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Are you thinking about sharing this post? Do it. It is a way to shape your public image.
Whether you realize it or not, your online activity is creating a unique profile. When you share a link on Facebook, you're telling someone what you're reading. When you create a new connection on LinkedIn, you're opening yourself up to new 2nd and 3rd degree connections. When you post a tweet about your lunch, you're telling the world.
When we look at this information all together, we see an image of a person. Some people may have reserved images. They might hide their posts, and use a professional headshot for their profile pictures. They are communicating a level of corporate professionalism with these decisions.
On the other hand, an artist might choose to keep his posts eccentric. He might dig up interesting posts from the depths of the internet.
How about an Orthodox Christian? What does their identity look like?
There are some who think they need to post all Orthodox, all the time. They communicate their fervor for the faith, and they keep other people conversing. Do they get controversial? Sure. Is it bad to be controversial? Ask Christ. He was pretty controversial.
On the other hand, some like to keep their profiles a bit more reserved. These people are no less committed to the faith, but they have a different way of communicating their image.
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Lately I've been exploring Japanese Temari ball divisions for use on my Kimekomi balls. In Temari there are the basic simple divisions that divide your ball into equal vertical sections. Then there are combination divisions that add extra lines over the top of the simple divisions and totally change the look of the ball.
In today's video I used a combination 8 division. You can find directions for this in Suess' book Japanese Temari, or online at TemariKai.com. On TemariKai.com click on How-To and then scroll down to the heading Working Standard Divisions. Rather than using pins and string to mark your ball, use a measuring tape and pen and draw your lines and dots directly onto the foam ball.
This "Flower Garden" design was fun but very difficult and time consuming. The big challenge for this ornament was the small flowers. The smaller the drawing on the foam is, the harder it is to keep the details. Hard angles become rounded and what is drawn on the surface of the foam might come out looking very different once you have applied your fabric. You will notice I didn't use batting for this ornament either. Batting is just impossible to use once your sections start getting tiny.
So, What do you think? I tried to do as many variety of flowers as I could think of to show you all the possibilities. Here is a picture of another ornament I did a few weeks ago using the combination 8 division. This sold on Etsy the day after I listed it.

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"I really want that new Sony ________." That's something I haven't said in about, oh, 15 years or so… and it was probably about the Playstation. Hopefully though we're seeing Sony shift back towards their roots as true innovators of products. The Short Throw Projector feels like it's truly innovating on the concept of television, outdoing both traditional projects and ditching the idea of boxes hanging on walls altogether.
It honestly feels like Sony has gone back to their core with this one. It's a beautifully designed object which is also extremely functional. All you need is a large, blank wall and you get an elegant solution for watching movie or playing games. The all in one design is also a nice touch, meaning you have the projector, speakers, and store all in one cabinet. If these weren't going to market for $30k-$40k I'd get one in a heartbeat!
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Saturdays are tough. Saturdays are our biggest volunteer workdays here at Veggielution Community Farm. Each Saturday brings anywhere from sixty to well over a hundred volunteers to our fields. Teenagers, college students, adults, retirees and more gather together to help us coax vegetables from the earth. Which is a wonderful thing for which we are grateful. However organizing all the moving parts, and keeping people happy and well-utilized can be mentally and physically exhausting.
It's often a frantic scramble from group to another, from one task to the next, from one side of the farm to the other, and then back again. Saturdays are an experiment in controlled chaos where we're constantly battling to tip the equation more towards 'controlled' than 'chaos'. Saturdays are tough. Good thing we have workday leaders.
We're fortunate to have a network of dedicated workday leaders and interns – our super volunteers – to help run the farm. They started as normal volunteers but have undergone extra training about the basics of gardening and volunteer facilitation (or were bitten by a radioactive spider) and now lead teams of other volunteers to carry out farm tasks. It's not as easy as it sounds – many people come to our farm never having seen food growing in the ground before. How does someone who has never gardened before tell the difference between a baby mustard weed and a baby radish? Our workday leaders and interns find a way.
This last Saturday, the farm crew, workday leaders, and interns combined to make this the day one of the most productive stress-free Saturdays we've had. Itzel lead a group to plant our traditional blue corn in one corner of the farm. On the other side of the farm, Morgan spearheaded an effort to harvest the rest of the garlic and hang them up for drying. Ojan and other workday leaders added trellising to the tomatoes and pruned them. Alex got a group to weed baby cucumbers (tricky!). Yesie took a church group out to collect fava beans remove irrigation lines. A group of teenagers and others thoroughly weeded our younger kales and cilantro. Mormon missionaries helped to spruce up our neglected flower row.
For many people, this was their first exposure to how food is grown. Others are committed long-term volunteers. They all were able to come together and meet others they normally wouldn't have encountered, to work together, and to eat together during the potluck lunch afterwards.
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1. To stop being lazy, to do nothing
I'm serious. Become middle of the room and do nothing, absolutely nothing: do not eat, drink, read, do not lie, do not listen to music, do not think. Not pass and fifteen minutes, and you just accepted the case.
