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It is our great pleasure to state that we have passed glorious 30 years from birth in 1986. We during these three decades have faced people's problems, sufferings and facilitated to their development in a holistic way. Women, children who are deprived of opportunities have been benefited by our activities. Char, plain land, flood plains, coastal as well as riverine char areas are the areas we have covered by our programs. Our assignments have made the poor and ultra poor people attain social, economical as well as political empowerment.
We, in principle, abide by some core values with respect to people's development. We maintain order, and follow systematic approaches to implement activities. We believe that people's development is in people's hand. Thus, we have mobilized the community and provided training to enhance beneficiary's knowledge, awareness and capacity as well on different issues including leadership and management. We have implemented our programs involving the beneficiaries in project implementation process i.e. problem assessment; need identification, planning, implementation and monitoring. We set off the activities through people-centered development approach that means, the people are in the centre that played pivotal role in leading the development process. We, as outsider, facilitated them. In the end, the process has helped empower the disadvantaged people and built up their commitment.
Achievements: In last 30 years we have worked in 26 districts, 69 Upazila and 327 unions of different geographical locations. We have undertaken as many as 67 projects during this period, provided services to more than 122, 70, 000 beneficiaries. Among them some 61, 22,730 are men and 61, 47,270 are women, some 8, 31, 111 are adolescent boys, 8,24,732 adolescent girls and 20,85,900 children. We have achieved considerable success that has contributed to improvement in lives and livelihoods, empowerment and poverty alleviation. Program-wise achievements are inscribed underneath:
Education and training program: During these 30 years, about 5250 children have received education through our ECD program. As many as 49012 children have been graduated from our NFPE program. We have opened numbers of primary schools in the community. From those schools, two schools have been transformed in to high school. About 7255 student have already received education from those high schools. Similarly, our two high schools have been transformed in to colleges in two areas. About 300 students get admitted in those colleges every year. As many as 3150 students have passed HSC from those schools as of today. We have operated as many as 1055 Khelipori Schools for poor children's education at their early age. Some 70,312 children have received education from these schools. It is our great achievement that 45 khelipori schools have been taken over by the government to mainstream with its primary education programs.
Women empowerment: Our women empowerment program has worked with 24, 54, and 000. Around 100000 women manage their community's development through self-help approach. They are negotiating with Union Parishad for their development and get the ultra poor women enrolled in the different safety-net programs. Women are taking part in budget preparation process at Union Parishad and get their issues incorporated. Already 12 (Twelve) women beneficiaries have been elected to Union Parishad as members contesting in direct poll. The women also are taking part in other electoral process like election campaign, candidate selection etc. Women are taking part in social events like arbitration, local Salish, village courts in LGIs. We by this program have stopped early marriage at Kathali Union of Jaldhaka Upazila in Nilphamari district. Simultaneously dowry practice, divorce etc. in all of our working areas have been reduced. Nilphamari district have been reduced. One of our women leaders has received Joyeeta Award for her outstanding contribution to society.
Food security & livelihood: As of today we have given support to about 30,67,500 people by our food security program. At least 70% of the total beneficiaries have gained food security in different areas. Simultaneously; they own assets. For example, we have provided 21057 women with assets (cow, goat, and poultry) for generation and regeneration. Our food security program has not only helped in food production, but it has also assisted people in developing fruit village. Many villages in Nilphamari Sadar Upazila turned in to fruit villages. They meet nutritional demand and earn money by selling fruits. A total of 626000 HH people manage to improve food security through home gardening and agricultural activities. Some 20000 HHs beneficiaries belong to assets such as cow, goat and poultry etc.
WaSH: About 14 districts, 33 Upazila and 208 Unions have been covered by our WaSH program. We have installed TWs, Hygienic latrines, climate resilient latrines, platforms and worked for hygiene promotion. About 141 Unions declared open defecation free areas. About 40 lacs (4.00 millions) people are enjoying safe, hygienic water and sanitation facilities in different districts.
Our WaSH program encompasses many components. We apart from installation of TW, DTW, and Hygienic latrine at Community, bazaar, and schools with menstrual hygiene facilities work with Menstrual Hygiene Management. We work with Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR). The women are given education about MHM, SRHR. We also provide ANC, PNC services to the women; train TBAs and mothers on reproductive health and child feeding.
Climate Change and Disaster Management: Our contribution in Climate change and disaster management is noteworthy. This program has covered around 12, 27, 000 people in the affected areas. We have undertaken relief and rehabilitation program and some 3,20,000.00 families could manage to return to their normal life. We have constructed Cyclone shelters at Kutubdia and Banshkhali.
Last 30 years were as bright as gold for UST. We have gained honor, supports and dignity. We have achieved prestige; and above all reorganization in the development sector. UST has contributed to poverty alleviation creating access to food production. Its achievements still twinkle and attract others as models to follow for sustainable development.
Roundtable Discussion of WORLD WATER WEEK-2018 on WATER, ECOSYSTEM and HUMAN DEVELOPMENT at Bhorer Kagoj Conference Room.
WSSCC'S National Coordinators Meeting held in Geneva to Review and Plan for Future to Work on Sanitation and Hygiene.
Leave No One Behind: National WASH Budget Allocation 2018-19, held at Dhaka Reporters Unity on 13 May 2018.
CCP Project-UST-Bangladesh.The Kederpur Union Parishad of Naria Upazila under Shariatpur District in Bangladesh Organize & Conduct Meeting of Union Disaster Management Committee to Dialogue on Climate Change & Disaster Responsive Budget Alloc
Executive Director of WSSCC visited to Kedarpur Union field in Shariatpur district. The UP Chairman, Teachers, Elites, WDMC members and media people were present in the meeting.
UST participated in different events of 6th South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN -VI). UST had a stall there. Executive Director moderated one side events and also presented a paper on climate change & sanitation session titled as-'water
The Bhorer Kagoj and development partners jointly organized a Round Table Discussion on `Water and Jobs'. Dr. Zafar Ahmed Khan, Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources was present as the chief guest.
Annual General Meeting of UST was held on Friday,31July, 2015 at the Training center of UST. All the members of the General committee were present in the Meeting. The Meeting was presided over by the Janab Fazlul Haque, Chairperson of UST.
Three Communities ODF declaration ceremony were present as a Upazila Executive Officer Elite person present in this declaration ceremony and Chaired by Josim ahmed chowdhury rana, Chairman of Banglabazar Union Parishad.
03 Communities ODF declaration ceremony were present as a Upazila Secondary Education Officer.Elite person present in this declaration ceremony and Chaired by Mr Amirul Islam, Chairman of 7 no Lakshmipur Union Parishad.
Kamrul Alam, WASH Officer of Unicef and Shikh Suja Uddin, Zonal Officer of Practical Action of Bangladesh visited UST's working Baniyachong Upazila, UST Hobigonj.
Unicef representatives and Zonal Officer of Practical Action of Bangladesh visited Dowarabazar Upazila to observe different GoB-Unicef CATS project activities progresses.
WASH Specialist (Consultant) Gaetano Romano's visit to UST's working area Baniyachong Upazila, activities of GoB-Unicef CATS Project, UST Hobigonj.
Training on ODF for LGIs at Surma and Bouglabazar Union, UST Sunamgonj.
Mr Kamrul Alam, Unicef Representative visited UST's GoB-Unicef CATS Project area at Dowarabazar, Sunamgonj. Events were Community Committee Orientation, MAP and CAP Preparation.
13 April 2015 UST, Max Foundation and Space arrange a Workshop on "Approaches to Stunting free Villages: A Brainstorming Workshop" which media partner was The Bhorer Kagoj.
Campaign and Orientation on `End Violence Against Children' at Zanjira Upazila of Shariatpur District in support with SAARC Development Fund (SDF) & SAIVAC Bangladesh under the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs.
Training on Open Defecation Free (ODF) was held at Banglabazar Union, UST Sunamgonj.
We are very happy to know that our honorable Executive Director – Shah Md. Anowar Kamal has been appointed as National Coordinator of WSSCC-B.
Workshop on End Violence Against Children(VAC) in UST Gaibandha. The program was organized by Unnayan Shahojogy Team (UST) and supported by South Asia.
