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>Gears and Wears>Has anyone tried the Sketcher GOrun shoes?
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I just saw these at the mall and in a Facebook link. They look interesting but I haven't tried them on yet. Has anyone had a closer look? They are light weight, 6.9 oz mens size 9, women's even lighter. Not sure I would consider them zero heel drop, with the mid sole thickness.
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Complete the last 3 races in the Austin Distance Challenge, Rogue 30k, 3M Half, Austin Full
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Are those the ones that Meb endorses?
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I just saw these at the mall and in a Facebook link. They look interesting but I haven't tried them on yet. Has anyone had a closer look? They are light weight, 6.9 oz mens size 9, women's even lighter. Not sure I would consider them zero heel drop, with the mid sole thickness.
I don't think there's any heel drop there--there's a black material on the heel and that's the extension of the rubber. I think the way most people describe "heel drop" or this angle thing is way too tricky. As far as I'm concerned, it's nothing more than a marketing gimmick. You can have a very small "heel drop" yet so far off the ground if the entire mid-sole is thick; likewise, this "angle" thing I believe Saucony is trying to emphasize can also be tricky because I don't think you just can say this and that angle especially when the top and bottom "lines" of the mid-sole is not quite a straight line. Where do you measure the angle?
I think these are pretty decent looking shoes. You'll still have to take it in your hand and check out things like flexibility and "firmness" of certain areas. I've seen plenty of "decent looking" shoes that's as hard "inflexible" as a metal board; or very flexible and almost flimsy shoes that are way too "flimsy" and completely wobbly--that's no good either. The last days I was with Arthur Lydiard was at NYC marathon in 2004. I got some ASICS shoes from Japan and he laced them for me. It was Sortie, as minimalist can be, and he had his hand in the shoe and was twisting it around and said; "These are light and flexible but not wobbly side-way..." There are a lot more dimensions to correct shoes than just simple "angle" or "heel drop" which are vague to begin with.
By the way, Bob, I've meant to ask you--I thought you said something about "invisible shoes"? Did I meet with you in Boulder at "barefoot runner's society's" annual meeting or something a few years back? I sat next to the guy who told me about invisible shoes which I thought was very clever and cute. That wasn't you, was it?
Nobby - that wasn't me, wish it was tho! I do have Invisible Shoe Huaraches tho. Am in middle of relacing into slip on mode to make them easier for me to use. I keep messing up the toga style and rubbing top of foot. They are good for helping get foot landing right - they make a ton of noise if you land wrong - really reinforces "running quietly" more than shoes do! LOL
Should have mentioned that I did handle the Sketchers while at the mall. Very flexible and light weight which got me interested in them. I'm not quite ready to buy running shoes again tho, but might at the right price - very cheap. Oh, an ad also said they can be used without socks. List price of $80 is reasonable but higher than I am willing to pay at the moment. My feet don't cost anything and I got my Sprints & Skele-Toes at bargain shop pricing. Even my END OTG's were on clearance and I paid $20 for them. They all have miles to go on them before needing replacement and I haven't been wearing the shoes much anyway. Still as it gets colder the Sprints & BF don't provide much protection.
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Am I the only Firefly/Serenity fan who keeps seeing GOrun as GOram/GOrram? No?
• Recover from 2017
• Surgery in March
• Continue showing Cancer that it's not welcome back. Ever.
• Rebuild to racing and big running & biking miles in 2019
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Thanks for the link. I should have remembered to check that site! Now to locate and try on a pair, as well as the Saucony Hattori before deciding to buy something. I liked the Merrill Glove shoe which I tried on after the Merrill Naked 5K (my first true BF race) but think its to pricey for me.
I just went for my first trial run in the Go Run, and I am still shaking my head in disbelief that I absolutely LOVE this shoe. I mean, Skechers?? Really? Now, I haven't tried them on a long run yet, and I still question what the durability will be, but my initial thoughts on the Skechers Go Run is that it is everything I was looking and hoping for.
I have always been a neutral runner, but in the last year I have really dedicated more effort to my form and developing a more efficient footstrike. I have had some great results and have been very pleased with how things were going, but with the slight change in my form to a more forefoot impact, I was starting to notice some soreness of the toes and tendons on top of my foot, along with the occasional blister on a toe, which has never been something I have experienced before. I was already curious about the Go Run from hearing about it here and there, and especially with Meb's endorsement and results with the shoe, but what really got me wanting to try them was the video I watched reviewing the shoe and them talking about how when you are running more on the forefoot, your toes need room to expand with impact and toe-off. This was like a lightbulb turning on for me. The slight issues I had started to experience with soreness and blisters was directly related to the timeline of me making the slight changes in my footstrike. The reviewer said that the toe box of the Go Run was much roomier than many shoes, which he loved, and that the narrow fit of the more minimal shoes was kind of contradictory of the "natural" footstrike. This really seemed to make sense to me. So I went looking for the Go Run to try on and see how they felt.
Let me just say, I would have likely never even tried these shoes on if not for Meb's endorsement and the fact that the guy rocked a 2:09 marathon PR wearing them! And it still took everything I had to talk myself into trying them on. I mean, they ARE Skechers, right? They can't possibly be a good performance running shoe!
And where did I find them? At the mall. So here I am, trying on Skechers at the mall for my running shoe. You have got to be kidding! I find my size and slip them on... My first thought? Wow! These things are SUPER comfortable. And I immediately notice the roomier toe box while maintaining a good snug fit to the shoe, which I really like. As I take a few steps in them, I can really feel the awkward sensation from the "Go impulse sensors" that are built into the rear of the shoe to "remind" you to stay on your mid/forefoot. But as I do a little running in place and land on my forefoot, I don't notice them at all. From everything I have read, the concept seemed solid, that the shoe wasn't supposed to "force" better footstrike, but rather give you input and "remind" you when your form started to slip. Well, the show fit great, felt awesome, and I was digging the concept, but it still took an entire lap around the mall for me to talk myself into buying a pair of Skechers to run in. But I did.
Since I obviously didn't have the chance to go for any sort of real run at the store in the shoes, I was skeptical about how they would feel when I did. So I tried them on the treadmill first, figuring I could probably still return them if I didn't like the way they felt. Much to my surprise, they felt great. Just felt super smooth and comfortable, and I didn't notice the impact sensors at all. So I went outside. Even more to my surprise, they felt better on the pavement. What I noticed was that they didn't change anything about my footstrike and I didn't feel anything from the impact sensors. But when I experimented with letting my form get lazy and tried to heelstrike a bit, the impact sensors became very obvious and did exactly what they were advertised to do. It was like the shoe saying, "Hey, relax, loosen up and get back up on your midfoot." It is really nothing more than the fact that the shoe starts to not feel smooth and you feel an awkward pressure in the back of the shoe. But like I said before, it doesn't "force" you into a certain footstrike, or make your foot do something by force. If you read the info on the shoes, it simply does what is advertised. And the overall shoe fit and feel was fantastic. They are also extremely light at an advertised 6.9 ounces, which is how they feel, and far more flexible than any other shoe I have tried, without crossing that line into the "barefoot" type shoes.
In my opinion, if you have good form with a mid/forefoot strike, these shoes are awesome and are exactly what I have been wanting. If you have a tendancy to heelstrike and are working on better form, these will likely help in that process. But if you are a heelstriker and haven't already worked on form, but expect these shoes to "fix" it for you automatically, I think you are in for an uncomfortable ride and these really aren't the way to go. They seem to have plenty of cushioning and support for daily miles, but are still a minimal shoe I wouldn't recommend to anyone who isn't a pretty efficient and lighter runner with good mid/forefoot strike, or in the process of developing it and have already been working on it.
