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The Neurocognitive Study for the Aging (NEUROAGE) was initially funded by the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation and has received subsequent funding by the European Union Regional Development Fund. The project focuses on the understanding of the effects of age on neurocognitive abilities such as attention, memory, language, categorization, and executive functioning. In addition, it also investigates the effects of a theory-driven hierarchical training program, the Categorization Program, to improve cognitive abilities in adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Over 700 adults ages 50 and older participate in the project. The grant was awarded to the University of Cyprus.
Memory Impairment
Cognitive Decline
Mild Cognitive Disorder
Behavioral: Categorization training
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|The Neurocognitive Study for the Aging
- Neuropsychological Tests [ Time Frame: July 2016 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]a variety of cognitive tests as well as categorization training measures will be used.
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
APOE phenotyping
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|July 2009
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|July 2016
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|July 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Normal Aging/Cognitive Decline
Health adults as well as adults with MCI and early stage AD are being recruited in the study
Behavioral: Categorization training
Behavioral intervention consisting of cognitive training exercises to improve categorization performance
Other Name: Categorization Training
Detailed Description:
Given the fact that older adults are expected to live longer while maintaining their social and professional activities, the development of effective cognitive retraining methodologies designed to maximize independence has been of interest. In addition to changes caused by the normal aging process, older adults over 70 are at a high risk for developing dementia. About 8-12% of the older adult population will demonstrate a pre-dementia syndrome referred to as Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) which is considered the prodrome to dementia. Consequently, it is important to identify variables that contribute to the development of MCI as well as neurocognitive therapy approaches to help patients improve their level of functioning.
Categorization is one of the most fundamental cognitive processes. The ability to divide the world into discrete categories is a rudimentary process beginning early in life and continues to be developed and refined across the lifespan. This underlying process is crucial to a variety of neurocognitive abilities including attention and memory and can influence vocational and educational reintegration. Normal aging results in categorization deficits which in turn can interfere with the individual's ability to attend, remember, and organize information. This difficulty could hamper activities of daily living, social participation, and independence. This project implements an innovative treatment program based on current theoretical models of human cognition designed to improve neurocognitive abilities.
The primary objective of this project is to provide evidence on the effectiveness of a systematic and hierarchical neurocognitive therapy method, the Categorization Program (CP) in adults with MCI and in normal older adults. It is hypothesized that the CP will be an effective treatment approach to improve categorization abilities in both groups of subjects.
The following activities will take place:
- First, a population-based sample of 500 older adults will be tested using a battery of neuropsychological measures. Normal older adults will be reassessed in two years; individuals with indication for MCI will be assessed further to determine the presence of MCI.
- Second, normal OA and adults with MCI will be randomly assigned into either the treated or untreated groups. The treated groups will receive the CP training in order to test its effectiveness.
- Third, the long term effects of cognitive retraining up to 1 year post treatment will be assessed.
- Finally, the project will examine the relationship between the categorization tasks, neuropsychological performance, functional outcome measures, and subject characteristics including health indices, education, and biomarkers.
The long-term objective of this research program is to determine variables that influence cognitive decline in older adults and develop effective neurocognitive therapy techniques.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|60 Years to 90 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Normal older adults and adults with cognitive decline are recruited in this study
Inclusion Criteria:
- healthy with no prior neurological history
Exclusion Criteria:
- prior neurological history or significant psychiatric history
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01481246
|Contact: Fofi Constantinidou, Ph.D.
|University of Cyprus
|Nicosia, Cyprus, 1678
|Contact: Fofi Constantinidou, Ph.D. 35722894437 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Fofi Constantinidou, Ph.D.
Additional Information:
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Fofi Constantinidou, Professor, University of Cyprus
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01481246 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|November 25, 2011
|Last Updated:
|December 1, 2014
|Health Authority:
|Republic of Cyprus: Ministry of Health
Keywords provided by University of Cyprus:
cognitive decline
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cognition Disorders
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders
Mental Disorders
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Men's Basketball vs. Duke on Sunday Night For Sweet 16 Berth
Updated Creighton Third Round Notes
Sunday, March 24, 2013 – Approx. 8:40 pm Central
#22 Creighton (28-7) vs. #6 Duke (28-5)
Philadelphia, Pa. – Wells Fargo Center
Television: TBS Sports with Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore, Reggie Miller, Lewis Johnson
Radio: KXSP 590 AM (Omaha); Dial Global Sports (except Omaha); SiriusXM Radio
-Creighton head coach Greg McDermott is 80-29 in three seasons at Creighton, 229-160 in 12 Division I campaigns, and 360-224 in 19 seasons overall as a head coach. He is 2-4 in the NCAA Tournament at the Division I level (2-1 at Creighton), and also made the Sweet 16 in 2000 at Wayne (Neb.) State.
-Creighton has never faced Duke. Greg McDermott is 0-3 all-time vs. current members of the ACC, and 0-1 all-time vs. Duke, falling 86-65 in Chicago on Jan. 6, 2010 while the head coach at Iowa State.
-Creighton and Duke share no common opponents this season.
-There's only a few connections between Creighton and Duke.
-Doug McDermott and Ryan Kelly were roommates this summer during the Amare Stoudemire Big Man Camp in Chicago.
-Doug McDermott and Mason Plumlee were teammates at the LeBron James Skills Academy In Las Vegas last summer.
-Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was recruited by former Creighton coach Red McManus and nearly chose to attend Creighton in the 1960's, but instead elected to go to Army. A story, written in 2003 In the Omaha World-Herald, on that can be found at http://tinyurl.com/coachKcreighton.
-Creighton has won three straight road games at Illinois State (including a 79-72 win this year), which plays on Doug Collins Court. Doug Collins (In addition to being 76ers coach) is the father of Duke assistant coach Chris Collins.
-Creighton is 18-118 all-time vs. top-25 teams in the Associated Press poll heading into Sunday's game vs. No. 6 Duke. Creighton's last victory over a ranked team came on March 4, 2007 vs. No. 11 Southern Illinois. Creighton has not beaten a top-10 team since defeating No. 6 Marquette on Feb. 9, 1974, and has lost 21 straight since then to fall to 5-53 all-time vs. top-10 foes.
Creighton is 3-13 all-time vs. ranked teams in postseason play (with wins vs. No. 15 Florida In 2002, No. 15 New Mexico State in 1991 and No. 16 Louisville In 1974).
Creighton is 1-5 all-time vs. ranked teams while ranked itself. The lone win came on March 16, 1974, when it defeated No. 16 Louisville.
Greg McDermott's last win over a top-10 team came on March 6, 2010, when his Iowa State team won at No. 6 Kansas State. That victory was McDermott's last on the Cyclone sideline.
-What a two weeks it's been for Creighton. On March 10th, Creighton won its 12th MVC Tournament title in school history. On March 13th, a Jesuit Pope was named for the first time. On March 18th, the Creighton women's basketball team earned the MVC's first at-large berth since 2002 (CU plays vs. Syracuse in Knoxville on Saturday morning). On March 20th, Creighton joined the Big East Conference (effective July 1, 2013). On March 22nd, Creighton men's basketball defeated Cincinnati.
Keep in mind that Sunday's match-up vs. Duke will be played on Palm Sunday, and feature Creighton playing a team known as the (Blue) Devils.
-Thanks to Friday's win vs. Cincinnati, the Creighton men's basketball team has now won a postseason game in a school-record six straight seasons. The previous mark was three in a row from 1962-64.
