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Syrian Parliament recognizes the Armenian Genocide ​https://en.armradio.am/2020/02/13/syrian-parliament-recognizes-the-armenian-genocide/?fbclid=IwAR3uVL0xM78X-ARACZ5LVSxfMpys8RnyiouOHh6I6y-12NO4PPsVNHjNiAI The Syrian Parliament voted unanimously today to adopt a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide, SANA reports. The Parliament’s Secretary Rami Saleh was earlier quoted by Ahval News as saying that “the history of the Ottoman Empire is full of massacres of various components of the Armenian, Syrian peoples and others.” The website quoted the head of the Council’s Arab and Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Committee, MP Boutros Morjana as saying: “There is no doubt that the massacre certainly occurred and there was a genocide of the Armenian, Assyrian and Syriac peoples. It is time to recognize this genocide.” The resolution was presented by the Syria-Armenia parliamentary friendship group. PS: Syria is the second Muslim country after Lebanon to recognize the Genocide. I'm sure more will follow up.

The Globe & Mail, CanadaJan 4 2019 At 21, this aerospace engineering student, former refugee has created her first invention LES PERREAUX Shoushi Bakarian, an aerospace engineering student at Concordia University, poses for a photograph with a ventilation device that she redesigned for Cessna Aircraft, at Stratos Aviation in Montreal on Oct. 30, 2018. Bakarian arrived from Syria in 2016. This is part of Stepping Up, a series introducing Canadians to their country’s new sources of inspiration and leadership. The distance from Aleppo to the lab at Montreal’s Trudeau airport where a young engineer-in-training is perfecting her first invention is 8,580 kilometres, but Shoushi Bakarian’s trajectory might better be measured in light speed. Three years ago, Ms. Bakarian was sitting in Lebanon, part of a family of four Syrian refugees facing an uncertain future with hope of making a new start in Canada. Fast-forward those 36 months: Ms. Bakarian is in her third year of aerospace engineering at Montreal’s Concordia University. She has learned her fourth language, French – in addition to English, Arabic and Armenian. She’s got two part-time jobs with promising prospects in her field: one in the parts department at Bombardier Aerospace and another at Stratos Aviation, a small aviation and flight simulation firm. There, she’s co-created her first invention in the lab she’s building. Oh, and she leads a Scout troop where she hopes to influence her young charges. She’s 21. “I want to reach girls and tell them they don’t have to limit themselves to traditional jobs, like teachers. Especially for girls from my community, they have a very limited idea of what’s out there,” Ms. Bakarian says. “I want to become an example.” On a recent late fall day, Ms. Bakarian tinkers with the tiny generator fan blades of her latest accomplishment: The Ventus, a 5-volt accessory charger for Cessna airplanes that runs off the aircraft’s air vents and as an added bonus cools the air by compressing it. The simple blue tube prototype seems likely to become a must-have accessory for pilots who rely on tablets and smartphones for aviation computation but fly aircraft that were mostly built long before the smartphone era. “I like clean energy, solar power, wind power, so we developed it further to add on the charger idea,” she says. “I spent my summer designing, drawing and testing until it worked.” Naor Cohen, the owner of Stratos Aviation, hired Ms. Bakarian within days of meeting her during an outreach program for women in aviation about a year ago. Ms. Bakarian started out as an instructor on the company’s flight simulators. One day he shared an idea he had to improve cooling small Cessna cabins by using a Venturi tube to compress and cool the air. He invited her to set up a lab with computers and 3-D printers and she ran with it. “I guess she must sleep very little,” Mr. Cohen says. “We’ve never seen her as an employee, and more as a partner in the team. She’s free to come whenever stuff needs to be done. Right now, she’s concentrating mainly on the lab. We want to put that imagination and creativity to work more.” Ms. Bakarian arrived in Canada on Christmas Eve, 2015, with her father, Antaranik, her mother, Ani, and her now-24-year-old sister, Meghri. The daughters had high school diplomas earned during the Syrian civil war with rockets flying overhead and bombs bursting not far from their Armenian school in Aleppo. Small details come back to Ms. Bakarian as she remembers the time. “Our school was in the firing line, so we had to study in a kindergarten in these tiny little chairs,” she recalls. “I always make jokes about it, but it’s not funny.” By 2015, the battle for Aleppo had settled into a stalemate and her family was stuck. “In Grade 10, the big bombs started, by Grade 11, we were without electricity or running water or internet. Some people started to leave but we didn’t know how to get out of Aleppo. We didn’t know who was on the road waiting to kidnap us. … Once the missiles started falling, we didn’t know where they were coming from or where they’d land.” A turning point came when her mother needed surgery that had to be performed in Lebanon. The medical issue combined with mounting violence forced the family to make a move. They spent a year in Lebanon while she recovered. Her parents concluded the family would have limited education and work opportunities in that country. That’s when Canada opened the doors to Syrian refugees. In those early Canadian winter days, the family enrolled in French classes while all four of them set about finding work. Ms. Bakarian got hired at McDonald’s, a job she kept as she enrolled at Concordia, which helped her family survive while her parents found work in the garment industry. It was a step down from her father’s previous job managing a tools warehouse. Meghri, meanwhile, is specializing in child studies at Concordia. Ms. Bakarian is grateful for the sacrifices her parents made, but she made some, too. She was almost crushed by workload as a first-year university student who was working 30 hours a week at her fast food job. “I was physically, emotionally and mentally exhausted,” she says. “But now I’m making up for it. My family is okay now, and it’s easier.” Arpi Hamalian, an education professor emerita at Concordia University, took the younger Bakarian women under her wing when they showed up at an orientation in early 2016. “They were looking a little lost,” Dr. Hamalian recalls now, but it didn’t take long for them to get on track. “Shoushi, well both girls really, know exactly who they are and where they are going. They are unbelievably talented, focused and team-oriented. There aren’t many like them.” https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-at-21-this-aerospace-engineering-student-former-refugee-has-created/?fbclid=IwAR1v06Bci1ej4UKK5PCDrkushDi-Rh-Cb0iVpwcPWzHs4odfXRpHvJfPFu0

American - Armenian guy trekking experience from South to North. A little bit crazy in my view but commendable. I did something similar but not that extreme.

https://armenpress.am/eng/news/927315/first-smart-crossroad-in-yerevan-rules-out-traffic-jams.html YEREVAN, MARCH 22, ARMENPRESS. The Traffic Police of Armenia continues taking measures to ensure smooth traffic. ARMENPRESS reports an innovation has been put into operation in one of the crossroads of Yerevan. The Traffic Police have installed an ultrasound sensor at the crossroad of Etchmiadzin highway and the road to the airport that calculates the traffic flow and regulate the crossroad, as a result of which congestions are avoided. Those devices are a novelty not only in Armenia, but also in the region. The ultrasound sensors are produced in Armenia. Its only a few days the sensors are put into operation, but according to the Police Traffic, positive change is already evident. The ultrasound sensors do not allow congestions on the crossroads. Within a few seconds the device calculates the number of vehicles and changes the colors of the traffic light. This is the first smart crossroad in Armenia. The Traffic Police rule out any congestion here. The Traffic Police are studying other crossroads to install the devices. Soon there will be more smart crossroads without congestions.

