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Accelerated Reader
Developer(s) | Renaissance Learning |
Stable release | 6.36 / 12/4/0g system = Windows, Mac |
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Website | http://www.renlearn.com/ar/ |
Accelerated Reader (AR) is software for primary and secondary schools used for monitoring the practice of reading. It was created by Renaissance Learning, Inc. There are two versions: a desktop version and a web-based version in Renaissance Place, the company's online portal.
Accelerated Reader has three functions:
- Assessment of a student's reading level
- Suggesting titles of books at that level
- Assessing whether a student has completed reading a book
STAR test[edit]
The STAR test is a computer adaptive test designed to identify a student's grade-equivalent reading level and instructional reading level. It takes about 20 minutes to administer.[1]
ATOS is a free to use readability formula, designed by Renaissance Learning, that is available at Renaissance Learning's website. Renaissance Learning claims that "ATOS is the first formula to include statistics from actual student book-reading (more than 30,000 students, reading almost 1,000,000 books), not just data based on short text passages."[2]
Books with quizzes in Accelerated Reader are analyzed during the quiz creation process and assigned an ATOS readability level.[3]
Accelerated Reader (AR) quizzes are available on fiction and non-fiction books, textbooks, supplemental materials, and magazines. Most are in the form of reading practice quizzes, although some are curriculum-based with multiple subjects.
Many of the company's quizzes are available in an optional recorded voice format for primary-level books, in which the quiz questions and answers are read to the student taking the quiz. These quizzes are designed to help emerging English readers take the quizzes without additional assistance.
The Renaissance Place version of Accelerated Reader also includes quizzes designed to practice vocabulary. The quizzes use words from books, and are taken after the book has been read. Bookmarks can be printed out that display the vocabulary words so that, as students read, they can refer to the bookmark for help. The quizzes keep track of words learned.
Reports are generated on demand to help students, teachers, and parents monitor student progress. Reports are available regarding student reading, comprehension, amount of reading, diagnostic information, and other variables. Customizable reports available in the Renaissance Place edition can also report district-level information.[4]
The TOPS Report (The Opportunity to Praise Students) reports quiz results after each quiz is taken. Diagnostic Reports identify students in need of intervention based on various factors. The Student Record Report is a complete record of the books the student has read.
Evaluation research[edit]
A number of studies have been conducted regarding the effectiveness of using Accelerated Reader in the classroom. The following two studies were reviewed by the What Works Clearinghouse[2] and were found to meet their high standards for research.[5]
Ross, Nunnery, and Goldfeder (2004) studied 1,665 students and 76 teachers (grades K-6) from 11 schools in Memphis, Tennessee. Some teachers were randomly selected to use Accelerated Reader and the others continued the regular curriculum without using the software. Students in classrooms with Accelerated Reader demonstrated gains. Many of the teachers that used the software responded positively to it and indicated that they would continue to use the software.
In another study, Nunnery, Ross, and McDonald (2006)[6] assessed the reading achievement of students in grades 3-6. They assessed the effects of individual, classroom, and school factors that impact reading achievement. Those in Accelerated Reader classrooms still outperformed students in control classrooms. Students with learning disabilities in very high implementation classrooms did not suffer from their disabilities as much as similar students in low or no implementation classrooms.
Other evaluations[edit]
In a controlled evaluation, Holmes and Brown (2003) found that two schools using the School Renaissance program achieved statistically significant higher standardized test scores when compared with two comparison schools that only used the Renaissance program in a limited way. Because so many schools in the United States are using Accelerated Reader, it was difficult for the authors of this study to find two schools in Georgia that were not already using Accelerated Reader. The authors noted:
- "In all nine comparisons involving standardized test scores in reading, language arts, and mathematics, the Renaissance schools' children outperformed the contrast school's children. It can only be concluded that the Renaissance program was highly effective in raising the performance of these elementary students." (Holmes & Brown, 2003)
In 2003, Samuels and Wu[7][8] found that, after six months, third- and fifth-grade students who used Accelerated Reader demonstrated twice the gain in reading comprehension as those that did not use Accelerated Reader. The comparison students completed book reports, suggesting that delayed feedback through book reports is not as useful as the immediate feedback provided by Accelerated Reader. In another study, Samuels and Wu (2004)[9] found students in Accelerated Reader classrooms, after controlling for the amount of time spent reading each day, outperformed students in control classrooms.
