First, King had to develop a single repository for identity information within the company--he had to know who the users were before he could grant them access to the applications. And each application would need links to the new identity repository. King soon found himself mired in a full-scale identity management project.
That was three years ago. King is still far from done. "I don't see an end to it," he says. "There are literally hundreds of applications" that should be part of the identity system.
So why bother with identity management at all? Because the returns can be impressive. According to a survey of more than 7,500 top IT execs cosponsored by CIO and PricewaterhouseCoopers, the top two strategic security initiatives for CIOs during the next year are to block unauthorized access to systems and to monitor systems activity. Identity management systems can help you do both. They also let CIOs provide new employees with almost immediate access to the applications they need (and take away access from former employees just as quickly). And since authentication (you are who you claim) and authorization (you're allowed to do what you're trying to do) occur at one location, employees can access all their applications with a single user name and password, a move that can dramatically cut down help desk calls.
With benefits like those it's no wonder that consultancy NerveWire found that 38 percent of the 145 companies it surveyed expected an ROI of as much as five times on their identity management investment, and another 10 percent expected even higher returns. But few companies have achieved such numbers yet. The CIO-PWC survey, for instance, found that among North American respondents, only 9 percent reported that their identity management projects had achieved their objectives.
Too often, identity management projects become too large or cumbersome to finish on schedule. After all, there will always be more applications to integrate into the system. King has reached that point at Lehman Brothers.
"We're at a crossroads," he says. "We have to decide how far we are going to go with it."
Part of the problem is confusion about what defines identity management. Vendors use the phrase to mean any number of things, from single sign-on applications to certificate authentication. Yet such technologies are really just add-ons to identity management.
Essentially, identity management is a system that serves as the authoritative identity record for an entire company. Each entry in the system should contain all the identity information associated with one individual--an employee, customer or partner--from name to Social Security number to employee identification number. This identity data can then connect to a company's existing systems, ultimately granting new users automatic access to applications (a process called automatic provisioning), allowing for password consolidation or "single sign-on" to multiple, linked applications, as well as providing the company with a detailed audit trail.
For most companies, however, that vision is far from a reality. "If you don't have identity management, there are all sorts of ways that people will get (access)," says King. Most often a user calls the application administrator demanding access; if the user is belligerent enough he gets it. In such an ad hoc environment, there is no way for a CIO to guarantee that employees gain access to only the applications they require. Furthermore, access levels can vary within applications. For instance, one of the first applications King linked to the identity management system was a Web-based intranet application that helps employees monitor their benefits. If employees want to view general benefit data on the intranet, their basic log-on credentials are sufficient. But if they want to browse confidential data related to their own benefits, the system requires an additional factor, like a secure ID token.
Of course, identity management has more than its share of challenges. The first and most time consuming is integration. Currently, no standards exist for identity records and authentication processes. Security assertion markup language (SAML), an XML framework, is gaining momentum in standards organizations such as Oasis and the Liberty Alliance, but it is awaiting formal standardization. As a result, not only do old applications not have a single format for identity information, but neither do new ones. "I may be psattler in one system, Pete Sattler in another and (something else) in a third," says Sattler. Identity management vendors have created tools that let CIOs synchronize most Web-enabled applications to an existing identity directory in a matter of hours. Older applications, however, require more time and oversight. In some cases, it may be a simple matter of building an application program interface, or API, that links the application to the identity database so that it can tell the application that psattler is Pete Sattler. But even those cases may require initial (not to mention expensive and slow) human oversight to make sure that one system's psattler isn't actually Paul Sattler instead of Pete.
Furthermore, older applications that don't have APIs, as well as mainframe applications lacking Web front ends, will require manual integration. This fact has driven many CIOs to phase in identity integration, starting with the most important applications. Sattler, who has so far linked only his company's identity directory to the company's white pages application, says that his plan is to go after "the applications with the biggest influence up front and then slowly start chipping away." That means tackling Lotus Notes and the virtual private network first. He then expects to add the company's three ERP systems and the HR system to the list.
"I don't envision ever having all of my systems (integrated)," he says. In some cases, the cost of integration is prohibitively expensive. In such cases, he'll just let the applications run the way they've always run.
Terry Howell, enterprise portal program manager for the U.S. Navy, which is currently undertaking its own massive identity management project, agrees with Sattler. "The problem is that (integrating the legacy system with identity management) is pretty much a manual process," he says. "It is going to be hard. But that's not the scary part. The scary part is the politics that are on top of that." In fact, the biggest obstacle to identity management is the battle over who owns identity data and who controls access to it.
For example, the Navy's identity management effort has been hamstrung by the process by which IT projects get funding: Each project has to be approved by Congress, have a dedicated administrator, and until now, it usually has had its own infrastructure. The fragmented framework gives individual administrators carte blanche to choose their own identity standards, as well as the power to grant and deny user access.
Howell says that so far, Naval administrators have been reluctant to let his team take away that control. The Navy has "tried everything under the sun" to get them to migrate to the new identity system. It has even slowed the project so that the estimated finishing date has been pushed back from 2004 to 2009. Moving forward, however, often requires a heavy hand. "We beat them up until they do it," Howell says, only half-joking. He has, in fact, had to "publicly guilt" someone, openly naming him to higher-ups as impeding Naval modernization.
Most private-sector CIOs haven't had to take such drastic steps, but they do acknowledge that getting people to commit to new identity systems requires a lot of convincing. And in some cases, it's simply not worth the effort. Such is the case at Nucor, a $4.8 billion, highly decentralized steel producer. CIO Scott Messenger says he didn't even try to wrest control of divisional HR applications away from their long-time owners--he knew that would be a losing battle. Instead, corporate made its own identity database, which contains all the employee information from the divisions, but the database interacts with divisional applications only in a few places, such as the financial reporting function. "We need centralized reporting," says Messenger, who simply added a layer on top of the existing divisional software. The divisions still control the applications, but corporate can tell who is using what and when, while simultaneously controlling access. The integration was still reasonably complex, says Messenger, but it wasn't anywhere near as complex as running all the divisional applications off of the identity management system--and it didn't require a lot of politicking.
Even after the problems of integration and politics have been licked, a larger issue looms: security. Whenever you have one system responsible for authentication--regardless of whether you have a single sign-on--you create a single point of failure. With an identity management system in place, a hacker would potentially need only one user name and one password to access multiple applications.
Identity management can increase security (by automatically deprovisioning former employees and keeping users from needing to do dumb things such as writing passwords on sticky notes), but only if you demonstrate the proper diligence. "You can think of (identity management) as the ultimate Trojan horse," says Lehman's King. "This has got to be the most secure system on your network."
Having a single database responsible for identity and authentication information--and a single sign-on for access--requires that you enforce use of complex passwords and password updates. Sattler recently tested his new system, which requires employees to use complex passwords containing numbers and letters, against the old approach. "I ran a hacker tool I downloaded, and it guessed my old password in two minutes," says Sattler. But it would be impossible to enforce the new system if people had to remember 12 such passwords, he says.
Thus, while the single sign-on system is a risk, CIOs agree that the opportunities it presents for cost savings, increased efficiency and better usage-tracking outweigh the potential of an attack. "You are always balancing convenience and access to business applications with risk," says King.
There's one last hurdle that CIOs pursuing identity management need to consider: finding a single vendor that can provide you with a full identity management suite. That will be difficult, if not impossible. It's getting better, says Earl Perkins, vice president of security and risk strategies for Meta Group. There has been substantial consolidation during the past year, but right now the muddled vendor landscape just adds to the confusion. Many CIOs are forced to create patchwork solutions with software that handles the identity database from one company, while another company deals with provisioning and a third implements security. Gartner lists only four vendors--IBM, Netegrity, Novell and Oblix--that can deliver anything like a full range of products, with IBM, which went on an identity vendor shopping spree last year, on top of the list. Niche players, however, remain the largest category in the identity industry.
"We don't expect there to be just one vendor," says King. "A lot of this will have to be homegrown."
Still, it hasn't prevented King from doing identity management. It may require piecing together, but all the pieces fit. "There is huge ROI," he says. "It's silly not to do it."
The key to doing an identity management project is knowing which applications to start with and when to say stop. When installing the system, SPX Chief E-Business Officer and CIO Pete Sattler says you should probably fall back on the old 80/20 rule--that is, 80 percent of the benefits come from integrating 20 percent of the applications. For example, Sattler started with Lotus Notes and the company's VPN, which were the two most popular applications. While Web-based applications are relatively easy to integrate, legacy applications usually require hand coding, which translates into time and money. For this reason Sattler advises not integrating legacy applications if they don't have enough users to justify the expense. He says there are some legacy applications he never expects to connect.
Every executive and analyst interviewed for this article also advised starting your identity management project as soon as possible--even if it extends to only a few applications. You can always link new applications you bring into the company to the identity system down the road, says Earl Perkins, vice president of security and risk strategies for Meta Group. An average company may have more than 100 applications that it will ultimately need to integrate with the identity management system. Perkins says that there is no sense in waiting to do identity management until you have 200 such applications.
"If you are avoiding (the project), you are only going to make it worse," Perkins says.


