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ALG Projects 17M New Vehicles Sold in 2019
January 15, 2019 • by VR Staff
ALG forecasts that 17 million new vehicles will be sold in 2019. This would be a slight decline from 2018 sales.
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Vehicle manufacturers will sell 17 million new vehicles in 2019, which would represent only a 1.3% decline from a year that recorded a third consecutive year of more than 17 million new vehicles sold, according to Oliver Strauss, chief economist for TrueCar's ALG.
While small, a dip in volume does have an adverse effect in supply available in the used market down the line when these vehicles return to the used market. What may have a bigger effect on the used car market are two other factors that ALG reported: a rise in average transaction price and incentive per unit spending.
ALG reported a projected 2% rise in average transaction price and a 3.1% increase in incentive spend.
Higher transaction prices generally lead to higher used car values, but alternatively higher incentive spending translates into lower used car values as the amount that companies discount their vehicles has a direct effect on their values when they reach the used market.
When incentive spending outpaces average transaction prices, this typically means that used values will suffer.
"If the economy and new car sales have reached a peak in 2019, manufacturers may feel the need to further incentive new cars to get them sold," said Tom Kontos, EVP and chief economist, ADESA Analytical Services in an interview with Vehicle Remarketing. "No one wants to lose market share, so they get more aggressive with incentives. We'll feel that in the used market really quickly. Used car prices usually fall congruent with the discounts on new cars."
The projected increase in incentive spend per unit from ALG isn't that large, the 3.1% increase represents a change from the average incentive spend of $3,740 in 2018 to $3,857 projected for 2019. But, it may be a signal of what's to come farther down the line, as sales plateau or decline, higher incentives may be seen as the way to hold on to more sales.
The vehicles from the OEMs more aggressively raising incentives may see their values suffer in their OEM's attempt to maintain their market share.
Related: Subaru and Land Rover Earn Top Honors in Residual Value Awards
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Critical Currents
The Life-Sustaining Rivers of the DMV
Fri, February 10, 2023 | 6:30pm
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Education Room 402
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Seating will open at 6pm for registrants. At 6:20pm, remaining seats will be released to a standby line.
Do you know where the water you consume daily comes from? Join us for a pre-concert panel discussion to learn about the waterways that sustain life in the DMV. Local riverkeepers will share about the health of our water sources, focusing primarily on the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers.
You'll learn about the positive effects of renewal and conservation efforts, and ways that we can contribute to keeping these precious resources safe and healthy into the future. The panel will also identify the diverse communities that engage directly with the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers. How are they disproportionately affected by water pollution and mitigation strategies? What can we learn from them about environmental justice, conservation strategies, and sustainable development of this critical natural resource?
Explore the complex social and ecological factors that affect our region's waterways, and how you can support environmental sustainability and justice.
This event is part of Strathmore's Windows series of performances and accompanying programs. Learn more
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Christopher E. Williams, President and CEO of the Anacostia Watershed Society, leads the implementation of the mission and strategy of the organization, working with the Board of Directors and staff to develop and implement Anacostia watershed conservation, restoration, and education initiatives, build partnerships, raise funds, and steward the resources and the long-term sustainability of AWS. Prior to joining AWS in 2021, Chris served as Senior Vice President for Conservation at American Rivers and Director of the Freshwater Program at World Wildlife Fund, guiding and supporting river basin conservation programs across the U.S. and in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington and a J.D. and Masters of Environmental Law and Policy from the Vermont Law School. He lives in Cheverly, MD.
Nancy Stoner
Nancy Stoner is president of Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN). Since June of 2018, Nancy has been running PRKN, the leading nonprofit combining assessment, advocacy, enforcement, and community engagement to protect the Potomac and Shenandoah River watersheds.  Before she joined PRKN, Nancy has worked to protect water and other environmental resources since 1987 as an attorney, policy expert, and advocate at US Department of Justice, US Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Pisces Foundation. Nancy has a B.A. from University of Virginia and at J.D. from Yale Law School.
Dennis Chestnut
Dennis Chestnut is a native Washingtonian, and is a lifetime resident of Ward 7. Dennis is a master carpenter and vocational educator by profession, but his dedication to youth development, community improvement and civic duty has led to his involvement with many civic and conservation projects. He has a passion for conservation and the environment, and has advised many community, business and government leaders on civic ecology and civic engagement issues. Growing up in Ward 7, Dennis became connected to the many green spaces, parks, streams, and the Anacostia River where he learned to swim as a child.
Dennis is the retired founding executive director of Groundwork Anacostia River DC. Among the many programs and projects developed by Groundwork, the Green Team program, and the Bandalong litter traps standout. Managing four litter traps resulted in the removal of tons of trash and floatable debris from the Anacostia River, becoming one of Groundwork's signature programs. Dennis is a board member with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and chairs the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee.
Dennis is a Senior Fellow of the Chesapeake Region Environmental Leadership Program, an appointee to Mayor's Leadership Council for a Cleaner Anacostia River and Urban Forestry Advisory Council. Dennis is a founding member of the United for a Healthy Anacostia River Coalition, the National Capitol Region Anacostia Watershed Stewards Academy, and the Anacostia Watershed Community Advisory Committee. Dennis has received numerous awards including the Greater Washington Interfaith Partnership Vision Award, the Lankford/Giles/Vaughn Minority Architect Award for Community Activism, the DC Appleseed 2019 Sustainable Living and Leading Award, the 2019 River Network River Hero, the 2020 Cox Communications Trust for Public Land Cox Conserves Heroes Award, and most recently the Chesapeake Conservancy 2020 Lifetime Champion Award.
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Stolen bras, panties and a high-speed chase lead to woman's arrest
Reports from the Northwest Indiana Times said Sansone shrugged and told officers "I've gotta go," before taking them on a wild ride.
Author: Tasha Cain
Published: 7:10 AM CST January 11, 2019
Updated: 7:23 AM CST January 11, 2019
PORTAGE, Ind.—An assortment of women's undergarments flew from a car speeding around 100 miles per hour during a police chase in Indiana, The Northwest Indiana Times reports.
Holly Sansone, 34, was stopped by police when they suspected she was shoplifting from a Kohl's, law enforcement told the Times.
Reports from the Times said Sansone shrugged and told officers "I've gotta go," before taking them on a wild ride.
Sansone's vehicle reached speeds of almost 100 miles per hour as she led police on a high-speed chase, the Times reported. Police said the chase ended when spikes laid out by law enforcement shredded Sansone's tires.
The Porter County Jail roster showed that Sansone was charged with theft.
Police found several pairs of women's underwear in Sansone's vehicle and more bras and panties were thrown onto the side of the road, the Times reported.
It doesn't stop there.
Law enforcement discovered she was wearing two pairs of underwear with the tags still on when she got to jail, according to the Times.
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Material type: TextPublisher: Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2016Description: 294 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781760292362.Subject(s): Feminism | Women -- Political activity | Women social reformers | Leadership in women | Social change Summary: Personal and fearless - a call to arms for feminists new, old and as yet unrealised by one of our most outspoken feminist writers. Online sensation, fearless feminist heroine and scourge of trolls and misogynists everywhere, Clementine Ford is a beacon of hope and inspiration to thousands of Australian women and girls. Her incendiary debut Fight Like a Girl is an essential manifesto for feminists new, old and soon-to-be, and exposes just how unequal the world continues to be for women. Crucially, it is a call to arms for all women to rediscover the fury that has been suppressed by a society that still considers feminism a threat. Fight Like a Girl will make you laugh, cry and scream. But above all it will make you demand and fight for a world in which women have real equality and not merely the illusion of it.