As per recent study of DPHE there are many places of Bangladesh where water is contaminated by Arsenic and become non-potable due to presence of excessive Iron.
This year Celebration of 'Primary Education Week' in district level was conducted with the supervision of District Primary Education Office.
The project staffs have communicated with Shimulbari UP and have managed to give VGD Cards to four members of Barobari Women worker group and a member of Bhatiapara women worker group.
Advocacy meeting with UP to ensure to get pregnancy allowance and other facilities of pregnant agricultural woman workers from the Govt. Annual Development Program (ADP).
UST celebrated the World Water Day 2015 with Union Parishad at working areas. There was no government program at district and sub district level so that UST organize Union level program with Union Parishad.
"Proper Water Management is Necessary for the Sustainable Development" said by the experts in a round table meeting which was arranged by Bhorer Kagoj
Jaldhaka is one of the Upazila of Nilphamari district includes 12 union. Here women workers are strongly deprived of their basic rights, labor wages, and social acceptance.
Workshop on "End Violence against Children (VAC) " was organised by UST at Belgacha Union Parishad, Kurigram Sadar.
Sanitation Calender 2015 was distributed to different stakeholders GO-NGOs officias by Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Dowarabazar
UST celebrated World Water Day, 2015 in different working areas throughout the countries. This year the theme was "Water and Sustainable Development".
Organized and conducted Day long Training for Local Leaders on WASH, Hygiene Promotion, and Water Safety Plan at Auliapur Union under Patuakhali Sadar Upazila of UST working area.
Monthly Head Teachers Coordination Meeting was held at Upazila level at Dowarabazar Upazila Hall Room..The meeting was on GoB-Unicef CATS project activities and sharing future movements for improvement of WASH in schools.
Sonogaon Government Primary School is situated in the Bangla Bazaar Union, Dowarabazaar Upazila between two villages Sonogaon and Aunrayergaon. And now safe sanitation is one of major concern their comparing than the few days ago.
100 monthly awareness development sessions were conducted among 100 groups this January. In these sessions stakeholders were given possible general information of goat rearing in ideal method.
100 ultra poor members were given training on duck and chicken rearing as alternative income generating activities to increase income in this month.
Unnayan Shahojogy Team (UST) has been implementing on women workers in agriculture sector with rural disadvantaged people, particularly with poorest and vulnerable women in Nilphamari area.
A session on SRHR and Stunted Growth was held at UST Training Center on 9 March 2015.
UST has celebrated the International Women's Day at Jaldhaka in Nilphamari District, The theme of this year's International Women's Day is 'Make it happen'.
Mr. Olivier Coops, an honorable Board Member of Max Foundation, Netherlands and Niels Van Den Berge, Manager Monitoring & Evaluation of Bangladesh country office, Max Foundation have visited the UST working areas.
A wonderful training program took place dated 22-26 February, 2015 on GoB UNICEF CATS Project at FIVDB Central Training Center, Doloipara, Khadimnagar, Sylhet.
UST ACCWCA project introduced climate information center in twelve union of Zanjira-Naria and Haimchar Upazilla.
It is time to start to value women's work, time to understand the productive nature of their work.
School Management Committee orientation meeting on Facilities Provided by WATSAN was organized at Charatra Union Parishad.
UNO, Upazila Chairman,SAE-DPHE, UEO,UP Chairman visited of GoB-Unicef CATS project, UST office at Dowarabazar.
Last month UST organized Van Rally and Court Yard Sessions Campaign on Education Awareness on Primary Level.
UST distributed Kombol among the poor women in of Shaghata, Gaibandha. The contribution was made by Nobarun Youth Charity Foundation. They were very happy to get those warm gifts.
Community latrine installing by Bouwmaat team comes from Netherlands at UST working area. Village name Vollabpur, ward no-01, Union: Kalikapur.
UNICEF Country Director along with Sylhet Divisional Commisionor, DC & ADC (Gen.) of Sunamganj,Civil Surgon, Unicef representative, Go-NGO officials at Dowarabazar.
UST introduced another area under CATS-Unicef project, Dowarabazar, Sunamgonj. A Project launching Workshop was held yesterday and participant from different sectors were attended the event.
CATS-UNICEF Project lunching meeting at Upazila level that was held at Jamalpur Sadar. The mentioned meeting was chaired by UNO, Jamalpur Sadar and chief guest was Upazila Chairman, Jamalpur Sadar. Special guest were Vice Chairman (Male and Female)
CATS-UNICEF project launching workshop was held on 21st January, 2015 at Baniyachong, Hobigonj. Honorable persons and stakeholders from different sectors were attended the workshop.
The launching and dissemination of "Flickering of fireflies" a documentary on Women in politics in Bangladesh. The documentary has prepared in harmonizing the project objective and its a collective output of ULAB, UST, PyD and funded by AECID.
Closing event on Grass Root Women Voice Towards Sustainability in Civil and Political Participation was held on 10th December at UST Training center, Nilphamari.
Ex Foreign Minister and MP Dr. Dipu Moni has inaugurated the Mini Piped Water Supply System operated by Solar energy today (05 December 2014) at Char Bhairobi Union under Haimchar Upazila. A total of 1626 direct people will be benefited by this syste
UST is going to implement a WASH Package `Community Approach to Total Sanitation (CATS-UNICEF) Project' at Sunamgonj, Habigonj and Jamalpur districts with the support of UNICEF and Practical Action.
Pipeline Water supply in Char-Bhairab ! With the assistance of WaterAid, UST has made a Pipeline Water Supply System which is capable to supply water 200 families, Educational institutions and surrounding area of UP office in the project area.
UST's hardware initiatives for repairing work option under the Village - Poshurbunia, Ward No. 07, Union - Kalikapur, under activities of UST Max WASH Project in Patuakhali.
UST is going to implement a Mini Piped Water Supply System at one of the Arsenic Contaminated area Charbhairobi Union of Haimchar Upazila under Chandpur District with the assistance of WaterAid Bangladesh.
Sanitation Month Observance at Haimchar
Observation of Sanitation Month, 2014 and Global Hand Washing Day at Madaripur. Officials from different sector of Madaripur joined this program. Rally and seminar were took place on that occasion.
UST distributed water filter among the beneficiaries whose water sources were damaged by recent flood at Shariatpur. Water Aid and HSBC supported this Emergency Program.
UST-Nilphamari has celebrated World Teachers day dated 22 October, 14. Rally and Discussion Session took place as a part of the event. This year World Teachers day, 14 main massages were "Invest in the Future, Invest in the Teachers".
UST Patuakhli Sadar team has observed National Sanitation month 2014 with Govt. at District level. DC, ADC,SP ,DPHE, Local Leader ,Print media ,Electronic media & other GO/NGO officers participated the program. BTV highlighted the event.
Disinfection of Flood Affected Tube Wells at Shariatpur as a part of Disaster Response. Assisted by WaterAid Bangladesh and HSBC. WDMCs, Union Parishad and Upazila Administration and UST jointly implemented the program.
UST participated a rally held at Dhaka on National Sanitation Month Observance and Global Hand Washing Day 2014 organized by LGD & DPHE.
UST arranged a two days workshop on their future strategic planning. Both internal and external resource persons shared their opinion and thoughts at workshop. All the staffs of the UST attended the workshop.
UST organized a 3 days training at Coastal Region (21-23 September 2014). Participants from WaterAid Climate Change Program PNGOs (UST, Shushilon, Rupantar & SUS) are visiting the Sunderban.
UST organized a workshop on nutrition at Joinokathi Union
UST arranged a Rally for World Breast Feeding Week - 2014 at Morichbunia Union Parishad.
Sensitization Meeting with the WATSAN Committee at Morichbunia Union Parishad.
A community meeting was held at Aouliapur Union ward-2
Freshwater Action Network South Asia (FANSA) conveners in Dhaka. A official meeting took place in Unnayan Shahojogy Team Office. Where discussed about their future strategies of plan and action throughout this region
UST organized a workshop in collaboration with CDD, financed by CBM on (1) Disability and Inclusive Development and (2) Disability Inclusiveness Self Assessment Exercise. UST and CDD senior staff and CBM high officials attended the workshop.
