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Annie Dorothy Wells Futrelle, 78, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.
Dorothy was born in Greene County July 8, 1932, to the late Floyd W. Wells and Eunit Mae Radford Wells.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home, with the Rev. Sam Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Wayne Memorial Park.
Dorothy is survived by her two brothers, Billy Ray Wells and wife, Lorraine, of Kinston and Jerry Walker Wells and wife, Margaret, of Goldsboro; her sister, Patricia Wells Fowlkes and husband, Bill, of Garner; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and her husband, Paul B. Futrelle, she was preceded in death by her sister, Carlene Wells Shirley.
Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to Kitty Askins Hospice Center at 107 Handley Court, Goldsboro, N.C., 27534.
The family will receive friends Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Seymour Funeral Home, and at other times at the home of Jerry and Margaret Wells at 1301 W. New Hope Road in Goldsboro.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.seymourfuneralhome.com.
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Pediatric Therapeutics can be found at Main St 330. The following is offered: Rehabilitation Services. The entry is present with us since Sep 10, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Chatham there are 1 other Rehabilitation Services. An overview can be found here.
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What IS Scary Cow?
Scary Cow is a film collective located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Open to everyone interested in making movies, Scary Cow's mission is to build a film community that actively learns to make better films by making films. Scary Cow is run by its members and any revenue Scary Cow receives goes back out to its members in the form of screenings, budgets, classes, and more. We've made over 415 films and have given out well over $260,000 in budgets since we started in 2007.
Scary Cow offers many benefits to its members including:
1) Screenings for every film we make at the historic Castro theatre!
2) Budgets for our best films as determined by all Scary Cow members
3) Networking with bay area filmmakers
4) Build your Reel and resume with the films you make
5) Film Classes taught by Bay Area professionals
6) Access to our member and actor database
7) The kick in the pants you need to help you make more films!
How does Scary Cow work?
Member's join Scary Cow at the beginning of a Round. A round is a 4 month period given to you to make a film with other Scary Cow members. The first meeting you attend is the Pitch Meeting. This is a meeting where everyone can pitch their ideas. You can either pitch your own film idea or just listen to the pitches and decide which films/teams seem like the best fit for what you're interested in. After the pitches, members have an opportunity to mingle and form into their own teams based on mutual interest.
Four months later, you submit the film that you make together. During those four months, hopefully you've attended several of our mixers and been to a few of our classes. If you submit a film by the deadline and it meets our (very simple) criteria, your film will screen a few weeks later at the incomparable Castro Theatre! If you miss the deadline, it's ok – just submit the film next round – you've got another 4 months to make the film even better… or make a 2nd film!
Everyone who goes to the screening is given a ballot to vote for their favorite films. Films are separated into two categories. Phase 1 are films that have been made without Scary Cow funding. Phase 2 are films that have been made with the help of a budget award from Scary Cow. Phase 1 and Phase 2 films do NOT compete against each other – so everything remains fair. After the screening, ballots are tabulated and awards are given to the top films in several categories. Usually 30-40% of our films receive a monetary award – which is incredibly high compared to most film festivals!
With these awarded budgets, members move in to Phase 2 with their next Scary Cow film. Then the cycle repeats!
What types of films does Scary Cow make? Who owns the films?
Scary Cow has no creative criteria on what films are made in Scary Cow. In other words, you can make whatever kind of film you want! We've had dramas, comedies, horror films, musicals, documentaries, music videos, animation, trailers – you name it. We are primarily organized around making short films but even a few feature films have been made in Scary Cow.
Any film made in Scary Cow remains entirely owned by the filmmakers. In other words, if you make the next Blair Witch Project in Scary Cow, you'll keep the profits – we just hope you remember to thank us in your acceptance speech!
What are some achievements of Scary Cow and its members?
Our films have been screened at a number of film festivals including the Slamdance, Palm Springs International ShortFest, Sonoma International Film Festival, the Berkeley Digital and Film Festival, the Anaheim International Film Festival, Frameline, Outfest, and more.
Many of our former members have built a reel from their experiences in Scary Cow that has helped them get into film school (including UCLA) or start their own production company.
One of our members got their start composing music for films in Scary Cow and has since won an Emmy for music they wrote for a documentary on PBS.
Our first feature, a documentary, has been screened in over 8 countries and is for sale on Amazon.com.
Who should join?
Anyone with a passion for making films! Writers, Directors, Cinematographers, Production Assistants (PAs), Editors, Lighting people, Sound people, Producers, Art Directors, Makeup Artists, anyone who wants to help out on the crew.
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Sign up to our newsletter using the button below. We'll let you know when our next information sessions are (we host three rounds of them per year) where you can meet the founder and other members, ask questions, and get a feel for how you can fit within our filmmaking community.
Alternatively, if you feel like you already know enough, you can join now without ever having attending an information session.
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February 23, 2017 16:05 ET
Altus Analytics and CRE Consulting Delivered Over 35% Adjusted EBITDA Growth in 2016
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Feb. 23, 2017) - Altus Group Limited (╩║Altus Group╩║ or "the Company") (TSX:AIF), a leading provider of independent advisory services, software and data solutions to the global commercial real estate industry, announced today its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2016.
Full Year 2016 Highlights:
Fourth Quarter 2016 Highlights:
"Our diversified business model continued to deliver steady topline growth in 2016 while our strong operational execution drove profitable growth and margin improvement," said Robert Courteau, Chief Executive Officer at Altus Group. "I'm very pleased with the robust performance across all of our businesses and proud of the team's outstanding execution during the year. As the CRE industry continues to embrace more technological innovation, we remain exceptionally well positioned to serve this market with our industry-standard analytics solutions and technology-enabled expert services."
Summary of Operating and Financial Performance by Business Segment:
All amounts are in Canadian dollars and percentages are in comparison to the fourth quarter and twelve-month period of 2015.
2016 Review:
On a consolidated basis, 2016 revenues continued to grow steadily, increasing 6.4% year-over-year to $442.9 million while Adjusted EBITDA grew by 16.9% to $74.1 million, notwithstanding the macroeconomic headwinds from Geomatics. Excluding Geomatics, revenue growth was 13.9%. Growth in 2016 was driven by the strong performance at Altus Analytics and at the Property Tax practice under CRE Consulting. Exchange rate movements against the Canadian dollar benefited consolidated revenues by 0.2% and Adjusted EBITDA by 1.1%. Acquisitions contributed 1.7% to revenues and 3.6% to Adjusted EBITDA. Indicative of the Company's global growth initiatives, 54% of Altus Group's revenues were derived from outside of Canada in 2016, compared to 47% in 2015.
