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Qophii Addaa-2015
Hawaasni keenya gaafa Hagayya 12, 2015 ti qophiin Bashananaa (Concert) dhaan artistoota Oromoo bebeekamoo fi jaalatamoo waliin akka dabrsiinuuf saganteefameera. Kanaaf, Hawaasni keenya tikkeetti yeroo dhiyootti gabaa irraa oolu bitachuun akka guyyaa kana waliin bashananaa dabarsuuf waamicha keenya dhiyeesina. Akkasumas, namoota beektanii fi hiriyoota keessan gara qophii kanaa akka dhufaniif affeera.
Guyyaa (Date): Hagayya 12, 2015 (August 12, 2015)
Yeroo (Time): Sa'aa 8:00 WB (8:00 PM) irraa eegalee
Bakka (Place): The Venetian Banquet Hall
Tessoo (Address): 4850 S Eastern Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89119.
(Near Burlington Coat Factory)
Artistootni: 1. Haacaaluu Hundeessaa
2. Addisuu Furguusaa
Koottaa waliin bashananuun, guddinaa aadaa fi aartii keenyaaf hundee kana ta'an Artistoota keenya waliin dhaabbanna.
Kabaja Guyyaa Gootata Oromoo fi Wali gahii Hawaasaa Marsaa 2ffaa kan bara 2015
Upcoming Event
Our community's second round general assembly for 2015 has been scheduled as follows.
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Time: Start at 6:00 PM
Place: The Venetian Banquet Hall
Address: 4850 S Eastern Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89119.
(Near Burlington Coat Factory)
We will have different kinds of special programs on this day. Please, arrange your time off in advance. We will notify you soon if there is any change of schedule or any other updates.
Up Coming Event
Oromo Community of Las Vegas 2015 first round general assembly is scheduled as follow.
Date: January 29, 2015
Venue: Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
4000 W Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89103
Time: Starts at 5:00 PM
We kindly request all of you to take time off in advance (if Thursday is not your day off), and attend this meeting, which happens only three times a year, to discuss about our community, our future plan and much more. Please, be on time as we will occupy the hall for limited time only and extra fee will be charged if we will not be able to conclude our meeting within the planned time frame. Pass this message to all friends and other interested people.
Executive committee
Las Vegas OMN Fundraising Event was Successfully completed
Oromia Media Network Fundraising Event
OMN support committee in Las Vegas is pleased to announce that it has planned fund raising event to support Oromia Media Network (OMN) financially on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. Within less than a year since its establishment, OMN has done excellent job in serving Oromo nation by delivering timely information and news; creating a platform where Oromo can learn from one another by interviewing Oromoo elders, scholars, business persons, politicians, activists and more. To keep OMN on the air and continue to be the voice of our people, the support that we make as individual and community is very important. So, let us support this our own media through donation and becoming sustainable donor member. Jawar Mohammed, a political analyst and graduate (Ph.d) student at Colombia university, will make a speech on contemporary Oromo issues and the role and necessities of medias.
Irreechaa Celebration In Las Vegas 2014
Irreechaa 2014 Celebration Date, Las Vegas
The 2014 Irreechaa Celebration in Las Vegas is scheduled to be held on Thursday, September 25, 2014. It's highly encouraged for all attendants to wear Oromoo custom clothes. See below and flyer for detail.
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2014
Time: 4:00 PM
Place: Sunset Park
2601 E Sunset Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89120
BBQ, water and soft drinks will be served. Please, tell other friends to come and celebrate with us.
Waa'ee Galma Bitachuu Hawaasa Keenya Ilaalchisee
Up Coming Event
Community's third round general meeting has tentatively been scheduled as follows.
Date: September 10, 2014
Place: Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
4000 W Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89103
Time: 5:00 PM
Please, pass this message to your friends and others who may not get the message. As your presence on the meeting is very important for ideas and suggestions that will be raised and discussed on that day, we kindly request to schedule your time in advance and to attend the meeting.
Executive Committee.
Oromo Evangelical Church of Las Vegas set a candle vigil night.
Oromo Evangelical Church of Las Vegas has planned a Candle vigil night for Our people who were killed in mass throughout Oromia by Ethiopian Security Forces for peacefully protesting against new Finfinnee (Addis Ababa's) Master plan which is aimed to expand the city into the nearby Oromia towns.
Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Time: 6:30 PM
Place: Water Park
Flamingo Rd, & Buffalo Dr, Las Vegas.
All Oromo and friends of Oromo in Las Vegas and around it are cordially invited to attend this vigil so that we can remember our fallen people together and express our sorrow.
Oromo Evangelical Church of Las Vegas
May 12, 2014
Oromo Community of Las Vegas Letter to Nevada Senator, Harry Reid
Oromo Community of Las Vegas Letter to Nevada Senator, Harry Reid
May 9, 2014
Oromo Community of Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
The Honorable Harry Reid
United State Senate
333 Las Vegas Blouvard South
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Dear Senator Reid,
We, Oromo Community of Las Vegas, would like to bring to your attention that Ethiopian government is committing mass massacre on Oromo people in Ethiopia. Oromia is Ethiopia's largest region and Oromos are the country's largest ethnic group.
Currently, there is mass protest across Oromia state of Ethiopia opposing the expansion of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, into the nearby Oromia towns and cities by the cost of evicting the farmers. By the name of Addis Ababa Integrating Development Master Plan, Ethiopia's Capital, thousands of Oromo farmers are being kicked off their land they owned for many generations long. This eviction will leave those Oromo farmers with nothing economically, it destroys their culture and will threatens the Oromos language, which is not taught in Addis Ababa schools. Oromo students peacefully protested to be the voice of these poor farmers. Instead of addressing students demand appropriately, the Ethiopian Security forces pointed their gun to the innocent students and killed about 50 people, mostly students as some source indicates. Many Oromo students are being tortured, arrested in mass and taken to jail by Ethiopian security forces as we speak.
Instead of feeding the starved people by the aid they are getting from the US, the Ethiopian government is using it for suppressing peoples' voice and depriving of their rights: the right to gather, the right to make peaceful demonstration, the right to speech, the right to write, and every right that the democratic country allows in general. Rather than buying bread for the people, the Ethiopian government is buying bullets to gun down our own Oromo brothers, sisters, kids and elders.
We are deeply concerned about the future of our people and our country as the brutality of Ethiopian regime is becoming worse than ever. With the multi-million dollars aid that the Ethiopian government is getting from foreign countries, mostly from USA, to fight HIV, hunger and poverty, he uses it for fighting the people by labeling innocent people as anti-government and anti-development. We have attached some of the pictures of Oromo students who were recently killed in mass in different parts of Oromia, mostly in Ambo town, by Ethiopian security force while they were in peaceful protest.
We, Oromo Community of Las Vegas, are here today to protest against the eviction of Oromo farmers from their lands without reasonable incentives. We are demanding the USA government to put pressure on Ethiopian government and stop helping the dictator. We are demanding the release of all Oromo students arrested as soon as possible. We are demanding all political prisoners to be released as soon as possible. We are demanding the Ethiopian Security force to cease fire on Oromo students. We are demanding to bring the government body that committed atrocity on Oromo students to be brought to justice. We demand freedom and justice for our people. We sincerely request the US government to look at this issue very seriously and investigate the ongoing situations.
Thank you for your consideration of our concerns and we hope our voice will be heard by the US government.
Sincerely Yours,
Oromo Community of Las Vegas
Nigussie Riktu, Chairperson
(702) 824 0283
#OromoProtest, Rally in Las Vegas
Oromo Community of Las Vegas is planning to have a rally to protest against the eviction of Oromo farmers from their lands; the plan to expand Finfinne (Addis Ababa) using the new master plan which is aimed to remove Oromo farmers from their lands; the mass massacre committed on Oromo people by Ethiopian security forces; the mass arrest and torture of Oromo students and to support to voice of Oromo students.
Killing innocent
people has never been an answer to demand for justice
Killing innocent people has never been an answer to demand for justice
It is extremely disturbing and annoying when our innocent people are being killed in mass on the street publicly during daylight by Ethiopian security forces. It is injustice and immoral when our own brothers and sisters including children and elders are being gunned down by the TPLF loyal forces. Our people are being jailed and killed because they peacefully demonstrated to protest against Finfinne's (Addis Ababa) new master plan which has the objective to expand Finfinne (Addis Ababa) to the surrounding Oromiyaa special zone towns by the cost of evicting Oromo farmers from the area without paying them any reasonable incentives. By the disguise of integrated development plan, our people are being removed from their land they inhabited since immemorial time and forced to be street beggars. Oromo students peacefully protested this illegal plan and became the voice of their people. Rather than addressing their demand appropriately, the government of Ethiopia ordered military forces to arrest, torture, and kill the students. This is not the first time that Ethiopia government tortured killed innocent Oromo students then labeled them as extremist, terrorist, anti-development, misled by some anti-government agents when they perform peaceful demonstration. The government is doing this purposely to suppress their voice and intimidate the others not to repeat the same action again.
