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Friday, November 9, 2012

Application Monitoring Tools: Foolproof Security

The very thought of letting an outside system access and interfere with your network configurations could induce a twinge of discomfort, which is why hosted application monitoring tools are minimally intrusive. These tools channel all relevant system information through a simple data collector installed inside a firewall. Security is naturally a prime concern for any business sharing data on its systems. Application monitoring tools using distant servers must follow the strictest security norms.

To ensure the data center, where monitoring data is hosted, is secure against crime, fire, and accidents, the servers are contained in high-security facilities. These facilities are guarded at all times and only authorized personnel are allowed through secure access systems. These data centers are audited for compliance with SAS 70 norms. Cameras and surveillance tools help maintain strict security, while alarms dispel the threat of fire damage.

This is not all. The data is encrypted and passwords are disguised, while firewalls and SSL provide an increased layer of security. To maintain transparency, the data center logs the access pattern for client accounts. Data backup and redundant data centers complete the security arrangements.

Easy to Use and Upgrade

In addition to security, software for application performance monitoring should be flexible in terms of scalability and user access. Emergencies cannot wait. Being able to access alerts on the go, whether at office, home, or anywhere else, is a major requirement of vmware monitoring tools.

Custom dashboards and actionable graphing makes trouble-shooting more accessible to junior technicians, adding devices and generating reports are equally simple.

You do not have to spend extra money on devices or software. The subscription covers all expenses. There is no additional charge for setting up the application performance monitoring mechanism. Even training for operators and IT staff is included in the subscription.

Many business owners might feel wary of using any kind of tool for application performance monitoring. It is quite understandable since not every tool out there is reliable, safe, or value-for-money. You do have a choice in whether or not to use certain tools. All you need to do is sign up for a free 14-day trial. ?

Application performance monitoring tools are used by businesses with Web presence, IT personnel dealing with the minutiae of in-house systems, and Cloud service providers. Businesses with IT infrastructure have benefited immensely from having a reliable WMware monitoring tool tracking and assessing the health of their infrastructure at all times.

Source: http://data.ezinemark.com/application-monitoring-tools-foolproof-security-7d38157d01da.html

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Slow-Cooker Indian-Spiced Lentils | Our Best Bites

First of all, I know Sara mentioned Monday?s post in her post on Wednesday, but I just wanted to thank all of you so much for your sweet thoughts and also for opening your hearts and sharing similar stories. So many of you mentioned that because there were so many comments, I probably wouldn?t see what you wrote, but I promise, I read every single one, some of them more than once. I wish I could respond to all of them personally, but please know that I read and appreciated everything you guys had to say more than I can express.

So this recipe is kind of almost too good to be true. I found it on Weight Watchers a few months ago and it quickly became one of my very favorite meals?it?s hearty and delicious and forgiving and quick and easy and unbelievably low fat and calories and once you track down the lentils and all the spices, you can make it again and again with very little effort.

One thing I discovered is that Weight Watchers gives this 6 points, but when I calculate it one my own, it comes in much lower than that. One factor is that they say it serves 6, but those would be huge, belly-ache-inducing servings, so I calculated it for 8, and even then, those servings would be quite large. But the numbers still didn?t add up. Using the nutritional info from the bag of lentils, and calculating it with 8 servings, it comes in around 2 points and under 90 calories. I told you it was almost too good to be true.

You?ll need lentils (red ones, if you can find them?check the ?natural? section of your grocery store, although your cheapest bet will be in the bulk bins or a Middle Eastern market), an onion, fresh garlic, fresh ginger, spinach (fresh or frozen), a 15-ounce can of tomatoes, cilantro, and lemon or lime juice.

Plus a bunch of spices. These can be kind of a pain to track down, but once you have them, you can make this over and over again with practically zero effort. You?ll need mustard seed, ground coriander, ground cumin, and curry powder or paste. I prefer the paste, even if it?s Thai and not Indian.

Place the lentils in the pot of a slow cooker?

And then add the spices, broth, garlic, onions, and ginger,

spinach,

and tomatoes.

Cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 6-7 hours. You can also bring it to a boil in a large stock pot and then cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1 hour. When the lentils are done cooking, stir in a handful of chopped cilantro and the juice of 1/2 a lime or lemon. Ladle it into bowls (I like it over rice cooked with onions, garlic, and chicken broth) and enjoy!

