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Masterclass: Arabella Steinbacher on Ravel's Tzigane
The German violinist gives advice on how to inject character and charisma into the daunting solo introduction of this much-loved work
Arabella Steinbacher
Photo ©Sammy Hart
To see the marked-up sheet music, published in association with Henle Verlag, download the Strad's February 2018 issue on desktop computer or via the The Strad App, or buy the print edition
I first played Ravel's Tzigane when I was 14 years old and immediately I loved it. It isn't a typical virtuoso piece, where the aim is just to show off: there is so much depth and musicality to it. I had the opportunity to play it with a student orchestra when I was the same age, and it was a very scary experience, to play completely alone for the first five minutes – almost half the piece – with the orchestra sitting behind me, listening. It taught me, as a young player, to be confident.
I found that the best way to deal with the situation was to breathe deeply, to imagine that I was like a huge tree and then to start the forte theme full of presence. You cannot begin this piece shyly, no matter how scared or nervous you are! The way you begin influences the rest of the piece. It was a great challenge for me to think, by myself, about what I wanted to express through the music.
Gypsy spirit and French style
In Ravel, no matter how much virtuosity is required, the musical spirit is the strongest part of the music. Tzigane is very much inspired by the gypsy style, but it is still Ravel. The result is a beautiful mixture of gypsy virtuosity and the seductive French sounds that can be heard in so much of his other music.
I like to think of the gypsy and the 'Ravel' sides as different characters: a macho gypsy man and a seductive Frenchwoman. You can do so much to shape each one, by experimenting with different colours and dynamics. Even your body language can change: for the strong, macho gypsy rhythm at the opening, for example, I have more tension in my body and I stand up taller.
At figure 2 I do the same thing again, taking more time so that I can really exaggerate the accent. In contrast, when I bring out the feminine character at figure 1, my body becomes more flexible. Here – and also for the cadenza and figure 3 – I play with the bow very close to the fingerboard, to give a more mystical sound.
To play this music well, you need to have an inner attitude and musicality that work in perfect synchrony with your technique – you cannot have one without the other. You have to find your way between feeling what you want to express on the instrument and then having the technical ability to bring that across in your sound.
The February 2018 issue of The Strad includes the sheet music with bowings and fingerings by Arabella Steinbacher. Dowload it now on desktop computer or via the The Strad App, or buy the print edition
In this first section you are completely alone and free, so you have to be brave, to really make something out of it. Don't just play with a metronome: use your imagination! It's a good idea, when you start learning the piece, to play very rhythmically so that you are familiar with what has been written. But after that, take more time – and make sure you catch up that time again somewhere else, so that the music does not lose its interest or become too slow. The basic rhythm and tempo shouldn't be lost, except perhaps in the rubato passage before figure 3, where you can start bar 41 slowly and speed up until you reach the trill.
Work on the G string
The whole of the first page, until bar 28, has to be played on the G string. The closer you are to figure 2, the harder, higher and more uncomfortable it gets!
Almost every instrument has a wolf note high up on the G string – on mine it's around the C and C sharp – and unfortunately in this piece you really need those notes. Every time I approach this section I feel stressed, and I find it best to breathe deeply and try to ignore the wolf notes: stress will only make them worse. It can help to use more bow and to bow more lightly, without pressing too much, so that the string vibrates more freely despite its shortened length.
When I practise this passage I use an exaggerated vibrato to strengthen my left hand. I also like to practise while sitting on the floor and resting my violin on something. The first thing I do whenever I'm in a new hotel room is think, 'In which corner can I sit?' Then I build up a pile of pillows and play with my violin resting on a chair or a table, so that my left hand can just hang from the fingerboard and I can play using my arm's natural weight. It is actually very heavy, so it's good training for the fingers. Afterwards, when I play normally again, everything feels much easier.
When I practise double-stops, I move to each new position very quickly, as though I'm trying to catch a fly
Double-stops
The octave double-stops at figure 2 are very uncomfortable to play, and you will need a lot of strength to play them in fortissimo. Prepare each one carefully beforehand, to make sure that you feel secure. It can help to practise these, too, with an exaggerated vibrato, to build up your finger strength and your sound.
The double-stops from bar 33 are particularly awkward to play, because you have to position your fingers in a strange way to find all the notes. Very often I see violinists who do not prepare their left hands early enough here. If your fingers are already in place before you have to play each chord and they know exactly where to go, you won't have to search for the notes at the last moment. If you have to search for the notes when it's time to play them, it's already too late.
When I practise double-stops, I move to each new position very quickly, as though I'm trying to catch a fly. When I've jumped into place, I don't play immediately – I wait, to think about whether the position is correct or not – and then I place my bow. After that I repeat the same action until I get it right. Later, when you're performing, you won't need to jump so fast to each new hand position, because by then your fingers will know immediately where to go.
Record your practice
It can be a good idea to play a piece through, record it three times and then listen back – even if it's just on your phone. For me this is always the best way to practise, because a recording sounds very different from having the instrument under the ear and it helps me to feel a sense of connection with the piece. When you listen back, you may suddenly hear that you are doing things you had never realised you were doing.
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from __future__ import absolute_import
import bisect

from dpark.util import portable_hash
from dpark.serialize import load_func, dump_func
from dpark.heaponkey import HeapOnKey
from six.moves import range

class Dependency:
    def __init__(self, rdd):
        self.rdd = rdd

    def __getstate__(self):
        raise ValueError("Should not pickle dependency: %r" % self)

class NarrowDependency(Dependency):
    isShuffle = False
    def getParents(self, outputPartition):
        raise NotImplementedError

class OneToOneDependency(NarrowDependency):
    def getParents(self, pid):
        return [pid]

class OneToRangeDependency(NarrowDependency):
    def __init__(self, rdd, splitSize, length):
        Dependency.__init__(self, rdd)
        self.splitSize = splitSize
        self.length = length

    def getParents(self, pid):
        return list(range(pid * self.splitSize,
                min((pid+1) * self.splitSize, self.length)))

class CartesianDependency(NarrowDependency):
    def __init__(self, rdd, first, numSplitsInRdd2):
        NarrowDependency.__init__(self, rdd)
        self.first = first
        self.numSplitsInRdd2 = numSplitsInRdd2

