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Tuesday night's Champions Classic in Chicago will feature four of college basketball's elite programs, and four of the top five teams in the AP Top 25. The two matchups will showcase some of the nation's best returning players, as well as some of its most highly touted freshmen.
I've drawn up scouting reports on every team, the way I would if I were coaching against these teams, and included keys to the game for each matchup.
Here is my breakdown of the No. 2 Michigan State Spartans versus No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). You can also check out my in-depth look at No. 5 Kansas Jayhawks versus No. 4 Duke Blue Devils (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Scouting the Spartans
Tom Izzo has a mature, physical team that is invested in winning. Izzo's teams also defend and rebound, but the coach has said this season that he'll be committed to pushing the pace. He has a roster capable of attacking the defense, but how will the Spartans adjust to that style of play? Playing faster can't come at the expense of taking good shots and establishing a low-post presence.
Four-year starter Keith Appling is a key for the Spartans at the point. He must be a committed play starter and playmaker, but not MSU's primary scoring option, even though he led the Spartans in shot attempts last season. Izzo needs him to get the ball to Gary Harris in transition and off penetration and find Adreian Payne in early post-ups and as a trailer in transition. Appling needs to stay aggressive in looking for his own shot, especially in transition, but most importantly he needs to manage the game and make good decisions.
Payne is a unique talent. He runs the floor, can score on the block and can knock down the 3 off of pick-and-pops and off the high spread-ball screen. It will be interesting to see how Izzo uses his versatility offensively. Hybrid forward Branden Dawson (6-foot-6, 230 pounds) is another vital member of the Spartans. Now fully recovered from his ACL injury, he is a high-energy player who is a hard cutter and is relentless on the offensive glass. He has the ability to extend plays.
Harris is the most talented player on the Spartans. He plays the game with the moxie and pace of a seasoned veteran. He is a shot-maker who does an excellent job of reading screens, and he uses his shot fake to set up his drive. He is physical and is strong enough to play through contact.
Izzo has a rotation that goes eight or nine deep. Matt Costello, Gavin Schilling and Alex Gauna will need to provide consistent post play, Travis Trice is a skilled and versatile guard who can play either backcourt position, can shoot the ball with range and can provide solid defense on and off the ball, and Denzel Valentine can create plays for teammates with his excellent strength and vision.
Scouting the Wildcats
John Calipari put together what some consider to be the best recruiting class of all time this season, and this Wildcats roster possesses a unique blend of size, strength and explosive athletic ability. The personnel most notably differentiates itself from last season's team in the form of an elite point guard (Andrew Harrison) and go-to frontcourt player (Julius Randle). The challenge for Kentucky in 2013-14 will be to understand that the season is a journey and not a destination. Whether the Cats develop a trust and chemistry on offense and on defense will determine just how good they'll be.
A key to Calipari's dribble-drive offense is the ability of perimeter players to get downhill and force the defenses to give help. This season's Kentucky team will have four players on the floor who can make a play at most times. The big question will be how Calipari gets Randle into the paint for post-ups. Randle has a rare combination of size, strength, speed and skill. He has a small forward's skills -- as it's not uncommon for him to grab a defensive rebound, then lead the fast break -- but Calipari's challenge will be to keep him from falling in love with his jump shot, and instead get him in isolations and post-ups where he can be most effective.
Andrew Harrison is a physical, 6-5 point guard who has the size and strength to get in the lane and to make plays for others and finish on his own. His size makes him extremely effective in ball screens, and he can see over the defense and see all five defenders. Andrew's brother, Aaron Harrison, is a big shooting guard with 3-point range, and he actually slid over to point guard in the preseason when Andrew was injured. (That's important because point guard depth is one of the few areas of weakness on this roster.) He does have a tendency to hold on to the ball too long in the half-court game. James Young is a 6-7 wing with a 7-4 reach who has 3-point range, can explode to the basket off the dribble and is an active offensive rebounder.
Kentucky has great frontcourt depth and versatility, starting with Alex Poythress. He can play either forward spot but is best suited at the 4. He is hard to keep off the glass and can finish in transition, but, as a freshman he left you wanting more, given his skill level. It is important for him to play well if Kentucky is going to make a national title run.
Willie Cauley-Stein has every athletic trait to be a dominant frontcourt player, but the former wide receiver needs to translate that athletic ability to the court. He is an excellent ball-screen defender, and quick enough to be a rim protector. However, he needs to be able to rebound in traffic and prove he can finish off of dump-offs and post-ups. Fellow center Dakari Johnson is going to be a key piece, as he is patient on the block with great hands and excellent footwork. The only concern with him is how he'll defend ball screens.
Keys to the game
• Can the young Wildcats maintain intensity on defense and the backboards for 40 minutes? The Spartans are tough to keep off the glass, so UK will need to remain locked in for the entire possession every possession, as well as competing in defensive transition.
• Can the Spartans contain Andrew Harrison off the dribble and contain Randle in post-ups and isolations? Those are the Wildcats' two biggest physical mismatches.
• The key matchup in this one is MSU's Dawson versus Kentucky's Young. Dawson is a tall order for a lean freshman such as Young, as he's one of the hardest-playing and most physical forwards in the country. He can change the game on the offensive glass if Young and others can't contain him. As for Young, he's a volume shooter, so Dawson will need to locate him in transition and defend him on the catch.


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Recommendation for a good CMOS op-amp?
I'm trying to add pre-amp outputs to my Denon receiver. The intent is to add a buffer in parallel with the final amplifier stage in the receiver to effectively "port-out" the pre-amp signals without loading them.
