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The Alitalia European Cup Thread: England Knights/Scotland/Ireland
Posted 10 October 2012 - 03:15 PM
14 Oct Scotland v Ireland (Meggetland, Edinburgh, 2pm)
19 Oct Ireland v England Knights (Belfast Harlequins, 7.30pm)
28 Oct Scotland v England Knights (Meggetland, Edinburgh, 2pm)
Are you looking forward to it? Which games are you planning to attend?
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Posted 10 October 2012 - 03:19 PM
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Posted 10 October 2012 - 04:05 PM
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Edited by brooza, 12 October 2012 - 09:45 AM.
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Posted 14 October 2012 - 03:38 PM
You are just a fish in a sea of human beings,
Lost up, caught up in someone else dreams,
Afraid to laugh cos you might drown -the true mad sad clown sinking down
Into the darkness where no-one will dare venture to save you.
D.R.I- Karma
Posted 14 October 2012 - 09:39 PM
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Posted 15 October 2012 - 08:16 AM
Ireland looked the much better team with the ball in hand, and at one point it looked like they may get 50, so credit must go to Scotland for digging in.
I thought Scotland's biggest issue was the lack of go-forward from their back three, meaning that they were starting every set with weak go-forward. Their forwards worked hard, but the lack of talent in the backs really did show.
Whilst it was a very low crowd, the ground was really nice, and it will be good if they can get a few more in for the England Knights game. Nice clubhouse, where you could stand out on the terrace behind the sticks with your pint. I'll certainly be going again in a couple of weeks, and it is a shame that it looks like the Knights will be miles ahead of these teams. Would have been good if Italy had been able to play in this tournament too.
Posted 15 October 2012 - 11:50 AM
I can see England scoring 60 at a canter...
Posted 16 October 2012 - 06:50 AM
Whoever wrote the report forgot that Scotland played Samoa at Tynecastle in 2000.
And the Northern Union v Australia Test in 1912.
Obviously the first time since last time.
Posted 18 October 2012 - 10:44 AM
Purtill has led the Knights to consecutive victories over France, Cumbria and Ireland since the team was inaugurated in 2011 and the current Huddersfield Giants assistant coach has been pleased with the squad's progression ahead of Saturday's contest.
"Things have been going really well so far and we've been building up nicely since first coming together," said Purtill. "Ireland had a great win last weekend and it's all set up well for the weekend.
"We beat Ireland comfortably earlier this season but I don't think that has a bearing this weekend. Their squad is very different from that match and they're building towards the World Cup now. They have some very good senior pros in their ranks who will certainly be a threat and we need to be on our game to compete.
"We need to be disciplined and make sure we play our game and continue the legacy that the previous players who have played for the Knights have left behind - which is to perform at the highest level and put yourself in Steve McNamara's shop window."
The opportunity to impress England coach McNamara has already paid off for several of the players who were involved with the Knights last season, with Lee Mossop, Richie Myler, Liam Farrell, Josh Charnley and Stefan Ratchford all making the step-up to the Elite Training Squad and Purtill believes that highlights the success of England's development pathway.
"The introduction of the Knights has helped the progression of players among the teams," he said. "There's been a great level of transition from Academy through to senior level and it's shown that if you play well for the Knights you can earn your place in the senior squad.
"Previously, players coming out of the Academy would go for several years without an international game we've changed that by creating the Knights and giving the best young English players as many opportunities to compete on the international stage as possible and it has been a success so far.
"Playing these types of games is massive for the player's development but outside of that, coming into the England camp, interacting with players from other clubs and knowing what it takes to be part of the England set-up is an important aspect of the Knights.
"We're educating our young players so that the transition to senior level is easier when that time comes and hopefully this group of players will be ready if Steve McNamara calls on them for the Rugby League World Cup 2013."
England begin their Alitalia European Cup campaign against Ireland in Belfast's Deramore Park on Saturday October 20 (6.00pm) before taking on Scotland at the Meggetland Stadium, Edinburgh, on Sunday October 28 (2.00pm).
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Posted 20 October 2012 - 07:01 PM
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Posted 20 October 2012 - 07:03 PM
Were the crowd mostly first time RL'ers?
Just out of the Ireland England match. Decent crowd, for rl here. Good match, England not as good as score suggests. Englands forwards very dominant.
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Lost up, caught up in someone else dreams,
Afraid to laugh cos you might drown -the true mad sad clown sinking down
Into the darkness where no-one will dare venture to save you.
D.R.I- Karma
Posted 21 October 2012 - 11:21 AM
Posted 21 October 2012 - 09:48 PM
Just out of the Ireland England match. Decent crowd, for rl here. Good match, England not as good as score suggests. Englands forwards very dominant.
England had far more sets than the Irish. They (the Irish) did well for the first twenty minutes of each half then started leaking tries.
Despite the score, the Irish can probably take more from this than the Knights.
Posted 21 October 2012 - 09:50 PM
What are we talking 2 thousand? I cannot get figure online.
A few hundred. Lots of mums and dads. The Irish people who were there were, I suspect, mostly involved in the game over there in one way or another.
Posted 21 October 2012 - 11:35 PM
Deramore Park, Belfast
England Knights proved too strong for the hosts on their entry into the Alitalia European Cup, completing their second success over the Wolfhounds in 2012 after a 62-4 triumph at St Helens in June. Mark Aston's Irishmen came into the game full of confidence after their win in game one over Scotland but the greater pace and experience of the England aspirants proved to be decisive.
Not that it looked to be the case for a closely fought opening half hour with little between the combatants, the home side earning plaudits for their stoic defensive effort. It took just three minute for the Knights to open the scoring when an attack down the left on the last saw Jodie Broughton cross for an unconverted try. Knights looked to have scored again but the pass was ruled forward and, from the let off, the Wolfhounds gained significant possession and forced an error from Chris Riley which Liam Finn pounced on.
A couple of drives later Ireland found space on the left hand side and a long pass from skipper Finn put Josh Toole in at the corner for his first international try, to level. The sides battled it out in a midfield stalemate until the 23rd minute when Michael Lawrence, in the second row, offloaded to Kieron Dixon who touched down to score his debut international try.
In the next concerted set, St Helens-bound Jordan Turner broke through to cross, Luke Gale converting to make it 14-4. Again Ireland looked to have settled back into the game but an error gave the Knights possession in prime field position and Tom Burgess smashed his way over, Gale landing his second conversion. With half time imminent Turner made a break through the middle and fed his skipper Danny Houghton who touched down to make it 26-4 at the break.
Kieron Purtill's side kept the pressure on after the break and it paid off 13 minutes into the half when a chip through from Gale found Broughton who beat Tim Bergin to the ball, Gale's conversion making it 32-4.
Ireland again rallied but a Sean Hesketh knock on gave the Knights back possession and they capitalised through man of the match Gale who also added the extras, his final points tally being 20.
Soon after George Burgess burst through the defensive line and put the impressive Lawrence over for a deserved score.
Ireland were forced to defend back to back sets and their defensive line was again breached by another powerful George Burgess burst which brought up the half century.
With two minutes remaining the troublesome Broughton broke through and fed Tom Burgess who fended off two defenders for his side's tenth and final try.
