GOOD NEWS

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Bravo !!!

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Gyumri declared CIS Cultural Capital 2013

 

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PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian city of Gyumri was officially declared the CIS Cultural Capital 2013.

On this occasion, the city’s Vardanants Square hosted a festive concert Sunday, June 30, with the Cultural Capital diploma handed to Gyumri Mayor Samvel Balasanyan.

The program will feature 45 festive events with the official closing ceremony due November 2.

The program has been financed by the CIS Intergovernmental Foundation for Humanitarian Cooperation, Armenian Ministry of Culture and Gyumri Municipality.

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NETHERLANDS' OLDEST MAN SEROB MIRZOYAN IS 107

 

http://armenpress.am/eng/news/725040/netherlands-oldest-man-serob-mirzoyan-is-107.html

13:59, 4 July, 2013

 

YEREVAN, JULY 4, ARMENPRESS: The oldest man in the Netherlands, the

Armenian Serob Mirzoyan became 107. As reported by Armenpress, there

is information about Serob Mirzoyan even in the Wikipedia, in the list

of the oldest people of the Netherlands. His birthday is on July 1.

 

Serob Mirzoyan was born in 1906 in Diarbekir (Tigranakert). His

family moved from here to Iraq and in 1996 ~V to Amersfoort, the

Netherlands. The holder of the oldest Dutch title Serob Mirzoyan

celebrated his 107th anniversary with his family. The Mayor of

Amersfoort Lucas Bolsius visited and congratulated Mirzoyan.

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14:46 26/09/2013 » Sport

Chess: Haik Martirosyan becomes European Champion

13-year-old Armenian FIDE Master Haik Martirosyan won the European champion’s title in the U14 group of the European Youth Blitz Championship held in Budva, Montenegro. Haik suffered no defeat and scored 7.5 points out of 9.

GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan took bronze in the U18 group. GM Karen Grigoryan took 4th place at the same tournament.

Mane Hovhannisyan also took 4th place in the Girls U10 group.

European Youth Rapid Championship is being held in Budva today, armchess.am said.

Source: Panorama.am

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CHESS: ARONIAN BECOMES GRAND SLAM WINNER

http://www.armenianow.com/sports/chess/49170/armenia_chess_bilbao_grand_slam_aronian_winner
CHESS | 14.10.13 | 12:00

Photo: Manu de Alba/www.bilbaomastersfinal.com

Top Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian took the first prize at Grand
Slam 6th tournament that finished in Bilbao, Spain, on Saturday.

This is the second Grand Slam title won by Aronian in his chess
career. He first became the winner of Grand Slam, otherwise called
Chess Masters Final, in 2009.

In the round-robin tournament in Bilbao where Aronian's rivals were
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)
and Michael Adams (United Kingdom) the Armenian chess ace finished
with 10 points, without suffering a single defeat.

Adams finished second with 9 points, Vachier-Lagrave and Mamedyarov
placed third and forth with five points each.

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16:55 18/10/2013 » Sport

Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian wins chess tournament in Brazil

Armenian GM Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil) suffered no defeat, scored 6 points out of 7 and took first prize among 87 participants at the chess tournament held in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.

FM Armen Proudian (Brazil) took 9th place with 5 points, armchess.am reported.

Source: Panorama.am

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Դավիթ Ասատրյանը՝ Եվրոպայի պատանեկան առաջնության չեմպիոն

Այսօր - 20:51

 

Ռուսաստանի Անապա քաքաքում ավարտին է մոտենում բռնցքամարտի Եվրոպայի պատանեկան առաջնությունը:

Մրցաշում Հայաստանի միակ ոսկե մեդալակիր դարձավ Դավիթ Ասատրյանը. 48 կգ քաշային կարգի եզրափակչում Դավիթն առավելության հասավ ռուսաստանցի Մագոմեդգաջի Ասևովի նկատմամբ՝ 2:1 հաշվով:

Հիշեցնենք, որ Հայաստանի ներկայացուցիչներից Վարդան Քոսյանը երեկ նվաճել էր բրոնզե մեդալ՝ 70 կգ քաշային կարգի կիսաեզրափակչում զիջելով ադրբեջանցի Հուսեյն Տավերդիլիին: Մեր մյուս մարզիկներն առանձնակի հաջող ելույթներ չունեցան:

[MosJan]

New York cigarette law bans tobacco sales to anyone under 21

By The Associated Press

November 19, 2013 - 09:29 am

NEW YORK (AP) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg planned to sign landmark legislation Tuesday banning the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21, making New York the first large city or state in the country to prohibit sales to young adults...

