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"Regular readers know that I consider the software made by Transparent Corp the world's best mindware. Mindware is a word I first used back in 1988 when I launched the famous Mindware Catalog featuring self improvement and mental development programs for the first time.
In the many years since I launched that catalog, I have had a chance to evaluate thousands of mindware software programs and online applications. I have never found programs better than those made by Transparent Corp."
- Bruce Ehrlich, Psychologist, Author, President of Mind Media, Inc.
"I love this program. I have not been so excited about something in a long time. I love the flexibility of the software compared to other brain entrainment machines."
- Greg Nolan, Colorado Mental Health Institute
Medical Doctor uses Neuro-Programmer to help with her own surgery:
"I have used NP for a couple of months now and after experiencing the positive effects of the relaxation and insomnia modules began to target my sessions.
First, I used a combination of alpha and theta programs (beginner and advanced) over a two week period, using two different auto-suggestion recordings to stop biting my nails...a nasty old habit which I had been unable to avert for over twenty years! Towards the end of this experiment, I had a very interesting experience. I had been using my primary (auditory) modality; but decided to give the "car-ride" (kinetic theta) session a try. Mid-session, I found myself at six or seven years old riding in the back of my mother's car again. I cannot begin to describe the verity of the experience from the smells, the tactile sensations, the sounds, to, most startlingly, the familiar but forgotten feelings of that little girl. I was literally able to "speak" to her in my adult (recorded) voice. When I "woke" from that session I knew I did not need to do more. I seem to have simply stopped the habit where it began and have not bitten my nails since.
Having conquered that, I recently decided to use NP to prepare myself for my own surgery. I had to have a hysterectomy and, being young, vain and all-too-familiar with all the possible complications of an abdominal operation was quite apprehensive. I have always operated according to my own belief that my patient's are subconsciously "awake" even under anesthesia and thought I might use that principle to my own advantage.
I again used a combination of alpha and theta programs with pre-recorded suggestions to relax all my muscles during the operation, to heal rapidly and with minimal scarring, etc, etc. I even included a couple of trigger words "fine" and "relax" which I then asked my anesthesia provider to say to me a few times during the operation.
When I came to in recovery, my anesthetist said that I didn't turn a hair during surgery and that she used a minimum of anesthetic and narcotic agents. I woke without pain or nausea. When my gynecologist came round later he admitted that, although he had been afraid of limiting his exposure with his initial (very small) incision he found to his relief that my uterus, in his words, "floated right up" into the incision; and, although I am petite and do a lot of ab. work, my muscles stretched easily to allow its removal.
I am now 4 days post-op and using the healing/hgh program. I expect similarly spectacular results.
Finally, as you might imagine, I am keen on the idea of recording and copying preoperative CD sessions for any of my own patients receptive to the idea. "
- Hope Hammett, M.D. (DocHope in the forums)
"Dear All
"I have been experimenting and learning the many different techniques arising in our modern age. From photoreading to image streaming, from binaural beats to field-of-awareness enhancement. I say this to claim that I'm pretty much as thoroughly versed in these technologies as any client can be. I even work for a parallel company, very closely related to Transparent Corp.
I've barely even used this program yet I am inclined to admit that the NP is at the TOP of its field. This is not just a hunch. There are no other leaders in this industry other than this program, as far as I'm concerned."
- Amir Bozorgzadeh, Volition Thought House (www.volitionth.com), (BlackBox in the forums)
Using Neuro-Programmer to help cope with a new job, train in Martial Arts and become a more creative writer:
I've been using NP after trialing NP1 for a short while since May this year for a number of reasons IQ increase, Athletic performance, Creativity and Depression. I have to state that it has been the single most powerful tool I have used and have experienced incredible success at work, my social life and sporting life. I continue to use it all the time.
In no particular order:
-->I made a big move to leave a past employer (I work in IT as a Function/Systems Tester) to my "new" job as a Function/Systems Test Team Leader. The new job and promotion has happened in the last 3 to 4 months. The people and the environment are terrific. I used IQ Increase and Depression to overcome the almost debilitating feeling I felt when I was in my old job. Sessions used were the quick sessions (and multiple sessions) daily even while working away during the day.
-->At the same time the above was happening, I was also using the quick sessions in Athletic Performance to help me develop strategy and tactics to compete in and survive in the Australian Capital Territory NAS Championships, Canberra. These championships are a multi martial art event. I competed in 5 divisions: Veterans Forms - won, Veterans Fighting - won, Open Black Belt Forms - won, Open Black Belt fighting - 3rd and Continuous fighting - won. With the Athletic Session, I used deep visualization to try and get into the feeling of actually being in the arena and seeing myself hearing the crowd screaming, seeing my opponent, feeling the stress, seeing myself being quicker than everyone else (not easy to do when your 38 and the other guns are 20 - 25!) and importantly winning. With good quality training and diet plus NP , the results for me were nothing short of amazing.
-->I have never written anything in my life creatively that is, and under the guidance of a writer friend (published) here in Canberra she has been instrumental in encouraging me in exploring my poetry side. Using the Creativity sessions, I can pump out a poem or 2 once per week and have been doing this for the last 3 months. As soon as I write one I send it via email to a few friends for feedback. Just a couple of weeks ago I received an email from her "Peter, you crack me up. You produce more literature than other people who actually call themselves writers". So that was an incredible compliment coming from her.
So to sum up, this year has been absolutely amazing for me and NP has been the direct result of that, along with a little hard work, perseverance and belief in yourself.
I will continue to use it and experiment with it. It is a wonderful product."
- Peter Sbirakos, Australia (Peter in the forums)
Improved Chess Game using Neuro-Programmer :
"Hello, I promised to keep you updated and this is some news. Great news actually, from my point of view ! I started in mid november 2006 to use daily sessions as described in my earlier post."