Despite the defeat, there were a number of positives for Mark Aston to take from the game, not least strong performances from Joshua Toole, Luke Ambler and Belfast boy Matty Hadden. "We are very disappointed because we know that's not our best performance," Aston commented. "We were looking to build on a good win against Scotland last week but the Knights are a more powerful side."
"This fixture is important for us as we are looking to improve for the World Cup because we have to. In 2013 we won't be playing just any sides we'll be facing Australia, the full England outfit and Fiji so we need to be at our best."
While Ireland look to next year, England Knights go to Edinburgh next week to take on Scotland knowing a win will make them 2012 Alitalia European Cup Champions.
Greg McNally, Tom Bergin, Stuart Littler, Joshua Toole, John O'Donnell, James Mendeika, Liam Finn, Luke Ambler, Carl Sice, Sean Hesketh, Callum Casey, Elliott Cosgrove, Tyrone McCarthy
Substitutes: Colton Roche, Wayne Kerr, Matty Hadden, Sam Wellens
Try: Toole (13)
Chris Riley, Kieran Dixon, Jordan Turner, Rhys Evans, Jodie Broughton, Dan Sarginson, Luke Gale, Scott Taylor, Danny Houghton, George Burgess, Jack Hughes, Michael Lawrence, Mike Cooper
Substitutes: Tom Burgess, Shaun Lunt, Chris Clarkson, Ben Jones-Bishop
Tries: Broughton (3, 53), Dixon (23), Turner (25), T. Burgess (31, 78), Houghton (38), Gale (59), Lawrence (64), G. Burgess (72)
Goals: Gale 8
Men of the match:
IRELAND – Luke Ambler KNIGHTS – Luke Gale
Referee: Ben Thaler (England)
Half time: 4-26
Attendance: 774
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Posted 24 October 2012 - 11:06 AM
Apart from that, not bad.
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Matt has already posted an excellent summary of the rest of our trip, and I encourage everyone to read it. So rather than repeat everything he said, I'll just fill in the few odds and ends I'm remembering that he may have missed.
One other thing I didn't mention about the young woman in the back who wanted to know about secular morality. We approached this question from several different angles, but mindful of the Euthyphro dilemma, the last thing I asked her was: "I hope you don't mind if I reflect the question back at you. Where do you think God gets his morals from?" She immediately said "I have no idea," and went on to explain that she is not a theologian or a religious studies major.
That kind of sums it up, doesn't it? People pretend to be concerned with where morality "really" comes from, but when you want to explore the source of religious morality, it turns out that they actually couldn't care less. Most theists simply assume that somebody else who is a religious scholar must know the answer; but if not, they assume that God knows what he's doing.
This dovetails nicely with a central theme of my initial presentation on science. Basically, "God Did It" appears to be an answer to all questions, but it is actually a copout. If we were satisfied with those answers, then we might still believe that Ra pulls the sun across the sky every day in his barge, and we wouldn't be able to reach an understanding about the complex and interesting way that the earth and sun interact with one another through gravity and conservation of momentum.
Similarly, answering "God Knows It" is a copout on figuring out how to answer moral questions. I tried to provide an example of a question for which the Bible is no help at all, and I'm not sure how well I succeeded, but here it is. What does the Bible have to say about net neutrality? Not a thing. You can reason out what should be done, and you can pretend that you are basing this on Biblical principles, but it's unlikely that you can conclude anything that would not be contradicted by any number of people from the other 38,000 sects of Christianity in the world. (Brief correction: During the talk, I said there were 38,000 sects in the United States alone. Now I see this was a mistake. I regret the error.)
Anyway, people do actually get morality by looking at their own core values and reasoning from there. The only difference is that theists are willing to pretend that the conclusions they reach are in agreement with an infinitely knowledgeable being who knows for a fact what is best. This approach is no more helpful for ethical matters than it is for determining why the sun goes around the earth. (Tip: it doesn't.)
Regarding the other guy in the back whom Matt mentioned, the one who claimed that there would be no religious conflicts if everyone were the same religion, we don't see a likelihood of those 38,000 sects collapsing into one soon. While it's true that people might not conflict if they all thought the same way, that's pretty unrealistic. The difference is not necessarily in the specific beliefs, but in approach. Neither Matt nor I would ever endorse a system that bans religions or prohibits their free exercise. What concerns us is when a particular set of religious beliefs is in some way codified and endorsed by law. There isn't a symmetry there.
Now on to the Catholics who attended on Saturday.
Matt's already described their smug attitude, which I'll duplicate just by Quoting For Truth:
After a quick back and forth with one of them, he followed up with something that I didn't quite catch (and I still have no idea what he was saying). I said something like, "I'm sorry, you lost me for a moment" as a lead-in to asking him to repeat himself. He adopted a particular smug tone and said, "I'm sure I did" and promptly handed the microphone to our host…as if he'd just 'pwned' me.
This sort of exchange actually happened more than once. When one of them asked their first question about science, it went something like this:
Catholic #1: "Are there true things that science doesn't know about yet?"
Matt and Russell simultaneously: "Yes." "Of course."
Catholic #1: (smirk) "Thank you." Sits down.
You know, I don't claim to be the greatest debater in the world or anything, but I do know that acting as if you've scored a point is never enough to make your case. You have to actually make one. In this case, he clearly thought it was some kind of "gotcha" when he got us to "admit" something that, in fact, we'd been saying all along for the last two days.
The other thing people should be aware of is that asking a smarmy question and then sitting down is an attempt to play to the audience. And you can't play to the audience effectively if you haven't gauged their mood. Whenever they sat down, the effect was absolute stony silence. I expect that inside their heads, they heard cheers and laughter, as well as stunned gasping from me and Matt. Out there in the real world, it was… well, the effect would have been better with crickets, but you get the idea.
Now that I've had a couple of days to reflect, I realized — I know where this technique comes from! It happens in every Christian urban legend about a heroic student apologist facing down a wicked atheist professor. Tell an atheist professor that he can't prove he has a brain, and the class erupts in pandemonium… and the students sit down. Poke holes in the theory of evolution, and the atheist professor slinks out dejectedly to resign from his university, while fellow students clamor around you to hear the good news about Jesus Christ.
This was a great illustration of what happens when you do this in reality. Crickets. Then the audience laughed when the response was given.
Matt mentioned a courtroom scenario that one of the Catholic Trio brought up to show how one can be both perfectly just and perfectly merciful. What was weird that the scenario boiled down to this: "You are on trial, and you are innocent of the crime you have been accused of, but the evidence implies that you're guilty. The jury lets you go out of mercy."
As a way of proving the point, it was a terrible failure. If you're actually not guilty, then justice was done, whereas it would not be served by incarcerating you. If you were guilty, then letting you go would be merciful but unjust. Even the guy who brought it up had to fall back on saying "Well it's not a perfect analogy." It doesn't even begin to be a good analogy, because the whole idea of divine justice is that God has perfect knowledge of people's actions. I still don't see where he was going with it.
