websolutions Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Here, I am on a mission to find out what are some of the hardships current day in Armenia. Here is a small list I have but please do add if you have any feedback. Short List: Lack of: Laundry Machines - Solar and Wind Power - Traffic Lights - now it is your turn... Please be specific with your ideas and let me know how it will help people in Armenia live better lives. Thank you for your time pips. WS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
websolutions Posted September 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 wow, no one has any input on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahak Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 wow, no one has any input on this? I honestly don't know and don't want to speculate.Edward and Azat have been there many times so they may suggest something interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashot Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 could you tell me what you meant when you said lack of laundry machines? as in people can't afford them therefore there is a lack of it, or is it that they don't sell them? everything else is in the huge list of getting installed in all due time! I call this thread - yet another lets criticize Armenia thread... I hate to be the one asking this question... are we comparing Armenia to America or to Bulgaria? well why not to Georgia... for the traffic lights - Armenia is waiting to receive the new system for the traffic lights, they don't want to use the same traffic lights as the rest of the world... http://www.core77.com/blog/images/virtual_wall1.jpg out of the city they might use the solar powered ones! http://english.cri.cn/mmsource/images/2008/05/20/10014trafficlights.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahak Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 I honestly don't know and don't want to speculate.Edward and Azat have been there many times so they may suggest something interesting. Wow That's the coolest stop sign I've seen period!!! Unreal! The one with red lines all the way across.Love it!! Thanks Ashot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 (edited) There is a heavily Irish sector in Syracuse, NY where the traffic light was constantly broken for having the Green at the bottom, until the city decided to reverse it. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b1/SyracuseTipperaryLight2.jpg/400px-SyracuseTipperaryLight2.jpg The monument dedicated to those atone throwers; http://www.syracuse.ny.us/images/content/nhoodFarWestside2.jpg Of course during Soviet times the color Red meant GO!!! Like, go to... he.. he.. he..L http://a.abcnews.com/images/GMA/pd_hell_070706_ms.jpg Edited September 27, 2008 by Arpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyethga Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Here, I am on a mission to find out what are some of the hardships current day in Armenia. Here is a small list I have but please do add if you have any feedback. Short List: Lack of: Laundry Machines - Solar and Wind Power - Traffic Lights - now it is your turn... Please be specific with your ideas and let me know how it will help people in Armenia live better lives. Thank you for your time pips. WS I have heard Armenia suffers from something called "գող-ավազակություն". I think this issue tops the list, I never complained much from laundry machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nané Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 - mutual lack of respect and consideration between individuals (a few examples: pedestrian - driver, customer - waiter or store clerk, police officer - driver or pedestrian) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
websolutions Posted October 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 guys, I asked for a list not a your point of view, etc. I am not criticizing Armenia, I just need to know what is the biggest issue Armenians face today in Armenia, an issue that is easy to fix with money. I am not talking politics or social issues. Basically, if I had 10,000,000 dollars, what can I buy or develop that would have a huge positive impact on the Armenian people. Come on, time is running out, let's get a list going... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmag Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 guys, I asked for a list not a your point of view, etc. I am not criticizing Armenia, I just need to know what is the biggest issue Armenians face today in Armenia, an issue that is easy to fix with money. I am not talking politics or social issues. Basically, if I had 10,000,000 dollars, what can I buy or develop that would have a huge positive impact on the Armenian people. Come on, time is running out, let's get a list going... Thanks! If you are serious and have that kind of money... I would dearly love to open a modern thechnological vocational school. Personally I have opened The First one for an internationally renowned istitutuon in Morocco in 1989-1991. To be followed by Singapoor, Hong-Kong, Kuala-Lumpur, Colombia/Bogota three in China etc. etc... they are presently represented in 23 countries including Turkey/Istambul. Even though I have retired from these types of projects, I will consider one and only one more opening of a center, if it is to be in Yerevan or in the outskirts of our Capital. This school gives internationally recognized Diplomas, up to University levels in certain disciplines, and specialises in adult education in the evenings. This would also open up the possibility of attracting Armenian youth from all over the world to pursue their studies in Armenia if the proper info/techs publicity is done professionally. Imagine the network that this will create in the near future!!!!!!! In the case of the first institute opened in Morocco in 89-91 the first year's modest numbers are a far cry from the over 4000 students that go through the doors each and every year since! Garmag a.k.a. Garo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward demian Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 If you are serious and have that kind of money... I would dearly love to open a modern thechnological vocational school. Personally I have opened The First one for an internationally renowned istitutuon in Morocco in 1989-1991. To be followed by Singapoor, Hong-Kong, Kuala-Lumpur, Colombia/Bogota