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Blip Shaper, Creating Patterns and Shaping Sounds
In this build I am creating drum patterns and shaping the individual sounds that make up those patterns. In the process of doing this I am also recording the audio to a buffer and tweaking the buffer with cut-up, granular and other effects.
It has been a while since I posted the progress of the Subcycle project so I created a walk-through to get readers caught up on some of the new features. I have shifted to Max For Live on this iteration and began using Eclipse to organize the Processing/Java code. This has taken me a long time to make this transition but should help make it easier to update functionality.
For the drum sounds I have Drumaxx running for synthesized sounds and Battery running for sampled sounds. These are running in parallel so for each voice there is a separate patch running in each VST. The Parameters are modified with the touchscreen independently but in all cases a single touch gesture on the X-Axis will cross fade between the sampled version of the sound and he synthesized version of the sound. I love this because I have have never seen this before and I can never decide which technique I like better. The synthesized drums are more malleable and have more interesting parameters to play with but the sampled sounds seem more substantial. I will post a detailed list of parameters and gestures in the future.
Shaping a clap event with a single touch point. Delay effect is applied.
Shaping a sub bass event with dual touch controlling pitch and distortion.
Adjusting delay on distorted clap with a three fingered gesture.
Shaping a bass drum.
Navigating the audio buffer of recently recorded events.
I really like the idea of capturing the sampled events into a buffer and applying cut-up effects to that buffer. In the past I have always relied on drum loops for basis of a cut-up technique. This is much cooler because the providence of the sample is completely irrelevant and the result seems more authentic. In my mind this sort of validates this technique.
Windowing a granular effect on the buffer.
Pulled back view of pattern view and overhead visualization.


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The time has finally come! RC graduated BOLC this past weekend! It was a really nice ceremony and we were so happy my parents were able to make the trip down! At the end of the ceremony we were able to take a look at both a Stryker and an Abrams; some of the fun toys RC gets to play with. (Don't quote me on that though- I'm like 95% I got the names right. Ha!) While RC and I were taking a picture together on the Stryker a lady called out "looks like the perfect Christmas card". I don't know if that's exactly the look we'll be going for come Christmas, but it definitely made me laugh!
I was and still am so proud of him. Unfortunately, there is no rest for the weary as he's started up another class that's comprised of a lot of field time. Maybe with a PCS coming up they'll give him a week or two off beforehand? Who knows.
Our weekend fun continued as we (RC, my parents, and I) decided to take the quick trip over to Auburn. RC and I have been talking about visiting Auburn since we got here. I'd heard before that Clemson and Auburn's campuses were very similar. In fact, it's even been quoted that "Clemson is Auburn with a lake". So that was my main motivation in wanting to go. I think RC's main reason was to see where Bo Jackson, Charles Barkley, Tim Hudson, and Cam Newton went to school and walk on the same grounds they did. :)
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Tracey has over 30 years' experience as a Chartered Accountant and joined the group in 2009. She has acted as the Accountant for The Brain Cancer Group in a voluntary capacity since joining and oversees all financial management.
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Helen Wheeler
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A/Prof Helen Wheeler is a Medical Oncologist specialising in primary brain tumours. A/Prof Wheeler gained her medical degree from the University of Sydney.
After a short stay in the UK, A/Prof Wheeler returned to Royal North Shore Hospital where she undertook further medical training and laboratory research in the Kolling Institute and eventually took up a position as a consultant Medical Oncologist in 1990.
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Dr Wheeler became interested in primary brain tumours after a group of Neurosurgeons began asking oncologists if they could help in managing their patients with brain tumours. There was little to offer these patients in the early 90's apart from Surgery and Radiotherapy.
Since the 90's Dr Wheeler has continued to be involved with both clinical and laboratory research. She has set up numerous collaborations with neuro-oncologists and scientists both nationally and overseas, and works in a multidisciplinary team of clinicians to deliver state of the art therapy to patients.
Dr Wheeler supervises a number of national and international clinical trials run through RNSH. She supervises Medical students, Registrars and a number of laboratory research projects, including those currently in process for brain cancer at the TBCG tumour bank in the Bill Walsh Lab, RNSH.
Dr Wheeler has witnessed the evolution of technology which now allows rapid analysis of tumour genetics, resulting in an explosion in the basic understanding of the underlying abnormalities that contribute to Glioma development and resistance to therapy.
Over the years she has recognised what a struggle it is for both patients and carers to manage with this disease, and how unrecognised their needs are. Dr Wheeler has campaigned for more community services to become available and involved a number of colleagues and health professionals to help with this cause. She realises that unless these barriers can be overcome, patient participation in clinical trials – which will ultimately lead to treatment breakthroughs – can be almost impossible, slowing progress enormously.
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Viive Howell
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A/Prof Howell is the Research Director of the Bill Walsh Translational Cancer Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) and Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney.
She directs the TBCG brain cancer laboratory-based research with A/Prof Helen Wheeler.
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A/Prof Howell has extensive expertise in molecular genetics and in vivo modelling which she has applied to understanding the molecular mechanisms of cancer and identifying disease biomarkers. Her laboratory is focused on improving treatment and outcomes for brain cancer patients through the development of novel immunotherapies, overcoming chemoresistance and the identification of prognostic and predictive biomarkers. Recently published work from the laboratory has been recognized by an invitation to A/Prof Howell to speak at the Society for Neuro-Oncology 2016 Annual Meeting in Arizona, USA.
