With the organization of Voice of Van radio station, Alla Levonian and Nersik Ispirian will be performing in Emile Lahoud Convention Center in Dbayeh.

The event will take place on Monday December 8, 2008 at 8:00 PM.

You can get the tickets from Hamazkayin, GEKA, Obelix, Aghpalian and from the cashier at the night of the event.

I received the following email exactly 20 days ago but didn’t have time to check my email to know about it.

Here is the story by Narine Ohanian…

pari or tser polorin sireli ,entertsoghner`
sireliner yes narine ayvazian ohanian, ouzetsi ays dogherov tsezi pokhantsel narine ayvaziani <dounen heranalou >badmoutyan im goghmes e maili michotsav ,kani ourish voyeve michots chigar patsadrelou im, sirelinerous engernerous yev anshoushd <chesiroghnerous>masnavorapar.

ouremen yes  amousnatsadzem 11 dariner arach ,raffi ayvazianin hed,voroun hor anoune avedis ayvazian yev mor anoune hermine ayvazian cherchian ,inchbes gark me amousnoutyunerou bes ,verchin 7 darineroun ounetsank mer endanegan vorosh anhasgatsoghoutyuner ,amousnou ,gesourhor yev gesourmor michev ,voronk ge gardzem hasgenali gederen amousnagan gyanki mech ,sagayn mishd bedke negadi arnel anonts chapanishere,voronk ge darpervin antserou mech,yes al im garkis portsetsi ourakh bahel shourchineres amen kenov ,polor endanegan barakaneres ,anonk elan hayres mayres kouyreres amousines ir dzenoghke,yev verchabes polor endanegan barakanere…..ezkalov vor yete nouynisg ourakh amousnoutyun chounis <halebi> mech tadabardevadzes menalou amousnit hed vor yergou endaniknere ourakh bahes .yev kou antsnagan gyanket zohes ourishnerou aysbes gochvadz<hebardoutyan >hamar,yev yes eri ays polore ,arants megou me ezkatsenelou te inch desag baymanere gantsnim .kani me ankam portsetsi lavoutyamp hasgetsenel amousnis verchin 6en 7 amisneroun entastkin vor yertank arachnortaran ,yev hasgatsoghoutyamp lodzenk hartse ,sagayn inchbes vor vere hishetsi <halebi > mech inchbes?gernas arachnortaran yertal .gareli e artyok ?gesbanek kezi ,ays e arachin badaskhane vor gesdanas .chergarelou hamar ,vesdah shader tsezme lesadzen ays ardahaydoutyune sherchanagnerou mech .
yes ays michotsin <verchi mod meg ou ges dari arach> arite ounetsa dzanotanalou ,enger karnig sarkissiani hed,hartsazerouytsi badjarav <shavigh barperaterti >hamar,yev hartsazerouytsen 3 amisner yedk yes keretsi enger karnigi e maili michotsav deghegatsenelou hamar te yerp bidi louys desne <shavighi >hartsazerouytse ,mer gabe esgesav engerin hed ays tevaganeren .yev menk aveli medermatsank vorbes paregamner anshoushd <amousnous >kidagtsoutyamp ,sagayn aytkan al hamamid cher amousines ays haraperoutyan hamar ,aysdegh gouzem sheshdel mer gabi <enger karnigi yev im> zarkatsman masin ,te anonk ore or aveli angheghz yev ezkatsagan ge tarnayin voroun badjarin medz mase im yev amousnous ounetsadz daragardzoutyuneren harach goukayin, yes kedadzeyi enger me vor ge hasgenar zis ,yev cheyi ouzer gorsentsenel zink ,amen kenov ,yev ays badjarav ,mer <amousnous yev im>mech hartsere aveli yev aveli ge partanar ,yev aysdegh arachi ankam elalov arachargetsi vor amousnaloudzvink yev lavoutyamp pajnevink ,vorovhedev aylyeves chegar voyeve meg ezkatsagan gab mer mech ,sagayn badaskhane inchbes vor hishadzeyi vere ,yeghav nouyne <angareli e>…….aztararoutyuner……,asor hed meg degh yegan im dzenokhkis aztararoutyunere ,nouynkan yev aveliyov ,vor aytbes pan angareli e medket ankam mi antsener ,yete aytbes pan me enes ,toun mer zavage ches ,kezi chenk janchnar ……yev gesbanek kez
