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Since its inception, the Academy has promoted the recognition of the impressive scientists of St. Louis. This tradition continues with the Annual Outstanding St. Louis Scientist Awards. Each award-winner represents both an extraordinary caliber of expertise and a dedication to fostering science literacy.
The Academy of Science - St. Louis seeks nominations of outstanding women and men in science, engineering, and technology for the 2013 Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards. These awards will be presented at the annual dinner on April 24, 2013. We wish to focus the region's attention upon individuals and institutions known worldwide for their scientific contributions to research, industry, and quality of life. In every category, preference is given to candidates who also have a record of excellence in communicating with the public or mentoring colleagues.
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2013 Awardee
John C. Morris, MD - Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Professor of Physical Therapy, and Professor of Occupational Therapy at Washington University in St. Louis. He also is the Director and Principal Investigator of the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center; Director of the Memory and Aging Project at Washington University School of Medicine.
Dr. Morris is an international leader in Alzheimer disease research and is ranked in the top 1% of investigators in the field of Neuroscience and Behavior by Essential Science Indicators database. He has published over 400 scholarly articles and numerous monographs and textbooks. At Washington University he is Principal Investigator for four multicomponent research grants, awarded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), to study various aspects of Alzheimer disease. These grants include the Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, which Dr. Morris directs, two program projects, "Healthy Aging and Senile Dementia" and "Antecedent Biomarkers for AD: The Adult Children Study"; and a cooperative agreement that establishes an international consortium of leading academic centers, "The Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network" (DIAN). Dr. Morris directs all of these programs with the overarching goal of identifying Alzheimer disease in its earliest stages, prior to the onset of any symptoms, so that therapies can be initiated to prevent the occurrence of Alzheimer dementia. Dr. Morris chairs the Clinical Task Force for the NIA's Alzheimer Disease Centers program and is a board member for the St. Louis Chapter of the Alzheimer Association. The focus of Dr. Morris' research and practice is Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders associated with aging. Specific research interests include detecting preclinical Alzheimer's disease, improving the diagnosis of early-stage Alzheimer's disease, evaluating new drugs for the treatment of dementia, and establishing phenotypes for inherited forms of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
2013 Awardees
Nestlé Purina PetCare -Headquartered in St. Louis for more than 80 years, Nestlé Purina PetCare is a world leader in the pet products industry, dedicated to improving the lives of cats and dogs through quality nutrition and care. Nestlé Purina PetCare employs more than 6,500 in the United States and has a global network of 400 scientists and nutritionists in leading advancements for pet nutrition in helping the lives of cats and dogs. With over 100 partnerships with external research institutes and universities including Washington University and University of Missouri, Nestlé Purina has an unparalleled network of scientific innovators worldwide working to discover next advancements in pet nutrition, health and wellness. Nestlé Purina PetCare R&D is based in St. Louis and an active member of the large Nestlé R&D Network. Nestlé is the world's largest nutrition, health, and wellness company with over 5,000 people in R&D worldwide with investments of over 2 billion per year focused on developing advancements in nutrition, health and wellness.
Karen Seibert, Ph.D. - Director of Genomics and Pathology Services, Professor of Genetics, and Professor of Pathology and Immunology at Washington University. Dr. Seibert is recognized as one of the principal investigators who identified the arthritis and pain drug, Celebrex. She and her colleagues at Washington University in the 1980's were among the first to describe a novel enzyme involved in pain and inflammation—COX-2. While VP of Research and Development at Pfizer, she honed her science leadership expertise in pharmaceutical management, organizational design, change management, and team and talent development while leading a team of 500+ scientists. As Pfizer moved its presence from St. Louis, Karen is credited with facilitating the retention of the life-science brain trust of employees in our region—at start-ups, universities and corporations. Once again at Washington University, Karen now leads a large, multi-disciplinary team of scientists who discover and develop new clinical genomic tests for use in medical practice and clinical research. Past Award Recipients: James S. McDonnell Foundation (2012) and Larry J. Shapiro, M.D. (2012); Emerson (2011) and Timothy Eberlein, M.D. (2011); Missouri Botanical Garden (2010) and M. Carolyn Baum, Ph.D., OTR (2010); The Boeing Company (2009) and William A. Peck, M.D. (2009); Charles Kilo, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E. (2008) and The Monsanto Company (2008); William (Bill) Danforth, M.D. and Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (2007)
Pana Charumilind, Ph.D. - Chemical Process Technology Project Lead, Monsanto. In addition to Dr. Charumilind's accomplishments as a research scientist, his position as CPT Project Lead includes working across all disciplines. In 2011 he received the Monsanto Queeny Award, the highest science and technology award bestowed on Monsanto employees, for his work on the non-noble metal catalyst development. This led to more efficient use of raw materials because it has a significantly lower-cost and more stable catalyst. 30 years ago, recognizing the need to foster a love of science in children, Pana began an avocation as catalyst, facilitator and advocate of the Academy of Science-St. Louis Science Fair. Over decades, he has recruited Monsanto employees to judge the local, regional and Honor's fairs; advocated for scholarship awards for middle school students; and reinforced the value of hands-on-science for the next generation.
Past Award Recipients: Mabel L. Purkerson, M.D. (2012); Janey S. Symington, Ph.D. (2011) and Linda Cottler, Ph.D. (2011); Pfizer-St. Louis (2010); Heidi R. Hope, Ph.D. (2010); Lincoln I. Diuguid, Ph.D.(2009); Paul Markovits, Ph.D. and Paul A. Young, Ph.D. (2008) Patricia E. Simmons, Ph.D. (2007); Thomas A. Woolsey, M.D. (2006); Charles R. Granger, Ph.D. (2005); Luther S. Williams, Ph.D. (2004); Will D. Carpenter, Ph.D. (2003); Jessie L. Ternberg, M.D., Ph.D. (2002); Ernest G. Jaworski, Ph.D. (2001); Willis V. Hauser (1999)
Dale Dorsett, Ph.D. - Professor, Edward A. Doisy Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Dorsett has been called "the godfather of cohesinopathies." His discoveries have steered the course of understanding and potential therapy for this class of human genetic disorders. Dale's pioneering work has advanced knowledge in the fundamental mechanism of gene control during development. His research papers have been cited in thousands of publications, testifying to the impact of his discoveries on modern cell and molecular biology. The impact of his work truly extends from the bench to the clinic.
