A little place on the web where we publish a bit of news regarding the Yanov family.
Monday, March 07, 2005Your Yanov News Posted Here!
Would you like to contribute to the Yanov Family Blog? The idea of this blog is to carry stories and news of the Yanov family in the United States. If you would like to be a contributer to the blog just send me an email and let me know. The Blogger software we use to keep the site updated makes it easy for you to type in a few words and add them to the list. Send me an email though the link.
Sunday, February 20, 2005Yanov - Boyko Wedding Album Updated...
I've updated the Yanov Boyko wedding album. It's better looking and does a better job of presenting the 157 photos in the album. Take a look at the new look. It is now located at http://weddings.yanov.com/boyko/
Saturday, February 19, 2005New Yanov Project
We're working on something new and exciting at castle Yanov. We've created a separate webpage just to post pictures and keep you updated on the project's progress.
Click the title of this post to see!
Friday, October 15, 2004Oregon Daily Emerald quotes John Yanov
Drought causes EWEB to increase prices 5.7 percent
EWEB has lost about $8 million due to a lack of hydropower generation and stands to lose more
By Anthony Lucero
News Reporter
October 15, 2004
The Eugene Water & Electric Board has raised the price of its utilities by 5.7 percent. The price hike, enacted on Oct. 5, increases the average household's monthly energy bill by $4.51.
The hike is due to a rise in costs of the Bonneville Power Administration, from which EWEB purchases electricity, and continued low stream flow. John Yanov, the senior rate analyst for EWEB, said although BPA advertised lower prices, these rates pertained only to its Block product, which accounts for only one-third of EWEB's energy output. The other two-thirds, bought from BPA's Slice product, was raised by $3 million.
Roughly one-third of EWEB's revenue from the price increase will be spent purchasing bulk electricity from Bonneville Power because it increased the cost of utilities. The other roughly 66 percent of the earnings will go to EWEB to provide greater financial stability during low-water years, according to EWEB.
When told that part of the reason the price increased was a drought, Senior Flynne Olivarez asked: "What drought?"
"I'm already not a fan of EWEB," Olivarez said. "As a company, I don't think they have catered at all to its student customers who are just getting their first apartment and are just beginning to pay utilities in their lives. Raising prices on students doesn't help."
However, EWEB officials say Oregon is in its fifth consecutive year of below-average precipitation and that lack of rain and snow has caused the utilities company to lose close to $8 million in 2004 from lost hydropower generation. In 2005, EWEB will only use 85 percent of the normal amount of water available for hydroelectric generation, which will cut the utilities company's revenues by $13.5 million per year.
"All price increases are not operation or maintenance expenses but just power related," Yanov said.
Yanov said there is no way of knowing when the drought will end and no guarantee on whether there are any future price hikes intended. Yanov said the possibility for a rate change is decided by EWEB's board every six months.
Officials at the University's Housing Department say they had a lead on the intended price hike last spring and calculated the price bump in the University's budget for this year. Currently the University is under a different rate structure with EWEB that increases its rate by 6.84 percent, costing the University a little more than $100,000 for this fiscal year, according to Josh Roddick at the University Facilities department.
Roddick said students in the dorms help pay the approximately $11,000 per month increase, but the University is still paying a lower cost than usual because it powers the campus with three of its own transformers.
Senior Jon Siebum said he did not think he would notice the price hike in next month's bill. "My month-to-month bill is so different because we use more heat in our apartment in winter months and more water in others that I really couldn't really notice any difference," Siebum said.
EWEB offers several suggestions for reducing energy consumption. These include turning off electronic devices, such as computers and stereos; turning off lights, including outside and ornamental lights; turning your thermostat and hot water heater down; and reducing your hot water use by taking shorter showers instead of baths.
Thursday, March 11, 2004Happy Birthday Eric!
On this day in History:
1818 Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is first published by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
1927 The first armored truck robbery in U.S. history near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1989 Reality-based TV show Cops first airs on FOX
Saturday, February 21, 2004Happy Birthday Mike & Eddie
On this day in history:
Elizabeth Taylor, 20, marries Michael Wilding on this day in 1952. It was Taylor's second marriage: at age 18, she had married hotelier Nick Hilton, less than two weeks before the debut of her 1950 movie Father of the Bride. She would be married six more times, twice to Richard Burton.
