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Recent studies show that single, childless women ages 22-32 are making more money than men of the same age group. A lot of this has to do with the fact that more women are attaining college degrees than men. On average however, women get paid 80% of what men get paid. Perhaps soon, woman...

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I’ve always been fascinated by how much shopping women do. Women spend money on clothing and shoes, makeup, creams, botox, cars, jewelry, household items…and the list goes on and on. According to Business Pundit, “women make up of 70% [(some studies suggest over 80%)] of all consumer spending...

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As many of you have already heard, the Museum of Comtemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) will be exhibiting, Arshile Gorky : A Retrospective, covering a lifetime of Gorky’s art. The exhibition will run from June 6-September 20 of this year. The Armenian Professional Society of Los...

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April Fools day is known in most parts of the world. This day is full of jokes and pranks. Ever wonder why April 1st is the unofficial, official day of tricks and laughs? I did, so I thought I would research it and try to figure it out. Turns out, the reason behind it is not that clear. ...

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Armenians have had their share of great scientists: Hovhannes Adamian, Victor Ambartsumian, Serge Mikoyan, Luther Simjian, etc. A new generation of Armenian scientists is brewing – both in Armenia and abroad. On March 6, 2010, The Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America (AESA) hosted...

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While in Armenia this past spring, I was introduced to members of the HENQ Youth Initiative. The group consists of young Armenians, mostly in universities or graduate schools who are spreading civic awareness throughout Armenia. The idea is to encourage Armenian citizens to set a good example...

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On February 19, graduate students in various fields of Armenian study gathered at the renowned Royce Hall to share their expertise. Lecturers came from various parts of the world including the United States, Canada, Italy, Armenia and Turkey. This was not the first time UCLA had organized such...

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Mesrop Mashtots was born on February 17, in the village of Hatsekats, in the region of Taron (present day Turkey). In 406 A.D., he created the Armenian alphabet which consisted of 36 letters. Soon after, at the Amaras Monastery in Artsakh he established the first Armenian school that used these...

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Three year old Narek Movsesyan has been diagnosed with cancer. Though doctors in Armenia began chemo treatment on Narek, the disease spread to his stomach and lymph nodes. He and his mother Anahid traveled to the United States, to the City of Hope Hospital in Duarte, CA to seek further help. ...

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This past weekend, a woman lost her balance and fell on Picasso’s painting “The Actor” ($130 million) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The fall left a cut at the lower right-hand corner of the painting which was completed in 1905, but museum officials say that it will be treated....

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