Samuel Klein, M.D.- William H. Danforth Professor of Medicine and Nutritional Science; Director, Center for Human Nutrition; Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Klein is recognized internationally as a leader in a field of rising critical importance—obesity and metabolic dysfunction. His key contribution is the application and translation of basic metabolic science to humans resulting in important advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of obesity. His work involves the use of both basic and clinical research tools to evaluate the regulation of cellular, regional, and whole-body substrate metabolism to test physiologically and clinically relevant hypotheses in human subjects in vivo. He also leads a group of investigators conducting trials evaluating different dietary, lifestyle, drug and surgical therapies to reduce body weight and improve metabolic health. Additionally, Sam is committed to mentoring postdoctoral trainees and junior faculty (MD and PhD) and has developed an outstanding environment for young investigators to obtain a comprehensive experience in a variety of aspects of clinical and translational research.
Past Award Recipients: Govindaswamy Chinnadurai, Ph.D. (2012) and Scott J. Hultgren, Ph.D. (2012); Duane Grandgenett, Ph.D. (2011) and Toni Kutchan, Ph.D. (2011); Alan L. Schwartz, Ph.D. (2010); Cheryl S. Asa, Ph.D.(2009) and Gerald Medoff, M.D. (2009); Martin H. Israel, Ph.D. (2008), Kattesh V. Katti, Ph.D. and Robert M. Senior, M.D. (2007); Barbara Schaal, Ph.D. and Raymond E. Arvidson, Ph.D. (2006); G. Alexander Patterson, M.D. and Robert T. Fraley, Ph.D. (2005); Patricia G. Parker, Ph.D. and Clifford M. Will, Ph.D. (2004); Susan Mackinnon, M.D. and Raymond G. Slavin, M.D. (2003); Carl M. Bender, Ph.D. and Robert E. Ricklefs, Ph.D. (2002); Christopher I. Byrnes, Ph.D. and Dennis W. Choi, M.D., Ph.D. (2001); Allen R. Atkins, Ph.D. and Sarah C. R. Elgin, Ph.D. (2000); Robert B. Belshe, M.D. and Ananthachari Srinivasan, Ph.D. (1999)
George Gokel, Ph.D.Distinguished Professor of Science and Director of the Center for Nanoscience at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Dr. Gokel has been a pioneer in the area of synthetic, membrane-active and biologically active compounds, an area now showing considerable vigor. George's accomplishments began with his work in the new field of phase transfer catalysis - involving the development of new reagents, reactions, and mechanistic studies. His development of a class of compounds that he named "lariat ethers" was the first clear demonstration of alkali metal cation-pi interactions. Over the past decade, George's lab has developed a synthetic ion channel and the first completely synthetic anion-selective channel for targeted and enhanced efficacy of drug delivery. Additionally, George has assumed leadership roles in international symposia and journals on supramolecular chemistry.
Gregory Yablonsky, Ph.D. - Associate Research Professor of Chemistry, Parks College, Department of Chemistry at Saint Louis University. Dr. Yablonsky is a world recognized expert in the area of chemical kinetics, catalysis and chemical engineering, particularly in catalytic technology of complete and selective oxidation. Yablonsky's theory of complex steady-state and non-steady state catalytic reactions is used by research teams around the globe. Bridging chemical kinetics and mathematics, Gregory developed a new paradigm for decoding the heterogeneous catalytic reactions based on rigorous relationships between observed reaction behavior and complex reaction mechanism. He also created a theory for the advanced worldwide experimental technique (Temporal Analysis of Products-TAP) developed in St. Louis. Gregory has numerous international designations as Honorary Professor, Fellow, Doctor and Member of prestigious science academies and universities in Belgium, India, China and Russia.
Past Award Recipients: Kevin Depperman (2012) and Stuart A. Solin, Ph.D. (2012);Ettigounder (Samy) Ponnusamy, Ph.D. (2011) and Alexander Rubin, Ph.D. (2011); David A. Fischhoff, Ph.D. (2010) and Stephen R. Padgette, Ph.D. (2010); Ramesh K. Agarwal, Ph.D. (2009); Sherman J. Silber, M.D., F.A.C.S. (2008); Robert B. Horsch, Ph.D. (2006); Krishnan K. Sankaran, Ph.D. (2005); Rudolph N. Yurkovich (2004); Donald P. Ames, Ph.D. (2003); Richard E. Pinckert, Ph.D. and Jonathan S. Turner, Ph.D. (2002); Richard D. Bucholz, M.D. (2001)
An Award will not be presented in 2013.
Past Award Recipients: Timothy J. Ley, M.D. (2012) Elaine R. Mardis, Ph.D.(2012) Richard K. Wilson, Ph.D.
Angel Baldan, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Edward A. Doisy Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Member, Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University. Baldan began his groundbreaking studies on atherosclerosis as a postdoctoral fellow at UCLA. He showed that mice lacking a protein called ABCG1 develop massive cholesterol and phospholipid deposition in the lung--resembling life-threatening human pulmonary alveolar proteinosis syndrome. This has important implications for the clinical course of lung infections, asthma, allergies and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Since moving to St. Louis, Angel discovered the gene for sterol regulatory element-binding protein SREBP-2 contains within it a second gene for a key regulatory non-coding RNA, called miR-33. This finding uncovered an unexpected mechanism by which intracellular and whole-body cholesterol metabolism are regulated, and showed that miR-33 controls the expression of key transporters for both bile and HDL-cholesterol in the liver. These findings suggest novel therapeutic approaches to manage patients at risk for cardiovascular disease and provide new insight into statin therapy and improving the effectiveness and safety of cholesterol-lowering medication.
Katherine A. Henzler-Wildman, Ph.D. -Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular BioPhysics, Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Henzler-Wildman has made substantial contributions to our understanding of the role of protein motions in protein function in enzyme catalysis and transport of substrates across a membrane. Her research shows great promise for advancing our understanding of structure-dynamics-function relationships in the challenging field of membrane proteins as she develops tools for applying high-resolution NMR methods to integral membrane proteins. Katie's study of the EmrE transporter protein provides the most detailed and direct experimental observation of the dynamics of an active transporter, answering important biological questions regarding symmetry in its structure and function. Katie's work has shown that high-resolution NMR can successfully by used to measure functionally important motions of integral member proteins, opening the wave for further studies of these challenging systems. Additionally, Dr. Henzler-Wildman has been the recipient of the prestigious Searle Scholar Award and is to receive the Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award from the Biophysical Society in 2013.
