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Armenia as a Technology Hub?
By Sassoon Grigorian on April 22, 2014 in Featured, Headline, Opinion
Armenia'with its highly educated population, an entrepreneurial
spirit, a legacy of research and development during Soviet times, and
high growth digital sector'can become a technology hub or `Silicon
Mountain' in the region.
According to the Enterprise Incubator Foundation, in 2012, Armenia
exported $120 million worth of IT software and services, mostly to the
U.S., Canada, and the European Union. There were about 360 IT
companies in Armenia, with an average annual growth of 23 percent.
Revenues accounted for 3.3 percent of its national GDP, with the
industry contributing 8 percent of total exports. About 1 in 10 of the
companies had a turnover of more than $1 million.
Armenia used to be a hub for the Soviet Union's scientific and
research and development (R&D) activities, including industrial
computing, electronics, and semiconductors. Since independence, the
country's focus has been towards software development, outsourcing,
and IT services.
Although Armenia has around 90 percent coverage of 3G network
nationally, only around 40 percent access the network.
Students experiment in robotics during a workshop at Tumo.
That is why places like the Tumo Center are so important. Tumo is a
new kind of after-school learning environment where thousands of
teenage students are put in charge of their own learning, in a place
where there is access to the internet and technology. The Center
teaches skills necessary to succeed in the digital industry, for
example in animation, video game design, web development, and digital
video and audio.
Another organization helping prepare Armenia for digital future is
Armtech, which promotes Armenia's high technology economy and
encourages investment; allows for the networking among high tech
professional worldwide; and organizes a leading Armenia tech
conference every year.
Then there have been the technology investments. In 2011, Microsoft
Corporation established an Innovation Center in Yerevan, and in the
same year India set up a joint Center for Excellence in Information
Communication Technologies at Yerevan State University. In response,
the Armenian government opened an information and high-tech office at
the Plug and Play Center in Silicon Valley in December 2012.
The latest accomplishment came in December 2013, when Technology and
Science Dynamics Inc./Armtab Technologies Company, an
American-Armenian joint-venture, announced the first tablet and
smartphone made in Armenia.
A country that has made the most of its small land mass while
leveraging the intellectual capacity of its population has been
Israel. The percentage of Israelis engaged in scientific and
technological inquiry, and the amount spent on research and
development in relation to gross domestic product, is the highest in
the world.
A number of factors have contributed to this, including investing
within the country to patent technologies and attracting foreign
investment to build research and development centers. The Armenian
government should consider these and other models to further enhance
some its natural resources'its people.
Perhaps it could appoint an Advisory Board (including diasporans) to
work alongside these existing organizations to set and implement
Armenia's digital plan, to not only develop the sector but identify
new opportunities to leverage.
Armenians are no strangers to the digital sector, with Avie Tevanian,
a former senior vice president and former chief software technology
officer at Apple; Alexis Ohanian, co-founder the social news website
Reddit; Vahé Torossian, corporate vice president of Microsoft's
Worldwide Small and Mid-market Solutions and Partners (SMS&P)
organization; Katherine Safarian from Pixar, and an Oscar recipient;
Zareh Nalbandian co?founder and CEO of Animal Logic, one of the
world's leaders in digital animation; and many others.
The opportunities that are available are huge. For example, WhatsApp
Messenger, a cross-platform mobile messaging app, was recently
acquired by Facebook for $19 billion.
Armenia's most valuable commodity is before us, we just need to open our eyes.
Armenia as a Technology Hub?
Posted 05 May 2014 - 09:38 AM
Armenia as a Technology Hub?
- MosJan likes this
Posted 05 May 2014 - 01:39 PM
it can be, yerevi e eli ..
hnaravora... yete lav yerazenq ..
Posted 18 June 2014 - 08:30 AM
YEREVAN, June 17. /ARKA/. Japan is interested in getting Armenian
IT specialists involved in its IT sector, executive director of
Armenian-Japanese Association Junichi Nakazawa said.
Nakazawa said he studied Armenia's potential in the field during his
visit to the country and stressed Japanese companies were interested
in getting Armenian IT specialists involved in their companies.
He expressed belief Armenian IT developers could work both in the
territory of Japan and at a distance - for performing their tasks
for Japanese companies while being in Armenia.
Armenia's IT sector records about 20-25% growth every year. Its share
in the country's GDP is 3.8%. IT growth was 22% as of the end of 2013.
Annual turnover of the sector is $380 million. According to the
country's IT development strategy, the turnover is expected to rise
to $1 billion by 2018. -0--
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Posted 18 June 2014 - 09:10 AM
YEREVAN, June 17. / ARKA /. Japan is ready to use alternative energy
technologies, developed by Armenian researchers, Junichi Nakazawa,
the executive director of the Armenian-Japanese Association, said
today in Yerevan.
He said in Armenia he was shown a technology developed by Barva
innovative research center for processing of biomass. He said it
could be used in his country.
Aram Vardanyan, head of Barva innovative research center, said the
technology can produce gas, identical to natural gas, imported from
Russia, from any biomass, but its cost is 10-15 times cheaper.
He said this technology could be used to build small power plants
able to produce up to 1.5 billion cubic meters of gas per year,
as much as consumed by Armenia annually.
According to him, Armenia may build 2-3 thousand small power plants,
each costing about $3,000. He said the cost of one cubic meter of such
gas will be $20-30, and the cost of a kWh electricity -5 drams. He
said this technology is expected to be introduced in Armenia in a year.
Barva research center's focus is on production of anti-hail systems,
photovoltage power plants, as well as development and production of
equipment to combat early spring frosts. -0-
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Posted 19 June 2014 - 07:38 PM
aren't these can's and could's and may's tiring already? where's the beef??? where are the special tax incentives for these sectors? where are the government and private grants for r&d? where is the line of investors who can't wait to be the first ones to pour money into the next start-up from "technopark"? where is the culture of hard work? where is the superfast wan throughout the country? where are the f'ing COMPUTERS in public school classrooms (and I'm not talking about the written-off junk from last century that the shitbrain ministers so proudly beg from overseas corporations)???
any country can becoming anything... what ARE we becoming???
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Posted 21 June 2014 - 09:00 AM
14:31 20.06.2014
The DigiTec Business Forum kicked off in Yerevan today under the slogan
"Smart solutions for smart businesses." Sixty-four IT Companies,
including 13 foreign ones, participate in the event.
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan noted in his opening remarks that
"the information and communication sector has become one of the most
developed branches of Armenian economy, contributing to innovation
and formation of knowledge-based economy."
"Our achievements in the IT sector are trustworthy, and Armenia could
become a leader in the region in the foreseeable future," he added.
The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of the DigiTec Forum
in the development of Armenia's business environment, as such events
provide an opportunity to get to know the privileges of application
of ICT tools in businesses, contribute to the popularization of
innovative technologies and promote cooperation.
The Prime Minister pledged the government's support to the further
development of the IT sector.
Hovik Abrahamyan later walked about the booths of the participating
companies to learn about their production and services, proposals
and ideas.
Two international conferences are planned to be held within the
framework of the DigiTec Forum. The Armenian-Dutch and Armenian-Russian
conference will be devoted to promoting cooperation and exchange
of experience.
Posted 25 June 2014 - 08:38 AM
YEREVAN, June 24. / ARKA /. Armenia was given the 50th position among
'the best countries" in the category "Science and Technology" and
was recognized as the leader in this category among the three South
Caucasus countries, according to Good Country Index rating, the first
ever index, which ranks countries by combining 35 separate indicators
from the United Nations, the World Bank and other international
In the category "Science and Technology" Armenia's neighbors Georgia
was ranked 63rd and Azerbaijan - 95th. The leaders of Good Country
Index in this category were Great Britain, Austria and Cyprus. The
outsiders were Libya, Angola and Iraq.
To create the list, researchers considered the size of a country's
economy, and then assessed its global contributions to science and
technology, culture, international peace and security, world order,
the planet and climate, prosperity and equality, and the health and
well-being of humanity.
Ireland secured the overall top spot by finishing in the top 10 in
four of the seven categories and it was six places ahead of the UK
and 20 ahead of the US. -0-
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Posted 26 June 2014 - 09:02 AM
June 25, 2014 | 12:47
YEREVAN. - Someone does not want to see a growth in Armenia's
alternative energy development, economist Tatul Manaseryan said at
a press conference on Wednesday.
He noted that solar energy development activities were conducted in
Armenia back in the 1980s, but in the 1990s, the models for the solar
power plants, which were designed at the time, were not improved upon
and not built.