A/Prof Howell led a successful application to the Cancer Institute NSW in 2016 to acquire major equipment that recapitulates in pre-clinical models of brain cancer, the targeted radiotherapy brain cancer patients receive. This equipment will be the first such system on the eastern seaboard of Australia. It will facilitate laboratory-based research into novel anti-cancer therapies that can be combined with standard of care radiotherapy and is a major advance for research into brain cancer as well as other cancers treated by radiotherapy.
Dr Amanda Hudson PhD
Dr Hudson is an early career researcher who undertook her PhD in the Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases at the University of Technology, Sydney, focusing on the identification of novel drug or vaccine targets for control of a parasitic worm.
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In 2011 Dr Hudson transitioned into human cancer research where she worked on establishing and characterising pre-clinical chemo-resistant models of mesothelioma. In late 2014, Dr Hudson joined the The Brain Cancer Group as a postdoctoral research fellow working alongside A/Prof Helen Wheeler and A/Prof Viive Howell.
Her current research involves investigating a novel anti-glioma vaccine for brain cancer patients and understanding why cancers stop responding to treatment.
Dr Kelly McKelvey
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Dr Kelly McKelvey is an early-career researcher who undertook her undergraduate and PhD studies in the Departments of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Physiology respectively, at the University of Otago, New Zealand.
She is an immunologist who has worked in a range of therapeutic areas including diabetes, stroke, wound healing, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, and pregnancy.
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Dr McKelvey's work has involved human and animal biomedical research, as well as human phase I clinical trials.
In 2017 Dr McKelvey joined TBCG to examine the interactions of brain cancer cells with the inflammatory (immune and blood coagulation) system to improve brain cancer treatment response, and alleviate treatment-induced symptoms.
This work is performed in concert with A/Prof Viive Howell, Dr Connie Diakos, A/Prof Helen Wheeler, and Sydney Vital.
Dr Kelly McKelvey is the Matt Callander Beanie for Brain Cancer HMRI Fellow (funded by the Mark Hughes Foundation) in The Brain Cancer Group, Bill Walsh Translational Cancer Research Laboratory at The University of Sydney Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, and the Northern Sydney Local Health District (Kolling Institute).
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Miss Cho is a PhD student at the Kolling Medical Research Institute, affiliated with the University of Sydney.
She completed her honours in the Bill Walsh Lab at the Kolling Institute through the University of Technology, Sydney, with a focus on the tumour microenvironment in ovarian cancer.
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Miss Cho currently holds a The Brain Cancer Group PhD scholarship and is working with A/Prof Viive Howell, Dr Amanda Hudson, Emily Colvin, Sarah Hayes and A/Prof Helen Wheeler.
Her project focusses on a subgroup of brain tumours known as low grade or IDH-mutated gliomas.
The major aim of this project is to understand the differences between diagnostic and recurrent tumours in order to identify novel drug targets or biomarkers which can aid in patient management.
Dr Adrian Lee
Dr Lee is a medical oncologist who has completed his training at Royal North Shore Hospital and has a particular interest in neuro-oncology.
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He has recently completed a neuro-oncology fellowship under the supervision of A/Prof Helen Wheeler and is currently furthering his research in malignant brain tumours and clotting through the Bill Walsh Translational Cancer Research Laboratory at the Kolling Institute, University of Sydney with the support of a scholarship from the Rebecca Cooper Foundation.
Dr Lee is also a visiting medical officer at Armidale Hospital where he supervises and co-ordinates the care of general oncology patients in the Armidale region.
He has been the senior medical registrar at Royal North Shore Hospital (2012 -2013) with ongoing involvement in the training of basic physician trainees.
In addition, Dr Lee is also heavily involved with teaching medical students of the Sydney Medical School – Northern – both in clinical tutorials, lectures and examination and basic science research projects.
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Marina Kastelan is our Neuro Oncology Cancer Nurse practitioner; and is a key health professional who is assigned to patients diagnosed with brain tumours to assist them through their treatment.
Marina has been working as a Registered Nurse since 1990 and has a background in Intensive Care & Oncology.
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Marina has worked in Neuro Oncology since 2008 & has completed a Masters of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner.
The Department of Health and Ageing have accredited experienced Oncology Registered Nurses with a Masters Degree in Nursing to collaborate with medical specialists to treat tumour patients.
The Brain Cancer Group has long recognised the need for individual and coordinated nursing care for brain tumour patients with the specific aim of improving the process and treatment pathway for patients with primary brain tumours and their carers. The Brain Cancer Group has developed and supported this specific role since 2011. An emphasis is placed on patient education and ensuring the pathway for both patients and families is smooth. The role adds to a patient's clinical support during the diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation stages of treatment and beyond.
Marina works in collaboration with Neurosurgeons, Medical Oncologists and Radiation Oncologists, plus other medical specialists; to add nursing expertise to our approach to coordinated care. The Brain Cancer Group leads the Neuro oncology community and has been the only group to consistently support this vital role to meet our high standard of clinical practice.
Marina will visit you and your family during your admission to hospital. She will coordinate your care between your treating medical specialists, hospital ward staff and other treatment providers such as physiotherapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists etc. Our Nurse Coordinator will provide education and support to you and your family and will also be accessible by phone following discharge from hospital should you require additional assistance or support.
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Clinical Research Coordinator
Allison graduated from the University of Western Sydney in 1999 with a Bachelor of Nursing. She went on to work as a Registered Nurse in Neurosurgery at North Shore Private Hospital.
With a view to further her education and skills Allison moved into Neurosurgical Intensive Care Nursing at RNSH.
