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List Order Popularity Alphabetical IMDb Rating Number of Votes Release Date Runtime Date Added
1. The Big Lebowski (1998)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Crime
Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi
2. Back to the Future (1985)
PG | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover
Votes: 943,199 | Gross: $210.61M
3. The Majestic (2001)
PG | 152 min | Drama, Romance
Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey DeMunn
4. Mr. Toy
Biography, Drama | Announced
The story of Marvin Glass, the inventor of popular children's games such as Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Lite Brite, Operation, and Mouse Trap.
5. Terminator Salvation (2009)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In 2018, a mysterious new weapon in the war against the machines, half-human and half-machine, comes to John Connor on the eve of a resistance attack on Skynet. But whose side is he on, and can he be trusted?
Director: McG | Stars: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood
6. Independence Day (1996)
The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell
7. Jumanji (1995)
PG | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped for decades in it and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game.
Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, Bonnie Hunt, Jonathan Hyde
8. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
As Scott Lang balances being both a Super Hero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.
Director: Peyton Reed | Stars: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña, Walton Goggins
9. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
R | 92 min | Comedy
When their new next-door neighbors turn out to be a sorority even more debaucherous than the fraternity previously living there, Mac and Kelly team with their former enemy, Teddy, to bring the girls down.
Director: Nicholas Stoller | Stars: Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Chloë Grace Moretz
10. The Promotion (2008)
Two assistant managers of a corporate grocery store vie for a coveted promotion.
Director: Steve Conrad | Stars: Seann William Scott, John C. Reilly, Chris Conrad, Rick Gonzalez
11. American Loser (2007)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
A dramatic comedy about a self-induced attention-deficit disordered, learning disabled, Tourette's syndrome suffering, balance impaired, alcoholic young man from the Upper East Side of ... See full summary »
Director: Tod Harrison Williams | Stars: Seann William Scott, Gretchen Mol, Deirdre O'Connell, Kevin Conway
12. Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Sport
A hockey player plagued by injuries is confronted with the possibility of retirement when a tough new player challenges his status as the league's top enforcer.
Director: Jay Baruchel | Stars: Seann William Scott, Alison Pill, Marc-André Grondin, Liev Schreiber
13. 9/11 (2017)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama
A group of five people find themselves trapped in an elevator in the World Trade Center's North Tower on 9/11. They work together, never giving up hope, to try to escape before the unthinkable happens.
Director: Martin Guigui | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Gina Gershon, Whoopi Goldberg, Luis Guzmán
14. Dazed and Confused (1993)
R | 102 min | Comedy
The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Jason London, Wiley Wiggins, Matthew McConaughey, Rory Cochrane
Votes: 147,630 | Gross: $7.99M
15. Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 88 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
Planet Express sees a hostile takeover and Bender falls into the hands of criminals where he is used to fulfill their schemes.
Director: Dwayne Carey-Hill | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille
16. Futurama: Bender's Game (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 88 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Planet Express crew get trapped in a fantasy world.
17. Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008 Video)
The Planet Express crew discovers a tentacle covered, planet sized alien that wishes to copulate with it all the inhabitants of Earth.
Director: Peter Avanzino | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille
18. Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009 Video)
Not Rated | 89 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Dark forces older than time itself are on the attack, hell-bent on stopping the dawn of a wondrous new green age. Don't you hate when that happens? Even more shocking: Bender's in love with... See full summary »
19. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
R | 133 min | Drama
A criminal pleads insanity after getting into trouble again and once in the mental institution rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Will Sampson, Michael Berryman
20. Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017)
R | 108 min | Biography, Drama
The story of psychologist William Moulton Marston, and his polyamorous relationship with his wife and their mistress who would inspire his creation of the superheroine, Wonder Woman.
Director: Angela Robinson | Stars: Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall, Bella Heathcote, Connie Britton
21. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
R | 134 min | Drama, Romance
The story of a forbidden and secretive relationship between two cowboys, and their lives over the years.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams, Randy Quaid
22. The Fighter (I) (2010)
R | 116 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.
Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo
23. Last Flag Flying (2017)
R | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Thirty years after they served together in Vietnam, a former Navy Corpsman Larry "Doc" Shepherd re-unites with his old buddies, former Marines Sal Nealon and Reverend Richard Mueller, to bury his son, a young Marine killed in the Iraq War.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne, Steve Carell, J. Quinton Johnson
24. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
Four teenagers are sucked into a magical video game, and the only way they can escape is to work together to finish the game.
Director: Jake Kasdan | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart, Jack Black
25. Logan (2017)
R | 137 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a future where mutants are nearly extinct, an elderly and weary Logan leads a quiet life. But when Laura, a mutant child pursued by scientists, comes to him for help, he must get her to safety.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook
26. Toy Story 4 (2019)
G | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a new toy called "Forky" joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy.
Director: Josh Cooley | Stars: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale
Votes: 63,310 | Gross: $346.65M
27. Deadpool 2 (2018)
R | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (AKA. Deadpool), brings together a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy with supernatural abilities from the brutal, time-traveling cyborg, Cable.
Director: David Leitch | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison
28. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Peter Parker balances his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens with his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man, and finds himself on the trail of a new menace prowling the skies of New York City.
Director: Jon Watts | Stars: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei
29. Hostiles (2017)
R | 134 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
In 1892, a legendary Army Captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory.
Director: Scott Cooper | Stars: Scott Shepherd, Rosamund Pike, Ava Cooper, Stella Cooper
30. Get Him to the Greek (2010)
R | 109 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music
Director: Nicholas Stoller | Stars: Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Elisabeth Moss, Rose Byrne
31. A Dog's Purpose (2017)
PG | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A dog looks to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes and owners.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Josh Gad, Dennis Quaid, Peggy Lipton, Bryce Gheisar
32. Cast Away (2000)
PG-13 | 143 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Paul Sanchez, Lari White
33. X-Men (2000)
In a world where mutants (evolved super-powered humans) exist and are discriminated against, two groups form for an inevitable clash: the supremacist Brotherhood, and the pacifist X-Men.
Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen
34. The Social Network (2010)
PG-13 | 120 min | Biography, Drama
Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site. That would become known as Facebook but is later sued by two brothers who claimed he stole their idea, and the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara
35. The Maze Runner (2014)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow "runners" for a shot at escape.
Director: Wes Ball | Stars: Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter, Thomas Brodie-Sangster
36. What Men Want (2019)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A woman is boxed out by the male sports agents in her profession, but gains an unexpected edge over them when she develops the ability to hear men's thoughts.
Director: Adam Shankman | Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Kristen Ledlow, Josh Brener, Kellan Lutz
37. Welcome to Marwen (2018)
PG-13 | 116 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Steve Carell, Falk Hentschel, Matt O'Leary, Nikolai Witschl
38. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
PG | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After the Rebels are brutally overpowered by the Empire on the ice planet Hoth, Luke Skywalker begins Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued by Darth Vader.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams
Votes: 1,058,622 | Gross: $290.48M
39. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
After a daring mission to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebels dispatch to Endor to destroy the second Death Star. Meanwhile, Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side without falling into the Emperor's trap.
Director: Richard Marquand | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams
40. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Three years into the Clone Wars, the Jedi rescue Palpatine from Count Dooku. As Obi-Wan pursues a new threat, Anakin acts as a double agent between the Jedi Council and Palpatine and is lured into a sinister plan to rule the galaxy.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Samuel L. Jackson
41. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates an assassination attempt on the senator and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Lee
42. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their old glory.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd
43. Schindler's List (1993)
R | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall
Votes: 1,095,983 | Gross: $96.07M
44. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
R | 178 min | Western
A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Aldo Giuffrè
45. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
R | 116 min | Drama, War
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Baldwin
46. The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
R | 98 min | Biography, Drama, War
A major league baseball player, Moe Berg, lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services.
Director: Ben Lewin | Stars: Paul Rudd, Pierfrancesco Favino, Tom Wilkinson, Connie Nielsen
Votes: 4,873 | Gross: $0.71M
47. A Scanner Darkly (2006)
R | 100 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr., Rory Cochrane
48. Pay the Ghost (2015)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A professor frantically searches for his son who was abducted during a Halloween carnival.
Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Veronica Ferres, Lyriq Bent
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Kara Denby (* 28. Mai 1986 in Northridge, Kalifornien) ist eine US-amerikanische Freistilschwimmerin die derzeit an der Auburn University Veterinärmedizin studiert.

