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I went to Vencil Brown from kindergarten to 5th grade. I couldn't have gone to a better school. I would have my daughter go there, however we have moved. There was a lot of parent involvement. My mother would always come help out. She even helped paint one of the old murals. Amazing school, amazing teachers, all around awesome!
I think Vencil Brown is a great school with so many great qualities. The children at this school display a great deal of intellect & beyond average skill levels in all academic areas.
There is a lot of parent involvement which does make for a wonderfully tight educational community (every school should be so lucky) however the administration lacks tremendously when trying to deal with children that do not learn at their cookie-cutter rate. They deal with those children as "problems" and actively seek to get them expelled. Art, music and science are severely lacking at this school.
My daughter just entered the second grade and we have had good experiences so far with her teachers. We especially loved her kindergarten teacher who retired last year. Lucky to live right around the corner from the school as well.
Lack of special ed capabilities. And teachers are lack of Autism awareness.
I love this school. I have three children that have all been at Vencil Brown. Every teacher that we have had has been wonderful. They love and care about the children. The parent involvement in this school is amazing. I feel very welcomed at this school as a parent volunteer. All kids and parents are very friendly with one another. All of my children have excelled at school here, in their studies also in their self esteem. I would recommend this school to anyone.
Do not expect to find any special ed capabilities aside from the special ed teachers. The special education teachers are great, I just hope you never have to deal with the administration.
The parent involvement remains strong but has weakened since the school opened. Our oldest is now at the high school and continues to excell thanks to the same teachers still at Brown today. We still have two at Brown. The new Principal needs to stay in touch and involved. The extra-curr. is there if you take advantage of it! To make everything run, the fundraisers are needed and volunteers remain important. Show up, stay involved and this school will remain number one!
This school has very good quality of academic programs. They don't have good music, art, sports and extracurricular activities. Level of parent involvement is very high.
My experience has been good so far with Vencil Brown School. Some areas for improvement would be to add a weekly music and arts & crafts class. Keep the lunch room more orderly. And don't require class mates to be split-up when they go to middle school.
My 2 children have attended Vencil Brown for the last 3 years, and it has been a truly exceptional experience. This school has the largest parental involvement of any of the schools in this district, as well as having a superb group of instructors and a fantastic administrative team. I am also a substitute teacher, so I can honestly say that I have compared the schools in the district, and this school combines experienced teachers, with new philosophies and a wonderful campus as well. They care about the children here, and it shows. My children loved this school, and the close community of parents makes it easy to know your classmate's parents and easy to make friends.
Excellent school. My student has made honors since being transfered from C. Gates. Incentives, much parental involvement and it is encouraged by the staff. Teachers are wonderful. Both principal and teachers are great supporters of the music program. Physical activity is greatly encouraged. Sharing and communicating to parents is encouraged by teachers and principal. After our experience at C. Gates we were skeptical, however, we couldn't be happier. Our student has regained the confidence and enjoyment of learning that he had lost at Gates. Brown has been one of our very best school experiences for our children. (We have nearly 23 years of experience!)
Is the top of the line school. It's a very safe and discipline oriented and best [thing] I love about it, is that is has a lot of parent involvment. The teachers are very knolegable. Overall, I'd give the school 100%.
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Tearaway: the best reason to own a PS Vita?
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Tearaway PS Vita bundles announced for Europe, UK
Sony has announced two Tearaway bundles for Europe: one comes with a PS Vita WiFi as well as the game; the second comes with the Vita WiFi system a voucher for the full game and a 4GB memory card. Those living in the UK can pick up "an extra special bundle" which includes: PS Vita […]0
Tearaway EU TV advert released online
Tearaway launches on Vita in Friday, November 22 and the European TV advert for it has been posted. It's below. Of you head over to the EU PS Blog, you can also get a look at a few behind-the scenes shots of the commercial's making.5
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Tearaway - EG Expo 2013 Livestream: Media Molecule talks through ambitious plans for the future
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Tearaway wasn't conceived as a platformer
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Tearaway - adorable screenshots and trailer escape gamescom
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Tearaway launch trailer released, demo coming Friday
Tearaway reviews begin, get the scores as they unfold here
Tearaway: the best reason to own a PS Vita?
Tearaway PS Vita trophies appear online, spoilers within
Tearaway controls "acknowledge the player"
Tearaway PS Vita bundles announced for Europe, UK
Tearaway EU TV advert released online
Tearaway developer video details community site, papercraft models
Tearaway: postcards from Valleyfold – preview
Tearaway video shows puzzle mechanics, adorable papercraft models
Tearaway screens show off disarmingly cute character and world customisation
Tearaway: how arts & crafts gave birth to the Vita's most charming asset – interview
Tearaway – EG Expo 2013 Livestream: Media Molecule talks through ambitious plans for the future
Tearaway, the adventure ready to blow the dust from Vita's screen
Tearaway wasn't conceived as a platformer
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* white label tablets. Presumably built and sold in China, elsewhere.
White label tablets are sold in China, but also everywhere else. Rebranded as Aldi / Staples / Wal-Mart or what have you.
We need to recognize that premium android might as well be a different OS than white label android. The apps will be different, the languages will be different, the monetization will be different, the fragmentation will be different.
What are you talking about? I have a white-box Chinese Android tablet. It came with Android 4.2, gmail, Play store, google maps, etc. All of the no-name (Aldi Branded / Walmart / etc) tablets I've seen are the same.
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Millions tuned in on Saturday to watch arguably one of the most tense and closely-fought Grand Nationals in history but the nail-biting race was marred by tragedy.
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A Placebo-controlled Trial With rFXIII Administered to Subjects With Mild to Moderate Active Ulcerative Colitis
This study has been terminated.
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This trial is conducted in Europe. The aim of the trial is to investigate the effect of recombinant factor XIII (rFXIII) administered to subjects with mild to moderate active ulcerative colitis (UC).