Unnayans Shahojogy Team (UST) working on current flood situation in Kederpur and Kunderchar Union. Several villages have been affected by the flood. River water flowing above the danger mark.
Women's participation in social activities and politics has progressed in Bangladesh, but their involvement in decision-making process is still at snail's pace. A study a conducted by Unnayan Shahojogy Team (UST) LGED Bhaban on September 2,2014
Water Aid Bangladesh & WaterAid UK delegates participated a UDMC meeting of Naodoba Union Parishad at UST Climate Change Project Area at Shariatpur.
As a part of Disaster Response a ten members team of UST (Consist of Government Officials, WDMC, UDMC members and UST staff) participated Searching Operation of Dead Bodies of Pinac 6 capsized at The Padma. Hundreds of persons lost their lives.
''Eradicate Extreme Poverty Day was observed on 31 May 2014. UST participated in Mela with a stall and EEP Talks so far organized on this occasion at Bashundhara Convention Centre. Presentation was given by S. M. Tazammal Haque,UST.
A three-day long 'Gender and Development Fair-2014' was inaugurated at Begum Rokeya University (BRU) Tuesday morning. The fair jointly organised by the USAID and BRU at Rangpur. US ambassador Dan W Mozena, and Yeanina Jerujaleski, mission director
Shah Md. Anowar Kamal ,Executive Director along with Md. Sayedur Rahman, Project Manager of Unnayan Shahojogy Team (UST) visited the working area Haimchar. Mr. Kamal have seen the progress and discussed different issue with the stuffs there.
We have celebrated a wonderful program at wonderful working area Kochukata, Nilphamari. The program was under the 'Regional Program for the Promotion of Political Participation with Gender Equity in Bangladesh' is being implemented by UST, partnered
UST has been disseminating saline and flood tolerant rice variety in the southern part of Bangladesh under the project "Sustainable Rice Seed Production and Delivery Systems". The project is USAID funded CSISA-Bangladesh sub-project. The projec
UST has been implementing a three years project titled "Max Value for WASH in Blue Gold Polders in Patuakhali with the support of Max Foundation, The Netherlands. The main objective of the project is to reduce child mortality where safe water,
UST has been implementing a project titled "Women Workers in Agriculture Sector: Creating Better Livelihoods through ensuring Rights and Entitlements" with the support of Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) in Nilphamari district. The project wil
Youth group are always interested in cultural activities. Therefore, this program incorporates cultural activities performing by the young generation, which can easily reach to the heart of the people. Their cultural performance is awaking commun
UST has celebrated `Begum Rokeya Day' on 9th December 2014. This day, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs has organized 'Joyeeta Onneshone Bangladesh' to discover grassroots women leaders throughout Bangladesh. Rahima Begum (GUP leader of
The 3rd Regional Congress was held on 9-11 October 2013 in Hotel Berjaya, Makati, Philippines. A team consist of One GUP leader, one youth forum member, one women member, chairman of Union Parishad, deputy secretary of ministry of women and child
A National Congress was held at the LGED (Local Government Engineering Department) Auditorium level 12, Agargaon, Dhaka in 29 September 2013. 'Grassroots Women's Voice in Political Participation in Bangladesh'-was the topic of this congress
UST participated in Learning sharing workshop on "Adaptation on water and Sanitation in face of climate change in Zanjira Char of Shariatpur in Bangladesh"
A leader of GUP and UP Chairman from UST's working area had taken part in the Regional Congress held in Manila, The Philippines. The Executive Director along with two colleagues had also attended in that Congress from UST as core participants
A high profile delegation had visited to UST's GFSUP (Gaibandha Food Security for Ultra Poor project)
His Excellency the Ambassador of Spain in Bangladesh Mr. Tajeda Choeon, made a courtesy visit to UST Head Office, Dhaka in 2012 and shared many issues pertaining to the program being implemented by UST in Bangladesh. Ms. Zeneida Bernabe, the Country
UST participated in Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, Bangladesh (WSSCC-B) organized by DSK at Engineers Institution, Dhaka in 2011. Honorable Minister for Law and Parliament Affair was the chief guest in the congress. The executive
Mr. Hans Spruijt, Chief of Water, Sanitation and Environment, UNICEF in Bangladesh had visited to UST's working area in Shariatpur in 2011.
Mr. Mohammad Bailor Jalloh, Chief, Field operation Section of unicef had a visit to Sanitation, Hygiene Education and Water Supply (GoB-UNICEF) project at Shariatpur Sadar Upazila in 2010.
Country Representative of UNICEF in Bangladesh had called at UST's working area in Shariatpur district in 2010.
The Country Representative of WaterAid Sweden and Manager of Post Code Lottery Foundation, Sweden had visited to UST's working area at Zanjira Upazila of Shariatpur in 2010 to see for them the progress of the WaSH project run under post code Lotter
UST was one of the co-organizers of the BanglaSan Fair in 2010. This initiative was first of its kind in Bangladesh that was organized under the auspices of the Local Government Division of Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperat
The Regional Coordinator of PYD Ms. Yolanda Martinez visited to UST Head Office, Dhaka in 2010. PYD, a Spanish Organization, is supporting UST for implementing the Regional Program to Promote Gender Equality in Bangladesh'.
UST had celebrated its 25th birth anniversary in June 2010 with the community people for whom UST has been addressing since its foundation. The honorable Board members, distinguished guests, friends, well wishers and UST's staff members, manageme
About 1.5 million people in various geographic locations including climate vulnerable coastal char areas have gained access to safe, potable water, sanitation and hygiene. The promotional facilities have been facilitated by UST through its Women-led, Community-led and UP-led water, sanitation and hygiene programs.Read more...
Millions of poor women have brought about a change in their lives and livelihoods by their self-help initiatives, through integrated supports by UST. Poor vulnerable women are organized in the community under Gram Unnayan Parishad (GUP) and empowered to claim, bargain with LGIs for their entitlements. They are empowered to exercise their social, economical and environmental rightsRead more...
At least 50,000 children have become able to illuminate their lives receiving basic education from UST-run Khelipori schools since 1986 till date.Read more...
More than 20,000 HHs at Amtoli(Barguna), Kalihati(Tangail) and Kutubdia, Bashkhali(Cox's Bazar) managed to return to their normal lives by the rehabilitation works undertaken by UST after the massive hit by cyclone Sidr in 2007, Tornedo in 1996 and cyclone in 1991 respectively.Read more...
Unnayan Shahojogy Team (UST) is a national NGO, working in Bangladesh since 1986. It is registered with the NGO Affairs Bureau, Goverment of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Redg. No.291).
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Michael Douglas is playing down reports suggesting he and his estranged wife Catherine Zeta-Jones have reconciled, insisting he has not yet returned to the family home in Connecticut.
The two stars split this summer, but Douglas has made it clear on several occasions they're not heading for a divorce – just taking a break from each other.
Both have been spotted wearing their wedding rings in recent weeks and now the separation talk has turned to hope for a reconciliation following reports the estranged couple was spotted together recently in Greenwich, Conn.
But Douglas insists the news isn't that good yet.
He tells "Extra," "I haven't been home yet… I've been in New Mexico making a picture called 'The Reach' for the last five weeks… So, I look forward to getting home, but that wasn't me… Must've been a look alike."

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Ricketts celebrates 'incredible day' at Wrigley
CHICAGO -- When Tom Ricketts walked into Wrigley Field on Wednesday, fans were lined up from the home-plate gate a long way up Clark Street, almost to Waveland Avenue, beyond the left-field foul pole.
Out in center field, the order of the flags atop the hand-operated scoreboard found the blue Cubs banner flying below the other four teams in the NL Central. That has generally been the case since he bought the team.View Full Game Coverage
CHICAGO -- When Tom Ricketts walked into Wrigley Field on Wednesday, fans were lined up from the home-plate gate a long way up Clark Street, almost to Waveland Avenue, beyond the left-field foul pole.
Out in center field, the order of the flags atop the hand-operated scoreboard found the blue Cubs banner flying below the other four teams in the NL Central. That has generally been the case since he bought the team.View Full Game Coverage
Yet the love affair that remains between Chicago and its North Side team has never been heavily based on the standings, as fans demonstrated by storming the gates to get their replica Chicago Federals jerseys and cupcakes.
