IT & Telecom:

Armenian experts focus on e-resources protection

Review of September 13-20 telecommunication and information technology events.

September 21, 2010
Electronic resources protection was in the limelight of heads of libraries, museums, archives and media during the past week.The issue was discussed at a round table in Yerevan, with electronic material copyright protection, information maintenance, creation of library and museum database as the main topics.
Armenia and world:

Liturgy in Holy Cross Church proved Armenians of Istanbul have not changed for 95 years

The danger of what happened on September19 is that Turkey might turn a couple of more churches into a museum, allow divine services there and then with a clear conscience pursue the policy of denying the Armenian Genocide.

September 21, 2010
The liturgy in Holy Cross Church on the island of Akhtamaris now over, generating many questions and, unfortunately, aconviction that the ArmenianPatriarchate of Constantinoplenever had the courage or the sound mind to refuse the service. We say unfortunately because Archbishop Aram Ateshyan and the clergy of the Patriarchate become partof the much-advertised Turkish show under the name of “tolerant Turkey”. And, again, unfortunately, they were not the only ones there.
Economy:

Armenian car owners are promised an ideal insurance model

Car insurance will cost AMD 30-40 thousand per annum.

September 18, 2010
On May 18, 2010 Armenian National Assembly approved the law on compulsory insurance of motor vehicles, which envisages payment of compensation to people who suffered in car accidents. Sale of insurance policies will start from October 1, 2010, with the law taking effect January 1, 2011.
Politics:

NKR recognition issue in focus

Review of September 11-17 domestic events.

September 18, 2010
The past week started with debates on expedience of recognition of Nagorno Karabakh’s independence by Armenia. According to Caucasus Institute Director Alexander Iskandaryan, such move will change nothing in the negotiation process but will have a strong impact on internal political life of Armenia.
Culture:

Hollywood animators reveal secrets in Armenia

Young Armenian animators had a chance to gain experience from Walt Disney, Warner Brothers and DreamWorks professionals.

September 14, 2010
Did you know that the authors of Shrek, the beloved animated comedy, could not bind two plot lines for a long time, that the script was written for over 3 years and that the 90-minute film was created on the basis of thin book with uninteresting plot?
Sport:

Michel Platini: Football Academy in Yerevan is special

Review of August 26 – September 2 sports events.

September 3, 2010
Football: Football Academy opened in Yerevan on September 1 with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and UEFA President Michel Platini participating in the ceremony. According to FFA President Ruben Hayrapetyan, the project cost $12 million of which $ 7 million 475 thousand was allocated by the UEFA and $400 thousand by FIFA. The territory of the Academy covers 13 thousand m2. It has 5 playing fields, 2 pools and several gyms. “UEFA built many academies in Europe but the one in Yerevan is special,” Mr. Platini noted.
Society:

Armenians do not celebrate Navasard as national holiday because Hayk Nahapet was not Christian

Navasard had been one of the most popular holidays before Gregorian calendar took effect.

August 13, 2010
For dozens of centuries Armenians had been celebrating the New Year, Navasard, on August 11. Once a favorite popular holiday, it now became a topic of historians’ remarks or Armenian folklore only. “August 11 is the first day of the new year according to the ancient Armenian calendar. It was celebrated by all – the rich and the poor,” said ethnographer Gohar Vardumyan, senior fellow at the Armenian National Academy of Sciences.
 
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