Nazarian heads back to Super 8 finals

Nazarian heads back to Super 8 finals

The Salem News (Salem, Massachusetts)
March 16, 2013

By Gianna Addario, Staff Writer

If you saw Malden Catholic’s Ara Nazarian play on the ice, you’d never
know that he was just a sophomore centering the Lancers’ top line.

Yet the Boxford native has led the way for MC in the Super 8
tournament, netting his fourth shorthanded goal of the postseason
during Wednesday’s 5-3 victory over Catholic Memorial in semifinal
action.

With the win, the Lancers are defending their title and headed back to
their third straight Super 8 final at the TD Garden tomorrow.

`We’re feeling good and it’s turned our season completely around,’
said Nazarian. `We still have one more game left to accomplish our
goal and that’s what we’re putting our focus on now.’

While icing the game for the Lancers with a empty-netter, Nazarian
recorded a hat trick and was the leading scorer of the game. Though
he’s a new face to some, Nazarian did in fact play in last year’s
Super 8 tourney and has been around head coach John McLean since he
was a little kid.

`I’ve been coaching Ara since he played on Mites,’ said McLean. `He
was a great player even then and it’s been a pleasure to coach
him. Ara’s extremely skilled and will be Division 1 player pretty soon
and commit some place.

`To me he’s the best player in the league. As a team we hit a speed
bump and he just continued to do what he’s used to doing, coming
through in big games.’

MC’s top line of Mike Iovanna (Middleton), Tyler Sifferlen and
Nazarian have developed solid chemistry over the past year and have
elevated their play this postseason.

`I played with Siffs since freshman year and Mikey fits great with
us,’ noted Nazarian, whose line factored into all five of the team’s
goals on Wednesday night. `We’ve been playing really well together,
moving the puck well and using our speed to get those goals.’

Though the Lancers (15-6-3) are bound for the finals, they did hit a
rough patch in the regular season and struggled to stay about .500
during the month of January. That’s all ancient history now as Malden
Catholic has won three straight tournament games to get to tomorrow’s
main event.

From: Baghdasarian

« Lebanese Rocket Society » : un hommage aux rêveurs

L’ Orient-Le Jour, Liban
Mardi 12 Mars 2013

« Lebanese Rocket Society » : un hommage aux rêveurs

L’exposition de Joana Hadjithomas et Khalil Joreige attire une foule à
la galerie CRG de New York.

Rien n’arrête l’ascension artistique de Joana Hadjithomas et Khalil
Joreige, comme en témoigne leur dernière exposition intitulée « The
Lebanese Rocket Society : Hommage aux rêveurs » qui dure jusqu’au 20
avril, à la célèbre galerie CRG de New York (Carla Chammas est une des
partenaires de cette galerie).

Les artistes présentent une sélection d’installations Cedar IV.

Le film qui accompagne l’événement sortira le 16 mars à Beyrouth dans
le cadre du festival Ayyam Beyrouth al-cinama’iya.
Ce grand projet est d’envergure et son histoire fascinante.

La présentation raconte par l’image, la photographie, la vidéo et le
son l’incroyable histoire « oubliée » de l’aventure spatiale libanaise
des années 1960.

« Commencé il y a six ans, ce projet artistique global de recherche
comporte six parties.

La quatrième partie qui a un lien avec le rêve est exposée à la
galerie CRG de New York.

Ce qui permet de revisiter l’histoire et de découvrir aussi que notre
pays avait un projet scientifique sérieux.

Pourquoi l’a-t-on oublié ? » s’interrogent Joana Hadjithomas et Khalil
Joreige, lors d’un entretien accordé à L’Orient Le Jour, à New York.

Projet spatial au Liban en 1960
De quoi s’agit-il ? Qui sont donc ces rêveurs maintenant éparpillés
dans le monde ? Attiré par la conquête de l’espace, un groupe
d’étudiants de l’université arménienne Haigazian, « dont certains
n’étaient pas libanais », crée dans les années soixante « la Haigazian
Rocket Society » qui deviendra la « Lebanese Rocket Society ».

