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Business Analysis in the world of AI and No-Code Software Development
Where: Fareham
Sponsored by Zurich Financial Services
1800 Arrival & Coffee
1830 Artificial Intelligence – asset or threat to the modern Business Analyst - James Ciesluk
1915 Networking Break
1930 No-Code Software Development – oxymoron? - Chris Dockree
2015 IIBA membership - Kasia Bochenek
2030 Close
Artificial Intelligence – asset or threat to the modern Business Analyst
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the fastest growing technologies with a great future ahead of it. Many researchers believe that in the next decade around 16% of current jobs worldwide will be replaced by AI automation; in some sectors half the jobs could disappear. The same researchers believe that not all white-collar jobs are safe from the "AI threat". James will attempt to present a balanced view of the current state of AI development, separating the myths from the facts. He will also discuss the potential impact of rapid growth in AI technology and automation on the future of the Business Analyst profession.
Przemyslaw (James) Ciesluk is an accomplished Senior Business Analyst with over 15 years of experience in Business Analysis and software development. James started his career as a software designer working for consumer electronics companies (DSPG, Phillips PDSL) quickly moving into the field of Business Analysis. In his 13+ years as a Business Analyst, James has worked in a number of business sectors including airlines industry (Air Canada, KLM and United Arab Emirates), public services sector (HMRC in the UK) and Financial Services sector (Zurich Insurance plc). In addition to his role as a Senior Business Analyst at Zurich Insurance, James is also a passionate Agile delivery enthusiast and mobile application development entrepreneur.
No-Code Software Development – oxymoron?
All development projects need:
The Business Case to be understood
The User Requirements to be elicited
These are the foundations for a great story, gathered by the Business Analyst and compiled so that they can be handed over to an entirely different entity – the software author.
This has been the accepted way of working for the past 30 years (not forgetting all the other roles involved). But it has a very poor track record, principally because the creative feedback loops required for any good story are not catered for.
Recently the status quo has been challenged by "the agile development agenda", which is intended to provide a structure for creative feedback during the development process, though "structure" and "creativity" are rarely happy bed-fellows.
But is all this really necessary? Is it possible to develop a software system without needing a software coder? Perhaps No-Code development platforms are the answer?
There are currently around 20 commercially available "No-Code" software development platforms. This presentation will provide an overview of the three principal types of No-Code platforms and will be accompanied by a demonstration of one of them.
With 30 years experience as Director of a software development company, Chris Dockree has provided network and web based software systems for a large and diverse number of clients. During this time he has witnessed how organisations have commissioned systems that rarely achieve their intended aims, if they are even completed. Worse still, organisations pass control of their destiny to third party software developers.
Hence Chris has developed a firm belief that software should empower the subject matter expert / organisational team to conceive and deliver systems that positively differentiate their organisations from the competition. In particular, software must enable the creativity of stakeholders to improve, deliver and manage their own service. He challenges the conventional models with a strong belief that technical software programmers should be excluded from the production of a software service.
Chris is a true advocate of the Business Analysts role and skillset, envisaging a brighter future for organisations who utilise such creativity. He champions the case that organisations should recognise that software service development is an integral part of their intellectual process.


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Princetown-Warburton Road
Location: Fredericton
An air of seclusion and wilderness prevails on this steeply hilled and winding road which has been designated as a scenic heritage road. The high hills provide a panoramic view of the surrounding farmland. The road wanders through a border of woodlands, hedgerows and pastoral landscape. The Warburton Road dates to 1898, while the Princetown Road, circa 1771, is one of the most famous early roads. Once the main artery connecting Charlottetown to Princetown, the original capital of Prince County, its use has decreased over the years. (Hikers, watch for the section east of the intersection of the two roads.) A fascination and familiarity with hills and hollows has often prompted locals to give them names. Interesting examples here include Inch Hill, Mile Hill, Burnt Hill and Marianne's Hollow.
Location: Sections of the Princetown and Warburton Roads form a "Y" shape covering 7.8 km. From Rte. 239 near Millvale the Warburton Road travels south to Fredericton Station. The adjoining section of the Princetown Road runs west from the Warburton Road toward South Granville.

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It looks like the SCG green keepers will be busier than ever with Super Rugby, NRL & the A League all sharing the ground with AFL for the next 3 years.
Re: 3 rectangular code teams sharing the Swans home ground causing concern.
Meh, all other codes have way more history at the SCG than afl.
Maybe they should move the Swans to the Giants ground in Homebush for the next 3 years.
Then they don't have to keep changing the field markings from rectangular to oval.
It's almost as if the lot at the cricket ground now haven't actually tried that hard to make it workable for some strange reason cause it's not like the place hasn't got a history and the majority of it as hosting multiple codes year round.
Parra, where did you hear this from?
I for one do not think any of the rectangle codes should be playing there.
the viewing angles are shocking.
Read it at LU and have seen it mentioned by the other two sports at a couple of sites and a newspaper mentioned something about them all shifting games.
i think the Roosters are probably afraid to stuff up the members of home games.
I read North Sydney might host a few.
Yes, and millions less in their home state and city watching them. Go figure.
Once a fortnight for both the swans and Midgets, RL has far more games played in Sydney thus it has far more people going to games.
Swans home ground to recieve a $186 million upgrade.
Prove him wrong then, Dave!
Swans have 367679 fans attend for 11 home games!
No one has mentioned GWS in here .
AFL realising the rectangular football codes are better with AFL X.
I'm wrong? It was an opinion or thought. It is neither right or wrong.


