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Richard Lederer was once asked where he would get all these funny stories he answered:
"Ever since I became a writer, I had found that questions the most difficult to answer and had only recently come up with an analogy that I thought would satisfy both my audience and me. Pouncing on the opportunity to unveil my spanking new explanation, I countered with, Where does the spider get its web? The idea, of course, was that the spider is not aware how it spins out its intricate and beautiful patterns with the silky material that is simply a natural part of itself.
Asking a writer to account for the genesis of his or her ideas is as futile as asking a spider the source of its web and method of its construction.'
Richard Lederer
Introduction and biography
Richard Lederer was the kind of child who, almost as soon as he could talk, saw a butterfly and cooed, 'Oh, goody.
A butterfly will flutter by.' Even as a high-school student, Richard knew that Elvis Presley, born three years before him, would become immortal because he recognized that 'Elvis Lives' is a two-word anagram.
Richard Lederer entered Haverford College as a pre-medical student but soon found that he was reading the chemistry books for their literary value. Mr. Lederer became an English major and then attended Harvard Law School, where he found that he read the law cases for their literary value. So rather than fighting his verbivorous instincts, He switched into a Masters of Arts and Teaching program at Harvard. That led to a position at St. Paul's School, in Concord, NH, where he taught English and media for 27 years. Richard Lederer said that he would have gladly served them for the rest of his days, but having earned a...


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The Brown men's tennis team is coming off a 2009 season where they went 18-10 overall and 4-3 in the Ivy League. Many of last year's key contributors have graduated, but head coach Jay Harris has added a crop of talented freshmen to the Bears for 2010. Harry Cicma of FiOS1 and WRNN sat down with Coach Harris to talk about his teams - past and present... and about playing tennis in the Ivy League.
Questions and Answers
Harry Cicma (HC): How has the season been going thus far?
Jay Harris (JH): Things are going pretty well. We lost five starters from last year, but we have reloaded with five freshmen. So we are about as inexperienced as we could possibly be.
HC: What are the biggest challenges of coaching in the Ivy League?
JH: Some of the big challenges surround earning the national respect that we aspire to grab hold of. The Brown tennis program is just that - a tennis program! It is a program that is as serious about tennis as any tennis program in the country. I think that fact would surprise a lot of people. But just look at the national success we have had, jumping into the top 40 nationally a numer of times and advancing players to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. And that does not mention the five successful professional players we have had on tour in the past five years.
There are of course some challenges surrounding the academic workload, but it is not as different from other schools as most would believe. Brown is of course a great academic school, but our professors have an amazing relationship with the students here. That allows us to achieve some great things athletically.
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In 2015, LAO supported Andrew Kingbird's Aboriginal rights defence when he was charged with not having a life jacket on his motorboat. He sought to have the charge dismissed because the law infringed on his Aboriginal right to travel on the water for ceremonial purposes.
In keeping with the tradition of his people, and on the instruction of his Elder, Mr. Kingbird was collecting items for a shaking tent ceremony. Mr. Kingbird only carried with him what was necessary when he was on Rainy Lake, following specific guidance on how best to practice traditional mindfulness and respect while traveling upon the water for ceremonial purposes. This included clearing his boat of all items that would detract from this spiritual practice.
Under the law, however, there were no exceptions when it came to possessing a personal floatation device on board a vessel.
There have been several other similar instances where people were charged and convicted because they didn't have the legal support to defend themselves.The issues raised in this case have a broad impact in the First Nation, Métis and Inuit communities—which aligns with the mandate of LAO's Aboriginal Justice Strategy to improve legal services for Aboriginal people.
"I grew up watching my Elders practicing their traditions, including the instruction not to carry unnecessary items with them while travelling upon nibi (water) for spiritual reasons.
When I embarked on my first fast, or vision quest, I was told that when I went out on nibi I should take nothing with me, except for the clothes on my back, my tobacco, my pipe, and other sacred items. This allowed me to be close to the spirits of the land and water, to the Creator itself.
My authority and knowledge as an Elder is founded upon my experience of intimacy with the Creator, and all my teachings flow from this foundation. This is why I guided Andrew Kingbird, and why I continue to guide others, to develop this closeness by being on the land, and travelling on nibi, unencumbered by things, possessions, tools, or conveniences that are not necessary to, and even interfere with, the purpose of their journeys.
In this case, Anishinaabe law was upheld. In the future, the OPP and MNR should consult with Aboriginal law-holders and include traditional laws and aboriginal practices as part of their investigation before proceeding with any charges."
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Lloyds Banking Group plc Appoints New Managing Director for Commercial Banking for Scotland, According to BAC Report
10 Jan 2013 • by Natalie Aster
LONDON - Alasdair Gardner became new managing director of Commercial Banking for Scotland according to recent Lloyds Banking Group press release. Mr. Gardner will be engaged in SME clients' management in Scotland, helping companies with no more than GBP 750 M turnover. Previously Mr. Gardner was heading Lloyds' oil and gas industry team and engaged in finance acquisition.
Lloyds Banking Group is in the middle of its strategic plan implementation. Its financial results reveal necessity for changes. After weak 2010 year Lloyds reshaped its strategies to regain profitability and stronger market position by 2014. The results for FY 2011 are weak: interest income declined by 10.3% to GBP 23.6 B, net interest income increased by 1.2% to GBP 12.7 B, both net income before taxes and net income fell below zero point to GBP (3.5) B and GBP (2.8) B, respectively. Interim results for the three periods of 2012 are also not impressive. The quarter ended September 2012 brought interest income of GBP 5.17 B, net interest income of GBP 4.66 B, net income before taxes of GBP (144) M and net income of GBP (377) M. While expecting flat performance for 2012, Lloyds expects moderate recovery of its financials in 2013.
Formed in 2009 and headquartered in London (UK), Lloyds Banking Group engages in provision of financial services across the UK and Scotland. The company also provides support to its clients running business in European Union. Company's business can be divided into several segments: Retail (private clients), Wholesale (SME clients), Wealth & International (managing of foreign operations), Commercial (SME lending) and Insurance. The Group trades on London SE under the ticker LLOY.
Get full details on the company's subsidiaries, segments, SWOT, news and experts' more in the report "Lloyds Banking Group plc Fundamental Company Report Including Financial, SWOT, Competitors and Industry Analysis" recently published by Market Publishers Ltd.
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What is Odoo?
Industry Specialties: Serves all industries
Odoo offers more than 10,000 integrated business applications for website building, sales, business operations management and employee productivity. It's available for deployment through the cloud or on-premises, and they offer implementation services. It's suitable for businesses of all sizes and budgets.
Its open-source model and strong technical foundation is developer-friendly and allows users to customize to meet their specific needs. With that being said, it's good for businesses that may have unique requirements. It's fairly low cost of ownership and ability to centralize all business processes provides ample opportunity for reducing costs. Its integration capabilities allows the user to work from one centralized location, which ultimately can save an organization time.
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Why use Odoo?
Key differentiators & advantages of Odoo
- Modularity: Odoo offers a variety of apps that meet different business needs. These tools can be integrated and added to a system based on individualized company processes.
- Visualization: This program contains customizable dashboards that enable users to quickly view actionable insights. These visualizations may include data such as available labor assets, stock movements and customer performance metrics.
- Productivity: This system centralizes various business processes through the integration of different applications or modules. By connecting these workflows, companies can automate more tasks, freeing up employee time for other duties.
- Order Optimization: The inventory app of Odoo is an effective way to optimize orders and streamline inventory management. Users can streamline the supply chain through the tracking of stock movements and the automation of RFQs through this program.
- Accessibility: Odoo can be deployed through the cloud, making it accessible to users in a wide variety of locations and on different devices. The program is also open source, meaning that companies can customize the solution to adhere to unique requirements.
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Odoo is a versatile solution that is suited for companies in a variety of industries, largely due to its modularity. However, the vendor's app store does offer some free and paid applications that are tailored to businesses in specific industries. For example, beauty spa management and fleet rental management capabilities are some of the programs available for download on Odoo's website.
Key Features
- Accounting: The accounting application includes bank synchronization features that automatically sync bank statements. The invoicing tool enables users to manage recurring billings and to track payments. About 95% of the reconciliation process can be automated through this feature.
- Project Management: Odoo lets users look at available labor resources when scheduling projects. It can also develop forecasts using historical data from relevant projects and estimate deadlines. Files and notes can be easily attached to tasks so that information is centralized and easily accessed.
- Human Resources: The HR function allows employers to receive alerts when leave requests, applications, appraisals and allocation requests are put into the system. Users can track employee hours and sort them by task, client or project. This tool also connects to accounting functionality so that reports can be posted automatically based on actual project duration.
- Inventory: Odoo enables users to automate RFQs and use order points to increase supply chain efficiency. The program includes drop-shipping, cross-docking and multi-warehouse functionality. Stock movements can be tracked and traced through lots and serials, both upstream and downstream.
- Purchase Management: Using stock levels, Odoo can automatically send RFQs to suppliers. Users can develop procurement rules that are triggered by factors such as sales orders, stock levels and logistic rules. The program maintains supplier price lists. It also assists in making better purchases through the use of data on current promotions and special contract conditions.
- Manufacturing: This feature contains the Workcenter Control Panel, which includes quality checks, in process alerts, worksheet display, time tracking and serial/lot number recording. Procurements can be automated by setting up make-to-order or minimum stock rules. The system also supports barcoding, whether a company uses lots or serial numbers.
- CRM: Odoo allows users to develop custom dashboards to glean actionable insights and relevant information such as how current performance stacks up to monthly targets. The program enables the scheduling of activities based on sales scripts. By clicking on an opportunity, information such as mail received and website pages viewed can be gathered and can assist in the tailoring of a sales strategy.
Some of the product limitations include:
- The Community (open source) edition has less built-in features than the Enterprise (licensed) edition, such as Accounting. Odoo has been moving features from the Community solution to the Enterprise solution since version nine
- The Odoo POS is too basic in its capabilities and has bugs. Coupons and promotions aren't supported by the POS. The POS cannot send receipts via email and you cannot view the receipt history from the POS. Missing indicators include but aren't limited to margins and average baskets.
- The solution doesn't integrate with social media platforms.
- Odoo doesn't support wholesale sales procedures.
Suite Support
Odoo offers phone and online support to users in English, Spanish, French and Dutch. Online courses are available to learn more about the solution, along with paid certifications. Support tickets can be opened online.
mail_outlineEmail: Users receive 24/5 online support through Odoo Online free with a subscription. Assistance includes bug resolution, questions related to an account, answers to common questions and access to relevant materials.
phonePhone: Odoo offers different phone emergency lines based on a company's location. In the United States, the support number is 1-650-289-8234.
schoolTraining: Multiple courses are offered online to help users learn more about using the program. Certification exams are also available for a fee.
local_offerTickets: Case submission is available online through Odoo's website. Required information to submit a ticket form includes user subscription code, Odoo version currently used and a working email address.
Odoo Reviews
Average customer reviews & user sentiment summary:
516 reviews
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Synopsis of User Ratings and Reviews
Based on an aggregate of reviews taken from the sources above, the following pros & cons have been curated by a SelectHub Market Analyst.
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Odoo is an affordable, flexible and scalable platform that provides a wide range of integrated applications. Reviewers were predominantly happy with the system and its capabilities, but there were complaints relating to unresponsive and unhelpful customer support, lack of documentation for developers and subpar performance. Otherwise, the system was reviewed as easy to use and powerful.
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Flickr member Flat Ivor took this great, almost panoramic image on a road in Peckforton Estate, Cheshire, UK with a Fuji X70.
Women's March, New York
My flickr contact Roy Savoy posted an excellent image from the women's march in New York City.
Snow on sand dunes
My flickr contact and friend Gary Sharp took this shot of dunes covered with a rare snow on the Dellenback Trail on the Oregon coast with his Fuji X70.
Silvered cliffs
My flickr contact eoh_mit posted this fantastic monochrome of the Sussex coast off the southern UK taken with his Canon 6D.
Tips for black and white digital photography
PetaPixel has a nice post by Jeff Meyer: 6 Black and White Photography Tips for Monochrome Enthusiasts.
#1 and #2 are things I'm doing now with my Ricoh GR:
1. Shoot RAW + JPEG
I do this now and use the JPEGs as visual templates for processing the RAWs. Occasionally I'll use a high contrast JPEG as is because I can't come close to what the GR is doing internally in Lightroom, like these: Needle ice.
2. Look for Contrast, Shape and Texture
This is seemingly obvious and simple but it's not and it takes a lot of practice. This is why I have the LCD on my Ricoh GR set to either regular black and white or high contrast black and white, even if I'm just shooting a single RAW file. I want the camera to help me find that visual contrast and shapes and the LCD is quite helpful for that.
In time we can learn to see it on our own but early on it's useful to set the camera up to help.
The other advice in the post is useful as well. It's a short read, well worth taking the time for.
Flickr member DigitalClickr posted this excellent picture of a millstone (the stone used in a flour mill) with a gnarly tree, taken in the UK with a Ricoh GRD III.
Reflections in Paris
Flickr member Jane posted this excellent monochrome reflection taken in Paris, France.
Moth on flower
Flickr member Philippe Perellos posted this fantastic monochrome image of what looks like a butterfly or a moth on a flower. Wow.
Lotus leaves
Japanese Garden, Van Nuys, California. I've been discombobulated enough lately that I forgot to unload my camera on my last outing in Los Angeles a week ago.
It's not a good sign when you take some pictures and forget to unload them from your camera. No doubt this happens to all of us but it's bothersome to catch one's self forgetting.
I do like this image and I remember taking it (thank god).