"The same can be said for geothermal and other forms of renewable
energy. I unwillingly am becoming convinced that some circles just
don't want for this domain to develop in Armenia, no matter how good
the prerequisites for it are," Manaseryan noted.
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Posted 13 July 2014 - 10:07 AM
Meet HIVE, the Armenian LinkedIn with a Powerful Twist
No Armenian online project in recent memory has generated as much global buzz as HIVE, a website launched earlier this year.
HIVE is the first virtual network designed specifically to accelerate the inception and growth of Armenian (and even part-Armenian) Internet startups. It enables them to pitch their ideas; matches them with advisors, mentors, and investors; and gives them opportunities to secure major funding.
While this all would be enough to consider HIVE as a giant step forward for Armenian startups, there is an all-important kicker, as HIVE also strongly encourages emerging companies to hire tech talent from Armenia. The goals here are as straightforward as they are ambitious: to help create jobs in Armenia, thereby boosting the republic's enormously promising tech sector and the economy as a whole; to help stem the tide of migration from the homeland, specially of talented youths; to build bridges between the diaspora and Armenia through professional and creative synergies; and to help proliferate Armenian web entrepreneurship on an international scale.
In terms of functioning as a connective tissue between professionals, HIVE is similar to LinkedIn. But the comparison ends there. That's because, beyond the obvious fact that it's envisioned as a network for Armenian professionals, HIVE provides members with a set of unique advantages, including opportunities to form teams; connect with mentors, mentees, and advisors; pitch ideas; and secure seed funding. In short, the things that can be done through the site are far less impersonal, and potentially much more immediately engaging, as the platform is nothing less than the global Armenian community.
To date, the HIVE portfolio includes five startups, all on their way to making good on wonderful ideas brimming with audacious innovation. And momentum is building. Following launch-and-pitch parties in New York and Yerevan's landmark Tumo Center, and others planned for San Francisco, Boston, and Los Angeles, HIVE has seen an explosion of new membership — a sure testament to an idea whose time has come.
A Hovnanian Foundation project, HIVE 's architects are a small team of young, highly dynamic professionals whose collective accomplishments — in education, finance, community development, and entrepreneurship — is simply breathtaking. No less impressive is the team of tech entrepreneurs and Internet visionaries who serve as HIVE's advisors, mentors, and facilitators extraordinaire.HIVE director Glen Dalakian II.
The following interview was conducted with HIVE's creative team, comprising Nina Kouyoumdjian, Laura Bilazarian, and Hrag Hamalian as well as HIVE director Glen Dalakian II.
Q – In view of your individual professional accomplishments prior to teaming up to launch HIVE, you seem to share a distinct passion for empowering communities, irrespective of ethnicity or geography. Do you feel that a context of social responsibility can and should be a key ingredient in the success of the next wave of Internet startups?
A – Our generation of diaspora Armenians feels a great deal of gratitude for the opportunities that have been afforded to us. This gratitude comes from the realization of sacrifices that have been made by our parents and grandparents, allowing each of us to enact our respective goals and dreams. So it's true that each of us has felt an obligation in some way or another to contribute and empower others, irrespective of ethnicity and geography.
Unfortunately, our tragic history as Armenians has created a disconnect between diaspora Armenians and our homeland. As diaspora Armenians, we all at some point have wondered how we can effectively and tangibly re-connect with fellow Armenians of Armenia and help uplift our country to new heights.
HIVE was imagined in the country of Armenia, when a small collective of thinkers and philanthropists challenged us [Nina, Laura, and Hrag] to find ways to use technology as a medium to improve the Armenian economy and outcomes for the Armenian youth.
Through our collective experience, we proposed a number of different ideas and, during a presentation we made in Yerevan, the Hovnanian Foundation quickly identified HIVE as the clear winner, and set as its priorities three distinct goals:
1) To create jobs in Armenia;
2) To connect Armenians from around the world;
3) To provide direct support to startups in order to put Armenian entrepreneurship on the map.
Visiting Armenia and imagining HIVE was a euphoric experience for all of us involved.
By functioning as a virtual network and accelerator for startups, HIVE is in effect fostering a global community of creative collaborators — all, whether investors, entrepreneurs, fresh talent, or advisors, engaged in the generation of innovative Web enterprises. From what you've experienced through your work with HIVE so far, would you say there is universal enthusiasm for what you're trying to accomplish, or have you encountered instances of skepticism? If the latter, where do you think they stem from and how would you respond to them?
Overwhelmingly the response has been positive and it's clear that we Armenians have entrepreneurial blood running through our veins! All parties have been eager to contribute and get involved. Our launch in New York sold out, and since then our membership has been growing exponentially. It's hard to be skeptical about something that is so clearly capitalizing on Armenian talent at all levels.
In recent years, there has been much talk about Armenia's technological potential. As professionals with experience in numerous countries, how would you rate Armenia's tech talent as a whole? For instance, whenever you connect with prospective colleagues in Armenia, do you feel as though you're speaking the same "language," in terms of an advanced level of knowledge and aptitudes?
The talent in Armenia is on par if not better than many other places around the world. However, resources, networks, and exposure are limited. That's where HIVE is stepping in. We are creating an avenue for Armenians around the world to support one another, utilizing our collective experience and talents to help each other rise above the rest.
As HIVE has garnered notice not just from Armenia, but the diaspora as well, what's your initial assessment, generally speaking, of the latter's state of dynamism, in terms of level of interest, innovation, and tech acumen?
We think diaspora Armenians are ecstatic to be part of HIVE. We've created the equivalent of the Armenian LinkedIn but with even better features: allowing for the ability to build teams, find mentors or mentees, or pitch ideas and get seed funding and advisor support. There has never been a cleaner or clearer way for Armenians to connect across the globe to support each other in their professional development. It takes less than 30 seconds to sign up (through Facebook or LinkedIn), and within seconds you are exposed to a global network of individuals who are at different points in their career trajectory. For the tech community, this is an invaluable resource if you are looking for that integral team member or advisor who can support your endeavor.
To date, your portfolio of companies comprises five startups. What does it take to make it into the HIVE portfolio? What, would you say, are some of the core attributes shared by the startups you have selected?
The basic qualities for making it into the HIVE portfolio are simple:
1) A company needs to have an innovative and scalable tech idea;
2) A company needs a strong team (with at least one member of Armenian descent).
Aside from these, a company needs to demonstrate its value by addressing the same components any startup should be thinking about: need for product/idea, competition, market, ability to scale, financials, risks, etc.
In addition, the company needs to resonate with our advisors, who, as seasoned professionals, have years of expertise in a variety of fields.
Finally, every company that gets accepted into the HIVE portfolio would also be in some way or another interested in giving back to Armenia. Whether that means hiring developers from Armenia, creating avenues for other Armenians to be involved in the company, or simply putting Armenia on the global technology map, we hope that each company has a mission and vision of enhancing HIVE's priorities.
What would an outstanding startup pitch sound like? Any particular "do"s and "don't"s you might offer to aspiring startups?
Outstanding pitches easily identify the problem the startup is addressing and its proposed solution. We also want to see why a team is most qualified to build the company. A good team is the most important piece of the puzzle, but we also want to see a clear vision, early adoption, and a strategy for customer acquisition. While we do ask startups to pitch to our team a few times to receive our feedback and answer preliminary questions, for our first investment round we gave each company five minutes to pitch their startup to our advisors.
This is an incredibly short amount of time to cover all the key points of what will make a company successful while being confident, collected, and concise. Boiling down to the basics of what will resonate with advisors and funders is a skill set that is only sharpened with a lot of feedback.
We encourage all HIVE hopefuls to solicit feedback from a wide pool of constituents before presenting their pitch. Creating a masterful pitch is like creating any work of art. It takes time, commitment, and practice.
You seem to place considerable emphasis on mentorship. How do you envision the mechanics and desired benefits of HIVE's mentorship component?
If selected to be part of HIVE's portfolio, companies will be paired with an expert advisor who will be available for consultation, networking, and development.
For the remainder of HIVE's members, initially we are interested in simply connecting Armenians to one another. We facilitate this by offering a powerhouse search engine that allows Armenians to search for one another through a variety of different keywords and methodologies.
In the next few months, we will create further structures around mentorship. Message boards will allow mentees to solicit advice and feedback from potential mentors who are willing to advise in certain arenas.
Eventually, we will have very structured ways in which mentors will be selected and tagged on our website. Mentees will have clear pathways to pair up with willing advisors. HIVE will help structure these meetings and their desired outcomes.
Talk a bit about HIVE's online and offline events as well as any educational programs you have planned.