Werdegang
Sie trainiert derzeit mit dem Auburn University Schwimmteam, wo sie von Richard Quick und Dorsey Walker gecoacht wird. Seit 2007 erreicht sie ständig Spitzenplatzierungen bei US-amerikanische Schwimmveranstaltungen. Die internationale Schwimmszene wurde vor allem nach dem Gewinn des Weltmeistertitels in Weltrekordzeit mit der 4 × 100-m-Lagenstaffel auf sie aufmerksam.

Für die Olympischen Sommerspiele 2008 in Peking konnte sich Denby noch nicht qualifizieren, da sie bei den US-Olympiatrials auf der 50-m-Freistilstrecke nur den fünften Platz belegte, obwohl sie dabei ihre persönliche Bestzeit verbesserte.

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Persönliche Bestleistungen

Langbahn
 50 m Freistil – 25,12 s (6. Juli 2008 in Omaha)
 100 m Freistil – 54,96 s (3. Juli 2008 in Omaha)

Kurzbahn
 100 m Freistil – 53,00 s (11. April 2008 in Manchester)

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 Profil bei der Auburn University (englisch)

Schwimmer (Vereinigte Staaten)
Weltmeister (Schwimmen)
US-Amerikaner
Geboren 1986
Frau
Universiadesieger (Schwimmen)
Teilnehmer der Sommer-Universiade 2007
Universiadeteilnehmer (Vereinigte Staaten)

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Dino Drpić est un footballeur international croate né le 26 mai 1981 à Zagreb.

Biographie

Lors d'un talk-show à la télévision croate, la femme de Dino Drpić, Nives Celzijus, a affirmé avoir réalisé un fantasme de son mari: faire l'amour dans le rond central du stade Maksimir, antre du Dinamo Zagreb. Le club a alors décidé de placer le joueur sur la liste des transferts, et Dino Drpić a été transféré au club allemand de Karlsruhe.

Palmarès
  Dinamo Zagreb
 Vainqueur du Championnat de Croatie en 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008 et 2009.
 Vainqueur de la Coupe de Croatie en 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007 et 2008.
 Vainqueur de la Supercoupe de Croatie en 2002, 2003 et 2006.

