Tuesday 11 August 2009

Armenian News

CHILD BIRTH RATE INCREASED IN STATE
Panorama.am
14:00 04/08/2009

The rate of child birth has been increased by 6.9% during first
six months of the year. According to Armenian Statistical Service 19
thousand 672 children were born this year, while in the previous year -
18 thousand 409 children.

Karine Kuyumjyan of the statistical service told Panorama.am that
7475 girls and 8688 boys were born in from January to May. The most
common names given to the newborns are Ani and Narek.

It is said that 290 newborn girls are called Ani and 471 -
Narek. According to the official source the following names, Milena,
Elen, Mariam, Mane, Anahit, Anna, Lilit and Mary, have high rating
also. Regarding the boys the most given names are Davit, Gor, Arman,
Erik, Tigran, Samvel and Armen.
CONSERVATISM OF ARMENIAN MEN OBSTACLE TO TREATMENT
OF IMPOTENCE
ArmInfo
2009-08-05 13:22:00

ArmInfo. A two-day seminar "Men's health from theory to practice"
has got underway in Yerevan. The participants of the seminar are
doctors, who in their everyday activity are involved in diagnosing,
preventing and treating male specific diseases. These are urologists,
andrologists, sexual pathologists, endocrinologists, as well as
doctors of diagnostic-laboratory centers and family doctors.

Juza Chen, MD (Israel), Member of ESSM Executive Committee Head of
Sexual Dysfunction Clinic, Department of Urology, an Israeli urologist,
representative of the European Association of Sexual medicine, says
smoking is one of the key reasons damaging the men's potency.

In such conservative countries as Armenia, sexual problems are not
discussed openly and unwillingness of men to apply for medical care
is still a relevant problem there. Representatives of the Armenian
Diaspora in Israel display similar unwillingness to voice their sexual
problems, the urologist says. All this leads to progression of the
disease, and inveterate erectile dysfunction.

Men's health includes solving a variety of medical and
psycho-sociological problems, which are impossible to cover during one
seminar. That's why the primary goal of the seminar is to promote the
continuous education for specialists. For this purpose, outstanding
experts of this sphere were invited, to share their knowledge and
experience with the Armenian colleagues. They will present modern
methods of diagnosing and treating diseases of genital organs of men,
particularly erectile dysfunction, anhormonia, infertility and other
accompanying diseases.

Special attention will be devoted to the problems of reproductive
function of men, which unfortunately is the "weak link" for the
doctors, as not all diagnostic-laboratory centers use identified and
exacted methods approved by WHO.

These are topics that can be endlessly discussed, but steps should be
taken to immediately act with the aim of solving all these problems
and improving the life quality of men.

The event is organized by "DAAD Alumni Armenia" and the "National
Institute of Health" with the participation of foreign specialists. The
seminar will be over on August 6.

Organic farming in Armenia
Sunday, August 9, 2009
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News

Green Lane has been training farmers and sending experts out to help
farmers use organic methods.

Green Lane, an Armenian non-governmental organization, is delivering
fresh produce each week in Yerevan grown by farmers in the Tavush
region.

Nune Sarukhanyan, chairman of Green Lane, says the organization aims
to advance organic farming in the country, according to a story
published by the armenianow.com Web site.

Tavush boasts the smallest amount of legal and illegal pesticides,
according to Sarukhanyan. `It is the safest region to grow organic
products,' he told the Web site.

`Green Lane has been training farmers, sending experts out to help
farmers use organic methods, and more importantly, distributing and
selling their produce to larger local markets,' armenianow.com
said. `Recently, they've been pushing the use of reusable cloth bags
to their customers to cut down on plastic bag use.'

The organization's larger goal is to get Armenian products to meet
European organic standards.
Screendaily.com
Aug 6 2009
Egoyan's Chloe to world premiere at Toronto
5 August, 2009 | Updated: 5 August, 2009 11:52 pm | By Denis Seguin

Atom Egoyan's psychological drama Chloe will make its world premiere
at the Toronto International Film Festival while the North American
premiere of Jean-Marc Vallée's period biopic The Young Victoria
will close the festival.

GEORGIA BEGINS EXPORTING ELECTRICITY TO ARMENIA
Interfax
Aug 4 2009
Russia

Georgia has begun exporting electricity to Armenia for the first time
this year, Georgian State Electrosystem spokesman Nino Dzheiranashvili
told Interfax.

Georgia is transmitting 1 million kWh a day to Armenia on the LEP- 220
Alaverdi line. "Under the terms of the agreement, electricity exports
to Armenia will continue until the end of August," Dzheiranashvili
said.

Georgia is also exporting 6 million-7 million kWh to Russia and up
to 2 million kWh to Turkey each day.

Georgia currently generates 28.5 million kWh of electricity a day,
all at the nation's hydroelectric stations, including about 60%
at the Inguri Hydroelectric Station.
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