" I decided to monitor my rating on the internet and not the official one, because the internet rating changes almost daily and it can be a better evaluation instrument. The beginning was terrible. I always felt tired and my playing strength seemed lost.. But I went on, and suddenly, around half december my rating jumped up ! It seemed I could play games in which I would hardly recognize myself. During Christmas and vacations I had to travel and had no time to play and train. In January I started again. And again the first period was bad. Always tired and always losing. But this time after one week I saw another increase in my average rating, to a level I never reached in my life. And then again another step up in the beginning of March ! See the attachment: blue line for fast games, red line for slow games."
"I'm playing better than ever !"
- Paolo Corrado (Spennacchiotto in the forums)
Review from a Hypnotherapist:
"The sessions I tried out were considerably better than the ones I created myself on the system I built, (which I have mentioned in the past messages). Your use of the screen flashing was considerably more effective than I would have suspected (I tried it with screen flashing a couple of times even though you recommended it not be used with the insomnia preset, just to judge the effect). I somewhat regret building the headset I did with LED's to accomplish essentially the same thing, as it now seems an unnecessary complication to my design in the device I constructed. To be truthful, I have learned a considerable amount from the experience of using your software."
"The insomnia session has proved to be quite helpful to me. Better than Ambien, in that it is drug free and has allowed me to relax, making sleep more easily acquired."
"My wife also used one of the sessions, (the immune system enhancement session) a few times and she responded to it very effectively."
- Mark Jones, Certified Hypnotherapist, Grand Rapids, Michigan
"Great program though...Lately I've been using it to stimulate Hgh and also to wake up on those nights where I don't get enough sleep. Student of NLP, so it impressed me that you included that in there and I've got a buddy that is a certified hypnotherapist so I can't wait to try out the hypnosis side of the program. Very well built program...best I've seen in my 6-7 years of playing around with brainwave stimulation and mind work. Top notch!"
- Sergeant Stephen Gilson, currently deployed in Iraq
"Just wanted to let you know my wife and I have been using a custom session that does what you suggested. That is about 90 mins looping from theta to delta to mimic natural sleep. Working much better than the straight endless theta. I have more tweaking to do, but we are making progress. Her apnea is nearly gone as long as we listen to a session. One night I messed up and the session ended at 1 AM and her apnea woke me up so I got up and reset things. Back to sleep with no snoring. She also uses NP to work on her highish BP. No luck yet but we are continuing to alter her session surroundings and she thinks she is getting more relaxed. If you remember ( which I don't expect you to) she is somewhat less than willing to try this stuff. But I can say that she is a believer now. Her only comments are about the time involved. Hard for a busy person to dedicate the amount of time required.
I have FMS and use the FMS session routinely with moderate yet sporadic results. After reading a post about the stress reduction session I gave it a try. I can tell you I feel like a new person the days I use it. Even with the lingering pain, my mood is much better. My wife comments daily. She says it has been such a long time since she has seen me like this. Both my children (16 and 21) can't believe the effect it has. Whenever I am outwardly happy and joking with them they say " Pop must have used that disc this morning!"
Here is a bit from my wife...
- Darren Pree, Washington, (dpbilbo on the forums)
"Dear NP 2 Team,
Biswajit Mukerjee, India
Neuro-Programmer helping to kick the smoking habit:
"I've been using the NeuroProgrammer to improve my eating habits and to help me quit smoking. I've been focusing on the smoking part but I've noticed that my eating habits have improved as well. Maybe they were both part of the same unconscious "program"?? Anyway, it works! Yesterday I went out driving with my friends (all smokers) and they kept bumming cigs off me. At the end of the drive I realized I had completely forgotten to smoke one for myself! The only reason I noticed was because one of my friends asked me why I wasn't smoking. The truth is that even as I remembered that I hadn't had a cig in a while I didn't feel that I even needed one. In fact the idea of smoking kind of disgusted me where it never had before. It was a weird feeling indeed.
I have since recommended this application to my friends."
- Mike Yu, Washington D.C.
Neuro-Programmer used to help with adult ADD, in conjunction with an EEG:
"I wanted to tell you I'm thrilled with the IQ session. I've only used it 3 days, but had positive effects immediately.
I have ADD, and EEGs in biofeedback show I have a great preponderance of theta waves in my waking state instead of beta. From looking at your messages on the web site, maybe it's the theta 1 waves I'm inundated with.
I could be having such a strong effect from the IQ sessions because the beta range on the CD is so much higher than my normal slow theta range. I'm mostly noticing more energy, some increased concentration, and general mood brightening from the IQ sessions, the effects of which last all day. I'll be interesting in seeing the effects of 2 full weeks of daily usage."
And later from a follow-up:
"My therapist hooked me up to the EEG while I listened to Concentration. She was impressed and said it did what it claims.
I'm going to concentrate on the beta sessions for now and hope I can keep the insomnia at bay. The therapist said my SMR percentage is okay and that increased SMR does not help some people with insomnia. She said to use IQ daily and Study Helper as you advise for concentration. I'll go for a followup in a couple of weeks."
And another after that:
"I am really loving Depression Reduction! I've only used it three times, but my mood is brighter. Now, angry thoughts still come up, but they seem to slide off, as though they can't gain traction
I had an interesting biofeedback session. I had the therapist hook me up while listening to the NP ADD: Learning/Complex Tasks/Frustration Reduction session. Delta went down immediately, and Beta rose.
The therapist and I think Transparent's BWE is so cool. I'm getting the best of both worlds with biofeedback training in the clinic and the Transparent at home.
Thanks for all your help. I'm still Delta dominant, but it has gotten much better. My synapses are starting to fire!"