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At this time she also finished a Post Graduate Certificate in Neuroscience Nursing.
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Sunday, February 1, 2015
Exercise.. and a concert...
Basically when my book came out and everything went nuts for me in June, I also cancelled my gym membership because my youngest started morning kindy and I didn't need their playroom any more while I exercised - it's complicated but basically the gym I was at was quite far away but I went there because of their playroom - once he was at morning kindy he didn't need the playroom and I didn't want to drive all the way in… and I was really busy as well you know….
I don't know why I'm typing out this long explanation (justification) as to why I cancelled my gym membership last year….
Enough excuses Mrs D - bottom line is I quit the gym, got busy with fantastically exciting sobriety stuff (like launching a new community website dedicated to helping people get sober that has 1570 registered members in only 6 months!!) and slowly the months went by and I started gaining weight which is a bummer but not the worst problem.
The worst problem is that I feel physically weak. I don't feel 'in' my body. I don't feel fit.
Exercise and me aren't best buddies. I've never particularly liked it. I've never gotten a huge endorphin rush from a great work out. I don't enjoy sweating or feeling uncomfortable while pushing my body to do things.
But if I have exercise in my life I feel better overall. I feel functional, healthy, motivated, proud. At 43 I know this. I've had enough phases of no-exercise… and enough phases of exercise… to know which is preferable. So I semi-begrudgingly move now to always implement regular exercise.
Lately I've been trying yoga on the living room floor via the TV (managed 4 sessions), the 'Map-My-Walk' app on my phone (managed 2 walks around my neighborhood) and swimming lengths in the local pool (only thought about that one, never made it to actually do it). So the gym it is. It works for me. I book it into my week (Mon and Wed morning after school drop-off definitely, Thurs as well if it's a good week) and that is enough. I feel good again! I get stronger. I feel better. I feel 'functional' because this is what we humans need to do - use our bodies. And ….. I suppose…. there must be some happy exercise endorphins cruising around inside as well.
Went to a concert on Saturday night. Had SUCH A GREAT TIME!!!!!! Concerts are the ultimate sensory experience for the sober person. I cried happy tears during a few songs, did loads of chair dancing - waving my arms around and singing at the top of my lungs (along with thousands of others at the venue), laughed and felt so happy. The lighting was amazing, the musicians were incredibly talented and the entire environment was a buzzing delight. I didn't need to go to the loo five million times. I wasn't thinking about buying more wine throughout. I wasn't slightly removed from the sensation because of alcohol affecting my brain. I was clear, present, connected and so so happy.
A sober life isn't all peaches and rainbows.. no way. Low times come, they come often and I deal with them. But the highs - like going to a rocking good concert - feel so much better. And with exercise in the mix, I am giving myself a very good shot at more positive feelings as well.
It works if you work at it. Does that slogan apply to recovery, or life in general? I'm going to use it in a general life sense. I'm working at it, and that feels good.
Love, Mrs D xxx
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Sounding good :) Realistic, fitted into schedule, can't give up like when in the living room. Go you!! I have found Tara Brach really helps me look forward to my walks, mental/spiritual exercise at the same time as striding about trying to save my life. Do you listen to podcasts at the gym? One good Ted talk had me laughing aloud so much, & suddenly the walk was over. (Not good on the 'minfullness' about nature, but .... Happy endorphin creatingReplyDelete
Really great to hear about you getting the exercise stuff sorted. You'll feel so much better! You know, I'm kind of glad it's not all peaches and rainbows. A good storm or some bitter greens are just the thing sometimes. Concert sounds great, and so do you! xoReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2015 at 12:46 AM
Yay for you Mrs D :) What's the other one - you're either working on your recovery or working on a relapse? Couldn't live without my running now and maybe you'll come to love exercise too? xxReplyDelete
Whenever I start feeling down - or when ever I start isolating, I make myself go for a walk. It happens that in all the places I've lived, a walk is a hike is an aerobic exercise. I can't ever remember getting back from a long, intense walk and thinking, "God, I feel worse - wish I hadn't done that..." I always feel renewed. The trick is finding something you really love to do and GETTING STARTED. Thanks for this post.ReplyDelete
No pain no gain. Work those glutes Mrs D :-)ReplyDelete
(I'm not even sure what glutes are but I think it's gym speak)
I had the same feeling when I went to a jazz club!ReplyDelete
It was awesome!
Peace and Hugs!
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2015 at 9:04 PM
This blog is utterly fantastic. I've read nearly the entire thing in a few days. This and two others have become my lifeline in early sobriety. I wish there were ones like this for other addictions as well. I was a closet pain-pill popper for years, and it's so very hard to find witty, personal accounts like this one in my own, um... shall we call it genre? Anyways, Mrs. D, you freaking rock!ReplyDelete
- A longtime overdueFebruary 2, 2015 at 9:50 PM
Couldn't agree with your summation of exercise more! And I laughed hard at your comment re swimming laps, have done (or more precisely not done - dreamt it too) the same. Feeling the same desire to get this body moving. So over the shorts being too tight around the belly.ReplyDelete
Love all this. Exercise makes a HUGE difference for me. And concerts are amazing :)ReplyDelete
Love your site and posts, which I've just read through a few. I feel ya with the gym stuff! I won free lifetime membership at Jetts Aus/NZ so really have NO excuse. Good luck with everything Mrs DReplyDelete


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Mustache Monday: Groucho Marx
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Groucho Marx, famous for his really bad mustache.
