Author: Chatinian Lara

October 8, 2009
MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL CONFERENCE THIS SATURDAY IN NEW JERSEY

Archbishop Oshagan will preside over the Mid-Atlantic regional
conference which will take place this Saturday, October 10, at
Sts. Vartanantz Church, 461 Bergen Boulevard, Ridgefield, New Jersey.
The conference will begin at 10 am and continue through to 5 pm.

Hagop Khatchadourian, chairman of the Prelacy’s Executive Council,
will provide a brief overview at the beginning and lead any unforeseen
questions at the end. Panel discussions will be led by Raffi Ourlian,
Rev. Fr. Nareg Terterian, John Daghlian, Dn. Shant Kazanjian, and
Harout Misserlian.

PRELATE WILL PRESIDE OVER 84TH ANNIVERSARY OF NEW BRITAIN PARISH

Archbishop Oshagan will travel to Connecticut on Sunday where he will
preside over the 84th anniversary of St. Stephen Church of New
Britain/Hartford. The Prelate will celebrate the Divine Liturgy,
deliver the sermon, and preside over the anniversary banquet, which
will take place at Indian Hill Country Club in Newington, Connecticut.

VICAR IS ATTENDING WCC MEETINGS IN GREECE

Bishop Anoushavan is in Greece, where he is attending the World
Council of Church’s Faith & Order Plenary Commission, "Called to be
the One Church," at the Orthodox Academy of Crete. As the
representative of the Oriental Orthodox Church he is chairing the 9th
session on "Tradition and Traditions." The meetings began October 6
and will continue until October 14.

75th ANNIVERSARY OF SPRINGFIELD/INDIAN ORCHARD PARISH

On September 27, Archbishop Oshagan presided over the 75th anniversary
of St. Gregory the Illuminator Church of Springfield/Indian Orchard.

NALG SEMINAR NEXT SATURDAY

The National Association of Ladies Guilds (NALG) will sponsor a
seminar on Saturday, October 17, at the Prelacy offices, 138 E. 39th
Street, New York City.

The seminar will begin at 9:30 am and will include a report of NALG
activities and reports from individual Ladies Guilds. Archbishop
Oshagan will open the conference with a prayer and his message to the
NALG. Discussions will focus on by-laws updates and recommended
changes, the role of the Guilds, and how the Guilds can be
strengthened. The seminar will begin at 9:30 and end early afternoon,
with a lunch break at noon.

IN MEMORIAM: YN. PATRICIA SARKISIAN DAGLEY

We note with sadness the passing of Yeretzgin Patricia Sarkisian
Dagley last Thursday after a three-year battle with cancer. She was 50
years old. Yeretzgin was the wife of the late Rev. Fr. Haroutiun
Dagley who at the time of his death in 2002 was the pastor of St.
Gregory of Narek Armenian Church in Richmond Heights, Ohio. Yn. leaves
behind two children, daughter Sona (age 15) and son Sarkis (age 11).

We extend heartfelt condolences to her children, her mother Zarry
Sarkisian, her siblings Sharon Sarkisian Dardarian and George
Sarkisian, and to her brother-in-law Dn. Nishan and Mrs. Carolyn
Dagley. Dn. Nishan, who serves on the altar of St. Gregory Church of
Merrimack Valley, North Andover, Massachusetts, is the brother of the
late Der Haroutiun.

May she rest in eternal peace.

BOOK READING & SIGNING AT ST. SARKIS (NEW YORK)

St. Sarkis Church, Douglaston, New York, is presenting a book reading
and signing this Sunday immediately following church services. The
book to be presented is Michael Bobelian’s Children of Armenia: A
Forgotten Genocide and the Century-Long Struggle for Justice. For
information contact the church at 718-224-2275.

ARMENIA’S PRESIDENT VISITS CATHOLICOS ARAM I

During his visit to Lebanon, H.E. Serge Sarkissian met privately with
His Holiness Aram I on two occasions. At these meetings the President
explained the reasons for the Armenia-Turkey agreement, and briefed
His Holiness on conversations with the representatives of Armenian
Diaspora communities.