We, the Oromo community of Las Vegas, as a very concerned fellow citizen, strictly condemn the irresponsible acts of Ethiopian security forces. They are totally responsible for the mass massacre; destruction of properties; instigating violence; creating unrest among our people. We also need to affirm to the Ethiopian government that the demands and concerns of our students are not only theirs but also it represents the whole Oromo people. As such, on our second round general meeting held in memory of our fallen hero and heroines (Guyyaa Gootota Oromo), we passed the following firm stands on the ongoing situation in Oromiyaa:-
- We totally advocate the current peaceful, non-violent Oromo students protest.
- We urge the government of Ethiopia to restrain itself from torturing, arresting, jailing and killing our innocent citizens.
- We urge the government of Ethiopia to respect its own constitution and abide by it.
- We will stand by our students and give moral, financial and any other possible supports which sustain this mass, peace and non-violent protest until the required goal is achieved.
- We call upon all Oromo communities around the globe, both at home and in Diaspora, Oromo elders, religious leader and all Oromo political parties to be united and give support to the ongoing Oromo protest.
- We will demonstrate and make our voiced heard by international communities.
Oromo United!
Oromo Community of Las Vegas,
May 2, 2014
Oromo community of
Las Vegas second round general meeting in 2014
Oromo community of Las Vegas second round general meeting in 2014
Date: April 30, 2014
Venue: 3230 E Desert inn Road
Las Vegas, NV 89121
- Co-memorizing Oromo Martyrs
- Message from the executive board
- Report and Plan
- Community suggestion time
- Entertainment
- Luncheon
- Bids
- And others
As we have a lot of
topics to talk over please be on time. Using our time properly helps us manage
our program in timely manner. Please, don't forget to tell friends and
relatives, members or non members, to come to our meeting and share/forward
his/her ideas for us. We value everyone's positive, genuine, constructive
suggestion and feedback. We encourage all of you to come up with some ideas,
comments and suggestions that you believe builds more our community and
strengthen our unity.
Looking forward to seeing
all of you there.
Executive Committee.
Date: April 30, 2014
Venue: 3230 E Desert inn Road
Las Vegas, NV 89121
- Co-memorizing Oromo Martyrs
- Message from the executive board
- Report and Plan
- Community suggestion time
- Entertainment
- Luncheon
- Bids
- And others
As we have a lot of topics to talk over please be on time. Using our time properly helps us manage our program in timely manner. Please, don't forget to tell friends and relatives, members or non members, to come to our meeting and share/forward his/her ideas for us. We value everyone's positive, genuine, constructive suggestion and feedback. We encourage all of you to come up with some ideas, comments and suggestions that you believe builds more our community and strengthen our unity.
Looking forward to seeing all of you there.
Executive Committee.
Continued Agony of Oromo
The Continued Agony of Oromo
February 12, 2014
It's extremely sad to hear day after day the death, torture exile, and imprisonment of our innocent people on the hands of the Ethiopian government. Just for expressing their thought, standing up for their rights, aspiring for freedom, justice and equality, believing in their identity and for being themselves, many have been exposed to exile, torture and even punished up to death. Oromo from all walks of life were/have been and are still being targeted by the Ethiopian regimes from past to present. Many students have been suspended or dismissed from their school board, farmers have been removed from their land, merchants have been denied their license, and journalists and artists have been forced to leave their country just because of advocating basic human rights.
At different times, from elementary schools to higher-educations, several talent Oromo students were killed, tortured or jailed for many years just because of their being outstanding students, and raising simple and basic human right questions. It's also not uncommon to see Oromo students being dismissed in mass from their school board. There were several occasions while families were waiting eagerly for the graduation of their son/daughter from college but the life of their son/daughter sadly ends up in jail or death. To mention some of the students out of many; Sime Taraffa, Gaaddisaa Hirphasa, Alamaayyoo Garbaa, Jagaamaa Badhane were killed by uncompassionate security forces. High caliber students like Taayyee Danda'a, and Galata Bazzaa are two of the many Oromo students who are being severely mistreated in Kalitti Prison. It's clear why the government is targeting active students who always speak out for their right. The purpose is simple; the government is clearing Oromo scholars from grass roots so that he can ride the rest of the society as he will. Recently, at Haramaya University many students were beaten by security forces rather than addressing students' simple question related to food poising. It has been reported that many students are serious sick because of consuming poisoned food at their dinning cafeteria.
Countless Oromo politicians are being languished in the prison because of struggling for their people's right. They have been denied their basic right, tortured, even prevented from getting any medical service, which is against international human rights law and their families were left without any support. Some of them sadly passed away while serving in the prison. For example, while the death of Eng. Tasfahun Camadaa is still fresh in the minds of Oromo people, we have been told that another Oromo political prisoner, Obbo Ahmed Nejash, died in the prison and nobody knows where his body is yet. Currently a lot of Oromo prisoners' life is at critical conditions. They are not getting medical service and many of them are confined to small room which aggravates their sickness.
We are also observing that the government is instigating violence between Oromo and their neighboring societies. Many lives were lost and many people were removed from their home and exposed to difficult situations.
We, the Oromo Community of Las Vegas, condemn all sorts of Ethiopian government's cruel acts on our people such as dismissing our students from school and jailing them instead of answering their question properly, displacing our people from their home land, instigating violence among Oromo clans living in the neighboring countries, and among Oromo and neighboring ethnics, languishing our political prisoners in the confinements and refusing to set them free after they finished their prison years, killing our people in irresponsible way. We consider the pain of our people as our own pain and we will remain their voice.
Oromo Community of Las Vegas,
February 12, 2014.
Upcoming Event: Oromiyaa Tiyyaa Concert In Las Vegas-February 26, 2014
Time to Relax! Oromo Community of Las Vegas proudly announce that the Oromiyaa Tiyyaa Concert has been finally made to happen in the City of Entertainment, Las Vegas! This is a big news for Oromo of Las Vegas and nearby city and other nations who have been eagerly waiting for rocking with Oromo stars! This is a great achievement for all of us. Something important we learnt from the preparation of this concert is that we can make it whatever we say we can do it if we positively think and work hard on it, however it seems difficult. The Oromiyyaa Tiyyaa concert will be a great opportunity for all of us to leave any differences aside and rejoice the night with the young Oromo pop stars' Melodies. Don't forget! this chance happens rarely in our life. Don't miss it , just make it! Let's see our birth place through these stars. They will make the far world close to us. They will bring feeling and love of our country to the stage. Rather than missing this special concert and asking our friends , 'how was the party last night ?' and waiting for their answer with curiosity let us go ourselves and see the feeling. Thanks for all individuals who tireless worked hard to make this event happen. Our special thanks goes to the organizing committee! Let us sing together....Oromiyaa Tiyyaa.....
Ergaa Koree Hawaasa Oromoo Las Vegas Irraa
Guraandhala 01, 2014
Jaalatamoo Oromoo Las Vegas,
Akkami jirtu, jireenyi badhaadhaa? Hundumti keessanuu nageenya keessa akka jirtan abdii guddaa qabna. Akkuma beekkamu gaafa Amajjii 15, 2014 filannoon koree hawaasa keenyaa gaggeefamee sirnaan xumuramuun isaa ni yaadatama. Yeroo ammaa kanattis koreen waggaa lamaan dhufaniif hawaasa keenya gaggeessuuf filatame, hojii gaggeesummaa fi itti gaafatamuummaa guutumaatti koree duraanii irraa fudhatee jira. Koreen haaraa filatame kuni walii qoodinsa gahee hojiis raawwatee jira. Akkuma kanaan;
- Obbo Nugusee Riqituu – Dura taa'aa
- Obbo Mokonnin Addunyaa- I/A Duraa taa'aa
- Obbo Dastaa Iddoosaa- Barreessaa
- Obbo Kamaal Osmaan- Abbaa Diinagdee
- Aadde Alfiyaa Busee- Odiitera
ta'uun qooda hojii fedha guutuun fudhatee jira. Koreen haaraa filatame kunis gaafa Guraandhala 01, 2014 irraa kaasee hojii idilee isaa itti fufee jira.
Hawaasa Oromo Las Vegas, waggaa lamaan dhufaniif gaggeesitoota keessan taanee akka isin tajaajilluuf nu filachuu keessaniif gammachuu guddaatu nutti dhagahama. Nuyi koreen Hawaasa Oromoo Las Vegas haga humna/dandeettii keenyaa fedhii guddaan isin tajaajiluuf qophii ta'uu keenyaa fi isin taajajiluu keenyattis gammachuu guddaan akka nutti dhagahamu garanumaa isinii ibsuu barbaanna. Kaayyoon hawaasa keenyaa ammoo bakka yaadame gahuu kan danda'u hunduu gama jiruun qooda isa/ishii irraa eegamu yoo bahee fi harka wal-qabatee yoo hojjette dha waan ta'eef, miseensotni keenya hunduu karaa danda'ameen bakka isin waamnetti akka nu jalaa qabdanii fi qooda isin irraa eeggamus dirqama keessan bahuun akka nu faana dhaabbattanis garanumaa isin hubachiifanna. Tokkummaa hawaasa keenya daran cimsuuf ammoo wali qunnamtiin koree fi miseensota gidduu jiru baay'ee murteessaa waan ta'eef, miseensotni keenya hunduu karaa ittiin isin quunnamuu dandeenyu kan akka telefoonaa, email, facebook, kkf (kan kana dura galmee irraa qabnu yoo jijjirtanii raattan) kan hojjetuuf kan yeroo mara ittiin argamuu dandeessan akka nuu laattan kabaja guddaan isin gaafanna.