- Linda C., Texas (Linda C in the forums)
Neuro-Programmer helping with headaches and stress relief:
I am using the headache session at least once a week. I'm having headaches quite frequently, and when it is possible to do the 20 min headache session, I need about another 30 minutes after that and my headache is gone, totally. Oddly, I feel as if I had taken some strong painkillers, a bit light, a bit drowsy and a bit exhausted. But I am soooo glad that the headache session works so well, as I hate it having to take heavy painkillers.
Also I am using the stress dissociative session a lot. Although I don't think I am stressed, I have tried it one afternoon (nothing better to do :-) and I felt like a new person afterwards. Well, I must be stressed unconsciously, eh! Now I am using it whenever I have a bit of time in the afternoon.
Have tried the long HGH session before sleep. The session is fantasic, I feel great after it, but fully awake. I think it would be wonderful to have this session without ramping up, and just go to sleep (the sleep sessions didn't work so well for me so far). Have been trying to come up with a session myself but didn't work as well as the HGH. I'll keep trying.
what a fantastic product, I am every day surprised how well it works, although I only have been using it for a short while - and know that there is soooo much more to learn and try. what a journey! Thanks to Transparentcorp for coming up with this, it certainly has a huge impact on my life!"
- Heide Hoffmann, Paremata/Wellington, New Zealand (Heide in the forums)
"Being airline crew...flying timezone's,
long travels etc, etc, Mindspa and Neuroprogrammer have
been very useful tools me.
Neuro-Programmer used to help with Anxiety and family issues:
"I've been using NP for about 10 months. When I first began, I was clinically depressed and suffered from chronic anxiety. I've been on disability for both conditions. I couldn't function. You wouldn't believe the changes! It doesn't seem possible. I have taken my anti-anxiety meds about 5 times in the past 7 months and I never even think about them anymore. My doctor is so pleased with my progress, too. I'm working on coming off of disability soon and starting my own home business for medical billing/medical transcription. I am attending college for Business Management and working towards a current certificate for medical billing and I maintain an A average in each. I am a single mom and my son is an extremely happy, well-adjusted little boy. I couldn't do it without NP. I, truthfully, couldn't get out of bed enough to care for him without NP. Now, I'm able to play with him, succeed in potty training him and teach him his alphabet, numbers, and so many other things that couldn't possibly be listed in one e-mail. My family doesn't even recognize me lately. I've been able to maintain positive family relations; a skill I hadn't mastered until the last 2 years or so. It's been a process, but I can honestly credit NP for the success in my relationships, as well. I am so thankful that you have marketed this product the way you have. There have been so many positive changes in my life, and the bulk of it has been NP as an essential aide in easing my depression and anxiety. I am not held prisoner of my mind anymore. I now enjoy life even more than most people I know. Thank you, again."
- Christine R., Rhode Island
Neuro-Programmer used to help improve productivity on the job:
"I have tried your NEURO-PROGRAMMER
and it was a fantastic tool that improved the productivity
and enhanced the quality of my job. I'm a technical translator
and I perform several tasks at the same time. For the moment
I'm working in a french to portuguese translation
of a hard 600 pages book (Political Institutions
and Constitutional Right), and as proofreader in
a weekly site and a monthly review (both paper
and eletrocnical editions). Eventually I also have to
do some translations of technological manuals, which
have very specific subjects, from many other languages, including
french to english for example. NeuroProgrammer
aided me to be focused and concentrate in such matters
that requires highly intellectual effort and both physical
prep. It enabled me to double productivity easly, with
no claims (error free!) and whit a better
general health state, sleeping deeply and well,
etc. For the moment I have no means to buy it, but I hope
to do this soon. Thanks a lot."
"In the short period I've been using the IQ-Intelligence Session, I've already found evidence of its effect on my brain. I find it easier to focus and recall information quicker. [My work] has improved over the last few weeks and I've found witty remarks easier to come by. That alone has been worth it."
- Bernice Feldman, Montreal, Canada
Using the program to help learn a new language:
"After two nights of listening to suggestions in the 40 minute theta underwater program, I find myself driving around town (there are several korean businesses in my area here in southern california) and actually READING the korean signs. (I don't actually know what the heck they say because the koren alphabet is phonetic) but this is MUCH better than I did a couple of years ago when I tried studying korean script the old fasthioned force-myself-thru-willpower way.
So, anyways, this is only after TWO DAYS of listening and studying the language with the help of NP. Lord knows how much success I'll have when I actually get to go out and practice everyday!!!"
- George Hutton, Anaheim, CA / Miryang, South Korea, (gwhutton in the forums)
Achieving deeper states for hypnosis:
"As someone who did Meditation
over years and played with mindmachines and is used
to positive thinking and auto-suggestions
I was
how good the first tests worked. I wrote about it in a hypnosis-forum
and one of the moderators tried it. He said he did not go
into trance so
quick for a long time.
So good luck for you"
- Christian Zipp, Thailand
"Hello! I enquired recently about trying to get to sleep, as I am generally anxious about whether or not I will sleep, when I have an early start for work etc. I tried out the regular sessions (as advised), and also the anti-anxiety session. For the last three nights I have slept through, till the alarm went off, only becoming semi conscious once or twice during the night. This is absolutely amazing for me, as it is a long time since I have slept through the night, with work the next day. I would often wake up during the night and stay awake for hours, unable to switch my mind off. I am delighted with this progress, and am optimistic that a bad night's sleep will become the exception, rather than the rule! Thanks!"
- M Mathis, Dublin, Ireland
Using Neuro-Programmer for meditation and mental imagery:
"I literally just listened to the Ambient sounds beginner THETA session today for the first time. I thought it was absolutely worth the 35 bucks in and of itself. I've been hypnotized several times before by Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists, and I meditate regularly. The THETA session took me deeper into trance than I've ever been before, and I definitely had some euphoric feelings and mind blowing hallucinations. I would say that the hallucinations weren't of the scary kind either, very positive images. I feel refreshed as well, and I can say that NP definitely has a great product."