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Oakland, Berkeley, And East Bay News, Events, Restaurants, Music, & Arts
For decades, St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Berkeley was a liberal icon. Father Bill O'Donnell provided sanctuary at the church for Cesar Chavez when he was receiving death threats, joined picket lines to support underpaid hotel workers, and got arrested for protesting against apartheid in South Africa. O'Donnell's successors, Fathers George Crespin and Stephan Kappler, carried on the social justice traditions he established.
But these days, St. Joseph the Worker has become a symbol of a different struggle. Some church members say the venerable house of worship is now a battleground in an ideological fight within the Catholic Church between the adherents of liberation theology and an increasingly conservative church hierarchy.
The battle for the soul of Berkeley's most famous Catholic church began two years ago when Salvatore J. Cordileone, the newly appointed bishop of Oakland, installed Father John Direen at St. Joseph. Cordileone, who had been appointed by the conservative Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger, was one of the driving forces behind Proposition 8, the anti-gay-marriage law. By contrast, Kappler, the pastor directly before Direen at St. Joseph's, contributed $500 in opposition to Prop 8.
Direen is cut from a more conservative cloth than his predecessors at St. Joseph's, and in the two years since taking over the church, has wrested control from the democratically minded congregation. Before Direen's appointment, St. Joseph provided "the kind of environment where you have old school conservative Catholics worshipping alongside people who are pro-choice," but that's changed, said Aurora Meerjans, former head of the parish council.
St. Joseph's congregation, consequently, is now in revolt. They're asking Cordileone to replace their pastor and criticize Direen for shutting down congregant committees — the Parish Council, the Conseyo Latino, and the Social Justice Committee — that once were the heart of the church community. They also say that Direen's lack of Spanish-speaking skills has left him unable to communicate effectively with the church's large Latino community; and they condemn his move to oust retired pastor Crespin.
Two years of growing discontent with Direen exploded Sunday, June 19. Sporting white T-shirts that read in English and Spanish "St. Joseph the Worker: It is Our Church," and bearing stickers with the images of O'Donnell and Chavez, more than one hundred parishioners stood outside the 133-year-old West Berkeley edifice where Cordileone was visiting, calling on him to remove Direen. Their hand-made signs read: "Necesitamos un pastor que resuelva problemas, noque cause conlictos," and "Our voice counts, too." A tall blue banner read: "Speak truth to power: Father Bill Presente."
Berkeley's progressive community also joined a letter-writing campaign to get Cordileone's attention. More than 250 people wrote the bishop, including Mayor Tom Bates, whose letter read: "... the parish has provided invaluable leadership in city affairs, giving voice to underrepresented groups. ... This important voice, which our whole community has relied upon, has been silent over the last two years. We want — indeed, our city needs — the continued level of engagement that St. Joseph the Worker parish has provided in the past."
Cordileone finally agreed to a meeting with Direen's critics on the eve of the protest. Meerjans, who helped organize the demonstration, attended the meeting with the bishop and said she thought he "was very sincere in listening to our concerns about maintaining this parish community and is considering what we are asking for, which is new leadership."
Oakland Diocese spokesman Mike Brown said the meeting was just a start. "They left it open," he said. "The bishop is willing to continue the dialogue."
The church tension is being replayed in other progressive communities. "This is a microcosm at St Joseph's," said Liz Fuentes, another protest organizer. "What's happening now on a small scale right here at St. Joseph is the struggle between liberation theology — the open church — and the autocratic closed church."
Conservative ideology has intensified in the Catholic Church in the decades since Vatican II, a period of openness and reform in the early-Sixties. Church members and observers note that increasingly conservative popes have appointed conservative bishops, who, in turn, name conservative pastors. Conservatism then sparks conflict in liberal congregations like St. Joseph's, particularly over ideology, such as abortion. Meerjans said before Direen's arrival, St. Joseph's pastors stressed the need for healing after abortions. Now, there's "a less open and welcoming environment," she said. "I've had parishioners come to me and tell me they're leaving because of the anti-abortion things that are said from the pulpit."
Disagreements over questions of abortion, gay rights, the role of women in the church, are nothing new to St. Joseph and other parishes, but Fuentes said that under Direen dialogue is not permitted. "The fact that there's disagreements in the church, we all know that," Fuentes said. "That's always true. But when those disagreements are shut down, and only one side is allowed to function inside the church, that's what we're protesting against."
The diocese, however, is downplaying the liberal-versus-conservative battle at St. Joseph's. Spokesman Brown said that the friction over Direen has to do with a new person coming into a church and doing things differently.
But those calling for a new pastor say the changes Direen made are significant. First, he turned the community room, where the church committees and community groups such as Berkeley Congregations Organizing for Action met, into a gift shop. Then, Meerjans said Direen told the councils that they couldn't meet without him; and he didn't show up to meetings, thereby effectively shutting them down.
Brown countered that Direen created the gift shop not to discourage community meetings but to boost the church's failing finances.
But the ultimatum that Father Crespin must leave the parish this month was the final act that sparked the June 19 protest, Fuentes said. Crespin has lived in the parish for some thirty years, much of that time serving as an administrator with the diocese before becoming pastor. Although he retired in 2005, Crespin continued to say mass, perform weddings, baptisms, funerals and quinceañeras. "Father George [Crespin] is and has been a very beloved and esteemed, well-respected spiritual counselor to the entire community," Fuentes said. "He was summarily asked to move out. And I think people have been worried about this for two years since Father John [Direen] started, but had waited and hoped he'd come into line with what the community process is. And so people kind of held off until this happened."
Brown said that "It's difficult to have two pastors," especially because Direen and Crespin "did not see eye to eye." Direen is in charge and has the authority to ask Crespin to move; he gave him time to do it and offered assistance finding new living quarters, Brown said. But the priest stayed and therefore was finally told to leave the parish by the end of June.
However, there's also the issue of Direen's competence in Spanish. "St Joseph's is used to having either Father Crespin, or before him, Father O'Donnell, who would speak to the people," Fuentes said. "They were very present. The connection was very real. Father John [Direen] gets up there and reads something [in Spanish]."
The issue is more than knowledge of Spanish; it's a question of being in step with the particular concerns of the Spanish-speaking community, Fuentes said. "The priests before have all been involved in the immigration struggle, in the struggle for better health care, improving the schools, closing the achievement gap very much affects the Latino community. ... It's not just the language, but the lack of willingness to communicate with the community."
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The Bishop Selwyn
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Located in New Zealand's spectacular Northland region, the coastal haven of Paihia is where you'll find The Bishop Selwyn Resort. Whether you're staying in Paihia to explore the Bay of Islands, or simply to soak up the atmosphere of the coastal lifestyle, The Bishop Selwyn Resort is the ideal accommodation.
The moment you arrive, you're guaranteed to fall in love with the beauty of Paihia and never want to leave.
From boutique stores and restaurants, to boat rides across the bay, or a drive to the stunning coastal inlets of Waitangi and Kerikeri, Paihia is a must-visit destination full of rich history and culture.
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Here is a way to get involved with Christians who want to make our neighborhood a better place for everyone. Tyler Street United Methodist Church hosts Reggie McNeal at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 1, for a talk on "how God is using the church to bring about meaningful, city-wide transformation in urban contexts." Here is the event on Facebook.
The Texas Theatre has an outstanding weekend lineup as always, and it includes a Thursday night screening of "The Woman Chaser," a lost Sundance favorite from 2000, and it includes a Q&A after the show with the film's star, Patrick Warburton (Seinfeld's David Puddy!).
The Dallas Cinco de Mayo festivities start at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 3, with a parade from 200 E. Jefferson to Polk. Music, dancing, performances and tailgating are all on the agenda.
The Oak Cliff Cultural Center offers a class with artist Chelsey Antoinette, who will instruct students on how to make a headpiece that can be worn or displayed as a sculpture. The free class is at 4 p.m. Saturday.
The Foundry has three free shows this weekend. Bethan performs Friday. Wild Moccasins perform Saturday. And chef Dean Fearing's band, Lost Coyote, takes the stage Sunday. All shows start at 9 p.m.
The Kessler has Cuban Night Friday, Over the Rhine Saturday and Flamin' Groovies Sunday.


