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FRESNO, Calif. - A California Bowl hero and a seasoned broadcast professional well known to Fresno State fans will join the KMPH broadcast crew for Fresno State football games this fall.
KMPH, which owns the television broadcasting rights to Bulldogs football and men's basketball games, and Fresno State made the joint announcement today.
Ralph Wood, KMPH Sports Director, will continue as the play-by-play voice of the Bulldogs. Joining Wood in the booth as the analyst will be Randy Rosenbloom, who did television play-by-play for Fresno State football and men's basketball from 1987-94. He replaces Alan Autry, who could not return for his third season due to his campaign for mayor of Fresno.
Rosenbloom, who has Olympic broadcasting experience for NBC Sports for the 1992 and 1996 Games, has also been the television analyst for BYU football and basketball, UCLA basketball and UNLV football play-by-play. He was also the voice over play-by-play announcer for the HBO hit series "1st and 10."
Vince Wesson, a Fresno State receiver from 1982-85, will be the sideline reporter, a new addition to the KMPH broadcasts. Wesson, who caught the game-winning touchdown against Bowling Green in the Bulldogs' 29-28 victory in California Bowl II, is a graduate of Fresno State with a degree in speech communication. Most recently he has served as a guest host and analyst on 1430 AM ESPN Radio.
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KMPH 2000 BROADCAST SCHEDULE Sept. 2 at Ohio State (ESPN Regional) 9 a.m. Sept. 9 at UCLA 4:30 p.m. Sept. 23 California 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at TCU noon Nov. 25 at San Jose State 12:30 p.m.
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I was out in Kansas recently for a wedding and stumbled across this rare classic candy in a store out there. Yay, I had found a piece of candy history. The Cherry Mash has been made since 1918 and it found mainly in the Midwest. It's the best selling cherry candy bar in the United States, so it proudly displays the tag line of "America's Favorite Cherry Flavored Candy Bar".
The wrapper is eye catching with this limited colors and retro design.
The Cherry mash looks like a giant ball, it's maybe the size of a raquet ball? It's little smaller than a tennis ball but much, much bigger than a golf ball. The surface is craggy and lumpy from the chopped peanuts, and the mockolate coating gives a lackluster even coating all around. Split in half, there's an intensely pink fondant cream with chunks of maraschino cherry in it.
It smells mainly of the peanuts with a nice roasted and salty smell. There's a little whiff of sweetness with hints of cocoa and coconut too, but it's all about the nuts here.
The flavor is odd: the cherry center is terribly artificial, with strong cherry flavors that at one moment taste authentic, then the next very medicinal. The coating doesn't deliver much taste wise other than sweetness and a mild odd olive oily taste ,and the peanuts give a good roasted kick and peanutty flavor with some salt to balance the cherry center. The center is very thick and moist, with a slippery mouth feel with a slight grain to it. The coating is just crumbly and slightly greasy, not very appealing.
After my first few bites, I come to conclude the center isn't as bad as it first seemed. I really just tastes of maraschino cherry…with both it's odd combination of real and fake flavors. Something about this really seems old fashioned, with ingredients that, in the past, maybe have tasted authentic and real, but now it's just shadows what it once was.
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The storybook history of the American West is a male-dominated narrative of drifters, dreamers, hucksters, and heroes-a tale that relegates women, assuming they appear at all, to the distant background.Home Lands: How Women Made the Westupends this view to remember the West as a place of homes and habitations brought into being by the women who lived there. Virginia Scharff and Carolyn Brucken consider history's long span as they explore the ways in which women encountered and transformed three different archetypal Western landscapes: the Rio Arriba of Northern New Mexico, the Front Range of Colorado, and the Puget Sound waterscape. This beautiful book, companion volume to the Autry National Center's pathbreaking exhibit, is a brilliant aggregate of women's history, the history of the American West, and studies in material culture. While linking each of these place's peoples to one another over hundreds, even thousands of years,Home Landsvividly re-imagines the West as a setting in which home has been created out of differing notions of dwelling and family and differing concepts of property, community, and history.


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Will American Envoy to OIC Address Islamists Snatching Students?Wednesday, June 18th, 2014
Rashad Hussain is America's Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. You didn't know the U.S. had an envoy to that special group which already dominates the United Nations? Well, it does.
Hussain will be in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on June 18-19 for the OIC's Annual Meeting of their foreign ministers. The press release sent out by the State Department was vague on the specifics: "The ministerial will cover a range of issues involving the Muslim world and the OIC's continuing efforts to work with international partners to address a number of global challenges."
On an OIC website addressing the upcoming OIC foreign ministers gathering, the first issue of concern to be discussed at the meeting is "the Cause of 'Palestine' and the Middle East."
Here's guessing the esteemed ministers will not be addressing the challenge presented by Islamists kidnapping three innocent Israeli teenagers. Maybe that's too much to hope for, but will they discuss the nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by different Islamist genocidal terrorists?
Is it too much to hope that at least one of those issues is on the OIC's agenda, especially as the United States has its own envoy to the body?
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We are deploying physical windows servers (460c/Gen8/128GB RAM/300GB HDD) if I implement the page file, following the best practice of 1.5 times the ram, its going to take up the complete disk almost, so with such a large amount of RAM will it be necessary to have a page file that follows the normal windows way.
There are a few things to consider here.
So now you have to ask yourself:
Do you care about a full crash dump? No, probably not. Minidumps are fine in almost all cases and very few people take the time to actually analyze or understand crash dumps.
Can you forecast memory utilization in your system? If you can, you can estimate how large to set the pagefile to with some extra space built in as a cushion. I'm guessing that if you could do this, you wouldn't have asked this question.
Is the answer to the previous two questions "no"? If so, just go with System Managed and keep an eye on it, because you'll get yourself in trouble otherwise.
the short answer is: no, such a big swap file is not needed.
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Tis Good to Be a Princess
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Oh boy did I get into MAJOR trouble Sunday. Mom has really put her foot down with my begging antics. I get no taste of ANYTHING anytime other than my food or treats. Well Mom taped the Bears game for The Dad, as he had to work a pancake fundraiser breakfast. He had just sat down on the couch with a nice cold glass of beer & some pizza to enjoy the game, when Mom hears "Maizy NO you cannot have any! Maizy GET DOWN! Maizy I said NO!" then there is the sound of a glass falling & The Dad gettin up, and words that well....you get the idea. She hears "GET OUT NOW!" I come flying into the kitchen & shoot downstairs, and when Mom walked into the living room, there is The Dad's beer all over the floor, his pizza half off the plate, and a pretty upset Dad. I wanted that pizza & would not be deterred. So Mom had to clean the floor, the couch, get The Dad dry socks even, and some fresh pizza. It was a mess. I stayed out of the way all night. Mom was in the living room with The Dad later, and she points "look in the corner" I had creeped down the hall, and was peeping at THe Dad from there, but would not come into the living room. Of course by night-night time, I knew I was forgiven, cuz I got some good ear rubs. But I guess I better really start behaving like a lady... ulp
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MOL! Pizza is pretty yummy though . . .