Past Award Recipients: Audrey R. Odom, M.D., Ph.D. (2012); Randall J. Bateman, M.D. (2010); Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Ph.D. (2010); Jonathan M. Chase, Ph.D. (2009); Timothy E. Holy, Ph.D. (2009); Sonya Bahar, Ph.D. (2008); Eric C. Leuthardt, M.D. and Ali Shilatifard, Ph.D. (2007); Shelley D. Minteer, Ph.D. (2005); James H. Buckley, Ph.D. (2004); Phyllis I. Hanson, M.D., Ph.D. and James P. McCarter, M.D., Ph.D. (2003); Karen L. Wooley, Ph.D. (2002); Jonathan B. Losos, Ph.D. (2001); Steven F. Dowdy, Ph.D. and Michael E. Wysession, Ph.D. (2000); Laura L. Dugan, M.D. (1999); Scott Hultgren, Ph.D. (1998); James M. Bornholdt, Ph.D. (1997); Alison Goate, Ph.D. and Robert D. Davinroy (1996); Jacob D. Langer, M.D. (1995)
James Wilson, Ph.D. - E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor, Experiential and Family Education at Forest Park Forever through University of Missouri-St. Louis
Dr. Wilson has dedicated his career to science and environmental outreach and education. As head of Natural History and Education Divisions with Missouri Department of Conservation, he helped design, develop and operate four major nature centers and a residential training center for teachers. He led a statewide team of natural history biologists and educators, implementing endangered species, natural areas, nongame wildlife and education programs. As part of the Des Lee Collaborative Vision with UMSL and Forest Park Forever, his current work emphasizes experiential learning programs for teachers, students and citizens. Jim is a collaborator, bringing together diverse groups for more effective management of natural resources, environmental quality and the fostering of community ownership of the stewardship of the environment. In nominating Jim, Leslie Hoffarth, President and Executive Director of Forest Park Forever, stated, "We are grateful for Jim's exceptional leadership and the significant role he has played in strengthening the organization's strategic plans and in providing quality education and community outreach programming."
Past Award Recipients: Pamela Gay, Ph.D. (2012) and Michael W. Friedlander, Ph.D. (2012); Young Scientist Program, Washington University in St. Louis (2011); Harold H. Harris, Ph.D. (2010); Victoria Lynn May (2009); Harold R. Messler, B.S. (2008) and John Rigden, Ph.D. (2008); Patrick L. Osborne, Ph.D. (2007); Kenneth Mares, Ph.D. (2006); Robert A. Williams, Ph.D. (2005); Paul H. Young, M.D. and William L. McConnell (2004)
Academy of Science - Monsanto & MEMC Science Teachers of the Year will be recognized at the 2013 Academy of Science Outstanding Scientist Awards Dinner. Teachers will receive $2,000 for Professional Development and $500 for classroom supplies. Congratulations to this years awardees!
The Academy of Science - Monsanto Science Teacher of the Year:
Cheryl Thomas of St. Ann's - Normandy
The Academy of Science - MEMC Science Teacher of the Year:
Sheila McCart of Rockwood Valley Middle School


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Cross country: Dom-a-nic: Hebron runner completes impressive cross country season
By Justin Thomas,
Published: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 6:08 PM CST
A busy and successful cross country year came to a close Saturday for Hebron's Robert Domanic, as the Class 5A State Champion capped off his superb season by earning All-American status at the 2012 Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships at Balboa Park in San Diego, Calif.
Domanic crossed the line in 15th (15:40) and was the top boys performer from Texas. Ed Cheserek (14:59) of St. Benedict's (N.J.) won the national title.
It was the second consecutive season Domanic has competed at Foot Locker after placing 20th last year on the same course (15:42). He earned the right to compete after placing in the top 20 at a qualifier in Charlotte, N.C. earlier this year.
"I felt pretty good about the race," Domanic said. "I thought I ran pretty well, but it was tough. I was in sixth after about two miles and just died like crazy. The portion with the hills just killed me."
Domanic was in the midst of a busy stretch as just a week prior he competed on a mud-filled terrain at the Nike Nationals in Portland, Ore. and took fifth.
"It was weird because it actually threw off my sleep schedule a little bit," he said. "I thought I had a better chance to do well in San Diego just because I had been there before and knew the course. I thought I ran well in both races. The mud in Portland was annoying, but I think I run pretty well in it. But I was more pleased with my run in San Diego because I got the last All-American spot."
While the fall season has concluded, Domanic still has plenty of work to do before the Ole Miss commit graduates in the spring.
"Right now, I'm going to take it easy for a week," Domanic said. "I'll take a couple of days of then run a mile or two a day for the rest of the week. Then I'll start ramping back up my training because the USA Junior Cross Country Championships are coming up in February."
Should Domanic place in the top five, he would qualify for the USA Junior Team and advance to the World Championships in Poland. Last year, Domanic finished 13th, while Hebron's Kevyn Hoyos took 11th.
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The second most immature insignia to be plastered on everything from the bottoms of skateboards, the backs -and fronts- of t-shirts, backpacks, Bam Margera trademarked Toilet Plungers, and girls' right breasts. For first most immature see "MTV". "Dude, I jus' got my matching heartogram tracksuit/sneaker combo in the mail from Hot Topic."
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the heartogram is a trademark/symbol of the finnish love metal band HIM(formerly H.I.M), many people misunderstand the meaning of the heartogram. the heartogram represents the coming together of different ideas or forces, love and hate, life and death. HIM gave partial rights to Bam Margera to use the heartogram for promotions and personal items such as skatboards and clothing. HIM is also signed under Bam Margeras record lable, Filthy Note Records. heartogram
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Nothing, idiots. You all mean Heartagram, made by HIM, not H.I.M. a Heartagram is a symbol made up by the band HIM which is a mix between a pentagram (Notice pentAgram, not pentOgram) and a heart. The symbol was then stolen by the second biggest douche (the first being John Edwards) in the universe, Bam Margera. It's not Heartogram you newb. Even HIM's website is www.heartagram.com
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The symbol of love and rock. Rock music that is. The symbol of love rock combined. also known as the love metal. The heartogram poster is on my wall
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it is the perfect symbol!!! the rite mixe of life/death love/hate light/day. the heartagram stands for H.I.M as a band, as an entity, and for 'love metal' in general. it is not bam magera sign valo lead singer of H.I.M but gave some rights to it to bam for logo purposes and marketing. it also has nothing to so with the devil Heartogram is the trademarked symbol of H.I.M and promotional symbol for Bam Magera.
