Many families lost their Chickens!

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Resident of Shaghat village of Sisyan region Armenuhi Khachatryan's said that her chickens have been placed in the refrigerator instead of the coop. With the chickens undergoing stomachache many die and their meet is not good for the villagers. Mrs. Khachatryan states that instead of letting the chickens die she has killed them instead. There is not a home in Shaghat that hasn't suffered damages. Villagers say bird meat is useless after it dies. Now villagers are keeping their eyes on the chicken coops to see if the chickens are ill so they can kill them early to be able to eat the meat.

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Russian Based Armenian Buisness promises 8 million dollars to the Armenia Hayasan fund

The President of Armenia attended a dinner for the Armenia Hayastan fund in Moscow and 150 Russian-based Armenia Entrepreneurs promised 8 million dollars to be given to the fund. This money can be used to restore water irrigation systems in Artsakh. This is good because it was vital to the area and those who live in that area.

http://www.a1plus.am/en/official/2010/11/17/dinner

Mahmoud Ahmadineja:"The peoples of the region must live in peace and friendship."

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad thinks that the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement is possible through negotiations, justice and mutual respect.

"The peoples of the region must live in peace and friendship." We are neighbors and cannot ignore our neighborhood. This is geography and history. If we try to resolve own problems fairly and friendly, solutions will be found to all problems,” Ahmadinejad said in an interview with Lider Azerbaijani.

“We repeatedly stated that Iran is willing to assist resolution of the conflict. We think the regional problems must be settled by the countries of the region. The interference of foreigners can escalate the conflict. Let the negotiations be continued and maybe a solution will be found with the help of God,” he said.

I think he is right, the war should stop because we are neighbors and we have been neighbors for a long time. if we support each other we can be good and strong countries.

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War on the Chess Board

Armenian Zaven Andriasyan has tied the first game with Artyom Timofeev, a well know Russian chess master. In the 2010 Cup of Russia, two classic games are played, and with one ending in a tie, a victory in the next match could decide the victor of the cup. Andriasyan defeated Vladmir Potkin in the semi-finals to advance to the finals.

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BOMB!

False bomb alert

"Yesterday evening the Armenian Rescue Service received an alarm about a bomb placed in the hall of public council at the Ministry of Defense".

"Later in the day, the service police reported the alarm as a hoax. Rescuers found no explosive device hidden in the vicinity of the Ministry".

If there was a bomb place at the Ministry of Defense, I wonder who and why someone would do such thing to Armenia.

Only 18% of Armenian Community in Istanbul know Armenian?!

Turkologist Ruben Melkonyan said that the Armenian community of Turkey faces numerous problems, including education. Around 47 Armenian schools operated in Istanbul during the 1970's. There are about 16 Armenian Schools in Istanbul today with 3,000 students. In the Armenian School, they do not learn about Armenian history. The Turkish policy is that, teachers should be only teaching Turkish history and language. Melkonyan, visited many of these Armenian schools, and he asked the students why they do not speak Armenian in Armenian schools. The students replied saying that it's not allowed and many of the teachers don't speak it, so why should they?. Only 18% of the Armenian community of Istanbul knows the Armenian language and uses it.

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I just think it's really sad that only 18% Armenians actually know the language. That is horrible. I just assumed that people in Istanbul, Turkey would know about the Armenian Culture, and Language then other European countries. I was just shocked, that the percentage was low. If it was about 50-60% it would have been better because that would be more than half of Istanbul.

New Members

"Two players have joined Hatis Basketball Club" ( a club from Armenian ), Ivana Podrug (Croatia) and Olympia Scott (U.S.) arrived in Yerevan to train for Euro Cup Tournament match against Dinamo-GUVD.

Hatis- Dinamo-GUVD game is scheduled for November 18 in Yerevan's Mika Stadium"

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The Disabled Being Neglected?

"Disabled people are neglected in Armenia. Wherever they go, they receive a negative answer. No one but their parents seems to care for them."

This was said by Nvard Mirzoyan, Chairwoman of "Mariam", an NGO seeking to help the disabled. NGOs "Mariam" and "Zeitun" have over 500 children registered, but in Armenia there are over 180,000 disabled people, 115,278 of whom are under 18 years old.

Currently, the government gives out pensions of anywhere between 8,000 and 11,200 AMD to disabled people. However, the Chairwoman of Zeitun NGO Zina Asatyran says this is not sufficient, as "(the disabled) cannot even buy medicine with the money." Both NGOs have appealed to businessmen and the government for assistance but have received no help. Asatyran said she has always "supported the authorities, thinking that they implement right policy" but that she understands "I have been wrong."

Source: http://www.a1plus.am/en/social/2010/11/17/invalid

Armenian Class

Armenian Class

I think period 2 Armenian is a great class. It is really fun and you get to learn about Armenia and how to use computers. Also you get to meet other Armenians you never knew. However it is possible that this class could be better. Perhaps if we get to listen to music or have some free computer time it should make it a lot more fun. Anyways this was a fun class and do look forward to taking it again.