Researcher Keith Topping completed a number of studies on Accelerated Reader that found the software to be an effective assessment for deciding curriculum.[10][11]
The National Center on Student Progress Monitoring[3] has reviewed Accelerated Reader,[12] and found that it meets 5 out of 7 of its progress monitoring criteria. Accelerated Reader has also been reviewed by the What Works Clearinghouse,[5] the Florida Center for Reading Research,[13][clarification needed] and the Education Commission of the States.[14] In October 2006, Accelerated Reader was voted one of the best reading software packages for building students' vocabulary and reading comprehension by readers of eSchool News.[15]
In some cases Renaissance Learning provides funding for research studies about the efficacy of the Accelerated Reader software system.
The neutrality of this section is disputed. (February 2014) |
Educators have argued that the use of Accelerated Reader does not teach reading for comprehension; it only teaches reading for recall.[16] A minimal number of Literacy Skill Quizzes in Accelerated Reader claim to assess higher order thinking skills. Eight Literacy Skill Quizzes have an ATOS level of 1.0-3.0, which provides limited support for higher order thinking skills for developing readers.[citation needed] Renaissance Place includes recognizing setting and understanding sequence as examples of higher order thinking.[17] Turner and Paris's (1995) study on the role of classroom literacy tasks is particularly relevant. Their vignettes describing open versus closed tasks may inform how we consider Accelerated Reader. In this program, students usually take end-of-book tests called Reading Practice Quizzes that are composed of admittedly literal-recall questions. There is only one specific correct answer to each question. These quizzes would be classified as "closed tasks" using Turner and Paris's definition (1995, p. 664). Turner and Paris went on to conclude that open-ended tasks are more supportive of literacy growth in the future. "The motivational outcomes of literacy tasks influence how students interpret their roles in learning to read. Those interpretations can affect their desire to persist and to remain involved in literacy." (1995, p. 671) This prompts some educators to refrain from using Accelerated Reader quizzes because the fear is that students are being trained to perceive the purpose of reading as answering literal-recall questions and possibly lose the desire to read.
Florida Center for Reading Research,[18] citing two studies that support the product noted both the lack of available books in a school's library and the lack of assessment of "inferential or critical thinking skills" as weaknesses of the software. Their guide also noted a number of strengths of the software, including its ability to motivate students and provide immediate results on students' reading habits and progress.[13]
Renaissance Learning, the product's developer, has stated that its intended purpose is to assess whether or not a student has read a book,[3] not to assess higher order thinking skills, to teach or otherwise replace curriculum, to supersede the role of the teacher, or to provide extrinsic reward.[19] The Literacy Skill Quizzes do attempt to assess higher-order thinking skills, even though this isn't intended purpose of the program. Nonetheless, educator and reading advocate Jim Trelease describes Accelerated Reader, along with Scholastic's Reading Counts!, as "reading incentive software" in an article exploring the pros and cons of the two software packages.[20] Similarly, Stephen D. Krashen, in a 2003 literature review, asserts that reading incentives is one of the aspects of Accelerated Reader.[21] In this review, Krashen reiterates prior research stating that reading for incentives does not create long-term readers. However, as noted above, Renaissance Learning does not promote the use of incentives, and the software can be used without incentives.
Use of the program has been criticized as preventing children from reading from a variety of difficulty levels. As an example, research from Scholastic indicates that 39% of children between the ages of five and ten have read a Harry Potter novel, with 68% of students in that age range having an interest in reading or re-reading a Harry Potter book.[22] For example, the ATOS reading level of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is 5.5 (with ATOS numbers corresponding to grade levels). This would indicate that students below that grade range may not be able to read and comprehend the book. Since teachers, parents and student use readability levels to select books, this may discourage students from reading the book, as the student is under pressure to earn Accelerated Reader points during the school year, although students can take tests and earn points for books at any ATOS level.
- ^ STAR assessments
- ^ A webpage about ATOS.
- ^ a b Design of Accelerated Reader Assessments
- ^ A webpage about Accelerated Reader reports.
- ^ a b Press release about the What Works Clearinghouse
- ^ Nunnery, Ross, & McDonald (2006) research paper (PDF).
- ^ Research papers by Samuels and Wu.
- ^ Samuels & Wu (2003) research paper (PDF).
- ^ Samuels & Wu (2004) research paper (PDF).
- ^ A summary, hosted at the University of Dundee, of a number of studies that involved Keith Topping.
- ^ A report from Keith Topping, describing Accelerated Reader.
- ^ Press release about NCSPM review
- ^ a b Florida Center for Reading Research report
- ^ A report from ECS (Education Commission of the States).
- ^ 2006 Best Reading Software, a survey of those who read eSchool News.
- ^ A mailing list from a teacher critical of Renaissance Learning's Accelerated Reader and Accelerated Math software packages.
- ^ [1], Review Pages 6 & 7 of Accelerated Reader Advanced Topics: Literacy Skill Quizzes PowerPoint.
- ^ The Florida Center for Reading Research is a "Florida State University Center."