Yeroo ammaa kanattis koreen haarawaan kun miseensota haawaasa keenya mara faana wali baruuf karaa danda'ameen tattaaffii gochuu irra jira waan ta'eef ergaan koree irraa isinii ergamu isin qaqabuu isaa mirkaneessuuf jecha deebii gabaabduu illee taatu akka yeroon nuuf deebiftan kabajaan isin gaafanna.
Dhuma irrattis, koree haga har'aatti dadhabne, nuffinee osoo hin jedhiin, haawaasa keenya fedha guutuudhaan dandeetti qaban maraan gaggeessuu fi tokkummaa hawaasa keenya keessatti uumuun har'aan gahanis maqaa Hawaasa Oromoo Las Vegasiin galata guddaa isaanii dhiyyeessina. Hojii gaarii fi fakkeenyummaan isaanii yoomi illee hawaasa keenya keessatti dhagaa bu'araa ta'eeti itti fufa. Gara fulduraattis, dandeetti fi muuxannoo qabaniin haawasa keenya keessatti gahee guddaa taphachuun akka dabarsan abdii guddaa qabna.
Barri itti adeemnu kan milkii, kan nagaa, kan tokkummaa fi jaalalaa akka nuuf ta'u hawwii keenya!
Koree Hawaasa Oromoo Las Vegas,
Guraandhala 01, 2014.
Message from Oromo Community of Las Vegas
February 01, 2014
Dear Oromo Community of Las Vegas,
We hope all are doing great. As we all know, our executive committee who will lead our community for the next two years was elected on January 15, 2014. Currently, the newly elected executive committee has assumed all the full responsibilities of leadership from the predecessor committee. The executive committee has also allocated duties among each other. The following are the executive committee and their title.
- Mr. Nigussie Rikitu- President
- Mr. Mekonnen Adunya- Vice-President
- Mr. Desta Edosa- Secretary
- Mr. Kamal Osman-Treasurer
- Ms. Alfiya Busse- Auditor
The committee started its regular duties starting from February 01, 2014.
While the executive committee is proudly happy for being elected to serve Oromo Community of Las Vegas for the coming two years, we also would like to express to our community that to the extent of our skill and knowledge, we are fully willing and ready to serve our community what so ever energy and commitment it may cost. To realize the mission of our community, however, it requires the participation and contributions of all members in whatever resource she/he has. It's when all of us work hand in hand that our unity will sustain and our integrity will be maintained. The committee also believes that close, frequent and open minded communications between members and committee and among all members is a very crucial tool to bring our community together and create open atmosphere. As such, we kindly request our members to provide us their valid and working email, phone numbers, facebook address etc (if the one we have on our record is old and invalid any more as we can see from some email re-bouncing back to us).
Currently, the
committee is striving to reach each member via any possible means. To make sure
that our message is reaching each and everybody of our members, we ask you to
give us short acknowledgment message as soon as possible when you receive
message or call from us.
At last but not least, on behalf of the Oromo Community of Las Vegas, we are very thankful of the outgoing committee who has worked hard persistently and tirelessly without reserving their energy and knowledge to bring our community to this position. Their good deed and exemplar in leadership will be taken as an example for the coming committee. We strongly believe that in the future they will also play a key role in keeping the unity of our community with the knowledge and experience they have.
May the upcoming years be the year of success, unity, love, and common understanding!
Oromo Community of Las Vegas,
February 01, 2014.
Oromo Community of Las Vegas-The Color Coded committee election.
January 15, 2014
The Oromo community of Las Vegas had their 2014's first round general meeting on January 15, 2014 at Gold Coast Hotel and Casino. The meeting was opened by elders pouring traditional Oromo blessings as usual. In their blessing, the elders had wished unity, love, common understanding, and tolerance for the community. After 2013 annual report was presented by the chair man of the committee, the committee election was conducted. On the annual report, the activities done last year was presented. The committee also evaluated the performance of the community since its re-establishment in 2011 and concluded that there is positive progress even though there are some ups and downs as well. They were also praised and appreciated by the community for the hard work and commitment to put this community on the right track and laid a corner stone for the future of the community.
What made this meeting remarkable was the fair and democratic election of committee who will serve the community for the next two years. This is the first committee transition in the history of the Oromo community of Las Vegas. The election was very democratic where Gadaa principle of respect and common understanding were reflected. After thee ex-committee explained the methods of elections- the criteria and approach, questions were raised from the audiences and were addressed by the committee appropriately. What made this election easy and efficient was the color coded method used by the election committee. There were seven (7) different color cards each representing seven (7) different committee candidates out of those five (5) people were to be selected as committee for the next two years. The seven candidates were elected by the people. Each voter was given an envelope containing the seven (7) different color cards. The seven (7) elected candidates were made to stand in front of the voters holding the colored card randomly assigned to them. The voters were then told to vote five (5) people whom they believe will serve the community with all her/his energy without discriminating his community based on religion, region, clan, sexual orientation and political ideology. The voters were then put five (5) cards in the envelope and returned to the election committee, leaving two (2) cards behind. The result was finally announced and the meeting was peacefully adjourned.
The Oromo community of Las Vegas, would like to extend appreciation to the ex-committee who tirelessly served the community without reserving their energy, knowledge, and money. They will also be considered as exemplar among our community for their excellent leadership for the past two and half years. Hopefully, the newly elected committee will learn something important from the previous one and lead the community to better direction.
May 2014 will be the year we will more productive and stronger than the year past!
Up Coming Event :First Round Oromo Community general assembly
for 2014. Date: January 15, 2014Time: 4:00 PMVenue: Gold Coast Hotel & Casino Agendas: New Year Greetings, 2013 Annual report and plan for 2014, Committee Election.
Note: As this day is committee election day, please present in time to elect a committee who serve you and lead the community for the next two years.
Weedduu Oromoo: Yeroo Waraanaa
Jibitti daalachoo
Eela buutee baatee
Itti hiiqxee hin tumattuu
Gad jettee hin murattuu
Meeqa duutee kaatee?
Maal ajjeesan, maal ajjeessan namoomuu?
Dhiira ajjeesan, dhiira gadhoomuu
Irraa hin dheessin biraa hin hafin
Yaa isa weennii jorooroo..bal'inaaf asi..
I am Oromo First Community Engagement World Tour: Oromo Community of Las Vegas.
September 25, 2013 was a wonderful day among Oromo community of Las Vegas. Every year the community has three general meetings-in January, April and September. On each occasion, the event starts with elders blessing as Oromo traditions. In addition to regular programs, the community has one special topic to discuss. Today's special topic was broad and long run project that requires each and everybody's participation, contribution and commitment. The theme of the meeting was "I am an Oromo First Community Engagement World Tour". The special guest speaker was young scholar and political analyst Jawar Mohammed. On this event, Jawar Mohammed reviewed Oromo's past national struggle, the cons and pros, the challenge, the mistake and the lesson that need to be learned from the past briefly. He also discussed the current challenge Oromos are facing as a group and proposed broad ideas as a solution to the ongoing challenge. He emphasized on the values of unity for the freedom of Oromo and forwarded ideas how each individual should work together to keep the sustainability of Oromos unity. Questions were asked from the audience and Jawar gave matured and educated answer to all questions in detail. People got inspired by Jawar Mohammad's crucial and timely speech. Members of Oromo community of Las Vegas were filled with determination, hope, and courage. They promised to be with Jawar's idea and to give their full support in whatever they can. On his side, Jawar Mohammed vowed to work for his people with the knowledge, energy, and all the resource he has. He also added that he is ready to pay any sacrifices for the freedom of his people. The audiences fired up and clapped their hand loudly by standing up from their sits. Finally their embraced and take photo shoot with their beloved son/brother. It was really a day of new hope and promise for Las Vegas Oromos. We are all Oromo First!
*****************************************************************Oromo First Community Engagement World Tour
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
- General third round community meeting
- Oromo First Community Engagement World Tour.
- Entertainment
- Guest Speaker:Jawar Mohammed
- Place: Gold coast Hotel and Casino
- Time: 4:00 PM
The life of our hero and heroines have gone not in vain!
We, the Oromo Community of Las Vegas, were deeply saddened when we heard about the death of Eng. Tasfahun Camadaa Gurmmeessaa on Ausgust 24, 2013 in TPLF's Kalitti concentration camp where thousands of Oromos are being detained and treated inhumanly. It is hard to believe that Tasfahun's life has ultimately gone forever on the hands of those who conspired against him.
