Author: Kanayan Tamar

Mediamax news agency, Yerevan, in English
11 Mar 04
Grandmaster expects Karabakh tournament to become “tradition”
YEREVAN
Ex-world chess champion Boris Spasskiy has refrained from commenting
on the negative reaction by Azerbaijan to the holding of an
international chess tournament in Nagornyy Karabakh.
Boris Spasskiy said in an interview with Mediamax: “I still do not
have any clarity concerning this issue.” “Theoretically, I think that
sports must be beyond politics but still this is not so in real
life,” the grandmaster said.
Boris Spasskiy expressed confidence that the international chess
tournament held in Stepanakert Xankandi will become a tradition,
noting that “the president of the Nagornyy Karabakh Republic has also
said this”.
Passage omitted: Spasskiy expected to attend the Karabakh tournament
and Azerbaijan

Azat Artsakh, Republic of Nagorno Karabakh
March 10 2004
UNPRECEDENTED STORM
Recently the heavy storm in the territory of the republic damaged
settlements in the southern and central part of the country, as well
as in Stepanakert and especially in Shoushi. The roofs of houses were
damaged, old trees were broken. Electric power supply and telephone
were disrupted. According to the NKR meteorological service, the
speed of the wind was in average 30-35 m/s and during strong gusts it
reached 40-45 m/s.
NIKOLAY BAGHDASSARIAN

Glendale News Press
LATimes.com
March 12 2004
GCC to have astronomy presentation

NORTHEAST GLENDALE – A lecture and slide presentation on NASA’s
Spitzer Telescope will begin at 6:15 p.m. today at the Cimmarusti
Science Center and Planetarium at Glendale Community College, 1500 N.
Verdugo Road.
The event, sponsored by the Armenian Professional Society, will begin
with a tour of the planetarium, followed by a wine and cheese
reception at 7 p.m. and a slide presentation and lecture at 8.
Special guests will be Larry and Amalia Cimmarusti. Astronomer
Varoujan Gorjian will lead the presentation and lecture.
The tour will be limited to the first 44 reservations. Admission to
the event is $30. For more information and to make a reservation,
e-mail [email protected].
Ryan Carter