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The Case Against Root: Why Android Devices Don't Come Rooted
We've written about rooting your Android smartphones and tablets before, but why don't they come rooted? Google argues that rooting is a mistake for security reasons, as it subverts Android's security model.
Over the years, Google has added more and more formerly root-only features to Android – from screenshots to support for encryption and VPNs. The goal is to minimize the need for rooting.
What is Rooting, Anyway?
Android is based on Linux, where the "root" user is equivalent to the Administrator user in Windows. The term "rooting" means gaining root access to your smartphone or tablet and being able to run applications with that root permissions – full system access, in other words.
A standard rooting process will also an application like Superuser or SuperSU. This application supervises access to root. Applications on your device can't just get root permissions whenever they want – they have to prompt you and you can confirm or deny the request.
Breaking Out of Android's Security Model
Android uses Linux's security model in a different way. Every Android app runs with its own user ID, or UID. In other words, every app runs as its own user account. This means that every app has its own data isolated from every other app. If you install your bank's app, its data will be stored so that it's only accessible by the bank's app – other apps on your device can't snoop on it.
On a standard Android configuration, no app can access any other app's data, no matter how many permissions the app asks for.
This all changes when you run an application as root. The application is no longer running in a sandboxed area – it has access to the entire system. An app with root permissions can read other apps' data – this is how the excellent Titanium Backup works and why it requires root.
Root Permission Prompts and Malware
The full system access means that malware could potentially exploit root access to do much more damage than it normally could. Once an app is granted root access, it can do anything – run a key logger in the background without telling you, extract your account information from other apps, or even mess up your device by deleting critical system files.
If you know what you're doing and only download trusted root apps, you can avoid this. However, this is worth remembering when you consider how many less-technical users use Android. They don't care about running Titanium Backup and having access to the entire root file system – they just want it to work, place phone calls, and play Angry Birds.
In other words, you probably shouldn't root your relatives' smartphones and tablets as a favor to them.
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
The problems don't only extend to malware. With full access to the root file system, you can delete critical system files in the root file system or disable critical system apps and prevent your device from functioning properly. Windows goes to great pains to prevent average users from mucking around in the C:\Windows folder for the same reason. If the average user doesn't understand what they're doing, they can do serious damage to their operating system.
Warranty Considerations
Some manufacturers or carriers may try to refuse you warranty service if you have a rooted device. If you've used root access to modify your system files and the software no longer works properly, this makes some sense – although you should be able to restore the device to its factory default settings and fix it on your own.
If the device's hardware is failing, rooting can't be the cause (unless you've installed an overclocking app that required root and killed the hardware with heat). To prevent any arguments, you should unroot the device before taking it in for service.
This is yet another reason why you wouldn't want to root a non-technical family member's device – it may cause them problems if they ever need it fixed or replaced.
In summary, rooting grants you great power – more power than Android is designed to give you. (However, it's Linux underneath, and Linux works just fine with root access.) An app with root access isn't bound by any permission restrictions and has the potential to cause some serious problems. If you know what you're doing, you should be okay – but you'll need to be more careful.
However, this power is only a liability for the average Android user. This is why Android doesn't come rooted – if any app could pop up a root permission prompt and gain complete access to the system, many less-technical users would allow the access so they can continue using the app. Some apps might even refuse to run without root access just to display nastier ads, just as many ad-supported apps ask for a long list of permissions today. The lack of root helps protect average users.
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To me, rooting allows me to get rid of 95% of the annoying pop-up ads, or browser ads. Ads used to be non-invasive, but greed has taken over and there is not a webpage, nor application that uses restraint in selection and/or placement of ads. They blink, move, jump, flash and annoy trying to get your attention. I have probably only clicked on ads five or six times over the 20+ years I've been online. I search out products I buy rather than have them shoveled down my throat. If/when moderation prevails, I'll not longer root. Until then…. hello AdBlock+….
Rooting also allows for Android users to remove all of their manufacturer's bloat that came pre-installed on the tablet/smartphone. This could in turn free up space and allow you to install more apps on the system internal drive. It also allows you to use a Modified Host file for blocking advertisement and malicious links. With these small 7-10 inch screens, I do not need to see an ad that takes up 40% of my screen space
Not to be too critical and act like another grammar cop or anything, but in the second section titled, "What is Rooting, Anyway?", the very first sentence in the second paragraph makes absolutely no sense and may be key to understanding the whole article! It screwed me up so bad I couldn't finish reading this. It says: A standard rooting process will also an application like Superuser or SuperSU. What The F—?!
A standard rooting process will also "require" an application like Superuser or SuperSU
They should ask you if you're "technologically savvy" on the phone contract and issue you a rooted phone. Then if you break it the phone company is off the hook
" A standard rooting process will also an application like Superuser or SuperSU."
I cannot wrap my head around what this sentence could mean.
Root gives me cron and rsync for a really useful app and data daily backup that is fast and efficient. :-)
Everyone knows why (everyone is not ment yo be a SU )
Mine wasn't rooted until I accidently drove my car over it.
To me rooting is a safety and security measure. With needing root permission to do anything "odd" I have the knowledge that if an app is trying to misbehave I will know about it. Getting the pop up for access lets me know just what has permission to what. Also like others have said you can get rid of those stupid ads that blink, and do everything else under the sun (I know there is an app now that doesn't need root, but it's not as deeply implemented). As soon as I get a new phone I root, and install AdAway. Boom all ads are gone, and I'm now in control of my phone.
This article cleared all my doubts. I as going to root my phone without this critical info, but now i would think thrice before rooting. You guys always get important news to people.
If you don't have some Unix or Linux background then you don't need to be monkeying around with rooting you phone or tablet. If you do then get the backup program 1st thing and backup everything. But if you screw the os up you might not be able to restore anything anyway.
