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Yes Yervant. I saw the following story a few days ago and was debating whether to air or not. You will note that there is no mention of the ringleader’s ethnicity or religious affiliation. Otherwise some bleeding heart groups (ACLU/ADL)would sue their pants off. I will refrain from assuming the ringleader‘s ethnicity…. But….you be the judge. For all I know he may be Armenian -Voskerichian/Altounian?? Below we don’t see the dollar amount, according to other reports it runs in the millions. Also, we never heard a whisper about Madoff’s ethnicity, who among many defrauded his own ilk. Yes, many of us, including me feel that those so-called alleged (Armenian) thieves should be hanged at the closest tree. Perhaps then the rest will think twice to take the U.S. and the FBI for idiots. ---- Related, perhaps? A short time ago Rick Sanchez (Hispanic) was fired at CNN for referring to John Stewart (an alias) as a “bigot” and mentioned his ethnicity. Were those clowns Ana Kasparian and her sidekick fired for repeatedly using phrases like "Armenian mafia" etc? Btw. Who is that kats "ana kasparian"? Is her real name ana kusparoghlu? -- Yesterday Juan Williams (Afro-American) was fired from NPR for expressing trepidations at the sight of people in Muslim attire in airplanes. --- Does this mean from on Armenian people with -ian/yan surnames will be scrutinized more closely at airports?

The plot thickens. Above, when it was alleged that some of the moneys are sent to Armenia, I posed the not so rhetorical question -“To whom? How?” There may still be a silver lining to this dark cloud. Do you think, hope that with this world attention, may be that “trash can of corruption will be cleaned? I sm not waiting with abated breath!!! One can only hope!! ---- http://news.am/eng/news/35346.html FBI agents to hold meeting in Armenia on alleged medical fraud case October 21, 2010 | 14:46 RA Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan held a meeting October 21 with US Embassy in Armenia Legal Advisor Steve Kessler, Kevin P. Donovan of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Legal Advisor David Khachatryan and Lance Levequeen in charge of regional security. The press service of the RA prosecutor General’s Office informed NEWS.am that the sides discussed bilateral cooperation in crime control. Kevin Donovan thanked the RA prosecutor general for information on the Armenian members of the alleged criminal group involved in the medicaid scam in the United States. The FBI official reported that 73 people have been charged with banking and medical frauds in the U.S. Thirty-two people were arrested on October 13. Allegedly a vast network of Armenian gangsters and their associates used 18 phantom health care clinics and other means to try to cheat Medicare out of $163 million. At the RA Prosecutor General’s request, Donovan promised to provide information on the Armenians, particularly Armenian citizens, involved in the crime. He said that the U.S. will, if necessary, apply to the Armenian law-enforcement agencies for assistance in investigation. The RA Prosecutor General underlined the importance of finding the truth and identifying all the members of the criminal group. Aghvan Hovsepyan assured the FBI delegation of the Armenian prosecutor office’s willingness to assist the investigation within its terms of reference. The sides agreed to exchange information. NEWS.am reminds readers that a vast network of Armenian gangsters and their associates used phantom health care clinics and other means to try to cheat Medicare out of $163 million. The operation was under the protection of an alleged Armenian crime boss, Armen Kazarian, nicknamed Pzo, who was among the first arrestees in Los Algeles. Most of the defendants "were Armenian nationals or immigrants and many maintained substantial ties to Armenia" and criminals there. About 40 of the 73 arrestees are Armenians, including the leaders David Mirzoyan, Robert Terjanyan and others. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, declared that the Mirzoyan-Terdjanian organization a syndicate in New York and Los Angeles run by Armenians used threats, intimidation and violence operating in a classical mafia style. -------- http://www.armeniano...d_armenia_links On media agenda: Do Armenian top officials have a hand in financial fraud in United States? Bharara said the top members of the group had substantial ties to Armenia. By Naira Hayrumyan ArmeniaNow correspondent Allegations about links between a recently busted Armenian American syndicate over a large-scale medical insurance fraud and authorities of Armenia has been one of the central subjects in Armenian media of late. The opposition insists that Armenian authorities had patronized the criminals, while pro-government representatives brush aside similar allegations. Dozens of ethnic Armenians were arrested in New York, Los Angeles and elsewhere in the United States last week on charges of filing some $100 million in fake claims to a U.S. government health insurance program, known as Medicare. Some of the members of the suspected criminal group are known to be citizens of Armenia. And the suspected ringleader, Armen Kazarian, is known as a top crime figure in former Soviet countries enjoying a “vor v zakone” (or criminal underworld lord) status and goes by the nickname Pzo. District attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara said the top members of the group had substantial ties to Armenia, regularly visited the South Caucasus country, buying property there with the funds illegally acquired in the United States. Armenia’s opposition newspapers wrote that Pzo was a “guest of honor” at the wedding of former president Robert Kocharyan’s son Sedrak. But on October 18, the office of Kocharyan denied that information. A spokesman for President Serzh Sargsyan’s Republican Party of Armenia also denied the opposition media’s allegations of links between Kazarian and the current president. The Zhamanak daily newspaper, meanwhile, has also alleged close ties between Kazarian and deputy head of the Nubarashen penitentiary Serob Harutyunyan. Haykakan Zhamanak – Armenia’s extremist oppositional newspaper - quoted its sources as saying that 15 FBI agents have arrived in Armenia to investigate the activities of the criminal group in Armenia. They reportedly intend to find out who has been making investments using the stolen money and in which areas. Karabakh’s former foreign minister Arman Melikyan says that exposing an Armenian criminal group will have a negative impact on the process of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement. At a press conference on October 19 Melikyan suggested that in the near future the U.S. might try to exert serious pressure on the top echelons of power in Armenia. “Huge amounts of money have been stolen from the [u.S.] state budget. Logically, the American side will freeze the bank deposits of our current and former representatives of the power elite involved in corrupt activities,” he said. He also noted that in this case the Armenian government may resort to concessions in the Nagorno-Karabakh problem. Member of Parliament from the ruling Republican Party Hovhannes Sahakyan believes that the exposure of the group cannot affect the process of the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement. In his view, this fact perhaps may somewhat hurt the interests of honest Armenians living in the United States. Artashes Geghamyan, the leader of the National Unity Party, thinks that it is the Turkish- Azerbaijani propaganda and the opposition in Armenia that has used the row for their purposes.