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Personal and fearless - a call to arms for feminists new, old and as yet unrealised by one of our most outspoken feminist writers.
"Raise voices. Raise courage. Raise the flag. Fight like a girl" -- cover.
Personal and fearless - a call to arms for feminists new, old and as yet unrealised by one of our most outspoken feminist writers. Online sensation, fearless feminist heroine and scourge of trolls and misogynists everywhere, Clementine Ford is a beacon of hope and inspiration to thousands of Australian women and girls. Her incendiary debut Fight Like a Girl is an essential manifesto for feminists new, old and soon-to-be, and exposes just how unequal the world continues to be for women. Crucially, it is a call to arms for all women to rediscover the fury that has been suppressed by a society that still considers feminism a threat. Fight Like a Girl will make you laugh, cry and scream. But above all it will make you demand and fight for a world in which women have real equality and not merely the illusion of it.
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With just the right balance of sarcasm and straightforward, informational content, writer and broadcaster Ford's first book is one people need to read in the wake of the MeToo movement. The author defines systemic misogyny and how we internalize it, then breaks down topics such as abortion, eating disorders, mental illness, rape culture, and the enduring stereotyping of feminism as a movement based on man-hating, which delegitimizes the real anger we can and should feel toward those who violate women's and girls' rights. VERDICT Ford's quick, provocative read will appeal to anyone who desires a better understanding of the complex, intersectional issues so often lumped into phrases such as rape culture. Read alongside Susan Faludi's Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women and Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards's Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism, and the Future.-Emily Bowles, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
In her ruthless debut essay collection, Australian activist and agitator Ford presents a feminist manifesto for the 2018 woman and her allies. Ford rails against the most contemporary issues of misogyny, from rape culture to partner violence to internet harassment. Blending memoir with critical analysis, she creates an intimate, though universal, call to arms. As a prominent feminist, Ford has seen her fair share of venom from readers online. As they've begged her to explain why she so deeply hates men, Ford uses this book to explore why men so viciously hate women. She meditates on society's insistence that women physically shrink themselves, how society polices the uterus, and how society allows the female body to be defiled over and over with few or no repercussions for the perpetrator and all this in a society still predominantly run by men. Ford's book is a galvanizing tour de force, begging women to never give up on the most radical act of all: loving themselves wholly and completely in a world that doesn't love them back.--Courtney Eathorne Copyright 2018 Booklist


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James Jean Shares His Inspiration Behind His Prada Resort Collection
A DECADE AFTER THEIR COLLABORATION TREMBLED BLOSSOMS CATALYSED THE MANIA FOR ILLUSTRATION/FASHION TIE-UPS, JAMES JEAN REUNITES WITH PRADA FOR RESORT 2018. THE ARTIST GIVES US THE EXCLUSIVE ON WHAT'S CHANGED ABOUT THE CREATIVE PROCESS AND ITS RESULT.
Artist James Jean's surreal illustrations on Prada Spring Summer 2008 (left) and Resort 2018 (right).
Now here's a crash course on Trembled Blossoms for those who aren't familiar with it: It's not a film or an art work, or a sensorial, site-specific display, because it's actually all three – as well as one of the most memorable catwalk collections from the 2000s.
The year was 2007 and the design studio 2X4 – a close, longtime collaborator of Prada – roped in Taiwanese-American artist James Jean to work on not only the label's Spring Summer 2008 runway set and collection, but also wallpaper for its Epicentre store in Soho, New York. Then best known within the comics industry for his lush, twistedly surreal cover illustrations, Jean dreamt up a phantasmagorical art nouveau-style print – sinister fairies and all – that lent an unexpected, rebellious edge to gossamer, '50s-inspired silk dresses, tunic tops and pants. The accompanying mural, "Florid", was a watercolour-like panorama of wild blooms and nymphs that swept all 60m of one side of the boutique's interior.
Originally a wallpaper mural, Jean's first tie-up with the brand ended up anchoring the latter's S/S '08 show, collection and campaign.
Exclusive looks for China with Jean's prints in pop hues, debuted at a historical mansion Prada restored and revealed last year.
In the following year, the brand would reveal a hauntingly charming animated series, bringing to life Jean's Avatar-like heroines (mind you, the James Cameron film had yet to be released), still available for viewing on the brand's website. To celebrate its launch, parties were thrown at Prada's Epicentres in Los Angeles, New York and Tokyo with the same art work now flanking windows, pillars and – in the case of Japan – the building.
That was how big a deal Trembled Blossoms was. Before it, illustration-meets-fashion collaborations were a novelty; its scale no doubt helping to set into motion a trend that, for all its ubiquity today, remains much hyped about. It was also one of the earliest fashion projects to involve animation – yet another creative concept that's become the norm in the digital age.
This Resort 2018, Jean reunites with the Italian luxury house, and the tie-up is a simpler affair. No mural, no short film (or at least not at press time). Instead, it's centred squarely on creating prints to complement the art deco-inspired collection of wispy, feather-and-sequinned trimmed dresses and schoolgirl separates zinged up with a sporty splash of nylon.
Describing what he's drawn as a "tangle of floral elements occasionally populated and overrun by rabbits", Jean's work runs down coquettish sheaths, off-shoulder windbreakers, and matching tops and pants strikingly reminiscent of the ones circa Trembled Blossoms. When Prada brought the collection to Shanghai last October as part of the unveiling of Rong Zhai, a 20th century mansion it had restored, exclusive new looks were added. This time the print came in vivid hues of red, yellow and blue, bringing an artsy, psychedelic bent to pretty cheongsam-esque ensembles.
In recent years, Jean (right) has become the go-to artist among cult filmmakers like Darren Aronofsky, who hired him for the posters for his latest flick, Mother!
These days, Jean's an even bigger name, as recognised in the world of fine arts and movies as he is among graphic novel geeks. His otherworldly acrylic paintings have been exhibited all across the US and Japan. Darren Aronofsky got him to create the posters for his hotly anticipated psychological horror flick Mother! Ditto Denis Villeneuve for Blade Runner 2049.
On Instagram (@jamesjeanart), he has 688K followers, while his Frank Gehry home in LA was featured in Wallpaper the middle of last year. Here, the poetic artist shares a few tips and quips on creativity and collaborations in the social media age.
On social media's influence on an artist
"I've always taken pictures, but social media has forced me to become a more prolific photographer. There's pressure to produce content, to reach more people, to shape the audience's perception of my work. It's satisfying to receive a lot of engagement on a post, but it's also dangerous when something is too popular. I don't want to cater to an audience, but too many likes, comments and re-tweets can corrupt the creative process. Like many others, I suffer from the unrelenting assault of content, but I use it to get a survey of the collective unconscious and react against the dominant trends of the day."
Jean's whimsical prints for Prada Resort 2018 are arranged to look as if they're growing and wrapping around the bags and clothes.
On the difference between working with fashion and film
"Frequently, I start out with one idea, but once it becomes more concrete in the form of a drawing, it branches off into various unexpected and surprising tangents. For Mother!, I worked closely with Darren Aronofsky and we started out with one idea that rapidly evolved into something else entirely. I was aiming for a final, polished image. However, with Miuccia Prada, we started from a few reference points selected from my Instagram. [And essentially] I was providing material that will be altered – sometimes dramatically – for the clothing and runway."