Tuesday, December 30, 2003More pictures with the Holy Family!
We have discovered even more pictures of people who were able to pose with the Holy Family.
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Monday, December 29, 2003
Friday, December 26, 2003
We got to make the trip to Pennsylvania for the Holidays and we got the group together for a photo. You know how hard it is to get the photographer in the photo, so this year we dropped him in using Photoshop instead of our usual Press The Button and RUN technique.
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Friday, November 14, 2003Happy Birthday Philip!
Today In History - Apollo 12 lifts off - November 14, 1969
Apollo 12, the second manned mission to the surface of the moon, is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with astronauts Charles Conrad, Jr.; Richard F. Gordon, Jr.; and Alan L. Bean aboard. President Richard Nixon viewed the liftoff from Pad A at Cape Canaveral. He was the first president to attend the liftoff of a manned space flight.
Tuesday, November 11, 2003We Honor Those Who Served -
Veterans Day 2003
In 1921, an American soldier—his name “known but to God”—was buried on a Virginia hillside overlooking the Potomac River and the city of Washington, DC. The burial site of this unknown World War I soldier in Arlington National Cemetery symbolized dignity and reverence for America’s veterans. Similar ceremonies occurred earlier in England and France, where an “unknown soldier” of the Great War was buried in each nation’s highest place of honor (in England, Westminster Abbey; in France, the Arc de Triomphe).
These memorial gestures all took place on November 11, giving universal recognition to the celebrated ending of World War I hostilities at 11 a.m., November 11, 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month). The day became known as “Armistice Day.”
Armistice Day officially received its name in America in 1926 through a Congressional resolution. It became a national holiday 12 years later by similar Congressional action. If World War I had indeed been “the War to end all wars,” November 11 might still be called Armistice Day. But in 1939, World War II broke out in Europe and shattered that dream. Of the 16 million Americans who served in the armed forces during World War II, more than 400,000 died.
“TO HONOR VETERANS OF ALL WARS”
Raymond Weeks of Birmingham, Ala., organized a "Veterans Day" parade for that city on November 11, 1947, to honor all of America's veterans for their loyal service. Later, U.S. Representative Edward H. Rees of Kansas proposed legislation changing the name of Armistice Day to Veterans Day to honor all those who have served America in all wars.
In 1954, President Eisenhower signed a bill proclaiming November 11 as Veterans Day, and called upon Americans everywhere to rededicate themselves to the cause of peace. He issued a Presidential Order directing the head of the Veterans Administration, now the Department of Veterans Affairs, to form a Veterans Day National Committee to organize and oversee the national observance of Veterans Day. In addition to fulfilling that mission, the committee oversees the annual production and distribution of the Veterans Day Poster and this Veterans Day Teachers Resource Guide.
In 1968, Congress moved Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October. However, it became apparent that the November 11 date was historically significant to a great many Americans. As a result, Congress formally returned the observance of Veterans Day to its traditional date in 1978. History of Veterans Day
“A SOLDIER KNOWN BUT TO GOD”
Thursday, October 16, 2003HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Happy Birthday, Cindy! You never looked better!
Today in History - October 16, 1964 - China joins A-bomb club
The People's Republic of China joins the rank of nations with atomic bomb capability, after a successful nuclear test on this day in 1964. China is the fifth member of this exclusive club, joining the United States, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, and France.
Wednesday, July 23, 2003The Full Album of the Whitmire-Yanov wedding is now online. (View Album) This album contains 175 photos of the Philip & Linda Yanov wedding that was held on July 4, 2003 in Greenville, SC, USA.
Sunday, July 20, 2003A selection of photos from the Whitmire-Yanov wedding are now online. (photos) We have lots and lots of pictures from the wedding. In fact, it is hard to sort through them we have so many. We have managed, however, to at least post a selection online. More will follow. We don't even have them all developed yet!.
Thursday, July 17, 2003The full collection of the Yanov-Boyko wedding pictures are now available for order online. The new album contains 150 photos including all of the full family portraits. This album is from the wedding of Jennifer Yanov and Michael Boyko. (A very handsome couple.)