His Holiness reminded the President of his own recent statement
regarding his position on this matter and appreciated the President’s
initiative to brief the Diaspora on the decision of the Armenian
government. His Holiness said, "Armenians in the Diaspora will not
compromise on issues of Genocide and compensation. The memorial chapel
in Antelias with the remains of one and a half million innocent men,
women and children, the victims of organized genocide by the Ottoman
Turkish government, is a constant reminder of our obligation to demand
justice and the recognition of the Genocide. As Catholicos of the Holy
See of Cilicia, I will honor the memory of the martyrs by continuing
to demand justice. The government of Armenia should continue to remind
Turkey and the international community that the recognition of the
Armenian Genocide is a must and not a matter of negotiation."

The President told the Catholicos that the issue of recognition of the
Armenian Genocide belonged to all Armenians and therefore, he
understood the anger of the Diaspora. However, he said, the
economic-political terms of the agreement were important for Armenia.
Before leaving His Holiness’ residence the President reconfirmed his
commitment to the cause of the recognition of the Armenian Genocide,
and ended his visit to Antelias by placing a wreath at the Chapel of
the Martyrs.

ARCHBISHOP OSHAGAN PARTICIPATES IN MEETING WITH ARMENIA’S PRESIDENT

Archbishop Oshagan was one of the participants at a meeting that took
place on Saturday, October 3 of community leaders with the President
of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan. The Prelate expressed his thoughts about
the Armenia-Turkey Protocols. Oshagan Srpazan raised two specific
issues. First the Pan-Armenian issue, because the Protocols concern
the entire Armenian people. "All Armenians are concerned about what
the future will bring and are following closely events in Armenia and
the Diaspora. It troubles me that these internal positions are causing
divisions, which brings me to the second issue which is local. This
issue can cause internal divisions among us." Furthermore, the Prelate
said there is no doubt that the Genocide is a fundamental issue for
all Armenians. "All the opinions we hear today are justified, but
there are also psychological factors. Our history has taught us that
in our political and diplomatic relationships sometimes we may
fail. This is the first official document signed between Armenia and
Turkey. We have to think again and be very careful before signing such
a document."

PRELATE WILL ATTEND OPENING OF GORKY RETROSPECTIVE AT PHILADELPHIA
MUSEUM

Archbishop Oshagan will attend a gala reception in celebration of the
opening of the Arshile Gorky retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum
of Art next Thursday evening, October 15. Prior to the reception the
invitees will have the opportunity to a preview of the exhibit which
is a major traveling retrospective celebrating the extraordinary life
and work of Arshile Gorky (1904-1948).

The first comprehensive survey of the work of this artist in nearly
three decades, Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective will open to the public
on October 21 and continue until January 10, 2010. The exhibition will
then travel to the Tate Modern, London (Spring 2010) and The Museum of
Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (Summer 2010).

Born Vosdanig Adoian around 1904 in an Armenian village near Lake Van,
Arshile Gorky witnessed as a young boy the genocide of the Armenians
by Ottoman Turkey. He eventually came to the United States with his
sister and settled in New York where he studied at the Grand Central
School of Art. He met and became friends with many of the city’s
emerging avant-garde artists, and he became an influential figure in
the movement toward abstraction that transformed American
art. Although Gorky’s life was tragically cut short, and in spite of
the loss of many paintings due to a fire in his studio, he left an
impressive body of work that secured his reputation as the last of the
great Surrealists.

The Philadelphia Museum, one of the largest museums in the United
States, is located in center city at 26th Street and the Benjamin
Franklin Parkway.

PETER BALAKIAN TO SPEAK TONIGHT IN NEW JERSEY

Noted author and renowned professor, Peter Balakian, who has written
extensively about the Armenian experience, will speak tonight at
Bergen Community College at 6 pm. Professor Balakian was invited by
the college’s Peace, Justice and Reconciliation Center and the Center
for the Study of Intercultural Understanding. His address will take
place in the Moses Family Meeting and Training Center (Technology
Education Center, Room 128) at the College, 400 Paramus Road, Paramus,
New Jersey. For information/reservations 201-447-9232.

DAILY BIBLE READINGS

Bible readings for today, Thursday, October 8, are: Proverbs 4:2-27;
Jeremiah 15:19-20; 1 Corinthians 12:1-17; Matthew 9:35-10:1.

My child, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Do
not let them escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. For
they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their
flesh. Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the
springs of life. Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious
talk far from you. Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze
be straight before you. Keep straight the path of your feet, and all
your ways will be sure. Do not serve to the right or to the left; turn
our foot away from evil. (Proverbs 4:2-27).

For listing of this week’s Bible readings click here (
4882/goto: elacy/PDF/dbr2009-10.pdf
).

