I was trying to unclog my bathroom sink drain. I plunged after blocking-off the other outlets on the system - the plunging usually works, but not this time. My building was built around the turn of the century, so the plumbing is a bit dodgy (and I definately CAN'T use chemicals...) so I went and purchased a small plumbers auger and went back at it.

 I have cleared the drain (water runs freely now) BUT I can't get my auger back out. It's stuck in the drain! Pissed me off....

So any of you do it yourselfers have a suggestion on how to get it out?

Somehow lost lost Facebook contact

Please post here or there to let so I know

Of your safety,,,

Or anyone please who knows Sosi may still work at Higazian College Alleppo,,

Sosi Paluian 🙏

11:41, 2 June, 2020

YEREVAN, JUNE 2, ARMENPRESS. 101-year-old Nazani Simonyan, a resident of Yerevan’s Nork Nursing Home, has been discharged from hospital after being recovered from the novel coronavirus, PR Manager at the St. Gregory the Illuminator hospital Tsovinar Khachatryan said on Facebook.

“Nazani Simonyan was transported to hospital on May 16 with a preliminary diagnosis of having been infected with the novel coronavirus. After examination she was diagnosed with the coronavirus, with the double pneumonia. She was in serious condition. The patient remained in intensive care unit for a week, but then the situation stabilized”, Khachatryan said, adding that she passed a double testing and the result was negative.

517 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been registered in Armenia in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 10,009, the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention said today. 25 more patients have recovered and were discharged from hospital. The total number of recoveries has reached 3,427. 19 people have died in one day, raising the death toll to 158. The number of people who had a coronavirus but died from other disease has increased by 1. The total number of these cases has reached 56. The number of active cases stands at 6,368.

Reporting by Lilit Demuryan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Read: https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1017085.html

Write this down ~ I'm going to ask questions later ```

Armenia is willing to take part in the reconstruction of Syria, Armenian parliament speaker Ara Babloyan has said during a meeting with the Syrian ambassador to Yerevan, Muhammad Haj Ibrahim.

Aided by the Russian military, Syrian government forces have recently restored control over much of the territory of the Middle Eastern country torn by years of war, and Damascus is now seeking help to rebuild the country and restore its economy.

Russia is seeking greater Western involvement in the reconstruction of Syria. The United States and its allies, however, are tying reconstruction assistance to a process that includes UN-supervised elections and a political transition in Syria. Washington blames Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the country's devastation.

The hostilities since 2011 have affected a sizable ethnic Armenian community in Syria. Tens of thousands of Syrian Armenians fled their homes, with many of them given refuge in Armenia in recent years.

more:https://www.rferl.org/a/babloyan-armenian-parliament-speaker-says-armenia-willing-take-part-syria-reconstruction/29469541.html

From left to right: Seda Khojayan, Vicky Marashlian, and Jasik Jarahian – ARS of Western USA Members of the ARS Stepanakert “Soseh” Kindergarten Rebuilding Project Committee and Fundraiser Organizers

BURBANK—Members of the Armenian Relief Society and supporters gathered at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Harout and Vicky Marashlian on Sunday, June 4 for a fundraising luncheon and raised over $33,000 to benefit the ARS Stepanakert “Soseh” Kindergarten and the purchase of a number of necessities for the kindergarten, including children’s bedding and furnishings.

Among the 80 guests were ARS Central Executive Board Vice-Chairperson Nyree Derderian; ARS Central Executive liaison to the Western Region Maral Matossian; Regional Executive Board Members Carmen Libaridian and Maro Papazian; Jackie Hawley, Jane Karageorge, and Catherine Yesayan of Sorptimist International of Glendale; Lynda Burns of the Glendale Commission on the Status of Women; previous ARS Regional Executive Board chairpersons, chapter representatives, and donors.

The official re-opening ceremony of the ARS Stepanakert “Soseh” Kindergarten will be held in Artsakh on September 6, 2017. ARS regions from around the world have joined the rebuilding project initiative to help ensure that the kindergarten will continue to provide early childhood education in a nurturing environment.

While the project turned into reality thanks to the government of the Artsakh Republic, which allocated the land for the kindergarten to the ARS and contributed to construction costs, the Armenian Relief Society has undertaken the greatest of responsibilities in the rebuilding project.