I've gotten great recommendations on building an op-amp buffering stage, but the recommendation was to use a 5532 op-amp. This BJT op-amp may have an input impedance that loads the pre-amp stage more than desired.
Can anyone recommend a CMOS op-amp with excellent audio characteristics? Again, my goal is to buffer out the pre-amp signal without loading it internally...
I think a CMOS op-amp would be overkill. A normal FET-input op-amp would give a high enough input impedance. Of those, OPA604 is alright, or OPA627 if you have cash to spare.
The load of ANY op amp is more than 1Mohm|| a few pf and is at high frequencies less than a few inches of cable.
Use any OP that sounds good.
"The load of ANY op amp is more than 1Mohm"
Read the data sheet for a 5532, they say 300K typical but only guarantee 40K.
Re: Recommendation for a good CMOS op-amp?
In fact almost any audio opamp bipolar and JFET will do.
What are you demands for "loading"?
Re: Recommendation for a good CMOS op-amp?
input impedance > 10 kohms, 100 kohms is good
output impedance < 1 kohms, 100 ohms is good
Speed, 5-50 V/us is normal
Noise <10 nV/sqrHz
Many opamps will fit this description
Load impedance of NE5532 is 30 - 300kohm alright, but referred to what. Of course from pos input to neg input, elemetary electronics gives that this resistance is multiplied with the
open loop gain. This means that the Real input impedance is enormous. It is one thing to read specs, yet another to understand them ; )
He knows better...he's just nit-picking.:devilr:
I happen to like the 5532, and it would work fine for what you intend. There are other options though.....
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Jennifer Siebel Newsom came to Hollywood with a dream, and left with a mission. Already an accomplished woman at the age of 28, acting was always a passion for Newsom, but she didn't think it was a career. By the time she was knocking on Hollywood's door, Newsom had already completed an MBA at Stanford University, and had been doing global conversation work with Conservation International.
When she decided to take the stage once more, she encountered an unexpected obstacle. Her agent suggested that to get acting jobs she should lie about her age and take her MBA off her resumé. Newsom was struck by "the messaging that was being communicated to…women about our value in the Hollywood culture." This inspired her to make the documentary, Miss Representation (2011), a film that explores the relationship between the portrayal of women in the media, to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power. The film then spawned MissRepresentation.org, a movement to helps girls and women reach their full potential.
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Campus and people notes for the week ending May 25
Schumacher places first in poetry contest
Joanna Schumacher of Hastings took first place in the Dakota County Library's poetry contest. There were more than 290 entries total between the adults, children and teens. Joanna, 15, took first place in the 15- to 18- year-old category. You can see her poem, A Memory Worth Remembering, and the other winners on the library website: http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/LeisureRecreation/County Libraries/Programs/Poetry Winners.htm.
Schappa graduated from the U of M
Jill Schappa, the daughter of Pete and Jeanette Schappa of Hastings, graduated on May 12 from the University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM). While attending the college, Jill received the following honors and awards: Schlotthauer 2012 Award - Demonstration of a strong interest and outstanding ability in veterinary surgery and/or veterinary pathobiology; Merck-Merial Veterinary Scholar Poster Winner 2010 - Most outstanding poster in the Summer Scholar Program; Phi Zeta Kappa Honor Society of Veterinary Medicine 2010, 2012 - Award recognizing and promoting scholarship and research in matters pertaining to the welfare and diseases of animals; and the Caleb Dorr Certificate 2009. She was among the top academic students of the second-, third- and fourth-year classes. Originally scheduled to complete her doctorate with the class of 2011, Jill deferred her final year of clinical training to pursue research full time as a result of being the first-ever veterinary student (previously only given to medical students) to be awarded a Howard Hughes Medical Research Institute (HHMI) - Burroughs Welcome Fellowship funding her selected project, "Development of Targeted Toxins for Cancer Therapy Using Comparative Models." Jill plans to start her residency at the University of Minnesota in Clinical Pathology in July of this year and continue doing comparative human and animal cancer research.
Humbert and Myers graduate from Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Katie Humbert and Alexander Myers of Hastings were among more than 3,700 prospective candidates for degree attending University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee commencement exercises that were held on Sunday, May 20, in Milwaukee. Humbert graduated with a MS-Master of Science, College of health Sciences; and Myers, with a BA-Bachelor of Arts, college of Letters and Science.
Gandier named on Furman University dean's list
Michael Gandier of Hastings was named on the Furman University spring 2012 dean's list. He is the son of Beth and Phil Gandier.
Hillstrom recipients of the MMAA MSU scholarships
Anders Hillstrom, son of Doug and Raidi Hillstrom of Hastings, was one of the recipients of the Minot Model Alumni Association MSU scholarships available this year in the amount of $500. To qualify they must be a descendent of a Minot Model HS graduate or a student who attended and satisfactorily completed the full 1967-68 school year as a sophomore or junior at Minot Model. Ander's grandfather, Lowell Larson, was a 1947 graduate of Minot Model.
McCallson graduates from the U of Manitoba
Bonni McCallson graduated on May 29, 2012 from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Arts degree in global political economy.
She is a 2007 graduate of Hastings High School and currently resides in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She is the daughter of Jerry and Sherri McCallson.


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Now has four bolts but a rock 2 is useful to protect the runout between 3 and 4. The crux is a lot harder than anything else on the route, though the slab at the top can be disconcerting on first aquaintance.