Ricketts, the Cubs chairman, was enjoying the 100th birthday celebration for his ballpark in his perpetually cheerful style.
"I'm over the moon," he said before the 7-5 loss to the D-backs.
Things could be better, for sure. That's always the way it is in life. But for a few hours, before winding up on the wrong side of a tense finish, Ricketts had a chance to step away from the daily anguish over the slow rebuilding process and stalled stadium renovation and revisit the emotions that led him to push his family to pursue purchase of the team in 2009.
"This is an incredible day for our city and for everybody who loves Wrigley,'' Ricketts said. "We've looked forward to it for a long time and it's here. What a great day."
No matter the ending.
Legendary players from the Cubs and the Bears took the field before the game, with Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers back in the stadium where Sayers scored six touchdowns in a 1965 game, and later Harry Caray's widow, Dutchie, joined Fergie Jenkins, Billy Williams and Butkus in leading the crowd in the singing of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game."
There was more singing too. The 32,323 fans, all but a few wearing heavy coats on a 40-degree day, sang "Happy Birthday" to Wrigley after the top of the fifth, when it became officially the 7,883rd regular-season game at Charles Weegham's stadium, which opened as home of the Chicago Federals in 1914. Late in the game fans chanted "Let's go, Federals ... Let's go, Federals," in a tribute to the retro uniforms.
For Ricketts, who came to Chicago from Omaha in 1984 to study at the University of Chicago, this was everything good about the franchise he has vowed to lead to its first World Series championship since 1908.
"It's just incredibly exciting to know we're part of the history of Wrigley Field," Ricketts said. "It's been a part of my life for a long time -- coming here, watching games. I met my wife here."
Ricketts was sitting in the front row of the center-field bleachers, on a Sunday afternoon. "I was going to a lot of games, every weekend game," he said, "and I always sat in the same place with some friends."
A woman caught his eye, a med student named Cecelia, and now the couple has five children. "Her friends had cajoled her to come to a Cub game," he said. "A girl like that, smart and who is also smart enough to come to a baseball game on a nice weekend day, seemed pretty interesting to me. The rest, as they say, is history."
Friends sometimes tell Ricketts that he should mark the seat he was sitting in when he met his future wife, like the Red Sox do with Fenway Park's red seat, where a 502-foot homer by Ted Williams landed. "They say we should put a little heart or something there," he said, laughing.
He might do it too, even as a little family joke, except that changes to the center-field bleachers, when the Tribune Co. erected the Batter's Eye Restaurant, altered seating in that part of the park. Things do change in Wrigley Field, although seldom at the same pace as in other stadiums.
The slow pace of renovations at Wrigley Field has frustrated fans and Ricketts. The owner sees revenue-producing additions like a video replay board and more advertising signage as essential in maintaining the viability of the stadium where the Cubs have played since 1916, moving from the West Side Grounds after the Federal League folded.
Locked in a dispute with the owners of nearby rooftops, the Cubs have delayed construction even though the city of Chicago gave its approval last year. Ricketts has hinted that he could explore stadium options elsewhere if he isn't allowed to execute his plans but it's heart-breaking to some for the Cubs to even consider leaving Wrigley Field.
Ricketts is in that camp.
"Think about the history here," Ricketts said. "It's pretty amazing. I feel it every time I walk in here. It has been preserved for three or four generations. People watch games from the same seats their grandparents watched games from. That's why it's important to preserve it for another three or four generations.''
Commissioner Bud Selig, who attended his first Wrigley Field game in 1944, foresees Ricketts succeeding in his attempts to save Wrigley Field, as John Henry's ownership group has done with Fenway Park.
"First of all, I give the Ricketts [family] a lot of credit," Selig told reporters during the game. "I'm not just saying that because I'm Commissioner. Look, they know the right thing to do for this franchise and for the sport is to preserve this. Just like the Red Sox preserved Fenway. These are our cathedrals."
Selig has little sympathy for the rooftop operators, who are claiming that a video screen and signage will limit their sight lines and damage the businesses they have built in the last three decades. Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg remembers first seeing fans appear on rooftops during the Cubs' run to a division title in 1984, and it turned into a commercial venture for some in the ensuing seasons.
Selig pledged to stand alongside Ricketts if the battle against the rooftoppers cannot be resolved without lawsuits.
"I'll do whatever I can do and whatever is legally possible," he said. "That's how strongly I feel about preserving Wrigley Field. You can't ask a team to be competitive and [do things to win] and then tie their hands under their legs. It's just wrong. Somebody has to say it, so I'm happy to say it."
For Ricketts, this wasn't a perfect day, no. But it was another good one. And the centennial billed as "The Party of the Century" will continue after the summer weather has arrived and the ivy has turned green.
"For five years we've looked forward to this season, to the chance to really celebrate Wrigley Field," Ricketts said. "It's not just today. It's all season. We're going to be doing special things at every homestand. The whole season is about celebrating this place."
Phil Rogers is a columnist for MLB.com.


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Camp not running for Levin's seat
Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.) will not run for Senate next year, he announced Friday.
"After much thought and careful consideration, I have decided not to run for the United States Senate," Camp said in a statement. "I will continue to put my full focus and effort on serving my constituents in mid- and northern-Michigan as their Representative and as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee."
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Camp said in July he was considering a run for the seat that will be vacated by Democratic Sen. Carl Levin who announced his retirement in March.
Camp's post as chairman of Ways and Means is term-limited, and he will have to step down from that position at the end of this Congress.
Republicans were looking for a top-tier candidate to run for Levin's seat. Rep. Justin Amash has also indicated he is considering a run. Amash recently drummed up considerable national attention over his amendment to the Defense appropriations bill that would defund the NSA program that collects billions of Americans phone records.


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Sovereign investors in the Middle East are piling increasingly into alternative investments like private equity and hedge funds as they bring more of their asset management expertise in-house, according to a new study.
The report, conducted by NMG Consulting on behalf of the U.S. asset manager Invesco, brought together data from 37 sovereign investors globally, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and vehicles that focus on domestic economic development. It found that the Middle East's sovereign funds had 91% of their money in traditional asset classes. While they had only 9% of their assets in alternatives – private equity, real estate, hedge funds, infrastructure and commodities, under Invesco's definition – the allocation to alternatives had increased by an average of 69% in the 12 months prior to the survey.
"This is important because if you take the wealth of the Middle East sovereign funds, which is let's say about $2 trillion, increasing the allocation to alternatives represents a huge amount of money, and that huge amount of money is going to move around the world in these private equity and real estate segments," Nick Tolchard, the head of Invesco Middle East, said on Monday.
One reason behind the trend, he said, was a change in the way funds are benchmarking their performance. Following the financial crisis, he said, large investors globally have taken an increasingly risk-for-reward-based approach to measuring their returns. Adjusting to that switch can mean changes in portfolios – adding exposure to inflation through investments in commodities, for example.
"The key takeaway is 21% of sovereigns are now basing their portfolios on a view of risk rather than a view of geographies," Mr. Tolchard said. "I think what we've seen since the financial crisis is much more emphasis on risk. This means they're benchmarking their investments against things like inflation, growth and liquidity."
The report also pointed to growth among sovereign investors in in-house asset management as opposed to hiring external managers like Invesco to deliver returns. The shift toward in-house management was linked almost entirely to alternative investments: about 36% of the investors surveyed said they had increased their own capabilities to manage alternative investments, while none of the funds said they had done the same for cash, bond or home-market equity investments.
The broader trend toward in-house management has been visible in the Middle East over the past couple of years. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds, has appointed a number of executives in its private equity, infrastructure, real estate and alternative investments departments in recent years. The fund in May appointed John McCarthy as its global head of infrastructure.
"There are two reasons for it," Mr. Tolchard said. "One is to have more control and therefore a perception of reducing the risk, but also there's so much money involved that there aren't enough private equity funds in the market to invest in. They need to do either their own direct private equity investing or do co-investments with other large investors."