- Dave, College Student (daveybear in the forums)
"Just a quick word from a customer, your products totally ROCK!
I am an ex-professional musician, I played keyboards with Mike Oldfield of Tubular Bells fame, so things that delight my ears are especially appreciated.
I am so happy with my neuro programmer, I use it all the time, I have gotten quite "facile" at knowing what frequencies do what. In my household we don't use a lot of medications etc. so I even have my fourteen-year-old daughter listening to the "headache" beats for example. And I use the deep Delta and others for meditation. I have had a lot of success combining them with nature sounds. If you lay it in at the right level it creates a wonderfully relaxing swirling effect. I also use the mind stereo a LOT with especially my favorite chill out ambient stations. Now, you must realize I am a bit jaded as a customer having had lots of "dud" products that I have wasted my money on, so this rave review from me is both unusual, and very well deserved by you and your team.
So thanks tons from Dev in Las Vegas"
- Devra Robitaille, Las Vegas
"I am always amazed at how
fast this software works. As soon as I put on my headphones
I feel
my brain start to change. I can say without a doubt
in my mind that this software does exactly what it claims
to do."
"I have been using the advanced theta session with a script of suggestions. The results are like nothing I have felt before. It works for me. I don't need any "will power" to do what I *know* I should. My child and my adult are finally in agreement. I just act out this script as if it has been my natural state all along. I am very pleased Adam! Thank you!
I got up this morning energized like I haven't been in a *long* while, knocking out several tasks that I have been putting off for weeks just because I had the time and energy."
- James Warren, California (James the frosty in the forums)
"With rain-chimes I used a suggestion that I have great ideas and speak up in meetings. After using it for a couple weeks I now have trouble keeping my mouth shut! Its not just that I speak more; I feel my brain has restructured itself to fit the new situation. I can get more ideas flowing and care less about what other people will think when I do speak. Everyone has noticed the change even people I never meet with."
- Amy M. Wendt, Bedford, MA
"I am writing in reference to your program. I have used the settings that work on the immune system as I have been with health problems for a few years now. I am looking for an alternative to using drugs and your program seems to be relaxing and working well. I am currently on arthritis medication, HRT and aspirins. I take eight to twelve of them day, besides using herbs. Since using your program I have been able to reduce my intake of them and this is valuable to me in terms of convenience, with less load on my system.
I am also very much overweight and am trying to diet and exercise to combat my obesity. Additional sessions to address these would also be of immense value to me. I have used your program for two weeks now and I find it more convenient than my husband having to rearrange his schedule to help me. I find the relaxation I experience during the program very beneficial and I am impressed with the change to my state of mind. I work in a very stressful environment and sometimes it is very hard not to bring some of what I encountered during the day home with me. I intend to use other areas of your program to help with those also."
- Lois Jones, Grand Rapids, Michigan
"Tthe documentation works great and i must say, that there's a lot of great and highly relevant information in it. Great work. The NeuroProgrammer is a great addition to my collection meditative cd's and books. The program is easy to use and the sessions are of very high quality."
- Christian Rygaard, Denmark
"I can feel my brain changing as I listen to the sounds. I was skeptical but this is pretty intense."
- Patrick Delaney, Ireland
"It was a very intense experience. I felt some euphoria afterwards actually."
- Jason Pfeifer, Columbus, OH, USA
From the beta testing forums:
Months later, in a follow up, when asked what he thinks of
the program after long-term use:
- Roger Swope, Missouri
"By the way, I am older student in second semester of medical school and i use your program everyday as a study aid. Great tool! Thanks."
Deborah Gabriel, Medical Student, Florida
After giving this user suggestions on a protocol to help him
improve his sexual performance, he responded two weeks later
with this:
"... With everything combined I started to notice a huge difference in stamina almost immediately. I seem to have full control over it now. It's amazing. truly amazing."
- Mark Bergman
"Thank you for making this program and thanks for the further reading in the documentation. We've become very interested in the topic of mind programming and yesterday I ordered a couple books on the subject. Your application is just what me and my husband have been looking for."
- Melissa Dougan, Lancaster, Wisconsin
From a phone conversation with a user:
- Tom Howard, New Albany, OH, USA
"I am really awake after using the Wake Up Session! I had my doubts but that is wild!"
- Yash Patel, Columbus, OH, USA
"I've used other brain entrainment systems for a couple years in the hopes of doing what you've promised in programming my mind to become a better person and thinker and to eliminate some problem areas. I just wanted to comment on NeuroProgrammer, this program has taken me far deeper into trance than any other system so far. I found myself literally 'nodding off' even at the 'alpha' entrainment levels!
I'm going to make Neuro-Programmer my primary tool for growth as I've already had a major success with it and no other audio program has come close! I'm so glad I had the good fortune to find your program."
- Steven Graziano, San Jose, CA (Draconis in the forums)
"Ok i've had a chance to play with NP pro and so far i must say it is truly great. I find the session editor very powerful. I am able to create my own session of sound that i've been wanting to create for a long time now. I used to own the novapro mindmachine a few years ago and was not able to get the modulation controls i was looking for back then (even with their control software package), and now i am able to with yours. The sound effect i wanted to create is for some reason not available on the market of mind therapy today including cd's(and i searched hard). I found this particular sound effect by accident one day when there happened to be 2 electric fan motor's running at the same time in the bathroom. I had noticed that one of the fans was constantly providing the normal hum (of 60hz probably) and the other fan's hum was slightly modulating. The effect of these 2 combination was extremely soothing to me. SInce that day i always looked for this type of sound effect. Finally i was able to achieve this effect with your software- thankyou. Being a musician myself, my ears are very sound precise."