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Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)
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|A Multicenter, Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multiple-dose Trial With rFXIII Administered to Subjects With Mild to Moderate Active Ulcerative Colitis
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Endoscopic remission defined as a modified Baron score of 0 [ Time Frame: At week 8 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Remission (clinical, endoscopic) [ Time Frame: At week 8 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Number of adverse events (AEs) [ Time Frame: Weeks 0 - 10 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Clearance (CL) systemically [ Time Frame: 0-72 hours after dosing ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Maximal concentration (Cmax) systemically [ Time Frame: 0-72 hours after dosing ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
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|October 2012
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|July 2013
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|July 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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|Experimental: rFXIII
Drug: recombinant factor XIII
rFXIII will be administered as intravenous (i.v.) injections once every second week at a dose of 35 IU/kg
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Drug: placebo
Placebo will be administered as intravenous (i.v.) injections once every second week at a dose of 35 IU/kg
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of ulcerative colitis for at least 3 months from the time of initial diagnosis. The diagnosis must have been confirmed by historical endoscopy and histology. The severity of disease must have been confirmed by endoscopy at screening
- Currently receiving oral aminosalicylates at approved doses for at least 6 weeks of at least 2g/day. Doses of oral aminosalicylates should be stable for at least two weeks prior to dosing (Visit 2)
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- Diagnosis of UC limited to the rectum (ulcerative proctitis only, defined as 15 cm from the anal verge)
- Requiring hospitalisation for current episode of severe UC
- Use of biologic therapies for the treatment of UC within 12 weeks prior to dosing (Visit 2)
- Treatment failures to anti-tumour necrosis factor-alfa (anti-TNF-a) agents (e.g. infliximab, adalimumab)
- Use of immunosuppressant agents (e.g. azathioprine) within 4 weeks prior to dosing (Visit 2)
- Use of corticosteroids (oral, intravenous (i.v.), intramuscular (i.m.), or rectal ) within 14 days prior to dosing (Visit 2)
- Use of enemas (corticosteroid or aminosalicylate) within 14 days prior to screening (Visit 1)
- Use of cyclosporine, tacrolimus, D-penicillamine, leflunomide, methotrexate, mycophenolate mofetil, or thalidomide within 4 weeks prior to dosing (Visit 2)
- Currently receiving total parenteral nutrition
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General Information
- It is made up of Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing sections.
- It will take you about four hours in total from start to finish.
- For the Speaking section, you speak into a microphone and your responses are digitally recorded and sent to the ETS Online Scoring Network.
- For the Writing section, you will type your responses, which are sent to the ETS Online Scoring Network.
- Human raters, trained and certified by ETS, rate the Speaking and Writing responses.
- The test is not is not computer adaptive.
- You can take notes throughout the whole test.
- There is no stand-alone Grammar section.
- Grammar is tested wholly within the four skill areas.
- In comparison to previous versions of the TOEFL, the addition of a speaking section and expansion of the writing section requires students to communicate in original English.
- New integrated-skills questions test ability to learn, to integrate information across multiple tests.
- They are more difficult and more reflective of actual academic English.
Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing
- The Reading section consists of about 3–5 passages (About 700 words each), with 12–14 questions each section.
- There are about fifty questions in the whole section, and it will take you about 60-100 minutes to complete.
- The Listening section consists of 4–6 lectures with about 6 questions per lecture, as well as 2–3 conversations with 5 questions per conversation.
- The Speaking section sees you doing two independent tasks and four integrated tasks, two of which are reading/listening/speaking while the other two are just listening/speaking.
- The Writing section requires you to do one integrated writing task and one independent writing task.
- TOEFL iBT provides five scores: four sections scores for Reading, Listening, Writing, and Speaking and a total score.
- Each section is on a 0-30 scale.
- The total score is the sum of the four section scores.
- The range of total scores could be anywhere from 0-120.
- It is valid for two years.
- You may take the TOEFL iBT test only once in any seven-day period, even if you took the test and canceled your scores.
- The normal fee to take the TOEFL test is US$110. However, it varies based on country.
- To register for your test, please visit www.ets.org/toefl.
As with all tips for the TOEFL writing section, it's important to keep in mind that while minor errors are acceptable, the frequency of minor errors, particularly combined with larger grammatical problems will undoubtedly detract from your overall score.
In particular, ESL students generally have problems with count and noncount nouns, primarily because such nouns vary from one language to the next. A primary way of getting this grammar down is memorizing most common noncount nouns. Here is a quick 101 on count and noncount nouns to refresh your memory for test day
Basically count nouns are nouns you can count, meaning they can be singular or plural. "A" or "an" can often come before count nouns. Count nouns can be multiplied by simply adding an "s."
Noncount nouns are things you can't count separately, meaning we usually do not use "a" or "an" before them. These nouns also have no plural form and the words "some" or "the" often precede them. Here are some common noncount nouns:
· advice, air, accounting, behavior, coffee, heat, salt, copper, civics, calcium, clothing, film, equipment, bread, helium, singing, peace, pollution, violence, gasoline, water, responsibility, time
Sometimes, to make a noncount non-countable we use a phrase that gives them a countable form. Here are some examples of such phrases:
· a piece of meat
· a game of tennis
· a cup of water
· a clap of thunder
Keep in mind: When we use "some" before a noncount noun, it often is referring to nouns that don't have specific boundaries. (Example: I drank some orange juice.) Also, the word "people" often confuses ESL learners. Typically, "people" is plural and does not have s singular form. (Example: North American people value education.) However, sometimes the word "people" can mean a specific group of human beings, meaning it can have both a plural and singular form.
The Chinese are a people of Asia.
Various peoples have settled in Vancouver.
Remember: Knowing the proper usage of noncount nouns is not only valuable on the writing section, but also the speaking section, too. Keep a list handy of the most common noncount nouns by category so you won't forget them.
The adjective clause is an important aspect of grammar to keep in mind on the TOEFL writing portion. Unlike the adverbial clause, which is mostly used on the integrated essay for compare/contrast, the adjective clause can be found in both the integrated and independent writing sections. What do adjective clauses do and when is it important to use them? (Please note: Adjective clauses can also be referred to as adjectival or relative clauses.)