Sous la houlette du professeur de mathématiques Manoug Manougian, qui
vit depuis 1966 à Tampa, en Floride, le groupe fabrique dix fusées
spatiales « CEDAR ».

« Il lance avec succès la première fusée de la région.

La plus grande a atteint 600 km », expliquent les artistes.

Ce projet qui vise à « concevoir et à lancer des fusées pour l’étude
et l’exploration spatiales » connaît à l’époque un immense succès et
fait couler beaucoup d’encre.

En 1964, pour la commémoration du 21e anniversaire de son
indépendance, le Liban émet, en hommage à l’aventure spatiale
libanaise, une série de timbres de 5 et 10 piastres représentant la
fusée.
La guerre israélo-arabe de 1967 mettra fin au « rêve spatial » qui
tombe totalement dans l’oubli.

Les documents, photos et films autour de cet ambitieux projet ont
pratiquement disparu de l’histoire du Liban.

Les jeunes artistes « qui n’ont pas connu cette époque » se penchent
sur les événements et les mythes de cette période, tels que le concept
du panarabisme et son déclin après 1967, la guerre froide, la conquête
de l’espace, ainsi que la soif de modernité.

Joana et Khalil s’émerveillent devant le « bon niveau scientifique
libanais de cette époque » mais s’érigent contre le dénigrement.

« Quand on dit projet spatial au Liban, cela fait rire.

Pourquoi ne peut-on être contemporain d’une recherche indépendamment
des moyens ? » s’étonnent-ils.

« L’album du président »
Le clou de l’exposition est « L’album du président ».

« À l’apogée de sa popularité, la » Lebanese Rocket Society « fait don
au président Fouad Chéhab d’un album photos de 32 pages commémorant le
lancement de Cedar IV.

Après la mort du président libanais, l’album est remis par son épouse
au général Wehbé.

L’histoire de la fusée est relatée dans le film réalisé pour
l’occasion par Harry Koundakgian, photographe à l’Associated Press, et
premier photojournaliste de l’époque qui vit et travaille maintenant à
New York.
Les 32 pages de cet album forment le joyau de l’exposition.

Elles s’étalent majestueusement sur les cimaises de la nouvelle galerie CRG.

« L’album représente tout le projet Cedar IV et le concept de la fusée
en 1962, mais réactualisé avec la réflexion de la ville d’aujourd’hui.

Chaque panneau représente 32 fois l’image de 8 mètres pliée
différemment à chaque fois.

Comme si tout était accessible et en même temps dissimulé.

Quelque part, on a envie de toucher et de déplier.

C’est une sorte d’invitation à la recherche de la mémoire et de
l’imaginaire », expliquent les artistes.

Disque d’or et sons des années 1960
Si l’album du président représente la documentation visuelle du projet
spatial, le disque d’or qui se trouve au point focal de l’exposition
est une reconstruction de sons des années 1960.

Le visiteur se trouve devant la projection d’un disque doré qui tourne
sur le sol de la galerie.

« C’est la référence aux disques d’or qui accompagnaient les sondes
spatiales exploratoires, Voyager 1 et Voyager 2 », en 1977.

Ces disques contenaient les images et les sons de l’humanité.

C’est un peu une bouteille à la mer interstellaire, dans le cas où ces
« Voyager » rencontreraient des formes de vie intelligentes.

C’est une allusion au rêve de l’astrophysicien Carl Sagan « qui ne
croyait pourtant pas aux extraterrestres », indiquent Joana et Khalil.

Rêve continu
À l’entrée de la galerie, le visiteur est frappé par la reproduction
en grand du timbre commémoratif de l’indépendance du Liban en 1964
représentant la fusée spatiale.

Le timbre-tapis a été fait à la main en Arménie.

Suscitant vivement la curiosité, les archives inédites qui
l’accompagnent racontent l’histoire émouvante des jeunes rescapées du
génocide arménien, « arrivées au Liban en 1920 pour rejoindre la
manufacture de tapis à Ghazir. » Ayant eu une subvention américaine à
travers le « Golden Rule Sunday », elles font le voeu d’offrir un
tapis tissé au président Coolidge en signe de reconnaissance.