Consolidated profit, in accordance with IFRS, was $14.3 million, up 54.3% from $9.2 million in 2015. On a per share basis, it was $0.39 per share basic, and $0.38 per share diluted, compared to $0.28 and $0.27 respectively in 2015. In addition to the strong growth in Adjusted EBITDA, profit also benefitted from lower intangibles amortization, net finance costs (income) and a gain on the partial deemed disposition of the Company's investment in Real Matters Inc., partially offset by an impairment charge of $12.5 million recorded on the Geomatics business in the third quarter, and higher income tax expense.
Adjusted EPS was $1.15, up 17.3% from $0.98 in 2015.
Altus Analytics sustained its strong growth, increasing revenues by 20.2% to $151.5 million, with a 23.4% increase in recurring revenues to $111.9 million. The performance in 2016 was driven by higher ARGUS Enterprise ("AE") sales (both license and subscriptions), higher maintenance and subscription revenues, and increased appraisal management engagements (from current and new customers). Adjusted EBITDA increased by 35.3% to $41.0 million, reflecting the higher revenues and cost savings from restructuring activities undertaken during the year. Altus Analytics Adjusted EBITDA margins improved to 27.1% from 24.0% in 2015. Changes in the exchange rate against the Canadian dollar benefitted revenues by 1.1% and Adjusted EBITDA by 2.5%.
The CRE Consulting business segment also experienced strong, double-digit growth in 2016. CRE Consulting revenues grew by 10.3% to $247.3 million and Adjusted EBITDA grew by 36.2% to $52.2 million. Property Tax was a key contributor to the annual growth, where revenues increased by 12.9% to $151.2 million while Valuation and Cost Advisory revenues were up by 6.5% to $96.1 million. The notable growth at Property Tax was driven by strong organic and acquisitive growth in the U.S., and healthy organic growth in Canada. The Valuation and Cost Advisory practices benefited from diversification strategies in their key geographical markets. Adjusted EBITDA increased 36.2% to $52.2 million, driven by a 43.9% growth at Property Tax which delivered $40.1 million in Adjusted EBITDA; Valuation and Cost Advisory Adjusted EBITDA increased 15.6% to $12.1 million. Overall, CRE Consulting Adjusted EBITDA margins improved to 21.1% from 17.1% in 2015. Changes in the exchange rate against the Canadian dollar impacted revenues by (0.2%) and Adjusted EBITDA by (0.1%).
Geomatics' performance continued to be impacted by challenging market conditions in the oil and gas sector. Revenues declined 32.9% to $45.1 million, and Adjusted EBITDA declined 108.6% to $(0.9) million, after incurring $1.6 million in severance costs to adjust operating capacity to match market conditions.
Corporate costs were $18.2 million in 2016, compared to $15.3 million in 2015. The increase in corporate costs was mainly due to added headcount in support of strategic initiatives in information technology and talent management and higher variable compensation. As a percentage of revenues, corporate costs remained steady at approximately 4%.
At the end of the year, Altus Group's balance sheet remained strong, giving the Company financial flexibility to pursue its growth strategy. The Company's bank debt was $117.0 million, representing a funded debt to EBITDA leverage ratio of 1.53 times, compared to 1.92 times at the end of 2015.
Fourth Quarter 2016 Review:
On a consolidated basis, fourth quarter revenues increased 3.9% to $115.3 million and Adjusted EBITDA increased by 13.6% to $22.1 million. Excluding Geomatics, revenue growth was 8.6%. Exchange rate movements against the Canadian dollar impacted consolidated revenues by (2.0%) and Adjusted EBITDA by 0.8%. Acquisitions contributed 0.5% to revenues and 0.6% to Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter.
Consolidated profit, in accordance with IFRS, was $8.9 million or $0.24 per share basic and $0.23 per share diluted, compared to $6.5 million and $0.18 per share basic and diluted during the same period in 2015.
Adjusted EPS was $0.38 in the fourth quarter, up 22.6% compared to $0.31 in the fourth quarter of 2015.
Altus Analytics continued to grow at double-digit rates, with revenues increasing 15.1% to $42.2 million, including an 11.2% increase to $29.1 million in recurring revenues. Recurring revenue growth was driven by increased subscriptions for AE and higher revenues from maintenance and appraisal management. Non-recurring revenue growth was led by strong license sales and implementation services. Adjusted EBITDA increased by 40.0% to $11.8 million, reflecting the higher revenues and cost savings from restructuring activities undertaken during the year. Changes in the exchange rate against the Canadian dollar impacted revenues by (2.6%) and Adjusted EBITDA by 0.8%.
The CRE Consulting revenues increased 4.4% to $61.8 million, including a 3.4% increase to $36.5 million at Property Tax, and a 5.8% increase to $25.3 million at Valuation and Cost Advisory. Property Tax experienced stronger performance in the U.K., but lower revenues in Canada due to timing of case settlements and large one-time contingency settlements in 2015. Valuation and Cost Advisory revenues had steady performance in Canada, with an improvement in Asia in Cost Advisory. Adjusted EBITDA for CRE Consulting decreased by 10.6% to $6.5 million, largely driven by a 15.0% decline to $4.3 million at Property Tax; Valuation and Cost Advisory Adjusted EBITDA was down 0.8% to $2.2 million. The decline at Property Tax in the fourth quarter reflects the allocation of higher variable compensation in the quarter as a result of the much stronger annual performance. Changes in the exchange rate against the Canadian dollar impacted revenues by (2.1%) and Adjusted EBITDA by 1.3%.
Geomatics' performance continued to be impacted by challenging market conditions in the oil and gas sector. Revenues declined 24.9% to $11.5 million, and Adjusted EBITDA declined 84.0% to $0.2 million. During the fourth quarter, the Company further reduced staff positons to better align capacity to market conditions, resulting in $0.5 million of employee severance costs.
Corporate costs (recovery) were ($3.6) million in the fourth quarter, compared to ($2.6) million in the same period in 2015. The Company's bonuses, which are recorded in the Corporate segment for the first nine months of the year, are finalized and allocated to the business units in the fourth quarter and resulted in a recovery.
About Altus Group Limited
Altus Group Limited is a leading provider of independent advisory services, software and data solutions to the global commercial real estate industry. Our businesses, Altus Analytics and Altus Expert Services, reflect decades of experience, a range of expertise, and technology-enabled capabilities. Our solutions empower clients to analyze, gain insight and recognize value on their real estate investments. Headquartered in Canada, we have approximately 2,300 employees around the world, with operations in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Our clients include some of the world's largest real estate industry participants across a variety of sectors. Altus Group pays a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share and our securities are traded on the TSX under the symbols AIF and AIF.DB.A.
