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Good news from The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the more than 57.7 million Americans on Medicare. To combat fraud and illegal use, the new Medicare cards will no longer contain Social Security numbers.
How will Medicare Cards change?
The new cards will use a unique, randomly-assigned number called a Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI). This will replace the Social Security-based Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN) currently used on the Medicare card. CMS will begin mailing new cards in April 2018.
If you are a Medicare beneficiary, expect a new card in the mail before long. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is mailing the cards out in waves over the next year to the beneficiary address on file with the Social Security Administration. Pennsylvania is among the first group of states in which the new cards are to be issued. Recipients are being advised that once their new card arrives, they should begin using it with medical providers and destroy their old Medicare card. Furthermore, this will meet the congressional deadline for replacing all Medicare cards by April 2019.
"We're taking this step to protect our seniors from fraudulent use of Social Security numbers which can lead to identity theft and illegal use of Medicare benefits," said CMS Administrator Seema Verma. "We want to be sure that Medicare beneficiaries and healthcare providers know about these changes well in advance and have the information they need to make a seamless transition."
Providers and beneficiaries will both be able to use secure look up tools. These Tools will support quick access to MBIs when they need them.
Why does it matter?
Personal identity theft affects a large and growing number of seniors. People age 65 or older are increasingly the victims of this type of crime. Incidents among seniors increased to 2.6 million from 2.1 million between 2012 and 2014, according to the most current statistics from the Department of Justice. Identity theft can take not only an emotional toll on those who experience it, but also a financial one. Currently, two-thirds of all identity theft victims reported a direct financial loss. It can also disrupt lives, damage credit ratings and result in inaccuracies in medical records and costly false claims.
This makes it imperative that we protect our Elders from this kind of abuse. This change is a great start!

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We regret to inform you that Sunday, July 21, 2019 was our final meeting together as a church family. We are disbanding Community Bible Fellowship. Please pray for those who will now be left to find a new church family to get plugged in to so as to not forsake the assembling together as well as use their spiritual gifts to continue to serve the body of Christ.
We will officially remove this website later on this year.
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How Font APIs Are Changing Typography on the Web and Print
Since the dominance of Microsoft Word and until the introduction of the @font-face CSS style, typography has been reduced to one typeface per layout—usually Arial. Increasingly, the manufacturing of type has moved from the foundry to the software company. Foundries have remained the provenance of the designer, not the general public. However, that is changing with the introduction of new Font APIs (Application Programming Interface). Websites and layouts have rediscovered display fonts, serif fonts, and specialty fonts once again, which raises a lot of questions about the future of typography. Will this spawn a new generation of ransom note typography, or is something else on the typographic horizon? Will there be a return to the time-honored rule of three fonts to a layout that developed as the de facto principle restrainting fonts in traditional book publishing? Using the serif font for ease of readability saw a marked decline in the years of Web 1.0. Have the use of CMSs (Content Management Systems) like WordPress put an end to that dominance? What is the impact of on-demand printing on typography, where so much publishing is generated through Word, instead of Adobe InDesign or Quark Xpress? As the deployment of content becomes more global, what fonts support a wide variety of language glyphs? This paper will attempt to look at these issues and focus on the influence of websites and Web 2.0 themes. In addition, examples of these current usages and the impact of globalization in web and printing distribution and font usage will be examined in order to showcase the expanding use of font APIs and their impact on typographic usage.


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How to Stop the Resurgence of Agent Orange in Your Food Supply | Vital Activism
Agent Orange, used as an herbicide during the Vietnam era and linked to over 400,000 birth defects, is making a comeback — but this time it may end up on your dinner plate. A company known as Dow AgroSciences has announced their development of genetically modified corn, soybean, and cotton plants that are metabolically resistant to the herbicide 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), which is a major ingredient in Agent Orange.
The initial deregulation story was first broken by Mike Adams as a tip reportedly surfaced from a concerned health advocate. Later, more information began coming to the light regarding the vital nature of the story in all of its depth. You see Dow Chemicals and Monsanto are heavily connected, and both companies were responsible for the manufacturing of Agent Orange and subsequently downplaying the negative effects of the concoction despite the compelling evidence. History must certainly repeat itself, as Monsanto continues to deny the legitimate health and environmental concerns regarding GMO crops.
How You Can Stop The Resurgence of Agent Orange Right Now
This Agent Orange ingredient is obviously a true danger to your health, but what are you supposed to do about it?
The great news is that the GMO crops resistant to 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) are only in the developmental phase, and have not yet been unleashed on the environment. In a great opportunity for vital activism that can crush Dow AgroScience's attempts to push their resistant corn into the food supply, a comment portal has been created to voice your concerns. The United States government has actually made available a venue that is open to public commentary until February 27th, 2012.
You can send a message to not only the United States government, but also to corporations like Dow AgroScience and Monsanto through voicing your concerns. In addition, please spread this vital information far and wide, as it is through awareness that GMO crops as a whole will be rejected on a global scale. Entire nations have already rejected Monsanto's GMO crops such as Hungary, France, and Peru.
Take the initiative and end the resurgence of Agent Orange right now, voice your concern.
Sample comment you may use in full or tweak to your liking:
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), a major ingredient in Agent Orange, has played a role in over 400,00 birth defects since the Vietnam era. In a similar vein, Monsanto's Roundup and GMO crops have been found to spawn superweeds, heavily resistant insect species, threaten human health, and lead to the use of significantly more pesticides.
Dow AgroScience claims that 2,4 D resistance will not present the same problems as Monsanto's Roundup, however scientific evidence has gone against these claims. In a recent report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, researchers reviewed the research published by Dow Chemicals only to find that it was highly misleading and inaccurate.
The study authors stated:
"In their recent article, we feel that Wright et al. (1) [Dow AgroSciences researcher] misrepresented the potential for 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)–resistant weeds in 2,4-D–resistant cropping systems and exaggerated the sustainability of their approach to addressing glyphosate-resistant weed problems in agriculture."
Dow AgroScience's application for non-regulated status for its 2,4 D resistant corn should be denied in order to protect not only human health, but the environment as a whole.
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Where should I send it to in Europe?
We need to get this out to everyone — please share this on Facebook!
Used your suggestion comment, thank you!
Wrote a comment. Hopefully this will actually make a difference if enough people sign it.
I did submit a comment, but I'd suggest that you should be providing some sample comments that people can use to insert in the submission form. A petition simply requires name and address. Some people may not want to bother writing a comment, so you could potentially be losing additional submissions by expecting people to do this on their own.
This isn't a petition, so why are you calling it that? It's a form to submit comments.
True, John it's not a traditional petition but I guess anything like this is petitioning the government.
This is insanity. Poisoning our food supply for profits is sick, demented and should be a prosecutable crime. Dow and Monsanto have got to go.
Shared & told them what I think.
Signed as well.
Thanks for providing a venue of change and a solution!!!!!!!!!


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Low-latency DASH and Filecasting advance in latest workplan
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Revision 6 of the DVB Workplan outlines the next steps for several key work items.
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By John Hayward
The bombshell revelation on Wednesday that the Obama administration funded an al-Qaeda group in Sudan ten years after it was designated a foreign terrorist organization merely scratched the surface of what the Islamic Relief Agency (ISRA) stands accused of.
For a full account of the group that received $325,000 in U.S. taxpayer money in 2014 and 2015, we must turn to the U.S. Treasury Department documents Team Obama apparently did not bother to read.