Oh, Maizy Long Tail! What use is being a princess if the world is not our oyster, pizza, beer and whatever!
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Ben Rockwood at Cuddletech has a great insight into the squabbles over whether Sun or IBM has it right concerning open source - he says:
People keep trying to duke it out with me over whether Sun or IBM is more commited to open source. And really, it's a hard discussion to have because it depends on which side of the street you are and where you want to go. ... Sun is giving to the world what it has to offer and IBM is giving to the worlds offers what it has to add. These are two polar ways to go about it all, and naturally why so many battles break out.
Ben's looking for understanding and brokering peace. Unlike the shameless Dana Blankenhorn, who just puts words into others' mouths so he can criticise those words. Who is demanding royalties, Dana? Not Sun. How can one "not meet the obligations of open source" if one donates full source to the community under an OSI-approved license? Or is there another rule for Sun that people are making up on the fly?
The real issue, of course, is the elephant in the IT kitchen.
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Can you believe Brother's snazzy new sewing machine? The QuattroT 6000D features a HD screen where a bird's eye, zoomed-in view of the needle and its surroundings are displayed. It also has a LED light for the sewing platform. They haven't announced the price yet, (I bet it's crazy!) but you can check out a little more about the machine here on Brother's website. I never thought I'd see a personal sewing machine with a screen!
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The wildest and meatiest culinary event in the Northwest comes to Timberline Lodge again on September 7, 2014. Nicky USA's Wild About Game features head-to-head cooking competitions between Portland and Seattle chefs, with the audience savoring bites of the results.
Over 40 food artisans, brewers and winemakers provide samples in the artisan marketplace. Get up close and learn about the amazing sustainably raised and produced meat, cheese, salt, wine, beer and more. Industry insiders will provide their perspective. It is definitely the wildest food event, built by Nicky USA, the provider of locally-raised and game meat to restaurants in both Portland and Seattle.
The full-day event starts at 11:30 am at the Wy'East Day Lodge at Timberline Lodge, Government Camp, Oregon. Tickets are available for $65 online, or $75 at the door. The event is only open to those age 21 and over.
The chef competition will have these match-ups:
- Joshua McFadden of Ava Gene's, Portland V Shane Ryan of Matt's in the Market, Seattle
- Josh Scofield of Toro Bravo, Portland V Rob Sevcik of Loulay, Seattle
- Jin Soo Yang of Bamboo Sushi, Portland V Jason Stoneburner of Bastille, Seattle
- Jason French of Ned Ludd, Portland V Mike Easton of Il Corvo, Seattle
Last year, the judges' favorite was Aaron Barnett of St. Jack with a stuffed guinea hen leg. The People's Choice Award went to Joey Sequinia of Harvest Vine with a water buffalo short rib adobo.
It's a must-do event for foodies and for carnivore locavores who want to explore beyond grass-fed beef.
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Faris McReynolds is, for all intents and purposes, a successful L.A.-based visual artist. Despite consistently showing in galleries and selling his paintings, he felt his creativity was stifled. He found himself spending his hard-earned dollars on music equipment, and soon enough, he put two and two together. McReynolds quickly changed gears and started making music as One Finger Riot — a lot of music.


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White shoes are an undisputedly a huge trend right now. When the sought-after designs hit online retailers, they're gone almost as quickly as they appeared. Choosing white over black or another neutral is not only a super modern, fashion-forward choice, but it's an incredibly versatile choice. White is, after all, a neutral, even if its potential as a shoe choice is generally maligned.
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On the 14th of August, in the very centre of Riga, on an island in the river Daugava, MADARA Cosmetics organised MADARA Festival of Good Thoughts and Sensations. It was the first festival in the company's history with around 2000 visitors. Festival took place from 2pm until 4am at night, and during this time the visitors made around 500 pieces of soaps, scrubs and perfumes with Nordic summer fragrances. Festival was created to give peace, freedom and positive energy exchange, facilitated by musicians, dance performance, selected delicacies in the eco market, natural fashion show and, of course, the visitors themselves. Activities for children, sunny weather, mohitos with MADARA Drinks and fresh ingredients and the calming effect of the surrounding water made the festival's atmosphere a very relaxed and happy one.back


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Bethenny Frankel has been working on her business while filming her talk show. She has tons of assistants working on her business, while she is filming episodes on a daily basis in New York. In addition, she is a mother to little Bryn and she travels whenever she needs to do an appearance. She has also been taking some time off in Miami. According to a new Radar Online report published on Feb. 4, Bethenny Frankel is supposedly worried about business documents coming out as public knowledge.
Apparently, a lawsuit was filed against Bethenny in 2011 because of her business. The lawsuit claimed false advertising and she hasn't settled it yet. She wants the judge to seal all of the documents in the case, as she is worried about what will happen if they get out. She wants the documents sealed because "the transcript contains non-public, commercially sensitive confidential and proprietary business information."
The documents include highly confidential "sales data, business plans, research and marketing presentations" and Frankel fears if they go public her company will suffer. The business seems to be taking a backseat to her talk show these days, but if her talk show does not get renewed, her business is what she has.
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This year's graduates at Robert F. Munroe Day School were sure of two things: they had received a good education and a solid moral background.
"We are ready to face the world because of the sound and secure environment we had here at Robert F. Munroe. Many opportunities and paths exist for each of us but we will not be traveling alone, we will carry all of you in our hearts and in our thoughts. Let the next phase begin," said class salutatorian Anna Margaret Dooner.
• First Baptist Church in Quincy holds Sunday School each week at 9:45 a.m., followed by worship at 10:55. Sunday evening worship begins at 6 p.m. Sunday morning worship services are broadcast on Sunday events at 6 p.m. on 93.3 FM.
• Church services at Mt. Pilgrim Primitive Baptist Church are held the first, second and fourth Sundays at 11 a.m., and at 8 a.m. on the third Sunday of each month. Church school begins at 9:45 a.m. each Sunday morning.
John and the late Peggy Anderson of Gretna, along with Martha Wallace and Roosevelt Baggling of Bainbridge, Ga., are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their children, Delois Grace and Fredrick Anderson.
The wedding is planned for July 3.
Paul and Connie McLendon of Quincy, along with Tom and Vicki Hayford of Bonifay, are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their children, Carrie Marie McLendon and Harold Jason Hayford.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Thomas and Maxine Bush of Bonifay, Betty Sue McLendon and the late Winston McLendon of Quincy. A Quincy resident, she is a currently pursuing a nursing degree at Tallahassee Community College.
The eyes are the window to the soul – so they say. And the eyes of 19-year-old Keltric Harris and 13-year-old Brian Williams are easy to read as they gaze upon their mom, Pam Kenon. It's clear they love and appreciate their mother.
Brian surprised his mother with the nomination for The Gadsden County Times Mother of the Year contest. Kenon said she had no idea he had nominated her, but when she got the message that she had been drawn as the winner, she just began to cry.
"I just couldn't believe it," she said.