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NNSTOY's Report on Teacher 'Career Pathways'
NNSTOY's Report on Teacher "Career Pathways"
Yesterday, the National Network of State Teachers of the Year (NNSTOY) released its new report on "Creating Sustainable Teacher Career Pathways" (done in partnership with Pearson's Center for Educator Effectiveness). I had the chance to serve as a discussant at the launch event. The whole deal was useful and interesting, especially given that I'm currently hip-deep in my new book project, The Cage-Busting Teacher (about which, I'm sure, RHSU readers will read more than they'd like in '14).
Anyway, the report is well-worth reading. It's smart, thorough, and brings a sensible practitioner's perspective to the whole question of how we might give teachers opportunities for growth, impact, and professional responsibility other than those than Horace Mann might've envisioned in 1843. Thought I'd share three thoughts that I shared at yesterday's release.
First, the authors rightly note that there's nothing new about "career pathways." We've seen a whole lot of big talk, clever ideas, and bold promises on this front over the past 40 years, and they've all disappointed. (In that way, it's a lot like school turnarounds.) So, it's a huge mistake to get overly worked up about the concept, or to imagine that this stuff is bound to work--now that a new generation of reformers has discovered it. Rather, as always, what matters in schooling is less what we do than how we do it.
Second, that raises the critical point that so much of education reform today can feel like a bizarre stand-off between those who champion the power of "culture" and those who insist on the importance of policy change. The truth is, I think (as I argued in Cage-Busting Leadership), that policy change is essential if culture change is to be deep and sustainable--but that policy change only pays off if the culture changes. And, as we all know, school culture is ultimately shaped by educators. That's why it's important that the things NNSTOY talks about here not be foisted on teachers by well-meaning advocates, but that teachers play a crucial role shaping and adopting them. That's why I think it's so terrific that NNSTOY has stepped up in producing this report.
Third, this means that teachers obviously need a seat at the table. But, as I've noted many times, nobody gets a seat as a birthright. It's vital that teachers help shape these systems, but that requires the teachers at the table acknowledge and address the concerns of policymakers and system leaders who are charged with footing the bill and being responsive to a mass of interested parties. Too often, I find, terrific and even eloquent teachers haven't ever acquired the skills that prepare them for those rooms. They wind up haranguing the very folks who are interested in hearing from them or offering frustrations instead of solutions. A critical role for those groups interested in supporting teacher leadership is, I think, helping classroom teachers learn how to operate in policy conversations and how to engage in tough-minded but respectful back-and-forth with policymakers, advocates, and the rest. That healthy back-and-forth is where teachers will finally have the chance to exert real influence on the shape of their profession. It's also where real mutual respect lies, when we move past the saccharine paeans to teachers and towards something more practical and more sincere.