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Groucho Marx, the 18th man in our quest to find that mustache of all mustaches. Let's see how he ranked:
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Pretty average, Groucho. Be grateful the score wasn't for the fake mustache!
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Random fact: In junior high, Kelley may have thought that Karl Marx was one of the Marx brothers. Reading the Communist Manifesto was a bit of a disappointment.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Challenge 35 - A Tile in a Tile...huh?
27 comments:
- Tricia, CZT said...
Your tangles are lovely! I favor the 1st one... looks like a party! Beautiful work.
- Tuesday, August 16, 2011 9:06:00 AM
- Cheryl Nelson said...
So AMAZING!
- Tuesday, August 16, 2011 9:23:00 AM
- Suze Bain said...
Both are great Susan but I do prefer the first one. Your eye is definitely drawn more into the central tile and I also like all the different arms/legs/tendrils? coming out from the centre. xx
- Tuesday, August 16, 2011 9:33:00 AM
- Sandra said...
These are fabulous:) Sandra H
- Tuesday, August 16, 2011 9:46:00 AM
- ledenzer said...
I love them.....the second one makes me hungry. The center looks like an exotic cookie! Your contrast in the pieces is riveting. Yep they are yummy!
- Tuesday, August 16, 2011 9:49:00 AM
- Enthusiastic Artist said...
The delicate shading on the first is really lovely. It would also be interesting if the 'line' parts went to the edge. I like the "frame" around your 'mini-tile' - looks a bit like a picture frame.
(You must be prescient! Did you know that Zentangle is working on some round tiles?!)
- Tuesday, August 16, 2011 10:04:00 AM
- Eileen said...
Hi Susan, I love the tangles you've been showing us lately. Do you have any plans to, or would you consider, producing a tutorial. I've found your other tutorials really easy to follow so I've got my fingers crossed.
I have looked on the Zentagle sites on the web but don't actually find their instructions very easy to follow.
- Tuesday, August 16, 2011 11:01:00 AM
- Tinkered Art said...
They are both lovely but the second one really catches my eye - especially the circle.
- Tuesday, August 16, 2011 11:10:00 AM
- Valerie said...
They are both fantastic Susan but the first one is my favourite, it looks as if there are pearls and gem escaping from the square! The shadowing is so effective as well, I'd love to sit and watch you do one. Perhaps you could do a video for youtube:))
Val x
- Tuesday, August 16, 2011 12:00:00 PM
- GinaA said...
My favourite is the first one with the lovely frame, may be it's the 'Less is More' side of me coming out!
- Tuesday, August 16, 2011 12:55:00 PM
- Meggymay said...
They are both stunning. Yvonne x
- Tuesday, August 16, 2011 3:14:00 PM
- Dielle said...
I don't know which I like better. The first looks like a great party with wonderful streamers. But the bottom one is cool with the circle (which I wouldn't have thought of) and I really love the tangle on the bottom right of it, which looks like flowers. I'm pretty new to this, so I don't know if it has an official name.
- Tuesday, August 16, 2011 3:43:00 PM
- Debgem said...
More gorgeous tangles!! I really enjoy looking at them - each time you look, you can see something more!! My favourite is the first one!
- Tuesday, August 16, 2011 5:39:00 PM
- Chris @ my arty attempts said...
I can't tell you which is my favourite. Lovve them both!!!
- Tuesday, August 16, 2011 7:49:00 PM
- Cheryl said...
oh wow hun these are just amazing the detail is just brilliant hugs cherylxxxx
- Wednesday, August 17, 2011 1:58:00 AM
- Deanne Stewart-Mills said...
These are just fantabulous Susan!!!! I really want to have a go at this challenge. Gotta clean up my desk so I can play!!
Sydney, Australia
- Wednesday, August 17, 2011 3:35:00 AM
- Deanne Stewart-Mills said...
PS: The top one is my favourite! :)
- Wednesday, August 17, 2011 3:36:00 AM
- Meghna said...
Beautiful and the second tile is my favorite
- Wednesday, August 17, 2011 9:05:00 AM
- Lutka And Co. said...
They are both nice! The top one is cute, and the second one is just really nice!
- Wednesday, August 17, 2011 10:49:00 AM
- Judi said...
Love them both, but since you asked, the first one would have to be my favorite.
- Thursday, August 18, 2011 11:26:00 AM
- Sarika Chowdhery Sharma said...
- Thursday, August 18, 2011 2:00:00 PM
- Diana Hirsch said...
The first is my favorite, although both Zentangles are delightful. I love the ribbons.
- Thursday, August 18, 2011 4:21:00 PM
- Faith A said...
All I can say is AMAZING!
- Thursday, August 18, 2011 4:37:00 PM
- Mel said...
Great tiles. My favorite would be the first one.
- Thursday, August 18, 2011 4:58:00 PM
- Karen Lynn said...
So creative and fun. I really like the second with the circle.
- Friday, August 19, 2011 7:04:00 PM
- Erin said...
These are beautiful interpretations of the challenge. I especially like the first one!
- Sunday, August 21, 2011 5:57:00 PM
- Louvebleue said...
I love this tangle ! very georgous !!
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- Explicit scripted lessons. Lessons explicitly, concisely and consistently introduce important whole number concepts and skills, emphasizing important math vocabulary. Lessons also provide frequent opportunities for students to respond. Scripted guidelines allow teachers to address potential misconceptions and reinforce mathematical language and vocabulary.
- Home-school connection. Each lesson includes a "note home" which summarizes the lesson's concepts and skills, and provides suggestions to practice the math content at home.
