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Season 52(2016)
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Season Cast 10
Nicole Walker (257 Episodes)
Roman Brady (257 Episodes)
Victor Kiriakis (257 Episodes)
Jack Devereaux (257 Episodes)
Dr. Marlena Evans (257 Episodes)
Lucas Roberts (257 Episodes)
Kate Roberts (257 Episodes)
Sami Brady (257 Episodes)
Joey Johnson (257 Episodes)
Fay Walker (257 Episodes)
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Episodes 257
Eduardo tells John the role he played in the prison break; John and Paul try to track the villains; Philip's request stuns Chloe; Deimos asks Dario to work harder to get dirt on Chloe.Read More
Victor and Deimos convince the Kiriakis men to join together until the escaped prisoners are captured; Victor delivers shocking news to Sonny; Nicole tells Chloe she may be making a mistake; Eduardo is upset to learn Dario is working for Deimos.Read More
Steve commits to caring for Kayla during her recovery; Claire gives Ciara, Jennifer, Julie and J.J. the slip; Adrienne, Lucas, Chad, Theo and Thomas hunker down at the DiMera mansion; Orphues, Clyde and Xander make a coordinated move.Read More
Steve discovers his family is being held hostage; Hope and Aiden spend time together at the Brady Pub; the lights go out while Theo is watching Arianna and Thomas; Chad and Gabi bond while trapped in the panic room.Read More
Chloe and Philip turn to Kate for help; Deimos tells Nicole he got a court order to have Chloe take a paternity test; Theresa and Brady suffer a blow; Eve says Justin still loves Adrienne.Read More
Chloe tells Nicole about her plan; Kate, Marlena and Claire land in a dangerous situation; Nicole, Chloe, Deimos and Philip go to the clinic to get the test results; Steve and Kayla talk about Joey.Read More
The paternity of Chloe's baby is revealed; Aiden asks Rafe and Hope about Stefano's murder; tensions among Orpheus, Clyde and Xander increase; Abe and Theo have an intimate conversation.Read More
Jennifer urges J.J. to move on; Gabi and Chad get closer; Brady and Sonny make a daring move; Orpheus calls John; Marlena delivers a psychological profile on Clyde.Read More
Orpheus, Clyde and Xander make demands; Abe gets ready for a press conference; gunfire causes chaos; Aiden delivers shocking news to Hope.Read More
A bullet reaches a target; Hope sets fear aside to protect Salem's citizens; a difficult situation brings Ciara and Theo closer; John and Steve attempt a rescue.Read More
Hope worries about the reason Aiden wants to meet up; Steve comforts Kayla; Nicole talks to Deimos about his behavior; Chloe tells Philip they should part ways.Read More
Andre suggests to Chad that they take advantage of the Kiriakis blunder; Deimos, Justin, Brady, Philip and Sonny deal with fallout from the attempted raid; Justin insists Adrienne leave the mansion; Gabi helps a friend defend against looters.Read More
Hope brings Rafe news; John, Marlena, Steve and Kayla try to come up with a way to take Orpheus down; Orpheus talks to Joey about his losses; Ciara and Claire can't find Theo.Read More
Andre has questions about Aiden's victory; Marlena asks Kate to help with the profile on Clyde; Clyde tells Orpheus about his relationship with his son; Ciara tells Jennifer her concerns about Theo.Read More
John, Roman, Steve, J.J. and Paul plan to meet the convicts' demands; Orpheus, Clyde and Xander talk strategy; Ciara tells Theo not to get involved; Nicole, Marlena and Victor talk about Xander.Read More
Marlena outlines her plan to take down Clyde, Xander and Orpheus; Steve and Kayla recruit Kate and Chad to help; Marlena tells Deimos and Nicole her plan; the siege gets to Theresa.Read More
Chad recruits Lucas and Adrienne to bring down the convicts; Gabi and Paul coax Chad and Sonny to reconcile; Clyde goes solo; Hope and Rafe clash.Read More
Nicole faces Xander; Brady suggests a makeshift wedding to Theresa; Clyde demands that Chad turn over Thomas; Adrienne and Lucas refuse to give up Thomas.Read More
Adrienne lashes out at Andre; John and Marlena worry about capturing Orpheus, Clyde and Xander; Aiden pressures Hope to go out with him; John arranges to surrender to Orpheus.Read More
The convicts cause chaos in Salem; Sonny comes to Paul's rescue; Eduardo brings an injured Dario to the hospital; Kayla tries to maintain order at the hospital.Read More
Deimos has unexpected news about Xander; Hope struggles with guilt; Orpheus reveals a dangerous plan; Gabi and Chad grow closer.Read More
John decides to give himself up to save Marlena, Hope and Jennifer; Rafe enlists Eduardo's help; Steve sneaks out of the hospital; J.J.'s life is put in danger.Read More
Steve and John face off with Orpheus; Marlena and John share an emotional reunion; Justin checks on Adrienne; Lucas shelters an unexpected visitor.Read More
Blanca's ex interrupts her breakfast with Dario; Nicole tells Chloe she can't keep her secret much longer; Theresa tells Brady the truth behind Xander's incarceration; Maggie's doctor's say her inability to walk is in her head.Read More
Nicole tells Deimos Chloe is carrying his child; Chad says he's ready to care for Thomas by himself; Jennifer hears J.J. talk in his sleep; Sonny tries to speak with Paul.Read More
Aiden blackmails Hope so she will go out with him; Kayla has a romantic surprise for Steve; Rafe and Roman plan to help Hope; Eduardo and John make a pact.Read More
Rafe prepares to make a sacrifice; Hope and Aiden go out; Deimos confronts Nicole; Abe reunites with an old flame.Read More
Kayla and Valerie save Abe's life; Ciara helps Theo get into his dad's room so he can talk to him; Rafe surprises Hope with a camping trip; Victor makes a stunning announcement.Read More
Steve and Kayla receive unsettling news; Chad and Andre reach an understanding; Eduardo offers Kate a job; Gabi's relieved when JJ gets better.Read More
The Halloween charity fundraiser ends with a surprise announcement; Hope and Ciara argue over a proposed trust fund for Ciara; the magician's show at the hospital takes a dark turn; Theo remains at odds with Valerie.Read More
Hope's secret comes out; Chad feels shocked; Ciara discovers her mother may be guilty; John and Steve look for Kayla and Marlena.Read More
Paul turns to Sonny for help; Chad talks to Hope about his father; Marlena and Kayla start running out of time; Andre offers assistance.Read More
Jennifer and Adrienne make a decision about The Spectator; Shane pays Theresa a visit; Nicole gets shocking news from Philip; Deimos demands information about Chloe from Nancy.Read More
Theresa faces a difficult decision; news of Jennifer and Adrienne's business venture angers Justin; Nicole asks Chloe for answers; a discussion with Brady helps Philip realize what he wants.Read More
Kimberly and Shane advise Theresa; Ciara wants answers from Hope; Eduardo and Dario make a deal with Deimos; Chloe feels Nicole betrayed her.Read More
Chloe tells Philip her secret; Jennifer confronts JJ about what he said in his sleep; Chad ends up in a compromising position; Kate disapproves of Lucas and Adrienne's wedding.Read More
Theresa's behavior surprises Brady; Gabi rescues Chad; Laura's unsettling news; Steve proposes to Kayla.Read More
Hope and Andre make a deal; Brady's disturbing discovering about Theresa; Sonny hires Paul to investigate the docks; Joey tells Steve about Jade.Read More
Brady and Theresa confront each other; Gabi arranges a welcome home party for JJ; mysterious woman visits Salem; Theo overhears Valerie lie.Read More
Brady hopes Kimberly can help him deal with Theresa; Gabi finds out a shocking truth; Jade's surprising news blindsides Joey; Theresa and JJ's unexpected encounter.Read More
Justin tries to make last-minute legal maneuvers before Hope's sentencing; Abigail is found; J.J.'s news crushes Gabi; Theresa must be taken to the hospital.Read More
Friends and family gather around Hope; Adrienne lends Justin support; Eduardo asks Kate out; Dario and Eduardo talk about their new business venture.Read More
Chad and Andre speak during Hope's sentencing; Justin pleads for leniency from the court; the judge sentences Hope; Brady catches Theresa in a compromising situation.Read More
Theresa goes to extremes to alienate Brady; J.J. asks for advice about Gabi; Abigail reveals herself to someone; Philip considers confiding in Nicole.Read More
Theresa has her last day in Salem; Lucas and Adrienne's wedding day; Sonny advises Sonny; Joey tells Steve news about Jade.Read More
Abigail insists Jennifer remain hidden; Gabi and Chad talk about their relationship; Adrienne and Lucas' wedding stops short; Joey's news upsets Kayla.Read More
Sonny offers Adrienne comfort; J.J. tells Rafe a secret; Abigail tells Jennifer she doesn't believe Chad still loves her; Kate urges Chad to move on with Gabi.Read More