    def getParents(self, pid):
        if self.first:
            return [pid / self.numSplitsInRdd2]
        else:
            return [pid % self.numSplitsInRdd2]

class RangeDependency(NarrowDependency):
    def __init__(self, rdd, inStart, outStart, length):
        Dependency.__init__(self, rdd)
        self.inStart = inStart
        self.outStart = outStart
        self.length = length

    def getParents(self, pid):
        if pid >= self.outStart and pid < self.outStart + self.length:
            return [pid - self.outStart + self.inStart]
        return []

class ShuffleDependency(Dependency):
    isShuffle = True
    def __init__(self, shuffleId, rdd, aggregator, partitioner):
        Dependency.__init__(self, rdd)
        self.shuffleId = shuffleId
        self.aggregator = aggregator
        self.partitioner = partitioner

class Aggregator:
    def __init__(self, createCombiner, mergeValue,
            mergeCombiners):
        self.createCombiner = createCombiner
        self.mergeValue = mergeValue
        self.mergeCombiners = mergeCombiners

    def __getstate__(self):
        return (dump_func(self.createCombiner),
            dump_func(self.mergeValue),
            dump_func(self.mergeCombiners))

    def __setstate__(self, state):
        c1, c2, c3 = state
        self.createCombiner = load_func(c1)
        self.mergeValue = load_func(c2)
        self.mergeCombiners = load_func(c3)

class AddAggregator:
    def createCombiner(self, x):
        return x
    def mergeValue(self, s, x):
        return s + x
    def mergeCombiners(self, x, y):
        return x + y

class MergeAggregator:
    def createCombiner(self, x):
        return [x]
    def mergeValue(self, s, x):
        s.append(x)
        return s
    def mergeCombiners(self, x, y):
        x.extend(y)
        return x

class HeapAggregator:

    def __init__(self, heap_limit, key=None, order_reverse=False):
        self.heap = HeapOnKey(key=key, min_heap=order_reverse)
        self.heap_limit = heap_limit
        assert(heap_limit > 0)

    def __getstate__(self):
        return self.heap, self.heap_limit

    def __setstate__(self, state):
        self.heap, self.heap_limit = state

    def createCombiner(self, x):
        return [x]

    def mergeValue(self, s, x):
        if len(s) >= self.heap_limit:
            self.heap.push_pop(s, x)
        else:
            self.heap.push(s, x)
        return s

    def mergeCombiners(self, x, y):
        for item in y:
            if len(x) < self.heap_limit:
                self.heap.push(x, item)
            else:
                self.heap.push_pop(x, item)
        return x

class UniqAggregator:
    def createCombiner(self, x):
        return set([x])
    def mergeValue(self, s, x):
        s.add(x)
        return s
    def mergeCombiners(self, x, y):
        x |= y
        return x

class Partitioner:
    @property
    def numPartitions(self):
        raise NotImplementedError
    def getPartition(self, key):
        raise NotImplementedError

class HashPartitioner(Partitioner):
    def __init__(self, partitions):
        self.partitions = max(1, int(partitions))

    @property
    def numPartitions(self):
        return self.partitions

    def getPartition(self, key):
        return portable_hash(key) % self.partitions

    def __eq__(self, other):
        if isinstance(other, Partitioner):
            return other.numPartitions == self.numPartitions
        return False

class RangePartitioner(Partitioner):
    def __init__(self, keys, reverse=False):
        self.keys = sorted(keys)
        self.reverse = reverse

    @property
    def numPartitions(self):
        return len(self.keys) + 1

    def getPartition(self, key):
        idx = bisect.bisect(self.keys, key)
        return len(self.keys) - idx if self.reverse else idx

    def __eq__(self, other):
        if isinstance(other, RangePartitioner):
            return other.keys == self.keys and self.reverse == other.reverse
        return False

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Crime Santa Ana
Taxi stolen in in Santa Ana tonight chased by the CHP all the way to Lancaster
Mar 26, 2015 Car Theft, chp, Crime, Hugo Francisco Gonzalez, police, Santa Ana, sapd, Taxi
The California Highway Patrol was in a slow pursuit of a stolen taxi on the northbound 5 and 605 Freeways late Thursday night. The chase began in Santa Ana, and continued after an unsuccessful attempt to use a PIT maneuver to stop the taxi in Anaheim, according to CBS News.
NBC is reporting that the taxi was stolen when the taxi driver stopped at a 7-11 on First and Flower. The cab driver left the taxi unattended with the keys in the ignition. When he left the 7-11 he saw the taxi being driven away by the suspect, who was eventually identified as Hugo Francisco Gonzalez, 25, of Santa Ana.
The chase continued north on the 5 Freeway into the Cities of Buena Park and Norwalk at about 30 miles per hour until the driver decided to turn north on the 605 Freeway. He later passed through Santa Fe Springs and Whittier before taking the 60 Freeway West, towards Los Angeles.
Graphic Courtesy of CBS LA's Facebook Page
CBS reported that traffic on the Northbound 5 Freeway slowed behind the pursuit.
The pursuit was heard in the Park Santiago neighborhood, which is just north of the 5 Freeway, about a half hour ago.
For live streaming video of the police pursuit, which is continuing, click here to watch the NBC News coverage. They are reporting that the driver is now driving at about 60 mph in the Bell Gardens area.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's helicopter is now in pursuit in the air while the CHP continues on the road. NBC is reporting that the driver is now going south on the 710 Freeway.
The pursuit shifted from I-5 onto I-605, then the 60 freeway, I-710 and the 105 freeway before Gonzalez got back on northbound I-5 beyond Castaic and headed to State Highway 138, according to the O.C. Register.
Gonzalez drove over a spiked strip set by authorities on the eastbound lane near 190th Street West and Avenue D, in the Antelope Valley.
Picture courtesy of CBS News
Gonzalez drove over the strip but then kept going at speeds up to 40 mph. Finally the damaged wheels on the stolen taxi came to a stop at around 3:30 am southbound on State Route 14 about a quarter-mile from Avenue D.
Gonzalez was arrested by CHP officers on suspected felony evading, and the SAPD are planning to arrest him on charges of suspected grand theft auto, possession of stolen property and felony evading.
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Work to convert Hinckley's former police station has been stopped by council bosses over health and safety worries.
Officers enacted the temporary stop notice after concerns from councillors and members of the public about unauthorised works on the Upper Bond Street building.
The order will last for a period of one month and comes into effect immediately.
Fears over health and safety site have also been passed on to the Health and Safety Executive.
Representatives from Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council will meet with the developer to discuss concerns about health and safety and to ensure work is carried out in accordance with approved plans.
Non-compliance with the notice can lead to prosecution and a significant fine, and if works continue it will be at the owner's own risk.
Borough councillor Stan Rooney is executive member for Planning at the Borough Council.
He said: "I, like other residents, would like reassurance the conversion of this building is carried out to the highest standard, in accordance with planning permission granted.
The temporary stop notice is designed to prevent serious or irreversible harm to the environment in the surrounding area and safeguard amenity and public safety in the neighbourhood.