Finally, quoting Matt's post again:
Another of his friends made an appeal to justice. He argued that the Catholic view held that someone like Hitler would eventually see justice, even if they didn't see it in this life and then asked which view, his or mine, was more beautiful. Russell immediately pointed out that the Catholic view doesn't guarantee that justice is going to be served, and that it may be possible for Hitler to be in heaven while his Jewish victims are in hell…and that there wasn't anything beautiful about that.
We did a nice little good cop/bad cop routine here, with me arguing that, no, there isn't anything especially beautiful
about Christian doctrine; while Matt argued that, beautiful or not, it makes no difference to whether or not a thing is true.
I would like to add, though, that when I asked: "Are you sure that Hitler is not in heaven now?" he replied that he was couldn't be sure, but it would be just as beautiful if Hitler reformed and went to heaven.
Can't overemphasize the importance of this ad hoc mid stream change of subject. Apologists love to pull out this line that "There must be a hell, because it wouldn't be fair if Hitler didn't go there." But they're lying. Many of them would be just as happy if there was a hell and Hitler escaped it. Indeed, the doctrine of being saved through faith requires there to be a very real possibility that Hitler — if he said the right words before dying — received his "get out of hell free" card, and received eternal happiness, without having ever made amends for his earthly crimes. The idea the eternal reward and punishment is portioned out not based on any real actions, but on being divinely forgiven, is not beautiful at all. It's demented. It's a solace for war criminals to rationalize that, no matter how much evil I may do in this life, it won't matter if I'm wrapped in the sinless shroud of Jesus.
Anyway, I echo Matt's sentiment that I had a really fun time on the trip, and it was great getting to tag team with him. If anyone else wants to pay for us to come hang out, give a ring.


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Michele Candotti joined UNEP in December 2010 as Principal Advisor to the Executive Director and Head of the Office for Policy and Inter-Agency Affairs (OPIA).
Michele brings to UNEP over 25 years of international professional experience in the fields of development cooperation, programme & policy management and the environment, as well as a strong commitment to environmental sustainability.
Michele has work experience both in international organizations and in the non-governmental sector. He began his professional career as a Research Officer at a Regional Centre for Agriculture Research in Italy between 1984 and 1986, after which he joined the European Commission as a Junior Professional officer posted in Zambia until 1988. He was subsequently appointed Coordinator of the European Commission's Microprojects Programme in Zambia until 1991.
As Adviser to the National Authorising Officer of the European Development Fund (EDF), initially in Zambia from 1988 and 1994 and later in Kenya, between 1994 and 2000, he was responsible for ensuring coordination of the EDF Country Programme and the liaison between the European Commission and the Governments of Zambia and Kenya.
Subsequently, he joined WWF Italy towards the end of 2000 as a Regional Secretary in Northern Italy. He was appointed Secretary-General of WWF Italy in 2003 and held this position for seven years until his appointment to UNEP.
Michele holds a University Degree in Agriculture Sciences from the Catholic University in Italy and is an Italian national.
UNEP's Programme Strategy and Planning Director
Peter holds a Master's Degree in Environmental Management and a PhD in Forestry and Forest Product Techniques.
He brings to UNEP more than 20 years experience as an environmental scientist, project manager and strategist with the US Government, academia, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and, currently, the private sector where he collaborated closely with the US space agency NASA.
As a scientist, Peter has gained international recognition and respect, particularly in the field of environmental assessment. His career has been characterized by successes in applying environmental science, assessment and information to promoting and developing environmental policies at all levels. Peter is an American national.
Director, Division of Environmental Law and Conventions (DELC)
Elizabeth Maruma Mrema is the Director of the Division of Environmental Law and Conventions (DELC), and has worked with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for over two decades. Prior to joining DELC in her current role in June 2014, she was the Deputy Director to the Division of Policy Implementation (DEPI) in charge of coordination, operations and programme delivery from 2012 and for one year, also serviced as Acting Director to the same Division.
In 2009 she had been appointed as the Executive Secretary of the UNEP/Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), Acting Executive Secretary of the UNEP/ASCOBANS and Interim Executive Secretary of the UNEP/Gorilla Agreement, all based in Bonn, Germany and held that position until 2013, a year after she joined DEPI.
Elizabeth's work at UNEP has focused on the development, implementation and enforcement environmental laws both at national, regional and international level. She has played different roles in UNEP over the years that have included being a Coordinator of capacity building and compliance and enforcement projects related to environmental law and the multilateral environmental conventions. She was a Senior Legal Officer and Chief of the Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) Support and Cooperation Branch in the then Division of Environmental Conventions (DEC), and later a Principal Legal Officer and Chief of the Biodiversity/Land Law and Governance Branch in the UNEP Division of Environmental Law and Conventions (DELC).
Before joining UNEP, Elizabeth worked with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOF&IC) of the United Republic of Tanzania and left as a Counsellor/Senior Legal Counsel. During her time with the MOF&IC, she was also a lecturer in Public International Law and Conference Diplomacy at Tanzania's Centre for Foreign Relations and Diplomacy. Currently, she is a visiting lecturer at the University of Nairobi & Kenyatta University - Law Schools and in the past at the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), Rome, Italy.
A lawyer and career diplomat with LLB (Hons) from the University of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, LLM from Dalhousie University, Canada and Postgraduate Diploma in International Relations and Diplomacy (Summa Cum Laude) from the Centre of Foreign Relations and Diplomacy in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. She has published several articles related to international environmental law, compliance and enforcement of conventions and developed, among others, a number of multilateral environmental agreements negotiation tools, handbooks and guidelines currently used by UNEP in its capacity building programmes.
Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI)
Mette Løyche Wilkie took up the position as Director of the Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI) on 1 June 2014.
Mette brings more than 25 years of experience in providing technical and policy advice to developing countries, partner organizations and international conventions on sustainable forestry, environmental management and rural development issues as well as an extensive experience in managing large and complex programmes.
She commenced her career in Africa and Asia, where she worked for more than ten years on long- and short-term assignments for the UN, bilateral aid programmes, NGOs and private consultancy companies in Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, Viet Nam, the Philippines, Sudan and Malaysia.
In 1998 she took up a position within the Forestry Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) at their headquarter in Rome, leading the work on identifying and promoting the implementation of best practices in sustainable forest management within a larger landscape approach.
From 2004 to 2011 she led FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment Programme and successfully coordinated the 2005 and 2010 assessments of the status and trends in the extent of the world's forest resources, their uses, socio-economic values and management status. She also helped set up the Global Forest Observations Initiative under the Group on Earth Observations.
Prior to joining UNEP she held the position of Deputy Director of the Forest Assessment, Management and Conservation Division in FAO as well as Deputy Coordinator for one of FAO's five organization-wide strategic objectives - leading staff and divisions through transformational change and towards the implementation of a matrix structure.
She has written extensively on forestry; Small Island Developing States; integrated coastal area management; mangroves; watershed management; land cover assessments; climate change; REDD+ and biodiversity issues.
Mette is a Danish national and holds a BSc and MSc in Forestry from the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Copenhagen as well as an MSc in Environmental Management from the University of London.
Deputy Director and Officer In-charge,
Division of Environmental Law
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Masa Nagai is Deputy Director, Division of Environmental Law and Conventions of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). He joined UNEP in June1988. Since then he has been based in Nairobi, Kenya, the headquarter location of UNEP. Over the past 25 years, as an expert in law and institutions in the field of the environment, he has been dedicating his expert services to the development of international law, institutions and related policies to address emerging environmental issues of global significance and continuously providing support to multilateral negotiations.