Gabi tells Chad her decision; Abigail tries to contact Chad; Paul and Steve look into the Hernandez family shipments; Theo tells Abe Valerie lies.Read More
Chad celebrates Thanksgiving and Thomas' birthday with the Hortons; J.J. makes a discovery in the attic; Kayla, Kimberly and Roman visit Bo's grave; Abe brings Valerie to dinner; Shawn, Ciara and Rafe try to cheer Hope up.Read More
Jennifer sees Gabi and Chad sharing a moment; Victor and Marry worry about Brady; Marlena talks to Brady; Eduardo and Kate spend the holiday together.Read More
Adrienne makes a decision; Rafe asks Steve for help; Hope makes an unlikely alliance; Claire and Theo advance their relationship.Read More
Adrienne is hospitalized; Lucas and Justin butt heads; Jennifer learns Laura knew about Abigail; J.J. worries about Gabi and Chad's relationship.Read More
Sonny interferes in an argument between Justin and Lucas; Kayla gets Adrienne's test results; J.J. and Gabi get together; Jennifer tries to get Abigail to let Chad know she's alive; Shawn and Rafe review the events leading up to Stefano's death.Read More
Ciara's date isn't what she expected; Hope gets help from a surprising source; Hattie tells Hope her story; Shawn and Rafe turn to Kate for help; Theo asks Valerie to go Christmas tree shopping.Read More
Adrienne gets crushing news; Andre tries to talk Gabi out of working for Chad; J.J. asks Abigail to let Chad and Thomas know she's alive; Jade makes herself at home at Kayla's place.Read More
Adrienne gets support from an unlikely source; Justin and Sonny talk about Adrienne; Philip makes a confession; Nicole arrives home from Europe.Read More
Gabi disrupts Dario's business expansion plan; Rafe shares news about Stefano with Hope; Abigail is found; Deimos orders Philip tied up and injected.Read More
Abigail uses blackmail to keep her secret; Gabi offers Chad comfort; Eduardo and Dario talk about their plan; Eve's return surprises Brady.Read More
Nicole and Eve reminisce and go over their loss of loved ones; Chad has news for Rafe about Stefano; Roman and Hope meet with Hattie; Philip is questioned by Deimos about Chloe.Read More
Deimos describes his theory about Chloe to Brady; Steve and Paul update Sonny on the Hernandez case; Steve presents Kayla with an early Christmas gift; Derrick asks Paul how he feels about Sonny.Read More
Nicole confesses she's ready to move on with Deimos; Kate helps Adrienne through her ordeal; Deimos tells Brady he's getting closer to discovering the truth; an argument escalates between Jade and Joey.Read More
Abigail is ready to let Chad know she's alive; Andre tells Chad about his venture; Gabi is surprised when she overhears JJ's talk with Jennifer; Coco and Sheila want to take Hope down.Read More
Abigail plans to regain Chad and Thomas; Gabi tests JJ; Theo wonders if Ciara has feelings for him; Theo sees an intimate moment between Abe and Valerie.Read More
Chad and Gabi realize someone saw them kiss; J.J. worries about keeping a secret from Gabi; Lani spends time with her family; Brady tells Deimos not to hurt Chloe.Read More
Chloe worries Nicole knows the baby's paternity; Philip confronts Deimos; Kate goes with Adrienne to her chemo appointment; Joey hears Jade in a moment of vulnerability.Read More
Deimos and Brady worry about Nicole's whereabouts; Gabi ends things with J.J.; Andre pushes Abigail to reveal she's alive; Dario catches Paul snooping around the dock.Read More
Abigail and Jennifer say goodbye; Chad and Gabi exchange gifts; Brady finds Nicole and Chloe; Rafe visits Hope; the Horntons honor a family tradition.Read More
Kayla, Steve, Roman and Joey hang out at the pub; Gabi, Dario and Sonny get ready for the hospital Christmas party; Chad makes a discovery; Justin takes care of Adrienne.Read More
Chad deals with Abigail's return; Abigail talks to Gabi about Chad; Coco and Sheila make a move that shakes Hope; Steve and Kayla help the homeless.Read More
Deimos work to prove Chloe's baby's parentage; Kate accuses Andre of theft; Hope makes plans to fight her enemies; Rafe, Marlena, Roman, Steve and Kayla reel from developments.Read More
Brady and Deimos think Nancy knows the truth; Rafe's request stuns Andre and Kate; Marlena, Steve and Kayla think about the past; Joey and Jade look forward to parenthood.Read More
Jennifer asks Chad to be understanding about Abigail; Kate and Eduardo make plans; Justin and Lucas try to be there for Adrienne; Kate learns troubling news.Read More
Gabi helps Abigail with her anxiety; J.J. gets a shock; relationships face defining moments; Chad scolds Andre.Read More
Chad and Abigail's kiss progresses; Gabi and J.J. handle the fallout of a revelation; Joey receives difficult news; Rafe gets to the prison to tell Hope Stefano is alive.Read More
Rafe gets word Stefano has been spotted; Nancy keeps the baby away from Nicole; Kayla and Steve offer Joey comfort; Brady looks for proof that Nicole is Chloe's baby's biological mother.Read More
Nicole says a heartbreaking goodbye to the baby; Kate debates whether to betray Eduardo; Theo and Claire overhead a suspicious conversation while spying on Theo and Claire; Brady gets the test results.Read More
Chad and Abigail run into Gabi while on a family outing; Gabi and J.J. have a tense moment; Theo and Valerie butt heads; Claire sees Theo and Ciara bonding.Read More
Hope shirks Hattie's advice on handling Coco and Sheila; Steve, Marlena, Rafe and Paul land in Prague; Marlena runs into someone she knows; Joey offers Jade comfort.Read More
Hattie makes a bold move; the search for Stefano goes on; Jennifer shares stories about the Hortons with Thomas; Chad and Abigail try to reconnect.Read More
Hope battles for her life; Rafe, Steve and Paul prepare for a meeting with a man they think is Stefano; Kayla, Shawn and Ciara find out Hope escaped prison; Carrie and Austin help Marlena and Anna; Deimos romances Nicole.Read More
Eduardo tells Dario about the missing device; Andre and Deimos butt heads; J.J. tells Gabi it's important the two of them meet; Brady reacts unexpectedly to news.Read More
Chloe regains consciousness; Deimos and Andre threaten each other; Chad finds Abigail and Dario together; Gabi tells J.J. what she knows about the family business; Chad reaches out to Gabi.Read More
Nicole and Chloe overhear Deimos making a threat; Sonny tries to get control over Deimos; Valerie offers Claire and Theo advice; Justin offers Adrienne help.Nicole and Chloe overhear Deimos making a threat; Sonny tries to get control over Deimos; Valerie offers Claire and Theo advice; Justin offers Adrienne help.Read More
Carrie and Austin search for Anna; Hope receives care from a familiar face; Rafe, Steve and Paul get ready to confront Stefano; after a call about Steve, Kayla decides to go to Prague.Read More
Hope must hide from the police; Jennifer learns J.J. is looking into the docks; Abigail and Gabi each realize something big is happening; Chad calls a meeting with Sonny and Dario.Read More
Abigail and Gabi decide to work together; Dario goes to extremes; Brady talks to Chloe; Eduardo tries to fix things with Kate.Read More
Chloe admits the truth to Brady; Nicole realizes Deimos's life is in danger; Eric cares for Hope as she battles for her life; Kayla arrives in Europe to check on Steve.Read More
Nicole receives shocking news; Gabi and Chad share an awkward moment; laire, Theo, Ciara, Jade, and Joey begin a new adventure; Belle returns to visit Claire.Read More
Brady and Deimos rally around Nicole; Gabi and Abigail plan to put an end to the family war; Chloe convinces Belle to represent her; Sonny attempts to make a deal with Chad.Read More
In Prague, Steve and Kayla reaffirm their love for each other; Hope fights for her life as Eric tries to save her; Chad and Abigail share a special night; Lucas advocates for Anne with Adrienne.Read More
Nicole waits for Justin to post her bail; Maggie and Victor are surprised by Deimos's news; Shane has a possible new lead about Stefano for Steve, Rafe, Kayla, and Marlena.Read More
Nicole urges Chloe to return the baby; Deimos makes threats to help Nicole; Jennifer and Valerie meet for lunch; Gabi and Chad drift apart.Read More
Hope's fever makes her delusional; Eric sees a familiar face in Salem; Marlena and the others lure Stefano out of hiding; police hunt for Hope.Read More
Deimos strikes against his enemies; intel about Titan proves intriguing; Abigail and Gabi try to bring their families together; Jennifer makes a discovery while investigating the docks.Read More
Deimos's victims are in danger; Abigail and Gabi consider how to retrieve the hard drive from Kiriakis' mansion; Nicole worries that everyone was right about Deimos; Belle disapproves Chloe's move regarding Holly.Read More