2. Yes, there are things for five minutes
Force yourself to work for five minutes, it is much easier than to take on the world, realizing that you have to work the whole day. Five minutes you can endure anything, and at the same time it's enough to get started. Then you won't be able to stop.
3. Break the big things apart
To tackle a big task is simply impossible. Break it into small pieces and perform turns — it is much easier.
4. Routine away!
To do everything, only to do nothing? To eat, to wash ware, to go to the store, check emails, watch the news, read the blogs of friends… Clearly, all this distracts from the main task and should only be done in your free time.
5. Work with the morning
People are divided into "larks" and "owls" (I am a night owl). Owls usually a lazy day, inventing endless excuses for things just sit in the evening. Cute owls, we equally can work both day and night.
6. Reward yourself
Any work should be rewarded, so while useful themselves time to promote. Has fulfilled part of the story — drink a Cup of coffee with your favorite cookies, walk or just relax for 5 minutes. It's a good habit.
7. Do not wait for tomorrow
Tomorrow is the busiest day of the week, because we constantly put things to do tomorrow. If you want to start over, do it right now — tomorrow there will be a very string case or you simply change your mind. Even if it is late, start your business today — to finish the job easier than starting a new one.
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Daisy Rock Girl Guitar would like to recognize one of its talented artists Natalie Kalamdaryan. Natalie performed in We Care for the World's "Concert to Feed the Homeless" on May 11.
Natalie performed one of her original songs "Maybe" during the concert. She also got the chance to meet legendary producer Quincey Jones and pianist Emily Bear.
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The title is chosen euphemistically and figuratively to analyze the antiquity of Ramayana, Valmiki and certain information available in the literature1. In Valmiki Ramayana2, there have been specific references and description about certain strange animals, which are very much intriguing, perplexing and interesting too for researchers with scientific background to appreciate, assess and decide the authenticity of such literary evidences. The references and description found in Sundarakandam are as follows:
1. The grand palace of Ravana was protected by many strange animals.
2. Certain characteristic horses were neighing.
3. There were many elephants and they had four tusks.
4. Protected fat animals and birds were also there.
5. The palace was protected by four tusked elephants and as well as three tusked animals. However, three tusked animals are not named.
From the scientific point of evolution of animals in accordance with the geological eras go back to millions of years back. How, then such description could be found in Valmiki Ramayana? This is critically analyzed in this paper.
The description found in Sundarakandam: Interestingly, Valmiki or the poet who wrote Ramayana mentions about certain fantastic, strange and mysterious creatures and animals in his work. The details are as follows:
1. The grand palace of Ravana was protected by many strange animals.
2. Certain characteristic horses were neighing.
3. There were many elephants and they had four tusks.
4. Protected fat animals and birds were also there.
5. The palace was protected by four tusked elephants and as well as three tusked animals. However, three tusked animals are not named (emphasis added).
The first four depictions are in Sundarakanda (4.25-30) and the fifth one also in Sundarakanda (9.5) of Valmiki Ramayana.
A translation from other version / Critical Edition etc: For comparison and considering other view, the verses and their translation from the following website is given:
http://www.valmikiramayan.net/sundara/sarga9/sundara_9_frame.htm Incidentally, this is also from the critical edition of Ramayana prepared by the Baroda Institute.
triviSTapa nibham divyam divya naada vinaaditam |vaaji heSita samghuSTam naaditam bhuuSaNaiH tathaa || 5-4-26rathaiH yaanaiH vimaanaiH ca tathaa gaja hayaiH shubhaiH |vaaraNaiH ca catuH dantaiH shveta abhra nicaya upamaiH || 5-4-27bhuuSitam rucira dvaaram mattaiH ca mR^iga pakSibhiH |raakSasa adhipateH guptam aavivesha gR^iham kapiH || 5-4-28
26,27,28.. mahaakapiH= The great Hanuma; aavivesha= entered; guptam= secretly; raakshasaadhipateeH= Ravana's inner city; trivishhTapaHnibham= (which was like a) paradise; divyam= best one; vaajighoshhitasangushhTam= resonating with neighing of horses; tadhaa= and; naaditam= made noisy; bhuushhanaiH= with ornaments; radhaiH= by chariots; yaanaiH= by vehicles; vimaanaishca= and by aerial-cars; tadhaa= and; bhuushhitam= decorated by; subhaiHhayagajaiH= by auspicious horses and elephants; swetaabranicayopamaiH= equalling a group of white clouds; vaaraNaishca= by great elephants; caturdantaiH= with four tusks; mR^igapakshibhiH= by animals and birds; mattaiH= in heat; ruciradvaaram= with a beautiful entrance; raksh*tam= protected; yaatudhaanaiH= by raksasas; sumahaaviiraiH= with great strength; shahasrasheH= in thousands.