Among the study's other findings were that sovereign development funds – those who have domestic economic development objectives – had an average annual target return of 11.6%, the highest of any type of fund Invesco looked at. Middle Eastern development funds tended to have high target returns, but were willing to take a lower return if an investment also filled a social development need. Asian development funds, by contrast, were less willing to concede returns and had some of the highest expectations in the world.


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I have been using MSOffice since I knew computers. And have a love-hate relationship with it for that long too. Hate cos it slowed down my PC. Love cos its so feature-rich. And then the slow bit became so irritating, I moved to Notepad. Loved it and Love it even now, however miss the formatting. So, I started using Outlook Express, as my word editor. After all, I was used to sending out emails with it.
A few days later, I earned an invite to Gmail. And it changed quite a few things. Including getting used to the Auto-Save a-la MS Office. For quite some time now I use 'TextEdit'/'MSOffice' on Mac, its a lot better than on a Windows OS, and 'Notepad' and 'Gmail'. Then came GoogleDocs. And, good gracious, now sharing, opening and viewing attachments was GoogleDocs job.
What I missed was the 'Etherpad' way of community editing. Great tool for collaboration, I should admit. As they quote "EtherPad is the only web-based word processor that allows people to work together in really real-time.
When multiple people edit the same document simultaneously, any changes are instantly reflected on everyone's screen. The result is a new and productive way to collaborate on text documents, useful for meeting notes, drafting sessions, education, team programming, and more."
I liked it. And soon I read "On April 14th, new pad creation will be disabled." So as of yesterday, I lost any opportunity to create a New Etherpad. 😦
I liked it. And soon I read "On April 14th, new pad creation will be disabled." So as of yesterday, I lost any opportunity to create a New Etherpad. 😦
The Internet aint a bad world, after all. What do I see, Voila, our own GoogleDocs integrates the Etherpad style editting. So my respect for GoogleDocs got higher overnight. 🙂
You sure got to read this to know why GoogleDocs.
And while you are at it, just add a few lines of how you liked this post in the Comments. 🙂


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Balanced Scoring Attack Leads Monarchs to 84-57 Season Opening Win
By ODU Athletics
NORFOLK, VA. (Nov. 18, 2000) -- Old Dominion University put 12 players in the scoring column to defeat Gardner-Webb Saturday night, 84-57 in their season home opener. Junior guard Pierre Greene (Chicago, ILL.) led the way with 14 points, while Andre McCullum (Whiteville, NC) scored 12 and Michael Williams (Thomasville, Ga.) added ten. ODU is now 1-0, Gardner-Webb drops to 0-2.
Sophomore forward Rasheed Wright (Greensboro, NC.) hauled in a career high 11 rebounds for the Monarchs who outrebounded the Bulldogs, 50-37. Freshman Troy Nance dished out eight assists in his collegiate debut.
Gardner- Webb was by Carlos Webb with 22 points (he scored17 in the first half. Kerek Taylor added 12 points. The Bulldogs shot .328 (20-61) from the field, while ODU shot 31-67 (.463). The 27- point margin was the largest of the game.
In the first half, Gardner-Webb led by as many as five early, 11-6 with 13:43 left. ODU took the lead for good on a Pierre Greene layup, 22-20 with 8:34 left in the half.
Gardner-Webb travels to Murray State on Monday, while the Monarchs hit the road to George Washington on Monday night.


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Hi all,
Where on google earth is a fun game for those who want to relax and enjoy the wonders of our beautiful planet.
Felix's last WoGe #348 showed us the cute Toa-Rusyr Caldera in the Ochotsk Sea (Russian-Japanese border). This volcanic island belongs to one of the Kuril Islands: coordinates: 49°21'N and 154°43'E. There are so many things to find about the Kuril islands: volcanism, seismicity,... check it out.
As WoGe#348 was my first WoGe-win, I don't know how many places already have been visited. Therefore let me know if the next picture is a difficult spot to find.
Goals for this game are summarised here
Find the spot, tell us the location and describe the geology and then the next win is yours!
Scott rule is not applied. So shoot!
Good luck!!
Cheers Koen
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
Feeling Von Trapped
Ya know, when I started my Going Green Blog in June of 2007, it was simply a way to keep myself accountable. I wanted to ensure that I finally did something more than just lament the state of our planet and instead tried to "be the change I want to see in the world". And so I emailed a bunch of my friends and family and said, "Hey, I'm going to green my life and I'm going to write about the changes I make so you all can see what I'm doing and encourage me. Alternatively, if I stop posting, you can get on my ass about being a lame-o quitter".
And so I made one change every day toward a greener lifestyle and chronicled that change on my blog. And my mom or sister would call me and we'd talk about the change I'd made, or my other sister would leave me funny notes in the comments section and I'd tell her she was a dork. It was all very comfortable. Too comfortable. Odds are I would get bored and quit within a month.
Well, the interwebby is a crazy place and the next thing I knew, perfect strangers were reading about my adventures and offering their support and encouragement - and criticism. Well, now I had an audience and, like Mary Martin, I love to perform. Now there was no way to stop it and so I continued making my changes and I also made a bunch of online friends (including a lonely goatherd) and learned even more about environmental causes.
But now sixteen - going on seventeen - months later, I feel like I have reached my initial goal of become a more ecologically responsible person. I am happy with the changes I've made and I have transformed from a "keeping up with the Joneses" suburban soccer mom to a much more mindful consumer. In short: I'm about as green as I'm gonna get.
Now don't get me wrong - if money starts falling from the sky and I can finally afford to put solar panels on my house or install an on-demand water heater - you can bet your sweet ass I'll do it - after all, these are a few of my favorite things. But as far as making the daily changes - that's it. I'm finished. el finito. Do-Re-Mi-Done.
Also? Too? I just can no longer commit to the time necessary to blog. I am heading back to college - starting today, in fact - wish me luck! I am also looking forward to working on the new environmental committee in our subdivision (did I ever mention that they DID pick me to serve?!?!). On top of all that, I have given up my CSA in favor of a 20'x20' garden plot at a local county park. And I'm pretty sure I still have two little kids running around here somewhere... hmmmm.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm done writing online about eco-issues and will now begin introducing my wacky lifestyle to those in my "proximity community" as opposed to the "interwebby community". Hopefully, they'll be as accepting as the wonderful people I have met online.
But I doubt it.
So keep on keepin' on. You guys have been a great support during the past year and a half and I appreciate all the kind words, criticisms and conversations we have had. Thank you all.
Much love, respect and admiration,
Erin AKA Burbanmom
16 comments:
- greeen sheeep said...
Be still my bleating heart.
I am so sad to see you go Erin. You have been a huge inspiration to me and were always good for a laugh on this crazy green trip. Your wit will not be forgotten. I know those you are about to influence with your green goodness will love you just as much as all of us did. How could they not? Best of wishes in all your future endeavors!
Love ya!
greeen sheeep
- January 11, 2009 at 7:25 PM
- Green Bean said...
Yours was the first blog that I read on a regular basis and the first with which I really connected. It has been a hoot to follow your adventures and an honor to blog with you. Please keep in touch. Damn you for living too far away for me to stalk in person.
Take care.
- January 11, 2009 at 8:26 PM
- Crunchy Chicken said...
Man, the last time I auf weidersehened, well, you know what happened.
Good luck with school and your proximity community project. As I'm sure everyone else can attest, I hope to see you around the intarweb, even if you aren't the one posting.
- January 11, 2009 at 9:38 PM
- organicneedle said...
Good luck with all your new adventures. I'm sure you will be great.... But who is going to be my needle-wielding cheerleader now?
- January 12, 2009 at 4:05 AM
- Green Resolutions said...
Good luck with everything! And please don't delete your Going Green blog. I'm still going through the archives and making changes. I just tackled the junk mail and really appreciated your post pointing me in the right direction!!
- January 12, 2009 at 6:34 AM
- Kellie said...
Thanks for all the inspiration Burbs!
- January 12, 2009 at 6:38 AM
- JAM said...
You've been a favorite of mine - you will be missed!
- January 12, 2009 at 10:19 AM
- The Pirate Farmer said...