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H.I.M. and Bam Margera do NOT own the heartogram. They don't. Don't get me wrong, I love H.I.M, Bam's okay, but they don't own the heartogram. They can't, you can't own a sign, not even if you made it up. It can show up anywhere, you can't make the world not use it.
Okay, on to the actuall definition, a heartogram, is the sign of love, and hate, or life and death. This reminds me of something I read in Harry Potter. Neither can live while the other survives. There can't be death without life, there can't be evil without good. The heartogram is a combination of a heart, and a pentagram, which the wiccans wore, they beleived the universe is made up of five elements (note the 5 points on the pentagram), fire (pointing down), earth, spirit (pointing up), water, and air. This is the same sign 'devil worshipers' ware, but PAY ATTENTION to this next part. IT DEPENDS WHICH WAY IT'S POINTING!!!!!!! NOT all people whom wear the sign are worshiping evil, if the point is down, they are, on top there would leave earth, and fire, BUT if there is only one, and it's on top, that means they're a good person. So don't go off making a fool of yourself, pay attention to the points. If you don't, I hope you like trash cans. Oh hello April, nice outfit! I'm likeing the pentagram necklace. Let's be happy it's got the one point upward-oh have you seen my new braclett? I love the heartogram charm the best. Hey. . .My socks don't match. . .


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I've thought about doing a bike in honor of the Navy trainer made by Beechcraft. It's been in use for years and still is the trainer used by Navy pilots before they fly jets. I was stationed at Whiting Field in Milton Florida back in the late 80's where many of these are being flown today.
I'm going to use the walmart 32 inch bike I just picked up. It already has the orange, I just need to do the black (it has black fenders and wheels already too) and white trim, add some insignia somehow, and a couple of exhaust stacks, and that may do the trick. Easy. I should be spending more time on my annual build off bike, but I'm not motivated for it right now.


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Eventually I want to put them on a DVD just to save room on my hard drive. I have 3 of them and C and E have about 3 Gb left between them.
I still haven't really figured out the movie template thing yet nor have I been able to figure out how to cut my clips up so just the piece I want is a stand alone piece in the time line and what I trimmed gets saved separately.
One off thread question. Does VS have a cache? The one time that I was able to suscessfully create a stand alone clip I've lost the parts that I had cut it out of and now I need them but, I can't find it in any of my files. I tried using VS Help but nothing came up (the tape was taped over).
If you only have 3 GB left between drive C and E, it is a wonder you can do video work at all. It is high time to at least clean out the drives and/or get a new drive.
If you have a video and you remove sections out of that clip, the removed sections do not get saved anywhere. You of course should still have the original video which has not been modified. The "cut" parts are not saved but they are still part of the original file. What do you mean you "lost the parts that I had cut it out of". Did you delete the original source file?


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Luca's birthday party came and went over the weekend. Let me just say that these events are hard work. I'm not quite sure how some parents do this every year. We kept it fairly simple and smallish. I prepared homemade dip, chocolate crackles, coconut ice and caramel crispies (super simple from Nigella's feast) and of course the cake. Of which I was up icing at two in the morning, the night before. It was nothing amazing or creative. Just a rich butter cake with buttercream icing and a stripe of smarties. But everyone seemed to enjoy it. There was bought sausage rolls, party pies and other junk food. Because it was a birthday party afterall. All served on hard wearing old enamel and a few other vintage bits and pieces. Ones that weren't too precious.
We used my brother-in-laws yard at his holiday house property which has the most amazing views. There are quite a few trails there so all the kids did plenty of bike riding. No party games, we just let the kids do their own thing. It seemed to work and there were smiles all round.
The bunting was another thing whipped up after midnight the night before. It was very simply cut out with pinking shears and sewn onto twine. I used a boyish combination of blue and red vintage sheeting, scrap linen and wool.
And yes, this was our very first birthday party that we've hosted. We both grew up in a religion that did not celebrate birthdays. When we were not a part of that religion anymore we pretty much had to learn how to celebrate these things. So it has taken a number of years to work up the courage to actually host one. For the last few years we have just had a cake and present at home with the four of us. Which I secretly prefer. Event organizing is just not really my thing.
But of course the smiles at the end of the day do make it all worth it.
21 comments:
- Veronica said...
it looks delightful tania. our birthday celebrations are always small scale. i love the simplicity of your day. birthdays like this are very special and the ones we always remember. xo.
- November 14, 2011 at 8:13 AM
- Jode said...
I think it looks lovely! Birthday's really are hard work...i have spent many a night icing cakes and getting prep done but the smiles are worth it! i did chose not to have a party for the twins 1 yr celebration this year though as really i just couldn't deal with the stress and i wanted it just to be about them and us and celebrating the first year rather than a huge 'do' for the parents...i have received a few comments about that decision though!
looks like you all had a great time and i think your cake looks very special...who can resist smarties after all?!
Jode x
Jode x - November 14, 2011 at 8:55 AM
- Jacqueline said...
It looks like a lovely party! They are better had simply, than complicated.
My husband grew up in a non celebrating religion to, but has since moved away from it. He is very happy to give gifts but is uncomfortable recieving them, pity for him to marry a chronic gift giver! I am slowly retraining him :D
Jacq - November 14, 2011 at 9:32 AM
- Shelley said...
It looks beautiful :) A cake & a present or two are all that kids need for a birthday. Im not into big stressful parties here. Yours sounds just perfect!
- November 14, 2011 at 9:41 AM
- one claire day said...
Happy Birthday Lucas... looks like you guys had a lovely, fun, happy day! Great cake and bunting and views! x
- November 14, 2011 at 10:20 AM
- Nelly said...
I was oggling that land Its just like I want to won and its a holiday property?? Wow I would want to live there ful time.