Deimos threatens to shoot Gabi; Kate comforts a distraught Eduardo; Jennifer tries to destroy the Orwell device; Nicole lashes out at Chloe.Read More
Rafe, Marlena, Steve and Kayla discuss their strategy for capturing Stefano; Hope begs Eric to contact Hattie; Ciara reads Jennifer's story about Hope; Paul finds Sonny at his door.Read More
Raines almost catches Hope; Rafe, Marlena, Steve, Kayla, Paul and Sonny get to the masquerade; Deimos sees Brady and Nicole's strengthening relationship; Deimos tries to prove his value to Nicole.Read More
Everyone fears Stefano has taken Marlena; Raines loses Hope in pursuit; Abigail panics over Chad and Gabi's kidnapping; Andre and Eduardo come to a truce.Read More
Raines promises to continue pursuing Hope; Paul and Sonny steal a moment alone; Steve and Kayla invite Carrie and Austin to their wedding; Brady warns Nicole about Chloe.Read More
Andre, Kate and Eduardo join forces to find Chad and Gabi; Gabi cares for Chad; Dario leaves the hospital; Steve feels confident about how things will work out for Hope.Read More
Hope asks Eric about Jennifer; Shane and Steve make a discovery; Dario opens up to Abigail; Jennifer asks Adrienne for help.Read More
Chad and Gabi's situation devolves; Eduardo, Kate, Dario and Abigail talk about how to rescue Chad and Gabi; Victor tells Deimos to clean up his act; Adrienne, Jennifer and Anne work to destroy the Orwell device.Read More
Steve and Kayla's Valentine's Day nuptials; Stephanie arrives home; Hope gets news about her future; Austin and Carrie get together with Kate.Read More
Steve and Kayle remarry; Valerie tells Abe she's leaving town; Julie gets devastating news; Anna confronts Andre.Read More
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Chloe and Nicole learn who gets custody of Holly; Nicole breaks up with Deimos; Eduardo and Andre reach out to Deimos to arrange an exchange; Abigail and J.J. work together to find Gabi and Chad.Read More
Sonny gets beaten for trying to escape his captor; Deimos, Eduardo and Andre negotiate for their loved ones' release; Drew asks Shane for help; Abigail gets Dario's assistance looking for Gabi and Chad.Read More
Hope fears Andre will destroy her future; Hattie confronts Andre; Rafe overhears a conversation between Chad and Gabi; Marlena reunites with Eric.Read More
Chad tells Abigail what happened while he was captive; Dario comforts a distressed Abigail; Kate criticizes Eduardo's actions; Lani and Theo offer Abe encouragement.Read More
Chad promises to do what is right when it comes to Abigail and Gabi; Valerie tries to keep Elie's identity secret; Chloe's news shakes Brady; J.J. asks Lani out.Read More
Nicole Makes sure Deimos knows she is done with him; Deimos accuses Brady of being in love with Nicole; Jennifer and Eric share a moment; Gabi overhears J.J. and Lani agreeing to a date.Read More
Rafe and Hope share a romantic evening; Nicole pleads with Chloe to give her baby back; Joey and Jade get unexpected news from Kayla; Sonny wants to be Deimos' successor.Read More
Deimos sets a kidnapping plan into motion; Brady gives Nicole an update about Eric; Dario makes a confession to Gabi; Chad offers Abigail a job.Read More
Nicole makes a move; tension build between Sonny and Paul; Chad and Abigail get closer; Sonny tells Brady about his plans to take on Deimos.Read More
Chad and Abigail have an awkward encounter with Gabi; Rafe and Hope learn about changes at the police department; Brady and Deimos butt heads over how to help Nicole; Eduardo promises not to give up on Kate.Read More
Nicole hides with Holly; Brady talks to Dr. Lee about Nicole; Eric tells Jennifer he won't take a job at the Horton Center; Ciara opens up to Hope about Theo.Read More
Brady looks for Nicole; Joey offers Jade support before her surgery; Steve gets a mysterious call; Adrienne and Justin share a tender moment.Read More
Steve learns a truth about his past; Kayla's life is put in danger; Dario continues to fall for Abigail; Chad asks Gabi for help again.Read More
Steve tries to save Kayla; Chad moves to dismantle Deimos' empire; Sonny and Paul try to find out what can be done about Deimos' connection to the stolen antiquities; Eli pushes Valerie to tell Julie the truth about his father.Read More
Steve relays his discovery to Kayla and Joey; Brady offers his help to Nicole; Chloe gains an unexpected ally; Kate rebuffs Eduardo's affections.Read More
A jealous Deimos makes one last heartfelt plea to Nicole; Eric plans his return to Salem; Chad runs into Gabi, and the two share memories from high school; Dario continues his dancing-lessons ruse and finds himself further drawn to Abigail.Read More
Nicole hides out with Holly; Victor is angry that Brady is once again ensnared in Nicole's web; Kate commends Chad for his sneaky move against Deimos; Sonny tells Paul he needs incriminating evidence against Deimos; Adrienne receives some pampering.Read More
Abigail and Chad hold a press conference to publicize tonight's Salem High charity event; Chad can't get Gabi out of his head; Julie organizes a Horton gathering to welcome Eli to the family; Ciara finally tells Claire about her feelings for Theo.Read More
Hope gets a surprise; Abigail finds Chad and Gabi in an awkward moment; Steve and Kayla get new information on Ava's son; Joey tries to let Jade down easy.Read More
Brady is ready to take Nicole and Holly off to Canada; Kate sees Chloe and Eduardo together and lays into them; Jennifer and Eric share a kiss; Julie suggests that Ciara admit to Theo how she feels about him.Read More
Chad makes a confession; Gabi and Dario talk about their inability to be with their loved ones; Eric pushes Jennifer away; Claire makes a devious move.Read More
Chloe kisses someone; Brady gets Nicole settled in her home; Abigail is put in danger; Chad tells Gabi he can never see her again.Read More
Chad and Dario realize Abigail is missing; Deimos reveals his plan for Chad; Sonny realized Chad is in danger; Abe asks a favor of Lani.Read More
Chad must make a choice between Abigail and Gabi; J.J., Paul and Dario search for Chad, Abigail and Chad; Steve and Kayla trace his son to Arizona; Joey cares for Jade.Read More
Nicole worries her neighbor will find out she and Holly are on the run; Brady and Eric reunite; Adrienne's loved one support her; Hope stops Rage from attacking Deimos.Read More
Jade's manipulation of Joey goes awry; Brady seeks Marlena's advice; Steve and Tripp submit to a DNA test; Dario makes a confession.Read More
Chad gives Deimos a taste of his own medicine; Jade is rushed to the hospital; Steve has news for Tripp; Abe tries to talk to Eli for Valerie.Read More
Adrienne makes a decision; Steve and Kayla worry about Joey's ability to keep Ava's secret; Tripp makes a mysterious call; Eli and Gabe get to know each other better.Read More
Brady returns and confesses his love to Nicole; Eric decides to move forward with Jennifer; Abigail's decision stings Dario; Kate sees Eduardo and Chloe kiss.Read More
Nicole fears her and Brady's neighbor is a threat; Deimos learns Brady is on the run with Nicole; Abigail asks Chad about Deimos' beating; Eric and Jennifer's date doesn't go as planned.Read More
Gabi learns of Abigail and Chad's vow renewal plans; Paul and Sonny make love; Marlena and Kate have a night out; Marlena has a fantasy about John.Read More
Nicole and Brady have their neighbors over for dinner; Tripp learns more about Ava; Rafe discovers Hope planted a bug on someone; Theo feels he and Claire are moving too fast.Read More
Nicole panics over Scooter recognizing her; Abigail confides in J.J.; Gabi goes out with Eli; Ciara meets Wyatt.Read More
Abigail and Kate have a confrontation; Eduardo and Dario discuss a new revenue stream; Deimos demotes Sonny; Rafe and Hope eavesdrop on Deimos.Read More
Hope and Rafe prepare to take down Deimos; Eduardo hopes he and Kate can work things out; Paul worries about Sonny's obsession with Deimos; Nicole and Scotter face off.Read More
Rafe faces a tough decision; Dario vows to retaliate against Deimos; Tripp condemns Steve and Kayla; Joey prepares to tell Tripp who really killed Ava.Read More
Nicole considers how to deal with Scooter; Jade tries to intervene with Tripp for the Johnsons; Marlena confronts Victor; Eric has a dream about Nicole.Read More
Chad learns Dario is in love with Abigail; Gabi walks in on Abigail and Chad's celebration; Ciara feels Wyatt is more than he seems; Claire and Theo share a romantic evening; Paul and Sonny declare their love for each other.Read More
Abigail has a revelation; Kate encourages Gabi to pursue Chad; Rafe and Dario butt heads over Eduardo; Chad and Lucas get bad news.Read More
Scooter pressures Nicole; Gabi and Eli get closer; Julie tells Eli to stay away from Gabi; Abigail and Chad's vow renewal takes an unexpected turn.Read More