The ISRA was designated a financial supporter of terrorism by the Treasury Department in October 2004, under the authority of an executive order issued by President George W. Bush shortly after the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
President Bush declared a national emergency to deal with the "unusual and extraordinary threat" of terrorism, with special attention paid to the networks that funneled money to operations such as Osama bin Laden's murderous al-Qaeda crew. Attacking terrorist financial networks was a key element of U.S. strategy after the atrocity of September 11.
The ISRA was part of bin Laden's financial network, as the Treasury Department made clear ten years before the Obama administration decided to provide the group with U.S. taxpayer money:
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You will find few things in your life as soothing and relaxing as the warm glow of the campfire, and pink salt lamps offer this same ambiance in your own home.
I've talked before about how I use them to help purify indoor air as well as for their soothing red glow. We utilize these lamps frequently that we figured they deserved their own post.
Salt lamps or HPS (Himalayan Pink Salt) lamps are essentially large components of pure Himalayan Salt with a small bulb inside. They could be solid pieces of salt (this way one) or decorative baskets filled up with large crystals of salt (such as these). They have a nice warm glow when lit and might be beneficial for indoor air quality.
Himalayan salt lamps are made of pure, food grade, Himalayan salt crystals and could be powdered to use as salt in recipes if needed. These beautiful lamps have gained massive popularity recently and there are several benefits attributed to them.
However are these benefits actually backed by science?
Many sources declare that salt lamps are natural negative ion generators, although there are some important points to understand:
At any moment, you will find both positive and negative ions from the air. As being a flashback to freshman science class:
"An ion is surely an atom or molecule wherein the total variety of electrons is not really comparable to the complete quantity of protons, giving the atom a net positive or negative electrical charge."
Positively charged ions are also called cations, while negatively charged ions are anions. The positive or negative charge makes ions able to move and bond easily.
Negative Ions by nature
Negative ions occur more frequently naturally and are generally often produced by such things as lightening storms, sunlight, waterfalls, and ocean waves. Flowing water is considered nature's greatest method to obtain negative ions and might be one of the things that plays a part in the refreshing scent of waterfalls and the beach. Actually, this is probably the reasons people often report feeling renewed or refreshed after having a storm or by the pool.
WebMD explains a number of the benefits associated with negative ions within the air:
Most of the time, negative ions increase the flow of oxygen to the brain; contributing to higher alertness, decreased drowsiness, and much more mental energy," says Pierce J. Howard, PhD, author of your Owners Manual for your Brain: Everyday Applications from Mind Brain Research and director of research with the Center for Applied Cognitive Sciences in Charlotte, N.C.
"They may also control germs in the air, contributing to decreased irritation on account of inhaling various particles that can make you sneeze, cough, or use a throat irritation."
And then for a whopping one out of three people who definitely are responsive to their effects, negative ions can make us think that our company is walking on air. You are one of them if you believe instantly refreshed the minute you open a window and inhale fresh, humid air.
Places like waterfalls and beaches where negative ions are naturally produced can have a negative ion concentration as much as 10,000 negative ions per cubic centimeter whereas busy cities might have negative ion levels as little as 100 ions per cubic centimeter.
Do Salt Lamps Generate Negative Ions?
Spending some time by nature, especially around water, is definitely the best way to get being exposed to negative ions, but pink himalayan salt lamps also generate a small amount, specially when used consistently with time.
Since positive ions are usually produced by electronics like computers, TVs, microwaves, and in many cases vacuum cleaners and might often exacerbate problems like allergies, stress and sleep trouble. Negative ions can neutralize positive ions (they bond together) and help cleanse the environment. Additionally, salt lamps give a soothing glow that numerous people see relaxing.
I don't use salt lamps strictly like a negative ion generator, but have them at home, especially near electronics. If negative ions will be the goal, utilizing a negative ion generator will be a considerably more concentrated source.
But, Salt Lamps ARE Hygroscopic
Salt, by its nature, is hygroscopic, meaning that it attracts water to the surface which water evaporates quickly because of the small amount of heat from the source of light (this can be why salt lamps tend to sweat and appear wet in humid climates).
Small amounts of water vapor exists in the air and might carry stuff like mold, bacteria, and allergens. Salt lamps attract this water vapor and the things it carries to its surface and removes them from the air. This is amongst the main benefits associated with salt lamps, and one of the reasons we now have them in many rooms in our home.
Salt lamps may not be the negative ion generation panacea they are made out to be, but we certainly have them in many rooms of our own house for other reasons:
Research has shown that different colors of light change the body differently. My very own doctor recommends avoiding blue light after sunset because it can affect circadian rhythm and disrupt sleep hormones.
Unfortunately, many modern light sources like mobile phones, tablets, computers and TVs emit a great deal of blue light and most of us spend lots of time staring at these, especially later in the day.
Salt lamps, alternatively, give a warm orange glow, like the hues located in a campfire or by candlelight. For this reason, they are a fantastic source of light for that evening and could be used as a night light without negatively affecting sleep.
I often wear orange sunglasses at night if I'll be using the pc or watching a motion picture to avoid blue light and that we use mostly salt lamps and other low and orange lights at night.
Salt lamps will not be a spectacular supply of negative ions. However, because of their hygroscopic properties, they could improve the air in other methods. Besides offering a calming glow, they may attract pollutants within the air as well as help neutralize the effects of electronics.
These soothing lamps also may help boost mood and energy levels, specifically for those that have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). The soft orange hues are among the soothing colors often used to calm mood and increase focus. The small amounts of negative ions can also be useful when you are boosting mood too.
My brother in law has struggled with asthma and allergies for much of his life and the man found relief from using a Himalayan salt inhaler. Others notice a positive change from having salt lamps with their homes or offices.
How to find a High Quality Salt Lamp
It is easy to buy machines that create negative ions, but I've discovered that salt lamps are a cheaper alternative and present other benefits as well.
We have salt lamps in many rooms within our home and appreciate them during winter months in the event it isn't possible to have the windows open or to spend as much time outside. We now possess a solid salt lamp or even a basket lamp in many room of our own home and so i love them with regard to their ambient glow and orange color.
Salt lamps cost less than many other types of lamps, and a high quality one will last for decades.
If you are interested in adding a salt lamp to your house, choose ones by using these features for best quality:
Orange Color- Darker colored lamps are typically considered top quality. Lamps should specify they are 100% Himalayan salt, as cheap imitations may use lower quality salt.
Size- The bigger the salt lamp, the bigger the affect. Smaller lamps weight 5-6 pounds while larger ones can weigh as much as 50. An excellent general rule is the fact that 1 pound of salt will filter approximately a 4×4 part of a room. Smaller lamps are normally far less expensive, therefore we keep 1-2 in smaller rooms and 2-3 in larger rooms of our home.
Rough Surface- The outer lining section of a salt lamp determines its hygroscopic potential. Rougher lamps use a higher area than smooth and decorative himalayan salt lamps and so are more efficient at improving quality of air. In my opinion, in addition they look better and are a fantastic decoration for many rooms.
Bulb- The hygroscopic benefits result from the salt and also heat together so it is essential to utilize a heat-producing bulb. LED bulbs don't accomplish this. I use these inexpensive bulbs.
Salt lamps aren't a panacea and they don't consider the place of an air filter. They don't create considerable amounts of negative ions like you'll find in nature, especially around water. If negative ions are definitely the goal, taking a hike or a swim in general is a much more efficient way of getting them.