Chris…..another excellent article from you and the other writers that provide this information to us on HTG on a continual basis. Keep up the good work…..I am looking forward to reading more articles from all of you in 2013.
I just got a Nexus 7 tablet and rooted it for 2 reasons. I have also had 2 Android phones, both of which I have rooted with no problems or ill effects. Although I am tech savvy I am not a programmer or an expert in Linux. Here are the reasons I root my Androids.
1. Titanium Backup: allows you to back up and restore applications AND/OR their DATA which cannot be done without root access.
2 Datasync: allows the transfer of application data between devices which cannot be done without rooting.
There are other advantages to rooting which are beyond the scope of this reply. I don't recommend rooting for the average clueless user but if you use your device for more than just phone calls and photos it can certainly be useful and even prevent disasters.
Seems the comments are missing the main point of the article. It is not only a description of the rooting process but really a warning for those with a desperate need to make other people's phones 'better'. Once you root someone's phone you have automatically signed up to be their tech support for anything and everything regardless of whether it has anything to do with your changes. I don't put Nitrous in my mother-in-law's car, I don't clean my wife's closet, and I don't 'improve' friend's phone without being asked.
My rule is ' Ask what THEY want, then do that.'
If you want root access but also worried about general security you can use the paid versions of superuser and supersu or the free voodoo rootkeeper to temp unroot and then reapply root when needed.
This does have the downside of stopping things like overclocking, undervolting and other tweaking apps that need root to apply settings on boot
I have a quick question, is there an Android equivalent of Sandboxie, as something like that would be far more straightforward. I would root my phone, but there's so much junkware for mobile phones in general, not just Android, unless I know if an app is 100% genuine and not a threat I probably woudn't install it unless I had some Sandboxie type software
Hey Paul nitrous in the monster-in-laws car…
Great idea, but don't forget to cut the brake line!
As YB stated earlier, I can no longer tolerate the bloatware put on by the provider (in my case, Virgin Mobile). The LG Optimus V only comes with 156 MB of space for OS and apps. While a miniscule few apps can be moved to the SD card, most of the useful ones cannot. I would love to be able to root my "V", remove the idiotic (for me, at least) apps, then unroot the phone again … minus the junk. Is that something one of the previous rooting tools is best at doing?
@Fyrewerx: go to androidforums.com. You'll find every phone and there are good instructions on rooting the Optimus V. I rooted mine but I still ran out of room even with getting rid of some of the bloatware.
I switched to an LG Optimus Elite and glad I did. A lot more space for apps, faster processor and bigger screen. I have yet to root it (waiting a couple more weeks to make sure it doesn't have any bad hardware) but it's a better phone than the V. My LG Optimus V was a great phone for the little that I used it, in the beginning but started to outgrow it six-seven months in. Got the new one on Christmas and probably grow out of this one in 6 months too.
Hope that helps.
Thanx for the info LizO. I'll check it out. I just need to make the V last a bit longer, then on to something better.
From someone rather new at this: I've had an Android for a few months, and intend to root it when I get around to it (I should buy a couple cases of round tuits, actually) just so I can delete all the crapware that Verizon has installed and won't let me delete. So the questions: Is there a way of deleting the crapware without rooting? Or, alternatively, might it be possible to root, delete crapware, then "unroot"?
If I root my Razr Maxx, will I get the program Superuser or SuperSU? Do I need to download it first?
If I root my phone can I turn it into a hotspot without my cell carrier know I am tethering and charge me the tethering fee?
@Bill, it was probably just a typo, but AdBlock+ is the one that *doesn't* require root. Perhaps you meant Adaway.
Very useful article. Gives you facts and the rest is up to you. I've rooted In the past and was amazed by the difference it made to the phone. I was not aware of the security issues. So in the future I'll be more careful with the apps I download. Cheers!
The only reason I rooted my phone (ZTE Blade) was to update it to gingerbread, ice cream sandwich and then jelly bean otherwise I would still be running Android 2.1
yeah, GrammarCop; also very poorly written and redundant.
A bit naive, but helpful. Consider that if we all had superuser access, it would be trivial to share pirated apps, remove bloatware, and otherwise threaten the Android business model on which Google, OEMs and carriers rely. What all the "security" protects us from is lost profit for industry, just like IRL.


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- Lucent Imagery said...
How surreal is Venice Beach?! It feels like everyone is a movie character, it's so full of life and colour. We had a really interesting experience chatting to some boys at the graffiti wall who told us about life on the slightly rougher side. Have a lovely stay back here in Oz, and a wonderful wedding celebration (for your sister from memory?).
- 7 August 2012 at 03:55
- paisleysummer said...
Wow you fitted a lot in in a few hours!
Hope you are loving being back in Perth x
- 7 August 2012 at 04:41
- Ann said...
Any day spent on the beach
is a good day.
And your day looks like so much fun.
Nice pics too.
- 7 August 2012 at 06:38
- morganvsmorgan said...
Venice Beach is amazing! Its so beautiful!
- 7 August 2012 at 07:37
- Karolína Javůrková said...
- 7 August 2012 at 08:34
- THE ALTERNATIVE WIFE said...
Love LA and Venice Beach is fabulous. Hope you're having a nice trip! :) xoxo
- 7 August 2012 at 09:05
- Sunny & Star said...
I hope you are having an amazing time in Perth. Your photos from California look so pretty. I love when you post photos on Instagram of all the great things you are seeing.
Sunny Days and Starry Nights
- 7 August 2012 at 14:37
- Sam said...
Hi dearest, thanks for your comments, you are the sweetest! I love how you described LA because it reminded me of when I visited as a child, from your gorgeous and vivid photographs it seems like nothing has changed since I was there. Those colourful stalls, busy beaches, eclectic crowd that hand around and the lovely amusement park at Santa Monica. Hope you are safely in Aus and having a great time. Looking forward to your updates from there. I bet you didn't miss the winter though?