168.am | 16:36 | December 13 2017 Categories Health World Armenian doctor successfully treats advanced ovarian cancer in an 82 year-old woman in CT. emaxhealth.com Share EmaxHealth wrote: Doctor Vaagn Andikyan of Armenian decent, attributes the successful treatment and good prognosis to the delivery of high quality, compassionate care, and team-based collaboration by cancer care experts at the Danbury Hospital. Mary Bonomo, an 82-year-old resident of Bethel, Connecticut, spent the day after Christmas last year in an emergency department with shortness of breath. On New Year’s Eve 2016, she learned that cancer cells had migrated from her ovaries to her lungs. She was diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer. Mrs. Bonomo will celebrate this holiday season cancer-free thanks to the excellent care she received at Danbury Hospital. Mrs. Bonomo was diagnosed while visiting her daughter in Maryland. She chose Danbury Hospital to manage her cancer when she returned home. She consulted with Vaagn Andikyan, MD, a Western Connecticut Health Network (WCHN) gynecological oncologist who practices at Danbury and Norwalk hospitals. Dr. Andikyan and a team of cancer experts from the Praxair Cancer Center at Danbury Hospital, including medical oncologist Wenli Gao, MD, recommended an intense treatment plan: systemic chemotherapy to reduce the cancerous tumors before undergoing major debulking surgery, followed by post-op chemotherapy. According to the American Cancer Society, about half of the women who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer are 63 years or older. The American Cancer Society also estimates that a woman’s risk of getting ovarian cancer during her lifetime is about 1 in 75, and her lifetime chance of dying from ovarian cancer is about 1 in 100. Mrs. Bonomo was one of the few patients over 80 years old to be treated for advanced ovarian cancer at Danbury Hospital in 2017. Despite her age, Dr. Andikyan was optimistic that Mrs. Bonomo would respond well to the treatment plan because of her mindset and her support system, including her husband of 58 years, three children, nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. “Not all 80 year olds are the same. Mrs. Bonomo was very mobile and had a good support system. She wanted to fight the cancer and we supported her. We took good care of her in an expeditious fashion,” said Dr. Andikyan. “Dr. Andikyan was very confident. He helped me feel like I had a chance to have a positive outcome. I felt better after I left his office. I felt hopeful. I am very grateful and blessed for that,” said Mrs. Bonomo. Mrs. Bonomo had her initial chemotherapy January–July 2017 at the Praxair Cancer Center at Danbury Hospital. “The nurses kept it fun. They helped take something that was rather unpleasant and make it a whole lot better. They were wonderful and kept my spirits up throughout the process,” she said. She had successful, major debulking surgery on July 21, 2017, and finished post-op chemotherapy in November. Mrs. Bonomo, an enthusiastic painter, is back to her normal life. “The services I received from my doctors and nurses at Danbury Hospital and the Praxair Cancer Center are top of the line and changed my life. I am very thankful,” she said. Dr. Andikyan attributes Mrs. Bonomo’s successful treatment and good prognosis to teamwork and the exceptional, safe, advanced care Danbury Hospital delivers. Read full articel here. https://en.168.am/2017/12/13/22177.html

4 Minutes of video about Western Armenia , I hope video interest you. Best Regards

Armenian-Produced Electric Car Debuts at DigiTec Tech Expo in Yerevan YEREVAN—An Armenian-made electric car debuted at the 13th annual DigiTec tech expo, which opened in Yerevan earlier today. The electric-powered, self-driving car, which was assembled in Armenia by National Instruments, was unveiled at the “Engineering City” pavilion of the three-day exhibition. An Armenian-made electric car debuted at the 13th annual DigiTec tech expo (Photo: Mediamax) “The whole world is working on [electric cars] and we should do the same in Armenia,” National Instruments’ Ruben Simonyan told Yerevan-based Itel.am. “We need to increase the number of electric cars and the percentage of self-driving or driver assistance systems. We’re exhibiting the electric car we assembled in Armenia. Essentially, it’s a continuation of our engineering culture. This isn’t a novelty. The first electric car was assembled in Armenia back in 1975. Now we should extend that culture,” said Simonyan. The car is equipped with several driver-assist devices, such as radars, a camera, and laser equipment. Though the sensors and equipment were not produced in Armenia, National Instruments worked on the design and testing of the entire system. “To make sure that the car will operate smoothly in different situations, you need to drive millions of kilometers. Producers used to do exactly that and some of them still do,” Simonyan explained. “But that requires too much time and expense, which affects the car’s price. Our testing doesn’t require driving millions of kilometers in specialized areas. We can simulate the same scenario for several times to make sure the system is working fine.” A team of around 20 engineers and designers worked on designing and testing the car, collaborating with several foreign companies. DigiTec is the largest technological exhibition of the region and runs Sep. 29-Oct. 1 at the Yerevan Expo Center. https://armenianweekly.com/2017/09/29/armenian-produced-electric-car-debuts-at-digitec-tech-expo-in-yerevan/

All these should not stop here. Armenian authorities through diplomatic channels as well as the UN should request thorough investigation, esp. with regards to Bokova end company. For Christ sake, on top of everything she gave UNESCO's Mozart prize to Mehriban Alieva. The later I'm sure did not know how to hold a violin.

Before being accused of using harsh language, I would like to explain my words. Irina Bokova is an offspring of Georgi Bokov - a prominent Bulgarian communist rumored that is responsible for the murder of a prominent Bulgarian intellectual and political figure Rajko Alexsiev after the communist takeover of the country. Since the data are very scares of what exactly happened, it is proved that her father was instrumental in the torture of Rajko Alexsiev before his death. Sons and daughters are not responsible for the deeds of their parents, but having been raised in communist Bulgaria and knowing pretty well the background of her surrounding and political elites at the time, she could not know that the foundation which sponsored the event in Paris promoting the "tolerance" of Azerbaijan where everything Armenian is simply banned, is named after Geidar Aliev - the father of the present president of Azerbaijan, and that the former, before becoming a president of Azerbaijan was the head of the KGB in USSR - the most humanistic organization ever! Is sounds like a joke but the truth is that a foundation named after a communist monster sponsors an event to promote the tolerance of Azerbaijan and the chief of UNESCO, Irina Bokova gladly accepts such sponsorship??? What a world we live in!

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Learn about the Armenian silversmiths of Kayseri who created beautiful silver covers for Armenian manuscripts. Three of these covers are in the collection of the Morgan Library & Museum in New York.

I think, it means mistake or a flaw and the բեխալատ would be the opposite of flaw, I mean flawless. I'm just going with the sentence structure and the Arabic word Khalat means mistake or a flaw, maybe that's where the origin is. I hope this helps. I believe the babies flaw is not falling sleep. The last sentence which says that you have one flaw, you don't sleep and stay awake.

http://news.am/eng/news/305729.html YEREVAN. A new fertilizer has been developed in Armenia, and to save water. Director of Eco Technology company, Ashot Baghdasaryan, told Armenian News-NEWS.am that the granules of this fertilizer collect the water from the soil, and return it to the plant when and as needed. And the granules of our fertilizer not only accumulate water, but also the useful nutrients, Baghdasaryan explained. In addition, this fertilizer eliminates excess water, so that the roots of the plants do not decay. As per the company manager, this fertilizer helps to increase crop yields by 40 to 60 percent. Furthermore, this material biologically decomposes, and therefore it leaves no residues in the soil. The fertilizer, which is called Aquasource, underwent several tests among volunteer farmers. Also, it is tested with a number of international projects. Ashot Baghdasaryan said Iran, Russia, the US, India, the United Arab Emirates, and even in distant South Africa and Namibia are interested in this new fertilizer.

The chances that Russia will help us to free Western Armenia is as much as the help that we will get from the rest of the world, which is zero. We should rely on ourselves only.

Thank you Mosjan, dzer taredartznel shnorhavor, tsankanumem miain aroxjutyun, mnatsatse klini

A CHRISTMAS CARD TO ONE AND ALL The Harvell Gazette, MA Dec 18 2014 Tom Vartabedian Haverhill Gazette Hard to believe that I've waited until close to the last moment to wish everyone a joyful Christmas. It's only because I'm strapped for cash after going bonkers this year and decided I'd use my best resources to get the word out. Nothing easier and cheaper than to convey my intentions through this Almanac column. It's okay. You don't have to reciprocate. I get enough afterthoughts leading up to the New Year and beyond, if you count Armenian Christmas on Jan. 6. So let's begin by wishing my family the very best -- my wife, Nancy, with whom I'll be celebrating our 50th anniversary on Feb. 19. I chose that date because it was her birthday and I couldn't think of a better time to exchange our vows. Cheers go out to the other three favorite people in my life -- children Sonya, Ara and Raffi -- and the six grandchildren in our lives. Get set for Disneyworld, guys. We've got a lot of celebrating to do this February in the land of unbroken dreams. Let's hit the newspaper crowd next -- editor Bill Cantwell, who peruses my columns each week and makes them readable, along with climbing cohorts Dave Dyer, Paul Tennant and Mike LaBella. I still remember that time we got stranded on Mount Katahdin in Maine and spent the night on a rock studying the stars. Turned out to be a pretty decent Almanac, as I recall. You'll find me three afternoons a week playing racquetball at the Haverhill YMCA. Maybe George Yell will let me win a game this Christmas. Welcome Clint "CJ" Clay. You're the next generation. I marvel at the job Executive Director Tracy Fuller does in keeping that facility intact. Kudos to you, too. You'll also see me browsing up a storm at the library -- a true resource for our community -- and all that it avails to me, whether books, CDs or DVDs. I am proud to admit that both my sons secured their Eagle Scout badges by doing community projects for the library. Not a bad consideration for any good scout. As the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide approaches in 2015, the congregation at our Armenian Church at Hye Pointe is already at work planning a milestone commemoration in the community. Watch for details. While I'm at it, good luck to all those involved with the church's building project in Ward Hill. It's been a long time in the making. Greetings and salutations go out to my doctor, Peter Rees, for keeping me agile. He sets a fine example for health and fitness. And to my cardiologist Salmon (Sonny) Ghiasuddin for saving me from expiration -- not once but twice. It's been 10 years since I've become "pipe free." Same goes for Dr. Alan Gonick and his staff at Greenleaf. Be true to your teeth -- otherwise they will become false. He makes a root canal seem so tolerable. My sentiments also go out to Dr. Alvin Yadgood, my oral surgeon at Northern Essex. I cannot say enough about implants. I marvel at the work being done by cohorts Kathy Bresnahan and Rita LaBella in organizing a myriad of activities at the Council on Aging. There's no reason why any senior citizen in this city should be bored. The guy behind it all is head honcho Vinny Ouellette, who seems to have more arms than an octopus. The ping-pong vibrations you may hear Monday nights come from West Meadow Road, where some pretty hot table tennis activity is heard. Bob Baillargeron and Malcolm Anderson are two fine players who don't act their age. May their paddles always keep them young. Special Christmas greetings go out to the sick and the infirmed of this city, those who will spend the holiday in hospitals and nursing homes. It's not the place you want to be. May you be joined by family and friends. Extended wishes are conveyed to the caregivers and medical support staffers who must work this day to keep the health system mobilized and in good hands. Santa applauds you. Here's a greeting to all the police and firefighters who maintain their constant vigil, holidays or not. And to all those who do not celebrate Christmas. May some of you get caught up in the spirit, whether you're a Christian or not. For one brief day, bury all the bad news and put a moratorium on crime and punishment. Let's finally end this terrible plight in the Middle East and live in a world where peace and harmony work hand-in-hand. Above all, let's put Christ back into Christmas and honor the day for what it was intended. If you're looking for the perfect last-minute gift, try this. Human kindness costs nothing and goes the furthest. http://www.hgazette.com/opinion/a-christmas-card-to-one-and-all/article_c1a13386-833a-5b50-966f-355dfd60004c.html