hos er vor yes arachi ankam voroshetsi zavagneres arnel yev heranal dounen ,kidnalov vor yes im gokhkis mart chounim ,voroshetsi doun me vartsel yev zavagneroves abril ayndegh ,sagayn ,nouyn ore hertsaynayin gaberov amousnous hed yergar khosele yedk ,hamatsaynetsav mer pajanoumin yev , voroshetsink desnevil amousnous hed  jasharan me yev hamatsaynil bezdigneroun masin te our yev inchbes bidi abrin .payts polore pokhvetsav yerp bezdigneroun tem patsahaydets mer anhamatsaynouyune  ,negh gatsoutyun me esdeghdzevetsav bezdigneroun mech  ,<vorovhedev yes polorovin bezdigneroun cheyi ardahydevadz mer anhamatsaynoutyuneroun masin> ,bezdignere esgesan lal yev ouzetsin mer veratartse doun, miyasin ,yev yes ankam me yeves bezdignerous sirouyn voroshetsi veratarnal doun sagayn kideyi vor yes bidi heranam dounen yete nouynisg zavagneres chedar ,vorovhedev amousnous aztararaoutyune hasav ir kakatnagedin ,yerp an esbarnats te bidi vosdiganoutyan hantsne zis yete heranam ,bajarapanelov te yes vosginer koghtsadzem dounen ,<chnayadz ayt vosgeghenere im antsnagan vosgineres eyin voronk yegadzeyin neverner mer amousnoutyan oreren >.ouremen doun vor veratartsank yes tartsa pandargial ,ayt dan mech ,senyages geghbevetsav veras yev yetke ounetsa ir kouyre vorbes pandabah ,badjarapanelov te  indzi hokebes bidi   hankesdatsene ,ays devets 5 or yev yes iraganaoutyan mech shad hantard bahetsi inkzinkes vorovhedev voroshadzeyi voyeve arit vor nergayanar ,gergin heranayi ays dounen verchnaganabes ,yev yegav ayt  bahe ourpat 11 houlis 2008 in ardou jame 10 .30 in yela dounen tebi beyrout oughvetsa .
sireli entertsoghner ,kidem vor pavagan yergar e ays badmoutyune ,sagayn garevore kidnal inchbes gareli e sevtsenel antser yerp iraganoutyuner gan voronk bedke vor kidna joghovourte gam anonk voronk aybanetsin zis yev enger,karnige ,……ge sharounagem ….
ouremen beyrout hasdatvetsa yev im gaberes enthanrabes gedretsi sherchanages vor indzi medazelou yev ampopvelou jamanag dam ,yev hedo e mailnerou michotsav esgesetsav gaber keroches hed vor mod oreren bidi aytseler haleb amerigayen,yev ays michotsin amousines gabvadzer ,enger karnigi hed vor tarna michnort mer yergouki michev vor yed tarnam doun yev enger karnig ,shad me e mailnerov portsets zis hamozel ,payts yes ter ge tejvaranayi hamozvil ,<ays polor e mailnere vorbes pasd bahadzem > te enger karnigi yev te im ye amousnous yev te amousnous yev enger karnigi,. yev yeghav ore vor kouyres yev keris hayres yegan beyrout vor desnen zis yev hamozen zis danelou doun ,yev yes merjetsi veratarnal kani vor kideyi nor pan me chebidi elar hon ayl aveli kesh ,kanivor arten zis anpasdanadzeyin koghoutyamp ,yev hivantoutyamp<aysinken yes hokegan hivantem>yev anor hamare vor heratsadzem dounen ,yev chem ouzer sharounagel amousinis hed .yev verchabes enger karnigi chankerov yev e mailnerou michotsav hamozvetsa ankam me yeves veratarnal doun zavagnerous sirouyn ,yev heratsaynayin gaber esdeghdzetsi haleb ganchelov amousinis ,yev heratsaynere chebadaskhanvetsav ,heratsaynetsi endanikin yev indzi esvetsav te raffin ,<amousines >hivantanots e ,yev yes daknabnerou mech inga medahokvelov ir arokhchoutyunen ,ouzetsi kidnal te vor hivantanotsne yev abartoun voyeve deghegoutyun chiga ir masin ,heratsaynetsi yeghpores dzenokhkis vorou vor gernayi gabvil nouynisg ir more yev polornal esin chenk kider miyan hivantanotse yev vijage lav che ,….ays polore sedakhosoutyuner eyin hedo kidtsa ,yev touk al entertsoghner bidi kidnak te inchou sedetsin polore ,yes ge badrasdevim vor haleb ichnem ,yev gouzem kednel amousines te lour dam vor bid veratarnam payts yev aynbes anonk ourish garkavoroum medadzadzen ,yev kouyres ge heratsayne anagengal tsevov yev desnevil gouze aynbayman ays or beyrout ,yev yes ge havadam keroches ,yev ge khentrem irme vor ese indzi  yete ourish mart ga hedet gam voch ,vorovhedev esgesadzeyi gasgadzil vor sekhal pan me ga aysor keroches anagengal beyrout kaloun mech ,kani esadzeyi iren vor yes bidi kam haleb yev toun mikar , payts yev aynbes voroshetsi yertal yev desnel kouyres .yev katsi nesdetsank keroches hed yev haziv esgesadzeyink khoselou, jasharan khoujetsin derhayr me amousines amousinis medz kouyre ,yev ourish ants me ,polorovin odar ,yev esdibetsin zis tebi inknasharj ,yev yes yerp merjetsi esgesetsn kashgeshelov zis arachnortel tebi der hor inknasharje vorou anoune ge hishem <dermoushegh kahana ,sourp neshan yegeghetsvo> ,yev pavagan martig havakvetsan shourches sagayn anonk barab degh cheyin peradz der hor vor amen inch hezasah entana indzi pokhtrelou ayndegh our vor yeghav im gyanki angounatartsayin voroshoumis hankelou gede. ,ayt imasdov gesem vorov hedev zis pokhatretsin <KHENTANOTS>aysinken yete tsezme dzanotoutyun ounetsough martig gan bedke vor kidnan beyrout <jal el dibi > DER EL SALIB khentanotse ,yev yes vorbes khent entounvetsa ayt hivantanotse ,aha vasig amousinis yev ir dzenokhkin yev im dzenokhkis garkatroutyune indzi doun perelou , vor veratarnam doun yev ounenam normal haraperoutyun miyasin ,ays amen inche verch ,yev yes menatsi khentanots 2 kisher yev 1 tsereg ,minchev aysor yes gounenam nervayin khankaroum yerp ge hishem zis perni oujov pokhatrelnin KHENTANOTS yev angareli e vor nerem anonts voronk zis ays baymanerou mech trin ,namanavant der hayeri me masnagtsoutyune ays hartsin mech ,yes mishd yeghadzem asdvadzavakh yev harkadzem mer gegheraganoutyune enthanrabes ,irents paro gam anparo goghmerov kani vor harkadzem irents bashdone,payts ayt ore sevtsouts indzi hamar amen gegheragan mart ,yev yes arants sedelou tsezi sireli entertsogh ,kani me ankam zink sev sadana gochetsi ,yev yes kidem vor or me yete asdvadz ga anbayman ayt derhayre ir badije gesdana .
kalov im heratsaynayin gaberous enger karnigi hed ,ouremen menk jamatrevadz eyink vor enger karnig bidi jamaner beyrout vor im pokhatroutyunes gadarver tebi haleb ,sagayn enger karnige lour chounetsav im pokhatroutyunes tebi KHENTANOTS,yev yerpvor hasav beyrout lesets te inch gadarvadze indzi yev anmichabes gabvadze amousinis hed vorbesi shoudov tours peren zis KHENTANOTSEN,yev yerort ardoun amousinis hed miyasun medan KHENTANOTS vor zis hanen tours ,anshoushd yes asonk lesetsi hedakayin enger karnigen te incher badahadzen tourse ,yev yerp enger karnige desa ,yerpvor toures senyagi patsin vazetsi tebi engere yev patetsi zinke hon yes ezkatsi im abahovoutyunes ,yev amousinis esi <herou getsir indzme > enger karnig portsets hantardetsenel zis ,payts yes arten ayt vargianeroun achkis archev miyayn ge desneyi amousin me vor ir<siradz ?> gine anpasdanadz er koghoutyamp yev peradz khentanots vor pouje zink ,vor dani doun yev ounena norma amousnagan gyank ,…….inchbes gareli er ays mege ?ays poloren verch .amenayn tebes enger karnigi bahanchknerov yeghav toukhtere yev yes ankam me yeves azad eyi aysinken KHENTANOTSEN tours eyi ,yev menk yelank yev katsink enger karnigi doune hedernis eyin bezdig keris ANTON,kouyres SALPIN amousines RAFFIN ,yev hon gergin enger karnig hamozets zis yertal haleb zavagnerous siroun yev portsel ankam me yeves ,vorovhedev iren khosdatsadzeyin vor amen inch bidi pokhvi yev amousine bidi portse hamagerbil yev mer ounetsadz daragardzoutyunere bid paradin yevaylen yevaylen ….yev hon neshets enger karnig vor yete chhachoghvetsav ays polore ,yes badrasdem yev khosk goudam kezi vor amen michotsi ge timem ayn aden kezi okdagar elalou, vorov< aysdegh gouzem hishel te enger karnigi hed heratsaynayin khosagtsoutyan aden beyrout chkalen or me arach esadzey iren te im engeragan ezkatsoumneres pokhvadzen siro ezkatsoumnerov,>enger karnig hasgetsadzer ays yev kider vor inchkan tejvar voroshoum er vor garneyi yes yed tarnalou imasdov ays poloren verch . jishder vor yes khosk devadzeyi engeroch vor ge tarnam yed sagayn KHENTANOTSI hashive chigar ayn aden yev anor hamar vesdahem ouzets zis hankesdatsnel ayt khosdoumov.vorovhedev inkal ouner noyn ezkatsoumnere im hanteb. payts yev aynbes khosk devadzer polorin yev bedker vor veratarnayi .