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Paul Le Blanc -- Why I'm joining the US International Socialist Organization: Intensifying the struggle for social change
By Paul Le Blanc
October 2009 -- I have decided to join the International Socialist Organization (ISO) because I believe socialists can and must, at this moment, intensify the struggle to bring about positive social change. I have been active in this struggle for most of my life -- as a member of the "new left" in the 1960s and early '70s (first in Students for a Democratic Society and briefly in the New American Movement), then in the Trotskyist movement (the Socialist Workers Party for ten years, briefly in Socialist Action, the Fourth Internationalist Tendency for another eight years). I have always considered "Trotskyism" as the same as revolutionary socialism, associated with some of the most useful ideas and most inspiring traditions that ever existed -- something I will come back to shortly.
Since 1992 I have been a member of Solidarity, which over the years has attracted a number of fine people who have done excellent work, although it has never proved able to sustain a membership of more than 300. I feel I have done all that I can to help build Solidarity. At this point I believe I may have more to contribute to building the International Socialist Organization (ISO) and am hopeful that the ISO can play a badly needed role in the intensification of the struggle to bring fundamental social change.
In this decision, I feel there is a continuity with commitments and efforts of more than four decades, and I definitely do not intend to cut myself off from the friends and comrades in other organisations. I want to touch on such things more in this statement, but first I want to emphasise the sense of urgency that has caused me to take this step.
Urgency and hope
Developments unfolding over the past decade have been propelling me in this direction. These include the horrific events taking place in my own country on September 11, 2001, combined with the horrific events involved in the subsequent invasions and occupations by my own country of Iraq and Afghanistan -- making me feel a greater urgency than ever that we must eliminate the underlying causes of such deadly horrors.
There were also ten years of right-wing Republican Party rule under George W. Bush -- in which big money and fear and lies and bigotry were used to fabricate a "virtual reality" that seduced many millions of good people, hurt in multiple ways by the policies they were being fooled into supporting. No less instructive has been the performance of the Democratic Party, which vacillated between, on the one hand, assuming conservative postures to "out-Republican" the Republicans, and on the other hand assuming a more liberal and "progressive" posture while being no less tied to preserving the power of the multinational corporations at the expense of the rest of us. Time and again we have experienced stirring and hopeful rhetoric being hollowed out by pathetically disappointing performance.
Particularly sobering has been the impact of what is gently referred to as "the economic downturn", which has been -- and will continue to be -- so damaging for many millions in my own country, and for billions worldwide, even as politicians and governments rally to put the best face on it all and to assist the big corporations, banks and wealthy businessmen who have done this to us. Even more sobering is the ongoing degradation of the Earth's ecosystem, the dramatic acceleration of global warming, the multiple forms of pollution and poisoning that have become so much a part of the world around us.
There is something more hopeful that also motivates me. It is related to the saying, "Because things are as they are, they will not stay as they are." The terrible things that have been happening have caused more and more people to think, and to think again, and to think more deeply -- to go to the root of these problems, which is the original definition of the word radical. There is a radicalisation process that has been going on in our society. Barak Obama recognised this when he campaigned for the US presidency -- and because so many millions of people responded so hopefully to the inspiring radicalism of his rhetoric, he was able to win. But there is a growing realisation among millions of people that his victory was not our victory.
There is a potential for the crystallisation of a mass radical movement in our country -- one that can push effectively against the terrible and destructive realities that have become so evident, and that can help to bring about another world than the one in which we find ourselves.
Socialism and the future of the working class
I want to see a world in which humanity's economic resources are socially owned, democratically controlled, and utilised to allow for the free development of all people, and this in a manner that does not threaten to destroy the thin film of life which covers our planet. That is the definition of socialism. This is something I have believed in since I was 16 years old, a belief shared with members of my family going back at least three generations before I came into this life. It stands in contrast to bureaucratic tyrannies and paternalistic compromises that have sometimes been called "socialist". Socialism means rule by the people over our political and economic life, with liberty and justice for all.
A majority of the people that I have known and loved and cared about are, like myself, part of a vast and multifaceted working class -- those who make a living (or are dependent on a family member making a living) through selling one's ability to work for a pay cheque. This is the class whose energy and creative labours make our society possible. Men and women of all races and ethnic backgrounds and national origins, of all ages and religious persuasions, of all sexual orientations, of all cultural preferences, of multiple occupations -- that's us, the US working class. Each and every one of us has a right to the tree of life, and we can make that happen if we join together in a struggle to make it so.
The ISO is committed to this majority class taking political power in order to establish a socialist democracy. The ISO seeks to help people understand, struggle against, and put an end to all forms of oppression -- seeing the source of much of this oppression flowing necessarily from the authoritarian, amoral, destructive qualities inherent in the capitalist system. The ISO believes, as I have believed for many years, that only through the struggles and triumph of the working-class majority -- through winning the battle of democracy -- can we bring about a better world.
Revolutionary Marxism and US revolutionary traditions
There are other organisations sharing these commitments. Many of them -- like the ISO -- also share a connection with the theoretical and political tradition associated with Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, developed as part of the working-class movement in the 19th century. Carrying this Marxist orientation into the 20th century were such revolutionaries as Rosa Luxemburg, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Leon Trotsky, Antonio Gramsci and others. Times have changed since these people lived and died. But the intellectual and political tools that such people developed -- basing themselves on profound analyses and the experiences (both defeats and victories) of mass struggles -- still have relevance for our own time. It is important to me to be part of the political tradition associated with them.
There is more. The revolutionary democratic ideology one finds in the US Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address, and even in some of the wording of the Pledge of Allegiance, is at the core of my own beliefs. I draw inspiration especially from the most radical of the American revolutionaries, such as Tom Paine. I identify with those who sought to make our early republic live up to its revolutionary democratic ideals -- Francis Wright, William Lloyd Garrison, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frederick Douglass, and many more.