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The Open Government Partnership, which was officially inaugurated worldwide on 20 September 2011, included a declaration in favour of open government, in which emphasis was placed on the importance of "transparency and participation in public contracting systems". At the time the French Government was also working on application of Article 225 of the Grenelle II Act of 12 July 2010, which required companies to be more transparent in their social and environmental accountability undertakings.
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Islander 'Cold Speak' - Crank It or Yank It?
Islander 'Cold Speak' – Crank It or Yank It?
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On the day of the shoot, I met with the architect who shared their ideas with me. It quickly became evident what approach I was to take. Foremost the framed views to the green surroundings, secondly the materiality of the façades, which is of a timber from its immediate locality and thirdly to illustrate how the building meets the steep topography.
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Forrest Williams » Historic Incest Offences
Charged With Incest?
Steve Williams of Forrest Williams
Historic Incest Offences
For an overview on historic sexual offences, please click here.
Incest cases involve sexual intercourse between family members. Men and women carrying out such acts are treated differently:
Incest By A Man
It is an offence for a man to have sexual intercourse with a woman who he knows to be his granddaughter, daughter, sister or mother; including adopted and illegitimate relatives. Consent is irrelevant but where consent is not present, the appropriate charge would be one of rape.
Most defences to this charge relate to the man not knowing the woman is such a relative, or cases of mistaken identity.
Life imprisonment if the woman is under 13
Seven years' imprisonment otherwise
In cases of attempted incest, the maximum sentencing is as follows:
Seven years' imprisonment if the woman is under 13
Two years' imprisonment otherwise
Incest By A Woman
It is an offence for a woman aged 16 or over to permit a man to have sexual intercourse with her with her consent if she knows him to be her grandfather, father, brother or son; including where such relatives are adopted or illegitimate.
Again, most defences relate to the woman not knowing the man is such a relative, or cases of mistaken identity.
Seven years' imprisonment for incest
Two years' imprisonment for attempted incest
Inciting Incestuous Intercourse With A Girl Under 16
It is an offence for a man to incite his granddaughter, daughter or sister to have sexual intercourse with him. Sexual intercourse does not have to have occurred for this offence to be committed.
The section applies to adopted and illegitimate relatives but the man will have a defence if he did not know that the girl was such a relative.
The maximum sentence for this offence is two years' imprisonment.
If you are being investigated for, or charged with, historic incest offences it is vital that you seek specialist legal help as soon as possible. Call us now for a free review of your case on 01623 600645.


Never fire/load your kiln until shelves and furniture has been treated with kiln wash. Risky.
It is not a good idea to load your items on the bottom of your kiln, you should use some short stilts and place one shelf over the bottom and then build up your shelves to heights needed.
Try to load your kiln evenly, arranging items of the same height on each shelf.
Shelves should be placed so that at least one kiln element is in between them in order to make sure heat is evenly distributed.
You should leave about one inch of head room between your tallest item and the shelf above it.
It is a good idea to put smaller items on the bottom shelf and the very top shelf with the larger/medium sized items in the middle. Of course, it is not a good idea to stack space bars too high as they become unstable, so if you have very large pieces, they should be on the top.
Do not over crowd pieces, allow space so that the heat/air may flow freely around them. Unpainted greeware can touch if needed and you can loosely pile small items like ornaments or magnets. Glazes of course, should not touch and you should leave about 1 inch of space between them so they do not grab each other during the firing. Your glazes will bubble up and if they touch each other, they can pull each other off their stilts.
Use stilts under glazed items so they won't fuse to the shelves, unless you have dry-footed the items. If they are dry-foot, be sure there is a clean unglazed rim on the bottom of the sides to allow for glazes to move down during firing.
Porcelain and stoneware items should be dry-footed and not put on stilts.
Large flat surfaces like platters or chess boards should NEVER be fired on the bottom shelf of the kiln. If possible, they should be fired on their sides during greenware firing (lean them against a half-shelf to support them in a perpendicular placement. During a glaze firing, use off-set stilts so one side is raised slightly higher than the other side. This helps to minimize pressure on the center and stabilize weight disbursement which can sometimes be the cause of cracking, breaking and warping.
Over glaze firings (gold, mother of pearl, decals, china paints, etc.) do not normally need to be stilted unless firing hotter than cone 017. Some glazes can soften at that point and possibly fuse to the shelf.


