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The Duke of Windsor was a stickler for detail. Fanatical when it came to his clothing, he was precise about the number of buttons on his jacket sleeve and the height of his trouser cuff. He had special linings sewn into his custom-made ties to produce the exact thickness of knot he desired, and when he decided that he really preferred American-style trousers with an English-style coat, he simply had his suit jackets made in Savile Row and the trousers made in New York City. It was something of an international compromise, which his wife referred to as "Pants across the Sea." But then, that is not quite as precise as the inclinations of George "Beau" Brummell, the great Regency dandy who reputedly had a different glove maker for each hand.
There are those men who wallow in the very "process" of custom-made clothing,
studiously pouring over the swatch books, luxuriating in the endless discussions of details and the numerous fittings over weeks and months. There is a great deal of pampering as fitters take the corporeal measure of a man, and there is no denying its arcane charm--if you've got the time and the inclination, not to mention a decent tailor and boot maker.
But many of us don't, and we merely want to look well turned-out without all the fuss and bother. We want a well-made suit that fits with minor alterations, one that we can examine and try on, rather than just imagine how it may look.
The problem traditionally has been that the gulf between custom-made and ready-made business wear--tailored clothing, shirts, ties and shoes--was both broad and deep. Selection, in terms of styling and silhouette, has always been rather narrow with ready-to-wear; and assembly-line work cannot begin to duplicate handmade quality. The designer movement in menswear these past two or three decades has only made more men aware of these disparities. There are some designer clothes that have a sense of style but no real quality to them; and then there are one or two quality manufacturers whose idea of brio is someone with all the dash and élan of Henry Kissinger. So the question remains: Where can a man get some stylish-looking quality gear without a lot of endless bother?
Do not despair. There is, as it happens, an international handful of ready-to-wear firms that are every bit the equal of custom quality and styling, firms that employ the finest craftsmen, use only the best materials and have a sense of classic taste.
At a time when hand-tailoring has been in steady decline, a few firms have created an innovative concept as a commercial basis for manufacture: a "factory" of craftsmen. Whether in the United States or Europe, the recipe for producing exemplary ready-to-wear is virtually the same: Success depends upon a happy marriage between technology and craftsmanship.
Success calls for the ability to use technology where it can do a better job and the foresight to keep the craftsmanship where handwork cannot be surpassed. That means using technologically advanced machinery and computers where they can do the most good--recording orders, keeping track of inventories, filing patterns, mailing correspondence and other clerical duties--while also bringing craftsmen together and organizing a workplace for the manufacture of handwork: hand-stitching, hand-cutting, hand-pol-ishing and whatever else cannot be duplicated by machinery.
Let's be clear what we're talking about here. When you have talented craftsmen working with the finest materials--the best woolens, cottons, leathers, horn buttons and the rest of it--the only difference in custom work is the use of individual patterns. With handmade
ready-to-wear, quality is assured, styling is superb and fit depends upon the silhouette a man prefers. And the results at this level of competence must be judged on styling: We are discussing the relative merits of a Rolls versus a Bentley. Prices, needless to say, are as comparable to custom work as is quality.
"There's an almost mystical relationship between mind and hand when it comes to the work of real craftsmen," muses Joseph Barrato, CEO in the United States for the Italian firm of Brioni, tailors extraordinaire for 50 years. In the famous workshops and apprentice school in Penne, in the Abruzzi region of Italy, 200 tailors handcraft suits of impeccable subtlety. "In Italy, they talk about how long it takes to make something, not how quickly it can be pumped out," says Barrato. "The measure of craftsmanship is quality, which means aesthetics married to function. There is still the tradition of taking pride in doing things the best way, rather than the quickest way."
And how long does it take to make a fine suit?
"A single tailor working in a custom tailoring shop can make no more than three jackets a week--and that's the standard," Barrato says. "In Italy, they talk about garments in terms of hours: 'It's a 10-hour suit,' 'a 15-hour coat' and so forth. The artisans at Brioni make an 18-hour coat, which means as much handiwork as in any custom shop."
And it shows: Each jacket is completely hand-cut with scissors; the chest, lapels, collar, armholes, buttonholes, lining, pockets and sleeves are all sewn by hand. Everything is hand-pressed. It is virtually the same way at Kiton, a firm that employs 170 tailors in Naples to make clothing the old-fashioned way. Both Brioni and Kiton limit the number of garments they make to a few thousand per year--or about as many suits as the large clothing factories churn out in a week using laser knives, conveyor belts, a bit of glue and some pressing machines.
Brioni, in fact, has continued the time-honored artisan tradition of apprenticeship by establishing its own senior tailors school to train young people in the craft, the technical aspects of which have a heritage that dates back more than 100 years. And a visit to the Kiton plant in a Naples suburb shows tailors sitting in small groups, doing the work in their laps, one stitching a buttonhole, another a sleeve head. At a worktable across the aisle, a man hand-presses a lining. Many of the tailors have tape measures slung around their necks; it is very much the Old World in a modern setting of space and light.
That experience holds true with the great shoemakers. At the French firm of J.M. Weston, "production moved into a high-tech factory in 1990, but the old cobblers' benches are still used, and the construction methods haven't changed in half a century," says John Ryan, United States sales director. At least 80 percent of each Weston shoe is made by hand, from cutting the leather pattern to final polishing. The firm, which began making shoes and boots at Limoges in 1865, still has its own tannery, to ensure the proper aging of the leathers. Across the Channel--or through the Chunnel, if you will--in the English town of Northampton, Edward Green & Company has been making shoes since 1890, with the skills of the craft handed down from one generation to the next. The firm continues to make the knee-high boots for the Queen's own Household Guard, a tradition begun with Queen Victoria.
"We simply wouldn't think of using glue," says managing director John Hlustik, in a voice that makes you think he would probably thrash you if you mentioned Velcro fasteners. "In fact, we use wild boar bristles for stitching, instead of steel needles, and we make our own twine because it's both thinner and stronger." That's the kind of dedication to craft I'm talking about!
Neither firm, of course, mistakes the frighteningly trendy for style, choosing instead the tried-and-true cap toes and tassel slip-ons, a classic monk strap here, a calfskin-and-linen spectator there. The tremendous variety they offer comes in the form of leathers, finishes and fittings. Sizes and half-sizes in five widths are the norm, and traditional styles usually are available in several different shadings and finishes.
"We are concerned with welted shoes," Hlustik says, "because they are the only ones that can adequately be repaired." Too true, and while we are on the subject, quality shoe manufacturers will, for a modest charge, rehabilitate and rejuvenate your purchase so that you can be well-shod for years and years. That is value for the money.
Shirtmakers have their own set of rules for perfection. Single-needle construction is a must, so that seams don't pucker, and collars must be sewn in layers, rather than be fused (a polite term for gluing). Only the finest long-staple and lustrous cottons and mother-of-pearl buttons are used.
Tie-making is a special art. Some, such as the famous French firm of Hermes, founded in 1837, print their own silk twill in an extremely ornate and complicated silk-screen process. The British firm of Charles Hill produces handmade jacquard-woven silk ties in a variety of weights, from 24 to 50 ounces, the traditional patterns of which are drawn from the archives of historic English silk mills.
The crown jewel of neckwear is the legendary seven-fold tie. The concept of the seven-fold is simplicity itself: A square yard of finest silk is folded in on itself seven times until the tie shape is formed; then it is hand-stitched and pressed. That is all there is to it. No lining is needed to maintain its shape or to tie a perfect knot.
The seven-fold's salad days were the early decades of this century, but as cheaper mechanized production replaced artisan tie makers, and as the price of quality silk rose after the Second World War, the seven-fold all but vanished. Today, there are only two companies that still make the seven-fold: Robert Talbott in the United States and Kiton in Italy.
"The truth is," says famed Biella designer Luciano Barbera, whose family has produced incredibly refined clothing for three generations, "that to make anything well it must be more than a business: It must be a passion." Exactly.
Baldessarini/Hugo Boss
645 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10022
(212) 940-0600
Founded in 1923 in Metzingen, Germany, Hugo Boss today produces three lines of menswear: a main-stream brand (BOSS), a trendier line (HUGO) and a more expensive group (Baldessarini/Hugo Boss). The Baldessarini line is handmade and uses exclusive fabrics, with a particularly large range of tweed-woven cashmeres in unusual colors. Suits from $1,150 to $1,500, sport jackets from $900 to $1,200 ($1,600 for Super* cashmeres), topcoats from $800 to $2,000.