The EPDRF/TPLF regime keeps committing crimes on Oromo people through the pretext of OLF supporter when the truth is being an active Oromo is seen as a crime by the EPRDF/TPLF government. Recently, more than twenty innocent Oromo students were collected from different universities and brought to court then thrown to jail. Death, exile, torture and mass killing of Oromo people by the EPRDF have increased now than ever. The government is designing different strategies to eliminate the Oromo people from the root.
We have all learnt from Tasfahun Camadaa Gurmeessa's family, relatives, friends and attorney that he is a man of vision, determined, genius and a role model from his home village to all the community he had served in his profession until the date he was forced to leave his country. Eng. Tasfahun Camadaa's vision was broad though cut short too early. It is easy to imagine the consequences of missing people like Eng.Tasfahun Camadaa on Oromo people in general. Our past experience has taught us that unless we hold hand in hand and say enough is enough to this cruel regime, many will follow the fate of Eng. Tasfahun Camadaa.
We, the Oromo Community of Las Vegas, strictly condemn the EPRDF/TPLF government for all the unsympathetic actions they committed on Eng. Tasfahun Camadaa Gurmeessaa. They intimidated him on his home country, forced him to leave his country, brought him from Kenya refugee camp with his other friends, confined him underground where there is no light, where they barely breathe, and no sanitation. They demoralized him, tortured him and finally beaten him to death. We as a community also need to bring to the attention of the EPRDF government that the life our hero and heroines have gone not in vain! The sacrifice, up to his life, Eng. Tasfahun had paid for the sake of his people's freedom has engraved the symbol of heroism in our heart; He will be remembered for ever among the Oromo. In addition to this, we consider the killings of Oromos at Kofale, Arsi and other places just for the cause of their religion freedom is injustice.
Ultimately we would like to extend our heartfelt condolence to the family, relatives, and friends' of Tasfun Camadaa on this sorrow time. May the almighty give you all his courage to bear all this pain! Eng. Tasfahun Camadaa biyyoon sitti haa salphatu!
Oromo Community of Las Vegas
August 31, 2013
Las Vegas, Nevada
Seenaa Barreefama Afaan Oromootiifi Shoora Dr. Sheek Mahammad Rashaad
Qubee Afaan Oromoo ittiin barreessuuf toltu moggaasuuf biyya keessattiis alattis qabsoo ciccimtuu tu godhame. Qabsoofi tattaaffiin tuniis jijjiirama kufiinsa mootummaa Haylesillaasee booda jajjabaatteeti itti fufte. Mootummaan Dargii Afaan Oromoo Qubee Saabaatiin akka barreeffamu murteessite. Bal'inaaf..
Duuti Haa Du'u
Du'umti Haa du'u,
Kan ajjesee dhokse,
Ija goota keenyaa,
Buruqsee kan baqse.
Taaddasaa Birruufaa,
Guddinaa Tumsaafaa,
Maammoo Mazamirfaa,
Kan Baaroo Tumsaafaa,
Elemoo Qilxuufaa,
Innumti ajjeesee,
olii addemaa kaalessaa,
Tasfahuun Camadaa
kan addaan nu dhiise,
seenaatti nu hanbise. More...
Kan ajjesee dhokse,
Ija goota keenyaa,
Buruqsee kan baqse.
Taaddasaa Birruufaa,
Guddinaa Tumsaafaa,
Maammoo Mazamirfaa,
Kan Baaroo Tumsaafaa,
Elemoo Qilxuufaa,
Innumti ajjeesee,
olii addemaa kaalessaa,
Tasfahuun Camadaa
kan addaan nu dhiise,
seenaatti nu hanbise. More...
History of Oromo Writing and the Contribution of Dr. Mohammed Reshad
The effort to find an appropriate alphabet for the Oromo language was as strong inside the country as it was outside the country. This was at full strength following the fall of the monarch. The military junta that seized power decided to use the Sabean alphabet for Afaan Oromoo.click here..
The Education System that Ignored Ignorance: Socio-Cultural Unawareness in Ethiopia
Oh, Lord of (Hayyee yaa Waaq) punctilious language, grant us the intelligence to use languages that spoken by our fellow men and women or citizens properly; open our ears to listen to the proper pronunciation of native words by native speakers; put your gracious hands on us and guide our fingers to write the correct letters and spelling; enhance our understanding of social, cultural and language literacy; give our names meaning; teach us how to learn and respect one another and all your creations on this earth planet; give us courage to undo mistakes and ask for forgiveness for the distortion we have made; teach us how to use our time productively; warm our heart to love and respect one-another and make us guided by the golden rule; walk us through light and keep us away from the offspring of ignorance: prejudice, arrogance, and hypocrisy. Amen, Hayyee! Detail...
OSGA: The Ethiopian government must stop the discriminatory approach and find a durable solution
OSGA Statement on ongoing tensions of civilian conflicts in Ethiopia
Troubled relations between Ethiopia's government and the Oromo people constitute a serious obstacle in the country's path to stability and prosperity. Indeed, the Ethiopian government's recent history has been plagued by ethnic conflict and protracted conflicts with government forces, particularly in Oromia and neighboring regions.
Although it has recently started getting some Oromo media attention, for the past 3 years the ongoing invisible war carried out on Oromo, in the Aniya area, massively affected the local people. Read more....
Haawasni Oromoo Las Vegas Guyyaa Gootoa Oromoo 2013 kabajan
Haawasni Oromoo Las Vegas Guyyaa Gootoa Oromoo 2013 kabajan
Ebla 17, 2013 sa'aa 5:00 WB kaasee ture hawwaasin Oromoo Las Vegas galma wali-gahiitti kan walitti qabamuu eegalan. Akkuma yeroo kaanii guyyaan kun eebba maanguuddootatiin eegale. "Waaqayyo nagaan nu oolche nagaan nu haa bulchu, xiqqaan haa guddatu, guddaan haa jiraatu, garaan keenyaa fi afaan keenya tokko haa ta'u, wallaalaan haa baru, beekaan haa bubbuulu, biyyi biyyaa nagaa haa ta'u, Oromoo nagaa haa ta'u,.." jechuun eebbaan saaqan manguddoon Oromoo tokko. Goototni Oromoo bilisummaa saba isaaniif jecha lubbuu isaanii wareegama godhani, daqiiqaa tokkoof cali jechuun yaadattamin.
Itti aansuunis Guyyaan Gootota Oromoo maalif akka Oromoota biratti waggaa waggaan sirna ho'aan akka kabajamuu fi barbaachisummaan isaa dargaggoo Oromoo tokkoon dhiyaate. Kanuma faana wali qabsiisuunis seenaan J/ Jaarraa Abbaa Gadaa gabaabaatti dhiyaatera.
Koreen haawasaa Oromoo Las Vegas nuffee , dadhabe osoo hin jedhiini yeroo, humnaa fi ogummaa isaanii gumaachuun tokkummaa uumata keenya fulduratti tarkaanfachiisaa jiraachuu isaaniitifis uumatni galateefataniiru.
Dhumma irrattis artistii Oromoo, Mahaamad Sheekaa waliin sagantaa bashananaa gaarii qabachuun qophiin guyyaa kana goolabame.
Kabaja Guyyaa Gootota Oromoo magaalaa Las Vegas 2013
Guyyaan Gootota Oromoo kan 2013 magaalaa Las vegas ti gaafa Ebla 17, 2013 haawaasa Oromoon kabajamee oola. Guyyaan kana irratti sagantaa adda addaa, seenaan gototaatiin wali qabatatee akkasumas dhimma haawaasa fi sagantaa bashananaatu dhiyaata. Qophiin kun waaree boodaa sa'aa 5:00 kaasee eegala. Irratti argamaa, affeerama.
Jara Abba Gadaa, Oromo freedom icon, dies at 77
Jara Abba Gadaa, Oromo freedom icon, dies at 77
(OPride) — Abdulkarim Ibrahim Hamid, better known with his nom de guerre as Jara Abba Gadaa, a relentless Oromo freedom fighter and one of the founding members of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), died yesterday of kidney failure at a hospital in Yemen. He was 77.
Jara was born in Eastern Oromia, near Gara Mulata, at a village of Mudir Goro, in 1936 to a generation of men who fought long and hard against successive Ethiopian rulers. A pioneer in many respects, Jara's determination and bravery to end the marginalization of the Oromo was beyond reproach. He began his crusade to liberate the Oromo people first by joining the Bale movement led by the late General Wako Gutu in 1967. He later went to Somalia where he organized Oromo immigrants there to lay the foundation for the formation of OLA. Oduu dabalataaf asi tuqi....
Call for Protest of all Oromos in and around Washington D.C. against the Ethiopian Regime
Call for Protest of all Oromos in and around Washington D.C. against the Ethiopian Regime
Dear Oromo brothers and sisters,
If you are an Oromo or friend of Oromo living in & around Washington D.C.(especially Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, NY) we kindly ask you to stand with us and advocate for our brothers and sisters who have been unjustly incarcerated and their voices have been silenced. If you say you stand for the Oromo cause, this is the time when you take a practical action which can make a difference!