- Math Check Points. Individually administered progress monitoring assessments are administered every 5th lesson through lesson 25, and at lessons 34, 42, and 50.
Materials are available in two different formats:
- Convenient, downloadable PDF format. Once the PDFs are purchased, copies may be made according to the Distribution License Agreement.
- Pre-printed by the University of Oregon Printing Services Department.
Fundamentos de los Números Enteros Nivel K includes 50 lessons divided into two Teacher Books, Math Practice worksheets, Program Support Materials, and a manipulative list.
- Libro para el maestro Volumen I (Teacher Book 1): Teacher's Guide and Lessons 1 – 25
- Libro para el maestro Volumen 2 (Teacher Book 2): Lessons 26 – 50
Práctica de Matemáticas (Math Practice worksheets)
- One Math Practice worksheet for each lesson
- Math Check Point worksheets for assessing student progress after every 5th lesson through lesson 25, and at lessons 34, 42, and 50
- Math Check Point data sheets for recording student progress
- One set of worksheets required for each participating student
Program Support Materials
- Reproducible masters of number cards, place value mats, ten-frames, and a number chart
- Not sold separately
- Manipulative list: Manipulatives are required for implementation of the program and are NOT included. These manipulatives are commonly available in kindergarten classrooms, or may be purchased from educational retailers.
These products can be purchased together as an Intervention Kit. Additional and/or replacement Teacher Books and Math Practice worksheets may also be purchased separately.
Our Research to Your Classroom
Whole Number Foundations Level K, the English version of Fundamentos de los Números Enteros: Nivel K, has shown positive outcomes for students. The Spanish program uses the same conceptual framework and instructional design principles as the English program. In addition, objectives and math content of the two programs are identical and directly aligned.
The following is a summary of research results related to Whole Number Foundations Level K, the English program.
Whole Number Foundations Level K (WNF-K) was developed and evaluated with funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES). An initial study of WNF-LK involved nearly 300 at-risk students in 29 kindergarten classrooms from four Oregon school districts. Students eligible for the WNF-LK intervention were randomly assigned to the WNF-LK intervention or a control condition that implemented the standard district mathematics instruction. In general, results suggested that WNF-LK students made greater gains on important math outcomes than their peers in the control condition. Specifically, findings revealed small to medium effect sizes favoring WNF-LK for the Test of Early Mathematics Ability 3rd Edition (Hedges' g = 0.37, p = .037) and Early Numeracy-Curriculum Based Measurement total score (g = 0.30, p = .187). Based on the What Works Clearinghouse standards (WWC, 2013), these results would describe FNE-K as having a "statistically significant positive effect" on student math outcomes. This initial study of WNF-LK was also recently reviewed by the National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII), which rated it as having "partially convincing evidence" regarding the study design, and "convincing evidence" regarding participants, fidelity of implementation, and broad math outcome measures.
Clarke, B., Doabler, C. T., Smolkowski, K., Baker, S. K., Fien, H., & Strand Cary, M. (2014). Examining the efficacy of a tier 2 kindergarten mathematics intervention. Journal of Learning Disabilities. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/0022219414538514
*Manipulatives are not included.


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Heir Apparent, a young bull by Rawlings Blueprint and out of KP Dame Ruby is just 12 months old, so only has three girls this year, Gypsy, Hey Jude, and KP Hebe's Honour. I will also add Holly O'Shea once showing is over.
ET has just two girls Crakka Jakka & Crissy.
Blue has KP Diamond Cut, Ginseng and Fable.
The AI mob is the largest group with 18 girls to be AI'd, the bulk of those will be inseminated with Belle Fourche Macintosh and the KP girls with Wattlebank Torpedo.
Grand Design is picking up the rest, so has about eight girls.
It will be very interesting at calving time next year.


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This video shows a physical, self-organizing system.
These days a lot of people talk about such kinds of systems for information technology, called self-X systems. Self-X like self-healing, self-organizing, self-stabilizing. The self-X paradigm envisions software systems that come with some inherent dynamics to automatically keep a complex system in a "good" state while it is constantly under "bad" influences. A "bad" influence are request to a web server, the "good" state is that the server responds. State-of-the-art technology allows that a web server stays "good" as longs as there are not too many requests. In case of a (distributed) denial-of-service attack the server will no longer respond to each request; "bad" influence. A self-X web server would be able to deal with this by
- distinguishing "bad" from "good" requests,
- automatically providing additional capacity (in memory, CPU and network) for the "good" requests, and
- efficiently denying all "bad" requests with minimal effort.
This sound too good, to be true. And its obviously not easy to achieve – otherwise we would already have such kinds of systems everywhere. The automatic software updates your operating system and web browser performs these days is one of the first industrial applications of this idea. The skype login mechanism is another example. I guess you want more of this. That's why a lot of people are researching self-X systems, mostly by thinking of clever algorithms, architectures, network technologies etc.
But the development of these systems requires some profound understanding of self-organization. The good news is that many disciplines have some concept of self-organizing system. The bad news is that these concepts are different although they have something in common. Of course, chemistry, physics and informatics cannot have the same definition of self-organizing system – each talks about different things. But this does not help when one tries to build such a system.
As a starting point, though, I think the five self-organizing metronomes are very illustrative. Let's have a look on them again:
Each metronome on its own is a single entity that can swing if it is pushed. The movement of one metronome's pendulum is independent of the other metronomes. That's why the five metronomes swing non-synchronized in the beginning of the clip. Think of yourself trying to synchronize all of them. By stopping and pushing each metronome one after the other. You will most likely not succeed.