The plot thickens. Above, when it was alleged that some of the moneys are sent to Armenia, I posed the not so rhetorical question -“To whom? How?” There may still be a silver lining to this dark cloud. Do you think, hope that with this world attention, may be that “trash can of corruption will be cleaned? I sm not waiting with abated breath!!! One can only hope!! ---- http://news.am/eng/news/35346.html FBI agents to hold meeting in Armenia on alleged medical fraud case October 21, 2010 | 14:46 RA Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan held a meeting October 21 with US Embassy in Armenia Legal Advisor Steve Kessler, Kevin P. Donovan of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Legal Advisor David Khachatryan and Lance Levequeen in charge of regional security. The press service of the RA prosecutor General’s Office informed NEWS.am that the sides discussed bilateral cooperation in crime control. Kevin Donovan thanked the RA prosecutor general for information on the Armenian members of the alleged criminal group involved in the medicaid scam in the United States. The FBI official reported that 73 people have been charged with banking and medical frauds in the U.S. Thirty-two people were arrested on October 13. Allegedly a vast network of Armenian gangsters and their associates used 18 phantom health care clinics and other means to try to cheat Medicare out of $163 million. At the RA Prosecutor General’s request, Donovan promised to provide information on the Armenians, particularly Armenian citizens, involved in the crime. He said that the U.S. will, if necessary, apply to the Armenian law-enforcement agencies for assistance in investigation. The RA Prosecutor General underlined the importance of finding the truth and identifying all the members of the criminal group. Aghvan Hovsepyan assured the FBI delegation of the Armenian prosecutor office’s willingness to assist the investigation within its terms of reference. The sides agreed to exchange information. NEWS.am reminds readers that a vast network of Armenian gangsters and their associates used phantom health care clinics and other means to try to cheat Medicare out of $163 million. The operation was under the protection of an alleged Armenian crime boss, Armen Kazarian, nicknamed Pzo, who was among the first arrestees in Los Algeles. Most of the defendants "were Armenian nationals or immigrants and many maintained substantial ties to Armenia" and criminals there. About 40 of the 73 arrestees are Armenians, including the leaders David Mirzoyan, Robert Terjanyan and others. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, declared that the Mirzoyan-Terdjanian organization a syndicate in New York and Los Angeles run by Armenians used threats, intimidation and violence operating in a classical mafia style. -------- http://www.armenianow.com/commentary/analysis/25404/armenian_american_fraud_armenia_links On media agenda: Do Armenian top officials have a hand in financial fraud in United States? Bharara said the top members of the group had substantial ties to Armenia. By Naira Hayrumyan ArmeniaNow correspondent Allegations about links between a recently busted Armenian American syndicate over a large-scale medical insurance fraud and authorities of Armenia has been one of the central subjects in Armenian media of late. The opposition insists that Armenian authorities had patronized the criminals, while pro-government representatives brush aside similar allegations. Dozens of ethnic Armenians were arrested in New York, Los Angeles and elsewhere in the United States last week on charges of filing some $100 million in fake claims to a U.S. government health insurance program, known as Medicare. Some of the members of the suspected criminal group are known to be citizens of Armenia. And the suspected ringleader, Armen Kazarian, is known as a top crime figure in former Soviet countries enjoying a “vor v zakone” (or criminal underworld lord) status and goes by the nickname Pzo. District attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara said the top members of the group had substantial ties to Armenia, regularly visited the South Caucasus country, buying property there with the funds illegally acquired in the United States. Armenia’s opposition newspapers wrote that Pzo was a “guest of honor” at the wedding of former president Robert Kocharyan’s son Sedrak. But on October 18, the office of Kocharyan denied that information. A spokesman for President Serzh Sargsyan’s Republican Party of Armenia also denied the opposition media’s allegations of links between Kazarian and the current president. The Zhamanak daily newspaper, meanwhile, has also alleged close ties between Kazarian and deputy head of the Nubarashen penitentiary Serob Harutyunyan. Haykakan Zhamanak – Armenia’s extremist oppositional newspaper - quoted its sources as saying that 15 FBI agents have arrived in Armenia to investigate the activities of the criminal group in Armenia. They reportedly intend to find out who has been making investments using the stolen money and in which areas. Karabakh’s former foreign minister Arman Melikyan says that exposing an Armenian criminal group will have a negative impact on the process of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement. At a press conference on October 19 Melikyan suggested that in the near future the U.S. might try to exert serious pressure on the top echelons of power in Armenia. “Huge amounts of money have been stolen from the [u.S.] state budget. Logically, the American side will freeze the bank deposits of our current and former representatives of the power elite involved in corrupt activities,” he said. He also noted that in this case the Armenian government may resort to concessions in the Nagorno-Karabakh problem. Member of Parliament from the ruling Republican Party Hovhannes Sahakyan believes that the exposure of the group cannot affect the process of the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement. In his view, this fact perhaps may somewhat hurt the interests of honest Armenians living in the United States. Artashes Geghamyan, the leader of the National Unity Party, thinks that it is the Turkish- Azerbaijani propaganda and the opposition in Armenia that has used the row for their purposes.