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For 8 Servings:
Calories: 87.3
Fat: .6
Carbs: 15.7
Fiber: 5.7
Protein: 6.6
Weight Watcher Points: 2

Indian-Spiced Slow-Cooker Lentils
Recipe lightly adapted from Weight Watchers

Ingredients: 2 cups red lentils (if you can find them?check the bulk bins or a Middle Eastern market)
10 ounces spinach (fresh and chopped or frozen and thawed)
1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
4 cups chicken broth (or vegetable broth if you want to go vegetarian/vegan)
1 tablespoon curry powder or paste (I prefer curry paste)
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8-1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
Juice of 1/2 lemon or lime
Handful of chopped cilantro, plus more for garnish if desired

Instructions: Combine all ingredients except for the lemon (or lime) juice and cilantro in the pot of a slow cooker. Cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 6-7 hours (or bring to a boil on the stove top and then simmer, covered, on low for 1 hour). Before serving, add the lemon juice and cilantro. This is delicious served over rice. Weight Watchers says this makes 6 servings, but I?d say it?s closer to 8-10.

For 8 Servings:
Calories: 87.3
Fat: .6
Carbs: 15.7
Fiber: 5.7
Protein: 6.6
Weight Watcher Points: 2

Source: http://www.ourbestbites.com/2012/11/slow-cooker-indian-lentils/

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Shannon Bradley-Colleary: Why Mid-Life Marital Sex Is So Hot

Here's what's great about middle-aged married sex:

You Don't Worry About Your Orgasms So Much. People get very competitive about their orgasms, as if they were hiking Mount Everest. Did you summit, or did you only make it to base camp? Did you need an oxygen tank, the ministrations of a sherpa? Did you use grappling hooks, Cyborg crampons? Or were you able to summit barefoot reading Holy Sanskrits in Nirvanic Bliss? Did you enjoy summiting or did you simply plant your flag and descend, content to have stories of your exploits rather than actually enjoying them?

My orgasms have always been like calculus. I must stand on the big toe of my left foot, hips cantilevered toward Mecca, whilst chanting peyote-inspired Native American incantations over a burning sage bush while doves are released north by northwest into the Aurora Borealis to entirely succumb to an orgasm.

Now I know orgasms aren't everything. If they happen great, if they don't great, if they happen in a particularly mediocre, sub-par way great. You will get to try again tomorrow! (Or next week?)

Going To Bed Naked Can Be Almost As Satisfying As Sex. Henry and I have been together 14 years. We have two children, two cats, myriad octogenarian relatives, a high-needs 1929 Spanish bungalow, a mini-van, a stolen-then-found Highlander and dental crown bills to pay. What we really want is to sleep. And if we're not sleeping we want to watch "Game of Thrones" or see TMZ celebrity cellulite.

So when the Marriage Maintenance egg timer goes off we get into bed naked with an innocuous Aveeno Daily Moisturizer bottle nearby without the expectation of sex, but the mandate of massage con lotion... then things evolve.

This man who piqued my curiosity and passion 14 years ago has his hands on my body. And this body that has had children and various age-related ailments suddenly takes on dimension. My husband's hands follow the curves as he massages and suddenly I have hips and thighs and belly and breasts and they are soft in places, and still hard in places and wholly human and corporeal for my brief time here on planet earth.

For that time, regardless of my in-or-out of shapeness, I re-inhabit my body. I'm reminded that I exist. And This. Is. Sexy.

You Feel Safer Trying New Things ... like having sex in the back of your minivan on Beverly Drive at 11 p.m. on a Monday night. Because if a police officer shines his mag light into the cargo hold of your Toyota Sienna he is going to find two middle-aged people so happy to be booked and charged on lewd and lascivious conduct in their decrepitude that he's just not going to bother. It's no fun busting people who need hair plugs and dental guards.

Trying something new seems like a chore in middle-age, but it can quickly make sex better than it ever was in your 20s.

Sex Is Funny. When I was younger sex was a serious business. It was very "Melrose Place," with intense gazes and catatonic Andrew Shue repartee. God forbid you make a sexual faux pas. Burbling gastric acids. Inappropriate body hair. Failed deodorant. Last month as my husband rolled me powerfully beneath him we both fell off the bed. I'll walk the rest of my life with a limp, but the sheer silliness of our tryst was sexy.

You're Grateful Just To Still Be Having Sex. I have a friend my age who divorced several years ago and has yet to find the man she'd like to invite to bed. When I complained about my husband's recent spate of amorousness she took me by both shoulders, looked deeply into my eyes and said, "When you don't have sex you miss it like a limb from your body." This reminded me complaints are ephemeral and sex will not be eternal.

