maximum (FWHM) linewidth of <10  Hz when the two frequency combs were overlapped on a photodetector. The all-fiber design removes the need for free-space alignment and adjustment. In addition, an external delay line to overlap the two pulse trains in time on the detector is not needed since our unique design provides automatic delay compensation. We expect the novel FOPO to find important applications in precision measurements including rotation sensing with ultra-large sensing area and sensitivity.By Dr. Julie Knerr
When Katherine and I began writing Piano Safari, one of our goals was to provide a successful approach for teaching children to read music notation.
Sight reading has always been one of my strengths, so throughout college and graduate school I was dismayed to be surrounded by truly fantastic pianists who were very poor sight readers. How could this happen? How could I prevent this problem from happening to my students?
Over the years, we have come to see that teaching students to read music notation requires:
- Understanding what concepts are necessary to be a good reader
- Providing systematic instruction in reading
- Believing strongly in our chosen reading approach and teaching it wholeheartedly
- Providing large amounts of reinforcement for each reading concept over a period of several years
In this series of blog posts, I would like to explore some common misconceptions about teaching reading and present ideas for developing confident readers at the elementary levels of playing (first three years of study).
Misconception. Students should be excellent readers right away, or at least after a year or so.
Truth: It takes at least three years for children to become confident readers if they begin piano study at ages 5 or 6.
Just as we do not expect beginning readers of English to read easily and fluently after a few months or a year, we should not expect expert sight reading in this time frame. If a student begins reading English in Kindergarten, most schools aim for all children to be reading “at grade level” by 3rd grade. This means that although some children may become expert readers in Kindergarten (a small percentage), teachers realize that for most children, becoming a fluent reader will proceed slowly over a period of the four years of Kindergarten through 3rd grade.
As I have taught piano over the years, I have come to believe that this holds true for reading music notation as well..
If the foundations for reading have been well laid, and if the child has practiced reading for several years, I have observed repeatedly that by the time the child is 8 or 9, something clicks, and the child suddenly blossoms into a fluent and confident reader.
I believe this blossoming is a combination of:
- Careful instruction in reading over the previous years
- Developmental maturity of the child that allows coordination among all the areas of reading
This leads to the question, “If a child blossoms at age 8 or 9 in their developmental ability to read, why not just wait until then to introduce reading?”
You may have come across students who had been taught solely by rote for the first few years of study with no reading instruction at all. You may have noticed that although some students may do just fine with this delay in reading instruction, many will always struggle with reading. Because the student’s aural ability is so far ahead of the visual reading ability, the student may never catch up in his reading ability.
Therefore, we believe that it is important to lay the foundation for reading slowly and methodically in the earlier years. We have found that this foundational work will pay off by the time the child is 8 or 9.
In summary:
- It takes most students several years to become confident and fluent music readers.
- We should teach systematically and confidently and not become disheartened at this long term process.
In the next blog posts, we will explore the topic of how students should think about reading notation.Into the Garden: Silvery 'Jack Frost' is showy, versatile By Sara Busse March 17, 2012H first -- in black plastic bags. Small leaves can go in whole; larger leaves should be chopped or shredded first. Poke holes in the bags to provide some air circulation. Set the bags aside and within about six months the leaves will turn to leaf mold. "Leaf mold can be spread on the garden like a mulch. It serves to suppress weeds (if piled three inches thick) and it improves the soil structure as it breaks down further. Leaf mold also supports the beneficial soil organisms that keep soil healthy."Instead of making leaf mold in bags, you can also chop the leaves and spread them on the garden in the fall. Contact with the soil will help them break down. The bag method, however, is advantageous in areas where high winds might blow the chopped leaves away, or in fire-prone areas where spreading dry leaves on the ground would be risky and possibly banned by law."Reach Sara Busse at sara.busse@wvgazette.com or 304-348-1249.BBNaija
#BBNaija: Check out what Vee predicts about Nengi, Ozo’s relationship
BBNaija housemate, Vee in a recent statement with fellow housemate, Ozo, advised him not to worry about his failing relationship with Nengi.
Vee assured Ozo that his relationship with Nengi will be good when they leave the reality TV show.
Recall that Nengi last night called off her friendship with Ozo after they had an.”
Fans of Tolani Baj who was a contestant in this year’s Big Brother Naija known as TForce have taken over the internet with her birthday celebration.
Tolanibaj who was known for causing some drama in the BBNaija house was born in the early 90s.
Even though there are more pressing matters like the #EndSars saga, the controversial model is trending on social media.
Check some of her birthday photos below:
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“I got so much love for you” – Wathoni tells Tolanibaj as she celebrates her birthday with a lovely message (See post)
Big Brother Naija star, Tolanibaj will be a year older today, October 10th, but her former housemate Wathoni decided to wish her in advance, as she took to Instagram yesterday to write down a heartfelt message to celebrate her friend.
In the lengthy birthday message, Wathoni recounted the happy moments she and Tolani shared in the Big Brother house, and all the times Tolani was there for her, expressing how glad she is to have met her in the house.
“Happy Birthday Baby Girl ❤️ @tolanibaj.
There are legit sweet memories with you fammmmmmmmm. The crazy, beautiful, funny everything I like that we see or talk about certain things and just leeemaoooo” a part of her message read.
Tolani responded to the post in the comments, writing; “Tearssss. Im not crying 😭
Thank you so much boo.”
The two seem to have build a good friendship from their time in the big brother house and it is lovely to see.
See the post below…]
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EndSARs: Ebuka Obi-Uchendu speaks on horrific experience with policemen, says he is lucky to be alive (Video)Hey, pet store staff here (taking a few weeks off because I'm a casual living with a vulnerable person). It is absolutely essential that people consult with staff before buying certain products. What I think should happen though, rather than face-to-face still being available, is for it to be made click n collect only, but certain products orders not be able to be fulfilled without a phone conversation with staff. Petbarns have Greencross vets attached, PETstocks have PETstock VETs atttached. The staff have a great deal of expertise and in areas where they're in over their head, will defer questions to the vet nurses and vets present at their adjoining vet practices. 

Phone-call contingent products could be things like ear drops, styptic powder for wounds, syringes and prescription foods. 

This solves the problem of misinformed people misusing products, whilst also solving the issue of face-to-face retail operations continuing2014 Albanian demonstrations in the Republic of Macedonia

The 2014 Albanian demonstrations in the Republic of Macedonia were series of protests in cities populated with Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia, following the sentence to life imprisonment of six ethnic Albanians, related to Smilkovci lake killings and the Operation "Monster".
Protests.
The first protest took place on 4 July in Čairčanka area of Skopje, after the Jum'ah prayer. There were about 9,000 peoples involved in the protest and several participants and police were injured. On 5 July, protest took place the afternoon of in the Čair and the Čairčanka areas of Skopje Demonstrations that took place on 6 July were in the following cities: Skopje, Debar, Gostivar, Kičevo, Kumanovo, Ohrid, Struga, and Tetovo. On 11 July, the protesters were gathered at the Jaja Pasha Mosque in Skopje, after the Friday prayer and continued towards the Courthouse. There were more than 10,000 protesters gathered in this day.Binary amplitude modulation promises to allow rapid focusing through strongly scattering media with a large number of segments due to the faster update rates of digital micromirror devices (DMDs) compared to spatial light modulators (SLMs). While binary amplitude modulation has a lower theoretical