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Inner Sanctum Mysteries
You Could Die Laughing
Aired 5/7/1946
Starring Santos Ortega
Taking its name from a popular series of mystery novels, Inner Sanctum Mysteries debuted over NBC's Blue Network in January 1941.
Inner Sanctum Mysteries featured one of the most memorable and atmospheric openings in radio history: an organist hit a dissonant chord, a doorknob turned and the famous "creaking door" slowly began to open.
Every week, Inner Sanctum Mysteries told stories of ghosts, murderers and lunatics. Produced in New York, the cast usually consisted of veteran radio actors, with occasional guest appearances by such Hollywood stars Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre and Claude Rains.
What made Inner Sanctum Mysteries unique among radio horror shows was its host, a slightly-sinister sounding man originally known as "Raymond." The host had a droll sense of humor and an appetite for ghoulish puns, and his influence can be seen among horror hosts everywhere, from the Crypt-Keeper to Elvira. Raymond Edward Johnson was the show's host until 1945; Paul McGrath took over the role until the show left the air in 1952. Producer Hiram Brown would utilize the creaking door again in the 1970s, when he produced and directed The CBS Radio Mystery Theater.
Inner Sanctum Mysteries was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988.


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Ages 2-5. Storytime is a series of 20-30 minute programs of fun and literacy support for young children. Each session features stories, and songs. No registration necessary.
- Date:
- Thursday, January 23, 2020 Show more dates
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- 10:30am - 11:00am
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- Irondequoit Public Library
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This is an intensive intermediate course, equivalent to two terms of second-year college German, which will reinforce and extend the grammar, vocabulary, speaking, and reading skills developed in first-year German. In this course, students complete the four-term introductory language sequence, and we hope they will emerge from the course with genuine pride in what they are able to do with their German, and motivated to continue using their German throughout their lives. By the end of the course, you should be able to survive without using English in a German-speaking country, and have enough conversational skills to meet people and enjoy yourself. You should be comfortable surfing the web in German, able to read and write independently about short texts covering a wide range of topics, and you should be quite familiar with all the basics of German grammar. Students are strongly encouraged to pursue an internship or study abroad in Germany subsequent to completing the course, and to take advantage of the assistance offered by the German department and by the Office of International Programs in this regard.
In the afternoon sessions of this course, you will work through an intermediate level textbook, German Through Film, by watching the films referred to in the book and completing the accompanying activities. The remaining time in the afternoon sessions will be spent on additional discussion and practice of the material from the morning sessions. The morning sessions will cover a wide variety of topics and materials, as described below.
You will watch 5 feature films (including Good Bye Lenin!) and one set of video interviews online, and see numerous other DVD/video clips in class. You will read some short texts and two short novels edited for language learners. The first is based on a popular movie about growing up and falling in love in former East Germany shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall. The second is Kafka's Die Verwandlung (The Metamorphosis), in which Gregor Samsa awakes one morning from uneasy dreams to find himself transformed in his bed into an enormous bug, and wonders how he's going to get to work on time. The course website will provide you with extensive explanatory notes and vocabulary glosses in order to help you to enjoy these two books, and to read them at a reasonable speed. Several class sessions will take place in the computer lab, where you will have an opportunity to listen to some German popular music, look at some art by German-speaking artists, learn about the geography of the German-speaking countries, take (part of) a test that is required for immigrants seeking German citizenship, and to inform yourself about the Holocaust.
You will review and extend the grammatical knowledge with which you entered the course by means of an online grammar consisting of summaries, explanations, lots of examples, practice exercises and "diagnostic exercises"; we've done our best to make learning grammar fun and interesting for you by our choice of exercises and examples.
You will have six opportunities in the first month of the course to pass a "Gateway Vocabulary Test" on a list of slightly less than 600 of the most common German words and phrases, most of which you will already have encountered. This will provide you with a solid vocabulary base which will make everything else you do with German easier for you. You need a score of 80% to pass this multiple choice test; once you pass it, you need not take it again. If you do not manage to pass this test by the last scheduled time, your final course grade will be reduced by one grade notch, i.e. an A would become an A-, an A- would become a B+ etc. Six additional, much shorter vocabulary lists later in the course will help you to further extend your vocabulary. To help you study for the test, an identical version of the test will be available for you to take online as often as you wish. The test consists of a large item bank, of which you will see 40 items each time the test loads. In addition, a nifty online flashcard program will help you study this vocabulary, and all other vocabulary for the course.
The feature films, DVD and video clips, readings and other course materials will cover a variety of fields and themes ranging from popular culture, contemporary social issues and history to classical music, art, and literature. By the end of the course, you should be able to survive without using English in a German-speaking country, and have enough conversational skills to meet people and enjoy yourself. You should be comfortable surfing the web in German, able to read and write independently about short texts covering a wide range of topics, and you should be quite familiar with all the basics of German grammar, so that you will be able to pursue your own specific interests in German 232 and beyond.
Course Requirements:
Course requirements include daily homework assignments (reading, writing, learning vocabulary, practicing grammar, watching movies etc.), regular attendance and participation, tests (including two informal oral tests), quizzes, and the Gateway Vocabulary Test. Instead of a final examination, students will work in groups to produce short videos, which will be screened on the last days of classes.
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As noted in the N&O, Justices Robin Hudson and Cheri Beasley — both of whom are running for re-election to the state Supreme Court — are hosting a "combo-fundraiser" tonight at the Advocates for Justice building, bringing in some signature supporters including former N.C. Chief Justices Henry Frye, Burley Mitchell and James Exum, former Court of Appeals Judges Sidney Eagles Jr. and K. Edward Greene, Cressie Thigpen, David Kirby, Roger and Wade Smith, Phil Baddour, Doug and Peggy Abrams and Janet Ward Black.
But Hudson and Beasley are not the first to kick-off fundraising for the four Supreme Court slots up for grabs in 2014. They're more likely playing catch up to Justice Mark Martin, who by the end of June of this year had already raised $95,000 for his bid to be elected Chief Justice.
Read his report here.