So there you have it. My initial take on the Skechers Go Run. Again, keep in mind that I have yet to run a long run in them (I intend to do 17 miles in them on Sunday and will report back) and I still don't know how the durability will be over the life of the shoe. I have my doubts that the shoe will hold up past 300 miles, but they have proven all my other doubts wrong so far, so we will see. But for now, I am blown away and very impressed.
Feel free to shoot me any questions or what other info you might want to know. You can view my log to see what type of runner I am and the training/miles I do.
Chris, you'll obviously know more after your long run, but how do you think these compare to the Adizero? I loved the Adizero but I found that my foot rubbed the wrong way causing blisters on the bottom of my foot. I'm currently wearing Hattori's but I'm worried they won't be enough protection against the roads at my cottage (thick rock to help prevent wash-out). Large stones hurt when you land on them the wrong way in the Hattori's.
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Chris, you'll obviously know more after your long run, but how do you think these compare to the Adizero? I loved the Adizero but I found that my foot rubbed the wrong way causing blisters on the bottom of my foot. I'm currently wearing Hattori's but I'm worried they won't be enough protection against the roads at my cottage (thick rock to help prevent wash-out). Large stones hurt when you land on them the wrong way in the Hattori's.
Yes, I only have my initial opinions to go on right now, but I have been doing the majority of my miles in the adizero Ace3. Compared to the Ace, and other adizero models, the Go Run is much more comfortable for me. I like a good snug fit, but the toe box and forefoot of the adizero line has always been a bit narrow for me, although not enough to offset all the pros of the shoe versus that one con. But like I said, as my forefoot strike developed in this past year, I was in fact starting to experience some minor issues due to the narrow fit of the adizero. The overall fit and comfort of the Go Run is better for me, and the roomier toe box is key. The Go Run feels as responsive as the adizero, but the Go Run is WAY more flexible, and slightly smoother transition. And I was really happy with the Ace in this department, so that is saying alot for the Go Run. To me, it feels like it will support the miles just like the Ace did for me, but will just be a much more comfortable ride. Put it this way, I have run in the adizero line up for 3 years now and have loved them, but the Go Run has me wanting to switch. At least for my daily training shoe. I will likely still race and workout in the adizero adios. But I haven't been this excited to run in a shoe for years.
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In Sketchers!
Runners run.
Meb does it again! Wins the Trials, sets another PR, goes sub 2:10.... in Skechers!
Meb does it again! Wins the Trials, sets another PR, goes sub 2:10.... in Skechers!
Hey, thanks for posting that in a thread having nothing to do with the Trials.
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Hey, thanks for posting that in a thread having nothing to do with the Trials.
Dude, no running forum is safe. I thought it would be cool to check my email, and I had an email with the winner in the subject from flotrack. If you don't want to know, you just gotta unplug.
Anyways, awesome run by Meb!! It is amazing to me how those top guys (Abdi, Hall, Meb, and Ritz) could just separate themselves from the 100 best runners in America like nothing.
Meb and Hall give us a good shot at a medal in London.
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A late-inning rally came up just short for Hilo, Hawaii, Saturday, as Okeeheelee, Fla., jumped out to an early lead then capped the game in the bottom of the sixth to secure a 6-5 win over the Big Island All-Stars.
Hilo (0-1) trailed by as much as 5-1 before a three-run fifth inning got Big Island back in the game. The All-Stars evened the score with another run in the top of the sixth, forcing Okeeheelee (1-0) to try and win it at the plate.
Only three batters into the bottom of the inning, the Bulldogs did just that when Tommy Amburgey sent a fly ball deep to right field to score Kenneth Hoff from third and spark the celebration.
Amburgey - who finished 2 for 3 with a walk, an RBI and one run scored - was one of several heroes at the plate for Okeeheelee, as the Bulldogs outhit Big Island 12-7.
But the key to the game, Okeeheelee manager Tom Amburgey said, was the effort of Bulldog pitcher Ian Hagenmiller.
Hagenmiller went the distance for the win, finishing with five strikeouts to two walks through six innings.
"He gave up a couple of hits and got a little rattled there when they got some runs going," Amburgey said, "but (Hagenmiller) settled down, started throwing strikes and kept the ball in the infield."
Hagenmiller's Hilo counterpart, Kean Wong, finished with four strikeouts and three walks through five innings before giving way to Kian Kurokawa.
Wong went out with a bang, retiring the last two batters he faced to leave an Okeeheelee runner stranded and keep the game within striking distance entering the sixth and final inning.
But mistakes spelled doom for his Big Island in the end, Hilo manager Kaha Wong said.
"We made too many mistakes against a good team like Florida, probably the best team we've played all year," Wong said. "In a game like this, whoever makes the most mistakes loses."
Offensively, Zachary Oberlies finished 2 for 3 with an RBI and one run scored for Okeeheelee. Brandon Cook was 2 for 2 with a walk and an RBI, Hagenmiller was 1 for 2 with an RBI, and Nicholas Gallo went 2 for 4 with one run scored. Rounding out the scoring were Kyle Shafer with one run and Hoff with two, including the game-winner.
For Hilo, Kean Wong went 2 for 3 with an RBI and one run scored. Chayce Kaaua was 1 for 2 with a walk and one run scored, Anson Arruda was 1 for 3 with an RBI and one run scored, Jodd Carter was 1 for 3 with a double and one run scored, and Micah Kaaukai had one run scored.
Okeeheelee now moves on to face Russellville at noon today in the third round of the winners' bracket. Hilo drops to the losers' bracket to take on Jonesboro at 5 p.m. today.
Both Hilo and Okeeheelee were one of four teams to receive a first-round bye, which looked to be a distinct advantage going into the Series.
Tom Amburgey, however, said the extra day off did his team more harm than good.
"We haven't played in almost two weeks now, and with traveling ... we haven't had a lot of time to practice," he said. "We're a team that's gets going when we play."
Kaha Wong, for his part, took the bye - and the loss - in stride.
"As Hawaiians, we just go with the flow," he said.
Saturday's game was flowing Okeeheelee's way early on, as the Bulldogs jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first inning.
Hilo settled down in the top of the second and closed the gap when Arruda scored off a wild pitch to cut the deficit to 3-1 after two.
The Bulldogs extended their lead in to 5-1 in the fourth off a pair of RBI singles by Amburgey and Hagenmiller.
But Hilo wasn't going down without a fight. After Kaaua scored off a wild pitch in the top of the fifth to spark the rally, Charles Matson picked up an RBI single, and Arruda beat out a bunt to bring home Kaaukai and cut the lead to 5-4.
Hilo came all the way back in the top of the sixth when Carter scored off a sacrifice by Wong to tie the game.
But Okeeheelee erased all doubt in the bottom of the inning, and Big Island didn't get a chance to swing those hot bats one more time.
Hilo, Hawaii 010 031 - 5 7 1
Okeeheelee, Fla. 300 201 - 6 12 3
Wong, Kurokawa (6) and Matson; Hagenmiller and Amburgey. W - Hagenmiller, 1-0. L - Wong, 0-1. HRs - none.

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text: New news series The Lead With Jake Tapper garnered 64,000 viewers in the key Adults 25-54 demographic on Wednesday. This represents a 31 percent drop from day 2 (93,000) to day 3. Only two programs on CNN on Wednesday had lower Adults 25-54 ratings: its lead-in CNN Newsroom (63,000) and a repeat of Anderson Cooper at 4AM (57,000). Nielsen does not count ratings for shows that have fewer than 50,000 viewers.


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CARSON, Calif. (Tuesday, October 2, 2012) – LA Galaxy forward Jose Villarreal was one of 19 players named to the United States Under-20 National Team roster for the 2012 Marbella Cup, which will be held in Marbella, Spain later this month. Villarreal, who signed with the Galaxy as a Homegrown Player in December, will join up with the rest of the U.S. U-20 squad following LA's game against Real Salt Lake on Saturday night at The Home Depot Center. The squad will fly to Spain on Sunday and Villarreal is scheduled to rejoin his Galaxy teammates ahead of their final road game of the MLS regular season at San Jose on Sunday, October 21.