An adjective clause will contain the following:
· a subject and a verb
· a relative pronoun: who, whom, whose, that or which OR
· a relative adverb: when, where or why
· also, the adjective clause will ultimately function as an adjective
Adjective clauses are divided into two main categories: identifying and nonidentifying.
Identifying Adjective Clauses give information that is essential to the overall meaning of the sentence.
For example: Men who are willing to work will undoubtedly find a job.
In this sentence, the adjective clause is who are willing to work. In other words, if we extracted who are willing to work from the sentence it would alter its meaning entirely, making it identifying.
Nonidentifying Adjective Clauses give nonessential information – they serve the purpose of adding extra bits of information that aren't crucial to the overall meaning of the sentence.
For example: The movie lasted about three and a half hours, which at times felt somewhat longer, so I made sure to have plenty of soda and popcorn.
The adjective clause which at times felt somewhat longer isn't exactly necessary in terms of the overall meaning of the sentence. The main ideas expressed in the sentence are in the beginning and the end, making the middle somewhat additional and nonidentifying. (Also, with nonidentifying adjective clauses "that" is not used.)
Overall, adjective clauses will pepper your writing and allow your ideas to come across smoother and clearer. Just make sure when you use them to acknowledge whether you are using identifying or nonidentfying so you have mastery of your own TOEFL writing.
ETS, the maker of the TOEFL exam, has generously released some highly coveted tips for those of you looking to take the TOEFL sometime soon.
Listen to English-language videos and music. When you rent a DVD or VHS from your local video store, challenge yourself by turning off the English subtitles or captions. Try your best to understand each person speak by watching his or her mouth move; sometimes, you might want to close your eyes and attempt to decipher whatever you can. It never hurts to challenge yourself.
Listen to a book on tape in English. There are many books on tape of various subjects nowadays. In fact, you can rent books on tape from your local library for free. This is a great way to practice your listening abilities by listening to a topic of your interest. Also, podcasts are a great way (and often times free) to test your listening skills. Podcasts are available online and can easily be transferred from your computer to your mp3 player or i-pod.
Listen to English-language recordings that come with transcripts. ETS recommends you listen to each recording three times. The first time, take notes about the main ideas you hear. Then, the second time, read the transcript and listen for the ideas you might have written down the first time. Then, on the third, listen specifically for any words or phrases you don't know and look them up. Transcripts are often available online of popular recordings or even come with the recording itself.
It should be noted that ETS also recommends you attend educational lectures in English whenever possible. Now, this might not be easy to do, but many colleges or universities might allow you to sit in on a class, if you can arrange it well in advance. Also, if you have a friend enrolled in an English-speaking class you might be able to tag along and listen to the professor, should there be a lecture given that day. Regardless, when you do go, it might be a good idea to bring a tape recorder with you so you can play the recording over and over again later on for further practice.
Remember: when you listen to lectures, pay close attention to facts, details, opinions and overall structure. Challenge yourself, even – if science lectures are difficult for you, try your best to attend a lecture in a science class.
Want more TOEFL test tips from ETS? Go to www.ets.org.
ETS has thankfully released some very valuable tips for the writing section on the TOEFL exam. It seems to be that most of the tips are for the integrated writing section, so for these purposes we will save independent writing suggestions for another time.
In terms of writing practice for the integrated writing section, ETS recommends you practice combining information you have read or watched into a written summary. This is comparable to the TOEFL in that for the integrated writing section, you are asked to write a 150-225-word essay, combining information from both a reading and a listening passage. How do you go about practicing? Here are the following tips from the makers of the TOEFL:
- Read an article in the news and then listen to an article online or on TV on the same topic. Perhaps you are able to find an article written about the recent summit concerning global warming. Take that article, make any necessary notes in relation to all its important information and then listen to a radio or TV show on the same topic. Listen carefully to the similarities and differences in how both articles were presented. Were there different supporting details? Was there a different opinion reflected in the articles? Listen carefully with an ear for comparison and contrasting.
- Watch a speech on TV or listen to it online. A lot of times, important speeches, particularly political, are often aired again and again on TV. Try your best to only listen to the speech once and take notes on all the important points. Then, write a summary of what you heard, listing all of the major points. (Feel free to then check yourself by listening to the speech one more time with your notes in front of you.) A lot of times, famous political speeches are available as podcasts, so check online to see what might be available. While there aren't "political" speeches, per say, on the TOEFL, there are certainly lectures that deal with socio-political issues, so the vocabulary and syntax is bound to come in handy.
- Read a newspaper article on a controversial topic. Make any necessary notes about the topic and the newspaper article as you see fit. Then, interview your friends and ask them about this controversial topic. More than likely, you will see a difference of opinion throughout your various interviews. Make note of these in your notes and later on, sit down at your computer and type up a summary of all the different views accumulated. Make sure to note who said what, making it clear when there is either a similarity or a difference of opinion.
Want more TOEFL test tips from ETS? Go to www.ets.org.
While advice from TOEFL instructors and tutors can certainly be highly valued, there's no looking past suggestions from the makers of the TOEFL itself – ETS.
ETS has released several various articles with suggestions on how to prepare for the TOEFL. This article, in particular, will highlight some of ETS' suggestions in how to prepare for the reading section of the TOEFL test.
ETS encourages a particular eye for outline reading passages, as the actual process of outlining can save you time on the TOEFL when getting through dense and complex reading articles. Keep in mind you have 20 minutes for each reading section on the TOEFL, which includes reading a one-page academic passage in addition to answering 12-14 corresponding questions.
Practice outlining, in particular, by reading academic texts or newspaper articles and writing one sentence for each paragraph, summarizing the paragraph's main idea. Also, look for the ways in which main ideas in one paragraph might relate to the main ideas in the other paragraphs; drawing connections between paragraphs while outlining is no doubt useful. Also, you might find during your outlining process that some paragraphs actually address the same concept; take note of them while also paying close attention to the transitional words between all the sentences.