Perfunctory Sex Is Better Than None At All. Henry and I get in ruts occasionally. We don't make sex a priority, but an alarm does go off when it's been more than a week. I've actually heard Henry sigh like Mr. Roper when I've seductively informed him, "We have to have sex tonight, it has to be before nine and I have to get up and work after."

Who can resist that delicious invitation? And then we have some lame sex. But the interesting result is that any kind of sex renews our bond on a cellular level. I naturally want to touch, hug and kiss him more in our daily interactions.

I Feel Sexier Now Than I Did In My 20s and 30s. Confidence is sexy. I was insecure in my 20s, dating cruelly handsome womanizers who were critical of me. And I was belabored in my 30s. Literally. Gestating and birthing my daughters. There's nothing that quashes your curb appeal than a stomach that knocks the top of your thighs while your ass arrives in a room 10 minutes after you do.

At 47, I'm married to a kindly handsome man who loves me at any size. I'm done birthin' babies and have more time to take care of myself. I'm confident. In the way my mind works, in the strength of my marriage, in my emotional maturity and in my enduring feminine wiles.

I've relinquished girlhood, the waif, the ingenue and have fully embraced womanhood. It's my goal to be a vibrant, sexy woman until I take my very last breath. And maybe even after that.

People, we ain't dead yet! I am taking any and all PG-13 rated suggestions under "Trying something new."

Follow Shannon Bradley-Colleary on Twitter: www.twitter.com/@shannoncollear

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shannon-colleary/why-midlife-marital-sex-_b_2080987.html

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Marilyn Monroe photos on auction in Poland

FILE - In this July 20, 2012 file photo gallery curator Anna Wolska presents a photo of Marylin Monroe by the late celebrity photographer Milton H. Greene, in Warsaw, Poland. Hundreds of photos of Marilyn Monroe and other celebrities go on auction in Poland. Some 238 pictures by the late famous photographer Greene are to be auctioned off in Warsaw on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 and proceeds will go the state. Some of the images have not been published, the organizers believe. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz, File)

An auctioneer asks for prices during an auction of pictures by late celebrity photographer Milton H. Greene, in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. Some 238 pictures by Greene including portraits of Marylin Monroe, along with Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Audrey Hepburn, Liza Minnelli, Marlene Dietrich, Paul Newman, Alfred Hitchcock and Marlon Brando, were auctioned off in Warsaw with highest bids reaching 60.000 Polish zlotys (18.700 US dollars, or 14.400 euros) . Proceeds from the auction will go to the Polish state which owns a collection of around 4,000 pictures by Greene that ended up in Poland's possession as the result of a complex embezzlement scandal that shook the country in the early 1990s. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

A potential bidder looks at Marylin Monroe photos prior to an auction of pictures by the late celebrity photographer Milton H. Greene, in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. Some 238 pictures by Greene including portraits of Marylin Monroe, along with Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Audrey Hepburn, Liza Minnelli, Marlene Dietrich, Paul Newman, Alfred Hitchcock and Marlon Brando, were auctioned off in Warsaw with highest bids reaching 60.000 Polish zlotys (18.700 US dollars, or 14.400 euros) . Proceeds from the auction will go to the Polish state which owns a collection of around 4,000 pictures by Greene that ended up in Poland's possession as the result of a complex embezzlement scandal that shook the country in the early 1990s. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

FILE - In this July 20 2012 file photo gallery curator Anna Wolska presents a photo of Marylin Monroe and Arthur Miller by the late celebrity photographer Milton H. Greene, in Warsaw, Poland. Some 238 pictures by the late photographer Milton H. Greene including portraits of Monroe, along with Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Audrey Hepburn, Liza Minnelli, Marlene Dietrich, Paul Newman, Alfred Hitchcock and Marlon Brando, which are to be auctioned off in Warsaw on Thursday Nov. 8, 2012. Proceeds from the auction will go to the Polish state which owns a collection of around 4,000 pictures by Greene. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz, File)

WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Who doesn't want a picture of Marilyn Monroe?

Hundreds of photographs of the blonde bombshell and other celebrities, including famous ones of Monroe in bed and as a ballerina, were sold for some $750,000 Thursday evening at an auction house in Poland.

Bidders and spectators packed the Desa Unicum house in Warsaw, where 238 pictures by the late American fashion and celebrity photographer Milton H. Greene were up for sale. Only one remained unsold, among some 500 bidders.