- ^ Abstract of a 1997 report, originally published by The Institute for Academic Excellence, Inc., and republished by Renaissance Learning, covering the use of rewards with Accelerated Reader. An e-mail address is given to request a copy of the report.
- ^ An excerpt from Jim Trelease's Read-Aloud Handbook, covering "computerized 'reading incentive' programs." Please note that this review is severely out of date (e.g., the author cites "Advantage Learning Systems" as the proprietor of Accelerated Reader).
- ^ An article by Stephen D. Krashen titled "Does Accelerated Reader Work?" Please note that certain studies were not reviewed, which may result in a biased viewpoint, and that new studies have been conducted since this review.
- ^ Scholastic Presentation By Yankelovich 2006, slide 16
- Holmes, C.T., & Brown, C.L. (2003). A Controlled Evaluation of a Total School Improvement Process, School Renaissance. Technical Report. Athens, GA: University of Georgia.
- Nunnery, J.A., Ross, S.M., & McDonald (2006). A randomized experimental evaluation of the impact of Accelerated Reader/Reading Renaissance implementation on reading achievement in grades 3-6. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 11(1), 1-18.
- Ross, S.M., Nunnery, J., & Goldfeder, E. (2004). A randomized experiment on the effects of Accelerated Reader/Reading Renaissance in an urban school district: Final evaulation report. Memphis, TN: University of Memphis, Center for Research in Educational Policy.
- Samuels, S.J., & Wu, Y. (2003). The effects of immediate feedback on reading achievement. Manuscript submitted for publication, University of Minnesota.
- Samuels, S.J., & Wu, Y. (2004). How the amount of time spent on independent reading affects reading achievement: A response to the National Reading Panel. Unpublished manuscript, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, Department of Educational Psychology
- Turner, J., & Paris, S. G. (1995). How literacy tasks influence children's motivation for literacy. The Reading Teacher, 48(8), 662-673.
External links[edit]
- Accelerated Reader webpage
- Renaissance Learning, Inc., publisher of Accelerated Reader
- Accelerated Reader website for Australian and Asian distribution
- Renaissance Learning Research
- ERIC - Education Resources Information Center

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A VERY PROUD MOM "Congratulations on a job well done at Basic, Private! Your family couldn't be PROUDER! WE LOVE YOU!! God be with you at Airborne and wherever else He sends you! "
Great-Great Aunt Hel "I forgot, I am your Great-Great Aunt Helen. Wow forgot - I am a Great Aunt to your Mom Cindy. Your Grandfather Richard is my Nephew. Also the other Great Aunt is really you Great-Great Aunt Bedur. tee-hee...... My excuse - Age does it to us all. God go with you"
Great Aunt Helen Mar "When did you grow up? Time goes by so fast, but I am sure you wish the time would go by faster being there so you can come home. I remember when your mother Debbie when she was just a baby. (Time flies) My prayers are with you and Tyler both. I pray for all our "boys and girls" that are fighting a fight for Freedom for All. God keep you safe and in his loving arms always. I will drop you and Tyler a line again. But please stay safe. Your Great Aunt Beder does not have a computer so I will let her know that I have sent her love and prayers along with this message too. Again, you and Tyler are always in my prayers. God Bless and I send you my love. I know your mother is so proud of you. I remember when my son Robert was in Viet Nam. Keep Faith and Hope alive in your heart and remember God is in control always."
Lisa Link "So proud of you, Michael. Stay safe. You are in our prayers. "
Great Aunt Becky &am "So proud to hear another member of the family is aware of what it takes to protect this great nation we live in. Keep you chin up and basic will be over in no time at all, then the real fun begins. Our love and prayers are with you. Great Aunt Becky & Great Uncle Jim"
Brandy - an Army Mom "Thank you for your service and dedication to our country! Your bravery makes a difference! Thank you! "
Ms. Marilyn "So proud of you, Michael! Talk to your Mom occasionally -- I hear great things. You're in my prayers."
pamela ""God speed soldier. Be safe and thank you for your unconditional service to our country." (a proud Navy wife) "
pamela ""God speed soldier. Be safe and thank you for your unconditional service to our country." (a proud Navy wife) "
Uncle Phil & Aun "Michael, You are awesome kid! Thanks for all you are doing to protect us. Can't wait to see you at graduation. We love you!"
Melissa "Hey you Bro!!!! Your looking awesome in the picture!!!! I am so very proud of you!!! You make such a fine soldier!!! Thank you so much for all you do and are willing to do and sacrific for your country and family and friends! It is so appreciated. We have the freedoms and the country we do because of you and people like you who step up to be the backbone and proctection of our country. Words can't and never will describe how grateful we all are!!! Thank you!!!! Just hurry back home!!!! Love you tons!!!!"
