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Chemistry video
They've also released a video for an alternative take on the track, "Chemisty – Live Boombox Mix". Filmed inside their tiny Boombox studio in New Orleans.
Like this version better than the original.
Win Butler talked to Flood Magazine about the official video.
Arcade Fire Channels Their Inner Absurdist in "Chemistry" Video
We talk with Win Butler about the new Ray Tintori–directed video, and go behind the scenes of the track's recording in an exclusive in-studio live clip.
June 11th 2018
by Katrina Nattress
It's been nearly a year since Arcade Fire released Everything Now, but 2018 seems like the right time to release a visual for the album's centerpiece track "Chemistry."
"When times are really crazy and fucked up, you have to be able to rely on the absurd. It's a valuable response to the insanity," Win Butler explains over the phone before boarding a plane that will take him and his band to Europe to resume the Everything Now Continued Tour. "I think it's confusing to people if we make something that's not super serious. [But] one of the pieces of our catalog is, 'Don't take it too serious; it's really light.'"
That ethos is at the heart of the track, as well as its video. Directed by Ray Tintori—whose filmography includes music videos for MGMT and The Killers—and animated by Starburns Industries (Rick & Morty, Charlie Kaufman's Anomalisa, Community), the clip tells the story of an animated cat (played by Tootie Tootz from Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce) and a dog who fall in love under…interesting circumstances.
We chatted with Butler about the visuals, finally working with Tintori, and the band's ever-evolving partnership with New Orleans' Preservation Hall Jazz Band, as well as why they don't tour as much as other bands of their stature. Watch the "Chemistry" video, check out an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the recording of "Chemistry" in-studio in New Orleans, and read our interview with Butler below.
Your "Chemistry" video expands on the song's theme of chemical attraction, using a mix of animation and live action. What made you decide to portray the story that way?
In a sense it's almost just sort of like a Tom & Jerry cartoon—an absurdist version of a Tom & Jerry cartoon.
I wanted to talk about an experience I think many of us have had where it's just complete mutual attraction. My mom's from LA and grew up Mormon, and my dad's from Maine and is sixth-generation Harvard. They were camping in Idaho, saw each other for like ten seconds, wrote letters for five years, and have been together their whole lives. On the surface, it's absurd why people are attracted to each other—it makes absolutely no sense. I just feel like that's an experience a lot of people have had and wanted to try to capture that feeling a little bit.
This was your first time working with director Ray Tintori, but you've wanted to work with him for years. Can you talk a little bit about your fascination with his work?
"On the surface, it's absurd why people are attracted to each other—it makes absolutely no sense." — Win Butler
I remember when he did those MGMT videos. They kind of just came out of nowhere, and you could tell there was so much love put into it. It kind of felt like some sort of collective. We were working with Spike [Jonze] on a short film for The Suburbs at the same time around when that was happening. Spike was good friends with Ray, and we initially were going to make the film in New Orleans—way before we moved there. Ray was going to help, and we were getting everything set up, and then he started working on Beasts of the Southern Wild. We didn't know anything about it—that was just happening in the background. So we kind of pivoted and ended up making the film in Austin, which was really cool, but it was just sort of this ships in the night moment where we had the instinct to work together.
How did you end up working with him for this video?
A lot of his work is really playful and carefree. We sent him the song and he really liked it. He loves New Orleans [and that's where we wanted to shoot it]. I had the basic Tom & Jerry idea, and he completely bugged it out with all the robots and sharks [laughs].
The video ends in the middle of Fat Tuesday, which mirrors the playful energy of the song and also pays tribute to New Orleans, where you've been living the past few years. In what ways would you say the city has inspired your creativity and music?
You constantly feel like a hack [living here] because there are so many beautiful, amazing musicians. You see twelve-year-olds playing the trombone and you're just like, "Holy shit, this kid is an embarrassment of riches." So it's not in a literal sense, where we're playing a more New Orlean style of music, but it's more just being inspired by it.
We hang out at the Preservation Hall, and the saxophone player Charlie Gabriel is like eighty-five and played on most of the Motown records. I met the drummer who played on every Ray Charles record the other night. Some of these dudes—no one knows their name, and they're kind of forgotten in a sense, but all the shit people are sampling nowadays, they played it with their hands. It's just really inspiring and makes you want to work harder and work on more music. It kind of gives you this false impression that music is really important and is the center of the universe, which I think is a good deception to have when you're a musician. Even if it's not true, it's good to believe.
You're about to resume your Everything Now Continued Tour, which sees you traversing Europe and North America for three months and concluding at the Life Is Beautiful festival in Las Vegas. How do you prepare for such extended time on the road?
We've done it a lot now, so we kind of like to leave some room for the spirit. We don't over-practice. We know the songs really well. Our team is really familial—we've been working with a lot of the same people for most of our career, and they know how stuff is supposed to sound and we know how stuff's supposed to go. So when we go home we just try to get back into our lives and get inspired.
"We hang out at the Preservation Hall, and some of these dudes—no one knows their name, but all the shit people are sampling nowadays, they played it with their hands." — Win Butler
All the touring can really be a slog. Being away from home and all the airports… As we get older, we try to space it out a little more, so when we're on tour we can really appreciate it and give it our all, instead of feeling bogged down. I think that's why we tour a lot less than other bands in our position—we probably do half as many dates as a lot of bigger bands, just because we give so much. I don't ever want to be onstage and going through the motions, and thus far I don't think that's ever been the case. When we're up there, we're in it.
You've been collaborating a lot lately with Preservation Hall. How has your relationship with them evolved?
[Our relationship] was born out of friendship and seeing the world in the same way. We started a Mardi Gras crew with them, and half the money goes to the Preservation Hall Foundation and half of it goes to an organization in Haiti called KANPE to try to make links between Haiti and New Orleans and celebrate the historical connection. It's a deep partnership, and I think one that will be going for the rest of our lives.
What's it like performing with them?
It's very humbling. They're such amazing, beautiful people and such great players. FL
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Directed by Ray Tintori and Animated by Starburns Industries
Arcade Fire has unveiled a new animated video for "Chemistry,"from the international #1 album Everything Now.
Directed by Ray Tintori, animated by Starburns Industries (Rick & Morty, Charlie Kaufman's Anomalisa, Community) and featuring Tootie Tootz of Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce fame, "Chemistry" expands on the song's theme of chemical attraction, turning it into a cartoon about a dog and cat who meet and fall in love at her wedding reception, where he is working as a caterer, and she is marrying a shark.
Collaborating with Tintori–whose work ranges from videos for MGMT, Chairlift, and Moses Sumney to creating the debut film for Google's Tilt Brush and the Aurochs sequences for Beasts of the Southern Wild — has been on Win Butler of Arcade Fire's mind for years: "We've been big fans of Ray's work since his early videos and there was talk of collaborating during The Suburbs shoot–we were going to film it in New Orleans but then it got moved to Austin at the last minute, and Ray was caught up working on Beasts of the Southern Wild. So it was very full circle to finally be working with him in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. There is a playful, carnivalesque energy to the song; to capture that by filming literally during carnival felt right."
While the core "Chemistry" story is of an animated dog and cat (played by Ms. Tootz) meeting at her wedding reception where the dog is working as a caterer, the animated characters travel to space at one point, and after destroying the International Space Station, land back on Earth, finding themselves in the midst of the Fat Tuesday in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans.

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Introducing the Hammer Vaporizer Lock-On Kit & Stems
The Hammer Vaporizer Lock-On Kit & Stems are brand new accessories that transform the Hammer into a one-handed vaporizer. The Lock-On "Kit" itself includes two parts to install on the Hammer, an o-ring and high-temp rubber gasket. The o-ring simply works as a stopper to hold the gasket in place, while the gasket will make it so any compatible stem will "lock-on" to the Hammer while in use. It only takes a minute or so to install, and once it's in place you will be able to use the Hammer with the standard Lock-On Stems that are included with the kit or any of our new Lock-On Compatible Stems.