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Footballeur international croate
Joueur du Dinamo Zagreb
Joueur du Karlsruher SC
Joueur de l'AEK Athènes
Joueur du Volyn Loutsk
Joueur du HNK Rijeka
Naissance en mai 1981
Naissance à Zagreb
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Focus Insider
Making Dreams Come True: Directing The High Note
A Q&A with filmmaker Nisha Ganatra
Focus Features 06.09.2020
Set in Los Angeles' dazzling music scene, The High Note—which is now available at home on demand—follows two women at very different places in their careers. Maggie (Dakota Johnson), who works as music icon Grace Davis' (Tracee Ellis Ross) personal assistant, is hungry to start her journey as a music producer. Davis, on the other hand, yearns to rekindle the passion she had as a young artist. In learning to trust themselves and follow their dreams, both women discover how much they also need each other. To bring out the film's special heart and humor, the film's producers turned to Nisha Ganatra. "She was the perfect match for this film," exclaimed the film's screenwriter Flora Greeson. "Nisha's very good at telling very nuanced, smart, funny, sweet movies about women and how they go about in the world, and how they relate to each other."
After making a splash with her debut comedy Chutney Popcorn in 1999, Ganatra honed her skills in both television and film. In directing TV comedies like Shameless, Better Things, Girls, and Dear White People, Ganatra demonstrated a unique talent for bringing out the humor of each show without losing any of its edge. As a producer and director of the groundbreaking series Transparent, Ganatra won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Emmy®. Most recently, her comedy Late Night (with Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling) became a hit on Amazon, garnering the highest streaming numbers of the year.
We spoke with Ganatra about what makes The High Note personal to her, how the film celebrates Los Angeles and its music industry, and how she hopes it will inspire other creative women.
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The official trailer for The High Note.
What attracted you to directing The High Note?
Flora Greeson wrote this really beautiful, funny, moving story with two complex and interesting women as its lead characters. It was one of those classic studio films where you are encouraged to follow your dreams and rewarded in the end for taking the risk. Those are the movies I loved watching growing up. And the music was out of this world fantastic.
Your previous film Late Night, like The High Note, focused on women working in the entertainment industry. What makes that such a fascinating subject?
It is very personal. I remember the early struggle, desperately trying to be part of an industry that was not giving me any sign that they wanted me. Being in a creative field is such fun. Often movies on this subject make it look rather miserable. With both films, I wanted to create a love song to working in this industry, to creativity and hard work. It's easy to imagine that people make it simply by being lucky. I wanted to go behind the scenes to show the incredible amount of hard work needed to get this stuff done. All of these characters are really good at what they do, super smart, and work harder than anyone around them —which is why they made it.
How did you cast Maggie and Grace?
Dakota Johnson was already attached to the project when I came on. When I thought who could play Grace Davis, Tracee Ellis Ross was the only person I could think of. The character had to be funny, charming, have gravitas, and understand what it's like to be a music icon. Being the comic force that she is, Ross can play quirky as well as a boss who is sometimes a bit of a nightmare. Being Diana Ross' daughter, she brought a grounded, nuanced take on being a music icon.
Were there particular films that inspired your filmmaking style here?
All of Mike Nichols films, especially Working Girl. I also watched Broadcast News and Tootsie, as well as West Side Story. For its take on the loneliness of celebrity, I looked at Lost in Translation and 20 Feet from Stardom, a wonderful documentary about being so close to your dreams. I looked at Almost Famous and Jerry Maguire for they way they dealt with the relationship between a superstar and an outsider. Because we shot in Los Angeles, I watched La La Land. I really wanted to make sure our movie was a love song to the city and the music scene here.
Director Nisha Ganatra on the set of The High Note.
The film beautifully captures both the look and feel of LA. Can you talk about how you created that?
I really wanted to show the uniqueness of the city. Maggie doesn't meet David (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) in any grocery store, but the Laurel Canyon Market. I wanted that location because Laurel Canyon references such a cross-section of musical legends, from Joni Mitchel to Stevie Nicks to Jim Morrison. I didn't want that typical shot of the palm trees coming down from the Hollywood sign. The film goes all over LA, from Griffin Park and Silver Lake to the East Side clubs. Of course, we fly down Sunset Boulevard past the Capitol Records Building, but we do it in a different way. The building serves as Grace Davis' studio, which brought this extra level because so many great musicians were discovered and recorded there. We also wanted to show people in their environments. Grace Davis lives in this elegant house, for which we used Kelly Wearstler's actual home.
You also capture that special golden light that defines being in Los Angeles.
Cinematographer Jason McCormick and I looked at Philip-Lorca diCorcia's photography for examples of that golden light in LA exteriors and interiors. Jason got his hands on this incredible set of lenses that nobody had used before in movies. After we did all these tests with them, I looked at the screen thinking, "I've never seen anything like this before." With anamorphic lenses, the flares are normally oval but here the flares came in perfect circles. I thought, "It's like a record or the circular Capitol Records Building or David's circular home." In the film, when people are talking about music, we move in a circular direction, evoking the movement of a record. I don't know if anyone but film nerds will appreciate that.
How does production design reflect the LA music scene?
Production designer Theresa Guleserian and I worked a lot on this motif of glass. There is a lot of glass and reflections, especially in terms of whether you are inside or outside in the studio. Seeing what side of the glass Maggie was on—whether she was in the studio or simply looking in—became a measure for how close or far she was from her dream.
Ice Cube as Jack Robertson in The High Note.
Having been someone who struggled to succeed in the film business, how much did you relate to these characters?
I especially related to the way you can start off as a fan and work your way up. You grow up watching movies and listening to musicians, then one day you start working on the set of a music video or working as an assistant, and finally you think to yourself, "oh my god, I can't believe that I'm directing Ice Cube." I love that you can start as a fan and eventually end up collaborating with your idols. On the other hand, there's a way that you never really make it. Even though Grace is super successful, she's told that she is becoming irrelevant because she's getting older. When she wants to try something new, Jack (Ice Cube) tells her, "Don't rock the boat. Let's just keep going the way we are." Even at the top of their profession, these characters feel like outsiders.
What do you want people to feel after seeing this movie?
I hope the film inspires a generation of young women to do things like music producing. So many movies tell young women to be the star, to be the center of attention, to have followers and fans. This one says, "No, what you really want is to be part of the creative process." In the history of the Grammys®, there have only been three women who have been nominated for Producer of the Year. I hope this movie changes all that. I hope a lot of women get in there and start producing music. I hope it encourages people to think, "I'm going to work really hard and I'm going to follow my dreams."
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Together, Barvin Group, BG Construction and Barvin-owned property teams participate in an annual 'Think Pink' event for Breast Cancer Awareness.
This October, everyone wore pink and hosted weekly events to support the Susan G. Komen foundation. The goal was to educate residents and to promote charitable donations to research. "This is something close to our hearts and we want to make a difference," said Anna Towns, Community Director of Park at Voss.
Twice yearly, Barvin Group team members select a charitable work day project in which the entire company participates. This May, the team tackled a home renovation in the Acres Home neighborhood in conjunction with Rebuilding Together Houston which included home repair, full paint, new roof and landscaping improvements. "Giving back is not just rewarding but also our responsibility in building a better community," said Ralph Armintor, Construction Manager of BG Construction. Rebuilding Houston Together restores hope and revitalizes neighborhoods by repairing homes at no cost for low-income elderly homeowners.
Every October, during Breast Cancer Awareness month, the Barvin Group and BG Construction hosts a 'Think Pink' event.
The Barvin Group corporate office and construction and management teams working on Barvin properties all wear pink and participate in activities to help build breast cancer awareness. "As a breast cancer survivor whose life was saved through early detection, I am especially passionate about education and awareness. We truly appreciate how our team embraces this cause by participating in Think Pink every October," said Barvin Group's COO, Beth Giles.


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One of the most common questions I get asked is, Why do I interfere with streetlights? They go out when I go under them and it happens a lot. Actually, there are several things that can cause this phenomenon. If you ask a guy who is into electric, they may tell you that most of the new lamp posts are high intensity and high energy. They also have automatic shut down switches with heat sensors built in. The electric people claim that while driving by a streetlight in a car, the energy being put out by the distributor through the spark plug wires (100,000 volts with high current) is enough energy to put the bulb into a shutdown state. They say the bulb filament can act like an antennae which would attract the current to throw off the lights energy. According to the electricians, if a lamp goes out when you walk by then it is because the lamp has reached its critical shut off point for a few seconds. It takes time to walk by the lamp so it is noticed when it happens. They also state regarding new equipment, like CD players or televisions and radios, they shut down because of the electrical emissions from our brain waves. So these low level electrical units are susceptible to human brain emissions. Okay, these are good explanations, but I kind of have a little theory of my own. We are energy beings and all things around us are made of energy. Now, scientists know that people can throw out a lot of energy since they believe it is kinetic energy that causes poltergeist activity. So why couldnt a persons energy blow out a street lamp or make it flicker?
Now, there are currently several studies being done on this phenomenon. Many researchers say that they will believe there is something to this theory if a person walks down the street and each light goes out as they go under it. This has not happened to any test subjects as of yet. It is usually just a few or random ones that will go out. The scientists stipulate that it has to be more than five lights consecutively before they will look at it seriously.
They also say it has to be something that happens all the time. We are emotional people and our energy reacts to our emotions. It would be impossible for this to be an occurrence that happens 24-7. That would be like asking for an electromagnetic storm on a daily bases. These occurrences happen sometimes, not every day, nor 24 hours a day but at random times which actually makes them more believable as they have not been purposely set up. Personally, I make street lights go down, make TVs go statically nuts. I also cant hold a credit card or Ill destroy the magnetic strip and it wont work. So do I believe people when they tell me these things happen to them? You bet I do. It is easy to explain when you think of quantum mechanics: if proton A does not recognize proton B, nothing happens. But when proton A does recognize proton B then there is a reaction. So, our energy, proton A meets the street lamps energy, proton B and hey, there is a reaction. Back when I was a teenager, I noticed that certain street lights and lamp posts used to turn off or flicker whenever I walked by. At the time,PI was intrigued; thinking it was some sort of electricalPphenomenon. Close to my house, there was one particular lamp post that seemed to turn off whenever I was in the vicinity. While reading up on the subject, I came across material on a topic called Street Light Interference (SLI), which is basically the belief that certain people (often referred to asPSLIders)Pare able to turn off street lights. The people that believe in this theory will often cite unknown energy sources from the human body, untappedPpsychokinetic abilities and static electricity.
To be honest I think that the SLI theory is nonsense, and that this is just a simple case of people wanting to believe that they have some sort of weird energy source insidePtheir bodies (we all like to believe that we are unique and special). PBecause they want to believe that their body is dispersing some sort of weird andPunidentified energy, they ignore the other more-likely possibilities (this is known as confirmation bias). Firstly, I think it is important to point out thatPStreet Light Interference has never been proven. i. e. Despite all of these claims of being able to turn off street lamps, nobody has been able to recreate or reproduce the phenomenon. Secondly Pyou are far more likely to remember a street light turning itself off. However, what about all of those times when the street light worked as intended? Did you make a mental note of that? I doubt it. Thirdly street lamps tend to usePsodium vapor bulbs, which start to cycle at the end of their lifespan (i. e. they repeatedly turn themselves off and on). The most likely explanation is that the bulb overheats, turns itself off, cools down and then restarts itself. Obviously people are likely to notice this cycle. This would also explain accounts fromPpeople who turn off a particularPstreet light. In conclusion: I think that a lot of people are in denial about this, simply because they want to believe that they have some sort of special power.