HIVE's first launch event, in New York City, was a great success and sold out within a week of its posting. We have a number of additional launch events, during which like-minded Armenians will meet and mingle, scheduled for July in Yerevan and August in San Francisco and Boston (check out the HIVE website, at hivestart.com, for more info).
HIVE is also constantly working in the background to advise, facilitate, and run programs that enhance our mission of driving technology and improving outcomes for Armenia.
Although HIVE is geared mainly toward entrepreneurs, startups, fresh talent, and investors, can non-stakeholders, so to speak, join the site? If so, how would they benefit by being members?
Of course! The site isn't limited to tech-minded individuals. People who join HIVE can benefit from the network in a number of ways. First and foremost, founders of companies are looking for people with a variety of skill sets to become team members or simply just to advise. A skill set in law, education, media, marketing, etc., could be of interest to the next big company looking to fill a gap in their team. Additionally, any HIVE member has the ability to link to another member who is currently operating in their field. You'd be surprised as to how many fellow Armenians are working in similar fields, who are looking to help you advance in your own career or to learn from your experiences.
What does a good day's work at HIVE look like?
Every day is a good day for HIVE. We're so excited to see our membership rise, and to see how the connections made on our website are leading to friendships, partnerships, and the next wave of change that will be good for Armenia and the world at large.
We're regularly posting relevant content, fielding investment applications, connecting members, and planning for our next events. It's a busy time as the network grows faster than we expected.
Where do you see HIVE five years from now?
We are going to go where our user base takes us. Our ideas as a startup have gotten Armenians around the world excited to utilize our website, pitch to our advisors, and come to our events. Based on the feedback we hear from our membership, we are going to continue to enhance our features to meet their needs. We have also discussed with the Hovnanian Foundation the potential need to help step up the scope and breadth of the educational infrastructure in Armenia to ensure we continue to expand the employable talent within the country. The foundation continues to remind us that its support of HIVE is contingent upon a focus on implementing its desire to help develop the IT sector within Armenia and halt the tide of promising talent leaving the country.
Just like any startup, we are here to serve a market: Armenians around the world.
Top photo: HIVE co-founders Nina Kouyoumdjian, Laura Bilazarian, Hrag Hamalian.
Posted 23 July 2014 - 08:56 AM
Armenian company to assemble new high-speed 3D printer
15:15 22.07.2014
Zecotek Photonics Inc. (TSX-V: ZMS; Frankfurt: W1I.F), a developer of
leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and
scientific markets, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary
Zecotek Display Systems Pte. Ltd. has contracted LT-PYRKAL of Yerevan,
Armenia, to assemble and test its first compact, high-speed 3D printer
which will use high-performance metal alloys and offer technical and
commercial advantages over other 3D printing technology, the Wall
Street Journal reports.
Zecotek and LT-Pyrkal previously announced a partnership in February
2014. Since that time a number of key technical challenges have been
solved and LT-Pyrkal will now proceed with the assembly of the new 3D
printer, which will be used for both prototyping and distributed
manufacturing with specific applications in electronics, aerospace,
automotive, mechanical and healthcare industries.
"With our partner LT-PYRKAL, we are assembling and testing our first
3D printer which will have the ability to use an extended and varied
list of alloys to "print" metal components for targeted industries,"
said Dr. A.F. Zerrouk, Chairman, President, and CEO of Zecotek
Photonics Inc. "Our technical team of scientists have identified a
unique approach to handle high-performance metal alloys with our
compact high-speed 3D print technologies. The advantage of our design
is the compactness, speed and quick transition from prototyping to 3D
manufacturing at all levels of production. Add the ability to handle
high-performance metal alloys and the size of the market grows
considerably. We are excited about the prospect of being a key leader
in an industry that will revolutionize manufacturing."
LT-PYRKAL is a long time contract partner of Zecotek which developed a
number of key electro-mechanical elements for Zecotek's patented 3D
display technology. The company is known for its experience in
automation systems, component design and product development across
many industries. It has working relations with both small and large
organizations and has completed large projects for local government
"We look forward to continuing to build on our growing relationship
with Zecotek by completing the assembly and testing of their first
compact high-speed 3D printer and assist them to move to full
production and sales," said Mr. Gagik Buniatyan, General Director of
3D printing is the process of making three dimensional solid objects
from a digital model by laying down successive layers of material in
different shapes. Zecotek and LT-PYRKAL have identified a unique
method of printing with high-performance metal alloys with its
proprietary compact, high-speed 3D printing technologies. This will
provide companies to evaluate a broader range of product models in
less time to improve design throughout the product development
process. Rapid prototyping enables faster more efficient production,
while rapid manufacturing enables higher productivity, economical
customization, improved quality and greater efficiency.
Total annual sales and service of 3D printers has reached $2 billion.
Leading industry analysts predict continued significant growth with
annual sales of 3D printing reaching $4 billion by 2015, and over $10
billion by 2021. The rapid growth in the 3D printing market is due to
the improving performance of additive equipment and the expanding
range of materials being used. Although 3D printing has now become
cheaper and more customizable than regular manufacturing methods,
Zecotek and LT-PYRKAL have identified a number of opportunities to
improve 3D printing technology. Patents will be filed as required.
LT-PYRKAL is a Greek-Armenian research, development and production
company, specializing in crystal growth, laser accessories and
components, lasers and systems. LT-PYRKAL was established in 1999 and
today employs over 250 highly qualified specialists and occupies over
30,000 square meters of industrial facilities for synthetic crystal
growth, opto-mechanics and laser electronics manufacturing, and laser
and EO Systems development.
Posted 11 October 2015 - 07:36 AM
Robots made by Armenian students can extinguish fire and detect mines
18:12, 10 October, 2015
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 10, ARMENPRESS. `AYB' high school robotics group
students, who can bring their projects into life in the first
workshop-laboratory `Fab lab' in the region, have already created
robots able to solve different problems, which were demonstrated
outside `AYB' school. Student of `AYB' school Ashot Margaryan
introduced a robot to the journalists, the main function of which is
to pass through a labyrinth, find the source of fire and extinguish
it. `The labyrinth is the model of a house, and finding the source of
the fire, the robot must extinguish it and return to its starting
point', `Armenpress' reports, the boy said, adding that it is possible
to create a bigger robot that can be used by fire brigades without
risking human lives. `AT present, I am working over a drone. We invent
our algorithm for drones which are quite new algorithms', Ashot
Margaryan said.
Nane Arshakyan designed a line follower robot, which, according to
her, can be used in military operations as a mine detector.
Posted 21 October 2015 - 09:57 AM
18:24 October 19, 2015
Armenia is the best place in the world to develop solar energy, as Dr.
Peter Gevorkian, American of Armenian origin, international expert
in designing solar energy plants, engineer-consultant said in his
interview with EcoLur, "Solar energy in one square meter here in
Armenia is much higher than in other countries, which is conditioned
with the location of Armenia. Armenia is located at high latitude,
which is important to produce energy."
He has arrived in Armenia to share his experience with the specialists.
Peter Gevorkian is going to introduce projects aimed at developing
solar energy technologies in the Armenian universities. "Here
engineering experience is missing. New specialists and engineers need
to be trained to develop these technologies," Peter Gevorkian said.
According to him, solar energy is the most sustainable and it's
the most economically beneficial. Doctor Gevorkian is sure that the
sun may turn into a main source of energy for the humanity due to
development of technologies.
Posted 21 October 2015 - 10:00 AM
21:20, 20 October, 2015
GYUMRI, OCTOBER 20, ARMENPRESS. Gyumri Technology Center (GTC) is a
place where ideas become reality making Gymri a technological center.
The number of both companies and employees operating at Gyumri
Technology Center has increased. Instead of the initial 6 companies,
there are now 23 companies, 4 of which have educative nature. And
all this within one year of activities.
Gyumri Technology Center has created such an atmosphere of services
that fosters job creation and gives the youth and the companies to
bring their innovative business ideas into life.
In general, Gyumri Technology Center aims to develop not only the
IT sector but also the entire city. The proof of the success is the
number of jobs created.
Business Development Manager of the center Hrayr Aramyan told
"Armenpress" that the number of employees in different companies of
the center exceeds 100 but it is a fact that there is a demand for
good specialists: the companies operating in the center have a lot
of vacancies. Good specialists of the sector no longer need to look
for a job for a long time or do another job. "Today there are a lot
of young people in Gyumri wishing to receive technological education
as they see they will have a job", Hrayr Aramyan mentioned, adding
that currently there is a demand for 2500 specialists in Armenia,
and there is a demand for specialists in Gyumri, too.