Guess what I am?Tho am slack but still believe but you know how it goes.You must email me.xx - November 14, 2011 at 10:39 AM
- Christine said...
You've done really well and should be very proud of your efforts! The weather kindly obliged with sunny offerings and everything looks lovely, including the views and bunting!
We only try to do parties every second year which eases the pressure a bit, especially if their 'on' year, we do some sort of outing instead of the party. Although even with ALL the work, it is such a nice feeling when it's over, knowing that you've provided them with happy birthday memories to cherish.
Some of our extended family also do not celebrate festive events due to religion, it can sometimes get a little tricky when they visit over someone's birthday.
Hope your Monday is deservedly relaxing! xx - November 14, 2011 at 10:50 AM
- nicole said...
It looks like the happiest day! You did a good job...and you know it's the simple things that are the best. (I'll try to remind myself this when I prepare for my little girls birthday this week.) Nothing needs to be super fancy for kids. I remember my mum used to make us lolly bags made out of milk cartons and we thought they were the beez kneez growing up!
- November 14, 2011 at 10:56 AM
- Tammi said...
Well done Tania! Looks and sounds like it was a fab day all round.
The only big celebrations we have had are for 1st and 5th birthdays where we gather together with friends and family, all the others we keep low key.
x - November 14, 2011 at 12:16 PM
- Allana said...
Happy Birthday to Luca! Looks like an awesome day and what a magical venue! You did an amazing job! :)
They are really hard work aren't they! We have decided that The Munchkin's 5th will be a simple affair compared to the previous ones, I am yet to really enjoy her birthday due to party stress, and even then we have kept them fairly simple! I agree with the no games thing - much better to let them create their own fun I think. - November 14, 2011 at 12:20 PM
- michelle said...
That all looked so beautiful Tania! The cake looks really great, I bet the kids just demolished it! Simple is good.
- November 14, 2011 at 12:22 PM
- Kim H said...
What a lovely, simple, pretty {but boyish!} birthday party. I don't think there's a better way, myself. We've done huge big ones and tiny ones and the tiny, simple, intmate ones are always the best. As long as there's a birthday cake, that is:) Happy birthday to Luca x
- November 14, 2011 at 12:37 PM
- Tania @ Out Back said...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Luca!
You did a great job Tania...
There is nothing simple about a birthday party. Thankfully the last one I had to prepare was 10 years ago...Now we just give the birthday person a choice of what they want to do and usually it involves going out to tea (dinner) with just family members :)
Sounds like you all had the perfect day... - November 14, 2011 at 1:39 PM
- maekellan.com said...
The smartie stripe across the cake is very effective, looks yummy.
- November 14, 2011 at 1:44 PM
- DuckEggBlue said...
Happy Birthday Luca, I must say I think the simpler the better. I have hosted way too many parties and I am learning to tone them down just so as I can actually not feel exhausted. I'll admit to having stayed up to the wee hours on bunting before.
- November 14, 2011 at 2:00 PM
- Ailsa said...
What a wonderful view! Just magical. Happy Birthday to Luca!
- November 14, 2011 at 3:42 PM
- cathy@home said...
What a lovely backdrop for a great Birthday party.
Love the cake. - November 14, 2011 at 5:30 PM
- Christina said...
Sounds like you pulled off your first party quite well! We rarely had parties as children, I don't think my mother enjoyed organising them either, but I do. I love picking a theme, making decorations and creating a cake. I wonder if the novelty will wear off when we have two children? :)
- November 14, 2011 at 7:00 PM
- Bee Girl said...
You did it! Congratulations on pulling off what looks like a fabulous party!!! Happy Birthday to you both!
- November 15, 2011 at 12:03 AM
- BLD in MT said...
I secretly prefer a tiny gathering myself. For Matt's birthday we had one friend over. Perfect if you ask me.
I am glad your party hosting went so well and left everyone happy! - November 15, 2011 at 7:42 AM
- Bungalowgirl said...
Sounds like you organized a party with all the important bits covered, and frankly I think it's all about the friends and the cake- and that's just lurid colour plus maximal lolly coverage and you pretty much did that. melx
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Posted Jul 3, 2012 12:51 UTC (Tue) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link]
Posted Jul 3, 2012 13:18 UTC (Tue) by Thue (subscriber, #14277) [Link]
Posted Jul 3, 2012 19:02 UTC (Tue) by kleptog (subscriber, #1183) [Link]
I read somewhere that an NTP server (it might have been OpenBSDs) handled it by smearing it over 10 seconds, since the adjtime interface specifies a maximum slew of 10%.
Frankly I think Google's smearing algorithm is a brilliant idea. You could implement it with a handful of lines in the NTP server. (You don't need to do the lying-to-downstream bit).
Our systems were apparently protected by an upstream old OpenBSD server losing the leap-second bit so they spent the next day resyncing their clock back in line with the new time (the munin graphs are interesting). Unfortunately, the OpenBSD servers themselves didn't do quite so well, they stepped the clock back a whole second which apparently threw OpenVPN for a loop.
Posted Jul 3, 2012 19:28 UTC (Tue) by drag (subscriber, #31333) [Link]
Posted Jul 3, 2012 19:54 UTC (Tue) by paulj (subscriber, #341) [Link]
Posted Jul 3, 2012 19:59 UTC (Tue) by drag (subscriber, #31333) [Link]
I expect that for a whole host of applications having a second that is randomly different from all other seconds would be irritating. Anything dealing with automation on a assembly line would probably be irritated to know that their devices are going to have to deal with time units that are shifting goal posts. Avionics was mentioned above as well as a couple other things that I won't bother repeating.
The whole point of the leap second is to keep a second a second. When a second is not a second then what do you do to deal with that?
Posted Jul 3, 2012 20:08 UTC (Tue) by paulj (subscriber, #341) [Link]
For timestamps for record keeping, with similar requirements, surely they should be using epoch-based kernel interfaces, and doing any remaining formatting to and conversion for calendar times in userspace?
Posted Jul 3, 2012 21:03 UTC (Tue) by drag (subscriber, #31333) [Link]
Well if I was following the discussion correctly it's those 'epoch-based kernel interfaces' that are the things being 'smeared'.
Besides that,
If it was up to me all the programs I use would only see time in epoch UTC. That would be the only time supported by anything. It's the userspace's responsibility to present time in a human-readable format. Unfortunately that is not how people do things.
