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I honestly have no excuse for the lack of updates lately. Well, I do. Kind of.
My excuse is that I wanted to keep this blog free of pregnancy related posts. That's what mariaandjon.com is for. However, I have found it really challenging to find anything to post about that is not related to the twins. It's like they've taken over my life way before they are even born.
And it's not only Jon and me. It's everyone around us too. Every single person we meet, every person we speak to, everybody seems to have just one topic in mind: my pregnancy.
It doesn't bother me much, to be honest, I am happy to talk about it. It's just that it is 24/7. There's no escaping it.
Anyway. Maybe I will find something to talk about that it is not pregnancy/twins related.
That day I will update the blog.
Yesterday I did something of which I am not immensely proud: I played the "weak woman" or "victim" role.
I completely disagree with women who play victim, making everyone feel guilty if they don't do whatever is in their hands to please these victims… I believe that if women ever want to be equal to men in every aspect of our lives, then we need to be stronger and stop playing the "weak" role.
However, yesterday (kind of unknowingly) I played this role myself – and I am not proud of it.
I went to the Heathrow office wearing a very tight dress that shows my bump completely and when I was asked how I was doing, I replied "Not too bad, pushing through"
Now, this is not something that I would normally do. I try to be honest in every aspect of my day to day life, including work. And when anyone asks me how I am, I reply honestly. Saying "not too bad, pushing through" was a lie. Because I was feeling fine, and I have nothing to push through (pregnancy is being quite easy so far). So why did I do this? There is a story behind it.
Last summer I spent a lot of time at the Heathrow office. And I mean a lot of time. It was getting very stressful, and although I was coping ok, then I started the IVF treatment. I was told that I should avoid stress by any means. So after talking to my boss, it was decided that I would stop going to the Heathrow site. I would come to the normal office instead, which is hard work as well, but nowhere near so stressful (the Heathrow office is a building site pretty much, an environment dominated by men, working under pressure and trying to control everything to the smallest detail. It can get stressful at times, and this is exactly what I was told to avoid).
So I stopped going, and then I got pregnant and never went back again.
However, yesterday I had to go for a meeting which I couldn't avoid (I am supposed to be based at that office, so it is very inconvenient for them that I am not there everyday). And what did I do? I dressed with a dress that shows my bump (which is getting considerably big now – you couldn't mix it up with just being fat, hehe) and I pretended that I was not feeling great. I suppose I did it so they would be easy on me and not put too much pressure. And it worked! But I am not feeling great about it. I don't really want to do that ever again, it felt so cheap!
So this year is about to finish and I am a bit sad, actually. It's been such a good year that it is going to be a bit bittersweet to say goodbye.
It's not like it's been amazing and those amazing experiences won't ever happen again… No… It's a bit different. This has been a year of expectation, hope, consideration, nerves, etc, and although the new year will also bring some of those wonderfully weird feelings, it is also going to be a very different year, with a long path of discovery to travel.
I was thinking the other day that I want to keep my identity after I've given birth to the twins. I've heard so many stories of women who go from being 'Jane Smith' to turning into 'Matt's mum', losing their identity on the way. Honestly, I don't just want to be 'the twins' mum', I still want to be me, Maria; with time for my husband, my crafting, my TV shows, and everything else that defines me. But the more I think about it, I know it won't happen, especially because I want to be a good mother and the children come first.
The new year is going to see the later stage of my pregnancy, with all the preparation that it entails (NCT course, midwife and obstretician appointments, getting the nursery room ready, etc), and then when the children arrive, well, that's a brand new story that will have to be written as we go along.
So, goodbye 2012. You've been the witness of our IVF journey, a year full of doubts, hope, cheer and bliss. For 2013, I only ask for as much happiness as we've had these past 12 months.
Okay, I can't keep it secret any longer…………… I've got an announcement to make…………….
I am pregnant!!
It's been such a difficult journey to get here, both physically and mentally, that now that things seem to have settled a bit, I am finding it very difficult to not tell people.
I am almost 12 weeks pregnant and the bigger piece of news is that it's twins! I know… No buses come, and then two turn up at the same time… (or like my mother would say: "No querías arroz? Tomas dos tazas")
The whole process has been through IVF and I have documented the journey on our other blog: www.mariaandjon.com, so go ahead and have a read if you're interested in the nitty gritty of these things!
For now I'll just say that we are so excited and nervous at the same time!!! Next week we have our official scan at the hospital, and if everything is in place and in order, we will announce it formally to everybody (although our nearest friends and family have known about it almost since day 1)
Ahead of me I've got approximately 5 months of realisation and change, and I couldn't be happier!
The States are celebrating Thanksgiving today. Along side Halloween, Black Friday and other special days, Thanksgiving has slowly crossed the Atlantic and more and more Europeans celebrate this day as well. Not because we feel the need to say thanks to anyone, but because what better excuse to gather around family and friends and feast on turkey? Jon and I already had a "Hallowthankmas" dinner with some friends a couple of weeks ago (no need to explain that Hallowthankmas stands for Halloween+Thanksgiving+Christmas, although none of us dressed up.. the Halloween bit came from the pumpkin pie we had for pudding)
So since today is Thanksgiving, and I don't mind adopting north american traditions, here is my list of reasons why I am thankful today:
- I am thankful for my husband. He is my best friend and I honestly can't figure out what my life would be without him. He understands me, he makes me laugh, he is patient with me and above all, he loves me as much as I love him. What else could I ask for?
- I am thankful for my job. I know I have complained lots about it in the last couple of years, but when I come to think about it, I am so very lucky to be where I am. Here I have been appreciated for my work, I have been promoted, and the most important thing is that I am comfortable. Comfortable with what I do (yes, I've had my struggles, but I have conquered them too), comfortable with my boss (he's the best), and comfortable with the rest of my colleagues. I know how important it is to feel both comfortable and appreciated in the workplace, and I am thankful for having found it (despite the negatives)
- I am thankful for science. Scientific and medical developments have been an important part of my life in the last few months (more to come on this) and I am so very helpful for that.
- I am thankful for technology. For making my life easy everyday (although I sometimes reminisce and say how easy life was before we all had mobile phones…)
- I am thankful for this country. England took me in when I was trying to find myself. It protected me and has looked after me since. I love it here and I am thankful that I have never had any problems. I am also thankful for its beauty, its wildlife, its scenery and countryside, its small villages and country pubs, for its diversity and for its seasons.
- I am thankful for my family. They are all a bunch of crazy folk but thanks to them I have learnt many things in life and I became the person I am today – And I must say that I am actually proud to be the way I am. From my mum I learnt not to be promiscuous, from my uncles not to be greedy, from my older brother not to depend financially on anyone, and from my younger brother not to do drugs. Unintentionally, just by observing their behaviour, I learnt and became who I am.
- I am thankful for my friends. All those people who listen to me, talk to me, understand each other, laugh with each other, enjoy each other's company. All of them. Thanks.
We won't eat turkey tonight, or even meet with family or friends, but I am thankful for the opportunity to sit for ten minutes to collect my thoughts and realise that there is actually a lot of things out there to be thankful for.


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Bradford on Avon bridge reopened for motorists
2:55pm Thursday 26th December 2013 in News
The Town Bridge at Bradford on Avon reopened to traffic today after concerted efforts from Wiltshire Council workers.
The bridge was closed to both pedestrians and motorists on Christmas Eve after severe flooding saw the River Avon reach dangerous levels.