On what makes a successful art/fashion tie-up
"When you smash together the DNA of two distinct entities, and you end up with a mutation that feels new, exciting and transformative. The artist brings with him or her all sorts of connotations and associations, and hopefully, his or her story complements and continues the history of the brand."
On what to buy from Prada Resort 2018
"[Of everything that my work appears on in the collection], I would recommend [my fans] a bag, because it most recalls a sculptural object that can be admired on its own without requiring a body to fill it out."
This story first appeared in Female's January 2018 issue.


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Lonne Elder III (* 26. Dezember 1927 in Americus, Georgia; † 11. Juni 1996 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Theaterschauspieler, Dramatiker und Drehbuchautor. 1973 waren er und seine Kollegin Suzanne de Passe die ersten beiden Afroamerikaner, die je für einen Drehbuch-Oscar nominiert wurden. Elder war für das Drehbuch von Das Jahr ohne Vater und De Passe für Lady Sings the Blues nominiert.

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Lonne Elder III wuchs in Jersey City, New Jersey auf. Er begann als Theaterschauspieler am Broadway, sattelte aber kurz darauf auf das Schreiben diverser Stücke um. Mit seinem bekanntesten Stück Ceremonies in Dark Old Men gewann er einen Drama Desk Award für Most Promise Playwright. Zudem wurde er für den Pulitzer-Preis nominiert. Das Stück über einen Barbier in Harlem und seine Familie wurde 1969 von der Negro Ensemble Company produziert. Elder war dort Leiter der Dramaturgie-Abteilung. Anschließend studierte er in Yale Filmemachen, schloss ein Studium aber nie ab.

1972 erschien der Film Das Jahr ohne Vater, für den Elder eine Oscar-Nominierung erhielt. Er schrieb auch eine Fortsetzung zu dem Film Sounder, Part 2, die 1976 veröffentlicht wurde. Elder war für Stoffe bekannt, die sich für den Feminismus unter afroamerikanischen Frauen starkmachten, so zum Beispiel die Miniserie A Woman Called Moses über Harriet Trubman. Sein Drehbuch wurde mit dem Writers Guild of America Award, dem Christopher Award, dem America Historical Society Award und dem NAACP Image Award ausgezeichnet. 1979 wurde er in die Black Film Makers Hall of Fame aufgenommen.

Er arbeitete am Drehbuch des Richard-Pryor-Films Einmal und nie wieder mit. Gelegentlich trat er auch noch auf dem Broadway auf, so zum Beispiel als Bobo in Lorraine Hansberrys Stück A Raisin in the Sun.

Filmografie
 1973: Das Jahr ohne Vater (Sounder)
 1973: Melinda
 1976: Sounder Part 2
 1982: Thou Shalt Not Kill
 1983: Einmal und nie wieder (Bustin' Loose)
 1989: Runaway

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Gestorben 1996
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I just had to do a post on these awesome foxy picks! Foxes happen to be one of my favorite animals, so I fell in love with this design. Our customer submitted a beautiful full color fox photo to have printed on our white pearl picks. Sometimes photos are not the best for white pearl material because of the marbleized quality, but in this case it was the perfect choice. The marbleized material adds a very artistic element to the image; almost as if it is a watercolor painting. It also creates a reflective light quality that makes the colors especially vibrant. This customer also chose the full bleed print option, so that the art runs all the way to the very edge of the pick. To order your own custom guitar picks, visit www.claytoncustom.com today!
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Pick of the Week — Darbi Shaun
This week's Pick of the Week was made for Darbi Shaun, an up-and-coming Texas Singer/Songwriter. "There are some voices that just cause people to stop and take notice. Darbi Shaun's unique tone, texture, and emotion does just that. When you experience her music, you immediately know she is doing what she was created to do. At just 17, Darbi Shaun has been honored to open for names such as Mike Eli of the Eli Young Band, Roger Creager, and Walt Wilkins. She just released her second EP titled "Austin" and is currently performing acoustic sets of original music and covers. You can hear her music at www.darbishaun.com Thank you for your interest and support!"
Darbi's picks were made on our acetal guitar pick material, which is perfect to support her classy black-and-white photo design. To order your own custom picks, visit www.claytoncustom.com today! Just two days left to take advantage of our Valentine's Day sale!!
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Pick of the Week — Danny Lee
Danny Lee is an accomplished performer, writer, composer and instructor. With over 40 years of musical background, Danny's influences are diverse and quite eclectic. His own musical style, though rock-oriented, displays this diversity in his own playing and compositions. Adept on a multitude of instruments, Danny favors the guitar as it satiates his musical style with its rhythmic, percussive, electronic, and dynamic capabilities … enabling him to put his particular and vast musical taste on a palette with all the colors of his choosing. Though still in demand as a performer, Danny has focused his attention on instruction of late, all the while still creating his own unique blend of recordings. Chief among Danny's influences include artists such as: Joe Satriani, Randy Rhoads, Yngwie Malmsteen, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page just to mention a few. Danny currently resides in Dallas, Texas and still records in his home studio. If you are looking for a hired gun on guitar, or interested in guitar, bass, keyboard or drum lessons you can contact Danny at dannyleechatfield@gmail.com.
Danny's custom design was printed on our acetal guitar picks. We love the bold look of the silhouette against the warm flame colors. On the back of the picks is a full flame background with Danny's signature, which also is very eye-catching. For the design, the full bleed print option was utilized…meaning that the design goes all the way to the edge of the picks instead of having a small border around the edge of the art.
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Pick of the Week — Frogs Gone Fishin'
This week's Pick of the Week is for the band Frogs Gone Fishin':
"At a Frogs Gone Fishin' show, fans are treated to heavy-hitting rock with the Frog's signature improvisational twist. In an age of auto-tuned vocals and laptop superstars, it's great to find a band who relies on harmonies, strong melody, and dynamic rhythms to keep their fans coming back. On any given night, the Frogs cut across genres and material from their two albums and never, ever, play the same set-list twice. This diversity in song choice and explosive improvisational energy has earned the band enthusiastic and devoted fans from places as far apart as Denver and New Orleans, Chicago and Austin, New York and San Francisco."
To learn more about this fun group, visit their site at http://frogsgonefishin.com/
The Frogs picks were made on our acetal guitar pick material, and we love the bold color and style of their logo. To order your own custom guitar picks, visit www.claytoncustom.com!
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Pick of the Week — Ella Kaye
This Week's Pick of the Week is for the band Ella Kaye.
"Emerging from the ashes of recently passed Ever Divine, the band has come back with a new line up and a whole new set. With Garrin Beaudoin and Michael Martin on guitar, Jeremy Novakowski on bass, Phil Del Vecchio on drums, and Justin Chard on vocals, the band, formed in 2011, is tearing up Arizona's metal scene."
Behind the name: Ella Kaye is a character in the book "The Great Gatsby". Dan Cody's last will gave Jay Gatsby a 25,000 inheritance, but Ella Kaye manages to use the court system against Jay to the win the money for herself. Because of this, Jay sees Ella as a gold digger.
Find out more about Ella Kaye at http://www.facebook.com/EllaKayeAZ
The Ella Kaye picks were made on our white delrin pick material, and we really like the intricacy and detail of the design that the band created! Order your own custom picks today at www.claytoncustom.com!