Vanes Martirosyan: Undefeated

An amateur boxer, Vanes Martirosyan, is 28-0 with 17 KO's. Pretty incredible, but a Cuban boxer has called him out. He said:

“I’ve proven myself, especially this year. Now I want to let Vanes and fans around the world know that when you talk and my name comes out of your mouth, you better be ready to back it up. If Vanes spent as much time in the gym as he did on the Internet talking about real fighters, he might have been a world champion by now.”

So Vanes had something to say back to him:

"Lara is making me shake in my boots (said in a mocking tone). Didn't I make it clear that I want to fight top 10 guys? I'm done with amateurs. I don't want to be involved in his little American dream bullsh*t."

"Lara needs to get off my nuts. I'm not his golden ticket. I said I want champions or top rated guys. Lara can go get a belt then we can talk," he said.

Sounds like an epic fight is going to happen soon.

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Armenian Music Band Goes Big

Almazian’s Obsession launches soundtrack recording for Emir Kusturica and Johnny Depp’s new movie

October 30, 2010 - 18:19 AMT 14:19 GMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Almazian’s Obsession music band, guided by violinist Khachatur Almazian and cellist Tamara Savic launched the soundtrack recording for Cold Water, new movie by Emir Kusturica and Johnny Depp.

This has not been the first experience of the band’s collaboration with the renowned director.

In 2008, the band was personally selected by Kusturica to open his first Kustendorf Film and Music Festival in 2008

In March 2010, Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra performed in Yerevan, on the invitation of Khachatur Almazian, assisted by the Ministry of Culture.

A road-movie in Palestinian territory, called Cold Water is the story of Palestinian from Berlin, back to Middle East for the funerals of hs father and the wedding of her brother. The few kilometers between Gaza and Ramallah will become for him the journey of his life.

Almazian’s Obsession was born at the end of 2007 with the premise of changing the approach towards classical music with a mission to fuse brilliant virtuosity with feminine beauty. This unique ensemble, established by violinist Khachatur Almazian, cellist Tamara Savic and 20 attractive ladies with exceptional musical talent, was labeled by the media as the "New Classic for the New Millennium". Their repertoire, in classical crossover style, combines classical pieces in new arrangements, compositions written and dedicated exclusively to them, as well as some popular tunes.

Israel is a major threat to Turkey?!

The Turkish National Security made some changes in a document which contains threats against Turkey claiming that Israel is now a major threat to the country. Israel is now defined as a "major threat" in the document called Red Book. The Turkish National Security removed Syria, Bulgaria, Georgia and Armenia from the list of countries that pose a threat to Turkey. Greece still posses a threat against Turkey.

If you want to read the article here it is
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/world/news/56075/Israel_defined_as_major_threat_in_Turkeys_Red_Book

Got cheese?

Because of the price of cheese increasing in Yerevan markets, sellers in Kapan refused to sell cheese for several days, saying that they either did not have cheese or tried to charge a large sum for it. One saleswoman said "the cheese price will continue increasing as it went up by 20% in a day" and that they expect prices to increase further. The Minister of Agriculture, Gerasim Alaverdyan, said that the increasing price of cheese is "caused by the demand. Large-scale farmers today sell a liter of milk for AMD 160" and that the prices would decrease in April or May.

Source: http://www.a1plus.am/en/social/2010/11/1/cheese

Armenian Church in Turkey Holds Mass Again After Many Years

For the past 30 years the Saint Kirakos Armenian church in Diarbekir, Turkey did not hold mass nor offer any prayers. However, last sunday the church held mass under Archbishop Aram Ateshian to the numerous Armenians that came from all over Europe, Syria, and Turkey.

The Mayor of Diarbekir Osman Baydemir welcomed everyone that came, and said that Diarbekir was their town as well as it is his. This showed he wanted to promote the development, and the improvement of relations with the Armenians.

Between the years of 1915 to 1960 the Saint Kirakos Church was used as storage of arms. It later became a bank office, and nobody thought it would ever hold mass again. After, many years the church was in poor condition since the 16th century, but starting last year it finished being rebuilt. It cost about $2.5 million with 70% of the money raised by Armenians living in Istanbul, Turkey & the other 30% came from the Diarbekir Municipality.

A chairman of St. Kirakos Church Fund hoped for having a holy mass and offering prayers at least once or twice a year after the reconstruction was done.

Before 1915, Diarbekir was 1 out of 6 provinces of Western Armenia, and its territory of 37,000 km was larger than the territory of the Republic of Armenia that had a population of 260,000 while 105,000 of the population were Armenian. Today it is a Kurdish town, but has very little population of Armenian, Turks, or even Assyrians.

Many Turkish nationalists including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan do not support this process.

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http://www.armenianow.com/arts_and_culture/25518/lyturgy_armenian_church_diarbekir