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Lee Kun-hee is one of the most powerful businessmen from south Korea.He is the Present Chairman of Samsung Group.Lee Kun-hee Resigned from Samsung in the year 2008 due to slush funds scandal.Later on, he Returned in the year 2014.
Lee Kun-Hee born on 9th January 1942.Under his leadership, Samsung has turned into global leaders in the Mobile and electronics by beating top most company from Finland.Lee Kun-Hen has made sure that Samsung has hired people all around the globe.
Samsung has the Reputation of selling cheap materials in the year 1990.Lee Kun-Hee has provided enough innovation into the Products of Samsung.He made sure that Samsung products became one of the most selling products across the Globe.
Lee Kun-Hee Parents
Lee Byung-Chul who is the father of Lee Kun-Hen was born in the year 1910 in the month of February.Byung-Chul was Born into a wealthy landowning family.He attended at Tokyo, bussinessBut he never got over it.Then he thought to start the business as he started his first business as rice mill which is the biggest loss in his life.
Later on, he thought that transportation business is the best one in the current situation as there is not much competition in that specific field.Then he started and named his company as Samsung Trading Co.Samsung Trading became one of the top ten trading company.by the year 1945 Samsung was transporting goods from Korea and other countries.
He changed his company location from Seoul to Pusan Due to the effect of the north Korean army.By the year 1961, Lee Byung-Chul has to hand over the powers of the company to General park.This effects made Samsung to think out of the box.Samsung has entered into industries like Textiles, Food Processing, Retail, and Electronics.Samsung now just concentrates on Electronics and Constructions.
Lee Kun-Hee's Siblings
Lee Maeng-Hee:
He is the elder son of 1961 Lee Byung-Chul, born in South Korea on 20th June 1931. Lee Maeng-Hee was married to Son Bok-Nam and had three children Lee Jay Hyun, Lee Jae-Hwan, and Miky Lee. He Died Due to Cancer at the age of 84 in china.
Lee Myung-Hee:
Lee Myung-Hee is the Chairman of Shinsegae Group.She is the only Daughter for Lee Byung-Chul.She was born on 5th September 1943.She is married to Chung Jae-eun. She is Having two children Lee Kun-Hee and Lee Maen-Hee. She is Living Happily with her Husband and Children.
Lee Kun-Hee's Wife
Lee Kun-hee's wife name is Hong ra-Hee.She is the Daughter of Hong Jin-ki and Kim Youn-nam.Hong Jin-ki is the former chairman of the JoongAng Ilbo and Tongyang Broadcasting Company. Hong ra-hee has a degree in Degree in Art's from the National University of Seoul.She started working at the Ho-am Museum of Art from 1995.
Lee Kun-Hee's Children
Lee Jae-Yong
Lee Jae-Yong was born in Washington, D.C, in the year 1968. He is the current Vice president of Samsung Group. Lee Jae-Yong was married to Im Se-Ryung who is also known as Lim Se-Ryung.The Pair got divorced in the Year 2009. He has Two children namely Lee Ji-Ho and Lee Won-Ju.
Lee Seo-Hyun
Lee Seo-Hyun was born in South Korea. After Completing her graduation from New York in 2002, She joined Samsung's Cheil Industry.She is married to Kim Jae-Yeol and has four children.
Lee Boo-Jin:
Lee Boo-Jin also born in Korea like her Sister.She has completed her graduation in the year 1993 from the University of Yonsei.She is the chairperson of Hotel Shilla which is a part of Samsung Group.She is married to Lim Woo-Jae and has Blessed with one Child.
Lee Yoon-Hyung
Lee Yoon-Hyung is the youngest child in the family.She was born in South Korea. Lee Yoon-Hyung committed suicide in the year 2005.The reason is her parents are not happy with her Middle-class boyfriend.Nobody in the family has attended Lee Yoon-Hyung Funeral
Lee Kun-Hee's Net Worth
Lee Kun-hee has a Net worth of total $15.4 Billion.


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There's no doubt 2016 is the year of Ashley Graham.
The 28-year-old self-proclaimed "size sexy" model made history being the first plus-size model to cover Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue and Maxim and landed herself a role as Joe Jonas' leading lady in DNCE's new music video for "Toothbrush."
However, the success didn't come easy for Graham, as she notes in her latest interview with People magazine.
"I had agencies telling me that I had to lose weight," the Addition Elle lingerie designer told the magazine. "I had one that waved money in my face and said, 'If you lose more pounds you can make a lot more of this,' and he was waving $20 bills in my face."
However, Ashley said the agent's tactics didn't work, and instead pushed to her to gain more weight, in order to avoid being an "in-betweener" in the "plus-size industry."
"That wasn't even a motivator for me to lose weight. I was peaking at a size 18, and in the plus size fashion industry, models go from a size 8 to a size 16/18," she explained. "So if you're on the smaller size or the bigger size, you're not going to work as much as if you're in the middle. So he was trying to encourage me to lose weight but it didn't work, because I was that person where if you told me to go on a diet and lose weight, I'm just going to gain weight."
Graham also told People that although her mother comforted her when she was bullied during her school years ("I was called all kinds of ugly names – cottage cheese thighs, thunder thighs"), she faced more struggles when she moved to New York City at 17.
"I had gained a lot of weight because my mom wasn't cooking for me and I wasn't working out," she said. "I started to really hate myself. I would literally just look in the mirror, and I would be disgusted. It was a constant degrading of my body. You're fat. You're ugly. You're worthless. I'm surprised you're a model. Are some of the things I would say to myself."
But Ashley managed to overcome her negative thoughts by changing her thinking.
"A lot of taking care of my body and my mind and my soul had to do with talking to myself and actually giving myself affirmations," she said. "It got me out of my funk. I still had cellulite, I still had back fat, I still had jiggly arms, and I decided to love every part of it."
Ashley's not the only model who has spoken out about being told to lose weight by career agents — back in April, former Victoria's Secret Angel Erin Heatherton revealed she left the lingerie giant for this very reason.
"I was really depressed because I was working so hard and I felt like my body was resisting me," Heatherton told Time. "And I got to a point where one night I got home from a workout and I remember staring at my food and thinking maybe I should just not eat."
She continued, "I realized I couldn't go out into the world—parading my body and myself in front of all these women who look up to me—and tell them that this is easy and simple and everyone can do this."
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Three Steps For Picking Up The Pieces After A Flood
If you live in an area that is prone to flooding, it is drastically important that you find the best ways to deal with it. Undergoing a flood clean up plan will help you get your property back into prime condition, while minimizing health and safety risks. Knowing these steps ahead of time will help you exponentially, so read on and be prepared to apply these strategies.
Think About The Electrical Issues First
If a flood happens to break out, your first course of action should be to safeguard your home from electrical issues. To do this, you should shut down the main power supply and unplug or remove electrical items. This is incredibly important and should be done as quickly as possible to both save your electronics and prevent electrical shock. For best results, handle this issue prior to allowing water to rise to the height of or above electrical outlets.
Apply A Bleach Solution While Awaiting Professional Cleaning
In terms of preliminary cleanup, you should grab some chlorine bleach and dilute it with water. You can start with about three quarters of a cup of bleach, mixed with a gallon of clean water. Add this combination to a bucket so that you are able to start cleaning your floors, walls or any other areas that may have been affected by the flood water. This is crucially important, because mold and mildew can set in and create unsightly damage to your home.