Posted Jul 3, 2012 23:53 UTC (Tue) by xman (subscriber, #46972) [Link]
TAI is the way to go.
Posted Jul 4, 2012 3:28 UTC (Wed) by drag (subscriber, #31333) [Link]
As far as scientific time keeping it's already been found to be fundamentally flawed due to the fact that they didn't take the effect of gravity into it. and is probably going to be replaced by something else eventually that is adjusted for altitude.
Posted Jul 4, 2012 13:26 UTC (Wed) by andreasb (subscriber, #80258) [Link]
Posted Jul 4, 2012 18:32 UTC (Wed) by cesarb (subscriber, #6266) [Link]
GPS does. The GPS timestamp is TAI with a fixed offset.
Posted Jul 17, 2012 17:59 UTC (Tue) by Baylink (subscriber, #755) [Link]
The problem here is not the *choice of timescale*: UTC is monotonic even over leap seconds; 58, 59, 60, 00.
The *problem* is that the kernel isn't following UTC *either*; not if it's ticking backwards. It's that *ticking backwards* part that is the problem, and I've yet to see a truly compelling reason why it should do so.
Posted Jul 4, 2012 11:49 UTC (Wed) by paulj (subscriber, #341) [Link]
Anyway, the question remains: exactly who needs to have the leap-second occur as an inserted second, rather than a spaced out smear?
People who need precise control/responses: They definitely don't want it, they need accurate relative time.
People who need 1±0.1 second accuracy to the global reference of UTC: well, that must be because they need to compare time across systems. In which case, they need some *other* system to synchronise time across those systems, such as NTP. If those systems are within one organisation, they can use NTP to do the slew in a relatively co-ordinated fashion.
So whose left? It seems to me that it must be organisations who wish to compare time to ±0.1s accuracy across systems distributed over multiple organisations, who do not normally work closely enough together that they can arrange to synchronise to anything other than UTC.
So how many such organisations exist with those kinds of requirements? What is the application? Is it even realistic to expect ±0.1s accuracy in timestamps at such scales?
Why hold the reliability of our software hostage to requirements that few likely need or care about? Would it be possible to punt to userspace, and have NTP handle the method, through an interface that allows the kernel to be agnostic about it? Wouldn't that be much much better for pretty much everyone? (Don't you need to run NTP in the first place in order to get the leap-second?).
Posted Jul 4, 2012 14:01 UTC (Wed) by faramir (subscriber, #2327) [Link]
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Posted Jul 4, 2012 17:56 UTC (Wed) by jwakely (subscriber, #60262) [Link]
Posted Jul 7, 2012 1:13 UTC (Sat) by BenHutchings (subscriber, #37955) [Link]
Posted Jul 6, 2012 17:31 UTC (Fri) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954) [Link]
Ah yes, the damn POSIX epoch specifies time since in Epoch in UTC. I thought it was just "seconds since epoch". :(
Well, to be precise, there's no such thing as time since X in UTC. UTC is means of identifying a moment in time that involves year, month, day, etc. It implicitly provides a means of identifying certain intervals too, for example tells you what "February 1992" is. It doesn't deal with lengths of time (periods).
The relationship between the POSIX time representation and UTC is that the POSIX count assumes 60 seconds in every UTC minute, regardless of how long that minute actually lasts.
Posted Jul 12, 2012 18:59 UTC (Thu) by VITTUIX-MAN (guest, #82895) [Link]
Any system that has heterogenous hardware and software that nevertheless passes around time stamps, could get upset if different machines used heterogenous sources of time as well, so that this smearing wont happen in unison. That is, different ntp servers some of which smear, others not or they use different smear period and interwall.
Rare - surely, as rare as leap second problems, but have a million systems, and a few gets hitten by this hard.
Posted Jul 3, 2012 20:04 UTC (Tue) by kleptog (subscriber, #1183) [Link]
leap_second_handling = smear|strict
I'd use the 'smear' setting. Alternatively, if there was a syscall that gave me the TAI I might use that. But monotonic time is just one of those assumptions that creeps in very easily.
Interestingly, you could define a smeared time which would be mostly UTC but be convertible exactly to both UTC and TAI on demand. But for me monotonicity is the most important bit really.
Posted Jul 3, 2012 21:47 UTC (Tue) by lindi (subscriber, #53135) [Link]
Posted Jul 4, 2012 18:49 UTC (Wed) by kleptog (subscriber, #1183) [Link]
$ TZ="right/UTC" date ; TZ="posix/UTC" date Wed Jul 4 18:26:24 UTC 2012 Wed Jul 4 18:26:49 UTC 2012
Posted Jul 4, 2012 19:38 UTC (Wed) by lindi (subscriber, #53135) [Link]
tai.c - why return t + 10?
Posted Jul 6, 2012 4:48 UTC (Fri) by pr1268 (subscriber, #24648) [Link]
Why return t + 10;?
I'm also curious about the curl braces creating a new scope but no if() / do / while() code.
I'm not trying to be critical; just a little curious...
Posted Jul 6, 2012 5:43 UTC (Fri) by lindi (subscriber, #53135) [Link]
The new block was just for clarity.
why t + 10?
Posted Jul 8, 2012 1:53 UTC (Sun) by pr1268 (subscriber, #24648) [Link]
I was then going to ask why add ten seconds, but then I found out what the ten seconds were about (scroll down to the image titled "Time scales since the cesium atomic frequency standard").