He has made specific contribution to the development of international environmental law by providing substantive legal services to the negotiations of global environmental treaties, including the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and, most recently, the Minamata Convention on Mercury. He also contributed to intergovernmental processes addressing international environmental governance and establishment and operationalization of international institutional arrangements, such as the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biological Diversity and Ecosystem Services.
Also, he steers UNEP's work in the further progressive development of environmental law and support efforts in countries to strengthen laws and institutional capacities in a range of areas under the UNEP's long-term environmental law strategic programme, widely known as the Montevideo Programme for the Development and Periodic Review of Environmental Law. Furthermore, he regularly provides legal advice regarding legal and institutional matters concerning the work of the governing body of UNEP. He is a national of Japan, and holds Master's degree from Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
Director, Division of Environmental Law and Conventions (DELC)
Bakary Kante joined UNEP in February 1999 as Senior Advisor to the Executive Director, and was later appointed director of the Division of Environmental Conventions (DEC).
Prior to his appointment, Bakary was well known to UNEP, having played an important role in the field of environmental development at the national and regional levels. He served as Director of the Environment in his native Senegal from 1984 to 1999; he was Chairman of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation of the United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change; and was Senegal's representative to the UNEP Governing Council from 1984 to 1998. He also led his country's negotiations during many African and G-77 meetings which dealt with global environment and development issues. Upon joining UNEP, Kante was appointed member of the UN Secretary-General's Task Force to assess environmental damage in the war-torn Balkans.
Formerly, as Director of the Division of Policy Development and Law (DPDL), Bakary provided policy guidance and advice in support of the development and implementation of environmental strategies and programmes of action, including water and land policies. He advanced the involvement of civil societies and other major groups in the work of UNEP and facilitated the provision of policy and technical assistance to Governments in the field of environmental law. He played an important role in promoting UNEP's involvement in the work of the UN Development Groups, and spearheaded DPDL's efforts to develop a number of major projects and programmes including the intergovernmental strategic plan on capacity building and technology support, and international environmental governance.
Bakary now spearheads UNEP's work in the field of Environmental Law and Conventions.
He holds a Doctorate in Environmental Sciences. He is married with four children.
Director, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE)
Ligia Noronha was appointed Director of UNEP's Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE) in April 2014.
Before joining UNEP, Dr Noronha was Executive Director (Research Coordination) at TERI and Director of the Resources, Regulation and Global Security Division.
She was Secretary, Asian Energy Institute - a network of Asian and non-Asian institutes, (2005-2011); Coordinator, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnerships (REEEP) South Asia, (2005-2009); and Michael Hintze Energy Security Visiting Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Security Studies (CISS), University of Sydney, Australia, 2009-11. In 2004-2005, she was Team Leader, Ecosystem approaches to Human Health, at the International Development Research Centre of Canada.
She has served on the National Security Advisory Board of the Government of India, and on several expert committees and panels of the Government of India and the Government of Goa, including the Expert Committee on Climate Change, the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel, and the Task Force on Natural Resources of the Commission on Centre State Relations. She was also a member of the Planning Board of the Government of Goa and Member of the Goa Jubilee Development Council tasked to produce the Goa Vision 2035. She was Member of the External Review Committee, Sustainability Reporting, Shell International, and Member of the Global Assurance Group, Minerals, Metal and Sustainable Development (MMSD) Project.
Dr Noronha has published nationally and internationally on issues relating to energy and resource security, climate change, India's environmental and coastal policy, responsible mining, and resource federalism.
She has a Masters in Economics from the University of Bombay, a Masters in Sea Use Law, Economics, and Policy, and a PhD from the London School of Economics.
UNEP Chief Scientist and Director, Division of Early Warning
and Assessment (DEWA)
Jacqueline McGlade is currently Chief Scientist and Director of UNEP's Division of Early Warning and Assessment. Prior to joining UNEP as Special Advisor to the Executive Director on knowledge management and science, Professor Jacqueline McGlade was Executive Director of the European Environment Agency from 2003-2013. Before this, she was Professor in Environmental Informatics in the Department of Mathematics at University College London, Director of the Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences of the UK Natural Environment Research Council, Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Warwick, Director of Theoretical Ecology at the FZ Jülich and Senior Scientist at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in the Federal Government of Canada.
Professor McGlade has held a number of key advisory roles, including the Environment Agency for England and Wales, Trustee of the Natural History Museum, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Economics of Ecosystem and Biodiversity, International Resource Panel the Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research and in various international research programmes on global systems modelling, oceanography and fisheries, governance, climate change and adaptation, indigenous knowledge. She is also a member of a number of environmental prize juries.
Her activities continue to be focused on participatory knowledge systems and citizen science, the dynamics of ecosystems and planetary systems, sustainable development and the governance of natural resources, environmental informatics with particular reference to socio-economic transitions, technological innovation and policy analysis. She has over 200 peer-reviewed papers, articles, books and legal submissions to the International Court of Justice and has produced and presented award winning feature films, TV and radio series. As founder of her own software company, she has developed many software systems and applications particularly in the area of fuzzy logic and decision-making under high uncertainty. She has been elected as a fellow of two learned societies (FLS and FRSA) and has received international prizes and honours from Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Monaco, Romania, Sweden, UK, the USA including the Zayed prize as a team member of the Millennium Assessment and Global Citizen 2013 for her work on environmental informatics and citizen science.
Director New York Office and Assistant Secretary-General of United Nations
On 1 April 2015, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Elliott Harris as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Mr. Harris joined UNEP as Director of the New York Office and of the Secretariat of the Environment Management Group (EMG) in September 2013. Prior to joining UNEP, he worked as an Economist in the IMF from 1988 to 2013, gaining extensive policy and programmatic experience in African and Central Asian countries, as well as in the Fiscal Affairs Department on public expenditure policy issues. From July 2002 onward, Mr. Harris served as Advisor and Assistant Director in the IMF's Strategy, Policy and Review Department, including as Chief of the Development Issues Division. From September 2008 until May 2012, he was also the IMF's Special Representative to the United Nations, and was closely involved in interagency collaboration in the areas of social protection, the green economy, and fiscal space for social policy. From September 2009 until October 2013, he was the Vice Chair of the High-Level Committee on Programs (HLCP) of the UN Chief Executives Board for Coordination.
Special Adviser to the Executive Director on South-South Cooperation
Ms. Tomoko Nishimoto joined UNEP as the Director, Division of Regional Cooperation from May 2010 to October 2013, where she was responsible for overseeing the six regional offices of UNEP: North America; Latin America and the Caribbean; Africa; Asia and the Pacific; West Asia; and Europe.
Ms. Nishimoto has over 23 years of experience in sustainable development work within the United Nations. Her professional career has included assignments with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), for 18 years, and with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), for 5 years. She has held senior posts in seven countries. Among other roles, she served as the UNDP Country Director for Kenya (2008-2010), the UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Ethiopia (2005-2008) and the UNICEF Zambia Deputy Representative (2001-2005).