Take Inventory Of Belongings And Throw Out Any Unsalvageable Items
To keep your household healthy and safe, it is best that you get rid of any food items that could have potentially been exposed to the flood water. This is critical even in the case of canned or boxed food that was never opened. It is better to be safe than sorry in this regard, because floodwater can contain sewage which is contaminated and that can make you deathly sick. You should also get rid of any sorts of items that absorb a lot of water that cannot be disinfected. Some examples include children's toys and cosmetic supplies. If you plan to call in a professional water damage clean up service, have them inspect any items that you are unsure about and ask about potential cleaning methods.
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text: The latest novel to win the Booker Prize is the incredible A Brief History of Seven Killings, by Jamaican author Marlon James. It tells the tale of the rampant gang culture that took place in Kingston during the late 70's and early 80's, including Bob Marley's assassination attempt. While the characters are fiction, the historical period is not. The political parties, the ghetto dons, the CIA operatives, the rule of Michael Manley, and the Rastafari ideology – all are accurate historical references. The story is told in multiple voices: gang members who "chat bad," a philosophical ghost, one woman who reinvents herself with a new name and a new city every time she appears.


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ap….A Hoover woman was hospitalized when her ass ballooned to the size of the Hindenburg after she apparently ingested too much Halloween candy.
"I just had 27 of the fun size Snickers," she tearfully told reporters from her hospital bed. "And I know I picked out all of the Butterfingers and the 3 Musketeers and the Milky Ways and the Kit Kats and the Almond Joys and the tootsie rolls, but I swear I didn't eat anything else! Well, ok, I did eat a few of the Reese's cups and some tootsie pops, but not many."
Doctors at UAB Medical Center say this condition is all too common after Halloween. "What happens," said one expert, "is the victim picks one candy bar and eats it, reasoning it is small, so it can't have a lot of calories. While technically true, the problem begins when the victim eats ALL of the candy bars. Those calories have to go somewhere, so they are displaced to the ass, which then begins to swell. Although there's no official name for this syndrome, we like to call it 'Snicker's Butt'."
While there is no cure, the patient is usually admitted to the hospital for intensive detoxification. She is placed on a severely restricted diet and is allowed to eat nothing but boiled eggs and wheat germ until the gluteal edema is reduced.
Behaviorialists are experimenting with a new aversion therapy, in which the boiled eggs are packaged as snickers bars. The theory is the patient will come to associate the taste of boiled eggs with Snickers, thereby interrupting the neural transmitters for chocolate/peanut cravings. The patient is also shown graphic footage of people literally exploding after bingeing on Fun Size candy bars.
"I never thought it could happen to me," the Hoover woman told reporters. "Next Halloween, I am handing out sugar free granola bars. If I can prevent this from happening to one person…"


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Floral arrangements are an essential element of design, and with a few tips you'll be well on your way to creating your own beautiful bouquets. Get started with my 10 favorite floral arrangements for springtime.
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Lilac Centerpiece
Adding height and visual drama is easy; just enlist the help of a serving bowl from the kitchen or china cabinet.
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Eggshell Flower Arrangements
Who says arrangements have to be big to be beautiful? Hollowed-out eggshells make great natural vases for tiny floral arrangements. Display them individually or grouped together for a wonderful spring tablescape.
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Tall Tulips
A slender Juliska glass vase is a perfect container for long-stemmed Darwin tulips. Cut the stems to the length of your vase and line them up as straight as possible.
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Classic Tulip Arrangement
Tulips join their spring garden companions in a display by Tineke Geerlings, a Dutch floral arranger. "Cairo," "Apricot Parrot," "Princess Unique," "Sensual Touch," "Teletubbie," viburnum, apple blossoms, hosta leaves, and hellebores fill a vase by designer Hella Jongerius.
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Tree Peony Arrangement
In this display, I arranged large leaves from a variegated hosta plant -- commonly found in gardens but not often used in arrangements -- to build a strong foundation (as well as color palette) for tree peonies and lady's mantle.
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Champagne Flute Arrangements
Champagne flutes make a unique vessel for displaying individual arrangements of tulips, lisianthus, waxflowers, and ranunculus in similar colors.
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Here, brilliant violet Muscari latifolium and tight blooms of ranunculus get a boost in a lush, dense display.
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Blooming baskets of pansies perfectly complement the plates found on this Easter table.
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Springtime Arrangement
A clear-glass container shows off a wonderful mix of tulips, white bleeding hearts, and the wavy leaves of bird's-nest fern.
Jump-start spring by forcing branches of early-flowering trees and shrubs. Massed at eye level in a rustic trough, pink cherry blossoms join white dogwood and spirea to give armchair nature lovers a breath of fresh air. The branches stand in chicken wire that has been bent to fit the container's liner. Moss and lichen from a florist mask the wire support in sylvan style.
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Reseller Hosting Revealed
A reseller hosting solution is an opportunity for the ordinary user to make revenue on the web by reselling the web hosting server disk drive space furnished by a particular hosting supplier. Most commonly, the web hosting service providers offer private label reseller hosting services, meaning that the users sell the shared hosting solutions under their very own personal brand name. How it is all rendered accomplishable and what the various sorts of reseller web hosting plans are, you will uncover in this essay.
How does reseller hosting function and what are the different reseller hosting varieties?
The manner in which reseller hosting operates is determined by the approach of the web hosting distributor, which offers the service. The most widely used type of reseller account is the cPanel/WHM one. With it, you separate the server hard disk storage space, which your reseller account providers, between your customers utilizing the Web Host Manager Control Panel. With it, you may create separate web hosting plans and cPanel web hosting user accounts for your clients. With such a web hosting program, the reseller has to cope with the invoicing and technical support provision. Nonetheless, this too depends on the policy of the service provider. A different type of reseller hosting program is the Free Reseller Program courtesy of ResellersPanel.com. With it, you determine your own retail prices for the offered services, and for every deal that you close, the guys from ResellersPanel.com will give you a commission, which is actually the difference between the retail and the wholesale prices. With this reseller web hosting solution, ResellersPanel.com provides technical support to the end users, which may be quite convenient if you do not want to get completely engrossed in the reseller hosting business. Of course, there might be different variants, but in most occasions, you pay a monthly price for a given web hosting space, which you need to separate between your customers.
What sorts of web hosting solutions can be sold via a reseller hosting account?
The regular reseller hosting service solely enables the resellers to sell shared web hosting accounts. That's simply because the majority of reseller web hosting accounts are essentially shared accounts, which boast more functionalities. Just as with a shared hosting web server, the majority of web hosting distributors providing a cPanel/WHM reseller program accommodate multiple reseller hosting user accounts sharing the very same web server. For this reason, the resellers are not bestowed with full server root access to the server configuration files, which indicates that the only hosting service that they may provide are shared web hosting accounts. This, however, refers solely to the cPanel/WHM-driven reseller hosting services and again, it is dependent on the approach that the service provider has embraced toward these services. If the reseller has a bigger allowance, he can offer diverse services like virtual private servers plans or dedicated server plans under his very own private brand and get more individuals interested in the web hosting services that he has to offer. Sure enough, this will mean that the reseller will have to cope with the technical support provision, because no hosting packages provider will desire to provide customer support to the end customers of such a web hosting solution. Another way to provide more than just standard shared web hosting plans is to sign up with the already mentioned Free Reseller Program, which ResellersPanel.com has developed. With it, the users are able to offer virtual private servers plans, semi-dedicated server plans and dedicated server plans, together with shared web hosting plans, without the need to purchase any of the web hosting solutions beforehand. That's the simplest and most risk-free way to sell hosting services on the World Wide Web, as it requires no upfront fees and you don't have to be an expert, as you won't be caught up in providing client and invoicing support. Depending on the web host's approach, there might be other additional hosting services, which the web hosting reseller may provide, like domain name registrations, digital certificates, domain Whois identity protection services, etc. Therefore, prior to subscribing for anything, one should first find out what exactly the reseller hosting account of the concrete provider is offering.