Elles le font tisser en Arménie et deux jeunes filles font le voyage
pour le présenter à la Maison-Blanche.

C’est « en hommage à ces jeunes arméniennes » que les deux artistes
ont fait exécuter ce timbre en Arménie, selon les mêmes techniques de
tissage de la manufacture de Ghazir.
Une série photographique reconstitue le chemin du transport à Beyrouth
de la fusée Cedar IV.

En utilisant une réplique en bois blanc de la fusée, les artistes
retracent son parcours à travers les temps modernes de Beyrouth.

Rêve nostalgique d’un riche passé ? « Ce qui est important par rapport
à notre projet, c’est de ne pas être nostalgique des années soixante.

Au contraire, on l’étudie comme une invocation pour réactiver ce rêve
passé au présent.

On veut que le rêve continue au présent.

Et l’on doit bien préciser que ce n’est pas un missile.

La fusée ressemble à un missile, mais c’est la représentation du rêve
et de l’espace.

Aujourd’hui, la transformation de la région est telle qu’une fusée est
forcément comprise comme un missile.

Et donc il faut se battre pour qu’il n’y ait pas de réécriture de
l’histoire, » concluent les artistes.
Les oeuvres de Joana Hadjithomas et Khalil Joreige figurent dans
plusieurs musées et font partie d’expositions collectives
prestigieuses, notamment au Musée d’art moderne de Paris, au Leonard
et Bina Art Gallery à Montréal, au Beirut Exhibition Center, au
Gasworth de Londres et au centre photographique de Genève.

From: Baghdasarian

Seriously Stylish

The Age (Melbourne, Australia)
March 16, 2013 Saturday
First Edition

Serially stylish;
EXHIBITION

by JUSTINE COSTIGAN

Fifteen years after Sex and the City first appeared on HBO, the love
for the iconic TV show and its costumes is as fervent as ever.

A global television phenomenon, the show ran for six seasons and
though the friendship between four thirtysomething female characters
was at the core of the show, the high-fashion costumes ran a close
second. In a comedy-drama that made household names of the lead
actors, costume designer Patricia Field was given due credit for
making fashion – at its wittiest and most engaging – another star of
the show.

Field has been in Melbourne to promote the New York City Style
exhibition at the Chadstone Shopping Centre, featuring a collection of
20 outstanding costumes from the show. Her presence attracts the
attention of a small group of SATC devotees, who interrupt our
interview to tell her how much they admire her work. Field tells one
lovely young man how much she likes his shoes. She has clearly made
his day.

Petite, with long, red hair and a voice husky from a lifetime of
smoking, Field is wearing striped red-and-black leggings and biker
boots, and at 71 is happy to call herself a “rocker”. She’s not the
haute couture princess fans might expect, but then, Field is the first
to admit fashion was never her passion.

Half Armenian and half Greek, she grew up in New York and “used to run
around the streets of Madison Avenue and the Upper East Side”. Her
parents ran a dry-cleaning business and her uncles had restaurants.
Business was in her DNA. Field says her move into the fashion industry
was a means to an end. “I never had a passion for fashion. I had a
passion to have an independent career, not work for anyone, make my
way in life, be my own boss and not listen to anybody.

“I’m glad I made a living in fashion – it’s a nice way to make a
living. People look pretty, it’s nice, it’s a pleasant experience.”

Before the TV show, Field was already a New York fashion identity with
a following for her eponymous New York store, which she opened in
1966. She won an Emmy in 1990 for costume design for Mother Goose Rock
‘n’ Rhyme.

But for many of her fans, SATC is where Field’s career begins and
ends. She is philosophical about being pigeonholed. “I’d built a
reputation in New York and with the fashion crowd in Europe. I’d been
doing costume design since 1985, so there was more than 10 years of
good work. I came with a full book but, of course, SATC just sent it
out there like a whirlwind, a bomb exploding. It put me out in the
world.”

