Write an article based on this "Pay attention to the parents when the kids are ordering. Don't set dangerous objects near children. Make the dining experience as fast as possible for parents with babies. Stay neutral in arguments over who will pay. Understand how to serve tea and coffee. Ask diners if they would like water when they order caffeine or alcohol. Never put an object from the floor back on the table. Practice specialized tasks on your own time. Choose appropriate music and vary the selection."
article: A kid might try to order an unhealthy meal, caffeinated beverage, or other item parents might disapprove of. Give the parent a chance to object before you repeat the order. If the parents aren't paying attention, repeat the order back loudly and clearly, addressing the whole table. This gives them another chance to notice. In front of young kids, after a parent has objected, you may be able to smooth the argument away by saying "Sorry, we're all out of soda, can I get you something else?" If you personally disapprove of someone's choice, don't say anything. This is up for the parents to decide, unless the order clearly violates the law, such as serving a child alcohol. If you are serving hot dishes, putting down metal utensils, or giving the table some other potentially dangerous item, do so near the parents and address them with a "Here you are, sir/ma'am" if you need to get their attention. Babies and young toddlers typically have a short attention span, and if the meal drags on, the parents and the whole restaurant could suffer as well. Check in more frequently on them than on other tables, and multitask as much as possible to speed up the process. Ask if you can take the drink and meal orders together instead of in two visits. Suggest a more quickly prepared alternative if one of the customers orders a dish that will take extra long. This is the rare situation in which you should bring the check when you approach to clear the final dishes. You should still ask if the customers are finished first. Do not make the customers feel like you're trying to throw them out. Many tired and busy parents will appreciate your prompt service, but if they are getting annoyed, back off and let them continue the meal at their own pace. If multiple customers at one table request to pay, try to place the check in the center of the table instead of near one of them. Just smile and say you'll be back to collect it if they try to involve you in the argument. People get very serious about their tea and coffee, and it pays to know how to serve it in a way that will make most people happy. Disregard this advice when serving regulars if you know they like their drink a certain way (which you should pay attention to). Tea drinkers are often finicky about preparation. Always be sure you know which variety of tea they ordered, and provide plenty of milk, lemon wedges, and sugar on the side so they can customize their drink. Do not refill tea or coffee without asking the customer. You may be changing their carefully prepared beverage. Don't place the spoon in the tea or coffee before taking it to the customer. This lowers the temperature of the drink, which some customers don't appreciate. This is more relevant for people eating a meal than for people at the bar. Many people like to drink water in order to counteract the dehydrating or mood-changing effects of these substances. You may not be able to follow this rule in regions outside the United States, where serving water is less common or comes with a price tag. Even if it is just a paper advertisement or a salt shaker, you should replace it with a new one from the kitchen. Your customers do not want to have "floor germs" on their table. Most commonly, this involves opening a bottle of wine. Many serving tasks you find difficult can easily be practiced when you "serve" yourself dinner, so they don't take much extra time to learn. Most waiters who are supposed to open wine are expected to do so in front of the customers who ordered it. Practice this task to make it seem smooth and natural. If you have control over the music selection, keep it at a relatively low volume and choose something appropriate to the mood. Never play a full album; mix it up so a customer who doesn't like that artist has another chance to hear something they do enjoy. Customers at a cafe, or eating during the morning and early afternoon, usually enjoy calming, unobtrusive music. Classical music is a good choice. Customers eating in the evening may enjoy more energetic music, but this varies greatly depending on the atmosphere of the establishment. Most still want the volume low so they can talk to their friends. In any case, waitstaff rarely make music decisions for the busiest or most formal times of day.

Write an article based on this "Gather your materials and tools. Cut the pipes. Build the frame. Attach the tarp."
article: Building a portable projector screen can be a fun way to allow you to watch movies in any location that has electricity. The screen and frame will require you to purchase some easy to find materials from nearly any hardware store. Take a look at the following materials and tools that you will need to get started: Something to cut PVC pipe with. A glue for PVC pipes. Twenty feet of rope or cord. A drill to make holes in the PVC pipes. 6 10' long sections of 1" diameter PVC pipes. 8 1" diameter, 90 degree PVC elbows. 2 1" diameter, 45 degree PVC elbows. 1 straight connector 6 1" diameter T connectors Tape 1 6'x8' white tarp. The PVC pipes that you bought will need to be cut down to the right sizes before you can begin assembling them together. It's important that you measure them carefully and make your cuts accurate. Double check that your cuts are the right ones by taking a look at this list: Cut two pipes to be 8' 6". Save the parts you cut away. Cut two pipes to be 6' 6". Save the pieces you cut off. Cut two pipes to be 6' 3". Don't throw the scrap away. After you have all of your pieces assembled and your pipes cut to the length you can begin assembling the screen. Since PVC pipes are standardized, building the screen will require you to simply connect the pieces to one another. Take a look at the following order of connections to build your frame: Connect the two 8'6" pipes to the 6'6" pipes using your 90 degree connectors. This builds the bottom rectangular base. Add three T-connecters to the 8'6" pipes. They should be spaced two feet apart from each other and the corners. On the back of the base, place the 3'6" pieces of pipes into the T-connectors closest to the corners. Put ninety degree elbows on these 3'6" pipes and then add the 1'6" piece out of them. Add a 45 degree elbow on the end of that pipe. From those 45 degree elbows, connect the 6'3" pieces and connect them down to the front T-connectors. Use a straight connector to join the two 3'9" pipes. Add a ninety degree elbow to each end. Take a small 3" piece of pipe and join this long pipe to the center T-connectors. After your screen is setup you can add your tarp to finish off your portable projector screen. Adding the tarp will require you to drill some holes in the pipe, running your cord through them and attaching the screen to the frame. Drill holes in the four corners of your frame. Put your cord through the holes. Thread the cord down the length of the frame, putting it through the eye-holes of the tarp as you go. Tie the cords off to secure the screen in place.

Write an article based on this "Be a guiding facilitator. Ask the right questions. Post rules for classroom discussion."
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Speaking and listening is an important part of not only language arts classes, but also other content area classes. However, opening up discussions to be more than the typical call-and-response method (teacher asks a question, one student responds) is important to practice particularly in language arts class. The best advice on guiding facilitation is to ask open-ended questions to which the asker doesn't necessarily know the answer Students should be encouraged to talk to each other, to know that there is not one particular correct answer, and to use text-based evidence when making statements about literature. It should be made clear to students that the purpose of class discussions is not to find out that they have all the right answers, but to explore the themes and aspects of the literature together. As a guiding facilitator, your job is to present students not only with basic comprehension questions, but also with complex, higher-order thinking questions that get them involved in the text. This can be done even in the early grades after reading a book. Questions beginning with, "Why does the author believe that ___?" and "What have you encountered that makes you think about ___?" are some starter recommendations. Keep discussions going. Ask students to build on what someone else said, or prompt them by saying "Tell me more about that." Ask students to consider different perspectives on their statements, convince the class they are right, make predictions about what could happen next in the story, compare how their thoughts are the same or different from others, and summarize what they've learned from the discussion. Avoid trick questions, sarcasm, questions with obvious answers, yes-or-no questions, asking multiple questions before allowing time for response, and inadequate wait time (3-5 seconds) before changing the question or asking it again. Younger students will need some guidance on respectful discussion. Have the class make the rules together, using examples like "Stay respectful," "Listen to others' opinions," "Look at who is speaking," and "Piggyback off others' ideas." Post the rules in a visible place in the room and remind students of the rules before starting a discussion.