Posted Jul 4, 2012 9:40 UTC (Wed) by Tobu (subscriber, #24111) [Link]
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The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore, will arrive Armenia's capital city Yerevan, on Monday, along the lines of a regional visit. As Armenian ...GIRL, WHO KILLED RUSSIAN-ARMENIAN RAPPER, IS JUNKIE, PORN STAR
The girl named Ekaterina (Katya), who killed well-known Russian-Armenian rapper Levon Papyan—who was known under the stage name of Lyova Twice—uses narcotics and provides escort services. ...AZERBAIJAN VIOLATES CEASEFIRE MANY TIMES IN PAST 3 DAYS
YEREVAN. - In the last three days, Azerbaijan breached the ceasefire on numerous occasions, at the line of contact between the Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces, at the northeastern sector of the ...ARMENIAN, CHINESE ATTORNEY GENERALS SIGN COOPERATION PROGRAM
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan and China's Procurator General Cao Jianming on Monday signed the 2012-2013 cooperation program. In line with this program, the parties will convene ...NKR PARLIAMENTARY FACTIONS CALL UPON INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO RESTRAIN AZERBAIJAN
STEPANAKERT. - The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic National Assembly (NKR NA) factions and parliamentary group issued a statement in connection with Azerbaijan's offensive operations at the line of contact ... SUSPENDED GAS SUPPLY RESUMES IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Natural gas supply to Armenia was resumed at 3.30 on June 10, ArmRusGazprom Company informs. The supply was suspended on June 8 due to damage repair works at Georgia's Ghazakh-Saguramo section ...WE LOOK TOWARD DEEPENING TIES WITH ARMENIAN COLLEAGUES - CHINESE PROCURATOR GENERAL
YEREVAN. - China is interested in deepening relations with the Armenian colleagues, China's Procurator General Cao Jianming said Monday, in Armenia's capital city Yerevan, after the 2012-2013 cooperation ...RUSSIAN FM COMPARES SITUATION IN SYRIA WITH KARABAKH PEACE PROCESS
MOSCOW. - Russian FM Sergey Lavrov compared the conflict in Syria with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. War is not a means to settle such conflicts, Lavrov stated at a briefing on June 9 dedicated to the ...NAPOLEON LETTER WRITTEN IN ENGLISH SOLD FOR 325,000 EUROS
The letter of Napoleon written in English with mistakes was sold on the auction in France for 325, 000 euros. French museum of letters and manuscripts in Paris became the owner of the valuable lot. Earlier ...CLINTON'S VISIT TO REGION WAS HAMPERED BY AZERBAIJANI DIVERSION - ARMENIAN ANALYST
YEREVAN. - US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's visit to the region seemed to be hampered because of the Azerbaijani diversionary operations, Regional Studies Center Director, political analyst Richard ... AZERBAIJAN PREPARES FOR WAR IN 2014 - ARMENIAN POLITICAL SCIENTIST
YEREVAN. - Azerbaijan has a new military plan: to prepare for war in 2014, Regional Studies Center Director, political analyst Richard Giragosian stated during a press conference on Monday. In his ...BELLIGERENCE OF AZERBAIJAN LIMITS INFLUENCE OF TURKEY IN MIDDLE EAST - ARMENIAN EXPERT
YEREVAN.- Armenia needs a more professional National Security Council, not run by a questionable politician, Armenian political expert, Richard Giragosian, told journalists in Yerevan. Giragosyan, who ...LADY GAGA HIT BY METAL POLE DURING CONCERT
American singer Lady Gaga got serious hit in the head with a metal pole during the concert in New Zealand on June 10. One of the artists participating in the concert, accidentally hit the pop star with ...RUSSIA'S PUTIN TO CONTRIBUTE TO FAIR RESOLUTION OF KARABAKH CONFLICT
Russian President Vladimir Putin will contribute to achieving fair resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict based on international law, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladimir Dorokhin said in an ...ROAD ACCIDENT ON ARMENIA'S HIGHWAY
YEREVAN. - A Mercedes Benz first crashed into a Mazda and then hit a ZIL MMZ 45021-model truck on Armenia's Yerevan-Gyumri Highway, on Saturday at around 1pm. As a result, the drivers of the Mercedes ...AZERBAIJAN HAS NO FOREIGN POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE TO CARRY OUT DIVERSION ATTACKS - OPPOSITION REP.
YEREVAN. - Opposition and authorities in Armenia, regardless their relations and positions, should unite efforts on the Nagorno-Karabakh regulation issue, ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) MP Vardan ...WE EXPECT SENIOR OFFICIAL FROM ARMENIA IN ISTANBUL - TURKISH FM
YEREVAN. - During a news conference in Trabzon, Turkey, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu reflected on the matter of Armenia's participation in the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation ...KARABAKH CONFLICT DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO REGIONAL SECURITY - GEORGIAN MFA
The Karabakh conflict does not contribute to regional security, Georgian MFA representative said. During the Monday briefing Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadaze noted the international community ...ARMENIA'S BIRTH RATE IS EXPECTED TO DROP IN COMING YEARS
YEREVAN. - In the next seven years Armenia will face a drop in the birth rate, demographer Ruben Yeganyan stated during a press conference on Monday. According to the expert, this is conditioned on the ...ARMENIA'S AMBASSADOR TO CANADA IS ACCREDITED IN ICAO
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Ambassador to Canada, Armen Yeganyan, is accredited as Armenia's Permanent Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), whose headquarters is in Montreal. ...TURKISH SCHOOL EXAM QUESTION AGAIN DEPICTS ARMENIANS AS ENEMIES
Turkey continues to openly spread among children enmity and hatred toward the Armenians. During the social sciences examination for the eighth-grade students in Turkey, a question portrayed the Armenians ...GREEN AREAS WILL INCREASE IN YEREVAN'S NORTHERN AVENUE
YEREVAN. - Armenian capital city Yerevan's Northern Avenue's improvements, landscaping, and renewing of the exterior lighting will soon commence. As a result, the Avenue's green areas will increase approximately ...WIFI TO BE INSTALLED IN YEREVAN PARKS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT BUSES
YEREVAN. - Upon the instruction given by Armenian capital city Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan, WiFi Internet is continuing to be installed in the city's public transport buses. This was noted during the ...AZERBAIJAN FAILED TO USE EUROVISION TO SHOW EUROPE LEVEL OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY
Freedom House's press freedom rankings indicate that not a single country has fully free press, EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule said in Brussels addressing the seminar for journalists. The seminar ...DOLLAR IS "ENRAGED" IN ARMENIA YET AGAIN
YEREVAN. - After a relative stability for several days, the US dollar's exchange rate once again started to rapidly rise in Armenia's financial market. Its average exchange rate against the Armenian Dram ...RUSSIA'S CITIZEN HANGS HIMSELF IN ARMENIAN VILLAGE