Shops and other businesses were affected and the bridge was closed by ermergency services late on Christmas Eve.
Wiltshire Council brought in extra crews to deal with the county's flooding problems and workers spent Christmas Day and this morning clearing the Bradford bridge of debris.
Reopened to pedestrians first, it was today passed fit for vehicles to cross, although more wind and rain is predicted for tonight
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Mimosa, Quest and CA provide functionality that Microsoft hasn't added yet.
So, you might be wondering: Why these three products? Are they in the same category? Are we looking at recovery, availability, migration? Are we pitting the products against each other? Nope, not at all. These three Exchange add-ons are not related to one another; we didn't do a comparison between them; and we aren't even stating that these are the absolute best add-ons for their particular category. We simply think these products are great, and worth noting.
Mimosa Systems
NearPoint is all about archiving, management and recovery, and it's quite impressive. The solution begins by creating a secondary copy of the database on an alternate server, and then capturing log files from the Exchange system after they've been committed to the disk. Those log files are shipped to the NearPoint system through a data-capture method called Continuous Application Shadowing. The contents are then processed through a method that's known as Smart Message Extraction (SME).
Initially, the log shipping may sound a bit like what Microsoft already offers through the continuous replication high-availability offerings built into Exchange 2007. However, the indexing of content is an exciting twist in the data-protection abilities that NearPoint provides, which Exchange doesn't offer. It's good to note, too, that while NearPoint is not an HA solution, the 4.0 release -- which is due out this month -- will have the ability to work side-by-side with Exchange 2007's cluster continuous replication.
One of the features I really enjoyed learning about when running through a live discussion with the folks at Mimosa Systems was the SME process, which runs completely on the NearPoint server. SME breaks up the message information itself, as well as the properties of the message, including context information for folders, permissions and flags, and a record of whether the message was opened, edited, replied to, forwarded or deleted. Now think about that for a moment. Not only do you have an archive of your e-mail, which puts you within legal compliance due to the nature of business these days, but you have the ability to tell if a message went to a person and if the person read it, simply marked it as read, forwarded it or so forth. If a person now says, "I never saw that e-mail," you can prove whether or not he opened it -- which could come in quite handy.
Here are the top reasons Exchange admins might like Mimosa NearPoint:
Exchange Migration Wizard
Quest Software
While Exchange 2000/2003 systems have the ability to transition to Exchange 2007, Exchange 5.5 can only be migrated to 2007. The terms may seem similar, but a transition preserves the configuration, while a migration actually requires a move from 5.5 to 2000/2003 and then a transition -- leaving the door open to all sorts of failure points along the way.
I've been teaching migration and transitioning to Exchange 2007 for the past two years now, and one question that everyone asks at the end of my sessions is, "OK, so that's how we're supposed to do it using the free tools. Now tell us the best way to do it." Typically, I explain the need to search for a respected migration tool that will take users from 5.5 directly to 2007 -- one that fits their pricing budget. It just so happens that Quest Software has such a tool, and it gets rave reviews from Exchange admins who've had the pleasure to work with it.
Exchange Magic
If you've never worked with Exchange Migration Wizard (EMW) before, you should know that it isn't for the faint of heart. You absolutely should seek out consultation for its use. Quest Software offers experts in the industry that can help you complete your migration.
In terms of what EMW offers, here are a few bullets to keep in mind:
Personally, my favorite feature here is the coexistence with 5.5. There are tools that may offer an overnight "shutdown Exchange for a weekend" migration, but to be able to migrate slowly and coexist for a period of time allows IT administrators to cope with the migration in a way that addresses the scheduling concerns of a larger migration -- and the political issues that unfortunately come into play when dealing with such a move.
Migration Manager
In addition to EMW for a 5.5 to 2007 migration, you may want to consider the Quest Migration Manager for Exchange (QMM-EX) for moving to 2007. If you've ever looked at a transition to 2007 within the same forest, you know the Microsoft method is solid. You can put your Exchange 2007 server within the forest and move mailboxes fairly easily. However, if you plan on transitioning from forest to forest -- for example, in the event your company purchases another forest and you have to migrate from one forest over -- or if you want to simply migrate over into a do-over domain, so to speak, to clean up your environment and re-do configuration of your infrastructure from scratch, you should look at the QMM-EX.
Robert Sandri, a strategic systems consultant for Quest Software, says, "Quest Migration Manager for Exchange is the successor to Quest's Exchange Migration Wizard [see Figure 2]. QMM-EX provides the equivalent migration functionality of EMW, only for migrating from an Exchange 2000/2003/2007 source environment."
Adds Sandri: "QMM-EX has the same-style centralized project-management console and distributed-agent architecture that allows large-scale parallel data sync between migrated environments. QMM-EX also boasts a Web-based statistics portal that automatically tracks the synchronization and migration status of mailboxes, calendars, public folders and free/busy data in near real-time."
XOsoft Replication and XOsoft High Availability
With business continuity being a key buzzword in the Exchange world and Microsoft offering four flavors of HA in Exchange 2007, it seemed reasonable to include a product add-on that can extend beyond the built-in features of Exchange. This one fits the bill.
Initially, the functionality of XOsoft looks similar to what Microsoft provides with Exchange 2007: it gives the ability to provide replicas that are standing by locally or off-site to step in when a disaster strikes. Much like the continuous replication offerings in Exchange 2007, CA XOsoft High Availability (XOsoft HA) provides asynchronous replication of the app data, and push-button or automatic failover to the standby server.
Some of the features that go beyond the built-in solutions to Exchange 2007 include the following:
These are great features, but what really caught my attention were the different platforms it supported. The site says XOsoft "supports Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server,
Oracle, Microsoft IIS Web servers, Windows file servers, BlackBerry servers and other applications on 32- and 64-bit Windows, AIX, Linux and Solaris servers. Supports both physical and virtual servers like VMware Infrastructure and ESX, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer and Virtual Iron."
So, we have here a solution that will replicate data for both a physical and virtualized environment. If you're thinking about virtualizing your disaster-recovery site, or virtualizing both your production and disaster-recovery site systems, having the tools in place to quickly recover in the event of a disaster and offer necessary business continuity through HA solutions is critical.
A Potpourri of Solutions
Microsoft has created an amazing framework in Exchange 2007 while leaving behind hooks and holes upon which other developers can build. Third-party vendors appreciate the ability to improve upon the product, especially one as solidly built as Exchange 2007. It's not that Microsoft couldn't develop some of these features -- it's obvious that it has and continues to add features like HA, anti-spam and so on -- but Redmond can't please everyone with every feature. That's what third-party add-ons are all about.
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I don't agree that Quest migration tool is by any means easy to set up and administer. Giving it a "10" on set up? Clearly you haven't set it up in an intraorg migration scenario... nor exchange resource forest... or even "normal" setup. The product is poorly documented, hard to set up unless you've seen it done before, notoriously unstable, and the only saving grace is that their technical support is actually very knowledgeable in the product and often willing to help. However, the cost per user is also false - as Quest won't sell you the tool and support you unless you buy professional services (tack on additional $2500/day per leech and they'll try to stick two leaches on you - a PM + Engineer). With any luck, you may have a decent engineer who's attentive to your environment. In ours, we got a cowboy who wiped attributes out of some of the most sensitive accounts and caused all sorts of issues down the line. The only thing is that there are not too many competitors in this space. But having explored some of them, I can say that you may want to give them a closer look.
