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  1. This is unrelated to the article about laptops for each child. More power, I am very happy. This is for Karabagh Prime Minister Ara Harutyunyan. Will someone ask the Prime Minister what on earth is Nagorno? Why a seemingly Russian word? What does it mean? Also. why a Turkish word? Karabagh means black garden. Why do we use a Russian word followed by a Turkish word to name a province of Armenia, Mr. Prime Minister?

  2.   Congratulations and thanks to Mr. Eurnekian,the AGBU and to  the government of Karabakh. This is another step in providing the children of Karabagh with a quality education…. a major ingredient of hope and stability.

  3. Personal Manifesto regarding XO computers for Nagorno-Karabakh Republic(NKR) school children (From One Laptop Per Child project founded at MIT)

    By Michael Bezjian, Student at Anania Shirakatsi High School in Yerevan      
    August 16, 2011

    XO computers and what they bring

    1. The Internet can be accessed with these computers

    2. NKR is planning to provide internet access in all their schools

    3. XO computers have mechanical keyboards which you need to apply pressure to use

    Problems 

    1. The children will be exposed to Porn at an early age (6-12) because of the connection to the internet 

    2. The children will attempt to use the computers and internet during class for things that are irrelevant, and not pay attention to the subject at hand. This will cause disturbances and arguments between the students and teachers.

    3. Mechanical keyboards are not healthy for children’s fingers because they might cause Carpal tunnel syndrome later in their lives. Since they are still at a young age and their tendons and bones of their hands are still  developing.

    Solution

    1. No internet, only Bluetooth or/and infrared. The teacher should have the power to permit or forbid cross communication between the students during class. The teacher should be able to quickly tell what programs every student has run or is running during class. The teachers should have the power to stop any program that any student is running. This way the students will not be able to play games with the computers during class!

    2. With no internet provided the possibility of the download or upload of porn, graphic images, and content that is not appropiate for underage people, will be greatly mitigated and reduced.

    3.  Touch-Pads instead of XO computers should be distributed to the students. The touch-pads will have touch keyboards in Armenian, Russian, and English. Hopefully the Swipe program (where you slide your fingers over the keyboard rather than tapping it) will be available in all three languages. This way the children will not hurt their fingers by over using the touch-pad.

    I have heard by word of mouth that OLPC failed in Jordan.
    The children used the computers to expose themselves to porn through the internet, the  teachers were disgusted and could not control the situation.

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