The DOH confirmed this morning that there are now 69 cases of swine flu. The new cases are in St. Johns County (58-year-old male and 65-year-old female), Broward (1-year-old male) and Miami-Dade (42-year-old male). There are no new probable cases.
U.S. Congressman Allen Boyd (D-North Florida) announced today that Gadsden County schools will receive $1,903,463 in federal funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
This federal funding is part of an investment of nearly $1.8 billion that was released to the state of Florida by the U.S. Department of Education this week. Gadsden County will use this funding to support teaching jobs and preserve needed programs at area schools.
The Gadsden County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the grand opening of the Old Mexico restaurant, located at 6765 Ben Bostick Road in Quincy, next to Piggly Wiggly.
The chamber and Old Mexico hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on the morning of May 4 just before the restaurant officially opened for lunch. The restaurant will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The Quincy city commission voted Tuesday night to pass an ordinance, on first reading, that would allow the sale of alcohol on Sunday. The ordinance would also limit the location of package stores to U.S. Highway 90 and State Road 267. Current liquor store owners would be given 5 years to relocate.
Jack McLean, city manager, said the liquor stores affected are located in South Adams, Crawford and Flagler streets. He said the ordinance is also an attempt to get liquor stores and establishments that sell alcohol out of neighborhoods.
Rasheen Edwards, a teacher at Dick Howser House, was arrested on battery charges and given a notice to appear Thursday after she and another teacher, Starla Lumpkin, were involved in a fight at the center, located on East Crawford Street.
According to a report released by the Quincy Police Department, the incident occurred about 7:15 a.m. on May 13 in a portable classroom behind the main building at the center for children with special needs.
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After the New Orleans Saints' win over Houston in Week 2 of the preseason, Coach Sean Payton singled out penalties as one area of the team's performance that was unacceptable. He is unlikely to change his assessment after Friday night's 36-21 win over the San Diego Chargers at the Superdome.
The Saints were penalized 11 times Friday for 90 yards, and as is probable with that many infractions, some were costly. For example, the Saints negated two good kick returns, and on their last drive of the first half, wide receiver Marques Colston was flagged first for unsportsmanlike conduct and then for a false start on a drive that eventually stalled, forcing the Saints to settle for a field goal.
"We had 11 penalties, " Payton said almost as soon as he got to the postgame podium. "A couple of those, things we can certainly clean up. But there's a lot of hidden yardage there lost in the return game."
TIGERS BURNING BRIGHT: Some of the Superdome crowd could have been forgiven if they enjoyed an LSU flashback or two, given how many former Tigers made plays.
Saints wide receiver Devery Henderson got a fortuitous tip on a jump ball with Chargers cornerback Antoine Cason that turned a 46-yard heave from Brees into New Orleans' first touchdown.
That play came after Chargers running back Jacob Hester, starting now as San Diego's fullback, plunged over left tackle from the 6-yard line for a touchdown.
But the Superdome loudspeakers also cackled from time to time with the names of other former LSU players, too. Chargers backup linebacker Darry Beckwith was in on a tackle as was Saints backup linebacker Harry Coleman.
Elsewhere, San Diego wide receiver Buster Davis had three catches for 41 yards, and the Chargers also went to Josh Reed once, unsuccessfully.
INJURY REPORT: A few Saints left the game with injuries and did not return, although it remained unclear if any of them were serious.
Safety Pierson Prioleau, who has played well on special teams in the preseason, went out in the first half with what was characterized as a knee injury.
In the second half, offensive tackle Zach Strief and linebacker Jonathan Vilma left the game. Vilma walked off on his own with what was announced as a groin issue. Strief went to the sideline unaided but hobbling a bit with what was announced as a knee injury.
The Saints also scratched two would-be starters, somewhat unexpectedly, although those two players do not appear to be seriously hurt. Fullback Heath Evans, who generally sat out the second part of two-a-day practices during training camp while rehabilitating a knee injury, did not dress. Also out was cornerback Tracy Porter, who nicked a previously injured left knee at some point in the past week. Porter missed one day of practice during the week but said his injury was not a long-term concern.
Then, late in the fourth quarter on the Saints' final possession, wide receiver Courtney Roby, who had two catches for 45 yards in a solid game, went out and did not return.
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Following the update to their Apple TV app, the NBA is offering an extended trial of their League Pass service right up until November 5th, meaning you can watch the entire first week of the new NBA season for free.
The November doldrums are setting in over here as we gear up for the frosty months to come so it's more vital than ever to maintain a vibrant variety of indoor entertainment options before the white stuff starts falling from the sky. If you're in a similar seasonal situation then scope this week's selections for some tasty, toasty cinematic relief from the chilly breezes and then go ahead and snuggle until you just can't snuggle no more!
Squirrels has rolled out a major updates to their Reflector app for both Mac and Windows.
Created by the team that brought you AirParrot, Reflector wirelessly mirrors your iPhone or iPad to a larger screen. Whether that be playing games, watching movies, or just browsing the web, Reflector has AirPlay mirroring built into the app meaning no extra software or cables are needed.
Halloween is just around the corner – the time sweet-lovers look forward to, and dentists hate. The only time of the year you can get away with demanding sweets from strangers and defacing pumpkins. But it's also about spending time with your families.
Just in time for the 2013-2014 season, the NBA has updated its app for the Apple TV, following the rather significant update it deployed for its iOS counterpart.
Tuckered out from all the trick and/or treating? Tired of handing out discount sugar grenades to all the costumed neighborhood fat brats? Tore up from your weekend All Hallows Eve party where you drooled all over the "sexy/slutty nurse" (otherwise known as your GF's BF) all night? Ready for some good ole Halloween scares, shocks, heebies and jeebies of the stay-safely-under-the-covers-at-home variety?


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The end of the BLC 25 round comes at an already reflective time for me. Yesterday, 7/19 was my 5 year spark anniversary. So over the past few weeks, with that date looming in the future, I have been thinking about my progress, my accomplishments, my set backs and wondering why I am still in the process of trying to lose weight.
Five years is a long time to be dieting. I think Spark�s slowest loser was able to reach his goal in less than two years, and that was intentional.
When I first started Spark, it was about getting into a routine of exercising, eating within a calorie range and connecting with similar people. The Done Girls Team was a life line for me. I was able to do the workout challenges and watch what I ate and feel like part of a community.
As I began increasing my exercise options, one of my friends introduced me to a group of running buddies, who were out running @ 5:15 AM. Sometimes the weather was brutal, but they would be out there and I would feel the pull. We signed up for races, including 10 milers and
and trained together and I began to really enjoy running with these wonderful women.
On the days I didn�t run, I focused on cross training using DVDs, a stationary bike, and whenever we went away, I used the gym which hopefully had an elliptical trainer. Then I started noticing how some days my running went really well, while others I felt like my legs were cement. I started taking stock of my nutrition. Spent more time on Spark, educating myself about not just being within a calorie range, but needing to fuel my body so it could run most efficiently.
