diff --git a/RELEASE NOTES.md b/RELEASE NOTES.md
index d3208fe6b..07b2380ef 100755
--- a/RELEASE NOTES.md	
+++ b/RELEASE NOTES.md	
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 ## RELEASE NOTES
 
+### Version 0.4.4 - Oct 10, 2013
+
+**Critical Fixes**
+- Fixes on all modules where settings were shared across elements initialized at the same time instead of each module.
+
+**Updates**
+- Accordion now comes bundled with proper easing
+
+**Fixes**
+- Fixes inheritance issue where grid column may sometimes not appear the correct size
+- Fixes modal hide/show dependency issue where dimmer would not always hide modal and vice-versa
+
 ### Version 0.4.3 - Oct 10, 2013
 
 **Fixes**
diff --git a/src/modules/chatroom.js b/src/modules/chatroom.js
index 7de7a519e..e98b3f9ad 100755
--- a/src/modules/chatroom.js
+++ b/src/modules/chatroom.js
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@
 
 $.fn.chatroom = function(parameters) {
   var
-    settings  = $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.chatroom.settings, parameters),
-
-    className = settings.className,
-    namespace = settings.namespace,
-    selector  = settings.selector,
-    error     = settings.error,
-
     // hoist arguments
     moduleArguments = arguments || false
   ;
   $(this)
     .each(function() {
       var
+        settings  = $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.chatroom.settings, parameters),
+
+        className = settings.className,
+        namespace = settings.namespace,
+        selector  = settings.selector,
+        error     = settings.error,
+
         $module         = $(this),
 
         $expandButton   = $module.find(selector.expandButton),
diff --git a/src/modules/checkbox.js b/src/modules/checkbox.js
index 970cfc575..0662ebc77 100755
--- a/src/modules/checkbox.js
+++ b/src/modules/checkbox.js
@@ -14,16 +14,6 @@
 $.fn.checkbox = function(parameters) {
   var
     $allModules    = $(this),
-
-    settings       = $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.checkbox.settings, parameters),
-
-    className      = settings.className,
-    namespace      = settings.namespace,
-    error          = settings.error,
-
-    eventNamespace  = '.' + namespace,
-    moduleNamespace = 'module-' + namespace,
-
     moduleSelector = $allModules.selector || '',
 
     time           = new Date().getTime(),
@@ -38,6 +28,15 @@ $.fn.checkbox = function(parameters) {
   $allModules
     .each(function() {
       var
+        settings        = $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.checkbox.settings, parameters),
+
+        className       = settings.className,
+        namespace       = settings.namespace,
+        error           = settings.error,
+
+        eventNamespace  = '.' + namespace,
+        moduleNamespace = 'module-' + namespace,
+
         $module         = $(this),
         $label          = $(this).next(settings.selector.label).first(),
         $input          = $(this).find(settings.selector.input),
diff --git a/src/modules/nag.js b/src/modules/nag.js
index 8fe6cb0a6..25d520b49 100755
--- a/src/modules/nag.js
+++ b/src/modules/nag.js
@@ -14,15 +14,6 @@
 $.fn.nag = function(parameters) {
   var
     $allModules     = $(this),
-    settings        = $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.nag.settings, parameters),
-
-    className       = settings.className,
-    selector        = settings.selector,
-    error           = settings.error,
-    namespace       = settings.namespace,
-
-    eventNamespace  = '.' + namespace,
-    moduleNamespace = namespace + '-module',
     moduleSelector  = $allModules.selector || '',
 
     time            = new Date().getTime(),
@@ -36,6 +27,16 @@ $.fn.nag = function(parameters) {
   $(this)
     .each(function() {
       var
+        settings        = $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.nag.settings, parameters),
+
+        className       = settings.className,
+        selector        = settings.selector,
+        error           = settings.error,
+        namespace       = settings.namespace,
+
+        eventNamespace  = '.' + namespace,
+        moduleNamespace = namespace + '-module',
+
         $module         = $(this),
 