The great Hanuma entered secretly Ravana's inner city which was equal to paradise, rendered noisy by neighing of horses and tinkling of ornaments, by chariots, vehicles and aerial-cars and decorated by auspicious elephants and horses and great elephants with four tusks and by birds and animals in heat. It had beautiful entrances and was protected by thousands of rakshasas with great strength.
uttamam raakshasaavaasam hanumaanavalokayan |aasasaadaatha lakshmiivaan raakshasendraniveshanam || 5-9-4catur viSaaNair dviradaiH triviSaaNaiH tathaiva ca |parikSiptam asambaadham rakSyamaaNam udaayudhaiH || 5-9-5
4,5. atha= thereafter; hanumaan= Hanuma; lakshmiivaan= the glorious one; aasasaada= neared; uttamam raakshasaavaasam= the best residence of Rakshas; raakshasendraniveshanam= (and) the house of Ravana; parikshiptam= containing; chaturvishhaaNaiH= ( elephants) with four tusks; tathaivacha= and also; trivishhaaNaiH= those with three tusks; dviradaiH= two tusks; asambaadham= not crowded; rakshyamaaNam= protected; udaayudhaiH= by those bearing raised weapons; avalokayan= observing (it).
Thereafter, Hanuma the glorious one neared and observed the best residence of Rakshasas and the house of Ravana, containing elephants with four tusks and also those with three tusks, those with two tusks and still not crowded. It was protected by soldiers bearing raised weapons.
Here, the word "matta" is translated as "heat" instead of "fat". In another place, "matta dhyvpasamakula" (Yuddhakanda.2-10) is translated as "filled with fatty elephants" only. However, three and four tusk elephants are recognized, but their significance is not interpreted scientifically. Even the scholars who prepared critical edition have not noted as to how the interpolators of the first or fourth century could have incorporated such details without actually seeing!
What are the Animals described here? The animals and birds described are like this: There were many strange animals. Certain characteristic horses were neighing. There were many elephants and they had four tusks. Protected fat animals and birds were also there. In fact, the dinosaurs in the formation stages looked like birds without wings just like penguins. In fact, according to Phylogenetic taxonomists, birds are by definition maniraptorans and the other maniraptorans are their closest relations. A maniraptora is defined as containing all dinosaurs features closer to birds than ornithomimids. Paleontologists have found the fossils of dinosaurs-birds / feathered dinosaurs / dino-birds at <ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN>China</ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN> (Sinosauropteryx), Madgascar (Rahonavis), Southern <ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN>Germany</ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN> (Neopteryx), <ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN>Italy</ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN> (Scipionyx), <ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN>Mongolia</ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN> (Mononykus) and so on. There were four tusked elephants and as well as three tusked animals. However, three tusked animals are not named. That even the scholars, who edited and prepared the critical edition of Ramayana have noted and included in the edition is significant. In fact, it notes that the horses are "wondrous steeds". However, they have neither objected to such description of birds and animals nor declared such verses interpolated. Therefore, the description is to be verified scientifically for its veracity and authenticity. As now, geologists, paleontologists, biologists and other scientists have provided enough evidences about the origin of different animals and birds from the available information, the possible description is correlated.
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The four-tusk elephants are named as Stegotetrabelodon syrticus, Tetrabelodon angustidens, Gomphotherium,Tetralophodon, Trilophodon and Platybelodon and they are recognized by the paleontologists in 19thand 20th centuries only.
According to modern scientists, the big elephants with big jaws and small teeth are called Tetrabelodon and others Deinotherrium, which lived about 13 to 135 million YBP. The elephants with big ears and lengthy and bent tusks lived about 63 to 135 million YBP during cretaceous period. The elephants with dense hair, bent tusks lived about a million YBP during Pleistocene period. These type of animals have been depicted on the horns of deer known as Arknecian.
One / two / three / four-tusk Elephants: Scientifically, the existence of one / two / three / four tusk elephants have been proven based on the fossil evidences. They are discussed as follows with diagrams. They are represented as Trilophodon, mammithera. Scientists accept that the small, tapirlike Moeritherium, the earliest member of the proboscidean line, gave rise to a large and widespread population of which the African and Indian elephants of today are the only living representatives.
Four-tusked Trilophodon lived from the Miocene epoch (26 million years ago) to the Pleistocene epoch (2 million years ago) in Eurasia, Africa, and North America. Also seen in the Miocene epoch were the downward-curving tusks of Deinotherium. Platybelodon, with its lowered, flattened, shovel-shaped tusks probably used for scooping vegetation from the water, occupied Asia and North America in the late Miocene epoch and the Pliocene epoch (7 million years ago). The largest proboscidean, the Imperial Mammoth,Mammithera imperater, was well adapted to the cold in Eurasia, Africa, and North America during the Pleistocene epoch. Its teeth were much like those of the modern elephant.
Evolution of Elephant is Implied? By mentioning three-four tusk elephants together and separately, was Valmiki implying the evolution of an elephant? About elephants scientists point out that most elephants found on <ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN>Sri Lanka</ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN>, male or female, have no tusks, though, Tusks continued to grow throughout the elephant's life, in other cases. How, then, Valmiki could locate elephant with tusks, that three-four in Lanka. Does it mean that the Lanka, he describes is different from the present <ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN>Sri Lanka</ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN> / <ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN>Ceylon</ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN>?