Abigail makes a major decision; tensions between Kate, Jennifer and Andre escalate; Eric urges Chloe to make peace with Nicole; Brady realizes Nicole may be in trouble.Read More
Chad tells Gabi what happened at the vow renewal ceremony; Dario comforts Abigail; Nicole makes a confession to Brady; Jade talks to Claire about Theo and Wyatt.Read More
Steve asks Tripp not to take money from the Vitali family; Kayla exposes Jade's plot; Marlena and John reunite; Paul gives Sonny information about Deimos.Read More
Kayla helps Tripp; Tripp offers Jade a place to stay; Steve tells Adrienne about his newfound son; Gabi and Julie have a confrontation.Read More
Abigail works toward independence; Eric offers Jennifer reassurance; Chad goes all out to win Abigail back; Kate sees Dario and Abigail together; Eli remains upset with Gabi.Read More
Gabi confronts Deimos; Brady and Nicole share a day of romance; Deimos gets a lead on Nicole's whereabouts; Wyatt's secret comes to light.Read More
Brady and Nicole make love; Abigail interviews for a job at the police station; Paul asks Sonny to move in with him; Lani and J.J. get a dangerous new assignment.Read More
Abigail learns her mother and Eric share a past; Steve and Tripp bond; Lani wants to continue working under cover; Jennifer confronts Anne.Read More
Someone breaks into Nicole and Brady's home; J.J. turns to Steve for information; Gabi and Eli kiss; Tripp helps Kayla.Read More
Brady and Nicole's happiness is interrupted; Sonny and Paul pursue Deimos; Steve and Kayla try to get closer to Tripp; Jade slips up; Gabi encourages Abigail to make her marriage work.Read More
Nicole and Holly face a dangerous situation; Sonny and Paul find an injured Brady; Kate tries to get Chad to see Abigail is moving on; Eli and Gabi get closer.Read More
Lani meets with a drug dealer; Chad tells Abigail he's not giving up on her; Tripp suspects Steve didn't kill Ava; Chad and Kate scheme to steal an antiquity.Read More
Eric asks Jennifer on a date; J.J. rushes to save Lani from a dangerous situation; Rafe brings Hope to the Hernandez family lunch; Julie and Gabi butt heads.Read More
Brady asks Eric for a favor; Marlena gets unsettling news; Nicole attempts to escape with Holly; Tripp questions Kayla about the day Ava was killed.Read More
Brady pushes Eric to go on a mission to find Nicole; Rafe arrives to arrest Brady; Ciara introduces Hope to Wyatt; Claire's music career hits another snag.Read More
Deimos vows to get Nicole back; Eric gets a lead on Nicole's whereabouts; Dario asks Abigail out to dinner; Chad sees Abigail, Dario and Thomas together.Read More
Chad prepares to go pick up the stolen amulet; Lani conceals her withdrawal symptoms; Tripp helps Joey; Kayla tells Jade she's no longer going to help her financially.Read More
Sonny and Paul track Deimos; a surprise arrival at the villa throws Nicole; Brady's condition worsens; Gabi and Abe trick Eli and Valerie.Read More
Eric tries to help Nicole escape; Hope and Andre try to prevent Chad from getting the amulet; Theo worries Wyatt is using Ciara.Read More
Sonny and Paul plan to fly to Greece; Chloe visits Brady; Theo talks to Wyatt about Ciara; Nicole tears into Eric.Read More
Chad gets upsetting news from Abigail; Abigail tries to explain her decision to Jennifer; Adrienne talks to Tripp on Steve's behalf; Jade talks to Tripp about Kayla.Read More
Deimos' plans begin to fall apart; Gabi and Chad run into each other in Greece; Eric and Nicole team up to escape; Dario gets unexpected news.Read More
Nicole reunited to Holly; Xander and Eric look back at their past; Kayla tells Brady his condition is worsening; Marlena and John share an emotional reunion.Read More
Abigal considers Dario's proposal; Chad confides in Gabi; Lani urges Eli to fight for Gabi; Chloe gets a job opportunity.Read More
A thief holds Chad and Gabi at knifepoint; Eli makes a difficult decision; Theo tells Ciara the truth; Kate is suspicious of Dario.Read More
Nicole and Eric work together; Deimos is angry to learn he's been tricked; Sonny and Paul deliver Guy to J.J.'s custody; Ciara learns of Theo and Wyatt's lie.Read More
J.J. and Lani pressure Guy into confirming what everyone suspects; Nicole dreads falling back into Deimos' clutches; a group sets out to raid Xander's compound; Brady says a heartfelt goodbye to Tate and John.Read More
Deimos' rescue of Nicole fails; Lani, J.J., Eli and Hope converge on the villa; Nicole and Eric learn Brady is dying; Brady falls unconscious.Read More
Sonny, Chad, Gabi, Lani, J.J. and Eli search the villa; Sonny makes an appeal for Victor's support; Kayla tells Joey that Jade sabotaged him; Steve pampers Kayla.Read More
Sonny, Paul, Chad, Gabi, J.J., Lani and Eli find themselves stranded on an island; Hope returns to Salem with Deimos in tow; Rafe gets bad news from Greece; Ciara says goodbye to Salem.Read More
Nicole and Eric return to Salem; Justin's news infuriates Deimos; John is upset about the orders on Brady's door; Chloe visits an unconscious Brady.Read More
Nicole makes a heartfelt plea to Brady to live; Eric tries to stall Chloe; Steve investigates a new threat against his sister; Adrienne opens up to Kayla about her fear of being intimate with Lucas.Read More
Chad gets caught in his lies; Abigail realizes helping Dario may be more complicated than she originally thought; Nicole is taken into police custody; Lani and J.J. have a picnic on the island.Read More
Eli helps Gabi come to terms with her feelings for Chad; Paul and Sonny have an argument over Sonny's obsession with Titan; Victor backs up Justin and the board's decision to kick Deimos out of Titan; Jade secretly decides to help Claire.Read More
Chad and Gabi grow closer; J.J. and Lani learn disturbing news; Abigail asks Raines to look into Dario's story; Kate makes an unexpected move.Read More
The castaways panic when they realize Eli is missing; Gabi is knocked unconscious; Hope questions Myron and grows more suspicious of Dario; John must return to his ISA mission.Read More
Sonny fears for Paul's safety; Claire learns what Jade has done; Julie lashes out at Valerie; Justine tells Adrienne that Sonny's plane is missing.Read More
Steve uncovers information regarding Adrienne's competitor; Tripp starts formulating his plan to punish Kayla; Chloe makes a surprise appearance at Nicole's hearing; Nicole blasts Deimos for his role in her kidnapping.Read More
Nicole's fate is decided; Hope and Abe make a shocking discovery; Hope's advice causes Claire to rethink her future; an unlikely couple gets married.Read More
Gabi and Chad talk about where they're headed romantically; J.J. warns Sonny that extreme measures may be used to take down Paul; everyone assumes the worst of Claire; Steve encounters a face from the past.Read More
Sonny tries to get through to Paul; Lani admits that she's not sure where she and J.J. stand; Steve learns that Anjelica is out for revenge; Jade is forced to make a confession.Read More
Gabi and Chad cling to each other; Dario presses Abigail to file for divorce; news regarding community service upsets Nicole; Eric and Jennifer's date doesn't go as planned.Read More
Steve has news for Adrienne; Tripp gains Kalya's trust; J.J. and Lani find Chad and Gabi in a compromising position; Paul gets Eli to agree to something extreme.Read More
Nicole learns Chloe is moving to New York; Steve confronts Jade and Tripp; Jennifer discovers Eric's letters to Nicole; Hope and Rafe close in on Deimos.Read More
Chloe's decision stuns Nicole and Brady; Chad learns Abigail plans to marry Dario; Hope and Rafe get a break in their case; Deimos and Sonny have an altercation.Read More
Gabi and Andre have a confrontation; Victor hands the reins over to Sonny; Claire returns Ciara's letter to Theo; Julie gives Eli a lavish gift.Read More
Nicole and Brady's family bliss with Holly is cut short; Eric confides in Marlena; Sonny makes an unpopular move at Titan; Deimos formulates a revenge plan.Read More
Nicole starts her community service; Tripp makes his first move to get revenge against Kayla; Theo comes to a big decision about Claire; Anjelica and Adrienne get in a heated argument.Read More
Salem residents celebrate the rescue from the Greek island; Paul discovers Sonny has the cursed amulet; Chad and Abigail learn their divorce is final; Nicole and Eric work together to promote the Horton Center.Read More
Deimos drugs the drinks at the Martin House party; under the effect of the drug, Chad and Abigail imagine that they are renewing their wedding vows; Nicole and Eric share a kiss; Rafe proposes to Hope.Read More
The party guests wake from their drug-induced sleep to find themselves with strange bedfellows; Gabi stumbles upon a dead body; Hope has a potentially life-threatening reaction to the drug.Read More
