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  • Glendale Schools to Close on April 24

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    Asbarez Staff
    21 May 2013 | 1:33 pm
    Glendale Unified School District GLENDALE—The Glendale Unified School District Board on May 16 announced that beginning in 2014, all schools will be closed on April 24 “out of respect for the large Armenian community in Glendale and La Crescenta. “With this agreement on next year’s calendar, we are meeting the needs of our students, employees and community simultaneously,” said Board President Nayiri Nahabedian, who added that the decision accommodates the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide. “This is truly an important milestone for the Armenian-Americans living in…

  • Russian expert rules out Karabakh war renewal by Armenia

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    22 May 2013 | 11:01 am
    Alexander Krylov: the possibility of the renewal of Karabakh war should not be exaggerated in the face of the balance of power.

  • Parliament as Usual: Opposition v. Regime in battle of “Power Rangers”

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    Siranuysh Gevorgyan
    22 May 2013 | 4:15 pm
    The National Assembly of Armenia has been actively discussing the new government action plan since Wednesday, and neither the pro-establishment nor the non-pro-establishment forces spared efforts or enthusiasm in blackening one another.

  • Camp Haiastan Founders’ project in full gear

    Armenian Reporter : News
    22 May 2013 | 2:48 am
    Tom Vartabedian on the ongoing effort to give credit to the founders of one of the olderst Armenian American institutions.

  • Armenian Premier heading to hail-stricken Armavir

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    22 May 2013 | 8:29 am
    Armenia's Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan is presently heading to Mrgashat village, one of the hail-stricken communities in the country's western Armavir province.
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  • Glendale Schools to Close on April 24

    Asbarez Staff
    21 May 2013 | 1:33 pm
    Glendale Unified School District GLENDALE—The Glendale Unified School District Board on May 16 announced that beginning in 2014, all schools will be closed on April 24 “out of respect for the large Armenian community in Glendale and La Crescenta. “With this agreement on next year’s calendar, we are meeting the needs of our students, employees and community simultaneously,” said Board President Nayiri Nahabedian, who added that the decision accommodates the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide. “This is truly an important milestone for the Armenian-Americans living in…

  • Funeral Services Set for Allen and Sosé

    Asbarez Staff
    21 May 2013 | 12:24 pm
    Funeral services set for Allen and Sosé Funeral arrangements have been made public for Allen Yekikian and his wife, Sosé Thomassian-Yekikian, who tragically perished in a car accident on May 10 in Georgia, the late couple’s families announced Tuesday. A funeral Mass will be said on Saturday, May 25 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Armenian Apostolic Church, 500 S. Central Avenue, Glendale. Burial will follow immediately at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles. A memorial gathering will take place at the Forest Lawn Hall of Liberty following the burial to remember…

  • Moscow Finds Karabakh Status Quo ‘Unacceptable’

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    21 May 2013 | 12:23 pm
    Elmar Mammadyarov and Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Tuesday MOSCOW (Combined Sources)—Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said that the status quo in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was “unacceptable,” while his Azeri counterpart, Elmar Mammadyarov said Baku would push for peace after the presidential elections there slated for the fall. “The status quo is definitely unacceptable to anyone, first of all to Azerbaijan and Armenia, and those who live in Nagorno Karabakh,” said Lavrov, according to the Russian RIA Novosti news agency. Lavrov, who was hosting Mammadyarov in…

  • Russia Pressured Armenia Over Iran Gas, Says Official

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    21 May 2013 | 12:22 pm
    Armenia-Russia gas pipeline YEREVAN (RFE/RL)—Armenia granted Russia’s Gazprom giant ownership of a pipeline supplying limited amounts of natural gas from Iran under pressure from Moscow, a senior Armenian pro-government lawmaker said on Tuesday. The pipeline was controversially handed over to Armenia’s ARG gas distribution network mostly owned by Gazprom shortly after it was built in 2007. Government critics decried this development at the time, saying that it limited the country’s ability to diversify its energy resources. Some of them also accused Yerevan of bowing to Russian…

  • The ‘People Trust’ vs. the ‘Brain Trust’

    Maria Titizian
    21 May 2013 | 12:20 pm
    Maria Titizian BY MARIA TITIZIAN In 1932, writer James Kieran used the term Brain Trust in the “New York Times” when referring to the close group of experts that surrounded United States presidential candidate Franklin Roosevelt. Today it is widely regarded as a group of official or unofficial advisers concerned primarily with planning and strategy especially for a government. Many years ago I was part of the Women’s Coalition of Armenia (WCA) composed of women from different political parties and civil society organizations. The WCA didn’t have a proper office, so we would meet at…
 
 
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  • Camp Haiastan Founders’ project in full gear

    22 May 2013 | 2:48 am
    Tom Vartabedian on the ongoing effort to give credit to the founders of one of the olderst Armenian American institutions.

  • Marc Geragos discusses his book at Boston area event

    22 May 2013 | 2:44 am
    The St. James Armenian Men’s Club, a social dinner club that is open to women and features compelling Armenian American speakers hosted America’s go-to celebrity attorney, Mark Geragos, as he and co-author attorney Pat Harris embark on a nine city tour discussing their new book, “Mistrial,” (an inside look at how the criminal justice system works …and sometimes doesn’t - Gotham Books) and raise funds for SOAR (Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief).

  • ANCA announces new Western region staff

    21 May 2013 | 6:51 pm
    Major changes have occurred at the ANCA-Western Region headquarters over the past 10 days with the appointment of Elen Asatryan as Executive Director, the addition of Haig Baghdassarian as Legislative Affairs Director, and the promotion of Tereza Yerimyan to Government Relations Director.