Post-Armenia Blues Posted on December 15, 2012 Nathalie Kazandjian aka Nat K (Canada, AVC ‘ 12) The "Welcome Home Natty" poster along with friends and family were what greeted me as I made my way past the Arrival gates of the Montreal Trudeau Airport. In that instant, I felt pretty good about coming home. However, as the days went by, the post-Armenia blues violently kicked in as soon as I found myself doing the same old things I used to do. Suddenly, things that seemed so familiar felt foreign and strange. It was a whole new culture shock but it was real and unfortunately, there wasn’t much I could do about it. The problem was not coming home to friends and family. The problem itself was leaving Armenia. For the little bit that I was back, I couldn’t even look at my photos nor talk about it for fear of being overcome with even more heartbreak and anguish than I already felt. I missed everything and everyone that belonged to my life in Armenia. Before I know it, I found myself longing for Armenia. I missed waking up every morning to hearing my host mother say “ Parev parev garmir arev siroon jan”. I missed walking down 58 district to catch the marshrutka, 100 drams in hand and giving my regular Parev to the locals. I missed walking home from work and being greeted by the cutest little munchkins from my neighborhood showering me with hugs and kisses. I missed finishing the night off with a nice cup of MacCoffee alongside my host sisters while watching Armenian soap operas. I missed staying up with Nvartig, my baby host sister, till late at night drawing, coloring, playing cards, checkers, chess and teaching her English. I missed going to Ponchig Monchig and ordering a ridiculous amount of food. I missed going to the khorovadz place near the OLA center and engaging into a 45 minute conversation with the cook each and every time. I missed getting a ridiculous amount of daily texts and reminders from Allegra. I missed joining my Armenian brothers and sisters over weekend excursions. I missed running in the SAS supermarket and yelling like a crazy person “where’s the Ttvaser ?” before boarding our marshrukta to head back home. As well, as Heeng dzap, Marshrukta 9, besties crew, whatever your face, tracking down wifi, Le Cafe and Sevan’s inspirational speeches among many other things. The desire to connect to people and the joy of making the connection was life affirming. The physical intensity of the excursions was invigorating. The time walking alone, listening to my own footsteps, sitting in the marshrukta watching the sunset, gazing at the stars was refreshing. Most of all, I long for the way I felt when I was in the Motherland. I felt alive, free, inspired and grateful. Man oh man does Armenia have a way with you. Each and every day there was a goal and an accomplishment that could be measured in different ways: in kilometers, in hugs, in the number of times I laughed out loud. Although I was only gone for two months and while nothing has changed at home, everything has changed within me. Living in Armenia, gave me a deep appreciation of my life – where I live, where I work, my family and my friends. It also made me appreciate things that we too often take for granted such as the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, weeping eyes, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. To travel to Armenia is to truly take a journey within yourself. When we leave the comfort of home and everything that we have grown to be accustomed to, we often live more simply, with no more possessions than we can carry. We tend to surrender ourselves by becoming much more accepting to the twists, turns and little surprises that life has to offer. I came to Armenia searching for answers. Instead, I left in search of better questions. Sometimes, the unexpected is just what is needed to put life into perspective. So here I am, back to my same old routine of stop and go, impatiently waiting to graduate just to start a new adventure. All the while feeling nostalgic about my time in Armenia which can feel heavier than the far too many pounds gained abroad. When I think about it, perhaps the post-Armenia blues is something you can never truly let go of. For it that where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. To sign off, I simply cannot say goodbye to those whom I have grown to love, for the memories we have made will last a lifetime and never a goodbye. None of this would have been possible without Birthright Armenia & Armenian Volunteer Corps. For those of you who are thinking of joining the program, I encourage you to take a leap and go for it. Armenia 2012 always in my heart.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emik_Avakian Emik Avakian (Armenian: Էմիք Աւաքեան; August 15, 1923 – July 11, 2013) was an Armenian American inventor and owner of numerous patents including breath-operated computer, a mechanism that facilitates putting wheelchairs on automobiles, and a self operating robotic wheel that converts manual wheel chairs into automatic.[1][2] Many of his inventions were geared towards the improvement of disabled people's lives, and he won many awards recognizing these efforts.[3] Life Of Armenian descent, Emik Avakian was born in Tabriz, Persia in 1924.[4][5] Avakian was born with a severe case of cerebral palsy, but this did not affect his cognitive abilities.[1][6] In order to seek medical assistance for Emik, the Avakian family traveled from Persia, to Russia, to Germany, and finally settling in New York City.[5] By the age of thirteen, Emik was already fixing many electrical engineering problems around the household.[5] Although he suffered considerably, Avakian graduated magna cum laude from Eureka College with a degree in physics and mathematics.[1] He later earned his master's degree at Columbia University.[3][4] Throughout his years as a student, Avakian had trouble communicating with typists who would write down notes for him.[3] He resided in Massachusetts with his wife Anne until his death.[1] Inventions In order to overcome many of the difficulties he experienced in life, Avakian created a series of inventions. One of his more notable inventions was a typewriter that would produce letters from breath rather than typing.[3] The typewriter would operate according to breath measurement and sound that would be blown into four microphones.[3] Although the mechanism was slow, it was still more cost effective to use the device than to hire an assisting type writer.[7] Another significant invention was the "information retrieval and storage apparatus," which was a machine that could display library and archive information more quickly than other methods.[8] Awards In 1961, President of the United States John F. Kennedy honored Avakian for his outstanding contributions to handicap employment.[1][9] Eminent Engineer Award (1979) Armenian Bicentennial Committee's "Excellence in the Field of Science Award" (1976) Shah of Iran Crown Medal (1963) Honorary Doctorate Award of Eureka College (1996)[1] In addition to his awards, Avakian was featured in renowned and local publications, including Life magazine and Mechanix Illustrated in 1952, 1953, and 1962.