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SYDNEY – A Chinese-born Australian senator on Wednesday defended Beijing's claims to a chain of disputed islands at the center of growing tensions in the South China Sea, saying the country with the most power "at the time" will emerge triumphant.
Dio Wang, a senator from mining magnate Clive Palmer's small but influential Palmer United Party (PUP), made the comments just days after his defense of Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on prodemocracy protesters drew outrage in Australia.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott opposes Chinese designs on the islands, which are also claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei, but his government does not control the upper house Senate, where minor parties hold huge sway.
Wang, a soft-spoken former mining executive who emigrated to Australia in 2003, backed Beijing over the flash point issue in an interview with the West Australian newspaper.
"I think China does have some valid claims given the history. But we don't live in history. Moving forward, whoever has the most power at the time will be the most successful in making claims," he said.
Australia has joined the United States in expressing concern over freedom of movement through the seas and air in the South China Sea, where China is creating seven artificial islands in the Spratly archipelago, a vital shipping corridor.
Some security experts say China might impose air and sea restrictions in the Spratlys once it completes construction work that includes at least one military airstrip. China has said it has every right to set up an air defense identification zone but that current conditions do not warrant one.
Abbott has been strongly supportive of Washington's efforts to boost security links between regional allies Australia and Japan as a bulwark against growing Chinese influence, but his lack of control over the senate places limits on his authority.
Wang made headlines over the weekend over his backing of China's decision to send in tanks to break up the student-led protests in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989.
China has never released a death toll but estimates from human rights groups and witnesses range from several hundred to several thousand.
"Obviously when criminals and students get mixed up you can't really identify each of them," he said an interview published on Saturday by the Australian Financial Review.
"So when there was force deployed you may get innocent casualties . . . otherwise the country would have descended into hell."


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Joss, 30, is still on her Total World Tour, which she started in 2014 as part of her plan to play a gig in every country on Earth.
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English Translation: The Director, translated by Sarah Death. Portobello Books, 2008. ISBN 9781846270482.
We are in the early 1960s. Rising film director Ingmar Bergman, married to his fourth wife, Estonian concert pianist Käbi Laretei, is writing the film Nattvardsgästerna, known in English as Winter Light. The film company bosses take some persuading to back it, but filming eventually goes ahead at the Stockholm studios and on location in Dalarna, with Sven Nykvist behind the camera and Gunnar Björnstrand and Ingrid Thulin in the leading roles. It's an uncompromisingly gloomy Bergman chamber play of despair, suicide and emotional dependence. The central character is a self-doubting priest who has lost his faith, but for Ingmar it is an important project that explores what might have been, if he had heeded his father's advice and followed him into the priesthood. So far, so biographical.We know this not least because Bergman has provided us with multiple auto- biographical sources himself, and Ahndoril acknowledges his debt to these in an afterword. An author who confesses a deep interest in the dialogue between fiction and reality, Ahndoril takes the self-reported biographical "facts" and deploys them in irreverent, startling ways. He shows us a childish, irascible, demanding man, prone to swearing, prey to irrational phobias, a compulsive liar, bad driver, chocoholic and hypochondriac. And yet – a figure that commands our sympathy, perhaps because the narrative seems to place us somewhere inside Bergman's fevered brain. He is terminally insecure, craving the approval of an ailing, grumpy father who has always chronically disapproved of his sons.This Ingmar Bergman is haunted, almost paralysed, by disturbing, resentful childhood memories. The front cover lists the real people at the centre of the novel as "stars", as if they were appearing in a film about their own lives. In the style of a Bergman film, the plot often flies off into sudden flashbacks, double exposures and excursions into the darker recesses of the film-maker's mind (like the sightings of the sinister wet-nurse who loves seeing children drown).There are surreal interludes, like the gloominess of Ingmar's parents' flat, around which they grope their way with torches, and the tendency of the film actors to transform into farm animals.Women – wives, ex-wives, former lovers – are a constant distraction. The scenes on set provide a fascinating insight into the world of film-making, where Bergman is at his single-minded best. Ahndoril has drawn much inspiration from Sven Nykvist's diary of the shoot of Winter Light. Filming is slowed by Ingmar's perfectionist demands and dogged by a series of technical problems; the actors suspect they are making a dreary film that nobody will want to see. Pressure of time and lack of money threaten to sabotage the project right to the end, and Bergman is so nervous about the film's reception that he flees abroad with Käbi. She is the one who sows the seeds of doubt in his mind: is he really the clergyman figure in this film, or is his father the priest, and Ingmar in fact the snivelling, attention-seeking, childlike figure of schoolmistress Märta Lundberg? The language is precise, every word carefully weighed. Seventeen years in the honing, the novel created a furore on publication in Sweden, where Bergman vented his displeasure on national television, thereby doubtless generating some extra sales. It is a sometimes comic, sometimes tragic, always surprising novel that constantly blurs the lines between reality and fantasy. Svenska Dagbladet's reviewer wrote: "Is The Director satire or tribute, an artistic patricide or a love letter? It is all those things, of course. And that is what gives it such richness."