Field has a businesswoman’s perspective about the industry she has
made her own. “It can be very frivolous,” she says. It can also
encourage the odd sartorial faux pas. “If they’re five-foot-two (157
centimetres) and they have fat legs and they want to wear a skirt
that’s split up to here, that’s when the trend goes to a point where
it dies a horrible death.”

But can fashion be art? “Yes, in some cases it is – Chanel or John
Galliano – it’s an art form, but when you talk about the apparel
industry, well, that’s another slice of the pizza pie,” she drawls in
her broad New York accent. “And that’s valid as well, but it’s not the
same.”

Field’s work on SATC elevated a show about female friendship to a
fashionista’s fantasy, in which a freelance magazine columnist could
afford to pay rent and wear Manolo Blahnik shoes. It helped create a
culture of high-fashion name-dropping: even if you couldn’t afford to
buy their clothes, you knew who Christian Louboutin, Chanel and
Versace were.

Field admits she helped create this designer culture, but it’s not one
she subscribes to personally. “To buy … a handbag that costs
$40,000? I think that’s insane. I mean, shoes for $1000? … You
shouldn’t have to get a mortgage to buy a pair of shoes.”

Although Field chose the show’s most iconic costumes for the
exhibition, she doesn’t have a favourite. “There are so many. You know
the truth – the fans know the costumes better than I do. I can tell by
the questions they ask – they get really specific about it. They’ll
ask who … designed the dress that Carrie wore when she was in the
monkey bar? And I’m like, ‘What? I don’t remember. What episode was
that?”‘

Field estimates each episode required several hundred costumes. With
25 episodes a season and six seasons plus two feature films, much of
the show is now a blur. But some costumes stand out.

Among those on display at Chadstone is the Vivienne Westwood wedding
dress from SATC: The Movie, complete with the controversial bird
headdress – an example of Field’s mischievous sense of humour. “I ‘d
worked with Sarah Jessica Parker before and she was on my side, so
that helped. It’s a costume, not a wardrobe, so basically you have to
push it as far as you can without it becoming a parody. I like to make
comical characters – it’s my commentary.”

Since SATC, Field has worked on TV series Ugly Betty and The Devil
Wears Prada , but recently she has been taking a break from costume
design, turning down requests to replicate the SATC magic. She has
worked in China and Taiwan and has become enamoured of the energy of
south-east Asia. Openly gay, Field supports AIDS charities and
children’s educational charities in Armenia and Greece.

Still a smoker at 71, she says her doctor insists her lungs are still
in good shape.

“I have one life to live, and I want to live it and enjoy it. I don’t
want to kill myself, but on the other hand I want to do what I want to
and make myself happy, because when it’s over, it’s all over.”

Carrie Bradshaw couldn’t have written a better exit line.

“New York City Style is at the Chadstone Shopping Centre until March 31.

From: Baghdasarian

Setrakian is giving evidence

Setrakian is giving evidence

06:13 pm | March 16, 2013 | Politics

Presidential candidate epos-expert V. Setrakian gave testament on the
case of assassination attempt against Paruyr Hayrikyan.

“Before that, he did not give evidence, since the basis for the charge
against him was not understandable for him”,-Vartan Setrakian’s
attorney Suren Sirunyan mentioned.

“I want to be objective, do not be surprised but the actions that the
police carry out with our participation are directed to find out the
real crime. We have to deal with extraordinary crime”, – the lawyer
continued.

On March 5 the preventive measure against Setrakian was detention for
ordering National Self-Determination (NSU/AIM) President Paruyr
Hayrikyan.

V. Setrakian is charged with Article 34-305 of Criminal Code.

If he is proven to be guilty, 10-15 years or life imprisonment is
expected for him.

From: Baghdasarian

http://www.a1plus.am/en/politics/2013/03/16/vardan-sedrakyan

Rock concert kicks off in the Yerevan Liberty Square

Rock concert kicks off in the Yerevan Liberty Square (videos)

19:45 – 16.03.13

Rock concert with the participation of Vostan Hayots and Vordan Karmir
bands started in the Yerevan Liberty square at 5 pm today. Hunger
striking Raffi Hovannisian delivered an opening speech.