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Pick of the Week — Woody Wright
Playing guitar since 1964, Woody discovered his love for musical performance at a very young age. So far, he has played with a variety of groups within several genres of music, but has more recently stuck to Gospel. Since the fall of 2001, Woody has enjoyed occasionally touring with the Gaither Homecoming Concert crew. He says that it is such a joy to see the large arenas full of Gospel fans from coast to coast, and on other coasts! "The Homecoming Cruises have been phenomenal, and the London/Ireland trip was a blast."
Woody writes about his current performances:
"From my first note of Will the Circle Be Unbroken at the Atlanta Homecoming to singing Because He Lives at the empty tomb in Jerusalem to hearing the fans in Johanesburg, South Africa call us all by our first names, being a Homecoming Friend has been an honor and a rare blessing. Plus, all the ladies in my Mother's Sunday School class get to say 'Betty, I saw Woody on TV last night!'"
To learn more about Woody's extensive musical journey, visit his site at www.woodywright.net.
Woody's picks were made on our ultem pick material. Ultem picks are known for producing a sound quality closest to a true tortoiseshell pick. Ultem picks can be printed with brown, black or red ink, and Woody made excellent use of all colors in his custom design. Order your own custom picks today at www.claytoncustom.com!
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Creative Wedding Picks
Today we wanted to show off some of the creative wedding guitar picks designs that our customers have created! Custom wedding picks have become a very popular item, and they are used as favors, decorations, gifts, thank-you's and announcements! Let your creativity loose by creating a really unique design like those shown below:
To the far left, the pick design mimics the opening title of The Simpsons TV show, but of course is replaced by the couple's last name. This is a full bleed design on our acetal material guitar picks. For the middle pick, the couple chose to use a caricature of themselves (also full bleed art on acetal material). For the pick on the far right, the design is a very pretty bird and anchor graphic, and on the back of the picks is printed the couple's names, their wedding date, and the the phrase "Flying High and Steady." These were done on our white pearl picks, which helps to showcase the beautiful colors of the graphic and gives the picks a very classy "wedding look."
Because of the popularity of wedding guitar picks, we have made a new website specifically to share designs and ideas; www.customweddingpicks.com. You can contact us directly with questions regarding wedding picks or how to order at weddingpicks@steveclayton.com and we will be happy to assist you. We would also love to feature more ideas on our site, so if you are interested please let us know!
To start the design process for custom picks right away, visit www.claytoncustom.com!
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Pick of the Week — Strip the Stars
This week's Pick of the Week is for the band Strip the Stars. Formed in Denver in late 2010, Strip the Stars brings together fellow musicians David Frisbie on vocals, Brett Walston on guitar, Miles Marlin on bass, and Leo Zayas on drums. Drawing comparisons to Stone Temple Pilots, Foo Fighters, and Alice in Chains, the full shake-you-to-your-bones sound of this quartet puts the fire in your belly and the roar in your speakers. It only took a few hours of jamming together for STS to discover the formula for their own brand of purebred hook-driven rock. Not content to wear out the same old local dives and wait for fate's knock on the door, Strip the Stars is shredding through new mediums and conventions focusing their attention on the bigger picture. Strip the Stars is a band that will not be denied. STS' 9-song debut release is sure to win fans and make it's mark on the Front Range and beyond. The album was recorded and engineered by David Frisbie at Audiopurple Studios in Denver, CO and mixed and mastered at Progression Lab Studios in San Antonio, TX by Cult To Follow and former Union Underground frontman Bryan Scott. With full throttle guitar riffs, aggressive drums, melodic bass lines and soaring vocal melodies, Strip the Stars aims to keep the snarl in the razor-sharp grin of hard rock.
Find out more about Strip the Stars with the following links:
www.facebook.com/pages/Strip-The-Stars/198862790163775
www.reverbnation.com/stripthestars
https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stripthestars
The Strip the Stars picks were made on our white delrin guitar pick material, using a full bleed (meaning that the design goes all the way to the edge of the picks instead of having a border). We loved the colors and detail of their design! To order your own custom picks, visit www.claytoncustom.com!
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Pick of the Week — Rob "Fixxxman" Hendrikse
This week's Pick of the Week was made for musician Rob Hendrikse. Rob is a member of a few different bands, including Defense, Lucky Faces and Rough 'n Ready. For Defense, Rob already got a lot of different picks, so he thought it would be a good idea to design new ones for Lucky Faces and Rough 'n Ready combined with his own artist name; Fixxxman. Lucky Faces is the acoustic version of Defense and Rough 'n Ready. Lucky Faces is an acoustic duo (Rob's girlfriend and himself) occasionally joined by a drummer and a bass player, (which are the other members of their newly formed classic rock band Rough 'n Ready). The bands that Rob is involved with do covers of classic rock songs and they play them with a twist in their very own, unique style.
As Fixxxman, Rob does more singer/songwriter stuff and writes his own material as well.
The bands do a lot of shows throughout the Netherlands at festivals, parties and in a lot of live-music-supporting venues.
In March of 2012, Rob participated in the release of a non-profit CD- '29 Years, 29 Songs'- to honor his dear friend Saz, who died at the age of 29 in 2004, due to cancer. The CD was released to collect funds for a charity that makes the lives of kids with terminal diseases a little more bearable. 32 artists from The Netherlands, Australia, USA, Great Britain, Scotland and Spain participated, and all donated a song for the cause. A few names: Popa Chubby (USA), Michael Katon (USA), The Wildcards (GB), Hook Herrera (USA), Rob Tognoni (Aus), Julian Sas, Rob Orlemans and many others.
Rob also wrote and recorded a song for this album; "The Long Road." It was recorded with the band Defense, and they were joined by the Dutch Blues Artist Rob Orlemans on Lead Guitar.
At the moment they have already sold 1000 copies of the double CD and they are planning to relaease part 2 in March 2013. A lot of major (blues) artists have already agreed to participate on part 2. Danny Bryant, Jon Amor Band, Jim Schuler, The Ori Naftaly Blues Band (Israel), 16 Dollars, Rough 'n Ready and many more.
All about the CD can be found on http://www.stichtingsaz.nl
To learn more about the bands that Rob is in, see the following sites:
Defense: http://www.defense-theband.nl/
Rough 'n' Ready: https://www.facebook.com/#!/rnrclassicrock
Lucky Faces: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Lucky-Faces-2-Voices-1-Guitar/335120886566774
Check out this Fixxxman YouTube video as well! http://youtu.be/smVjS0cTb_k
We really love the way that Rob combined all of his logos together to make an awesome custom guitar picks design for acetal picks! To create and order your own custom pick design, visit www.claytoncustom.com. Also, be on the lookout for a special Halloween promotional discount for custom pick orders towards the end of this month! Discount codes will be e-mailed automatically if you have created an account with us!
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Pick of the Week — Electric Circus
This week's Pick of the Week is for the band Electric Circus. Electric Circus was formed out of Austin, Texas, and they perform everyone's Top 40 dance/hip-hop/electronica hits! Electric Circus performs in venues, casinos, and bars all around Texas and Louisiana. Julz, the musician who ordered custom picks from Clayton, is the guitar player for Electric Circus and has been using Steve Clayton Guitar picks from the start!
Check out Electric Circus at www.facebook.com/electriccircusaustin
Catch them in your city And give them a like!