 

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New York Becomes First Major City To Ban Sale Of Tobacco To Young Adults

 

New York (AP) – Mayor Michael Bloomberg planned to sign landmark legislation Tuesday banning the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21, making New York the first large city or state in the country to prohibit sales to young adults.

City health officials hope that raising the legal purchase age from 18 to 21 will lead to a big decline in smoking rates in a critical age group. A majority of smokers get addicted to cigarettes before age 21, and then have trouble quitting, even if they want to do so.

The ban has limitations, in terms of its ability to stop young people from picking up the deadly habit. Teenagers can still possess tobacco legally. Kids will still be able to steal cigarettes from their parents, bum them from friends or buy them from the black-market dealers who are common in many neighborhoods.

But City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley said the idea is to make it more inconvenient for young people to get started, especially young teens who had previously had easy access to cigarettes through slightly older peers.

"Right now, an 18-year-old can buy for a 16-year-old," he said. Once the law takes effect, in 180 days, Farley said, that 16-year-old would "have to find someone in college or out in the workforce."

Tobacco companies and some retailers had opposed the age increase, saying it would simply drive teenagers to the city's thriving black market.

"What are you really accomplishing? It's not like they are going to quit smoking. Why? Because there are so many other places they can buy cigarettes," said Jim Calvin, president of the New York Association of Convenience Stores. "Every 18-year-old who walks out of a convenience store is just going to go to the guy in the white van on the corner."

Bloomberg also was to sign legislation Tuesday that will seek to keep the price of tobacco high by prohibiting coupons and other discounts and setting a minimum cigarette price of $10.50 per pack.

Large cigarette companies now commonly offer merchants incentives to run price promotions to bring in new customers.

"For someone who might be trying to quit smoking, it makes it easy for them to buy on impulse," Farley said.

Calvin said the elimination of discounts would further feed the drift away from legal cigarettes, and toward illicit supplies brought into the city by dealers who buy them at greatly reduced prices in other states, where tobacco taxes are low.

Both bills were passed by the City Council late last month. The legislation also prohibits the sale of small cigars in packages of less than 20 and increases penalties for retailers that violate sales regulations.

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Armenia's Hakobyan is world champion

December 28, 2013


Aram Hakobyan (Armenia) won the champion's title in the boys' U12
category of the World Youth Chess Championships 2013 for boys and
girls, which is held in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

In the final round, Hakobyan played a draw, as a result, he amassed
9.5 points out of a possible 11 points, and became beyond the reach of
his pursuers.

The tournament will come to an end on Saturday.

Photo and video from the Chess Federation of Armenia official website.

NEWS.am Sport

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Furkey leads with Armenian planted apricot trees.

21:17 17/01/2014 » SOCIETY

Esquire: Armenia leads in chess literacy in the world, and Azerbaijan by software piracy level

American Esquire magazine found out what 150 countries have achieved a global leadership in. In addition not in all cases we are talking about leadership in a positive sense.

It turned out that Armenia is leading in chess literacy. Azerbaijan is the first in the world in software piracy. Georgia has succeeded in easy business registration sphere.

Turkey is in the first place in the world in gathering apricots. Russia has achievements in gathering raspberries and in having big number of nuclear warheads. The United States is the first in the number of Nobel laureates and in the mortality rate caused by lawnmowers.

Hong Kong is the first in the world in population IQ; Greece is the first in the number of illegal migrants, Italy – in the big amount of mobile phones. The greatest number of gorillas is detected in Congo; Lithuania is leading by the amount of white storks. Kuwait leads in high value of the national currency, and Vietnam - for its low prices.

Source: Panorama.am

 

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it's still a good news

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http://www.armenianow.com/news/51488/armenian_model_miss_uruguay_johana_riva_garabetian

 

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Uruguays top model and beauty queen with Armenian roots has been crowned Miss Universe Uruguay 2014.

According to Uruguayan media, Johana Riva Garabetian was announced the winner at the end of a pageant that was held on Sunday in Chihuahua.

Hailing from Montevideo, Garabetian, 23, stands tall at 1.74 m and is not new to beauty pageants. She also holds the crown of Miss Tourism Uruguay 2008 and has even competed at the Miss Tourism International 2008 in Malaysia. She was placed in the Top 15 there. Also, the ethnic Armenian model competed at the Miss Atlantico International 2010 in Uruguay and was awarded Miss Photogenic there. Hopes are that she will represent Uruguay in the Miss Universe 2014 pageant this year in Brazil, as last years winner of Miss Universe Uruguay Micaela Orsi reportedly withdrew from the Miss Universe 2013 pageant due to lack of financial support.

[MosJan]

zarhureli e !!!