During these assignments Ms. Nishimoto supervised and managed diverse functional groups across a wide spectrum of programmes and operations, including programme management, monitoring and evaluation, financial management, human resource management and communications. She provided guidance to a wide variety of programmes and projects in areas such as environment and energy, poverty reduction, water and sanitation, disaster risk reduction, sustainable livelihoods and recovery, food security, good governance, HIV/AIDS, gender, and ICT.
She has been involved with projects executed by various United Nations agencies (such as the United Nations Office for Project Services, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Labour Organization, the International Trade Centre, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, UNESCO, and the World Health Organization) with funding from key donors, including the European Commission, the UK Department for International Development, the United States Agency for International Development, Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Japan, Sweden, Germany, Canada and the World Bank. Ms. Nishimoto has also worked extensively with civil society organizations throughout her career.
Ms. Nishimoto is a trained Facilitator for Human Rights-based Approach to Programming. She is a Japanese national, and holds a BA from Kobe University in Kobe, Japan, and a Masters degree in International Relations from the Graduate School of Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan.
Director, Division of Communications & Public Information (DCPI)
Mr. Naysán Sahba, was appointed as Director of UNEP's Division of Communications and Public Information in January 2014. Throughout the 17 years of his professional career, which includes assignments with WHO and UNICEF in Africa and Asia, Mr. Sahba has been engaged in significant communication, advocacy, partnership and participation programmes in a wide range of domains related to sustainable development, such as health, education, climate change and disaster risk reduction.
From 2009 to 2013, he served as UNICEF's Chief of Communication, Advocacy, Partnerships and Participation in Mozambique, where he was responsible for public and media relations and communication for development activities.
Prior, Mr. Sahba worked in India with the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, supporting communication for immunization interventions in the state of Uttar Pradesh – one of the final frontiers in India's successful fight against wild poliovirus. In 2005 he transferred to UNICEF India's Delhi office from where he spearheaded UNICEF's entertainment-education programmes. One of his noted achievements is the conceptualization of a primetime TV serial tackling hard-hitting issues effecting women and children that was made accessible to 400 million Indian households including 41 million under-privileged women aged 15-35, the positive impact on many of whose lives has been measured and documented.
Mr. Sahba began his communication for development career working with indigenous community radio stations in Latin America and producing multimedia content about sustainable approaches to development. He's worked on diverse advocacy, social mobilization, and change communication initiatives and enjoys the action-learning required to accompany individuals, communities, and institutions on the development journey.
Mr Sahba's academic qualifications include a Bachelor degree in English Literature from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Arts in International Development and English Studies from the University of Guelph.
He is a Canadian national.
Regional Support Office
Munyaradzi Chenje is the Director for the UNEP Regional Support Office (RSO). He has many years of experience in environmental assessment, policy and governance at sub-regional, regional and international levels. Prior to this appointment, Munyaradzi was the Deputy Director of UNEP's New York Office at UN Headquarters, where he was integral to supporting UN member states during the General Assembly's consultations on resolutions on UNEP as a follow-up to the Rio +20 conference outcome document - The Future We Want. He was a member of the UNEP team to the Rio +20 Conference in Brazil and active in the post-2015 follow-up processes in New York.
Munyaradzi's technical and global and sub-global expertise in environmental assessment saw him head the UNEP Global Environment Outlook (GEO) Section at UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. He was responsible for facilitating and coordinating the comprehensive and scientifically-credible, policy-relevant assessment on the state and trends of the global environment – the fourth GEO in the integrated assessment series. This assessment report, launched in 2007, pays special attention to the role and impact of the environment on human well-being as well as to the use of environmental valuation as a tool for decision-making.
At the sub-regional level, Munyaradzi was the UNEP Africa Regional Coordinator for early warning and environmental assessments, implementing the Africa Environmental Information Network (AIEN). As Africa Regional Coordinator, he led the team which produced the second integrated assessment report – Africa Environment Outlook: Our Environment, Our Wealth.
Before joining UNEP in 2000, Munyaradzi was the founding Director of the Musokotwane Environment Resource Centre in Southern Africa based in Harare, Zimbabwe, and produced the first State of the Environment report in southern Africa.
Munyaradzi is a member of the Zimbabwe Academy of Sciences, the Integrated Assessment Society (TIAS) and the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication.


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Claims from an alternative universe
September 20, 2012 —
The letter to Governor Cuomo signed by superintendent Ed Sykes and town councilman Harold Roeder of the Town of Delaware, as well as supervisor George Conklin of the Town of Fremont, makes some claims that may exist in an alternative universe, but not in the one I live in.
First, "We have studied the facts and data." When was that done? It certainly wasn't done in public.
Second, "All of us have had extensive interaction with our constituents." Perhaps, if you count the few of us who attend the board meetings. No attempt by the board to take the town's pulse was made. No surveys, no special meetings to encourage discussion. Only a promise to create a commission to study the issue, which was subverted by the letter sent with no warning to the town.
Third, a claim that those who "live far outside our communities" have "made us a target" and "simply do not care about our economic situation." Wow, that's a reference to the second homeowners who comprise the second largest industry in our town. They only support real estate, contractors, restaurants, nurseries and CSAs (i.e., farmers). In short, a sustainable industry that promises to grow if it isn't killed off by the boom-and-bust gas industry.
Fourth, "on behalf of our constituents… " True, they were elected. They defeated the "newcomer upstarts." Not on the gas drilling issue, but on the old boy, us against them, network, e.g., a woman I canvassed who said she didn't agree with a certain candidate on drilling but couldn't vote against a relative.
Which raises a question about the reason for the town officials' letter. It was Governor Cuomo stating that fracking would only take place in towns where it was wanted that prompted the board to pass the Roeder resolution. The legal shortcut may be the board's will. But that non-binding resolution represents a majority of the board—the decision was not unanimous—not of the townspeople. If the governor is sincere in wanting the towns to decide their fracking fate, then morally the taxpayers, residents—all the stakeholders—of the town should be surveyed by the boards before issuing resolutions. The way the Roeder resolution was slipped in during public comment, not even on the agenda, and the promise of an investigative commission followed by this fait accompli letter, indicates that the board is afraid of how the town really feels, or doesn't care. And the governor better take note of that, too.
[Roy Tedoff is a resident of Hortonville, NY, in the Town of Delaware.]


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His owners claim that Lenny "farts all the time," reported the Democrat & Chronicle.
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Charles E. BernsNovember 23,2012
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MONTPELIER Charles Eugene Chuck Berns, 83, of Grandview Terrace, died Nov. 20, 2012, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on Jan. 14, 1929, in Ann Arbor, Mich., the son of Martha Berns. As a youngster, he left home at the age of 13 and supported himself working as a pressman at a tailor shop, short-order cook, on an assembly line when the second World War started.
Charles joined the Army Air Corps in January of 1947, at Selfridge Field in Michigan, and was discharged 15 years and 10 days later at the Amarillo Air Force Base in Amarillo, Texas.
He then moved to Essex Junction. There he worked for the Air National Guard as a technician for five years and retired from the Air Force, and returned to Texas. There he worked for Ling-Tempco-Vought as a Mears program supervisor. While there he joined the Navy and was a quality control inspector for three years.