Among the Asian and African elephants, there are two species. The Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, found in <ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN>India</ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN> and SE Asia, and the African elephant, Loxodonta africana, found in Africa south of the Sahara. African bull elephants may reach a shoulder height of 13 ft (4 m) and weigh 6 to 8 tons (5400–7200 kg). Their tusks are more than 10 ft (3 m) long and weigh up to 200 pounds (90 kg) each. Females are somewhat smaller and have more slender tusks. African elephants have enormous ears, measuring up to 42 in. (107 cm) in diameter. The long, conspicuously wrinkled trunk terminates in two fleshy, fingerlike protuberances, used for handling objects. The Indian bull elephant reaches about 9 ft (2.7 m) in shoulder height and weighs about 3.5 tons (3200 kg); its tusks are up to 6 ft (180 cm) long. The female of this species has no tusks. The ears of the Indian elephant are much smaller than in the African species, and the trunk somewhat shorter and smoother, ending in a single protuberance.These are the figures generally given by the scientists to depict how the elephants evolved and developed into other categories during millions of years and then attained the present form with two tusks.
So fascinated by the four-tusk elephants, <ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN>Libya</ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN>, in 1995 issued stamps, as shown on RHS depicting Stegotetrabelodon syrticus.
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Strange Neighing Horses and wondrous steeds: The details given by Valmiki about horses have been very intriguing as scientists have never perceived the presence of horses in the southern hemisphere. According to them, the very first horses evolved on the North American continent over 55 / 60 million years ago from small dog like animals. Over millions of years they roamed the grasslands slowly extending their range to most of the continents on earth. Then horses migrated across the Bering land bridge from North America into what is now Siberia. From there, they spread across Asia into Europe and south to the Middle East and Northern Africa. Horses vanished from both north and South America in a wave of extinction that occurred at the end of the Pleistocene epoch, about 15,000 years ago. Horses nearly became extinct in the rest of the world as well, by about 7000 years ago the worlds only horses were confined to a small area in the still open grasslands steppes of <ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN>Ukraine</ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN> and central Asia. For further details, see the websites:
Scholars always argue that horse was not there in <ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN>India</ST1:COUNTRY-REGIoN> before c.1000 BCE. Therefore, the horse in Lanka is anathema to the present day archaeologists and historians. Here, also Valmiki's description is perplexing. Neighing horses and "Wondrous steeds" are mentioned in the critical edition also (pp.598-99), as has been recorded by H. D. Sankalia3. Does it mean that he saw them at the end of the Pleistocene epoch, about 15,000 years ago?
Evolution - Past to Present
The Meaning of the Word "Elephant"
The word "elephant" has both Greek and Latin origins. This applies specifically to the elephant's scientific genus name "Elephas". In Greek linguistics, elephos represents an antlered beast or stag. The roots of the word "elephant" in Latin is divided into two words: "ele" means arch and "phant" means huge. Also, the genus name, Loxodonta, for the African elephant means lozenge-shaped teeth for the chewing surfaces.
Mammalia (Class)
About 180 million years ago, mammals arose from a 'reptile-like' lineage about the same time as true dinosaurs. About 80 Million years ago the genetic linage of elephants split from primates. The 'tree' shrew is considered our nearest common ancestor.
It is believed that 50-60 million years ago, Moeritheriums, approximately the size of current day pigs, were the roots from which the proboscideans evolved. Based on both morphological and biochemical evidence, it is generally agreed that the manatees, dugongs, and hyraxes are the closest living relatives of today's elephants. This is incredible given the vastly different sizes, external appearance and the fact that these animals occupy completely different habitats.
Proboscidae (Order)
The order under which Elephants are classified is the Proboscidea. This means animals with trunks/proboscis.Over the course of evolutionary history, it has been estimated that there have been about 352 species of Probscideans. The creatures of this order have inhabited every continent except Australia and Antarctica. All but two (the African and Asian elephants) have died out.
It has been hypothesized that Proboscideans were able to exist in so many environments because they were capable of specializing to particular habitats. This enabled them to disperse across the continents. However, this very advantage became a disadvantage in the face of radical changes in their habitats. Because of their specialization, they were unable to adapt to change to survive. Their large sizes and the other problems associated with their enormous structure proved to be a hinderance to their adaptive abilities.
The trend in the evolution of Proboscidea has generally been an increase in size, related in longer limb bones and larger skulls and teeth. As Proboscideans have grown taller, their trunks have grown longer.
Because their heads are far from the ground, nature has compensated for this height by developing the trunk as a necessary tool. For such large animals, the trunk has provided a fast and convenient way of reaching food and water on the ground. This has meant that they do not have to bend down to drink or feed, which would put them in a vulnerable position. A long trunk has enabled Proboscideans to investigate the ground and eat and drink, while still watching and listening for approaching danger. As a result, nature has selected in favour of longer trunks. This is one of the elephant's most interesting and unique physical features.
Elephantidae (Family)
The family Elephantidae developed from the order Proboscidea. The Asian elephant, African elephant, and the Mammoth sit within this family. Previous to these species, however, were other closely related ancestors:
Trilophodon This species lived about 26 million years ago and it was characterized by having four tusks. Two tusks curved upward out of the upper jaw, and two tusks curved downward out of the lower jaw.