In an effort to ensure the smooth progression of the project, the ARS Central Executive Board formed a committee, which focused on fundraising for the project through events and programs throughout the Western and Eastern United States and Canada. ARS members Jasik Jarahian, Seda Khojayan, and Vicky Marashlian represent the Western Region on the ARS Stepanakert “Soseh” Kindergarten Rebuilding Project Committee. As a result of their dedication, the ARS of Western USA has brought its maximum participation to the rebuilding project.

During the event, each of the three committee members delivered remarks to guests, explaining the progress and goals of the rebuilding project. While this event may be one of the last ones in the region to benefit the project, the ARS of Western USA extends its utmost gratitude to all the supporters, who have helped further this cause.

http://hyeforum.com/index.php?app=forums&module=post&section=post&do=new_post&f=4

has anyone ever driven in Europe to Armenia ??

what would be the best way to drive ?? what to avoid

help will be appreciated

http://www.soar-us.org/news.html#prelate

http://www.soar-us.org/

shnoragalutioun

Marqar

About a week ago I received an email to my Gmail account stating that I'd successfully registered to the HR.am website. Including in the email was a password consisting of numbers. I ignored it. Ever since then I get at least five emails daily about job openings in Armenia. In each email there is the unsubscribe option link, but whenever I go to the link it says that I have to log in to unsubscribe. Finally, today I logged in with the given password but nowhere in the site can I find the unsubscribe option. To make things worse, I can't change the email in the profile, but I can change everything else. It's so frustrating. Can someone please tell me what I should do?

Can you please tell me how to get rid of Conduit program that has been somehow installed on my laptop? I'm using Firefox. I tried removing it from the Add-ons in the "Tools" but didn't work. It's still there, but no longer shows in the Add-ons!

The bogus charges of treason is unbelievable. Ernest is a patriotic and dedicated member of Open Armenia chat forum under the nickname of Desperado Xaisky, and for over the year actively participated in the discussions concerning various issues in Armenia, Diaspora and Armenians in general. It is sad and unfortunate to see a smart, young Armenian journalist to be locked up up to 20 years on idiotic and horrific charges of treason, just because he was planning to work at the United Nations as an accredited journalist.

I hope your support and contributions will help to win his freedom.

As of today, Ernest has been isolated by local authorities and security apparatus, and he was repeatedly denied to be represented by a legal council. His wife and two small children also need your help and contributions. Let us help one of our Armenian internet chat room friend, great journalist, exemplary Armenian and a great guy, Ernest Vardanyan.

May God bless him an his family at these difficult times.

http://ernestvardanyan.do.am/index/otkrytye_scheta/0-4

How would you deal or cope with negative criticism on a personal level?

In other words, how would you advise people who are sensitive to negative critical and bullying remarks, to gain a shield of mental/emotional protection?

I wonder if anyone can point me to statistics or resources about eating disorders among Armenian girls and women. I've been reading some books and talking to a few people who kind of hint that there is an issue being ignored or hidden. Does anyone have experience with this?

Many thanks!

M

I am seriously considering moving to Armenia very soon, I have been to Armenia on vacation and totally fell in love with the people and the country, however, visiting and actually living there are two entirely different things. So what I'd like to know is if anyone here knows someone who was either born and raised in the US of A or has lived here most of their lives and has moved to Armenia? I understand that the transition is dependent upon the individual, but I'd like to get some opinions and stories of what it is actually like to make the big move.

I speak enough Armenian to get by, but my reading and writing needs some work.

Anyone??

I am Zack Aslanian-Williams, a 21 year old black Armenian from Northern California. My maternal family, the Armenian side, is large, supportive, and close, but I have little direct contact with Armenians outside of the family. I want to remedy this, but I'm honestly not a big fan of California Armenians. Many have adopted white perspectives on black and brown people and are therefore hostile toward me. It seems that the other half of the Cali-Armenian community that is not racist has gone to the other extreme and embraced ghetto black culture, which I find amusing.

My plan for getting in touch with my Armenian-ness is to volunteer in Armenia this summer. There's a program called Armenian Birthright that works, with affiliate organizations like the Armenian Volunteer Corps, to get people in Diaspora back to Armenia help the people of Armenia in their quest for stability and prosperity.