It was around that time one of my sparker friends told me about the Biggest Loser team. I was already a fan of the TV show, watched the contestants as they overcame HUGE obstacles and watched the show evolve into what it is now. Anyway, my stay on the Waves DONE girl team had ended so the timing was right.
I got an invite for round 15 and have been in the BLC ever since. So, then I ask myself, �Why has it taken me eleven rounds to realize what I need to do in order to live up to my moniker, Health4Lyfe?� Because although in the beginning of this blog I stated it was a long time to be on a diet, the light bulb
has finally stayed on! It�s not a diet. It�s a lifestyle. I have had some events recently that I have wanted to look my best, so while I have not deprived myself of tempting treats
, I have been able to allow a taste here or there, but not given in to a previous �all or none� attitude which has been pervasive in these 5 years.
This past silver round of the BLC-25 coincided well with goals I have set for myself and my decisions to keep my long term goals more firmly in my view, so I don�t lose sight of what I really want by confusing it with what I want NOW. I am better able to read signals from my body about being hungry versus being bored or dehydrated or emotional. I have learned to stop and think and act less impulsively. I have learned to eat more raw food and reap the benefits of preparing many foods for myself. I am eating more vegetables than ever before and they have SO many benefits!
Thankfully some of the challenges our team has put forth included eating more veggies and trying new recipes, which, because I can be somewhat competitive at times, has motivated me to meet those goals as well. It�s been such a win win situation! I could not have done it without the support of my team, the Navy Ninjas! Each and every one of the team mates, between their victories, their joys, their struggles, their setbacks, their competitive spirits, and their sharing have inspired me this round. Yes, and even our dreaded jumping jacks~ Thanks Grace!
I wish for all of you that the light bulb may stay on for you, especially during this time in-between rounds. Please don�t make the same mistake I have repeatedly made and go on a break from your health.
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Mo - such a great blog to read! And so inspirational for those who haven't had their "light bulb" moment yet! That moment is the key!! The "AHA!!! By Jove, I've got it!" moment!
Patience & persistence!
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I know the feeling, I've already been a spark member since Jan 2011, over 3 years now, going on 4. I've taken a break a few times during that time. I've lost, then gained then lost, then gained again. Realizing that what you need to acheive is a healthy lifestyle instead of going on a "diet" is an important step. It sounds like you have learned a lot through your journey and even if there are a lot of bumps in the road, we usually seem to end up wiser for it. Keep up the good work!
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Keep it up and keep going. I love seeing and reading your blogs. You are an inspiration to me.
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Wow, out running by 5:15 am?! You guys are inspiring! Happy Sparkerversary!
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I love what you said about lifestyle. Instead of dieting. I still suffer from the all or nothing mentality. It occurs less frequently now.
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Very well said! I know that you are going to get there. Thanks for always supporting and pushing me to do and be my best! You are awesome!!!!
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Maureen you have been a great inspiration to our team.
Looks like your determination has paid off.
Hope some day we all get the bulb to click and stay one...
Happy 5th spark Anniversary!!!!
Stay strong and health & live well...
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I too have been actively trying to lose for years. I got my lightbulb too! We can do this.
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Well said Maureen! I believe you will reach your intended goal soon and stick with it. You've been a great member on the team, so supportive and inspirational!
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Remarkable journey! You have been an inspiration to all! I know that you will reach your goals and continue on your healthy lifestyle!
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Unfortunately, the ASVS is not known widely, even by application security specialists. I personally really like it a lot, and think that Dave Wichers, the project lead did a great job, but there are also some highly frustrating things wrong with it. This makes it very difficult to use the ASVS as is, without rework or a lot of expensive and time consuming explanations to give to development teams, security managers or auditors.
This blog represents my views and insights on the ASVS and where I hope this project will be going in the future. At first I thought giving this blog the title 'The Good, Bad and Ugly of the OWASP ASVS', but this blog would be way to long if I also needed to include the good things of ASVS. So sorry, the tone of this blog is quite negative.
What is this Thing Called ASVS?The OWASP Application Security Verification standard (ASVS) defines four levels of application-level security verification for Web applications.
Each level described in ASVS includes a set of requirements for verifying the effectiveness of security controls that protect Web applications. The requirements were developed with the following objectives in mind:
- Use as a metric – Provide application developers and application owners with a yardstick with which to assess the degree of trust that can be placed in their Web applications,
- Use as guidance – Provide guidance to security control developers as to what to build into security controls in order to satisfy application security requirements, and
- Use during procurement – Provide a basis for specifying application security verification requirements in contracts.
The OWASP ASVS has the following validation levels (from the ASVS itself, that has an Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 license):
The Audience is not ListeningThe above was literally taken from the standard itself. I think there is already a problem with the objectives:
- Use during procurement: the ASVS is a very technical document. People in procurement are not technical at all. Technical language should never be used in contracts. I do agree that contracts might included the requirement to have testing done up to a certain level of the ASVS, but this is something entirely different than "providing a basis".
- Use as a guidance to security control developers: no, no and no! This is not supposed to be a guidance document for developers, it is called a verification standard. Do not try to write a good document for security testers and developers, you'll fail for both types.
- Use as a metric for application developers and owners: I agree with the metric, but not for developers! Developers have nothing to do with degree of trust in an application, developers create applications based on requirements. There should be a minimal level of security requirements (maybe based on ASVS), but let developers focus on the creation of applications and functionalities.
- Content: The ASVS should focus on providing a list of what needs to be verified according to what level.
- Reader: The audience for this document will be the security consultant that performs the testing.
- Scoring: The only possible score (for application owners, security managers or auditors) will be fail or success. The consultant can add his own opinion, whether or not a failure is considered a low or high risk in the context of that application and the business functions it supports.
The Mythical DeveloperOk, sorry, rant-mode on for a minute.
Everyone who was forced to read security related books knows that security is function of people, processes and technology. I disagree completely with that statement, IMHO processes and technology are only there to support (force will fail) people in making the right choice.
People are the most important thing (I refuse to use the denigrating term asset) for security. I have witnessed small development shops without any real processes write highly secure code, and I have seen large software divisions with a secure SDLC and automated scanners fail to create a secure application.
At the end, it is about one person's knowledge and his/her willingness and ability to implement what is correct. For that reason, one should always respect people, their capabilities and their responsibilities.
That's why I always cringe when I read an OWASP document that regards 'developers' as only one type of people (usually the ones that are the coders) and that beliefs one document fits all development team members.
A typical development team consists of business analysts, requirement writers, specification writers, architects, designers, coders, Quality Assurance (QA) staff and later operational people.
OWASP, respect the way that development is done for ages, and consider rewriting all your very interesting and worthwhile documents to the intended development team member. In return you will gain the respect of the development community.
- Although (see earlier section) I do not believe that the audience of the ASVS should be members of a development team, structure the to be developed ASVS standard around how things are done in application development: the different phases of the SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle). This will make life easier for the consultant.
- A lot of the content of the current ASVS can be used in dedicated, new standards, for QA testers, business analysts, requirements writers, coders, etc. Tune your content to your audience, and choose that audience wisely.