"Which hosting provider should I pick?"
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Vesta Evelyn Jackson
Abilene, Kansas
Vesta E. Jackson
90, passed away Monday, June 8th, in Abilene. She was born October 4, 1924 in Abilene , the daughter of Harry S. and Anna M. (Kissling) Ausherman. Growing up in Abilene and Wichita, Vesta attended local schools and graduated from North High School in Wichita with the class of 1942. In1942 she was married to LeRoy McElwain. All their married life was spent in Wichita. He preceded her in death in 1982. In 1985, she was married to Forrest Jackson. All their married life was spent in Wichita. He preceded her in death in 2000. Vesta had been employed by Beech Aircraft. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends and traveling with Forrest. She was preceded in death by a son, Roger McElwain; a daughter, Sandra Lahr and three granddaughters, Shelly Dunlap, Angela Dietler and a baby Dietler.
Survived by: Daughter Linda Dietler Whitewater, KS
2 Grandchildren
5 Great-grandchildren
Brother Dean Ausherman Manchester, KS
Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Friday, June 12th, at the Danner Funeral Home with Bruce Dieler officiating. Interment will follow in the Resthaven Cemetery in Wichita. The family will receive friends 5:30 – 6:30 PM Thursday, June 11th, at the Danner Funeral Home. The family suggests memorial contributions in her name be made to the Vesta Jackson Memorial Fund for Mission Work. They may be left at or sent in care of the Danner Funeral Home POB 758 Abilene, KS 67410.
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Creepy Carrot by thisisrabbit
Makeshift artist and local sketch man thisisrabbit posted this illustration up on his flickr account and I thought it should be shared with everyone. Happy new year by the way. 20 10 here we come. Makeshift has been sleeping for a while but we are starting to crank back up and this year looks to be a good one. If you are interested in being part of Makeshift, whether it be by drawing a picture, posting articles on our website, helping with the redesign of the website or just coming out and street postering with us then please let us know!
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Christian Louboutin is designing a shoe range inspired by gay Welsh rugby player Gareth Thomas. The legendary footwear maker is close friends with the sportsman - who came out in 2009 - and the pair reportedly met for lunch in Cardiff last month to discuss the new collection, which will be called 'Alfie', Gareth's nickname.A source told The Sun newspaper: "Christian Louboutin Boots is working on a casual shoe range, with Gareth as the main inspiration. He's really chuffed about it."While Christian Louboutin Pumps has a popular menswear line and last year designed a range of sneakers with DJ Swizz Beatz, he is more famous for his high-heeled creations - which are a favourite among a host of celebrities including Sarah Jessica Parker, Victoria Beckham and Kate Moss.He has previously revealed he measures how good his shoes are by what they look like on a naked woman.He said: "The ultimate must still look good when a woman is naked. The design that encapsulates my career is the Pigalle, a low-cut, high-heeled pump. It's so subtle in that it adds something sexy to the body, but you don't immediately realise that it's the shoe that is making the difference."


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10 New Makeup Revolution Product Launches
Makeup Revolution is the first brand that strikes my mind when it comes to affordable makeup. Not only does it offer a reasonable price tag but does deliver excellent quality that is hard to find in majority of drugstore brands. They come up with superb products every now and then and are always updated with the latest beauty trends. I love the fact that Makeup Revolution take pride in offering lower prices for efficient products. So, here goes a list of 10 New Makeup Revolution Products Launched That You Must Try that have made their way into the Makeup Revolution family.
Makeup Revolution New Launches:
- Makeup Revolution Fast Base Foundation Stick:£5.00
This new launch from the brand has taken the beauty world by storm as it is working as amazing as a high end foundation does. For 5 pounds it is like a God sent product, especially for those on the hunt for a full coverage yet natural looking foundation that covers up discoloration and acne. It works just as well as MAC or even better I'd say! They come in 18 different shades and conceal and perfect your skin like a pro!
- Makeup Revolution Liquid Highlighters:£6.00
Packed beautifully in a rose gold dropper packaging, the collection has seven shades to choose from that includes Champagne, Starlight, Unicorn Elixir, Luminous Gold, Bronze Gold, Lustre Gold and Rose Gold. These are the perfect dupes for the Cover FX Enhancer Drops and priced at 6 pounds. These Highlighters can be used in different ways that include strobe cream, illuminating base, base for dewy look, highlighter and a customized cocktail color. The opaque pigmentation adds to the overall goodness of the product.
- Makeup Revolution I heart Chocolate- Rose Gold Palette:£8.99
If you have been eyeing the Huda Beauty Rose Gold Edition Palette for long, it's time you invest in the perfect drugstore twin launched recently by Makeup Revolution. It has the perfect mix of shimmers, mattes and glittery shades which allow you to create versatile looks. It is priced at 8.99 pounds and the chocolate like packaging is added bonus!
- Makeup Revolution Conceal & Define Concealer:£4.00
This is probably the most sought after launch from makeup Revolution as it is considered the perfect dupe for the Tarte Shape Tape. It comes in 18 different shades with different undertones which makes it an ideal choice for every skin tone! It claims to hide fine lines and does not accentuate your pores whatsoever. It is priced at 4 pounds and provides superb wear time and pigmentation.
- Makeup Revolution Ghost Finish Luxury Baking Powder:£5.00
The luxury baking powder is finely milled and ideal for baking your face. However, if you are a bit darker than NC 37, it might make you look ghastly, as it is too pale for your skin! It even highlights and gives your contour a beautiful contrast.
- Makeup Revolution Crème Highlight & Contour Kit:£15.00
If you love contouring, this kit is the perfect choice for you. It has everything you will need for that chiseled face, from a good highlighting cream, a contour cream to the perfect brush for blending everything in. The dual ended tool has a sponge on one side and a brush on the other end to deliver a flawless finish. It comes in four shades that include light, fair, medium and dark.
- Makeup Revolution I Heart Surprise Egg Palettes:£5.00
Makeup Revolution is nailing with its cutesy stuff and this egg shaped eye shadow and highlighter palette is to do for. This contains a good mix of 5 mini eye shadows with some mattes and shimmery shades and two gorgeous highlighter shades for that perfect everyday look without using too many of the palettes. This packaging is so pretty and is great for gifting and surprising your loved ones. It is available in four different shades to choose from. one of my favorite new launches from MUR.
- Makeup Revolution Baking Oil:£6.00
Who doesn't love that extra glow and this baking oil is quite an interesting product which needs to be applied before makeup and it locks in all the moisture and make your makeup last longer. The name might be a little fancy but its basically a primer. This MUR Baking Oil contains a unique blend of natural oils that nourish and boost radiance for all skin types – from dry to oily. One of the must try from Makeup Revolution New launches.
- Makeup Revolution Nude Collection Metallic:£3.00
A lip color that incorporates four metallic shades, four matte shades and four glossy shades with a beautiful formula which glides on the lips evenly and is opaque enough for one swipe to show up! The 12 shades offered are super beautiful and look great on all skin tones.
- Makeup Revolution Renaissance Illuminate:£8.00
A trio of pressed powders which can be used as a highlight, a blush and a bronzer in one! It comes in three shades Radiant in Rose, Gleaming Gold and Blissful Bronze that can be used by themselves or swirled around for a beautiful glow on the cheeks. The packaging adds a beautiful touch of class.
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Have you tried any of the new launches from MUR? Which one would you like to try?


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Global Climate Change Facility - TA Support mission to Lesotho to identify and formulate a programme for Global Climate Change Alliance Funding by means of consultations with the GoL, the EU Delegation and relevant stakeholders to identify and formulate a climate change adaptation strategy.