Tuesday, July 01, 2003Yanov-Boyko Wedding pictures are online! I got the digital images from the lab today. These are low resolution web images, meaning they load fast, but aren't nearly as good looking as the real pictures. Also, they are just a sample. The actual proof set contains a lot of additional photos. With over 100 photos this is a large wedding album. It displays many photographs of the happy couple, their family, and friends at the wedding and the reception. (view album)
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Tuesday, May 13, 2003Wedding Bells to ring. TWICE! As many probably know, Jennifer Yanov (Of Michael and Brenda Yanov) is getting married on June 28, 2003. (Pictures will follow.) What you may not know is that her proud Uncle Philip Yanov is getting married just six days later. Yes. It is true. On Friday, July 4th, 2003, Philip Yanov and Linda Whitmire will be married in Greenville, SC. (Unless they elope at some earlier date.) Pictures of that event may follow as well.
Tuesday, April 22, 2003The Pennsylvania Yanov's invade South Carolina for Easter! (photos) Many of the Pennsylvania Yanov's (and Eckels) came to visit Phil Yanov in South Carolina over the Easter Weekend. We had a great time, and took some photos of the event. The digital photos that we took during one of our trips to a restaurant are on the web. As a bonus, there are some pictures of our trip to the Sonic as well...
Saturday, March 22, 2003Did you know? That you can access this site as either www.Yanov.com or www.Yanov.us? Even though we have a slovak flag up on the left, this page is really about the Yanov family in the United States. I thought we could show a small bit of national pride and make sure that we have the www.Yanov.us URL as well. By the way, the email aliases we set up only work for yanov.com. At my current skill level, maintaining two sets of records is more trouble than I care to handle.
Thursday, March 06, 2003Your Yanov Family Story Here! - Would you like to be a contributor to the Yanov.com website? You can be. The news section is published using the service of www.blogger.com. I can add you to the team list and send you a username and password so that you can automatically publish your news here as well. If you are interested, contact me.
Monday, March 03, 2003What do you know about Slovakia?- "The only thing I know about Slovakia is what I learned first-hand from your foreign minister, who came to Texas."
-George W. Bush, Governer of Texas replying to a Slovak journalist. The bad news was that Bush had met a minister of Slovenia, not Slovakia. Such mistakes are common to people in the United States, and Slovakia.org does its best to set the matter straight. Purporting to be the most popular site on the web regarding the Slovak Republic, Slovakia.org contains quite a few articles about the Slovaks, the Slovak Language, and the Slovak Republic. The site includes beautiful photos, a history, and a guide to tourism within Slovakia. Of special interest is the recipe section, which includes recipes for food both familiar and new. Although it leaves a first impression of being a bit simple, there is actually quite a bit of information on the website. The menu structure is not always intuitive, so you may have to dig for the best material. It is worth the effort. Slovakia.org is a fun, approachable introduction to the land of our forefathers.
Saturday, March 01, 2003Some weeks ago, cousins Joe and Joan came to visit us here in Greenville, SC. The weather was warm enough for us to sit outside and enjoy the sun. We also scanned in quite a number of my photos to add to his collection of family photos. Here is a web page of the pictures we scanned.
Joe Yanov has produced an impressive History of the Yanov family in the United States. If you are interested in getting a copy, you should contact him.
Surfing the web last night I came across an interesting website of an organization that was established in 1991 in Martin, Slovakia to support all those interested in genealogy, heraldry and other related disciplines with particular relation to Slovakia. http://www.genealogy-heraldry.sk This was the first website I have visited that was presented in both English and Slovak. As you can imagine, I never understood more than half of the web page! :)
Voila! Version 2.0 of the Yanov Family website is up! I was never quite happy with the first version and really wanted family news, website updates, etc. to be featured prominently on the home page. Using the magic of frames, I now have what I always wanted.
This is a note to remind everyone that I will be happy to set up email forwards for anyone in the family who would like one. This means that you can have an address that looks like YourName@Yanov.com where the email is delivered to your existing email account. Contact me for details. To get the most effect out of this, you should set the ReplyTo address in your mail software to refelct the YourName@Yanov.com address. Also, I should also note that full blown email accounts which include spam filtering, are also available, again drop me a line if you are interested.
Wednesday, February 26, 2003This is the initial post of the Yanov Family blog. It is a place to keep track of family news and events. If you have something that you would like to have here, just drop me a note and I will post it. If I can figure out how, we'll set this up so that multiple people can post to the blog. Welcome aboard.