The fear of many Gyumri citizens that the GTC would be unproductive,
fortunately, does not correspond to reality.
Posted 21 October 2015 - 10:00 AM
18:42, 20 October, 2015
BRUSSELS, OCTOBER 20, ARMENPRESS. Nearly 40 high-tech Armenian
specialists presented Armenia's fast growing information and
communications technologies sector in Brussels, covering 4 thousand kms
by bus. Armenian delegates also informed the European entrepreneurs
about their unique investment opportunities in Armenian high-tech
companies. "Armenpress" correspondent reports about this from Brussels.
Director of "Enterprise Incubator" Foundation Bagrat Yengibaryan
mentioned that information and communications technologies sector
flourishes in Armenia, ensuring 20% annual growth. "Global companies
establish their offices in Armenia not only for conducting outsourcing
but also for utilizing the local potentials. Armenia has become a
regional junction", Bagrat Yengibaryan said.
Founder and executive director of "Art Solutions" company Henry
Blundell, who recently established an office in Yerevan, has conducted
numerous interviews with his potential employees and highly appreciates
their skills. He also added that Armenia is famous to the world for
its rich culture and heritage, stating that great aspirations of ICS
specialists bring forward hopes that Armenia will soon become famous
also as a country of innovations and creative solutions.
Representative of "Technology and Science Dynamics" company Julieta
Nikoghosyan hoped that the Belgian audience will reveal Armenia's
potential in high-tech sector and Armenia will be identified not
only with Charles Aznavour, Armenian Genocide or an ancient country,
but also as a country with developed information and communications
The touring exhibition of Armenia ICR sector will last 32 days and
will be introduced in 15 countries. The next stop will be in the
French capital, Paris.
Posted 28 June 2018 - 11:03 AM
YEREVAN, JUNE 27, ARMENPRESS. Co-founder of Reddit social network Alexis Ohanian posted a video from TUMO's garden, saying that he is inspired by the students of TUMO center for creative technologies. ARMENPRESS reports he greets in Armenian and says, "Every time I come to Armenia I get more and more inspired by what happens at TUMO. It's a world class institution. I am an entrepreneur and investor in the technological sphere and I am proud to see such a wonderful institution here, in Armenia. It's so good and power like I have seen at Silicon Valley or other major technological hubs. I am so proud and inspired to see the changes that bring Armenia to the 21st century in this wonderful way. Continue to be so smart, you inspire me", Ohanian said.
Alexis Ohanian posted a photo on his "Instagram" page, writing that one of his best friends presented him with an Armenian copper coin, with Noyan Tapan and Ararat decorations. "Since then I keep it with me wherever I go".
Posted 28 June 2018 - 11:05 AM
YEREVAN, JUNE 27, ARMENPRESS. Armenian-American internet entrepreneur and co-founder, executive chairman of social news website Reddit has planted a tree in the park outside Yerevan's TUMO Center For Creative Technologies. Ohanian arrived in Armenia on June 26.
"Planting the first of hopefully many trees outside TUMO with the Armenian Tree Project. I named this one "Olympia." She's got two trees now, one at each of her homes: Florida & Hayastan [Armenia]", Ohanian said on Instagram, referring to his baby daughter.
Ohanian married tennis superstar Serena Williams in 2017 and the couple welcomed their daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian in September of the same year.
Alexis Ohanian has already had a meeting with Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan during the day. During the meeting, speaking about the recent democratic government change in Armenia, Ohanian said he has never been so proud of being Armenian.
Posted 09 November 2019 - 09:47 AM
PanARMENIAN.Net - Using the first new method in half a century for measuring the size of the proton via electron scattering, the PRad collaboration has produced a new value for the proton's radius in an experiment conducted at the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
The result, recently published in the journal Nature, is one of the most precise measured from electron-scattering experiments. The new value for the proton radius that was obtained is 0.831 fm, which is smaller than the previous electron-scattering value of 0.88 fm and is in agreement with recent muonic atomic spectroscopy results.
"We are happy that years of hard work of our collaboration is coming to an end with a good result that will help critically toward solution of the so-called proton radius puzzle," says Ashot Gasparian, a professor at North Carolina A&T State University and the experiment's spokesperson.
Gasparian is an Armenian physicist who got his PhD from the Yerevan Physics Institute in Armenia.
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Commemorations for Baramouda 18
On this day St. Arsenius, the slave of St. Sousnyous, was martyred. When Emperor Diocletian was torturing St. Sousnyous, St. Sousnyous father told the Emperor that Sousnyous had a slave, whose name is Arsenius and that he worshiped Christ and denounced the worship of the idols.
The Emperor brought the slave and asked him about his belief. Arsenius confessed the Divinity of the Lord Christ, and also admonished the Emperor for deserting the worship of the true God and his insistence on worshiping the idols. The Emperor became furious and ordered him to beheaded him before his master, and thus he received the crown of martyrdom.
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Heating at your fingertips with tado°
Customers of the Munich-based high-tech start-up tado° can now stay informed about how tado° is intelligently controlling their heating system by using an intuitive report function.
Since November 2012 tado° has offered the world's first geolocation app that lets a heating system know where the residents are and makes sure that the home is only warmed up when actually necessary. This means customers can save money while helping to protect the environment. Along with the app, which can be downloaded for iOS or Android platforms, users order a free hardware box that can be simply installed at home.
Using the mobile app on their smartphone or the web app from their computer, users have access to their tado° system and can see how tado° is controlling their heating at any time. Settings can be altered quickly and simply. For instance, sleeping times can be set when tado° turns down the heating to the desired temperature or, for users without a smartphone, an intuitive schedule can be set up with the times they will be at home, out of the house and sleeping. The app also allows users to control their heating settings manually.
"Now we are offering our users an even better service. Previously the start screen of the web application always displayed the current inside temperature for the customer's home and their local outside temperature. Now our users can access a detailed report – any time and from anywhere in the world – that gives them an overview of how tado° is working for them and how their energy consumption is being optimised," says Christian Deilmann, Founder and CEO of tado°.
The report function displays the temperature curve for the last 24 hours or the last 7 days. Depending on how closely the user wants to examine the actions of their tado° system, they can select a timeline divided into hours or days. The heating activity is also displayed in this overview. Dark blue areas show that the home was heated during this time. The coloured symbols indicate what events have occurred and how tado° has controlled the heating system accordingly. A simple click on any particular symbol brings up further information on why tado° switched to a certain mode. For instance, when the last resident has left the house tado° switches to Away mode and lowers the temperature. In the report this event is represented by a white person upon a green symbol, and this is accompanied by a downward temperature curve.
"As the next step we want to offer our customers even greater transparency by forecasting their heating costs for the coming weeks and months as well as showing their recent cost history. For example, a reduction of the night time temperature will be reflected instantly in a lower cost forecast for the next month," says Christian Deilmann.


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Leggings - Topshop
Bag - Coach
Ballet Flats - Parisians
Necklace - Eternity
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Danbury Whalers coach charged in assault
Danbury Whalers hockey coach Phil Esposito was arrested Wednesday night in Watertown, N.Y., following an incident which was said to have occurred after the Whalers' game against the Watertown Privateers, according to a published report.
Esposito was accused of pushing a woman and her 7-year-old daughter at the Watertown Fairgrounds Arena, causing the child to fall to the ground, according to a story posted on the Watertown Daily Times website. Esposito was arrested by Watertown police and charged with two counts of second-degree harassment and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.
The coach was released on $100 police bail, according to the Watertown Daily Times story.
When reached by The News-Times, Whalers owners Herm Sorcher and Alan Friedman confirmed Esposito's arrest, but declined to comment, they said, until all the facts are uncovered. Neither Sorcher nor Friedman witnessed the alleged incident.
"We don't really want to have a comment on it, because once they went to the police, it became a legal matter," Sorcher said Friday night. "We haven't seen any of the police reports. We're really just letting it sort out through that process right now.
"At this point, we have no comment," Friedman said on Saturday, "and we hope these charges are not correct."
Esposito did not respond to a text message seeking comment.
Esposito is still coaching the team, as neither the Federal Hockey League nor the Whalers has taken any action in the wake of the alleged incident.
The Records Department at the Watertown Police Department is closed on weekends, so a copy of the arrest report was not immediately available.
Esposito, an East Haven native, has been with the Whalers since the team's inception prior to the 2010-11 season. He was an assistant coach in the Whalers' inaugural season and is in his third year as the team's head coach.