The following five programs are the only ones that have won a postseason game in six straight seasons, including 2012-13: Creighton, Kansas, North Carolina, Purdue and Syracuse.
-Only two leagues had multiple teams reach the NCAA Tournament and were still undefeated after Friday's second round. The Atlantic-10 sent five teams and were 6-0 (La Salle won twice, while Butler, Saint Louis, Temple and VCU all won once), while the Missouri Valley Conference was 2-0 (Creighton and Wichita State)
-Creighton's win on Friday, combined with a second-round win last season vs. Alabama, gives Creighton wins in consecutive NCAA Tournaments for the first time in program history.
-Creighton is making its 18th NCAA Tournament appearance, and ninth in the last 15 years. The Bluejays are 11-18 all-time in NCAA action, including Friday's win.
In 25 previous NCAA or NIT appearances, Creighton has never won consecutive games in the same event.
The last time Creighton was one of the final 16 teams remaining in the NCAA Tournament came in 1974. The Jays beat Texas in the first round of the 25-team tournament before falling to Kansas in the round-of-16.
-Last year Creighton won a closely contested second-round NCAA Tournament game (58-57 vs. Alabama) before falling to ACC power North Carolina in the third round. This year's team won a closely contested second-round NCAA Tournament game (67-63 vs. Cincinnati) and plays fellow ACC behemoth Duke in the third round.
-Creighton is a No. 7 seed for the first time in history. It's Creighton's second-best seed ever, trailing only the No. 6 seed in 2002-03. Since the NCAA began seeding all the teams in 1979, MVC teams are now 5-3 as the seventh seed, including a 4-0 mark in their first game. The MVC's last No. 7 seed, Wichita State, reached the Sweet 16.
Nineteen different teams seeded No.7 have made the Sweet 16 since 1985, most recently Florida (who played its first two games in Omaha) last season. Since 1985 (when the tourney went to 64 teams), No. 7 seeds are 17-48 against No. 2 seeds.
Nationally, teams seeded No. 7 have combined for three or more wins in each of the last three years (including 2013). This year's No. 7 seeds got opening-round wins by Creighton, Illinois, and San Diego State.
Creighton's NCAA Tourney Seeds
(since seeding began in 1979)
Year Seed Record
2013 7th 1-0 so far
2012 8th 1-1
2007 10th 0-1
2005 10th 0-1
2003 6th 0-1
2002 12th 1-1
2001 10th 0-1
2000 10th 0-1
1999 10th 1-1
1991 11th 1-1
1989 14th 0-1
1981 8th 0-1
From 7 Seed To Sweet 16, Since 1985
Year Team NCAA Record
2012 Florida 3-1
2008 West Virginia 2-1
2006 Georgetown 2-1
2006 Wichita State 2-1
2005 West Virginia 3-1
2004 Xavier 3-1
2003 Michigan State 3-1
2001 Penn State 2-1
2000 Tulsa 3-1
1993 Western Kentucky 2-1
1993 Temple 3-1
1992 Georgia Tech 2-1
1990 Virginia 2-1
1990 Alabama 2-1
1988 Vanderbilt 2-1
1986 Navy 2-1
1986 Iowa State 2-1
1985 Alabama 2-1
-Eleven of Creighton's last 12 postseason runs (including this year) have included a game that was decided in the final seconds.
In fact, Creighton's postseason openers in the past 11 years have had four games decided by one point (including a double-OT finish), two by two points, one by four points, two by six points (including an OT finish) and three games by 11 points.
On Friday, Cincinnati missed a game-tying three-pointer in the final 20 seconds and Creighton guard Austin Chatman made 3-of-4 free throws down the stretch to hold on to a 67-63 win.
Last season Creighton edged Alabama in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, 58-57, as Trevor Releford's game-winning three-pointer came up short.
Creighton's 2011-12 campaign ended in heartbreaking fashion in the CBI title game at Oregon. Creighton had the ball in a tie game with the shot clock off, but committed a backcourt violation on Oregon's "unique" floor. The Ducks' E.J. Singler then banked in a game-winning shot with 2.0 seconds left. A desperation three-pointer by Creighton was off the mark.
In 2009, Creighton rallied from a 14-point deficit and would hang on to beat Bowling Green, 73-71 in the first round of the NIT. The Jays needed a last-second defensive stand, as BGSU's Darryl Clements' game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer was off the mark.
The following game, Creighton led Kentucky by one with 36 seconds left, only to miss two free throws and see UK All-American Jodie Meeks convert a three-point play. CU's Booker Woodfox, the nation's No. 2 three-point shooter, missed an open trey as time expired, and Creighton lost 65-63.
In 2008, Creighton rallied from a 12-point deficit in the final 3:07 to top Rhode Island, 73-72, in the first round of the NIT. Cavel Witter hit the game-winner with 3.2 seconds left to give CU its first lead of the game since 3-0.
In 2007, Creighton had the ball for a final shot in a tie game against Nevada in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Nate Funk's shot attempt missed, and a tip-in try was also not converted. The Jays would eventually lose 77-71 in overtime.
In second round of the 2006 NIT, Miami (Fla.) guard Guilermo Diaz drained a free throw with 2.6 seconds left to beat Creighton 53-52. A last-second shot attempt by Bluejay senior Johnny Mathies was knocked out of his hands.
In the 2005 NCAA Tourney, Nate Funk had his three-point try with seven seconds left blocked by Tyrone Sally, and Sally raced downcourt for a breakaway dunk with 2.4 seconds left to give West Virginia a 63-61 win. Funk's three-point try from the corner missed at the buzzer.
In 2004, Creighton fell 71-70 to Nebraska in the NIT. The Jays led nearly the entire second half before NU's go-ahead basket with 12 seconds left. Nate Funk's game-winning jumper from 18-feet away was blocked by Husker guard Jake Muhleisen.
In 2003 Creighton lost 79-73 to Central Michigan in the NCAA's. The Jays trailed 50-24 with 16:24 left but a furious rally got them within two points (72-70) with 1:20 left, only to turn it over the next three possessions.
In the 2002 NCAA's, Creighton beat #15 Florida, 83-82, in Chicago. Terrell Taylor hit a game-winning trey with 0.2 seconds left in double-overtime, his final three of 28 points after a scoreless first half.
-Since 1994, the MVC is 24-36 (pending Wichita State's game on Saturday vs. Gonzaga) in the NCAA Tournament with eight Sweet 16 trips to its credit. The last Valley team to reach the second weekend was UNI in 2010, which came thanks to a stunning win over top-seeded Kansas.
MVC in the NCAA's, Since 1994
(Sweet 16 trips in bold)
Year Teams NCAA Record
1994 Southern Illinois, Tulsa 2-2
1995 Southern Illinois, Tulsa 2-2
1996 Bradley, Tulsa 0-2
1997 Illinois State 0-1
1998 Illinois State 1-1
1999 Creighton, Evansville, Missouri State 3-3
2000 Creighton, Indiana State 0-2
2001 Creighton, Indiana State 1-2
2002 Creighton, Southern Illinois 3-2
2003 Creighton, Southern Illinois 0-2
2004 Southern Illinois, UNI 0-2
2005 Creighton, UNI, Southern Illinois 1-3
2006 Bradley, UNI, So. Illinois, Wichita State 4-4
2007 Creighton, Southern Illinois 2-2
2008 Drake 0-1
2011 Indiana State 0-1
2012 Creighton, Wichita State 1-2
2013 Creighton, Wichita State 2-0
Totals (since 1994) 24-36
-Creighton has won its last six games, getting 27.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game from Doug McDermott in that time. CU is also 5-0 in March, the program's first five-game win streak in March since 1920.