Deinotherium This creature had two downward curving tusks that were probably used in a shovel-like manner to scoop vegetation out of the watery swamps where it lived. It existed approximately 25 million years ago. They had no tusks in their upper jaw, making them somewhat unusual.
Platybelodon This creature also had two lower flattened tusks, again probably used for digging and scooping vegetation.
Mastadons More correctly classified as part of the family Mammutidae, the remains of the first Mammutidae, descended from the paleomastodon, were found in 25 million-year-old Oligocene strata in Africa and Eurasia. These animals were about the size of today's elephants, but more solidly built with a hairy body.
Elephas Maximus / Asian Elephant (Genus)
At about the same time that the mammoth was coming into existence, so was the Asian elephant, under the genus Elephas. The proper name of the Asian elephant is Elephas maximus. It also originated in Africa, and it is believed to have a stronger evolutionary tie to mammoths than it has with African elephants, or that African elephants have with mammoths.
Asian elephants spread throughout Eurasia, and they now exist in India, Sri Lanka, China, and South East Asia. Elephas maximus indicus is the Indian subspecies. Elephas maximus sumatranus is the subspecies of Sumatra. On the island of Sri Lanka, there is also a subspecies called Elephas maximus maximus. The isolation that the island has provided has allowed a divergent evolution to occur. Most of the bulls there are tuskless, though they are not a separate species. This may be the result of a selection process in which, over a period of centuries, bulls with particularly large tusks were shot by ivory hunters, and had fewer offspring as a result. This is a sad, but interesting example of the role that humans can play in the evolution of other species.
Loxodonta Africana/African Elephant
The African elephant, Loxodonta africana, appeared about 1.5 million years ago. It is the 'newest' elephant species in evolutionary terms. It differs from the Asian elephant in its larger size, and the fact that both males and females have tasks.
The largest of all elephants is the the savanna or bush elephant, Loxodonta africana africana. There is also a much smaller forest elephant called Loxodonta african cyclotis, which inhabits the equatorial rain forests of West and Central Africa. They tend to have small, rounded ears and darker skin. Interbreeding occurs between the savanna and forest elephants in areas where the two habitats meet.
At one time African elephants inhabited the whole of the African continent. Now they are found only south of the Sahara, due to shrinking habitat and the effects of man's presence (namely the ivory trade). Another interesting evolutionary feature of elephants that is particularly relevant to African elephants is their infrasonic hearing and moaning. This ability to hear sound waves below our own hearing level is a crucial means of communication for elephants out on the wide-open plains. In this way, they can talk to each other without alerting predators to their position (the predators can't hear their communication). This convenient ability was naturally selected for because of the advantage it gave elephants.
The Zoo (Domesiticated) Generation
The recent International Convention on Species Protection bans the capture of elephants living in the wild and any trade in such animals. Therefore, it has become inherent that zoos establish their own breeding programs, as the wild animals will no longer be a source for zoos. Over the past few decades, cpaptive breeding progrmas have become more successful and this has led to the development of a zoo generation of elephants. These elephants are essentially pets, dependent upon human care. They grow up in captivity and are not considered wild animals. Because zoologist and keepers have a significant hand in determining which pairs of elephants breed, it will be interesting to see whether a zoo subspecies of elephant will develop. Because of the limited selection of captive elephants, inbreeding and other weaknesses may play a signifcant role in the nature of the future 'zoo species'.


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Welcome to the Northville High School Class Of 1983 web site.
If you cannot attend the reunion please consider joining this website anyway as our goal is to keep it up and running after the reunion.
Our 30th reunion is scheduled for September 21st at Genitti's Restaurant in Northville. (Genitti's has done many NHS reunions over the last several years)
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Appetizers and soft drinks are included. There will be a cash bar, a trivia contest with prizes and 50/50 raffle.
Please pay for your ticket(s) right on this site. On left tab under Home Page is 30 Year Reunion click on this tab and scroll to the bottom to pay for your ticket(s).
Price was $30 a ticket through July 31st. August 1-31st tickets are $35.00 per person. September 1st-21st $40.00 and at the door $40.00.
Please pass the link to this site to other classmates that graduated in 1983. The reunion is for our class only.
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A community foundation ensures its survival by sustaining and growing its network of donors, volunteers, and consumers. For the Community Foundation of Greater New Haven (Connecticut), SharePoint is the technological linchpin that facilitates collaboration among the foundation's internal employees, community affiliates, and partners, which include a board of directors, other nonprofits, and businesses. In a recent conversation, Richard Drolet, the foundation's director of MIS, and I talked about how the organization has successfully used SharePoint as the focal point for enabling its members to collaborate on a array of projects and the organization's transition to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
What groups in your organization use SharePoint, and how are they using it?
We have about 40 internal users, staff people with our organization, and probably another 100 remote users, volunteers in the community whom we work with very closely. We have approximately 10 SharePoint sites, which include our internal staff intranet and nine extranets. Most of our extranet sites include users from both nonprofit and for-profit organizations who are volunteers.
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You probably anticipated that having an online document-review process prior to board meetings would make those meetings much more efficient. Is that what actually happened?