Luciano Barbera
730 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10019
(212) 315-9500
"To make fine clothing, it's necessary to start with the best fabrics," Luciano Barbera says. And he should know; his father, Carlo, makes some of the world's most exquisite. The superfine merino woolens and cashmeres are all exclusive to the firm, which epitomizes the Milanese school of tailoring: English-style shaping but with that fine Italian hand, creating understated and unobtrusive elegance. Suits at $2,500, sport jackets at $1,900.
610 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10020
(212) 956-4155
Since its beginning in 1945, Brioni has specialized in the fashionable "Roman style" of tailoring--the first to define the international approach to contemporary elegance for men: slimming silhouette, luxury fabrics and lightweight construction. The workmanship is impeccable, with everything extremely well thought out, from the shape of a lapel to luxury silk linings and the finest horn buttons. Suits from $2,500, sport jackets from $1,700, topcoats from $2,500.
730 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10019
(212) 265-1995
Kiton represents the best of the Neapolitan school of tailoring: closer to the English, but a bit more sensuous and fluid, without all the stiffness and heaviness. A Kiton suit is soft and subtle in shaping. Most of the fabrics are the Super worsteds, cashmeres and silks--lightweight but with excellent drape. Suits and sport jackets from $2,500. Their renowned seven-fold tie is priced at $140.
1220 West Van Buren Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607
(312) 829-3600
Long having the reputation of the best suits (below) made in the United States (some say anywhere), Oxxford is the great traditionalist. With as much handwork as in any custom suit, Oxxford prefers moderation in styling, as best befits the American businessman: moderate shoulder and discriminating waist suppression on the jacket. Super 150 Worsteds, Loro Piana cashmeres, Duppioni silks. Suits from $1,500.
Polo/Ralph Lauren
867 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10021
(212) 606-2100
New for Fall is the Ralph Lauren Collection. Handmade in England, the silhouette is classic Savile Row: broad shoulders, nipped waist, high armhole, and side vents give suits a strong architectural look. Done with all the custom details--handmade sleeve buttonholes, custom linings, extension waistbands on trousers--and the finest chalk-striped flannels, glen plaids and bankers Worsteds. Suits from $2,000. Shirts and ties designed for the tailored clothing available as part of the collection.
Mariano Rubinacci: at Bergdorf Goodman
745 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 339-3342
Rubinacci has a tailoring shop and haberdashery in Naples, but he also makes a complete line of ready-to-wear that is characterized by an easy elegance and softness unsurpassed in tailored clothing. He crafts his pared-down classics using only the most sybaritic of fabrics: unconstructed silk blazers that are absolutely whisper-weight, buttery flannel trousers in smoky hues, unlined cashmere jackets that are a poem. Suits from $1,450, sport jackets from $1,100, flannel trousers at $295.
There are two other names that should be included in our list: Both Canali and Zegna produce well-made garments of the most fashionable cut, using fine fabrics. And they are more widely available in the marketplace.
*A category of cloth made from extremely fine fibers.
Ike Behar
39 West 55th StreetNew York, New York 10019
(212) 315-2626
Behar doesn't make the most expensive shirt, just one of the best. It offers a variety of collar styles--its medium-point button-down, button-tab and moderate spread collars are models of styling--in traditional oxford cloths and broadcloths. Average price about $110.
Luigi Borrelli
730 Fifth AvenueNew York, New York 10019
(212) 265-1995
At the turn of the century, the Borrellis were custom shirtmakers in Naples with a reputation for shirts of superior comfort and elegance. Today, they make their shirts the same way--completely by hand. A Borrelli shirt is found at that point where beauty and comfort meet. Only the finest 200-count Egyptian cottons and double-thick shell buttons are used. Priced from $195 to $275.
Charvet: at Bergdorf Goodman
745 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10022
(212) 339-3342
Some consider the seven-floor building in Paris' place Vendôme to be the mecca of shirts, and Charvet is reputed to have the largest selection of shirting fabrics in the world. The ready-to-wear line is characterized by exceptionally fine workmanship, trimmer-cut body and very clean-cut, city-smart collars. Charvet shirts are known for their subtle colors and delicate stripes. Priced from $200 to $425. Their ties have a cult following; particularly prized are the jewel-toned basketweaves (at $105).
11 East 57th Street
New York, New York 10022
(212) 751-3181
Only the best two-ply cottons are acceptable for Hermes. A moderate body shape is combined with a fairly bold collar (cut on the bias) to produce a youthful-looking shirt. Color also plays a strong role here, with bold stripes and checks making up a sizable portion of the collection. Priced from $275 to $450.
Charles Hill: The British Apparel Collection
745 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10151
(212) 582-9834
Handsome English silk ties handmade in London is what Charles Hill is all about. The firm does all the classic patterns, but specializes in jacquard-woven styles in a variety of weights to suit every taste. Silk neckwear from $65 to $100.
Robert Talbott
680 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10021
(212) 751-1200
Made in the United States with an international flair, the Robert Talbott shirt boasts solid quality and exceptional fabrics. With half a dozen collar styles (their cutaway has an unmatched sophistication), this collection presents real style: classic taste with a streak of jauntiness. Talbott is the only maker of the seven-fold tie in the United States. Completely handmade from finest silk, each one is numbered as befits a work of art (currently priced at $150). Talbott also produces one of the largest selections of quality ties in the United States (priced at $45 to $85). Shirts from $90 to $150.
Turnbull & Asser: at Bergdorf Goodman
745 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10022
(212) 339-3342
This is the ready-to-wear line from London's famed Jermyn Street shirtmakers. The body is full-cut and has the distinctive signature three-button cuff. The preferred collar style is an English spread with real Duke of Windsor presence. Colors and patterns here are bolder than those found elsewhere, with Bengal stripes in bright primary colors and checks and plaids in bold and unusual combinations. Priced from $155 to $250. There is also a good selection of silk neckwear with the same urbane sense of style, priced from $85.
Other tiemakers of repute that make our list because of high quality workmanship and silks are Ferragamo, Richel, Tino Cosma and Countess Mara.
Alden Shoe Company
Middleborough, Massachusetts 02346
(508) 947-3926
Alden has been a New England shoemaker since 1884. The firm crafts a good variety of business and casual shoes, but one of its shoes stands out as an absolute model of the genre: the Alden original penny loafer. Handsewn on a last, with true welting, in black and burgundy genuine-shell cordovan leather (at $360), it is the real thing.
Tanino Crisci
795 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10021
(212) 535-1014
Gaetano Crisci began making custom shoes in a small workshop in Milan 100 years ago. Today, the Criscis are still there, albeit in a larger workshop outside the city. But there is still the meticulous care for detail and soft leathers that characterize their elegant footwear. Crisci is particularly good for a variety of slip-on models--the "Emerson" model driving shoe in honey-colored pebble-grained calfskin is a marvel, priced at $410. Other styles from $350.
Edward Green & Company: at Paul Stuart
Madison Avenue at 45th Street, New York, New York 10017
(212) 682-0320
"We are English master shoemakers to the few," is how John Hlustik, manager of Edward Green, likes to put it. "The few" include the Queen's own Household Cavalry, for whom the firm makes those handsome knee-high, glossy black riding boots. Other customers are merely aristocracy, statesmen, celebrities and gentlemen. Only the most stately brogues, monk straps and slip-ons will be found here, although they are known to do an exceptional snuff suede chukka boot and a marvelous antique green velvet Albert slipper as well. Prices begin at $455.
John Lobb: at Hermes
11 East 57th Street, New York, New York 10019
(212) 751-3181
Lobb is the world's most famous shoemaker. The firm opened its London shop in 1850 and a Paris branch in 1902. In 1976, Lobb introduced its ready-to-wear line in Paris at Hermes. It takes 15 skilled craftsmen, using only the best box calf (as well as a few exotic leathers), to produce the 35 styles offered in sizes 6 1/2 to 11 1/2 (in widths B to EE). Priced from $450 to $725.
Sutor Mantellassi
730 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10019
(212) 265-1995
Each pair of bench-made Mantellassi shoes receives 22 hours of handwork. The uppers are shaped on a last over an open flame, left to settle, then hand-welted to the soles, creating what many consider to be a perfect fit. The firm makes an extensive range of styles, but it is known for a distinctive square-toed design derived from seventeenth-century Italian styles. Priced from $350.
J. M. Weston
42 East 57th Street, New York, New York 10022
(212) 308-5655
This 130-year-old French firm makes handmade shoes of great panache and durability. J.M. Weston presents the classic town cap-toed oxfords and slip-ons in the finest German and French box calf, but also produce a number of original styles, such as its wonderfully stout country blucher. For a modest additional cost, it will endeavor to create any of its models in any of its large range of leathers (including special colorations and topstitching). Priced from $375 (for slip-ons) to $805 (for a handsome split-toe blucher).