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Skill Level: Beginning/Intermediate
Description: Adobe Premiere Pro is a professional level video editing program supported on both Windows and MacOS.
In this workshop, students will learn the basics of editing within Premiere Pro. We will then explore various advanced functionalities of the software such as effects and color correction. Students can expect to leave with an understanding of the uses of Premiere and the ability to begin working on their own video projects.
Please sign up using your UW NetID email.
Note: Even though the classroom is booked for 1.5 hours, the workshop is one hour long and the last 30 minutes will be used to answer specific questions students may have (you are welcome to bring the projects you are working on if you require any additional help)"


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New rolling stock to replace High Speed Train fleet announced - with potential for good cycle carriage
New rolling stock to replace High Speed Train fleet announced - with potential for good cycle carriage
The current fleet of 'High Speed Trains' operate on the East Coast main line between London and the north of Scotland, the longer distance London-East Anglia routes and the Great Western routes. They came into service almost 40 years ago and work on developing a replacement started several years ago.
Hitachi have now received an £4.5bn order for almost 600 vehicles, comprising 92 trains, in a variety of different formations. These will start work in 2017 on the Great Western route and in 2018 on the East Coast routes.
When CTC was first made aware of this project several years ago we contacted the Department for Transport and lobbied to ensure that these new trains would have equivalent - or better - space for cycles to be carried. We have since heard that because these new trains will use carriages that are 26 metres long (most UK carriages are only 23m long), there will be a little more space at carriage ends, some of which may be able to be used for cycle spaces. The proposed design - which can be seen in the animation below - shows 8 cycle spaces at either end of two carriages.
These new trains will have to serve different purposes: in some cases they perform the role of regional trains, serving commuters between Bath and Bristol, say, but also bearing longer distance travellers from Bristol all the way to London.
While commuters can generally be catered for with better cycle parking at stations, those making longer distance trips - on holiday for instance - often require to carry their bikes with them. This means the trains need a mixture of dedicated, reservable spaces and flexible space for off-peak services where the trains are performing the role of a regional train.
Finally, hanging hooks (such as those in the screenshot above) are a much more space-efficient way to store bikes but can lead to problems if poorly designed. They also preclude carriage of tandems - which can currently be carried in the guard vans of the East Coast fleet - and other non-standard types of cycle. The final decision on the internal layout of the trains is likely to be made by the operators and CTC will continue to put pressure to ensure that the space will be designed well.


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There is now a picture of the(Junior)Knights Castle on Bricksets http://brickset.com/sets/10676-1/Knights-Castle
Three figs useless parts no saddle. Admittedly this is for younger kids so shouldn't be complaining I do however like the bucket it comes in . Some other good parts about it is has more flags than the actual Kings Castle and the king has a soldier torso which makes him more useful and horses are always nice. It also looks like there is a ghost could always use more of those. Not a great set but If I find one on sale I may pick one up.
Purple Wolf


text: Beautiful and quality, these well designed cosmetic cases are the perfect size. Paying attention to style, the Elephant Stripes cosmetic cases and hanging toiletry bags are attractive with sweet fabric pullers, sturdy yet flexible body, are easy to clean, water resistant and made with strong rust proof zippers and quality materials. And of course the must have all black interior to hide make up stains.


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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
Short version: the latest available version of MDX Studio can be downloaded from http://www.sqlbi.com/tools/mdx-studio/
Long version: Last week Stacia Misner twitted that the online version of MDX Studio was no longer available. It was hosted on http://mdx.mosha.com. It was a sad news, and it is also not good that nobody is maintaining the desktop version of MDX Studio. The latest release is the 0.4.14 and as I am writing it is still available on a SkyDrive link provided by Mosha Pasumansky, who wrote MDX Studio. Mosha does not work in Microsoft now and the entire BI community hopes that somebody will continue its work on this product. Unfortunately, it cannot be published on CodePlex because of some IP restrictions.
Only bad news? Well, I hope no. The first good news is that MDX Studio also works with Analysis Services 2012 in Multidimensional mode. The second news is that, after having checked that we can do that, we created a web page on SQLBI web site to download the latest available release of MDX Studio. I hope it will be necessary to update it in the future, by now it is just a way to simplify the finding and download of this precious tool, and to grant that it will not disappear in case the current SkyDrive using to host the download would be discontinued, like it happened to the MDX Studio online version.
Now a question to the BI Community: I know that there was some content available regarding tutorial on MDX Studio. I'd like to gather it and to put all in a single place. If you have such content, please contact me directly writing to marco (dot) russo (at) sqlbi [dot] com. Thanks!
UPDATE 2014-09-09 A refresh is now available with a fix for running with named instances and with Analysis Services 2014.
Hello Marco,
thank you for this services.
I recently found an online tool to format mdx and dax.
Thank you
What's Mosha working on I wonder... Still at Google? Seems like he vanished :-(
@Joerg - thanks for the link, I forgot that tool!
#Frenk - he's still working at Google, I don't know exactly on which project.
@Marco and Joerg Thanks you for great information. Actually I struggle lot to find out any alternative web based solution to http://mdx.mosha.com.
Once again thank you.
Hi Marco
Many thanks for making this available
However, I am using SSAS 2012 (multidimensional not tabular) and when I load MDX Studio I get the following error:
"Could not load file or assembly "Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient.Version=10.0.0.0"
As my version of adomdclient is 22.214.171.124 is there something I can do to make MDX Studio work with SSAS 2012?
Thanks again
you are right - if you don't have SQL Server 2008/2008R2 installed on your PC, you don't have the Adomd.Client installed.
You should download and install just the missing library from this link:
Use the first MSI if you have a 64bit operating system, or the x86 MSI if you have a 32bit
SQLSERVER2008_ASAMO10_amd64.msi 4.6 MB Download
Many Thanks for the link Marco. However, when I downloaded just
SQLSERVER2008_ASAMO10_amd64.msi the problem still occurred.
I also had to download and install
SQLSERVER2008_ASADOMD10_amd64.msi and now everything is fine with MDX Studio.
Just thought I would post this in case anyone else was having the same issue
Well done - thank you for the feedback, it will help other people!
Improving Mosha's work seems difficult - but maybe someone sees it as a challenge.
If I were to change the code: where can it be found, an who (except Mosha) knows which parts have IP on it so we could work on replacing them?
Guenter from Frankfurt/Germany
Unfortunately I don't have access to this information :(
Glad to know that MDX Studio will still work for SQL Server 2012 :-)
Would it be a hell of a job to do a full rewrite of this tool,
so it can be easily maintained in the future ...
Maybe an open source should be kick started and the work load splitted across multiple developers ?
Who wants to work on the MDX parser algorithm ? ;-)
Hi Marco,
thank you for put this together!
I downloaded the studio and connected it to my SQL 2012 instance, it works. However, I found in its Permmon window, only time counter showns the right value, other counters like Calc Covers, Sonar subcubes etc are all 0. Do I need install anything else?
Thank you,
Are you running MDX Studio with a non-admin user?
That part works only when it runs as administrator, if I remember well.
I tried run it as Administrator. I got the same.
Thank you for your reply!
Take a look at this thread:
Let us know if you find the fix, so we'll keep the comments here updated.
I followed the suggestion at http://ssas-info.com/forum/3-mdx-studio/1098-perfmon-counter-always-0
I added my account to the group "Performance Logs User Group" on my server.
then ran the MDX studio both local on the server or remote from my local computer,none of them worked.
Actually, you need to install both:
SQLSERVER2008_ASADOMD10_x86.msi and SQLSERVER2008_ASAMO10_x86.msi
It's just for 32bit version.
Running MDX Studio against SQL 2014
This awesome tool also works with SQL Server 2014 (64 Bit german).
I've done it this way:
I. MDX Studio
II. a) Config File
II. b) Change Config File
from: <bindingRedirect oldVersion="10.0.0.0" newVersion="220.127.116.11" />
to: <bindingRedirect oldVersion="10.0.0.0" newVersion="126.96.36.199" />
III. SQL Server 2014 Feature Pack
- DEU\x64\SQL_AS_ADOMD.msi
- DEU\x64\SQL_AS_AMO.msi
Have fun.
Thanks Refa!
New download available - direct support for SSAS 2014 and performance counters works with named instance.