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|Children are not homogeneously constructed. Their interests, passions and innate strengths vary. What if children were allowed to become experts in a field of study? Here an animal researcher creates a drawing based on her interests in cats.
|Construction artists attach materials to express ideas related to sculpture the outcomes of which are still not known.
|Children are active learners, conveying ideas in real time thereby producing new realities.
|An automobile designer takes suggestions from a like minded enthusiast.
The advantage of rhizomatic learning conditions?
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Just wanted to let you know how much we appreciate you!!!! Both Susie and Joseph have thrived in your class!!! They LOVE going to art and being creative!!!! You have given Joseph such a wonderful gift... you opened up opportunities in his own mind that I'm not sure we would have discovered on on our own. Being able to connect that bridge of a love of science and engineering with the creative side and building the marble runs... WOW!!!! He has learned so many skillsets throughout these years of building... certainly physics, problem solving, experimenting, working with others, what materials work best, seeing a project through from start to finish...oh my, the list is endless!!!! You have done such a wonderful job of fanning the flames and encouraging him so much!!!!
Susie loves your class too!!! She has actually said she would love to be an art teacher!!!!
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The Springfield Squidport is taking a very long time to complete. Odds are we'll see a Christmas update before a majority of people complete their boardwalks. It gets especially hard to wait as the last 30 tiles take 3½ days to complete. This means you'll only be able to build two tiles a week during that final stretch. Of course you could always spend some donuts to rush a few tile builds, but that can get very expensive, very quickly.
Are you pacing yourself with the tile builds, or are you in a hurry to see a completed Squidport? Has the Krustyland expansion distracted you from focusing on the boardwalk? There is so much to do in the game, and it shows no signs of slowing down.


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With more than 15 years of experience, Angela Barter is a recognised thought leader in the Southern African public relations industry and a trailblazer in Sustainable Communication and Green Public Relations.
A widely-respected public relations specialist, Angela is also a Sustainable Communication Strategist, GCX qualified residential eco-auditor and carbon footprint analyst. She is also a well-respected public speaker at public relations and sustainability events and has written numerous articles featured in a range of media. Her work in the field of Sustainable Communication is grounded in a solid background in classic public relations practices, as well as a sound insight into social, economic and environmental sustainability.
Angela is a registered member of PRISA (Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa) as a Chartered Public Relations Practitioner (CPRP), committed to the principles in the PRISA Code of Ethics and Professional Standards. Recognised as an outstanding businesswoman with a Nedbank Business Achiever Award, Angela is also actively involved in supporting local charities and learning from other women through her local Businesswomen Association.


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Among other works our library posseses Carl Djerassi's book 'This Man Pill - Sex, Art and Immortality' (2001).
Born 1923 in Vienna, studied at Kenyon College (A.B. summa cum laude, 1942) and at the University of Wisconsin where he graduated in 1945. After four years as research chemist with CIBA Pharmaceutical Co. in Summit, New Jersey, Djerassi joined Syntex, S.A., in Mexico City as Associate Director of Chemical Research in 1949. In 1952 he received a professorship of Chemistry at Wayne State University and as of 1959, was a professor at Stanford University. He retired in 2002. Carl Djerassi died on January 30, 2015 at the age of 91, in San Francisco.
Parallel to his academic functions, Djerassi held important positions at Syntex between the years of 1957 and 1972, including that of President of Syntex Research from 1968 to 1972.
At the beginning of 1950, he succeeded together with Luis E. Miramontes in synthezising the sexual hormone Norethisteron, a gestagen. He was awarded the National Medal of Science for his achievement. Together with Gregory Pincus and John Rock, the four men went on to develop the first 'anti-baby pill' in 1951.
Djerassi authored around 1,200 papers. He was honored with numerous awards in the field of science and awarded 20 honorary degrees.
Djerassi concerned himself with many other topics as well, such as new forms of insect repellant. He became renowned as a writer who combined scientific knowledge with suspense literature, establishing the new genre 'Science-in-Fiction' or 'Science-in-Theatre'.


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Well, after finishing off my post regarding a counter-factual scenario in which the Soviet Union didn't collapse my creative juices continued to fire, once again thanks to the Alternate History Hub. Once again it is a scenario that stems out of the Cold War, however, instead of seeing how the Soviet Union could have avoided its collapse, we will instead be posing the question as to how could have the tables have been turned and the United States end up on the losing side.
The difficult thing with the Cold War is that it was not a war that one side could necessarily win or lose. American didn't win the Cold War in the traditional sense of the word - they won by default, namely because the Soviet Union collapsed. While there could have been a scenario in which the proverbial shoe was on the other foot, and it was the United States that collapsed, it will not necessarily be a scenario that I would explore here. In a way, the only possible scenario would have been the disintegration of the American Federal government.
However, that isn't a scenario that I wish to explore here, but rather I wish to consider the scenario that the Alternate History Hub puts to us and try to tease it out some more. Namely, the questions that I will be asking are as follows:
- What happened to cause the United States to 'lose' the Cold War and;
- What would the United States look like after this collapse?
Okay, assuming that you have just watched the video, there are some things that you have probably noticed:
- Like the USSR during the 80s, the United States was facing similar problems in the 70s, namely, they had just lost an unpopular war, they were facing social unrest, and the economy had begun to stagnate;
- The economic problems compounded the social unrest which resulted in a revolution.
What we need to consider though is that in our timeline the economic problems that were dogging the country, as well as foreign policy problems, did result in a revolution within the United States, though this was not necessarily a revolution in the style of the French. America is a functioning democracy which means that significant changes can still come about through the democratic process, as happened in our timeline. Basically, in 1980, the incumbent president, Jimmy Carter, lost to the Republican Party, led by President-elect Ronald Regan, who then began to impose a number of economic reforms that were based on the Chicago School of Economics. Up until that time most government economic policy had been based about the Keynesian model, however when the problem of stagflation arose during the 70s it was believed that this model had run its course and that another model was required to take its place - the Chicago School model. As such the American political system took a sharp swing to the right.
The Problem With the Scenario
I was going to move on to the scenario where I envisaged the shift of the United States from a capitalist economy to a socialist economy and originally was going to start with the suggestion that Watergate never happened and Nixon never resigned, which resulted in a continued Republican administration. However the more I think about it the more difficulty I have in envisaging such a drastic shift in the American political system. The main reason for that is that the foundations that would lead to such a revolution simply did not exist. In fact, as far as I could see, there simply wasn't the basis for the American system to collapse, and for it to be there we would need to go a lot further back. The reasons that I give for this not being able to happen are as follows:
- McCarthyism had pretty much rooted out any actual, or perceived, socialist agitators.
- To the average American socialism was, and still remains, a very dirty word. It would have required a huge change in the thought of the American populace to accept any form of socialism at this time.
- The mass movements that could have resulted in a socialist shift simply didn't exist. Sure, there were the anti-war and free love movements of the 60s and 70s, however, while they were more interested in changing social thoughts and attitudes, they weren't focused on economic change.
- The mass movements of the 60s and 70s were social as opposed to economic. This resulted in the Christian right slowly taking control of the Republican party, to the point that when they won in the 1980s they were able to begin their agenda of shifting America to the economic right.
- There wasn't a huge income disparity. In fact Americans, despite the economic malaise of the 70s, were pretty well off - there was no need for them to shift to a new economic model.
What is Socialism?