The Italian firm of Testoni is also a shoe crafter of distinction, and can be trusted to produce elegant, classic shoes of quality leathers.
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There are just a handful of superb men's stores who will stock these names of distinction. Louis', Boston, on the East Coast and Wilkes Bashford, San Francisco, on the West come instantly to mind as repositories of sublime gear. Barneys, especially in New York, may have these clothes, too. And then of course, because their own private label clothing is of such high quality and stylishness, the firms Davide Cenci, on Manhattan's Madison Avenue, Sulka and Dunhill must be included on any list of fine clothiers.
G. Bruce Boyer is the author of Eminently Suitable (W.W. Norton, 1990).


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This Developers Life is a podcast put out by Scott Hanselman and Rob Conery. In the most recent episode there were a couple of things that really struck me.
The fist was on motivation. Why is it that we keep spending every free hour keeping up with the latest technologies and techniques? Personally, I have always enjoyed the satisfaction of solving problems with technology. Hey, if you aren't one to join sports then you need some sort of challenge. Of course getting to play with new toys like Windows Phone 7 is fun too.
The second was getting a DBA's perspective. Why is it that they give so many of us a hard time. Is it really that what we develop threatens their ability to do their jobs? I have always found that showing that you understand their priorities and that you aren't a complete idiot when it comes to database design goes a long way.
If you want a podcast that can really make you think I would highly recommend This Developers Life.
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In London we love to build hooj vanity skyscrapers, the next one is called the Shard, it's supposed to look like a piece of broken glass, yeah. We also have the most hilarious attachment to the disneyfication of animals, even mangy foxes that live off dropped takeaways.
A fox has been found living on the job site that's the Shard, so instead of ignoring it until it made its own way home, the chaps saw the chance to loaf around for a couple of hours and chat to the pretty girl the newspapers sent to cover the story. So they gave the fox the name Romeo (the papers are hardly going to send Lucinda Posh-Bit down for a nameless fox are they?) and called the council, who despite having better things to spend our money on sent Les Leonard, pest control manager at Southwark Council to spend the afternoon fooling about catching the fox.
The work-shyness doesn't end there! One Barrie Hargrove, cabinet member for transport, environment and recycling at Southwark Council, felt he had nothing better to do with the time we pay him for and chipped in "Romeo has certainly been on a bit of a jaunt, and proved rather elusive, but I'm glad our pest control officers were able to help out. He's obviously a resourceful little chap, but I'm sure he's glad the adventure is over and hopefully he'll steer well clear of skyscrapers in the future."


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Oneida boys volleyball hands Vernon-Verona-Sherrill its first loss
ONEIDA -- Oneida and Vernon-Verona-Sherrill entered their boys volleyball showdown on a high note by notching 3-1 wins Tuesday. A 25-15, 16-25, 25-23, 25-18 victory over the defending Section III champion Red Devils left coach Rik Ano's team feeling even better Wednesday.
Jessie Morrison was dominant at the net for the hosts, making 11 kills to go with his four aces.
"We were close last year," said Ano of matches against VVS. "It's nice to get over that hump early in the season."
Oneida took the first game thanks to some strong play by Morrison and Derek Connelly. Connelly had a kill and an ace to help the hosts extend a 4-2 lead to 8-2. VVS cut the lead to 10-7 thanks to some strong play by Jacob Bitz, but it was as close as the visitors would get. Tyler Colvin made a pair of perfectly placed tip kills before Morrison took over. The senior had a kill and an ace to stretch the lead to 16-8. VVS cut the lead to 19-14 then coach Jim Burton called time-out. The move backfired as Oneida went on a 6-1 run, highlighted by Morrison. He spiked the ball hard into the floor to end one volley and tipped the ball over the net to win the next point. He added another powerful kill moments later before the Red Devils hit the ball out of bounds to give Oneida the first game 25-15.
"He's amazing," said Ano of Morrison. "He doesn't have to get up in the air, so he's hard to defend. Our engine goes with Tyler Colvin. This is their first time in this offense and the kids are starting to get comfortable."
The visitors used an early 5-0 run to take a 9-5 lead in the second game, bookended by kills from Bitz and Devin Vallee. Oneida rallied to make the score 13-11 before VVS scored seven straight points with Josh Albro serving. Morrison had a block and a kill to cut the VVS lead down to seven, but the Red Devils regained the serve and won the second game 25-16 on a Bitz kill.
The teams started the third game with a long rally that Bitz ended by hitting long, giving Oneida a 1-0 lead. It set the tone for the pivotal back-and-forth game. After exchanging a few points, Oneida momentarily appeared to lose focus. The Red Devils picked up a pair of quick points to take a 4-2 lead. However, Ano's squad quickly recovered and kills by Kyle George and Morrison put Oneida up 5-4. Play continued to go back and forth and neither team would lead by more than two until a long hit by Bitz put Oneida up 12-9. Moments later outstanding hustle by Dan Keck kept a long volley alive for the hosts, but Bitz quickly ended it with a kill to cut the lead to 13-11. However, it was Oneida benefiting from the play, taking the next three points. The Red Devils responded to take seven of the next 10 points, thanks to a block and kill by Vallee, and tied the game at 19-19. The teams alternated the next eight points before Oneida won two straight to take a 24-23 lead. VVS' Kyle Chandler hit the ball out of bounds on the point to give Oneida a 25-23 win and 2-1 lead.
Oneida took early control of the fourth game thanks to some strong serving by Morrison. He tallied three aces during a 6-0 run that put the hosts up 7-3. The Red Devils came back to tie the game at 11-11 on back-to-back Jarrett Durant kills before Morrison's spike gave Oneida the lead back. VVS tied the game once more at 12-12 before Oneida scored six straight points to put the match away. The hosts kept the pressure on and Morrison's kill capped the 25-18 win in the final game.
"It came down to which team took control at the net and in the fourth game they took over," said Burton. "Oneida's a very tough team. Colvin as a setter is very, very strong. He keeps our defense guessing."
VVS (2-1): Josh Albro 22d; Jacob Bitz 10k, 10d; Brian Burkle 2k, 4b; Kyle Chandler 3k, 2b; Jayme Coe 10as; Jarett Durant 8k; Jonathan Fewer 2k, 1b; Logan Mumford 3ac, 7d; Devin Vallee 6k, 12as, 1b.
Oneida (1-0, 3-1): Tyler Colvin 6k, 41as; Kyle George 1ac, 4k; David Kann 1ac, 11k; Dylan Dibble 1ac, 7k; Derek Connelly 6ac, 6k; Jessie Morrison 4ac, 11k, 1as.


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Below are our answers to some questions that we received over these last months. Many relate to the current focus of our work in the Middle East, and especially to our Palestinian Training Program. We appreciate the opportunity to answer them here. If you have questions that you would like us to answer, please write to: email@example.com
Question: There are many groups that use the term Deep Democracy. How are you different from them and what is your affiliation to the founders of Deep Democracy, Arnold and Amy Mindell?
"Deep Democracy", a concept developed by Arnold Mindell in 1988, is a key concept in a new paradigm called Process Work.
In the 20 years since its formulation, Deep Democracy has crossed over and is being applied by many other groups and individuals, in addition to the professional Process Work community. Among them are well known politicians like Ralph Nader and Hillary Clinton. Many of these groups focus on one aspect of Deep Democracy, for example the idea that the "ruling" majority needs more relationship to the "ruled" minority, etc.
In the field of these groups, the Deep Democracy Institute International, headquartered in Portland, prides itself on being the one that is closest to the complete, original concepts, applying them in areas of collective and individual transformation. We belong to IAPOP the worldwide community of Deep Democracy practitioners, who like us are interested in researching, studying and applying these original concepts, and have undergone a rigorous IAPOP affiliated training.
We very much appreciate the various spinoffs, and look forward to connecting and working with more of them.
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Because you work in Palestine, we would especially like to know where you stand in regard to Israel? Why are you working in Palestine and not in Israel?
We were invited to work in Palestine and took up the offer, as we do in every region that asks, provided we can find a grant or means to support the program. If we are invited to set up a program in Israel, we will do so.
Question: We hear so much about terrorism these days, and especially in association with some of the regions in which you are working. How do we know that a donation that we make won't fall into the hands of groups that mean our country harm?
Your donations are given to DDI. DDI uses donations to sponsor the development and delivery of training programs. The money that is transferred to Palestine is used exclusively to establish and run the program. Our accounts are open to inspection by every donor.