The fallout from the party at the Martin House continues; Marlena is brought in to hypnotize J.J.; Lani feels awful after implicating J.J.; Chad meets with Abigail to talk about what happened to them while they were under the influence.Read More
JJ faces a murder charge; Sonny is startled by a memory; Jennifer pleads with Chad to stop her daughter from getting married; Dario asks Abigail to marry him.Read More
Chad and Gabi are witness to Abigail and Dario's wedding; Nicole is caught in a lie; Joey makes a confession to Tripp; Tripp makes trouble for Kayla.Read More
Kayla lands in hot water at work; Rafe plans a surprise for Hope; Claire wants to get back together with Theo; Maggie advises Theo about his future.Read More
Rafe is taken aback by Hope's response to his big question; Marlena hypnotizes Lani, hoping to trigger Lani's memories of the night of Deimos's murder; Sonny confesses to Paul; Eric and Nicole remember details of the party.Read More
Sonny faces a tough decision; Gabi and Chad try to reconnect; Gabi supports JJ during his ordeal; Lucas confronts Kate about her marriage.Read More
A witness backs up Sonny's confession; Hope and Rafe celebrate their engagement; Steve and Kayla break into Anjelica's hotel room; Hope warns Abigail about Dario.Read More
Lani discovers a piece of evidence; Lucas spies Justin comforting Adrienne; Paul stands by Sonny; Kayla, Marlena, Valerie and Kate have a girls' night out.Read More
Rafe, Hope, Lani and J.J.'s investigation leads to a new suspect; Victor pays Sonny a visit; Chad offers Theo a new opportunity; Abigail's suspicion over Dario continues to grow.Read More
Nicole and Eric are unsettled by a memory from the Martin House party; Abigail spies on Dario and learns stunning information; Tripp has second thoughts about what he's done to Kayla.Read More
Brady finds Eric and Nicole together; Abigail plants a listening device in Dario's office; Steve tells Kayla of his suspicions; Jade considers stirring up trouble before she leaves.Read More
Marlena hypnotizes Sonny in an effort to joy his memory; Hope and Rafe get DNA results back; Abigail asks Andre to help her find out more about Dario's illegal dealings; Eli has an offer for Lani.Read More
Abigail discovers Dario's secret; Adrienne and Jennifer make a final effort to save the paper; Angelica gets a surprise visitor; Steve gets closer to proving someone is setting Kayla up.Read More
Dario turns the tables on Abigail; Anjelica makes an unexpected alliance; Lucas finds Justin comforting Adrienne; Paul has a request for John.Read More
Kate and Andre clash; Abigail and Chad's feelings resurface; Hope, Lani and Eli close in on Dario; J.J. warns Chad not to hurt his sister any more.Read More
Kate drops a bomb on Abigail; John and Paul's investigation yields a new suspect in Deimos' murder; Hope tells Rafe the truth about Dario; Anjelica draws someone else into her plan.Read More
A pair of mischief-makers devise plans for revenge; John and Paul interrogate Xander further; Eric alerts Jennifer to Brady's ulterior motive; Nicole discovers Eric's secret.Read More
Abigail and Theo race against the clock to protect Chad; Chad admits he lied to Gabi about Abigail; Nicole comes to a decision about Eric; Jennifer confronts Brady about using her to try to keep Nicole and Eric apart.Read More
A fight erupts between Chad and Gabi; Abe is furious when he finds out Theo is working for DiMera Enterprises; Dario lays the gauntlet down with Abigail; Steve distracts Kayla from her problems at the hospital with a romantic evening.Read More
Abigail and Andre are desperate to get their hands on the Theo's laptop to save Chad; Gabi is surprised to learn her brother has been arrested; Steve helps Kayla pack up her office; Chad, Abigail and Dario face off.Read More
Steve has a startling realization about Tripp; Chad demands that Abigail tell him the real reason she is leaving town with Dario; Marlena's plans take a surprising turn; an attempt is made on someone's life.Read More
Abigail saves Chad's life but gets seriously hurt; Marlena ends up in deep trouble; John and Paul devise a strategy to suss out Victor; Steve suspects Tripp set up Kayla at the hospital.Read More
Chad, Jennifer and JJ hold vigil for Abigail; Hope and Rafe hunt for Dario; Roman thinks Eric may have feelings for Nicole; Brady overhears a conversation between Nicole and Maggie.Read More
Gabi tells Chad that Abigail and Dario's marriage was for green card purposes; Jennifer and JJ wait for news about Abigail; Anjelica can't keep her cohort in check; Marlena finds herself in a familiar place.Read More
Abigail makes it through surgery; Chad considers turning himself into the police; Tripp vows to make Kayla pay; Brady is convinced that Nicole and Eric have rekindled their romance.Read More
Eric comforts Jennifer; Chad declares his love for Abigail; Tripp accuses Kayla of killing Ava; Brady is upset by Nicole's lies.Read More
Joey risks his own safety to save Kayla; Brady interrogates Victor; Gabi makes a decision regarding Chad; Paul's news stuns Sonny.Read More
Marlena breaks up with John; Anjelica traps Adrienne; Brady's jealousy may push him over the edge; Nicole takes a risk to be near Holly.Read More
Steve and Kayla clash over Tripp and Joey's situation; Brady gets the wrong idea about Nicole and Eric; Justin confesses to Sonny; Hattie breaks Bonnie out of Statesville.Read More
Chad and Abigail's reunion takes an unexpected turn; Tripp decides to leave town; Anjelica meets with Bonnie; Lani is put in a tough position.Read More
Bonnie breaks Lucas's heart; Marlena finds herself trapped; Brady makes a shocking discovery in Eric's room; Chad and Sonny discuss the night of Deimos's murder.Read More
Marlena finally contacts John and begs him for help; while ransacking Eric's room, Brady makes a startling discovery; Eric gets surprised when he interrupts Hattie and Bonnie's party; Sonny remembers something from the night of Deimos's murder.Read More
Tripp shocks Kayla by offering an apology for everything he's done; Steve talks to Roman about Joey's need to atone for killing Ava; Hope, Rafe and Raines fret about their inability to identify Dario's partner; Abe confronts Theo.Read More
Rafe and Hope make a shocking arrest; Claire sees an upsetting photo on her tablet; Kayla urges Joey not to turn himself in for Ava's murder; Lani tells J.J. about her unexpected decision.Read More
Chloe confronts Brady about his drinking; Bonnie finds herself drawn to Lucas; Adrienne desperately tries to convince everyone at the prison she is not Bonnie; Hattie, posing as Marlena, attempts to win over Roman.Read More
Brady and Nicole have a confrontation; Chloe wonders if Eric still has feelings for Nicole; Chad and Sonny's fate is decided; when John learns what Marlena has been up to, he punches Roman.Read More
Nicole has a stunning realization; Chad proposes to Abigail; Sonny takes a huge step with Paul; John demands to know why Marlena kissed Roman.Read More
Joey says goodbye to his loved ones; Bonnie grows nervous when Steve pays Adrienne a visit; Theo is jealous when he sees Tripp and Claire share a hug; a twist is revealed in Abe's case.Read More
Eric struggles with his feelings for Nicole; Jennifer and Abigail are concerned when Lucas shows up drunk; Andre confronts Kate with knowledge of her kissing another man; Chad and Sonny realize they have the same idea.Read More
Brady shares a huge secret with Victor; Nicole wants to confide in Eric; Lucas and Bonnie make love; Marlena frets over John's fate.Read More
Marlena and John realize Hattie must be working with someone; an unexpected death changes shakes things up; Gabi learns Chad and Abigail are getting married; Chad and Abigail, and Paul and Sonny realize they may be in direct conflict.Read More
Hattie and Bonnie panic over their sticky situation; Hope and Rafe conspire with Abe; Eli tries to stop Lani and JJ from blowing up his plan; and Maggie isn't thrilled when she learns Adrienne is moving into the mansion.Read More
Chad, Abigail, Sonny and Paul decide to have a double wedding; John and Marlena try to find a way out of their predicament; Andre asks for "Marlena's" help, not knowing she's actually a vengeful Hattie; and Lucas gets a horrible shock and turns to Chloe.Read More
John and Marlena develop an escape plan; Paul grills Hattie; Nicole gets alarming news at her custody hearing for Holly; and Rafe and Hope put pressure on Myron.Read More
Brady plays dirty on Nicole's behalf; Kayla opens up to Valerie about her issues with Steve; JJ and Lani take time out for a little romance; and Claire helps Theo deal with his frustration towards Abe while they work on mending their relationship.Read More
Gabi finds herself in a dangerous situation; Rafe learns evidence is on its way from Dario; Maggie and Bonnie clash; and Hattie, posing as Marlena, has a therapy session with Andre.Read More