Villarreal has appeared in 11 games for the Galaxy in all competitions this season, scoring once and adding an assist in eight league games while starting all three of the club's CONCACAF Champions League matches, scoring once in that competition. The 19-year-old made his Galaxy debut late in the 5-3 win over Portland on July 14 and then scored the first goal of his MLS career four days later with an 87th minute equalizer in the 2-2 draw at Vancouver.
The U.S. will play three games while in Spain, opening the competition against Canada on Wednesday, Oct. 10. Tab Ramos' squad will be back in action two days later on Friday, Oct. 12 when they face Scotland before concluding the tournament on Tuesday, Oct. 16 when they take on Azerbaijan.
Villarreal and the Galaxy are back in action on Saturday night when they host Real Salt Lake at The Home Depot Center. The game, which is presented by Amgen Breakaway from Cancer, kicks off at 6 p.m. and will be Fan Appreciation Night with the club offering fans a series of exciting giveaways, prizes and experiences. To learn more about Fan Appreciation Night or to purchase tickets to any Galaxy home game, please click here.


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I have ZoneAlarms Free 10.2, running under Windows XP. My browser is Firefox 14.0.
Since upgrading to this version of ZoneAlarms, I have been getting far more alerts than before. Can anyone give me some simple step-by-instructions for reducing the number of alerts.
Ideally, I would like to be alerted when a new program attempts to access the Internet - and nothing else. I especially don't want to see two or three alerts every time I try to download a file.
I have studied the ZoneAlarms Help topics on reducing alerts, but they just take me round in a circle.
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I would propose that we discuss this issue by referencing relevant citations from the commentaries, as you have done here. In addition, it would also be useful to include references and citations from contemporary authorities on the Abhidhamma and the Mahāvihāra commentarial literature. This would include both scholars and meditation teachers such as the Burmese teachers who rely strictly on Mahāvihāra abhidhammika tenets ("scholar" and "meditation teacher" are not necessarily mutually exclusive categories).pt1 wrote:I'll reply to this separately as it's not so much about practice but more about our interpretation of the texts, so here I don't mind a bit of an argument.Thanks, that's the sutta. Yes, I think it's open to interpretation what "it exists" means. To me, when it's contrasted with non-existence of aggregates that are permanent, self, etc, it means that an aggregate (which is anicca, dukkha and anatta) is something that can be practically experienced in insight. I mean, if such an aggregate was just a concepts equivalent to that unicorn that Alex recently mentioned, then I don't think the Buddha would have the need to say that it exist, or even that "it is", as you say, because the unicorn obviously "is not" even though we can think it.Ñāṇa wrote:The sutta is SN 22.94 (S iii 138) Puppha Sutta. And the term translated as "it exists" is atthi, which doesn't have any realist connotations whatsoever. It could well be translated as "it is."pt1 wrote:E.g. if he is really saying what you think he's saying, then to me that goes directly against that SN sutta where the Buddha quite clearly says that aggregates which are anicca, dukkha and anatta, are said to exist by the wise, which imo is the same thing that the commentaries are saying on their own terms.
Of course, different things can be read into the commentaries by different people. I personally feel that ascribing to commentaries various "realist, atomisitic, etc" interpretations are not correct. One particular quote I remember in this regard is from the MN tika that I saved from one of robertk's posts:Ñāṇa wrote: It is very far from the ontological and realist implications of the commentarial "sabhāva."the majjhimanikaya tika (mulapariyaya sutta) has the following
to say. I use bhikkhu bodhi's translation p39.
It comments on the atthakatha which says "they bear their own
characteristics, thus they are dhammas."
The tika(subcommentary ) notes. "although there are no dhammas
devoid of their own characteristics this is said fro the purpose
of showing that mere dhammas endowed with their specific natures
devoid of such attributes as being etc... whereas such entities
as self, permanence or nature, soul, body etc are mere
misconstructions due to craving and views...and cannot be
discovered as ultinately real actualities, these dhammas
(ie.those endowed with a specific sabhava) can. these dhammas
are discovered as actually real actualties. And although there
IS NO REAL DISTINCTION between these dhammas and their
characteristics, still, in order to facilitate understanding,
the exposition makes a distinction as a mere metaphorical
device. Also they are borne, or they are discerned, known ,
acccording to their specific nature, thus they are dhammas"
To me this says at least two things:
1. sabhava is equivalent to the characteristics of a dhamma - individual and general characteristics.
2. practical experience of a dhamma is NO DIFFERENT to the experience of these characteristics.
So in my mind, this is absolutely identical to when the suttas say:
Form is impermanent, feeling is impermanent, etc for the rest of the aggregates, as well as anatta and dukha combinations.
which in commentarial speak equals to:
form = individual characteristic, impermanent = general characteristic, etc.
So, if considering both the suttas and commentaries in terms of describing a practical experience of insight, rather than engaging in some sort of philosophying, then imo they are speaking about the same practical experience.
In The Dhamma Theory: Philosophical Cornerstone of the Abhidhamma, (BPS, 1996), Dr. Y. Karunadasa, an authoritative Sri Lankan Abhidhamma scholar, tells us that:
- All the different modes of analysis and classification found in the Abhidhamma stem from a single philosophical principle, which gave direction and shape to the entire project of systematization. This principle is the notion that all the phenomena of empirical existence are made up of a number of elementary constituents, the ultimate realities behind the manifest phenomena. These elementary constituents, the building blocks of experience, are called dhammas. The dhamma theory is not merely one principle among others in the body of Abhidhamma philosophy but the base upon which the entire system rests.
Specifically, it seems that there are three interrelated principles that are central to the Mahāvihāra commentarial view:
- 1.the dhamma theory (dhammavāda)
2.the theory of radical momentariness (khaṇavāda)
3.the theory of two truths (sammutisacca & paramatthasacca)
Anything that you or any other member may wish to add is welcome.


text: I didn't get to go see the Enterprise, but I have been to Hogwarts! And for the girls: Check out m awesome shoppingness! I am the most proud of the jumper and the purse/bag. But the Harry Potter stuff was also quite nice. I got Lupin's wand! (Bushmills with Honey is nice btw! If you want to trick someone into liking whiskey it makes a nice introduction)


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Embarrassing Things Moms Do
10 More Embarrassing "Mom"ents
10 More Embarrassing "Mom"ents
Young children, teenage girls in particular, are often guilty of shouting, "Moooom! Please stop! You're embarrassing me!" Some kiddos swear their mothers were put on earth solely to embarrass them. Give them a couple decades, lots of love, and patience and those same ladies will likely torture their offspring with similar antics. Then, they can look back at all of those "horrendous" moments and laugh. 10 Embarrassing "Mom"ents was not enough so we're back with round two. Tell us your most humiliating mommy story.
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Articles on Joleen J. Rose, Kevin J. Gatlin, Marijane Norris Geary and Chris Zizza.
ERA Key Realty Services in Millis recently honored Joleen J. Rose with multiple awards, including the ERA Leader's Circle Award, at the company's annual meeting.
To qualify for the Leaders' Circle designation, ERA sales associates or selling-brokers must have achieved 65 total closed units or $200,000 in adjusted gross commission (AGC) in a year. Associate or broker teams must have generated 97.5 total closed units or $300,000 in AGC to earn this designation.
Rose was presented with additional company-wide awards based on her sales production in 2012. She was the no. 8 agent in the company for top units sold, no. 4 for sales volume and no. 5 for the combined award of Top All-Around Agent.
The Millis resident has achieved the Leader's Circle designation for the past nine years.
Kevin J. Gatlin of Framingham was recently promoted to senior vice president of commercial lending at Winter Hill Bank
Gatlin has been with the bank since 1998.