- 7 August 2012 at 18:24
- steph said...
Love your photos with the interesting crops and subjects.. would love to visit Venice beach one day! Welcome back to Aus, hope Perth is treating you well ;)
- 7 August 2012 at 22:52
- hello, Friday said...
Oh the sunny side! xoxo
- 8 August 2012 at 10:39
- champagne said...
Amazing pictures. Want to go to LA! :(
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- 8 August 2012 at 22:08
- Punctuation Mark said...
I miss that town... It's sooooooo much fun!!! Next time you go let me know and I'll tell you a few of my favorite places from when I lived there.
Have a great time gong home... Look forward to see the news from over there!
- 8 August 2012 at 23:00
- Jenee C. said...
How amazing are these pictures! They make me long to be back in that city. Are you going back to Australia for good for just visiting? I love how your photos are always so vibrant. What camera do you use?
xx Jenee C.
- 9 August 2012 at 00:33
- Sascha said...
I adore this post - I love, love, LOVE Los Angeles, I miss it so much and I'd move back today if I could! Beautiful pictures.
- 9 August 2012 at 05:22
- Margaret Cruzemark said...
Totally adore! Thank you for your amazing comment on my blog! It means the world to me!
Sending you kisses and hugs.
Best Regards
Miss Margaret Cruzemark
- 9 August 2012 at 12:13
- PAPS said...
Oh I love LA too. I love the picture with the dream catches.
- 10 August 2012 at 02:39
- Eve.H said...
I come to see that USA is so very different from state to state. LA looks like everything you write about and I´d like to explore one day too. Your snaps are always so gorgeous. Have a safe flight to Aussie :)
xx Eve.h
- 10 August 2012 at 04:08
- Style, She Wrote said...
Gorgeous pictures! I wish I could visit! xo style, she wrote
- 12 August 2012 at 20:52
- Popcorn said...
I love LA and I also love you described the setting with sky etc. I still need to go to those store/booths by that beach. I feel like I would be able to find something pretty unique
- 13 August 2012 at 19:50
- Designer Heels said...
Very nice place to hang out with friends and for shopping
- 14 August 2012 at 01:54
- Cara said...
I just love your Ferris wheel picture and the one of the dream catchers as well! That's exactly how we spent our last day in L.A. I hope you enjoy your time in Australia, sounds jammed packed!
- 14 August 2012 at 16:44
- Chocolate, Cookies & Candies said...
Wow! You've had an incredible year - jam packed with so many adventures and achievements. It's great that you're able to get away to Perth for a breather. I still have plenty of friends there.
I remember strolling down the same beach and gawking at the stores and people down Rodeo Drive.
- 15 August 2012 at 13:33
- Heather said...
The peekaboo shot of the ferris wheel is lovely! I would hang that on my wall! Well done, you (as usual)! :)
Heather Find That Warm Fuzzy Feeling
- 16 August 2012 at 20:46
- Vanisha @ Vanishas Life In...Australia said...
All these photos...sun, sea, blue sky, warm...markets...color...I'm so envious!
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Dave, I would like to hit sometime if you can. I live in Brandon and could meet you in the middle. mattsmithm at hotmail is my email...
Are the lights ok? Get back with me on Sunday to confirm and we can make sure the weather is going to be ok.
I could hit next week on Monday if you are going to be around.
Fishing is fun but not good for trying to get in shape! Right now I am wanting to take care of my new years resolution of dropping 20 pounds before spring. What is the earliest you can do in the evening?
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Sounds like it changed quite a bit since I was there. Used to be just 12 free hard courts out there that anyone could jump on. No one was ever there. Let's try somewhere else. Do you know anything about the USF courts? I've never been able to find the ones that are open to the public and have parking. If not, you mentioned some in Brandon near you. I'll make the drive. Let me know what you prefer.
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I was beginning to wonder if anyone actually played on this site.
I could do Sunday about mid-morning. I'm in Wesley Chapel. A good mid-point location might be the Temple Terrace Complex. I haven't been there in a while so not sure what shape they are in.
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Dzeko struck three minutes from time to complete a defiant second-half comeback from the unbeaten Blues, who closed the gap on Barclays Premier League leaders Manchester United to two points.
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Tim Krul prevented Andy Carroll from opening his West Ham account with a 72nd-minute save with the visitors threatening on the counter-attack.
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The Emery All-Star cheerleading squad went all the way to Los Angeles, Calif. and back for the National competition. A lot of hard work and preparation went into the trip in the weeks before they left. They held a number of fund raisers to accumulate the money needed to take the team to California. They didn't just ask for handouts but these cheerleaders rolled up their sleeves and worked hard for their money. They cleaned the grounds and washed windows at Nielson Construction in Huntington. They also cleaned the entire Huntington softball complex. Another of their fund raisers included a raffle and they held a cheer show performance where they invited cheer groups from Carbon and Emery counties to come and participate.
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Becky Bunnell is the leader for the cheer squad and she had this to say about their performance. "The Elites did so awesome at Nationals. It was their best performance yet. They were full of energy and confidence. Many of them commented they weren't even nervous. I was so proud of them, it was well worth the trip. On our play time we swam in the pool at the motel, played games in the rooms. We went to Venice beach and swam in the ocean. The kids buried each other in the sand. We shopped and bought funny hats and glasses. We ate along the beach while the seagulls tried to steal our food.
"We went to Hollywood Boulevard and walked the walk of fame and saw the stars in the cement of the famous people. We had our pictures taken with characters and shopped more. We drove around lost a lot in LA but we laughed so much. It was a great experience for our team," said Bunnell.
This team isn't done for the season, they had competitions at Lagoon on May 9. The tryouts for the Elites will be on May 27. They also have plans to go to camp and perform at local events throughout the summer.
