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Mobile Pay | Mobile Commerce; Will greed in the space hinder the progress of mobile payments?
Posted by RealtyGo.co in advertising, Android, At&t, Green Real Estate, Mobile Advertising, Mobile phone, Mobile Real Estate Listings, MobilePay, MobileURL, NFC, QR Code, RealtyGo, Smartphones, sprint on March 1, 2011
Over the past six months there has been lots of buzz about mobile payments. High-profile companies such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Visa have all indicated they are exploring ways to make money from mobile payments. And at last month's Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona, Spain, the momentum around mobile commerce and Near Field Communications seemed to grow even stronger. In fact, several firms including Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM), Deutsche Telekom and Orange all talked about how they were incorporating mobile commerce and/or Near Field Communications technology into their future plans. Some companies even went so far as to designate 2011 as the year for NFC payments.
We are under the impression that cellphone manufactures will be offering a secure mobile payment method – Near Field Communication
(NFC) short-range wireless technology and includes real-time anti-fraud alerts and other features designed to protect consumers from fraud.
Fine-tuning the business model for this nascent service is challenging. Wireless carriers, platform providers, device makers and financial institutions all want a piece of the revenue pie. It's not surprising, considering that many analysts estimate that the market potential for these services is enormous. According to Portio Research, mobile payments volumes worldwide were $68.7 billion in 2009 and are forecast to reach $633.4 billon by year-end 2014. The biggest potential markets for mobile payments are Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America, Portio says.
But for mobile payments to reach the potential predicted by Portio, a lot of diverse players will have to fit together to make a compelling and lucrative solution. How that will happen is unclear. All we know for sure is that there is a lot of experimentation in the market today.
To help spur the market, the GSMA is heading up a NFC-related initiative with several of the world's biggest operators including America Móvil, Axiata Group Berhad, Bharti, China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, KT Corp., MTS, Orange, Qtel Group, SK Telecom, Softbank Mobile, Telecom Italia, Telefónica, Telekom Austria Group, Telenor and Vodafone. The operators have said they intend to launch commercial NFC services in select markets by 2012.
In the U.S., mobile payments have made headlines lately because of the new initiative Isis, which is a joint venture from Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ), AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T) and T-Mobile USA. The carriers plan to leverage Discover Financial Services' network to process payments; Barclaycard U.S. will be the first issuer. Isis has inked deals with merchants but so far has not revealed the names of those merchants or more details about when it will launch.
Meanwhile, Sprint has decided to go it alone with its mobile wallet initiative, called Sprint Mobile Wallet. Unlike the Isis project, Sprint's wallet will let customers make purchases using their existing Visa, MasterCard and Amazon accounts. Sprint is going to eventually hit the big one, you have to admit they always have their hat in the rink, and sooner or later they are going to hit one out of the park.
Clearly for mobile payments to become a success, merchants, financial services, operators and device makers need to come together to make a viable solution. Perhaps all this experimentation in the market will result in less fragmentation and more cohesiveness. We are exploring those issues and more in "Cashing in on Mobile Commerce," a new eBook from FierceWireless. In this eBook, we take an in-depth look at the overall potential for the mobile commerce market, profile some successful mobile payment implementations and explore some of the latest initiatives in barcodes, mobile coupons and more.
Starbucks expands mobile payments to all sites – USATODAY.com – RealtyGo blog
Posted by RealtyGo.co in advertising, APP, GPS, MobilePay, QR Code, RealtyGo, Smartphones, Starbucks, Uncategorized on January 27, 2011
Now you can pay for that latte with cash, credit card or mobile phone.
Starbucks (SBUX) , which tested mobile payments in select stores and Target outlets in the past year, expanded the program nationally to all its 6,800 company-owned stores starting Wednesday.
There are a handful of mobile payment experiments in operation now, including Bling Nation in Palo Alto, Calif., and Mocapay in Denver. But this is the biggest rollout to date for mobile payments, says Gwenn Bézard, analyst with the Aite Group, who follows mobile payments. Tech analysts expect substantial growth in mobile payments in coming years as more of us lead our daily lives on our phone.
"This is a more convenient way to pay," says Starbucks Vice President Brady Brewer. "Your wallet or purse isn't always with you, but the mobile phone is." Customers pay using apps available on their iPhones or BlackBerrys. Download the app, and fund it with your credit card. When you reach the barista at the counter, hit the "pay" button, show the bar code, and scan it to complete the transaction. Starbucks says it's working on an app for Android phones.
"Starbucks is using an interim technology that's available today," Bezard says. But he thinks the future of mobile payments will be based on a technology called near-field communications (NFC), which embeds a payment chip inside the phone.
NFC is popular in Asia, where many phones already have built-in chips, and retailers to support them. Juniper Research says $200 billion will be spent worldwide via mobile payments by 2012, up from $100 billion in 2010.Verizon Wireless, AT&T and T-Mobile recently announced plans for a joint venture, Isis, to offer NFC purchasing via phones. Testing is scheduled to begin next year.
The success of its gift card sparked Starbucks' interest in mobile payments. "Customers liked the speed of the card," Brewer says. About one in five retail transactions are done with the card, and customers have loaded more than $1.5 billion onto them, Starbucks says.
Starbucks began testing mobile payments in 2009. To expand nationally, it had to retrofit older scanners with new ones that could accept the bar code from the apps. "We're going to see big adoption," Brewer says. He wouldn't say how much the changeover cost the company.
If anyone has information at the estimated costs for starbucks to integrate this modality and upgrade their hardware and Scanners, please share. Thank You!
Starbucks expands mobile payments to all sites – USATODAY.com RealtyGo.co


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Habitat Terrace Hotel
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$125 - 200
Beach: Yes
Pool: Yes
Golf Course: No
Casino: No
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Family Friendly: Yes
Internet Access: Yes
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Opened on December 30th 2006, HABITAT TERRACE HOTEL has the enviable distinction of being one of the HIDDEN GEMS OF SAINT LUCIA, in the North. The property was designed to capture the unique cultural and tropical flavors of St. Lucia. Fresh vibrant Caribbean hues, Rattan furniture and colourful landscape instantly sets the scene for a unique St. Lucian holiday, be it a weekend get-a-way or long term stay. Accommodation ranges from Superior and Deluxe rooms, Junior Suites with Kitchenettes, One and Two bedroom Suites with full kitchens, dining & living rooms. Our well kept colourful gardens provides an ideal location to unwind or simply for relaxation, enjoying the many species of birds and butterflies.
HABITAT TERRACE HOTEL is a 20 minute drive from the Capital Castries and the G.F. L. Charles Airport at Vigie; 3 - 5 minute drive from the IGY Marina and the Rodney Bay Village which offers a complete shopping experience. A variety of local and international cuisine, banking services and stretches of sand, sea & sun at our ever popular Reduit Beach, a must to experience. Also, HABITAT TERRACE HOTEL is within close proximity to Pigeon Island National Land Mark, (home of the annual, International Jazz Festival) and the World-Class Darren Sammy Cricket Grounds.
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Habitat Terrace Hotel - St Lucia Hotels
Amenities: Daily Housekeeping, Free Parking, Security, Beach and Golf close by.
Nearest Airport: G. F. L. Charles
Distance to Nearest Airport: 15 minutes
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Social media marketing has two important aspects. The first, SMO, refers to on-page tactics through which a webmaster can improve a website for the age of social media. Such optimization includes adding links to services such as Digg, Reddit and Del.icio.us so that their pages can be easily 'saved and submitted' to and for these services.
Social media marketing, on the other hand, is about building ways that fans of a brand or company can promote it themselves in multiple online social media venues.
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Marketing is an ongoing process of planning and executing the marketing mix (Product, Price, Place, Promotion) for products, services or ideas to create exchange between individuals and organizations.
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While visiting Wyanet be sure to check out the Hennepin Canal Parkway. This awesome multi-use trail is a converted canal towpath, and a pawsome place to take your furry friend to explore. The trail is 104.5-miles long and spans across five counties in Illinois. Besides getting a great hike in, you and Fido can picnic, bike, and fish while exploring the trail. The hike will take you along the Illinois River where you and your furry friend can even snap a photo or two.