We purchased Mimosa archiving software in Sept 2009. We had to reinstall it 3 different times with Mimosa's help, one of those times they did all configuration. It never did work as advertised for our company. At one point we had 5 different support tickets opened. The search was unreliable and gave incomplete results that could be replicated by multiple users.
We have finally thrown our hands up and said NO MORE. We've been trying to get our money back for 4 months now.
Has anyone else had this degree of issues, and if so, did you get a refund?
Thanks for any feedback.
Anonymous,I do not understand you accessment of the "paid ad" comments.My comments and experience is based upon hand on's use of the products.I only care the actual real worl use of the product.I wish that someone would have gaiven me the insight prior to my use of Nearpoint; at least I would have known of the downside prior to using the product.If I was a "paid ad" I think that the last thing I would do is disagree with Peter's accessment.I would like to know your experience with all these products.
These are all paid "ads" - take them for what they are worth..
I have used Mimosa and have to agree that the sizing requirments are significant.My implementation had 800 mailboxes across 3 servers. We were asked to keep all email transactions for everyone for at least 1 years (Don't ask). We used SQL 2005 as a back end and W2k3 enterprise (32bit) 4GB and 1TB of local storage on an HP DL380G5. The initial setup to suck in all the info took 2 weeks, yes, 2 weeks and required multiple calls to Mimosa tech support due to failures on the Mimosa side. Then during that time we also kept getting jobs that would not run properly. In the end we decided to not use Mimosa for the ultimate soloution.The upside, as discussed in this thread, is that log shipping does not cause any overhead, does not require any agents and can create a hot standby for instant Exchange rebuild. However, what good is all that if the jobs to do this keep bombing?Additionally, SQL 2005 has a hard limit of 1TB for their data base size. Once that happens you need to start off with a fresh database. The down side is that the data bases cannot talk to eachother or co-exist on thesame Mimosa server. So the end result is that if you had to do a legal discovery, you have to do it against each database individually, yes that's not fun.In the end I cannot recommend this product to in it's current form but would recommend the Barracuda email archiver and the Datacove email archiver.I have tested them both and have to say that they are both superior in their implemementation, use and cost. They do not provide the ability to rebuild the Exchange server but from an archiving and ediscovery, they are the way to go.Peter, see you at TechMentor!
James from CA - To suggest that the Mimosa Nearpoint solution requires 2-3 times the storage that you already use for Exchange isn't particularlyaccurate. Hey, every archiving solution will require greater storage than the Exchange environment hasbefore archiving. Duh - That's archiving & retention.This is addressed pehaps better than most solutions by single-instance storage built-in to NearPoint. We normally see a significant reduction in the Exchange database by deleting all of the redundant messages, attachments, notes, etc and allowing the archive tostore only the actual unique data, all redundanciesare hashed, with pointers to the information.You seem to downplay the benefits of log shipping Vs.Journaling like far less overhead, or performancedegradation on the Exchange server.No agents loaded on the Exchange server or clients.By Capturing "everything" that happens in Exchange, with context, history and deletions you can actually guarantee an unbroken-chain-of-custody for legaldiscovery, or regulatory compliance. Otherwise, what good is your archive solution?We can pick apart any product, but if you look at all the facts, Mimosa's Nearpoint has the best overall set of features and functionalities in this space today.FYI Gartner selected Nearpoint for their internal use.Mimosa's Nearpoint isn't the least expensive, just thebest overall.
Clearly you weren't evaluating Mimosa's archiving product from a total cost of ownership (TCO) perspective. Sure, they have log-shipping which gives you allows you to capture all activity that happens in Exchange. However, to achieve that functionality you're going to need 2-3 times the amount of storage you already have for Exchange. So storage optimization isn't a real play here. Just ask for a sizing recommendation. As far as the ease of implementation goes, you gave them a 10? You must have spoken to a reference that installed v2.1. Just ask about the how long a 1,000 mbx implementation would take for their Enterprise solution. I could go on about this particular solution but not only did I find their product to be subpar, I found their company even more difficult to work with. With economic times like these, you'd like to know that the bill goods you purchased matches the bill of goods that was sold to you. Good luck
How can you test three products that are not even similar and declare a winner? Apples and Cumquats anyone? Do you think the Yankees will be the Steelers this week?
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Story of a Season: Part Two - Priority Change
If Ajax cleans brightest, then City were in need of industrial strength bleach to clean up their Champions League act, once their two games with the Amsterdammers had been played. A dismal and lethargic 3-1 defeat in Holland was followed by a sloppy and demoralising 2-2 draw at the Etihad. Once the yearly excuses of annual participation in the competition's group of death had been delivered, it was time to lick wounds and find real reasons for the collapse.
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Questions abounded: Would this have a knock-on effect in the league? Were City's expensive stars not up to it? Was Roberto Mancini cursed in European competition? As autumn faded and winter took its grip, the blue half of Manchester munched on an unseasoned salad of cold comfort and sour grapes.
A November surge produced a welcome win over Tottenham, a tough draw at Stamford Bridge and the annual mauling of Aston Villa - this time to the tune of 5-0. The match with Spurs was a cliff-hanger for the second consecutive season, with the crowd made to wait until the 88th minute for Edin Dzeko's winner, smashed high past Villa keeper Brad Friedel. The end of the month saw a hard-fought win at Wigan, which exposed some of the season's ongoing problems to a wider audience.
The mercurial Kun Aguero partnered Mario Balotelli up front. The little Argentine's form had been affected by his opening-day injury and the goals - for him and for the side - were not flowing as they had the previous season. Worse could be said to have happened to the big Bosnian, who was to spend the entire season in and out of the side, his hunch-shouldered misery clear for all to see. The Wigan game did see a brief return of the sheer doggedness that had brought City their first title in 44 years, with goals finally arriving midway through the second period of a game where Wigan had at the very least given as good as they got. The Latics would feature in two more significant clashes with City before the season was out and would have a big say in the destinations of both the end-of-season trophies and City's urbane Italian manager.
Whilst eyes began to swivel in the direction of Dzeko, whose patchy form seemed to epitomise all that had started to go wrong for the Blues, City were still unbeaten in the league, a run which stretched back 20 games when one took the end of the previous season into account. The run had actually started against West Brom the previous April, on a night when a galvanised City kick-started their run in with a 4-0 win whilst Manchester United were busy losing unexpectedly at, of all places, Wigan Athletic. Whilst the symmetry of this little moment in time was captivating, City's struggle for form was less so.
The appearance of Maicon and Javi Garcia in the Wigan win served only to remind everyone of the club's failed transfer spree in the summer and how being unbeaten this far into the season did not actually mean so much when the biggest threat was already out in front and building up a real head of steam. United's wily old manager had always warned against looking at the league table with any degree of seriousness before Christmas, but, as the festive season loomed on the horizon, the indisputable truth of a widening gap in terms of points and form could no longer be ignored.
December started catastrophically, with the annual failure to tame Everton's energetic enthusiasts, a dozy defeat to Borussia Dortmund's second string and a home Manchester Derby that told the world once and for all that the 2012-13 die was about to be cast. City lost the unbeaten run, the game itself and the psychological battle for the rest of the season in one fell swoop. It was at once the most important and the most damaging result of the season.