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Hezbollah battling IS on Syria-Lebanon border, Nasrallah says
Terror group head says dozens of IS fighters, several Hezbollah men left dead in clashes, vows to see fight through
By AFP	10 June 2015, 7:43 pm 3 Edit
Hezbollah head Hassan Nasrallah speaking in southern Beirut, November 3, 2014. (AP/Hussein Malla)
The head of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement announced Wednesday that the powerful Shiite militia had begun to fight the Islamic State jihadist group along the rugged Syrian-Lebanese border.
"The battle with Daesh in Qalamoun has begun, in the eastern (mountain) chain and on the Syrian-Lebanese border," Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech, referring to IS by its Arabic acronym.
He said fierce clashes had left dozens of IS fighters dead, and that Hezbollah had lost men, without specifying a number.
"They (IS) began the fighting, but we will continue the battle," Nasrallah said.
Hezbollah has intervened militarily in Syria on behalf of President Bashar Assad, saying it is protecting Lebanon from the threat of jihadists in the neighboring country.
IS has made a series of major gains in Syria and Iraq in recent months, one year after it declared an Islamic "caliphate" over areas under its control.
Hezbollah members mourn during the funeral of a comrade who was killed in combat alongside Syrian government forces in the Qalamoun region, on May 26, 2015, in the southern Lebanese village of Ghaziyeh. (AFP/Mahmoud Zayyat)
Nasrallah vowed Wednesday to see the fight with the jihadists through.
"I assure you that defeat will come to these men. It's a matter of time, and we are not in a hurry," he said.
Hezbollah's official television station al-Manar, which aired Nasrallah's remarks, had earlier broadcast video footage of bodies lying on rocky terrain, saying they were IS fighters.
"These are fighters' corpses and the spoils that the resistance (Hezbollah) has seized during clashes outside the town of Ras Baalbek," a town near Lebanon's border with Syria, the channel said.
Nasrallah said Wednesday that Syria's army and Hezbollah were in control of Qalamoun's major mountains and hills after defeating IS's jihadist rival and al-Qaeda's Syria branch, al-Nusra Front.
The joint Hezbollah-Syrian army offensive to clear the border area of rebel militias began about a month ago, and Nasrallah has included updates on the assault in numerous televised speeches since then.
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Occupations For Women. No. 4. How To Become An Elementary. School Teacher
This section is from "Every Woman's Encyclopaedia". Also available from Amazon: Every Woman's Encyclopaedia.
Author of " Every Way of Earning a Living," "Our Sons and Daughters," etc.
How to Train - Pupil-teachers - Bursars - Student-teachers - Training College Students
In dealing with the profession of a schoolteacher, our readers must not take it that we are advising them to be schoolteachers. At the time of writing (December, 1910) there are many qualified elementary school-teachers out of work, and, altogether, the day has gone by when this career was looked upon as a street paved with gold. Many good posts, however, are still available.
The information given here is taken, with the permission of his Majesty's Stationery Office, from their official publications.
Girls Intending To Become Teachers
The first step towards entering the career of an elementary school-teacher will, in most cases, be an appointment as bursar or an engagement as a pupil-teacher.
Girls are not recognised by the Board as qualified to spend any part of their time in teaching in a public elementary school until they have been recognised as bursars or as pupil-teachers. Until they are eligible for recognition as pupil-teachers (that is to say, in general, until they are sixteen years of age), such girls should, if possible, continue to receive a general education, together with, and under the same conditions as, girls intended for other professions.
A large percentage (at least 25 per cent., as a rule) of the places in every secondary school which receives the higher rate of grant from the Board are open without payment of any tuition fees to pupils who have previously been educated at public elementary schools. In addition to this general provision of free places, many local education authorities offer special advantages to girls who intend to become pupil-teachers or bursars, in order to enable them to continue their education until they are old enough to obtain recognition as such. In many parts of the country arrangements have been made by which girls intending to become pupil-teachers of bursars can receive a course of instruction extending over a period of from two to four years in a secondary school, or in the preparatory classes of a pupil-teacher centre, free of charge. In many cases local education authorities have established a system of scholarships tenable at secondary schools by intending pupil-teachers or bursars, and in some cases these scholarships not only provide free education, but are supplemented by
I K maintenance allowances intended to cover the whole or part of the cost of the maintenance of the intending pupil-teacher until she is able to begin earning a salary.
The Board of Education, too, make grants for bursaries for intending teachers, entitling the bursar to free education at a secondary school for one year, and in some cases a maintenance allowance. The Board also make grants to county councils (except London) in aid of the travelling and other expenses of pupil-teachers and bursars.
The parents or guardians of girls who think they would like to enter the teaching profession, or the managers of public elementary schools, or the principals of private schools in which there are such girls, should apply in the first instance to the local education authority for the area in which they reside for information as to the advantages offered by that authority to those who intend to become teachers in public elementary schools.
Pupil-teachers
Pupil-teachers are girls and boys who receive training in teaching in public elementary schools, together with suitable instruction with a view to their becoming qualified for recognition as teachers in a higher capacity.
Pupil-teachers must, as a rule, be over sixteen, but not over eighteen, years of age at the close of July 31 previous to their period of recognition. The date on which recognition begins is August 1st in each year, and the period of recognition is, in general, two years. Candidates over seventeen years of age may, with the approval of the Board, be recognised for a period of one year. In rural districts candidates between the ages of fifteen and sixteen may, with the special consent of the Board, be recognised as pupil-teachers for periods of three years.
The parents of girls who desire to obtain recognition as pupil-teachers are recommended to communicate in the first instance with the local education authority for the area in which it is desired that the candidate should be employed.
The Board no longer require candidates for recognition as pupil-teachers to have passed a qualifying examination, but it rests with the local education authority to take what steps they think fit to assure themselves that each candidate's attainments are such as to afford a reasonable prospect of her passing her leaving examination in due course.
Before they can give their consent to the recognition of a candidate as a pupil-teacher the Board require to be satisfied that the candidate is suitable in respect of character, health, and freedom from personal defects, that she has been vaccinated, and that she has made a formal declaration of her intention to become a teacher in a public elementary school.
During the period of their engagements, pupil-teachers spend part of their time in receiving instruction, if possible in a recognised pupil-teacher centre which is part of the secondary school in which they have received their previous instruction, and part in teaching or receiving training under supervision in a public elementary school. Salaries, the amounts of which vary in the case of different local education authorities, are paid to the pupil-teachers in respect of their services in the public elementary schools. The instruction received by pupil-teachers during their engagements is tested by a leaving examination, which may be either the preliminary examination for the elementary school-teachers' certificate or one of the other examinations qualifying for admission to a training college for a two years' course of training. A copy of the regulations and syllabus of the preliminary examination for the elementary school teachers' certificate will be sent on application to the Board.
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TRAILER: Les Misérables Movie [2012]
May 31, 2012 By Gari
As many will know, I've been pretty scornful over the Les Mis movie that's coming out this year – I've disagreed with pretty much every casting decision made, and, up until now, was of the view that, actually, I would much prefer that it wasn't being made at all!
However, having seen the trailer, I find that I've mellowed somewhat, and am now more open to the movie adaptation, especially as I can see from the narrative that it's going to explain the story a lot more to people who are newer to the story, which in turn may foster an even greater depth and understanding to the audiences currently packing out the Queens Theatre (and others around the world). Of course, if they don't stick to the plot per the musical adaptation, there's going to be hell to pay, and I'll be screaming red, white and blue murder! 😉
One thing I cannot forgive though – as expected, Anne Hathaway totally shies away from the song! It's a nice, fluffy, delicate, movie-audience-appealing rendition of it, but nowhere near as brutal and cynical as I really need it to be, or as the song deserves it to be.
I also notice that the Daily Fail (sorry, Mail) are bleating on about how Anne Hathaway should get an Oscar – for fuck's sake – it's just a trailer, and, if it stays true to the musical, which it better had(!), she's barely even in the movie!
It's actually making my eyes bleed too watching people say things too such as 'oh wow, they're singing live and not lip-dubbing' – welcome to the world of proper musical theatre, luvvies!! 😉
#StageyAndProud! ^_^
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Q: WP Multisite Static Frontpage I created a multisite and my question is as followed:
Im trying to display a default static page for each new site.
So when they create a new site, they automatically get a default page I made. This is the only page they need and have controle over. This page has only widgetized area's in it so that the site-admin can add content by adding widgets into the widget area's. They dont have access to create a post or page themselves.
By adding a piece of code into wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php the page will be automatically made by WP whenever a new site is made. However, the page isnt connected to the template with the html/php code in it to display the widgets they add. Normally in WP you can create a page and on the right side you can select a template.
Is it clear this far? (even I get confused lol)
So what Im asking is.. is there a way to create a static frontpage for all newly created sites (like test.example.com and test2.example.com) with a template connected to it?
Thanks in advance!!!
It would make my day!

A: I would recommend waiting until WordPress 3.4 is released. Among other features, it is slated to include the ability to allow Themes to define/declare a static front page. I believe this functionality should suit your needs.
(Note: as of today, WordPress 3.4 just hit Beta 1, and is scheduled for final release in May.)