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At the 2015 summer Board of Directors meeting, Dr. Richard D. Braatz was elected as incoming Vice President of the AACC. He will start that role in January of 2016. Current VP Glenn Masada will become President, and President Tariq Samad will rotate to Past President. The leadership progression is a six year commitment.
Richard D. Braatz is the Edwin R. Gilliland Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From 1994 to 2010 he was on the faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with positions in electrical and computer engineering, mechanical science and engineering, and chemical and biomolecular engineering. He has supervised graduate students and postdocs in mechanical, aerospace, electrical, and chemical engineering.
Richard's service to the American Automatic Control Council includes:
- Chair/co-chair for more than 25 sessions (since 1994)
- Co-organizer of many invited sessions, special sessions, and workshops (since 1994)
- Service on many ACC program and ACC/AACC award committees (since 2003)
- AIChE Society Review Chair, ACC 2005
- Board of Directors, 2006-2007
- Vice-Chair for Invited Sessions, ACC 2007
- Program Chair, ACC 2010
- General Chair, ACC 2015
- IFAC 2020 World Congress Bid Committee
He has also been active in service to IFAC, including on program and award committees, Program Chair of the IFAC Symposium on Advanced Control of Chemical Processes (2012), and Vice Chair of the Technical Committee on Chemical Process Control (2012-date). Richard has served on the editorial boards of IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Automatica, IEEE Control Systems Magazine, Journal of Process Control, and Optimal Control Applications and Methods.
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Tips and Tricks Guide | Part Two
Welcome to the second part of the Candy Crush Soda Saga Tips Guide. After the successful first part of the 'Candy Crush Soda Saga' guide we now present part two. Good luck reading the guide and playing the game.
This is part 2 of the Candy Crush Soda Saga Guide. Check out PART 1 here: GO TO GUIDE PART 1
Candy Crush Soda Saga Tips Guide tip: Focus on breaking the ice
In some levels you'll have to free the Candy Bears out of the ice. It's important to focus on the possible combinations in the ice first. Free the Candy Bears first because after a while the Bears will change color and it will take more time to free them.
Tip: How to detect frozen bears
Most of the times one or two layers are covering the hidden bears. Every time you replay the level the frozen bears will be at another place in the playfield. A first you'd think you can't detect the frozen bears, but that's not true. The ice of the places where the frozen bears are hidden will have a little different glow. Focus on this ice blocks and you'll save moves and find the frozen bears faster.
Read more of the Candy Crush Soda Saga Tips Guide below here!
Tip: Use the Fish!
Combine Two Striped Candies
Cupcakes are most of the time really hard to get rid of. How hard it is depends on the amount of ingredients or items that are in the cupcake. Every combination you make next to the cupcake removes one item. Once you've reached the wrapping paper you only need one more combination and then the cupcake is gone.
Combine Two Wrapped Candies
If you combine two wrapped candies with each other, there will be a big explosion, on two occasions. Combine two Wrapped Candies in one move and there will be two big explosions in the playfield. Very nice move to get some new candies in the playfield and get rid of some obstacles.
Combine Two Color Bombs
If you combine to Color Bombs in one move, all the candies in the playfield will be removed.
Combine a Striped Candy with Wrapped Candy
Combine one Striped Candy with a Wrapped Candy in one move you'll be really happy with the outcome. This combination will get rid of three rows vertically and horizontally.
Combine a Striped Candy with a Color Bomb
Combining a Wrapped Candy with a Color Bomb
Cupcakes obstacles
We hope you've learned a lot reading this Candy Crush Soda Saga Tips Guide. Don't forget to check out the other guides we made for you about Candy Crush Soda Saga.


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Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Rithy Panh's new film is aimed at educating young Cambodians about one of the most notorious men in the kingdom's history – a man responsible for up to 20,000 people being brutally murdered.
The new film, "Duch, Master of the Forges of Hell", is about Kaing Guek Eav, commonly known as Duch, and it made its debut yesterday to an audience of 300 students.
Duch was in charge of a Khmer Rouge facility called S-21, which is better known these days as the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.
Yesterday's screening of the film took place on the seventh anniversary of Duch's sentencing at the Khmer Rouge tribunal, the international court in Phnom Penh tasked with holding senior leaders of the brutal regime to account.
Seven years ago Duch was given a life sentence in the court, which is officially known as the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), for his role as the chief of S-21, where people were brutally tortured until they confessed to crimes and then taken away and killed.
Estimates of those who passed through S-21 and were killed vary from 12,000 to 20,000, and there were only a handful of survivors.
"Duch, Master of the Forges of Hell" is a collaboration between the ECCC and the Bophana Audiovisual Centre.
The film, which runs for almost two hours, is based on interviews with Duch and others involved in the torture and murder of prisoners at S21.
Award-winning filmmaker Rithy Panh said he wanted to make the movie about Duch because he was interested in what made the man tick.
"I wanted to know how Duch could order people to hurt others, as an educated person and a teacher," he said. "I wanted to understand his conscience and how he could do that.
"I met him several times for more than four hours and we talked face to face with each other."
In the film, Duch describes Communist Party theories and political ideologies, explaining how he trained his subordinates to torture and murder prisoners at S-21.
"I wanted to show that we still don't know where most people killed by the regime died, like my parents," said Mr Panh. "They were buried without their names.
"I make this film not out of anger, but to dedicate to the people who died and pay my respects."
The 300 students were silent as they watched the film and the footage of Duch attempting to explain why he committed his crimes. Many who followed Duch's court case said the mass murderer showed little sign of any remorse during the trial. Yin Yit, a student from the Royal University of Phnom Penh who attended the screening, said she was shocked by the brutality of the Khmer Rouge regime.
"I felt very scared when seeing Duch confess his crimes of ordering so many murders," she said.
Khmer Rouge tribunal spokesman Neth Pheaktra said the film will provide vital information to young people.
"In the past, people heard only the descriptions from the victims of the Khmer Rouge, but now they can hear directly from one of the perpetrators," he said.
Duch originally ran a similar Khmer Rouge facility in the countryside before the fall of Phnom Penh and many say he honed his skills for extracting confessions both there and in Prey Sar prison, where he spent time before joining the Khmer Rouge.
The majority of the people Duch and his staff tortured in S-21 were accused of being spies for the CIA or Vietnam, and most had no idea who or what the CIA was. The cruelty inflicted on them by Duch and his men resulted in most people confessing to simply put an end to their suffering.
In the early days of S-21, those who confessed were killed in the former school and their bodies were dumped in the empty houses surrounding it. As the torture and killing continued and Duch ran out of places to put the bodies, a new site was found on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. That place was Choeung Ek, commonly known as The Killing Fields.
In an effort to educate young Cambodians about the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge, this week the Bophana Audiovisual Centre also released an app for smartphones.
Many youths know little about this part of their country's history because family members who survived are reluctant to talk about the horrors they went through.


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Over the last few weeks, the Teamwork Chat team has been working hard making new and exciting improvements to your favorite collaborative chat app.
This month we're happy to announce updates to the message menu, social links for user profiles, deep linking and more!
Social Links to User Profiles
We've added social media links to user profiles. Get to know your colleagues even better by connecting with them on their favorite social media platforms.
If they've updated their social media profile in Teamwork Projects (edit my profile> social tab), users will now be able to go straight to a person's social profile from within a direct message in Teamwork Chat—all with just one click.
Updates to the Message Menu
Based on customer usage reports, we've made some tweaks to the message menu that we think you'll really like. Instead of having to click on a message, all you have to do is hover over it and you'll be able to action directly from there. Quickly quote, copy a link and create a task right from within your message.
Deep Linking
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On August 15th to 17, we had our second Term Mission Minded Youth Conference at Guma Na Yesu – Makenke Redeemed Church. Since the beginning of this year of the Lord, we have begun holding youth conferences every after three months. This means we hold these conferences three times every year.
The Lord revealed to us the potential the youth have to take over this world for Jesus Christ and therefore we are here to empower them to do it. Every youth is called to do something in the fulfilment of God's Great Commission and therefore it's our obligation as leaders to make sure we empower them and sharpen their talents to go and bare witnesses for Christ' Gospel.
Youth have also formed a youth organisation which brings them together for the Purpose of the fulfilment of God's Great Commission. The Empowered Mission Minded Youth.