The application process for these programs is highlighting for me serious deficiencies in my Armenian-ness. For one, I don't speak, read, or write Armenian. I love my mother and grandmother -one gave me life and the other taught my classical piano- but they were straight negligent in this regard. I’m not too worried about this one. I learn languages pretty easily. I just need a good textbook and some time with my elders.

My other deficiency is tougher; it’s my pretty unorthodox perspective on Armenian heritage. I don't care that Hayasdan converted to Christianity before Rome did, because I don’t care much for Christianity. I am a serious historical scholar (as much as a 21 year old undergraduate student can be) and in my scholarly opinion, Armenia’s heritage is not tied to Europe or Russia but to the Middle East and Central Asia. When I look at Armenian history, I look to the Persians, Arabs, Mongols, Mamelukes, and Ottomans as our most important historical neighbors, while most Armenians look to Greece, Rome, Byzantium, Crusader Kilikia, and Russia. I know the Genocide was a horrible thing and so was the 1990’s war with Azerbijian. However, I’m tired of smart and educated Armenians downplaying loads of historical interaction with the East to exaggerate their Christian, white, and European credentials because such credentials (especially white and European) are not valuable to me.

I know that I’ll do a good job and have a great time in Armenia. I don’t intend to spark-up theological and historical debates. I intend to be contributory and productive in the community, to meet people, to learn a lot, and to have fun. I’m going to help Armenians and hopefully come home feeling more Armenian.

As is typical of people of my generation, I’ve written an essay-long rant and don’t really know what I’m asking for in response. I guess I’m just looking for advice, both in general and also regarding how I should respond to this prompt from the AVC application:

Please write a statement (500-800 words) explaining your reasons for wanting to volunteer in Armenia, how these reasons are related to your past experience (living/studying in a foreign country or in the Armenian community in your home town), and how they might fit in with your future goals. Comment on what you expect to contribute to Armenia through your service and what you expect to receive. Please provide an example of a significant experience—drawing from school, work, home or abroad—that illustrates your ability to adapt cross-culturally and to overcome difficulties. If necessary, attach a separate sheet of paper.

Thank you!

Mer Forumi MAsnakistnerits EM' dzer ognutyan KAriqn uni,

n@ran HArkavor e Geghetsk, HAykakan Anun

Naxapes Shnorhakal enq..

I was online today from work looking for this one soup recipe. Well all of a sudden it said that the virus detector has done it's job and didn't let a virus from the site I clicked on attack my computer. I clicked OK then all of a sudden it started scanning my computer at work very fast stating that my computer at work has a virus and that it's scanning for viruses (not the virus detector my work uses). I clicked on the X on the top right hand side right away.

Now my question is, does the computer at work have a virus? I did click on the X on the top right hand side ASAP.

Oh and I forgot, I ran a virus check, but it didn't find anything.

Can someone plllllease help me with this.

Did I tell you guys that this is my computer at work

as we can get in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3AArmeni.../Fadix_Analysis

unfortunately, for an unknown reason, I can´t use the MP to ask it directly DominO

Thanks for any kind of help and Pari Guiragui Amenout

Hello! My name Gurgen. I am from Russia. I do not know much English and I want to learn it using this forum. I now use online translator. If I do mistakes, correct me please. I am interested to communicate with the Armenians of America.

Thank you, Khachkar.

I also would like to start the paper with one of the strong women we had in our history, i was trying to find info about Sose Mayrik, but either I do not know where and how to search (very likely ) or there aren’t any books listed online.

Please Help!!!

Thank You!!!

P.S. The tentative bibliography is due on Wednesday…

I have the fonts downloaded to my desktop but I don't know how to install them on my browser.I looked under tools but found nothing.I am sure I am missing something

Thanks

I need suggestions for a new laptop bag. For years I used a pretty cool laptop backpack which held the machine close to my back and had formed and padded straps which made for a very comfortable fit. I didn't get a sore back or shoulders - or very rarely. Unfortunately, it's pretty worn out and I can't find another bag that's similar and yet still looks cool, and can also be used in a more formal business environment.

Essentially here's are the features I'm looking for:

1 - comfort - needs to be comfortable, even with a fair amount of weight ie. laptop, charger, some files, notebook etc.