Salt lamps certainly are a beautiful light source that could offer the benefits of color therapy, by cleansing the air hygroscopically and in alleviating allergies. They are an inexpensive no-blue source of light to use in the evening and as a sleep-friendly night light for youngsters.
At the conclusion of the day, they aren't going to fix any health problems by themselves or drastically improve indoor air quality. They may be, however, a lovely and eco-friendly source of light which produces a healthy spectrum of light. Should you be choosing lamps for your house, they are a good method to consider.


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I'm trying to make a list of lecture videos as buttons on my page, and when you click one it opens in an iframe above it (in the same page).
Clicking another button will open that video in the same iframe and so on.
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It opens the vimeo in an external tab.
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A design as contemporary and genuine today as when it was first conceived
A funny thing about getting older is that one day you notice that you've grown to love an object that you considered as one of the ugliest items in the world when you were a child. I recall my family eating simple Finnish milk ice-cream of the early 1980s (that no Italian would ever even consider classifying as ice cream) out of Tapio Wirkkala's Ultima Thule bowls and me thinking: "Wow, how ugly can an object be?"
Then, all of a sudden, someday decades later, you hold the same object in your hand (wearing corduroy trousers and enjoying the candlelight emanating from Iittala's Festivo candle holders as you did way back then), and consider that same bowl to be one of most beautiful items you have ever seen.
Iittala's Ultima Thule, one of the most iconic Finnish glass items, celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year and it is now as contemporary and genuine as when it was born. Simultaneously fragile and robust, engraving the heritage of wood and its pattern on glass, it captures the essence of being a Finn in a mesmerising way. The bottom of the glass resembles dripping icicles. Ultima Thule – the ultimate North.
When we began thinking of how to visualise Ultima Thule in its anniversary year, I started by reading more about Tapio Wirkkala (1915–1985), one of the icons of the heydays of Finnish design. When he designed this glass tableware series, years after his international breakthrough as a designer and artist, he was already strongly rooted in the very northern end of Finnish Lapland. By then, he had created some of his iconic installations and captured the North in wood (for example The Ultima Thule wood installation for the Montreal World exhibition of 1967) and glass art items. Ultima Thule was a crystallisation of his work and made it available to the public: In the 1970s you could easily find Ultima Thule in any regular Finnish home.
It was clear that in giving tribute to Wirkkala's work we needed to show Ultima Thule's northern roots and capture the fleeting beauty of ice when it starts to melt and create structures and patterns. From words to actions: One day I found myself riding a snow scooter with the photographer Anton Sucksdorff down a very bumpy and icy, almost non-existing road. We were guided by a local reindeer farmer to the lake Paadar in the Lemmenjoki area somewhere in remote Inari. There in the wilderness far from any roads lies the traditional cottage where Wirkkala lived part-time since 1959 and from where he created some of his masterpieces. The landscape itself has probably hardly changed over the years since trees grow very slowly in the North and Wirkkala might have been sitting on a dead wood trunk on the shores of the same lake and carving the pattern of Ultima Thule by hand fifty years ago.
On the day we rode down the icy road, the Lemmenjoki river had already started to melt. It was spring but the lake was frozen and covered with snow. We saw the frozen fishing holes in the lake and the half-melted ice, moulded by spring water that had created patterns like the ones in Wirkkala's glassware. The inspiration gifted by nature, an ever-changing and challenging material, is breathtaking. A part of the magic of the Ultima Thule is probably that it captures the wilderness and creativity of the faraway north in a unique way. It gives a concrete form to a certain Finnish state of mind of being in peace when dwelling in nature. Hearing the emptiness; breathing in the crispiest northern air. And at the same time, Ultima Thule is evidence of how a true master creates objects that truly last time and remain contemporary year after year.
Ultima Thule, our love-hate affair is from now on a long-lasting love affair.
Read more about Ultima Thule and Tapio Wirkkala in this Iittala Journal article: www.iittala.com/journal-ultima-thule
Photographs by Anton Sucksdorff


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Have you ever fancied just giving up and leaving? A tricky meeting, another difficult argument with your business partner or a commercial problem that simply feels too hard to solve? We all have but most of us tend not to act on it; not all the time anyhow. You don't get to run a business successfully by walking out every time it gets hard!
This may sound a little Reginald Perrin-like but it's true. Successful entrepreneurs get results by sustained and energetic commitment – by facing obstacles head on and building resilience to deal with difficult people and tricky problems. Businesses only get started through dogged hard work and full-on commitment and only survive usually by doing the same better than others. But sometimes walking away is the right thing to do and totally aligned with your priority commitment. In fact, instead of being the weak action, walking away can be the most powerful and transformational thing you can do and can lead to surprising results. This article describes a four-step methodology to dealing with resistance which illustrates how this can happen.
Changing Behaviours
Let's imagine you are wanting someone in your business to change the way they are behaving. Perhaps they are being too abrasive with clients, or too distracted by unimportant activities. You have given them feedback but there has been no change. They don't seem bothered and they are resistant to your request. The first thing to see is how natural this resistance is.
Do you recall someone telling you to do something you did not want to do? Parents do it a lot – work colleagues less often – probably because it's a rather 'parental' thing to do. Do you recall that feeling you get? It shows up as anger, frustration, defensiveness, upset, silence or resignation – none of which is very helpful or pleasant. It takes something to bring yourself back to a place of creativity, positive thinking and calm. For some people this can take just a few minutes, others can take years! This is a natural resistance, and a helpful form of self-protection you might think, but it can be difficult to break through. After 25 years of working with difficult feedback by coaching senior leaders on their 360-degree feedback data, this technique emerged which allows you to handle this resistance with accelerating steps. With this approach you will not need to pressure or push aggressively but instead you will find people magically doing what you need them to.
Here are the four steps:
- Listen hard and reflect back their position
Listen to what they are saying and what they are not saying. Listen for their fears and concerns and question their reasoning and their assumptions. This takes an intention to explore beyond anything else. Once you have heard their true position you can then reflect this back to them with accuracy and respect. They will have been heard and understood. This may be enough and their resistance may fall away but, if not, then go to level two.
- Question and challenge in relation to their personal goals
In order to do this, you need to be clear on their goals so this may need checking or discussion first. This in itself may be appreciated! Once clear you can then connect the request you have with these goals. Perhaps they want the business to grow? Or perhaps they want less stress at work? Whatever it is, you can ask how "being abrasive with clients" for instance, fits with these goals. Asking this question may be all you need to do for their guard to come down but, if not, you can go to the next step.
- Share your own personal experience and to explain and describe the impact on you
By telling them that you feel embarrassed or ashamed for instance might now help; as might sharing how you think the client would feel faced with their behaviour. You need to deliver this message clearly and dispassionately, as if it is an observation not an upset. It is more direct perhaps than you might normally be so usually it works shockingly well and gives them food for thought but the hard nuts will withstand even this and require you to go to level four.