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Boat Ride to Lata Berkoh in Taman Negara National Park
Lata Iskandar (Waterfall at Cameron Highlands)
Batu Caves, is a limestone hill, which has a series of caves and cave temples, located in Gombak district, 13 kilometres (8 miles) north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It takes its name from the Sungai Batu or Batu River, which flows past the hill. Batu Caves is also the name of the nearby village.
The Batu Caves is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, dedicated to Lord Murugan. It is the focal point of Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia. read more.....
Elephant Sanctuary Kuala Gandah, this centre was established in 1989 by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks. A base for the Elephant Relocation Team which started in 1974.
Being the only centre in Malaysia, the team is dedicated to locating, subduing, translucent problem elephants from areas where their habitats are constantly being encroached by plantations, to Malaysia's National Parks such as Taman Negara, Kenyir Lake.
Over the past 25 years the strong team has helped to prevent the further decline of the elephant population by relocating more than 300 wild elephants!
Kuala Gandah also aims to promote public awareness of the elephant's plight in Malaysia and to support research into elephant translocation and conservation. It also aims to educate the public about the importance of habitat and environmental preservation.
Taman Negara, spread out over 4,343 sq. km of the formidable Titiwangsa Mountain range in Taman Negara - one of the world's oldest Rainforest. A sanctuary to hundreds of species of birds, butterflies, insects, fish and plants. Home to Malaysia's friendly aborigines, the Orang Asli. A shy yet gentle race, they continue to live the nomadic way they have lived for centuries although fully aware of the country's fast-paced progress.
Come discover the living treasures Mother Nature has to offer . Whether it's shooting thrilling rapids, exploring spectacular caves, tackling a 20 pound fish, scaling up peninsular Malaysia's highest mountain, trekking through dense, thick forest pathways or swimming in crystal clear pools, Malaysia's National Park is a natural paradise you must experience. An adventure of a lifetime awaits you here.
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Installed about 30 to 40 meters high and stretching over 400 meters, this is the world's longest canopy walkway. From here, you get a closer look at life at the top of the world's oldest tropical rainforest. read more.....
Cameron Highlands is Malaysia's largest and best-known hill resort. Discovered by, and named after William Cameron, a government surveyor who, in 1885 explored the area by hacking a path up through dense jungle and came across, "A fine plateau shut in by mountains". At 1525m above sea level the area enjoys a cool climate, with temperatures no higher than 20°C and rarely falling below 10°C, a welcome change to the generally oppressive heat and humidity at sea level.
Nestling the borders of Pahang and Perak provinces are the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia's most popular hill station destination. It is actually an area of tremendous natural beauty, encompassing tea farms, vegetable fields, flower gardens and challenging hiking trails with rushing waterfalls. It also finds tremendous favor with many budget travelers because of its cool climate which is in stark contrast to the hot, humid weather in most parts of the region. read more.....
Visit and timing is subject to change with or without prior notice due to traffic/weather conditions. Please note that while we operate successful trips in this part of the world throughout the year, some changes may occur in our itineraries due to inclement weather and common seasonal changes to timetables and transport routes. This can happen with little notice so please be prepared for modifications to the route.
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Distance Travel by Road (estimate
13KM (Kuala Lumpur > batu Caves) (Time 0.20 hours)
128KM (Batu Caves > Elephant Sanctuary) (Time 1.30 hours)
150KM (Elephant Sanctuary > Taman Negara) (Time 3.00 hours)
0915 hours, Meet and Greet by our staff, and transfer to Taman Negara National Park (approximately 4 hours overland), enroute Batu Caves for 35 ~ 45 minutes and Elephant Sanctuary. Overnight at air-conditioned Mutiara Taman Negara. Night Jungle Walk in the evening start at 2000 hours.
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1045 hours, depart to Kuala Gandah via East Coast highway, drive through mountain range and rainforest and the journey will take around 1 1/2 hours, enroute Karak Town for lunch.
1200 hours, estimate arrival at Karak town for lunch (local cuisine) will be served and etc....
1230 hours, transfer to Elephant Sanctuary, enroute Rubber and Palm Plantations and a short visit at Aboriginal house for photo stop and see how they live and much more...., on arrival at the Elephant Sanctuary, short briefing by our staff & a 30-minute video documentary about Elephant relocation by Malaysian Wildlife department at the Visitors Information Centre.
1410 hours, activities start by Feeding the Orphanage elephants / watching bathing the adult Elephants in the river and Elephant grooming and bathing baby elephant by the tourist (if weather and river water level permits).
1515 hours, clean up (need to shower and change attire for those had gone into the river)
1530 hours, proceed to Taman Negara, on arrival at Mutiara Taman Negara, check in and free and easy till 8PM
2000 hours, short night Jungle Walk (feel of Rainforest at night)
2130 hours, back to the resort and end of the tour for today, light off and music by insect at night.....!