For a while, I considered myself a socialist, if only in reaction against the extreme right-wing ideology that the Anglo-American world seemed to be heading at the turn of the 21st century. I remember spending time with friends from university criticising the government and talking about how they were cutting back on spending on health, education, and infrastructure spending while also cutting taxes for the wealthy. However, it wasn't until I spent some time with a group of Socialists that I realised how extreme their ideology actually was. The thing with the people that I used to spend time with, and my ideologies, wasn't to actually overthrow the current system, but rather to wind back on the free-market reforms that were destroying the middle class. In my mind, good wages for the working class is what makes an economy works, not the extreme revolutionary beliefs of the true socialists.
So, what is socialism? Well, it is based on the teachings of Karl Marx. The thing with me is that I am more of a Bernie Saunders, New Deal Socialist as opposed to a hard-left economic socialist that seeks to destroy the capitalist system. In fact, one of the things that put me off the socialists was their constant references to 'the bosses', something that is incredibly cliched, and reeks of Marxism and Leninism - a philosophy that while it works well on paper, simply doesn't work in reality, as the failed Russian experiment proved.
So, what is socialism? Well, it is based on the teachings of Karl Marx. The thing with me is that I am more of a Bernie Saunders, New Deal Socialist as opposed to a hard-left economic socialist that seeks to destroy the capitalist system. In fact, one of the things that put me off the socialists was their constant references to 'the bosses', something that is incredibly cliched, and reeks of Marxism and Leninism - a philosophy that while it works well on paper, simply doesn't work in reality, as the failed Russian experiment proved.
It is hard to actually put socialism into a single definition, but it works on the idea of the state controlling the means of production, and that the workplace operates on a democratic system as opposed to the aristocratic, hierarchical system that it currently does. Mind you, the capitalists claim that their system works on a system of merit, namely if you are a good worker who knows what you are doing, then you will succeed. However, the reality is that our system doesn't actually work on merit, it works on cronyism and nepotism. Sure, you might be a good worker, but unless you know how to play the game - that is to network and make the right type of friends - then you are basically going nowhere. Sure, cream rises to the top, but shit also floats.
In fact, this image demonstrates what the modern corporate workplace looks like:
So, even while our society is democratic politically, in many areas it is actually very authoritarian: the military and the workplace are classic examples. What socialism proposes is that the workplace operates on a democratic process, however that causes other problems, namely because while promotions may not occur along nepotistic lines, you then get people being elected based upon the popular vote, and just because they win a popular vote doesn't necessarily mean that they are any good at managing.
The other thing is that the profits don't go to the shareholders (which tend to be the capitalists, banks, and super funds) but to the workers. Mind you, the idea of the employee share schemes are supposed to operate on those lines, but once again you find that most average employees aren't able to participate in those schemes, and in a lot of companies only management either have access to it, or are able to afford it. There are companies out there that do pass their profits down to the employees, but they tend to be few and far between.
The other thing is that essential services tend to be controlled by the government: electricity, gas, healthcare, education. They also have a greater control of the means of production, such as with factories and the extractive industries. If there is free enterprise it tends to be in the hands of the small businessman, such as the corner shop. In fact, the telecommunications industry would also be controlled by the government. This was the case in Australia when I was growing up - in fact, it was the Liberal (conservative) governments that actually privatised these industries - however through the 80s and 90s, with the push for a free-market ideology, most of these essential services were privatised, and the public health insurance was cut back to allow private insurers to enter the market.
Could America Have Become Socialist?
So, we have an example of how the United States could have shifted to the left, so was there another point in time that such an event could have happened? Well, as I have suggested, the 1970s didn't produce an economy that bad, and the stock market crash of 1989 didn't result in the depression, nor did the Asian Financial Crisis or the Dot Com crash. In fact, the one event that it could have happened was 2008, and the global financial crisis which resulted in the election of Barak Obama, on a platform of 'Hope you can Believe in'. Mind you, the aftermath of the GFC is still being played out, but the interesting thing is that as the period of free-market ideology progresses more and more people are being left out of the American dream as manufacturing jobs are shipped overseas, thanks to the myriad of Free Trade Agreements coming into effect.
However, 2008 could have turned out quite differently if Obama had taken a much more hardline stance. The thing was that the government had taken control of the car industry, and the banks were begging for more and more money to keep themselves afloat. The thing is that the banks, and in fact the entire capitalist system, were on their knees, and the only reason that they survived, and things have basically continued as they have been doing so for the past forty years, is because they were bailed out. However, if the American government had stuck to their free-market ideologies, and refused to bail them out, then not only would they have a couple of trillion dollars to spend on social programs, but it would have provided a different playing field by effectively wiping out the capitalist class.
The 2008 Revolution
The thing with 2008 is that the Democrats, in the 2006 congressional election, had taken control of both houses of Congress. This gave them control of the legislative process, and turned George Bush into a lame-duck president. However, they still voted in favour of bailing out the banks, which meant that the capitalist system continued as if nothing had happened, except that the life savings of millions of Americans were wiped out, and many of them were not only left homeless, but also without a job - and any job that they picked up afterwards was on substantially lower pay. However let us consider this - the Democrats, who had taken control of Congress, decided to reject the proposal, and let the banks go, well, bankrupt.
Well, that wasn't necessarily going to happen, but instead of bailing them out and letting them go on their merry way, they instead took control of the banks, and then proceeded to prosecute the instigators of the financial crisis. However, what they didn't do was cancel the debts of the executives - in fact, upon taking control of the banks they pretty much sacked all of the executives, and then filled them with their own supporters, particularly people who held more left-wing views. With many of the executives literally having been wiped out they were unable to afford the high priced army of lawyers to defend against the prosecutions. Instead many of them ended up finding themselves not only having to face gaol time, but also huge fines.
Along with this, comes the investigation into the Iraq War fiasco that had begun when the democrats took control of congress. By 2010 it had come to light that the war was indeed prosecuted on a lie, and the recommendations were that charges should be filed against the instigators - not just the administration at the time, but the corporations that were profited from the fiasco, which includes, but is not limited to, Halliburton. Having already taken control of the banks and the automotive industry, they then filed suits against some of the largest military-industrial corporations in the United States, the cases would still be going on to this time of writing.
Mind you, this scenario doesn't take into account the rise of the Tea Party, which came about through the huge government debt that arose through the bailout of the banks. However, along with the prosecution of the industrialists, the media would have also been dragged into the mix. The problem with the media is that they control the flow of information. However, Obama solved this simply by using the capitalist system to take control of the media. The 2008 financial crisis resulted in a wholesale collapse of the financial system, and by not bailing out the banks meant that the stocks collapsed even further, which resulted in the government being able to take control of the corporations simply by buying up the stocks - in the media companies such as Fox News, CNN et al. By taking control of the media they are able to take control of the flow of information, giving them greater control over what people would see, hear, and believe.
Losing the Cold War
However, this doesn't answer the question of what would have happened if the United States lost the cold war. Well, my point is that no matter how I look at it I don't think it could have happened. The only possible scenario is that the Soviet Union doesn't collapse, which means that the cold war drags on into the 90s and the 21st century. This, no doubt, would put further pressure on the United States, however with a strong enemy it is unlikely that the United States would have gone of war with Iraq in 1991, and the September 11th terrorist attacks would never have happened. However, it is still quite possible that the GFC would have happened, however that could well have dragged Russia into the crash if Russia had reformed economically as I had suggested in my previous post.
However losing the cold war would have been highly unlikely - the seeds of such a collapse simply did not exist, and the only time when American capitalism would have been replaced with a different system was in 2008, and by that time he Soviet Union had been relegated to the pages of history.
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Tuesday Tape Room: What makes Oregon's offense so good?