God created us to live with a single passion to joyfully display his supreme excellence in all the spheres of life. The wasted life is life without this passion.
Our passion is to fulfil God's Great Commission; to go and make disciples of all Nations!
To reach out to the unreached to Rescue the homeless to restore the broken-hearted in season and out of season.
The organisation will bring together the youth in Mbarara, Uganda, Africa and beyond to fulfil the Great Commission.
Do you love God and passionate about Missions? At EMMY "we empower youth for God's Great Commission".
Empowered Mission Minded Youth launches a monthly Outreach week; which is the 1st week of every month, 7days of ''changing lives'' aimed at reaching out to the needy and vulnerable communities restoring to the needy children, vulnerable people in schools and communities respectively.
Outreach week Activities include:
■ Giving out sanitary pads to girls in schools
■ Hospital, Prison, School visits and Evangelism
■ Donating food, medicine, mattresses, clothes, school dues, home basic needs, shoes
■ Painting zebra crossing
■ Providing shelter to the needy old people
■ Community cleaning and Health Sensitisation
To be part of this life-changing experience every month, you must subscribe to us as a #EMMY_Ambassador.
HOW TO BECOME an E.M.M.Y AMBASSADOR Register with Empowered Mission Minded Youth as an E.M.M.Y Ambassador today by (Filling a Get involved form provided by E.M.M.Y team member) or sending your Names, email, phone contact, home town and place of work.
Your registrations shall then be confirmed by one of our team leaders who will get back to you within 24hours
All confirmed registrants shall be appointed as Empowered Mission Minded Youth – EMMY Ambassadors in their respective areas. And shall thus work in support of our Monthly Outreach week.
Are an important and valued ASSET of Empowered Mission Minded Youth and work to improve the lives of needy children and families, old and desperate young people in communities by promoting our work.
Our ambassadors are a network of volunteers, all over the world– organising fundraising activities, representing the charity in their local area and helping to engage people with the work of our Organisation.
■ Positively promoting E.M.M.Y through local and social media.
■ Inspiring family, friends, colleagues and your online networks to support the work of E.M.M.Y
■ Representing at events, Giving short talks on the missions and work of E.M.M.Y to a variety of community groups/clubs/fellowships
■ Setting up a fundraising group with friends, family or colleagues.
■ Getting people involved in our latest fundraising appeals and campaigns.
■ Promoting registrations to our local and overseas charity events ie Annual Camps, Teens day, etc.
■ Making introductions to your contacts who may support the charity.
■ Volunteering at our annual leadership & charity events
■ Have good connections in your local area and the self-confidence to reach out and arrange your own talks about E.M.M.Y and provide us with feedback.
This weekend as we join the rest of the world to commemorate the International Youth Day on 12th August 2018.
We realize that youth continue to lack space to fully express themselves without feeling uncomfortable or unwelcome.
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■ A monthly report and e-newsletter giving you ways to get others involved and co-ordinate.
■ Quarterly online meetings via Skype and the opportunity to meet other ambassadors.
■ Access to our ambassador Facebook page, a website where you can share stories, ideas and experiences.
■ Travel opportunities overseas and Recommendations.
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BLUFFTON, Ohio - Two members of the Bluffton University men's soccer team have been named Honorable Mention All-Heartland Conference following the 2018 season. Sophomore Timothy Murphy (Chesterfield, Twp., MI/L'Anse Creuse) and freshman Dalton Taynor (Troy/Miami East) were honored for their work on the pitch.
Tim Murphy buried a penalty kick for his first collegiate goal at Wittenberg on September 7. He has started 32 matches over the past two seasons with 15 shots, including 13 this year. It marks the second straight All-Heartland Conference honor for Murphy
The seven goals by Dalton Taynor were the most by a Beaver since Nate Flath found the back of the net 12 times in 2008. His seven tallies were tied for 7th in the Heartland Conference. He paced the Beavers with 32 shots, including 18 on frame. Taynor's work up front helped Bluffton score its most goals (8) in Heartland Conference play since nine tallies in 2009.
In conjunction with the All-HCAC selections, the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference also announced the Christopher M. Ragsdale All-Sportsmanship Awards for the fall of 2018. Sophomore Eric Bender (Vermillion/Lutheran West) was selected to the All-Sportsmanship Team from Bluffton. This award has been developed as part of a conference-wide sportsmanship initiative. Members of the All-Sportsmanship team are selected by the coaches and their teammates as individuals who demonstrate the ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field/court of competition.


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Registration for the 2019 GBN Alumni game on December 21st is now open. Please go to the registration tab on the left panel to find a link to the registration site.
Please register as early as possible. There is a $25 registration fee that can be paid online or at check in the day of the game.
I look forward to seeing everyone on the 21st!
Glenbrook North (30W,4L, 2OTL, 2T) fell to New Trier Green in the finals of the Prep Invitational this past weekend.
The Prep Tournament the most grueling of all tournaments requires the team to make the finals to play 6 games in 3 days and it looked as though in the finals against Green the grind caught up with the Spartans.
GBN defeated HSE of Indiana 6-0, Junior Lighting of Tampa Bay 4-1 Tri State of Indiana 3-2, and Carmel of Indiana 4-2 to reach the Semi-Finals.
In the Semi's the Spartans faced SHL foe Saint Viator. Behind a two goal performance by Brayden Roy and a rock solid defense the Spartans defeated the Lions 5-0.
In the finals GBN could not match the speed of New Trier. The Trevians would score 2 in the 1st period 1 in the 2nd period and 2 in the 3rd for the convincing win and the Prep Title.
Glenbrook North (26W, 3L, 2 OTL, 2 T) opened up the Prep Invitational played in Mt. Prospect with a decisive 6-0 win over Indiana HSE.
Balance scoring ruled the day at the Spartans scored 2 goals in each period and 6 different players each had a goal. Evan Izzenstark had profitable day accumulating a 5 point morning 1G, 4A, in the game. GBN had 56 shots for the game.
Matt Carr was in goal for the Spartans and recorded the shutout.
Glenbrook North (25W, 3L, 2OTL, 2T) were able to push a determined Oak Park River Forest team out of the way with a 2-1 win on Wednesday night in an SHL game.
Offense was not the problem for the Spartans as they compiled 52 shots on goal but scoring goals was a problem as Huskies sophomore goalie Callum Dickel was up to the task for 50 of them.
GBN surrendered a goal in the 1st period when GBN goalie Sam Bilis was left alone to fend off a break away a rebound shot then another rebound shot before he was finally beaten by Husky Sam Weinberg.
Trailing 1-0 with less than 10 minutes to play Jaden Andrews took a pass from Matt Dahlke and fired a 35 wrist shot to the far left side that hit the post and went in for the 1st Spartan goal.
Casey Miller would beat Dickel for the winner on a tough angle high shot that found the top right corner to give the Spartans the 2-1 victory.
GBN will spend the weekend in Mt. Prospect at the Prep Invitational Tournament that will feature some highly ranked teams from out of state.
Glenbrook North (24W, 3L, 2OTL, 2T) played in the traditional Loyola Thanksgiving Classic tournament and went 2-1 but failed to make the semi-finals for the first time in 9 years.
The first game against Deerfield was decided in overtime. Matt Dahlke took a hard wrist shot from about 12 feet out that ended the contest midway thru the overtime period.
In the first game on Saturday morning GBN would face Barrington and again had some offensive struggles. With the game tied at 0 with just under 6 minutes to play, a Barrington shot from the right point slithered through for the only goal of the game and a Bronco victory.
In the late game on Saturday night the Spartans outlasted St. Ignatius by the score of 4-1.
New Trier Green would go on to win the coveted championship with a 4 to nothing blanking of Barrington.
Glenbrook North (22W, 2L, 2OTL, 2T) met sister school Glenbrook South in the traditional Thanksgiving Eve hockey game and defeated South in overtime by the score of 3-2.
The game was moved to Wilmette because of the renovations being done at the Glenview rink. The change of venue did not hold the crowd down the place was electric and filled to capacity.
South came out strong and with less than a minute to play in the 1st period got on the board when Theo Papalas poked a puck past GBN's Sam Billis to give the Titans the lead after the 1st period.