Adaptation: Building on the National Adaptation Program of Action (NAPAs) and other national plans. In-depth research on the likely effects of climate change and reliable climate observation is essential for all adaptation measures.
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD): Decreasing potential CO2 emissions by creating incentives for forest protection, while preserving livelihoods and ecosystems depending on forests.
Enhancing participation in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM): Building capacities and providing technical support to level the playing field and promote a more equitable geographic distribution of CDM projects.
Promoting Disaster Risk Reduction: Reducing potential disasters linked to extreme weather events, resulting from climate change, assisting the most disaster-prone areas in building their capacities to prepare for, mitigate and prevent natural disasters.
Mainstreaming climate change into poverty reduction development strategies: Strengthening the on-going implementation of the EU Action Plan on Climate Change and Development (focused on mainstreaming).
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2013 · Ex-Post Evaluation of GIZ CEPAL Globalization Program
2013 · SEYCHELLES · Formulation of Nation Program for Climate Change GCCA Funding
2012 · NAMIBIA · Action Fiche and TAPs for the Climate Change Adaptation, including energy
2012 · St. VINCENT & GRENADINES · National Poverty Reduction Strategy
2011 · BHUTAN · Budget Support Program to the National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
2011 · CAPE VERDE · Public Expenditure Governance Improvement (PEMFAR)
2007 · Micro Finance & Microcredit Social Development Fund
2008 · AL-DIAGNOS · Impact Assessment, Evaluation & Country Diagnosis
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Malcolm Gladwell shows why the story of success is far more surprising, and more fascinating, than we could ever imagine
Why are people successful? For centuries, humankind has grappled with this question, searching for the secret to accomplishing great things. In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an invigorating intellectual journey to show us what makes an extreme overachiever.
He reveals that we pay far too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where successful people are from: their culture, their family, and their generation. Gladwell examines how the careers of Bill Gates and the performance of world-class football players are alike; what top fighter pilots and The Beatles have in common; why so many top lawyers are Jewish; why Asians are good at maths; and why it is correct to say that the mathematician who solved Fermat's Theorem is not a genius.
Just as he did in Blink, Gladwell overturns many of our conventional notions and creates an entirely new model for seeing the world. Brilliant and entertaining, this is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.
Outliers Paperback edition by Malcolm Gladwell
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Sheffield Eagles' Director of Rugby Mark Aston has revealed he is close to adding another addition to his squad.
Aston swooped for hooker Keale Carlile last week following his release from Super League outfit Hull Kingston Rovers, but the squad re-shuffle isn't over yet with the Eagles' chief closing in on a loan signing in the aftermath of their Challenge Cup fourth round success over Oldham Roughyeds.
With Wakefield second-rower Jon Molloy returning to Belle Vue after just once appearance in an injury-ravaged loan stint, there now appears to be room for fresh blood as Aston continues to strive for the perfect balance to his side.
"I have been looking and hopefully we can finalise a deal shortly to bring somebody in on loan," Aston told The Star.
"There is still room for improvement; we are looking to be better so I am very much looking at adding to the squad."
Aston's options have increased following the return from injury of close-season signing Jamie Langley who made his long awaited debut at the weekend, whilst prop Mitchell Stringer looks set for some game time against Hunslet after recovering from a troublesome ankle problem.
With Carlile through the door competing for a spot with James Davey and youngster Greg Burns, plus the imminent arrival of another addition Aston will have some tough decisions to make in the build-up to Sunday's clash with Hunslet.
"It is nice to win and we have kept getting the results but I am looking for improvements and there weren't too many on Sunday," Aston admitted.
"There are some massive games coming up over the next month or so and we need to start making the right noises in terms of our performances. If anyone watched us last weekend they won't be too frightened of us at this moment in time.
"It is great that Langers (Jamie Langley) is back fit, Mitchell Stringer will play next week of that there is no doubt and then some of the other guys who were rested will be available. We have Briggsy (Kyle Briggs) to come back in and Misi (Talapappa) so there will be changes again because we are still looking for that magic formula. There are people throwing their hats in but at the same time there are people throwing their hats out of the ring."


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Dear men, do ask for directions sometimes. Just ask. You will not die.
On Sunday evening I was to meet an investigator over the accident we had some time ago in Meru. We were to meet at highlands, corner house. Very convenient for everyone. Or so we thought.
We walked in at exactly 4:00pm as agreed and my friend (I will call him Arden) called him.
Arden: Hello.
Investigator: Uko wapi?
Arden: Niko hapa ndani, hii side ya Double M za kuenda airport.
Where is that? My friend asked. I didn't know even Double M, plying Mombasa road would be perfect description for a place. I passed the query. He called again.
Arden: Ati unasema uko?
Investigator: Highlands, Corner House.
Arden : Uko sure ni Corner House?
Investigator : Oh ngoja, hapana niko hapa hii opposite KTDA house, inaitwa Highlands Annex.
Arden: Haya, tunakuja.
As we walked into the now darkening Nairobi streets we had no clue as to where we were going. Arden kept apologizing and I honestly did not mind. On other occasions I might have been offended. I don't know really. But for this investigator who couldn't give directions, I was intrigued and very pissed. We walked fast. Riding along with the crowds of Nairobi. Occasionally colliding with faceless people. The throng of humanity in this city is unfathomable. Where do all these people live? Maybe one day I will know. As we approached KTDA House, the skies opened up. We stood on a verandah with a hundred other city dwellers sheltering from the rain. Arden made another call and we agreed to cross the street and ask one of the security guards about this mysterious Highlands we had never heard of.
The rain was getting heavier by the minute. The sun had long given up and gone to rest. But we had business to transact. Insurance claims suck. If you schedule a meeting on Sunday at 4.00pm you must show up. Else it will look like you are lying even if you aren't. Arden decided we needed to buy an umbrella to cross the street. Of course a hawker showed up just in time. By the way, where do these people come from? Do they consult with the rain gods? I would like to know their business plans and business acumen. Arden bought an umbrella at a ksh 300. An umbrella I wouldn't have paid 150 for 30 minutes earlier. Across the street, a very polite guard showed us how to get into the restaurant. It is up a weirdly placed staircase and unless you have been there you can never know it is there. I think it's in the same building with Sabinajoy (ask around what it is).By the way, I have never seen the sign for SabinaJoy so I will pass on Moi Avenue this week just to look for it.
I carried the umbrella home with me, because there is an unwritten code forbidding men to carry around umbrellas, or so I hear.


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Reputed as the "Neurosurgeon of the Millenium", Dr R P Sengupta is a man with a mission. An eminent neurosurgeon practising in the UK since 1961, he was devastated at the lack of treatment facilities in his home town, Kolkata, for the patients suffering from neurological disorders.
Kolkata he knew did not lack skilled doctors, then why did it lack a platform for Neurosciences comprising Neurology, Neurosurgery and Neuropsychiatry? Government hospitals had the necessary skills, but for lack of funds, often failed to provide the specialised facilities required.
Private institutions can be afforded only by a few individuals but even many of these went to faraway places in search of skill and facilities.
Was there no solution to this problem? When immediate care was the need of the hour, would the patient arrive only after spending a lot of time searching for treatment and travelling long distances? The only answer was an institution that would serve the requirements of the people of the North-Eastern states of India; a 'not for profit' enterprise, where a dedicated team of skilled professionals would render service in the area of neurological disorders.
A total commitment to his mission inspired his 'brothers-in-arms', Professor Chandranath Sen, practising in New York, Professor Abhijit Guha,University of Toronto, Prof. Kiran M. Das, New Jersey, Prof. David Bates, New Jersey and many others to combine their efforts in fulfilling Dr Sengupta's mission of establishing a unique neurological facility for the city of Kolkata.