Two down thanks to a dose of unorthodox defending, City came screaming back to draw level when Pablo Zabaleta, having a season to remember already, blasted in a delicious late equaliser to tie a thundering game up at 2-2. Sadly, with City surging on adrenaline and looking the better bet to snatch a dramatic winner, we were instead rewarded by the sight of Samir Nasri choosing unwisely to protect his family jewels ahead of the space at the end of the City defensive wall for a 92nd-minute free kick from Robin van Persie. As Nasri ducked and took a firm hold of himself awaiting impact, the ball sheared off his knee and the minor arc produced just enough effect on the ball to edge it away from Joe Hart's fingertips and inside the far post. Van Persie, the striker Mancini had coveted all summer, had won it for United. City's unbeaten run was over. The gap at the top had been extended to six points. It had been possibly the most detrimental result of the season, once again demonstrating capably the infinitesimal margins that frequently exist between success and failure.
As the year once again wound down with a comedy defeat at the Stadium of Light (no injury-time offside winner this time, just Adam Johnson rubbing City noses in the dirt), attention moved uneasily to the FA Cup and a home tie with Gianfranco Zola's Watford. With the gap seemingly widening at the top on a weekly basis, people were beginning to ask if the FA Cup and not the Premier League might become City's main focus in the new year. How the press and, more importantly, City's energetically ambitious owners, might take to this wild swing in priorities, would be open to quite some debate.


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Women's Tennis
April 22, 2014
Cyclones sign Stagg player
The Cyclones welcome a new player to their decorated team. Agneiszka (Agnes) Szudy signed to play tennis at Moraine Valley starting this fall. Born in Poland, this Stagg student not only maintains a 4.0 in the classroom, but is a fighter on the court especially when under pressure. Szudy's highly competitive spirit, positive personality and solid work ethic will be a good fit for the team, said head coach Nicole Selvaggio.
April 9, 2014
Head coach featured again on tennis recruiting site
Head coach Nicole Selvaggio was again featured on the Tennis Recruiting Network website for an expert panel. As the lone junior college coach, she gave input into the question "What important factors in the college recruiting process do student athletes often overlook when making their decisions?" See the article here: www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=1886.
March 7, 2014
Head coach featured on premier tennis recruiting website
Head women's tennis coach Nicole Selvaggio was one of seven collegiate tennis
coaches—the only woman and only one from a community college—on an "Ask the
Expert" panel on TennisRecruiting.net. This site is the premier tennis
recruiting website in the country.
The coaches discussed the state of college tennis based on the question "Is College Tennis Thriving or Struggling?" To see the entire article, visit http://ow.ly/ulSVY.
October 14, 2013
Cyclones headed to nationals for sixth time
They're going to Texas again. The Cyclones clinched a berth to the national
tournament in May after finishing second at the NJCAA Region IV championships on their home
courts over two days of action, Oct. 11-12. This is the team's sixth time
qualifying for nationals.
They set the tone early. Every Cyclone worked hard for two days, or about 12 hours total, with eight out of nine positions winning first-round matches. Only the first doubles team was knocked out in the first round after a tough, long three-set match. In the end, two Cyclones finished first, earning a nod to the All-Region team. At fourth singles, Claudia Maka earned a come-from-behind third set fight against a player she lost to during the season, and Tricia Poremba (sixth singles), a fierce player all year, continued her unbeaten streak with another victory.
Second place medals went to Alexa Armon (third singles), who made her opponent work for every point, and Lindsey Walker (fifth singles), who played her best tennis of the season, losing a close 6-4, 6-4 match. Second doubles—Maka and Kelley Grzych—and third doubles—Walker and Poremba— came through with third place victories. Liz Dominguez (first singles) and Grzych (second singles) finished fourth after some tough battles.
The matches overall were tight from day one. There was an aggressive race for the top three positions primarily between the Cyclones, Elgin Community College and Illinois Valley Community College. After the first day, the Cyclones were tied for second with Illinois Valley. Some clutch match play from Maka, Poremba and Walker clinched the team victory.
"I cannot be more proud of each and every one of my girls throughout this season. From day one they worked their butts off, and I was not easy on them. To be able to go back to the national tournament—this time as a coach—absolutely means the world to me," said head coach Nicole Selvaggio. "This was a team effort. Seeing it all come together when it counted, well, words cannot describe how amazing that felt, not only for me but also for all of us. I know what to expect at the national level. It's not going to be easy competition. However, we are resilient and excited for our chance to be a part of and play against the nation's best."
During the year, Armon and Poremba also earned nods to the All-Conference team for helping their squad secure a 7-1 overall and 4-1 conference record. The Cyclones were nearly perfect until the last match of the season.
The Cyclones have until May before they compete in Tyler, Texas.
October 7, 2013
Tough first loss for 'Clones; now for regionals
All good things must come to an end. It's not quite the finale for the Cyclones,
but their undefeated run in the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference was halted
by a competitive Elgin Community College squad on Oct. 4. Both teams were
undefeated and needed the win to grab the conference championship. Although
Moraine Valley took this 6-3 loss, they have a chance to make amends in the
NJCAA Region IV tournament next weekend.
Both teams battled through each match—the last regular season game. Alexa Armon won at third singles and Tricia Poremba won at sixth singles solidifying their unbeaten streaks all season and earning them each a nod to the All-Conference team. Kelley Grzych also had a strong win at second singles.
"Taking second in the very competitive conference is nothing for us to shake our heads about. Do I think we could have won? Absolutely. We had the win in our hands. This loss does not reflect how close the scores were," said head coach Nicole Selvaggio. "It is what it is. We got our first and only loss out of the way now before the big region tournament on Friday. We are still in great shape for that. I think this loss will make my girls work harder for the win at regionals and appreciate it more. Our focus is on the big prize— nationals."
September 30, 2013
Lucky seven for 'Clones
Lucky number seven. The Cyclones won their seventh straight and maintained their
perfect record with a 6-3 victory over Illinois Valley Community College on
Sept. 27.
Moraine Valley won five out of six positions in singles including Liz Dominguez (first singles), Alexa Armon (third singles), Claudia Maka (fourth singles), Lindsey Walker (fifth singles), and Tricia Poremba (sixth singles). Third doubles—Walker and Poremba—had one of their strongest matches of the season and got a great win for the team. Armon, team captain, played tremendous in her singles match, and Walker also played well in both singles and doubles.
"Our entire team was pumped and really supported each other throughout every match play. It was a great victory for us," said head coach Nicole Selvaggio. "I am very happy with these results. We keep getting stronger and stronger, both individually and as a team. I am confident that our best tennis is still yet to come."
September 27, 2013
'Clones shut out Oakton
It's nice to win, and they keep coming. Moraine Valley tallied their sixth
straight win this season with a 9-0 shutout over Oakton Community College at
home on Sept. 26.
Liz Dominguez was solid at number one singles, as was Kelley Grzych at second singles. First doubles team Dominguez and Alexa Armon had a convincing 8-1 victory, and are hitting their volleys with more confidence. A good team effort contributed to a continued undefeated season for the Cyclones.
"I'm proud of the girls for another great win. I am feeling good about how practice is coming along. I'm hoping we can keep up the positive energy and dominating wins as we get closer to the regional tournament," said head coach Nicole Selvaggio.
September 23, 2013
Cyclones edge out Sauk Valley
Winning is the name of the game this season, but the Cyclones' latest
victory was too close for comfort. Moraine Valley won 5-4 at home on Sept. 21
against Sauk Valley Community College, and not without a fight.
Liz Dominguez (first singles), Alexa Armon (third singles), Claudia Maka (fourth singles), and Tricia Poremba (sixth singles) all played well. Poremba played her best match of the season. Second doubles—Maka and Kelley Grzych—just dominated on the court. They were unstoppable at the net, which helped clinch the team win.