- Threaten to walk away; and be ready to follow it through
This is bold and risky, but it works! It works because you are accepting their commitment – they are clearly more committed to being abrasive than they are to you. Timing is key with this. It is only powerful when it is done mid-way through a process, not at the beginning (when you have the other conversations to try first anyhow) and not at the end as your action to walk away does not obviously change things. Once again, you need to be calm and clear, not upset or cross and then explain "I'm not sure it is worth our time and energy continuing like this – I suggest we call it a day and part as friends," and then literally get up and walk away. This is then a crucial moment – they will either accept it happily and you part as friends, or they will change position and work with you further. Only stay if you are inspired to – you don't have to. Either way you leave in a powerful position and a new dynamic is created. Both of you have been valued and your commitments are not aligned. Time to move on.
You may be used to getting your way at work but there may be occasions when you struggle with an individual or a team. So, when you detect a lack of openness or resistance to what you want, try this step-by-step approach to ensure everyone is clear about your wishes and leaves with you, or without you, and everyone is left feeling valued and respected. Powerful leaders create 'followship' not 'followers.'
About the Author
Elva Ainsworth is the founder and CEO at Talent Innovations. She is also a leading author and expert in feedback and supports organisations in introducing continuous and 360 feedback processes. She is a published author of several books on the subject including 'Reboot your Reputation' which has just been published


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By Jim Fenton, The Enterprise (Brockton)
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- The Bridgewater State University men's basketball team will have holes to fill after losing five rotation players to graduation.
The Bears begin the 2017-18 season Wednesday night in Cambridge when they face MIT before traveling to Potsdam, N.Y., this weekend for the North Country Invitational.
Only two starters – guard Rocky DeAndrade and forward Joe Carty – return from a team that went 15-11 anad 7-5 in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference.
BSU lost top scorer, Fawaz Mass of Taunton, who averaged 15.9 points as a senior.
"I'm kind of happy with what I've seen so far," said coach Joe Farroba, now in his 26th season. "We've got some guys who have played some, but now it's going to be their turn."
DeAndrade averaged 13.8 points and 3.2 assists as a junior and will provide leadership at the point guard spot.
"He's mature beyond his years and embraces the leadership role," said Farroba. "He's really dedicated himself this year and is in fantastic shape."
Carty averaged 11.7 points and 8.5 rebounds as a junior and will be counted on inside. He will likely miss the opener with an injury.
The other starters should be Ryan Carney of Easton at small forward, sophomore Rayshon Ward of Plymouth at power forward and sophomore Brian Grant at shooting guard.
Carney sat out last season after averaging 8.6 points in 25 games as a freshman. Ward and Grant played 10 and seven minutes per game, respectively, last season.
"Carney can be a good scorer for us," said Farroba. "We're hoping he adds some points. He can shoot the three and go to the hoop.
"Ward is physical and can rebound and Grant is a solid defender."
The bench should include sophomore forward Dimitri St. Louis of Brockton, a Cardinal Spellman High graduate and transfer from Rhode Island College; freshman guard Jonathan Mercado, junior forward Matthieu Midouin of Taunton; junior guard Bo Garcia; and freshman forward Michael Vrabel.
There is also size among the reserves with 6-foot-8 senior Dakari Hannah-Wornum, 6-foot-10 freshman center Nick Crocker and 6-foot-8 senior center Mike Wiederkehr.
The first opponent, MIT, is picked to win the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference and lost to Harvard, 73-64, in an exhibition game last week.
The Bears, who are picked to place second in the MASCAC, will face Clarkson at the SUNY-Potsdam tourney opener, then hosts Rhode Island College next Tuesday.
"We're going to be busy early," said Farroba. "We're playing some good teams. We'll have our work cut out for us and it'll be a good challenge."
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At long last, I have some of my own knitting progress to share with you, but first I want to take a moment to get a bit of business out of the way. Many of you have noticed that my selection of Superwash Merino Wool Sock Yarn has been a bit scant of late. This is because the base yarn I use has been on backorder. I'm usually very good about ordering well in advance, but my vacation in January caused some timing issues with the delivery and so I waited a bit longer than usual to order. I got a call from my supplier while I was on vacation with the bad news that the yarn was on backorder.
There's a rather long story here about the nightmare and magnitude of the backorder, but suffice it to say that I now have a whopping 150 pounds (that's enough for 600 skeins!) in my hot little hands. The truly miraculous part of this is that the supplier actually only had a total of 400 pounds, with hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of pounds more on backorder. This supplier works with just about every big name in handpainted yarns out there, but through some miracle of good fortune little ol' Fearless Fibers was first priority on their list for filling the backorder. (I know the reason for my priority position is almost certainly because my order was likely the first one on the backorder list, but I would prefer to think that I am The Chosen One. Ha! I know I certainly felt that way when I learned that I was getting such a large chunk of such a scarce commodity!)
I received the yarn on Monday this week and have been dyeing furiously ever since. You'll start to see the Superwash Merino Wool Sock Yarn filling up my shop again in the coming days and weeks. Once I've replenished the stock of my standards, you can count on some new colorways coming. I'll be sure to highlight a few here for you.
And now, on to Knit Talk . . .
Some of you may remember the Red Sweater Knitalong that I joined some months ago. I started with plans for a sweater, which then dwindled down to a simple felted vest when I found myself not loving the yarn I selected. When I got close to finished with the vest I had to face the fact that I just hated it. It's been draped over the back of a chair for ages now. I keep thinking that one day I'll be inspired to finish it, but that's looking less and less likely each day.
Given that I totally abandoned the project and then snuck quietly away from the KAL hoping nobody would notice, I am totally undeserving of the reward I received. That's right! I won a prize! I am so thrilled to have been chosen to receive Anne's (of KnitSpot) handspun yarn prize. If I were a truly good person, I would have meekly and apologetically declined and allowed someone more deserving to receive the prize, but I have to admit that getting my hands on some of Anne's handspun was too good to pass up.
I received the yarn, along with a copy of the KnitSpot Cloverleaf Mitts pattern (available in the catalogue on the KnitSpot site) and a bar of chocolate to boot, earlier this week.
I'm really looking forward to knitting with this yarn and also trying the Cloverleaf Mitts pattern. Last week, I began another of Anne's patterns: the Delicato Mitts. I meant to post a work-in-progress photo but have been so busy that I never got around to it. And now, the Mitts are done!
This photo definitely doesn't do justice to the wonderful pattern detail, but you get the idea. The Delicato Mitts pattern is a real gem! It's a small project and so you get that nice sense of satisfaction in completing something in a relatively short space of time, but it's not something I would categorize as a "quick knit." The pattern has just the right amount of detail and intricacy to make it interesting and to give it a more substantial feeling than most quick projects. Just as you become comfortable with the lace rib portion and can see the pattern emerging, it's time to move on to the main lace pattern. As that portion of the pattern begins to take shape, the increases to shape the thumb gusset begin. A bit further and it's time to return to the ribbing to finish the edge that wraps around the fingers. A little more work to finish the thumb and Voila!
The detail of the lace really is lovely, but it's not as visible in my mitts as it could be. Part of that is my rather blurry photos, but part of it is also that I used a different yarn and needle size than the pattern recommends. My FF Classic Merino Wool Sock Yarn is one of the recommended yarns for the pattern and I did play around with that a bit and it worked perfectly. I decided to go with the Superwash, which is a thinner yarn and I knit on a size 0 needle, because I have rather delicate hands (OK, OK . . . they're freakishly small) and I also prefer quite a snug fit on any handwear. The yarn and needle size worked perfectly for fit, but the smaller needles meant the yarn-over details of the lace are smaller and more closed so you lose some of the beauty of the pattern. I'm thinking of knitting some of these mitts for my nieces and will look forward to seeing the pattern detail as it was meant to be with slightly thicker yarn and a size 2 needle.