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Emery all-Star Cheerleading Elites Team try-outs. May 27 10 a.m. at Larae's Studio in Huntington. Ages 10-18 years. Fees due upon making the team. This is for the Elite team only. Registration for all other cheer classes is in September, no try-outs necessary. For more information call Becky at 687-2632.
Junior Cheer Clinic
Junior cheer clinic ages 5-11 yrs. May 28 and 29, 9 a.m. -12 noon at Larae's Studio in Huntington. $25 first child, $20 second. Includes a T-shirt and snacks. Everyone is welcome. Register by May 15. call 687-2632. Fundraiser for Emery All-Star Elites.
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McCurdy. Or possibly Grande. Perez H wasn't altogether wrong when he was concern trolling her recently and people lost their shit. I don't know if she was or wasn't partaking of yayo when his minions ratted her out, but, like the rest of the Diz and Nic hobgoblins, she's not Snow White or Belle.ReplyCancel


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The Park West Foundation hosts events for many charitable organizations each year, generating significant proceeds for many worthy causes. Join us on Saturday, Oct. 3 at Park West Gallery for the Michigan's Children Art & Advocacy Benefit, featuring the Cartoons of Nolan Ross.
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Fulgurites, asparagus and zaniness
September 30, 2009
Just open a daily newspaper in any major American city today and you'll find it's not just the quality, length and subject matter of the stories inside that's changed. Where did the creativity go? What about the screwball columnists and cartoonists?
And what would become of an artist like Nolan Ross, a prolific and gifted Detroit Free Press cartoonist and graphic artist from 1972 to 1988, in today's dailies? Ross' work is visually reminiscent of Robert Crumb's pen work, but less subversive, given the subject matter, which ranges from property tax and schizophrenia to Coleman Young, from the Detroit salt mines to Alan Greenspan and asparagus.
In 1997, Ross, 54, succumbed to his battle with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease — a genetic brain disorder often confused with Alzheimer's disease — but not without leaving a legacy of work. Nolan Ross' brother Carter, two years his elder and the first of three to study at the renowned Interlochen Center for the Arts, has more than 1,000 pieces from his brother's career, many of which will be exhibited for sale at the Park West Gallery in Southfield for one night only on Oct. 3; proceeds will benefit the advocacy group Michigan's Children. His work has never been exhibited before. . .
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Michigan's Children Art & Advocacy Benefit at Park West Gallery
Featuring the Cartoons of Nolan Ross
Details: Saturday, October 3, 7-10pm.
Tickets : $75/person. Beverages and hors d' oeuvres will be served.
Reservations: Visit www.michiganschildren.org / Call 517-485-3500.
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Allerton Park & Retreat Center
Allerton Park was the private estate of Robert Henry Allerton, who donated it to the University of Illinois in 1946. It features 1,500 acres of woodlands, formal gardens and more than 100 sculptures. The park is open to the public for hiking, picnicking, cross-country skiing and leisurely garden strolls.
Located in the heart of Illinois' Amish country, The Great Pumpkin Patch is a working farm that features beautiful gardens, including a spectacular collection of more than 5,000 mums, and offers its heirloom seeds for sale. Known for its more than 300 varieties of rare pumpkins, squash and gourds from around the globe that are grown right on the farm and displayed in its Great Pumpkin Patch from mid-September through October 31 every year. The on-site Homestead Bakery sells made-from-scratch goodies such as pies and angel food cake during spring, summer and fall.
This zoo overlooking Lake Decatur is home to animals from around the world, the Z.O.&O. Express train, the Endangered Species Carousel and the Zootique Gift Shop. Family events and activities are offered regularly.
Discover cute boutiques housed in historic storefronts in downtown Champaign, including antique and consignment shops. Be sure to stop at PACA's Architectural Salvage Warehouse, where you'll find everything from vintage stained glass to ceramic tiles.
University of Illinois Arboretum
The University of Illinois Arboretum is a living laboratory, including plant collections and facilities that support the teaching, research and public service programs of several units throughout campus. Central to the Arboretum was the development of the "All American Selection Trial Gardens" established by a bequest from Miles C. Hartley in the early 90s. Other highlights of the Arboretum include the Welcome Garden, Hosta Garden, Kari Walkway and native ponds plantings, the Idea Garden, sponsored by Champaign County Master Gardeners, and the Japanese Tea and Dry Gardens at the Japan House.
Curtis Orchard is an 80-acre apple orchard, pumpkin patch and entertainment farm offers activities for the whole family. Open July 20–December 20, the orchard country store and bakery offer a wide variety of gift and food items, including pies, fritters, apple crisp donuts and award-winning cider. Outdoor activities include seasonal apple and pumpkin picking, kids play structures, a giant slide, several mazes including the corn maze, petting zoo, toddler area, birthday parties and corporate picnics. Weekend activities include outdoor meals, live entertainment, seasonal pony rides, and an orchard wagon.
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Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery is Illinois' first farmstead cheese making facility, founded in 2004. Visit this off the beaten path farm and learn about their cheese-making process and their "Animal Welfare Approved" Goat Dairy. Taste their delicious, award winning varieties of goat cheese and sample their amazing goat milk gelato and organic fruits. The farm is open weekdays for drop-in visitors to see the goats, walk the grounds and purchase farm products. During the summer, you can also visit the farm during Wednesday afternoon open houses. In addition to self-guided tours of the farm, you can get gelato by the scoop and purchase products from their farm as well as those from other farms and food artisans. Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery also offers additional food events in the summer with Dinners on the Farm, Third Friday Pop-Ups, and tasting trail events. This is a working farm, so check their website for hours and activities before venturing out to the farm.
The state's largest artificial body of water, Lake Decatur spans 2,800 acres, with 30 miles of shoreline offering recreational opportunities and wildlife vistas at lakeside parks and the city marina. Water sports include boating, fishing, sailing and jet skiing. While shoreline locations surrounding Nelson Park Marina offer miniature golf, dining, public gardens and picnic facilities.