FEAST OF THE HOLY TRANSLATORS

This Saturday, October 10, the Armenian Church commemorates the Feast
of the Holy Translators, one of our most popular feast days. There
are, in fact, two such commemorations in our liturgical calendar. One
is on the Thursday following the fourth Sunday after Pentecost, which
can occur in June or July, and on the second Saturday of October.

The October commemoration focuses on the creation of the Armenian
alphabet (406) and on the accomplishments of the Holy Translators.
Mesrob Mashtots, the founder of the alphabet, and Catholicos Sahak,
together with some of their students, translated the Bible. Schools
were opened and the works of world-renowned scholars were
translated. Their work gave the Armenian Church a distinct national
identity.

In modern times the entire month of October has been designated as a
"Month of Culture." Armenians throughout the Diaspora and Armenia mark
this with cultural events not only in remembrance of the past, but in
celebration of modern-day scholars, theologians, and translators.

Specifically remembered this Saturday, along with Mesrob are:
Yeghishe, a renowned student of Sahag and Mesrob, who served as
secretary to Vartan Mamigonian and wrote the great history of the
Vartanantz wars; Movses of Khoren, also a student of Sahag and Mesrob,
is revered as the father of Armenian history; David the Invincible was
a student of Movses. He received most of his education in Athens,
where he was given the title "Invincible" because of his brilliance in
philosophy; Gregory of Narek, who is considered the greatest poet of
the Armenian nation and its first and greatest mystic; and Nerses
Shnorhali, a great writer, musician, theologian, and ecumenist.

O God, through the holy teacher you bestowed on us of the north divine
and heavenly gifts, through his prayers have mercy on us.

O God, you bestowed on the sons of Torgom the divinely-inspired books
in letters revealed to Saint Mesrop in a vision; through his prayers
have mercy on us.

O God, you generously spread your heavenly knowledge and spiritual
wisdom in the churches of the Armenians by the holy translators, by
their prayers have mercy on us. (Canon for the Holy Translators from
the Liturgical Canons of the Armenian Apostolic Church)

ON LINE COURSE IN ARMENIAN IS INAUGURATED

As noted above October is a special month for Armenians. On the second
Sunday in October we celebrate the memory of the Translators of the
Holy Bible and other works. And although culture is an everyday
activity, during the month of October Armenian communities around the
world make a special effort to honor the memory of the Holy
Translators through various educational and cultural events.

Starting Monday, October 12, the Prelacy is making available an
on-line course in modern Western Armenian. The course was developed by
Dr. Thomas J. Samuelian with partial funding from the Prelacy. It is
accessible through the Prelacy’s web page. Anyone wanting to learn
Armenian can have access to it.

Also available are Dr. Samuelian’s pioneering text books: A Course in
Modern Western Armenian, (which comes with its companion book,
Dictionary and Linguistic Notes); and his popular Armenian Dictionary
in Transliteration. The books are available at the Prelacy Bookstore.

MONDAY IS COLUMBUS DAY

This Monday, October 12, is Columbus Day, a holiday celebrated in many
countries in the Americas, commemorating the date of Christopher
Columbus’s arrival in the New World in 1492. A sailor on the Pinta
sighted land early in the morning of October 12, 1492, and a new era
of European exploration and expansion began. The next day the ninety
crew members of Columbus’s three-ship sleet (Nina, Pinta, and Santa
Maria) landed on the Bahamian island of Guanahan, ending a voyage that
began ten weeks earlier from Palos, Spain.

President Franklin Roosevelt first proclaimed October 12 a national
federal holiday in 1937. Since 1971, during that era when the dates of
holidays were moved (in the U.S.) to create long weekends, Columbus
Day has been commemorated on the second Monday in October, which this
year happens to fall on October 12. FROM THE BOOKSTORE…. JUST
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ARMENIAN MINIATURES: FROM THE MATENADARAN COLLECTION