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Digital dominance: the Bundesliga's gamble on social media
The Bundesliga is looking to branch out by increasing worldwide viewership to maximise its profitability, a move which represents a significant identity shift for Germany's top flight.
However, in doing what has been necessary to improve revenue, the Germans outpaced the other elite European leagues in the race to establish an engaging digital presence, setting up the Bundesliga for the long-term growth that its corporate stakeholders are looking for.
What happened?
In 2012, Europe's top-tier leagues (other than the market leader – the Premier League) realised that the internet could be a brilliant method to capture the attention of new audiences in Europe and beyond.
La Liga, for instance, uploaded its first YouTube video on August 31, 2012: a goal from Messi which was pretty average by his standards. Similar uploads kept flowing, but it was clear that La Liga was hesitant about giving away too much for free – after all, each club relies on TV money to fund their operations.
On the other hand, when the Bundesliga exploded onto the social media scene a year later, they made a big splash. Although it took a while to fine-tune the content, it wasn't long before the social media team was making slick, shareable videos that were attracting millions of hits.
This clip of a Hakan Calhanoglu knuckleball freekick from February 2014 now has over 2.7 million views:
The choice to produce all of the channel's content in English demonstrates that the Bundesliga's main goal in running the YouTube channel is to grow its global reach. It also has a Twitter accounts in English and Spanish, while Bayern has a profile specifically made for their fans in the USA.
The end result
Having almost nine million combined followers and likes on social media is nice, but of course the attention doesn't mean anything unless it translates into cold hard Euros for the Bundesliga and its clubs.
Fortunately, the gamble paid off. Overall league revenue has seen an increased rate of growth since 2012, reaching €3.37 billion in 2016/17.
The @Bundesliga_DE alone generated €3.37 billion of the overall amount, representing an increase of close to four per cent on last season's campaign and – as the graph below shows – almost three times the total revenue of 2003/04 https://t.co/VRyIkLViBo #Bundesliga pic.twitter.com/Y0W0b0lCZK
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Of course other factors are at play here – the league has managed to keep ticket prices low while improving the overall standard of football seen on the pitch. There was even an all-German UCL final in 2013, although recent results haven't been quite as good.
The case for continuing this strategy
At this point you might be thinking that lauding the Bundesliga for embracing social media is a bit silly – after all, nearly every major brand is online these days. La Liga, Serie A and Ligue 1 now upload highlights to YouTube free of charge.
But if we look west, we can see why social promotion channels cannot be ignored.
As flummoxing as this is, Europe's biggest football league, the Premier League, does not have a YouTube channel as of April 2018.
Instead, you'll have to venture onto Sky Sports' page to watch analysis and interviews, but finding Bigfoot would be easier than uncovering top-flight match footage on the platform where a billion hours of content are now streamed every day. If a GIF with some footballs can score almost a thousand retweets, how much social attention would a goal highlight reel on YouTube be able to pull in? The Premier League is missing out, big time.
They're still the biggest league though based on international coverage, so what's the problem?
Well, the evidence is that the Premier League's dominance might be slipping, albeit slowly. BT and Sky only paid £4.46 billion for the right to show matches from 2019 to 2022, down from £5.14 billion for the three previous years. None of the major American tech giants, who were widely predicted to make bids, have so far made any offers for the remaining broadcast packages.
Since there's unlikely to be any more bids that will meet the reserve prices, the Premier League is looking at its first fall in domestic TV rights earnings since the 2004 to 2007 deal.
There's also evidence that the league's bosses are worried that the PL is falling behind in its online video offerings. A year or so ago the social media team began producing some half-hearted content: goals from the archives with old commentary, which were uploaded to Twitter and Facebook. There's also been the odd skills montage, which usually generate a lot of attention:
Clearly then, the Premier League is exploring its options in giving fans more access to the content they actually want. They realise that their current offerings are pretty boring in comparison to what the Bundesliga shows us.
What's next
The Premier League's failure in the digital domain reinforces the importance of the Bundesliga's video content strategy: after all, the English league seems to be looking to copy the German approach. Whether the Premier League adopts a more progressive attitude towards giving away some of their content online remains to be seen.
Having free highlights available online is great for fans of Germany's top flight. If you're away for example you can still see what you need to see, although it's not quite the same as watching the match live.
Although having a social media presence is awesome in that it makes the league more accessible to the people who fund it, we must remember why this expansion is happening. If the ongoing commercialisation of the Bundesliga isn't kept in check, the German footballing public could see the end of member ownership of clubs as they know it, eventually leading to massive rises in ticket prices.
Strangely, it's almost as if the two leagues are going to swap places with each other. As British football moves towards the German way of managing fan interaction, the Bundesliga could well adopt the profit-driven mindset that Premier League supporters have derided for the past decade.


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Kolkata: In a late night meeting on Friday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee restructured the Trinamool Congress working committee and removed the post of the party vice-president. The move comes as a blow to Mukul Roy, who was till now the party national vice-president. Now, he simply remains a member of the party working committee.
Confirming the move, Trinamool spokesperson Partha Chatterjee said: "As members of the working committee, we authorised her (Mamata Banerjee) to restructure the committee. And as a part of this restructuring, she has removed the post of the vice-president. So yes, Mukul Roy is no longer the vice-president but is still a member of the working committee. It isn't him alone, other vice-presidents too do not hold the post anymore."
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"Besides, it was felt that there are far more important posts and works — such as handling states which are to go to polls. Roy is the observer for Punjab," he added. However, the move is being seen as a whittling down of Roy's position in the party. Roy was earlier removed as Tripura Trinamool in charge, a state where the party was steadily making inroads till members switched over to the BJP earlier this year. In Punjab, Trinamool doesn't have much presence. In the Vidhan Sabha polls earlier this year, it contested 20 seats, and most of its candidates fared badly, losing their security deposits.
Earlier this month, Roy was removed by the party from the parliamentary consultative committee of the Home Ministry and replaced Rajya Sabha MP Manish Gupta. He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in March. Roy was also removed from the chairmanship of the parliamentary standing committee on transport, tourism and culture and replaced with Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien. Once considered Mamata's most trusted right-hand man, Roy was removed from the post of the party general secretary in 2015 when his name had cropped up in the Sarada chit fund scam.
Narada Sting: Mukul Roy Appears Before CBI
Ahead of the 2016 state elections, Trinamool insiders had claimed that Roy was behind the floating of a new party — Nationalist Trinamool Congress (NTC). Roy, however, had consistently denied this. He was later made the Trinamool vice-president days before the party launched its Assembly poll campaign. It was only Roy, who joined two other Trinamoool leaders — Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew and MP Abhishek Banerjee — on campaign trail across the state. Last month, NTC president Amitava Majumdar had said that the party has been revived ahead of the panchayat elections next year, but denied any connection to Roy.
But NTC's revival aside, speculations are abound in political circles of Roy joining the BJP — which has been denied by both.