Sandra Kuta "Thank you for your service to out country...I appreciate your dedication and commitment to the task at hand... Thank You. Proud Army Mom of Las Vegas"
Uncle Rich "Mikey, All our family prays for you every day. We hope that you learn what is neccesary in boot camp to protect this great country of ours. Thank you for your service!"
pfc bennett "Hey man stay strong i have been prayin for you. Miss you bro love from me to you caleb"
Steph "Again, like everybody else said...you are my hero as well. It takes a lot of courage to fight for our country and you did it! I love you!!!"
Another Proud Sister "I love you and miss you! But I am exceptionally proud of what you are doing for this country. Thank you!!!"
red dragon "Michael glad you're finally joining the fight. Cant wait until we get to slay some poor innocent little animals again. see you next year man. take care"
Your proud big sis! "I love you bud! And like Meaghan said, You are my Hero!!!!! Miss ya tons! Love Ya, Micheal "
Proud Sister!! "Michael, I'm so thankful for you and your desire to serve! I'm so proud of you and honored to be your sister! I love you so much and I am praying for you everyday! I can't wait to see you!!! We are down to a month!!! "
Aunt Diane & Unc "We're very proud of you. Stay safe, come home soon & thanks for being our hero. Love to you from your Great Aunt Diane & Great Uncle Marty"
Your Proud army sist "Your my hero!!! I love you and miss you tons...I can't wait to see you again!"
Meaghan Alverson "I love you Michael and I am very proud to call you my brother!! Can't wait to see ya!!"
PROUD Army Mom Cindy "Look how cute you two look! Miss you!! Cindy"
PROUD Army Mom Cindy "Miguel! I am so proud of you and your desire to serve our country! You are my hero!! We miss you!! Love, Your Aunt Cindy!"


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quote:Only self-rightious bitches wouldn't take the guy's name. If she really loves you, she'll be honored to take your name. If she doesn't want your name, she doesn't really want you. She probably just wants your money and your pride.
quote: Biologically speaking, I think it is important for men to carry their fathers family name because of the passing of the Y chromosome.
quote:half the guys in the thread who claim to have a problem with it can't explain why
quote:When I married mine it never even came up
quote:Pumpkins just nailed it. Your lady should want to take your name. If she doesn't want to take your name, that is a HUGE red flag. If that has to be explained, you have some more life experiences to go through. Be a sucker if you want to.
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To manage the complex requirements of testing a heterogeneous set of embedded IP, the industry developed IEEE 1687 (IJTAG). It standardizes a language for describing the IP interface and how IPs are connected to each other. It also introduces a language that defines how patterns that operate or test the IP are to be described. IEEE 1687 draws a clear line between what must be covered by the standard and what is better left to the ingenuity of the tool developers.
Tessent® IJTAG is the first product of its kind, bringing IEEE 1687 to life. Tessent IJTAG provides automation and features far beyond the basic implementation of the languages of IEEE 1687. It simplifies the process of connecting any number of IEEE 1687 compliant IP blocks into an integrated, hierarchical network and to communicate commands to the blocks from a single top level access point. It provides a flow in which the user does not need to know the ins-and-outs of IEEE 1687, but can leave it up to Tessent IJTAG to find the best possible solution for his IEEE 1687 compliant design.
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The ancient Greeks were big on gods, in fact they had one for every aspect of life. With today's kgbdeal however, we'll mainly be relying on Apollo (god of music), Hestia (god of cooking) and Dionysus (god of parties, as we get ready for a traditional Greek banquet with live music and 15 dishes, for 58% less!
For just £25 you and a friend can enjoy a 15-dish Mezze banquet and a balaclava dessert with ice cream accompanied with live music and entertainment, for an authentic Greek experience. Normally costing £60, you'll also be able to dance until the early hours to traditional Greek music and modern classics at this fun, lively venue!
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It has been suggested that this article be merged with Problem of evil
A theodicy is an attempt to defend God's goodness in view of the existence of evil. They are common to monotheistic religions based on the Abrahamic tradition, namely Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as these all suffer from the problem of evil.
In short, the problem of evil occurs when specific attributes are ascribed to God:
- Omniscience (all-knowing)
- Omnipotence (all-powerful)
- Omnibenevolence (infinite goodness)
Given these three attributes, God should know evil things will happen, have the power to prevent them, and the desire and will to prevent them. Since evil things happen nonetheless, it must be assumed that god lacks one of these three attributes.
A theodicy attempts to explain how God can retain these attributes despite the existence of evil.
Theodicy is not found in all theistic beliefs, as not all theistic traditions ascribe the same attributes to God. Some polytheistic religions, for example, do not ascribe any god the quality of omnipotence. If a god does not have the power to prevent evil, then the dilemma is avoided in his case.