"We are still undefeated, so I am very pleased with that. However, we are getting down to the wire. Regionals are a couple short weeks away, and my girls are going to continue to step it up big time at practice. We are going to take the rest of this season one practice and one game at a time," said head coach Nicole Selvaggio.
September 20, 2013
Cyclones maintain perfection
A dominating Cyclone squad continued rolling through teams including their
most recent victim, McHenry County College. Moraine Valley controlled the
meeting on Sept. 19 in an 8-1 win to maintain an unblemished record.
All three doubles matches fought hard for solid victories. Liz Dominguez (first singles), Alexa Armon (third singles), Claudia Maka (fourth singles), Lindsey Walker (fifth singles), and Tricia Poremba (sixth singles) all sailed through their singles matches.
"We are definitely a force to be reckoned with," said head coach Nicole Selvaggio. "I am very pleased with the girls' continuous fight. We are looking forward to another good match at this Saturday's home game."
September 16, 2013
Cyclones take care of Lancers
The Cyclones continued their tear Sept. 13 with a 9-0 killing of College of
Lake County.
Liz Dominguez and Alexa Armon had solid wins at first doubles. However, the real excitement came from Kelley Grzych at second singles. This was the first time she ever played singles and epitomized the team's "fight like hell for every point" mantra. She lost the first set in a close tie break 7-6 (7-5), but regrouped to win the second set 6-4. The decisive third set came down to a super-tiebreaker, where the first player to 10 wins. Grzych was down 1-5 and then the fight kicked in before she won 10-6.
"Most girls would have given up mentally after losing such a close first set, but Kelley fought," said head coach Nicole Selvaggio. "Seeing that comeback was an unbelievable feeling. I am so proud of Kelley and all the girls. Their mental game is becoming more solid by the day."
September 12, 2013
Cyclones take care of Chiefs
Torrential rains and lightning on Sept. 11 were only temporary delays
to a second win for the Cyclones as they fought for the 6-3 victory over
Waubonsee Community College.
Moraine Valley found their groove before the rain. After a 30-minute delay they were back out, getting nine "bagels" (winning a set 6-0) out of 18 sets. Alexa Armon (3rd singles), Claudia Maka (4th singles), Lindsey Walker (fifth singles), and Tricia Poremba (sixth singles) each won at least one bagel and played exceptionally well in their matches. Second doubles, Kelley Grzych and Maka, and third doubles, Walker and Poremba, also were dominant, crushing their overheads and volleys with confidence.
"This first away and conference win is absolutely huge. I'm glad to see the marked improvement and continuous fight in my players," said coach Nicole Selvaggio. "We will continue to work hard and put forth the 200 percent effort level into practice because it's evident that it's all starting to pay off when it counts."
September 9, 2013
Cyclones shine in first outing
After much anticipation, the women's tennis team finally played their first match of the season and made their voice heard loud and clear—they're not messing around in 2013. In a dominating performance in their home opener, the Cyclones won 8-1 over College of DuPage, losing one singles match (second singles).
With a crowd of spectators, the Cyclones' hard work and effort at practices shone through in this win. Liz Dominguez set the tone by winning her match at first singles. The real thriller was team captain, Alexa Armon, at third singles. Her match went into three sets, but she stayed mentally strong and came back to win in a close tie-breaker, 12-10. That match clinched the team win because at that point the Cyclones had won only four of the singles positions. It would have come down to doubles if Armon lost. Claudia Maka (fourth singles), Lindsey Walker (fifth singles) and Tricia Poremba (sixth singles) all won very convincingly. All three doubles teams played strong as well.
"It feels absolutely amazing to get this first win under our belts. I believe today's match will set the tone for the rest of the season. The energy was unbelievable. The girls really came together and supported each other. Today, they proved that tennis should no longer be considered an 'individual sport.' I have never seen such camaraderie on a tennis team in all of my experience in the tennis world," said coach Nicole Selvaggio. "We are not going to let this win make us over-confident. I know what is ahead. I will continue to prepare my girls from here. It's just nice to see that they really are taking to my coaching."
August 26, 2013
Top former Cyclone takes the helm, set to lead talented squad
With a former standout player coaching the team and some returnees with the 2012 NJCAA Region IV and Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference championships under their belts as well as experience competing at nationals, this year's tennis squad has good momentum for 2013.
The Cyclones went undefeated in 2012 bringing home championships and a number of individual awards. Head coach Bill Finn stepped down and hired his top player, Nicole Selvaggio, after she completed her two years at Moraine Valley, as his replacement. Selvaggio was a Region IV and Skyway Conference Player of the Year for two consecutive years in addition to playing at nationals twice. Although she won't be competing, she has some players returning and strong recruits that intend to fight for wins this season.
All-Region and All-Conference player Alexandra Armon (Andrew) is back and taking a leadership role. She also brings her nationals experience to a youthful squad. Joining them are Claudia Maka (Oak Lawn), Elizabeth Dominguez (Eisenhower), Kelley Grzych (Reavis), Tricia Poremba (Main), Lindsey Walker (Andrew), and Attah Bahri (Shepard).
It's a different perspective going from a player to a coach, but Selvaggio aims to share her secrets to success on the court as well as her mantra for the season—"heart, integrity and grace." She's trying to instill sportsmanship, academic integrity and a "fight like hell for every point" attitude in her players. So far in practice, that's what they embody. With a 110 percent effort, Selvaggio knows that the results will show.
"I'm used to winning so I want to keep that up. I know what it takes. I want to come in first. I want that (championship) banner in the gym. They all have a great attitude, and they're picking up on things that benefited me when I was a player," Selvaggio said. "If they do their best and fight for every point, I'll be happy."
The Cyclones open their season at home on Sept. 6 against College of DuPage.


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In this episode Nick Harris and Chris Risner are joined by Elio Damaggio, Program Manager on the Windows Azure Notification Hubs team. During this episode you will learn how you can send easily implement location based/geotargeted push notifications using Windows Azure Notification Hubs. Examples of scenarios where this may be useful can include; contextual remionders, weather alerts, retargeting customers of a specific store, sending coupons and marketing promotions by region.
The implementation consisted using the Geolocator class on windows phone to retrieve the users location. As the location of the users device changes the Bing reverse geocoding API is used to turn that lat/long into an address. Each segment of the address is then used to create notification hub tags against the registered push notification channel of the application - for example based on postal code, locality, county, state and country. Then to deliver a notification to a specific area say postal code you simply send a notification to notification hubs targeted at the specific tag of interest. This approach can be used to implement cross platform notifications targeting Windows Phone, Windows Store, Android and iOS apps.
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Note: Mark Kennedy and Chris Vass were editors on the front lines of the newspaper consolidation here in 1999. Mr. Kennedy was Sunday editor then, and Ms. Vass was the Metro editor.
MARK KENNEDY: When I think back on January 1999, Chris, my most vivid memory is exhaustion.
After one 16-hour workday, I remember lifting a fork full of spaghetti to my mouth. It was about midnight. "Even money, I don't get this past my teeth," I remember thinking.
Sure enough, my arm started to tremble, and the spaghetti wiggled off the fork. I was literally too tired to eat.
CHRIS VASS: Those were some long days, Mark. I know there's nothing quite like watching the sun rise and set from the expansive plate glass windows overlooking 11th Street.