Tuesday Tape Room is Pac-12 Networks football analyst (and former USC assistant coach) Yogi Roth's chance to break down tape in search of details worth focusing on — similar to what's happening in team meetings throughout the conference today.
After 1365 yards, 113 points and enough highlights to fill up the entire Pac-12 postgame show, fans around the nation are still asking, "What makes Oregon's offense so good?"
The easy answers are Oregon's off-the-charts talent, timely play calling and mental fortitude. But as I broke down film from Saturday at the Coliseum, it was obvious that the Ducks' offensive line is a massive element to their offensive success.
They are not the biggest offensive line in the nation, averaging 299 pounds per player. Nor are they the most highly recruited, with zero five-star recruits.
But they understand Chip Kelly's scheme, and their movement at the start of each snap forces defenses to play on their heels. The first drive of the USC game is a great example.
On the first play, the offensive line is in a simple man protection scheme and USC drops into its zone responsibilities, a traditional defense. Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota goes through his progression and easily finds wideout Josh Huff (#7) for a nine-yard gain, as USC linebacker Dion Bailey (#18) races to cover running back Kenjon Barner (#24).
On Oregon's second snap, watch as the offensive line zone blocks the Trojan defense to the left. The defense flows to where the OL steps, and Trojan linebacker Hayes Pullard (#10) follows Mariota, playing over the top of the defensive line in case Mariota keeps the rock. T.J. McDonald (#7) flows downhill for the pitch man, who happens to be De'Anthony Thomas (#6) in this instance. How Pullard and McDonald play this snap is critical.
Once Chip Kelly recognizes how the USC defense is going to play when his offensive line flows left, he calls a play that looks exactly the same by his five down linemen. This time, the backfield action alters: While McDonald flows downhill again to cover his man (Colt Lyerla #15), cornerback Nickell Robey (#21) allows his eyes to get caught up in Mariota's fake, as he thinks Huff is on a path to block McDonald. But Huff ends up running a corner route and gaining 29 yards.
Wasting no time, Kelly calls the same action up front on the very next snap. This time, Pullard (#10) remains in the box for a potential run and McDonald (#7) doesn't flow downhill. Thus, Lyerla finds himself open in the flat for an easy 14 yards.
Now imagine what could be going through a USC defender's head at this point. The Trojans have seen base protection in the quick game on the first snap, an offensive line zone blocking left next and the passing game going backside multiple times on the next few snaps. Quite simply, the defenders are having difficulty reading run or pass because of Mariota's fakes coupled with the offensive line's consistent footwork.
On the final play of this drive, the Ducks go back to base protection as Mariota gives a token fake to Barner (#24), which catches USC's linebackers flat-footed in zone coverage. The outside linebacker lined up over Thomas (#6) in the slot fails to re-route him, as he thinks there is a chance that Barner may get the handoff. Furthermore, middle linebacker Lamar Dawson (#55) gets caught reading run and doesn't get depth, allowing the Ducks to find the end zone in a swift 65 seconds.
Fast forward to the final scoring drive of the game for Oregon, and Kelly again calls for his offensive line to zone block to the left. Only this time, Barner follows the O-line's path and remains on his course, going untouched to the end zone and into the Heisman discussion.
If these teams meet again in the Pac-12 Championship Game, look for USC to alter its defensive game plan as the Ducks' offense continues to roll in 2012 behind an unheralded but proven offensive line.
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In recent years, the government has focused on compliance professionals and in-house counsel, the gatekeepers who are tasked with identifying corporate misconduct. This program is designed for both gatekeepers and lawyers who represent them and will feature experienced in-house and outside counsel, chief compliance officers and government officials who will use hypotheticals to discuss a variety of topics concerning the responsibilities and conduct of gatekeepers and provide practical advice dealing with the government's increased policing of the activities of gatekeepers.
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We are delighted to announce that Julie McGraw has, once again, won the National Meetings Manager of the Year Award at the 2016 MEA Industry Awards, which were held on Tuesday, 19th April at the Melbourne Convention Centre.
This is the second time Julie has won the prestigious award and it is the first time in the events history that the Award has been won by the same person in consecutive years.
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Tuesday morning, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a settlement with alleged patent troll MPHJ Technology, which resolves hundreds of law suits MPHJ has threatened to file against the state's small and mid-sized businesses.
The settlement imposes strict new requirements on MPHJ, a Delaware-based patent company claiming rights to email and scanner technology, should it file future patent suits in New York state. While the settlement only applies to MPHJ, which counts patent licensing fees as a key source of revenue, Schneiderman plans to apply those terms to other firms that similarly buy up patents and require licensing fees or litigating against use of patents.
The settlement could pose implications for businesses beyond NY's borders, as similar actions are being brought across the country and regulators are attempting to resolve them.
"So-called 'patent trolls' exploit loopholes in the patent system and have become a scourge on the business community," Attorney General Schneiderman said in a statement. "They drain critical resources from small and medium-sized businesses that would otherwise be available for reinvestment and job creation, which are sorely needed across New York."
The new rules serve as minimum standard for other patent trolls, the attorney general's office said. They're also meant to stave off abusive and deceptive practices at the heart of the action against MPHJ.
Going forward, NY-patent holders must make a serious good-faith effort to determine if a targeted business has engaged in infringement, which would prevent mass-mailings of accusations to businesses. The new guidelines also require patent holders to explain in detail the basis of their claims, and they prevent non-practicing entities (NPEs)--or, companies that enforce patent rights to extract licensing fees--from misleading businesses about potential licensing fees.
Patent trolls may no longer use attorneys to make threatening claims for which they have no basis. Finally, the new guidelines prohibit patent trolls from hiding their identities, so that businesses can get information about who's suing them.
"State law enforcement can't cure all the ills of the federal patent system, but the guidelines established in today's settlement will put an end to some of the most abusive tactics by placing the industry on notice that these deceptive practices will not be tolerated in New York," Schneiderman said in his statement.
New York follows Minnesotta, whose Attorney General Lori Swanson, settled with MPHJ in August. Vermont and Nebraska's attorney generals are also involved in enforcement actions with MPHJ.
New York's settlement follows yesterday's decision by the Supreme Court not to hear an appeal from alleged patent troll Soverain Software. A separate decision by a federal district court overturned an award settlement it had won at the state level for $2.5 million against online retailer Newegg.
Congress is also considering legislation that would make it more difficult for trolls to sue, including making them pay for court costs.
Patent trolls cost U.S. businesses about $29 billion in 2011, according to research by Boston University.


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Ever since I can remember, I wanted a window seat in my home. There is really nothing more romantic than curling up with a book or a cup of tea (or both!) and basking in the warmth of the sun. Or watching the rain fall against the window.
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text: Home & Builder Show Move In Posted on April 2, 2013September 22, 2015 by Mary Sullivan The 2013 Arrowhead Home & Builder Show exhibitors have been busy moving into the DECC this week. Today exhibitors can be found setting up furniture, laying out patio blocks, building sheds and much, much more. All of the set up will be complete when the show opens Wednesday, April 3 at 5pm. The show runs through Sunday, April 7. SHOW HOURS: Wednesday – 5pm-10pm Thursday – 5pm-10pm Friday – 11am-10pm Saturday – 11am-10pm Sunday – 11am-5pm ADMISSION: Adults $9.00 Student (6-17) $6.00 Five and Under – FREE For more information, visit shamrockprod.com/visitor/homeshow/homeshowvhome Harbor Side Ballroom


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Carol Siddal
Because of the way Clare helps us to understand what makes different paintings work using the masters as examples and then takes us through various processes, when it comes to ones own work you become more analytical and the penny drops and you know how to improve. Clare's ability toteach regardless of students painting ability is outstanding.