Last season, he guided the Whalers to the Commissioner's Cup title, Danbury's first professional hockey championship.


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Stevens Alumnus Mitchell Kerman Joins Systems Engineering Research Center's Leadership Team
Dr. Mitchell C. Kerman '09 will join the Systems Engineering Research Center's leadership team as the newly appointed director of program development and transition on Oct. 1, 2013.
Kerman's primary responsibilities include strategic communications and outreach to develop and nurture sponsorships, collaborative relationships and key external alliances with industry, government and academic institutions. He is also responsible for promoting and expanding the awareness of SERC programs and initiatives, such as the SERC Doctoral Fellows Program.
"I am extremely excited to be re-affiliating with Stevens as a leadership team member of the Systems Engineering Research Center," said Kerman. "This prestigious organization has a clear mission to enhance the state of the art and practice of all facets of systems engineering, including the conduct of impactful systems engineering research for the U.S. Department of Defense as well as the training and education of our next generation of systems engineers, systems architects and thought leaders. The SERC is truly unique among the University Affiliated Research Centers in the breadth and depth of its interdisciplinary collaboration base."
Kerman has a diverse background, with extensive experience in computer modeling and simulation, operations analysis, systems engineering, engineering management and business development.
In his previous position, Kerman was a business development manager for the Advanced Programs Group of Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training's (MST) Integrated Warfare Systems & Sensors (IWSS) in Moorestown, N.J. He also has more than 24 years of combined Navy active duty and reserve experience in submarine warfare, naval coastal warfare, coordination and guidance of merchant shipping, and NATO operations.
Kerman is the author of two textbooks on the topics of computation and introductory computer programming. He has written numerous articles published in technical journals and trade publications, and taught graduate classes in operations analysis and systems engineering.
Kerman earned his bachelor's in computer systems engineering from Arizona State University, a master's in operations analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a doctorate in systems engineering from Stevens.
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What we read on our 48-hour sabbatical from MSNBC…
- The long wait for Conan O'Brien's new show ends tonight, with the premiere of Conan on TBS. Jay Leno will probably not be a guest. Speaking of Leno and late-night TV, October saw The Daily Show beat its network rivals in the ratings, while Leno fell behind Letterman. I wonder if Dick Ebersol will call Leno an "astounding failure" now.
- Zach Galifianakis, in his early years, was sort of skinny. Also, a fascinating look at Woody Allen's early years, including his stint on Candid Camera. Erik Voss at SplitSider, meanwhile, wonders if there's ever a justification for a comedian to steal material.
- Tim wasn't the only one spending some time on The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror. In the spirit of Tim's top nine, IO9 had its top 10 and 11 Points did its top 11.
- Speaking of Jews, one of the "numerous future" New York Times Articles comes to life.
- So, there was an election. Post-Citizens United Narrative Failure # 1: Democrats outspent Republicans on TV ads in House Races (and possibly in everything as well). Perhaps the most redeeming aspect of election coverage is Nate Silver's incorporation into the mainstream media. He shows how unreliable and systematically biased (towards Republicans) Rasmussen Polls were during the campaigns. Oh, and Buzz Bissinger was clearly responding to John's argument with this tweet.
- Speaking of fraud, comedian Bruce Baum has some pretty compelling evidence that Bruce Marder and Jerry Seinfeld are unjustly failing to attribute to him co-authorship of the hilarious Letters to a Nut series.
- Joe Posnanski had an even better week than usual, with posts on the weakest World Series winners of all-time, the currently active "certain" Hall of Famers, and the late Sparky Anderson.
- Zadie Smith offers a thoughtful new entry in the rapidly growing genre of "Distinguished Person Over 30 Complaining About Social Media's Impact On Culture And Society."
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Home buying tips: Don't forget to study the neighborhood
A Russian proverb says: "Don't buy the house, buy the neighborhood."
Perhaps the most frequently shirked due diligence duty by homebuyers is a thorough screening of the prospective neighborhood -- and of the neighbors. While buyers spend countless resources on inspections, radon tests, surveys and appraisals, they too often settle for just a cursory examination of the block that's destined to become their habitat.
There's no comparable research in the United States, but a study by Halifax Home Insurance Co. in Britain said 360,000 Brits moved due to bad neighbors in 2010 -- nearly 1 in 10. The most common complaints were aggressive behavior, excessive noise and unkempt properties.
There's no one-size-fits-all strategy to screening neighborhoods. "Everyone has different things that are important to them," says Sarah Davis, a broker with Partners Realty of California in San Diego. "A yappy dog may really bother one person and another not much at all."
With that caution flag unfurled, we give buyers five "musts" designed to help them answer the question: "How do I inspect a neighborhood?"
Conduct a criminal search. Nothing puts fear in a family faster than the discovery of a sex offender on the block. Moreover, sellers and agents in most states aren't obliged to volunteer information about the presence of nearby sex offenders. Ask pointedly if any listed offenders or previously listed offenders dwell in the neighborhood. Then always follow that up with your own search at the National Sex Offender Public Website, NSOPW.gov. Sex offenders have been known to cause more than worry wrinkles and less outside playtime; their presence can depress neighboring home values and dampen resale potential.
Don't overlook other crime either. No matter how bucolic an area appears, some neighborhoods are more prone to break-ins, car thefts and other offenses. For example, subdivisions just off major highways are attractive to thieves because they offer quick getaways.
Case the neighborhood. This requires a different brand of detective work. Most buyers visit prospective neighborhoods only at midday and don't see their complexions change. Inspect the neighborhood at varying hours. Park the car down the street and walk around the block on a Saturday night. Are there any deal breakers such as rowdy neighbors, dogs that bark nonstop, street racing or airplanes flying low overhead?
Other "watch-outs" include unkempt and cluttered lawns, street-corner lurkers, houses with frequent visitors, too few or too many children, strange odors (from a nearby landfill or industry), ear-splitting train horns, ceaseless traffic din from nearby highways, graffiti, bright streetlights or commercial lighting streaming in windows -- and an abundance of homes for sale or in foreclosure. A good agent can produce lists of both. Too many for-sale homes can signify a neighborhood in transition to mostly rentals.
If you feel bold, politely strike up conversations with folks who live on the street and get an earful.
Do homework on the neighborhood schools. Real estate agents might be reluctant to talk much about your school district if it isn't exemplary. But there are online resources. School demographics and student-teacher ratios can be found at the National Center for Education Statistics website, NCES.ed.gov, by clicking on "School Search," while school ratings and reviews can be seen at GreatSchools.org.
There's no substitute, however, for a tour to inspect a school's character, safety and culture. "Ask about class size, enrollment growth and adequate school funding," Davis says. "The quality of the school district has a lot to do with resale value."
Beyond schools, there are other issues. Survey for lot-line land mines. Could your potential new dream home use a new fence? You'd be shocked to see how many presumed yard boundaries are actually wrong by a few feet or more -- and how many neighbors are primed to call you on that fact if you rub them the wrong way after moving in.
And be sure to take a broader view. See and think beyond your immediate block. That empty lot on the corner entrance to your subdivision looks like a great place for neighborhood touch football or soccer, but it may contain an unsavory surprise: commercial zoning. Instead of just another house, that lot may someday yield a convenience store or fast-food restaurant, with the requisite noise, lighting and traffic. Find out from your agent or the city what's allowed there.
Finally, practice your commute from your prospective neighborhood. A home that's closer to work doesn't necessarily mean a faster drive time because of congested feeder roads and other factors.
Mortgage rates tumbled the week of April 8, 2013 after investors were disappointed with the monthly jobs report, which signaled a slowing economy.
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell 9 basis points to 3.64 percent. A basis point is one-hundredth of 1 percentage point.
The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage fell 6 basis points 2.89 percent. The average rate for 30-year jumbo mortgages, or generally for those of more than $417,000, fell 4 basis points to 4.03 percent.
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The Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., is known for many things, among them huge public housing projects, extremely high poverty and crime. Last summer, a one-year-old boy was shot in the head and killed as he sat in a stroller in the neighborhood.
But that's one side of life in Brownsville. Down the street from that murder, on weekday mornings, is another side.
At the local community center, about 40 older women can be seen dancing their hearts out, wiggling their hips and pumping their fist to the sounds of "Do You Love Me?" The women are decked out for exercise, wearing sweat pants, T-shirts and knit caps.
The ladies have just finished their twice-weekly exercise class. Usually, they go outside to walk and dance around the neighborhood, but today it's too cold so they're staying in.