During his years in the service, he has been stationed in Texas, New Mexico, Mississippi, Illinois, Germany, England, Okinawa and Kansas. He attended B-29 Aircraft and Engine School, Instrument and Auto-Pilot School, Gunnery School, Air to Air Refueling School, B-47 School, F-100 School and AFM 66-1 School. He has been an aircraft mechanic, a gunner on B-29s during the Korean War, a maintenance supervisor, an AR&R supervisor, quality control inspector, and a refueling operator on B-29 tankers. He has been rated in single- and dual-engine aircraft and helicopter as a rated pilot and has a commercial rating in single-engine aircraft, and a qualified instrument pilot. His total service time was 30 years and 15 days.
On July 4, 1981, he married Deanna Hedges in Calais.
He was a past commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 792, the Montpelier Elks Club, The American Legion Post 3. In the picture above, Charles is wearing a medal of appreciation from the South Korean War Veterans by Consul-General Park, Kangho of Boston on Oct. 29, 2011.
He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Deanna Berns; his children Steven, James, John and Sheri; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his children Anna May, Vicki and Scott.
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"The expectation is there will be tens of millions of dollars of economical benefit to the state as well," said Gov. Neil Abercrombie. "This production has always had deep roots in the islands with the talent on stage and behind the scenes. 'The Lion King' family has ohana right here in Hawaii."
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This is the story of William Shatner's half-century career and private life. The audio will take listeners from the streets of Montreal to regional theater, where Shatner was once called upon to replace Christopher Plummer as Henry V— in a role he had never rehearsed, with actors he had never met. It will describe his early TV work and movies, among them Roger Corman's The Intruder, a movie about racism filmed in the south in 1961; Kingdom of the Spiders, in which he costarred with 30,000 tarantulas; and Incubus, the only film ever made in the language of Esperanto. It will include his private life, including the complete story of the drowning death of his third wife. It will include stories from three other series: T.J. Hooker, Rescue 911—which saved more than 240 lives—and Boston Legal, as well as his work on Third Rock from the Sun, for which he won his first Emmy for playing "the Big Giant Head".
And, of course, it will include the story of Star Trek: how it came about and how it affected him—and fans—concluding with the story of a taxi driver who told Shatner he'd been a prisoner in Vietnam and that pretending they were the Star Trek crew kept him and his fellow inmates sane. And yes, it will include his singing and commercials and quiz-show hosting and award-show hosting and the greatest practical joke ever played, Invasion, Iowa, not to mention the story about Shatner being invited into a cage with Koko the Gorilla—who wanted to take him back to her bedcage.
After almost 60 years, William Shatner has become one of our most beloved entertainers. And as evidenced by Comedy Central's roast, The Shat Hits the Fan, Shatner gets the joke. For the first time, William Shatner shares with listeners the remarkable, full story of his life.
©2008 William Shatner and David Fisher (P)2008 Macmillan Audio
"Outstanding narration"
Bill Shatner should narrate more books. He is very entertaining, keeps the listening very interesting, and is able to poke fun at himself. The years must have put some humility into him. I think history will treat Bill better than the present. A must read if you have ever been entertained by watching anything he has had a part in.
"Definately worth a listen ..."
Really entertaining read. Enjoyed every minute. My ONLY negative criticism would be that Shatner's extremely well known speech cadence sometimes gets in the way of actually HEARING the story. On headphones it's fine ... in the car, it's necessary to mess with the volume knob all the time. Other than that ... I loved it and am still amazed at the life he's led.
"Funny but uneven"
Never read the book, though due to the audio issues it may have been a bettter choice.
I thought the book was very funny in parts and that no one else except William Shatner could have read it. My only criticism (though it is a big one) was the extreme volume fluctuations. While knowing that some of it is due to Shatner's delivery from "normal volume" speaking down to below a whisper, it was very difficult to listen to without having to constantly turn the volume up and down. Just when you thought you had reached a balance, it would go really loud or almost silent again. The content of the book was good and as this was my first book from William Shatner I was pleased with all the meandering and side stories, etc that he would inject, I just wish it could have been a better audio experience.
Again the audio production made it very difficult to enjoy as much as it could have been.
"What a Delight!"
I loved hearing William share his own stories. It was enjoyable from beginning to end. He is a treasure - I love his spirit! So personable - so human. You will feel like you really know him when you're finished.
I have yet to hear another autobiography I liked more.
Hearing his voice, his humor and every inflection. No one could tell his story better than him.
His wife's tragic drowning in the pool. So sad and moving. I felt his pain. I could envision every detail he described. I appreciated his honesty. What a humble man.
"Hang on for a great listen"
Bill Shatner is going full speed the entire book and it is one hilarious and entertaining story after another. I can't imagine this book being half as good if you had to just read it. The stories by themselves are funny and entertaining but listening to Shatner act the dialogue makes you feel as if he is telling the stories to you personally and you are experiencing much of his life as he has lived it. A really fun book.
Blind Vietnam veteran. Antique weapons collector. Outdoor enthusiast. Florida State University graduate with Business major. Owner of home health agency. registered nurse.
"Wanna Meet the Real Captain Kirk?"
Shatner does a fine job of telling his own story and introducing the real Captain Kirk to the listener. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and the comments and have decided that I like Shatner better than I liked Kirk.
"Honest, Humble and Fabulous Fun"
William Shatner is amazingly open and forthcoming in this book. His self-deprecating humor is engaging. His honest and humble story-telling reminds us that we all have different perspectives and that doesn't make us wrong, it just makes us unique.And his story-telling is engaging. His voice draws you in to his world and makes you an empathetic friend. I felt like I was just hanging out with my new friend at Starbucks.
The alien in the desert.
My Life on Earth
"I loved this book."
Not only is it an autobiography, but it's read by Bill himself ! You get to hear Bill tell you about his long career and his ups and downs along the way. His humor blends the whole thing together in a very unexpected and brilliant way. I found myself cheering for him in his retelling of winning the Emmy, and tearing up when he spoke of his late wife .I loved this book from the first chapter to the funny last sentence!
Life is an Adventure
"Great Story Teller!!!"
He kept me interested in the book from the very beginning of the book! He know how to tell a good story! He has also an entertaining voice to keep you interested in the book. Worth
His story telling skills
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Worth listening to!
Listening to William Shatner was like being the audience of a one-man show--interesting, engaging, funny, moving. He didn't read the book--he delivered it with the finesse of a great actor.
There are so many of them it is hard to choose!
William Shatner: bigger than life turns out to be just the right size--full of laughter and heart.
If you want to interest anyone in listening to digital books--this is the one to start with. It has something for everyone--humor, stories about movie stars, personal struggles, family and more. A delightful book and outstanding delivery by William Shatner.
"Loved this book"
Yes, Interesting, Funny and a little sad
The death of his beloved wife
William Shatner talking about Danny Crane
It was lovely to have a book make me laugh out loud
"A must Read"
I have been a a life long fan of William Shatner so this was a must read for me . Full of an actors experiences of life . Failure, triumph , dispare, sadness and happines .
Particularly liked the humour and having it read to me by the man himself . Awesome man.