North finally got moving in the 2nd period as Braden Roy and John Ovaynan kept pressure on the South defense. The pressure paid off as Ovaynan was tripped at the South blueline leading to the first and only South penalty of the night.
On the power play Evan Izenstark took a pass from Andrew Rubin at the South blueline and blew a shot past Titan goalie Jeff Keaton with less than 4 minutes to play in 2nd period to tie the game at 1.
The 3rd period was tight checking with each team getting some high level scoring changes. It was with 7 minutes to play when GBN's Casey Miller would find Brayden Roy's rebound and backhand it over a sprawling Keating
to give the Spartans a 2-1 lead.
With less than 4 minutes to play South's Mark Ibarra would take a shot form the left point that would deflect off a Spartan stick and go past Billis to tie the game at 2.
In the 3 on 3 overtime Sam Billis came up with the save of the game as he made a point blank glove save on a 2-1 to keep the game tied.
With time running down and looking like a shootout would settle the affair. Sam Levin took the puck hard into the South zone, initially stopped, Levin with Roy continued to forecheck and a loose puck came out to the slot where Roy lifted the South defenseman stick and shot the puck under a surprised
Jeff Keating sending the GBN crowd into a frenzy with the goal.
It was an instant classic and the first time the game ever went into overtime.
Thank you to Julie Hafner @StudioSpin and our Varsity players for a great workout and raising over $500 for the Cancer Wellness Center of Northbrook
GBN Hockey family wishes Payton Bruns #83 a speedy recovery.
Congratulations to Matt Dahlke, Charlie Slovis and Evan Izenstark on making the Team Illinois Showcase and going undefeated at the tournament.
JV Team Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness before 9/18/19 Game
GBN came up a bit short in the semi-final game of the Wheaton Invitaional Tournament on Sunday to eventual champion New Trier Green.
The game was scoreless heading into the 3rd period when New Trier struck for 2 goals within minutes of each other.
With less than 7 minutes to play GBN forward Matt Dahlke let go with a 45 foot slap shot to score the Spartans first goal.
With the Spartan net empty and a faceoff to the right of the Green net. Charlie Slovis won a draw back to defenseman Jack Hardesty who immediatley let go a low wrist shot for the tying goal.
The game went into a 4 minute 4 on 4 overtime, each team had a number of chances but the game remained scoreless.
The game moved to a shootout and an extended one at that. New Trier would end up surviving he 9 man shootout by scoring twice and GBN once.
Green would go on to defeat Carmel Catholic of Mundelein in the championship game by the score of 9-0.
Despite 25 shots on goal in the 1st period GBN failed to find the back of the net in the 1st period against Notre Dame in the opening of the Wheaton Early Bird Tournament played in DuPage.
That all changed in the 2nd period when the Spartans would tally 5 goals led by a two goal night from Matt Dahlke. Dahlke's second goal of the game came short handed. Everett Levin broke the seal with a goal 6 minutes into the period and Daniel Kim netted the 3rd goal of the game and his 1st as a Varsity player. John Ovnanyan finished the scoring at the 5 minute mark of the 2nd period.
Matt Carr earned the shut out his first as a varsity player. For the game the Spartans recorded 65 shots.
Next up York and Glenbard on Saturday.
Two 3rd period goals lifted Glenbrook North to an opening win over Providence in the unofficial opening high school hockey game of the 2019-20 season.
Providence struck first 9 minutes into the contest on a goal by senior forward Tom Davis.
GBN's Andrew Rubin and Jack Wolf would score 3 minutes apart giving the Spartans a 2-1 lead in the 2nd period.
Providence would add two late 2nd period goals the go ahead goal on the power play to take 3-2 lead into the 3rd period.
With less than 9 minutes to play Sam Levin would rip a shot pass Providence goalie Vince Barracca to tie the game at 3.
Spartan Everette Levin would intercept a pass at the Celtics blue line and walk in and let go a 25 footer that again escaped Barracca giving the Spartans the win.
The Spartans will play this week in the Wheaton tournament at Center Ice.
The Board met Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the rink. The next Board meeting will be in November. Date, time and location TBD. All members are welcome.
Staying busy over summer with hockey! Jordan Fliegel, Sam Levin and Everett Levin placed second in the Macabbi Games this past week in Detroit. It's a junior Olympics event for Jewish teens from all over the world.
David Wilcox
Brennan Nein
Player of the Year-David Wilcox
1st Team Goalie-Brennan Nein
1st Team Defense-David Wilcox
2nd Team Defense-Tim Burke
For complete SHL awards go to scholastichockeyleague.org
The SHL All ACADEMIC TEAM is made up of student athletes that have an accumulative 3.5 or better GPA. Spartans that have made the grade are:
Matt Dahlke, Evan Izenstark, Casey Miller, Brennan Nein, Braden Roy, Charlie Slovis, Daniel Wilcox, Sam Levin
Matthew Sasaki, Anthony Arakelian, Matthew Carr, Jordan Fliegel, Steven Liss, Kyle Burke, Lev Vaynberg-Movchan
Well Done!
All State game to be played 2/11 7pm at Bensenville
BY ADMINISTRATOR on DECEMBER 26, 2018
By Gary Larsen
Tim Burke
Glenbrook North coach Evan Poulakidas always knew he had a tough competitor in defenseman Tim Burke, but after the Spartans lost their state semifinal game to eventual state champion Loyola Academy last year, Burke showed him something more.
"His face in the locker room told me everything you needed to know about him as a Spartan," Poulakidas said. "He took it tremendously hard and I think it resonated with the entire team. When you see one of your leaders in that much pain, you realize how important the team succeeding meant to him."
A player can play for himself or play for his team. Burke chooses the latter, and the loss to Loyola stung for an additional reason.
"It was hard to watch that happen to our seniors," Burke said. "To think about all the work we put in and all the seniors I've played with for so long — that was devastating. "In the past I didn't want to let the seniors down and now that I'm a senior, I don't want to leave the younger players on a bad note."
Now in his fourth season as a varsity player, Burke provides a physical presence, a big shot, and stalwart defensive play for the Spartans. That's a far cry from three years ago, when he roamed the ice as a 5-foot-4 freshman. Burke hit the mother of all growth spurts later that year and now stands at 6-foot-2 and 170 pounds. That growth turned Burke from a small freshman who largely had to avoid getting hit, to a player able to provide a physical presence on the ice.
"I take that seriously," Burke said. "Any time one of our players gets hits hard or there's controversy in the game, I take it personally to step up and be physical when I need to be."
Burke and fellow senior David Wilcox make up one of the best defensive duos you'll find anywhere in Illinois. The two have played hockey together since first grade and while Wilcox is good friends with the Burke he knows off the ice, he appreciates a whole different person once the skates are laced up.
"He's a great guy off the ice — almost the opposite of what he is on-ice," Wilcox said. "On the ice he's a little bit mean and he plays with an edge."
Brennan Nein
Currently ranked third in Illinois in Ross Forman's Top 20, Glenbrook North relies on a defense that features Wilcox and Burke in front of goalie Brennan Nein. All three played on Team Illinois in September, along with teammate Mike Day, in a North American Hockey League showcase tournament Sept. 20-23 in Minneapolis, MN. Team Illinois went 4-0 in the tournament and Burke had six points in four games in front of scouts from various junior hockey programs. Burke enjoyed putting up some offensive stats in Minneapolis, but that's never been what he's all about as a player.
"I pretty much grew up as a defenseman," Burke said. "I've always been more comfortable there and always felt like I could impact the game most on defense."
Defensemen obviously aren't showered with the accolades that offensive players receive, but they still enjoy the less obvious moments that stand every bit as important.
"For me, I love when it's a two-on-one and I can slide and block the pass, or make a play that stops them from scoring. A big hit is also really nice, and small things like having a clean breakout. David Wilcox and I work well in our own zone to get our team going when we're struggling to get it out. It's a big help to the team and it's important. Those small things help our team a lot."
Poulakidas puts it simply: "Tim is important to every aspect of our team game," he said.
Burke and Wilcox make up one of the best defensive duos in the high school game and Burke appreciates Wilcox's smarts, ability to move the puck, and leadership.
David Wilcox
Wilcox currently has 19 goals and 22 assists for GBN and is second on the team in points. He credits Burke for his role in those numbers.