Detailing the further actions, Heritage party’s leader said, from
tomorrow the civil forum launches its activity. He said public
discussions will be held during which the political figures,
intellectuals will have an opportunity to have an idea about the
future staff of the government. `Tomorrow Nikol Pashinyan will come up
at the civil forum, on the next day Andrias Ghukasyan,’ he said.

Hovannisian said next Saturday rock band Empyray is going to give
concert in the Liberty Square.

From: Baghdasarian

http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/03/16/rock-festival/

Post-election: Ex-opp MP critical of EPP leader’s congratulation

Post-election Armenia: Ex-opposition MP critical of EPP leader’s congratulation

TERT.AM
16:33 – 17.03.13

Anahit Bakhshyan of the opposition Heritage party says she is deeply
disappointed at the European People’s Party leader’s congratulatory
remark addressed to Armenia’s re-elected president.

The former opposition MP thinks Wilfried Martens’s message is yet
another proof that Armenia’s `illegitimate government’ is advantageous
to Europe and other countries around the world.

`The rebelling crowd has thus gone against both the authorities and
Europe, as well as the other powers,’ she told Tert.am, adding that
Martens should have considered the appropriateness of the ruling
Republican Party of Armenia’s observer status in the EPP instead of
congratulating Serzh Sargsyan in what she described as a
highly-Republican style.

Bakhshyan noted that ahead of the parliamentary election in 2012, the
EPP called upon the Republican to isolate business from politics to
qualify for the observer member status.

Commenting on the circulating rumors that the current processes are
dictated by hidden foreign powers (i.e. – the United States), Bakshyan
asked why their names aren’t being revealed if such allegation are
true.

`If they are wise enough to know who guides whom, why don’t they
reveal [those forces]. They know there is no guidance; it’s just vice
versa. The overwhelming part of the society is rebelling to recognize
their own country’s interest. What’s even more, this movement is
against foreign [powers]. If so many countries have congratulated
[Sargsyan], it means the illegitimate president is in their interests
as they will be dictate whatever they wish. But a president elected by
people is not to be dictated by any force,’ she said.

From: Baghdasarian

Population decreased by 130K people during first nine months of 2012

ARMENIA
Armenian population decreased by 130,000 people during the first nine
months of 2012

The National Statistical Service of Armenia has summarized the results
of the first nine months of 2012. Head of the Census and Demography
Karine Kuyumjyan and Head of Department of Statistics Nelly
Baghdasryan presented the report details.

According to official figures, the population has declined by more
than 130,000 people compared to the same period in 2011. The number of
births in the Republic fell by 3%, the number of deaths fell by 0.8%.
Armenia continues to remain an aging country.

The number of marriages and divorces decreased by 6.6% and 3.1%
respectively. People tend to marry at a later age.

Sunday, March 17, 2013,
Stéphane © armenews.com

From: Baghdasarian

http://www.armenews.com/article.php3?id_article=85917

L’Arménie recenserait plus de 70 chats de Van

ARMENIE-NATURE
L’Arménie recenserait plus de 70 chats de Van

Des chats de Van sont parvenus ces dernières années en Arménie depuis
la Russie et les Etats-Unis. Ils ont tous les critères et les
caractéristiques de ce chat. Contrairement à ceux de Turquie qui sont
en grande majorité des chats Angora que les Turcs présentent comme
étant des chats de Van. D’après David Matevossian un spécialiste de
ces félins, l’Arménie recense actuellement plus de 70 chats de Van.
Tandis que dans le monde cette espèce atteint 2000. « L’importation et
la multiplication des chats de Van en Arménie date des années 1990
(…) c’est à cette époque que les premières espèces sont venues en
Arménie » dit D. Matevossian qui affirme que tous les représentants
des chats de Van n’ont pas toujours des yeux de couleurs différentes.
Un certain nombre peuvent avoir deux yeux jaunes ou deux bleus, comme
également l’un jaune, l’autre bleu. « Le chat de Van est très fidèle à
ses maîtres. Il est très attaché aux humains. Il ne quittent jamais
leurs maîtres » dit David Matevossian. Ils aiment l’eau (lac de
Van…), 70 à 80% des poils de leurs corps sont blancs, leur queue
peut être d’une autre couleur et ils sont d’excellents nageurs. Né il
y a plus de deux mille ans, le chat de Van habite dans la région du
lac de Van en Arménie historique. Lors du génocide, plusieurs dizaines
de ces chats auraient suivi leurs maîtres qui se réfugièrent en
Arménie orientale.