BANARMA- ԲԱՆԱՐՄԱ?? Step aside Chiquita http://www.animationarchive.org/pics/chiquita02.jpg Please!! This is all in fun and cause for celebration. Here comes BANARMA http://news.am/pic/news/34986.jpg So now, have we earned the title - BANANA REPUBLIC? http://news.am/eng/news/34986.html The only banana tree in Armenia bears fruit The only banana tree in Armenia produced fruits. The tree grows in one of the private gardens in Ijevan, Tavush region of northern Armenia, the Public Armenian TV reported. The local resident Armen Khechyan, who brought the Indian seedling five years ago, planted the tree. The plant is the only banana tree in Armenia. ------ Հայաստանում առաջին անգամ բանանի միակ ծառը բերք է տվել Հայաստանում առաջին անգամ բերք է տվել երկրի միակ բանանի ծառը: Այն աճում է Իջեւանի մասնավոր այգիներից մեկում, հաղորդում է Հայաստանի Հանրային հեռուստատեսությունը: Ծառը տնկել է տեղի բնակիչ Արմեն Խեչյանը, որը հնդկական բանանի տնկին գնել էր հինգ տարի առաջ: Այդ բույսը համարվում է բանանի միակ ծառը Հայաստանում:

Moooo!!!, Cash cow. http://www.fotosearch.com/bigcomp.asp?path=ARP/ARP104/Mooo.jpg We all know the story- killing the Goose that laid Golden eggs; http://www.fotosearch.com/bigcomp.asp?path=CSP/CSP459/k4595881.jpg Yeah! Keep milking and see what you end up with; http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Cow_udders.jpg/480px-Cow_udders.jpg Here is what Siamanto said in Խեղդամահ; Like this; http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=21251&st=0&p=258559&hl=nazareth&fromsearch=1entry258559 ----- If you think only Armenians of America are feeling the sting, see what the Armenians of Russia are saying; http://hetq.am/en/society/v-musheghyan-2/#more-41630

http://hetq.am/en/culture/41597/ http://hetq.am/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ANI.jpg Global Heritage Fund – Ani on “Verge of Vanishing” [ 2010/10/20 | 10:41 ] culture The ruins of Ani is included in a list of twelve historic sites around the world that are “on the verge of vanishing” because of mismanagement and neglect, according to a new report issued by the San Francisco-based Global Heritage Fund (GHF). The report identifies nearly 200 heritage sites in developing nations as being at risk, highlighting 12 as being on the verge of irreparable loss and destruction. Three sites in the Middle East, Iraq’s Nineveh, Palestine’s Hisham’s Palace, and Turkey’s Ani, are among those most in danger. The ruined city of Ani, on the border of Turkey and Armenia, dates back to the 11th century. Once known as “The City of a Thousand Churches,” many of its remaining buildings are now on the brink of collapse. GHF executive director Jeff Morgan told CNN, “Ani is probably one of the top 10 sites in the world, right up there with Machu Picchu and Angkor Wat. ----- http://news.am/eng/news/35196.html http://news.am/pic/news/35196.jpg October 20, 2010 | 18:11 CNN: Ani among 12 Ancient ruins worldwide ‘on verge of vanishing’ October 20, 2010 | 12:54 Ani is among twelve historic sites around the world that are “on the verge of vanishing” because of negligence and mismanagement. According to the report, by San Francisco-based Global Heritage Fund (GHF), nearly 200 heritage sites highlighting 12 as being on the verge of irreparable loss and destruction. Ani “The City of a Thousand Churches” is among those most in danger. Many of its remaining buildings are now on the brink of collapse. “Ani is probably one of the top 10 sites in the world, right up there with Machu Picchu and Angkor Wat. It’s incredible.” GHF executive director Jeff Morgan told CNN. The ruined city of Ani, on the border of Turkey and Armenia, dates back to the 11th century. We say we’re going to use tourism for economic development purposes, but you really need an assessment of the economic geography of the place. Ani has been “caught in a political morass,” because of its position on the border of two countries that don’t have diplomatic relations, said Morgan, arguing that restoring these heritage sites will attract tourism that can pay for their ongoing preservation and bring sustainable income to local communities. "That’s why what’s happening now is so critical -- because of scarcity. There are so few intact ruins and historic districts left,” told Morgan to CNN. News from Armenia - NEWS.am