The auction house said in a statement that the 2.4 million zlotys obtained made it the nation's biggest photo auction to date.

Most of these pictures of Monroe were taken from 1953 to 1957 when Greene was her advisor and business partner. He made many of the prints during Monroe's lifetime and they are highly valued by collectors. They include series of refined black-and-white studio photos and shots taken in natural surroundings, sometime in provocative poses, some in color.

As the bidding began, a black-and-white photo of a reclining Monroe in black stockings sold for 50,000 zlotys ($16,000), and another of her in a ballerina's dress sold for almost $20,000. A picture of her in bed sold for $8,500.

The auction also offered Greene's pictures of other stars, like Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Marlene Dietrich and Liza Minnelli.

A picture of Nelly Nyad in white veil was among the bestsellers, at some $14,000, the auction house said.

Other greats in the vast portrait collection, which had been estimated at $680,000, included Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Paul Newman, Alfred Hitchcock and Marlon Brando.

The photos come from a collection of some 4,000 Greene pictures that Poland obtained from Chicago businessman Dino Matingas in the mid-1990s as the result of a complex communist-era embezzlement scandal linked to the buy-out of Poland's state debt. Proceeds from the auction will go to the Polish government.

Some of the images have never been published before, according to Marta Maciazek, the Polish official in charge of cleaning up the mess from the corruption affair.

Many bidders were disappointed to be left empty handed after starting prices of just 500 zlotys ($120) skyrocketed.

"I'm very disappointed, I was hoping to buy a picture for myself because she is gorgeous, but it just went far beyond my possibilities. Pity," said Jerzy Derczyk.

Associated Press

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Thursday, November 1, 2012

Bone-Chilling Science: The Scariest Experiments Ever

Since Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the popular imagination has been alive with stories of mad scientists and the chilling experiments they conduct. But sometimes, real life is even more frightening than fiction.

From zombie dogs to mind control, here are some of the scariest experiments ever done.

1. Earth-swallowing black holes

When physicists first flipped the switch on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), at least a few people held their breath. For years, rumors had circulated that the particle accelerator could create mini black holes that would destroy Earth. In 2008, a group even filed suit to stop the particle collider from turning on, arguing that the atomic collisions could cause the end of the world. [Top 10 Ways to Destroy Earth]

Though it sounded slightly plausible, there's basically no chance that the LHC will destroy the Earth. A comprehensive study calculated that cosmic rays bombarding Earth routinely create higher energy collisions than the particle accelerator. According to that study, "nature has already conducted the equivalent of about a hundred thousand LHC experimental programs on Earth already ? and the planet still exists."

Of course, even if the world is destroyed, at least we have a consolation prize: Earlier this year, physicists at the Swiss site announced they had found a particle that may be the Higgs boson, the elusive particle thought to give all other particles their mass.

2. Zombie dogs

In 1940, Russian scientists released a video of severed dog heads that were kept alive for several hours, wiggling their ears in response to sounds and even licking their mouths. The scientists claimed they could keep the animals alive by an artificial blood circulation system.

But that was just the first time scientists had created zombie dogs. In 2005, American scientists created another pack of zombie dogs. The team rapidly killed the dogs by flushing all the blood from their bodies and replacing it with oxygen- and sugar-filled saline, according to the researchers from the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research at the University of Pittsburgh.

Three hours later, the team gave the dogs a blood transfusion, and an electric shock. The dogs were resurrected, and while some had permanent damage, most were no worse for wear. The research, published in the Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, suggested that the treatment could one day revive people who are hemorrhaging blood too quickly for doctors to repair their injuries.

3. Mind control

Talk about a bad trip. In the 1950s, the CIA launched a top-secret program called MKULTRA to look for drugs and other techniques to use in mind control. Over the next two decades, the agency used hallucinogens, sleep deprivation and electrical shock techniques in an effort to perfect brainwashing.

CIA scientists conducted more than 149 research projects as part of MKULTRA. In one, they tested the effects of LSD in social situations by slipping the drug to unwitting bar patrons in New York and San Francisco. In others, they enticed heroin addicts to take the hallucinogen by offering them heroin. [Trippy Tales: The History of 8 Hallucinogens]

Spooked by the Watergate scandal, in 1973 CIA Director Richard Helms ordered documents related to the project destroyed. However, some documents escaped destruction, and by 1977 a Freedom of Information Act request released more than 20,000 pages on the sordid program to author John Marks.