- When documents are 80% ready, reach out and go to the organisations of developers, analysts, architects, … Involve them, listen to them.
Puppets on a String in the Security TheatreAlthough a lot of the recommendations superficially seem to make sense, many don't. Really OWASP, you should be the leaders in application security, and not spread ideas that are not based on solid research. Yes, it can be hard not playing along (I absolutely hate needing to mention APT in my proposals), but this must be the task of an independent organisation such as OWASP.
Do not include requirements that have no real consequences for security, but are maybe nice-to-haves or are simply required (copied) from other security standards. Do not include requirements that are not proven, even if they have other good impacts.
Some examples with remarks in the table below:
|This requires for the highest levels that threat modelling information has been provided. If one does not do threat modelling, does this make the application by default insecure? Having done threat modelling might improve the 'trust' in an application, but is that trust based on solid research? I have not (please proof me wrong) read a study that threat modelling improves the security of an application. Nice to have, yes, required, no. Given more trust in an application: debatable.
|This requires that authentication/authorization controls have a centralised implementation. Again, this in itself does not make your application more secure or trustworthy. It is usually considered good design, makes the application more maintainable, but on the other hand: any error in the central component completely opens your whole application.
|Re-authentication is required before any sensitive operations are permitted? This is a design trade-off. Why not digital signatures? Why asking for re-authentication if it teaches a user to fill in his credentials with each pop-up that appears to be coming from the application?
|These require certain details to be present in the log files. There is no real reason why. It will not stop attackers. This is a nice-to-have (enabling forensics). It should be part of the verification of the security requirements and probably rewritten as:
"Verify that requirements for logging are defined according to internal policy, contracts or compliancy demands".
There is no need to perform a security check if this is really implemented: if it is part of the requirements specification, it will be part of acceptance documentation and will be QA tested.
|This requires approved cryptographic modules/modes of operations according to the NIST standards. Please do no refer directly to US standards. Again, the use cryptography is usually documented in a security policy or requirement and should be part of the requirements documentation. If this does not exist, refer to the more neutral http://www.keylength.com.
|Asks for the verification of existence/enforcement of the key management policy. Again, if this has any influence on the application at all, it should be in the requirements specification.
|Any security reason for a centralised log component? Yes, in general it might be a good design, but has it really direct consequences on the security of the application? (OK, let's better start with the definition of application security, maybe in a new blog)
|Requires the availability of a log analysis tool. Really? Again, if the application need to co-operate with a specific tool, it should have been part of the requirements. Some applications even deliberately do not log anything since that might make their owners liable, so this can never be a generic requirement.
|Requires to have a list of sensitive data, the access policy and the requirements for encryption and the enforcement of that policy. Again, can be moved to requirements specification, and does not make the application more secure in itself.
|Requires that access to the application is denied if the application cannot access its security configuration information. Makes sense, but I have seen many times that business people demand that the application goes on under any condition – e.g. disaster recovery mode - and that they take that risk. So this is again more a requirements/design trade-off.
|The configuration store must be able to be output in a human-readable format for audit. Nothing security related here, move to functional security requirements. A criminal will not care. Does it improve trustworthiness? Maybe, if you believe that your auditor knows what the configuration must look like.
For each verification requirement ask the following questions:
- If the requirement is not in place, does it necessarily make the application insecure? If the answer is no, ditch the requirement (it's at most a nice-to-have instead of a real requirement).
- If not having the requirement makes the application insecure, please provide proof of that. Provide a link to study that is is indeed the case, and not something that has been copied all over the internet since years.
Dazed and Confused
The original goal of the ASVS was also to reach out to 'developers'. Does OWASP really believe that development team members know what to do with (or validate) a statement such as:
|Verify that authenticated session tokens are sufficiently long and random to withstand attacks that are typical of the threats in the deployed environment.
Even I, as self-proclaimed application security expert, have problems with the interpretation (or explaining them to my customer):
- What are the typical threats (against session tokens) in the environment?
- What is long enough?
There are lots and lots of examples of this kind of unclear language. Even if the document is rewritten for application security consultants/testers, we still might need guidance. Not everyone knows the latest in application security research or typical attacks or has time to research/explain where a specific requirement comes from.
And yes, I know what people will tell me: it's your job to know al that. Yes, I'm quite able to do that for a price, but sorry, it's not my job to research all 'commonly accepted' security requirements that are not based on solid research (Example: try researching/explaining why a typical 'good enough' password should have a minimal length of 8 characters. I usually answer that using anything smaller will result in them having to discuss/explain that to all auditors, which is not a wise thing to do.).
Make certain that all words count. Be very clear. Maybe hire a technical writer. By all means, let your document be proofread by the intended audience.
Explain the why for a requirement. At least, if an application fails, consultants will have no problem putting that into the context of the application and business involved.
Validation levels based on tools or methodology usedI think the standard should limit itself to validation requirements, and not prescribe the use of tools or manual reviews. We all know that even reviewers that focus on manual work (such as my company Astyran) use tools.
And yes, some requirements (such as presence of malicious code or backdoors) can only be checked by reviewing the source code. But it should not part of the standard. The trust one has in an application should stem from the review of relevant validation requirements and not from the methodology or tools used. Or the methodology can be part of another document.
Maybe we can have different validation requirements based on the type of applications, such as the Internet Banking and Technology Risk Management Guidelines (IBTRM) of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). These guidelines describe 3 types of financial applications: information service, interactive information exchange service and transactional service. Maybe we need to add some categories for non-financial applications but at least it is a start.
Maybe we need a distinction between web applications that are on the internet, intranet or partner network?
- Rethink the validation levels, do not base them on tools/manual approaches for the verification/trust
ScoringKeep it simple and stupid. It is FAIL or SUCCEED. If the application fails the consultant should provide his opinion (e.g. is the failure for one validation requirements in the context of the application really a serious risk yes or no).
Do not become security zealots. Business have to run on applications, that sometimes might not be secure (as defined by one of the ASVS levels). Provide guidance and advise to business managers that will enable them to make an informed decision.
Be aware that sometimes a security risk in an application might be counteracted by a security control outside that application (for instance, limit access or increase surveillance).
Do not make the mistake to integrate compliancy elements of other standards. Being compliant is something different than being secure.
Reporting requirementsThe current ASVS reporting requirements are IMHO too strict or to heavy especially with the needed documentation of the application architecture. I see no need to include detailed architecture or design related documentation: for some applications this might be hundreds of pages. This should be provided to me as part of the review, if it is not there, then this is a finding …
According to my understanding this documentation requirement is there to proof that the consultant /tester really understood the application. Sorry, a report will only be accepted by a customer if he deems it valid. If I misunderstood the working of the application, I will have to go back. But having detailed diagrams into the report proofs nothing.
The report requirements require the use of the OWASP risk rating methodology. I do not agree, the report should take into the risk appetite and risk methodology of the company. The OWASP methodology is largely unproven (I do not mean that it is worse than any other) and is based on subjective data such as skill and motives of attackers.
- Rethink the reporting requirements, keep it simple: FAIL or SUCCEED and the opinion of the consultant tester.