In general, writing one short summary of an entire passage, be it an academic article or an article from a well-established newspaper, can really help your outlining abilities.
While connecting words are often encouraged in your writing for the TOEFL, when you train your eye to pay attention to them in reading it can bring you one step closer to having a greater understanding of a reading passage.
Connecting words can often be placed into categories. ETS does a wonderful job of this on its website. Here are several categories and their corresponding connecting words:
- Connecting words that show RESULTS: as a result, so, therefore
- Connecting words that show COMPARISONS: in contrast, on the other hand
- Connecting words that show STEPS: first, second, next finally
Want more TOEFL test tips from ETS? Go to www.ets.org.
Next to studying all four TOEFL test prep skills (reading, listening, speaking & writing), there are other aspects of the test and what to expect on test day you should keep in mind. While the following suggestions may be somewhat alternative for test-takers, keep in mind these elements are not to be ignored when taking in mind your TOEFL test prep.
1) IMPROVE TYPING SKILLS: While this may be a surprising suggestion, your typing capabilities are not to be overlooked. Most people take the TOEFL iBT which is solely Internet-based; your typing skills are insurmountably important for achieving a high score on the writing section, in particular. Did you know the TOEFL independent essay should be a minimum of 300 words? Were you aware the integrated essay has a minimum of 150? Many students might feel frustrated they are not able to get their ideas on the computer screen as fast as they'd like and it can ultimately end up hurting their score. Practice typing for so many hours as week, particularly if you have the luxury of studying for the TOEFL 2-3 months. Practicing typing might prove to be a welcomed break from studying the four skills!
2) WEAR COMFORTABLE CLOTHING: When it comes to test day, make sure you are dressed comfortably. After all, no one performs his best when wearing constricting clothing. While the TOEFL certainly tests your speaking ability, keep in mind it does not test your appearance, so wear whatever you like so long as you are comfortable sitting down for the duration of the 4-hour exam. It might be a good idea to layer, as you never know if a room will be too hot or too cold.
3) EAT BEFORE THE TEST: Most TOEFL exams are given in the morning or by 12 PM. Make sure you eat something filling so you won't be distracted during the test thinking about what you're going to eat afterwards. It might be a good idea to bring a very light snack for your ten minute break in between the listening and speaking sections. Many brain researchers say fruit is the number one food that will get your mind working – so an apple a day will not only keep a doctor away, but it might help your TOEFL score, too!
4) REWARD YOURSELF: After the test, make sure you do something nice for yourself. After all, you have just prepared for a very difficult exam and deserve to enjoy yourself afterwards. Treat yourself to a night out or dinner with friends – your hard work will certainly pay off!
Fretting over the TOEFL speaking section? No need to worry – here are five practical tips to help keep you grounded:
1) Remember – it doesn't have to be immaculately perfect. Each speaking question is graded on a scale of 0 – 4, with a 4 being the highest possible score. Even with the highest possible score, it is still acceptable to have minor pronunciation errors. In other words, the TOEFL graders are well aware you are speaking into a microphone in a room full of others, who are also doing the same and they take into account both your situation during the test and the stressful impact of the time. Aim for the best you can possibly do but remember – a few minor mistakes won't rule out a score of a 4.
2) Don't take risks. The TOEFL speaking section is not the time or the place to experiment with new vocabulary words and/or complex pronunciations that might confuse the grader. Try to expand your horizons with moderate-level adjectives but, as a whole, play it safe with your choice of vocabulary and particularly your choice of topics on independent questions.
3) Don't go over the time allotted. Keep in mind that for all independent speaking questions you have 45 seconds to respond, and for all integrated speaking questions you have 60 seconds to respond. It's important to give concise responses that do not exceed the allotted speaking time. If you get 7 or 10 seconds until the end of your response time and you aren't finished, it's best to complete the thought and/or sentence you're currently responding to or go to a conclusion right away.
4) Take notes. Some students do not take notes on the speaking section of the TOEFL and this is a major mistake. Taking notes is crucial not only for the factual information you need for the integrated speaking but also to serve as a "guide" for your response. With the stress of having to speak into a microphone with a room full of other people doing the same, it's easy to get lost in your response or stop speaking altogether. Take notes not only to help you deliver a complete response, but also provide you with keywords from the lecture and conversation to impress the graders.
5) Make the grader's life easier. Last but not least, you should always keep in mind your job is to make the grader's life easier. Graders have to listen to many responses within the time span of one hour and if they have to replay part or all of your response because they happen to question what you were saying, it can only count against you. Speak clearly, concisely and comfortably in order to make their job of giving you a high score easier than they anticipated.
All in all, the best way to improve your speaking is to practice, practice, practice! Hopefully these hints will help you as you tackle what some students say is the most challenging part of the TOEFL examination.
Many students are often very perplexed as how to finish the TOEFL reading portion of the test on time. On a TOEFL reading exam, you can expect anywhere from 3-5 reading sections. Each reading section is broken down, as follows:
- 1 page-long reading article on an academic topic (history, science, the arts, philosophy)
- 13-14 corresponding questions
- 20 minutes to read the passage and answer all questions
Reading on the TOEFL exam is not necessarily "normal reading." In other words, students don't have time to read the reading section in-depth, so a very essential skill is necessary: skimming. Skimming is basically reading quickly for a general understanding of the passage, taking note of main ideas and overall organization. How does one go about doing this? Well, when you are skimming, keep the following in mind:
- Read only the first two or three sentences of the first paragraph and the first and last sentences of each paragraph after that. Move quickly across the words as you read them – do not be tempted to read the passage word for word.
- Take note of key words. As you skim each TOEFL reading article, you will probably notice words that are repeated or words that are synonymous with the main idea of the passage as a whole. Taking note of key words, which are words that define the topic and supporting points of the passage, is crucial on the TOEFL. More than likely, questions that follow will ask specifically about key words and if you have an idea of where they are in the passage, you will be able to answer the questions faster.