For more information on Altus Group, please visit: www.altusgroup.com.
Non-IFRS Measures
Altus Group uses certain non-IFRS measures as indicators of financial performance. Readers are cautioned that they are not defined performance measures under IFRS and may differ from similar computations as reported by other similar entities and, accordingly, may not be comparable to financial measures as reported by those entities. We believe that these measures are useful supplemental measures that may assist investors in assessing an investment in our shares and provide more insight into our performance.
Adjusted Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, ("Adjusted EBITDA"), represents operating profit (loss) adjusted for the effects of amortization of intangibles, depreciation of property, plant and equipment, acquisition related expenses (income), restructuring costs, share of profit (loss) of associates, unrealized foreign exchange gains (losses), gains (losses) on disposal of property, plant and equipment, gains (losses) on sale of certain business assets, impairment charges, non-cash Executive Compensation Plan costs, gains (losses) on hedging transactions, gains (losses) on equity derivatives net of mark-to-market adjustments on related restricted share units ("RSUs") and deferred share units ("DSUs") being hedged and other costs or income of a non-operating and/or non-recurring nature. Adjusted EBITDA margin is Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenues.
Adjusted Earnings (Loss) per Share, ("Adjusted EPS"), represents basic earnings per share adjusted for the effects of amortization of intangibles acquired as part of business acquisitions, non-cash finance costs (income) related to the revaluation of amounts payable to U.K. unitholders, net of changes in fair value of related equity derivatives, distributions related to amounts payable to U.K. unitholders, acquisition related expenses (income), restructuring costs, share of profit (loss) of associates, unrealized foreign exchange gains (losses), gains (losses) on disposal of property, plant and equipment, gains (losses) on sale of certain business assets, interest accretion on contingent consideration payables, impairment charges, non-cash Executive Compensation Plan costs, gains (losses) on hedging transactions, gains (losses) on equity derivatives net of mark-to-market adjustments on related RSUs and DSUs being hedged and other costs or income of a non-operating and/or non-recurring nature. All of the adjustments are made net of tax.
Forward-Looking Information
Certain information in this press release may constitute "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. All information contained in this press release, other than statements of current and historical fact, is forward-looking information. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, the discussion of our business and operating initiatives, focuses and strategies, our expectations of future performance for our various business units and our consolidated financial results, and our expectations with respect to cash flows and liquidity. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by use of words such as "may", "will", "expect", "believe", "plan", "would", "could" and other similar terminology. All of the forward-looking information in this press release is qualified by this cautionary statement.
Forward-looking information is not, and cannot be, a guarantee of future results or events. Forward-looking information is based on, among other things, opinions, assumptions, estimates and analyses that, while considered reasonable by us at the date the forward-looking information is provided, inherently are subject to significant risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements, industry results or events to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. The material factors or assumptions that we identified and were applied by us in drawing conclusions or making forecasts or projections set out in the forward-looking information include, but are not limited to: the successful execution of our business strategies; consistent and stable economic conditions or conditions in the financial markets; consistent and stable legislation in the various countries in which we operate; no disruptive changes in the technology environment; the opportunity to acquire accretive businesses; the successful integration of acquired businesses; and the continued availability of qualified professionals.
Inherent in the forward-looking information are known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from any results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Those risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information include, but are not limited to: general state of the economy; currency risk; oil and gas sector; ability to maintain profitability and manage growth; commercial real estate market; competition in the industry; ability to attract and retain professionals; information from multiple sources; reliance on larger enterprise transactions with longer and less predictable sales cycles; success of new product introductions; ability to respond to technological change and develop products on a timely basis; protection of intellectual property or defending against claims of intellectual property rights of others; ability to implement technology strategy and ensure workforce adoption; information technology governance and security, including cyber security; acquisitions; fixed-price and contingency engagements; appraisal and appraisal management mandates; Canadian multi-residential market; weather; legislative and regulatory changes; customer concentration and loss of material clients; interest rate risk; credit risk; income tax matters; revenue and cash flow volatility; health and safety hazards; performance of contractual obligations and client satisfaction; risk of legal proceedings; insurance limits; ability to meet solvency requirements to pay dividends; leverage and restrictive covenants; unpredictability and volatility of common share price; capital investment; and issuance of additional common shares diluting existing shareholders' interests, as well as those described in Altus Group's publicly filed documents, including the MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2016 (which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com).
Given these risks, uncertainties and other factors, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information as a prediction of actual results. The forward-looking information reflects management's current expectations and beliefs regarding future events and operating performance and is based on information currently available to management. Although we have attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information contained herein, there are other factors that could cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. The forward-looking information contained herein is current as of the date of this press release and, except as required under applicable law, we do not undertake to update or revise it to reflect new events or circumstances. Additionally, we undertake no obligation to comment on analyses, expectations or statements made by third parties in respect of Altus Group, our financial or operating results, or our securities.
Altus Group LimitedCamilla BartosiewiczVice President, Investor Relations(416) email@example.com
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I'm finishing up the suits comic and did a little doodle which turned into this. Suits is a lot of figures so it was nice to do heads. I think I may use these guys for next weeks story.
Love this band. This is from their forthcoming album.Vomit
Here's another rough panel from Suits. I've done 4 pages and will finish the other 3 today then inks and washes.
Sticking with yesterday's instrumental them I've picked Max Richter today. This is a much shorter piec but devastating in emotional resonance. Stop for a minute and give it your full attention. Beautiful.
This is the title frame yet to be inked and painted for the suits story. I'm going to try and finish the whole thing and then post it.
I fell in love with the music of Keith Jarrett a few years ago when I heard the Koln concerts. He's an amazing pianist who's in London this Wednesday for a gig which I missed getting tickets for :(
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Encore at Sapporo - Keith Jarrett
Another study for Suits.
So I heard about Amy Winehouse on Saturday and was really saddened by the loss of such a talent. I saw her play live at the Shepherd's Bush Scala, where she was brilliant and also at Koko in Camden where she wasn't so much.Love is a Losing Game
So yesterday I was working on a short story called Suits which I'll put up next week hopefully. These are some studies. So for a while now I've loved the music of Lorn. His album Nothing Else was amazing and heavy. This is a track from it. Cherry Moon
I did this yesterday as a quick inking test. Listening to lots of the Wipers. Here's one from them. Youth of America
Hey all. Sorry that I didn't post for a coupla days. Busy. Won't do it again. So I did this pic of Freddie mercury a few days ago. Was watching some music show and he was on it and looked young and cool. Here's one of their greats.Don't Stop Me Now
OK so this is Daenerys from Game of Thrones. I am reading the second book and loved the tv series so I'm gonna do a bunch of pics based on the characters. I'll post a colour version ..tomorrow maybe.