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Judy Brass
I like to come to be challenged to see things differently. Everything is interesting if you look carefully and closer – look and truly observe. I think our classes have helped all of us do that. We have the opportunity to use different mediums and are actively pushed out of our comfort zones at times. There is no "correct way" of understanding anything and I like the fluidity of approach which lets us stumble along if we so wish, or ask for help when needed. I have especially liked the still life studies this term – much to my surprise I love to be part of such a supportive group who relish seeing the triumphs and even minor improvements of the others at the session. It really is very much part of the enjoyment for me – seeing the thrill of achievement in the faces of the others. Even when I feel haven't achieved a great deal – you are always able to find the positives in what process we have discovered or what technique has improved, so that I leave feeling uplifted .
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Sarah Matthews
I had never done any drawing or painting at all since I left primary school, but the class opened the door to a rewarding pastime. Now I often take a sketchbook on holiday with me, and have completed several oil paintings. Learning to draw and paint has made me observe the world more attentively, and notice things I was previously oblivious to. It has also helped me to understand and appreciate other artisits' work. I enjoy becoming absorbed in drawing and painting. There is a companionable and supportive atmosphere within the class. Class members take pleasure in each other's progress and success. The teaching is supportive and encouraging, but also challenging. The teacher is infectiously enthusiastic. During the class individual projects and guided work take place alongside each other, according to the preferences and needs of individual class members. I come because it's fun!
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Sandra Tranter
After finishing work and moving area, there is the opportunity to attend art classes. Why art ? ….a general enjoyment of creative activities and the fulfilment of achieving an end result. Except for the occasional painting with the grandchildren, and excluding diy painting, I have not picked up a paintbrush since school. It was with slight trepidation (could I actually paint or draw?) that I joined Clare's art class a few months ago, any concerns were quickly dispelled. The groups are small, very friendly and allow time for individual and group tuition. Clare offers enthusiastic encouragement along with constructive comment and advice, allowing time to develop your work. The time can be challenging, thoroughly enjoyable and very rewarding, an absolute gem.
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Ann Dumbleton
As a complete beginner I am delighted with my progress, achieving much more than I would have believed possible. The studio is an inspiring environment in which to work and each session is absorbing. Clare gives expert, enthusiastic tuition – not at all intimidating- and the small, friendly group's members are supportive and encouraging of each other. I've learnt the importance of careful observation. I have experienced landscape, still-life and portrait drawing and I have especially enjoyed learning to use different media.
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Fiona Sparkes
I've really gained confidence from working with Clare. She puts a of thought into the structure of her classes and her guidance and encouragement are invaluable. A day in the lovely setting of Clare's studio is pure escapism. It's a joy to focus entirely on painting.
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Carol Stanley
You are a good teacher!, always happy to give advice when it is sought I enjoy the concentrated atmosphere which is also calm and supportive Like the way you set things up to improve our skills, using other artists' work as illustrations, and following a theme for a number of weeks, but also quite happy for us to do our own thing if we want.
Like the whole day classes every so often to really get into something and to complete it in (more or less) one session. Really feel we have all made a great deal of progress!
One of my students sent in a very nice testimonial that i'd like to share, thanks.
Ros Langford
I was a recreational painter who in my retirement had attended classes mostly structured around watercolour demonstrations and practice. I had got to the stage where I felt I wasn't really being challenged. On the recommendation of a friend I attended one of Clare Lord's Life Drawing days.
Clare's supportive, friendly, relaxed and positive teaching style is both encouraging and empowering and I really felt I had received worthwhile tuition. So I signed-up for her weekly classes and study days. A ready mix of encouragement, guidance and challenge flows throughout the sessions allowing everyone to achieve a result that they are truly happy with. The studio in which we work is clean and orderly, warm and pleasant with good natural lighting.
In the last year I feel I have really stretched myself and learnt so many new things to do with drawing and painting. We have reflected on work by past masters and related these to our studies of still life; been encouraged to consider the negative spaces in our life drawings and worked on special foci such as line, tone, perspective, preparation – mixing paints and creating colour charts with a paint mix index.
Coming from a background of acrylics and some watercolour, oil painting was untried by me and Clare has guided and supported me through my introduction to and development of my techniques with this medium, and it has now become my preferred style. I really feel progression in my own confidence and ability using oils, and now have a more planned and structured approach.
First of all Clare encouraged me to paint 'big'. Now I use much bigger brushes, and much larger canvases. Clare has even organised a session where we were taught how to construct our own canvases, which are of a much better quality than we were using. She has also given us lots of good advice on where and what supplies to purchase.
I have learnt so much about the paints; – applying dark tones first, and how to angle the brush and think about the start and end of my brush strokes. One of the nicest features I have found is how well you can blend colours and create wonderful gradations of colour and tonality. Clare has instilled in me the need for simple yet obvious things such as regularly standing back to look at my painting and assess which areas 'jump out at you' and need to be worked-on next. The sessions are a nice blend of theory and practice. I have learned so much in the last year and half. My family are really impressed at the quality of work I am now producing, and I am being encouraged to exhibit my paintings. Something I am working towards.


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The Nexus 6 for Verizon is seemingly being prepared for a September 12th update to Android 7.0 Nougat, according to Droid Life who points out that Verizon's support page for software updates details that the Google Nexus 6 shows that the device was "last updated" on September 12th of 2016. Since this coming Monday is September 12th, it looks like Verizon is preparing an update for the device following the weekend. Having said that, the support page does not list any details for the update other than the date itself, so it's also reasonable to assume that it may not be the update to Android 7.0 Nougat and it could instead be the update to the most recent Android Security Patch.
For now, there will be no way to know, so users of the Nexus 6 on Verizon's network will simply have to wait until Monday rolls around and Verizon starts pushing out the software that's dated for that time on their support page. As far as the unlocked Nexus 6, Google began pushing the Nougat update out to the Nexus 6 over-the-air back on September 6th which was just a few days ago. This was also alongside the OTA update to Android 7.0 Nougat for the Nexus 6P which went out at the same time, although it's only been a few days so it's possible that not all users on either device have the update just yet.
If it is Android 7.0 Nougat, Verizon Nexus 6 owners will be greeted with a stack of new changes to the software and interface as well as functionality, including things like the multi-window app use which will allow having two apps open on screen at any one time. Android 7.0 Nougat also further improves battery life by making improvements to Doze Mode, which will work while a phone is moving, say, in a pocket, instead of just when the device is stationary on a tablet, desk, or counter top. For those on a Verizon Nexus 6 patiently waiting to be bumped up to the latest Android software version, there's only a few more days to go until the possibility of moving off of Marshmallow arises.


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Hi, my name is Mark. I am your skipper of She Likes It II and owner of Sussex Fishing. I started fishing as a lad of 7 years old when I went on my first Mackerel trip. This was while on holiday in Devon in August 1968 and I still remember it well. I caught 7 Mackerel on a small spinning rod bought by my parents. This was by using a small spinner and a spiral weight while we trolled slowly along. Old pun I know, but I was hooked. I can also remember being most impressed by the old wooden boats that would run up the beach in the small South Devon coastal village of Beer.
Fishing and boats have been an interest since then in equal measure.
I aim to provide an excellent service and to be as flexible and accommodating as possible. That your fishing and boat trips around the Sussex coast, will be a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
I was able to purchase my first boat in 1995. A 16ft Meeching beach boat.
She Likes It II is my 5th boat.Your Skipper
I qualified as a charter skipper in 2009 and started to run Blue Fin, my previous boat, just during the weekends for fishing and boat trips around Brighton and the Sussex area from the port of Shoreham.