- Don't be afraid to take notes. Overall, taking brief notes on a reading passage can be very helpful because it will give you an idea of where to find specific bits of information in each passage. Sometimes, it might even be useful to give each paragraph a word or phrase that best summarizes its main idea. Keep in mind that all note-taking will have to be on a separate piece of paper because the TOEFL iBt is now given on a computer.
When you finish skimming each passage, which generally takes about 1-2 minutes, you should have an outline of the passage in your mind. This outline will serve as a guide when answering the bulk of the TOEFL reading questions and hopefully, a tool to get you to finish each 20-minute reading section on time!
The TOEFL reading section is broken down into 10 different reading question types. Many TOEFL test-takers find it easier to complete a reading section on time if they are aware of the reading questions they will encounter, and then be able to identify them. Here is a quick rundown of each question type you will encounter:
- FACTS/DETAILS: Fact/Detail questions want to know specific information found in the passage. The easiest thing about this question type? It's always possible to find the answer, since it's found directly in the passage!
- NEGATIVE FACTS/DETAILS: These questions sometimes confuse students because they often ask for the wrong answer, not the right answer. These questions are easily identified because they contain the words "NOT" or "EXCEPT."
- REFERENT: Another word for "referent" is "pronoun." These questions require a sharp eye and a solid knowledge of singular/plural, masculine/plural pronouns.
- VOCABULARY: Vocabulary questions ask for definitions of specific words that are closest in meaning out of all four possible answers.
- INFERENCE: Inference questions can be difficult because they are asking you to infer or imply something about the passage, meaning it's not stated outright, like in a fact/detail question.
- PURPOSE: This question type asks the reason, or purpose behind a reading passage or portion of a reading passage. Often times, the word "purpose" is actually found in this type of question.
- PARAPHRASE: Paraphrasing means saying the same thing in similar words. On the TOEFL, paraphrase questions will ask you to choose a sentence that is most like a specific highlighted sentence within the passage.
- COHERENCE: Another phrase for coherence questions is "sentence insertion." For these questions, you are required to take a sentence in bold and replace it within the most appropriate place within the passage. Coherence questions require an eye for where a sentence is specifically placed within a sentence.
- SUMMARIZING: Summarizing questions ask you to form a summary based off of six possible sentences. You are often asked to choose three out of six that most closely resemble a topic sentence given to you – all of which are related to the reading passage.
- CATEGORIZING INFORMATION: When approaching categorizing information questions, you are asked to place specific bits of information into categories related to the passage. Often, categorizing questions are found at the end of a 20-minute reading section.
Overall, recognizing TOEFL question types can expedite your process when working through a reading section. Along with each question type comes specific strategies – all of which a very knowledgeable TOEFL preparation instructor at Manhattan Review can assist you with!
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PORTLAND - When trying to describe the El Salvadoran cuisine of Tu Casa on Washington Avenue, it's best to avoid comparisons with Mexican food.
The Enchilada Salvadorena at Tu Casa in Portland includes corn tortillas with chicken, rice and beans and fresh vegetables.
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Tu Casa in Portland has been serving low-cost, high quality Salvadoran food for about 12 years from an unassuming building in the city's East End that looks more like a house than an eatery.
WHERE: 70 Washington Ave., Portland. 828-4971; Tucasaportland.com
HOURS: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday to Friday
CHEAPEST GRUB: Pupusas Revuelta (small corn tortillas filled with ground meat), $1.75
WAIT: Twenty minutes for a phone order, during lunch
PARKING: Some, but many on-street spots as well
HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE: One step up to get in
In fact, it's best not to worry about geographic origins altogether and focus on the real strength of Tu Casa -- namely, that everything tastes fresh and homemade.
So whether Tu Casa's tacos or quesadillas taste like ones from a Mexican restaurant is not the question. More likely you'll find the rice and beans, tacos or pupusas taste like the homemade versions of those dishes, if you've ever been lucky enough to try any.
Tu Casa has been serving low-cost, high quality Salvadoran food for about 12 years from an unassuming building in the city's East End that looks more like a house than an eatery.
It can get pretty busy at lunchtime, and my phone order on a recent lunch hour took about 20 minutes. But it was well worth the wait, and the price. I got three items for about $12: a pupusa -- a thick corn tortilla with pureed meat inside -- for $1.75; beans and rice for $4.50; and a chicken taco for $5.50.
The beans and rice or the taco could have been lunch for most people by themselves. With all three, I had enough for two days of filling lunches.
The pupusa was golden brown on the outside, and the meat filling was pretty mild. It was round and about the size of a tea plate. My lunch came with a medium hot sauce on the side, perfect for dipping the pupusa in.
The beans and rice was pretty much a puree of red beans over a mound of buttery rice. Not very spicy, but very good. The chicken taco was huge for a taco, more the size of a burrito, with chunks of cooked chicken, lettuce, tomato, avocado and cheese. It held together very well and was as good a taco and/or burrito as I've had.
My lunch also came with a baggie full of some sort of slaw made of pickled cabbage and carrots. It was nice, but I wasn't sure if should put it on something or eat it on the side. I ate it on the side.
Some of the other intriguing low-cost options on the Tu Casa menu include tamale Salvadorenos, featuring chicken wrapped in a banana leaf for $1.95, fried plantains for $3.95, and quesadillas and tacos from $5 to $5.50.
Then there are entrees like beef enchiladas for $8.50, a meat stew with potatoes and carrots called carne guisada for $10.50, and an order of three taquitos for $9 or $10, depending on the fillings.
Tu Casa is in a good spot for take-out, as it's on the way to downtown or to the parks and scenery of the Eastern Promenade. But there's also plenty of seating inside, and some picnic tables on a patio outside.
There's also a kid's menu, with a child's portion of rice and beans for $3.50, a bean and cheese quesadilla for $3.50, or some chicken nuggets for $3.50.
The staff of GO samples meals for about $10.


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I've gotten the following two e-mails, one day after the other. Both represent what I think are the two basic stances people have on High Fructose Corn Syrup.