Apologetic response
Looking at the bible we can ascertain that God is not Omniscient (all-knowing). This misconception of God being all-knowing, comes from the fact that there are prophecies in the bible. However in Jewish thought prophecy was not "for-speaking" but "forth-speaking." It is the idea that God is declaring to the prophets something he will do in the future. Prophecies do not substantiate the claim that God has foreknowledge. Being far wiser than us, he may be able to predict what may happen (just like a supercomputer does today) but it is never cut into stone.
Common Theodicies
St. Augustine's Theodicy: Blame it on the Fall from Eden
St. Irenaeus's Theodicy: Evil serves a purpose.


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Where (we) Live is a new collaborative performance project from So Percussion and also a record out 9/25 on Cantaloupe Music! Read more
Where (we) Live is a new collaborative performance project from So Percussion and also a record out 9/25 on Cantaloupe Music!
About this project
We are so excited to tell you all about Sō Percussion's new show and record release on Cantaloupe Music called Where (we) Live.
Where (we) Live is a multi-media, multi-artist, fully-staged theatrical event and a record due out this fall on Cantaloupe Music featuring music written by So Percussion (Adam Sliwinski, Eric Beach, Jason Treuting, Josh Quillen) and special guest singer/songwriter/guitarist Grey McMurray. On the heels of Sō Percussion's BAM debut in 2009's Imaginary City, this project premieres this September at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and will include performances at the Myrna Loy Center in Helena, Montana, at BAM's 30th Next Wave Festival right here in our home town Brooklyn, and at several other major US venues. A celebration of community and collaboration, Where (we) Live is an exploration of our outermost artistic boundaries, as well as a re-examination of our comfort zones.
For eight years, So Percussion has lived and worked in Brooklyn, constructing a personal and artistic ecosystem we call home. In Where (we) Live, we open our lives, our work, our home(s), and invite the unknown to "come on over". We've invited video artists, songwriters, painters, poets, choreographers, and craftspeople to substantively alter our process. The resulting performances contain a society of possibilities: composed pieces, chance elements, visual associations, and theatrical interactions.
OUR COLLABORATORS In our collaborations with other artists, we have sometimes been surprised at what they have to teach us. For this work, we have chosen a small group of key collaborators to each inhabit his or her own space, to show us what's inside.
Grey McMurray
is a songwriter/guitarist. He has written a series of songs about our
homes. He will
be performing with us onstage at each show.
Martin Schmidt
is a video artist and also one half of Matmos. His videos heighten our focus on ordinary elements,
bringing us into different homes framing the un-noticed. These videos
are projected throughout on rough found surfaces, scaled to a modest
life size.
Emily Johnson is a choreographer.
She will dictate secret instructions to the performers via an onstage
assistant. These instructions will differ at every performance generated
in response to the moment with the power to alter.
Ain Gordon
is a writer/director. He functions as a dramaturg and director, a fifth
voice in Sō Percussion's decision-making process, threading the
project's purposefully diverse elements and desired resulting chaos into
a portrait of something that cannot actually be "seen," home.
A guest artist in each town will collaborate with us in a short residency. We are looking for people who are good at what they do -be it a musician, writer, visual artist, or some other kind of performer - discovered with the help of the presenter in each location. We welcome the unusual dialogue of the unexpected in these more immediate interactions, giving ourselves only one day in person to rehearse with and get to know this individual. Our hope is to harness the power of new friendships and impending performance to spawn a different type of creativity.
One of the most exciting aspects of Where (we) Live performances is the improvisations, the possibility for each show to be significantly different from night to night. That said, we also really wanted to make a document of the music, which is the core of the experience. The record Where (we) Live is our 8th release on Cantaloupe Music. We are working with our longtime producer Lawson White, and did a portion of the recording in Guilford, Vermont at Guilford Sound as part of a residency with Vermont Performance Lab. The record is set to be released on September 25, 2012.
We know what you're thinking- why do these guys need my help? We have been working on this project for upwards of 2 years - and a long development period, though crucial to a project like this, is also costly.
This show has more moving parts than even our traditional concert touring programs - which is saying a lot. We have committed to paying our collaborators, special guests, and technical team (sound, lights, etc) well for their time. We also foot the bill for instrument and gear purchases, documenting the performances, our studio rent so that we can rehearse, and all of the travel expenses for the performers (this is a big one). The expenses for the record include studio time, the producer, mixing, mastering, packaging, and paying the musicians (So and Grey) for our time.
With your tax-deductible donation we can close the funding gap and bring more new original music by So Percussion into the world. We hope that you'll help us bring Where (we) Live to life, from our home to you!
The beauty of Kickstarter is that we can ask for your help and offer you something back. We have some great rewards lined up for our backers.