Tripp tries to make things right with Kayla; Theo is jealous when Claire says she wants to invite Tripp to move in with them; Hope questions Bonnie about Anjelica; Gabi finds herself in a dangerous situation.Read More
John and Marlena make their move to escape; Eric and Nicole share a close moment; Rafe, Hope and Eli race against time to save Gabi; Hattie struggles to maintain her charade with Brady.Read More
Andre holds a press conference to make a shocking announcement; Chad and Abigail share their big news with Jennifer and J.J.; Paul starts to catch on to Hattie's deception; Abe and Theo have a heartwarming reunion.Read More
Andre is stunned when he encounters John and Marlena; Paul seeks help from Hope about his dad and Marlena; Adrienne finds an unlikely ally; Bonnie makes a bold move.Read More
John and Marlena fear they will meet a shocking fate; Hope confronts Hattie; Sheila threatens to blow Bonnie out of the water; the chaos at Bayview has unforeseen consequences.Read More
Nicole makes a sacrifice for Brady; Chad, Andre and Kate clash over DiMera; Julie catches Eli and Gabi in a compromising position; Rafe questions Hope about her reluctance to get married right away.Read More
Marlena confronts Hattie, who reveals she was working with an accomplice; Maggie confronts Bonnie about Sheila; John advises Brady about Nicole; Tripp helps Claire make Theo jealous.Read More
Bonnie begs Hattie not to expose her; Sheila gives Adrienne disappointing news; Eric tells Marlena about Hattie's strange therapy session with Adrienne; Theo admits he wants to get back together with Claire.Read More
Lucas makes a scene in front of Chad, Abigail, Paul and Sonny; Marlena tells John her theory about Adrienne; Eli tells Abe he was fired from the FBI.Read More
Lucas pours his heart out to Will; Kate and Jennifer comfort each other over Lucas' downward spiral; Abigail empathizes with Gabi; Sonny confides in Chad.Read More
Nicole's finds herself drawn to Eric; Brady learns Eric has feelings for Nicole; Chloe and Julie find themselves at odds; Abe begins a search for a new commissioner.Read More
Chloe and Julie form an unlikely partnership; Lucas's loved ones confront him about his drinking; Brady stuns Eric with his demand; Nicole makes a confession to Abe.Read More
As candidates for commissioner, Hope and Rafe are put in a tricky position. Chloe warns Eric of the mistake she made. Abigail throws Chad for a loop with her pre-wedding decision. Gabi realizes why Eli was fired.Read More
Brady indicates to Sonny he may not be willing to give up the CEO position. Eric makes a surprising move. Abigail and Chad's wedding plans hit a snag. Sonny is disturbed by a dream he has about Will.Read More


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By John Goralski
Sports Writer
Southington qualified for the conference meet in six efforts on opening day. One girl qualified for states in two events. Two boys qualified for states in a single event, and a relay team will join them.
On Friday, Dec. 20, the indoor track team opened their season at one of the most elite contests in the winter season, and the Knights took advantage of every chance they got at the New Haven Invitational. Coach Annie Groom entered the meet with a lot of questions about her inexperience team. She left with a smile that told the whole story.
"It's really a great competition, and it's so hard to get in," she said. "Just the fact that so many of our entries got accepted shows me that our caliber of athletes is incredible. We really are up-and-coming and getting competitive."
Usually, the Knights send their numbers to the junior varsity meet in order to set a baseline for winter workouts. In the good years, Southington might send a handful of athletes to the varsity contest. This year, the team qualified 14 boys and 14 girls in 16 different events.
Normally, the Knights would be happy with a single competitor in any event since the meet that limits participants to the top 30 entrants in any competition. This year, Southington had multiple athletes in individual contests, and every one of them knocked off at least a couple opponents along the way.
"That's what I was looking for. I was kind of hoping to see what some of our younger athletes could do," said Groom. "It's not the norm for Southington to send a lot of freshmen and sophomores to this meet, but our relays had some of them running. We are really close to where we need to be already. Now, we know what we need to do."
Matt Bennett led the way with a meet title in the shot put (49'10.75"). David Massabni (38'3.25") didn't medal, but both qualified for the state meet in their first shot put competition. Erin Angelillo led the girls team with state-qualifying times in the 1600m (5:36.13) and the 3200m (12:26.99).
Southington athletes scored in two events. Bennett earned 10 points for his win in the shot put, while
Andrew Bielecki, Colin Murphy, Damiaen Florian, Brandon Bayron combined for fourth place in the boys distance medley (11:44.65), a race that combines a 1200m leg with a 400m, an 800m, and a 1600m leg.
Gabi Napoli qualified for the conference meet with her performance in the 1600m (5:56.22). Lauren Perkowski qualified for the conference meet in the 3200m (12:56.5). Dan Parzych, Liam Scafariello, Noah violette, and Sean Conway qualified for the conference meet with their performance in the 4x200m (1:43.88).
"I'm very pleased with all of their performances," said Groom. "I don't think we've scored at this meet in a while, and we had a number of state qualifiers and conference qualifiers. On our first meet, that's really good news. The meet went pretty much the way I planned, but there were a couple of surprises. That was great."
Now, the team will regroup for the new year as they make the push toward the postseason. The Knights have five more chances to qualify for the state meet, beginning with the McGreavy Invitational at Wesleyan University on Friday, Jan. 10.
The season is short, and that's why Groom was most pleased with the team's early success.
"The key to indoor track is being adaptable," said the coach. "I don't even know what to expect when I get out of bed in the morning. Nobody can predict the weather, and it's a short season. This was an incredible showing."
To comment on this story or to contact sports writer John Goralski, email him at jgoralski@ southingtonobserver.com.
Knights shine at New Haven invite; Bennett wins the shot put; Knights qualify for state and conference meets
By John Goralski

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Bhaskar Ghosh is group chief executive of Accenture Technology Services with overall responsibility for the Accenture Application Services business, spanning systems integration and application outsourcing. Additionally, he leads platforms, products and global technology delivery. He is a member of the Accenture Global Management Committee.
Previously, Dr. Ghosh led the Accenture Delivery Centers for Technology in India, and he was the global application outsourcing lead. He was also instrumental in building and managing the Accenture IT infrastructure service delivery capabilities within the Delivery Centers for Technology.
Before joining Accenture in 2003, Dr. Ghosh was vice president and global head of IT infrastructure management services at Infosys. Earlier in his career, he held several senior positions with Philips in India, where he worked extensively with the consumer electronics industry.
Dr. Ghosh is currently based in Bengaluru, India. He holds a bachelor of science degree from Calcutta University, a master's degree in business administration from Calcutta University and a Ph.D. in business process management from Utkal University in India.


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Foreigners are 13 percent of the population in the United States, the U.S. Census Bureau reported last week.
The Los Angeles Times reported that 13 percent, or 40 million persons out of about 300 million, is the largest number of foreign born since 1920. Not surprisingly, the largest cohort of foreigners are Mexicans and Latin Americans.
Correlating a report from the Federation for American Immigration Reform to that of the Census Bureau shows that those states with the highest number of foreigners also spend the most on illegal aliens.
The Data
"The Foreign Born Population in the United States: 2010" does not divulge how many of the foreign born are illegal aliens, but it does show what most people would suspect: Mexicans are the largest group of foreign born.
"The foreign-born population from Latin America was the largest region-of-birth group, accounting for over half (53 percent) of all foreign born (Table 2)," the report said.