- Victor Racanelli, Quebec


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Muscular Endurance Fitness Homework
Purpose of Activity:The purpose of the activities it to get the students moving outside of school and to teach them about muscular endurance fitness exercises and why they are so important. With these assignments we are also attempting to get the community involved as well.
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These fitness homeworks are meant for the students to take home and complete. These assignments are designed to ensure the students are exercising outside of school. These assignment are focused on the Cardiovascualur fitness component to improves their overall fitness levels.
This is a homework assignment that gives students a focus on the Muscular Endurance health related topic with questions about that reading. Along with the reading the students must complete a 30 minute workout. If they get a family member to complete the workout with them they get extra credit. This is done to attempt to get the community involved in fitness as well.
These homeworks are graded out of 10 points and are designed to help the student who are in need of extra help outside of school.
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These homeworks are graded out of 10 points and are designed to help the student who are in need of extra help outside of school.
We give this homework out at the beginning of the week and it isdue on friday. We see our students every other day.
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Orchestrates Storage Silos Into Enterprise Scale-Out Storage Infrastructure and Enables Management of Virtual Storage Resources From a Single Pane of Glass
Orchestrates Storage Silos Into Enterprise Scale-Out Storage Infrastructure and Enables Management of Virtual Storage Resources From a Single Pane of Glass
MILPITAS, CA--(Marketwired - March 31, 2014) - ProphetStor Data Services, Inc., a leader in Software-Defined Storage (SDS), today delivers the next level of SDS for Cloud Computing, Big Data Analytics, HPC, OpenStack, and other applications demanding storage with the general availability of its flagship product, Federator SDS 2.0.
New generations of applications and virtual infrastructures, as well as the 3V's of big data (volume, variety, and velocity), are demanding more cost-effective and innovative forms of storage provisioning. Such rise in demand has multiplied the complexity facing Data Center Managers across the industry with their existing mixed storage environment, with solutions from conventional providers not completely addressing this challenge. Federator SDS is designed to meet the needs of this new wave of users and revolutionize SDS for heterogeneous storage data center environments through the orchestration of existing storage silos and commodity hardware into an enterprise grade scale-out storage infrastructure.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Graph
Lesson 4 of 18
Objective: Students will be able to sort pictures, record the data on a graph, and talk about their graph using the words more, less and equal.
Big Idea: The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a story about a caterpillar that eats different things on different days. Students will use their graphing skills to organize what he ate on a graph.
Problem of the Day
I start each math lesson with a Problem of the Day. I use the procedures outlined here on Problem of the Day Procedures.
Today's Problem of the Day:
Make a graph to show the number of boys and girls in the class. Which group has less?
The students can use the boy and girl image with infinite cloner to create a class graph. All students participate in creating the graph. I call up one girl to count the girls and write the number and one boy to count the boys and write the number. I call on an additional student to answer the question about which group has less. If you do not have a SMART board, you can use the pdf. Students can mark off a box to create the graph. You can also create your own boys/girls graph.
In this problem, the students organizing information and comparing the number in each group.
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Presentation of Lesson
I project the The Very Hungry Caterpillar Notebook File on the SMART Board. The slide shows the foods eaten by the caterpillar. I show students the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Check it out here.
The caterpillar in this story is very hungry and eats a lot of things. We are going to read the story and create a graph to organize the food he eats.
I read the story and have students come up and work on the graph as we read. When we are finished, I tell students that they are going to be sorting and organizing the caterpillar's food and showing it on your own Hungry Caterpillar Graph. This graph is a free download from Teachers Pay teachers.
You are going to be doing this paper on your own, but we are going to go over the directions together. When you get to your seat, do not touch your cup of color tiles. You need to get out a pencil and put your name on your paper. When your name is on your paper hold your pencil in the air, that will let me know that you are ready to start.
I use the procedures outlined here on the Paper Procedures.
There are no directions written on this page. You need to cut out the food, sort them based on which day the caterpillar ate them and glue them to your graph. Raise your hand if you need help. When you are finished talked to your neighbor about what you can learn from looking at this graph.
I walk around and make sure that students are correctly sorting and creating their graphs. As students start to finish. I join in to conversations about the graphs. I encourage students to make comparisons as they discuss their graph. Once I have talked to pairs about their graph, I tell them they can put their paper in the basket and get their center.
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The centers for this week are:
- Conversation Heart Graphing (Sorting Mat and Graph from Teachers Pay Teachers)
- Count Your Lucky Stars (from Kindergarten Crayons)
- I Spy 11-20 (Teacher Created Resource- Use magnifying glass)
- Review Shapes Activity
- SMART Board (Lakeshore Numbers and Counting Adventures similar counting and ordering number games available free from Sheppard Software)
I quickly circulate to make sure students are engaged and do not have any questions about how to complete the centers. I pull three groups during centers and work with them depending on the time they need (5 - 10 minutes).
Today I am focusing on teen numbers with all of the groups. Based on the end of unit assessment for teen numbers and report card assessments that I am currently working on, I have found that my students are still struggling with teen numbers. They have caught on to graphing quickly, so I feel that it is important to use this small group time to practice identifying teen numbers and counting groups of up to 20 objects. I group the students by ability level based on the assessments I mentioned above, but I do the same activity with all three groups. I start with teen number flashcards. I then give each student a number card and the student counts out that number of objects. Finally, I say a teen number and have each student write it on their white board.
Prior to clean up, I check in with each table to see how the centers are going. I turn on Tidy Up by Dr. Jean. Students clean up and return to their seats. This is a paid resource, but there are many free examples of transition songs easily found in a web search. Another transition I have been using lately during clean up has been counting down from 20 slowly. The students like to count backwards with me as they clean up and I can lengthen or reduce the clean up time based on how students are doing and how much time we have.