E-Mail 1:
Ever since I first saw some information on your site about HFCS I've been trying to learn more. I now see a lot of sites and references to HFCS, how it's made, the politics surrounding it, and so forth, but no real justifiable claims that it's any worse for the human body than any other sweetener. The only semi-health-related claim I've seen is that "the body processes it more like a fat than a sugar," which my brother (a biochemist) said is hooey, after giving me a 30-minute lecture on the chemical properties and structures of fats and lipids v. glucose and sugar molecules and the body's metabolic processes for each. "Fat people drink lots of soda and soda has HFCS so HFCS makes people fat" isn't the kind of logic I buy, even if it could be a contributing factor. The oft-cited HFCS study about mice and their heart and reproductive complications is troubling, but the experiment and its results are only ever told anecdotally; where's the study? Has it been repeated? Has it been studied at all in people?
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I've stumbled upon your website and have discovered foods that contain this waist-increasing heart-killing artificial sweetener. I am armed with information now when I go to the grocery store and will be ever-vigilant of what I purchase and what comes home with me. I've been hearing bad things about high-fructose corn syrup and am growing more and more concerned for my children's health. How are they supposed to go out in the world, or more importantly, to school and eat their lunch and stay healthy? Is there any legislation in the works to ban this horrible substance? If they can ban cigarettes to minors because it causes lung cancer, how can they not ban a product that has been shown over and over again to cause obesity in children ultimately leading them to a life of diabetes, heart disease, and other sad illnesses?
Thank you for your eye-opening website and just from a look in my pantry, I see a lot of junk food that needs to be, well, junked!
One e-mail represents cautious skepticism, the other represents an out and out indictment of all things containing HFCS.
The truth? Well, the truth is that we don't know the truth. No one can say for certain that HFCS is better or worse than cane sugar. When we look to the Corn folks for information, all they point to is the fact that the FDA has allowed the use of HFCS, so it has to be safe, right?
Of course, that's a bit disengenuous on the Corn folks' part, because the FDA has NEVER tested HFCS, nor accepted any outsourced test results. The have deemed HFCS as "generally regarded as safe", which essentially means that No one has been reputed to have died of the stuff.
Any excess of sweetener is a bad thing, whether it's sugar or HFCS. The question that no one seems to be willing to answer is "Which is worse – Too much sugar or too much HFCS?" Until this question is answered, any indictment of HFCS is premature.
That being said, there's much to circumstantial evidence that excessive Fructose is really bad for you. I've mentioned some of the test studies here. The short version is that excessive frutose in the diet can lead to a magnesium imbalance in the body, spurring bone loss. The University of Minnesota produced a study where it was found that in men, fructose produced "significantly higher levelsˮ of trigylcerides in the blood than glucose does and that "diets high in added fructose may be undesirable, particularly for men.ˮ Finally, University of London researcher P.A. Mayes wrote that excessive fructose consumption causes the liver to release an enzyme called PDH that instructs the body to burn sugar instead of fat. Are these issues worse than those caused by cane sugar? No one seems to be able or willing to answer that.
The one part of the HFCS debate which bugs me is the one that surrounds personal responsibility in regard to sugar intake. According to "An Omnivore's Dilemma", HFCS has not replaced sugar consumption in the US, it has merely added to it. In other words, not only are we consuming the same amount of sugars we did 20 years ago, we've added HFCS consumption on top of it. Before we can say "HFCS causes obesisty", we have to be honest with ourselves and say "Too much sweeteners cause obesity", because the consumption of both absolutely plays into our weight gains.
It'd be nice to restrict HFCS intake, if it wasn't for the fact that it's in more foods than many people realize. From ketchups to soups to even cough syrups, HFCS has been made a staple of the processed food revolution. Avoiding HFCS has been made a difficult proposition that many people, including myself, are too undisciplined to address on a daily basis.
In addressing the above e-mails, it should be said that banning HFCS is an unlikely possibilty, at least not until we recognize our own culpability in its consumption. But its excessive usage needs to be addressed and reduced. I would love to see food processors explain their addiction to the stuff, and in the process of this confrontation, we find out just how bad (or not) the stuff is for people.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Wednesday that he believed the threat against Israel of Iranian nukes is overrated and can be resolved diplomatically rather than by force.
"The Iranians are not as close to the technological threshold as they purport to be," Olmert said at a news conference for the foreign press in Israel.
Olmert tried to change the focus to positive news about Israel by noting the record year for the nation's economy despite two months of fighting on the northern and southern borders. American billionaire Warren Buffett bought an Israeli company for $4 billion, leading foreign investments in the land and the stock market hit a record high in the last year.
The prime minister also said that while Israel would continue abiding by a cease-fire with the Palestinians, the country would not tolerate the constant rocket barrage launched on southern Israel for much longer, though he didn't give a time frame.
"The patience of Israel is being tested only too often," he said. "It is a terrible mistake by factions in Gaza that are stretching and challenging the Israeli patience."
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"Going so soon? I wouldn't hear of it. Why my little party's just beginning."
— Wicked Witch of the West, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum
The Wicked Witch never invites me to her parties. When you can't get an invitation from her, you know you are not doing well. If you don't get invites, too, on this Super Bowl Sunday, there is an obvious answer — have your own party.
No, not by yourself. You know, a party where you invite other people. But there are things you need to know. Secrets that the party people don't tell the rest of us. Secrets such as these:
•Pizza. Wings. Chips and dip. Repeat as needed.
•Clean your bathrooms until they shine — and then clean them again. Otherwise, the opening remark about your party from everyone who was there will be, "Did you go into the bathroom? OMG!" — And empty your medicine cabinet. Anything you leave in there will somehow become a topic of conversation.
•More beer.
•Remove all heavy portable objects from any room that has a TV 'cause there's bound to be one drunk Ravens fan who screams: "Another Flacco interception! I can't stand this!" There goes your new 60-inch Samsung. (Make everyone take off their shoes at the door.)