By comparison, 28 percent of the foreign born were born in Asia, 12 percent in Europe, 4 percent in Africa, 2 percent in northern North America (i.e., Canada), and less than 1 percent in Oceania [Australia and nearby islands in the South Pacific]. Among the 21.2 million foreign born from Latin America, 11.7 million, or over half (55 percent), were born in Mexico. Of the total foreign-born population, 29 percent were born in Mexico.
As well, the data show that the United States has undergone a veritable invasion of foreigners, again, mostly from Mexico, in the past two decades. "Over half of the foreign born came to live in the United States since 1990, with about one-third entering the country in 2000 or later," the report said.
California struggles under the greatest weight of foreigners, the report said. Twenty-seven percent of the Golden State's population is foreign born, while in New York and New Jersey, 22 and 21 percent of the populations are foreign born.
More than half of foreigners in the United States live in California, New York, Texas, and Florida, the report said, with California the home of 25 percent. New York, Texas, and Florida have 30 percent of the nation's foreigners.
In 14 states and the District of Columbia, the percentage of foreign born was equal to or greater than the national average of 13 percent. With the exception of Texas, Florida, and Illinois, these states were primarily in the western and northeastern parts of the country.
Regionally, the Midwest is least affected by the invasion of foreigners. "With the exception of Illinois (14 percent), the percentage of foreign born in all states of the Midwest region was below 8 percent, including North Dakota and South Dakota, each with about 3 percent," the report said.
Seventy-four percent of foreigners live in 10 states, while the other 40 states each contain less than 2 percent or less.
Foreign women boast higher fertility rates than native-born Americans. "About 70 of every 1,000 foreign-born women aged 15 to 50 had given birth in the 12 months prior to being surveyed, compared with about 52 of every 1,000 native women aged 15 to 50," the report said, with Africans having the highest fertility rate and foreign women giving birth to fewer bastards.
Among the regions of birth, foreign-born women aged 15 to 50 from Africa had the highest fertility rate, with 97 of every 1,000 women having given birth in the 12 months prior to being surveyed.
About 85 of every 1,000 foreign-born women aged 15 to 50 from Mexico had given birth during the 12 months prior to being surveyed.
Foreign-born women have a lower rate of single parenthood, however. About 39 percent of native women who had given birth in the past 12 months were unmarried, compared with only 25 percent of foreign-born women.
Foreign males also have a higher employment rate than Americans, lending credence to the fears of immigration opponents, the report suggests: "Foreign-born males (79 percent) were more likely to be in the labor force than native males (68 percent)."
And foreigners are also younger as a group than native Americans, the report said, with 50 percent between 18 and 44. Only 35 percent of native-born Americans are in that age cohort.
How Many are Citizens
The report also offered a picture of how many foreigners are citizens. About 44 percent were naturalized citizens in 2010. As expected, foreigners from Europe and Asia boasted the highest percentage of naturalized citizens: 62 and 58 percent. Latin Americans had the lowest percentage of naturalized citizens at 32 percent.
Of those born in the Caribbean,over half (54 percent) were naturalized citizens. By comparison, 44 percent of the foreign born from South America were naturalized citizens.
About one-fourth of the foreign born from Mexico were naturalized citizens.
Foreign men and women not only give birth to fewer children out of wedlock than native women but also seem to have more respect for the marriage sacrament, the report showed. "A higher proportion of foreign born (55 percent) than native (48 percent) households were maintained by a married couple," the report said.
Among the regions of birth, householders born in Asia (63 percent) and Oceania (62 percent) were the most likely to be in a married-couple household. Within Latin America, households with a householder born in Mexico were the most likely to be maintained by a married couple.
Compared with other regions, householders born in Latin America were more likely to be female with no husband present. This is especially true for Caribbean households, where 1 out of every 4 were families with a female householder with no husband present.
Foreigners aren't adept at learning fluent English. "About 85 percent of the foreign-born population spoke a language other than English at home, compared with about 10 percent of the native population," the report said.
Fifteen percent of the foreign born population spoke only English at home. An additional 33 percent spoke a language other than English at home and spoke English "very well."
The data also showed that Europeans, Africans and Oceanians are more likely to speak English at home than Latin Americans and Asians. Ten percent of foreigners do not speak English.
What Do Foreigners Cost
The Census study does not report how many of the foreigners are illegals or how much they cost American taxpayers in welfare benefits, health care, public schooling or imprisonment.
But FAIR estimated the cost of illegals to the United States at more than $114 billion in 2010. The federal government picks up about $29 billion, leaving just more than $84 billion to the states.
The two reports correlate: The states with the highest percentage of foreign born also spend the most money on illegal aliens.
California, for instance, is home to 25 percent of all the foreigners in the United States; they are 27 percent of the state's population. Illegals cost California nearly $22 billion.
Nearly 30 percent of foreigners live in Texas (10.4 percent), New York (10.8 percent) and Florida (9.2 percent). Together those states spend about $24 billion on illegals: $8.9 billion in Texas, $9.5 billion in New York and $5.5 billion in Florida.
New Jersey, where foreigners are 21 percent of the population, spends $3.5 billion on illegals, FAIR reported.
With the lowest number of foreigners in its population at just more than 1 percent, West Virginia spends the least of any state on illegal aliens: $31 million.


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Is Mike Rice still the basketball coach at Rutgers?
Just asking.
I hate to use the word "fired." It happens to too many coaches for too many bad reasons, and the idea is thrown around too casually by too many outsiders, who too eagerly turn men – and their families -- into punching bags over ballgames.
RUTGERS: Athletic director suggests Rice could be fired
REACTIONS: Media comments on video
FIGHTING WORDS: Heat players have strong response
And yet, three minutes spent watching the sorry spectacle from the practices at Rutgers, what else is there to say? After all the name-calling, and ball-hurling, and tantrum-throwing and screaming and hollering and pushing and shoving, what else is there possibly left to say?
There is nothing else to say, because if this is the only way a coach knows how to demand excellence and fuel passion, he has run out of ideas. You watch the volcanic lava flow of profanity and anger and you wonder, really, is that all there is in his coaching manual? Inspiration by degradation?
Rutgers said it would reconsider its decision to retain basketball coach Mike Rice after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs during practice. (April 3) AP
There is nothing else to say, because it is folly to ask the kids to show self control and discipline when the supervising adult fails so abysmally at it. There is fiery, and there is abusive. The line between them separates the coach from the bully.
There is nothing left to say, because anyone recruiting against Rutgers need only suggest that a parent watch the tape and answer one question. "Is that what you want for your son's college basketball experience?"
There is nothing left to say, because if such behavior is rationalized, what shred of credibility is left in a university's promise that it aspires to a higher standard?
Play the tape. Stop when you get to the part where the standard is high. Stop when you get to the part that screams for leniency for Rice -- which athletic director Tim Pernetti showed, with a three-game suspension. As punishment goes, that was more than a parking ticket, and a lot less than it should have been.
There is nothing left to say, because it doesn't have to be that way. This is not about making a team tougher. This is not about instilling pride, trying to get a team ready to compete against all the meanies in the Big East. If that is the excuse, it is an empty one. There are plenty of tough-minded teams out there, competing against the best of the best, without resorting to cruelty behind closed doors.
Besides, it hasn't seemed to work. Seen Rutgers in the NCAA Tournament lately?
As outsiders, we have to be careful how we judge that world. Any number of players can and do tell stories of harsh practice treatment, and feel they were the better for it. Including some from Rutgers, who have been quoted as saying they were not unduly bothered by it all. Maybe they understand better than we.
It is a complex relationship. A player goes to college, and this is the coach's charge: Help make him confident. Help make him a winner. Help make him a man. Tough love is OK. Stern demands are OK. A raised voice is OK. Strict accountability is OK. The job is not for the soft, or the coddled.
But what happened on those tapes is not OK. It can't be OK. Remember the stormy practice tape that once leaked on Bob Knight? This makes Knight look like Mr. Rogers.
The coach threw basketballs at players' heads. The coach called players the most vile of names. The coach ranted and railed. I don't know his motives, or his thinking, but it looked like a documentary on road rage.
Is that the way you have to act to have a good basketball team at dear old Rutgers? The athletic director has said no. But if Mike Rice faces no more penalty than three games and a $50,000 fine, what he's really saying is yes. A depressing answer, for the very game itself.


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Clippers guard J.J. Redick is out for about two months and might need surgery on his right wrist, but the veteran is looking at the brighter side of his impending shift on the sideline.