"Genuine and enjoyable thanks Bill"
I had already listened to Leonard before this and although some stories do repeat in this volume I enjoyed them second time round too
Mr Shatner comes across as a genuine and sometimes frustrating human being but that said no one can match his work ethic even now still offering us Boston Legal to name one and I would recommend this title to anyone wanting to delve deeper into the "Shatman" and leave behind the whole Star Trek ethos and just enjoy the ride that is Bill .
"I love William Shatner."
Great book. I love hearing Bill tell me his story. I hope he lives forever.
"Charm wins out"
There are more interesting and better written autobiographies but this is not a bad example and the charm, ego and self awareness of Shatner made it an entertaining listen from beginning to end for me.
In the opening words this book had me laughing
There is sadness and lots of laughs
A good listen which I will listen to again at some point
"Mr Shatner is a very engaging companion"
Mr Shatner is at all times honest in his assessment of his life. And is unafraid of critisising himself which makes this a refreshing read.
This is going to seem odd. But bear with me. Clarissa Dickson wright's Spilling the Beans"!Because she too doesn't pull any punches and it's a great read too.
It sounds as if he is talking just to you and as if he's known you all your life
Made me laugh. And it is sad in parts
Even if your not a Star Trek fan or your not fan of Mr Shatner give this a go. It's well worth the effort.
"Shatner is amazing!"
Yes, being read by the man himself brings the full emotion of the words to the fore. Shatner really has given part of himself to this writing...very impressed.
This is my first autobiography, so NA
His emotions for the stories he tells...only the person that lives the life of the story can really tell the story from the heart, that is what you get from this!
Shatner's life!
"A life worth listening"
Most of us will probably know William Shatner as Captain Kirk from Star Trek, and as such think of him as a reasonably limited TV star lucky enough to land an iconic role. This biography comes as a surprise then as it details the journey of a dedicated young actor learning his craft and emerging as a respected theatre performer. The story covers his various TV roles, the significant moments in a fascinating life, and how he related to those around him in all of these situations.
It also shows a man with a brilliant sense of humour who knows how to tell a story. There are even moments of tragedy that he shares with honesty and genuine sorrow.
This is a wonderful biography made all the better by the author reading it himself. Highly recommended.
"Laugh out loud Funny!"
William Shatner is everything and more you expect him to be. He is a parody of himself and plays to fans expectations in every way. He is a great story teller as his autobiography plays like a good novel. He tells stories about events in his life, both funny and sad. He pulls at our heart string one moment then tickles your ribs the next. When I finished his book, I instantly went online to see if he had narrated or written any more books. Turns out his has so may check them out!
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Tenchi Muyo! GXP
Runaway Fuku
Episode 15 | TV-PG
Fuku can't handle the stress of combat, so the girls come up with an alternative method of navigating the ship. But when things don't go exactly as planned, the fretting fur ball must save the day!
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Trade Talk
Bartolo Colon just returned to the Angels after a rehab stint with the Quakes and Bees.
I'm not one to give much credence to trade rumors, because 99% of the time they're wrong. Nor am I one who believes in making a trade just to make a trade — or, as the instant gratification crowd put it, "DO SOMETHING!!"
Nonetheless, with yet another injury decimating the Angels' offense, we may be approaching the point where the Angels will need to explore a mid-season trade that will also help the team in the long run.
With Juan Rivera out until at least the second half due to a broken leg, Garret Anderson out four to six weeks, Howie Kendrick out due to a broken hand and DH Shea Hillenbrand ineffective (possibly due to a lingering groin injury), the Angels' depth is starting to strain. Reggie Willits has a pea-shooter bat that mitigates his .463 OBP; Mike Scioscia moved him into the leadoff slot and dropped Gary Matthews into the #3 hole ahead of Vlad Guerrero, but the Angels need production behind Vladi. Casey Kotchman, who missed most of 2006 due to mononucleosis, is mired in a 6-for-39 slump over the last 12 games with only a single in his last five games.
If you're looking for an internal solution from Triple-A, it might surprise you to find out that the guy with the top batting average (.378), on-base percentage (.485) and slugging percentage (.598) at Salt Lake is … CF Nathan Haynes. Nathan was a one-time prospect cut in the mold of Willits and Chone Figgins. Now at age 27 (he turns 28 in September), he's trying to resurrect his career after a stint in independent ball. His career minor league SLG coming into 2007 was .378.
The Angels have plenty of pitching, which is the coin of the realm in the baseball kingdom. And one intriguing matchup is with the New York Yankees, who are suffering mightily right now from a general absence of quality starting pitching.
Top pitching prospect Phil Hughes was rushed to the majors, only to go on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring. Starter Carl Pavano seems likely to undergo season-ending "Tommy John" surgery. Mike Mussina and Kei Igawa have been ineffective.
The Yankees have the top OPS in the A.L. (.796) and the second-best slugging percentage (.436). But their team ERA (4.91) is 11th in the 14-team A.L..
So who could the Angels dangle to get a bat from the Yankees?
If I were the GM, I'd offer Bartolo Colon. The 2005 Cy Young Award winner is coming off the D.L. after recovering from a labrum tear last year, and appears to once again be effective. Although he's a free agent at the end of 2007, he's just the sort of "marquee" player that appeals to Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.
Who would I seek in return?
Of course, some people will instantly scream "A-ROD!!" just as they did all winter, ignoring the reality that Alex Rodriguez has a no-trade clause which he has repeatedly stated he won't waive. Rodriguez has the option to walk from his contract at season's end, so if A-Rod were off to a mediocre start then a Colon-for-Rodriguez swap might be the foundation of a trade if Alex were willing to waive his no-trade clause. But he's off to a historic start at the plate, Yankees fans for the moment have embraced him, so Steinbrenner would skinny-dip in the Hudson River before he'd trade A-Rod.
The guy I'd look at is Bobby Abreu. He's off to a mediocre start — an AVG/OBP/SLG of .252/.338/.304 — but in his 58 games for the Yankees after being acquired from the Phillies his numbers were .330/.419/.507. His 2007 salary is $15.6 million, which might appeal to Steinbrenner in exchange for taking on the risk of Colon's shoulder and free agency.
According to ESPN.com, Abreu has a no-trade clause and an option to extend his contract through 2008 for $16 million. The July 30, 2006 article indicates that Abreu would have waived his no-trade clause for a deal with the Angels.
Abreu suffered a right oblique injury during spring training that might explain his slow start. A career right-fielder, he could relieve Vladi and the rest of the time play left field. When Anderson returns, Garret could ease into the DH role and Hillenbrand goes to the bench. (Keep in mind that Shea was signed only as an emergency after Rivera broke his leg.)
A left-handed hitter with decent power, speed and a career .411 OBP, he would seem to be the perfect bat to back-up Guerrero in the lineup.
Okay, now let's think a little harder about this.
Who will play right field for the Yankees if Abreu departs? I don't know the Yankees' system, but taking a quick glance at the depth chart on the Yankees' web site it looks like Hideki Matsui would play LF, Johnny Damon in CF and Miguel Cabrera could handle RF.
As for the Angels, replacing Bartolo Colon just means recalling Joe Saunders from Salt Lake.
It's a trade idea with risk on both sides, but I just toss it out there as something to talk about.