4. Deadly nurses

While the CIA was working so hard to control people's minds, it turns out it's pretty easy to get people to do what you say: All you have to do is ask like you mean it.

In 1963, social psychologist Stanley Milgram had shown that Yale University students were willing to administer a deadly shock to strangers if an authority figure requested it.

But psychiatrist Charles Hofling wanted to see how obedience influenced decisions when people didn't know they were part of an experiment. In his innocuously titled 1966 paper "An Experimental Study of Nurse-Physician Relationships," Hofling described a chilling experimental protocol: An unknown doctor called real nurses on the hospital's night shift and asked them to administer twice the maximum dose of an unapproved drug to a patient. Unbeknown to the nurses, the "medicine" was actually a harmless sugar pill and the doctor was a fake.

While it's frightening that the experiment was given the green light at all, it's perhaps even scarier that 21 out of 22 nurses complied. The researchers clearly labeled the drug, so nurses knew they were overdosing their patients. The nurses also violated hospital rules by taking instructions over the phone and giving an unapproved medicine. The study showed just how much the aura of authority could cloud people's ethical judgments.

5. Bat bombs

In World War II, the U.S. Marine Corps worked on a project to train bats as kamikaze bombers against the Japanese. A Pennsylvania dentist, Lytle Adams, first proposed the idea to the White House in 1942, after visiting the bat-filled caves at Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. Adams proposed strapping tiny incendiary explosives to the animals and exploiting their use of echolocation to find roosts in barns and attics. According to Lytle's plan, the bomb-strapped bats would fly to Japan, nestle in the nooks of the mostly wooden buildings in Japanese cities, and set them ablaze.

The Marine Corps captured thousands of Mexican free-tailed bats and developed explosive devices to strap to their backs. The project was scrapped in 1943, probably because the U.S. government had made progress on the atomic bomb.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/bone-chilling-science-scariest-experiments-ever-150037235.html

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New Green Day video packed with 'Twilight' clips

By Bruna Nessif, E! Online

Be prepared to -- once again -- get super stoked for the release of "Breaking Dawn Part 2"!?Green Day's music video for their track "The Forgotten," which is featured in the film, was released Tuesday, and they were sure to include a good amount of "Twilight" footage from the anticipated flick to please fans.

(For that we say, "Thank you.")

"Twilight: The Secret History, Part 2" -- Edward Cullen meets Robert Pattinson

At first, we up-close glimpses of Bella Swan's blood-red eyes and we think, "Great, is that all we're gonna get?!" And luckily, we assumed too quickly.

Look at this pictures from the "Breaking Dawn Part 2" press tour

Spliced in with Green Day concert footage, are numerous clips of Bella embracing her new vampire qualities, along with scenes of her taking on motherhood with daughter Renesmee and -- wait for it -- some PDA between Bella and Edward, oh yeah.

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Heisman Trophy Watch List: Collin Kein, A.J. McCarron, Manti Te'o Among Top Candidates

By Dave Miller, National Football Post

For the second straight week, Kansas State?s Collin Klein sits atop the National Football Post's Heisman Trophy Watch list.

The Wildcats quarterback remains the frontrunner for the award after another stellar performance this past weekend, as he shredded a much-improved Texas Tech defense ? a unit that stifled West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith a few weeks back.

Let?s take a look at how the NFP sizes up the race as we enter Week 10. And as the weeks continue to get shaved off of the season, this list will dwindle to a final five.

Collin Klein, QB, Kansas State: The dual-threat quarterback is no longer being overlooked after yet another dominant performance this past Saturday in his team?s 55-24 win over Texas Tech. A week after dismantling West Virginia?s defense, Klein navigated his way through a Red Raiders unit that was ranked No. 7 in the nation. The senior signal-caller had no problems moving the football, recording four touchdowns as the Wildcats once again put up at least 50 points ? the fifth instance this fall. K-State is 8-0 and in the thick of the BCS race after Klein?s strong performance, which included 19-of-26 passing for 233 yards, 83 rushing yards and no interceptions. While Klein will never have the most gaudy passing statistics, he?s been more efficient through the air this fall. As I?ve stressed numerous times, no player is as important to his team as Klein is to Kansas State. Next up for the Wildcats is a home game against Oklahoma State.