2 - look - needs to be stylish and yet suitable for business use - ie. not a sporty back pack

3 - size - not over-sized - my laptop is a 15" model and I don't anticipate getting anything larger in the near future. But I will carry a lunch to work regularly, so it should have enough capacity for the computer plus a small tupperware.

Any suggestions that may fit the above would be helpful. Price is not an issue at this time but I don't anticipate spending loads of money on a mere bag.

Thanks!

I was just given the responsibility of interviewing people we might hire on occasion for interpreting jobs. We won't be hiring from agencies because in our field some students do much better.

Thing is... I've never interviewed anyone for anything before, and here I will have to set up a qualitative system to evaluate. Has anyone ever done something like this to care and share an opinion, advice, or what have you?

this 2 pictures

http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/armenian_genocide_2.jpg

http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/armenian_genocide_3.jpg

are used more and more by denialist of the Armenian genocide, and presented as furkish victims slaughtered

by armenians.

the thing is that this pictures are also used by some websites and bloggs exposing the reality of the Armenian genocide,

and presented as armenians victims slaughtered by furks

here´s a the dilemma,

everybody knows how denialist works,

but no one did leave any orginal source of the pictures

from this topics

http://www.middleeastinfo.org/forum/index....showtopic=14603

I did contact the 2 websites which are exposing this 2 pictures for further information (www.unitedhumanrights.org and www.warcrimes.info), but after 3 weeks I didn´t get any help.

Judging by the contents of their site, I knew that I wasn´t dealing with historians or with a serious organization

http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/Genocide/...an_genocide.htm

http://www.warcrimes.info/shop/html/module...cle&sid=375

How you any idea of where this picture are coming from?

Have you seen this pictures in other serious websites wich can give a clue?

Thank you for any help!

Adanayi Vorb kam Adanayi kotorats -

Tariner -

Dle Yaman - chem kartsum sa Angleren lini

Qele Laow - Qele Laow Qele Yertanq mer yergir

Zinwori yerg - Trcheyi mtqov tun

Shnorhakal em Naxapes

I have taken Advil and some other headache medicine but the pain attacks with the same amount of tenacity. Would this have to do with my sugar level, my blood pressure, stress, too many hours on the computer (I usually spend 3 hours a day reading and typing), reading books (about 1 hour a day), or something to do with my vision?

Most have suggested that my fan, which I point at my head at night when I'm sleeping, is at fault, and that I am essentially dealing with a long, though far less severe 'brain freeze'.

Any and all help, suggestions, and advice is welcome.

Thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep8e5Jzajyo&feature

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I9wBaeRpNc

HYE-TERT

http://www.hyetert.com/yazi3.asp?s=2&Id=342&DilId=1

Sept 9 2008

Turkey

Hello,

I have been given your address from an aquaintance on facebook in the

hope that you can publish this in your newsletter, I am looking for

my father whom I think may still be living in turkey, here is my story.

My mother Janet Yildiz 18 years old the daughter of Eliza Demircian

living in Istanbul at the time married Yervant Sivaslioglu 22 years

old in 1958 this marriage produced 1 child born on 10/9/1959 called

Alis, soon after the birth of Alis, Janet & Yervant seperated.

Yervant has two brothers Noubar & kaspar they also lived in Istanbul

at the time.

Yervant re married in 1961 or thereabouts and has two children from

this marriage called Herman & Irma.

Janet & her mother Eliza left Istanbul in 1965 and moved to Beirut

finally settling in Australia in 1970, hence cutting all ties with

the remaining Sivaslioglu family.

Janet has a cousin in Armenia called Onnik he is a very well known

orchestra conductor and visits Turkey regularly.

This is the only information I have been given about my family

background.

Yervant is around 74 years old now, I would dearly love to get in

touch with him before time runs out for us to meet.

I hope some of your readers has some information they would like to

share with me.

Thank you for considering to publish this article in your newsletter,

it is with regret that I am not able to write this in Turkish I hope

you are able to transalate it.

Alice Cunningham (formerly Alis Sivaslioglu) clerin@bigpond.com.au

- How can someone become an Anonymous member?

- How can I see all of my posts? There was an option available before.