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On Friday morning, the Department of Labor announced that the national unemployment rate had dropped to 4.4 percent, the lowest figure in almost exactly 10 years, since shortly before the onset of the recession.
As always, though, there's a division in the numbers that's worth pointing out. While the unemployment rate for whites was below the national figure, at 3.8 percent, the figures for black and Hispanic Americans were both above. The rate for Hispanics was 5.2 percent — and for blacks, 7.9 percent.
Since the Department of Labor began breaking out unemployment numbers by race and ethnicity, the unemployment rates for black and Hispanic Americans have never been below that for whites. Not in any single month.
What's more, the rate for black Americans has never been less than 66 percent higher than that for whites — and since January 1974, it has been at least twice the rate for whites 80 percent of the time.
Earlier this week, the National Urban League released its annual "State of Black America" report, looking, among other things, at the economic disparities between America's white and black populations. That report prompted us to wonder about how the disparity in unemployment might break down by congressional district.
Using data from 2015 provided by the Census Bureau, we performed the same calculation as above. Excluding any district with a population too small to be significant, those ratios look like this across the continental United States. The darker the color, the higher unemployment is relative to the white population in those districts.
There's no strong correlation between that ratio and anything else. There's no link between how a congressional district voted in 2016 and the ratio of black- or Hispanic-to-white unemployment. There's also no link between that ratio and the density of the population of those racial or ethnic groups.
According to that census data, no congressional district saw a lower ratio of black-to-white unemployment than Hispanic-to-white. The highest ratio of Hispanic-to-white unemployment — that is to say, where Hispanic unemployment was worse relative to that of whites — was in the 6th District of Indiana, where Hispanic unemployment was 36 percent higher than that of whites. The lowest black-to-white ratio was in New York's 21st, where black unemployment was 42 percent higher.
While the extremes above are all Republican districts, that's likely a function of the fact that there are more Republican districts than Democratic ones. If we break out the figures above by party, there's no clear pattern.
In other words, the discrepancy in unemployment between black and white Americans is worse than that between Hispanics and whites everywhere in the country — and there's no immediately obvious pattern for where it's more or less dramatic.
The only obvious pattern is the one noted at the outset: The unemployment rate for black Americans is always substantially higher than that for whites.


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Warwickshire's third visit to Rugby School
Cricket fans will be keeping their fingers crossed for fine weather on Monday, when Warwickshire County Cricket Club returns to Rugby School for the third year in a crucial match in the Royal London One Day Cup, against Sussex Sharks.
With the match starting at 10.30am, the day is set to have an exciting array of activities, with spectators having the chance to have a photo with the Royal London One-Day Cup trophy, which is visiting as part of a nationwide tour of 18 counties.
Tickets can be booked at Rugby Visitor Centre, at www.edgbaston.com or by calling the club's Ticket Hotline on 0844 847 1902.
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Gareth Roberts, Commercial Director at Edgbaston, said: "In order to give greater peace of mind to spectators we have introduced a full refund policy for this year's match at Rugby School, in case the weather intervenes.
"However, we're hopeful that conditions will be similar to the glorious sunshine that we saw in our first visit in 2013 and provide a great day out for our members and supporters.
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The day will also host the Royal London Gilbert Cup tournament, which sees two Under 11 boys' and girls' teams take part in an eight-a-side soft ball game at each county.
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Following a relatively balmy Christmas holiday, natural gas prices sank to the lowest level in in two years. Natgas futures on the New York Mercantile exchange closed at just over $3 per British thermal unit Friday, down nearly 13 percent for the holiday-shortened week.
"It has so much to do with weather, so much to do with supply," said Peter Amandio, Chicago Energies president, who trades nautral gas futures at the Nymex. "It looks as though there's going to be a lot of pressure on the market."
The mild start to this winter has seen lower heating demand, leaving natural stockpiles at higher levels than this time last year, and prices down more than 50 percent from a peak of $6.40 per Btu when the so-called polar vortex resulted in a prolonged cold snap for much of the country.


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Selected students from Year 8 and 10 were nominated to represent our school at the prestigious national enterprise challenge held in Telford earlier this week.
The Year 8 group were given the challenge to develop a Kidzania product to enhance the already popular 'child run city' in London. They developed a YouTube space to encourage children to make their own short films in the venue.
The Year 10 Project was to develop a stationary product for school aged pupils, sponsored by Ryman, a lead stationary company looking for new and inspirational product ideas. The Year 10 group developed a neat, user friendly backpack with numerous compartments including a cooling area for food and theft free areas for additional security.
Both groups enjoyed the experience of pitching their product ideas to selected judges and enjoyed the interactive opportunities the day presented.
One such activity included meeting Olympian Bronze Medal Winner, 2016, Patrick Huston, who shared some of his archery skills with a group of our boys, discussing enterprises post Olympics to encourage more young people to develop new skills. The boys had a chance to shoot some arrows as part of this experience.
The finals were hosted and presented by Jordan and Perry from Diversity, with the key guest judge, Theo Pathitis, a regular patron of the annual event.
Although not selected for the final 10, the students learned additional skills around project management, including marketing, advertising, budgeting and the importance of market research.


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Prior to forming Eidolon, John was National Program Director of the American Social Health Association, where he stewarded ASHA's winning bids for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control's AIDS Hotline and National AIDS Education contracts; he personally directed the establishment of the CDC AIDS Hotline in New York when it was launched in 1985-86. He was chair of the board of directors of Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, guiding its growth from a small neighborhood-based STD clinic to the largest gay and lesbian primary care health facility in the world.
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Everyone arrived on time in Sao Paulo early in the morning and once we were aboard our comfortable Mercedes minibus we set of to Intervales State park. We arrived at noon and while we waited for our lunch to be set up we enjoyed watching some fruit filled bird tables. There were lots of tanagers including Olive-green, Green-headed, Azure-shouldered, Golden-chevroned, Ruby, and a male Burnished Brass. A Sharpbill was a nice find and we took time separating several Planalto Tyrannulets from a Grey-headed Tyrannulet. Golden-winged Caciques were plentiful, Red-rumped Cacique, Rufous-bellied Thrush, a gorgeous Yellow-fronted Woodpecker, Blue Dacnis and a Bananaquit. After lunch we drove a short distance and before walking a short trail we enjoyed fairly good close views of an Orange-breasted Thornbird, and a Chestnut-crested Becard. On a trail we came across Greenish Schiffornis, a nice Hooded Berryeater, Scale-throated Hermit, Streaked
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Xenops, then a pair of Chestnut-bellied Euphonias and a rather skulky Spot-backed Antshrike. A Rufouis-capped Antthrush showed well as it crossed the track in front of us and a few antbirds included Dusky-tailed, Bertoni's and Ochre-rumped. After the trail we drove back to a spot that Eduardo said we would try for Red-and-white Crake. Unknown to us these birds were coming to the edge of the marsh for corn put out by the rangers. We had stunning close views of three superb crakes. To finish our first afternoon of birding a couple of roosting Tropical Screech-owls made a nice finale.
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Today after breakfast we headed to the entrance gate of the park and in perfect time to see a Red-ruffed Fruitcrow feeding in a fruiting tree. Also here were Southern Yellowthroat, a Tropical Parula,
Red-ruffed Fruitcrow
Surucua Trogon, Variable Antshrike, Black-goggled Tanagers and in a grassy area a showy Slaty-breasted Rail. We then got great looks at Pallid Spinetail, shortly followed by a Sharpbill, Ochre-collared Piculet, and a pair of G=reen-throated Euphonias. Moving to another area we soon located a pair of Araucaria Tit-Spinetails in a Monkey Puzzle tree. We moved on a little and had a small flock of Pileated Parrots fly over, while close in the shrubbery a pair of Eared Pygmy-Tyrants showed well.