Winter Hill is a mutual federal savings bank with offices in Somerville and North Reading.
Yozell Associates, a 60-year-old employee benefits brokerage firm based in Boston, recently appointed Marijane Norris Geary of Natick president.
Geary joined the firm in 2005 and most recently held the title of director of consultant services.
She brings more than 25 years of experience in the employee benefits arena, including a 20-year tenure with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
C&R Flooring in Needham recently announced that its president, Chris Zizza of Framingham, is a 2013 recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
The medals are presented annually by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) to American citizens who have distinguished themselves within their own ethnic groups while exemplifying the values of the American way of life. Past recipients include Ronald Reagan, Frank Sinatra, Martin Scorsese, Brooke Shields, Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Through C&R Flooring, Zizza provided materials, labor and expertise to many charitable projects, including the Room to Dream Foundation. He has helped various church organizations and community-based renovations, including the Emanuel House in Boston, an inner-city youth center that was renamed the Peter Giambanco Gymnasium in honor of Zizza's grandfather.
C&R also donated all the labor for a house renovation in Medfield featured on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," installing 3,700 square feet of flooring in seven hours.
Zizza also personally supports several charities, including the Catholic Charities of Boston, the Rodman Ride for Kids, the Friends of the Valley Foundation, which he co-founded, and the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. He participated and received honors for his hurricane relief efforts involving Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi and Hurricane Irene in southern Vermont.
Zizza was one of 97 people to receive the medal this year – chosen from thousands of nominees submitted from all over the country.
NECO welcomes nominations of any living U.S. citizen, native or naturalized, who lives a life dedicated to helping others, whether at a community or national level; preserves and celebrates the history, traditions and values of their ancestry group while being valuable citizens of the United States; strives for tolerance and acceptance between ethnic, racial and religious groups in the United States and abroad or shares their personal and/or professional gifts for the benefit of humanity.


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The Dardanelle High School (DHS) class of 1956 will host its 55-year class reunion at 6 p.m. today at the Dardanelle Activity Center. All former DHS classmates and spouses are invited to visit from 7-9 p.m.
Free benefit car wash today
Atkins Band Boosters will sponsor a free car wash from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Burger King on East Main Street in Russellville to help the Atkins High School band and choir raise funds for their May 2012 trip to compete in the Bluebonnet Music Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Up to 100 free car washes will be provided.
DHS class of 1966 reunion today
The Dardanelle High School (DHS) class of 1966 will have its 45-year class reunion from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Yell Co. Wildlife Building on State Highway 22. All former DHS students are invited to stop by in the afternoon from 1-4 to visit.
Barbecue lunch in Plainview
The Plainview Community Library will sponsor a BBQ lunch at 11 a.m. today at the Sidewalk Cafe. The plate lunch includes a BBQ pork sandwich, BBQ beans and chips for $5. Drinks are $1 extra.
Lake Dardanelle State Park today
Lake Dardanelle State Park will host several events from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. Enjoy "Nature Items Scavenger Hunt," a fun way to search the many items in nature, "Cardboard Boat Races," where the Russellville High School Science Club and the Magazine Mountain District Boy Scout Regatta will test the boats constructed from cardboard at the swim beach, and "Talking Turkey," an informative lesson about Native Americans and the importance of wild turkeys. Call 967-5516.
Dardanelle 1951 class reunion
The Dardanelle High School class of 1951 will meet at 6 p.m. today at Western Sizzlin' for a 60-year class reunion. All classmates and spouses are invited. For more information, call 967-6399.
Book signing at Hastings
Hastings will host a book signing from 6-9 p.m. today. Susie Calkins-McClintock will sign her autobiography "A Series of Life's Storms."
Ozark Memories Day today
The Dover Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the 33rd Ozark Memories Day event beginning at 9:30 a.m. today at the Dover High School. Entertainment includes a parade, games, crafts, displays, food and fun for the entire family. Look for a schedule of events on this page. Call Eunice LaMar at 331-3138.
Jackson reunion today
The descedants of Fred A. and Josie (Gilbreath) Jackson will host a family reunion at 10 a.m. today at Old Post Road Park, pavilion No. 8. A potluck lunch will be served at noon. Bring chairs. For more information, call Jackie Anthony at 567-7127.
Lambert benefit in Centerville
Rock'N J.R. Riding Club will sponsor a benefit for Marty Lambert at 5 p.m. today at Pond Creek Ranch in Centerville. Plates are $5. Barrel racing and pole bending begin at 7 p.m. For more information, call Misty Warren at (501) 440-2258 or (479) 622-0720.
Cochran reunion north of London
The descendants of Moses and Ellen Cochran will host a reunion at 10:30 a.m. today at the Pless Community Center, north of London. A potluck lunch will be served at noon. Family and friends are invited. For more information, call Fran (Cochran) Baumann at 293-4806.
Paint the River Purple today
The first annual fishing tournament for Paint The River Purple will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Pleasant View. All benefits are for pancreatic cancer awareness. Open registration is at 9:30 a.m. for children 2-13.
Tuesday at the senior center
The Pope County Senior Activity Center will conduct Strong Woman Exercise at 9 a.m. Tuesday. The Senior Serenaders will host group singing at 10 a.m.
'Patriotic Assembly' Wednesday
Russellville High School will host a "Patriotic Assembly" at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the high school gymnasium to celebrate Freedom Week. Reserved parking and seating will be available. Limited seating will be available for the general public. Area veterans and current military members are invited. For more information, call Principal Wesley White at 968-3151.
Womack at RHS on Wednesday
Congressman Steve Womack will host a district event at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Russellville High School. This is part of a tour through Oct. 1.
Teens event Thursday at library
The Pope County Library will host a "Domino Jewelry for Teens" event from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Heritage Hall. Supplies will be provided.
Freeman reunion Oct. 1
The descendants of John Henry and Becky (Dunlap) Freeman will host a reunion at 10 a.m. Oct. 1 at the Dow Chemical Pavilion. A potluck lunch will be served at noon. Friends and relatives are invited.
See You at the Pole Wednesday
Russellville Christian Student Union will participate in See You at the Pole 2011 at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday. For more information, call 970-5945.


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Traveling means enjoying a well deserved holiday, entertainment and tourism. But you must be sure that everything is prepared and you do not forget anything. This is why we have prepared some helpful information, so that your trip to the Algarve will be perfect and will not have to worry about anything more than fun.
- Capital: Lisboa
- Time zone: GMT (Greenwich Meridian Time +1 from last march sunday until last october sunday)
- Currency: EURO (€)
- Oficial language: Portuguese / English and Spanish (tourist areas)
- Electricity: 220 volts AC, 50Hz, two holes continental plug.
- Average summer temperature: 24ºC - 29ºC
- Average winter temperature: 15ºC - 18ºC
- Telephone companies: Optimus, TMN, Vodafone
- Credit cards: Visa, MasterCard... (ask your credit card provider for more information)
- Recommended: Always carry identification (ID) and your passport. In case of theft you must report it to the police station and ask the for new ID at the Consulate.
- Airport: If you are a citizen of the countries included in the Schengen Agreement, just bring your ID. If you are from the countries included in the Schengen Agreement, to travel to Palma de Mallorca by air must carry your passport to land or make the shipment.
- Driving license: valid in case of living in Europe or at least an International Driver License. 18 years age is needed for to drive, and is needed 21 years age to rent a car. In many cases you must present a credit card as safe.
- Visa: is required to be filed if you are a citizen of one of the countries that appear on the list of countries subject to visa requirements.
- Health: It is recommended to travel with the European Health Card. In case of non dispose of it, is recommended to purchase travel health insurance.
Health Information and Security
- Major diseases: None
- Compulsory vaccinations: None
- Recommended vaccinations: None
- Dangerous areas: None
- Water: Water is potable, but to drink bottled water is preferable
Useful telephone numbers
- International code: 00 351 (...)
