121 OF 449 ENTRANTS, TAKEN EXAM ON “ARMENIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE” SUBJECT, GET UNSATISFACTORY MARKS
Noyan Tapan
Aug 10 2006
YEREVAN, AUGUST 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The entrance exam on the “Armenian
Language and Literature” subject for higher educational institutions
finished on August 10. As of August 8, 449 of 503 entrants took exam
on that subject. 121 of them got unsatisfactory marks, 20 ones got
18-20 points, including 2 got 20 points. As Rita Saghatelian, the
subject commission chairwoman informed the Noyan Tapan correspondent,
as a result of the registered few appeals, the mark was changed in
an entrant’s favour, in the case of possibility. According to her
estimation, knowledge of entrants chosen the philological faculty is at
a middle or bad level. According to R.Saghatelian’s word, the entrant
takes oral exam on “Armenian Language and Literature” without being
acquainted with the fiction. In the subject commission chairwoman’s
opinion, it’s the consequence of work of schools. “Children do nothing
during all the 9 years and they decide to enter the philological
faculty at the 10th grade. And it’s impossible to read so many books
during a year,” R.Saghatelian mentions.

SURB ASTVATSATSIN CHURCH OF SOLAK TO BE RE-CONSECRATED
Noyan Tapan
Aug 10 2006
HRAZDAN, AUGUST 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The solemn ceremony of re-consecrating
the Surb Astvatsatsin (Our Lady) church of the village of Solak,
the marz of Kotayk, will take place on August 11. As Badal Sargsian,
the Solak village head informed the Noyan Tapan correspondent, it is
expected that Karekin II Catholicos of All Armenians will head the
ceremony, and Bishop Arakel Karamian, the Kotayk diocese primate will
celebrate the surb liturgy. The Surb Astvatsatsin church was built
in the 12th century. It was restored during the last two years with
the finances given by Frunzik Gevorgian, a businessman from Solak.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

NO ENTRANT GETS 19-20 POINTS FOR “ARMENIAN HISTORY” SUBJECT
Noyan Tapan
Aug 10 2006
YEREVAN, AUGUST 10, NOYAN TAPAN. 1720 of 1931 entrants took entrance
exam on the “Armenian History” subject from June 20 up today. As of
August 8, 344 of the entrants got unsatisfactory marks, 66 got 18-18.5
points, and no 19-20 points were fixed. Edik Gevorgian, the subject
commission chairman informed the Noyan Tapan correspondent about
it. According to him, marks of 74 written works were presented for
appeal, but only in 4 cases the mark was raised, by 0.5 points. The
mark of only 1 written work from the 15 ones presented for double
appeal was raised, by 0.5 points. 4 cases of making use of ciphers
were fixed during the exams on that subject.

POET FROM TAVUSH WRITES ODE DEDICATED TO U.S. AMBASSADOR
Noyan Tapan
Aug 10 2006
IJEVAN, AUGUST 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Lyubik Chibukhchian, the Tavush
Regional Governor’s Assistant, a poet from Ijevan completed the ode
entitled “John Evans” where he did honour to the U.S. Ambassador to
Armenia for calling the Armenian Genocide with its name. In the past,
he wrote the “Vladimir of Vladimirs” poem dedicated to RF President
Vladimir Putin which he translated into Russian and sent to the RF
President’s staff. To recap, L.Chibukhcjian has recently joined the
opposing “Orinats Yerkir” (Country of Law) party.

TEHRAN SCOUTS INTEND TO FOUND SCOUT MOVEMENT IN SHOUSHI
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Aug 10 2006
STEPANAKERT, AUGUST 10, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. 70
representatives of the scout detachment of the Armenian “Raffi” sports
and cultural complex of Tehran arrived in the NKR to participate in
the “Hayordiner” (Armenian sons) children-juvenile and youth gathering
to take place in Shoushi on August 8-14. As Noyan Tapan was informed
by the “Hayki Serund” (Hayk’s Generation) youth public organization,
60 juveniles and young people from Yerevan, Kapan, Stepanakert and
Shoushi as well participate in the gathering. The “Raffi” complex,
jointly with the “Hayki Serund” youth public organization, organizes
a scout gathering in Artsakh for the second time. According to the
preliminary agreement, the Iranian Armenian group is going to build
a children-juvenile and youth camp in Shoushi. It is envisaged to
found in Artsakh a scout movement as well.