Armenpress.com TIME magazine names Armenian Robin the robot one of the best innovations of the year SaveShare 19:50, 10 November, 2021 YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 10, ARMENPRESS. The first Armenian AI-based Robin the robot was recognized as the best innovation of 2021 by the TIME magazine. ARMENPRESS reports the regular publication of the TIME magazine is dedicated to the best 100 innovations of 2021, among which the Armenian robot has found its unique place. TIME magazine, in its reference to Robin Robot, described it as a “caring friend”. TIME tells the story that took place in one of the Armenian clinics, when an 8-year-old child with pneumonia refused to eat for two days, and the medical staff invited Robin to the girl's room. For about 20 minutes they played games, discussed their favorite animals, after which Robin leaves, promising to return only on one condition: if the child eats, after which the child surprises everyone, and Robin definitely returns. TIME quotes the idea of the robot's founder, Karen Khachikyan, that the goal of the team was not to create another technological device, but a reliable friend for the children. The article mentions that the Robin the robot is used in 12 medical institutions of the world, and will be installed in 100 American hospitals in the next 12 months. "This is an unprecedented success not only for our team, but for the whole of Armenia. Appearing in the top 100 innovations of TIME magazine is really a great victory for the whole scientific potential of our country. It is binding and at the same time very pleasant, "says Karen Khachikyan, co-founder of the Armenian "Expper Technologies" company that created the Robin the robot. The article also refers to the robot's mission to help hospitalized children cope with stress and to make the treatment process easier. Robin helps children in the recovery phase to make the hospital environment colorful. In addition, during various medical interventions, Robin manages to distract children and reduce the perception of pain. By the way, recently the world-famous "Forbes" magazine also referred to Robin Robot. Robin was recently awarded with the Fast Company's Innovation by Design Award. The robot has managed to arouse great interest abroad, it is already used in many leading hospitals and medical institutions in the United States. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1067847.html?fbclid=IwAR0HRKG46tPtKpuXYph-ov1dmgOXbUtt6L0ahmUOtYDVh7uGz56Bv-9mlgQ

San Francisco GateAug 13 2021 America's 'best known and best loved' chef ran a world-famous Armenian restaurant in San Francisco Greg Keraghosian, SFGATEAug. 13, 2021Updated: Aug. 15, 2021 10:08 p.mFirst lady Eleanor Roosevelt was among the many dignitaries who visited chef George Mardikian's San Francisco restaurant, Omar Khayyam's. Roosevelt regularly dropped in with wounded servicepeople, who ate for free. Archival / San Francisco Chronicle The chef who brought shish kebab to America escaped from a Turkish prison first. Somehow, George Mardikian channeled the pain and hunger from his survival of genocide: He went from a dishwasher to a world-famous San Francisco restaurant owner who won the Presidential Medal of Freedom and dedicated his life to feeding people. All of this he did with a smile. Omar Khayyam’s — an Armenian restaurant with elegant Middle Eastern decor named after an epicurean Persian poet — was destination dining for San Franciscans for more than 40 years at its underground location near the corner of Powell and O’Farrell streets. Celebrities and professionals paid upscale prices while armed service members and refugees ate for free. Its shish kebab and bulgur pilaf were the main draw for a largely white clientele unfamiliar with such food. But the restaurant drew its life force from, as poet William Saroyan called him, “the big man with the bright face coming over to your table.” Mardikian was among America’s first celebrity chefs and was as close to a Guy Fieri figure as San Francisco had — in terms of fame, relentless optimism and generosity. Fine-dining guides and Chronicle columnist Herb Caen celebrated him, NBC gave him his own radio show in the 1940s, and he wrote an autobiography and cookbook. When Omar Khayyam’s went up in flames in 1980, it marked the beginning of the end for Armenian restaurants in San Francisco. Today, no specifically Armenian restaurant exists in the Bay Area. Mardikian, who died in 1977 at 73 years old, nevertheless inspired many in the food business. One of them was Levon Der Bedrossian, an Armenian who emigrated from Lebanon and opened his first Le Méditeranée in 1979 in San Francisco — it is still serving Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food there and in Berkeley. Der Bedrossian’s first memory of Mardikian was as a 12-year-old in Beirut, where he saw Mardikian, in his customary all-white outfit, speak at an Armenian college while traveling to bring Middle Eastern refugees to the U.S. “I don’t remember any words, but it is a subliminal image,” Der Bedrossian, who is 74 now, told SFGATE. “We all are survivors of the massacre. I consider my parents and grandparents as refugees. Our collective experience has been one of there wasn’t a big role model for us. We were surviving. “Here is this man as an Armenian who is helping. It was a good role model that made me proud.” Mardikian’s enthusiastic love for America began before he got here. He was the child of a prosperous, landowning family in present-day Istanbul when his father and other family members were rounded up and slain by the Ottoman Turkish government in 1915. An estimated 1.5 million Armenians were killed in the resulting genocide, with many more displaced. Mardikian sought to fight back as a 15-year-old guerrilla fighter. After Armenia’s independence was briefly recognized in 1918, he organized Boy Scout troops before war broke out against invading Russia. Lt. Mardikian was captured by Turkish forces and imprisoned for about two years, forced to chop ice on a frozen river while fighting starvation. It may have ended that way if not for some intervention from an American friend Mardikian had made. Capt. Eddie Fox, who was directing Near East Relief, urged Mardikian’s captors to release him on account of his being an American. The Turks apparently bought the lie. Mardikian boarded a ship for Ellis Island and took a train to San Francisco to join his brother and sister in 1922. Mardikian often talked of his Ellis Island stopover as a foundational moment in his life, including on Edward R. Murrow’s “This I Believe” radio show in the 1950s. “My feelings when I first saw the Statue of Liberty cannot be described,” he said. When George Mardikian cooked in his kitchen, he always wore white with a towering hat. (Photo: San Francisco Chronicle) When Ellis Island opened as a national historic site in 1976, Mardikian was one of six U.S. immigrants honored. In San Francisco, almost penniless and living with his siblings, Mardikian was hired as a dishwasher at Coffee Dan’s on O’Farrell and Powell. Mardikian wrote in his cookbook, “Dinner at Omar Khayyam’s,” of his transformative first days in San Francisco, witnessing hundreds of happy beachgoers and walking past people who smiled at him when all he had known was hostility. He vowed to let go of his own anger right there. “Since then, my ability to smile has been of the greatest help,” Mardikian wrote. “I could smile when I couldn’t talk English, and while I was learning to cook. I think my ability to smile, even when I was losing money, gained me the many friends who have made the restaurants a success.” Mardikian spent several years working his way up to floor manager at Coffee Dan’s while working hard to eliminate his accent because “I was young and proud and I didn’t want anyone laughing at me,” as he said in a 1962 interview with the Chronicle. He had been promoted to cook when he received his citizenship in 1928, and he vowed to make food his life’s work. Mardikian left town and spent two years on an international food odyssey — learning recipes and techniques on cruise liners, working for a master chef in Egypt and reading manuscripts at an Armenian monastery in Venice, Italy. “It was through these musty, old manuscripts that I came to realize that Armenian cuisine goes back 3,900 years,” he wrote. After seeing the world, Mardikian settled down in Fresno. Which made sense as a proving ground for Armenian cooking, given it had one of the largest Armenian populations in the U.S. He opened his first Omar Khayyam’s there as a lunch counter in 1930, with his new wife, Nazenig, working as greeter and cashier. What vaulted an immigrant cook in Fresno to international fame? Says one expert, it was a breakout magazine feature produced by two traveling food writers-slash-secret lovers. John Birdsall, himself a food author, points to a September 1934 Sunset Magazine article about Mardikian’s food, produced by Genevieve Callahan and Lou Richardson. It included recipes for his shish kebab and brining fresh grape leaves for dolma. “Gen and Lou discovered these new and exciting foods like tacos, pozole and guacamole and introduced them to Sunset’s white, upper-middle-class readership,” Birdsall told SFGATE, adding that they “were the first to really champion and write about George Mardikian.” The timing was perfect — America was falling in love with outdoor barbecues and fresh ingredients, and Mardikian was more than happy to share his novel-yet-accessible menu. He became a regular, smiling presence in Sunset, with sketches of him cooking alongside recipes for his Omar Khayyam’s specials, such as chicken tchakhokbelli (braised chicken in tomato juice, sherry and paprika) and rice pilaf. This page from a 1944 edition of Sunset Magazine's "Sunset Kitchen Cabinet" feature shows cartoons of George Mardikian cooking some of his signature dishes. The page includes his recipe for chicken tchakhokbelli. Screenshot courtesy of John BirdsallWith Omar’s a national hit, Mardikian returned to Coffee Dan’s in San Francisco and promoted himself from dishwasher to owner — according to a Life Magazine article, the sale took 15 minutes. Omar Khayyam’s opened in 1938 in San Francisco to great acclaim from the Chronicle’s Caen: “Bo-kays to George Mardikian, the Armenian chef whose culinary sleight-of-hand is drawing the celebrities to Omar Khayyam’s,” he wrote that year. As Caen intimated, Mardikian was as brilliant a marketer as he was a chef. He found a way to present his culture, best known to white Americans as working class and downtrodden, in a storybook dining setting ("Omar Khayyam" was a feature film in 1957). People dressed up and eagerly descended the stairs to a low-lit, walnut-paneled space with murals on the walls depicting scenes from the Rubaiyat poems attributed to the real-life Khayyam, who died in 1131. “You felt your emotions get stirred up there,” said Der Bedrossian, who visited Omar Khayyam’s soon after emigrating to San Francisco in 1968. Birdsall, whose San Francisco roots date to his great-grandparents, said he first heard of the restaurant from seeing a menu that his grandmother had saved: “She told me what a special restaurant that was and what a special occasion it was to go eat there. It had a kind of glamour.” As the décor blended cultural influences, so did the food. Many who first walked in would have never tried shish kebab and pilaf, but Mardikian’s menu included baked ham and roast turkey for the uninitiated. Shish kebab’s origins span the Middle East and Caucasus region, and they aren’t specifically Armenian. But khorovadz, as Mardikian referred to it in Armenian in his cookbook, “is to Armenians what corned beef and cabbage is to the Irish.” Mardikian used Armenian lore to broaden his menu’s appeal. Such as his arkayagan venison soup, which he said dated 3,900 years to when an Armenian king would serve it as a victory stew to his court. And he was a passionate advocate for the health benefits of yogurt, which Armenians played the leading role in bringing to Americans. To find the starter to make your own yogurt at home, Mardikian wrote, “just open any telephone book and find a name ending with ‘ian.’” (Most Armenians, including this writer, have such a name.) Describing food as “exotic” has rightfully fallen out of favor in recent years. But the word was often used to describe Omar’s as it gained popularity, even as critics praised the food for its quality regardless of origin. Katherine Kerry called Mardikian “undoubtedy America’s best known and best loved restaurateur” in her 1953 restaurant guide, “Look What’s Cooking.” She described the fare as “genuine Armenian delicacies, cooked up to American tastes, rather than down to American conceptions.” Mardikian didn't just appeal to tastes — he made them, too. When he released the Omar's Delight cocktail to help his friend sell more Southern Comfort, the restaurant accounted for more sales of the liquor than the rest of San Francisco combined, according to a 1951 Chronicle story. Mardikian quickly went from attracting celebrities to becoming one himself, hosting a weekly radio show for NBC where he shared recipes and received hundreds of letters per episode. He put his fame to philanthropic use often. During World War II, dignitaries such as first lady Eleanor Roosevelt often dropped by with service members, whom he personally served for free. He served 210 wounded soldiers from Bay Area hospitals on Thanksgiving 1943 alone. That paled in contrast to the amount of feeding he did during the signing of the United Nations charter in San Francisco in 1945. For nine weeks, 282 delegates from 50 nations, plus their staff, ate food he catered for free in the basement of the Opera House. According to the Life article, that was almost 2,000 meals in three hours, five times a week, with 500 members of the American Women’s Voluntary Services helping. According to the Life article, Mardikian told a Turkish delegation member eating his food, “A few years ago my greatest joy would have been to put poison in your eggplant just because you are a Turk. But now that I am an American I feel no animosity.” Mardikian took his culinary skills abroad as a food consultant for the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1954. His efforts to better feed Army troops in Korea were enough to earn him America’s highest civilian award, the Medal of Freedom from President Harry Truman in 1951. He consulted for subsequent presidents up through Richard Nixon. The Chronicle’s obituary for Mardikian said, “He liked to tell army mess sergeants that they were competing with every soldier's mother and that they had better use their wits to convert a slice of Spam into something more appetizing and attractive.” So concerned was Mardikian with conserving food during World War II, he issued 10% refunds to diners in war stamps if they would simply clean their plates. When Mardikian made humanitarian visits, he didn’t just bring back souvenirs. He sponsored and employed Armenian refugees. One such case was Yousef Injian, who came to San Francisco with his family after he cooked for Mardikian at the Armenian monastery in Jerusalem. Mardikian sponsored and hosted at his restaurant another 13 Armenians who survived a Nazi forced labor camp. Mardikian split time living at his home in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights and his 300-acre ranch in St. Helena until he died at age 73 in October 1977 of a heart attack. Omar Khayyam’s lived on for three more years, when a fire broke out inside the restaurant, badly damaging the famed interior and forcing it to close. The restaurant maintained its magic even after Mardikian had gone. Roseanna Sarkissian recalls dining at Omar Khayyam’s on New Year’s Eve of 1978, less than three months after his death. She was 18 and had just moved to San Francisco from Iran months earlier. She had never heard of the restaurant and knew only one person in her group that night, a family friend. The paintings on the wall and elegant decor struck her, as did the pilaf — even after growing up in an Armenian household, it was different from what she’d eaten, and she loved it. “It was overwhelming for me,” she told SFGATE. “That’s when I realized there are Armenian restaurants and how well known this was around the world. I had no idea.” Greg Keraghosian is an SFGATE homepage editor. Before joining SFGATE in 2016 he was an associate editor at Yahoo Travel. He was born in San Francisco, grew up in the Los Angeles area and graduated from the University of Southern California. https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/America-s-best-known-and-best-loved-chef-ran-16347392.php