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An old site I've inherited has a script that users can run from the CMS that basically pulls out all the products from the database table and exports them as a xls file. There aren't that many records, around 5000, and up until recently it's been working fine. As the amount of products has increased, the script execution time has also increased, and recently it's started exceeding the servers
max_execution_time of 30 seconds.
When I look at the process running on the server, I notice that as soon as the
TIME+ hits 60 seconds, the script dies.
If I limit the SQL results to say 4500, the script executes within 60 seconds, there are no problems.
The SQL Query seems to be fine. I checked the execution time and it's just under 40 seconds.
I also tried extending the scripts execution time by using both
set_time_limit (120); and
ini_set('max_execution_time', 120);, However when doing so, instead of running one time for 120 seconds, the script will run 2-3 times, each time for 60 seconds, dying, and coming back as a new process.
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My mother sent an email today, with the subject "On My!!!" (which I presume was supposed to be "Oh My!!!"). The entirety of the email is contained below:
On My !!!
Here's a quote from the Oct. 14 British Spectator that sums it up perfectly: "You have to pinch yourself – a Marxist radical who all his life has been mentored by, sat at the feet of, worshiped with, befriended, endorsed the philosophy of, funded and been in turn funded, politically promoted and supported by a nexus comprising black power anti-white racists, Jew-haters, revolutionary Marxists, unrepentant former terrorists and Chicago mobsters, is on the verge of becoming President of the United States. And apparently it's considered impolite to say so."
The quote, from an article in the UK Spectator, found here (a good read, btw), has caused quite a stir… I bet you already saw this coming: somebody from the 9 people she emailed it to complained. She used her work email to send the message, and now she is "in trouble" for using company resources blah blah blah.
Am I the only one who see's the irony here?


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To take this supplement you simply pour it into a bottle of water 30 minutes before a meal and drink.
The products' two plant extract concentrates - chloregenic acid and oxypregnane steroid glycoside - work to provide effective "slimming and beauty benefits" thanks to antioxidants that are reportedly twice as potent as those found in dark chocolate.
Studies have also shown the caffein acid in chlorogenic acid contains high antioxidant levels that help limit the oxidation of lipids in the liver. And the oxypregnane steroidal glycoside helps with appetite control because it sends signals to the brain to tell the body it's full.
Plexus Slim claims the effectiveness of its product has been clinically proven. A 30-day supply of costs $84.95, but preferred customers - those who agree to receive a monthly recurring auto-shipment - pay $79.95.
Ingredients include: Chloregenic acid (plant extract), citrin K, alpha lipoid acid, oxypregnane steroidal, polydestrose, citric acid, natural flavors, beet root and grape skin extract, stevia extract and lo han extract.
Makers of Plexus Slim say users can expect to see results in as little as two weeks.PRO
- Contains no stimulants
- Claims to be safe for diabetics
- Contains natural ingredients
- Can be conveniently mixed with water
- May help to jump-start a weight loss plan
- Can be a bit expensive compared to similar products
- Must buy a 30-day supply to get free sample
- Diet and exercise are mentioned, but not heavily incorporated with Plexus Slim
- Not a long-term solution to weight loss
- Weight loss claims are likely exaggerated
- Natural does not always mean safe
- Chlorogenic acids
- Oxypregnane steroidal glycoside
- Low Glycemic Index Fructose
- Soy Lecithin
- Beet Root
- Stevia
- Lo Han Fruit
- Grape Skin
- Carmine
- Rosmarinic Acid
- Hydroxcycinnamic Acid
Pour into a 12-ounce glass or bottle of water and drink 30 minutes before a meal. Plexus Slim should be consumed only one time throughout the day.DIET and EXERCISE
Changing your eating habits is recommended for optimal results with Plexus Slim. The product contains natural appetite suppressants, and basically you are told to listen to your body. Ordering smaller meals at restaurants and eating smaller portions is the extent of the dieting advice.
For exercise, you don't have to incorporate any exercise to see results. It is mentioned that if you incorporate 20-30 minutes of exercise each day, your results will be seen a lot faster.CONCLUSION
Losing weight can mean different things to different people. Some people desire to lose five or ten pounds while others have much larger amounts to lose. Using Plexus Slim might be a great added boost to help you reach your goals. While it gets bonus points for its convenient powdered mix which can be easily added to any bottle of water for a quick appetite suppressant and its natural ingredients, Plexus Slim is not a long-term solution weight and its all-natural ingredients may not equate to being safe for your health.
Talk to your doctor before using this product, particularly if you have diabetes.Common Misspellings
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I have been on it for one weekl and lost 13ibs! i love it
I have 3 friends currently using PS and PS Accelerator. They have each lost a significant amount of weight, 26, 28, and 17 lbs, respectively. They are all African American women over 42 yrs. old. They have not had any ill health effects. I have placed an order will begin the weight loss journey with them. I will update my status in 30 days.
Hi, I began my journey with weight loss on July 9th 2012, when a friend introduced me to Plexus Slim...I started taking the product and am currently still taking the product. I changed my eating habits, added Zumba classes and walking into my routine and very proud to say that I'm down 73 pounds and have gone from a 20 plus size to a regular 13.
I love Plexus Slim! I've been taking it since July 16th 2012 and as of Dec. 18th 2012, I've lost 34 lbs. Most imporantly I feel so much better from getting relief from my Fibromyalgia pain! I'm completely amazed by how much less pain I have and I have more energy!
You can follow my journey at my blog: http://plexusjourneywithamee.blogspot.com/
I love Plexus Slim as well as the other Plexus products! I feel healthier than ever :))
Awesome product! It really works well. I did not feel like I was tearing up my system and I lost weight and lots of inches.
I absolutely love this product!! It has helped me and my family all lose weight and get healthy! I've shown the ingredients to several doctors and they've all said they see nothing at all wrong with this product!! I recommend everyone try it :)
3 months on plexus and I have GAINED weight......very unhappy. The money I spent on this I could have joined a gym! 0 out of 10
So far I have lost a pants size without making any real changes to my diet, excpet the fact that I want less to eat and don't crave certain foods like before. I can only imagine how well I'll do once I change my diet and bpin to exercise.
I am not a large person and lost 3 pounds the 1st week!
Congratulations on you and your mom's weight-loss success! Please keep us all posted.