It might not look like it but this class and walking club of women, and sometimes men, is part of a larger effort to fight poverty and improve impoverished communities. It was started by a nonprofit, Community Solutions. People there think that one way to help places like Brownsville is to get residents to look out for and care for each other.
Seventy-year-old Linda Beckford, who's lived in Brownsville for 27 years, says the walking club has done a lot of good for the community. Without it some of these seniors would be stuck at home, isolated and alone, she says.
"It makes people want to come out and do more, rather than be afraid," Beckford says. "A lot of seniors are by themselves and they don't want to come out."
Instructor Sid Howard knows how important such activities are. He's a senior himself, 74 years old, and a coach with New York Road Runners. He's won several world titles for running over the years and tells the women if "they don't use it, they'll lose it."
Howard starts his classes off slowly. Some of the seniors use wheelchairs or walkers; one woman is 97 years old. At first, everyone sits in chairs to warm up, gripping rubber exercise bands as they raise and lower their arms. Howard teases the women into doing as much as they can.
"C'mon, Mildred. Put your arm up, girl. Alright, let's go," he says to one of them.
In this class, the seniors say they use muscles they haven't used for years. It makes them feel stronger, confident and less vulnerable.
Delores Stitch, who refuses to give her age — she's known here as the Diva — says these seniors get more respect now from people in the neighborhood, especially the young people.
"They stop in and speak to us," she says. "The kids, the young adults, the middle aged."
She stops, then whispers that the neighborhood drug addicts talk to them as well. This summer, seniors from the walking group will also go to a fresh produce stand down the block, run by local teens, another program designed to help reinvigorate the neighborhood.
Sixty-five-year-old Gwen Grant says that despite its bad reputation, Brownsville can be a good place to live and that there's lots of promise here.
"As seniors, we have to be interested in the kids. Don't just say, 'They're bad, they're troublesome,' " she says. "We have to give them what we know. We can also learn from them as well."
Hopefully everyone benefits, Grant says. And if nothing else, at least the seniors are having a good time.
We're going to move closer to home now where fighting poverty can take many forms. There are the big government programs, like food stamps. And then there are small programs run by private individuals, which can take alternative approaches to improve the lives of the poor. Now to one of those alternative efforts: A group of senior citizens in New York City is using exercise to help reinvigorate their community.
NPR's Pam Fessler has the story.
PAM FESSLER, BYLINE: The Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn is known for many things - huge public housing projects, extremely high poverty, crime. Last summer, a one-year-old boy there was shot in the head and killed as he sat in a stroller.
But that's one side of life in Brownsville. Down the street, on weekday mornings, is another.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: (Singing) Do you love me? Do you love me?
FESSLER: About 40 older women, many of them in sweat pants, T-shirts and knit caps, are dancing their hearts out at a community center - wiggling hips, pumping fists.
SID HUNTER: Push. Push. Push.
FESSLER: These women are stoked. And it's not even noon.
HUNTER: Push. Push.
FESSLER: They've just finished their twice-weekly exercise class and they're rearing to go. Usually, they walk and dance around the neighborhood. But today, it's too cold so they're staying in.
You might ask, what does all this have to do with fighting poverty? Well, a non-profit group called Community Solutions thinks that the way to help places like Brownsville is to get residents to look out for each other, to spot problems early on. And so it started this exercise and walking club, among other things.
Seventy-year-old Linda Beckford says, without it, some of these seniors would be stuck at home and isolated.
LINDA BECKFORD: It makes people want to come out and do more, rather than be afraid. You know, it makes you want to come out and just be a part of things.
HUNTER: Hello, everybody. We - OK, we going to ask everyone, like we always start our program out...
FESSLER: And instructor Sid Howard knows just how far to push the women and the few men who show up from time to time. He's a senior himself, 74 years old, and a coach with New York Road Runners. He's also a bit of tease, which the women love.
HUNTER: How you doing, Annie?
ANNIE: All right.
HUNTER: OK, let's go. Come on, Mildred. Put your arm up, girl. All right, let's go, all the way up.
FESSLER: The class starts slowly. Some of seniors use wheelchairs or walkers. One woman is 97. So everyone sits at first, gripping rubber exercise bands as they raise and lower their arms.
HUNTER: We're going to pull it and we're going to go all the way up. We're going to pull it, one, two, three, four, five...
FESSLER: The seniors say here, they use muscles they haven't used for years and do things they thought they'd never do again.
HUNTER: We want you to touch your toes. If you bring your feet closer, you can do it. Ready?
FESSLER: Which makes them feel stronger, confident, less vulnerable. Delores Stitch, who refuses to give her age - she's known here as the Diva - says these seniors get more respect now from people in the neighborhood.
DELORES STITCH: And they stop in and speak to us. You know?
FESSLER: When you say they, you mean the kids, or?
STITCH: The kids, the young adults, the middle aged, the - I don't know if I should say it.
FESSLER: And, she whispers to me, the drug addicts also talk to them.
Come summer, many of the seniors will also spend time at a fresh produce market down the block, run by local teens. Gwen Grant, who's 65, says despite its bad reputation, Brownsville can be a good place to live.
GWEN GRANT: As seniors, we have to be interested in the kids. Don't just they're say, they're bad, they're troublesome or whatever. We have to give them what we know.
FESSLER: She thinks seniors can learn from the kids as well. Hopefully, she says, everyone benefits. At the very least, the seniors can have some fun.
GRANT: Ah, we got it going on here.
GRANT: It's part of exercise.
(Singing) Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Please, Mr. Postman.
FESSLER: Pam Fessler, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Pursuant to the Power of Sale contained in a certain Deed to Secure Debt from FRED ROSCO BRANNAN, JAMES FRANKLIN NEWSOME and WILBUR A. SECKINGER in favor of SOUTH GEORGIA BANK, dated November 26, 2008, and recorded in Deed Book 452, page 776, Appling County, Georgia Records, the undersigned having declared the entire indebtedness due under said Deed to Secure Debt by reason of a default in the payments due thereunder, will sell at public outcry before the Courthouse Door in said County, on the first Tuesday in August, 2012, during the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property, to wit:
All that certain lot or parcel of land, together with improvements thereon, lying, situate and being in Land Lot 571, 2nd Land District, Appling County, Georgia, containing 1.60 acres, more or less, and being more fully shown upon a plat of survey prepared by Merlin J. Tomberlin, Surveyor, dated June 11, 1998, recorded in Plat Book 14, page 470, Appling County, Georgia Records, specific reference to which is made a part of this description. Said lot known as 373 Acorn Lane, Baxley, Georgia 31513.
Also: One 2001 Fleetwood Mobile Home, Model 0524T, 32'x52', VIN #GAFL175AB72607-CD21, located upon, permanently attached to and made a part of the real estate.
Said property will be sold as the property of FRED ROSCO BRANNAN, JAMES FRANKLIN NEWSOME and WILBUR A. SECKINGER, subject to all taxes, assessments, easements and restrictions, if any, and the proceeds derived from said sale applied as provided in said Deed to Secure Debt.
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Politics and Law-Related News / Re: Russia: Hussein's regime planned terrorism against U.S.« on: June 18, 2004, 11:40:18 AM »
Just because a country has WMD and is a "rogue state" doesn't mean that they are planning to use them against the U.S. We can't go invading every country that we think has a vial of sirin because it just wouldn't be practical and it would actually put us in more danger. I was saying that the combination of Bush thinking Iraq had WMD and were planning an iminent terrorist attack against our country would make his justification for war understandable. It is the product of WMD and probability of their use that determines threat.
Ideally, I would like to see us overthrow every dictator who commits mass murder, but I agree that it's not practical for one nation to do that.
The U.S. does have some history of intervening in conflicts where we have no real national security interest at stake, and I think that's a good thing. It's okay for us to prioritize our limited resources, but I don't think we can turn our backs and say, "We don't have any interests there, so we'll just let thousands of people get slaughtered."
I've supported the Iraq war because it's the right move to protect America and her allies, but also because I'm a strong proponent of human rights.
Hussein has murdered thousands of people, and is indirectly responsible for over a million deaths. As far as I'm concerned, his connections to terrorism and WMD's only confirm what I believed long before 9/11: that he needs to be removed from power because he's an enemy of human rights.


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Bethany Wu tops US Women's Amateur qualifying
GLEN COVE, N.Y. (AP) — Bethany Wu shot a 2-under 68 on Tuesday in the U.S. Women's Amateur to top the 64 match-play qualifiers.
Wu, the 17-year-old Diamond Bar, California, player who has committed to play at UCLA, finished stroke play at 3-under 137 at Nassau Country Club.