Eared Pygmy-Tyrant
A little more concentration was required for a White-breasted Tapaculo that eventually gave superb views right in front of us as we quietly stood under cover. After the success of this we drove to another area and walked the track within the forest. Here we soon found a small group of birds including Oustalet's Tyrannulet, Grey-capped Tyrannulet, a calling Large-headed Flatbill and Ochre-breasted Foliage-Gleaner. We then had a superb Bay-ringed Tyrannulet, followed by a secretive Squamate Antbird, Long-tailed Tyrant and a Ferruginous Antbird. A Green-barred Woodpecker worked on a hole, a Hooded Berryeater posed nicely and several Magpie Tanagers were spotted. A
Surucua Trogon
Variegated Antpitta
duly obliged with fantastic views and photo opportunities. Very happy with this we left and walked another short track seeing Green-winged Saltator, distant views of a Rufous-crowned Motmot, a nice White-browed Foliage-Gleaner, and a Black-throated Grosbeak. It was heading towards dusk so our final spot of the day was along the dirt road where shortly after dark we were treated to good views of Long-tufted Screech-Owl and a sky full of stars and planets. A great day we then had a fitting dinner at the park restaurant before heading back to our lodge seeing a Crab-eating Fox along the way.
Long-tufted Screech-Owl
Day 3
Today we took a short walk close to the restaurant after hearing a Pavonine Cuckoo. Unfortunately it was on the other side of the lake somewhere. We did see a pair of Sooty Tyrannulets, Red-necked Tanager, Southern-beardless Tyrannulet and Violaceous Euphonia. We then drove a short distance and a walked a forest trail. A male Blue Manakin was seen, then a Rufous-breasted Leaftosser played cat and mouse with us, a Sao Paulo Tyrannulet was seen, then some Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaners, followed by a pair of Star-throated Antwrens, an Ochre-collared Piculet, and poor views of Gray-bellied Spinetail. Eduardo then heard one of our target birds and after some anxious moments we eventually got scope views of a pair of perched Blue-bellied Parrots, one of Brazils rarest parrots and a difficult species to connect with. Happy with this we moved on seeing Gray-hooded Attila, and then after a rather long walk in the forest we got to a spot where we were rewarded with superb views of the difficult Russet-winged Spadebill. As we came back we saw a pair of Black-cheeked Gnateaters,
and several small flocks produced Scalloped Woodcreeper, Black-goggled Tanagers, a Pale-browed Treehunter and White-spotted Woodpecker. An army ant swarm was surrounded by White-shouldered Fire-Eyes, and a lone Plain-winged Woodcreeper. Our final morning stop was a real highlight as we enjoyed point black range views of a Slaty Bristlefront which came out of the forest into the open and walked right in front of us. Stunning! After our lunch and a short break we took a look around our lodge which found us Planalto Tyrannulet, Hangnest Tody-Tyrant, Rufous-crowned Greenlet and Variable Antshrike. We then set off to walk another forest trail. This proved to be surprisingly quiet compared to the success of this morning. We did however find several Diademed Tanagers, Cliff Flycatcher, White-spotted and Yellow-fronted Woodpeckers. The view over the endless forest of Intervales was great from the top. After dinner the rain had stopped so we drove a short distance and after a flyby and some bushwacking we found a Black-capped Screech-Owl perched above our heads.
Russet-winged Spadebill
Black-capped Screech-Owl
Day 4
This morning it was rather wet and our vehicle got stuck on the slippery Carmo Road. We walked a while finding White-browed Foliage-gleaner, then a small flock with White-collared Foliage-Gleaner and Magpie Tanagers. Then a group of Saffron Toucanets fed in a fruiting tree, along with Green-chinned Euphonia and a scoped Brown Tanager. Another flock included Ochre-rumped Antbird, while some flowering shrubs attracted a Dusky-throated Hermit. Streak-capped Antwrens flitted
Dusky-throated Hermit
Crescent-chested Puffbird
around the canopy along with Large-headed Flatbill, and then a very smart Crescent-chested Puffbird posed nicely for us. Nearby Planalto Woodcreeper was joined by a flock of Brassy-breasted Tanagers and a White-throated Spadebill showed in the bamboo. Next up was Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher, followed by views for some of the group of a Cryptic Antthrush. A Rufous Gnateater showed better. while Black-tufted Cappuchins were watched feeding in a palm tree. At lunch a Red-breasted Toucan was spotted as was several Yellow-fronted Woodpeckers, and then after a short break we headed out
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker
for some roadside birding. A Greenish Tyrannulet was soon followed by a nice Half-collared Sparrow. In an open grassy area we found Brown-and-yellow Marshbirds, White-rumped Monjita, Buff-necked Ibis, Whistling Heron, Smooth-billed Anis, Hooded Siskin, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Double-collared Seedeater and a Burrowing Owl. Moving on we made a quick stop for Spot-winged Woodquails which were flying across the road, but no matter how hard we tried they just would not show. Further on a Large-tailed Antshrike called and was seen poorly in the thick cover, ending another great day.
Black-tufted Cappuchin
We are now moving on and I will update when there is internet access.


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The release date for Haze is coming up and the viral marketing is starting…
The above video shows us some of the testing done on the soldiers to see the effects of Nectar, you can either laugh at it or be creeped out by it?
I am not sure which way to go at the moment…[This video has been pulled so I guess that means that Gametrailers through it was to creepy? So it has been replaced by a more light hearted one, enjoy]
Last Updated: March 21, 2008


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Ballpark Reviews
A look at Connecticut minor league ballparks
I'd originally written an article covering all of the Connecticut minor league teams years ago, when Brushback was an actual print magazine and not just this stupid web log. The article never made it to print, of course, but about a month ago I re-wrote from memory an abridged version of the article that I then posted on a hockey web site (hey, it seemed like a good idea at the time). Nobody read it, of course, which gave me the impetus to put up a finalized version on this site so that nobody would read it here either.
One of the main points of visiting a whole bunch of ballparks is to take photos, of course, which I've done. They're all prints, however, and right now I don't have the time or the ability to load them all here. Instead I've used photographs from a number of very good websites: ballparkreviews.com, baseballguide.com, digitalballparks.com, minorleagueballparks.com, and projectbaseball.org. If you're from one of those web sites and you want something in return for using your photos, let me know-- I just bought an awful Girls Against Boys CD and I'm dying to find somebody to get rid of it to.
Municipal Stadium, Waterbury CT (Waterbury Spirit IND-Northeast/Northern)
The stadium in the city where I was born, where I saw my first ever minor league baseball game back in 1984. Cory Snyder played for the Waterbury Indians that year, two seasons before he was the Rookie of the Year with Cleveland in '86. The site used to be a horse track, so the stands are on only one side of the field (along the first base line), much like the grandstand is at a race track. When the Eastern League was in Waterbury (through 1986), the seating was all benches, and the teams barely drew 500 fans per game; individual chairback seats were added for the Spirit in 1997, and a year later a brick concession stand/media booth was built behind the backstop. The Spirit didn't draw very well, either, and only lasted 4 seasons (1997-2000); the stadium sits mostly unused now, save for some amateur tournaments and the like.