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Beginner books on welding
Learn to Weld: Beginning MIG welding and Metal Fabrication Basics.
Welding Fundamentals.
Welding for Dummies.
how to weld.
TIG Welding: GTAW need to know for beginners & the DIY home shop.
Ready, Set, Weld!: Beginner-Friendly Projects for the Home & Garden.
Can I teach myself welding?
For most people, welding is moderately to very difficult to learn how to do, as it's a hands-on skill that requires more than just reading. Furthermore, welding is very difficult to actually do for most people, because it takes years and years of practice, on top of learning how to do it.
Is basic welding hard?
If you are new to welding or you are just starting to train for it, don't worry too much. As long as you pay close attention and you follow rules of safety, welding will be easy. You are not expected to learn the task at one time. But as much as possible, train and work hard.
What is the easiest welding to learn?
MIG Welding (Beginner) MIG welders are among the best type for beginners, as they're designed with a wire welding electrode on a spool that is fed at a pre-selected speed through a welding gun. As a semi-automatic or automatic process, gas metal arc welding (GMAW or MIG), is the easiest to learn.
What are the basic welding symbols?
The skeleton of a welding symbol has an arrow, a leader line (attached to the arrow), a horizontal reference line, a tail, and a weld symbol (not to be confused with welding symbol, which refers to the whole thing. See symbol 1). Hold on, if you're already lost, don't panic. It'll all start making sense soon.
What type of math do welders use?
Geometry, a branch of math dealing with the basic measurement, properties, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces and solids, is used by welders to work out such measurements as angles, radius, volume, diameter and circumference. These measurements help them form accurate joints.
Is welding stressful?
Welders can very easily burn or seriously hurt themselves. This has a tendency to create stress. You're also working under demanding deadlines. Often you have to work at night or outdoors (because you're on a construction project and it's hard to build a building indoors).
What is the best welding for beginners?
To be clear, the best welder for beginners is a true MIG welder capable of gas metal arc welding (GMAW).
What is the best way to learn welding?
You can either learn to weld by reading a basic do-it-yourself (DIY) book on the subject, or taking a workshop class. Private programs and educational courses taught in trade schools are another way to learn to weld, at a reasonable rate.
What are the basics of welding?
Welding is the liquefaction of base metals with heat to fuse them together. There are three basic elements: heat source, filler metal and the shielding gas or flux. The three most common types of welding processes are MIG, stick and TIG.
What is manual welding?
Manual welding is a type of welding using a welding rod clamped into a holder that is used to fuse two pieces of steel together. It is most commonly known as stick welding and is often referred to as a buzz box because of the tell-tale buzzing sound the welder makes as it is turned on.
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'He's Very Good' Kate Winslet Admits She Didn't Want Leonardo To Stop In Titanic Sex Scene
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It's been 24 years since we witnessed the release of one of the most iconic movies in the history of Hollywood, Titanic!
Not only did the film serve as a perfect opportunity for Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet to get worldwide recognition, but it also now stands as one of the most breathtaking, heartbreaking romantic stories to be ever told.
Based on the real Titanic tragedy of 1912, director James Cameron's movie told the eternal love story of two young individuals Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate) and Jack Dawson (Leonardo) in the background of the sinking.
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Such was the tragedy of the story that it is cemented in our minds as one of the best love stories ever told on the big screen of cinema.
However, talking about the film, do you remember the steamy sex scene between Leonardo and Kate's characters?
Yes, the exact one where they run from the guards, only to sneak inside a vintage car, before getting into that act, and well, doing this!
Well, this was really the surreal moment before all hell broke loose!
But it truly was integral in setting the tone of the film, because everything, literally everything that happened ahead transpired from what happened here.
Now, while the sex scene in the movie, obviously wasn't a very elaborate one, star Kate Winslet kind of admitted that it was one scene that she didn't want to stop.
Yep! An Oscar is definitely not the only thing that Leonardo has in his locker. It's actually a lot of other things too!
According to Kate, the scene was so good that she really was disappointed when it ended and Leonardo walked away.
Here's what she said.
"Doing that scene it so wasn't us. And yet, we were so locked into what all that had to be about. The Rose in me was really to sort of loving the Jack in him, actually. And even though I didn't feel that way about Leo, it was quite nice to sort of feel that way in the scene..."
"It was quite lovely. And then, you know, the camera stopped rolling, and he gets up and walks off, and the scene's done. And I remember lying there thinking, 'What a shame that's over.' Because it was quite nice. It was." said Kate.
And guess what? This wasn't it! According to Kate, Leonardo and she actually ended up exchanging sex tips, something that really worked for her in the future.
"You know, some very, very personal things, asking each other for advice. Not necessarily comparing notes but sort of, 'No, don't do it like that, do it like this.' He's very good at that. I have to say, a lot of those s*xual tips he's given me have worked. And I know it's vice versa.'" said Kate.
Now! We wonder if Jeff Bezos' girlfriend had known about this all along.
Ah, Jeff! We feel you. Leo is just everyone's dream!


