Harold Hofer was a Sergeant Major in the United States Marine Corps from 1969-1997. He currently serves as the Director of the Colin Powell Center for Leadership and Ethics at Hargrave Military Academy, where he was formally the Commandant of Cadets. He received his Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Sociology from Averett University, and his Master of Arts (M.A.), Professional Counseling from Liberty University.
Biography
Military career
Hofer was drafted into the United States Marine Corps in August 1969. His second day in Vietnam resulted on his promotion to Squad Leader, when everyone in his squad was killed or wounded by a land mine. By the end of his career he had achieved the rank of Sergeant Major.
Hargrave Military Academy
In November 1997, Hofer began working as a TAC Officer at Hargrave Military Academy. He served as Bravo Company TAC until 2002. From 2007-2009 he lead the corps as the Commandant of Cadets. He is currently the Director of the Colin Powell Center for Leadership and Ethics at Hargrave.
Biography
Military career
Hofer was drafted into the United States Marine Corps in August 1969. His second day in Vietnam resulted on his promotion to Squad Leader, when everyone in his squad was killed or wounded by a land mine. By the end of his career he had achieved the rank of Sergeant Major.
Hargrave Military Academy
In November 1997, Hofer began working as a TAC Officer at Hargrave Military Academy. He served as Bravo Company TAC until 2002. From 2007-2009 he lead the corps as the Commandant of Cadets. He is currently the Director of the Colin Powell Center for Leadership and Ethics at Hargrave.
Ragheed I. Moghrabi is a Lebanese-born American banker based n the UAE.
Education
Moghrabi was born in Sidon, Lebanon. He received an MBA degree in finance and marketing from the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University an MA degree in economics from Northeastern University and BA in economics at Colorado State University.
Background
Mr. Moghrabi has 20 years of Sales, Marketing and Investment Advisory experience--both for private clients and institutions--within a range of financial services funds and bank products. Having spent the last several years in the Saudi Arabia market, he covers institutional and ultra-high-net-worth clients while he spent the bulk of his career prior to that in New York and Boston with blue-chip financial institutions. Mr. Moghrabi has built a diverse product exposure across asset classes, Sharia-compliant and traditional, that include equity and fixed income funds, structured products, treasury products and services, hedge funds, real estate funds, private equity (funds and principle deals) and as well as supporting brokerage platforms.
Education
Moghrabi was born in Sidon, Lebanon. He received an MBA degree in finance and marketing from the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University an MA degree in economics from Northeastern University and BA in economics at Colorado State University.
Background
Mr. Moghrabi has 20 years of Sales, Marketing and Investment Advisory experience--both for private clients and institutions--within a range of financial services funds and bank products. Having spent the last several years in the Saudi Arabia market, he covers institutional and ultra-high-net-worth clients while he spent the bulk of his career prior to that in New York and Boston with blue-chip financial institutions. Mr. Moghrabi has built a diverse product exposure across asset classes, Sharia-compliant and traditional, that include equity and fixed income funds, structured products, treasury products and services, hedge funds, real estate funds, private equity (funds and principle deals) and as well as supporting brokerage platforms.
The Northwest Junior Pipe Band (NWJPB) is a Novice/Grade 4 and Grade 5 youth bagpipe band based in the North Seattle/Shoreline area of the Pacific Northwest in Washington. Founded in 1995 by Charlie McNeill, a Scottish emigrant with a deep love for the bagpipes and for teaching youth, the band has grown rapidly beginning in 2005 to its peak of 50+ members during the 2007/2008 season. The 2008 Juvenile Pipe Major was Matthew Maier and Drum Sergeant Joseph Young.
The band director and piping instructor is Kevin Auld, midsection instructor is Marcie MacRae, snare drumming instructor Scott Parker (who joined the band in 2010), replacing Steve Roy who was drum Director from 2005 through 2009. It is the only youth competition pipe band in Washington.
The band won the Washington State Championships in 2008, and traveled to Scotland to compete in the World Pipe Band Championships. While in Scotland with 30 members aged 9 to 18, they were featured performers at the opening of the in George Square, and the international parade of bands sponsored by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association on Friday before the Championships. The band competed in a field of 24 pipe bands in Grade 4 at the Perth Highland Games, winning against the 2008 British, European, and World Champions in Grade 4B and many other youth and adult bands from around the world. The band won 1st place of 11 pipe bands at the Crieff Highland Games, and placed in the top six at the Championships in Glasgow on August 16, 2008, winning third place in the Novice Juvenile qualifier round and ultimately placing 5th in the world; the top position of any North American youth bagpipe band who competed at the 2008 World Pipe Band Championships.
A non-profit organization, the band keeps the cost of membership in the organization as low as possible, provides scholarship opportunities to low-income members to pay for private or group instruction, and started a low-cost group lesson program for beginners called "Pipe Band School" in 2007. In 2007/8, less than 15% of the band's budget came from membership dues. The band relies on the generous support of the community to support the large yearly cost of fielding a successful and growing youth bagpipe band. Uniforms alone run nearly $1,000 per member, but the band also provides drums and bagpipe reeds and chanters to its members. Community support is essential to provide youth with the necessary tools for their success.