I recall living off adrenaline — the excitement of creating a new newspaper for our readers, one that we hoped would combine the best of both "parents." We were doing something unusual — blending two papers, not closing one or the other down.
If that adrenaline wasn't enough to keep us all going from dawn to way-after dark, then the phones did. Remember the thousands of phone calls we fielded from readers whose papers never showed up?
MARK: Yep, my ears are still burning.
Yet, I'm thankful for the patience most readers had with us in those first few months of 1999. Now, we fret over a misplaced comma in the print edition. The first week after the merger, I remember a whole page in the newspaper that was blank. BLANK! NADA!
We were working as hard as we could, but we had a new press, a new (for some) news cycle, new circulation routes and a new, blended newsroom. We also had an ice storm the first week. It's a wonder we even got a paper out the door.
Thankfully, though, the culture clash that people expected when the newsroom staffs were combined never really materialized. People forget that the reporters of the Times and the Free Press were competitive in those days. Most of us were just glad to still have jobs, though, and we were too busy to dwell on the past. There was a good deal of honest heartache in 1999 about friends who lost their livelihoods in the merger.
CHRIS: Like you said, we weren't thrown into a newsroom with our competitors; we were thrown together with other survivors. I think the "us vs. them" mentality vanished immediately.
I saw a renewed sense of purpose replacing decades-old institutional competitiveness. One of the best examples of the teamwork that emerged was the partnership between John Vass and Dave Flessner, who used to duke it out on their respective business pages. Once the papers merged, they put their skills together to create a great business news team.
Still, there were adjustments — for us and our readers. The old Free Pressers had to get used to dead-quiet mornings in the newsroom and what seemed like interminable afternoons as evening deadlines approached.
And no matter what we did, some readers just didn't like what we were doing. Two reader comments kept in my desk for 10 years: "It's the most terrible paper I've every read," and "It's like you're trying to cram two papers into one." Wow.
MARK: In some ways we did cram two newspapers into one; although I think the end product is more than the sum of its parts, Chris.
I think the one word that sums up today's Times Free Press is value. We may not always be the most perfectly nuanced news product in America, but I'd be glad to have a debate with anyone who thinks they're not getting their money's worth when they put 50 cents into the box. At the end of the day, that's what matters.
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One should be scrupulously hygienic when handling raw turkey flesh. Raw poultry is notorious for carrying food-borne pathogens, which are usually rendered harmless with cooking.
After rinsing the thawed bird with cold water, removing the entrails neatly stowed away in the bird's cavity, patting the bird dry and finally massaging the bird with oil and seasoning before popping it into the oven, perform a thorough handwashing with antibacterial soap. Also be sure that any work surfaces the bird may have come in contact with are sanitized.
Most are compulsive about avoiding cross contamination when handling raw meat, but I am astounded how lackadaisical our ancestors were about the matter.
I never tire of flipping through old cookbooks, the older the better. I recently came across a crumbling version of "Mrs. Beeton's Every Day Cookery and Housekeeping Book."
First published in 1861, it was one of the first recipe books of its kind. Its format set the precedent for how we format recipes today. The publishing and subsequent popularity of the book was aided by the fact the author's husband, James Orchart Beeton, was a publisher of books and magazines.
The book is written in a very "Upstairs, Downstairs" manner, intended for households with servants presided over by a mistress of the manor like Mrs. Beeton. In the opening section, Mrs. Beeton's "Philosophy of Housekeeping," she says any lady of the manor content to order daily what is wanted will not have the excellent dinners obtained by a little forethought: "There are but few weeks in England when it is not safe to hang meat. Well hung meat goes further than fresh meat and does credit to buyer and cook."
If easily prone to upset stomachs, skip the rest of this paragraph. For roast turkey, Mrs. Beeton says middling-size birds are best and they should never be dressed the same day they are killed. In cold weather turkeys should hang at least eight days before being dressed. No wonder Mrs. Beeton died quite young.
Unlike today, in Beeton's time turkeys were a seasonal commodity best served from December to February. Obviously global warming was not an issue then.
I won't be hanging any meat in my household and would likely garner the ire of Mrs. Beeton were she alive today. My lack of forethought requires almost daily trips to the grocery store.
I will, however, thaw the turkey iceberg ahead of time and gather up some wines made from varietals not often recommended in this column. Select from the following less-commonly popular varietals that pair excellently with Southern Thanksgiving cuisine:
2010 Columbia Crest Grand Estates Pinot Gris. $11.99 at Publix. Pinot gris/pinot grigio, the same grape varietal, though called by both names in America, comes in a range of styles. In Italy pinot grigio can be bracingly dry and acidic. Pinot gris from Washington State and Oregon are polar opposites to their Italian counterparts like this Washington State light, versatile, fruit-driven, off-sweet wine.
2011 Villa Wolf Gewurztraminer (geh-vert-trah-meaner). $13 range at both Tyson's Fine Wines in Golden Springs and the Wine Cellar on Quintard. From Germany, this slightly off-sweet wine laced with pleasant acidity pairs especially well with sweet potato casserole and corn bread dressing. It also works as an aperitif.
Eroica 2011 Riesling. $24.99 at Publix. Eroica named for Beethoven's third symphony. A collaborative effort of Ernst Loosen from the old-world German riesling estate of Dr. Loosen and Bob Bertheau of Chateau Ste. Michelle in Washington State. Fruit is sourced from various vineyards selected for the unique traits each imparts to this wine. Slight sweetness on the approach. Bright fruit flavors balanced with just the right amount of acid to make the wine dance in the mouth.
Meiomi Pinot Noir 2012. $16.75 at Tyson's. Made by fifth-generation winemaker, Joseph J. Wagner of the famous Caymus Vineyard Wagners, this is a medium-bodied pinot with bright fruit aromas and supple tannins. Local favorite among the pinot crowd. A perfect Thanksgiving wine.
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It will be more fun when I'm not the one who has to lose
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I'm not saying he is totally void of talent, but I might consider trading Ziggy Hood. It appears to me that Ziggy is best suited for a 4-man DL. He just seems to me..( At times )...Ziggy looks disinterested in a 3-4 set. He knows he usually an't accumulate statistis playing in that type of formation. And Ziigy looks like a guy who WANTS Stats!! I feel Woods has shown more then enough to man that spot. But, I also think Ziggy has more trade value to a teams that does play a 4-3 defense, and who are thin at D-Linemen. I would rather try to deal Ziggy now, then have to just let him walk away, and we get nothing for him.
That's my main point exactly. I mean Hood is in his final year of his 5 year deal. And, unless the Steelers vastly over pay him, why would Hood stay in a system he probably doesn't like all that much ? And there is little chance the Steelers franchise tag him after this season, guaranteeing him top-5 DE money. So even if we take a loss, I might deal him. Especially if the Steelers think that either Woods or Mclemdon can fill the void.


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The product does not have to physically "cross state lines." SCOTUS decisions are pretty broad and there are few things the federal government cannot regulate when it comes to commerce.
It is hard to see how liberals can support wider gambling -- it is a most regressive tax. One may suspect that this is precisely the reason Christie supports it as a source of revenue and not some Amendment X issue.
In Jersey it was never the gold mine that many of us expected when it came to Atlantic City under Gov. Byrne.
Gambling is bad for the people who participate in it, usually the poor and the stupid. That said, paternalism has no place in a free society. If people want to gamble, they should be allowed to.