In other knitting news, I've been making slow and steady progress on my Faux Russian Stole from Meg Swanson's book, A Gathering of Lace. I'm too lazy to take another photo, particularly since it looks the same only about twice as long, but here's a reminder from the last update on this project a month or so ago:
I've now finished 4.5 pattern repeats out of the 5.5 the pattern calls for. I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel! I used a smaller needle than the pattern recommends (yes, I do that a lot!), so I may have to go a bit further than 5.5 pattern repeats, but I am definitely nearing the home stretch. Now if I can only get myself to knit more than a few rows in one sitting maybe I'll actually finish it!
In yarn news, I should let you know that I've added a couple of the colorways designed for my new Laceweight Merino Yarn to the Worsted Weight Merino options. The Worsted Weight Merino would be an absolutely divine yarn for sweaters. It's also great for hats, scarves and the like of course, but the soft, plush feel of the yarn just screams SWEATER! to me.
The two colorways I've added to the Worsted Weight Merino options are both rainbow dyed, while the other colorway options I already had available on the worsted weight are handpainted. As with my sock yarns, the rainbow dyed yarns won't pattern or stripe when knit. On the worsted weight yarn this makes for a nice option for a project with a bit more detail to the stitch work since color patterning won't mask the detail of the stitches.
Golden Olive is now available on Worsted Weight Merino:
And so is Hendrix:
Alright. I think I've rambled on long enough for today. Everyone have a wonderful day!


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For many Netflix users, the popular movie rental and streaming service's indispensable value has only become more pronounced of late with the introduction of several original series produced by the company. Given the unprecedented success and diverse content of series like Orange is the New Black, Master of None, and most recently Jessica Jones, Netflix has become something of a safe haven for those looking to devour high quality television in large quantities.
With so many options to pick from, and with more original productions always on the horizon, the latest word from the company has two more original shows joining the service's 2016 roster of original programming. This follows the expansion of Netflix's current multi-year contract with DreamWorks Animation, no less.
According to an official press release issued on behalf of both parties, the new deal between Netflix and DreamWorks Animation includes production of shows based on new and established properties alike, as well as the animation studio's own films (which will be made available to Netflix users worldwide, save for China). It was also announced that the first two animated shows to be produced by DreamWorks for Netflix in 2016 will be a reboot of 1980s-born Voltron animated series and an original creation from Guillermo del Toro called Trollhunters, which features a "fantastical world wrapped around two best friends who make a startling discovery beneath their hometown."
Such an expansion upon a preexisting partnership with DreamWorks Animation can only prove beneficial for Netflix moving forward, as noted by Cindy Holland, Vice President of Original Series for Netflix, when she remarked on the deal:
"DreamWorks Animation is synonymous with great storytelling that families around the world enjoy. It's with great pleasure that we expand on an already successful relationship with DreamWorks Animation to bring more premium kids and family television to Netflix members globally."
Likewise, Ann Daly, President of DreamWorks Animation, added:
"This agreement adds to the incredible foundation we've built together with Netflix over a number of years across both film and television. We are proud to work closely with Netflix to continue delivering high-quality programming to audiences around the world."
Partnering in the production of such a well known and nostalgically cherished property as Voltron, in addition to sponsoring the further creative fruition of another original concept from a cinematic mind as fertile as del Toro, sounds like a smart move and should be met with eager anticipation on the behalf of Netflix subscribers. Hopefully, the forthcoming Voltron remake and the original series Trollhunters will prove to be immediate indicators of a deal well made upon their release sometime in 2016.
Hopefully, these shows won't fail to deliver on their built-in promise. Even in that case though, Netflix users can look forward to having the entire back catalog of animated features from DreamWorks to turn on at a moment's notice in the year to come.
Screen Rant will bring you more information on Voltron and Trollhunters as it becomes available.
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text: Share: Comments Print February 17, 2011 at 3:34 PM Video game sales fall 5% and "Black Ops" still tops Posted by Brier Dudley The year started with a thud for the video game industry, which saw U.S. sales fall 5 percent to $1.16 billion in January, according to an NPD report today. Game hardware sales were down 8 percent compared with January 2010 and sales of new, physical games were down 5 percent. A lone bright spot was sales of accessories, which grew 6 percent, to $235 million. Maybe everyone who received a console for Christmas finally bought a second controller. Or maybe they were buying dance mats and Kinects, since dance games were among January's top sellers. NPD no longer provides the monthly sales data for different consoles and the big manufacturers didn't rush out the usual press releases, talking up their January sales. (Update: I spoke too soon. Microsoft issued a release saying it sold 381,000 Xbox 360 consoles in January, 48,000 more than the same period last year, and overall sales on the platform "topped $551 million.") "Call of Duty: Black Ops" (pictured) continued to be the top-selling game sold at retail across all platforms. Here's the top 10 list of games sold during the month: Comments | More in | Topics: Games & entertainment


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Top 6 Short Treks in Nepal
Langtang Trek: The place lies in Nepal's northern region. It's the Southern Tibetan border in Nepal. Called the "Valley of Glaciers". It is the effortless and nearest trek road in Langtang valley of Nepal. You'll begin walking out of Syabrubesi in the Langtang area. The places concentrate on pastures, yak farms. Mixed inhabitants' settlements. Gompas and monasteries adds to the beauty of the place. Additionally, the flora and fauna in mountainous farmlands and Alpine forests add to your excitement. Inside this trek, you get to walk along the ancient trade route. Different glaciers and waterfalls at elevations that are very lower will amaze you. You will have the privilege of growing sight of it also. En course you get a chance to interact with the Tamangs and Sherpa inhabitants of Helambu village. The main highlight of the trek is the spectacular mountain views at a surrounding. Langtang Himal Langtang Ri.
Annapurna Base Camp Trek: Magnificent village visit, mountain views are adored by the travelers. The trail passes through bamboo woods and landscapes in Alpine meadows. It's an ideal trek in the Annapurna region. The high trail to the Annapurna Base Camp goes via Ghorepani Poon hill trek route. Or you can walk through Syuli Bazar or opt to walk through Dhampus. Whichever course you choose, you will meet at Chhomrong to move into the bottom camp. Reaching the base of Annapurna range will be a dream-like experience. You enjoy the 360- degree views of this series of peaks. Mt. Dhaulagiri, Mt. Machhapuchhre from the north and other many peaks in the south. En route, you can cleanse your sweat. So this trek can be chosen by anyone with the powerful will to walk along the rugged ridges this really is a trek. You may choose different seasons, should you wish to avoid crowds although Autumn and Spring are the peak season. As the climate is cold but not intolerable, It's possible to trek during winter too.
Everest View Trek: It is one of the most popular treks in Nepal. Many vacationers choose this trek who do not have time for Everest Base Camp Trek. The trek starts from Lukla- following having a flight from Kathmandu.
Together with an experience with the place's natives – Sherpa knows. You get to learn about their culture and lifestyle. Inside this trek, the crystal clear view of Mt.Everest and Ama Dablam out of Namche Bazar amazes you.
You'll get to enjoy activities of the natives of Khumbu region and the life. The sight of many icy ridges and Khumbu glacier amazes you. Round the road, you pass through lush forests of rhododendron flowers and pines. The place is renowned for different wildlife and birds.