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Smartphone Alternatives for Free-Ranging Kids
A popular topic in our blogs is "when to buy a child a smartphone," and for good reason. It's an important conversation, one that calls for plenty of research and reflection as you look to balance the risks and rewards of giving your child a smartphone. Maybe you've already arrived at your answer and decided that your child isn't ready—yet you still like the idea of using technology to keep in touch with your kiddo. If so, you still have options, but don't forget to protect those new devices with McAfee Mobile Security.
Why is smartphone ownership for children on the rise?
And that's the thing. We want to keep in touch with our kids. We've seen studies and heard anecdotal references time and time again: one of the top reasons parents give a child a smartphone is "to stay in touch." Whatever the reason parents cite, smartphone ownership by young users is on the rise. According to recent research from Common Sense Media, 19% of eight-year-olds in the U.S. owned a smartphone in 2019, compared to just 11% in 2015. (Nearly double!) Looking at older tweens, 69% of twelve-year-olds owned one, whereas that number was just 41% in 2015.
As these numbers rise, it begs some questions about how families can benefit from giving a smartphone to a child, particularly a younger one. One thought that quickly comes to mind is that families have a lot to juggle with jobs, school, activities, play dates, and so forth all in the mix. Smartphones help us keep on top of it all. With texting, calls, calendars, and GPS, it seems to offer some easy answers when it comes to keeping organized and on schedule. Likewise, the reality is that we have households where parents work multiple jobs or keep hours that go outside the regular 9-to-5, which makes staying connected that much more important, to the degree that it's a near necessity.
Another thought around the rise of young smartphone owners is around a desire to help our kids become more independent, or at least semi-independent with some supervision. Maybe that's letting them walk to school or a friend's house, all with the reassurance that you can track where they are with GPS and feel good knowing they can get in touch with you quickly if they need to (and vice-versa).
Free-Range Parenting and Smartphone Technology
Taking that approach a step further is the re-invigorated notion of "free-range parenting," which harkens back to the days of the 70's, 80's and even earlier when kids were simply sent out of the house to go roam around the neighborhood and playgrounds with friends until suppertime. The pros and cons of allowing your child to explore their world more freely and to do so with less direct supervision is a conversation unto itself. Local laws vary, as do family situations, not to mention a child's age and overall level of preparedness. So while free-range parenting is a snappy phrase, it's a rather complex topic. I don't bring it up glibly. Yet, it's a conversation that's been making the rounds in parenting blogs in recent years. Now, with how pervasive smartphone ownership has become, the conversation gets that much more interesting. But is a smartphone really the best tool here?
The flipside is that a smartphone, for all its benefits, like instant messaging, texting, location tracking, family calendars, and good old phone calls, obviously has its drawbacks when they're in the hands of young kids. A smartphone an open door to the broader internet—social media, games, endless hours of videos, not to mention content that you know is not appropriate for them. It's a world that no child should be thrown into cold. Just like learning to walk, it should be entered gradually, in baby steps.
Stay in Touch without the Smartphone
And thankfully there are devices that are built just for that, while still giving families the means "to stay in touch" without introducing the risks of the internet to young children at too soon an age. In short, you don't need a smartphone to get all the benefits of a smartphone, at least when it comes to keeping tabs on your children.
What follows are a few options you can check out and research for yourself. Know that I'm not personally endorsing or recommending any particular brand, device, or phone here. My aim is to give you a nudge into an initial direction with a quick overview of what's out there so that you can make a choice that works great for your family. Let's take a look:
The trusty flip phone. Rugged. Low-cost. Long battery life. Together, that makes them a fine option for kids. The options for them are quite broad, where you can get phones that are essentially just phones and nothing else, to other models that include cameras, push-to-talk walkie-talkie communications, and slide-out keyboards for texting. Doing a little research online will turn up numerous lists of the "best" flip phones and give you a strong idea of which one has the features you want (and don't want) for your child.
Cellular and Wi-Fi Walkie-Talkies
An interesting and relatively recent entry into the "just for kids" phone market is the relay phone. In actuality, the relay looks more like a small speaker that's the size of a standard sticky note and the width of an ice cream sandwich, which is quite practical. Kids can clip it on to their backpack, pop it in their pocket, or wear it on an armband. With a big button in the center, it gives kids a screen-free, push-to-talk phone that works with cellular and Wi-Fi networks. The other great feature for parents and their free-ranging kids is the combination of GPS tracking and geofencing. This way, you can always know where your children are and get alerts if they stray from the geofenced area you prescribe (like a few blocks around your home or a route to and from school). Additionally, it includes SOS emergency alerts, where five quick taps of the button will send an instant notification.
Smart Watches for Kids
Similar to the above, the U.S. mobile carrier Verizon offers a smart watch for children called the GizmoWatch2. At first glance, it looks like many other smart watches on the market but with a twist: you can load it with up to 10 contacts that you approve, so your child can text or call them with the push of a button. And like the relay phone, it also has GPS technology that allows you to instantly locate your child and get alerts when they step outside of their geofenced area. Other features include a step counter, tasks and reminders, plus a calendar function for setting a schedule. And yes, it's a watch too. Pretty convenient, as it's simply something that your child can wear.
For families in the EU, XPLORA offers a range of smart watches for kids that are currently available for online shopping in UK, Germany, Spain, France and Poland, and in selected retail stores. Another option for UK families is the Vodaphone V-Kids Watch, which offers GPS tracking, voice messaging, and an SOS button as well.
First Phones for Kids
On the more fully featured side, Gabb Wireless offers a phone and network made for young users. The look and feel of this device is more like a smartphone, yet the functionality and apps are narrowed down to the basics. It includes messaging, a camera, and things like a calculator, voice recorder, and calendar. What's missing are social media apps, games, and internet browsing (and everything that comes with that). It's available in the lower 48 states of the U.S. (for now).
Giving Your Child an "Old" Smartphone
One option for parents is to give a child an old smartphone, say a phone that might be otherwise destined for a swap at the mobile phone shop, and to "dumb it down" by removing everything but the most essential of apps. However, as you are certainly aware, kids are smart. And curious. Count on them figuring out how to make that dumb phone smart again by reloading apps on their own. One more thing to keep in mind is that your old data and passwords may be on this phone, so you'd want to reset your phone completely, like back to the original factory settings, to avoid any access or data issues. You'd also want to pick up antivirus for your iOS or Android phone and apply some parental controls to it as well.
So while this route may feel like you're getting some extra mileage out of a phone and giving your child the means to stay in touch, know that it comes with those risks. With that, I don't recommend this for the younger ones in your life.
Thinking Twice About Smartphones for Kids
Just as you want to monitor where your child is and what they're doing out in the neighborhood, the same holds true for the internet. That's a good a reason as any to put some serious thought before you put a smartphone in your child's hands. As we've seen, the good news is that you don't need a smartphone to keep in touch with your child. Yet more reassuring is that mobile carriers and technology companies are paying attention to the concerns that parents have and creating products that address them. Research your options and be sure to share what you find with other parents. You may start something special in your circle of friends.
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Q: take returned data out of ajax post function I need to make a condition based on data returned from an ajax post outside the post function
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   $.post('page.php',$('#form').serialize(), function(data) {
   if(data !== 'good'){alert(data); return false;} // take this out of here
});
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}