"I can make plays knowing he's going to be there without even looking, which gives me a huge advantage," Wilcox said. "He's a high-end defenseman. We've been playing together for so long and at this point we don't even have to talk out there. We know exactly where each other is going to be on the ice."
With roughly five weeks remaining in the final season of his high school career, Burke is looking forward next year to either a stint in junior hockey or a freshman year at either the University of Iowa or the University of Kentucky. But for now, he'll bleed dark green and gold for a Spartans program he'll miss once his high school career comes to a close.
"I'll miss going to practice every day. Everyone on the team is like my second family," Burke said. "I love the sport of hockey. It's a stress-reliever, a nice place to go whenever you feel frustrated, and I just love the culture of GBN hockey. "I love everything about it from the coaches to the players that play here."
BY ADMINISTRATOR on DECEMBER 31, 2018
By Ross Forman
The fifth time was the charm for Glenbrook North, finally.
The No. 3-ranked Spartans shined in one of the most high-profile games of the season – the championship game of the 25th annual High School Holiday Hockey Classic, presented by the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation. GBN defeated No. 1-ranked New Trier Green on Dec. 29 to capture the title in the prestigious 16-team, 4-day tournament held The Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville.
GBN enters 2019 on a 7-game winning streak, its last loss coming Dec. 15, at home against …. Green.
The Trevians have seemingly had the Spartans number all season.
The two teams first met in a preseason tournament on Sept. 9, and the Trevians coasted to a 5-0 win. In other games between the two teams, the Trevians have won 4-3 and 3-2 in overtime.
"Anytime you can defeat New Trier, you've done something special; they're that good," said GBN head coach Evan Poulakidas, who has now led Spartan teams to four championship game victories in the annual post-Christmas tournament. "It was just a great hockey game, a cleanly physical game – everything you'd think a championship game would be. We were fortunate to be on the winning side.
"We changed up a few things heading into the game, and that seemed to work. We managed the puck much better on the boards and made very few mistakes in our (defensive) end."
The Spartans struck first, but the Trevians answered. It was 2-1 and GBN iced the victory with an empty-net tally.
"You have to play three full periods against New Trier; you cannot let up at all – and we were able to do that," Poulakidas said.
Andrew Rubin and Michael Rabkin were among the Spartan scorers.
GBN skated past Maine Township 3-1 in the semifinals, while the Trevians topped Benet academy 9-2 en route to the finals.
"After the semis, the kids really wanted to play New Trier again. They were eager (to face the Trevians) and believe we can match up well against them," Poulakidas said. "Getting the first goal really gave the team confidence. When we were ahead 2-1, the team was pretty calm; the kids knew what they had to do. And they stuck to the game plan throughout."
Was the High School Classic final a preview of the championship game, come March, for the Illinois High School Hockey state championship?
Or will Loyola Gold be skating at the United Center, looking to repeat?
And there are many others looking to skate for state at the UC, including Stevenson, Glenbrook South, Saint Viator and St. Ignatius, among others.
"We hope we're there," Poulakidas said. "New Trier is a really tough, deep team that just never lets up. You have to win against New Trier; they won't lose the game.
"That's why I'm really thrilled for the kids – for winning the High School Classic which, along with the Loyola Thanksgiving Tournament are, in my opinion, the two biggest tournaments of the season."
David Wilcox and Tim Burke shined for the Spartans in the tournament, as each has all season. Brennan Nein was solid in goal and Charlie Slovis did so many of the little things, such as winning face-offs that often don't show on a stats sheet.
The stage is now set for the GBN-Green rematch on Saturday, Jan. 19 in Northbrook, starting at 4:30 p.m.
BY ADMINISTRATOR on NOVEMBER 26, 2018
By Ross Forman
Statistics don't tell the whole story of Glenbrook North senior defenseman David Wilcox, who has 10 goals, 15 assists in his first 26 games this season as the Spartans carried a 21-4-1 record into their Rivalry Night against Glenbrook South on Nov. 21.
"To begin with, David Wilcox is a magnificent skater," said GBN head coach Evan Poulakidas, in his 19th season coaching locally, his eighth in charge of the Spartans. "He has blazing speed and unique agility. He protects the puck as well as any player I have coached. He is a type of player that does not come along very often, a tremendous defender and threat offensively to score at all times."
Wilcox is, without question, one of the main reasons Glenbrook North is a top contender to be skating next March at the United Center. Throw in such talented teammates as Matt Dahlke (20 goals, 8 assists), Casey Miller (11,12), Mikey Day (10, 11) and Brayden Roy (8,13), and this could be a Scholastic League championship team, too.
Wilcox is, admittedly, "excited" for the next few months, which includes a Dec. 15 rematch against the Trevians in Northbrook. The Spartans have a solid core of returning skaters, with as much team speed as any.
Defense and goaltending is rock solid too, as the Spartans are anchored on goalie Brennan Nein (14-3 record, 1.42 goals-against average).
The Spartans have "shown a tremendous amount of improvement so far," this season, Wilcox said.
The Spartans blanked New Trier Blue 5-0 on Oct. 17, then defeated that same Blue team 4-0 on Nov. 15. In between the Blue games, GBN went 8-1 with four shutouts.
Wilcox wants to skate at the United Center, period.
"I think about it almost every day; it would be a dream-come-true to get to play there this year," he said. "We came one goal away from getting there last year and that still haunts me to this day and I won't be satisfied until we get there."
Willy, as he is known to his teammates, is in his third varsity season. He is a right-handed shooting senior who stands 6-feet tall and weighs 160-pounds.
Wilcox, who lives in Northbrook, is still undecided on his college plans for next fall, as he also is considering junior options.
Wilcox has a "very high hockey IQ, to go along with his natural leadership qualities," Poulakidas said. "In simplest terms, I am glad he is a Spartan."
Wilcox learned to skate at age 3 – with the help of plastic golf balls and clubs. "Every lesson, I would grab them and head right next to the boards and use them as a hockey stick and puck," he said. "I started out playing little 3v3 games (in) Glenview and we would rotate playing goalie each shift. (I) don't know if that counts as a real game, otherwise (my first-ever game was as) a mite house league (player)."
Wilcox has long shined in the Spartans' green and gold, and when representing Illinois in the 2018 America's Showcase, held last April in the St. Louis area. Wilcox was among 20 selected for the Showcase from 120 of the best high school players in Illinois who were invited to tryout. In addition, Wilcox was picked to the Illinois Fall Showcase team, which played Sept. 20-23 in Blaine, Minnesota.
"It's been a great experience (skating for GBN) as this program takes hockey to a new level with passion and commitment," Wilcox said. "I've had a ton of fun playing with my best friends throughout the years and being able to represent my school."
His hockey highlights include playing in the annual GBN/GBS Rivalry Night Game, played the day before Thanksgiving in Glenview, and being named All-State, among other accolades.
"I try to motivate my teammates to work hard and keep each other accountable," he said. "I'm a bit of an offensive defensemen as I tend to rush the puck up the ice and give our team as many scoring chances as I can."
Favorite NHL Team: Pittsburgh Penguins
Favorite NHL Player: Sidney Crosby
Favorite Sport (other than hockey): Lacrosse
Favorite Pro Athlete: LeBron James
Favorite app: Hulu
Favorite TV Show: How I Met Your Mother
Favorite Sports Movie: Miracle On Ice
Hardest Slapshot on GBN (excluding yourself): Evan Izenstark
Most Accurate Shot on GBN (excluding yourself): Michael Day
Fastest Skater on GBN (excluding yourself): Tim Burke
Teammate Who, Someday, Would Make A Great Coach: Jonathan Ovnanyan
Best High School Jersey (other than GBN): New Trier Green's alternate jerseys
Worst High School Jersey: Glenbrook South
Jersey Number: 8 – "I've been wearing No. 8 for almost my entire life in all sports, (including) baseball, basketball, hockey and lacrosse. I was born in August, which is the eighth month of the year, which is why I first selected it when I was about 7 years-old, and I've loved it ever since."
Hockey Influences: "My parents and coaches throughout all my years."
Most Memorable Game: "Winning the Northern Illinois Hockey League championship as a second-year bantam. It was my last opportunity to win it for the first time as a Northbrook Bluehawk (player)."