Published this year, this beautiful oversize book is full of
information and color reproductions. All of the text is in English.
There is a comprehensive introduction by Lilit Zakarian and other
articles on Early Armenian Miniatures; Miniatures of Armenia Major;
Miniatures of Communities Abroad. 304 pages, with 232 color
reproductions. $80.00 plus shipping and handling.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT THE BOOKSTORE BY EMAIL AT [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) OR BY TELEPHONE AT 212-689-7810.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
October 10–Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference for Pastors, Boards of
Trustees, and NRA delegates at Sts. Vartanantz Church, Ridgefield, New Jersey.
October 11–84th anniversary banquet of St. Stephen’s Church, New
Britain/Hartford, Connecticut at Indian Hill Country Club, 111 Golf Street, Newington, Connecticut, at 12:30 pm. For information contact the
church office at 860-229-8322.
October 15-18–Soorp Khatch Church, Bethesda, Maryland, Food Festival
and Bazaar.
October 16-17–Annual Fall Fair Bazaar, St. Gregory Church, North
Andover, Massachusetts, Jaffarian Hall, 10 am to 8 pm.
October 17–National Association of Ladies Guilds (NALG) annual
conference at the Prelacy offices in New York City. Details will follow.
October 18–St. Gregory Church, Philadelphia, Intercommunal Cultural
Celebration at Holy Trinity Church, Cheltenham, PA.
November 1–St. Gregory Church, Philadelphia, Sunday School Halloween
Party.
November 6–"On the Road," by Levon Shant, presented The Theater Group
of Hamazkayin, New York, directed by Dr. Herand Markarian. Sponsored by the Armenian Relief Society Mayr Chapter, this performance is a benefit for
St. Illuminator’s Armenian Day School. Performance begins at 8:35 pm at the Armenian Center, 69-23 47th Ave., Woodside, New York. For tickets ($25)
contact Sonia at 718-961-9550 or Alice at 516-676-6167.
November 6-7–St. Gregory Church, Philadelphia. Food
Festival.
November 6-7–St. Stephen’s Church, Watertown, Massachusetts, 53rd
annual bazaar, 10 am to 9:30 pm at the ACEC, 47 Nichols Avenue, Watertown. Delicious lamb, losh and chicken kebab, kheyma, kufta and yalanchi. Meals
served from 11:30 am to 8:30 pm. Armenian pastries, gourmet foods, arts & crafts, auction, raffles, and more.
November 7–Christmas Holiday Craft Fair, St. Gregory Church, North
Andover, Massachusetts, Jaffarian Hall, 10 am to 4 pm.
November 7 & 8–Sts. Vartanantz Church, Providence, Rhode Island,
largest Armenian Fest in New England. Saturday from 12 noon to 10 pm. Sunday 12 noon to 8 pm. Rhodes-on-the-Pawtucket, 60 Rhodes Place (off Broad
Street), Cranston, Rhode Island. Kebobs and kufta dinners, pastry, raffles and more. Performance by the Armenian school dance group. Live Armenian
music * dancing. For information, 401-831-6399.
November 14–Soorp Khatch Church, Bethesda, Maryland, 45th anniversary
celebration.
November 20-21–Holy Trinity Armenian Church, Worcester, Massachusetts,
Fall Fest 2009, Friday, November 20, 5 pm to 8 pm; Saturday, November 21, 10 am to 5 pm. Armenian delicacies and dinners. For information
508-852-2414.
November 20, 21, 22–Sts. Vartanantz Church (Ridgefield, New Jersey)
Annual Bazaar and Food Festival. Saturday night dancing with "Onnik Dinkjian"; Sunday traditional kavourma dinner.
December 5–Soorp Asdvadzadzin Church, Whitinsville, Massachusetts,
annual bazaar. Come one, come all.
December 20–St. Gregory Church, Philadelphia. Sunday School Christmas
Pageant.
December 31–St. Gregory Church, Philadelphia, Seroonian Community
Center New Year’s Eve celebration.
December 31–Sts. Vartanantz Church (Ridgefield, New Jersey), New
Year’s Eve Dinner-Dance. Details to follow.
Web pages of the parishes can be accessed through the Prelacy’s web site.
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Parishes of the Eastern Prelacy are invited to send information about their major events to be
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WORLD PUBLIC FORUM "DIALOGUE OF CIVILIZATIONS 2009" OPENS IN RHODES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORKS OF CULTURAL PROGRAM OF WHICH JIVAN GASPARIAN WILL PERFORM

ARMENPRESS
OCt 8, 2009

RHODES, OCTOBER 8, ARMENPRESS: The Seventh Annual Session of the
World Public Forum (WPF) "Dialogue of Civilizations" will open today
evening in the Island of Rhodes (Greece).

More than 400 experts of policy, economy, religion and culture from 60
states of the world will discuss the crisis consequences and scenarios
of global development paying a special attention to the history and
present situation of Iran.