Lend your support before July 12 (at the $25 level and up) and we will include your name in the liner notes for the new record!
We are most excited about this. Become an integral part of So's community for posterity! Other great rewards include So swag, tickets to our BAM show, and a house concert for you and your friends!
An added perk - So Percussion is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization so all of your donations are tax deductible.
Since 1999, So Percussion has been creating music that explores all the extremes of emotion and musical possibility. Called an "experimental powerhouse" by the Village Voice, "astonishing and entrancing" by Billboard Magazine, and "brilliant" by the New York Times, the Brooklyn based quartet's innovative work with today's most exciting composers and our own original music has quickly helped us forge a unique and diverse career.
Our music runs the gamut from percussion classics (Steve Reich's Drumming), to new commissions (David Lang's the so-called laws of nature), to original music (group member Jason Treuting's Amid the Noise).
So Percussion has performed this music all over the United States, with concerts at the Lincoln Center Festival, Carnegie Hall, Stanford Lively Arts, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and many others. In addition, recent tours to Russia, Australia, Italy, Spain, Germany, and the Ukraine have brought us international acclaim.
The members of So Percussion are co-directors of a new percussion program at the Bard College Conservatory of music as well as founders and co-directors of the So Percussion Summer Institute, held each year on the campus of Princeton University.
Cantaloupe Music is the record label created in March 2001 by the three founders of New York's legendary Bang on a Can Festival: composers Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe, and Bang on a Can managing director, Kenny Savelson. Cantaloupe Music has made a massive impact in the new music community, and been recognized by critics and fans around the globe for its adventurous sounds. We provide unparalleled freedom and opportunity for artists whose work fits between the cracks of established genres and catalogs of major labels. We give voice to new music that needs to be recorded, and carve out a new audience for this music.
Cantaloupe Music is proud to the be the record label home for So Percussion, and for playing an integral role in launching their career with the release of their self-titled debut album in 2004. Since then, Cantaloupe has released five additional albums from So Percussion: Steve Reich: Drumming, Amid the Noise, Treasure State (with Matmos), Threads, and It Is Time. It is through these releases that So Percussion and Cantaloupe Music have developed a long-standing and valuable partnership; collaborating on a range of successful projects and establishing a visible outlet in which to share all the possibilities that this risk-taking new music has to offer.
With your support, we can continue to provide exceptional recordings of some of the most unprecedented music-making around. Thank you and happy listening!
Have a question? If the info above doesn't help, you can ask the project creator directly.
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5 backers
our eternal unwavering gratitude and, if we see you in person, a hug!
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A digital download of So Percussion's new album Where (we) Live out this fall on Cantaloupe Music. Savor it, compare it to the live show, find out how it's different. Get it while the getting is good!
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58 backers
A real live hard copy of the new album. PLUS, back us before JULY 12 and get your name in the album credits! Become a part of the community of So fans, colleagues, and supporters! Don't snooze on this one folks.
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Your very own copy of the new album signed by all 4 members of So. PLUS, back us before JULY 12 and get your name in the album credits! Hurry!
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The treasure trove! Copies of all So Percussion albums and EPs released by Cantaloupe Music including, of course, the brand new recording of Where (we) Live! Also includes signed CD and credit on the album (if backed before 7/12).
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We would love to shower you with a ticket to the live show Where (we) Live at BAM's 30th Next Wave Festival AND a limited edition So Percussion Cage bootleg LP with one of a kind artwork by So member Jason Treuting! Also includes the treasure trove of CDs, a signed copy of the new Where (we) Live CD, and credit on the album (if backed before 7/12).
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All access pass to a private rehearsal of Where (we) Live at So's studio in Greenpoint. If you live out of town we will Skype you in! Also includes a ticket to So's show at BAM, all the CDs, the Cage LP, signed CD, and credit on the album (if backed before 7/12).
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So Percussion will perform Steve Reich's Clapping Music at your home in NYC or over skype for out-of-towners. Special for you!
Also includes a ticket to So's show at BAM, all the CDs, the Cage LP, signed CD, and credit on the album (if backed before 7/12).
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So Percussion will perform the 3rd movement of David Lang's the so-called laws of nature in your living room! This one costs more than the Reich because it involves the schlepping of gear :)
Also includes a ticket to So's show at BAM, all the CDs, the Cage LP, signed CD, and credit on the album (if backed before 7/12).
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1 backer
So gives a one hour house concert for you and your close friends. We will teach you to perform Clapping Music. Everyone will be so jealous!
Also includes a ticket to So's show at BAM, all the CDs, the Cage LP, signed CD, and credit on the album (if backed before 7/12).