•Make all "prop bets" addicts turn over their phones. Otherwise they will spend the night punching in the number of some Internet gambling site, yelling: "I just know there's gonna be a costume malfunction tonight!"
•Chances are you'll have at least one New England fan who will begin sobbing in the second quarter. Lock him in the spare bedroom with a video of old Patriots Super Bowl highlights.
•You're out of beer again.
•And if a guy brings a pretty date who says: "Did the guy with the tattoos just kick a touchdown?" you immediately kick him out of the party. She can stay.
And now, spoilers, it's time to tell you who's going to win in case you are having a party of one and plan on spending the evening watching the Puppy Bowl.
Your Super Bowl XLVII mortal lock
San Francisco (13-4-1 straight up, 10-6-2 ATS) vs. Baltimore (13-6 SU, 9-9-1 ATS) - Niners favored by 3.5
Despite the gadzillion words written and spoken in the last two weeks about the Super Bowl finalists, few have focused on the amazing fact that both teams got here despite taking an incredible risk on offense late in the regular season. Baltimore's John Harbaugh fired his offensive coordinator Cam Cameron on Dec. 10 and replaced him with Jim Caldwell, who had not earned a spot in the Hall of Fame as head coach of the Colts. But brother Jim Harbaugh took even a bigger risk for the Niners by switching quarterbacks despite incumbent Alex Smith ranking among the league's best in 2012. Colin Kaepernick, of course, now looks like the most dangerous run/pass performer in the game. He's hot as a pistol. (See what I did there?)
That both these gambles by brothers paid off with Super Bowl berths is stunning.
I like Baltimore. Ray Rice has been on my fantasy team for the last two seasons, so I pull for the Ravens. And they are this season's "destiny's child" with their surprising wins at Denver and at New England. Joe Flacco suddenly looks like the rebirth of Terry Bradshaw with his deep-pass accuracy and a trio of WRs in Torrey Smith, Jacoby Jones and Anquan "Better Not Leave Me in Single Coverage" Boldin. Finally, there is that veteran defense which, according to Ray Lewis, clearly has the Lord on its side (and perhaps a lot of dead deer, too).


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Sun to Acquire MySQL
Sun Microsystems is to acquire database manufacturer MySQL at a purchasing price of around US$ 1 billion according to Sun.
Sun will be paying US$ 800 m in cash for MySQL shares and another US$ 200 m in share options. The transaction is scheduled for completion late in the third or early in the fourth quarter of Sun's fiscal year 2008.
Marten Mickos, MySQL's CEO, will be joining Sun's management team. During the transition period a team of representatives from both companies will be handling the integration of the two companies with respect to technology, products and corporate culture.
Talking on Sun's motivation for the acquisition, Sun's CEO Jonathan Schwartz said: "Today's acquisition reaffirms Sun's position at the center of the global Web economy. Supporting our overall growth plan, acquiring MySQL amplifies our investments in the technologies demanded by those driving extreme growth and efficiency, from Internet media titans to the world's largest traditional enterprises." A forecast by TechIQ late last year indicated excellent growth prospects for MySQL in 2008.
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Series 1 Episode 1
Days Gone Bye
Rick searches for his family after emerging from a coma.
Based on a graphic novel, the drama follows Rick Grimes, a sheriff's deputy played by British actor Andrew Lincoln (This Life), who wakes from a coma only to find that the country has been overrun by zombies.
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Rick searches for his family after emerging from a coma.
Rick unknowingly causes a group of survivors to be trapped by walkers.
Rick makes a decision to go back to Atlanta to retrieve the bag of guns.
Rick's mission to Atlanta is jeopardized when things go awry.
Rick leads the group to the CDC after the attack.
Rick and the group are allowed into the CDC, by a strange doctor.


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Amidst lingering growth in the advanced economies, global cities are opting for leaders who seek to reduce these cities' reliance on financial services. New York City heralds the trend.
The next New York City mayoral election is scheduled to occur on Nov. 5, 2013. The incumbent mayor, billionaire Michael Bloomberg can no longer seek re-election to a fourth term in office.
If no candidate obtains 40 percent of the vote in the September primaries, a runoff between the top two finishers will be held on Oct. 1. What is fairly certain, however, is that the next mayor of New York City will be a progressive liberal.
The red thread
Until recently, the polls were led by Christine Quinn, a Democratic politician and speaker of the New York City Council. While known for a commitment to many social causes, Quinn, the city's first female and openly gay speaker, presents herself as a results-oriented professional.
In a recent poll, the city's public advocate, Bill de Blasio, took the lead. In the past races, his efforts to improve public schools and less fortunate New Yorkers have been supported through the years by The New York Times, and the city's middle-left Democratic elite, including previous Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, the late former Mayor Ed Koch, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, billionaire George Soros, and Rev. Al Sharpton.
There is also the former comptroller and 2009 Democratic candidate William Thompson. As the city's chief financial officer, he diversified the pension portfolio from primarily public equities into private equity, real estate and other asset classes, tripling assets managed by minority and women-owned firms. In 2010, he joined a leading underwriter of municipal bonds.
Other candidates—the self-destructive sexting engine Anthony Weiner, current Comptroller John Liu, Giuliani's former right-hand Republican Joseph J. Lhota and John A. Catsimatidis, CEO of the largest grocery chain in Manhattan—have not been major players in the race.
Despite their great diversity, however, the leading mayoral candidates share a common denominator. In an era of lingering growth, the old financial "masters of the universe" are being replaced with socially minded liberals. It is a historical reset.
(Read more: Steinbock: Euro zone adrift: Failed austerity, wrong course)
The reliance on finance
After World War II, most European capitals, London's City and Tokyo were devastated. In contrast, New York City emerged as the international center of the postwar order, with the U.N. headquarters, the mid-Manhattan building boom, the nascent media capital, powerful exporters, the world's financial engine and lucrative property markets.
By the 1970s, America's diminished growth prospects and the rise of global challenger cities, coupled with surging social welfare costs, drove New York City to the edge of bankruptcy. When the city sought aid from Washington, President Gerald Ford pledged he would veto any bailout.