 

 

jamanakin Sose Mayrkov eyinq hpartanum.. zinvor ashxah berats Hye Mayrerov.. arvesty yev mtavorakan Hye Kanantsov.. isk esor ?? kardashyannerov Vardanerov yev hima el mei urish kisamerk Johana Riva Garabetian

 

 

sa e mer azgi partsanq@ ??

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15:53 25/01/2014 » SOCIETY

The Guardian: Birth rate in Nagorno-Karabakh has increased by 25% within 3 years due to governmental monetary rewards

Nagorno-Karabakh, a small region in Azerbaijan that has declared itself independent but remains unrecognized by the rest of the world, was one place actively trying to increase its population – by giving out cash at births and weddings, writes the British Photojournalist Anastasia Taylor-Lind at the Guardian.

She has been a guest at the Karabakh wedding and shares her impressions. She notes in particular that the young couple, Artak and Armine, received around £470 at their wedding. They could go on to get £150 for their first baby, £310 for the second, £780 for the third, and £1,110 for the fourth. Families with six children under the age of 18 get a house.

“These are significant amounts in a country where income is very low. Within three years of the incentive being introduced, the birth rate had spiked by 25%,” Taylor-Lind.

She then describes the Karabakh wedding; she notes that the celebrations began at the bride’s house, then they continue at the groom’s house. The guests eat, drink and dance a lot. She counted about 200 guests. The newly married couple is sitting in between their "best couple" – a pair who have been married for a few years and whose job is to be their guardians, a bit like god parents.
The photographer writes that the groom’s village is on the border with Azerbaijan. She was told that the ceasefire regime is violated frequently; they kill both soldiers and civilians.

Source: Panorama.am

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CHESS: ARONIAN CRUISING TO VICTORY AT TATA STEEL

http://armenianow.com/sports/chess/51586/armenia_tata_steel_chess_tournament_aronian
CHESS | 24.01.14 | 15:22

Photo: www.tatasteelchess.com

Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian has increased his lead at Wijk
aan Zee after scoring another victory in Round 9 of the prestigious
annual tournament played in the Netherlands.

Playing with white pieces on Thursday the Armenian beat one of his
top rivals at the tournament, Russia's Sergey Karjakin, making himself
1.5 points clear of the next rival in the 12-man standings.

Two more rounds are due to be played in the Tata Steel Festival that
is scheduled to finish on January 26. Aronian needs a point to secure
overall success.

The top Armenian grandmaster already won at Tata Steel in 2012 and
shared the top prize in Wijk aan Zee in 2007. Last year the Armenian
grandmaster finished second at the tournament.

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12:50 27/01/2014 » SPORT

Aronian happy with his fourth victory in Wijk aan Zee

Levon Aronian won the Masters Group on Saturday. The Armenian grandmaster lost his only game to Dutch GM Loek van Wely, but still gained 13.7 rating points in Wijk aan Zee.
“I tend to expect to play well in tournaments,” said Aronian at the traditional press conference given by the winner. He called Wijk aan Zee his favorite tournament, and clearly was happy with his fourth victory. (Later, at the closing ceremony he would state that he plays his best chess in Wijk.)
Even though he had already won the tournament, Aronian was clearly playing for a win in the last round, but ended up losing. He called the fight with Loek van Wely the most interesting game he played in the tournament. “It wasn't my intention to get in time trouble but I did, and then I blundered a mate in one,” Aronian said.
Boris Gelfand and Arkadij Naiditsch both won again and can go home with at least a few wins, Chess.com reports.

Source: Panorama.am

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12:09 30/01/2014 » SOCIETY

With Serj Tankian’s donation, Vanadzor’s needy elderly to receive hot meal

On February 17, 2014, Orran Vanadzor will launch a soup kitchen program for 30 needy elderly of the city. The program is being financed by the generous donation of world renowned vocal artist Serj Tankian and his wife Ange. The elderly will come to Orran in late morning to receive a hot meal and to spend some time socializing with one another and with some of the children. The program is based on the Yerevan Orran program where since the year 2000 over 55 elderly have been benefiting from Orran’s daily meal program, the organization’s press service reported.
Currently 65 economically deprived children attend Orran Vanadzor and receive a hot meal, medical, social, psychological and tutorial services. The children also obtain vocational training and participate in a rich cultural program. Orran Vanadzor has been in existence since the year 2009. “Because of limited funds, we could not take in the elderly as we do in Yerevan Orran,” explains Armine K. Hovannisian, founder of Orran.
“When Serj Tankian and his wife Ange asked how they could help Orran Vanandzor, I gave them a few options. They instantly took an interest in the plight of the elderly and within days made a personal contribution to make sure that in this harsh winter the really needy elderly could at least have one hot meal a day and a warm place to feel cared for.”