Dear Ani, not to take away from your excellent articles. How can we forget the last of his aghjik infatuations Mariana Ayvazian? It has been said that genius and insanity are either ends of a circle and they meet. I had written the following here; http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=21672&st=0&p=259671&hl=ayvazian&fromsearch=1entry259671 The meaning of “archive/arsheev, արխիվ”, a royal repository of official papers and documents; http://hyeforum.com/...0518&hl=archive See no. 12 here about Bakunts, his archives should be dug up too; http://hyeforum.com/...7080&hl=bakunts ------ The reason I chose to air Charents’expanded biography above is because I have a booklet that I bought at the Matenadaran in 1995 when the ink was still wet. The Trial of Yeghisheh Charents- ԵՂԻՇԷ ՉԱՐԵՆՑԻ ԴՏԱՎԱՐՈՒԹԻՒՆԸ- Պատմական Փաստաթղթեր-Historical Documents published by ԲԱՆԲԵՐ ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ԱՐԽԻՒ ՆԵՐԻ 1995. I wish someone would air the entire text on the internet. It will take me forever to type them in Armenian.. It is about Charents’ trial and testimonies, his eventual conviction and incarceration to solitary confinement at a criminally insane prison. It seems like the last 10 or 11 years of his life were heavily under the influence of alcohol and maybe other drugs, since at the mentioned incident in 1926 he was (born 1897) only 29 years old and died at the tender age of 40 (1937). Warning! It is not pretty.!! Even tough it does not diminish his genius and fame. It was for his stalking , harassing and in a drunken stupor firing at and wounding Mariana Ayvazian, See quote below. I will try and translate some of the testimonies by himself, Sargis Ayvazian (father), Mariana herself and Bakunts, yes Aksel Bakunts, here Gurgen Mahari is also mentioned. His wife Arpenik had traveled to Russia and Yeghisheh missed her much and felt lonely, took to drinking. When he was sober which was not often, he spoke about literature, poetry and political affairs, but when he was drunk all he talked about was girls and women, among which Mariana(16 years old, half his age). Btw. At the end of that booklet there is a section of Charents’ eye witness accounts of survivors of the Genocide, “Պատմում են թուրքական յաթաղանիգ փրկուածները“. (Edit. I had taken that those eyewitness accounts were his. Now that I look again, those were just an addendum to the book, perhaps in connection to the fate of Charents and many others.) I have also seen his writings, which I cannot find now, at the prison in forms of short stories about his cellmates, most of them insane, like “napoleons” etc. and or murderers of some shape or another. Here we will see the assassination Attempt. Beside the conviction and sentence of 8 years of imprisonment, his sentence was reduced to 3 years, during which his wife Arpnik dies and he is given a 7 day furlough, after which his sentence was suspended on condition that he submit to medico-psychological supervision at a sanatorium. Here we see how Arpenik died from an ectopic/ex-utero pregnancy. Here is an account of his surgery for kidney stones in Moscow, and subsequent addiction to narcotics. Here is his remarriage to Isabella Here we see Isabella'’s application to the supreme soviet, among which A. Mikoyan, to let her husband go due to poor health, instead she is accused of anti-state conspiracy and exiled to Kazakstan Here we see Yeghishe’s demise at the age of 40, after days of comatose state, that according to official reports was due to multiple health related issues. Some argue that he was a victim of the stalinian purges.

DOPHINARIUM ? Or is it Doltarium?** Maybe I shlould have posted this under Comedistan!! http://www.armenianow.com/sites/default/files/img/imagecache/600x400/dolphinarium_yerevan.jpg Your thoughts about it. My Yerkou Luma First off, this may be the most harebrained project yet. 1. Some have objected that it is at a choice location right next to the Pantheon which will cheapen the Sacred Grounds. 2. How are they going to maintain the water? Even though some dolphins live in sweet water, majority of them live in salt water. 3. As a rule Dolphins are native to warmer climates. Where will they be housed when the water is frozen? In Lake Sevan or the Swan Lake? 4. Who will care for them? Are there dolphin specialists in Armenia? Are there veterinarians (animal doctors) who know about dolphins? 5. Can we worry about the Fish in Sevan? 56 The project is initiated by a Ukrainian company. How many dolphinariums are there in Ukrainia? ---- Original story; http://www.armenianow.com/news/25013/dolphin_tank_construction_raises_concern_armenian_ecologists And followups; http://www.armenianow.com/social/environment/25362/armenian_writer_hunger_strike_dolphin_tank See below that Vahan is described as an “eccentric bard”. **