Prairie Farm features traditional farm animals such as sheep, pigs, horses, cows, goats, chickens, ducks and geese. Visitors are welcome to pet the farm's animals in the petting area. Kids both young and old will enjoy crossing the footbridge that spans the farm's miniature duck pond. Prairie Farm also offers educational programs and private party services. Open Memorial Day through Labor Day; Hours: Daily 1:00–7:00 p.m.; Free! (fee for trolley ride and some programs)
An eclectic district filled with dining and multi-cultural attractions, Midtown Champaign, with the beautiful Boneyard Creek flowing, connects Downtown and Campustown Champaign.
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This 13-acre park allows kids to exercise their mind and body! Water park runs Memorial Day to Labor Day, weather permitting.
The University of Illinois Pollinitarium is the first free-standing science center in the nation devoted to flowering plants and their pollinators. Its location in the midst of the Arboretum brings together flowers and pollinators physically and conceptually. Changing exhibits relate to world events and ongoing research on pollinators. Guests can explore beekeeping equipment, see live demonstrations and play interactive games. Because so much depends on pollination, the UI Pollinatarium is dedicated to increasing awareness and appreciation of pollination as a remarkable ecological partnership and an essential ecosystem service.
Scovill House & Oriental Gardens
Serenity envelopes this intimate area, where visitors are welcomed by a Chinese Fu dog and flowering dogwoods, star magnolia, Japanese lilac, and rhododendron -- foliage native to the Orient. Originally commissioned by Guy and Rose Scovill in the 1920's and reconstructed in the 1980's, the gardens' soothing nature encompasses a small reflective point, sod bridge, and oriental sculptures, and surrounds a small cottage, which is available for gatherings and retreats.
In operation since 1850, the farm features a blacksmith shop and Clydesdale horses. Chuck wagon cookouts are available.
The Wandell Sculpture Garden was established in honor of Willett and Celia Wandell in 1998. This unique, free outdoor sculpture garden sits among 22 acres of recreated Illinois tallgrass prairie in 130-acre Meadowbrook Park. While walking the looped paths, one can encounter bikers, joggers and other sculpture lovers as the park serves both recreational and educational purposes. Works from local artists with ties to the University of Illinois grace the garden, as well as pieces from artists who reside in New York, California and New Mexico. The garden has both permanent sculptures and some that are rotated every second or third year, keeping it fresh for visitors. Open daily from dawn to dusk.
Shady Crest Orchard and Farm Market
Come visit this working Amish farm and apple orchard. They have a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables for sale, plus fresh honey, apple butter and maple syrup. A Deli filled with 15 different Country-Cured Meats & 24 different Cheeses is also available Monday - Saturday. While you're there, enjoy a hand-dipped ice cream cone. You can also find Fresh Baked Goods every Thursday - Saturday. Open year round.
Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve
Lake of the Woods County Park is a 900-acre preserve that features an 18-hole regulation golf course, a 9-hole par 3 course and practice range, fishing, boating, hiking, picnicking, cross-country skiing, sledding the Hi-Tower bell carillon and observation area, a 3.3 mile bicycle/pedestrian path, the Museum of the Grand Prairie, Mabery Gelvin Botanical Gardens, building rentals and various programs.
Weldon Springs State Recreation Area is a 550-acre state park located near Clinton, Illinois. It centers on Salt Creek and the impoundment of a tributary, Weldon Springs, to form Weldon Spring Lake, a reservoir.
The 275-acre River Bend Forest Preserve south of Mahomet contains approximately 130 acres of clear water in two lakes, one of which is the largest public lake in Champaign County, and includes 2.5 miles of forest along the Sangamon River.
Sangamon River Forest Preserve
Sangamon River Forest Preserve, a 160-acre gem, offers a variety of natural features and is ideal for low-impact activities such as picnicking, bird-watching, hiking and river fishing. The preserve hosts the Lincoln Ash Tree, one of the largest ash trees in the state.
Anna Bethel Fisher Rock Garden
Created in 1927 from an old sand pit across the road from Lake Decatur, the city's oldest garden was extensively renovated in 1992. Its resurrected look features secluded paths leading through rocky terraces planted with unusual trees, and landscapes brimming with colorful perennials. Towering bald Cypress trees, planted in the 1920s, still reign over these delightful grounds.
The Indoor Aquatic Center has a recreational and competition pool, a beach-like entry and a water playground.
Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden
The gardens boast some of the most beautiful and diverse flora in east-central IL. It also features the award-winning Miriam Davies Memorial Enabling Garden.
Spanning six rolling acres on bluffs overlooking the Sangamon River Walk, Mari-Mann Herb Farm is a potpourri of herb beds, wildflower fields and formal gardens.


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'The Final Duel' is a very dramatic and intensive cinematic track which combines distorted guitars with orchestral music. As the title suggest, it would fit well on scenes with explosive action and fighting. The track has a wide dynamic range and consists of a bit calmer parts which are followed by dramatic and intensive orchestral parts.
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The center has four principal members: Renssealer Polytechnic Institute, Northeastern University, City University of New York and IBM. In addition, the center has multiple partners from many other institutions.
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Boleslaw Szymanski
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Claire and Roland Schmitt Distinguished Professsor, Department of Computer Science
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Malik Magdon-Ismail
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Mark Goldberg
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Chjan Lim
Professor, Department of Mathematics
William Wallace
Yamada Corporation Professor, Department of Decision Sciences and Engineering
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Albert-Laszlo Barabasi
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Ravi Konuru
Zhen Wen
Spiros Papadimitriou
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Lol, Scott can definitely get on one's nerves, even mine, this coming from a fan of his.