I am no less influenced by such radical pacifists as Dorothy Day, A.J. Muste and Martin Luther King, Jr. I am inspired by the contributions to our democratic culture of such people as Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, Carl Sandburg, Claude McKay, Woody Guthrie, Langston Hughes, Mary McCarthy, and C.L.R. James. I identify fiercely with the radical labour traditions associated with such people as Albert Parsons, "Mother" Mary Jones, Eugene V. Debs, "Big Bill" Haywood, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Ben Fletcher, A. Philip Randolph, Carlo Tresca, James P. Cannon, Genora Dollinger, and so many, many others.
The question is how can such intertwined traditions be taken seriously and utilised to help bring about the changes we so badly need. It seems to me that the ISO is striving to take these traditions more seriously than some of the other groups have been able to do, and with no hint of apology or embarrassment. I like that very much. But it is heartening to be able to emphasise that there are other groups and currents sharing these very same commitments.
Relevance and openness
The fact that the ISO is by far the largest socialist organisation in the United States today, attracting to revolutionary ideas a much larger number of young activists than any of the others, is very definitely part of the attraction of that organisation for me. I believe this is a reflection of the actual and potential relevance that the ISO has to the US political scene. I believe it is also related to a certain openness that is developing, among the ISO comrades. I have experienced this openness in regard to my own point of view, and I want to address that matter before going on to broader dimensions of this reality.
I have been quite explicit in discussions with ISO comrades about views that are at variance with details of their own specific tradition. I continue to identify with the Fourth International, established by Leon Trotsky and his co-thinkers in the 1930s, and more recently associated with such figures as Ernest Mandel and Livio Maitan and with the on-line journal International Viewpoint. While the ISO had its origins in a British current led by Tony Cliff which left the Fourth International in the early 1950s, I find that the ISO presently maintains a positive relationship with the Fourth International (along with various other international revolutionary currents), and my own ties to it are no obstacle to ISO membership.
I have also been clear with ISO comrades that I continue to adhere to Trotsky's analysis of the USSR as representing a bureaucratically degenerated workers' state, not something called "state capitalism". I don't agree with the "state capitalist" conceptualisation developed by Tony Cliff and his closest co-thinkers. But there are, in fact, already different points of view in the ISO on such questions -- and at the same time an agreement throughout the organisation on what I believe is a key point: the institutionalisation of workers' democracy (including freedom of expression, the right to organise, and other requirements for genuine majority rule) remains essential for any healthy workers' state, and there is no possibility of genuine socialism without that. Lenin was fond of quoting the poet Goethe -- "theory, my friend, is gray, but ever green is the tree of life". As we struggle together for a socialist democracy in the complex swirl of life (in the tradition of Lenin and Trotsky and Luxemburg), we can allow ourselves differences in theoretical conceptualisations regarding what used to be the USSR.
Yet this historical difference does come into play regarding the question of Cuba today. There is a tendency in the ISO to depict the current regime as a variant of "state capitalism". I don't agree with that, nor do I call for the revolutionary overthrow of that regime by the Cuban working class. My own views are similar to those developed in the US Socialist Workers Party by such comrades as Joseph Hansen and George Breitman -- involving critical support while calling for radical reforms to institutionalise workers' democracy. Indeed, my adherence to that position after 1980 (when the SWP's new leadership developed a very uncritical attitude and broke from Trotskyism) was one of the causes for my expulsion.
The positions I share with all ISO comrades -- favouring workers' democracy in Cuba, insisting that the Cuban people themselves must have the decisive say in such matters, and absolutely defending the self-determination of Cuba in the face of imperialist hostility and aggression -- provide ample common ground on which to stand. The kinds of thoughtful evaluations I have heard from some ISO members and supporters in regard to the legacy of Che Guevara and regarding current struggles in Latin America -- Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil and elsewhere -- also provides much common ground on which to stand.
It is not the case that ISO comrades with whom I have differences are inclined to sweep these under the rug, or to shrug off their own particular theoretical traditions. But neither are they inclined to establish a sectarian Orthodoxy with which to prove their own superiority to all others. Another way of saying this is that the ISO does not see itself as "The Revolutionary Vanguard" -- although it is very much committed to helping create a genuine revolutionary vanguard, that is, an actual layer of the working class having revolutionary class-consciousness that would be the base for a genuinely revolutionary party. It seems to me that ISO comrades are generally inclined toward a serious, and therefore open and critical-minded, approach to the interplay of revolutionary theory and political practice. This makes it possible for us to come together. And it helps the ISO play a valuable role in the struggles of our time.
Outward-reaching initiatives
I have seen the ISO relate very positively to outward-reaching political initiatives in which other political tendencies have considerable influence. As a member of the Political Committee of Solidarity some years back, I worked closely with ISO comrades and others to organise what I think were valuable sessions at gatherings of the World Social Forum movement in Mumbai and Boston. I also was impressed by the serious collaboration of the ISO with Peter Camejo (formerly a leader of the old SWP) in the important effort to build effective left-wing campaigns of the Green Party. There has also been the ISO's very positive approach to the incredibly important Labor Notes project initiated by and to a large extent sustained by comrades who identify with Solidarity.
Another example has been its active engagement in the National Assembly to End the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars and Occupations, in which members of Socialist Action have played an outstanding role. Last year the ISO joined together -- in a comradely and fruitful manner -- with many of us who were veterans of the SWP (representing a diversity of perspectives) to help organise a successful and valuable conference on "The Legacy of Leon Trotsky and U.S. Trotskyism" (July 25-27, 2008). And many of us in Pittsburgh can attest to the excellent coalition work the ISO engaged in to help build effective responses to the G-20 Summit [that took] place here in September 2009.