"Going to the back nine, I was thinking, 'Don't make any mistakes,'" said Wu, the runner-up last week in the Junior PGA Championship and a quarterfinalist two weeks ago in the U.S. Girls' Junior. "(Earning medalist honors is) good for me because I've beat really top players here through stroke play."
Australia's Su-Hyun Oh, the first-round leader, was a shot back along with Andrea Lee of Hermosa Beach, California. Oh had a 72, and Lee shot 69.
Brooke Mackenzie Henderson, the 16-year-old Canadian who was the low amateur in the U.S. Women's Open, had a 71 to tie for 12th at 2 over. Princess Mary Superal, the 17-year-old Filipino player who won the U.S. Girls' Junior, was another stroke back after a 73.
Defending champion Emma Talley, the 20-year-old University of Alabama player from Princeton, Kentucky, tied for 46th at 6 over. She followed her opening 76 with a 70.
"I knew that today was a big day," said Talley, who made the winning putt for United States in June in the Curtis Cup. "I got 1 over at one point, and I knew I just needed to stick with my game."


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Device Maker Cameron Raises $107M
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
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San Clemente-based medical device maker Cameron Health Inc. has raised $107 million in venture funding, one of the larger financing rounds a company based here has seen.
Cameron, which makes an implantable heart defibrillator, raised the money in a round led by Palo Alto's Alloy Ventures and Delphi Ventures of Menlo Park.
The company now has raised nearly $200 million in financing.
Cameron plans to use the latest money to push sales of its device in Europe and other global markets and for an upcoming U.S. clinical trial.
The company plans to enroll patients for a U.S. trial this year. It's targeting the third quarter to submit data to the Food and Drug Administration and a possible approval in late 2012.
Cameron's defibrillator is implanted under the skin and provides an electric shock to interrupt a potentially fatal heart rhythm during a heart attack.
The company is on the radar of big medical device makers, including Natick, Mass.-based Boston Scientific Corp.—a Cameron investor that has the right to buy the company—as well as St. Jude Medical Inc. of St. Paul, Minn., and Minneapolis-based Medtronic Inc.
Cameron could seek to do initial public offering or sell to another company if Boston Scientific passes on its option to acquire the company.
For more on Cameron, see a prior Business Journal story.
The funding round is one of the biggest seen here.
Earlier this month, Anaheim hybrid auto developer Fisker Automotive Inc. raised $100 million, bringing its total raised to $1 billion in investor and government financing.


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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on Tuesday endorsed President Barack Obama's call for military action in Syria.
Following a meeting with President Obama and other key congressional leaders on Syria, Speaker John Boehner says, "I'm going to support the president's call for action."
The top elected Republican in Washington, Boehner said following a meeting at the White House that he intended to support Obama's plan for limited strikes against the regime of Bashar Assad in Syria.
"I am going to support the president's call for action," he told reporters. "I believe my colleagues should support this call for action."
As some Republicans signal their reluctance to approve Obama's request for authority to intervene in Syria, Boehner's endorsement could be influential. The GOP speaker is often hesitant to get out in front of his unruly Republican conference on major issues, giving Boehner's pronouncement on Tuesday all the more weight.
Following the meeting, Boehner's deputy, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., backed the use of force, as well.
"The use of these weapons has to be responded to," Boehner said. "And only the United States has the capability and capacity to stop Assad and to warn others around the world that this type of behavior is not going to be tolerated."
But, as if to drive home the point that Republicans aren't onboard with Obama, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., Republicans' 2012 vice presidential nominee who often sides with Boehner over conservative insurgents on many issues, voiced his skepticism.
"The President has some work to do to recover from his grave missteps in Syria. He needs to clearly demonstrate that the use of military force would strengthen America's security," Ryan said in a statement. "I want to hear his case to Congress and to the American people."
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., emerged following the meeting to express her own support for the strikes, on a humanitarian basis. But she said that Obama should lay out more of the evidence against Assad to help build his case for action.
"I believe the American people need to hear more about the intelligence that supports this action," she said.
If Boehner and Cantor can deliver a large number of Republican votes, they could combine with Democrats in the House to help advance the resolution supporting the use of force in Syria through the politically-tricky House of Representatives. But Boehner's office also made clear that the Obama administration would need to spearhead any effort to win the necessary votes in the House.
"Everyone understands that it is an uphill battle to pass a resolution, and the speaker expects the White House to provide answers to members' questions and take the lead on any whipping effort," said Michael Steel, a spokesman for the speaker.
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Armari has been putting together bleeding-edge PC workstations for over a decade. The Magnetar QS is yet another in a line of powerful systems designed for processor-intensive tasks such as 3D content creation.
However, instead of opting for the traditional dual-processor configuration, Armari has put a single quad-core Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 processor at the helm here.
It's partnered this with 4GB of DDR2 SDRAM, and the 64-bit version of Windows XP Pro, so all the RAM can be utilised. This gave it top ranking in our most highly threaded benchmarks. Only the overclocked Vadim could beat the Magnetar, in tests where the Armari's four cores weren't fully used.
The version of the Magnetar QS we were sent is the Silent model, which has been upgraded with an Antec Phantom 500 noiseless PSU and Zalman CNPS9500-LED processor heatsink.
It's a surprisingly quiet workstation - although still outsilenced by the Glow Lounge Technology and Red Submarine systems. Tremendous processing power, then, but it comes at a price.


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MSU Timeline
February 12, 1855
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May 14, 1857 – Five faculty members taught 63 students in three now nonexistent buildings (College Hall, Saint's Rest, and a brick horse barn).
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1862 – MSU was the nation's pioneer land-grant university and the prototype for the entire land-grant system created when President Lincoln signed the Morrill Act in 1862. The act granted lands to each loyal state to support a college "where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts . . . in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of life."
Name changes
- 1855 – Agricultural College of the State of Michigan
- 1861 – State Agricultural College
- 1909 – Michigan Agricultural College
- 1925 – Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science
- 1955 – Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science
- 1964 – Michigan State University
Governing body changes
- 1855 – State Board of Education
- 1861 – State Board of Agriculture
- 1959 – Board of Trustees


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NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters) - New York's kosher-labelling rules interfere with freedom of religion about as much as St. Patrick's Day celebrations, a federal appeals court has decided.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld New York's Kosher Law Protection Act, passed in 2004, ruling that it does not interfere with religion in any way and exists solely for preventing fraud.
"The labeling law has the secular purpose of protecting against fraud by informing a consumer that a particular seller believes a product is kosher," the decision released Thursday said, affirming Brooklyn federal court judge Nina Gershon's 2011 opinion.
Thursday's case was the second attempt by Commack Kosher, a deli and butcher shop in Commack, New York, to convince the Circuit that New York's kosher law improperly interferes with freedom of religion.
The first time around, the appeals court allowed the shop's 1996 lawsuit, saying the law at the time wrongly stepped into religious matters by defining the term "kosher." In light of the circuit decision, the legislature passed a revised law in 2004.
On Thursday, the appeals court rejected Commack's attempt at a second bite of the apple.
Unlike its earlier version, the 2004 Kosher Act "did not define kosher or authorize state inspectors to determine the kosher nature of the products," wrote Judge Christopher Droney. He was joined by Judges John Walker and Gerald Lynch.
The court drew a parallel with a St. Patrick's Day parade, which it identified as a secular activity with religious roots. Many people buy Kosher food for non-religious reasons, the decision said, quoting an argument by the State, and they must be protected from fraud.
In its 2008 lawsuit, Commack alleged the kosher law was biased in favor of an Orthodox Jewish definition of kosher food, and thus violated the Establishment Clause. The appeals court, however, noted that the law is aimed at protecting more than just Jews, wh o represent only about 30 percent of kosher-food consumers, according to New York state.
Robert Dinerstein, a lawyer for Commack, was not immediately available to comment on the decision.
The 2004 law allows food sellers and producers to decide for themselves what kosher practices to follow. It also requires the person who certifies a product as kosher to register with the Agriculture Department. Vendors must keep records of their purchases of kosher meat and poultry, and signs must be posted if both kosher and non-kosher foods are sold in the same store.
Under the law, inspectors must also verify that vendors post a "kosher certification form" that shows whether their meat is soaked and salted, and if so, how. (Reporting by Basil Katz; Editing by Anthony Boadle)


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We are really getting excited for our 2nd annual Street Fare coming up next Thursday. Have you seen the amazing list of Portland food carts and indie bands that we were able to recruit? And all for a good cause! Proceeds benefit Morrison Child and Family Services and the entry fee is only $10, which includes your 1st food & beer taster or a full 16oz beer!