yev hasank haleb ,arten arachi hertin tserkes arnevetsav antsnatoukhdes yev pasportes ,ays ankam kouyres yeghav bahages ,chouzetsi  gabvil  dzenokhnerous hed yev ir dzenokhneroun hed ,vorov veshdatsadzeyi poloren irents sedakhosoutyan hamar ,isg inchvor khosdatsadzeyin vor amousines bedker vor indzme herou abrer kone jamanag me aytal cheghav ,amen inch vor badahetsav 2 or arach gardzetsin vor shoudov ge mornam yev im orinavor gyankis ge veratarnam ,inchbes gernayi ays enel ?yerp amen vargian midkes goukar irents eradznere der hayre khentanotse yev esbarnaliknere ,payts yev aynbes aylyeves irents jangerou meche yi ,yev irenk inch vor ouzeyin bedker vor eneyi ,vorbesi ourakh bahem zirenk gam dznokhnere ,aba te voch mishd esbarnaloke kelkhos vera er yete <che pokhvis yed ge tartsenenk kezi KHENTANOTS yete amousinet merjes kezi gesbanenk.>yev ourish desagavor aztararoutyuner ,yev yes ays poloren verch bedker vor lavanayi ays martoun hed  , yes amen or kerezman gertayi <vorou hoke>.esgesa aylyeves terasanoutyan vor iperte ge pokhvim tebi lav bedker vor eneyi ays polore vor gernayi or me im voroshoumes gadarel ,kani vor tours yelel ankam cheyi gernar arantsin patsi meg engerouhi e vor ge janchnar amousines ,aytal bedker vor heraver ounenayi engerouhiyes heratsaynov vor amousines deghyag elar te ov e ganchoghe yev pasder vor engerouhis e ganchoghe ,yev  esgesetsav tegherou sharan me vor iperte degaratsadzem yev hokeganov engjevadz ,esdibvadz bedker arneyi ,atke ytek perin aghotarar me vor iperte <paner bid desnam>yev bid poujvim ,ayt al entounetsi ,yev asor vera amen or amousinis jenshoume vor yerp bidi normalnas…….?chenayadz vor khosdome ayter vor ink ir hore doune bedker vor menar jamang me ayt al cheghav ,vorou gernayi kankadil bardavor eyi entounelou zink vor shourchiners ourakh bahem ,ays polor jenshoumneroun dag voroshadzeyi ,ays ankam amen kenov heranal ays dounen zohelov ankam im 2 zavagneres ,vorov hedev amousnous goghme chigar voyeve zichoghoutyun,amousnaloudzman hamar ,ink voroshadzer ays tsevov bahel amen kenov ,yev yes voroshadze eyi tskel amen kenov ,yev kani vor heratsaynayin
gaberes arkilvadzer pavagan tejvaroutyamp gabvets enger karnigi hed kani e maili teroutyunal choneyi ,yev patsadretsi yegheloutyune yev im aradz  voroshoumes ….yev esgesetsa ashkhadanki ouremen bedker vor heranalou hamar ounenayi pasportes yev ays michotsin hartsoutsi amousnous vor janportoutyun me ounenak tebi hayasdan yev ayndegh tereves kich me ge  lavana mer haraperoutyune ,yev <HAMOZVETSAV >yev ounetsa pasporte ,ouremen bedker vor vorosheyi yertalou aysinken heranalou tevagan ,yev yes arantsin cheyi gernar enel ays polore arants megou me oknoutyan ,honer vor enger karnig garkatroutyunere erav janportoutyan tebi yekibdos ,yev yegav ore ,17 sebdemper 2008 in yes verchnaganabes heratsa dounen yev zavagneres .
sireliner ,ays er yev ayse ,iraganoutyune im yev enger karnigi badmoutyan ,yes voyevemegen chem khentrer neroghoutyun ,yev voyeve mege menal chem ouzer vor mghkena indzi ,yes barzabes ouzetsi gartatsoghin dal im goghmes lesli tartsenel ,ari dghegoutyun ,yev nouyn e maile yete gartatsoghe gouze pokhantsel voyeve paregami shenorhagal gelam , yes ourish tsev chounim polor souderoun yev sdakhosneroun badaskhanel ,payts ayt al esem ter minchev aysor gelan esbarnalikner im yev enger karnigi gyanki vera ,yergoukes al ge hasgenank ,ayt mege payts shad pan eselik chounink ayt masin ,vorov hedev yes varjevetsa verchin 6 amisnere antatar esbarnalikneren ,anpasdanoutyuneren vorbrs kogh ,aylasgi hed pakhadz ,poz gin elales,,payts yerpek amousinis mege chegertsav esel artyok toun vorbes mart inches,ayskan hartseren yedk ,yerp ginet yergou ankam ge herana dounen yev kezi gese arants vakhnalou vor kezi hanteb ser chounim verchatzadze aylyeves ,yegour yertank arachnortaran vor amousnaloudzvink yev ter garnes <<ays gine >>yev gouzes. bahel zinke ,sireliner bedke vor sekhal pan me ella aydsegh ,ayt al tsezi ge tskem tser kidagtsutyan yev yerevagayoutyan ,yes aytal esem vor amen inch bidi enem zavagnerous desnalou i khentir.
Ge nerek kidem shad yergare sagayn inchbes vor esi ourish michots chouneyi ,isg enger karnig sarkissian tsezi hed ge gabvi ir michotsnerov utube yev gam abakayin myspaci michotsav ,e mailnerov ,yev ourish michotsnerov ………
narine ohanian.