More than this, the pages of the ISO's widely distributed political magazine, International Socialist Review, have for years featured articles by various figures on the US and international left who come from political traditions other than their own. The same is certainly true in regard to the publications of Haymarket Books and of other publishers which the ISO energetically helps to distribute. One finds the same dynamic in regard to the speakers at its impressive educational "Socialism" conferences.
All of this flows, I think, from the ISO's very healthy desire to reach out to more and more people, and also relates to the notion that a future mass working-class socialist party will involve the coming together of activists from different historic traditions -- but with a principled commitment to revolutionary socialism. That is what explains the fine role I have increasingly seen ISO members playing in mass struggles against war, racism, sexism, homophobia; for workers' rights, global justice, human rights, preservation of our planet, and more. I see ISO members gaining experience in building coalitions and united fronts of diverse forces, and in some cases helping to lead such forces in winning victories. At the same time, I see them working hard to spread and deepen socialist consciousness -- which is a precondition for the better world that we so badly need.
Now more than ever is the time to intensify the struggle for social change. In order to do that more effectively, I have decided to join the International Socialist Organization.
[This statement has appeared on several public email lists. Le Blanc has for many years been a teacher and activist in Pittsburgh. His books include Lenin and the Revolutionary Party and A Short History of the US Working Class. His articles in International Viewpoint are available HERE.]
Sixties exers and anti party spin -- cutting through the crap
The enthralling aspect of LeBlanc's POV is that it is unashamedly committed to revolutionary social change rather that a sort of dedicated deference to accommodating to the rigors of isolation. It is not about a withdrawing from a Marxist (and Leninist)perspective at all. In contrast, a layer of sixties exers are in the business of advancing such a distancing rationale and blaming the parties of the far left for their pessimistic 'analysis'.
You need to recognise the sort of spin we've been fed -- maybe for as long as a couple of decades from within our own midst-- which tries to blame 'party building' per se for so much of that which has befallen the socialist movement
The complication is, of course, that the socialist parties don't recognize their potential role in making the best use of the here and now, and in a sense, exaggerate the very symptoms that they are marked down for -- the circle spirit, the bunker mentality,the dedication to shibboleths, etc. It's almost a determined negation of the option that presents itself. (Almost? Maybe not...)
What LeBlanc does is cut through the crap and poses a challenge both to the layer he comes from -- as well to the party he has joined.
We know that despite their seeming similarity both in genesis (the 1990s IST purges) and outlook ( the state capitalist template) -- there is a massive world of difference between the American ISO and Socialist Alternative here.
It's like chalk and cheese.
Similarly it would be impossible for anyone to write about SAlt as LeBlanc has written about the ISO in his joining statement.
So LeBlanc -- and I think he has quite consciously done this -- challenges the anti-party sentiment directly by insisting that if you are serious at all this is what you need to do. The days for wanking on are over.
It also suggests, to my mind, that while there may be a party emporia out there to choose from -- not all of them embrace the rigors of political motion as LeBlanc suggests the ISO does.
So this is also about changing the ISO as much as changing the rest of the left. It's not that LeBlanc goes into the ISO wearing entrism sui generis t-shit with a lobbying perspective -- a them vs me approach -- but as a willing partner to the grand party project overall.
There is a very big difference both in the way the party is engaged with and the sort of results that may follow.
dave riley
Socialism and the Future of the Working Class
The one outstanding example of a new world is possible, that the working people can change the world and defeat imperialism, that socialism is not a pipe dream, is Cuba. The ISO calls for the overthrown of the government in that country. There is no hiding the fact that the ISO can't figure out a working class revolution when they see it. In fact, the ISO has opposed and called for the overthrow of every actual working class taking of power since their party's inception. That's a track record that guarantees they will go nowhere.
LeBlanc mentions a lot of working class heroes in his article to justify joining the ISO. He forgot to mention Bakunin, for if one reads what Marx wrote about Bakunin, one sees a similarity between Bakunin and the ISO.
On the other hand, having worked with members of different Marxist and non-Marxist organizations, I have seen there are genuine revolutionary people in a wide variety of organizations - CP, Maoist, Trotskyist, Workers World, Christian, Muslim, etc. I am sure there are revolutionaries in the ISO, and they have good positions on movements fighting imperialism. Once these movements succeed in taking power in their countries, however, the ISO goes into opposition and calls for their overthrow, a la anarchism of Bakunin.
People change
The CWI section in Scotland adhered to the traditional Militant opposition to the Cuban government
But after most of it splitting from the CWI and negotiating its own POV and the formation of the Scottish Socialist Party, these comrades are now one of the staunchest supporters of Cuba in Scotland -- running tours to the island
Similarly the Socialist Worker grouping in New Zealand, while it may share the ISO outlook on Cuba,and the core state capitalist shibboleths, has the contradictory position of being a dedicated cheer squad of the Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela.
So is this difference so crucial that comrades cannot unite with them in the same party? At heat you have to have confidence in the political struggle to determine what is a correct POV for all socialists.
real socialists
a little ado about nothing.
Since the CWI can unashamedly canvas then can i recommend the World Socialist Party of United States
and the Socialist Party of Canada
of being the nearest Marxist paries in North America to the ideas and aims of Marx and Engels .
For all his years of being active , Le Blanc has never really learned much , has he?
Much ado a bout a lot of things actually.
"Real Socialists", as you call yourself, should cheer LeBlanc in not allowing certain differences to get in the way of REAL actual work. This move should be seen for what it is: an embrace of the principle of actually building a revolutionary left. Luxemburg, Lenin, and Trotsky were never all of the same mind on many questions save for the most important and this was the reason why they worked together.
One need not necessarily follow LeBlanc into the ISO but one should certainly take a cue from both the man and the organization on learning the differences between small differences and big differences. You and your 12 intellectual friends will only matter to the class struggle when you're able to extend a hand in spite of differences.