A: You can hook into the creation of a new multisite blog like this:
add_action('wpmu_new_blog', 'default_settings', 100, 2);
function default_settings($blog_id, $user_id){
    switch_to_blog($blog_id);

    // setup your page here

    restore_current_blog();
}

In that function you would use wp_insert_post to create your page, and then you would set the option used to determine the homepage to the ID of the newly created post

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MIA > Archive > Nin
Andres Nin
The General Strike in Barcelona
The Failure of the Anarchist Policy and the Revolutionary Strategy of the Communists
From The Militant, Vol. IV No. 31 (Whole No. 90), 14 November 1931, p. 3.
Transcribed & marked up by Einde O'Callaghan for the Marxists' Internet Archive.
The last general strike in Barcelona had a fundamental importance for the unification of the working class of all Spain, based not so much on the extent of the movement in itself, as on the lessons which we can learn from it, for future tactics and for the orientation of Spanish trade unions. We face a profound crisis in the Confederation, which has been considerably deepened by the last general strike. Logically we draw the natural consequences from it. The Spanish Communist Opposition cannot follow the method of criticism used by the official party, consisting of venting epithets against anarcho-syndicalism in general. We must study the origins, the causes and the results of the conflict, as is done by our comrade Andres Nin.
The general strike declared in the beginning of September by the local Trade Union Federation of Barcelona, and followed up unanimously and with admirable discipline by the proletariat of that city and of the most important industrial centers of Catalonia, is one of the most important episodes of the working class struggle in Spain between April 14 and the present time.
Militant revolutionists must analyse carefully this movement, so rich in experience. Let us limit ourselves today to pointing out. briefly, some of the lessons which it teaches, and to noting down the reflections which it suggests.
Strikes Under Present Conditions
The strike movement which had put great masses of workers in motion on the eve of the fall of the monarchy, has taken on a truly gigantic increase since the declaration of the republic. This movement, in the majority of cases, has had a purely spontaneous character, and the trade union organizations in reality have done nothing more than to sanction it, place themselves at its head, often against their will, in order not to lose the confidence of the working masses. At times, apparently the most insignificant occasion was enough to mobilize great masses of workers. There is nothing surprising about this. Those who are alarmed, or even indignant, at the "chaotic", "anarchic", "irresponsible" character of these movements apparently forget one essential point: that Spain is in the midst of a revolution, and that this situation does not fit in with any plan carefully worked out beforehand. At such times, spontaneous strikes, "chaotic" actions, disconnected and isolated, and "excesses" of all kinds are a purely normal phenomenon. To try to oppose them is like trying to hold back the onrushing of a torrent, or to chain a tempest.
All revolutions, without exception, have known such periods; more than that, they are inconceivable without them. A revolution is not the act of one day, of that "Big Night" of which the pre-war revolutionary syndicalists used to dream. It is a prolonged and painful process, during which the masses go seeking a path, in a struggle sown with difficulties, "chaotic" actions, partial offensive, victories and defeats. The strike is one or the most characteristic manifestations of this struggle. The working class learns most by its own experience. The important thing is to draw the necessary lessons from this experience, so that the sacrifice may not be in vain and the proletariat may successfully conquer the obstacles over which it may stumble on its way.
The Character of the September Strike
The Barcelona general strike was. in this sense, a typical movement of a revolutionary period. Its starting-point was a perfectly correct protest against the shameful Government imprisonments. The movement bore the stamp of the remarkable epoch which produced it.
These Government imprisonments, to our shame, are nothing new. In this respect, as in many others, the republic only continues the inveterate tradition of the defunct monarchy. Still it was only in a clear-cut revolutionary situation that this procedure, which formerly aroused indignation in the most advanced minority only, should excite and set in motion hundreds of thousands of workers.
"Why", clamored the vestal virgins of republican "legality", "why do these workers, who under the monarchy tolerated passively the mass detentions, the systematic application of the 'fugitive prisoners law', the military dictatorship, why do these workers rise up now, when the consolidation of the new regime ought to be the chief consideration of everybody, against the fact that a few men here and there are kept in jail by Government order? Why do the same people, who showed such patience for years, show such impatience now?"
Because – the situation is revolutionary now, and was not before. Because the military dictatorship and its bloody repressions were not, as these gentlemen think, the cause of the passivity of the working class, but the result. Because the energy, the aggressiveness, the fighting spirit of the proletariat are not a constant phenomenon of all periods, but only of revolutionary periods. After these periods of high tension, the working class, particularly if it has been beaten, falls inevitably into a state of depression, of passivity, which smooth the road for reaction.
To understand the profound meaning of the last general strike in Barcelona, we must see it in its place in the general picture of the revolutionary situation in Spain. Then we shall see clearly the inconsistency of the opinion so widely spread, not only among the bourgeoisie, but even, to our disgrace be it said, among some working class circles, that this strike was entirely the work of a group of irresponsible anarchists. We shall not deny the importance of the role played by the F.A.I. in declaring the strike. Yet there can be no doubt that if their action had been crowned by success, if it had been followed by the entire proletariat, it would have been due, not to their boldness or their "dictatorial" methods, but to the fact that the objective circumstances – the revolutionary situation, and the subjective – the fighting spirit of the working class, were completely favorable. In this sense we can say without hesitation that the elements of the F.A.I. interpreted the state of mind of the proletariat and its historial interests more faithfully than Pestana, Peiro, Arin and other "reasonable" syndicalists who signed the famous reformist manifesto which won them such praises from bourgeois circles.
We have had anarchist groups before this. The desire to declare general strikes on any and all occasions did not come with the republic; they would like to call a general strike every Monday. Still, how often have they cried out into empty space! On the other hand, on September 4 they found an ardent echo in the working class. Why? Because the soil had been ploughed, because circumstances drove the proletariat irresistibly to the struggle.
What Should Be Our Attitude to "Chaotic" Movements?
We have tried to express one truth: that in the present circumstances, "chaotic" movements are inevitable. Does this mean that they are not a danger for the revolution and that they ought to be systematically encouraged? By no means.
In the face of such movements, there are three fundamental positions that we can adopt:
First: To condemn them as a whole, on the ground that at the present time the working class is incapable of making a revolution and must limit itself to a slow work of preparation, organization and education, which is possible under a regime of bourgeois democracy. This is the position of Pestana, Peiro & Co., which puts off the emancipation of the working class to the Greek Kalends.
Second: To encourage such movements systematically, driven on by instinctive revolutionary sentiment, but devoid of revolutionary theory and tactics and still lost in abstractions. We refer to the elements of the F.A.I.
Third: The position of those who, while rejecting as absurd the pretension of holding back the isolated, "chaotic" movements of the masses at a time like this, understand the danger of such movements when they lack objectives and direction, and who try to take advantage of such movements to make the working class understand the necessity of a party, to forge it in the fire of struggle, and subordinate these movements to the general revolutionary struggle which is to lead the proletariat to the seizure of power and the installation of its dictatorship. This ought to be the position of Communists.
The first of these positions is dictated by absolute lack of faith in the revolutionary ability of the working class, by the ungovernable fear of revolution, conditioned by the lack of a concrete program. It leads inevitably to a policy of strangling the fighting action of the proletariat and to collaboration, direct or indirect, with the republican bourgeoisie. The policy of the reformist elements of the C.N.T. in trying to hold back the strike movements by means of a series of measures which lead backward to the U.G.T. (remember the leaflet of the Confederal Committee), the shameful break-up of the metal workers' conflict, the abandonment of the telephone workers, engaged in a struggle of enormous importance, the giving up of the most profoundly significant political demands, such as the recognition of factory councils, etc., and finally, the policy of direct support of the Catalonian Generalidad, all prove our statement. This tendency must be fought pitilessly, since it constitutes a danger to the revolution as serious as the reformist socialism of Largo Caballero and Co., with which it coincides fundamentally.