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Taman Negara National Park
0915 hours, in Taman Negara - Full day excursion to Canopy walk, Aboriginal village (experience first hand how the aboriginal people setup fires without modern technology and learn how to shoot using the blow pipe.) and Boat Ride to Lata Berkoh on Tahan River (very scenic boat ride into rainforest). The canopy walkway stretches about 400 meters and with a height of 40 meters, visitors have a rare opportunity to experience the wilderness from a high vantage point. Lata Berkoh is a spectacular cascade that marks the limit of easy navigability on the river. There is a deep pool below the cascade and a rocky area overlooking the rapids offers an ideal place to relax.
1300 hours, Lunch at floating restaurant or pack lunch at Lata Berkoh (very scenic boat ride into rainforest).
1600 hours, Back to resort and free and easy at your own leisure.
Day Three (stay Strawberry Park Resort or Heritage Hotel - Twin Sharing or similar) / (Meals B / L / --/ )
Taman Negara National Park > Cameron Highlands
Distance Travel by Road (estimate
200KM (Taman Negara > Cameron Highlands) (Time 4.00 hours)
0900 hours, depart (0900 hours) for Cameron Highlands (approx. 4 hrs.). Situated at 1600M ~ 2000M above sea level, Cameron Highlands was discovered by a British surveyor, William Cameron in 1885 and described as "a fine plateau with gentle slopes, shut in by lofty mountains". The largest hill resort among the several hill stations in the country, the cool and refreshing air over its undulating valleys and majestic mountains surround the area of complete beauty of vast green scenery, sprawling tea plantations, flower gardens, vegetable farms and fruit orchards are a common sight. Check-In at the Strawberry Park Resorts, perched at around 1,600 meters above sea level, surrounded by majestic mountains and gentle undulating valleys, it is the only resort situated at the highest accessible point of the highlands.stay Cameron Highlands (Strawberry Park Resorts) or similar
1145 Hours, on arrival at Kuala Lipis town, last town before heading for Cameron Highlands; we will stop for refreshment in one of the local coffee shop.
1245 Hours, after lunch, continues the overland journey Cameron Highlands, passing through villages / small town / palm and rubber plantation and mountain range.
1445 Hours, estimate time of arrival at Cameron Highlands
1500 Hours, check into Strawberry Park Resorts and free and easy leisure at your own.
Day Four (stay Strawberry Park Resort or Heritage Hotel - Twin Sharing or similar) / (Meals B / L / --/ )
0900 hours, after breakfast, sightseeing start driving through vegetable farm, visit Mount Brinchang, short walk in Mossy forest, visit one of the tea plantations owned by the Boh Plantations to watch the processing of black tea and later to sample various kinds of tea in the teahouse, Rose centre, local market, strawberry farm and much more.....
Optional add-on tour
on day 4 (for
add-on tour lunch will be own you own)
Hiking in rainforest (2 hours one way not easy treks) to see world biggest flower, this options is for the fit guest only at RM75.00 per adult / RM50.00 per child (joint tour),
After breakfast, transfer by 4 x 4 to native village with a short hike (around 2 hours) to see Rafflesia (world biggest flower) - as the flower take 18 months to bloom and it's will die of after 7th day of bloom (Rafflesia Flower).
1300 Hours, after lunch, continues visit remaining places.
1500 Hours, tour ends, drop off at hotel and free and easy leisure at your own.
Day Five (Meals B / L / --/ )
Cameron Highlands > Kuala Lumpur
Distance Travel by Road (estimate
225KM (Cameron Highlands > Kuala Lumpur) (Time 3.30 hours)
1000 Hours, check out and transfer to Kuala Lumpur, enroute Lata Iskandar Waterfall and Bamboo Basket making factory (handmade - a dying trade) and stop for lunch at Tapah Town, Cameron Highland – Kuala Lumpur (approximately 4 hours by overland and additional 1 hour for KLIA 1 or 2).
1600 Hours, estimate arrival time in Kuala Lumpur and end of tour.
Add-on tour (on last day)
Firefly and Silver Leaf Monkeys tours can be added to this tour, provided the drop off is at Kuala Lumpur or Airport only, and the add-on can be found in the Online Booking Form
Kampar River Rafting can be added to this tour, provided the drop off is at Kuala Lumpur or Airport or Penang Islands only, and the add-on can be found in the Online Booking Form
Optional drop off to Airport or Kuala Besut (Kuala Terengganu, the drive will take around 6 to 7 hours) can be arranged and the cost can be seen in the online booking form.
Penang Islands drop off will be around 3.30PM
Kuala Besut (Redang Islands) or Shah Bandar (Redang Islands) drop off will be around 2.00PM
Langkawi Jetty (Kuala Kedah) drop off will be around 3.30PM
Prices and Booking
Prices for Year 2016 / 17
Prices shown above are excluding 6% for GST - Goods Services Tax)
Credit or Cash
Card Payment / deposit via PayPal will be based on Malaysian Ringgit
A 4.0% e-commerce charge and RM5.00 service charge will be applied on all payments made by Credit or Cash Card, via PayPal
Prices published are for Online Booking Only - NO Booking over the Phone as we need your details for Tour Confirmation and Billing
Rate above are for NON Peak and Public and School Holidays in Malaysia.