ENTRANTS VERY OFTEN LEARN SUBJECT BY HEART, CHAIRMAN OF “ARMENIAN HISTORY” SUBJECT COMMISSION SAYS
Noyan Tapan
Aug 10 2006
YEREVAN, AUGUST 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The level of entrants’ readiness for
the “Armenian History” subject is, in general, middle this year. Edik
Gevorgian, the subject commission chairman informed the Noyan Tapan
correspondent about it.
He disproved the opinion existing among entrants and parents that
the commission makes marks lower even for spelling and punctuation
mistakes, for crossings out. According to E.Gevorgian, the point is
usually made lower in the cases of mistakes in facts, dates, missing
events. E.Gevorgian mentioned that the tests were formed exclusively
based on school text-books. According to him, when being trained
by tutors, children often use text-books for higher educational
institutions and even academic ones. In this case, according to
E.Gevorgian, “the main very often is mixed with the secondary one,”
and as a result, the entrant may have additional knowledge but not
know the main material.
According to his observation, some entrants even learn the subject by
heart, what is inadmissible. It is proved particularly by questions
like those “Which question of the test is it?” or “With which sentence
does this question start,” which we listen during the exams. According
to the subject commission chairman’s estimation, the written form of
holding the entrance exam exhausted itself. According to E.Gevorgian,
both school text-books and tests need serious changes as well.

ARMENIAN WEIGHT-LIFTERS PREPARES IN TSAGHKADZOR FOR EUROPE YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
Noyan Tapan
Aug 10 2006
TSAGHKADZOR, AUGUST 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The weight-lifting youth team
of Armenia, which prepares for the Europe Championship to start in
the city of Palermo of Italy on September 2, started its regular
educational-sporting gathering on August 9 at the olympic sports
shelter of Taghkadzor. Headed by trainers Ashot Mikhitarian and
Artashes Nersisian, 8 sportsmen (5 boys, 3 girls) improve their
physical readiness. The team will continue trainings at the newly
built sports shelter of Abovyan starting from August 21.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

7 BOXERS OF ARMENIA STRUGGLE FOR OLYMPIC CHAMPION KLITSCHKO’S PRIZES
Noyan Tapan
Aug 10 2006
BERDICHEVSK. AUGUST 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Tournament for boxing Olympic
champion Vitaly Klitschko’s prizes started on August 9 in the
Ukrainian city of Berdichevsk. 7 representatives of Armenia also
participates in the international youth review. Azat Hovhannisian,
Derenik Gizhlarian and Ara Pluzian, winners and prize-winners of
the Europe youth championship are among them. The team left for the
competition place headed by Derenik Voskanian, the senior trainer of
the team, a honorary trainer.

HIGHEST INFLATION OF 8.6% REGISTERED IN EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNICATION SERVICE SECTOR IN FIRST HALF OF 2006
Noyan Tapan
Aug 10 2006
YEREVAN, AUGUST 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The total amount of services delivered
in January-June 2006 at current prices made 204 bln 809.9 mln drams
(about 461.4 mln USD), increasing by 21.1% on the index of January-June
2005. According to the RA National Statistical Service, a 3.1% growth
in tariffs was registered in the service sector in January-June 2006
on the same months of last year, which was mainly conditioned by an
increase in tariffs of such services as hotel and restaurant (3.9%),
municipal (1.9%), social (1.9%), educational (8.6%), communication
(12.7%) and transport services (3.6%). Transport services of 43 bln
945.5 mln drams and communication services of 54 bln 847.4 mln drams
accounted for 21.4% and 26.8% of the services provided in the first
half of 2006. The share of services in other sectors was as follows:
financial services of 13 bln 972.9 mln drams – 6.8%, educational
services of 14 bln 18.7 mln drams – 6.8%, healt care services of 13
bln 391.6 mln drams – 6.5% and restaurant and hotel services of 8 bln
653.3 mln drams – 4.2%. Services delivered in Yerevan (176 mln 471.9
mln drams) accounted for 86.2% of the total amount of services in
January-June 2006, while services in other Armenian marzes (28 bln
338 mln drams) – for 13.8%.

HIGH AIR TEMPERTURE TO BE IN ARMENIA TILL AUGUST 15
Noyan Tapan
Aug 10 2006
YEREVAN, AUGUST 10, NOYAN TAPAN. High air temperature will be in
Armenia till August 15. Up to 41 degree warmth will be fixed in
those days. As the Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed by Gagik
Surenian, the senior specialist of the “Haypethydromet” (Armenian
State Hydro-Meteorogical Station) Meteorogical Department, at present
the air temperature in the republic is 3-8 degrees higher of the
norm. It was also mentioned that the highest temperature, +41.8,
during the last 100 years was fixed on August 9 in the territory of
the “Zvartnots” airport.