Krikor Amirzayan

dimanche 17 mars 2013,
Krikor Amirzayan ©armenews.com

From: Baghdasarian

http://www.armenews.com/article.php3?id_article=87854

Olympic Champ: I primarily see women in gymnastics, swimming, figure

I primarily see women in gymnastics, swimming, figure skating –
Armenian Olympic champion

By Lusine Shahbazyan

YEREVAN. – NEWS.am Sport interviewed Armenian Gymnastics Federation
President, three-time Olympic Champion, and four-time world champion,
Albert Azaryan. With respect to women in sports, Azaryan specifically
said as follows:

`Sports definitely need women; their role in and contribution to
sports is beyond description. Sports cannot exist without women. There
are sports that really need women. I do not mind when girls, women are
involved in power, heavy sports. If they like [them], they should do
[them]. But I primarily see women in gymnastics, swimming, [and]
figure skating. I cannot imagine these sports without women.

As for power sports, our [respective] female athletes have presented
us victories on more than one occasion, and this is great glory for
Armenia. I become happy when I hear that a girl accomplished a high
achievement, and it is not important in which sport.

Sports are for men and for women alike. The girls should be involved
in sports to be healthy.’

From: Baghdasarian

http://sport.news.am/eng/news/20693/i-primarily-see-women-in-gymnastics-swimming-figure-skatingarmenian-olympic-champion.html

Hrant Bagratyan. I am back. my upcoming plans

Hrant Bagratyan. I am back. my upcoming plans

12:25 pm | March 16, 2013 | Politics

Hrant Bagratyan’s Facebook post.

Dear Facebook Armenians, I am back. By the way I will make a business
trip for 8-9 days in a few days.

There is not enough time. A few words about the upcoming plans.

Now I’m working intensively on a legislative initiative, which
consists of 100 steps. A law draft is already ready in which there is
a suggestion to prohibit offshore companies’ activity in mining
industry of Armenia. You know that recently these companies’ activity
in West have simply the objective to export legally the resources of
the developing. A number of Western countries (USA, France, Italy,
etc.) are still fighting against it. During the meetings G-20 in April
2009 in London and in September in Pittsburg a fair claim was raised
to eliminate offshore.

These are the causes of the crisis. However you see that the offshore
territories are developing. To the traditional Switzerland (this is an
unacceptable bank offshore) Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Virgin
Islands, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Cayman Islands, Belize, Aruba,
Maldivians, Palau, Iceland, Grenada, Gibraltar etc. Being registered
in offshore and leading activities outside it non-resident companies
have the opportunity to hide taxes and export capital gains from
mother countries: Armenia’s mining industry is like this.

If it were a good thing U.S., China (excluding previously registered 1
port offshore), Canada, Brazil, France, Japan, Germany will make that
business. For instance in 2013 RA economy is growing but come and see
that this ungrateful nation sees the growth and … emigrates.
Moreover such a start of migration we have never had.

What is actually happening?

People are looting the mines day and night, sell their products very
cheap to their offshore counterparts and then from there they are
selling the products with real prices. And such an economic growth
naturally does not help to people, even though they are plundering and
selling people’s own properties. In the initial period it is necessary
to prohibit the activities of the offshore companies in mining
industry and later also in finance and other fields.

For instance, opening a bank account in Switzerland should be
criminally punishable. Parallel to all that should be introduced
minimal export prices for mining resources.

There is other good news: your humble servant is going to be taken
into consideration more as an expert in EU’s different countries’
forums.

This issue will be discussed in details in the near future.

From: Baghdasarian

http://www.a1plus.am/en/politics/2013/03/16/hrant