It was really easy to get foul balls here, because any fouls hit behind the third base side would land on an adjacent high school football field, so you were able to just run over and pick the ball up. I went to 20 games in the Spirit's final season, and got at least one foul ball at every game. Municipal Stadium is always very cold (even in the dog days of summer you'd want to bring a jacket to the game, and the ball never carried well so there'd usually be more triples than home runs), and to describe it as a run-down dump would be extremely generous, but it had a Frankie's Hot Dogs restaurant behind home plate, so the concessions were way better and cheaper than any other minor league stadium in Connecticut. Frankie's is a popular fast food chain in Connecticut, so it was worth it to go to the games just to have supper there.
New Britain Stadium, New Britain CT (New Britain Rock Cats AA-Eastern)
Going to New Britain Stadium gives one an obvious comparison of the upward direction Minor League Baseball facilities have taken in the past decade or so, with a lot of new stadiums being built, mostly because the old ballpark that New Britain Stadium replaced still stands right outside the new stadium: Beehive Field, former home of the Eastern League New Britain Red Sox, and now used almost exclusively by the New Britain High School team, a tiny bandbox of a stadium with mostly old style open bleacher seating (the kind where, if any change fell out of your pocket, it would drop between the floorboards and go right down to the ground).
New Britain Stadium
Beehive Field
Being a newer building, New Britain Stadium has a lot of extra amenities (skyboxes, a tavern, several picnic areas, a super-wide concourse that you could drive a tractor trailer through, etc), but there's a sterility to the place that leaves it lacking in charm somewhat. What the stadium doesn't lack is smothering heat in the summertime (making it almost impossible to go to a day game in August without sweating off a few pounds) as well as countless minivan loads of oblivious soccer moms and their mostly unattended offspring (NOT the place to go to if you don't like that sort of thing). Rock Cats games have become a hot ticket over the past few seasons, so weekend games are almost always standing-room only, and you'll probably have to walk 10 minutes from whatever hilltop or mountain goat trail they tell you to park your car on (regular weeknight games are still no problem). The only minor league stadium in Ct. that doesn't have free parking (not only isn't it free, they raised it a buck to $3 a couple of seasons ago), plus they lowered all their promotional giveaways to include only the first 1000 or so fans, meaning that you'll almost never get the ball or bat or bobblehead that's being given away. Despite all that, the Rock Cats are my favorite minor league team (figure that one out).
Yale Field, West Haven CT (New Haven County Cutters IND-CanAm)
One of the oldest stadiums (1927) in the country still being used for professional baseball. Photos of Yale Field pop up every so often as grainy black-and-white backdrops during ESPN documentaries on old ballplayers, masquerading as photos of some century-old park closed decades ago, even though ESPN probably just drove down from Bristol the week before and took the photos. Yale Field has a 25-foot-high manually-operated scoreboard (made from the scrap metal of old WWII battle ships!) in center field that's in play, meaning any home runs to straightaway center have to clear the scoreboard, which I think has only been done twice during a game. Juan "Large Human" Thomas cleared the scoreboard in 2000, when the New Haven Ravens won the Eastern League Championship; I went to every home playoff game that year, and jumped like a delinquent onto the visiting team's bullpen mound when the final out was made. I even got to take part in an on-field contest that season, trying to throw a pitch through a little hole in a piece of plywood. (I didn't win, but at least I hit wood all 3 times, which was better than most people.) The Ravens franchise was moved after 2003, becoming the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, who then promptly won the Eastern League championship last year. So now the New Haven County Cutters of the independent CanAm league (formerly known as the Northeast League) play at Yale Field, to breathtaking indifference... though I did get to see Brian Leetch and some former Rangers and Whalers at a "Hockey Night" Cutters game earlier this season, and got to swipe a bunch of Danbury Trashers pocket folders in the process. Trasher fans can't read or write, so what do they need them for?
Not even half of the seats at Yale Field are chairbacks; most are metal benches, and the entire grandstand is covered, which is good when it rains but tends to hold all of the crowd noise in (not that there's any crowds to speak of at Yale Field anymore). When the stands were refurbished for the arrival of the Ravens in '94, the original wooden folding seats were left in place as the top row of each section, which is a nice touch. I love Yale Field-- it's nothing but pure baseball, and it's a great change-of-pace from all the new stadiums in Connecticut, even though the bathroom floors are almost always wet and the place is far from being in the best of shape. New Haven fans are great, though, especially when the Ravens were still around and there'd be a group of fans that would chant "Ba-Ba-Lu!" whenever there'd be two strikes on the batter, while holding up signs of Desi Arnaz. They even made BaBaLu t-shirts, which I bought once, and at a couple of games they taped up a whole bunch of xeroxed pictures of Desi Araz all over the stadium, which was a riot.
It's time to do the Babaluuu!
The Ballpark at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport CT (Bridgeport Bluefish IND-Atlantic)
Harbor Yard was built on a contaminated plot of land bought from Donald Trump for a dollar, and at first look it doesn't seem like a bad place, with plenty of interesting features like the Amtrak train running behind the outfield fence and the clear view of the shipping docks and the Long Island Sound nearby. I think the stadium is boring, though, with its screened-porch-looking skyboxes (reminiscent of a cheap motel) dominating the look of the ballpark, and too much sterile white paint everywhere. The place looks more like a cruise ship than a baseball stadium, the fans are uninitiated at best, and the concession food is the worst I've ever eaten at a minor league park. After the Bluefish first began play in 1998, for a number of years it was hard to walk up and buy much more than a single ticket on the weekends, but those days are gone now, and even Opening Night this year with John Rocker and the Long Island Ducks in town didn't fill all of the seats.
The train going by at Harbor Yard
My opinion of Harbor Yard is probably jaded and a bit harsh, though-- I wouldn't steer anyone away from visiting there once (who knows, you might even get mugged walking in from the gravel parking lot someday and have an interesting story to tell people!), and it's a fairly easy stadium to find, being visible from Interstate 95.
Dodd Stadium, Norwich CT (Norwich Navigators AA-Eastern)
Almost identical in structure with Harbor Yard (both stadiums were designed by the same architectural company-- suprise!), but much darker in color (no all-white "Love Boat" look here) and much more enjoyable. I like how the concourse runs behind the top row of the stands, rather than beneath the seats, so you can still watch the game over your shoulder while waiting in line at the concessions. The concessions are pretty good, too, with lots of variety. Another nice feature of Dodd Stadium is the grassy berms at both ends of the grandstand, where you can sit on a blanket and watch the game if you like. Norwich fans are fairly loyal and friendly, too, though a bit heavy on the mullet-wearing pig farmer side (I used to live in the area, so I understand). I like Dodd Stadium as a building much more than either Harbor Yard or New Britain Stadium, only that it's in the middle of nowhere, hidden away from any main roads or residential areas inside a desolate, thickly-wooded industrial park, and it's not a convenient drive from most parts of the state. The Navigators also used to be the Yankees affiliate, in what is fairly heavy Red Sox country, but they've been the San Francisco Giants affiliate for a few seasons now, which is neither offensive or inspiring (the Giants haven't developed an everyday position player from their farm system in more than ten years). I got to see Alfonso Soriano and Nick Johnson (among others) fairly frequently while the Navigators were affiliated with the Yankees, though, which was pretty cool. The new owner has announced plans to change the team's nickname to the "Eastern Connecticut something-or-others", in hopes of increasing the team's fan base by making the local towns outside of Norwich feel more included, but that trick never works.
Fussenich Park, Torrington CT (Torrington Twisters NECBL)
Not really a "minor league" park, but still worthwhile; the New England Collegiate Baseball League is a "wooden bat" summer league for college players, along the same lines as the Cape Cod League (if you're familiar with that). College players from all over the country (even big schools like Texas and Miami) play in these leagues, mostly to get familiar with hitting and fielding a ball that's not off an aluminum bat, and hopefully showing the major league scouts their natural hitting skills that aren't "aluminum enhanced". You can get into Fussenich Park without a ticket, just a two or three dollar donation at the gate as you walk in, and sit wherever you'd like-- either the broken-down wooden bleacher seats on the right, which is where most people sit for some reason, or the more modern chairbacked grandstand behind home plate.