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Some students listen, watch a couple examples and then may have a question or two before diving into a set of problems. There is a good chance, if you are a math teacher reading this, that you were one of these students.
I have a few students for whom this is sufficient. You will notice I wrote a few.
Most of my students do not act like this. They doubt themselves, frequently because they struggle with math. These same students, when I can work with them in small groups are more willing to make mistakes. Surprisingly, I've also found that frequently it just takes 1-2 problems for (these) students to work through the difficulties.
Students struggling need to face their misconceptions. They need to see what doesn't work and see why it doesn't. They need to sometimes make the mistake enough times to remember it the next time they see such a problem.
I have a student who is not shy about when he is confused. (I love that kid). He makes great mistakes, most of the time once. Without trying he will never clear up his misconceptions. He needs to make his mistakes. Looking at more problems doesn't personalize the practice, nor is it as likely to shatter the walls in his understanding.
Next to that student is another. He sees all the mistakes the first student makes, but he doesn't get the same experience out of them. Each student needs to be willing to make his/her own mistakes and learn from them. Without this student's willingness to try or face his own mistakes the chances of growth are diminisihed.
Those first students I mentioned, the ones who find math easy, they need to make mistakes too. For those students, without mistakes they lose the experience of having to practice and study. Every math student eventually hits a wall and I want my students to know that when it happens to work through their mistakes.
So, let start celebrating our students' mistakes!
Today my 8th graders were given a task.
They were asked to pick a perimeter measurement out of a hat (on index cards cut in half).
Once I've demonstrated and answered questions I am mute. I will only point out that there are other members of their group as well as the information I got when I did the original demonstration on the board.
Overwhelmingly students who don't confuse the terms Perimeter and Area are doing well. I purposely avoided any perimeter with 4 as a factor as I didn't want the square result to be so obvious. Of approximately 20, 3-student groups, less than a quarter of them are figuring out that result. most of the remainder are noticing that if the numbers are consecutive that the result is the largest area.
I love how Kahoot energizes a class. I love that it shifts the environment and lets me see my kids in a different way.
I dream of a similar game which would be usable through Google for Education, as an app.
They can discuss again or go right to picking which one of the two remaining graphs is correct, or options would be available for a more discussion, voting and then the reveal.
I imagined this as a website that I could put together for use in my own classroom (with google forms collecting the information) but when I started thinking of building the graphs and copying each one it just seemed easier to give a shout out and see if someone, ahem DESMOS, Kahoot or Google. might make my dream come true.
I admit I might have set the bar quite high, but don't we always tell our students to aim for the stars?
He made every one of his students submit 3 original problems. They had to be unique, which at the time meant that the problem, or one like it, could not be found within the class materials. The materials for this class were not a textbook, but a copy of 2 binders that the local Kinko's had. You walked in and told them you were in professor's class and they sold you 2 binders full of previous student's submissions as well as whatever the professor had added to them.
I was working with 5th graders and I wrote a problem that my students solved with little assistance in about 5-10 minutes.
We had to present our favorite problem in front of the class. My turn came up and I presented my problem, but because it was the last one of the day (and the professor had a thing about promptness) I didn't get to complete giving the explanation. He said that we should do the problem and bring a solution to class on Tuesday. It was Saturday (this being the lab for the Tue/Thur class). By Tuesday I had well over a dozen students ask me for help.
I've found that 5-6th graders rarely take more than 15 minutes to figure it out, whether they get the correct solution or not.
High school'ers take 30-45 minutes and rarely get a correct solution.
College people, especially those with STRONG math backgrounds fill pages and pages with work and get to the right answer, but are uncomfortable with the answer they have.
I call it the bionic bee problem. It hinders the student in that the more math they know, the more math they try to apply to finding a solution to it.
I love it for the same reason I love www.mathwithbaddrawings.com , its all about a bad drawing and a great story.
There's this bee. Not a normal, everyday bee; one which has been bionically enhanced by a secret governmental agency. Or maybe the illuminati. It has been enhanced to have perfect reflexes and the ability to fly at 200 mph.
In order to keep the bee from getting splatted, it is gyroscopically synchronized to turn 180 degrees in case of an imminent collision, returning exactly in the direction it was coming from.
For some reason the bee has been released on a straight railroad track, well ahead of an oncoming train. The train is travelling at 77 mph, so there is no way it should be a threat to the bee.
**At this point I ask if anyone has any questions. Invariably the question of why it was released in front of a moving train comes up. I tell them, "hey, its not like the (FBI, CIA, NSA, Etc) tell me why they do anything" Why do you think they released the bee on a straight section of railroad tracks?
A signalman accidentally transfers another train onto the same straight segment of tracks, this time 300 miles up the track. This train is travelling 73 mph right toward the bee and the other train.
I'm happy to say that just as the two trains collided together, the bee falls out of the way, exhausted but safe. Which is good, do you know how much bionic bees cost?
My question to you is, how far will the bee have flown when the trains crash together?
For high school students used to Algebra, that the tool they use.
College students use Calculus, and sometimes Algebra as well.
What will the flight of this bee look like (zig-zagging back and forth between the two trains).
I've never typed it out and given it to students. I may, depending on the class and usually only at the middle school or below level write everything on the board. (the bee, tracks and trains always get drawn).
Not one of the best units for my students this year. It was basically where we started the year (which in hindsight might need to be modified). Translations were easy enough. Students could easily see that when a shape is moved that the basic shape remains the same, but the location changes.
Dilations, rotations and reflections, however, were not as easy. The first problem I came across was that students had difficulty picturing that a 1x1 square that doubled in size (becoming a larger square) didn't have an area of 2. Even after drawing many examples in their notebooks, I still had students who struggled with seeing this.
Next, I noticed students confusing how a polygon would look when rotated. A triangle with an acute angle pointing in one direction in the original image should end up with its acute angle facing another direction, but this wasn't the case with many of the students. Reflections were confusing as well.
I am thinking that I will start off next year looking at shapes (capital "T" comes to mind) and go through the transformations (without dilation) before even introducing the idea of graphing this shape. (which explains why I keep asking everyone where the district die-cut press has gone) I figure if the students can keep picturing what happened to the "T" it might give them a visual cue to when there is a problem with their doing these transformations on a graph.
I also will be stressing the graphing aspect of this more next year. The way this has been done has been with the graphing being an after-thought more than a goal. I think seeing the changes and coming up with ways of describing these changes (either by verbal or symbolic description) adds necessary depth to the topic.
i wish I had a magic wand, a perfect solution....the WAY!
Remediation is a matter of understanding the student, It's a matter of knowing how best he/she/ze will see the concept most clearly.
I've known teenagers for whom subraction still makes no sense. Division, fraction and number sense confusion is so common as to assume that it's confusion should be expected.
I love my kids, but I ache that I cannot possibly help all of them have experiences to clarify all the misconceptions, never mind successfully develop a full understanding of all the current grade level standards as well.
I do know that disruption and sleeping as well as not doing the work is definitely positively correlated to not participating, not doing homework and not answering questions in math class.
Motivation is a killer for students. Often-times a student's home life can make our best efforts feel like standing still. We are not alone in this, the students feel it as well.
It's true that math is sequential, and it builds upon itself. It's also true that many of our students memorize steps, not understanding the why. The good news is that continuing to build basic skills and remediating misconceptions does slot in lost concepts and I've seen students with that "ah-ha" look in their eyes.
6th through 8th graders have learned the 4 basic arithmetic operations, they need opportunities to hone these skills and practice them. My 6th graders practice divisibility, factor trees, do kenken, review vocabulary and skip-count (to practice multiples/multiplication and learn to see linear/arithmetic progression, though I don't share the motivation with them).
My 8th graders need to better explain their thinking (yes, Mathematical Practice #3, construct viable arguments - I'm looking at you). They need to work on being better at showing their work/thinking so that in time they can be better at those explanations.
I am not great at formative assessment, other than knowing my kids and walking around to observe. I do have a magnetic red-yellow-green board (of my own design) to simplify the notion of exit tickets.
My method of evaluation includes 2 kinds of quizzes. Content (at 1 less than, to 1 greater than, the appropriate grade level) and Basic Skills Quizzes, or BSQ's. BSQ's allow me to individually assess students and set baselines which are useful in establishing individual learning goals for the year.
Students must "pass" the previous quiz to move on. I require 8/10 on the + and - quizzes and no less than 70% on the rest, or the student MUST reassess. Students who complete all required BSQ's get free time while listening to headphones, to read or work on the material for another class ( or to do sudoku or magic squares, etc).
I have a student who got 0 of 10 right on a three digit + three digit number quiz. Standardized assessment is similarity low. BSQ scores give me a clue at what level the student is, and let's me know where to start helping him.
I am willing to share what I have with regard to BSQ's to anyone willing to work with me on building a library of these. Include your email, or email me and we can discuss a dialogue on this topic.
*** dear Socrative.com... Love the app, but wish a few things were different. When running a quiz, once all students have completed, the % should change from percent completed for each student to percent correct for each student. Also, teachers should be able to run at least 3 different assessments simultaneously. More would be better.