Another day, another panel. Is he pressing that button? Why? What's it do? Uh?
Watched Paths of Glory and Ace in the Hole this weekend. Kubrick and Wilder respectively. Both well worth a view although I think Paths of Glory had the edge for me. Kirk Douglas stars in both and is really impressive.
A page from a leetle comic I did. Will put it all up once I've made a few changes.
So The Horrors have already released a couple of albums. The second contained Sea within a Sea which was amazing. This is from their new album Skying and is called Still Life and is also excellent. Very Psychedelic Furs.
A couple of nights ago this was on TV. I didn't realise it was co-written by James Cameron and then I heard the dialogue....
Listening to an album by SBTRKT while I cycle in to the studio at the moment(I know I shouldn't wear headphones while cycling but I'm a bad boy) and loving it. This track is called Wildfire
Hey all..I'm back. I did this card for the lovely L and also redesigned the site. What do you think?
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On January 24th, at the All Saints Anglican Church, in Collingwood, join in on a spectacular performance of two of the greatest viola sonatas ever written!
Henry Janzen on viola and Robert Hall on piano will present the Brahms Sonata in F Minor and the Mendelssohn Sonata. The Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 was written by Johannes Brahms in 1853 and published the following ...


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With only one movie with a female protagonist opening wide, June will be a lean month for women at the multiplex, even by Hollywood standards. Despite not being a feminist, Shailene Woodley will have the carry the banner for women for the next few weeks with The Fault in Our Stars, which centers on a teenage romance between two cancer patients. (And, of course, Maleficent will still be in theaters.)
Even arthouse and indie theaters will struggle to find releases about women in June. The most prominent among them is writer-director Gillian Robespierre's debut, Obvious Child, a winsome rom com starring Jenny Slate whose bawdy comedy and abortion plotline demonstrate an unflinching embrace of the female body. Another emerging writer-director, Jocelyn Towne, offers the drama I Am I, which focuses on a young woman (played by Towne) who pretends to be her mother to get to know her dementia-suffering father better. Estranged daughters and mistaken identities also play a large role in director and co-writer Jane Weinstock, whose The Moment follows a photographer (Jennifer Jason Leigh) haunted by the death of her deceased boyfriend and attempting to bond with her grown-up daughter (Alia Shawkat).
On the foreign front, the French drama Violette dramatizes the real-life friendship between Simone de Beauvoir and a young female writer.
Finally, on the documentary front, a trio of social-justice stories from women directors will make their way to theaters. Jessica Vale and Nika Offenbach's Small Small Thing: The Olivia Zinnah Story tells the story of the journey to get justice for a sexually assaulted girl in Liberia. Citizen Koch, co-directed by Tia Lessin, is an expose of how the Koch brothers have warped American democracy by influencing elections left and right. Finally, Leslie Zemeckis goes back to the past in Bound by Flesh, a portrait of female conjoined twins who sued for their freedom from their sideshow contract and pursued their dignity at a huge cost.
Here are the June films written, directed, and/or about women. All descriptions are from press materials unless otherwise indicated.
June 6
Obvious Child – Written and Directed by Gillian Robespierre
For aspiring comedian Donna Stern (Jenny Slate), everyday life as a female twenty-something provides ample material for her incredibly relatable brand of humor. On stage, Donna is unapologetically herself, joking about topics as intimate as her sex life and as crude as her day-old underwear. But when Donna gets dumped, loses her job, and finds herself pregnant just in time for Valentine's Day, she has to navigate the murky waters of independent adulthood for the first time. As she grapples with an uncertain financial future, an unwanted pregnancy, and a surprising new suitor, Donna begins to discover that the most terrifying thing about adulthood isn't facing it all on her own. It's allowing herself to accept the support and love of others. And be truly vulnerable. Never failing to find the comedy and humanity in each awkward situation she encounters, Donna finds out along the way what it means to be as brave in life as she is on stage. Anchored by a breakout performance from Jenny Slate, Obvious Child is a winning discovery, packed tight with raw, energetic comedy and moments of poignant human honesty. Writer-director Gillian Robespierre handles the topic of Donna's unwanted pregnancy with a refreshing matter-of-factness rarely seen onscreen. And with Donna, Slate and Robespierre have crafted a character for the ages — a female audiences will recognize, cheer for, and love.
The Fault in Our Stars
Hazel (Shailene Woodley) and Gus (Ansel Elgort) are two extraordinary teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them — and us — on an unforgettable journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous, given that they met and fell in love at a cancer support group. The Fault in Our Stars, based upon the number-one bestselling novel by John Green, explores the funny, thrilling and tragic business of being alive and in love.
Burning Blue – Co-Written by Helene Kvale
They have been trained to meet danger head-on, to execute vital strategic maneuvers while flying at breathtaking speeds. But after a series of fatal accidents, a close-knit squadron of male Navy pilots begins to splinter — and becomes the focus of a criminal investigation. As a government agent digs to uncover the cause of the accidents, two of the pilots engage in a secret, forbidden relationship. Their affair is exposed… and the squadron is engulfed by an incendiary scandal that will challenge each pilot's notions of friendship, love, honor and courage.
Small Small Thing: The Olivia Zinnah Story (doc) – Directed by Jessica Vale, Produced by Nika Offenbac
This documentary begins at JFK Hospital in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, and urban center of this West African country. Olivia Zinnah is 9 years old, severely malnourished and handicapped. Her condition is life threatening. Believing her injuries to be the result of witchcraft, Olivia's mother had been hiding her for years. The doctors conclude her condition is the result of a brutal rape that took place when Olivia was 7 years old. When pressured to reveal her rapist, Olivia names her cousin. This diagnosis has severe consequences. Originally from deep in the Liberian jungle, Olivia and her mother are shunned from their tribe for seeking outside help. They are left stranded in Monrovia at the mercy of President Sirleaf's government and the international community, facing the most difficult decision of all. What price are they willing to pay for justice?
The Moment – Directed by Jane Weinstock; Written by Gloria Norris and Jane Weinstock
After a tumultuous affair between international photojournalist Lee (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and troubled writer John (Martin Henderson) ends in John's disappearance, Lee lands in a mental hospital. While recuperating, Lee reconnects with her estranged daughter, Jessie (Alia Shawkat) and befriends Peter, a patient who bears an uncanny resemblance to her missing lover. As Lee struggles to uncover the truth behind John's disappearance, the clues lead to the last place she would ever expect.