Let's stand together in large numbers and show to the public that we are not week. Let's show to the US policy makers that we are indeed a strong force that can not be ignored.
Come!! join us!! Don't let a severe weather stop you!! Don't allow yourself a lame excuse. Make every effort to take a leave from your work for this one day. Make this small sacrifice for your nation Oromia! I live in Alabama, far from Washington D.C., but will come for this protest. If I can do it, yes you can!
Please distribute this announcement (attached) to all your domains. Put it on your facebook and advertise, circulate in your mailing list, put on the Front Page of your website, announce on your radio or TV, and so on. Use your influence and convince your brothers /sisters/ friends /son / daughter/mom/dad/relatives to stand up with us!
- On November 1, 2012, two well respected Oromo opposition leaders, Mr. Bekele Gerba and Mr. Olbana Lellisa, and seven other Oromo nationals are convicted under the charge of "working underground to secede Oromia from the federal government" and other bogus "terrorism" charges after keeping them in prison for more than one year in jail.
- On September 30, 2012, more than 200 Oromo nationals, mostly the youth, have been rounded up and arrested when they were peacefully celebrating the annual Irreechaa festival at Lake Arsadi, Bushoftu, Eastern Shoa zone. Two months after their arrest, they are still held without any change.
- On April 6, 2012, at least four Oromo Muslims: Musa Gabi, Kemal Irena, Aliyi Wako, and Shafi Jano were gunned down in the town of Asasa, Oromia regional state, when the government forces fired live ammunition on unarmed civilians coming out of the local mosque.
- Harassment of our Muslim community has continued unabated:
- More than 30 Muslim leaders are put in Maikelawi Prison and facing the same fabricated "terrorism" charges,
- Thousands of Muslims, mainly Oromos, have been beaten and rounded up and incarcerated merely for demanding their religion freedom enshrined by the Ethiopian Constitution.
- On October 21, 2012, at least three Muslims; Said Abdala, Abdu Oda, and Hussein, were murdered by the Federal Police in Gerba town, Wollo. Several others were beaten and wounded and many others arrested.
Barattoota Yuuniversitii Mooraa Kiiloo 4,Finfinne Irraa Mana Hidhaa Wayyaanee Galanii dararamaa Jiran
Barattoota Yuuniversitii Mooraa Kiiloo 4,Finfinne Irraa Mana Hidhaa Wayyaanee Galanii dararamaa Jiran
Diddaa mooraa DAALATTII (kiiloo 4) keessatti ka'e irratti barattooti Oromoo 113 yeroo hidhaman kanneen keessaa barataan Gammachuu jedhamu guyyaa kaleessaa reebichaa loltoota Wayyaanee itti hammaachuu irraan mana yaalaa gahee gootummaan wareegamee jira. Waaqayyo maatii isaa fi qabsaawota Oromoof jajjabina isaa akka laatu Qeerroon dhaammata.
Kanneen hafan hidhaa keessatti yeroo ammaa rakkachaa jiran akka ....bal'inaaf asi tuqi.
Hawaasin Oromoo magaalaa Las Vegas waggaa haaraa bara 2013 sirna ho'aan kabajate.
Hawaasin Oromoo magaalaa Las Vegas waggaa haaraa bara 2013 sirna ho'aan kabajate.
Hawaasini Oromoo magaalaa Las Vegas waligahii hawaasa kan godhatu waggaatti ali sadii yoo ta'u isa keessa wali gahiin inni duraa jalqaba waggaa haaraati, kabaja waggaa haaraa sababeeffachuun, gaggeefama. Qophiin baranaas akkuma yeroo kaanii eebbaa aadaa Oromootiin eegalame. Sirna eebbaa baranaa kan yeroo kaani irraa adda kan godhu, maanguddoo fi dargaggoo bahanii eebbaan eegaaluu isaaniiti. Kunis kan ta'amu danda'e dargaggoon dhalata ammaa aadaa isaanii hagami duukaa akka jiran hubannoo laachuufii dha.
Sagantaa kana irratti qophiin adda adda dhiyaataniru. Karaa koree hawwaasichaatin gabaasni waggaa darbee bal'inaan erga dhiyaatee booda karoorri waggaa dhufuu uumataaf bal'inaan ibsamaniiru. Koreen Hawaasa Oromoo magaalaa Las Vegas, nuffii tokko malee itti cichuudhaan karoora haawasichaa fulduraatti ofuun galata guddaa qabu. Miseensoonnis haamilee fi kakka'umsa guddaan karoora hawwasicha fulduratti oofuuf murannoo qaban ibsaniiru. Kanuma faana wali qabatees haala fulduratti tokkumma haawwaasa kanaa cimsee galii dhaanis ofi dandeessuu irratti mariin taasifameera. Yaadonni ergaa guddaa qabanii fi haamilee namaa kennanis mana keessa kennamaniiru.
Itti aansuunis baacoo fi raagoon ykn sheekoon Oromoo nama bohaarsaarra ergaa dabarsan dhiyaateera. Qabiyyeen baacoo kanaas aadaa Oromoo keessatti oduun durii akkamiin akka taphatama turaanii fi ergaa tokkumaa haawasaa kanaa cimsan ofi keessatti qabata. Dabalates aadaa Oromoo guddisuu irratti qooda dhalataan Oromoo biyyaa ambaa jiran qabanii fi malummaan fi barbaachisumaan aadaa Oromoo hubannoon godhameera.
Dhumarrattis sagantaan bashananaa godhameera. Qophii sirbaa bashananaa kanaarri haala qalbii nama hawwatuun ijoolleen Oromoo (Daa'imni) sirbaa waltajjii irraa gadi lakkifame faana waliin sirbuun uumata bohaarsaniiru. Daandeettii addaa ijoolleen kuni qabaniinis uumatni taa'ee ilaaluu ajaa'ibsiifameera.
Annual general assembly of the community was held on :
Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 5:00 PM PST
Address: 3230 East Dessert Inn. Rd.
Las Vegas, NV 89121
Barruu Adda Addaa
Baaruu Baayisaa Daaqaa: Irreechaa (Walaloo)
Sirnaa dur dur ture
Seeraa sararaa baraa keessa tare
Duudha fi aadaa boonsaa
Faayyoo saba Oromoo – ibsituu eenyummaa isaa!
Irreechaa, Irreessaa, irreeffannaa, kan ture dur
Yaadannoo Odaa Nabee fi Odaa Mormor
Walitti qabduu maraa dhangaa fi maaddii
Damdamtuu dhiibbaa algaa: Hora Harsadii
Sitti hin ba'u seerri dalgaa
Si hin dhaq-qabu abaarsi algaa
Ofi hin-beekneen hin madaalamtu
Akka kosii hin gatamtu!
Jibbi fi dhiibbaan si hin mancaasu
Tuffiin lafa irraa si hin balleessu
Gar-malee si hubachuun si hin diigu
Si dagachuun lammii kee si hin dagu
Galata ati Waaqaaf dhiyeesitu jinniif jedhanii
Qarooma kee cilee yoo dibani
Ati hin baddu, ati hin duutu
Waaqni si uume si hin tuffatu!..more
By Yaadasaa Dafaa*
Understanding Gadaa and Orommummaa:
By Yaadasaa Dafaa*
Understanding Gadaa and Orommummaa:
Oromo Nationalists frequently discuss the underlining premises ofOrommumaa within the aspirations for promoting the commonly shared spirit of the unique Oromo Nationhood. But, not all the resourceful Nationalists approach this fundamental issue from the same angle. Disagreement in concepts and theories at times could be blown out of proportions intentionally or unintentionally. When differing ideas and approaches emerge either under the Odaa tree in Oromia, or discussing at round-tables in Finfinee, Adama, Berlin, Washington DC, Melbourne, or Minneapolis, it should have been viewed as positive, and taken as "teachable moments" or " learning moments" from these diverse views. Read full..
By Leenjiso Horo* | October 2013
Throughout history, music has been used as a means of struggle. It is a form of language, a type of communication, and a revolutionary force in the time of national struggle. Popular music conveys messages. It conveys messages of patriotism and highlights popular sentiments. It inspires passion, pride, nationalism, and action in citizens to take. It encourages citizens to take up weapons and fight for the cause they believe in. For this, it taps into everything from historical memories of past conflicts to present injustices. It is a useful tool for changing the way people think and feel. It is for these reasons, revolutionaries and nationalists take music very seriously. Through music, musical artists shame and humiliate those who betray their nation and their country, and those who do not support the national liberation struggle. Revolutionary music vilifies the traitors, the vacillators, the cowards, the enemy loyalists and the neutralists at the time of national liberation struggle. For these, music can be used as a propaganda tool in a war of national liberation. Read More...


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Emmanuel Adebayor is ruled out through suspension as Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United clash at White Hart Lane on Sunday.
Adebayor will begin his three-match ban this weekend after he was dismissed against Arsenal last time out.
The Togolese striker is likely to be replaced by Jermain Defoe as Spurs' focal point upfront, with Hugo Lloris expected to retain his place in goal ahead of Brad Friedel.