In addition, we comply with the policies of the US State Department. We ask that all of our co-workers in all countries submit photocopies of their passports. We check all of these submissions with the State Department's lists of excluded people. This is a procedure that in essence, we also follow when working with any organization or academic institution. Although first and foremost, we trust our friends, we believe that this measure shows compliance with US government policies, and provides realistic accountability towards our donors and supporters.
Question: How does the work that you do help with global warming and environmental problems?
A leadership culture that is open to a facilitative approach will support the need to understand and work with global warming, climate change, and environmental issues. An important aspect of our training program involves working with a complex experience that includes both material facts and non-measurable emotional experiences: Earth-based psychology is an important element of our work, which allows individuals to develop new and respectful relationships to nature, and to hear and follow her guidance. Green and Brown Politics.
Question: How do you deal with your own security issues when you work in these regions? Is it safe?
We make a risk management analysis that includes what we hear from our friends that live in the specified region, news (especially from BBC, which we have found to be highly reliable), statistics regarding incidents that have and might occur, and travel assessment from the US state department. We have a conservative approach: If we feel after considering these sources that the risk factor for travel into a particular region is higher than 5%, we don't go.
Question: The term "Deep Democracy" might suggest a political flavor. Are you a left wing group?
No, we are not. Deep Democracy is a term that refers to a perspective that values all information that is present in a given system, and doesn't favour one political viewpoint over another, but rather facilitates their relationship.
Question: Are you a right wing group that is trying to export American/Western values under the umbrella of leadership?
No, we are not. America is a diverse culture that in essence has a lot to contribute to global leadership. However, our methodology is meant to appreciate and support the development of local leadership paradigms and assist in finding new relationships to global development. For an example of how this plays out, please see our Traffic and Health Leadership Programs for Sierra Leone.
Question: You teach beside self-discovery and awareness also more mainstream entrepreneurial skills - how do you value wealth, material development, and individual initiative?
Many groups, organizations, and individuals, have a primary orientation towards the commercial world. We value and support them and their orientation in the same way that we value and support many other groups with diverse orientations, for example spiritual groups, government and non-government groups. We believe they all have much to contribute to happiness on the planet, and should collaborate more with each other.
Question: How much money do your facilitators and trainers make?
Our facilitators and trainers agree to work without pay, and pay their own expenses as a contribution to DDI. In the case that we secure a grant or donation for a project, they are being paid standard facilitation fees, depending on the level of experience.
Question: Your model uses a particular framework - Deep Democracy - which has its own philosophy, theory, and methodology. This makes us nervous. We would rather see something more eclectic to assure us that this is not a sect.
No, we are not a sect. Worldwork is an interdisciplinary approach that as such is highly eclectic. Its loose framework allows ample space for individual interpretation. Muslims, Jews, Christians, business people, community activists, academics, government groups, and the law enforcement groups also use our services.
Question: Does your method explain why some people think that Elvis lives, and others deny it?
This is a complex question that cannot be answered easily. We are working on formulating an answer that is consistent with our basic theoretical concepts, including Quantum Mechanics. :-) in the meantime, we are using the question to show, that we believe humor has a role to play in all of working together on the pressing issues of our planet.
Question: How do we get a training program started in the region in which we live?
Write to us. If you are really into it, we will be too!
Question: Aren't you naive to think that a few courses can impact a region? Especially one that is in the midst of many complex and difficult economic, social and political processes!
Yes, we believe that what finally brings growth and happiness to a given region is the result of many groups and people working towards these goals, even if the groups have differences in many areas. In this respect, we believe we add value. Change happens from the ground up, leaders help us partially by reflecting back to us where we are in terms of our individual and collective development.
Question: Some regions in which you are working seems to call for conflict resolution. With all of the political unrest, why do you not work with conflict resolution?
We focus on leadership, business and community development, and if asked we make conflict resolution a core part of our program. The community and learner decides what we offer, not us.
Question: Do you also create training programs that will result in an academic degree?
Yes, we are currently exploring various options for conducting our present Palestinian program and our upcoming programs in the Ukraine and in East Africa as academic programs that will result in a Master degree.
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This year�s Retiree Appreciation Day will feature guest speakers retired Marine Lt. Gen. Jack Klimp, president of National Association of Uniformed Services; Elizabeth Goolsby, director of the Fayetteville Medical Center and Veterans Health Administration; Brig. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations East, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune; and Congressman Walter Jones.
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Friday, February 4, 2011
Biting My Virtual Tongue V2
-Just how much television DO you watch?
-How can you be stupid enough to believe that rumor? Have you never fact checked anything in your life?
-Do you realize that every picture you post of your toddler shows him watching TV?
-If you're going to put your political opinions out there for all of your friends to read, don't be so darn upset when someone disagrees with you. Sure, it's your wall and you can say what you want. But once you've put it out there you've opened yourself up for someone to disagree with you.
-If you don't care to hear from anyone who disagrees with you just unfriend all of your friends of a different political persuasion and tune solely in to your biased news programs that will never challenge your long held understanding of how the world works.
-Another "witty" status shuffle post? Yawn.
-It's really not cool to talk badly about "some people" whom you leave unnamed via a status update. Talk to them if you have an issue. Don't make it an issue on Facebook.
-You "like" THAT? Really??? Why????
What about you? What comments have you held back?
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I've been particularly irritated by the "status shuffle" posts, too. (What is the point? Don't you have anything of your own to say?)
Oh, I know what I have thought but wouldn't write: "Can't you spell? Can you not write a grammatical sentence? Aren't you an elementary school teacher? The next generation is learning from you. We are doomed."
- February 7, 2011 at 7:45 PM
- MARY G said...
Alejna said it! Especially the grammar bit.
'Cripes, your poor kid!'
'You're boring me out of existance!'
None of these, of course, would ever apply to thee or me. :-D
- February 10, 2011 at 9:14 PM
- Kyla said...
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- February 12, 2011 at 3:38 PM
- Kyla said...
Speaking of holding my tongue...I had to delete my last post because I didn't want anyone to accidentally stumble across it. LOL.
I often hold my tongue about medical misinformation that people get all hot and bothered over without there being any scientific fact to it.
- February 12, 2011 at 3:40 PM
- JCK said...
I'm bored to tears.
- February 19, 2011 at 10:51 PM
- flutter said...
how did i miss this post?
- February 24, 2011 at 10:34 PM
- Creative-Type Dad said...
I've held back my true feelings of Lionel Richie's music.
And now I'm paying the price.
- March 7, 2011 at 12:32 PM
- imbeingheldhostage said...
I can't look at FB anymore without thinking about a post by Cheeseboy a few months back. He imagined if everyone talked like they do on their statuses.Still cracks me up.
I actually bite my virtual tongue daily when a friend's husband goes on and on about his troubles and I see her IRL trying to hold the family together. I wish there was a button for "slap upside the head" next to the like button.
- March 14, 2011 at 8:50 AM


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Plzeň, Thrills and Bellyaches
Viktoria Plzeň 4-1 Viktoria Zizkov (23:10:11)
The last match of the 2011 EFW Oktoberfest and the chance to out with a bang. As we were based in Prague we could have opened our city maps and headed down Easy Street to Slavia Prague, but where is the thrill in that? Especially as Slavia's ground was sold to me as the Czech equivalent of Southampton's St Mary's Stadium. Yawn. The alternative was trip to Plzeň; a city known worldwide for its Pilsener beer and pronounced 'Pilsen' which would just about justify a weak Happy Mondays related headline for this piece. It wasn't such a hard decision.
The passengers on the train that chugged south west - on what proved to be a four can journey - from the Czech capital to Plzeň were in, and mostly full of, high spirits. A dozen or so Zizkov fans drunk their own body weight in bottles of lord knows what, and to pass the time on our behalf, King Stoffers entertained the assembled troops with some traditional Bavarian folk songs which brought the house down, as usual. It was all too much for our entertainments manager and Royal Antwerp legend, Hans Bressinck, who dived for cover into a carriage full of jovial and welcoming German women. Our Viktoria Festival was already in full swing.