The era of Ed Koch in the 1980s was a time of restrained optimism and polarization, along with a booming Wall Street and homeless in the streets. The rebound came only with Rudy Giuliani in the 1990s, when globalization and a technology boom enabled Wall Street's resurgence, revitalization of Times Square, and the concentration of financial services, corporate headquarters and new infrastructure in New York City.
After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, lower Manhattan suffered a temporary exodus of business. However, Michael Bloomberg focused the city on private-public building projects which led to a residential construction boom. As a result, the city's $6 billion deficit turned into a $3 billion surplus.
In New York City, Koch challenged business. Giuliani worked with business. Bloomberg wanted business to lead. But there was a price for New York City's renaissance. It became increasingly dependent on financial markets.
(Read more: Here's how the party will end If the Fed pulls back)
When New York City almost defaulted in the 1970s, only 14 percent of total earnings in financial services came from financial services. In the Koch era, this share increased to more than 20 percent. With Bloomberg, it soared to almost 35 percent.
The reliance on the financial sector is great as long as Wall Street booms. But if the financial sector goes bust, the city will pay the bill.
Hedging bets
Unsurprisingly, most contemporary global cities, including New York City and London, are struggling to hedge their bets by diversifying their industrial structure. Historically, this translates to a dramatic shift.
In the early 1990s, sociologist Saskia Sassen suggested that "global cities" are metropolises, in which "finance and specialized service industries have restructured the urban social and economic order." The examples included New York, London, Tokyo, Frankfurt and Paris—that is, the metropolises of the major advanced economies.
Today—two decades later—the idea of global cities is fading away, however. As income growth is stagnating in advanced-country metropolises but continues to increase in emerging-country megacities, the differences between the two sets of cities are decreasing over time.
Second, emerging megacities—from Shanghai and Beijing, Shenzhen and Chongqing, New Delhi and Mumbai, to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Moscow and St. Petersburg—are unlikely to imitate blindly the Western urban centers. After all, their average per capita level is still significantly lower than counterparts in advanced metropolises.
Third, many new megacities may be destined to benefit from financial industries, but they must also avoid excessive reliance on them. Accordingly, Shanghai is not just expanding its nascent global financial hub, which will include a convertible renminbi around 2015, but it is also building a free trade zone and boosting manufacturing and service industries.
In fast-paced New York City, rankings in the mayoral race can shift overnight. But what may be far more important is the structural shift from the past laissez-faire business leadership to more progressive business cooperation. It heralds new winds in all advanced metropolises.
Dan Steinbock is research director of International Business at India, China, and America Institute (USA), and a visiting fellow at Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (China) and the EU Center (Singapore). See http://www.differencegroup.net.


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Here's my take on his art from another thread:
Well IMO, aside from not drawing female characters as stick figures who can somehow impractically sport huge breasts and/or asses unlike many other artists, his art is good at conveying action and he tends to draw excellent backgrounds. His panels can come off detailed without being cluttered. Also, the art manages to come off very fluid.
I also must contend on the "clean" thing. I think that's mostly due to the style. A lot of artists excel in the "clean" style (i.e. Dodson, Amanda Connor), while a lot of artists excel in the "gritty" or "sketched" style (i.e. Mike Mignola, Frank Quitely)Anyway, it looks like those Spider-Man and X-Men pics aren't showing up. Here they are again.
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I meant his female character actually have figures that are capable of supporting such, um... assets. Still, he's drawn small-chested females as well. I have to disagree on the figures. With both male and female characters, he actually tends to do a decent job giving them different frames. His Kitty doesn't look like his Emma, who doesn't look like his Mary Jane, who doesn't look like his Cheetah, who doesn't look like his She-Hulk. With females, this is a problem (Frank) Cho tends to suffer from. I'll give you the faces, though he seems to have improved on that.My biggest issue is his lack of distinction between characters, specifically females. Every face is exactly the same and that cover with the X-ladies just amplifies it. All with the slightly-chubby, 3/4 profile face turn. The art is a bit too clean, too. There's no scratchiness, no life to it all. It's like they're plastic in the panel (my biggest beef with Choi, too). A bit too perfect. Devoid of any soul.
And here are some comments from other posters:
naw - Dodson is a very good artist. and he can also draw panels that tell a story. unlike Land, who just draws one unrelated panel after another and puts them all on the same page. Land's panels actually confuse the storyIn regards to the Land/Dodson artwork, why the hell can't Land understand that women are supposed to have hips not 12-year-old boy thighs? It's farking disgusting. Whoever said that Land's females are stick figures with ginormous silicon tits is spot on. Anyone who disagrees has watched too much porn and not studied enough anatomy.
Bring on the Dodson, at least his women have curves :)
/actually, bring on the Jim Lee pleaseAnyone else want to share their thoughts or critiques on Dodson's work?(Land) I hate the fake smiles, the boy hips, the giant boobs. Do people really not like to look at real womens bodies? Why this fascination he has with anorexic models is beyond me.


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Comments On Apr 21, 2012:I thought they would be uncomfortable under my gloves, but I barely noticed they were there. Afetr a very hard day of riding, these functioned okay but I still blistered up on my clutch hand, which is odd since I usually blister on my throttle hand (which didn't blister at all). They will slide a little under your glove which I why I think I blistered on my left pinky. The Risk Racing brand might be a better choice since it has a hole for each of your fingers to keep the palm protection in place better. Still better than gloves alone.
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Comments On Jun 09, 2011:I ride in Moab a couple times a year and cover over 150 miles each ride. This type of riding is very abusive on my hands. I have tried taping my hands which helps but I eventually I still get blisters. I figured I would try the Palm savers just to see how they would work. I have to say these are by far the best solution I have ever found. They are very comfortable and I don?t even notice them while I?m riding. I lent some to a couple of friends and they were very pleased with them also. You can?t beat the price either, I spent a lot of money over time buying tape that doesn?t even compare.
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