That was the original plan anyway.
Then, from the 1st January 2012, I decided to run the boat full time and have a change in life style. I purchased "She Likes It II" In March 2012.
A Little Bit More about your Skipper.
Like many of us, I have had a brush or two with illness. In 2007 I was diagnosed with bowel cancer. Although it was quite advanced, I had no symptoms and it was discovered while having a test for something completely unrelated. Following surgery and chemotherapy I have been in remission since 2008.
In 2015, after having my now yearly test to see how things were doing following the bowel cancer. I was informed that something else was not quite right. This time with my blood and bone marrow. So second time around now it was discovered I have a condition called Multiple Myeloma.
I have again been treated with chemotherapy and this time received a Stem Cell Transplant. Not so long ago, my chances of survival from the bowel cancer alone would have been very minimal.
There is no cure for Multiple Myeloma, (Yet)
But thanks to the fantastic work of our Doctors, Nurses, Researchers, Support staff etc. I am for the moment able to lead a normal life.
When I had to stop running the boat in 2015 , I was truly blessed and touched by the generosity of many customers who kindly donated the deposits I was holding on account, to various charities. With that in mind, I have included a link to Cancer Research UK if you feel minded to make a donation.
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Adonis Hôtel Strasbourg
About the Hotel
Why We Love This Hotel
- The hotel is in a grand brick building on a leafy street overlooking Parc de Contades
- The city's landmark cathedral and picturesque Petite-France district are around 15 minutes' walk away
- Some of the rooms have park-view balconies
Adonis Hôtel Strasbourg is a great base from which to explore the historic sites. Set on a leafy corner opposite Parc de Contades, the hotel is in an imposing building with an ornate brick façade, five minutes' walk from the attractions in the city's German quarter, including the Tomi Ungerer Museum, dedicated to the noted illustrator, and the 19th-century Palais du Rhin.
Strasbourg's landmark Grand Île, home to its sandstone Gothic cathedral (the highest building in the world that was constructed entirely in the middle ages) and the riverside half-timbered buildings of Petite-France, are around 15 minutes' walk away. The Parc de l'Orangerie, known for its lake, small zoo and elegant pavilion, is 20 minutes' walk from the hotel.
Colourful stained-glass windows line the staircase of the hotel, and there are leather armchairs in the lobby lounge. A buffet breakfast is served every morning (supplements apply), and there's also a business centre and a furnished terrace.
The guestrooms are simply decorated in warm earth tones, and have free Wi-Fi and a TV. Some rooms have balconies overlooking the street or the park, while suites include living rooms with sofabeds. Room service is available.
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Room amenities
- Flatscreen TV
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Standard Time is 3pm.
Minimum age required to check in: 18.
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Fees: City tax not included in the total price: 1.65€ per person per night payable at the hotel.
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Fact Sheets & FAQs
We offer several fact sheets and informational materials on the Quantile® Framework for Mathematics and how to use it.
Fact Sheets & Guides
- Quantile Infographic | Quantile Infographic (JPG)
- Quantile Measures: Typical Grade Ranges
- Knowledge Clusters Brochure
- Quantile Professional Learning
- Guide for Tools and Resources on Quantiles.com
- Quantile Educator Guide
- Summer Math Challenge Flyer | Spanish Summer Math Challenge Flyer
- Lesson Planning Template | Lesson Planning Template, Editable Form
Resources to Share With Parents
Quantile Map
Our Quantile map helps demonstrate the interconnections of skills and concepts and how you can use the Quantile scale to identify how skills and concepts relate to one another and student learning. There are two versions of the map, our printer-friendly version and poster version.
General Questions about The Quantile® Framework for Mathematics
What is the Quantile Framework for Mathematics?
The Quantile Framework for Mathematics is a scientific approach that evaluates the difficulty of mathematical skills and concepts as well as a student's ability to learn new mathematical concepts. Each of these measures are on a single scale so that the skill demand and student ability can be matched for targeting instruction. Learn more about Quantile measures.
What impact does the Lexile® measure of text have on difficulty levels of the mathematics
There is a considerable amount of discussion and research about the type of text that is used in mathematics. The readability of technical text is very different from such reading experiences as reading trade books, novels, magazines or newspapers.
In order to minimize the reading demand of some mathematics materials, some parts of a Quantile assessment are built with Lexile measures that are traditionally below expected reading levels of the students addressing the work. The effort is to diminish the reading demand so that the mathematics demand is what is being measured. Learn more about Lexile measures.
What does a student Quantile measure mean?
A student's Quantile measure helps to forecast their ability to successfully learn mathematical concepts and master skills (Quantile Skills and Concepts or QSCs) at the introductory level with classroom instruction. As the Quantile measure of a student increases, the mathematics concepts they are able to learn become more complex.
Why do we only get one Quantile measure for a student?
All content strands are woven together to form the field called mathematics. The Quantile measure indicates overall mathematics ability so it is given as a single value and does not disaggregate a score into various branches of mathematics.
If a student has a significantly higher Quantile measure than his peers should that student be placed in a higher level mathematics course?
Any decisions made about student placement in their course work should not be made based upon a single measure or test result. Many factors can impact a student's readiness for more complex concepts in mathematics. Those factors include background knowledge, academic motivation and the ability to independently problem-solve at an abstract level.
The Quantile measure indicates a student is probably ready for the difficulty of material presented at a particular level but is not an indicator of mastery. Students need to be ready for the demand of the material, which is what the Quantile measure shows. In the discipline of mathematics, however, students also need to have learned and been successful with previous material in the curriculum. Mathematics concepts are highly dependent on one another. The Quantile measure demonstrates readiness for instruction but does not indicate which topics have been learned.
How does a student get a Quantile measure?
A student receives a Quantile measure by taking an assessment which reports Quantile measures. Many state departments of education have their year-end accountability assessments reporting student Quantile measures. Learn more about how to get a Quantile Measure.
How do grade levels relate to Quantile levels?
Quantile measures help educators and parents track student growth in mathematics over time, regardless of grade level. Within any classroom, students will have varying mathematical abilities.
Since growth is expected from one school year to the next, Quantile measures do not translate specifically to grade levels. The Quantile Framework provides two sides to the same coin: a measure for students and a measure for skills and concepts. The student Quantile measure describes what the student is capable of understanding. The Quantile Skill and Concept or QSC measure describes the difficulty, or mathematical demand, of that skill.
For more information about Quantile ranges and grade levels, please read Quantile Measures: Typical Grade Ranges (PDF).
Why emphasize "readiness for instruction" and introductory problems?
A student Quantile measure does not indicate that a student has mastered all of the material at or below the student's Quantile measure.
Introductory problems tend to be straightforward assessments of concept knowledge. More advanced problems that blend with other concepts cloud the picture in terms of predicting the difficulty of the primary concept. Therefore, the Quantile measure of a skill or concept is the mathematical demand at an introductory level.
What does a Quantile measure on a particular math skill (QSC) mean?
A unique element of a QSC (Quantile Skill and Concept) is that it has a Quantile measure. The measure of a QSC indicates the difficulty of math skills and concepts at an introductory level (first night's homework). The taxonomy of math skills, concepts and applications has been through field studies and other research efforts in order to determine these difficulty measures. Read more about QSC measures.
What does the QSC ID mean? (Example: QSC333)
Each QSC has an identification number that consists of two elements: the letters QSC followed by a unique 1, 2, or 3 digit identifying number.
What is a Knowledge Cluster?
The entire Quantile framework is interconnected through the Quantile Skills and Concepts or QSCs (a skill description with its measure). The Knowledge Cluster for a QSC contains that QSC and its links to other QSCs. The links are determined by prerequisite skills and their measures. Each Knowledge Cluster is assembled to a single focus QSC with supporting, prerequisite and impending QSCs. These connections to the focus QSC are built to inform both the content and the measure of the mathematical progression of skills and concepts.