-Jahenns Manigat tied a career-high with seven assists on Friday vs. Cincinnati, matching his total from a CBI contest vs. Oregon as a freshman in 2010-11. Creighton improved to 27-3 all-time when he owns three or more assists.
-Doug McDermott broke his own Creighton's single-season points record with 27 points on Friday. He now owns 813 points this season, 12 more than the 801 when he set the record a year ago.
-Doug McDermott's 813 points are the most by any player in the country this season, 13 more than Virginia Tech's Erick Green. No other postseason player in the country on a team who is still active owns more than 710 points.
-With three points on Sunday, Doug McDermott can join Oscar Robertson and Larry Bird as the third junior in MVC history to score 816 points or more in a season.
-Doug McDermott owns 807 career field goals, four shy of tying the Creighton career mark held by Chad Gallagher (1987-91).
-With 27 points on Friday, Doug McDermott became the nation's first player since Stephen Curry and Lester Hudson in 2008 & 2009 to score 800 or more points in consecutive seasons.
-Doug McDermott owns 63 points in three career NCAA Tournament games. The only Creighton players with more NCAA Tourney points are Paul Silas (105 in 6 games), Kyle Korver (71/5) and Doug Brookins (70/4). McDermott's career NCAA Tourney scoring average of 21.0 ppg. is on pace to surpass Gene Harmon's Creighton record career tourney scoring average of 20.0 ppg. Harmon (in 1974) is the only player in CU history with multiple games of 20 points or more in the same tournament. In three career NCAA Tournament games, Doug McDermott averages 21.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.
-Doug McDermott led the nation last year with 307 field goals made, and his 280 buckets this year are once again leading the country.
Of McDermott's 307 hoops last year, he made 56 baskets with his left hand and used the glass for 174 of his scores.
Though he's playing away from the basket even more this season, his numbers remain impressive, as he's used this left hand on 24 field goals and banked in a shot 124 times (NOTE…those numbers do not include Friday vs. Cincinnati)
McDermott's 280 field goals this season lead the country, even though he's 16th nationally with 502 field goal attempts.
No player has led the country in field goals made in back-to-back seasons since at least 1995-96.
-Friday's win meant Creighton improved to 9-1 in the past two seasons vs. teams from BCS conferences with wins this year over Cincinnati (Big East), Wisconsin & Nebraska (Big Ten) and Arizona State and Cal (Pacific-12). Last year Creighton defeated Alabama (SEC) as well as Big 10 foes Nebraska, Northwestern and Iowa, losing only to North Carolina (ACC) in the NCAA Tournament.
In those nine games, All-American Doug McDermott has averaged 25.5 points and 8.6 rebounds, well above his career averages (20.1 ppg., 7.7 rpg.), as seen below:
McDermott vs. BCS Schools, Last 2 Years
Date Opponent Pts. Reb. Score
11/20/11 vs. Iowa 25 9 W 82-59
12/04/11 Nebraska 24 12 W 76-66
12/22/11 Northwestern 27 5 W 87-79
03/16/12 vs. Alabama 16 10 W 58-57
03/18/12 vs. North Carolina 20 9 L 73-87
11/23/12 vs. Wisconsin 30 8 W 84-74
11/24/12 vs. Arizona State 29 9 W 87-73
12/06/12 at Nebraska 27 4 W 64-42
12/15/12 at California 30 9 W 74-64
03/22/13 vs. Cincinnati 27 11 W 67-64
-Creighton junior Doug McDermott leads the MVC (and nation) with 813 points this season after owning a league-high 801 a year ago. He is the MVC's first player with consecutive seasons of 800 points or more since Larry Bird.
-Doug McDermott went 11-for-11 at the free throw line on Friday vs. Cincinnati. He's the first Creighton player since Kyle Korver in 2001 to be perfect in 11 or more free throw attempts in one game. The single-game record for FT makes without a miss is 16 by Doug Brookins in 1974.
-Creighton owns a 5-3 record this season against top-50 RPI teams, including double-figure wins over Wisconsin, Akron and Wichita State. Doug McDermott has averaged 26.3 points in those contests, scoring 21 or more points in all but one game, while shooting 57.1 percent from three-point range (24-42).
-Below is a list compiled by ESPN.com of most career points scored by a guy playing for his father in NCAA history:
Name, School Points Father
Pete Maravich,LSU 3,667 Press
Allan Houston, Tennessee 2,801 Wade
Tony Bennett, UWGB 2,285 Tony
Doug McDermott, Creighton 2,195 Greg
Bryce Drew, Valparaiso 2,142 Homer
-Doug McDermott has scored 21 or more points in 25 of the season's 35 games, becoming Creighton's all-time career scoring leader in the process, with 2,195 career points to also rank eighth in MVC history.
All-Time MVC Scoring Leaders
Rk. Name, School Points
1. Hersey Hawkins, Bradley 3,008
5. Mitchell Anderson, Bradley 2,341
6. Steve Harris, Tulsa 2,272
7. Colt Ryan, Evansville* 2,203 (plays Sat. in CIT)
8. Doug McDermott, Creighton* 2,195
9. Cleo Littleton, Wichita State 2,164
10. Xavier McDaniel, Wichita State 2,152
-Doug McDermott enters Sunday's game with 813 points this season, and 2,195 In his career. Should he score 813 points during his senior (2013-14) season, that would give him 3,008 career points. The current MVC record (which is out of play with Creighton's impending move to the Big East) for career points is 3,008 career points by Hersey Hawkins, McDermott would need "just" 719 points next season to move Into the top-10 scorers In NCAA history. Among the names on that list are Pete Maravich (No. 1 at 3,667), Lionel Simmons (No. 3 at 3,217), Hersey Hawkins (No. 7 at 3,008), Oscar Robertson (No. 8 at 2,973) and Danny Manning (No. 9 at 2,951.
-Below is a list of the most prolific scorers in MVC history. Doug McDermott compares with even the greatest names on those lists:
Top Single-Season Scorers, MVC History (All Years)
Pts. Name, School Years
1125 Hersey Hawkins, Bradley 1987-88
1011 Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati 1959-60
984 Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati 1957-58
978 Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati 1958-59
973 Larry Bird, Indiana State 1978-79
959 Larry Bird, Indiana State 1977-78
918 Larry Bird, Indiana State 1976-77
844 Xavier McDaniel, Wichita State 1984-85
815 Lewis Lloyd, Drake 1979-80
813 Doug McDermott, Creighton 2012-13
801 Doug McDermott, Creighton 2011-12
Top Junior Scorers, MVC History
Pts. Name, School Years
978 Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati 1958-59
959 Larry Bird, Indiana State 1977-78
815 Lewis Lloyd, Drake 1979-80
813 Doug McDermott, Creighton 2012-13
-Creighton set NCAA Tournament single-game team records for three-point percentage (.467) and free throws made (22) on Friday vs. Cincinnati. Individually, Ethan Wragge (.800) set the mark for single-game three-point percentage.