And now some good news. http://hetq.am/en/society/areni-2/ http://hetq.am/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Areni11.jpg http://flowers.hovoson.com/includes/image.php?prID=680 Areni Wine Festival: Indulging in the Local Grape [ 2010/10/18 | 13:34 ] Feature Stories society marzes Hrant Katarikyan Village Residents Roll Out the Red Carpet for Visitors We decided to travel to Vayots Dzor yesterday for the Areni Wine Festival. The weather was perfect and it only took about 90 minutes via public transport. The Areni region is known for its grapes and wines. Throughout most of the year, those travelling through the region on their way to points further on, will see local residents selling their wines and other vegetables along the road. We walked down the main street in Areni and were greeted by residents who had set up tables displaying their wares – an assorted of wines, grapes, apples, homemade honey and goat cheese. The main action was in the center of town where a stage had been set up. Children in traditional Armenian garb were in the middle of some rousing patriotic songs as we approached. The street was full of visitors – mostly Armenians from Yerevan, a smattering of diaspora Armenians and even a few non-Armenians. Local residents were out in force as well selling their goods and engaging visitors in conversation. The Wine Festival has been taking place for several years now and aims to spur the local economy. I’m sure the Festival would draw more people if the organizers could arrange a few buses from Yerevan. It seemed that most people came by car, although I saw a few large tourist buses as well. Perhaps the Economic Ministry’s Regional Development Department could take a more active role in promoting the event. Naturally, the locally produced wine was the main attraction. There were several stalls displaying and selling bottled wines from locally produced grapes. I hope to arrange an interview with one of the winemakers in the near future. I also bumped in to Gagik Ginosyan, director of Karin Song and Dance Ensemble. He and his spirited troupe of dancers performed a shourj bar and you couldn’t help but joining in. Mr. Ginosyan is a strong proponent of Armenian folk dance as a prime component of Armenian identity. He takes his message to the streets, rather than the concert halls, and his enthusiasm is infectious. Hopefully, I’ll arrange an interview with him as well. After making the rounds of all the stalls and having indulged in a good number of wine tastings, we picked up a bottle or two of the local beverage and flagged down a minivan for the trip back to Yerevan. A pleasant Sunday afternoon was had by all. (Photos: Astghik Khachatryan Sep 28 2005, 13:38 --- 35. ԽՆՋՈՒՅՔԻ ԵՐԳ Խոսք` Սարմենի Երաժշտ.` Կարո Զաքարյանի Սեղանն է առատ, Դիմացն` Արարատ, Հնչում են երգեր Ուրախ ու զվարթ: Լցրե՛ք, ընկերնե՛ր, Բաժակները լի, Թող հայոց գինին Մեզ անուշ լինի: Փա՛ռք տանք մայր-հողին, Արևի շողին, Գինի պարգևող Հայոց խաղողին: Լցրե՛ք... Փա՛ռք տանք նոր կյանքին, Հողի մշակին, Որ միշտ կանաչեն Մեր դաշտն ու այգին: Լցրե՛ք…

ARMENIAN BASHING A new spectator sport in town. We saw the breaking news here; http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=18873&st=80 And here; http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=518&pid=276360&st=20entry276360 ----- By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Media Unfairly Bashes All Armenians Because of Alleged Crimes of a Few The first problem with the widely circulated reports that several Armenians have defrauded Medicare out of millions of dollars is that these individuals are innocent until proven guilty. Only after a court establishes their guilt, they can be labeled as crooks or criminals. It is even more outrageous that the good name of all Armenians is being tarnished by sweeping media generalizations, bringing intense feelings of shame to millions of law-abiding Armenians who are overly sensitive about their reputation. Last week’s sensational headlines referring to an "Armenian crime syndicate" or "Armenian criminals" completely traumatized the Armenian-American community. Exploiting the media hype, all sorts of racists, Armenian-haters, and naturally, some Turks have come out of the woodwork to post vicious anti-Armenian comments on various internet sites. One of the most insulting references to these arrests was made on the radio/internet show called "The Young Turks." As if the name of the show was not offensive enough to Armenians, the co-hosts, Ana Kasparian, an Armenian-American, and Cenk Uygur, a Turkish American, last week repeatedly bashed the accused as well as all Armenians. The fact that Kasparian is an Armenian makes her comments even more offensive. Trying to be funny or entertaining does not give her a license to hurl insults at individuals who have been merely accused, but not convicted of any crimes, and the community at large for the alleged crimes of a few! Here are excerpts of the co-hosts’ disgraceful remarks: Kasparian: "Dozens of Armenians throughout the United States have recently got arrested for Medicare fraud. Now this is an age-old trick of Armenians. This is what Armenians do. OK. And that’s a gross generalization. And a large majority of these offenders lived in Glendale, California. I am not kidding. That’s a fact. Uygur: That’s literally true! [Chuckling]. By the way, I am amused by the Armenian community Medicare fraud in Glendale. [imitating an Armenian accent]: “You do Medical fraud? Of course. Who doesn’t do Medicare fraud? Come now!” Is that close to an Armenian accent? Kasparian: It’s close. So, what these individuals would do is, they would steal the identities of doctors, identities of hundreds of thousands of individuals in the United States and they would make false claims. They would create these phantom health care clinics that don’t even really exist and then bill Medicare for treatments that never happened and then Medicare would send this money to these fake doctors or these doctors that have their identities stolen…. Uygur: Let me give you a little detail how it works. It’s kind of interesting. So, they steal a list of doctors’ names…. Kasparian: …There is shame on two different sides here. Shame on the Armenians and shame on the government for not realizing it until now -- until these Armenians stole $163 million from Medicare [The correct figure is $35 million]. Uygur: You know what? That is a pretty good scam. You gotta give it up to them. They are working up in Glendale. [Chuckling]. Kasparian: And it wasn’t just in Glendale. These are Armenians throughout the country. Like, we got Armenians in New York City, we got Armenians in California, a couple in Ohio, some in New Mexico, some in Florida, all over the place. It’s a massive operation. They’re all connected. They all know what they’re doing. It’s insanity. In fact, officials equated this to the mafia. This is like the Armenian mafia operating in the United States. Part of me felt like I should be a little proud of that, because I am kind of a bad ass, but another part of me of course was humiliated. I feel so bad for the people that are victims of this. Because not only the government gets millions of dollars stolen from them, there are people who have their identity stolen. So these Armenians can sit at home, drive their Rolls Royces, and not do anything. Uygur: I’m gonna take a little controversial view on this. Obviously, they couldn’t be more wrong -- busted, go to jail, etc. We are not having any of that conversation. On the other hand, it is a little ingenious…. You know what happens! People get greedy. Once you got that scam going, and you haven’t got caught in a long time, you think let’s churn this thing out. Everyone wants a piece of the action. Next thing you know, everybody in Glendale knows, and they all want their cut in it. Of course, there is an ugly side to this. One of the guys I believe you saw in the picture was "vor." Kasparian: By the way, "vor" means "ass." I’m wondering why all of the news articles refer to him as "vor." Uygur: The news articles claim that "vor" means "thief-in-law" which is a bizarre thing…. Violating all legal and journalistic norms, the co-hosts of the show never once use the words "alleged" or "accused" to describe the defendants. If the charges against some of these individuals are dropped, Kasparian and Uygur could be sued for libel. So far tens of thousands of viewers have seen this particular episode on various internet sites. Thousands more have heard it on radio. Over 800 viewers have posted comments on YouTube alone. You can watch the show and post a comment by clicking on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUrFaecJOqE. By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier

ՄԷՂՐ- ՄԵՂՈՒ Honey -Bee This may also fit in the category of LANGUAGE. In another post we saw that the insect wasp is known as “ishameghou/donkey bee” and the Honeybee is simply known as “meghou”. http://library.thinkquest.org/07aug/02034/images/european%20honey%20bee.jpg When we look up “ՄԵՂՈՒ” we are redirected to “ՄԵՂՐ” No, it is not from Pers_Arabic . They call it ‘asal/عسل’ See below the Greek and the Latin. This is a test Who knows what մեղրապոպ/meghrapop is, and the English name for it? Hint.. http://gstuff.co.nz/shop/garden/images/melon%20orange%20honeydew.jpg Also. Why is that town ՄԵՂՐԻ/Meghri is named so? Btw. Meghri is also a River. http://www.cilicia.com/armo5_meghri.html To not forget that in Marash dialect Parmer/Պարմէր aside of its meaning of "mother in law" means "Queen Bee"

An excellent post Ani!! ԱՀՀՀ!!! Թէ նա ինչպէս սիրել է մեր աղջիկներին: Քան՞ի աղջիկ է սիրել: Սիրելի Անի, եթէ դու էլ ապրէիր այդ օրերին Չարենցը նոյքան պիտի սիրեր քեզ ինչպէս եւ մենք: Եղիշեն սիրել է մեր բոլոր աղջիկնեէրին եւ այլն: Մինչեւ երբ իր սէրը , հանդէպ Մրիանա Այվազիանաի, մի խմրած վիճակում նա փամբուշտ է արձակել ներա դէմ: Որ նրան վերջին ստեղտագործ “գնտակահարունմ” էր: Յիշենք ]Some day we may know how much he was in love of the “աղջիկներին”!!

A wonderful story. A lady cobbler. Կօշկար Կնիկ!!Koshkar Knik!! ՎԱՐԴ ԿՈՇԻԿՍ Եթե գործը հարմար է… երևանցի կոշկակար կինը As I remember, we used to call people dealing with shoes are called and հնակարկատhna/karkat (old/used) and կօշկակար/koshkakar (new), the latter is usually contracted to “կօշկար/koshkar”. ** Maybe she should amend her family name to “Կօշկարեան/Koshkarian”. **Կօշիկ կարող/One who sews shoes. Look at the window sign. See ՎԱՐԴ ԿՈՇԻԿ here. Who has seen the English Movie Red Shoes?. See the song Vard Koshiks; http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=24759&pid=266253&st=0entry266253 A beautiful woman in all the senses. http://www.armenianow.com/sites/default/files/img/imagecache/600x400/shoelady.jpg http://www.armenianow.com/multimedia/feature_photo/25307/armenia_yerevan_woman_shoemaker_photo_story Above we mentioned the Movie Red Shoes; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSgar55BfPw