- Faro airport: 289 800 800
- Lisboa airport: 218 413 500
- Emergency number: 112
- Touristic police station in Faro: 289 899 899
- Hospital Faro: 289 891 100 - 289 802 555
- Hospital Algarve: 282 420 400
- Hospital Lagos: 282 770 700 - 282 770 116
- Hospital Portimão: 282 450 330
Lunes a viernes de 09:00 - 13:00 / 15:00 - 19:00, sábados de 09:00 / 13:00
Los dos aeropuertos principales más cercanos para llegar hasta el Algarve son el Aeropuerto de Faro y el Aeropuerto de Lisboa.
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Main phrases in Portuguese
- Good morning - Bom dia
- Good evening - Boa tarde
- Good night - Boa noite
- Hello! - Ola
- How are you? - Como vai?
- Very well - Muito bem
- Thank you - Obrigado/Obrigada (Si eres mujer)
- Please - Por favor
- Yes/No - Sim/Não
- My name is - O meu nome é
- Please, i want to reserve a room-- Quero reservar um quarto por favor
- Where is…, please? -- Onde está … se faz o favor?
- I need a pen, do you have one? -- Preciso duma caneta. Tem uma?
- Don't worry -- Pronto, nao faz mal
- Glass of water/beer/milk -- Copo de agua/cerveja/leite
- Excuse -- Com licença
- I do not need anything, thanks -- Não preciso de nada, obrigado
- Restroom -- Casa de banho
- I am ill -- Estou doente
- ¿Do you speak english? -- Fala Inglês?
- I'm sorry, i don't understand -- Desculpe, não precebo
- Can you help me? -- Pode ajudar me?
- The bill please -- A conta por favor
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Business women tackle challenge of speedy intro talks
If you think writing, memorizing and then presenting a 90-second elevator speech does the work when introducing yourself to others, try an improvised 60-second one.
Some members struggled and others knew exactly what to say during the Women Business Owners of Denton County's first meeting of the year, held last week at Los Toreros Restaurant.
The Tuesday morning meeting drew nearly 30 women, whose businesses included graphic arts, writing, personal training, insurance, law and bookkeeping.
During the meeting, prize baskets were won by Jody Friberg of A Step Back in Time Carriage Service and Carmen Rivera-Worley, who recently stepped down as judge for the 16th District Court. The baskets contained movie tickets, books and other treats donated by Laura Valerius of Denton's Just Between Friends, a children's and maternity consignment sale. Valerius also hosted the networking meeting.
A group of women business owners started WBODC in 2004. WBODC regularly hosts Business Empowerment Training (BET) groups, which act as a sounding board for members.
For more information, visit http://wbodc.org.
DATCU now has a Junior Board of Directors.
Officials with the nonprofit credit union wanted to help local students develop leadership skills, share insight about the financial industry, and promote community service and volunteerism, according to a recent news release.
The junior board is made up of students nominated and selected by administrators from Denton, Guyer and Ryan high schools and Liberty Christian School.
For more information, visit www.datcu.org.
Academy Ltd. purchased a 7-acre land parcel within the Highlands Plaza development in Flower Mound, officials with Venture Commercial said. The company plans to open a new Academy Sports and Outdoors in the center, at FM407 and Chinn Chapel Road across from the Shops at Highland Village.
Highlands Plaza is being developed by Dallas-based Hermansen Land Development Inc. A small shop and Academy Sports are under construction and will be completed this fall.
Easley Waggoner Jr. of Venture Commercial, along with Lee Loftis of SRS Real Estate Partners and Frank Bullock, represented the seller. Ken and Scott Espensen of Espensen Commercial Realty represented the buyer, the release stated.
The city of Denton issued the following certificates of occupancy in January:
* Creative Assembly Systems, wholesale distribution fasteners, 2321 N. Masch Branch Road, No. 366
* Vacant/Shell, 4234 N. Interstate 35
* Hooters, restaurant, 985 S. I-35E
It is four days before Valentine's Day. Do you know what you're getting your loved one?
In its 2013 Valentine's Day survey, the National Retail Federation found that consumers are giving a mix of traditional and nontraditional Valentine's gifts. Just over half will buy candy, spending a total of $1.6 billion, while 36.6 percent plan to give flowers, spending a total of $1.9 billion.
The survey also found that 19.7 percent plan to spend on jewelry, followed by 15.6 percent buying clothing. Fifteen percent of gift givers plan to buy gift cards for loved ones, totaling $1.5 billion.
Pollster BIGinsight surveyed 5,815 consumers during Jan. 2-9. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.3 percentage points.
Carlos Montes, a senior master technician specializing in diesel repair with Denton's Bill Utter Ford, recently won the 2012 Professional Technician Society Performance Challenge held by the Ford Motor Co.
Montes won a four-day, all-expenses-paid trip to Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Mich.
Montes joined Bill Utter Ford in May 2010.
Jeff Johnson, another technician at Bill Utter Ford, placed seventh in the Dallas region in the contest.
Bill Utter Ford is a family-owned and operated dealership at 4901 S. Interstate 35E.
Bill Doranski with Allstate announced his insurance agency recently celebrated 35 years of service.
Doranski began his career at Sears when it was located on University Drive, according to a news release. His son, Michael Doranski, is now a third-generation agent working with Doranski Insurance Agency.
Bill Doranski's involvement in the community has included past terms as president of Denton Jaycees and board member of Big Brothers Big Sisters, according to the news release. He is a member of the Denton Kiwanis Club, and he graduated from the Leadership Denton program in 1988.
Doranski Insurance Agency is located at 2000 Denison St., Suite A. For more information, call 940-387-6289.
Coming up
Thad Finley of Hammerle Finley law firm will address attendees of the North Central Texas College Small Business Development Center during their monthly business breakfast meeting at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday at the Denton Chamber of Commerce, 414 Parkway St.
Finley will discuss American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 and how the latest decisions on Capitol Hill may impact businesses. For more information, call 940-380-1849 or visit www.nctc.edu/sbdc.
The Women's Division of the Lewisville Chamber of Commerce will host a networking lunch at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at 2300 Highland Village Road, Suite 900, in Highland Village.
Cost is $30 for chamber members and $35 for potential members. For more information, call 972-436-9571 or email@example.com.
Certified tax coach and tax strategist John Pollock will get members thinking and talking about their taxes at the next Lake Cities Chamber of Commerce meeting, at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Oakmont Country Club, 1901 Oakmont Drive in Corinth.
Cost is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. For more information, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Denton League of United Latin American Citizens Council 4366 will meet at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Denton Senior Center, 509 N. Bell Ave. For more information, visit www.dentonlulac.com.
KARINA RAMíREZ can be reached at 940-566-6878. Her e-mail address is email@example.com.


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Spellman received her law degree from NYU in 1982. In the mid-1980s she practiced tax law at Chadbourne & Parke in New York City and worked as a writer and editor at Matthew Bender Company. Spellman then studied cognitive psychology at UCLA. Her research focused mostly on memory, analogical reasoning and causal reasoning. Her dissertation was titled "The Construction of Causal Explanations."
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Red Sox rally to win again, beating White Sox 10-3
CHICAGO (AP) -- Darnell McDonald hit a tiebreaking three-run double and homered to help the Boston Red Sox rally to beat the Chicago White Sox 10-3 on Friday night.
David Ortiz hit a two-run shot for the Red Sox, who are 5-0 since blowing a 9-0 lead against the New York Yankees on Saturday for their fifth straight loss.
After Paul Konerko's home run in the fifth gave the White Sox a 3-2 lead, the Red Sox responded with a five-run sixth inning, highlighted by McDonald's bases-clearing double.