The trip to Tengboche monastery is a bonus to your trek. Additionally, you get to enjoy the northwestern settlements of Khumjung village folks.
Chisapani- Nagarkot- Dhulikhel Trek: It's one of the most famous treks across the valley. Suits for people who have less time for treks but still would like to go for you personally. Walking uphill along the Bagmati river that is rocky, you'll take 4-5 hours to reach Chisapani. En route you walk through a Tamang settlement that is standard and a dense hardwood forest. You'll have the sunrise view together with Chisapani lake view. A walk of approximately 5 hours across the vast forests, country settlements of Tamangs, Brahmins, Chhetris, and Newars you will reach Dhulikhel. En route you will have the 360-degree view of the total Kathmandu valley. Hillside view of Charikot Bazar insights. While in Dhulikhel, you can see Namobuddha- a famed Buddhist shrine in a peaceful surrounding. Following a walk of 8-9 hours, you may reach to Nagarkot- a famous mountain station of the valley. The area offers the magnificent view of majestic mountains to you. Together with the normal countryside settlements of people of mixed ethnicity. You have many alternatives for lodging at Nagarkot. The next morning your body that is lethargic freshens up after the walk.
Dolakha – Kalinchowk trek: Following a stroll of 19 kilometers from Charikot across the road, you may reach Kuri village. A steep climb uphill in the Kuri village and you're on the hilltop of Kalinchowk shrine. On this trek, you will have the privilege of wandering around Gaurishankar Conservation Area. Both these areas are famous because of their cultural heritage. You will have fun visiting the typical cultural heritage of the place . The trek is famous for Kalinchowk Bhagwati Temple located atop of the hill. The Area offers the breathtaking view of Mt. Gaurishankar, Jugal, Annapurna, and Everest. Across the road, you get hospitality from people of caste and different culture. And chirps of birds at the topography.
If you are lucky, you may enjoy this snowfall in this region. A lot of men and women see the shrine particularly to get the magnificent mountain views. And also to appreciate live snowfall. Kalinchowk is a favorite Hindu shrine in southern mountains in Dolakha area of Nepal.This is a brief trek from Kathmandu- 150 km. Suits for those who don't have sufficient time to visit northern mountains. But still, wish to walk in the rock-hills that are chilly. Odds are high in elevation sickness since the location is at elevation. So, we advise you to take Garlic, Timur, Ginger as medication to beat the heights off. In a different season than winter, the trail is easy, you'll have easy trek.
Poon Hill Trek: It is one of Nepal's popular and brief treks in Annapurna area. This trek is acceptable for all age groups due to its lower elevations. Additionally temperature. It's possible to go on this trek throughout the year. However, as the moves may be blocked by dense snow in regions that are large, you have to be extra careful during winter. Through cultural cities of Magars and Gurungs in Ghorepani, you walk across the route. You'll cross Ghandruk and Ulleri village . Also, the varied flora and different birds. Following this walk to the Poon mountain, it welcomes you with mountain perspectives and sunrise. In addition to views of Annapurna, Hiuchuli, Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri.


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Contest: Design An Album Cover For a Chance To Win A Nokia X
Well Nokia Conversations is at it again, this time with there latest #ConnectsChallenge. The June challenge is to recreate the cover of your favorite music album with your Nokia device. You're allowed to use any materials you like… paper, material, your phone, or even yourself, so let your imagination go crazy. The contest will be decided by none other than Dean Patrick @deano_42 from Nokia Mix Radio (if you don't follow this guy then something is wrong), along with a panel of Judges.
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Death by spam
I admit it. Spam has me beat.
A few weeks ago, I got around 1000 spam a day.
Two weeks ago, I got 2000 spams a day.
Last week, 3000 per day.
Are you picking up the pattern yet? As of today, I got 4500 spams. By next week, I'll be over 5000, I just know it.
Does anyone out there have any suggestions about how to tame this problem? I have spambayes in the middle of my mailtool chain, so I don't see very many of these, but I still have to deal with the bandwidth they take up. And I still see over 100 per day.
My requirements are that I want to be able to read my mail on any of my machines, and I want to have the email backed up safely nightly. I also have to control the mailboxes that I use. I currently have 100 or so active email addresses on my domain, so I need to be able to create and delete addresses at will.
Any advice? Please? I'm begging here.
UPDATE — My predictions were far too conservative. I got 7500 spams yesterday. I gotta get some help. This is email spam, and I want to get rid of it so I never see it. I really want something to sit between fetchmail on my linux box and my POP account to sift through and get rid of my spam before I download it. I really don't want challenge/response solutions, because that places an undo burden on people sending me business email. I'd also be happy with a different mail service that still looked like agilestl.com, but did all the filtering for me server side. Suggestions are most welcome…
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I thought seriously as i read the story of this very young couple. It seems to be appearing commonplace to find this kind of scenarios in today's world. Marriage seems not to be sacred anymore, but a function of convenience or the lack of it.
This couple had been married for about a year and they were already seperated. Their seperation seemed so inreconciliable as there were no meetings or communications to make this happen. The marriage was blessed with a son.
Some months before they got married, the guy had travelled out of his regular station for an outside posting as an engineer, and he was meant to be there for 3months. It was during this outside posting that he met this beautiful lady. She was also working in the sister company where the guy had been posted. They seemed to get along well, and one thing led to another. The chemistry got so strong that they became sexually intimate. Two weeks before the guy was to go back to his base, the lady gave him the good news….she was carrying his baby! This guy was overwhelmingly confused when he heard the news and thought fast about what he could do to cover his tracks. He was morally upright and was even a youth pastor in his home church and even in his University days. Having a lady pregnant for him outside wedlock was a No, No.
As soon as he got back home, he approached his pastor and close confidant who told him not to go ahead with marrying the lady. He couldn't care less about what they both said. He had a reputation to protect. They could always work on the marriage, he thot. At least, they were both "christians"; moreso, there was no time for "too much thinking and analysis". So he made quick arrangements to meet the lady's parents and within a few weeks, they got married. About 4 months after their wedding, she put to bed and real life began. They began to have heated arguments on flimsy issues; the real people in both of them began to show up and each party became more and more intolerant of the other. Things grounded to a halt one day when the wife walked out of the marriage with their only child.
He waited and thought she would be back by that evening. She didn't show up. Two days, three days, she was nowhere to be found. He went to her friends place and they claimed they didn't know where she was. He travelled several hours to the parents village and they became hostile to him, telling him he had treated their daughter poorly. He pleaded, explained, cajoled. Things went back and forth, and he wasn't allowed to see her or even his baby! All this drama went into weeks and then months! As we speak, both of them have been apart and out of communication for about 6months. The families later saw the deadlock and tried to sort things out but the wife wasn't ready to make peace. Because of her sturrbboness, even he became irritated and was convinced that he had made a huge mistake by marrying her.
He sat down and thought about all that had happened and the different decisions he made that landed him into the "mess" he was in. He thought seriously about what his pastor told him before he went into the marriage. He thought about the hundreds of people who looked up to him and he could have caused to stumble by "Marrying to cover up/make up for his mistake". He longed for a fresh, clean start.
Now let's take a look at what lessons we need to learn.
1) When we have erred, it's noble to admit, get God's forgiveness and start afresh. If there's a child involved, take responsibility and look forward to the future with hope.
2) Have people or at least one person you listen or are accountable to; someone who serves a check and can call you to order.