The second tendency is no less dangerous, since it can, and inevitably will lead the proletariat to a bloody defeat. The elements of the F.A.I. are capable of provoking only mass movements without a future or isolated actions, heroic but in the last analysis sterile. The magnificent defense of the Building Trades Union by a few dozen admirable imilitants have clearly revealed the treasures of aggressiveness and self-sacrifice which the working class possesses, and has demonstrated the miracles which it can perform, given a consistent direction and discipline.
Communists must bend every effort to make the best revolutionary elements of the C.N.T. understand the necessity for a party, and try to form with them at least a united front for action. Only their active, energetic and prudent intervention can avert a defeat of the proletariat and the installation of a bloody regime of bourgeois dictatorship. In July 1917, the workers and soldiers of Petrograd launched an impetuous movement in favor, of turning over the power to the Soviets. This movement was completely spontaneous, "chaotic". The Bolsheviks considered it premature, irrevocably condemned to failure. Still, seeing that it was impossible to hold it back, instead of abandoning it to its elemental force, they put themselves at its head and guided it along their channels. Thanks to this genuinely revolutionary policy, this movement, which, left to itself, would have been diverted into a premature insurrection, was converted into an armed manifestation, and the working class was able to retreat in good order with the minimum of losses. Had there been no Party, the working class would have been crushed, a period of reaction would have begun, and the proletariat would not have been able to seize power, as it did, three months later.
For Factory Councils
We have spoken of the necessity for a revolutionary united front. But on what base can it support itself?
Undoubtedly the history of the revolutionary working class movement up to now has offered us no organ of the united front so perfect and efficient as the Soviet, an instrument of struggle today, of power tomorrow, for the entire working class, represented in the Soviet by workers' delegates from all factories and workshops without distinction, let their political and trade union organizations be what they may. One of the negative sides of the Barcelona general strike, like that of Seville before, was the failure of such an organ to make its appearance during the struggle. Had it been otherwise, how different would have been the importance and the political consequences of the movement! Still, the fact is that Soviets have not arisen in this or any other of the great workers' movements which have taken place in this country during the last few months, and that up to the present, there is no sign of a tendency in this direction among the Spanish working class. Will it arise later on? We may hope so, even though it is certain that the working class of our country will arrive at the creation of the Soviets by a different road from that followed by the Russian proletariat.
Yet we cannot adopt a passive attitude until this moment is reached. We must immediately lay the foundations for a united front, we must create the necessary prerequisites for the creation of organizations destined to group the working class together and prepare it for the struggle. This basis can be supplied by the factory councils.
Up to now, including the period 1917–1929, the peak years of the revolutionary movement, there have been in Spain no factory councils, properly so-called. Still the system of delegates, of representatives of the factory and the workshop, has become widespread, and in recent times the idea of factory councils has made much headway and has acquired a certain popularity among the masses.
We must therefore start from this, point and energetically encourage the creation of such organizations, assigning to them, as an immediate aim, the control of production. The leaders of the C.N.T. accept them, and favor them, while they still conceive of them as trade union organisms, designated from the top, by the trade union committees. The socialists, for their part, through their representative in the Provisional Government, Senor Largo Caballero, are preparing a bill for workers' control which in reality does not pursue revolutionary control as our aim, but class collaboration.
Communists must fight both conceptions with equal energy. The factory council must not be appointed from the top, but must be elected democratically by all workers without exception. The purpose of the control must not be collaboration with the bourgeoisie, but taking possession of the means of production.
There is not a single revolutionary worker who will not be disposed, to struggle jointly with the Communists on the basis of a struggle for the factory councils. And this struggle, correctly orientated, correctly guided, will irresistibly be converted into a powerful movement which will lead to the creation, on the base of the factory councils, of Soviets, or other organisms similar to the Soviets in structure and functions.
For all these reasons, we believe that the creation of factory councils should be the basic slogan at the present time. Every important strike, every mass movement, should be utilized in this direction.
The Experience of the Guerrilla Fight
One of the most interesting episodes of the Barcelona general strike was the armed defense of the Building Trades Union. For more than six hours, a few dozen workers, insufficiently armed but fortified in the union local, kept at bay a large force of police. Similarly, in the neighboring streets, other groups of workers, sheltered behind a barricade, carried on a fight against the armed force of the government, and after hours of struggle, retreated strategically without giving up a single prisoner into the hands of the enemy.
This episode is rich in lessons for us.
During the insurrection of December, 1905 in Moscow, a few hundred poorly-armed workers obstinately sustained a fight, thanks to a correctly led guerrilla struggle, against thousands of perfectly armed and equipped soldiers. First Kautsky, and then Lenin, drew from this experience the conclusion that guerrilla fighting played a much more important role than revolutionists had imagined up to then.
Still the insurrection was defeated. With the arrival of new reinforcements, the Moscow workers had to give up. For the final victory, it is necessary that a large part of the army place itself on the side of the revolution.
The heroic fighters of the calle Mercaders, at the end, had to give up, and the combatants of the calle Moncada had to withdraw.
What lesson can we draw from this experience?
That the tactics of the anarchist groups can lead only to guerrilla fighting; that this, combined with the general strike and organized revolutionary action, can constitute an auxiliary element of the first rank as a means of distracting the forces of the enemy which will make it possible for us to strike the decisive blow at the decisive points, but is incapable, by itself alone, of giving us the victory; that to achieve victory, today even more than in 1905, on account of the enormous progress of military technique, it is necessary to win over to the revolution a good part of the army.
The practical conclusion which we draw from all this is the urgent necessity of intensifying the work of agitation and propaganda among the troops, and of undertaking without delay the creation of soldiers' Committees.
The Strike and Democratic Illusions
Unquestionably the Barcelona general Strike has considerably weakened the democratic illusions among the working class. Still it would be a profound mistake to think that these illusions have been definitely liquidated. Maurin, for instance, starts from this premise and justifies the absurd position taken by the Bloque Obrero y Campesiuo (Workers' and Peasants' Bloc), renouncing democratic slogans and raising the slogan of the taking of power by the proletariat. The reality, which is the only thing that can serve as the foundation for a truly Marxist policy, is unfortunately quite different. Only a part, and that the smallest, of our working class, has completely lost faith in the bourgeois republic; another part is beginning to be assailed by doubts; the great majority stilt believes in the republic. They protest, they join the general strike, not against the regime, but against the "bad republicans". The majority of the workers still think that if they took the power away from Maura, and the governorship from Anguera de Sojo, and replaced them by "real republicans", things would be very much better.
Contributing to this illusion in the first place was the policy of the anarcho-syndicalists of supporting the radical petty bourgeoisie, with its praise for the "venerable", "most integral", "honorable" Macia, expressions which you will find repeatedly in Solidaridad Obrera; likewise responsible is Maurin himself, who at a lecture in Madrid favored "the taking of power by the advanced elements of the Ateneo". How can any one expect, under these conditions, that the working class, which evolves slowly and learns only with the help of its own experience, should abandon immediately and at one blow its democratic illusions?
These last have suffered a severe blow, but only a correct policy can contribute to liquidating them definitively.
The Internal Crisis of the C.N.T.
Two words, in conclusion, on the internal crisis of the C.N.T.
The general strike, declared against the wishes of the leaders of this revolutionary organization, has undoubtedly sharpened the crisis. The recent resignation in a body of the editorial staff of Solidaridad Obrera is a clear proof of this. The fact that the organ of the Confederation, for the first time in the history of our movement, categorically condemns the strike in the first number which appeared after it took place, is sufficiently eloquent on this point, and reveals before the eyes of the entire world the grave sickness from which the C.N.T. is suffering.