It is going to be fun to see which Bible thumping Republicans actually believe in the 10th amendment and which ones only do when it is convenient.
Oh and by the way, fixing an NFL game would probably require getting 4 or 5 players on each side of the ball to help. Even if you were only looking at giving the 8 lowest paid starters twice their annual salaries, you would be talking in the neighborhood of $25 million for the bribe. Given the way lines would move if you laid that kind of money around, it is unlikely to be a lucrative endeavor.
does not have to physically "cross state lines."
Sadly true, the Commerce clause means whatever the hell the SCOTUS says it means. It is this elasticity that gives us the war on drugs, with its destruction of the Bill of Rights.
I hope the NFL knows that sports betting is legal in many other parts of the world, and that people are already betting on NFL matches in countries like the U.K.
The NFL must have a poor opinion of players.
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so the guy that has scammed the cowboys for HIS paycheck wants to whine about others .......................
hatcher, you need to STFU till YOU start producing
You may not know his name, but Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Jason Hatcher is one of the NFL's most disruptive interior linemen. In 2012, as a 3-4 end in Rob Ryan's defense, he racked up four sacks, 11 quarterback hits, and 20.5 QB hurries. Pretty impressive for a guy bulling through the middle of the line. In 2013, through two games as a tackle in Monte Kiffin's 4-3 scheme, he already has two sacks and seven QB hurries.
Now he's disrupting his own quarterback — and not just in practice drills. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Hatcher blasted Tony Romo in practice this week when Romo audibled away from a designed run play and threw a pass that led to a pick-six the other way. "Hatcher and others have been frustrated with Romo audibling away from runs," Rapoport wrote on Twitter.
The Cowboys have run the ball just 31 times to 92 passing attempts this season, and they face the St. Louis Rams on Sunday. The Rams tied with the Broncos for the NFL lead in sacks with 52 in 2012, they have six this season, and the Dallas offensive line doesn't protect the pass well. Romo has just one interception in 2013, but he ranks 21st in Football Outsiders' efficiency metrics among qualifying quarterbacks. Clearly, more is expected of the man who signed a six-year, $108-million contract extension in March.
Because of the inconsistencies in Dallas' offense and the variable quality of his pass protection, Romo has been playing through rib injuries since he was hurt in the season-opening win over the New York Giants. But as Hatcher said in a team meeting this week per Jean-Jacques Taylor of ESPN Dallas, the Cowboys must be singularly committed to winning.
Hatcher spoke about overall team improvement and playing for more than a paycheck in an F-bomb-filled soliloquy, according to the report.Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett had different veterans talk to the team in the preseason, but Hatcher has taken it upon himself to take it to a different level. He's got the performance and stats to back it up, and we'll see what the effects are.
"All positive," Garrett told the NFL Network's Mike Silver. "You want your leaders to lead. It's good for people like him to speak up."
so the guy that has scammed the cowboys for HIS paycheck wants to whine about others .......................
hatcher, you need to STFU till YOU start producing
Defense gave up 30 points to San Diego 20 of them after the Cowboys were leading 21-10. Defense could not stop San Diego in 2nd half. Offense never had ball .
Gave up 51 points to Denver and this POS has the nerve to open his mouth. GFU
better watch out or he might be gettin' a beatdown from Romo's BBF Whitten.
It wasn't even a pick 6. Romo has only thrown 1 pick this year and the defender got tackled around the 10 yard line. That and Hatcher said it isn't true so there is that.
Cowboys deserve everything that happens to them after giving Romo a huge contract extension. He has snatched defeat from the jaws of victory way too many times for me to remember all of them. When you have an ego-maniacal owner like Jerry Jones who thinks he is football's answer to Einstein, but in reality can't hold Forrest Gump's Jock, you get the kind of dysfunction that leads to 1 playoff win in 15 years or more. Poor Cowboy fans stuck with this loser until he croaks.
BUMS GALORE!! wAIT UNTIL THE INTERCEPTIONS START - THAT locker rooom is going to be a real blast.. Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Eaglessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Even if this story isn't true,someone on the team needs to be in Romos face. His "mistakes" are the reason Dallas can't close games.
This is a bull crap story. This never happened, according to Hatcher....Quit writing fake stories, Mr. Sheep...
Garrett, Hatcher, Romo, Witten, Ware, and pretty much every player on the team asked about this has said flat-out that this *didn't happen.* This comes from ONE source - Rappaport - and has been thoroughly discredited/disproven, yet SI is still running the story...? I guess if it generates links, the truth is irrelevant...
Cowboys need a team spokesman. Romo meed to take some verbal abuse from his own teammates. Maybe he will get the picture... No pic six, nor turnovers...
Hatcher is adamant that he did not say anything about Romo last week. Wonder who is lying?
who in the hell besides jerrah thinks it a good idea to let tony f'n romo call his own plays?..HOW could that turn into a good thing?
It needed to happen. Romo is not a leader, like it or not. Not his strong suit, and it is great that he was able to listen. You can continue to use the same language when you audible, or the same gestures and think a player is not going to listen and jump a route. If you are going to audible at the line of scrimmage, then when you the offense goes to the sideline the point that we used as an up route now the same point is a slant...Look at how much better Marty Bennett is one can only think how much better than Witten he was and how he would have helped our offense...I wish Tony would make a committment to Dez...
When is the last time we have heard about Brady or Manning throwing a pick six in practice? Never, and not because they have never done it. This is a typical Romo-hating story. I have an idea, lets talk about Eli and his crappy season so far...oh yeah I forgot, "he" has won two superbowls on two lucky throws. I wonder if Eli's defensive linemen have anything to say about his 7 interceptions this year. Puke.
He is not a coach and he is not on the offense....so just STFU! Did he happen to see what Romo did today? If the coaches have an issue with it, then it is their place to say something...not some DT. Maybe it was what the coaches wanted...how the hell would Hatcher know. I would love to see what would happen if Romo went up to him and told him he was doing something wrong. I am sure he would take it as constructive criticism.
Well, it seems Hatcher needs to stfu. What did he do today? And he apparently is not able to get a $100+ salary for his performance.
Sorry, but Romo was 'Stellar' against the Rams, while Hatcher F'ed with a Roughing the QB Penalty which cost an Int & led to a Ram TD... I like Hatcher, but Romo is 5 times the player Hatcher is... Sit down & Shut the F' Up Hatcher...
I'm hoping the results of the game will help convince Romo that maybe he doesn't always have to win it by himself.
Here we go, overusing the fashionable word "disruptive" again.
Only on a Cowboys thread do you see insane negativity the same day as a 31-7 blowout in which the two aforementioned players (romo/hatcher) had great games. @Steve Phillips Hatcher had a sack and disrupted Bradford all day. @JesseGonzalez Redskins are back to their losing ways so no one cares. @Matthew W JJ drives us all crazy but find me a better QB who is available. It would only get worse. @Rickapolis @WHO*IS*ESPN Same old hate on same the day he throws 3 TDs and 0 INTs.
Y'all need to get a new catch phrase. Seriously.
Maybe Hatcher ought to keep his mouth shut and rush opposing QB's since it is 31-7 Cowboys over the Rams
Who are the Cowboys gonna get to play quarterback? Orton? Give me a break. Spoken like a true Redskins fan.
Jerry Jones single handedly is keeping the Cowgirls down.
So many of his decisions as GM have ensured that the team is a joke. Throwing that contract at a widely known and proven so-so QB who can't get the job done when it matters should be enough to make Owner Jones fire GM Jones.