The power of a Knowledge Cluster allows parents to scaffold instruction by identifying gaps in students' mathematical backgrounds that frustrate student success in a content area. Additionally, the Knowledge Cluster enriches instruction by informing the interconnectivity and progression of skills and concepts in the field of mathematics. Read more about Knowledge Clusters.
What is a "prerequisite QSC"?
Prerequisite QSCs describe skills and concepts that are important for students to learn before beginning instruction on the focus QSC. For example, the focus QSC described as "Use patterns to continue numerical sequences; identify the rule" has prerequisite QSCs that expect students to be able to identify missing addends among addition facts and use various counting strategies and manipulatives. The various QSCs are combined from different content strands which demonstrates the interconnectivity and the developmental progression in the study of mathematics.
What is a "supporting QSC"?
Supporting QSCs represent skills that are not necessary but could be useful to enrich a lesson, make connections across topics as well as strands and help students integrate different mathematical concepts. For the same QSC mentioned above, "Use patterns to continue numerical sequences; identify the rule", numerous supporting QSCs in the Knowledge Cluster are applications in skip counting such as reading thermometers, telling time or interpreting graphs whose scales are counting in multiple units.
What is an "impending QSC"?
An impending QSC to a focus QSC means that the focus QSC is a prerequisite to a new skill or QSC that students will likely learn in their future mathematics studies as they logically progress through their coursework.
This insight provides a more global perspective of the process, connections and relationships that support a student's understanding of mathematics.
What does "EM" stand for?
Emerging Mathematician (EM): Measures below 0Q are reported as EM—Q (e.g., a Quantile measure of -120 is reported as EM120Q) where "EM" stands for "Emerging Mathematician" and replaces the negative sign in the number. This code is predominantly seen for material and student measures at the early grade levels.
What does "NMQ" stand for?
Not Measurable in Quantiles (NMQ): Material designated as "NMQ" is content that is extensively diverse in QSCs or strands so it cannot be classified within the Quantile framework. Some examples are quizzes, tests, riddles, review sheets/activities, and process skills such as working backwards, justifying, drawing pictures, etc.
What does "HMC" stand for?
Higher Mathematical Content (HMC): Material designated as "HMC" is content for which we have QSCs but the QSCs have not yet been researched to identify their measures. These QSCs are currently in statistics and precalculus.
What is a "foundational" QSC?
A foundational QSC describes a skill or concept that only requires readiness to learn. Readiness is based upon the learner's cognitive experiences rather than knowledge of specific mathematical concepts. Most often these QSCs appear in the pre-K level.
How do teachers use Quantile measures in the classroom?
The real power of the The Quantile Framework for Mathematics is in examining the growth of students' mathematical achievement wherever the student may be in the development of his or her mathematical thinking. Students can be matched with resources and engaged in instruction that they will find challenging enough to promote growth with a minimum level of frustration for them. Classroom teachers can confidently forecast students' ability to be successful with lessons based upon matching the student measures to the Quantile measure of the material in the lessons.
What resources are available for families to help their child in mathematics?
Math@Home is a search tool for families that provides access to a variety of mathematical resources, such as games, activities, websites, tutorials and videos that are targeted to a child's mathematical ability level on the Quantile scale. By entering the student Quantile measure and selecting the appropriate grade level textbook, families can find instructional resources and activities that supplement the textbook lesson and support student learning outside of the classroom.
The Summer Math Challenge is a free math skills maintenance program based on grade-level standards that help prepare students for college and careers. The program is targeted to students who have just completed grades 1 through 8 and is designed to help kids retain math skills learned during the previous school year. For six weeks in the summer parents will receive daily emails with fun activities and links to educational resources. When the program ends parents can print an award certificate to celebrate their child's summer math accomplishment!
How do I use the Math Skills Database?
The Math Skills Database is a search engine that allows you to search the Quantile Framework using your state curriculum, including the Common Core Mathematics Standards. The results list displays the state goals aligned to the Quantile Framework "QSCs".
The description of the skill with its measure is called a Quantile Skill and Concept or QSC. There are over 500 QSCs in the Quantile Framework. The Quantile measure can be used to show how difficult one skill is in relation to the others. By clicking through the results list from a search to a QSC's individual description page, you will find resources aligned to that skill as well as the skill's related skills, called a Knowledge Cluster.
Related skills are all hyperlinked to their respective detail pages. Continue clicking through related skills to find other QSCs related to the one of initial interest, but at a measure most appropriate to the student measure.
How do I use the Find Your Textbook search?
The Find Your Textbook search informs teachers and parents about the difficulty of each lesson in a textbook measured on the Quantile scale. Using this value, teachers are able to match the measures with student Quantile measures in order to differentiate and motivate student learning. Additionally, this insight about the difficulty of the material helps to gage the amount of time that might be necessary to insure student confidence in their work.
How do educators use the Quantile Teacher Assistant?
Time is short and math instruction needs to be focused. The Quantile Teacher Assistant helps educators to use The Quantile Framework for Mathematics to differentiate math instruction and to locate resources that can help identify those skills that are most relevant to the topic of the day. This tool has been aligned with state mathematics curriculum standards and to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Some of the prerequisite and supplemental QSCs from the Knowledge Clusters are offered along with resources that can supplement instruction in the classroom.
Can I still use Quantile resources if a student doesn't have a Quantile measure?
It is still possible to use the Quantile Framework to gain insights into the difficulty and the content sequencing of curricula. These include: Math Skills Database, Quantile Teacher Assistant, Find Your Textbook, and Math@Home.


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Thanks to everyone who attended "5 Secrets to Successfully Publishing in Appcelerator's Marketplace" webcast on October 13. For those of you who missed it, please check out the slides and video from the presentation below.
This webcast features Ruben Fonseca, the publisher of Testflight, the #1 Product to date in the Marketplace. Ruben shares an overview of his available modules and outlines the five secrets that enable any Titanium developer to succeed in the Marketplace:
- Publish code you've already written
- Develop multiple components
- Be responsive to your customers
- Create great marketing materials
- Price it right
Resources for Module Developers
Here are the list of resources for module developers presented in the webcast:
- Module Developer Guide for iOS
- Module Developer Guide for Android
- Packaging Your Module for Publication (video)
- Uploading your Module in the Marketplace (video)
- How to Write Great Copy
Launched in September 2011, Appcelerator's Open Mobile Marketplace is the new one-stop-shop for buying, selling and sharing high-quality Titanium mobile app components. Check out the Marketplace now and explore the nearly 100 design elements, modules, templates and web services currently available in the Marketplace.


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My car, which is a brutal barely disguised racer, was once owned by a New Jersey groundskeeper who hit Powerball for a cool $77 million after taxes. But now it—and 11 other over-the-top road warriors—belong to the Vulcan Motor Club, which you can join and do what I'm doing if $35,000 a year is burning a hole in your pocket. That buys 40 days with the fleet, and they even deliver on flatbeds.
The idea for this business occurred to founder Aaron Fessler when he picked up a car buff magazine and noticed the insane price asked for Lamborghinis, Ferraris and Aston-Martins—and how quickly they depreciated. With 100 miles on the odometer, a $150,000 car is worth $100,000. For Vulcan, Fessler and partner Tom Mizzone buy garage queens and hand them over to the club's 100 members—who include doctors, lawyers and hedge fund managers who've suddenly decided to be more prudent with their shrinking supply of available cash. A second outlet just opened in Glen Cove, Long Island, and the Greenwich, Connecticut area (where the rest of the hedge fund managers live) is next.