UPDATE May 6, 2007 6:15 AM PDT — Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times kicks in his own trade rumors.
Among the players the Angels are believed to be interested in are Colorado third baseman Garrett Atkins and outfielders Brad Hawpe and Jeff Baker, outfielders Kevin Mench (Milwaukee), Jacque Jones (Chicago Cubs), Pat Burrell (Philadelphia) and Emil Brown (Kansas City), and third basemen Morgan Ensberg (Houston) and Edwin Encarnacion (Cincinnati).
DiGiovanna suggests dangling Ervin Santana as a bargaining chip.
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Yes, I can see that something may have to be done soon about the lineup. And, yes, I can see dangling a frontline pitcher for a hitter. But to me, it would be Jered Weaver, the curse of anybody named Weaver hailing from Simi Valley whose first name begins with a "J" seems to be that they can't win consistantly – sell high while they remember last season. While pitching is, indeed, "coin of the realm" I'm not sure which of these guys really fits the bill; coming OR going.
The Boss would probably jump at Bart for Bobby, true, but is he what the team needs? One of the things I do to aid my admittedly hometown-biased assessments of players is to listen to the MLB Fantasy411 podcast while also reading other roto-based sites. While I don't play fantasy baseball these guys are merciless in their evaluation of players and interesting to listen to. Bobby Abreu has been getting talk for over a year now. It seems that his power has all but dried up since his appearance in the Home Run Derby (prompting his trade from Philly, same reason they'd love to get rid of the over-priced Burrell) and the high slugging percentage after the trade to the Yankees may have been some sort of aberration due to the short right field porch, lucky gappers or whatever. He has not sustained the improvement this year and will be a major disappointment until (and if) he manages to find his power stroke again. Maybe we should stay away from him, especially with his price tag. At this pace he'd be nothing but heartbreak for us (I always hoped for more from Ellis Valentine, too).
I'd love to get Garrett Atkins, maybe even Brad Hawpe, but what's Colorado's incentive to part with maybe the best hitter in the NL West when he's still so far from arbitration and the team is trying to win while maintaining fiscal responsibility? Ditto Hawpe. It would, I'd guess, take far too much to pry away a shining young player of the sort the Angels really need to justify giving up an irreplaceable commodity like a proven pitcher.
On the other hand (referring back to the Abreu idea), I'd hate to give up that same commodity for an under-performing, over-priced, over-aged Name who would not justify the cost. Same for one of the chumps listed in DiGiovanna's suggestion. That's what they need, more production like Hillenbrand gives.
I can't make a suggestion because I don't have one. I'm feeling Bill Stoneman's pain here because, just like over the winter, there are guys who would look terrific in an Angels uniform but their current team won't even consider a trade unless it includes the moon. I'll have to trust Bill to make the smartest (if not "flashiest") move here.
BTW, for those still moaning about the Players Who Got Away to the Cubs; have you noticed that Pinella benched Cesar Izturis, sacrificing defense to get (incrementally) more offense in that "killer" lineup? We are not alone, folks, in our desire for runs.


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Glacier National Park, MT > Apgar Mountain and Lookout (GNP) > Climber's Log
Apgar Mountain and Lookout (GNP) Climber's Log
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|Nice warm up hike
Date Climbed: Oct 22, 2015
|I usually hike it at the start of every hiking season, just to get going. Nothing super special, it's kinda nice without all the trees in the way from the fire.
|Posted Oct 28, 2015 7:54 pm
|Awesome Burn Area
Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2015
|Hiked this after doing the Avalanche Lake hike in Glacier. This area burned recently and the views of the Flathead and Swan Ranges were incredible.
|Posted Aug 13, 2015 7:09 pm
|hiked this "summit" several times
|Posted Jan 4, 2014 10:26 pm
|Apgar lookout
Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2012
|I got harassed by a spruce grouse right by the look out. Hilarious
|Posted Oct 15, 2013 4:31 pm
|my first hike in GNP!
Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2013
|To Lookout & then uphill through the shrubby growth & deadfall left from the fire. If the whole ridge is like that it would be an unpleasant ridge run. I went until it leveled out - but couldn't tell if I was on the true 'summit'. It was late afternoon & I heard a cold beer calling me back to campsite.
|Posted Aug 19, 2013 6:19 pm
|After 6 PM dinner
|I did this as an after dinner hike one summer when I worked at Lake McDonald. Great views, but I don't personally count this as a true summit.
|Posted May 22, 2013 11:13 am
|Apgar all season
|Couple times in every season since it's so close.
|Posted Apr 17, 2013 1:55 pm
|One of my first in Glacier
|Winter 2009
Climbed with Kelly in the snow right after moving to Montana. The road was closed due to snow, so the hike was considerably longer...and I forgot my snowshoes. Been up multiple times since, great early season hike.
|Posted Jan 1, 2013 12:38 am
|good early season hike
|Posted Dec 25, 2012 11:52 am
|Fun hike.
Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2012
|Fun after work hike.
|Posted Oct 14, 2012 12:54 am
|Nice day for a hike
Date Climbed: May 29, 2011
|Glad the weather man was wrong. Great day for a hike. Good views, looks like a lot of snow on the higher peaks in the park.
|Posted May 29, 2011 10:56 pm
|Christmas Eve 2010
Date Climbed: Dec 24, 2010
|Went up on snowshoes Christmas Eve with my brother. It was foggy when we started in the morning, but by noon when we reached the top, the fog had lifted and there was not a cloud in the sky. Best Christmas ever.
|Posted Feb 1, 2011 11:50 pm
|winter climb
|First sunny day in weeks, and weeks, and weeks. Took off work and climbed .
|Posted Nov 16, 2010 3:33 pm
|Apgar Lookout
|2009 in on snowshoes with Jen
|Posted Oct 29, 2010 10:12 pm
|Most memorable with Holly, Dave, Gail, Greg, and Simon in the late fall colors. Another time, it was a great run down with Brie and Charlie.
|Posted Oct 18, 2010 12:36 pm
|Apgar Lookout Trail
Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2010
|I hiked up to the Apgar Lookout with my sister and her husband. We got a late afternoon start, but the weather was very nice, and we did the whole thing in about 3 hours.
|Posted Sep 8, 2010 2:52 pm
Date Climbed: May 31, 2008
|Fun first Glacier Hike. Hiked with The Boys.
|Posted Jul 12, 2010 12:46 pm
|good time
Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2010
|This looked like an interesting hike, so I went. The Going to the Sun Road wasn't open yet past Avalanche, and I didn't have the option of going to the eastern part of the park, so I figured why not get a good view of the lake, which I did. I was the first one up that day; when I was coming down the trail, ALOT of people were heading up it, and this was on a weekday.
|Posted Jun 19, 2010 12:32 pm
|Nice hike. Great to see the web cam views in person.
|Posted Feb 9, 2010 11:22 pm
Date Climbed: Nov 8, 2009
|Must have had a big wind storm come through.
Had to skid two large trees off the road just to get to the parking area. Counted 104 down trees across the trail between the parking lot and the lookout. Disappointed to find the lookout is not at the summit, though just a short jog up from there.
|Posted Nov 9, 2009 3:04 pm