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DSR Pomona 1 Post Race Recap
NHRA Winternationals
Event 1 of 24 (Pomona I)
Pomona, Calif.
Feb. 9-11, 2018
(excerpt)
DSR Pomona I Race Day Highlights:
Matt Hagan claimed the first Funny Car victory of 2018
Tony Schumacher posted a runner-up finish
Hagan became the first driver to win the season-opener from the No. 1 seed for two consecutive years since Don Prudhomme in 1976/1977
Driver of the Make-A-Wish Foundation Dodge Charger R/T
Qualified:
No. 9 (3.932 E.T. at 320.36 MPH)
E1: 4.504 E.T. at 267.69 MPH defeated by Cruz Pedregon 4.363 E.T. at 246.17 MPH
Race Recap:
The Make-A-Wish Funny Car pilot entered the NHRA Winternationals as the most recent Pomona Funny Car winner, having won the 2017 NHRA Finals. He was hoping to pick up his fourth Auto Club Raceway at Pomona event win on Sunday.
Johnson encountered troubles, going up in smoke early in the first round. His opponent Cruz Pedregon also hazed the tires. The veteran Funny Car drivers both pedaled, but Pedregon was already too far down track and is able to get the round win, ending Johnson and the Make-A-Wish team's chances at starting the 2018 season with a Wally.
"It wasn't what we expected coming into the first race of the season. We tested well. We're still kind of in a test mode, because of the (new) six-disc (clutch). We're trying stuff to make us better later in the season, and just never quite got it together this weekend. We'll learn from it and go into Phoenix a lot stronger. We ran good there in testing, and have a lot more data there. The more data we can get, the better we'll run."
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Points Standing:
32 points, ranked 10th (three-way tie)
Trails ninth ranked Courtney Force by four points
Photos courtesy of Auto Imagery. Hi res available upon request.
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The most powerful assets to our organization are our dedicated, intelligent and inspiring professionals who show up every day and give it their best. We are proud of all the staff that contribute to the success of Josina Lott Community & Residential Services.
Our group of veteran directors serve as a guiding light to the individuals, other staff and volunteers. In each of the director's offices there is a portrait of a lighthouse reminding them that their steadfastness serves as navigation for everyone who walks on the property at 120 S. Holland-Sylvania.
Michael is the Executive Director at Josina Lott Residential & Community Services where his vision has guided the organization since 1996. It is through Michael's experience and guidance that JLR&CS has continued to thrive during his leadership.
In 1977, shortly after earning a Bachelor's of Education with a focus in special education, Michael began working as a direct care specialist for JLR&CS. He quickly became a qualified developmental disability professional and eventually a program director. Michael holds a Masters Degree in Organizational Leadership from Lourdes University.
Service work is in Michael's blood. He has a passion for helping others and a keen sense for motivation. Currently, Michael is serving on the board of directors for OPRA and The Alzheimer's Association. Michael is active in the Toledo Kiwanis and has been named Kiwanian of the year twice. His interests include spending time with his family, attending sporting events and reading.
Michael often likes to refer to this quote by a famous native Toledoan, Danny Thomas: "Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself, it's what you do for others."
Patty has been with JLR&CS for over 20 years. Beyond acting on behalf of the executive director during his absence, Patty oversees the day-to-day operations of the Human Resources Department in employee relations, benefit administration, salary and wages and worker's compensation. Patty continually monitors state and federal guidelines ensuring the agency stays in compliance with regards to employment, safety, training and Medicaid guidelines as it relates to employment and training regulations.
In addition to her duties at JLR&CS, Patty serves as the human resources chairman for OPRA. Patty received her Bachelor of Education from the University of Toledo and has taken postgraduate courses in human resources and staff development.
Beth oversees the River Crossings Adult Day Services Program; a program designed to provide habilitation and vocational opportunities for adults living with disabilities. Through a structured, cooperative learning environment, Beth creates adult programming that fosters independence and community integration.
Beth also oversees our Community Services Program; a program providing essential resources necessary for individuals to live independently in the community. Participants in the Community Service Program receive a degree of personal attention fostering growth and proficiency in important day-to-day life skills such as balancing a checkbook, making a pot of coffee or arranging social activities with friends.
Both the Adult Day Services Program and Community Services Program provide the opportunity for those living with developmental disabilities to find their place in society while learning important socialization and self-management skills. Throughout the course of both programs, individuals are monitored and evaluated to establish individualized goals toward a safe and sustainable autonomy.
Beth obtained her Bachelor's Degree in recreation from the University of Toledo and holds a Master of Health Administration from the University of Phoenix.
Joining our team as a part-time groundskeeper, Pat quickly embraced the Josina Lott culture of caring and enrichment for the developmentally disabled and created a career for himself on our campus.
Pat has been a devoted member of the Josina Lott team for 34 years; many of those years working directly with our residents and supervising the Direct Care Staff. Currently, he has the awesome responsibility for managing the physical assets and grounds of our 10-acre campus.
Pat oversees the team responsible for maintaining the residences, office buildings, properties and vehicles that serve our residents, ensuring that each of these essential resources are life-safety and standard code compliant.
Pat is a member of both the Safety Committee and the Residence Services Committee. He is a graduate of Central Catholic High School and is the past president of the Holland Springfield Rotary.
Carol is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining the computer systems at JLC&RS. Serving as both the network and electronic mail administrator she is also responsible for training employees and maintaining the integrity and security of the network.
Carol serves as Vice President of the Senior Center Inc. board of directors where she has served as a member for many years. In addition, she serves as Chair of the IT Committee of our state-wide trade association, OPRA (Ohio Provider Resource Association).
Jessica is the Program Manager at Josina Lott Residential & Community Services, responsible for managing and evaluating the facility-based residential program and assuring the provision of active treatment services for all residents. Jessica also assists in developing additional community-based services for recreational, respite and emergency placement, and adult day-care services.
Jessica joins Josina Lott after 12 years of service to the American Red Cross. Most recently, Jessica served as the Disaster Program Manager in Toledo where she was responsible for the implementation of the Disaster Services program for Northwest Ohio. Jessica still continues to volunteer her time and services to the American Red Cross.
Jessica graduated from Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania with a Bachelor's degree in Pastoral Ministry/Counseling and is currently working on her Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.