But enough nuts and bolts: What are these cars like to drive? Usually, only Road and Track reviewers and Arab oil sheikhs get to sit in these drivers' seats. In point of fact, they're very different. I drove a Ford GT-40, a Lamborghini LP560-4, an Audi R8, a V-12 Aston-Martin DB9 and a Tesla Roadster, and some were snarling snakes and others relatively docile.
My favorite was the R8, which had the perfect balance of criminally rapid acceleration and civility. The gated gearshift was heaven to use, and it made all the right noises, but underneath it all was a sensible Audi. On the other extreme were the McLaren and the GT-40, which as almost anyone will tell you is practically uncontrollable in the rain. And guess what? It was coming down hard all day. Keeping Ford's hairy-armed beast in check gave me new respect for the drivers who won Le Mans with them four times in a row. It took two arms and a lot of push just to get it in reverse. Check out the video above.
They made me fill out insurance forms, but I didn't come close to wrecking anything. Aside from the GT-40, most of these cars have redundant safety systems and tires the width of a T-Rex's foot, with serious grip on the road. But if you were entirely sane you probably wouldn't want to have anything to do with the Lamborghini or Ferrari brand. Two Vulcan cars, the first GT-40 (whose mangled hood serves as a warning in the reception area) and a Lamborghini have been totaled by members.
At the end of the day, I had the most fun in the green Tesla roadster. Although zero to 60 comes up in four seconds and 135 mph is possible, it feels incredibly fast even when pottering along at 50. The Aston-Martin made 90 seem slow, and that might be dangerous if the local constabulary is an issue.
There's also the carbon footprint question. The Tesla has zero emission. The Lamborghini Murcielago averages 11 mpg—you pay gas guzzler tax for a reason. By spending this high-octane day in New Jersey I probably equaled car nut Jay Leno's carbon output for the day. The Tesla lets you have your fun and wave the green flag, too.
Oh, if $35k is too rich for your blood, they also have five-hour "Wind and Fire" tours that give you a chance to drive the whole fleet.


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Max Payne 3: Baldy's Death Gallery
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Mr Payne is older, twelve years older, and living in Brazil. He's no longer a cop with nothing to lose, and instead is a bodyguard for a wealthy Sao Paulo family. Rockstar have sent over a bunch of images of the new game, showing our favourite emotionally-tortured slow-mo diving dude in the process of dealing with Brazil's unpleasantly-armed urban underworld. The game is being developed with the RAGE engine which powered GTA4, although with some modifications, including "brand-new particle physics technology to deliver spectacular, highly advanced close-quarters combat" and "an intelligent cover system". Rockstar also report that "Bullet-Time, an addiction to painkillers, mature themes and Max's ever-present internal monologue" will all be present in the new game. So that's good.


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Anxious anticipation does not begin to describe the build up of emotion brought on by this pie. After noticing it pop up as an upcoming SMS recipe, I began contemplating the perfect opportunity to present it to my Mom, a woman who's undeniably cuckoo for coconut. As a May recipe, the timing seemed meant to be- Mother's Day was just around the corner, and I thought it would definitely win me some daughterly brownie points if served as her celebratory dessert. I even considered making individual tartlets to give it some additional panache (I've been dying to break in my new pans!), but at the last minute chickened out, fearing that without specific directions on the bake time, I might not be able to accurately assess when they were done. For the best mom in the whole world, it had to be perfect, and neither soupy, curdled, or over-baked custard would do.
I got as far as halfway through crimping before my energy faded away, and sadly came to the conclusion this pie would not reach completion in time for the holiday. Fortunately, I am blessed to have the most understanding, compassionate, encouraging mom on the planet, and sensing I was heartbroken with disappointment, she immediately put my mind at ease, offering to delay festivities for her special day until I was feeling better. A few weeks went by with my unbaked pie crust chilling out in the freezer, yet she waited patiently, without a single complaint, until finally the day arrived when the pie emerged from the oven, everything I had imagined and more: golden brown and bubbly with coconut glistening, filling our home with an aroma reminiscent of an island breeze. After it cooled, was garnished with some fresh whipped cream rosettes, sliced and plated, my Mom could finally take that first bite she'd been longing for since my first mention of the recipe… without hesitation she released a deep and enthusiastic sigh, an ear-to-ear grin plastered on her face. I guess it was all she imagined and more too. In that moment, witnessing her priceless reaction, I think we both felt like the recipients of a very special gift.
When I first read this recipe's title, I was intrigued and curious about the distinction between a Coconut Custard Pie and a Coconut Cream Pie (something I was more familiar with). I thought it might just be a different name (maybe Melissa wanted it to sound fancy and refined, who knows?) It turns out that although they contain like ingredients, they are not in fact one and the same. A "custard pie" is any type of uncooked custard mixture (commonly composed of milk, eggs, sugar, salt, vanilla extract and sometimes nutmeg) added to an uncooked or partially cooked crust and baked together. Cheesecake, pumpkin pie, lemon meringue, and pecan pie all fall under this category. Alternatively, a "cream pie" is a pie that contains cooked custard poured into a cooled, (fully) precooked crust. After clearing that up, I made sure to alert my Mom, so she wouldn't be surprised and confused, as this kind of coconut pie was foreign to her taste buds. With expectations adjusted I was ready to proceed with baking, keeping my fingers crossed that as long as coconut remained the star of the show, she'd still swoon over the finished product.
I was pleased to pieces with the simplicity of this pie's assembly- throw all the custard ingredients a blender, pulse a few times, pour it over the coconut lining the crust, and viola!- it's ready to pop in the oven. I did hit one little snag, however, with a seemingly odd amount of cornstarch called for in the recipe, not in keeping with any of my measuring utensils. 2/3 teaspoon? What's with that? Teaspoons are never broken down into thirds- after excessive re-reading and double checking, I even took the book over to my Mom to make sure my eyes were still working. I subscribe to the theory that baking is a science, and measurements are given for a reason- precision is necessary if you want the recipe to work and attain the desired result. I did the math, and decided that 1/2 teaspoon plus a rounded 1/8 of a teaspoon would come closest, but I was definitely not a happy camper, fearing that would surely mean the end of my Coconut Custard Pie. Luckily, it seemed to have no ill effect- but, did anyone else notice this? Hmmm… I'm interested to hear if it was just me.
Though I wasn't 100% sure that my pie was done at the allotted time, I'm glad I pulled it out with a slight jiggle in the middle. As it cooled, it set up perfectly- creamy, dreamy, and luscious. Every morsel was bursting with coconut flavor (I did give both the custard and my whipped cream a boost, adding a splash of coconut extract, but I think even without it, this pie would please any self-proclaimed coconut connoisseur.) The balance of richness was spot on- rich enough to be a little indulgence, yet light enough to enjoy more than a tiny sliver. The crust was buttery and flakey… though Melissa's all-butter pie dough recipe won't replace my go-to (which does contain shortening), it's a nice alternative, rolled out easily, and was a great complement to the pie's filling. One sure-fire way to judge a baked good's deliciousness factor: if it's polished off quickly- well, let's just say this one certainly didn't last long in our household!
I can't say thank you enough to Ruby of I Dream of Baking for her FABULOUS SMS selection- I urge you to head on over to her site and scoop up this recipe. It's a keeper for sure! And as always, don't forget to check out all the other talented bakers' pies, which were actually posted on Sunday… please pardon my tardiness (I was having a rough day health wise yesterday, which meant postponing my post). I can't wait to see if this recipe was as big a hit with their families as it was with mine…
including the fluffiest member 🙂 (Don't worry, Bella didn't really get any!)


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