Boston starter Daniel Bard (2-2) took advantage of the run support and threw seven strong innings. He allowed three runs, two earned, on six hits and retired 13 of the last 14 batters he faced. He struck out six and walked one. Before Friday, Bard was only backed by two total runs in 12 1/3 innings.
White Sox starter John Danks (2-3) struggled in his fifth start of the season. He allowed seven runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings. Chicago has lost four straight.
Danks was unable to hold a lead for Chicago in the sixth inning.
He issued back-to-back walks to Adrian Gonzalez and Kevin Youkilis. Ortiz then loaded the bases with a single and Cody Ross followed with an RBI single to tie the game. With two outs and the bases still loaded, McDonald lined a double down the left-field line. Marlon Byrd ended Danks' night with an RBI single to put the Red Sox ahead 7-3.
The game was played in cold and windy conditions. The temperature at first pitch was 39 degrees, but it didn't slow the Red Sox hitters. They have hit 12 homers and scored 53 runs over the last six games.
Trailing 1-0 in the second inning, Youkilis drew a leadoff walk then Ortiz followed with a two-run shot to right. It was Ortiz's fourth of the season and his 382nd of his career. He is tied with former Red Sox great Jim Rice and Frank Howard for 59th on the career list.
Alejandro De Aza led off the first inning with a double down the left-field line. Two outs later, A.J. Pierzynski doubled off the left-field wall to score De Aza.
In the third inning, Alexei Ramirez reached on Youkilis' throwing error and advanced to second on Konerko's bloop single. With two outs, Ramirez came across to score on a passed ball by catcher Kelly Shoppach.
Ross and Shoppach had back-to-back RBI singles in the seventh inning to extend the Boston lead to 9-3.
McDonald homered in the ninth.
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A pair of lightweight bouts looking for a home after the cancellation of UFC 151 now have a new date.
Tim Means (18-3-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. UFC newcomer Abel Trujillo (9-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Daron Cruickshank (11-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Henry Martinez (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) have been moved to UFC on FOX 5. UFC officials on Monday announced the switch.
UFC on FOX 5 takes place Dec. 8 at KeyArena in Seattle. It will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between champ Benson Henderson and top contender Nate Diaz. The card also features a co-main event of Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Alexander Gustafsson and B.J. Penn vs. Rory MacDonald.
UFC 151 was scheduled to take place this Saturday at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. But when light heavyweight title challenger Dan Henderson was forced out with an injury and champion Jon Jones refused a fight with Chael Sonnen, the UFC elected to cancel the pay-per-view event.
Means stopped Justin Salas just 66 seconds into their fight at UFC on FX 3 in June to run his unbeaten streak to 11. The win, his ninth in a row, gave him two straight in the UFC. The Oklahoma native debuted at UFC on FUEL TV 1 with a unanimous decision win over Magalhaes.
Trujillo signed with the UFC earlier this month on the strength of a four-fight win streak over the past year. Trujillo trains with the "Blackzilians" camp in South Florida that also features UFC fighters such as Rashad Evans and Alistair Overeem. After starting his career 1-2, Trujillo rattled off four straight wins before a two-fight skid that preceded his current four-fight run.
Cruickshank, a cast member on "The Ultimate Fighter Live" this past spring, won his official UFC debut with a unanimous-decision victory over Chris Tickle on the preliminary card of the show's live finale. That victory was his fifth straight.
Martinez won four straight fights to get the call from the UFC, but dropped a split-decision at welterweight to Matthew Riddle in his promotional debut at UFC 143. But Martinez then dropped to lightweight and rebounded at UFC on FX 3 with a split-decision victory over Bernardo Magalhaes.
The latest UFC on FOX 5 card includes:
- Champ Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz (for lightweight title)
- Alexander Gustafsson vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
- Rory MacDonald vs. B.J. Penn
- Lavar Johnson vs. Brendan Schaub
- Matt Brown vs. Mike Swick
- Ramsey Nijem vs. Joe Proctor
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Pols on cliff deal: Hopeful, hopeless
Two leading senators had sharply different takes on Friday afternoon's fiscal cliff meeting between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders, with a Democrat praising it as a sign of progress and a Republican dismissing it as mere "optics."
"This afternoon's meeting feels much to me like optics to make it look like we're doing something," Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker said on CBS's "This Morning. "Let me just say one more time: This is a total dereliction of duty at every level. I've been very surprised that the president has not laid out a very specific plan to deal with this, but candidly Congress could have done the same, and I think the American people should be disgusted."
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Corker, who has been consistently pessimistic about the chances for a deal, said Congress and the president need to get more serious about spending cuts.
"Probably the worst-case scenario will come out of the meeting today," Corker said. "That is, we will kick the can down the road. We'll do some small deal, and we'll create another fiscal cliff to deal with this fiscal cliff. again, a total lack of courage, lack of leadership."
But Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, believed the meeting this afternoon was a sign of progress, at least toward a deal dodging the worst parts of the cliff.
"I'm getting a little more optimistic today," Schumer. "Sometimes it's darkest before the dawn. There are two good signs for optimism today. One is that [Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell] is actively engaged. You can't pass anything in the Senate without Democratic and Republican votes because of the 60-vote barrier. We only have 53. For the first time, Leader McConnell is speaking to the president. If the Senate is going to be the place where action starts, you need both of them there."
Schumer added, "The second reason for optimism is [House Speaker John Boehner] is back at the table, because you can't pass something just through the Senate. We see what a mess the House is. They couldn't even pass Speaker Boehner's own 'Plan B'. The fact that he's come back and the four of them are at the table means to me we could come up with some kind of agreement that would avoid the main parts of the fiscal cliff, particularly taxes going up on middle-class people."
The so-called fiscal cliff is a package of tax hikes and spending cuts scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1. While the cliff would dramatically reduce the deficit, economists believe it could also send the United States spiraling back into recession. Obama and Boehner have been trying to negotiate a package acceptable on both sides of the aisle, to no avail.
Meanwhile, appearing on CNN's "Starting Point," Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) lamented the inability to reach a deal on both the cliff and a farm bill. Failure to pass a farm bill will result in what has been dubbed "the dairy cliff," where milk prices could double for consumers. Stabenow blamed both issues on House Republicans.
"I believe in the Senate that we do [understand the impact of the fiscal cliff]," Stabenow said. "We are having a lot of very important, very good, positive good conversations between Democrats and Republicans. … The tough part is in the House, where they have taken the very extreme position about protecting the wealthiest Americans at all costs, even holding middle-class families to do it. That really isn't rhetoric, that's what we're seeing over and over again."


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HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. -- Local school districts are among the leading third in New York to receive final approval for new, more robust teacher and building principal evaluations known as Annual Professional Performance Reviews.
'Data driven' shift
In the course of implementation in districts across the state, the new evaluation systems, required under Education Law 3012-c, are a significant plank of the state Board of Regents' reform agenda that includes a shift to Common Core Learning Standards and an emphasis on "data driven" instruction.
Speaking as a representative for the local teachers' association, Hoosick Falls Central School teacher Chris Marsh said at a recent school board meeting that, despite a lot of apprehension, implementation of the APPRs was "moving along quite nicely." With the first marking period done, Marsh said Nov. 15 that staff had increased their rigor and "the kids have responded w'ell."
"It's a whole school process and I think it's working out." At HFCS, a dedicated APPR committee has met monthly and staff have had the benefit of working through trial evaluations last spring.
According to a running tally by the state Education Department, 257 of the approximately 912 public school districts in New York had approved APPR plans for the 2012-13 school year as of Wednesday, Nov. 28. Locally, HFCS received final approval of its APPR plan on Oct. 11, while Cambridge Central School received notification Monday, Nov. 26.
Heralded three years ago by former Education Commissioner David Steiner, New York's education reform agenda has progressed in fits through at-times divisive debate. A partial rollout of the new evaluation systems was intended for 2011-12, for example, before a state Supreme Court decision in August 2011 invalidated certain provisions of the law, throwing local plans into flux.