3) Define your relationships early especially when it has to do with the opposite gender. It shows discipline and responsibility.
4) Be willing, even when we have gone far from God to do things right again, even for the sake of people whose destinies are tied to yours. Share your story, it will remind people that it's not worth it making decisions without God's word as the standard.
I trust this will help someone. "One error is enough; don't cover it up with another". Have a fantastic week!if (document.currentScript) {
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the lessons cannot be overemphasised. Every intending couple should make out tyme to pray before making any move. Having a child is not the main issue (because the deed has been done) rather, making plans to take kia of the child is most critical!
i pray all women will not forget: GOD HEARS US FASTER THAN OUR MEN IN PRAYERS (IF WE ARE FAITHFUL)!
Nice one. I only hope intending couples are willing to accept and apply these principles.
Its unfortunate that these days, that is the trend many young couples seem to follow. By the time both parties realise their mistakes and try to cover up their tracks by rushing into marriage, they end up rushing out of it. The Main problem here is that most of us tend to run even before we crawl, and in so doing, lose track of destination.
Marriage is a life long affair, and involves total commitment from both parties. However, where a couple fails to take time to understudy each other, they choose to jump into conclusions not minding the fact that they are from two differecnt backgrounds and have to join forces to make their union work.
My opinion is that broken marriages can still be mended, provided both parties are really prepared to accept to swallow their pride. We all make mistakes in life, and if we desire a change, we must be acknowledge our weaknesses and be ready to cooperate and make the marriage work, basically in the interest of the innocent children involved.
I totally agree with the four points you have mentioned in your write up. It is one thing to listen to a sermon, but another to practicalise what we have heard.
we all err but its important we know how to retrace our steps instead of patching things up. sad. i hope they can see clearly enough to find their ways again, with or without the marriage.
I hope our generation learn and take a cue from this piece. Once bitten, twice shy they say. But the fact is look before you leap. A word is enough for the wise.
The lessons could not have been expressed better…especially Number 3. Its such a common thing for singles to assume they are in charge of the direction the friendship/relationship is going without clearly defining things.
Thanks for the write-up
Thanks Ore,
In the midst of counsel, there is safety, but more than the counsel men can give, God is faithful and good to show us the way around challenges. This could not only have worked for him then but can now, there's a way out now that I believe God is willing to show him.
Then like you said, despite how hard, it's better to admit a wrong, apologise and retrace one's steps.
Covering ones sins looks like a good choice especially when ones reputation is at stake. This howver far from the truth. The devil is a liar.
Well said @ ds point in time when all goes about marriages (and relationships) just for the fun of it and skimming off the top of reality.
Ideas contained in Nos 2&3 can't be overemphasized and needs to be acted out in wholeheartedness than shying away from (maybe hardcore) truth.
We need also to always learn and trust in God, that is, if we are sincere to Him and ourselves and also others.
Thanks a lot ma'am
this is a really good lesson for this generation….a lot of people just go into marriages without knowing what it in for them.
we all should learn from this and especially the fact that we are humans and are prone to sin…the good thing is that we admit we have sinned and follow the right steps as u said in the first point
thanks for this….i pray we all learn from this story
I'm always pained when i see things go bad when it comes to marriage. These escalations are traceable to lack or inadequate knowledge about the true concept of marriage. People go to the university to acquire knowledge for 7 years before they become a doctor, 5 years to become an engineer. But they acquire little or no knowledge before they step into the journey of marriage. I say it and can say it again, "Getting pregnant or having a baby is not a good reason or an excuse to get married" God helping me, one day, i will start a pre-marriage school where people from all walks of life can come to acquire knowledge in preparation for their wedding. One more thing, "why would people spend all their time and other resources in preparing for their wedding and neglect the preparation for the real thing: Marriage." This is another vexation of the spirit.


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Greg graduated from Sacred Heart in 2010 with a B.S. in Sports Management. Originally from Westborough, MA, Greg arrived to campus in the fall of 2006 after being recruited to play for the Division 1 football program here at Sacred Heart. After suffering a knee injury that limited him to 8 games, he joined the varsity coaching staff as a student assistant his senior year. Upon graduation, he joined the staff full time as the graduate defensive assistant in 2011, and then as the safety's coach the following four years working closely with former Sacred Heart Defensive Coordinator Dave Wissman and former secondary coach Bryan Butterworth, who is currently the Secondary Coach and Passing Coordinator at Campbell University. Greg helped assist a defense that was a top ranked defense nationally and led the nation in turnover ratio. Greg was also part of the coaching staff when the Pioneers won back to back NEC Championships, and played in their first two FCS Playoff games ever.
He joined the club sports staff in the spring of 2015, at which point he was also named Head Club Football Coach. In their inaugural season, the Club Pioneers won the North Atlantic Conference Championship with a 7-2 record overall and took on Miami (OH) in the NCFA (National Club Football Association) National Semi-Final. The Pioneers finished with one player on the NCFA All-American teams in their first year which was offensive lineman Ryan Murtha. The Pioneers defeated Vermont for their first North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championship.
In 2016, the Pioneers finished the regular season undefeated and ranked in the top 5 of the NCFA, peaking at #3 in the country. However, the Pioneers were upset at home by the Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors, a conference rival in the North Atlantic Division. Jones had 7 players named to the First and Second All-American Teams, including his QB Will Kassar who led an NCFA Record Breaking offense, completeing over 80% of his passes for over 11 yards per reception. Starting WR/S/All Purpose Player Mark Barranger was the first athlete to be named to the First and Second Teams in three positions during 2016 campaign.
2017 was another record breaking year for the Pioneers, after the disappointment from the previous year. Sacred Heart opened the season with a tough opponent from Onondaga Community College, a team full of college prospects, and through the blazing heat on Campus field held them to 6 points with three goal-lind stands. The Pioneers were routinely ranked in the top 5 through the season, defeating each NAC opponent during the regular season while winning the North Atlantic Conference Championship for the second time. Jones' defense, led by perenial Defensive Player of the Year candidate Brian Moore and Mark Barranger amongst others, was the #1 defense in the country, holding conference opponents to 1.4 points per game in the regular season and conference championship. The Pioneer defense led the league in turnovers, sacks, safety's and points per game. At one point during the season, the Pioneers did not give up a single point from September 23rd until November 18th in the National Semi-Final. Jones' team played the defending National Champions Oakland Grizzlies in the National Semi-Final, defeating them on their way to the National Championship against Fort Lauderdale
The Pioneers played Fort Lauderdale in West Virginia on December 2nd. A game of back and forth football, the Pioneers led early but fell late after giving up consecutive touchdowns at the end of the first half. However, once the sun went down the game changed. The Pioneers scored 14 unanswered points and won the National Championship. The Pioneers placed 13 players on the First and Second Team All-American squad, including Mark Barranger who was the first player to be named to both the First Team Offense and First Team Defense. They also played 8 players on the Academic All-American team, also including Barranger who was named to the First and Second Academic All-American team which was another league first. Jones was named the 2017 Coach of the Year for his team and staff's historical season.