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To close, I put a student's paper on the document camera a project it on the SMART Board. I have that student explain their work. I ask another student to share what s/he learned from creating the graph. I mention positive things noticed during centers as well as something that needs to be better next time.
I review what we did during our whole group lesson. "Today we learned to sort and organize information from a story on a graph. Tomorrow, we are going to continue this with another story!"


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Though this week has been full of exciting DC Comics announcements, there was some sad news to be had as well. Brian Wood confirmed via his blog today that his ongoing viking/history comic, Northlanders-Vol-4-Plague-Widow/dp/140122850X" class='autolink'>Northlanders, has been canceled. However, the end will not be coming until issue #50, which will conclude the coming 9-part story arc "Icelandic Trilogy."
"I'm not going to eulogize the series yet and start thanking everyone, since I have the next nine or ten months to do that," said Wood. "While this news sucks, I consider it a triumph for everyone responsible that our depressing, often cerebral comic book about Vikings and history is lasting FIFTY ISSUES. It feels appropriately epic, and the eventual seven volumes of the series will hopefully stay in print forever (or close to that)."
By nature, each arc of Northlanders is standalone. So if you haven't been picking it up, I urge you to check out the upcoming last arc. All said, there will be 7 volumes collected in trade paperback, so at the very least you'll be inspired to go back and check out all of it. A particular favorite of mine remains The Plague Widow, which is available as Northlanders Vol. 4.
Northlanders began its run in 2008 and recently wrapped up the storyline "The Siege of Paris," which we gave very favorable reviews.
Wood also commented on the rumor that had surfaced about him writing Supergirl in the upcoming DC Universe relaunch, saying, "I was not given a role in the recent DCU reboot after all but I think its an exciting idea and wish everyone the best."
Lastly, he said to expect announcements of new books closer to New York Comic Con.


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New computer-based solution measures brain health
Cerebral Assessment Systems has launched Cognivue®, the world's first FDA-cleared, computer-based solution for physicians to routinely measure and monitor brain health. The goal is for primary care doctors to detect early signs of impairment.
Founder and CEO Charles Duffy, M.D., Ph.D., said the solution represents "a quantum leap over decades-old question and answer testing and first-generation computerized adaptations, enabling a rapid and objective solution to inexpensively assess brain health."
CAS has partnered with National MedSales Associates. TechTrans will provide nationwide shipping and installation logistics for Cognivue. Maxim Staffing Solutions, a division of Maxim Healthcare Services with more than 250 offices nationwide, will provide trained medical personnel for the timely in-service and training of all Cognivue customers.


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SSL Encryption in NetFirm CS is Not Impacted by the Heartbleed BugApril 10, 2014
We take the security of your data seriously. That's why we actively monitor our data centers and stay informed of the latest technology news stories relating to potential outside security threats.
You may have heard of a new potential security risk called the "Heartbleed Bug," which can affect common security encryption through OpenSSL. As soon as the threat was identified, our teams began exhaustive internal and external testing of our infrastructure. We've confirmed that our infrastructure is not affected or at risk, and we do not have vulnerable versions of OpenSSL installed on our networks.
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Professor and Associate Dean for Research Reuel Schiller has just published a book with Cambridge University Press. Forging Rivals: Race, Class, Law, and the Collapse of Post-War Liberalism examines the "legal and institutional contradictions that undermined progressive politics in the mid-twentieth century United States." Forging Rivals.
On a separate note, he was quoted in a couple of articles about the potential wide-reaching impact of a gender bias suit recently filed against Twitter.
Congratulations to Professor Osagie Obasogie, whose book, Blinded By Sight: Seeing Race Through the Eyes of the Blind (Stanford University Press, 2014), has just won the prestigious 2015 Herbert Jacob Book Prize, an award established in 1996 by the Law and Society Association to honor works of socio-legal scholarship.
Professor Joan Williams continued to provide commentary on the lack of women in STEM fields and the Ellen Pao gender discrimination lawsuit.
Professors Williams and Schiller were both quoted in an article about the need for Silicon Valley tech companies to pay far more attention to gender dynamics in the wake of the Ellen Pao case. What the Ellen Pao Case Means for Companies in Silicon Valley.
Liz Morris, Deputy Director of the Center for WorkLife Law, and Professor Williams have co-authored an article with Cynthia Thomas Calvert, President of Workforce 21C, for the Harvard Business Review. The article discusses the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Young v. UPS. What Young vs. UPS Means for Pregnant Workers and Their Bosses.
Professor Ugo Mattei will be a panelist at a conference in Paris on April 13 on the subject of the "Sharing Economy: Legal Strategies for a European Perspective." Biens Communs: Des Stratégies Juridiques pour des Perspectives Européennes.
Professor Scott Dodson was one of 14 legal scholars to join an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court decision implicating heightened pleading standards that make it harder for employees to recover lost wages. Leading Civil Procedure Professors Urge High Court to Grant Review in Case Implicating Workers' Access to Courts.
Professor Dorit Reiss was mentioned in two articles that present opposing views about about parents' right to privacy when it comes to their decisions about vaccinating their children.
Professor Robin Feldman was mentioned in an article about her study, "Does Patent Licensing Mean Innovation?" Does Patent Licensing by Patent Trolls - Or Anyone - Serve A Useful Purpose?
Professor Jill Bronfman will be a featured speaker at the upcoming RSA conference: Does The New 2015 California Data Breach Law Protect Individual Privacy, Corporate Security, Both or Neither?
Professor Ahmed Ghappour was will be speaking at a conference in Washington, D.C. and was interviewed a lawyer at Orrick.