What then happens in the clip is that the metronomes are coupled. This coupling is key in this self-organizing system. The coupling happens by putting all metronomes on a common board and placing this board on two rolls such that the board can move in the direction of the pendulum movement. The metronome was not changed, or more precisely, the mechanism of the pendulum was not changed. But by the laws of physics, the movement of the pendulum applies a force to the ground of the metronome, which is the board. So now, the metronomes are coupled – each applies "its" force to the board – the sum of these forces pushes the board, which moves, which pushes the metronomes. As a result each pendulum is "pushed" by the others. Instead of five independent metronomes we got five coupled metronomes.
Now by another law of physics, the entire system seeks an energetically optimal point. This optimal point lies in a synchronization of the moving parts such that the entire system looses as few energy as possible. If one pendulum is out-of-sync with the others, its movement will dampen the movement of the others and vice versa, and dampening means loss of energy. Actually, because of dampening, the system gets into a synchronized state at all. In the worst case, all metronomes have to stop to get the system synchronized. But luckily, each metronome can give away energy on its own (each metronome has its own dampening mechanism). Therefore, the system can reach a state where each pendulum has been dampened such that it is no longer dampened by the movement of the other metronomes.
I am no physicist, so I am not aware of all details of this process, nor can I explain them appropriately. But what I can say for sure is that the synchronization was achieved by two things:
- The coupling mechanism allows communication (i.e exchange of energy) between the parts that shall be synchronized.
- Each part is designed in a way that the part can be influenced via the coupling mechanism, most importantly by push and repulsion.
The difficulty in computer science is that we have to find such coupling and interaction mechanisms in a world where there are no laws like the laws of physics – well, not yet.


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|This is my last remaining drip line irrigated vegetable bed. It has just been prepared for a crop of Potatoes. When the potatoes are harvested in February next year, part of it will be converted into another 2.7m Ecobed .
The bed was prepared as follows:-
Welcome to my website which is about growing organic vegetable sustainably. My Garden Ecobeds use very little water and only homemade compost to maintain strong growth, and they produce lots of healthy nutritious organic food all year round. You can find out more about them on my page at http://jashxxxxxx.blogspot.com.au/p/wicking-beds-plus.html..............................................John Ashworth 27th November 2017.
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Self-Bondage stories added
Added two stories under "Tales" ("Self-Bondage in the Woods" and "Almost caught") and "Real Contributed Self-Bondage Sessions" ("Dual Self-Bondage").
Please let me know what you think about dual self-bondage. Does the story look real?
2 Responses to "Self-Bondage stories added"
"Dual Self-bondage" has a bunch of workable ideas. I just discovered Rope Rachets at our local hardware store and they are great. The nylon straps could work for binding two people together, but I wonder if straps with friction buckles might be more effective.
The part that I found a little sketchy was the use of single cuffs for two wrists. Maybe. Going to have to try that… ;-))
I'd love to see their design for ice locks and PVC frame. Sounds like they are busy little engineers…
"Almost Caught" and "SB in the Words" are tightly written tales. Nicely done! Hope the author had a chance to try out the scenes.


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February 24, 2013
Javier Padilla describes his work as "having a surrealist style that is inspired by meditation and molecules. It has movement of colors out of figures. I am a microbiologist so I feel everything is connected." The artist is shown with his painting Green Men.
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SEO or search engine optimization, is the collection of internet marketing strategies that will propel your business's website to crush your competition and emerge as the dominant player in your local market.
While your website enables you to "get in the game" so to speak, showcasing your best product, your staff and company to all who visit, it is SEO that truly drives commerce. Isn't that why we are all online – to drive more traffic and sell more!?
SEO is a cornerstone of the MediaMash digital offerings. Whether you are small town or big city, one location or many — search engine optimization by MediaMash will set you apart from your competitors. Do you think a big name company selling the same cookie-cutter, inexpensive SEO packages to every small business in your city is the smart approach?
We didn't think so!
MediaMash delivers real world, proven results with our
proven SEO Solutions.
When you evaluate SEO solutions for your business – consider the following:
Is the SEO solution being sold to you by a "website/inventory management company" ?
If Yes, end the conversation with this person and just say "Thank you", and kick them out of your office or off the phone!
If No, listen for the following phrases:
- We do "article marketing" to build you lots and lots of backlinks.
We can make you #1 in a few weeks.
- We can fix your meta tags and get you top results for dozens of keywords
- We use sophisticated automated tooling to generate thousands of links.
- When I was in Real Estate / Mortgage…… (yes, lots of so-called automotive SEO companies are staffed by recent dropouts from the real estate/mortgage world!)
…… if you heard the above phrases – once again, say "Thank you", and kick them out of your office or off the phone!
It's 2013 – you can't simply "backlink your way to #1″, as many fly-by-night automotive SEO "experts" would like to tell you. Local search success for your dealership takes a very customized, hands-on approach.
Anything less and you are simply wasting your money.
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Local Citations
It's critical to have your business listed in dozens and dozens of locally focused directories and review sites. This will give your site the needed authority to help boost your local maps listing. A large number of accurate citations will strongly influence your SEO. By accurate I mean you should always ensure your Name, Address, and Phone Number (NAP) are correctly listed on each local directory.
While videos should be an important part of your digital marketing strategy, they also serve as an excellent source of relevant local links and citations back to your car dealership.
Press Releases
We see many press releases, but unfortunately most squander the chance to gain tangible local seo boosts through these releases. Never miss out on the chance to generate quality "fresh" backlinks to your website using your release.