Green Bean- I'll stalk her for you:) I'll be driving up her way soon!
Burbs- I hope all your new friends enjoy your lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo. Ha! I just got a visual.
Good luck and just remember..... every time I hear someone yell "Jesus Christ on a pop tart" I will fondly think of you. ~ib mommy
- January 12, 2009 at 10:34 AM
- ruchi aka arduous said...
Aw sad! But I get it, and I understand how writing about eco for 17 months can leave you tapped out. But hey, and if you ever feel like writing about other stuff like in life, I would still read it!!
Good luck in school!!
- January 12, 2009 at 10:47 AM
- JessTrev said...
Oh, baby, will I miss ya. But I so totally feel ya on the building your local community business. Thanks for all of the humor you have interjected into my path toward becoming a tad greener. You have made me snort (tap-filtered-with-a-now-recyclable-Brita) water through my nose on more than one occasion. Rock on, Burbinator.
- January 12, 2009 at 11:49 AM
- Theresa said...
All the best to you as you return to college and take your green self out directly into your community!
- January 12, 2009 at 12:00 PM
- Farmer's Daughter said...
Good luck living and spreading the green life in real life.
- January 12, 2009 at 1:20 PM
- Anna (Green Talk) said...
Good Luck in college. I am sure whatever you do, you will continue to inspire and make us laugh at the same time. Climb every mountain...
- January 12, 2009 at 4:52 PM
- leslie said...
I for one would like to hear what college courses you are taking.
I would like to hear how you convince your subdivision environmental committee to accept the fact that a clothesline is a good thing, and that a community compost pile is fashionable.
I want to know what you plan to plant in your plot, aside from committee members that don't get with the program, and how the community came to agree to allow a community garden.
And I know that on occasion your kids will do something cute that we need to know about...
And we all want to know how to solve a problem like Maria.
- January 13, 2009 at 10:36 AM
- Melinda said...
Sniff, sniff... We'll miss you. Good luck in school, and do good things. I do hope you have the time to check in once in a while, because we'd love to gain inspiration from the new things you're doing in your community.
And yes, how do you solve a problem like Maria?
- January 13, 2009 at 12:27 PM
- Amber said...
I'm reading this post a few days late but I just wanted to say I'm sad to see you go. I loved discovering your blog last year. Your posts always made me laugh and I always learned something. You have a fantastic writing style and a real gift for communicating green issues to people. You get them excited and on board.
I have no doubt you will put those great, green gifts to good use with your proximity community.
All the best!
- January 14, 2009 at 11:16 AM


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The adventure of Jack the traveler
Wick's World
The 1970s in Vermillion, South Dakota found plenty of abandoned farm houses surrounding the small town. The University of South Dakota student's dominated the area and renting a farmhouse was quite cheap. The amiable farmers had no problem occupying the mostly rundown buildings to the many students, hippies and free-thinking spirits willing to live in such accommodations.
Jack was a famous Siamese party cat at one of these farmhouses that became known as party central. Clyde, Damien, Chip and Heiny adopted the lovable vagabond until their eviction day when somebody's $10 waterbed burst on the upstairs bedroom floor. They were moved out and Jack moved into my farmhouse.
Jack became a homebody and loved us deeply until the day we took him on a cross-country adventure from McAllen, Texas to New York City. We stayed at an old Army buddy's house and he bragged about what a well-trained cat we had.
"Even in the big city your cat is smart enough to go to the bathroom outdoors," Rick exclaimed.
Soon we left the Big Apple for Canada. Only later did we learn from my friend that Jack left his "business #2" behind the couch.
We entered Canada by way of Montreal and later picked up three friends in South Dakota. Jack would have preferred to stay back at the farm but we continued our Canadian adventure through Calgary to Vancouver, British Columbia.
Jack got a real laugh when we were detained by U.S. Customs agents at the U.S./Canada border. The ruthless Inspector didn't like our haircuts and hated our attitudes even more. Confident that my father-in-law's car contained no drugs, weapons, bombs or terrorists, the five of us took turns holding Jack while our Oldsmobile 98 was disassembled.
As he pulled out the back seat, Inspector Clouseau yelled, "Which one of you owns this car?"
My wife yelled back, "It belongs to my dad."
"Well, next time tell him to clean it out; and get this darn thing out of here!"
We were more than willing to replace the seats and our luggage, fully aware that technically, under the current Nixon Administration's rules, we could have been busted like the poor sap in front of us. They confiscated his VW Bug and carted him off to jail for felony possession of narcotics.
We headed down scenic Pacific Coastal Highway 101 with the Grand Canyon as our next destination. Somewhere along the way we encountered a desert-like environment where the temperatures were approaching 110 degrees.
We stopped and looked for some shade and no one appreciated it more than Jack. He was off like a rabbit at the dog track and quickly laid down in the shade of a mesquite shrub. When it came time to return to the car, Jack had disappeared, even though we kept close tabs on that bush.
Five dusty, dirty overheated vagabonds spent numerous hours hollering, "Jack, come here Jack! Where are you?" in addition to several other colorful phrases.
We voted. Four travelers wanted to continue on, fully aware of my wife's veto power. The Olds 98 would go nowhere without the beloved Jack.
We eventually found Jack lying in the shade of a different mesquite bush, in no hurry to go anywhere. He got a three-day break at a kitty spa located near the Grand Canyon. The place had a booming business with idiots who chose to take their pets on vacation.
About 40 years later I ran into Jimmy Bass, one of the four voters who favored leaving Jack behind. We discussed that summer's escapade.
"You know it was lucky your wife found that cat. I had different plans for him," Jimmy stated.
Next week's column will be about Jack and Jill.


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PHILADELPHIA – His manager went up the stairs and, no more than a minute later, up went a corresponding cheer.
If you've been following the sports teams around here for any number of years, you know that kind of clamor is not so much to laud the pitcher, but to lambaste him.
Monday, Cole Hamels didn't have that kind of outing.
The tall, cool left-hander had the kind of outing which he – more than likely – wins three times out of four. It was the kind of outing that doesn't cause vexations. It's also the kind of outing that wasn't good enough.
Unceremoniously, amid a day of red-carpet pomp, the Phillies dropped a 6-2 decision against the Miami Marlins. They opened the Citizens Bank Park portion of their season with a clunker, managing little in the way of run support for their No. 4 starter, third ace, or whatever moniker Hamels is carrying about these days.
'I felt like Cole had good stuff. He pitched better than the score indicated,' said Phillies manager Charlie Manuel. 'Of course, we've had a little trouble scoring runs.'
Hamels pitched well. Two outs shy of escaping the sixth inning, Hamels scattered eight hits and four runs, only three of which were earned, while striking out nine and walking none.
His performance overshadowed by the Phillies' malaise at the plate, which is casting a shadow larger than the Comcast Center's, Hamels handled the situation appropriately.
He didn't toss under the bus a lineup that has averaged two runs. He didn't point fingers at a group that struggled mightily against the Marlins' underwhelming Anibal Sanchez.
Instead, Hamels did what tough-luck pitchers are supposed to do. He blamed himself.
'If you're able to go out there, you have to make your pitches,' said Hamels, who had won his last four decisions against the Marlins. 'You're in the big leagues and guys are really good on the opposing side, so you have to bear down in tough situations and try to get those outs and, obviously, minimize the damage.
'That's kind of what I was trying to do today. Unfortunately it didn't work in my advantage.'
The Marlins scratched out a first-inning run playing the brand of smallball the Phillies would like to emulate, considering the substandard potency of their lineup.
Seeing-eye singles by Jose Reyes and Emilio Bonifacio put two on with no outs. Their double-steal put them in scoring position for Hanley Ramirez, whose dribbler to second base pushed across a run. That probably would have been enough to support their pitcher. Instead, the Marlins fished for more.
Ramirez led off the fourth with a double to left field, snapping Hamels' streak of retiring nine in a row, and scored on Gaby Sanchez's shot into shallow right field. Omar Infante added another when he hit his second home run of the season, into the strong winds out of left field, to lead off the fifth.