Views from the train: On the 90-minute ride from Praha to Plzeň the view was mostly young German women (from left, Iulia, Monika, Steffi and "Wick"). On the way back it was mostly the local paramilitary "policie" - there were a few running battles between the Plzeň and Žižkov ultras post-match. The girls were far more cheerful. Fun fact: Three of them are kindergarten nurses and "Wick" is a professional cow and pig inseminator. (That's a verbal warning. Ed)
The local police didn't quite know what to make of it all. They were expecting the Zizkov fans, who were shepherded out of the station with a small escort for their own safety. But behind them were forty or so EFWers. I'm banning black coats next year because despite the fact we loathe hooliganism, we do look like an unruly mob, sometimes. Not to worry on this occasion. Our Czech speaking friend, Iain Thomson, put the police's minds at rest by whispering in their shell that we were all about beers and floodlights as opposed to pavement dancing. Bemused, they let us pass and march merrily on down the road to the pub.
Situated just across the road from the Města Plzně Stadium is a sizable micro brewery. Instead of refusing us entry, the owners opened up an additional room upstairs to accommodate the EFW masses and served up frothing pints of Lotr beer to our table at twenty minute intervals. We have a resident beer expert on these trips in the form of Liverpool fan, Andy Walker. His verdict on this ale, uniquely brewed using boiling copper pans shoved into a tiled stove before being cooled in a 160 year old spray cooler and left to ferment in oak vats? "It's alright" he beamed.
Getting horní: The exterior of the FC Viktoria Plzeň main stand; the only bit not in the process of being rebuilt. Inset left, there is "Horní" section especially for Hans Bressinck and to help this along there are even shexy gurlsh, although you have to buy a VIP ticket to meet them.
Fill yer face: Top, the "Spiraly" stand - it's like flatty but more spiral-shaped. (Written warning. Ed.) Bottom, a big, spicy sausage with a slice of bread and lots and lots of mustard is also available. Fun fact: The word "Pilsner", as in beer, is derived from Plzeň.
After parting with £5 for match tickets (easily the most expensive of the weekend, but then these chaps are Champions League material) we spent probably a bit too long marvelling at world's tallest floodlight which, tragically, is about to be unceremoniously hauled down and shipped to a floodlight graveyard. It's akin to a LUXury version of the Blackpool Tower. There were more than one, but they're being dumped in favour of some sad looking toothpicks. It's all part of of the rebuilding of the ground which is being done to meet the demands of UEFA suits. No team competing in UEFA competitions are allowed to play in a football ground with any character, and so this place is being standardised to look like every other ground in Europe. Boo. Hiss.
I purchased no items from the club shop. Why? Because everything they had came in the colours of Crystal Palace. If I hadn't been so childish, my preferred items would have been the Viktoria Plzeň mens trouser braces (mens trouser braces!) and a box of cigars in a club presentation box. Smoking.
The first half was a turgid affair. Four days earlier, Plzeň had been lording it up in the Champions League group stages in front of 87,000 in the Camp Nou. Here, in front of two empty stands, and with no Lionel Messi to show off in front of, it must have felt like a huge come down. And it showed. Not to fear though because we had the worlds best mobile scoreboard to entertain us...
Left blank for your scoreboard: No jumbotron yet but they have got a truck with a scoreboard on it. Turned out the truck was double-sided, the back often being viewed by as many as two people. Fun fact: Because they aren't quite up to spec yet, Plzeň must play their Champions' League games at the Stadion Eden/Synot Tip Arena in Prague.
Stairmasters: Fans risk exposure to reach the upper tiers. Right, the token match shot showing the lack of seating in the new stands.
Stand back from the edge of platform 2 - football cliché fast approaching: this was a game of two halves. The second half raced by quicker than a human eye. Suddenly, Plzeň had style, a groovy style, and a midfield trio that just wouldn't stop. Goals rained down like Argentina '78 confetti. Four for the home team, not including their three (three!) disallowed goals and, in return, all Zizkov could offer was a solitary consolation effort which did produce some comedy gold when, in a health and safety nightmare, their fans came steaming down their terrace before launching themselves into the 12 foot netting preventing them from launching missiles onto the pitch. Priceless.
Bobble hats off to the Plzeň ultras. On paper 'La la, la la la la laaaa, Vik-tor-iaaa' doesn't sound like the most inspiring terrace ditty. But in the top right hand corner of the main stand the choreographic display that accompanied the song was one of the best I'd ever seen. They split into two groups; dancing one way and then that, up, tiddly, up, up and then down, tiddly, down, down; throwing scarves aloft, pulling their trousers braces.... it went on for an age. Full ultra points to them. Turns out they have lessons every Tuesday night across the road in the brewery*. *Might not actually be true.
Suitably Kafka-esque: A belching chimney and a sinister watchtower loom over the stadion. Fun fact: It's actually a former water tower dating from 1532.
Worth a flutter: The game continues beneath a lovely Crystal Palace flag (You're fired. Ed.)
Worth a shout: Top, the cappo di tutti cappi marshals the happy Plzeň ultras. Bottom, the famous Plzeň Flag Man, together with his, er, flag. (I'm calling security. Ed.)
After, ahem, the thought of joyriding the scoreboard across the lush turf has passed. We opted for the safer option of a mini EFW pitch invasion for kicks before returning to another micro brewery, closer to the station, connected to a brewery museum. My favourite exhibits were the pints of beer which, again, kept on arriving at our table in return for £1.20. Dreamy. So that was the 2011 EFW Oktoberfest: 45 people, 7 games, 31 goals, beers and giggles shared over four days with English, Scots, Czechs, Slovakians, Polish, Belgians, An Israeli, Norwegians and Germans. That's what EFW is all about. This is what we stand for and I love it.
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There's two photo montages from this trip set to the music of The Arcade Fire and The Stone Roses.
Thanks to Mills for his photographic skills, Thomson for his unrivaled logistical prowess, Stoffl and Fuller for everything and to each and everyone of you who pitched up along the way to make this trip a huge success.


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Beat the Streak Report: April 11
Remember back in middle school gym when that one bully would always pants you in front of the whole class?
You'd come out of the locker room and start getting warmed up for Pickleball, and this guy would sneak up behind you and pull down your meshies so everyone could see your smiley-face Joe Boxers. This happened a solid three times per week for the duration of seventh grade.
The first couple days, he was just being mean. But after that, it was partially your own fault for not convincing your mom to buy you some gym shorts with a drawstring. And also your mom's fault for not letting you go to the mall without her. Everyone else was allowed to … so unfair! I'm going to live with Joey's parents! Wait, what?
Sorry to dredge up those deeply repressed memories — which definitely did not come from personal experience (always the pantser, never the pantsee!) — but the pantsing incident is pretty much exactly like picking Albert Pujols in BTS right now.
The first few times you got burned by the best player in the game, it was on him. But for the love of Allen Craig, Prince Albert has now taken 0-fers in five of his first nine games this season, including both Saturday and Sunday. He's 5-for-35 (.143) overall with just one multi-hit effort to his name
Picking him is like walking into gym class with your shorts already around your knees: Maybe they won't get pulled all the way down, but it's quite the unnecessary risk.
The fellows below aren't belt-and-suspenders safe — it is Monday after all — but, like a trusty pair of compression shorts, they should provide both comfort and support.
Monday's picks
(Make a BTS pick)
Oh, hello there …
• Todd Helton: .600 AVG (6-for-10) since '06 vs. Mets starter Mike Pelfrey
• Kurt Suzuki: .389 AVG (7-for-18) since '06 vs. White Sox starter Mark Buehrle
• Michael Bourn: .364 AVG (8-for-22) since '06 vs. Cubs starter Ryan Dempster
• Carlos Lee: .344 AVG (11-for-32) since '06 vs. Cubs starter Ryan Dempster
Todd Helton and Carlos Lee — we're taking the "back when you were in middle school …" theme all the way!
Feeling kinda spicy?
• Seth Smith: .444 AVG (4-for-9) since '06 vs. Mets starter Mike Pelfrey
You'll thank me later …
• B.J. Upton: .133 AVG (2-for-15) since '06 vs. Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka
• Ian Kinsler: .143 AVG (2-for-14) since '06 vs. Tigers starter Justin Verlander
• Alex Rios: .188 AVG (3-for-16) since '06 vs. A's starter Dallas Braden
• David DeJesus: .192 AVG (10-for-52) since '06 vs. White Sox starter Mark Buehrle
Leaderboard time!
Sixty-eight of you remain a perfect 11-for-11. We'll be a lot more impressed if 11 of you go 68-for-68.
Top MLB streakers
Jose Tabata: 10 games
Paul Konerko: 9 games
Six players: 8 games
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Damn Dave, you're getting earlier everyday with your posts. Nice.
Like I said in other post, I'll hopefully run top2500 around noonish to include Tex/det game. Post up later this afternoon/ early evening(east coasters)
Josh Hamilton for me today to go to 2.