A: Code like below should work fine.
function post(){
   var data;
   $.ajax({url:'page.php',
           async:false,
           type:'POST',
           data:$('#form').serialize(),
           success:function(res) {
                 data = res;
           }
     });
     if(data !== 'good'){alert(data); return false;} // take this out of here
}

But remember that synchronous ajax call will freeze your page until request is done and you may find it better to find a way how to do what you need without moving if(data !== 'good'){alert(data); return false;} outside success callback function.
UPD: missed to specify request type, which should be POST instead of default GET. Code updated.

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Tepco is finally admitting what has been obvious for some time: that Fukushima could end up being worse than Chernobyl.
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said on Tuesday that they are concerned that the radiation leakage could eventually exceed that of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
"The radiation leak has not stopped completely and our concern is that it could eventually exceed Chernobyl," an official from operator Tokyo Electric and Power told reporters on Tuesday.
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Christmas will be here in exactly one month! Celebrate the arrival of December, and many islanders' favourite season, with an event line-up from Camana Bay that just keeps on giving. Read on and be sure to check out Parts 1 and 2 of this brand-new blog series.
On Monday, December 1st, Cayman Hospice Care is hosting Light Up A Life in Camana Bay's Cassia Court. Between 5:30 and 7pm, they're inviting the island community to add individual lights to their memorial tree in celebration of the lives of their loved ones. A beautiful way to remember those who have passed.
An annual event that many look forward to all year, the Cayman 27 Parade of Lights is being held on Saturday, December 6th on The Crescent and Festival Green. Running from 6 to 8pm, boats beautifully decorated with bright holiday lights will be paraded through The Harbour. Choirs will be performing a selection of enjoyable Christmas songs and there will also be a market offering local goods, snacks and more.
On Wednesday, December 17th, bring your little ones out to a very special Santa Story Time! Beginning at 10:30am, it is being presented by Books & Books and hosted at Regal Cinemas. A number of Christmas classics will be read and there will also be great deals available in store.
Camana Bay's popular Flavour Tour is getting festive this holiday season. Town Centre restaurants are celebrating Christmas with a four-course dine-around on Wednesday, December 17th. Meals will feature traditional dishes made from delicious local ingredients and your favourite is sure to appear. The event will begin at both 6 and 7pm. Tickets are all-inclusive and must be purchased in advance from West Indies Wine Company. They cost CI$69.00 each.
From a traditional-with-a-twist meal to stories with Santa, brightly lit boats and a beautiful memorial tree, Camana Bay is your Cayman destination for all things Christmas. Stay tuned to find out about even more upcoming events (their New Years Eve party is a can't-miss!) next week.
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Photo by Mark Green / The Urban Country
The photo above highlights some new cycling infrastructure that was recently installed in a suburb of Shanghai, China. Our China correspondent Mark Green spotted this segregated bike lane in the Boa Shan District (宝山区) – about 13KM north of Shanghai's People's Square (City Centre).
It seems that Shanghai has installed this new infrastructure not necessarily out of demand for cycling, but more likely to encourage people to ride their bicycle in a city that is being choked by automobile traffic.
While visiting China in 2007 I observed the widest bike lanes I had ever seen in my life – more than 1 car lane in width on each side of the road in Beijing.
However, segregated infrastructure isn't as common, so it's a beautiful sight to see these segregated lanes in the suburbs – where space is more abundant.
Since peaking in the 1980's, cycling has been declining as the automobile has strangled the great Chinese cities. But the popularity of the automobile has also been detrimental to the lifestyle that the Chinese enjoyed under the rule of the bicycle. The pollution is disturbing, and the gridlock painful.
But utility cycling might be making a comeback in China, as discussed in this BBC article from earlier this month. Electric bikes are also extremely popular in China right now – Mark observed more e-bikes than regular bicycles in this suburb of Shanghai.
Back here in North America, we're seeing a similar trend in suburbia with bicycles becoming an important aspect of municipal urban planning.
Toronto's largest suburb, the City of Mississauga (population ~700,000) recently announced it would build a 600KM bike path network over the next 20 years. Mississauga, like most suburbs has no shortage of road space in which bicycle infrastructure could be installed.
Below is a typical street in Mississauga – you can see the automobile was the only mode of transportation considered when the traffic engineers designed this street (Hurontario St). So it's no surprise that many Mississaugans are forced to drive everywhere – even short trips to the store, since walking and cycling on most streets in Mississauga is not a pleasant experience.
Mississauga is trying to catch up after decades of neglect.
Photo courtesy of Google Inc.
Suburban bicycle infrastructure is extremely important because these are the areas where other modes of transportation have been most deprived. Thus it's no coincidence that obesity is higher in the suburbs than in downtown urban areas.
Automobile traffic is also generally much faster than dense urban areas, so building safe infrastructure is critical before people will even remotely consider utility cycling.
Tens of thousands of suburban dwellers use commuter trains to get to work in Toronto. There is no reason why these commuters shouldn't have the option to ride a bike to the train station or to the corner store..
Except for the lack of safe infrastructure to do so.
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Beijing 2022: President Xi's fashion statement and other geopolitical messages
The biggest-ever winter sports extravaganza in China was a sporting spectacle, but it highlighted more than just that - like President Xi Jinping's Rs 1 lakh jacket at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, out of stock since, which doubled up as a diplomatic tool.
President Xi's cobalt blue parka was more than just a fashion statement - it was a diplomatic message (left); Eileen Gu, who is now China's most successful Winter Olympian, was till 2019 a meiguoren (An American in Chinese) or simply a laowai (foreigner) (Getty)
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The ice of indoors in Beijing and the snow across the Zhangjiakou mountains haven't melted fully yet as the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics is getting underway this evening. But the recently concluded 2022 Winter Olympics Games in the Chinese capital have left behind many momentous and lasting memories. Of course, the biggest ever winter sports extravaganza was a sporting spectacle and geopolitical gallantry. But it has highlighted more than that.
Cobalt blue over the Bird's Nest - Xi Jinping's jacket goes out of stock
The opening ceremony was as amazeballs as expected. But more than celebrated Chinese director Zhang Yimou's scripting sorcery and the archetypal Chinese high-tech pyrotechnics wizardry showcasing the Tianxia theme of "shared future," a bird, but not Phoenix, rose from the ashes at the Bird's Nest.
The 2022 Winter Olympics was arguably the greatest of all blue riband and big-ticket events since President Xi Jinping took over as the President, and more importantly, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and unleashed his "Chinese Dream." But more than the diplomatic dichotomy between a global sporting event and geopolitical galvanization in the presence of some world leaders at the feebly boycott-marred opening ceremony, President Xi's cobalt blue parka hogged the limelight among the 1.4 billion inhabitants of the wannabe winter superpower.
Spotted: Xi Jinping repping Arc'teryx, a Canadian brand winter jacket. pic.twitter.com/dx6iK4uE3S
— Aiden, Varangian arc 🇺🇦 (@Aiden_CDN) February 4, 2022
Surprisingly, the heavy-duty and puffy parka with which President Xi made more than just a fashion statement to set the puck zipping was manufactured by a high-performance outerwear clothing brand from Canada, a country that had a bitter diplomatic scrimmage with China over high-flying Huawei heiress Meng Wanzhou in the last few years and also accused the Olympic hosts of cyber-surveillance on the participating athletes and officials through the official Games app just a few weeks before the Games got underway.
If the Chinese economic and geopolitical might have brought back Meng from the Great White North last year, they also remarkably relaxed their ever-rigid naturalization process to accommodate 11 Canadian-born hockey players (alongside three from the US and one Russian) to their Olympic roster. But the most popular import from Canada to Beijing 2022 was President Xi's Arc'teryx parka.