2012: 117 of 165 passing for 1,630 yards, 12 TDs and 2 INTs; 120 rushes for 634 yards and 16 TDs

AJ McCarron, QB, Alabama: The signal-caller for the defending BCS national champion Crimson Tide keeps taking care of business and is starting to gain more traction as a serious candidate after being under the radar most of the year. The junior quarterback leads the nation in passing efficiency at 182.4 after another commanding win by Alabama, this time a 38-7 victory over previously undefeated Mississippi State. He led the Tide to touchdowns on their first three series and finished 16-of-23 passing for 208 yards and two touchdowns against the Bulldogs. He has yet to throw an interception and is two passing touchdowns from Alabama?s single-season record. He will have a chance to continue to win over voters when the Tide travel to Baton Rouge this week to battle LSU.

2012: 122 of 177 passing for 1,684 yards, 18 TDs and 0 INTs

Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame: The leader of the dominant Fighting Irish defense had his fourth consecutive game with double-digit tackles in the team?s 30-13 win over Oklahoma in Norman. It was yet another studly performance on a big stage, which is always an important feat in a Heisman race. In addition to his 11 tackles, he notched his first sack of the fall and added a fourth-quarter interception of Landry Jones to snuff out any hopes of an OU comeback. The senior helped the Fighting Irish shut down a Sooners offense that was averaging nearly 45 points per game. He is playing better than any defender in America ? Georgia?s Jarvis Jones could be the lone exception, but he?s been banged-up this year ? and he has had standout games in primetime contests against Michigan, Michigan State and Oklahoma. He?s a true difference-maker who is strong against the run and pass, and a primetime game with USC to close the regular season will give Te?o a chance to make a strong final statement. His trip to New York City for the Heisman ceremony is almost surely set in stone.

2012: 80 tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss, one sack, five interceptions, three pass breakups and two fumble recoveries.

Braxton Miller, QB, Ohio State: The dual-threat signal-caller showed no signs of being woozy a week after getting knocked out of a come-from-behind win over Purdue. The sophomore completed just 7-of-19 passes for 143 yards with one touchdown and one interception in a 35-23 win over Penn State, but he also rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries in the game ? his sixth 100-yard rushing effort of the season. And his athletic one-yard touchdown dive in the third quarter was a highlight that will be replayed throughout the rest of the 2012 campaign. Miller has been banged-up throughout the fall, but he has shown his toughness throughout and has been the perfect fit for Urban Meyer?s spread scheme. He has been a one-man show at times for an offense that is still searching for complementary playmakers, and he will remain in the race as long as OSU continues to win. What does Miller have in store for a shaky Illinois defense this week?

2012: 112 of 198 passing for 1,527 yards, 12 TDs and 6 INTs; 166 rushes for 1,093 yards and 12 TDs

Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia: The Mountaineers signal-caller had this past week off and will play TCU in Morgantown this Saturday. A week after struggling in a loss to Texas Tech, Smith played an even worse game his last time out in a loss to Kansas State. He saw his streak of consecutive passes without an interception snapped at 273 when Arthur Brown had the first of Smith's two picks on the evening. But the WVU quarterback remains in this race because of his ridiculous start to the season. However, he?ll have to have strong efforts against Oklahoma State and Oklahoma, which boast solid pass defenses. And I just don?t see this Mountaineers defense improving enough to stop some of the difficult teams left on the schedule, which will likely result in a few more Mountaineer losses. And that will hurt Smith's cause.

2012: 216 of 291 passing for 2,414 yards, 26 TDs and 2 INTs

Others who remain in the race:

Kenjon Barner, RB, Oregon: Taking over for LaMichael James as the lead running back in Eugene, Barner has had three games of three scores on the ground and three contests of at least 140 rushing yards. He rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns in the team?s 70-14 rout of Colorado this past week as most of Oregon?s offensive starters were pulled by the midway point of the second quarter. He has some big games left to remain in the national spotlight for the undefeated Ducks.

EJ Manuel, QB, Florida State: The Seminole threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns on just eight completions in a? 48-7 win over Duke, keeping alive FSU's slim BCS title game hopes. Manuel may be hurt by the fact that the Seminoles suffered a meltdown in Raleigh three weeks ago, but he had a standout game in the showcase contest against Clemson earlier in the year and remains in the mix.

Continue to keep an eye on:

Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia
Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
Jarvis Jones, LB, Georgia
De?Anthony Thomas, ATH, Oregon
Marqise Lee, WR, USC
Stefphon Jefferson, RB, Nevada
Giovani Bernard, RB, North Carolina
Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville

Email dave.miller@nationalfootballpost.com or follow me on Twitter at Miller_Dave

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/31/heisman-trophy-watch-list-candidates-collin-klein_n_2053498.html

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