The more the American left begins to move toward regroupment and solidarity the more squabbling sectarians and hack-bureacrats a like will squawk with indignation about such incredibly principled actions as LeBlancs.


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by Dan Wiener | November 14, 2011 12:01 pm
[1]Ciao, Silvio. Like the chanting of "Italy, Italy, Italy" at a World Cup game, it's been all Italy, all the time in the news. You might ask, "What the heck happened Wednesday that put the markets into a tailspin given that we've been talking and worrying about Italy?"
Two banks, instituting higher margin requirements for Italian bondholders, raised the cost and hence the risk of owning Italian bonds — and yields pushed past 7%. Thursday morning's auction of short Italian bonds, supported in large measure by ECB purchases, calmed the waters a bit, but failed shortly after as investors showed their reluctance to purchase any more Italian debt.
The bigger test comes next year, when almost 12% of the country's debt has to be refinanced or rolled over. Bonds that currently pay a yield of 4.5% or a bit more would, if issued today, have to pay more than 7%. The country simply can't afford that kind of load.
Italy, interestingly, isn't running a budget deficit, as its revenues already cover the government's expenses day-to-day. What the country doesn't have is enough revenue to cover its interest costs, and higher interest rates on new bonds will only exacerbate the problem, hence the need to reduce debt somehow.
This story is far from over and unfortunately comes at a time when things are looking a bit rosier here at home. While there still aren't any real signs of significant improvement in the housing market, employment numbers are slowly and surely creeping higher.
The most recent employment report had something for everyone. First, the headline number fell from 9.1% to 9% unemployment — an unimpressive move. But prior months' data was revised higher, and while October's job creation number of 80,000 looked pretty punk, revisions to August and September added 112,000 jobs that hadn't been accounted for the first time around.
Also, last week's unemployment claims data supports the notion that companies are both holding onto their workers and possibly doing some hiring as well. That's good, but still not enough to be a meaningful turnaround to the jobs picture in the U.S. just yet.
While the data is a bit old, by necessity, the Rockefeller Institute says state tax revenues are up 10.8% over the second quarter of 2010, near where they were in 2007, which of course is just before the economy went into its tailspin and recession. Now, you might have heard of a huge, $3 billion municipal-bond default in Alabama and wondered if that was going to take down the entire muni-bond market, or whether all that yelling at the beginning of this year that the muni market was headed for massive defaults was finally coming true.
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Nong F. Vang, an 18 year old Asian man told Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin humane officers it was his puppy and he could do with it whatever he wanted. This mentally disturbed man cut off his puppy's ears with a razor blade resulting in the dog's death. In Vang's case, District Attorney Kelly A. Lehn quotes that she does not think she could prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the actions that led to the charges were committed in Wood County Wisconsin since the man also had a residence in Minnesota.
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Newly released data from the Land Registry shows London house prices increased by 4.2% in April, whereas they dropped 1.9% in the North East.
It said the annual change in prices in the North East was 2.9%. It climbed 17% in London.
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Blaenau Gwent saw the greatest annual price fall, with a plunge of 19.4%.
Ceredigion, and Blackburn with Darwen, witnessed the most significant monthly price fall of 2.2%.
Meanwhile, the metropolitan district with the largest annual price increase was Oldham, rising by 12.1%.
Gateshead also experienced the highest monthly price rise, with an increase of 4.4%.
The second largest annual change in prices was recorded in the East, up 7.8%, followed by the South East at 7.5% and the East Midlands at 6.4%.
These were followed by the West Midlands at 5.7%, Yorkshire and The Humber at 5.5%, and then the North West and South West at an equal 3.8%.
Wales recorded an annual price change of 3%, slightly up on the North East's trailing position.


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Houseboat Vacations in Michigan
Limited options exist in Michigan for a houseboat vacation, but if you're looking for a getaway on the water, Windjammer Cove and Marina provides houseboat rentals in northern Lower Michigan. Houseboating can be a great way to experience Michigan's smaller, inland lakes. Weather is fairly unpredictable in Michigan, and temperatures in the northern part of the state can be mild, even in the summer. A houseboat provides protection from inclement weather and is the perfect platform for fun in the sun on Michigan's beautiful summer days.
Crooked Lake and other Northern Michigan Lakes
Windjammer Cove and Marina (windjammermarina.com) is located on Crooked Lake, just north of Petoskey, Michigan. Crooked Lake is about six square miles and is connected to the even smaller Pickerel Lake by a channel. On your visit to Crooked Lake, you can rent a houseboat from Windjammer for a day or longer -- up to a week -- or you can have a houseboat delivered to a nearby lake for at least a three-day vacation. The other lakes include Walloon Lake, Lake Paradise, Lake Charlevoix, Long Lake, Burt Lake, Mullet Lake and Douglas Lake.
What to Bring
Staying on a houseboat is similar to renting a cabin. Towels and linens are not furnished, so you will need all bathroom, kitchen and swimming towels, washcloths, dishrags, bed linens, pillows and blankets or sleeping bags. Other items on the list of what to bring include food and drinks (including water); personal hygiene items; entertainment such as games, playing cards, radio, CD player and books; water gear such as swimsuits, sunscreen, snorkels, water toys and inflatables; fishing pole and fishing license; flashlight; dish soap and trash bags; bug spray; a camera; outdoor lounge chairs (deck chairs are provided); and binoculars for wildlife viewing. Life jackets are provided, with the exception of infant-sized vests.