I'm walking into that gym with pants completely up and daring anyone to pull them down. My sleeper pick for today: Sir Albert. Why? I think he'll start on the road back to royalty, tonite. In past 15 PAs, he has 2 BB and 2 SO. All others were hit, just to somebody. He has Holliday for protection again & hitting in a hitter-friendly park against competition that is not the world champs. Albert's BA invites pitching, By the time, ARI realizes they should have pitched him more carefully, Albert & I will have our hit(s).
@00Liber. Curious to find out what percentage of perfect streakers pick the early game today. My guess is that they are getting jittery and can't wait 6 more hours for the later games. Guessing 20-30%. Haste makes waste.
Looking ahead… I wouldn't be surprised to see high number of 'no selections' for the next Monday. It has a really early lockout. Bloggers remember to pick night before at latest.
^^^ kinda like the girl last year who had like a 25 with Pujols on a Sunday night game that went extras and he got a hit. Next day was real early lock so she NS. OOPS.
I'd like to welcome my brother-law to the bloggers group with a whopping 1gm streak courtesy AJ Pis yesterday.
I had one of the two hits that my team put up yesterday with Cano. I'm going with Kosuke Fukudome for 2.
@yanks. Kosuke got pulled yesterday after 2AB. Dont know his status for today.
I'm one of those perfect streakers, but I'm going with Miguel Montero late for a 12-streak. In the past I used game times as a tiebreaker (favoring early games), but I'm trying to be more serious about my picking these days.
Running top2500 as I type, hopefully post results in an hour or so when I take lunch.
@lav- there were a couple times last year when I couldn't wait for the later games so I picked from the early one as well. Fortunately for me I only did that when I was below 5 or 6. Hopefully these people that are at double digits will agree with you that waiting for someone to play in the last game could be a wise idea if they are the best choice for the day. Anyway, I went with Marlon Byrd today as I think the Cubbies will hit well in all three games against the Astros and I think I am picking a Cub all three times. GL everyone!
Appears we have a better group of streakers. Only a small handful picked the early games. Though not all may be 'good pickers'. A few picked Helton who may be a pinch hitter today. Ichiro highest picked, & none picked Albert 😉
Stats for the 68 "perfect" pickers:
*Only six picked the early game.
*Suzuki: 17
*Kemp: 8 (my very close second choice)
*Castro: 4
*Fukudome: 4 (got hurt awkwardly catching a ball yesterday)
*C. Gonzalez: 3
*Hamilton: 3
*Helton: 3 (hasn't started since Thursday)
*Mi. Cabrera: 2
*Tulowitzki: 2
*Phillips: 2
*Reyes: 2
*Pedroia: 2
*Various single picks: 16
For the first time, I'm all alone with my pick: Montero. The guy is leading the league in hitting, will almost certainly play (he sat on Saturday), can't get rained out (retractable roof), and is 2-4 lifetime against the mediocre opposing starter.
Yes, he could have an 0-fer, but I'm surprised I'm the only one with this pick. I also thought Kemp was a can't-miss pick, but I basically flipped a coin (figuratively).
"I wouldn't be surprised to see high number of 'no selections' for the next Monday. It has a really early lockout. Bloggers remember to pick night before at latest."
Only for those who started this year.
The 1100 AM start time is because of the Boston Marathon that they want to finish before the race starts, so it is an annual event at the same time every year.
@GPearson17: I looked at Montero, but got scared off due to how strong a spring he got and the fact that Montero has been hot for awhile now and might regress soon.
I went with Joey Votto, whose hot streak is a little newer and Latos should be a little rusty from the injury.
Five of the early pickers have been rewarded already, as Hamilton and Cabrera each have at least one hit. But somebody also picked Mike Napoli of Texas, who has apparently started only five games this year and did not start today's game!
LaV's List
Monday's Top Picks of the current Top2500,
156 Batters picked overall
Batter, Times Picked, Percentage
Pick Times Picked Percentage
Ichiro Suzuki 364 14.71
Carlos Gonzalez 130 5.25
Todd Helton 124 5.01
Kosuke Fukudome 117 4.73
Albert Pujols 106 4.28
No Selection 105 4.24
Matt Kemp 86 3.47
Joey Votto 84 3.39
Josh Ham 81 3.27 GOOD (my pick)
Jose Reyes 76 3.07
Dustin Pedroia 71 2.87
Troy Tulowitzki 64 2.59
Miguel Cab 55 2.22 GOOD
Starlin Castro 55 2.22
Perfect streak playing the early game 6
Yesterday's Top2500 Reset was 36.9 with S. Ichiro reseting the most.
Highest "No Selection" :Pg# 3,3,4 and 5 with streaks of 10 back to zero.
Bloggers Group Top2500
UserName, Streak, Rank, Page#, Pick
Gpearson17, 11, pg 2, 1, M. Montero – picked 13X
LaVolpe, 6, pg 49, 1743, A. Pujols – picked 106X
Nyy4life42, 6, pg 50, 1173, Ichiro – picked 364X
Gurpsing, 6, pg 66, 1173, Ichiro – picked 364X
Blanco21, 5, pg 100+, 2332, J. Reyes – picked 76X
GL to all
I dont know why there is the smiley face in there. I still need to work on the formatting abit ( haven't done this since Aug)
Thought maybe the smiley face was poking fun at the streakers' inability to pick a player
The razzing smiley automatically replaces a colon followed by a "p." So you'll just need to put a space between "Highest No Selection:" and "pg#"
Well I have a sleeper for today. I know it's late but I wasn't home the whole weekend and this is my first time to post since than. Coco Crisp. He ropes against Buehrle and I expect that to continue. 15 hits in 41 ABs against Buehrle so far and that should continue. Also to pearson, I wouldn't go to Montero too much as he is hot right now but they are playing the Cards and that has to be a fluke he's hitting so well and he will cool off eventually.
It's only my second pick of Montero. I saw a lot of him this weekend as a Reds fan. One thing I look for is whether he gets his hits in bunches (feast or famine), or consistently over many games — and he's been the latter so far. I really don't know how to predict a cool-down, but I also try not to go to the same well too many times.
@vinny-glad to see you back, did you have a good weekend in PA? Went with Byrd today and hoping the Cubbies will hit well in Houston. Funny, I actually thought of going with Crisp today, GL!
@00liber-I like the smiley face too, haha.
@baseballgirlie, I am glad to be back and I had a great time. I didn't choose Crisp as I saw it late. I have Kendrick tonight.
Are you doing a blog post today Vinny?
Kosuke pickers. Out of lineup and no chance of pinch hitting – hamstring.
Helton pickers. Out of lineup, chance of pinch hitting – back spasms
Source: rotoworld.com
@champion, not doing one today but thanks for reading. Doing one tomorrow morning early. I will be updating and doing some research tonight.
Ok now I'm not watching the game BUT how does Pappi leg out a triple?
I'm 0-2 through four. Need some good mojo!
Montero just walk in his 3 appearance.
1 more AB for sure.
And my coin-flip alternative just got a hit — as have almost everyone else with an 11-streak. Dang.
Montero will lead off the eighth, but the D-Backs will need ten more ABs through nine for a fifth Montero appearance.
Oh, dang. I'm screwed.
And I stand facing the BTS world with my pants still up!!! Pujols singles on his 5th and last AB.
gpearson17. Still slight chance to tie it in the 9th. GL
Oh crud, you're screwed. B2B homers just added another 3 runs.
My only potential saving grace is that the SL bullpen sucks…
@gpearson-good run. The fact that you got to 11 to start the season makes me feel you will be back in no time. You are obvioulsy making some good picks. GL tomorrow!
Thanks, but I expect I won't see a five-streak for a while. I guess I shouldn't feel too bad, unless I somehow put together a 45-streak starting tomorrow…
I do say you are a bit fearless. You and others have no qualms picking players towards bottom of lineup. In NL, I won't even consider players 6th-8th at home. Pitchers eat up too many outs and if team is winning in low scoring game, getting 4 ABs could be a challenge especially considering double switches. It's just a risk I'm not comfortable with and do realize it does remove a large number of players to pick from.
I should clarify that I was scared off by picking Montero due to how strong a spring McClellan had, not Montero's spring.
Is there going to be a HR contest this year?
I just noticed the banner has been taken down from the fantasy page.
Just wondering if anyone knows the answer here.
If the Blue Jays hadn't blown a 7-0 lead in the 7th inning, every single road team would have won today.
When was the last time that every road team won a game played on a particular day with at least 10 games played?
