Please let me know if the image-to-text messed up words anywhere or anything.

concept: a very unorthodox private investigator character à la Sherlock Holmes but it's set during normalization-era Czechoslovakia