YEREVAN. Another suicide case was registered in Armenia on Monday. A 42-year-old citizen of Russia hanged himself in Arevshat village of Ararat Region, an Armenian News-NEWS.am source says. The body of ...ARMENIA'S STATE REVENUE COMMITTEE COLLECTS MORE TAXES THAN IN 2011
YEREVAN. - In line with the first five months of 2012, Armenia's State Revenue Committee (SRC) has provided to the state budget taxes, duties and fees totaling AMD 322.7 billion, the SRC Press Service ...FIRST STEP TO RESOLVE KARABAKH CONFLICT IS TO REFRAIN FROM USE OR THREAT OF FORCE - OSCE HEAD (INTERVIEW)
The interview of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Eamon Gilmore, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to Armenian News-NEWS.am. Q.: What are Ireland's priorities ...ARMENIAN-CHINESE COOPERATION IS DEVELOPING INCREASINGLY - PRESIDENT SARGSYAN
YEREVAN. - Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan on Monday received China's Procurator General Cao Jianming and delightfully pointed to the high level of bilateral ties ever since the establishment of diplomatic ...NEW DETAILS ON SUICIDE OF 23-YEAR-OLD ARMENIAN STUDENT TO BE REVEALED
The funeral of Suren Kettsyan, 23, took place in Zoravan village in Armenia's Kotayk region recently. Suren was a senior at the Information Sciences Department of Armenian State Pedagogical University ...FORMER ARMENIAN FM INVITED FOR INTERROGATION BY SECRET SERVICE
YEREVAN. - Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) MP, former FM Vartan Oskanian was invited by the Armenian National Security Service for interrogation as a witness. He released a statement on this connection. "I ...ARMENIA'S RULING PARTY TO HOLD EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THURSDAY
YEREVAN. - The ruling Republican Party of Armenia's (RPA) Executive Body will convene a session on Thursday, RPA Press Secretary Eduard Sharmazanov told Armenian News-NEWS.am, and added that matters concerning ...ARMENIAN POLICE CALLS FOR PEDESTRIANS TO FOLLOW RULES
YEREVAN. - The Armenian Police called for the pedestrians to follow the rules while crossing streets. The statement of the Police's press service states that pedestrians are responsible for security on ...CATHOLICOS KAREKIN II DISCUSSES KARABAKH ISSUE WITH GERMAN BUNDESTAG MEMBER
ETCHMIADZIN. -Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II received Ruprecht Polenz, Chairman of the Foreign Committee of the German Bundestag, accompanied by German Ambassador to Armenia Hans-Jochen Schmidt ...NATO WANTS RELAXATION OF ESCALATION OVER KARABAKH - JAMES APPATHURAI
NATO stands for relaxation of escalation over the Karabakh conflict, Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai said in Tbilisi. The Alliance is attentively following the ...CLASSICAL ARMENIAN, TURKISH MOVIES TO BE SCREENED IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN.- As part of the "Sweet Confusion - Sweet Sixties" project, the National Association of Art Critics (AICA Armenia), together with Anadolu Kültür, National Armenian Cinema Center, Armenia ...PAP MEMBER'S RELATIVE SHOT IN ARMENIAN GYUMRI
GYUMRI. - According to rumors circulating in Armenian City of Gyumri, Andranik Khachatryan, ex-chief of Gyumri's Urban Development Department, the son-in-low of Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) member Artashes ...TURKISH HISTORIAN TANER AKCAM TALKS ABOUT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DURING TRIP TO SWITZERLAND
Turkish historian and researcher Taner Akcam visited Switzerland on the invitation of Christian Solidarity International (CSI) organization. He met Swiss officials, presented the French translation of ...WHY DOES ARMENIAN PM REFUSE TO MEET WITH OPPOSITION?
YEREVAN. - Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan has not sent an invitation to opposition Armenian National Congress's (ANC) parliamentary faction to attend the discussion on the government program, the press service ...TURKEY NOT TO PROVIDE ANTI-MISSILE DEFENSE INFORMATION TO ISRAEL
ANKARA. - Turkey has no intentions to provide non-NATO member Israel with information on the anti-missile defense system installed in Kuracik, Turkish Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz said in response to ...LONDON IS BEST CITY FOR MALES
AskMen came up with a rating of the best cities for males in 2012. London ranked first place. However, those making the chart did not take into account the fact that on the eve of the Olympics house and ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION WILL DISCUSS KARABAKH ISSUE IN UPCOMING RALLY - EXPERT
YEREVAN. - Opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) will organize another rally on June 26 to conclude on the parliamentary elections and give its estimation on policy regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh ...RULING ARMENIAN MP CALM FORMER FM
YEREVAN. - Ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) MP Edward Sharmazanov claims that times for repressions, pursues and orders are already in the past, he told Armenian News-NEWS.am commenting on former ...ARMENIA TO FACE FOREIGN CHALLENGES AND POLITICAL TREMOR - OPPOSITION MP
YEREVAN. - Armenia is to face foreign challenges and domestic-political tremor, opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) parliament group head Levon Zurabyan said. "The recent military attacks by the ...AUSTRIAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Austrian President Heinz Fischer is to conduct an official visit to Armenian on June 25-26, reliable sources told Armenian News-NEWS.am. During his visit the Austrian President will meet his ...EU TO PROVIDE MEDICAL AID FOR ARMENIAN IMMIGRANTS
YEREVAN. - World Vision Armenia announces about the new project financed by the EU. The aim of the project is to unite all state organizations and NGOs and to provide medical insurance, preventive consultations ...ITEMS FOR MAGIC RITUALS CONFISCATED AT DUBAI AIRPORT
Local customs officials at Dubai airport detained a group of smugglers who were trying to get through rather exotic goods - their luggage contained around 1000 items for magic rituals. Among the goods ...UFO SEEN IN ARMENIAN SKY AGAIN ON JUNE 11 (PHOTO)
Late in the evening of June 11 another UFO has been seen in the night sky above Armenian City of Yerevan. While Armenian News-NEWS.am reporter was taking pictures of night city, an unrecognized flying ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1920 The Russian Communist Party's Armenian wing is recreated as the Communist (Bolshevik) Party of Armenia with its Central Committee and Foreign Bureau.
- 1935 The Institute of History and Literature was created within the People's Commissariat of Education.
- 1942 Death of Professor Ashkharhabek Qalantarian (Lorees Qalantar), armenologist, archeologist, and historian.
- 1997 Start of the Genocide Scholar's Conference at Concordia University (Montreal). It adopted a resolution that the large-scale murder that took place in Turkey in 1915 was a Genocide, which conforms to the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide.
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