         $close          = $module.find(selector.close),
diff --git a/src/modules/popup.js b/src/modules/popup.js
index a033636c4..8d21187f4 100755
--- a/src/modules/popup.js
+++ b/src/modules/popup.js
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ $.fn.popup = function(parameters) {
     $allModules     = $(this),
     $document       = $(document),
 
-    settings        = ( $.isPlainObject(parameters) )
-      ? $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.popup.settings, parameters)
-      : $.fn.popup.settings,
-
     moduleSelector  = $allModules.selector || '',
 
     time            = new Date().getTime(),
@@ -34,6 +30,19 @@ $.fn.popup = function(parameters) {
   $allModules
     .each(function() {
       var
+        settings        = ( $.isPlainObject(parameters) )
+          ? $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.popup.settings, parameters)
+          : $.fn.popup.settings,
+
+        selector        = settings.selector,
+        className       = settings.className,
+        error           = settings.error,
+        metadata        = settings.metadata,
+        namespace       = settings.namespace,
+
+        eventNamespace  = '.' + settings.namespace,
+        moduleNamespace = settings.namespace + '-module',
+
         $module         = $(this),
 
         $window         = $(window),
@@ -44,15 +53,6 @@ $.fn.popup = function(parameters) {
 
         searchDepth     = 0,
 
-        eventNamespace  = '.' + settings.namespace,
-        moduleNamespace = settings.namespace + '-module',
-
-        selector        = settings.selector,
-        className       = settings.className,
-        error           = settings.error,
-        metadata        = settings.metadata,
-        namespace       = settings.namespace,
-
         element         = this,
         instance        = $module.data(moduleNamespace),
         module
diff --git a/src/modules/search.js b/src/modules/search.js
index 32629d22e..b5e89730e 100755
--- a/src/modules/search.js
+++ b/src/modules/search.js
@@ -14,16 +14,6 @@
 $.fn.search = function(source, parameters) {
   var
     $allModules     = $(this),
-    settings        = $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.search.settings, parameters),
-
-
-    className       = settings.className,
-    selector        = settings.selector,
-    error           = settings.error,
-    namespace       = settings.namespace,
-
-    eventNamespace  = '.' + namespace,
-    moduleNamespace = namespace + '-module',
     moduleSelector  = $allModules.selector || '',
 
     time            = new Date().getTime(),
@@ -37,15 +27,25 @@ $.fn.search = function(source, parameters) {
   $(this)
     .each(function() {
       var
-        $module       = $(this),
-        $prompt       = $module.find(selector.prompt),
-        $searchButton = $module.find(selector.searchButton),
-        $results      = $module.find(selector.results),
-        $result       = $module.find(selector.result),
-        $category     = $module.find(selector.category),
-
-        element       = this,
-        instance      = $module.data(moduleNamespace),
+        settings        = $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.search.settings, parameters),
+
+        className       = settings.className,
+        selector        = settings.selector,
+        error           = settings.error,
+        namespace       = settings.namespace,
+
+        eventNamespace  = '.' + namespace,
+        moduleNamespace = namespace + '-module',
+
+        $module         = $(this),
+        $prompt         = $module.find(selector.prompt),
+        $searchButton   = $module.find(selector.searchButton),
+        $results        = $module.find(selector.results),
+        $result         = $module.find(selector.result),
+        $category       = $module.find(selector.category),
+
+        element         = this,
+        instance        = $module.data(moduleNamespace),
 
         module
       ;
diff --git a/src/modules/shape.js b/src/modules/shape.js
index ebc8c94c6..b7124ce7e 100755
--- a/src/modules/shape.js
+++ b/src/modules/shape.js
@@ -15,19 +15,6 @@ $.fn.shape = function(parameters) {
   var
     $allModules     = $(this),
 