But the crisis will go still deeper. In more or less normal times, such crises can be conjured away with relative ease. Under revolutionary conditions like the present, it is a much more difficult matter. The divergencies do not have an abstract character, but are a logical consequence of the problem which the situation places before the C.N.T. inexorably demanding from it a clear and precise answer – how shall we make the revolution?
The Communist Party cannot remain outside of this internal struggle of tendencies, whose outcome may have enormous consequences for the future of the Spanish proletariat. Let us not forget that this will depend 90% on whether or not the workers in the C.N.T., who are the flower of the working class of our country, continue to give their confidence to the anarchists. To win over these workers should be the principal aim of our party. This will be accomplished, not by the stupid splitting tactics followed up to now, but by an intelligent policy which will be able to take advantage of the internal struggle within the C.N.T.; not by heaping invective on its leaders, and putting into circulation such idiotic epithets as "anarcho-fascists", but by proving patiently and persistently to the revolutionary workers the sterility of anarcho-syndicalism and the necessity of a powerful Communist Party; to prevent the peasant revolutionary situation, instead of leading to the victory of the proletariat, from leading to the enthronement of a dictatorship without a mandate, of the fascist type.
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The Evolution Of The Rolling Stones' "Tongue And Lips" Logo
It's the most famous band identity on the planet, and arguably the tongue and lips is now one of the most famous brands in the world.
When Jo Bergman from the Rolling Stones' office in London wrote to John Pasche, a student at the Royal College of Art in London, in April confirming that he was to go ahead with designing "a logo or symbol which may be used on note paper, as a programme cover and as a cover for a press book' no one involved could possibly have imagined the train of events that they were setting in motion.
John Pasche as the world knows came up with the famous 'tongue and lips' logo. Having said that the world knows it was Pasche, there are still some that trot out the idea that it was Andy Warhol, but this was confusing the famous artist's role in creating the cover of Sticky Fingers the band's 1971 album.
It was Mick Jagger's idea to ask the Royal College of Art for possible candidates to do the design; it was one of the tutors at the Royal College that suggested 24 year old post graduate student Pasche.
According to Pasche, I went to his [Mick Jagger's] house in Cheyne Walk and he presented me with this printed mage that he'd got from his local Indian corner shop of Kali, the Hindu Goddess of Time, Change, Power and Destruction. He'd got them to take it off the wall. I just immediately saw the mouth and tongue (The fact that Jagger's physique was similar) was a lesser consideration. The starting point was Kali. For me, creating a symbol for them like that was really an anti-authority gesture."
The first time people had a chance to see the 'tongue and lips' was on 'Brown Sugar' that came out as a single on 16 April 1971 (7 May in the US). But as you can see from the 45 centre (above) the tongue and lips were very much a secondary item compared to the 'stamp' for The Rolling Stones, which to begin with was the identity of the band's record label. A few weeks later the insert for Sticky Fingers had the 'tongue and lips' more prominently displayed.
Close to half-a-century later the stones' logo has become one of the most instantly recognizable and financially lucrative brand identities on the planet – practically on a par with Nike and Coca-Cola, who have both spent a good deal more money advertising their logos.
We take a look back at the how the logo has been used and developed in the last five decades, but we start with an advert from 1964 that appeared in the British music press, which may be ground zero for the famous logo…
The 1964 advert for Mick's lips
The inner sheet for Sticky Fingers
The 1972 US tour poster, with subtle use of the tongue and lips
A modified tongue and lips to advertise the release of Angie in 1973
1973 Australian tour poster
1978 sticker from Some Girls, subtly different from the 1971 inner bag; it also serves to highlight the one white strip vs two white stripe versions
1978 tour poster that again features a subtle tongue and lips
1981: Sucking In The Seventies album
Two different 1981 tour posters
1990 Steel Wheels tour programme, a very different approach to the colour of the lips that would hereafter become used more often
1994 Voodoo Lounge tour
2002 Licks Tour poster
The Rolling Stones 50th anniversary book that used the logo in an innovative embossed way, with it being made up of small badges
A 2014 tour poster
The 2015 Zip Code tour
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bourgis serge
je te tire la langue na!!!!!!
James Eck
the stones have given us a lifetime of good ole ROCK-N-ROLL, thanks boys.
always a goood time call mick
How can you not enjoy such a classic! I love your music Rolling Sones…… can't wait to get together. I would love to introduce you at some disclosed show! Hint hint! Just sayin….
I learned to play guitar only because I wanted to play their songs. My youngest son's name – Justin Keith Richards Jones. Yes, I am a fan.
I´m a Rolling Stones fan since the mid-60s. I have been at 12 concerts. The first on the 4th Oct. 1973 in Vejlby-Risskov, Denmark and the latest on the 10th June 2014 in Berlin. I also have my own private Rolling Stones website: http://www.freewebsite-service.com/rollingstones/forside.php Please feel free to pay it a visit.
Diane Rainone
Can't wait to see the Rolling Stones in Buffalo on July 11th…great way to celebrate my birthday!!!
Elena Rogers
LOVE the Stones, love the music, love the logo would love to introduce you guys anywhere. But you forgot your greatest admirer… Please come to Boston or Foxboro. I'm sure it was an oversight.
Joe Schanne
Its great! That the Stones recognizes Buffalo NY as a true fan base! The fans here love there sports teams and has adopted The Rolling Stones as one of there own!!!!
Love the Stones love the music love the logo. But you forgot your greatest fan. I'm sure it was an oversight. Please come to Boston or Foxboro MA guys. Please. Rock it out!!!
So glad you're coming back to Indianapolis. Got tickets a few days ago. See you there!!!
Myles Omaha
HILARIOUS! 1994 Voodoo Lounge tour listed as 1994 but shows the various tongues for that tour that simply says Rolling Stones 94/95
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Facebook Vows To Quash Anti-Vaccine Misinformation
By Vanessa Romo & Patti Neighmond • Mar 7, 2019
After widespread pressure to repudiate anti-vaccine misinformation on the social media platform, Facebook announced on Thursday that it's taking several steps to tackle the issue.
Richard Drew / AP
Originally published on March 8, 2019 8:39 am
Updated Friday at 8:35 a.m. ET
Facebook announced on Thursday it is taking steps to combat the spread of anti-vaccine information across the social media platform by reducing the distribution of misleading medical advice and relying on vetting from leading global health organizations that "have publicly identified verifiable vaccine hoaxes."
The company intends to provide users with authoritative information on the controversial topic, Monika Bickert, vice president of global policy management, said in a statement.
"If a group or Page admin posts this vaccine misinformation, we will exclude the entire group or Page from recommendations, reduce these groups and Pages' distribution in News Feed and Search, and reject ads with this misinformation," Bickert explained.
Additionally, ads that contain false facts about vaccines will be rejected and removed. If ad accounts continue to spread misinformation, Facebook said it will disable the account. It will also bar vaccine misinformation from Instagram, which Facebook owns. (Facebook is among NPR's financial supporters.)
The decision follows a Tuesday Senate hearing on how to stop the outbreak of preventable diseases in which an 18-year-old testified that he was immunized against the wishes of his mother, who he said had developed anti-vaccine beliefs through her involvement with various Facebook groups.
"For certain individuals and organizations that spread this misinformation, they instill fear into the public for their own gain selfishly, and do so knowing that their information is incorrect," Ethan Lindenberger said.
Last month, in a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., also addressed Facebook's shortcomings in counteracting the dissemination of inaccurate facts. In it, he expressed concern that Facebook and Instagram, which the company also owns, are "surfacing and recommending messages" that discourage children's vaccination. He called it a direct threat to public health that reverses medical progress.
There is overwhelming consensus among scientific and medical communities that vaccines are effective and safe in preventing potentially deadly diseases, including measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox. But despite ample available data some groups continue to lobby against mandatory vaccination, gaining significant traction on social media sites.
To mitigate the reach of false information on its platform, Facebook said it is partnering with prominent global health organizations, including the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to create factually accurate content.
Facebook's new stance also comes as public health officials are struggling to contain a measles outbreak in Clark County, Wash., that has wreaked havoc on the community there. More than 70 cases have been confirmed since January — 66 "were found in people 18 and younger and the vast majority were not immunized," The Seattle Times reported.
YouTube and Pinterest have also taken steps to tackle the spread of anti-vaccine information.