Alumni students of Northwest Junior Pipe Band have gone on to perform and compete with some of the top bagpipe bands in the world including Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band, Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band, Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band, and more. The band finished the 2008 and 2009 seasons in the British Columbia Pipers Association ranked 2nd of 11 pipe bands in Grade 4. The band won the Washington State Grade 3 Pipe Band and the Washington State Grade 4 Pipe Band Championships in 2010, and finished its 15th anniversary season winning its first British Columbia Pipers' Association Grade 4 Pipe Band Grand Aggregate Championship.
The band announced a unique joint project with White Spot Pipe Band from Vancouver, BC, Canada for the 2010/2011 season. The two bands combined their top pipers and drummers and competed in Grade 3 for the 2011 season, traveling together to Glasgow, Scotland for the World Pipe Band Championships
The Northwest/White Spot United Pipe Band placed 1st in piping and 2nd overall in Grade 3 at the Bridge of Allan Highland Games, placing ahead of the 2011 European, British, and Scottish Juvenile champions.
They competed at the North Berwick Highland games, receiving two 2nds in piping, tying for 2nd and placing 3rd in Juvenile on Ensemble results
The unique one year juvenile project finished the season and the band's one year history placing 5th overall (tie for 4th broken on ensemble preference) at the World Pipe Band Championships in Juvenile.
The band director and piping instructor is Kevin Auld, midsection instructor is Marcie MacRae, snare drumming instructor Scott Parker (who joined the band in 2010), replacing Steve Roy who was drum Director from 2005 through 2009. It is the only youth competition pipe band in Washington.
The band won the Washington State Championships in 2008, and traveled to Scotland to compete in the World Pipe Band Championships. While in Scotland with 30 members aged 9 to 18, they were featured performers at the opening of the in George Square, and the international parade of bands sponsored by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association on Friday before the Championships. The band competed in a field of 24 pipe bands in Grade 4 at the Perth Highland Games, winning against the 2008 British, European, and World Champions in Grade 4B and many other youth and adult bands from around the world. The band won 1st place of 11 pipe bands at the Crieff Highland Games, and placed in the top six at the Championships in Glasgow on August 16, 2008, winning third place in the Novice Juvenile qualifier round and ultimately placing 5th in the world; the top position of any North American youth bagpipe band who competed at the 2008 World Pipe Band Championships.
A non-profit organization, the band keeps the cost of membership in the organization as low as possible, provides scholarship opportunities to low-income members to pay for private or group instruction, and started a low-cost group lesson program for beginners called "Pipe Band School" in 2007. In 2007/8, less than 15% of the band's budget came from membership dues. The band relies on the generous support of the community to support the large yearly cost of fielding a successful and growing youth bagpipe band. Uniforms alone run nearly $1,000 per member, but the band also provides drums and bagpipe reeds and chanters to its members. Community support is essential to provide youth with the necessary tools for their success.
Alumni students of Northwest Junior Pipe Band have gone on to perform and compete with some of the top bagpipe bands in the world including Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band, Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band, Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band, and more. The band finished the 2008 and 2009 seasons in the British Columbia Pipers Association ranked 2nd of 11 pipe bands in Grade 4. The band won the Washington State Grade 3 Pipe Band and the Washington State Grade 4 Pipe Band Championships in 2010, and finished its 15th anniversary season winning its first British Columbia Pipers' Association Grade 4 Pipe Band Grand Aggregate Championship.
The band announced a unique joint project with White Spot Pipe Band from Vancouver, BC, Canada for the 2010/2011 season. The two bands combined their top pipers and drummers and competed in Grade 3 for the 2011 season, traveling together to Glasgow, Scotland for the World Pipe Band Championships
The Northwest/White Spot United Pipe Band placed 1st in piping and 2nd overall in Grade 3 at the Bridge of Allan Highland Games, placing ahead of the 2011 European, British, and Scottish Juvenile champions.
They competed at the North Berwick Highland games, receiving two 2nds in piping, tying for 2nd and placing 3rd in Juvenile on Ensemble results
The unique one year juvenile project finished the season and the band's one year history placing 5th overall (tie for 4th broken on ensemble preference) at the World Pipe Band Championships in Juvenile.
The Technika SH-Z625 is a 6 Mega pixel compact digital camera sold by Tesco. The camera is powered by two AA batteries and has a 3X optical zoom, and a 5X digital zoom. The lens has a focal length ranging from 5.8 to 17.4 mm. It has no optical viewfinder, but has a 2.4 inch TFT LCD screen. It has automatic focus and flash. A single (micro USB) connection is used both as a USB 2.0 interface and video out. Under USB the camera acts as a USB mass storage device giving access to the SD memory card. The USB connection also allows printing via PictBridge. The video-out connection is combined in the USB cable and is used for play-back of video clips (without sound) and slideshows of still pictures. Video clips are recorded with sound, using an AVI file format.