The Electric Circus picks were made on our white delrin pick material, with a full bleed design (meaning that the art goes all the way to the edge of the picks). On the back of the picks is the same circus tent graphic, with Julz's signature. We love the creativity of the design and how it reflects the band name! Order your own custom picks today at www.claytoncustom.com!
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Pick of the Week — Corrina Corrina
This week's Pick of the Week is for the band "Corrina, Corrina," from Red Bank, New Jersey. They are a local Alt/indie/punk band with influences like Bruce Springsteen, Wilco, Death Cab For Cutie and, most importantly, The Gaslight Anthem. The members of the band include Brian McKenna, Matthew Kessig, Deaglan Howlett and Mike O'Connor. Find out more about Corrina Corrina on their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/corrinacorrinanj.
The Corrina Corrina picks were made on our green delrin, .88mm gauge pick material. We love the detail and intricacy of the band's logo. The design for the picks was created by Colleen Kinslow.
To order your own custom guitar picks, visit our site today at www.claytoncustom.com!
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Just Added to Our Custom Line: Eco Picks!
Those of you who are long-time Clayton Customers may have seen that we offer Eco friendly guitar picks through our site at http://www.steveclayton.com/ecopicks.php. Before now, these picks were only available with the standard Clayton Eco logo printed on them. Now we have added them to the options for custom printed guitar picks! Check it out at www.claytoncustom.com! Eco-Picks are an earth-friendly product made of a unique agricultural (non-petroleum) based polymer that is made utilizing renewable energy. Eco picks are made of a plastic that is certified compostable (BPI Certified to ASTM D6400). Now you can rock with a good sounding pick & be responsible to the earth while you do it! The custom Eco Picks are available in two colors; white and natural, and can be printed with any colors on one or two sides. They come in a standard shape and medium (.80mm) gauge. Shown to the left is an example of the natural colored Eco pick with a custom design. Order your own custom Eco picks today!
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Pick of the Week — The Tom Dixon Band
This week's Pick of the Week was made for Tom Dixon of The Tom Dixon Band.
"Tom Dixon is an award winning vocalist and entertainer who, like many other performers, got his start in music singing in the church choir. He was born on a small farm in Tewksbury, MA and moved to New Hampshire in the 1st grade. Tom always knew he wanted to be a singer. He spent his younger days singing along to old Kenny Rodgers tapes that his father would play. Tom experimented with many different genres of music from rock and country to even R & B. In the end, you just can't take the country out of the boy. After watching the "Garth Brooks LIVE from Central Park" video he declared, "I am going to do that!" This was the beginning of what has become one of New England's hottest country bands.
Tom had taken guitar lessons at a very young age, but put it down for many years. In college he decided to pick it up again and the moment he learned a few chords he was itching to learn how to write music and start a band. Tom gathered up a few band members and they started to work on honing their craft. Tom made sure that they spent months down in the basement learning the tunes and making sure they were tight. Tom didn't want to just play in a band, he wanted to put on a show. When they finally starting booking gigs there was no stopping the them! Tom has continued to hone his craft as a vocalist, songwriter, entertainer and guitarist. He was named the NHCMA "Male Vocalist of The Year" in 2005, "Duo of the Year" 2006 with his friend Jodie Cunningham and most recently the 2011 New England Country Music Organization's (NECMO) Entertainer of The Year.
Tom has continued to work on his song writing skills and has played several writers nights and open mics in Nashville, TN at places such as the legendary Blue Bird Cafe. Tom pulls influences from such artists as: Gary Allan, Garth Brooks, Toby Keith, Jason Aldean and legends like Johhny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson. Tom is determined and will not let go of the dream. With the band that they have built, he has had an opportunity to open for artists such as: Alan Jackson, The Zac Brown Band, Sugarland, Phil Vassar & Dusty Drake. Tom and the band will also be opening for Eric Church in August of 2012."
About The Tom Dixon Band:
"With a unique combination of smooth country vocals and an explosive live performance, The Tom Dixon Band has given birth to a new way of delivering that sweet country sound, with a heartpumping, foot-stomping beat that can only be viewed as a bit spicy, smooth, southern country rock. In 2012 The Tom Dixon Band is touring the east coast from Maine to Virginia. Since forming in 2005, The band's every performance commands the stage and draws the excitement and rapt enthusiasm of their audience. They have captivated audiences in a multitude of venues by keeping their focus on bringing the most up-to-date and entertaining show possible. The Tom Dixon Band has been invited to perform in many high profile venues where they deliver the opening performance for such notable acts as Alan Jackson, The Zac Brown Band, Sugarland, Phil Vassar, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Kip Moore and Dusty Drake as well as live back-up vocals & rhythm guitar for Nashville's own Crossin' Dixon. The band has been included in shows for 97.5 WOKQ (Dover, NH) on numerous occasions including 7 years in a row for the WOKQ Countryfest at Prescott Park in Portsmouth, NH. The Tom Dixon Band released their first original CD, "Rock Hard Country", back in 2007 and then their second album entitled "Truckin" in 2011." Band members include: Tom Dixon – Lead Vocals / Rhythm Guitar, David Wilson – Lead Guitar/Vocals, Billy "Thumpah" Ferraro – Drums, Leo Melanson – Fiddle/Steel/Guitar/Vocals and John "Crawdaddy" Crawford – Bass.
To learn more about The Tom Dixon Band, visit http://www.tomdixonband.com
The Tom Dixon Band picks were made on our acetal guitar pick material, which is a professional high grade pick material known for having a non-slip surface. They look great with the Tom Dixon logo and are perfect for using on stage and then tossing out to fans! Order your own custom guitar picks today at www.claytoncustom.com!
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Pick of the Week — Off The Turnpike
This week's Pick of the Week was created by Christian Vasquez of Off The Turnpike.
"Since 2011, Off The Turnpike has made it their mission to wake up New York's long dormant rock scene with a powerful and diverse sound all their own. The band's hard rock roots are tempered with an emphasis on melody, grooves and the unexpected. From Andy Sexton's soulful and commanding vocals, to Christian Vasquez's driving guitars and the beastly rhythm section of bassist Shawn Abraham and drummer Steve Kurlat, Off The Turnpike is here to confound expectations and electrify fans of raw, honest, and uncompromising music. Drawing inspiration from music of all genres and fusing it into a cohesive and powerful mix, Off The Turnpike is blazing forward in surprising new directions. With the release of their self produced self-titled debut album, the band is pushing their music beyond New York and bring the news of rock's revival to the hungry masses. You're not ready. But they are."
Off The Turnpike has been together for little over two years; Christian started the band with Shawn Abraham (bass). On August 25th they will be celebrating their one year anniversary of playing live shows with a live show at Fontana's NYC. Their most recent achievement was the release of their debut album on June 19 of this year.
Find out more at: www.offtheturnpikemusic.com and www.facebook.com/offtheturnpike
The Off The Turnpike picks were made on our white pearl material guitar picks, which have a marbleized quality and glossy finish that looks classy with the deep red logo of the band. To order your own custom picks, visit www.claytoncustom.com today!
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Pick of the Week — Caramelos De Cianuro/UnEnano
This week's Pick of the Week was made for UnEnano, a guitar player in the Latin band Caramelos de Cianuro, from Venezuela. The band was formed in 1991. They recorded their first songs, "Nadando a Través De la Galaxia" (Swimming Across the Galaxy) and "Tu Mamá Te Va a Pegar" (Your mom is going to hit you), in 1992.