Farmers and environmentalists across Tamil Nadu are protesting against the proposed 277-km eight lane Chennai-Salem highway, a Rs. 10,000 crore project. Authorities say the green corridor project would uproot around six thousand trees. However, environmentalists claim the loss would be much more, with at least 3 lakh trees being uprooted and hundreds of lakes and water bodies that would be encroached upon.


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In an op-ed in The Stranger, Seattle, Washington's alt-weekly, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced that she has directed City Attorney Pete Holmes to ask Seattle's Municipal Court to vacate convictions and dismiss charges for misdemeanor cannabis possession.
"Here's why this is necessary: While minor marijuana possession has been the lowest enforcement priority for the Seattle Police Department since Seattle voters passed Initiative 75 in 2003, the City continued to charge for possession until City Attorney Holmes took office in 2010." – Durkan in The Stranger op-ed.
I-75 mandated that arrests of adult cannabis users would become the lowest priority for Seattle's law enforcement agencies.
Durkan pointed out that affected individuals would not have to take any action to get the convictions thrown out – much like the reforms underway in San Francisco, California.
In her role as an attorney, Durkan worked with former King County prosecutor Norm Maleng to create one of the first drug courts in the nation. As a U.S. Attorney under former President Barack Obama she helped create one of the nation's first federal drug courts.