In February, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Education Commissioner John King, and New York State United Teachers President Richard Iannuzzi announced a joint agreement governing the evaluations' general framework. At his annual budget address the month prior, Cuomo made future aid increases contingent on final APPR approval by Jan. 17, 2013. (The actual statutory deadline this past July 1 was missed by most districts.) Available grant moneys, such as a Strengthening Teacher and Leader Effectiveness grant recently awarded in Cambridge, also became contingent on final approval of a plan.
While most districts previously had some form of evaluation instrument in place, the new evaluations prescribe multiple measures of performance including student achievement and in-classroom observation. Previous local evaluations also rarely relied on standardized test scores -- a significant portion (40 percent) of today's APPR ratings, and cause for concern among some. Under the general framework, 20 percent of a teacher or principal's "rating" comes from state testing while another 20 percent is determined by a locally selected test assessment. The remaining 60 percent of an evaluation is based on measures like classroom observation and student portfolios.
Within the general framework, individual school districts have leeway over details bargained with their local unions. At both CCS and HFCS, teacher evaluations are based on the Framework for Teaching rubric created by Charlotte Danielson, an expert in the area of teacher effectiveness and principal of The Danielson Group. Both schools include multiple classroom observations throughout the year -- some unannounced -- and post-observation conferences with the teacher.
At HFCS, each staff member participates in a summative conference at the end of the year with the evaluator (either a building principal or school superintendent). As part of the process, teachers are required to submit a portfolio (20 percent of the composite score) comprising student work, reflections on lessons, and other artifacts.
In Cambridge, 40 percent of the composite score is based on classroom observations while another 20 percent is based on observations, pre- and post-conferences, and a structured review of student portfolios and teacher lesson plans.
To evaluate teachers' impact on students, the APPR looks at state assessments including Regents exams and, particularly when no state exam exists (such as for physical education or art classes), collaboratively developed Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) and progress toward targets. At CCS, SLOs are developed between teachers and their building principals based on student rosters using available background and baseline data.
In Hoosick Falls, APPR assessments are structured based on student growth as demonstrated by pre- and post-assessment at the beginning and end of a class. (In the case of Regents classes, the first assessment comes mid-year.) The class average based on all student grades is then compared at the beginning and end, with better gains leading to a higher score.
Based on a scale from 0 to 100, teachers and principals are rated in one of four categories: highly effective, effective, developing, or ineffective. Staff who receive a "developing" or "ineffective" rating must receive a Teacher Improvement Plan for the following year detailing needed areas of improvement, how progress will be assessed and a timeline toward meeting goals, and differentiated activities or professional training to support growth.
Teachers rated highly effective meanwhile can receive incentives or be paired with their peers to support professional development.
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Michigan State University's (MSU) College of Veterinary Medicine is now armed with what it says is the first large-animal, open-bore MRI ever at an academic institution, a move that will allow veterinarians to tackle research questions and greatly impact both animal and human health.
The MRI unit, which became fully operational in August, has a 70-centimeter opening that is nearly 50% larger than the standard MRI. It will allow doctors and researchers at the college to analyze larger animals, such as horses and cows, as well as small animals. Just as important, said diagnostic imaging section chief Anthony Pease, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVR, will be the ability to study and interpret the images they receive.
"MSU's new open-bore MRI is one of only three in the country and the first at an academic institution," Pease said. "We will be able to look critically for the first time at many animal processes."
The new machine, Pease said, will give veterinarians new insight into how illnesses and injuries affect animals.
"The main benefit is to look at the spinal cord and brain better than we ever have before," he said. "CT imaging has been able to provide information about bone, but now we can image muscle, brain, and spinal cord without invasive procedures.
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An example of a specific ailment that will be focused on is arthritis, which many animals face. Pease said for the first time, veterinarians at MSU will be able to see articular cartilage in animals to look for early signs of the crippling disease. He added the MRI will continue to give veterinarians valuable insight into treating human ailments as well.
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Construction began in January 2009 on the $2-million project, which has been in the works for four years. Now that it is operational, MSU's Veterinary Teaching Hospital offers every possible imaging technique, said hospital director Pat LeBlanc, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVA. That includes the new MRI, ultrasound and CT imaging, fluoroscopy, and nuclear medicine.--Jason Cody, University Relations
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Ven's looks better from the distance in the photo, but I see nothing wrong with Gunnar's jacket...actually Elena's looks the worst...cheap and ordinary
Ven's looks better from the distance in the photo, but I see nothing wrong with Gunnar's jacket...actually Elena's looks the worst...cheap and ordinary
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I loved Dmitry's jacket. Didn't doubt that he could do something besides a dress, but I'm relieved that he's finally proved it. I've always been a fan of red and black together, although the judges have said in past episodes they don't like it. Doesn't stop me from wearing the combo myself!
Elena's really did look like a smock/scrubs . . . like something you'd see a child care provider wearing because it hides a multitude of stains.
Sonjia's pants were nice, but they reminded me - a lot - of the pants Mondo made when he had the make-your-own-fabric challenge. A big bold print made into pants that only a limited number of body types can wear.
Click to see Spoiler:Sonjia sews her garments (most times) so incredibly well. If the spoilers I've seen are correct, I just can't imagine what goes wrong in the next few episodes that keep her from the Final Three
If Gunnar had tailored his jacket a bit more, I think Ven might have gone home. It didn't fit the model. Granted, she wasn't swimming it hers like Elena's model ususaly is, but it was too big/loose. Gunnar has never been a favorite. I disliked him in the beginning, but as Elena got even bitchier and Ven proved himself to be an a$$, Gunnar moved up several notches.
Given his attitude on the make-over challenge, I was surprised to see that Ven's sister is a plus-sized woman. Since the episodes are filmed long before they are shown, I am guessing she had not seen or heard of his attitude towards Terri Herlihy. Hoping he got a tongue-lashing and a butt-kicking from his sister when she saw how he acted.
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I have said this before...I think Ven has a personality disorder. He is unable to shift his thoughts or POV and unable to filter himself. If he thinks it, he says it regardless of how inappropriate . I remember him saying after winning a challenge that he should have won the previous week too. He has minimal personality and if he has something to say it is about himself.
The fact that he continues to do the same dress is amazing. They told him repeatedly, yet he ignores them. He almost seemed confused yesterday in that he may have been trying to do something else, but he COULD NOT. The dress was an utter disaster...even to putting the tiny rose on the bottom. Why would a normal person do that when he was trying to work with the other flower theme. It was like he could not stop himself from including this fixation...and that is the perfect word. He may have a rose signature, but it now appears to be a fixation.
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My favorite part of this episode was Tim being called in during the judging. I wish he could be included on the judging panel! But then I could see why he's not. It's helpful to the contestants to have him in the workroom to give them critiques and enable them to fix their designs before judging. Since he's not a judge, he can remain impartial.
I couldn't tell what Elena's pattern was on the show. Looking at pictures of the fabric at the official website, it's a grafitti print that has "Elena was here!!!" and "+ Maya". How does her pattern have anything to do with her culture?? Is grafitti her cultural heritage? I don't know why the judges decided she should be safe this week instead of in the bottom.
I'm bored with this season. I'm not thrilled with any of the designers and don't care too much who wins. I sure hope they get better contestants for next season, or that they do some tweaks to the show to make it possible for the designers to do more impressive work.