Source: Panorama.am

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Bravo serj !!!

[Yervant1]

LEBANON STAMP TO HONOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS

21:38 28.01.2014

Armenian Genocide, Lebanon

Caretaker Minister of Telecommunications of Lebaon Nicolas Sehnaoui
announced Tuesday the commissioning of a stamp to honor the martyrs
of the Armenian Genocide in 1915, The Daily Star reports.

Lebanon has a large and vocal Armenian community with around 200,000
Lebanese of Armenian origin in the country, a result of forced
displacement after the partition of the Ottoman Empire at the end of
the World War I.

While Turkey still resolutely denies genocide took place, last April
saw over 10,000 Armenians rallying in Downtown Beirut on the 98th
anniversary of the genocide.

The stamp depicts a drawing of a statue honoring Armenian martyrs
found in Bikfaya.

The stamp will be in circulation in a month's time.

http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/01/28/lebanon-stamp-to-honor-armenian-genocide-victims/

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Calif. State Assembly unanimously approves Genocide Education bill.

 

Despite heavy opposition by pro-Turkey lobbying groups, the California State Assembly on January 29 voted unanimously, to pass Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian’s bill, AB 659, encouraging schools to use oral histories when teaching about the Armenian Genocide, asbarez.com said. AB 659 will now move on to State Senate for consideration.

“The unanimous passage of AB 659 sends a strong message that California officials cannot be bought or bullied into denying truth and justice. The ANCA WR commends Assemblymembers Nazarian and Achadjian for spearheading through this important genocide education legislation and looks forward to working with them in garnering similar support in the State Senate,” stated Elen Asatryan, Executive Director of the ANCA-WR.

“AB 659 has enjoyed overwhelming support from my colleagues in the Assembly,” commented Assemblymember Nazarian, following the vote. “I look forward to continuing to work with the ANCA-WR to garner support from our counterparts in the Senate. The personal testimonies of Genocide survivors will give educators a powerful tool to engage students in the subject matter in ways they have never been taught before. If we expect to stop the genocides of the future, it is important that we strengthen the teaching mechanisms on past genocides,” he continued.

Joining Nazarian as co-authors AB 659 were State Senator Mark Wyland ® and Assemblymembers Katcho Achadjian ®, Steve Fox (D), Mike Gatto (D), Scott Wilk ®, and Cheryl Brown (D). Other members of the State Assembly who spoke in support of the measure during the floor session were Assemblymembers Tim Donnelly ® and Diane Harkey ®.

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looks like a Grate Daye !!!

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YEREVAN TO ASSEMBLE US DRONES

Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Jan 30 2014

30 January 2014 - 12:15pm

The Armenian branch of Instigate Robotics (US) has received permission
today to operate at the Alliance Free Economic Zone in Yerevan,
managed by Sitronix Armenia, News.am reports.

The US company plans to assemble the Educotper and Photocopter drones.

They will be exported to North America, EU, spot-Soviet states,
Middle East. Exports will total $1.9 million in the next 3 years.

The company is negotiating investments to automatize drone control.

The company will spend $300,000-500,000 to organize production
and foreign partners will spend additional $396,000. Staff of the
company's training center and the ACS System Department of the State
Engineering University of Armenia will be mobilized for the project.

http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/economy/50626.html

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ARMENIA'S EDGAR MINASYAN WINS GOLD IN DUBAI

February 4, 2014

Armenia's Edgar Minasyan won the gold medal of an international karate
tournament held in Dubai from January 30 to February 2.

Edgar Minasyan is a member of the Armenian national karate team,
the national karate association said.

NEWS.am Sport

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YEREVAN TO ASSEMBLE US DRONES

 

Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia

Jan 30 2014

 

30 January 2014 - 12:15pm

 

The Armenian branch of Instigate Robotics (US) has received permission

today to operate at the Alliance Free Economic Zone in Yerevan,

managed by Sitronix Armenia, News.am reports.

 

The US company plans to assemble the Educotper and Photocopter drones.

 

They will be exported to North America, EU, spot-Soviet states,

Middle East. Exports will total $1.9 million in the next 3 years.

 

The company is negotiating investments to automatize drone control.

 

The company will spend $300,000-500,000 to organize production

and foreign partners will spend additional $396,000. Staff of the

company's training center and the ACS System Department of the State

Engineering University of Armenia will be mobilized for the project.

 

http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/economy/50626.html

 

That's a quirk. How in the world did this happen? Don't get me wrong. It's truly a good thing that high tech industry is growing there, making its comeback, but US military hardware?