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Tim Labenda is a German designer who recently won the International Woolmark Prize Europe Final 2017. The Label is based in Berlin Kreuzberg.
After completing his apprenticeship in tailoring at Hugo Boss, he studied fashion design at Design University, Pforzheim. To expand his knowledge of textile design, he spent one term at NSCAD, Canada.
Tim started his career as a men's wear designer at Ute Ploier in Vienna, Paris and Shanghai, after working for Kenneth Cole Productions New York.
In 2013, his first women's wear collection attracted the attention of Christiane Arp, editor in chief of German Vogue, who invited the young fashion talent to show his collection at the VOGUE Salon during Berlin Fashion Week.
One season later, the online retail giant Zalando tapped him to design an exclusive women's capsule collection for the European market which was launched in 2014.
In the same year his SS15 Collection "POOL" won the Berlin Senate's "Start your Fashion Business Award."
Labenda showed his FW15/16 Collection "LANDSCAPES" at the newly launched designer platform, Der Berliner Mode Salon, during Berlin Fashion Week in January 2015. The ecological fashion Brand HessNatur hired him to shape the creative direction of the brand's men's wear collection, and that same year, Labenda also designed an exclusive women's capsule collection for the German online retailer Brands 4 Friends which sold out within a few days.
His women's wear incorporates masculine fashion attributes like perfect fit and tailoring with feminine style. Labenda plays with surface to create a haptic adventure, using only the finest materials and extraordinary textures. His work values modest understatement and elegance – but with a creative twist. The type of women he dresses is intellectual, independent, authentic and natural. She appreciates the sustainable approach of Labenda's collection and his use of extraordinary fabrics.
Tim Labenda believes in local German production and high quality fabrics made in Italy, France, Scotland and Germany. He takes a very handcrafted approach and loves to use handcrafting techniques to make his collection more of an experience. Every collection has its own story, which is communicated in every single piece, look and in the line-up itself. Tim has a very conceptual mind, but is concerned with fashion's practical aspects at the same time.
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Debate: Maddon v Matheny by Bob Ryan
October 16, 2016 by Bob Ryan 4 Comments
Welcome everyone to the 1st ever national Managerial Debate between Joe Maddon (Maddening) and Mike Matheny (Manifesto)…topics have been chosen by YOU the fan…so sit back as our crowd of experts throw out their questions
How do you feel is the best way to learn how to manage?
Manifesto….I feel the best way is by playing several seasons ..I played in over 1300 games, caught over 10000 innings, played in 4 organizations and observed closely the managers…it seems to me that playing is the best way to learn to manage. My only previous experience was coaching the high school team that my son played on as a student @ Westminster Christian Academy.
Maddening….I best learned how manage by being a head coach, asst coach in the minors. I actually managed from 1981-86 in low level minors where I learned best of all how to teach, deal with youngsters and saw the "bigs" from the bottom end…then I was a roving minor league instructor saw I developed the skills of evaluating talent, personalities, upside-downside—I did that from 1987-1993…in 1994,I was elevated to being a Coach at the MLB level—I was a 1B coach, bench coach for several different managers and I was able to observe …from the inside …their reasoning in reaching decisions…so it helped me develop my managerial skills.
Manifesto….so…you never really played in the MLB?
Maddening…no…so you never really managed until you took over the Cardinals?
Manifesto…right…but I prefer my way..it's the professional path
Maddening….while I much prefer my developmental path
Gentlemen…let's move behind the plate… both of you started your careers as catchers….which current MLB catcher looks reminds you of yourself?
Manifesto…I'd like to say Yadi…after all…I trained him in his 1st year…then his skills "moved me along"….he's so good at calling a game, throwing, knowing batters and situations and he works very hard on studying tapes…I feel like those were many of my attributes
Maddening…what? You're taking credit for Yadi because he replaced you…what a stretch..
Manifesto…teaching, developing, tutoring…call it what you want does take place from players to players often…not just top down.
Maddening….well…I don't know…all of these top current catchers can hit which ends the similarity there for meJ But to think that you're in the same class as Yadier Molina..wow!
Gentlemen…gentlemen…..let's move on….we don' want this to become another mockery like the Hillary-Donald mud-slinging affairs….next question….
What are your strongest attributes as a manager?
Maddening….due to my extensive experience as a manager & coach….I've come to realize that there are two completely separate components of managing…on and off the field…you can't be grinding 24-7, 7-8 months a year…you'll be a frail as a potato chip….Off the field…during the season…I let each player determine how much BP..throwing, fielding practice they require to remain at their highest level…we don't' have an team BP after July 4th….if a player is in a slump and doesn't work on it….he won't be here long…of course our coaches are available as much as the player desires their help….we try to keep players as relaxed as possible so that no extra pressure is put on them…prior to or during the game..during the game for me there are many facets…construction of lineup, keeping players fresh, pitching changes, showing confidence in players, looking down the road in the course of the game for possible changes as well as looking down the long-term road in a player's development.
Manifesto…..1st—I believe firmly in being a strong, positive, clear leader of the team..I don't praise players just to please them….this relationship with players is my strongest attribute..it's who I am…..2nd–I believe in thorough, complete, positive training for each player…we are constantly reviewing players swings..with the player….their positioning, the defensive procedures as the ball is hit to them, the throwing techniques for pitchers, studying opponents hitters…we actually use our plane time to view tape on our opponents…we want to be prepared for each and every possible scenario…we expect our players to do the same. . that's been the Cardinal way for decades going back to George Kissell.
Maddening…as if the Cardinal way is any different than any other MLB's way..hah!
OK…let's change the tone…. how do you gentlemen relax off the field
Manifesto….well I've caught on to chess…it refreshes me.
Maddening…..I'm all for a good glass of wine and some TV….btw…are you chasing the queen or the king?
Manifesto…of course the king…I wanna win
Maddening…..I thought so…I would have been chasing the queen..any man chases the queen….catch the queen ..board game or real life…..and you'll get the king…
Manifesto…some board game…chess has been around for centuries..it's recognized as a game that requires thinking, planning several steps ahead..
Maddening….strange….you sure don't do that in the dugout
Manifesto….what are you the lone expert on baseball strategy?….at least I'm not trying to get in the spotlight constantly… I'm not always on the top step of the dugout so the camera gets a good shot of me
Maddening…ur right…ur over there scribbling something to yourself…what…can't you remember the important stuff long enough to write it down after the game…did all your concussions do that to you?
…gentlemen…gentlemen….
Maddening….that's it… I'm leaving…now YOU can have the spotlight
Manifesto….at least you aren't throwing at me like you do my players….
Maddening…yea..sure…right….your players lunge into the ball and don't expect any pitcher to ever come inside….this is a big boy game…not a HS game…
Manifesto….we'lll see about who's the big boy next year….
Both Manifesto & Maddening stomp off the stage in different directions
Now we send it back to the studio to our analysts to assess the debate..
ON our select panel is Pat Hughes (Cubs announcer since 1996) and John Rooney (Cards announcer since 2006)…what do each of you think?
Hughes…well, without a doubt Maddening won the debate…he drove home his main message, used brilliant examples….clearly dominated
Rooney….wait just a minute….Manifesto was on topic, stayed focused, wasn't so caustic..Manifesto was the clear winner
Well…It appears debates of all types in the USA.. right now.. seem to end up similarly J
Aside from our "debate"…..other recent developments in sports…
….Washington U was just in the national news for the debate but we've come to take for granted the excellence …not just the academics…but the athletics….this year the Bears are 4-1, averaging 39 ppg, over 500 yds/game. Head Coach Larry Kindbom annually ….produces a very strong football program in the midst of the academia haven…there is the occasional hiccup like last year's 4-6 team…but in the 1980's the Bears won 20 games …in the entire decade….since that time have gone 167-105 in Kindbom's 28 years at the helm….all in all…this Wash U is a gem for the Lou! Congrats on a job well done!
….the 10 teams in the MLB playoffs were in the top 13 of the MLB in expenditures for the 2016 season! Despite what's said…. money DOES buy post-season play for teams. Here's one easy example….Those wealthier teams living on Boardwalk can pick up key, high priced players for the stretch run…the teams living on Baltic Ave can't do it.
….speaking of being picked up for the stretch run…look at Carlos Beltran … in 2011 he played for the Mets & the Giants(acquired in July but they fell short of playoffs), he was with the Cards in 12 & 13 (both playoff years), the Yanks picked him up for 14 & 15, this year he was sent to the Rangers. He's made $13-$15mil in every year since 2012….for his career, Beltran has been paid over $200mi…only the "healthy" financial teams can afford him.
…Cardinals are still reassessing their "needs" for 2017….in many discussions about the Cards , many feel like there will be a shakeup involving several players on the current 25 man roster…I hope it doesn't include another Reuben Tejada episode…Tejada was grabbed on March 19 of last year, put on DL on April 3…as they stalled to figure out how to dump him…Apr 18 he came off DL…on May 28 he was released….about a 70 day Cardinal career…he landed in SF for part of the year but didn't make it to their playoff roster..now ya C em….now U don't J He'll be a great trivia question some day!
…Cubs 3rd win over SF and the Montero grand salami in the bottom of the 8th against the Dodgers in game 1 will be remembered for a long time…scoring 5 runs in an inning twice—once coming-from-behind and the other after their ace surrenders a game-tyin hit…it's so strange to me….many in the Lou really, really hate the Cubs while others are rooting…mildly….for the Cubbies to enjoy a taste of the World Series and a World Championship..which side do you fall on?
…this week's college football rankings have the usual names in the top 4—Bama, Ohio St, Clemson and Michigan…at #5 is Washington (6-0)—a new name in recent years to be at that lofty level.. other "new kids on the block" achieving top 25 rankings were W. Michigan – #24 and Navy-#25…there were 16 other schools outside the top 25 that received votes…..notable by their absence was Notre Dame…that tells me that Brian Kelly is on the hot seat in S. Bend.
…..Carolina Panthers don't look like the same team…and they aren't…without Cam Newton's unique running, passing and leadership attributes…this is a totally different club
…..ESPN hockey section just chose the Blues for 4th place in the NHL Central Division…they claim that the Blues aren't as driven to win the division title as they are to go deep in the playoffs…where do you think the Blues will finish in the Central Division this year?
….is it too early to look ahead for Mizzou after the Flordia loss? Their non-conference foes for 2017 are MO State, Purdone, Idawho and U.Cann't…I see 4 easy wins there. The real measure of any team is NOT who they lost to…what skill does that show….but…who they beat..none of these early season non-conference foes would be considered "big" wins by any fans or experts.
…remarkably this coming Friday is the final regular season week for HS football in Missouri….the 10th week begins the playoffs….seems like the season begins too early and ends too early to me. Here's a thought….since the finals no longer must be played on Thanksgiving Weekend @ a dome and you'll be outside for the finals….stretch em out…go into December….December is closer to football weather than the current starting practice date of Aug 1 and the starting game date of Aug 19..at least you won't be concerned about heat exhaustion in Dec J
….Do you stick with Zac Prescott if you're the Cowboys?…or does Tony Romo automatically resume his duties? Typical case of injured vet gets replaced by a young rookie who produces….did you say Wally Pipp? Mr. Pipp led the NYY to 3 consecutive AL titles in 1921-23 as their starting 1B…legend has it that he asked to sit out a game in 1925…Lou Gehrig replaced him for the day and remained there for the next 2130 games! Now I don't expect any football player to play 2130 straight games…but u've got the idea….the complicating factor these days is the salary of the veteran…do you just eat it? Trade him? Play him because of his salary? Split time? …that never works….. wait until the youngster begins to fail or at least falter, then bring back the vet…I think that is the course that the Cowboys will follow….
..there's no debate on this….we've reached the end…thanks for making it this far down the road!
Great post! As for the debate, you're right, looks like all debates seem to be 100% subjective these days…which proves them to be far from useful to the general public (ok, I'm definitely talking about the presidential debates). Your debate was highly useful, and entertaining.
To your last point about Prescott, I'd love to see the NFL, or teams, make stipulations for injuries in their contracts to see what would really happen with high $$ players. Maybe smarter play? maybe more drive to recover quickly? maybe less intense spending on individual players? I'm a little out of my realm when speaking about this, but just a thought. Thanks for the great writing as usual!
John Rocco says:
Bob, good stuff. The debate was funny. Joe M
is a little to smug for me.
It will be an interesting off season for the Cardinals.
Beltran has had a good career. I think it was in the 2004 playoffs against the Cards. He wa with Houston. The Cards won but he was unstoppable.
Thanks…John
Chris Millikan says:
Bob, an entertaining read. I see a reality TV show in Joe Madden's future. "Mind of Madden", "Madden of Honor", or "Hi, I'm Joe Madden and you're sitting in my chair. And gimmee the microphone."
Thanks…Chris(see you Friday)_
Jim Pleimann says:
I finally got around to this. I was so enthralled by the presidential debates (NOT) that I felt this could never top them. I was wrong. I will say Madden and Matheny are two entirely different personalities and seem to be polar opposites in the way they handle a team. But… both have had success.
I am a lifelong CUB HATER born and raised!! I hope they blow it in game seven!! I don't want this 108 year stretch to end. Heck, they are still trying to win their first world championship in their new ball park!! (built in 1914)
Blues will be a top six in their conference. Just get in….
Zak Prescott? is he in the NFL? What team does Romo play for? I care so little these days….