Additional Cost when you
travel at Peak and Super Peak Seasons
For Strawberry Park Resorts in Cameron Highlands
For Peak / Public / School Holidays,
additional surcharge of RM75.00 per person is required
For Super Peak, additional of RM125.00 per person is required. Check Peak and Off Peak Season
For Mutiara Taman Negara in Taman Negara National Park
Super Peak Season surcharge of RM100.00 per pax / per night apply from 1st July ~ 15 Sep
Deposit (RM750.00 per person is required) is required when you book this tour. After submitting the reservation / booking form online, the deposit paid is for us to use your deposit to block the room/s, you will be taken to the payment page (deposit must be paid via Credit Card / Debit Card) and the balance payment can be paid in CASH in Malaysian Ringgit, (if you are paying with this denomination US$ / Euro / SG / AUS$ / Pound, please let us know a few days before departure, so that we can work out the exchange rate for you) when we pick you up on the tour day.
Balance Payment (by Visa / Master)
If you opt to pay the balance payment for your tour
by Credit or Charge Card we charge a Non-Refundable surcharge of 2.5% based on total tour cost of your balance payment.
You can avoid this fee by paying cash in Malaysian Ringgit. The charge on your card will read "MM Adventure Travel and Discovery Sdn. Bhd."
Deposit Paid
(100% Refundable)
In the worst case scenario, after your booking and deposit is made, and there is no place/s available for your requested date/s, we will inform you of an alternative date/s and if it is not possible for you to change the date, we will refund the deposit (100%) within 30 minutes to 24 hours from the time you made your deposit.
These highlights are just a general outline only of the tour conducted as we cannot put every single detail and information on this page due to some other companies having copied and pasted our webpage into their own websites many times in the past
History / Culture / Cuisine and much more.....
North - South Highway (drive past)
East West highway (drive through mountain range)
Tapah/Bidor Interchange (exit - drive past)
Country Side (drive past / stop)
Batu Caves and Cave Temples (Hindu)
Malay Traditional House (photo stop / view) (if time and weather permits)
Elephant Sanctuary (Elephant grooming and bathing) (if time and weather permits)
Elephant Feeding
Night walk in Rainforest (feel of rainforest at night and much more.....)
Canopy Walkway (longest in the world)
Aboriginal Village (photo stop / introduction and much more.....)
Hiking in Rainforest (oldest rainforest in the world)
Rapid shooting at Tembeling River
Boat ride (Lata Berkoh) - scenic boat ride into rainforest
Mossy Forest / Mount Brinchang (subject to weather)
Vegetable Farm (drive through)
Strawberry Farm (visit farm / taste and etc.....)
Rose Garden (visit stop / mountain view and much more.....)
Lata Iskandar Waterfall, only for drop off in Kuala Lumpur
Bamboo Basket making factory (hand made - a dying trade) only for drop off in Kuala Lumpur
Tea Plantation - Boh Tea factory and Plantation (visit stop)
Palm and Rubber Plantation
Our USP (Unique Selling Point) and much, much more.....
Your Cuisine are as follows
Meals ( 4B / 5L / --/ ) all meals provided by us are based on local Cuisine for Lunch, except Breakfast. Eating local cuisine / fruits and drinking local beverages is an adventure by itself and much more.....
While travelling with us you'll experience the vast array of wonderful food cuisine available in the Malaysia. Your driver / guide will be able to suggest restaurants / stalls / street food to try during your trip. To give you the maximum flexibility in deciding what you want to eat, where and what to eat, generally our guide will advice you time to time. This also gives you more flexibility and wants to try our local cuisine (hot / spicy / sweet / sour and etc......). As a rule our driver guide will tend to mingle you with local eat together to enable feel like one of them. There's no obligation to do this though, if can it will be a great experience.
Visit Rubber and Palm oil plantations with stop and feel the palm oil / rubber (with rubber tapping by plantation owner - if available) and much more..... with explanation on these raw materials, how they are tapped and extracted and much more....., it will take you back in time. It doesn't matter if you have a negative picture about the palm oil industry, let us show you and you decide...... what is the true picture
Issues on your trip and What to Bring
While we always endeavour to provide the best possible holiday experience for you / your family / your love one, due to the nature of travel and the areas we visit sometimes things can and do go wrong. Should any issue occur while you are on your trip, it is imperative that you discuss this with our driver / guide straight away so that they can do their best to rectify the problem and save any potential negative impact on the rest of your trip.
What to Bring,Extra cash for personal expenditure. Not to forget to bring your camera and don't forget to bring sense of adventure / fun / humor / enthusiasm and a flexible attitude!!
Take Note (fine print),Due to the nature of the tour, the weather, road condition, local circumstances, prevailing safety factors, the route & itinerary may vary to those published but the content of the tour will remain the same. The final decision of the actual itinerary will be made by us on the day of the tour.
What to Wear
Wear comfortable, Sport shoes or Sandals or flip flop, T-shirt, long or short pants, sunglasses and hat.
What's includes in this Trip
What's excluded in this Trip
Personal Expenditure
Any Additional Stops / Tour/s
Meals (Dinner)
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