To tell the truth, I honestly prefer icenetwork's coverage, no commentary whatsoever, the viewer can evaluate the performance on his/her own merit, without the influence of the commentator(s). But one must be a knowledgeable skating fan to do this, otherwise the uninformed viewer doesn't understand a thing that's going on in terms of jumps, et al. Maybe we just need a robot/humanoid to take over commentary so no bias comes into play.
Now I'd love to indulge a favorite passion of mine, Mao.
If she sticks to the same jump layout as last year, as she said she would, that would leave her with only 6 triple jumps, no 3/3 combos. whatsoever. The most scoring potential she could earn from this (adding in a perfect SP with the 3A-2T; same as she did at 2009 WTT) would be 201.87, the same PB she earned at 2009 WTT. Both her SP & LP were skated error-free (not counting the one UR call she got on her second 3A).
Like I've said in the past, Mao's PB 133.13 LP score came at 2007 Worlds with 7 triple jumps, which included only one 3A & one 3/3 combo. Her second PB score of 132.31 came at 2008 4CC, wherein she skated another 7-triple jump program, which included only one 3A & two 3/3 combos. So if one were to add her PB SP score of 75.84 (which included a 3A-2T, 3F, 2A) at 2009 WTT, added to her PB LP score of 133.13 at 2007 Worlds (which included 7 triple jumps; only one 3A & one 3/3 combo.) that would = 208.97
This tells me that Mao has to go for a 7-triple program, not just 6 like she's doing now, in order to maximize her overall scoring potential. And this 7-triple program must include one 3/3 combo. Otherwise the most she can score with her current 6-triple program would be 126.03, that's not nearly enough to hit a home run. Even if she hit all her jumps in both the SP & LP she could only earn 201.87overall with her current 6-triple jump layout. So one of those 3F-2R has to be turned into a 3F-3R. GO FOR A 7-TRIPLE PROGRAM, MAO, WITH ONE 3/3 COMBO. & OF COURSE THE TWO 3A!
On a purely aesthetic note concerning Mao herself & her Victorian costumes with the choker & ruffles, it honestly brings to mind Marie Antoinette of France, whom became a Princess at the age of 14, but didn't become a Queen until the age of 19, that is when she ascended the Throne.
Not only does Mao Asada share the same initials as Marie Antoinette, but she also shares the same 18th century style, as evidenced in these pictures:
This all has me wondering if Tatiana Tarasova is channeling Marie Antoinette...
First a question. Did anyone else notice that the audio on the first two skaters was bad? I could barely hear the music. When Voronov came on it got better.
The commentary had to be done on tape. Andrea Joyce is on both the NBC and the Universal broadcasts. NBC had Scott Hamilton and Universal had Peter Carruthers. I always start forgiving Scott when I hear Peter. Poor Andrea. Her head must be spinning after doing the men's free skate at least twice.
The audio on both NBC and Universal needs improvement.
It is bad that they did not even show Carolina Kostner or Elene G. from the first group. No ice dance....and please, please get Scott of the air. He says the same 3 lines over and over and shrieks whenever anybody leaves the ice.
But the Ice Network audio kept crackling- I'll take low sound any day over the constant dropouts on IN. The problem might have originated with whatever feed the USFS picked up.
but yeah it can get annoying. I didn't see today's broadcast so I don't know if he has gotten worse.
People like Scott and Dick are part of the fun!
I fall into the not-Scott camp. I don't dislike him, I just wish he would allow me to hear the music for more of the performance. I understand his enthusiasm is aimed at drawing in casual fans but it can be a bit much. He tends to be under more control when he's paired with the right color commentator. For my money that was Vern Lundquist back in the 90's.
I honestly think part of the issue is not him at all, but NBC mandates to dumb down commentary. Their skating coverage has always lacked as much substance as other networks, in my opinion, to focus on a broader audience. Sandra Bezic has alluded to this in interviews. There is a distinct difference in Scott's commentary since he's been on NBC compared to his CBS days. Sandra has also been far more substantive in her commentary in Canada than on US tv.
On a side note, he's actually been calling skating since the 85 Euros and Worlds when they were on CBS (see youtube). As annoying as he can be at times now, at least his voice is deeper. He was really squeaky back then and even more excitable.
Who's this David Peltier guy doing the interviews?
With his free hand stuck in his pocket and using casual expressions like "congrats", he looks and sounds like a guy trying to pick up a chic at a bar rather than a journalist conducting an interview.
Is he some kind of a political/financial pundit who is dissatisfied with his assignment at a figure skating competition?
Why not?? It was fabulous!Originally Posted by Nadine
Oh Nadine. I love your take on Mao and have more confidence in her ability to skate this program than most. But Marie Antoinette is the wrong analogy!!!Asada ~ very good comeback by Mao! Not soup yet, gradually getting there one-by-one, has improved from Japan Open, but more importantly it was good for her psyche to recover from the disastrous start to her SP on Friday. What I love about this program is that THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO REST STOPS!!!!!!!! Seriously, 99% of skaters take little rest stops here & there, either to breathe/catch their breath after a spin(s), or to shake their booty & flirt with the judges. Not Mao, not Mao, she literally does a full out sprint from beginning to end, her legs don't rest once, ask any skater & they will tell you that takes incredible athleticism! Her legs must have been burning at the end, especially after that incredible complex fast step sequence. That is what I call an athlete, combined with her tall supple body with beautiful posture & super fast speed, all which makes for a Queen (& Tatiana Tarasova outfits her as such, reminiscent of a young Marie Antoinette when she first ascended the throne at age 19 in 1774). When Mao lands all her jumps, this will be a masterpiece... I bow to Tatiana's genius.
Yes, it's a perfect program for her and she deserves a lot of encouragement. I also thought the editing of the music was very effective. Watching it I thought, Ths is the best skating music in the whole world. Joannie Rochette did a great one too, but Yukari's may be even better.Nakano ~ nothing more I can say, perfect music & choreography, et al, for the perfect powerful FIREBIRD skater! Those spins are out of this world, Yukari! WOW!!!!!!!!