"One of the Forum panel sessions is traditionally aimed at presentation
of a world famous civilization (Russian (2005), Indian (2006) and
Chinese (2008). This year a presentation of the Persian civilization
will be organized at this special panel," said the president of
"Dialogue of Civilizations", head of the "Russian railways" company
Vladimir Yakunin.

The Iranian delegation will be headed by one of the spiritual leaders
of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Tashiri. The
delegation from Iran to Rhodes will be consisted of prominent scholars,
public figures and craftsmen.

On the whole the discussions at the forthcoming Rhodes session of
the Forum 2009 will be centered at the present global situation that
demands to spell out conceptually sound foundation and requires
special efforts in order to preserve the "structural integrity"
of the global community.

The Forum is supported by a network of NGOs, as well as the UN, UNESCO,
the Council of Europe, OPEC, Organization of Islamic Conference,
research institutes and many individual persons.

Within the frameworks of the Cultural program outstanding scientists
present their works, different exhibitions and concerts are
organized. In October "the well known representative of modernity"
Jivan Gasparian as well as one of the leading music groups of
Europe – Interface Quartette from Germany will perform in Rhodes
in October. Seventh session of the Rhodes Forum will be finished
on Oct "Dialogue of Civilizations" (Forum) is an international
nongovernmental organization which was established in 2002 to search
for alternative ways to the global development in the conditions of
the globalization. Home office of the forum is registered in Austria;
its international coordination committee is chaired by the former
secretary general of the Council of Europe Walter Schwimer.

Co-chairs of the Rhodes forum are Vladimir Yakunin, Greek businessman
Nicolas Papanikolau, well known Indian futurologist Jaghish Kapoor
and former Austrian Chancellor Alfred Guzenbauer.

ORDINARY JOE
Joe hockey

The Age
-20091008-gp33.html
October 9, 2009 – 10:29PM

With Malcolm Turnbull’s leadership in decline, the Liberal Party may
look to Joe Hockey. But does the affable shadow treasurer have what
it takes to lead? Misha Schubert reports.

THE story of how Brendan Nelson came to live in Joe Hockey’s garage
says a lot about the big man. It was mid 1997, Nelson’s marriage had
fallen apart and he was broke paying child support. He asked Hockey
if he could move from the room he rented in the house to the shed to
save cash.

Hockey not only agreed — he began to take an active interest in
Nelson’s welfare. Calls were made to Nelson’s old mates asking them
to keep an eye on him.

When Hockey went overseas, he brought back new running shoes for Nelson
to give to his own children, and refused payment for them. And the next
year — when Hockey was promoted by John Howard and Nelson wasn’t —
Hockey asked his dad to go around and check that his mate was OK.

"He was in tears because his son had been promoted and I hadn’t —
that’s the kind of person, the kind of family they are," Nelson
reflected yesterday. "Joe is decent, fair, generous, kind and
thoughtful. He can also be tough and he can be a thorough bastard if
he has to be."

High praise, especially given that Hockey voted for Malcolm Turnbull
as he deposed Nelson for the leadership in August last year.

There are a mountain of such stories about Joe Hockey. Acts of
kindness, big and small, often unbidden and many unheralded. The car
he offered to deposed Liberal MP Ross Cameron as his marriage broke
up. The refuge he provided at his farm outside Cairns for a young
Aboriginal girl who had been raped at Aurukun. The call he made to
public servant Godwin Grech at the peak of the OzCar crisis to check
if he was OK. And on and on it goes.

That he has a big heart is without question. Whether his intellect and
work ethic are equally colossal is a topic of greater dispute. His
friends and former staff i ydney yesterday, the former head of the
Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Max Moore-Wilton, was heard
to describe Hockey as a "halfwit". Clearly not everyone is a fan.

There are two persistent criticisms of Joe Hockey. One is that he
speaks before he thinks. The other is that he is not across the
detail. On the first charge, his backers concede the point — but
argue it works for him.

"It goes hand in hand with being a passionate person," his former
chief of staff Matt Hingerty observes. "Joe wants to be honest. He
wears his heart on his sleeve and the more Machiavellian practitioners
of the political arts would say that’s a weakness; I’d say that is
a strength, it’s why the punters like him. He’s passionate and prone
to saying what he thinks."

The command of detail is more hotly contested between friend and
foe. His supporters note his ministerial career was full of challenges
requiring a grasp of technicalities: driving a major overhaul of the
tourism industry with his white paper; conquering obscure points of
industrial relations law to craft the Fairness Test backdown when
he was workplace minister; understanding the complexities of merging
six agencies into one as human services minister.