40-Foot Houseboat
The largest houseboat for rent is a 40-foot pontoon with a deck width of 12 feet and cabin width of 8 feet. The 40-footer sleeps up to eight people. Amenities include a gas stove, refrigerator and freezer, dishes and kitchen utensils, bathroom with hot water and shower, toilet paper, shore power with electric plugs, water (non-drinking), outdoor gas grill, catalytic heater and life jackets. The boat has a 75 horsepower Mercury outboard motor and a 50-gallon gas tank. You must pay for your own gas, which is not included in the cost of the rental.
30-Foot Houseboat
The smaller houseboat is a 30-foot pontoon that sleeps up to six people. The 30-footer has a small kitchenette with a two-burner gas stove, oven and microwave (to be used at shore while hooked up to electricity). The toilet is a step-flush with a 30 gallon holding tank. Water on board is not for drinking. There is a grill on the porch and a water slide from the roof of the boat to the lake. The 30-foot houseboat is not heated, so guests should bring appropriate clothing and blankets.
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|Posted: Feb 10, 2011
RUSNANO and India's SUN Group Agree Nanotechnology Collaboration
|(Nanowerk News) RUSNANO CEO Anatoly Chubais and the vice chairman of investment company SUN Group, Shiv Vekram Khemka, signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration in nanotechnology. The document was signed on the opening day of Aero India 2011, the eighth international exhibition on aerospace, defense, and civil aviation. The event, which takes place in Bangalore, is "Asia's premier air show."
|The memorandum states that RUSNANO and SUN Group will carry out joint analyses of nanotechnology applications in sectors of the economy where business prospects are most promising and that they will support the use of existing and yet-to-be developed nanotechnology products. The parties intend to promote broadening cooperation between Russian and Indian companies engaged in the global technology chain. SUN Group will assist RUSNANO's project companies to identify partners in India with whom joint ventures can be established.
|Trade between Russia and India has doubled during the past five years. The RUSNANOSUN Group accord will contribute to further growth through partnerships in high technology.
|SUN Group is a principal investor and private equity fund manager working in Russia, India, and other emerging and transforming markets. The founding shareholders of SUN are part of an Indian family group that has been active in India for more than 100 years and first started working inRussia in 1958. The group is active in areas such as oil and gas, infrastructure, mining, the food and beverage industry, energy, and the high-technology sector.
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The main threat from nuclear weapons today comes from Iran. The country is believed to be nearing the stage of developing such a weapon that could be used for extensive destructive purposes by next summer.
That should be sufficient reason for the Obama administration to push the United Nations to get an agreement from Iran that it wont happen along with inspections to back it up.
Otherwise, it is up to our country to intervene and stop Irans project.
Iran is at odds with Israel and many of its leaders believe the Jewish state should not have been created after the Holocaust. Israel is not reported to be developing a nuclear weapon but it is storing up other weapons in case a conflict could evolve with Iran. Those weapons could not counterattack an atomic bomb but they could supposedly stop one from being built which, reportedly, could be in the minds of Israeli leaders.
Another dangerous possibility is that Iran could slip a nuclear weapon into the hands of terrorists. And that is certainly cause for action to halt Irans development of it.
With all of the hot spots in the Mideast, it is easy to overlook Irans development of the weapon which it refuses to stop. But it is perhaps the biggest threat to international security.
Since the U. S. is the leader in providing protection to the world, it is our duty to see to it that Iran does not produce that bomb.


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December 3, 2012 at 3:16 pm #18342
I'm running a crowdfunding plugin from WPMU. Can I change what the heading (page title) is as it now is coming up as 'archives' for 'fundraising' (the root of the plugin) and when you click on a project name it says "blog"… I would expect since you can set the name of the plugin, that it would then use that name as the heading… Anybody have any thoughts on how I can correct this? I also have this posted on their support site…December 4, 2012 at 7:19 pm #99091
Hi OcalaWebsiteDesigns,
I'm not familiar with the plugin you are talking about but it sounds like it might just be using an archive page that links to individual posts created by the plugin.
In that case, you can just remove or change the name of the 'Archive for' text in framework>php>function-set-avia-frontend.php .
Search for:
$term = get_term_by( 'slug', get_query_var( 'term' ), get_query_var( 'taxonomy' ) );
$output = __('Archive for: ','avia_framework').$term->name;
Or if that doesn't get it, try each of the other checks in that same function. Make sure to save the file back on your server and keep a back up to this file when you update the theme (since it will be overwritten).
Also to note, make sure you have the correct license for using the theme on a WPMU setup since the basic vs extended is different depending on the usage.
DevinDecember 5, 2012 at 6:08 pm #99092
The plugin is from WPMU-DEV, I'm not running the theme on WPMU (multi-site) so the license for the theme should be fine. I don't do WPMU. :) If you login with the credentials I set for the other issue, you can see what I'm talking about by clicking one of the fundraisers in the sidebar:
Family 112012-1
Family One Fundraiser
Then look at the page heading. Then in the breadcrumbs you can click on the root for the fundraising and see that it also uses something other than it's page heading…December 5, 2012 at 6:31 pm #99093
This is what the folks at WPMUDEV said:
The Fundraising plugin uses custom posts, which is different than a regular post or page. Having the Fundraising plugin use regular posts or pages would limit the versatility of the plugin, the theme, and your website as a whole. Which is why we use custom post types rather than regular pages.
However, if statements can be set up for custom post types, so it's more of a matter of your theme not having the proper if statements for a fully functioning WordPress site. It also looks like the if statement may be set up improperly and/or in the wrong order since the individual fundraising posts have the title blog.