  • AGBU's Camp Nubar turns 50, ready to receive summer campers

    21 May 2013 | 6:47 pm
    With summer just around the corner, Camp Nubar is gearing up to welcome young Armenians from all over the world for unforgettable days of friendship and fun in a very special year.

  • Diasporan group monitors Yerevan city elections

    15 May 2013 | 3:51 pm
    During the May 5 election, more than 100 members of a joint local-Diaspora monitoring team sought to preempt and register voting irregularities, write Sara Anjargolian and Ursula Kazarian.
 
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  • Cicilline Calls for Recognition, Apology

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    22 May 2013 | 11:27 am
    WASHINGTON—On May 16, U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-R.I.), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in a statement called on Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was visiting the United States, to formally acknowledge and apologize for the Armenian Genocide. “Two million Armenian men, women, and children living under the jurisdiction of the Ottoman Empire were systematically slaughtered or forced to leave their homeland,” the statement read. “There is no doubt that this heinous, organized assault on the Armenian people constituted the first genocide of the…

  • Sassounian: House Resolution Goes Beyond Recognition Seeking Truth and Justice

    Harut Sassounian
    22 May 2013 | 10:58 am
    In a welcome move, four members of the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a resolution that advocates a new approach for the pursuit of Armenian rights in Congress, going beyond genocide recognition. This new bipartisan initiative, introduced by Congressmen David Valadao (R-Calif.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.), and Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), is appropriately titled, “Armenian Genocide Truth and Justice Act.” It is well known that the U.S. government has recognized the Armenian Genocide on several occasions, starting in 1951 by the submission of an official…

  • CYSCA Hosts Young NGO Leaders from Armenia

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    21 May 2013 | 7:38 am
    CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association (CYSCA) hosted a delegation of young NGO professionals from Armenia this spring, sponsored by the Open World exchange program of the U.S. Congress. Five young women and a male facilitator took part in a whirlwind week of meetings and site visits in the Boston area on topics covering NGO management, civic participationthe U.S. legislative process, and civil society. The group met with Harvard JFK School of Government professors; Tufts University professors; federal, state and municipal legislative/administrative heads; NGO…

  • Greek, Armenian Communities Call for Conditions on Turkey Trade Deal

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    21 May 2013 | 7:30 am
    WASHINGTON—As Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan continued his visit to Washington, D.C., the leaders of the Greek-American and Armenian-American communities joined together in formally calling upon the White House to set strict legal conditions on any new trade agreements involving Turkey. Leaders of the Greek-American and Armenian-American communities have joined together in formally calling upon the White House to set strict legal conditions on any new trade agreements involving Turkey. The Turkish government has, in the months leading up to this week’s Obama-Erdogan summit,…

  • Dr. Paul Haidostian on Haigazian’s Success

    Betty Apigian-Kessel
    19 May 2013 | 8:51 am
    It’s always a thrill to learn about Armenian successes, and Dr. Paul Haidostian, the affable president of Haigazian University in Beirut, on May 7 provided interesting information to diasporans about his liberal arts school of higher learning during his talk at the Armenian Congregational Church, including insights into the Syrian situation. Haidostian, a theologian and pastor, was introduced by Rev. Dr. Vahan Tootikian, Emeritus, of the Armenian Congregational Church. It was a rare opportunity to learn about Haigazian, its educational offerings and its many successes. We were surprised and…
 
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  • Yerevan's Hidden Beauty

    28 Apr 2013 | 12:53 pm
    Last week as my friend Loris and I were walking down Tsitsernakaberd hill from the Genocide memorial we decided to enter the Hrazdan gorge and go for a stroll down there, perhaps get a bite to eat at one of the more modest restaurant "complexes." I had never walked about on foot in the gorge, so it was a perfect opportunity--the weather was mild, and the sun was still shining being late afternoon. We found a footbridge that crossed the river and made our way along an unpaved path. Before long we stumbled upon the kids' railroad, which was installed at least 40 years ago. It's a hidden gem of…

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  • Areg Adores Chi Chi

    21 Apr 2013 | 1:24 am
    I happened to catch another classic moment a couple of days ago of the special relationship that Areg and Chi Chi have. Chi Chi is extremely patient with Areg. If he starts handling her too roughly she starts to make this peculiar grumbling sound similar to a speed motorcycle revving. It's not a very loud sound, but she makes it obvious that you need to back off. Nevertheless, it still doesn't stop him from trying to stick his fingers down her throat. They will be true best friends before long.

  • Areg Loves Corn Flakes

    21 Apr 2013 | 12:38 am
    The other day as Areg was chowing down on his favorite breakfast--corn flakes, oats and milk--I decided to capture the moment. A few months ago he insisted that I stop feeding him. For a two year old kid, I think he does a pretty good job of shoveling in the food, and every day he spills less all over his shirt and pants. Usually I only fill the bowl a third to a half of capacity, because he has a habit of dumping it into the tray or else his lap. Seems the more food he sees the stronger the temptation. When he wants more he just tells me--"milk," "oats" and only just recently "con fakes"…

  • A Lesson in Shopping for Niva Tires

    15 Apr 2013 | 1:22 am
    A Niva on the test track using Kama-232 tires, courtesy Газета АВТОРЕВЮ. Last week I decided to purchase a new set of tires for my Niva. I was no longer confident that the ones I had were able to handle the road properly, especially with my two year old in the rear strapped in his booster seat. So what’s the problem? It’s a Niva, the world famous four-by-four that can travel through swamps and cornfields all day long before coolly cruising down city streets in the evening.  It should hold it’s own no matter what, right? Look at them all in Yerevan, for crying out…
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