CRITICS beg to differ. They concede he is good at the punchy political
line — but accuse him of not having a clear and consistent political
philosophy. "He can come across as quite compelling and articulate
but you reflect on what he said afterwards and there’s not a lot to
hang on to," says one. "He tends to string together these great lines,
but when you look at the totality of it — what does he really stand
for? — and it doesn’t seem like much."

If opinions part on such matters, they converge again on the question
of Hockey’s considerable charm. He has an easy knack with people. He
is enormously likeable. And he is famous for his friendships across
the political aisle.

First there was all that television camaraderie with Kevin Rudd on
Sunrise — until Liberal strategists felt it was giving too much
eadkicker Anthony Albanese. Then there is his fondness for Bob Hawke,
who quipped when he learnt that Hockey was to become a father for
the third time: "Time to put the cue back in the rack, son."

To get a sense of Joe Hockey, look at the family tree. It is
a merging of two cultures. There is the mercantile tale of his
Armenian-Palestinian father Richard, who arrived in Australia in 1948
with nothing and built a career in real estate from scratch. His mother
is North Shore, cashmere and pearls, a big-hearted former model who
defied her own mother to date the "wog" behind the deli counter.

Like Rudd, Hockey has acquired wealth through the business aptitude
of his wife. A former Sydney Swans physio, Melissa Babbage is head of
foreign exchange and global finance at Deutsche Bank. They have two
children, Xavier and Adelaide, and a third due on October 19. They
mean the world to Hockey, and he is an attentive father and husband.

As Hockey’s political star has risen, so has the intensity of Labor’s
attacks on him. They’ve branded him "Sloppy Joe" — a slur aimed
not just at his size (a technique the Coalition used on Kim Beazley,
incidentally) but on his reputation for toil and detail.

A few weeks ago the ALP put about research suggesting voters were
dubious about his work ethic and eye for detail. He insists such
slings don’t wound him personally, but he understands they will only
intensify if he gains more traction politically.

Hockey is a sharper politician than the man he hopes to succeed in
time — but not just yet. Unlike Malcolm Turnbull, who is smart and
terrifyingly well-read but can get bogged down in the detail, Hockey
can deliver a cut-through line.

But to date he has shown no sign of the mongrel instinct when it
comes to leadership.

Last year some backers urged him to move to state politics, where
he would become premier in a canter at the 2012 election. Hockey
was said to be open to the draft, but refused to move against Barry
O’Farrell. State MPs didn’t want blood on the floor, and the idea evap

Hockey has made it clear to those urging him to replace Turnbull
that he doesn’t want bloodshed at a federal level either. He won’t
challenge, but he would be prepared to accept the job if the post
became vacant. Turnbull, of course, shows no sign of willingly
giving way.

How the issue will resolve itself still has a long way to run. But
his fans have no doubt that he has the pull to make it happen one day.

"There are leaders who have the ability to build momentum and those
who don’t," observes Cameron. "One of the magical factors is the
ability to make other people want to be on their team — I think Joe
has that in spades."

ABRAHAM AND TAYLOR TO LEAD OFF THE ACTION IN THE SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC

PanARMENIAN.Net
07.10.2009 21:43 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Arthur Abraham and Jermain Taylor will lead off the
action in the Super Six World Boxing Classic in Germany on October
17. The former undisputed middleweight champion Taylor and former
middleweight titlist Abraham make for a terrific matchup on paper,
one with plenty of x-factors at play.

"I know Arthur is a big hitter. I know what I’m going to do and I
know what needs to be done on Oct. 17."

"I don’t worry about the crowd. The crowd doesn’t get in the ring. It’s
just me and the other guy."

"I’ve fought the best of the best in boxing. I’ve won some and
lost some. I just want to win this tournament. There ain’t nothing
else to it. It’s not about the money or anything but that I want to
win. I plan to just leave it all in there. That’s all I got. That’s
my state of mind right now. No excuses. Just go in there and fight,"
Jermain Taylor said.

FOICA VS. OYK

01 :39 pm | October 07, 2009

Politics

On October 7, 2009, the Common Jurisdiction Court of Yerevan’s Kentron
and Nork Marash communities will hear the action of the "Freedom of
Information Center of Armenia (FOICA) against the Orinats Yerkir
Party (OYK) The previous court sitting was adjourned as the OYK
representative wasn’t sent a writ of summons.