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Globally Indians most optimistic when it comes to perceptions of whether it's a good or bad time to buy the things they want and need over the next one year
Mumbai – August 2, 2016 – The Consumer Confidence Index score for India decreased by six index points to 128 in the second quarter of 2016, from a high of 134 last quarter (Q1 2016). This puts India in second place on the global index, after being in the lead for eight quarters. Globally, Philippines is the most optimistic country this quarter, with an index of 132.
Global consumer confidence held steady in the second quarter of 2016 at 98, an index score that was flat from the first quarter. North America was the only region to sustain growth momentum in the second quarter with a three-point confidence increase to 111. In Asia-Pacific, confidence was relatively stable at 107, a one-point decrease from the first quarter. Japan's confidence was of particular significance since it decreased four points to 69.It was Japan's fourth consecutive quarter of declining scores, amid weak consumption and wage growth.
Established in 2005, the Nielsen Consumer Confidence Index is fielded quarterly in 63 countries to measure the perceptions of local job prospects, personal finances, immediate spending intentions and related economic issues of real consumers around the world. Consumer confidence levels above and below a baseline of 100 indicate degrees of optimism and pessimism, respectively.
"The dip in index hints at caution for consumers in India, with the hardening of fuel prices, rising inflation and concerns around the monsoon. There is a tilt towards savings, versus discretionary spending, a softening in volume growth of the consumer goods baskets compared to last quarter and muted auto sales", said Prasun Basu, President – South Asia, Nielsen. "However, the Indian consumer has remained quite optimistic over the last few quarters, and this may be just a temporary dip."
78% of urban Indian respondents indicate optimism over job prospects as well as sentiment on the state of personal finances. These two key confidence indicators have dipped from the last quarter, by five (83% in Q1 2016) and eight percentage points (85% in Q1 2016) respectively. Spending intentions are at similar levels from last quarter at 65%.
Although overall consumer sentiment has decreased, less than half of respondents (49%) feel that the country is in an economic recession – four percentage points from last quarter. Nearly three in five (59%) have polled that the country will be out of the recession in the next twelve months.
Job security and state of the economy continue to be the top two concerns for Indians. This quarter work/life balance and global warming have also come in as biggest concerns, followed by parent's welfare and happiness, and health.
India continues to lead globally when it comes to on spending intentions. 65% urban Indians indicate it's a good time to buy things they want and need over the next 12 months.
67% respondents indicated that they will put in extra cash after covering essential living expenses in savings. More than half of the respondents said they will spend on vacations (52%), followed by new technology products (50%).
Over four in five respondents (82%) have indicated they have changed their spending to save on household expenses. Top avenues for saving are on gas and electricity (48%), spending less on new clothes (47%). 31% polled have said they will look for better deals when it comes to home loans, insurance, credit cards – up 8 percentage points from last quarter (23% in Q1 2016). There is also an increase in intentions of changing major household items from 27% in the first quarter to 31% this quarter.
The Nielsen Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions was conducted May 9–27, 2016, and polled more than 30,000 online consumers in 63 countries throughout Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East/Africa and North America. The sample includes Internet users who agreed to participate in this survey and has quotas based on age and sex for each country. It is weighted to be representative of Internet consumers by country. Because the sample is based on those who agreed to participate, no estimates of theoretical sampling error can be calculated. However, a probability sample of equivalent size would have a margin of error of ±0.6% at the global level. This Nielsen survey is based only on the behaviour of respondents with online access. Internet penetration rates vary by country. Nielsen uses a minimum reporting standard of 60% Internet penetration or an online population of 10 million for survey inclusion. The China Consumer Confidence Index is compiled from a separate mixed methodology survey among 3,500 respondents in China. The sub-Saharan African countries in this study are compiled from a separate mobile methodology survey among 1,600 respondents in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. The Nielsen Global Survey, which includes the Global Consumer Confidence Index, was established in 2005.
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- Manufacturer Warranty
- 2 years
Tech Specs
What do you think about this product?
April 19, 2019
Happy to switch to shimano
- Familiarity:
- I've used it several times
Great quality and easy Install. Decently light and have some smooth shifting now.
Aaron Sanderson
June 26, 2018
Shimano Quality
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
8000 has to be the best drivetrain Shimano makes. Price is right, quality is unmatched, the finish is exceptional. Easy to install and set up, clutch mechanism has come a long way since the first generation and performs flawlessly.
Perry Hall
April 27, 2018
Nice shifter great value
Nice shifter for the money and great quality for the price. Much cheaper than XTR with similar performance. Come with shift indicator and cover to delete. Highly recommend if running Shimano 11spd!
Jacob Ahlman
October 31, 2017
Crisp shifting
- Familiarity:
- I've used it several times
The xt shifter is amazing 😉 it shifts like it should I really recommend to anyone don't be afraid to try something different ,and it is really nice price point....
July 10, 2017
Great Shifter!
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
I think that the XT groupset is one of the best you can buy at this point. They are fairly light, very reliable, and will last forever. Not to mention, it's super affordable! Easy to install and also really easy to maintain. Might not be the ultra light race set up you want, but is just flat out reliable.
Porter Trapp
June 23, 2017
Great Balance
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
Great balance of price and performance. I love all the shimano XT stuff I have used. Almost a nice as XTR, but much more affordable. Obviously if you're going for the all-out build of a lifetime you have to send it and go XTR for that extra bling. XT though is light enough for just about anything, and lasts seemingly forever. While XTR is nice, but not necessary, I do think you get a lot of benefit shelling out for the XT instead of the lower end shimano stuff. A little more money up front, but less broken bits means more fun and less repair bills throughout the summer.
Vinny Mauro
May 29, 2017
Top of the line
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
Have used this product for the past year and it's stood up to a couple crashes!!! Simple and easy to remove the gear display. Crisp and percise shifting. Really love the bigger textured thumb lever and textured trigger lever too.
May 17, 2017
Great Shimano Product
- Familiarity:
- I've used it several times
I got this to set up a 1 x 11 on my Surly Krampus and has worked better than the stock part that came with the bike. One thing I really like is that it is a lot harder to accidentally shift if you are reaching into a backpack while biking. Sometimes I would bump my shifter and it would change gears on my old set up but with the new one the triggers are more stiff.
Christian Ceraso
May 10, 2017
You only need one shifter these days.
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
The XT group is the best value on the market. I found the lever throw to be a little stiff but the performance is great and never missed a shift. Durability has been awesome and haven't needed to replace the cable yet. Shifting is still great.
Steve Cook
April 25, 2017
Style and Quality (and performance)
- Familiarity:
- I've used it several times
Without forking out a pretty penny for XTR, XT is a killer choice for a drivetrain. Smooth as butter and built tough.
Andrew Dickinson
February 28, 2017
Best 1x11 Performance and Value
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
I don't think you will find a better performing 11 speed shifter for the price. Still don't know why they include a gear indicator, at least it comes with an alternate cap so you can remove.
Matthew Kiel
February 24, 2017
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
This went on my SB6 I built up. It rounds out the XT group and does it's job with aplomb. Definitely recommended
James Pramick
February 22, 2017
1 x 11 Upgrade
- Familiarity:
- I've used it several times
Let me start off by saying the functionality of this shift is superb. I just changed out my 1 x 10 42t to the 1 x 11 using the 46t cassette and it works great. The only knock I have on it is the shifter indicator. In the past you could remove the indicator and it came with a cap to cover the opening. On this model Shimano does not include the cap with the shifter. I had to purchase one separately? I really don't care whether or not the indicator is there, but it "crowds" the room needed if you have a dropper post or fork lock out located on your bars. Actual functionality of the shifter is awesome!
Dave Whisenhunt
January 14, 2017
This will be my first time on Shimano Shifters, for a custom build on an SB6. Its the middle of winter so I haven't gotten to use them much at all but so far, it was a nice change from SRAM build on my old Bronson.
December 11, 2016
Awesome upgrade
- Familiarity:
- I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
I just updated my old SLX 3x10 to XT 1x11. XT parts rock. Easy setup and shifts very smoothly.
Jeremy D.
October 27, 2016
It just works!!
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
Chain,Shimano XT CS-M8000 Cassette, Shimano XT RD-M8000 Rear Derailleurr) to convert my baby (2016 Santa Cruz Heckler) to a 1 x 11. After a 100 miles the shifter still working great. I could not be happier; all done at a very reasonable price. My only regret is that i did not changed sooner to a 1 x11
federico M.
September 20, 2016
This is the best XT shifter yet.
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
This is the best XT shifter yet. The shifter is made of great materials/construction, crisp, and effortless shifts. At the end of the day it does the job well, like shimano XT components typically do. If you have any questions on this product, I will be happy to help you out. I am usually in the office Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday 11:30am-9:30pm you can request me on by phone (1.888.276.7130 ext. 4646) during those hours. You can also send me an email @ firstname.lastname@example.com at any time.
Don Myers
William Lam
September 29, 2016
Are these I-Spec compatible?
August 22, 2016
Single Again
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
Paired the new 11 speed shifter to complete my conversion from a two-by system to a one-by. Works perfectly out of the box and shifting modulation is much easier than the predecessor shifter I had been using.
John McKone
August 18, 2016
Good shifter
I got this to convert my 2x10 to a 1x11 it went on easy and it works good!
Dave Watson
August 16, 2016
Not at all what I expected
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
I've used Shimano XT shifters for over 20 years, and always loved them. But I can't say so about this set unfortunately. First of all, while putting this on handlebars I tightened the retainer bolt to where I felt it was secure, and SNAP -- broke the very thin retainer strap. Was so mad -- never happen to me before. Be really careful -- these things snap like twigs! 2 starts off for that. Fortunately I can weld, but took an hour to do so. To top that off -- shifting sucks -- it's just so clunky and uneven. SRAM, X-9, which is on my other bike, is silky-smooth -- not this thing. It takes A LOT of force to shift this up or down. Overall -- quite disappointed. If the strap didn't snap, I would surely return it and get my money back.
Tom N.
May 24, 2020
Is this the clamp or ispec version?
June 17, 2018
Does this shifter have a clamp?
Francisco V.
Mark Bennett
April 18, 2019
Yes. It doesn't mount to my existing brake lever like my current set up. Seems that shimano keeps changing the standard down mounting of the shifters. Really upset about this and sending the whole M8000 Group I purchased back because of this.
May 1, 2018
Would these work with Ultegra 6800 front/rear 11-speed derailleur? I am building a flat bar road and wonder if this would work.
Hai D.
Kyle Br
May 2, 2018
hello Hai, that will not work with ultegra
February 7, 2017
Does this shifter come with a mounting clamp? I have ispec b brakes amd trying to make sure it is compatible
Forrest C.
December 25, 2016
Does the shifter(s) come with a cover plate if you choose to remove the indicator window?
James S.
October 24, 2016
Does this shifter compatible with 105 rear derailleur?
Walter C.
October 15, 2016
Does this come with a cable?
Remel Mendoza
pau der
October 20, 2016
Cable and housing are included.
June 26, 2016
Shimano XT SL-M8000 RapidFire Trigger Shifter One Color, Right - SHI00CS-ONECOL-RIG - is this a bar mount version or an IPS version? If not the bar mount one, do you have that part number?
James A.
May 23, 2016
I chose the "one color, right" option but the picture sill shows a left-handed shifter. Will the actual product be the right-handed shifter?
Kyle Livingston
May 24, 2016
Hey James - You are right that the picture shows the left shifter but if you order the right shifter then that is the one you will receive. Feel free to contact me directly with any additional questions. - Kyle L. - Expert Gearhead