The boo-birds started chirping in the sixth, when Bonifacio reached on a bunt single, then made it to third after Hamels fielded and threw to first base … and no one was there to cover. John Mayberry was charging on the play and Freddy Galvis was closer to Pattison Avenue than the bag. Bonifacio came around on Sanchez's double, making it 4-0 Marlins.
That ended Hamels' day, two outs shy of tossing six innings. But the 45,574 fans squeezed into CBP cheered Hamels' exit. It was an encouraging way to head for the dugout...
'As opposed to the opposite?' Hamels said, smiling. 'You have to bear down in this game. Games aren't going to go your way every single time. Unfortunately, you have to make the best of it. So that's something where I'm going to take the best of what I had today.'
On the bright side, 22-year-old second baseman Freddy Galvis accounted for the Phillies' only runs. He snapped an 0-for-12 slump with a two-run double to left-center. The thought of pinch-hitting for Galvis had crossed Manuel's mind.
'Sure did,' Manuel said. 'I like Freddy a lot. He's going to be fine. Why (pinch-hit for him) – because he went 0-for-9? I'm going to send him the message that he can't hit? I don't think so.'
Galvis made good on Manuel's show of confidence. For Hamels, the fans' show of good faith wasn't enough to overcome a four-run deficit.


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VICTOR � Despite push-back from Historic Valentown Museum advocates, the last sliver of undeveloped real estate across from Eastview Mall is now poised for transformation. In a unanimous vote by Town Board members Monday night, developers of Historic High Point Retail got the green light to rezone approximately 3.4 acres at 235 High St., Victor, from Residential-1 (R-1) to Planned Development District (PDD).
This rezone, on the heels of a public hearing the same night, gives Rochester developer Fred Rainaldi Jr. permission to proceed with Phase III of a project that features historic architecture and enhances the connection between High Street and Route 96.
Phase II of the project in 2012 included the construction of a 7,000-square-foot building � The North Face � as well as the restoration of the 1,800-square-foot cobblestone schoolhouse on an adjacent 1.72-acre parcel.
In Phase III, Rainaldi plans to build two one-story buildings on the 3.4-acre lot behind The North Face with a combined total of 25,000 square feet. The structures will house specialty retail shops and offices, he said.
�There is on-street parking and a pedestrian-scale environment � the core elements that we�ve identified,� said Rainaldi. �We feel this is a very appropriate completion of the project we�ve been working on over the last ten-plus years.�
The site, he said, has the ability to connect directly to other amenities, including community areas, hiking trails and a future electric car charging station. But the public hearing was not without strong opposition from the neighbors next door.
Impact on Valentown
Victor Historical Society President Katherine White, along with other members of the�historical society�board, cited possible negative impacts the development might have on Historic Valentown buildings and property. Concerns included increased surface drainage and storm water erosion, adequate vegetated buffer, adequate sewage system, increased traffic volume, and increased vibrations from traffic and construction.
�As stewards of these 19th century structures, we must be concerned about preserving their fragile rubble-stone foundations and plaster walls against the negative impact of high truck and traffic vibrations,� said White.
She reminded board members that Historic Valentown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the nation�s registry of the places most worthy of preservation in America, and spans nearly 14 acres. White said she did not believe enough study had been given to the impact the new development would have on Valentown�s buildings and acreage.
�Our board must, as the stewards of Historic Valentown, make sure that appearance does not take precedence over a careful evaluation of the impact of new construction upon the structural integrity of the nationally significant complex entrusted to our care,� White said. �We urge you not to rush into a vote tonight. Work with us to develop a plan.�
Victor resident Douglas Fisher also called for further exploration into the impact of the development. �There are so many questions raised and unanswered,� he said. �We can�t expect they would be answered until you have a full-blown environmental impact study.�
Shari Kosmerl of Berkshire Lane, Victor urged board members to give residents a chance to mull over the changes offered up Monday night. �With all this extra discussion, I feel like there should be more discussion so we can digest all of these new ideas,� Kosmerl said. �I feel it�s only fair.�
Questions raised
Responding to questions previously raised by members of the Planning Board and in conversation with members of the Victor Historic Advisory Committee, Doug Eldred of BME Associates outlined plan revisions that had been made. Eldred said the buffer between the Valentown property line and the new development had been increased from 20 feet to a minimum of 44 to 50 feet.
�We have committed to installing a densely landscaped berm in conjunction with the existing vegetation,� Eldred said. �We will provide a 100 percent visual buffer. If you�re sitting over at Valentown, you�ll look out and see vegetation.�
Eight parking spaces had been eliminated, Eldred said, and the parking area had been moved further away from Valentown property, to a location behind the two new �historically compatible� buildings that will house specialty retail shops, an office, and a caf� or doughnut shop. Eldred also said site drainage would be conveyed away from the Valentown property by storm water management and sewer systems.
To improve traffic flow, Eldred said the Town Board has authorized some reconstruction of High Street, which would likely include widening it to provide left turn lanes at Valentown, and adjusting the Uno Chicago Grill and Longhorn Steakhouse exits.
Even so, in a traffic impact review by Clark Patterson Lee Principal Associate Jennifer Michniewicz, it was found that �the proposed development should not have a significant impact on the immediate roadway network.�
Eldred said the architecture of the project had received a thumbs-up from the Victor Historic Advisory Board, which includes Historian Babette Huber.
In a June memo to councilmen, Planning Board Chair Joe Logan said his board �is satisfied with the architecture of the buildings and feel that the designs are appropriate for an historic village feeling.�
That�s what Rainaldi was aiming for, he said.
�I feel very strongly that we have a proposal before the board that protects the Valentown Museum and offers a chance to enjoy the museum,� Rainaldi said. �We�re incredibly proud of the design and excited to present it to the board. We are essentially building a 19th century village.�


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It doesn't matter, all you need is the drive to improve...!
TanK, you forgot to say "and the putt to prove it"
TanK,I definitely need work on my driving. I would love to schedule some time so that we could spend a couple hrs if not more. Please let me know how your schedule looks. I work 8-4/5, and live in the northland. Thanks!


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Stephen Heppell is somewhat of a guru when it comes to learning space design and the move to what he terms agile learning environments. In this interview with Trung Le (education designer and involved in The Third Teacher project), he answers the question, "What should the third millennium school look like?". I like his simple rule of three.
"I have a simple rule of three for third millennium learning spaces:
• No more than three walls so that there is never full enclosure and the space is multifaceted rather than just open.
• No fewer than three points of focus so that the "stand-and-deliver" model gives way to increasingly varied groups learning and presenting together (which by the way requires a radical rethinking of furniture).
• Ability to accommodate three teachers/adults with their children. The old standard size of about 30 students in a box robbed children of so many effective practices; these larger spaces allow for better alternatives."
Stephen Heppell is going to be at this years Ulearn conference in Rotorua, NZ. I'm looking forward to what he has to say.
Le, T. (2010). The End of Education Is the Dawn of Learning. Retrieved from http://www.fastcodesign.com/1662358/the-end-of-education-is-the-dawn-of-learning


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S3 E13 I Never
POLICE LOG: The search is on for an escaped prisoner who has kidnapped a young girl. The suspect is someone the officers of 15 know all too well. Detective Luke Callaghan makes a decision as to who will join his task force. Detailed report follows:
In a game of "I Never" at the Penny, Dov admits that he's never had sex with anyone from 15 Division. He's bummed to learn that he may be the only one. That may be a good thing judging by how awkward things are for Andy, who considers her mom's advice of looking for a change of scene. That's why she hits up Luke for a chance to join his task force. As for Sam, he's doing his best to ignore Oliver's advice to patch things up with Andy. Speaking of Oliver, a pretty colleague offers to meet up with him for a game of pool after shift.
Andy and Dov pursue a prisoner who escaped during a hospital visit. A body is tossed from the corrections van used in the getaway. It's Jon Grey. He's the man we learned kidnapped a little girl named Alice McLeod in "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life." Andy recognizes him immediately, but Grey overpowers her to flee into the city. The hunt is on for this dangerous man before he skips out of town. Andy and Dov check out Alice's house. Her bedroom window is open in the empty house. There's a chance Grey may have already been there.[break]
Gail is bracing herself for a possible job change as she awaits a disciplinary decision. Nick admits he'll miss her just before planting a passionate kiss on her smack-dab in the middle of the squad room. He then heads off with Sam to interview Jon Grey's former cellmate. Nick uses the fact that he's a vet to learn that Grey has access to money and weapons.
