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     Upcoming Bike for Hope for Armenia Event:
              Armenia's Cosmic Ray Division is the sponsor of 2010 Bike-a-thon
  Armenia’s Cosmic Ray Division (CRD) is among the world’s top 5 scientific organizations in the fields of High Energy Astrophysics, Solar Physics, and        
Multivariate Statistical Analyses. The Cosmic Ray Division of Yerevan Physics Institute, in Armenia, champions a ground-based approach using large arrays of detectors. "Large area ground-based detector networks can enhance the accuracy and efficiency of harmful solar radiation storm predictions by complementing data available from space borne detectors," say scientists from the Cosmic Ray Division (CRD) of the Yerevan Physics Institute in Armenia. The Cosmic Ray Division in Armenia has already verified the feasibility of making early and accurate predictions during this current highly active solar period. They continue to develop more efficient detection, data analysis and early warning methods and have a proposal with the International Science and Technology Center to further this research. If approved, the potential benefits from this project could save billions of dollars in protecting earth-orbiting satellites, ground-based power grids, flight equipment and personnel.

On July 8 Bike for Hope for Armenia is offering guided cycling tour of some most spectacular region of Armenia. Great care has been taken in choosing our routes to incorporate Lake Sevan and Holy Etchmiadzin. Riders Participation Fee, $1,300.00 includes 4 nights lodging and meals, plus full support. Contact us to learn more about becoming a participant or a sponsor.

Armenia Bike-a-Thon IX
July 8 to July 12, 2010
 This year we need a minimum of 8 volunteer cyclist to raise funds to help Armenia's Cosmic Rays Division. Over the course of 5 days volunteer riders will travel 325 Miles starting from the capital of Armenia Yerevan and ending the bike-a-thon on July 12 at the front of Marriott-Armenia Hotel. The outcome from the last eight bike-a-thons are impressive. Please help us Achieve our goal this year and join our bike-a-thon to help Armenia's Cosmic Ray Division
Armenia Bike-a-Thon IX. Ride Information:
Day 1: On July 8, Thursday start in front of Marriott-Armenia hotel and casually ride to the foothills of Mount Aragats; overnight at the inn at Mount Aragats.
Day 2: Saro and Vatche will climb Mount Aragats (4080 meters) 13,400feet. Others may join.
Day 3: Ride from Mount Aragats to Dilijan via Vanatzor, overnight in Dilijan.
Day 4: Dilijan to Lake Sevan; overnight in Lake Sevan.
Day 5: Lake Sevan, Etchmiadzin back to Yerevan, end of bike-a-thon IX.
On July 13 we leave Yerevan for Dogubayazit, Turkey via Georgia
July 14 a leisure day on the foothills of Mount Ararad.
On July 15, we start our climb of our holy mountain Ararad, we camp at 3100meter.
On July 16, we climb to the second camp 4200meters and On July 17 we climb to the summit of Mount Ararad 5165meters (17,000Ft.) we'll achieve our goal;

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