In historic move, Biden says 1915 slaughter of Armenians constitute genocideThe largely symbolic move breaks away from decades of carefully calibrated language from the White House Author of the article:ReutersHumeyra Pamuk, Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ece Toksabay U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday said the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide, a historic declaration that infuriated Turkey and is set to further strain already frayed ties between the two NATO allies. The largely symbolic move, breaking away from decades of carefully calibrated language from the White House, will likely to be celebrated by the Armenian diaspora in the United States, but comes at a time when Ankara and Washington have deep policy disagreements over a host of issues. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkey “entirely rejects” the U.S. decision which he said was based “solely on populism.” “We have nothing to learn from anybody on our own past. Political opportunism is the greatest betrayal to peace and justice,” Cavusoglu said on Twitter. In his statement, Biden said the American people honor “all those Armenians who perished in the genocide that began 106 years ago today.” “Over the decades Armenian immigrants have enriched the United States in countless ways, but they have never forgotten the tragic history … We honor their story. We see that pain. We affirm the history. We do this not to cast blame but to ensure that what happened is never repeated,” Biden said. In comments that sought to soften the blow, a senior administration official told reporters that Washington encouraged Armenia and Turkey to pursue reconciliation and continues to view Ankara as a critical NATO ally. For decades, measures recognizing the Armenian genocide stalled in the U.S. Congress and U.S. presidents have refrained from calling it that, stymied by concerns about relations with Turkey and intense lobbying by Ankara. Turkey accepts that many Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire were killed in clashes with Ottoman forces during World War One, but contests the figures and denies the killings were systematically orchestrated and constitute a genocide. Turkey on Saturday slammed U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to recognize the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as a genocide, saying the statement had no legal basis and would “open a deep” wound in bilateral ties. “This statement of the US, which distorts the historical facts, will never be accepted in the conscience of the Turkish people, and will open a deep wound that undermines our mutual trust and friendship,” Turkey’s foreign ministry said, adding it rejected and denounced the statement “in the strongest terms.” Ties between Ankara and Washington have been strained over issues ranging from Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 defense systems – over which it was the target of U.S. sanctions – to policy differences in Syria, human rights and legal matters. Biden’s declaration follows a non-binding resolution by the U.S. Senate adopted unanimously in 2019 recognizing the killings as genocide.

Asbarez.com Fresno County Supervisors Recognize ArtsakhNovember 5, 2020 http://asbarez.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/5331512_060419-kfsn-6p-homeless-vid.jpgFresno County Board of Supervisors FRESNO—The Fresno County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the acts of violence against Artsakh and Armenia and calling upon the United States Congress to support an immediate ceasefire, and reaffirming its support for a free and independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh). The supervisors said that Turkey and Azerbaijan have attacked Artsakh and Armenia, targeting non-combatant civilians, threatening the security and sovereignty of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh) through hostile acts. The document recalled that in April 2013, the County of Fresno became the first County in the State of California to officially recognize the independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh). In that resolution, the Supervisors of the Fresno County noted that Artsakh is a historic Armenian province and has since maintained all the characteristics of a free country, despite continued attacks by Azerbaijan. On October 12, the Fresno City Council adopted a resolution recognizing Artsakh as a free and independent country. The document also stated that Turkey and Azerbaijan have begun attacking Artsakh and Armenia, targeting civilians, using suicide drones and ISIS mercenaries, with the mission of continuing genocide. Armenia’s Consul General to Los Angeles Ambassador Armen Baibourtian commended the efforts of Berj Apkarian, the Honorary Consul of Armenia in Fresno. http://asbarez.com/198263/fresno-county-supervisors-recognize-artsakh/