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Wow...I don't think Gunner could ever have won but in this one, I'd have seen him stay over Ven, hands-down. He really turned around my opinion of him and I loved that he left with a smile and that he and Christopher got past the "hate on sight" feelings of the early episodes. Loved Dmitry's look overall but kind of did agree in this case that for how well Sonjie worked that pattern, she should have won. (Also thought Gunner should stay over Ven for much the same reason; at least he had a pattern.) Melissa's I would wear - very successful, though I'd like more sleeve. Elena...I think the "culture" part was the little churches? Didn't even notice that's what those were at first, until I saw the spire or whatever that steeple part is called. Really enjoyed seeing everyone with their loved ones and at least Elena can admit she's being a bitch, even if it's in the context of "I'm not usually a bitch." Nice to see her mother pull out a happier version.
It's still a better print than Fabio's "uterus/penis/ovaries" design (BTW his words, not mine) which just looks like (mostly) kiddie scribbles in dark colors on a dark background.
At first I LOL at Tim's comments. The more I thought about it, though, the more I felt uncomfortable. Like you said, I think Tim should remain behind-the-scenes so that the designers can feel safe when they make mistakes. The only time this becomes a problem is when somebody abuses that, like Ven with his normal client. THAT should have been reported.
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I'm bored with this season. I'm not thrilled with any of the designers and don't care too much who wins. I sure hope they get better contestants for next season, or that they do some tweaks to the show to make it possible for the designers to do more impressive work.
Amen. We'll probably keep saying that until the seasons is over. And just because everybody shows at FW doesn't mean everybody will become successful. I hope the women of America boycott Ven, no matter where he ended up on the show.
Speaking of which, I disagree with you, Ibot. I thought Ven's dress looked worse from a distance. It looked like my 1-year-old nephew put his jelly-covered hands all over the blouse. And I died laughing when Tim made those comments back in the workroom. I wonder if Tim said what he did because he was angry at Ven and wanted to single him out. As somebody said last week after the preview, it seemed out of character for Tim to be that vulgar. As for me, I might said something like "That dress looks like the paint smock my 4-year-old niece wears at preschool--and that's not a good thing."
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I agree about Elena's "scrubs." The only thing that was missing was matching pants, and the model would have been perfectly dressed to go to her second job as a receptionist at a pediatrician's office.
My aunt is a receptionist in a doctor's office who wears scrubs all the time. I couldn't agree with you more!
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Like quite a few of the rest of you, I LOVED Tim being called onto the judging floor regarding Ven's penchant for rose/origami clothing. The FIRST time, I loved it. The SECOND time, I felt: "Interesting! OK." The THIRD time, I said: "OK! CAN WE GET OFF this train, now? Been here, DONE this!!!!
I DO love me a rose, or two, but as far as clothing goes, ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH!!!!!!!
And I was REALLY done after he dissed Terri SO badly in the "Fix My Friend" challenge.
Far as I'm concerned, TPTB AND the judges let down all of the designers and us as viewers by not having ripped Ven a new one (or at least given him a very clear on-the-floor-at-the-scene-of-the-crime warning) after the THIRD origami creation. However, I'll go ahead and give them a pass on that one because, perhaps, maybe they DID off-camera, and we just didn't see it.
But to NOT have ousted him after "Fix My Friend" was TOTALLY inexcusable. They TRULY let all of the other designers and us viewers down by not taking the ball and running with it when they had a clear shot to do so. And to NOT do so was tantamount to rewarding Ven's bad behavior towards Terri, as well.
I must admit again, though, that I DID enjoy Tim being called out to verify whether or not Ven'd been warned about the one-trick-pony deal he had going on. In all my time of watching PR, I don't EVER recall that happening before.
And, perhaps, to do it THAT way, TPTB are working with Karma to give Ven one of the most spectacular ousters in PR history.
I SURELY hope so.
Christopher - Underwhelmed. And, yet ANOTHER zipper-up-the back. Meh.
Dmitry - ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT! Mondo may've won "All Stars", but that doesn't make him the be-all and end-all fashionista, so he needs to go somewhere, sit DOWN, and shut UP.
Elena - Didn't care for her print, at ALL. And sure, it was a slightly scaled-down silhouette, but it was basically her SAME boxy cut.
Fabio - Well, whoop-de-do. Looks like resurrected lounging pjs, to me.
Gunnar - The jacket seemed a bit large to me. But overall, I found it acceptable and liked it. He certainly shouldn't've been shown the door over it, I think.
Melissa - Gotta give it up to her. I'm not generally a dress person. But I REALLY liked this. The print, the dress itself, AND the styling. Very good!
Sonjia - Those pants were glorious! She absolutely nailed it with the cut and fit. And I liked the pairing of the jersey top with them, too. I "got" the print. Another "Very good!" rating for me.
Ven - Please. WAY past time to play another tune, Dude. And I thought the print was boring. And yes, I'm honest enough to admit that I LOVED what Tim said to him in the workroom to stop him dead in his tracks with his original design. WAY TO GO, TIM!!!!!
Maybe Ven's comeuppance is coming up soon??
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Cadence has announced the tapeout of a 14-nanometer test-chip featuring an ARM Cortex-M0 processor implemented using IBM's FinFET process technology. The successful tapeout is the result of close collaboration between the three technology leaders as they teamed to build an ecosystem to address the new challenges from design through manufacturing inherent in a 14-nanometer FinFET-based design flow.
The 14-nanometer ecosystem and chip are significant milestones of a multi-year agreement between ARM, Cadence and IBM to develop systems-on-chip (SoCs) at the advanced process nodes of 14 nanometers and beyond. SoCs designed at 14 nanometers with FinFET technology offer the promise of a significant reduction in power consumption.
"This chip represents a major milestone for advanced node process technology, achieved through tight collaboration among experts at the three companies," said Chi-Ping Hsu, senior vice president, Silicon Realization Group at Cadence. "FinFET designs offer significant advantages to the design community, but also require advanced foundry support, IP and EDA technology to meet the considerable challenges. Cadence, IBM and ARM are collaborating to address these challenges and develop an ecosystem that can support 14-nanometer FinFET development for a broad range of production designs."
The chip was developed to validate the building blocks of foundation IP for 14-nanometer design. In addition to the ARM processor, SRAM memory blocks and other blocks were included that provide the characterization data necessary for foundation IP development for FinFET-based ARM Artisan® physical IP.
"Each move to smaller geometry brings new challenges that require deep collaboration among ecosystem leaders in the SoC design chain," said Dipesh Patel, vice president and general manager, Physical IP Division at ARM. "With 14-nanometer design, many of these challenges center on FinFETs, and our work with Cadence and IBM has focused on answering the key questions about how to make 14-nanometer FinFET design viable and economically feasible."
ARM design engineers incorporated an ARM Cortex-M0 processor using 14-nanometer FinFET technology built on IBM's silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology, which offers an optimal performance/power profile. A comprehensive 14-nanometer double patterning and FinFET support methodology was employed, with engineers using Cadence technology to design the FinFET 3D transistor chip.
"The tapeout of this 14-nanometer test chip is the culmination of the significant progress we have made with FinFET on SOI utilizing it's built in dielectric isolation," said Gary Patton, vice president of IBM Semiconductor Research and Development Center. "In fact, Cadence and ARM have collaborated on a design solution to tape out this test chip based on IBM's FinFET technology. We continue to collaborate to deliver on the promise of superior power, performance, and variability control of fully depleted SOI FinFET devices at 14 nanometers and beyond."
To succeed, engineers required support for 14-nanometer and FinFET rule decks, as well as enhanced timing analysis. The chip was implemented using the Cadence Encounter Digital Implementation (EDI) System with ARM 8-track 14-nanometer FinFET standard cell libraries designed with Cadence Virtuoso tools. EDI System provides advanced digital capability required for implementing designs based on 14-nanometer FinFET-based DRC rules, and incorporates new GigaOpt optimization technology to realize power and performance benefits offered by FinFET technology. In addition, the solution also uses production-proven double patterning-correct implementation capabilities. Encounter Power System, Encounter Timing System and Cadence QRC Extraction provide 14nm timing and power signoff capabilities supporting 14-nanometer FinFET structures.
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