Most Memorable Goal: "Scoring the game-winning goal in game 3 of the SHL playoffs last year against Glenbrook South."
The Spartans went 4-1 over the Thanksgiving Holiday.
In the traditional rivalry game played on Thanksgiving eve the Spartans defeated their sister school Glenbrook South by the score of 5-2. The game was played before a sold-out crowd at Glenview ice Arena.
The Spartans got two goals in the 1st period by Casey Miller and Mike Day. Matt Dahlke would add short-handed goal in the 2nd period. South cut the lead to 3-1 with just over 2 minutes to play in the period. The key goal of the night was scored by Charlie Slovis as he answered the South goal just minutes later.
Tim Burke would add the 5th and final goal midway thru the 3rd period.
Although the Spartans won going away it was the goaltending of Brennan Nein that kept GBN tied in the 1st period. South had a number of great chances to take the lead but Nein withstood the push and allowed the Spartans to get their legs going.
GBN entered Loyola Thanksgiving tournament as the defending Champion.
In the first game against Highland Park the Spartans struck early scoring 6 goals in the 1st period, 2 in the first 27 seconds on their way to an 8-0 victory.
Game 2 against Barrington was a different story. Leading 2-0 in the 3rd period the Broncos put on a late charge scoring a goal with 5:11 to play making the score 2-1. Matt Dahlke seemed to put the game away with an open net goal at the 1:21 mark but Barrington scored just 13 seconds later to cut the lead to 3-2. The Spartans would eventually close out the game 3-2.
Game 3 found the Spartans up against St. Ignatius. Ignatius had stung the Spartans earlier in the year by defeating GBN by the score of 1-0.
GBN had a great start to the game as Miller, Dahlke and Slovis each tallied 1st period goals. Ignatius was able to score 1 late in the period.
St. Ignatius would make it real interesting as with 6:53 to play in the game they would score a power play goal to make it a one goal game.
David Wilcox would score a key power play goal less than a minute later and John Ovnanyan and Mike Day would each add another one making the final 6-2.
GBN would face their SHL rival New Trier Green in the semi-finals.
Green got on the board late in the 1st period to go up 1-0.
Then with just over 3 minutes to play Green would strike again to go up by 2.
A minute after Greens second goal, GBN's David Wilcox received a pass from Everette Levin who was positioned behind the New Trier net. Wilcox one timer just above the right circle would deliver the Spartans 1st goal.
With 31 seconds to play and New Trier short-handed, GBN pulled its goalie Brennan Nein to add the extra attacker. Charlie Slovis won the draw back to Matt Dahlke and Dahlke's wrist shot found the back of New Triers net and just like that the teams were headed to overtime.
With just over 40 seconds to play in the 1st OT, GBN had a great chance to win the game when a rebound came out to an attacking GBN player who had an open net but the puck jumped over the stick and play continued.
Green would win the game just seconds later as a strange bounce off the end boards found a Green player standing at the left face off circle and the shot would go over the blocker of Brennan Nein ending the hopes of another O'Grady Cup for the Spartans.
New Trier would go on to beat Loyola in the championship game by the score of 3-1.
GBN met York Saturday in an SHL contest. The Spartans would come from behind twice to prevail 4-3.
York jumped out to a 2-goal lead. York's Quinn Haller took a face off in the Spartans zone, he pushed the puck forward and let go a shot that was originally stopped by Brennan Nein but his follow up ended up in the net.
York would strike again on a shorthanded goal with just under 11 minutes to play in the 2nd period.
The Spartans would answer back before the period was over.
David Wilcox would score a power play goal at the 4-minute mark then Evan Izenstark would tie the game with seconds to play in the period as he rushed the puck and went down the left side of the ice and let go a shot that found its way under York's Tom Wesolowski.
York came out in the 3rd period and scored on their first shift of the period to go up 3-2.
Less than a minute later Andrew Rubin responded for the Spartans to tie the game.
The winner came with just over 6 minutes to play as John Ovnanyan would rip a shot that hit under the cross bar and in.
Sunday's game was the Matt Dahlke show as Dahlke would net 4 of the 6 goals scored by the Spartans as they defeated St. Rita by a 6-0 score.
Dahlke would score 2 power play goal and then add 2 short-handed goals for a day that he will always remember.
Tim Burke and Daniel Wilcox would each add one.
Sam Billis in goal for the Spartans recorded the shutout.
The win against Rita was the 20th of the season for Spartans. GBN is now 20-4-1, 5-1 in the SHL.
On a night when the Spartans were not that special their special teams and goaltending were.
GBN Defenseman Evan Izenstark provided just enough offense, and Goalie Brennan Nein provided the defense in a 3-1 win against Barrington Wednesday night in Crystal Lake.
The Spartans took a 1-0 lead with just under 6 minutes to play in the 1st period on a shorthanded goal by Charlie Slovis. Barrington still on the same power play would tie the game when a rebound came out to Shane McCloskey who poked it past Nein.
The play of the game was made by Izenstark. With less than 15 seconds to go in the period.
Izenstark took the puck deep in the Spartans zone and went end to end. He cut to his right after entering the Broncos zone and let go a hard shot from 30 feet that found its mark with 9 seconds to play in the period.
GBN would add a powerplay goal in the 3rd period when Izenstark blasted home a shot from he left point giving the Spartans their 3rd goal.
GBN was uncustomarily sloppy in its own zone and elsewhere leading to numerous odd man breaks for the Broncos. Spartan netminder Brennan Nein made several key stops, none bigger when he stopped a break away while the Spartans had a 2-man advantage.
The North American Hockey League has invited a high school team from Illinois to participate in an upcoming showcase starting Sept. 20th thru the 23rd in Minneapolis, MN.
20 top players from Illinois were selected.
4 Glenbrook North players have made that team. They are Goalie Brennan Nein, Defenseman David Wilcox and Tim Burke and Forward Mike Day.
Congratulations to these players and best of luck at the showcase.
A STEP aHEAD REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
AHAI is excited to announce the 8th Year of the A Step aHead Program in conjunction with the Chicago Blackhawks, Athletico Physical Therapy and NorthShore University HeathSystem.
GBN Varsity Central States Showcase
GBN VARSITY PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENT / SEMI-FINAL and CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
Congratulations to the JV team for their sweep of Loyola in the SHL Championship!
2017 SHL JV Champions
On December 17th the Varsity team volunteered at the Wreaths Across America Ceremony at Union Ridge Cemetery in Chicago. Wreaths are placed by volunteers at the gravesites of Military Veterans at 1100 cemeteries across the United States on Wreaths Across America Day. For more information about this event and organization view their website at www.wreathsacrossamerica.org
The Chicago Blackhawks, AHAI, Athletico Physical Therapy and NorthShore University Health System are proud to announce the 6th year of our "A Step aHead" program!
The goal of our program is to educate the youth hockey community on concussion awareness, prevention and treatment as well as to provide FREE baseline neurocognitive testing to AHAI members.
A Step aHead testing is available for AHAI members from PeeWee to Midget/High School (ages 11-18).
Additional information is available on the AHAI, AHAIeNews and Athletico Physical Therapy websites.
Registration is NOW OPEN; testing is available through November 30, 2016.
This year's program will also offer new educational opportunities for both Moms and Dads, Coaches and Players. Stay tuned for additional information.
All NBHL players are required to take a baseline test; complimentary through the A Step aHead program. Click on the logo to launch the registration site.
GBN JV wins the 2016 Scholastic Cup; defeats New Trier 4-1 to win the series final in two games.
New Trier scored first, but GBN responded with 4 unanswered goals to defeat New Trier and win the 2016 SHL Scholastic Cup in regulation. Congratulations GBN JV!
Congratulations Jacob Rose on being selected
as a Blackhawk Alumni Scholarship Award Winner!!
This is one of the highest honors that a Illinois High School hockey player can receive.
Brian Baruck, Jack Elowe, Dustin Epstein, Kyle Fisher, Jesse Lowell, Jacob Rose, Matthew Rosen, Andrew Slovis, Jason Spector
Jr. VARSTIY
Nicholas Charalab, Jacob Crane, Ethan Gould, Wells Hardesty, Justin Ho, Evan Larson, Jake Silverman
Zach Knudson, Joey Day & Nick Mikhaylov
FORWARDS: Michael Graham NTG, Nick Mikhaylov GBN, Dan O'Grady LAG
DEFENSE: Parker Ray LAG, Dillon Munson NTG
GOALIES: Will Douthit NTG, Marcus Kunzmann Barr.