-Ethan Wragge owns 78 three-pointers while Doug McDermott has 76. Both men are juniors. The only juniors with more three-pointers in Creighton history have been Tad Ackerman (82 in 1994-95) and Kyle Korver (79 in 2001-02).
-Grant Gibbs had four assists on Friday, moving him into second in Creighton single-season history with 206 helpers this season. His 206 assists have been surpassed just once in the MVC in the last 15 seasons, as Drake's Adam Emmenecker had 213 assists in 2007-08. The Creighton single-season mark is 252 by Ralph Bobik in 1973-74.
-Gregory Echenique is shooting 66.0 percent from the field this season. The Creighton (and MVC) single-season record is 67.4 percent by Creighton's Vernon Moore in 1984-85.
-Gregory Echenique is three points shy of 1,000 at Creighton, and 15 rebounds shy of 1,000 in his career (including Rutgers).
-Gregory Echenique's block on Friday was his 60th this season. Benoit Benjamin (three times) and Chad Gallagher (twice) are the only other Bluejays in history with 60 swats in one campaign.
-With a win on Sunday, Creighton would improve to 29-7 on the season, and win its seventh straight game. Creighton's 29 wins would tie for the most in program history, matching the mark set by the 2002-03 and 2011-12 squads. Creighton head coach Greg McDermott would improve to 3-4 in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament (3-1 at Creighton). Greg McDermott would tie the school record for NCAA Tournament wins with Red McManus (1962, 1964) at three. Creighton would own 99 wins in the past four years, tying the program record first done from 1999-2003. Creighton would improve to 10-1 against teams from BCS Conferences in the past two years (6-0 this year).
-Creighton owns 57 wins in the last two seasons, 80 wins in the past three seasons and 98 wins during the last four years. All three totals are among the best stretches in school history, as seen below
Most Wins, 2-Year Stretch
W-L Years
57 2011-Present
52 2010-12
52 2001-03
Most Wins, 3-Year Stretch
W-L Years
80 2010-Present
76 2000-03
Most Wins, 4-Year Stretch
W-L Years
99 1999-03
98 2009-Present
97 2008-12
-Creighton owns eight league tournament titles in the last 15 years. On a national basis, the only schools that can claim this are Gonzaga (11), Duke (10), Winthrop (9) and Creighton (8).
Creighton's 12 all-time Valley Tournament titles are more than twice as many as the next closest school, Southern Illinois (5).
-Last season Creighton had one of the nation's most effective and most efficient offenses. With all but one regular from that squad back, we thought we'd take a second to compare the 2011-12 and 2012-13 teams:
Stat 2011-12 2012-13
Record 29-6 28-7
FG Made 975 926
3FG Made 287 305
FT Made 535 473
Rebound Margin +5.5 +4.8
Assists 616 600
Turnovers 421 433
Scoring Average 79.2 75.1
Scoring Defense 69.7 63.1
Scoring Margin +9.5 +12.1
-According to research from STATS Inc., only two men since 1996-97 have compiled at least 2,100 points, 810 rebounds and 150 three-pointers in their career. That list consists of Creighton junior Doug McDermott and former Duke national champion Kyle Singler.
Name, School PTS REB 3FG
Kyle Singler, Duke 2,392 1,015 267
Doug McDermott, Creighton 2,195 835 177
-Doug McDermott is at 2,195 points in 109 games. He reached the 2,000 point milestone in fewer career games (101) than any Oscar Robertson Trophy or John R. Wooden Award winner in the last 20 years except one (Tyler Hansbrough, 99 games).
Wooden Award & Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners To 2,000 Points, Last 20 Years
Name, School Games to 2,000
W O Anthony Davis, Kentucky Didn't reach 2,000
W O Jimmer Fredette, BYU 120
W O Evan Turner, Ohio State Didn't reach 2,000
W O Blake Griffin, Oklahoma Didn't reach 2,000
W O Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina 99
W O Kevin Durant, Texas Didn't reach 2,000
W O J.J. Redick, Duke 112
-- O Adam Morrison, Gonzaga Didn't reach 2,000
W O Andrew Bogut, Utah Didn't reach 2,000
W O Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's 122
W T.J. Ford, Texas Didn't reach 2,000
-- O David West, Xavier 120
W O Jason Williams, Duke 104
W O Shane Battier, Duke Didn't reach 2,000
W O Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati Didn't reach 2,000
W O Elton Brand, Duke Didn't reach 2,000
W O Antawn Jamison, N. Carolina Didn't reach 2,000
W O Tim Duncan, Wake Forest 124
W O Marcus Camby, UMass Didn't reach 2,000
W O Ed O'Bannon, UCLA Didn't reach 2,000
W O Glenn Robinson, Purdue Didn't reach 2,000
W O Calbert Cheaney, Indiana 105
W = Wooden Award winner
O = Oscar Robertson Trophy winner
-Doug McDermott is Creighton's only player averaging in double-figures, but he's had lots of support to help lead the Jays to 28 wins already.
Creighton is 15-2 when Gregory Echenique (9.7 ppg.) scores in double-figures this year.
Creighton is 11-0 when Ethan Wragge (7.8 ppg.) scores in double-figures this year. CU is 29-1 under Greg McDermott and 15-0 this year when Wragge shoots 50 percent from three-point range.
Creighton is 8-1 when Austin Chatman (7.4 ppg.) scores in double-figures this year.
Creighton is 6-2 when Jahenns Manigat (6.0 ppg.) scores in double-figures this year. CU is now 19-1 all-time when Manigat makes three or more 3-pointers, including 17 straight wins, and the Jays are 22-2 (with 20 straight wins) when Manigat shoots better than 50 percent from 3-point range.
Creighton is 13-0 all-time when Avery Dingman (3.8 ppg.) makes multiple three-pointers.
Creighton's won its last 26 games when Will Artino (64.6 percent) has missed a field goal attempt, and is 31-1 all-time when it happens.
-Greg McDermott will enter Sunday's game with 80 wins in his first three seasons at Creighton. According to research by MVC Associate Commissioner Mike Kern, McDermott's 80 wins are third-most by a Valley coach in his first three years at a school. Ed Jucker and Denny Crum both won national titles and are MVC Hall of Famers, while Crum is also in the Naismith and NABC Hall of Fame.
Most Wins, 1st Three Years at an MVC School
W-L Name, School Years
91-19 Forddy Anderson, Bradley 1948-51
82-7 Ed Jucker, Cincinnati 1960-63
80-29 Greg McDermott, Creighton 2010-Pres.
78-26 Chris Lowery, Southern Illinois 2004-07
71-31 Tim Jankovich, Illinois State 2007-10
70-19 Denny Crum, Louisville 1971-74
20-Win Seasons
Creighton has earned its 25th 20-win season in program history. Creighton's 28 wins are third-most in program history, and the third time in the past five seasons its reached 25 wins or more.
Previous 20-Win Seasons, Sorted By Wins
W-L Season Postseason?
28-7 2012-13 NCAA (1-0 so far)
-You can make a case that Creighton has boasted the nation's best offensive production so far this year.
Through games of March 22nd, Creighton was second in the country in field goal percentage (50.6), first in three-point percentage (42.2), second in two-point field goal percentage (56.4), and sixth in three-pointers per game (8.7).
According to data from bbstate.com, no team since at least 2005-06 has shot better than 58.7 from two-point range.
Last season Creighton ranked third nationally in three-point percentage, making 42.4 percent from downtown.