A calendar in Alice's room shows she has an appointment with a therapist. Andy and Dov find her doctor. She's been beaten. Grey was there to find Alice, but her appointment was switched. He ended up kidnapping another young girl named Katie Spaulding who suffers from OCD. Grey swiped Andy's cell phone during their scuffle. He phones Sam to let them know he wants to see Alice. If that doesn't happen within an hour, he'll kill Katie Spaulding.
Chris and Oliver find Alice safe at home. She had snuck out earlier to see a movie. Across town, Andy is part of the team assigned to check out a hotel near Union Station. She finds Katie Spaulding locked in a walk-in freezer. She has grenade duct taped to her hand. Grey sneaks up behind Andy, swipes her gun and demands to see Alice. He calls Sam who says he's at Alice's house. Grey knows he's bluffing, so he takes off. This allows Andy time to transfer the grenade away from Katie. Now Andy's the one holding a bomb in her hand.[break]
Backup arrives. Katie is whisked away to safety as Dov tracks down and cuffs Jon Grey. Unfortunately, Andy is still standing in the middle of an empty kitchen holding that grenade. Well, the kitchen isn't completely empty. Sam's there. He's not about to leave. He finally says "I love you" to her. Tears stream down Andy's face as she reminds him that she's holding a bomb. Sam responds, "So am I." He cups his hand over hers. A bomb squad technician arrives. He calmly sticks the pin back inside the grenade. The situation is defused.
Traci learns that she's Luke's choice for the task force. It's a great opportunity that she just can't take because of Leo. Family obligations also have Chris announcing to Oliver that he's leaving 15 to move out of the city to be near his son. This is all news Dov. As far as Andy's situation, Sam begs her for another chance. All he's asking is for her to meet him for a drink at the Penny so he can plead his case. That may be hard to do after Luke lets Andy know the task force gig is hers if she wants it. She'll be leaving immediately.
Frank lets Gail know that she'll have to take a pay cut and ride with a T.O., but at least she can keep her badge. In other news, Oliver must decide between keeping his pool playing date and going home to Zoe, who wants to try again. Guess which option he chooses. Yes, Oliver's lady at the Penny is stood up. She's not the only one. Gail and Sam are left waiting at the bar, too. That's because Andy accepted the task force assignment. Nick will be joining her. No one knows where they are going or when they'll be back. They are basically saying goodbye to their old lives.


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Tickets for "Civeda" go on sale nationally, Saturday, December 13, 2008. Check local listings for show times and locations. Ticket prices range from VIP on-ice at $100 to Family Pack (4 tickets) for $99. Individual tickets are $45 and $35 plus taxes and box office surcharges. For the best value in family entertainment visit www.civeda.ca starting Saturday, December 6 when the website goes live.
The cast of "Civeda" is the best of the best from all the top talent competition shows on television. Leading the team is Canadian Recording Artist, Suzie McNeil. Suzie has just released her sophomore CD Rock-n-Roller with Universal Music. The album includes her chart-topping hit single "Believe," the inspirational song for our Canadian team heading to the 2010 Olympic Games and the current single "Don't Tell Me Goodbye."
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World-renowned artistic director Alexandre Mango will guide this talented cast. Alex is best known for his highly acclaimed choreographic work for Madonna's "The Girlie Show Tour" and Emmy Nominated "Drowned World Tour." His style has been defined as a combination of passionate, sensual and cool.
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Mike, is this Trial Heats and SAW or did I read this wrong and it is a SAW only?
Originally Posted by Nautiboyz
Happening this weekend!!!! Check it out if you've got time.
Nov 5-7 ELIZABETH CITY, NC Record Trial OLD DOMINION MODEL BOATING ASSOCIATION
Timed event for 1/16 mile SAW to be held at Fun Junction Park, 983 Simpson Ditch Road, Elizabeth City, NC 27909.
All IMPBA classes. No pre-registration is required, event starts when equipment is setup and working. CD: Don Ferrette, Assistant CD: Steve Sutton
when and where does the club meet or run. i heard something about a lake in smithfield.
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There seems to be two Rep. Mike McIntyres. One is the conservative Blue Dog Democrat Mike who shows up when he needs the support of the people.
The other is the Liberal Mike who follows the lead of Speaker Nancy Pelosi when casting his votes in Congress.
On two separate occasions, Liberal Mike has voted, supposedly, to correct the rising cost of gas. The first time, he only addressed a very small part of the problem. He voted with the liberals to crack down on price gouging and fight against those who attempt to fix the price of oil.
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Roberts lifts co-op boys hockey in overtime
The Fairfield and Staples/Weston/Shelton co-op boys hockey teams entered play Wednesday separated by just one point in the FCIAC standings with less than a handful of games left in the regular season.
There was little room to separate the two teams on the ice when they met at the Milford Ice pavilion and overtime was required to break a 4-4 deadlock.
Matt Roberts scored the game-winning goal 56 seconds into overtime as Fairfield edged Staples/Weston/Shelton 5-4 in a battle between two FCIAC playoff hopefuls. Fairfield improved to 6-8-0 (6-3-0 FCIAC) while the Wreckers dropped to 7-8-1 (4-5-1).
"Right now we are battling for positioning at the end of our season, and hopefully getting in both tournaments," Fairfield coach Mark Pettorini said, referring to the FCIAC and Division II. "It's a very big win."
Less than a minute into the extra session, Owen Emmendorfer took a shot from the circle that was saved by Staples goalie Will Englehart (23 saves), but Roberts crashed the net and knocked home the rebound.
"It was a great blue-collar goal," Pettorini said. "We got the puck to the net, Roberts went hard to the net, the puck was there and he buried it. That's a text book play: just get to the net hard."
The Fairfield defense stifled Staples -- which was without injured defenseman Ian Offenberg and suspended head coach Todd Sharinn -- for most of the first two periods. The visitors allowed few quality chances at the net in holding a 2-1 lead after 30 minutes. The Wreckers scored three times in the final period to extend the game.
"No one wanted that game," Wreckers assistant Clay Harvey said. "There were a lot of loose pucks that no one wanted; it was anyone's game the whole night. It's too bad we didn't' start playing until the third period, when we did we were effective, it was just too late."
Fairfield could have won the game in regulation after Jack McCormick broke a 3-3 tie with 3:59 left in the third period to give the visitors their fourth lead of the game. Soon after, the Wreckers were given a power play and pulled Englehart for a 6-on-4 advantage. Jack Mendillo fired a shot from the point that was tipped into the net by Jesse Greenspun with 1:13 left.
Mendillo scored two goals for Staples, including one on a rocket shot 10 seconds into the third period to tie the game at two. Junior Trevor Demilt scored twice for Fairfield.
"(Demilt's) a good goal scorer," Pettorini said of his first-year starter. "He's just consistent; he's not the flashiest player, he just works hard and scores; he's a blue-collar player."
Although the Wreckers remain a threat to make a run in the Division III tournament next month, the loss severely damaged their FCIAC playoff hopes.
"Every loss hurts, but as long as we can get our team to continue to grow towards the playoffs, that's all we can ask," Harvey said. "We are a shorthanded team right now."
Fairfield goalie Mike Grace made 19 saves in his third start of the season.
Fairfield 5, Staples/Weston/Shelton 4 (OT)
Records: Fairfield 6-8, 6-3 FCIAC; Staples/Weston/Shelton 7-8-1, 4-5-1. Goals: F--Trevor Demilt 2, Jack McCormick, Zach Weinstein, Matt Roberts; S--Jack Mendillo 2, Derek Nussbaum, Jesse Greenspun. Assists: F--Jack O'Rourke, Austin Armas, Owen Emmoendorfer 2, Roberts, Jeremy Zeigler; S--Nussbaum, Ryan Johnson 2, Eric Zurmuehle, Owen Engledrum, RJ Gupta, Mendillo. Goalies: F--Mike Grace (19 saves); S--Will Englehart (23).