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The siege of Constantinople in 1260 was the failed attempt by the Nicene Empire, the major remnant of the fractured Byzantine Empire, to retake Constantinople from the Latin Empire and re-establish the City as the political, cultural and spiritual capital of a revived Byzantine Empire.

Background
Following the Sack of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in April 1204, the Byzantine Empire was divided among Latin Crusader states and a few Byzantine Greek remnants, the chief of which were the Despotate of Epirus in western Greece and Albania, and the Nicaean Empire in western and northwestern Asia Minor. Both of the latter claimed to represent the legitimate Empire, and in view of the weakness of the Latin Empire, vied for the recovery of Constantinople. At first it seemed as if the city would fall to Epirus, whose ruler Theodore Komnenos Doukas crowned himself emperor at Thessalonica in 1225/1227. Epirote power however was broken at the Battle of Klokotnitsa in 1230 against Bulgaria.

Thus the path opened up for Nicaea, under John III Doukas Vatatzes (r. 1221–1254), to intervene in Europe. Allied with the Bulgarians, Vatatzes established a first foothold in Thrace in 1234. Together with the Bulgarians, he then undertook an unsuccessful siege of the city in 1235–6. Thereafter, the Nicaean ruler switched his aim to increasing his territory in Europe. Under Vatatzes, the Nicaeans seized most of Thrace and Macedonia from Epirus and Bulgaria, becoming the strongest state of the region. Reduced to Constantinople and the territory immediately surrounding it, surrounded on east and west by Nicaea and without sufficient funds to attract any armed support, the Latin Empire seemed ripe for the taking by the time of Vatatzes' death. Even the papacy seemed willing to accept the inevitable in exchange for concessions in theological matters and the question of papal primacy. The Latin Empire gained a short reprieve with Vatatzes' death, as his son and successor Theodore II Laskaris (r. 1254–1258) was forced to confront numerous attacks on his territories in the Balkans.

Soon after Theodore II's death, the ambitious Michael VIII Palaiologos (r. 1259–1282) ascended the throne, at first ostensibly as guardian of the infant John IV Laskaris (r. 1259–1261). At this juncture, a coalition of Nicaea's enemies was formed, comprising Epirus, the Principality of Achaea, and the Kingdom of Sicily. The alliance however was dealt a crushing blow at the Battle of Pelagonia in summer 1259. With his chief enemies either dead, in captivity or temporary exile after Pelagonia, Palaiologos was free to turn his sight towards Constantinople.

Siege
After wintering in Lampsacus, in January 1260 Palaiologos crossed the Hellespont with his army and headed towards Constantinople. The accounts of the Byzantine chroniclers on the subsequent events however differ greatly with each other.

According to the account of George Akropolites, the emperor relied on the promises of treason of a certain Latin noble "Asel" (variously identified either with Ansel de Toucy or Ansel de Cahieu), who owned a house adjacent to the city walls and had promised to open up a gate to the Nicaean troops. Consequently, the expedition was not large enough for a serious assault on the city. Michael led his men to encamp at Galata, ostensibly preparing to attack the fortress of Galata on the northern shore of the Golden Horn, while he awaited Asel's treason. Asel however did not act, and claimed that his keys had been taken by the city's ruler. Akropolites then says that Michael obtained a one-year truce and abandoned the siege.

The other chroniclers (George Pachymeres, Nikephoros Gregoras, and others) present the expedition in a very different light, as a large-scale undertaking, with a determined and prolonged effort against the city itself. It involved a preliminary campaign to isolate the city by capturing the outlying forts and settlements controlling the approaches, as far as Selymbria (some 60 km from the city), as well as a direct assault on Galata. This was a large-scale affair, supervised personally by Michael from a conspicuous elevated place, with siege engines and attempts at undermining the wall. Galata however held due to the determined resistance of its inhabitants and the reinforcements shipped over from the city in rowboats. In the face of this, and worried by news of imminent relief for the besieged, Michael lifted the siege.