In last week's article, 4 Reasons You Should be Podcasting, we discussed this tool as an effective way to reach your shoppers with in-depth education. If you've added podcasting to your communications plan for 2018, here are five tips and tricks to ensure it's successful.
Define your Niche. Health and wellness or nutrition as a category are just too broad to attract a target audience. You need to define a theme for your podcasts within the broader category of your retail RD programs and services. Regan Jones, RD, and host of This Unmillennial Life shares her insights on narrowing your focus. "I felt like there was a void of content aimed at women my age. The concerns of unmillennial women are different than those of their younger or older peers. This Unmillenial Life tackles those concerns in a way that resonates specifically with an almost 'counter culture' narrative to the more mainstream millennial voice online today." Whether it's a key demographic or a health topic, defining your podcast niche is essential for success.
Plan to Prevent Podfade. Similar to blogs and e-newsletters, you may start out strong with the frequency of your podcasts but later let them drop off due to struggles with topics or time to tape the segments. Before you begin, plan out a realistic frequency for release of podcast segments and establish an editorial calendar of topics. If you have a team of RDs, determine how you can share the responsibility across the group to ensure consistency in your segment release schedule. Amber Pankonin MS, RD, LMNT, who started Healthy Under Pressure in 2017, joined a podcasting mastermind group to prevent podfade. "It's very motivating when you have others who are willing to keep you accountable," comments Pankonin.
Understand the Slow Build. ROI of healthy living programs is a key issue for managers of retail health and wellness programs, and shopper engagement is one element of this measurement. It's essential to communicate that new podcasts take time to build subscribers and listeners, and that a promotion strategy is needed with the role out of the podcasts.
Consider Monetization. Regan Jones indicates her podcast is built with a commercial break for sponsorships and that she is in the process of negotiating those spots at present. Retail relationships with vendors may present options for monetization.
Podcasting can be an effective way to extend your reach to a greater number of shoppers and community members. These tips will help make your podcast a success!