Review Sites
Reputation management has become front of mind for many business and is now considered a separate discipline from SEO. These review sites are good for more than simply positive PR. The NAP, or name, address, and phone number for should be exactly the same on all of these sites as in your Google and Bing listing.
Social Media Content
Since early 2012 Google (and likely Bing) have used social factors to help rank your site for key local search terms. Things like your facebook fan page, twitter account, and even Pinterest now play a real role in determining where your site will rank in search results.
Blog Content
Your blog is critical to the SEO process. Your blog's content must be written and structured in a way that Google and Bing recognize fresh content. The more often you publish fresh content updates the better. Google and Bing will start to visit your website more frequently, and will likely discover more pages throughout your website.
Link Building
Local search for your site should never include spammy, automated backlinks in 2013. These mass generated links provide virtually no value today, and are simply a remnant of the SEO community's past. Unfortunately, many SEO companies don't realize this yet!
Links from related sites, press releases, social media properties, videos and authority sites will make a difference in your SEO success. Quality SEO is about great content – whether on your website, guest posts on other sites, or across press releases and social media.


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Back to Main Page / Back to List of Rules
Rule 19. Adjournment of Term
Should the judge of a district court not appear at the time appointed for holding the same, and should no election of a special judge be had, the sheriff of the county, or in his default any constable of the county, shall adjourn the court from day to day for three days; and if the judge should not appear on the morning of the fourth day, and should no special judge have been elected, the sheriff or constable shall adjourn the court until the next regular term thereof.
Source: Art. 1922, unchanged.
Oct. 29, 1940, eff. Sept. 1, 1941.
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Lent Event
Throughout Lent, we are invited to ACT, REFLECT and CONNECT through UnitingWorld's Lent Event programme.
ACT – by giving up something you'd struggle to do without
REFLECT – by reflecting on the scriptures through the Lent Event Bible Study and daily prayers
CONNECT – with our overseas church partners and their communities.
Throughout lent you can support our 5 Uniting World Projects:
- PROJECT 1 – February 22nd BIBLE LEAGUE
- UNITINGWORLD PROJECT 2 – March 1st DISABILITY INCLUSION IN SRI LANKA
- UNITINGWORLD PROJECT 3 – March 8th LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT IN ZIMBABWE
- UNITINGWORLD PROJECT 4 – March 15th PEACEBUILDING IN INDONESIA
- UNITINGWORLD PROJECT 5 – March 22nd TRAINING MIDWIVES IN SOUTH SUDAN
- UNITINGWORLD PROJECT 6 – March 29th PARTNERING PACIFIC WOMEN FOR CHANGE
Our commitment to supporting our Projects for Lent, moves us closer to our shared vision of a 'world where peace and justice reign'.
Visit the Lent Event website www.lentevent.com for more information, and don't forget to download the free Lent Event App to receive your daily prayers.
Collect your set of Lent Event envelopes and don't forget to visit the Social Justice stall at Morning Tea, after the 9.30am Service.
If you would like to join a LentEvent Bible Study Group, please contact the Church Office for details, or download a copy of the study, '40 days of Hope', prepared by Rev Dr Cliff Bird, from the website.
Beth Brand
Lent Event Co-ordinator


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Welcome to North Shore Landing, Your Pursuit of Happiness Begins Here.
Situated on 55 acres on the enchanted Lake Oconee, GA. North Shore Landing is pure natural beauty. Its majestic location just about an hour outside Atlanta makes it one of our most enjoyable and wonderful RV camping properties. Lake Oconee not only provides the movie like backdrop but the many recreational activities you'll enjoy will keep your interest for hours. Fishing, Boating or just wandering on the shoreline its an amazing spot. Plus its close proximity to the lovely town of Greensboro will be a destination you will love to explore.
You maybe wondering what your options for enjoying North Shore Landing are? We have different opportunities that will need the needs of any RVer. We have full hookup sites, a luxury club house, cottages and even converted Train Cars that offer the most unique accommodation you are likely to ever find.


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Thank you for your support of clean water.
We received more than 100+ signatures and sent the letter on to the Chesapeake Executive Council on July 22, 2015. (See letter) We estimate that tens of thousands of people are represented in this letter. That is a powerful testimony to what is possible when people of faith stand together with a unified voice. Let us continue to prayerfully consider what else we can accomplish together...for there is much work to be done.
Please join our Action Network for ways to help out with future issues.
Or make a donation to help us continue our work.
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Spectrum Auction 2016: Missed target, but most successful auction
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The seven leading telcos participated in the auction-- Reliance Jio, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Tata Teleservices, Reliance Communications and Aircel, where they bought airwaves that will be valid for 20 years
The five-day long auction of telecom spectrum ended on Thursday, with the government raising Rs 65,789.12 crore, much less than the expectation. Even after missing the target, spectrum auction of October 1-6 has become the highest in its history.
The spectrum put up on sale was worth Rs 5.63 trillion for 2,354.55 MHz of radio waves. The government sold 41% at around 965 MHz. The seven leading telcos participated in the auction -- Reliance Jio, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Tata Teleservices, Reliance Communications and Aircel, where they bought airwaves that will be valid for 20 years.
Telecom minister Manoj Sinha said, "I think it is a successful auction and a big achievement. The total upfront (payment of) Rs32,000 crore is the highest upfront payment received in five years. Wherever companies wanted to improve data services, they have bid accordingly. For some spectrum, ecosystem was not ready and so has not been sold."