three in China etc. etc... they are presently represented in 23 countries including Turkey/Istambul. Even though I have retired from these types of projects, I will consider one and only one more opening of a center, if it is to be in Yerevan or in the outskirts of our Capital. This school gives internationally recognized Diplomas, up to University levels in certain disciplines, and specialises in adult education in the evenings. This would also open up the possibility of attracting Armenian youth from all over the world to pursue their studies in Armenia if the proper info/techs publicity is done professionally. Imagine the network that this will create in the near future!!!!!!! In the case of the first institute opened in Morocco in 89-91 the first year's modest numbers are a far cry from the over 4000 students that go through the doors each and every year since! Garmag a.k.a. Garo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward demian Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 The biggest problem Armenia has is lack of sufficient jobs. I am presently seeking a $34,000,000 loan guarantee from OPIC (Overseas private insurance corporation) a US semi government agency that makes loans to US companies to start new businesses overseas. I am working on this but my focus is in Romania because I could not even find a chamber of commerce in Armenia that would answer the phones. But in Romania I allready have a 32,000 sq. ft . ( 3000 m2) facility on the Danube river with rail and shipyard access. If you want to know what I sell look up www.vulcanequipment.com Presently I purchase these machines from Europe and sell them in the US for a profit. They cost about 175 to $ 275,000 ea. for the screeners and between $ 600 to $ 950,000 for the crushers. I saw the opportunity for this for Armenia where I could set up an assembly line to connect the partially assembled parts and finish the machines. In time, Local machine shops and manufacturers could start making the various components and thus the Armenian economy could benefit. Last year, Hartl Powercrusher sold 40 of these machines in Russia. So with the $ 10,000,000 you talked about, that would be the seed money to reverse engineer these German machines and start a manufacturing company that would be of great benefit fo the nation. Its a short jump from assembling my machines to tanks and armored personnel carriers. If you catch my drift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward demian Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 Are there public coin operated laundermats in Armenia? How much would the economy support as per wash load? Here it is about $1.25 per wash load and about 50 cents per dry load. Any opinins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
websolutions Posted October 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Are there public coin operated laundermats in Armenia? How much would the economy support as per wash load? Here it is about $1.25 per wash load and about 50 cents per dry load. Any opinins? Thank you all for your replies, I have gathered the information I need to submit to Google for the following initiative: http://www.project10tothe100.com/index.html. I recommend you do as well because the more people submitting ideas for Armenia, the better chance we will get in getting some of that money to do the things that will help Armenian people for a very long time. Thanks and good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahak Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 The biggest problem Armenia has is lack of sufficient jobs. I am presently seeking a $34,000,000 loan guarantee from OPIC (Overseas private insurance corporation) a US semi government agency that makes loans to US companies to start new businesses overseas. I am working on this but my focus is in Romania because I could not even find a chamber of commerce in Armenia that would answer the phones. But in Romania I allready have a 32,000 sq. ft . ( 3000 m2) facility on the Danube river with rail and shipyard access. If you want to know what I sell look up www.vulcanequipment.com Presently I purchase these machines from Europe and sell them in the US for a profit. They cost about 175 to $ 275,000 ea. for the screeners and between $ 600 to $ 950,000 for the crushers. I saw the opportunity for this for Armenia where I could set up an assembly line to connect the partially assembled parts and finish the machines. In time, Local machine shops and manufacturers could start making the various components and thus the Armenian economy could benefit. Last year, Hartl Powercrusher sold 40 of these machines in Russia. So with the $ 10,000,000 you talked about, that would be the seed money to reverse engineer these German machines and start a manufacturing company that would be of great benefit fo the nation. Its a short jump from assembling my machines to tanks and armored personnel carriers. If you catch my drift. Wish you more success!Very impressive equipment! I think you need to have a professional looking web site to go along with it.The Company name is very 70's looking and cheezy.The pages look very ordinary no color no nothing.Don't be offended just saying objectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hosank Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 i may or may not be too late, but, if you really want to help armenia, invest in rebuilding schools, toilets..anything. here, i have this friend called Araz Artinian, from Montreal, who moved to yerevan, and she has set up all these projects for armenia, most requiring donations of between 500 to 5000 dollars...so if you're interested, just facebook her and get in contact with her, she has all sorts of pictures of her projects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hosank Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 yet another lets criticize Armenia thread... i think that there are two things armenians can do here. 1, sit comfortably in the safety of our diasporas and say: armenia is perfect, they are a nation of Katch Vartans, all they care about is killing those dirty turks. or 2. acknowledge that modern armenia is the result of hundreds of years of suffering, armenia is imperfect, and we will work together to make it as close to perfect as possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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