In the spring of 2018, police departments all over the world will be able to add the first-ever pursuit-rated pick-up truck to their fleets. The 2018 Ford-F150 is built tough and designed for use by law enforcement. One of the unique features of this police car is that it wasn't just intended to travel on pavement. Instead, it's got the bones to go off road too. Ford added the company's tried and tested off-road capabilities to ensure police could go wherever anybody else can also. Here's a look at some of Extreme Tactical Dynamics' police lights and sirens to upfit the F-150 for your department.
Out of all the pursuit-rated police vehicles, the F-150 has the greatest torque and best horsepower. Under the hood, the engine delivers 375 horsepower and has an impressive 470-lbs of torque. As if that wasn't enough, the auto company added a 10-speed transmission. With more power at their fingertips, police can maximize acceleration and performance as needed. Additional transmissions are available such as Snow/Wet, EcoSelect, Tow/Haul, and Sport. Now that we know what Ford's bringing to the table, it's time to tell you how we can help you outfit the truck to meet your agency's needs.
The pumped-up 240-amp alternator allows you to install as many lights and electrical components as you need. Due to the height of the F-150, the first pieces of equipment that should be added are led light bars for trucks. We suggest using a full-size light bar, which is about 48" in length. Our Mirage and 912 light bar options both have low-profile designs and provide extreme visibility. Since the F-150 full-size truck is a heavy-duty vehicle, it's usually outfitted with many emergency vehicle lights since it's often driven in extreme weather, off-road, or in dark, remote areas. To help improve the trucks visibility, add grille and surface mount lights too.
When the F-150 hits the market, departments that have struggled with accessing specific locations are going to be in heaven. Sand, harsh terrain, ice, snow, you name it, and the F-150 will be able to deal with it. In addition to a LED light bar, we'd also like to suggest adding several grille and surface mount LEDs. A heavy-duty push bumper is attached to the front of the truck and deserves to be outfitted in at least six to eight LEDs, like our Undercover 8s. Two to four grille lights should be centered on the push bumper. It's also helpful to add grille lights on all four corners of the bumper, and at least two LED lights to the sides of the push bumper. The 5-passenger pick-up truck can also use surface mounts on its rear quarter windows. Installed vertically or horizontally, the equipment helps increase intersection visibility. The back window of the truck gives upfitters tons of options regarding emergency lighting. One of the first things, we'd suggest is adding a traffic advisor to the rear window. Add additional LEDs at the bottom of the window on the exterior or interior. As upfitters make their way to the back of the pick-up, particular attention should be paid to the license plate area, bumper, and tailgate. The number of LEDs installed on the rear of the F-150 will vary from one department to the other.
When the Ford F-150 police truck is released in spring 2018, there's going to be a huge rush to get these vehicles upftited and on the road as quickly as possible. Beat the rush by starting to think about what you want today. If you need help identifying LED police lights that will be best for your Ford F-150s – contact our team today. We'll be happy to help you choose, identify, and buy the equipment you need to be seen when it matters the most.


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Trinity triumphs at Lawrence
Published 12:00 am Saturday, September 3, 2005
MERRY HILL – There were a couple of lists Alan Spencer wanted to add to Friday night.
His career win list, the total of victories posted by Lawrence Academy or even the upsets pulled by the Warriors.
The one list he absolutely couldn't afford to add to was the only one he did – the injured list.
Jay Spencer (ribs) and Zack White (knee) both went down in the first half of the Warriors' 56-0 loss to Trinity Christian.
Those two joined Ben Blowe (hand) and Frank Baker (rotator cuff) out of the game. In addition to those four, Spencer had Andrew Krawczyk (knee) and Jobie Thomas (ankle) playing hurt.
&uot;Injuries really hurt us tonight, but we never quit,&uot; Spencer said. &uot;I feel like we came a long way tonight.&uot;
Injuries or no, the Warriors were no match for Trinity last night as the Crusaders scored on their first three plays from scrimmage and built a 22-0 lead from which they never looked back.
After forcing a Lawrence to punt on their first possession, Trinity set up shop at the Lawrence 34-yardline. On the first play from scrimmage, quarterback Walter Williams connected with Maurice Marley on a 34-yard scoring strike. Terrance Robinson added the conversion and Trinity led 8-0.
On the next possession, the Crusaders held Lawrence to a fourth-and-5 from their own 42-yardline. The Warriors faked a punt, but Bernard Ferguson knocked away the pass to give Trinity the ball.
Williams then hit Marley with a pass parallel to the line of scrimmage and Marley broke four tackles enroute to a 42-yard score. Michael Farmer tacked on the two-point conversion to give Trinity a 16-0 advantage.
The Warriors again went three and out and were forced to punt.
On the next play, Robinson raced 42 yards to paydirt to extend the Trinity advantage to 22-0 with 5:15 to play in the first quarter.
The Warriors successfully kept Trinity out of the endzone the rest of the quarter, but it took just six ticks off the second period clock before the Crusaders scored again. That score came on a nine-yard pass from Williams to Marley. The conversion again failed and Trinity led 28-0.
Williams was able to find Farmer on a three-yard scoring pass with 6:49 to play in the second period for the final score of the quarter. Williams' conversion pass to Marley made it 36-0 at the half.
Trinity scored twice in the third quarter, once on a three-yard run by Farmer and once on a 42-yard run by Ferguson to grab a 50-lead.
Lawrence did threaten late in the third period when Krawcyzk's running and a pair of Trinity penalties moved the ball to the Crusader 33-yardline. On the next play, Warrior quarterback Dusty Todd broke away from a tough Trinity pass rush and ran 13 yards, but a hit separated Todd from the ball and his helmet as Trinity recovered.
The Crusaders scored on a 45-yard run by Farmer with 9:35 to play in the fourth quarter for their final score.
All told, the Crusaders put up 378 yards of total offense on the night, 118 of which came in the first three plays of the game. The Warriors managed just 51 yards of total offense.
Lawrence (0-3) will look for their first win next week when they travel to Wake Christian Friday evening.
(Sports Writer David Friedman contributed to this story.)


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