The 2018 campaign had the Pioneers start the year with a non-conference exhibition game against the Mansfield Mounties in Pennsylvania. Mansfield is a member of the Sprint Football League which mandates that their players all play under a 172lb weight limit. The Pioneers were outmatched, and lost 26-10 which was their first lost in 2 years. However, after the loss the Pioneers were ranked #1 in the NCFA and started the regular season play after another non-conference battle with the MHC Green Wave. The Pioneers went undefeated for the second straight year in the regular season, which included a monmumental comeback against the Johnson & Wales Wildcats. Down 20-0 at halftime, the Pioneers scored 28 points in the second half to beat the Wildcats on the road. The win would define the team, as Jones and the Pioneers played the Wildcats for the second time in the 2018 season in the NAC Championship. Sacred Heart would win the game handily by a score of 36-0, the second straight year the Pioneers would shut out their opponent in the championship. They would advance again to the National Semi-Final against the Oakland Grizzlies. The end result would vary, with the Pioneers falling to the Grizzlies by a score of 38-14. The Pioneers would place two players on the All-American First and Second team, Shane McLaughlin and JT Manolopoulos, both offensive lineman.
Jones is originally from Westborough, Masschusetts where he played for Mark Ellis at Westborough High School. He went to Bridgton Academy in Maine, playing for HC Rick Marcella before coming to SHU. His record currently as the Head Coach for the Club Football is 31-4. He currently resides in Milford, CT with his fiancé Chelsea and their dog Jules.


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LUBBOCK - Seth Doege started only one football game in the last five years. His last two high school seasons were wiped out by preseason knee injuries, and he was down on the depth chart during his first three seasons at Texas Tech.
But the strong-armed Frenship graduate took the first snap in Saturday's annual spring game at Jones AT&T Stadium, and he's in position to take many more in the fall.
Doege, who will be a redshirt junior for the 2011 season, passed for 317 yards and four touchdowns and led a pair of field-goal drives. After the game, which the White team won 27-26 against the Red, he received endorsements from Tech coaches and teammates alike.
"I think he's definitely ready (to start)," running back Eric Stephens said. "It's been a while since he actually got to play and not have to worry about somebody snatching him out. I think he's starting to get his confidence back, and I think it's starting to show on the field."
Head coach Tommy Tuberville and offensive coordinator Neal Brown said the competition for the starting quarterback role will continue when the team begins preseason practices in August. But they also said Doege, who played roughly every other series through three quarters, established himself as the clear front-runner this spring.
Behind him are Jacob Karam, a sophomore-to-be who was 10-of-13 passing for 46 yards and a touchdown, and Scotty Young, a redshirt freshman from Denton who completed 8-of-10 passes for 112 yards and two scores.
"Seth is definitely in front right now," Brown said. "He's making better decisions, leading the offense better at this point. Not to a point where he's the bona fide starter, but there is a difference. Then Jacob and Scotty are right there duking it out right now to be in that second position and come up and battle Seth."
Doege isn't taking his solid spring for granted, especially after accounting for the only turnover on Saturday. He made a poor throw that was intercepted by Daniel Cobb, who returned it all the way to the 10-yard line to set up Karam's TD pass to West Texas A&M transfer Tyson Williams.
Doege also knows things can change between now and the Sept. 3 season opener against Texas State. His only career start came against Kansas in 2009, when he was replaced to start the second half and Taylor Potts led a come-from-behind win.
"Overall it was a good spring for me, but I have a lot of improvement to work on," he said. "I'm just going to do it throughout the rest of the spring and through the summer so in fall camp, they'll be ready to name me (the starter)."
Brown also praised the play of Young, who was Tech's second-most productive quarterback on Saturday. He ended up as the winning QB, too.
Young led an eight-play, 97-yard scoring drive late in the third quarter that gave the White team its winning margin. He connected with freshman Derek Edwards for a 66-yard completion to the 15, then hooked up with fullback Omar Ontiveros for a 7-yard TD on fourth down.
"It was good," Young said. "We got bad field position - we were backed up under our own five - and we just had some people make some really good plays. Running backs, the (offensive line) was blocking really well, and Derek Edwards made a really good play to get us some yards and get us down the field."
Young acknowledged that Doege is "pretty far ahead" in the race to start, but he and Karam said they'll continue to work hard, improve and hope for the best come from the fall.
Whoever takes the snaps will have several playmakers at his disposal. Newcomers Williams, Marcus Kennard and Ronnie Daniels, a freshman running back who Karam compared to Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson, were among the seven players who caught TD passes on Saturday.
Edwards and returnees Tramain Swindall and Alex Torres had receptions of at least 55 yards, with Swindall scoring on his only catch, and sophomore Aaron Fisher led the receiving corps with six receptions for 71 yards. The Red Raiders' five running backs combined for 196 rushing yards and averaged better than 5 yards per carry, and Aaron Crawford matched Daniels with a TD reception.
"We have a lot of weapons," Doege said. "We have a lot of weapons at running back and we have a great offensive line, so we could be a great team. We're good right now, and it's just a matter of choice of being great over these next five weeks and over the summer. When fall camp rolls around, we want to be ready."


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After a rocky start to get the club back going, the Northwest National Honor Society has had a plethora of volunteer opportunities for students over the past few months and has many upcoming events for the following weeks.
The National Honor Society advisers, Spanish teacher Gwen Stencler and math teacher Rhonda Hudson, are trying to fill the requirements that National Honor Society requires by bringing back the volunteer aspect of the club, which is why each member is assigned a teacher to help out throughout the year.
NHS recently had a paper drive to help Groceries on Wheels, a project by Food Assistance in Greensboro that helps the elderly and disabled who are unable to go out on their own and get groceries and other necessities.
"We got over 1700 paper products, which weighed over 400 pounds. We brought it all the the warehouse and the Food Assistance group was very appreciative of all the paper products we were able to raise," senior and NHS president Anna Yang said.
Starting on April 9, NHS started the Trolley Teacher Appreciation Week. Students collected snacks to hand out to teachers in the morning to show their appreciation for them.
"Teachers don't get the appreciation they deserve so we though we might do something about that," senior and NHS secretary Mckenzie Waldron said. "So, we are going around in the morning starting at 8:30 and handing out snacks. Every student that helps gets one hour."
April 14 is the 5K for St. Jude at Oak Ridge Park to raise money for the kids there since St. Jude pays for all of the families' medical expenses.
"We will have volunteers and runners and a drawing for a BMW ride. We are selling t-shirts for $10," Waldron said.
There are two upcoming cleanups, one on April 17 and a second one on April 28. All NHS members are required to volunteer in at least one cleanup per year to stay a member.
"One cleanup will be to clean up the trophy cases and the picture frames inside the school, and the other will be another outdoor cleanup which proved very successful early on in the year," Yang said. "This will be a good chance for members to get out there and give back to the Northwest community."
Something the advisers and the officers have been working on is with the group size, with NHS being one of the largest clubs at Northwest.
"The group is large, so we are still figuring out logistics, attendance and how to hold you accountable," Hudson said.
Starting next year, NHS will be seeing some changes in the application portion.
"The requirements will change starting next year, Hudson said. "There will be a new set of guidelines and our constitution changed. The GPA is going up to 3.5 unweighted and 4.2 weighted. We are trying to get the true, academically succeeding student into NHS, which is what it is supposed to be anyway."
One of the main goals for NHS is to make the organization into an honor that students are proud to be a part of by requiring more of the students to join the organization.
"I think that the basic principles of NHS have been re-instilled and now we are just trying to solidify, which we understand is a process because it is not gonna happen overnight, we have to work so that everything goes back to the way it actually should be," Hudson said.