"I have enjoyed these 17 games I got to play immensely," Redick said. "I love this team and I love playing for Doc (Rivers), so it's very frustrating. But I'm an optimistic person and I look for the good in every situation, and I've already started thinking about all the positives two months from now. Mentally I'll be fine."
Redick broke the pisiform bone and suffered a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament. He will see hand specialist Dr. Steve Shin today.
"It's an upper-body injury, so I can stay in great shape and get in even better shape cardio-wise," Redick said. "While most guys' legs are going to be tailing off toward the end of January, I'll have fresh legs. A couple of coaches said it'll be like trading for somebody right before the all-star break. I'm hoping I have five more months of basketball to play this season."
Redick was hurt when he was spilled by Sacramento's DeMarcus Cousins while going for a rebound. Redick said the play, which was whistled as a foul on Cousins, was not beyond a hard foul.
"When your momentum's carrying you somewhere and you're completely suspended in the air, any little nudge will get you going in an opposite direction,' Redick said. "Unfortunately, it twisted me around a little bit, got me parallel to the floor and I fell."
Redick said he has already recovered from a broken wrist at ages 7, 13 and 22 and trusts that however this injury heals, he will be able to recover completely.
"I'm not worried about that," he said. "I trust the specialist. Dr. Shin has operated and seen a bunch of guys in the league so he knows what he's doing, and I trust our training staff. I'll be back soon."
What it means
Clippers coach Doc Rivers has talked up the importance of Redick since before preseason camp opened.
"It takes out something that's been huge for us offensively," Rivers said. "J.J.'s movement, like I've been saying all year, is an offense in itself. And we are setting up a lot of offense off his movement to get to something else.
"He's one of those guys that when he goes out, it changes a lot of what we do. We're going to have to do it on the run. We don't have a lot of time to prepare for the non-J.J. minutes going out on the road."
The Clippers begin a seven-game Eastern road trip in Atlanta on Wednesday.
Eye in the sky
Guard Chris Paul was back in the starting lineup after missing Friday night's game in Sacramento with a hamstring strain.
Twice during the fourth quarter, Paul went into the Clippers locker room to get extra treatment on his leg before returning to the game. Paul had 17 points and 10 assists in 34 minutes.
Rivers said he reserved the right to overrule his training staff if a player has been cleared to play but still doesn't look right.
"I will (moniotor) by vision," Rivers said. "The only part where I do get involved is if I watch him running and doing layups before the game and I don't like it — I've done that before. That creates an argument. I don't do it often but I've done it. But if I did see something, I'd say 'enough.' "


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On the lines of the EPL Tipping -
Premier League Tipping 2010/11
1) 1 point per correct tip.
2) Bonus points will be awarded for the rounds's top tipper.
3) No editing of tips. At all. If you change your mind please quote your original tips in a new post. Avoids any potential skullbuggery and it's less easy to miss tips for me.
4) Non-submitters get the lowest score for the week for three weeks, then will be removed from comp.
5) Latecomers join on the lowest score minus one point.
6)3 results possible .Win for either team or draw. Bold the winner clearly or mention draw.


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If you're unsure of your purchase of a vinyl cloth, ordering a sample is highly recommended. Vinyl sample swatches are available for purchase under the "Sample Swatch " category (only in-stock samples are listed for sale). The cloths tend to be more muted colors than computer screens show.
-Check the In-stock section for cloths that are ready for immediate shipping (mostly 20x30 and 30x44).
-Printed on durable, non-slip, lay flat vinyl. Edges will not curl. 1/8" thick
-Cloth is easy to clean with mild detergent and water. Do not use dish soap or harsh abrasives.
-Vintage designs will have distressing to make them look old and worn. Some designs have more distressing than others.
-Only QS (in-stock) cloths are returnable.
Most 20x30 cloths in stock. Otherwise, please allow 4 weeks delivery. Made in Pennsylvania.


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But, that being said, I feel it is my role to bring a little balance back into the universe. I get very angry when I see discussion forums where women discuss what it was that caused their miscarriage, their baby's neural tube defect, etc. There are just endless comments such as this: "I had a fever when I was 3 weeks pregnant and a miscarriage at 6 weeks. People try to tell me that is not what caused it, but I know better...". Come on now. Fevers are common. Miscarriages are common. A woman having a fever and then a miscarriage proves nothing. And bear in mind, women who have a fever and don't develop any problems never write anything. This is how myths develop. The women who write these comments think that they are helping solve the mysteries of the human body. But they are actually doing a huge disservice to other women who become fearful after they develop a fever.
Now for a little personal background: I am a professional sauna sitter.
That is not me in the picture. If it were, I'd be naked like all the other Danes.
Actually, I am not a professional. I just sit in a sauna about 3 times a week. When I got pregnant, I didn't think twice about continuing, granted I can't sit in there nearly as long. I even told my swimming friends about my pregnancy in the sauna. Tons of pregnant women sauna sit in Denmark; it is simply part of the culture here. One day, a woman was telling me a personal story in the sauna and I suddenly got the emergent need to GET OUT. When I got out, I felt terrible in like the primordial terrible kind of way. I almost threw up, but didn't. This was the first time I thought "maybe that wasn't so healthy". But I reassured myself that pregnant women get fevers all the time (with certainly higher core temperatures for longer periods of time) and end up with perfectly healthy babies. If we've evolved through fevers, we must be able to tolerate saunas.
But what does research show?
In 2002 a study was done in Denmark in 24,000 pregnant women demonstrating no relationship between fever and miscarriage or still birth, regardless of how high the fever was or how long it lasted. So one must conclude that if there is an association, it is a very small one because this was an exceptionally large study. (The Lancet, Volume 360, Issue 9345, Pages 1552 - 1556, 16 November 2002 )
What about neural tube defects? Well I will point out first an observational study from Finland where they found that 98.5% of expectant mothers visited the sauna regularly and that Finland has close to if not the lowest percentage of neural tube defects in the world. Now, that is not to say saunas are beneficial, just to say that they are likely not very harmful (Saxén, Sauna and congenital defects, Teratology Volume 25, Issue 3, pages 309–313, June 1982).
So where did all the fear come from? First animal studies. And then a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1992. In a study of nearly 24,000 pregnant women, there was no significant association between any single heat exposure (hot tub, sauna, electric blanket or hot tub) and neural tube defect when they were examined together randomly. BUT there was an association between hot tube use and neural tube defect that was significant. This was NOT true for fevers, electric blankets or saunas. From this, somehow it was deduced that any heat exposure (including that from exercise!) was potentially dangerous to the developing fetus. THIS (and animal studies) is where the "don't overheat during exercise while pregnant" comes from. Read the study for yourself and decide what you think (Mulinsky et al JAMA. 1992 Aug 19;268(7):882-5.). My personal interpretation of this is it tends to be women of a lower socioeconomic class that frequent hot tubs in the US while pregnant and that this group also tends to have poorer nutrition and higher percentages of substance and alcohol abuse. This was not controlled for, likely because they thought the study would not get published if they did not show any significant associations (studies with positive associations are about 9 times more likely to be published).
Bottom line - don't worry about an increase in body temperature from exercise in pregnancy inducing a neural tube defect (neither fevers nor saunas have an association, so why should exercise, which almost always rises the core body temp less?)But watch out for yourself like usual! Heat stroke is always dangerous (but is, by the way, much less likely while pregnant due to improved heat dissipation). I am still uncertain what the significance of the hot tub - neural tube defect is.
But now you can see why I didn't go into Ob-Gyn in the US. Can you imagine the lawsuits?! But on this blog, I feel free to give you all my honest opinion. Heck, when it comes to pregnancy, I am a scardy-cat. But no one needs to worry about things that aren't actually dangerous.
Remember, we are all nomads from Africa genetically - it simply doesn't make sense that an increase in body temperature from exercise would be dangerous.
On HOT SPERM
There has been a little banter going on between Piccola Pinecone and myself about whether or not a female's core body temperature rising slows down sperm transport, thus decreasing fertility. PPC said that she had read this in a Clapp book (does he have more than one?). Anyhow, I have not been able to find this study or any related study for that matter, but I simply want to point out why this theory doesn't make sense to me.
Sperm like to live in relatively cool temperatures. That's why they live outside the body (in the testicles). It is well documented that a rise in temperature in "the balls" causes DNA damage to the sperm and can affect fertility. But certainly once sperm enter the female body (or go into their active state), they have to be "ready" for the increased temperature inside the female body. Otherwise none of us would be here. And if an increase in a woman's body temperature (from for example exercise) negatively impacts the sperm, why is it evolutionarily speaking that we get so warm (as in exercise) during the actual act of baby making?
Okay, that last part was more "something to chew on" :) rather than proof of anything.
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