UK Shifts Policy on Armenian Genocide After Jurist Robertson's Report By Harut Sassounian www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com Geoffrey Robertson, prominent British expert on international law, wrote a 40-page report in 2009, exposing the false and inaccurate statements on the Armenian Genocide by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Robertson's investigative report, `Was there an Armenian Genocide?' was based on internal British documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, which revealed that the Foreign Office had denied the Armenian Genocide and misled the British Parliament on this matter in order to curry favor with Turkey. Mr. Robertson had sent me an advance copy of his new 286-page book, =80=9CAn Inconvenient Genocide: Who Now Remembers the Armenians?' to be published this month in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and the United States. Anyone who reads this influential jurist's meticulously researched book will have no doubt about the true facts of the Genocide and Armenians' just claims for restitution. The confidential FCO documents recently obtained by Robertson reveal that the British government has made a gradual shift in its position on the Armenian Genocide, going from denial to declining to state its position. The Foreign Office acknowledges that the change in governmental policy is a direct result of the powerful legal arguments advanced by Mr. Robertson in his 2009 report. Until recently, Great Britain had tenaciously clung to its outright denialist position on the Armenian Genocide. A secret 1999 FCO memo, quoted by Robertson, admitted that the British government `is open to criticism in terms of the ethical dimension. But given the importance of our relations (political, strategic, and commercial) with Turkey, and that recognizing the genocide would provide no practical benefit to the UK or the few survivors of the killings still alive today, nor would it help a rapprochement between Armenia and Turkey, the current line is the only feasible option.' However, shortly after the publication of Robertson's 2009 report, British officials quietly shifted their position from denial to avoidance of taking a stand on the genocide issue. In a 2010 internal memo, FCO stated: `Following Mr. Robertson's report and the publicity it attracted, we have updated our public line to make clear that HMG [Her Majesty's Government] does not believe it is our place to make a judgment (historical or legal) on whether or not the Armenian massacres constituted genocide.' In another memo, FCO explained that it will no longer maintain that `the historical evidence was not sufficiently unequivocal to persuade us that these events should be categorized as genocide.' The memo went on to assert that `there is increasing agreement about the extent of the deaths and suffering experienced by the Armenian community' and that `jurisprudence in relation to genocide, and particularly the nature and type of evidence required to prove the relevant intent, has developed significantly in the wake of events in Rwanda and the Balkans in the 1990's.' Yet, FCO still advised against an explicit recognition of the genocide because `the Armenian diaspora in the UK is relatively small (less than 20,000) and there is limited wider public interest.' Nevertheless, in view of the upcoming Centennial of the Armenian Genocide, the British government has decided to become a bit more accommodating on this issue. Last year, when the British Ambassador to Lebanon asked London for guidance on attending an April 24 commemoration in Beirut, the Foreign Office advised him to go ahead. FCO also recommended to its staff not to `give the impression that we deny what happened in 1915...we still consider them (the massacres and deportations) to be truly dreadful and in need of remembrance.' To bring the genocide issue to a legal resolution, Mr. Robertson makes two suggestions: that the Armenian government submit it `to adjudication at the International Court of Justice [World Court] pursuant to Article IX of the Genocide Convention' or ask the UN Secretary General to establish an ad hoc court on the Armenian Genocide. Geoffrey Robertson should be commended for authoring a most important book on the eve of the Armenian Genocide Centennial. The Armenian National Committee of UK has already purchased 1,000 copies for distribution to elected officials and members of the media in London. The book is available from Amazon.com. I feel honored that Mr. Robertson has made half a dozen references to my columns in his monumental work. Mr. Robertson has appropriately dedicated his book to the cherished memory of Ben Whitaker, author of the 1985 UN Report which classified the Armenian mass killings as genocide.

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City of Miami Beach officially recognizes the Armenian GenocideDecember 20, 2019 691 0 The City of Miami Beach, Florida has passed a resolution officially recognizing the Armenian Genocide, reported FLArmenians.com. The resolution was introduced by Miami Beach City Commissioner Mark Samuelian and passed unanimously. “I am extremely proud of my Armenian heritage, and happy to have visited Armenia this summer and seen the wonderful countryside and its people. I commend the U.S. House of Representatives for condemning and recognizing the Armenian Genocide and proud of the City of Miami Beach for adopting this resolution,” Mark Samuelian said in a statement to FLArmenians.com. “In addition, I congratulate the Armenian Genocide Committee, Inc. (AGC) for its efforts in commemorating the Armenian Genocide here in South Florida. This is a significant step in honoring the history of the Armenian people and their contributions,” Samuelian said. In 2017, Samuelian became the first Armenian American elected official in Miami-Dade County history. “The City of Miami Beach is the first city in Miami-Dade County to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide, and I know I speak for the thousands of Armenian Americans in Miami-Dade when I say ‘Thank You’ to Commissioner Samuelian, Mayor Gelber, and the entire City Commission on this historic occasion,” stated AGC Chairwoman Arsine Kaloustian. “As the Armenian American community in South Florida continues to grow, AGC will continue to build on our accomplishments and expand Armenian Genocide awareness, education, and affirmation in the Sunshine State,” Kaloustian said.

MediaMax, Armenia April 8 2019 Stronger Armenian-Kurdish relations discussed in Erbil Yerevan/Mediamax/. Ambassador of Armenia to Iraq Hrachya Poladian and Chancellor of the Kurdistan Region Security Council in Iraqi Kurdistan Masrour Barzani have emphasized the necessity of development of historically formed relations between the Armenian and Kurdish people. According to the Armenian MFA, the sides exchanged ideas on deepening bilateral trade relations and agreed to continue communication. Hrachya Poladian expressed his gratitude for the free land, provided to the Armenian community by Iraqi Kurdistan, as well as for construction of the Church of the Holy Cross in Erbil (consecration held on April 6) accomplished with the government’s financial support. At the meeting with Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir, Head of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Department of Foreign Relations, the sides touched upon the possibility of opening Consulate General of Armenia to Erbil. https://www.mediamax.am/en/news/foreignpolicy/33016/

A1+ Kristine Yengoyan’s dream is to make kanun as world famous as duduk (video)18:14 | March 2,2018 | SocialՀայРус http://en.a1plus.am/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Qristine-472x265.jpgKristine Yengoyan’s dream is to make the kanun as world famous as the duduk Christine was 6 years old when she attended vocal classes at Music School after Al. Spendiaryan. She accidentally passed by the kanun class, listened to the voice of the kanun, and decided to go in. “The instrument was interesting to me. I asked the teacher if I could touch it, and she said ‘yes’,” she said. She came home and told her mom about her decision to attend the classes of the kanun. The girl’s musical abilities were noticed by the pianist in the kindergarten. “When Kristik was attending a kindergarten, her abilities were noticed there, she was very free on stage, hence the pianist suggested me to take her to a music school,” said Kristine’s mother, Ani Sahakyan. After attending the 3-month course of the kanun, she performed on the stage, playing 3 songs. Her first solo concert was held at Music School after Al. Spendaryanl. Christine is 10 years old and has already made serious success. Three months ago took place her third solo concert at Naregatsi Art Institute. She has performed with the Armenian Youth and State Chamber Orchestras, as well as outside Armenia: in America, France, Switzerland, Vienna, Russia, etc. She has performed with Vladimir Spivakov’s “Moscow Virtuosos” Chamber Orchestra. She has received many awards, diplomas and letters of appreciation. The tours and the warm welcome of the audience inspire her. Note that representatives of a foreign nation are interested in the instrument. She is also going to travel soon. http://en.a1plus.am/1270639.html

Eurasia DailyNov 6 2017 Indiana recognizes the Armenian GenocideTsitsernakaberd memorial complex in YerevanIndiana, USA, has recognized the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire, Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb has announced. The governor adopted a declaration saying that the Ottoman Empire deliberately killed almost 3 mn Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians and Syrians. He also proclaimed that November 4-12 will be the days of Armenia Awareness Week. Indiana has become the 48th state that recognized the Armenian Genocide. Only Alabama and Mississippi did not recognize it. https://eadaily.com/en/news/2017/11/06/indiana-recognizes-the-armenian-genocide

Michigan State Senate Recognizes Artsakh On September 28th, Michigan became the 8th U.S. state to recognize the independent Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), with the overwhelming bipartisan passage of S.R.99, spearheaded by Senator David Knezek (D – 5th District).

