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We often don’t realize that as humans, we don’t always inherit the best of worlds. Born without choice, we are thrown into consciousness; into a reality we had no part in shaping. As we travel through life, our surroundings, the people in our lives and the societies in which we live all etch their imprint into our very being, shaping our lives and the people we are to become.

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh) President Bako Sahakian said Friday the Kosovo precedent was important for the resolution of the Karabakh conflict and rebuffed Azeri attempts to poison his appearance at a gathering hosted by Orange County World Affairs Council at the Pacific Club, where Sahakian was the keynote speaker.

The 37th annual AYF Olympics, a long-standing tradition that brings together Armenian-American youth from across the country for a weekend of sports competition, will be held in the San Fernando Valley during Thanksgiving weekend from November. 26 to 28.

The Armenian Youth Federation Western Region on Monday urged its national membership and the Armenian-American to support the 2010 ‘Water is Life’ Armenia Fund Telethon on Thanksgiving Day, November 25.

The much-anticipated winners of the “Yes, It’s Genocide” video contest were announced Friday by the AYF’s Garo Madenlian Public Affairs office. The contest was held in conjunction with, and named in honor of, Serj Tankian’s powerful new song dedicated to the victims of all genocides.