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Jo-Kell Employees Present Pet Oxygen Kits to Area Firehouses
July 27, 2010 by Jo-Kell Inc.
Chesapeake, VA (July 27, 2010) – Employees of Jo-Kell Inc., an electrical distribution and engineering Company, donated twenty oxygen pet masks kits to area firehouses.
What started out as an annual competition between departments at Jo-Kell, grew into a multi-event fundraiser for Animal Rescue of Tidewater. Jo-Kell's Sales Support Team came up with the idea of raising funds for animal oxygen masks kits for local firehouses to have on hand to assist domestic animals in distress at fire scenes. A few of the kits will even go the FEMA's search and rescue teams to help dogs that work all over the world.
"Our employees are always looking for ways to help others and even our four legged friends," said Jo-Kell's CEO, Suzy Kelly. "This particular fundraising effort has not only helped our local fire departments, but FEMA, an organization that assists others around the world"! Kelly added.
Animal Rescue of Tidewater, Inc. (ART) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the condition of animals through rescuing homeless animals, promoting humane treatment and responsible pet ownership and fostering compassion and respect for animals.
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Expansion of IN Voucher Program in the Works
February 21, 2013 in Catholic Schools, Education Policy, Education Reform, Indiana, Parental Choice, Vouchers | Tags: Education Policy, HB 1003, Indiana, Indiana Choice Scholarship Program, Vouchers | by Matt Gelchion | Leave a comment
The summer of 2011 illuminated a reality that Indiana policymakers have come to appreciate more and more over the past 1.5 years: There is (and was) a latent demand for school choice among Hoosier parents. As the statistics bear out, parents relished the opportunity to take their rightful place as their children's primary educators and enroll them in a school that best fit their learning needs.
Even with suboptimal circumstances, the response to Indiana's choice legislation has been tremendous. Although Indiana passed its statewide voucher bill in the spring of 2011, details of how the program would operate remained murky for months. In fact, the rules and regulations for the bill were not released until approximately six weeks before the start of the school year – a time long past when most parents make up their minds regarding which schools their children will attend. Despite the short notice, more than 3,900 students were enrolled in the school of their parents' choosing using an Indiana Choice Scholarship. (About 2/3 of these students were enrolled in Catholic schools.) This high demand among parents to direct their children's education was even more evident during the second year, as the number of students participating in the voucher program more than doubled. (About 3/5 of these students enrolled in Catholic schools.)
The voucher bill passed in 2011 was unquestionably a good start, but the legislation was certainly not without areas for improvement. Given that Indiana was the first state to institute a program of this magnitude, it is certainly understandable that some compromises needed to be made along the way. Nevertheless, with the success of the program in its first year and a half, legislators are now attempting to grow the program with HB1003.
If enacted, HB 1003 would expand the Indiana vouchers program to more families in the coming school years. Although amendments have been made to the original bill, HB 1003 would still empower more Hoosier parents with greater influence over their children's education. Expansions to the current voucher law include granting eligibility to the following groups of students:
Siblings of students who previously received a voucher or SGO scholarship
Foster children with family income below 200% of the Free or Reduced Lunch
Students with special needs with family income below 200% of the Free or Reduced Lunch
Children of parents who are in the military or an honorably discharged veteran with family income under 200% of free and reduced lunch
Additionally, the maximum amount of a voucher for students enrolled in grades 1-8 would increase from $4,500 to $5,000 for the 2013-2014 school year and $5,500 for the 2014-2015 school year.
While the ultimate fate of HB 1003 is still undetermined, such efforts are a hopeful sign for a future in which all Hoosier families will have the resources to enroll their children in the schools the parents deem best for them.
American Federation for Children Policy Summit
May 7, 2012 in Education Policy, Parental Choice | Tags: American Federation for Children, Chris Christie, Cory Booker, Education Reform | by Matt Gelchion | Leave a comment
On May 3-4, the American Federation for Children hosted its third annual Policy Summit. Nearly 350 school choice advocates gathered for the two day event in Jersey City, New Jersey, which featured panel discussions and presentations by leading education reformers, researchers, and policy-makers.
The governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, and the mayor of Newark, NJ, Cory Booker, delivered two of the four keynote addresses at the Summit. Despite representing different political parties, both Christie and Booker agreed that implementing school choice initiatives was not a partisan issue but a people issue – one that stands to benefit millions of children across the country. Mayor Booker acknowledged that it would be unfair – and even hypocritical – of him to try to limit parents' control of their children's education given his own upbringing. "I cannot ever stand up and stand against a parent having options, because I have benefited from my parents having an option," Booker said. Governor Christie, who recognized the looming battle over the Opportunity Scholarship Act in the coming months, told supporters, "If you are ready to fight with me, I'm ready to fight with you."
Also of note, Thursday evening featured the presentation of the John T. Walton Champion for School Choice Award. This year's recipient was Indiana Superintendent Tony Bennett, whose state witnessed the most successful first year voucher program in the country's history.
Louisana Expands School Choice Program
April 9, 2012 in Education Policy, Parental Choice, Vouchers | Tags: Louisiana parental choice, School Choice, Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program, voucher program | by Matt Gelchion | Leave a comment
Last week, the Louisiana state legislature approved one of the most expansive school choice programs in the country. The expansion of the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program will allow low- and middle-income students in Louisiana public schools graded "C," "D," or "F" by the state accountability system to receive government-funded vouchers to attend private schools. The bill (House Bill 976, co-sponsored by Rep. Steve Carter and House Speaker Chuck Kleckley) received bi-partisan support and was passed in the House by a vote of 60-42 and in the Senate 24-15.
Oklahama Parental Choice Program Ruled Unconstitutional
March 30, 2012 in Education Policy, Parental Choice | Tags: Oklahoma Scholarship Program, Parental Choice | by Matt Gelchion | Leave a comment
Parental choice in Oklahoma suffered an unfortunate setback on Tuesday, as a Tulsa County judge ruled that the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program is unconstitutional. The scholarship program, which allows any Oklahoma student with a disability to use public funds to attend a private school, currently serves 149 children in the state.
Not surprisingly, reaction to Judge Rebecca Nightingale's ruling was deeply divided. Tulsa Union Superintendent Cathy Burden praised the decision, arguing that the students with special needs had really been "used as a pawn to try and get a voucher system started." Meanwhile, Rep. Jason Nelson, who authored the original bill, questioned the motives behind the school districts' opposition. "It's not about religion….It's not about what's best for these children." Instead, he claimed, "It's about power and money with these school districts.