@champ-I am from Seattle so I am a Mariners fan and I have to say that was the sweetest thing ever. Down 7-0 going into t he bottom of the seventh and coming back to win, INCREDIBLE!! I don't know the answer to your question but that is interesting. I didn't even realize that until you said something. Good job Mariners, now build on this and don't go lose your next 7 in a row again, haha!


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A spokesperson for the daytime talk show "Dr. Phil" has denied multiple claims from past guests that members of the show's staff enabled their drug and alcohol use.
A report this week from STAT and The Boston Globe includes accounts from guests who appeared on the program alleging, among other things, that show staffers supplied vodka and Xanax to a man who struggled with alcohol abuse and gave tips on where to find heroin in Los Angeles to a woman who struggled with heroin addiction.
Dr. Phil McGraw, who earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology but is no longer a licensed practitioner, declined to comment on the report. Martin Greenberg, the show's Director of Professional Affairs, described the claims as "absolutely, unequivocally untrue."
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"We do not do that with this guest or any other," Greenberg said when asked to address one guest's account. He later said in a statement to the publications, "Addicts are notorious for lying, deflecting and trivializing. But, if they are at risk when they arrive, then they were at risk before they arrived. The only change is they are one step closer to getting help, typically help they could not have even come close to affording."
Todd Herzog, a former "Survivor" champion who struggled with alcohol abuse for years following his win, said that when he arrived on the "Dr. Phil" studio in Los Angeles in 2013, he found a bottle of vodka in his dressing room and was given a Xanax to "calm his nerves." Herzog said he had to be carried on set before his sit-down with Dr. Phil and registered a .263 blood alcohol content — more than three times the legal limit.
Family members of some guests said their loved ones' health and welfare was put at risk by show staffers who allegedly played a role in their search for drugs. The investigation also looked into the level of medical care guests with addiction issues receive while filming in Los Angeles and at Dr. Phil's relationship with the treatment centers his guests often seek further help from.
Was a Dr. Phil Interview the Remedy These Stars Needed?
Herzog said he detoxed for two days in a hotel room paid for by the show and that he was sober when he first arrived for his scheduled taping. Greenberg initially told STAT and The Boston Globe that the show did not have a responsibility to monitor guests with substance abuse problems ("No, of course not — it's a television show"), but later said Herzog was "medically supervised the entire time" by personnel from an unnamed treatment center during his taping schedule.
The report said Greenberg then appeared to shift his stance a third time, attempting to clarify in a statement that guests who agree to treatment are provided with medical supervision, but "it does not mean that a guest is being monitored 100 percent of the time."
However, the executive director of the center where Herzog sought treatment after his appearance contested claims that his staff supervised Herzog in L.A. and said doing so would have violated their licenses.
"I honestly regret ever having done it," Steve Thomason said in reference to his treatment center's participation and affiliation with the show.
Herzog appeared multiple times as a guest on "Dr. Phil." He claimed that just before his third appearance, he found vodka in the dressing room again but did not drink all of it. Again, the show denied his claim.
Marianne Smith said in the report that when her niece Jordan appeared on the show in 2012 and was suffering from heroin withdrawals, producers suggested she try Skid Row in Los Angeles to find drugs. Smith also said Dr. Phil did not offer her niece any medical assistance as they awaited her taping for two days.
Greenberg issued a denial: "We could go on and talk about Jordan, or 10 others. Same reality. All had medical supervision."
Likewise, Joelle King-Parrish said the show did not provide any medical attention to her pregnant daughter Kaitlin when she was detoxing in the hotel. Staff members reportedly told her to "take care of it," and one "Dr. Phil" employee ultimately joined the mother and daughter with a camera in hand as they drove to Skid Row looking for heroin.
In response, Greenberg said Kaitlin's mother had previously "agreed to be 100 percent responsible for managing her daughter's health and possible withdrawal" and the individual who filmed the incident "simply documented the natural behavior she observed, which would have occurred whether she was there or not."
Herzog appeared on "Dr. Phil" for a fourth time in 2016 and said he recently wrote a letter to the television personality thanking him.
"I'm grateful in a lot of ways for the show. For getting me help in the nicest places in the country. That's a gift right there," he said. But "there are some things about the show that I don't like, and that I don't think are real... I should have been in the hospital, in that sense. There should not be liters of vodka in my dressing room."
Others interviewed for the story also praised Dr. Phil and the show for getting them the help they needed. Former heroin addict Niki Dietrich is one of those people, who described the show's efforts as a "miracle," adding in part, "I have nothing bad to say about that experience."
"Few people contact us just to let us know how well things are going," the show said in a statement to STAT and The Globe. "The fact you can 'cherry pick' three, or 30, or 300 guests for that matter, who seek to blame others for their plight or struggle in life, is not the least bit surprising."
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NEWINGTON, NH -- Planet Fitness has hired former Gulf Oil LP Chief Financial Officer Jayne Conway as its new CFO.
Conway has also spent 10 years as an executive at Dunkin' Brands. She led the ultimate divestiture of the Canton, MA-based company to a consortium of private equity investors in 2006. She then joined Framingham, MA-based Gulf Oil as its CFO and led the restructuring of the company's corporate infrastructure in preparation for national expansion.
"The chief financial officer from Gulf Oil moving to Planet Fitness? Who'd a thunk it?" Mike Grondahl, the co-founder and CEO of Planet Fitness, said in a statement. "Jayne's decision to join us says a lot about the health club industry and even more about Planet Fitness itself and the future of this company."
That future includes a minority sale of the company to private equity firm Goode Partners LLC, according to sources. Planet Fitness said today that no announcement of a sale is imminent. Sources had said the sale was expected to be completed this month.
Marc Grondahl, the brother of the CEO, had served as the company's CFO but will make way for Conway. Marc Grondahl remains an owner of the Newington, NH-based company along with Mike Grondahl and Chris Rondeau, who also is the company's chief operating officer.
In addition to her time with Gulf Oil and Dunkin' Brands, Conway also worked for General Electric.
"Planet Fitness has a brand personality that I've never seen in a gym before," Conway said. "It's a tremendous economic business model for potential franchisees, and the company is intensely passionate about what it does and what it stands for. There is no doubt that Planet Fitness is positioned for huge national growth."


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Aggregates (Totals)
Q: What aggregate operations does BIRT support?
"Aggregate" is the fancy word to describe totals. BIRT supports a wide variety of totals: sum, running sum, average, minimum, maximum, count, count distinct, and many more. See the ROM Scripting Specification for details.
Q: Is it possible to use cell.setProperty( ) to set the width of cells?
Answered by Stanley Wang You can not set column width dynamically for now. Runtime scripting is limited to property access and data-manipulations for this release. More will come in BIRT 2.0.
Q: Does BIRT support look-ahead (two-pass) aggregates?
Look-ahead aggregates are of the form "this value as a percentage of an overall total". For example, a customer's sales as a percentage of overall sales for a sales rep, sales region, and so on. These are often called two-pass aggregates becuase they require the reporting tool to make one pass over the data to compute totals, then another pass to compute the percentages for each record.
BIRT does provide support for such totals. Just enter the calculation and BIRT figures out the right way to compute it:
Total.percent( row.Sales, Total.sum( row.Sales ) )
Q: Is an example of simple calculations like count, sum, max, min?
Q: Does BIRT support page totals?
Some reports may want to display totals over data displayed on a page of the report. For example, a count of employees on that page, and sum of their salaries.
BIRT release 1.0 delivers reports as a single web page, so the question is moot for this release. BIRT reports are paginated when printed as PDF, but BIRT uses Apache FOP to do the formatting, and so BIRT does not have visiblity into the pagination.
That said, if there is sufficient interest, the BIRT team will consider page totals for a future release.
Q: Can I add custom logic (scripting) to my report?
Yes. BIRT uses JavaScript (also known as EcmaScript) for expressions, business logic, and integration with application-specific Java classes.
sum( row.orderTotal )
This summarizes the orderTotal column over all rows. This makes aggregates look like other expressions, even though the BIRT report engine needs to "rewrite" them.
Q: Where can I learn about JavaScript?
Q: Good, but most report developers don't like to write code.
1. Simple expressions: row.Price * row.Quantity 2. Business expressions: choose a salutation (Mr., Mrs., Ms., etc.) depending on a database code, and concatenate the salutation, first name and last name. 3. Complex logic written in Java: Compute the recommendation rating for a stock based on factors in the database, and proprietary stock-rating algorithms.
Simple tasks require no code. This includes conditional formatting (make negative numbers red, for example), data transformations (filters, sorting, totals), conditional display (hide certain fields for certain types of customers), and so on.