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Photometry and Polarimetry on Broadband Energy AGNs
Maira Amezcua ('12); William Morrison ('12); Alma Zook
Blazars are active galactive nuclei (AGN) that emit over a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum, peaking in the x-ray and infrared regions. Blazars are said to "go off," when the intensity suddenly increases by factors up to 100 during the course of a few days. This summer's goal was to observe a wide range of blazars through photometric measurements in gri filters and polarimetric measurements over a range of seven evenly-spaced polarimeter angles ranging from 0 to 90 degrees. The photometry monitors the changing intensity of the blazar while the polarimetry data can be fitted to find the polarization. The results collected this summer are a contribution to a world wide blazar project that continues to understand the location of the outbursts and broad band energy distribution.
Funding provided by: Pomona College SURP (MA, WM)
Sphagnum Moss: Exploding Capsules Genereate Vortex Rings for Increased Spore Range
Emily Chang ('12); Dwight Whitaker
Sphagnum moss, or common peat moss, ejects its spores in an explosive manner to propel them to a height sufficient to catch turbulent air currents. The round sporophyte contains the spores, and builds a pressure difference that causes the capsule to contract and air inside the capsule to be shot out with a stream of spores. Sphagnum spores can reach heights of up to 15 cm, however single spores shot out with the same initial velocity into still air would reach a distance of only 2-3 mm. High speed video analysis shows that the moss generates vortex rings from the launched air, allowing the spores to travel further than they would with regular ballistic motion. This is the first plant known to generate vortex rings. FLUENT, a computational fluid dynamics software, and Laser Doppler Velocimetry were used to analyze the efficiency and optimality of the vortex rings.
Funding provided by: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Preparing the TMO Telescope for an Adaptive Optics System
Rachel Chin ('12); Oliver Hoidn ('11 HMC); Philip Choi
Atmospheric distortion has traditionally limited the clarity of imaging that ground-based telescopes can achieve. The development of adaptive optics (AO) systems has made it possible to correct that interference in real–time. In preparation for mounting an AO instrument on the Pomona College's 1-meter telescope located at the JPL Table Mountain Facility, we have modeled the optical and opto-mechanical design of the telescope, its current instrumentation and the planned AO system. These models were then used to evaluate the performance of the current and planned systems and develop a new off-axis guiding system to improve telescope tracking. The guiding system has been fabricated and successfully tested on sky, resulting in a >10x improvement in guiding accuracy. The models will be used to finalize the optical and mechanical design of the planned AO instrument.
Funding provided by: Pomona College SURP (RC)
Molecular Structure and Nuclear Quadrupole Interaction of the Alkali Fluorides
Arolyn Conwill ('10); Zack Lasner ('12); Richard Mawhorter; Jens-Uwe Grabow*; Peter Schwerdtfeger**; Detlev Figgen**; Phil McCaffrey***; Derek Wann***
*Institute for Physical Chemistry, Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany; **University of Auckland, Auckland, NZ; ***University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
This project investigates diatomic and four-atom alkali halides in low vibrational energy states using high-precision Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy. Specifically, we are interested in the nuclear quadrupole coupling with the lower rotational energy states in alkali fluorides, including the several isotopologues 6,7LiF, 23NaF, 39,41KF, 85,87RbF, and 133CsF. With a resolution of 3 kHz, our measurements both extend the precision of previous XF monomer studies as well as determine new transition frequencies for both monomers and a new mixed dimer, Li2FCl.
Funding provided by: Pomona College SURP (AC, ZL); Pomona College Sontag Grant(RM)
Fluorescence Microscopy and Spectroscopy of Patterned Phospholipid Bilayer
Tewei Luo ('11); Alfred Kwok
Patterned 1-Palmitoyl,2-oleoyl-sn-Glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) bilayer was produced by UV photolithography with a photomask. Two types of pattern, namely squares and stripes were obtained. Fluorescence images and spectra of these patterned lipid bilayers were collected and the spatial resolution of the spectra was examined. The results showed that the spectrometer was able to resolve 10 µm features. Bilayers with smaller features were attempted but the patterns produced were not clearly defined, suggesting that new patterning techniques are required. The resolution of the system is important because Raman spectroscopy will be performed later on lipid rafts whose size is 1 to 200 microns.
Funding provided by: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Blazar Observation: Data Reduction
Will Morrison ('12); Maira Amezcua ('12); Alma Zook
In order to calculate the magnitude of a photographed object, several sources of error inherent to the CCD camera and telescope optics must be compensated for. Three types of images are taken on the night of observation for this purpose, which are then combined and arithmetically applied to the night's other frames. This preprocessing stage was streamlined through the creation of an Awk script which automates the entire process when given several basic input parameters. Once corrected, the object and reference stars in each frame must be selected. The considerable monotony of effecting this by hand (30-70 frames/object; 6-12 objects/night) can be eliminated by first aligning all images for each object. Two methods were designed to deal with cases in which cumulative shifts are too large for the images to be aligned directly, both utilizing simple Awk scripts. These improvements cut reduction time drastically.