The ruling will be appealed to Oklahoma's Supreme Court.
"The Dollars Should Follow the Children"
March 7, 2012 in Catholic Schools, Chicago, Education Policy, Parental Choice, Vouchers | Tags: CPS, Education Policy, Vouchers | by Matt Gelchion | Leave a comment
Chicago Public Schools chief Jean-Claude Brizard, speaking on a panel hosted by the Economic Club of Chicago, offered support Monday for public money "following" students to private schools, which comes as a welcome surprise to parental choice advocates.
"It doesn't make sense (that) our parents pay taxes and then pay tuition (for their children) to go to (private) school as well," Brizard said. He also added, "It's a matter of making sure the dollars follow children. …If 500 traditional CPS (students) would go to the parochial schools … the proportional share (of dollars) should go to the school actually educating those children."
Although Illinois still has a great deal of progress to make before school choice is realized throughout the state, news like this certainly give reason for hope.
Final Reports on the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program
February 28, 2012 in ACE, Education Policy, Parental Choice, Wisconsin | Tags: Education Policy, Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, Parental Choice | by Matt Gelchion | Leave a comment
(Guest post by Anna Jacob)
Does expanded parental school choice improve outcomes for students, parents, schools, and communities? That question is central to current debates about education reform.
On Feb 27, 2012, the School Choice Demonstration Project, an independent education research center based within the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas, released its fifth and final set of reports in a comprehensive, longitudinal evaluation of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP). Established in 1990, the MPCP, or "Choice Program" as many refer to it, is the oldest and largest urban school choice program in the United States, providing government scholarships to Milwaukee families wishing to enroll their children in private schools. In its first year of operation, the MPCP enrolled 341 students in seven secular private participating schools. The program has grown substantially since then. In the current school year 23,198 students are using a voucher worth up to $6,442 to enroll in one of the 106 private participating secular and religious schools.
In 2006 Wisconsin policymakers identified the School Choice Demonstration Project (SCDP), led by Dr. Patrick J. Wolf, as the independent research organization to help evaluate the impacts of school choice in Milwaukee. The SCDP has now released thirty-one topical reports and five summary reports examining a comprehensive range of program impacts.
The major findings of the most recent set of reports are:
The MPCP continues to expand while excluding underperforming schools.
Enrolling in a private high school through the MPCP increases the likelihood of a student graduating from high school, enrolling in a four-year college and persisting in college.
A consistent sample of MPCP students, tracked for five years, scored higher in reading but similar in math to a comparable group of Milwaukee Public School (MPS) students. A high-stakes testing policy added to the MPCP in the final year of the evaluation may have been largely responsible for the boost in reading achievement.
A descriptive snapshot study comparing 2010-11 test score data for all MPCP and similar, low-income MPS students reveals that MPCP students, on average, have higher test scores in reading and science in grades 8 and 10 but lower test scores in math and in 4th grade.
Between 7.5 and 14.6 percent of MPCP students have a disability, compared to 19 percent in Milwaukee Public Schools. These MPCP figures are much higher and likely more reliable than the 1.6 percent previously reported by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for MPCP students.
Site visits in the spring and fall of 2011 to 13 MPCP schools revealed that many Choice students come to the private schools 1-2 years behind academically.
The achievement growth of charter school students is similar to MPS students in both reading and math, although the particular subgroup of conversion charters (schools that used to be private schools) demonstrates higher achievement growth than MPS
The school choice movement gathered phenomenal momentum in 2011, a year that saw school choice legislation introduced, passed or signed into law in 41 states. In all, seven new school choice programs were enacted and 11 programs were expanded. The MPCP is the forefather of these programs and the non-partisan evaluation of its impacts offers important insight for policymakers in all states.
Note: Figure comes from 'School Choice Now: The Year of School Choice. School Choice Yearbook 2011-12'
Readers seeking extensive details regarding study design, sampling procedures and statistical methods used in the SCDP evaluation of the MPCP can download the full set of reports at http://www.uark.edu/ua/der/SCDP/Milwaukee_Research.html.
Anna M. Jacob, M.Ed., is a Ph.D. student in Education Policy and Doctoral Academy Fellow in the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas. She works as a Graduate Assistant with the School Choice Demonstration Project. She received her B.Ed. from St Patrick's College Dublin,where she graduated with first- class honours, and her M.Ed. through the University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education program.
Archishop Chaput's Catholic Schools Week Message
January 31, 2012 in Uncategorized | by Matt Gelchion | Leave a comment
Archbishop Charles Chaput, Archbishop of Philadelphia, used his weekly column to highlight one way in which supporters of Catholic schools could celebrate Catholic Schools Week: work to provide educational choice to parents. In his message, Archbishop Chaput encourages Catholic schools' advocates within the state to contact their legislators to support school choice in Pennsylvania. He writes, "If we Philadelphia Catholics love our Catholic schools, and we obviously do, then the time to get active and focused is now." If his efforts are successful, Catholic Schools Week will not be the only time for celebration.
Catholic Education Matters
August 26, 2011 in Catholic Identity, Catholic Schools, Religious Education | Tags: Catholic education, Catholic Education Matters, Catholic school teacher, Catholic Schools | by Matt Gelchion | Leave a comment
I have this image in my head of high schoolers holding a spirited debate – students participating in a game of verbal ping pong, exchanging their arguments back and forth across the classroom. Then, one student eloquently and passionately captures his side's position, which causes a hush throughout the room. After a few seconds of silence, someone else chimes in, "Yeah…what he said."
I relay this image because we all, I think, experience moments when someone else beautifully captures a belief that we hold, even if we struggle to articulate it. There are certain stories, movies, homilies, phrases, etc. that resonate with us at times we are not able to predict and for reasons that we cannot fully explain. It is for this reason, I believe, that some people keep journals of their favorite quotes. And (perhaps a more relevant example) it is why people will occasionally make their Facebook statuses a favorite quote or choose to link to a youtube video or an article. Well, that is essentially my feeling on this article: Catholic Education Matters. The author of this piece, Matt Emerson, describes his preparations for the coming school year and the importance of Catholic education in a way that truly struck a chord with me. For that reason, I would simply offer my suggestion, particularly for those directly connected to Catholic schools, to go read the article…
Yeah…what he said.