WHAT ON EARYH IS GOING ON HERE? I am so tempted to post this under Comedistan…. Mi hev onli van eer, mi no unstand wan pipul spik vid split tong. Note below where it says that Spepanakert was never known as khankenti, yet it goes on referring to ARTSAKH as ԼՂՀ- Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետոթիւն. Am I so dumb? Am I the only stupid one here? Read on and see how that ՄԽ whoever they may be, speaks with a forked tongue, when on the one hand they claim that Stepanakert was never known as khankenti, yet goes on … . When did “օկուպացիա/occupatsia/, տէրմինա/ termina, նորմալ/normal, իմիտացիա/imitatiaon, բուֆեր/buffer … become Armenian “derminolokia”? Does adding «ացիա/ation» to a word make it Armenian? Is "imitatsia" more Armenian than "imitation"? Can we speak with ONE TONGUE? http://comps.fotosearch.com/comp/FSD/FSD312/white-lipped-green-pit_~x15739703.jpg See highlights below. What did I miss? Why do some take us the Western Armenian Diasporans for idiots when we use Armenian terms for “normal“, “occupation“, ”buffer“ etc.? Is it because our teacher of Armenian is Varuzhan the Lovable , not Ivan the Terrible? http://www.azg.am/AM/2010101603

It is reminiscent of days or yore, (really?), during soviet times when the manager/foreman of the factory would say; “Այո աբեր գողացիր: Թէ դու չի գողանաս Մոսկվան է գողանալու” Let’s rewrite this; Թէ դու չի գողանաս Վաշինգտոնն է գողանալու “Գողը գողէն գողացաւ, Աստուած տեսաւ զարմացաւ” A French proverb. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plus_%C3%A7a_change,_plus_c%27est_la_m%C3%AAme_chose French Etymology Ah!!! WASPS ? http://nicksagan.blogs.com/nick_sagan_online/images/2007/04/02/wasp.jpg For those. In American parlance “WASP” stands for “White Anglo Saxon Protestant”. Btw. In the Armenian that insect wasp is known as , among others…“ իշամեղու/ishameghu/donkey bee”. : As opposed to this Honeybee Մեղրամեղու http://library.thinkquest.org/07aug/02034/images/european%20honey%20bee.jpg

Where is Ali Suat/Aurguplu? A picture of a “gavur/kafur/kafir”; http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/steve_bell/2007/02/27/omar512.jpg ---- http://news.am/eng/news/34620.html

Yes Dear Louise very good observation. --- You will never believe this. -- On that day June 6 , 1966, which btw was the birth anniversary of Aram K. I cracked a joke at the office that the day was the “feast of 4 6’s. In the Arabic “arb’a’settat” , beside 4 sixes also means “four ladies”. I had to explain to my colleagues. That in Arabic “sitteh/six” is also synonymous to “siddeh/lady” As to 666. At one time, one of my clients who looked highly educated and distinguished, when his change amounted to 666 cents and I pointed to him he almost fainted. When I brought to his attention that it is only a superstitious myth., that he did not really believe it. The old idiot countered, “Of course I believe, it is in the Bible”. My advice to him would have been to stop reading that book of fiction and get on with REALITY. That the number 6, the sixth sense is only an addition to our 5 senses. Pleas note that following is from a pre-school site talking about the 5 senses, touch, taste, smell, sight and sound. Where is the 6th as in 666? Preschool? How preschool are we? You will also note that I am an skeptically agnostic.Some have labeled me an atheistic pagan. Yes!! I take pride in that. As you can see I am the originator of the category of MYTOHOLGY. I love mythology, only in its proper 666- th "sense". Do I believe in 666? Of course! I also believe in shehsh ou sheshh, six and six , or as below to “shesh-besh/six and five” http://www.g4d.info/games/backgammon.jpg

The entire world is “jumping with joy” about the news. A Google search shows About 14,200 results One wonders what our not so neighborly “neighbors” are saying about it??? Also note that some sources describe the gang as "vor"**. I don't know what it stands for, but it describes them perfectly. **Alright. Here it is; --- Also note that in the above story it is alleged that some of the “laundered moneys” were sent to Armenia. How? To whom?

http://flagspot.net/images/a/az-artsa.gif WHAT’S IN A NAME??? Below a feature article by Katarikian. The author ends it with a dilemma, scratching his head so to speak. He also wonders why some agencies, ministries, embassies et al have amended the name of their sites while others still go by that russo-furkish name. A question I have asked on numerous occasions. Also note that after all that the author still uses "NK" in his headline. This subject has been debated to the ground, at times very heated , almost to the point of insults and accusations. Note that the Title of this Subject topic used to be k*&%$#@, which, after some of us vehemently objected, pursuant to Proud’s post below it was eventually amended to ARTSAKH. A few of many posts about the subject…. ---- ----- This is when a new member registered with a screen name of k***%, who did not understand the uproar below, kept on arguing that not only a lot of people use it and that the demonstrators in Yerevan shouted the slogan “k%&^$(*) -@ mern e“ etc. At which point I brought up the phrase “ What‘s in a Name?” I.e , since those others call our Homeland “ermenistan“, Yerevan-Iriwan, Shushi-shusha, Stepanakert-khankenti and more shall we also?. The mods eventually changed his nickname. ---- http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=7085&st=0 Page 1- Posted 19 September 2003 - 07:04 PM http://hetq.am/en/politics/artsakh-96/ ---- The cliche "What's in a Name" is attributed to Shakespeare. Did he mean that no matter what name The Country would still "smell the same"?;