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A quick look at the facts will show that Obama's economic performance has been weak—even by his own standards.
In its budget for the fiscal year 2010, the Obama administration estimated that real gross domestic product would decline in 2009 by 2.8 percent that year and then increase by 2 percent in 2010.
Furthermore, the White House forecast that by 2011 its massive stimulus program would start paying off, with growth accelerating to 3.8 percent that year and then soaring above 4 percent from 2012 to 2014.
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Texas Longhorns to wear all-black unis Saturday against Kansas
Let's try this again.
In 2005 the Longhorns donned black uniforms to celebrate their 100th year as a basketball program. A 97-66 loss to Duke, with J.J. Redick dropping 41 points, soiled the occasion.
Texas will hope for a much different outcome Saturday against Kansas. A spokesman confirmed the Longhorns will don this all-black uniform, with the Longhorn silhouette replacing the "Texas" across the chest. The shorts feature an orange waistband with an orange stripe down each leg, featuring several black slats.
The featured uniform has been on display at Cooley Pavilion for a couple weeks.


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Faculty Activity Data Supports Strategic Initiatives at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Part 1
The data needed to support strategic initiatives and measure a university's institutional effectiveness come from many places, including faculty. So when the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) set its Top Tier initiative in place, it turned to Digital Measures Activity Insight software for the faculty activity data needed to support its long-term goals, including boosting its Carnegie classification in research from R2 to R1 and achieving the Carnegie Engagement classification. Tondra De, Assistant Director of Faculty Affairs at UNLV, and David Sarnowski, Digital Measures Engagement Consultant, discussed how faculty activity data supports strategic initiatives at UNLV during the recent AIR Forum in Washington, D.C.
In Part 1 of this series, we'll look at UNLV's history of faculty activity reporting, Top Tier initiative and partnership with Digital Measures. Next time, we'll discuss the value of faculty activity data, gaining faculty buy-in and supporting your institution's big picture decisions.
Founded in 1957 as a branch of the University of Nevada-Reno, UNLV rapidly grew into a comprehensive doctoral research university. Sixty years later, UNLV offers nearly 30,000 students more than 350 degree options taught by 1,600 faculty. The university began using Activity Insight in 2011, piloting the software with the colleges of business, liberal arts and nursing before rolling out campus-wide in 2013. UNLV uses Activity Insight for annual reviews, promotion and tenure and state-mandated reports.
"Our faculty activity data was paper-based or in spreadsheets, and it was localized to colleges, so central administration didn't have a complete sense of faculty accomplishments, and needed that information for internal and external reporting purposes," De explained. "There's a huge demand for faculty data across the university, from chairs and deans to central administration."
Top Tier Initiative
The university's push to identify specific strategic goals evolved into the Top Tier initiative after the arrival of Len Jessup as university president in 2015. As a leading researcher in management information systems focused on the use of emerging technology in higher education, Jessup recognized the need for a university-wide system for tracking faculty information and championed use of Activity Insight.
UNLV's Top Tier initiative identified five goal areas with specific benchmarks of success:
- Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity
- Student Achievement
- Academic Health Center
- Community Partnerships
- Infrastructure and Shared Governance
"Faculty play a key role in each of these goal areas. The university is really focused on how we can help them with their work and help them succeed, so we can achieve our Top Tier vision," De said.
Recognizing these needs then allowed De to consult with the Digital Measures team to customize data collection and reporting to fulfill the purpose of any database:
- Informing the decisions you make
- Answering the questions you have
Activity Insight's Evolving Role
The initial goal for Activity Insight at UNLV was to tailor the system for basic reporting requirements, including annual reviews, promotion and tenure, and other regulatory requirements from the State of Nevada. De's team wanted to develop custom reports to arrive at that information quickly. "The last thing faculty want is to be asked for the same piece of information over and over again," De said. "So we thought, 'wouldn't it be helpful to have it all in one repository and then be able to get the reports when we need them?'" UNLV also wanted to provide deans and chairs with easy ad hoc reporting to meet their specific requirements.
For such a large institution with needs ranging from engineering and dental to fine arts and law, the customizability of Activity Insight was a big advantage. "Someone in Engineering is so different than Humanities, particularly Fine Arts. You don't want to frustrate Fine Arts faculty because the system doesn't accommodate the kinds of activities they engage in. We needed a system that can be expanded to collect any information needed," De said.
"The customer support around the design of that customized database was really important to us," De shared. "The fact that Digital Measures could help design reports and partner with us is really valuable."
In our next post, the conversation continues, exploring the value of faculty activity data, gaining faculty buy-in and how UNLV's faculty data support the university's strategic decisions.


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Homeless Museum
Homeless Museum gives a voice to hidden stories of homelessness.
Homelessness can be an isolating experience, and one which is little understood. As its core mission, the Museum of Homelessness (MoH) aims to go some way towards rectifying this situation, seeking to promote social inclusion and an understanding of homelessness by acknowledging its hidden histories, usually underrepresented or ignored in conventional museums.
Behind the creation of this Museum lies the shocking fact that homelessness has more than doubled since 2010, due, in part, to callous policies which punish rather than support vulnerable individuals, inspiring the founding of Museum of Homelessness by Jess and Matt Turtle in 2014.


