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One Man's Opinion: The Numbers Don’t Lie

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November 26, 2012. The Numbers Don’t Lie. Gagik Tsarukyan, president of NOCA. 2012 is winding down. How did the nations of the world fare? The answers lie in the final statistics of an event or, shall we say, a gathering of all the nations of the world this summer. Its final outcome says something about the state of affairs in many countries. The event was the London Olympics. So, let’s begin. The last time Turkey actually did well at the Olympics, was when the gates of Bulgaria opened and a drove of sup...

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One Man's Opinion: Stories from Armenia, Part Two

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November 19, 2011. Stories from Armenia, Part Two. The platform with a view of Mount Ararat. In God We Trust. Khor Virap is the holiest site in Armenian Christendom. Then why is it in such a mess? The location marks the site of a dungeon where Krikor Lusavorich was imprisoned for preaching Christianity. When he was released, thirteen years later, King Dertad III converted, and accepted Christianity as the official religion of Armenia. The year was 301 AD. But why is Khor Virap in such a mess today? Them)...

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One Man's Opinion: Armeens Apostolische Kerk

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August 29, 2010. The Armenian community of Los Angeles is about to get a big new church on a freeway, the 5 Interstate to be exact. I say new, because there’s already a church on a freeway (the 101). That one is white. The new one is red, but not to be confused with the red Armenian church of Fresno. I guess not. When you got the best, you become like the rest! That’s where my story begins. Armeens Apostolische Kerk, the Armenian Apostolic Church of Amsterdam,. A parallel story had developed with another...

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One Man's Opinion: April 2014

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April 30, 2014. Pride and Joy, Coast to Coast. Parents tend to be very predictable people, especially the ones actively involved with their children. We want them to do better than us, and to live their lives by our shared values. The success of the first is reason why parents feel pride, and the second is a source of joy. You educate them, instruct them and, as all good parents, lecture them along the way and move on. Until one day they astonish you, and make you happy. President of this great instituti...

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One Man's Opinion: Stories from Armenia, Part Three

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March 13, 2012. Stories from Armenia, Part Three. When the Saints Go Marching In. Many of these monuments are still standing in the former republics of the Soviet Union, including “ Mayr Hayasdan. 8221; in Armenia. But my story is about an unlikely small statue, no more than 6 meters high, outside of Yerevan. Frankly, I was surprised that the local boss had not yet dismantled it to sell it off as scrap metal to any bidder. Why? The answer was to be found on the panels on each side of the 2-meter pedestal...

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One Man's Opinion: November 2014

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November 24, 2014. I first met Vartouhy Kojayan in 1991. But I've known her since my childhood, I have collaborated with her for twenty years and she is, you might say, my friend for the rest of my life. But first, to get to know her, we must travel back to Beirut, Lebanon of the 60's: Modern, liberal, more French than Arabic. A gem of a city. A center of the arts, education and commerce. This, was the Beirut of Vartouhy's youth, and the Beirut of my childhood. Armenians of Beirut had celebrities of our ...

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One Man's Opinion: Pride and Joy, Coast to Coast

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April 30, 2014. Pride and Joy, Coast to Coast. Parents tend to be very predictable people, especially the ones actively involved with their children. We want them to do better than us, and to live their lives by our shared values. The success of the first is reason why parents feel pride, and the second is a source of joy. You educate them, instruct them and, as all good parents, lecture them along the way and move on. Until one day they astonish you, and make you happy. President of this great instituti...

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One Man's Opinion: Stories from Armenia, Part One

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August 21, 2011. Stories from Armenia, Part One. From Russia with Love. As all small, poor, third-world countries, Armenia is desperate for foreign investments. They are hard to come by in a country where the government has failed to fund infrastructure constructions, to reform the legislative system, and is itself very corrupt. Without a simultaneous tackle of all three problems, economic development will be hard to come by, and foreign investments even harder. Armenia’s few undeveloped mines are ...

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One Man's Opinion: Well said, Son!

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December 10, 2010. Well said, Son! Nar (in the middle) with friends in Armenia. My son is a senior at an Armenian school. He spent the summer of 2010 interning for an NGO in Armenia. At an event held at his school on November 19th to raise money for Armenia. He was, as it is customary with observant students, given the stage to say something about Armenia. I’m Nar Gulvartian, and this summer I spent five weeks working in Yerevan. Most of you know Yerevan for its scenic postcard attractions – occasi...