A year later, the group signed up to CNR and released an EP called Las Paticas de la Abuela (Grandma's Little Feet), followed by the band's first album, Cuentos Para Adultos (Tales for Adults), in 1994. Performing a mixture of Latin Punk and alternative rock, Caramelos de Cianuro returned in 1996 with Harakiri City, released by Polygram. Two years later, original drummer Pablo Martínez was replaced by Alfonso Tosta, and the group soon toured with Colombian band Aterciopelados. In 2000 they released their album Miss Mujerzuela (Miss Whore), which achieved platinum status in Venezuela in 2001. In 2006 they released their second most recent album, Flor De Fuego, (Flower of Fire) with "Como Serpiente" (Like Snake) promoted as the lead off single. In the year 2010 the group released their latest album "Caramelos de Cianuro".
To find out more about Caramelos de Cianuro, visit their site at http://www.caramelosdecianuro.net
UnEnano's guitar picks were made out of our white delrin pick material. One one side the picks have UnEnano's name with a pair of wings, which was inspired by the wing tattoos on his back. On the other side, there is a thumbprint that marks exactly where he holds the picks when he plays, which we thought was very clever! To create and order your own custom picks, visit www.claytoncustom.com today!
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Pick of the Week — The Dirty Flirts
The week's Pick of the Week was created for the band The Dirty Flirts. The Dirty Flirts were born out of the love of being an avid Runaways fan and lover of Female Fronted Bands in the Punk/Rock genres. Momma Dukes (drummer) flirted (ha ha) with the idea with Dawn Sweet (Lead Vox) and after seeking out other like-minded dirty flirts like themselves they found another talented Fem Fatale "T" (Rhythm Axe), and one energized rocker Rob Luv (Lead Axe). Having a bass player issue…, and gone through two so far since the bands' inception, they found their permanent bass player Lorenzo who, despite being a generation younger, loves their choice of music and is an enthusiastic as well as talented addition to the Dirty Flirts. With enough practice under their chastity ;-P belts they had a very well received debut gig and are presently rockin at select gigs! Because all of the members' lifestyles have always included music in some form or another, this band was a natural fit for them, as well as for the next generation of rock and rollers. Their fans are peers in the industry, so when they are at a gig, it suddenly becomes a live jam that all the crazed groupies love being a part of, whether it's on the stage jamming or dancing and grabbing each other during the shows. So leave your morals and your attitudes at the door and party with The Dirty Flirts!
Visit their page on Facebook: https://facebook.com/TheDirtyFlirts .
Visit their website: http://thedirtyflirts.com/.
Band bookings contact Margaret 631-824-3454 or email mommadukes421@yahoo.com.
Dawn Sweet – Lead Vox (Liquid Overload)
"T" – Rhythm Axe, Back Up Vox
Rob Luv – Lead Axe, Back up Vox(Strike Twice)
Lorenzo – Bass
Momma Dukes-Percussion/Back up Vox
The Dirty Flirts design was printed on our acetal guitar picks, which are known for being professional, high quality material. They look great the with sizzling black and red Dirty Flirts logo! Create and order your own custom picks today at www.claytoncustom.com!
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Axe launches its first fragrance for women
Axe is launching a new fragrance – Anarchy – which will be marketed in different versions for men and women.
Axe anarchy
Since Axe was first launched in 1983, it has been targeted at young men. But now the brand is introducing a new fragrance – Anarchy – which will be marketed in different versions for men and women.
The Anarchy women's variant is being released as a limited edition.
Consumers involved in marketing
A TV ad campaign using the strapline 'Unleash the chaos' is scheduled to begin running in North America, Latin America and Europe at the end of January, supported by digital and outdoor activity.
A teaser campaign called 'Axe: Anarchy is coming' launched online at the start of the month. This includes a graphic novel created with consumers' suggestions incorporated into the plotline, and with some fans being depicted in the comic.
Most original campaign ever
Global Brand Manager Ali Kashani explains why the team came up with the concept behind the launch: "To build Axe's iconic brand status, we have to surprise young people again and again. This is possibly the most original Axe campaign ever. With a fragrance that's also for girls, the idea is that we will generate so much attraction it will turn into chaos."
Female Facebook fans
Ali adds: "This story resonates with the real life of young people where both guys and girls are actively involved in the mating game." This is backed up by the fact that, of Axe's 2.3 million 'likes' on Facebook in North America, about a quarter are by women. Axe has over 10 million Facebook fans worldwide.
Global roll-out
Following the launch, Anarchy will be rolled out in more than 80 countries. Axe – known as Lynx in the UK – is one of Unilever's most global brands and the biggest male deodorant brand in the world. Axe/Lynx has become famous for its witty commercials about attraction.
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Many consumers have recently voiced their complaints concerning allergy labels on certain products. You have all seen on a candy bar or snack item the words "may contain nuts," but what does this really mean? The truth is, most consumers don't know the answer to that question. Individuals with allergies are forced to either scrutinize each and every label or assume the risk and danger that are eminent when purchasing these products. Therefore, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has agreed to host a public hearing in order to decide what the best course of action would be. The popular choice seems to be for the FDA to have a standard number of descriptions that are clear and concise. One option is to require manufacturers to cite statistics to correctly define what "trace amount" means – "one part per million," for example.
In 2004, lawmakers signed The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act which 'required new labels on packaged foods containing "major food allergens," such as: milk, eggs, fish, Crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts and soybeans, or any other ingredient that contains protein derived from one of these foods. In reality, food allergies affect about 2 percent of adults and 5 percent of infants and young children in the United States. They can either be minor and simply bothersome or it could be the determining factor in whether they live or die. Statistics show that there are around 30,000 consumers who are brought into the emergency room each year to get treatment for food allergies. About 150 of these Americans die. Those are grave consequences.
Although some manufacturers argue that this will not make a significant difference since it is impossible to be 100 percent accurate; but improvements are a start and especially when people's lives are at risk. If the FDA were to require stricter labeling, those with serious food allergies may be able to understand more about the ingredients and make wiser decisions for themselves and their health. If you have been erroneously mislead by a manufacturer's label and are suffering the effects of this, do not hesitate to contact: Eberstein & Witherite, LLP Law firm. They are dedicated medical malpractice lawyers who commit to guarantee that you or your loved one is compensated for damages endured.


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BSRLM Proceedings: Vol 37 No 2 at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, Saturday 10th June 2017
Proceedings of the New Researcher's Day and Day Conference held at University of Oxford, Saturday 10th June 2017
01 Examining prospective mathematics teachers' pedagogical content knowledge of limit using vignettes
Melike Göksu Nur, Hatice Akkoç, Hande Gülbağcı-Dede and Betül Yazıcı
The aim of this study is to examine upper secondary prospective mathematics teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) with regard to students' difficulties with and misconceptions of limit. The PCK of 27 prospective teachers enrolled in a Turkish teacher preparation program was explored using vignettes which illustrate students' difficulties with and misconceptions of limit. Data were analysed using content analysis. The findings focus on how participants notice, interpret, and make decisions on how to overcome students' difficulties and misconceptions.
02 Trainee teachers' perceptions of solving word problems and the bar-model as a strategy to support children in solving word problems
Sarah Ankers
Problem solving is one of the three main aims of the National Curriculum for Mathematics in England, but the literature suggests that solving word problems can be difficult for many children. The bar model is a strategy used in Singapore to bridge the gap between the word problem and the symbolic representation of the solution. As a new teacher-educator researcher, I was interested in how my group of PGCE trainee teachers perceived the bar model as a strategy for supporting children in solving word problems. Findings suggest that some trainee teachers experience the same issues in solving word problems as children, and that the introduction of the bar model should be structured alongside the teaching of key mathematical concepts rather than as a discrete topic.