The Atlantic Monthly focused in its latest edition on the Armenian vote in the upcoming elections in an article entitled “McCain’s Armenia Problem.”

The article says, in part,

“ John McCain is the first presidential candidate in the past two decades who is on the record as opposing genocide recognition without already being a member of the incumbent Administration…

In 1990, McCain voted against a recognition resolution that was sponsored by then-Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole. In 2000, campaigning for the Republican nomination in California, McCain confirmed that he would not support such a resolution. “It was not under this government in Turkey,” McCain said. “I don’t see what this resolution does to improve this situation one iota.” The Senator has stuck to his position in 2008, attracting widespread criticism from Armenian groups. “I think the most dangerous part of Senator McCain is that he is toeing the old Cold War era line that Turkey is this invaluable ally we cannot offend,” warned Areen Ibranossian, the Chairman of Armenians for Obama, a group promoting the Illinois Senator among Armenian-Americans nationwide.

The contrast between Obama and McCain extends more broadly to the United States’ relationship with the Republic of Armenia. Obama’s January 19th statement pledged to maintain Armenian foreign aid and to move toward a resolution of the Karabakh conflict that would respect the “principle of self-determination”–language close to Armenian demands. On the other hand, John McCain has remained largely silent on these issues, an attitude his critics deride as worrisome indifference.

The California-based Armenians for Obama group plans to educate Armenian-American voters about these differences.”

As a continuation of my old thread about Lisbon 5, here is the email sent by the Leabnese Youth Association which is an announcement about Lisbon 5 and the event that will be taking place today.

It was in the form of a picture:

click to see in full size…

This is my first post in this blog but this is my second blog after the success of the first one.

I thought about making a second blog so that I freely discuss about issues related to the Lebanese Armenians, Armenians in the diaspora and Armenia.

New header will be placed soon since I’m using linux and I don’t have photoshop installed on this operating system to design something with both the Lebanese and Armenian flag. The image that is at the top of this post is just a simple design I have done more than a year ago.
I might also change the theme of the blog soon.

Check my other blog, it’s called [ :: Lubnan :: ].