FORWARDS: Joe Day GBN, Ryan Hill LAG, Michael Gonzalez LAG, Charlie Burton NTG, Ty Habedank RFD.
DEFENSE: Gary Barbera Barr, Zach Knudson GBN, Daniel Levey STV.
Senior Night 2016 Sunday January 10, 7:20 pm Northbrook B Rink
GBN JV defeated New Trier 5-4 to win the 2015 Chicago Scholastic Showcase by scoring three goals in the third period. The Spartans entered the semi-finals with a 2-0-1 record by tying Brother Rice and defeating Fenwick and Benet. Taking on Fenwick in the semis, GBN defeated Fenwick 3-1 to take on New Trier. Congratulations to the GBN JV Spartans!
State Championship Ring Ceremony
GBN Varsity Players Receiving a Proclamation from the Northbrook Village Board and President Frum
Congratulations To GBN Varsity the 2015 State Hockey Champions!!!! They Defeated Benet in Overtime 3-2
Kyle Slovis: Awarded 2015 JJ O'Connor Boys High School Player of the Year
Chris Zhang: Selected as Member of the 2015 Blackhawk Alumni All Star Team
Behind a stingy defense and opportunistic offense, the Spartans were able to move onto the SHL Finals with a 2 games 0 sweep of Rockford. In the first game played on Friday (2/18), GBN took advantage of a two man advantage in the first period and scored two goals, both by defenseman Chad Yale, to take a quick 2-0 lead.
Logan Nein would put the Spartans up 3 when he scored midway through the third period on a rebound shot. Rockford broke Garrett Cohen's shutout bid with just a minute to play, to make the final 3-1 in game 1.
In game two at Rockford, the line of Kyle Fisher, Tyler Mulier and Eric Doar, got GBN on the board first when Doar captured a rebound and put it under Rockford goalie Brandon Roderick.
On a 4 on 4 situation, Rockford would tie the score in the second period when the Spartans turned the puck over deep in their own zone, a scramble occurred and the Iceman would jump on a loose puck and tie the game.
Alex Merritt answered right back just a minute later to put the Spartans up 2-1 on a tap in goal. This goal seemed to stem any momentum that Rockford had gained after their first goal.
GBN would extend their lead in the 3rd period when Mulier attacked the Rockford net on a 2 on 1 and choose to shoot the puck, his first shot was saved but he stayed with the play and scored on the rebound.
The Spartans would add two more late goals to make the final 5-1.
It is the third straight year that GBN will play in the SHL finals and a chance to defend their existing title.
Steve Martins Barrington Evan Poulakidas GBN
Senior Night: January 10th, 2015
Congratulations to Varsity Spartans Nick Day, Nate Harris and Chad Yale for being selected for the 2014 All-State Team. Come watch them play February 3rd, at the AHAI hockey center in Bensenville at 8:35 p.m.
Also, congratulations to Nick Day and Chad Yale for being selected for All-League as well.
Congratulations to Our Graduating Seniors! (Photo courtesy of the Northbrook Tower)
Former Spartan and current Pittsburgh Penguin Jayson Megna.
Former Spartan and state champion Jayson Megna, scored his first goal and got an assist in his second NHL game for the Pittsburgh Penguins on October 28, 2013.


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I opened up my email yesterday and found a note from an old friend. This wasn't an inner-circle, best friend for years, but someone who crossed paths in important seasons of life with me. He wrote just a few sentences in his email, describing some specific ways that he was grateful for me. It took him two minutes. The impact of that note was weightier than I expected. He noticed me, remembered details, and he affirmed what mattered to me. My heart was boosted for the rest of the day.
I woke up this morning and without trying, remembered his email. It created a sense of responsibility within; I needed to pay it forward. I fired off a few "I'm grateful for you and here's why emails" of my own. Each one took me two minutes or less.
I discovered something unexpected while writing, an infusion of even more gratitude. I remembered the couple that helped me in college grow in faith and find my calling. I remembered the family who introduced me to Jesus. I remembered the man I partnered with to plant a church overseas. After writing the two-minute emails, my heart was bursting.
I wrote because I wanted to say thanks to them, instead, they, once again, gave me more… a heart brimming with gratitude.
Take two minutes today, right now even, and write your own "I'm grateful for you and here's why" emails to a few folks. (Make sure to stay away from a generic message, get specific, why are you grateful for them). You'll give a welcome gift and receive an astonishing sense of internal gratitude in return.


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Recent developments regarding CBDs emphasize just how confusing this area of cannabis law and regulation is. In some states it is legal to manufacture and sell products containing CBDs, while in other states, not so much.
The first thing to understand is that hemp is a variety of the cannabis sativa plant, just like what most laypeople think of as "marijuana." To the extent that "cannabis sativa" is a controlled substance under federal law – and it is – hemp and CBD oils derived from hemp are illegal as a matter of federal law. While the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has taken the position that certain parts of the marijuana plant are exempt material as far as the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) is concerned, as a practical matter, you cannot really extract much CBD from that exempt plant material. If you want CBDs, you need hemp.
On the federal level, the 2014 Farm Bill allows states to set up pilot programs for industrial hemp, provided the hemp has less than 0.3% THC on a dry weight basis. The Farm Bill overrides the CSA when the two conflict, so the DEA cannot use its enforcement authority with respect to CBDs derived from industrial hemp that has been grown pursuant to a state's industrial hemp program. Consequently, as far as federal enforcement goes, extracts containing CBD derived from industrial hemp grown under a Farm Bill program are exempt.
The problem is, not every state has a Farm Bill program. For example, Kentucky has a farm bill program, and therefore CBDs derived from industrial hemp grown through that program are legal…in Kentucky. The confusion surrounds the question of whether products containing CBDs from a state that has a Farm Bill program can be sold in a state that does not have a program.
That's where Ohio comes in. Ohio does not have a Farm Bill program. The Ohio State Board of Pharmacy has taken the position that Ohio's Medical Marijuana law "made no exception for possession or sale of CBD oil. HB 523 includes CBD oil in the definition of marijuana, regardless of whether it is a plant extract or synthetic product." Consequently, according to the Board of Pharmacy, CBD oil "can only be dispensed in a licensed Medical Control Program dispensary." The Board of Pharmacy has sent agents around to various Ohio retailers of CBD products over the past few months, informing them of this prohibition. While the DEA cannot pursue such retailers, Ohio is claiming that it can under state law.
Consequently, retailers in a state that does not have a Farm Bill pilot program for growing industrial hemp should be very careful about selling CBD products, even if those CBDs are coming from a state with a Farm Bill program.
Even if a state does have a Farm Bill pilot program, there may still be regulations on how CBDs can be sold. For example, Indiana has a very strict product labelling law. CBD products must bear a QR code, which when scanned directs the consumer to detailed information, including the product's batch number, expiration date, ingredients, and independent lab analysis. CBD products sourced from another state with a Farm Bill program may not be packaged properly for sale in Indiana. Retailers who fail to comply face fines of up to $10,000, and could lose their retail license.
Another state-specific wrinkle is California. While medical and adult-use marijuana are now legal in California, the state Department of Public Health has ruled that CBDs, even if sourced from industrial hemp, cannot be added to any food or beverage product, whether for human or pet consumption. So forget about that CBD beer, or chewing gum.
Note, also, that the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken the position that it is illegal to "introduce or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce any food (including any animal food or feed) to which THC or CBD has been added." Consequently, while the DEA may not pursue sellers of food/beverage products containing CBDs, the FDA is another matter. The FDA also has sent cease and desist letters to CBD manufacturers and sellers that have made medical claims about CBD products.
If you're confused, don't feel bad. It's very confusing. The bottom line is, if you are going to be involved in this industry, whether legal cannabis or CBDs, make sure you do your homework.


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theres a new party called the friendship party!
i never had gone to the friendship party so dont ask what its like
and a new item which is the heart necklace
all the updates for now jammers!