The only team to ever lead the nation in both 3-pointers per game and 3-point percentage was Princeton in 1987-88.
The only team to ever lead the nation in both field goal percentage and three-point percentage was Northern Arizona 1998-99.
-Because he's split his college career between Rutgers and Creighton, you might not realize the rather impressive college stats being generated by Gregory Echenique.
Echenique owns 1,355 points, 985 rebounds and 266 blocked shots in 139 games as a collegian. He and Bucknell's Mike Muscala are the nation's only active players with 1,300 points, 950 rebounds and 250 or more blocked shots.
Had all those stats been generated at Creighton, Echenique would rank 17th in career points, fourth in career rebounds and second in career blocked shots at CU.
-Creighton is 6-0 this season on neutral floors, with wins over Wisconsin, Arizona State, Drake, Indiana State, Wichita State and Cincinnati. The six neutral wins are a school-record for one campaign.


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2014 Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet Recap
OMAHA, Neb. -- Rusty Komori, Korie Lebeda, Laura Spanheimer Dechant were inducted into the Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame during a Wednesday evening banquet at the DoubleTree by Hilton Omaha Downtown Hotel.
Komori was a standout men's tennis player who graduated in 1991 and was presented by former teammate and current Bluejay tennis coach Tom Lilly.
Lebeda was a star setter for Creighton Volleyball before graduating in 2008. She was presented by her former head coach, Kirsten Bernthal Booth.
Spanheimer Dechant was a star women's basketball player at Creighton who graduated in 2005, and was presented by her former head coach, Jim Flanery.
Alison and Dan O'Neill were honored as Joseph J. Vinardi "Jaybacker of the Year".
In addition, softball standout Becca Changstrom and men's tennis star Billy Paluch were honored with the Carl M. Reinert, S.J., Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards.
For the fourth year in a row, Creighton honored its top teams in each gender. The volleyball team earned the top women's honor, while basketball took home the top men's award.
Individually, Marissa Janning (Women's Basketball) and Doug McDermott (men's basketball) were recognized as CU's Athletes of the Year. It was McDermott's second straight honor. McDermott also was presented the Red McManus Award by associate athletic director Mark Burgers.Below is a list of each team's "Most Inspirational Award" winner:


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16 U.S. Code § 2003 - Congressional policy and declaration of purpose
(a) Responsiveness to long-term needs
In order to further the conservation of soil, water, and related resources, it is declared to be the policy of the United States and purpose of this chapter that the conduct of programs administered by the Secretary of Agriculture for the conservation of such resources shall be responsive to the long-term needs of the Nation, as determined under the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Full utilization of cooperative arrangements with State and tribal agencies
Recognizing that the arrangements under which the Federal Government cooperates with State and tribal soil and water conservation agencies and other appropriate State and tribal natural resource agencies such as those concerned with forestry and fish and wildlife and, through conservation districts, with other local units of government and land users, have effectively aided in the protection and improvement of the Nation's basic resources, including the restoration and maintenance of resources damaged by improper use, it is declared to be the policy of the United States that these arrangements and similar cooperative arrangements should be utilized to the fullest extent practicable to achieve the purpose of this chapter consistent with the roles and responsibilities of the non-Federal agencies, landowners and land users.
(c) Attainment of policies and purposes
The Secretary shall promote the attainment of the policies and purposes expressed in this chapter by—
(2) developing and updating periodically a program for furthering the conservation, protection, and enhancement of the soil, water, and related resources of the Nation consistent with the roles and program responsibilities of other Federal agencies and State, tribal, and local governments; and
(3) providing to Congress and the public, through reports, the information developed pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, and by providing Congress with an annual evaluation report as provided in section 2006 of this title.
Source(Pub. L. 95–192, § 4,Nov. 18, 1977, 91 Stat. 1407; Pub. L. 113–79, title II, § 2508(a),Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 756.)
2014—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–79, § 2508(a)(1), inserted "and tribal" after "State" in two places.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 113–79, § 2508(a)(2), inserted ", tribal," after "State".
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Secretary or other official in Department of Agriculture under this chapter to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of Energy, then to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, see note set out under section 2002 of this title.
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Beloit, WI -- The Beloit College Volleyball team doesn't shy away from tough competition. The Buccaneers faced two of the Midwest Regions better squads on Saturday in Flood Arena, falling 3-0 to St. Norbert College and 3-0 to Edgewood College.
St. Norbert won the match 25-8, 25-13, 25-18 while Edgewood took the match 25-9, 25-6, 25-20. St. Norbert topped Edgewood 3-1 in the third match of the day.
Leah Kruckman had eight kills and a pair of blocks against St. Norbert. Carolyn Stransky had 14 set assists and Julianne Gruenhagen eight digs. Bethany Stavrakas, Jordyn Ciochon and Molly Schulting each had three kills against Edgewood. Ellen Moses had six set assists and Stransky five while Gruenhagen had seven digs and Schulting six. Stavrakas also had three service aces and Kruckman three blocks.
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Value of following up in a Job Hunt
The waiting process after submitting a job application, meeting a recruiter or going on an interview is often nerve wracking. The stigma about job hunting is whether or not you should contact the employer. Following up after the interview is essential when it comes to getting a job. Here are several important tools that will leave a mark on the company you are interviewing with!
Why is following up essential?
1) Following up with the interviewer shows that you exist. Companies have multiple tasks on their plates. Also if you are interviewing for a competitive position your resume will be filed in with many others. Sending a quick message to the interviewer could possibly be the edge you need against your competitors.
2) Following up shows that you are taking initiative. Sending an email to your interviewer will give you the opportunity to show your potential employer how dedicated and persistent you are.
Are there rules?
- You are not being annoying by following up with an employer. They appreciate you reaching out to them. Just make sure that you are not contacting them every day because they have jobs too.
- The amount of time it takes you to follow up is crucial. After your interview, send an email thanking the company for the interview, state that you enjoyed the interview and lastly that you hope to work with their company in the near future. This shows the employee how much you are invested in the position.
- Following up with an employer is essential if something changed in your certifications or your experience expressed on your resume. It is also a great topic of discussion that will get you onto their hiring radar.
- You should follow up with an employer even if you are unsure you will be getting the position. Be positive about following up and look at it as an opportunity for constructive and unbiased criticism. This will show employers that you are receptive to feedback and also they could possibly keep you in mind for a future position.
What are the avenues I can use to follow up with an employee?
- You can send a quick email but make sure to keep this short and simple.
- You can contact your employer over LinkedIn
- You can also use Twitter
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20 U.S. Code § 1011i - Drug and alcohol abuse prevention
(a) Restriction on eligibility
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no institution of higher education shall be eligible to receive funds or any other form of financial assistance under any Federal program, including participation in any federally funded or guaranteed student loan program, unless the institution certifies to the Secretary that the institution has adopted and has implemented a program to prevent the use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol by students and employees that, at a minimum, includes—
(1) the annual distribution to each student and employee of—
(A) standards of conduct that clearly prohibit, at a minimum, the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol by students and employees on the institution's property or as part of any of the institution's activities;
(B) a description of the applicable legal sanctions under local, State, or Federal law for the unlawful possession or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol;
(C) a description of the health-risks associated with the use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol;
(D) a description of any drug or alcohol counseling, treatment, or rehabilitation or re-entry programs that are available to employees or students; and
(E) a clear statement that the institution will impose sanctions on students and employees (consistent with local, State, and Federal law), and a description of those sanctions, up to and including expulsion or termination of employment and referral for prosecution, for violations of the standards of conduct required by subparagraph (A); and
(2) a biennial review by the institution of the institution's program to—
(A) determine the program's effectiveness and implement changes to the program if the changes are needed;
(B) determine the number of drug and alcohol-related violations and fatalities that—
(i) occur on the institution's campus (as defined in section 1092 (f)(6) of this title), or as part of any of the institution's activities; and
(C) determine the number and type of sanctions described in paragraph (1)(E) that are imposed by the institution as a result of drug and alcohol-related violations and fatalities on the institution's campus or as part of any of the institution's activities; and
(b) Information availability
Each institution of higher education that provides the certification required by subsection (a) of this section shall, upon request, make available to the Secretary and to the public a copy of each item required by subsection (a)(1) of this section as well as the results of the biennial review required by subsection (a)(2) of this section.