Fire Jones and Fire Romo then watch your team get better.
Nothing will change in Dallas as long as Romo is their quarterback. Even Dallas fans know that.
Hatcher spoke about overall team improvement and playing for more than a paycheck
Funny, Hatcher, you do know you are in the NFL where it is all about SELF? Please Romo is only out for the money and women. he is NOT a QB you want.
I'm an idiot, nevermind. This was in practice. We talkin bout practice? Practice?
@JimCatCabbage You are an fing moron.
@eddie767 $8 points and the d gives 51 and its Romo's fault because he is put in position that is always on his shoulders.
@RichardStorm think he listened. Murray ran 26 times.
@RussellFuller He's only had 1 pick this year and it wasn't even a pick 6. Romo hasn't been lights out this year but he's better than he has been.
@rjohn445471 Dude, quit being an idiot and speak of things you have absolutely no clue about...And who ARE YOU to say that Romo isn't a leader?
@FrankJSvet Luck? Of the throw or catch? You think getting to the SB was luck also. Good grief, one bad season does not make a player.
@Rottie20 ""You want your leaders to lead," Garrett told Silver. "Jason's been a good player here for awhile, and it's good for people like him to speak up." www.nfl.com
Again, Romo only threw 24 times and for only 210 yards and the Cowboys won 31-7. Looks like he listened and it worked.
@LindyRidinger I kind of don't get you guys. Romo audibles to a pass ALL THE TIME and he's got a lot of shiny stats and one playoff win to show for it. I'm glad somebody finally said something to him and frankly, it might be just what he needs to take him to the next level. Yeah, the Cowboys blew out the Rams today. And they accomplished that without Romo even throwing for 250 yards and with the Cowboys -- stop the presses -- RUNNING THE BALL MORE THAN THEY THREW IT! I don't know that this is a recipe for the Cowboys to win every game, but the sooner that Romo learns that it's not all about him, the better for the Cowboys.
@PaulSharpe ""Defensive Game Ball: Jason Hatcher
Going into this game, my study of the Rams offensive line led me to believe that they could have some problems handling the Cowboys defensive tackles. For the third straight game, I felt like Jason Hatcher was outstanding. For a player who I had my questions about staying consistent in this scheme, he has more than proved me wrong. Hatcher played with explosive quickness and power. He was disruptive on the move and was relentless in the way he attacked the pocket. His play did not allow Rams quarterback Sam Bradford any room to step up and make a throw. Hatcher was quick to shed blocks, and he was technique-sound the entire day. His play overall caused this Rams' offensive scheme huge issues." www.dallascowboys.com
@Matthew W Not that the QB rating is the best gauge but before last year, broken rib + punctured lung, Romo had the 2nd highest QBR of all time. So I wouldn't go as far as saying "so so".
@Matthew WYeah, that's why Romo has Dallas all alone in First @ 2-1, with Philly @ 1-2, & Wash/NY sucking gutter-juice @ 0-3 #toast.. BTW Romo has best 4th qtr QB rating of all active QB's... Better than Brady, Brees, Rodgers, Peyton, Eli...etc... So much for 'choking'....
@Rickapolis I guess you have taken a vote. What a moron.
@Rickapolis Get off this site, you Skin or gAints clown... u r ignorant... check the stats before u open your lazy, obese pie-hole...
@RussellFuller Oops, my bad. Reading further it was in practice. I'm an idiot, carry on.
@RichardStorm @rjohn445471 I agree. Is Rjohn445471 your inmate #?
@j7apple @FrankJSvet j7apple look at Eli's career stats 83% QB rating. Ints because he is a pansy. He has always had a running gan=me and offensive line except for last two years and look what this Elite ha,ha,ha QB is doing.
His 2 SB wins were NEW ENGLANDS give aways. He has a horseshoe up every orifice he has.
What about the defenses he has been able to lean on. You have no clue most idiots don't.
@beirutwedding @LindyRidinger Why don't you go to Beruit because you know little if anything about FB. You need an offensive line to run. They haven't had one. You need good RB's and they don't have them. You need a good GM to make those things happen and they have JERRY JONES.
Get it ,its always been on Romo's shoulders. 48 points and a team loses. Where was the D where was it in San Diego.
@PaulSharpe @Matthew W Um, are you saying that you think Romo is a better QB than Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers and Peyton Manning? Is that really what you're trying to say?


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THE THEATRE review of "Golden Boy" and "Glengarry Glen Ross." Joe Bonaparte (Seth Numrich), the hero of Clifford Odets's "Golden Boy" (now majestically revived by Lincoln Center Theatre, at the Belasco, under the direction of Bartlett Sher), who gives up the violin for the boxing ring, is a simulacrum of Odets as a young whippersnapper. Joe's willfull self-destruction was a literary intimation of what Odets feared most in life: his own spiritual atrophy. Sher's production is impeccable. The stage is filled with memorable characterizations, none more exciting than Yvonne Strahovski, in her Broadway début, as Lorna Moon. This distinguished, symphonic production has finally put Odets in the pantheon, where he belongs. In "Glengarry Glen Ross" (revived at the Gerald Schoenfeld, under the direction of Daniel Sullivan), David Mamet turns a real-estate office's sales contest into a tooth-and-claw battle that makes a dark spectacle of this country's addiction to winning. Al Pacino, as Shelly (The Machine) Levene, stands out as one of the best messengers of Mamet's gorgeous, vicious music. The play, it occurs to the writer, could be retitled "Death of a Fuckin' Salesman."
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George Harold Sykes, 86, of Elizabethton, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Johnson City Medical Center. George was the last of six sons born to John Milt Sykes and Fannie Lee Thompson Sykes, near the town of Erin, in middle Tennessee. George was born at home on the farm that his dad owned and was the last son to leave home when he joined the U.S. Army. George was too late to see combat in WWII, but was trained in the military as an airplane mechanic and participated in the Berlin Air Lift. He returned home to marry Velma Griffin Sykes, with whom he spent more than 60 years until her passing in August 2012. They had one son, Barry Steven Sykes, and spent the last 42 years in Elizabethton, Tenn., a town they truly loved.
George was trained by Tennessee Valley Authority as an operator and worked his way up through the ranks of TVA to retire as the superintendant of five hydroelectric dams in Northeast Tennessee. George became known as the guy who fixed clocks and was a member of the local clock club. He and a number of good buddies were also the core of Elizabethton's Habitat for Humanity work crew for several years, and several of those good men also did volunteer work for ARM. In addition, George worked with SCORE in an advisory capacity. George and Velma were members of First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton.
George was preceded in death by his wife, Velma G. Sykes, and five brothers, James Beverly Sykes, Allen Thompson Sykes, Charles Sykes, Thomas Edwin Sykes and John Milt Sykes. He leaves his son, Barry Steven Sykes, and daughter-in-law, Elizabeth McPherson, as well as numerous adoring in-laws, nieces and nephews.
The memorial service for Mr. Sykes will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton with Rev. John Shuck officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 2 until 3 p.m. Saturday, prior to the service. Music will be under the direction of Robert Reedy, Jim and Cheri Miller and Anne Sorrell. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers, may make donations to First Presbyterian Church/Kenya Water Project, 119 West F. Street, Elizabethton, TN 37643; or to Holston Habitat for Humanity, 100 Greenwood Lane, Kingsport, TN 37663. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.tetrickfuneralhome.com and signing the guest book or by fax to (423) 542-9499.
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