Funding provided by: Pomona College SURP (WM, MA)
Using Magic-Sized PBSE Nanocrystal Growth to Control Size and Photoluminescence in the Near-IR
Benjamin Pollard ('11); David Tanenbaum; Tobias Hanrath*
*Dept. of Chemical Engineering; Cornell University, Itaca, NY
Much work has been dedicated to the idea of using nanocrystals (NCs) as the active layer in solar cells due to their ability to absorb light and confine the resulting exciton. However, the NCs must be made small enough so that their band gap falls in a range near the peak energy of photons from the sun. Conventional wet-chemical synthesis procedures of PbSe NCs do not afford the size control needed to reliably create crystals in this range. By decreasing the reaction temperature to around 60C and adding an additional reducing agent, a synthesis procedure similar to work on magic-sized PbSe clusters can create monodisperse products of the size needed to build efficient nanocrystal solar cells.
Funding provided by: REU Program through National Science Foundation (Cornell University)
Measuring the Internal Kinematics of the Local Group Galaxy M32
Alexander Rudy ('11); Philip Choi
We used high-resolution spectroscopic observations taken with the Echellette Spectrograph and Imager (ESI) on the Keck ten-meter telescope to measure the internal kinematics of the nearby compact elliptical galaxy M32. Targeting approximately 50 red giant branch stars in the outer regions of the galaxy, we obtained individual stellar velocities for stars in the M31-M32 system. Data were obtained using a unique multiplexing technique that enabled an increase in observing efficiency by a factor of five, but that required the development of a special data reduction routine, which has now been completed and tested on our data. A preliminary velocity distribution based on the identification of the characteristic calcium triplet lines (found at 850, 854, 866 nm) is presented along with high confidence galaxy membership predictions. Refined velocities will be obtained in the future using a spectral template cross-correlation technique and eventually used to constrain various galaxy interaction models.
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i wonder if i'll shed enough for my humans to try this, this year.
i wonder if i'll shed enough for my humans to try this, this year.
I had my first house guest of my own, ever, today. Her name is June. She is a Whippet. Her humans are Human#1's good friends. We met when I was little (last January), and we played together but she was pushy and I got a bit annoyed by her.
By the way, did I mention? Human#1 is the one who held me all the way from my birth home to this home last year. I puked on him 3 times during that trip. When we got home, he sat in my crate area with me until I felt a little more comfortable. Since then, I sometimes think of him as Human#1. (Human#2 is the one who drove and cleaned the vomit mess i made. She's also a better treat dispenser.)
Anyway, back to June. Since the first time, we hadn't met again for a long time, until recently when we walked together around my place, and we got on very well! Today, they took us for a walk in the woods together, and afterward, she came over to my home. During the walk, she wasn't too into sniffing everything like I was. She probably just wanted to run. Apparently, she runs really fast!
I got a little nervous when she went near my toys so i went and sat near them, but I think I was a good host, otherwise. I hope she comes to visit me again!
omd!! a shiba-mix (?) was found floating on roof on ocean yesterday near Tsunami area! & was rescued. See the video!
Read the story.
There was a Shiba meetup event near our city last weekend, and it was kind of a big deal. This group is not very active. The last one held was over a year ago.
When we drove into the parking lot, we spotted a cute red Shiba (redundant, we know). We hurried out of the car to meet them. The adorable and friendly girl, Emmie, turned out to be only 6 months old.
We walked together on a beautiful path flanked with tall trees for about 20 minutes before arriving at the fenced dog park. Meanwhile, Emmie and Kaiju chased each other and became friends.
There were about 8 Shibas there. A good turnout for this group! Kaiju kept playing with Emmie though.
Unfortunately, the fenced area was small, and half of it was covered with thick shiny sheet of ice. We almost decided against staying. With Kaiju's bad knees, slippery surfaces are generally to be avoided. We saw how excited he was looking at all the Shibas, though, and we gave in. "OK, Just for a little bit".
Kaiju was wise enough to mostly stay on the non-icy (sunny but muddy) side. We tried to stay on that side, also, so he'd stick around.
He had a great time, mostly with Emmie. We kept it short and left before everyone else. Kaiju still got a full half an hour of fun running, and was happy and calm for rest of the day. He slept like a... well... very tired puppy once we got home. (His limping got worse after this, so we'll probably refrain from letting Kaiju play on icy area in future)
Met a 6-months old Husky yesterday at a dog park. He was a very nice bouncy big puppy.