The government will receive the revenue in line with new norms that require telcos to pay 25% of the price upfront for spectrum in the 700, 800 and 900MHz bands and 50% for higher frequencies. Payments will have to be made in 10 days after the sales are approved.
The government offered spectrum in seven bands: 700MHz, 900MHz, 1,800MHz, 2,100MHz , 2,300MHz and 2,500MHz. As per the base price set by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the premium 700MHz band alone had the potential to fetch bids worth over Rs4 trillion, but the band remained unsold, along with 900MHz band.
India's largest telecom, Bharti Airtel Ltd, in a statement said that it has acquired 173.8MHz of spectrum across the 1,800/2,100/2,300MHz bands for a total consideration of Rs14,244 crore.
"Airtel has further strengthened its pan-India spectrum portfolio and secured its spectrum requirements for the next 20 years. The company now has 4G and 3G spectrum in all circles, giving it the widest mobile broadband footprint across the country," it said.
Vodafone India Ltd spent more than Rs 20,000 crore in the spectrum auction, a person familiar with the development said.
Reliance Jio, announced that it has acquired the rights to use 269.2MHz of spectrum across all 22 service areas for Rs 13,672 crore.
"We have expanded our spectrum footprint thereby significantly enhancing capacity of our all-IP data strong network and ensuring world class services for all Indians. Jio is committed to taking India to global digital leadership by bringing the power of data to all Indians," said Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani.
Idea Cellular Ltd said it had secured a pan-India wireless broadband footprint in the auction. Idea acquired 349.20 MHz of spectrum at an aggregate bid value of Rs 12,798 crore.
"Idea has filled all of its spectrum coverage requirements, while procuring a substantial part of its broadband capacity needs for the next decade. The company will now focus on expanding its wireless broadband presence primarily on 4G LTE technology to over a billion Indians while offering world class high speed digital customer experience like never before," said Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of Idea Cellular.
Bidding activity took place largely around the 1800 MHz and 2300 MHz airwaves, which will help the telcos improve their 4G services. The companies also picked up the 2100 Mhz (3G/4G) band, 2500 Mhz (4G) band and 800 Mhz (2G/4G) bands.
The shortfall may force the government to conduct another sale of spectrum in a couple of years when it is likely to lower the reserve price of the spectrum, especially in the 700MHz and 900MHz bands, Bloomberg had reported citing unnamed government officials.
The telecom industry is debt ridden, with single digit growth at best. Companies have also been cautious about opting for low-price spectrum which would help them improve service quality and offer next generation services.
"The lack of enthusiasm was majorly due to its unrealistic pricing, high debt and single-digit growth that the industry is currently reeling under," COAI's Mathews said.


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Nate is such an amazing little boy. He is now more verbal than many of his neurotypical peers. He has been able to read for several months now (self taught). He loves other kids and enthusiastically greets everyone by name (he has an amazing memory, especially with names). He courageously endures all of his treatments, including yucky tasting daily supplements, b12 shots every 3 days, and a restrictive GFCFSF diet. He is so joyful, energetic, smart, and sweet. He has a new little brother, Levi, who is 4 months old now; Nate has been nothing but sweet to him since day one.
We had an appointment with Dr. Mumper at Rimland Center last month. We went through Nate's current supplement routine, adding a few new elements (magnesium each day to help with his auditory sensitivity/defensiveness; we reinstated cod liver oil to decrease visual stimming/using peripheral vision; we also reinstated probiotics, especially for if/when he goes on antibiotics; glutathione lotion, which has myriad benefits; and a 10-day course of two strong antibiotics to nip some possible clostridia in the bud). Dr. Mumper also recommended we take Nate back to the neurologist who originally diagnosed him two years ago, because she believed Nate would no longer qualify for the diagnosis! I have made an appointment with the neurologist for the end of this month; from what I know of her, she would be very reluctant to remove a diagnosis from a child, but Nate would still score much lower on the CARS test he originally took. (His score in March 2007 was 43.5, which placed him in the "moderately autistic range.")
When Dr. Mumper asked us what one treatment we believe has helped Nate the most, Jon and I agreed it is the GFCFSF diet.
Nate's next IEP is in April. I'm very interested to hear the things his teachers will say about him, since they will have had a year with him. We are optimistic about Nate being mainstreamed by kindergarten (which will be September 2010), as I can already see Nate starting to bring home more negative than positive behaviors from his peers at school. We love this amazing boy!
P.S. After reading some of my older posts, I realized I should also update that Nate is now a good sleeper. He goes to bed at 8:00 (usually plays in his room, but then turns out his light and is in bed by 9:00) and almost always sleeps until 6:00 or a bit later. Waking/needing one of us at night is rare for him now–and it has been for probably 5 or 6 months.


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NDC President Helvi Sandvik Keynotes Alliance Annual Meeting
Anchorage, Alaska October 18, 2013
Last Friday NANA Development Corporation President Helvi Sandvik presented as the keynote speaker at the annual meeting for the Alaska Industry Support Alliance. Her message used the classic film, "It's a Wonderful Life," as an analogy for the way Alaska would be without the oil industry.
"I think my friends are right," Helvi told the audience, "there are some parallels to this story. When I think about Alaska and its history, had there not been oil development, life may not have been as bleak as visualized in Potterville, but Alaska most definitely would have been a very different place."
Helvi emphasized that in Alaska oil production has declined and so have many of the business opportunities.
To read Helvi's entire speech click here.
For more information: http://www.nana-dev.com


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