(c) Regulations
(1) In general
The Secretary shall publish regulations to implement and enforce the provisions of this section, including regulations that provide for—
(A) the periodic review of a representative sample of programs required by subsection (a) of this section; and
(B) a range of responses and sanctions for institutions of higher education that fail to implement their programs or to consistently enforce their sanctions, including information and technical assistance, the development of a compliance agreement, and the termination of any form of Federal financial assistance.
(d) Appeals
Upon determination by the Secretary to terminate financial assistance to any institution of higher education under this section, the institution may file an appeal with an administrative law judge before the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date such institution is notified of the decision to terminate financial assistance under this section. Such judge shall hold a hearing with respect to such termination of assistance before the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on the date that such appeal is filed. Such judge may extend such 45-day period upon a motion by the institution concerned. The decision of the judge with respect to such termination shall be considered to be a final agency action.
(e) Alcohol and drug abuse prevention grants
(1) Program authority
The Secretary may make grants to institutions of higher education or consortia of such institutions, and enter into contracts with such institutions, consortia, and other organizations, to develop, implement, operate, improve, and disseminate programs of prevention, and education (including treatment-referral) to reduce and eliminate the illegal use of drugs and alcohol and the violence associated with such use. Such grants or contracts may also be used for the support of a higher education center for alcohol and drug abuse prevention that will provide training, technical assistance, evaluation, dissemination, and associated services and assistance to the higher education community as determined by the Secretary and institutions of higher education.
(3) Applications
An institution of higher education, a consortium of such institutions, or another organization that desires to receive a grant or contract under paragraph (1) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require by regulation.
(4) Additional requirements
(A) Participation
In awarding grants and contracts under this subsection the Secretary shall make every effort to ensure—
(i) the equitable participation of private and public institutions of higher education (including community and junior colleges); and
Source(Pub. L. 89–329, title I, § 120, as added Pub. L. 105–244, title I, § 101(a),Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1596; amended Pub. L. 110–315, title I, § 107,Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3093.)
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to subsecs. (a) to (d) of this section were contained in section 1145g of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–244.
2008—Subsec. (a)(2)(B) to (D). Pub. L. 110–315, § 107(1), added subpars. (B) and (C) and redesignated former subpar. (B) as (D).
Subsec. (e)(5). Pub. L. 110–315, § 107(2), substituted "such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years" for "$5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 110–315, § 107(3), struck out subsec. (f) which related to National Recognition Awards for outstanding alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs.
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When Don Seale completed his first full season for Clarkson College of Technology in 1954, protests had erupted across the country over the Supreme Courts decision to declare segregated schools unconstitutional. A federal judge upheld an Oklahoma law that required black political candidates to be listed on voting ballots as negro. And baseball legend Jackie Robinson and his wife encountered resistance in their attempt to build a home in Connecticut.
Just seven years earlier, Robinson had crossed the Canadian border after a season of playing minor league baseball for the Montreal Royals to break the color barrier in major league baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Now, Seale, a 19-year-old black man from Saint John, New Brunswick, was following a similar pioneering trail, crossing that same divide, to play college hockey for the Golden Knights in Potsdam.
Seale, like Robinson, was a talented, powerfully built athlete who embraced the physical aspect of his game. A 6-foot-1 defenseman with a jaw-dropping shot and devastating hip check, he inspired praise in those who saw him dash even long after his Clarkson career was over.
He was Jimmy Brown on skates, Clarkson athletic director Steve Yianoukos said, referring to the legendary NFL running back of the 1960s. (Seale) was before my time, but he was just a physical specimen.
But while Robinsons difficulty in a white mans world is etched in history through famous books and movies sitting on store shelves, Seales rarely told story wears his reticent personality.
Seale, one of the first blacks to play college hockey, did not play the most popular sport of the day, as Robinson did. Additionally, Seale conducted business quietly, efficiently and without bluster. He ignored racial taunts; he let his game do the talking. His story is reserved, as is the man himself.
He was kind of quiet, said Frank Rotunno, a Clarkson graduate and Seales big brother in the fraternity Sigma Delta. A very polite, soft-spoken man.
Seales personality would serve him well through his collegiate career, through nearly three decades in the Canadian military, and while raising two athletic children. Seale, now 78, rose to the level of major in the Royal Canadian Air Force before retiring in 1990, and he has lived in Ottawa since 1963.
I would describe my father as a cross between NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Colin Powell, said Mark Seale, Dons son. Looks and plays like Jim; carries himself and speaks like Colin. Two words describe him best: command, presence. When he spoke, you listened.
But in 1954, Seale was a young black man in another country, on his first adventure.
Clarkson was an all-white, all-male group, Rotunno said of that time. Most universities were that way.
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Don Seales parents emigrated from Barbados to New Brunswick in the early 1920s. They ran a successful fish exporting company, and Don was one of eight children.
Seale remembers being one of very few blacks at Saint John High School during the early 1950s. As a freshman, he sat in a classroom that included one other black girl, but in grades 10-12, Seale was the only black student.
Yet the difference in skin color never bothered him, he said, not even when he got the chance to pursue what then was a mostly white objective a college education.
As a matter of fact, he said of the racial difference, it did not cross my mind when the opportunity to go to Clarkson arose.
Seales son said that feeling fits with what he knew about his father and racial topics.
My father doesnt see race, Mark Seale said. He never looks for discrimination. He doesnt think that way.
Don Seale remembers the day American Ed Skiffington arrived in Canada to take the physical education teaching position at Saint John High. Skiffington was interested in helping area hockey players earn collegiate scholarships in the United States, and Seale, who was class president at his school, was a candidate.
Already a talented skater, Seale discussed the idea with his high school coach, Norman Mike Marcus, and then with a friend, and he decided to head to Clarkson.
I asked my best friend that if he had the opportunity to try it, would he do it, and he said, without hesitation, Seale said.
The move was unusual for the time, not just from the standpoint of a black man attending an almost all-white university, but simply because a Canadian from the Maritimes was going to play hockey for a U.S. college.
Attending an American university was an anomaly in and of itself, Mark Seale said. But to attend on a full athletic scholarship in hockey was very inspiring to me and to many other young Canadian kids, regardless of race.
Don Seales first roommate at Clarkson was another black student, Jim Perry, who was from White Plains and was a couple of years older than him. They were in the same fraternity, and Seale remembers those days fondly and blissfully free of the rising racial strife occurring elsewhere in the country.
He found classes a challenge at first you couldnt cram, he said but he found his footing on the ice right away.
The hockey was the same, Seale said, comparing the college game to his days in Saint John. The players were the same caliber as myself, except for (two-time All-America center) Eddie Rowe. He was very good.
He could skate, stick-handle. He had the whole package. Everyone else was more like me. But I wasnt overwhelmed by the hockey aspect of it.
Seale played four seasons for Clarkson, beginning in the fall of 1953, and he totaled five goals and 24 assists in 67 games. He was named to the All-East first team after the 1956-57 season, and the teams he played for were some of the best Clarkson had produced up to that time. The Golden Knights were 67-15-2 during Seales four seasons.
Off the ice, teammates barely heard from him. Gil Tennant, a fellow Canadian and Clarkson defenseman who roomed with Seale on road trips for two years, said his roommate merely went about his business.
You never had to worry about him waking you up, said Tennant, who once told Seale: I dont know much about you because you dont say too much.
I guess that was my nature, Seale said.
Instead, Seale spoke with a sizzling slap shot and a bruising style of play.
When he boarded someone, Rotunno said, you could hear it.
Said Tennant: He was one of the top defensemen we had. He was a good 6 feet and all muscle.
Rotunno and Tennant mentioned that players built like Seale werent nearly as commonplace as they are today. A 6-foot-1, 190-pound defenseman might not seem like much now, but Rotunno called Seale imposing.
In fact, perhaps Seales greatest attribute was his ability to stand up to trouble while on the ice.
Seale learned the physical game while growing up in Saint John, and he gave greater than he got. He found it a necessity simply from the standpoint of succeeding in the game. He knew it would be even more important once he came to Clarkson and saw faster, shiftier skaters.
There were a lot of smaller and very quick and mobile players, Seale said. You couldnt poke-check them and get any results or I couldnt, anyway. You had to take them out. When I was playing in high school, I found I got better results to play that way.
It also was effective when opponents or fans became vocal, sometimes calling out Seale because of his race.
He received rough treatment from the fans and from some of the other players, Mark Seale said. If the vitriol came from the ice, he would take care of it himself, with his teammates watching his back, swiftly, ruthlessly. His thought was, why should I drop my gloves when I have this nice Sherwood hockey stick in my hands? If it came from the fans, he ignored it. Just play your game.
But he never complained about it, never brought it up, never considered it an impediment to success.
Rotunno and Seale both remember a holiday tournament at Christmastime at Boston Garden. Rotunno recalls an opponent saying something and a fight erupting on the ice. Seale remembers someone in the stands saying some things. But he shrugged it off.
I heard more playing in the Maritimes, he said.
A Times account from Dec. 31, 1954, states that Clarkson defeated Boston College 5-1 in Boston, adding: in the rough contest, Clarksons Don Seale, Ellard Gutzman and Tom Meeker, along with BCs Paul Sheehy, Dick Gagliardi and Don Fox, were banished at 6:43 of the finale for fighting.
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Seale was credited in the 1995 book A Clarkson Mosaic, by Bradford B. Broughton, as being the first black college hockey player in the United States. But according to several other publications, that honor belongs to Richard Dick Lord, who began playing for Michigan State in 1951.
Both Lord and Seale played for northern U.S. universities in a sport without a national presence, like baseball. Hockeys regional nature in the United States took the focus off of the first black skaters. The masses just werent that interested in the game, particularly at the college level.
The pockets were New England, upstate New York, the Ivys; that was it, Rotunno said. It didnt get the press that it now gets. I remember the NCAA playoffs. It was a six-line mention.
Seales name was published at least a dozen occasions in the Times during his Clarkson career, and his unique stature as a black player was never mentioned.
The Clarkson and St. Lawrence seasons received some publicity in the local papers, but even Clarksons decision not to compete in the NCAA Tournament after an undefeated 1955-56 season at 23-0 was buried at the end of a story about the Golden Knights season exploits.
While Seale was at Clarkson, the NCAA decided that freshmen werent allowed to compete, meaning that anyone on Clarksons 1955-56 team who had played as a freshman would not be permitted to play in the tournament. The Golden Knights had eight players on the team including Seale who had skated during their freshman years, but Clarkson voted to forgo the tournament rather than play without him and the seven others.
It was a sad occasion, Seale said. At the time we had great depth. We lost those four or five seniors the following year, and we didnt have that anymore. I just think back, if we had only played (in the NCAAs) with that team.
It was disappointing, Rotunno said. I still think about it.
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Seales children, Mark and Lori, were standout athletes, and both played hockey. Lori played volleyball for the University of Ottawa and is an inspector for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Mark figured to follow his fathers path as a standout player, but he eventually grew bigger than his dad and became too large for hockey. Football was his sport, and he received a full scholarship to the University of Richmond, a Division I football school at the time.
As big as Don was, his son was huge, Rotunno said.
Mark Seale was drafted in the 12th round by the NFLs New York Giants in 1982, as well as in the first round by the Canadian Football Leagues Ottawa Rough Riders. After surviving until the Giants final cut, he went on to play seven years for the Rough Riders, Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
After Clarkson, Don Seale continued to play hockey, competing for the Halifax Wolverines in Nova Scotia in the Maritime Senior League, playing against players such as Gordie Howe during the NHL preseason. Seale met his wife, Juanita, in Halifax, and Mark was born there.
When Mark was young, his dad would regularly travel to the north country to play in semipro games. Hed also return to Clarkson and old Walker Arena to play in alumni games. Mark, 53, remembers students in the stands commenting on the size of his father and also recalls him playing as tough as he did in any of the Wolverines games.
Back in 2001, I met him up at Potsdam, where the (1956) undefeated team was being honored on ice during the Harvard vs. Clarkson game, Mark said. Before the game we ran into some of his teammates, some of whom he hadnt seen in decades. To a man, they lined up and gave him big hugs.
Don Seale said he hasnt been back to Clarkson alumni events for five or six years and remarked that the school has changed considerably from cramped, cozy Walker Arena, where he played his games. Even the schools name is different now; it was changed from the Clarkson College of Technology to Clarkson University in 1984.
Mark, who works in corporate banking for Citigroup in Manhattan and has a son who played Division I lacrosse at Siena College, received more attention in football and in the United States than his dad did. But he realizes he isnt the only one who looks up to his pioneering father.
Last year my mom and dad and my family were sitting at a restaurant having lunch in Halifax, Mark said. The maitre d, who was probably in his mid-60s, came over to the table and says to us, gee, you look familiar. My kids assumed he was referring to me because I played pro football. (But) he was referring to my dad. He had seen him play for the Wolverines back in the early 60s.
As rugged as they come, the maitre d said, shaking Don Seales hand.
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Topic Title: Producing a sine wave from a square wave circuit design
Topic Summary: Producing a sine wave with frequency bandwidth of 150kHz to 30MHz
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12 October 2012 12:53 AM
I am currently trying to design a circuit to produce a variable frequency sine wave in the range of 150kHz to 30MHz. Is it recommended to first generate a square wave using a 555 timer in astable mode then put the square wave through an amplifier and finally into a bandpass filter to obtain the sine wave in that bandwidth?
Kindly advise,
15 October 2012 11:48 AM
First point: I wouldn't recommend a 555 in any case, I've seen the maximum frequency given as between 500kHz and 2MHz (depending on the particular type) but getting it to work reliably at those frequencies is not going to be easy and to get a 50:50 duty cyle square wave would be particulalry challenging.
On the bigger question, the problem with doing it this way is that you have to adjust the filter to exactly the same frequency as the oscillator, so it usually easier (although not easy) to make an adjustable sine wave oscillator in the first place - given that a sine wave oscillator is just a filter with a lot of feedback! However if you get hold of circuit diagrams of analogue oscillators which do this you will see that they are still pretty complex, in particular keeping the level constant over the frequency range and temperature is very difficult. So, what would normally be done now is to digitally generate the sine wave. Whilst I have done this in the past I'm by no means an expert, but a web search on Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS) will find a lot of information.
Best place to look for examples of simple circuits are amateur radio websites, search for Variable Frequency Oscillator (VFO).
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15 October 2012 12:27 PM
I haven't designed circuits in a long while myself, but you may want to consider using a PIC micro-controller to generate the variable sine wave. From my recollection there are controllers now with opto-oscillator clocks which should be able to get to the 30 MHz frequency and a bit of code manipulation would vary the frequency.
There would probably be some set backs as you'd get a 0 - V square wave but from memory you should be able to float the wave as desired using an opamp. Don't know for sure if this would work for your design but it may be applicable.
15 October 2012 12:35 PM
I found this circuit http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=24600 but I do not quite understand the entire circuit. I have questions like
1) What are the FETs for and are they all of the same model?
2) Does the capacitors (2.2pf and 4.4pf) affect the frequency?
3) I still don't understand how the frequencies can be varied in the ranges that you mentioned (3-10 MHz and 10-30MHz). Can you explain in detail to me?
4) What are the diodes for?
5) What is the transformer for?
The circuit that i need to produce must be battery powered and it will then be concealed within a box or so. Therefore, i do not think i can digitally generate the sine wave.
Is this in your opinion the correct way my circuit should look like:
Battery - Inverter - amplifier - VFO - output
16 October 2012 08:55 AM
Unfortunately your link has been removed (presumably contravened IET guidelines). If it pointed to something openly available on the web you may need to describe where it is.
It would help greatly if you could describe what your circuit is for?
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16 October 2012 09:48 AM
the link is www<dot>dxzone<dot>com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2<dot>cgi?ID=24600
I am planning to use this circuit to generate a signal of frequency band from 150 kHz to 30 MHz to excite an antenna. I will then perform near field scanning on the antenna. The reason for needing to build a circuit is because the antenna and this circuit will be enclosed in a box. I need the circuit to be small so it can be placed into the box.
16 October 2012 03:02 PM
Ahh...you're trying to make a mini EMC test chamber (I suppose I should have guessed that from the frequency span). I hate to discourage anyone but - you almost certainly don't want to do that. You won't know how much power you're actually putting into the antenna or (unless you've got some good test equipment around) whether you're putting out the right signal at all, let alone what your antenna is actually coupling into whatever you're testing.
The question is, are you trying to find a fault with something, or are you trying to prove it will work? If you're trying to find a fault then it may be worth knocking up a simple circuit to wave near it, if you're trying to prove it will always work (e.g. to an EMC spec) there really is no easy way around this - you need to use real kit and know how to use it.
Or is this a college project to build a "conceptual" EMC test system?
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16 October 2012 05:21 PM
I am experimenting on materials that can be used as an EMI shield. After putting some thoughts on this, I believe it is better to produce a square wave instead since it have harmonics. This should give a better evidence that the material can be a good EMI shield. What do you think? Would it be easier to build a square wave generator with that frequency band? My problem is that I do not know how much power that I need to put into the antenna.
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BRASHER FALLS St. Lawrence Central School Board of Education members are pondering whether to join the Northern New York Community Foundation following a presentation by that organizations executive director last week.
If the district becomes affiliated, the foundation, which started in 1929, would handle donations to the school, including scholarship funding.
We started out as an educational foundation, Executive Director Rande S. Richardson told board members. We take education very seriously. Its part of our heritage.
The foundations main purpose is to act as a philanthropic nonprofit organization, working with donors and groups, including educational institutions.
It raises, manages and administers an endowment and collection of money for the communitys benefit, built and added to by gifts from individuals and organizations committed to meeting Northern New Yorks changing needs.
The groups primary investment to the community is through scholarships, but it also provides grants. It has provided more than $11 million in scholarship funding since 1980 and, in 2011-12, it gave $740,662 to 352 students in St. Lawrence, Jefferson and Lewis counties for educational pursuits.
Mr. Richardson said foundation members work with donors and organizations to offer what schools already do or would like to do. That, he said, allows donors to better direct their gifts to the school, a benefit for the school and the donor.
Donors want to be able to have a conduit to do that. Its all about providing the best opportunity for you, he said.
The foundation can also handle more complex gifts and provide a higher tax deduction for the donor, Mr. Richardson said.
Using its services also alleviates any problems that might crop up with changes in a schools administration, staff or superintendency.
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It would mean less paperwork for the district, too, according to the executive director.
The foundation already is working with some schools in the region, including Potsdam Central School, where it has set up the Potsdam Educational Opportunities Fund.
The Norwood-Norfolk Central School District also is considering a contract with the organization after hearing a presentation by Mr. Richardson in November.
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From the start, this Phillies season was no fairy tale. No Ryan Howard, no Chase Utley and an offense full of old, replacement-level players is not the way a 102-win team looked to come back from a disappointing NLDS loss. But few people could have predicted the painful, train-wreck of a season the Phillies have had thus far.
After 63 games, the Phillies find themselves, miraculously, just five games under .500, but 9.5 games out of first place in the NL East. But that's not the worst part. Roy Halladay injured himself in mid-May and Cliff Lee is win-less through 10 starts despite a 3.18 ERA. But that's not the worst part. The Phillies are 5-11 in one-run games, 2-6 in extra inning games and the largest deficit they have climbed out of is two runs. Throw in the fact that there is not a single exciting player on the offensive side of the ball and only one position player that is even close to deserving of being an all-star and you have nearly unwatchable baseball.
There are some bad teams that are decent or even fun to watch. Take the Oakland A's for example. Are they nine games under .500? Sure, but at least they have international import Yoenis Cespedes, a fun to watch centerfielder and Josh Reddick, who is having an all-star worthy year in right field. On top of that, the A's have one of the most promising minor-league systems in baseball, so at least there is hope for the future.
Unlike Oakland, however, the have no great minor-league system. They have two truly all-star worthy players, but one is Cole Hamels, someone whose success relies on other players. The other is Carlos Ruiz and neither he nor Hamels plays everyday. To make matters worse, the Phillies just don't have any exciting players that instill confidence at the plate. Sure, Victorino and Pence are good players, but Pence has had major troubles both in the field and at bat, having already hit into nine double plays. Victorino is not having a good year either, batting just .253 with an unimpressive OPS of .744. But the most important difference between the Phillies and the A's? The A's weren't favorites to win their division and possibly compete for a World Series title.
That's what makes this season the worst. The Phillies had very high standards, rightfully so with some of the best starting pitchers in baseball. But as the Phillies pitching has gotten better, so has the pitching from the rest of the league and at this point, a team of wash-ups and constantly injured players just won't cut it.
There is no point in giving up hope in the Phillies; there is no place to go but up from last place. But this team is tough to watch, never keeping leads, rarely coming back from deficits and finding themselves down in close games. On top of all of this though, when watching a Phillies game, you have to put up with the unintelligible blabber of Tom McCarthy and Chris Wheeler.
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