I thought he did fine. In fact, considering NBC didn't do any interviews at Worlds, I was surprised that they even bothered to send someone to France for the GP coverage.
If this is truly NBC's policy they couldn't have picked a better color commentator than Peter Carruthers for Universal coverage. Peter always makes me feel like I'm a four-year-old and he has to explain things to me very carefully. I don't think he knows terms like "technique", "wrap", or "twizzle".I honestly think part of the issue is not him at all, but NBC mandates to dumb down commentary
Well, I remember during the Olympics, I was watching some of their diving coverage and the female commentator was really good. She explained things in a way that I (as a casual viewer) could understand, and as a result, I could follow the action closely.
I also watched some of Universal's online gymnastics coverage and the British (BBC?) commentators were good as well, although they did cheerlead at times.
I think they might be afraid that a highly technical, but well explained, commentary might confuse viewers and cause them to tune out. Not sure if that's the way to go, but NBC appears to be THE figure skating network in the US, at least for the next four years.
(But, it seemed that it was either them or nobody at all, so in that case, I don't mind)


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by BendtheBar 06-19-2011, 10:06 AM
George Frenn, Power Lifter
by Armand Tanny (1966)
Group Firing, Receptor Principle, Body Leverage, Change of Heart Syndrome, Base of Support, Labyrinthian Principle these dazzling terms tossed around by a far-out athlete characterize the space age technique of weight training. Exalted by enthusiasm, bursting with facts, figures and muscles, saturated with education, possessed of a fiery ambition that seems the natural outcome of bubbling health, George Frenn, Power Lifter, Hammer Thrower and student of Physical Education, is the happy and precise combination of all things that go into making a space age champion. At 511, weighing 244, he has the compact look of featherweight and moves with a coordination and speed directed by a soft of built in electronic circuitry. Hal Connelly, Olympic Hammer Throw Champion, who gave George his start six years ago, says this about his precocious student: After seeing all the other I would say George Frenn has the best chance of being the greatest hammer thrower in the world. But when George is not training for the hammer, he is totally involved in power lifting. My whole purpose in power lifting is to improve my hammer throw, says George. In the process he won the Southern California Power Lift heavyweight title for 1966, and is aiming for the bigger contests. A practical competitor, however, he views the behemoths of power lifting with alarm: Gene Roberson, 280: Pay Casey, 280; Terry Todd, 345. How can I compete with these big men, he says. The heavyweight classification is ridiculous. Unless they establish a two hundred and fifty pound class, I will probably wrap up power lifting when I make an eighteen hundred total. It is more of a lament than a complaint, and it is justified. But when one studies the nature of this man a bit closer, one realizes with a strong hunch that he just might five these heavies a very bad time of it.
Before he started to train with the power lift group West Side Barbell Club operated by Bill West that was a year ago he had trained mostly alone for four years in his own garage. But he was dogging the 64 Olympics then, and hammer throwing occupied him. For long stretches he didnt power lift at all. Only in the past year has his great potential become apparent. By the time his best training lifts reach print Bench Press 430, Squat 705, Dead Lift 665 he will probably have made ancient history of them. Still growing at 24, he honestly believes he has found the secret of power lifting. Part of it could be his heavily structured frame. His thigh measures 28 ½ and just above the knee, 23, uncommonly large, a kind of structure that supports his Body Leverage theory. Mainly his success combines hard work with applied physiological and psychological principles.
The Receptor Principle particularly fascinates George. It puts lifting on a higher level of awareness he believes. Only a small percent of available muscle fibers that make up a particular body of muscle are activated in a simple muscle contraction. The strength of the contraction depends on how many fibers contract at the same time. Group Firing, as it is called, can be controlled largely by conscious thought. It becomes a confidence game. Simply telling yourself the weight is heavy and that you must lift it doesnt usually work. The muscle must be tricked. Take the classic case of the 120 pound woman who lifted the end of an auto off her injured child. Fierce motivation propelled her. Muscle can be tried into making super lifts. The available nerve channels are there, but discovery takes searching. Conscious searching. Discovery is by chance. Take the case, as another example, of the man who saved twelve thousand dollars over a period of years from money he had found on the streets, only because he looked for it. How does the brain receive the impressions (Receptor Principle) that will send out the message to the muscle to contract stronger (Group Firing)? One was is the touch system developed by chance by George and Bill West working together. The hand of the training partner on the bar or the body during a limit attempt offers the additional power of suggestion. Once when George was struggling to deadlift 710 off the blocks Bill got him past a sticking point by lightly placing his fingers under the bar. A sharp slaps on hips in the low positions of a heavy squat will also work wonders. They have named it the Assistant Method. Then, of course, there are cheating movements, less delicate than the power of suggestion method, in which you take the muscle by the collar and force and overload on it.
By applying these systems, George is continually outdoing himself. The old equation where 450 5 is automatically equal to a single with 500 ceases to be valid. In his own case a wide breach exists between his maximum repetitions and a single heavy lift. Reps act primarily as warm ups or as a finishing flush. His workouts are made of single attempts, the accepted cannon of all power lifting these days. George has done 600 8 reps squat, a phenomenal display of power itself; however, his best single is far superior 705.
George analyzes that a heavy lift is based on three considerations: 1. Leverage; 2. Size; 3. Number of group firings. He has the fire power of a battleship, but he has not yet determined whether better leverage come from bigger muscles or blued up bodyweight. It appears he will pursue whatever is necessary to make greater lifts. Obviously 510 Gene Roberson, at 280, is well endowed with what George categorizes as Body Leverage. Robersons lifts bear that out: Bench Press 490, Squat 731, Dead Lift 720. Even at his own 511, 244, George considers himself a slim Jim among power lifters.