Christened after the Jurassic Age bird with its fossil-inspired logo and a slightly shortened name, Arc'teryx was founded in North Vancouver as Rock Solid but got its current name before surviving a slew of liquidations through multiple ownership changes. Eventually, China's largest sports equipment manufacturing giant, Anta, bought the company to save it from extinction like the eponymous bird-like dinosaurs.
Not "news," even if it's shocking to some.
In other news, @JustinTrudeau is still considering whether or not to allow @Huawei gear to operate in Canada, against the advice of CSIS. #cdnpoli https://t.co/Ennl1o6zwt
— Mark McQueen (@markrmcqueen) March 2, 2022
But President Xi's arrival in the Arc'teryx Thorsen parka with a cool price tag of over one lakh rupee (RMB9000 or $1400) sent it completely flying off the store shelves and the shopping carts of China's e-commerce giants like hot cakes in no time during the opening ceremony.
Gu goes for golden glory
If the heavily insulated cobalt moon parka by the extreme weather apparel makers from Canada metaphorically lit the Winter Olympics cauldron for the country of 1.4 billion people, an import from across the 49th parallel brought unparalleled glory to the erstwhile also-rans, setting the uncharacteristically thick and exceptionally white Beijing snow on fire.
18-year-old U.S passport holder Eileen Gu was emphatically emboldened by the Chinese authorities to breach the impregnable Great Wall for immigrants and become Gu Ailing in a country that strictly prohibits dual citizenship. But even before winning any medal in her mother's birthplace, the svelte sensation went viral on Chinese social media after being caught on camera munching the traditional Chinese snack, Jiucai Hezi, a pan-fried dumpling filled with chives and vermicelli noodles, for lunch while waiting for her score in the freeski slopestyle qualifying.
Flawless! 🤩
Watch Eileen Gu's incredible performance that gave her a well-deserved gold!#StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/WAETDJWduP
— Olympics (@Olympics) February 25, 2022
The prodigious skier, arguably the most popular import from the USA since China got into the trade war with the Trump administration from January 2018 onwards, not only kept herself fueled but, subsequently, Gu also nibbled three medals on the podium, fulfilling the host country's insatiable appetite for Winter Olympics glory in their own backyard.
The San Francisco-born sportsperson, who was until 2019 a meiguoren (An American in Chinese) or simply a laowai (foreigner) in local slang in China, became the "Snow White" of the slopes. The IMG model-cum-Olympian's double gold medals in big air and halfpipe and silver in slopestyle have made her the most successful Chinese Winter Olympian as well as the most popular celebutante of the Beijing 2022.
An unfinished Russian doping saga
If freestyle skier Gu soared above the pipe higher than any of her rivals, another teenager, Kamila Valieva from Russia, fell into the deep dungeon of doping. Despite President Vladimir Putin's diplomatically significant presence at the Bird's Nest during the opening ceremony amid the Ukraine-Russia tension, the Russian athletes had to take part in Beijing without their country's flag, anthem and name due to their four-year-long ban following widespread doping violations and a state-sanctioned cover-up.
READ | IOC disturbed by Russian skater's public meltdown, coach's behaviour
However, the contingent from Russia, participating under the Russian Olympic Committee, or ROC, had to suffer a fresh doping blow during the competition after their poster girl Valieva was found failing a pre-Games dope test. Even though the Russian won the skating team gold at the Beijing 2022 before the news of her delayed December 2021 dope test result was broken, the medals were unprecedently not awarded for the first time in the history of the Games, but quite controversially, the multiple world record-holder skater was allowed to participate in her pet event of women's singles.
Despite blaming a mix-up with her granddad's medicine and getting a temporary immunity for her minor status during the untoward incident, the Russian teenager had several frustrating falls on the ice during the event's finals, where she was the hot favourite to win the gold. She eventually finished fourth but kept the team medal awarding ceremony unfinished.
Stunned Shiffrin vows to return
Valieva might have fallen from grace, but another hot favourite face of the Winter Olympics and two-time gold medallist Mikaela Shiffrin made a rather graceful exit after drawing blank in each of the six events she took part in Beijing. In fact, the sylphlike Alpine skier's failure had a substantially higher impact at the Games and ruffled more feathers than her country's diplomatic boycott.
Mental health matters. 💪
Mikaela Shiffrin, Jamie Anderson, and other top athletes talk candidly about the highs & lows and their effect on mental health when competing at the highest level. 🧠#StrongerTogether | @MikaelaShiffrin pic.twitter.com/IpPlrL21U0
— Olympic Khel (@OlympicKhel) February 27, 2022
Even after quite uncharacteristically registering three Did Not Finishes (DNF) in the giant slalom, slalom and combined, Shiffrin valiantly posted the barrage of abuses she received on social media and emotionally wrote on Instagram that she would "keep coming back" and "can win again."
But her ice hockey compatriots couldn't make a comeback during their nail-biting 3-2 penalty shootout defeat to Slovakia at the quarter-final stage. The American side, sans the NHL players following their pullout from the Games, couldn't repeat a Miracle on Ice during their last-gasp loss. Incidentally, the US meltdowns in key events and at crucial stages of the Games also enabled China to go one up on the Americans as the host country eventually surpassed their bitter geopolitical rivals with their record gold medal haul of 9 against 8 won by the US.
Frozen phallus to fantastic finish
Meanwhile, first-time Olympian from Finland's Remi Lindholm wasn't frozen in time during the grueling men's 50km mass start cross country skiing race under inclement and harsh weather conditions but was left with a frozen phallus after being chilled to the marrow during his 28th place finish.
His teammate Jon Sallinen also had a bit of misfortune as the "Flying Finn" accidentally slammed into a videographer while airborne at the top of the pipe during the men's freeski halfpipe qualifying event in Beijing.
thank you bing dwen dwen for being the most iconic moment of this Olympics — PART 3!!!!! pic.twitter.com/ZMQmwUcQV5
— beijing 2022: in a process of grieving 🤍 (@TessaVScottM1) February 22, 2022
But the real high-flyer throughout the whole Winter Olympics in China was its adorable mascot Bing Dwen Dwen. The sales of the soft toys depicting the phenomenon panda had gone through the roof right from the opening day of the quadrennial event. People even lined up for hours outside stores, sometimes overnight, to purchase the most sought-after souvenir in Winter Olympics history. At the same time, the manufacturers had to ramp up their production even by providing free air tickets and special bonuses to their factory workers to return to work in the middle of the Spring Festival holidays.
Meanwhile, down the snowy slopes, the Norwegians, as expected and quite inconspicuously, set the woods on fire with 16 golds and an overall 37 medals to end their campaign atop the medal table.
However, the powerful President's parka, a personified panda, and a petite princess charming perfectly summed up an Olympic-sized Winter's Tale in the heart of the Middle Kingdom.
(The writer is a media professional, published author and documentary filmmaker)
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Boca Raton FC to Forgo 2019 APSL Summer Season
BOCA RATON, FL — In order to focus on the National Premier Soccer League tournament in the summer of 2019, Boca Raton Football Club has elected to not participate in the upcoming American Premier Soccer League (APSL) 2019 Summer Championship.
"Over the last two seasons, we played both competitions during the summer of 2017 and 2018 and we did not reach the level of success we had wanted to," said club president Douglas Heizer. "In order to focus on the 2019 NPSL season, we will forgo the 2019 APSL Summer Championship."
A two-time APSL Summer Championship Champion, Boca Raton FC won the APSL Summer Championship twice, in 2015 and 2016, and reached the semifinals in 2017 and 2018.
The Club remains committed to the APSL and plans to participate in the 2019 APSL Fall Season.
The commitment to local soccer continues for Boca Raton FC who are currently fielding two teams in local competitions. Boca Raton FC's Florida Gold Coast League team currently holds a 2-1-0 (W-L-T) record, while the Boca Raton FC Beaches Adult Soccer League holds a 2-3-1 record.
"Our commitment to local soccer remains," added head coach Jim Rooney. "But the rigorous NPSL schedule makes it very difficult to field two teams for games that sometimes are at the same time."
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Pensacola, the cultural capital of the southeast, buzzes as an artistic hub every fall with this anticipated 12-day event.
Pensacola embraces Fall and Foo Foo