Midfielder Mousa Dembele is back to full fitness and is likely to start against the Hammers, and midfielder Scott Parker could feature after doing light training this week.
West Ham midfielder Yossi Benayoun is unlikely to start at White Hart Lane as he is still struggling with a knee injury.
However, the Israel international could make the bench for the Hammers.
Winger Matt Jarvis remains on the sidelines with a knee injury, while attacker Modibo Maiga could retain his place in the Sam Allardyce's side.

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Chicago! The Midwest's international hub for commerce, culture and finance. The Windy City, or Chi-Town–as it is known– is also home to some of the best sports teams in the majors, including the Chicago Hawks, the Chicago Bulls and the Chicago Bears. And now the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, or to be more specific, Rosemont's Donald E. Stephens Convention Center is host to the Muscle Car & Corvette Nationals, one of the most prestigious indoor muscle car enthusiast events in the nation.
All told, 511 cars vied for honors in 17 categories ranging from Triple Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Silver and Bronze classifications. The mix of vehicles was evenly balanced with a large increase in participation this year from Pontiac, Buick, Oldsmobile, Ford and Mopar owners. Attendance had increased to the point that every spot in the expansive Donald E. Stephens Convention Center was sold out well in advance of the Nov. 20, 2010 opening date.
The Muscle Car & Corvette Nationals or MCACN, is the brainchild of Executive Managing Member Utica, MI's Robert "Bob" Ashton, who along with MCACN Executive Committee members Nickey Chicago's CEO Stefano Bimbi; Milwaukee, WI's Colin Comer, Colin's Classic Automobiles; Brighton Hills, IL's Mike Guarise; Woodland, CA's Charlie Lilliard; Midlothian, VA's Tony Lucas; Valparaiso, IN's Carl Schultz,;Henderson, NV's Bill Sefton; Bariting Hollow, NY's Steve Shauger and Las Vegas, NV's Les Quam, throw their sizeable support behind the 2-year-old indoor event. "These gentlemen have allowed me to fulfill my dream of producing this world-class event devoted to vintage muscle cars, dealer-built supercars and Corvettes," Ashton said.
Muscle Car Power magazine was among 19 celebrity judges—which included the likes of Arnie "Farmer" Beswick, Linda "Miss Hurst Golden Shifter" Vaughn, Doc "The Hurst Shifty Doctor" Watson, Martyn L. Schorr, Pontiac luminary Milt Schornack, Corvette racer Tony DeLorenzo, author Dr. Peter Gimenez, and others–all chosen to participate in the Celebrity Pick category. Bob John's white '65 Plymouth A990 Altered wheelbase Funny Car turned out to be MCP's odds on favorite!
Of course, an event of this magnitude also requires sponsors. The First National Bank of New York hosted Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals had some of the best, including Nickey Chicago as the event's title sponsor, Bill Stasek Chevrolet as the event's presenting sponsor, Mr. Norm's Garage, The Finer Details Auto Restoration, Keisler Engineering, Musclecar Designs and Finish Line Performance all acting as MCACN Diamond Level Sponsors. Both Mid America Motorworks and D&M Corvette Specialists, Ltd. are listed as Platinum Level sponsors. Reliable Carriers, Inc. was listed as the Official Transporter of the MCACN, and Corvette Central proudly served as Official Sponsor for the Corvette Triple Diamond Gallery and Competition.
The Day 2 Concourse segment of the show saw increased interest with about 30 perceny more entries, and should be the fastest growing show segment in future MCACN events. The MCACN's Triple Diamond Corvette Display and Competition, sponsored by Corvette Central, also saw a marked increase in entries with close to 40 1954-95 Corvettes entered, and nearly two-thirds were mid-year cars.
The MCACN's Class of 1970 Invitational featured close to 40 cars, including [b]four Hemi 'Cuda convertibles[/b], three GTO Judge convertibles and three Oldsmobile 442 W-30 convertibles! In a special tribute to the cars built by Warminster, Pennsylvania's Hurst Performance, Inc. there were a total of 40 examples entered, including numerous Hurst-Indy 500 Pace Cars, the famed Hurst Hemi Under Glass III and Hurst Hairy Oldsmobile exhibition cars. Also on hand were Linda "Miss Hurst Golden Shifter" Vaughn, "Doc" Watson and special guest Joe Mondello.
The MCACN's Motion Madness display proved to be the largest gathering of documented Baldwin-Motion Performance cars ever shown ever under one roof. Special Baldwin-Motion Performance guests included Joel "Mr. Motion" Rosen and former Motion Performance PR magnate, Motion Performance historian/author and former Cars Magazine editor Martyn L. "Marty" Schorr.
Event Title Sponsor Nickey Chicago rolled out a fleet of contemporary 2010/2011 Nickey's, including their latest, an 1,100 rwhp, 3.2L Kenne-Bell Mammoth liquid cooled LS7 supercharged 427 Stage III 2011 Nickey Super Camaro!
Next year's Muscle Car & Corvette Nationals will be held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Nov. 19-20, 2011. For a complete listing of the 2010 MCACN award winners, log on to www.mcacn.com (http://www NULL.mcacn NULL.com).
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I have heard countless raves about Urban Decay Primer Potion (or UDPP) from YouTube beauty gurus and bloggers alike. No matter what anyone said about how great it was, I put it on my "products not for me" list and went on with my primer-less life.
I do wear eyeshadow daily, but I just lightly sweep MAC's "blanc type" over my lid and that's that. No blending, no multiple colors, no crease definition. I didn't see myself as a candidate for eyeshadow primer.
Something that's always bothered me is that usually by mid day and definitely towards the end of the day, my eyelids get greasy. Not like disgustingly greasy or anything, but enough to notice creases in my shadow and enough to rob my lids of their once matte look.
I thought oily lids were just something you had to deal with...what I didn't know was that the UDPP eliminates them completely. Yes, I said eliminates them. Completely.
I just couldn't believe it. I convinced myself it must have been a fluke. But then, I finished up the sample and had perfectly matte lids for days.
Thank you, Urban Decay, for making this amazing product--- that actually does what it says it will.
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WVU Outlasts Texas in Overtime
West Virginia was dead in the water with three and a half minutes left in tonight's game against Texas, the Longhorns' No. 1-ranked defense sticking to the Mountaineer shooters like glue all game long.
After a Johnathan Holmes follow-up basket gave Texas a 47-37 lead with 3:35 remaining, all that was left to do was run out the clock on another home-opening Big 12 victory for the Longhorns.
But the Mountaineers had other ideas. Forward Kevin Noreen banged in a 3, Aaric Murray knocked down a short jumper, Jabarie Hinds hit another 3 and Gary Browne's steal and driving layup turned a 10-point deficit into a tie game with 1:27 remaining in a contest that West Virginia eventually pulled out in overtime, 57-53.
"I thought (Noreen's 3) gave us a big lift in the game," said West Virginia coach Bob Huggins.
That West Virginia won despite shooting just 30.6 percent overall and only 15 percent from 3 reaffirms a message Huggins tried to deliver to his young basketball team during Saturday's 10-point loss to Oklahoma – just because you miss the first shot doesn't mean you will miss the second or the third shot … if you can get them.
On Saturday, Oklahoma out-hustled West Virginia for every loose ball and 50-50 rebound down the stretch. Tonight, it was West Virginia who got them.
"It gets down to toughness," said Texas coach Rick Barnes. "West Virginia hung around. You have to give them credit."
"I'm proud of our guys," added Huggins. "We had opportunities to pack it in but didn't, we got down 12 due to a hard time scoring. Hopefully this gets us back to being my team. They were not my team before because they did not compete the way we need to compete."
At one point in overtime, the Mountaineers, leading 54-52, grabbed three straight offensive rebounds off of missed shots that burned nearly a minute and a half off the clock.
And later, when West Virginia was leading 54-53, Eron Harris attempted a long 3-point well beyond the top of the key that clanked off the rim and was headed out of bounds. However, a hustling Dominique Rutledge was able to track the ball down along the baseline and flip it behind his back to Gary Browne toward the middle of the court.
There, Browne was able to dribble six seconds off the clock before he was fouled by Texas' Julien Lewis. But Browne only made one of two from the line to make the score 55-53 - which gave Texas an opportunity to come down the floor and either tie it with a 2 or win it with a 3.
In regulation, after Harris drilled a wide open 3 from the corner to give West Virginia a 50-47 lead with only 20 seconds left, Barnes called timeout to draw up a play that eventually led to Holmes converting a contested 3 from the corner with four seconds left to send the game into overtime.
This time, Barnes elected to play on and as Ioannis Papapetrou tried to get the ball across the court for a potential 3-point shot, Murray stepped in front of Papapetrou's pass and intercepted the basketball. Murray was fouled by Sheldon McClellan with six seconds to go and he stepped up to the line and made both free throws to put the game on ice.
The Longhorns, now 8-7, 0-2, will look back at this one and wonder how they let it slip away. At one point, Texas led by as many as 13 points with 8:37 left as West Virginia missed shot after shot.
