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Armen Chakmakjian

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in Bridgeport, Connecticut, The United States

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http://www.urtaru.com/

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs

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Robertson Davies, Jorge Luis Borges, Frank Herbert, Tolkien, US Grant, ...more

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Armen Chakmakjian (1964 - ) was born in Bridgeport CT, the son of Armenian immigrants. His father was born in Jerusalem and lived in Amman, Jordan before coming to the United States in 1956. His mother was born in Istanbul, Turkey and moved to the United States in 1962. They met and were married and Armen was the first of their 4 children. Armen graduated from the Fairfield College Preparatory School and received a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology.

Urtaru is his first science fiction fantasy book, a part of a planned trilogy. He thinks he's a social media personality, replete with twitter followers, facebook friends, and subscribers to his youtube channel, armenflintstone. Through a trick of fat ...more

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I think I’ve figured it out (Trump -> Nobel)

Obama is the fourth president of the United States to have won the Nobel Peace Prize (after Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and Jimmy Carter, with Carter’s honor happening after leaving office). So I think I’ve figured it out. Obama has a free residency in Trump’s brain. Right after Obama became president, he was awarded a […]

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“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
― Maurice Switzer, Mrs. Goose, Her Book

tags: misattributed-to-abraham-lincoln, misattributed-to-mark-twain, remaining-silent, wisdom

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“Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.
- March 15, 1783”
― George Washington

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“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, inspirational, life, live, miracle, miracles

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“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On!' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”
― Calvin Coolidge

tags: attitude, attributed-no-source, determination, persistence

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“You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you mad.”
― Aldous Huxley

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message 3: by Christine

May 19, 2012 05:31AM

thanks for being my friend

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message 2: by Armen

Nov 29, 2010 12:45PM

Hi Ellen,

Just saw your fb invite too. you move fast :-)

Armen

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message 1: by Ellen

Nov 29, 2010 12:43PM

Hi Armen!
Thanks for the friend request. I also like Star Trek and tolerate Monty Python :-) Hee hee.
I put your book on my Goodreads shelf :)
I will go find you on Facebook...
ellen c maze
Author Rabbit: Chasing Beth Rider

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