Everything that you have described can be done through a proper if/else statement that encompasses all of WordPress' core features.December 6, 2012 at 7:23 am #99094
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—Richard R. Nelson, George Blumenthal Professor of International and Public Affairs, Business, and Law, Columbia University
"Eric von Hippel has written a genuinely important book on innovation. Combining a wealth of case studies and data with a clear and systematically developed theoretical framework, Democratizing Innovation turns much of how we think about innovation economics on its head. Von Hippel has provided us with a fascinating book that will challenge innovation theorists and businesses alike."
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OverviewCommodore Basin is a valley in Ouray County Colorado. It is a popular back country ski destination. This basin is easily accessed by a short skin up from Red Mountain Pass. The trail starts on the west side of the road, and typically after skinning up several hundred feet on south/south-east facing slopes, it drops down to the north/north-east and joins the Million Dollar Highway = Hwy 550 a couple of miles below Red Mountain Pass. You can either have 2 cars (one at each end), or hitch hike to the top of the pass. This run is easy to lap (I did two laps and did not leave my house till 11:30).
I would like to eventually create an area page for Red Mountain Pass skiing. Meanwhile will try to gather more information. I have skied several times McMillan Peak, Red Mountain, many times just stayed in the trees below. Anvil Mountain which is south of the Red Mountain Pass is a great ski tour too.
Commodore Basin info:
Latitude: 37.9199949
Longitude: -107.7014498
Elevation: 10,410 feet (3,173m)


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Ladies Night is coming to VH1 soon this year, as it does every year (except for an inexplicable four-year absence between 2004 and 2008, in which all the good woman singers must have been off to war or something), with the return of VH1 Divas, the channel's celebration of all things female in music. In addition to the previously announced roster of performers—Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato and Kelly Rowland among them—the channel announced today that the lineup had been expanded to now also include Kelly Clarkson, Pitbull, Melanie Fiona and Metric.
So that should be a...wait, hold up. One of those names seems like it shouldn't belong in that lineup. (Well, two if you count Metric, because how the hell did Metric get on that lineup?) Now we know Pitbull is a total ham, and game for just about any public appearance that allows him to mug at a camera for three-and-a-half minutes, but the Divas specials tend to be predominantly female affairs. so we're not really sure what he's doing on the lineup. (For the record, Pitbull wouldn't exactly the Susan B. Anthony of VH1 Divas—Boyz II Men and Travie McCoy both appeared at last year's show, albeit in supporting roles during medley segments.)
Just there to support house DJ and "We Own the Night" co-star Havana Brown? About to debut a double-entrendre-laden cover of Chaka Khan's "I'm Every Woman"? Looking for any opportunity to hit on Demi Lovato? Eyebrow-raising as this all is, in the end, we celebrate both VH1 for not sticking to gender norms in their definition of diva-dom, and Pitbull himself for embracing his inner Mrs. 305. DON'T STOP THE PAAARRRRR-TAYYYYYY!!!!


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McCain's remarks were prompted after Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty MurrayPatricia (Patty) Lynn MurrayGOP senator: ObamaCare fix could be in funding bill Collins: Pass bipartisan ObamaCare bills before mandate repeal Murkowski: ObamaCare fix not a precondition for tax vote MORE's (D-Wash.) request to form a budget conference committee to work out the major differences between the House and Senate budgets was rejected for a 12th time.
Sen. Marco RubioMarco Antonio RubioCongress faces growing health care crisis in Puerto Rico The Hill's 12:30 Report Colbert mocks Trump for sipping water during speech on Asia trip MORE (R-Fla.) objected to Murray's request, insisting that any budget conference report be prohibited from including an increase in the debt ceiling.
"I don't think that we object to moving to budget conference. We object to raising the debt ceiling within the budget conference report," Rubio said in response to Murray and McCain.
McCain has been critical of members of his own party, calling it "a little bit bizarre" that after four years of calling for the return to regular order, GOP senators are now objecting to that very process.
"I want to tell my colleagues that continue to do this — with my strenuous objections — the Majority will become frustrated, and they can change the rules," McCain said referring to the "nuclear option," which allows the majority to change congressional rules with a simple majority vote. "I can understand the frustration that many of my friends on the other side of the aisle feel."
McCain said he would no longer participate in this "exercise because it's obviously a fruitless effort" to continue to ask some GOP senators to agree to form a budget conference.
McCain also continued his back-and-forth with Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzTexas Republicans slam White House over disaster relief request Dem rep: Trump disaster aid request is 'how you let America down again' Moore endorsements disappear from campaign website MORE (R-Texas), who has been one of the leading objectors to the budget conference. In one of his prior objections, Cruz said that he didn't want to go to conference with the House because he didn't trust members of his own party to negotiate on his behalf since the deficit increased under their leadership as well.
"One of my colleagues said, 'I don't trust Democrats, and I don't trust Republicans,'" McCain said. "This isn't a matter of trusting Democrats or Republicans. This is a matter of whether we will go through the legislative process that we told people we would do."


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Callahan and Associates on Monday re-launched its 15 year-old website offering data and analysis, CreditUnions.com, with a focus on three new services.
Websites such as Amazon.com are often cited as the gold standard for the online experience, yet turning your credit union website into a carbon copy of a retailer site is neither practical nor wise.
The $544 million, 24,800-member University of Hawaii Federal Credit Union has a new website and online banking and mobile banking services.
Visit www.summitcreditunion.com, and you might forget you're perusing a financial institution's website. After deciding a simple, purely informational site just wouldn't cut it, the $1.7 billion, Madison, Wis.-based credit union called upon its web management vendor, the Barre, Vermont-based L9, to create something interesting, customizable, and most importantly, interactive.
L9.com, a Web design CUSO in Barre, Vt., said it has signed two new credit unions and begun upgrades for three returning clients.