But Texas wasn't much better, hitting 19 of 55 for 34.5 percent overall and making only 23.5 percent from 3. The Longhorns also bricked 14 of 25 from the free throw line.
"It was a hard-fought game," said Barnes. "It was disappointing that when it was winning time, they wanted the game more than we did."
Murray led the Mountaineers with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Hinds was the only other West Virginia player to reach double figures with 11. Kevin Noreen grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds for West Virginia.
"Not only did he shoot 3s but he got 13 rebounds tonight - that is pretty good for a guy that can't jump over a phone book," said Huggins.
Holmes scored 12 and Felix added 11 for the Longhorns.
West Virginia had a 45-39 advantage on the glass and produced 11 steals that led to nine Mountaineer points.
There were four lead changes and three ties. Tonight's victory was West Virginia's first-ever in Big 12 play; the Mountaineer women also knocked off Texas earlier tonight in Morgantown for their first conference win in school history.
West Virginia improves to 8-6, 1-1 with Kansas State on the horizon Saturday at the Coliseum. That game will tipoff at 1:30 p.m. and will be televised by the Big 12 Network.
Men's Basketball: Bahamas Preview
Womens Soccer: Kadeisha Buchanan Press Conference
Big 12 Media Days: Dana Holgorsen
Women's Soccer: Amanda Hill and Mocha
Big 12 Media Days: Nick Kwiatkoski
Football: Dana Holgorsen on ESPN


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The hosts are extremely nice. We loved the food. Pizza was great and also steak have. The atmosphere is very nice.
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I ate here to times and one time I had a pizza which was very delicious, the other time I had seafood pasta which was good to. The service is friendly, welcoming and smiling. The only thing missing is an english translation of the menu, most of the words you can make out what means though.
AFter having many nights of gourmet meals, my husband and I just wanted a salad and pizza. This place was perfect for that. They didn't mind that we split the pizza - they even cut it in half for us. We ate on the terrace, but we did get a lot of noise from cars driving by. Sit inside if...
Excellent little pizzeria-the couple who run it are exceptionally friendly and make great pizza! Spent a pleasant evening here.
Our group of 4 friends enjoyed our lunch so much that we returned several days later for dinner. Great pizza, especially the artichoke pizza. The hosts were wonderful: warm and welcoming. We truly enjoyed ourselves.
We went in a group of 3 adults and 6 children (work that out!) and were met with one of the warmest welcomes we've ever received in a French restaurant. The pizzas were excellent and reasonably priced, and the kids' were impressed with their ice-creams and crepes. It's a basic little place on the main road through Tourettes and consequently...
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Is Smartlipo a better option for someone who is fairly fit and in good health, but the "roll" sticks around even when weight is lost in other areas?
Which Procedure Would Work Better for the "Spare Tire", Coolsculpting or Smartlipo?
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CoolSculpting is Great for Eliminating Spare Tire
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Coolsculpting or Smartlipo
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Cool Sculpting for the spare tire area
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CoolSculpting Vs. Smart Lipo
Coolsculpting and Smart Lipo are both excellent therapeutic options for managing localized fat of the lower abdomen and flanks. Both procedures offer advantages and the choice of procedure depends on a variety of factors.
Without pictures or a physical exam it's hard to know which option is best for any given patient. When larger amounts of fat are present, liposuction will most likely yield a superior result. Unfortunately, this procedure may be associated, with more pain and longer recoveries.
When smaller amounts of fat are present, excellent results can occur with coolsculpting with shorter recoveries and less pain in the post-operative period.
If you're considering treatment of your "Spare tire", consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon would be appropriate. This surgeon can advise you regarding which procedure is best for you.
Coolsculpting vs. Smartlipo
Whether you should have Coolsculpting or Smartlipo depends on a number of factors. Do you want a non-invasive treatment with no downtime or a minimally invasive treatment with minimal downtime? Since Coolsculpting is a non-invasive treatment there are less risks and downtime. Smartlipo is more powerful but involves surgery and some downtime.
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It sounds like you may be an ideal candidate for CoolSculpting especially if your are fit and have stubborn areas around your waist. SmartLipo (or "SlowLipo as I like to call it) is much more invasive and I always combine it with standard suction lipectomy. I love SmartLipo in the area of the neck, however. If you want to avoid downtime and time away from your job, life and the gym then I would seek out a certified CoolSculpting physician and see if CoolSculpting is right for you.
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Think of Coolsculpting as liposuction lite. The patient who is a good candidate for lipo will be a good candidate for Coolsculpting as well. Any lip procedure, whether conventional, power, smart lipo, or ultrasonic will by definition be more aggressive than Coolsculpting as it is a surgical invasive procedure. If you are comfortable with a more subtle improvement without surgery go for Coolsculpting, if you want one treatment and are ok with surgeryE dn recovery go for lipo.
Coolsculpting versus liposuction for "spare tire"
For a spare tire, liposuction or coolsculpting are both possibilities. In terms of pure cosmetic result, liposuction is better, but it is also more expensive and requires more downtime. Which treatment is better for you depends on your overall health, physical exam, goals, whether you are able to have downtime, and your pocketbook.
Overall health: Liposuction candidates are people in relatively good health without heart problems, kidney problems, bleeding problems, or a history of anesthesia-related problems. Almost anyone can have coolsculpting, since it is noninvasive.
Physical exam: Liposuction can reduce soft fat as well as firmer, fibrous fat. Coolsculpting works best for soft, pinchable fat. Neither procedure addresses excess skin or visceral fat (fat around the internal organs). If excess skin is an issue, a tummy tuck in combination with liposuction should be considered.
Your goals: Liposuction can give a dramatic and "customized" result and can address the abdomen and flanks in one session. Coolsculpting can only reduce a limited area with each session so if your spare tire extends from your abdomen to your love handles, you will require multiple coolsculpting sessions to cover all these locations. These sessions can be done back-to-back.
Downtime: There is almost no downtime with coolsculpting. Most patients have minimal discomfort and can resume your normal activities immediately. With liposuction, you will have several days of downtime, bruising, and you will need to wear compression garments for at least a couple of weeks.
Pocketbook: Liposuction costs depends on the surgeon's fees, anesthesia fees, facility fees. The price of coolsculpting depends on the number of coolsculpting sessions that you would need to get your desired result.
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- ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Particulate matter (PM) is assumed to exert a major burden on public health. Most studies that address levels of PM use stationary measure systems. By contrast, only few studies measure PM concentrations under mobile conditions to analyze individual exposure situations. METHODS: By combining spatial-temporal analysis with a novel vehicle-mounted sensor system, the present Mobile Air Quality Study (MAQS) aimed to analyse effects of different driving conditions in a convertible vehicle. PM10 was continuously monitored in a convertible car, driven with roof open, roof closed, but windows open, or windows closed. RESULTS: PM10 values inside the car were nearly always higher with open roof than with roof and windows closed, whereas no difference was seen with open or closed windows. During the day PM10 values varied with high values before noon, and occasional high median values or standard deviation values due to individual factors. Vehicle speed in itself did not influence the mean value of PM10; however, at traffic speed (10 -- 50 km/h) the standard deviation was large. No systematic difference was seen between PM10 values in stationary and mobile cars, nor was any PM10 difference observed between driving within or outside an environmental (low emission) zone. CONCLUSIONS: he present study has shown the feasibility of mobile PM analysis in vehicles. Individual exposure of the occupants varies depending on factors like time of day as well as ventilation of the car; other specific factors are clearly identifiably and may relate to specific PM10 sources. This system may be used to monitor individual exposure ranges and provide recommendations for preventive measurements. Although differences in PM10 levels were found under certain ventilation conditions, these differences likely are not of concern for the safety and health of passengers.
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- Urban health is potentially affected by particle emissions. The potential toxicity of nanoparticles is heavily debated and there is an enormous global increase in research activity in this field. In this respect, it is commonly accepted that nanoparticles may also be generated in processes occurring while driving vehicles. So far, a variety of studies addressed traffic-related particulate matter emissions, but only few studies focused on potential nanoparticles. Therefore, the present study analyzed the literature with regard to nanoparticles and cars. It can be stated that, to date, only a limited amount of research has been conducted in this area and more studies are needed to 1) address kind and sources of nanoparticles within automobiles and to 2) analyse whether there are health effects caused by these nanoparticles.


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Back in May, I wrote about how Vladimir Putin's approval rating, described in virtually every news story or think tank report as "steadily declining," was actually at about the same level that it had been since the end of 2011. And guess what? Since then Vladimir Putin's approval rating has
gone into a tailspin moved around within a very narrow range. In June 2013 Putin's approval rating of 63% was at the same exact level that it was in December 2011, November 2012, and April 2013.
Please don't blame me for drawing attention to the fact, but it's simply not true that Putin's poll numbers are "steadily declining" or "ever-worsening" or whichever other formulation you care to use. If they were "steadily declining" you would expect them to be lower now than they were at the end of 2011. Only they're not. As I noted previously, the number (63%) is exactly the same. Over the past several years, Vladimir Putin's poll numbers have simply been "steady:" not rising, not declining, just bouncing around within a very narrow range.