The difference in the two accounts is attributed by modern scholars to Akropolites' known tendency to minimize the failures of Michael VIII. The two narratives, which both feature an attempt against Galata, are clearly referring to the same event, and the plot of Asel may indeed reflect a genuine episode of the siege which was given undue prominence by Akropolites.

Aftermath
In August 1260, an armistice was signed between Michael VIII and Baldwin II for the duration of one year (until August 1261).  Although the siege failed, Michael VIII set about making plans for another try. In March 1261, he negotiated with the Republic of Genoa the Treaty of Nymphaeum, which gave him access to their warfleet in exchange for trading rights. The treaty also functioned as a defense pact between the two states against the Republic of Venice, Genoa's main antagonist and the major supporter of the Latin Empire. However, in the event Michael's preparations were rendered redundant, as on 25 July 1261, an advance force sent to scout the city's environs, headed by Alexios Strategopoulos, managed to penetrate the city under the cover of darkness and retake it from the Latins.

References

Bibliography

George Ostrogorsky, History of the Byzantine State, Rutgers University Press, 1968.

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Trilogy at Monarch Dunes Featured in Where to Retire Magazine
Houston, TX (April 9, 2019) – Trilogy at Monarch Dunes, located in Nipomo, CA, has been awarded a Best Neighborhood designation by Where to Retire, the only magazine in America geared toward helping people with retirement relocation decisions. The award recognizes outstanding master-planned and active-adult communities. A profile of the development is in the May/June 2019 issue, available nationwide now.
Where to Retire Editor Annette Fuller said Trilogy at Monarch Dunes possesses qualities important to today's retirees. "This little slice of paradise offers proximity to both mountains and ocean," Fuller said. "Its standout amenities, including two golf courses, a spa and wine library, wow retirees looking to escape city life."
A Best Neighborhood award winner is featured in each issue of Where to Retire. To be considered, the community has to be actively selling homes and have many or most amenities in place.
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According to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 700,000 Americans relocate to new towns in retirement each year. Generally, these relocating retirees are healthier, better educated and more affluent than those who choose to not relocate, and they bring significant economic benefits to their new states and hometowns.
Florida continues to reign as the No. 1 destination for retirement relocation, followed by Arizona, South Carolina and North Carolina. The most popular region is the Southeast, claiming eight of the 17 states showing increases in total net retiree migration. This research and the latest census data is detailed in Where to Retire's four-part series on retirement relocation. Order these back issues online.
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Former Navy Secretary Richard Danzig, a top Obama campaign advisor many people imagined as defense secretary--until Robert Gates was tapped to stay--will become chairman of the board at the Center for a New American Security, says the hardheaded Democratic national security think tank whose ranks have recently been depleted by Obama appointments.
One of the most prominent members of the Obama national security team was Richard Danzig, a Navy secretary during the Clinton administration. He was a senior member of Obama's advisor corps, traveled with Obama and was widely expected to be either Defense secretary or deputy Defense secretary.
Instead, Obama tapped Gates. Danzig said in an interview that he talked to officials about positions below that of deputy Defense secretary, but has passed for now.
"Some excellent other jobs were raised with me, so I don't feel at all undervalued," Danzig said. "But I decided as a personal matter not to go into the administration, at least for now."
CNAS co-founder and former president Michele Flournoy recently took over as undersecretary of defense for policy.


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The Gravity Model on EU Countries – An Econometric Approach
Megi Marku "Aleksander Xhuvani" University, Faculty of Economics, Elbasan, Albania.
Foreign Direct Investment, play a huge role in the growth of the global businesses. They can provide to a firm, new markets where the firm can operate, new marketing channels,
manufacturing facilities, access to technology and to the products, and they also provide techniques and funds previously unknown. For the host country, this source of technologies, capital, processes, techniques, and managerial skills can provide an important impetus to the economic development of the country. Through this study, it has been analyzed how FDI are affected by the distance and by the economic size of the country.
Given that such a gravity model (size and distance) on FDI already exists, this research has examined particularly the impact of these two factors on FDI of the EU member states.
Through an econometric model it has been examined how economic size and distance affect foreign investment of EU leading countries in some of the world states and which
of two factors have had the greatest impact. The hypothesis raised in this paper is related to the fact that the gravity model with its factors is extremely important for the volume of
FDI, the size playing a more important role than the distance. By using statistical judgment and econometric analysis it has been explored if the hypothesis rose above, is statistically valid or not. From the model resulted that the impact of the size coefficient on FDI is 0.0042 million Euros, while the distance coefficient is – 0.36 millions. It shows that with the increase of GDP and the distance between countries, FDI increase and decrease
respectively with the above coefficients. According to statistical methods of control, economic size was a more determinant factor than the distance, giving us the idea that in recent years with the increased role of globalization the importance of distance has
significantly decreased. In this paper it is recommended the gravity models should consider a lot other factors besides size and distance.
JEL classification: A1, C01, C12, C31, C51, F21
Keywords: FDI, international trade, gravity model, EU countries, econometric model.
Marku, M. (2014). The Gravity Model on EU Countries – An Econometric Approach. European Journal of Sustainable Development, 3(3), 149. https://doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2014.v3n3p149