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It Doesn't Grow In Mommy's Purse: Teaching Toddlers About Money
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Today's topic: Money, Money, Money, Moneyyyyyyyy!
As kids, most of us relied on our parents to provide the green so we could get what we needed (or in many cases, what we wanted). Of course, as we got older and moved into our teenage and early-adult years, many of us heard "money doesn't grow on trees" and we were required to get jobs to support our shopping habits (at an actual brick-and-mortar mall), save for the future, and learn the value of the dollar. But now, we're the ones with the green and karma is a bi-otch.
When Can Kids Start Understanding Money?
Beth Kobliner, personal finance expert and author of Make Your Kid a Money Genius (Even If You're Not), accurately states:
As parents, we're game to tackle almost any topic with our kids. Sex? No problem. Drugs and drinking? Check. But money? That's another story.
In these crucial toddler years (ages 2-5), the "executive function", or the mental process that allows us to plan for the future, focus our attention, remember information and juggle multiple tasks, starts to form. These skills and attitudes lay the foundation for well-being, including financial well-being, down the road. Research shows that preschoolers can understand basic money concepts like spending and saving.
According The Telegraph, citing a Cambridge University study, most children's financial habits are formed by age seven. The study suggested that most young children had grasped all the main aspects of how money works and have formed "core behaviours which they will take into adulthood and which will affect financial decisions they make during the rest of their lives".
David Whitebread of Cambridge University, and co-author of the study, said: "The 'habits of mind' which influence the ways children approach complex problems and decisions, including financial ones, are largely determined in the first few years of life."
Fostering Financial Literacy in Young Children
According to Mr. Whitebread, "Simply imparting information is now recognised as being ineffective in this area (teaching children about money)...By contrast, early experiences provided by parents, caregivers and teachers which support children in learning how to plan ahead, in being reflective in their thinking and in being able to regulate their emotions, can make a huge difference in promoting beneficial financial behaviour."
As a member of President Obama's Advisory Council on Financial Capability, Ms. Kobliner helped to develop Money As You Grow, a resource dedicated to helping parents and caregivers teach children of all ages about financial literacy.
MAYG recommends games/pretend play, every-day planning & decision-making activities, and reading in order to help toddlers develop executive function and basic money skills.
Games & Pretend Play
"A 2- or 3-year-old faced with a choice between a penny, dime, and nickel will almost always choose the nickel because of its size," says Dorothy Singer, Ed.D., a senior research scientist at Yale University in New Haven, CT. But while very young children won't fully understand the value of money, they can begin to learn the names of coins. One way to do this is to play the coin identification game. You and your child can trace around the outside of various coins and color in the shapes. Then invite your child to match the coin to the image while discussing each one's name.
The MAYG website also provides a few downloadable resources and activities to play with your child, including a money sort with instructions.
According to Jayne A. Pearl, an Amherst, MA-based author of Kids and Money: Giving Them the Savvy to Succeed Financially, "young kids love to play store, but an imaginary shop in the living room is more than just a fun way for your child to exercise his imagination. By exchanging play money for goods, your child begins to understand the basics of commerce." Use cereal boxes, fruit, sponges, or paper towels as store items.
Everyday Planning and Decision Making
"It's actually easy to teach kids about money," says Dr. Pearl, "Turn your day-to-day activities into learning experiences." Before heading to the supermarket, ask your preschooler to help you clip coupons. When you're at the store, hand her the coupons and ask her to keep an eye out for the products, which will make her feel like she's helping.
According to Beth Kobliner,
At this age, a great game to try is "Want or Need?" Entertain your kid while she's sitting in the grocery cart by quizzing her on different items ("Cookies: Want or need?" "Milk: Want or need?"). Needs get tossed in the cart. Wants stay on the shelf.
And get your kid into comparing prices. Give her $1 and ask her what she'd like to buy. At the supermarket, would she choose two bananas or one peach? At the toy store, would she pick three stickers or one special pencil?
It's amazing what toddler minds are capable or learning. We, as caregivers, play the most vital role in our kids' financial literacy and what they learn from us in early childhood is indicative of their financial futures. If we've learned one thing, it's that it's never too early to start teaching good money habits!
Related: 5 Books To Teach Toddlers About Money
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November 19, 2018 04:39 PM | by Farida Abdel Malek
What Happens When Women Want to Take off the Hijab or Choose to Wear It
For a really long time the hijab has been associated with a women's beliefs, morals and personality. As I grew up around my hijabi friends, I started to notice how much these stereotypes and assumptions take a toll on them. It is frustrating to feel like with your choice comes certain expectations of you and with these expectations comes the horror they face if one day they choose to take it off. A lot of women also face judgments for wanting to wear the hijab and people feel the right to intrude on the reasons behind it, if it fits their identity and if they look good in it.
We talked about women being bullied for their career choices and now we're tackling a topic that is dear to my heart because of the pain I've seen my friends and family suffer from this form of abuse and bullying. We talked to some women who have had negative experiences when it came to their choices with hijab.
We want to thank these brave and inspiring women for sharing their important stories with us and women everywhere.
"I had an incident at work, it happened twice. One of my colleagues kept looking and staring at me and then asked me, 'have you ever thought of taking the veil off? Don't you want to think about it? I think you're going be a lot prettier without it.' I thought to myself, why are you even thinking so much about that and what makes you think you can make me this uncomfortable by addressing something like that. I was angry at the fact that this is a personal matter and we weren't close enough for him to bring it up like this. I was also confused by the notion that he's indicating that my beauty can be unveiled if I take it off. I told him I didn't know if I should take it as an insult or a compliment and he's said it was a compliment, I smiled and left. The exact same incident happened again with the same guy and even though he meant it as a compliment, I still found it bizarre and unnecessary."
"When my best friend took her veil off, my dad came and talked to me to make sure I wasn't 'influenced' by her. I told him it's not like an infection and that if I wanted to take it off I would do so myself."
"When my friends want to go clubbing, we're forced to find a place that fits everyone because a lot of bars and clubs don't accept hijabis and sometimes we just want to have fun and enjoy dancing together. Even when I want to go on a date with my boyfriend, I get concerned about whether that place will allow me in or not and that always makes me feel embarrassed."
"My concern most of the time when I felt like taking it off was not religion but society, what would people at work think or say. I don't want people to start talking about me."
"When I told my dad that I wanted to take my hijab off, he almost had a heart attack and told me that he felt like he was losing his daughter. My parents used religion to pressure me. My sister even assumed that this was me wanting to go wild, start drinking and wearing revealing clothes. People make wrong assumptions just because of the veil I have on. I'm a hijabi so I must be a hard worker, who doesn't talk to boys or have any fun. They get shocked when they talk to me and notice how liberal I am. When I started to get close to a male friend of mine he told me that he changed his perspective of what a 'hijabi girl' is like when he got to know me."
"I have a friend who was a hijabi but took it off a while back and when I told her I was thinking of taking it off, I got the vibe from her that she doesn't think I should because we have different reasons for wanting to take it off. This is what's most frustrating for me when a women who doesn't even wear it judges me, my decision and the reasoning behind it, making me feel guilty about something she doesn't even follow."
"I get a lot of 'It's such a waste to let go of all these past years of wearing the hijab!' It drives me crazy."
"I've been a hijabi since I was 12 and at that age I didn't really understand what I was doing. When I grew up, I started to realize it wasn't who I am and I didn't find comfort in it. It actually started to affect my mental health and in turn my physical health as well. I started to even feel trapped and like I can't breathe properly when I have it on. My family was very judgmental and didn't agree with me wanting to take it off. I found that they didn't show any concern regarding my mental health and how it was affecting me deeply to have it on when I didn't want to. I needed their support and all I got was them caring about their image in front of people and they didn't want to hear things like 'OMG, she took it off!' from society. I started to take it off when I was traveling or going out with friends, after a while I started to realize that people became accustomed to it and they did't act weird or address anything."
"When I get into an argument while driving or show a bit of frustration or anger, people usually scold me saying that I shouldn't act that way because I'm a hijabi."
"My husband used to get a lot of comments saying, 'I never thought you'd marry a hijabi.'"
"It's so strange for me to find the comments coming mostly from girls not boys. Shouldn't we, females, push each other forward rather than putting each other down? We are humans, it's normal to change our minds. What may make us feel comfortable today, might not make us at ease tomorrow. The fact that I wanted to try out covering my hair for some time and then realized after a while that I just couldn't do it anymore, is a decision that is totally up to me. To be honest, the support I got from my loved ones specially my parents was more than enough to make me feel inner peace. I've witnessed some of my friends going through the experience of taking off their hijab, and getting really negative reactions."
"For some people, if you decide to show your hair after you have been covering it for a while, that clearly means that you decided to give up on your manners or morals. Some would even accuse you of trying to grab attention and hook up with someone because you're bored of being single."
"At college a lot of people thought I was christian because of my name. When I decided to wear the hijab people automatically assumed I did it to end that confusion."
"There was one reaction I got when I took my hijab off that I will always remember because of how odd it was. I received a phone call at 2 a.m. from an old friend whom I didn't hear from in like... 2 years. She called me asking why I took off the hijab, and telling me that she just "needs" to understand why I decided to look like 'this'. She was making sure I wasn't mentally unstable! She kept expressing how she used to look up to me but now she just doesn't anymore."
"I always felt like I couldn't find clothes that spoke to my personality and fit hijab wear so I decided to make my own brand for hijabi clothes and when I realized that I wanted to take it off, I was hesitant because I didn't want to come off as a hypocrite who makes clothes for hijab but took it off."
"One day, I called my husband and told him that I'm going out now and I won't be wearing the hijab. People were shocked when they saw that I actually did it and I got a lot of negative reactions like, 'You don't look nice' and some of my closest friends stopped talking to me and would see me and pretend they don't know me."
"When I traveled abroad and was wearing a veil, people would treat me really badly and some wouldn't even answer me when I talked to them."
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Lucía Pascual Palomo, nació el 12 de diciembre de 1988. Es una Maestro FIDE Femenino de ajedrez española.