Does this mean that Putin is awesome and that Russians approve of each and every thing that he does? No. 63% approval is hardly unanimous, and 37% of 143 million is a lot of people. But the fact that Putin's ratings have stabilized since the botched attempt to rig the 2011 parliamentary elections suggests to me that Putin is not nearly the "political corpse" that many assume him to be. Is he weaker than he was back in the heyday of the oil boom and the short, victorious war against Georgia? Yes, absolutely. But weaker doesn't mean weak, and it would appear that Putin still has a decent amount of political capital and a reasonable level of support among average Russians. It would also seem to be the case that the increasingly tough approach that the Kremlin is taking towards the opposition isn't causing much of a reaction among the broader public.
I will grant that there are alternate explanations. You could argue that a panic-stricken Kremlin, understanding that its poll numbers were in free-fall, ordered Levada to suddenly start cooking the books. I don't think this is remotely true, I respect the professionalism of Levada and its staff, but if it is true you shouldn't blame me for drawing attention to their polls you should blame them for agreeing to manipulate them.
I suppose that you could also try to argue that public opinion polling is inherently impossible in a country as backwards, repressive, and autocratic as Russia. I encounter this argument with surprising frequency ("yes the polls say that Putin is popular, but who believes the polls?!?") and while it's an interesting one it is 1) disprovable and 2) doesn't seem to gel with the polling data which shows that Putin really is substantially less popular than he used to be. When you look at the graph of Putin's poll numbers you can more or less suss-out the political history of Russia over the past 13 years. You can see the decline in support that happened during the botched "monetization of benefits" when people were wondering out loud about the possibility of a "babushka revolution," the increase in support during the height of the oil boom, the decrease in support after the financial crisis, and the rapid decrease in support over the course of 2011. There's certainly not a point in the chart that looks inexplicable or bizarre, a time when the poll numbers moved in a different direction than you would expect. I'll grant that Putin's support is "a mile wide and a foot deep" but I'd focus more on the width than the shallowness, particularly considering how well his popularity has held up over the past year and a half.
I don't know exactly what's going to happen to Putin and if I did I wouldn't be nearly so foolish as to write about it in a blog post (like anyone else, if I could predict the future I'd start making all sorts of clever stock trades so that I could profit from my clairvoyance). All I'm trying to draw attention to is the simple fact that Putin isn't "increasingly unpopular" he's "about as popular as he was at the end of 2011." That matters, because an increasingly unpopular Putin would be an increasingly weak, incapable, and vulnerable Putin. A Putin with stable poll numbers is hardly a demigod or some sort of supernatural force, but he remains an extremely powerful force in Russian politics and one that it would be foolish to discount. Or to put it a bit differently: we can all pretend that Putin is increasingly rejected by his countrymen, but this won't do anything to change the reality on the ground.
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Slate's Hollywoodland Blog points out that the A-List movie stars have been staying off the picket lines. The piece suggests that it's because the movie stars are above the fray - they got a good deal and any involvement in the strike will be negative for them. Maybe, maybe not. The piece seems more inclined to push the negative. One key 'graf:
"Clooney hasn't been entirely invisible, in that, if you read the trades closely, you might know he gave $25,000 to the Actors Fund in a donation earmarked to help those affected by the strike. And he said he is encouraging others to donate, too. But that's as far as it's gone. A powerful producer observes that the top movie talent is 'not touching [the strike] with a 10-foot pole.'"
Since when is giving money to help prevent the collateral damage from a strike less worthy than walking the pickets? Not being in the picket lines isn't the same as crossing them. And supporting the people who are losing their jobs should be commended.


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Psychology professor Stanka Fitneva.
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Seven-year-old children only need to interact with a person once to learn who to trust and seek information from, according to a study by Queen's University researchers.
"It shows that kids really pay attention to people's accuracy and they don't forget it, even after interacting with that person one time," says psychology professor Stanka Fitneva, who conducted the study with graduate student Kristen Dunfield.
The study tested adults, seven-year-olds and four-years-olds by asking a question and then having two people on a computer screen give a right and wrong answer.
When a second question was asked and participants were told they could only ask one person for the answer, the adults and seven year olds always chose to ask the person who previously gave the right answer. The result of four-year olds varied on the way the question was asked, showing that four year olds generally need more than a single encounter to affect the way they seek information from people.


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Maybe in the past not as much right now. But let's say you're right. Haven't we attempted to build our trenches for the last several years? All we have to show is mediocrity. Let's try something different. How about picking players that can score.
The big difference is that we switched blocking schemes on the O-line, which is IMHO part of the reason why we let Jake go. Trading for Branden makes me feel better about the draft, although part of me thinks that Signing Winston makes more sense. I just really hate this draft to be honest, I would love to trade back to 18-20 and draft Rhodes or Trufant, but I think every team picking early is thinking that. Crappy year to have a lot of picks.
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Pray for the People of Turkmenistan; Their Leaders Come to St. Louis for Advice
|Borat: Not a Turkmen. He's a Kazakh. Duh!
As Daily RFT has just learned, St. Louis played host last week to a cadre of dignitaries from Turkmenistan.
The group was here to survey our government and educational system and meet with officials such as Alderwoman Phyllis Young and former State Senator Harry Kennedy -- among others. As St. Louis Core, the website of Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed, proclaimed:
"During their conversations with local elected officials, the Turkmenistan visitors mentioned how friendly everyone is and emphasized that St. Louis is a beautiful city that has many cultural attractions."
St. Louis Core also noted such factoids as:
- the official language of Turkmenistan is Turkmen (though Russian is the "language of inter-ethnic communication")
- Turkmenistan is mostly desert
- the Central Asia country is roughly the size of California with 4.8 million people
Left out of the description, however, was this tidbit from the Transparency International: Turkmenistan is 13th most corrupt country in the world.
What's does that mean?
It means our Turkmen guests should have felt right at home with St. Louis' corrupt senators, representatives and police.
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Val Short has been executive director of Triangle North Healthcare Foundation since March 2012.
During her tenure, she has overseen the transition of the foundation from an affiliate of Maria Parham Medical Center to an independent nonprofit organization.
The change was necessitated by the purchase of the hospital by Duke LifePoint, changing the hospital from a nonprofit organization to a for-profit corporation. In order to retain its nonprofit status, Maria Parham Healthcare Foundation cut its ties with the hospital and changed its name to Triangle North Healthcare Foundation.
For more than 20 years, the fundraising efforts of the foundation had been directed toward improving services of the hospital, such as acquiring a linear accelerator radiation treatment system for the hospital's cancer center.
The new foundation is looking outward to the community, assisting organizations that are important to the health of the region.
"We're making the transition from a fundraising organization to a grant-making organization," Short said.
However, making the transition is complicated, she said.
"There are a lot of hoops to jump through," Short said.
Not the least of these were filing new articles of incorporation and forming a new board of directors.
"We'll probably continue fundraising on a limited basis," she said.
She cited as an example the foundation's annual golf tournament.
"It has great support from the community," she said.
All of the proceeds go to a community organization.
"Last September we presented a check for $9,000 to ACTS," she said of the local Area Christians Together in Service organization on Chestnut Street. "Next year we'll select another organization."
Another change came with the move of the foundation's office out of the hospital complex.
"The board looked at five or six properties, but this one had character," Short said. "It's a beautiful building."
It also brought the foundation downtown, which she said was a priority of the board.
The foundation has leased the downstairs of a former residence at 726 South Garnett Street. Kimberly Scott, the owner, has offices for her counseling service upstairs.
"It's been beautifully renovated," Short said.
The foundation's space includes a small meeting room, board room, parlor, kitchen and two offices.
"I hope it can become a resource for the community, a place for meetings."
Short said she would like to partner with the Chamber of Commerce or other community organizations to hold community forums to educate people on health issues. That would be in keeping with the foundation's mission: "To encourage, support, and invest in quality efforts that measurably improve health in the Triangle North region."
Short defined that region as including Vance, Warren, Franklin and Granville counties.
"Our funds came from the proceeds of the sale of the hospital," Short said.
The funds were used to create an endowment. The earnings will be used to support projects that promote health in the region. The board is in the process of developing guiding principles to give organizations guidance in applying for grants, Short said.
The foundation's nonprofit status means donations will be tax deductible. However, the foundation will not solicit donations, although "we certainly will accept donations."
Short said she is networking with other foundations in the state and the southeast. "Networking will bring in other resources," she said.
Short pointed out that, although Maria Parham was purchased by Duke LifePoint, the hospital still has the same management team.
"They have been welcoming to me," she said. "Anything I've asked, they've provided."
The hospital has been a primary sponsor of the golf tournament, for example.
"One thing we will continue is our contributions to a scholarship program."
The scholarships are designed to recruit new people into health care fields. The only change, she said, is that the scholarships will not be tied to employment at the hospital.
"We'll work through the schools," she said. "I'm in the process of setting it up."
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