Citizen Koch (doc) – Co-Directed by Tia Lessin
Last year, public television officials pulled $150,000 in funds they had committed to the documentary and cancelled plans for the film's broadcast premiere, as reported by Jane Mayer in The New Yorker, in fear of losing the financial backing of major PBS donor David Koch, the ultra-conservative billionaire industrialist and WGBH and WNET trustee. In this stunning turn of events, Citizen Koch was effectively censored from the public airwaves. After completing one of the most successful crowdfunding campaigns of all time to make up for the lost production funds, Citizen Koch is now set to hit theaters nationwide.
The Only Real Game (doc) – Directed by Mirra Bank
A deeply stirring documentary by award-winning director Mirra Bank and narrated by Academy Award winner Melissa Leo, The Only Real Game illuminates the magic of baseball for people in a remote and troubled place. Once princely Manipur, a strife-torn border state in northeast India, defies armed insurgency, drug trafficking and HIV/AIDS through love of our national pastime. Dreams chase reality when a band of baseball-loving New Yorkers, and two Major League Baseball Envoy coaches, team up with Manipuri men, women and children to "Play Ball." With gifted women and girls among the best players — as well as leaders of peace and justice initiatives — this far away story brings us to the heart of the great American Game, or as Babe Ruth put it, "the only real game in the world."
The Animal Project – Written and Directed by Ingrid Veninger (Toronto & VOD)
Leo (Aaron Poole) is a mid-30s widower, single parent, and struggling acting teacher. His relationship with his teenage son (Jacob Switzer) is rocky, and he's dissatisfied with his everyday life. So, after he has an unusual and inspiring dream, he decides to shake things up by having the group of actors he teaches do something called "The Animal Project" — whereby they will all don furry mascot suits and become "animals" in the real world. It's a long, rainy night, and not everything goes as planned. But in the process of opening themselves up to the unknown, each participant in The Animal Project not only learns something about themselves, but also has the chance to grow a little bit.
June 11
Burning Bush – Directed by Agnieszka Holland
Prague, January 1969: Czech student Jan Palach sets himself on fire to protest the brutal Soviet military crackdown following the period of political openness known as Prague Spring. Polish filmmaking great Agnieszka Holland, who was a student at the FAMU film school in Prague during this tumultuous period, vividly recreates the political and cultural zeitgeist of Czechoslovakia in the late '60s. What could have been a standard docu-drama, in the hands of this superb filmmaker, becomes a stirring, complex account of the tension that swirled around these events and set the stage for the defeat of Communism 20 years later. As a period thriller of Cold War intrigue, Burning Bush has been likened to The Lives of Others.
June 13
I Am I – Written and Directed by Jocelyn Towne
I am I is the story of a young woman, Rachael (Jocelyn Towne), who meets her estranged father Gene (Kevin Tighe) at her mother's funeral. Eager to get to know her father, Rachael later tracks him down at an assisted-living home only to realize that Gene suffers from memory loss and thinks he is still a young man. He has no recollection of having a daughter and instead is convinced that Rachael is actually her mother. After trying and failing to make him remember her, Rachael eventually decides to go along with her father's delusions by pretending to be her mother in order to get to know him. Before long, Rachael is visiting Gene every day, finding new ways to bring elements from his past into their present relationship. What began as a search for understanding has become romantic and joyful, but it can't go on forever.
Hellion – Written and Directed by Kat Candler
Writer/director Kat Candler's Hellion paints the powerful portrait of a family on the brink of dissolution set against the haunting backdrop of the refineries of Southeast Texas. Obsessed with heavy metal, dirt bike racing and partaking in the occasional act of vandalism with his band of delinquents, the behavior of 13-year-old Jacob Wilson (Josh Wiggins in his feature film debut) has begun to raise concerns around town, especially when it starts to involve his younger brother Wes (newcomer Deke Garner). While the boys' father Hollis (two-time Emmy Award-winner Aaron Paul) loves his sons, he is still reeling from the loss of their mother, spending more time drowning his sorrows at the local bar and working on his damaged beach house than being an active parent.
All Cheerleaders Die
Teenage outsider Maddy (Caitlin Stasey) is keeping some dark secrets and holding a serious grudge against the captain of the Blackfoot High football team. When Maddy joins the school's elite and powerful cheerleading squad, she convinces her new friends to help inflict her revenge. After a late-night party goes awry, their plans take an unexpected turn for the worst and all of the girls die. A sinister, supernatural power intervenes and the girls mysteriously appear at school the next day with a killer new look… and some unusual new appetites.
Violette Leduc (Emmanuelle Devos), born out of wedlock at the beginning of the 20th century, encountered Simone de Beauvoir in the post-WWII years in St-Germain-des-Pres. The intense relationship between the two women would last their entire lives, a relationship based on the quest for freedom through writing for Violette and for Simone, on the conviction that she held the fate of an extraordinary writer in her hands.
Belle – Directed by Amma Asante, Written by Misan Sagay (UK)
There's nothing quite like Belle on the contemporary film scene — a luxurious period film and a sweet, gentle romance that wears its smart, nuanced politics on its silk sleeves. In my review for TheWrap, I wrote of the film, "Based on the life and accomplishments of an actual 18th-century noblewoman, this warmly poignant tale of two illegitimate sisters' (Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Sarah Gadon) efforts to marry despite their social handicaps (one is dowry-less, the other half-black) offers all the passionate idealism, the precise social insights, and the delightfully sharp-tongued dialogue that recall the best of Sense and Sensibility." (Inkoo Kang)
June 27
Nothing Bad Can Happen – Written and Directed by Katrin Gebbe
Inspired by horrifying true events, Nothing Bad Can Happen follows Tore (Julius Feldmeier), a young lost soul involved with an underground Christian punk movement who falls in with a dysfunctional family who test his seemingly unwavering faith. After a chance encounter helping stranded driver Benno (Sascha Alexander Gersak), where Tore manages to start his car with an apparent miracle, he is invited back to Benno's home and becomes friendly with him, his wife and two children. Before long, Tore moves into a tent in the garden and gradually becomes part of the family. However, Benno can't resist playing a cruel game designed to challenge Tore's beliefs. As his trials become more and more extreme, Tore finds his capacity for love and resilience pushed to its limits and beyond.
Bound By Flesh (doc) – Directed by Leslie Zemeckis
This remarkable documentary tells the amazing story of Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who rose to superstardom at the beginning of the 20th century as sideshow attractions, performing alongside the likes of Bob Hope and Charlie Chaplin. Ruthlessly exploited by their managers, the sisters ultimately sued for their freedom — which they won at a terrible cost. A gripping, roller-coaster tale of showbiz tragedy, Bound By Flesh puts a touchingly human face on two outsiders who went from the lowest rungs of society to the big time and back again.
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Historian Rod Gragg is returning to Fort Fisher on Jan. 14 for 152nd anniversary observances of the Civil War battle. Gragg, director of the Center for Military and Veterans Studies at Coastal Carolina University, is the author of "Confederate Goliath: The Battle of Fort Fisher. He will speak at 11 a.m. Saturdy, Jan. 14 at the Fort Fisher State Historic Site off U.S. 421 south of Kure Beach. Joining Gragg will be local historian Richard Triebe, whose books include "Fort Fisher… Read More »


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Originally posted by stander
If the dollar is collapsing, how come it is in such a demand?
Originally posted by Pinktip
The US Dollar will get it's death blow once OPEC decides it will accept other countries sovereign currencies as a means to purchase oil.
Right now, the Dollar is the only currency used for oil purchase. Once that ends, well..
Lindsey Williams June 08'........"Oil will be brought down to ~$50/b and the dollar will be dropped...."
Arabs clearly lust to control and manage a global gold trading center. It will be in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The new Gulf dinar currency will pave the road to that center. The Gulf Coop Council is biding time, cutting time delay deals, warding off pressure by the USGovt, appeasing with weapons contracts from the USMilitary, and is working behind the scenes to create a new dinar currency. The new Gulf dinar is likely to be primarily gold in its backing. So, foreign nations will soon be forced to purchase the dinar for all or most of crude oil payments. This forces the purchase of gold in order to purchase crude oil. The demand for gold will thus fortify the global banking system, by means of commodity settlements. Many details are unknown, but the basic structure has been slowly come to light. A new motive flashes red in front of Arabs to institute some changes FAST. The crude oil price is down, cut in half from July. Their revenues are sharply reduced. Russia figures into the complex deal to launch the dinar. The Saudis and small sheikdoms need security protection. The next chapter will involve protection amidst a gold-backed currency, not a military-backed currency, in Saudi eyes.
Originally posted by anachryon
It would just be coordinated hyperinflation and the only industry that would make out well would be wheelbarrow manufacturers.
Originally posted by rtcctr
...if i got this right then the Bailout actually hurt more than helped
Originally posted by redhatty
The US Dollar will get it's death blow once OPEC decides it will accept other countries sovereign currencies as a means to purchase oil.
Gulf Arab oil producers said they had already taken adequate steps to deal with the impact of the global financial crisis but that turmoil on world markets had given new urgency to their plan for monetary union.
"The likely effects of the global crisis we can deal with through the measures we have already taken," Qatari Minister of Finance Youssef Kamal said after the meeting in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
"The crisis proves how much we need a single currency and that a single central bank should be a supervisory body."
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Originally posted by stander
If the dollar is collapsing, how come it is in such a demand?
Just read this:
The U.S. Dollar Death Dance


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Katie Couric makes 'CBS Evening News' departure official
Katie Couric finally has confirmed what we all suspected: She's leaving "CBS Evening News."
Because what would this week be without a Kate in the news? Sorry, Middleton. Your time will come on Friday.
In an interview with People magazine, Couric said: "I have decided to step down from the CBS Evening News. I'm really proud of the talented team on the CBS Evening News and the award-winning work we've been able to do in the past five years in addition to the reporting I've done for 60 Minutes and CBS Sunday Morning. In making the decision to move on, I know the Evening News will be in great hands, but I am excited about the future."
Yada yada yada. But where will she find herself next? Couric doesn't really say -- "I am looking at a format that will allow me to engage in more multidimensional storytelling," she said.
Until then, she's got the royal wedding to cover. See, Middleton!
Critic's Notebook: Katie Couric's intricate TV dance
Photos: Katie Couric through the years
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Warning: spoiler photo after the jump.
All clues are posted and a lot of people are already knitting the 4th clue. This is my second shawl for 2011 and also my second design for that challenge. I finished my prototype on 24/03. My calculations were a bit off, I ended up using 1518.98 meters or 1715.625 yards of fingering weight yarn. The shawl, blocked slightly (because I didn't have enough space) is 96in (243.84cm) in diameter, which is way too big, so I also released a smaller 4th clue.
When I started this KAL, I had plans of posting every time I released a clue, wait a few days and then post pics of my progress, but in the middle of this project there was a house :D. We closed on a house on the very day the last clue was posted, but I was busy working in the background so we could buy the house. These things got in my way and I wasn't able to post as often as I'd planned (and wanted).
The photo you see here is of when we first saw the house. After the jump you'll see a photo of the finished shawl – because this is a knitting blog, after all.
I don't have better pictures, sorry. Like I said, I didn't have enough space to block it any larger or display it better for the shot and the weather wasn't good enough to take photos outside.
There is a lot of knitting related work that I need to do (like fixing the chart for the edging on Dorothy and start knitting another idea), but my time has been consumed by the house. I'll eventually find a balance, as the renovations necessary are many and time consuming.


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I'm a morning person, so caffeine doesn't hold the allure for me that it does for my husband, whose head feels like a giant puffball until he downs his double cappuccino every morning. If you're like 80 percent of Americans you, too, count on that morning cup to get you out the door fully dressed and at least semi-conscious. But is consuming caffeine a safe way to perk up? Many researchers say yes; others disagree.
While past studies linked caffeine to several health ailments, recent research has largely absolved caffeine from blame. However, as anyone who's had a coffee buzz knows, caffeine is not benign: Too much can overwork adrenal glands and exacerbate insomnia or stress.
Sensitivity to caffeine varies (half a cup of black tea sends me into orbit for several revved-up hours). If you're having headaches, difficulty sleeping or just feel too wired, caffeine could be the culprit: Many teas, sodas, nonprescription medications, chocolate and even "decaf" coffees contain some caffeine. If you decide to wean yourself from the caffeine habit, start by mixing your regular coffee with an herbal coffee blend made from roasted barley, chicory root or carob pods. For a morning wake-me-up that's jolt-free, try herbal teas such as peppermint, orange peel or ginger root, or a cup of hot lemonade with honey. Just be sure to check that your shoes match before you leave the house.
I dont understand why they even bother to make energy drinks, people are always saying that they are no good for you and they do harm for your body, but most of the things to day are bad for you....i just dont understand why the government do something about it,


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How to Choose Your Smartphone in four steps
Choose Your Smartphone
Whether you're buying your first phone or not, we still all ask the same question. Which phone should I buy? With so many choices, new releases and various brands, the search for an ideal phone to buy can be challenging not to mention complicated.
Should you buy a high-end handset or settle for a budget phone? Are the latest iPhones or Samsung Galaxies worth it? Which features should I prioritize? How much should I spend on a smartphone? These are but a few questions you need to answer when shopping for a smartphone. To further help you along, we've created this helpful buying guide for you.
First Things First
Knowing that you'll probably use your mobile phone often, you should look for a phone that combines quality and great value. The trick is not to buy the most expensive phone but the best phone available that fits your budget. At the same time, it's important to remember not to be a complete cheapskate. If you want a set of great features and a phone you can use for a while, be prepared to spend a little more for better quality and excellent features.
Choose Your Operating System
With a plethora of smartphone options to choose from, how do you narrow down your choices effectively? By choosing your operating system, of course. There are a number of operating systems in the market and three of the most popular are Android, iOS, and Windows Phone. When it comes to world domination sales-wise, Android wins hands down. Not only does Android offer more choices than the other two OS but it also offers awesome customization options.
If you want to stick with a phone that's intuitively very easy to use with quick access to the hottest apps, iOS may be the operating system for you. Phone choices are limited to iPhone models but given Apple's reputation for high-performance phones, you're sure to get what you pay for.
Just in case iOS and Android do not meet your needs, you can check out Windows Phone. It's not as popular as the other two operating systems but it does have great features to offer including Continuum and universal apps that work on both your Windows computer and mobile phone.
Prioritize Key Features to Meet Your Needs
Different smartphones have a different set of phone features and capabilities. Different users also have different smartphone needs. To nail your smartphone option, you must first know and understand your needs.
Which key features are you looking for? Do you prefer large or mid-size screens? How fast and responsive do you want your phone to be? Will you be using the camera a lot? These are some questions to ask yourself to know which features you need to prioritize. If you want it all, high-end smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge or the latest iPhone 7 may be an excellent investment. These phones can be costly but they also pack power and wonderful features that will bring your mobile phone experience to the next level. But at the same time, it's also important to remember that you don't have to break the bank to buy the latest handset. When it comes to shopping for the right phone, it's all about finding a balance between value and performance.
Buy Your Phone
Once you've decided which phone to buy, the next step is to decide whether to buy your phone up front, through a contract or on finance. If you can afford to buy upfront, good for you. If not, there are plenty of contract and finance options to check out. Just remember to always stick with what you can afford no matter which option you go for.


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Death seems to be circling my life a lot. First it was the sudden passing of a friend and former coworker. More recently it has been friends dealing with the death of a child. And there are still a few friends whose battles with cancer and other such things are always on the brink of death.
In light of that, I found myself humming "Down To The River To Pray" a lot. I know it's traditionally sung at baptisms and it isn't really about death. But I think Alison Kraus's version is haunting and would be a fitting soundtrack to a scene in a movie where a casket is being taken from a church.
When she sings it, I'm flooded with all of the feelings I get during a baptism. At baptism we remember what we take on faith – that Christ conquered death. And at a funeral we hold onto that hope. We're not sure we can believe amidst our grief, but we hold onto it. We remember our baptismal vows and the faith they represent – that Christ has died, Christ is risen, and Christ will come again.
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O Death Where Is Thy Sting?
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Graduation Season: Four things I wish I learnt at university
I'm a motion graphics student in London. As I'm three months off graduation, I've had a few frustrations with the course. For those of you considering uni, or about to graduate alongside me, here's the top four things that I haven't heard taught once in these walls.
1. Time management is the most important thing you will ever learn
This one took (and is taking) far too long to learn. Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither was your degree. It takes time to make something awesome, and learning how to find time to do everything is absolutely key to learning how to create efficiently. It's different for everyone as well, finding what works for you is essential to being successful.
2. Guest lecturers don't always want to hire you
We had a man and a woman visit our uni from Sky Media last week to have a look at our work. Beforehand, there was talk of potential jobs with them. As I walked into the room mid-session (I'd been at a video shoot) I could feel the atmosphere of competitiveness and awkwardness in the room. 15 of my friends, all doing their best to be over-polite, laughing at the smallest of jokes and trying to pitch their work, hoping that the 'big guns' will like them enough to hire them.
There was an amazing turning point though, after they finished seeing everyone's work. The man stood up and said 'there are places within Sky for each and every one of you, and if I had the openings I could offer each of you a job.' What most didn't understand was that within the class, everyone was different, so there's no need in trying to put yourself 'above' someone else in your class. Each has their own strengths.
3. Visit other courses lectures… if you have time
Most of the time they don't even realise you're out of place as long as you just stay quiet about things you don't know about. Learning about other disciplines (especially in the creative world) is really useful. If your uni is anything like mine, they have all of the timetables online for everyone to see, so you can even pick and choose what you'd like to learn about. Just don't forget what you actually came to uni to study.
4. Learning how to use software is actually kinda important
My uni loves concepts. And while concept is king, you need the tools to be able to create it. There is a school of thought that you can just learn the software in a couple of months. The reality is that your first job will probably not require you to come up with a concept - it will be handed to you and your job will be to make it happen. By all means be creative, but if the end product isn't up to scratch, it won't cut it for the client.
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Theory Connection #3
My next theory connection is about something that happened during one of my service learning visits that I felt related to both Rodriguez and August, so I did a connection piece to both!
"Without question, it would have pleased me to hear my teachers address me in Spanish when I entered the classroom. I would have felt much less afraid. I would have trusted them and responded with ease" (Rodriguez, p.34)
Explanation: Rodriguez didn't have a classroom that suited him and his abilities. As an ESL student, he had no way to use Spanish and English in an appropriate and successful way – which is a huge aspect in teaching multilingual children. He was forced to use only English which made him uncomfortable and as he says in the quote afraid. One simple thing his teachers could have done to make him feel more comfortable was just simply greet him in Spanish.
Explanation: In August's "Safe Spaces" she stresses the importance of a safe classroom where everyone can feel comfortable and can be themselves without being judged. She says that teachers are the ones who can create safe classrooms – they set the tone for the students. If they create an environment that is safe and inclusive, the students will most likely be more open and inviting to people of different backgrounds, cultures and beliefs.
Every time I go to my service-learning classroom at Charlotte Woods Elementary School, I get the chance to work with ESL students. During one of my visits, there was a boy who was trying to get through a math problem, but his language got in the way. The head teacher asked him a question in English and he tried so desperately to answer but could not because he really had no clue she was asking. As he was struggling and quickly turning red, some of his classmates who can speak some English began laughing at him. They looked down at this student because he was Spanish and didn't understand how to answer the teachers question in English. While I was standing there watching this encounter, I grew increasingly more frustrated. I was so upset that these students who spoke the same language as that child felt like they had reason to laugh at him just because they knew a little more English than he did. The last thing that I want to see is a student feel embarrassed because of his culture. Because the teacher wasn't doing anything to diffuse the situation, I stepped in and I told the student he was doing great and told the other students that instead of making him feel bad, they could help him through interpreting. The kids wound up feeling really bad about laughing at the boy, and were then eager to interpret and help the boy through the problem. After the question was interpreted, the boy was able to answer the question successfully.
Going back to my quotes, this student in my service learning class began to feel the way that Rodriguez felt – uncomfortable and afraid to speak. As an educator, I know it is my job, as August points out, to create a classroom that is safe. In that moment I could tell the child did not feel safe, so because the teacher wasn't doing anything, I felt as if it was my duty to step in. It is sad to see students feel afraid to speak because of their language and a teacher not doing anything about it to be proactive. I've been in this classroom for a total of 19 hours now and not once have I seen the teacher speak Spanish, I also have never seen any posters or material around the room that connected with the culturally diverse students. There's nothing in her classroom that promotes cultural diversity. The one thing she does is let students interpret for other students which I definitely think helps in creating a safe space atmosphere but it doesn't really go beyond that. The quote that I chose by Rodriguez explains his feelings about being an ESL student in school and could probably explain the feelings of most ESL students in this classroom. I think that by the teacher doing that one simple thing (greeting the students in Spanish) it would help in creating the safe space that August argues every classroom should have and the space that Rodriguez lacked. August says that educators are in the perfect position to create an environment where everyone is welcome, and comfortable. Just by simply greeting the students in their own language could make a world a difference. The students will feel more comfortable and will feel like they can relate to her more. They wont feel as pressured or ashamed when they don't understand some of the things she is saying.
This video is a video on strategies for teaching ESL students in a manner that promotes academic success and a safe learning environment


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As for all the other building plans our Architectural software will help you to create front and side views but also any axonometric view of the project.
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Measuring with multiple tools
Lesson 5 of 5
Objective: SWBAT express a length using multiple pieces of a shorter object.
Big Idea: My students have practiced measuring using non-standard units. This lesson allows us to discuss why we get varying answers about the same item by using different units.
Rev Them Up
I will begin by holding up a new un-sharpened pencil and use it to have them compare the length of different objects in the room to it. This will help my concrete thinkers have an entry point to this activity and allow them to understand visually what we are estimating and comparing the lengths of items in the room. After this I will continue on with different scenarios. I will say the following;
Students if you agree with what I say show me a thumbs up. If you disagree, show me a thumbs down. (If they seem unsure of these directions explain further, such as, if you think I am right show me thumbs up, if you think I am wrong, show me thumbs down.)
This pencil is shorter than a backpack. (Thumbs up)
My hand is longer than the top of your desk. (Thumbs down)
This book is longer than a crayon. (Thumbs up)
My class comparing measurements video will show you some of the questions I proposed to my class and how they responded.
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Whole Group Interactions
I will discuss with my students what we have done in the past to measure using objects. I will begin by asking;
Students what do we know about how to measure?
I will guide them towards the following ideas:
- Units must be lined up from tip to tip so that there are no gaps.
- Units must not overlap
- We cannot get a correct answer if units are not aligned.
I want my students to understand measuring is a precise process and very specific actions must occur for the answer to be accurate. (MP6). Mathematically proficient First Graders will check to be sure units are placed carefully to measure an object.
I also want to offer them multiple opportunities to measure the same item using different length units. (1.MD.A.2) to make connections between unit length and measurements. The end result is for First Graders to begin identifying a standard unit is necessary to get accurate measurements.
Independent Practice
In the independent practice section of the lesson, I want to make sure students have the opportunity to describe their ideas accurately as they complete their measurement tasks. As we went over in the discussion, first graders need to learn that measurement is an exact process and when using a tool to measure with there cannot be any overlapping or gaps. They also need to see the relationship between the changing length of the unit and the fixed length of the object being measured. Today, we will be measuring using multiple tools to do this.
First, you need to print the Measure pencil worksheet.pptx and copy for each student. You will need to make sure they estimate first and fill in their answers for these estimates. I explain to my students:
An estimate is a good guess. It is not a time to be silly and make a guess that could in no way be true. I want you to really think about it and guess as close to the real answer as possible.
Also, I have to reiterate to my students more than once that they are not allowed to erase and change their estimate after we do the real measuring. Every year I have students who get upset because they want the estimate and the actual answer to match or they think I will count it wrong. I try to stop this from happening by telling them up front do not erase their estimate and it is okay if they do not match. I encourage them to check their estimation and then leave it alone as they begin to actually measure. Estimation with length is a skill that shows up in Second Grade Common Core. The CCSS for this skill actually has estimation tied to standard measurement units; inches, cm, etc. I am using this lesson to give a general introduction to estimation for length. I want them to begin analyzing objects visually and using this knowledge to determine possible units of length. This will give them some information about estimation as they go into Second Grade and it really doesn't take a let time to cover it.
Second, they will begin using the required measurement tools to actually measure the pencils on their worksheet. Students will be measuring using base ten blocks, unifix cubes, counters, and paper clips.
Third, it is time for a discussion to occur. My goal will be for them to see that we have a need for standard measuring units. Every time they measure using different non-standard units the answer will vary. The pencils on the worksheet are all the same length, but the answers will be different because the measuring unit is different. I will ask the following questions to help guide them towards this realization.
- Look at your measuring answers. The pencils are all the same length. Did you get the same answer when you measured? (No their all different.)
- Why? (Because the unifix cubes are longer then the cm cubes, you have to use more when their smaller.)
- So is this giving us an accurate measurement? Why? (No because were using all different things.)
- What should be different? (Use the same thing every time.)
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Print the closure question worksheet and copy for each student. When my students finish their measuring I will have them pick up the closure question and answer. I want them to answer in words and will remind them that one or two words is not a complete answer. I want to see what knowledge they have gained and reinforce having them explain their ideas of measurement with accurate vocabulary. This closure activity allows them more practice in explaining their reasoning. Check out this Closure answer pic and you will see an example of some of the answers I received. It really gave me insight on their thoughts and helped me determine who I needed to reteach.