Saturday, 2 February 2013
heart necklace and friendship party
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MachineHappy Speak: The earliest I remember of virtual reality was the Johny Quest cartoon series wherein the lead character used to strap on a virtual reality set to move into a virtual world where he does everything he can in the real world and fight against an evil arch nemesis. That was back then. Virtual Reality gaming has been around since then. However we have not seen the virtual reality that could pervade the reality boundaries. Most of the virtual reality gaming devices manufactured till today have either failed to make the virtual reality experience too real or else the gaming features on the device have been too abysmal to be considered as high end virtual reality gaming experience.
However the Oculus Rift VR headset should be able to change that perception and definitely make a difference.
The Oculus Rift VR headset makes a definite impact on the way virtual reality gaming looks today. The putting on of the Oculus Rift VR headset takes the user into a very realistic alternate virtual reality world, where the feeling is truly of being there and not in the world which we usually stay in. In fact once you have the headset on, the real environment ceases to exist and on a reflex you might actually start behaving as you need to respond in the virtual world. All movements and actions in the virtual reality game world are controlled via a gampad.
The most outstanding feature that is on in the Oculus Rift VR headset is the first person shooting experience which is not the point and shoot that an average user would expect but is a look and shoot experience just like handling an weapon in the real world.
The Rift stands out in the world of virtual reality gaming because of the speed, accuracy, and realism of the tracking, which is as close to real world experience that you could ever get to in the world of virtual gaming. Although the one on show at CES 2013 was just a hand assembled prototype still it managed to create vibes that I haven't associated with anything else in the virtual reality gaming world before.
The LCD screen on this prototype was just a sampler that wasn't good. But the Oculus Rift which is going to start shipping its developer version in March is definitely going to feature a much improved screen. The Oculus Rift VR headset consumer launch is being targeted at a price of $300.
MachineHappy Cut: The Oculus Rift VR Headset seems to be the realization of what virtual gaming had always promised about. With this we could finally say, "Johny Quest move over please".
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I was talking to my mom the other day and she was asking me if lots of people were buying my work. The answer is no. A few pieces have sold and I am super grateful for that. She was saying that the sentiment that she heard from people was, "if only I had a $100." It bummed me out and I immediately made a list in my mind of all the beautiful supportive people who have followed this project and shown their appreciation for our work. Why should only the people who have $100 get to have a painting? My efforts are worth something, yes. But are they only worth money?
In my mom's new novel she wrote about a place where dollars don't have value:
As Sachi ushered Adam and Gertrude into her bakery new aromas overwhelmed his senses—cinnamon, yeast, nutmeg and something rich and warm like roasting garlic. His mouth started watering.
Sachi said, "Welcome to the Solas bakery. This is my contribution."
Adam raised his eyebrows. "Contribution?"
"Yes, this is what I give to the community. Everyone here chooses a contribution when they turn 18."
"You mean like a job?"
Sachi scowled at him. "I remember Meara telling me about jobs. They are not at all the same thing as contributions. Contributions are done with love."
The bell above the door tinkled as a young woman with a long blonde braid and little girl entered the bakery. Sachi greeted them. The little girl peered at Adam and Gertrude from behind her mother's skirts, her blue eyes round with astonishment. Sachi squatted down next to her. "This is my brother, Adam, and his friend Gertrude. They have come to stay with us.
The mother took a loaf of bread from the cooling rack by the door. "We'll see you at the feast. Welcome to Solas." Then she walked out the door.
Adam said, "She didn't pay for the bread."
Sachi said, "Pay?"
"You know with money."
"Another thing Meara told me about—money. That's little pieces of paper your people exchange for goods and services? What a strange thing that is. We exchange energy."
"Energy? How does that work?
"Well, my contribution is baking. I put my energy into breads and pies and the like. The woman who just left is a weaver. She creates fabric. When I need fabric I go to her studio and pick out what I need. Her energy for mine."
"And, that works out?'
"Of course it does. We do not get. We create. Is there a better way?"
When I wrote that I would not give away my artwork I immediately felt badly. Over anything else my desire is for my work to be valued by people. I want my artwork on the walls of people's homes who will appreciate, it not just the ones who can afford it. My energy, creativity, and time are valuable and so are the time, creativity, and energy of everyone else.
We want to teach our kids that people and relationships are more important that money and stuff. When Jon and I were talking about this, Milo piped up and said, "I don't need anything, I have everything I want." I'll give my artwork away. Love that boy. We want him to value his efforts and show value for others.
So here's the new plan, you like it and it's yours with a few caveats.
You are welcome to pay full price (I do have a mortgage, preschool tuition, college tuition, and health insurance bills that won't take paintings as payment), you can pay what you can (minimum of $20/unframed and $50/framed to cover materials and shipping), or you can trade me or some combo of cash and trade. We spent the better part of the morning coming up with a list of big and small scale trades. I am happy to negotiate any type of trade and maintain the ability to say yes or no. Some things on our list are worth more than the cost of one framed work of art and we can chat on multiple works for services.
Visit the website and send me an email with the work of art you'd like and how you'd like to procure it and we'll go from there. Don't be shy. I am super excited to see how this all works out. I don't want a stack of unlooked-at paintings. It's time for my little babies to go into the world.
I'll be posting about what trades go down.
I am also interested in the kids learning about bartering. So mamas and papas, Milo wants to trade your kid something for a custom work of art (hint: Milo likes other kid's art).
Here's the list (I've a few of you in mind specifically…)
- Artwork
- Haircuts
- Mittens
- Hats
- Clothes
- Massage
- Ceramics (my favorite mug just broke, hint hint)
- Hand-made jewelry
- Books
- Quilts
- Pay off our student loans
- Food
- Cloth diapers/covers
- Car maintenance/repair
- Paint exterior of house
- Kitchen remodel
- Eyeglasses/contacts
- Seeds
- 2, 14" wide bedside tables
- Wine glasses
- Shipping supplies or unlimited access to someone's UPS account
- Closet organizers
- Music
- Poetry
- Size 8 or 9 boy shoes or slippers
- Cell phones and coverage
- A mountain bike
- Donate breast milk
- Donate 5 hours of your time at your neighborhood public school
- Kids bike trailer
- Contribution to kids' college fund
- Bread machine
- Canned deliciousness
- Baked goods
- Hugs
- Virtual hugs (If your name is Jessica, this is all I need from you xoxo)
- Photo shoot
- Babysitting
- Fresh flowers
- Business cards
- Web design
- Baby toys
- Children's books
- Dress-ups for Milo
- Crocheted/knitted things
- Frames
- Commemorative plates from states we're not likely to ever visit
- Cool rusty stuff for Jon's rust farm
- 3 plane tickets to:
o Pennsylvania
o Southern California
o Northern California
o Helsinki
o Fairbanks
o Portland
o Madison
- House cleaning
- Yoga classes
- Art supplies
- Coffee
- Tea
- Wall space in your shop/gallery
- Dental care
- Acupuncture
- Massage
- Facials
- Mountain cabin/condo use
- Electroshock therapy for Jon (his choice)
- Beer (homemade or other)
- Wine (homemade or other)
- Whiskey (preferably not homemade, no one wants to go blind)
- Mead (preferably homemade)
- Plants
- Sharpies for Milo
- Dinner at your restaurant
- Door installation
- Windows for our very chilly single-pained glass sunroom studio
- Good old fashioned cash money, what you can afford
- Worm compost set up
- Homemade bath and body sweetness
- Cloth napkins and kitchen towels
- Spanish lessons for me or Milo
- Vintage aprons
- Dog walking
Other things/services we have to barter:
- Cookies
- Babysitting
- House/Dog sitting in Whittier
- Homemade organic baby food
- Art lessons for kids
- Stonework
- Brick repair
- Mending clothes
- Framing/matting
- 0-6 month baby boy clothes
- Handmade bibs, burp rags, and blankets
- Knit hats
- Mural painting
- Custom artwork and portraiture


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B & W cdm7nt vs. Linn Ninka
I am about to buy speakers for my system (Linn Majik & Ikemi) and am considering making it an all linn system with Linn Ninkas or getting B & W cdm7nt. The B&W are significantly cheaper but most things I read suggest the Ninkas might be a better match. Any thoughts about this?
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