Just a normal person ordering PS through my mom. So I don't have to deal with anyone asking me to join. My mom doesn't either as she has call waiting. I have searched and searched for REAL review so I thought I would put my own. I am a SAHM with 3 children. I don't exercise or eat to healthy. When my scales tipped to 190 I was aghast I had let myself go. My 10 year anniversary is coming up this month, by the way, and know it was coming I started PS a few months ago. As a side note my aunt who is not an ambassador and does not do any work for PS takes it as well and has dropped over 50 lbs. So back to my story, I wanted to be a little trimmer for my anniversary and get my stomach shrunk and back in control. The very first day I took it I was miserable. Dizzy, lightheaded, felt like I would puke and pass out had to lay down most of the day. I was ready for this though because my SIL had taken other diet pills and felt similar. So I got through the first day thinking, NOPE I am not taking this. The next morning I felt fine and I thought well I will give it one more try. I did. And absolutely nothing was felt! No dizziness, no light headed, not anything. So I was jazzed about it. I have skipped taking it a few times for a few days in a row and it is always the same. That first day back on it is not so fun, but the next day is absolutely fine. Also the best part is I have gotten my eating habits under control and also have lost 30 pounds!!!!!! I have 2 months of PS left and I will not be ordering any more. NOT because it does not work, but simply because I don't want to spend the money, I have gotten my eating under control and I personally don't want to do diet pills my whole life. I always maintain well using Weight Watcher or Calorie Counting. So from an average joe over here�?�..I love the product and it works well for me.
Follow me as I start my new diet plan!!
I ran into a friend today that I hadn't seen in good while...they had lost a lot of weight and I had to ask what they did as I have been trying to lose with not results for a while. They told me about Plexus and here I am trying to decide if this would be good for me.
I am 45lbs over weight and have had HBP for years and now i'm also taking Crestor for cholesteral. I also take meds for the high blood pressure. I'm 54 and want to get rid of the medications ASAP!!! I seek to live a thinner healthier life now!
I am going to use the drink and not the pills (Bcuz I think that's what causes dizziness)....I will go over my blood work with my doc before starting to get my numbers to compare them in 3 weeks..TBC
Yes I will post a before, during and end results pictures...
Not much a person can add to your post. In my opinion, you and your Doctor are "Right On"!!!! These uninformed Ambassadors who try to shove this junk down people's throats, not even realizing the consequences makes me sick. They are suppose to be making so much money, why can't they pay for your medical bills. It;s been proven 98.5% of people in most MLM programs lose money. It is a mathematical hoax, and mathematically proven by many experts. In my opinion, the reason people get into this type of program is two fold. They're either disperate, uninformed, or both.
I am a 60 year old female and not computer savory so do not get on internet much. My daughter found this site for me doing a search. I may get clobbered for my "testimony" but need to tell no matter the onslaught. I took this product along with the booster accelerator, and after a few days, I woke up and the room was spinning. The dizziness lasted the entire day & through the night till my husband insisted on taking me minor emergency clinic.. The physican asked questions and I explained the new diet product I had been taking. I had the accelerator with me and when the doc looked at the bottle, he told me to stop taking the product. A few days later, the dizziness ceased. If you will look at the warning sign, which the distributor did not tell me about, you will read the cautions. What ires me is that the distributor now claims she holds no responsibility for my medical bills as per the disclaimer on her webpage. I would highly advise anyone contemplating this product to research before just taking the word of the sellers, who are in it for the money. Stick with reputable retailers. This product has not been fully tested and hold no solid evidence as to it's claims of weight losses other than testomonies from those selling. I am sorry if this offends anyone. I am telling it only as it happened to me. Thank you.
If you don't believe Pete, believe me. I have a sister in the hospital right now fighting for her life because she took ONE Accelerator for the FIRST TIME. She has severe cerebral hemorraging and appears to have had a stroke. Her symptoms appeared within an hour or so after taking it. The only reason I am here is because I was investigating this product after finding out that she had taken it just before being rushed to the Emergency. BEWARE, and thank you Pete for warning people.
Hey Angel
Hope you are doing well. I am a biologist and worked in marketing for a major pharmaceutical company for 33 yrs. i also was VP over marleting for a bank in N. Louisiana. Not bragging, but you ask for my credientals. I don't believe any product lives up to the hype some people put on this product My goodness it's nothing more than a vitamin in which you can buy any of the ingredients in Wal-mart for pennies on the dollar. And you want to pay 70-80 dollars for a product with not an ounce of clinical data to back it.
And if you have read my post I
really don't attack PS, I attack the method through which it is distributed. If you look at the marketing design, it is so easy to see what most MLM cpmpanies are, and that is a pyramid scheme disguished by a product. Look around and just notice who are making the MOST money, the people that got in on the scheme early. It is proven that 99% of participants in MLM where recruitment is the main focus LOSE money. I am now retired, and after seeing family and friends conned out of thousands of dollars decided to devote my time as an advocate against MLM. In reality I could care less about PS because with my marketing experience, no product last forever, and it will fall on its own weight. But, that is a whole new book.
Hope this answers your questions, and I really do feel for the people that have bought into this. TIME is their best and only ally.
I wasn't going to respond to you but, you've finally said enough to make me bite the hook...
You say you're a biologist and that you may be... emphasis on "MAY"... I have to question this because, you have posted many, many times on several Plexus review sites. When do you sleep? Apparently not much because you certainly have a lot to say.
I have to ask... why are you are you trying so hard to turn people away from this product? There are so many other products on the market you could be cyber picketing. Why the interest in pushing people away from Plexus Slim?
i luv it...i only lost a few pounds but i hope i can lose about 80 :)
This product has changed my life! Very thankful I found it!
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April 8, 2009
Freshman football player Adam Coleman recently took time after spring practice to talk to NIUHuskies.com. The 6-foot-3, 245-pound defensive lineman from Bettendorf, Iowa discussed topics ranging from his childhood dream of becoming a priest to his admiration for former Chicago Bears linebacker and football Hall-of-Famer Dick Butkus. Check out the full Q&A here.
Tomorrow is Signing Day for all the sports except football, men's and women's soccer, and track and field. Many fans haven't heard of "signing day" outside of the context of THE signing day, when football adds its annual class. Two months after that one, we have this one, where sports like wrestling, gymnastics and of course men's and women's basketball can make hay. It's almost a guarantee that tomorrow will be relatively quiet compared to February's big day, because many of the sports outside of football sign players over a long period of time. Many recruits will not have made a decision, and the discussion between coaches and players to identify the right fit will continue for several weeks before a high school athlete signs a National Letter of Intent. So, while tomorrow is the first day high school students can sign their NLIs, it certainly won't be the last. So, to keep up with what your favorite Huskie teams and what outstanding student-athletes they are bringing in by sticking here to NIUHuskies.com, your most comprehensive source for NIU Athletics news.
With seven practices down and seven more to go before the Spring Football Preview April 25, 2009, the Huskies have reached the midpoint of spring practice.
The Huskies' offense has spent the last two weeks working on fundamentals, while installing new schemes and concepts. The coaching staff has been pleased with players' comprehension all the new material being thrown at them.
"The greatest thing I've seen so far is how receptive the kids have been," NIU offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover said. "We're doing a lot more moving around pre-snap than we did last year. The kids have really picked that up and done a nice job with that. I think it's creating a different dimension for our team."
Limegrover has also been impressed with his squad's ability to make adjustments on their own without the coaches having to correct them.
"In the spring, you always feel your one step behind as far as the preparation going against the defense," Limegrover said. "The kids handle it great. We struggle a bit on something new, but they've been in the system long enough that they can make the adjustments on their own rather than us having to tell them. That's when you really know you have a chance to be good."