-    moduleSelector  = $allModules.selector || '',
-    settings        = $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.shape.settings, parameters),
-
-    // internal aliases
-    namespace     = settings.namespace,
-    selector      = settings.selector,
-    error         = settings.error,
-    className     = settings.className,
-
-    // define namespaces for modules
-    eventNamespace  = '.' + namespace,
-    moduleNamespace = 'module-' + namespace,
-
     time            = new Date().getTime(),
     performance     = [],
 
@@ -40,6 +27,19 @@ $.fn.shape = function(parameters) {
   $allModules
     .each(function() {
       var
+        moduleSelector  = $allModules.selector || '',
+        settings        = $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.shape.settings, parameters),
+
+        // internal aliases
+        namespace     = settings.namespace,
+        selector      = settings.selector,
+        error         = settings.error,
+        className     = settings.className,
+
+        // define namespaces for modules
+        eventNamespace  = '.' + namespace,
+        moduleNamespace = 'module-' + namespace,
+
         // selector cache
         $module       = $(this),
         $sides        = $module.find(selector.sides),
diff --git a/src/modules/sidebar.js b/src/modules/sidebar.js
index 3236d104c..1f9282fa0 100755
--- a/src/modules/sidebar.js
+++ b/src/modules/sidebar.js
@@ -14,18 +14,6 @@
 $.fn.sidebar = function(parameters) {
   var
     $allModules     = $(this),
-
-    settings        = ( $.isPlainObject(parameters) )
-      ? $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.sidebar.settings, parameters)
-      : $.fn.sidebar.settings,
-
-    selector        = settings.selector,
-    className       = settings.className,
-    namespace       = settings.namespace,
-    error           = settings.error,
-
-    eventNamespace  = '.' + namespace,
-    moduleNamespace = 'module-' + namespace,
     moduleSelector  = $allModules.selector || '',
 
     time            = new Date().getTime(),
@@ -40,6 +28,18 @@ $.fn.sidebar = function(parameters) {
   $allModules
     .each(function() {
       var
+        settings        = ( $.isPlainObject(parameters) )
+          ? $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.sidebar.settings, parameters)
+          : $.fn.sidebar.settings,
+
+        selector        = settings.selector,
+        className       = settings.className,
+        namespace       = settings.namespace,
+        error           = settings.error,
+
+        eventNamespace  = '.' + namespace,
+        moduleNamespace = 'module-' + namespace,
+
         $module  = $(this),
 
         $body    = $('body'),
diff --git a/src/modules/video.js b/src/modules/video.js
index 881591f61..db4741f18 100755
--- a/src/modules/video.js
+++ b/src/modules/video.js
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ $.fn.video = function(parameters) {
   var
     $allModules     = $(this),
 
-    settings        = ( $.isPlainObject(parameters) )
-      ? $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.video.settings, parameters)
-      : $.fn.video.settings,
-
     moduleSelector  = $allModules.selector || '',
 
     time            = new Date().getTime(),
@@ -28,21 +24,25 @@ $.fn.video = function(parameters) {
     methodInvoked   = (typeof query == 'string'),
     queryArguments  = [].slice.call(arguments, 1),
 
-    selector        = settings.selector,
-    className       = settings.className,
-    error           = settings.error,
-    metadata        = settings.metadata,
-    namespace       = settings.namespace,
-
-    eventNamespace  = '.' + namespace,
-    moduleNamespace = namespace + '-module',
-
     invokedResponse
   ;
 
   $allModules
     .each(function() {
       var
+        settings        = ( $.isPlainObject(parameters) )
+          ? $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.video.settings, parameters)
+          : $.fn.video.settings,
+
+        selector        = settings.selector,
+        className       = settings.className,
+        error           = settings.error,
+        metadata        = settings.metadata,
+        namespace       = settings.namespace,
+
+        eventNamespace  = '.' + namespace,
+        moduleNamespace = namespace + '-module',
+
         $module         = $(this),
         $placeholder    = $module.find(selector.placeholder),
         $playButton     = $module.find(selector.playButton),