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The capital older than Rome: Yerevan celebrating 2,798th birthdayhttp://media.pn.am/media/issue/222/703/photo/222703.jpgOctober 8, 2016 - 11:48 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan is celebrating its 2798th birthday on Saturday, October 8. The capital and largest city of Armenia, Yerevan is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Its history dates back to 782 BC, when the fortress of Erebuni was founded by king Argishti I. A cuneiform inscription proves that the Urartian military fortress was built at the site of modern-day Yerevan. The cuneiform inscription reads: “By the greatness of the God Khaldi, Argishti, son of Menua, built this mighty stronghold and proclaimed it Erebuni for the glory of Biainili [urartu] and to instill fear among the king's enemies. Argishti says, “The land was a desert, before the great works I accomplished upon it. By the greatness of Khaldi, Argishti, son of Menua, is a mighty king, king of Biainili, and ruler of Tushpa.” The city is 29 years older than Rome, is the same age as Babylon and the Assyrian city of Nineveh, but unlike the latter, has become a prosperous city now. The city’s birthday has been celebrated since 1968, when the Erebuni-Yerevan events were organized for the very first time. This year, Armenia’s capital turns 2798, and its birthday is being celebrated under the motto “Yerevan: A City of Sun”. A great number of events for all the age-groups of the population have been organized throughout Yerevan. http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/222703/The_capital_older_than_Rome_Yerevan_celebrating_2798th_birthday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N6j7rdD8D4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbn2iVXwabw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dDMS33Aq5A

Արցախյան դպրոցի ուսուցչուհին օճառներ է պատրաստում ու հասույթն ուղղում դպրոցում ստեղծագործարան հիմնելուն http://hetq.am/static/news/b/2016/09/70716_b.jpg 26-ամյա Լիլիթ Տոնոյանը Արցախի դաշտերից խոտաբույսեր է հավաքում, բնական օճառներ ու յուղեր պատրաստում, վաճառում, հասույթն էլ ուղղում արցախյան դպրոցներից մեկում ստեղծագործարան հիմնելուն։ Գաղափարի հեղինակը հենց նա է. ամեն ինչ իր պատմությունն ունի։ Ահռելի դրական էներգիայով ու հումորով լեցուն Լիլիթը մասնագիտությամբ բիոֆիզիկ է։ Սովորում է Երևանի պետական համալսարանում, այժմ՝ ասպիրանտուրայում։ Արդեն վեց տարի է՝ աշխատում է Արցախի Քաշաթաղի շրջանի Գողթանիկ համայնքի միջնակարգ դպրոցում որպես ֆիզիկայի ուսուցչուհի։ Մասնագիտական հետազոտությունների շրջանակներում ուսումնասիրել է սինթետիկ լվացող նյութերի ազդեցությունը մաշկի վրա ու եկել եզրահանգման, որ դրանք նվազեցնում են կյանքի տևողությունը։ Որպես խնդրի լուծման մեկ տարբերակ առաջարկել է բնական հումքից օճառների պատրաստումը։ Բայց միայն առաջարկելով չի բավարարվել։ Այսօր նա պատրաստում և վաճառում է նման օճառներ ու յուղեր։ Այս գաղափարը ներկայացրել է երկու հարթակներում ու հաջողություններ գրանցել։ http://hetq.am/arm/news/70716/arcakhyan-dproci-usucchuhin-otcharner-e-patrastum-u-hasuytn-uxxumdprocum-stextsagortsaran-himnelun.html

US-Armenian builds $65m tech company thanks to Google 15:12 • 11.08.16 http://www.groong.com/news/attachments/msg583310/png4wkvJ_6nHu.png In 1987, a 32-year-old Annie Safoian moved to Los Angeles from Armenia with her husband, Hovig, and their 9-year-old son, Tony. Today and she and her family run an LA tech company called SADA Systems, a thriving Google and Microsoft reseller expected to do $65 million in revenue this year, she tells us. And she has been fending off a constant stream of offers to acquire the company, for a healthy multiple over revenues. She wouldn't tell us how much money she's been offered, but given the market, offers have likely ranged from hundreds of millions of dollars to as high as half a billion, Business Insider reports. But she likes her job and her company, worries a sale wouldn't be good for employees, and simply doesn't care that much about the loot. "We have discussed selling within the family. Everybody wants to buy us. We are in our 60’s, our son is 38 years old. He’s the CEO, my husband is CTO. We've been all together here and working all these years," she said. "If we sell this company and get more money in our bank account, we would still have to do something. My son is very young. We are still so passionate about this technology. It's never boring, but so exciting every single day. Why would I sell?" Back in 1987, when the Safoians first moved to America, she couldn't have predicted her success. Her English was mediocre, she had no technical training and she wasn't exactly sure what she was going to do for a living. But she knew she loved her new home country and became a citizen right away. She took some accounting classes, got a job as a payroll coordinator, which she disliked, yet might have toiled away at forever if the company hadn't laid her off. So she jumped into graphic designed, something she loved, and learned how to build web pages. Her husband found work as a programmer. Slowly, her hard-work ethic had her customers asking her to do more and more tech jobs. One of them asked her to modify their accounting software. She enlisted her husband's help for that and they founded a tech company, SADA Systems, which then went on to manage computers and networks for small businesses, doing small custom apps for customers along the way. http://www.tert.am/en/news/2016/08/11/annie-safoian/2102701

http://news.am/eng/news/319938.html YEREVAN. - Young Armenian developers have created the first wireless smart mug of a kind with thermal control. The thermo mug Yecup 365 (Ye- Yerevan, Ye logo) is designed for any weather. “One can heat up and cool down any liquid from +10 up to +70C through the Yecup app. The mug can also work without a mobile phone, by means of two buttons. When the liquid is ready, you get a message, and if your mobile is away, the logo on the mug notifies with a red or blue light,” the project co-founder Zhanna Barseghyan told Armenian News – NEWS.am correspondent. cup 365 can also be used to re-charge mobile phones or tablets. The mug is also convenient for people who spend much time driving: re-charging in a car, Yecup functions two times faster. “The author of the idea is Vigen Sanahyan. We improved it together, and the Qualitech Systems workers helped us with its realization. Armenians, Russian and Jews took part in the entire process of its creation, but we got support from different countries. We worked for about a year to get this product,” Barseghyan noted. The “magic” mug has already appeared on Indiegogo.com website, and many European and Armenian web-stores have already expressed willingness to buy Yecup. The interest toward the product is great: Applications are received from the U.S., U.K., Canada, Germany and Australia. “Our mug can also cool down water, thus warm countries – India, Brazil, Kuwait, Singapore, etc. – are also interested in it,” she added. The batch production of the smart mug will begin when the team completes the Indiegogo project. In Barseghyan’s words, they are trying to launch the production in Armenia, but unfortunately the resources are insufficient. Thus, the production of the smart mug might be launched in China. http://news.am/img/news/31/99/38/default.jpg

http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/person/photo/narek-175.jpg?itok=SSk1MMSq Tchaikovsky Gold Medal Winner Cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan Plays at the Hollywood Bowl by MassisPost August 5, 2015, 10:20 pm By Simon J. Simonian On July 9, 2015 Mr. Narek Hakhnazaryan who was awarded a Gold Medal at the 2011 XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition, the most prestigious Prize given to a cellist, played Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations, Tchaikovsky's complex cello composition, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra with Lionel Bringuier, Conductor, at the Hollywood Bowl. The piece is difficult and without a break for 20 minutes. His playing was outstanding and brought the audience to its feet. Next, Mr. Hakhnazaryan announced that this year marks the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Los Angeles has a large Armenian community.. To commemorate the event he is going to play Lamentations; a suite composed by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson based on a Black Folk song for solo cello, expressing a people's crying out.. He played and sang simultaneously, something we have never seen a cellist do before, expressing his intense agony for about ten minutes. Again he received standing ovations. `Mr. Hakhnazaryan projected intensity from the moment he took the stage. To the very end his intense focus and expressive artistry never flagged.' The New York Times. `A phenomenal cellist. He produces a powerful and colorful sound in all registers, nails every big shift and flashes all the virtuosos tricks with insolent ease. He should have a stellar career.' The Washington Post. Mr. Hakhnazaryan has since established himself as one of the finest cellists of his generation. He was born October 23, 1988, now aged 26 in Yerevan, Armenia. He began playing cello at age six at Sayat Nova Music School. When 11 he and his mother moved to Moscow. He subsequently trained at the Moscow Conservatory with a Rostropovich Fund. He received First Prize at the Aram Khachaturian International Competition in Armenia in 2006, and in 2008 won both the First Place at the Johansen International Competition for Young String Players, and First Prize at the International Auditions of the Young Concert Artists. He obtained an Artist Diploma at the New England Conservatory, and currently plays David Tecchler's cello dated 1698. He lives in Boston. Reference: Wikipedia. Mr. Narek Hakhnazaryan has received support from many admirers, among them Annie Simonian Totah who serves on the Board of Directors of Young Concert Artists. Simon J. Simonian, has served as a Violinist of the London Hospitals Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, Conductor. He serves as a Minister of the Religious Society of Friends, the Quakers who shared a Nobel Prize for Peace in 1947. He has also served as a Medical Scientist in the team which is a Nobel Prize nominee for the production of the first freeze-dried smallpox vaccine which was used by the World Health Organization, to eradicate smallpox in 1977, the first disease eradicated in history, which saves two million lives each year, approximately 70 million lives to date.. http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/philpedia/narek-hakhnazaryan http://massispost.com/2015/08/tchaikovsky-gold-medal-winner-cellist-narek-hakhnazaryan-plays-at-the-hollywood-bowl/