NIU head coach Jerry Kill has been watching the offense closely this spring and has made a few observations.
"Our quarterbacks are better than they were a year ago," Kill said. "On the offensive line, we've got some people that I didn't expect would step up, but have. Keith Otis has had a good camp. It's great to see him step up.
"The big thing for us right now is filling positions. Who's going to be our right tackle? Who's going to play right guard? Who are going to be are five receivers?"
Check back Thursday for a report on how the defense is progressing.
Rich Harvest Farms, the proud home of Northern Illinois Golf, feels like it emerged from a dream. It many ways it did. Regularly rated one of the top-100 courses in the United States, the complex is the dream of NIU alumn Jerry Rich. You can read all about how this amazing place came to be in this terrific Chicago Tribune article.
As the article explains, Rich Harvest Farms will host the Solheim Cup, the LPGA version of the Ryder Cup, this August. The event will be a kind of coronation for one of the crown jewels of golf, an affirmation of what an outstanding venue the Huskies have the honor calling home. See the course for yourself with this photo gallery at NIUHuskies.com.
This from head volleyball coach Ray Gooden.
The Northern Illinois University volleyball team continued its spring competition schedule playing in the annual Three Wise Men tournament at Loyola University. The Huskies finished third in the 16 team field.
NIU won their morning pool going 5-1 after sweeping Eastern Illinois and Marquette University from the BIG EAST Conference while splitting a two game match with Wisconsin Milwaukee.
The first place pool in the afternoon included the Huskies, Valparaiso, Iowa and Michigan State. Volleyball went 1-2 beating Valpo in the full game and was trailing 9-7 in the partial second game. The Huskies fell to the Hawkeyes and the Spartans in the final two games of the day.
The Huskies will complete its final competitive event of the spring traveling to Peoria playing against Bradley University this Good Friday evening.
As AC/DC would put it, Ben Gross of the Northern Star is a bit Thunderstruck. As the former Lincoln Laureate and ump-teenth year senior (to be fair, he is in grad school now) discusses in this article, he wants Thunderstix at all the football games next year. Well, Ben, I don't know much about much. But I do know the student support for football has been T.N.T., and, while every once in a while there may be a Problem Child at our home games, I can say there's a very good chance that For Those About to Rock at 2009 NIU Huskie Football, Thunderstix will be available for a least one game. So, Shake A Leg, and get your TICKETS today!
As many of you know, NIU Athletics is in the process of NCAA Certification. As part of that certification, Northern Illinois has prepared this self study. Another segment of the certification process is a series of forums, giving members of the campus community the opportunity to comment on that self-study. The first of the three forums is tomorrow from 11:30-1:30 at the Holmes Student Center Illinois Room. The other two forums will be held Thursday, April 9 in the DiBiase Board Room of the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center. The first Thursday forum will be from 4-5:30 p.m., with the second going from 6-7:30 p.m.
The finalists for the Northern Illinois 2009 Football Season Ticket Design Contest are on-line, and voting is open. You now get to help decide what next year's season tickets will look like. Voting is open in all three age groups (K-2, 3-5, and 6-8). Huskie fans get to select from five finalists in each category, as selected by a group of NIU coaches. So make your voice heard, and VOTE NOW!
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Jan. 26 Men's Basketball Recap
Jan. 26, 2013
There were no big shake-ups in the Conference USA men's basketball standings, but that does not mean Saturday was without drama. All six games were determined by single-digits, including a long-range buzzer beater by UTEP's McKenzie Moore to give the Miners a 68-67 road win at East Carolina. Memphis started the day with a one-point victory over Marshall, 73-72, to give the Tigers their 10th straight win. Southern Miss posted its ninth win in a row with a 62-59 victory at Tulsa. The Golden Eagles and Memphis are the only two teams that are still undefeated in conference play. UTEP and UCF are tied for third in the standings. The Knights also picked up a 74-65 win Saturday over SMU to move to 4-1 in conference games. Tulane earned its 12th win this season at Devlin Fieldhouse, defeating Rice, 73-66. Houston snapped a four-game losing skid with a 66-61 victory over UAB.
Complete C-USA Standings and Results
All times Central.
2012-13 C-USA Men's Basketball Fact Book
More information on your favorite team can also be found on the school web sites:
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The relationship between scale and space is crucial to understanding how we are each invited to interact with the urban environment.
That was one takeaway from a guided walking tour of lower Manhattan led by Margaret Newman, the Municipal Art Society's new executive director, last Sunday. I also found myself reflecting on the extraordinary extent to which the patchwork of New York's downtown neighborhoods reflect -- and wrestle with -- some of the central dilemmas that contemporary cities face.
The tour started outside City Hall, the 200-year-old, landmarked seat of city government. The building's neoclassical cast was clearly designed to impress. On the one hand, it's now dwarfed by adjacent, later buildings. On the other hand, its spacious park setting remains prestigious.
Newman, former chief of staff at the NYC Department of Transportation, is an architect by profession. Her talk prioritized the effects of environmental design over the effects of history. The Tweed Courthouse, for example -- just a block away -- is a bully of a building, not just because it was built on the corrupt funds of Tammany Hall's notorious "Boss" Tweed, but also because of disproportions in its scale.
Not only are the facade pillars and front doors grossly beyond human scale; even the bases of the pillars are as tall, or taller, than an individual standing alongside them. The steep steps up to the entrance threaten to drop visitors into narrow Chambers Street. The building looks capable of crushing the street.
City Hall and the courthouse are just two of the imposing public buildings in the immediate neighborhood. We wandered the base of the Municipal Building, an early "skyscraper" only slightly shorter than its famous contemporary, the Woolworth Building on Broadway.
The sidewalk outside the federal court building is heavily protected by bollards -- double rows at some locations. Duane Street, across the way, was half-heartedly barricaded by government vehicles and a police barrier. Security cameras are stationed on beautifully ornamented vintage streetlights. Skirting the Police Plaza neighborhood on the way to Chinatown, we were conscious of more barriers and blocked streets.
Downtown, for all its historic charm, remains heavily shackled by a mixture of planned and ad hoc security measures. Federal mandates, 9/11, Occupy Wall Street -- there are plenty of pressures encouraging lockdown. The streets around Police Plaza, in particular, are a maze of concrete blocks and checkpoints.
Reaching Chinatown, alongside Columbus Park, is a relief. Suddenly, the buildings are low-rise. Entrances and windows are built to human scale. The streets are narrow but in proportion to the overall development. There is a shock, of course, and it comes from finding these surviving rows of tenements (admittedly not as crowded as in Jacob Riis's day) just a few steps from the seats of municipal government and not much farther from the finance houses of Wall Street.
And so New York continues to exemplify urban experimentation -- economic and ethnic diversity, packed into small neighborhoods; the competing needs of security and access; the battle of scale and space between government and its citizens. Manhattan's lesson is that it's possible to live with the problems, even if 200 years hasn't been long enough to solve them.
But there are enough conundrums here to keep an urban architect or planner engaged for another century.
— Kim Davis , Editor-in-Chief, UBM Future Cities
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