Chancellor and Dean Frank Wu was profiled in an article about his life and the events that influenced his early career as a civil rights activist and scholar. Frank H. Wu: 'Stand-Up' Activist, Educator.
Professor Rory Little was quoted in a couple of articles about the recent U.S. Supreme Court arguments in a case that addresses whether the Americans with Disabilities Act applies to police encounters with mentally ill criminal suspects.
In addition to his media activity, he will be speaking on a panel entitled "People v. Newton: What the 21st Century Can Learn from the "Trial of the 20th Century" at the NDCA 2015 Judicial Conference on March 28.
Congratulations to 3Ls Sonya Rahders and Arneta Rogers who have been named LSRJ Reproductive Justice Fellows for 2015-2016. Sonya will work at Advocates for Youth and Arneta will work at the Positive Women's Network-USA. LSRJ Reproductive Justice Fellowship Program.
Professor Katheryn Harris-Brown '86 was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Little Melba and Her Big Trombone, her children's picture book about the jazz musician Melba Liston. Professor's Book Nominated for NAACP Award.
Abby Ginzberg '75 has directed a documentary entitled "Soft Vengeance" about Albie Sachs, a lawyer, writer, art lover and freedom fighter. The film is set against the dramatic events leading to the overthrow of the apartheid regime in South Africa. The film will be screened, with both Ginzburg and Sachs in attendance, at UC Berkeley School of Law on April 9.
Eric Kawamura '79 has been reappointed to the California Housing Partnership Corporation. Eric Kawamura Reappointed to State Post.
Bryan Jamar '59, who served for 20 years as a judge in Sonoma County, died on March 22. Longtime Sonoma County Judge Bryan Jamar Dies at 80.
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Is it permissible for a person to have nose reduction surgery, because he is being exposed to ridicule and he cannot bear it?
Praise be to Allaah.
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about this and he replied:
I do not know of any reservations or any reason why this should be haraam, if it is possible to do it.


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1: Can an infectious disease like measles be prevented?
Getting vaccinated is the best way of preventing measles. For full protection, you need two shots of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. In Ontario, most children born after January 1, 1970, would have received two vaccinations; one shot at 12 months of age and the second shot between four to six years of age. Talk to your family physician to check if all your immunizations, or your children's, are up-to-date. It's never too late to get immunized.
2: Why is it important to vaccinate?
Infectious diseases like measles, mumps and rubella are all preventable with vaccinations. However, with a growing number of people not vaccinating, it creates vulnerabilities in our communities.
There is a very small chance of developing measles if you've been vaccinated. About 3% of people who are vaccinated will not develop immunity. Unvaccinated individuals, on the other hand, have a 90% risk of infection when exposed.
4: I think I, or my child, has measles. What should I do?
If you or a loved one begin to develop signs and symptoms of measles (fever, rash, cough, red watery eyes and runny nose), call the health care facility or office ahead of time so proper precautions can be made to protect others. This includes visiting hospitals, urgent care centres, walk-in clinics, a family physician's office, and pharmacies. Most patients who have measles can recover at home unless they develop a severe infection which can be treated with supportive care in hospital.
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At their AGM in November, 2014 the West of Scotland Kart club pledged to help the North of Scotland Kart club in their quest for funds to help rebuild the sea defences at their circuit at Golspie. The club agreed that £2500 would be donated once there was some work in progress and that it was of a substantial nature.
The storms of past winters had gradually degraded the sea wall and a severe breach had occurred flooding the track and much of the lower levels of the buildings. Some valuable equipment had been lost.
Undaunted the club set too and many local people rallied round to help save this Kart and Sprint circuit set in the beautiful countryside of Sutherland. Their efforts resulted in the venue being operational very quickly and longer term plans were put in place to rebuild the sea wall.
After a recent visit from one of our committee members it was reported that robust repairs have been made to the breach. The WSKC committee were unanimous in the decision to release those funds and Bill McDonald, WSKC chairman presented the cheque for £2500 to Jay MacKay, chairman of NSKC at a recent meeting of the association of Scottish Kart clubs (pictured).


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My latest miniature piece started looking like this.
Bit too nice isn't it?
That's better.
Someone's got some rage!
Fist through the wall, broken photo frames, knocked over chair.
Letters and photos scattered.
The plants been knocked over too.
I used a real piece of plant for this but it's already wilting and shrivelled so I'll either have to keep replacing it or find a way to make a fake plant.
There's the clock you've already seen, and I got to make some more mini books.


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Regular readers will recall my admiration for the Canadian philosopher George Grant, a remarkable thinker who is too little known. His thought is difficult to pigeonhole, stemming from a deep engagement with Plato, with Friedrich Nietzsche, and with the Christian theological tradition. I find his analysis of modernity and the significance of technology to be profound and convincing, and I am particularly struck by his distinctive voice: his writing is erudite, with a certain rolling, magisterial character, but at the same time one gets the sense of an distinct personality, one that is humble, inquisitive and perhaps slightly naïve. He can say much in few words; I wish I could write as well.
The Grant canon is not large: there are three books based on public lecture series (Philosophy in the Mass Age, Time as History, and English-Speaking Justice), two essay collections (Technology and Justice and Technology and Empire), as well as the famous Lament for a Nation - a ninety-page, game-changing analysis of Canada's relationship to the United States, and the future of Canadian sovereignty. Those new to Grant will probably want to read the famous Lament first, which is fine, but the book would probably make more sense having previously read Philosophy in the Mass Age, which lays the groundwork for Grant's basic philosophical approach. None of the books are longer than two hundred pages, so you can test the waters without making a substantial time commitment.