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"Foo foo" is a borrowed term from 19th-century ship crew members, who used it to define the unrehearsed musical collaborations that would take place on board. It's a fitting title for this annual event that brings together art, music, dance, theater and much more. Strategically positioned around and during some of Pensacola's most popular events, Foo Foo also includes the Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival at Seville Square from Nov. 1 to 3; the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show at the NAS Pensacola on Nov. 8 and 9; the Pensacola EggFest at the Blue Wahoo Stadium on Nov. 10; and the Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival, which is held in two dozen different venues on the Gulf Coast.
Find the big five at Foo Foo: opera, ballet, symphony, theater and collaborative museum installations.
Changing each year is the performance line up, which this fall spotlights the internationally acclaimed classical piano virtuoso Garrick Ohlsson; the contemporary swing revival band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy; multi Grammy-award nominated musician Marsha Ambrosius; and a new play called "The Savannah Sipping Society." Installations include "Skulptures," a 3D display of skateable concrete structures featuring the professional American street skater Rodney Mullen, and "Fire and Rain," a sea of billowing holographic strands suspended above the historic Intendencia Street. While some shows are ticketed, many events are free, like Sax on the Sixth (which, you guessed it, takes place on Nov. 6) and a book signing with Eleanor Randolph, author of "The Many Lives of Michael Bloomberg" on Nov. 9.
Multi Grammy-award nominated musician Marsha Ambrosius
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Professional American street skater Rodney Mullen
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Bryon Powellon February 4, 2015 /0 comments
Dylan Bowman is visiting New Zealand for the first time to run the 2015 Tarawera Ultramarathon. In the following interview, he talks about his 2014 season, his off-season, his enthusiasm for running, and what he's excited about in New Zealand.
For more on who's racing this weekend, read our 2015 Tarawera preview. Follow the race on Saturday (Friday in Europe and the Americas) with our live Tarawera coverage.
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Dylan Bowman Pre-2015 Tarawera Ultramarathon Interview Transcript
iRunFar: Bryon Powell of iRunFar here with Dylan Bowman before the 2015 Tarawera Ultramarathon. How are you, Dylan?
Dylan Bowman: Great. Yeah, good to be here.
iRunFar: Long way from home to be racing.
Bowman: Yeah, it is, but easy trip and short time difference. Basically no jet lag at all, so it doesn't feel too much like an international trip. I'm feeling good.
iRunFar: Some of the folks from the Northern Hemisphere are dealing with coming from winter to this race, but I take it that it's probably not that big of an adjustment coming from the Bay Area?
Bowman: No, it's been not too much like winter the past at least several weeks in the Bay Area. It's been great for training with lots of sunshine, warm weather. Definitely from that perspective, I'm acclimatized to the weather conditions well. It's a bit more humid than we really experience in the Bay Area, but I don't really think it will be an issue for me at least.
iRunFar: You somewhat quietly had a really solid 2014. How do you feel after wrapping up the season with a strong run at The North Face 50?
Bowman: Yeah, I was definitely really happy with the season as a whole. The North Face—I was definitely happy with that race. It could have gone a little bit better. Obviously, no excuses. The guys that beat me there were better on the day. I made a couple mistakes, and in that race, you sort of get exposed. But fifth place, I'll certainly take it any day there. Yeah, like you said, I'm super happy with how the year went last year, and hopefully I can carry that momentum through to 2015.
iRunFar: Did you take any pause in there between… you were racing already Transgrancanaria in early March, Western States, The North Face. So did you take a break?
Bowman: You mean after?
iRunFar: After The North Face, yeah.
Bowman: Yeah, I took two or three weeks really mellow where I ran with my girlfriend maybe a couple times per week. Yeah, I bounced back and I feel refreshed and rejuvenated. Training is really fun again which is the most important part, I think. I've definitely been able to get that enthusiasm back. I think training became a little bit of a grind leading into The North Face in the fall. I think that was kind of because it was just too long of a block. It just sort of ground me down. Taking a little bit of a break and getting the enthusiasm back has helped, so I feel really good now. I'm feeling fit.
iRunFar: In terms of getting enthusiasm back, you live in Mill Valley, your 100 Mount Tam's—do you still find inspiration in going out and doing those same routes and peaks and whatnot the same day and it was just a matter of you racing and training for a long time?
Bowman: Yeah, definitely I feel like leaving Northern California has invigorated me a little bit and the prospect of coming to New Zealand had given me a little bit more enthusiasm in my training before I left. The Tam summit thing definitely did become a bit repetitive at the end, but it was certainly something that was kind of important to me and fun. That being said, I haven't been going up very much recently. I feel I may have overstayed my welcome a little bit on the mountain. Yeah, it's good to get away from home and get away from the trails you run a lot just to switch things up and, again, keeping it fresh and keeping it fun. For me, when I don't have fun in training, my performances always drop. It's sort of a pattern that I see. I always seem to feel really good this time of year for whatever reason. I've had good races at Ray Miller and Sean O'Brien, and I feel really good now. I don't know why that is, but it's just the rhythm of how my seasons have gone recently in the last few years. Yeah, I'm ready and happy to be here and feel like I could have a good day.
iRunFar: You also train with some really strong runners on a pretty regular basis. Do you ever find that… does it just provide you energy or does it also wear you down at times because there's so much strength there?
Bowman: Yeah, sometimes, but definitely it's more of an invigorating stimulus on my training than it is something that wears me down. Having guys who I admire and who are better than me at a lot of different things and who can make me a better athlete and who I can help make a better athlete at the same time, and who are just like my buds, you know, and you can go have beers and talk about things that are not running related is really important. The community that we have is just awesome, and I'm super, super happy to be there. I think it's worth checking out for anyone who comes through our neck of the woods.
iRunFar: Is this your first time in New Zealand?
Bowman: Yeah, first time in New Zealand.
iRunFar: What are you most excited about being here in New Zealand?
Bowman: I'm excited to run the race. It's a good way to explore and the trails are amazing from what I've seen. I've done a little bit of running on parts of the course. It looks like it will be a fast course from what I can tell which I'm pretty happy about given that it's early in the season. It's not like a Transgrancanaria type of race where you have to go really deep in order to just finish the darn thing. Of course, I'm going to have to go deep no matter what, but…
iRunFar: To do well, but it's less than a nine-hour race.
Bowman: On a good day. So, I'm excited about that. I'm excited it's not a total soul-crushing-style race because I don't feel like I have that in me right now. I think it's really appropriate for the time of year for the place that I'm at physically and mentally. Like I said I'm just out of the barn for my training and I'm so happy and fortunate to be here.
iRunFar: Good luck this weekend, Dylan, and enjoy it out there.
Bowman: Appreciate it.
Tagged: Dylan Bowman Tarawera Ultra
Bryon Powell is the Editor-in-Chief of iRunFar.com, which he founded more than 10 years ago. Having spent more than 15 years as an ultrarunner and 25 years as a trail runner, he's also written Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and co-wrote Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running. These days he calls Moab, Utah and its trails home.
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Croeso i tudalen gwefan i Flwyddyn 2! Welcome to Year 2's Website page!
Thank you for visiting our Website page where we will aim to keep you updated about the activities and adventures of Year 2.
You will be able to find all the relevant information that you might need along with news and pictures about what we are doing in class. Please see the links below for photos, resources and letters that have been sent home. As always, if you require any more specific information please feel free to speak to us at the beginning or end of the day.
Please see the links to the Welsh Assembly Government Learning Wales Website below. They contain key information regarding the tests that the children will be undertaking in May and also a selection of sample questions from the tests.