On June 26, the FOI Center filed a lawsuit with a Yerevan court and
requested the OYK to provide information on the party’s 2008 financial
report within five days. The party was to furnish information on
sources of donations in excess of 100-times the minimum wage as
established by law.

The Orinats Yerkir missed the deadline and provided incomplete
information.

TURKEY WILL APOLOGIZE
Naira Hayrumyan

hos15447.html
17:17:59 – 07/10/2009

We will continue the policy of international recognition of genocide,
regardless everything. So say the representatives of the ruling party
supporting the signing of the Armenian-Turkish protocols in their
current form. And people believe them: it is good that the process
will not stop, they say, justice will prevail.

The question is who needs the recognition of the genocide after Armenia
recognizes the territorial integrity of Turkey. In general, what is
the meaning of recognition of genocide? Did all these 90 years, the
Armenians throughout the world seek for only the repentance of Turkey
and its apology for what it did? If only it were so, then Turkey would
have long recognized that, say, for the sake of the empire it had to
cut out the Armenians. As Turkish general acknowledged saying that
Turkey gained strength due to the fact that it destroyed its enemies
even inside the country. Yes, and ordinary Turks, probably, are proud
of having been able to have created a great country, even if on the
Armenian blood. Armenians are also proud of Tigran the Great, or of
fact that they battered the Persians. But if the Persians suddenly
demanded that we compensate for the massacre at Avarayr field,
probably we would not advertise our victory.

So, the Armenians 90 years sought recognition of the genocide, not for
an apology and not in order, like Serge Sargsyan says, to help the
Turks to understand their own history. Genocide is a legal concept,
and it provides for a particular responsibility. And it requires no
apology, but a subject of compensation, including territorial. If the
point was apologies, we could be satisfied with the fact that Barack
Obama has called the events of 1915 ‘Metz Yeghern’ and chose not to
name the word "genocide". Otherwise, Turkey would have to shell out
and give the territory to which rightfully claims Armenia.

So, if Armenia recognizes the territorial integrity of Turkey,
there would be no need to continue the process of recognition of the
genocide. You can even be sure that after that Barack Obama will forget
the Armenian, Turkey, after a hastily concocted historical commission
opinion, will apologize for the events of 1915, the Armenian lobby
will have nothing else to do.

RELIVE 1934 CLASSIC ROUTE TO AUSTRALIA

TravelBite.co.uk
Wednesday, 07 Oct 2009 10:07

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first scheduled flights
between Australia and England, Qantas Holidays is offering a chance
to relive the grand touring days in a classic Convair CV580.

Two once-in-a-lifetime trips are available: the 21-day London to
Sydney or the 22-day Sydney to London journey. Each will welcome a
total of only 22 passengers.

These 1934 aerial route to Australia trips are a real blast from the
past, each stopping in 17 exciting destinations. There will be great
views as the aircraft flies slightly over 6,000 metres.

But don’t worry, the Convair CV 580 is a fully pressurised,
air-conditioned jet-prop airliner operated by the New Zealand airline
Pionair.

The aircraft used for these journeys has been fitted with business
class style reclining armchair seats and plenty of room to move around
the cabin. Daily flying time is limited to under four hours.

The eastbound ‘Highlights of the Nostalgia route’ includes stops in
Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Burma, India, United Arab
Emirates, Syria, Turkey and France.

The westbound ‘Highlights of the Classical Route’ includes stops
in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Armenia, Uzbekistan, India, Nepal,
Laos, Vietnam, Brunei, Indonesia and Australia.

Excursions include a Ganges dawn cruise and viewing the Taj Mahal by
moonlight. Hotels include the Raffles, the Oriental Bangkok and the
Strand in Rangoon.

Other benefits, which have certainly become historic nowadays,
include fast, private check-ins and immigration formalities in each
destination. Passengers will also enjoy the use of executive lounges
with private departure gates to the aircraft.

There is a hot and cold galley from which complimentary drinks and
light refreshments will be offered throughout the journey. The aircraft
is also equipped with a full-size toilet.

travelbite.co.uk staff

ARMENIA TO START NEXT YEAR TALKS WITH EU ON DEEP AND COMPREHENSIVE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

ARKA
Oct 7, 2009

YEREVAN, October 7. /ARKA/. A deputy economy minister Vahe Danielian
said today next year Armenia will start talks with the European Union
on the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement.