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Sloppy defense overshadows Jordan's debut
Two unearned runs charged to prospect as errors prove costly to Nats
NEW YORK -- Right-hander Taylor Jordan made his Major League debut and pitched well, but shoddy defense by third baseman Ryan Zimmerman and shortstop Ian Desmond helped the Mets defeat the Nationals, 5-1, at Citi Field on Saturday afternoon.
Jordan, the 17th-ranked prospect in Washington's system by MLB.com, lasted 4 1/3 innings, allowed three runs (one earned) on five hits and struck out one batter. Because it was Jordan's first start, manager Davey Johnson wasn't going to let him let him reach the 90-pitch mark.
"He got a lot of ground balls. He threw some good changeups, sliders. I like what I saw. It was a good outing," Johnson said. "He has a good sinking fastball."
Jordan, however, felt he had a tough time commanding his fastball.
"I wasn't as nervous as I thought I was going to be," Jordan said. "I wish I threw more strikes. I just felt during the whole game, I didn't really have my fastball. Maybe in the first inning, I didn't have it a little bit more."
Although he took the loss, Jordan was given three game balls: His first base hit in the fifth inning, his first strikeout against counterpart Dillon Gee and the first pitch he threw in a big league game.
Jordan was given a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning against Gee. With two outs, Roger Bernadina doubled off the right-field wall before Kurt Suzuki drove him in with a single to right field.
But Gee settled down, pitched six innings and allowed the one run. Gee is not having a productive season, but against the Nationals, the right-hander has allowed two runs in 18 2/3 innings.
"Tip your hat to Gee. He pitched a good ballgame. That's just baseball," Johnson said. "He made good pitches. He is an aggressive pitcher, he comes right at you. He changes speeds, uses all his pitches. We were just a little bit flat. But it's just another day."
But Washington's defense made Jordan the losing pitcher. In the fourth inning, Marlon Bryd led off and hit a grounder to Zimmerman, who booted the ball for his team-leading 12th error of the season.
After Josh Satin walked and Kirk Nieuwenhuis reached base on a fielder's choice to put runners on first and third, John Buck singled to left field, scoring Byrd and tying the game at 1.
Washington's defense would falter again an inning later. After Daniel Murphy singled and reached second on a groundout by David Wright, Byrd came to the plate and hit a routine grounder to Zimmerman at third base, but Zimmerman booted the ball. Desmond then grabbed the ball and tried to throw out Murphy at third, but the ball hit Murphy and scooted past Zimmerman. That allowed Murphy to score the go-ahead run.
"That one didn't work out. If it doesn't hit his body, the ball just sits there and nothing happens. Unfortunately, the ball hit his leg and rolled away," Desmond said. "Given the opportunity again, I would try it again. There is a chance to get an out there, I want to help the kid [Jordan] out."
The Nationals have made a National League-leading 59 errors this season. Last year, Washington was one of the best defensive teams in the league.
"You need some breaks once in a while," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "They made a couple errors. I've been in the league for three years now and I've never seen Ryan Zimmerman ever boot a ground ball. So we took advantage of those today and scored a couple runs, and made it hold up."
Zimmerman didn't have any excuses for making the errors, but he felt bad that Jordan had to take the loss because of his mistakes.
"The first one kind of stayed down. [Byrd] hit that ball well. The second one hopped up. Those are plays I should actually make, " Zimmerman said. "But I feel bad for Taylor. He threw the ball well, he pitched great. Those two [errors] obviously affected the outcome, for him at least. It was good to see him come up here. He really didn't look like he was nervous at all. It was a tough break for him."
For most of the season, the offense has been blamed for the Nationals' disappointing season thus far. But the defense has been struggling as well.
"We just haven't been making plays. We've making some silly throws that obviously leads to errors and things like that," Zimmerman said.
After Satin singled, Johnson took Jordan out of the game in favor of Craig Stammen, who was shaky. Nieuwenhuis was the first hitter Stammen faced and hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Byrd.
The Mets scored two more runs off Stammen in the sixth inning. Eric Young Jr. had a sacrifice fly, while Byrd picked up an RBI single.
With the loss, the Nationals are back at the .500 mark with a 40-40 mark. Last year, the Nationals were 48-32 after 80 games.