Accessing Java Classes
Q: Can BIRT access existing Java code or objects?
Yes. BIRT uses the Mozilla Rhino JavaScript engine which provides excellent integration with Java. See the Mozilla Rhino Scripting Java article for information about how to call Java from JavaScript.
A BIRT report developer could use JavaScript to access functionality of pre-existing Java classes that may hold significant business logic that we would like to access within the report.
Suppose our logic is in a Java package called com.company.AppLogic. We'd import it into JavaScript as follows:
importPackage( "com.company.AppLogic" );
importPackage is not suported in BIRT 1.0, so the previous line will not work: To use outside packages, you will need to use the fully qualified name of the object var abc;
abc = new Packages.com.company.AppLogic();
The report's initialize method is the best place to put the import. Then, we can access objects and methods as if they were JavaScript objects. let's assume that MyClass is a class within the AppLogic package, and it provides business logic for working with, say, customer orders:
obj = new MyClass( ); result = obj.calculate( row.balance, row.dueDate );


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PORTSMOUTH — What if you could save the life of someone battling leukemia, lymphoma or dozens of other blood diseases?
The Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel is offering community members the chance to be the cure for patients in need of a bone marrow or stem cell transplant by holding a Be The Match marrow donor drive on Thursday, April 4 from 2:30-7 p.m. This drive is held in memory of Sheraton Harborside owner Stephen Griswold who passed on Feb. 10 of this year.
■ Registration is simple, requiring only paperwork and a cheek swab. No blood is taken at registration.
■ You must be between the ages of 18 and 44, in good general health and willing to donate to any person you may match to join the registry.
■ There is no out of pocket cost to join the Registry. It costs about $100 in to add each new person to the registry. This cost will be covered by our sponsors, the Marrow Donor Program at Rutland Regional Medical Center and Michael's Fund of Fall River, Massachusetts. Donations are always greatly appreciated, but are never required.
■ Certain medical conditions will make you ineligible to join the registry. Please contact Jen St. Peter at 401-248-5762 or firstname.lastname@example.com with eligibility questions.
Every day thousands of patients who need a life-saving marrow or blood stem cell transplant are searching for a matching donor. There are more than 15 million donors worldwide who stand ready to give someone a future, yet even with a registry of millions, there are patients waiting and hoping, unable to find a match.
A marrow or blood stem cell transplant is a way to treat and possibly cure people with leukemia, lymphoma and other deadly diseases. Patients in need of a marrow or blood stem cell transplant are most likely to match someone of their own race and ethnicity.
Donation, if you match, is typically done through an automated blood donation (75% of the time) or a minor surgical procedure done under anesthesia (25%).


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Of Wine and FishJuly 16th, 2012 — ddelmoli
In my last post touching on my case for Data Engineers, my friend Greg Rahn provided a humorous quote about data from Andy Todd:
"Data matures like wine, applications like fish"
Which, near as I can tell, came from an Open Source Developer's Conference in Brisbane, 2009 at which Andy talked about, of all things, "Change in Database Schemas and Source Code".
I've dropped Andy an email to see if his presentation is online anywhere, since it touches the topic that is near and dear to my heart.
In this post, though, I'd like to address some of the humor behind the quote — the implication that data gets better as it ages, while applications get worse (and start to smell like stinky fish).
Having worked with old data and old applications, I'm not sure I agree with the sentiment. Imagine the following:
"Mr. Hawkins, I need to you do some analysis on this music file I have — I want to know how many times C immediately follows A in this song."
"No problem, Mr. Silver, I'll get right on it — where's the data and how do I read it?"
"Here's the data file, Mr. Hawkins", Mr. Silver hands Jim a grooved red plastic disk with a small hole in the middle of it, the faded words "78 RPM" written on the attached paper label. "And here's the application code that reads the data file", Mr. Silver bends over and grunts to lift a oddly shaped box with a huge bell and crank attached to it.
"Good luck, Mr. Hawkins! Let me know when you've finished that analysis!"
In my little story, both the data and application code have become ancient and almost unusable, leading me to another quote, this time from Kurt Bollacker:
"Data that is loved tends to survive"
It's that aspect of loving your data (nod to my friends at Pythian and the estimable @datachick Karen Lopez) that keeps me interested in the efforts to make data transformation and evolution agile and easier.
There's a balance to be struck in keeping data fresh and usable — it doesn't just get better with age, but rather needs to be continually assessed against use cases in order to keep it useful. Applications need the same attention too, lest they start to smell like last week's catch.
The trick is to minimize the effort in keeping both fresh — some of you may recognize this as minimizing technical debt. Really good software and data engineers (and perhaps this should be the responsibility of the software and data architects) constantly assess data and code against current and future use cases. If they're smart, they invest in changes which reduce current and probable future technical debt on an ongoing, even agile, basis. The extra challenge for the data engineer is to balance this need not only for individual applications and use cases, but to discern ways to leverage data as is while not placing too much burden on the applications.


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It doesn't seem like a minute ago when Paul Jenkins, Gareth Jones and Bob Mayers first started talking about setting up a League in South Wales to help develop anglers in the region to International level.
Well, seven years on and the league has just finished another very successful season, with 13 four man teams competing across four competitions on Chew Valley lake, sponsored by our fly fishing tackle supplier Fishtec, and PSM sportswear.
The fishing this year on Chew Valley has been phenomenal between 52 anglers over four competitions, a total number of 1542 fish caught and returned with a rod average of a staggering 7.43 per angler for the whole competition.
The numbers of anglers who have used the league as a springboard to the International scene has been specifically pleasing to see and long may it continue, with a lot of anglers gaining great experience and knowledge from some of the top anglers in the country, in what is a very friendly competition.
Some Match Stats from 2013
The league is fished catch and release, with results based on a points system, so consistency throughout the year is the key to success. When the fourth fish is recorded, the time is taken to the minute, in case of duplicate fish numbers.
Match 1 : 52 Anglers Caught 343 Fish – Rod Average 6.6
Match 1 : 52 Anglers Caught 273 Fish – Rod Average 5.25
Match 1 : 52 Anglers Caught 526 Fish – Rod Average 10.2
Match 1 : 52 Anglers Caught 400 Fish – Rod Average 7.7
Quickest 4 Fish – Nigel Evals – 20 Minutes
This years winners were team Airflo! Accumulating just 184 points between four anglers over four matches. Second, reigning champions, the Nymphomaniacs, who accumulated 303 and close on their tail, Cwmbran Drifters, with 321.
This year the Individual trophy went to the ever consistent Phil Cotton of Team Airflo with an impressive 27 points. The competition has been running for 7 years, Phil has won the individual trophy twice and finished second and two occasions. Second with 32 place points, another Team Airflo angler, Stuart Watkins, yet another former winner of the Fishtec League shield. Third saw Andrew Banner of the Cwmbran Drifters with 49 place points.
A huge thank you must go out to Bob Mayers for his organisational skills, without him none of this would happen! Full results here : http://www.llandegfedd-ffa.com/


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PALM COAST, Fla. – Flagler County detectives arrested a 13-year-old Indian Trails Middle School student Thursday morning on a charge of sexual battery on a victim younger than 12.
The teen is accused of inappropriately touching a 5-year-old girl in their Palm Coast home in the late evening hours on Jan. 10.
The victim told detectives that around 9 p.m., she was lying on a couch sleeping when she was awakened by the teenager, who was pulling down her pants and underwear. The girl said the teen then touched her private area, but ran back to his bed when an adult approached the two.
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The Fairview Branch Library is located at the corner of Ocean Park Blvd. and 21st Street.
By Freeway. Take the I-10 freeway to the Cloverfield Blvd. exit. Take Cloverfield Blvd. south for 0.8 miles and then turn right on Ocean Park Blvd.
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Limited metered parking is available behind the Branch off 21st Street. Residential parking permits are in effect on the side streets north of Ocean Park Blvd. Monday thru Friday.
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The first Fairview Branch was opened in 1931 on 20th Street and was only 15 feet wide. In 1942, this store front library was replaced by a new building located at 2030 Pico Boulevard.
In 1956, the Fairview Branch Library moved to its present location. During the war years, the population of the southeastern area of Santa Monica had grown dramatically due to the defense industry boom at Douglas Aircraft. The influx remained in Santa Monica following the war's end and the return of servicemen and women eager to start families.
Designed by architect Weldon Fulton, it is a classic mid-century modern building. The original furnishings came from Eames, Knoll Associates, and Remington Rand.
A community room was added in 1978 and other facility improvements were made in 2002. The current building size is 7,735 square feet.


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