03 Replication of a British study in Brazil: How do teachers describe mathematical tasks?
Leonardo Barichello and Rita Santos Guimarães
British researchers recently used factor analysis to identify seven factors underlying a comprehensive set of adjectives and expressions commonly used to describe mathematical tasks. This part of their study was replicated by the authors of this paper with 415 Brazilian mathematics teachers and the results presented many similarities, but in our analysis only four were similar to factors identified in the original study. In this paper, we will discuss the main results of both studies, compare them and present some possible explanations for the differences.
04 Retaining heads of mathematics in a performative culture: A case study
Bryony Black
This study explores the experiences and perspectives of heads of mathematics departments (HoMs) in secondary schools in northern England. Taking as a theoretical background Foucault's work on power, governmentality and discourse the study considers the way in which school leaders' interpretations of a performative culture affects the work of HoMs. Employing a case study approach and using data collection techniques including focus groups, one-to- one interviews, audio diaries and observations, the aim of the study is to identify the conditions under which retention of those in the role of HoM is likely.
05 How to look and what to see: Noticing in a mathematics community
School of Education, University of Bristol
As a new researcher in mathematics education, I am seeking to work through the ontological and epistemological challenges associated with setting aside the modes of observing that I have assumed, consciously or otherwise, and develop seeing in other ways. In this account of a workshop, I will discuss the presentation of different accounts of the same classroom episode constructed with different protocols and reflect on the mediating effect of the protocol and observer. Comparison with the experience of a direct viewing of the same episode provides a context for discussion of what has and has not been seen and what might be distilled as of wider interest, following Jaworski's guidelines for use of video excerpts – giving an 'account of' before 'accounting for'.
06 Partial knowledge of understandings needed for proportional reasoning
Joan Burfitt
Improving the function of multiple-choice items could be achieved by awarding credit when a person selects an option which, while incorrect, indicates that they have some knowledge of the tested concept. To support the identification of what might constitute partial knowledge, Rasch Measurement Theory was applied to students' responses to items on ratios and fractions. This study suggests that the identification of items for which partial credit is warranted requires both qualitative and quantitative analysis.
07 Evolution and comparison of mathematical abilities in China's mathematical curriculum standard for elementary schools
Hongyan Cai and Jian Zhang
Teachers' College of Beijing Union University, Beijing, China
The teaching of mathematics in China's elementary schools is based on the Mathematical Curriculum Standard, which is a programmatic document issued by the national education authorities, including such abilities as operational ability, spatial imagination, logical thinking and problem-solving ability. In this paper we have roughly compared and summarized the different requirements for mathematical abilities in the Primary Mathematics Syllabus and the Mathematical Curriculum Standard in the past years, and suggest how to train students' mathematical abilities through specific mathematical examples.
08 How primary trainee teachers' beliefs change about mathematics education during their first term of a PGCE course
Kathryn Clarke
Within the UK it is widely acknowledged that there are not enough good teachers of mathematics and that this is having an impact on different facets of society. This paper will explore the experiences of three Primary Trainee Teachers within the world of mathematics education. Their perceptions, confidence and attitude towards mathematics education are explored at different points during their PGCE Primary teaching course to discover whether university led subject knowledge/pedagogy sessions and teaching children on placement can change these views in a positive way, using the framework of the 'Knowledge Quartet'.
09 Singapore bar models appear to be the answer, but what then was the question?
Laura Clarke
The use of Singapore bar models has been a topic of great interest in recent years in response to the success of Singaporean students in international mathematics tests. However, results for English students have improved without the use of these diagrams. This research sought to identify which strategies were used by four Year 6 pupils who had not been taught how to use bar models to solve word problems. Findings suggested that pupils had a useful repertoire of problem solving strategies and could successfully solve a range of worded problems and create a range of diagrams for a variety of purposes to suit their needs for each problem.
10 Constructivist principles in maths lessons: Pi in the sky?
Fiona Curtis, Yota Dimitriadi, Marina Della Giusta and Giovanni Razzu
Constructivist ideas about learning mathematics have existed at least since the second half of the 20th century, yet teaching in many cases remains transmissive and exam-focused and results in many students resisting further compulsory study after 16. This presentation reports on the results of a survey of over 500 sixth formers regarding their experiences of school mathematics teaching across ten constructivist principles, and compares their experiences in maths with experiences in science, ICT and English. The findings indicate that student experiences are diverse, but that many maths lessons do not embrace constructivist principles.
11 Mathematics resilience: What is known in the pre-tertiary mathematics education research and what we have found researching non-mathematics-specialists
Francis Duah
This paper describes a two-phase pilot study that explored mathematical resilience amongst non-mathematics-specialist students in a tertiary institution in the UK. Two cohorts of first-year undergraduate students completed a modified version of an existing mathematical resilience instrument. The association between respondents' level of mathematical resilience scores and the type of pre-tertiary mathematics qualification they had achieved and their programme of study was explored. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore experiences of learning mathematics and the strategies they used to persist with mathematics.
12 Formal methods for division: Evaluating the benefits of pre-teaching mathematics using a 'flipped classroom' approach
Lorna Earle and Caroline Rickard
This paper briefly outlines our research into supporting trainee teachers in their quest to understand formal methods for division, often considered a tricky topic to understand deeply and to teach effectively. Literature suggested that providing pre-teaching, using a 'flipped classroom' approach, might be beneficial and initial findings from our research suggest this to be the case.
13 Difficulties in teaching calculus concepts in undergraduate courses: The notion of limit of a sequence
Marius Ghergu
School of Mathematics and Statistics, University College Dublin, Ireland
It is commonly agreed that undergraduate students encounter difficulties in understanding the notion of the limit in calculus courses. Both the formal and informal approach do not convey a setting that bridges intuition and mathematical rigour. In this work we explore the formal and informal definition of the limit of a sequence. A case study was conducted on a large group of first year undergraduate students. The findings reveal students' difficulties in formalising their mathematical observations along with a reluctance to employ formal or informal definitions of a limit of a sequence in their arguments.
14 Teaching undergraduate mathematics in the United States and the United Kingdom: Four comparative observations
Barry J. Griffiths
Increased global mobility has given students and faculty unprecedented opportunities to study and work in different countries, which leads to new challenges for faculty in adapting to classrooms that are more international than ever before. This paper looks at the author's experience in teaching mathematics in the United States and the United Kingdom, and to students with very different cultural and academic traditions. Four broad themes are used as the basis for comparison, chosen on the basis of their relevance to contemporary issues, with previous literature blended with personal observations, along with qualitative data gained through individual interviews.
15 Mathematics teacher educator noticing: A methodology for researching my own learning
Tracy Helliwell
University of Bristol, Graduate School of Education
I present here my interpretation of Mason's four interconnected actions within the Discipline of Noticing as a methodological framework for my research, that is, what I notice as a Mathematics Teacher Educator working with a group of teachers. My research concerns how and what I am learning in becoming a mathematics teacher educator. As a method of research, I am using the Discipline of Noticing as a way of developing my expertise. I explore what constitutes data in such a study and how working with this data, in a way guided by the methodological framework, supports my learning as a mathematics teacher educator.