He didnt start as a weakling, however, for at 18, after brief training he deadlifted 510. Connelly taught him the basic exercises bench press, squat, high pull, military press, power clean. He practiced reps at first, good for size and shape, also necessary for hammer throwing, but they did little to increase his strength. He was only gaining about five or ten pounds on each lift every year. Up to the time of the 64 Olympics it didnt matter, he was too concerned with the hammer. He practiced heavy squats on the assumption he would throw the hammer 210 if he could make a 550 squat. He was correct. Early in 65 he started to train the West Side Barbell Club and under the guidance and encouragement of Bill West he began to learn the meaning of training on single attempts. Bill had the empirical experience. He understood the value of low reps with heavy weights. George, in his school work, saw how medical and physiological experiment confirmed this experience, and from then on they were given to endless discussions and revisions of methods. They can now sup it up with one evident truth: Under the right conditions anything is possible. One of these conditions concerns the individuals mood. Called the Change of Heart Syndrome, mood effects performance. Mental depression hinders effort. Peace of mind, then, becomes as important as the act of training. Nor is peace of mind static. Like heavy single attempts, peace of mind comes hard, but with continual striving, it comes.
Voluable and articulate, a natural talker, George will monologue with himself when under a heavy weight. He apparently is two people, one the easy going human, the other the hard driving athlete. The former needs a lot of persuasion. So huffing and puffing, like the proverbial choo-choo train climbing the mountain I think I can . . . I think I can. . . George mutters all kinds of blandishments to that self. So convinced is he that state of mind governs performance, he will start thinking a month in advance of a contest on an intended lift. Although he may use only 600 in training, his mind is on the projected 700 of the contest attempt.
To be on the safe side he prefers group training, having three spotters on his heavy attempts and two on the lighter ones. His own secret is not day to day progress because his own nature is such that his strength varies widely at times from one workout to the next. He refers to single heavy attempts. Other than that he abides by a rule: Break a record every workout. Become conditioned to successful attempts. This can mean an added rep or an added pound almost anywhere where you have never done it before. He cites as a delicious example of total mental blackout Dave Davis recent workout, a record of failures, the inability to do a single squat with as little as 400 making a 555 squat in a contest the week before. That should set Dave back three months, he laughs. But Dave is a contest lifter, and anything can happen.
To go even farther on the conditioned response idea, a competition atmosphere, a Georges insistence, was set up at the West Side Club where now they use only standard Olympic barbell plates for training. Bill had to discard all his exercise plates. Its strictly a mental thing, says George. You must remember that emphasis is on maximum lifts at all times. You have to channel not only effort but also training conditions to the maximum effort and conditions that exist in and at a contest.
Never easy, he fights to avoid foolish training challenges. They only end up in torn muscles and bad backs. He has tantalizing knowledge of training research. For example, five repetitions with two thirds maximum weight will maintain maximum strength. Also that running is an absolute necessity in any kind of training. Not long runs, but rather short 50 yd. sprints. George does 10 50 yd. sprints twice weekly. The reason: the cardio-vascular system must be kept elastic. The intra-thoracic pressure is enormous in heavy single weightlifting attempts. The heart and blood vessels must be ready for this force. He also swims and does stretching exercises, convinced that full flexibility helps rather than hinders strength. To be sure, strength is a product of the mind. Strength is triggered in the brain, not in tight muscles.
Another piece of applied physiology is the Labyrinthian Priciple. Medical research indicates that when the head is forward, the face down, an upset occurs in the middle of the ear that causes relaxation of the spinal muscles. By forcing himself to look up George can maintain the arch and rigidity of his back, the form necessary for both the squat and deadlift. He recalls the time at a contest when his final deadlift stuck half way, and suddenly realizing his head was down he threw it back as hard as he could which gave his spine arch, and the weight moved up again steadily to completion.
Another principle he makes full use of is the basic Base of Support. For example, he wraps the full length of a folded bed sheet around his waist before putting on his lifting belt. This, he reasons, increases the diameter of his midsection and gives him a more solid base of supporting the heavy squats and deadlifts.
At the moment he shares power lifting with school and hammer throw practice. He is working toward his masters degree in physical education at Long Beach State College. He has made two hammer throwing tours of Europe. A rumor at large says he has made several foul throws over 240 feet. If he can straighten them cut, the world record could soon be his.
He makes heavy power workouts seem almost like play, a quality characteristic of big men with great strength who make heavy lifts seem effortless. To a certain extent this is due to an effort on his part to eliminate strain, to make all lifts as effortless as possible. Lift as much as you can as easy as you can, he says. Success begets success. This all seems to be part of the endless mental conditioning he strives for. George has hit the jackpot in strength, and he is making a frantic effort to hang to the ringing, magic flow.
His schedule:
Saturday heavy
1. Bench Press
135 10 reps
225 5
295 4
320 2
360 1
285 5 flush
With pads
405 2
425 2
440 1
450 1
460 1
470 1
295 10 flush
2. Squat
135 10
225 5
325 5
425 4
525 3
565 2
600 1 or 2
635 4 singles
655 1
500 10 flush
3. Deadlift
225 6
315 5
415 4
500 4
550 3
575 2
620 1 or 2 singles
Note. For every squat rep he does one calf rep from the floor before returning the weight to the rack. A muscular calf gives leverage and strength to the squat.
Tuesday light
Warmups same as Saturday
No deadlifting
1. Bench Press
After warmup sets
375 5 singles
295 10 flush
2. Squat
After warmups
575 5 singles
No flush
On either Wednesday or Thursday, on what he calls piddling days, he does special light work:
1. High Pulls with barbell
225 10
275 10
325 4 or 5
2. Tricep extensions a few of any kind.
He has done 10 reps high pulls with 405 using wrist straps.
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