According to the ministry of economy, unlike the classical trade
regime, the free trade regime is more liberal offering a wide range of
pricing privileges. He said to qualify Armenia will need to improve its
legislations and bring them in conformity with European legislations.

The possibility of such an agreement is a key element of the EU’s
Eastern Partnership program that offers six former Soviet republics
much closer integration with the 27-nation bloc in return for political
and economic reforms.

Vahe Danielian said Armenia will have to completely revise its
standardization and metrology systems and remove other trade obstacles.

Danielian was speaking at an international seminar of development of
quality demand-based infrastructure in Armenia.

He said before Armenian businessmen could freely sell their produces
in Europe ‘We need to bring our metrology and standardization systems
in conformity with the European systems after we complete the talks
and sign the agreement.’ He said this means that Armenian goods will
not need to go through additional certification procedures and the
free trade agreement would give Armenian exporter s greater access
to the affluent European Markets free from tariffs.

Armenia and the EU began talks on free trade in 2007. The EU has long
been Armenia’s largest trading partner, accounting for 35 percent of
its external trade last year.

Trade turnover in 2008 was $1.94 billion. Until the end of 2008 Armenia
was subject to EU’s GSP trade regime paying lesser customs dues. On
January 1, 2009 Armenia shifted to GSP+ trade regime, which applies
to 6,400 names of goods with zero customs dues. Armenia has free
trade agreement’s with Russia, the United States, Canada and Japan.

VARDAN KHACHATRYAN: MUTUAL TRUST BETWEEN PARTIES IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
Lusine Vasilyan

"Radiolur"
06.10.2009 17:30

Discussions on the process of normalization of the Armenian-Turkish
relations were held at the headquarters of the People’s Party
of Armenia. The participants discussed the shadow aspects of the
Armenian-Turkish reconciliation process.

According to most of the speakers, the ratification of the protocols
is dangerous in the current stage. MP Vardan Khachatryan considers
that there are no serious professional calculations about the economic
consequences of opening of the Armenian-Turkish border.

"The Government has not presented detailed calculations, which
can be viewed as well-grounded arguments. We have no scientific
grounds. On the other hand, the level of trust between the parties is
the most important in similar cases. All the talks about the possible
developments can rest on a single factor – mutual trust between the
parties. But do we have that trust?

TURKEY: IMF MEETING IN ISTANBUL MARKED BY POLICE-PROTESTER CONFRONTATION

EurasiaNet
g/departments/insightb/articles/eav100609.shtml
10 /06/09

The Tsarist-era Russian anarchist gadflies Mikhail Bakunin and
Peter Kropotkin are widely credited with coming up with the slogan
"anarchy is the mother of order." But on October 6, protesters mainly
demonstrated that anarchy is the progenitor of destruction.

An estimated 6,000 Turks gathered near central Taksim Square in
Istanbul on October 6 to protest the start of the International
Monetary Fund’s annual meeting. Most of the protesters — including
representatives of left-leaning political parties and trade unions
— were peaceable. But the crowd contained the usual sprinkling of
mischief-making anarchists, who proceeded to smash windows and cause
other property damage.

Clouds of tear gas enveloped the area, as Turkish security forces
acted resolutely to disperse the protesters. Authorities also used
water cannon on the demonstrators. Games of cat-and-mouse continued
to play out as riot police pursued protesters into side streets
in neighborhoods bordering the vast square. The Hurriyet newspaper
reported that shops in the Cihangir neighborhood were looted, with
protesters taking mostly lemons in order to counteract the effects
of tear gas.

Officials said they resorted to force because some protesters had
used pepper spray and had thrown Molotov cocktails in the direction
of law-enforcement officers. Fire fighters had to battle at least one
large blaze near Taksim Square that was allegedly set by protesters.

At least 50 people had been detained during the confrontation,
according to officials. A sizable number of protesters and police
suffered minor injuries, mainly caused by the tear gas and pepper
spray. One participant reportedly suffered a heart attack and
subsequently died.

At the IMF meeting, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
referred to the Istanbul mayhem while calling on delegates to rethink
globalization strategies, urging closer cooperation among states in
order to keep opportunities open to all. "The world needs to work more
and think more on this issue," Hurriyet quoted Erdogan as saying. "We
need to listen to the scream from the world, to the demands and the
protests going on outside this hall."

Editor’s Note: Jonathan Lewis is a freelance reporter and photographer
based in Istanbul.