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Wow, all it took was a horrendous
dream nightmare about my little boy playing with some other little boys, finding a loaded gun which they thought was a toy and shooting himself in the face to wake me up. Yes...that is what I dreamed last night. UGH! Thankfully even in my dream, I turned to God and in my despair and desperation, He heard my cry and healed my little guy and confounded the doctors. Right before I woke up this morning, I was running through my church telling people what God had done for us! What a night. From one emotional extreme to another!!
Anyway, I certainly woke up with a very different mood/attitude/mindset than I've been having lately. The first thing I wanted to do was go grab him up and just hold him in my arms and NEVER EVER let him go. My eyes well up with tears just thinking about this whole thing right now. BUT...I honestly think either God gave me that dream or He is using that dream to show me some things.
Somehow, lately, I've slipped back into the old me--the one who resembled a chicken-with-her-head-cut-off. I've suddenly acquired more responsibilities than I feel capable of handling and therefore anything that interferes with my agenda, is nothing more than a nuisance. So if you do the figuring---that means that the kids have been DRIVING ME NUTS. They are constantly needing something...whether it's for me to tie their shoe, listen to them read their homework, play a game, watch a movie, watch them perform a song together, etc. When I'm trying to do something (and I ALWAYS AM)...that kind of stuff is such a bother.
But why OH Why????
As I read back thru that stuff I just listed there that they always want me for, I think--what an HONOR for them to be wanting me and needing me! There will be a day, and sadly it's probably not that far off, when they won't want nearly as much to do with me. And without a doubt, I will MISS THIS exact time. Or what about my dream...what if, God forbid, something unthinkable ever did happen to one of them...how much would I wish with all my heart that I could come back to this day, when everything was "perfect". What seems like chaos now would look like heaven to me then.
A good friend of mine said to me recently, "If we're too busy for them now and show it by never looking up from our computer screen/book/phone, etc...then eventually they are going to stop coming to us at all."
Oh how true that is...and how it breaks my heart. How many MILLIONS of times have they been talking to me all the while I was texting on my phone or typing on the computer or reading thru FB. Sure, sometimes I'm doing something important and they really do need to wait...but the VAST majority of the time, giving them my attention is a zillion times more important than whatever it is that I'm so preoccupied with. I can't STAND when my own mother only half-listens to me...and yet here I am doing it to my kids and thinking it's not that big of a deal because what they are saying is silly kid-nonsense about what so-and-so said at school today. WHAT AM I THINKING?
Anyway, I know..........if you've been a reader of this blog for any length of time, you've read many posts like this one....but today, this is what is going on with me and I just needed to write it out/share it with you. I'm sure we can ALL always use a reminder to SLOW DOWN and put priority on the things that really matter. It's days like this that I'm tempted to throw all electronics out the window and go back to a simpler way of life. :)
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
This can't be happening...
Wow, all it took was a horrendous
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- Rene' said...
If things are creeping up and makin gu too busy again, its time to start saying no. Although it sounds like the main things drawing your attention away from the kids is misc non-important stuff related to computers. How about after u finish you doc work for the day unplug it and don't go back. keep your cell in the car, don't bring it into the house , if someone can't reach u on the cell they'll call your home phone and you'll be there to answer it. That way u won't be enticed to get on the phone to check fb and other non essentials. Or make it a habit to leave it in the car after u pick up the kids from school for the day, that way when its family time the phone won't even be near?
Its sad that we (me too) have to remind ourselves to cherish our kids, you'd think it'd be ingrained in us to be more appreciative. But sometimes we have to make that conscious effort to choose them over everything else.
I know sometimes it can be frustrating, but it will be worth it. If you want to be the one she comes to with questions and problems (now and when she is older) then u have to be listening to those conversations about what her classmates are doing now-and showing interest in it (I'm not just preaching to u, don't take it personal, I'm preaching to me and everyone else too). Our kids have to feel loved and that they have our attention NOW for them to want to give us THEIR attention in the future. Love you. You can get past this.


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Jacques GILBERT
is a Québec amateur artist, who was born in Shawinigan, QC. We are finally able to view his work on Webshot.
Click on the title above
to enjoy his paintings.
Of interest to us is general and specific genealogical information about our French-Canadian (QUÉBEC in particular) and Franco-American ancestors. I hope to post pertinent info here on a regular basis as my research progresses. Details concerning genetic anomalies and hereditary diseases found among French-Canadians and their descendants would be welcome. Your input, corrections and comments are most welcome.


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India's Border Roads Organisation plans to build a road through a region in Bhutan rumored to be inhabited by the Abominable Snowmen. Picking up hirsute hitchhikers on this new highway is not recommended.
From The Hindustan Times:
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is developing a road through Bhutan to have faster access to the western district of Tawang, around 550 km northeast of Assam capital Guwahati.
In close proximity to this road is Bhutan's Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary - a 650 sq km reserve created specifically to protect the habitat of the yeti or abominable snowman, known in Bhutan as the migoi, or strong man.
This road via Udalguri in Assam connects the Bhutanese district of Trashigang before terminating at Tawang. "This road is expected to be completed in three years," Tawang deputy commissioner Gamli Padu said.
What blows my mind way more than this news is the fact that Bhutan has a wildlife sanctuary devoted to a cryptid. I'm going to write several angry letters to my Congressman and demand that our entire national park budget be diverted towards nature preserves for the Dover Demon and the Coleman Frog (which is a Canadian cryptid, but I don't care).
[Spotted on Cryptomundo. Image via Bibliodyssey.]


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Hello, Spring
I know that I have been missing for much of 2019; life just continues to be busier and busier. I miss keeping track of the days and happenings of the kids but find myself with little will power or time to write it all down. Recently I looked through blog books and pictures from several years ago, and I will just never ever be sorry for all of the time (and money and energy) those words and pictures took.
Basketball is over; soccer is underway. We are definitely putting a one-sport limit on the kids next year simply because our schedule needs breathing room. But for now Camden is on the Varsity soccer team (and rarely playing since he's a freshman) and Rory is practicing with the school soccer team. The coach graciously made the offer to several of the younger players who did not make the team and so they are putting in the hard work of learning in order to have a better shot of making the team next year as 7th graders.
The temps were in the 20's (not a typo) for the first game. We look warmer and happier than we actually felt.
My brother came for a quick visit and we had a great family gathering; we don't see him often and it was good to be together.
Last month Brian's grandmother passed away. This month, my grandfather suffered a stroke and passed away 8 days later. We have been so blessed to have 8 grandparents alive (my kids had 12 grandparents until February!) so the loss of two grandparents in a short period of time is difficult. Even more difficult is watching our parents grieve. We made a quick trip to Missouri over the weekend and while the days were hard, it was good to be together. My favorite two moments were spending the evening in a crowded hotel room reminiscing and at the graveside, the grandsons along with Brian and another grandson-in-law were the pallbearers. I was struck by the young men who were impacted by my grandpa.
In other news, I have been feeling (mostly) well and my energy level, in fact, has improved over the last month. Unfortunately, my stomach has been giving me trouble which can be an indication of cancer stirring up. The good news is that my recent scan showed no new growth, but my CA125 nearly doubled. It's never good when your oncologist gives you a call at 3:30 on a weekday afternoon.
Brian and I will be traveling to New York next week to celebrate our 22nd anniversary (2 months early). The following weekend I will fly to Orlando for a quick 2-day work trip.
Nine months into Brian's new role as pastor, we know more than ever what a challenging but rewarding job it is. Sometimes we look at each other and wonder what could possibly happen next. I don't know about Brian, but I certainly feel woefully inadequate.
And now winter has disappeared and we're welcoming spring. Bring on the sunshine (keep the heat).


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My summer at Halloran & Sage is going great. The other day I attended my first deposition. A deposition is a process where an attorney is allowed to question a witness about facts, knowledge, and any other information pertaining to a case. In this situation I was shadowing the attorney who was representing the witness who was being deposed.
The day before the deposition, we called the witness into the office and did a practice round so he would know what to expect. We helped him understand how to answer questions, and prepared him for what questions would be asked. Depositions can be intense and very long. We simulated those aspects just so he understood what to expect.
The following day the attorney I was shadowing, the witness, the opposing attorney, and myself, along with a court reporter all met in the conference room. The court reporter's duty was record every spoken word, that is on the record, and mark evidence. This deposition went on for approximately four hours, and in the end the battle which was the deposition ended in a draw. Our witness wasn't the strongest, however he gave great answers that didn't give the other attorney much to work with. It was a very interesting experience.
This experience was great for me. It allowed me to see how difficult some of the rigors of being an attorney really are. An attorney has to not only know what questions to ask, but also know how to ask those questions. Figuring out in which way to ask a question is extremely important in many aspects of an attorney's job. The deposition was interesting and long, but it was an experience that I will remember in the future.


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A homeless man's shopping cart for the beach? A laundry machine for the ocean? Maybe an all-in-one barbecue kit? Nope, it's actually a centuries old machine that requires extreme skill.
It's a 'mud horse', which is a centuries old, hand built wooden sledge used by fisherman. The man pushing it, Adrian Sellick, believes he's the last person in the world to use this technique to fish. How does it work?
[Sellick] lies on his belly and pushes the wooden sledge across mudflats. The bizarre technique allows him to get to the tide's edge where he batters stakes in to the mud and strings nets between them to catch shrimp.
After the tide comes in and the waters withdraw, the fish and shrimps appear. The fish will likely be cod and whiting in the winter; skate and sea bass in the summer.
Sellick believes maneuvering the mud-horse is "in your blood" and as his four kids haven't picked up the skill, he's hoping a grandkid will, or this extremely odd method of fishing will be gone forever. [Telegraph UK]


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Taylor set to lose New Zealand captaincy: reports
According to recent reports, New Zealand captain Ross Taylor may have to step down from post following disappointing results.
Ross Taylor is expected to be axed as New Zealand captain when the Black Caps' squad to tour South Africa is announced this week following a string of disappointing results, reports said Tuesday.
Coach Mike Hesson had lost faith in Taylor and was set to replace him with opener Brendon McCullum, Wellington's Dominion Post reported.
Taylor, who took over as skipper in June last year, faced heavy criticism when New Zealand threw away a commanding position and crashed to a 10-wicket defeat in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle last month.
While the 28-year-old steered the Black Caps to a series-levelling win in the second Test in Colombo, scoring 142 in the first innings, the New Zealand Herald said several senior players favoured a change of leadership.
It cited a source as saying that ongoing speculation over the captaincy "makes it harder for everyone -- it is almost untenable at the moment".
McCullum was Taylor's main rival when spinner Daniel Vettori stepped down as captain last year and is seen as a more attacking option than the incumbent.
New Zealand have lost seven of 13 Tests under Taylor's captaincy, winning four and drawing two.
Two of the wins were against lowly Zimbabwe, with the highlights of his tenure a rare Test victory over Australia in Hobart in December last year and the 167-run victory over Sri Lanka in Colombo.
Over the same period, the Black Caps have lost one-day series to South Africa, the West Indies and Sri Lanka, with their sole series win against Zimbabwe.
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A Passion for Education - New Teaching Project in Ghana
Projects Abroad volunteers in Ghana are now working with the Future Leaders Underprivileged Children's Center in Accra. This school now teaches more than 80 children, however, it started with just 5 children being taught in the shade of a mango tree.
Jonatan Arriaga, Deputy Manager of Projects Abroad Mexico, is currently visiting Ghana and tells us more:
'Throughout the diverse cultures I've had the chance to see there is certainly an immense diversity in motivations for people.
In the case of Mamud Billa, motivation meets him and reaches others on its way. Starting his mission under a mango tree back in 1998, he has been teaching children whom circumstances do not allow them to join school. His school started with just 5 kids.
'Covered by the shelter of the mango tree we used to learn together. Under the fresh shade of the tree they learned the numbers' Mamud mentions.
The second period of the school, or better known as the 'second mango tree period' got much more kids. Mamud Billa was then teaching to about 80 kids!
Now the school has been officially established. 'Future Leaders Underprivileged Children Center' (UCC).
Mamud Billa goes out on a search for kids in hard situations and he invites them to join the school enabling them to have the basics of education. He also works encouraging the parents to send their children to school.
This way he has been able to send almost 115 kids to higher education level schools! This is what we can call a great passion and a life-changing experience.
As the number of kids grows, he needs more help from volunteers who want to teach one-to-one. Through the help of others he strengthens his school and the education of the kids.
Projects Abroad joins his cause and volunteers are teaching in the school. We are happy to know that there is a great contribution made by the volunteers!
Congratulations to a man dedicating his life to the improvement of others'.
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PITTSBURG — If it seems like an excess number of police patrol cars are out and about this holiday weekend, it's because they are.
Officers from Pittsburg and other agencies will be targeting alcohol- and drug-impaired drivers from 7 p.m. Saturday night until 3 a.m. Sunday morning.
Preliminary fiugures for 20111 indicated that DUI arrests and fatalities were up last year after three years of declining figures, police said.
Authorities say a DUI fatality has an average financial impact of $1.4 million and an injury crash can be worth up to $70,000.
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"Featuring an independent and immensely likable lead, riffing on the complicated nature of friendship, and boasting a solidly plotted mystery, this may well appeal to fans of Gillian Flynn." —Booklist
"Sara J. Henry's stellar debut, Learning to Swim, collared multiple major mystery awards. Now A Cold and Lonely Place showcases Henry's powerful new voice. Set in the Adirondack winter, it is both a deeply atmospheric, seductive read and a captivating literary mystery. Put this one on your must-read list!" —Julia Spencer-Fleming, author of Through the Evil Days
"There is a mystery at the cold and lonely heart of this book, but first and foremost, it's a poignant and haunting story about Troy's search for the truth behind a young man's life… This is a powerful, emotional journey for Troy, but ultimately a hopeful one, as she uncovers the stories behind one young man's traumatic childhood, stories that will finally redeem him." —BookPage
"[The] sense of severing all previous ties and never truly getting close to people permeates Sara J. Henry's insightful second novel…. Henry explores the complicated nature of relationships while delivering a suspenseful novel full of unpredictable twists." —South Florida Sun Sentinel
"A chilling mystery about families and friendships." —Parkersburg News and Sentinel
"[A] haunting follow-up to her Agatha-winning debut, Learning to Swim … Adding considerably to the compulsively readable mystery that unfolds … is Henry's bone-deep sense of this terribly beautiful place." —Publishers Weekly
"Henry brilliantly draws us into a terrifying but ultimately affirmative novel in which, once again, love, friendship, and the shining truth about who we really are redeems an otherwise hopeless universe." —Howard Frank Mosher, author of The Great Northern Express


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After nearly five years with an iPhone in my pocket, I bought an Android phone last week. A HTC One XL. It's a glorious phone, and I had been looking forward to providing a little more Android coverage on GAOTD, but seeing as I've gotten side-tracked playing old Lucasarts adventure games on the thing, I haven't had enough time to play new Android games. Sorry. Maybe next week.
I did, however, find the time to play Toybox, a game we actually featured last week because it had a brilliant trailer. While cartoon man doesn't make an appearance in the game, I'm pleased to say it's still an excellent iOS title, both because of its adorable art style ("Small Kid's Toys Come to Life") and its surprisingly challenging split-screen mechanic, which sees you controlling a shooter on the left and a Tetris-style puzzle game on the right.
I also like it's built-in freshness; there's one level to play when you buy the game, and it's the same level everyone else is playing. Next week? All-new level.
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The four Farthings were four of the five (later six) divisions of the Shire. They were known simply as Northfarthing, Westfarthing, Southfarthing and Eastfarthing.[1][2] The Westron word was tharni, the Sindarin word (presumably) canath.[3]
[edit] Etymology
In English a farthing (Old English feorðing "fourth part, quarter" > ferthing "a negligible amount") is a quarter of a penny.[4]
In Shire geography used in the original sense "fourth part". Tolkien noted that the application to the divisions of the Shire to English ears has a perhaps comical effect.[4]
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The four Farthings of the Shire were based on the three traditional Ridings (from the Old English thridings) of Yorkshire, which were formerly used as administrative divisions of the county (North Riding, West Riding and East Riding).[4][5]
"Farthing" was used in Gloucestershire. Tolkien did not mention this in Nomenclature, but it is likely he knew of its existence as his wife Edith Bratt was born in Gloucestershire.
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Of the Ordering of the Shire"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "II. The Appendix on Languages", §41
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 770 (see also p. 32)
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Rose McGowan -- I Never Watched 'Charmed' ... And I WON'T Do the Reboot
Rose McGowan I Never Watched 'Charmed' ... And I WON'T Do the Reboot
Rose McGowan tells TMZ she NEVER watched a single episode of her show "Charmed" -- and just to pour salt in the wound, Rose added ... she wants NOTHING to do with the reboot.
McGowan was blowing out of Arclight in Hollywood Sunday night when we asked about plans to bring back the old WB show that aired from '98-'06.
Most of the cast has already vented their frustration with the remake ... including co-star Alyssa Milano, who said the show is being brought back too soon.
Considering the original "Charmed" cast is pissed about the new series ... and with Hollywood's reboot obsession -- we gotta ask ...
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Don't miss the one-time screening of Yael Bartana's provocative film trilogy …And Europe Will Be Stunned (2007–11), which imagines the rise of the Jewish Renaissance Movement when 3.3 million Jews move back to Poland. Yael Bartana will discuss the films and answer your questions (5:30–6:30 p.m.: Happy Hour near the artist's installation at the Grand Staircase; 7–8:30 p.m.: Screening and conversation in the CMA Theater; Cost: $10. Includes admission and one drink ticket).
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An agreement between a bank and a company or an individual to provide a certain amount in loans on demand from the borrower. The borrower is under no obligation to actually take out a loan at any particular time, but may take part of the funds at any time over a period of several years. This agreement is fairly common in situations in which a business must make payroll but does not always have the operating income to do so, especially when its operating income is seasonal or otherwise varies from month to month. It is also called open-end credit or a revolving line of credit. See also: Credit Card.
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Hmmm. So, there it is. The Kings lost what was for parts of 3 quarters a frustrating completely god-awful game to watch. Then, the Jimmah (he's not just Jimmer; he's now the Jimmah becuz that's how we roll here at EC) got hot in the 4th and the Kings crawled back into the game. Then the Wolves defended Jimmah and the Kings forgot about him for a few moments. Ricky Rubio came in and did what Ricky Rubio does. Kings lose.
Onto the bullet points…
* Tyreke Evans is a mental midget. He played like crap. The end.
* DeMarcus Cousins showed exactly why he has so far to go. There's nothing wrong with that, and I'm not complaining. A month ago Cousins wouldn't have been playing meaningful minutes after what was a frustrating game where he could never really find a rhythm. 25 minutes, 10 points (3-13 shooting 4-6 line), 11 rebounds (3 offensive) and only 2 TO's. If this is a bad game, I'll take it.
* 2 ineffective games in a row for Jason Thompson with the exception of the few moments in the latter half of the 3rd where JT posted up Anthony Tolliver in the post. I'm very interested to see how JT responds Thursday.
* JJ Hickson had an excellent game all things considered. Particularly in the 1st half, Hickson was flying around and grabbing rebounds showcasing his fabulous athleticism. On the other flip side, there were some poor decision with fouling by Hickson that hurt regardless of missed Wolves FT's.
JJ Hickson showed that he is not entirely dead. Which is not surprising given that other players have played well at times for Keith Smart who were not previously.
* John Salmons did not play one of his best games. Like JT, I'm interested to see how Salmons plays Thursday.
* Chuck Hayes went 1 on 1 tonight against Brad Miller. Twice. And failed twice. Other than that, Hayes was like Thompson, Cousins and Hickson in feeling frustrated how the game was called.
* I don't typically speak about referees because it is such a major league copout when most fans do it, but tonight was one of those instances where the refs called a majorly choppy lack of rhythm type of game. These happen, and sometimes it's on the players for not adjusting to how the game is being called. But, some of the calls seemed very inconsistent. Refs don't have many off moments, but it felt like the whole game a lot of calls were very questionable. At least that was consistent for both sides.
* The Kings shot 37% from the field, 66% from the FT line, and 34% from 3. The 1st two can't happen if you wish to be competitive on the road consistently. The rebounding advantage was 49-48 Wolves over Kings, but it felt a lot worse than that. Oh, and you might not have realized it, but the Kings had 20 assists tonight.
* I'm thinking of starting the #NeverPlayDonteGreeneEverAgain movement on Twitter. It's not that Donte is terrible, but for this team he is all kinds of wrong in every way. Donte needs to go a roster where someone can A) create more shots for him and B) where Donte can play stretch 4. Donte does not work as a 3. I will say that Donte did a pretty good job on Michael Beasley in most ways down the stretch though.
* I've been as big a fan of Isaiah Thomas as anyone in the Kings fanbase, but tonight in the 2nd half LSG showed all of his problematic issue's of being A) young and B) a tendency to get out of control in the wrong way. Nothing wrong with any of that, and it's a learning lesson for the young man. The 1st half for LSG was pretty good in terms of speeding the game up for the Kings, but it was bad in the 2nd half in terms of rhythm. Do I pin this loss on Thomas? Absolutely not. But his real flaws showed up in the 2nd half and real flaws do cost teams ball games fair or not.
* Ricky Rubio showed why so many were high on him. While I thought Brandon Jennings would be better ultimately (I did believe that strangely enough–as of now I'm not really sure), I don't miss Rubio at all really. The Wolves benefit a great deal by having Rubio, and Rubio benefits a great deal in having a head coach who understands his style of play. Additionally, Rubio really benefitted from an ego standpoint by being blasted for his play in Barcelona. It made him embrace a franchise in Minnesota he wanted no part of in 2009, and that in turn has made Rubio's play a whole lot better. He feels welcomed, and that matters to him.
The strangest part about tonight's game was seeing Rubio miss FT's. That's the first time this year I've seen him miss FT's that way.
Needless to say the Wolves dodged a bullet, and I'm glad.
* Finally, the Jimmer. It was good to see Jimmer Fredette get hot, and I'm sure Keith Smart is relieved to see it. What I liked more than anything was that Jimmer didn't really force many of those shots. There was one play with 3:16 to go where Donte Greene missed Jimmer who was in the corner and ready to shoot. Instead Donte pump fakes his defender up and steps in for a 18 footer. That type of selfishness cost Jimmer and the Kings a potential tie as the Kings would have tied the game at 80 up if Jimmer does indeed hit the 3. (Or takes it.)
The point is that Jimmer got hot, and forced Minnesota to use Ricky Rubio to defend him. That's something. If you're going to lose, growth for a team that struggled to even be competitive on the road for the most part this season is not such a terrible thing.
Let's remember something: The Kings won 1 of 2 games on the road this trip in back to back nights. Ignoring the circumstances, that means the Kings are .500 for these past 2 games. And, if the Kings did that more often, the Kings overall record would be much closer to .500.
In regards to Jimmer's season TS%, it's now up from 48.9% to 50.2 TS% for the season. Not bad for a night's work.
* Keith Smart and the last play of the game. I first want to say that I endorse the strategy of not calling a timeout to run a play. This is true regardless of coaching IMO. If there is anything this Kings team has shown effective in doing, it's using frenetic energy to get points. With 8 seconds and the Wolves giving up the play (and the Kings not fouling), it was good to see the Kings take the timeout. It forces the Wolves to play defense on the fly rather than set up and be able to have some idea of a counter walking out of a timeout.
Seeing how the play developed, Smart could have taken the timeout with 4 secs left and drawn up a play. But, that's not what this team's strength is. Sometimes you have to let these guys go. Part of growth is failure and recognition. The more often you do those types of things, the easier it is to recognize how to get a quality play.
Personally? I don't mind the ending at all. Just seeing JJ Hickson perform at anything resembling an adequate level was nice, and seeing Jimmer get hot to bring the game back within striking distance for the Kings was a double ice cream triple sprinkle bonus. Or some shit like that. (I don't do sprinkles.)
The point that I'm after here is that losing isn't always a bad thing. This Kings team does not have an idea how to respond to success, and it started with both Tyreke and DeMarcus. Cousins looked out of sorts in part because of the refs, but Reke just looked like he doesn't have a clue on what's going on. If your two best players don't really do much for you, it's hard to ask your other guys to fill in for them. Those two guys need to be the Kings 2 best players every night. It's that simple. If they don't understand that, and Cousins clearly is showing that he's beginning to really get that, than that leaves Tyreke.
As far as Smart and Jimmer, I liked the Jimmer DNP-CD's myself. Jimmer needed that to sort of stop flailing around. Tonight Jimmer got to spots and took shots. Jimmer didn't hesitate. Smart's moves have worked well with Cuz, Reke up to a point, and even John Salmons in some respects. Why doubt Smart's decision with regard to Jimmer? Because you are a Jimmer fanboy.
In the meantime, these losses can serve as object lessons that clownball (you hear me Mr Evans?) doesn't work at the NBA level. No matter how many times you try it or what the particular situation of the game is. There were times where Tyreke absolutely looked effective and did the right thing. But those times were not very frequent.
Keith Smart has a nice teaching tool to work with about handling success, about learning how to work to create open shots consistently, learning how to utilize your offensive weapons when they are in position to score, that effective defense and rebounding can keep you in games, and that effort and energy do really count for something.
A month ago this team probably would have lose this game by at least 20 points even without Kevin Love being in uniform for the Wolves. It was competitive, and the Kings should have been pushing harder at the Wolves for a victory even with the Wolves having 2 days off and the Kings playing last night in New Orleans. The last thing this Kings team needs is excuses, and it has to learn that excuses are for teams that don't accept personal responsibility for their actions.
Can Keith Smart save this team? Perhaps he can. But whether Tyreke Evans ever becomes more than a partial mental midget a good chunk of the time is still a matter definitely in question right now.
On the flip side to Blackout Thursday we go. See ya there.


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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer was candid this week in acknowledging that a lackluster 6-6 regular season was not the standard that the Hokies had grown accustomed to.
It took one of their best finishes of the season, but no matter what people remember about this year's team, they will be recalled as winners.
Cody Journell kicked a 22-yard field goal on the first possession of overtime to help the Hokies beat Rutgers 13-10 in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Friday night.
The victory helped the Hokies avoid their first losing season since 1992 - an accomplishment that will definitely give them a boost going into an offseason that could include some changes in the coaching staff.
``It's kind of like nothing comes easy for us,'' Beamer said. ``It is work, but we got a bunch of guys that will hang out, and we're not always ready, but we kind of hang on and keep working at it. ... We could have shut it down, and these guys never did.''
He avoided any questions about possible staff shake-ups that may be coming in the coming weeks.
``We are going to enjoy this win,'' he said. ``These guys worked hard for this win tonight. It wasn't easy. We are going to enjoy this win and talk about our game with Rutgers.''
Rutgers (9-4) had a chance to tie it in overtime, but Nick Borgese missed a 42-yard field-goal attempt to the right.
The loss ended a run of five straight bowl victories for the Scarlet Knights and kept them from recording their first double-digit win season since 2006.
The win also was the Hokies' 12th straight victory over their former Big East Conference rival.
Virginia Tech trailed 10-0 at the half, then rallied in the final 30 minutes thanks to some timely turnovers and offense. Quarterback Logan Thomas struggled in the first half and finished with a pair of interceptions, but also had 192 yards passing and the game's only passing touchdown.
``I can't commend the defense more,'' Thomas said. ``The entire season that's kind of how it's been. I have to give a shout out to (linebacker) Bruce Taylor because he played his tail off the entire game. It felt like he was in the backfield making a tackle on every play.''
Taylor finished the night with a team-high 11 tackles to lead a defense that held Rutgers to 67 yards in the second half.
Virginia Tech cornerback Antone Exum, selected the most valuable player of the game, picked off Gary Nova's pass early in the fourth quarter to set up the tying score.
He said though the offense took its lumps early, he was never down on their effort.
``That's just the way the game panned out,'' Exum said. ``We never lose hope with the guys on the other side of the ball. Our job, honestly, is just to go out there and get as many three-and-outs as possible and give the most opportunities as we can to put points on the board.
``We did a good job of that tonight.''
Rutgers seemed to be in command until the opening minutes of the fourth quarter, when turnovers and a sudden surge from the Hokies' offense quickly turned the momentum.
Down 10-0, Virginia Tech took over after Rutgers missed a field goal and moved into Scarlet Knights' territory for the first time in the game on a 32-yard pass from Thomas to Dyrell Roberts.
Thomas then found Corey Fuller for a 25-yard strike on the next play, before the drive stalled on the 8. It forced the Hokies to settle for Journell's 25-yard field goal.
Exum intercepted Nova's pass on the ensuing drive, giving the Hokies a first down on the Rutgers 21.
The Hokies found the end zone three plays later on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Thomas to Fuller with 10:56 left as steady rain began to fall.
``We finally caught them off balance,'' Thomas said. ``We finally got them uncomfortable. ... I just had to put the ball out there for him.''
Virginia Tech defensive end Tyrel Wilson then came up with the defense's second turnover of the night, recovering a fumble inside the Scarlet Knights 40 after Nova dropped a snap while lined up in the shotgun.
An intentional grounding penalty on Thomas forced a punt, though, with less than 7 minutes to play.
They got another chance a few series later, only to see Journell's 51-yard field goal come up short with 2:20 showing on the clock.
Rutgers punted, but got it back just a play later when Thomas' pass was intercepted by Brandon Jones.
``Two tremendous defensive performances, and one of the better defensive performances I've seen from Rutgers players this season,'' Rutgers coach Kyle Flood said. ``It's unfortunate that we came out on the wrong side of the game, and squander that kind of performance as a result.''
It was defense on both sides that controlled the action in the first half as Rutgers took a 10-0 halftime lead.
The Scarlet Knights were the most effective offensively, managing a modest seven first downs and a field goal. But the Scarlet Knights came up empty on their best drive of the half, failing to convert on a fourth-down pass play inside the Hokies 35.
Virginia Tech struggled throughout, though, tallying only 73 yards total in the first two quarters. Thomas was also sacked twice and intercepted late in the half, which severely hampered an offense that never made it into Rutgers' territory.
Penalties also bent in Rutgers' favor. Virginia Tech was penalized eight times for 60 yards. The Scarlet Knights weren't whistled for any penalties in the half.
A miscue by Virginia Tech on the opening drive of the game produced the game's first score.
Hokies center Caleb Farris sent his second snap of the night sailing past Thomas and into the end zone.
Thomas scrambled back to pick it up, and tried to run it out, but he was instantly swarmed and lost the ball as he was tackled. It was eventually recovered by Rutgers linebacker Khaseem Greene for the touchdown.
Beamer said the challenge now is to not let any shortcomings from this season cloud the offseason.
``I couldn't be more proud of this team,'' he said. ``We've won some more games in other years, but I think this group is special.
He said he won't have any negative feelings when he looks back on this season.
``Not everything in life is real smooth,'' Beamer said. ``These players worked hard and how they reacted to adversity and to disappointment and when all of them wanted to do better - they kept together.''
NOTES: The game was the lowest scoring the bowl's history. It surpassed Stanford's 24-3 win over Penn State in 1993. ...The game also set a bowl record with 20 punts, passing the previous record of 19 in the 1991 matchup between Alabama and Colorado.
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This falls into the 'too cute to eat' category!! =)ReplyDelete
So cute! Love the little comb and legs!ReplyDelete
mmm. so cute and clever. and delicious too, i'm sure. thanks for linking to this. xo.ReplyDelete
these are some of the sweetest (or tweetest) rice krispies I've ever seen!ReplyDelete
Super cute- and so tasty looking! Would love for you to link this up :)ReplyDelete
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Love this! I would love if you would link this up to Made by Little Hands Mondays!ReplyDelete
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Too sweet!ReplyDelete
That's healthier version of a holiday treat!ReplyDelete
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Awesome Lila! We made some rice krispie treat bunnies that I planned on sharing a LONG time ago, but didn't, lol. I guess I should share them before Easter or nobody's going to care about them.ReplyDelete


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