It's not a totally backwoods affair-- you can get a program, and there's also jerseys and hats for sale, and a concession stand that has crappy boiled hot dogs for a buck and half or whatever. Crowds of 1000 or more are fairly common, and there have been some good players (Dave Parrish, the Yankees 1st round pick in 2000, played for Torrington). Because of the way the ballpark was built into the side of a hill, stadium parking is on a level above and right behind the first base bleachers, making parked cars well within range of any foul balls that go that way. Fortunately, most Twister fans are wise enough to take their ratty old beat-up pickup trucks to the games while leaving their Porsches and Jaguars at home.
Northwest Park, Manchester CT (Manchester Silkworms, NECBL)
Like the Twisters, the Manchester Silkworms are one of the three Connecticut teams in the NECBL (Danbury has the other team, but I haven't had a chance to check them out yet). Also like the Twisters, Silkworm games are fairly low-key, family-oriented affairs, with a $3 admission (kids are free), and concession stands manned by volunteers. The concessions aren't bad, either-- for a couple of bucks you can get a pretty decent grilled hot dog, and sodas are a buck. There are two decent-sized bleacher seating areas on both sides of the field, with a PA announcer's booth behind home plate, and there's a merchandise booth where you can get programs, jerseys, hats, and other stuff. Put your earplugs in between innings if you don't like country music, though. The ballpark is part of a larger public park, so there's plenty of space next to the ballfield to play catch or lay in the sun or start your own pick-up baseball game, if that's what you want to do. The big news in Manchester this year was Jonah Bayliss, who became the first ex-Silkworm player to make it to the majors, throwing a scoreless inning in each of his first two outings with the Kansas City Royals in June.


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AIG may sell stake in Indian realty units for $450 mn
AIG Global Real Estate (AIG GRE), the real estate fund of the global financial major, is looking to exit two projects of Bangalore-based RMZ and raise around $450 mn (Rs 2,000 crore). Sachin Dave reports.india Updated: Aug 01, 2011 21:55 IST
Hindustan Times
AIG Global Real Estate (AIG GRE), the real estate fund of the global financial major, is looking to exit two projects of Bangalore-based RMZ and raise around $450 mn (Rs 2,000 crore).
AIG GRE comprises a group of global companies with AIG that invests in and actively manages $9.4 billion of real estate projects in various countries.
AIG GRE had invested $350 mn in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata through a special purpose vehicle (SVP) in 2007. Both AIG GRE and RMZ had then agreed to explore commercial spaces in major Indian cities and "evaluate hospitality development" in such cities. However, the plans were delayed due to global pressure on real estate.
"AIG GRE had invited bids for the stake it holds in the project and is expecting around $450 million," said a persond close to the negotiations. "A global real estate fund is in talks with AIG GRE and negotiations are now focused around the valuation."
If the deal goes through, it would mark AIG's exit from all major investments from India.
Meanwhile, RMZ executives said the company has already approached AIG GRE to buy out their stake. "We want to buy out AIG's 50% stake in our projects in Kolkata and Hyderabad," a RMZ executive said. "We invited them to come on the table and discuss about the valuations but they have not responded yet."
RMZ last year bought AIG GRE's stake in Bangalore SPV for an undisclosed amount.
After its exit from the Bangalore project, AIG GRE will be left with 50% stake in both Hyderabad and Kolkata projects.
According to industry experts, AIG GRE could also be getting an independent offer so as to negotiate the valuations with RMZ. "It makes sense for AIG GRE to get an independent offer from a buyer and then sit on the table with RMZ," said a senior researcher with an international real estate consultancy. "This in a way establishes the current market valuation of the stake."
When asked about the RMZ deal, an official who is part of the investment team denied such a development. A detailed email query sent by HT on Friday also did not elicit any response.
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Going keto to get lean and enhance workout performance is one of the hottest trends in fitness. Despite its current popularity, high fat/very low carbohydrate diets have been around for centuries and there are decades of science supporting their efficacy and safety. I'm going to show you how to put a ketogenic diet to work for you so that you can take the brakes off your body's fat burning potential.
Ketogenic diets get their name from a group of unique compounds called ketone bodies, commonly just called ketones. Ketones are a metabolic by-product that your body creates when it is burning fat (either stored body fat or dietary fat) at very high rate. This generally only happens during long intense exercise, or when carbohydrates are severely restricted, because the presence of the hormone insulin (which is released by your body when you eat carbs) squashes fat burning and ketone production.
When you remove carbs from your diet and increase the amount of fat you are eating, your body produces so many ketones that their level in your blood increases – you are then considered to be in a ketogenic or fat-adapted state. Your body has adapted to using fat (and ketones) as primary fuel sources and not carbs/sugar.
Many people believe that this metabolic switching is the key to unlocking high performance and fat burning. However, not everyone is convinced of this. There are many diet plans that work, and ketogenic diets work very well. You just need to see if they work well for you.
One of the biggest myths about ketogenic diets is that they are bad diets if you need to perform at a high level. This is flat out untrue. I once added 80lbs to my deadlift over a 4.5 month timespan while on a ketogenic diet – no issues with performance. As your body adapts to using fat as a primary fuel source, your performance in the gym might be hindered slightly. But this is only temporary (and most of the effects can generally be overcome with a little caffeine) while your body builds the cellular machinery it needs to be a dedicated fat burning machine.
As with any diet plan, there are guidelines around how much and what types of carbohydrate, fat, and protein you can eat. Here is a breakdown of each with all the info you need to get started.
Carbs are your enemy. When on a ketogenic diet, you need to severely limit the amount of carbohydrates that you are eating to ~30g per day or less to keep insulin levels really low – allowing your body to readily access, liberate, and burn fat as its primary fuel source. If you are going to count anything on a ketogenic diet – count carbs.
Your new go to carb sources will be fibrous vegetables (and some fruit) like these:
When done right, 60-70% of the calories in your diet will come from fat (yes, that's a lot of fat!). Your body will quickly learn to thrive on it. Your body was actually built to thrive on fat, and removing carbs from your diet frees your body from these metabolic constraints and allows you to tap into near limitless amounts of energy (via stored body fat and the fat you eat). Eat a variety of fats and try not to overdo one type. Be careful when eating nuts as they contain carbs. Walnut and Macadamia nuts are the preferred nuts, as they are low carb and high fat.
Here are some other fats to include:
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Finance Minister Pogea: Unemployment rate not to exceed 10% in 2009
He stated that at the budget revision in August the amounts earmarked for unemployment benefits will be increased by 864 million le i, to serve as "safety net" and added that the unemployment rate would be moderate even if economy continued to shrink in the last two quarters of the year.
Pogea reminded that Romania ranks 5th in the EU in terms of countries with the smallest unemployment rate at this time of crisis and 3rd , after Holland and Germany, as regards the unemployment rate dynamics, even if double as compared to the same period of 2008.
The minister warned that the unemployment rate might go up because of the restructuring of the public sector but the situation will be better in the private sector, against a slight economic recovery of 0 – 0.5%.
The unemployment rate in July 2009 stood at 6.3 percent, up 0.3% against the previous month and up 2.7% against the same month of 2008, according to data supplied by the Labor Force Occupancy Agency (ANOFM).
The number of unemployed at the end of July was 572,562, up 23,632 people against June.