I can not think of another individual who contributed so much to an online community. His sincere passion, encyclopedic knowledge and unmistakable sense of humor are irreplaceable. I can never forget the man, I learned so much from him RIP dear Arpa. Hyeforum will miss you.

http://asbarez.com/App/Asbarez/images/asbarez_01_460x101.jpg Monday, April 27th, 2015 Zhengalov Hatz Festival in Tsaghkashat http://asbarez.com/App/Asbarez/eng/2015/04/zhengalov-2.jpgZhengalov hatz is an Artsakh Armenian treat made with herbs and spices TSAGHKASHAT, Artsakh—Artsakh’s Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs is set to host the first ever Zhengalov Hatz Festival, celebrating the Artsakh Armenian treat loved by Armenians around the world. Zhengalov hatz is a food prepared with mountain herbs and spices wrapped in Armenian lavash bread, ideally baked in a traditional tonir, an underground oven. The festical will take place on April 29 in the courtyard of the Nikol Duman House-Museum in Tsaghkashat, Artsakh. Each region of Artsakh will be represented by participants skilled in preparing the most popular dish of Artsakh cuisine. The whole process of making of zhengalov hatz followed by creative ways of serving it will be presented at the festival. The aim of the festival is to preserve and promote the intangible cultural heritage of Artsakh and to instill respect and caring attitude towards national traditions and ethnic peculiarities. The festival, which is free to the public, will feature live music and entertainment.

ERIC BOGOSIAN'S NEW BOOK ON OPERATION NEMESIS TO BE AVAILABLE ON APRIL 21 Thursday, March 19th, 2015 http://asbarez.com/133140/eric-bogosians-new-book-on-operation-nemesis-to-be-available-on-april-21/ Eric Bogosian's new book on Operation Nemesis to be avilable on April 21 A masterful account of the conspiracy of assassins that hunted down the perpetrators of a genocide NEW YORK-In 1921, a small group of self-appointed patriots set out to avenge the deaths of almost one million victims of the Armenian Genocide. They named their operation Nemesis after the Greek goddess of retribution. Over several years, the men tracked down and assassinated former Turkish leaders. The story of this secret operation has never been fully told until now. Eric Bogosian goes beyond simply telling the story of this cadre of Armenian assassins to set the killings in context by providing a summation of the Ottoman and Armenian history as well as the history of the Genocide itself. Casting fresh light on one of the great crimes of the twentieth century and one of history's most remarkable acts of political retribution, and drawing upon years of new research across multiple continents, NEMESIS is both a riveting read and a profound examination of evil, revenge, and the costs of violence. The book will be made available on April 21st, 2015. Pre-order the book NOW. "Hitler asked, 'Who remembers the Armenians?' Eric Bogosian, that's who. Read his potent, action-packed account of how a little known assassination plot harkens back to a world-historical genocide and so will you. So take that, Hitler," writes Sarah Vowell, author of The Wordy Shipmates and Assassination Vacation "A dark and compelling tale of blood vengeance. In Operation Nemesis, Eric Bogosian tells the remarkable story of how a small group of powerless, post-war assassins sought revenge against the all-powerful masterminds of the Armenian genocide," says Annie Jacobsen, author of Operation Paperclip about the book. "Absorbing and accessible, Bogosian presents this complex and multi-layered history with a master dramatist's flair. Operation Nemesis is an engaged and provocative account of an unforgettable tragedy and a cathartic attempt at finding justice," says Atom Egoyan, Academy Award-nominated writer and director of The Sweet Hereafter and Ararat. "Eric Bogosian, actor, playwright and novelist, can now add historian to his resume with this carefully researched tale of organized revenge on the perpetrators of one of the most heinous state-engineered genocides in modern history-the murderous expulsion of the Armenian people from Ataturk's newly reconstituted Turkey," says Richard Price, author of The Whites. "If you think you know all the great thriller stories of the last century, you don't. And this one is true. Operation Nemesis reads like a high-stakes suspense novel, but it tells us something essential about the world we're living in right now," Peter Blauner, author of Slipping Into Darkness and Slow Motion Riot. "Operation Nemesis is a spell-binding book. It is written both with urgency and patience. Bogosian's chapter summarizing the "variety of peoples who crossed and recrossed" Anatolia is as good as any of the half-dozen established accounts I've read. His play-by-play story of the Armenian assassins avenging the Armenian genocide (1915-20) is as gripping as a Graham Greene novel. The whole book is a significant contribution to the history of Asia Minor and its effect on our present world," writes John Casey, author of National Book Award winner Spartina. "In this resurrection of a lost story, Eric Bogosian vividly tells the story of the assassins who avenged the Ottoman mass killings of Armenians in 1915. Unfolding like a thriller, Bogosian's history brings to life long-forgotten events and the courageous people who set out in their own way to bring a kind of justice and peace to their shared past." Says Ronald Grigor Suny, Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan, and author of They Can Live in the Desert But Nowhere Else: A History of the Armenian Genocide. Eric Bogosian is an actor, playwright, and novelist of Armenian descent. He was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his play Talk Radio, and is the recipient of the Berlin Film Festival's Silver Bear Award, as well as three Obie Awards and the Drama Desk. In addition to his celebrated work in the theater and onscreen, he has authored three novels. He lives in New York City with the director Jo Bonney.

Just like the Turks and Azeries did to Armenian monuments and churches before them, animals!!!!! [/background]

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR KHOJALY EVENTS, LOOK FOR THEM IN AZERBAIJAN: ARTAK ZAKARYAN 19:21, 24 Feb 2015 Siranush Ghazanchyan Speaking at the Parliament today, Chairman of the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Artak Zakaryan referred to the Azerbaijani propagana campaign on the so-called "Khojaly" events: "Azerbaijan's costly propaganda in different corners of the world is continuing its fraud march, which in these days is devoted to so-called "Khojaly," actually to the Aghdam events. What happened? On February 26, 1992, Aghdam events took place, which are interpreted as "Khojaly massacre" by Azerbaijan. During these events, the Azerbaijani armed groupings ruthlessly shot down a number of residents of Khojaly settlement in a territory under their control. In order to overthrow President Muthalibov, the opposition Azerbaijani National Front used the forced operation of Karabakh armed forces aimed to suppress the Azeri shooting, as this was where capital Stepanakert and surrounding areas were being shelled from. This is also evidenced by President Ayaz Mutalibov in his interview on 2th of April, 1992 to " Nezavisimaya Gazeta." Before the operation, the Karabakh side, according to the norms of humanitarian law, informed Khojaly authorities about planned operation and leaving a corridor for the safe evacuation of Azerbaijani population. After the tragic events in the territories controlled by Azerbaijanis Azeri journalist Cnigiz Mustafaev photographed and filmed the dead bodies which were not disfigured. The existing files confirm that the Karabakh side physically was not able to access the territories where the people were killed and the bodies were disfigured. After the upheaval followed by Khojaly provocation, the Azerbaijani new leadership headed by Abulfaz Elchibey, initiated a deliberate falsification of the events to conceal his monstrous crime interpreting it as "a massacre" of civilians by Karabakh forces. This policy is being continued by official Azerbaijan till today. By distorted propaganda of presenting Aghdam events as massacre of Khojaly Azerbaijani authorities are trying to hit the international reputation of two Armenian states, to impose the distorted interpretation of the events on the international community to boost anti-Armenian moods. I call on our partner parliamentarians from different states, municipal and provincial councils to avoid the pitfalls of Azerbaijani propaganda. Don't buy into false information and fictitious events. Keep clean the parliamentary agendas and don't let the Azerbaijani propaganda penetrate there. If you are looking for those responsible for Khojaly events, so look for them in Azerbaijan." http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/02/24/if-you-are-looking-for-those-responsible-for-khojaly-events-look-for-them-in-azerbaijan-artak-zakaryan/

The Lord's Prayer Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.