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Bilateral relations exist between Armenia and Iran. Despite religious and ideological differences, relations between the two states remain extensively cordial and both are strategic partners in the region. Armenia and Iran are both neighbouring countries in Western Asia and likewise share a common land border that is  in length.

The two nations share their history and culture to a large extent due to their directly interactive relationship going back for thousands of years, starting with the ancient Median Empire. The territory of the modern-day state of Armenia was a part of Qajar Iran until 1828, when it was forcefully ceded to the neighbouring Russian Empire as a consequence of Iran's defeat in the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828 and the resulting Treaty of Turkmenchay. In the present-day, there are no territorial disputes between the two countries and the Armenian minority in Iran, amongst the largest and oldest communities in the world, enjoys official recognition by the Iranian state. Of special importance is the bilateral cooperation in the field of energy security, which lowers Armenia's dependence on Russia and may also open up a route for Iran to supply oil and natural gas to Europe through Georgia and the Black Sea in the absence of international sanctions.

Stepan Safarian of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies has commented on the Armenia–Iran relationship, stating: "Given this geopolitical environment, Armenia has the legitimate right to cooperate with Iran for ensuring its security... Besides, Armenia has an energy surplus and its only major export market at present is Iran... So there is also a lot of economic interest involved."

Due to the two nations' intertwined history, and with the Armenians having a native presence in what is present-day northwestern Iran for millennia, many of the oldest Armenian churches and monasteries are located within Iran, such as the Saint Stepanos Monastery and Saint Thaddeus Monastery, amongst others. Armenia and Iran also share extensive touristic and trade ties.

Context

Brief history

Iran and Armenia have been in close contact for thousands of years. Since Antiquity there has always been much interaction between Ancient Armenia and Persia (Iran). The Armenian people are amongst the native ethnic groups of northwestern Iran (known as Iranian Azerbaijan), having millennia long recorded history there while the region (or parts of it) have had made up part of historical Armenia numerous times in history. These historical Armenian regions that nowadays include Iranian Azerbaijan are Nor Shirakan, Vaspurakan, and Paytakaran. Many of the oldest Armenian chapels, monasteries and churches in the world are located within this region of Iran.

Armenia was conquered by the Persian Empire numerous times throughout history, particularly by the Median, Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sassanid empires, and the Safavid, Afsharid, and Qajar dynasties. Due to the large cultural and historical ties, Armenia is often considered part of Greater Iran. Armenia and Iran enjoy cultural and historical ties that go back thousands of years.

On the Behistun inscription of 515 BC, Darius the Great indirectly confirmed that Urartu and Armenia are synonymous when describing his conquests. Armenia became a satrap of the Persian Empire for a long period of time. Regardless, relations between Armenians and Persians were cordial.

The cultural links between the Armenians and the Persians can be traced back to Zoroastrian times. Prior to the 3rd century AD, no other neighbor had as much influence on Armenian life and culture as Parthia. They shared many religious and cultural characteristics, and intermarriage among Parthian and Armenian nobility was common. For twelve more centuries, Armenia was under the direct or indirect rule of the Persians.