16 On learning number: The '-ty' and '-teen' confusion
Dave Hewitt1 and Alf Coles2
1Loughborough University, 2University of Bristol
The aim of this paper is to draw out implications for the early learning of number from a detailed analysis of the work of one student, over an eight month period. The background to this work was our research interest in exploring the potential of approaching number without a focus on objects and cardinality, particularly for currently low-attaining students. We report on the difficulties that arose from a confusion of '-teen' and '-ty' numbers, for the student. We conclude that there is an argument for: (a) delaying work on '-teen' numbers until students have worked on number structure more generally; (b) adopting a dual naming to regularise our naming system.
17 The early take-up of Core Maths: Emerging findings
Matt Homer, Rachel Mathieson, Indira Banner and Innocent Tasara
School of Education, University of Leeds
Core Maths, a new Level 3 qualification equivalent in 'size' to an AS-level but intended to be studied over two years, is a response to England's poor post-16 mathematics participation. Core Maths has been taught in Early Adopter institutions since 2014, with first examination in summer 2016. This paper reports on the historic development of Core Maths, and the early findings of a large-scale three-year mixed-methods project funded by the Nuffield Foundation intended to provide clear practical and policy guidance to secure improved post-16 mathematics participation in England.
18 Words and contexts: Teaching mathematics vocabulary
Jenni Ingram, Nick Andrews and Andrea Pitt
Research into vocabulary learning emphasises the need to teach vocabulary in authentic contexts and through making connections to students' prior knowledge or experiences. In mathematics, we have vocabulary that students are only likely to meet in their mathematics lessons, words that are widely used with a similar meaning, and words widely used with very different meanings. In this paper, we explore the discussions from the workshop about what might be meant by an authentic context in mathematics for these different types of words, and how these contexts may, or may not, support students in making connections.
19 Sharing chocolate bars: Year 8 students' use of narrative, visual and symbolic representations of fractions
Dietmar Küchemann
In this paper we discuss incidents from video recordings of a lesson and of a follow-up interview arising from a story about 'sharing chocolate bars'. The students, from a relatively 'low attaining' Year 8 (Grade 7) class, made use of various representations of fractions. They sometimes made good sense of a representation by linking it to the story, but it often proved challenging to make fruitful connections between representations. And representations were sometimes used procedurally in ways that fitted what students remembered or (re-constructed) about fractions, rather than with how the procedures and outcomes might have related to the story.
20 Teachers' perception of mathematical tasks: What teachers 'saw' in a published task, and how this changed following enactment of the same task
What do teachers perceive when presented with a mathematical task? I analysed three teachers' lesson planning notes and interview responses to investigate their intended use of a published task, before and after their observation of teaching using the same task. I relate pedagogical decision-making to teachers' perception of the task, described in terms of teachers' beliefs, knowledge and goals. From a mathematics teacher educator perspective I suggest the Japanese practice of kyozai kenkyuu as a means to inform teacher decision making before teaching the lesson.
21 Studying the link between classroom dialogue and the implementation of rich tasks in post-16 mathematics with Underground Mathematics
C.J. Rauch, Marc De Asis, Alvin Leung, Tatiana Rostovtseva and Sharon Walker
Underground Mathematics (UM) develops online resources to support teaching and learning in post-compulsory mathematics and holds a strong belief that dialogue is inherent to mathematics. To fully understand the implementation and use of its resources, the project evaluation has employed a mixed-methods approach. Classroom observations were conducted in A level classrooms across England using UM materials. Dialogue was analysed using the Cam-UNAM Scheme for Educational Dialogue Analysis. This paper presents insights from the data analysis and argues in favour of a methodology in which dialogue is central to research in mathematics education.
22 Before Pythagoras: A brief cultural history of the Pythagorean relation
Leo Rogers1 and Sue Pope2
1Independent researcher, 2Manchester Metropolitan University.
Pythagoras' theorem is standard fare for schoolchildren around the world, often presented as a result to be memorised, rather than appreciated (it is a remarkable result), understood and proved. Rarely do learners have the opportunity to find out about the extensive history of this important mathematical result, or to question whether Pythagoras actually existed. In this paper, we highlight some sources that might allow teachers to offer a different experience.
23 Completing the square: The cultural arbitrary of Oxbridge entrance?
Rachel Sharkey
I report on part of a research project using a case study approach drawing on qualitative methods to examine a preparation programme for students applying to study mathematics at elite universities, in an independent school. I draw on a Bourdieusian conceptual framework to analyse teachers' social and cultural capital and show how this can provide experiences that are thought to confer distinction. Here I look at some of the skills which I think could be argued to become arbitrary, rather than functional, in practice and to what extent a student who acquires these skills gets 'use' and/or 'exchange' value from these skills.
24 Developing a concrete-pictorial-abstract model for negative number arithmetic
Jai Sharma and Doreen Connor
Research findings and assessment results persistently identify negative number arithmetic as a topic which poses challenges to learners. This study aims to build on existing research which identifies four conceptualisations involved in negative number arithmetic: unary, binary, and symmetric operations, and magnitude, to develop a concrete-pictorial-abstract (CPA) model which uses the vertical number line and 'number bar' manipulatives as the key representations. A trial group taught using the CPA model are found to have made significantly greater increases in post-assessment scores compared to a control group who were taught using a non-CPA approach.
25 Mathematics and examination anxiety in adult learners: Findings of surveys of GCSE Mathematics students in a UK Further Education college
Jenny Stacey
Surveys of my adult learners of GCSE maths indicate around a third describe themselves as anxious or very anxious about mathematics, and about half have the same responses for exams. Furthermore, females of any age educated in Great Britain have a proportionally higher rate of anxiety about mathematics and exams than their non-GB educated or male peers. Maths and exam anxiety were rarely linked, and there was little difference between the comments on exams of the maths anxious and non-maths anxious groups, most citing exam pressure. As a result of their experiences in an adult classroom, learners' views became more positive.
26 A case study to explore approaches that help teachers engage with students' development of mathematical connections
Nicola Trubridge and Ted Graham
This research study considers the Collaborative Connected Classroom (CCC) model and how it might be implemented within a school via a programme of sustained CPD that incorporates: research sharing; engagement with activities that bridge theory and practice; active collaboration and exploration of ideas. This paper reports the findings when looking at which aspects of the CCC model engaged teachers themselves and then which of these tasks were used with their learners to develop mathematical connections.
27 Different levels for basic knowledge and skills assessment and mathematical rigorousness
Pei Wang1 and Jian Zhang2
1Basic Courses Department of Beijing Union University, Beijing, China, 2Teachers' College of Beijing Union University, Beijing, China
China's Mathematical Curriculum Standard is a programmatic document issued by the national education authorities in which comprehensive recommendations have been proposed for teachers on how to carry out assessment. Four different levels have been proposed, such as 'understanding, comprehension, mastering and application'. In this paper we use some mathematical examples to explain such four different levels and discuss the mathematical rigorousness embodied in such examples.
28 Report from the Critical Mathematics Education Working Group meeting
Pete Wright
This BSRLM working group met for the second time with the aim of discussing ways of promoting research that brings about positive social change through mathematics education. The meeting began with a presentation and discussion around student teachers' apparent reluctance to share their pedagogical rationale with learners and the implications of adopting open-ended approaches to learning mathematics for the achievement of working-class students. This was followed by a discussion of the aims of the working group, its structure and organisation, and the focus for future meetings and activities.