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I wanted to make a focuser for my Orion Astrograph 8 inch reflector using an existing Indi Library driver for Kstars/Ekos. It had to be simple and I wanted to avoid writing a new driver for Indi Library. During my research, I found some documentation for JMI Smart Focuser that explains the command set. This seemed like an easy solution using an Arduino and a stepper motor. I then reviewed the Indi Library source code to find out what calls the JMI Smart Focuser driver is making to the focuser. Seeing that the Smart Focuser driver was making minimal commands to the JMI Focouser, I decided to create my own simple focuser using the Arduino Nano.
First Version
My first version that I built used a separate Focuser controller which plugged into the remote stepper motor assembly. This used an LED display and had a hand controller and powered by a separate 12V power supply. I found that I never really utilized the display focus buttons, so I simplified the focuser design.
Second Version (Simplified Version)
The minimal Arduino Focuser uses a Nano Arduino and is powered by the USB connection. There are no other external connections. It plugs directly into my Indi server's powered hub. (I have also powered it from my ZWO asi178mmc camera using its built-in USB hub).
Parts List – for Simplified Version
- Arduino Nano
- ELEGOO 5 sets 28BYJ-48 ULN2003 5V Stepper Motor + ULN2003 Driver
- Protoboard (for mounting the Arduio Nano and Stepper controller)
- Aluminum GT2 Timing Belt Pulley, 16 Teeth Bore 5mm with 6mm
- MXL Belt 76MXL/B95MXL 6mm Width 2.032mm Pitch
- RMP .063 3003 H14 Aluminum Sheet, 12″ x 12″
All above parts are available online via Amazon.com when this article was published.
Below is the layout of the simplified focuser that includes the electronic parts layout and wiring:
Bracket Assembly
Below shows the Mounting Bracket for the focuser board and stepper motor. Note, you will need to add the mounting holes of the stepper assembly and oblong these holes for adjustment purposes. The MXL belt is perfect for the Orion Astrograph focuser and will slide on and off the fine adjustment knob. Here is a pdf file of the assembly: Focuser.pdf
You should be able to print out the file and make a direct template. All units are in millimeters.
I have included both schematics for the first versions and the simplified version.
Arduino Code
The Arduino code (Version 0.60) is provided in a zip file. It has been complied using Arduino IDE 1.8.5. I have included the stepper accelerator library in the zip file that I used for this version. For more information regarding the stepper accelerator library, follow this link: Accel Stepper Library
The code supports both versions and by default the displays are commented out for the simplified version. Here is the zip file: Arduino Focuser V0.6 zip


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Dining Room Buffet
House with luxurious design, cool, elegant, is a paradise for you. Designs that become a special attraction because of the strokes and reduce the level of boredom in the design of the house. I'd love to share the dining room buffet on the web to get you inspired if you haven't chosen design yet.
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One that makes the color of your dream design has a style is how you are able to choose a suitable color for your home design.A great impression will come in the hearts of luxury home design lovers when you see your house look great.
This dining room buffet is being packed with 8 amazing ideas. So, we hope this dining room buffet will inspire you to make on in your home design, too. Those are some things that can be an inspiration for you. May be useful.


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Casa da Arquitectura – Centro Português de Arquitectura opening in Matosinhos
December 2, 2017
Casa da Arquitectura officially opened the doors of its new installations in Matosinhos, Porto. The new space occupies part of the block of the Real Vinícola, a group of buildings restored by the Municipality of Matosinhos with a project by the architect Guilherme Machado Vaz, with an area of about 5 thousand m2.
It is here that, during three days, an intense program of exhibitions, performances, debates, guided tours, films, music and activities for children and families will all involve everyone in a great celebration of architecture. Casa opens its exhibition program with two distinct proposals: in the Exhibition Aisle we will have "Poder Arquitectura", curated by the architects Jorge Carvalho, Pedro Bandeira and Ricardo Carvalho who will occupy approximately 800 square meters of the Aisle with a proposal for reflection on "eight powers that align, inflect and diverge among themselves" and involves 40 projects of about 30 different authors from around the world. (more…)


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Skomer Island-When to Visit
What time to visit Skomer for the Puffins
Skomer Island is open to visitors April until end of September, so when do you choose to go? In an ideal world, I'd say go twice—May and beginning of July.
Read here about my favourite times to visit-can you guess?
My Favourite Time
My absolute favourite time to go is end of end of May/beginning of June—why? The Bluebells are out-the island is covered in a carpet of Bluebells, as you approach the island, it is blue! Above the bluebells float the Red campions and then floating through that is the white flowers, known as Danish Scurvygrass (what a name!) and then if the island isn't already so magical, there are around 30,000 puffins!!
When you go at this time, you won't see the well photographed sight of puffins flying in with sand eels in their mouths, as the eggs haven't hatched yet. This is why I say you should go twice, and maybe even thrice!
My second favourite
The second time to go is from end of June, the 'pufflings' (baby puffins) have hatched now, and this is when you can get your iconic shot of the puffin flying in with the sand eels in their mouths.
My third Favourite
The third time to go is beginning of July, as the pufflings now start to come out of their burrows to stretch their wings in preparation for fledging. Cute little balls of fluff, all shades of grey, black and white!
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Id say India is the worst place to live-if you had to pick up a helmet...lol
its so damn frustrating..i use an index(INR abt 2700) and its good.served me well for 2 years...now when im looking for a good 1....and a better one guess what it aint happening.
i spoke to a few helmet retailers and at the end of it i have cncluded that any helmet below 6 k is a waste and even if u get somehing around that rate in india it would ahve meen made in tiwan(wich by the way is not the original,its like the indian agv versions)
right now im looking to buy my lid from malasia !!! any other sugessions!


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Last weekend (8th and 9th September 2018) saw another trip to the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park by the Askaris team to continue the restoration of the Scrapbook machine.
For anyone not familiar with Askaris' work at the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley (feel free to browse previous articles relating to Bletchley), Sean Allison (Askaris Technical Director) has been working with his brother Ray to restore a system which was last operational around 35 years ago. The system – Scrapbook – used a method of information distribution using documents and hypertext – several years prior to the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee.
This weekend we were accompanied by another DEC expert Malcolm Gill, who previously worked on PDP and VAX systems for Systime and ICM. A good weekend was had by all and included in-depth discussions on the Systime parties that were held in the 1980s and the irony of how we had all managed to survive and still be here all these years later – but that's another story…
This week saw two notable breakthroughs:
The PDP-11 Lives! (… although it still needs a good surgeon to get back on its feet…)
We have now managed to get the 11/70 CPU running an operating system. XXDP was a DEC operating system used specifically to perform low level diagnostics on hardware. We have two XXDP disks which run – an old version will boot directly and a new version which can only be booted using the old version. This is because the system still has an issue with memory management and cache memory.
The other disk that boots successfully is RSX. This will be used to perform system operations such as disk management and ultimately, we hope, the copy of the Scrapbook disks. There is still the potential for issues though with this system as the cache and memory management issues still exist, however it is obviously less critical to achieve a minimal system boot using this OS. The good news however is that the original Scrapbook OS is called IAS which is strongly linked to RSX.
The DEC RM03 lives! (And it is just as noisy as we remember)
We had a slight issue with the RM03 over the weekend where it came up with a fault light after a few hours reporting an issue with one of the power supply voltages. After some fault finding, it turns out the fault was caused by a faulty fault card (shown on the right)!!
We managed to prove all of the RM03 functionality using the XXDP diagnostics and were successful in formatting and writing to a 67Mb disk pack.
We managed to get the RM03 fully working on a truly vintage piece of equipment called a TB216 test box. The drive was instructed to perform random seeks which is a great exercise of the voice coil and head carriage assembly.
If you are really interested, a video of the drive performing random seeks for the first time in around 35 years can be seen below:


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When I was asked to give a talk about the evolution of access at the ISP Summit in Toronto, it got me thinking about how it's impossible to separate that evolution from the ups and downs we've experienced at TekSavvy. The reality is that without proper access to incumbent networks, ISPs like ours can't survive. And our survival is critical if we want to ensure a competitive market that benefits consumers.
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2128 addresses. At 340 undecillion, that's a lot of addresses. (It is million, billion, trillion, quadrillion, quintillion, sextillion, septillion, octillion, nonillion and decillion before we get to undecillion. So, a lot…)