What is now modern day Armenia was relatively recently separated from Iran by the Russian victory in the Russo-Persian War (1826-1828). This loss in the 1826–1828 Russo-Iranian War in the first half of the 19th century made Iran irrevocably cede its Armenian territories (amongst other territories), which made part of the concept of Iran for centuries, to Imperial Russia as confirmed in the Treaty of Turkmenchay of 1828. Following the incorporation by Russia, Armenia stayed within the Russian sphere until the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Nagorno-Karabakh War (1992)
New peace mediation efforts were initiated by the Iranian President, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in the first half of 1992, after the events in Khojaly and the resignation of Azeri President Ayaz Mutallibov. By conducting shuttle diplomacy in Armenia and Azerbaijan for several weeks, Iranian diplomats were able to bring new President of Azerbaijan Yaqub Mammadov and President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosian to Tehran for bilateral talks on 7 May 1992. The Tehran Communiqué was signed by Mammadov, Ter-Petrosian, and Rafsanjani following the agreement of the parties to international legal norms, stability of borders and to deal with the refugee crisis. However, the peace efforts were disrupted on the next day when Armenian troops captured the town of Shusha and failed following the capture of the town Lachin on 18 May.

While Iran had tried to keep the peace between two countries, Azerbaijani leadership had accused Iran for its tacit backup to Armenia, resulting in tensions between Azerbaijan and Iran, and boosting the ties between Armenia and Iran.

Post 1992
In 1994, Armenia shot down an Iranian military plane. Armenia sent a delegation to Iran to apologize. The incident did not prevent the two countries from signing trade deals.

Amid the ongoing Azerbaijan-Armenia border crisis, the Iranian Foreign Minister has reiterated in September 2022 that the Iran-Armenia border must remain unchanged.

High-level visits

Trade
Especially important is the cooperation in the field of energy security, as the pipeline that brings Iranian natural gas into Armenia has been completed many years ago. Additionally, the two states have also implemented other multimillion-dollar energy projects, which include the construction of two hydro-electric plants on the Arax River that marks the Armenian-Iranian border, and a third high-voltage transmission line linking their power grids and dams.

In July 2007, a memorandum was signed on the start of feasibility studies on the ideas of building an Armenian-Iranian railway and a Russian-owned oil refinery that would process Iranian crude. In addition, the Armenian and Iranian governments have been working on a bilateral free trade agreement that could be signed by the end of 2007.

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been quoted as saying "The Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes and supports the development of ties with Armenia in various areas, particularly in energy as well as transportation, sports, and tourism."

Trade relations continue to be strong, as trade volume between the two countries increased to US$200 million in 2009, and to US$300 million by 2014.

In 2014, the Iranian and Armenian energy ministers agreed on the construction of a new power transmission line from Armenia to Iran in line with the two country's efforts to boost energy ties.

In June 2015, both nations agreed to start building the 3rd power transmission line. It will be completed in 2018. Once the project comes on steam, it will almost triple electricity exchange between the two neighbouring countries.

On January 23, 2021, Iran and Armenia signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand trading relations between the two countries. The MOU was signed by  the Armenian Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan and the Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Alireza Razm Hosseini, in Tehran. Accordingly, sectors such as the mining industry, foodstuff, and home appliances are in the main focus that provide ways for the two countries to establish mutual cooperation.

Tourism

Armenia and Iran share extensive touristic ties. About 35,000 Iranian tourists visited Armenia in the first half of 2014, of a total of 495,967 tourists that had come to Armenia in the first half of 2014. This showed an increase of 17.3% compared to the same period last year. In 2014, Iran ranked 4th in the largest number of tourists that visit Armenia, behind Russia (44% of the total number of tourists), Georgia (28%), and the EU (Germany, France, Italy and Scandinavia). As of 2014, Iranian tourists amounted up to 7% of the total number of foreign tourists visiting Armenia.

The number of Iranian tourists visiting Armenia had been steadily on the rise for years, and the two nations have already unveiled plans to sign a memorandum on cooperation in the field of tourism.

 – Head of the Department of Tourism at Armenia's Ministry of Economy Mekhak Apresyan, July 2014.

Cultural ties

Iranian Parthian and Persian have had a massive lexical impact on the Armenian language with a number of linguistic borrowings entering the Armenian language. In fact, when linguists tried to classify Armenian in the late 19th century, they (erroneously) classified it as an Iranian language.

Due to the very long intertwined histories, many of the millennia- and century-old Armenian chapels, monasteries and churches in the world can be found within modern-day Iran, including Saint Stepanos Monastery, St. Thaddeus Monastery and the Chapel of Dzordzor. These three ancient Armenian places of worship have been inscribed for several years now (since 2008) in the UNESCO World Heritage List, under the name of the "Armenian Monastic Ensemble of Iran."

In recent years, Iran's cultural attaché to Armenia, Reza Atufi, has announced that the two countries have reached a preliminary agreement to make a joint television series. He said that the joint venture would portray the social and cultural life of Iran and Armenia and expand cinematic ties between the two countries.

Iranian-Armenians

The Armenian diaspora in Iran is one of the biggest and oldest Armenian communities in the world, as well as the largest in the Middle East. Although Armenians have a long history of interaction and intertwined socio-cultural record with Persia/Iran, Iran's Armenian community emerged when Shah Abbas relocated hundreds of thousands of Armenians from Nakhichevan, at that time on the frontier with the rivalling neighboring Ottoman Empire, to an area of Isfahan called New Julfa in the early 17th century, which was created to become an Armenian quarter. Iran quickly recognized the Armenians' dexterity in commerce. The community became active in the cultural and economic development of Iran.

The remaining Armenian minority in the Islamic Republic of Iran is still the largest Christian community in the country, ahead of the Assyrians. The Armenians remain the most powerful religious minority in Iran. They are appointed two seats in Iranian Parliament (the most within the Religious minority branch) and are the only minority with official Observing Status in the Guardian and Expediency Discernment Councils. Today in Iran there are about 150,000 – 300,000 Armenians left, half of which live in the Tehran area. A quarter live in Isfahan, and the other quarter is concentrated in Northwestern Iran or Iranian Azerbaijan. The majority of Armenians live in the suburbs of Tehran, most notably Narmak, Majidiyeh, Nadershah, etc.

See also

Persian Armenia
Treaty of Turkmenchay
Erivan khanate
Abbas Mirza Mosque, Yerevan
List of ambassadors of Iran to Armenia

References

Sources

External links

 Embassy of Armenia to Iran
 Embassy of Iran to Armenia
 ARMENIA AND IRAN iv. History, discussion, and the presentation of Iranian influences in Armenian Language over the millennia
 Series of several large articles that cover thousands of years of Iranian-Armenian relations in pre-modern times
 ARMENIA AND IRAN vi. Armeno-Iranian relations in the Islamic period

Bilateral relations of Iran
Iran

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