We're fast making a "name" of ourselves. Soon anyone with a surname of "ian/yan" will be subject to suspicion. Why did I have this eerie feeling that it would involve us as soon as I saw the word "fraud". I have known a few petty medicare/medicaid frauders in person. Why do some of us think that America is a stupid big "cash cow" ready to be milked, and that the cops are idiots? ---- http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101013/ap_on_bi_ge/us_medicare_fraud_arrests http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Varugan-Amroyan-led-handcuffs-FBI-headquarters-New-York-Wednesday-Oct/photo//101013/480/urn_publicid_ap_org406da2c1007740d19b3a8dd79f3ab718//s:/ap/20101013/ap_on_bi_ge/us_medicare_fraud_arrests;_ylt=AuCCcPB7u2eeQhm8OKD7fLJv24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTE5Z2Q5YW9wBHBvcwMxBHNlYwN5bl9yX3RvcF9waG90bwRzbGsDdmFydWdhbmFtcm95

MINING DISASTERS As we speak we are watching the … MIRACLE at CHILE. This day will go down in history. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-10/14/c_13556196.htm First the funny. Why is that country called Chile? The hot and the cold. Why in the English “chilly” means cold and in other languages “chili” means hot like this; http://fitfoodcoach.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/red_chili_pepper_.gif Now to get serious. Note that this item is under the topic of Science and Technology. Science? Technology? Why is mining the most unscientific and technologically the most primitive? Not to forget this in Hungary; http://www.bing.com/videos/?FORM=MFEVID&publ=86A2F0DB-6F41-42B4-B28F-215BE6F24A97&crea=STND_MFEVID_core_HuffPoQ2FY2011_CustomVidLink_1x1&q=Hungary+Sludge&docid=281359549530&FORM=HUFPST# Why is mining is still done the way Neanderthals did a million years ago? If we can extract 33 trapped miners after two months of ordeal, why can’t we extract ores in a similar fashion? Has “technology” really been modernized since his days? http://www.zmescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/neanderthal.jpg We can fly to the moon and beyond but we still don’t know what is under our feet and in our oceans. We speak about Miracle at Chile, but forget the Disasters in Armenia. And if we think those stories, those kind of disasters only happen in faraway places and don’t hit home, among others look at this from “HOME”: http://armenianow.com/social/environment/25120/arsenic_dump_alaverdi http://armenianow.com/sites/default/files/img/imagecache/600x400/dump.jpg ---

http://www.armenianow.com/sites/default/files/img/imagecache/600x400/wolrds_old_shoe.jpg Mr. Bigfoot and Mrs. Bigmouth; http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/dre1028l.jpg And now , let us see who has the bigger foot and who the bigger mouth. No , no this is not under the Topic Comedistan. This is serious business and sadly hurtful. http://www.armenianow.com/features/25224/world_s_oldest_leather_shoe T

Yes Boghos, look here; http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=17935&pid=276093&st=300entry276093 Imeant to post it under MHM/Diaspora as well but I decided not to.

Ahhh! Finally that cesspool aka “archives” is opening. The “crap hits the fan”. By all means let us open those “archives” and see what other “crap/athar/աթար“** is in there.What happened to the likes of Abovian, Bakunts, Charents, Mahari, Sevak and the father of Sylva Kaputikova. Is chaylam the national bird of Armenia? http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/05_04/035ostrich_468x538.jpg Remember, when in those days the most popular phrase was “Eghbayr dartdzan Hayastan Azerbaijan/Եղբայր դարձան Հայաստան ազերբուբճան”. (Iwish I could find the full text of that song). **Աթար քակոր are Armenian terms like BS to describe dried cow/ bull crap that is used as fuel. Sometimes we call it “yezan trik/եզան թրիք”. http://www.bioenergylists.org/stovesdoc/apro/dung/Aprodung_files/image008.jpg http://www.bioenergylists.org/stovesdoc/apro/dung/Aprodung_files/image027.gif Yes, we know. Who was the “top mutt” in Moscow at that time? Stalin? Did he know history? Did he know that In 1917 those dasha dogs ran away with their tails between their legs? Did he know that in those satirical treaties of Kars and Moscow that other top dog Lenin ceded Kars, Ardahan, Nakhjavan and Artskah to mehmet gakafurk? Not to forget that in 1945-46 , in the eyes of the West Moscow was a “red-house“. http://www.armarchives.am/ http://www.reporter.am/index.cfm?objectid=A47B20F2-D388-11DF-9B8F0003FF3452C2

10/10/10 T- t- t-ten, T-t- t-ten, Ten, ten!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9fROt8h44c Today, Sunday Oct.10, 2010 There will be two more similar dates this decade, Nov. 11, 2011 , and the last Dec. 12, 2012. It is all in fun but there seem to be many superstitious numerologists who believe in omens , be they good or bad. Many who see it as a god omen are getting married today. Where are our eligible bachelors and bachelorettes? Azat and Azatuhi, Sip and Srbuhi, Harut and Hranush http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/00844/images/Bride_Groom.jpg Here comes the Bride. This is wonderful, whichever genius choreographed it; http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/10/thousands_of_weddings_make_101.html