Street Carts:
EuroTrash, Robb's Really Good Food, Perierra Creperie, PDX671, Oregon Ice Works, Fuego de Lotus, Via Chicago, and Flavour Spot!
Hillstomp, Lost Lander, Old Light, and The Builders and the Butchers!


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Each year during the Annual Meeting, the Academy of Management recognizes authors of journal articles that were published in the previous year in each of the Academy's six journals. The selection process for the award committee for each journal is determined by the individual journal. In general, articles selected:
Editors create a separate advisory committee to determine and select the article(s) from the prior year as the "Best Article." Other years' awards have been archived here.
AMD Best Article Award Committee: Jean Bartunek, Donald C. Hambrick, Sara Rynes, and Mary Waller
The mission of the Academy of Management Discoveries is to promote phenomenon-driven empirical research that our theories of management and organizations neither adequately predict nor explain. Data on these poorly understood phenomena can come from any source, including ethnographic observations, lab and field experiments, field surveys, meta-analyses, and replication studies. AMD welcomes exploratory studies at the pre-theory stage of knowledge development, where it is premature to specify hypotheses. This research must be grounded in rigorous state-of-the-art methods, present strong and persuasive evidence, and offer interesting and important implications for management theory and practice.
AMJ Best Article Award Committee: Tima Bansal, Joyce Bono, Jason A. Colquitt, Kevin Corley, Gokhan Ertug, and Bala Vissa
The mission of the Academy of Management Journal is to publish empirical research that tests, extends, or builds management theory and contributes to management practice. The AMJ Best Article Award embodies this mission by recognizing outstanding articles that make strong empirical and theoretical contributions and highlight the significance of those contributions to the management field.
AMLE Best Article Award Committee: William Foster, Mark Learmonth, and Roy Suddaby
The mission of the Academy of Management Learning & Education journal is to advance the knowledge and practice of management learning and education by publishing theoretical models and reviews, qualitative and quantitative research, critiques, exchanges and retrospectives on any substantive topic that is conceived with, and draws implications for, how managers learn and the educational process and context.
AMP Best Article Award Committee: Hugh O'Neill
The mission of the Academy of Management Perspectives journal is to provide accessible articles about important issues concerning management and business. Articles published in AMP translate research findings for a non-expert audience and rely on evidence based research to advance understanding of management issues that are relevant to a broad audience.
AMR Best Article Award Committee: Sharon Alvarez, Mary Benner, Erik Dane, Gary Johns, Martin Kilduff, and Warren Nilsson
The mission of the Academy of Management Review journal is to publish new theoretical insights that advance the understanding of management and organizations. The AMR publishes novel, insightful and carefully crafted conceptual work that challenge conventional wisdom concerning all aspects of organizations and their roles in society.
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Annals Best Article Award Committee: Steve Barley, Todd Chiles,Royston Greenwood, Ranjay Gulati, Alan Meyer, Wanda J. Orlikowsky, and Kathleen Sutcliffe
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Sooooo…..how's it going out there?
Been a while for me. Not that anyone is counting days but my last post was two months ago. That's a long time without a sound in the blogosphere, especially when there is no justifiable reason. I'm fine, family is fine, (thankfully), weather is getting warmer, another Idol has been crowned, it's lighter longer, politics is still an embarrassment and Thrones has finished.
And I've been gone.
Some people I know were celebrating that fact. Sorry to disappoint you.
It's one thing to take a planned hiatus, understanding that you need to step away for any number of reasons. But I never planned to take a break. Two days suddenly became two months and I feel like I've missed a lot. So why the disappearing act? ( I'll explain, in case you're interested, of course.)
Well, March through July is usually a pretty busy time for our immediate family. We celebrate ten birthdays in a very short period of time, all of which have some sort of party. Throw in Mother's Day, Easter, Fathers' Day and our wedding anniversary and the days and weekends are pretty full. But then this year came along and we added two communions, two dance recitals, a kickboxing tournament and a college graduation to the mix.
But I'm just getting started.
In March decided to begin two projects around the house, both of which involves contacting contractors, waiting for them to possibly show up, getting quotes and scheduling the work. Two major projects. Call seven people and you're lucky if three show up. For each project.
Oh, then there was that separate problem with water in the basement around the sump pump and contacting a half dozen people, each of whom had their own ideas and cost on how to fix it. Yeah, that was fun. This last ten months of constant rain has been a blast. Noah's never around when you need him most.
There's more but I don't want to wear out my dubious welcome.
Now, I don't know about you but for me to write anything or string two sentences together, the stars pretty much have to align, and by that I mean, it has to be quiet, not only in the room I'm in, but in my head as well. Crowded mind, cluttered mind. I'm not from the Stephen King school of writing.
You know those times when you're moving through the day and you come up with an idea or two for a blog and you write it down so you won't forget? I was never able to get to a pencil or paper or phone fast enough. And at my age, if I don't record it at that moment it becomes like the leaves of an oak tree during a nor'easter in the fall.
Now I'm not complaining at all. I know I'm blessed. All the things I've mentioned are good things, except the water/weather problem, of course, but the Man upstairs seems to have a different opinion of that than I do. We've differed before. That's okay. We always seem to make up.
We're only halfway through the party/celebration season but at least the projects are now completed so I feel theres been a little more quiet in my head. A little more focus. Or at least as much focus as I'm capable of. Don't expect too much.
So, that's my explanation/excuse. It's not much but it's all I have. I know I've missed a lot and I'm sorry about that. If you want to break up, it's understandable, You can even keep the ring. We'll call it even.


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Reds shut down after first in loss to Braves
Atlanta's Hale limits offense to two hits; Leake allows three HRs
ATLANTA -- The Reds had been winning series of late and gaining momentum while the lineup was percolating with more production. But on Saturday, Braves rookie pitcher David Hale quieted the bats in a big way.
How quiet? Too quiet. Like crickets.
Cincinnati was completely shut down after a first-inning run off Hale while Mike Leake gave up three homers during a 4-1 defeat to the Braves at Turner Field. With back-to-back losses in Atlanta, the Reds' three-series win streak is kaput, but they can still go home with a winning 6-4 road trip with a win in Sunday's series finale.
"As far as I noted, we had five balls that we hit hard today. That's not a lot," Reds manager Bryan Price said of Hale. "He did a nice job. He never really gave us a chance to create a rally."
There were only two hits produced by the Reds in the game and both came in the first inning.
Following Brandon Phillips' two-out single and Jay Bruce's walk, Ryan Ludwick just missed a three-run homer with a drive off the center-field wall. It went for an RBI double instead and a 1-0 Reds lead.
"I was kind of angry I got two outs real quick and then let them score. But I kind of settled myself down and was able to go from there," Hale said.
Hale faced the minimum number of Reds hitters after the first and retired 22 of his final 23 batters from a lineup that was missing weapons like the injured Devin Mesoraco and Todd Frazier.
Bruce walked to lead off the fourth inning but was erased by Brayan Pena's inning-ending 6-4-3 double play.
What made Hale so tough?
"I don't know," Ludwick replied. "He did a good job. I can't pinpoint one thing. Outstanding job. We didn't have a lot of baserunners. What did we have, two hits? So he threw a no-hitter, or they did [after the first]. Just not a lot of offense."
The Braves own the best ERA in the Majors (2.14) and their rotation has been the tops in the league during this young season. Hale leads National League rookies with a 2.31 ERA. Craig Kimbrel closed the game in the ninth despite a one-out walk.
Amazingly, this could have been Hale's final night in the Braves' rotation for a while. He was filling in until Mike Minor can return from the disabled list.
Atlanta jumped ahead of Leake with one out in the first. Following a B.J. Upton soft single off Leake's glove, Freddie Freeman hit a 2-2 pitch for a two-run homer to right-center field. The deep drives were not over, however.
"I was trying to go in," Leake said. "I don't know how he hit it. It was up and almost at his neck."
In the third, Freeman sent a drive to left field and lost his second homer of the night when Ludwick made a nice leaping catch above the fence. There would be no plays to contain the next two hitters. Justin Upton crushed a 1-0 pitch for a homer into the right-field seats. Evan Gattis made it back-to-back homers by sending a 1-2 offering out to left field.
Leake finished with four runs and eight hits allowed over seven innings. He did not walk any batters and struck out four. The three homers he gave up tied a career high.
"Pitches were left where they could hit it, mistakes," Leake said. "I don't know if Freddie's was a mistake as much as good hitting. It was a tough pitch to do what he did. The other two were center-cut mistakes."