- Can I delete my own threads?

«Մեր երկրում լյարդի պատվաստում չի կատարվում», պատմում է Հայկի մայրիկը, որի միակ հույսը դրամական օգնություն տրամադրելու հարցում մնացել է գործարար Գագիկ Ծառուկյանը, քանի որ մնացյալը` քաղաքապետարանի առողջապահության բաժինը, նախագահի աշխատակազմը, Ազգային Ժողովը հետադարձ նամակով հայտնել են, որ իրենք նման դեպքերի համար նախատեսված գումարներ չունեն: Լյարդի փոխպատվաստման համար իր դոնորությունն է առաջարկում Հայկի հորաքույրը, սակայն նույնիսկ նրա օրգանիզմից պատվաստման հնարավորությունը պարզելն անհնար է` գումար չկա: Իսկ այն քիչ չէ` մոտ 100 հազար եվրո` վերջնական դիագնոստիկայի եւ փոխպատվաստման վիրահատության համար Մոսկվայում կամ 200 հազար եվրո` Եվրոպայում: ՀՀ առողջապահության նախարարության հնարավորությունների սահմանում է միայն դեպի Մոսկվա թռիչքի տոմսերի գումարը հոգալ, ինչպես նաեւ ՌԴ նախարարությանը խնդրել, որ Հայկի ախտորոշումն ու բուժումն իրականացվեն այն սակագնով, ինչ ՌԴ քաղաքացիներինը (տվյալ դեպքում անհրաժեշտ գումարի չափը կկրճատվի հասնելով 35 000 դոլարի): Հայկը մի անգամ արդեն տեսել է ռուսական մարդասիրությունը` օգտվելով հիվանդության ախտորոշման եւ բուժվելու համար տրամադրված զեղչերից Մոսկվայի հիվանդանոցներից մեկում, սակայն դա Հայկի քմահաճ առողջության համար բավարար չէ: Մինչդեռ Աջափնյակ թաղապետարանը միայն բուժման նպատակով մեկնելու տոմսերի պատճենը տեսնելուց հետո նիստ կգումարի եւ կորոշի ինչքան տրամադրել Հայկին որպես օգնություն` տա՞ս, քսա՞ն, թե՞ առավելագույնը հիսուն հազար դրամ:

«Ե'վ լյարդը, ե'ւ երիկամը, ե'ւ փայծաղը մեծացած, լայնացած են, պատմում է մայրիկը: Փող ենք հավաքում, որ կամ Մոսկվայում կամ եվրոպական որեւէ երկրում լյարդի փոխպատվաստման ֆինանասական ծախսերը հոգանք», ասում է Գոհարը: Նա նաեւ պատմում է, որ անգամ հաջող վիրահատական ելքի դեպքում Հայկն ամբողջ կյանքում դեղեր պետք է ընդունի, որոնց տարեկան վերջնահաշիվն է տարեկան 14 000 դոլար:

Օրերն անցնում են դաժանորեն մաշելով մանկական փխրուն մարմնի դիմադրողականության սահմանափակ պաշարները: Առայժմ Հայկին օգնում են լրատվամիջոցներն ու այն մարդիկ, ովքեր լսելով Հայկի պատմությունը, ուղղակի վերցնում են լսափողը եւ զանգահարում 35 57 54 կամ 0 94 63 27 49:

Նրանք օգնում են Հայկին ապրել եւ հավատալ իսկական մարդասիրությանը:

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Դրամական փոխանցումներ կարելի է ուղարկել ВТБ բանկ` 160430011876 հաշվեհամարին:

PLEASE LET AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN KNOW ABOUT THIS. lET'S HELP THE KID, OUR CHILD!

Every time I open either a folder (e.g., My Documents) or a browser, the scroll bar uncontrollably scrolls without my moving it. I usually use the mouse wheel to scroll up or down using the scroll bar but this occurs precisely when I do not do anything! It's been annoying the hell out of me and it moves up and down in different times.

I have tried to do every sort of virus scan, and I have tried all sorts of adware and spyware removal programs. Nothing seems to solve the problem.

I even tried to uninstall the Logitech drivers that I thought may have been causing the problem, yet it still persists. Short of reformatting, I don't know what else to do.