The missing piece of Grantiana, though, and one I keep an eye out for in used bookstores, is George Grant in Process, a 1978 collection of essays on Grant's work, interspersed with interviews and brief pieces by Grant himself. Having no luck finding it, I finally bought a used copy from Amazon, only to open the book and find on the inside cover the label "Ex Libris Malcolm Muggeridge".
A dedication on the title page identifies it as a gift to Muggeridge and his wife from their son John, and pencil markings elsewhere state that the book was purchased in a 1991 estate sale following the sale of the Muggeridge home. I can hardly imagine how the book found its way into the catalogue of an Amazon used bookseller twenty years later, but I'm delighted to have found it.
This raises interesting questions: was Muggeridge an admirer of George Grant? (One would hardly buy one's parents a book of essays about a Canadian philosophy professor unless they had some previous interest in his work.) It is certainly within the realm of possibility that the two could have read each other, and perhaps even corresponded (the two men died within a couple of years of each other). Published biographies of both writers exist, and a volume of Grant's letters is available from University of Toronto Press - it would be interesting to follow up on this connection.
In the meantime, I will be looking for a book to read by Muggeridge, a writer I have heard about but rarely actually read.
Muggeridge's copy of George Grant in Process joins my extensive collection of Books Previously Owned by Interesting People (the sole previous member being a copy of Music Ho! from the library of Clifford von Kuster).
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Policy Division for Urea
For sustained agricultural growth and to promote balanced nutrient application, it is imperative that fertilizers are made available to farmers at affordable prices. With this objective, urea being the only controlled fertilizer, is sold at statutory notified uniform sale price, and decontrolled Phosphatic and Potassic fertilizes are sold at indicative maximum retail prices (MRPs). The problems faced by the manufactures in earning a reasonable return on their investment with reference to controlled prices, are mitigated by providing support under the New Pricing Scheme for Urea units and the concession Scheme for decontrolled Phosphatic and Potassic fertilizers. The statutorily notified sale price and indicative MRP is generally less than the cost of production of the irrespective manufacturing unit. The difference between the cost of production and the selling price/MRP is paid as subsidy/concession to manufacturers. As the consumer prices of both indigenous and imported fertilizers are fixed uniformly, financial support is also given on imported urea and decontrolled Phosphatic and Potassic fertilizers.
Urea Pricing Policy :
Until 31.3.2003, the subsidy to urea manufacturers was being regulated in terms of the provisions of the erstwhile Retention Price Scheme (RPS). Under RPS, the difference between retention price (cost of production as assessed by the Government plus 12% post tax return on net-worth) and the statutorily notified sale price was paid as subsidy to each urea unit. The expenditure Reforms Commission (ERC), headed by Shri K.P. Geethakrishnan, had also examined the issue of re nationalizing fertilizer subsidies. In its report submitted on 20th September, 2000, the ERC recommended, inter-alia, dismantling of existing RPS and in its place the introduction of a Concession Scheme for urea units based on feed-stock used and the vintage of plants.
New Pricing Scheme (NPS) for urea was introduced w.e.f. 1st April, 2003. The Stage- I of NPS was of one year duration from 1 April, 2003 to 31st March, 2004 and Stage-II was of two year duration from 1st April to 31st March, 2006. With the Stage-III of NPS being implemented w.e.f. 1st October, 2006, the Stage-II of NPS stands extended upto 31st September,2006.
Amendments to New Pricing Scheme Stage - III for Urea Units.
Following amendments in NPS III have been made
It has been decided that the reduction in the fixed cost of each Urea units strictly due to Group Averaging principle under the New Pricing Scheme III will be restricted to 10% of the Normated Fixed Cost computed under the base concession rates. The limitation on reduction of fixed cost will be applicable w.e.f. 1st April, 2009.
Capacity utilization of Post – 1992 Naptha based Group Average will be considered as 95% instead of 98% for calculating the base concession rates of urea units provided no cost towards conversion is recognized under NPS III. The approved amendments will help the indigenous urea units reduce their losses due to the group averaging under New Pricing Scheme Stage - III and help them to generate resources for reinvestment in their plants towards modernization and increased efficiency.
To maintain stocks of urea in case there is either a shortfall in production due to disruption in supplies of feed-stocks or delay/ disruption in imports and to tide over the sudden spurt in demand/shortages, a buffer stocking scheme for urea is under implementation in major States. The companies are reimbursed buffer stocking expenses on following parameters. The company operating the buffer stock will be entitled to Inventory Carrying Cost (ICC) at a rate 1 percentage point less than the PLR of SBI as notified from time to time. This rate would be applicable at Rs 4650 per MT (MRP less than the dealer's margin i.e. Rs 4830- Rs 180) for the quantity and the duration for which the stock is carried as buffer. In case of cooperatives, it will be at Rs 4630 per MT as dealers margin in this case is Rs 200 per MT.
- The company will be paid warehousing and insurance charges at the rate of Rs 23 per tonne per month on the quantity carried as buffer.
- Since the material will be moved in two stages i.e. from the plant to the buffer stocking point and then on to consumption points, additional handling charges at the rate of Rs 30 per MT will be paid to the Fertilizer Company on the quantity sold from the buffer stock.
- In addition, freight from the buffer stocking warehouse to the block in case of movement outside the district in which buffer stocking go-down is located, will also be paid to the company, in accordance with the provisions under the Uniform policy for freight subsidy announced by the Government with effect from 1st April, 2008.


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At UC Hastings, the Social Enterprise & Economic Empowerment Clinic gives students on the ground experience as outside counsel for social enterprises, nonprofit organizations and small businesses on corporate and transactional matters.
Under the direction of Professor Alina Ball, students are able to advise their clients in ways that can make a real difference and advance economic and social justice. This year, 2L students Paris Hayes and Caleb Lee are working on a project to help farmworkers in the Salinas Valley access safe water. Check out our special audio report: