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screen onto which we project our narrative frames. Does the photo stir excitement in imagining what you might find if you climbed the stairs? Does it stir a sense of foreboding as you imagine what might come down the stairs? Or something else altogether? I've been vividly reminded in recent weeks of the impact of our choices in how we construct our views of people, places and events. Even though we know that this story-making is central to how our individual and collective minds work, it is not always an easy task.
I've come to believe, however, that the art and discipline of noticing our stories as they emerge in the moment is at the core of narrative coaching and of being more fully human. This is particularly important when we feel ensnared in events that are challenging for us. With a tip of the hat to Irving Yalom and Byron Katie, in these times I ask myself questions like, "What is the 'story' I am telling myself? How is that 'story' serving me? What do I need to release so that I can see the situation with a bigger heart and a bigger mind? What would I gain if I did so?
Waking up in a New YearAs I look out across a new year, I am reminded of a quote from the famous photographer, the lateHenri Cartier-Bresson. While in Vienna recently for some holiday and lining up two projects there for later this year, I had the unexpected pleasure of seeing a major exhibit of his work as well as another of my favorites, René Magritte. Each of these artists was gifted in helping us to question how we see the world. As Cartier-Bresson wrote in 1994, "My passion has never been for photography in itself, but for the possibility—through forgetting myself—of recording in a fraction of a second the emotion of the subject and the beauty of the form, the geometry awakened by what is offered." He describes it as a 'decisive moment' when the head, heart and eye are aligned along the same line of sight.
Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder. As you make your way into a new year, spend five minutes right now reflecting on a story you've recently told yourself (and perhaps others) that now feels limiting to you.
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A Brief History
How to save thousands on a traditional funeral
- Have you ever wondered why there are so many funeral homes and they all seem to be small local business operations?
- Have you ever wondered what the funeral director and staff do all week long when their funeral home is only doing two or three funerals a week?
- Have you ever wondered why funerals today are so expensive?
Once upon a time, when a death occurred someone would run to the local funeral home to notify the funeral director. He would then hitch the horses to the hearse and arrive within an hour or so to remove the dead body and take it back to the funeral home.
Accordingly, funeral homes had to be small operations serving a limited area in close proximity to their brick and mortar structure. The market area they served was normally the distance around their facility that could be reached by horse-drawn hearse within an hour or so. That business model made sense at that time and the funeral industry developed around that business model.
Then along came the invention of the automobile which requires no time to hitch the horses and can travel in an hour the same distance it would take a horse drawn wagon a day to travel.
How did modern transportation affect the funeral industry business model? It didn't! Nothing changed. Most of the funeral homes were already established and in place. The funeral business simply continued on with its original business model and structure.
Eventually, telephone technology allowed people to communicate over vast distances and became widely in use during the mid-twentieth century. Still nothing changed in the funeral industry. Even the development of wireless mobile phones, so common today, had no impact.
As amazing as the internet is, not even computers and the internet changed the business model of the funeral industry.
With all of the inventions and advancements over the past century, none have yet brought change to the old funeral home business model. What other segment of our economy can say that modern transportation and technology has not affected it?
Old Business Model
The Funeral Director's Retirement Plan
It was an exciting day when the buyout papers were signed. But because the new owner didn't have a lot of money, the purchase price was financed which required the new owner to make monthly payments to the previous owner for the next twenty years. Those monthly payments were a significant part of the previous owner's retirement income.
And now that he has paid off the previous owner, he is now positioning to sell out to the younger funeral director who has been working for him the past ten to fifteen years. This younger employee funeral director will soon become the new owner and the process will start all over again.
Although this business model is expensive for the consumer, it works as long as the price of funerals rises each year along with the total number of funerals conducted.
However, over the past decade or so one of these things has fallen off. The total number of traditional funerals conducted has decreased sharply, which has caused prices to skyrocket.
But why has the number of funerals decreased so much?
Rising Costs
The Impact Of Cremation
Most people choose cremation as an option because it costs so much less; which means it is much less profitable for the funeral home.
Because the number of traditional funerals has declined so rapidly, to offset this revenue loss the funeral home has had to raise the prices of traditional funerals to make up for it.
That means if you are a consumer who prefers a full-service traditional funeral, it will cost you a lot of money. Remember, you may be the only family that uses the funeral home facility this week. Obviously, that means all of this weeks overhead in salaries, utilities, prior owners retirement buyout payment and all other expenses and overhead has to be built into the one funeral you purchase.
Even if the funeral home conducts two or three funerals in their average week, still, all of that overhead must be paid by only two or three families.
Incredibly Expensive
An Obsolete Business Model
The old funeral home business model makes funerals incredibly expensive for families. With today's advancements in transportation and technology, what other business could exist by operating in only a five or six mile radius around its costly brick and mortar facility, while offering a product nobody really wants to buy and hoping they are able to get two or three customers a week. Think about it for a moment and you'll probably agree that this old and tired business model is dead. It makes no sense for the consumer.
Transportation and Technology
A New Business Model
As part of our precision funeral platform, we have built the ChurchFunerals Direct Network, which is a network of licensed funeral homes, funeral directors and churches. By conducting funerals in local churches, we have stripped the brick and mortar expenses out of the cost of a traditional funeral.
And by using modern day inventions such as today's transportation and technology, we have expanded the area served by each of the licensed funeral homes in our network in order to leverage their excess capacity. That means they get to do a lot more funerals every week, not just the one or two they had been doing.
Because of their increased volume, they can charge significantly less per funeral and still earn more profit overall; all while conducting your traditional, full-service funeral in a church right in your own community. That means you'll get a traditional, full-service funeral that your loved one deserves, and often at a price that is less than the cost of cremation.
So when death occurs don't shortchange the memory of your loved one by skimping on a funeral, or worse, having them cremated. Give them the traditional, full-service funeral that they deserve. Today, with ChurchFunerals Direct, it is the affordable option for your family.
Because we are a platform for consumers and our purpose is to reduce the costs of complete full-service funerals, only a limited number of select funeral homes and funeral directors are admitted into our network.
By consolidating the funeral market, we are grabbing market share and directing it to the excess capacity of select funeral homes in the ChurchFunerals Direct Network. The result for the consumer is a better funeral experience at a much lower cost, often less than half of what you would pay somewhere else.
However, just because a particular funeral home is not a member of our network does not mean that it is a bad funeral home. It only means that you'll likely pay a lot more, often twice as much, for the same full-service funeral that you would get through ChurchFunerals Direct.
With the development of our national precision funeral booking platform, we are re-engineering the entire funeral industry infrastructure. The next new thing is here.

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Dynasty Warriors 9 will be launching in early 2018.
Koei Tecmo Europe has revealed the launch window for the upcoming Dynasty Warriors 9 as part of Tokyo Game Show 2017.
The game will be coming in early 2018 and, as revealed last month, will launch on Playstation 4, Xbox One and PC.
Further to the announcement a trailer was released, detailing some of the new features available in the game.
As well as giving a glimpse of the game's Three Kingdoms narrative and a number of new environments, a brand new feature called the State Combo system is introduced.
This feature offers up a whole host of diverse attacks that adapt whilst you play.
Flow Attacks create combos that change depending on the enemy's active position, Reactive Attacks are versatile counter-moves, and Trigger Attacks forcibly change an enemy's state depending on the buttons you press.
Dynasty Warriors 9 looks to be a bold new step in the franchise, as the game is going fully open-world, allowing you to explore China with grappling hooks and free running whilst you tackle the main story.
A new character called Xu Sheng was also revealed, a "charismatic general" of the Wu Kingdom.
For more on Dynasty Warriors 9, check out a few screenshots and details from the upcoming title.
Jordan Oloman is a Freelance Writer for IGN, excited to see Guan Yu free-run in open-world China.


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Vigneault, Francois – Bird Brain #2
Bird Brain #2
If anybody out there hates birds, it's probably best to move along to the next review. Who hates birds? Well, somebody is bound to, right? People either hate or love all sorts of things that seem to mild to me to feel strongly about either way. Anyway, this is another collection of birds Francois has observed and drawn in his travels. Birds that he has observed include herons, ospreys, tree swallows, hummingbirds, swallows, bald eagles, Candian geese, screech owls, warblers and a few more to leave you some surprises, as I have no idea what constitutes a spoiler in this sort of book. He does a masterful job of conveying the birds, but that's no surprise because he's also extremely gifted in drawing people. There's also a nice introspective author's note in the back detailing why he loves larger birds and how their sudden acts of violence remind him that our world, though appearing tame, really isn't far from that sort of thing. In case you think that this is simply a collection of bird drawings, well, no. He makes them funny on occasion and includes his observations throughout, so if you like his other stuff there's no reason in the world to think that you wouldn't like this one. And who doesn't like his other stuff? $2.50
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In an unsuccessful attempt to break out of her vampire mold, Theda Bara plays a sweet young thing in this picture adapted from the 1880 novel Moths by Ouida. Bara's character, Vere Herbert, lives with her wicked mother, Lady Dolly (Marie Curtis), who is living in sin with Lord Jura (Glen White). Although Vere is in love with an opera singer, Lucien Correze (Harry Hilliard), Lady Dolly convinces her that marrying the dissolute Prince Zouroff (Walter Law) will save her father's honor. But the Prince makes her miserable and insists on having his mistress, Jeanne deSonnaz (Caille Torrez), live with them. Vere won't stands for this and packs up her nurse (Alice Gale) to go live at the Prince's Siberian estate. Lucien wants Vere to divorce the Prince and marry him. However, a duel between the Prince and Lord Jura ends up killing both men, making this a moot point, and Lucien and Vera are free to marry. The novel's original ending, in which Lucien and Vere go live together without the benefit of a marriage certificate would have been more typical of Bara's style. But she was trying very hard to play the good girl in this picture (even though she apparently wouldn't give up the heavy kohl eyeliner, as stills from the film illustrate). This effort was poorly received (in reality, the thirty-something Bara was too old for this part, anyway), and the fact that the United States entered World War I the week it was released didn't help, either.


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Archives for May, 2016
Marketing technologist and former energy industry marketer Virginie Glaenzer discusses sustainability, open source content, customer experience, and what it means to be an "awakened brand."
Story expert Ron Ploof explains how brands (B2B and B2C alike) can create more effective marketing pieces by applying the fundamentals of storytelling to their content marketing.
Brand strategist Nick Westergaard discusses his new book, Get Scrappy: Smarter Digital Marketing for Businesses Big and Small, and explains how big businesses and startups alike can get more for their marketing dollars by doing more with less.
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How to Not Waste Your Time (and Money) at Tradeshows: David Spark on Marketing Smarts [Podcast]
David Spark, owner of brand journalism company Spark Media Solutions, shares practical tips from his book Three Feet From Seven Figures: One-on-One Engagement Techniques to Qualify More Leads at Trade Shows.


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Join David Hobby for an in-depth discussion in this video The photo shoot, part of Lighting with Flash: Sports from Action to Portraits.
this is a penalty shot, I'd come forward a little bit. …You guys need to warm up. Yeah I just did before we left. …Charge them. (LAUGH) Oh, this is going to be fun. …Male Let me shoot. Male So Eric, Mr Eric, whom you met …before, right? Over here? …He's going to be throwing balls like we do in practice a lot of the time, okay? …And you guys are going to be kind of on this side of the goal.…
And he's always going to throw 'em on that side of you, okay, so think going …out not with two hands necessarily, but going out with one hand and just trying …to get a hand on the ball, alright? We're going to, don't dive yet. …Just going to warm up a little bit, and take some pictures. …But when we get you diving, we're going to have a mattress out there so you …can literally splay like straight out over it, okay? …Male I'm just going to check the light first. …Wow, this looks good. Okay, so take a step over that way. …So Eric, you're going to be laying it up. Right in here, okay.…
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In the second half of the course, David photographs a group of fencers, transforming the bland lighting in a gym and freezing the athletes' action as they leap. Afterwards, he shoots a group portrait of the fencing club.
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A half-dozen of the 20 or so government staffers manning the new regional Disaster Recovery Assistance Center in Lake Luzerne sat idle for hours Saturday as not one person visited the center to seek help from the destruction of Tropical Storm Irene. The assistance center, located in the Lake Luzerne Town Hall on Rte. 9N, is to remain open and fully staffed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days per week into October. A wide variety of help is available from the agencies, not only with grants and low-income loans for rebuilding homes and businesses, but for temporary assistance with living expenses — and help in expediting replacement of vital legal documents.
More than 20 experts in disaster assistance, representing well over a dozen federal and state agencies, are now on duty at the new Disaster Recovery Center to aid local individuals and businesses, in Warren County and surrounding areas, recover from Tropical Storm Irene.
Seven days per week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
But on Saturday Aug. 17, the second day the center was open, these disaster aid workers were staring at the walls and chatting with each other.
Not one person had yet showed up at the center to request help.
Despite the lack of public turnout, Federal Emergency Management Agency spokesman Peter Lembessis said that he expects some traffic soon at the disaster aid center.
"Maybe they don't really know we're all here yet," he said, noting that the center will be open probably into October. "People may not yet know the extent of their losses."
Looking at the various agency personnel read books or gaze into space, Lembessis said he was pleased with the extensive outreach the state was offering, as well as his federal colleagues.
"I'm very impressed with the state," he said, "The range of services they've assigned to staff this center is outstanding."
Not only is FEMA offering grants of to up to $30,000 for individuals to reimburse damages to their primary homes, but they are offering additional sums up to $200,000 in low-interest loans for rebuilding.
Also, the state is offering weatherization grants to moderate-income families whose homes have suffered damage from hurricanes Irene and Lee. Qualifying families of modest income displaced by these storms are also eligible for low-income housing.
The federal Small Business Administration, agency representatives explained, is offering low-interest loans to enable homeowners to rebuild after suffering structure, real estate and personal property losses. Renters that were flooded out can receive these loans to reimburse their personal property losses.
Also, commercial property owners can receive loans up to $2 million to recover and rebuild, they said.
The Red Cross was also manning a table at the Luzerne Disaster Recovery Center. They were ready to offer food, clothing, shelter and other temporary assistance.
Ed Bartos of the state Department of Health was on hand to offer advice on the dangers of mold, spilled fuel, and health hazards routinely related to flooding. He was ready to help people decide if their homes were indeed habitable.
The Department of Labor was on hand to speed up unemployment claims based on job losses due to the storms.
Representatives from the state Department of Motor Vehicles were ready to help people obtain substitute drivers' licenses, vehicle registrations and car titles that might have washed away. They also were prepared, with a remote computer terminal, to take in license plates from vehicles that were submerged and now are junk.
The state Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance was on hand to help people apply for food stamps that were lost in the flood, or replace benefit verification letters.
The Warren County Social Services Department personnel were also on hand to help people with food stamps, temporary assistance, or to assist with their medical home care needs.
"We'll be here seven days a week to help whomever we can," said Colleen Mosher.
Dozens of area homeowners and business owners suffered millions of dollars worth of damage due to Tropical Storm Irene, which roared through the eastern Adirondacks Aug. 28, dumping up to eight inches of rain that swelled dozens of creeks that became raging rivers, ripping out bridges and highways, pushing houses off their foundations, flooding homes and businesses. High winds of the storm felled trees that sliced through homes, crushed vehicles and sank boats.
Looking at idle workers Saturday in the disaster outreach center, Lembessis said he hopes citizens with storm losses eventually show up.
"People up here just grab a hammer and fix things up — they may think it's too much of a hassle to file for aid, but all it takes is a visit and a phone call," he said.
Lembessis urged all with storm losses to call FEMA first at (800) 621-3362 to register and get a case number before they come to the center in person.
Then, they can get expert help, he said.
"We want people's houses to be safe, sanitary and livable," he said. "This is what we're providing."


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Desktop-as-a-Service Designed for Any Cloud ? Nutanix Frame
Here is a sample that would easily integrate with the outlook application and would respond to some usual events.
Even though there is documentation available for Outlook automation objects, the naming convention which is used is very confusing and misleading. Class 'Inspectors' can be used as a mail watcher to allow notification when a mail is opened by the user.
In the same way class 'Explorer' is used to display mails in the mail folder.
Now you know why we need this sample!!.
Note: You need to run this application only after opening Outlook.
// Following are the includes you might need to // find the actual location and modify following imports #import "C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Designer\\msaddndr.dll" #import "D:\\Microsoft Office\\Office\\Mso9.dll" #import "D:\\Microsoft Office\\Office\\Msoutl9.olb" ... // //connect to outlook & watch for some events if(m_outlook == 0) { if(m_outlook.CreateInstance(__uuidof(Outlook::Application)) == S_OK) { Outlook::_InspectorsPtr inspectors; //get inspectors and make event sink connection if(m_outlook->get_Inspectors(&inspectors) == S_OK) { //use helper method to sink into CEventSink::Advice( inspectors, GetIDispatch(FALSE), __uuidof(Outlook::InspectorsEvents)); } // // get explorer(mail listing window) // make event sink connetion new CEventSink(*this,m_outlook->ActiveExplorer()); } } ... // // when mail is opened in a seperate window(following // event is fired) void COutlooksampleDlg::NewInspector(IDispatch *disp) { // connect a event sink for this mail new CEventSink(*this,disp); } ... // // when mail shown in preview window void CEventSink::SelectionChange() { long count = 0; if(m_explorer != 0) { Outlook::SelectionPtr& selection =m_explorer->Selection; if(selection->get_Count(&count) == S_OK && count > 0) { Outlook::_MailItemPtr mailItem = selection->Item((short)1); //display this in edit box m_dlg.DisplayMailItem(mailItem); } } }
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Welcome to Fish, chips & gelato, a recipe and photography blog. Simple, flavoursome and straightforward recipes focused on (mostly) seasonal ingredients. Roberta is the author, cook, photographer and dishwasher, all the way from the North East (of Italy) to the Nort West (of England). She doesn't like: sardines, cupcakes and over-the-top fondants and icings. She likes: ricotta, leftovers, lemons and colourful food. She didn't used to like, but is coming round to the idea: fresh coriander, mint and mushrooms.
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The Kings
- Murray & Sam
- Murray Gray (Left) and Sam Commander (Right). Cousins. Murray from St.albans close to london. Sam from Brum (but now resides in Bridgnorth) close to Hell. Each week we will decide on a topic together then take a picture each based on that topic.Sam using a holga whilst Murray uses a digital camera. During the week we will not discuss our ideas for the photo,then see the contrast. Also we will give a link to a song that we feel fits the photos and theme (Click the pictures to enlarge them)
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text: Cape Town - Former Springbok lock Mark Andrews says the Boks should learn to play without calling on Bakkies Botha's number.Botha and Victor Matfield formed a legendary lock partnership over a number of years for South Africa, but with Matfield now retired and Botha plying his trade with Toulon in France, Andrews believes bringing Botha into the Springbok fold won't suffice."It's not the answer to bring Bakkies back. The younger locks should be given a chance to show their worth, especially with a new coach (Heyneke Meyer) for the Springboks," Andrews told the Volksblad newspaper.Andrews, however, feels Botha might still be useful when the Boks play arch rivals, the All Blacks."Bakkies is at the end of his career, but make no mistake, I'd want to have him in my team any time we play New Zealand."But the younger guys should now get a chance. I have the highest of regard for Bakkies but South Africa should learn to play without him."Andrews feels a number of locks in Super Rugby are good enough to easily step into the Springbok team."Andries Bekker, Eben Etzebeth (both Stormers), Anton Bresler (Sharks), Flip van der Merwe (Bulls) and even the young Paul Willemse from the Lions impressed me. Then there's also someone like Steven Sykes (Sharks) with heaps of experience," said Andrews.


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In a bid to help unemployed graduates in the country, the government have mapped out a plan to make B.sc Holders apply for the post of public bus drivers.
Although this hasn't been implemented, hot sexy Actress, Adunni Ade has taken law into her hands as she becomes a bus conductor. In an insta-snap on posted by the Actress today, 1st of November, she was spotted conducting a public transport (Danfo) while beckoning passengers to come into the bus. See pictures below:


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I'm in love…but it's not the kind of love we see on T.V.
He doesn't bring me flowers or shower me with gifts. He doesn't pour his heart out to me on a regular basis. He doesn't say "I love you" often but when he does I KNOW he means it.
For months I have been fighting this feeling. This is not what I thought love would look like. Isn't it supposed to induce some grand gesture? Aren't I supposed to feel elated and have butterflies in my stomach? That's what society has taught me. He's not supposed to disappoint me, right?
I don't know exactly what love is supposed to look or feel like but I'm sure the answer doesn't lie in media/societal portrayals. What I do know is that I derive pleasure from making him smile. What I do know is that our love is comprised of a mutual respect, passionate discussions, and a strong desire to see each other happy (whether we are together or apart).
Love doesn't look at all like I thought it would... but I am grateful to have it.
Rest Assured, Your Love Is Closer Than You Think...
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I had one today. Ella is sick again, she has a virus that is causing a painful cough, pink eye and lots of gas/tummy pains. She is crying, having a lot of seizures and just seems uncomfortable. Things are hard right now. I understand that this will pass and she will get better, but when Ella gets sick I worry. We were in the doctor's office for the 2nd time this week, Ella was coughing and crying and I was trying to calm her. There was a woman in the office that was staring over her magazine. I tried my usual tricks to get her to stop staring–smiling at her and staring back–it didn't work. Finally, I looked right her and said "Hello, how are you?" (not in a nice voice.) She looked at me like I was crazy said "Hello," stopped staring and returned to her magazine. I know that I should have handled this better. I feel terrible when I act out, it does no good for anyone involved. I get flushed and flustered, Ella feels my emotion, stiffens up and cries more and I am sure that the women in the office didn't think twice about what happened.
Ella is doing ok–she is on nebulizer treatments for the slight wheezing in her lungs and Tylenol helps with the painful cough. What can they give a Mommy that is feeling a little bitchy? Chocolate?


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Message Recap
After recognizing our wonderful Rock heroes on this Memorial Day weekend, Pastor Mickey filled in for Miles to give an insightful message about the meaning of communion.
As Christians, we take communion, but sometimes we lose its full meaning. (Don't feel alone in this; the Jews did the same thing with Passover in 2 Kings).
Pastor Mickey introduced today's message with a story about a babysitter who had been on the phone while the 3-year-old was asleep. Without her knowing, the child had woken up and wandered back to the pool. The babysitter was still on the phone when the neighbor's dog came to the front door, barking and scratching. When she opened the door, this wet dog rushed through the house to the pool. The sitter realized something was wrong and discovered with horror that the child was not asleep in his bed. She followed the dog and found the child next to the pool. In a panic, she called 911. The firefighters came quickly and were able to revive the child.
Afterward, they determined that when the child had fallen into the pool, the dog jumped over the fence, pulled him out (as evidenced by the front of his shirt), and then went to the front door to alert the sitter. Sometimes even stories of crisis can have happy endings.
The communion story is one of these. At first, it is wrought with unexpected turmoil and dismay; it seems that a happy ending is impossible.
When the disciples are having the Last Supper with Jesus, they don't know that it's the Last Supper. In Luke 22:8, Jesus tell Peter and John to prepare a place for the meal. He also tells them to find a man carrying a pitcher of water (v. 10). They do these things and get everything ready for the meal-all except one thing. In these days, a person would be posted to would wash the feet of the guests coming in to eat. (This was necessary after walking about all day on dirt roads wearing only sandals!) Upon realizing this at the time of the meal (or having planned it this way Himself), Jesus Himself, the Son of God, washes the feet of His disciples in an amazing and humble demonstration of His service and love for them. He sets an example of how we are to treat each other.
In verses 18 and 19, Jesus declares this to be the last time He will drink and eat 'until the kingdom of God comes.' As He breaks the bread and shares the wine, He reminds us what the Passover, and now the communion, is all about.
The communion is a humbling celebration, reminding us that Jesus' sacrifice freed us from the bondage of slavery and death.
The disciples probably feel some confusion and anxiety at hearing that they will soon be separated from their Master. Shock, disappointment, and fear will undoubtedly follow as they watch Him be accused, suffer and die. But the story doesn't end there. There is purpose in this painful process, and the ultimate happy ending: Jesus died for our sins so that we may gain access to heaven for all eternity!
There is no other way for this to happen. Jesus had to pay the price for our sin with His own life. But the reward is sweet! The communion is a humbling celebration, reminding us that Jesus' sacrifice freed us from the bondage of slavery and death. The next time you take communion in honor of Jesus and broken body and shed blood, don't forget to celebrate the happy ending and take joy in the gift!
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The Journalism Program eliminated its pre-major requirements in spring 2012. Students who wish to earn a bachelor's degree in Journalism declare this major during their freshman or subsequent years, and also must declare and complete a second major. The program offers personal advising to help each student complete the two majors in four or fewer years.
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Journalism 101: Introduction to Journalism (3 credit hours). This Miami Plan course introduces issues facing news media in a democratic society. These include ethics, law, and press performance in the context of news criticism and journalism history. Students explore several journalistic modes and a variety of careers in journalism. They learn critical news consumption and several basic writing styles.
Journalism 201: News Reporting and Writing I (3). Introduces basic news gathering, interviewing and writing techniques for print and web. Field Trip to WCPO-TVThe emphasis is on learning and practicing interviewing skills, journalistic research techniques, article organization, storytelling techniques, and reporting for visual and multimedia elements, as well as media ethics and libel.
Journalism 202: News Writing and Reporting II (3). Introduces students to the broadcast reporting and writing process, and helps them understand how and why broadcast differs from other media formats. The writing-intensive course also introduces radio and television production techniques. Prerequisite: JRN 201.
Journalism 280: Introduction to Literary Journalism (3). Acquaints students with the genre of literary journalism – first as readers, then as writers. The genre – known also as creative nonfiction and narrative nonfiction – includes such works as John Hersey's "Hiroshima," Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" and Joan Didion's "Slouching Towards Bethlehem." These works combine the painstaking research and observations of the reporter and historian (even the anthropologist and sociologist) with the narrative techniques of the novelist. It is journalism in its most sophisticated and artful form.
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Journalism 303: Online Journalism (3). Students edit videoFocuses on the theory and practice of online journalism. Topics include the current forms and social impact of online news, and the creative potential of the internet as a news medium. Students develop online multimedia news projects. Prerequisite: JRN 201. Cross-listed with IMS 303.
Journalism 314: Digital Video Reporting (3). Advanced-level coursework emphasizing digital video writing, reporting and editing. Students will learn to produce video news stories across broadcast television and mobile platforms. Prerequisite: COM 211 and JRN 202, major status, or permission of instructor.
Journalism 316: Editing and Design (3). Introduces students to the concepts and practices involved in presenting news, with emphasis on journalistic storytelling through combining words and images. Topics include editing, design and visual storytelling. Prerequisite: JRN 201.
Journalism 318: Advanced Storytelling in Journalism (3). The art and craft of telling in-depth stories that inform, engage, compel and entertain. These techniques involve reporting and writing alike, and they can be put to use in magazines, newspapers, books, websites, documentary film and multimedia formats. Prerequisite: JRN 201.
Journalism 333: International Journalism (3). Focuses on the role of journalists and the press in other countries, as well as the practice of being an American reporter working abroad. Prerequisite: JRN 201.
Journalism 340: Journalism Internship (1-3). Internships can be arranged at an array of print, broadcast and web news media, both locally and nationally, during the semester or over winter or summer breaks. Contact Journalism Internship Coordinator Patricia Gallagher Newberry.
Journalism 350: Specialized Journalism (3). Specialized reporting seminars are offered on a rotating basis. They include Sports Journalism, Newsroom Leadership, Political Reporting, Reporting on Business, Reporting on the Environment and Science, and Reporting on Arts and Culture. JRN 350W is offered through Miami's Florence, Italy, summer program for students of all majors to report on European culture and travel.
Journalism 412: Public Affairs Reporting (3). This course focuses on reporting news generated in public forums, including city councils, school boards and courts. Students cover breaking events (meetings, trials, etc.), then go beyond the vote/verdict to develop enterprise stories on underlying civic issues that affect people's lives. Prerequisite: JRN 202.
Journalism 415: Practicum in Television Journalism (4). Practicum experience in which students write, report and produce a television newscast aired on Oxford's cable television system. Participate in and evaluate all aspects of television news gathering and reporting process. Cross-listed with COM 415. Prerequisite: COM 211, COM 245, and either JRN 314 or applied journalism experience.
Journalism 418: Critical Writing in Journalism (3). Theory and practice in reviewing books, stage productions, motion pictures and concerts for mass media. Prerequisite: JRN 201.
Journalism 421: Capstone in Journalism (3). A senior-level seminar with topics that vary each year and focus on specific depth aspects of journalism, such as investigative reporting, law, ethics, history or literary nonfiction. Prerequisite: JRN 202 and senior standing.
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Davis VisitPITTSBURGH predicts the Steel City's upcoming event and conference schedule should pump millions of dollars into the local economy in the coming year. The tourism nonprofit announced their fall lineup Thursday at the Marriott City Center. The lineup has a variety of events, including the Pittsburgh Irish Festival Sept. 8-10, Doors Open Pittsburgh Oct. 7-8 and the PNC Broadway series, which opens October 17. There are also holiday-themed events planned like ScareHouse and A Very Pittsburgh Christmas. VisitPittsburgh Says Conventions Could Drive A Record-Breaking Tourism Year By Mike Richards • Aug 13, 2015 A sweltering Steel City summer may be one for the record books, according to VisitPittsburgh Executive Vice President Jason Fulvi. The group hosted its annual "Fall Forecast" at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center on Thursday to inform locals of upcoming fall and winter events and to highlight the economic impact of tourists at large. About 130 people attended. 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Teaching to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards August 17, 2010
Next Generation Sunshine State Standards Eliminates: Mile wide, inch deep curriculum Constant repetition Emphasizes: Automatic Recall of basic facts Computational fluency Knowledge and skills with understanding
Grade LevelOld GLE's NGSSS K67 11 1 st 7814 2 nd 8421 3 rd 8817 4 th 8921 5 th 7723 6 th 7819 7 th 8922 8 th 9319
Implementation Schedule for NGSSS 2008 - 20092009 - 20102010 - 2011 Original FCAT (FT Items) New FCAT SF (2004) New Adoption K - 2nd 2007 Standards 3rd 2007 Standards w/ transitions 2007 Standards w/ transitions 2007 Standards 4th 1996 Standards 2007 Standards w/ transitions 2007 Standards 5th 1996 Standards 2007 Standards
MA.3.A.2.1 Subje ct Grade Level Body of Knowled ge Big Idea/ Supporti ng Idea Benchma rk Coding Scheme for NGSSS MA.3.A.2.1
Intent of the Standards The intent of the standards is to provide a "focused" curriculum. The intent of the standards is to provide a "focused" curriculum. How do we make sense of teaching deeply? How do we make sense of teaching deeply? Think of a swimming pool. Think of a swimming pool.
Cognitive Complexity Low Complexity Relies heavily on the recall and recognition; computation Moderate Complexity Involves flexible thinking and usually multiple operations; problem solving High Complexity Requires more abstract reasoning, planning, analysis, judgment, and creative thought; multiple representations
Topics not Chapters
Four-Part Lesson 1. 1. Daily Spiral Review: Problem of Day 2. 2. Interactive Learning: Purpose, Prior Knowledge 3. 3. Visual Learning: Vocabulary, Instruction, Practice 4. 4. Close, Assess, Differentiate: Centers, HW
Conceptual Understanding
Old Instruction vs New Instruction
NCTM Process Standards Problem Solving – –Developing perseverance – –Examples by grade level, Model drawing – –Teacher's role Reasoning and Proof – –Mathematical conjectures – –Examples and counterexamples – –Examples by grade level
NCTM Process Standards Communication – –Read, write, listen, think, and communicate/discuss – –Tool for understanding and explaining – –Increased use of math vocabulary – –Examples of rich problems by grade level
NCTM Process Standards Connections – –Equivalence: fraction/decimal, cm/m – –Other content areas, science – –Real World contexts Representation – –Model Drawing
Number Sense = 5
The importance of developing number sense in a gradual sequence Activities that build upon one another for students to gain a better sense of number relationships Counting, which involves the skills of orally reciting numerals, matching and writing numerals to identify the quantity and understanding the concepts of more than, less than and equal to Participants will explore …
Students Receive Information Students Apply Their Learning Active Learning Pyramid
Instructional Strategies NCTM Math Process Standards: – –Problem Solving – –Representation – –Communication – –Connections - -Reasoning and Proof Cooperative learning, emergent literacy instruction, the use of manipulative materials, and think-pair-share will be highlighted
Examining the Standards MA.K.A.1.1 Represent quantities with numbers up to 20, verbally, in writing, and with manipulatives. (Moderate)
Examining the Standards MA.1.A.1.1 Model addition and subtraction situations using the concepts of "part- whole", "adding to," "taking away from", "comparing," and "missing addend". (Moderate)
Examining the Standards MA.2.A.2.1 Recall basic addition and related subtraction facts. (Low) MA.2.A.1.1 Identify relationships between the digits and their place values through the thousands, including counting by tens and hundreds. (Moderate)
Write down the last two digits of the year you were born. (A) Divide that number by 4 and ignore any remainder. (B) Write down the day of the month you were born. (C) Which Day of the Week Were You Born? 26
Sunday1Jan/Oct1 Monday2May2 Tuesday3August3 Wednesday4Feb/Mar/Nov4 Thursday5June5 Friday6Sept/Dec6 Saturday0Apr/July0 Find the number of the month you were born from the Month Table. (D) Add A + B + C + D 27
Divide this total by seven and use the remainder to see which day you were born on from the table 28 Sunday1Jan/Oct1 Monday2May2 Tuesday3August3 Wednesday4Feb/Mar/Nov4 Thursday5June5 Friday6Sept/Dec6 Saturday0Apr/July0
What are your thoughts about this activity? Were you amazed at the outcome? What would be the depth of knowledge for this activity? Justify your answer. Which Day of the Week Were You Born?
Foundational Number Concepts Inclusion-If you ask a child to bring you 5 toy trucks and he brings you the fifth truck that he counts, he may not understand that all 5 trucks are included in the entire set of trucks. The fifth truck is only part of the set. One-to-One Correspondence -The matching of one number to one object. Children who call numbers at a faster or slower rate than they are able to point to, may not yet have mastered the skill.
Conservation of Number -Children have acquired conservation of number when, for example, they recognize that a group of objects clustered tightly together still contains the same number of objects when spread over a larger area. Number Sense and Relationships - Just like learning to read, learning to count requires numerous opportunities for purposeful counting. Foundational Number Concepts
Table Talk Activity: What do you know about five? The answer is 5, what is the question? Give Me Five!
Sets of Five Write the number 1 on an index card Place the card on the table Place one counter above the card Write another number card that is one more than the first number Place the appropriate number of counters above that card Continue until you have sets of 1-5
Developing "Five-ness" Read the article, " Developing 'Five-ness' in Kindergarten" and highlight the meaningful points. Discuss highlighted points with table partners. Compare learning experiences identified in the article, with your past instructional strategies. How does the depth of knowledge in the 'Five- ness" activities compare to the 'Day of the Week" activity?
Create a Picture Create a picture using up to 5 colors. Complete the sentence below and write it on the bottom of the picture. I used _______different colors in my picture.
Five Frame
Word Problems: Compare Sally has 4 apples. Jimmy has the same. How many apples does Jimmy have? Sally has 4 apples. She has 3 more than Jimmy. How many does Jimmy have now?
Game Dot Cards 1-5 Shuffle the cards and give a set to each group. One person takes a card, the others find a card that is fewer or more than. Repeat so every one gets a turn.
Marilyn Burns, 2005 The standard for mathematics should be the same as the standard for reading-bringing meaning to the printed symbols. In both situations, skills and understanding must go hand in hand. The challenge is how do we help students develop meaning and make sense of what they do?" Discuss Marilyn Burns' purpose in the statement above.
Why Connect Mathematics and Literature? Mathematics and literature bring order to the world around us Math and literature classify objects Math and literature emphasize problem solving skills Math and literature involve relationships and patterns Literacy, Libraries and Learning Literacy, Libraries and Learning 40
Read the text aloud Draw a number line on chart paper sequenced from 0 to 10 Place the appropriate amount of sticky dots above the line to represent each counting number Count the number of sticky dots above each number Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews 41
Make Ten Black Dots Book index cards black dots Materials number word numeral corresponding dots Instructions
Create a foldable book similar to the one in the story Complete this on a separate sheet of paper – –We each needed _____ dots. – –I got my answer by _____. – –The entire class needed ____ dots. – –I know that because _______. What are the different ways that young learners will complete these tasks? Ten Black Dots Book
Find a partner from another group Count the number of dots together Explain how your books are similar and different In what ways might you revise current instructional strategies to incorporate the in- depth understanding intended by the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards? Ten Black Dots Book
one 1 two 2 three 3 four 4 five 5 six 6 seven 7 eight 8 nine 9 ten 10 Ten Black Dots
Ten Frame Grid
"Show Me" 10 Frame Activity Show me 4 objects on the 10 frame. How many counters are on the 10 frame? Show me 2 more, what is the number now? How many more to make 10? Show me seven. Show me 1 more, what is the number now? Show me 2 less, what is the number now? How many more to make 10? Using 2 ten frames, show me 13. Show me 5 more, what is the number now? Show me 6 less, what is the number now/ How can you make 20? How does the depth of knowledge in the "Show Me" activity compare to the "Five-ness" activity?
Make a "Ten Bead" Bracelet
How are the process standards of problem solving, representation, communication, reasoning and proof, and connections addressed in the previous activities? How will allowing students to think for themselves impact their computational fluency? Debriefing: 49
Looking back at the benchmarks discussed, what background knowledge must children know in order to meet the requirements of this standard? How might you utilize manipulatives to support conceptual depth and understanding? Debriefing: 50
Debriefing: How will you assess students' understanding of the benchmark, MA.K.A.1.1? What other benchmarks in grades K-2, are related to this benchmark? In what ways might you revise current instructional strategies to incorporate the in- depth understanding intended by the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards?
Addition and Subtraction Strategies Participants will explore … – –The use of invented strategies to solve multi- digit addition and subtraction problems – –The use of Base 10 blocks, partial sums, and differences to solve multi-digit addition problems – –The empty number line as a method to focus on place value when solving subtraction problems
Invented Strategies Overview These strategies are personal and flexible for the students Students will solve the same problem in different ways that make sense to them "There is mounting evidence that children both in and out of school can construct methods for adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers without explicit instruction." (Carpenter, et al., 1998, p. 4)
The Standard Algorithm 27 + 46 You're not allowed to use it today
Problem 1 The two scout troops went on a field trip. There were 46 girl scouts and 38 boy scouts. How many scouts went on the trip? – –Van de Walle, 2007, p. 223
Problem 2 Sam had 46 baseball cards. He went to a card show and got some more cards for his collection. Now he has 73 cards. How many cards did Sam buy at the card show? – –Van de Walle, 2007, p. 223
Problem 3 There were 84 children on the playground. The 37 second-grade students came in first. How many children were still outside? – –Van de Walle, 2007 p. 225
Problem 4 Tommy was on page 67 of his book. Then he read 58 more pages. How many pages did Tommy read in all? – –Van de Walle, 2007, p. 222
What do you think? What are the advantages of using invented strategies? What are the disadvantages of using invented strategies? What depth of knowledge does this activity lead to?
Getting Students to Invent Their Own Strategies Utilize word problems -Notice the wording involved in the previous problems Allow plenty of time Listen to different strategies Have students explain their methods Record verbal explanations for others to model Pose problems to be solved mentally
Transitioning to "New" Standard Algorithms Using Base -10 Blocks for Addition – –For each problem, one person of the pair should be the "doer" and the other person the "recorder." – –Keep a "written record" to translate what you do with the blocks into a paper-and- pencil algorithm.
Base-10 Blocks as a Model 10 1 11 111 111 11 1 1 1 1 + Problem 1: 27 + 58 Problem 2: 24 + 46 Problem 3: 17 + 34
Partial Sums 32 +29 11 +50 61 32 + 29 = (30 + 2) + (20 + 9) = (2 + 9) + (30 +20) = 11 + 50 = 61
Partial Sums: Focus on Place Value 32 32 +29 11 +50 61 32 + 29 = (30 + 2) + (20 + 9) = (2 + 9) + (30 + 20) = 11 + 50 = 61
Partial Sums 3276 + 4785 7000 900 150 + 11 8061
Using Base-10 Blocks for Subtraction Using Base-10 blocks and place-value charts to develop the traditional algorithm for subtraction. Problem 1: 73 – 26 Problem 2: 60 – 32
Partial Differences 73 -26 73 – 26 = (70 + 3) – (20 + 6) = (60 + 13) – (20 + 6)= (60 – 20) + (13 – 6)= 40 + 7 = 47 1360 7 + 40 47
Jigsaw Strategy: The Empty Number Line Divide into dyads Read your half of the article (5 min.) Highlight important ideas When ready, share your ideas with your partner What was surprising or interesting within your group discussion?
Developing Two-Digit Subtraction Using the Empty Number Line Be ready to describe the child's strategy to your partner What depth of knowledge is exhibited in this strategy? Video Link: http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.ph p?viewkey=05f243646d6f1e199f0b http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.ph p?viewkey=05f243646d6f1e199f0b
Examine the Big Ideas related to the Base-10 Number system across Grades K - 2. – –How is the content across the grade levels related? How does the content progress to a deeper level of understanding? – –How does the content prepare students for more advanced mathematics? – –How do the prior activities support children to get to the depth of knowledge identified by the State (Moderate – DOK2)? Studying the Standards 70
How might you use the strategies/methods discussed today in your classroom? What do you expect your students to find challenging about invented and standard methods for addition and subtraction? What misconceptions might students hold about addition and subtraction that you will need to address? What can I do tomorrow morning? Teaching the Content 71
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