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2023 KTM 890 Adventure: All you need to know about!
New Delhi: Two-wheeler manufacturer KTM, known for its sports bike, has launched its new product, the 890 Adventure 2023 bike in India. It was updated in September 2022. Minor changes have been made in this new KTM 890 Adventure 2023 bike. This bike is equipped with off road capability. So let's see what is its specialty.
How is the look?
As a new change in the KTM 890 Adventure 2023 bike, the alloy guard protecting the fuel tank, body design, position changes along with new design headlights have also been given. This bike is made for off roading. Along with this, there have been many other changes as well.
What features will you get?
As features in the KTM 890 Adventure 2023, the company has given smartphone connectivity, traction control, quickshifter, rider tire pressure monitoring system, the largest 5-inch TFT screen in the segment. In this, Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR tires have been used to improve off-road riding. Which are mainly prepared keeping in mind the off road biking.
How is the engine?
KTM has used the same engine as before in its 890 Adventure 2023 bike. It gets an 889cc parallel twin engine, which is capable of generating 103 bhp power and 100 Nm torque. 6 speed gearbox gearbox is available in this car. It has also been equipped with an updated ABS system, which automatically aligns with the selected ride mode and works much better.
How much is the price?
At present, the prices of KTM 890 Adventure 2023 have not been disclosed. But according to media reports, the price of this bike in the Indian market can start from Rs 10 lakh.
Who will compete with?
The KTM 890 Adventure 2023 will compete with the Kawasaki Z900 in the Indian market. The price of which starts from ₹ 8,93,000. It is available in only 1 variant and 2 colors in India. The Kawasaki Z900 bike gets a 948cc BS6 engine, which generates power of 123.64 bhp and torque of 98.6 Nm. With both front and rear disc brakes, the Kawasaki Z900 is equipped with Anti-locking Braking System.
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In our efforts to lower our monthly costs of living when I left my day job, we got rid of cable.
If you remember, we cut cable a few years ago but went back to the darkside recently (and I LOVED it!). When we were cable-free last time, we just watched a few shows online and via Netflix… This time we're using fun cable alternatives.
This was the first Apple product we ever tried. (Since then John got an iPad…which has somehow turned into the children's iPad) It took me a bit to get used to the very…streamlined remote, but now I LOVE our AppleTV box.
We can watch network TV, and HBOGo/HBONow and other premium channels (with subscription) Our netflix is on it, and my cousin's Hulu account is on it too ::avoids eye contact:: And when I'm cleaning, I can put on my Youtube playlist, or an audiobook and listen while I toil away.
We recently got the NVIDIA Shield after John did some serious research of all the cable alternative boxes out right now. This was a great price (plus we got it on sale and used a coupon code…you know how we do.) and had great reviews and capability. We can watch streaming TV live, any movie any time, and binge watch seasons of new or old shows whenever. We can also play games on it. They have a tablet version as well.
I found out you can also use your fancy gaming systems to access TV/Movies via the interwebs… I know nothing about this…but you can learn about it here.
We've never tried this, but I read that you can watch broadcast TV with the use of an antenna (like the olden days…) You can learn more at antennaweb.org.
You can watch network and cable TV show episodes the day after they air directly on their website!
It's so easy to watch what you want when you get rid of cable, and most options are so immediate that there's really no reason to spend crazy amounts on a cable package or DVR servicing for your home.
Listen, it's not high tech but if you're getting rid of cable for financial reasons, don't forget about your local library. You can find up-to-date movies, full seasons of TV shows, and workout videos/documentaries etc. It's not as immediate, since you have to get to a physical location…but…at least you get to keep the dvds for a few weeks.
Do you have cable? If not, What Do You Use for your TV Fix?
Those are all great ideas. We have satellite TV and use the Amazon Fire TV for streaming. Have a great day!
I have the first generation Roku, it's time for an update cause it is starting to get sluggish.
Great reviews. We've been using Apple TV for a bit now and love it, but have since replaced our living room TV with a Smart TV and moved the Apple TV to the bedroom. I'd be lying if I said that I liked the interface of the Smart TV better. Apple TV really has great options, but they are limited at times when compared to the Amazon Fire or Roku.
Using an old desktop or laptop PC connected to your TV and a wireless keyboard/mouse combo is also a very inexpensive (read: free) option. Granted, there's no real interface and you would be using your computer as a means to watch TV, but it is free if you happen to have an older machine lying around.
You've piqued my interest into the Nvidia Shield as they are the top dog in the graphics arena. Dependent on their relationships with the media providers, that may be a really good option that I'll have to look into.
These are some great products to try out. I haven't had cable for many years. It would be nice to have an option for the kids other than dvd's. I have always wanted to try using Roku but I see there are other options too.
Great options! How are you able to stream live TV with the Nvidia? Also are you able to stream live TV with the Apple TV also?
I would really love to look into this. Just confused about how to watch network TV live without a cable box or subscription.
a lot of major channels have live options now. It's just there on the box and you click on it. you get the app the same as if it's ur phone or computer. you can do channels abc now, hbo now etc, and things like youtube, netflix, hulu, pandora, kodi has live streaming movies… its awesome. I dont know if I can do live tv on apple.. I tended to use it for netflix really. I'll check for u.


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Michigan Dog To Compete On National TV Show
Casey Daniels Published: July 27, 2021
What a good boy! A St. John's dog and his owner will get some national attention as they compete on America's Top Dog on A & E. Rachel Clark and her dog, Chewy, will be tested on agility and teamwork during the TV show.
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Chewy is a 4 year old pit bull mix and has been training since he was a puppy. Clark told WZZM of the show and competition,
"The show is like American Ninja Warrior, but with your dog."
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Clark was working at Cher Car Kennels when Chewy came in as a puppy. They formed a bond and now Chewy goes everywhere with his owner. They kayak and longboard together -- Chewy is always by her side.
The pair have worked on obedience and agility and dock diving, nose work and bite work. Of the competition, Clark says,
"I'm very excited and very nervous. I got to show off Chewy in the process and that's really what it was all about."
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Clark mentioned that putting in all the extra time and work to train in these different types of environments is an incredibly bonding experience.
Clark's appearance on A&E's America's Top Dog is Tuesday, July 27 at 8 p.m. While she can't share just yet how far she and Chewy progressed, she says she's looking forward to competing on the show again if she can.
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On the show, each week, the winning team will receive a $10,000 cash prize as well as an additional $5,000 to donate to the animal charity of their choice. In the final week of competition, the winning teams return for the ultimate face off for the title of "America's Top Dog" and an additional $25,000.
WATCH the promo for the show featuring Chewy HERE.
Filed Under: A & E, America's Top Dog, Cher Car Kennels, Dog Training, Grand Rapids, Michigan, St. John's
Categories: Animals, Michigan News, TV