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Fun Post: Happy Earth Day!

  • 1.  Fun Post: Happy Earth Day!

    Posted 04-21-2022 14:34
    Edited by Jill Capello 04-22-2022 07:30

    In honor of Earth Day, April 22nd, let's play this or that. Tell us which is your favorite – the mountains or the beach? If you like, please share a photo of your favorite.

    Everyone who responds to this thread by end of day Thursday, April 28th (ET) will be entered into a drawing to win a Starbucks gift card! If you have a photo on your profile, you get a bonus entry in the drawing. So make sure to post a photo if you haven't already!



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    Jill Capello
    Membership Associate
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
    jcapello@informs.org
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  • 2.  RE: Fun Post: Happy Earth Day!

    Posted 04-22-2022 08:00
    Wow -- tough call since we have both here in Alabama. I'm leaning (at the moment) towards the beach. The sand in the Gulf Shores/Orange Beach area is sugar white and the Gulf of Mexico is very calming. Attached is a picture from Gulf State Park. Enjoy!

    James



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    James Moore
    Data Analyst
    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
    Birmingham AL
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  • 3.  RE: Fun Post: Happy Earth Day!

    Posted 04-22-2022 08:49
    What a beautiful picture, James.

    While I can't win the gift card, I'll vote. I prefer the mountains especially if there is a stream or some body of water. It is very calming for me.

    Elena

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    Elena Gerstmann
    Executive Director
    INFORMS
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  • 4.  RE: Fun Post: Happy Earth Day!

    Posted 04-22-2022 09:09
    This is a REAL easy question for me. I am 100% a beach girl and I'm happiest when my feet are in the sand.

    My family just got back from a vacation to Siesta Key Florida. I've attached a picture of our first sunset on the Gulf. It was a bit windy that night :)



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    Beth West
    Community Relations Coordinator
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  • 5.  RE: Fun Post: Happy Earth Day!

    Posted 04-22-2022 09:18
    While I enjoy both, I'm going to have to go with the beach. Can't beat the sound of the waves for relaxation. Here's a recent photo from Ocean City, MD.


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    Jill Capello
    Membership Associate
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
    jcapello@informs.org
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  • 6.  RE: Fun Post: Happy Earth Day!

    Posted 04-22-2022 09:51
    I prefer mountains, but here is a picture of both from Lord Howe Island, Australia.



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    -Irv Lustig
    Optimization Principal
    Princeton Consultants
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  • 7.  RE: Fun Post: Happy Earth Day!

    Posted 04-22-2022 11:05
    Gorgeous picture Irv!

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    Mary Leszczynski
    Director, Marketing
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
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  • 8.  RE: Fun Post: Happy Earth Day!

    Posted 04-22-2022 11:11
    Wow, Irv! Australia never disappoints!

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    James Moore
    Data Analyst
    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
    Birmingham AL
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  • 9.  RE: Fun Post: Happy Earth Day!

    Posted 04-22-2022 09:52
    Edited by Chelsea Teimoori 04-22-2022 09:52
    I am a serious beach-goer. I've always gone to the beach growing up, and my parents took us every summer for vacations. I love waking up by the sound of the waves crashing into the shore and going for an early beach walk in the morning when the beach is still quite. My dream destination is to visit Bora Bora in the French Polynesia. 



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    Chelsea Teimoori
    Community Relations Coordinator
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  • 10.  RE: Fun Post: Happy Earth Day!

    Posted 04-22-2022 11:12
    That is beautiful, Chelsea! Make that dream happen!

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    James Moore
    Data Analyst
    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
    Birmingham AL
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  • 11.  RE: Fun Post: Happy Earth Day!

    Posted 04-22-2022 12:19
    I am a beach person but I especially love when the blue meets the green, the sea meets the forests and mountains, which is the case in Turkey's coast. Here is a picture from one of my favorite vacation spots: Cesme in Turkey.



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    Pelin Pekgun
    Associate Professor of Management Science
    University of South Carolina
    Columbia SC
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  • 12.  RE: Fun Post: Happy Earth Day!

    Posted 04-22-2022 12:27
    It's the beach for me (fear of heights). Here's a recent pic from a friend's trip to Laguna Beach. Current musts must haves for my dream retirement location are: beautiful beaches and spring/summer temperatures. 


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    Scharan Johnson
    Director of Membership and Communities
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
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  • 13.  RE: Fun Post: Happy Earth Day!

    Posted 04-22-2022 12:46
    For me it is definitely mountains. I live in Alberta, Canada, so I don't have a choice either.
    But Mountains and hiking are very calming for me. Here is a photo of the Mountains around Lake O'hara in British Columbia. 

    Best,
    Negar 


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    Negar Ganjouhaghighi
    Calgary AB
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  • 14.  RE: Fun Post: Happy Earth Day!

    Posted 04-22-2022 14:03
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    Oh, beach for me :) Water brings me peace. This is picture of Zeitoon Beach in Qeshm Islan, south of Iran.

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    Banafsheh Behzad
    Associate Professor
    College of Business
    California State University, Long Beach
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  • 15.  RE: Fun Post: Happy Earth Day!

    Posted 04-22-2022 14:20

    Another beach person here, although I love anywhere I can be outside in a warm breeze. This picture is from many years ago, camping on Assateague Island. It's one of the more peaceful places I've ever been. After a couple days there we left the island to have dinner at a restaurant. It was so noisy and overstimulating, I couldn't wait to get back. If you need a total reset, I recommend Assateague! (But bring your bug spray – set one foot off the sand and the mosquitoes will get you.)



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    Tracy Cahall
    Member Engagement Manager
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
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  • 16.  RE: Fun Post: Happy Earth Day!

    Posted 04-26-2022 23:15
    Edited by Nima Molavi 04-26-2022 23:23
    I prefer both! For me, it all depends on the season. I usually prefer to go to beaches in Summer and the mountains in Fall and Winter. But if I had to, I would choose the beach.

    I attached a picture that I took last year in Virginia Beach.



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    Nima Molavi
    Assistant Professor
    Elizabeth City State University
    Elizabeth City, NC
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  • 17.  RE: Fun Post: Happy Earth Day!

    Posted 04-27-2022 08:17
    Very cool, Nima! Do you ever get to see any of the rocket launches from NASA Wallops?

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    James Moore
    Data Analyst
    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
    Birmingham AL
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