Resultados destacados en competición
Fue una vez campeona de España, en el año 2010 en Cortegana, Huelva.

Participó representando a España en el Campeonato de Europa de ajedrez por equipos en una ocasiones, en el año 2010 en Porto Carras.

Comenzó a destacar en los campeonatos por edades, ha  sido campeona de España en los campeonatos sub-10 del año 1998, y sub-18 del año 2006.

A nivel regional de la Comunidad de Madrid, se proclamó campeona sub-10, sub-12, sub-14 y sub-16. Alcanzando el campeonato absoluto de la Comunidad de Madrid en el 2008 y Universitario de Madrid en los años 2008, 2009 y 2010.

Referencias

Véase también
 Ajedrez
 Ajedrez en España

Reconocimiento
Gran Maestro Femenino otorgado por la FIDE.

Enlaces externos
 Datos de la FIDE de Lucía Pascual Palomo
 6 partidas de Lucía Pascual Palomo en chessgames.com

Maestro FIDE Femenino
Maestro Internacional de ajedrez
Españoles con doble nacionalidad
Deportistas femeninas de España
Ajedrecistas de España
Competidores de las Olimpíadas de ajedrez
Maestra Internacional Femenina
Grandes maestras internacionales de ajedrez
Campeonas mundiales de ajedrez
Títulos de ajedrez


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Hunger in the 'Land of Plenty'
By Arvind Dilawar | December 7, 2019
Beacon resident examines U.S. 'food-insecurity' crisis
By Arvind Dilawar
When Maggie Dickinson was pursuing her doctorate in cultural anthropology, she learned that enrollment in the federal food stamp program has been growing since the 1980s, even as other welfare initiatives were scaled back. Yet hunger remains a persistent problem in the U.S., with more than one out of 10 households facing "food insecurity," or days when every meal is not certain, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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That was the question Dickinson set out to answer while researching her book, Feeding the Crisis: Care and Abandonment in America's Food Safety Net, published last month by the University of California Press. A Beacon resident since 2014, Dickinson will discuss her findings at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, at Binnacle Books, 321 Main St., to benefit the Fareground community cafe.
Dickinson, an assistant professor of interdisciplinary studies at CUNY's Guttman Community College in Manhattan, spent three years researching the apparent contradiction between the growing enrollment in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known colloquially as food stamps, and persistent food insecurity. That included volunteering at soup kitchens and food pantries, where she helped people apply for SNAP benefits.
Dickinson's book follows eight families as they attempt to navigate the bureaucracy of food-assistance programs. She also interviewed policy-makers, welfare-office employees and program administrators.
"Instead of pushing for a higher minimum wage or more job protections, policy-makers at the federal, state and city levels found it easier to subsidize low-wage workers with public benefits like SNAP," she said.
The key to the paradox of more food benefits but more hunger, Dickinson said, is that SNAP requires those who receive food stamps to be employed. That pushes people to accept jobs that don't pay a living wage so they can qualify, and it also excludes those who are unable to find jobs or who work odd jobs for cash. "Some of the hungriest people I met had the most difficult time getting food assistance," she said.
(On Wednesday, Dec. 4, the USDA eliminated the ability of states to waive work requirements for adults without children in areas with more than 10 percent unemployment or "a lack of sufficient jobs." The move will disqualify about 700,000 people from SNAP.)
Besides unshackling SNAP from its employment requirements, Dickinson argues that changes are needed far beyond the food stamp program. The crisis in her book's title refers to food insecurity as well as wage stagnation, rising living costs, and increasingly precarious employment.
Dickinson believes solutions will have to come from federal funding for community meal programs, as well as from local initiatives such as Fareground, which has been offering pay-what-you-can meals through its pop-up cafes in Beacon since 2015. It most recently operated out the Beacon Community Resource Center but hopes to establish an independent location.
"Fareground is trying to do something similar to what I'm imagining — create a community cafe that benefits all types of residents without shame or stigma," Dickinson said. "Imagine what towns like Beacon or Newburgh would be like if we had federal funding for community meal programs, where people from different walks of life could eat together for free."
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Swift Breeding Spots Relocated: Batam, Sumatra
Batam municipality plans to relocate swift breeding businesses to outlying islands to reduce noise pollution in the city and prevent the islands from being misused by foreign parties. In its proposed spatial plan for the 2008-2028 period, the municipality allocates Tonton, Setokok, Nipah, Ngenang, Rempang, Galang and Janda Berihas islands for businesses involved in breeding swifts, a kind of plainly colored songbird that resembles a swallow, for their edible nests.
Moving these businesses to outlying islands is seen as a way to make use of some of the idle islands around Batam, which are generally unsupervised, and prevent them from being used for illegal purposes by foreign parties.
Head of the spatial planning committee, Irwansyah, said recently the proposal on the swift breeding centers was first in response to complaints from public about the noise caused by swift breeding businesses located in urban areas according to Fadli.
"The noise from swifts in the middle of residential areas is disturbing. Then we thought, why not use the idle islands for this activity, and at the same time protect the outer islands which are far from any security surveillance," said Irwansyah.
Batam is made up of 329 large and smaller islands, with only a few of them occupied. Batam Island, connected to six other islands by bridges, is the largest of the islands.
The Batam Swifts Breeding Association (APPBW) opposes the relocation of the businesses, saying the move could destroy the industry.
According to APPBW data, as many as 190 entrepreneurs have set up swift businesses in residential areas. Most have renovated shops to turn them into breeding spots.
The nests can be harvested every three months, yielding between 10 and 30 kilograms from each breeding place. A kilogram of the nests can fetch between Rp 15 million (approximately US$1,600) and Rp 20 million.
Association secretary Alfan Suheri said Batam planned to evict, not relocate, the breeding facilities.
"The administration should heed our aspirations as entrepreneurs. The costs needed to relocate the facilities and transportation to the islands is quite expensive," said Alfan.
Batam municipal secretary Agussahiman said the decision to relocate the businesses to outer islands was final.
The municipality, he said, will forcibly evict any swift breeding businesses in Batam that refuse to relocate.
"Swift breeding structures in the middle of residential areas are very unpleasant. The noise that they emit is very disturbing and their presence is unsightly," said Agussahiman.


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Q: Who is Harper and what is her relationship with Batman? In Batman #7 we see Batman rescued by a girl who calls herself "Harper".  It's implied that Batman and her had endountered each other before (see the comic panels below).  What has she appeared in before, for them to have run into eqch other?

A: Her name is Harper Row.  It is implied in their brief interaction that Harper and Batman know each other, but Batman #7 was the first appearance of the character, so readers know nothing about her at that point.  Here's what writer Scott Snyder had to say about her in a recent interview:

Harper Row is her name and she's a character I've been thinking about for some time. I don't want to give too much away, but you'll be seeing more of her in Gotham soon - she has an important role to play in upcoming stories.

A: Well, isn't it revealed in issue #12 Ghost in the Machine?
I will not spoil the comic issue itself, but here is the second encounter with Batman. The first one seen also in this issue is briefly through Bruce in his own house (no spoilers).

After Harper and her brother are rescued by the Bat, she develops an obsession for Batman. She finds a way to track him through the city, and secretly helps him. His first words to her are "Whatever you think you're doing, you're finished." At this point, I don't think the Bat knows he has helped her before, seen in the comic panels above.
As far as I can tell she is going to be quite important in the future issues of this series. She could be someone important or closely related to some important figure in Gotham's past, or to Batman himself (I secretly hope it's Barbara Gordon / Batgirl / Oracle).
Who she really is, only future issues will reveal.

(I can't help it, she reminds me of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo so much - the original one from the book and the original Swedish movie called Män som hatar kvinnor)

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